At this time, Zhang Rang, the person involved who had been silent, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "When you said this, our family remembered that after Zhang Jie's child came back from Yingchuan to announce the decree, someone actually gave him a box Jewelry, do you think that Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun hate me Cao to the core and will never do this? According to Zhao Zhong, their generals, could it be that the box of jewelry was also a gift from Zhu Kui? "
As Zhang Rang said this, the group of people felt that it was very reasonable and agreed: "It seems that this is the truth. Let's wait for an opportunity to meet him before he faces the saint and force him to join our Cao Cao." , He is trained well and will not be a strong foreign aid in the future."
After listening to the words of several people, Zhang Rang felt that they were very reasonable. One of their biggest weaknesses was that they had no support from generals outside. Looking at the generals in charge of the imperial court, they all hated eunuchs. I heard that Zhu Kui was very good at fighting, even if he couldn't win over them. , it would be good to establish even a hint of tacit understanding.
At this time, a young eunuch outside the door suddenly reported: "Eunuch Zhang, little Eunuch Zhang wants to see you!"
"Zhang Jie is here! It's great to ask him about Zhu Kui. After all, he has met him."
"Let him in." Zhang Rang agreed.
As soon as Zhang Jie came in, he saw several regular attendants, and he quickly bowed his head and saluted. He also knew that things had been chaotic recently, and he had restrained his usual domineering behavior.
"Father, that Wang Qian came to see the child again and said he wanted to meet you, father."
"Everyone, who do you think this Wang Qian is? How about we go and see him together?" Zhang Rang asked everyone.
"Let's go and see you." The other regular attendants looked at each other, left the hut together, and came to the living room.
It was still the same two people, Wang Qian and Du Hong. After Zhu Kui handed over the affairs during the day, they returned to Wang's firm's shop in Luoyang City, which was just a small tea shop.
At night, Qin Erhu hurriedly knocked on the door and came in, asking to find Zhang Jie and send gifts to Zhang Rang through him.
Zhang Jie and Zhang Rang's houses in the city have been explored for a long time, and the tea shop itself has inquired about daily news.
In the hall, Du Hong took a package from his back and put it on the table. He opened it skillfully and heard Wang Qian say: "Master Zhongchang Shi, these are gifts given to you by my master Xiao Xiao. I just hope that you can promote me more in the future."
"Oh, who is your master? If you don't tell us, how will we support you in the future!" Zhang Rang sneered, accusingly and commandingly: "Let your master come in person, otherwise his origin will be unknown. Our family will not accept gifts from you, let alone talk about support."
Wang Qian was not afraid of the distorted looks of the most powerful eunuchs in the Han Dynasty in front of him. Zhu Kui asked Qin Erhu to tell him some general information to ensure that he was not in danger.
"My lord, Mr. Zhongchang, forgive me for being rude. The master has said it. Sir, you must understand what he means. You also know his identity in your heart. To be friends, we don't have to face each other, just heart to heart."
This is what Zhu Kui taught him.
"You guys have the guts. Aren't you afraid that our family will kill you before your master settles the score? You actually spoke to me, Cao, in a threatening tone." Zhao Zhong and others said with murderous intent on their faces.
"If the master wants to kill the two villains, then he will kill them. From then on, the master will no longer have friendship with the adults. Besides, the adults really need the master's help at this point, don't they?"
After saying that, Wang Qian patted his clothes and said goodbye: "Okay, sir, the small gift has been delivered, so I'll say goodbye." After greeting Du Hong, he walked out.
Several servants wanted to stop him, but Zhang Rang shook his head and moved aside.
After Wang Qian and others left, Zhao Zhong and others returned to the hut. After some discussion, they decided to maintain this secret friend relationship with Zhu Kui for now. They felt relieved that Dong Zhuo's oversight should be over.
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At this point, the Shi Changshi also blamed Dong Zhuo for his incompetence. Later, it was He Jin who recruited Dong Zhuo to the capital, not the Shi Changshi, an old acquaintance.
After Zhu Kui and the others left, He Mansion and He Jin reviewed some official affairs in the study. Although he was born a butcher, he was literate but not very knowledgeable. He read documents from various places very diligently to show that he had great talents.
Suddenly a servant came to report it. Someone came overnight to deliver the letter, but said it was very important.
The person who delivered the letter was naturally Qin Dahu. After seeing He Jin, he directly informed him that a young master had asked him to deliver the letter. He then handed the letter to He Jin and took his leave.
He Jin took the letters back to the study. He was not in the habit of reading letters in the side hall.
But the letter contained a story: "There once was a rich man who had two wives, two young sons, and a housekeeper who had been in the family for decades. When the rich man got older, the two wives each took care of themselves.
The son inherited the inheritance alone and wooed the big housekeeper one after another, unaware that the big housekeeper also wanted to monopolize the property. Once, Wife A got rid of Wife B, mother and son with the help of the big housekeeper."
"After the death of Mother B and her son, Mother A and her son can successfully inherit the rich man's inheritance. Didn't you know that the big housekeeper told the rich man what mother A and his son had done? The rich man was heartbroken and left the property to another youngest son.
The son also entrusted the butler with full authority to take care of his son. After the rich man died, the butler forced A's mother and son to die. Finally, the young boy had to hand over the property to the butler. Before his death, A's mother and son cried loudly, saying that they should not
Revealing one's scheming intentions during the rich man's lifetime resulted in him being alienated."
After He Jin read the letter, he gently burned it with a candle. The story was not difficult to understand. He thought in his mind: "Who wrote this story? There is no name in the letter, but the idea is that Your Majesty is like that rich man.
, then mother and son Yi are like the young master and son, and the chief steward is a member of that party. So for their own benefit, the party members got rid of the ten permanent servants, or mother and son B. Your Majesty is still here, and I, mother and son A,
My nephew has a powerful foreign minister like me, so the people in that party will naturally not allow my He family to continue to grow in size, and the calamity of Liang, Hebei and Dou Wu will happen again."
Thinking of what he meant in his heart, He Jin's back was wet with shock. He had been tricked by the party members. Shi Chang would serve as if he were dead. The next target of the party members would be me, the foreign minister. I had no chance of ascending the throne.
He is not an opponent of the Party members. His family knows his affairs, most of his subordinates are Party members, and there are very few who trust him.
"Eunuchs are indestructible. When I accumulate enough strength and Zhu'er ascends the throne, that will be the time when my He family will dominate the world!" He Jin felt that his mind suddenly became clearer. "The person who wrote the letter is a great talent and has a strong heart.
Where is my home? I must look for it."
In the next few days, He Jin kept inquiring about the person who wrote the letter, but still found nothing. After all, the guards were not dispatched and could be arrested and searched at sea.
The next day, all the ministers came to the Deyang Palace early in the morning, but Zhu Kui was just a general and did not enter the court hall at all. So He Jin and others led him into the palace gate and waited in a side hall for publicity.
An hour passed, but still no one came. In the deep palace compound, the center of imperial power, Zhu Kui was still a little uneasy. The situation in the court was changing, and maybe the storm would calm down and blow him out of the whirlpool.
Not long after, a little Huangmen finally came over, glanced at Zhu Kui, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, General Xuanweilu, comes to see you in Xiyuan!"
"My lord, I obey the order!"
Following Xiao Huangmen, he walked towards the inner palace, passed through lush woods and winding large water channels, and found a flying bridge lying on top of it. Zhu Kui took out a jade huang from his sleeve and caught up with him in a few steps.
He grabbed the eunuch, put it into his hand, and asked with a smile: "My father-in-law, can you tell me why you are not holy in the temple?"
Things have changed, and Zhu Kui is a little worried. When Xiao Huangmen sees the jade in his hand, which is yellow and orange, he becomes enthusiastic: "General, you're welcome. Your Majesty has just conveyed the decree. He is not feeling well and has suspended the morning court."
"Oh, thank you for telling me!" Liu Hong was too lazy to go to court, which was known to everyone, and he met him in private, and his mind kept guessing about various situations.
After a while, Xiao Huangmen led them to the end of the path, where they found a pavilion leaning on the lake, with a man and a woman sitting in the pavilion.
The man is wearing a black and red crown, with twelve crowns on his head. He is no more than thirty years old, does not have a round face, and looks like a blessed person.
The woman wears a weft-colored robe with a lapel, and a phoenix hairpin and pearls on her head. She is younger, only twenty years old, but she has the look of a country.
The two men stepped forward, and the young eunuch knelt down first: "Your Majesty, bring General Weilu here."
"Your Majesty, Zhu Kui, long live, long live, long live!"
"I love you!" Ling Emperor Liu Hong sounded a little lazy, but he had just gotten up not long ago. He pointed at the woman beside him and said: "This is my queen, and she is also the daughter of Grand Duke He who you saved."