"Xiao Rui! What a Xiao Rui! The emperor wants to compromise with us, and he dares to come out and be prestigious? The patriarch of the Fan Yang Lu clan was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Come on, go and ask the people of the Xiao clan in Lanling to ask clearly, if Xiao Rui is not their person, then don't blame us for being polite."

The people of the Lu clan next to him persuaded: "Patriarch, do you want to contact the Zheng clan in Xingyang?" Champion Hou Xiaorui is famous all over the world, and now he is not the only one targeting us. ”

"Third child, you go on a trip in person, call the people of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and go directly to Luoyang to meet Xiao Rui for a while."

The reaction of the Zheng family in Xingyang was not too much, the emperor had suppressed them because of the prince's affairs, and he knew that he was at a loss, so the two families endured it and made a lot of concessions. I thought this matter was over, but I didn't expect that now Xiao Rui came to Luoyang to find the back account, this is so unruly!

Outside the gate of the Luoyang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, a large group of people blocked the water at the door, all of which were found by the Lu family and the Zheng family to seek justice.

It's a pity that Zhang Liang is not an ordinary Wenchen, he is a full general, the guards are sharp, and everyone only dares to stand outside the door and shout, but they don't dare to crowd one step further.

"Master Hou, there are more and more people making trouble, almost all of the big and small yamen in Luoyang City have been blocked by them, which has affected the normal order in the city, you see ......" Zhang Liang came to find Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows, "What?" Not enough troops? ”

Ahem......

"Enough, enough. Hou Ye, this is not a matter of mobilizing troops. No matter how sharp our swords are, we can't draw them against the people. You'd better figure it out. Zhang Liang persuaded bitterly.

Xiao Rui nodded, "The people who came to make trouble are all from those two families?" They want to use this way to force me to release me? ”

Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "Not all, more are the relatives and hired subordinates of the arrested people." It was their self-help. ”

"The letter has been sent to Fan Yang Lu and Xingyang Zheng, but no one of them has come to Luoyang yet, so they don't know what their idea is. Maybe it's also to see how you solve the problem at hand. ”

Xiao Rui thought for a moment and smiled slightly: "Just now you said that the blade of our Datang can't be aimed at the people?" ”

Zhang Liang nodded puzzled, that's right, that's what I said.

"Hehe, that's easy, then turn the blade around and face the nobles. Aristocrats are not ordinary people. ”

Burst......

Master Hou, what do you mean?

Xiao Rui asked: "You say, among so many people we have arrested, how many good people are there?" ”

Zhang Liang shook his head, "I haven't checked." ”

"Then go check it out. These people are entrenched in Luoyang, in the fish and meat township, brutally plundering, ninety percent of them have bad deeds, and no one dares to say that they have not done a bad thing. Xiao Rui smiled slyly: "Governor Dadu, find out a group of heinous people who have violated the law, have conclusive evidence, approve it in accordance with Tang Law, and behead it in public." ”

"Huh? Master Hou, what are you? Zhang Liang hasn't reacted yet, "According to Tang Law, beheading needs to wait for the review of the Criminal Department, and it will be ...... after the autumn every year."

Xiao Rui waved his hand and said, "Don't wait. This is the strategy of retreating from the enemy. When the first batch is cut, tell them that we will slowly verify and confirm the guilt, and then you dare to come to block the yamen and shout injustice, that is, you are opening your eyes for the wicked, and you will be regarded as contempt for the court and the law of the country, and you will be punished for the same crime. ”

Hiss......

It's too ruthless.

Zhang Liang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly went to supervise it in person.

Five hundred righteous sons are not harvested in vain, and they are used at critical moments. Why is he so obsessed with receiving a righteous son? If you are a child of nobility, who wants to recognize someone else as your father? They must all be from poor backgrounds. Zhang Liang also has a vision, and ordinary people can't be his righteous son.

Five hundred righteous sons are five hundred capable people, spread out and operate their own businesses, and slowly penetrate into all corners of Luoyang, and finally rely on this way to help themselves grasp the power in their hands, in fact, it is to fight against the forces behind Luoyang.

Li Chengqian asked like a student: "Brother-in-law, what if they accuse us of lynching?" After all, the sentence on the day of conviction is not in line with Tang law. ”

Xiao Rui joked: "It doesn't matter, we were originally making trouble." Arresting people first and then convicting them is not in line with Tang Law, but now that someone has participated in the performance, they don't care about more than that. ”

"Huh? Will the Emperor punish us for our sins? Li Chengqian was a little worried, he was not worried that he would be punished, but that he was worried that in this way, Luoyang's affairs would not be done.

Xiao Rui patiently taught: "You have to figure out our true purpose. We arrest and kill people, and so on, all in order to force the other party to come out and give an explanation. Instead of really helping Luoyang eliminate the cancer, eradicate the evil. With the court, just find someone to drag on for a few days. ”

"But the people of the Fan Yang Lu clan and the Xingyang Zheng clan can't afford to drag it out, from today on, every extra day, there will be a few more clansmen who have been found to have committed capital crimes, and a few more lives. We can afford to drag it, they can't afford it. ”

"As for the court condemning us? Hehe, that was after we returned to Chang'an, and now they are in a hurry. Got it? ”

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up with little stars, and he said with admiration: "Brother-in-law is so amazing, why didn't I think of it." ”

Xiao Rui rubbed his hair and said, "You are the prince, you will take the right path in the future, and you will not follow the treacherous way." But you must know these ghost methods, you must know that the gun is easy to dodge and the arrow is difficult to defend, and there is a lack of everything in the world, that is, there is no shortage of unscrupulous villains. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, my brother-in-law acts above board, not a villain." ”

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "Silly boy, you don't understand. Am I a good guy or a bad guy? Gentleman, villain? In fact, it doesn't matter, the name is shouted by others, they can give me a hat at will, is it because of a title given by others, we have to change our way of doing things? A different way of living? ”

"Confucius said: A gentleman is not a weapon!"

"You remember, we have to decide who we are, and no one else is qualified to define it. Never care too much about other people's opinions or evaluations, as long as we can achieve the results we want, whatever they want to discredit them. ”

"Now the outside scolds me for being a villain? Is it a poisoner? Hehe, that's because they hate me, they hate me so much, but they can't help it. ”

"In the past, some people praised me as a living bodhisattva and a great benevolent person, but is that really grateful to me? Not necessarily, or maybe they hope that I can bring them more benefits, that's all. ”

"Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, human nature is like this! Can you tell who is really good and bad in these two types of people? ”

Li Chengqian shook his head, grateful that his brain was a little swollen, "Brother-in-law, it's too difficult, human nature is too complicated." ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Yes, human nature is too complicated to bear to look at it directly." That's why I've always adhered to the principle of "I'd rather be afraid than loved!" ”

Li Chengqian nodded in agreement, and Li Junxian next to him opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Fifth brother, do you have a different opinion? But it doesn't hurt to say that. Xiao Rui saw it.

Li Junxian hesitated for a moment and said, "Childe, you can't teach the prince like this. The crown prince is the prince, and he will be the emperor in the future, and what the Tang Dynasty needs is a wise and benevolent emperor, not a tyrant who is violent and majestic and feared by everyone. ”