Due to the hot weather, Cui Nan's soldiers were wearing light and breathable chain mail, and they took it off without any waste, and neatly folded the yard and placed it in front of themselves, wearing only a red underwear soaked in sweat on their upper body.

Cui Nan was still not satisfied, and ordered: "Then take it off, don't wear clothes on your upper body." ”

As he had said, the soldiers stripped off their clothes, revealing their muscles and bronzed skin.

When the hall was full of civil and military officials, he heard Cui Nan shouting: "Lord Yin, you raise your head!" Look up and look at my men! ”

Yin Chengliang was startled by his sudden roar, and hurriedly looked up at the group of soldiers guarding the main entrance of the lobby like an immovable King Kong.

I saw that the skin of this group of soldiers was covered with deep and shallow scars, sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting with their breathing, as if they were telling countless thoughts.

Yin Chengliang and the civil and military officials of Jiangnan Province were stunned, and suddenly saw Cui Nan also "hoo" and removed his robe, also revealing the skin on his upper body. Everyone looked intently, but saw that Cui Nan's upper body was actually covered with scars, and there was not an inch of good meat.

I saw Cui Nan with a proud look on his face, and said to Yin Chengliang: "Yin Thorn History, you take a good look at the scars on the last general's body!" ”

Cui Nan, who was originally silent, actually became speechless in the blink of an eye.

He pointed to a knife wound on his body that was nearly a foot long from his shoulder and extending diagonally down to his right chest, and said, "Your Excellency, please see—this wound was left behind when the last general led his brothers in pursuit of the Turks. The Turks, who had already collapsed, suddenly turned around and counterattacked after chasing for dozens of miles, which caught me off guard. Because our army's battle array was chaotic, the last general had to fight to the death, and finally killed the Turks, leaving this scar. At that time, the emperor saw that I was ruthless, so he promoted me to the position of a hundred households and asked me to be his personal guard. ”

After that, Cui Nan pointed to a palm-sized black scar on his stomach and said: "This is when the emperor led the army north to burn grass in autumn, and saw a young man grazing on the grassland, so he asked about the terrain route. I didn't expect that this person was a Turkic man, and he was about to assassinate me with a dagger while I was not ready. In the end, he didn't have time to draw a knife to fight back, so he could only take this knife with his stomach. Originally, I thought that this was just a small injury, and it would be good to rest for seven or eight days, but I didn't expect that the thief's knife was simmered with poison, and the wound the size of a broad bean was getting worse and bigger, almost piercing the stomach of the last general. Fortunately, the emperor saw that I was pitiful, and immediately sent me back to Guangyang, sent the best doctor to treat me, and recuperated for half a year before I could go to the ground. Later, the emperor said that I had made a great contribution, and I asked for any reward, just ask. The last general said that he would lead the troops. Without saying a word, the emperor overstepped the rank and promoted me to be the captain, and assigned 3,000 people to me to command. ”

Rao is Cui Nan has a good memory, and there are more than a dozen scars on his body, large and small, whether it is a big injury that can deeply hurt his life, or a small wound caused by a cold arrow, he remembers it clearly, and introduces them one by one like a few family treasures.

In this way, Cui Nan said that for a whole hour, more than 20 civil and military officials in the county government hall of Shanyin County listened to him patiently and silently.

In the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, there has always been a tradition of emphasizing literature over martial arts. Gangnam Province is a place where cultural relics are flourishing, and this atmosphere is even stronger.

The Jiangnan military attache in the hall was accustomed to being commanded by civilian officials at the same level, and when he saw General Cui Nan majestically counting his military exploits, he admired it in his heart, but also felt very comfortable and happy. And those civil officials who originally had prejudices against military generals, listening to Cui Nan's story, also knew that he had come all the way, all based on actual performance, without any luck.

Cui Nan said at the end, suddenly changed his words, pointed to Yin Chengliang who was sitting on the ground, and said, "Lord Yin, you and I are both third-grade officials. It's not that the last general looks down on the literati - the official hat on the head of the last general is all fought with a knife and a gun. What about you? It's just a sour article, which accidentally touches the examiner's taste; went up and down to greet each other, and how many deviations did they go to get to today's status. ”

Cui Nan said with a dry mouth, swallowed half of his saliva angrily, and then said: "Even with an official like you, you dare to hold a blade and commit murder?" If it weren't for the emperor's sake, for the sake of the court's face, believe it or not, I'd pinch you to death now? ”

Yin Chengliang, who was paralyzed, was frightened by Cui Nan, lest the general in front of him really kill himself in anger, so he had to look down at the blue brick ground under his buttocks.

However, Cui Nan was aggressive and did not back down, as if he wanted to finish all the words that had been saved in the past few decades of silence today, and continued: "Lord Qiu called the end to take care of you here for the time being. The last general also felt a little too much. However, now that Lord Assassin Shi can't wait like this, he knows that what Lord Qiu did must be justified. In that case, let's rest here for a few more days. The last general is still the same sentence, and he will not practice you, you just have to open your mouth to eat and drink, but you can't take a step out of the lobby! ”

After such a turmoil, Jiangnan Provincial officials were almost completely intimidated by Cui Nan, as if they had accepted their fate, and were about to accept reality.

However, the assassin Shi Yin Chengliang suddenly reacted, "Ah" The monster screamed, and shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, you have to think clearly, if the 'Dust Palace' case is revealed, then everyone's future will be ruined, and there will be no day to turn over!" ”

When the officials in the hall heard him such a reminder, they remembered that their buttocks were not clean, and once the matter was revealed, they would inevitably implicate themselves. Moreover, this case is not a small mistake such as embezzling a few taels of silver and judging a few wrong cases, but it involves the dignity of Si Wen, and after the East Window incident, he will inevitably lose face and will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the world!

Thinking of this, a few officials who were deeply involved immediately pulled a few familiar colleagues around them, gathered in a group, and whispered in a chatter.

They discussed with each other for a while, and it seemed that they finally agreed on the same opinion, and they saw a few bold military attachés, all of whom were in the rank of lieutenant general, and they came forward step by step with the sharp sword in their hands.

One of them was bold, and shouted at Cui Nan with a big belly: "Lao Tzu is urgent, I want to go out to pee now, do you dare to stop it?" ”

Cui Nanmu made a face and said, "Pee here too!" ”

"Hahahaha!" The general laughed wildly and scolded, "Fart! This is Jiangnan, not Yidi Gobi in the north, and you have to go to the toilet to pee! Don't play music here in Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu kills a lot! ”

After that, the military general also took off his shirt, revealing a body of white flesh. Don't look at this general, he is now pot-bellied, full of brains, and he also fought a few vicious battles when he was young, although the scars and burns on his body are not as terrifying as those on Cui Nan's body, but there are always more than a dozen places.

He was about to follow Cui Nan's example and brag about his military exploits, but he heard Cui Nan say without any room for negotiation: "In short, I said that I can't go out, but I can't go out!" ”

"Yo!" The military general smiled contemptuously, "Your General Cui is a former general of the forbidden army, but I am the general of the Jiangnan Jiedu Army, and I can't control my head!" Why should Lao Tzu obey your military orders? "With that, you have to go out the door.

Cui Nan thought to himself: He set out from Quzhou urgently, and he didn't expect the matter to be so big, so he brought less than a thousand cavalry over, and scattered all over Shanyin County - if tens of thousands of officers and soldiers organized a melee with him, it would really be difficult to deal with.

So Cui Nan stretched out his right hand, pushed the Zhonglang general, and scolded: "You dare to take another step forward!" Watch your head! ”

The military general is also a foolish character, hearing Cui Nan say this, he plucked up his courage, simply stretched out his head like a soft-shelled turtle, patted his neck, and said: "Lao Tzu's head is here, you have the ability to cut it!" ”

Before he finished speaking, several generals and other civil and military officials behind him also coaxed and said, "Yes, you are cutting it!" "It's about to get out of control.

Cui Nan stared coldly at the exposed neck, thinking: If you can really cut off the fat head of the person in front of you now, you will definitely be able to set an example, and the situation will be completely stable. However, after all, the other party was a court general, and he didn't commit any serious crimes on the battlefield, and it was really appalling to kill him in public—but he couldn't be let out.

Thinking of this, Cui Nan suddenly remembered that he also put a gold medal arrow that he had asked for from Qiu Yizhi in his personal cloth bag - this thing can represent the current emperor to lead the world's army, although the authority is great, but it cannot be easily shown - but now when the moment comes, it can no longer be triggered.

So Cui Nan pushed the military general away, and in the surprised eyes of the full house, he walked straight to the big case in front of the lobby that was used to try the case.

He took a deep breath, carefully untied the cloth bag beside him and put it on top of several cases, and cautiously took out the object made of pure gold with both hands, held it in the palm of his hand, raised it upward, and shouted loudly: "The gold medal order arrow is here, and the Jiangnan civil and military officials kneel to receive it!" ”

The officials in the hall looked at Cui Nan's hand with a brush - only to see that the arrow in his hand was clearly engraved with the words "If I am coming" in a very simple and upright small seal, and under the reflection of the sunset, it glowed with crimson light.

These officials in Jiangnan Province had long heard of the regulation of the gold medal order arrows used by the emperor when mobilizing the world's soldiers and horses, but they could hardly believe that the supreme authority of the world actually appeared in front of their eyes, and they did not dare to doubt it, but they were unwilling to give in easily.

Still assassinated Shi Yin Chengliang had seen the world, walked a few steps tremblingly, and asked, "General Cui, is this really the gold medal arrow used by the emperor?" ”

Cui Nan snorted: "What kind of object is this, how dare the last general pretend to be?" ”

Cui Nan simply said a few words, but Yin Chengliang couldn't help but believe it, and only listened to him ask tentatively: "The lower officials are ignorant, but they also know that this thing is extraordinary, I don't know when the emperor gave it to the general?" ”

Cui Nan didn't answer, but said: "It's good that you know this thing is powerful, and it's not for you to ask." Let me ask you, is this still not the world of the Han Dynasty? ”

Yin Chengliang has always covered the sky with one hand in Jiangnan, but he had to be intimidated by the royal celestial might, so he had to say in a loud voice: "Yes, yes!" ”

When Cui Nan heard this, he immediately broke off: "Since you know, why don't you worship when you see the emperor!" ”

At this point, Yin Chengliang was completely convinced, sighed, didn't speak, knelt on the ground with weak knees, and bowed three times and nine times at the gold medal arrow in Cui Nan's hand.

Seeing this, the Jiangnan civil and military officials in the hall had no choice but to follow suit.

Cui Nan saw that the black pressure in the hall was overwhelming, and a hanging heart was finally put in his stomach, but before he knew it, he was already sweating.