Chapter 5 Borrowing a head
On the bank of the muddy water, there is a village called Wen Village. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
More than 30 years ago, Wencun was not called by that name. Most of the families in the village do not have the surname Wen. It's just that more than 30 years ago, when Wen Yixuan rose to the top and became Zaifu at the age of not being confused, this village was renamed Wen Village. There are more and more people with the surname Wen in the village.
Now, although Wen Yixuan has been home for more than ten years, his status in the hearts of the people of Wencun has not decreased at all.
For the ups and downs above the officialdom, the reaction of the common people is not so fierce. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Not to mention that the prime minister has changed, even if the son of heaven has changed, there is not much difference for the common people. The change of prime minister is not as great for the people as the impact of a change of village head.
The big guy only knows that in Wen Village, there has also been such a prime minister as Mr. Wen. That's enough. Not to mention anything else, the old people in Wencun have at least an excellent teaching material when they teach their own children.
No, although Wen Yixuan has been at home for fifteen years, the people in the village have always treated him as a prime minister.
At this moment, Wen Yixuan was sitting leisurely under a big tree, waiting for a group of old men on the opposite side of the chessboard to discuss how to settle down.
Go is a game technique that Wen Yixuan only emerged here after returning to Wencun. Although he is a true gentleman who does not speak at chess, Wen Yixuan's chess strength is too sharp. Not to mention these old men who are halfway home, they are Wen Yixuan's former colleagues, and few of them are his opponents. Therefore, over time, the old men who played against him in Wencun developed the habit of gathering the strength of everyone to fight against him.
Although Wen Yixuan's eyes seemed to be looking at the chessboard intently, in fact, if he observed carefully, his eyes were in a trance at all. Wen Yixuan's thoughts had already flown to a place outside the chess game.
Wen Yixuan is grateful for his life.
Wen Yixuan was admitted to the Jinshi when he was twenty-one years old, and immediately made up for a real gap and became a magistrate. After less than two years in the office of the magistrate, Wen Yixuan was promoted to the government judge because of his outstanding performance. Since then, Wen Yixuan's official career has been smooth. At the age of thirty, he achieved a height that many officialdom people could not reach in their lifetime.
After arriving in this position, Wen Yixuan's official career encountered a bottleneck, and he rolled in this position for ten years and was not allowed to enter.
In terms of talent, Wen Yixuan is not inferior to any of his colleagues. In terms of performance, Wen Yixuan's evaluation is excellent every year. In terms of officialdom, Wen Yixuan is not a pedantic person. He made all the friends he should have made. He also left the favors that should go, but he just couldn't move the nest, so he couldn't hold back his ambitions, and he couldn't show them, so he was uncomfortable, until today's son inherits the unification.
When today's son first inherited the unification, he wanted to rectify the rule of officials internally, and wanted to pacify the enemy externally, make great efforts to govern the country, seek talents, open the door of speech, and govern the country on a large scale. Shi Wen Yixuan was in high spirits, and with a "Treatise on Officials" and a "Pingnan Ce", he was praised by the Son of Heaven, and he was greatly pleased, and directly promoted Wen Yixuan to one of the Zaifu.
At that time, the monarch and the minister were happy with each other, and the colleagues were beneficial. Wen Yixuan made a bold move and did many great things for the benefit of the country and the people! It's just that what happened later, alas! Life is impermanent!
"Prime Minister Wen, Prime Minister Wen ......"
Wen Yixuan was distracted, and the calls of several old men pulled him back to the chessboard.
"Prime Minister Wen, it's time for you to fall. The old man sitting directly opposite the chessboard looked at Wen Yixuan and said nervously. Several other old men also looked at Wen Yixuan with nervous eyes.
Prime Minister Wen is good at everything, but he always loves to be in a trance when he plays chess. However, then again, if he wasn't in a trance, even if his group of old men added up like now, it wouldn't be enough for him to do three tricks and two moves.
A few old men had just quietly discussed for a long time, and finally figured out a good move, and there were several ambushes behind them. Whether he can get back a game today depends on how Prime Minister Wen responds to this son.
Wen Yixuan arched his hand apologetically to a group of old men and said, "Brothers, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm old, and I can't move my mind at every turn." While speaking, Wen Yixuan's eyes swept over the chessboard, and said with a smile: "A few old brothers, are you going to rob my big dragon?"
When a group of old men heard this, they were immediately deflated. The old man sitting directly opposite the chessboard said dejectedly: "Prime Minister Wen, this game of chess is not playable. You've won again. ā
Wen Yixuan and a group of old men, just now one side was distracted, and the other side was concentrating on chess, but they didn't notice that under the big tree, I don't know when two strange old men were standing. One of them has a strange appearance. The other person is dressed as an old servant.
Seeing that a group of old men had admitted defeat, the strange-looking old man stepped forward and smiled at everyone: "Brothers, how about you talk to Master Wen about a game?"
Although Wencun is located on the bank of the muddy water, and there are boats passing by from time to time, but the outsiders who occasionally come to the village, except for a few merchants who go to the village to visit the village, are only some people who come to visit Wen Yixuan after he returns to the village.
Wen Yixuan and a group of old men suddenly saw two more uninvited old men beside them, and one of them even offered to play a game with Wen Yixuan, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
However, this man's proposal clearly impressed the group of old men. Moreover, when a group of old men saw that this person's appearance and conversation were extraordinary, they naturally thought that this person had come to visit Wen Yixuan again.
The old man sitting directly opposite Wen Yixuan hurriedly stood up and said, "Come, sir, please!"
After the old man sat down, he smiled at Wen Yixuan and said, "Master Wen first, or next?"
Wen Yixuan said with a smile: "Mr. is a guest, please first." ā
The old man was not polite, and reached out to pick up a white piece and landed on the chessboard. Wen Yixuan smiled slightly, and a sunspot fell.
The old man and Wen Yixuan alternately fell, faster and faster, and saw a group of old men sweating profusely. At this point, a group of old men knew that Wen Yixuan played chess with them on weekdays, and he didn't even use half of his true skills.
A moment later, when Wen Yixuan dropped a sunspot and formed an inverted bead curtain, the old man sighed lightly, stood up, and said to Wen Yixuan: "Master Wen is resourceful, I admire it!"
Wen Yixuan stood up, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to be! Mr.'s chess skills, Wen also admired it very much. ā
The old man arched his hand again and said, "Master Wen, I came here today to ask for something. Can you take a step to speak?" After that, the old man didn't wait for Wen Yixuan's answer, and walked slowly towards the river. The old servant followed.
Wen Yixuan's expression froze slightly, and he returned to normal again. After saying goodbye to a group of old men, Wen Yixuan walked to the river, stood side by side with the old man, looked at the slowly flowing river together, and said with a smile: "Lobbyist, assassin?"
The old man smiled and said, "Master Wen is really old and spicy. I came here today to borrow the head of Master Wen. ā
Wen Yixuan sighed: "It's been fifteen years, I don't know which adult it is, but it will cause trouble to the family?"
The old man smiled: "Master Wen is too worried. In the future, it is not related to the official affairs of Lord Wen in the past, so naturally it will not harm his family. It's just a borrowing one. ā
Wen Yixuan showed a slightly surprised look and said, "Oh? Sir, can you let Wen go and understand?"
The old man groaned slightly, and said, "I also admire the character of Master Wen quite a lot. It doesn't hurt to say that it is with Mr. Wen. ā
Wen Yixuan turned sideways, bowed his hand to the old man, and said, "Thank you, Mr. for solving Wen's doubts." ā
The old man also turned sideways, faced Wen Yixuan, and asked, "Does Old Man Wen still remember the experience of returning to his hometown back then?"
Wen Yixuan's face sank, and he said coldly: "Back then, Wang Lao Hero was just doing his duty as a dart master. If you are looking for revenge for the person who died back then, please only take Wen's life, and don't involve the old hero Wang. ā
The old man smiled and said, "Master Wen is worried again. With Wang Zhenwei and his dart game alone, he can't kill so many masters. The next person to seek revenge is another person. ā
Wen Yixuan let out a long sigh and said, "I see. Wen understood. With that, Wen Yixuan turned sideways and looked at the river again, his face calm.
The old man bowed his hand to Wen Yixuan and said, "Master Wen, I'm offended." As soon as the words fell, the old man waved his hand, and Wen Yixuan's head fell to the ground.
The old servant bowed down and said, "Heavenly King, why don't you ask about the whereabouts of that man?"
The old man smiled: "Prime Minister Wen will not know his whereabouts. I'm just going to borrow his head. ā
The old servant bowed down again and said, "Heavenly King, ...... people from Wen Village?"
The old man sighed: "Taking Prime Minister Wen's head is just an idle move. Hang Prime Minister Wen's head over that tree. Don't do any more sins. ā
After the old servant bowed down and answered "yes", the old man sighed again and said, "My true face is not convenient to leak out now." Huangquan Road is far away. Those old men, let them go and be a companion to Prime Minister Wen. ā
With that, the old man walked towards the river. The river was clear, but it couldn't wet the old man's feet. In the blink of an eye, the old man had walked to the other side of the river.
A moment later, a panicked cry broke the silence of the village. Only the big tree under which the people had played still stood quietly. On one of the trunks of the big tree, there was a gray-haired human head.
Next to the human head, there was a flying knife three inches and seven minutes long.