Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 541 Theodora also has the style of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty

"Pack your things in the next two days. Let's go back to Henan to celebrate the New Year this year." As soon as Guo Kang returned home, his adoptive father said to him.

"I still have a lot of things to deal with here." Guo Kang was a little surprised: "This matter is so big and it hasn't been dealt with yet. Who is still in the mood to celebrate the New Year?"

"Everyone is in a bad mood, so they have to have a good New Year." The adoptive mother said from the side: "This annual break is also an opportunity. Many people want to take the opportunity to take a rest."

Seeing that she said the same thing, Guo Kang probably wouldn't change his mind again, so he nodded: "Then I'll hurry up and finish the things at hand. There are some things that I won't put off until the New Year."

My parents are very supportive of this.

"It would be best for us to finish the matter before the end of the year." The adoptive father said: "We and the Ministry of War were relatively quick, and the personnel screening has been completed. Moreover, we are also relatively lucky, and the unrest ended in time, just in time. It stopped before it affected us, so that none of our documents were damaged. This is all future experience. It seems that the underground warehouse still needs to be expanded, and someone needs to be found to design it well."

"Now, it's probably the people in the Criminal Department who are the slowest." He thought for a while and said, "There were people asking about it in the previous meeting, but they are probably too busy."

"I'm too busy to take care of people looking for relationships." The stepmother turned her head disdainfully: "Before, things happened too suddenly, and many people didn't react, so they were coerced into suppressing them. Now some people have reacted, and they just I want to go back and hunt for people.”

"I don't think it matters. The rest are peripheral people or unimportant people. The main culprit can't escape anyway." The adoptive father replied: "They want to take people away, so let's take them away." .”

"She is just too thoughtful." The adoptive father also lamented: "Now some people are dissatisfied with her, because they feel that she has been helping Kang'er, and she has helped too much. There are some things that the princess should not have to deal with personally, and she is not the one to do it. You have to run and do it yourself. The thing is done, but everyone also wonders if she has ulterior motives."

"That's not true." Guo Kang said unexpectedly.

"Yes. Dai Yatou told us after going to court yesterday." The adoptive father told her: "I think what she meant was that she killed those really damned people on the battlefield that day. She ran back and forth several times that day. , returned to the safe palace, and was busy leading people and running out again, just thinking about this matter. Anyway, those who took the lead in leading the troops to attack Kang'er were cleaned up that day, and they did not survive until the Ministry of Punishment came to take over of."

"How can you control when people gossip." The stepmother spread her hands and said, "I can only ask her to pay more attention."

"You just said it was too much. You can't say that." Guo Kang pointed out: "Why are you praising others now?"

"I praise her every day. Her temper is probably the result of everyone's habit." Guo Kang commented helplessly: "If you continue to praise her like this, sooner or later she will be said to be similar to the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty."

"This girl is also a person with character." The adoptive father commented: "It seems that she is also good at doing big things in the future."

This time, the adoptive father also burst into laughter.

"Kang'er, look at what other people are doing." Hearing this, the foster mother shook her head and said, "If you and Po Nu had such careful thoughts, how could you run into a den of thieves, waiting for so many people, and mobilize all the troops to save... …”

"Uh..." The foster father was speechless for a moment.

The adoptive mother just smiled and said nothing. The adoptive father quickly asked other topics to divert attention.

"Really?" the adoptive father asked curiously.

"She also likes to do big things, so I let her do it." Guo Kang teased: "She should be training the Russians now."

"In the history of the Greeks, there were princesses who were dissatisfied with their younger brothers, so they wanted to take power through their puppet husbands. The Greeks knew what was going on when they saw this kind of thing. There is nothing we can do to make them not think about this. of."

"That's too much." The adoptive father scratched his head: "We can't let them say that."

"Is this what someone told you?" asked the adoptive mother.

Guo Kang quickly apologized with a smile, saying that he really didn't think well at the time, so he blocked her words.

"Really, Tuohuan, I, and everyone else all know it." Guo Kang nodded firmly: "She didn't even bother to hide it. Before, she told Tuohuan directly. If you can't help it, I'll be the one to say this."

"Where's Po Nu? Didn't he come back with you?" he asked.

"Isn't it more difficult?" Guo Kang interjected: "If you ask others to stop talking nonsense, some people will still listen; if you ask her not to get involved in these things, she will definitely not listen. Anyway, I doubt that she is serious. That’s what I thought.”

"It shouldn't happen once, but she seems to have protected you more than once." The adoptive mother said to him: "Moreover, she just happened to spread the news everywhere before, saying that she wanted to marry you. During the turmoil, she did this openly again On such a sensitive issue, I obviously tie myself to you."

"Okay, we have other things to do, so we won't worry about you any more." The stepmother said, "Just in time, someone should be looking for you. You handle it well and go eat by yourself."

Guo Kang nodded and left.

He couldn't remember for a moment who he had an appointment with for a meeting tonight. Because these days, although there are many things, I just attend this or that meeting and do things to cheer everyone up. That's why he dared to tell his parents that he could work harder and finish all these errands as soon as possible. As for those things that really required him to use his brains or even his hands, they were basically over as early as the day of the turmoil.

He thought, shook his head, sighed at the recent chaos, and then walked out of the hall, preparing to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

However, on the way, someone suddenly jumped down from the roof, startling him.

"Meltem, can you stop scaring people like this? If there is a guest with a bad psychological quality, he will scare you into sickness." Guo Kang complained.

"I didn't go to scare people." Meltem immediately protested. After saying that, he asked curiously: "How did you know it was me right away?"

"Only you and Li Xuanying can act like this. He makes a lot of noise, I can hear it, and he probably doesn't have time to come here these days." Guo Kang replied.

"Is he busier than you?" Meltem said in surprise.

"It's not necessarily just busy. This time he caused a big problem and he can't hide it." Guo Kang said: "Tuohuan said that he is helping to keep an eye on it. I hope he can find a solution."

"Then it seems we can't really help." Meltem thought for a while, but there was nothing he could do.

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "You can only do your own thing first."

"I was already doing it. But you, you have been too lazy in the past few days. How can you leave these things to others?" Meltem shook his head and said.

"The things I asked you to help with are over, right?" Guo Kang asked doubtfully. "I heard from the servant that someone came to the house to steal things while everyone was fighting outside. I thought there was some big robber. In that case, everyone would have the idea to steal things. After checking, I found out that other Not much was lost, but the hams sent by Old Sea Urchin were all moved away. This must have been done by you! We’ve all received the reward, so we have to admit it, is there anything else we can do?”

"Ah, yes, I moved, I forgot to tell you." Meltem said carelessly: "But the things you asked me to do are not enough. I will do more for you. Some deserved it.”

"I don't have any ham anymore." Guo Kang said quickly: "I've eaten it all for you, but I haven't tasted it myself. Where did you learn this habit of taking food privately? Do you also want to learn from Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty?" "

"These are free of charge." Meltem waved his hand and explained: "And speaking of it, those things I did were not hired by you. They were entrusted to me by the people in the city."

"How do you say it?" Guo Kang was a little curious.

"The government went around arresting people some time ago and arrested several suspects. They were the wife and children of Alexander, the former head of the chamber of commerce. They were not in that house at the time, so they survived." Meltem said: "The court did not find them directly. If there is evidence of a crime, we can only fine them and let those people go."

"The people who knew about this incident were very angry. But those few people still had a lot of money, so they temporarily hired some people to help guard the door. Some of you knew what happened before, and felt that these measures could stop one or two people. The common people can't stop people like me. So they contacted me secretly and asked me to help get rid of these people."

"The law has already imposed penalties. Logically speaking, we should not continue to cause trouble." Guo Kang said: "The government's investigation is very strict this time. If they have really participated in cult activities, they will definitely not be let off. "

"That's what I told them at the beginning." Meltem said: "I told them that people like this who have fallen have no value in protecting them, and the government has no need to stand up for them. They should really have nothing. Big sin.”

"But the leading old lady told me that her husband owed money to these people, and when they came to collect the debt, they also took away her sons and grandsons. She asked them, if the old man owes a debt, what does it matter to his children and grandsons? Alexander's accountant, lawyer, and others told her that her father's debts should of course be borne by his descendants. Moreover, the old man borrowed money to enjoy life, and his family would also enjoy it together. Since he has eaten this Of course, the benefits of money also come with the price. So these people took her sons and grandsons away too. Later, they all seemed to have died on the construction site at the dock."

"So, she believes that since Alexander's relatives have been enjoying the benefits he brought for so many years, they should also bear the price."

Guo Kang thought for a while and did not answer for the time being.

"I think this statement makes sense." Meltem said: "You see, there are so many rules and laws in the world, and every place has its own requirements. Clerks and lawyers also use their words to try to Confuse everyone so they can do whatever they want."

"But on the other hand, there is actually only one most basic legal principle in the world, which is to maintain balance and reciprocity. A person's contribution and income should be equal, and the benefits received and the culpability should be equal. He should be equal to others and others to him. This is the state that people everywhere pursue, and it is also the most basic justice given to us all by Hu Da. Even the words of Persian civil servants cannot shake the truth."

"Since he used this rule to demand others at the time, he should demand the same rule from him. This is only fair; his relatives enjoyed the money and status brought by crime with him, so now they should accept the corresponding punishment together. In this way It is just. The current court decision is not enough to maintain the balance of the sacred scale, so we need to continue to add weights and manually adjust it to return it to a balanced and harmonious state."

"Maybe that's it." Guo Kang finally sighed.

"At least this time it was completely correct." Meltem said happily: "I found an opportunity and killed all those targets. Everyone was very happy when they learned about the situation, and the atmosphere became happy and harmonious. It can be seen that this theory is correct.”

"They also paid me a lot of money and gave me a bunch of onions, dried garlic and so on. I used them all by eating barbecue."

"This reward is not very valuable." Guo Kang said helplessly.

"It's okay. The ones we kill are all insignificant villains. Their lives are cheap and worthless." Meltem disagreed: "And I quite like this feeling. No wonder everyone wants to be a hero."

Guo Kang can understand this.

"I also want to be happy with my grudges. I don't have to think about so much every day." Guo Kang shook his head: "Although my family seems to have a high status, I myself can't help it sometimes. From time to time, people will feel that this is not enough. It’s such a shitty thing. I have the urge to kill all those guys who are in the way..."

"It's a pity that my situation is not suitable for being a hero. So I can only think about it all day long."

"Why do you say you are not suitable by birth? Even though your kung fu is mediocre, it's not like you can't go into battle." Meltem asked curiously.

"It's not a matter of kung fu. It's because when you do something heroic, it's easy for someone to do it to your own family. It's very embarrassing. If you're good at kung fu, it would be even more embarrassing." Guo Kang corrected him: "This is an important experience my father had back then, and I'm afraid there was no shortage of it at that time. I’ve been in this situation before.”

"Then I'll do it for you." Meltem didn't care: "Whenever I'm in the mood, I can take you with me to experience it - don't worry, I will make arrangements to avoid our own home."

Guo Kang didn't take it seriously. But Meltem seemed to take it seriously, and specifically explained: "There are also some things that are just the opposite, and are family matters that must be dealt with proactively. Like this time, I heard that when the Ministry of Justice investigated the case, they arrested There are many people who have been hiding deeply, and some of them are people who guarded the city with Uncle Guo and others back then. Several of the leaders even swore an oath with him back then."

"I think the Ministry of Punishment may have taken Uncle Guo's face into consideration and did not punish him severely according to the law. He just wanted to expel him. But you should take the initiative to deal with this kind of matter on behalf of your father and give them dignity, right? In case he encounters it, right? , embarrassed again."

"I remember I seemed to have arranged it. But when you tell me, I'm not sure anymore." Guo Kang scratched his head in confusion: "I'd better ask you for a favor. There have been too many things recently, and I really can't remember them."

"Don't worry, I've thought about it for you. There are a few damn things that have been taken care of and nothing will happen." Meltem clapped his hands and said, "How about it, do I know you very well?"

Guo Kang had no choice but to nod.

***
Outside the city, under a wooden bridge, Captain Lucas was wearing a big cloak, holding a big sword wrapped in cloth, turned around, and returned to the bridge.

"Captain, is anyone here?" Across the bridge, a Russian on sentry asked.

"No." Captain Lucas shook his head.

"Did Mr. Guo make a mistake?" Under the bridge, several Russians were discussing at once: "We have been here for three days and we haven't even seen a single person. Who is going to ambush us? There really is someone who would go like this. Is there a road?"

"He told me, it's this way." Captain Lucas was a little doubtful himself. He hesitated and said, "Don't be anxious, let's wait."

"Maybe he didn't follow the path he said."

"Could it have been killed?"

"I think we took too long. Everyone else has started training their formations..."

Everyone started talking about it.

"Then... let's wait another day until dark." Captain Lucas had no experience, so he had to say: "If we still can't wait, we will take the team back at night."

The soldiers agreed with this. Soon, everyone retreated under the bridge and continued to wait.

(End of this chapter)