Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

The hostages from the seventh and eighth kalpas watched from the upstairs and saw all the soldiers retreating, they were also quite surprised, so they chatted with each other. Maybe they were afraid and finally went to collect the ransom.In the end, he is as powerful as a general, and he is worthy of being the number one archer of the Northern Army, with such exquisite arrow skills.Even the parachutist Li Guang back then, in my opinion, would be willing to bow down in front of adults.Now the officers and soldiers are frightened away with another arrow. I think the leading Prime Minister and the King of Chu are also people who know the goods.One of the thieves praised.

Another person praised, that is natural, such as the general's excellent arrow skills, in the Chang'an autumn archery competition, he pulled the three-stone rhubarb shoulder to shoot the crossbow with pure arm strength, and the arrow pierced the nine-layer heavy armor from 200 steps away. , with a hundred hits, the eighth battalion of the northern army was shocked in an instant, and the reputation resounded throughout the six counties of Longxi. How could General Li compare with General Ru.Even Yang Youji, a great archer in the Spring and Autumn Period, could only shoot through seven layers of armor at a hundred paces away.

Yes, yes, decades ago, the sons of good families in the six counties of Longxi held a copy of "General Li's Shooting Technique".Ever since General Ru showed his unique skills, everyone has changed his praise to "Ru's Shooting Method".Especially after Li Ling, the former Jianzhang supervisor, surrendered to the Huns, the Li family in Longxi was so ashamed that they couldn't lift their heads. The person who started to speak continued, mentioning this matter, really makes people feel emotional, Li Ling's surrender is of course hoped to save the soldiers, as a last resort, but the Li family has been favored by the emperor, and there are even a few princes, and even officials worship the prime minister, Li Ling himself was also in Jiuqing.If even he can't die for a big man, who else can he count on?If the sons of good families from the six counties of Longxi, the Qimen archers around the emperor, and the orphans of Yulin all followed his example, the Han Dynasty would have been torn apart long ago, and we would have lost our left coats and confused ourselves with barbarians.

Another person said that it was strange that Sima Qian, the secretary of the Central Committee, spoke for Li Ling. The reasons he stated could not be said to be completely unreasonable, but from a major point of view, they were not enough to teach.A gentleman does not seek to live to harm benevolence, but kills to achieve benevolence. His head can be broken, but his will cannot be taken away.Master Sima is indeed knowledgeable, but he is indeed a bit ignorant about this matter.Although the emperor sentenced him to castration, although it was a bit cruel, it was not too wrong. Another voice suddenly interrupted him and said, "That's not necessarily the case. I agree with Master Sima. Li Ling is a famous general of the generation. If he died that time, it was just a death in vain. What's the point?"And if you pretend to surrender, find out the truth of the Xiongnu, and take the opportunity to repay the court, it can't be said that it will be of no benefit to my big man.It's a pity that the emperor listened to the slander and finally killed his family.Alas, I'm still a little dizzy.Besides, if the emperor is not stupid, how could we have ended up like this?

The man known as General Ru sat at the corner of the building at first and did not speak, then suddenly interrupted and said, Mr. Guan's words are wrong, the emperor's stupidity is one thing, but General Li can't die. is another matter.General Li cannot be defended just because of this.Back then, I also served under General Li's tent. He was generous and generous, and he was gentle and respectful to his subordinates.Perhaps no matter how bold and resolute a person is, there will inevitably be times of weakness.In short, I don't agree with him on this matter. The person called Mr. Guan smiled, it was the night, and the expression on his face could not be seen, but his laughter was a bit awkward, which made sense as what the adults said.Alas, actually it’s very funny when you think about it, we are now exiled criminals, fleeing the common people, being regarded as a group of thieves and rebels by the court, living such a difficult life, we are thankful for being able to survive, and there is nothing to talk about.The ancients also said that if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government.What state affairs, what major festivals, have their own carnivorous plans, who is right and who is wrong, it is up to the court ministers to consider.

As the general said, otherwise, as the ancients said, thieves also have thieves, even if they are reduced to this point, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust are indispensable in doing things.Otherwise, it is better to die.He pointed to Liu Guangming, Prince of Chu, who was tied aside by Wu Huada. If the prince hadn't exposed their despicable intentions, why would we have done such a thing.If we agree to help him, we may not be able to continue to hide happily in Chu State.But the old master cannot be betrayed, especially the crown prince who is merciful and merciful, who will ascend the throne in the future must be a blessing to the people of the world.We should not be greedy for our own small profits and forget the justice of the world.

Another humane, as the general was right.Mr. Guan, when you led the soldiers to Yuzhang, if you killed Shen Wu in time, Gongsun Junhou's family would not have suffered such a cruel disaster of extermination.Alas, I will escape in time, hoping to have the opportunity to guard the tomb for Gongsun Junhou in the future, and show my sincerity. Master Guan's voice was full of shame and remorse, it was all my fault.At that time, some people suddenly came from nowhere and rescued him.That's all for Shen Wu, the handsome young man beside him held a small and exquisite black crossbow, fired three poisonous arrows in succession, and shot three of my followers to death.You must know that those three attendants are not weak in martial arts, and ordinary small crossbows can't hit them at all.The speed of the crossbow bolt was extremely fast, like lightning, I still feel palpitations when I think about it.In addition, the young man holding the crossbow had a dignified face and an indescribably noble air. At that time, I suddenly tied my hands, and there was indeed a reason why I was overwhelmed by his spirit.

As the general said, it has been so long, so don't be sad and blame yourself.Everything is God's will, the past cannot be pursued, and the coming can be avoided. In short, we must be worthy of the dead Gongsun Junhou.The boy you mentioned, his crossbow arrows are really weird. It stands to reason that the speed of a small breaking crossbow would not be as fast as you described... They were talking, when suddenly a gentle voice came from below, I am Xiao Pengzu, Ling of Pengcheng, please come up and speak at the head. Everyone upstairs was surprised, then overjoyed, feeling that their conjecture had been confirmed, the King of Chu, the Prime Minister of the State, and the Internal History all retreated, leaving only Pengcheng Ling here. Nothing fancy.So a few people responded, Humph, you are wise, knowing that the crown prince is in our hands, you will not let go easily.Did your king go to collect the ransom?

Xiao Pengzu shouted loudly, our king, as a feudal vassal of the Han Dynasty, is the vassal assistant of the Son of Heaven, how could we do something that violated the law.Listen, now the emperor pays homage to the prefect of Yuzhang, the Marquis of Guannei, and the emissary Shen Wuzheng who embroidered clothes directs to the downstairs. The Lord of Shen's house holds the letter of the Son of Heaven, a golden axe, a silver-yellow bosom, and a pair of hanging pairs. Wujun Cheqi, if you want to get a ransom, that is absolutely impossible. When everyone upstairs heard this, all of them paled, as if they were having a nightmare.General Ru was even more taken aback. Just now he thought that the king of Chu and the prime minister would be scared away with an arrow, and that winning the ransom would be a sure thing, but he didn't expect such a sudden change.Holding spears nervously, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.Then came a young voice from below, Zhu Qing is all right!Fortunately.The minister is the emperor who ordered the new worship to guard Yuzhang County, and the embroidered clothes directed at the envoy Shen Wu.I just arrived in your place today, so I don't want to meet Zhuqing, fortunately.Wu has admired rangers since he was a child, and on normal times, he would have had a drink with Zhu Qing and talked happily.But now, according to the emperor's edict, I dare not abolish the public for my own sake, and my ministers will fall to the ground. I hope that you will forgive me.

His voice was neither urgent nor slow, and the tone was gentle. Everyone upstairs couldn't help being surprised when they heard it. This young envoy of the Son of Heaven should have a sharp voice, but he was so courteous and courteous. He also called them "Qing" and called himself "" Chen Wu" is really very polite.That is to say, even though he was an official who came to hunt them down, he respected their personality and did not treat them as prisoners.In the Han Dynasty, only close friends would call each other "Qing" and respectfully call themselves "Chen" or their names.Therefore, everyone upstairs was stunned for a while, and they didn't know what to do.

Master Guan said in surprise, it's really him who has a narrow road. This person known as Lord Guan is Guan Caizhi, the envoy of the prime minister's mansion who chased Xiao Wu in Qingyun back then.Later, I learned that the disaster of the prime minister's extermination of the family was finally caused by the documents hidden by Xiao Wu, and I have always regretted my timidity.But thinking about it carefully, there was really no way at that time, and I could only blame myself for being too light on the enemy. If I had opened the treasury early and recruited crossbowmen to arrest people together, Xiao Wu would not be able to escape even if he had wings.But who would have expected someone to rescue him suddenly? This can only be said to be God's will. As the general asked, could it be the Shen Wu you mentioned? Lord Guan said dejectedly, if it was him, there would be no way for us to escape, even if we threatened to kill the crown prince, he would not let us go.At that time, he was just a mere county magistrate with a rank of three hundred stones, so he dared to recruit county soldiers and kill hundreds of bandits.Now that he is holding the Tianzi's Day letter, how can he surrender to us. As the general said, it turned out that this person reported on the prime minister's secret affairs, and it is true that the enemy's road is narrow.However, seeing that he is humble and courteous, at a young age, he has the demeanor of an elder, no wonder the emperor values ​​him so much, and Gao Lu did not get it rashly when he was promoted from a young official to the governor of the two thousand stones. Regardless of the human nature, what the general sees is very true.In fact, the minister was ordered to kill him that day, and he felt a little disapproving.This person is still quite talented.Moreover, the duty of the prime minister is to share the worries of the emperor, so it is really not appropriate to arrest the subordinate officials with private affairs. As the general said, alas, in fact, why did the prime minister want to do this? Gongsun Junhou was born on a pommel horse, with a straightforward personality, and he still has a lot of affection for the emperor.Since we have been entrusted to be servants and have been implicated, although we have been wronged, what can we say? At this time, Xiao Wu downstairs suddenly increased his voice. All the ministers are all loyal ministers of the imperial court, or they used to be officials of the Han family. Every action is a model for the imperial court. , if you are not careful, you will tarnish the family voice in vain?Although Chen Wu was born in a humble background, he also knew how to be loyal and filial, and he didn't take what Zhu Qing did for granted. Everyone upstairs was shocked, how could this embroidered clothes messenger guess their previous identities?Indeed, they used to be the prime minister's officials and servants. When Jiang Chong led his chariots to search Gongsun He's mansion, they happened to be doing business outside. When they heard the news, they fled quickly, knowing that they would inevitably be implicated.Relying on their familiarity with government official documents, they escaped from Hangu Pass by deceiving engraved talismans.He fled all the way to the state of Chu, and when the king of Chu recruited his wife, he concealed his identity and hid in the mansion of the king of Chu.Even the king of Chu didn't know their identities back then. They introduced themselves as three assistant rangers, but they didn't expect to be knocked out by a stranger in Peng Zu's building. When they were startled, Xiao Wu's voice came from downstairs again, Zhu Qing has been an official of the court for many years, so he should be more sensible than this government.It should be known that in life, one should stand with loyalty and filial piety.In the words of the sages, filial piety lies more in loyalty.Since Zhu Qing does not want to be attached to the imperial court, there is nothing wrong with it.A man has his own ambitions, so how can we force them.But you shouldn't do something like robbing hostages that both people and gods hate.You must know that this not only betrays justice, but also insults the reputation of the family.Abandoning all filial piety, how can one stand between heaven and earth as a human being?Chen Wu doesn't take what Qing and others have done.A man can do something and not do something.The head can be broken, but the righteousness cannot be broken.In any case, everything should be done according to the Tao.If you make a mistake, you must do it right, and if you make a mistake, you must also do it right. Everyone upstairs was silent for a while, these words seemed to have reached their hearts.In fact, they are all dignified officials, and they have never thought about such things as treason, but when working in the Prime Minister's Mansion, many things are beyond their control.Now fleeing desperately and hiding his name, it is also because he does not want to implicate the clan.They are all sons of a good family who have been officials for generations, and it is very embarrassing for the clan to be accused of treason. So they all looked at each other, and suddenly broke the silence like a general, and said loudly, "Okay, so that Lord Jun's words are very reasonable.Courtesy is reciprocal, so that the emperor can give good words, and the ministers also have small gifts.As he spoke, he held the bow arm with his left hand, put an arrow on his right hand, drew it fully, and with a whoosh, the arrow, like a runaway horse, went straight to the rushing car in the middle, and nailed it to the flagpole of the rushing car with a snap up, making a rattling sound.A county magistrate climbed up to have a look, and said in amazement, "My lord, the criminal's arrow actually shot through the arrow hole where the arrow shot out earlier, and penetrated Jizhu's flagpole. Xiao Wu's heart also sank, and he felt bored for a while. It seemed that his advice didn't work, and he had to send someone to force his way in. Anyway, no matter what, he couldn't hand over the ransom.He sighed, and was about to issue an order to attack, when he heard the sound of a general, he continued to shout, "My subjects should be filial, what my lord has said, I admire.I didn't expect Mr. Shi Jun to have such insights at such a young age, which made us really enlightened.The subordinates are willing to be arrested without a fight, and go back to the county court with the envoy to wait for the crime.As he spoke, he threw the bow and quiver out. When the rest of the people saw him throwing down their weapons, they were stunned for a moment, and one of them persuaded, "General, taking a hostage is a serious crime and they will be punished with a shovel." General Ru said slowly, how the princes decide, such as a certain dare not be strong.It's just that if a certain generation has been a loyal minister of the Han family, it is indeed too inappropriate to do such a thing as a hostage. I was confused just now.Even if Rumou dies, he doesn't want to be scolded as a robber. But we have already done so, and we will inevitably be scolded.How can it be too late to regret now. Just like the general way, if you hear the way in the morning, you can die in the evening.Even so, there is no shame in my heart, so what regrets. Everyone was silent, obviously this General Ru was their backbone, so they suddenly said together that the subordinates would also go back with the lord to accept the crime.As they spoke, they threw the swords and halberds in their hands onto the hillside downstairs.There was only a constant clanging sound, which was especially melodious in the dark night. This turn of events surprised all the county officials downstairs, who did not expect that the young emissary was really eloquent, and resolved such a huge and difficult matter with just a few words.In fact, Xiao Wu himself also secretly called luck. The reason why he persuaded the king of Chu to wait to go back was because he judged from the bamboo slips and letters tied to the arrow that these thieves were not ordinary. An escaped son of a nobleman.Usually such aristocratic children, because of the Confucian education they received since they were young, are extremely concerned about face, and have a sense of supreme family glory.If it is ordinary thieves and robbers, you can still use the prestige of the embroidered clothes messenger to deter them, but it will only be counterproductive to deal with noble children and fugitive officials. They would rather die than surrender to the slaughtered market, especially if they are afraid of being tortured by officials If you don't reveal your true identity, you'll lose face even if you die.And if Confucian righteousness is used to motivate the generals, it will instead stimulate the pride and pride in their hearts that they want to burst out all the time.Because of this pride, they would rather kill themselves at any time.Xiao Wu just guessed like this, and he really didn't have much confidence, so he didn't expect to try it and it would be successful.He wiped his sweat, and his legs were a little weak. However, his spirit was still very uplifted, and he immediately said loudly, Zhuqing's affirmation of righteousness is indeed worthy of being a good official for me, Chen Wu admires him very much, Chen Wu will definitely intercede in front of the emperor for this case, and give him a lighter sentence. A voice came from upstairs, thanking Mr. Shijun, the minister waited for his death, and dared not bother Mr. Shijun to speak well.As he spoke, he heard the sound of footsteps, several people filed down, the leading one, who appeared to be less than forty years old, had a burly figure, sword-like eyebrows, and was wearing dark green dark clothes. The jade belt around his waist was inlaid with a beautiful neck shape The belt hook is gorgeous in gold.Xiao Wu looked at his imposing manner and the color of his hook from a distance, and knew that his guess was correct. This man must have been a very prestigious official.The one following him was wearing a black breastplate on his shoulders, a flat scarf on his head, and two short beards on his lips. He looked very familiar.Xiao Wu's mind flashed, and he remembered, isn't this the prime minister's envoy who hunted him down in Qingyun that day?What a coincidence, how arrogant he was then, but now his identity is exactly the opposite of his own.But Xiao Wu immediately laughed at himself. As a prefect of a county, can he follow the example of those county officials who have no ambitions, and they must retaliate?There is a saying in the ancients that there are several qualities of a virtuous person: he is sincere in family affairs, obedient to the township party, such a person can be an example in the village; People who are just, lenient, and persistent are people who support the public.Now that I have arrived, even a rank of two thousand stones is not an ideal. I just want to be promoted to Sangong Jiuqing in the future. Shouldn't I behave more like an elder?Back then when Han Anguo was imprisoned for a petty crime, he was humiliated by prison guard Tian Jia. Han Anguo asked unconvincedly, "Why do you force me to do this? Although I am now a prisoner, there will be a day when my ashes will be revived?" Tian Jia actually pulled He opened his pants and urinated on his head, and said with a smile, "If it rekindles, I'll extinguish it like this." Han Anguo was furious in his heart, but he could only swallow his anger.Fortunately, the emperor heard about his talent and sent envoys to worship him as the internal history of the king of Liang in prison. From a prisoner to a big official of two thousand shi.When Tian Jia heard the envoy read the edict, he was frightened and fled.Han Anguo sent someone to tell Tian Jia's family: "Come back obediently, or your clan will be destroyed." Tian Jia had no choice but to come back and apologize to Han Anguo with his shirt off. Is it worth my revenge?" In the end, he always treated Tian Jia kindly.However, Han Anguo's last official position was the doctor of the imperial court, and he once acted as a prime minister. The heart of the prime minister is so different from ordinary people.Thinking of this, Xiao Wu lifted his spirits even more. Several people followed behind Guan Caizhi, and under the light of the torches of the county officials, the leading man knelt down and paused, and the sinners greeted the envoy as if waiting.Several others also knelt down together, each reporting their names and kowtow to plead guilty. Xiao Wu was greatly astonished, the leader's name was Ruhou, no wonder he has such archery skills, this name is too thunderous.When he was the head of the pavilion, soldiers from the past often passed by and went to Chang'an to practice the shift, or went to the six counties of Longxi as garrison soldiers. knowledge.Some were elated, and the name of the parachutist Li Guang was endless; while some retorted that General Ruhou, the captain of Shesheng, was the world's number one marksman.He also listed in detail how this General Ru used his arm to pull the three-stone rhubarb crossbow through the nine layers of Xuanjia in the autumn shooting competition in the third year of the early days, and the Huns were frightened when they heard about it.At that time, my blood was boiling when I heard it, and I wished I could go to Chang'an right away to see the general in person.I didn't expect to meet him here today, and I couldn't help feeling happy and sad: such a brave general would end up in exile.I am a big man who has a lot of talents. He has opened up borders and reprimanded fortresses, and has gained a lot of fame. However, such a strong man is actually idle for nothing.So he knelt down on both knees immediately, and thanked him in return, "You are welcome, the general, and fortunately he survived the prince's life. This is a very generous kindness."The prince is the minister of the ancestral temple and the country of Chu, and if there is a mistake, the minister and military cannot be excused. When Xiao Pengzu saw that Xiao Wu actually knelt down and saluted the robbers, he was very astonished, and persuaded him to make Mr. Jun take the emperor's edict to go on an envoy. Xiao Wu didn't answer, he got up and laughed, "I don't know what the virtuous order is, my man is a country ruled by rites, punishment is just an auxiliary means.The best politics does not lie in justice in ending prisons, so that the living will not complain and the dead will not be wronged;If they are shameless group thieves without etiquette, then the government will naturally treat them as group thieves and order the group officials to attack and kill them.Now they all have the etiquette and music of my great man in their hearts, and they surrendered and were arrested. As officials of the great man, our every move is an example for the court, how can we not reciprocate with courtesy?Otherwise, wouldn't the common people laugh at us for being as polite as prisoners?What's more, General Ru came from the Sanfu family. At that time, the ministers of Chang'an were all proud of being friends with General Ru.Our government has heard its name for a long time, and it is really fortunate to see it today.This Mr. Guan is also from the Changling clan, Zeng Guan's Prime Minister's Zuo Changshi, and most of his contacts in his life are elders, you should not be slighted. Xiao Pengzu thought to himself, this envoy is really eloquent, he can explain everything to reason, no wonder such a group of bandits with high martial arts skills are also moved by his words, and they are easily captured.Thinking that I am in my 40s, and after decades of hard work, I became a small county magistrate, while he is only 20 years old, and he is so beautiful, this is probably the difference between himself and him .So he laughed embarrassingly, so that Mr. Jun could see clearly that the officials were absolutely inferior.As he said that, he knelt down and saluted Xiao Pengzu, the county magistrate of Pengcheng, and thanked Zhuqing for freeing the hostages. For example, the general just heard Xiao Wu teach Xiao Pengzu a lesson and proclaim the nobility of his own family, he was very proud, he hurriedly said, ministers are inferior and not talented, adding worries to virtuous orders, death penalty and death penalty.Guan Caizhi knew that Xiao Wu would definitely recognize him, and thought he would humiliate him on the spot, but unexpectedly, he also praised his family status, blushed, bowed his head, and said that his subordinates were unworthy, humiliated his family, and committed a capital crime . Small martial arts, such as generals and master Guan, please hurry up. Although Chen Wu admires the general's reputation, he does not dare to abolish public affairs for personal reasons. Please ask the general to visit the prison first.Turning around, he told Xiao Pengzu, please take good care of the general and others, and make sure that they have no worries about food and clothing, and wait for the government to report to the emperor before sending them out. A group of people drove back happily. The king of Chu, the minister of the state and the internal history were surprised to see that Xiao Wu didn't waste the life of a county official, but he made the hostage gang robbed automatically.Hearing the descriptions of Xiao Pengzu and the county officials present, they all admired him sincerely.Xiao Wu and the King of Chu said a few words of courtesy, and repeatedly told Xiao Pengzu not to neglect Ruhou and Guan Caizhi, and they also went back to the post house to rest. As soon as the tension passed, Xiao Wu immediately felt powerless.Guo Qinu greeted him at the door early, and hastened to reheat the water for him to take a bath.She knew that Xiao Wu was driving out in the middle of the night clamorously, restless, and how could he be in the mood to sleep.Later, I found out that Xiao Wu was going to solve the robbery of the crown prince, and after confirming that there was no possibility of his life being in danger, he felt relieved.She was in a very good mood today, she never expected to have such good luck, it was already a blessing to be given a young official by the king of Chu to be a concubine.Since ancient times, Chang'e's love for young people is much better than randomly giving to an old man with life spots all over his face.When he learned that this young official actually knew his brother, and that his brother was still alive, it was like a dream.With so many good things happening all at once, how could she be able to sleep.Half a year ago, because the family was poor, her parents sent her to Dongyang Wuji, a rich businessman in the county, how uncomfortable it was at that time.But the poor have never had much choice over their own destiny, and gradually they get used to it.The Dongyang family bought some poor girls from all over the country, taught singing and dancing at home, and sold them to princes and nobles for profit.We are together every day, and we are very happy, so the homesickness is gradually fading.When she heard that Dongyang Wuji was going to sell herself to the king of Chu at a high price, she felt sad again. After all, when she was at Dongyang's house, her parents could still visit her often.But once it is transferred to another country, it will be completely different.When her mother heard the news, she also questioned Dongyang Wuji, saying that the old woman sent her daughter to Wang Sun's family just to make her fill her stomach and have a way of life.You were not charged a penny at the beginning, so how could you just sell it to others.On the surface, Dongyang Wuji promised not to sell them, but when her mother returned, he secretly drove them to Pengcheng and sold them into the Palace of Chu.In the palace of the King of Chu, most of the results are just being accepted as concubines by the King of Chu or his sons. Not favored by the master.Even if I don't want to compete with them for favor, there will be unavoidable disasters.The princes and kings of the Han family were promiscuous, especially in the inner palace of the central court.Probably because these kings are the kings of a country in name, but the actual political affairs are all governed by the internal history dispatched by the imperial court.They have nothing to do, their spirits are empty, and they can only find stimulation in pornography.They frequently used maidservants and concubines as targets of venting, beating and whipping violently.How many women who were sold into the palace by the folks eventually became wronged souls.These things are not unheard of by Guo Qinu.Now that he can escape from the palace in this way, how can he not be happy? Your Majesty's work is hard, so let's take a rest.Guo Qinu handed over a cup of hot water to drink some hot soup first. Xiao Wu took a bath again, sat under the lamp, looked at her, most of the unhappiness in his mood dispelled, beautiful women are always so pleasing to the eye, and can free men from temporary troubles.He drank his saliva, recalled the hijacking case just now in his mind, and was very excited.The actions of these robbers deeply moved him, and he felt ashamed of it, and thought from another position, if he was in such a desperate situation, could he ignore the punishment of the axe in order to maintain his reputation?He stood up and walked back and forth in the room, thinking to himself, that General Ru is worthy of a generation of famous generals no matter his demeanor or martial arts.He must find a way to save his life. Guo Qinu stared blankly at the young envoy, a trace of admiration quietly surged from the bottom of his heart.She had never seen such a man in the palace for several months.The prince who was rescued by Xiao Wu today was a full-fledged gangster.Every day is cockfighting and running dogs, spending time and drinking.The first time I saw her, I was fascinated and wanted to act frivolously.It was just because of the presence of the King of Chu that he failed.Later, when they met each other many times, they all escaped because of the large number of people present.And Xiao Wu was the first unconventional man she saw, which made her feel out of her mind.He walked back and forth, muttering words, what was he thinking about? Then she saw Xiao Wu stopped and looked at her, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, he suddenly approached her and put his arms around her waist.Still muttering something in his mouth, he opened her skirt with his right hand, kissed her face roughly, and the short beard around his lips made her face itchy.Guo Qinu opened her arms and hugged Xiao Wu's body instead, not only did she not feel embarrassed, but she was inexplicably happy.She let Xiao Wu strip off all her clothes, and then Xiao Wu laid her flat on the wooden couch. The wooden couch is very delicate, with screens on three sides. The young man spread his legs apart, and then there was a pain between them, and the man had penetrated her body.He was panting and sprinting on top of her, but his expression was still so unhappy.After an unknown amount of time, he whispered a few times and sped up his speed.His brows suddenly widened, and he slumped on her body weakly, whispering, Lido, I suddenly came up with a solution. Guo Qinu looked at the young and weathered face of this man, tenderness surged up in his heart in an instant, and he fell in love with him, so he kissed him on the face.Fujun, what are you thinking?so worried.And why do you pronounce my name as Lidu? Is it the dialect of Mr. Shijun's Yuzhang County? Xiao Wu kissed her on the lips, and said in a low voice, it's nothing, okay, I was just a little irritable just now.He put his arms around the woman's waist, buried his head on her chest, smelling the fragrance of her body, boundless fatigue suddenly surged like a sea wave, he couldn't open his eyes, and soon fell into a dream. In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Wu immediately went to see the King of Chu, and invited the Prime Minister of the State and the Internal History to discuss matters in the main hall.The Crown Prince Liu Guangming who was kidnapped last night was also there.When he saw Xiao Wu, he saluted casually, and then shouted loudly, Mr. Shen, those thieves yesterday were too arrogant, they must be punished to eliminate my hatred. Seeing his arrogant face, Xiao Wu couldn't help feeling disgusted.You just have a better background, otherwise, you are not worthy to lift the shoes of that general.So he said with a cold face, His Royal Highness, forgive me for being rude, these matters are not the business of the prince, I am a big man with a state minister and internal history. Seeing Xiao Wu's cold face, Liu Guangming's arrogance dissipated all of a sudden, and he hurriedly avoided the chair and apologized, calming the king's anger, and his subordinates got angry for a while, and forgot the rules, so Mr. Jun must not be offended.Thank you for being rescued by Mr. Shijun yesterday, I really feel deeply. Xiao Wu knew that these princes and sons with the same surname were all vicious people.They have no actual power, but they are noble in name.Seeing that he turned respectful now, I felt embarrassed not to return the courtesy, so I also said kindly, Prince, don't blame the officials for being upright. As the prince of Chu, you are the most important person in the country, how can you go out with people late at night casually? ?If something happens, wouldn't the Holy Son of Heaven worry about it.He turned his head and said to the Prime Minister of the country that the emperor sent the Prime Minister to the Chu State, hoping that the Lord could assist the King and share his worries.I hope that the Prime Minister of the State and the Lord Nei Shi can order that in the future, when the crown prince leaves the palace, he must have a clear guard of honor, ringing the luan bell as the guide, driving a four-horse chariot, and the officials and subordinates closely follow each other.It is not allowed to drive a small car to go out. Li Sui, Prime Minister of the State, had a gray beard on his face, but he was a little unhappy to be taught a lesson by this young man in front of him.Your official official position is just a prefect of Yuzhang, two thousand stones, in terms of rank, is lower than me, the king of Chu, but you use such a reprimanding tone to me, just relying on your direct command of Xiuyi That's all.But after thinking about it, I was indeed weak and incompetent for such a big incident last night. As the supervisor sent by the emperor to Chu, not only could I not control the wrong behavior of the crown prince, but I almost killed him. no escape.If the envoy reported it, he would go to the county prison and be absolutely dead.In the Han Dynasty, "weak and incompetent" was a very bad comment. All officials were afraid that such a condemnation would fall on themselves. Never try to be an officer again.The more Li Sui thought about it, the more startled he became, so he hurriedly walked on his knees humbly, left the seat, and said, what the Lord said was very true, and the minister must remonstrate the prince well and not worry about the holy emperor. Xiao Wu saw such an old man so condescending in front of him, so he also left the table to thank him, and the Prime Minister of the country excused himself.If we can really do this, those of us who are courtiers are considered to have fulfilled our responsibilities.Just now I was thinking about how to resolve this matter. We can interrogate the hostage-takers first. They probably turned out to be the prince's servants.As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the prince. The crown prince said embarrassingly, indeed, this gang of thieves and thieves were all Guizhou heads who fled from Sanfu a few months ago. The minister saw that they were poor and had no food and clothing, so he took them in for a while. I didn't expect them to be so ungrateful The villain dared to plunder the ministers as hostages and extort money from the royal family.It is true that the world is getting worse and the people's hearts are not old. I dare to ask the Lord to uphold justice, deal with the case poorly, get the truth of the treachery, play the court captain, and punish them according to the "Law of Thieves" of the Han Dynasty. Xiao Wu said in his heart, you are lying when you open your mouth, why are you showing mercy for a while, are you such a kind person?It's not because of their extraordinary martial arts, and I want to keep them as helpers in the future rebellion.But there is no need to expose him now, lest everyone face embarrassment.So I said lightly, I don't think this matter is so simple.The fugitive Qianshou would not be able to get out of Hangu Pass without the past talisman signed by the native villager and the head of the village and stamped by the county government.Even if he leaves the customs, the counties and countries in the world dare not take him in.How dare the prince openly violate the law and take him in?According to the "House Law" of the Great Han Dynasty, taking in refugees who fled would be fined if they were light, and if they were severe, they would be paid as a ghost salary, and they would even be punished as Chengdan prisoners.If this case is caught by the cruel officials with profound knowledge and intends to kill more to please the lord, they will simply frame you as a gang of thieves and judge according to the "Law of Thieves", then the crown prince will inevitably be guilty of the same crime as the robbers. Sentenced to death. The crown prince's complexion changed drastically, and he took off the crown on his head. He paused and said, so that the king will be merciful, the minister will be convicted, and he will never dare again. The king of Chu also hurriedly laughed and said, Lord Shi Jun taught me the lesson, Gou Zi did something bad with good intentions, I hope Master Jun can think of a perfect plan to avoid the crime of Gou Zi. Xiao Wu also hurriedly returned the gift, so you don't have to be polite.The minister is also thinking about the king, and the emperor has always hated the princes and kings recruiting them into exile.I don't want to see the crown prince's negligence for a while, and overthrow the state of Chu.I hope that the king understands the painstaking efforts of the minister. Chu Wangdao, what does the envoy mean? Xiao Wu waved his hand, retreated from his followers, and said in a low voice, the identities of these thieves are not trivial, the leader was Ruhou, the captain of Shesheng of the Northern Army, who later moved to the crown prince's house order, and won the crown prince's favor.Another name is Guancaizhi, the former prime minister Zuo Changshi.Both are well-known officials.Those who followed them were all senior officials of the prime minister's mansion.It was because he was afraid of being implicated in the prison of the prime minister's mansion that he escaped.All the way to exile in the state of Chu, just happened to meet the crown prince recruiting Sheren.The martial arts skills of these few people are so extraordinary, the Crown Prince naturally took a fancy to them immediately, but later they found that the Crown Prince's behavior was not in line with them, and they were quite angry, so they hijacked the Crown Prince and demanded a ransom so that they could escape elsewhere. ——My guess is right. The crown prince was secretly surprised, how could this little Zhuzi know so clearly.I didn't know the real names of those people until after they were hijacked.我要早知道他们是如此身份，就干脆绑了去朝廷请功了。那个如候是长安卫太子的部下，我怎么料得到，我竟然还跟他们说什么要想办法去刺杀拥护卫太子的一些重臣，拥立广陵王为太子，这不是疯了么。怪不得他们霎时脸色大变，当即将我劫持。不过听说这个竖子和广陵王有关系，天子这次就派遣他去广陵王迎娶翁主的。大概被他知道真相也不要紧。而国相李遂也是胆小怕事，谅他也不敢怎么样。 于是王太子道，使君大人真是明察秋毫。这几个贼盗的确和公孙贺那反贼有关系，但臣当时并不知道他们的身份，臣不过在他们面前痛斥过公孙贺，他们就突然恼怒，劫持臣索要巨额财物，可见这几个贼盗死性不改，依旧眷恋故主，怨恨朝廷，判处磔刑一点不为过。 小武道，事情倘若有这么简单，倒也罢了，这样的重案，朝廷一定会派丞相长史陪同御史中丞及数位二千石来杂治的。倘若拷掠出别的内情，牵引到太子，恐怕太子也逃脱不了罪责。——太子肯定事情就这么简单吗？ 王太子面色如死人一般，这个——使君大人认为该怎么发落？ 小武道，为今之计，只有出少府金，从厚抚恤三名死去的县吏。至于这几名劫质者，臣以为是不可多得的人才，现今臣即将赴豫章太守任，身边缺少干吏，这几个劫盗臣就收归帐下使用如何？ 楚王和王太子还未答话，国相李遂大惊道，劫质贼盗不加审问覆鞫，就解脱其罪，万一被侍御史奏报告劾到长安朝廷，我等和使君都吃罪不起啊。 小武道，非常时期，亦有非常之法。当今天子历年征伐匈奴，极需如将军这样的良将。况且他们原没犯什么大罪，不过因为供职丞相府，无端遭到牵连罢了。况且历来谋反大罪，朝廷都会事先发下诏书，其中皆有“为贼首所诖误者，皆除其罪”，象如将军等并非谋反贼首，只是被诖误的属吏而已。况且皇上委派诸侯相、太守，最重要的是保持一境安宁，使朝廷惠风流化，这几名贼盗能够因天子使者的数句劝告就束手就擒，足以证明他们秉性良善，可作为将来招降其他贼众的榜样。退一万步说，地方官吏便宜行事的例子难道少了？天汉二年，曲阿县令周千秋鞫问本县男子强奸后母案，得其实罪，不经上报廷尉覆鞫，马上命令将此人四肢张开绑在大树上，让骑吏五人以乱箭将其射死。事后天子也未加怪罪，只是派遣使者廉察，访得周千秋一向廉洁奉公，疾恶如仇，反而大加叹赏。元封三年，南阳太守乌承禄发车骑甲士，亲自监临击捕新野群盗，共捕得三百人，后经鞫问，得知这些人都是贫苦百姓，只是因为不堪新野县令违背律令的横征暴敛，逼为盗贼的。乌府君听到群盗首领述说惨状，悲不自抑，当即于车前将新野县令斩首。群盗首领看见太守如此廉明公正，大为感激，为首五人当场饮剑自杀，以谢乌府君。乌府君不经过拷掠鞫问，就专杀朝廷六百石长吏，自知有罪，写下自劾文书上报长安，天子知道全部实情，竟然为之罢食，连称他为忠臣廉吏。不但不加治罪，反而派使者赐玺书黄金以为勉励，并赦免全部群盗，赐给田产。可见为天子分忧，不可事事拘泥，只要有助于大汉德化，那是无所不可的。 李遂听了，这小子果然有张利嘴，他说的这些案例自己的确有些印象，怎么关键时候就不记得呢？看来做官也是这样，撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的。只要把案例记得烂熟，再加上灵活使用，碰上运气好，一定可以升官。可是自己哪有这胆量，只是希望循规蹈矩地做事，能不被玺书谴责，就算万幸了。既然你是使者，那听你的就是。好罢，他说，既然使君大人如此说，臣也心服口服。刚才臣只是担心他们贼性不改，收在帐下使用，万一对大人有什么伤害，就麻烦了。 小武道，国相大人厚谊，臣谨记在心。为圣天子办事，只是以办好为上，哪能畏首畏尾呢。如果日后臣果然因此遭到伤害，那也是自找的。好了，此事就这么说定。臣在楚国再逗留一日，明日就启程去广陵国。臣奉天子诏命，不敢在路上耽搁太久。 楚王道，也好，既然如此，寡人也不敢强留使君大人，明日一早在彭城南门，为大人饯行罢。