After hearing Liu Xiu's question, Xie Gong straightened his face and said, "Your Majesty has just taken over Chang'an, and the situation is chaotic. It is inevitable that in time, Chang'an will enjoy peace and prosperity."
Liu Xiu secretly sighed, changed the subject, and asked: "How does Xie Shangshu think Handan compares to Chang'an?"
He bowed with a smile and said loudly: "Chang'an is at the foot of the emperor. Handan is only the old capital of Zhao. How can the county and government of Zhao be compared with Chang'an."
The conversation between the two sounded like casual conversation, but it was not. Liu Xiu's question was mysterious, and Xie Gong's answer was equally mysterious. Liu Xiu asked about the situation in Chang'an, but in fact he was asking about Liu Xuan's ability to govern the world.
Xie Gong replied that the emperor had not been in charge of Chang'an for a long time, implying that Liu Xuan had just proclaimed himself emperor and would inevitably make some mistakes in handling government affairs. This is understandable. As time goes by, Liu Xuan will naturally become more comfortable with various government affairs and manage the country in an orderly manner.
Liu Xiu compared Chang'an with Handan, but he was actually comparing himself to Liu Xuan. Xie Gong's answer was that there is no comparison between you two. Liu Xuangui is the emperor, and you are just one of the kings, so how can you compare them?
It can be seen that Liu Xiu's question was intended to recruit Xie Gong, but Xie Gong directly rejected Liu Xiu's olive branch, and his attitude was very firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
Xie Gong was loyal to Liu Xuan, and Liu Xiu had nothing to do. He said quietly: "Xie Shangshu is a true official! But a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses his master to do his work. I hope Xie Shangshu will not act on impulse and think twice before acting."
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"Haha!" Xie Gong looked up and smiled and said: "The sages said that a man can bend and stretch, but the sages also said that a man should rather bend than bend; the sages said that good birds choose trees to roost, and virtuous ministers choose their masters to work. But the sages said
It is also said that a horse has no tail and two saddles, and a loyal minister does not serve two masters. Sometimes, the subordinates are confused. They don’t know which sages are right and which sages are wrong. Can King Xiao clear up the confusion for the subordinates?
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Xie Gong said these words with a hint of joking. Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up, and said to Xie Gong: "I won't disturb Xie Shangshu. I'll take my leave."
"I'll send you to Prince Xiao!" He bowed without holding back, then stood up, bowed and saluted, followed Liu Xiu, and walked out.
Before Liu Xiu could walk out of the hall door, a woman walked in from the outside. This woman had a beautiful face, as beautiful as a flower, a cool and elegant temperament, and exuded a dignified and noble air in her every move.
One of them walked out and the other went in, and they happened to meet each other. The woman was startled at first, then hurriedly bowed and said, "I have met Prince Xiao!"
Liu Xiu had never seen this woman before, and he didn't know how she knew him. Before he could ask any questions, he bowed and introduced with a smile: "Prince Xiao, this is my wife."
"It turns out to be Mrs. Xie." Liu Xiu heard Xu Xiling mention Xie Gong's wife Qin Zi, but she didn't take it too seriously at the time. She didn't expect that Mrs. Xie Gong was so outstanding.
"I heard that Prince Xiao was visiting the house, so I asked someone to prepare tea. Is Prince Xiao going to leave?"
"Well! I have finished talking to Xie Shangshu, so I won't bother you anymore in your mansion. I'll take my leave. Thank you Shangshu, please stay." After saying this, Liu Xiu looked at Qin Zi again and walked out of Xie Gong's mansion.
Watching Liu Xiu get on the carriage and walk away under the protection of the guards, Qin Zi asked in a low voice: "Husband, why did Prince Xiao come here this time?"
Xie Gong caressed Qin Zi's waist gently, and while walking into the palace, he said: "First, it is to discuss the banditry in Wei County, and second, Prince Xiao wants to appease me."
Qin Zi's eyes flashed, but soon, her eyes dimmed again and she said, "My husband must have failed to respond to Prince Xiao."
Xie Gong looked up and smiled, saying: "The one who knows me is my lady!"
In fact, in his heart, Qin Zi was also very disappointed with the Gengshi court and even with Liu Xuan.
As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it. Now, Liu Xuan ignores the government affairs, plays songs and has fun every day, the government is in chaos, treacherous ministers are in power, and powerful ministers are acting recklessly. Can this country be defended?
If her husband could really surrender to Liu Xiu, it would be a good way out, but Qin Zi knew Xie Gong, and she knew in her heart that her husband would never betray the emperor.
She said worriedly: "My husband has been in tit-for-tat with King Xiao many times, and has repeatedly rejected King Xiao's kindness. In the future, my husband should also be careful to beware of King Xiao!"
Xie Gong laughed loudly and said disapprovingly: "Although King Xiao has great ambitions, he still dare not take action against me. At least he will not dare to act rashly until the rebel army in Hebei is completely pacified."
Qin Zi frowned and said, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. There is no harm in a husband being careful."
"Thank you madam for reminding me, I know it in my heart." Xie Gong took Qin Zi's hand and walked into the hall with a smile on his face.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu. When he left Xie Gong's mansion and sat in the carriage, his face darkened. Xie Gong could be loyal to Liu Xuan and reject him, but he should not make fun of him. This made Liu Xiu's
I felt very unhappy.
The carriage was moving forward when it suddenly heard a noise outside.
Liu Xiu knocked on the wall of the carriage. Following the sound, the carriage immediately stopped. Liu Xiu lifted the curtain of the carriage window and looked outside. He saw pedestrians on both sides of the street walking forward in a hurry, not knowing what was ahead.
What happened.
He summoned: "Long Yuan."
Long Yuan rode his horse over, bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty!"
"What happened ahead?"
Long Yuan said: "I will send someone to inquire about it right now!" As he spoke, he raised his head to a guard beside him. The guard bowed his hand and ran out quickly. When passing by a passerby,
He halted his horse and asked him what was going on ahead.
The guard asked some passers-by, then ran back on horseback, came to Long Yuan's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing this, Long Yuan frowned, approached Liu Xiu's carriage, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the people said that Mr. Lu will be questioned and executed in public."
"Who?" Liu Xiu wondered if he heard wrongly.
"It's Mr. Lu Yanlu!" Long Yuan said cautiously.
Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "What's going on? Who wants to kill Lu Yan?"
"This..." The guards didn't inquire in too much detail. To be precise, the people only knew that Lu Yan was going to be beheaded. As for who wanted to behead Lu Yan, the people didn't know either.
Seeing that Long Yuan couldn't answer, Liu Xiu said: "Go to the front and have a look!"
This time, Lu Yan really didn't fall into Xie Gong's hands.
Ever since Liu Xiu rescued Lu Yan from Xie Gong's sword, the latter had thought that he had a big backer like King Xiao, and there was no one in Handan City who could make him afraid, no matter how big a thing he committed.
, as long as King Xiao comes forward, big things can be reduced to trivial matters.
When Lu Yan was in Handan, he couldn't wait to walk sideways. Even on the street, if he saw anyone he didn't like, he would hit or scold someone who was arrogant, domineering and lawless.
One day, he happened to meet a beautiful woman on the street. He had evil thoughts in his heart and followed the woman with a few followers to her home.
The woman's husband was also at home at that time. He came forward to argue with her. If his words were a little too extreme, he asked Lu Yan to draw his sword and kill him.
Then, Lu Yan forcibly raped the woman at her home. What's more cruel, he didn't even spare the woman's two-year-old child and threw her into the well.
After Lu Yan and his entourage left with satisfaction, the woman also committed suicide by throwing herself into the well. This could be regarded as a tragedy that destroyed the entire family. The relatives of this family reported the matter to the officials, hoping that the officials would severely punish Lu Yan.
The Ling of Handan, equivalent to the mayor of the provincial capital, learned that the case was related to Lu Yan. He was so frightened that he did not dare to try it privately, but reported it to the county government.
Even though the prefect of Zhao County and the Ling of Handan were both grateful people, they did not dare to provoke Lu Yan, but they had to deal with this tragic case of annihilation.
In the end, the prefect had to bite the bullet and sent out a government official to 'invite' Lu Yan to the county government to hear the case.
When the government officials approached Lu Yan, the latter was walking on the street with a group of followers. When he heard that the government officials were taking him to the county government, Lu Yan exploded on the spot. He pointed at the government officials and made nonsense words, let alone you.
Even if the prefect came or the state pastor came, he, Lu Yan, would not take it seriously.
Not only did Lu Yan not go with the government officials, he also ordered his followers to fight with the government officials. Just as the two sides were fisting and kicking on the street, Ji Zun happened to pass by.
Seeing that one side was the king's family and the other side was a county official, both sides were beaten to a pulp, with bruises and swollen faces. He didn't understand what was going on, so he ordered his soldiers to pull all the people away from both sides. wavv
Ji Zun was a general under Liu Xiu, so of course Lu Yan knew Ji Zun. Seeing him, Lu Yan seemed to have finally found his backbone after suffering so much injustice.
He quickly ran to Ji Zun's horse and cried with snot and tears, saying that the county government had gone too far to bully people and was trying to incriminate him and frame him.
Ji Zun was not an impulsive and irritable general like Wu Han, Jia Fu, and Ma Wu. After listening to Lu Yan's words, he frowned secretly. The county government wanted to punish the king's family with lust?
Unless the newly appointed governor was out of his mind, he would do such a stupid thing to seek his own death.
He didn't just listen to Lu Yan's words. He asked his soldiers to call all the government officials over and ask them carefully.
The officials' stories were completely different from Lu Yan's. They told Ji Zun exactly how Lu Yan led to the massacre.
After Ji Zun heard this, he was so angry that his liver and lungs exploded, and his teeth were shattered in his mouth. On the surface, he remained calm and asked Lu Yan, "Are what the officials said true or false?"
Lu Yan's face turned ugly. He looked left and right, came close to Ji Zun, and whispered in his ear: "There are many palace treasures in this villain's house. General Ji can go home with me and take a look. If
If there is anything the General likes, feel free to take it!"
Ji Zun said: "We will talk about this later. Now I just want to know whether what the government officials said is true or false?"
Lu Yan groaned in embarrassment and said in a low voice: "Handan City was conquered by the king. This Handan should be our world. It's just a matter of one life. Please help me, the general."
I must not forget the kindness of sacrificing the general, and there will be many sacrifices to the general in the king's place..."
Before he could finish his words, Ji Zun's expression suddenly changed, he took two steps back, turned his head and shouted: "Get Lu Yan!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Yan was stupid, but also the government officials were stupid, and even the soldiers who sacrificed themselves were stupid. Take Lu Yan? Lu Yan is the king's family member, and he can save the king's life. Yes!
Seeing that his soldiers were all standing motionless like wooden piles, Ji Zun shouted sternly: "Didn't you even hear what I said?"
The soldiers were just waking up from a dream. They looked at each other, took courage, walked up to Lu Yan, and said, "Mr. Lu, I'm sorry!" While speaking, someone took out the rope.
When Lu Yan came back to his senses, he was furious. He pointed his finger at Ji Zun and shouted loudly: "General Ji, what are you doing? I, Lu Yan, have no grudges against you in the past and have no grudges these days. Why do you arrest me?" "
Ji Zunli ignored him and just shouted to his soldiers: "Get it quickly!"
