Mi Han

Chapter 159
The sound of burning sandalwood in the mourning hall crackled, and Mi Yang looked at Liu Zhang with a hint of inquiry.

Before Liu Zhang promised Mi Yang that as long as Mi Yang could save Liu Chan's life, he would give him a big gift.

Mi Yang didn't take it seriously before, but now Liu Zhang can come here to mention this matter in front of him, so Liu Zhang naturally has the confidence to impress Mi Yang with this generous gift.

Liu Zhang looked at Mi Yang's probing eyes, opened his lips and said slowly:

"When I was the shepherd of Yizhou, although I couldn't rule Shu with strict laws, because Zhao Wei once colluded with the big clans in the middle of Shu to cause chaos, so I was not totally unsuspecting of them."

"When I was serving as a pastor in Yizhou, I secretly sent people to collect evidence of the crimes of many big clans in Yizhou. Some big clans in central Shu even colluded with the barbarians in Nanzhong."

"Although I had criminal evidence in hand, I never punished them because I was concerned about the stability of Yizhou."

"The criminal evidence of those big families in central Shu has been stored in my mansion."

"Later, I was transferred to the police by Xuande. Xuande took nothing from my house, and I brought those criminal evidences to the police."

"If Zisheng needs it, he can send someone to pick it up from my residence in the Public Security City at any time."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhang just looked at Mi Yang quietly.

Although Liu Zhang's tone was very flat, his words fell into Mi Yang's ears, but made Mi Yang's eyes instantly show vigilance.

Mi Yang asked Liu Zhang, "Since there are such criminal evidences, why didn't you hand them over to the king?"

Mi Yang's words were full of suspicion.

Facing Mi Yang's doubts, Liu Zhang said frankly, "Because I had complaints at the time."

"I admit that after Xuande ruled Yizhou, he has achieved remarkable achievements. Compared with my rule, the people of Yizhou have a sense of living and working in peace and contentment."

"But Xuande and my brothers from the same clan took Yizhou from me. I really felt resentful about this back then."

"Because of the resentment, I deliberately did not hand over these incriminating evidence to Xuande."

"Since I came to Jingzhou, although I no longer have any complaints about what Xuande did back then, I just want to be a rich man, and I don't want to get into trouble for nothing, so I have kept these criminal evidences secret."

"Even Chan'er doesn't know about this."

After hearing Liu Zhang's explanation, Mi Yang looked at Liu Zhang with scrutiny, his tone was no longer respectful.

"Liu Gong, this is to roast me on the fire."

Mi Yang put down the sandalwood in his hand, he was thinking about the purpose of Liu Zhang's move.

On the surface, Liu Zhang's move was to hand over the handle of some Yizhou gentry to Mi Yang, but if you think about it carefully, it may also be a sugar-coated bomb.

Since the promulgation of "Shu Ke", many Yizhou gentry have been punished by this law and complained to the sky.

The laws and regulations in "Shu Ke" have already been familiarized. Although "Shu Ke" pays attention to the fairness of crimes, once the evidence of the crime is conclusive, the laws and regulations in it are also extremely strict.

Not to mention the other crimes, the crime of colluding with other races to fish and flesh common people is the crime of beheading at the lightest.

If these criminal evidences were not in the hands of Liu Bei, but fell into the hands of Mi Yang, and if Mi Yang used these criminal evidences to threaten and lure those gentry in central Shu, then those gentry in Central Shu would definitely fall under the shock of "Shu Ke" Xiang Mi Yang.

This means that Mi Yang can get the support of some gentry in central Shu without any effort.

The gentry are generally connected with each other. After receiving the support of some gentry in Central Shu, the support of other gentry in Central Shu will come one after another.

As Liu Bei's royal capital, Chengdu, no matter what Liu Bei's next strategy is in the future, the place in central Shu will be Liu Bei's political base for a long time to come.

Don't look at the gentry in central Shu, currently they don't have much power in Liu Bei's forces.

However, as local gentry, they hold the right to interpret most of the public opinion in central Shu.

This point, if used well, is the so-called "people's heart".

In the political base camp of a power, it has the support of the local gentry, the meaning of which is enough to make people think deeply.

So what is Liu Zhang going to do, just to fulfill his promise?
Mi Yang didn't believe it.

Mi Yang put away his suspicious gaze, took a sip of warm water on the ground beside him, and said to Liu Zhang:

"Liu Gong, sincerity is precious, and I hope Liu Gong can express his true thoughts."

Seeing that Mi Yang saw through his ulterior motives, Liu Zhang was not surprised.

Liu Zhang sighed and said, "In today's world, the desire for materialism is rampant, which makes people sigh."

"However, there are some emotions that make people unable to let go..."

"For example, the general's filial piety to Xiaozhi, and my love for Chan'er."

"As a parent, you should have far-reaching plans for your children."

"Chan'er is guilty of rebellion, even if Xuande is benevolent, his life will not be harmed."

"But there is no guarantee that the king of future generations will not kill Chan'er."

"I'm getting old, if I'm still alive, I can still use this old face to take care of Chan'er."

"But what if I'm a hundred years from now?"

"The worries of a hundred years should be solved by people of a hundred years.

I only hope that if I give such a great gift to Zicheng today, after my death in the future, when Chan'er is in trouble, Zicheng will be able to protect her. "

"It will not be difficult for Yi Zisheng to achieve this in the future due to his current honor status."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhang bowed deeply to Mi Yang.

In the beginning, the gift Liu Zhang wanted to prepare for Mi Yang was not this.

But with Mi Yang's victory in the public security battle, his limelight suddenly overshadowed all his peers.

His future, as long as he doesn't die early, will be bright.

After knowing this, Liu Zhang had a different thought.

It's just that he has never had great ambitions, even if he has other thoughts, it's just an old father thinking about his young son.

Liu Zhang's explanation made Mi Yang no longer feel as afraid as before.

The plan for children is far-reaching, which Mi Yang also saw in Liu Bei not long ago.

But Mi Yang didn't accept Liu Zhang's gift right away, but just kept it in his heart.

Mi Yang said to Liu Zhang: "Mr. Liu, please go back. We will talk about this matter in the future."

Seeing that Mi Yang wanted to chase away the guests, Liu Zhang wanted to persuade Mi Yang again, but seeing the firm look on Mi Yang's face, he could only sigh and get up from the ground.

"Today's words, only Zicheng and I know."

"My gift is in the police station, waiting for Zisheng to pick it up."

After speaking, Liu Zhang could only leave with regret.

After Liu Zhang left, Mi Yangfu picked up the sandalwood on the ground and put it in the brazier in front of him, his expression was solemn.

The aroma of burning sandalwood has the effect of calming the nerves and refreshing the mind.

Surrounded by the aroma of sandalwood, Mi Yang's eyes kept changing.

It's not that he is not interested in the criminal evidence of the nobles in central Shu in Liu Zhang's hands, it's just that the time has not yet come to obtain it.

Moreover, holding the criminal evidence of the gentry in central Shu in his hands is not only useful for the point he just thought about.

The use he was thinking about just now would be chosen by the most selfish and impure-minded people.

After thinking about it for a while, an epiphany appeared on Mi Yang's face, and he had already thought of how to use these criminal evidences.

Mi Yang got up and went to Fazheng's tablet, and lit three sticks of incense for Fazheng.

After offering incense, Mi Yang looked at Fazheng's tablet and whispered softly, "Nanzhong, Nanzhong!"

At this time, under the reflection of the candlelight in the mourning hall, the word "Han" on the Han Shangshuling on the Fazheng tablet is particularly eye-catching.

A breeze blew into the mourning hall, and the candles were flickering, like the heroic spirit of Fa-rectification hovering in the mourning hall.

Mi Yang looked at the "Han" character, he seemed to feel that Fazheng's heroic spirit was around, and he bowed solemnly to Fazheng's tablet:

"Master, please rest assured."

Mi Yang didn't say anything to worry about.

But after Mi Yang finished saying this, the flickering candles around just stopped, and everything in the mourning hall returned to calm.

If there is really a way to rectify heroic spirits, then he would also trust Mi Yang.

In the fields outside the distant city of Xiangcheng, there are large areas of residential areas.

It's just that although there are many houses here, most of them are dilapidated.

In a narrow house with a weed-covered roof and a broken wooden door, there was a young man squatting on the yellow soil inside the house, swinging stones non-stop, as if he was demonstrating something.

Although this young man was unkempt, his eyes were shining brightly in his dirty face.

He was staring at the ground, thinking in two places he had made.

In those two places, there is a wooden plank in each place.

On one wooden board, the young man wrote the word Gong An with charcoal, and on the other he wrote the word Wu Jun.

The charcoal writing on the wooden board is not very clear, but even so, the writing on the wooden board is very neat and neat.

From this scene, it can be seen that the young man in front of him should have received a good literary education since childhood.

The young man's name is Deng Ai, whose name is Shizai, and he is from Jiyang, Yiyang.

Deng Ai lost his father since he was a child, but he has received a good education since he was a child.

In the 13th year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, he forcibly moved the local people northward. Deng Ai, his mother, and his clan were forcibly moved to Runan as villagers at this time.

Because of his young age, Deng Ai was originally a cowherd boy.

But he had great ambitions since he was a child, determined to change his destiny through struggle.

When Deng Ai was 12 years old, he followed his mother and was relocated to Xiangcheng, Yingchuan.

Here in Xiangcheng, by chance, Deng Ai once read two sentences in the inscription of the late Taiqiu Chang Chen Shi: "Writing is the model of the world, and behavior is the rule".

He admired these two sentences happily, so he named himself Deng Fan, and his style name was Shi Ze.

Later, someone with the same name as him in the clan changed his name to Ai.

Among the people in Tuntian, there are very few people with talents and learning. Deng Ai was recommended as a bachelor of Duwei Diannong based on his talent and learning.

In the future, if Deng Ai makes great achievements, he may be gradually promoted. Originally, for people from humble backgrounds, this is a way to change their families.

However, because Deng Ai stuttered, Duwei Diannong of Xiangcheng thought that he was not suitable for an important position, so he appointed him as a small official who guarded the straw.

Although Deng Ai was busy every day, he liked military affairs very much since he was a child.

Whenever Deng Ai went out to see high mountains and great swamps, he would survey the terrain there and point out the barracks.

Just because he stuttered, he was often ridiculed by his peers, but Deng Ai didn't care.

Because Yingchuan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is not far from Jingbei, so the news of Mi Yang's public security victory not long ago spread to the outside of Xiangcheng one after another.

By chance, Deng Ai heard that Captain Dian Nong had mentioned this battle, and his words were full of fear and admiration for Mi Yang.

After Deng Ai knew about this, he begged Captain Dian Nong to tell him more details about the First Battle of Public Security.

Because Deng Ai usually works diligently, he solved a lot of troubles for Captain Diannong.

Therefore, under Deng Ai's repeated requests, Captain Dian Nong informed Deng Ai what he knew about the First World War of Public Security.

After Deng Ai learned about the general process of the Public Security War I, he often tried his best to reproduce the details of the battlefield of the Public Security War I at that time on the ground at home with simple conditions, and carried out detailed deduction.

However, following several days of deduction, Deng Ai still had doubts about the public security battle at that time.

"Burning the battalion with fire, destroying the first battalion is a good way to greatly damage the morale of the enemy."

"Sneaking into the dense forest, burning down the enemy's luggage, causing the enemy's morale to collapse, is a stroke of genius."

"But why did Sun Quan suddenly withdraw from the siege?"

"Could it be that Mi Zisheng used some tricks to cause him to withdraw from Xiwei?"

"But what is the plan?"

Although Deng Ai stuttered, he could still speak clearly when he was talking to himself.

Because Duwei Diannong of Yingchuan was not the person involved, most of the information he knew was from the prefect.

He only knows the general situation of the Public Security War, but he doesn't understand some subtleties.

If you don't understand nature, you can't tell Deng Ai.

It is naturally not easy for Deng Ai to fully deduce the details of the battle situation at that time without knowing all the information.

But Deng Ai is a persistent person. If he can't think of one point, he will always think about it.

As Deng Ai kept moving the charcoal and stones in his hands, the expression on his face became more and more serious.

Purely in a hurry.

However, not only was there a serious look on his face, when he used charcoal as a stick to bring himself into Mi Yang's perspective, his admiration for Mi Yang grew stronger.

Although he didn't fully deduce the situation of the battle at that time, it is a fact that Mi Yang broke the age of [-] with a weak crown. Based on this battle, Mi Yang is enough to be called a famous general.

Deng Ai, who likes military affairs, likes famous generals the most.

Coupled with the fact that Mi Yang is about the same age as Deng Ai, with the ambitious Deng Ai, he would naturally regard his peer Mi Yang as his target of pursuit.

Take Mi Zisheng as a self-effect.

It can be said that now Mi Yang is half of Deng Ai's idol.

Just when Deng Ai was puzzled, Deng's mother had just returned from picking up weeds in the field.

Spring plowing is approaching, and some pre-plowing matters have been put on the agenda.

Some of the young and strong in the farm households were taken to join the army, and most of the remaining young and strong also served as small officials, each with their own responsibilities.

So the weeding work naturally fell on those old and weak women and children.

Deng's mother, who had worked all day, staggered in through the broken door, and her movements awakened Deng Ai who was in deep thought.

Deng Ai was very filial by nature, and when he saw his mother working too hard, he immediately threw away the charcoal pencil in his hand and came to help Deng's mother.

After Deng Ai supported Deng's mother, he said with concern: "Mother, don't go tomorrow, let my son go for you."

But Mother Deng showed fear on her pale face after listening to what Deng Ai said.

She shook her head and said: "The captain's laws are strict, and the most taboo is that people do not keep their duties."

"Back when you plowed the field for me once, you were whipped in public by him, and you were scarred. How could I have the heart to let you suffer like this again?"

After listening to Deng's mother's words, a sigh appeared on Deng Ai's young and mature face.

He supported Deng's mother and walked slowly towards the wooden bed, but before walking a few steps, Deng's mother suddenly fainted in Deng Ai's arms.

Deng Ai was shocked when he saw this. He touched Deng's mother's forehead with his hand and found it was very hot. He realized that Deng's mother had a fever.

He immediately hugged Deng's mother to lie on the wooden bed, and after covering Deng's mother with a quilt full of holes, he hurried out of the house.

He wants to find a doctor for his mother.

But looking for a doctor requires money, and he doesn't have enough money now, so he can only run to the Diannong Duwei's office not far away.

But at this moment, Duwei Diannong in the official office received an order from the prime minister's staff.

　Deng Ai has a stutter, but in order not to count the words, in the future, unless it is for the plot, he will not deliberately add a few words.

　　It was originally 24 o'clock, but I finished writing and sent it early.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)