Chapter 23: Descending the Fire
After Li Chengzong pacified Donglu, he opened a government in Jimo City on the coast of the Yellow Sea, unified all the territory under his control, and established an institution of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, he appointed himself as the Metropolitan Governor, and his brother-in-law Su Lie was appointed as the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion marching Sima in charge of the military, and Liu Lan, who had previously taken refuge in the Battle of Yidu, served as the chief bookkeeper, and at the same time as the opening of the Mansion and the Ya, Li Chengzong also reorganized the troops under his jurisdiction, and the Fuyang Army after the reorganization was officially renamed the Han Army. The difference between this Han army and all other armies in this time and space is that this army is only loyal to Li Chengzong from top to bottom, and there is no such thing as a private soldier.........
Although the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion established by Li Chengzong is called the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, it is actually no different from the independent kingdom, as the actual ruler of Li Chengzong, in addition to presiding over military and political affairs, sometimes he will personally go to the court to deal with some public cases that the magistrate cannot handle...... You're gifted..... not as ...... as you."
"Brother Wen Yu, there are still cases that you can't break?" Li Chengzong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Well, it just so happens that I have time, I'll go and see what a strange case it is......"
On the way to the official office, Li Chengzong generally knew what was going on, it turned out that the two brothers who were very short-tempered came, because they were fighting to raise their elderly father, they made a big noise, although Liu Lan was also a resourceful person, but he was helpless, and in the end there was really no way, so he went to see Li Chengzong.
After Li Chengzong arrived at the official office, he saw that the brothers were still fighting with red faces, and shouted: "Shut up for me!" What kind of system does it become to spread wilderness above the court? Since you two are brothers, then speak well, and let me hear why. ”
As soon as Li Chengzong's words fell, the second brother of the brothers preemptively said: "I said boss, you are a blacksmith, you are so poor that you jingle, and your father will come to your house, will you not be able to eat iron lumps with you?" ”
The boss said with disdain: "What's wrong with me being poor?" My father followed me, and I promised him that he would have meat to eat every day. Aren't you just a meat seller? I haven't seen you take half a catty or eight taels for your father, it's clearly an iron rooster! ”
What Li Chengzong and Liu Lan didn't expect was that the two of them became more and more noisy, and they scuffled together.
Li Chengzong finally knows what is going on now, it turns out that the brothers actually sued the court for the opportunity to honor their father, Li Chengzong couldn't help but sigh a little, in his previous life, he saw a lot of bastards who didn't support their parents, but he didn't expect that in this time and space, he could still meet brothers who were fighting together to rob their father, but the two brothers were too angry, and they had to think of a trick to let the angry brothers lower the fire.
After all, Li Chengzong is the pig's foot of this article, and in a moment, he had an idea, only to see Li Chengzong frowning and saying: "Come on, pull these two donkeys to the prison to extinguish the fire!" I'll talk about it when they stop yelling. After speaking, Li Chengzong called his guards and instructed him to do this........
The brothers were imprisoned, still scolding and scolding, and did not stop until noon, waiting for dinner. As a result, the cell boss said: "Don't look at it, there is only one dinner a day in the prison, and your brothers will continue to scold." When they heard this, they each nested in a corner of their cell in frustration, ignoring each other.
Finally, in the evening, the cell boss came over with a lunch box, and the two couldn't help but swallow when they smelled the aroma. But instead of sending the lunch box directly in, the cell boss put it at the base of the wall and said, "If you want to eat, take it yourself!" ”
The two of them looked down, and then they realized that there was an iron window at the base of the inner wall that could be raised. Only by lifting the iron window can the lunch box be brought in. The boss was the first to lift the iron window, which was so heavy that he had to carry it with two hands, but in this way, he couldn't bring in the lunch box, so angry that he squatted in the corner and sulked. The second child also went over to try it, but he couldn't bring the lunch box in. The two of them could only watch the food in front of them.
In the end, the boss couldn't help it and said, "Second brother, if we continue like this, we will starve to death." I'm going to lift the bars, and you bring in the lunch box, do you want to do it? The second child said: "Then let's do it, it's really verbose." ”
The boss endured his anger and lifted the iron window, and the second child quickly got down and stretched out his arm to bring in the lunch box. As soon as they brought it in, the two of them hurriedly opened the box, you fought for me, and after a while, the food was eaten cleanly.
After eating, the two gained strength and began to quarrel about whose business their father was with. In the end, the two of them were tired of arguing, and they lay down angrily and prepared to sleep, but as soon as they lay down, it began to rain on it. The boss jumped up and scolded, "Damn, what the hell, it's still raining in the cell? "Actually, this is a mechanism that Li Chengzong ordered the guards to have people install in this prison, and at night, water will be released on it, just because he doesn't want them to sleep peacefully.
The rain continued to fall, and the two brothers had nowhere to hide when they walked around, their clothes were all soaked, and they were so cold that they hugged their arms and shivered. At this time, the second child accidentally touched the doorknob of the cell, and as soon as he touched it, the rain stopped. He tried several times in quick succession and found that as long as he kept holding down the handle, it wouldn't rain on it. But then he couldn't lie down and sleep. Seeing the boss close his eyes and sleep, he was angry and deliberately let go of the handle, and the boss was doused with water, and he jumped to his feet in anger.
The second child said, "Why should I press the handle?" We'll have to take turns pressing so we can all get some sleep. The boss agreed. So, one of the brothers stood and pressed the handle, and the other slept, taking turns on duty, and finally stayed up until dawn, and the rain stopped.
After being locked up like this for three days and three nights, the brothers slowly stopped arguing. When it's time for dinner, one lifts the iron window and the other takes the lunch box; At night, the second boss presses the handle when the eldest sleeps, and the eldest presses the handle when the second sleeps.
Li Chengzong saw that the time was almost up, so he released the two of them and asked, "Are you two still arguing?" Both said they didn't dare.
"You brothers are filial to your father, that is naturally worthy of praise, but your brothers can't lose harmony....... you two also saw in the prison, only brothers with one heart, can they break the gold......." Li Chengzong taught the two brothers a lesson, and then waved his hand and said: "Since the anger of the two of you has also dropped, then go back together to serve your father well, if anyone dares to quarrel again, I will send someone to arrest and continue to put out the fire." The two brothers agreed again and again, and hurried home.
Looking at the brothers who went home, Liu Lan on the side admired the lord he chose, in his opinion, only a genius like Li Chengzong could have broken such a strange case, and only such a wise lord was worthy of the title of lord of the world..........