Thump!

After listening to Chen Zhi's words, Zhu Hong actually knelt on the ground all of a sudden, and pleaded with no grace: "Taishou, even if you don't look at me for the sake of being forced to be helpless, you should also take into account the Zhu family behind me, now that the situation in Daijun is not stable, it is the time when it is necessary to unite people's hearts, if you kill me at this time, then it is inevitable that there will be people in the Zhu family who have other thoughts, and won't it endanger the overall situation at that time?" ”

"The big picture?" Chen Zhi glanced at Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian, shook his head and said, "Could it be that the overall situation is used to exonerate you?" In your opinion, this is to protect the lives of the clansmen, give advice to the Xianbei people, and sacrifice the life of Buyi, probably for the overall situation, right? This overall situation can make you sacrifice others as a matter of course, and it can also make you beg for mercy for your own life with confidence, such a big situation, you naturally like it. ”

Zhu Liu and the others who said this were embarrassed for a while, and wanted to speak again, but Chen Zhi didn't wait for a few people to speak, so he continued: "Since you mention the overall situation, I will come to tell you the overall situation, the most taboo thing about the battle between the two armies is that the rewards and punishments are unknown, Xianbei attacked and killed the people of Daijun, and I killed the leader of it, so that the latecomers knew that if you offend my Daijun, the army will die if you are defeated!" And you help the abuse, sell your ancestors to survive, if everyone follows suit, the country will not be a country, if you don't kill you, even the national law will not allow me! It is also to set an example, so that those who come after know the weight of judging the clan! ”

Zhu Hong's body trembled, and he didn't beg for mercy, so he kept kowtowing.

"This is the overall situation of Daijun, I will tell you about the overall situation of the Zhu family," Chen Zhi did not stop, and when he spoke, he was not looking at Zhu Hong, but staring at Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian who were sitting in a volume, "You use the clan as an excuse, there are many ways to live, not necessarily only the way to persecute the people, persecute the people, and want to open the city gate, this is the crime of great rebellion, this crime should be destroyed by the three clans, and now that you have a few confessions, then the relatives can live, didn't you say that you were forced before, in order to save people's hearts, so there is no choice?" Now it's the same, if you wait for the Fa, then the clan can live, sacrifice your life, okay? ”

"No...... Don't ......" Zhu Hong's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak clearly, but he defended himself, "Too much to keep Mingjian, we are waiting to confess our guilt, but as a scholar, we are willing to offset our guilt with money, and we are willing to ......"

"Money? This should have been handed in, where can it be used to atone for sin! With a wave of his hand, Chen Zhi asked people to go over and pull this Zhu Hong down, but his words made Zhu Liu want to stop talking, and finally didn't say anything.

On the other side, as soon as Zhu Hong was caught, he struggled up, looking unwilling, twisting his body, unwilling to be dragged down like this, and shouted in his mouth: "Too shou!" Spare your life! Satrap! There are also Huns in the territory, if they really kill us and others, people's hearts are unstable, how can they resist the Huns? ”

Even if the last person was pulled out of the door, his voice was still coming in, Chen Ju and others outside the door saw Zhu Hong's appearance, thinking of when he and the others were escorted, this person's demeanor and unfazed appearance, the two were compared, and they couldn't help sighing, this person usually maintains a simple demeanor, but once it comes to life and death, he will show his true face.

In the hall, Zhu Liu, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but speak: "Taishou, what Zhu Hong did, it is indeed mad, you want to treat his crimes, it is also natural, my Zhu family will definitely fully cooperate, but what he said is also right, there are still Huns watching on the side, plus the war on the grassland has not subsided, the general led the troops on an expedition, Youzhou is empty, it is likely to be taken advantage of by the Hu people, it is indeed not easy to move people's hearts." ”

"If you kill someone who defects to the enemy, your heart will be unstable?" Chen Zhi put down the shocking wood, and the solemnity on his face disappeared, looking at Zhu Liu, he seemed to be smiling, "Killing these people is to deter people's hearts and make people dare not follow suit, isn't there a ghost in the heart of this shaken heart?" Taking a step back, it is because of this kind of cognition that he Zhu Hong has the courage to surrender to the enemy and betray the country, so he is going to die today! The agreement between the Zhu family and me is very clear, after this incident, Zhu Hong's actions will be made public, so that everyone knows, and when the time comes, there will be Lao and the two of them running in many ways. ”

Zhu Liu was dumbfounded by Chen Zhi's words, if he said anything more, wouldn't he admit that he had a ghost in his heart? Is that still there?

Zhu Xian watched from the sidelines, and when he saw this, he hurriedly made a round and said: "Don't worry, this matter of Zhu Hong will never appear in the future, and this matter has also given me a wake-up call, and I will definitely go all out to resist Hu Ren in the future." ”

"Don't get me wrong," Chen Zhi suddenly walked over, shaking his head as he walked, "I'm not saying that you can't resist the Hu people, you deserve to die, strictly speaking, I am the Taishou of the county and the people, this should be my responsibility, so when I can't resist, of course, I also have expedient measures and workarounds, but Zhu Hong's mistake is that his flexibility and expediency are based on the sacrifice of others, just as he said, Xianbei also had a way to drive the people to attack the city in the past, but this time he was making suggestions, because others were also at fault, Could this person's wrongful responsibility be avoided? ”

"That doesn't make sense." Juliu also admits this.

Chen Zhi took the opportunity to say: "Therefore, after the two of them go back, they must make it clear that Chen beheaded him Zhu Hong because he sincerely betrayed the clan, and he has not yet planned and plotted against his fellow clansmen, and even wants to break the city. When he said the last sentence, the murderous aura lingered, which made Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian shudder.

Chen Zhi nodded, restrained his murderous aura, and said: "Okay, the current situation is not stable enough, I won't leave the two, and everything is simple, Zhu Hong and the others will be beheaded at noon tomorrow, and they will be sentenced to collaborating with the enemy, and they will not harm the same clan, but he is the first after all, if there is another one, Chen Mou cannot guarantee that he will still leave roots for his clan!" ”

Zhu Liu and Zhu Xian hurriedly said goodbye, not wanting to stay for a moment.

As soon as the two left, looking at their backs, Chen Zi walked over to Chen Zhi and said in a low voice: "Although the Zhu family is cooperating this time, there is also helplessness, it is forced by the situation, and it may not be convinced in my heart. It's not easy to get them to work together. ”

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "What you said is good, but if my plan goes well, after this war, I can get a lot of people and tenant farmers from these families, as long as there are people, it will be convenient to do things." ”

When Chen Zi heard this, he sighed with emotion: "This northland family has too much oppression of tenant farmers, subordinates, and tribes, which is really unfair, if you can liberate some from them, it will also be the convincing of these tribes." ”

"This is a bit hypocritical," Chen Zhi looked at Chen Zi and laughed, "Even if they come to you and me, they don't have to work as hard as half of the past and get very little, but in the final analysis, they are still subordinate and subordinate, and they are also still oppressed against them, needless to say that it sounds so good, it is nothing more than to work for whom, let alone justice!" I recruited them not to do good deeds, but to let them contribute to me, without two sets of judging criteria. ”

Chen Zi was stunned, then laughed and nodded.

At this time, Zhou Ao came from the side and told him the news of the city, Yang Song asked if he wanted to go back to Bingdai County, saying that he had also found Xiongnu scouts there, and he was worried that the Xiongnu would raid Daixian.

Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "There is no need for the time being, let him stay in Dangcheng with peace of mind, before Su Liao assisted him in marching and arranging the formation, and then let him use the army as the root to deter people with dissident intentions, so as to cooperate with Su Liao to control the situation in Dangcheng, and when I deal with the affairs of Daixian almost completely, I will also take people to Dangcheng." ”

Zhou Ao was very surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Do you want to go to Dangcheng in person?" ”

"Yes, in the future, we will protect several cities and counties in the south, and the northernmost city will become the top priority," Chen Zhi glanced at Zhou Ao, "Now there is a Xianbei tribe coming here, and there are traces of the Hun cavalry, but in the future, with the reshuffle of the power of the northern grassland, most of the losers and frustrated tribes like Ke Bo Zhenbu will choose to go north to Mobei, or go south to the Central Plains, so the future Daixian will not be peaceful, and the operation of the city is inevitable." ”

There are some things he hasn't said yet, and there are also mineral deposits in the land of the city, which are also things that Chen Zhi longs for.

After saying a few words, Chen Zhi explained some more things, Zhou Ao turned around and left, as Chen Zhi's old subordinate, he followed Chen Zhi all the way from Taile Ling, from Luoyang to the north, Zhou Ao's status in Chen Zhi's group is still very high, at least more status than Liu Bao, Lan Luo and others, and the influence has gradually been established, so many things in this generation of counties have been gradually taken over.

He walked and was busy until midnight before returning to his residence.

But as soon as he entered the house, his old butler came and said that he had sent a few letters from Luoyang.

"Sending a letter again?" Zhou Ao didn't seem surprised when he heard this, obviously he had received a few letters before.

The old steward took two steps forward as he spoke, and whispered, "These letters, bypassing the city defense, were sent directly from home. ”

As soon as Zhou Ao heard this, his brows furrowed, of course he knew what this meant, now in wartime, the letters sent from all sides must first pass through the hands of those who are in charge of intelligence under Chen Zhi's command before they can be transmitted to various places, but everything has loopholes and accidents, Zhou Ao as Chen Zhi's henchman, his family and servants, most of the time in and out of the city will not be strictly searched and interrogated, so as long as you have the heart, you can bypass the city defense and bring the letter directly.

But then again, since you are a confidant, you naturally don't have to do this hidden thing.

"Since this letter has been delivered, it should be seen by Taishou first, how can this be done?" Zhou Ao took the letter and was about to turn it in.

The old steward persuaded: "The words of the king are the words of loyalty, but the letter has come to this, it is better to read it and send it again, with the king's position in the heart of the Taishou, this is just an act." ”

Zhou Ao thought about it, and this was the reason, so he glanced at the envelope and found that it was two from old friends in Luoyang, one was written by his colleague Dong Xu, and the other was actually sent by Ji Fa.

"That's amazing!"

Muttering, Zhou Ao habitually opened Dong Xu's letter, but after only reading a few words, he was shocked.

"Someone in the court wants to let Taishou take Wang Jun and make the assassin of Youzhou?"