Chapter Twenty-Six: Confusion
"In the place under the jurisdiction of the county, some people are greedy for money and bend the law, and disregard people's lives, I don't know if it is a major political event in the court. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Chonghua looked at Tian He with a smile.
"Oh?" Tian He narrowed his eyes, "There is such a thing?" ”
"A few days ago, I was wandering in the lower market, and I happened to bump into a woman kidnapping a child, and then I heard that this was to sacrifice to the god of water, I don't know if the county guard knows about it?"
"If it is a matter of sacrifice, the official naturally knows about it. Tian He stroked his beard and nodded, "This Jiangcheng is flooded frequently, and there must be a waterlogging disaster at the end of spring and early summer every year, so the former county guard specially asked Da Sima for witch blessing in order to appease the people's hearts, and this matter was also approved by King Zhao." ”
When Chonghua heard this, he smiled secretly in his heart, this old fox was clean,
"Naturally, the witch blessing method is correct, but the problem lies in this sacrifice. ”
"What's wrong with the sacrifice?" Tian He pretended to be puzzled.
"In the past, sacrifices were all witch blessings, killing sheep to sacrifice, but now they have been replaced by sacrificing children, so is it not a matter of carelessness for human life?"
"Is this really the case?" Tian He made a look of surprise, and then said vaguely: "This witch wish acts at the mercy of heaven, and it is difficult to judge the merits of our mortal opinions. ”
Chonghua couldn't help laughing: "The county guard is wrong with this, although it is to obey the will of heaven, it also has to take into account the will of the people, and the people's hearts are back, if it goes on like this for a long time, even if the water is alleviated, this person's suffering is not far away." ”
"Childe is alarmist, this witch blessing practice has been around for a long time, how can it cause trouble now?"
"It's just that the water has become an abyss, when it comes to governing the world, adults can be more than Hua, so why ask knowingly?"
Tian He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I don't know what the son plans to do?"
"Me?" Chonghua laughed and said, "The county guard is joking, Chonghua is a mere Qinguo proton, how can he take on this heavy responsibility?"
"That son means that the old man will come forward and cancel the sacrifice?"
"Not really. Chonghua looked at Tian He and said quietly: "The county guard originally didn't know that Wu Zhu was doing anything by borrowing the law, if he suddenly canceled the sacrifice for no reason, wouldn't it damage the reputation of the county guard, and besides, even if he said the reason, the people may not understand, it doesn't matter to them, as long as it is not their own children, most of the people's hearts are still numb." ”
Tian He unconsciously put away his smile and began to rethink the Chonghua in front of him, when he first came to Zhaoguo, he heard about this Qinguo proton name, idle, debauched, because of the death of his daughter, he almost killed him, but afterwards he felt that something was wrong, so he temporarily spared him, never thought that he would take the initiative to come to the door today, and all he said was about Zhaoguo, I am afraid that the purpose is not here. So he softened his voice and said:
"I don't know what Childe thinks?"
"Takami didn't dare. Chonghua said with a smile: "It's just that you need to borrow the seal of the county guard." ”
"Borrow the official seal?" Tian He was stunned, and then sneered: "Childe is so angry." ”
"Hahaha. Chonghua looked at Tian He, "It's not that I want to borrow it, Chonghua is just idle and running errands for others." ”
Tian He couldn't help frowning: "Who is the person who borrowed it?"
"Da Sima's son, Long Wu. ”
Tian He was stunned again, and said for a long time: "Since it is the son of Da Sima who wants to take care of it, wouldn't it be more appropriate to directly ask Da Sima for the official seal?"
"Do you really want the big Sima to come forward?" Chonghua looked at Tian He with a smile.
Tian He looked at Chonghua silently, but his heart gradually became heavy.
"In fact, there is no need to say more, Lord Tian naturally knows that it is powerful, if Da Sima directly intervenes in this matter, it will probably be offset by merit afterwards, the merit is to eliminate harm for the people, and the rule is not strict, and in terms of the county guard, it is either colluding with the same stream or dereliction of duty, any of these two is a felony, let alone offending Tianwei at that time, even if Da Sima wants to protect you, he can't. ”
"Then why is it up to the eldest son of Sima to do it?"
"It's not up to the eldest son of Sima to do it. Chonghua smiled faintly: "It was the county guard who instructed the eldest Sima Gongzi to do it." ”
Seeing that Tian He was silent, Chonghua laughed loudly and said bluntly: "Since it is the son of the great Sima who came forward and did it, the adults will work hard to eliminate the harm for the people, and the big Sima has the reputation of a tiger father without a dog, and everyone is happy; ”
"Childe is a good plan. Tian He couldn't help laughing: "I never thought that the prince of Qinguo would do his best for this Zhao country." ”
Chonghua only smiled silently, thinking that this old fox finally couldn't hold his breath anymore.
"The fact of borrowing a seal is a big deal, and Mr. Rong will reply after thinking about it. ”
"There are three days left before the sacrifice, I wonder how long you plan to think about it?"
Tian He glanced at Chonghua and thought for a moment: "If you come over tomorrow afternoon, I will have my own answer." ”
"Well, Chonghua will beat the drum again. ”
Tian He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, "Gongzi really deserves his name, but he will be punished with a rod for ignoring the court." ”
"It's just an expedient measure, if it weren't for that, how would the adults be willing to see me, I'm afraid that I can't wait to get rid of Chonghua in my heart. ”
Tian He pretended to be surprised and said, "Why did Childe say this?"
Chonghua saw that he was pretending to be real, and smiled in his heart, acting, right, then play with you.
"My lord, I know why Chonghua came to Zhaoguo. ”
"Naturally, it is an alliance with Qinzhao. ”
"That's one of them. Chonghua's eyes shrank slightly, and he went straight to the topic: "Don't adults remember their daughter, who is the Weiliang of my Qinguo." ”
Tian He's heart ached when he heard this, and he held back the sadness and hatred in his eyes and said calmly: "Naturally, I remember that my daughter Fubo died of a violent illness during the king's hunting. ”
If the adults think so, Chonghua advises the adults to mourn and say goodbye. Said Chonghua made a gesture and got up to leave.
"Wait. Tian He called out to him, "This is the notice of the king of Qin to the world, but the old man is not very confused. ”
Chonghua stopped, turned to stare at Tian He and said, "I'm afraid that the adult's confusion is not only this, I think the adult has also heard about another way of dying for Weiliangren." ”
"Yes. Tian He instantly sank his face and said, "Your mother concubine was secretly poisoned." ”
"So, the Lord sent someone to follow me?"
"You found out?"
Chonghua nodded, and smiled helplessly: "Since I came to Zhaoguo, there are countless people who have followed me, and the purpose is to put me to death, only you, my lord, are just tracking, but there is no progress, why is this?"
"Because I know I'm with the wrong person. Tian He said lightly.
Chonghua was stunned for a moment, and then said in confusion: "Why did your lord say this? ”
"Not exactly. Tian He couldn't help but sigh lightly: "At the beginning, I was also blinded by words, I heard that your mother was originally very favored for a while, until my daughter entered the palace and was named a beloved, King Qin began to empathize with other loves, so I thought that the death of my daughter was nothing more than the harem competition for favor, and she died unexpectedly." At that time, he wanted to avenge his daughter, so he sent a killer to lurk outside your house, just waiting for you to kill you one day if you were careless. ”
Chonghua smiled: "Then why did you change your mind later?"
"After the incident, I sent people to investigate many times, but the more I investigated, the more I felt that something was wrong. ”
"How?"
"It's also to blame that I was blinded by grief at that time, and forgot that my daughter was proficient in pharmacology, if I could be drugged under my daughter's nose without being discovered, it would be almost impossible, unless the way of medicine is above my daughter, I sent someone to ask your mother's maid before her death, and the answer is no. ”
Chonghua's heart lit up, and he secretly praised himself, but he said: "I won't, what if someone teaches me?"
Tian He looked at him strangely, thinking that how could a son guess his mother like this, so he paused and said: "It's possible, but the probability is too small, and I ruled it out later." ”
Chonghua didn't expect Tian He to say this, and couldn't help but wonder: "Then excluding him from killing, don't you agree with what King Qin said to the world, Wei Liangren died of a violent illness on the way?"
"Of course not. Tian He's face instantly gloomy, "Although my daughter is proficient in medical science, there is a fatal weakness that she herself cannot save herself through medical medicine." ”
"What is it?"
"Asthma. Tian He said in a deep voice: "She can't touch pollen." ”
Chonghua was stunned, "Is it all pollen?"
"It's going to have an impact, but it's not going to be serious. Tian He paused, as if trying to restrain himself, "But there is one thing that must not be touched, and that is sage." ”
"Sage?" Chonghua repeated, "there doesn't seem to be such grass in the palace. ”
"The climate and geology of Qinguo are not suitable for this grass, so I didn't pay much attention to it when I went to Qin, and I thought that my daughter was the same. ”
"How could an adult think that the Weiliang people were exposed to the pollen of sage and triggered acute asthma?"
"I've surveyed the routes to be taken for hunting, and there's a large sage meadow at the fork in the road not far from the palace gate. ”
"But didn't the adults say that the diligent land is not suitable for the growth of this grass?"
"Of course not. Tian He said coldly: "That piece of land had already withered when I went, obviously someone deliberately did it at that time, and I don't know what means were used to make the pollen spread and directly kill my daughter." ”
"Since someone deliberately arranged it, why would my lord rule out the suspicion of my mother's concubine?"
"That's right, I was suspicious of your mother at first. Tian He frowned and said: "Later, I asked someone to find my daughter's personal maid Xiaohuan, the child has followed my daughter since she was a child, and she is very familiar with all her daily life, but as a result, no one can find it." ”
"Can't find it?"
"Yes, only to get the news that she disappeared the day after your mother's death?"
Chonghua only understood a little at this moment: "So do you think that this Xiaohuan may have mentioned to someone that Wei Liang was allergic to sage, and was killed afterwards?"
Tian He sneered: "I don't know if I didn't mean to mention it, or if I have already colluded with others, but since it disappeared the next day after your mother's death, then this matter is not so simple, or rather, your mother's concubine is just a scapegoat." ”