Volume II: Chapter 9: Honorable Executions

PS: Suddenly I felt like it wasn't a big deal.

Whoever wins, who loses, who kills, the big officials and small officials do the head, the Northern Expedition to the South has made a lot of achievements, the ups and downs of the rise and fall of the country and the destruction of the country, these are all people tossing, not God. The plum tree does not refuse to bloom because a general is gone, the spring breeze does not stop because an army is in crisis, and the rivers are not frozen forever because of internal and external troubles in Guanzhong.

Let him go.

Now I'm going to be in a warm room surrounded by plum fragrance, guarding my beautiful woman.

A new grave was erected, and there were no headstones.

Although Guo Xu hated Shen Tianzi for killing Wang Zhenxi, but now Shen Tianzi has been buried silently under the cold loess, and all the grievances and grievances in his life have ended with the executioner's sass. Remembering that he was once a famous general in a hundred battles, and he once used his wisdom and courage to collect the main force in the battle to destroy Qin, and he could not help but bow in front of the tomb.

It didn't take much effort to execute Shen Tianzi. When the people were escorted to Chang'an, Fu Hongzhi had already made the foreshadowing, Wang Xiu and Liu Yizhen not only knew the general course of the matter, but also quickly deduced how bad the follow-up waves would be caused by this incident: it was Wang Zhenwei who was killed, it was the Beifu soldiers who deviated from morality, it was the people of Guanzhong who were indignant, and what was in danger was the results of the Northern Expedition.

Although Shen Tianzi is now a phoenix in the water, Chang'an is still a big enemy. When entering the city, the officials at the north gate desperately looked out to make sure that there were no troops following in the distance, and then let the small group in. From the city gate to the palace gate, there were many sentry posts along the way, and a team of cavalry followed. Although Shen Tianzi has lost power. But I still have the demeanor of a general, laughing at myself and saying that I won a big battle. There has never been such a welcome specification.

Shen Tianzi killed Wang Zhenevil, and the plot is not complicated. Chang'an didn't care how he planned it in private, and he really didn't care why he did it. What Liu Yizhen and Wang Xiu really gnash their teeth about is that the murderer's ambition is exposed, and he dares to use the power of exclusive killing that only the supreme commander can use, and it is not the dictatorship of the higher authorities to execute the subordinates, but in the opposite direction, which is terrible to think about, and Shen Tianzi is even more hateful.

Shen Tianzi has also sobered up by now, and he has a little bit of jealousy. It doesn't even sit on the table; The so-called rumor that Wang Zhenevil wants to kill all the southerners and establish himself in Guanzhong cannot withstand criticism at all. So when Wang Xiu asked him why he wanted to kill Wang Sima, he said that there was no need to ask, I hated him so I killed him!

Wang Xiu said are you crazy?

Shen Tianzi smiled indifferently. Then I'm crazy.

Liu Yizhen said, I don't think you're crazy, you're crazy. You are so full of wanting nothing more than others to be above you.

Shen Tianzi said that he was wise to stab him, this is the root of my disease. The disease has already attacked, and there is no cure, so it can only be simply stabbed. Broken neck and broken heart demons. Wang Zhenwei is dead, and now that he looks back, he is not so hateful. It was my mistake to kill him, I am guilty, and I will pay for his life. If you want to kill you, I just beg you not to be connected to my people.

He slaughtered Wang Zhen's evil brother and cousin, and at the moment he was worried that this fate would fall on him.

Confession of sin is painful. The verdict is also good, in fact, Shen Tianzi has not yet arrived. Liu Yizhen had already discussed with Wang Xiu, that is, this person must be executed. But one is not connected, the second is not to show the public, and the third is not to erect a monument. In a word, they can only be secretly executed and buried quietly, and the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an, especially the people of Guanzhong, cannot know the details. As for Wang Zhen's evil death, he can hide it for as long as he can, and when he repels the Great Xia army and the crisis passes, it can be announced that General Wang has become ill from hard work and died of illness on the front line. A beautiful funeral, a Nanmu coffin, who can know if the corpse is inside.

After Wang Xiu announced the verdict, he asked Shen Tianzi what else he had to say. The latter pondered for a moment, saying that the matter had come to this point, and I could not say that I was right, but I was loyal to the imperial court, and had followed the Taiwei for many years, and I hoped that when the historian put pen to paper, he would not erase my hard work over the years. Wang Xiu said this, don't worry, your military exploits have been passed on by word of mouth, and everyone in China knows about it, how can it be erased by a historian with a pen. Shen Jingzong, who killed Wang Sima, is dead, there will be no Zhu Lian climbing behind you, and General Shen Linzi is still very favored by the Taiwei, you just have to rest assured that your family will take care of you.

Liu Yizhen remained silent, and suddenly said to Wang Xiu that you must buy the best coffin in Chang'an, so that General Shen can sleep peacefully. Arrange another table of wine banquets for the general to eat. After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned for the person to be taken away.

Shen Tianzi's bones are really hard, eating and drinking, the wind and clouds are tortuous, not like a death row prisoner, but like he is going to be ordered to go on an expedition and enjoy the grand banquet.

There is no moon, no clouds, and when you look up at the Beidou, the stars are as big as fists.

The wind blew the torches, and the shadows of the group swayed, like the souls of the six gods and no owners looking around.

All the way to the school ground, Shen Tianzi did not show the slightest sign of weakness.

Hu Luzheng originally hated Shen Tianzi for killing his comrades, but now seeing him so calmly dying, he couldn't help but admire it greatly, and couldn't bear to be tortured like this by a generation of famous generals, so he stepped forward and pulled his arm, saying Do you want to drink more wine.

Shen Tianzi glared at him:

"Do Xianbei people think that Shen Tianzi is afraid of pain? The big husband has merit and merit, and he is guilty and dies! The head fell off, and he was born quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he was an invincible general! I have suffered all kinds of injuries in my life, and I have never learned how to cut off my head, so how can I have such a rare experience! ”

All those who escorted him could not help but be in awe.

Escorted to the school grounds, the executioner told him to kneel, and Shen Tianzi said I can't kneel. Hu Luzheng asked someone to find a Hu bed. After Shen Tianzi sat down, straightened his waist, looked at the sky around him, and suddenly read out a sentence:

"The two hundred states of the prancing horse, the ghosts and gods are sorrowful, once they return to dust, and their fame is resting in a hundred battles."

Close your eyes, people are like stone carvings.

The executioner's knife made an arc.

Guo Xu commanded people to bury Shen Tianzi and went back to report to Liu Yizhen. At this moment, Liu Yizhen and Wang Xian were racking their brains, thinking about how to report this matter to Liu Yuyu. Seeing that 5969 has arrived, the spring breeze is mighty, the river is gradually thawing from south to north, and the waterway is about to open. But the matter could not wait for the ship to sail and must be reported immediately. The reason is very simple: at the same time, Wang Zhenwei and Shen Tianzi were lost, and the defense pattern of Guanzhong was broken. The personnel sequence needs to be reorganized urgently, and such a decision. It is definitely not Liu Yizhen and Wang Xiu who can do it for them. The difficulty in this document reported to Liu Yu is not to explain the murder clearly. It's how to not look like Liu Yizhen is overlooking, and there can't be a hint that Liu Yu is not proper before leaving.

After a long time of adversing and retreating, Wang Xiu decided to go sideways, not to be entangled in Shen Tianzi's conspiracy, but to write a hymn to Wang Zhen's evil, saying how he worried about the country as well, how he worked hard all night, how to determine a combat strategy to repel Great Xia, and how to severely condemn Shen Tianzi's retreat. How to go to the front line to command. As for his murder, he only said what happened, did not add a word of comment, did not describe Shen Tianzi's motives, and especially could not mention that Shen Tianzi claimed to have been ordered by the Taiwei.

Although Liu Yizhen is a child, after Wang Xiuyi's explanation, he also feels that this seems simple, but there is a great ingenuity in it, and the key is to leave the space for praise and disapproval to Liu Yu. Don't lose too much because you pretend to be smart, and incur unnecessary trouble.

Liu Yizhen didn't treat Guo Xu as a rough person, told him Wang Xiu's intentions, and asked him if it was appropriate. Guo Xu had calmed down from his anger at the moment. He heard Wang Xiu's main efforts. is not to judge right and wrong, reward good and punish evil, but to exonerate His Holiness and avoid insinuating that Liu Yu is the initiator of this fire. But he thought about Shen Tianzi's so-called secret order afterwards. I don't think it's all this person's nonsense, it is likely that the actual situation is that Liu Yu will not explicitly encourage his subordinates to kill each other. But he should not have resolutely suppressed Shen Tianzi's jealousy, and even had the suspicion of acquiescing in the infighting among his subordinates. And Shen Tianzi precisely understood this as a kind of silent authorization from Liu Yu. Think about it again, Liu Yu appointed him as the subordinate governor of Wang Zhenxi, but secretly asked Chen Song to protect Shen Tianzi, as if he was also watching the dispute between Wang and Shen, and faintly buried a foreshadowing. He definitely didn't want his subordinates to fight to the death, but he also didn't want all the generals in Guanzhong to be obedient to Wang Zhen's evil, and only look at his horse.

A chill rose up from the spine.

"Once returned to the dust, the glory is rested in a hundred battles". Shen Tianzi's words before his death, now in retrospect, seem to have endless hidden hatred that cannot be said.

Now that the bones of Wang and Shen are not cold, the living people no longer care about them, they only care about how to clean themselves and the Taiwei.

An irrepressible disgust slowly welled up.

I just want to leave this mansion with dirty air as soon as possible and go to the cold market in Chang'an, so that the cold wind can wash my lungs.

Ponder for a moment, and say that I don't understand paperwork, so I'll tell the truth. If the report to Taiwei only praises Wang Sima and does not condemn Shen Tianzi, it is unfair to Wang Sima, and even protects Shen Tianzi. If we only talk about them and not about the dereliction of our people, it will be too petty. Taiwei is a smart man, and if we had a small abacus, he would not be able to see it. Not to mention anything else, as Wang Sima's subordinate governor, I failed to fulfill my duty of personal protection. If I had stood closer, Shen Jingzong might not have been able to succeed.

He didn't mention Wang Xiu and Liu Yizhen, but Wang Xiu's face was already red. After a moment of silence, he said that the master of Guo Gong had a mind. In his mind, our original ideas were to be greatly reduced. In this report, three or three openings, one Cheng wrote that Shen Tianzi murdered Wang Sima, one Cheng asked Taiwei for guilt, and another Cheng asked Taiwei to decide the personnel arrangements in Guanzhong.

When the farewell came out, the cold wind blew his face for a moment, and suddenly there was a fatigue that he had never experienced before.

This is not the soreness of the limbs that fought in the past, but the feeling of powerlessness that spreads from the depths of the heart.

But another thought washed away this decadence in an instant.

This is Chang'an.

His home is in Chang'an.

There is a woman with him in the house.

A woman has his next generation in her belly.

Knocking on the door this time, Xiao Qiao didn't wake up, she shouldn't have expected Guo Xu to suddenly return to Chang'an.

As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I smelled a fragrance. I couldn't help but ask the maid who opened the door, what kind of incense did you order, it smelled so good.

The maid smiled sleepily.

How can the world make such incense!

It's the plum blossoms in the yard that bloom.

Sure enough, the closer you get to the plum tree, the more real the aroma becomes. Guo Xu stood under the tree, closed his eyes, and let the trace of fragrance slowly flow into his lungs, squeezing out all the dark and stale things that had accumulated these days.

Suddenly it didn't seem like a big deal.

Whoever wins, who loses, who kills, the big officials and small officials do the head, the Northern Expedition to the South has made a lot of achievements, the ups and downs of the rise and fall of the country and the destruction of the country, these are all people tossing, not God. The plum tree does not refuse to bloom because a general is gone, the spring breeze does not stop because an army is in crisis, and the rivers are not frozen forever because of internal and external troubles in Guanzhong.

Let him go.

Now I'm going to be in a warm room surrounded by plum fragrance, guarding my beautiful woman. (To be continued......)