After Lu Quan left, Du Waner sat silently in front of the bed, tears falling like broken beads.
Yue'er laid out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, walked over and said timidly: "Miss, just write him a letter. Otherwise he won't know your thoughts. After all, Master Du did all this in your name.
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Du Waner walked to the table, picked up the pen, and wrote a lot of words with tears. Suddenly she paused, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it to the ground.
"Since he has no pity for me, why should I add to my troubles? Just treat it as a dream. You go find my cousin, and I don't want to go home. I want to go to Jingzhou with him."
Yue'er wanted to try to persuade her, but seeing Du Waner's sad expression, she finally sighed, quietly picked up the paper ball, packed it up and went out.
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"What did the letter say? I think it's better for us to break up with him as soon as possible, lest His Majesty finds out about it, and then we really can't live without it."
Zhao Zhong said fearfully.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao. From now on, we can communicate with Zhou Cang openly, and we don't need to be so secretive."
Zhang Rang laughed loudly.
Zhao Zhong took the letter doubtfully and started to read it.
"I think back then, we risked our lives to get involved with Zhang Jiao. We thought that after Zhang Jiao's death, our supply of the elixir of youth would be cut off, but we didn't expect that Zhou Cang would also learn how to refine the elixir this time. This is really what we
What a blessing for brothers, hehe."
Zhang Rang said proudly.
"This is a mere county magistrate, but he is quite courageous. This week Cang has made such great achievements, and yet he actually puts him in jail. This is a bit puzzling."
Zhao Zhong had a lot of doubts after reading the letter.
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. If Zhou Cang didn't ask for something from us, how could he be willing to give us the elixir? This time, he gave ten pills at once. They are bound to get what they ask for.
Zhang Rang was more straightforward, "This official is easier to deal with than a thief. If this happens, it will be justifiable for us to ask for elixirs from him in the future."
"This little thing doesn't trouble us brothers. As long as the Zhou family takes the lead, we can just go with the flow. We're just afraid that Situ and the others will interfere. It would be bad if it backfires and the source of the elixir is cut off." Zhao Zhong said thoughtfully.
Zhang Rang pondered: "This matter really needs to be carefully planned, and it must always satisfy his wishes. If Zhou Zhong, the great minister, takes the initiative first, we will act according to the situation. If Zhou Zhong does not come forward for Zhoucang,
Well, then I’m afraid everyone in the world will be disappointed in them.”
"By the way, Mr. Zhang, does this elixir work? Although it looks the same as what Zhang Jiao gave us before, I'm always afraid that this guy is cheating."
"Haha, don't worry about this, Mr. Zhao. The packaging of the elixir cannot be made by ordinary skilled craftsmen. Besides, after taking this elixir, our brothers don't even suffer from colds and headaches."
Chang, do you think the effect of this elixir is okay?"
"It makes sense, it makes sense. Mr. Zhang is far more knowledgeable than I." Zhao Zhong also chuckled, and then his face changed again and he said, "This old boy Wang Yun is also very lucky. We just tried to find a way to put him in prison.
In the end, just in time for this amnesty, this old boy suddenly changed and was reinstated to his official position, which is really annoying."
Zhang Rang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and he threw the tea bowl on the ground angrily.
"These civil servants are all overjoyed to see Wang Yun come back. Recently, their tails have been raised to the sky. We must find a way to get this old boy in again, otherwise everyone will follow suit in the future. Will you and I still have a way to survive? Will we encounter the world's amnesty in the future?
, he must be excluded. Your Majesty is tolerant. The world offers amnesty almost once a year, and these people will benefit from it."
"Now that the situation in the northwest is deteriorating day by day, His Majesty still relies on these civil servants and generals. I am afraid that it will be difficult to act in a hurry."
Zhao Zhong frowned.
"Precisely because of this, it is a good time for us to deal with them, as long as this is so..., hehehehe"
Zhang Rang's triangle eyes emitted a sinister look.
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"Everyone, I still have something to report. If nothing happens, just retreat from the court."
For Emperor Liu Hong, every time he went to court was a torment, and he wasted enough time to favor two beauties. But as an emperor, he had to go to court. Not only did he have to go to court, but he also had to listen to the different opinions of his ministers.
Not only listen, but also listen carefully and understand clearly. Otherwise, these people will deceive themselves once and they will deceive them a second time. In the end, they will slowly deceive themselves and even seek to usurp the throne. This is absolutely not allowed.
"I have this memorial." Grand Secretary Nong Zhou Zhong stood up and saluted, "I have a brother from my hometown in Jiang County. He was young and ignorant and was taken into the Yellow Turban Army and was coerced for several years. Fortunately, Your Majesty dispatched troops to defeat the thieves.
In order to repay His Majesty's kindness, Zhou Cang, the younger brother of the clan, entered the bandit camp alone and persuaded the thieves to retreat to ensure the peace of Hanzhong. Now Su Gu, the governor of Hanzhong, wrote a letter to protect the peace.
Zhou Cang was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Hanzhong to ensure the peace of the whole country."
Zhou Zhong stood up for Zhou Cang, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other, and as expected, as long as Zhou Zhong took the first step, the rest of the matter would be easy to handle.
"Your Majesty, I also have this memorial. I have obtained a secret memorial from Du Ji, the Prime Minister of Hanzhong County. Zhou Cang, a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, has colluded with Zhang Xiu, a rice thief from Ba County, to plot against Hanzhong." Yuan Wei also stood up and began to report.
For a while, all the ministers whispered to each other. This scene was very rare today. Da Sinong and Situ actually went toe-to-toe over a little-known Zhou Cang.
"Zhou Cang, why is your name so familiar?" Emperor Liu Hong asked in confusion.
Zhang Rang leaned close to Liu Hong's ear and whispered: "This Zhou Cang is General Lei Gong who Zhang Jiao pretended to confer some time ago. Your Majesty once had people draw shadows to capture him. However, your Majesty announced an amnesty some time ago, and this person has been arrested."
Forgiven."
Liu Hong nodded when he heard this, "What you two said is exactly the opposite. Is it possible for me to decide the case personally?"
"Today is the first court meeting after the new year. I am in a good mood, so I will come to resolve this case personally. Has Hanzhong been taken over by thieves?"
"Your Majesty, Hanzhong is still there, and Nanzheng City is as stable as Mount Tai." Zhou Zhong bowed and said.
"Have the Bazhou thieves withdrew their troops?"
Zhou Zhong secretly felt relieved after hearing this, and answered first: "After the rational and emotional persuasion of my brother Zhou Cang Xiaozhi, the thieves have withdrawn to Ba County."
"Oh, is there any evidence that Zhou Cang colluded with the thieves? Master Zhou will not talk about it this time, and let Master Yuan also talk about it."
"This, although there is no evidence for this, Zhou Cang's behavior is indeed suspicious. He even brought five thousand troops to Hanzhong with ulterior motives."
Yuan Wei solemnly replied.
"Your Majesty, my brother brought five thousand volunteers into Hanzhong to repay Your Majesty's kindness. Without these five thousand volunteers, this rice thief would not withdraw his troops honestly." Zhou Zhong said quickly.
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"I have never heard of anyone who could recruit five thousand volunteers at once. He must have some conspiracy." Yuan Wei refused to give in.
"My brother admires Your Majesty's benevolence. If you have any plans, then the plot is to protect the Han family for Your Majesty, in order to win a wife and a son!"
Zhou Zhong also risked his life for the sake of the Zhou family's face.
"Okay, stop arguing. I hate quarrels the most. Can't you just talk to me about something? This matter is really a headache. What is Zhou Cang going to do this week?"
Liu Hong also found it a bit puzzling.
"Your Majesty, I have recently received a military intelligence report that a group of Yellow Turban remnants have attacked Shangyong County. Shangyong is the throat of Hanzhong and Jingzhou. Could it be involved in this matter?"
General He Jin also came to join in the fun.
"If I hadn't asked you just now, you wouldn't have reported these things. Why did so many things happen when I asked you? General, why didn't you report such a big loss to Shangyong just now?" Liu Hong was also angry.
Already.
"I thought it was just a small county town and had already urged Hanzhong officials to send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible, so I didn't have time to report it."
He Jin was very frightened. In order to change the subject, he said eloquently, "His Majesty just talked about Hanzhong, so I remembered this matter. Why don't we test Zhou Cang's loyalty on this matter."