Chapter 52: The Han Family
"Hahaha."
Jia Wei laughed three times, arched his hand at Liu You, and explained: "Don't misunderstand, the reason why a certain suddenly spoke out is really uncontrollable, I didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence in the world." ”
When Liu You heard this, his curiosity rose, and he hurriedly asked, "Oh, dare to ask what the general means?" ”
"Kimihiko."
Liu Hong couldn't help but say loudly, he had already guessed what Jia Wei wanted to say at this time.
But Jia Wei, who has always had great respect for Liu Hong, turned a deaf ear to Liu Hong's words at this time, just raised his arms slightly, folded his eight fingers on his hands, raised his head to the direction where he was sitting, and then said with a solemn face: "I don't hide it, my family Ming Gong is also a relative of the Han family!" ”
"Is that true?!" Liu You's eyes widened.
Jia Wei's beard trembled, and he said unhappily: "Such a big thing, how dare you talk nonsense and deceive you." ”
"Don't blame the general! Don't blame the general! Liu You hurriedly apologized to Jia Wei, and in exchange for his forgiveness, Fang turned his head to look at Liu Hong, who was sitting at the top, and asked out loud: "Dare to ask Liu Gong, which clan is it?" ”
"Alas~" Liu Hong sighed, stood up, and said with a sense of amazement: "Sasuke, you don't listen to Gongyan's nonsense, although I am a descendant of Emperor Xiaojing, after King Jing of the Han Dynasty, it is just that the ancestors lost their marquis because of their money, and the future generations have genealogies, but in fact, they are no longer recorded by the Zongren Mansion, where can they be called 'Han clan relatives'." ”
"Why did Liu Gong say this!" Liu You stood up and refuted loudly: "As the old saying goes, heroes don't ask for a way out. Now that the court is declining, the place is in turmoil, and the public has both worldly talents and extraordinary abilities, and will be able to show his ambitions in his chest. ”
Liu Hong was stunned in his heart, what he was thinking and thinking was actually captured by the kid in front of him; However, he was in a humble position at this time, and he had not known this Liu You for a long time, and the relationship between the two had not yet reached the point of being open and honest, so he pretended to smile bitterly and said: "Then Liu, I borrowed the auspicious words of the virtuous brother of 'Sasuke'." ”
When Liu You heard this, he seemed to think of something, and pulled Liu Hong to talk about the seniority in the clan. In this theory, the two are actually the same generation, but Liu Hong's age is much older than Liu Hong, so Liu You wants to worship Liu Hong as his brother, and Liu Hong can't resist him, so he accepts this worship.
After that, the atmosphere of the discussion became more and more intense, and after a while, under the guidance of Liu Hong's intention, the topic gradually returned to the topic.
"Sasuke, where are the other officials in this city?"
Liu You shook his head, and then talked about the death of Taishou Yang Bo and the death of the county lieutenant due to drunkenness, and said at the end: "As for the other officials, those who fled fled and died, and now there are probably only a few small officials like Cao Guan and Shuzuo left in the city. ”
"Hmm." Liu Hong spoke softly, his head slightly oblique, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother Liu."
When Liu Hong heard this, he looked over, only to see Liu You stand up at some point, and bowed solemnly to him, which frightened Liu Hong, and hurriedly got up to help, and asked, "Brother Sasuke, what are you doing?" ”
"I have something to ask my brother for, and now I am too guarded to die, and there will be no leader, so please ask my brother to temporarily take the responsibility of the county guard, so as to secure the overall situation."
"This- how does this work? It's not in line with the system; Besides, the virtuous brother is still there, how can I let the brother ......?"
Liu You interrupted Liu Hong's hesitation and said bluntly: "Today's military disaster has just gone, the order is scattered, Li Shu is uneasy, Sasuke is thin and shallow, although he has small ability, but he is biased towards the ministers, not enough to sit in a county, brother, don't shirk, please think for the people in the city." ”
After speaking, Liu You took two steps back, and bowed for a long time, Liu Hong had no choice but to say: "Then before the arrival of the court angels, I will temporarily take over the responsibility of the county guard for my brother." ”
Later, everyone discussed the arrangements for the prisoners of the Vietnamese army, and Liu Hong's opinion was the same as that of the county, and the thieves who committed the law of fornication and murder should be punished as a canonical punishment, and they would not be spared; As for the other thieves who committed lesser crimes, they first let them serve as city guards and repair the city walls and damaged houses in the city.
After this talk, the night was already very thick, Liu You invited Liu Hong and Jia Wei to stay in the county government to rest, and said that he had sent soldiers to tidy up the mattress for the two, but this was rejected by Liu Hong, he said: "The virtuous brother is kind, the foolish brother understands, but although Xu Wei is broken, the remaining strength still exists, and I am afraid that he will take advantage of the victory of our army to resume the night attack." Although this is a worry, it must not be prevented, so Hiroshi and Gonghiko are convenient to sleep in the corner tower of the north wall tonight. ”
When Liu You heard this, he hurriedly persuaded him, but he had no choice but to agree and go out of the house to see each other off, and when the two left for a long time, Liu Youfang stopped staring and turned back to the house, but no one saw the ripples in his eyes at the moment.
In the corner tower, Liu Hong and Jia Wei leaned in front of the fire to keep warm, the flames were soaring, and the two watched quietly, and finally Liu Hong opened his mouth first: "Gongyan, what do you think about today's events?" ”
"What is Ming Gong referring to?"
Liu Hong nodded, thought for a while, and said: "What he did today is too enthusiastic, and it can even be said that it is ......"
"Attentive?" Jia Wei said suddenly.
"That's it, I always feel a little wrong."
"It's a little wrong, but this north wall is all our people, even if they have bad intentions, what can we do."
"That being said." Saying that, Liu Hong rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "But if you don't figure it out, you'll always feel uneasy." ”
Jia Wei laughed a few times and said: "Ming Gong, Gong Yan has some opinions, although this matter is a little weird, but it is not a bad thing. ”
"Oh, how so?" Liu Hong raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Ming Gong, you may not have noticed that when you discussed with Liu Juncheng today the plan to deal with the rebels, after Liu Juncheng heard your words, a look of horror first appeared in his eyes, and then a faint look of admiration emerged."
"What does that mean?" Liu Hong pretended to be calm, but his slightly upturned eyebrows betrayed him.
Jia Wei naturally noticed Liu Hong's small movements, and immediately laughed: "Haha, why did Ming Gong come to ask so-and-so, you know it." ”
Liu Hong pretended to be annoyed and said, "Okay, you Jia Gongyan, you dare to laugh at me?!" ”
……
In the next two days, nothing special happened, and with the hard work of Liu Hong and a group of newly promoted officials, the liquidation of the rebels gradually came to an end.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the day is hollow, today is rare to have some warmth, in a field outside the north wall of Shanyin City, more than 500 people in clothes are tied with hemp rope to lock their hands and feet, they have different gods, there are fearful people, there are runny noses, and there are also kneeling to shout grievances and scolding.
But Liu Hong has always been indifferent, he is wearing a russet official uniform, his face is serious, and he stands proudly, showing the prestige of Han officials. After a quarter of an hour or so, when the onlookers had almost arrived, Fang Lang said: "Fathers and elders, these thieves poison Shanyin, do lewd and plunder, imitate the behavior of birds and beasts, and what they do, the heavens and men are angry, and not killing is not enough to clarify the canonical punishment." ”
At this time, when the onlookers heard this, they couldn't help but think of their own sad things, such as their parents, husbands, and brothers who died in vain, as well as the little mothers, daughters, and sisters who were insulted by thieves.
"Kill, kill these whores!"
"Woo-woo, my poor daughter, she's only fifteen!"
"Xi Niang, did you see it? The thieves have finally received their retribution. ”
“……”
Liu Hong seemed to be infected by this atmosphere, and his momentum became more and more fierce, he held his breath, brewing and accumulating the energy from his body and the deepest anger in his heart, and it took a long time for a word to burst out of his throat.
"Kill!"
With this order, the soldiers who had been on standby for a long time raised their long swords and broadswords, or slashed or stabbed, and then flew up and kicked these rebels into the big pit dug yesterday.
Among them, there are naturally people who want to rise up because their hopes for survival are dashed, but their hands and feet are tied, and less than one of the tenths of their whole body strength can be used.
With this simple word "kill", more than 400 rebels have passed away and gone to the underworld; However, there were more than 100 people who were tied with hemp rope next to the big pit, and they sat on the ground one by one, sobbing and mingling, looking dirty.
The onlookers looked at these only remaining rebels, but they made a voice of doubt:
"Hey, isn't this my sister-in-law?"
"That'...... That's the kid of the Feng family. ”
"Yes, the one next to him is the eldest son of the Shen family."
When the more than 100 people heard these voices, they also hurriedly recognized their relatives, and a number of titles such as adult, uncle, aunt, and eldest brother poured out of their mouths.
Liu Hong smiled coldly, pointed at these people, and said loudly: "They are either the county soldiers summoned from the county pavilion of Huiji, or the children of Shanyin City, but the rebels break the city, and you don't want to serve the country and protect the township; but he joined the thieves and killed his fathers and elders. Such a disloyal and unrighteous person, Hongyan can let him live in the world, and he will all be cut down with me. ”
The next scene was far more tragic than Fang Cai, because Liu Hong's order was to "cut" rather than "kill", and with the separation of the heads from their bodies, the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger.
Liu Hong stepped forward and walked a few steps, with his back to the big pit, facing the people in the city, showing a smile that he thought was gentle: "Boy Liu Hong has seen all your fathers and fellow villagers. ”
"Scared! How could he still laugh? ”
"Be quiet, I'll see you've been arrested."
was reminded and hurriedly covered his lips and teeth with one hand, and his eyes showed a look of horror.
Liu Hong didn't pay attention to the whispers in the crowd, although he didn't have to listen to them to know that they definitely didn't have good words. But who told the people that the almost unlimited gossip rights enjoyed by the Li Shu were part of the Han family system.
"Hong has recently temporarily represented the county to guard a responsibility, in his position, seek his position, if the father has any injustice, he can go to the county guard to find Hong, Hongding advocates justice, and acts according to the law."
After finishing speaking, Liu Hong hid his sleeves with both hands, folded left and right, raised his forehead high, and bowed deeply.