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It is precisely because he knows Li Li's current strength very well, as well as the many entanglements between himself and Li Li, that as time goes by, Zhu Jun's evil feelings towards Li Li have become more and more complicated.

Whenever others mentioned Li Li, he couldn't help but get angry, blowing his beard and glaring at him in anger. However, in addition to his anger, he also had a strange sense of relief. After all, Li Li was something he watched grow up with, and although he always stood on the opposite side of Li Li, this did not prevent him from appreciating Li Li. And this is just purely the special affection of the elders for the younger generations, appreciation and affection, and has nothing to do with the position.

For people like Zhu Jun, who have been loyal to the Eastern Han Dynasty for most of his life, anything can be changed, but the perseverance in his heart is unswerving. I dare not say that I will never be able to change it, but this faithful faith is as important as my life.

Zhu Jun, who was boiling in his heart, was silent for a long time, and after finally calming down, he said softly with a calm expression: "Li Wei forcibly levied food and salaries and wantonly cut the salaries of hundreds of officials, and these old men have also heard of it. Prior to this, Li Zhiran raised food and salary for the army, and the old man was in favor of it, and donated a year's worth of food and two hundred horses of silk for this purpose. After all, the west is cold and bitterly cold, and it is a land of a hundred battles, the people live in hardship, and the treasury is depleted. If there is no money and food, how can the army resist the barbarian invasion?

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to cut the salaries of officials and raise salaries, but at most the methods are too arbitrary and a little inappropriate. At least Li Zhiran did not forcibly levy food and wages from the common people, and since we have the ability to support some food and wages. It should be taken out. In the final analysis, money and food are just things outside the body, as long as they can fill their stomachs. Why force too much! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun turned his head to stare at Dong Cheng, with a sense of scrutiny in his eyes, obviously very unhappy with Dong Cheng's behavior of not understanding military affairs but making false accusations. However, because of the situation, he didn't say it directly, and he still saved some face for Dong Cheng, otherwise it would be difficult to meet in the court in the future.

There was a pause. Zhu Jun asked suspiciously: "As for what Yilang said that Li Zhiran attacked the inner courtyard of the palace, I don't know where to start with this?" Could it be that Li Dao dared to follow Dong Zhuo's example and forcibly occupy the concubines of the first emperor privately? ”

The voice did not fall. He continued, "Probably not, right? As far as the old man knew, Li Zhiran's step-family, the Yang family, had always been strong, and had beaten to death several concubines that Li Dao had privately married, but Li Dao ignored it. Let it run rampant. From this point of view. If it is said that Li Dao forcibly occupied the concubines of the first emperor, it is too far-fetched, and it is really difficult to win the trust of others. At least the old man didn't believe it, because the old man knew Li Dao, and he was not a womanizer. ”

Indeed, the relationship between Zhu Jun and Li Dao has always been good, and his position as a lieutenant was recommended by Li Dao. In other words, the reason why Zhu Jun's Taiwei Mansion has always been guarded by county soldiers. is because he has always had prejudices against Li Li, so that Li Wei has the heart to help. But because of the relationship between uncle and nephew, it is inconvenient to say more.

However, after Li Li's army went on the expedition, Li Wei took good care of Zhu Jun, and usually only arranged a few soldiers to guard outside the Taiwei Mansion, purely for show. In addition, there were no Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song in the list of cutting hundreds of officials, but the two of them took the initiative to donate a lot of grain, grass and cloth. This consciousness of guarding the territory of the Han Dynasty is indeed worthy of affirmation, after all, they have been fighting on the battlefield for the Han Dynasty for most of their lives, and when they are old, they will never lose their national righteousness because of political disagreements. And this is precisely the reason why the two of them have always been enemies of Li Li, but they have never been deposed or executed by Li Li. Putting aside political views and positions, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song are worthy of being famous generals in the world, and their conduct and ethics can be called models of military generals and deserve respect.

Seeing that Zhu Jun actually questioned what he said before, Dong Cheng hated, angry and annoyed, but he had to force his mind and stabilize his feelings, and he couldn't express himself. Because he came here to ask for Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, and came here with a heavy mission, how could he offend people before the matter was negotiated?

So, Dong Cheng forced himself to stay calm, and after taking a deep breath, he said bitterly: "Taiwei doesn't know, the old thief Li Dao is indeed not a womanizer, but his methods are far more vicious than Dong Zhuo's life!" This thief withheld the money and food needed by the palace without authorization, and dismissed most of the eunuchs and maids who were left in the palace again, so that only two of the sixteen maids in the palace were now over forty years old, while the mansions of other royal clansmen were even stricter, and thousands of servants and maids were forcibly dismissed. Nowadays, there are less than ten eunuchs and maids inside and outside the palace, and there are only a dozen palace concubines who are over half a hundred years old left among the three thousand beauties in the inner courtyard, and all the maids inside and outside the huge palace add up to less than five hundred.

This is not the end, the old thief Li Wei is not satisfied with this, and keeps claiming that His Majesty is still young and does not need so many maids to serve. However, the rest of the maids are all 'old men' who have been in the palace for decades, and even if they are dismissed, they will have nowhere to go, so the old thief is angry and angry, and strictly stipulates the monthly food allowance of everyone in the palace, and only a little when it is distributed.

To this day, the maids in the palace have been hungry for more than three months, and they can't eat enough every day, and even His Majesty has not seen meat for half a month, and he is so hungry that he is skinny. A month ago, after the old minister learned of this, he tried his best to prepare to get some wine and meat for His Majesty, but he didn't want to be discovered by the Yulin guards, so he couldn't help but say that he was sentenced to thirty canes, and then sent to Sikong Mansion to be sent by Li Dao. ”

Speaking of this, Dong Cheng couldn't hold back his tears anymore, and old tears flowed from his eyes. Fortunately, he took care of his own face after all, and did not cry in public, even so, he choked up and couldn't speak.

And the four people who heard these words, Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Li, immediately looked at Dong Cheng dumbfounded, and the shock in their hearts was indescribable, and they all showed horror on their faces.

At this moment, the originally sleepy Huangfu Jianshou no longer had any sleepiness, his eyes were open like copper bells, his mouth was wide open, he wanted to say something but felt his throat jerky, and he didn't know where to start. You must know that he has been weak since he was a child, and he has not improved when he grows up, and he has been relying on ginseng soup to continue his life. is because he has never cared about the political affairs of the court, and he really ignores the affairs outside the window, and has stayed in the house for many years. The only time he went to the court was because Dong Zhuo wanted to kill his father, Huangfu Song, forcing him to come forward to intercede with Dong Zhuo. As a result, Dong Zhuo remembered his filial piety, and he did have several relationships with him before, and because Huangfu Song did have the grace to carry him before, he released Huangfu Song and gave him the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history.

This is the only time that Huangfu Jianshou appeared in the court, and he has been staying in the palace since then, and he has not stepped out of the door. And his younger brother Huangfu Li is actually his cousin, that is, Huangfu Song's nephew, it is precisely because he is weak and sick that he is left by Huangfu Song to teach him morning and night, for the sake of his son. Because of this, the heirs of the Huangfu family are not prosperous, and what follows is that there are not many implications with the hundreds of officials in the court, and few things can implicate the Huangfu family.

Just when Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Li were stunned, Huangfu Song, who had been silent, suddenly asked: "There are only five hundred maids and maids in the huge palace, this matter is too absurd, why didn't there be a little rumor before?" It must be known that in the dignified Han Palace, the eunuchs, maids and concubines add up to not 10,000, but also 8,000, how can Li Dao quietly dismiss so many people? I'm afraid that the words of the speaker are exaggerated and too sensational? ”

"Well, what Brother Yizhen said is reasonable." Without waiting for Dong Cheng to explain, Zhu Jun interjected: "If Li Wei wants to hide from everyone's eyes and ears, and dismiss thousands of palace concubines and eunuchs without leaving a trace, unless they are directly killed in the palace, and then buried and destroyed; Otherwise, there is no way! ”

After a pause in his voice, a look of doubt appeared on Zhu Jun's face, and his words changed sharply, and he muttered: "However、、、 in recent months, His Majesty has indeed often not been in the court, most of them are presided over by Li Wei, and it is rare for His Majesty to show up. Don't?????? What the speaker said、、、 is true? ”

"What Dong said is true, if half of the sentence is not true, the sky will thunder!" Dong Cheng's expression was absolutely clear.

Immediately, he said to Huangfu Song, father and son, with a solemn expression: "Maybe you haven't heard of it yet, the inner courtyard of the palace has been empty since two years ago, like a vacant temple. As early as the Chang'an Rebellion, most of the concubines and maids in the inner courtyard of the palace were robbed by Li Li's thieves, and even Tang Ji, the princess of the abolished emperor Liu Wei, was forcibly accepted as a concubine by Li Li.

Later, when Li Li led his troops into the palace, he dismissed thousands of eunuchs and palace concubines, and rewarded all the concubines and beauties of the inner courtyard to the ministers and military generals under his command as concubines. Afterwards, except for the Yulin guards stationed in the palace, there were only less than 2,000 people inside and outside the palace.

The reason why no one knows about that great dismissal is because Li Li chose to carry out it in the chaos, and when the chaos subsided, all the blame was put on the rebels, and he could stay out of it. Therefore, the total number of servants and maids dismissed by Li Dao this time is only more than 1,000 people, so naturally people can be unaware and silent. ”

"The young emperor's princess Hongnong was actually taken as a concubine by Li Lina and gave birth to a son, is this true?" Zhu Jun tugged on Dong Cheng's shoulder in surprise and asked urgently.

"Ahem, ahem!" The tight neckline made Dong Cheng's breath not smooth, and he couldn't help coughing, Zhu Jun hesitated a little after seeing this, and then let go.

"Ahem! What Dong said is true, and there is no half-truth. In the second year after moving the capital to Chang'an, His Majesty took Tang Ji back to the palace and worshiped her as Princess Hongnong. Unexpectedly, during the Chang'an Rebellion, Li Li led the troops into the palace at night, and accidentally saw Tang Ji's beauty and became ill-intentioned, so he stayed in the inner courtyard of the palace that night, and picked up Tang Ji the next day. Subsequently, the world only knew that Li Li had married a few concubines, but they didn't know that Tang Ji was among them, and now Tang Ji has given birth to a child for Li Li, and she is really making raw rice and cooked rice! Alas??????"

After patiently explaining, Dong Cheng's long sigh made the hearts of the four people in the hall sink, and then five waves of anger rushed up, the same hatred and hatred, the same breath of anger, and a strong aura of anger filled the entire inner hall.

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