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

Chapter 164 Turbulence
Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.

No matter how turbulent the city was, at least the little emperor Liu Xie's daily life remained unchanged.

To him, it was just that the right person was changed from Situ Wang Yun to Cavalry General Dong Min, and his tasks were all stamped, so what difference could there be?
In fact, Liu Xie knew what it meant, but he had nothing to do.

After the capital was moved, in order to strengthen control, not only the foundation of the noble clan was greatly damaged, but even most of the key departments of the court were replaced by Dong Zhuo.

For example, Sun Rui, the official in charge of the Jin Dynasty, was transferred to the post of Shangshu Pushe and became Wang Yun's adjutant. As a result, the little emperor now could not even command the two hundred fire brigade men, and there were no eunuchs around him to command. This can be said in a literal sense. The lonely family in the world might be even worse than when the great ancestor Liu Bang was the chief of the pavilion.
The imperial guards in the palace have been controlled by the Xiliang army for a long time, and Liu Xie has become accustomed to silence for so long.

Anyway, if you have something to say, just complain in your heart. You will never say it out loud and bring trouble to yourself. Reading a book and eating more food from the Dong family are the only things the little emperor can do.

I really like a sentence in the "Book of Changes": A gentleman hides his weapons in his body and waits for the time to move.

In short, both Situ Wang Yun and Cavalry General Dong Min thought that the little emperor had an extraordinary handsome appearance, a calm and studious personality - especially he was quite cheerful when stamping, and he was a rare obedient puppet, with a praise rate of [-]%. .

On this day, the young emperor pretended to be governing the country in the main hall of Weiyang Palace as usual. When he saw Xun You, the Huangmen servant, coming to duty for a routine matter, Liu Xie was keenly aware that the expression of Zhongji, the servant, suddenly became a little nervous, and he felt blessed for a moment.

He raised his head and showed an innocent look to the Xiliang army serving as a guard beside him.

"I'm hungry," the little emperor's clear voice sounded, "please tell Tai Guan Ling that I want to eat."

As the emperor, Liu Xie was always polite to the people around him, even the Xiliang soldiers who were clearly sent to monitor him, because he found that with the aura of the emperor, he could easily win people's hearts with just a few gestures.

"This this."

Su Wei is a veteran who has followed Dong Zhuo for many years. He is nearly forty years old. When he heard the emperor speak like this, his face showed a look of fear like a simple old farmer, "Your Majesty has really embarrassed me. I will go find the official order now!" "

After that, he trotted away.

Taking advantage of the moment when the guard closest to the main hall was handing over, Xun You and Zhong Ji quietly winked.

The little emperor on the throne had a clear view of this.

The Shizhong and the Huangmen Shilang are both close ministers of the Emperor, and they are one of the few people he can come into contact with. Although he doesn't know what they are planning, there is no other way but to trust first and then trust again.

"When you appoint a good person, don't criticize him; when you get rid of the evil, don't doubt him."

The little emperor picked up "Shang Shu". The chapter in his hand was clearly "Yao Dian", but what he read was the famous line of "Yu Mo" - don't be half-hearted in appointing talented people, and don't hesitate in eradicating evil.

He really tried his best, but unfortunately nothing changed in his life.

"Alas -" Liu Xie sighed, seeing that the guard next to him had already handed over his duties, but the second half of his words remained in his heart.

I miss my sister.

A dilapidated palace corner not far away.

"Gongda", Zhongji looked around as usual, and then lowered his voice and asked angrily: "Why did you stop for no reason? How do you want me to explain to Captain Wu?"

I accepted all the gifts (bushi).
"If you act rashly at this time, what if something goes wrong?" Xun You frowned a little impatiently, but still explained to him warmly, "The lives of the Emperor and countless people in the city are tied to a rope. , Attendant, can we not be cautious about this kind of thing?"

"You can tell Captain Wu these truths yourself!" Xun Gongda said earnestly, but Zhong Ji didn't listen to a word of it. "He is the dignified Eighth School of the Northern Army. He is a man of great righteousness who is loyal to the emperor and eliminates evil." You are willing to risk your life, but now you have to forcibly ban it, how can it be that simple?"

To put it bluntly, Wu Fu wanted to be a hero on his own, but he just hoped to rely on the cooperation of General Shi Heyong.

The biggest of his staff is just a servant. In terms of his experience as a servant, Wu Fu is even more senior. If they don't cooperate here, he might just get in with a knife.

"Stop him," Xun You replied calmly, "We can't control him, someone else can."

Wu Fu served as a county official when he was young until General He Jin came to power and was appointed as a vassal of Dongcao. From then on, he rose to great heights as a confidant and served successively as Shizhong, Henan Yin, and Yueqi Xiaowei.

It is not difficult to see from his resume that his background is not high, otherwise he would not even be able to get a place as a filial and honest person, but he started his official career as a county official.

It's just that he was lucky enough to be valued by the upstart He Jin, so he was promoted unexpectedly and trained as a future team member.

Wu Fu, who originally had a promising future, suddenly lost his backer. Especially in this situation, he was treated as an outsider and was wary of him. It was understandable that he wanted to take a gamble.

If everything succeeds, he will be an unparalleled scholar who can re-establish the Han Dynasty. If everything fails, he will be a loyal minister whose reputation will last through the ages.

The difference between Wu Fu and Lu Bu is this - even if Lu Bu became successful in history, Wang Yun would not take him seriously and only regarded him as a tool of swordsmen and others. Once the red scholars have made it, it will be completely different.

Although Wu Fu was a military attache, he was a serious scholar and "one of his own."

Because of this, if there is anyone who can restrain Wu Fu from speaking out, it is Wang Yun and Wang Situ.

The Yuan family was destroyed, and Yang Biao and Huang Wan were demoted to Guanglu officials. As the most famous scholar after Xun Shuang's death, Wang Paizhui was already the self-evident leader of the Chang'an family.

However, because of Xun You's mistake, this small group that originally acted independently had to take the initiative to ask Wang Yun to take action - this was not good news.

It's not that Wang Yun himself is any good. At this time, Wang Yun is still very reliable. Not only is he the owner of the top title of "Wang Zuozhicai", but he is also a great husband who endures humiliation and burden. However, Xun You has been trying to maintain a relationship with him. Distance - once he gets too close to Wang Yun, only He Yong, a hardcore person, will be threatened as the leader of the small group.

There are too many stupid people in this world, and Xun You is really worried about handing over the decision-making power.

But now I can’t control that much.

"Since the servant is not willing, I will go find Wang Situ myself."

Xun You dropped these words and turned to leave.
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There was a night banquet in Situ's mansion.

The candlelight flickered, and Wang Yun, who was sitting in the main seat, raised his wine bottle, showing no airs of arrogance in front of Xun You.

"Since it's a private banquet, Gongda doesn't have to be formal, just do as he pleases." After all, he is a descendant of the Xun family in Yingchuan. Wang slapped the table with a rather amiable expression, "I share the same goals as Duke Ciming, and I should do my best to take care of Gongda for him. If If you’re missing anything, just ask.”

Although Xun Gongda was dull and taciturn, Xun Shuang couldn't deny how much he valued him. Although he didn't know what was special about him, he still didn't stop Wang Yung from taking a good look at him.Xun You stood up, bowed his head and said, "Master Zi, I have something to ask of you!"

“Gongda’s words are serious”

Just as Wang Yunchang was about to help him, he heard Xun Gongda raise his head and look directly at him, saying word by word: "This is a plan for the Han Dynasty, so it must be taken seriously!"

Hearing this, Wang Yun's expression changed.

The situation in which both sides were independent was left by Xun Shuang during his lifetime, and to be honest, Xun Shuang's side was the main force.Wang Yun's main task is to penetrate into the enemy's interior and work as an undercover agent under Dong Zhuo's nose.

Now that Xun You came to him, something really big must have happened.

Wang Yun turned to the family manager and said: "There is no need to be a singer anymore. Let me and Gongda be alone together."

As a pure scholar lurking within Dong Zhuo's group, Wang Situ did a lot of things to please him. The Xiliang Army was a group of rough men who only wanted nothing more than wine, sex and wealth, so he has been using various means to enrich the people in his house. Beautiful Girls Reserve.There happened to be the disaster of moving the capital before, and there was the famine in Chang'an later. As long as they could give them a bite to eat, they didn't have to worry about not having a pretty little girl to join them in order to survive.

It is rare to have such an opportunity to open a harem unscrupulously. If it were not for the lack of ambition and lack of strength, Wang Situ might have had a son to strengthen the platoon.

"As ordered."

The manager responded and ran to the backyard to inform the girls who were about to perform that the plan had changed and the performance was cancelled.

There are so many beauties of all kinds in front of me. Just one look at them makes my family's bones brittle. I can't help but sigh that the master of the family is such a waste of resources - even the emperor's Yeting may not have so many beauties with beautiful appearance and national beauty, but the master of the family just keeps them. Teach some singing and dancing instruments.

Really. If you can’t eat it yourself, you can give it to your servants!

Hearing the news, the girls in costumes cheered in unison, each hugged themselves and ran to find some cold-proof clothes, muttering "It's so cold."

Among the group of Yingying Yanyan, a young butler also felt that he was much younger. He smiled and turned around to leave, but was lightly tapped on the shoulder.

He took a closer look and saw that it was a singer named Diao Chan.

She is only fourteen or five years old next year, but she is already so charming. Even among this group of beautiful and fragrant girls, people can cast their eyes on Diao Chan at a glance and never look away.

But the grandma at home is very worried - how to put makeup on her?
If it is increased by one point, it will be too long; if it is reduced by one point, it will be too short; if it is powdered, it will be too white; if it is applied with red, it will be too red. It is born with the love of the gods.

A woman like this just needs to stand there quietly, which is enough to make people's blood boil and make them want to turn into wild beasts and ravage the beauty of this world to their heart's content.

The so-called naturally charming people refer to this kind of people.

"Who is here?" Diao Chan asked.

Just getting closer made Jia Zai stare at her petal-like lips like a lost soul, his mind full of wild thoughts and unable to listen to what was said.

"The young master of the Xun family, his name is Gongda." Diao Chan asked again before he came back to his senses, "Situ originally wanted you to dance for fun, but for some reason he gave up the idea."

In front of such a beauty, no man can resist the desire of a peacock to open its tail - even if he is not a peacock, but just a kun.

The housekeeper calmly expressed that he was well-informed in the mansion, and wanted to continue chatting with the beauty for a few more words, when he saw Diao Chan shaking her head and walking away.

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“Alas——”, he looked at Diao Chan’s back and sighed, “If I were ten years younger, even if I didn’t want to be a housekeeper anymore, I would still take her far away, or she would starve to death outside the city. No matter what!"

But now, even if the fire in my heart is burning, I can only think silently that my life is important.

This girl was originally the daughter of a merchant from the inner city of Chang'an. Unfortunately, she was exiled to the outer city during the free expropriation campaign launched by the imperial court. It is said that the family scraped together the remaining belongings before finding a way to send her to Situ's house to be a singer.

The family almost starved to death in the famine in the outer city. If the officials who governed Chang'an at that time had not been able to do so, she might have become an orphan.

"He is also a miserable person."

The housekeeper calmed down his surging heart and went to the kitchen to supervise the serving of food.

Here, Wang Yun quickly understood Xun You's plan.

"This is a brilliant plan!" Wang slapped the table and subconsciously wanted to protest again. "Wu Fu came to surrender as a lieutenant of the Northern Military Academy. Dong Min must personally appease him. In addition, He Yong is the long history of his family. Killing It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand. When the time comes, the Dong thieves will be without a leader and they will inevitably be in chaos. What's more, Ma Rixi can be used to incite Ma Teng to rebel against Ma Teng."

In a short period of time, Wang Yun couldn't think of any flaws.

"Gongda has thought far and made profound plans," he said proudly, "but if you need my help in any way, just ask!"

Xun You raised the wine bottle, moistened his lips slightly and said, "I am here hoping that Wang Situ will come forward to stop Wu Xiaowei."

"good!"

Wang Yun praised loudly, and then realized what he said.

"Gongda, you have such a good plan, why do you back down when the situation arises?" He looked puzzled, "Could it be that Li Wenyou was on guard?"

During these days, even he, a dignified Situ, was suppressed by Li Ru and could not hold his head up. Xun You's visit was all because of thanking him for presiding over Xun Shuang's funeral.

"No," Xun You shook his head, "Someone reminded me that even without Dong Min, the Dong family may not be so easy to cause chaos, and we can't gamble with the emperor's safety, so before he replies, I hope Wu Xiao Wei Neng waited first, and then he went to Situ's house."

Wang Yun frowned and calculated. Among the few remaining ingredients from the Dong family, Dong Huang's wine bag and rice bag, Niu Fu, native chickens and tile dogs. Although Li Ru was smart and ruthless, his reputation was too bad and he did not hold military power.
No, is it possible that Chi Yangjun, an old lady in her 90s, can still come forward to unify the family?

"Gongda, I trust you, but for me to come forward to control Wu Fu, you must give a justifiable reason." Wang Yun, who had just discovered Xun You's talent, asked tentatively: "So, you tell me, who is it?" It makes you want to give up, and you don’t hesitate to come to your door at this juncture?”

"This person is a good friend of mine and an old official of Wang Situ." Xun You's style has never been Xun You's style. He put down the wine bottle that was still full after playing with it for a long time, "It's Xu Zimao."

(End of this chapter)