When Xiao Zhi came out of the back hall, his whole body was drenched in sweat, his forehead was still sweating, and his face was pale and frightened.

Zhao Hanzhang followed behind him, her expression was as relaxed as before, but everyone could see that she was in a good mood at this time, which showed that she got what she wanted.

When Mrs. Chen saw this, her heart was a little happier.

She felt that she was cheated by the Xiao family, and she was naturally happy to see the Xiao family deflated.

Zhao Hanzhang just came to ask for the reason, and the verdict was handed over to Zhao Kuan, but when she looked up and saw that the people surrounding outside had not retreated, she said to Chen Xiao and the two families: "Luoyang has a special location, it is the pass to the north of my Great Jin, so it must not be breached." Therefore, every citizen in this city is of vital importance. ”

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Luoyang Xing, the Central Plains can be stable, and it is now the time when a hundred wastes are waiting to be rebuilt, and it is also the time when you need everyone, I can force you to stay, but I hope you can stay willingly, revitalize Luoyang with me, and protect the people south of Luoyang." ”

Zhao Hanzhang sighed deeply, "Please." ”

Mrs. Chen's face turned red, and she hurriedly bowed her knees, ashamed, "The king has tormented me and waited, I, we will not run away anymore, everything is at your command." ”

Xiao Zhi also gave up.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, looked at the young man standing behind Mrs. Chen, beckoned him up, and asked, "Are you still studying?" ”

The young man's name is Chen Pei, and he is the only living male in the two rooms of the Chen family, he calmly replied: "Yes, I am still studying." ”

"What are you reading?"

Chen Pei said: "I am reading Mencius. ”

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Are you a Confucian student?" ”

Chen Pei paused for a moment and responded: "Yes, my ancestor and father both worship Confucianism, so they are Confucians. ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded and asked him, "You are already twelve years old, you can be the head of the family, what do you think about the move to the south?" Do you have something to ask me? ”

Chen Pei pursed his lips, he was still young and had a youthful spirit, although his mother was on the side, he still looked up at Zhao Hanzhang and asked, "The student has a question, so that Jun imprisoned so many people in Luoyang as an excuse to revitalize Luoyang, but how do you know, we can revitalize Luoyang?" ”

He asked, "What if the people in Luoyang City not only failed to revitalize Luoyang, but also caused chaos?" Or the Hu people invaded south again, and the king could not protect Luoyang, and then thousands of people in the city died here, and they were burdened with so many blood debts, aren't you afraid? ”

"Pei'er!" Mrs. Chen looked at him anxiously.

Chen Pei insisted on looking at Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him gently, and said, "Since you have read "Mencius", you should have read the article "Gongsun Choushang", right?" ”

Chen Pei nodded.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Self-reflection does not shrink, although brown and broad, I am not worried; Shrinking from self-reflection, although there are tens of millions of people, I will go. ”

Chen Pei had tears in his eyes, pursed his lips and took a step back, and shook it to the end, "Envoy, the student wants to borrow a little courage from you, and like my father and brother, live and die with this Luoyang." ”

Mrs. Chen cried out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, "Pei'er! ”

Old Madam Chen's body weakened, and she fell into the arms of Second Mrs. Chen behind her, looking at the only surviving grandson speechless.

Zhao Hanzhang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and praised loudly: "Good! ”

She looked at him approvingly and said: "You go to Taixue tomorrow, since you are still at the age of studying, then study hard, in two years, this Luoyang will be handed over to you, Luoyang, you have to rely on brave and wise people like you to guard." ”

Second Mrs. Chen helped Mrs. Chen and said excitedly: "Mother, have you heard, Pei'er can go to Taixue to study." ”

Mrs. Chen didn't feel very happy, although she had a future in Taixue, her grandson obviously wanted to take his life to report Zhao Hanzhang.

She has two sons and six grandchildren, and this one is the only one left.

Old Mrs. Chen burst into tears, and wanted to sit on the ground and pat her thigh and cry, Zhao Hanzhang was probably afraid, so he hurriedly helped her and said: "Don't worry, old lady, I have let Zhao County order give a light sentence, you and the second lady will go home and wait, it won't be long before the eldest lady and they can go home." ”

After saying that, she helped people to the gate of the county office, and she quickly slipped away for a reason to be busy with government affairs.

Before her back disappeared, there was an earth-shattering cry from Mrs. Chen behind her, "My grandson, you just think about your righteousness, but let me send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, I sent your father, and I also sent away five grandchildren, and now there is only one of you left-"

Chen Pei hurriedly comforted his grandmother, "Azu, I'm just going to study in Taixue, not going to the battlefield, don't worry, I'm safe." ”

"Don't think I can't see it, you just want to go to Taixue to learn your skills and then go to the battlefield, will you not protect Luoyang when the Hu people come again? She Zhao Hanzhang also beat the idea of fattening you out and sending you out, I know all about it, I know it all! ”

"Azu, Zhao Yuanjun is not a few years older than me, I just don't have her courage to move forward in the face of tens of millions of people, and I can still inherit my father's and brother's legacy." Chen Pei knelt on the ground and said: "Azu, you let us stay, let our grandson go to Taixue to study, if one day I can die for Luoyang, I have no regrets in my life." ”

Old Madam Chen looked at the firmness on his face, and finally hugged his head and cried.

Zhao Hanzhang walked out of the distance, heard the cry and glanced back, she exhaled, pulled the corners of her mouth at Tinghe and said, "Fortunately, we ran fast." ”

Tinghe: "If the girl is not happy, don't laugh." ”

Zhao Hanzhang smiled, raised his eyes slightly and looked into the air, so that people could not see the tears in her eyes, "If only one day, I could make people in this world not have to have a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety." ”

Zhao Hanzhang sighed, and said to Tinghe: "You go back again and tell Zhao Kuan that the Chen family will be sentenced lightly, and there is no need to put people in prison again." ”

Listen to the lotus, turn around, and leave.

The onlookers silently looked at the old lady Chen who was crying bitterly, although they were heartbroken, but they did not leave, but stared at Zhao Kuan with blazing eyes, wanting to see how he would judge, if the sentence was not to their liking, they were likely to help the Chen family protest together.

As for the Xiao family, that's still it.

Even the gossip young man who had been shocked by Zhao Hanzhang's identity also suppressed the shock in his heart and stared at Zhao Kuan like a tiger.

Zhao Kuan: ......

Tinghe walked back and whispered a few words in Zhao Kuan's ear, Zhao Kuan nodded, then coughed lightly, patted the shocked wood and said: "The hour is not early, this case has been judged early." ”

The rest of the Chen family is mostly old and weak, women and children, and the imprisonment is just torture, and labor is not appropriate, originally they did not abide by the laws formulated by Zhao Hanzhang, in order to kill chickens and monkeys, they should also be severely sentenced, now......

Zhao Kuan still opened the net, only fined them a little money, and paid the fine and left.

As for the Xiao family, they were not so lucky, although the sentence was also lightened, but in addition to the fine, the head of the household, Xiao Zhi and his two sons, still had to serve for a hundred days.

The father and son couldn't use money to atone for their sins.

In Zhao Kuan's words, "The envoy said that only by participating in the construction of this city, can you fall in love with it deeply, Master Xiao wants to leave Luoyang, obviously he doesn't love Luoyang deep enough, so use this hundred days to cultivate feelings for it." ”

Xiao Zhi: ......

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