After dealing with the affairs of the gambling hall, Liu Xiu took Luo You, Long Yuan and others back to the palace, and Zhang Ben and Sun Xiang and others were escorted back to the county government.

Hearing that Zhang Ben was tied up and escorted back to the county government, Dong Xuan was shocked, and he summoned the county soldiers and military marquis to ask him what happened.

The military marquis did not dare to hide it, and told Zhang Ben the truth of the matter one by one. After Zhang Ben heard this, he almost laughed angrily on the spot, let's do it! This time something big has finally been done!

Those ruffians are easy to use, but how can there be a pie that falls for nothing? Since you use others, how can you not repay them? To repay others is to raise tigers for trouble, and to put it more seriously, it is to work for tigers.

Dong Xuan went to the prison to visit Zhang Ben. At this time, Zhang Ben's official uniform had been taken off, and he was only wearing a white middle coat, sitting on the meadow of the cell, his head hanging down, motionless.

When the sound of unlocking came, Zhang Ben slowly raised his head, turned his head to look, and found that the person who came turned out to be Dong Xuan. Zhang Ben grinned at Dong Xuan, but the smile on his face was more ugly than crying.

He said: "I thought that the adults would not come to see the lower officials. At this time, no matter who is afraid of hiding away from him, for fear of being implicated by him.

Dong Xuan walked into the cell and waved to the jailers outside, and the jailers saluted one after another and retreated together. Dong Xuan walked in front of Zhang Ben, stood still, and said, "I advised you before not to get too close to those ruffians, but you didn't listen. "You think I'm just jealous of the resources you have, but you don't know that these resources could also become your talisman.

Listening to Dong Xuan's accusation, Zhang Ben's eyes were wet and red, and tears were rolling in his eyes. At that time, he really thought that Dong Xuan was jealous of himself, being able to call him a brother and sister to so many land snakes in Luoyang, and to make them do things for themselves willingly.

Looking back now, I really didn't feel how superficial I was at the beginning, and I really lacked a long-term vision and mind. He lowered his head and muttered, "What's the use of talking about this now?" ”

Dong Xuan sat down on the straw mat opposite him and said, "Your Majesty, let me strictly investigate, interrogate, and deal with you and Sun Xiang, you say, what should I do?" "You've got a big problem for me this time.

Zhang Ben smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaguan knows that this time, I am doomed, I only ask the adults to ...... Be kind to my family. Also, this matter...... Leave it at me, don't look into the others, they ......"

"You're still protecting them when you're dying!" Dong Xuan hated him for not arguing, and he was not strong, so he raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Ben fiercely.

Zhang Ben couldn't control his emotions anymore, tears fell down his face, and he choked up and said: "They have helped me a lot, they regard me as a brother, I can't pull them on as a cushion before I die!" ”

"If you die, you will also be killed by your so-called righteous anger!"

"Adult ......"

"Okay, don't say it, this time, Sun Xiang must die, and the king of heaven can't save him!"

For Sun Xiang, Zhang Ben no longer has brotherly affection, not to mention that he provoked the Son of Heaven this time, even if he did not provoke the Son of Heaven, he was just an ordinary person, and with what Sun Xiang did, there was absolutely no way to live.

Zhang Ben nodded and said, "Sun Xiang really deserves to die!" ”

"As for your ......" Dong Xuan paused, looked at Zhang Ben with deep eyes, and did not speak for a long time.

Zhang Ben's hanging head slowly raised his head, met Dong Xuan's gaze, and said, "My lord...... If an adult can give the subordinate a good time, the subordinate will be content, and the subordinate will not have it...... I didn't work with adults in vain! ”

Dong Xuanteng stood up suddenly, walked to Zhang Ben's approach, and stabbed Zhang Ben's head with his fingers.

Zhang Ben raised his hand to cover his head and began to cry. Dong Xuan sighed heavily, waved his hand and said, "Don't cry!" Man, big husband, his head is off, and it's just a big scar in a bowl! ”

"I haven't lived long enough...... Zhang Ben hugged his head, crying louder.

"If you knew today, why did you bother in the first place!" As he spoke, Dong Xuan turned around and shouted loudly outside the cell: "Someone! ”

"Your Excellency......" Zhang Ben called in a trembling voice.

"What?" Dong Xuan turned his head and glared at him.

"I ...... I haven't eaten yet......"

Dong Xuan was so angry that he almost scolded his mother, it's all at this time, you still want to eat! Zhang Ben wiped the tears on his face, and said in a trembling voice: "No matter what, you have to be a full ghost......

"Huh!" Dong Xuan sneered. At this time, several jailers walked in from outside, bowed their hands in unison, and said, "My lord! ”

"Drag Zhang Ben out and hit two hundred boards! You can't show mercy, this time, you have to teach him a lesson! Dong Xuan said with a sinking face.

As soon as he said this, everyone present was stunned, including Zhang Ben. You must know that this time you provoked the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has already issued an edict to strictly investigate, strictly interrogate, and strictly deal with himself, it can be seen how angry the Son of Heaven is at himself, even if he grows ten heads, it is not enough to cut off, what does it mean that now the adult punishes himself with 200 boards? Do adults want to let themselves go and not kill themselves?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ben couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looked at Dong Xuan blankly, and said, "My lord, Your Majesty...... That's not what Your Majesty's dictation says! ”

Dong Xuan frowned and asked, "So, what did Your Majesty's dictation say?" ”

"It's not...... Isn't it necessary to strictly investigate, strictly examine, and strictly handle? ”

"Everything that should be investigated has been checked, and what should be tried has also been reviewed, as for strict handling, isn't 200 boards considered strict?" Dong Xuan asked solemnly.

Zhang Ben was stunned for a moment, shook his head again and again, and then, his tears flowed down again, and he choked up and said, "Your Majesty didn't mean that!" Your Majesty is...... It's the life of the official, and the adults won't understand! If...... If the lord disobeys the holy will in order to get out of office, he will also lose his head! It's not worth it! For the sake of the lower officials, adults are not worth doing this! ”

Dong Xuan said: "You are not the roundworm in Your Majesty's belly, what is Your Majesty's intention, how can you know?" ”

"Adult ......"

"Okay, you wait to take County Lieutenant Zhang down to be punished!" Dong Xuan waved to several jailers. The jailers woke up like from a dream, walked up to Zhang Ben, and lifted him up from the meadow.

Dong Xuanyi raised his hand, grabbed the arm of a jailer, and said, "You should have heard what I said just now, right?" ”

The jailer nodded again and again, and said, "Villain...... The villain understands what the adults mean! ”

Two hundred boards, even if it is steel and iron bones, I can't stand it, a big living person, two hundred boards down, let alone life, the waist has to be discounted, and the body has to be shot in two.

Dong Xuan made it clear that he fined Zhang Ben 200 boards in order to make him have a long memory, if a person is dead, how can he have a long memory, the implication is that people are not allowed to be beaten to death.

The jailers are not stupid, how can they not figure out the meaning of Dong Xuan's words.

Dong Xuan's protection of himself made Zhang Ben moved to tears, but the more this happened, the more he didn't want to see Dong Xuan being implicated with him, he was carried out by two jailers, he turned his head, looked at Dong Xuan, and cried: "My lord, for the sake of the lower official, it's not worth it, my lord?" Adult ......"

"Whether it's worth it or not, I have a decision in my heart! I am the county magistrate of Luoyang County Government, my official subordinate, I naturally have the right to decide what to do! ”

"Your Excellency!"

Dong Xuan waved his hand, he didn't want to listen anymore.

Liu Xiu put Zhang Ben in the county government prison and asked the county government to deal with Zhang Ben, as Zhang Ben guessed, Liu Xiu really didn't plan to let him live again.

Zhang Ben's ability to do things is good, but he is arrogant and arrogant, so that the ruffians can act recklessly and lawlessly under the banner of the county government.

This time Sun Xiang was unlucky, and the person he met happened to be him Liu Xiu, so Sun Xiang suffered a big loss, if he was replaced by someone else, would he have died in the hands of Sun Xiang a long time ago?

How many people have been killed and bullied by Sun Xiang on weekdays?

The people have been oppressed by the ruffians, and they will not scold the ruffian, they will not scold him Zhang Ben, they will only scold the court and scold him, the son of heaven.

Zhang Ben's behavior is categorically intolerable to Liu Xiu. handed over Zhang Ben to the county government for execution, which was already his special kindness to Zhang Ben.

The next day, after the dispersal of the dynasty, Liu Xiu suddenly thought of Zhang Ben, he called Long Yuan in and asked, "How did Dong Xuan deal with Zhang Ben?" Beheading? ”

Long Yuan lowered his head and didn't speak for a long time. Liu Xiu put down the song in his hand, looked at Long Yuan, and said, "I'm asking you!" ”

"Your Majesty, according to ...... As far as his subordinates know, Dong County ordered Zhang Ben to be beaten with 200 boards. ”

After waiting for a while, not hearing Long Yuan's words, Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then what?" ”

"And then? Then Dong County ordered Zhang Ben to go home to recuperate. ”

"What? That's how Dong Xuan dealt with Zhang Ben? Liu Xiudu wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, yes! Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu rubbed his forehead and asked, "Didn't my message reach Dong Xuan?" ”

"Yes, it's been reached." "Then what does he Dong Xuan want to do?"

Liu Xiu stood up, paced back and forth in the main hall, and said angrily: "Dong Xuan's neck is hard again, and he wants to fight me again, right?" Declare! Immediately Xuan Dong Xuan entered the palace to see me! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! Long Yuan agreed, turned around and walked out. He was just about to step out of the main gate of the main hall, when Liu Xiu raised his hand to stop Long Yuan and said, "You better not go, let Zhang Kun go and pass the decree." ”

It was up to Long Yuan to pass the decree, and Liu Xiudu was worried that Dong Xuan would be paralyzed halfway by being scared.

After an hour, Dong Xuan came to the palace. Liu Xiu summoned Dong Xuan in the Zhongde Palace. Dong Xuan walked into the main hall, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu responded casually and said, "Zhang Ben and Sun Xiang's cases have been investigated?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"What did you do with the two of them in the end?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Sun Xiang is related to many murders, and his crimes are unforgivable, and Weichen also ordered him to be beheaded."

"Hmmm! And what about Zhang Ben? "Zhang Ben committed negligence, and Weichen ordered him to be severely punished with 200 boards, grounded for one month, and fined for half a year......"

"Wait, wait!" Beat 200 boards, grounded for one month, and punished for half a year, listening to Dong Xuan's words, not only did he not kill Zhang Ben, but also continued to retain Zhang Ben as a county lieutenant.

Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and said: "Sun Xiang colluded with Zhang Ben, lawless, and regarded human life as a mustard, Sun Xiang deserves to die, doesn't Zhang Ben deserve to die even more?" ”

Dong Xuanzheng said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, Sun Xiang is indeed under the banner of Zhang Ben, bullying men and women, and doing misdeeds, but Zhang Ben doesn't know about these things, and the lower officials are not at fault for punishing Zhang Ben for the crime of negligence." ”

Liu Xiu looked at Dong Xuan intently and asked, "Dong County's order has received Zhang Ben's benefits?" "Your Majesty has humiliated the minister!"

"Then why did you speak for Zhang Ben so much and punish him so lightly?" "Wechen is convicted according to the law, and he has no selfish intentions!"

"But Zhang Ben deserves to ...... death" "Back to Your Majesty, Zhang Ben is only guilty of negligence!"

Liu Xiu said a word, Dong Xuanding said a word, the more Liu Xiu spoke, the more popular he became, and his voice became higher and higher uncontrollably. In the end, Liu Xiu got up and said angrily: "Zhang Ben, he must die!" ”

"Weichen thinks that Zhang Ben can't die!" Liu Xiu was furious and asked loudly, "Why?" ”

"First, Zhang Ben contributed to the imperial court, and convicted Zhang Ben of death for the crime of negligence, and the punishment was too heavy and difficult to convince the public. Second, Zhang Ben is friendly with many local snakes in the city, Zhang Ben is here, he can suppress them, once Zhang Ben is dead, these local snakes are bound to rise up to make trouble, and at that time, Luoyang City may not be able to make a big mess. His Majesty's expedition is imminent, and what he wants is stability in Luoyang, not chaos. Please also Your Majesty to be clear! Dong Xuan made the stakes clear in one breath.