Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 145 The Girl's Secret

Xun You wore a large cloak and walked into the palace gate.

As mentioned before, the Chang'an Imperial Palace followed the layout of the Western Han Dynasty. It was originally designed simply as a royal residence with a relatively single function.

According to the political practice of the Eastern Han Dynasty, various core institutions had to be near the emperor to prepare for orders at any time, so he could only temporarily aggrieve the young emperor Liu Xie and let Changle Palace and Mingguang Palace serve as office spaces for various institutions.

Anyway, he is the only one left in the so-called royal family now, so he doesn't need so much space.

One consequence of this is that the boundary between the forbidden and the palace has become blurred, and the work of the servants and Huangmen servants has become much more difficult, almost becoming a manual job.

They need to run between several huge palace complexes and hand over the summarized affairs of various departments to the little emperor for decision-making, although it is just a process.

When passing by Changle Palace, Xun You observed that since Dong Min took charge of the government as a hussar general, although the ministers from Wang Yun on down actually had nothing to do, they still had to take care of their duties. He lives his life with the title of Jiuqing, pretending that he still has the power to command the world.

Isn't this waiting to die?

In order to avoid suspicion, he did not talk to anyone, but quickly passed through these places and went straight to Weiyang Palace.

Perhaps he has become accustomed to the life of a puppet emperor. At least on the surface, the little emperor Liu Xie is in good condition and has even gained some weight. When talking, he is very curious about the current situation.

If he was born in a peaceful age, he might not be a good candidate for a wise king, Xun You thought to himself, but it was a pity that he was born at the wrong time, and the mess of several generations was handed over to the hands of a child. What could he do?
I have to say that the Han Dynasty really deserved this disaster.
The bodyguard from Xiliang on the side saw that Xun You had finished his speech and did not want the young emperor to know too much news from the outside world, so he urged him to leave quickly.

After Xun You bent down to salute, he raised his head and winked at another of the emperor's attendants.

Collection of works in the service.

After a while, the two of them came to the old place to meet in a tacit understanding. Although Weiyang Palace was repaired on the surface, there were still many abandoned and dilapidated palaces inside.

Zhongji stepped lightly and raised his hand to push aside a spider web.

"With how tense the situation is now, how could Gongda enter the palace without incident?" He asked straightforwardly.

The things Xun Youzuo told Shi were commonplaces, and might only be of interest to the little emperor who had little information, but he quickly heard the implication - he was here to find him.

"Of course the servant knows that these are just official articles and empty inside, but Li Wenyou doesn't know," Xun You said with a calculating look, "so he won't doubt it."

"That's true," Zhong Ji nodded, "I'm just a Doctor of the Five Classics. What kind of officialdom can he understand?"

"Okay." After despising Li Ru's background and knowledge, Xun You started talking about business, "I have a plan, and I'm going to ask my servants to help me make it happen!"

Among Zheng Taiyi's people at the beginning, he was the only one who could legitimately contact him through his job.

"Gongda, tell me quickly!"

Zhongji was truly convinced by the idea of ​​the Xun clan king of Yingchuan - it was Xun Gongda who chose Lu Bu in the first place, and asserted that the Dong thief and his adopted son would not be able to get along for long, and there would be a fight in the future. Then it came true, and Lu Bu really He drew his sword and cut off Thief Dong's head!

Until now, he was thinking that if he had taken action to win over Lu Fengxian earlier, why would the court have fallen into this situation.
"Assassinate Dong Min," Xun You said concisely and concisely, "then the Dong family will have no one who can convince the public."

"With Li Wenyou here, can it really be done?" Zhong Ji couldn't help but question.

Since returning from Luoyang, Li Ru has left the impression that all the scholars in Chang'an City had left no stone unturned. They were overwhelmed by a group of rebels who were about to be defeated, especially the rebels inside and outside the city. After the Shedu was forced to close its doors, there was no place for connecting. Every scholar had to consider his own abilities before taking action.

Hearing this, Xun You couldn't help but glance at him.

In the past, you were the one who yelled the loudest in every meeting, and you were the first to question any ideas you had. Now that you have a plan, you are the one who gets scared when things get tough!
What an insect!
Fortunately, Xun You was good at cultivating qi. In other words, at such an old age, he had long known that there were many people in this world who failed to succeed but failed.

(After the failed assassination in history, He Yong and Xun You were imprisoned, Zheng Tai escaped and went to Yuan Shu, and Wu Fu was also killed by Dong Zhuo. Only Zhong Ji’s whereabouts were not recorded. The next time he appeared was in Guo Si’s camp five years later. middle.)
"Now that Han Sui is on the side and the Dong family is powerful, the Northern Army alone may not be able to compete head-on." He patiently analyzed it for Zhongji: "And we are ministers after all, and we must worry about the emperor's safety no matter what. , we cannot put the emperor in danger, so for now, we can only restart the previous assassination plan, this is the best choice!"

Seeing that Xun Gongda was forced to say so much in one breath, Zhong Ji nodded subconsciously.

"Okay," then he frowned and asked, "But who will go? Is there a suitable candidate?"

A greedy and short-sighted tool like Lu Bu is not that easy to find. Besides, as an assassin, you must at least be able to fight. Don't be like Jing Ke, who was killed by someone else's snake skin.
"There is a person," Xun You looked around again and said after making sure there was no one. "He was the candidate who assassinated Dong Thief before, and he is still available now."

"Who?" Zhong Ji asked.

"The Yue Cavalry Colonel Wu Fu."

The Yueqi Colonel is one of the eight captains of the Northern Army. Unless during war, these eight people are the highest officers of the Northern Army, which can be said to be of high authority.

Moreover, after Dong Zhuo's death, the relationship between the Northern Army and the Xiliang Army became estranged. At this time, Wu Fu's status became even more important, and could even be said to be the top priority for Dong Min and Li Ru to win over.

Even a cautious person like Li Wenyou might not be able to resist the temptation of such a tempting prospect.

"I want Wu Fu to pretend to be a defector, meet with Dong Min, and then take action against him," Xun You explained: "Dong Min is different from his brother. His martial arts skills are ordinary. There is a high chance of killing him one on one!"

"How can we guarantee that we will face Dong Min alone?" Zhong Ji habitually questioned, "Dong Zhuo has learned from his past mistakes, and he may not be on guard."

"We also have He Yong, who is now the chief of the Hussars' Palace," Xun You had already prepared: "He can provide Dong Min's whereabouts, and he can also remove some of the guards."

Zhong Ji followed Xun You's thoughts and found that it was indeed worth a try, so he praised: "Gongda's strategy is far-reaching, and he is indeed worthy of being a descendant of the Xun family!"

I didn't go all the way to the palace, and I didn't come here specifically to listen to your flattery.

A disgusted expression flashed across Xun You's face, "I can't move around frequently. It will arouse suspicion. The servant will contact everyone separately from me."

Zhong Ji said in astonishment: "Who else should I contact?"

"Zheng Gongye, if things go wrong, his good reputation for founding Yishe can also win over some scholars and prepare a way out for everyone." Xun You said coldly: "Li Wenyou is not a kind person. If he discovers that Dong Min has been assassinated, Regardless of life or death, there will be a catastrophe in Chang'an!"

Thinking of what Li Ru had done these days, Zhong Ji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but still couldn't help but said harshly: "Does he still dare to kill all the emperor's ministers?"

"In my opinion, I might not dare."

Xun You didn't have much patience anymore, so he left the shabby house after saying a few words.

"If you do this well, you may not be able to leave your name as a servant in the history of history." Although this person is useless, he has climbed to the position of a servant after all, and he is a rare tool man.

Especially after Ciming Gong died of illness, if he was missing again, his group would be just a group of middle- and lower-level officials with no appeal, so they could only pinch their noses and work with them.

Fortunately, Xun You had very low expectations for him. It was enough to just be a memorial arch and do what he could.

Dong's Mansion soon.

Li Ruzheng and Dong Bai were handling political affairs together.

Although they were handled together, it was actually more like Li Ru giving small tutoring lessons to his niece.

After all, Dong Bai's trip to Xiliang shocked the whole clan - he actually single-handedly brought in life-saving reinforcements without even being used as hostages!The scholars, who were almost overwhelmed, suddenly became quiet because of the strong support, and his pressure was also relieved a lot.

The emergence of such a talented person among these crooked tribesmen makes people call him Dong.

So after returning, Dong Bai often came here to listen to Li Ru's explanations about the people in the court and the situation in the world, just in case she was needed to step forward again one day.

"What did you see that made you smile so happily?"

Li Ru saw her looking at Xin with amusement, and rarely stopped writing in his hand.

"Well", Dong Bai originally wanted to put on a stern face, but couldn't hold it down at all, "I won't tell you."

She received a letter from a good friend she hadn't seen for a long time. The letter also wrote many things about Xu Zimao that she didn't know. Two happy things overlapped, and these two happiness brought her even more happiness!
It's just that this happiness doesn't seem suitable to be shared with others, not even Uncle Wenyou.
Thinking of this, Dong Bai felt that he was not so happy again.

Li Ru didn't think too much about it - when a girl grows up, she will always have some secrets, so forget it if you don't want to tell them.

He stretched and felt that he was getting ready for work.

After all, isn't it because he, Li Wenyou, is working so hard so that younger generations like Dong Bai can be safe?
He casually picked up the bamboo slips that had just arrived and read out softly: "Xun Gongda entered the palace to play a duel"

Xun Gongda?

Li Ru didn't have much impression of this person, except that he knew that he seemed to have some friendship with Xu Zimao, and with the name of the Xun family in Yingchuan, he was instinctively wary - hadn't this kid always been very peaceful?

No matter what, he decided to send more people to monitor Xun You.

Dong Bai on the side was secretly frightened when he heard this name. Uncle Wenyou had mentioned Xun Shuang's plea to Xu Zimao, and mentioned his grandnephew by the way.

She couldn't help but ask: "What did you do right when you entered the palace?"

"." Li Ru held the bamboo slips and remained silent.

"Didn't you write it down?" Dong Bai took it from his hand and looked at it curiously, and whispered: "I have obviously written it down."

"Cough cough."

Li Ru was a little embarrassed. After following Dong Zhuo for so many years, he had made some achievements in both military affairs and people's hearts. However, he could never get an official position. The most he could do was serve as a doctor for a period of time just to monitor Liu Biancai. , most of the time he is just a doctor of the Five Classics.

In other words, it is inevitable that Dong Zhuo, who may not be dead yet, knows more about officialdom than he can understand.

"There are so many scholars in Chang'an City, we can't send people to monitor everyone." Dong Bai noticed Uncle Wenyou's embarrassment, "First find someone to ask if there is any problem with the performance, and then make a decision." ah."

"It makes sense." Li Ru thought for a while and put the bamboo slips aside for the time being. "There are so many scholars who are ready to make a move, so we must allocate our manpower carefully."

In addition to the reason Dong Bai said, the main reason that prompted him to change his mind was that Xun You was too low-key, not just during this period, but for half his life.

You must know that the average life expectancy of people in this era is very low. You can call yourself an old man if you are over 40 years old. Xun You is 32 years old this year and has only been on his official career for a little more than a year. If he is really capable, with the family background of the Xun family in Yingchuan , has long been famous all over the world, why wait until now?
If you don't believe it, look at other members of the Xun family, such as Xun Yu, who was hailed as a talented person at a young age.The whole Xun family went north to avoid disaster. Except for Xun Shuang, the old man who took the position of Sikong, Xun Gongda was not called. Doesn't this further prove that he is an ordinary person?

Let's watch again and use our hands on those who are more dangerous.

Dong Bai impulsively helped Xu Zimao's good friend out of trouble, but he couldn't help but blame himself - is now the time to indulge his selfishness?

But after the words were spoken, she had to warn herself that this time she should just treat it as repaying Xu Zimao's kindness to Jincheng County, and it would not be the same next time.

"Speaking of which," Dong Bai said, wanting to change the subject quickly, "are Han Wenyue and Ma Shoucheng still living peacefully in Yi County?"

After hearing this, Li Ru put down his pen and thought for a while and replied, "To my surprise, it's so tight, especially the Korean one, I almost didn't recognize it!"

Han Sui was Li Ru's old rival in Xiliang, and he knew only how difficult this man was.

It's not about how strong his abilities are, but his rogue attitude of climbing on the pole when he sees the benefits and running away when the situation is not good is really disgusting.

That's for sure. This bad guy was dealt a terrible blow by Xu Zimao.
Recalling the experience I had in Xiliang not long ago, after a brief period of elation, I felt a deep sadness in my heart - there was no need to think about anything, and the days of just galloping might never come again.

Li Ru keenly noticed that something was wrong with her mood and couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing." Dong Bai shook his head again, "When the city stabilizes, we have to find a way to solve Han Wenyue. This person can never be trusted."

"The little girl is quite vindictive," Li Ru asked with a smile, "What about Ma Shoucheng? I heard that his son led troops to rescue you."

"Looking like a usable person, it doesn't hurt to keep him," Dong Bai thought for a while, "After all, they are all from Xiliang, so they are much easier to win over than these scholars."

"That's not necessarily the case," Li Ru said, "Han Wenyue reported to me privately that Ma Shoucheng was shielding the official named Xu Zimao, and he hadn't been brought to Guanzhong yet. I'm afraid he was also double-minded."

Yes, Han Sui had not seen Xu Zimao during the ambush. When he heard someone calling Xu Zimao's name, he thought he was working under Ma Chao.

Almost, the secret hidden deep in Dong Bai's heart was exposed to the broad daylight.

Li Ru felt that his little princess not only grew up a lot after traveling far away, but also gained a lot of secrets. He tightened his cotton-padded clothes and opened another bamboo slip to explain it to her.

(End of this chapter)