Chapter 7 Extraneous Branches

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Gongsun Fan was the first to disagree. "Uncle, wouldn't it be too cheap for this little thief to bite off my finger and cut off his arm!"

"Fan'er, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, you have to exchange one finger for one of his arms, it is already very cheap, no matter how heavy the punishment is, won't the world laugh at my Gongsun family's bullying."

"But ......"

Gongsun Xun waved his hand and said sternly: "Fan'er, there is no need to say it again, there are also things you need to introspect about this matter, and the cause of this matter was not caused by you?" ”

Gongsun Fan had no choice but to retreat.

Liu Bei is in a hurry, the younger brother who has just been recognized is about to become a disabled person, in this world, able-bodied people are not necessarily better off there, if he is really missing an arm, his life will only be more difficult in the future. The only thing he could ask for was Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan nodded silently and said to Gongsun Xun: "Uncle, Liu Ze is not yet an adult, if he breaks one of his arms, I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive in the future, is this punishment too heavy?" ”

"Zhan'er, you should understand that if someone dares to offend our Gongsun family on weekdays, what will happen to them, there is no need to say anything for your uncle. To be honest, today it is for the sake of your face that you are asking for it, so I will give it a light sentence. ”

The wealthy family of the family does not need to follow the law of the Han Dynasty to deal with the prisoners, to put it bluntly, it is a lynching, even if it is verbally offensive, the punishment is the punishment of gouging out the eyes and cutting out the tongue, not to mention biting off the fingers of the noble son, then at least the head must be beheaded. Gongsun Chan is also very clear about this, but he usually deals with some untouchable civilians, and he doesn't need to care, it happens to be his classmate Liu Bei's younger brother who committed the crime today, so he and Gongsun Fan turned their faces and competed. Now that I heard Gongsun Xun say this, Gongsun Chan couldn't say anything, after all, it was the best result to save Liu Ze's life.

Gongsun Xun said earnestly: "Zhan'er, our Gongsun family is one of the best families in Liaoxi and Youzhou, and the big family must have the majesty of the big family, and no one can insult it, but anyone who violates the ban must be severely punished, otherwise the family will not be able to stand up." Saving his life today can be regarded as an extrajudicial grace, and as the eldest son of the family, you should set an example and consider the interests of the family instead of just caring about the friendship of friends. ”

Gongsun Chan was silent for a moment and said, "Uncle Xie, my nephew has written it down." ”

It seems that this is an irrevocable decision, Liu Ze has already scolded the Gongsun family thousands of times in his heart, Nima's, isn't your Gongsun family a local tyrant in Liaoxi, like the emperor of the soil, life and death are taken away, your son's life is valuable, and other people's lives are like grass mustard, killing five people is like killing five chickens, and even chickens are not as good, it is like strangling five ants. The law of the jungle eats the strong, this is the way of the world now! It seems that this arm can't be saved, and he has just worn it and become a one-armed hero Yang Guo - Yang Guo still has a peerless martial arts and a little dragon girl, what do you have? Except for the unreliable eldest brother Liu Bei, he really has nothing.

If he hadn't bitten off Gongsun Fan's finger just now, maybe the situation wouldn't have gotten so bad, would he regret it? No! Liu Ze only hated the short mouth at that time, so he bit off one of his fingers, if he was asked to do it all over again, he would choose to bite his throat, and trample on a person's dignity and a person's dream under his feet, and he would never be able to get Liu Ze's forgiveness, even if it was at the cost of his life.

Liu Bei cried again helplessly, squatting beside Liu Ze and crying very sadly.

"Big brother, don't cry, I will repay the insult given to me by their grandson's family today in the future!" Liu Ze gritted his teeth and lowered his voice so low that only his two brothers could hear it.

"Brother, it's because of my brother's incompetence, I can't save you......" Liu Bei couldn't cry.

Gongsun Chan also sighed, and now there is nothing he can do.

"I'll cut off his arm myself!" Gongsun Fan looked excited, and when he raised the knife, he was ready to cut people.

Gongsun Xun glared at him and shouted: "Fan'er, pay attention to your identity, why do you need to do such a vulgar thing yourself, and you are not afraid of blood staining your clothes?" ”

Gongsun Fan had no choice but to stop stupidly and wait for Gongsun Xun to send someone to execute.

At this moment, someone outside shouted: "Gongsun Duwei has arrived!" As soon as he finished speaking, surrounded by a group of sergeants, a military attache in armor walked in. All the subordinates saluted in unison: "See the second son!" Gongsun Xun also greeted him and said with concern: "Why did Chen'er come to Liucheng?" ”

The person who came was Gongsun Chen, the second son of the Gongsun family, who is now the official in the position of the governor of Liaoxi County, and he is generally busy with official business, so he rarely has time to come here, so Gongsun Xun has this question. Gongsun Chen smiled and said: "My nephew was ordered by Zhao Taishou to come to Liucheng to greet Taishou's family, and by the way, take a look at everyone." ”

Liu Ze looked at it coldly, looking at everyone's attitude, this second son of Gongsun may be regarded as the real head of the Gongsun family. Don't say that this second son is really similar to Gongsun Zhan's appearance, but he looks more handsome and temperamental. Damn, the sons of the Gongsun family are all rich and handsome, and they were all rich and handsome in their previous lives, and they have passed through more tragic urges, and they don't let people live?

Gongsun Chen also seemed to notice Gongsun Fan's injured right hand, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with the third brother's hand?" How was the injury? ”

As soon as he heard this, Gongsun Fan vomited bitterness. "I was bitten off just now, I beg my brother to be the master for me!"

"Who is so bold as to dare to hurt my third brother's fingers? Don't worry, with my brother here, I have to unscrew his head to pay for your fingers! ”

Gongsun Fan was overjoyed, just now the third uncle decided to cut off one of Liu Ze's arms to compensate him for his fingers, although he was unwilling but helpless, at this time Gongsun Chen came, and he was going to be angry for him as soon as he spoke, you must know that although the third uncle is the head of the family, it is Gongsun Chen who really speaks with weight. Gongsun Fan looked elated, as if Liu Ze's head was no longer on his neck.

Gongsun Chan was secretly spitting bitterness at this time, although the ruling of the third uncle Gongsun Xun was a bit harsh, but it was also the best result that could be obtained, at this time, the second brother came over and inserted a bar, Gongsun Fan's words were preconceived, whether Liu Ze's life could be saved, and it was a little hanging. However, Gongsun Chan is very aware of his younger brother's character, mature, steady and sensible, so he can only fight for it.

"Second Brother ......"

"Big brother, it's rare for you to come back, why don't you come to Yangle City to find me? How long has it been since we've seen each other, almost a year, right? As soon as Gongsun Chan spoke, Gongsun Chan interrupted him urgently, asking a few questions in a row, and his concern was overflowing. In the same year, Gongsun Chen was only a few months younger than him, although the concubines were different, but Gongsun Chen never had the idea of humility, and he was polite to this eldest brother.

Gongsun Chan smiled. "I just rushed to Liucheng from Lingzhi, my friend has never been to Saiwai, so he has been around for two days, and is about to leave for Yangle to see the second brother, I don't want you to come to Liucheng too."

"Oh, who is this?"

"This is my friend, Liu Bei of Zhuojun, after King Jing of Zhongshan, studied with me at the Lu Gong's office."

Gongsun Chen looked at Liu Bei, arched his hand and said with a smile: "It's rare that Brother Liu can come to Liaoxi as a guest, and I will set up a banquet in Yangle another day to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Brother Liu, and make a little bit of the friendship of the landlord." ”

Liu Bei pounced on Gongsun Chen, knelt down, bowed and said, "I beg the second son to be merciful and forgive my brother's life." ”

Gongsun Chen's face was stunned, Liu Bei's kneeling was too sudden, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to hug each other, and said, "Why did Brother Liu make this great gift and kill me." ”

Gongsun Chan told him how Gongsun Fan caught Liu Ze and tortured him to extract a confession, how he was bitten by Liu Ze, including the dispute between their brothers and Gongsun Xun's final verdict. He said it very objectively and in detail, without a hint of adding oil and vinegar, after all, these parties were present, and the lies would soon be exposed.

Gongsun Chan listened to Gongsun Chan's narration quietly, and there was no wave on his face, and he didn't interject and say half a word. Gongsun Fan wanted to step forward and interject, but was stopped by Gongsun Xun, and he didn't dare to come closer.

By this time it was already twilight, and some soldiers had already lit torches, and it was as bright as day. Gongsun Chen glanced at Liu Ze and said to Liu Bei: "Listening to what Fang Cai said, Brother Ling just came out of the mountain, but I don't know why he was tortured?" ”

Everyone sees it, isn't it, Liu Ze only has a short piece of hair on the top of his head, and he has been in chaos, so no one looks at Liu Ze's hair closely, but Gongsun Chen's eyes are keen, and he immediately pays attention to Liu Ze's unusual hair.