Chapter 14 There are so many true feelings in the world
"Strange!" In a spacious public room of the Handan County Temple, the lights were already lit because of the darkening sky. Under the lights, Wang Xiu, who was acting as the county's general affairs officer, frowned at the official document in his hand. "The official document is indeed correct.
, I have also sent someone to inform my family... But why was the date of signing this document four days ago? If you set out from Xiangcheng County four days ago, why did you, County Magistrate Zhen, rush to report it three days ago?
There is no mention of you in the official documents?”
"Forgive me, Prime Minister Wang," a tall official in the lead quickly leaned over and explained. "Such things are not something that we subordinates can know. Maybe it was a clerical error by my county king... I won't hide it from the county.
Cheng, I vaguely remember that the two official documents were sent from the front and back. I had not found this person before, so I sent the Kuai Ma official document first. Later, this person was found, and my county magistrate did not dare to delay Wulihou's important event.
, so he hurriedly wrote this official document and asked us to send this person over overnight."
"Maybe." Wang Xiu also agreed with this statement. "It is normal to make mistakes in a hurry. Please wait a moment, my county magistrate should summon you soon... This person has been caught in the rain and caught a cold.
Well, do you want to have a bowl of hot soup first?"
As he said that, Wang Shuzhi pointed at the person crawling on the ground. This should be the one on the document.
"Shangguan is overly worried." It was still the tall official who raised his hand to signal. "He is actually not seriously injured, but he was a little frightened when he met the gangster that day... A guest of the ranger who was raised by the Zhang family in the manor, he usually fights
He is very brave and fierce in fighting against the power of the master's family, and he is quite famous in our county. He has always been arrogant, but when he encountered a real battle, his deeds were inevitably exposed."
Wang Xiu raised his eyebrows and was about to ask a few more questions, but the official who reported the news outside the door had already returned, saying that the prince wanted to privately summon people from Xiangguo County in the backyard of the official temple, so he had to give up.
Since the meeting was in the backyard, it was not easy to see so many people. The official who came to report the news bluntly said that only two people could go there. So, the tall official picked up the stiff Zhang guest and followed him directly.
He followed the visitor to the backyard, while the other two or three attendants had no choice but to stay here.
After a few turns and turns, the two finally arrived at the backyard. As soon as the tall official came in, he just raised his eyes and saw four or five people waiting here.
However, it was only two of them that caught his attention the most.
The first one was sitting cross-legged next to the tables in the corridor. He was richly dressed, white-skinned, and had an extraordinary bearing. He was in the style of an aristocratic family. He was looking at himself curiously. However, what particularly attracted the attention of the tall officials was that this man was wearing this outfit at such a young age.
There is a rare golden seal with purple ribbons in the world, and behind him are three men dressed as county officials holding swords... Needless to say, this must be the Marquis of Wuwu Pavilion!
As for the other person, he was standing very forward, but standing outside the eaves of the corridor in the drizzle was a tall man. It was drizzling, and his face could not be seen clearly. His clothes were not particularly gorgeous, and judging from his position, he should be the same.
A bodyguard and the like... The reason why the tall officials noticed him was because the warrior instinctively knew that this man was the most courageous among these men wielding swords.
"Are you the official sent by Magistrate Zhen?" While the tall official was looking around, Wu Xihou, a man of extraordinary bearing, had already asked softly. "Come forward, the person in your hand is the person on the official document.
Is this the person who knows the truth?"
"Report to the Lord," the tall official, under the nervous gaze of two or three county officials on the opposite side, stepped directly onto the corridor and came a few steps in front of the other side. However, he directly threw the person in his hand to the ground. It turned out that this person did not know where he was.
At that time, he was already stunned by the method he used. "It's true that this person is an informed person, but I am not an official in Xiangguo County."
When Wu Wuhou heard this, he was startled, and then asked out of curiosity: "Then who are you?"
"Replying to your noble lord," the tall official bowed his hands in salute again, and then responded calmly. "I am an assassin. The people on this earth gave me a hundred gold, and asked me to come here to assassinate the king, so I can do this."
The corridor was speechless for a moment, but after a few breaths, the county officials standing behind Wuyouhou suddenly pulled out their sabers and confronted the man. One of them hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the unconscious man on the ground.
The man searched the bundle... and sure enough, a sharp blade was found in the man's arms.
Wuwutinghou, who was sitting cross-legged in the corridor, was also startled for a moment, but after all, he had an extraordinary bearing. After he came to his senses, he was calm and calm: "Looking at this situation, the warrior is not going to kill me? Otherwise, he won't know how to return after getting lost.
, capture this man and give it to me."
"But not necessarily." The tall assassin said calmly. "I just want to capture this person first. As for whether I have 'returned when I lost my way', there is still a question. If I can't figure it out, I will always be unwilling to accept it."
"This is the situation now..." Wuyouhou, who was sitting cross-legged, looked back at the county officials holding knives behind him, and couldn't help but laugh for a moment. "Well, you ask, I'm also curious why you want to temporarily
Change your mind!"
"It's not like I changed my mind temporarily." The tall assassin shook his head repeatedly. Even though he was surrounded by many people, he was still unafraid, and even felt a little more sexual. "The noble man knows this after being knocked unconscious by me.
Who is this person?"
Wuyouhou glanced at the unconscious man who had been tied up beside him, and shook his head slightly.
"This man is called Shen Hu, and he is a descendant of the Shen family of Zhao State. He is usually brave and fierce, but he is a knight-errant. He is quite famous in Zhao State, Wei County, Julu, and Changshan... That day, Shen
First, the three direct brothers of the clan were executed, and then they were exterminated by nobles to establish their authority. This man happened to be wandering around as a guest, so he hid in a friend's house and survived."
"I see," the Marquis said, not in a hurry. "This makes sense. If a mortal wants to do something, there must be a reason... whether it's revenge for a friend or revenge for the family, it's all there.
It makes sense. What about you, strong man, why do you mix with this person?"
"Me? I'm originally from Changshan. I worked as a ranger at first. Later, my family fell into decline and I had no choice but to hang out in the Taihang Mountains... Of course, not the Taihang Mountains in Handan, but in Xiangguo in the north, Bai people and even Changshan...
…Anyway, my previous reputation is still there, so I often go down the mountain to do some business.”
"It seems that your business is good, and the commission of 100 gold is not a small amount."
"But I was forced to have no choice." The assassin was a little moved at this time. "I have been famous in Changshan since I was young, and I got some mixed names. After I entered the Taihang Mountains, my name became bigger and bigger, so that I can no longer
A few people helped the old and young and went to join me in the mountains. In the end, they accumulated more and more, and it was difficult to support them, so they had no choice but to do this kind of business. Moreover, this person did not only give me a hundred gold, but he was also willing to provide me with food at a time when food is difficult in the mountains.
Offering thousands of stones of corn, I thought about the lack of food in the mountains, so I united with my friends in the Taihang Mountains in Xiangguo County and made a call for everyone to come down and help..."
"So that's it..." The Wuyouhou with the purple ribbon and gold seal was startled when he heard the words, and he also seemed to be a little awakened. "Since you are the leader of the Taihang bandits, you must have asked us about the annihilation of the mountains in Handan.
What happened to the gangsters? Do you want to plead for them? "
"No," the assassin immediately shook his head. "I lurked in the city for two days and got some information... With all due respect, since those people in the mountains are determined to resist, success or failure is up to them. Why bother asking? I just want to ask.
I would like to ask your noble lord, although the refugees you recruited before have been resettled, how can you ensure that these people will no longer be forced to go up the mountain over time? How do you plan to deal with them? As I said before, the Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles.
Nowadays, more and more people are going up the mountain, but there are only one place in Handan for people coming down the mountain!"
Mr. Hou, who was sitting cross-legged, was speechless for a moment.
"To fulfill a duty, perform a responsibility, and do a thing, we can only say that we are doing our best." At this moment, in the drizzle that gradually became denser next to him, a person suddenly raised his voice and answered. "So those who are asking for help come down.
The people of our country will naturally be organized into households and live peacefully...what else do you want?"
The assassin was stunned for a moment, then looked back blankly, only to find that it was the tall guard standing outside the corridor who was speaking. He couldn't help but be shocked and asked: "Who are you?"
"This is my prince." At this time, the 'Wu Wuhou' sitting on the wooden board in the corridor just stood up with a smile, and then actually took off the seal ribbon from his waist, calmly stepped forward and handed it over to the 'guard'
"I am the Juzong of Guangping County in Wei County. When my prince heard that you were coming, he guessed that there was a fraud. He wanted to use this to set up a trap and arrest him on the spot, but he didn't expect to meet a righteous man."
The assassin suddenly felt lost... He always thought very highly of himself, and he had always taken the initiative to control the situation since he came in. But at this time, he was suddenly turned upside down, and he couldn't help but lose his composure.
"This is my answer, what do you think of the righteous man?" Gongsun Xun stepped into the corridor from the rain, took the seal ribbon calmly, then turned around to look at the tall assassin again.
"Reply to your noble lord." The assassin came back to his senses and sighed helplessly. "Although your noble lord's reply does not satisfy me, it is enough to make me speechless. In the end, recruiting them down the mountain and giving them a way to survive is ultimately the best thing to do.
Good thing... In fact, if the city had not known about your actions in the past two days and knew that you were a capable official, how could I have sacrificed this person on the battlefield?"
"I think so." Gongsun Xun stamped the water stains on his feet and did not shy away from it. "Since ancient times, assassins have put justice first. I, Gongsun Xun, asked myself that everything he did in Handan was selfless. If this remnant of the Shen family has private desires,
Of course, I have nothing to say about taking revenge. But what happened today, you claim to be a benevolent and righteous person, but you want to kill me for a hundred gold, what does that mean? With such an appearance, could it be that you think that I am originally
Damn it, and you’re doing me favors?”
The assassin was about to speak but stopped.
"What else do you have to say?" Gongsun Xun asked disapprovingly.
"Nothing else to say..." The assassin reluctantly handed over his hand.
"That being the case, I won't ask your name or ask for any other information. If you break the promise of a hundred gold coins, I will also give you a hundred gold coins to repay the favor. It's a long journey, so let's say goodbye. Next time we meet, you will be an official thief.
No more conflict!" Gongsun Xun waved his hands repeatedly, actually trying to drive this person out.
The man was stunned for a long time, but finally had no choice but to leave.
Juzong was about to speak but stopped.
"Drag this Shen Hu down and torture him severely," Gongsun Xun continued to order solemnly. "Ask the reason for this..."
Several county officials immediately dragged the unconscious man to the front of the official temple.
A moment later, when Gongsun Xun was covered with dampness and looking thoughtfully at the raindrops outside the corridor, Juzong finally plucked up the courage to speak again... But at this time, there was another noise outside, as if
Wang Xiu, who was loyal to his duty, rushed there after hearing the news.
"My subordinate neglected his duty!" Wang Xiufu leaned over to apologize as soon as he came to him. "I actually allowed an assassin to get in front of the king."
"Uncle Zhi doesn't have to be like this," Gongsun Xun quickly helped up this capable subordinate who was becoming more and more important in his heart. "I saw through this person's whereabouts and wanted to seize the opportunity to capture him. It's not in the way... I didn't want to meet this person.
Interesting person."
"But why didn't the monarch directly order people to capture these people in the front yard of the official temple?" Wang Xiu still found it difficult to accept. "Why do you have to introduce them to the backyard?"
"Brother Shuzhi just doesn't understand Junhou's painstaking efforts." Juzong explained helplessly. "Junhou was afraid of alerting the enemy and putting Brother Shuzhi in danger, so he
Introducing the people to the backyard for capture... In the words of Junhou, the people in the future are separated. If there are only one or two people introduced into the backyard, and if they are prepared in advance, they can naturally deal with it calmly, not to mention that we have also set the phantom.
The strategy of transfiguration..."
"That's right," Gongsun Xun also smiled bitterly. "There are not many capable warriors around me, but I am a rare expert in the official temple... It is true that there are few people when they are used!"
This time it was Wang Xiu's turn to speak but stopped.
"I was about to ask the lord." Juzong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and finally couldn't help but ask. "That assassin heard that the lord was well-mannered in his administration, so he turned against him. He was a rare righteous man, and he also had great skills.
Jian Jian, he knocked out Shen Hu without knowing it, and he is also a rare brave man; and his courage is not bad...Why didn't the monarch take the opportunity to keep him, instead of rejecting him thousands of miles away?"
"Because he will come back." Gongsun Xun immediately turned around and sneered.
"How do you say this?" Ju Zong was also stunned. "How did the Lord know?"
"I just guessed it from two things." Gongsun Xun saw that the floor was soaked, so he still stood there and explained. "Gongsun Xun only saw that he was extremely loyal, but never thought that he was a restless master? Didn't you think that he was a restless master?"
He was a well-known hero, and later he went to the Taihang Mountains to become a bandit, and he probably committed many illegal activities. After he went to the mountains to become a bandit, he even recruited refugees and bought people's hearts. According to his own words, the Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and he actually went from Changshan to Zhao
Guoduo is famous...what does he want to do?!"
Ju Zong was speechless.
"If you are stupid, you want to rebel and replace the Han Dynasty; if you are smart, you must be like most of the rangers and want to find a family background...but you went astray and accidentally became a bandit."
Wang Xiu's cold words revealed the man's thoughts. "But he still felt unwilling."
"It must be the latter." Juzong also reacted. "Otherwise, he would never have paid attention to the prince's recruitment of Taihang Mountain, nor would he have specifically asked those people about their subsequent dealings... He just wanted to find someone with the prince.
Origin!"
"It's not just that," Gongsun Xun sneered more and more. "After he entered, he clearly saw that I was extraordinary, but as soon as his eyes fell on the seal on your body, Gongsun, he couldn't look away, and he no longer doubted anything else.
, he just stared at you, the 'Junhou', and spoke, as if he was showing off his intentions... Or maybe he didn't just take down Shen Hu and enter, or he killed Shen Hu directly to see me, because he was probably trying to take advantage of the opportunity.
Show off in front of me. This person is too thoughtful and I don't like it!"
Ju Zong was completely speechless... Thinking about it now, every word and action of the other party seemed to be taking the initiative to explain his abilities, just like... just like when a wealthy family invites guests, some people come up to brag about themselves.
"The prince said that he guessed from two things that he would definitely come back. One is that his mind is not pure, and the other is what to say?" Wang Xiu frowned and asked.
"Another thing..." Gongsun Xun's expression was no longer mocking, but cold. "Let me ask you two, how many thieves are there who can burn down a manor?"
"According to what the Zhang clan leader said, the size of his family's manor is at least two to three hundred people. It's hard to say how many more there are." Wang Xiu easily came up with the answer after a little calculation.
"Where are the people now?" Gongsun Xun asked sternly. "There are so many bandits, where are the people now?!"
Neither Wang Xiu nor Juzong were talented in military strategy, so they didn't react... Of course, Wang Xiu followed Gongsun Xun and participated in the entire expedition against Goguryeo. He may have understood what his monarch meant, but at this time, Gongsun Xun obviously
I was a little angry, but it was hard to say anything.
"On that day when the Shen clan was exterminated, Shen Hu happened to be out and was hidden by a friend... Who was this friend?"
"The bandits didn't come sooner or later. They waited until all the brave men around me were sent out to suppress the bandits before they took action. They forced the last capable people around me to be transferred out before taking a dangerous blow... This is
What a broad vision and keen vision? Can a powerful young man with a reputation as a hero think of it?"
"Thousands of stones of food, plus a hundred gold as a promise, asked the assassin who was famous in Zhao and Changshan to lead so many bandits from the Taihang Mountains to attack... Can this be done by a powerful young man whose family has been ruined?!"
"The reason why that group of thieves and bandits disappeared is probably because this friend deliberately hid them." After a series of questions, Gongsun Xun asserted. "And this 'friend' has such great power in Xiangguo...
Tell me, what kind of person is he?"
"I'm afraid it's only the few families in the Zhao Kingdom." Juzong said in a gaffe. "On the surface, you are afraid of obeying the king, but you do such things behind your back. It's really abominable!"
"That's not the only thing I hate." Gongsun Xun stretched out a hand and rubbed his fingers against the increasingly tight raindrops outside the corridor. "Think about it again, since the Taihang bandits are all under their control.
In the hands of that 'friend', why did this assassin dare to surrender Shen Hu so easily?!"
Wang Xiu and Ju Zong looked at each other, each feeling cold... A figure like the assassin just now seemed to rely on his reputation, so he could not ignore the life of the bandit! However, this person still took Shen Hu
Offer it directly, who gave him the courage?!
Even thinking about it again, in fact, whether it is a hundred gold or a thousand stones of food, it must have come from the 'friend', so before the assassin came, it seemed that the 'business' was discussed directly with the 'friend', not Shen Hu.
In other words, this assassin got the exact information, so he dared to offer Shen Hu easily.
In other words, that ‘friend’ had the intention of killing Shen Hu if things were not harmonious.
"It's just a matter of a hundred secrets..." Wang Xiu said suddenly. "That 'friend' must have asked the assassin to deliver Shen Hu's head instead of a living person to the king, but he never thought that
, this assassin is just a mountain bandit, but he actually has his own thoughts. This person actually acted without permission in order to face the king directly. And after the assassin wakes up, he will definitely come back to seek help from the lord!"
"I wonder when this Shen Hu will confess?" Juzong has lost his composure many times today. "I, Juzong, also want to get to know this warm-hearted 'friend' of the Zhao Kingdom!"
"It's just..." Wang Xiuxiu said doubtfully again. "I still don't understand something... If this 'friend' had bad intentions towards Shen Hu from the beginning, why did he still have to take him in in the first place? It cost so much money.
Zhou Zhang? So what if I reported him at that time or just turned him away?"
"I have roughly guessed the reason." Gongsun Xun, who had been staring at the rain line on the eaves for a long time, took back his hand and sighed quietly. "But there is no hurry...either Shen Hu confesses, or the 'righteous man' comes to give me the bamboo tube
Pour the beans, the truth will be revealed today!"
………………
It was getting late, but the rain was gradually slowing down.
Gongsun Xun changed his clothes, but did not let Wang Xiu go. Instead, he set up a few cases again, and added a Ju Zong. The three of them played the four seasons animal card in the clean corridor, and then quietly waited for the news to arrive.
"Return to the Lord!" After a while, the jailer came back several times throughout the afternoon and turned back again. His face was covered with drops of water. I don't know whether it was from the rain or something. "Then Shen Hu still doesn't want to recruit. We will follow Master Ju's wishes.
Tell him directly that it was his 'friend' who sold him, and now he can let him live just by saying the name of that 'friend'. But he bluntly said that he wanted to die, and also claimed that he had learned from the past, although he was betrayed by others, his own body was not.
I don’t want to be a traitor to my friends and let the world reviled me!”
Gongsun Xun laughed dumbly: "It doesn't matter, since he values love so much...the three monkeys...since he values love and justice so much, just kill him in prison and take care of him."
The jailer left immediately... Poor Gu Gu of the Shen family, who went through all the trouble to see his enemy, but had no time to say a word, was beaten in a hurry, and then lost his life.
"I just don't know when Chu (Tongdu) Feiyan will come?" Wang Xiu seemed to be absent-minded about the card game. "Could he be silenced?"
"That's not the case." Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly. "After I heard Shen Hu say that this person is called Chu Yan and his nickname is Fei Yan, I felt that this person has some luck... Of course, if he doesn't come again, I will be angry.
Okay... Even though Hebei Zhending is a famous person, but I don’t believe in Zhao, why should I give him too much face?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man covered in blood suddenly stood up from the vines behind the pond: "Chu Yan pays homage to your lord, please forgive me for my previous rudeness, and please save my subordinates. I know
They are thieves, they dare not ask for forgiveness, they just want to survive..."
As he said this, Chu Yan actually knelt down by the pond and begged.
"It's indeed Feiyan." Juzong couldn't help but mutter. "When did you come in, and I didn't see it?"
"Why do everyone value love and justice so much?" Gongsun Xun sneered, and then stood up suddenly. "It makes it seem like I am the only one who is unreasonable...Chu Yan!"
"exist!"
"I only ask you one thing!"
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Is that 'friend' who took in Shen Hu before and now holds your subordinates in his arms, is it Zhen Du, the county magistrate of Xiangguo?"
Wang Xiu and Ju Zong were both stunned, and then they both looked at the 'flying swallow' by the pond.
I don’t know when it started, but the sky has gradually cleared up. At this time, the sunset has come out, and it is reflected on the edge of the pond. The water drops and grass are really beautiful!
Chu Yan was startled when he heard this, but after all he sighed and kowtowed on the grass to plead guilty: "The princes and civil lords are civil and military, but it is ridiculous that Chu Yan thinks he is right. He is really trying to do something in his own way. It is Zhen Du who is in the post-cao in this matter... Yan does not dare to do it now
I’m asking for more. I just ask you to save my subordinates. If I can save their lives, I’m willing to tie a grass ring to repay you for your great kindness.”
"You said the place, I'll just write a letter and ask the three hundred chariots who are traveling in Xiangguo County to look for them." Gongsun Xun's face was still a little ugly. "But we agreed in advance that this may not be useful, and we can find them."
It must also be dealt with according to law!”
"Whether it is useful or not is a question, and it is also a question of handling it in accordance with the law. Your willingness to rescue me has already made me burst into tears of gratitude!" Chu Yan said quickly. "My people were all taken by Magistrate Zhen and hid in Su Ren Pavilion.
In a manor down there.”
At this time, Wang Xiu and Juzong had already pushed away the wooden sign and presented them with paper and pen. Gongsun Xun raised his hand to write a note. However, as soon as he wrote a line, a county official suddenly came to report outside the door.
"What's going on?" Gongsun Xun's heart moved, and his face became even more ugly. "Don't tell me that it's Xiang Guo who has the news!"
The other three people in the backyard all looked at the person who came, who was confused for a moment, but still forced a smile: "Junhou is really clever... Xiangguo County quickly came with an official document, saying that last night, County Magistrate Xiangguozhen found the thief.
Then he captured a village under the rule of Su Renting in Xiangguo County and killed all the thieves! However, the official document also said that what is strange is that this manor is actually the private property of our Zhao family, the Handan family, which is really surprising
Be suspicious!"
Gongsun Xun suddenly stood up and kicked several cases in front of him away.
——————I am the dividing line between true love in the world————
"Living deep in Foujia City, spring is gone and summer is still clear.
God will take pity on the quiet grass, and the world will be clear at night." - "Wan Qing". Li Shangyin
