I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

Judging from the fine frequency and clenched fists, she seems to be... angry?

"How could uncle insult me ​​like this!" Cai Yan's eyes revealed the beauty of grief and indignation when he said this, as if he wanted to release all the grievances in his heart.

Although there were no tears, people felt a little suffocated.

Dong Zhuo was bewildered and at a loss, suddenly... a little annoyed by this eldest niece: Well-intentioned to give your father a promotion, so that you can feel at ease as the second generation of officials?

Even sending you money and clothes, how could it be an insult to you?

If someone insults me like this, I won't be Dong Zhuo, okay, I'll be Lu Bu!

Recognize that man as a godfather!

Hmph, women are unreasonable creatures, and they don't know when they will be offended.Moreover, you put your emotions out without saying anything, which makes you baffled.

Fortunately, this is not a previous life where poisonous chicken soup was everywhere, and the social concept of male superiority and female inferiority weighed down.

Although Cai Yan was sad and angry, her good family education made her very polite, and said sadly, "Uncle, do you really want to kill a donkey like this?"

"Donkey?..." The bewildered Dong Zhuo looked at Cai Yan who was about to cry, and couldn't help... laughing: "My niece's drooping face really looks alike."

"Uncle!" Cai Yan was angry and annoyed, a surge of anger surged in her chest, she didn't know how to deal with herself, she was almost ashamed and angry.

Looking at Dong Zhuo's bewildered and serious face with extreme anger, he couldn't help...and burst out laughing: "You, how can you say that about your niece?"

At this time, she saw that Dong Zhuo really didn't understand what she meant, and after glaring angrily, she said seriously: "Uncle won't think that everything will be safe after passing the memorial, and he will throw Zhao Ji aside. Bar?"

Dong Zhuo also sensed the smell at this time, and said, "Zhao Ji is saying that the market reform is not over yet?"

"Then, I was in a hurry to promote your father and give you gold and silk. Let you mistakenly think that I want to leave you aside, cross the river to tear down bridges, unload mills and kill donkeys?"

"Ah."

"Niece, this is not called crossing the river to demolish the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey. If you run out of use and throw it aside, you are called a scumbag!"

"Scumbag, scumbag?" Cai Yan didn't understand, but she knew: "Uncle is not a scumbag."

"The niece thinks I'm...an honest person?"

"Uncle seems to be arrogant and domineering, but he is kind-hearted and has a poor heart. He can be regarded as an honest man." Cai Yan nodded seriously.

"..."

Dong Zhuo's expression twisted suddenly: How do you feel, you seem to be scolding me?

Chapter 35 Just Think I Farted!

Old Dong didn't know when "honest man" became a derogatory term.

But this is just a small episode. After thinking about Cai Yan's words, I realized that this market reform is really not just an edict, and it's over.

"Any reform and change requires corresponding supporting facilities, especially for relatively large adjustments and changes like ours, it needs...talents!"

"Without a reliable and capable team to build a team and implement the government order system steadily, not only will the desired effect not be achieved, but it may even have the opposite effect."

Then he signaled Cai Yan to sit down, and continued: "Our reforms include breaking the restriction of 'the market opens at noon and the market closes at sunset', and changing the layout of 'one city in four miles' to 'a city in a square, and a square in a city' , and the mayor of Luoyang was added to supervise the city order and scumbag, responsible for leveling, prices, city registration, business taxes and other matters."

"Among them, the planning and layout of the Fang City, the city order, the co-option of scumbags, and the key to leveling, prices, city registration, business tax, order, etc., lie in..."

As he said that, his eyes met Cai Yan who was eager to try, and after waiting for a while, the two said in unison: "The candidate for the mayor of Luoyang!"

Such a tacit understanding made Cai Yan visibly excited, and all the previous dissatisfaction disappeared: "Uncle is wise and wise, and he did not disappoint my niece."

"It's absurd. Uncle was really complacent before, but he was slack and negligent. If it wasn't for my niece reminding me, I would have almost given up halfway."

Admit it when you make a mistake, everyone has secrets and mistakes, it’s no big deal.

On the contrary, it is the most contemptible thing to lose face and dare not admit one's mistakes.If you don't know how to correct it, your whole life will be like that.

"Well... the rank of the three cities of Luoyang is [-] shi. The new mayor's rank is set at [-] shi. At the same time, this person must be knowledgeable, especially good at arithmetic, and it is best to come from a family background. It's better, I can talk to people like Luoyang Ling and Sili Xiaowei."

Old Dong brushed his unrestrained beard and frowned in thought.

"In addition to that, you must be young, have a filial piety, and have some experience in politics. Those with outstanding reputation have already been famous in the court, so they are not suitable for this position."

Cai Yan frowned lightly, resting her chin in thought.

"Well, that's right." Old Dong nodded, his brows were beaming, he met Cai Yan's eyes again, and said, "Niece, do you know what is the key to selecting talents and appointing talents?"

Then, he and Cai Yan spoke in unison again.

"Both ability and political integrity!"

"Conyism!"

The two answers, which were thousands of miles apart, came out, and the tacit understanding collapsed to pieces.Old Dong's eyes were disappointed, and he glanced at Cai Yan resentfully: "Niece, you still don't understand me..."

Cai Yan, who was so eager to beat someone at that glance, felt that her decades of upbringing as a lady might be overwhelmed at any time: You are a dead fat man in his 50s, why are you complaining!

After holding back, he persuaded in a calm tone: "Uncle, you have both ability and political integrity, and putting morality first is the right path. You're a 'cronyist', really..."

Dong Zhuo laughed: another fool with a high IQ who was misled by books.

"Niece, do you subconsciously feel that the first choice for a virtuous appointment should have both ability and political integrity, and don't care about other perspectives. Even, it's better for an uncle to be 'exclusively without avoiding hatred', in order to be considered broad-minded?"

"Shouldn't it be so?"

"Of course not." Old Dong shook his head and said, "The position of mayor of Luoyang may seem insignificant, but he has the power to collect commercial taxes. If he falls into the hands of someone who doesn't agree with the old man's ideas, the greater his power, the greater the loss of the old man." heavy."

"After all, the definition of 'Germany' is too broad."

"Don't forget, Uncle is a notorious powerful minister. After that man backstabbed the old man, he can still brazenly boast that he is a virtuous person."

"After all, isn't there a saying called 'Loyalty and righteousness can't be balanced'. What's wrong with people abandoning small righteousness and becoming a grand duke? It's too simple to clean up."

"Uncle..." Hearing these fallacies, Cai Yan found it hard to accept for a while.At the same time, the eyes are still a little confused: whitewashing? ……what does this mean?

But old Dong waved his hand and interrupted: "Niece, I know that Bo Jie must have told you the story of 'If you move outside you don't avoid enemies, if you move inside you don't avoid relatives', and it was told when you were young."

"Because you didn't have the ability to think independently when you were young, you subconsciously took it as the golden rule."

"But have you ever thought about why, for hundreds of years, only the story of Qi Huangyang telling Duke Ping of Jin 'not avoiding enmity by exercising externally and not avoiding relatives by exercising internally' has been recorded, and most kings appointed officials first Choose from relatives and close people?"

"Why, why?"

"Because the appointment of relatives and people close to these people can first save the cost of trust—of course, it does not mean that relatives and people close to them will definitely not betray, but at least it is much better than a stranger."

"For hundreds of years, only Qi Huangyang's alternative recommendation to Jin Pinggong has been recorded. It is because of the rare and unexpected practice that it is worth recording. After hundreds of years of verification, it is also safe. Instead, it appears to be mediocre and lost in the long river of history.”

Immediately, looking at Cai Yan who was still puzzled, Old Dong smiled and said: "To give the simplest example, my niece has five coins in her hand and must give them to others. Who will you give them to?"

"Father, or sister..." Although he didn't want to admit it, Cai Yan thought about it and answered truthfully.

"That's right, that's the only way that's in line with human nature, and it's in your best interest." Old Dong laughed again, and explained eloquently: "Giving it to your father will get his love, and giving it to your sister will also make her get closer to him. Giving money to a stranger, there are too many variables."

"Uncle..." After listening, Cai Yan opened his mouth to express that he understood.

But when Old Dong raised his head, he interrupted again: "My niece, uncle knows that people like you who have studied a lot are more likely to get into a dead end."

"uncle……"

"Listen to me, morality and harmony are not the most important thing, loyalty and trust are the first."

"Uncle!..." After being interrupted one after another, Cai Yan couldn't help raising his tone, and quickly asked before Old Dong was about to interrupt again: "Among the uncle's family and people close to him, is there any suitable candidate?"

"I..." Dong Zhuo was taken aback for a moment, and then the smile on his face froze, annoyed as if he had eaten shit: "That... niece, just think I farted just now!"

His theory is correct, but the problem is...there are no people under his command: the generals are all leading soldiers, and Li Ru is preparing for the embroiderer.

As for Jia Xu, who was newly appointed as Taiwei Changshi - since he already knew that He Yong was a second-five son, of course it was impossible to keep him by his side.

Thanks to what I said just now, but the reality is such a face-slapping, it's really a shame to open the door for a shame, it's so embarrassing.

Cai Yan couldn't help but chuckle, bright as a spring flower, and then trembled slightly.

Then, I saw Old Dong looking at him with malicious intentions: "Your father is famous all over the world, there must be a lot of high-achieving disciples under his sect, can you recommend some?"

"My father and his disciples are all famous..." Cai Yan shook her head: If there is a suitable candidate, she just said it.

The two looked at each other again and sighed in unison.

This person...is too hard to find.

The scene fell into an embarrassing silence for a moment.

The guard outside the door suddenly came to report: "Taiwei, the doctor ordered Li Ru to see you."

"Huh?...Let him in."

Soon Li Ru hurried into the hall, and when he saw Cai Yan, he was slightly taken aback, and said hesitantly, "Taiwei, I have something important to report..."

Seeing this, Cai Yan got up and wanted to leave.

Old Dong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Zhao Ji is not an outsider, so just say what you want."

Li Ru's eyes were a bit contemptuous, he didn't like Lao Dong's virtue of pretending in front of beautiful women, he thought about his words and said: "Taiwei, according to...reliable information, Luoyang Commander Sima Fang wants to flee Luoyang with his family."

"Sima Fang?" Old Dong was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned, his expression became strange, he looked at Cai Yan and said, "Niece, do you really think that uncle is an honest man?"

"Um……"

"I'm sorry, you misread the person!" Old Dong smiled evilly, and suddenly waved his sleeves: "Come here, go and find the Chengmen school captain Wu Qiong!"

Chapter 36 Escaping from the Devil's Claws... Failed

The night is as cool as water and as dark as ink.

Sima Fang carefully took his family and property with him, and proceeded cautiously with anxiety and worry.At the same time, they were also told to keep their voices as low as possible.

As a Luoyang order, it is easy to get the rules of Luoyang patrol soldiers.A few days ago, he also bribed a senior from the upper east gate.

"Father, do I have to leave Luoyang?" The eldest son Sima Lang couldn't help asking in a low voice while leading the way ahead.

"Good morning..." Looking at the upper east gate not far ahead, Sima Fang sighed slightly, and said, "Boda, can't you see that this Luoyang will not be peaceful sooner or later?"

Hearing this, Sima Lang's handsome face couldn't help showing a hint of worry: "While Dong Zhuo is fighting for martial arts, he is unknown and hopeless, but he steals military power with thunderous force, taking what he wants, how can he not provoke public anger?"

"And then he abolished the emperor, imprisoned the concubine and Hongnong king, bullied the superior with power, and violated the taboo of the courtiers. All kinds of actions have made the situation tense..."

"That's right." Sima Fang also sighed quietly, and said, "If Dong Zhuo was just domineering and arrogant, the scholars would only dare to be angry and dare not speak out. However, last month he listened to the words of Zhou Wei, Wu Qiong, and Zheng Tai. Let the famous people in the court guard the four directions, so as to control the world."

"I don't know that those who are all scholars will agree with him?"

"I'm afraid that when these people arrive at the place, they will quickly regain power and echo each other from afar. At that time, spread the word to the four directions and raise troops on a large scale. In an instant, Luoyang will be clamoring and fighting, and the flames will rage!"

"Hmm...presumably at that time, Dong Zhuo will be angrily reprimanded in the proclamation for stealing and digging up the imperial tomb and abusing ghosts and gods. It's really too evil to steam the emperor's sky and pollute the earth with filth."

Just when the two were worried, a tired voice came from behind.

Some cynical.

A boy who looked to be eleven or twelve years old was restlessly lying on the bullock cart containing his family's belongings, and said to Sima Fang and Sima Lang, "Although Dong Zhuo did this in secret, you just need to pay attention to it. There will be nothing to hide."

As he spoke, he tossed it casually, and in his hand was a golden jade piece.

"Yi'er, be careful!" Sima Fang glanced back sternly, and said, "Tonight is the time when our family lives and dies, so don't make any trouble!"

Sima Yi curled his lips boredly, but he still replied casually: "My child understands."

Seeing that the second son obviously didn't listen to his words, Sima Fang's heart sank again, feeling that something ominous would happen tonight.

But the upper east gate is already ahead, so I can only temporarily suppress this worry and deal with it with all my energy.

"Lord Neishi, you're finally here..." Shi Zhang saw Sima Fang, his expression obviously relaxed, and said: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, my heart is frightened."

"The life-saving grace of a righteous man will never be forgotten."

Sima Fang bowed and saluted, the chief was obviously overwhelmed by the flattery, so he hurried to help.At this moment, Sima Fang had already taken out two gold cakes, and quickly stuffed them into Shi Chang's hands with the cover of his wide sleeves: "Thank you!"

Shi Chang looked stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed, and whispered to his subordinates to open the city gate: "Master Neishi, you are too polite, it is necessary to leave quickly."

Everything seems to be going well.

However, Sima Yi looked around the city with only a few lights on, and suddenly realized that something was wrong: there were a few traces of light that shouldn't appear in the dark gate of the city tower directly opposite.

The city gate slowly opened.

The light gradually became brighter, and Sima Yi suddenly stood up and shouted: "Father!..."

"What's going on here? How could there be lights outside the city gate?" Sima Fang also saw it at this time, and hurriedly looked at Shi Chang in front of him, but saw that he was panicked and dazed, apparently he didn't know what was going on.

Outside the city gate, metal weapons clanged and collided, and countless feet stepped on the stone pavement in the street, making a dull rattling sound, like a shower of rain.

Numerous torches illuminate the dark night.