I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

Chapter 59 I hope you will not be ignorant of flattery

Zhu Jun thought about it, thought about it, and felt that he couldn't refute Queen Mother He.

There is no doubt that Empress Dowager He and Hongnong Wang naturally had hatred and contradictions with the court officials.Even if they raise the bottom line of the scholar-officials infinitely, they will at most regard them as puppets.

Of course, if the bottom line is lowered a little, it might really kill the two people who stand in their way.

That being the case, the two of them who don't have any political strategies and means, it's better to leave get out of class early and retreat to Bi Guiyuan to save their lives and enjoy themselves at ease.

However, the inherent impression made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

After pondering for a long time, I remembered a loophole: "Queen Mother, since you have decided to abdicate, why don't you just abdicate to the current emperor, why do you want Dong... er, Dong Taiwei pretends to be a powerful minister and abolishes it?"

"If the old man doesn't stand up and be the target of the public's criticism at this time, will he let the power of the Han Dynasty fall into the hands of those scholar-bureaucrats?"

Old Dong couldn't help but opened his mouth, and said: "Let's not talk about the general rules of the monarch and ministers, let's say that those scholar-bureaucrats are connected and intertwined, and have already formed a ubiquitous political network."

"If they are really in power, will you think that they will treat the people well and balance the situation, or will they harm the public and enrich themselves and act in a collusion?"

"This?..." Zhu Jun was speechless again.

The scholar-bureaucrat group has never been monolithic. If it really overwhelms the imperial power this time, it will inevitably be divided internally, and the party will fight against dissidents.

What's even more frightening is that they are just wage earners of the Han court, not the masters of this country.

The ass decides the head.

After they take office, their first priority will never be to be sympathetic and plead for the people, but to spare no effort to consolidate their own power.

Where does power come from?

Since it is no longer possible to show kindness on its own, it can only encroach on the interests of the leaders of Li Shu and Guizhou.

"Then you, Dong Zhongying, can benefit the common people if you take power, and return the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty?" Zhu Jun, who was cornered, clung to this question and glared at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo thought for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "I can't guarantee..."

Zhu Jun immediately thought that he had won a victory, and was about to strike while the iron was hot.But Dong Zhuo suddenly took off the sword at his waist, handed it to himself and said, "So, I want to ask Zhu Shijun to warn me."

"Huh?..." Old Zhu was dumbfounded again.

"The world bullies me, slanders me, humiliates me, laughs at me, despises me, and despises me. I am not afraid of it. I am afraid that one day I will be lost in the illusion of power, forgetting that I was born in poverty, experienced the hardships of people's lives, and had a heart. The ambition to revive the Han Dynasty and rebuild the universe."

"Coincidentally, brother Gongwei is also like this."

As he said that, Old Dong handed the sword forward again, and said solemnly: "If one day, the old man really forgets his original intention, I ask my virtuous brother Gongwei to use this sword to cut off the old man's good head!"

"Too, Taiwei..."

At this moment, Zhu Jun stared at the sword in his hand in a daze, and then at the fat man with a fierce and ugly face and a wolfish figure in front of him, and suddenly felt a hot current called a sense of mission, rolling continuously in his chest.

The lofty aspirations that had been silent for more than 30 years made the corners of his eyes slightly moist, and then... he was full of pride!

But when he was about to take the sword and pour out his blood, Old Dong seemed to have thought of something again, looked at Zhu Jun seriously and added: "I hope you, don't be ignorant..."

With a sound of 'Xuan Lang', the sharp sword suddenly came out of its sheath.

Zhu Jun held his sword and glared angrily, and shouted: "Dong thief, if you really turn your back on today's words in the future, this old man will use this sword to chop off your dog's head with his own hands!"

"Excellent!" Hongnong Wang Liu Bian was still in the second year of junior high school, he couldn't help being mad when he saw this, and greeted him: "Come here, serve wine, and congratulate Taiwei and Zhu Shijun!"

However, this time he also hit the second pair.

Lao Dong and Lao Zhu immediately shared a cow's ear cup, while Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian also held it up high. Even Tang Ji, who had a grudge against Lao Dong two days ago, also participated in the grand ceremony.

Drank it all in one gulp, and wiped out all grievances with a glass of wine!

"How can you have fun without dancing?" Empress Dowager He waved again.

At the moment, more than a dozen dancers with curvaceous figures, also dressed in revealing winter clothes, came in, and musicians holding musical instruments in the side chambers, followed by light and melodious music.

The dancers have graceful postures, and their frowns and smiles are like spring flowers blooming.A shy and timid gaze slid across Old Dong's face, he hesitated to speak.Every twist is so provocative and makes people's blood rush.

"Zhu Shijun is good at fighting and has won the hearts of the army. This time the Taiwei and his misunderstandings have been eliminated, it can be said to be like a tiger with wings." The Queen Mother He, a woman, seemed very happy at the moment, and she raised her glass again: "My dear family respects you two!"

"Good!" Old Dong gulped it down again, and said, "I've already made up my mind, and tomorrow I will report to His Majesty, and move Gongwei to be the captain of Sili. This will save him from trying to rebel against me, and find Luoyang's law and order insecurity." solid reason."

Sili Xiaowei, with a rank ratio of two thousand stones, leads 200 people, holds festivals, and is in charge of picketing all officials in Kyoto and offenders in the seven counties of Sanfu, Sanhe, and Hongnong near the capital.

During the court meeting, he sat at a special table with Yushi Zhongcheng and Shang Shuling, and the time was called "Three Sitting alone", especially authoritative.

More importantly, this position also has the right to inspect the edict and lead the army!

Seeing that old Dong was so upright, Zhu Jun was even more grateful to Huaide, and raised his glass: "The Taiwei has entrusted him with the responsibility of a confidant regardless of the previous suspicions. He is so generous, and Jun is very ashamed. Please drink this cup to the brim."

"Speaking of which, Ai's family is not yet well and thank you Taiwei for saving his life. I would like to take this opportunity to drink to the full." Seeing that Old Dong drank it down again, Mrs. He flashed a hint of secret joy behind her, and raised her glass to respect each other again.

Old Dong did not doubt that he was there, and his mood was indeed exuberant, and he would not refuse anyone who came.

One cup, two cups, three or four cups, five cups, six cups, seven or eight cups, nine cups, ten cups, and eleven cups...

At first, he counted with interest, trying to see how much he was drinking.But later on, the number gradually became unclear.

Although the alcohol of this Han Dynasty is not high, it has a lot of stamina.Especially the Empress Dowager He, who seems to be still persuading him to drink intentionally or unintentionally?

When he realized this, before he knew it, his eyes were staring, his limbs were weak, his heart was beating fast, his face was flushed, and finally he didn't even know when the banquet was over, so he fell to the ground in a daze.

In the dizzying memory, the last scene seemed to see the smiling Queen Mother He.

Pretty and blushing, she held her face in her hands, and she didn't know what to say.In the end, she bit her lip slightly, and lightly unwrapped Luo Sha, revealing a whiteness that seemed more glaring than the sunlight outside.

……

When Old Dong woke up leisurely again, it was already time to hold the lamp.

Rubbing my hangover head, I always feel that something is wrong.Immediately, he felt a touch of softness beside him, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat!

The woman also woke up slowly, seeing Dong Zhuo's astonished expression, she also became uneasy: "Tai, Taiwei, Ai, Ai's family is just..."

"What family are you mourning?" Old Dong was stunned, and at the same time he was shocked: You are actually able to talk about this old man's appearance?

But faintly, another kind of uncontrollable excitement rose from his chest.

"The Ai family just felt that the Taiwei was really good for our mother and child, and there was nothing to repay, so..." Empress Dowager He was terrified, but spoke very quickly, obviously she had a draft before.

Get it, this is classic Stockholm Syndrome.

Life was so smooth before, but later his life was in Dong Zhuo's hands.Then Dong Zhuo gave some small favors, and she always felt uneasy and always wanted to give something.

"Then we really?..."

"En." Empress Dowager He nodded slightly, feeling the coldness and anger in the tone of the person beside her, she suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Sure enough, Old Dong immediately flew into a rage: "How can you be like this when the old man is out of his mind!... In this way, how does it feel?"

"Aijia...huh?"

The shivering Empress Dowager He was taken aback for a moment, and when she looked up to see Old Dong's annoyed look, she couldn't help but subconsciously said: "Then, is the Taiwei sober at this time?"

"Don't be so frightened, you used to be the empress of the dynasty, show some demeanor of mother-in-law!"

Empress Dowager He was taken aback again: Old man, you're really good at playing!

At the moment, his spirit was restrained, his face was cold and elegant, he lifted Lao Dong's chin with a light-white finger, his phoenix eyes were full of power, and he said in a commanding voice: "The Ai family is lucky to be with you, I hope you don't want to be dissatisfied." Conscientious promotion!"

That night, Old Dong finally understood one thing: the fact that the butcher's daughter was able to climb to the top of the queen was not only due to her beauty...

Chapter 60 Say this? ...then I won't be tired

"System, Zhu Jun was moved by the old man to be the Captain of Sili to protect the law and order in Luoyang. Will this increase the popularity of the people?"

Back at the mansion, Old Dong slept again to nourish his kidneys.

After waking up, he turned on the system light screen and muttered: "What Sima Lang and Wang Yue have done can bring people's popularity. It makes no sense why Zhu Jun wouldn't?"

"Changing the trajectory of history and benefiting the people will of course increase the popularity of the people."

"Then the old man also promoted Jia Xu as the head of Taiwei's mansion and Cai Yong as Taichang. Why don't you see these two people win the hearts of the people for this old man?"

After finishing speaking, he shut up: Obviously, although this has changed history, what the two of them did did not bring about tangible and beneficial improvements for the people.

"Uh... Actually, it's pretty good. You can't be too greedy."

"With Zhu Jun returning to his heart, the old man's reputation in the army will at least increase. At the same time, Captain Sili and Embroidered Clothes Envoy, one bright and one dark, have initially completed the monitoring of the situation in Luoyang."

After trying to save himself, Old Dong patted his butt and stood up, walking towards the main hall.On the way, he even asked the accompanying WeChat: "Is Wenyou here?"

"Already waiting in the lobby."

"Ah."

When we arrived at the main hall, we waved to the chef to bring breakfast first, then looked at Li Ru with a smile and said, "You worked hard last night, why don't you eat something with me?"

"Xie Taiwei." Li Ru took his seat calmly, and then said: "The news about the poisoning of Empress Dowager He and King Hongnong has been leaked, and my subordinates have investigated it clearly."

"Well, there's no rush." ​​Old Dong nodded with a smile and said, "Talk while eating."

Then, he took a big mouthful of rice porridge and took a bite of the soft and fragrant meat stuffed buns.

When Li Ru was relieved and scooped up a spoonful of rice porridge, he found that Lao Dong looked at him again, with a hint of urging: let you talk while eating, not just eating and not talking...

Li Ru's hand holding the spoon trembled a little, and felt that the steamed buns in front of him were no longer delicious: Are you bosses so dirty-hearted that you like to torment us to beat workers?

"Taiwei, the news was leaked to an old acquaintance of one of the guards accompanying him. That day the guard only knew that he wanted to bring poisonous wine into Bi Guiyuan and kill the Empress Dowager He and King Hongnong with poison. inform."

"An old acquaintance of your guard?" Old Dong was really eating and listening, and he could still say: "So, the old acquaintance of the guard only knew what you were doing, but didn't know that Queen Mother He and King Hongnong were not poisoned later. .”

After finishing speaking, he put on the appearance of a leader, and said in a long voice: "Wen You, this is your fault. How can you tell the guards in advance about such a confidential matter?"

"Also, your level of selecting guards should also be strengthened. You don't have any sense of defense. Look at the old man's subordinates, they are all loyal and tight-lipped..."

Li Ru was expressionless and did not plead guilty, but continued: "The subordinates arrested the spy, and after interrogating him, they learned that his up-line was a maid from the Taiwei's mansion."

"Uh..." Old Dong blushed, and started to change the subject: "Today's steamed stuffed bun is not bad, please try Wenyou."

Only then did Li Ru take a bite of the rice porridge contentedly, and continued: "After interrogating the maid again, I learned that she had been favored by a rich merchant in the city in the Taiwei's mansion, so I sent the Taiwei into Bi Guiyuan and his subordinates." Let us know that Queen Mother He and King Hongnong are going to be poisoned."

"A wealthy businessman in the city?..." Old Dong couldn't help but turn cold and stern, and said, "Who is his upline, don't tell this old man, you embroiderers only have this ability!"

"That person has a lot of friends and complicated connections. But one of them has come into our sight."

"who?"

"Therefore, He Yong, the captain of the Taiwei. After a rough investigation, the subordinates even suspected that the wealthy businessman was the eyeliner and eyesight that He Yong deliberately cultivated."

"He Yong?" Hearing this, Old Dong's face turned gloomy, and he forgot to drink the porridge when it reached his mouth: "These guys are really wicked."

"I thought the last banquet was enough for them to live in peace and to be dogs honestly. I didn't expect that after tasting the blood, they really refused to tuck their tails again."

"But..." Li Ru couldn't help hesitating, and said, "There is no real evidence yet."

"Evidence?..." Old Dong couldn't help laughing, and said, "Wenyou, at our level, do you still need to talk about evidence?"

"Rules and procedures are for the weak. For the strong, there is naturally another quick and efficient way."

"Taiwei!" Li Ru seemed to suddenly think of something, and his expression was startled.

Old Dong understood in seconds, and interrupted the next words with a wave of his hand: "Don't worry, I won't be the same as before, thinking about killing and killing. Only three-year-olds would do such things."

For example, an IQ like that of Lu Bu.

"But this time they may have been obedient and obedient. If the Taiwei doesn't show any signs..." Li Ru found himself in a difficult situation again: he can't kill him directly, and he can't give him some color. The middle size must be carefully controlled.

The water in the political struggle is very deep, and Lao Dong may not be able to grasp it.

"What can't be grasped, this time they shot so hard, they rushed directly to send the old man into the coffin, the old man at least had to chop off He Yong's head, to be considered fair and reasonable."

"Taiwei..." Li Ru tried to persuade him to calm down again, because the water was deep after all.

Old Dong interrupted with a wave of his hand and said: "I know that scholars in the world have long formed an interest group. Although there are many internal conflicts, if someone randomly kills one of them, they will condemn it like a group of rats. resist."

"Therefore, He Yong must be killed, and the scholar group must have nothing to say. It would be better if this incident can also damage the reputation of their group, which would be even more perfect."

"Well, that's what the so-called murderous people mean."

After listening to this clear and logical argument in a daze, Li Ru couldn't help but be astonished. He no longer thought that Old Dong could not grasp it, but felt that he was like a waver soaked in the pool of political struggle.

"Murdering and punishing, what a murderer and punishing the heart, the Taiwei is sinister and ruthless... Uh, my subordinates say that he is insightful and scheming, and he is as amazing as a butcher!"

Old Dong waved his hand lightly: "Fundamentals don't 6."

Li Ru couldn't wait to ask again: "The plan will be released?"

"Uh..." Old Dong's smile froze for a moment, and then he sighed deeply, and said, "Have Wenyou found out? Things in the world are sometimes strange. Some people know a lot of truths, but they still can't live a good life..."