noffsinger Chapter 482 Searching for Dong Bai and Ma Yunlu! Sima Yi: Loyalty to the Commandant of the Guards
Chapter 482 Searching for Dong Bai and Ma Yunlu! Sima Yi: Loyalty to the Commandant of the Guards
More than Dong Zhuo's tomb, Su Yu was concerned about whether Dong Bai was still alive.
As Dong Zhuo's only surviving direct descendant, Dong Bai appears in various games in later generations.
For example, in a certain Three Kingdoms hack-and-slash game, Dong Bai is depicted as a silver-haired loli wearing gothic clothing.
Dong Bai from the late Han Dynasty would certainly not have dressed like that.
But this doesn't stop our Commandant Su from being curious about Dong Bai.
After all, Su Weiwei's life motto was to make many friends.
With this in mind, Su Yu sent an intelligence guard to deliver a letter to Sima Yi.
Zhongda, you know what's what.
The time has come to test your abilities as the Liangzhou Prefect!
I need to obtain all the information about the remaining members of the Dong family within a month!
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News of the discovery of Dong Zhuo's tomb quickly reached Wang Ling.
The intelligence source was not the gold-digging team, but an intelligence organization under Wang Ling's command that belonged to the Wang family of Jinyang.
Such prominent families have their own reliable sources of information, rather than blindly following others and being easily swayed by their opinions.
Wang Ling said to his advisor beside him with a solemn expression:
"Most of Dong Zhuo's relatives are still alive."
"If this thief's clan isn't eliminated, those old folks in my family might start to have a problem with me!"
The opinions of the clan elders are of paramount importance within the extended family.
Especially when the head of the family is young, many elders have a prestige that is far greater than that of the head of the family himself.
The reason why Yuan Shao did not receive the full support of the Yuan family was because the elders of the clan chose to bet on Yuan Shu.
Even if Wang Ling was just putting on a show, he still had to make it appear as if he was searching the Dong family.
The aide said:
"Sima Yi is quite a friend of yours, and he is now the Prefect of Liangzhou. Why not ask him to search for members of the Dong family among the common people for you?"
"In this way, you won't have to do it yourself and give others a reason to criticize you, and you can also shut up the old folks in the clan."
Wang Ling's eyes lit up; this was a good idea.
He didn't care whether or not he retaliated against the Dong family.
The important thing is the attitude we should show to the older folks in the clan.
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Liangzhou
Jincheng County
After careful consideration, the new administrative center of Liangzhou was decided to be located in Jincheng.
This place is the core of Liangzhou, and it was previously developed quite well by Han Sui.
Among the short, the tallest was the wealthiest in Liangzhou.
The former official residence of Han Sui.
It has now become Sima Yi's territory.
Sima Yi sat in his seat, looking at the secret letter sent by Su Yu's intelligence guards, and instantly understood his mission.
Nothing is unimportant when it comes to the orders of the Commandant of the Guards.
Sima Yi has thoroughly figured out the ways to get promoted and make a fortune.
Furthermore, Sima Yi had no desire to return to that wretched place, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat's residence.
The only person who could rescue the cattle and horses from the Minister's mansion, besides death, is Su Yu, and only Su Yu has that ability!
Suddenly, Sima Yi heard footsteps outside.
Several guards came in and reported:
"My lord, General Wang Ling has sent a messenger."
"Wang Ling? What's this guy up to?"
Sima Yi raised his head in confusion.
However, out of consideration for his friendship with Wang Ling, he still had his guards bring the messenger over.
The messenger said with a smile:
"I have met Prefect Sima."
Sima Yi's face immediately darkened.
He was someone who had worked with Su Yu before.
The terms "father" and "mother" did not exist in the late Han Dynasty.
But Sima Yi learned a lot of vocabulary from Su Yu, which would be used in later generations.
I know that the terms "ba" and "mama" mean father and mother.
Therefore, what Sima Biejia is equivalent to is self-evident.
"You're the real Sima Biejia! Your whole family are!"
Sima Yi finally couldn't hold back his anger and cursed at the messenger sent by Wang Ling.
To be honest, Sima Yi really knew how to treat people differently based on their status.
If the intelligence guards sent by Su Yu had addressed him that way, Sima Yi wouldn't have uttered a sound.
But Wang Ling's people don't get that treatment.
The messenger looked completely bewildered and quickly corrected himself to "Your Excellency, Prefect".
Sima Yi then told him to get up.
The messenger stepped forward and handed the letter to Sima Yi.
After reading it, Sima Yi slapped the letter on the messenger's head!
"That bastard Wang Ling is trying to get me killed!"
"Get out of here!"
Seeing Sima Yi's furious appearance, the messenger cursed inwardly, "Are you out of your mind?!"
But the messenger was just a servant under Wang Ling's command and didn't dare to talk back to Sima Yi. He left Jincheng in a sorry state and returned to Chang'an.
After the messenger left, Sima Yi plopped down in his seat.
Danger! It's extremely dangerous!
If Sima Yi hadn't gotten his hands on the intelligence guard's letter first, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Wang Ling's letter was intended to persuade Sima Yi to send men to kill the remaining members of the Dong family.
Su Yu's letter instructed Sima Yi to gather information about the Dong family members, with a particular focus on finding a woman named Dong Bai.
The goals of the two are almost completely conflicting.
Should we listen to Wang Ling or Su Yu? Is there even a question?
Therefore, all Sima Yi could say to Wang Ling was, "Get lost, you bastard!"
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Changan
Upon the messenger's return, Wang Ling flew into a rage.
"Is Sima Zhongda really that arrogant?"
"This guy, after taking the position of Prefect of Liangzhou, has become so arrogant and disrespectful. He's truly hateful!"
The aide standing nearby, not blinded by anger, looked at Wang Ling with a puzzled expression and said:
"Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case."
"Sima Yi has always been a cautious person. He should not have changed his mind after suddenly ascending to a high position. Instead, he should cherish his friendship with you even more."
People from powerful families are often more adept at forming cliques and pursuing personal gain.
Going it alone won't work.
In this world, power and connections are key.
The Wang family of Jinyang, a top-tier family in Bingzhou and a first-class family in the world, is not easily ignored by anyone.
The Sima family of Hanoi, to which Sima Yi belonged, was actually of a lower status than the Wang family.
Furthermore, Sima Yi himself was only the second son of the family, and the resources he could draw from within the family were nowhere near as good as those of Wang Ling.
This treatment of the envoy sent by Wang Ling, and his complete rejection of the task entrusted to him by Wang Ling, is clearly very strange.
After much deliberation and considering the advice of his advisors, Wang Ling decided to send someone to Jincheng again to subtly inquire about Sima Yi's intentions.
And at the same time
陇西
Ma Yunlu's injuries have almost fully recovered.
Ma Mei, who is easily deceived, became best friends with Dong Bai.
Dong Bai, the eldest sister, took good care of her.
However, the dark cloud hanging over the Dong family has not dissipated during this period.
On this day, Dong Bai's distant cousins, who had always lived with him, brought some unpleasant news.
It is suspected that someone under the command of the newly appointed Liangzhou Prefect is searching everywhere for traces of the Dong family!
But at the same time, some good news also came.
After Ma Teng surrendered to Cao Cao, he was granted an official position.
For Ma Yunlu, this meant she now had a place to go.
The loyal Ma Mei immediately invited Dong Bai and her uncle and aunt to go with her to seek refuge with her father, Ma Teng.
Uncle and Aunt Dong Baitang couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of life.
Dong Zhuo once pursued and killed the rebel forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui.
They were remnants of the Dong family, yet they saved Ma Teng's youngest daughter.
Now, Ma Teng's youngest daughter is providing them with protection.
Who can really predict fate?
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