This morning, Guan Lei was about to go to the Yushitai Mansion, and before he went out, several servants hurriedly came in with two wooden boxes, saying that two beggars had just been entrusted to hand over the wooden boxes to Guan Lei.

Guan Lei was confused for a while, so he asked the servants to open the wooden box.

At the moment when the box was opened, a strong smell of blood suddenly filled the entire hall, and everyone present was startled when they saw the things inside, among which there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old servant who saw the things inside, screamed, and fainted, even Guan Lei, who boasted that he had gone through several storms, was so frightened that he fell on the chair.

Each box contained a head.

Guan Lei felt that his throat was dry and painful, but there was no saliva to moisten him, his face turned from miserable white to red, and the heat lasted for a long time.

The two people who died, Guan Lei, recognized them as the two henchmen he sent to the Shu army camp to investigate the cause of Wu Qingxiang's death.

On the same day, Guan Lei couldn't leave the house because he was sick and had been sick for half a month.

Guan Lei, who was ill, was not idle, even if he thought with his toes, he knew that the person who killed his henchman and sent his head back as a threat must be the prince, but he couldn't do anything about it.

The other party is a high-ranking national prince and a general with heavy troops, and he is just a sour scholar who can only dance and write, a sesame petty official, insignificant.

But is he going to compromise?

Thinking of Wu Qingxiang, who died innocently and tragically, and Qingxiang's sister-in-law, who cried helplessly, thinking of the two brothers who were implicated and beheaded, thinking of the ulterior transactions in the army, and thinking of the life-and-death party struggle in the court, Guan Lei was unwilling.

If you are not reconciled, don't compromise!

There is a way that "the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board knows the honest minister". Armies cannot be traded, and the people cannot be fooled. A scholar who has no power to tie the chicken, he is also a dignified husband!

Guan Lei struggled to get up from the couch, sat down in front of the bookcase, thought for a while, and picked up the pen.

He first wrote a recital, the content of which naturally recounted the course of Wu Qingxiang's case, and clearly described the party struggle in the army. Then, he wrote a suicide note, briefly explaining what happened after his death, but every stroke of the word was motivating himself not to back down.

When the ink was dry, Guan Lei hid the watch in his arms, then folded the suicide note and sandwiched it in an old copy of "Historical Records" on the bookcase.

Guan Lei walked to the window and opened the window, only to find that it was raining outside. The autumn rain was mixed with the cold wind, like his state of mind at this time, which seemed to be calm, but in fact it was constantly stirring.

He let out a long sigh.

Dressed neatly, Guan Lei opened the door. A servant ran over, stood under the porch with his hands down, and waited for his order, and after hearing his command to "prepare the car", he ran down the corridor with his head down.

So Guan Lei thought again, this time entering the palace must be more than lucky. Even if His Majesty agrees to confront him in court, how can a person like him who has no physical evidence shake the crown prince and the king of Chu? It's just that he has nothing to worry about, these servants who follow him are really innocent. When the crown prince and the king of Chu are investigated in the future, blame them, isn't it his Guan Lei's sin?

Let these servants go.

Thinking like this, Guan Lei walked into the misty autumn rain. The raindrops hit the body with a chill, which made people feel a lot more sober.

But just as Guan Lei was about to walk up the steps of the hall, a deep voice stopped him. Guan Lei looked back and saw that it was Qu Shao.

Qu Shao's shoulders were already soaked with rain, and there were a few crystal droplets on the tips of his hair, obviously he had been in the rain for a long time, but he was still so tall and straight, without any flinching, completely different from Guan Lei in front of him.

Guan Lei couldn't guess where Qu Shao came from, but he could guess the purpose of Qu Shao's coming, so he had a momentary surprise. He clasped his hands together and made a big salute to Qu Shao.

Qu Shao's face was calm, and he saluted in return, and he said, "When I was waiting for a long time, I had something to say to Master Guan. ”

Guan Lei gave way out of the study and said, "Please condescend to the commander and go to the study to talk." ”

The two sat down face to face around the bookcase, not polite, and went straight to the point.

Qu Shao asked, "Do you want to enter the palace to face the saint?" ”

"Yes."

"Do you want to die as a reprimand?"

Guan Lei's face turned pale and replied: "I'm ashamed, there is no other way to do it." ”

Qu Shao was silent for a long time and said, "Do you know that Your Majesty doesn't take the party struggle to heart?" ”

"Guan understands."

"Your Excellency, you know that if you die to show your will, it will only be in vain in the end."

"I know."

"My lord, do you know that the local army of my Great Zhou has its own shortcomings, and it can't be rectified by one or two people?"

"I ...... Know. ”

"If adults know about it, why risk your life?"

Guan Lei stood up and looked at Qu Shao more firmly: "If you don't try, no one knows the result." If Guan's death can arouse the world's attention to the integrity of the army, can make those officials who are careless about people's lives a little uneasy, and can make the world's soldiers understand that there is still a clear reason, Guan can be regarded as a worthy death. ”

"What if...... What if adults could do these things without dying? Qu Shao's voice lowered, and his eyes became misty.

"What?" Guan Lei obviously didn't believe Qu Shao's words, and asked with a frown.

Qu Shao was silent for a moment, as if he was making a decision, and after a while, his voice returned to normal again, and said, "I have been in the court for many years, and I have some connections. Ye Song, the commander of the Zhao army, has a deep friendship with me, so it is better to go to the Zhao army camp first to avoid the limelight. ”

"Why?"

"I once said that although Ye Song's ability is insufficient, at least he has a good character, upright and generous, so the Zhao army camp is quite clean. Adults can first gain a firm foothold in the Zhao army's military camp, and then try to develop when the time is ripe. There is a way to stay in the green mountains and not be afraid of no firewood, who can tell what will happen later. ”

Guan Lei thought for a moment and said, "Even if Ye Shuai is willing to take me in, now that I have been targeted by the prince, how can I get out?" ”

"It's not hard. Lord Lang Kou of the military department is friendly with me, and he can help. Adults can pretend to impeach the Ministry of War, and then ask Lord Kou to come forward, creating a false impression that you have been framed by the Ministry of War, and then you can get out. But ......"

"But what?"

"I'm worried that life in the army is difficult, and the soldiers will inevitably exclude adults, and if you want to mix up, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time and energy."

Guan Lei solemnly gave a big salute to Qu Shao and said: "The commander is very grateful for his thoughtfulness. In ancient times, there was a class of Chao who threw a pen from Rong, but why can't Guan do it now? Although Guan is only talking on paper, he believes that his experience in the army will increase his knowledge and enrich his experience. When we have a place in the military in the future, we will be more sure when we clarify the facts and support the society. Guan is willing to go, please help me! ”

Qu Shao also stood up and replied in return: "It is Qu Mou's luck to be able to do his best for adults!" ”

The rest of the world knows. In the upright imperial history, Lord Chengguan impeached the military department for having no way to protect the emperor and the officials, and was named by the military department for the crime of "climbing and biting at will", and then the prince personally tried and punished Guan Lei with 30 boards, and degraded to the Zhao army camp for training.

When Guan Lei walked into the Zhao army garrison with his disabled body, Da Zhou just ushered in a new sunny day.