Chapter 541

Brushes, inkstones, and bamboo slips were scattered around Dong Huang.

Dong Huang lay paralyzed on the ground, his face pale with fear, not daring to look up at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Huang was a playboy, and in his old home in Lintao, he was basically afraid of no one.

Because he was the eldest legitimate son and had the doting of his grandmother, he was not even afraid of his own father.

But in the Dong family, Dong Huang was only afraid of Dong Zhuo.

"How could the Dong family give birth to a rebellious son like you!"

Dong Zhuo gritted his steel teeth, his eyes looking as if they were about to spray fire.

Committing adultery with his daughter-in-law Niu Yaodi.

This was already a family scandal.

And he actually wanted to harm Duan Yu together with Niu Yaodi!

Dong Zhuo couldn't even understand how Dong Huang could agree to such a thing.

It was one thing to play with women, but the sad thing was that he was actually played by a woman.

He simply had no brain.

He learned that this matter was not told by Duan Yu, but was informed by Dong Yi in a letter from Ji County.

"Do you have a brain or not?" Dong Zhuo pointed at Dong Huang and said: "For money, for such a cheap woman, you want to harm Duan Yu?"

"If Duan Yu could be harmed by ignorant and incompetent people like you, could he have today?"

"Also, have you ever heard of anyone making so much money from selling salt?"

"Use your dog brain and think about it!"

Dong Zhuo only learned about Duan Yu producing snow salt and white paper after he took office as the Prefect of Hedong.

Anyi County in Hedong Commandery produces salt, and it is the highest quality salt.

Before Dong Zhuo took office as the Prefect of Hedong Commandery, he had already set his sights on this.

But the salt ponds in Anyi were supervised by salt inspectors sent by the imperial court.

He couldn't find a gap to reach in for a while.

But what Dong Zhuo didn't expect was.

Duan Yu had already reached in when he was in Bingzhou.

The salt inspector had already been bought by Duan Yu.

Dong Zhuo only learned this after he took office.

Later, Dong Zhuo also learned about snow salt and white paper.

But as a father-in-law, even if Dong Zhuo knew, he couldn't take the initiative to ask for it.

Duan Yu didn't need Dong Zhuo to ask; he directly gave him one percent of the profits from snow salt.

Dong Zhuo never expected that Dong Huang could be stupid to this extent.

Now it was good, his daughter Dong Yi was implicated.

"Lock this dog up, lock him up first, without my order, no one is allowed to let him out." Dong Zhuo said with a dark face.

Hua Xiong took the order and then carried Dong Huang out of the main hall.

After the two left, only Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were left in the hall.

"Wenyou... how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Regarding Ziyi..." Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and said: "How can I explain it to Ziyi so that Yi'er won't be embarrassed."

Li Ru's eyeballs rolled around, then he stepped forward a small step and bowed: "Lord, the matter of Young Master Huang is not urgent, but there is one person, Lord must deal with immediately."

Dong Zhuo's eyebrows furrowed and he asked: "Are you talking about Niu Fu?"

Li Ru nodded and said: "Correct."

"Subordinate heard that when the Marquis was in Bingzhou, he went into the mountains to suppress bandits, and Niu Fu was secretly making things difficult."

"Now that this matter of Niu Yaodi has implicated the entire Didao Niu clan, and the Marquis has already eradicated them."

"No matter what, Niu Fu, even if not to give the Marquis an explanation, cannot keep such people by his side; sooner or later, they will be a disaster."

"Why not..."

Li Ru's eyes narrowed slightly.

Dong Zhuo nodded in contemplation.

"Good, but this matter... must be hidden." Dong Zhuo frowned and said: "The fewer people who know, the better."

Li Ru nodded and replied: "Subordinate understands."

Dong Zhuo then took a deep breath and continued: "Then what about Dong Huang..."

If Dong Huang were not the eldest legitimate son of the Dong clan, and if he were not the only seedling of the Dong family now, Dong Zhuo would have ordered him to be beheaded long ago.

He wouldn't have hesitated at all.

But Dong Huang was the only seedling of the Dong family, and he was also his brother's son.

If he killed Dong Huang, it would be equivalent to personally cutting off the Dong family's bloodline; although it would be justice for the sake of righteousness, it would also be unfilial.

There was still an old mother at home; if something happened to her because of this, his official position would not be guaranteed.

He had managed to go from a frontier warrior to this position; he knew clearly how many pure-stream officials in the imperial court were watching him.

If he were impeached for being unfilial, his official position would definitely be gone.

It was hard to say when he could rise again.

"Wenyou... this matter... it is difficult for me." Dong Zhuo shook his head forcefully and sighed.

Li Ru's eyes narrowed, and it seemed he already had a plan.

"Lord, leave this matter to me." Li Ru said: "I guarantee it will be handled properly."

Dong Zhuo covered his forehead with one hand, nodded without raising his head, and waved his hand: "Wenyou, go ahead. Now, the only one I can rely on is Wenyou."

That night.

Li Ru was wrapped in a black robe, followed by two soldiers.

In front of the dungeon of the Anyi County government office.

When the jailer saw the token Li Ru handed over, he immediately bowed and opened the prison door, welcoming Li Ru in enthusiastically.

"You all go out."

Li Ru waved his hand at the jailer and threw out a string of money: "It's cold, buy some wine for the subordinates."

The jailer immediately bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Chief Clerk, thank you, Chief Clerk."

Torches were lit in the prison.

Li Ru, wrapped in a black robe, led two soldiers carrying food boxes toward the depths of the prison.

In the last cell of the prison.

Only Dong Huang was imprisoned.

At this time, Dong Huang was lying on a wooden bed, with no shackles or other prison tools on his body.

The jailer heard about Dong Huang's identity and didn't dare to be negligent, so he made some conveniences, didn't use shackles, and even got Dong Huang a bed.

"Young Master Huang."

Li Ru stood in front of the cell, looking at Dong Huang, who was curled up on the wooden bed and asleep.

Hearing someone calling, Dong Huang jumped up and saw Li Ru standing outside the cell.

"Mr. Wenyou, Mr. Wenyou!"

Dong Huang immediately got up, ran to the cell door, knelt in front of Li Ru, and begged: "Mr. Wenyou, Mr. Wenyou, save me."

"My uncle listens to Mr. Wenyou the most, Mr. Wenyou, please say a few good words for me in front of my uncle."

"I just lost my mind for a moment and actually got on that cheap woman's pirate ship."

"Mr. Wenyou, please help me, I don't want to die."

At this time, Dong Huang was crying, and there was no trace of the arrogant and domineering playboy he used to be in Lintao.

"Sigh..."

Li Ru sighed and said: "Young Master Huang, if you had known today, why act as you did in the beginning?"

Li Ru said while waving his hand: "Young Master Huang hasn't eaten yet, right?"

"You must have had a rough journey these past few days, eating and sleeping poorly. Eat and drink something first."

The soldiers opened the cell door and sent the two food boxes they were carrying into the cell.

Dong Huang must have been hungry. ===== CHAPTER 543 =====