I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 125 The Madman Xu Shao ([-])

"Drag it down first."

After Qu Mu gave an order, the two huben warriors grabbed Xu Shao's arms and walked out.

"You, what are you going to do?!" Xu Shao panicked and shouted loudly, but the two huben warriors ignored him. Helpless, he subconsciously looked up at Huang Wan and Zhao Qian, but he didn't ask for help after all. He was dragged outside by those two huben warriors.

And Huang Wan and Zhao Qian also pursed their lips, watching Xu Shao being dragged away, until the latter was dragged out of the house, Huang Wan then turned to look at Qu Mu: "Angel..."

As if he had guessed what Huang Wan was thinking, he said with a smile, "Don't worry, Governor Huang. Since His Majesty ordered the two of us to focus on the governor, the two of us dare not compete with each other, but this Xu Shao is too arrogant, and the governor I am too lenient with Prefect Zhao, this will only encourage the arrogance of the madman, in order to avoid delaying His Majesty's entrustment, it is better to hand over this person to our family to teach him a lesson, and ask him to confess to everyone involved."

Huang Wan thought for a moment, then said tactfully: "Xu Shao is quite famous, an angel..."

Qu Mu seemed to have guessed Huang Wan's concerns again, and said with a smile: "This is Xu Shao who was ordered by His Majesty to arrest someone. Our family does not dare to kill him. We just want to teach him some etiquette."

Hearing this, Huang Wan felt relieved and nodded slightly.

Of course, he also understood that Qu Mu's statement was to set the rules for Xu Shao and make the crazy man suffer, but he didn't want to interfere, who made the crazy man so arrogant.

Not only him, the eunuch Zhao Qian did not intercede for Xu Shao, but reminded Qu Mu in a low voice: "Angel, Xu Shao was born in the Xu family of Pingyu, and is also a prominent family in Runan..."

Qu Mu smiled and said: "Thank you, Prefect Zhao, for your reminder, but this time our family came here at the emperor's order, how can we fail His Majesty's trust because of cherishing our wings? But our family is a little puzzled, why are there such crazy men?" Great fame?"

"..."

After looking at Huang Wan, Zhao Qian thought for a moment and replied: "Xu Shao, at first he admired his brother's fame... Xu Shao's brother's name is Qian, and his name is Zizheng. Praise for his integrity and loyalty is comparable to that of Zhong Jugong, and he has the style of Fan Mengbo in defeating evil and retreating from shamelessness..."

"Hmph." Huang Wan suddenly snorted coldly.

Not for anything else, just because the "Zhongju Gong" Huang Wan mentioned was the former leader of the scholars, Chen Fan, one of the "Three Monarchs", and Fan Mengbo was Fan Pang, one of the "Eight Gu".

Naturally, he would not have any opinion on these two. He was displeased with the so-called Runan Zhaoling celebrity Xie Zhen, and especially displeased with the latter who frequently compared everyone to Chen Fan and Fan Pang.

May I ask, how did you Xie Zhen and Xie Ziwei have the qualifications to call Xu Qian and Xu Shao, who were only 20 years old at the time, the "Two Dragons of Pingyu" and compare them with Chen Fan and Fan Pang?
One must know that Xie Zhen was unrestrained and unconstrained, and his reputation was not good at the time. What qualifications did he have to compare the young scholars to Fan Pang and Chen Fan?
By the way, although Xie Zhen listed Chen Fan and Fan Pang as equals, and even vaguely exaggerated Fan Pang, in Huang Wan's heart, Fan Pang was not as important as Chen Fan. The reason was that Fan Pang was an authoritarian. Official, although he himself was honest and upright, and he punished a lot of evil things during his tenure, but he also relied on his relationship with the Yuan family to evade the then prefect Zongzi at that time, making Zongzi's situation just like the current prefect Zhao Qian. In Huang Wan's view, it was an act of 'breaking the rules', and he even doubted whether Fan Pang's move was instigated by the Yuan family, not to mention that Chen Fan was the third prince, while Fan Pang was only the magistrate of a county.

But in view of Fan Pang's death in the Danggu incident, and his performance as a scholar, Huang Wan didn't care about it.

As for Xu Shao's elder brother Xu Qian, Huang Wan also knew that he admitted that he was indeed an upright young man with potential, in time he might be comparable to Fan Pang, but compared to Chen Fan, Huang Wan thought he was far inferior.

Needless to say, this Xie Zhen was also one of the group of talkative people who flaunted and boasted to each other at that time. As a true party member, Huang Wan actually hated such people. After all, the reason why Emperor Yu The rise of the second party ban was largely due to the fact that this group of people flaunted and boasted to each other, but it made the scholars who really had ideals and aspirations pay a huge price.

"Huang Gong?" Zhao Qian was at a loss.

Huang Wan shook her head and said, "It's nothing, you can continue talking."

Seeing this, Zhao Qian continued: "...Because of Xie Zhen and others, the Xu brothers became famous, and then Xu Shao and his cousin Xu Jing held the "Moon Dan Review" to judge contemporary figures, because it is always held on the first day of each month. , so it is called Yuedan Review. So far, the reputation of Xu Shao and his cousin Xu Jing is still far higher than that of Xu Qian. Until Xu Qian passed away more than ten years ago, he has never surpassed his younger brother..."

Speaking of this, his expression suddenly became playful: "It's also interesting to say that Xu Shao and Xu Jing jointly held the Yuedan Review, but the personal relationship between his cousins ​​is not good. When I first served as the prefect, Xu Jing Jing came to ask for an official. At that time, Xu Shao was serving in the mansion. I thought he had agreed to it because of his face, but I didn't think that Xu Shao said that he should not be favourites, and asked the government officials to drive Xu Jing away.... Later I sent People went to inquire, only to learn that Xu Jing can only support himself by driving horses and grinding grain for others..."

"Yanxin." Huang Wan suddenly glanced at Zhao Qian.

It was only then that Zhao Qian realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly put away the playful smile on his face, and said awkwardly: "The lower official has lost his composure... This is what the lower official knows."

"Thank you, Commander Zhao, for your reminder." Qu Mu smiled slightly, and immediately asked Zhao Qian for a small military camp inside the city wall, where he would station two hundred tigers and one hundred feathered forest cavalry, and at the same time asked for some food, For wine and meat, Zhao Qian naturally complied with them one by one, and called the Fucheng to cooperate with this matter.

At the end of the day, Zhao Qian originally planned to hold a banquet for Huang Wan, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo, but Qu Mu and Jian Shuo wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible and return to Luoyang, so they politely rejected Zhao Qian's kindness and brought Hu Ben, Jian Shuo Yulin and Xu Shao went to the military camp inside the city wall.

Naturally, Zhao Qian did not insist on this, after all he did not have a good impression of the eunuch, after Qu Mu and Huang Wan bid farewell, he sent them out of the door.

Back in the house, he asked Huang Wan in a low voice: "Mr. Huang, is the current matter... serious?"

Huang Wan stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then said: "Look at the list that Xu Shao confessed first, and then think about it... Those two angels still have some respect for me."

"That's right." Zhao Qian complimented, "Duke Huang is upright, so the eunuch must be in awe."

Huang Wan shook her head and smiled wryly.

He knew very well that Qu Mu and Jian Shuo were not afraid of him at all, but the new king.

In the evening of the same day, Zhao Qian held a banquet in the mansion for Huang Wan. Considering the latter's request, he did not dare to waste money. He just prepared some common dishes and his special products from Runan, accompanied by fine local wine.

At the same time, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo interrogated Xu Shao again in the military camp inside the city wall.

It has to be said that although Xu Shao appears arrogant, he is not a very arrogant person in essence, otherwise he would not have been threatened by Cao Cao in the past and compromised, but now he is mentioned in front of Qu Mu and Jian Shuo , seeing Huang Wan and Zhao Qian left and right, he panicked in his heart, and begged repeatedly: "You two angels, I really can't remember... We have no grievances or enmities, why bother to persecute me?"

Jian Shuo sneered and said, "Who told you that you are famous? If you don't want to look for who? Our family advises you to honestly confess those who slandered the court, otherwise... Humph!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and several Huben warriors came out from the side, each holding sticks as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

Although Xu Shao's face turned pale with fright, he also knew that if he confessed those people, his reputation would be ruined, so he gritted his teeth and insisted.

Seeing this, Qu Mu didn't hesitate to say: "Stubborn...sentence!"

Xu Shao was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at Qu Mu in amazement, but saw Qu Mu saying suspiciously: "Who do you think our family is? Are you afraid of your reputation? Governor Huang and Zhao Taishou are afraid of you, but our family is not afraid of you." !Left and right, execution!"

When the left and right Huben soldiers heard the order, they ignored Xu Shao's screams, and they held him down, and they carried out the punishment with sticks in their hands. After two blows, Xu Shao burst into tears of pain, and begged loudly: "Come on, let's go, let's go!" I said, I said."

This is celebrity?
Qu Mu snorted contemptuously, waved his hand to order the executioner Huben to step back, and personally put a pen and a piece of paper in front of Xu Shao, threatening in a dark voice: "Write down the names exactly for our family. If one person is missed, it will be marked with a stick."

Xu Shao had a bitter look on his face, so he had to nod his head, but then he said, "I can write only if I ask for a small case."

"What?" Qu Mu was stunned for a moment, but soon became amused, and Jian Shuo said coldly from the side: "Lie down on the ground and write!"

Xu Shao felt humiliated, but he didn't dare to resist, so he could only lie on the ground and write, pausing after a while, either remembering or sighing.

Meanwhile, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo were sitting at the same table, drinking and eating side dishes, while looking at Xu Shao with disdain.

It has to be said that when Emperor Yu ordered the second party imprisonment, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo were just ordinary eunuchs and had no chance to participate in such a big event, but they also heard that most of the scholars in the court at that time were very backbone, Rather than being humiliated, he would rather die. In contrast, Xu Shao, the so-called Runan celebrity, performed so poorly that even the two of them looked down on him.

But there are still many scholars in the world who ask for Xu Shao's evaluation but can't get it, which makes it hard for the two of them to understand.

Probably frightened by Qu Mu's threat of "remember whoever misses it", Xu Shao didn't dare to play any tricks, and honestly confessed to everyone he knew. After all, confessing to one person would ruin his reputation. Hundreds of people also ruin their reputations, there is no difference.

After a while, Xu Shao confessed to more than a hundred people, and he murmured to him with a look of fear: "You two angels, that's all, I really can't remember the rest..."

Qu Mu stepped forward to take the roster, glanced at it, and saw that there were indeed many guys surnamed Yuan in the roster.

"very good."

He didn't make things difficult for Xu Shao any more, he waved his hand and asked Huben to take the latter down, and even ordered someone to prepare meals for him, after all, this was the 'prime criminal' whom the new king named, and the two of them didn't dare to make their own opinions.

"Are you going to get someone now?" Jian Shuo asked.

Qu Mu shook his head and said: "No, let Huang Ziyan deal with it first. This person is in the heart of the emperor. If he offends him and makes him sue you and me in front of His Majesty, what good is it? If he doesn't do it, It won't be too late for you and me to show up."

"Okay." Jian Shuo nodded.

At the same time, Yuan Shu, who was besieging Gepi Yellow Turban at the junction of Ruyang and Chen, also heard the news that Huang Wan, Qu Mu, and Jian Shuo arrived in Pingyu, and he couldn't help being slightly surprised.

After some thought, he came to Pingyu County with only a few entourages.

　Does anyone still read this book?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)