The person who sent the holy decree left, and Luan Bu sat in the study with a confused face.

"I have heard that there will be faithfulness in the ten rooms of the husband, Ziyan Xiang's ministers, public loyalty to the country, and responsibility, which are my arms and pillars of the country. Now move Yan Xiangbu to guard the clouds, do not set up lieutenants, and govern the military and politics in the clouds. ”

The voice of the messenger was still lingering in Luan Bu's ears, and it was not dispersed.

When deciding to achieve the goal of showing loyalty to His Majesty through marriage with Chao Cuo, Luan Bu only thought that it would be good not to be involved in the court struggle.

Who would have thought that he would somehow become a county guard in the clouds?

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this..." Luan Bu is really a little uncertain.

If it is said that the land of Qi and Zhao in the south is the beauty difference that officials are most eager to serve; The north is the lifeblood of the military family inheritance in the eastern and western parts of the country, and in the clouds, it is the dangerous road that all officials are afraid of!

In the south, the climate is warm and comfortable, the beauties of Wu Chuqi and Zhao are gentle and considerate, the people are happy, and the grain production is stable; Even if you are not greedy or take anything, you can be promoted if you lie down for a few years without doing anything.

In the eyes of the generals' family, the north adjacent to the Great Wall will have more opportunities to make meritorious contributions to continue the family inheritance and even soar to the sky.

Only in the clouds, the only case in the clouds...

Before Wei Shang, the twelve county guards before and after Yunzhong ended well!

Before Emperor Wen ascended the throne, two of them died in battle; The other fled back to Chang'an in fear of the war, and the three tribes of Yi were killed.

In the back nine, a full six people left with their seals; Two were deposed for dereliction of duty; The last one even defected directly to the Huns...

Wei Shang served in Yunzhong as one of the four heroes of Haoshan, although he was famous in Yunzhong and loved by the people, but his official reputation was not very good.

The allusion to the famous 'Holding the Festival in the Clouds, When to Send Feng Tang' comes from Feng Tang, one of the four heroes of Haoshan, Feng Tang, pleaded with Emperor Wen for his best friend Wei Shang.

What crime did Wei Shang commit, and he needed to let Feng Tang fight to intercede for Wei Shang at the risk of offending the emperor?

Emperor Wen's crime of curing Wei Shang is: the number of reported beheadings is six less!

But don't think that this is some kind of trumped-up crime, in feudal society, the seriousness of lying about the number of beheadings is even more serious than lying about the military situation!

A little bit on the line, this is bullying!

That's why there are the number of beheadings and the number of killed, which must be accurate to a single digit, even if one is wrong, it is a big crime to kill the head!

As the head of a county and a well-known virtuous minister in the world, why did Wei Shang do such a very risky thing, and he would be contaminated with the death of the clan?

Perhaps the answer can be found in Wei Shang's military merit book: until the third year of the first emperor, Wei Shang died, and the number of beheadings in the clouds he served in the clouds was minus 3,962!

As for why there is a negative number, it is because in the Han Dynasty, the calculation of the combat exploits of officers at the level of generals was calculated by calculating the net number of beheadings...

For example, if you lead an army to kill a thousand people, but your own soldiers lose a thousand and one, then your number of beheadings is minus one, not only is it useless, but you will also be held accountable!

As the only gap in the entire Great Wall, Yunzhong has been attacked by the Huns almost every year for decades.

In front of the Huns, who were all on horse, Wei Shang, who had almost no cavalry in his hands, could only defend the city and defend the city.

In the defensive battle, the soldiers could only stand on the city wall, release arrows when the Huns came to attack, throw stones and wood, and cut off the head of the city head against the sky.

The Huns stipulated that anyone who could recover the remains of his fallen comrades could own all the property of that person, including cattle and sheep, children and women.

In the Xiongnu, only brave warriors could rely on strong force to grab wealth, cattle and sheep, and women; The cowardly and cowardly are no better than slaves!

In war, these brave and 'rich' men will charge at the front, and they will naturally be the first to fall, and the fall of each brave man will increase the courage of the cowardly in the rear!

With the idea of retrieving the corpse of the comrade-in-arms who owned the cattle and sheep, the pasture and the woman, the cowardly often chose to take a desperate gamble and fight for wealth.

Rushing to the front, the only obstacle between them and the corpses of their comrades was the Han soldiers, and they only had one choice: kill the Han people in front of them and retrieve the corpses of their comrades.

This rule, which was designed to motivate the warriors to fight bravely, made Wei Shang bitter: in each battle, the defenders could kill about a few hundred people, and their own side lost about the same number of people, and the Huns retreated.

After all, the city in the clouds is fortified, and in most cases, the Huns are only here to test or suppress the strength of the defenders in the clouds, so as to achieve the purpose of sweeping the outer villages.

After the war, looking at the corpses of Han soldiers everywhere, but there was no corpse of a Hun soldier who could cut off the head, Wei Shang could only hold his forehead and sigh.

In almost every battle, the number of beheadings reported to the Chang'an court in the cloud is zero, and the occasional accident is only in the single digits - the reason why the beheading is called a beheading requires a human head to prove!

If you don't have a head, you are lying about the military situation!

In this way, Wei Shang's military exploits steadily 'rose' at a rate of three or four hundred losses per battle.

Even if Emperor Wen is broad-minded, it is impossible for him to be happy when he looks at the battle reports in his hand that 'hundreds of people have been killed and duck eggs have been beheaded'.

Every time he mentioned Wei Shang to the people around him, his face was gloomy.

Wei Shangwen was so anxious that he was overexcited after a successful ambush battle, and reported the number of beheadings by six...

Although under Feng Tang's persuasion, Emperor Wen did not cure Wei Shang's sin in the end, Feng Tang himself left a bad impression in Emperor Wen's heart, allowing Taishi Gong to write the famous sentence of 'Feng Tang is easy to get old'.

Now, what is His Majesty's intention in letting Luan Bu be the guardian in the clouds?

Could it be that he rejected Luan Bu's loyalty and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of him?

It's not right, where does the emperor need such trouble to kill people, and turn such a big bend to find a crime...

Just like Liu Bang killed Han Xin, just say something like 'rebellion in the back of the head' and 'I heard that there is going to be a rebellion'?

When Luan Bu was nervous, the next person came to report: The angel came to visit.

For the rude behavior of leaving in the morning and coming to the door again in the afternoon, Luan Bu didn't have time to care at all, so he hurriedly sent Luan Yi out to greet him.

After being met in the guest room, Luan was full of questions, but he didn't know how to ask.

Did you just ask him so bluntly: Eh, brother, what do you mean by your big guy, you don't want to accept me as a little brother?

There is no doubt that he took a sip of tea slowly, and teased: "Luan Gong's eyebrows are clouded, but he is not very satisfied with His Majesty's dispatch?" ”

Luan Bu was taken aback when he heard this: "Angels don't have to laugh, the old man has been loyal all his life, how dare he hold a grudge against His Majesty..."

He laughed twice without doubt, and then said with a straight face: "Your Majesty regards the public as the guardian of the clouds, not a derogatory meaning." ”

Luan Bu raised his head and stared straight into his eyes.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, he got up and went outside the room, stepped down, and sat back down in the living room.

"Your Majesty acts with deep meaning, and the old man should fulfill his duties and be full of liver and brain."

"Ran..."

Luan Bu's face was entangled, and he finally gritted his teeth and asked euphemistically: "I just don't know..." Your Majesty takes the old man as the guard in the clouds, what can he send? ”

Zhi Budo leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "I can't talk about the dispatch, but there is also a matter, Your Majesty is entrusted to tell Luan Gongzhi." ”

"The Qian family in the clouds has become the climate!"

Luan Bu has been a Han official for decades, and he knows the subtext implied by this sentence well.

After pondering for a moment, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he still said leisurely: "Baling Yi is still empty, and the Qian clan in the clouds is loyal to the country, and he is a loyal minister of the first emperor, so he should move to Baling to guard the spirit of the first emperor~"

The words are flat, but the eyes are unsuspicious.

Zhi Budo picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and sighed lightly: "If this is the case, the spirit of the first emperor in the sky will be pleased..."

The two of them were unclear in their words, and decided the fate of the Qian clan, the largest clan in the clouds, to move to Chang'an.

Zhi Budo looked out of the house, and said in an ethereal voice: "Your Majesty said, in the next few years, there will be many wars at the border pass, and the border wall in the clouds is in danger, and the non-confidant minister can't be at ease..."

Turning his head, he looked at Luan Bu solemnly, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, please Luan Gong, be sure to keep the clouds unlost!" ”

Luan Bu hurriedly got up and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty is trustworthy, and the ministers are indulgent and don't give up!" ”

Zhi Budo nodded slightly, and then said goodbye and left.

Walking on the way back to the post station, Zhi Budo put his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed.

"As soon as he ascended the throne, he was going to take the princes and kings, His Majesty was too anxious..."

The disrespectful words did not dare to be spoken, and they were buried deep in their hearts until three years later, when the Wu Chu Rebellion broke out.

Behind Luan Mansion, Han Rui jumped into the living room, and when he saw Luan Bu with a contemplative expression, he started to play.

Slipping behind Luan Bu on tiptoe, his hand slowly approaching Luan Bu's shoulder...

"Hey! What does the old guy think? ”

Frightened, Luan Bu stood up in shock, and when he saw Han Rui looking like a scoundrel, he blew his beard angrily and glared: "Stinky boy!" Almost scared Lao Tzu to death! ”

Han Rui put his arm on Luanbu's shoulder, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I heard that you are the county guard of Yunzhong?" ”

"Our friendship is born and died!"

"In the future, in the cloud realm, you will have to cover some brothers~"

Luan Bu slapped the hand on his shoulder, panting and clutching his chest to slow down his violent heartbeat.

After feeling a little better, he sat back in his seat and sneered: "I took office as Yun Zhongshou, and the first case that this official wants to try is the case of the people's husband Han Rui who killed the Qian family's slave!" ”

"And I have already decided, the murderer dies, it is justified!"

Han Rui was stunned when he heard this, and immediately jumped up: "Old horseman! Don't forget, your guards have a role to play! ”

Luan Bu took a sip of tea slowly, and said casually: "The death penalty can be atonemented with money, and the sins of my family's guards, I will atone for it." ”

"Lie down!"

Han Rui was stunned: "What about me?" ”

Luan Bu raised his head and said with a strange face: "Didn't I say it?" ”

"Lao Tzu's personal guard, I will atone for my sins!"

Han Rui looked confused.

Luan Bu laughed proudly: "I heard that you walked out of the county prison that day and claimed to be my personal guard?" ”

"Although I didn't know it at the time, I reluctantly accepted you."

"It takes 100 gold to atone for the death penalty, and after removing the ten gold I owe you, now you owe me 90 gold."

After finishing speaking, Luan Bu got up and walked leisurely outside the hall, not forgetting to shout behind him: "Don't think about running~ In the clouds, now it's Lao Tzu's realm!" ”