Chapter nine hundred and eighty second full protection
After handling the affairs in the gambling den, Liu Xiu took Luo You, Long Yuan and others back to the palace, while Zhang Bi, Sun Xiang and others were escorted back to the county government.
Dong Xuan was shocked when he heard that Zhang Bi was kidnapped by Wu Huada and taken back to the county. He summoned the county soldiers and marquis to find out what happened.
The military prince did not dare to hide anything, so he told Zhang Bi the whole story. After hearing this, Zhang Bi almost laughed out loud on the spot, "Do it! This time he finally did something big!"
Those hooligans are easy to use, but how can there be free pie in the world? Since you have used others, how can you not repay them? To repay others is to feed the tiger, or to put it more seriously, it is to help the tiger.
Dong Xuan went to the prison to visit Zhang Bi. At this time, Zhang Bi had taken off his official uniform and was only wearing a white middle coat. He was sitting on the grass of the cell with his head lowered and motionless.
When the sound of unlocking came, Zhang Ben slowly raised his head, turned around and found that the person who came was actually Dong Xuan. Zhang Ben grinned at Dong Xuan, but the smile on his face was uglier than crying.
He said: "I thought that your Excellency would not come to see me." At this time, no matter who it was, they would probably stay away from him, for fear of being implicated by him.
Dong Xuan walked into the cell and waved to the jailers outside. The jailers bowed and retreated together. Dong Xuan walked to Zhang Ben, stood still, and said, "I have persuaded you before to let you and those
Don't get too close to the gangsters, but you don't listen." You think I'm just jealous of the many resources you have in your hands, but you don't know that these resources may also become your talisman.
Listening to Dong Xuan's accusations, Zhang Ben's eyes were red and tears welled up in his eyes. At that time, he really thought that Dong Xuan was jealous of him because he could be brothers with so many local snakes in Luoyang and could make them do things for him willingly.
Looking back now, I realized that I was too superficial and lacked long-term vision and brainpower. He lowered his head and murmured: "What's the use of talking about this now?!"
Dong Xuan sat down on the straw mat opposite him and said, "His Majesty ordered me to investigate, interrogate, and deal with you and Sun Xiang strictly. What do you think I should do?" You gave me a lesson this time.
A big problem.
Zhang Bi smiled bitterly and said: "I know, this time, I am beyond redemption. I just ask you to...be kind to my family. Also, this matter...just leave it to me, and don't investigate other people."
There are people, they..."
"You are still protecting them even when you are about to die!" Dong Xuan hated him for not being angry, so he weakly raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Bi fiercely.
Zhang Bi could no longer control his emotions, tears fell down, and he choked and said: "They have helped me a lot and regard me as a brother. I can't hold them on my back before I die!"
"If you die, it will be because of your so-called loyalty!"
"grown ups……"
"Okay, stop talking. This time, Sun Xiang must die, and I, the King of Heaven, can't save him!"
Zhang Bi had no brotherly feelings for Sun Xiang. Let alone the fact that he had offended the emperor this time, even if he had offended not the emperor but an ordinary person, there was definitely no way to survive based on what Sun Xiang had done.
Zhang Bi nodded and said: "Sun Xiang really deserves to die!"
"As for you..." Dong Xuan paused, looked at Zhang Bi deeply, and said nothing for a long time.
Zhang Bi slowly raised his drooped head, met Dong Xuan's eyes, and said: "My lord... If your lord can give me a happy life, then I will be satisfied. It doesn't matter that my lord has not... I have not worked with you in vain."
field!"
Dong Xuanteng stood up suddenly, walked up to Zhang Bi, and stabbed Zhang Bi's head hard with his finger.
Zhang Ben raised his hands to cover his head and burst into tears. Dong Xuan sighed heavily, waved his hands and said, "Stop crying! A man, a real man, if his head falls off, it's just a scar as big as a bowl!"
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"I haven't lived enough yet..." Zhang Ben held his head and cried louder.
"If I had known this, why did you do it in the first place!" As he spoke, Dong Xuan turned around and shouted loudly outside the cell: "Here comes someone!"
"Sir..." Zhang Ben called in a trembling voice.
"What?" Dong Xuan turned around and stared at him.
"I...I haven't eaten yet..."
Dong Xuan was so angry that he almost scolded his mother. At this time, you are still thinking about eating! Zhang Bi wiped the tears on his face and said in a trembling voice: "No matter what, you have to be a full-fledged ghost..."
"Ha!" Dong Xuan sneered. At this time, several jailers came in from the outside, all bowed their hands and saluted, and said: "Sir!"
"Drag Zhang Bi out and beat him two hundred times! You won't show mercy until you start. This time, you must teach him a lesson!" Dong Xuan said with a serious face.
As soon as he said these words, everyone present was stunned, including Zhang Bi. You must know that this time he is provoking the emperor. The emperor has already issued a verbal order to investigate, judge, and deal with him severely. It can be seen that the emperor treats himself harshly.
You are so angry that even if you grow ten heads, you won't be able to chop him off. Now what's the point of punishing yourself with two hundred blows? Do you want to let yourself go and not kill yourself?
Thinking of this, Zhang Bi couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looked at Dong Xuan blankly, and said: "Sir, Your Majesty... That's not what His Majesty's oral instructions said!"
Dong Xuan frowned and asked, "Then, what did His Majesty's oral order say?"
"No...shouldn't it be strictly investigated, scrutinized, and dealt with strictly?"
"Everything that should be investigated has been investigated, and what should be interrogated has also been interrogated. As for strict punishment, doesn't two hundred boards count as strict punishment?" Dong Xuan asked in a serious tone.
Zhang Bi was stunned for a moment and shook his head repeatedly. Then, his tears flowed down again, and he choked and said: "Your Majesty didn't mean that! Your Majesty... He wanted to be killed. Your Excellency will not understand! If...
...If you disobey the Holy Will for the sake of a lower official, you will lose your head! It’s not worth it! For the sake of a lower official, it’s not worth your while!”
Dong Xuan said: "You are not a roundworm in His Majesty's belly. How can you know what His Majesty's intention is?"
"grown ups……"
"Okay, you will take Lieutenant Zhang down to be punished later!" Dong Xuan waved to several jailers. The jailers woke up as if from a dream, walked up to Zhang Ben, and lifted him up from the meadow.
Dong Xuan raised his hand, took the arm of a jailer, and said, "You should have heard clearly what I just said, right?"
The jailer nodded repeatedly and said, "Young man... I understand what you mean!"
Two hundred boards are too much for even a person with steel and iron to bear. If a living person falls on two hundred boards, his waist will be broken and his body will be cut in two, let alone survive.
Dong Xuan made it clear that he punished Zhang Bi with two hundred blows in order to help him develop a memory. If a person dies, how can he develop a memory? The implication is that people are not allowed to be beaten to death.
The jailers were not fools, so how could they not figure out the hidden meaning of Dong Xuan's words.
Dong Xuan's protection for him moved Zhang Bi to tears. But the more this happened, the less he wanted to see Dong Xuan implicated along with him. He was carried out by two jailers. He turned around and saw
Xuan Xuan to Dong, cried: "My lord, it is not worth it to get a lower position, my lord? My lord..."
"Whether it's worth it or not, I can decide in my heart! I am the magistrate of Luoyang County and my subordinate, so I naturally have the right to decide how to deal with it!"
"grown ups!"
Dong Xuan waved his hands and didn't want to hear any more.
Liu Xiu threw Zhang Bi into the county jail and asked the county government to deal with Zhang Bi. Just as Zhang Bi guessed, Liu Xiu really had no intention of letting him live anymore.
Zhang Ben's ability to do things is good, but his arrogance allows the gangsters to act lawlessly under the banner of the county government.
Sun Xiang was unlucky this time. The person he met happened to be Liu Xiu, so Sun Xiang suffered a big loss. If it had been someone else, would he have died in Sun Xiang's hands long ago?
How many people were killed by Sun Xiang in daily life and how many people were bullied?
The common people were oppressed by the gangsters, so they would not scold the gangsters or Zhang Bi. They would only scold the court and the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
What Zhang Bi did was absolutely intolerable to Liu Xiu. By handing Zhang Bi over to the county government for execution, he showed special kindness to Zhang Bi.
The next day, after the dynasty dispersed, Liu Xiu suddenly thought of Zhang Bi. He called Long Yuan in and asked, "How did Dong Xuan deal with Zhang Bi? Behead him?"
Long Yuan lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. Liu Xiu put down the memorial in his hand, looked at Long Yuan, and said, "I'm asking you a question!"
"Your Majesty, according to...according to my subordinates' knowledge, County Magistrate Dong beat Zhang Ben two hundred times."
After waiting for a long time and not hearing what Long Yuan said, Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What next?"
"Then? Then Magistrate Dong let Zhang Bi go home to recuperate."
"What? Is this how Dong Xuan dealt with Zhang Bi?" Liu Xiu doubted whether he heard wrongly.
"Yes, yes! Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu rubbed his forehead and asked, "Didn't my oral instructions reach Dong Xuan?"
"It should have been received." "Then what does Dong Xuan want to do?!"
Liu Xiu stood up, paced back and forth in the hall, and said angrily: "Dong Xuan's neck is stiff again, and he wants to confront me again, right? Xuan! Immediately announce that Dong Xuan has come to the palace to see me!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Long Yuan agreed, turned around and walked out. Just as he was about to step out of the main entrance of the hall, Liu Xiu raised his hand to stop Long Yuan and said, "You'd better not go, let Zhang Kun deliver the order."
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When Long Yuan went to deliver the order, Liu Xiu was worried that Dong Xuan would be frightened and paralyzed on the way.
After an hour, Dong Xuan came to the palace. Liu Xiu summoned Dong Xuan in the Zhongde Hall. Dong Xuan walked into the hall, bowed his hands to Liu Xiu and said, "I pay homage to your majesty!"
Liu Xiu responded casually and said, "Zhang Bi and Sun Xiang's cases have been investigated thoroughly?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"How were they dealt with in the end?"
"Reporting to your majesty, Sun Xiang is related to many murder cases. His crime is unforgivable. The humble minister also ordered that he be executed."
"Hmm! What about Zhang Bi?" "Zhang Bi committed an oversight, and the minister ordered that he be punished with two hundred boards, banned for one month, and sentenced to half a year..."
"Wait, wait!" He was slapped with two hundred bullets, grounded for one month, and fined for half a year. Listening to Dong Xuan's words, he not only refused to kill Zhang Bi, but also continued to keep Zhang Bi as the county captain.
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and said: "Sun Xiang colluded with Zhang Bi, was lawless, and regarded human life as nothing. Sun Xiang deserves to die, shouldn't Zhang Bi deserve to die even more?"
Dong Xuan said seriously: "Your Majesty does not know something. Sun Xiang is indeed bullying men and women and doing random things under the banner of Zhang Bi. However, Zhang Bi is not aware of these things. The subordinate officials punished Zhang Bi for the crime of negligence and punished him.
No fault."
Liu Xiu looked at Dong Xuan intently and asked: "Did County Magistrate Dong accept Zhang Bi's benefits?" "Your Majesty has humiliated a humble minister!"
"Then why did you speak up for Zhang Bi so much and punish him so lightly?" "The minister was convicted according to the law and had no selfish motives!"
"But Zhang Bi deserves to die..." "Reporting to Your Majesty, Zhang Bi was only guilty of negligence!"
Liu Xiu said something, and Dong Xuan responded. The more Liu Xiu spoke, the more angry he became, and his voice became uncontrollably higher and higher. Finally, Liu Xiu stood up and said angrily: "Zhang Bi must die!"
"Wei Chen thinks that Zhang Bi cannot die!" Liu Xiu was furious and asked loudly: "Why?"
"First, Zhang Bi had made great contributions to the court. He sentenced Zhang Bi to death for the crime of negligence. The punishment was too harsh and it was difficult to convince the public. Second, Zhang Bi had good relations with many local snakes in the city. Zhang Bi was here and could suppress them.
, once Zhang Bi dies, these local snakes are bound to rise up and cause trouble. By then, there is no telling how much trouble there will be in Luoyang City. Your Majesty is about to go on an expedition, and what you want is stability in Luoyang, not chaos. Please be careful, Your Majesty!" Dong