When Gongsun Jiqiang endured the "internal injury" and walked into the meeting hall of the state pastoral mansion, he happened to see Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin two guys there telling everyone about their respective arrests of the murderers last night.

Xian Yufu said excitedly: "In the past few days, Captain Bendu has planted hundreds of brothers in various streets and alleys of Jixian County as eyeliner, and the hard work has paid off, and I finally found the group of murderers who attacked the eldest prince late last night!" At that time, in order to prevent the leakage of news, and I was afraid that these murderers would scatter and escape, I didn't have time to say hello to Captain Minghui, so I directly dispatched 500 cavalry to surround this group of murderers in Luo Chang Alley in the northeast of the city......"

"And then?" Someone eagerly asked what had happened.

"Later, of course, it was Captain Bendu who personally commanded his brothers to kill all the more than 100 murderers who rushed out of this alley! At that time, the fierce resistance of the murderers was fierce, in order to avoid the death and injury of his brothers, Captain Pontus urgently evacuated the nearby people, and then set a fire fiercely, burning all the sons of bitches into black coal! Wow, that scene was really spectacular, and a lot of guys on fire were rolling out......"

After listening to Xian Yufu's narration of the cruel scene of killing people last night, everyone suddenly felt that the hairs on their bodies stood on end, and they were all scolding Xian Yufu for being a butcher.

Gongsun Ji was silently dripping blood in his heart at this time, he really wanted to pick up a sword and rush over to split the spittling Xian Yufu in half!

That's more than 80 lives! are all well-trained elites, all of them are henchmen who have been secretly cultivated by Gongsun Ji in the past few years, after a fire, they will be gone if they say no, and they have not found someone to reason, can you let Gongsun Ji not vomit blood with hatred?

However, if you really want to follow Xian Yufu's theory, what can Gongsun Ji say?

Xian Yu Fu is a cavalry captain, if you talk about military power, it is higher than the infantry captain Xian Yuyin, when everyone divided labor, Zhao should just say that after the grain and grass are raised, entrust Xian Yufu to lead the troops to Macheng, but did not say that Xian Yufu can not participate in the arrest of murderers and spies before this!

It is everyone's responsibility to eliminate the spies and murderers in Jixian County. Xian Yufu went to the group of suspects who attacked the eldest prince, not directly at his subordinates, in the middle of the night in the inability to see, there was such a thing as accidental injury, and if you want to complain, you can only blame your subordinates for being a little bit back.

Gongsun Ji couldn't bear the resentment in his heart, and sat there rarely and didn't want to speak, but Xian Yuyin opened his mouth again, and pulled him in.

Xian Yuyin said: "Just now Lieutenant Bi Cheng told him about his arrest of the murderer in Dongcheng, and after listening to it, it was really exciting and very relieving. However, Captain Pontus was not idle last night! Gongsun Cheng sent someone to deliver reliable information yesterday evening, so that Captain Bendu smashed the den of a group of spies sent to Jixian County by Yuan Shaochu in one fell swoop, and burned this group of rat-like guys to ashes with the same fire! ”

When everyone heard this, they secretly thought that this guy was even more ruthless, knowing that Lu Dao was a person sent by Yuan Shao, he actually eliminated it so ruthlessly, this is a rhythm that does not leave a way back for himself at all!

Although they were surprised in their hearts, everyone expressed their compliments and praises to Gongsun Ji and Xian Yuyin and others.

"Gongsun is engaged in catching the spies and assassins in the city, these days have been very hard, and it is worth emulating and learning from our generation!"

"The two Xianyu Lieutenants are really powerful, not only exterminated the murderer who attacked the eldest prince, but also dug up Yuan Shao's spy hidden in Jixian County, which is really gratifying and a great achievement!"

Listening to everyone's praise of himself, Gongsun Ji had the urge to cry, he barely squeezed out a smile on his face, and then said very "low-key": "The specific actions are all in charge of the two captains, everyone wants to praise them, praise them more, don't dare to take credit for it." ”

The reason why Gongsun Ji let go of the group of people sent by Yuan Shao was that he didn't want to be hated by Yuan Shao afterwards, but Xian Yufu, a big mouth, told him about the clues he provided in front of everyone, which made Gongsun Ji, who was already very aggrieved, even more uncomfortable.

When the people in the hall were still talking, they suddenly heard a majestic voice coming in from the door: "The envoy of the Son of Heaven, the courtier, and the eldest prince are here to discuss matters!" ”

Hearing this, Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin, who were still talking, immediately shut up, got up from their seats very quickly, and made a gesture of respectful greeting.

The rest of the officials, who were still acting as listeners, saw the behavior of the two, and also hurriedly got up, and then whispered to each other.

"Where did the envoy of the Son of Heaven come from?"

"Haven't you woken up yet? The eldest prince's return to Youzhou this time is under the order of the Son of Heaven! ”

"Isn't the eldest prince injured and unconscious?"

"How do I know the way!"

In the eyes of everyone's surprise and questioning, the full-bearded and full-tailed Liu He eldest prince wore a well-fitting black official uniform, energetic and swaggered in, followed by Liu He was actually Zhao Gai, who was not driving in Benzhou, and Zhao He was followed by Liu He's close attendant Zhao Yun and another young scribe with an unfamiliar face.

"Isn't the eldest prince seriously injured? How do you seem to be more energetic than anyone else? ”

"Isn't Zhao Beijia not on good terms with the eldest prince? Why did the two of them come in with their front and back feet? ”

Before everyone could get the answer they wanted, something that surprised everyone even more happened.

When Liu He walked to the seat in the middle of the hall where Liu Yu usually sits, he seemed to be a little hesitant about where to sit properly, but Zhao Cai, who was close behind, took a step from the side, came to Liu He's side and said: "Childe, now Lord Taifu is not in Jixian County, with your identity is the most noble, be the seat!" ”

Zhao should have said, stretched out his arm and made a gesture to invite Liu He to take a seat, and the direction pointed by his fingertips turned out to be the position he usually sits!

Liu He was not hypocritical, nodded at Zhao Gai, and sat in Zhao Gai's position generously.

Seeing this, Xian Yufu, who was originally sitting in the top position on the left, immediately gave up his seat to Zhao Cai, while Xian Yuyin, who was next to him, very consciously moved a position to the left and gave up his seat to Xian Yufu.

This series of resignation behaviors made everyone in the hall smell different smells.

A few days ago, Xian Yuyin held a banquet in the mansion, and all the officials had seen Liu He, but Zhao should not be present that day, but Zhao should come at the same time as Liu He today, so Liu He did not have to meet everyone one by one after he sat down.

"Everyone, I think everyone wants to ask me what happened to the rumors of a serious injury a few days ago, right?" Liu He looked at everyone calmly, and spoke calmly, as if he was at home.

Someone in the hall unconsciously followed Liu He's guidance and nodded gently, and then felt that something was wrong, so he quickly straightened his body and pretended not to squint.

"A few days ago, my son was attacked on his way back from a banquet, and one of my guards is still unconscious, and his life and death are unpredictable. Shortly after the attack on Ben Gongzi that night, Zhao Beijia's backyard also caught fire unexpectedly, and it was found that it was arson. These two things reminded me and Zhao Beijia that Jixian County is not at peace, and there are some people with ill intentions who want to completely mess up Jixian County while my father is far away in Macheng! ”

When Liu He said this, his tone gradually became cold and serious.

"On the occasion of internal and external troubles, in order to quickly stabilize the situation in Jixian County and completely eliminate all kinds of unstable elements in the city, this son and Zhao Beijia deliberately made a false appearance of mutual suspicion and discord, so as to achieve the purpose of paralyzing these people. With the sincere cooperation of Gongsun and the two Xianyu Lieutenants, all the stubborn and stubborn treacherous plotters hidden and lurking in Jixian County have been completely eliminated, and we can deal with the affairs of the North without distractions in the future! ”

Unconsciously, Liu He entered the realm of the superior controlling the situation that he didn't even find out, at this time he just tried to express what he wanted to say in concise language, but when it fell into the ears of others, there was a kind of outstanding power and self-confidence.

Liu He's words are very clear, everyone also hears them very clearly, and the truth is actually very simple, which can be summed up in one sentence is "the outside must first be inside". At this time, the situation in Youzhou really needs a stable and united internal environment, otherwise the front army is unstable and has no will to fight, so how can we talk about resisting the enemy outside the Great Wall?

Liu He's words had been finished, and Zhao should follow: "Everyone, the eldest prince is noble, not only the eldest son of Lord Taifu, but also the envoy sent by the Son of Heaven to Youzhou, or the middle of the court, now that the lord is not in Jixian County, it is reasonable that the prince should preside over the overall situation!" Zhao is not talented, I implore my son to take a seat! ”

After Zhao Gai finished saying this, Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin immediately echoed and said, "Please take a seat!" ”

Gongsun Ji's mind was in chaos at this time, and he hadn't come out of what Liu He had just said, he was really cheated this time, not only lost many of his subordinates, but he was almost bypassed, this blow was really a bit big.

"Gongsun engaged, I don't know what you think?" Zhao Gai's voice sounded.

"Uh......, everything is arranged by Gongzi and Don't Drive!" Gongsun Ji hurriedly said.

"Childe, please take a seat!" The rest of the hall then spoke.

Liu He got up, saluted everyone, and said, "He Bucai, I am really afraid to get such trust and support from you!" Now that the situation in the north is critical, it is not the time to pay attention to red tape, and I am in a hurry to obey the power, so I have the courage to occupy the top position and guard the rear for my father! ”

After saying this, Liu He walked to the couch where Liu Yu usually sits, and then sat down in front of everyone without hesitation.

At this time, the custom was still to sit on the ground, and the dignitaries and nobles had a seat when they sit, also known as a couch. The edge of the table is pure, and in winter it is brocade. "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" records that "Zhao Feiyan and Nudi live in the Zhaoyang Palace, with white ivory mats, green bear mats, and the mat hair is more than two feet long, and people sleep in it and can't see it, and there are no knees when sitting." ”

In the Han Dynasty, the seat was seated on both knees, and the hips were on the heels. The difference between kneeling and sitting is that the hips are next to the heels for sitting, and if the body is straightened up, it is called kneeling. If you bend your body slightly and head to your hand, it is called worship, and if it is your head to the ground, it is called your head.

As Zhao Gai said, Liu Yu is not in Jixian County at this time, and Liu He is the special envoy of the Son of Heaven and the eldest son of Liu Yu, so letting him sit on the central main seat where Liu Yu is sitting is not an arrogant move, but has the important significance of gathering people's hearts and uniting everyone. Even if Rihe and Liu Yu returned to Jixian County, he would definitely not be angry with Liu He and the officials over this matter, because everyone did not do this out of selfishness or other intentions.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this model of Lao Tzu leading troops to fight outside and his son presiding over internal affairs at home has a bit of the flavor of the prince supervising the country......