Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 36 Kong Rong is Suspected

Chapter 36 Kong Rong is Suspected

The ancient road, the west wind, and the thin horse.

Sunset, west.

Ma Teng was covered in wounds, and Xia Houba was covered in blood. After a simple bandage, they set off towards Xu Du.

Along the way, Cao Chong bowed his head in silence, meditating on what happened to Luoyang.

When I came to Luoyang by myself, no one knew about it except Ma Teng and Xia Houba, so who could spread the news?

Man Chong said that everyone in Xu knew that he had come to Luoyang, which fully explained that someone had deliberately released the news.

At first Cao Chong suspected Ma Teng, but seeing Ma Teng covered in injuries and his own who had fought bloody battles to protect him before, he dismissed the idea.

It was even more impossible for Xiahouba. From the beginning to the end, Xiahouba never strayed from him.

In this way, there is only one possibility, that I was being targeted, and I was followed from the moment I left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Otherwise, the news that he came to Luoyang could not have spread so fast, and he would not have almost died at the hands of the Western Regions.

Damn it, I was followed all the way, but the young master didn't notice it.

Cao Chong suddenly discovered that he had entered a game. First, he was poisoned, and the other party deliberately left clues to lure him to Luoyang, and then borrowed the hands of people from the Western Regions to kill him.

At the same time, there was news from Xu Du that he came to Luoyang, and if he was killed, he would have nothing to do with the people from Xu Du.

hiss……

Cao Chong gasped, and was shocked to find that he had been completely careless in coming to Luoyang.

Fortunately, Man Chong came in time, otherwise he would never see the sun of tomorrow again.

The black hand behind the scenes is really ruthless!

"My lord, what are your plans now?" Since Man Chong was arranged by Cao Cao to come back to investigate the case, Cao Chong was not polite and asked directly.

Man Chong bowed and said: "I don't have any clues yet, I wonder if the young master can give me some information."

Cao Chong didn't hesitate. He wanted to find out who was behind the scenes, but he couldn't do it without Man Chong, a cruel official. "At present, I only have two clues. The poison I am poisoned is black poison, a rare poison in the Western Regions, and another kind of poison." That is, the person who bought the black poison was a scholar."

"But these two clues are currently broken."

Man Chong thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Young master, do you know what characteristics that scholar has?"

If I knew, why would I need you!

Cao Chong shook his head.

Man Chong continued to ask: "Does the young master know whether the scholar is dead or alive?"

How the hell did I know.

Cao Chong still shook his head.

"This..." Man Chong didn't know what to ask.

After a long while, I found the topic again, "From the young master's point of view, where do you think the scholar came from?"

This Cao Chong said, "Xu Du!"

Man Chong smiled, still squinting his eyes and smiling sinisterly, "I think the scholar is also from Xudu. If the guess is correct, the scholar is still in Xudu. We need to go back immediately and find the scholar."

In a sea of ​​people, it is difficult to find someone, let alone Xu Du.

What's more, what I can know so far is just a scholar.

"My lord, how can I find a scholar?" Cao Chong asked.

Man Chong continued to laugh slyly, with a well-thought-out plan, "Young master, have you forgotten, among Xu Du, who is the most knowledgeable?"

In terms of learning, Xu Du recognized that Kong Rong was the first and Chen Lin was the second.

Both of them are today's bachelors and are admired by many scholars.

With one word to wake up the dreamer, Cao Chong immediately understood Man Chong's next step, "Master Manchu is going to use Kong Rong with a knife?"

"No, I just want to investigate the scholar who bought black poison." Man Chong replied with a smile.

Cao Chong understood. On the day of his accident, Kong Rong happened to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Mrs. Bian, and the person who bought the black poison was a scholar. No one but Kong Rong could connect these two things.

From the looks of it, the fact that he was poisoned was indeed related to Kong Rong.

"My lord, although my father sent you back to Xudu to investigate my poisoning case, I can't stand by and watch. If there is any new news, please let me know in time."

Man Chong's ability is not bad, and he is also very loyal to Cao Cao. Cao Chong can rest assured and boldly ask Man Chong to help investigate the case.

But Cao Chong had a hurdle in his heart, and he didn't pass it.

If it was just Kong Rong who poisoned Cao Chong and Cao Chong asked Man Chong to handle the matter, there was no need to worry.

But what if behind the poisoning, there is a struggle for the heirloom.

Cao Chong is the son of Cao Cao, and Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi are also the sons of Cao Cao.

The palms and backs of the hands were full of flesh, and Cao Cao was reluctant to punish him.

For the same reason, all four are sons, and they are all likely to inherit Cao Cao's rule. He dares to easily offend him if he is full of favors.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Cao Chong will not let Man Chong take full responsibility for his poisoning case, he must participate in it.

What's more, being able to poison the prime minister's mansion is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and there must be some kind of force behind it.

Man Chong is a smart person, and he also knows the stakes. He bowed and said: "Please rest assured, young master, if there is any progress here, I will definitely inform the young master as soon as possible."

"It's not too late. Let's speed up and get back to Xudu in the fastest time." Cao Chong took the lead on the red rabbit horse.

Man Chong and others followed closely behind.

After arriving in Xudu, Cao Chong drove his horse swaggeringly and walked on the road to tell the master behind the scenes that the young master was still alive and well.

The other thing is to ask Man Chong to send Ma Teng and Xia Houba to Zhang Zhongjing.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhongjing stayed in Xudu, otherwise no one could heal Ma Teng and Xiahouba's injuries.

After dealing with all this, Cao Chong went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to accompany Diao Chan.

The rest is left to Man Chong to handle.

Man Chong was originally a ruthless official, and it was easy for him to find the scholar.

Man Chong returned to the government office, and directly issued an order to go to the Confucian mansion to make trouble, threatening to ask Kong Rong to hand over all the scholars.

Kong Rong, as a doctor in the imperial court, how could he let Man Chong mess around, he directly called the servants in the mansion to force Man Chong to retreat by force.

Man Chong was furious, and sent troops to surround the Confucian mansion, leaving only a gap in the back door.

Man Chong said that if Kong Rong didn't hand over people for a day, he wouldn't withdraw his troops for a day.

In order to frighten Kong Rong, Man Chong also dragged the death row prisoner to the gate of the Confucian mansion, beheaded him, and threw the head directly into the Confucian mansion.

For a time, blood was all over the ground in the Confucian mansion, and people were panic-stricken, and no one dared to go out.

Even if the imperial court sent Zhao Wen to come forward to settle the matter, Man Chong still didn't give face.

That night, Kong Rong couldn't stand the pressure, so he asked a scholar to pack up and salute, and took advantage of the weak guard at the back gate to escape at night.

The scholar thanked Kong Rong for saving his life, changed his luggage, brought a salute, quietly left Confucius' mansion, and drove away.

……

"My lord, the scholar has come out, do you want to take it?" A servant immediately reported it to Man Chong.

Man Chong sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Don't worry, it won't be too late to take him after he leaves Xudu!"

(End of this chapter)