Zhong Chang led the county officials, standing outside the inn, with their heads lowered, to mourn the passing of the warrior. Almost all the officials, large and small, arrived and crowded the whole street. They all looked sad and lowered their heads.
, and a few were sobbing quietly. Most of the people originally did not know Hua Xiong, nor did they know the news of Hua Xiong's death. When they found that almost all the officials in Zhangye were standing here to mourn, they realized that,
Someone noble has left.
Zhangye people revere ghosts and gods, and generally they don't dare to go close to such a place, for fear that something dirty will get entangled with them. However, good things always happen. The curiosity in my heart overcomes the fear, so I came cautiously and whispered to
The soldiers he knew asked about the situation. These updates were to protect the many officials who came to pay their respects. When an acquaintance asked, the soldiers whispered: "I am from Zhangye, and I am reporting to Linghua.
The Duke passed away..."
Hearing the soldiers' words, these good-hearted people were stunned for a long time. The words quickly spread in the county, and there were whispers everywhere. It didn't take long before countless people came around and spontaneously bid farewell to this talented man.
There were cries everywhere, and these people were extremely sad, which made more people come out of curiosity to find out what happened.
"what happened?"
"Hua Gong is gone!"
"Hua Gong? Who is Hua Gong?"
"That's our servant. I visited him a few days ago. He and I were neighbors. I didn't expect that he would leave like this!"
"I also know him. We studied together in the official school when we were young!"
"Hua Gong!!"
There were cries and howls all around the post station. Guan Yu stood in the distance. He did not approach the post station. He did not dare to go in or see Dong Bai. He took Hua Xiong away, but failed to take Hua Xiong away.
He was brought in intact, but he didn't dare to hear the heart-wrenching cries, let alone face Dong Bai's questioning. The panic in his heart made him unable to even face Hua Xiong's body, and looking at it
Seeing more and more people outside the station, Guan Yu sighed and turned around to leave.
....
In Houde Hall,
Liu Xi and Xun Yu sat facing each other. After Xun Yu arrived, Liu Xi was very happy. When Xun Yu was here, Liu Xi handed over most things directly to Shi Zhongtai and didn't worry about it. After he left for Jingzhou
Later, Liu Xi finally realized how important Xun Yu was to him. During these days, he spent all day and night checking memorials from various places and reviewing the contents of government orders, which made Liu Xi lose a lot of weight.
Now, Xun Yu has finally arrived, and Liu Xi can breathe a sigh of relief.
"This month, many state pastors have also arrived at any place. Kong Ming, Zhongda, and tomorrow will also leave..." Liu Xi said, pursed his lips, and then said: "At this time, Xun
The memorial may be a little late, but I will seriously consider it..."
"Well, Your Majesty, don't you need to go find Sikong?"
"No need."
Liu Xi said, looking down at Xun Yu's memorial. After Sikong decided to govern the local area with state pastoralists and remove the governor, Xun Yu quickly came up with his own plan. The governor usually played a role in the local area.
As for the supervisory role, if the governor was eliminated, it would naturally be necessary to start from other aspects. Xun Yu's purpose was naturally to find a way to replace the inspection role of the governor. In addition, he also had to find a way to strictly control the state animal husbandry.
Naturally, Xun Yu could not bring these matters to the court meeting. The emperor had great trust in local officials, so how could he restrict them? He could only find the emperor in private and discuss these matters.
Liu Xi also understood what Xun Yu said in his heart. However, he did not intend to implement the state pastoral system for too long. Now he was just preparing to significantly improve the national strength in a short period of time.
Liu Xi's ambition is not just that of a Kushan. His ambition requires more sufficient preparation to be realized.
Therefore, he did not pay much attention to this aspect. After all, as long as he was in office, there would be no unrest within ten years. There was no rush for the supervision of the state pastor, which would be removed anyway.
.
From the emperor's words, Xun Yu roughly understood what he was thinking, so he didn't mention it again. The two were chatting. Suddenly, Qi Yue hurried into the Houde Hall and bowed to the emperor. Liu Xi
He frowned and said with some displeasure: "I'm so panicked, but what happened?"
"The country... the country... urgent report from Zhangye!" Qi Yue raised the melodies in her hands above her head, lowered her head, bent over, and walked to the emperor's side.
Liu Xi picked up the emergency report from his hand. Could it be that Hua Xiong caused something else there again?
Xun Yu was a little confused. He sat opposite the emperor. Liu Xi looked at the watch in his hand, his expression gradually became dull, shocked, confused, painful, and sad. The emperor's face changed constantly, and even the hands holding the watch began to tremble slightly.
, "Your Majesty? What happened? Your Majesty?" Xun Yu called, Liu Xi was still sluggish, as if he had not heard his call, which made Xun Yu a little worried.
"His Majesty?"
Xun Yu called again, and Liu Xi just woke up. He raised his head, took a deep breath, with tears in his eyes, and finally spoke, his voice trembling.
"Uncle Hua left... the day before yesterday."
"What?!" Xun Yu was shocked. At the same time, he also couldn't believe it. Wasn't that guy Hua Xiong always in good health? He always looked like he was in his forties, so why did he leave so suddenly?
"Isn't he always good...how could..."
"Mr. Xun... I want to stay alone for a while..." Liu Xi shook his head and said in a deep voice.
Xun Yu stood up slowly, said his condolences, and walked out of Houde Hall. Liu Xi raised his head, looked at Qi Yue, and said, "You can follow me out too. I'll call you if I have anything to do...", Qi Yue
Yue nodded, followed Xun Yu, and left Houde Hall together. After everyone left, Liu Xi slowly slumped down on the chair, covering his chest with his hands, but his tears could no longer be stopped, and he raised his head,
His mouth opened wide, but he was crying silently.
Liu Xi locked himself in Houde Hall and stayed there for a whole day.
Without eating or drinking, Qi Yue and others finally had no choice but to alarm the queen. When the queen heard the bad news, she also sighed repeatedly. She knew in her heart how much Liu Xi cared about this Hua Xiong, and the relationship between Hua Xiong and him, perhaps
She was even closer to Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. She took the prince and hurried to the Houde Hall. The door of the Houde Hall was not locked, but no one dared to go in.
The queen held the child and rushed directly into the Hall of Houde.
Liu Xi lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and sat on the chair.
"His Majesty?"
Queen Lu asked. Liu Xi slowly raised his head, his face full of tears. He looked at the door and said, "Close the door..." Queen Lu quickly closed the door again and sat down on him carefully.
Next to him, the little guy was in his mother's arms. When he saw his father, he was about to rush into his arms. Liu Xi smiled and held the little guy in his arms. Queen Lu looked at him worriedly,
Said: "Your Majesty, when Mr. Hua is over seventy, it is a time of joy and mourning. It cannot be like this..."
"seventy?"
"Yes... a long life and a good death are joys and sorrows."
"Queen, you don't know something. From childhood to adulthood, all the people I love have abandoned me one by one. My parents, teachers, relatives and friends have all left... I don't understand why God treats me like this...
.I was burying my head in the papers, but when I raised my head, I was already alone..."
"Your Majesty, and I, and Changling, and Auntie, and Ahu...Why do you speak like this?"
"I just hope now...that I leave before you...otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."
"Your Majesty, stop talking nonsense!!"
.......
The news of Hua Xiong's death finally reached Luoyang. When the officials in the court heard about it, they didn't know what they were feeling. Anyway, their faces were extremely sad. Many people went to his mansion to mourn. Unfortunately, his mansion
There was no one inside. When Situ Gong was eating porridge, he learned the news from the customers on the side. He was stunned for a long time, sighed, and was not in the mood to continue eating porridge.
Zhuge Liang did the same. After hearing the news, he stood in the front yard, raised his head, looked at the sky, and said nothing for a long time.
In the Di Bao Mansion, people burst into tears. These people spent all day together with Hua Xiong and knew Hua Xiong’s character. Hua Xiong treated them extraordinarily kindly. When they learned of Hua Xiong’s death, these people were deeply saddened and extremely sad.
pain of.
Xun Yu, who came out of Houde Hall, stayed at home all day. He had some vague ideas about local policies, but he couldn't get into them. After staying for another day, he felt extremely upset, and even his thoughts seemed to be gone.
To disperse, Xun Yu had no choice but to grab some drinks from his house and then left the house. The servant wanted to prepare a car, but Xun Yu refused. Xun Yu walked across the street to the Shangshu Mansion.
Entering the Shangshu Mansion, the officials stood up to pay their respects.
These people all recognized him, and Xun Yu often came here.
Cao Chong, who was working at work, saw Xun Yu walking in, and trotted quickly to his side, "Meet Mr. Xun!", "Well..." Xun Yu nodded, Cao Chong lowered his voice and said:
“Mr.
..”
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, then walked into the inner courtyard of Shangshu's Mansion, carrying a wine flask.
Under a big willow tree, Guo Jia sat comfortably. In front of him, there were two bottles of fine wine. He picked up one and took a sip from time to time, but no one touched the other.
However, Guo Jia seemed to be drunk and kept talking to himself, as if he was drinking with someone. Xun Yu walked to his side, sat down, put the fruit wine he brought on the ground, and stretched out his hand.
To make a move, take the wine cup.
Guo Jia reached out and held his arm.
"This is not yours...just wait, I will ask the slave to get you another one."
ps: I was typing at home when the ground suddenly shook. I realized it was an earthquake. I picked up my computer and ran away. Fortunately, everything was fine.