Not everyone has the courage to angrily rebuke Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army for their atrocities in front of countless Xiliang troops.
Cai Yong's words stunned Zhang Xiu and others, and Zhang Xiu didn't know what he should do. He came here to protect Cai Yong on the orders of his uncle.
But as for Cai Yong, according to their rules, Cai Yong must die.
Just when a group of people didn't know how to get along, another group of people appeared from Cai's backyard again.
He was a scholar from Liangzhou who came specially to pay a visit to Cai Yong. Cai Yong, who had already closed the door to thank his guests, was impressed by his talent and learning. In addition, his inheritance was regarded as authentic Confucianism.
But it’s not easy to reject people thousands of miles away.
In the past few days, he had kept them in the mansion talking day and night, but now his sudden appearance at this time shocked Cai Yong.
"This is a guest in my house. It has nothing to do with me. You can't harm his life. He is also from Liangzhou..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Cai, these guys don't dare to attack a certain family." Before Cai Yong could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the middle-aged man.
"Since Zhang Xiu met me, I'm afraid he has to call me sir." The middle-aged man laughed, walked in front of everyone, and stopped Zhang Xiu from speaking.
He directly asked Cai Yong for a quiet room and took Zhang Xiu inside.
After more than half an hour, Zhang Xiu walked out again. This time he didn't say anything more to Cai Yong.
Directly order the soldiers under his command to withdraw from Cai Mansion. There is no need for protection, but no one can disturb them.
This result surprised Cai Yong again. When the middle-aged man came out again, Cai Yong couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man.
This guy who is more than ten years younger than him actually has this ability, which makes Cai Yong think too much.
"Don't be suspicious, Mr. Cai. If Mr. Cai doesn't believe it, here is a letter from Xianhe for Mr. Cai to distinguish."
After the man finished speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Cai Yong. After looking at it for a few times, Cai Yong slowly put his heart back.
"Are you from Jincheng?"
"I wanted to come here to pay tribute to His Majesty, but before I had time to visit the princes of the court, I encountered something like this. Just in case, I had to postpone my actions and wait for the situation in the court."
"The Xiliang rebels did not dare to kill the king, and they did not need to kill the king. This time the prince committed suicide and apologized, which has completely brought this matter to an end.
The days that followed were probably not as good as when Dong Zhongying was in charge of the court.
The Xiliang generals now have no major enemy in front of them. In the future, I am afraid they will be completely plunged into chaos.
Why! "
Cai Yong couldn't help but sigh. Although he had been in charge of Dongguan for many years, he was a world-famous talent. The Secret Seven Memorials back then shocked many people.
It's just that the late emperor was really short of money at the time, so except for the first one, he had no intention of listening to the rest.
In the end, Cai Yong became frustrated and simply lived in seclusion. Knowing that Dong Zhuo used him again, he almost obeyed his words.
But Dong Zhuo was always clever.
Cai Yong asked him not to kill celebrities and abide by the law. Zhao Qian, the captain of Sili School, killed his cronies who had committed crimes. He saw that Cai Yong could not kill Zhao Qian to vent his anger.
So he obeyed, and then he killed Zhao Qian's subordinates to vent his anger.
Cai Yong told Dong Zhuo to give up taking the Qinggai Jinhua Car. Dong Zhuo looked at Cai Yong and obeyed.
Then he took a soap-covered car instead.
It can be said that Cai Yong would admonish whenever he had the opportunity, and Dong Zhuo would definitely change his ways, but he would just turn around and do it again in the other direction.
But in Cai Yong's view, even if Dong Zhuo was clever, he was not completely hopeless.
But now in Chang'an City, those people can be called crazy.
"Since Mr. Cai understands that Chang'an is a place of right and wrong at this time, why doesn't he leave and find a stable place?"
"In this turbulent world, where can we find stability?"
"I have heard for a long time that Liu Jingzhou recruits talents and promotes education. I thought it would be great to come to Cai Gong to live in seclusion in Jingzhou."
Cai Yong looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Jingzhou, was also a talented man at that time, and he was born in the Han Dynasty and had great abilities.
He is a good choice.
But Cai Yong looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and always felt that something was wrong, because he and Liu Jingsheng should not have anything to do with each other.
"Your Majesty's meaning is really confusing to me. Your Majesty does not seem to be a generous person." Cai Yong smiled with a little teasing on his face.
However, the middle-aged scribe did not feel any embarrassment. Instead, he said with a chuckle.
"Of course I am sincere in admonishing Cai Gong, but a certain family has another matter that they want to express to Cai Gong." The middle-aged scribe straightened his clothes at this time, and then bowed to Cai Yong.
"A certain family wanted to marry Cai Gong on behalf of my family. I heard that Cai Gong's daughter was amazingly talented and learned, and she was a hero among women. My family's family pacified Yongliang and devoted themselves to serving the people. She is also a member of the Han family, so I wanted to form a family with Cai Gong. Marriage!"
The middle-aged scribe's words made Cai Yong stunned. This time he was really stunned.
His daughter was very good. Although she had a past with the short-lived boy of the Wei family, that man was dead and the Wei family had severed ties with his daughter.
This matter of remarriage is nothing.
But it suddenly changed to this point, but when Cai Yong came back to his senses, he felt that it was not a bad thing.
He is already old, but his daughter is still in her prime. He almost died in prison before, and at that time he really felt that he couldn't help her.
If he really passed away and left her a lonely and weak woman, it would be difficult to find shelter even if he really wanted to.
The world is still in chaos after all.
And it is natural to know who the middleman is as the prince.
He had never heard of Gongsun Zhu before, but after being rescued, he also saw his strength. He was able to convince the angry Wang Yun that this kind of thing could not be accomplished by words.
And although I haven't inquired about him in detail during this period, I know that he is unique in Yongliang.
He has also seen the changes in Jincheng County over the years, and he is also Lu Zhi's disciple. He and Lu Zhi are also friends.
Seniority, relationship, and character are all appropriate.
"Is this really why you came here this time?"
"Didn't a certain family say that they came here to pay tribute, and of course to propose marriage to Duke Cai? My family's ruler is extremely loyal to a big man!"
After finishing speaking, the middle-aged scribe showed a very gentle smile. This smile looked so familiar to Cai Yong.
It seems... I have seen this kind of smile on a guy named Li.
The two of them didn't say much. After confirming the matter, the middle-aged scribe bowed and left.
Cai Yong didn't stop her much. Although he didn't object to marrying his daughter, he had to speak politely about marrying his daughter.
How could one marry off one's daughter so easily?
The middle-aged scribe who left Cai's Mansion didn't go far when he saw a guy with the same smile as him and about his age, smiling non-stop at him.
In the chaotic city of Chang'an, all Xiliang soldiers stayed away from him when they saw him, because he was Li Wenyou.
Shaking his head helplessly, he extended an invitation gesture, and then the two of them came to a courtyard in tacit understanding.
"This is where I rested in the past. Ordinary people don't know this place. It's exceptionally quiet." Li Ru opened the door and lit the candle. "You and I were friends back then..."
"Don't say that. You are the mastermind of Dong Gong. A certain family is no more than the military chief, so you can't be considered a friend."
The middle-aged scribe quickly shook his head and waved his hands, as if you and I were unfamiliar.
"Others are afraid of me because I have committed regicide, but you..."
"It seems that this is a failure in seeking an official position. Your Majesty still has a temper." The middle-aged scribe interrupted Li Ru's words directly, and then mocked, "You have to avenge your great hatred, why don't you just go into seclusion in the mountains? Why are you lingering in Chang'an City?"
The middle-aged scribe's words repeatedly left Li Ru speechless, and in the end he could only sigh.
"Wen He, there is so much resentment!"
Li Ru looked at the middle-aged scribe in front of him and didn't know what to say.
At the beginning, he was under the command of Duke Dong like himself. Jia Xu, a native of Wuwei Guzang, was also under the command of Duke Dong back then, but he and they were not the same people after all.
Most of them came from poor families, but Jia Xu was different. He and Duan Xuan both came from real aristocratic families.
Jia Xu was born in the orthodox Confucian tradition, and was considered a descendant of Jia Yi. He studied under Zhang Cang, and his master was Xunzi.
Duan Xuan is a descendant of Duan Ying. Although he is not his son, he is still a clan member.
Therefore, there are more or less barriers between the two of them and the generals of the Xiliang army.
When Jia Xu left the town and served as the chief clerk under the command of General Zhang Huan, he was transferred to serve in Duke Dong's army. However, after Duke Dong and General Zhang Huan parted ways, he excused himself due to illness.
For this reason, Li Ru once tried to retain him, but without success.
Later, Li Jue also thought about recruiting him again, and even used the relationship between Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew. After all, they were both half-townsmen.
But when they went there, it was already a step too late. Jia Xu was taken away by Yan Zhong first, and when Li Jue wanted to force someone to go, he was stopped by Li Ru.
Because at that time, although the strength of Gongsun Zhu and Fu Xie was not great, Huangfu Song and Gai Xun still held military power.
The land of Liangzhou cannot be chaotic, but after Gai Xun and Huangfu Song lost their strength, Liu Feng kidnapped Hongnong King Liu Bian again, which made Li Ru feel a little jealous.
From then on, Jia Wenhe had nothing to do with the Xiliang Army.
Now when he saw Jia Xu again, Zhang Xiu told him that he was in Cai Yong's mansion.
Li Ru could also guess what Jia Xu wanted to do. His son solved several of Gongsun Zhu's fatal flaws and gave him an identity.
He used the grain land as bait and asked him to fight for Hanzhong.
But in this trap, although Liu Feng couldn't restrain his impulse, Gongsun Zhu has not developed into Longyou until now, which shows that he has really capable people under his command and restrained his impulse.
And Jia Xu is here to make up for the last name for him.
He is a famous Confucian in the world. Even though Lu Zhi's disciples were not all over the world, they still had many disciples.
But Cai Yong only has one daughter. If it were Li Ru, he would try his best to get married to Cai Yong, with Cai Yong as his father-in-law, or without Cai Yong as his father-in-law.
The weight of Gongsun Zhu, a disciple of Lu Zhi, is completely different.
Even Lu Zhi had stated to Gongsun Zhu more than once that he was his disciple, but this was still not comparable to adopting the identity of son-in-law.
This guy is indeed as ruthless as ever.
When Jian Yong personally came to Chang'an to rescue Cai Yong, he was surprised. Only now did he know that this guy had planned this from the beginning.
"Wen He." Li Ru did not continue to think wildly, but called Jia Xu who was about to leave, "Do you know what happened in the court just now?"
"You don't need to know that Li Jue and Guo Si are fighting for power. The generals in Xiliang are suspicious of each other. The one above is watching with cold eyes. Duke Gonggun still remains silent. This is the only thing going on in the court now."
Jia Xu could not help but curl his lips as he spoke.
"The world has been in chaos for a long time, not because of the death of the late emperor, nor because of He Jin's stupidity. This is the general trend, this is the way."
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he left directly without even saying goodbye, because he knew that these two people would never have the chance to meet again in this life.
After Jia Xu resigned and returned home, he also entered that stage, moving from art to the realm of Tao.
Unlike that guy from the Xun family, Jia Xu's way is the way of the chaos in the world, the way of this big man's crisis, the moment of life and death.
When the young emperor ascends the throne, he uses eunuchs more heavily and fights with powerful ministers. This is chaos.
The eunuchs are powerful, take bribes and bend the law, and the people are in dire straits. This is chaos.
Selling one's official position and title, amassing money wantonly, and establishing party control for the sake of power, this is chaos.
Listening to slander, returning to the state pastorate, and appointing Liu clan members for status is chaos.
In the past few decades, since the late emperor ascended the throne, chaos has begun and is out of control.
Under this rolling general trend, the world has become such a mess. It is far from the work of one person, and it is definitely not the power of one person.
A few months ago, when Chang'an calmed down, Yuan Benchu of Jizhou, Liu Yu of Youzhou, Liu Yan of Yizhou, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, Cao Mengde of Yanzhou, Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, and Yuan Gongdao were running around.
Except for the one who was left behind by his master to look after the house...Liu Xuande!
Yes, that stupid guy wanted to pay tribute when he heard the news, and even paid tribute in person.
Which power in the world is not waiting to see what happens? I heard that Liu Jingsheng's tribute team is still squatting in Wancheng. If he really thought about the Han Dynasty, he should have come here early. Why is this?
Li Jue attacked Chang'an, but if one of the princes in the world came to take charge from the rear, he, Li Jue, would be rich even after his death ten times.
Tribute, what is tribute?
The one who pays tribute is His Majesty or the person in power. When Wang Yun was there, there was no one who paid tribute. Now that Wang Yun is gone, people who have always paid tribute should appear one after another in the world.
Paying tribute to His Majesty in exchange for peace of mind for both parties is the most effective tribute.
Jia Xu couldn't help but sigh, no matter what time, your majesty is a good person. When needed, he will be at your side to support the Han Dynasty.
When there is no need for it anymore, this is the hardship that Your Majesty should suffer, and it will tax your mind and body.
Eh... You can't say that. You can't say that His Majesty is a good person. It's disrespectful and disrespectful.
Your Majesty is indeed nothing. I feel sorry for the prince, haha.
Every time Jia Xu thought about this, he felt that his prince was really... sincere!
Look at how sincere the prince is now who gave up his great fortune and went to Jingzhou to become his grandson!
Even though Jingzhou sent a tribute team, this person didn't even look at it.
It's as if you haven't seen it at all. This kind of person is safer.
And this Cai Yong is the first foreign aid, and then it is Jia Xu who really wants to make a good plan in Chang'an.
Only in this way did Jia Xu feel that he could make a good choice when he officially met Gongsun Zhu in the future, whether to stay by his side and continue to make suggestions, or... simply find a chance to run away!
Now he is constantly attracting foreign aid because he has seen that Gongsun Zhu is a strange person, so he is doing more now.
No matter whether you leave or stay in the future, it will still be very beneficial.
If Gongsun Zhu is really a suitable master for him, when he appears in Jingzhou in the future, his position will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Jia Xu looked at the slowly setting sun with a smile on her lips.
"When the sun sets, the sun rises. Even if the night comes, the world will eventually be bright. It's just whether the person who brings the light is the person chosen by a certain family."
With the continuous appearance of Jia Xu and the suppression by Li Ru, Li Jue and Guo Bang finally stopped making the situation ugly.
The turmoil in Chang'an finally calmed down completely, and Xiliang generals such as Li Jue and Guo Si took complete control of the Han Dynasty's court.
Under the advice of Li Jue and others, Liu Xie happily restored all of Dong Zhuo's identities and titles, and even posthumously granted many of Dong's clan members, etc.
Dong Cheng and others who had been idle before were also activated again.
As for Li Jue and others' rewards, they all fell one by one.
Li Jue became General Yangwu, Guo Si became General Yanglie, and Fan Chou and others were all generals of Zhonglang. Later, Dong Zhuo was buried in Xi County and Wang Yun's body was discarded in the city.
Of course, this is only the first step. After Dong Zhuo's coffin was buried, I don't know if he dug the grave too many times and couldn't see anything.
Therefore, the violent storms continued in the land of Xi County, but the people of Xi County suffered. In the end, the matter was not over until Dong Zhuo's tomb was flooded and the coffin was washed out again.
However, after this matter was reported to Chang'an, Li Jue and others discussed it again and felt that the matter could not be let go.
Therefore, under a memorial.
Li Jue was promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, Marquis of Chiyang, Commander-in-Chief of Sili School, and Supervisor of Guanzhong.
Guo Si was promoted to General Hou, Marquis of Meiyang, and took charge of Chang'an.
Although Fan Chou joined the army late, he became the right general. Together with Li Jue and Guo Si, he sat in Chang'an and was in charge of the government. He was also stationed in the three auxiliary areas.
On the contrary, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew, who had defected to them early, were very lonely, even though they had obtained the title of General Hussar and Marquis of Pingyang.
But letting him sit in Hongnong basically excluded him from this circle.
Zhang Ji didn't know until the end that he had worked so hard and taken such big risks, but he ended up with such a disastrous end.
After Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew stationed troops in Hongnong, they parted ways with the three in Chang'an.
There was nothing he could do if he didn't go his own way. The Dukes Gonggun in the court, the silent Majesty, and those three guys who seemed to have ill intentions towards him.
He felt like he might not be able to leave if he didn't.
After he left and Chang'an became completely quiet, tribute teams from all over the world finally came on stage one after another.
The first ones to appear were Qianzhao, who had been hiding outside the city for a long time, and Jia Xu, who was in the city.
"Gongsun Zhu, the governor of Jincheng County, Liu Xuande, the captain, and Fu Xie, the governor of Hanyang County, brought thousands of stones of grain and grass, hundreds of cattle and sheep, and hundreds of good horses to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
As an envoy, Jia Xu unceremoniously tied Gongsun Zhu and the more famous Fu Xie together. As for Liu Bei...if Gongsun Zhu didn't need him to temporarily take charge of Jincheng County.
Jia Xu really didn't want to bring him along.
Fortunately, before leaving, Gongsun Zhu not only ordered people to search for Jia Xu, but also sent several letters to Jia Xu.
He was given the power to act at his own discretion.
As soon as he entered Chang'an, he asked Qianzhao to stop and sit back and watch the situation in Chang'an.
Until then he appeared in front of Liu Xie.
And he chose this time very well. If he had come early, he would not get any benefits at all. Even though Wang Yun, the stubborn old man, would be scrupulous, he was not the one to give in.
There is absolutely no need to pay tribute if there are no benefits.
And if it is too late, some people will say that this matter is to show favor to Li Jue and others, which is not good and is not good for the reputation.
So the best way is to show up immediately after the changes in Chang'an, so that Li Jue becomes an accident.
In order to restore stability to the land of Yongliang, Li Jue would take advantage of the opportunity to provide them with sufficient benefits, and their reputation would not be damaged in any way.
Really good.
As expected, Jia Xu's appearance surprised everyone. Some saw that the Han Dynasty still existed, some saw the turn of events, and some saw his own prestige.
With everyone very satisfied, Jia Xu got everything he wanted.
Fu Xie, the governor of Hanyang County, came out to control Liangzhou as the governor. However, Meng Tuo, the former governor of Liangzhou, was impeached numerous times because of his purchase of an official position. He was eventually dismissed from all official positions and lost everything.
Gongsun Zhu, the governor of Jincheng County, also successfully handed over the position of son, and handed it over to Liu Bei, the captain of Jincheng County, under Jia Xu's words.
The position of captain was given to Ma Teng.
As for Gongsun Zhu... he was directly appointed as the Colonel Protecting Qiang, and he also received many benefits...
Although it was difficult to say whether this was a promotion or something, it gave him the name and excuse for Gongsun Zhu to go to various places in Yongliang in the future.
After all, the Colonel Huqiang is the same as the Colonel Huwuhuan in Youzhou, and they are in charge of the military affairs of a state!
