Chapter seven hundred and twenty-one extracurricular branches
Zhu You stared at Zhou Jun and asked, "Is this person really General Jian's cousin?"
Zhou Jun looked around and saw many people watching on the street in front of the county government. He waved his hand and said: "General, this is not a place to speak. Please come inside, please come inside!"
Zhu You turned around and looked towards Liu Xiu, and saw Liu Xiu nodded. He carried Wu Luo and strode into the county house. Naturally, the people did not dare to follow, but Liu Xiu took a square step and walked calmly. Walk inside slowly.
The officer guarding the gate glared at Liu Xiu and shouted sternly: "Stop! Do you know where this place is? Just go in?!"
Zhou Jun heard the sound and turned around to look. When he saw Liu Xiu's appearance clearly, he wondered if he was dazzled.
He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came back to his senses, his body was shaken, and he quickly stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said in a trembling voice: "I am a humble minister, Zhou Jun, kowtow to Your Majesty!"
When the gatekeeper who had scolded Liu Xiu just now saw this, he was so frightened that the young man in front of him was... the emperor? The clerk felt that his legs were weak, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, his body shaking non-stop and his head shaking. Dare to lift it.
"Magistrate Zhou, please get up and let's talk in the mansion!" Liu Xiu waved to Zhou Jun and walked straight into the gate of the county mansion.
Zhou Jun quickly got up from the ground, bowed his body, and followed closely behind Liu Xiu.
Entering the lobby of the county government office, Zhou Jun quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please take a seat."
Liu Xiu did his part and sat down on the main seat. He raised his finger and pointed at Wu Luo and asked, "Who is he?"
Beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Jun's forehead, and he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this person's name is Wu Luo. Indeed... he is indeed a relative of General Jian on his maternal side. According to seniority, he is... General Jian's cousin."
As he spoke, Zhou Jun winked at the government officials below. The clever government officials immediately brought a bucket of water and poured it directly on Wu Luo's head. Wu Luo, who was beaten unconscious by Zhu You, then Wake up slowly.
He didn't know what happened at all. He looked around with a swollen face. He first saw Zhu You and was frightened. Then he saw Zhou Jun. As if he had found his backbone, he jumped from the ground. He got up and shouted loudly: "County Magistrate Zhou, you have to make the decision for the villain..."
Before he finished speaking, Long Yuan scolded: "How presumptuous!"
While he was speaking, he quickly came up behind Wu Luo, aimed at the crook of his knees, and kicked him hard. Wu Luo couldn't stand and knelt heavily on the ground. His knees were so painful that he couldn't help but scream. Voice.
Zhou Jun reprimanded in a deep voice: "Wu Luo, you dare to be so rude in front of His Majesty, what crime do you deserve?!"
Your Majesty? Wu Luo didn't come back to his senses for a moment. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the seat of honor directly in front of him.
I saw a young man in casual clothes sitting on it. The young man had a handsome appearance, handsome features, and a pair of sharp eyes. He was staring at me intently.
Is it Liu Xiu?! Wu Luo reacted quickly and hurried forward to kowtow and said in a trembling voice: "Wu Luo, a common man, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu stared at him for a while, then Fang asked slowly: "Wu Luo, are you Jiantan's cousin?"
"This...cao...caomin is General Jian's cousin."
"Are you a local?"
"The grass people...the grass people are from Xiangcheng, Yingchuan!"
Liu Xiu nodded. Jiandan was also from Xiangcheng, which made sense. He asked, "Why did you come to Wancheng?"
Wu Luo subconsciously glanced at Zhou Jun, who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, without even looking at him. Wu Luo said cautiously: "When the grassroots learned that my cousin was stationed in Wancheng, they took several close friends from their hometown with them.
, I came to Wancheng and wanted to...want to help my cousin!"
"Then you should join the army!" Liu Xiu said softly.
Wu Luo lowered his head and said: "The grassroots originally wanted to join the army, but...but the grassroots could not bear the hardships of the army, and...it was also because the grassroots were greedy for life and afraid of death, so they...did not stay in the army."
"So, under the guise of being strong, you bully men and women in the market?"
"The common people deserve to die for their crime! The common people deserve to die for their crime!" Wu Luo's nose and tears flowed down his face. He kowtowed forward and repeatedly admitted his mistake and begged.
Liu Xiu looked at Wu Luo, who was panicking and crying, his face darkened, and he asked one word at a time: "You were in the market, forcibly collecting people's money, were you ordered by Jian Dan?"
This sentence made Zhou Jun, who was kneeling on the ground, almost fall to the ground.
His face was pale and he was sweating like rain. He couldn't help but raise his head slightly and look at Wu Luo. If he dared to say 'yes' at this time, not only would he be doomed, but Jian Tan and even himself would be involved.
Although Wu Luo was a ruffian, he was not crazy enough to bite people. He put his forehead on the ground and choked up and said: "My cousin is not aware of what the common people are doing in the market. Please take care of the common people."
For brother’s sake, please spare the common people this time!”
"I can spare you, but the law cannot." Liu Xiu turned around and said to Long Yuan: "Zhao Jiantan! Let Jiantan come to the county government immediately. His cousin, using his name, is bullying men in the city.
You are a domineering woman who behaves recklessly and brings trouble to the people. If you want to deal with Wu Luo like this, let him make his own decision."
After hearing this, Wu Luo's face turned pale. He was not very close to Jian Tan, and their relationship was far away. He was at best Jian Tan's distant cousin.
Furthermore, he knew Jian Tan’s character, he was upright and never showed any favoritism. If Jian Tan knew what he had done, would he still have a way to survive?
Wu Luo kowtowed repeatedly and said urgently: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life..."
No one paid any attention to him, and Long Yuan strode out in a hurry.
When he was about to walk out of the lobby, Wu Luo seemed to suddenly remember something. He raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the common people want to report! The common people have important things to report to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and raised his hand to Long Yuan who was walking outside, signaling him to wait. He looked at Wu Luo and asked, "What do you want to report?"
Wu Luo swallowed his saliva and said: "Wancheng... In Wancheng, there were thieves who had an affair with Deng Feng and wanted to do evil things. Fortunately, your majesty personally went to war in time and wiped out Deng's thieves in one fell swoop, so that Wancheng was not lost!"
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As soon as he said these words, there were even more beads of sweat on Zhou Jun's face. Aren't you talking nonsense? You are talking nonsense in front of the emperor. How many heads have you grown?
He grinned secretly and scolded in a low voice: "Wu Luo, you must not talk nonsense in front of the emperor."
"The common people are not talking nonsense. Every word of what the common people say is true."
Zhou Jun wanted to speak, but Liu Xiu waved his hand to him. He looked at Wu Luo intently and asked, "Do you think there is someone in Wancheng who is having an affair with Deng Feng?"
"Exactly!"
"Who are you talking about?"
"Reporting to your majesty, this person's name is Zhao Xi. He was Liu Xuan's minister before. Later, Chang'an fell and Liu Xuan was killed. Zhao Xi fled back to his hometown in Wancheng with a group of cronies. He and Deng Feng were not only old acquaintances
, and the friendship was irreversible. When Deng Feng rebelled, Zhao Xi often gave him advice. During the period of Deng Feng's rebellion, the two of them exchanged letters frequently, and the common people have been staring at Zhao Xi's detailed work for a long time!"
Zhou Jun looked at Wu Luo in surprise. He had no knowledge of what he was talking about. He knew about Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi and Deng Feng had a good relationship, and he also knew about it. However, Zhao Xi and Deng Feng exchanged letters.
If it's so close, he won't know.
Zhao Xi is an old minister of Gengshi. In the Gengshi court, he served as a five-power partial general and a Zhonglang general. When Liu Xiu and the Mang army fought against Kunyang, he also participated in it, but he was in the city at the time, while Liu Xiu was
Outside the city.
Liu Xiu was still somewhat impressed by Zhao Xi, so he asked, "Have you informed General Jian of what you said?"
Wu Luo lowered his head and whispered: "Caomin... Caomin didn't tell my cousin."
"Why don't you tell me?"
"The grassroots people haven't gotten the real evidence of the affair between Zhao Xi and Deng Feng." Wu Luo looked at Liu Xiu in fear, kowtowed forward, and choked up and said: "The grassroots people know that my cousin has always looked down on the grassroots people and felt that the grassroots students had nothing to learn from.
, greedy for life, fearful of death, lazy to eat, and ordinary people also want to do something big to make my cousin look at ordinary people with admiration."
"So, you know that Zhao Xi and Deng Feng had close correspondence, but they never reported it?"
Wu Luo said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the common people have secretly intercepted several letters between Zhao Xi and Deng Feng. They just want to find the real evidence and then capture Zhao Xi in one fell swoop and take him to see his cousin in person.
Confrontation!"
Liu Xiu nodded, his voice became softer, and asked: "Where is the letter you intercepted now?"
"They are all hidden in their homes by ordinary people."
Liu Xiu turned to look at Zhou Jun and said: "County Magistrate Zhou, send someone to get it. I want to see it myself!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhou Jun agreed hastily.
Liu Xiu said to Long Yuan: "Send Zi Ling and Zi Ji to the county government together!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and then said to Zhou Jun: "Bring Zhao Xi to the county government!" "I obey your orders!"
If Zhao Xizhen had an affair with Deng Feng, or even wanted to collude with Deng Feng, and want to cooperate with Deng Feng inside and outside Wancheng, then this person must not be allowed to stay. Such a harm must be eradicated as soon as possible.
Liu Xiu's private visit incognito was originally to see the people's livelihood conditions in Wancheng. Unexpectedly, he met Wu Luo in the market under the banner of Jian Tan. Through Wu Luo, he also introduced Zhao, who had close contacts with Deng Feng.
Xi.
Soon, Yan Guang and Jian Tan were summoned to the county government by Long Yuan. When they saw Wu Luo kneeling on the ground in a miserable state, with his face swollen like a pig's head, Yan Guang and Jian Tan were both startled.
Yan Guang didn't recognize Wu Luo, and it took Jian Tan a long while to recognize him.
Seeing Liu Xiu sitting on the main seat in the lobby, Wu Luo knelt down tremblingly. Jian Dan had a bad feeling in his heart. He and Yan Guang bowed their hands to Liu Xiu and saluted, saying: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "No courtesy."
Jiantan looked at Wu Luo again and asked, "Your Majesty, has Wu Luo offended Your Majesty?"
Liu Xiu's eyes fell on Wu Luo's face and said, "Speak for yourself!"
Wu Luo bit the bullet and told Jiantan everything that happened in the market. In front of the emperor, Wu Luo did not dare to lie, nor did he dare to add any exaggeration. When he finished speaking, Jiantan was furious, raised his hand to hold the hilt of the sword under his ribs, gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Luo, you are so brave. You dare to use my name to oppress the people. Your Majesty does not need to convict you today." , I will kill you with my own hands!" As he spoke, Jian Dan made a gesture to draw his sword.
Yan Guang hurriedly stopped him and reminded him in a low voice: "How can you draw your sword in front of His Majesty?!"
Jiantan was stunned for a moment, and his body was shaken. He was so anxious and confused!
He turned around and knelt down to Liu Xiu, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the crimes committed by Wu Luo in Wancheng were all the fault of a minor minister who failed to observe. I also ask that your Majesty punish both the minor minister and Wu Luo."
Liu Xiu knew Jiantan quite well. He was upright and fair. If he knew what Wu Luo did, he would not sit idly by. He smiled at Jiantan, waved his hand and said, "Ziji, please get up." .”
"Your Majesty, I am a humble minister..." "Get up!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu said: "Originally, I wanted to punish Wu Luo, but Wu Luo just reported Zhao Xi and Deng Feng's affair. Does Zi Ji know about this?"
