Chapter 1074: Chance Encounter
In June of the 15th year of Jianxing, compared to Guanzhong, which was recovering people's livelihood, Xuchang could be said to be prosperous.
Xuchang at this time can be regarded as the center of Wei State, with Luoyang to the west, Hebei to the north, Yuzhou and Jingzhou to the south, Yangzhou to the southeast, and guarded by all directions.
Whether it is Han or Wu, if you want to threaten Xuchang, you must pass through these heavily guarded places.
Cao Shuang was appointed as the general of the Wei State. After being cautious at first, he became a little wanton at this time.
Especially when General Shi Sunli was promoted to Jizhou as governor, there was no longer any opposition.
And because he vigorously recruited those with outstanding reputations, he re-promoted those whom Cao Rui had dismissed.
For a time, Cao Shuang was greatly praised by the scholars.
In addition, the emperor was young, and Sima Yi, who was in charge of the ministerial affairs with Cao Shuang, was far away in Luoyang.
Cao Shuang has the final say on all affairs at the Chancellery.
He also arranged for Ding Mi, He Yan, and Deng Yang to enter the Shangshu table.
Last year Cao Rui was defeated, and then Sima Yi led his army to retreat from Guanzhong into Luoyang. From the period until Cao Rui died of illness, Luoyang was in chaos.
In this chaos, Pei Qian disappeared without a trace, while Sima Fu, the deputy minister of law, stayed in Luoyang.
Ding Mi, He Yan, and Deng Yang entered the Shangshutai, and with the support of Cao Shuang, they quickly took over the power of the Shangshutai.
Especially Ding Mi and He Yan, as ministers, held Dianxuan (that is, they had the power to select officials).
Deng Yang took over Sun Li's position and assumed the position of General Shi.
For a time, the three people became famous and became very popular figures in Wei State, and many followers came to them one after another.
So the three of them took the opportunity to amass money.
Deng Yang's appearance is not impressive, he walks loosely, his muscles are not tied up, he sits up and leans forward, as if he has no limbs.
This kind of appearance will naturally not be liked by the young lady when she is young.
Now that he has gained great power, I don't know if it is to make up for the regrets of his youth, but he is as lustful as life and likes to collect beautiful girls.
Zang Ai, the son of Zang Ba, in order to show his official position, fell in love with Deng Yang and sent the concubines left by his father to Deng Yang's house.
After Deng Yang got Zang Ba's concubine, he was overjoyed and helped with the operation. He actually put Zang Ai as a county guard.
The actions of Ding Mi, He Yan, and Deng Yang were all similar and corrupted the system.
Therefore, many people naturally disliked them, so they called the three of them the "Three Dogs of Taichung."
Especially as soon as the story of Deng Yang and Zang Ai spread, there was a saying on the streets of Xuchang: Deng Xuanmao (Deng Yang's courtesy name Xuanmao) was exchanged for his wife.
"Zang Xuangao is a filial and filial man. He rose from Mount Tai, ruled the East, and held the title of King Jinwu. If someone knows about it underground, I'm afraid he will turn into a fierce ghost and rise up."
"Zang Ai is ashamed to be the son of a man, Deng Yang is so vulgar in his actions, but he can serve as a general and a commander in history. Can Cao Zhaobo (that is, Cao Shuang) be said to be blind?"
…
Originally, Deng Yang didn't pay too much attention to the talk in the market.
However, rumors gradually started to spread, and they actually had the intention of affecting the general.
Deng Yang knew that his current status was entirely dependent on Cao Shuang.
If this incident made Cao Shuang furious and demoted himself, then it would really be more gain than loss.
He was already Zhongshu Lang during Cao Rui's time. Later, he was dismissed from office because of a flashy case. He really had enough experience of the warmth and coldness of the world.
At this time, he was trying every possible means to maintain his position.
So after thinking hard, he actually came up with a strategy to draw Cao Shuang into trouble.
In the sixth year of Jianxing, the Wei army was defeated in the battle of Wu Shiting, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
According to Wei's policy of giving birth to married women, if a soldier in the front dies in battle, his wife in the rear will be betrothed to someone else by the government immediately.
Cao Rui took advantage of this moment and sent his confidant Lian Zhao to Xuchang to select a large number of beautiful women in advance and include them in the Xuchang palace.
In addition, Cao Rui visited Xuchang several times and took the opportunity to accept many women into the palace.
Even though Cao Rui died of illness, there are still more than 3,000 palace servants left in the Xuchang Palace.
Logically speaking, if these women in the palace were favored by Cao Rui, they would stay in the other courtyards of the palace.
If he has not been favored, he will be released from the palace, or returned home, or may be assigned to meritorious officers.
And Deng Yang set his sights on this matter.
As a general and commander of history, it was natural for him to take this matter into his own hands.
One day, he specially invited Cao Shuang to his house for a drink.
When Cao Shuang was half drunk, Deng Yang asked a group of dancers to come out to dance.
Cao Shuang was half awake and half drunk when he saw that the singer in front of him was dressed in gorgeous clothes, which looked like palace clothes.
He was shocked and quickly asked Deng Yang:
“What does this mean?”
Deng Yang smiled nonchalantly and explained:
"Don't worry, General. These are the palace servants who have been released from the palace. The clothes they wear are what they wear every day. They have not been replaced for a while."
Even so, Cao Shuang still hesitated:
“In that case, why didn’t you let them change their clothes?”
Deng Yang came close to Cao Shuang’s ear and said seductively:
“General, please look at these women. Wouldn’t it be more pleasing to the eyes and ears to see these women dancing in palace clothes?”
Cao Shuang was already half-drunk. Just as the saying goes that wine makes people bold, he also said: wine is the medium of sex.
At this time, he was not quite sober. When he heard Deng Yang's words and looked at the palace people present, he felt dazed and confused for a moment.
He quickly raised his glass and drank several more glasses.
Seeing this, Deng Yang smiled slightly, took out a packet of powder, and said:
“General, this medicine was bought with a lot of money. Drink it with wine. It makes people feel cheerful and has long-lasting physical strength. It is extremely enjoyable.”
When Cao Shuang saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, but five stones are scattered?"
At this time, Wu Shi San was popular among the dignitaries and aristocratic families in Wei State.
There are three dogs in Taichung, but if there is a banquet, most of them will be served.
Among them, He Yan was the most addicted, and he would not be happy without spending five stones.
So Cao Shuang also knew it. When he saw Deng Yang taking out the powder, he only said that it was five stones of powder again.
Unexpectedly, Deng Yang smiled mysteriously:
“No, no, if we talk about Sanzao, this thing is not as good as Wu Shi San, but if we talk about Qi…”
As he spoke, he glanced at the dancing woman and said, "This thing is much more enjoyable than five stones scattered."
Cao Shuang was half-convinced and thought it was Deng Yang who had found something new, so he followed his words and drank the wine.
For some reason, not long after he drank it, he felt a sudden surge of heat in his abdomen!
Looking up again at the leader of the palace dance, he looked like a fairy from heaven descending to earth.
Thinking again that this was a palace servant who had served the late emperor, Cao Shuang's eyes immediately turned red and his blood boiled.
After finally finishing the dance, Cao Shuang reluctantly watched the palace lady retreat, his eyes seemed to be glued to her, unwilling to leave for a moment.
Deng Yang leaned into his ear and didn’t know what he said. Cao Shuang was overjoyed: “Okay, okay!”
I couldn't wait to get up at that moment: "I'm drunk, I'm going to make trouble at Xuanmao's house tonight."
At this time, it was just the time of arrival, and the sky had not yet completely darkened, when Cao Shuang said this with a burning heart.
Deng Yang was extremely sensible: "It's such an honor for Yang."
After finishing speaking, he led Cao Shuang to the guest room. Deng Yang stood at the door and bowed slightly to indicate.
Cao Shuang didn't hesitate at all and pushed the door open directly. As soon as he stepped into the house, a fragrance hit his nostrils.
But seeing the smoke filling the room, Cao Shuang felt like he was in a fairyland.
…
He heard first a man's low roar coming from inside, and then a woman's low voice.
Deng Yang smiled with satisfaction, turned around and left quietly.
Walking through the corridor, he stood still, stretched out his hand and waved to the back.
A handsome husband appeared behind him like a ghost.
“Long history?”
Deng Yang did not turn around. He put his hands behind his back and said in a calm tone: "The things you sent are very good."
The handsome man bowed deeply: "Thank you, Chang Shi, for the compliment."
“If the general can enjoy himself tonight, and the eldest princess can do whatever she wants, I will help you.”
The handsome man thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you so much, Chang Shi! Thank you so much, Chang Shi!"
Deng Yang pondered for a while and then said:
“How many of those two things do you still have?”
Hearing this, the handsome man said with a troubled face:
"I dare not hide it from Deng Changshi. Those two things were bought by my princess from the Shu caravan with a lot of money."
“At this time, it is inconvenient to travel between things, there are many checkpoints, and there is no way to buy it. Therefore, what the villain offers to Chang Shi is all he has on hand.”
Hearing this, Deng Yang couldn't help but feel a little regretful and smacked his lips:
“Mi Langjun, what you said makes me very embarrassed!”
"Since the eldest princess has sent you here, it means she trusts you. So you should also know that Sima Yi is a man with wolfish ambitions."
"Otherwise, why would your princess ask you to come here to find a way to move her palace to Xuchang?"
This handsome gentleman is none other than Mi Shiyilang.
I saw him saying repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Deng Changshi is right."
He said with some fear:
"How about this? I will send someone back to Luoyang to see if the princess has any extra medicinal materials?"
“Don’t worry, Deng Changshi. If the princess can really move her palace to Xuchang, the princess’s palace will help Deng Changshi find these two medicinal materials even if they try their best.”
Deng Yang then nodded with satisfaction:
"That's very good. I am prepared for any trouble. If the general is satisfied tonight, he may ask for medicinal materials in the future."
“Only when the general is satisfied, can there be any hope of accomplishing what you ask for!”
“Yes, yes, Deng Changshi is right. I will definitely find a way to get more medicinal materials for Deng Changshi.”
“Okay, go down.”
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Mi Shiyilang quietly retreated again.
This time, he was entrusted by Princess Qinghe to come to Xuchang to find a way out, just to get Her Majesty to issue an order to allow the eldest princess's palace to be moved to Xuchang.
The gold, silver and jewelry he was carrying were scattered like running water, and only then could he see Deng Yang, one of the "Three Dogs of Taichung".
If I hadn’t done enough homework and knew that Deng Yang was a lustful person and the gift he prepared was exactly what he wanted, I might not have even seen this side of him.
It's just that Deng Yang's behavior is even more vulgar than he imagined.
He exchanged his official position for other people's wives and concubines, but he actually found a woman for Cao Shuang openly.
Even myself, an outsider, did not avoid it.
It’s just that he didn’t know that what Deng Yang did might not be intentional for others to see.
Mi Shiyilang came out of the side door of Deng Mansion and was thinking about the situation in Xuchang and his next move.
Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that the door of Deng's mansion was wide open, and a servant came out holding a lantern to welcome him.
In the flickering light, he saw a group of soldiers escorting a person into Deng's house.
This discovery made Mi Shiyilang stop immediately!
His eyes were staring straight in the direction of the gate of Deng's Mansion, with a little disbelief shining in his eyes.
After the door of Deng Mansion was closed, Mi Shiyilang felt a little regretful:
If I could leave a moment later, I might be able to find out some information.
It’s just that I have already left the house at this time, and it is almost the curfew time, so it is impossible to enter the house again.
Mi Shiyilang took a deep look at the door of Deng's mansion that had been closed again, and finally stepped onto the carriage.
In Deng's Mansion.
After making sure that the general would enjoy himself tonight, Deng Yang took out another packet of medicine and drank it with wine.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up and wanted to go to the backyard, a servant came running in:
"Master, someone outside said that they have something important to see the general."
“Meet the general at this time?”
Deng Yang suppressed his heat and looked at the sky.
Even if the value is raised on weekdays, it should have been lowered at this time. Is there anything that cannot wait until later?
“Who wants to see the general?”
"He said he escaped from the Shu captives and wanted to see the general on important matters."
“Escape from Shu captives?”
Deng Yang, who was originally worried about something important, felt relieved and said loudly:
"Who is he? If he says he wants to see the general, then the general must see him?"
Waving his hand, Deng Yang said impatiently:
"Just let him go and ask him what's wrong. I'll decide whether to tell the general tomorrow."
“Also, don’t disturb me and the general again tonight!”
At this time, the Shu captives were still thinking of ways to join the party.
In the Battle of Guanzhong, the Shu captives also exhausted their national strength, so how could they have any remaining strength to advance eastward?
Otherwise, instead of advancing eastward with victory more than half a year ago, it had to wait until all the Guanzhong cities in the Wei Dynasty were ready before starting to advance eastward?
Besides, Ge Thief died suddenly half a year ago, so how to appease the subjects within the territory is the most important thing for the Shu captives right now.
It's crazy and will it commit crimes at this time?
As long as the Shu captives do not invade eastward, there will be no big deal.
Even if the Shu captives went crazy and invaded the east, the most likely thing was that the troops would leave Tongguan. Isn't that Sima Yi's business?
What's the matter with Xuchang?
If there was any movement in Wuguan, Jingzhou would have sent the news long ago. Why wait for the Shu captives to escape?
Deng Yang was a lecherous person, but as a general and commander of history, he still had to understand the things he should know.
At this time, his **** was almost burning up his brain. How could he have time to think about anything else?
At that moment, there was wind under my feet, so I couldn’t wait to go to the backyard.
"Mr. Yang, Deng Changshi said that the general has gone to bed. If you want anything, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Yang Yi, who was escorted by soldiers, heard this and his expression changed immediately.
“The general is not available?”
I am living with the Shu captives. After all, I am the prime minister with a long history. I have worked hard to come to join the Wei Dynasty. You tell me that the general is unavailable? !
Yang Yideng's face turned purple immediately, and she felt that she had been greatly insulted.
PS: In history, Cao Shuang took away seven or eight talented people left by Cao Rui from the palace as his wives and concubines. It is almost certain that the talented people who have titles will be Cao Rui.
(End of this chapter)