Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 5 Chaos in the Eastern Han Dynasty (2)
"That's right! Master Taishi respects the virtuous, respects scholars, and tolerates the world. He is truly a hero of the world. How can my father and all the famous scholars disrespect a hero like you?" Diao Chan looked at Dong Zhuo with a smile on his face. Tao Hua glanced at Li Ru from the corner of his eye at the same time, and said indifferently, "How can you be as ignorant and humble as some ignorant people?"

As soon as Li Ru heard Diao Chan's words, he felt a little hot on his face.But he knew very well that Dong Zhuo doted on this woman very much at the moment, and he would never offend her, so he laughed a few times and hurriedly replied: "Miss Wang's words are very true. Li has never dared to doubt his father, Wang Situ, etc. The reverence and admiration of a famous scholar-bureaucrat to the Grand Master..."

"That's all, that's all." Dong Zhuo flicked his sleeves at him impatiently, and said coldly, "You Li Ru...how about it! You mentioned Sima Fang just now, I can think about it. Actually, this If the grand master has any doubts about any official, just put him aside! Today, Sima Fang is still Jing Zhaoyin of Luoyang City; when you arrive in Chang'an, you Li Ru is Jing Zhaoyin of Chang'an City—— The grand master asked Sima Fang to serve as the curator and censor beside His Majesty..."

"The grand master is really fair and fair, and I admire it very much." Li Ru hurriedly answered with a bow.

Brother Sima was arrested
While they were talking, they heard a sudden commotion from the moon-shaped doorway beyond the garden.Dong Zhuo was annoyed, his face darkened, and he raised his eyes to follow the prestige.I saw Dong Yi, his beloved general, bearded and glaringly escorting the two young men, and behind him were more than [-] soldiers from Xiliang, carrying more than ten large wooden boxes, barging in noisily.

"Dong Yi! You are becoming more and more unruly!" Li Ru caught a glimpse of Dong Zhuo's complexion, and hurried out of the green bamboo pavilion, trotted up to Dong Yi and reprimanded Dong Yi, "You have been in Luoyang City for so long, you I still haven’t learned the Confucian etiquette of the imperial court at all! Do you think you can still be like that in Liangzhou? Be more solemn and respectful! I disturbed the rest of the grand master, and I don’t have any good fruit for you!”

Dong Yi was reprimanded by Li Ru, shut up quickly and stood still, resisted listening to his reprimand, then coughed, suppressed his loud voice again and again, and said in a low voice: "Li Jun, please don't reprimand me!" Dong is rude... It is true that these famous scholars in the court have treated Grand Master Dong too much! They pretend to be respectful to Grand Master Dong on the surface, but secretly they are at odds with Grand Master Dong..."

"Wh... what?" Li Ru was startled, his expression tightened, and he asked anxiously, "Could it be that you have found out some of their plots?" On two young men.

The two young men appeared to be brothers, both tall and handsome.Although they were both dressed in Confucian uniforms, they were handsome and elegant when they looked forward to each other.The older man's face was modest, seeing Li Ru glanced over, he quickly bowed to him slightly and gave him a salute; the younger man's eyes were piercing, as bright as a newly formed sword, and he didn't avoid it. He looked at Li Ru openly.

"What a pair of handsome young men!" Li Ruping had met many young Confucian scholars in his life, but this was the first time he had seen them with such extraordinary talents, and he couldn't help but secretly admired them in his heart.

"Dong Yi! What's the matter?" Dong Zhuo had already sat back on the Xiangzhu mat in the pavilion, looked at them from a distance, and raised his voice to order, "What are you making noise outside? Come inside the pavilion and report back!"

"The general obeys the order!" Dong Yi bowed towards the green bamboo pavilion, stared at the two young scholars in a blink of an eye, and shouted sharply, "You two boys, why are you so dazed! Why don't you go into the pavilion with Dong? Master Taishi confessed to you the crime of escaping without permission?"

Hearing that, the young Confucian scholar's face turned red and his hair seemed to stand on end. He was about to argue, but the older Confucian scholar grabbed the corner of his sleeve and gave him a quick wink.Seeing this, the young Confucian scholar had no choice but to grit his teeth secretly, snorted, and swallowed the words he was about to blurt out, silently followed behind his elder brother, and walked slowly into the green bamboo pavilion.

After entering the pavilion, Dong Yi bowed again to Dong Zhuo, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, these two Confucian scholars are Sima Lang and Sima Yi, the eldest son of Jingzhaoyin Sima Fang. This morning, they The two of them were about to abscond from the East City Gate with more than ten boxes of valuables, but were stopped on the spot by the last general who was guarding there. Now they are being escorted here, and the Grand Master is here to interrogate them!"

"Sima Fang?" Dong Zhuo couldn't help being slightly taken aback when he heard the words, glanced at Li Ru sideways, and thought to himself: This world is really strange and unpredictable!I was still talking about Sima Fang with Li Ru just now, but now Dong Yi came to talk about his father and son.Thinking of this, an indescribable smile could not help but float on his face.

After hearing Dong Yi's report, Li Ru frowned, his face turned cold, and his tone was as cold as ice, and he said, "You are the sons of Sima Fang? Hmph! Sima Fang, a famous official who claims to be "loyal, industrious and honest, treats the country like home", has two different ideas and has different ambitions. He wants to send you two to flee to the Kanto to collude with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other rebels Mess up?"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo felt the same way, his complexion sank suddenly, he stared at Brother Sima Lang, with a strong murderous intent in his tone, and asked: "You two ignorant boys! Are your Sima family really like Li Ru? What the adults say is 'the head of the mouse has two ends, and the heart is different'? Hurry up and do it!"

Na Sima Lang is the eldest son of Sima Fang. He is 20 years old this year. Since he became an official in the county at the age of 16, he has served as an official in his father's Jingzhao Mansion for four or five years.Under his father's training and guidance, Sima Lang is far more mature and capable than officials of his age, and he is quite decent in dealing with various matters.Hearing that Dong Zhuo's words were not meant well, he hastily bowed and replied: "Master Dong, Lord Li, the two adults have misunderstood. Xiaosheng and his second brother left the city this morning, but they were actually going to Hanoi County under the orders of their father. From the hometown of Wenxian County, all the clansmen and folks were invited to pack up their belongings together and return to Dong Taishi's wise and mighty virtue, and moved to Chang'an with the imperial court. Xiaosheng and others are familiar with classics and etiquette for a long time, and they have no intention of escaping without authorization. Please also invite Dong Taishi and Li My lord is aware."

"Hmm..." Seeing that Sima Lang's attitude was modest, his words were submissive, and his conversation should be polite, not at all cunning and sophistry, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little relieved, so he calmed down and said slowly, "Your Sima family Do you really mean this? I'm afraid I'm lying..."

Li Ru was not as credulous as Dong Zhuo. He heard Dong Zhuo's heart fluttering, and quickly interjected, still scolding with a straight face: "Hmph! You are a rebellious child! At this moment, General Dong Yi caught me on the spot. But you are still blindly making excuses to cover up your crimes! If you had escaped from the city just now, how would you know that you would not collude with the rebels from the Kanto region? Grand Master Dong, to treat such a tricky child, you have to torture him to extract a confession. !"

"This..." Dong Zhuo was contemplating, but he heard Diao Chan, who was standing beside him, giggle suddenly, and said in a manly voice: "It seems that Master Li really hates the children of the famous gentry! Once he catches others, he will not If you ask indiscriminately, you will be beaten and punished... Doing so, I'm afraid it will chill the respect and support of Grand Master Dong from the famous nobles..."

Li Ru heard that Diao Chan's words meant to protect Sima Lang brothers, he couldn't help but secretly startled, his thoughts suddenly changed, but he understood again.Diao Chan's adoptive father, Wang Yun, was originally from a famous Confucian family in the court, so he must have a close relationship with Sima Fang and other Confucian family members; The Sima Lang brothers and other gentry children expressed their support and sympathy!It seems that among the government and the opposition, these famous families are closely connected, intertwined, united, echoing each other, and have already formed a huge potential force, which is really extremely difficult to deal with!When he thought of this, he couldn't help being shocked, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his vest!But he also knows that Dong Zhuo loves Diao Chan deeply and treats Wang Yun and other famous scholars and officials as his confidants, even if he advises him in every possible way, he will never listen.Therefore, Li Ru sighed deeply in his heart, and he could only pretend that he didn't hear Diao Chan's sarcastic words, and remained silent.

When Dong Zhuo heard what Diao Chan said, he hesitated even more, but Nian Xu groaned slightly.

At this time, Sima Lang's younger brother, Sima Yi, couldn't hold back at last. He brushed aside Sima Lang's secret dissuasion, stepped forward, looked straight at Li Ru, and argued, "Master Li, please don't frame our two brothers without evidence and evidence." People! Xiaosheng's father is currently in the position of Jingzhaoyin, and he is still in the palace today discussing with Lord Situ Wangyun, Lord Sikong Xunshuang, Lord Wei Yang Biao, etc., about moving the capital, and is working hard on major political affairs... …If our two brothers fled to the Kanto without authorization to join Yuan Shao and other rebels, wouldn’t we be ignoring my father’s danger? Such things that are the most stupid, rebellious and unfilial in the world are the Sima clan that I have always been loyal and filial to the family. What did the Chinese do?"

Li Ru has always been sensitive and wise, when he heard Sima Yi's words, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer for a while.Sima Yi turned around again, pointed to the ten or so large wooden boxes placed under the steps outside the pavilion gate, and said with confidence: "Just now General Dong Yi claimed that our brothers escaped from the city with more than ten boxes of valuables, then Grand Master Dong please check it in person in public - if there are indeed gold and silver treasures hidden in that box, we are willing to plead guilty and receive punishment!"

Dong Zhuo, who was born in a wealthy family in Xiliang and was known to be rough and bold, saw that Sima Yi was so young, and his speech and demeanor were so heroic, he felt a little good in his heart, and nodded slightly.He didn't say much, just put his hands behind his back, shy of his big belly, walked slowly down the steps of the green bamboo pavilion, walked to the more than ten large wooden boxes, pouted his mouth at the soldiers guarding around, and said deeply. He said loudly, "Open the wooden box!"

There was a deafening noise of "ping pong pong", and the soldiers stepped forward in response to the sound, and lifted the lids of the wooden boxes one after another—Dong Yi stretched his neck beside him for a look, and was suddenly dumbfounded: Stacks of bamboo slips and silk are full of classics such as "Book of Changes", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Book of Filial Piety", "Book of Rites".

Seeing those Xiliang soldiers rummaging through the wooden boxes and making a mess of those ancient books, Sima Yi couldn't help shouting out in distress: "Brother soldiers! Take it easy... these It’s not easy to restore a classic that’s broken…”

(End of this chapter)