Nanpigu belongs to Yanzhou. The name of Nanpi originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to historical records, the northern minority people attacked Yan State, Yan asked for help from Qi State, Qi Huan Gong rescued Yan Northern Expedition to Shanrong here, built a city to make leather, called Leather City, because there is one in Zhangwu in the north of it

"North Piting", so this city is called

"Nanpi". It is rumored that during the Shang Dynasty, Jiang Taigong once lived in seclusion here for fishing. In the first year of Yanguang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Bohai County Government was moved to Nanpi.

Since then, Nanpi has become one of the world's most famous cities. Later, Bohai County was upgraded to Bohai State, as the southern skin of the royal city, it naturally also experienced several expansions, the city was strong and deep, and the population was large.

Early this morning, at the gate of Nanpi County, thousands of people were lining up, ready to enter the city. Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose in the distance, and then dozens of horsemen appeared at the gate of the city, and shouted to the people: "The envoy of the court is coming, and the idle people are waiting, quickly avoid." The people hurriedly packed their bags and made way for a road.

In the distance, I saw a team of elite guards slowly walking towards this direction with three luxuriously decorated carriages. These elite soldiers have bright armor, and they are not ordinary at first glance, and their identities must not be ordinary.

And above the carriage that preceded it,

The flag of "Liu" flutters in the wind. The well-informed scholar immediately exclaimed: "This is the banner of the royal family, which can travel on behalf of the Son of Heaven, presumably the people who come this time are unspeakably expensive!" When the surrounding people heard this, they also began to talk about it.

"Who's coming? With such a big dependence, could something major happen to Nanpi? ”

"You ask me, who do I ask? Recently, I was busy with the autumn harvest, and it was my first time in the city. There are also people who are sensitive to information and whispered: "I heard that something happened to the King of Bohai, and his palace has been guarded by the soldiers sent by Lord Assassin Shi, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach half a step." ”

"Really? If so, great! Since the King of Bohai re-lived in the palace a few years ago, the life of the people of Bohai County has really been worse every year. ”

"It's not, after my family's harvest this year, after deducting all kinds of taxes collected by the government, the surplus grain is not enough to eat until the New Year."

"I heard that the people of the Hejian country next door said that they have reduced a lot of taxes this year, and even have subsidies from the imperial court to distribute them."

"I've also heard of it, it is said that this is the unified policy of the imperial court, but our subsidies have been embezzled by the King of Bohai!"

"It's possible! Let's take a look first, if it doesn't work, everyone will report to the envoy of the imperial court......" At this time, someone suddenly pointed to the city gate and shouted: "Look! The patriarchs of several famous families in Nanpi City have gone out of the city to greet the envoys. ”

"Really! The Bao family, the Ouyang family, the Diao family, and the Shi family are all here. The leader is still Liu Yan, the assassin of Jizhou. At this time, I didn't see the figure of the King of Bohai, so I guess he must have had an accident......"

"Let's go, let's follow the envoy of the imperial court, there is a lively scene to see now......" Everyone responded with a bang, and then followed behind the convoy of the imperial court.

"What's going on? Chaos and noise, so that people are not at peace! Liu Zu lifted the curtain and asked the general on the side of the horse guard.

The general immediately replied: "My lord, the people in the rear of Bohai County heard that the imperial court wanted to hold the King of Bohai accountable, and they all followed behind to watch the excitement. In front of him was Jizhou Thorn Shi Liu Yan brought a group of scholars to welcome the arrival of adults. Liu Zu was stunned for a moment and sighed: "This Bohai King Liu Kui is really unpopular!" As he spoke, he waved his hand,

"Don't pay attention to them, the top priority is to finish things quickly and go back to Luoyang to make a business."

"Whoa!" In the future, he answered, and then stepped forward and said, "My lord said, let's talk about important things first, and other things later." Liu Yan and the others couldn't help but look at each other, and then took the initiative to get out of the way.

Wait for the carriage to pass and follow closely behind the carriage. Half an hour later, the group came to Nanpi's mansion.

And a group of officials in the government have already been taken over by the people brought by Liu Zu. When the princes and kings were in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they only received food and did not have any real power.

The internal affairs of the kingdom are attributed to the prime minister, and the military affairs are attributed to the lieutenant. The imperial court forbade officials to serve in the kingdom and the princely state without permission, and all the officials of the kingdom and the princely state were appointed by the imperial court.

Because it involved the face of the clan, except for Yuan Kui, Zong Zhengqing, Liu Zu, Tingwei Chen Qiu, and Jizhou Assassin Liu Yan, everyone else was cleaned up at the scene.

This time, although Yuan Kui was dealing with the King of Bohai on the surface, he was actually dominated by Liu Zu, who had the highest status.

After everyone was done in a priority, Chen Qiu got up and saluted Liu Zu and said, "Lord Zongzheng, now that the time has come, can you be promoted?" Liu Zu nodded, he picked up the shocking wood, pretended to slap it on the table, cleared his throat, and said: "Today, this king is here to try the case of Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, who conspired against him, so the case involves the clan and the matter is very important, and the Son of Heaven sent me and three others to try this case to show justice." Ascension! As soon as Liu Zu's voice fell, Chen Qiu took over the conversation and said, "Take the prisoner to the court!" ”

"Wait. Lord Tingwei, who do you mean by prisoner? Liu Zu touched his beard and asked suspiciously.

Chen Qiu said: "Naturally, it's Liu Kui, the king of the Bohai Sea!" Liu Zu laughed: "Lord Tingwei, whether the King of Bohai has rebelled or not will only be known after the interrogation. You said that he was a prisoner without even trying him, which is a bit arbitrary, right? ”

"Master Zongzheng's words are wrong. Zhongchang Servant Zheng Sa and Zhonghuangmen Dong Teng have already confessed their crimes with the King of Bohai in Beisi Prison! This is something we knew before we came. What's more, the Son of Heaven also ordered Liu Yan, the assassin of Jizhou, to take the King of Bohai into custody for verification, which means that he is a suspect, doesn't it? Chen Qiu said with dignity and arrogance.

As a court lieutenant, Chen Qiu naturally knew a lot of secrets of Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, and was very disdainful of his behavior of tyrannical conquest and extortion.

Wang Fu also knew Chen Qiu's character of upright law enforcement, so he recommended him to Liu Hong, the son of heaven, to come to Bohai County. At the same time, Wang Fu also asked Chen Qiu to thoroughly investigate everything about Liu Kui through Cheng Huang's relationship.

"Lord Tingwei, I think you misunderstood one thing. The Son of Heaven never said that the King of Bohai had the intention of rebellion, nor did he depose his feudal state, but just let Liu Yan, the assassin of Jizhou, take care of him. How do you know he's a prisoner until you find out? Liu Zu glanced at him and said lightly.

The atmosphere became strange for a while. Before the trial began, Liu Zu and Chen Qiu competed against each other.

Moreover, one of these two people is Tingwei and the other is Zongzheng, both of whom can disrupt this interrogation.

The two had an argument, and Liu Yan, the assassin of Jizhou, raised his head and looked at the ceiling. Yuan Kui is the person who holds the festival in this operation, and at this time, he can come forward to resolve the conflict between the two.

Otherwise, this case has not yet been tried, and Tingwei and Zong Zheng pinched it first, wouldn't this make people laugh out of their big teeth?

"Lord Zongzheng, Lord Tingwei may have just made a slip of the tongue. Maybe Lord Tingwei wanted to talk about the suspect, so he blurted out in a hurry. Now that the time has come, according to the lower officials, let the King of Bohai go to court as soon as possible and try the case clearly. The Son of Heaven and the princes of the court, but they are still waiting for our results! Yuan Kui remained as neutral as possible, arched his hand to the two of them, and desperately squeezed out a smile.

Liu Zu and Chen Qiu, after all, are not ordinary people, since Yuan Kui gave them steps, how could they not know?

Liu Zu snorted unhappily and said, "Since this is the case, then bring Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, to the court!" After a while, the King of Bohai, led by a general, came to the palace office.

The moment he stepped into the palace hall, King Bohai suddenly felt a little desolate. He has been to this government hall many times, but it is the first time he has come to the court as a suspect.

One second he was still the prince of the clan, and the next second he became a prisoner of the stairs, and his life was really up and down.

Walking into the public hall, Liu Kui glanced at the four of them, and said to Liu Zu anxiously: "Liu Kui of Bohai Kingdom, see Lord Zongzheng!" ”

"Liu Kui, do you know what happened to this king and all the adults who went to Nanpi Mansion to open a hall today?" Liu Zu stroked his beard and asked lightly.

"I know." Liu Kui said. Chen Qiu raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Since you know, why don't you confess your guilt quickly?" A certain can also look at the love of the first emperor and plead with the Son of Heaven for you. Liu Kui glanced at him and said disdainfully: "This king has not done it, why should he confess?" Facing Zongzheng Liu Zu, Liu Kui's tone was still a little weak.

But seeing Chen Qiu's tough attitude, he suddenly felt unhappy in his heart. Chen Qiu sneered: "Do you know that Zheng Sa and Dong Teng have confessed to your crimes in Beisi Prison. ”

"If you want to add sin, there is no excuse! This king has been framed. Liu Kui replied with a stiff neck.

"Framed you? Hehe! Chen Qiu chuckled, then took out a book from his arms, threw it to Liu Kui, and said, "See for yourself, what have you done over the years?" Bullying men and women, looting the people's fat and ointment, greedy for pleasure, and befriending the powerful, is this what a prince should do? Liu Kui's face was a little stiff, and he knew in his heart that what Chen Qiu said was true.

When Emperor Huan was alive, he relied on the pampering of the Son of Heaven and lived an extremely extravagant life. After being punished and a few years of hard life, he began to regret it.

When his own brother restored his feudal kingdom before he died, Liu Kui slowly recovered his true nature, and he was extremely poor and luxurious.

Thinking of this, Liu Kui's heart also began to be afraid. It was because he was reported by Yousi that he lost the country.

If Chen Qiu and others ask the Son of Heaven this time, plus Zheng Sa and Dong Teng are framed, he is estimated to be abolished again.

Then, he saw Zongzheng Liu Zu's face turn cold, and he couldn't help but become restless. Seeing him like this, Liu Zu sighed and asked, "Liu Kui, what else do you have to say?" Liu Kui said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Huang, my nephew was confused by slander before, and he did many evil things, so I beg for punishment." But don't abolish my feuds. Liu Zu shook his head and said: "This matter is determined by the Son of Heaven, and this king can't be the master, so it's better to wait until I return to Luoyang and listen to the opinion of the Son of Heaven." Liu Kui listened, like a mourner, crying and hanging his head silently.

After being silent for a while, Liu Zu spoke again: "Since Liu Kui has confessed his guilt, he and his family will be detained first, and wait for the fate of the Son of Heaven. ”