Chapter 25: The Unpredictable Heart
In the Han Dynasty, the real wealthy families liked to build manors, so for the wall built at the mouth of the valley, the people and the officials only sighed that it was good to be rich, but they did not find anything wrong. What's more, this son of a family is also very benevolent and righteous, and he has great respect for the refugees who go to him for help, but how do ordinary people know that these refugees who come to ask for help every day are actually soldiers and family members from Xihai County.
Many local squires didn't react to Liu Xiu's appearance at first, until they reported to them the dynamics of the valley every day, and they couldn't sit still. Because this valley family can eat twenty or thirty thousand people, of which there are about seven or eight thousand people alone.
Twenty or thirty thousand people, this is a sky-high number, because most of the counties in Hedong County have such a population.
Many local squires tried their best to contact the owner of the manor but returned in vain, including Liu Yu, the governor of Dongjun, Liu Xin, the marquis of Yanxiang, and Liu Huang, the marquis of Wufeng, only Taishou Zhai Yi was an exception, and he could enter and leave the manor at any time.
Listening to the hot voices inside, and looking at the dozens of strong men standing at the gate of the manor, the local squires who were turned away didn't even dare to get angry.
"The two Hou Ye are both people with hands and eyes, I don't know who can tell which branch of the family is inside?" Liu Yu, the governor of Dongjun, opened his mouth and asked, but Liu Xin and Liu Huang, the two Hou brothers, would not stand stupidly outside the gate if they knew the answer, they didn't want to pay attention to Liu Yu, who had no emotional intelligence, but considering that everyone looked up and didn't look down, they still replied that they didn't know.
As the so-called words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, the two marquis of the Liu family just wanted to leave, Taishou Zhai Yi came, Liu Yu, Liu Xin, Liu Huang hurriedly gave their hands to give a salute, Zhai Yi returned the salute and chatted with them a few words and entered the manor, poor Liu Yu, Liu Xin, Liu Huang and the three originally planned to go in with Zhai Yi, but the caretaker didn't bird them at all, and even used a knife to threaten them with a few more words.
couldn't enter the manor, and it was no fun to stay any longer, Liu Yu, Liu Xin, and Liu Huang left with their own ghosts.
The hall of the manor was named Juyi Hall. Hearing this name, Liu Xiu's heart refused, because the name was too earthy, but Zhai Yi felt that his name was loud and domineering, and insisted on using it.
In the Juyi Hall, Zhai Yi sat on the main seat, and as for the two closest chairs to him, one was sat by Liu Xiu, and the other was sat by a young man named Chen Feng.
Chen Feng is Zhai Yi's nephew, three years older than Liu Xiu, and he came to the manor two days ago to receive half of the soldiers and horses.
Liu Xiu knew very well in his heart that Zhai Yi did not fully accept him, and Chen Feng was just the first step that Zhai Yi used to test himself. For these methods, Liu Xiu didn't think that he would lose, he didn't fight or grab now, and even invited Chen Feng to come over and give him instructions on how to lead the troops when he was free.
"Uncle, I don't know if I should say a sentence or not?"
"If Uncle Wen has any doubts in his heart, just ask boldly, he is not the kind of person with a small belly." Looking at Zhai Yi's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Liu Xiu controlled the speed of his speech, paused in his mind every time he said a word, and thought twice.
Liu Xiu's problem is very simple and deadly, looking at every general seated, there is a lack of a real leading general between them.
If the window paper is not pierced, everyone doesn't want to be annoyed, but since it has been pierced, Zhai Yi can't help but be suspicious in his heart, he smiled and asked Liu Xiu: "Uncle Wen, you said that it is not suitable to sit here, but because you have someone in your heart to recommend Uncle Yu." ”
"Old fox." Liu Xiu muttered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Sun Qing, the king of Dongjun, is brave and resourceful and good at governing the army, if he can get the loyalty of this person, his uncle will definitely be like a tiger." ”
"Wang Sunqing, this person does have some skills, but it is a bit tricky to ask him to be loyal to me."
Waiting for your words, Liu Xiu immediately got up and asked for his life, shouting loudly: "I am willing to replace my uncle to meet Wang Sunqing for a while." ”
"Good, good, good. If Uncle Wen can really persuade Wang Sunqing to vote, there will be a reward. Zhai Yi shouted three times in a row, which shows that he is in a good mood at the moment.
Chen Feng, this kid is not very old, but he is also a clever ghost, so he immediately went up the pole and said: "Uncle Wen invited Wang Sunqing in the name of his uncle, and he must be sure that he will be sure, and my nephew will first congratulate my uncle on becoming a general." ”
Looking at the faces of Zhai Yi and Chen Feng's uncle and nephew, Liu Xiu also showed joy but muttered in his heart: "Even if Wang Sunqing wants to take refuge, he can only take refuge in me, otherwise there is no need for him to survive in this world." ”
Looking at the dilapidated house and the blind old woman in front of him, Liu Xiu felt that persuading Wang Sunqing only needed to use money to smash it.
At first, Wang Sunqing was very polite to Liu Xiu, a strange visitor, and the two talked for almost an afternoon, Liu Xiu was also very satisfied with Wang Sunqing's ability, and when he further planned to recruit Wang Sunqing, he didn't know if he was wrong in what he said, Wang Sunqing immediately turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, and blasted Liu Xiu out of the house directly.
"Your grandfather's, where did I offend him?" Liu Xiu stood outside the door and asked Pang Meng with a confused face.
Pang Meng's two goods are also confused at present, Liu Xiu shook his head helplessly, knowing that he asked in vain, he could only sigh and go back to the manor first, thinking about it in the long run, but no one thought that Wang Sunqing ran away with his wife that night, and when Liu Xiu got the news, the Wang family had already gone to the house.
"Didn't I let you watch Wang Sunqing?"
"Childe, you asked us to be polite to Mr. Wang, he took the old lady on a rampage all the way, and we didn't dare to be rude, so we could only send a few people to follow behind."
"Where did he go?"
"The news said that the direction of Wang Sunqing's escape should be the Chang'an Imperial City."
The four words of Chang'an Imperial City made Liu Xiu's heart suddenly startled, Wang Sunqing must have discovered something, so he fled in such a hurry.
Liu Xiu immediately ordered his soldiers to pursue Wang Sunqing, and even ordered that life and death should not matter if necessary, while he himself hurriedly ran to the Taishou Mansion to tell Zhai Yi about the matter.
When Zhai Yi got the news, he immediately arranged for someone to frame the blame, convicted Wang Sunqing of a crime, issued a wanted warrant, and asked the nearby counties to arrest Wang Sunqing and return to Hedong County for trial.
Everything was settled, returning to the manor, recalling what had just happened, Liu Xiu, who had calmed down, felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as a highly educated student, when did he start to become so cold-blooded, in order to protect himself, he actually wanted to take the lives of two mothers and sons.
"Pang Meng prepares the car, I'm going to live in a nearby temple for a few days." After saying this, Liu Xiu sighed again, it seems that he has really changed, he used to stay away from the temple, but now he takes the initiative to baptize his heart.
It takes a lifetime for a person to become good, but does it really take three days to become bad?