Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 110 Cutting with a knife, cutting with an axe, as calm as water, as muscular as the wind

Luoyang, the imperial palace.

The Qianqiu Longevity Palace in the Dragon Tower and the Phoenix Tower, a sudden rainstorm cast a thick layer of mist on the entire Qionglou Palace.

The emperor Liu Hong stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the rain curtain outside the window murmuringly, thinking about it.

It seemed that after pondering for a long time, he just asked a question.

"Lieutenant Jian, Yu'er has already arrived in Jieliang County, Hedong?"

"Report to Your Majesty." Jian Shuo said truthfully, "Two days ago, the eldest son of the emperor arrived in Xieliang County, and Duyou Xun also arrived today."

Speaking of this, Jian Shuo paused, and his tone became more serious. "I went to investigate specifically. The county magistrate of Xieliang County is named Yan He. He is from a wealthy family in Jizhou. He is also the hometown of the Yuan family's disciples in Runan. He is very popular with him."

"Employed? But only arrange a county magistrate with a salary of 'five hundred shi'?"

Liu Hong questioned.

Jian Shuo seemed to have expected such a question from the emperor, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, although Xieliang is just a small county, it extends in all directions. It is flooded by the Yellow River. Bingzhou and Jizhou lead to Sili and Sanfu. The only passage to this land is also a place where merchants come and go, a county magistrate here is far more valuable than a sheriff!"

Well…

Liu Hong's eyes opened slightly, and he sighed: "So that's it, hehe, just right, one side is 'Xun Yu', the other side is 'Yan He', one is from Yu'er, and the other is from the Yuan family in Runan." people, let them fight to see how much dirty water in Xieliang County can be shaken out?"

"Your Majesty..." Seeing that Emperor Liu Hong was very interested, Jian Shuo hurriedly added: "I heard that there is a Thief in Xieliang County, where there are thousands of thieves, and there are Hulu robbing merchants. It is a dangerous place."

"But I heard that Xun Duyou only ordered a hundred soldiers and a few civil servants from Hedong County. These people seem to..."

At the end of the sentence, Jian Shuo hesitated to speak...

But the meaning is already very clear, the so-called mutual protection of officials and officials, from the point of view of "junju" and "civilian officials" in Hedong County, can they manage and understand the officials of Liang County?
Not to mention the threat of Thieves Wu and Hulu, this item of "officials and officials protecting each other" alone is difficult to explain.

"Ha ha…"

Liu Hong smiled, "Is Captain Jian questioning my son's vision? Or is he questioning Xun Duyou's ability?"

Uh…

As soon as this remark came out, Jian Shuo was startled and hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I...I don't mean that, what I mean is that even if the eldest son of the emperor and Xun Duyou win, but...but the other party can't help but jump over the wall and steal more than a thousand thieves in Tianwu, the eldest son of the emperor may be in danger .”

"Ha ha…"

Contrary to Jian Shuo's nervousness, Liu Hong smiled very heartily.

"Lieutenant Jian, I know your loyalty, but since I have given Wang Yue the post of General Hu Ben, how can I not give him an edict that can mobilize the troops of the county and the country? There is no wall, this time, if Yuer wins, he wins, and no one can stop him!"

hiss…

Now, Jian Shuo understands everything.

His heart throbbed again and again...

So that's the case, Xun Yu inspected Xieliang County this time, on the surface it looked like a simple inspection, but in fact, it was His Majesty's determination to rectify the administration of officials, especially rectify those places that cannot be illuminated.

Wang Yue, General Huben.

To mobilize the soldiers of the county, His Majesty has made a real move this time.

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The barbecue was burning on the stove, and the warm wine bottle was steaming. Yan He respectfully took out the hot wine from the bottle, poured it for Xun Yu, cut another piece of barbecue meat, and sent it to Xun Yu's In the middle of the day, it can be regarded as a welcome for him.

Speaking of which, Yan He is more than twice as old as Xun Yu...but his gestures show the humility of the inferior when facing the superior.

"Xun Duyou, it was the fault of the lower officials just now. You shouldn't be so extravagant to welcome Xun Duyou, and let people see it. On the contrary, you think that Xun Duyou is so ostentatious, which is the crime of the lower officials. The lower officials chatted with Xun Duyou with this wine. Superintendent apologizes."

Yan He picked up the wine bottle with a smile, and after drinking it all in one gulp, he did not forget to add meat to Xun Yu's plate.

"Gentleman is far away from the kitchen. County magistrate Yan personally does this kind of cooking, but Xun is afraid that it is a trick, so he dare not eat it wantonly!" Xun Yu's words seemed to have something to say.

"There is a saying in "Six Secret Teachings", 'When you wield a sword, you must cut, and when you wield an ax, you must cut'. Chances dictate that some things are pushed to you. When it is time to do it, you must do it yourself!" Yan He's reply is also true. talk.

"What kind of opportunity made it so?" Xun Yu asked with narrowed eyes.

Yan He smiled: "Xun Duyou can spy out the mystery in front of the county gate at a glance, so how can he not understand the current situation? In today's government, there are many parties and factions, and those who are alone will either be excluded or framed. Brother, I have also been in the officialdom for so many years, and I have a word of advice to Xun Duyou."

"What?"

Yan He hesitated for a moment, "I shouldn't have said this, but I didn't dare to hide it from Xun Duyou. Taifu Yuan Kui and Sikong Yuan Fengben intended to recommend Xun Duyou as a senior official of 'Qianshi', but they just wanted to see him. I went to Xundu Post, but was blocked by that Taoist, and I didn’t even see him, so how can I recommend it?”

Xun Yu feigned surprise. "Is there such a thing?"

Yan He shook his head. "Unfortunately, it was Xun Duyou's Taoist friend who implicated you. You also know that for hundreds of years, how could there be a time when a Taoist was in power? Because of this relationship, His Majesty only sent Xun Duyou such a six hundred Shi's little official."

A sentence of guidance.

Xun Yu looked calm on the surface, but in his voice he pretended to be annoyed.

"That's how it is. I also said that I have made great achievements and gained face for the big man. Not to mention entering the court, I should have a more prominent official title. There is no sheriff in Hedong County. Why did your majesty only give it to me?" What about this little postmaster? That’s how it is.”

"It's a pity." Yan He shook his head. "A few days ago, Yuan Taifu and Yuan Sikong wrote to me, saying that they wanted me to entertain Mr. Xun, but Mr. Xun is still someone that Yuan Taifu and Yuan Sikong value!"

Oh…

Xun Yu held the wine glass tightly, he showed a dispirited attitude, but pretended to be open-minded: "When a man is born in the world, he should make his own achievements and leave his name in history, just think about it. How can there be such a thing? What a good thing to hit yourself on the head?"

Yan He lightly clapped his hands. "Mr. Xun's ambition is commendable, please..."

The two drank it all in one gulp, and Yan He finally revealed the true meaning of the banquet. "What I said just now is not a false statement. Mr. Xun is such a young and talented man, what he lacks is the support of nobles. Once he mentions it, he will become a great success, and he will be ranked among the three princes and nine nobles just around the corner! Now this opportunity is in front of Mr. Xun's eyes." , This is an opportunity for prosperity, it depends on whether Mr. Xun is willing to seize it."

Yan He tried to buy Xun Yu, just like before, he bought all the postal supervisors who came here to monitor.

This set of rhetoric has long been familiar.

"Let me take a guess."

Xun Yu narrowed his eyes suddenly. "Early this morning, County Magistrate Yan set up a trick in front of the county gate to lure me into the urn!"

"If I had been careless at that time and fell into a trap, then now...it's not the magistrate Yan who recruited me for Taifu Yuan, the magistrate Yan is probably going to threaten Xun for Taifu and Sikong, right?"

"You..." Yan and Deng felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Xun Yu's words continued. "However, you have chosen the wrong person. I, Xun Yu, are only loyal to the Son of Heaven, and to justice and justice. If I go against my ideals and beliefs, even if I become a marquis and a prime minister, how will I get over my heart? County Magistrate Yan Xun Mou appreciates your kindness, after this glass of wine, please forgive Xun Mou for not talking about private affairs, there is only official business between you and me."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Immediately, he got up suddenly, and immediately ordered: "County Yan, I ordered you to send all the cases sentenced in the past three years and all the witnesses' testimonies to this post within an hour. In this land, you should be fair and just, and clear up all the old cases of injustice!"

"In addition, Dengwen drums are placed in front of the posthouse, and all the people can appeal for grievances. At any time, all unjust, false and wrong cases will be retried by civil officials!"

Yan He was startled by the sudden cold voice.

He thought that the bribe would be successful, but looking at Xun Yu's resolute eyes now, he realized that he underestimated Mr. Xun.

Perhaps the purpose of Xun Yu's eloquent talk with him was to draw out the people behind his Yan family.

This…

"Xun Duyou...you..." Yan He pointed at Xun Yu angrily. "Offended the Yuan family, do you really want to confront the clans under heaven?"

Ha ha…

Xun Yu smiled, since the day he decided to marry Miss Tang, he has been on the opposite side of the clan under heaven.

"Say it again, Ben Duyou." Xun Yu met Yan He's gaze, which became even colder. "Ben Duyou only has justice and justice in his eyes. In the process of upholding justice and justice, no matter who will be offended or involved, as long as Xun is still alive, he will investigate to the end."

"County Yan, please take care of yourself!"

A cold sentence blurted out...

Xun Yu flicked his long sleeves and turned around.

——"Come on, see off the guests!"

Immediately, several county soldiers came over and said coldly: "Mayor Yan, please!"

Yan He stared angrily, and walked out of the post angrily.

Yan Liang, who was outside the door, had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing his father's anger, he hurried forward, "Father, can't you buy it?"

"No oil and salt!"

"That…"

"Huh!" Yan He paused, "A mere governor can't turn the sky around. I just saw the three county officials next to Xun Yu. They are all acquaintances. They have filial piety and management every year. They don't know Fight against me, Yan He!"

Speaking of here…

Yan He lowered his voice again. "Just in case, go and pick out some simple documents and evidence and send them over to him. Other ambiguous ones will be burned tonight!"

"Yes!" Yan Liang agreed and planned to do it.

I never thought, I haven't taken a step yet.

"Wait!" Yan He ordered again: "He brought more than a hundred county officials, and each of them gave a thousand coins privately. Hmph, if his Xun Wen didn't get in the firewood, rice, oil and salt, I wouldn't believe it. His subordinates are just like him. !"

"Yes... yes..." Yan Liang agreed again.

"There is more!" Yan He still had something to say, but this time, Yan Liang had already guessed, and before he finished speaking, he immediately said, "Father, I have sealed off the area around this posthouse, and it is impossible for anyone to approach it." ... On this point, father can rest assured."

"Okay, very good!"

Yan He nodded, thinking to himself, Dengwen Drum, unjust, false and wrongly decided... Who dares to beat the Dengwen Drum?
Thinking of this, he was especially angry.

Angrily walked to the periphery.

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In the dark room, a tiny candle was lit.

A shirtless man was tied to a pillar, he was just woken up by a basin of water, and in front of him, a man was sharpening a knife.

"crunch, crunch..."

The sound was shrill, and this kind of machete, which was only used when killing pigs, was daunting.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

The shirtless man yelled...

But the man in black who was sharpening the knife in front of him did not respond to him, but continued to sharpen the knife, "squeak, squeak", the sound of the collision between the whetstone and the blade, like a rhythmic beat, resounded continuously, and once again It hit the shirtless man deep in his heart again and again.

"Hum..."

At this moment, a pig weighing less than [-] catties was brought in by several big men in black. Pigs in this era were not castrated and had a rather violent temper.

It's not like after castration in later generations, they lost their lives...ah no, they lost the ideals and brilliance of pigs, so they ate, slept, and ate, and it was not a big problem to grow to [-] catties.

Even so, the one hundred and fifty catty pig in front of him was considered strong.

"Hum hum…"

The pig resisted desperately, just like the shirtless man in front of him, the gods were in sync!
"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

The man yelled frantically, but still no one responded to him.

Finally, after a long time, the man in black seemed to have finished sharpening his knife, and he started to kill pigs... To be precise, he was not killing pigs, but slaughtering, he was a butcher.

There is a saying in the slaughtering industry - "Pig grass buns, sheep are good men, and the tears of cattle are rolling in their eyes".

It means that the howling of pigs during slaughter is earth-shattering, and a straw bag;
But the sheep are silent, worthy of being a hero;

Lao Niu's eyes were filled with tears of sorrow, as if he was expressing his grievance and helplessness.

The slaughter of pigs at this moment is naturally earth-shattering by the sound of horns.

"Ooooooooo..."

The tied pig was carried onto the table, and the butcher in front of him knelt on the pig with one leg, held the pig's chin with one hand, and moved it backwards to highlight the throat.

Holding the sharp knife in the other hand, stab it straight into the pig's heart, then turn the knife over and pull it out. The blood immediately spurts out with the knife and stays in the blood basin below.

Before the butcher let go, the hand holding the pig's chin violently shook the pig's head and pressed down on the abdomen, so that the pig's blood in the chest would flow out.

The whole process was miserable...

Before dying, the pig opened its mouth and howled desperately.

This frightened the shirtless man, his body was splattered with pig blood, the air smelled of blood, the whole room was splattered with blood everywhere, it looked extraordinarily horrifying.

"What are you doing, why do you want me to see these?"

At this moment, inexplicably, he began to fear...

But in fact, this is just the beginning.

For some reason, the "butcher" who was supposed to open up the "pig" to destroy the enemy started to scrape off the pig's skin with a scraper after the bloodletting. He slowly cut off the whole pig's skin intact...

It hung in front of the shirtless man.

Then, in front of his eyes, the leather bag was filled with chaff and grass, and a "pig leather bag" was completed.

This is one of the cruelest punishments of antiquity:

——"Peeling the grass."

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang used the method of "peeling the skin and pulling the grass" to deal with corrupt officials, which achieved remarkable results.

even…

Sapphire was also skinned after being executed, and given such a punishment, it was passed on to all provinces.

"You... are you still human?"

The shirtless man roared hysterically, subconsciously associating himself tied up with the "skinned and weeded" pig.

He... didn't he just join a Thief?
He... didn't he just pretend to be a barbarian and robbed the merchants along the way?
He...he didn't want to, but...he didn't do it, what would he eat?How to survive in troubled times?
Silence, what responded to him was still silence.

The "pig leather bag" was hanging in front of his eyes, and the "butcher" had already started to decompose the pork. He cut a hole more than an inch long at the inch of the leg and hooves, and then poked it in with a "stiletto".The first time, straighten to the base of the ears, then withdraw halfway and then straighten the back and abdomen...

The craftsmanship of these slaughters is shocking to watch.

Not to mention, seeing this shirtless man at such a close distance makes him feel empathetic.

Isn't he just a pig waiting to be slaughtered?

"Please, be human, don't kill me... don't kill me... don't... don't kill me!"

broken defense...

Finally, after an hour-long slaughter, he completely broke his defense.

The bound man began to cry, howl, and beg for mercy. He, who had been stubborn before, uttered the most humble words.

finally…

Finally, someone came in and did not lift the pig away, but carried him to another room.

His eyes were pitch black.

When the faint candle was lit, he saw a set of "pig killing" tools placed on the table in front of him.

The wooden frame of the chest;
table case for slaughter;
Hairy pots and stoves;
There are sticks for lifting pigs, scrapers for shaving hair, and sharp knives for killing pigs;

There are even machetes for removing heads, legs, and splitting pigs;

It is light in weight and sharp, capable of cutting meat and deboning, commonly known as "Erluzi" picking knives, everything is available.

Every "weapon", the shirtless man would think of himself, could it be that he...he would be skinned like that pig just now, and then..."skinned and weeded", he died without a whole body!

Death, he is not afraid!
But... the ancients were almost obsessed with the integrity of their bodies.

Such a tragic death made him fearful.

"Cough cough..."

Finally, in the darkness, there was a coughing sound.

This was Liu Yu's voice. From the fear in the eyes of the man in front of him, he could tell that this guy had reached a critical point.

In later generations, many cases tell us.

Severe punishment and harsh laws actually do not have a good effect on "interrogation"...

On the contrary, it can inspire the other party's stubbornness, and would rather die than surrender.

It would be better... choose to be thoroughly aroused and release the fear deep in the other party's heart.

"I will only ask all the questions once. If I don't answer honestly, then..."

Before Liu Yu could blurt out a word...

"I recruit, I recruit everything... recruit... recruit..." the shirtless man frowned hysterically with his cheeks fixed in one place. "I... I'm a bandit in Thieveswood. Normally, I rob houses with other bandits... pretending to be a Hu Qi and robbing merchants along the way. It's all me... we did all of this."

"Our boss is called 'Ugly Lord'. More than half of the money and goods we robbed will be handed over to the official office of County Magistrate Yan, and the other half, we... will divide it ourselves."

"There are... There are also merchants who cannot be robbed. Those are all paid to the Qin family with a large sum of tolls in advance, and... Widow Li in the east of the city is my concubine. I... I gave her all the money , as long as there is no...no task, I will go to her, she...is amazing, she...she can torment me all night."

Uh…

Hearing this, Liu Yu was stunned.

He hasn't asked yet, and that's all.

And...Liu Yu didn't ask him about Widow Li!
What we want is "witness testimony", not "lace gossip".

This reminded Liu Yu that before crossing, the county where he was located was also a corrupt official. Before being interrogated, he was exposed to strong light for 48 hours. Under the strong light, he could not sleep, day and night were upside down, and he was full of fear. , which caused his mental breakdown completely, and he was all recruited before the interrogation.

Including who, who, who is his lover, which celebrity he has taken care of, the interrogator was so frightened that he hurriedly corrected it-I didn’t ask you these things...just asked you about the embezzlement of 7 million, what did you ask, what did you say!
Sure enough, once a person's spirit breaks through the critical point, his will will be completely and completely collapsed.

He had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

In other words, he has given up resisting and struggling.

——"Also... Our ugly man said that the county magistrate Yan was never afraid of the postal supervisor. In the past... as many people as the postal supervisor came, the county magistrate Yan would bribe as many people, even if the postal supervisor was not greedy, but his staff , the government soldiers are also corrupt, even if the superintendent is clean and honest, but his subordinates have one thing on the outside and another on the back... Finally... nothing can be found in the end!"

Hearing this, Liu Yu nodded.

Seeing that the man in front of him was in a trance, he got up slowly, handed over the interrogation to Zhen Yi, and walked out of the room by himself.

Outside the door, Zhang Yulan had been guarding here for a long time.

She could hear the conversation inside clearly.

"This...is it recruited?"

"All recruits! And not only will he recruit now, but he will also recruit in court in the future." Liu Yu nodded.

Just as he nodded, he saw the man standing behind Zhang Yulan...a pig butcher.

Originally, Liu Yu was still worried!

Zhang Fei was by Xun Yu's side, so who was going to do the "pig killing" thing?
"Good job."

"The little one is an ancestral handicraft." The ghost soldier was quite confident in his words.

"what's your name?"

"Little Liu Sandao, others need ten knives to kill a pig, but the young one only uses three knives!"

Uh…

Liu Yu suddenly thought of something.

Liu Sandao?

Why does this name sound so familiar?
Is it—

——Our hero Liu Sandao, the "Liu Sandao" who will kill Lu Bu under his horse within three swords?
Is that Liu Sandao?Or the same name?

He... actually joined the Heavenly Master Dao?

Immediately, Lu Yu patted Liu Sandao on the shoulder.

"Do it well...I remember your name and your craft."

"Don't worry about the great sacrificial wine." Liu Sandao cupped his hands.

Zhang Yulan quickly caught up with Liu Yu. "Just now, the last sentence of the robber in Tianwu, do you still remember?"

"This Xieliang county magistrate, Yan He, is good at buying. Your brother Wen Ruo is surrounded by county officials, not confidantes. It's hard not to be moved by money. Like this, Wen Ruo is alone, then..."

Before Zhang Yulan finished speaking, Liu Yu paused.

He turned around and said to Zhang Yulan quite firmly: "Sister Yulan, don't worry, Wen Ruo is different from the usual Duyou, these trivial tricks cannot escape his eyes!"

"And, the real chess game has already begun!"

Speaking of here…

Liu Yu stepped forward quickly.

"Where are you going, husband?" Zhang Yulan asked hastily.

"Go to the post office in Xieliang County." Liu Yu groaned softly, "Even if we can't see Wen Ruo, a good show is about to be staged, so why not watch this good show from afar!"

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(End of this chapter)