The weather was cold, and Gongsun Xun was holding a small dustpan and holding some shriveled grains to feed the chickens in the chancery.
There is no way. As a newcomer, as the most junior minister, what else can I do if I don’t feed chickens? Everyone knows some things well. For example, there is a probation period for new people to work at the minister’s desk. It is impossible for me to be a minister.
Putting important matters and rights and responsibilities into your hands all at once... This is both a precaution and a kind of protection.
Of course Gongsun Xun had nothing to say about this.
Besides, a few days ago, two 2,000-ton men who had just been demoted to common people died inexplicably outside Hangu Pass, which made me almost go crazy!
It is said that the former lieutenant was so angry that he personally ran to the Chenliu Gao family's mansion in Luoyang with a knife in hand and shouted at him. At that time, he almost demolished the Gao family's mansion as a Qiang camp! But when he heard the news, he rushed over.
The Sili Xiaowei and the people from Luoyang Order did not dare to move at all.
Later, Yuan Feng's eldest son Yuan Ji hurriedly ran over and swore to vouch for Gao Fu, saying that the family had never sent anyone to Shu County to find his brother-in-law Gao Gong recently. Then he took out Gao Fu's pedigree, and then
Call out all the Gao family's descendants in Luoyang and let the world-famous Duke Duan personally examine and analyze... Then he reluctantly gave up.
However, after Duan Gong went around in a circle, for some reason, he suddenly targeted Dr. Gongsun again for no reason! Of course, Duan Xi must have understood that he could not break into Shangshutai, but he was not ready to let go.
Passing the opponent, the veteran general ignored the cold weather and suddenly blocked the entrance of Nangong today. At this time, he was waiting for Gongsun Xun to come out of the palace to confront him!
So, by the time it’s night, Dr. Gongsun’s head may not even be there, so why don’t people take the time to feed the chickens and get some air?
"Oh, Mr. Liu!" Hearing someone walking over, Gongsun Xun, who was concentrating on feeding the chickens, quickly put down his small dustpan and saluted.
"Wen Qi is quite leisurely, isn't she?" Liu Tao, the official secretary of Zhongdu Guancao, sighed with his hands behind his back, and his beard under his chin was immediately messed up by the cold wind from the window.
When Gongsun Xun saw this, he immediately prepared to close the window.
"No need." Liu Tao stopped this action casually. "It's good to get some air, so that you don't feel suffocated."
"Here."
Liu Tao took a step forward and grabbed a handful of straw from the dustpan, looked at the light outside the window carefully, and then sprinkled it into the chicken coop outside the window with satisfaction: "They are all straw."
Gongsun Xun didn't know why: "Is it possible that our chickens in China still need to eat millet?"
"More than just millet?" Liu Tao shook his head and said. "Wen Qi doesn't know, but I have been a minister here for more than two years. I have seen many new ministers come here to feed chickens because they have nothing to do. Then someone
Bring millet, some bring millet, and some even bring rice from Wudi’s hometown!”
Gongsun Xun almost laughed out loud: "Did Mr. Liu drive him out of the minister's desk when he was feeding the rice?"
"No." Liu Tao also gave a rare smile. "That's the disciple of Grand Sinong Zhang Ji Zhang Gong. How can I have the nerve to expel him? I just scolded him and then made him wait for a few more months before taking over the government affairs.
"
"I see." Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, not surprised.
"Did you kill him?" After throwing another handful of grains out, Liu Tao suddenly turned around and asked.
Gongsun Xun responded silently.
"I am the official minister of Zhongdu." Liu Taofu added. "This matter is within my jurisdiction."
"I'm sorry to speak frankly." Gongsun Xun had no choice but to reply seriously. "Tian Yan relied on the eunuch Afu as his general, and Xia Yu left me to die. The two armies were defeated because of their improper command..."
Public and private, I have been wanting to kill him for a long time!"
"I understand." Liu Tao clapped his hands, turned back to his public room, and walked away with his hands behind his back.
"What do you mean by this, sir?" Gongsun Xun was extremely puzzled. "I just said that I have wanted to kill you for a long time. I had a witness that day..."
"What does it have to do with me?" Liu Tao replied without looking back. "I just thought you were feeding the chickens next to my public room because you wanted to talk to me like the minister before, but I didn't think you were just feeding the chickens.
, they had no intention of asking me to be a guarantee...but I was just being sentimental."
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment.
Just like that, the sun gradually set in the west, and as Gongsun Xun scattered all the dust in a small dustpan, the Shangshu desk finally ended the day's work. Immediately, everyone from the Shangshu to the Langguan, from the servant to the Changshi,
After sealing the documents, they all hurriedly retreated... There was no way, no one could stay in the important place of Nangong after dark, even the Shangshutai and Dongguan had to be closed before the sun went down.
Several ministers naturally took the lead, and dozens of ministers immediately prepared to set off in small groups... However, unlike the previous few days, the number of people around Gongsun Xun today seemed particularly sparse.
"Wen Qi." Shi Xie reluctantly advised. "Why don't you follow me through the east gate and avoid Tongtuo Street..."
The so-called Tongtuo Street is the Zhengjing Street outside the south gate of Nangong. It is also where the main entrance of most officials leaves from Nangong.
"It doesn't have to be like this." Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "I'm not afraid of that guy. Could he still kill people?"
"There is no one in the world who can kill more people than Taiwei Duan." Shi Xie became more and more speechless. "And the other party is a big shot who has been a Taiwei. Why do you have to show off your anger? Even if you hide away at this time, there is no point.
People laugh at you."
Gongsun Xun turned around and smiled, but did not answer.
In desperation, Shi Xie could only wave his sleeves, ignore the other party, and quickly walked forward to chase his teacher.
It is said that Nangong occupies a vast area and has many permanent offices. There are even a hundred officials who manage the palace's general affairs on weekdays. But at this time, hundreds of officials swarmed to the south gate of the palace city, but they all slowed down...
Some people were frightened by Duan Xi and his entourage blocking the entrance to the palace, but more people just wanted to watch the fun.
And when Gongsun Xun walked out of the south gate, everyone gave way, highlighting the unfortunate new minister.
Gongsun Xun ignored this. He went directly to where his carriages and horses were outside the palace wall and met the servants who came to pick him up. But just after he took off his ceremonial sword and put the accustomed short sword into his hand, there was a sound coming from behind him.
A shout asked:
"Are you that Gongsun Xun?"
Tongtuo Street was completely silent for a while, with only the sound of the cold winter wind blowing.
"I have seen this elder." Gongsun Xun turned around after hearing this, and happened to see a gray-haired man wearing a crown on his head, and he quickly saluted with a knife in his hand.
The old man's expression changed slightly, and then he immediately raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, pressing the knife with his hand: "Do you know who I am?"
"I wonder who the elder is?" Gongsun Xun said indifferently.
"I am Duan Xi, the doctor of Taizhong!"
"That's it." Gongsun Xun sighed slightly. "I have admired Duan Gong's name for a long time, but it's a pity..."
"What's the pity?" Duan Xi asked, narrowing his eyes and raising his arm slightly. Immediately, more than ten strong warriors followed.
"That's it." Gongsun Xun said unconcernedly. "Duan Gong called me on the road, presumably because he wanted to make friends with me... However, as early as in western Liaoning, my father-in-law had told me that he was joining Luo as an official.
The word "innocence" should be taken as the most important thing, and you must never associate with dirty people! Although Mr. Duan made great contributions to the country when he was in his prime, he was repeatedly imprisoned as a famous general. He has long been filthy. This is what I need to avoid...
"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately dispersed in the wind, and hundreds of officials on Tongtuo Street in front of the palace gate couldn't help but look at each other.
Duan Xi also laughed angrily, and immediately said what was in his heart for these people: "I should have known earlier that you are a daring person!"
"A general must not be without courage. Thank you very much Duke Duan for your praise." Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged.
"I don't want to use my words with you." Duan Xi took a deep breath and said, "I only have one thing to ask you here today. Did you kill Xia Yu and Tian Yan?!"
"These two people have lost tens of thousands of soldiers for their own selfish purposes. The people in Youbin have been trying to kill them for a long time!" Gongsun Xun was not polite. "Of course I also want to kill them to vent my anger..."
As soon as this statement came out, many people among the officials immediately started talking... At the very least, most of the officials who were born in Youbing had some reactions, but they did not dare to come forward because of Duan Xi's reputation.
"I'm just asking you, did you kill these two people?!" After a confrontation, Duan Xi was already three-thirds sure that his two close and beloved generals did not die at the hands of this person, and they were also somewhat different from this person.
Barrier.
"Duan Gong is not the Sili Xiaowei who is responsible for investigating the case, so I have only one word." Gongsun Xun still disagreed. "These two people deserve to be killed! That's all!"
Duan Xi was so angry that he actually exposed a piece of the blade directly on the Tongtuo Street: "You kid, do you think my sword is bad?"
Following these words, more than a dozen warriors behind the former Taiwei also showed their swords. For a moment, the surrounding officials were so shocked that they retreated one after another. Some even ran away, not even daring to watch the excitement.
By the way, this does not mean that these people are too cowardly, but as Wang Fu's minion, Duan Xi has killed many imperial students, officials, and even two of the Zhongchang Shi who were against Wang Fu...
His reputation in Luoyang is not much worse than that in Xiliang.
However, there were really bold ones. The white horse man Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged, and he actually faced the dozen or so knives and pulled out his broken blade first, and then he shouted in a stern voice: "Duan Gong, Duan Gong,...
Do you think you are the only one with a knife in the world?!"
The surrounding officials were stunned by these calmly spoken words. Many people who turned around and fled turned around to watch. Even among the carriages and horses parked far away, there were many two thousand stone officials who opened the curtains at this time, and some even directly opened the curtains.
Get off the car and take a look.
Duan Xi, on the other hand, firmly held onto his half-drawn saber and squinted at the slightly familiar short sword at the other party. He was also speechless for a moment.
"Teacher." More than a hundred paces away, Shi Xie also spoke to a dilapidated carriage behind him. "You'd better come out and mediate! If this Gongsun Xun dies while serving as an official in the Central Capital,
Then we can’t explain it to Lieutenant Liu and Shizhong Lu!”
"Wait a minute." Liu Tao in the car replied urgently.
"Wait a minute?" Shi Xie was speechless.
"Wait a minute!" Liu Tao replied affirmatively. "Wait a minute!"
On the other side, Gongsun Xun stood up and drew his sword, still confronting more than ten people including Duan Xi, and his momentum remained unabated. Under the attention of more than ten attendants and hundreds of officials behind him, this great man
Duan Taiwei, who killed the most people in the Han Dynasty, did not even pull out his knife for a long time.
By the way, Gongsun Xun has long seen through this person's true and false intentions... If he really wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't need any evidence. He could just surround him secretly like he did before, and simply kill him quickly. There was no need to go here to question or go there.
Blocking people?
This is obviously just a bluff when he has lost his claws, has no power in hand, and has nothing to do! In this case, what are you afraid of?
As the confrontation continued, I don’t know when, the surroundings gradually began to hear discussions, and the discussions became louder and louder. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the blue veins on this long hand and the white beard under the chin also became more and more obvious.
Eye-catching.
"Draw your sword in front of the Nangong Gate. What do you want to do?!" During the stalemate, suddenly a man in official robes of two thousand stone came out from the crowd and shouted loudly.
Duan Xi and Gongsun Xun looked at each other and found that the person who came was actually Yang Qiu, who had just been worshiped as a general master craftsman, so they couldn't help but be surprised!
"Mr. Duan!" Yang Qiu also pressed the ceremonial knife and stood directly between the two of them, and then took the lead in scolding Duan Xi. "You are an important official of the imperial court. You should understand the laws. If you want to investigate the case, you need witnesses.
How can we lead people to confront each other in front of the palace gate with physical evidence? Is this the law of the country?!"
Duan Xi was speechless for a moment.
"Mr. Duan," Yang Qiu pressed forward again, actually directly holding down the opponent's hand and pushing the knife back, which attracted the attention of the people around him. "I am a general craftsman. I don't know the ins and outs of this matter, but I am in this position.
Jiu Qing, you are absolutely not allowed to act recklessly here! If you want to kill Dr. Gongsun, please kill me first!"
Duan Xi looked directly at the other party, but didn't know how to reply.
"I just want to ask Mr. Duan," Yang Qiu couldn't help but swallowed his saliva after confronting the veteran for a moment. "Then when did Xia Yu and Tian Yan die?"
"Four nights ago." Duan Xi looked around and couldn't help but lament in his heart.
"Okay," Yang Qiufu turned to Gongsun Xun again and asked. "Wenqi, let me ask you again, where were you at night four days ago?"
"Four days ago?"
"Four days ago!"
"That night four days ago, I drank with He Guiren's brother, He Suigao, the lieutenant of the Huben Army." Gongsun Xun said with a joking smile, holding the dagger in his hand. "Then we drank until we were completely drunk. If Fang Zhenggong doesn't believe it,
, you might as well go to He Mansion to ask him."
When they heard the words He Guiren, Yang Qiu and Duan Xi were stunned at the same time... How could they not know who He Guiren was?
After a moment of silence, Yang Qiu managed to turn around and said: "Mr. Duan, you will know this kind of thing as soon as you ask. It is definitely not Wen Qi's fault... You have found the wrong person."
In the cold wind, Duan Xi slowly raised his head and took a breath, and then took advantage of the last ray of light in the winter evening to lock his eyes on the young man behind Yang Qiu... It seemed that he wanted to remember something.
The man on the white horse is showing off his knife.
However, as Lieutenant Sili and his team arrived quickly, the murderous former lieutenant finally left angrily.
The atmosphere around him instantly relaxed, and many people began to talk in a vented manner. At this moment, Gongsun Xun also quickly put away his sword, and then bowed to Yang Qiu, who had been a guilty person the last time he met.
"Teacher." More than a hundred steps away, Shi Xie couldn't help but look inside the car again.
"It's Duan Xi's sword that's bad." Liu Tao leaned on his car and sighed a little. "Or maybe Gongsun Wenqi's sword is better? Wei Yan, what do you think?"
"It's both, right?" Shi Xie said helplessly. "It's both, right?"
"Yeah, I'm afraid it's both." Liu Tao nodded repeatedly. "I thought Gongsun Xun had hired some help before, but now I know that this kid probably already knew that his knife is not as good as Duan Xi's.
Poor, that’s why he is so calm...I do underestimate him. In the next few days, you might as well accompany him to feed the chickens, and then lead this person away..."
Just in the middle of speaking, Liu Tao suddenly felt a little dizzy. Before he could react, Na Shixie ignored the etiquette and directly opened the car door, and then ran towards the middle of Tongtuo Street with his teacher on his back.
On the other side, Gongsun Xun and Yang Qiu no longer exchanged pleasantries, and followed hundreds of officials on the street to flee towards the center of the street.
"What's going on?" Liu Tao was still confused after being put down after a few breaths.
"Teacher," Shi Xie replied helplessly. "I was afraid it was an earthquake just now, but it doesn't matter. It was just a small earthquake. No house collapsed..."
"No," Wang Lang suddenly interjected. "In one month, there is a solar eclipse at the beginning of the month and an earthquake at the end of the month. Judging from the relationship between heaven and man, this is a huge warning! How sad..."
The surrounding officials and officials also talked about it one after another, and they didn't know how to explain it for a while.
As a well-known scholar in the country, Liu Tao was confused at first and didn't know what to say, but suddenly, he stared at Nangong in front of him and shouted loudly: "I understand! The eclipse has the power of a villain.
, Violate the authority of the monarch! And the earthquake... The earth is Yin! This is because someone uses the Yin body to implement the Yang government, so there are earthquakes! The two occur in the same month, so it must be caused by a villain in the Yin body exercising the monarch's authority on his behalf!
"
When the officials around him heard this, their expressions changed, but they were all convinced!
However, after discussing for a while, the officials finally dispersed...Whether they were writing a memorial on the matter or going back to check whether their homes had been damaged in the earthquake, there was no need to stay here.
However, among the gradually thinning crowd, only Gongsun Xun seemed particularly uninterested and did not want to move for a long time!
You know, he was sure that Duan Xi, who had no power or responsibility, was a toothless tiger, and he was planning to become famous in the capital today on Tongtuo Street! But by chance, he met such a dagger
There were two earthquakes? Even the interesting Yang Qiu Yang Fang Zheng, I don’t know where to go in the panic at this time... It’s really boring, and it’s a waste!
"Dr. Gongsun is so thorough!"
"Dr. Gongsun is so courageous!"
At this moment, two officials with the same slim build and wearing the same official uniforms, one was still a young man, the other was obviously an older middle-aged man... but they suddenly squeezed towards each other against the flow of people and raised their hands to greet each other.
.
At the corner of the street, Gongsun Xun hurriedly returned the gift. He must recognize the official uniforms of these two people - they should both be imperial censors, and for this position, if the age, qualifications, reputation, and family status are all combined, then he can directly worship them as one.
The governor of the state!
"I don't want Senior Brother Zi to be here too." The younger Shi Yushi took half a step back.
The elderly imperial censor who was called Master did not care, but he took the lead in greeting Gongsun Xun and said, "Wang Yun of Taiyuan, please do me a favor for Mr. Gongsun!"
Gongsun Xun hurriedly returned the gift, saying that he had long admired his name!
By the way, he is not lying. The name of Prince Wang Yun’s teacher does not just come from the stories told by his mother. You must know that Wang Yun is already forty years old this year and is a famous person who has been famous for nearly twenty years.
He was a famous scholar in Bingzhou. He was born in a famous family and had a strong temperament. The person I mentioned before who could be directly worshiped as the governor of a state was referring to his kind of person.
"Mr. Gongsun, there is no need to repay the courtesy." Wang Yun supported the other party and said. "Today you were so heroic that you suppressed the arrogance of the eunuch's minions in front of the palace gate. It is really admirable. Do you know that since this man clung to Wang Fu?
After that, no one can control it...Now that the heavenly signs are warning, and just now Ziqi Gong pointed out that it was controlled by the Yin Ren Yeyue's monarchy...At this moment, we are about to rely on your sharp blade!"
Gongsun Xun took a long breath... Since he wants to cause a big event, then Wang Yun is a good 'comrade' in my opinion! I am lucky to be able to make friends with him this time! Of course.
, this Wang Yun is a bit reckless and a bit straightforward, so you still need to observe and observe first, and then decide whether to join up with this person to avoid being involved by him.
As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun immediately decided to seize the opportunity to let go of the other party and make friends first. However, when he glanced up, he saw that the young Shi Yushi was still beside him, so he had no choice but to let go of his hand first and then talk to him.
When people see courtesy: "I don't dare to treat you like this... dare I ask my name?"
"Ju Lu Tian Feng, courtesy name Yuan Hao." The man responded calmly. "I have seen Dr. Gongsun... and it is the right time to kill eunuchs. What do you think?"
Gongsun Xun was silent for a long time, and then suddenly stepped forward, held the man's hands tightly, and replied generously: "Brother Yuan Hao said it is true, I have wanted to kill the eunuch for a long time!"
——————I am the dividing line without a wave of white waves——————
"In the past, Duan Xi attached himself to Wang Fu and was willing to serve as a pawn. He had great power in the government and the public. He was in Luozhong, and people at that time did not dare to speak loudly about him... (Gongsun) Xun was a minister, and he wanted to punish officials, so he was jealous of him.
The two of them were confronting each other in front of Tongtuo Street. At that time, Xun attracted dozens of people, but Xun Fan was alone. The sky was dark, and Xun attracted everyone and drew their swords to do something bad. He shouted, "Young men, are you going to do harm to me with my sword?"
Xun Zeng's expression did not change, he raised his sword and said to him: "Is it possible that Duke Duan is the only one who is strong in the world?" After saying this, the capital was shaken, and countless houses and temples collapsed. Xun was shocked and retreated, feeling frightened!"
——"Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty".Wang Can
PS: Thanks to the book friend ** for being popular again. There is also a new book group. Interested students can add it, 684558115. Let me reiterate that raising chickens in China and Taiwan during the Han Dynasty is a real thing. In the winter at the end of this year, in January
It is also true that there was a solar eclipse first and then an earthquake in Luoyang. Then Tian Feng and Wang Yun should indeed have been serving as censors around this time, but not necessarily at the same time.
