Hanhou

Lan Ji was tyrannical, but Wei Shang was even more tyrannical; Lan Ji drew his knife, and Wei Taishou cut it off on the spot; Lan Ji said that he would break through Yunzhong County, and Wei Taishou immediately prepared to clean up the grassland.

In a word, copying a knife and beating people, who is Wei Shijun afraid of!

He came to the door aggressively, trying to force Wei Shang to let him go, but in the end, he failed to steal the chicken, and even his saber was cut off. Lanji has never suffered such a big loss, and has never been so useless!

Previously, Xu Buyong called the cloud a dangerous place and strictly ordered the cavalry of the headquarters not to enter, and they had to take a detour when threshing grain and grass. Lan Ji once laughed at the opponent's lack of courage, and was so frightened by a Han prefect.

After experiencing it personally today, Lan Ji finally understood that it wasn't Xu Buyong who was timid, but that the Han man in front of him was really a stubborn stubble.No matter how fat Yunzhong County is, without a mouth full of iron teeth, it is impossible to chew on it.

"Wei Shang, don't regret it!"

Leaving a ruthless sentence, Lan Ji threw away the Duanjian, and strode away with a gloomy face.Wei Shang is so tough, there is no benefit for him to stay, and he is more likely to be slashed by Wei Shang.

The so-called letting go of the past and taking a step back to broaden the sea and the sky are simply not applicable between the Han Dynasty and the Huns.It is the correct rule of conduct to cut a knife first if there is a reason.

After the Battle of Baideng, the Han Dynasty did not send troops to the grasslands on a large scale, and even passed through the customs for a time, but both sides knew that there could be no real peace between them.

Two powerful empires, sooner or later there will be a winner.Either Chang'an fell into the flames of war, or the royal court of the Huns was crushed by Han soldiers.Under the same sky, there can only be one owner in the territory that a horse's hoof can tread!

Lan Ji returned to his bed with a gloomy face, and his entourage immediately surrounded him. Knowing that Wei Shang refused to let him go, he rushed to come up with plans, but none of them could solve the current predicament.

If only Hu Shang was arrested, Lan Ji wouldn't even bat an eye.

However, the spies sent by various ministries were imprisoned. They knew the road from the grassland to the border county, the nomadic areas of each ministries, and even the number of cavalry that the headquarters and other ministries could send.If the mouth is pried open by the Han people, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"What the hell is going on, how did it get discovered by the Han people?!"

Said it was a coincidence, Lan Ji didn't believe it at all.

If it was really a coincidence, why were all the spies in the city arrested and not one left?

"Big family, there is really no other way, but..." A Pi Xiaowang picked up a short knife, expressly ordering Lan Ji to kill people to silence him.

Lan Ji snorted angrily, pretending he hadn't thought about it?

The difficulty is that the prisons in Yunzhong City are tightly guarded and guarded by frontier soldiers at every level, not to mention the people locked inside, even the jailers can't see them!How to proceed in this situation?Don't get caught by Wei Shang and arrest the whole team if you don't get things done!

"Wei Shang does not dare to carry the national letter with him." A counselor said.

"Another person might be timid, but who is Wei Shang? After two dynasties, he sat on the border of the Han Dynasty more than ten years ago. How many grassland warriors did he kill? The two other tribes under the Xubu clan were killed by him to extinction!" A counselor immediately retorted, "Chang'an has not sent anyone so far. If the emperor of the Han Dynasty does not want to restore the marriage, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not use Wei Shang's hand to leave us in Yunzhong County!"

"Wouldn't the emperor of the Han Dynasty be afraid that the warriors of the grassland would march south, and the beacon fire would go to Ganquan Palace?"

"Ten years ago, the other party would be afraid, but not necessarily now."

"You are making others ambitious!"

"I'm telling the truth! You are so short-sighted that you put the big household in danger!"

"you……"

Amidst the quarrel, Lan Ji's face became more and more ugly.The counselor's words reminded him that this time he went south, what he had to beware of was not only the Han people, but also the knives stabbed in the back!

Just as the Xubu clan fought for King Zuoxian, the Lan clan was the sword in King Youxian's hand.

Da Shanyu's mind is unclear, and the Han Zhongxing said that he is plotting behind the scenes, the situation in the grassland is unpredictable, and the situation of King Youxian may not be as bright as others see.

If this trip to the south fails, and a big war is provoked, and Da Shanyu is furious, King Youxian will indeed protect him, and King Zuoxian and King Zuoguli are probably more happy to see him die!

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong behind it, and Lan Ji even suspected that someone among the entourage on this mission had secretly tipped off the news.Otherwise, why were all the spies captured and none left?

Lan Ji's gaze swept across, and Pi Xiaowang, who had clearly stated that he wanted to kill people before, felt a shudder down his spine, and avoided the other party's gaze with a guilty conscience.

Not long after entering the city, he contacted Hu merchants without telling Lanji, and tried to exchange copper coins from the Han people.Over the past few days, he has tasted a lot of benefits, his courage is getting bigger and bigger, and he has contacted more and more Hu merchants. Among them, there may not be greedy spies who plan to make a fortune for himself while spying on information.

The businessman Hu has a lot of miscellaneous words, and it is hard to guarantee that no one will leak the news, or do things that are not confidential, and be noticed by the Han people.If the Han people follow the vine and catch all the spies who enter the city, it may not be impossible.

Thinking of this, Pi Xiaowang shuddered subconsciously, determined to hide the matter completely and never let others know.

At this moment, what he thinks is not how much information from the headquarters will be leaked if the spies are captured by the Han people, but that it is best for these captured spies and Hu merchants to die in the prison, and there will be no one left, and the matter will be completely buried. I don't have to bear Lan Ji's anger, and I can save my life.

However, facing Shang Lanji's suspicious gaze, Pi Xiaowang began to become uncertain, and cold sweat broke out little by little.

What will happen to me if the matter is discovered by a powerful household?

Wanting not to be dealt with, unless... Thinking of this, Xiaowang Pi had a thought in his heart, a chance that made him feel cold, but could definitely save his life.

Lan Ji was indeed suspicious, but he didn't set his sights on Pi Xiaowang immediately.However, the world is unpredictable, the other party has ghosts in his heart, and under the pressure, he has already developed a betrayal.

The crowd quarreled for half an hour, but there was no result.

Lan Ji got a headache from the quarrel, so he could only yell to stop, leaving two counselors behind and let the others go down first.

"I'm carrying the national book, and I'm here to restore the relationship and repair. Wei Weiwei may not really dare to wait for me." When he said this, Lan Ji himself didn't have much confidence.But to reassure people, he has to appear tough and fearless.

"Furthermore, those who were arrested were all grassland warriors, and they may not really speak up. As for those businessmen, how much do they know? At most, they can provide the Han people with a way to enter the grassland."

"Based on what the Han people have done for decades, they would not send troops northward even if they knew the way."

"Everyone, calm down and don't panic. When the envoy of the emperor of the Han Dynasty arrives, leave for Chang'an immediately!"

Everyone knew that Lan Ji's words were watery, but given the current situation, there was really no better way, and in the end they could only cup their fists in response, and each retreated.

When the door was closed, Lan Ji had a gloomy expression, and explained in detail what happened in the prefect's mansion.The two counselors looked at each other, and they both felt a chill rise from the soles of their feet, and their spines felt chills.

In the prefect's mansion, Wei Shang sat behind a short table, picked up the dagger left by Lan Ji, looked at the cut slope, and sneered: "Lan's!"

The loyal servant came forward to report that Zhao Jia sent a healthy servant to report the Hu merchants.

"I know about this matter, let someone come and tell Zhao Langjun, he will not interfere with this matter, and do not mention it to others."

"promise!"

"Go to the prison and pass my password. No matter what method is used, they must speak within five days!"

"promise!"

The loyal servant withdrew from the inner room and conveyed Wei Taishou's words to Ji Xiong.Then he rushed to the prison, met Jue Cao Jue, and expressed Wei Taishou's intention.

"Punishment."

Jue Cao Yan went to the cell in person, preparing to obtain a confession as soon as possible.The jailer took the order, threw the wooden stick aside, replaced it with a leather whip dipped in salt water, and threw it at Hu Shang with a grinning grin.

The screams filled his ears, Jue Cao's expression remained unchanged, he was still holding a knife and pen, engraving something on the wooden tablet.

After the ten lashes were drawn, the jailer stopped, Jue Cao took two steps forward, looked up and down the Hu merchant whose shirt had been removed and had bloodstains all over his chest, and said coldly, "Speak."

Hu Shang raised his head, his face covered with cold sweat from pain: "Say, what are you talking about?"

"Fight again." Jue Cao Jue didn't talk nonsense at all, and directly asked the jailer to continue.

The whip was slammed, and amidst the sound of the wind, Hu Shang's screams instantly rose up, almost inhuman.

After another ten lashes, Cao Jue stepped forward again, took out a copper coin from his sleeve, and waved it in front of Hu Shang's eyes: "Last chance, say."

Seeing the copper coins, Hu Shang's pupils constricted and his mouth kept opening and closing, but he couldn't make a sound.While he was hesitating, the jailer put down his leather whip, took down the thorny wooden stick from the wall, held it with one hand and shook it twice, his expression became more and more fierce.

Hu Shang trembled all over, and a wave of tide spread under him.

He came from a noble family and had nearly a hundred slaves in his hands. He frequently wielded whips and knives on weekdays, and the Han people were his favorite targets of torture.

The slave was beaten to a bloody mess and kept screaming. Hu Shang would only laugh without any mercy.He even used a whip to kill a child who had just passed the wheel in front of his mother, just for the sake of boredom.

Now that the whip fell on him, he realized how painful it was.

"Don't tell me?" The jailer held the wooden stick in front of Hu Shang's eyes, and the sharp wooden thorns might pierce his left eye at any time.

Hu Shang trembled all over, shrouded in fear, and finally collapsed and shouted: "I say, say anything!"

Jue Cao Piao signaled to stop, picked up the wooden tablet that was put aside, picked up the knife and pen, and said: "Start with the copper coins, who, when, and how much."

"No, no, it's in the city..."

During the confession process, as long as Hu Shang hesitated for a moment, the knife and pen in Jue Cao's hand would be drawn on him.In the end, the handwriting on the wooden tablet was all dark red.

In the prison next door, several Wuhuan people were locked together, and they all turned pale when they heard the continuous screams.

There was another scream, and the two bloody Huns were dragged away by the jailer. Finally, the Wuhuan couldn't hold on anymore, and rushed to the prison door, grabbed the wooden railing with both hands, broke down and shouted: "I confess! I know that the Huns The way people go south! I know the merchants who trade copper coins! I confess!"

Even though the Wuhuan people kept shouting, Jue Caoju seemed to be deaf to it, and the movements of his hands were unhurried, and he made the last stroke on the wooden tablet.After confirming that the handwriting was neat, he nodded in satisfaction and signaled the jailer to untie the Xiongnu spies hanging on the wall.

"Give some water, don't let him die."

"Promise." The jailer responded, untied the rope, then held up the wooden tablet, and said with a smile, "It's a good way to decide Zhou."

"It's nothing." Jue Cao's face still had no expression on his face, and his voice didn't fluctuate too much, "Before entering the cloud, I was a secretary under Lieutenant Zhi Zhi, and I learned less than [-]% of what I learned, but dealing with these barbarians Enough is enough."

The lieutenant in Jue Cao's mouth is the capital of the cool officials.He killed the powerful with violent methods, so that the county roads did not pick up relics.Now it is in charge of the capital and attracts the attention of the royal family and nobles. It has the name of "Goshawk".

Hearing Zhidu's name, the jailer subconsciously shrank his neck.

This Lieutenant Zhi, who is well-known in the government and the public, killed enough powerful people in Jinan to build a Beijing temple.Mentioning the name of the goshawk, it is not an exaggeration to say that children cry at night.

It was useless for five days to decide that Cao Jun would do it himself, and by the third day, all the Hu people who had been arrested had spit out their mouths.Turning over the confession sent to him, Wei Taishou's eyes were cold, and he ordered Shuzuo to copy it in detail, and then sent flying cavalry to take the memorandum to Chang'an.

"Go and invite Chang Shi, and dispatch troops from outside the city as soon as possible. Once Chang'an's decree arrives, none of these Huns will be let go!"

"promise!"

On the surface, everything in Yunzhong City was as usual without any changes.Lan Ji and others who were on the mission were restless, always feeling that a storm was coming and a catastrophe was imminent.

In Zhao's livestock farm, Zhao Jia obeyed Wei Taishou's order and stopped looking for Hu merchants.He even sent someone to tell Wei Qing'e not to go to Yunzhong City in the near future, no matter how urgent things are, they must be held until the Huns leave.

"Your Majesty, do you think something will happen in the city?" Uncle Xiong asked.

"Not sure." Zhao Jia frowned.

Uncle Xiong pondered for a moment, then said: "The autumn harvest is about to come, and your lord has to prepare to go out of the fortress again, so it's better if you don't enter the city."

Zhao Jia nodded, let go of the rein, and let the bay red horse graze on its own.Turning around, I saw Wei Qing and a few three heads lying on the railing, with their eyes wide open, looking at the camel lying inside the fence.

Zhao Puonu and Ah Man were mischievous, climbed over the fence, trying to climb on the back of the camel.In the end, she was discovered by Mrs. Sun, who dragged one with each hand and threw them all outside the fence, which caused the three-headed people to burst into laughter.

Enough of laughing, the three heads jumped off the fence, clapped their hands, and began to prepare forage for the flock.

Wei Qing carried the rattan basket on his back, picked up the bow and fishing net, and brought a big dog, ready to go to the nearby stream to catch small fish and snails to add food to the hatched ducklings.

"Ah Qing, I'll take you on a horse ride." Zhao Jia called Wei Qing to stop, and said with a smile.

Wei Qing was very conflicted, and finally shook his head firmly: "Mr. Lang, Qing has to work and learn archery with Uncle Wei. If you only think about playing all day, how can you break through the grassland and kill the Huns in the future?"

"Ah Qing, you have to combine work with rest."

"Qing's strength is insufficient, and he is still struggling to pull the bow. He needs to practice more, how can he slack off!" Wei Qing's face was full of seriousness.

Zhao Jia stood where he was, scratching his face, speechless.

He heard people say that three years old is old, but he still doesn't believe it.Looking at Wei Qing now, I can only admit that this sentence is indeed a wise saying, and I can't accept it.

The undercurrent in Yunzhong County is raging, Wei Taishou's memorial is still on the way, and disputes have arisen in the court of Chang'an. The courtiers are divided into two factions around the matter of resuming the marriage.

Prime Minister Zhou Yafu firmly opposed the marriage, saying that the Xiongnu had wolfish ambitions, sent troops to the south a few months ago, and sent envoys every autumn harvest, in the name of Xiuhao, but in fact they had ulterior motives and had to guard against them.

According to Prime Minister Zhou's point of view, instead of agreeing to a marriage, the border county should send troops to teach the Xiongnu a lesson!

"The Xiongnu go south every year, plundering the population and property of the border counties. Their evil deeds are obvious. How can they have the intention of repairing it! The first emperor once ordered a large army to go out of Saipinghu. Now that the treasury is rich and the county has strong soldiers, how can your majesty show the Xiongnu to be weak! "

Zhou Yafu's words were very rude, and he almost pointed at Emperor Jing's nose and scolded him for being cowardly.Even though his intentions were good, his attitude was too domineering, and Liu She, the official censor, immediately rebuked him.

The two quarreled in front of the imperial court, and until the end of the court meeting, there was still no regulation on the marriage.

After the ministers left the palace, Emperor Jing returned to the proclamation room, his expression was as usual, and he did not see any joy or anger.Liu Che sat beside him with his hands on his lap, but the anger in his eyes could not be suppressed.

"Father, how can the prime minister do this!"

Emperor Jing waved back the eunuch, personally took a few bamboo slips from the bookshelf, put them in front of Liu Che, and said, "Take them home and read them carefully. If you don't understand anything, you can ask the Grand Tutor."

"promise."

Seeing that Emperor Jing had no intention of saying more, Liu Che could only hold up the bamboo slips, get up and leave the announcement room.

Jingdi's attitude made him unable to understand.

The prime minister is so domineering and disrespectful to the emperor, why not punish him in the palace?

Walking out of the palace gate with thoughts in mind, seeing Han Yan waiting aside, Liu Che quickly stepped forward, handed the bamboo slips to the other party to hold, took out a book from it, and unfolded it, with an expression of enlightenment and more puzzlement .

Han Yan poked her head over, glanced at the content on the bamboo slips, and said in surprise, "Archer, Your Majesty asked you to read "Spring and Autumn"? This is Confucianism..."

"Hush!" Liu Che quickly covered Han Yan's mouth, and dragged him quickly across the stone steps.

Han Yan's eyes rolled, and the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up: "Archer, are you angry with the prime minister, or in front of His Majesty?"

"The prime minister is domineering, scolding the emperor in front of the officials!" Liu Che said forcefully.

"You should be angry." Han Yan nodded. He is not qualified to listen to court, but it does not mean that the news is blocked.What's more, the prime minister and the doctor Yu Shi were arguing very hard, and it was impossible not to know about it in the palace.

"But Archer should also think about it, why isn't His Majesty angry?"

"Father asked me to read "Spring and Autumn"..." Liu Che frowned, and took the bamboo slips from Han Yan's arms again, meditating while walking, and almost tripped over the stone ladder.

Han Yan bent her eyes wide, held Liu Che's arm with both hands, and said in a low voice, "Archer, "Spring and Autumn" was first written by the Lu State historian, and later revised by Kong Qiu. Your Majesty's intention should be to let you understand the history. "

Liu Che stopped in his tracks, looked at Han Yan, and then at the bamboo slips in his arms. The mist in front of him began to dissipate slowly.

Seeing Liu Che's realization, Han Yan put her hands behind her back and raised her chin: "Archer, how can you thank me?"

"I know that Ah Yan wants to lead the army like Gong Gaohou and make contributions on the battlefield. One day in the future, I will let Ah Yan fulfill her long-cherished wish!" Liu Che said seriously.

"Do what you say?" Han Yan's expression also became serious.

"nature!"

Liu Che solemnly made a promise, his eyes were as sharp as a knife's edge, and his brows were already domineering.