There is a reason why Gongsun Xun always felt restless after arriving in Handan, the capital of Zhao.
First of all, whether it is based on some strange arguments learned from Aunt Gongsun, or what Gongsun Xun saw with his own eyes, or feedback from Wang Xiu, there is a big problem in the Zhao State or Handan in front of him... In the end
It is inevitable to have at least one prominent class conflict, let alone a prime minister who has been in office for nearly two years but has done nothing.
In this case, the power of King Zhao and King Zhao Fu was weakened, and there was also the strange existence of Xiang Xu. Even Zhao Ping, who had Zhao Zhong as his backing, took the initiative to shrink his head, which directly caused Gongsun Xun to be helpless.
Use a simple and effective method to quickly seize the core power of Zhao State!
That's right, it's just that there are no simple and effective methods. It's not that there are no methods... In fact, Gongsun Xun can do as Wang Xiu suggested, starting from the responsibilities of the Handan Order, adhering to the law and morality, and severely cracking down on those who stand in the way and obstacles.
Those who want to find out those who steal power;
Of course, he could also calm down, go to the countryside, go to the alleys, and thoroughly sort out the context inside and outside Handan City from bottom to top. In this way, it would naturally be impossible for anything to continue to be concealed;
It's not even that there are no other means. County officials, noble families, powerful people...if the power is not in the hands of King Zhao, Fu, Prime Minister, and eunuchs, it is impossible to escape from the hands of these people, right? So there is no need for anything else.
, just call everyone over at a banquet, and then close the door, a new Amway large iron pot is placed in the middle, and anyone who talks nonsense will be thrown out. Even if they don’t use a cauldron, I don’t believe that this group of people dare to do anything!
All kinds of methods, royal and domineering, are all available.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Gongsun Xun finds it difficult to accept is not that the situation is so difficult, but that he easily destroyed Goguryeo. After the so-called destruction of the country, the fall of the city and the enfeoffment of the princes, he was inevitably a little arrogant and complacent, and also had a little more inertia...
...I feel that everyone should respect him and everything should be done with ease.
But having said that, after so many years, thanks to Aunt Gongsun’s dedicated education, plus there are always some good teachers and friendly subordinates around him, Gongsun Xun has gradually grown from a frivolous border boy to a
The current status of the Purple Ribbon Golden Seal, at least at critical moments, has never been compromised. Whether it is adhering to the correct position or fighting to the death, it is still convincing.
Therefore, with Wang Xiu's advice, Gongsun Xun finally calmed down and prepared to take a multi-pronged approach to clean up Handan.
Early the next morning, the newly appointed Lord of Handan County summoned the county officials of the entire Handan County. First, he used his seal in public to give the official document of "Exclusive County Affairs" to Wang Xiu, giving him full authority to receive and inspect all the officials in the county.
Official business. Then, the county prince kept saying that he was going to patrol the county. He also asked the two Handan county lieutenants who were in charge of the county soldiers to prepare chariots and horses for the honor guard, and then he would leave the city directly.
You must know that this county prince is a rare Tinghou, and he certainly cannot be purchased according to his status as the mere county magistrate of Qianshi. Therefore, the county soldiers and buses are almost in full force, and they even borrowed many county magistrates from the county.
Soldiers, chariots and horses, they managed to gather enough manpower and honor guards according to the ritual...and then left the city directly!
Gongsun Xun did this, of course, with the intention of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. If the county soldiers and county lieutenants were brought out, then Wang Xiu would be able to reduce considerable resistance and avoid unnecessary bloodshed when Wang Xiu made big moves in the city.
Moreover, there is actually a feeling of treating the other person with his own way... Doesn't it mean that Xiang Xu was lying on the bed so that Gongsun Xun couldn't find a person to take charge? Well, wait and see
For two days, when a group of children from border counties carrying knives and riding white horses conducted a large-scale inspection of the county government, some people were afraid that they could not find a place to reason.
In addition, Gongsun Xun had a vague feeling of leaving it to Wang Xiu to test... He wanted to see how good this person who was undoubtedly ranked last among his literati was!
Of course, going back to the essence of the matter, no matter what, when a local official is new to a place, it is natural for him to visit his own territory... It is inevitable!
Cars were racing, horses were rustling, and Gongsun Xun's first stop after leaving the city was the lush land south of Handan City.
As mentioned before, Handan City and Yecheng, dozens of miles away to the south, together form the core urban area of Hebei. In this place with a radius of hundreds of miles, in addition to the two major cities, there are also Liangqi, Quliang, and Yiyang.
, Guangping, Wu'an and other large counties, if you include small cities such as Pingyang City, Zhongcheng and other cities, it will be even more prosperous... It is really the essence of the entire Hebei region in this era.
And probably because of this, although Gongsun Xun's ceremony was grand, the farmers weeding in the fields, the girls picking mulberry, and even the merchants and pedestrians on the road were all just curious, not frightened.
Gongsun Xun was also extremely satisfied with this. No one would dislike a place with vitality, not to mention that as a long-term official, seeing the prosperity under his rule, he would naturally approve of it.
After inspecting a pavilion on Nanmen Avenue and saying goodbye to the director of the pavilion, Gongsun Xun suddenly remembered what happened yesterday and asked casually: "Yesterday, Zhao Ping had a trouble with the daughter of the Qin family.
Is the place where I was hit by my subordinate Yi near you?"
"Report to the County Lord." The pavilion chief who sent him out was naturally aware of this matter. "It is on the rural road to the east, next to the mulberry forest."
Gongsun Xun immediately nodded: "So, the Qin family where Qin's daughter lives also lives nearby?"
"Reporting to the Lord of the County, the Qin family lives in Fubeili under the rule of this pavilion. This place was named after the Fuyang River changed its course in the past. It was located southeast of Handan City for a hundred years, and the Qin family also established its foothold in the southeast of Handan City.
It's been more than a hundred years." The pavilion chief knew the Qin family's situation very well.
"In that case, since we are going to visit the countryside anyway, we might as well go to Fubei Village to have a look." Gongsun Xun got on the car directly and decided on his next destination quite casually.
Naturally, everyone had nothing to say. The chief of the pavilion even led a horse out and personally led the way for the county prince who had frightened Lang Zhongling as soon as he took office. He also made some additional introductions in accordance with his duties.
It turns out that the Qin family, the daughter of the Qin family, can barely be considered a 'big family' in Handan itself. At least half of the Fubei village in the southeast of Handan is occupied by the Qin family, and most of the fields near the southeast of the city are from this Qin family.
family's property.
Moreover, some in his family have served as county officials, some have served as county officials, some of the young children have some reputation as knights, and some are well versed in poetry and calligraphy. There are also two workshops in the family, one in Quliang County, Wei County to the east.
A branch... In this way, it is naturally one of the largest families in this pavilion.
Of course, this big family was only local. If he did not serve as a court official or official, he would be considered third-rate at best in Handan City.
When the carriage arrived at Fubeili, the Qin clan members who received the news quickly came out to greet them.
What's interesting is that probably because of yesterday's incident, the Qin clan felt that the newly appointed 'Junhou County Magistrate' was a person who spoke the law. Therefore, even many people with the surname Qin had
He had served as an official of rank, but the only people he stood in front of the inner gate with a broom in his arms were the chief and the gate of the prison in Fubei Lizhong... However, the chief's surname was still Qin.
Even after everyone had finished the ceremony in front of the inner gate, Xiang Youzhi (the chief of a prosperous township, Shifu is the chief of a smaller township, just like the county magistrate and the county magistrate) who rushed over in a hurry, actually had his own surname of Qin.
"Since all the township officials are named Qin, why isn't the pavilion chief named Qin?" Gongsun Xun also found it interesting. "I remember just now that the pavilion chief said his surname was Wang?"
"Reporting to the county prince," the local Pavilion Chief Wang certainly understood what the young county prince meant, but he did not dare to hide it. "The official's wife's surname is Qin."
"That's fine!"
Gongsun Xun raised his head and laughed, then walked directly into the room with his head held high and his hands behind his back.
Sure enough, after walking in from the south-facing inner door, the left hand side is full of low mud houses, and occasionally you can see a few families with neat courtyards; as for the right hand side, which has excellent light and sunshine, there are all serious houses with brick and wood structures.
Not only are the buildings well-proportioned, there are even multi-story buildings in the middle portals that cover a large area.
The sun rises in the east and shines on my Qin Family Building... In addition, I can clearly see the left and right of Lu.
It was mid-morning, and unlike the houses on the right where people were busy, the houses on the left were completely silent... Considering the season, it seemed as if the men were weeding in the fields and the women were picking mulberry leaves.
From the two county captains to the local wealthy Qin family, no one knew what the temper of this young nobleman was. But what they saw yesterday was a glimpse of Gongsun Xun’s background and resume. These people had no choice but to kill him decisively.
, Ku Lieba went up to think about it... At this time, seeing that the county magistrate did not follow the rules and just stood there and looked around, he felt uneasy.
"County Lord," an older Qin clan member who had also served as a county official was recommended and could only say hello. "County Lord has a hard time patrolling, so why don't you come and sit in my Qin family's room, we
Although the home does not have a wide door or a high lintel, it is still clean. There are three virtuous elders and a well-educated young man who will be here soon."
"No need."
As Gongsun Xun spoke, he took a few steps forward, then opened the door of a low earthen house on the left and walked forward... Maybe it was because there was an inner door to cover the outside these days, or maybe there was nothing valuable in the house.
, it's more likely that you can't afford a lock at all, so there's usually no obstruction in the house on the left.
Everyone in the back looked at each other, and even the two county captains who followed were very nervous. However, the gatekeeper's room in this poor man's house was small, and a subordinate of the county king followed him in. It was difficult for the others to surround him.
.
"The family is surrounded by walls and can only survive." After a while, Gongsun Xun came out with a dirty clay pot in his arms. He glanced at the sunshine in the courtyard and felt helpless, but then he gave the pot to his attendant.
."Put some money in to show your intrusion."
It was a clay pot hidden deepest under the bed board in the room, and it was also covered with a piece of adobe, but it turned out that there were just a few handfuls of old corn inside.
Inside the inner gate and outside the earthen house, from the county captain down to the Qin clan members, this group of people had never seen this posture before. Seeing such a situation, they only became more and more frightened.
"The County Lord is concerned about people's livelihood, and I think he has some teachings. We are willing to listen attentively." There was no choice but to talk to the Qin clan elder again.
"Where is the teaching?" Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head. "However, you all happen to be surnamed Qin, and you can't help but feel emotional when you see the difference between the left, the right, and the right... You tell me, why did Qin take power that day?
, the nobles of the six kingdoms of Shandong were repeatedly unable to rebel, but in the end it was Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and a group of Lu Zuocao Mang who raised their arms and destroyed the Qin family? However, now that this dynasty has come to this day, why does it rely on Hao You to support the countryside? Lu Zuohao
Right, which one is the pillar of the world?"
Everyone behind him looked at each other in shock.
It’s not that these prominent figures in the Qin family couldn’t understand this. After all, many of them had studied and worked as county officials. It was that they couldn’t figure out the thoughts of the county prince. In addition, this question was obviously
He pointed at his Qin family and felt something, so he didn't dare to answer easily...for fear that if he did not do something right, he would cause trouble.
However, since Shangguan asked, how could he escape? Even though others could escape, the leading Qin clan member could not.
As a result, the elder of the Qin clan, who had been a county official and knew the pros and cons, could only kneel down to apologize: "Reporting to the county king, although our Qin clan has a noble surname in the area, we have never done anything to harm the people in the village.
We have been getting along with each other for hundreds of years, and we have always dealt with each other in a moral and peaceful manner, and we will never do anything to devour the countryside."
"Assume that you are a virtuous and distinguished family," Gongsun Xun stood in the open space in front of the earthen house and said disapprovingly. "But if the evils have been accumulating for a long time, how can morality control some things? This village has order, and every pavilion is long.
, every mile is made up of members of your clan. If nothing else, including taxes, corvees, lawsuits, and monopoly sales, wouldn’t it mean that all the benefits belong to your Qin family, and all the disadvantages belong to other households? Over time, it will
You, the Qin family, have no intention of harming the people, but the people around you will become increasingly difficult because of you... On that day, Cai Yong and Cai Bozhao wrote to the emperor, saying that there were many vacancies in Youzhou and Hebei. This is the scholar's opinion.
Yes, there are some positions that we would rather lack than give away at will; there are some laws that we must stick to even if the country is running out of money."
"What the county prince means...is that we, the Qin clan, should resign from our position as the local township pavilion?" The elder of the Qin clan could only respond in this way. "It's just a fight for a lowly position. We are willing to obey."
"Forget it." Gongsun Xun clasped his hands and sighed, looking bored. "In the current situation, if you, the Qin family, don't serve as the chief of the township pavilion, who can? Let people like Lu Zuo do it.
They are afraid that they are illiterate and cannot understand the laws. Moreover, the more proletarian they are, the more cunning and uncertain they are. Maybe they will become more aggressive in oppressing the people. And if other wealthy families are allowed to do it, how can they do it?
How can it be compared to your century-old clan, who knows how to be cautious and leave room for leeway?"
The people of the Qin clan breathed a sigh of relief... In fact, how could they be willing to hand over these so-called low-level jobs? After all, as the county prince said, these low-level officials control the tax calculation, labor, and litigation in the countryside.
Disputes, questioning the power of monopoly, this is what a family needs to grow and thrive, and it is also what they need to maintain the situation.
For hundreds of years, powerful right-wing officials relied on holding these grassroots positions to gain a foothold in the local area, and then carried out large-scale mergers and expansions, which became a routine.
However, some of these people surnamed Qin were young and energetic, and they could not help but feel angry... In their view, perhaps they were unconsciously oppressing the poor people in Lu Zuo, but the people above them could not help but feel angry...
Don't the officials oppress them, the big families in the countryside? Didn't Zhao Ping, the doctor's order yesterday, just stop Luo Fu, who is regarded as a treasure among their clan, on Sangmo and prepare to take it away? Isn't this kind of behavior even more unbearable?!
After all, layer by layer, who is cleaner than whom?
If the person in front of him was not a marquis with a purple ribbon and gold seal, and the magistrate of Handan County, otherwise, based on these words just now, he would have been beaten and thrown out.
"Speaking of which," Gongsun Xun seemed to have remembered what happened before, so he looked at the tall building on the right again and said, "Yesterday, King Zhao suddenly invited me, but before I could settle the case, did your Qin Luofu return safely?"
Home, have you ever been frightened?"
"The Lord of Duomeng County enforces the law impartially." A middle-aged man from the Qin family came forward and praised with a smile. "My little girl is not seriously injured, and she is innocent and lively by nature. Early in the morning, she went to Moshang to pick mulberries with her sisters-in-law.
went."
"That's good." Gongsun Xun finally managed to be cheerful. "Don't worry, as long as I'm here in Handan, people like Zhao Ping will never be able to do anything arrogant..."
"yes."
"Speaking of mulberry farming, how much can one acre of the best land in the south of the city produce?"
"Reporting to the county prince, one acre produces three stones of millet. This is local common sense."
"Where's the cheap land?"
"It's also three stones... There is no cheap land in the south of the city."
"Why is this?"
"In the early years of this dynasty, Duke Bai was the Prime Minister of Zhao. He renovated water conservancy and built ditches on the Fuyang River, which are now smooth. Therefore, from the south of Handan City to the Fuyang River at the junction with Wei County, there are good and fertile fields, and the harvest is guaranteed despite droughts and floods... According to our
What Qin recorded in these hundred years is that unless it is labor, banditry, or plague, there is nothing wrong with it."
"It's such a beautiful land, so according to this dynasty's method of using the last to gain benefits and use the roots to strengthen the family, there should be a large number of wealthy families gathered here, right?"
"It's just as your Majesty said." Seeing that the county magistrate was starting to get serious about 'asking about customs,' the old man from the Qin clan inevitably relaxed a little. "In fact, in the past, although Handan was the ancient capital of the Zhao Kingdom, it was just the mountain behind the mountain.
Linhe is a place with a prosperous military presence, and connecting Yecheng has become increasingly prosperous, and even called the two capitals together, but it started from Baigong... The fields here are excellent, and Yecheng is the hub from Hebei to Henan.
Over time, the wealthy households and heroes in Yecheng began to buy properties here, and Handan gradually prospered."
"The nobles claimed to have been established for hundreds of years. I guess they moved here in a similar way, right?" Gongsun Xun suddenly interjected.
"The county magistrate is aware of it," the other party immediately admitted with a wry smile. "Each clan has been here for many years, and they know their roots and have nothing to hide... Our Qin family was just a traveling merchant at the beginning, selling gifts to and from Yecheng. After making profits,
So they bought property here and multiplied. However, it is precisely because of this that other local tribes also look down on our Qin family. Even though the Qin family has been rooted for hundreds of years and devoted itself to cultivating the education of its children, it has always been difficult to produce a six-hundred-stone court official.
Being a governor of a county is already your limit."
"What about merchants? I lost my father when I was young, and it was my mother who raised me as a merchant." Gongsun Xun could only laugh.
Is this the same thing? People around you couldn't help but smile bitterly. Your clan has been a giant clan in border counties for generations, and your widowed mother did this alone...
Gongsun Xun naturally understood what these people were thinking, and he sighed inwardly, but suddenly changed the subject: "In fact, there are only four origins of the right-wingers in the world. One is the pre-Qin nobles from ancient times; the other is the officials who left their posts.
Villages or immigrants; one is the merchants who gain profit and use it to colonize; the last one is the strongmen in the village annexing it with force... Before I came to Zhao State, I knew that there were three aristocratic families in Zhao State, including the Wei family, the Handan family, and the Li family.
There are four well-known tribes such as Wang, Zhang, Lu, and Shen. Since you said that each tribe has been here for many years and its roots are well known, can you tell me where they came from?"
The elder of the Qin clan was startled. He was stunned for a moment, and then he replied to this extremely simple question, which was also a regular question asked by county chiefs during their inspections:
"Reporting to the County Lord, this is quite simple. Among all the clans in the country, the Wei family is respected, and the County Lord knows about his prominent family background. And according to the County Lord, the Wei family should have one or two origins.
… Their family was originally the descendants of the Wei royal family in Yanzhou, Henan, and later turned to Confucian classics. Their ancestors served as the prefect of Wei County, and after resigning, they settled in Handan, north of Yecheng.”
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly. Of course he knew the details of the Wei family in Handan. From the current perspective, the previous patriarch Zeng Guan to Jiuqing was Guang Luxun. There are still two people with two thousand stones. One is the current patriarch Wei Qing, who is in the court.
He has just been appointed as Shangshu Pushe (Adjutant of Shangshu Ling), and has been given the title of Shizhong; one is Wei Qing's younger brother Wei Song, who previously served as the Prime Minister of Lu, but now he has resigned from office due to business reasons and is at home, actually taking charge of the affairs of the clan. The previous two
A county official said that last year, everyone publicly recommended Wei Qilin's son as Xiaolian, referring to Wei Qing's son, who has now joined the court as a Langguan, and happened to be at the same time as Gongsun Zan.
As for the other clans, they are said to be as famous as his family, but in fact they may not be as prominent as the Wei clan. Gongsun Xun had already inquired about this matter clearly when he met his senior brother Shen Yu in Bai Ren.
"As for the Handan family and the Li family," the elder of the Qin clan continued with a smile. "This is the origin of the first standard. The Handan family is named after Handan, which is the Zhao family's small clan, and the Li family of Zhao is Li Mu.
After that… they were all giant indigenous tribes that had been here for five to six hundred years.”
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, but he didn't care much... As I said before, although the Handan family and the Li family are as famous as the Wei family, they were only chosen to make up the numbers because of their long history. Moreover, there is a huge gap between the two families.
The Handan family has a larger population and is distributed throughout Zhao State. At least one has produced two thousand stones. It is estimated that if this generation works harder, another one can be produced. As for the Li family, the highest one is only a thousand stone county magistrate.
Relying on the name of the ancestors to stand tall.
Of course, this is also because Gongsun Xun was blind... The Li family of Zhao State lasted for thousands of years. Together with his teacher Lu Zhi's family and Wang Yun's family, they were called the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, while the Wei family and the Handan family disappeared.
In the long history.
Of course, that will happen later, and it may not come true.
"As for the four families of Wang, Zhang, Lu, and Shen," the Qin family elder continued. "They are neither nobles of the pre-Qin Dynasty nor officials of this dynasty who have resigned, nor are they from small families like our Qin family.
...Otherwise, how can we be one step ahead of our Qin family?"
The faces of the rest of the Qin clan turned pale for a moment, and the two county captains also looked green and red. They didn't know what was going on, but Gongsun Xun was dumbfounded and laughed.
After laughing, Gongsun Xun didn't wait any longer. He just waved his hands and walked out of the inner gate. However, he ordered the ceremonial guard to move to the northwest of Handan City, as if he had no idea about the rich land in the south and east of the city, and was ready to go see it.
I looked at the poorest and most miserable place in Handan County.
This trip lasted three full days.
But the city of Handan was already in chaos.
"This is the home of Shen Meng, the junior high school meritorious officer. Is Shen Meng here?" Under the blue sky and white sun, a group of warriors riding white horses with swords and bows kicked open the inner door with a roar, and then cleared a building facing the street in the city.
The courtyard of the high-rise building was surrounded from the front and back. "An official in the county confessed that he was instructed by you to tamper with the accounting books. Follow us quickly to the county to see the king to explain the matter!"
Shenmeng's family lived in the most prosperous area of Handan, so a large number of relevant people quickly gathered in a high-rise building on the opposite street, and then they gathered into a group, looking down at the situation opposite, and talking about it, everyone was terrified.
"It's over, even Shen Gongcao's family will be in trouble!"
"It's okay to arrest all the officials in this county. After all, it belongs to Handan County, so no one can say anything. But Shen Gongcao is an official of the county and state directly under the Prime Minister, and the Shen family is a big family in the country, so what?
Can we catch him?"
"I can even kill Wang Fu and Duan Xi, and destroy an entire country. Why don't I dare to capture Cao Cao?!"
"But how can there be any reason to use a county to conquer a country?"
"Where is the Prime Minister of the country?"
"When such a powerful person comes to our Zhao country, but the prime minister behaves like that, it is also a big misfortune for us!"
"Didn't you say before that the state minister looks just right?"
But soon, what brought the group to an abrupt halt was that, probably because Shen Meng was getting older and his sons were used to being bossy, they actually blocked the door, set up a barrier, and directly resisted questioning.
, even the third son of Shenmeng led some young men from his family, holding bows and arrows, to climb up to the pavilion facing the street to intimidate.
This group of white horse warriors had no means to attack the enemy, so they had no choice but to remain in a stalemate for a while.
The people on the street dispersed far away, but did not hide away. Although the people on the opposite floor were speechless, they all looked at this scene with a hint of excitement, secretly hoping that Shen Meng's sons could stop them.
That evil wind in Handan County...
By the way, three days ago, the new Commander-in-Chief of Handan, Gongsun Xun, took away two county captains and most of the county soldiers, then burrowed into the hilly area in the northwest of the county and disappeared without a trace. And that one got it.
The county magistrate clerk, the king who takes over the affairs of the county, is very meticulous. From prison to litigation, from calculation of taxes to corvee labor, from promotion to dismissal, he has carefully filtered through all the affairs in the county.
To be honest, I am afraid of taking everything seriously in this world, let alone the messy stuff in the first place?
As a result, the county officials in Handan County were completely unlucky. Faced with account books and files full of loopholes, almost none of the current Cao officials and deputy historians escaped. They were all merged by this group of mysterious people.
The Border County warriors were caught cleanly and thrown into the county prison without any fuss. At that time, bad words came out, saying that the border barbarians would not give the Zhao people a way to live and so on... But now, in this county,
It was just a matter of rectification, but they actually followed the clues and started to connect people outside the county.
How can this not panic the various wealthy families and county officials inside and outside Handan?
What's interesting is that despite being panicked, I stopped hearing those strange words.
"Then the king is here." As someone shouted, a group of white horses galloped from the street in the distance. The person surrounded was the most famous Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi in the city recently, and his appearance
It also made the people upstairs on both sides of the street nervous or excited.
"Is Cao Shen Gong at home?" Wang Xiu dismounted directly on the street and asked in a loud voice.
"My father is right at home, but he will not let you go!" Shen Zhi, the third son of the Shen family who was standing on the building facing the street with a bow and arrow, showed his head and shouted loudly. "You want to enter my house.
, we must kill our brothers first!"
"Exclusively for the king!" Another person poked his head out, and it was Shen Jing, the second son of the Shen family. "It's not that we are maliciously resisting the law, but that there are differences between counties. My father is a prominent official in the county.
Merit, if the case in your county involves my father, please ask the county to submit documents to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister has an official document, we will naturally have nothing to say."
"Exclusively for the King." As the two people retreated into the attic, another person, Shen Ning, the eldest son of Shen, also appeared upstairs facing the street. He slightly raised his hand towards the downstairs. "Exclusively for the King.
, It’s not that we want to go against Wulihou, we also know Wulihou’s achievements and reputation, but my father is already over sixty years old, and almost all the people the king has invited these days have been sent to county jail...
As a son, how can you sit back and watch your old father go to jail? Besides, you are just Wulihou's official in charge of county affairs. Is it really Wulihou's intention to be so tyrannical? It's better to wait until Wulihou returns from his inspection tour of the county.
Let’s decide this matter again.”
"The three sons of the Shen family have each gained something." Someone on the opposite floor couldn't help but sigh, twisting his beard. "The third son has gained courage, the second son has gained the law, and the eldest son has gained filial piety... It seems that the Shen family is about to prosper!"
The people around him also nodded and said yes, but then they stared at the 'King's Exclusive' on the street who had been quietly waiting for the Shen brothers to finish.
"What the three of you said makes sense." Wang Xiu clasped his hands and stood downstairs and replied. "It's just that I was entrusted by my prince to be responsible for the county administration. If I wait for him to come back, there will be no beginning or end. I'm afraid it will be the same."
I can’t explain it to you. Is this good for Xian Kunzhong? Since your father is already old, there is no need to go to the county temple to testify with the county’s household minister. I will personally enter your home to ask a few words and see if he still remembers it.
What do you think of these old things you remember?"
Subdued!
I don’t know how many people upstairs on both sides of the long street were surprised and let out a sigh of relief.
Upstairs in the Shen family, after a few arguments, the eldest son Shen Ning poked his head out, smiled and saluted: "The king is willing to come to our home as a guest, how can we brothers not treat each other with courtesy? It's just,
Most of these carefree servants outside the door are fierce people from the border counties, and my father is old and weak..."
"How many brothers do you have?" Wang Xiu suddenly smiled and raised his head and asked.
"Uh, three people..."
"I will only bring three people in for questioning. The rest will exit the inner door and wait on the street... How about that?"
"So... very good!" Shen Ning, who was upstairs, thought for a moment, then looked at the crowd of guests upstairs in his courtyard, and felt relieved.
"alright!"
"This is just great!"
"The Shen brothers are really brave, resourceful and polite. There will definitely be a place for their brothers in Zhao country in the future!"
The county officials and the children of wealthy families in the building opposite were also cheering each other, and at the same time, they secretly praised the Shen brothers in their hearts.
And sure enough, the Wang Xiu below also kept his word. A group of Bai Mayi withdrew from the inner door angrily, and then only three of them followed Wang Xiu to the front of Shen's house.
"Remove the obstacles and open the door!" Seeing the people upstairs and on the wall nodding, Shen Ning, the eldest son of Shen, also breathed his last breath. "We invite this king to come in and treat him with courtesy...
...However, the people on the wall and upstairs should not come down, put away their bows and arrows, hold their sword handles, and continue to monitor carefully."
All the guests said "Hey" one after another.
It took quite some time to remove the barrier behind the door, but outside the door, Wang Xiu led Qian Zhao, Yang Kai, and Wei Yue stood in front of the door, but they were not impatient at all.
"The king has been waiting for a long time." As soon as the door opened, Shen Ning took the initiative to apologize. "Please come in."
Wang Xiu nodded slightly, ignored the strong men holding swords and bows on the surrounding walls, and went directly to the center of the courtyard, but stopped moving forward.
"Well, what is the meaning of the king's exclusive title?" Shen Ning was confused for a moment.
"Are you the eldest son of the Shen family?" Wang Xiu asked as he rolled up his sleeves. "Aren't there two other people who condescendingly questioned me on the street just now? One of them was still holding a weapon. Now I enter your courtyard alone,
Why don't you see the other two people come out to meet me? Do you think they look down on me? Or do you look down on my king?"
"Look what you said." Shen Ning looked at the many family members and guests on the left and right, and couldn't help but laugh again. "How can we, the country people, dare to look down on Wuyouhou? However, our brothers were indeed a little rude just now.
It’s really time to apologize for the king’s exclusive punishment... Both of you, come down!”
As soon as he finished speaking, two people appeared from the building facing the street next to him. It could be seen that the old man who was last was just putting the knife on his waist, and his mouth was a little dirty, as if he was unwilling to do so.
Because the two brothers had no choice but to save face.
Of course, in the eyes of the two brothers of the Shen family, the king has already surrendered to the overall situation and can no longer resist. Otherwise, when the marquis comes back, he will invite the top nobles in the country to make peace.
, it may not be good.
Even in Shen Ning's opinion, his brother's actions were brave, resourceful, polite and polite, and he obviously overpowered the king's exclusive. When Na Wuxi came back and heard about this, he took a fancy to him.
Maybe... Then wouldn't he want to become a colleague with this king? In this case, it would be even more difficult for enemies to be reconciled rather than to be ended.
The three brothers had their own thoughts, but in the end they came to the courtyard one after another, then saluted Wang Xiu and apologized.
Wang Xiu nodded slightly and took a step back, but said nothing.
But at this moment, Wei Yue, Yang Kai, and Qianzhao, who were beside Wang Xiu, suddenly stepped forward calmly, one person at a time, and captured the three brothers in their hands like they were carrying chickens.
The surrounding guests were stunned, but they heard Wang Xiu shout coldly: "What are you waiting for? Arrest for resisting the law, set up barricades with weapons on the street, and kill immediately!"
Before the three brothers and the guests could react, Wei and Yue, who had received the order, drew their knives and chopped off the heads of the still dazed three brothers as if they were killing chickens.
At this time, a shout was heard on the street, and the followers waiting outside also swarmed in. Those guests, watching the master's death so neatly, didn't know how to deal with it, and actually surrendered one after another.
At this time, Zhao Guogong Cao Shenmeng was carried out of the house with a look of dementia.
"Shen Gong Cao!" Wang Xiu didn't even look at the blood on the ground. He just stood in the courtyard and coldly questioned the old man with gray beard and hair. "Let me ask you something. Three years ago, the county household Cao came to your house to collect money. Didn't you
You are willing to pay, and you even tell him that you can overestimate the property of your neighbors and pay it for you. If he says it is not enough, you teach him to change the account books, and even estimate that the neighbor's pottery jar is worth three thousand yuan, and the payment is three hundred and sixty...
Is this possible?!"
The old man responded blankly, and did not look at the blood stains of his three sons on the ground. He was attracted by the ray of afternoon sunlight between the cracks in the building opposite, and he opened his mouth slightly and raised his head.
"What's going on?" Wang Shuzhi was speechless immediately.
"I'm old and dull (dementia)!" Qianzhao on the side took a look and knew the truth. "It should have happened in the past two years... Then the Shen brothers were greedy for the power of the country's meritorious officials, and the country's prime minister was not
I went to work, so I hid the matter."
Wang Xiu became even more angry, but he clenched his fists, and then followed the demented old man's gaze to the building opposite.
By the way, many of the onlookers on the opposite floor had not yet calmed down. At this moment, when the king took a look, they all felt cold and woke up.
"Go and beg for help!" Someone shouted loudly without regard for dignity. "No matter who it is, go and beg for help, and then go together to invite Wuyouhou back to negotiate, otherwise our lives will be at stake!"
———————I am the dividing line between life and death——————
"...rise and worship him. The next day, Taizu added his special charge of county affairs and established the county in the northwest of Handan. At that time, there were many cunning officials in Handan. One of them, the Shen family, was a minister of Zhao Guogong. He was getting old and dull, and he had to resign. His three sons
Because his clan was tyrannical and he was greedy for merit, he hid his father at home, called officials and people to his home for official duties, and used seals privately. He repaired and prepared the county affairs, and the county officials acted in a strict manner. As for the Shen family, he sent officials and officials around
After bringing him to justice, the Shen family policeman set up camp on the street and refused to respond. Xiu alone led three cavalry into the door and beheaded his brothers. The guests on the left and right were so shocked that they dared not move. Xiu comforted the others, so he was a
The city was solemn. Taizu returned and sighed: 'Handan is in charge of government, and it depends on repairs.'" - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 71, Biographies 21
PS: Embarrassing, please explain. Yesterday, I was coding like this... I fell asleep, and then after 12 o'clock, a classmate chatted with me privately. I woke up... and then continued to code, only to find that Kawen Ka was very powerful... I checked.
There are no less than dozens of essays about the powerful people in the countryside in the late Han Dynasty. The more I read, the more helpless I become... The more I read, the less I know how to write.
To be honest, although the code has been coded now and the debt has been paid off, I feel that you may not like the rural plot written in the first half of the chapter after spending a lot of time researching information. But these boring contents must be written, and if not written, this volume will be ruined.
