Xin Er has read little, and he also knows the stories of Han Xin and An Lushan, and after listening to Zhang Gui's words, it was similar to Han and An's words before his execution, and he was curious, and he was about to ask his name; The military marquis who was a foot soldier laughed and said mockingly: "It's just a slave of the Zhang family, a blind and lame rat, a prisoner under the stairs, and a prisoner waiting to die, and he is not ashamed to say that he has not defiled the word 'Yingjie'!" ”

Zhang Gui broke away from the hand of the armor guard, bowed to Xin Er and said: "Ming Gong Linjun, hey Ran is not winged, once excited, first punish the talent, the turtle steals that Chu Zhuang does not take!" Although the turtle is blind, Qiu Ming wrote "Chinese"; The turtle behaved badly, and Sun Bin dominated Qi. to cut off his right arm and assassinate Qingji; Baili is a slave of the dead country, and Mu Gong is eager for it. Ming Gong doesn't want the county to be governed? If you want to rule the county, can you use a knife and axe? ”

"Hey Ran No Wings" Yunyun, from "Han Feizi", tells the story of King Chuzhuang's three years of silence, so there is a saying "Chuzhuang does not take" behind him.

After these words, quoting the scriptures, the military marquis didn't understand it halfway, and only slightly felt that this person didn't seem to be bluffing, like a real level, and looked at Xin Er hesitantly, waiting for his instructions.

Xin Er remembered who this person was, and said in his heart: "I heard that the soldier who monitored the Zhang family said that before Zhang Jin sent people north to Huzhong, he summoned a cripple to see him, and it was this cripple who later came to Shi Liang's house, so I think it was this person." said that his name was Zhang Gui. Shicai is in Zhang's house, he comes out after Zhang Jin, and he must be Zhang Jin's henchman; At this time, it is not bad.

"It's just anything else, it's a bit interesting to compare the months of silence I have been in the county to King Chuzhuang. Give him a try. ”

Xin Er asked him with great interest: "If you don't rule the county with a sword and axe, what do you think should be used to govern the county?" "Xindao," if you answer nonsense such as rule by virtue and etiquette, I will turn around and leave. ”

Zhang Gu replied: "Governing the country is the foundation, and the same is true for governing the county. ”

"Oh? In terms of the county, what is 'this'? ”

"The foundation of the country and the county is much the same." People can do something, and then they can do something'. This is the 'Ben' also. ”

The marquis and the surrounding soldiers were inexplicable, and they didn't know what he was talking about.

Xin Er didn't understand either, and thought, "So it's mysterious." ”

With a smile, he was about to leave, and before he took a step, his heart suddenly moved, and he remembered the words "Wangbai is empty".

The original meaning of "looking at the vacuum" should be from a high position, which he has not been thinking about for a long time.

"People don't do something, and then they do something", from the perspective of politics, it seems to mean the same thing?

Xin Er stopped and fell into deep thought.

"Not for" and "for" can be understood as the relationship between "giving" and "taking".

Not for giving, for taking.

Human energy is limited, and no one can do everything by themselves.

Then, for the aspirant, it is necessary to choose between the big and the small, and give up the small things; Then you can concentrate and focus on the big things. In this way, we can make a difference.

If everything is too big or small, everything must be done personally, just like Xin Er before, he will inevitably fall into a busy situation and achieve nothing.

Xin Er stopped for a moment, paced in front of Zhang Gui, and asked, "What is 'not for' and what is 'for'?" ”

Zhang Gu refused to say anything, and said: "The way of 'for' and 'not for' is big and deep, and it can't be said in three words. ”

Xin Er laughed, and said in his heart: "What's 'big and deep', this slippery guy is nothing more than throwing a bait, trying to lure me to forgive his sins first." It's a pity that I have already told Linghu Feng about this case, you are the criminal, and the letter is in your handwriting, and I can't let you go privately. "It's a pity.

The policy of what should be used to govern has been troubled for many days.

After hesitating for a moment, I still wanted to hear what Zhang Gui's "doing" opinion was.

Xin Er thought: "If he is deported into the capital, he will definitely die." Can I save his life? He also thought, "He is a key witness in this case, and he can't let it go." I plead for him as above,...... Will it make the fox unhappy? ”

Zhang Turtle bowed to the ground, not knowing whether his death-defying fight was useless, and he didn't know if Xin Er would forgive him of his sins, and he was uneasy.

Xin Er's thoughts fluctuated in his mind, and he thought: "I have been in Jiankang for more than two months, and I have not been able to do anything, because I have just arrived and I am not familiar with the local situation before, but after studying my heart, I have not been worried about Xiao Jia's slander, and I am worried that Linghu Feng will suspect me;

"Half a month ago, I felt something in my heart and asked how Ugly and Xiaoxiao, like a person walking with a tiger, can protect themselves? A little word can feed it; Ah Chou said that if it is better to cut wood for spears, hold stones for soldiers, and make color intimidation, then although the tiger is fierce, he will not dare to harm. Ugly woman, still has such knowledge, am I not as good as her?

"In the current troubled times, the authority is weak, the upper and lower levels are disorderly, and the politics are chaotic, whether it is Hufeng's uncle and nephew, the Tang people's scholars and the Huyi chieftains, they are all strong and strong, and the big fish eat the small fish. I've figured it out these days, if you want to live in peace and make people dare not infringe, you have to be strong. blindly shrinks his hands and feet, and can't stop the knives stabbed by others. ”

The decision was made.

Although Jia Zhen is uneasy about slandering in the court and afraid of Linghu Feng's meanness and unkindness, the more this is the case, the more he should not blindly compromise and seek perfection.

Fu Qiao's experience is proof, he is low enough to be small, right? The result? Let the fox be at the mercy of the will.

The phrase "do something, don't do something" can also be used here.

It's okay to be cautious, but you can't do nothing.

This Zhang Gu seems to be a little capable, but there is a risk of angering Ling Hu Feng, and he has to try to save him, if he can save him, maybe he can become an assistant in the future.

Xin Er had an opinion, and said in his heart: "I will send a letter to Linghu Feng, saying that this is a poor waste person, and I will intercede for him." said, "You are the key criminal in this case, and I can't let you go." When you see the Lord, whatever the Lord asks you, you answer truthfully. ”

Huang Rong transferred another car, and Zhang Gui was thrown into the car in despair.

There are many light heroes and swordsmen raised by the Zhang family, and only a few of them have heads and faces to show them their homes, and the rest are all in the dock fort outside his county, acting as a force to protect the dock fort from being looted by Hu Yi and thieves.

In order to prevent these outlaws from robbing prisoner cars, Xin Er transferred 50 armor cavalry and 200 armor soldiers to escort Zhang Jin's father and son and Zhang Gui; Interested in promoting Zhang Jingwei and Xiang Kui, the captives of Tutu and Hequ were about to be incorporated into the internal migration, Zhang Jingwei couldn't leave, and used Xiang Kui as a messenger.

All kinds of matters can be completed in half a day; That night, Zhang Jin and his son, Zhang Gui spent the night in the barracks, and the next day, Xiang Kuizhi entered the capital.

The Zhang family's father and son colluded with Lu Shuihu and plotted to cause chaos, and through Zhang Gui's mouth, it spread all over the county, and within a few days, the whole county knew about it.

In other words, if the Zhang family's "chaos" comes from the mouth of Xin'er, there may be people in the county who are suspicious, but if it comes from the mouth of Zhang Gui, it will be different. Who is Zhang Gui? After a little inquiry, I learned that this person was a distant branch of the Zhang family and a close confidant of Zhang Jin.

Not two days later, it spread in the county again, saying that Zhang Gui's eyes were so squinting and his legs were lame, it was because of the Zhang family, and Zhang Gui cared about the clan friendship, not only willing to suffer, but also did his best to be a guest for the Zhang family, which can not be described as a loyal person.

The unearthing of this old account has further increased the credibility of the content of Zhang Gui's report.

As for the matter of "disability due to the Zhang family", it was Zhang Gui's wife who broke out.

After knowing that Zhang Gui was involved by Zhang Jin and was arrested and sent to the capital, his wife cried a lot, fainted and woke up, hated the Zhang family deeply, and said to her two sons: "Your father's future and life are in the hands of the Zhang family, you two must remember it firmly!" ”

The second son is still young and can't avenge his father, and Zhang Gui's wife's original intention is to wait for the future to wait for the son to grow up and then take revenge; Unexpectedly, I heard someone in the county, and passed on the remarks of some people in the county, and actually said that Zhang Gui was a traitor.

Zhang's wife couldn't bear it, and said to the second son: "Your father is a loyal and righteous man, I can't let him be tired by the Zhang family in life and die with a bad reputation!" So he sold the jewelry, set up a wine banquet, and invited Zhang Gui's relatives, his mother's family, and the neighbors of the township party; Halfway through drinking, she told everyone in front of everyone about Zhang Gui's disability and Zhang Gui's loyalty to the Zhang family.

When everyone heard this, they all sighed.

They all say: The righteous men of the past are no longer seen today!

The words criticizing Zhang Gu in the county suddenly stopped, and instead they praised Zhang Gui, saying that he was loyal and unparalleled, so those who reported the Zhang family were not betraying the master, but out of loyalty to the imperial court, which was the real "great loyalty".

The people of the three counties are boiling with discussions. The Zhang family's prestige plummeted.

Xin Er didn't know about Zhang Gui's disability and this past, and after Huang Rong learned about it, he sighed and said: "I should go to the master of the book again, prepare this situation, and protect a righteous person for Jiankang." He wrote another letter to Linghu Feng, and after writing it, he said in his heart, "I am worried that the last letter is not enough to exonerate Zhang Gui, and with his past, it should be enough." ”

After the letter was written, Huang Rong was instructed to send someone to send Gu Yin urgently.

Huang Rong promised, finished this errand, turned back to the court, and said: "Ming Gong, and the two captured Hu Lu of the Qu and Tutu departments have been escorted to the pasture, and according to the order of Ming Gong, Jing Wei began to disrupt and reorganize them; If so, how to deal with it? ”

The Zhang family is the first-class scholar family in Longzhou, firstly, it is powerful, and secondly, it is related to the next national policy after Linghu Feng collects Hu, which is to order Hufeng to ask Xin Er to deliver Zhang Jin and his son to the capital, and he personally sends it.

There are not more than 100 Hu chiefs like Ba Ruo Neng, but there are dozens in Dingxi, but Ling Hu Feng doesn't look at it, because he only asks Xin Er to deal with it according to the situation.

"As the case may be" means no more than two things.

If you feel that you can control Hu Mu in the drainage department, then kill it.

If you still have to rely on Hu Mu who can master the canal for the time being, then you won't kill it.

Xin Er consulted Huang Rong, Zhang Jingwei, Koji Jing and others, and they all thought that it was best not to kill.

Xin Er pondered for two days and accepted their opinions.

At this time, seeing Huang Rong asking, he said: "As Qing and others said, 'killing and surrendering is ominous', if you can surrender, if you kill him, I am afraid that you will fall into the prestige of the country, which is not conducive to appeasing Liuyi; ”

Huang Rong said: "Yes, Ming Gong has a vision. ”

Xin Er groaned and said: "Jingwei wrote yesterday and suggested that I order two departments, Lugen and Lelie, each send their children into the county as hostages, and 'three fall out of one', and also make the internal migration. Jing Huan, what do you think? ”

"Rong thinks it can be implemented."

"Okay, then you will draft the proclamation, and the herald and the two parts of Lugen and Lelie."

Linghu was ordered to "draw one out of five", not counting Hu Mu, who migrated with Lugen and Lelie, but also Qu and Tutu, which had far exceeded this amount. Just wait for Zhang Jingwei to register the number and number of Hu Luo who have migrated inward, and Xin Er can report to Linghu Feng.

Thinking of this, Xin Er felt a little relaxed.

Huang Rong responded: "Yes." He peeped at him and said in a slur manner, "Ming Gong, Zhang Dao will collude with his father Hu Lu, and he deserves death!" Shi Gong Cao attached to the Zhang family, and dared to bully the king, should he also be severely punished? ”

After Zhang Jin was arrested, Shi Liang was frightened and forced to have no choice but to use his wife's words, saying that his brother-in-law had heard the wrong news in Huzhong. The officials of the county government may have believed. Huang Rong knew the inside story well, but he knew that he was "rebellious" against Zhang Jin.

However, after a long time, Shi Liang did not see Xin Er's punishment, and Huang Rong did not know Xin Er's intentions, so he proposed this stubble and made an inquiry.

Xin Er glanced at Huang Rong and said in his heart: "I haven't been supervising the post for a few days, does Lao Huang want to be promoted again?" ”

Destroy the canal, break the map, win the two counties, and capture Zhang Jin's father and son, and it is enough to stand up. Shi Liang is just a small shrimp, and he can't kill enough buffs.

If you want to come, you should not stay. There is a stain on his body, and when he is used again, it is expected that he will be pointing to the east and the east, and everything will follow.

And that Shi Liang, when he coaxed himself that day, he was ashamed, and he was not a conscienceless.

Xin Er smiled and said: "Gong Cao and the main book, are the two heads of the county government, the main book has been guilty, and Gong Cao should not be guilty again." Jing Huan, the main book is vacant, I want to remove you, are you willing? ”

Huang Rong was a little disappointed, although the main book was noble, it was not as good as Gong Cao to control the personnel, he originally thought that if Shi Liang was punished, Gong Cao's position belonged to him, but since Xin Er wanted to let Shi Liang go, he had nothing to do, so he bowed down and said: "Dare to serve Ming Gong!" ”

Even if Xiang Kui has been away from the county for four or five days, I don't know if the road is safe and where he has arrived?

Walk to the door of the hall and look to the east.

Xiang Kui escorted Zhang Jin and his son, just past Wulan in Zhangye County, and Delete Dan was in sight.

This area has abundant rain, abundant pastures, and there are several large grasslands in Longzhou.

After passing the pasture, go east for one or two hundred miles, that is, to the royal capital.

In late spring and early summer, the temperature was getting higher, and Xiang Kui wiped his sweat and saw a burst of dust on the official road in front of him.

The cavalry in front turned back and said, "It's Zhangye's garrison, who has returned from the grassland in the north." ”

In a short time, hundreds of cavalry galloped past and headed west.

Xiang Kui knew that this must be Zhangye's Yin Taishou obeying the orders of the fox and cooperating with Xin Er to use troops, and the soldiers and horses deployed at the border of Zhangye and Jiankang County. Now that the soldiers are victorious, there is no need for these soldiers and horses to continue patrolling, because they are returning to the barracks.

Avoid the road, wait for this cavalry to pass, and continue to escort Xiang Kui to the capital.

Where the cavalry came, on the grassland to the north, about a hundred and ten miles away from Xiangkui, there were two Hu men who went in the same direction as him.

The two Hu men probably had been in the wild for too long, gray-headed, dirty, and dirty, and the horses they were riding had not been brushed for a long time, and the horse's belly and body were covered with mud.

The two of them were sneaky, and when they met people, they avoided from afar, and traveled thirty or twenty miles to a Hu Mu's settlement.

Hu Mu, who lives here, has a different hairstyle from Lu Shuihu.

Lu Shuihu's hairstyle is mostly to shave off part of the hair and tie the rest into one or more braids; And here Hu Mu shaved off the middle hair, braided the surrounding into small braids, and some did not shave their hair, only braided their hair into many thin braids and draped them over their shoulders.

The reason for the difference in hairstyles is the difference in family origin.

This beard is the most famous bald department among the Xianbei tribes in Beishan.

The tribesmen spotted the two sneaky outsiders and reported them to their superiors.

More than ten horses galloped over, led by a young man in his twenties, with a strong figure, with the fair skin of a Xianbei person, a clean face, and a pair of eyes that were very bright. He walked around the two men a few times and asked, "What are you two doing?" ”

The two men replied, "We have come from Jiankang and have been ordered to see your minister. ”

"On whose orders?"

"And the second son of the big rate."

The young man asked, "Yuanguang?" ”

"Yes."

"What did you call you here?"

"It's a matter of confidentiality, and you must be honest with your ministry in person."

One of the riders said, "Don't you recognize?" This is the son of my department, so if you have something to say, you can say it. ”

The young man's name was Bald Boye, the youngest son of the Bald Chieftain.

When the two men heard this, they said, "This is not the place to speak. ”

"If you don't say anything, I'll leave." The bald man commanded left and right, "Get them out." "Pretend to be a horse and leave.

Helpless, the two had no choice but to say: "What is the Tang people's court engaged in 'collecting Hu and setting up a city', to cut off our foundation and enslave us, my master is determined to raise troops to resist, and has contacted my Lu Shuihu's various departments, and everyone is vying to obey each other; ”

After hearing this, the bald man looked at them with pity, and asked the knights around him, "I'm afraid they're not two fools?" ”

The knights laughed.

The bald man beat the horse and turned away, dropping a sentence: "Kill it!" The head was sent to Jiankang. ”

Poor Yuanguang's two messengers, because they couldn't find the opportunity to enter Zhangye, hid in Tibet for more than half a month, and finally disappeared from the Luo cavalry along the line, and worked hard to get to the Xianbei bald department, but they didn't know the vicissitudes of life, and the world had changed outside, and they gave away two small lives in vain.

Five days later, Xiang Kui arrived at the royal capital of Guyin.

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