Wei Ni

While Xiahou Hui was listening to Ding Mi's introduction with a worried look in his eyes, Shi Jian, who was sitting proudly, was also thinking about countermeasures.

Of course he knew that just now he had been blatantly provoking Xiahou Hui by making indirect accusations against Han Long and his men in public, and that he would inevitably face retaliation.

But he did not do it to attract attention or gain fame.

But when Gongsun of Liaodong was destroyed, someone hinted to him that if he could find an opportunity to offend Xiahou Hui, then someone would protect his future career.

Today was the right time, so he put it into action without hesitation.

Yes~
When he heard the promise made by the other party, he immediately agreed.

There's nothing he can do, he's from a poor family.

Since the other party has found him and expressed this request, it means that the other party regards him as "one of their own". If he refuses and chooses to continue to be an "outsider", then he will become the other party's enemy.

He couldn't afford to offend Xiahou Hui, nor could he afford to offend the person who made the request, and he couldn't remain neutral.
Then you can only choose the result that is most beneficial to you.

After all, if he chose to offend Xiahou Hui, at least he could still hope for the other party's promise.

Of course, he could also choose to go to Xiahou Hui to inform on her.

But after thinking it over carefully, he gave up.

Let me ask you, how credible can a statement without any evidence be?

Is Xia Houhui willing to believe him?
To take a step back, even if Xiahou Hui chose to believe it, what would be the consequences for him?

It was nothing more than to avoid the other party's harm. From then on, he had to be protected under Xiahou Hui's wings, but as for his future, Xiahou Hui might not help him fight for it, and he could not make any demands. Because protecting him was already a great favor, how could he ask for too much and add to others' ridicule?
Another consideration is that scholars from poor families are also "scholars"!
Due to the power of the Han imperial relatives and eunuchs in the previous dynasty, scholars were very cautious in choosing who to rely on.

But today, the late Emperor Cao Pi issued a clear order that the harem and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in government affairs, but the power of the external relatives has been replaced by the distant relatives of the royal family and the descendants of the heroes of Qiao and Pei.

Although, the reputation of the descendants of Qiao Pei's heroes is not bad.

But the premise is who you are competing with.

The person who made the request to him was from a prominent family!

So, after analyzing the pros and cons, it was not difficult for him to make a choice.

Or perhaps, the other party dared to make such a request, which meant that he was sure of him and was sure that he would not go to Xiahou Hui to tell the truth.

As a child of a poor family, it is difficult to climb the career ladder.

Even though he was promoted to Shangshulang before he reached the age of thirty, his future career would still be difficult and he would encounter a ceiling - let alone such honorable positions as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, becoming an important official like the Shizhong could not be achieved by talent, morality and luck alone.

After all, the State of Wei had already welcomed its third king, the overall situation had basically stabilized, and the power in the temple had been roughly divided. There was almost no chance for the common people or children from poor families to rise.

Unless, you follow the right person.

Those who have just started their careers and have no family background to support them should not be afraid of being used by others, but should be afraid of not even being worthy of being used by others. Only after being used by others can they have the opportunity to prove their own value, be invited to be a confidant, and usher in the dawn of a meteoric rise.

Therefore, Shi Jian felt that this was also an opportunity.

Especially with the blessing of God, the opportunity to offend Xiahou Hui today is really great!

At the funeral of Sikong, in front of many court officials and scholars who came to pay their respects, he unscrupulously mocked Han Long and his followers, and he could easily have used the excuse of "youthful vigor and sensationalism" to get away with it.

No matter how angry Xiahou Hui was, he would not lose his temper in such an occasion, right?

No matter how reckless and disrespectful you are, you won't choose to retaliate against him and be criticized by others, resulting in a lose-lose situation, right?
He is just a Shangshulang.

But Xiahou Hui is a hero who just returned from defeating Gongsun in Liaodong!

Ban is about to be promoted by Emperor Cao Rui and be granted a new official position in the imperial court. He would not damage his reputation or bring himself to be slandered for revenge at this critical juncture, right?
ha~
Wonderful!

Everything is just right.

Not only did he meet the other party's request and welcome a noble person for his career, he also made Xiahou Hui furious but unable to vent his anger, so he was able to escape unscathed!

Just get out of this situation safely.

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked towards Xiahou Hui.

He wanted to apologize in a humble manner.

Although it is true that slandering someone else's troops first and then apologizing is lacking in sincerity, why should we care about sincerity?

As long as he apologized and admitted his mistake, even if Xiahou Hui still wanted to pursue the matter, he wouldn't be able to do so, right?

After all, there are so many people watching in the room!
Besides, what happened at Sikong's funeral would surely become a hot topic in Luoyang, the capital! In order to show his own magnanimity, Xiahou Hui couldn't be too concerned with a nobody.
"I am Shangshu Lang Shi Jian, and I am honored to meet General Xiahou." Shi Jian walked forward, bowed respectfully, and said in a loud voice, "Just now, I was thinking about Emperor Wu's Battle of Bailang Mountain and General Qin's extermination of the Xianbei Ke Bineng, so I talked about the customs of the Xianbei and Wuhuan, and I didn't pay attention to the general's troops at the moment."

As he talked, he couldn't talk any more.

Because he found that Xiahou Hui ignored him completely.

Not only was she not listening to his apology, she wasn't even looking at him.

At this moment, Xiahou Hui was facing him sideways, personally taking the daggers and badges from the four soldiers one by one.

The leather sheaths of the daggers are the same, and the bamboo waist badges are all in the shape of arrows, with the word "Xiahou" engraved in small seal characters. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be proof of the identity of the troops.

Because everyone saw that when the dagger and the badge were being taken off, the expressions of the four soldiers were the same: first they were shocked, then they were inexplicably sad and angry, then they were gloomy, and finally they were desperate.

Is Xiahou Hui going to abandon these troops? !
Not only did the onlookers find it incredible, even Han Long and Ding Mi were filled with shock and doubt.

If they had not been accustomed to having absolute trust in Xiahou Hui, they would probably have spoken out to dissuade him on the spot.

But not everyone is clueless.

When Shi Jian started to apologize, Xiahou Xuan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

When he saw this scene, he was just slightly stunned for a moment, then his face showed realization, then he glanced at Shi Jian with pity, and finally focused on Xiahou Hui. His eyes were filled with admiration, approval, worry, regret, etc., which were very complicated.

"From now on, you are no longer my followers. I no longer have the power to restrain you, and your future actions will no longer have anything to do with me. Whether you seek revenge or kill people and rob, you will bear the consequences."

"As a reward for following me in the Liaodong campaign, I will have Han Yuncong present a travel gift of twenty gold coins each. You can take your current warhorses, weapons, and staffs with you. I will also arrange for your return home passes. It doesn't matter if you return to Youzhou from Hebei or cross the sea from Qingzhou to Liaodong. Before we part, I have only one request: you must not cause trouble in the capital Luoyang."

At this point, Xiahou Hui turned around and pointed at Shi Jian, saying in a cold voice, "This man is called Shi Jian, from Yanci, Leling, Qingzhou. Did you hear that clearly?"

"only!"

"Listen clearly."

"Thank you, General!"

The four parts responded in unison.

The difference is that at this moment, their faces were filled with gratitude towards Xiahou Hui, and their eyes were full of ferocity and bloodlust when they glanced at Shi Jian.

"I heard it clearly, then go ahead."

Putting the small dagger and the waist badge into his sleeve, Xiahou Hui strode out and said calmly, "Yun Cong, take them to find Sun Lou to get the gold; Yan Jing, go and get them the return certificate."

"only."

Ding Mi and Han Long responded, looked at each other, nodded slightly in understanding, and then went about their business.

They left and the room became quiet.

Silence fell.

The people who were watching the show looked at each other, and they all saw the fear in each other's eyes, and were glad that they did not participate in the provocation.

Shi Jian, who was still standing, looked dazed and pale.

He never imagined that Xiahou Hui would be so cruel!
Just because he insulted his servant, Xiahou Hui wanted to kill him!
The words of abandoning his subordinates were just for show, to clear himself; the words of saying that future actions had nothing to do with him were just to signal to his subordinates that they could kill Shi Jian without worrying about implicating him.

As for returning to Youzhou, Liaodong and so on, let alone.

That is to arrange a retreat for these troops!

It implies that after killing someone, those soldiers can flee to Youzhou or Liaodong to avoid being caught by the government, because the governor of Youzhou is Guanqiu Jian, who is very friendly with Xiahou Hui, and the governor of Liaodong is Xiahou Hui's second brother.
Or maybe Xiahou Hui also told his troops not to take action in the capital Luoyang, so Shi Jian could save his life as long as he didn't leave Luoyang.
But this doesn't work either.

First of all, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Another thing is that Xiahou Hui also specifically mentioned Shi Jian's hometown~
If those soldiers can't find a chance to kill Shi Jian, they will go to Qingzhou to look for Shi Jian's family.
Shi Jian also knew that it would be of no avail even if he asked for help from the noble man who had promised him a future.

How can we rescue them?
Those four soldiers were just executors; the one who really wanted to kill him was Xiahou Hui.

Even if that nobleman had great powers and authority and looked for an opportunity to kill those four followers, did Xiahou Hui only have four followers available?
He has been in the army for so long, wouldn't it be easy for him to recruit a few more death warriors?
What's more, Shi Jian is a child of a poor family. He doesn't have the ability to protect himself in front of Xiahou Hui!
The only way to survive is to find someone to intercede for him, and beg Xiahou Hui to show mercy and let him go as if he were a fart.

But who is suitable to mediate this matter?
Shi Jian, with a gloomy face, was thinking anxiously, counting all the people he knew in his mind.

The nobleman who ordered him to do this was definitely not suitable - if he could persuade Xiahou Hui, he would not have ordered him to look for an opportunity to provoke trouble. (End of this chapter)