Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 38

Changan
The stars are slanting horizontally, and everything is silent.The moonlight dissolves into gauze mist, penetrates the cold night, and casts a layer of shadow on the huge Chang'an city.

Since the first year of Yongning (120), Emperor Han'an promulgated the "Forbidden Night Walking Edict", which clearly stipulated that "no one can walk in Luoyang City when the bell rings out", successive emperors have imposed strict requirements on the curfew.

When Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an, he indulged his soldiers and horses, and the curfew order was just a dead letter to those soldiers.It was even more common for generals to gather late at night for banquets, and the common people were extremely disturbed, and crimes committed at night increased greatly.

After Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, in order to restore order at night, he continued to implement the curfew system.Around Haishi, all the doors in Luli were closed according to the law.Apart from watchmen and night watchmen, there were no other pedestrians on the street.

"It's so cold." When the two soldiers handed over, one of them sighed.

"It's cold in spring. If we were in Luoyang, it would be even colder at night." The other shrugged his shoulders, answered in a low voice, paused, and asked, "Have you seen Li Meng?"

"That kid said he was in a hurry." The former soldier said, but made an obscene gesture with his fingers, and winked at the other party, "I'm in a hurry, I'm in a hurry."

The person who asked the question understood, and while teasing, he couldn't help showing a bit of envy in his eyes: "If the girl in my family is as beautiful as the girl from Li Meng's family, I'm also anxious..."

The two had changed shifts, and didn't take this casual joke to heart. They each held torches and continued to patrol.

The Li Meng that those two people talked about was not doing what they imagined.

"Lady, is Wang Da here?" Li Meng hurried home with white steam rising from his head, his expression tense.

"I waited in the hall for a while, and now I'm resting in the inner room." Seeing that her husband seemed to have important matters to discuss with Wang Fang in the inner room, she didn't act coquettishly as usual, so she just twisted her waist like a water snake, Go to the inner room.

"You little brother Li, why did you make me wait so long for nothing?"

Hearing the movement, Wang Fang got up from Xiaoteng, pulled his cloth shoes and walked to Li Meng, his tone half complaining and half excited.

Li Meng didn't bother to answer, he took the water bottle on the case and poured it into his mouth, and then he replied angrily: "You really think I'm idle? If I didn't bribe the officer who patrolled tonight, I would still be here." You may not be able to come back!"

Wang Fang frowned when he heard this: "How did you do such a stupid thing?! If you are found out..."

"Found?" Li Meng waved his hand with disdain on his face: "That man is a drunkard, but he got this position by relying on eighteen generations of distant relatives with the nobles in the palace. He doesn't care about anything on weekdays. .”

"Now it's not Zhong Shaofu who is in charge of the army. Those miscellaneous small positions have long been taken up by the 'nobles'."

As Li Meng said, he felt a little melancholy for a while.

Wang Fang thought to himself, aren't we under Xiangguo's subordinates?Zhong Shaofu is the "chief culprit" who killed Xiangguo, what are you doing by showing gratitude to your enemy?
"I said Li Er Er, you don't want to join the enemy, do you?"

Wang Fang was suspicious.

Li Meng replied faintly: "If this is still the leader of the Shaofu, would you think of plotting rebellion?"

Wang Fang was speechless.

After all, Zhong Ping could really lead him to victory, and he would be given a lot of monthly money, not to mention any pensions and the like...

The treatment was even better than when they were Xiliang soldiers. Not only did they no longer have to be scolded by the common people, but Chong Ping also took the lead in encouraging and praising them as "heroes defending the people"...

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Meng was right. If it wasn't for Zhong Ping's departure, then Dong Guo's uncle, Wang Situ, would have been vying to grab the official position and replaced all the good generals in the army with most of them who didn't care about anything but just took their names. head moth.

They are full of food and drink, and they are praised by the common people, so why can't they think about risking their heads to commit rebellion?

"Hey, what's the use of talking about it now?" Wang Fang sat down on the floor, raised his head after thinking about it, stared at Li Meng and said, "Although we have no choice but to act in the name of Xiangguo again, but You can't lose your conscience, and you must not hurt Shaofu Zhong when the time comes, as for the other dog officials... Let them go hungry for a lifetime, and know the suffering of us people!"

Li Meng pushed him angrily: "Who do you think I am?! Since I received the education of the Shaofu, I have already thrown away the black heart I had when I was a Xiliang soldier. In the case of ingratitude, I, I, Li Er, are not considered individuals!"

"Tell me, if you are the same official, why is there such a big difference? For the new official on my side, the monthly payment can be deducted, and even the compensation for those disabled colleagues, the Master of the Shaofu said that it is called..."

Wang Fang thought for a while, then patted his head: "Oh! Subsidy! [-]% will be deducted, let alone a pension."

"A few days ago, I saw with my own eyes that Mrs. Jiang, who was blind, came to receive a pension, but she was directly forked out and thrown outside... We are not allowed to help that shit-like thing!"

The two sat in silence, and there was only sighing left in the low room.

"This world... how can there be good people..."

Oasis Palace

Liu Xie called Dong Guiren again tonight.

Dong Guiren dressed up according to Liu Xie's preferences early on, E Mei swept it lightly, her temples were slightly slanted, and she made some lazy and soft postures after waking up from a sound sleep, exactly:

Huamingyue, dark cage, light mist, good to go to Lang's side tonight.Wear socks and step incense steps, hand-held gold lace shoes.

See you at the south bank of the painting hall, always trembling.It's hard to come out of slavery, and teach the king to be merciful.

When Liu Xiexing arrived, he had two or three messes with Dong Guiren, until a bed of brocade was wrinkled. Liu Xie thought that the gold-woven printing was wrinkled, which made his back hurt.

Repeatedly ordered the little eunuch to come in and put on another bed of brocade, not a little weaving gold on it.

Dong Guiren was half leaning in Liu Xie's arms, playing with the golden thread on the quilt with his long onion-like nails.

With her passing the news in the palace, Dong Cheng has repeatedly gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Wang Yun in the past two days, and has packed many people into the army.

Most of these people have relatives with their Dong family, even if they don't do anything in the army, just occupying a position is enough.

Although Chang'an is fairly stable now, it is simply unrealistic to select people with real talents and knowledge one by one, and then to fight Wang Yun. It would be quicker to just admit defeat.

Besides, even if Dong Cheng is not in a hurry and wants to verify each one before appointing, Liu Xie can't wait, he can't wait to take power.

Liu Xie doesn't pay attention to the affairs of the army, his eyes are only limited to the court.

There, is the center of power.

He only hoped that Dong Cheng would occupy more positions in the army, and it would be best to squeeze Wang Yun out directly.

Of course he was grateful to Wang Yun, but only Wang Yun, who obediently let go of his military power and devoted himself to handling government affairs, deserved his gratitude.

Only balance is the real way to be a king.

Liu Xie thought so.

(End of this chapter)