"Wang Shuzhi, come up and talk!" Gongsun Xun urged the other party with a slow expression. He really had no impression of this name. "If you get wet like this again, something will happen to you!"
Wang Xiu hesitated for a moment, but still refused to step forward.
"Why is this so?" Gongsun Xun looked helplessly at the raindrops falling on the other party's head.
"I'm sorry that I had no choice but to do so." Wang Xiu was embarrassed, but still unwilling to speak out.
Gongsun Xun sighed, but waved his hand to let the other person go.
This Wang Xiu seemed to be very fond of Gongsun Xun, but he couldn't stand the rain due to the thunderstorm, so he quickly bowed and saluted, and then fled to the horse gallery in embarrassment.
When Gongsun Xun saw the other party turning around and running away, he actually just turned around and waved his hand, then walked straight into the rain and followed him.
Han Dang and Lou Gui looked at each other without saying anything, but since they had already warned them not to follow, they couldn't do anything without permission.
"Where did Shuzhi come from?" Although it was raining heavily outside, the stuffy atmosphere in the stable was still unbearable. Gongsun Xun stood at the end of the stable and spent a lot of effort not to cover himself up.
nose.
"Ah, Dr. Gongsun!" Wang Xiu on the other end was squatting on the ground inspecting his water-soaked package. After hearing this, he quickly stood up and saluted. "See you, students..."
"Where do all these etiquettes come from?" Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "It's all wet like that... I ask you where do you come from?"
"Nanyang."
"Where to go?"
"Hometown in Beihai."
"Why don't you want to get close to others?"
"I……"
"Could it be that he thought he had contracted the disease from Zhang Feng's family, so he was afraid of injuring others?" Gongsun Xun suddenly asked.
Wang Xiu was silent for a moment.
"Zhang Fengnai is a powerful official in the court, why do you want to get involved with him?" Gongsun Xun stood upright with his hands behind his back and suddenly took a step forward and asked.
Wang Xiu was not alarmed and did not ask how the other party knew that he was involved with Zhang Feng. He answered calmly: "Students traveled all the way from Beihai to Nanyang to study. They were short of money. It just so happened that charity houses were becoming popular there, and one of them not only
It provides free board and lodging, as well as paper and ink for students. When I first arrived, I couldn't help but move in. Later I found out that it was actually the home of Zhang Feng, a regular servant, so I wanted to leave too. Unexpectedly..."
"But what happened?"
"Unexpectedly, less than ten days after leaving, I heard that Zhang Feng was driven by the doctor and others to return to Wancheng to live leisurely. Then he closed his door to think about his mistakes. No one dared to see him more. Naturally, the charity house was also closed." Wang Xiu was full of blood.
He was dripping with water, but his tone was still calm and coherent. "If that's all, it might be a good thing. But within a few days, I heard someone said that his whole family was infected, as if it was an epidemic.
, plus he has just lost power and has no one to look after him. Students who receive kindness from others dare not not repay it..."
"Therefore, when Zhang Feng's family recovers, and when Cao Jie returns to the court, and traffic resumes at his home, you will take the initiative to say goodbye?" Gongsun Xun asked with great interest.
"No." Wang Xiu lowered his head and replied. "The students left without saying goodbye that day..."
"After all, are you still afraid of getting involved with the eunuch?" Gongsun Xun smiled half-heartedly. "So you left in a hurry when you saw that the other party was showing signs of improvement?"
Wang Xiu lowered his head and said nothing.
"After leaving Zhang Feng's home, I don't know whether it was due to the hot weather and physical fatigue or because I really contracted an illness at Zhang Feng's home before. Anyway, I felt a little uncomfortable, so I wanted to return home... Isn't it because of the fallen leaves returning to their roots?
"
Wang Xiu became increasingly sad: "We have to be just in case."
"Is this the intention to avoid pedestrians on the road?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sneer. "But from Nanyang to here, you have probably been riding such a rogue horse for more than ten days. How can there be an epidemic that has not broken out for such a long time? So
It seems to me that the heat is too strong and I have to drink cold water all day long, so I have more stomach problems."
"You have to be just in case." Wang Shuzhi still said the same thing.
Gongsun Xun smiled slightly and did not answer. He just nodded lightly, then turned and left. Wang Xiu looked at the other person's back walking into the rain. Although he hesitated to speak, he finally fell silent.
The next day, although the heavy rain in the middle of the night stopped the drought to some extent and the air was much fresher, it quickly returned to the old situation of the scorching sun. However, from that day on, Gongsun Xun and others were well prepared.
I chose to set off as soon as the sky lightened up, and drove every morning and evening, and then rested at noon. This method was much more comfortable than rushing along the previous few days.
After only three days of this, Gongsun Xun and others had already walked most of the route and arrived at Jiwu City in Chenliu County... This place was actually next to the border of Liang State, and only one hundred and fifty years away from Peiguo Qiao County, Cao Cao's home.
It's only a two-day journey here.
But Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped his journey and diverted to a place outside Jiwu City.
"Young Master." As he rode along the road outside the city, Han Dang finally couldn't hold himself back. "I have something that I don't understand."
"Let's talk." Gongsun Xun, who was in the lead, looked left and right on his horse without paying any attention to it.
"If that Wang Xiu is really what he said, he is a rare moral gentleman." Han Dang said immediately. "There are very few people who study these days, and they have such virtue, and Shaojun is destined to be a good man in the future.
He is someone who wants to achieve something, so how can he abandon such a talent? Besides, looking at him, he is not only young, but also quite poor. Shaojun will be appointed as the magistrate of Qianshi County, and there is no shortage of officials.
It’s really easy to shrink your position…”
"Is there a shortage of scholars in the world?" Before Gongsun Xun could reply, Lou Gui said disapprovingly. "And when you say that he is a moral gentleman, Yi Gong, you are just relying on speculation and his one-sided words. Even if it is true, then
Maybe it’s because they’re deliberately asking for fame… What can’t these scholars do for fame these days?”
As soon as these words came out, Han Dang was speechless for a moment. After all, when it came to these scholars, how could he be as clear as Lou Gui, who was born in the Wanluo family?
"And in my opinion, instead of focusing on these 'moral gentlemen', it would be better to master a powerful private soldier outside the Great Wall as soon as possible!" Han Dang shut up, but Lou Gui continued to chirp.
They kept talking. "After we meet Cao Mengde this time and break up with Cao Jie, we will go to Liaodong immediately. That place is vast and sparsely populated, and it is outside the Great Wall. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there is also the Amway No.
As a cover, when the time comes, we will use the power and responsibility of the Xiangping Order to create a thousand-strong warrior under the banner of caravan guard..."
By the way, Gongsun Xun was greedily looking at the scenery of the Central Plains and didn't bother to pay attention to Lou Zibo's "advised opinions", but some of his words became more and more wrong... Not to mention that further ahead was a market flag pavilion outside the city, which was densely populated;
Just say that although the few attendants behind you live and die together, they can't just indulge like this, right?
Therefore, Gongsun Xun immediately turned around and glared at the other party.
Lou Zibo also immediately shut up.
"Young Master." Upon seeing this, Han Dang hurriedly came to smooth things over. "It's still early, why are we lingering outside Jiwu City?"
"I heard people say that there is a warrior here who is a bear and a tiger." Gongsun Xun did not hide it, and directly stated his purpose. "He is a first-class man with outstanding martial arts. If you don't fall from here, it will be fine."
It would be a pity if you passed by here without going to meet him."
As soon as these words came out, Han Dang couldn't help but Lou Gui and the guards changed their expressions... Lou Gui immediately became interested, while the guards couldn't help but feel a little angry.
The words "excellent martial arts" are really an eyesore to a warrior! Not to mention, Gongsun Xun had been working very hard these past few days in order to travel, but to stop specifically for such a warrior showed that he valued him even more.
"Young Master, I don't know this man's name, but what is his deeds?" Lou Gui was indeed the first to ask, he liked this kind of warrior the most, and several guards also listened carefully, but Han Dangyi
He said nothing and said nothing.
"Chen Liudianwei, have you heard of him?" Gongsun Xun asked immediately.
"So it's him!" Lou Zibo's eyes lit up instantly... Come to think of it, this guy likes to make friends with desperadoes the most, and he has been staying at Fengshi's charity house for more than half a year, where is the transportation
It seems that it is not difficult to understand Dian Wei.
In fact, it was only this year that Gongsun Xun learned the specific information about Dian Wei at the Shangshutai... and then he immediately overlapped the man in the case file with the "ancient evil" mentioned by his mother.
You must know that both Lou Gui and Gongsun Xun knew about Dian Wei. It was not just because of where they had access to information, but mainly because of something that the "Ancient Evil" did in the first half of the year.
It is so famous that it is close to being famous in the Central Plains, so everyone knows about it, both in the market and in charge of government affairs around the world.
Specifically, Dian Wei killed a person.
In these days, the order is getting worse day by day, and killing people is normal, but Dian Wei kills people in a particularly domineering manner, so domineering that everyone has helpless thoughts.
In other words, although Dian Wei was tall and strong, everyone knew that he was capable, but they didn't know how powerful he was. Until the first half of this year, a family named Liu in Chenliu Xiangyi found him, hoping that Dian Wei could
To avenge their family, the enemy's name is Li Yong, who is from Suiyang, Liang State.
Well, Xiangyi is just northwest of Jiwu, and Gongsun Xun and others just passed by the day before, so the Liu family is naturally considered to be the villagers of Dianwei. The villagers asked him to do something, and killed people from other counties in the name of revenge.
In terms of the values of these days, there is no question that it is very "high-end and high-end", not to mention that they also paid "humbly gifts and generous coins" and made an excellent gesture, so Dianwei naturally agreed!
However, since it is so troublesome that you need to find outsiders for help, it means that the matter itself is very difficult. In fact, Li Yong, Suiyang of Liang State, was a county king himself... Yes, it was Gongsun Xun.
Although his position is only that of a small county magistrate, he has served as a genuine county magistrate after all. Therefore, his family is quite powerful, has many people, and is very well-defended.
But, so but...if not, how could it bring out Dian Wei's abilities?
By the way, after receiving the request that day, Dian Wei drove a car, loaded with chicken and wine, directly to the door of Li Yong's house in Suiyang... There was a market there, so he parked the car next to the door of the house and pretended to be
Tsukuru looked like he was waiting for someone, so no one suspected it.
Then, as soon as Li Yong and his wife went out, Dian Wei immediately came forward with a dagger and killed the two of them directly at the door. Then he calmly returned to the car, took out his usual double halberd and put it on the car before walking away.
.
At that time, there were hundreds of people in front of Li Yongmen Market, and there was no way they could let him go. So, hundreds of young men and women chased after him, but no one dared to really get close to the car.
But after he had left the other party's house four or five miles away, he met his companions and rushed back. Hundreds of people dispersed immediately, and Dian Wei returned home calmly.
To be honest, in this process, the only people killed by this 'ancient evil' were the revenge targets Li Yong and his wife. Not to mention compared to the elite border commanders behind Gongsun Xun, even compared to ordinary rangers, they seemed
He doesn't look very powerful! However, he couldn't resist this guy and killed people like chickens. He went straight to other counties, killed people in the city, and then retreated calmly... This process was really like going to the market!
And those hundreds of pursuers were a classic contrast from beginning to end... Hundreds of people didn't dare to fight one person, right? But it really happened.
In short, after this incident, Dian Wei immediately became famous in the Central Plains... It's okay if he doesn't become famous! This case cannot be prevented. A retired county magistrate was murdered in front of his home. Hundreds of people watched the whole process to see him off. How could he stop it?
Where to live?!
Moreover, due to the social atmosphere and the system of the county and state these days, there is really no way to punish him properly. The matter has been going on for a month or two without any results. Instead, it only made Dian Wei famous!
"Not to mention that the matter of revenge has attracted the attention of the heroes of the Central Plains," Lou Gui continued to talk to Han Dang and several guards. "Just because the matter involves two counties is extremely troublesome... Chenliu County naturally wants to protect
He was holding Dian Wei, but Liang Guo was furious, but the more furious he became, the more he offended Chenliu County, so Chenliu County was procrastinating, just not willing to take people, and finally just made trouble with the central government! I guess, our Shaojun
It is from the Dian Wei archives seen at the Chancellor's Desk that we can know the approximate address of this person's home."
"Did anyone get caught in the end?" Several guards had already listened in rapt attention, and some couldn't help but ask.
"No." Lou Gui couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Don't forget to change the Yuan Dynasty's amnesty... These days, even if the emperor wants to kill someone, he has to execute him in prison as soon as possible. Otherwise, he has to add some non-amnesty to the amnesty, and then cause trouble.
People are laughing! Now Dianwei's crime has been reduced to the third level, and the local officials are naturally more lazy to come and arrest people for mere punishments such as Chengdu and Kunxing. At this time, Dianwei is probably at home.
Staying leisurely..."
"No matter what," Han Dang said softly from the side. "Hundreds of people chased him but did not dare to get close. This man is indeed the best warrior in the world... I wonder how he compares to Lu Bu back then?"
"Fight with one horse, fight with one step?" Gongsun Xun frowned, but said casually, "Let's see it first."
"Young Master," Han Dang suddenly advised. "Lu Bu was a tiger back then, and Dian Wei is not a tiger today. You are an official, and he is a murderer who has just been pardoned. What if there is any incompatibility?
?”
Gongsun Xun first nodded slightly, and then shook his head slightly, as if he had expected what the other party would say: "Yi Gong's intentions are good, but this tiger is different... Lu Bu once aimed at me with arrows in the night,
Then I would naturally have some scruples; but this Dianwei killed people in Menqian City, but he was just avenging others, but he did not rely on his superior force to fight with the hundreds of people too eagerly, as if he was loyal and did not want to hurt
innocent."
Han Dang immediately nodded in approval, but Lou Gui couldn't help but become interested again, and in turn asked Lu Bu who he was.
After convincing the people behind him with a few words, Gongsun Xun had already arrived at the flag pavilion of the extremely prosperous market. Without any attempt to hide it, he dismounted and asked the director of the flag pavilion:
"This pavilion chief, don't you know where the Dianwei family was who killed Li Yong in Suiyang that day?"
"Dian Wei?" After hearing this, the middle-aged pavilion chief who specially came out from the flag tower to greet him quickly bowed to answer. "To be honest with you, Dian Wei's house is in the east. If you want to see him, please ask me."
Did someone call him over?"
"Wherever I need you to call me, I should go and pay a visit in person!" Gongsun Xun said indifferently. "Why don't you send a local soldier to guide me?"
"Uh... of course." The middle-aged pavilion chief looked at the group of people across from him. Although he hesitated a little, he quickly lowered his head and agreed. "Besides, if there is a need for pavilion soldiers, the subordinates should accompany the nobles there!"
These grassroots officials can naturally understand at a glance whether they are officials or not, and at what level they are.
Gongsun Xun was naturally speechless, and the chief of the pavilion did not lead the horses in the pavilion. He just walked in front and slowly led the way. Moreover, this man was middle-aged, experienced but humble and easy-going, which made the group of people galloping along the way.
Can't help but feel relaxed.
"I wonder where this noble person comes from?" the pavilion chief said with a smile. "Why is the accent so unusual?"
"My young master is originally from western Liaoning, but he has been serving as an official in Luozhong recently." Lou Zibo, who was leading the horse, replied with a smile because of his similar accent. "So we just left Xingyang (Hulao Prison is in Xingyang) and headed here.
Comes from somewhere.”
"I am presumptuous," the pavilion chief continued to ask with a hint of curiosity. "I wonder what position the nobleman holds in Luozhong... It is true that I have lived in the countryside for a long time and have never seen the nobleman in Luozhong."
"My young master is appointed as Shangshulang by Cao Shangshu, the central official in Shangshutai. He assists Cao Shangshu Liu Gong, the central official, in handling the world's public security, disasters and other matters." Lou Gui opened his mouth and came, as if he often dealt with those who were on the run in Fengshi's place.
Just bragging like this... Of course, this is not a boast.
However, Gongsun Xun, who was leading the horse and strolling forward, seemed a little serious when he heard Lou Gui and the pavilion chief talking shamelessly and exclaiming one after another... Because thinking about it at this time, no matter what, Fengshi's charity house was handed over to him.
If a rough guy like Jia Chao manages it, I'm afraid it will be destroyed.
But there was really no choice. It was too hasty to leave Luo that day, and after all, as Lou Gui said before, after visiting Cao Mengde this time, his thoughts should be put on it anyway... or in other words, he could only put it on
Liaodong is the only place. Other things can only be put away.
And just when Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged and he was thinking wildly, everyone slowly arrived at their destination.
"Your Majesty, this is Dian Wei's home." The chief of the pavilion pointed to a house with a closed door.
"Is the door closed in broad daylight?" Han Dang couldn't help but frown.
"Please..."
"The Dianwei family is quite wealthy?" Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted Lou Gui's words, and then asked directly. "This house is quite wealthy. Is it because his family is already rich or does the Liu family give him more money?"
"The noble man's guess is correct." The pavilion chief explained seriously. "Dian Wei's house here was just bought with the money donated by the Liu family in Xiangyi in return for his kindness... You must know that
, Although Dian Wei has a generous temper, he has to worry about having his parents at home, so when he got money, he bought this house to support the elderly in his family!"
"That's it." Gongsun Xun suddenly sighed, "Are your parents here? Then why is the door closed during the day?"
"Replying to your noble lord," the pavilion chief continued. "Dian Wei is a forthright and loyal man. He has force but does not abuse it, so he is very supported by the villagers. The gates of this place are often open on weekdays, and there is a steady flow of people coming and going...
…”
Lou Gui and Han Dang became more and more confused, but Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh: "So, is the door closed just because an evil guest like me came to the door today?"
"Noble sir!" The chief of the pavilion suddenly removed the wooden crown from his head and calmly knelt down to plead guilty. "I am guilty."
"What's your crime?" Gongsun Xun sighed for a moment. "Didn't you just think that I was here to capture Dian Wei's man, and then you personally delayed it on me, and then had someone come secretly to report the news, so that he could avoid it?"
Han Dang and Lou Gui looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
"I am willing to be punished." The chief of the pavilion said with a red face. "However, I have something to say that I am not happy with. I would like to ask the minister to allow me to explain it!"
"Tell me!" For some reason, Gongsun Xun suddenly felt a severe toothache. "Once this comes out, I'm afraid you will become famous in the county. By then, don't say that I am just a minister, and I will be your most immediate boss.
Duke Liu, the official minister of the capital, is here, so how can he control what you say?"
"Please be clear to me, noble man. Although I am just a junior official who has been promoted to a high position, I am by no means a person seeking fame!" The pavilion chief's face turned redder and red after hearing this.
"Just tell me, I didn't mean to ridicule you." Gongsun Xun quickly advised.
"Yes." The chief of the pavilion raised his head and gritted his teeth. "Of course I knew that Dianwei was guilty of murder. Even though there was an amnesty in the Yuan Dynasty later, he was still guilty. The subordinates knew this better than anyone else! The reason why he did not arrest him was that he was still guilty.
The reason why I am being indulged to him today is because I feel ashamed!"
"Ashamed?"
"Of course." The pavilion chief said with an angry expression. "I have been the pavilion chief for several years. I have seen the world deteriorate day by day, the number of bandits increasing day by day, and the place becoming more and more desolate, but I am helpless. Although Dian Wei is a criminal,
But because of him, this place has become more and more prosperous... When it comes to deterring bandits, as an official, I am not as good as a criminal, shouldn't I feel ashamed?"
Gongsun Xun turned around and left without saying a word.
"Taizu passed through Chenliu and met Xiu, the king of Beihai. Xiu died of illness and did not interact with others. Taizu sighed at his virtue and refused to take it. Han Yigong and Lou Zibo were by his side. Yigong was puzzled and asked Zibo about his wisdom.
Bo Shai said: 'Ming Gong uses himself to judge others, but he doesn't believe in his virtues and will not take them!'" - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 70. Biography No. 20
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