When the soldiers rushed into Cao's mansion, they saw only slaves howling in agony on the ground. Scarlet blood was flowing on the ground. Therefore, Captain Cao Ding of Sili School was lying on the steps of the front yard, his legs twisted into a knot. The regiment, the severe pain caused him to faint. The soldiers were in a hurry. They quickly notified everyone to find a doctor, and also reported to the Luoyang Order and others. It was horrifying that such a thing happened in Luoyang.
At night, Jinwu Dong Zhuo was also awakened, and someone came to look for him.
After changing his clothes and going out, he saw seven or eight people standing in front of the mansion, waiting. They were holding candles. Dong Zhuo took a closer look, wasn't this Man Chong? When he saw Dong Zhuo coming out, Man Chong was facing him. After bowing, he said: "Dong Gong, there are thieves in Luoyang!"
"What!?!" Dong Zhuo was startled. Is there a thief in Luoyang? Who is plotting rebellion?
"For this reason, Captain Cao Ding of Sili School encountered a thief at night. The thief broke his legs. One of the people in the house died and countless others were injured..." Man Chong said solemnly, and Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. , asked: "Can you help me?"
"Exactly..."
"Where is the thief?"
"Sikong Mansion!"
"Sikong Mansion?? Yuan Shu??"
"The thief is Sikong Yuan Shu. He has many servants in his house, so he asked Duke Dong for help." Man Chong said, but Dong Zhuo hesitated a little. He was naturally not afraid of Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was the emperor's confidant, so he was very worthy of his help. The emperor valued him highly, and the injured person was Cao Ding. If it is correct, he should be a close relative of Cao Cao. Then, could this matter be suspected of the New Deal?
If I participate rashly, will I offend the emperor, or will the gains outweigh the losses?
"Dong Gong?"
Man Chong shouted, Dong Zhuo raised his head, smiled and said: "Then, Lord Man will go to Yuan's Mansion first. I will go to the school field to gather the soldiers and go there immediately!" When Dong Zhuo said this, Man Chong nodded. , the two of them said goodbye in front of the mansion and left. Dong Zhuo rushed directly to the school grounds and summoned the generals.
Yuan Mansion,
Yuan Shu had just returned to the mansion when he heard that Man Chong was coming with his men. He was not afraid at all. He left the study and asked Man Chong to come in to pay his respects. Man Chong brought all his guards, more than ten of them, holding The sword stood in Yuan Shu's front yard, but Yuan Shu's side was filled with old soldiers. The old soldiers looked at these people with disdain and did not take them seriously at all.
Yuan Shu asked: "You came here in the middle of the night. What's the important thing?"
"Come here to capture Duke Yuan!" Man Chong said solemnly. Yuan Shu shook his head and asked, "Capture me? I don't know what my crime is?"
"It is a crime to harm the people. I hope Mr. Yuan can go to the county government office with me..."
"If I don't go, what can you do?"
"Kill on the spot!"
Before Yuan Shu could reply, the old soldiers around him laughed and pulled out their weapons from their waists. The soldiers brought by Man Chong were so frightened that they looked at the ferocious looking men around them. The whole body was trembling, but Man Chong was the only one who looked at Yuan Shu solemnly with a calm expression, without the slightest fear. Yuan Shu raised his hand and said: "It's not ridiculous!"
The veterans around him stopped talking.
As the two parties were confronting each other, Dong Zhuo came, and with him came Zhang He.
Zhang He led the embroidered messengers, shuttled through them, came to Yuan Shu, bowed his hands towards Yuan Shu, and said: "Mr. Yuan, I'm offended! This is your Majesty's order!", after hearing this sentence , Yuan Shu nodded, and then asked the old soldiers to be optimistic about Liu Mastiff and the mansion, and then left with Zhang He. When Dong Zhuo brought the army, Guan Yu held Hua Xiong tightly.
He was only afraid that this bastard would take action against Zhang Hemanchong!
Sure enough, when Zhang He came to take Yuan Shu away, this guy almost jumped out. Fortunately, Guan Yu held him back, and the other generals surrounding him also gathered around him, for fear that he would do something bad.
, Yuan Shu left with Zhang He, and when he passed by Man Chong, he stopped and patted Man Chong on the shoulder, "Yong Ye."
He just said a few words and left.
Dong Zhuo watched him leave, looked at Man Chong beside him, and asked: "Man Jun, how did you know it was Yuan Jun?"
"A watchman saw him... Although he didn't see his face, he saw him returning to Yuan Mansion..."
"I see... By the way, Manjun, my horse... Hey, Manjun, don't leave!!"
............
Yuan Shu originally thought that he would be taken directly to the Xiuyi Prison by Zhang He, but he did not expect that Zhang He took him directly to the palace. The guards in front of the door did not stop him and took him to the outside of Houde Hall. Zhang He let him
Go in alone and guard outside the temple.
Yuan Shu had just walked into the Hall of Houde when a book flew towards him. Yuan Shu turned sideways and dodged. The book almost hit him in the face. The emperor sat on the chair angrily and looked at
Gritting his teeth, Yuan Shu bowed his hands and said, "I pay my respects to your Majesty!"
"What did you do?? Well? You still have the nerve to come see me?!!"
"It was Mr. Zhang who brought his ministers here..."
The emperor was so angry that he picked up a book on the document and threw it towards Yuan Shu. This time, Yuan Shu did not dare to avoid it and took the blow. The emperor looked at him, stood up angrily, and stood in front of the document.
Walking around, I was very excited.
"I know why you committed the crime, Mastiff, it was me who punished you. Why don't you come to the palace and break my legs!!"
"Father teaches his son, as a matter of course."
"Then why did you commit murder?!"
"How can I sit back and watch when my disciple is deceived by a traitor?"
"Oh, you mean, Cao Guiren is a traitor? Then why don't you break her legs?!"
"She is with the palace. There are many guards in the palace, so I can't break in."
The emperor took a deep breath, the veins on his forehead were pulsing, and his whole body was trembling. Looking at the emperor in front of him with a red face and uncontrollable trembling, Yuan Shu was a little worried and asked quickly: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Do you want to call the imperial doctor?"
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"Here comes someone!!"
Zhang He walked into the main hall and bowed to the emperor.
"I will remove this guy from his official status, throw him into Tingwei's prison, and hand him over to Tingwei for trial!"
"Here you go!"
Zhang He didn't say much, and pulled Yuan Shu away from the hall. The emperor slowly sat down, his forehead was still a little swollen and painful. He stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead. Now, something was going to happen again. Cao Guiren would definitely cry.
The emperor knew that the trouble was going on, and Cao Cao... his uncle was made like this, I'm afraid he wouldn't give up...
And Mastiff... Thinking of him, the emperor's face became a little helpless. He can accept any of Mastiff's shortcomings, but he can't accept his cowardice. This prince, if he is allowed to sit here, it will be okay, Baiguan
Aren't they all riding on his head? I wanted to temper him more so that he could change his personality and become more determined. Unexpectedly, he was ruined by Yuan Shu...
Yuan Shu can protect him now, but what about in the future?
Decades later, when he was gone and Yuan Shu was gone, what would happen to the mastiff who was used to being protected by everyone?
He doesn't mind if he wins over others, even if it's in the military. He is his own flesh and blood, and he will definitely succeed him in this position in the future. Therefore, he has no objection even if he wants to lead King Wu's camp.
, and continued to help him so that he could get to know more talents and use them for his own purposes, but his character had to change!
The emperor can be benevolent and righteous, and he can even be stupid, but he must not be cowardly!!
The emperor was thinking about it when he heard crying coming from outside.
Cao Guiren walked in from the door. Her beautiful eyes were red and swollen from crying. When she saw the emperor in front of her, she rushed over crying and rushed into the emperor's arms. The emperor held her and patted her.
Her back allowed her to cry bitterly. She cried and shouted: "Your Majesty, I hope that your Majesty will make the decision for this concubine. What is the crime of my concubine's father? He suffered this crime in his sixties!!"
"That fellow Yuan Shu bullied her so much, without caring about His Majesty's face... Your Majesty, make the decision for me!"
Seeing Cao Guiren crying in his arms, the emperor looked very calm. He nodded, patted her back and said, "Don't worry, I will punish Yuan Shu severely... Don't worry.
.." He raised his head and squinted his eyes, but he didn't know what he was thinking about.
The next day, Yuan Shu's incident spread in Luoyang.
Everyone didn't know much. All they knew was that Yuan Shu rushed into Cao Ding's mansion in the middle of the night and broke his legs. They didn't know why Yuan Shu did this. Some people speculated that Yuan Shu might be because of Cao Cao.
Because of the New Deal, he wanted to take revenge on Cao Cao, so he acted like this. Some people say that it was Cao Ding who offended his old commander Yuan Feng.
In short, there are a lot of things to say, but I can't give a general idea.
Yuan Mansion,
Liu Mastiff was lying on the hospital bed, his face still a little pale. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang knelt down in front of him, both of them were a little worried, especially Zhuge Liang, who had a sad face and was speechless. Liu Mastiff gritted his teeth and said guiltily: "
Because of me, Master Jun ended up like this, I..."
"Your Highness... don't be like this... Your Highness is seriously ill and has not recovered yet. Don't worry..."
"Master, you are in jail all because of my fault...I..." Liu Mastiff said and couldn't help crying again. Zhuge Liang didn't know how to comfort him and could only sigh. Sima Yi suddenly said: "
Your Highness, the matter has come to this and there is no point in crying. It is better to find ways to rescue Mr. Yuan. I heard some news that the emperor was extremely angry about Mr. Yuan and even...wanted to execute Mr. Yuan..."
"Execution???"
Liu Mastiff was shocked. He looked at Sima Yi, his eyes widened, and he was stunned.
Sima Yi was afraid that Liu Mastiff could not bear the blow and fainted again, so he quickly said: "Your Highness, I have a plan to save Mr. Yuan..." Liu Mastiff quickly asked, and Sima Yi said: "Today, the Cao family has a terrible reputation.
, all because of Duke Cao's new policy... His Highness can send retainers of the Yuan Mansion to spread rumors everywhere and tell the reasons for the incident, so that everyone in the world will know. It was someone who insulted His Highness, which made Duke Yuan so angry that he acted like this...
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"Furthermore, His Highness is not allowed to stay in bed for the past few days, so he will rest in peace and recuperate from his injured legs..."
After hearing what Sima Yi said, Liu Mastiff was stunned and asked: "Is this... useful?"
"Everyone knows your highness' benevolence and righteousness, and the reputation of the Cao family is bad. If everyone knows about these things, they will definitely help Mr. Yuan... As the saying goes, three people make a tiger..." Sima Yi said, but Liu Mastiff shook his head,
Said: "Wouldn't it be unfair to the Cao family to act like this? Cao Guizhen is also my mother. As a son of a human being, how can you slander your mother? How can you harm your own grandfather?"
"Then... Yuan Gong or Cao Gui, who is more important?"
Liu Mastiff was silent and speechless.
"Your Highness, I'd better obey Zhongda on this matter..." Zhuge Liang said, he looked at Sima Yi and continued: "There is no need for Your Highness to come forward in this matter, let Zhongda handle it... I know Your Highness
As a person... Cao Guiren, Your Highness regards her as a mother, but she does not treat His Highness like this... Your Highness, you can rest in peace and rest, and leave all other matters to me and Zhongda..."
The two stood up and bowed to Liu Mastiff.
"With the two of us here, Mr. Yuan will be fine!"
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The next day, there was some unrest in Luoyang.
First of all, it was Zongzheng and Liu Biao who rushed to the Yuan Mansion in person. It was said that he was going to visit the emperor's eldest son. For some reason, the emperor's eldest son seemed to have injured his legs and could not get out of bed, so Zongzheng came to check in person. Hearing that, because
Zongzheng also had a dispute with the Emperor regarding His Highness's affairs.
Then, news spread that His Highness was punished in the palace and his legs were injured.
As a result, everyone suddenly realized that everyone knew the emperor's eldest son's character. The emperor's eldest son was extremely humble and benevolent. Why was he injured? His legs were injured. Yuan Shu then broke Cao Ding's legs.
, who is Cao Ding? The father of Cao Guiren! Now, things seem to have become a little clearer. Cao Guiren insulted His Highness in the palace. Yuan Shu was furious and drew his sword!
Within three days, this incident became a full-length, tear-jerking story in Luoyang. In the story, Liu Mastiff was so benevolent and righteous, Cao Guiren was extremely cruel and jealous, and Yuan Shu could not bear the humiliation of his disciples and was willing to do it for him.
The image of a hero who seeks revenge without fear of life or death.
Later, the eldest son of the emperor wrote a letter, went to Cao Mansion, and handed it to Cao Ding. He expressed his sincerity, thanked him several times, and only asked for Cao Ding's forgiveness.
He also wrote letters to Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Xing Ziang, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and other ministers. He said many things, blamed himself a lot, and hoped that they could save the master. This letter was also well written.
Everyone was moved to tears, it was extremely moving.
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The emperor sat in the Hall of Houde, looking at these memorials in front of him.
Zhang He stood behind him, his head lowered.
"Mr. Zhang, why did Liu Biao go to Yuan Mansion? Is the mastiff's injury not that serious?"
"It was Zhuge Liang who found him..."
"Oh, what's the rumor about?"
"It was passed down by Sima Yi's servants in the Yuan Mansion..."
"What's the story?"
"I heard that it was also Sima Yi's attention, but it was just made up by Hua Xiong..."
"Where's the letter?"
"It was written by Zhuge Liang for His Highness..."
"Haha, then the mastiff didn't do anything?"
Zhang He was silent for a long time, hesitating a little, but he still said slowly: "Your Highness... has been lying on the hospital bed. For some reason, the condition of His Highness's legs seems to have worsened... It was only the left leg before, but now it is also the right leg.
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"You mean, he deliberately pretended to be sick? And made his condition worse??"
"I don't dare!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay!!", the emperor laughed loudly.