The man seemed to be hidden, and opened his mouth first, his face was in the direction of Shi A, who was negotiating with the bandits, and his eyes were also looking at Shi A, but the person walked to Jiang Hyun's side, and this was obviously said to Jiang Hyun: "There are strong officials at the border of a state, and a state does not dare to speak." A county has strong officials, a county dare not speak, a county has strong officials, a county does not dare to speak. The county gentleman is upright and strong, but it is not the blessing of the small people! ”

Jiang Xun frowned, listening to that person's disagreement with Wei Ju's governing strategy and behavior, although he no longer agreed with Wei Ju in many aspects, but that person's words generally referred to all the officials who were upright and strictly enforced the law, Jiang Xun was very disliked. But since people came to take the initiative to talk, Jiang Hyun naturally couldn't be rude, first made a salute, and then asked: "I don't know what Mr. means by this?" ”

"The county respects Wei Jun, which is a strong order. The poor Taoist has been watching the gentleman for a long time, and the gentleman seems to be familiar with the county gentleman, so why don't you wait for the county gentleman to come and rush to rescue the hostages? What does this mean, and why do you knowingly ask? ”

That person came out of the team of villagers in Hexi Pavilion in Nanhe Township, and it wasn't long before the pavilion chief and the villagers of Hexi Pavilion came, and Jiang Xun was also whispering when he discussed with everyone before, and others would never hear it. But this person guessed Jiang Hyun's intentions, and Jiang Hyun couldn't help but sigh that this person was so powerful!

However, Jiang Hyun didn't give him a good look, but just asked: "A certain Hanyang Jiang Bopei, who is under his feet?" ”

"Hexi Pavilion of Nanhe Township, Li Yuan, Ziyuan."

"Nanhe Township...... Li Yuan...... Hexi Pavilion ......" Jiang Hyun suddenly thought of a person that Jing Wei had mentioned, and asked, "But Taiping Dao Li Shi?" ”

Li Yuan's head responded: "It is the poor road." ”

But he didn't expect that there was such a person in the countryside and the wild pavilion in Taiping Dao, Jiang Xun remained silent, and asked again: "Wei Jun is in power, upright and strict, and Li Shi seems to have a lot of complaints?" ”

Li Yuan has always responded with a smile, and his tone is also gentle and gentle: "Since the Middle Ages, there have been many immorality, but more people have ruled each other with might, and they have forced each other to cooperate. Therefore, although the people see the blame for natural disasters and are afraid of their proximity, they do not dare to speak falsely, because they have accumulated alone for a long time, and they have borne the burden of each other. The county monarch is strict and harsh, the people are not happy, they are unemployed and out of food, and they turn the people into thieves, how can the county be clean? ”

Li Yuan's words are nothing more than advocating the ethereal so-called natural benevolence in ancient times, which is very absurd in Jiang Hyun's view. However, he was worried about the safety of Jing Lao, and he was not in the mood to debate with Li Yuan, so he said briefly: "Wei Jun is strict and fierce, but how can he say that he is harsh? In today's turmoil, the troubled times should be re-enacted. If not, there is no way to deter Xiaoxiao. Li Shi has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and people outside the party are dedicated to the Tao, and it is difficult to know the way of governing politics and the people. Jiang Hyun was already a little impatient between his words.

"Today, the yin and yang of the earth, the inner independence has lost its place, so it is sick to all things. The emperor is not in harmony, the flood and drought are impermanent, the thieves are numbered, but they are more anxious to punish them, or increase the weight and benefits, the connection is incomprehensible, the people are all calling to the sky, the county officials are disorderly, the rules are impermanent, all things are injured, the sky is moved, the three lights are chaotic and changeable, and the stars are chaotic. Therefore, with the Tao, those who can be saved. I know the will of heaven, and I don't deceive my son. As soon as the power of heaven is issued, it cannot be forbidden, and the crime is condemned to the sky, which makes people die young. ”

Li Yuan did not elaborate on any point of view, but only quoted some original texts from the "Taiping Qing Lingjing". But when Jiang Hyun heard this, he was furious in his heart. Seeing that the troubled times are coming, up to the Son of Heaven, down to the small officials, the famous families, and the wealthy families of Luyou, are all coveting the short-term peace in front of them, but they don't know that hundreds of millions of people have been forced to the corner of the cliff. Just wait for a thunderstorm, it is bound to be a collapse of the heavens and the earth, countless poor people in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty cut bamboo into spears, cut wood into soldiers, uncover the rod, and the murderous spirit swept through, and the religion destroyed the mountains and rivers, and repeated the country. It really responds to the sentence "As soon as the power of heaven is issued, it cannot be forbidden, and the crime is condemned to the sky, and it makes people die young"!

Pressing down on the fear and anger that fluctuated in his heart, Jiang Hyun shot a cold light in his eyes, pressed the head of his sword with his hand, and said coldly: "Whenever there is a commotion in the world, there will be traitors and demons born, demagogic and inciting public opinion, just like that horned brother." Li Yuan! Do you also want to bewitch the people? ”

Jiang Hyun's words are very serious, pointing out that Taiping Dao is demagogic and incites public opinion, and it is a traitor and a demon, but this Li Yuan is also very well cultivated, and when he saw Jiang Hyun angry, he was not excited, but he still said with a smile: "The Tao is not the same, it is a poor Taoist gaffe." ”

Watching Li Yuan leave and return to his team in Hexi Pavilion in Nanhe Township, Jiang Xun was in a daze for a while, and in a trance, he heard muffled footsteps faintly sounding in the distance. Jiang Hyun turned his head and looked out through the wide and tall Lu Gate in the west, and sure enough, a group of people were galloping along the official road. Because the distance is too far, the first person can't see his face clearly, but he can clearly see that it is a purple regular clothes, riding a chestnut horse, and the rest are all on foot, wearing the same red and black clothes, holding a halberd and a sword, who else would it be if Wei Ju didn't come with the county guard?

Jing Wei also saw Wei Ju's team, was shocked, and shouted, "Jiang Jun! The county monarch has arrived, will he really be hostage and killed? ”

"No, with me, I won't let Wei Jun do this." Jiang Hyun pressed Jing Wei's shoulder and comforted: "You stay here first, and I will go to meet Wei Jun." ”

Wei Ju rode his horse into Lumen, and when he saw Jiang Xun coming up, he hurriedly asked, "How is the thief?" ”

Jiang Hyun Zhengse replied: "Most of them have been punished, and the remaining six people have been surrounded in the pavilion, but four hostages have been robbed. ”

"Well," Wei Ju glanced at the pavilion, waved his hand, ordered his county guards, and said, "Surround the pavilion and don't let anyone out." ”

"Whoa!"

A group of county soldiers took away the original township Yong, surrounded the pavilion and surrounded it, and the water could not be drained.

Seeing that Wei Ju was likely to be preparing to attack, Jiang Xun hurriedly grabbed Wei Ju's reins and said: "Wei Jun, Jing Lao in the pavilion is still in the hands of thieves, this is the father of Jing Yi, and Xun is also regarded as a respected elder, if it is a strong attack, I am afraid that the jade will be burned!" ”

Wei Ju is also embarrassed, this group of bandits may be related to the Zhang family and Wang Qiao, even if they are not related, letting them go will be a stain on their political performance, and they may even lose their official positions because of this, so he said: "Bo Pei, I know your difficulties, but in the past, the Son of Heaven had an edict 'Whoever robbed the hostages, they were all killed', if they got away with the thieves, no one could afford to take care of them!" ”

Seeing that Wei Ju couldn't move with personal friendship, Jiang Xun turned his tone and asked, "Wei Jun Bowen, have you ever remembered the matter of Zhao Guanghan in the former Han Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Guanghan...... But when Emperor Zhao of the former Han Dynasty announced the emperor, Zhao Guanghan was a talented person? ”

"Exactly."

Regarding the deeds of Zhao Guanghan, a famous minister of the former Han Dynasty, Wei Ju, who is familiar with the "Book of Han", certainly knows about it.

Zhao Guanghan is shrewd and capable, and he is proficient in the way of officials. At that time, Su Hui was an official, and two people kidnapped him. After a while, Zhao Guanghan took his subordinates to their house, set up his own court, and asked Chang'an Cheng Gong Hao to knock on the door of the hall and tell the robbers, saying: "Jingzhao Yin Zhao Jun Xie Liangqing, there is no need to kill the hostage, and the ministers of this guard are also." Release quality, tie hands, meet well, fortunately meet the pardon, or be liberated. ”

Zhao Guanghan was famous, and when the two robbers heard about it, they immediately opened the door and came out, and went down to the hall to kowtow. Zhao Guanghan knelt down again and thanked him and said, "Fortunately, Su Lang is safe, and you are very generous!" After that, they were sent to the prison and told the jailer to treat each other carefully and provide wine and meat. In winter, when the two were supposed to be released from prison and sentenced to death, Zhao Guanghan prepared coffins for them in advance and provided burial utensils. When both of them found out, they both said, "There is nothing to hate in death!" ”

Jiang Xun mentioned Zhao Guanghan, naturally he wanted Wei Ju to learn from Zhao Guanghan, who not only obeyed the law, but also took into account human feelings, and won the hearts of the people, Wei Ju also knew it, and after a moment of silence, he said: "That's it!" I am Guanghan, but am I willing to be Gong Luxury? Wei Ju gave Jiang Xun another chance, and asked Jiang Xun to persuade the bandits like Gong Hao of Chang'an at that time.

Jiang Hyun thanked him: "I will not disgrace my mission!" Jiang Hyun just agreed stubbornly, planning to take one step at a time. Shi Ah has been talking for a long time, but there is no progress at all, what can he do if he is replaced?

Farewell to Wei Ju, Jiang Xun came to the pavilion, raised his head and sword, and said loudly: "Everyone in the house, listen, I am Jiang Bopei of Hanyang, not from the temple. Now that the county monarch has arrived, you will release the hostages, disarm and surrender, although there is a prison disaster, but now the Holy Son of Heaven is forgiving, and the next year will be amnesty, and he will be liberated. ”

Jiang Hyun said reasonably, if the situation is unstable today, today's son Liu Hong in order to consolidate the situation and win the trust of the people, to show the emperor's grace, repeatedly amnesty. In history, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty reigned for 22 years and granted amnesty 20 times. It can be seen that even if he serves his sentence, he will be pardoned and exonerated in less than two years at most.

Jiang Hyun shouted three times in a row, but there was silence inside. Jiang Hyun and Shi A couldn't help but look at each other, Dian Wei behind him gradually became anxious, and Jing Wei couldn't hold it back. Wei Ju rode a horse and walked to the front of the crowd, and was raising his horsewhip to give the order to attack, but two cold arrows suddenly shot out from the pavilion, heading straight for Jiang Xun and Shi Amianmen.

Jiang Hyun and Shi Ah were both facing the gate of the pavilion, and when the heads of people peeked out from behind the courtyard wall, the two of them were a little guarded, and two arrows came, and the two of them flashed sideways at the same time, which was able to avoid the past. Taking advantage of this gap, the six black-clothed and masked bandits in the pavilion rushed out at the same time.

Jiang Hyun had the long sword in his hand, and immediately drew his sword to meet it, over there Jing Wei threw Shi A's halberd and saber to this side, Shi A took it with both hands, the three-foot sword in his right hand was the main attack, and the short halberd in his left hand was the main defense, and he entered the battle group, Jing Wei tightened his halberd, and also followed.

The six bandits spotted that there were still many fires in the north that had not been extinguished, and there were relatively few county guards and village warriors who participated in the siege.

Seeing that Yi Wai Six suddenly exchanged hands, Wei Ju also immediately ordered an attack, and a large group of county guards were about to surround him. Feng Junhou, who made the double knife in the battle group, saw Wei Ju and shouted left and right to command, intending to capture the thief and capture the king first. He shook a knife, looked at the gap between Jiang Xun and Jing Wei, and with the cover of his companions, he rushed through the blockade, holding the knife in his left hand to protect his chest, and stabbing at the front with the knife in his right hand, and pounced directly at Wei Ju.

Wei Ju was riding on a horse, and when he saw Feng Junhou coming over, how could he, a literati who was familiar with riding and archery swordsmanship, react, let alone parry and dodge, and he was about to die under Feng Junhou's sword. Dian Wei on the side suddenly made a move, jumped up, raised the halberd in his right hand, and swung his left hand back to help, and the halberd was split vertically. Feng Junhou border general, although he didn't know Dian Wei, but when he saw his strong move, he didn't dare to despise it. Hurriedly fixed his body, his left leg arched forward, and his right leg was slightly bent behind him to step on the ground. Dian Wei fell close, it was like thunder, and Feng Junhou, who had been in battle for a long time, was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly, not daring to look directly at this halberd again. At this time, even if you want to retreat, it is too late.

Just heard the sound of "clang", the two broken knives collapsed one foot high, and brains, internal organs, and countless blood splattered everywhere. Feng Junhou was split in half from the Tianling cover to the crotch. Feng Junhou, who is good at using double knives, has countless barbarians, horse thieves, swordsmen, and innocent people who have died under his sword, but he is not the enemy of Dian Wei.

Feng Jun died a tragic death, and the remaining five bandits seemed to have been drained of their fighting spirit and courage, and they were outnumbered and subdued in an instant. Jiang Hyun and the others didn't care about that, and rushed directly into the pavilion, but in the back room, it was already a miserable scene. A young woman was stripped naked to a post, covered in bruises, scratches, and a dagger stuck into her lower body. Yu Ming knelt on the ground, his hands tied behind his back, his mouth was gagged with rags, his eyes were staring at his wife, the corners of his eyes were cracked, oozing blood, and his body had been pierced by a sword. You Po was disemboweled, and she couldn't see her human form anymore. As for Jing Lao, he lay on the stove and only had a fatal wound in the back of his heart.

Looking at the wounds of the four corpses and the blood stains in the house, they were all dead for a long time.