Chapter Ninety-Four: To Be a Man or to Be a Dog
"As long as Gongzi can promise to protect the military and civilians of Guazhou, don't say one thing, even if there are tens of thousands of things, he will never give up!" Xia Houjin said and tears slipped down involuntarily.
"Enough! Anyone can say this big thing! ”
Liu Yu didn't eat this set, but became more and more uncomfortable, and since he was a child, he has seen a lot of this kind of yang and yin face in the palace - who is not a loyal minister on the surface?
Said coldly, "Stand up first!" It's a shame that you're still a general, and your knees are so soft! ”
"Childe forgives sins......"
Although Xiahou Jin didn't know where this person was sacred, he also knew that only this person could save the soldiers and civilians of Guazhou, so he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only stand up, his face had gradually regained his calm, his dark and purple face trembled, and he bowed down and said, "I hope the prince will make it clear!" ”
"Xiahou Jin," Liu Yu asked Xiahou Jin with a cold face, "Are you guilty!" ”
"I ......" Xiahou Jin's body trembled, he didn't expect Liu Yu to suddenly ask himself like this, he couldn't help but look up at Liu Yu, and replied, "The official sent by the imperial court was killed in the post house, it was my dereliction of duty, and I deserved death!" ”
"Definitely! It's not that you deserve to die! Liu Yu suddenly changed color and said sharply, "You are just a small Guazhou general, but you dare to put Guazhou Taishou under house arrest without authorization, do things that are overstepping your bounds, and dare to say in front of me that you are considerate of the army and the people, and you are not innocent!" ”
"Childe's words are bad!" Xiahou Jin lowered his heart and said in protest, his eyes were blazing, which made Liu Yu and his party in the prison startled, "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband!" Although I am a small general, I dare not speak presumptuously about the country's major policies, but I also understand the truth that ministers and generals should stand up and repay the country with death when the country is in danger! I understand this truth, more than 10,000 soldiers in Guazhou understand it, and the people in the city also understand it! But only the dignified Guazhou is too guarded by Lord Yu Yao and doesn't understand! At the moment of the great enemy, in order to reassure the army, I have no choice but to put him under house arrest and surveillance! If this is a sin, then I have no regrets! ”
Liu Yu was stunned by his generous statement, and he was speechless for a while, feeling as if his heart had suddenly sunk from the sky, and the words "loyal to the monarch and patriotism" flashed like lightning, which made his heart ache for a while: such a character, or such a "madman", he didn't find out until now!
Liu Yu pondered for a moment and asked Li Zhi on the side, "Now that the eunuch sent by the imperial court has been killed, how will this person be dealt with according to the law?" ”
"Ling Chi!" Li Zhi blurted out his debut without thinking.
"Ling Chi again?" Liu Yu remembered that he was interrogated in the hall a few days ago, when Xiahou Jin asked the master how to deal with him, the master also said "Ling Chi", and today, although he was separated by the cage, it seemed that he was interrogating Xiahou Jin, and he couldn't help but feel the wonder of fate, and immediately asked with a wry smile, "Can't you be lighter?" ”
"According to the Da Xu Decree, that's ......," Li Zhi replied firmly.
"That's it......" Liu Yu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief under heavy pressure, glanced at Xiahou Jin, and said, "Your impassioned statement just now is very good, I can also promise you to protect all the military and civilian people in Guazhou!" Oh yes – you can also save your parents, wife and children, and give them sympathy! Do you have anything else to say? Liu Yu said as he looked at Xiahou Jin.
"I am thanking Gongzi for his great kindness!" When Xiahou Jin heard that Liu Yu not only promised to protect the military and civilians of Guazhou, but also his adoptive mother, wife and children, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank him with tears in his eyes.
But at this moment, when I think of my wife and children, especially my adoptive mother, I am really sadder than ten thousand arrows. Holding back tears, he said in a trembling voice, "It's worth it......"
"Ba Yuan!" Liu Yu saw that he looked at death as if he were at home, his face suddenly turned blood-red, his eyes stared at Xiahou Jin, and he said sharply, "What a fierce husband!" Then it's time to say what I'm asking for! ”
Xiahou Jin was stunned by this sudden change, and when he understood, where could he suppress the pent-up emotions for a long time? He burst into tears.
"Do you dare to go to Beijing to be an official? Help me to clarify this Daxu Yuyu! Liu Yu asked with a chuckle.
"Why don't you dare!" Xiahou Jin replied loudly.
When Xiahou came in to thank Xie and left, Li Zhi reminded Liu Yu in a worried whisper, "Your Majesty really thinks this person is up to the task?" ”
Liu Yu said indifferently, "Do you know the origin of this person?" ”
Listening to Liu Yu's eloquent introduction, Xiahou Jin realized that this military attache who seemed to be five big and three rough was actually a broken family, and he was already a person who had experienced the warmth and coldness of the world.
Xiahou Jin's parents died of the plague more than 30 years ago, and the family's property and mansions were all occupied by the uncle of the family, and only the few books of self-cultivation handed down by the ancestors survived.
Seeing that the Xiahou family could not tolerate this poor orphan, Liang, the nurse who had raised him since he was a child, took him home, but for him, he let his own son go to the army to eat food, and he saved money for him to study.
Xiahou also competed for luck, and when he was young, he became a township test. Seeing that this doll was so promising, Liang simply gave him all the money he had saved by weaving for him to practice. After ten years of intermittent work, Xiahou Jin finally won the lift, and his nurse Liang's hair was gray.
Xiahou Jin saw that her body was not as good as a day, so he was reluctant to take the exam again, relying on the study tour to learn a lot of sticks and fists, and boasting that he was full of poetry, he went to various states and counties to visit dignitaries and dignitaries, and wanted to seek an errand.
It's a pity that he has no famous teacher to recommend him, and he has no fame, so he has a hot face and sticks to other people's cold butts. After many times, this matter was finally known by the Liang family, and the old lady was angry and angry, "The bigger you are, the more angry you are!" For you to study and improve, let your eldest brother go to be a soldier and suffer! Why did you go out and wander for ten years, and then you were satisfied after earning a lift? As the saying goes, what is learned to become a literary and martial artist, and sold to the emperor's family, but you actually sold me, a bad old woman who was half cut into the ground, what a useless thing! What my old woman wants is an edict, and you have to find a way to ask the emperor for it! I didn't raise you for nothing! ”
"And then?" Li Zhi was so absorbed in hearing that he forgot what he wanted to do, and hurriedly asked.
"Later?" Liu Yu said with a smile, "Later, this kid left home and went to Jingshi to take the autumn examination of that year, but unfortunately his name fell to Sun Shan." He didn't have the face to go back to see his nurse, so he had to wander in Jingshi to seek opportunities...... It should have been his fate, and he was really caught! ”
Only then did Li Zhi know that Xiahou Jin had met his "elder brother", the biological son of the Liang family who was sent to serve as a soldier and eat food.
At that time, Liang's son had already become a captain in the Bai Ang army, so he also joined the army, relying on a lifetime of martial arts and kung fu and some poetry and strategy, and it took more than ten years to slowly become the general of this Guazhou.
It's a pity that when he finally realized that he had the face to return to his hometown to see his nurse Liang, he learned that Liang had passed away many years ago, which also became a pain in his life.
"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to raise but does not wait for ......"
Li Zhi muttered silently, tears had already unconsciously burst out of his eyes, and he seemed to remember his sadness.
"So, how do you think such a person can't be used by me?" Liu Yu chuckled.
Li Zhi learned about Xiahou Jin's past through Liu Yu's mouth, but his heart suddenly trembled, and he looked up at Liu Yu with a little surprise, "Your Majesty...... Did you already know the origin of this person, so you chose to calculate it......"
Hearing this, Liu Yu leaned back against the wall and smiled slightly, "What...... Do you think I'm scheming? ”
Li Zhi was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and replied in fear, "How dare a slave make such a rebellious remark in his heart?" ”
"That's it!" Liu Yu said to Li Zhi who was lying on the ground with some anger, "I said that you are such a friend who can talk to each other, I hope you can not be so distant from me!" ”
"Your Majesty......" Li Zhi raised his head in fear, seeing Liu Yu's unhappy face, he hurriedly replied, "The slave knows that ...... wrong"
Liu Yu laughed and teased, "Some people hate to be an obedient dog for me, but you, my cronie, always like to call yourself a 'slave', you really embarrass me!" ”
Li Zhi didn't understand the meaning, but he was afraid of angering Liu Yu, so he had to fall to the ground and remain silent.
Seeing that he was already frightened of the six gods, Liu Yu didn't blame, but just sighed, "The talents in the world are good at everything, but they are very high alone!" I don't understand the truth that 'if you want to be a human, you must first live like a dog'! The Four Books and the Five Classics have really been read in the belly of a dog! ”
Li Zhi saw that Liu Yu was pointing something, so he had to bow to the ground and echo, "What Your Majesty said is very true!" It is already a complete honor for a slave to saddle the horse for His Majesty! ”
"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married, I can't change their minds! But you're different,......" Liu Yu smiled meaningfully, "I said that the world's elites think very highly of themselves, you have grown up with me since childhood, and in their eyes, you should be like my own brother!" If your brothers and sisters are as undoubted as dogs before me, then they will be afraid to stay away from me! In this case, how can I gather the best talents in the world? ”
Li Zhi suddenly realized after Liu Yu's pointing, it turned out that he wanted to set an example for the world to see, to prove that although his master was young, he had the ambition to seek talent, and he had the reputation of Corporal Lixian.
"Your Majesty......" Li Zhi nodded to show that he understood, and then slowly got up and bowed his hand to Liu Yu respectfully, "But the king is the king, and the minister is the minister, how can there be no distinction between priority and priority?" The minister understands that His Majesty has good intentions, and he must lead by example in front of people, and he will still be a loyal servant for His Majesty! ”
"You, you, you......"
Although Liu Yu was reluctant to let go of the number on his lips, he was already happy in his heart, and this result was the most perfect result he wanted to achieve!