Han family achievements

Chapter 430 Terrifying Speculations

The city gate captain was the commander of a special kind of military force in the past - the capital city gate.

Chengmen Xiaowei and Zhi Jinwu, the Northern Army Lieutenant, jointly took charge of the overall defense of the capital.

However, with the defeat of the Northern Army, Zhijinwu gradually faded away. Especially after Emperor Ling established the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan and He Jin established the Eighth Pass, the Chengmen School Lieutenant, Zhijinwu, and the Northern Army were in name only.

After Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, Huangfusong adhered to Liu Bian's decree and adjusted various arms in Luoyang. The Chengmen school captain and the Northern army were classified into the Yulin army and were responsible for guarding Luoyang. Zhijinwu and others were included in the imperial army. The Han Dynasty's three-hundred-year-old guard system was silently ended.

However, official positions such as Zhijinwu and Chengmen Xiaowei were retained, and Zhijinwu became an honorary post, similar to the Three Officials.

The city gate captain was implemented in the local area.

In some counties and counties where rebellions were suppressed, because there were not enough garrison troops to deal with the aftermath, the Grand Sima Mansion allowed various localities to form "city defense armies", with the city gate captain as the chief officer, responsible for guarding the county and county towns.

According to the plan of the Grand Sima Mansion and Shangshutai, this 'city gate captain' will be transformed into a county captain in due course in the future, commanding the county soldiers and responsible for daily stability maintenance matters.

He holds military power and guards a county, so the status of the city gate captain is extraordinary.

When Liu Bian returned to the household, he attracted strange looks.

In the eyes of Tao Ergeng and others, this noble young master from Luoyang, who was aloof and very different from ordinary people, could no longer be described as "bold".

In the government office, ignoring the government order and ordering the servants to beat the servants, how is this kind of thing different from treason?
But the prince ignored him. This kind of person was too scary for low-level officials like them, and they didn't dare to get even close!

Liu Bian turned a blind eye and sat in the duty room, continuing to look through his account books.

After Cui Jun gave Liu Bian what he thought was a sufficient warning, he left the house again.

The Chen family is not the only big family in the county. Although the previous families have clearly rejected Cui Jun, there is no hope for the Chen family. He can only come again. Even if the hope is slim, he must try his best.

The aristocratic families in the county all intermarry, and they are closely connected, so the news is naturally very well-informed.

After knowing that Chen Zheng was 'very angry', no one wanted to talk to Cui Jun anymore.

Therefore, Cui Jun once again received three rejections and had no choice but to return to the government office.

Seeing Cui Jun's face as gloomy as ink and his brows filled with annoyance, the concierge cautiously stepped forward and whispered: "Master Fu, City Gate School Captain Wang Bao is here."

Cui Jun immediately took a deep breath, looked in the direction of his check-in room, and said, "Are you here to ask for money again?"

The government office has no money, and the state shepherd and the imperial court cannot allocate it. Pingyuan County's little tax revenue and official salary are not enough. Naturally, the city defense army is short of pay from time to time. Coupled with the corruption, the life of Pingyuan County's city defense army is... It can be said that it is quite difficult.

But they are only soldiers at the lowest level. There are many ways for the upper levels to make money, such as "suppressing bandit money". The city defense army keeps an eye on thirty shops and collects money by share every month.

But the city defense army still came to ask for money from time to time, which made Cui Jun extremely annoyed and helpless.

Cui Jun was filled with annoyance, but the next sentence of the concierge made him stunned. The concierge said: "No, Wang Xiaowei did not ask to see the master, but to go to the household."

"Household?"

Cui Jun's face changed slightly, and then his thoughts suddenly changed. He lifted up his clothes and strode towards the house.

The concierge looked at his back and opened his mouth without shouting.

Captain Wang came with a gift.

Household.

A burly man, with a rough face full of caution, came to the door of the house, peeking his head in, looking quite hesitant.

All the housekeepers inside the door saw him and recognized him, but no one dared to come forward to receive him.

Colonel Wang had a bad temper and frequently beat people.

Of course, this is not the whole reason. The main reason is that the person in charge of the room did not speak.

Wang Bao hesitated for a while, then suddenly raised his hand to the two Imperial City guards beside the door and said with a friendly smile: "You two brothers are also from the Forbidden Army, right? My name is Wang Bao, and I followed Your Majesty five years ago... "

"Shut up!"

The guard at the door didn't give Wang Bao a chance to finish his words, and said with a cold face: "Young master is on duty. You have something to say, so don't talk nonsense!"

Wang Bao woke up suddenly and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, brother is confused. Well, my name is Wang Bao. I followed the young master in the early years. Since the young master has come to Pingyuan County, brothers must do their best no matter what. Please also ask brothers Pass on one or two."

"Come in." After Wang Bao finished speaking, a dull voice came from the wall.

The house was not big and had no stone walls, so Liu Bian inside could hear clearly.

"Yes."

When Wang Bao heard Liu Bian's voice, he suddenly stood up excitedly and responded loudly.

Immediately, he strode and cautiously entered the check-in room with a food box in hand. He didn't even look at the clerks and went straight to Liu Bian's check-in room.

Through the half-open door, I saw Liu Bian, who was looking down at the account books. He couldn't help but quicken his steps. He entered the duty room with a smile on his face, knelt down on one knee and said, "Wang Bao, I have met the young master."

Liu Bian looked up at him and said with a smile: "Get up, I forgot that you are here."

Wang Bao stood up, put the food box on Liu Bian's table with both hands, his big face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and said: "Young Master, you have so many things to do every day, it's normal for you not to remember. Young Master, this is the best lightly braised fish in Pingyuan County, little man I bought them specially, they are all in the taste that Young Master likes, and they are still hot. Please try them, Young Master.”

Liu Bian had already smelled the taste. He reached for the tea cup, looked at Wang Bao, and said with a smile: "You have been with me for less than half a year, and you can actually remember my taste. It shows that you are serious."

"Don't dare."

The smile on Wang Bao's face seemed to be frozen on his face, unable to go down at all. He kept nodding and bowing, and said: "I will always remember the scene when I followed the young master to conquer the Huns. The young master was so heroic and unafraid of weapons that the villain... Admire it and remember it vividly.”

Liu Bian took a deep look at Wang Bao, took a sip of tea, and said, "Did you bump into Zilong accidentally?"

Wang Bao's expression suddenly changed, and he knelt down on one knee again, saying: "I swear on my parents' behalf that this encounter was definitely a chance encounter, and there is absolutely nothing fishy about it."

Liu Bian looked up and looked outside and said, "Get up."

Wang Bao's smile disappeared and he became cautious.

Although he only followed Liu Bian for less than half a year, that half year was the transition between the old and the new, and the most dangerous half of the government. At that time, His Majesty was as gentle as jade, but he was also murderous, and there was no news about many people. Especially when the palace guards were transforming into the forbidden army, Wang Bao saw with his own eyes that the river behind the palace was blood red for half a month!

Liu Bian put down his tea cup, pondered for a moment, and said, "How is your relationship with the Chen family?"

Wang Bao said sternly, "I strictly abide by the orders of the Grand Marshal's Mansion and do not get too close to local officials and nobles. Therefore, I have only met Chen Zheng, the head of the Chen family, a few times and have no personal relationship with him."

Liu Bian hummed and said, "Okay, you can arrange it quietly so that the Chen family doesn't escape. Your movements should be small and you can't alert the enemy."

Wang Bao raised his hand and said, "I understand."

Immediately, he looked back outside, took a few steps closer, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Chen family sent people to keep an eye on Your Majesty for evil purposes. Do you want me to send troops to protect Your Majesty?"

Liu Bian shook his head and said: "There are guards in the darkness all around, and you are not needed for the time being."

"Captain Wang,"

Suddenly, Cui Jun's laughter came from outside the door, as if he was meeting an old friend.

The voice came in, and people followed. Cui Jun saw Wang Bao in Liu Bian's room, striding over, smiling like a flower, and said: "Wang Xiaowei, come to the government office, why don't you tell me, do you hurt me?" Easy to find.”

Wang Bao and Liu Bian looked at each other, turned to Cui Jun, and snorted coldly: "Master Cui, you are still one million short of the military pay you owe me. Are you not avoiding me now?"

Cui Jun came closer and looked at Wang Bao calmly. Liu Bian's face moved back and forth, especially Wang Bao's clearly visible respectful gesture. Er laughed and said, "What are you talking about, Lieutenant Wang? What is your military salary?" And Bing Cao Zhifa, why is it on my head? Mr. Liu, do you think so or not?”

Liu Bian was also paying attention to Cui Jun's expression. He stood up with a smile and said, "What Mr. Cui Fu said makes sense."

"I bother!"

However, Wang Bao didn't buy it, and he spat on the ground and said to Cui Jun with slanderous words: "Do you really think I don't know? How many times have you deducted the soldiers' pay from the soldiers? Is it easy for us soldiers to join forces? We are guarding today. City, we will suppress the bandits tomorrow. It would be better for you. We will deduct money today and food tomorrow. Do you still want us to live? "

Cui Jun was observing Liu Bian all the time. From Wang Bao's expression, he inferred Liu Bian's true identity. He had long been used to Wang Bao's rudeness and said without changing his expression: "Wang Xiaowei, don't talk nonsense. Cui Jun I have never embezzled a penny of your food. Mr. Liu, you said you would give me 50 million yuan, does it still count?"

"What nonsense!"

Wang Bao stood in front of Liu Bian's table, almost spitting in Cui Jun's face, and said: "When did the young master's words stop counting? I said I would give you 50 million, just 50 million! More, if you dare again In an attempt to put the young master under house arrest, I will send a thousand troops to personally protect the young master. I will see who dares to mess around..."

"cough"

Liu Bian coughed slightly and interrupted Wang Bao's words.

Cui Jun's expression remained motionless, but his eyes were already shining. He turned his head and glanced deeply at Liu Bian, and then said: "Captain Wang, how about you go to my room and explain in detail?"

Wang Bao looked back at Liu Bian with a questioning look on his face.

Liu Bian smiled and said, "I'm just a passerby. Captain Wang doesn't need to care about me. He can do whatever he wants."

After Wang Bao got the order, he turned around and yelled at Cui Jun angrily, saying: "Remember what I said!"

After saying that, he walked around Cui Jun and strode away.

Originally, he wanted to follow Liu Bian and do his best.

But with Cui Jun disrupting the situation, we can only go back temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

Cui Jun watched his back, turned around and glanced at Liu Bian again. He wanted to warn him a few more words, but he took it back and left.

Liu Bian sighed, sat back helplessly, shook his head, and said softly: "Wang Bao's words are too confidential. This Lord Cui is not a fool..."

Cui Jun came out of the house, his face suddenly filled with concentration, and his expression was full of contemplation.

He didn't even see Wang Cheng coming towards him and almost bumped into him.

Wang Cheng quickly raised his hand and said, "Master Fu, what is this?"

Cui Jun hurriedly looked back, pulled Wang Cheng over, and whispered: "Let me check in with you."

Wang Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced in the direction of the living room, and followed Cui Jun to the check-in room with fear.

As soon as he entered the door, Cui Mansion couldn't wait to close the door, and pulled Wang Cheng to the innermost place. His face was more solemn than ever before, and he said, "Wang Bao went to the living room just now. His attitude towards Liu Bo was very respectful, and his words and deeds were very respectful. I have to ask him for advice, it’s so wrong.”

When Wang Cheng heard this, he felt a little relieved and said: "The lower official already knows. That Wang Bao is also from the Forbidden Army and has been in Luoyang for two years. It would not be surprising if he received any favors from Liu Bo or the Liu family."

In this troubled world, aristocratic families generally extend "favor" to "talents". Even if they cannot be kept in captivity within the clan, it is still a good deed and an "investment" with unknown returns.

This is a common operation, and Wang Cheng is not surprised.

Cui Jun shook his head repeatedly and said with a serious expression on his face: "No, no, that Wang Bao is from the Forbidden Army, and he is His Majesty's bodyguard. With his current status as a city gate captain, what kind of favor can allow him to reach this point?" Are you still so obedient? How old was Liu Bo when he was only in his early twenties five or six years ago? "

Wang Cheng was stunned again and again after listening to Cui Jun's words. It seemed to make sense, but he couldn't understand it. He could only say tentatively: "Your Majesty is in Xiapi now. Among the royal family, except for King Chen Liu, there is no one of this age. The Liu family doesn’t seem to have any big family..."

"It's not King Chenliu, I've seen him before!"

Cui Jun quickly rejected it, frowning, his expression constantly changing, and his heart beating like a drum.

He knew that Wang Cheng couldn't understand it. In fact, he himself felt that this idea was too unbelievable and unbelievable, so he couldn't explain it clearly!
The more he couldn't explain clearly, the more restless Cui Jun became. He tugged at his collar, his mouth was dry, and he couldn't help pacing back and forth, inferring the extremely terrifying guess.

He has indeed never met Liu Bian, because in the eyes of the outside world, Liu Bian lives in a deep palace and is difficult for ordinary people to meet.

Although Cui Jun comes from the Cui family, and his father also served as a Taiwei, that happened during the Zhongping period. Since he succeeded to the throne today, the Cui family has been squeezed out of Luoyang, and the Cui family members have been scattered in all directions, and there is no prominent person left. towards.

Cui Jun walked back and forth, thinking about all the possibilities to deny that incredible guess, but for some reason, the voice and smile of Liu Bo kept appearing in front of his eyes. Instead of ruling out his suspicion, it actually aggravated his guess!

Cui Jun didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about it, but he couldn't help it.

He didn't know how long it took, but he felt his throat was dry and uncomfortable, so he picked up the teapot and drank heavily.

This was the first time Wang Cheng saw Cui Jun in such a helpless situation. After he put down the teapot and took a big breath, he said cautiously: "Master Fu, if Liu Bo really has a big background, do you want to have a banquet tonight for me?" On the same level as each other?”

Cui Jun suddenly had a wry smile on his face and was full of words, unable to say a single word.

If it was really the person he guessed, what steps could be taken to get him down, and what kind of banquet could be held to make him put aside his past grudges?
(End of this chapter)