Xu Zheng followed Dong Xuan, walked into the door of the Seven Bowls Building, raised his eyes to look inside, and asked, "Dong County Order, but someone wants to see you?" ”

Dong Xuan raised his head and said, "You'll know after you go in." ”

Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still followed Dong Xuan into the building.

Dong Xuan was in front and Xu Zheng was behind, and the two went up to the third floor.

Here on the third floor, there are many people in civilian clothes, who seem to be ordinary, but people's bodies reveal a sense of slaughter, looking at their eyes, they are like knives, and they can't wait to see into people's bones.

Seeing this, Xu Zheng's face became solemn, he didn't have to fight with him, he only felt the breath on the other party's body, and he could judge that these people were not simple, I am afraid that picking out a random person is not something he can handle! Dong Xuan led Xu Zheng to the door of a box and stopped.

Xu Zheng raised his eyes and saw that there were three people sitting in the box, one man and two women.

The man he knew, it was the young man who had just defeated Liu Buxin outside, and the two women sitting on his left and right, one was about twenty years old, with a beautiful face, but there was a coldness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, which made people feel unapproachable.

The other woman is also fifteen or sixteen years old, although she is young, but she looks beautiful and beautiful, and she is the kind of woman who can be remembered for a lifetime at a glance.

Xu Zheng looked at it, subconsciously looked at Dong Xuan beside him, and whispered: "Dong County Order? ”

"Let's go inside!"

Dong Xuan waved his hand to the box.

Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still took off his shoes and walked into the box in an orderly manner.

He looked at Liu Xiu, who was sitting in the middle, and arched his hand and said, "I don't know who this adult is?" ”

Just now he wanted to make a deal with Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu only replied to him with three words: You are not worthy.

In terms of heart, Xu Zheng has a very bad impression of Liu Xiu, but Xu Zheng can also see that the identity of this young man is definitely not simple, even Dong Xuan is respectful to him.

"Xu Zheng, sit down!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand to the side.

Xu Zheng bowed, knelt down on the mat on the side, and said again, "My lord?" ”

"My name is Liu Xiu."

Liu Xiu reported his name.

Oh! Liu Xiu! Xu Zheng first silently recited his name in his heart, and after a while, his eyes widened violently, he looked at Liu Xiu in disbelief, and stammered, "You...... Are you ...... "In the past, there may have been many Liu Xiu in the world, but now, there is only one Liu Xiu in the world, at least within the control of the Luoyang Imperial Court, there is only one Liu Xiu, and that is the Son of Heaven."

used to be called Liu Xiu, but after Liu Xiu became emperor, all of them changed their names, and they had the same name as the Son of Heaven and didn't change their names, so what was it?

Looking at Xu Zheng with a shocked face, Liu Xiu nodded and said, "That's right, I'm the person you think in your heart!" ”

Xu Zheng opened his mouth wide, looked at Liu Xiu blankly, and I don't know how long it took, his body shook suddenly, he hurriedly got up and left the table, walked in front of Liu Xiu, knelt on his knees, and said in a trembling voice: "Grass people...... Xu Zheng, meet Your Majesty! ”

As he spoke, Xu Zheng kowtowed forward.

Liu Xiu looked down at Xu Zheng and said, "As far as I know, there was a general named Xu Zheng in the Qingcalf Army in the past, who had the same name as you!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Zheng's head on the mat immediately oozed beads of sweat, and his body trembled.

Liu Xiu continued to ask, "Do you know this person?" ”

Xu Zheng broke out in a cold sweat, his mind turned sharply, after thinking about it, he turned his heart sideways, bit his teeth, maintained a posture of kowtowing, and said stubbornly: "The grass people dare not deceive Your Majesty, the grass people are Xu Zheng of the young calf army back then." ”

Hearing this, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Xiao, as well as Xuying, Xuting, Xufei and others standing outside the box, raised their hands to hold the hilt of the sword, and gathered towards the door of the box, looking at Xu Zheng's eyes, becoming sharper and sharper.

Liu Xiu is still very satisfied with Xu Zheng's truth, at least this is a smart person, and he is not stupid enough to lie in front of him.

He smiled and asked, "Why did you come to Luoyang?" ”

Xu Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Since Your Majesty defeated the main force of the Qingcalf, the grass people have been disheartened by the Qingcalf Army, and with a group of henchmen, they withdrew from the Qingcalf, came to Luoyang, opened a winery, and then settled in Luoyang. ”

After speaking, Xu Zheng kowtowed three times in a row and said: "The grass people are in Luoyang, they are definitely not ill-intentioned and plotting, they just want to live a peaceful life of peace and self-control, please Your Majesty be aware of everything!" ”

Liu Xiu said slowly: "You said that you want to live a peaceful life in Luoyang, but what you did was not like that.

You bribe county officials, shield fugitives, and form gangs, what do you want? ”

Xu Zheng kowtowed again and said in a trembling voice: "The grass people know their mistakes!" The grass people know their mistakes! ”

After a pause, he whispered: "Most of these brothers of the grass people come here, they come all the way from the south and the north to Luoyang, seeking the protection of the grass people, and the grass people ...... The grass people simply can't keep them out.

However, although the grass people sheltered them, the grass people also made it clear to them that when they live in Luoyang, they must keep to themselves and no longer do evil. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Zheng raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu, and continued: "The grass people can assure Your Majesty that these brothers of the grass people, since they came to Luoyang, have all reformed and have not done a single evil thing, and please ask Your Majesty to investigate." ”

"Since you have committed a crime before, you can't get away with it now by reforming yourself, otherwise, what is the use of the law?"

Dong Xuan said coldly at the door of the box.

Xu Zheng's body was shocked, and he kowtowed again, not daring to say more.

He never dreamed that the county government's investigation of the Northeast Guo District this time would be led by the Son of Heaven himself, and he didn't expect that the young man who defeated Liu Buxin would be the Son of Heaven, for Xu Zheng, this is too incredible.

The box was quiet, Xu Zheng didn't dare to speak, and Liu Xiu picked up the teacup, drank the tea slowly, and didn't speak again.

The quiet atmosphere made people feel more and more depressed, and even this atmosphere made Luo You feel that his nerves were tense unconsciously, his chest was stuffy, and he felt breathless.

Xu Zheng, kneeling below, can imagine the taste.

Beads of sweat continued to drip down his nose and sideburns, and the mat under him was soaked a lot.

Syllable! Liu Xiu put the teacup back on the table, and the soft sound made Xu Zheng below, and his body trembled.

Liu Xiu finally broke the silence and asked, "Xu Zheng, how long have you been in Luoyang?" ”

Xu Zheng hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people have been in Luoyang for four years. ”

Liu Xiu asked, "It's always been in Chunpeng Lane?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"In this way, you should be familiar with the Northeast Guo District."

"Uh, yes...... Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu looked at Xu Zheng, whose face was uncertain, smiled slightly, and said: "You should know very well, what is the purpose of the county government's investigation of the Northeast Guo District this time, what are you looking for, Xu Zheng, I think you should know some information that the county government wants, right?" ”

Xu Zheng lowered his head, and there were more beads of sweat on his head.

What the county government wants to investigate and what it is looking for, he naturally has a mirror in his heart.

What the county government wants to check and what to look for is Gongsun Shu's meticulous work.

He did know something about the details, but he couldn't say it, and he didn't dare to say it.

He said in a trembling voice, "Grass people...... The grass people don't know ......" Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu interrupted: "Xu Zheng, do you not know, or do you dare not say it?" ”

"Grass...... The grass people ...... "The dead soldiers of the four Ah are haunting, and they are unguardable, even if you have been in Luoyang for four years and have dozens or hundreds of brothers under your command, you don't dare to provoke them, do you?" ”

Liu Xiu asked in a calm tone.

Xu Zheng bowed forward and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty Mingjian! ”

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "If you can help the imperial court, you can also make up for it, if you can't help anything, what's the use of the imperial court leaving you to wait in Luoyang?" ”

Xu Zheng lowered his head, and his body trembled violently.

The meaning of Liu Xiu's words is already very straightforward, if this group of people led by Xu Zheng can help the imperial court, the imperial court may not be able to investigate their previous crimes, and even tolerate them to continue to stay in Luoyang, otherwise, the imperial court will do business with them, arrest those who should be arrested, and punish those who should be punished.

Hua Feiyan, who was next to Liu Xiu, opened his mouth and said: "Xu Zheng, you have to think clearly, this is Luoyang, not Chengdu, which side should you stand on, do you need to think too much?" ”

Xu Zheng subconsciously raised his head and looked at Hua Feiyan blankly.

Hua Feiyan stood up, walked in front of Xu Zheng, and said with a smile: "You spent a lot of money to buy the main book of the county government, but do you think that he can protect you for a long time with just one master book?"

If you can turn your heart to the court and get the protection of the court, will you still have worries in the future? ”

"This ...... This girl is ......" "My name is Hua Feiyan. ”

"It turned out to be a flower beauty, and the grass people were disrespectful!"

Xu Zheng hurriedly bowed to Hua Feiyan again.

Hua Feiyan said: "Xu Zheng, you are the old department of Qingcalf and should have been expelled from the capital, but if you can be loyal to the court and be willing to help the court do things, you can rest easy in Luoyang in the future."

The pros and cons should be clear to you! ”

Xu Zheng listened carefully to Hua Feiyan's words, and when she finished speaking, Xu Zheng finally made up his mind, kowtowed to Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Zheng, the grass people, is willing to serve Your Majesty with dogs and horses, do your best, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!" ”

Liu Xiu showed a smile on his face, and at the same time looked at Feiyan with appreciation, it seems that against these people in the rivers and lakes, Feiyan is much stronger than himself! He nodded and said, "Xu Zheng, get up!" ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Xu Zheng straightened up, and he didn't know if he was too nervous or kneeling for too long, he was just about to stand up, his legs were weak, and he knelt back again.

Hua Feiyan stretched out her hand, grabbed his arm, and helped him up.

Her inadvertent move moved Xu Zheng so much that he subconsciously took two steps back and bowed to Hua Feiyan to express his gratitude.

"Xu Zheng, you sit down first."

Hua Feiyan waved his hand to the side.

Xu Zheng bowed again, and then sat down in an orderly manner according to the position pointed by Hua Feiyan.

Hua Feiyan said: "Gongsun Shu sent a large number of fine works to Luoyang, there should be a lot of their strongholds in the Northeast Guo District, right?" ”

Xu Zheng looked at Hua Feiyan and Liu Xiu cautiously, and after a moment of silence, he owed to Hua Feiyan, and said: "Hua Meiren, if the grass people are willing to help the court and find out the fine work of Gongsun Shu, the court will ...... the grass people What kind of shelter can be given? ”

Hua Feiyan smiled when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

Xu Zheng was dazzled, for fear that she would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "The grass people's family has passed away one after another in the war and chaos, and the grass people have not yet become a family, one person is full, the whole family is not hungry, and the grass people are not afraid of death, but the grass people's subordinates still have more than 100 brothers, grass people...... The grass people have to make a living for them! ”

Hua Feiyan could understand his words, she pondered for a moment and asked, "Xu Zheng, have you heard of Yunxi Pavilion?" ”

Xu Zheng's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly said, "I've heard it!" The grass people have heard of Yunxi Pavilion! ”

"Are you willing to take your brother to Yunxi Pavilion to do things?"

Hua Feiyan asked with a smile.

Xu Zheng was stunned at first, and then without saying a word, he bowed to Hua Feiyan and said: "The grass people thank the flower beauty!" ”