The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 120 Two Purses
"The Grand Master knows the hardships of the soldiers because he is always among them, sharing the joys and sorrows with them."

"But if the Grand Master were among the common people, he would surely be able to sense the difficulties faced by the common people."

"Besides, the families of those soldiers are civilians themselves. If the court does not protect the families of the soldiers and let the soldiers have no worries, but only encourages the soldiers on the battlefield, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

Prejudice is mostly due to subjective suspicion.

Subjective suspicion often comes from not experiencing things objectively.

Dong Zhuo was in the palace just now, and he could openly say that the people did not have a harder life than the soldiers. But when he really came to the streets and saw countless people busy trying to survive in such weather, how could Dong Zhuo say that "the soldiers had a harder life"?
Suffering is suffering, there is no high or low.

If the imperial court no longer cares for these people, and the meat-eaters no longer love these people, what will happen to the lives of these people?
In the markets, the vendors' hawking sounds continued as usual. They did not go back indoors to attract customers because of the scorching heat, nor did they lower their voices even a little because of hoarseness.

If such a scene were seen by dignitaries sitting in carriages with basins of ice in their hands, they would probably think that the Han Dynasty was still prosperous and the people were still living and working in peace and contentment.

But only by walking here, passing by these voices, and looking into the eyes of these merchants, can you truly see the helplessness and desolation in their eyes.

But even so, they are still trying hard to live.

Their dedication to life is no less than that of the soldiers charging into battle.

With this being the case, how could the group of people who had just come out of the palace not feel disturbed?
Jia Xu straightened his collar again.

Zhong Yao stopped fanning himself with his right hand.

Xun You also silently lowered his sleeves to block the sun.

"Master."

Liu Xie pointed at these hard-working people and said, "Are they really not worthy of living?"

……

Even now, Dong Zhuo still didn't understand what Liu Xie meant by "the court owes the people."

However, this did not prevent Dong Zhuo from gradually developing some different views on the people's livelihood issues.

He turned around and looked behind him.

"Are you Zhong Yao?"

"Replying to Grand Master, this is your humble servant."

"Do you have the confidence that you can govern Hedong well and allow the people to rest and recuperate?"

Zhong Yao is solemn——

"I am willing to guarantee with my life that I will restore order in Hedong. Let the people have food to eat, clothes to wear, and live and work in peace and contentment."

"it is good."

Dong Zhuo ordered: "Then I will appoint you as the governor of Hedong, and make you the commander-in-chief of all the generals in Hedong!"

Zhong Yao was overjoyed!

He didn't expect that Dong Zhuo actually agreed to let him keep the throne!
Even the Xiliang generals under Dong Zhuo could not obtain such an honor!
"On behalf of the people of Hedong, I would like to thank the Grand Tutor!"

Being able to maintain his integrity and possess absolute power in Hedong, Zhong Yao would have the confidence to rebuild Hedong from the ashes!

"I thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Xie waved his hand casually, giving up the credit: "This is all due to the kindness of the Grand Master."

Having said that, Zhong Yao knew clearly that if Liu Xie had not brought Dong Zhuo out of the palace and let Dong Zhuo see with his own eyes the people running around in Chang'an City, how could Dong Zhuo hand over such power to Zhong Yao?

It is a blessing for the people of the Han Dynasty to have such an emperor!
at the same time,

In the Weiyang Palace.

Dong Bai had no self-control and used up all the saltpeter he had. He then dragged Cai Yan over to ask Dong Zhuo for more.

But the news we got was that Dong Zhuo had already left the palace.

He wanted to find Liu Xie again, but Liu Xie had already left the palace.

This made Dong Bai unhappy: "Grandfather and His Majesty left us to play!"

No!

He left the palace without taking me with him!

Dong Bai wanted to leave the palace to look for the two, but as soon as he touched the outside world, he was suddenly burned by the sunlight and felt uncomfortable, and he retreated unconsciously.

Cai Yan took the opportunity to advise: "Lord Weiyang, perhaps His Majesty and the Grand Master are busy with official business, so it is better not to disturb them."

"impossible!"

Dong Bai smiled slyly: "Grandfather is most afraid of heat. In this kind of weather, he would like to stay indoors all day. How could he go out for official business?"

"So Grandfather must have gone out to play with the Emperor! Let's catch up with him!"

Cai Yan still hesitated: "But the weather is so hot, what if Weiyang Jun can't stand it?"

"What's so difficult about this?"

Dong Bai took out two small purses and put all the remaining crushed ice in the ice basin into them.

"Look! Wearing a purse like this will keep you from being afraid of the heat!"

……

Cai Yan took the purse.

She discovered that as long as Wei Yangjun didn't study, his brain was actually quite useful...

Holding the purse in her palm, Cai Yan indeed felt a burst of coolness.

"Sister Zhaoji, this is not how it's used!"

Dong Bai slightly opened his collar and placed the purse between his outer garment and underwear.

"That's right! My whole body feels much cooler now!"

Dong Bai tried to grab Cai Yan's drinking purse again, and after pulling open Cai Yan's collar, he threw the purse directly into her clothes: "See! Is that right?"

Cai Yan shuddered unconsciously when the purse was thrown in.

Lost, lost in the wrong place!
It is not on the terminalia chebula, but inside it.

Cai Yan wanted to take it out, but felt it was indecent, so she only began to grope for it slowly after getting on the carriage.

The carriage they were riding in slowly drove out of the Weiyang Palace.

Although Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo did not have any support or reveal their identities, they were still accompanied by a large number of guards, so the carriage quickly found a place. It was a wine shop in the West Market.

"Why are there so many people?"

Dong Bai jumped off the carriage and greeted Dong Zhuo: "Grandfather!"

When Dong Zhuo saw that Dong Bai had also followed him out of the palace, he ordered the three layers of guards inside and outside to make way for Dong Bai to come in.

Dong Bai leaned on Dong Zhuo's shoulder affectionately, feeling aggrieved: "Grandfather, why didn't you take me with you when you left the palace? I'm almost bored to death in the palace!"

Dong Zhuo touched Dong Bai's head lovingly, but unconsciously shifted his gaze to the emperor.

Just now.

Dong Zhuo agreed in public and ordered Zhong Yao to hold the imperial seal and command the generals in Hedong.

This was a happy occasion for everyone, so they went to a shop on the side and ordered some food and wine, which could be considered as adding some business to the shop and alleviating some of the suffering in the world.

Unexpectedly, at this time a woman brought a little girl to the market and wanted to ask for some food.

But who in this world doesn’t have a difficult life?

The store’s food doesn’t fall from the sky.

Just as the shop owner was trying to drive her away, the woman unexpectedly fainted and hit her forehead on the steps, bleeding a lot.

How could we just sit back and watch something like this happen in front of the emperor?

Liu Xie rescued the woman and began to comfort her frightened daughter.

"hungry?"

She shook her head: "My dear, how is my mother?"

"It's okay. It's probably due to insufficient blood and the hot weather. I feel a little dizzy."

Liu Xie was in a heavy mood and his face began to turn pale, but he still forced a smile so that his expression would not be too ferocious and scare the child in front of him.

The disaster has just begun.

And this is under the feet of the emperor.

Such tragedies have already begun to happen.

Liu Xie couldn't believe what a hell on earth it would be if a famine broke out in the future.

But he was also glad.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo finally agreed to let Zhong Yao hold the imperial seal and go to Hedong to seek a way of survival for the people of Guanzhong.

Liu Xie looked towards Dong Zhuo to show his gratitude.

"Why is Lord Weiyang here? And Mr. Cai?"

At this moment, Cai Yan, who was standing next to Dong Zhuo, also saw Liu Xie.

She could tell at a glance that something was not right with Liu Xie's condition.

His face was so pale that it was even more terrifying than the mourning clothes he was wearing.

To make the emperor who was chatting and laughing in Meiwu so embarrassed, he must have encountered some huge difficulties, right?
Cai Yan knew clearly that she was still in mourning period and it was not easy for her to get too close to men to avoid criticism.

But she still walked to Liu Xie as if possessed, bowed slightly, and handed the purse in her hand to Liu Xie.

"This may not be enough to calm your Majesty's anger, but at least it can calm your mind a little."

In full view of everyone, Cai Yan actually walked over and got close to the emperor!

It was when Liu Xie took the purse that Cai Yan realized what she had done, and her cheeks suddenly felt hot.

"Thank you, Mr. Cai."

Liu Xie took the purse, which felt cold to the touch, and put it directly to his forehead.

Now he really needs to clear his mind and think about how to help the people in Guanzhong overcome the difficulties.

Ok?
Liu Xie put the purse against his forehead, only to find that most of it was soaked.

"It's the ice inside that has melted."

Cai Yan quickly explained.

"I see."

Liu Xie touched the purse, and he could clearly feel from the feel that the ice inside was still formed.

He looked at Cai Yan in confusion, but Liu Xie didn't think much about it.

It was not until Dong Bai came over and took his purse out of his clothes that Liu Xie came to his senses.

……

In the back, Dong Zhuo watched his granddaughter walk towards the emperor and take out a purse from her arms, as if she was trying to imitate Cai Yan to get close to the emperor. He was anxious and angry.

"Why are you so headed towards your husband's family before you even get married?"

But what no one expected was that Dong Bai directly skipped Liu Xie.

She came to the girl, squatted gently, and put her purse on her forehead.

"Is it cool?"

“Cool!”

The girl smiled brightly, and Dong Bai also smiled along with her.

"Go and give it to your mother when it's cool. If you cool her down, she will surely wake up!"

"Okay~~~Thank you, sister."

When Dong Bai heard being called "sister", her face smiled so much that her eyes almost curved into crescents.

When Jia Xu saw this scene, he felt a little emotional.

"Your Majesty's ideal match should naturally be Lady Cai."

"But if we talk about the future empress of the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid Lord Weiyang is more suitable than Lady Cai!"

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I suddenly heard that there are government affairs to be handled tomorrow morning, so the update at noon can only be postponed. I hope all readers will understand~~~~~
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