"What? His Majesty was kidnapped by Zhang Rang and taken outside the city? And he is now in Mr. Cui Yi's house!"
Yuan Shao, who was working with Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others to protect the safety of Queen Mother He in the center of the palace, suddenly received such news, and it was a servant from Cui Yizhuang who passed the news to Yuan Shao.
Song Xian, Wei Xu and others obviously cared too much about the emperor in their hands, but lacked supervision over the bankers and servants whose combat effectiveness was extremely low. Perhaps it was because they already knew that Dong Zhuo was nearby. That's why Cui let Cui
Yi found an opportunity and asked one of his servants to ride a fast horse with a token and rush to Luoyang City to report to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao could quickly lead troops to rescue him.
Of course, Cui Yi didn't know that Dong Zhuo was nearby at the time, so he just hoped that Yuan Shao would quickly lead troops to protect Liu Bian and Liu Xie brothers. After all, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others were soldiers under Shi Changshi, although they felt that
Yu Dayi killed ten regular servants, but after all, people still felt uneasy, not to mention that there was not much respect in their eyes when they looked at the emperor.
At the same time, Cui Yi had another purpose.
With the killing of General He Jin, a leader recognized by the scholars, and the destruction of the Shi Changshi, it is obvious that the government is about to enter the stage of scholars taking power. Then the position of this scholar leader has become very popular.
stand up.
To obtain this position, not only does one's family need to have a high status, but one also needs to be appointed by the emperor.
You see, He Jin is just a member of a butcher family that sells meat. Although he is a little famous locally, he can be said to be unknown nationwide. But He Jin, who comes from such a family, after the emperor gave him the title of a general
He successfully joined the ranks of the scholars, and Qiang even became the leader of the scholars by virtue of his status as the prince's uncle. This shows how important the emperor's favor is. And it is obviously a very rare thing to get this honor now.
opportunity.
Yes, the family that Cui Yi prefers to trust as a leader of the gentry is the Yuan family of Runan. Whether it is from the academic status, the family background, or the performance of the family members, it all fits the image of the gentry leader in Cui Yi's mind, not to mention the Yuan family.
Their descendants Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu also control a certain number of troops, which can protect the interests of the Yuan family from being infringed by others.
"I will lead the troops to meet His Majesty, Meng De, Highway, what about you? Are you here to protect the Queen Mother or come with me."
Although the best result for Yuan Shao is to take the responsibility himself, it is obvious that he does not have the power to order these people, so he can only adopt a discussion tone. Or it should be said that even if he orders these people to stay, there is a possibility of success.
The sex wouldn't be too high either.
"Of course I have to lead troops to welcome His Majesty back, and the few troops you have at the beginning may not be enough." This is Yuan Shu.
"You two brothers, go ahead. The Queen Mother also needs to leave some manpower to protect her. There are still fires burning in many palaces that need to be extinguished. I will stay here. But you are not worried about me. Li Xue, the shepherd of Bingzhou, is also here.
I can still ask him for help."
What was different from what the Yuan brothers thought was that Cao Cao chose to stay here. This was certainly not because Cao Cao was having an attack on his wife-controlling nature at this time and wanted to take the opportunity to have a super-friendly relationship with the widow Queen Mother He. Although he
He did indeed attack He Jin's daughter-in-law later, but this time it was a choice he made after careful consideration.
Does Cao Cao want to establish a close enough relationship with the little emperor? Of course, especially at this time, when the little emperor is isolated and helpless, if Cao Cao can save him from the fire and water, he can naturally greatly improve the little emperor's relationship with him.
However, that is the most ideal situation. Now that he has the Yuan brothers, it will naturally become extremely difficult for him to achieve his goal.
Then let's settle for the next best thing. Although the Queen Mother He is not the emperor, she is the emperor's mother. And Liu Bian is only 13 years old now. According to the law of the Han Dynasty, an emperor who is less than 20 years old needs the Queen Mother to listen to the government after he ascends the throne.
In other words, before Liu Bian came of age, Queen Mother He had considerable power. At least all laws and decrees could not be passed without the Queen Mother's seal, not to mention the power to appoint and remove personnel and various other matters.
right to intervene.
Of course, choosing to rely on the Queen Mother is not without its drawbacks. One of the biggest drawbacks is whether the emperor after taking office will make a liquidation of the Queen Mother's decision, or carry out political liquidation of the inevitable Queen Mother Party. There are countless cases in this regard.
, one of the most classic cases is the history of the struggle between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Yezhu and his grandmother and mother.
However, whether it was the rumors in the palace or what Cao Cao saw with his own eyes, Liu Bian always seemed to be weak and weak. Although it is not ruled out that this may be the image Liu Bian deliberately created to protect himself, but once
Cao Cao really doesn't think Liu Bian has the need to do that; secondly, Cao Cao is also confident that he has a good eye for people. Of course, if Cao Cao is really blind, Liu Bian's acting skills far exceed the Oscar and Palme d'Or, then Cao Cao
Admit defeat, who makes your skills inferior to others.
So after careful consideration, Cao Cao decided to stay. Anyway, the appearance of Queen Mother He was enough to fill Cao Cao's newly heartbroken heart, not to mention that his decision moved his good gay friend Yuan Shao to an uproar.
"Then Mengde, please take care of yourself. I'll go back with the highway."
Unfortunately, what the Yuan brothers don't know is that a certain Asura boss has already taken control of everything. Their expedition to lead troops to defend His Majesty is destined to be a journey of shame.
"It should probably be around here. The induction is the strongest here, so it's probably buried nearby."
Finally, after climbing over the house, over the wall, and through the fire, Li Shushi and his group, who were kept in the dark except for Li Shushi and Su Xiaoluoli, came to an open space south of the Jianzhang Hall. Although it was said to be an open space,
It's a mess here
Everywhere, there are palace ladies who have expired. Among them are disheveled or completely naked palace maids with messy bodies and sides and painful expressions. As for all kinds of ketchup, they are sprinkled everywhere as if they are free.
.
"Hey, I didn't expect that Luoyang, which was once prosperous and like a fairyland, would fall into this state after all the turmoil..."
Although I saw many similar scenes along the way, this was obviously the hardest hit area, so the impact was greater. Although Zhao Yun, as a general, especially a general who had gone to the grasslands to burn, kill and loot, was not aware of similar scenes.
The sight should not be surprising, but when I think about the previously unattainable imperial city being trampled easily by people like myself, I can't help but feel filled with emotion.
Li Shushi didn't say anything about Zhao Yun's thoughts, because he knew that if no one intervened, the suffering that this ancient city would suffer when Dong Zhuo strategically retreated to the west would be even more heartbreaking. These things now are just appetizers.
Of course, just the appetizers already made Diao Loli and Lai Yinger vomit.
"Bo Ren, please get some water for the ladies." Seeing the livid face of Diao Loli, who usually liked to fight with him, Li Shushi was not in the mood to tease her anymore, but gently took her into his arms.
, gently stroking her back.
Different from Su Xiaololi, Diao Loli's figure seems to be more slender due to entering puberty and often practicing swordsmanship. The feeling of holding her is not as warm and fleshy as Su Xiaololi's, but she has a feeling of complete control.
The feeling, and the fit with Li Shushi's body seems to be higher, plus the faint fragrance that seems to be absent...
Sure enough, the mink loli is indeed a mink loli. If she were not always arrogant towards herself, she would definitely be a top-notch loli.
However, Li Shushi always felt that he had forgotten something, and it seemed to be quite important. Could it be that now that he had taken advantage of Diao Loli, he would be stepped on, beaten on the back and bit on the head? Didn't see Diao?
Loli has the attribute of a big eater.
"Say," Diao Loli, who buried her head in Li Shushi's arms, suddenly said angrily: "Do you think we can prevent this kind of thing from happening again? Why are there always such cruel people in the world? Why do everyone just
Can't we sit together happily? I hate this world."
"As long as people are selfish, things like this will not stop. People are always beautiful and ugly, rich and poor, superior and inferior. Even your father can only hope to give everyone freedom, rather than expecting everything
People can achieve happiness because they understand very well that people’s hearts are so complex that they may react violently even if they are slightly influenced by the outside world.”
"Is there really no other way?" Diao Loli raised her head and looked at Li Shushi, with a sad expression on her face that could kill any weird uncle instantly. Her pitiful look made people couldn't help but hug her tightly and think
You need to comfort her hurt heart.
"So I can only do what I can to ensure that more people have a better life, and at the same time protect the people I cherish from being harmed. As for other things, I am neither capable nor willing. Because I don't have one more person to protect.
people, then my power to protect the people I cherish will be reduced. I am not a saint, because the premise of a saint is to treat all people equally. I can't do it, and even your father can't do it.
But actually everyone has this idea, so conflicts arise."
Looking at Diao Loli's frustrated expression, Li Shushi continued: "So saints are great, but great saints are the cruelest to their relatives. So I just want to be an ordinary person, and I am just an ordinary person."
, your father thinks that I can inherit his ideals, he really thinks highly of me. So if you want to hate me, you can hate me, it is very hard to suppress yourself."
"My lord, my lord, there is no water in that well, no, there is water, but there are dead people."
Just when Li Shushi was secretly feeling happy while holding Diao Loli, a loud voice shook him out of his charming mood.
"What's wrong, Bo Ren? Didn't I ask you to fetch water? Is there something wrong with that well?"
"My lord really guessed it right. There was a female corpse in the well. It looked quite clean. She probably threw herself into the well. Moreover, she was holding a box with a gold lock in a brocade bag in her arms. I
I guess it is something very important, so I brought it here to show you, my lord."
Well? Female corpse? Box?
Sure enough, when Li Shushi opened a corner of the box, even without the help of firelight, he could see a four-inch square with five dragons intertwining buttons engraved on it. There was a missing corner of the jade seal inlaid with gold. Because this jade seal was the same as Li Shushi's square jade seal.
In the same way, it can emit a special light, but Li Shushi's side is a permeating green, while this side is colorful.
This is clearly the magical jade seal passed down from the country.