The two soldiers threw Liu Zheng in the tent and retreated.

Liu Zheng snorted when he was thrown down, and he was drenched by the torrential rain just now, and the wound became more and more painful and numb, making him tremble.

But the chill and pain on his body did not make him pay attention to it for a long time, he did not forget that the two soldiers called "Zhonglang General" when they came in to resume their lives, but there was no figure of Zhu Jun in the handsome tent, and Lu Zhi did not come in, except for a middle-aged man with white temples and a burly and tall body kneeling on the bed, wearing a wide smock and no literati temperament, but it looked even more bear-waisted and tiger-backed, and the body seemed to be able to break through at any time.

The middle-aged man looked at Liu Zheng intently, but Liu Zheng didn't dare to offend, guessing the identity of the other party in his heart, and after making sure that the other party's face was still soft, and with a hint of a smile, he hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the other party's gaze.

There was a sudden flash in front of him, a breeze was blowing, Liu Zheng subconsciously shrank his head, and saw a tiger skin thrown in front of him.

The middle-aged man smiled: "The plank is cold and damp, so let's talk." ”

Liu Zheng hesitated a little, but remembered Zhu Jun's temper, for fear of being beaten again, and said solemnly: "Thank you General Zhonglang...... It's just that Zhu Zhonglang will have something, without his permission, the grass people don't dare to offend. ”

"General Zhonglang, General Lu Zhonglang said that since you are a private meeting, he will not come in, lest you have something to say that you can't speak."

Fu Xie came in and smiled, but his tone was a little casual.

"this bird...... It's sour. Did you help him set up the tent? ”

The middle-aged man named Huangfu Song smiled, saw Fu Xie nodded, raised his hand and said, "Nanrong, help my virtuous nephew cover it, it's better than nothing." Hey, Gongwei, that's not kind. The virtuous nephew is the pillar of the country, and this toss has made the younger generations lose even their sharpness. ”

Fu Xie spread out the tiger skin and covered Liu Zheng's body, but retorted: "That's not necessarily. ”

He suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Liu Zheng's right arm, Liu Zheng's heart suddenly burst out, and he stretched out his hand and shrank suddenly.

Fu Xie's eyes narrowed: "Gongzi Liu, I didn't know before I let you get through the trick." Now that I know that you have such evil things, can I still allow you to stay by your side and offend you? ”

Liu Zheng's heart sank, but he didn't resist, his eyes were fixed on Fu Xie, he pulled up his sleeve and took the sleeve arrow down.

Fu Xie presented the sleeve arrow to Huangfu Song, and Huangfu Song rubbed the sleeve arrow with great interest and looked at it for a long time: "This thing is the murder weapon that shot Zuo Huangmen?" ”

Liu Zheng stared at Huangfu Song's hands a little nervously, "Zhonglang will forgive his sins, and the grass people will be brave, this thing ......"

Bang!

There was a sudden sound of a machine, and the next moment, the entire Hidden Arrow was torn apart, and the parts fell with a clatter.

Liu Zheng stayed there, his heart dripping with blood.

Huangfu Song was also stunned, and after a few seconds, he waved his hand at Fu Xie, and said in a somewhat sneering tone: "You go down first...... By the way, find a few craftsmen to wait outside. ”

"Zhonglang General, I'm afraid that those craftsmen are only shallow...... It can't be repaired. ”

Fu Xie swallowed his saliva, his expression was also a little dazed, after all, the sleeve arrow was an unprecedented hidden weapon in this era, and he was still waiting for Huangfu Song to appreciate such a unique weapon after reading it, but he didn't expect to be broken by Huangfu Song......

"I've been with Gongwei for a month or two, and I'm much more straightforward."

Huangfu Song laughed dryly, waved his hand and said, "Then go out too, it's an eyesore." Don't come in if you're fine, let's disperse. By the way, take care of your robes, and in a few days, you will have to go and fight with them. Remember to have a good relationship, but don't let people think that you Fu Nanrong is unkind. If you don't have any money, ask me. ”

Fu Xie thanked him a few words, and then went out, and the communication with Huang Fu Song during the whole process was easy-going, which also made Liu Zheng feel that Huang Fu Song didn't seem to have any arrogance.

Huangfu Song lowered his head and gathered the parts on his legs, looking distressed, "Don't blame the virtuous nephew, the old man is happy to see the hunt, how could he ever think about it...... Ouch, I didn't inquire if I knew about it. It's all to blame on Xuande, it's all to blame for Xuande, it's all about describing the situation that day, and the old man thinks it's okay to touch it......"

The tone and the generous figure looked a little honest, but Liu Zheng opened his eyes in vain and gritted his teeth.

At this time, Huangfu Song pinched an arrow and seemed to say a little carelessly: "The virtuous nephew hates the old man? ”

Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and noticed that the corner of Huangfu Song's eyes seemed to be paying attention to him, and hurriedly lowered his head, and said in a little panic: "The grass people don't dare." ”

"That's to hate your Xuande brother, otherwise how could you have such a look?"

Huangfu Song put the arrow on the table and turned it a few times.

“…… My brother and the grass people grew up together since childhood, and they are like brothers and sisters, how can the grass people ......?"

"Nephew, are you crazy?"

Liu Zheng didn't know why, but he was also a little weak-hearted and said: "The grass people ......"

"Do you know that in officialdom, the slightest carelessness is a broken bone?"

Huangfu Song interrupted Liu Zheng's words, patted his mouth, and said with a smile: "In the court, how to speak with this mouth, every breath, the old man has to think about it several times. Those who know are good to say, and those who don't know can't talk nonsense, you must follow the wishes of others, make the people above happy, and save the lives of yourself and your subordinates, and say the meaning in place. The old man told you the truth, every time the old man spoke, his scalp was numb and goosebumps. When it comes out, you can't imagine how smelly that cold sweat is. The smell made the old man want to never go to the seemingly lively but actually cold palace again. ”

The sound of rain outside the tent continued, and Huangfu Song shook his head and said: "The army is good, you can say anything in the army, especially the old man is out on the expedition, and he also commands the three armies, which can be described as a high and powerful position, and no one dares to provoke." But even if the old man says it, it's not nonsense. ”

"The old man asked if you hate the old man, you don't dare, what do you mean by not daring? Don't you dare to say that you actually will, but you don't dare to say? Virtuous nephew, this mouth wants to speak, and it has to speak to other people's hearts. When you open your mouth, the old man is not happy, and if he is not happy, he likes to think crankily. ”

Huangfu Song patted his face again, "And being a man, not only does the misfortune come out of the mouth, this face is stupider than the mouth, and it reveals the meaning of the heart." No matter how you hide it, even if you just blink and move, you will be looked at in the court. Especially when you stand in a high place, you can see clearly what the people are doing below, and sometimes it's just a little action, and you will make the people standing in the high place hold a grudge. If you want to protect yourself, you must let people see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. ”

These words were obviously pointing, and seeing that Huangfu Song stopped, Liu Zheng thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you Zhonglang for your guidance." ”

"I can't point to it, since the old man is here, he always has to find something to do, it is rare to meet a strong general like you, or a member of the Han family, you will be the old man to win people's hearts. What's more, the old man is also sorry for destroying such murder weapons. ”

The parts on the bed on his body were all gathered on the desk, Huangfu Song stood up, the figure was very tall, he slowly walked to Liu Zheng and squatted down, spread out the tiger skin, and then helped Liu Zheng to move to the tiger skin, and said somewhat casually: "As for you and Xuande, the old man will not guess wrong." He boasted about your courage that day three times, boasted that you were a scholar, for the court, for the people of the world to eliminate a eunuch, to eliminate a regular servant who may appear in the future, and even knocked on the mountain to shock the tiger to deter other Xiaoxiao. He also boasts that your brothers are all dragons and phoenixes among men, and that your weapons are rare in the world. This is a killing, this is a scramble......"

Liu Zheng swallowed his saliva, trying his best to restrain his anger from overflowing, and Huangfu Song picked up the big stool on the side and covered Liu Zheng's body, "Young people don't know forbearance after all, Xuande is actually good, but if you say too much, you will lose." The old man was a little puzzled at that time, after all, he cherished his talents, and he had heard Ling Zun's last order before, so that you brothers could go on a blind date and support each other...... This was originally a bit redundant, so I wanted to ask for an understanding. Now I know. ”

"The grass people are brave, Zhonglang will be serious, and the grass people and their brother ......"

"Don't explain. The old man just finished saying that he would lose too many words, and you are like this...... Since the old man is older than you and has a higher position than you, you should do whatever you say, if you feel that something is wrong, then don't refute it, just think about it secretly. This is not a big deal, at least for the old man, your brother has nothing to do with the old man. If the old man doesn't ask too much, what's the use of your explanation? It's boring. As for making the old man have a good impression of you? The old man has it, don't you know? You are in Gu'an, Jizhou, Nanyang, those achievements, poems, classics, not to mention the old man, anyone will feel that you are young and promising. The old man is not as good as you at your age. Virtuous nephew, be confident, your merits, except for crazy people such as Gongwei, ordinary people will cherish their talents. ”

Huangfu Song touched Liu Zheng's head, lifted Liu Zheng's clothes and looked at the wound, frowned and said: "Gongwei acted in an extreme way, and he was really reckless in doing things. The dog is in a hurry and jumps over the wall, and people will not have any ideas if they are in a hurry. He just thinks that everyone will abide by benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, and know filial piety, loyalty, righteousness, courtesy, righteousness, and honesty...... But a lot of people outside are eating people, and in this world, the people who can really abide by these things are all full of food and drink and have nothing to do. thought that anyone could be like him, from the four walls of the family to survive the self-denial to the current position, he didn't want to think that he was also a dragon and phoenix among people. ”

Liu Zheng recalled the name of Huangfu Song that he heard in the army, secretly checked Huang Fu Song's favorability, and found that there was "32", his heart was fixed, and he checked the attributes again, and then he was stunned, compared to Zhu Jun, Huang Fu Song was even more powerful, in addition to the military force is only 82 is relatively low, but intelligence and politics are also above 90, and the commander is the same as Li Yan, is full value of "100".

Only then did he remember that Huangfu Song, like Zhu Jun, were both famous generals in the late Han Dynasty, and the entire Yellow Turban Rebellion, according to the original development, Huangfu Song could be said to be the sole leader, and in the case of Lu Zhizhi's framing, he beat the moth thief into pieces.

It's just that I don't know what's wrong, Liu Zheng always feels that he has been ignoring something, and at this time, his mind is messing around, but he can't remember it.

"But don't be angry, nephew. Anyone who knows about your affairs will get angry. Now in the court, several princes and princes of Jizhou were captured by Zhang Jiao before, and there was also a commotion in the court, saying that they had collaborated with the enemy and committed treason...... Your handle is too big, and Gongwei wants to beat you, and it should be. ”

Huangfu Song smiled, "You want to serve the country and the people, which is not wrong in itself." Moths and thieves are also common people, because they want a good life to rebel, in fact, the old man also thinks about it. is to let Zhang Mancheng appease the rest of the moth thieves and pacify them all, and the old man can do it. But just like Gongwei let you bear the notoriety, saving people, not that it will be over if you save people, but also to appease, but also to supply food and grass, once the war is over, it is actually the most chaotic. Everyone feels that they are victims and wants to seek compensation from the imperial court, where is such a good thing? Nanrong should have told you that the imperial court is tired of external affairs, and the treasury has long been empty, so buying and selling officials is actually because of this reason, wanting to solve the urgent need. Our Majesty is actually quite smart. But ......"

He shook his head, listened to the rapid rain, and sighed, "That's the situation." The moths are still there, and it's good to be able to keep this situation going. And now there is always someone who bears the notoriety. Therefore, when the old man came, he discussed it with Gongwei and decided to slaughter the city! ”

"You mean ......"

Liu Zheng's eyes widened, and the whole person trembled violently in an instant, and his eyes turned red, "Zhonglang General!" Grass people fight, fight bravely...... There must be something else! There must still be! That's all human life! It's all human life! How could it be ......?"

"Virtuous nephew, the old man understands that people's hearts are flesh and blood, and no one wants to do this. But it's the general trend. ”

Huangfu Song patted Liu Zheng's head and soothed: "The situation is very bad, really." You have no idea what's going on in the whole court. The grain and grass are in the hands of a few, and we also want to pull them out, but we have to let them pull them out. This makes the entire Han even more precarious. ”

Liu Zheng's face was pale, "But there must be ......"

"No more. Can't afford to wait. In a few months, it will be winter, and then it will be waiting for the entire Nanyang people to eat people, and there are other places, this moth thief rebellion, the scourge of several states has completely no surplus food. It is certainly possible to leave them to fend for themselves, but in that environment, the people raised can no longer be said to be human, and they are like animals. If they go crazy and spread out, it's the ones you mentioned on the bamboo slips that are about people's hearts, and the whole Han will go crazy. ”

"But there are good people in there! It is impossible to ......"

"Yes, there are good people everywhere. That's why we will also select. But not many people will stay. When the gentlemen and merchants paid the grain, they spared their lives, and if the others really had no bad deeds, some of them would have stayed, and most of them would have died. ”

Huangfu Song was still smiling, and that smile was originally a little generous, which only made Liu Zheng feel disgusted at this time.

Seeing Liu Zheng's sad expression, Huangfu Song thought for a while and said with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, you may have been wrong about something before." Do you think, where am I going to live? Dahan. Whose world is the Great Han? Yes, the people are an indispensable part of the Han Dynasty, but above the court, it is Your Majesty who sits, and the world belongs to Your Majesty. And the world must be stable, only His Majesty's reputation is stable. As long as His Majesty is still there and has a good reputation, the people will recognize it, and we will slowly get better. And the old man, Gongwei, and Zigan are just passers-by who hurriedly enter and come out in a hurry. It's nothing for me to sacrifice a little bit of fame. And it's not necessarily a bad thing. ”

He stood up, walked to the side and picked up an umbrella, "It's not too early, after talking so much, the old man just wants you to know." No matter what we do, we don't mean to make the people better, but to make the big men better. The people you see, the good people you see, are all in front of you, they are better than useless, if you want the big man to be better, let the people of the world be better, first of all, Your Majesty must be better. As long as His Majesty is here and his reputation is good, the world will not fall apart. Those moth thieves in yellow scarves, in the final analysis, are petty fights, and my Han is still a unified situation at home. ”

Liu Zheng choked up, "Zhonglang General, the grass people are real, they are really ......"

"Yes, the old man couldn't accept it in the past, but if you look at it more, you'll figure it out. What we are talking about for the country and the people is actually for Your Majesty, do you understand? It will never be the people who will be faithful, but Your Majesty. If the Han dynasty wants not to fall, it must be sacrificed, so that it can last forever. Otherwise, if the people are good, they may not think that the Han family is good, they are far away from the court, and they can't see Your Majesty many times, and if they are good, they will say that the county officials and county officials are good, and if they are bad, they will say that the assassin is mediocre and the saint is mediocre, and such a person was sent......"

Huangfu Song squatted down again and helped Liu Zheng, "Now that the moth thieves have rebelled, Your Majesty's reputation is in jeopardy, and there are always people who want to replace them, or fish in troubled waters to set up their own court." When the court is in chaos, it will be equal to the chaos in the world, do you think it is smaller than the rebellion of the moths and thieves? More people will die then! And it's even more tragic...... Can you get up? The old man helped you to take a look at the Zhujing Temple. Now that the rain is heavy, it is just right to kill people, and it can also be washed into the river by the rain. When it stops, the Kyokan will really be built. ”

Liu Zheng shook his head and cried: "The grass people are brave, physically and mentally tired, and they just want to go back and go back to rest." ”

"No, the old man wants you to see it, and he wants you to remember! The death of these people is all to make you understand that this is a satire of my Han who has no one, who only knows brutal murder and does not know how to stabilize the country! ”

The tone suddenly became high-pitched, Huangfu Song held Liu Zheng's arm tightly, and his eyes suddenly turned red, "Deran Xiaoyou!" The old man Huangfu Song is true, and today I would like to become a friend with you. Would you like to walk with the old man and see what the miserable situation of the people in this world is! In the coming days, protect the court and return the world to a peaceful and prosperous world? ”

The generous back seemed to be a little rickety, Liu Zheng looked at the old man blankly, looked at him and burst into tears, covered his heart and cried bitterly: "I will kill!" I'm going to kill someone! If one day, when I enter the court, all those who disregard people's lives and fight for the tiger will surely die under my gun! ”

"The old man is waiting! But before that, you have to be careful with what you say and do, and you have to hold on until that moment! If you say this, you will surely die! Don't talk nonsense in the future, you know?! Otherwise, the old man can only finish you off with his own hands, and he must not let you die in the hands of the enemy, and tarnish your reputation with Zigan and the old man. ”

Huangfu Song's face was solemn, "Can you get up?" ”

"Up!"

Liu Zheng cried, gritted his teeth and got up, the whole person no longer knew whether it was sweat or rain, only felt wet and cold.

Huangfu Song draped the big coat on him, helped him out of the handsome tent, and finally simply threw away the paper umbrella, "I originally wanted to give you dignity and let people know that the old man lifted you." It's just that you can't let people see that the old man is soft-hearted, you are the old man's friend, so you can endure it for the old man, how about I wait for the wind and rain to go together? ”

"Good!"

Liu Zheng cried and nodded, and was helped into the rain curtain by Huangfu Song.

The rain was majestic, and the sound of wind and rain was endless.

The two of them staggered like rotten wood.

It didn't take long for the hair to get wet, and so did the person.

Naturally, tears are invisible.