Chapter 23 Section VIII

In one night, He Zhizhen finished the trial of the three-month public case.When Zhuge Liang casually pulled out a file and questioned him, the fat man who seemed to be in a daze answered without stagnation like flowing water.Not only did he answer the questions clearly, but he also often drew inferences from one instance and got the best of both worlds.Gradually, Zhuge Liang's tense face eased, and a look of joy appeared in his eyes.Wang Lian quietly looked at every change in the prime minister, bumped Fei Yi with his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I won't pursue it anymore, will I?"

"Not to mention...fat and fat is so cute!" Fei Yi answered irrelevantly. Zhang Yi glared at the two of them, and thought: How can you look like a court official? "He Junsu," Zhuge Liang sighed after the seven or eight cases were finished, "Are you learning from Pang Shiyuan, or Jiang Gongyan? Since you have such a talent, why don't you take care of business for three months? Could it be that Chollima is relying on his own worth and is unwilling to be in the court?" Do you work in a lowly official position?" "No, no!" He Zhi shook his fat palm.

"That……?" "Six months ago, I had a dream." He Zhi smacked his lips. He dreamed of a well, which was covered with slippery moss. He looked into the well, and saw a green mulberry tree growing in the water, and the leaves were shining like emeralds. "When I woke up, I thought it was weird, and it was even weirder when I thought about it. How could a mulberry tree grow in a well? Strange, strange! So I wrote a letter to ask Zhao Zhi." Zhao Zhi!This erratic name suddenly hit Zhuge Liang's ears. "What did he say?" Wang Lian asked. He Zhi didn't answer, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhuge Liang, it was Zhao Zhi's reply:

"Sang is not a well, it will be transplanted soon, and Jun He will be reused; however, the character mulberry is composed of four 'ten' plus an 'eight', I am afraid you can only live to be forty-eight years old." (Sang, ancient times. The book is '桒') "The number one dream interpreter in the world has opened their mouths, so why should I worry?" He Zhi squinted his eyes, "Anyway, fame will come to your door soon, look, you are here, Prime Minister; I still have my breath, drink a few more glasses of wine, pick a few more flowers, and see more beauties..." As he spoke, this man who was so fat that he could cut four taels of flesh off his little finger, imitated the beauties and raised his orchid finger !When Wang Lian saw it, he picked up the ink cartridge and threw it at it, and said, "Don't be disgusting!" He Zhi reacted quickly, caught the ink cartridge, turned his wrist, changed the posture of holding the plate, and continued, "Eat more A few good dishes, happy and happy, that's enough..."

"Nonsense!" Zhuge Liang said fiercely. This sound made Wang Lian, Fei Yi, and He Zhi all fall silent, only Zhang Yi smiled from his lips.He likes to see Zhuge Liang angry, which makes him even more respectful as a prime minister. "Are you forgetting the national economy and the people's livelihood just because of a dream?" Zhuge Liang scolded angrily, "Could it be that Zhao Zhi's words are more serious than "Shu Ke"? "You are you..." He Zhi muttered. "Okay, do you want to die?" Wang Lian pulled his old friend and lowered his voice.

"Prime Minister is a true gentleman, and a gentleman is not afraid of the destiny," Fei Yi quickly smoothed things over, "As for Jun Su, he looks like Yi at first glance, a 'little man'." "It's hard to raise a villain!" Even so, Zhuge Liang's face softened, and he asked, "Where is Zhao Zhi?" Wang Lianbei laughed and said, "Chengdu Prison." When he said this, Zhuge Liang remembered that it was he who sent Zhao Zhi to prison because he arbitrarily judged the day of the late emperor's death.The officials in charge of the prison received the case and didn't know how to deal with it, so they dragged Zhao Zhiyi away for more than a year.

"It's time to meet him." Zhuge Liang pondered, "Prepare the car and go back to Chengdu." "Yes! Then... what should He Zhi do?" Wang Lian asked cautiously. "Bring back." "If you want to punish the crime, you can do it in Shu County?" He Zhi was crying, his belly was round and trembling, "The humble mother is over 60 years old." He looked at Wang Lian for help. Wang Lian kicked him with a smile: "You're lucky!" He bowed again and said to Zhuge Liang, "Pi County in the northern suburbs of Chengdu is missing a county magistrate."

"No, it's only the order of Chengdu." Zhuge Liang said without hesitation. He Zhi was dumbfounded!Compared with his current position, being the magistrate of Pi County means he has been promoted by one and a half levels; Chengdu is the capital of the country, and there are three full ranks between the military governor and the Chengdu magistrate!That is to say, what the Prime Minister said just now made him rise to three ranks in a row! "Humble, humble position... dare not..." "Try it." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. "What about Pi County?" Wang Lian interjected.

"Leave it to him as well." Zhuge Liang looked at the dumbfounded He Zhi and said. After more than a month on the road, He Zhi wondered if he heard it wrong. He almost doubted that when the car arrived in Chengdu, someone would tie him up and take him to the Tingwei Mansion for questioning.The first sin is not doing one's duty well, the second sin is listening to demons, maybe... Obesity is also a sin!Seeing Chengdu getting closer, watching the city gate being left behind by the wheels, watching the car drive straight to a rich gate, He Zhi's palms were covered with sweat. "It's here!" Wang Lian patted him.Zhuge Liang pointed the feather fan to the opposite side and said, "Go ahead and have a rest, and ask Jiang Wan to prepare the excerpts of the official documents that have been coming for many days for me to read." Looking along Bai Yu, there were three black official scripts hanging on the lintel: Prime Minister's Mansion.

Because he planned to meet Zhao Zhi, Zhuge Liang didn't go back to the mansion first.He knew that once he entered the majestic courtyard, saw his subordinates hurriedly walking in the corridor, saw officials waiting in groups of three or five by the cypress tree, and heard "Gongju... Juda! Miao, Jixiu... Hurry up! Run a few steps!" and then heard Jiang Wan's gentle voice: "These are from Mianzhu; so, they will be sent to Brazil; as for this, Nanjiang and Wenshan are still difficult to implement. Thirty-two memorials have been sent today, all of which are here..." Then he, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, will never leave.It's not that government affairs are haunting him, it's that he plunges into mountains and seas of papers.He even sat for more than ten hours in a row, from the morning of the previous day to the morning of the next day!The chariots and horses were ready outside, and Zhuge Liang stood on several sides, only to realize that his legs could hardly stand upright.

"Work hard!" He leaned in the car and thought with a smile. "Wen Yi accompanied Junsi to Tingwei," Zhuge Liang said again, "explain the matter of Junsi's exile in Jiangdong; Wen Wei and I will go to the prison to see." "Yes." The three answered in unison. Zhuge Liang soon saw Zhao Zhi, but what attracted his attention more than Zhao Zhi was that he saw a person in prison who should never be here: a girl in a bright red jacket, as hot as a flame, She is combing the most popular pony bun at the moment, and a very long jade hairpin is tied on her black and thick hair; a soft silk belt inlaid with eight treasures is tied around her waist, and a pair of knee-length suede boots make her look even more capable ,Lively.The girl held a page of paper, paced back and forth, and read aloud: "I used to associate with Cui Zhouping, and I often heard about my mistakes from him; later, I became friends with Xu Yuanzhi, and he often inspired and taught me. After I became an official in the court, Dong Youzai gave me advice, and he always knew everything. Hu Weidu also pointed out my shortcomings from time to time and advised me to change. Although I have limited talent and cannot fully accept their opinions, I have always been very grateful to these four people and got along very happily with each other. This also shows that, I will never be prejudiced against outspoken people..." This is the original copy of Zhuge Liang's "Yu Qun Xia Jiao"! "How is it? Is it good?" After reading, the girl asked the man in prison clothes with her eyes wide open. "Okay, okay!" The man replied.He was in his early thirties, with black hair casually tied on his shoulders, sitting leaning against the wall with one leg bent and the other straight, with his right hand resting on his knee, and with his left he was drawing a sand table with a piece of bulrush.Standing in Zhuge Liang's position, you can clearly see his extremely slender fingers with well-defined joints, and his clean nails show that he is a neat person; Point to things that Zhuge Liang can't see through. "It's beautiful..." Suddenly Fei Yi sighed. "Like it?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile when he heard that he praised the girl in red. "No, no!" Fei Yi coughed, and said with a sad face, "How dare you look at a female snitch?" At this moment, the girl took out a document from her bosom again, cleared her throat and read: "General Lai Min threatened the superior: "What merits do the newcomers have? Do you want to deprive me of my honor and give them to them?" If you can guide him with benevolence and righteousness and make him get rid of his bad habits, since you can't do it now, you can only write a letter to dismiss him, and make him think behind closed doors!" ""Dismiss Lai Minjiao"?" Fei Yi exclaimed in surprise, "The house was really stolen..." "Haha, Wen Wei doesn't know her?" Zhuge Liang asked. Fei Yi shook his head. "Alas..." Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly, stepped forward, and walked into the girl's sight.When she saw him, she jumped up suddenly, and in the jump, there was an indescribable intimacy; unfortunately, before Zhuge Liang caught her joy, the pretty face in front of her eyes immediately cooled down, and the girl stuffed the instruction into her arms , Said: "Dad is back?" "Just came back." Zhuge Liang smiled and opened the prison door. "I'm not leaving." The girl twisted her body. Zhuge Liang took her hand and said in a low voice, "I have business to do." "Isn't my business serious?" She pouted, "There is always someone who comes first!" Just as he had never been able to get angry with Shunying, Zhuge Liang was helpless with this girl.Fortunately, there was Fei Wenwei standing outside the door this time, Zhuge Liang beckoned and said, "Come in and help me, I want to talk to Zhao Zhi alone." The "female snitch" is the prime minister's only flesh and blood, the precious daughter that Zhuge Liang feared would melt in his mouth: fruit! Zhuge Guo is seventeen years old this year. "I'm not leaving!" Guo stomped his feet. "Prime Minister?" Fei Yi raised his eyebrows. Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Take her back to the house and watch her put the 'stolen goods' back." "Yes!" Fei Yi grinned, stepped forward and grabbed Guo's waist, and without a word, he carried this domineering "daughter" on his shoulder, like a sack!What an arrogant girl, after being carried on her shoulders, she is so light and soft, it can make nine out of ten men dream about it.Guo screamed, "Put me down... bastard! Damn it!" and kicked around in a hurry, but Fei Yi ignored him: at least the prime minister didn't stop him, on the contrary Zhuge Liang was watching with a smile, satisfied that he finally found a The nemesis of fruit and fruit: anyway, you won't be injured... It's a pity that Shunying didn't see this scene. Fei Yi carried the fruit away in strides, until the girl's screams faded away, Zhuge Liang smiled and sat down opposite Zhao Zhi. "I finally met you." Zhao Zhi stroked the sand table and spoke first. In the sand table, a person is drawn walking up the mountain. "Don't give Guo a dream." Zhuge Liang said seriously. "Is this the dream of a rich lady?" Zhao Zhi smiled lightly, grabbed the divination grass and split the person in the plate into two. "I want to tell you..." He leaned forward and whispered softly, almost into Zhuge Liang's ear, "It's Zhu Bao's dream!" Zhu Bao? !Zhuge Liang was shocked, as if he had been hit by a huge boulder falling from a height, so that a painful expression appeared on his face. "Remember?" Zhao Zhi asked playfully. Zhuge Liangliang nodded.He remembered three young men surnamed Chang, with the same honest and honest faces, they were the sons of Yizhou's regular housekeepers.Seeing Zhuge Liang, the three of them stopped walking from a long distance, bowed their heads and said, "Prime Minister..." politely and respectfully.However, the three of them were beheaded by Zhuge Liang on the same day!The ghost head ax fell, and three bewildered and sad heads fell along with it. The executioner picked them up by the hair, and asked Zhuge Liang, "Prime Minister, do you want to show your head to the public?" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "No, directly." Send it to Zhu Bao, the prefect, and move the fourth brother of Chang Fang to Yue's house." "Wrong killing?" Zhao Zhiyi asked with a smile, in a low voice. "No." Zhuge Liang replied quickly. Zhao Zhi originally thought that he was trying to dodge the quick answer, but when he saw Zhuge Liang's eyes, he was stunned: he had never seen such firm and bright eyes, the person in front of him knew that he was burdened with a heavy sin, but he never wanted to correct it. He's... without hesitation. "The purpose of killing the three sons of the Chang family is to appease Zhu Bao," Zhuge Liang said.The sound of flying horses spread to Chengdu that night, and Suxuan was filled with blood.The situation is turbulent, and both South China and China are against each other.Yizhou, who was working as a housekeeper, realized that Zhu Bao had something wrong with him, so he interrogated and executed his cronies.Zhu Bao became furious and attacked and killed Chang Fang. He accused Chang Fang of treason and asked the court to kill him.Although he knew the truth in his heart, Zhuge Liang chose to abandon the Chang family, considering that the country had suffered a new massacre, and there were many different things, and it was impossible to allocate troops to pacify the south. "When I decided to do this, Xiang Lang firmly opposed it. He always knew etiquette, and for the first time he spoke to me in a reproachful tone. Xiang Lang said: 'A gentleman will not kill the good to please the wicked.' This sentence...is very important. Ah." He looked at Zhao Zhi with a smile, "Guess how I reply to him?" Zhao Zhi's heart tightened. "I said: I want to use the three heads of the Chang family to exchange the country for a year of peace. On the day the rebellion is put down, I will personally pay homage to the Chang Fang family. No matter how serious the crime is, Liang will bear it all. Then I will give each of the three names Draw a circle..." Zhuge Liang stretched out his right index finger and twirled lightly, "I said: chop." To Zhao Zhi's ears, the word "cut" was like a deep black star, which was so hard that it hurt him. Zhao Zhi rubbed his hands together, suddenly looked up and laughed. "One year of peace? Zhuge Liang's idea is too beautiful, haha!" He pointed to the sand table and said, "Did you see it? This is Zhu Bao's dream last night." Zhuge Liang was surprised: "Is he in Chengdu?" "Yes, he specially invited me to fortune-tell my future. As soon as he came, he had a dream of 'going up the mountain'." Zhao Zhi's lips curled up in a strange arc, as if he was smiling, "I still haven't told him that this dream is a dream. Bad omen." "Fierce? How fierce?" "It's fierce!" Zhao Zhi clapped his hands and laughed, "It's so fierce that he will raise the flag of rebellion as soon as he hears my explanation. It's...five months since you killed the third son of the Chang family, right? You made him hesitate five months, and I'll make him up overnight." determination to rebel. Because my lips, what I say are all arranged by God.Zhao Zhi thought reservedly, staring at Zhuge Liang reservedly.Since ten years ago, he has been paying attention to this man known as "Fulong" in the world. At first, he was expecting and admiring, but later, his thoughts gradually turned into suspicion and struggle. "Each star has its own position, and no one can change it." Zhao Zhi smiled, "It's so stupid to want to use your hands to manipulate the stars like you!" Being ridiculed, provoked and ridiculed so directly, Zhuge Liang didn't get angry, just treat Zhao Zhi as a person from another world, he thought lightly, all he had to do was to pull him into this world and...use him. "Take advantage of Providence"—what a terrible idea!But for Zhuge Liang, it was as natural as eating when hungry and drinking water when thirsty.He got up and said, "I'll let you go out and arrange for you to live in Chengdu. Since you are a dream-occupier, you can still occupy your dreams, but please promise me one thing." "What?" Zhao Zhi asked happily. "Zhu Bao's dream can be solved better. I need time," Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Cheat him, even cheat him, give me one year." Zhao Zhi burst out laughing, but didn't speak. "You underestimate me too much," thought the dreamer, "so, you have to pay a price." On the second day, Zhu Bao followed Zhuge Liang to meet Zhao Zhi. Zhao Zhi has already taken off his prison clothes and moved to live in an ordinary small courtyard.Seeing Zhuge Liang, his heart moved, he stopped his hand watering the flowers, and called out to Zhu Bao loudly, "Lord Zhu, come this way!" Go forward and walk to Zhao Zhi's side.He couldn't wait to understand the meaning of the dream so that he could find his best home in the chaotic situation. "I dreamed that I was walking up the mountain..." Zhu Bao repeated. Zhuge Liang followed up with his hands behind his back. "Walking up the mountain? Isn't it rising every step of the way? It is in line with the court's trust in Zhu Taishou." He said with a smile, as if hearing this dream for the first time and meeting Zhao Zhi for the first time. "What do Mr. Zhao think?" He asked again. "Fierce." Zhao Zhi said word by word, "Very fierce." Zhu Bao trembled violently, clenched his hands tightly, and his brows, which were smiling just now, were instantly full of embarrassment.Even Zhuge Liang was somewhat uneasy. "How could it be fierce?" Zhuge Liang gave him a chance to make amends, "Sir, do the math again?" "Why do you need to count again?" Zhao Zhi looked up and smiled, "Three-year-old children can also understand this character." He raised his toes and drew a few strokes on the ground. "People", said nonchalantly, "Look! Isn't it the word 'fierce' for people facing the mountain? It couldn't be more obvious. At a high place, some people are dissatisfied with Master Zhu, you are arrogant and domineering. If you don't think about yourself, the disaster will soon be over. Coming to the door." Every sentence is like a drum beating heavily on Zhuge Liang's chest!This is clearly...inciting Zhu Bao to rebel. How dare this man incite the prefect of Shu Han to rebel in front of the prime minister of Shu Han!Sweat dripped down Zhu Bao's face one after another, and he looked at Zhuge Liang with trepidation. Although he still saw the prime minister's friendly smile, it made him even more uneasy.Zhao Zhi's so-called "dissatisfaction" in "high places", could it be...? "It's harder than climbing to the sky to hear good things from the dream hunter." Zhuge Liang asked with a smile, "Does Zhu Taishou believe what Zhao Zhi said?" "No, no," Zhu Bao wiped his sweat, smiling uglier than crying, "It's just, uh, just a whim, um, just a whim!" "That is the luck of the country, and also the luck of the prefect." Zhuge Liang said meaningfully, and glanced at Zhao Zhi. "What?" Zhao Zhi avoided Zhu Bao, and said in a triumphant tone, "Do you want to punish those who tell the truth?" "No." Zhuge Liang smiled coldly, "We'll talk later." "Waiting for what?" Zhuge Liang answered Zhao Zhi's question only after sending Zhu Bao away. "Wait to see if he rebels." "Haha!" Zhao Zhi laughed loudly and took Zhuge Liang's arm, "Yes, I will!" "Maybe when the time comes..." Zhuge Liang frowned, took his hand out of Zhao Zhi's hand, and said in a low voice, "I will send you to the execution platform. I really want to know, are dream hunters afraid of death?" "Not afraid." "why?" "If you kill me, you will lose." Zhao Zhi said with a smile.