Chapter 12 Section 12

"This matter, speaking of it, took a long time. Emperor Wu, in the second year of Zhenghe, that is, thirty-nine years ago, the then Prince Wei, Liu Ju was framed by the traitor Jiang Chong. As a last resort, he sent troops to save himself and was defeated. Suicide. A few years later, Emperor Wu passed away. He was eight years old. The new crown prince, the emperor, is Emperor Zhao. After the death of Emperor Zhao, Jinshang ascended the throne, and it has been twenty-two years. What, hurry up, Hehe, why are you so anxious, in fact, these are, very important, backgrounds. Well, hehe, then I, hurry up. Wufeng, four years, that is, two years ago, the only surviving Emperor Wu , a son, the king of Guangling, his son-in-law was exposed for his rebellion and committed suicide. You don’t know, because of this son-in-law, there was a lot of trouble. There was a son-in-law named Shen Wu. Participated in Prince Wei's rebellion and incident, and finally jumped off a cliff and died. It is said that Shen Wu was the most qualified since the founding of the Han Dynasty. He, I'm babbling again, forgive me. In short, after Liu's son-in-law died, according to the law, all his officials and servants had to sit down. He had a concubine named Li Hui, and this Li Hui had another concubine, My younger sister, Li Zhongfu, once married Prince Wei’s servant Yingqi as his wife. After Yingqi’s death, Li Zhongfu remarried to a man named Chen You. The couple also attached themselves to Lord Gai. Yuanfeng In the first year, Lord Gai committed suicide because of treason. According to the law, they all had to be confiscated, and served as officials and servants in the central capital. However, they were afraid and executed, so they both fled. The time to flee is still around today. Thirty years. Yesterday, I got the imperial edict, and the person I want to arrest is this person named Li Zhongfu. The reason for the arrest in the edict is her sister of the same birth, because Li Hui committed the crime of treason and immorality. According to the law, co-production must be done together. Therefore, the imperial edict was issued to the world, all counties and states, saying that once there is any trace of Li Zhongfu, the common people should immediately report to the officials. Anyone who has made a report and meritorious service, if he wants to If you want to be an official, you can be an official for two hundred shi; if you want money, you can get it for two hundred thousand kuai. You see, the price is really high, it’s not small.”

After he said these words, he was so tired that his forehead was sweating, but I was still very curious, so I had to press on. "It's not small." I shook my head, "But it really makes people suspicious. This Li Zhongfu has been on the run for thirty years. Since no trace has been found, he may have died in the wilderness long ago. Where can he find it? By the way, what does she look like should be written in the imperial edict? Besides, she is already an old woman, right?" The husband smiled and said: "Yes. Those who fled were all close to thirty when they were fleeing. Now, they are about sixty years old. They are old women. According to the imperial edict, she is of medium build, yellow, and has black skin. Hair, oval, face, pointed chin. Where is it now, black hair, oval face, probably, it’s also dry, jujube.”

"I see you are honest, I didn't expect you to be so mean. In fact, people are getting old, and I will be a dried date when I get old. Then you will be bored with me, right?" I laughed, this is me For the first time, I found that his talking is so interesting, as interesting as Zigong. He smiled again: "You, now, don't look like one, a fresh date!" "What? Did I do it now?" I was a little unhappy. He hurriedly smiled: "No, no, I don't mean that. I mean, you are tall, skinny, plump, and you don't look like a date at all. You look like a gourd, which is overripe. , Gourd, fresh and green. No matter how old you are, you will be fine, look, I firmly believe that."

Immediately there was an indescribable joy in my heart, and my vanity was greatly satisfied.Zigong speaks glibly, I like it very much, but he never said anything similar to flattering me.I didn't expect that a man with a chin like a drawer, who stammers, would actually please women. I really want to treat him differently.I also thought of the gourds planted in my yard, swaying in front of the window in summer.When the gourd is mature, it is fresh and green.Looking at these green little creatures, I can't help but look at myself in the mirror. My snow-white face and pink arms seem to be dripping with water.I looked at the drawer with a smile, and said, "Okay, I'm not kidding anymore, you can go on, what else is said in the imperial edict?"

"Others, nothing else, tell me, what questions do you have?" He said. I said, "Well, I have a few questions, and I don't know if they make sense. First, since Li Hui, Li Zhongfu's sister-in-law, is the concubine of King Guangling, she should have abandoned the market when King Guangling rebelled and committed suicide. But King Guangling committed suicide two years ago. Why did Li Hui’s younger sister of the same birth not be arrested until now? Second, did Li Hui participate in the rebellion of King Guangling? ;If Li Hui did not participate, then she herself was just a "crime of conforming to the traitor" and should be confiscated as a slave. There is no trace, such an old woman will not pose a threat to the court at all, is it worth issuing an edict today to arrest her?"

"Well, if you are a man, you will definitely be more promising than me." He sighed, "You seem to be an old official who can solve a case and analyze it well. However, it is stated in the imperial edict that this Li Hui , It's treason, obviously, it's treason, but it seems, it doesn't seem like, participating in Liu's son-in-law's rebellion, otherwise, it won't be delayed, two years later, to track down her sister of the same birth, and, this My sister has been separated for thirty years. Perhaps, there are other hidden secrets in it. However, we don’t care about the court affairs. It says, whoever is arrested, we should do our best to do it. If caught, It’s our luck, yes, promotion; if you can’t be caught, it’s okay, after all, one, who has been missing for thirty years, may have changed his face today, and the possibility of being caught is not great.”

I thought about it. In fact, I don’t like to think about these issues. I don’t understand why I am very interested in this matter today.I always feel that these things in front of me are related to something very familiar, what kind of familiar thing is it, but I can't remember it all at once, but I feel a faint sense of terror in my heart.