I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 696 Zhuge leaves the house

On the third day after Yuan Chong returned to Chang'an, Liu Jian took him to the mansion of the current imperial master.

The imperial tutor at that time was Dong Zhuo.

But now Dong Zhuo no longer has the power he once had.

Two months ago, Dong Zhuo's old illness finally recurred again. This time, not even Hua Tuo could save him.

No matter how high Hua Tuo's medical skills were, he could only save patients, but not lives.

The fate and longevity of some people are determined by fate and cannot be saved by normal human resources.

According to Hua Tuo's diagnosis, Dong Zhuo's life expectancy is only this year.

When the prime minister of the court came to visit, even if Dong Zhuo was ill, he would receive him personally.

However, now Dong Zhuo can only lie on the bed and cannot sit up.

The moment he met Yuan Chong. Dong Zhuo's eyes showed a bit of surprise.

Although he was lying on the bed and unable to sit up, Dong Zhuo suddenly felt that the person in front of him seemed somewhat familiar between his brows.

It's just that he is very ill now, his head is dizzy and his thinking is unclear. He really can't remember where he has seen this person.

Dong Zhuo then looked at Liu Jian and asked, "The Prime Minister is here today. Why did he bring an irrelevant person to see me?"

Liu Jian smiled faintly and said: "Master, just because you haven't seen some people before, it doesn't mean that they have nothing to do with you...Liu came to visit you today. The first thing is to check on your condition, and the second thing is to take care of this person." The young man comes to meet you, and the relationship between him and you is quite deep."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he suddenly showed a bit of surprise.

He looked at Yuan Chong again in confusion and began to think carefully.

Before Yuan Chong came to see Dong Zhuo, his mood was actually quite complicated.

Although he had no impression of Yuan Ji and his biological mother, Dong Zhuo was indeed the murderer of his parents.

Emotionally, although Yuan Chong didn't have much hatred for Dong Zhuo, morally and righteously, he could never get over his own hurdle in his heart.

Even though he now has a new goal in life, he is still confused about this matter deep in his heart.

Especially his enemies are all well-known boss-level figures in the world today.

There is Dong Zhuo, there is Yuan Shao, there is Yuan Shu... Yuan Yi, Yuan Xu, those who responded to Yuan Shao's crusade against Dong Zhuo are not included.

Previously, Yuan Chong had thought about how he would react when he met these people.

But until today, when he saw Dong Zhuo lying on the bed, dying and dying, with a haggard face, Yuan Chong was surprised to find that his heart was so peaceful.

Looking at the old man in front of him who was about to leave this world, Yuan Chong realized that he had never had any deep hatred for him.

What he has is just worldly views, confusion and morality that are imprisoned in him.

"Are you... the son of Yuan Shiji?!"

Dong Zhuo looked at Yuan Chong for a long time, and finally found some impressions of Yuan Ji from between his brows, and he suddenly remembered it.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo recognized him, Yuan Chong nodded calmly and said, "Yes."

"Hahaha……"

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"Revenge is coming?"

Hearing what Dong Zhuo said, Yuan Chong did not answer.

He just walked to Dong Zhuo's bed, sat down on a wooden stool nearby, and looked at him quietly.

"Taifu Dong doesn't seem to be afraid of me coming for revenge, but do you think I will take care of my foster father's face and not kill you?"

Dong Zhuo was still smiling.

He shook his head and said, "You don't know your adoptive father very well."

As he said this, he turned his head to look at Liu Jian.

"I dare to ask Prime Minister Liu, if Mr. Yuan wants to kill me, will you stop him?"

Liu Jian said calmly: "No."

Dong Zhuo then looked at Yuan Chong: "You heard it, your adoptive father will not stop him."

Yuan Chong seemed to have a tacit understanding when listening to these two people talking.

He looked at Dong Zhuo curiously and said, "Since my adoptive father will not stop me, why aren't you afraid?

Dong Zhuo said: "It's not that I'm not afraid, but that I'm used to it."

"There are many people in the world who want to seek revenge on me. How can you be the only one? Ever since I entered the official career, I have been facing the situation of being sought for revenge all the time."

"When I was in Liangzhou, I would sleep with my head on the knife every day."

"Later, I entered the court and rose higher and higher until I entered the capital and took control of power. There were even more people who wanted to kill me."

"I can confidently say that if there are not ten thousand people who want to kill me, there must be eight thousand!"

"If I couldn't sleep day and night and couldn't eat well, I might not be alive now."

When he said this, Dong Zhuo turned to look at Liu Jian aside and said with a smile:

"The Prime Minister must also feel the same way about this."

Liu Jian did not deny it, he just nodded and said: "At our position, there are so many people in the world who want to kill us, there is really nothing we can do."

Dong Zhuo supported his body vigorously and said: "Mr. Yuan, your father and the Yuan family did die at my hands. There is nothing wrong with this. But when I killed them, it was purely for self-protection."

"Of course, even if it was for self-protection, they died in my hands, but I have no personal hatred for your father."

"On the contrary, I had a deep connection with your Yuan family back then."

"It's a pity that the world has changed, and when a person is in his position, he has to seek the lives of others."

"Now, I, that is the fish meat on the chopping board. It is up to Mr. Yuan's discretion. If you want my life, just come. I won't live long anyway."

"To be honest, I have lived a sufficient life."

Yuan Chong shook his head: "I won't kill you. For the sake of the overall situation, I definitely won't kill you."

"You led the Liangzhou soldiers to submit to my adoptive father."

"If I kill you now, it will hinder my adoptive father's progress in conquering Liangzhou, and at the same time, I will give my adoptive father a bad name for not keeping his word."

"Taifu Dong, I am not here today to take your life. I am just here to take a look at you."

"After all, my father died in your hands, and so did all of us in the Yuan clan."

"If I don't take a look at you before you die, I'm afraid I will really feel sorry for my biological parents."

Dong Zhuo sighed: "Young Master Yuan can be so considerate of the overall situation. He is indeed the adopted son of Prime Minister Liu. It's a pity that if you don't kill me today, you will have no chance from now on... won't this become the destiny of your life? Pity?"

Yuan Chong suddenly laughed.

"If I were a teenager, I might think so, but in this life today, I don't have so much hatred and thoughts when facing you."

"Taifu Dong, to be honest, my ambition now is to help my adoptive father revitalize this dynasty and change the world. Your life is really worthless in my eyes."

"In other words, your life is not worth mentioning to my ambition."

Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "Listening to what you said, I feel a little unhappy in my heart."

Yuan Chong stood up and said, "Taifu Dong, Yuan came here today because he wanted to see you. But after today's meeting, you and I will never see each other again in this life."

"Let's take care of each other and say goodbye."

Then, Yuan Chong cupped his hands, turned around and left Dong Zhuo's room.

Dong Zhuo looked at Yuan Chong's back in surprise, then pointed at him and said to Liu Jian.

"You just said these two words to me and left?" Liu Jian said: "Then what else does the master want him to say?"

"Oh, I thought he would shout to kill me all over the house."

When Liu Jian heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Then you really underestimate my son's size. How can my son be such a mediocre person?"

Dong Zhuo opened his mouth to correct Liu Jian and said, "He is Yuan Shiji's son."

Liu Jian retorted seriously: "He is not only Yuan Shiji's son, but also my son."

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo sighed.

"No wonder this kid doesn't even want to avenge his biological parents...Looking at the looks of your father and son, how does he look like someone who lost his parents? He has always had parents in his life, so how can he express hatred? No wonder No wonder.”

Having said this, Dong Zhuo suddenly tilted his head and coughed hard.

In front of Liu Jian, he even coughed up blood.

Looking at his appearance, Liu Jian also knew that Dong Zhuo's time was probably not long.

After he finished coughing, Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh.

"Time is running out, time is running out, my life is over."

"Prime Minister Liu, I hope you, father and son, can realize your ambitions..."

……

Yuan Chong has been waiting for Liu Jian in the courtyard of Taifu's residence.

When I was young, I finally saw Liu Jian coming out of Dong Zhuo's room.

Yuan Chong stepped forward and said, "Father."

Liu Jian reached out and patted Yuan Chong on the shoulder: "Son, I met Dong Zhuo today. What do you think?"

Yuan Chong seemed extremely relaxed at this moment.

"Father, the child has no idea at the moment. After meeting him, the child realizes that this person is of no importance in the child's heart."

"It doesn't matter if you see him or not."

"It's just that this time the boy finally gave himself an explanation."

Liu Jian sighed: "This is very good."

"Father, the child has something unclear and wants to ask his father."

"you say?"

"Then Dong Zhuo is so ill. Where is his son?"

Liu Jian turned his head and looked in the direction of Dong Zhuo's room for a while.

"His son died young."

Yuan Chong nodded suddenly when he heard this, and then sighed softly.

On the fourth day of November in the second year of Jian'an, Taifu Dong Zhuo died of illness in Chang'an.

……

Although he was the Grand Tutor of the dynasty, Dong Zhuo's death had no impact on the dynasty.

Long before he became a Tutor, the top competitive team in the Han Dynasty had already kicked him out.

And just ten days after Dong Zhuo's death.

There was a sudden turmoil all over the south.

Yuan Shao proclaimed himself the general and issued a proclamation against Liu Jian, outlining Liu Jian's crimes.

Yuan Shao claimed that since Liu Jian entered Chang'an, he had arbitrarily abolished the throne and usurped the emperor's power. He was suspected of self-reliance and rebellion.

He, Yuan Shao, should gather the heroes of the world to jointly defeat the traitor Liu Jian and help the king and the country.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also launched the slogan of "Qing Jun Side".

After Liu Jian learned that Yuan Shao had launched the slogan of "Qing Jun Side", he couldn't help but laugh and cry.

He said in front of everyone:

"Shao, there is nothing new."

No wonder Liu Jian! It can be said that the side of Qingjun are all leftovers from Liu Jian's past games. Yuan Shao picked them up and played them again. Of course, there is nothing new.

Yuan Shao's troops began to gather towards Nanyang, and their front was pointed at Luoyang.

Liu Jian sent general Zhao Yun to oversee the army and horses, and appointed Ju Shou as military advisor, Yan Liang and Wen Chou as deputy generals, and assembled a heavy army to fight Yuan Shao in Luoyang 2.

On the Jiangdong side, Cao Cao also began to respond to Yuan Shao's call and moved his troops towards Xiapi Kingdom, seemingly intending to invade Xuzhou.

At the same time, Sun Ce of Yuzhou was also directed at Yanzhou under the command of Yuan Shao.

As for Yanzhou, Zhao Yun had returned to Luoyang to lead his troops there after quelling the war in Yanzhou.

As for Yanzhou, Liu Jian sent Gongsun Zan and led elite cavalry to station on his behalf.

Gongsun Zan's cavalry used to roam the frontiers for many years, often galloping two hundred miles a day, and were good at gale-force attacks.

Although Sun Ce was brave and commanded Sun Jian's old troops, his ability to attack was far inferior to Gongsun Zan.

Moreover, Liu Jian knew that the task given by Yuan Shao to Sun Ce was to destroy Yanzhou's farmland, so mobility was very important in this battle.

Liu Jian believed that the maneuverability of Gongsun Zan's cavalry could completely stop Sun Ce's Yuzhou troops.

As for Xuzhou, Liu Bei is assisted by Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Tai Shici and others. It is not impossible to compete with Cao Cao.

It's just that Cao Cao also had Zhou Yu who was good at military strategy.

However, Liu Bei also had Lu Su.

It can be said that the two sides meet their opponents in chess and will meet good talents.

Liu Jian very much hoped that Liu Bei and Lu Su could fight a beautiful blocking battle in Jiangdong for him.

On the Liangzhou side, after receiving the news, Ma Teng and Han Sui sent troops again to attack Longxi County where Zhang Fei was.

Unfortunately, Zhang Fei and Liu Biao had been warned by Liu Jian in advance and had been waiting for Ma Teng and Han Sui to attack again.

Moreover, Liu Jian also sent Xu Rong from Chang'an to lead 5,000 troops to Liangzhou to assist in the battle.

For Liangzhou, Xu Rong has long been eager to give it a try.

Now, Liu Jian finally asked him to lead his troops to Liangzhou. Xu Rong, who was fully prepared, decided to show off his skills in Liangzhou this time.

As for Yuan Yi in Yizhou, Liu Jian was not too worried.

If he dared to come out of Shu, Liu Jian decided to personally lead his troops to teach him a lesson.

This time Liu Jian wants Yuan Shao's overall plan to collapse again, causing him to return without success. From now on, he can only take a defensive stance.

That is to say, the two sides were at war. When the battle was about to begin across the country, Liu Jian received a private letter from Liu Bei. In addition to chatting with him about everyday things, it also said something more important.

Liu Bei told Liu Jian that in this year's Xuzhou local township examination, county examination, and state examination, a young talent stood out among the scholars and dominated the list with first place results.

This person is called Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)