Han Shimou

"Okay, okay. Brother Cao understands the truth. It's not that the older brothers are ruthless and don't help Brother Cao. It's just that they have reached the cusp of the limelight, and if they make another mistake, everyone will end up in pieces. I have no choice but to wait."

"Brother Cao didn't know people clearly, so he chose an incompetent son-in-law to achieve today's results. Brothers, don't worry, after Brother Cao has made it clear to the Holy One, he will resign and return to his hometown to live a comfortable life. appear before the world."

"Since Brother Cao has made up his mind to go, Brother Zhang will not keep you anymore. Hey... brother, the days are long, and you have to take care of your health. Brothers like you have nothing to give you. Everyone pooled 5 taels of gold , as it is to support the needs of my younger brother’s life in the future. Brother Zhang has ordered gold to be sent to your mansion outside the palace.”

"Brothers are affectionate and righteous, it is Brother Cao who is ashamed of you, Brother Cao is here to thank you!"

Cao Jie was very moved, thinking back to the past decades when Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others worked hard in the palace and supported each other, his old eyes couldn't help but get wet.

Afterwards, Zhang Rang and Cao Jie talked about the past for a while, and after sighing for a while, under Zhang Rang's signal, Cao Jie got up and left, looking for Emperor Han Ling who was in the imperial study.

"Brother Zhang, are you really planning not to kill Cao Jie? This person knows too much. If he doesn't keep his mouth shut and leaks the news, the nine of us waiting for him may not escape death."

Not long after Cao Jie left, Zhao Zhong came out from a dark room and asked Zhang Rang with a dark and ruthless face.

"Heh heh heh. Don't worry, Brother Zhao. Don't you worry about my brother's work? I have already sent several groups of killers to wait outside the city. As long as Cao Jie leaves the gate of Luoyang, he will die!"

"Then why did my brother give him [-] yuan in gold? There is so much silver, at least I have to wait half a year to collect money to have this amount."

"I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf. Cao Jie is not stupid. If he didn't wait for me to pretend to be a good show, he would have guessed that we would kill him and pretended to keep silent. So, before he left, he decided to Some measures will be taken to keep it secret. It may even be possible for us to fight to the death, to die together, and to announce to the world what I have done these years. At that time, I am afraid that we will all be cut to pieces! "

"Hmm... Brother Zhang still thinks clearly."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhong was frightened for a while, nodded his head cautiously, pondered for a while, and said solemnly again.

"Brother Zhang. The appearance of Shi A today sounded the alarm for us. If in the past, the Holy Majesty would discuss everything with us, it seems that the Holy Majesty deliberately hid it from us and played a dark game! There is an expert pointing it out, and this expert is targeting me!"

"According to my previous investigations, this Shi Anai is the head disciple of Wang Yue. However, Wang Yue is just a reckless man, not an expert behind the Holy Master. I don't know who it is. However, in the immediate emergency, I Wait until someone should be sent to order the relatives and guests in all states and counties to restrain themselves, and not to make a fuss.

The eyeliner laid down by the Holy Majesty will not only lie in the army.Once we allow our fathers, brothers, children, marriage clans, and guests to occupy the prefectures and counties, and the matter of indefinite wealth and benefits is learned by the Holy One, I am afraid that we will not die, and even our clansmen will be killed. to be slaughtered. "

"Brother Zhang is right, I'll arrange for someone to notify them later."

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong discussed for a long time and made arrangements for the matters that should be dealt with immediately.Zhao Zhong's eyes suddenly changed, and he deliberately lowered his voice.

"Brother Zhang, the Holy Majesty has no trust in us. If we wait to die, I'm afraid we will die in the end. Brother Zhang might as well be the second Zhao Gao..."

Zhang Rang's eyes widened suddenly. Although Zhao Zhong's voice was low, the impact of his words was enormous!Who is Zhao Gao?He is the number one eunuch in history today.After Qin Shihuang's death, he conspired with Li Si to tamper with the edict, made Huhai, the youngest son of Qin Shihuang, emperor, and forced Fusu, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, to death.After Qin II came to the throne, he designed to frame Li Si and became the prime minister.Later, he sent someone to kill Qin Er Shi, and was finally killed by Qin Wang Ziying.

It can be said that Zhao Gao played the Qin Dynasty with applause all his life.Especially after he became a prime minister with one person under one man and over ten thousand people, his momentum was unstoppable. In the Qin Dynasty, no one dared to disobey his intentions, even Qin Ershi Hu Hai was just Zhao Gao's puppet! !

Moreover, what shocked Zhang Rang even more was that there was something in Zhao Zhong's words.Because it is said that the death of Qin Shiwang was related to Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao used a kind of slow-death poison to slowly poison him to death, and then forced the emperor's eldest son Fusu who was not compatible with him to death, and then supported Hu Hai to take the throne, and got The position of prime minister.

The implication of Zhao Zhong's words was to ask Zhang Rang to follow Zhao Gao's example.

Zhang Rang's heart was beating violently, and the expression in his eyes gradually changed from fear at the beginning, and gradually became devouring, as if devouring the world.

However, Zhang Rang quickly put away this wink and squinted at Zhao Zhong for a long time.

"As long as Brother Zhang is willing, my brother is willing to go through fire and water for his brother!"

Zhao Zhong knelt down, looking brave and willing to die for it.

Zhao Gao, this is a very magical and seductive term for eunuchs all over the world.Eunuchs are all flawed people, inhumane and often looked down upon.In this world, it can be said to be an inferior existence.

And Zhao Gao can be said to have become the No. 1 of the Qin Dynasty from an inferior existence, and even Qin II at that time was just his puppet!

From low to bottom, to the top of the world.In the eyes of the eunuch, Zhao Gao is like a god!

"Brother Zhao, this matter...needs to be discussed in the long run."

Zhang Rang turned around slowly, left the hall after leaving a word.Zhao Zhong lowered his head and leaned over, listening to Zhang Rang's footsteps gradually receding, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

What kind of counterattack will happen after the ten permanent attendants fall out of favor, and whether eunuchs such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Rong are willing to step down from their high positions and become obedient slaves, these are things for later.

Looking at the general trend of the world here, the battles between the Yellow Turban bandit army and the court soldiers and horses in the four places have different results one after another.In the Guangzong area of ​​Jizhou, the bandit army led by the bandit Shou Zhangjiao was defeated by Lu Zhi one after another, and was forced to defend the city.In the Yingchuan area, the Yellow Turban Army led by Bocai Pengtuo confronted the court troops led by Huangfusong and Zhu Jun.

At that time, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun led the army to resist the bandits and won several games in a row, forcing Bocai Pengtuo to retreat into the Changsha and form a camp according to the grass.Seeing this, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun set fire together, and each of them led their troops to attack the bandit village. The flames exploded, and the bandits panicked.

The soldiers and horses of the court fought until dawn, when Bocai and Peng Tuo led the defeated soldiers and took off.

Suddenly, I saw a big army horse, flying the red flag, coming to stop the way.The leader is Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, one of the eight captains of Xiyuan.

Cao Cao was ordered by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to come to Yingchuan to help in the battle. He happened to meet the defeated soldiers of Bocai Pengtuo. Killed seven in and seven out, beheaded more than ten thousand ranks, and won a lot of flags, golden drums and horses.

Bo Caipeng escaped in a deadly battle, and led the remnant soldiers to flee. Cao Cao met Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, and said that the direction of the thief's escape was Jizhou.Guessing what they wanted, they joined forces with Guangzong's Zhang Jiao. After Cao Cao, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun asked for instructions, they led the troops to Guangzong.

It is said that Zhang Bao and Liu Pi drove from Guangzong to Yingchuan together with his brother Zhang Jiao.On the way, Zhang Bao saw a group of soldiers and horses wrapped in yellow scarves, in chaotic formation and with uneven armor.Zhang Bao took a closer look and saw the two leading generals who were very familiar with him. After looking at each other with Liu Pi, they galloped together.

Not long ago, Bocai and Pengtuo were burned by Huangfusong and Zhu Jun to a total of 1 soldiers and horses, and then they were intercepted and killed by Cao Cao's army. Another 3 people died in battle. Less than [-] people.The two of them were still in shock, when they saw another two coming on horseback, they immediately walked away and stopped!

"Who is coming, report your name quickly!"

"The speaker is Bo Cai, Bo Qushuai. I am Zhang Bao, General of the Heavenly Army!"

"Ah, it's General Digong! His subordinate is Bo Cai!"

Hearing this, Zhang Bao's heart suddenly tensed up. Seeing that Bocai's hair was disheveled, his armor was uneven, and the soldiers and horses he led looked like remnants of soldiers, he immediately guessed that they were going to be unfavorable in the battle, so he hurriedly came to Bocai Pengtuo with Liu Picai. in front of.Before Bocai and Peng Tuo saluted, Zhang Bao first asked about their battle in Yingchuan.

Bo Cai and Peng Tuo looked lonely, and after making eye contact for a while, although they were ashamed, they still told the results of their battles with Huangfusong and Zhu Jun one by one.

Zhang Bao's face became darker the more he heard it, originally he was ordered by Zhang Jiao to go to Yingchuan to command the battle, he just wanted to defeat Huangfusong and Zhu Jun as soon as possible, and then move his troops back to aid Guangzong.What Zhang Bao didn't expect was that the battle in Yingchuan was over before he arrived.Only less than 3 of the [-] soldiers and horses left by Bocai Pengtuo remained.

This remark seemed to take away ten years of Zhang Bao's life, Zhang Bao sighed deeply, raised his head and looked at the sky with endless unwillingness and muttered.