Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 143 Yes, Her Royal Highness the Princess

It is said that they want to occupy the entire northwestern part of Anding County, but this area is vast and sparsely populated. Except for the wasted efforts to capture Chaona County, most of the time, there was no decent resistance.

Gan Ning wanted to stay in Chaona County to guard the newly acquired territory, pick up some elite soldiers and expand the Jinfan Army directly under him, so he did not continue to go north.

It seems that the ambush of Han Sui still left him with a lot of regrets. Sometimes too few people are not enough.

Xu Jiashu and Lu Lingqi led two hundred cavalrymen and headed north along the Qingshui River until they reached the edge of the Gobi. Looking back, they saw that the Yellow River had been left behind.

"This is."

According to the terrain, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but be startled when she saw a faint earth wall erected on the hillside here. She got off her horse and went up the hill to find out. Xu Jiashu also followed her.

When you look closer, you can see that it is a trapezoid-like earth wall, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. The foundation is nearly five meters wide. Looking from afar, there is also a small section made of stones, but no one has maintained it for too long, and the grass around it is long. It is so lush that it covers the overall shape, and is looming in the valley, making it impossible to see the whole picture.

This thing Lu Lingqi had seen was also found on the border of Bingzhou, and it was called Sai Yuan.

It is also known as the Great Wall in later generations.

This section of Anding County was built by the Qin Dynasty. It is said that "The First Emperor ordered Prince Fusu and Meng Tian to build the Great Wall, starting from Lintao and ending with Jieshi." Apart from the original Great Wall connecting the six countries, the Qin Dynasty mainly built this paragraph.

"It's the end," Lu Lingqi murmured to herself. "After the fortress, it's all the territory of the Xianbei people."

"Xianbei?" Xu Jiashu was a little surprised, "Are they so powerful?"

He thought that the foreign races during the Three Kingdoms period were a bunch of weaklings. After all, even second-tier players like Gongsun Zan could beat him on the head to improve their performance. He didn't expect that Miss Lu would actually say such a thing. It seemed that he took it for granted. .

"In Bingzhou and Youzhou, there was a man named Tan Shihuai a few years ago, who unified all the Xianbei tribes and owned all the Xiongnu's homeland. It was considered a prosperous period," Lu Lingqi recalled: "At that time, Xianbei frequently committed crimes. In this situation, my father repeatedly made military exploits but was not rewarded, so I remember it clearly."

"What about the west side?" Xu Jiashu asked.

His knowledge of foreign races probably still only focused on the names of Kebineng, Qiu Liju, Tadun and Meng Huo. As for who did what, and who was used as a background by which hero in the late Han Dynasty, it was not the case. Don't know.

"Not sure." Lu Lingqi shook her head. "After Tan Shihuai's death, Xianbei has been fighting on its own. I just heard that someone named Kebi Neng in Bingzhou has been very active recently, and there is a vague idea of ​​reunifying the central Xianbei and Xianbei. The momentum of Xianbei in the east is far behind the original Tanshihuai."

Xu Jiashu felt a little relieved.

Central Xianbei and Eastern Xianbei are the opponents of Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan respectively. In front of these two, a mere Kirby is definitely not enough.

For him, it is even more good news that Xianbei in the west remains in a state of disunity - at least he will not just capture half of the county and then have tens of thousands of Xianbei troops behind him.

However, Xu Jiashu thought to himself, just in case, the Great Wall still had to be guarded by people.

It's a chore.

Unlike Meng Tian, ​​he brought a huge army and immigrants to open up the frontier and reclaimed wasteland, and he had the support of the whole country behind him.

But now, even if there is Qingshui River to transport supplies, with the current shortage of manpower, we can only maintain a minimum early warning force here. The people sent here can only squat in the guard tower with a few brothers. I gnawed on the sand, waiting for the Xianbei people who didn't know when they would appear.

Basically there is no difference from hair distribution.

Xu Jiashu took stock of the generals he had in hand. Gan Ning and Miss Lu were both precious, and it was impossible for either of them to do such a thing. However, there was a person who had committed a crime and was suitable to come here.

That person is Meng Da.

His talents are not bad, and he can even be called capable of literary and military skills. He is suitable for doing this kind of independent work. Moreover, in a bitter cold land, the material lifeline is in his own hands, and there are deserts on all sides. Unless he runs away. Go and join the Xianbei people, otherwise you can only be obedient
It can also be used to sell the law and rectify a favor. The more Xu Jiashu thought about it, the more reliable it became - it was simply turning waste into treasure!

When he returned to Chaona County, he immediately wrote a letter to Liu Ying in Wushi County to inquire about Mengda's situation.

Wushi County.

Fazheng was walking quickly on the main road. The clear young man frowned and covered his nose, trying to pass here quickly.

It stinks.

Wushi County was originally the territory of Xirong, and the county was first established during the reign of King Qin Huiwen.

It was not until the time of the First Emperor that a man named Luo came out. He made his fortune in animal husbandry, and owned thousands of horses and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. He became richest in the world by relying on animal husbandry.The First Emperor admired him greatly and specially knighted him.Since then, this place has followed the traditional strong industry of animal husbandry, which is well-known.

The disadvantage is that even in urban areas, you can always smell the smell of cattle and sheep excrement, which makes Fazheng, a noble man from a wealthy family, quite helpless.

Fa Zheng was summoned to this trip by Her Royal Highness the Princess. As for why he was summoned, it is not yet known.

Approaching the heavily guarded county government office, the guards saw him and greeted each other. Although Mr. Fazheng did not have a formal job yet, his words of "following the administration" said it all. He could walk around in many departments and make a fool of himself. Everyone knows that he is the junior Xu Langguan who loves him the most and cultivates him carefully.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess seems to be in a bad mood. It is rare for her to lose her temper with a female official," they told Fa Zheng. "Master Fa Zheng must be careful in his words and deeds to avoid getting into trouble."

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Hearing this, Fazheng was a little confused.

Because he mainly studied the art of war, he spent most of his time in the military camp in the past few months, occasionally helping to judge cases. He rarely saw Her Royal Highness the Princess, but even so, Liu Ying still stayed with him. deep impression.

Calm, calm, wise and energetic.Except for occasionally showing her lack of common sense, Her Royal Highness the Princess is basically a flawless ruler. She handles the government affairs of a mere county with ease. She is almost never seen angry. This kind of natural power animal can only be cultivated by the royal family. , why would you lose your temper?
He thanked the guard with his hands and strode into the county government office.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt a heavy low pressure hovering in the air. The female officials standing nearby were all watching their noses and hearts, not daring to make the slightest move, and the doubts in their hearts became even more serious.

You know, because Liu Ying has been taken care of by female officials and eunuchs since he was a child, he has always been extremely kind and preferential to his servants, and he is famous in Wushi County.

"Fa Zheng", seeing him coming, Liu Ying asked without raising his head: "How is the trial of Meng Da's case going?"

When this was mentioned, the young man rarely felt guilty - did Meng Da's case still need to be tried?That was what he told himself on his own initiative, and it was just a few words, and he explained it clearly as if he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. Moreover, Lu Bu did go to Ayang County very quickly, and the noise he made could not be faked at all.

The testimony and evidence are all there. This is an ironclad case, and it is impossible to find any other tricks.

But according to Fa Zheng's character, grievances must be repaid, and kindness must be repaid. Therefore, he used the incompleteness of the law to delay it for a while, hoping that there would be some changes in the matter, whether it was confiscating property as a penalty or death penalty in the end. Cutting off the hands and feet would at least save his friend's life. At worst, he would support Meng Da for the rest of his life, which would be regarded as repaying his kindness to him.

What's more, Xu Jiashu's order before leaving also had some room for change - he was only allowed to be tried, but not executed. Therefore, after the legal trial, his friend was still not executed, but was strictly imprisoned.

"Xu Shangshu asked me to interrogate him before he left. The case is conclusive," Fa Zheng replied after considering: "But "Bo Luo Lv" was revised by Xu Shangshu himself, and there is no precedent for others to legislate, so Meng Da is still in custody. We have to wait for Xu Shangshu to return from Chaona County to decide how to deal with it specifically."

Liu Ying did not respond to his words. He just concentrated on finishing annotating the bamboo slips in his hand, then put it aside, raised his head and stared at Fa Zheng's calm face for a long time.

That dignified and goddess-like face was filled with supreme majesty. Wherever her gaze went, everyone's breath froze for fear of being stared at by these eyes that could see into people's hearts.

Fazheng had cold sweat on his forehead, his throat was sore, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He knew that his little thoughts were clearly seen by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"There is a letter from Xu Zimao," Liu Ying said calmly. Among all the people, she was the only one who always called Xu Jiashu by her first name and surname, but it didn't sound unfamiliar at all. "Ask me if Meng Da has been punished. If the crime is not punishable by death, , you can send them to the fortress in the north to guard the border and make meritorious deeds."

The change he expected happened as expected, but after hearing this, Fazheng, who should have breathed a sigh of relief, was not happy at all. Instead, he sighed and quickly understood the reason why he was called.

The person who made Her Royal Highness the Princess angry has been found, and it is senior brother Daidaidai.
No, it's Meng Da.

If the eldest princess is really prepared to comply, all she needs to do is send an official document, so why bother calling him here?
Judging from this situation, Meng Da is probably in danger.

"What do you think?" Before Fazheng could speak, Liu Ying continued to ask: "Since the facts of the case are conclusive and Meng Da has not been dealt with yet, how should he be convicted?"

"Or," Her Royal Highness, the Princess, seemed to be fiddling with the pen in her hand unintentionally, but her words actually contained murderous intent, "The crime can lead to death?"

"Of course he deserves death!" Fazheng replied bravely: "But Xu Shangshu has said it first, and the crime cannot be punished unless there is a law."

At this point, he is no longer just for personal friendship in his heart, otherwise there is no need to oppose the eldest princess head-on, but the foundation of Xu Jiashu's small political power has been established and developed smoothly to the present, which is really based on this streamlined novel. Torah.

It should be noted that there are few noble families in Xiliang, and even in Anding County, even with a lantern, there are not many decent scholars. The backbone of the rule is the judges taught by Xu Jiashu and Liu Ying. With their familiarity with the law and Xu Jiashu’s Only by deliberately cultivating their faith in the law can they firmly enforce their rule according to the law.

If this iron law is broken, then once the top and bottom lines are implemented, the official administration that is still clear at this time will soon begin to deteriorate. These grassroots officials with different backgrounds and lack of scholar-consciousness and education will only begin to deteriorate at an unexpected speed. Degenerate and become an interest group no different from Yang Qiu and others.

In any case, Fa Zheng must explain this truth clearly, even if the person sitting opposite is the only orthodox place in the Han Dynasty!
Speaking more broadly, this is the foundation on which everything exists!

"If the eldest princess of this palace takes the lead in corrupting the rule of law, there will be a danger of corruption of the moral customs." Liu Ying took over and continued: "Once the water in this pool becomes muddy, it will be difficult to restore clarity. We can also talk about the strong orders of the previous dynasty. For example, Dong Xuan happened to kill Princess Huyang’s head.”

He said what he was thinking perfectly, and then glanced sideways at the impassioned Fazheng in the hall, "Are you right?"

The huge power rushed towards him like a ruthless and endless draft. The female officer who had been following Liu Ying for a short time could not help but tremble in her legs and wanted to escape from here.

"That's right." Fazheng showed no fear and raised his head and replied, "This is a serious matter, so please be careful, Your Highness!"

After a long time, Liu Ying's frosty expression melted away.

"Okay, he is intelligent and courageous," she nodded. "Xu Zimao is right. The correct laws in Xi County are the hallmarks of a national scholar."

Are these just tests for the school itself?

This idea flashed through Fazheng's mind, and then he thought it was ridiculous - the eldest princess's status required such a trick to demonstrate to herself.

"But there are too few smart people like you." Sure enough, Liu Ying changed the subject and continued: "Many people in the world are so stupid that they don't even know how to do evil, but there are so many such people that they can't be counted. Come on, I can’t just watch this kind of person harm Xu Zimao, not at all!”

"So sometimes, I have to help him defend the border. Anyone can go to guard the border. It doesn't matter if I let you go in person. Only Meng Da can't." Her Royal Highness the Princess put down the pen she had been playing with, and seemed to have something in her mouth. With cold and biting anger, "I don't care how capable he is, or even what you think. Whoever betrays Xu Zimao will die, do you understand?"

In the view of Feng Fei Liu, who has been in power for more than [-] years, the best talents and the best things in the world can be squandered at will, and this is their or their blessing. They are as loyal and brave as Wei Qing, and as courageous as Huo Qubing. Those who govern the country like Sang Hongyang and incompetent like Li Guangli are just foals for Emperor Wu to drive. Regardless of whether they are dull or strong, they are all ministers of the royal throne. Humiliated by the jailer.

Not to mention the distant ones, there are two recent party imprisonments. Ren You is a world-famous scholar. If her father Liu Hong doesn't like her, he has to go home to farm and study, and is not allowed to embark on an official career for the rest of his life. Half a step, as long as one's core interests are threatened, no one in the world can be killed, even if you are Fa Zheng, let alone Meng Da.

"But what you said makes sense. This matter is related to the foundation. You should not act recklessly." Liu Ying picked up a bamboo slip that had been written long ago from the case and handed it to the female official beside him. "This is the new chapter of "Bo Luo Lu" I drew up the additional items on behalf of Xu Zimao, take them, and if you have any objections, just come back to me."

Fazheng took it and took a look at it silently. There was only a short paragraph at the end, which was very easy to find - [Collude with foreign enemies, if the evidence is conclusive, abandon the market]

He just felt that his mind went blank, and he even began to study the block letters of this sentence and the roundness of the bamboo slips to the touch. Other than that, he had no extra thoughts.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

(End of this chapter)