The visit to Yang Feng and his request for assistance went smoothly.
Zheng Pu and You Chu made their intentions clear in the future, and the purpose of the bow and arrow society was to protect the tranquility of their hometown in order to prevent nomadic tribes from intruding in the future and not allowing horse thieves to plunder.
Yang Aruo, who was known for his kindness and righteousness, repeatedly raised his palms to praise others.
After it was repeatedly confirmed that Li Shu could be exempted from certain taxes by joining the Bow and Arrow Society, would never leave the county to fight, and would not need to be held an official position by the Han Dynasty, he readily accepted the position of head of the society.
And he acted vigorously and resolutely.
Regardless of the age of his destiny, he made his promise and summoned his followers to fetch his mount, and hurriedly rushed to contact other heroes or close friends to participate in the grand event and do his best for his hometown.
This also made Zheng Pu and You Chu feel at ease.
With Yang Feng's efforts, not to mention the common people in counties and counties vying for his help, even other positions such as deputy secretary of the society and recorder did not need to worry about people with ulterior motives mixing in.
It is inevitable that there will be some embarrassment.
They came to visit as guests, but the host actually went out and left them behind.
If word gets out, people who don’t know may think they are evil guests!
However, men from Hexi have always been generous and courageous, so it is not surprising that Yang Feng, who came from a rough background, was rude.
Unable to stay any longer, Zheng You and the two said goodbye and went out. Looking at the sky that had just arrived at Shenshi, they looked at each other and smiled wryly. If they rush back to Jiuquan County to govern Lufu County at this time, they will inevitably be covered with stars and moons, but if they stay at the post office for a rest, it will be difficult.
It's too early.
"Zijin, everything is fine. Why don't we go and pay homage to my father-in-law?"
As they walked slowly together, You Chu suddenly turned his head and asked.
The son's father-in-law was Pang Chuan, who died of illness when the Hexi Corridor changed its ownership.
For the Han Dynasty, Pang Qiao was meritorious.
In the past, the prime minister gave him the "Thousand-Character Classic", so he set up elementary schools in counties and counties regardless of the differences between Han and Wei Dynasties, which to a certain extent benefited the court and the people. When the traitorous Kewu tribe was wiped out, he also generously asked Yang Feng to contact various people.
Chief Fang Qiang, Hu Hao, Jiang Wei, and Ma Dai worked together to capture him in a battle.
Now that we are in this place, it is reasonable to go and pay our respects.
"good."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu nodded lightly and waved his hand to summon his attendant Li Tang Mang, asking him to rush to the county town to prepare some gifts.
The whole journey was silent.
The place where Pang Qiao was buried is a quiet valley.
It should be a tributary of the weak water (Sandan River) meandering through the surrounding area. The stream does not stop flowing in midsummer, which also makes the place vaguely green and full of birds and insects, adding a bit of vitality. A few rooms
The small thatched cottages are staggered on the leeward hillside, surrounded by simple fences, and some sparsely planted bean sprouts. They must be the filial piety of Pang Xunzi's nephews.
The noise made by more than a dozen riders was not quiet, especially in the quiet valley.
When Zheng Pu and his party were about twenty or thirty steps away from the thatched cottage, they saw a young man wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety walking out of the thatched cottage, leaning against the fence and casting a surprised look at them.
Perhaps, it was because the war was going on and it was more than a year before the funeral, so he was surprised that there were still people coming to express condolences.
You Chu, who was the first to dismount, asked his retinue to lead the horse elsewhere, and then stepped forward slowly, "I am You Chu, and I am passing through this place. I came here to pay tribute to my father-in-law. I wonder if it will disturb the purity of your family?"
"Ah, it's actually the prince of the government who is here!"
The young man made a sound of surprise, saluted quickly, and extended his hand sideways to guide me, "It's a blessing for our Pang family to have Mr. Fu come to visit! I dare not say that I am disturbing. Mr. Fu, please."
"good."
Nodding gently in greeting, You Chu did not step forward, but looked back and asked Zheng Pu to go first.
This move made the young man stunned for a moment.
The act of visiting Chu is tantamount to declaring that Zheng Pu's identity is more respected than his position as governor.
However, his surprise did not last long and was interrupted by a voice behind him.
Among the several people who also heard the sound and came out of the hut to greet him, one of them walked straight forward and bowed, revealing Zheng Pu's identity, "I didn't expect General Zheng to come in person! I apologize for not being able to welcome you from afar!"
After saying this, he straightened up and saluted You Chu again, and then explained in a low voice to the others, "This is Zheng Lang of Shifang Sangyuan who wrote the Thousand Character Essay, and he was also the one who built the capital in Xuanwei City."
"ah!"
The mourners were all surprised and lost their voices. They were in a daze for a while before they hurriedly saluted.
Zheng Pu also returned the gift, waved his hand and presented the prepared gifts, and said softly, "I passed by this place on other business, and when I heard about the location of Ziyigong's tomb, I took the liberty to come to pay homage. Don't be surprised."
After finishing the courtesy, he turned his attention to the person who knew him.
I saw that the man was not too old and crowned. He was more than seven feet tall and extremely thin. However, he had a round and square forehead and deep eyes. He could be called a majestic appearance, and he looked quite familiar. It turned out that he was the one who assassinated him at the Fortress of Manyin in the past.
Li Jian.
"I didn't expect to meet Wen Ce here."
After saying this with a smile, Zheng Pu passed by the crowd and went to pronounce the memorial in front of Pang Cao's tomb.
Let's go with some courtesy.
Zheng Pu, who did not plan to stay for a long time, gave some words of encouragement and said: "I respect my ancestors and have the beauty of not being afraid of the sword. I have the purity of quality, the magnanimity of loyalty and solemnity, my body is benevolent enough to nurture animals, my sincerity is enough to move people, and I can conquer people."
He who grows up and makes progress, is tireless in teaching, broad on the outside and straight on the inside, benevolent and decisive, is what Xizhou hopes for! All the kings are the sons and nephews of others, so they should be encouraged and effective, so as to pass down the good reputation of the family."
After saying this, he said goodbye and left.
But when the Pang family's sons and nephews were seeing each other off, Li Jian came forward and bowed, "General Zheng, could you spare a moment to say this?"
"Choke!"
As soon as the words were spoken, before everyone could react, the sound of a sharp blade being unsheathed was heard.
I saw that the subordinate Qi Yacuo next to Zheng Pu had already drawn his blade and moved forward, placing it across Li Jian's neck.
He still remembered that when Li Jian was assassinating, he also sought an opportunity to get close.
He will not do the same thing again.
"Save someone under the general's sword!"
Seeing this, Pang Zeng, the eldest son of Pang, hurriedly bowed and bowed, and his words were urgent and earnest, "Although Wen Ce had offended General Huwei before, he has repented of it! When I speak now, it is not with any malicious intent, but to express my gratitude to our ancestors."
Before he died, he said that if Wen Ce had a chance, he should repay the general for not killing him in the past!"
You Chu on the other side also whispered to persuade.
But Zheng Pu did not speak out immediately, but silently looked at Li Jian.
When he saw that his face was as pale as a knife across his neck and his eyes were as clear as before, he waved his hand to the subordinate Qi Yacuo to put away the knife, turned around and walked towards the creek and said calmly, "Come with me."
"promise."
Li Jian responded and followed closely behind.
After walking for about dozens of steps, Zheng Pu turned around and looked back. Without waiting for Li Jian to express his feelings, he said directly, "I don't care about the past, it's just past. Wen Ce doesn't need to worry about it. I don't want you to retaliate."
As expected, Li Jian was silent for a while after hearing this.
When he was young, Fang bowed down and worshiped, and said generously, "The general's righteousness is comparable to that of the ancient sages. However, we men from Hexi must avenge our enemies and repay the kindness we receive. In the past, we assassinated the general because we wanted to repay the righteousness of the prefect Yin."
! Now I’m asking you to repay the general for not killing me. This is also the case! Please also ask the general to send me out of trouble so that Jian can survive in this world with dignity.”
Whether you live with dignity or not, what does it have to do with me?
After muttering secretly, Zheng Pu waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating that Li Jian could leave.
Unexpectedly, Li Jian immediately bowed his head, knelt on the ground and asked, "If the general doesn't send me, I have no hope of living! Farewell now, I should go home to warn my wife and children, and kill myself to seek justice."
Is it an intensified threat of death?
For a moment, a vicious look appeared in Zheng Pu's eyes, and he yelled angrily, "Everyone! You really dared me not to kill you!"
But Li Jian, who was still lying on the ground, responded like this: "If I kill you on sight, it will be repayment for my past mistakes, and that's what I want! General, don't doubt it, but you can give the order."
Uh~~~
Zheng Pu was speechless.
He is not afraid of death, so what should he fear?
Alas, if I had known that there was such an unreasonable person on the street, I would not have come to express my condolences.
With a quiet sigh, Zheng Pu lowered his eyes.
He drove away all the anger in his chest and abdomen, thought quietly, and planned to find a reason to send Li Jian away.
There was a long silence.
When the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the two of them, Zheng Pu opened his eyes and said slowly, "Get up first. I have two things for you to choose."
"Please give me your instructions, General."
Li Jian stood up according to the words and held his hand in greeting.
"Um."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu said, "Firstly, when it's time for you to observe mourning, you should be recruited by the government as an official to serve the imperial court."
"This is the favor of being recommended by the general again, and I don't dare to obey."
Not surprisingly, Li Jian responded immediately, "Please tell me the second thing, general."
But Zheng Pu did not say it clearly, but persuaded, "If it is the second case, it requires you to leave your wife and children and leave your hometown. It will take several years or even ten years and go through many hardships to achieve it. And the day it will be accomplished will be
When you are in mourning, please think it over before you ask me anything else."
Li Jian returned without thinking, "The general has something to say, saying that Mr. Pang has the beauty of not being afraid of the sword. Although I am not talented, I am willing to serve him like a fly, and I don't care about life and death or my family. The general is thinking, but
It can be said.”
After he finished speaking, he tried his best to ask, "Does the general want me to enter Wei and die? Or does he want me to do what he did to Wei in the past?"
Although this person has a stubborn temperament, he is quite intelligent.
With a secret praise, Zheng Pu nodded, "Although it's not in the middle, it's not far away. The other two is that I want you to go to Guandong. Well, I heard that you often worked as a servant for a wealthy family in your early years. I don't know if you have ever done so.
Copying the "Book of Han", are you familiar with the life of Emperor Xiaowu?"
"Go back to the general and have it."
After a slight realization, Li Jian answered loudly, "I can tell you everything about the life of Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty. Could it be that the general pointed out that it was the 'scourge of witchcraft'?"
The disaster of witchcraft occurred when the son of Prime Minister Gongsun He was accused of witchcraft and cursed the emperor during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty.
Moreover, the incident was so widespread that Jiang Chong took the opportunity to gain power, which ultimately led to the death of tens of thousands of people. Even Queen Wei Fu and Prince Liu Zhi were forced to commit suicide one after another.
Nowadays, everyone in the world is familiar with the theory of destiny that Qiao Zhou previously preached.
Li Jian is no exception.
Under the fact that all of Wei Emperor Cao Rui's heirs had died in infancy, Zheng Pu asked him to go to Guandong to seek death and asked him about his filial piety to Emperor Wu.
"Yes, it is a technique of being tired of winning."
Zheng Pu nodded and spoke in detail what was in his mind, "After you go to Guandong, there is no need to worry about your family. I will make sure that your son is properly settled, fed and clothed, and your son will be nurtured to become a talented person! And if this happens, what will happen in the future?"
When people write history, they will not hesitate to add ink for you."
