The Nameless of the Common Clans

When hundreds of officials escorted the emperor back to Luoyang, it was past midnight and the sky was bright. However, the city of Luoyang under the morning sun had a sense of dilapidation. After entering the city, you could see messes everywhere, and the corpses in many places had not been cleaned up. , puddles of dried blood could be seen everywhere on the ground, and crying could be heard everywhere.

Many people died last night, not just the eunuchs in the palace.

The emperor was frightened and obviously could not attend the meeting today. He only awarded Chen Mo, Cao Cao and Mingong the title of Tinghou. Chen Mo was the Loutinghou, Cao Cao was the Shentinghou, and Mingong was the Dutinghou. These three The person is obviously the one with the greatest credit. As for the others, Liu Bian ran around all night and was frightened again. He planned to carefully award the reward tomorrow.

Chen Mo bid farewell to Yuan Shao and asked Gao Shun to lead the troops back to the camp. This time the dispute between He Jin and the Shi Changshi was an outcome that no one wanted to see, but fortunately they rescued the emperor and Luoyang would be stable for at least a while. After running around all day yesterday, not to mention Liu Bian, even Chen Mo was a little tired, and the physical exertion was secondary. His body was full of energy every day, and the most important thing was the mental exhaustion. He was ready to take a good rest.

On the other side, Dong Zhuo's army did not enter the city. They were only accompanied by personal guards and trusted generals. They were arranged to stay in the post house temporarily. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Dong Zhuo shook his head and sighed to Li Ru beside him: "In this day and age, although He has a noble status, but he doesn’t look like an emperor. It’s ridiculous.”

"Father-in-law, please don't talk nonsense!" Li Ru was startled and hurriedly went out and looked around. When he saw no one, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Wen You is too cautious," Hua Xiong said with a grin.

"This is Luoyang!" Li Ru glared at Hua Xiong, looked at Dong Zhuo and said, "Father-in-law, these words are not allowed to be spoken carelessly in Luoyang."

"It's just a shame! The great Han Dynasty fell into the hands of a weak young man." Dong Zhuo nodded and said with some regret: "I think that King Chenliu is calm and calm in every change."

Li Ru and Hua Xiong agreed on this point. Last night, when the emperor saw Dong Zhuo's legs weakening, he was unable to speak. On the contrary, King Chenliu was calm and composed. When the emperor and his ministers were talking, it was probably King Chenliu who was helping. Answer.

"This royal matter is not something we have said. Please remember it, father-in-law. However, the emperor is weak, but it will also help my father-in-law ask for a title tomorrow." Li Ru smiled and said: "Tomorrow, when I go to court, my father-in-law should not be entangled in his official position. Just take for example the merits of suppressing the Qiang and Hu during the years of fighting for the Yellow Turbans, but the imperial court assigned the merits to the eunuchs. "

"In Wenyou's opinion, what position should the Lord seek?" Hua Xiong asked curiously.

"I heard that there is a vacancy for the Wei Wei, and the former Wei Wei Dong Zhong is from the same clan as my father-in-law. I think the position of Wei Wei is the most suitable." Li Ru said with a smile, the Wei Wei can be said to have the most military power among the nine ministers. As for the official position, Dong Zhuo not only contributed to the conquest, but also to the rescue last night. The three princes do not want to think about it for the time being, but it is not difficult to get the position of guard. In this way, the Dong family's position in Xiliang will be more stable.

After establishing a firm foothold in Luoyang, given time, it may not be impossible to compete for the three princes.

"Weiwei..." Dong Zhuo nodded. This was pretty much what he expected. Then he patted his thigh and said, "It's a pity that one of my generals was killed just after arriving in Luoyang. Wen Kai, have you ever seen clearly how Chen Mo killed him?" Yadan?”

"My lord, I visited Yadan's body and was stabbed into the throat by a flying knife made of black iron. The blade was no more than three inches long and the whole body was pitch black. It is quite difficult to defend under such circumstances." Hua Xiong nodded. : "Then Chen Mo is too despicable."

He can withstand hidden arrows and throw darts when facing the enemy, and the black iron darts are specially made. Hua Xiong and other fierce generals who charge on the battlefield despise the most for this kind of evil way. Even Yadan yesterday Even if he was stabbed to death by Chen Mo, he wouldn't feel so uncomfortable. After all, Yadan was also a brave general on the battlefield, but he died under such a plot, which really made people feel aggrieved.

"Chen Mo was born in the Huaipu common people, and now he has been accepted by Chen Gui. He is already a member of a noble family, and he was once rated as a capable official of peace and quiet, a hero in troubled times. He is a famous person, not a brave general who charges into battle. Confucianism feels that this There is nothing wrong with waiting." Li Ru smiled.

Hua Xiong looked at this matter from the perspective of a military general, but he ignored that although Chen Mo also fought in wars, he was not famous for his force. He did not panic under such circumstances and used this method to kill the enemy. It fits Chen Mo's identity very well. Would it be possible for a distinguished person to actually wield a sword and attack a Qiang general like you? It would be rude to win, but it would cost you your life if you lost.

There is no excessive use of any means against the enemy, as long as it can kill the enemy.

"You guys all look the same." Hua Xiong curled his lips disdainfully and stabbed others in the back. What kind of man do you think he is? A real man has to fight hard, and there is no shame in being killed if you can't beat him.

Li Ru was too lazy to reason with him.

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard and nodded with a smile: "But Chen Mo is a bit interesting. He is young and has achieved his current status in Luoyang, a land of tigers and wolves, by his own ability. I will have the opportunity to make friends as a good student in the future."

Li Ru also had this idea. Regardless of what happened yesterday, since everyone will be ministers of the same palace in the future, proper communication is necessary.

While several people were talking, a guard outside the door came to the door, bowed and said: "My lord, there is Sima Pan Yin, the commander of the army, outside the door. He said he has something to ask for."

"Who is Pan Yin?" Dong Zhuo frowned. He knew many people in Luoyang, but who was Pan Yin? He had never heard of it.

"Sima of the Shangjun?" Li Ru frowned and said, "As far as Ru knows, the Sima of the Shangjun Academy was disbanded after Jian Shuo's death and divided into various departments in the West Garden. Sima of the Shangjun should no longer be here."

"Then this person claims to be Sima, is he here to deceive? Let me drive him away!" Hua Xiong frowned, he deceived them, how brave he is.

"Slow down!" Li Ru stopped him, looked at Dong Zhuo and said with a smile: "There is nothing going on, it's okay to meet. Luoyang must not have a secret about the Shangjun matter. Now that a Sima of the Shangjun has come, Ru thinks there must be something fishy in it. ”

"Let him in!" Dong Zhuo nodded and looked at the guard outside the door.

"Here!"

Soon, Pan Yin came in under the leadership of his bodyguards and bowed to Dong Zhuo: "Pan Yin, a humble official, please see Dong Gong."

"Excuse me." Dong Zhuo sat up, looked at Pan Yin and said, "As far as I know, the military academy captain was expelled long ago after Jian Shuo's death. Do you think you are the military academy captain?"

"This is the token of humble position. I was originally a general under Shuogong." Pan Yin took out his token and handed it to Hua Xiong aside. He bowed and said, "It's just that Duke Shuo was unjustly killed and died. I was waiting for an opportunity to serve Duke Shuo." I want to take revenge, but I can't find a way to see him. I heard that Mr. Dong came to Beijing today, so I came here to see him. "

"Jian Shuo conspired to kill the minister, so he deserves this." Li Ru on the side smiled and said: "We admire Pan Sima's heart to protect the Lord, but if we talk about revenge, the general is dead, how can we talk about revenge?"

"When the late emperor was still alive, he originally wanted to kill the general. Shuo Zhenggong was killed after he was ordered by the late emperor and was discovered by Na He Jin." Pan Yin bowed.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's eyes flashed at the same time. Dong Zhuo looked at Hua Xiong and said, "Wen Kai, please lead your personal guards to guard the surrounding area and don't let anyone get close."

Hearing this, Hua Xiong nodded and bowed: "Here!"

Seeing Hua Xiong starting to arrange personal guards, Li Ru just looked at Pan Yin and said, "Tell me carefully."

Pan Yin nodded, took out an edict from his arms and said: "This is a secret edict that the late emperor entrusted to Duke Yu Shuo before his death. He wanted to pass it on to Prince Yu Xie, but he was afraid that the general would interfere, so he sent the following edict to inform the general to enter the palace and order Shuo. The public led his troops to ambush him, but he was killed by the general The army saw through it but failed to succeed. The general was powerful. After the death of the late emperor, he forcibly supported Jin Shang to ascend the throne. Duke Shuo tried several times to bring order to the chaos and supported Prince Xie to return to the throne. However, the general was powerful and secrets were leaked. A fatal disaster!"

As for what he leaked at that time, Pan Yin did not say anything.

"Since there is this edict, why should it be given to me?" Dong Zhuo looked at the edict in his hand, the light in his eyes flickering.

"Back to the general, before I came here, I have searched all over the dignitaries in Luoyang, but no one wanted to pay attention to me." Pan Yin knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Dong Zhuo and said: "I know that my position is humble, but my words are insignificant. However, the late emperor's last wish, Duke Shuo, The hatred is all tied to the humble position, and I dare not look forward to it for a moment. "

Yes, he had a friendship with He Jin, so when he realized that Jian Shuo wanted to kill He Jin, he couldn't help but reveal the matter. However, Jian Shuo's kindness to him was much greater than that of He Jin. Therefore, when Jian Shuo died, After He Jin took over, Pan Yin was tortured by regret every day. Especially before Jian Shuo died, he entrusted him with the late emperor's edict and other things, treating him as the most trusted person. This made Pan Yin feel even more guilty for Jian Shuo, but since Jian Shuo was dead, it would be difficult to make up for it. Due to his fault, he could only fulfill Jian Shuo's last wish.

Taking a deep breath, Pan Yin raised his head and looked at Dong Zhuo and said: "Beizi knows that Duke Dong is suspicious. Today, Beizhi hands this edict to Duke Dong. If Dong Gong doesn't want it, it will be difficult for Beizi to find someone else to do this. Duke Shuo's last wish is , it is difficult to fulfill the last wish of the late emperor. I can only die to thank the late emperor and Duke Shuo. If Duke Dong agrees, I am willing to die to keep the secret!"

After saying that, while Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were thinking about the pros and cons of this matter, they suddenly took out a short blade from their arms and stabbed it hard in the heart.

"Slow down!" Dong Zhuo and Li Ru reacted and subconsciously wanted to stop them, but Pan Yin obviously had the will to die. This knife was really meant to kill him. When the two of them spoke, they were already close to death. The blade stabbed hard into his chest.

"Lord! This..." Hua Xiong heard the noise outside the door and rushed in. He saw Pan Yin's slowly falling body and was a little confused. What is going on?

"I didn't expect there to be such a loyal person in the world!" Dong Zhuo stood up slowly with the imperial edict in his hand, looked at Pan Yin's body, and sighed: "Let someone collect this body so that it can be buried alive after the great work is completed!"

"Father-in-law said..." Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo.

"I will do what the dignitaries in Luoyang dare not do. This is the late emperor's order. Someone should do it!" Dong Zhuo slowly put away the edict and said loudly.

"Ru is willing to help my father-in-law achieve great things!" Li Rusurong said with a salute.

Hua Xiong looked at this scene blankly. Although he didn't know what happened, he still cupped his fists and said, "The same goes for someone!"