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

Chapter 94 I'm on my way!

Seven days later.

Mei County.

In a quaint and somewhat dilapidated old house, a handsome young man was sitting across from a visiting friend.

The head of the family here is named Fa Zheng. He is only fifteen years old and has not yet been crowned.

Although he has a scholarly style since elementary school, he lacks the calmness and elegance of a high-ranking scholar, and his eyebrows often have a gloomy look.

Fa Zheng's grandfather Fa Zhen was a well-known hermit in the country.

Domestic celebrity and recluse - two qualities that sound very contradictory, but they are very reasonable for Fazhen.

People at that time said: "The true name of the Dharma can be heard, but it is rare to see it. If you run away from your name, I will follow you when you are famous. If you avoid your name, you will be chased by your name. You can be called a teacher for a hundred generations!"

That is to say, even though this person is hard to trace and doesn't like fame, fame still pursues him.

Originally, after the first generation became famous, the second generation became an official, which was the standard route for a family to rise in the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Legalists, who were about to return to the ranks of the family, had just become the Tingwei Zuojian because the second generation Fa Yan was young. His early death forced him to interrupt this process.

When Fazheng grew up, apart from the reputation left by his ancestors, the family only had some documents and classics, but no connections or money.

It is clear that he is only one step away from being a master, but his family has fallen into ruin because of his father's short life. Such a huge difference is difficult for ordinary people to accept.

No wonder Fazheng likes to hold grudges since he was a child.
The friend who came to visit also had some background, and his name was Meng Da.

This man's father was named Meng Tuo. He was not of high origin, but he was a genius at bribery.

More than 20 years ago, when the eunuch's power was at its peak, he spent a lot of money to bribe Zhang Rang's prison slave (head servant).

These slaves usually just ate naka and made small fuss, but they had never seen this kind of behavior before. They felt that they could not repay them, so they led their servants to greet Meng Tuo on the road and even carried him together. The car drove into Zhang Rang's mansion.

What kind of noodles is this?
At that time, ordinary officials had to queue up to get a number even if they came to pay homage to Zhang's house. Meng Tuo stole the show with this move.

From this, everyone thought that Meng Tuo had a close relationship with Zhang Rang, and they all turned to bribe him.

By using the tiger's skin as a banner, not only the cost was recovered, but also a small profit was made.
Later, Meng Tuo cleverly gave these treasures to Zhang Rang, turning the fake relationship into a real relationship, and officially got on the eunuch's chariot. In the end, he became a Liang at the price of a bottle of wine. State governor!
In this regard, the famous critic MacArthur
Oh no, it was Mr. Su Dongpo who said: The general failed in a hundred battles, but Bo Lang conquered Liangzhou in one fight.

His seven-year term as governor, even though he was in a place like Liangzhou with little oil and water, he left a lot of money to his son Meng Da, but the reputation of the Meng family had already become notorious.
One of them has only a clear name, the other only has dirty money, and they are almost the same age. By chance, they become close friends.

Meng Da is a man of ideas and is determined to go to Shu with his good brothers to pursue a better future.

Of course, another purpose is to stay away from Xi County.

I can't wait for this place.

"Mengda, why is the scheduled trip suddenly postponed?" Fazheng asked.

Even Xinruan was packed away, but before setting off, my friend let me down. Naturally, I felt a little unhappy in my words.

"Don't worry, I've already asked someone to take care of the relationship with Shu." Meng Da looked excited. He was only slightly older than Fazheng, but he was clearly an adult. "There's just one more thing. The excitement is not to be missed!”

Fa Zheng asked curiously: "But I don't know what the excitement is?"

"You should go out for a walk occasionally," Meng Da explained: "A minister named Xu Zimao accidentally discovered a file recording Dong's crimes. Today he is going to visit and burn it in front of them!"

"That's how the world is." After hearing this, Fazheng sighed: "It's a pity that another loyal person will suffer."

The Legalists have taken root in Yi County for hundreds of years. As the local county magistrate, seeing Dong's behavior towards other people, it is inevitable that he would feel a bit sad.

"So how can you not watch this excitement?"

Meng Da is from Pingling County in the same county. He has no personal pain in the Dong family's tyranny, but simply wants to get a glimpse of the power.

What is power?

If you commit a crime, not only will you not be punished, but those who find it will have to kneel three times and kowtow nine times at the door to pray for forgiveness.

This is what Mengda has longed for in his life, and it is also what his father gained and lost!

Might makes right!

Fa Zheng saw that his face was radiant as he spoke, and he silently turned back to feed his horse.

The road to Shu is far and difficult, so we have to take good care of this old horse left by our father.

"Should we go and wait near Dong's Mansion first?" Meng Da, who was waiting for the show to start, muttered in a low voice, "Isn't someone already here?"

"Go ahead!"

The future is uncertain, so Fazheng has no intention of joining in the fun - he doesn't know if the people in Shu recognize his grandfather's face?
Feeling really uneasy, he took out the horse straw and said, "I won't go."

At this time, I passed by a tall man leading a horse. I saw him feeding the horse and stopped.

"Would this dear brother give me some horse grass?" The man asked, "The price is easy to talk about."

A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old is no longer considered a child in the Han Dynasty - there are many people who got married at the age of 13, so the man's words were full of respect.

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Fazheng raised his head, and his first reaction was that this man was so tall and good-looking. He looked like a young man from a noble family.

"A gentleman is known for his righteousness, and a villain is known for his profit." Fazheng refused without hesitation, "Young Master is a guest from afar, and you can just take some horse grass with you!"

No matter how embarrassed he was, he was still Fazhen's grandson and would never do such a thing that was degrading to the family tradition.

"It's disrespectful." The man was not surprised at all. He took the horse grass and asked: "Are you two going to the Dong Mansion and others?"

"There is a stupid official from Chang'an who has done evil to the Dong family, and he wants to make a big gift to make amends!" Meng Da couldn't wait to answer, "Young Master, do you want to go and have a look too?"

Fazheng felt a little embarrassed that his best friend acted like a meddlesome person.

"Of course I want to go." When he heard this, Xu Jiashu pointed to his face, "otherwise, how can the play be performed without me as the protagonist?"

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"It turns out it was Xu Shangshu in person," Meng Da quickly apologized, "Don't blame Shangshu, I just made a joke." The Meng family's money was not righteous in the first place, not to mention that it was already 20 years ago when his father became the governor of Liangzhou, so he left behind The eunuch connections have long been useless.

If this Xu Langguan holds a grudge like his good friend Fa Zheng and goes back to find connections to seek revenge, something might happen.

Can't afford to offend.

"It doesn't matter." Xu Jiashu waved his hand. No matter how ugly the words were, he had become desensitized after hearing them so many times in the simulation. "It is destined that we two good brothers will meet again."

After that, he continued on his way.

"Fortunately, he is a man of measure." Meng Da wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Tu was quick to talk for a while, and their plan to enter Sichuan almost failed. He turned to his friend and asked, "How about we leave as soon as possible?"

"Otherwise", Fazheng had already reined in his horse and followed in the direction Xu Jiashu left, "I was just about to see who Xu Zimao is!"

Xu Jiashu walked leisurely and looked around from time to time.

Young children are no longer seen on the streets of Xi County. They must be locked up at home by their parents.

It is helpless to say that when facing Dong Xiangguo's grandson, even if you avoid him in advance, you may offend the demon king and be killed by his guards.

In comparison, it is better not to dodge or avoid, but to be hit every time. If you are in good health and have a hard life, you can still survive.

But this method can only be used by adults. It is better for children to stay at home and not go out.

In addition, there are many Dong clan members in the files who have committed evil deeds of robbing property and bullying men and women. As a result, the business in Xi County has suffered a lot.

However, compared to the most favored Dong Yu, these people can only be regarded as making small fuss.

The Dong Mansion is not hard to find.

Among all the sluggish industries, the only one that shines brightly is the one that stands out.

Treasures plundered from the tombs of rich families and emperors and empresses in Luoyang were randomly thrown into the corners, and the tile cracks on the eaves shone with the light of pearls from time to time.

There is no room for so many in the house, and no one dares to take them anyway. It will be the same wherever they are placed.

No wonder a dock will be built to store treasures in the future.

Xu Jiashu took a closer look.

Contrary to imagination, there are not many guards here.

The Dong family was originally a good family in Guanzhong. After they became successful, they were accustomed to living together with a large family. When they were assigned to fiefdoms and official residences, it would be until Dong Zhuo came back and received official titles.

Anyway, these half of Sili have no power that can resist them.

"I am Xu Zimao, I was ordered to return the things," Xu Jiashu reported.

"A file is a file, return the things," the concierge sneered, "Guan Xu Lang came on time, but if he were one day late, he would not have this opportunity."

After a while, I went to inform Chi Yangjun.

Chi Yangjun and Cai Yong are similar in age, close to their sixties, and are already quite old ladies at this age. Apart from bringing Dong Xiangguo up, she has actually not done any bad things, and can even be said to have a good heart.

As the only person in this large family who is currently granted a title, and also the one with the highest seniority, she originally did not have to show up at all.

"Where is Xu Shangshu from?"

Chi Yangjun, who was born as a commoner, habitually said politely.

"A person from Luoyang," Xu Jiashu replied politely, "A person from Fengchi Village, Luoyang."

Seeing his appearance, Chi Yangjun felt a little fond of him, so he wanted to spare him from kneeling and kowtowing, "It's all children and grandchildren making nonsense, Xu Shangshu doesn't need to care."

"Ancestor, I just asked him to salute, and I didn't mean to kill him." At this time, the distant clan members who were waiting on the side advised Chi Yangjun, "If you offend our family, you must leave something behind, otherwise you will be looked down upon. To the Prime Minister."

When he mentioned his son, Chi Yangjun stopped talking and turned to leave.

The tribesman signaled to Xu Jiashu that he could start.

"It's not easy to light a fire in the important place of your mansion," Xu Jiashu said, "I'd better burn it outside the door."

"Since you insist on humiliating yourself, I won't stop you."

With Meng Da's big speaker, many people had gathered outside the door, but the guards did not dare to get too close.

Seeing Xu Jiashu's appearance, the crowd shuddered, and faintly could be heard crying - naturally not because of his humiliation, but because they thought of their children and couldn't control themselves.

The flames rose.

The bamboo slips gradually turned black and burned, and the ink marks on them turned into ashes.

Xu Jiashu recited it loudly.

The words fell on the Dong family's jade, and there were echoes.

"On March [-], the first year of Chuping, Dong Yu rode his horse in the street and killed five children!"

"On March [-], the first year of Chuping, the Dong clan occupied seventy acres of farmland on the outskirts of the city!"

"On March [-], the first year of Chuping, Dong Yu ordered his guards to kill seven people."

Piece by piece, I recited the contents of the dossier word for word.

The cries in the crowd could no longer be suppressed and almost turned into tears.

"Xu Zimao, do you want your reputation rather than your life?" The tribesman was just pointed out, and he shouted as if his tail was stepped on, "I want the Prime Minister to destroy your tribe!"

He hated that he was just a distant relative of the Dong family, otherwise the guards would have cut this ignorant guy into pieces on the spot.

Hearing this, Xu Jiashu raised his eyes coldly. Now, he has six more zero-point simulations in his record. So many memory scenes that cannot be uploaded have been injected into him in a short period of time, and his temperament has changed somewhat.

To put it simply, he is very angry now.

(End of this chapter)