Chapter 197 Cai Yong wants to collect Dong Zhuo's corpse
Chapter 197 Cai Yong wants to collect Dong Zhuo’s corpse
There was silence in the secret room. Not only Cai Yong and Shi A, but also Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian were lost in thought. How difficult it is to govern a country, or even a chaotic country, they have never tried it. However, just before Dong Zhuoxin,
While he was working hard and diligently to govern a chaotic country, those aristocratic families were creating chaos for him under the banner of King Qin.
Facing the food and salary of his 400,000-strong army, facing the coalition of princes outside Hulao Pass, and also taking care of the livelihood of the people, Dong Zhuo's brain, which is not smart at all, has been squeezed out. Dong Zhuo is said to be lustful, is this not him relieving stress? A
If a military general wants to govern a chaotic country, it would be a joke to say that he has no pressure!
"Let me go!" In the silent secret room, a cry like a slaughtering pig suddenly erupted, and Cai Yong was heard struggling on the couch: "Dong Xiang is loyal to the country, I can't let him expose his body, let alone die.
There is no complete body, I will collect it for him!"
"Quiet!" Shi A quickly pinched Cai Yong's mouth to prevent the sound from spreading.
You know, the rebels in Chang'an are like bandits now. If the rebels find this place, Shi Aneng can run away, and everyone else will be unlucky. Especially the three women, Empress Dowager He, Concubine Tang, and Princess Wannian. As for summoning Liu Zhang to send
It is even more impossible for the spy who helped Shi A to break out of the encirclement with the people in the secret room. The 400,000 soldiers inside and outside Chang'an City are not just for free!
"Master Cai, helping my father-in-law collect the body will cost you your life, so you'd better not go!" Li Ru was very moved. He really didn't expect that Cai Yong could still remember Dong Zhuo's kindness at this time!
"What's wrong with dying?" Cai Yong broke free from Shi'a's hand and said coldly: "Dong Cheng has shown me the kindness of knowing me. He treated me as a nobleman of the country. How could I not collect his body for him! Even if I die for him, I
I feel no guilt or regret!”
"This..." Li Ru was silent. Empress Dowager He and others did not expect Cai Yong to be so staunch.
"Stop dreaming! I will never let you go before we get to Chengdu!" Shi A somewhat understood why Liu Zhang asked him to restrict Cai Yong. If Cai Yong really collects Dong Zhuo's body, is it any different from sending him to death? Restriction is indeed protection!
However, Shi A was even more surprised that Liu Zhang had figured out what Cai Yong wanted.
"You..." Cai Yong said angrily: "If you don't let me go, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"
"Take a piece of cloth and cover your mouth. I'll see what you bite!" Shi A pinched Cai Yong's mouth again and was about to stuff the cloth in.
"Slow down!" Cai Yong said angrily: "If you shut my mouth, I will starve to death!"
Shi A said with a smile on his face: "Just feed you some gruel every day and send you to Chengdu alive! Then, in front of your daughter, you can die as you please! The task given to me by the champion is to send you all
Just send it to Chengdu alive!"
"You..." Cai Yong was speechless! He couldn't die even if he wanted to, so what else could he do?
Seeing this, Li Ru was very moved and said: "Mr. Cai, you have such a heart. I thank you on behalf of my father-in-law! If you want to repay your father-in-law's kindness, you must not die. It is best for everyone here not to die."
There is no damage at all!”
"Why... why is this?" Cai Yong looked puzzled, but Queen Mother He showed a knowing smile.
"Because..." Li Ru opened his mouth. He could not say that Liu Zhang kidnapped Dong Zhuo's family. If Cai Yong and the others were harmed, Liu Zhang would probably turn his anger on Dong Zhuo's family.
"Let's talk about the Ai family!" Seeing that Li Ru was a little embarrassed, Queen Mother He said softly: "In order to save the Ai family mother and son, Champion Marquis led his troops to raid Linzhao. Now, Dong Zhuo's family, including Mr. Li's family, are all in Yizhou.
Be a guest! Otherwise, how could Dong Zhuo leave the Ai family mother and son behind?"
"Really? Prime Minister Dong's family is in Yizhou?" Cai Yong's eyes widened. He remembered that Dong Zhuo was the most filial. A long time ago, Dong Zhuo planned to bring his family to Chang'an, but he never took action. Cai Yong
After asking about it, Dong Zhuo said that the old man had relocated to his hometown and did not want to come far away. Later, Cai Yong never asked again.
In fact, many things happened in the court, and Cai Yong didn't even know about it. It wasn't that Dong Zhuo wanted to hide it from him, but telling him would not help. A few months before Dong Zhuo was about to die, he moved to Meiwu again. Cai Yong just
A doctor, Dongguan Ling, whose main task was to write books. No one told him about government affairs, so he naturally didn't know.
"That's true!" Li Ru nodded and said, "Fortunately that's the case, otherwise Dong Xiang's family would really be gone! As soon as I escaped from the mansion, I saw heavy troops surrounding my mansion. I think Dong Min's
The same goes for the mansion, and Prime Minister Dong’s mansion is even less likely to be spared!"
"Alas! Prime Minister Dong devoted himself to serving the country, but he ended up like this. It's so sad!" Cai Yong shook his head and sighed, which made Queen Mother He and others a little stunned. Apart from knowing that Dong Zhuo was messing with the inner palace, they really didn't know how Dong Zhuo served the country.
.However, Queen Mother He and others are very smart. They will live under Liu Zhang from now on. There is no need to argue with Liu Zhang's father-in-law over a dead man. Even if Dong Zhuo really serves the country and the people, he is just a dead man!
With Cai Yong's silence, the secret room fell into silence again. Apart from breathing and heartbeat, no other sounds could be heard. Cai Yong secretly decided in his heart that even if Dong Zhuo's body could not be found, he would build a tomb for him.
Of course, Cai Yong didn't want to die for Dong Zhuo. He didn't want to bury Dong Zhuo's whole family because of his anger.
At the same time, in Weiyang Palace, Wang Yun, who got rid of Dong Zhuo, regarded himself as a hero, and Lu Bu stood beside him with great power. On the dragon throne above, sat Liu Xie, who was only ten years old.
"Report to King Situ, Li Ru, and Dong Min's family members have all been captured, but Dong Zhuo's family members were not found!" He was ordered to capture the generals of Dong Zhuo's remaining party. After completing the task, they came to Weiyang Palace to hand over their orders.
"I know!" Wang Yun said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo's family is in Yizhou now. I will ask for an imperial edict to let the champion escort the Dong Zhuo family to the capital!"
Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he whispered in Wang Yun's ear: "Uncle Wang, do you think you can mention Diao Chan in the imperial edict?"
"I'll just mention it!" Wang Yun glanced at Lu Bu with a bit of contempt in his heart. If it weren't for Ding Yuan's letter, he wouldn't have agreed to Lu Bu!
"Then thank you, father-in-law!" Lu Bu immediately changed his words, and Wang Yun shook his head helplessly.
Lu Bu stood next to Wang Yun with a proud look on his face, which made people annoyed. Wang Yun squeezed out a smile and said: "Feng Xian, Dong Zhuo's wealth is all in Meiwu, and the defender of Meiwu is Dong Zhuo's general Hua Xiong. Now.
Chang'an Xinfu is short of money, do you think..."
"I understand! I'm going to take down Meiwu right now!" Lu Bu cupped his fists and strode out of the palace.
"The courage of an ordinary man!" Looking at Lu Bu's back, Wang Yun cursed secretly in his heart. Then, he smiled at the ministers and said, "I wonder if you have anything else to do? If nothing happens, just leave!"
Now that Wang Yun was powerful and had Lu Bu's help, the ministers did not dare to say anything. Just when Wang Yun was about to leave the court, a small Huangmen man rushed into the Weiyang Palace in a panic.
Liu Xie didn't speak, but looked at Wang Yun. Wang Yun frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"
Xiao Huangmen said in a panic: "Reporting to Wang Situ, the four Queen Mothers in Yong'an Palace are missing!"
"Announce to the world that Queen Mother He and King Hongnong were killed by Dong Zhuo!" Wang Yun looked calm, as if Xiaohuangmen was just talking about a cat or a dog.
None of the ministers refuted Wang Yun, but Liu Xie, who was sitting at the top, had his eyelids twitching with a hint of coldness. However, Wang Yun's back was turned to him, and all the ministers lowered their heads, so no one saw it.
"Your Majesty!" Another small yellow gate walked into the Weiyang Palace, knelt on the ground and said: "Dong Zhuo's generals Li Jue and Guo Si sent people to ask for surrender!"
Wang Yun didn't even look at Liu Xie and said angrily: "Dong Zhuo is so rampant because of the power of these two people. Please surrender? I'm dreaming! No!"
Seeing this situation, Liu Xie's heart went cold. In Liu Xie's view, Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo were no different. Even without Dong Zhuo, he was still a puppet. For the sake of his own life, Liu Xie decided to continue to remain silent. In fact, whether it was Wang Yun or Dong Zhuo, he was still a puppet.
Yun, or Dong Zhuo, they just have different political views, and Dong Zhuo's road is more difficult!
To be honest, what kind of national affairs can the ten-year-old Liu Xie handle? No matter who is in power, he can only be a puppet! But Liu Xie did not realize that he was too young, because in his heart, the emperor should be the emperor regardless of age.
He holds great power. Who knows, even his father, Ling Emperor Liu Hong, was still enduring it before Cao Jie died. Unfortunately, Liu Xie did not have his father's character.
Seeing that all the affairs of the court were settled, Wang Yun announced the disbandment of the court, and the ministers walked out of the palace one after another. Liu Xie looked at Wang Yun's back with a blank look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
Meiwu is only fifty miles away from Chang'an. At Lu Bu's speed, it can be reached in three hours. When guard Hua Xiong saw Lu Bu outside Chen Bing Fort, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Marquis Wen, why are you here?"
"Dong Zhuo is dead! The imperial court ordered me to conquer Meiwu!" Lu Bu pointed his halberd and said: "Hua Xiong, I see that you are good at martial arts, surrender!"
"The Prime Minister is dead?" Hua Xiong asked in shock: "Who can kill the Prime Minister under your protection?"
Lu Bu said calmly: "I was the one who killed him!"
"What?" Hua Xiong asked, "The Prime Minister treated you well, why did you kill him?"
"What does not mean?" Lu Bu said angrily: "When I killed Ding Jianyang and returned to Dong Zhuo, he did treat me very well, but I also made many achievements for him! After the defeat at Hulao Pass, he still treated me as before.
So intimate? I want to ask which one of you has not molested Dong Zhuo's maids or maids? I was the only one who just molested Dong Zhuo's maids, and he chased me! Isn't this called Bo?"
"This..." Hua Xiong was stunned. He knew that Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo had conflicts, but he didn't expect that the relationship between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu had deteriorated to the point where they would never stop fighting!
Lu Bu waved his halberd and said: "Hua Xiong, I'll give you another chance. If you surrender now, I will ask the court to forgive your sins. If you don't surrender, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Hua Xiong hesitated and said: "Marquis Wen, you saved my life at Hulao Pass, but now you have killed Prime Minister Dong who was so kind to me. I really don't know what to do!"