Several people were frightened, and hurriedly waved their hands and said: "Don't you dare to talk nonsense, Guo Linggong loves the people like a son, how can he do such a thing?" ”

"Don't talk about Guo Linggong, even ordinary people can't do such a brutal thing."

The official said impatiently: "With you here today to testify, Guo Ziyi is loyal on the outside, but in fact he is cruel and deceitful, he just did the thing of killing people as food and grass." I want your mouth to be a trumpet and preach it to me in Hanzhong City. ”

"No, it can't be, the people won't believe it."

"You are also a people, and how can the people not believe what the people say? This is the opportunity that you people put in front of you, either you can sit on a good house with a good property and a beautiful wife and concubine in your arms, and become a master, or you can destroy your family and die without a place to be buried, it depends on how you choose. ”

These people were stunned, and they didn't know how to answer.

"I'll give you three days to think about it, Guo Ziyi has already gone to Jingzhou, and he may not be able to return to Hanzhong in this life, how the people of Hanzhong think of him will not have any impact on him."

It's weird.

If there is no influence, you people will not go to such great lengths to smear him, and you will not spread rumors like this about a good minister who is loyal to the Tang Dynasty and is deeply loved by the people.

Two people slowly raised their hands: "Envoy, we are willing to listen to your words and run to smear Guo Ziyi in private." ”

"What is a smear! That's the truth! If you can't convince yourself, how can you convince others! The official waved his fan and instructed in annoyance.

As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered someone to bring up the title deed and gold with a tray, and the golden light was so bright that everyone couldn't take their eyes off it.

"This is a commendation for the pioneers, 500 gold collars, 800 acres of fertile land on the edge of the Han River, and the title deed has the signature of King Yong, which can ensure that your ancestors can enjoy this eternal and fertile land for generations."

"Eight hundred acres!"

This is really a great thing, isn't it just nonsense? Which of them wouldn't.

The two who agreed first had already stepped forward and left happily holding the title deed and gold. The rest of the people were very greedy when they saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to swear an oath and said, "We are also willing, and we are also willing to tell the truth to other people." ”

"Don't worry, come one by one, bring up all the gold, and the title deed. I warn you in advance, don't think that you can die with gold, every pass leading to other places in Hanzhong is now guarded by the army of King Yong. ”

"Yes, yes, of course we wouldn't dare."

When everyone had taken the wealth and left, only a thin-looking scholar stood in the corner, accompanied by a lady of good looks and two children of small age. As soon as the lady walked out half a step, she was grabbed by her own Lang Jun and shook her head resolutely.

The official said step by step: "Scholar, why don't you come to get it, is it too little?" I know that the stinky temper of the reader is that he likes to wait for the price and sell, and it is not impossible for you to want more. ”

The scholar suddenly said: "There are justice and hearts in the world, how can you people be allowed to reverse black and white and slander others. Although I, Zhao Yan, can't change these people, I can still be alone, I just want you to know that the truth must not be bought. ”

The official glanced at the scholar with wide eyes, and then sighed and said, "Come on, put his family on death row for me!" ”

The scholar raised his head and was not afraid, but the lady cried so much that she couldn't change her husband's opinion, and the eldest son frowned, as if he hated family strife, but he didn't realize the horror of death.

The soldiers came forward and put the family of four in prison, and the officials laughed contemptuously and mocked the pedantry of the scholar, and hurriedly went to report the results to Li Siye.

……

King Yong sat in the study in the attic, holding a book in his hand, listened to the officials around him, raised his head and asked, "You mean that even if the scholar is on death row, he will not change his views and decisions?" ”

"That's right," replied the official, "this scholar has become stupid in reading, and has become a tendon to admit death, and I am afraid that no other way will make him change his words, so he will have to end up." ”

Li Siye didn't listen to what he said, and sighed to himself: "Since An Lushan raised troops, the world has been in turmoil, the world has been declining, and people's hearts have been corrupted, but it is indeed not easy for loyal and righteous people to maintain the foundation of morality and stick to their own bottom line." Since neither temptation nor death can threaten him, and there is no point in killing him, it is better to let him go. ”

"I'm afraid I can't let it go, my lord. This scholar has a foul temper and a hard temper, and it would not be good if he was to be released and incite some contrary remarks in private. ”

"Then give him some entanglements and expel him out of Hanzhong County, so that there will be no trouble."

The official had no choice but to cross his hands and say, "Wow! ”

……

Scholar Zhao Yan sat in the cell and closed his eyes and waited for death, although his lady still had a sad and desolate posture on her face, she may have been relieved in her heart, thinking about marrying a chicken and marrying a dog and a dog, and this life seems to be like this.

The cell door opened with a bang, and the two soldiers walked in and said lazily, "Let's go, let you live." ”

The scholar obviously couldn't believe it, and squatted in the corner of the wall and refused to move, thinking to himself that no matter what tricks you have, just use it.

The soldiers shouted a reprimand: "What's the matter? If you still want to eat and drink in it, get out of here quickly, or you will be rewarded with hundreds of whips! ”

The scholar finally believed the soldiers, for they were still short-tempered and did not look unusual, perhaps someone had interceded for them in advance.

He took the hands of the lady and the children and walked out of the cell, and was about to walk in the direction of home, but was stopped by two soldiers and reprimanded: "There is no home for you in Hanzhong, the farther away you are with this money, the better, don't let us see you again." ”

After that, the soldiers hung a string of copper coins around the scholars' necks and drove the family out of the city.

Scholar Zhao Yan walked out of the city gate, and saw a touch of morning sun sprinkled on his head, and the soldiers guarding the city gate were talking on both sides, not caring at all about a little person like him, and there were several officials behind him who walked unhurriedly.

"Let's go, this is not your home anymore."

At this time, rumors were rife in Hanzhong City, and the people were talking about what happened to the people who fled to Jingzhou with Guo Ziyi's army, only to hear the people who fled back that Guo Linggong used the people as military rations, and many people had been killed and eaten.

The people were very happy, and it was horrific to get together and talk about it.

"It's terrible, who would have thought that Guo Ziyi, who was so loud and so prominent, would be able to do such a thing."

"What do you know, this is called mercy is not in charge of soldiers, righteousness is not in charge of wealth, no poison is not husband, they are such high-ranking officials, where do they still take the lives of the people as their lives, last year Hanzhong did not have enough rainfall, the production of fields and seedlings was reduced, and the people paid rent and the tune was not enough to support his army, at that time, I am afraid that I want to use our people as military food."

"Usually we all call him Guo Linggong, I'm bah! This is simply Guo Demon King, Guo Monster, now the people recognize his true colors, and hope that he will die on the battlefield as soon as possible and never return to Hanzhong. ”