When Chen Mu saw Mr. and Mrs. Wu, he was being imprisoned in the dungeon of Luoyang Beicheng Prison. The dungeon was dark, but his eyes were transparent and bright, as if a beam of light was shining in, making people only see the purity and flawlessness inside.
This is a very good eunuch. According to the information about Mr. and Mrs. Wu, he is learned and knowledgeable. Although he is an eunuch, he does not make friends with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. He does not participate in political affairs on weekdays. He is sick or staying at his residence every day.
Study Buddhism, or go to the White Horse Temple in the west of the city for leisure and health care. It can be seen that he is not a bad person.
Chen Mu asked someone to open the cell and walked in.
Mr. and Mrs. Wu sat cross-legged on the ground, looked up at him, and just smiled calmly without speaking.
"I heard that you are good at telling fortunes?"
Chen Mu said.
Mr. Wu kept smiling and nodded: "It's just that I read a lot and learned a little."
"Then think about it, why are you here today?"
Chen Mu asked again.
Mr. and Mrs. Wu thought for a while and replied: "The art of wind horn can only determine good or bad luck, but it cannot be regarded as a magician."
"Then let's figure out why I'm here."
Chen Mu changed his approach.
"Maybe it's because I, a person who hasn't walked in the palace for several years, suddenly went to the Chancellor's Desk."
Mr. Wu answered without hesitation, without any intention of making excuses.
"clever."
Chen Mu laughed: "Then do you know what to say?"
Mr. Wu shook his head: "Don't tell me."
"You really don't want to tell me?"
"I really won't say anything to death."
"Okay, let's not talk about it then."
Chen Mu turned around and went out.
Mr. Wu didn't stop him and watched him leave calmly.
After walking out of the prison, Zhang He quickly followed and whispered: "That's it?"
Chen Mu gave him a strange look: "What can you do if they don't tell you?"
"Of course it's torture."
Zhang He made a gesture: "All the prisoners in Luoyang Prison are masters of torture, and they will definitely be able to tell the truth."
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head: "You are overthinking. Once a person like him decides not to let go, he will never reveal anything. If forced hard, do you believe he will die immediately in front of you?"
There are many spineless eunuchs, such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, all of them are bad guys who bring disaster to the country and the people. Although the main reason is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is not a good guy himself, and he does not care about the country in order to make money. But it is undeniable.
Yes, this group of people also contributed to the greed of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
If all the eunuchs in the palace were like Mr. and Mrs. Wu, and all the officials in the imperial court were celebrities like Chen Fan and Li Ying, then Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would have to restrain himself no matter how greedy he was, and the Han Dynasty would naturally not fall.
to this point.
In the final analysis, the feudal system killed people.
Zhang He vaguely felt that Chen Mu's words seemed ironic, and was slightly speechless. After holding back his internal injuries, he asked after a moment: "Then where are we going now?"
"White Horse Temple."
"White Horse Temple? Where to go and what to do?"
"Of course I asked Mr. Wu if he had communicated with anyone recently and who his friends were."
"You mean someone instructed Mr. and Mrs. Wu to go to Shangshutai?"
"Let's ask first."
Chen Mu came out of the North Palace and got on the carriage at the entrance of the palace. Wang Jun had a good relationship with him, so they rode in the same carriage. Zhang He and Zhang Feng were in the carriage behind.
A group of dozens of people headed toward the west of the city in a mighty manner.
On the carriage, Wang Jun whispered: "Mr. Wu is a nice person. She helped me predict good and bad luck before. Will this matter involve him?"
Chen Mu smiled and asked, "You want to help him?"
Wang Jun quickly waved his hand and denied: "I was just asking, I didn't mean anything else."
"Brother's business is my business. Whether he lives or dies is just a matter of words. Don't worry, brother, I will help you with this."
Chen Mu patted his chest and assured that perhaps he was influenced by his eldest brother Liu Bei. After seeing the miserable scene in Luoyang that day, his mind unconsciously recalled the experience he had received when he was educated in Guangnian.
In the past, he always felt that other people's affairs had nothing to do with him. If he could do his own thing well and survive in troubled times, everything would be fine. Talking about benevolence to the world and saving the common people, that was what Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei had to do.
But now I have seen too much death, especially after seeing Huangfu Song's horrifying disregard for human life and his use of the same kind of corpses to build a temple in Beijing.
Chen Mu suddenly felt that it was better to be kind as a human being.
What's more, since it doesn't involve your own interests and you can get Wang Jun's favor, why not do it?
"Then thank you very much, dear brother."
Wang Jun couldn't say how happy he was, because he really just asked casually, why did Chen Mu help him for no reason? This debt of gratitude was inexplicable.
Fearing that Wang Jun would wake up, Chen Mu quickly changed the subject: "By the way, do you know who Mr. and Mrs. Wu has the best relationship with in the palace?"
Wang Jun's thoughts were taken away by Chen Mu. After thinking for a while, he said: "Mr. Wu is withdrawn and seems to have a good relationship with everyone, but in fact there seems to be a sense of distance between them. To be honest, they have the best relationship.
It seems that only Lu Qiang, the official of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, has a close personal relationship with him."
"Lu Qiang?"
"Yes, Chang Shi Lu has always been at odds with Mr. Rang and the others, so although he is a regular servant, his relationship with us is not very good. I heard that he has made friends with many famous people."
"oh."
Chen Mu thought quickly in his mind.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are factions.
Just like many officials in the imperial court, some will cling to the eunuch's thigh, some will remain neutral, and some will even abandon their official positions in order to help the party members.
The eunuch group was also not monolithic. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had more than ten regular attendants around him, ten of which were known as the Ten Regular Attendants.
These ten people must have been extremely evil. They colluded with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and did a lot of bad things.
But there were other regular servants who didn't want to associate with them, and Lu Qiang was the more upright one. Because Huangfu Song reminded him of the special group of party members, Chen Mu also specifically checked the information.
He discovered that when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out at the beginning of this year, dozens of ministers from the central government, including Huangfu Song and Lu Qiang, wrote letters recommending pardons for party members.
Although compared with the thousands of officials in the central government, this is a very small number and is inconspicuous at all. But it undoubtedly shows that these people should be the party's power in the court. The people who followed Wang Yun to impeach Zhang Rang before are also
Most of them are this group of people.
In addition, Chen Mu also vaguely remembered the record in "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Eunuchs" that at the end of this year, Lu Qiang would be framed for offending Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and would be forced to commit suicide.
It seems there is a story here.
It's not difficult at all to find Mr. Wu's friends. Mr. Wu must have thought that he had such a good relationship with the monk at White Horse Temple, so he would keep it a secret for him.
Mr. Wu is confident in this regard because the monks he is friends with also have strong bones.
But it is a pity that Mr. and Mrs. Wu missed the point. The great monk of White Horse Temple is not alone like him, with no wife, relatives, and nothing to worry about.
Chen Mu took Zhang Rang's palace card and threatened them to drive the monks out of the Han Dynasty and not allow them to spread Buddhism in the Han Dynasty.
When Kasyapa Mateng and Zhu Falan came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, because the concepts of Buddhism were inconsistent with the concepts of the ruling class, Buddhism in the Han Dynasty had been suppressed, and the emperor even banned Han people from becoming monks.
Therefore, the monks in the Eastern Han Dynasty lived a very hard life. They were not even monks in name, but lay people practicing in temples, barely maintaining the dignity of Buddhism.
In such a difficult environment for Buddhism, Chen Mu had to cut off their legal tradition, which was as outrageous as digging up family graves. But it was precisely because of this that the monk was shaken. So between betraying his friends and cutting off the legal tradition, Baima The great monk in the temple finally chose to betray his friend.
When Chen Mu walked out, he could vaguely hear the cries of other monks coming from the temple. The monk died. He lost his morality, so he committed suicide. The wailing cries were like a curse, lingering around On top of Chen Mu's head.
Another innocent blood debt.
Chen Mu simply didn't take the carriage, and rode a horse through Luoyang West Market, heading straight to Changmingli, as if he wanted to escape from this land.
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"Chen Zigui?"
"Well, he forced Master Wang Ming of White Horse Temple to death this morning."
"Zhang Rang really found a good eagle dog."
"After Qu Nihou, he really has the style of his ancestors."
"Where did you find it?"
"Xu Han, Li Zhao and the others were all arrested."
"Then we'll be traced soon. How's the money going?"
"about there."
In a restaurant in Xingshengli, Zhao Gong was surprised by Chen Mu's ruthless and decisive way of doing things.
The rangers also said that the trouble would not harm the family, but he always took advantage of other people's families. No matter how well-organized and careful they were, they could not withstand this kind of wolf-like pursuit.
Xun He did not feel any surprise. There were many unscrupulous people. He was not like this before, and he has become like this now. People change, so he just said calmly: "Arrange the transaction as soon as possible."
"Then what should we do with Chen Mu?"
"I'll deal with him."
Xun He put on a bamboo hat, hid his face in the shadow, walked out of the restaurant, and headed towards the east city.
He originally thought he wouldn't need these people, but unfortunately he met an opponent who didn't play according to the routine, so he had no choice but to choose not to play according to the routine.