Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 39 Establishing Faith in the People, Rewards and Punishments Must Be Trusted

Corrupt officials levied and extorted money, and tyrannical and bully bullies dominated the market.

The chaotic world has bred too much injustice, and it is common for heroes to fall into bandits and commit crimes and flee from disaster.

Not to mention the distance, Guan Yu, Liu Bei's righteous brother, also met Liu Bei after committing a crime and fled to Zhuojun.

Liu Bei sympathized with the old man's feelings.

However, although Liu Bei will shelter fugitives, he is not a tyrannical chivalrous man who does not observe virtue.

Guan Yu was taken in because Guan Yu killed people out of righteousness, not because Guan Yu killed people out of courage.

"Old man."

Liu Bei's action of cutting bamboo strips paused slightly, and his tone became a little more serious.

"The country has its own laws, rewards must be done, and punishments must be believed."

"As an official, you must seek justice and not favoritism for personal reasons."

"If my nephew is not a treacherous person, but was bullied by corrupt officials, tyrannical bullies, and became a thief by mistake, I should punish him lightly."

"However, if you make your nephew guilty of murder and impose the injustice you have suffered on other innocent people, the crime is unforgivable!"

Liu Bei has Liu Bei's persistence.

It is understandable to suffer injustice and become a thief by mistake.

But if you become a thief, you start to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and you dare not stand up to the perpetrator, but raise your butcher knife against the weaker innocent people. Such a thief will be severely punished.

The old man was startled, apparently a little surprised by Liu Bei's answer.

If Liu Bei wants to show off, or if he wants to take the opportunity to rebel against the Yellow Turban, he should pretend to agree at this moment.

But Liu Bei told the old man that whether the crime can be forgiven depends on whether the old man's nephew is guilty of murder.

This is Liu Bei's attitude!

Greeting the old man, even weaving mats for the old man, this is just Liu Bei's duty as the magistrate of Gaotang County to understand the people's sentiments, and it is also Liu Bei's own benevolent quality.

But this does not mean that Liu Bei will show favoritism to the old man because of this.

A favoritism will breed more injustice.

Liu Bei's eyes were very firm, even if he met the surprised eyes of the old man, he didn't hesitate at all.

a long time.

The astonishment in the old man's eyes disappeared, replaced by admiration and emotion: "It's my fellow villagers' luck that the county lord can uphold the law! Nephew."

"If my nephew is really guilty of murder, what's the difference between him and those bullies?"

"The county lord punishes according to the law, and the old man has no resentment in his heart."

Hearing the old man's answer, Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened again: "Old man, don't worry too much! As the old saying goes, precepts and deeds can be influenced by one's ears and eyes. The old man is so reasonable, so it is unlikely that my nephew killed innocent people indiscriminately. "

The old man was even more moved.

Just as he was talking, a fast horse came.

"Xun Zun, the county meritorious Cao Sun Qian is here, and the county magistrate please return quickly."

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Mr. Gongyou is here!"

But soon, Liu Bei was in trouble again.

The mat weaving for the old man has not been completed yet, and it is not a good thing to leave.

But if you don't return for a long time and neglect the Magi, it is also inappropriate.

The old man noticed Liu Bei's hesitation, and was even more amazed in his heart.

If you don't really investigate the people's sentiments, you won't have any hesitation at all!
Thinking of this, the old man said kindly: "The county lord, the old man's seat is not in urgent need of something, so how can this ruin the county lord's hospitality? If you offend the county meritorious officer, it is the old man's fault."

Liu Bei stood up and bowed to the old man, apologizing seven points more in his words: "The old man's ability is admirable."

After leaving the old man's courtyard, Liu Bei immediately asked the guards around him: "Give some money to the surrounding villagers who are good at weaving mats, and let them weave some mats for this old man."

But not long after Liu Bei left, there were suddenly several seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys in the small courtyard.

"Uncle, why did the county soldiers come looking for you?"

The leader is a young boy with a burly figure and a heroic spirit between his brows. He is the fierce general Guan Hai under the command of Xu Qi, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal in Gaotang County.

The rest of the teenagers are all the sons of the villagers who followed Guan Hai.

Originally, Guan Hai came back quietly to visit relatives, and sent some money and food to his uncle by the way.

As a result, as soon as he came back, he ran into his uncle's small courtyard surrounded by a group of county soldiers.

Guan Hai's father and brother died of bullies. Seeing that the officials were not effective, Guan Hai killed the bullies in a fit of anger and entered the Yellow Turban.

But Guan Hai's uncle, Guan Ding, has a foot problem and cannot leave with Guan Hai. Guan Hai can only come back regularly to send money and food to Guan Ding.

The surrounding villagers all know Guan Hai's vicious reputation, but no one dares to bully Guan Ding when Guan Hai is not around.

Guan Hai's tone was not kind, and he subconsciously thought that the county soldiers were here to bully his uncle.

Seeing Guan Hai's appearance, Guan Ding knew that his nephew had misunderstood, so he called Guan Hai to come closer: "Ah Hai, uncle told you. The housekeeper was in Qingzhou and used to be a famous family. Although your grandfather's lineage is There is no big prospect, but we have been taught since childhood that we all uphold faith and distinguish right from wrong."

"This county respects Liu Bei, he is an official with a conscience."

Guan Hai was taken aback: "Liu Bei? It was Liu Bei who came just now? Why did he come to look for his uncle? Could it be that he was implicated in his nephew's affairs?"

Guan Ding shook his head, pointed to the half-woven bamboo mat on the ground and said: "The county lord is here to observe the people's sentiments, look, the county lord is still weaving mats for the old man?"

"Mat weaving?" Guan Hai's eyes widened.

And the teenagers on the side also looked at the unfinished bamboo mat on the ground in disbelief.

"That's the county magistrate of Gaotang County, how could he condescend to come to weave the mat? It would be good if he didn't come to extort money!" A young man shouted in disbelief.

The county magistrate is not the chief.

The head of the village may take care of the villagers and neighbors.

But how could it be possible for the county magistrate to patronize a stranger?

"Brother Ah Hai, could it be the county magistrate who is deliberately showing favor and trying to take advantage of the opportunity to use evil tricks?" Another boy maliciously speculated.

They are all licking blood on the edge of a knife to survive, and they are not easy to trust people.

Guan Hai's eyes became unfriendly: "Uncle, let's go with my nephew, it's not safe here anymore!"

There is only one relative left, Guan Hai doesn't want his uncle to be counted as a chess piece.

Seeing Guan Hai's appearance, Guan Ding couldn't help but think of Liu Bei's words.

"Ah Hai, tell Uncle the truth, are you also following the example of those thieves and killing innocent people!" Guan Ding's eyes gradually became sharper.

Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, not understanding why his uncle's expression suddenly changed.

"Uncle, I—"

"Kneel down! Swear in the name of your father and brother, and tell uncle whether you have killed innocent people or not!"

Guan Ding scolded sharply, interrupting Guan Hai's doubts.

Guan Hai didn't dare to disobey him, so he quickly knelt down in front of Guan Ding and swore: "Uncle! My nephew is ashamed of himself, and ashamed of his father and brother!"

Seeing a little more grievance in Guan Hai's eyes, Guan Ding couldn't help but soften his heart.

"Ah Hai, brother, you are the only one."

"It's not wrong to stray into the thief's body, but uncle hopes that you can have one more choice."

(End of this chapter)