In the past, Yuan Wei, who was once a glorious man, was now sitting in a damp and dirty prison, staring blankly at the cold wall, his lips touching up and down, as if he was mumbling something.
Yuan Wei has been in claustrophobia for half a month in prison.
Although it was only a short period of ten days, Yuan Wei felt that it was longer than more than ten years.
A dozen days ago, he still had one-third of his black hair, but after half a decade, Yuan Wei's hair all turned into silvery white.
His formerly rosy face had become shriveled and pale after more than ten days, with almost no trace of human color.
The whites of his two eyes were also bloodshot.
Yuan Wei, who is sitting here, has not slept for two days. In the past three days, he only ate half a piece of cake to satisfy his hunger. The rest of the time, he just sat on the cold ground motionless, that's all.
"Click, click, click, click!"
A discordant and heavy sound echoed through the prison, almost immediately catching Yuan Wei's eyes.
Yuan Wei seemed to be startled. He turned his head hurriedly and looked outside the fence nervously, his eyes full of vigilance and panic.
In the dark dungeon, a bright light moves from far to near, and becomes brighter and brighter.
Not long after, two jailers appeared outside Yuan Wei's cell carrying a heavy tray.
Yuan Wei shrank back subconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, the cell door was opened, and the two jailers walked into Yuan Wei's cell carrying the tray. After putting the tray down, they immediately left.
On the tray, there were rolls of slips and slips.
Yuan Wei was a little distracted for a while.
He didn't understand what the jailers meant by putting so many slips in his cell.
Just when he didn't understand why, a huge body staggered into the prison.
Yuan Wei subconsciously looked up - what he saw was Dong Zhuo's big, bearded face!
"you……!"
This was the first time in so many days that Yuan Wei made a sound from his mouth.
Dong Zhuo walked into Yuan Wei's prison with a half-smile but looked down at him condescendingly.
"Mr. Yuan, I feel so comfortable!"
Dong Zhuo's tone was full of joking: "Isn't this the first time in decades that we have had a long vacation?"
"You, you! You are such a cunning traitor!"
Yuan Wei used all his strength to support his body, his eyes full of anger.
At this moment, the thought of dying together with Dong Zhuo arose in his heart.
But it's a pity that although Yuan Wei has the heart, he doesn't have the ability... The gap in force value between him and Dong Zhuo is really too big.
They are both sixty-year-old men, but their fighting abilities are very different.
Dong Zhuo lazily stretched out his big hand. When Yuan Wei came closer, he saw Dong Zhuo wave his hand "whoop", and then heard a "pop" sound, and slapped Yuan Wei directly on the cheek with a loud slap.
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Yuan Wei, who had just rushed towards Dong Zhuo, spun around in a full circle and then collapsed on the ground.
"vomit!"
He opened his mouth, blood dripping from his mouth, and two molars fell out of his mouth.
"Tsk tsk~!"
Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Mr. Yuan, don't be like this. You are not suitable for this. You have really lost your identity!"
Yuan Wei was old and came from a top noble family. Although he knew that he would die at this moment, he was not afraid of the threat of death.
There was no fear in Yuan Wei's heart, only boundless anger!
As the head of the Yuan family, he has fantasized about what his final outcome will be like countless times.
But he never thought that his ending would be like this!
How sad!
What a shame!
This makes it difficult for him to see his brothers and the ancestors of the Yuan family after he dies!
"Cough, cough!"
Yuan Wei coughed up the blood in his mouth, then slowly sat up and glared at Dong Zhuo.
"Kill me quickly!" he roared at the top of his lungs.
Dong Zhuo hummed: "Don't worry, you are dead! There is no need to rush."
Then, Dong Zhuo was seen slowly squatting down and taking out a roll of slips from the tray.
"When I first entered the Yuan clan, it was the time when Zhuo was appointed governor of Bingzhou. I remember it very clearly. In that year, Yuan Gong specially ordered someone to send me the original chapter of "Mencius' Yi", which made me break up the sentences... Sigh...
, To be honest, Mr. Yuan really made things difficult for me that time."
Yuan Wei puffed up his chest and said coldly: "Liangzhou barbarians are inferior to academics..."
"Hahaha, yes, I am not very academic, but I am eager to learn and willing to make progress!"
After that, Dong Zhuo unfolded one of the slips and threw it towards Yuan Wei, where it spread out in front of him.
"The student has been able to break the chapters of "Mencius' Yi". Please ask Mr. Yuan to help evaluate and evaluate... How is the student's score?"
Yuan Wei lowered his head and glanced at the slip for a few times, then "hum" and turned away.
The laughter was so harsh that it stung Yuan Wei's heart.
Then Dong Zhuo patted the dust on his body, stood up and said: "The scriptures, the title, the court... they all belonged to you in the past, but now they are all in my hands. I dare to ask Mr. Yuan, what the students have done in these years
,Are you doing well? Can you please give me some advice?"
Yuan Wei raised his head and looked at Dong Zhuo... Then, he gritted his teeth, supported his body with all his strength, and looked at Dong Zhuo parallelly.
"Watch the monkeys and wear the crown!"
"Haha, you are quite tough."
Yuan Wei sneered and said: "It's not a hard talk, but a fact. No matter how bright your clothes are and how prominent your official title is, if the world doesn't recognize you, what's the use? I dare to ask Mr. Dong, what's the use of the person you sent to the place?
Among the "important ministers", who among them is not against you now?"
After saying this, Dong Zhuo's smile suddenly stiffened.
"Hahaha, bathe the monkey and get the crown, bathe the monkey and get the crown!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes burst out with astonishing murderous intent. He pointed at Yuan Wei and angrily shouted at the people outside the prison: "Why are you still standing there! Let's send the master on his way!"
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After dealing with Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo walked out of the dungeon angrily.
When passing a prison, he forgot to stop and walked directly over.
But then, he seemed to remember something again.
Then he slowly stepped back.
The person sitting in the prison was none other than Imperial Servant Yuan Ji.
"Yuan Shiji, the time has come!"
Yuan Ji raised his head calmly and saw Dong Zhuo standing outside the prison, with a disdainful smile on his lips.
"bring it on!"
After saying that, Yuan Ji stood up and prepared to die.
When Dong Zhuo saw Yuan Ji's reaction was so bland, he was surprised at first, and then showed a look of admiration on his face.
"Do you have any last words? I am a man of faith, and I will tell you whatever I have to say!"
Yuan Ji said calmly: "Death without regrets, without any last words."
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "Isn't it right? In order to drive me out of the capital, your brothers danced more and more happily outside, but you didn't complain at all?"
Yuan Ji smiled coldly.
Dong Zhuo whispered: "To be honest, you and Yuan Wei did not die in my hands, but in the hands of Yuan Shao. Don't you understand this?"
Yuan Ji narrowed his eyes: "What do you want?"
"Haha, I'm just complaining about your uncle and nephew! Don't blame me, I have to kill you, because I am on an expedition and need the stability of the situation in Luoyang... But I don't hate you, you are being manipulated
Framed, as long as you are willing, I can send someone to give you pen and ink, so that you can express your feelings! I guarantee with my life that whatever you write, whether it is a suicide note or something else, I will definitely send someone to send it to you Yuan family in Runan
How about my family?"
Yuan Ji said expressionlessly: "No need, Yuan died with no regrets, don't even think about using me to split the Yuan family!"
Dong Zhuo's face turned slightly cold after being told what Yuan Ji was thinking.
Although the plan failed, Dong Zhuo still appreciated Yuan Ji's reaction very much.
The children of famous families in this world are indeed extraordinary.
Truly worthy of being the Zhong family of the Han Dynasty.
But Dong Zhuo stretched out his hand to the person behind him.
"sword!"
A Xiliang army guard hurriedly handed over a long sword.
Dong Zhuo threw the long sword into the cell through the fence.
"Yuan Shiji, I admire your backbone. This is the only dignity I can give you! You have a good journey and go after your uncle!"
Yuan Ji slowly picked up the sword from the ground.
He no longer looked at Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Ji slowly turned around with his sword and faced the wall of the prison.
In an instant, many faces appeared in front of Yuan Ji's eyes.
Some have parents, some have wives and children, some have brothers, some have friends.
Yuan Ji took a deep breath, feeling deeply sad in his heart.
He slowly pulled out the sword in his hand and placed the sharp blade across his neck.
Is it worth living in this life?
Yuan Ji couldn't tell.
What Dong Zhuo said was right. Logically speaking, he really should have left a suicide note to accuse the Yuan family member who had harmed him to this point.
But if we really do that, the Yuan family may really be doomed.
With his back turned to the people outside the prison, Yuan Ji shed tears in his eyes.
No one saw his tears.
Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu.
I am under Jiuquan. Seeing you without my hindrance, how far can you run the Yuan family?
I'll wait and see!
………
Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji died, and the world was shocked.
The impact of the deaths of these two people on the Han Dynasty was no less than that of Liu Hong.
This news shocked the nobles all over the world, and also caused a great change in the status of the armies of the alliance against Dong Zhuo.
For the armies of the alliance, the deaths of Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji gave them another reason to denounce Dong Zhuo's crimes.
As soon as the news of the deaths of Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji came out, the morale of the coalition forces suddenly rose. They accelerated their march, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life swarmed towards Luoyang City.
And this news soon spread to Yecheng...
When the spy finished his report to Liu Jian, he saw Liu Jian slowly standing up from his original position.
Liu Jian's face turned pale and his fists were clenched and trembling.
He stared at the spy below and said, "Who do you think is dead?"
"Your Majesty, over at Luoyang, both the Grand Tutor Yuan Kui and the Imperial Servant Yuan Ji were executed by Dong Zhuo. No one in the clan was spared. The heads of the two Yuans were used by the Xiliang Army to sacrifice their troops..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Jian's figure was seen swaying on the spot for a while.
When the ministers on the left and right saw this, they were all shocked.
Shen Pei rushed forward and helped Liu Jian who almost fell.
"Lord, you..."
"Brother Shiki!"
Before the judge could finish his words, Liu Jian suddenly reached out his hand and punched the table with all his strength.
There was a loud bang on the table, making everyone tremble in shock.
Immediately afterwards, two lines of clear tears flowed from Liu Jian's eyes.
He didn't cry, just shed tears.
But his words, at this moment, contained deep sadness and anger.
"Brother Shiji! Brother! You have been a hero for half your life, but you ended up like this! How can the heavens be so unkind to you as this!"
Xun Yu, who was already sick and healthy below, hurriedly stood up.
"My lord, my condolences."
"My brother is dead, how can I express my condolences?"
But he saw Liu Jian gritting his teeth, slowly standing up from where he was, and said angrily: "I and Thief Dong swear to be different from each other!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Yecheng meeting hall was shocked.
A look of panic appeared on Xun Yu's face.
"My lord, you must not do it. My lord has newly settled in Qingzhou, and the wars have stopped. The soldiers are tired, and the people of Jizhou want peace. Moreover, Dong Zhuo is the prime minister of the dynasty. If he rashly raises swords against important ministers of the dynasty out of personal enmity, it will be unjust."
What a move! At this time of year, my lord should sit and guard Jizhou, look around the fight between the two sides, and implement strategies to make a profit. You must not send troops, lord."