As soon as it dawned, Gongsun Xun, who had not slept well all night, set out on the road with Han Dang and others. They followed the wrong route they took yesterday and returned honestly, asking for directions when they met everyone. They met a little boy named Dahuangli.
When we were in the village, we didn't forget to stop and ask for some hot soup... I couldn't help it, I was really thirsty yesterday.
And just when the group of people got the exact direction from Dahuangli and were about to hit the road again, they suddenly saw dust flying on the road and the sound of horse hooves. It was a group of black-clothed officials escorting several standard vehicles on horseback.
Just seeing the vehicles, Gongsun Xun, who was used to being an official, understood that this should be the Nanhe County Lord himself.
Sure enough, when the car door opened, a court official with a copper seal and a black ribbon really got out. Listening to the names of the officials around him, it was clear that the Lord of Cui Min Cui County of this county had arrived.
The head of the village was shocked and quickly came forward to kneel down and greet him. However, the 600-stone Lord Cui County (Han family system, the rank of the head of a county is determined according to the county household registration, from 300 shi to 100 shi).
Qian Shiyou) was not seen at all, and the officials around him were busy working up and down, but they only wanted hot soup and fodder... which made everyone in the house breathe a sigh of relief.
After asking for a while, I found out that there was a huge case in Sanmali last night. The thieves Cao Cao and the jailer from Julu County Nanhe County could not handle it. This Cui County Lord had no choice but to come over in person.
Already.
"What should I say?" Gongsun Xun didn't want to provoke this stranger to the county magistrate, but after he avoided it at a distance, he still couldn't help but let Han Dang and others go and inquire about it... No inquiry.
No, he knew when he asked for directions just now that Sanmari and Dasangli were next to each other, and the latter happened to be Jia Chao's home and the destination of his trip.
Besides, it’s unreasonable to think that a capable cavalryman from a frontier with a sword and a horse would commit such a big case as soon as he returned home.
"It's Jia Chao! I can't believe that this guy has such courage. He killed nineteen people from a large family in the village in one go. And he didn't leave even after killing the people. In the middle of the night, he asked the head of the three-mile village to ride a horse to report the crime.
Officer, I asked the chief of Dasangli to sit at the door of the big family's house, waiting for the county officials to arrest him." Han Dang said that he was bold, but there was a hint of admiration on his face. After all, this person is
How could the leader who dared to rob the camp at thirty really care about such a thing?
"Do you know why?" Gongsun Xun asked curiously. "Why did such a thing happen when I just got home?"
However, as soon as he asked this question, Gongsun Xun himself felt bored... Although he didn't know the specific situation, but he did this kind of case as soon as he returned, and he still targeted big families in the countryside, and even killed people without escaping.
Nine times out of ten, the family was oppressed and they had no choice but to commit murder.
As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun's mind changed, but he quickly changed his words and ordered one thing: "Since we have encountered this, we cannot ignore this matter. Go and get my uncle's name assassination from the bag. I want to meet this Cui County of Nanhe County."
Jun!"
"The young master is from western Liaoning?" The county magistrate was about forty or fifty years old. He was obviously a little surprised when he saw the famous assassin handed over. "The Gongsun family in western Liaoning was appointed as the chief minister of Youbeiping, Shi Zhao... Could this Gongsun Zhao be the imperial court official?"
The Di newspaper recently mentioned that the person who led the army to defeat Xianbei...who are you?"
"It's my uncle from the lower clan."
"It turns out that I am from Qinghe County. I once served as a household officer in Qinghe County. At that time, I also had a colleague named Gongsun Fang, who was very close to my brother Cui Yan. Now both of them are studying under the great scholar Zheng Xuan. I don't know...
…”
"He is also a clan uncle, but he is a branch of Qinghe... My Gongsun clan is a huge and powerful clan. There are clansmen from Liaodong to Beihai and all around the Bohai Sea." As the relationship got closer, Gongsun Xun also quickly changed his title. "I won't hide it from my uncle, kid.
Comes from the Lingzhi clan in western Liaoning."
"I see... Liaoxi, Liaoxi, why is my nephew here?"
"Go to Luoyang to study."
"Going to Luoyang to study? Why doesn't my wise nephew hurry up and get on the road instead of lingering here?"
"Replying to Mr. Cui County, I am here to visit a friend." Gongsun Xun replied politely.
"Where can we find 'friends' in a remote country?!" Mr. Cui County actually felt like he was gritting his teeth.
"To be honest with Mr. Cui County, I was originally going to Dasangli to see the murderer Jia Chao." Gongsun Xun was still neither humble nor arrogant, but felt a little dignified. "That day at Lulong Fortress in western Liaoning, Xianbei invaded the border. I
Sun Zhao, our uncle, sent troops to attack at night. I was an official in Liaoxi County and participated in the battle. Jia Chao also fought side by side with us that day, which can be regarded as a kind of friendship. His return to his hometown this time is also a gift from me.
Wealth... I heard that he killed people all over the house as soon as he returned to his hometown. I thought there must be something hidden, so I can't ignore it."
"I knew it!" Mr. Cui County was finally furious. "As soon as I saw the word "Liaoxi" on the famous tattoo, I should have known that you were related to Jia Chao, who had just returned from Liaoxi! You said that you were from a famous family and were young.
"Young man, you have such a bright future, why bother wading into this muddy water?! You just claimed that you were an official in the county when you were at home in Liaoxi. You must know that the national law is ruthless."
"It is precisely because you are young and have a bright future that you cannot ignore this matter!" Gongsun Xun said without flinching. "Mr. Cui County... When Duke Yuanjie (the famous scholar Zhang Jian) killed people for his friends, everyone in the world praised him, Yuanjie
Do you need me to tell you what kind of person you are? Even in remote Liaoxi, a few years ago in a neighboring county, there was an incident involving Yang Fangzheng (Yang Qiu). Because someone insulted his mother, he gathered a crowd to kill the official's family.
The result is that he will become famous all over the world, promote filial piety and honesty, and become an official. Even if Jia Chao is from a humble background, he is still my friend. How can I abandon him? Mr. Cui County, let me tell you straight.
, it would be fine if he had already made up his mind to seek death. The boy would never ignore the laws of the country. But if there is still some injustice in his heart, is Zhang Jian the only one who dares to avenge his friends? Is it only Yang Fangzheng who dares to gather a crowd to kill without being crowned?
?!"
As he spoke, Gongsun Xun actually held the handle of the knife in front of a group of law enforcement officers on the other side.
However, Lord Cui County and the officials in the surrounding counties were all speechless... because what the other party said was actually the mainstream values of these days! The Han Dynasty talked about the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period,
Enmity must be avenged, kindness must be repaid. And once you do such a thing, you will definitely become famous!
In fact, our Mr. Cui County can't tell at this time that the boy named Gongsun in front of him might really want to make a name for himself! Think about it, if there are no twists and turns in the case, there will be no harm to this boy.
, anyway, it’s just a walk, can you still lose a piece of meat?
But if there is a chance, why don't they just gain some fame in Hebei before leaving?
However, things are not that simple.
By the way, when someone came to the county to report the case late at night yesterday, they had already given a general introduction to the case. Although Magistrate Cui of Nanhe County had no time to investigate the case, he already had some personal general views on the case...
The person who died was Ma Husband, Ma Dahujia. He was clearly a powerful country bumpkin family who had just gained power by being the minions of eunuchs and eunuchs. Therefore, you can guess some things even if you close your eyes. I guess this family had some problems when they oppressed the villagers.
He did not hesitate to use any means, and he happened to encounter a tough soldier like Jia Chao who licked blood on the tip of his sword, so he got into trouble.
And since the case is related to the eunuch's minions causing trouble in the countryside, and the uncrowned young man in front of him mentioned the name of Zhang Jian, who became famous for his confrontation with the eunuchs, then Cui County Lord naturally has another worry:
You know, no one in the world can offend this eunuch. If you are really offended, your family will be destroyed. But if you succumb to the power of the eunuch and your reputation is ruined, the scholars will not tolerate you... because in this world
In the Han Dynasty, everyone had to pay attention to face and reputation. Shameless people generally couldn't get along unless they cut themselves off and sent them to the palace. However, after the two party bans, those anti-eunuch officials, although
Although he could not become an official, he increasingly controlled public opinion.
I don’t see you, because Zhang Jian offended Hou Lan, one of the ten permanent servants, he ran for his life along the way and stopped at the door. Many scholars in the world were willing to destroy their families in order to protect him. Later, even the officials who were chasing him voluntarily abandoned their posts and died.
When he left, what did he say to the scholars who were protecting Zhang Jian, "please give me half of this kindness and righteousness"?
This kind of momentum really makes people respect and fear them.
Of course, all the remaining people in this case were civilians, and civilians are not considered human beings these days, and they are not qualified to discuss high-end topics such as public opinion and reputation. In the past, I only said that I was enforcing the law impartially.
If you put on the face of a legalist cruel official, can you just kill and bury him when he should?
But then again, a descendant of the Liaoxi Gongsun family who is going to Luoyang to study is right in front of him. He is a giant family with a family worth two thousand stones. There are branches of his family in seven or eight counties around the Bohai Sea, and there are business tentacles.
, his hometown Qinghe County will also be within the scope of this family's influence, and Qinghe is the birthplace of the party's rise... This makes Cui County Lord have to consider this issue of public opinion.
After feeding the fodder, the horses regained their energy, and after drinking the hot soup, the people also warmed up.
However, Cui Xianjun, who was on the road again, looked at Gongsun Xun riding a tall horse outside the car and his four or five companions holding knives and bows, and he had a splitting headache!
"If you are frugal and run away, if you are forced to escape, if you are looking for a place to stay, you should always respect your reputation and deeds, and break up the family." - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Biography of Zhang Jian.
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