binnovel Chapter 109 Kill them all
Chapter 109 Kill them all
Chapter 109: Kill Them All
The sixth year of Zhongping, mid-September.
Liu Bian returned to the capital quietly, but he did not enter the palace. Instead, he wore casual clothes and came to the Talent Recruitment Hall like an ordinary scholar.
The Zhaoxian Hall was decorated simply and brightly. The hall was full of people, sitting in groups of three or five around the table, talking and discussing.
Liu Bian remained calm, quietly went to a secluded corner and sat down to observe these people.
At a small table not far in front of him, there were five or six people sitting around, ranging from teenagers to those in their fifties or sixties. They seemed to be arguing about something, their faces flushed and their voices loud.
"The most urgent thing now is to change the customs and habits, so that the world can return to the truth!"
"No! The saints want the fish scales and phoenix wings to be mixed and uneven, and never cease to exist in the world. Isn't that great? People from all over the world admire his name. It is because of his feelings that he is good."
"I believe that we should remove corruption and danger, create a good atmosphere, encourage the public, regulate behavior to disgrace authority, establish integrity to strengthen the nobles, and make the people of the world excited and moved, and follow the trend!"
"Don't talk nonsense, your style is elegant and you are proud of yourself. I want to take it as my responsibility to teach the world about right and wrong!"
"Your words should be a model for scholars, your actions should be a model for the world, and when you get on the carriage and hold the reins, you must have the ambition to clear up the world!"
"What can I do? The upright are abandoned, and the evil is rampant..."
Although Liu Bian didn't listen from the beginning, these few words made him confused.
What is this talking about?
'Is this the Confucian scholar's lofty and empty talk, boasting and impetuousness?'
Liu Bian was very disappointed and shook his head.
Pan Yin bowed and whispered in Liu Bian's ear: "Your Majesty, the King of Bohai has arrived."
Liu Bian immediately turned his head and saw a rather immature boy of eight or nine years old in casual clothes looking around at the door.
After a pause, Liu Bian smiled, raised his hand and waved to him.
When Liu Xie saw Liu Bian, he walked in calmly, approached him, raised his hand and said, "Your Highness... greets you, brother."
Liu Bian looked at him and said, "Sit down."
Liu Xie responded as usual, but he was feeling uneasy in his heart and knelt down opposite Liu Bian.
Liu Bian looked at his younger brother. In history, he was also a miserable man and was in fact the king who destroyed the Han Dynasty.
To a certain extent, he also took the blame for Liu Bian.
There was almost no reaction from the Recruiting Talents Hall to Liu Xie's coming in, and they continued to talk.
Liu Bian actually had no ill feelings towards Liu Xie, and had never had any intention to kill him. He reached out and poured him a cup of tea, saying, "Today we are only talking about brotherhood, not anything else. Tell me, how do you feel about being in the Shangshutai these days?"
Liu Xie was in a state of panic. He bowed slightly and said, "My dear brother, all the officials in the Shangshutai are wise, upright and capable people. I have gained a lot."
Liu Bian held the teacup to his lips, looked at him and said, "What do you think? Regarding government affairs."
Liu Xie's heart tightened, and he quietly grasped his hands as he sat down, saying, "I think that the state affairs are getting more difficult, and everything is in decline. Your Majesty is needed to turn the tide and put the country in order."
A standard answer.
Liu Bian took a sip of tea and asked, "What do you think of the court officials impeaching Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and others?"
Now in the court, in addition to praising Liu Bian, there is also an undercurrent of impeachment of Lu Zhi and others.
Liu Xie said: "Your Highness... I will listen to your decision."
Seeing that he was nervous, Liu Bian put down his teacup and asked directly, "What do you think of your grandmother's visit to Beijing?"
Liu Xie's whole body tensed up instantly, and it seemed as if he had stopped breathing.
The speech he had prepared in advance was no longer useful at this moment. He suppressed the chill on his scalp and said, "Grandmother, I, your humble servant, have already written a letter to comfort your grandmother who is missing her grandson."
Liu Bian looked at him and asked, "Has anyone said anything to you?"
Liu Xie's face suddenly changed, and he fell to the ground and said, "This humble servant has been in the Forbidden Palace and has never had any contact with outsiders. Your Majesty, please understand!"
His movement was so big that the Recruitment Hall fell silent and everyone looked over.
But it seemed that no one heard what Liu Xie said just now. They just looked at the brothers Liu Bian and Liu Xie with suspicion.
In the silence, Li Ru came out from the side door with a puzzled look. He followed his gaze and saw Liu Bian. His face changed slightly and he shrank back abruptly.
He leaned against the wall, his eyes full of surprise and suspicion.
"Didn't your majesty say that you would arrive in Beijing in three days? How come you are here today?" Li Ru's eyes flickered, and he glanced at him secretly. After confirming that it was Liu Bian, he turned around and slipped away silently.
Although the people in the Recruitment Hall were puzzled, they did not pay much attention to it and turned around to continue chatting.
Liu Xie fell to the ground, his body shaking uncontrollably.
In fact, he was prepared to die. He had this awareness since the moment his brother ascended the throne! But when the time came, he was still deeply afraid.
Liu Bian didn't expect that Liu Huihui was so afraid. He thought for a moment and changed his strategy. He reached out to pull him and said with a smile, "It's natural for grandma to miss her grandson. I understand. Well... I will bring grandma to Luoyang. If she can't get used to living in the palace, she can live outside the city. In this way, we can visit grandma anytime."
When Liu Xie heard Liu Bian's words, he felt a chill in his heart.
What is the love for grandson? Any action of the superior will not be just for superficial purpose, and the same goes for Empress Dowager Dong's "love for grandson".
Liu Bian took Queen Mother Dong to Luoyang and put her outside the city in order to "monitor" her nearby!
"Brother, you are still suspicious of me."
Liu Xie turned pale, and he fell to the ground and said, "Thank you, your Excellency."
Liu Bian reached out and pulled him up, saying, "Don't think too much. You must remember what I said."
Liu Xie stood up trembling, his mind completely filled with fear, and he could no longer remember what Liu Bian had said to him.
Liu Bian looked at him and was about to speak when the Recruiting Talents Hall suddenly became quiet again.
Liu Bian turned his head and saw that everyone was looking at a woman covered in white gauze who walked in.
"Cai Wenji?" Liu Bian recognized her at the first sight, mainly because she was wearing mourning clothes, which made her very conspicuous.
Cai Wenji was seen bringing a lot of books and walking to the front desk, apparently intending to return the books.
Suddenly, many people came forward and raised their hands and said, "I'm honored to meet Miss Cai. I wonder if Mr. Taichang can come with us?"
Cai Wenji turned aside to salute, and said softly, "My father is not here yet."
"I would like to visit the Minister of Rites. Could you introduce me to someone?" someone else said hurriedly.
Cai Wenji returned the book without answering and turned to leave.
A group of people followed Cai Wenji and talked at once, and all they talked about was Cai Yong.
"Mrs. Cai, are you married?"
A very loud voice suddenly rang out, silencing the Zhaoxian Hall.
Cai Wenji frowned, looking displeased, and walked faster.
This statement immediately aroused the anger of the crowd, and someone shouted, "Mrs. Cai is a new widow, what do you mean by this?"
"I, I have admired Miss Cai for a long time and want to marry her. What do you think?"
"Bah! You don't fall for Miss Cai, you fall for Cai Taichang, right!?"
"Nonsense! Let me ask you, don't you have any improper thoughts about Miss Cai?"
A group of people suddenly started to fight, and it seemed that the recruitment hall was about to turn from talk to fighting.
Some people even kept chasing Cai Wenji and continued to harass her even after she left the Zhaoxian Hall.
Liu Bian was very disappointed with these people. He shook his head, stood up and said, "Follow me."
Liu Xie was terrified and dared not say a word. He followed Liu Bian carefully step by step.
Liu Bian left the Zhaoxian Hall and headed for the Hongdu Gate School.
I chatted with Liu Xie on the way. Liu Xie had lost his former "precocity" and his answers were very stiff and without any originality.
When we arrived at Hongdu Gate, we saw a newly renovated courtyard wall, and the door and plaque had obviously been replaced not long ago.
Liu Bian looked at it for a while and walked in.
He entered openly, without any hindrance or obstruction.
Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, feeling very uncomfortable.
After he walked in, he found that the Hongdu School was under construction everywhere, and the construction was quite extensive. Almost all the houses were being demolished and rebuilt.
"Is this going to be a big deal?"
Liu Bian was a little stunned, and then he saw four or five young men, in a group, coming towards him, shouting.
They passed in front of Liu Bian and others, and the strong smell of alcohol almost made Liu Bian faint.
"Let me tell you, the girls in Qingcui Tower are all extremely talented and skilled. In bed, they are so ecstatic..."
“How much is it…”
"Hahaha! Why do you care how much money he gets? People from our Hongdu Sect have gone there, and they still dare to charge them?"
"That's right, I'm telling you, in our Hongdu School, the Grand Master of Ceremonies himself serves as the chief priest, so he is half a disciple of the emperor! When he is sent out in the future, he will at least be a county magistrate!"
"What's a county magistrate? We will definitely be made marquises and prime ministers in the future. A mere brothel, won't it rush to curry favor with us? Let me tell you, yesterday, we were both popular people. Normally, we would ask for at least a thousand, but yesterday, we only gave them money for tea, hehe..."
Liu Bian was stunned, watching them pass by in front of him, anger rising in his chest, he was so angry that he couldn't say a word!
Is this the Hongdu School that he had high hopes for? Drinking during the day and visiting brothels at night?
Pan Yin lowered his head and dared not breathe.
Liu Xie frowned and watched these people leave.
After a long while, Liu Bian took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "What is Cai Yong doing?"
Pan Yin lowered his head and said, "It seems like he is busy building a school in Taiyuan."
Liu Bian snorted coldly and said, "Why is he going there to cause trouble? Does he think Taiyuan isn't chaotic enough?"
How could Pan Yin dare to say anything? Liu Bian had high hopes for the Hongdu School, but this was the scene, and Liu Bian saw it with his own eyes!
Liu Bian thought to himself that he had to teach Cai Yong a good lesson.
As soon as I turned around, I saw Cai Wenji carrying a small basket and entering the gate of Hongdu School.
Liu Bian knew that Cai Wenji knew him, so he didn't want to exchange pleasantries. He looked around and pointed to a small path not far away and asked, "Is this the way to the back door?"
Without waiting for Pan Yin to respond, Liu Bian had already walked away.
Cai Wenji looked at Liu Bian's back and saw him leaving in a hurry, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
At this moment, at Cai Mansion.
Cai Yong had just returned from outside when a doorman followed him and said, "Master, the former Luoyang magistrate Zhou Yi wants to see you."
Cai Yong was startled, then suddenly remembered something and said repeatedly: "No, no, no."
The doorman was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered, "Master, does the Zhou family have two Li Sangongs?"
Zhou Yi's father Zhou Jing and his cousin Zhou Zhong were both among the Three Dukes.
Cai Yong kept walking, as if he was avoiding the plague god, and said, "That Zhou Yi is Yuan An's disciple! From now on, all the disciples and former officials of the Yuan family are not allowed to enter my mansion."
The concierge suddenly woke up and said immediately, "Yes, I will send them away right away."
Cai Yong paused, turned around, and asked, "They? Who else?"
The doorman turned around and came back, saying, "And his son Zhou Yu."
Cai Yong waved his hands. He didn't want to have anything to do with the Yuan family.
……
Liu Bian walked along the path and went into the interior of Hongdumen School. Only then did he discover that Hongdumen School was really undergoing large-scale demolition and reconstruction, with craftsmen everywhere. Although many of them had not yet been completed, it was already clear that they were absolutely magnificent and luxurious.