Chapter 36 Xun Yu Offers Wine
Li Zhi looked back and saw Zhang Rang running towards him in a hurry, waving as he ran.
He stopped and asked Zhang Rang who was coming with a puzzled look on his face.
"What did Mr. Zhang ask me to do? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhang Rang stood still in front of Li Zhi, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
"Oh... we are exhausted, Mr. Sanjue. His Majesty asked us to remind him not to forget to come to the palace to offer wine tomorrow."
Li Zhi was quite speechless when he heard this. Just to satisfy his appetite, why should he make a special trip?
Then his thoughts changed and he thought of Xun's incident.
"Mr. Zhang should know that I am very unfamiliar with the affairs of the palace. Ever since I entered the palace, I have been trembling with fear that something might go wrong."
How about I ask my good friend Xun to come with me tomorrow to deliver wine? His official position is to guard the palace.
I know a lot about the affairs of the palace, and I will not go wrong if I ask my friend to accompany me to the palace to deliver wine. What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"
"this……"
Zhang Rang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"That's fine. As long as the wine is delivered, your Majesty will not care who sent it."
"That's it. I'll look for my friend when I get back next time. I'll definitely deliver the wine tomorrow morning and say goodbye."
"Master Sanjue, walk slowly."
After Li Zhi left the palace, he got on the carriage and returned to Xun Mansion.
Everyone was waiting, and when he came in, Xun stood up suddenly and asked.
"My dear brother, is this trip going well?"
Seeing that he was so worried about him, Li Zhi was quite moved and nodded.
"Brother Wen Ruo, don't worry, this trip went very smoothly."
Later, he thought about sending wine again, and asked Xun:
"Brother Wen Ruo, does he know how Yang Gong and others are collecting evidence of Cao Jie's crime?"
Seeing him asking about this, Xun's face turned a little gloomy and he sighed.
"This matter is very unsatisfactory. Cao Jie has many wings, and no one in the world dares to speak out about his crime for fear of being harmed by his followers.
The incriminating evidence collected now would be enough if it were someone else, but for Cao Jie, I'm afraid..."
Having said this, Xun sighed, shook his head and stopped talking.
"How is this good?"
Li Zhi frowned and said.
"I thought that the evidence of the crime had been almost collected, so I told Zhang Rang that I would serve wine tomorrow and asked Brother Wen Ruo to accompany me.
If all the incriminating evidence is not collected, wouldn't Brother Wenruo's trip be in vain?"
Xun was stunned when he heard this, and finally fell into silence. He did not expect that time was so urgent, and there was nothing he could do.
"Why are you two doing this? How can you know if you don't try it?"
Something is wrong?
Collect all the evidence now and send it to His Majesty. Whether it succeeds or fails depends on God. We have done our best."
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Xi Zhi on the side comforted them.
"call……"
Xun let out a long breath, then Changran stood up and said helplessly
"That's all we can do. Do your best to obey fate. If it doesn't work this time, let's just say that those eunuchs shouldn't have their lives cut off!"
Although he spoke freely, his eyes contained deep helplessness.
"Well, let's go to Mr. Yang's office to sort through the evidence later."
Xun is also a man of action. After saying this, he quickly walked out the door.
Li Zhi looked at Xun's back, a little dazed, then turned around and asked Xi Zhicai:
"My dear brother, you know that the chance of success this time is low, why do you want Brother Wenruo to hand over the evidence of his crime to Your Majesty now?"
Hearing this, Xi Zhicai shook his head with a gloomy expression.
"Compared with Brother Xing's plan, I don't think much of Wen Ruo's plan to kill the thieves."
Having said this, he glanced at Li Zhi.
"But Wen Ruo's method of killing the thieves has not failed, and Brother Xing is unwilling to take action. It would be better to let Brother Wen Ruo defeat quickly, and then let Brother Xing ambush and kill Cao Jie."
Li Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect Xi Zhicai to have such great confidence in him. He smiled bitterly.
"Why do you have so much confidence in me, my wise brother Zhicai? To be honest, I am not absolutely sure about this matter."
Xi Zhicai looked at Li Zhi with a serious face at this time.
"Brother Xing, are you too cautious? Brother Wen Ruo can give it a try if he is 50% sure about killing the eunuchs.
If Brother Xing is 80% sure, then he can do his best to do it."
Hearing what he said so decisively, Li Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head without saying anything.
next morning
"I wish my good nephew every success. I would like to thank my good nephew in advance on behalf of everyone in the world!"
At the gate of Xun's Mansion, Yang Qiu and others were all here for Xun Zhuang's visit.
"Mr. Yang, please be at ease. This time I will kill the eunuch even if my body is broken into pieces. I will not give up until I achieve my goal!"
Xun drank a glass of wine and said firmly after Yang Qiu handed him the wine.
After saying that, he turned around and got into the carriage neatly. Li Zhi also cupped his hands at the side, and then followed him into the carriage.
The carriage moved slowly and soon arrived in front of the palace gate.
"Oh... you two are finally here. Your Majesty is impatient. Follow me into the palace quickly."
Zhang Rang, who was already wandering anxiously at the entrance of the palace, saw the two of them, grabbed their sleeves without saying a word, and walked into the palace.
When the three of them arrived at the main hall, Zhang Rang did not report as he did yesterday, and hurriedly pulled the two of them into the hall. It seemed that
, Liu Hong had already issued an order without notification in order to taste the wine earlier.
After the three people entered the palace and paid homage, they heard Liu Hong ask anxiously.
"Sir, can you bring some fine wine? Come quickly and let me have a taste."
"It has been shipped. I will ask someone to pick it up now."
Zhang Rang answered respectfully, then turned to get the wine.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will retreat."
As soon as Zhang Rang left, Xun spoke impatiently.
"Oh? What do you have to report? Just say it."
Liu Hong looked at Xun in surprise, but he did not retreat and just asked him to report it.
"I participated in the ten-constant servant Cao Jie. I ignored your kindness and did not want to serve the country. Instead, I brought disaster to the world.
Now there are one hundred and thirty-four pieces of evidence of his crime, all of which are conclusive and dripping with blood! I hope Your Majesty will kill Cao Jie to bring peace to the world!"
Liu Hong was sitting there leisurely, but when he heard Xun's report, he suddenly sat upright.
His originally good-looking face turned gloomy, and he refused to accept the evidence in Xun's hand.
"Do you know what I am going to say? My constant servant, Cao Jie, is loyal and well-behaved. He has done many great things for me.
Now, why do you, a young official, want to join in playing with him? Don’t say more. I am in a very happy mood today and don’t want to be in the same position as you. Please step aside!”
After Liu Hong finished speaking, he closed his eyes and leaned on the soft couch, unwilling to pay attention to Xun.
When Xun heard Liu Hong say that Cao Jie was a loyal minister, his face suddenly turned red and he looked directly at Liu Hong, no longer caring about the rules.
"Cao Jie took charge of the government affairs, persecuted the ministers, colluded with Taiwei Duan Ying, harmed the loyal, and allowed his relatives and disciples to become gangsters, bringing disaster to the world!
For such a person, Your Majesty calls him a loyal minister. Doesn’t it make the world’s loyal ministers feel cold? Such behavior can be called a cowardly king!”
It can be seen that Xun is also willing to take risks.
"Presumptuous! You...you..."
When Liu Hong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes, pointed at Xun and yelled at him, and finally became so angry that he could not speak.
Li Zhi listened to Xun's words and secretly complained in his heart.
"After you hand the evidence to Liu Hong, whether or not to kill Cao Jie is Liu Hong's business, what does it have to do with you?
It's good now, if you want to save your life, you have to think of a way, it's hard!"
Xun didn't think about this and said righteously.
"Cao Jie is a rebellious minister, and everyone in the world knows it. Why does Your Majesty say that he is a loyal and good man?
Compared with the people in the world, my life and death are as light as a feather. If your majesty can kill Cao Jie, I am willing to die!
I, Xun Xun Wenruo, please your majesty to kill Cao Jie in order to bring peace to the world!"
After Xun finished speaking, he arched his hands and bowed to the end without getting up.
Chapter completed!