The great man will live forever

Chapter 16 Death of Liu Ling
Tingwei Department, in the cell.

Liu Ling's face turned pale and her breathing was not smooth. At this moment, she knew that she was probably finished.

"The sinful girl Liu Ling seduced and bewitched the senior generals of the imperial court with her female sex, obtained military aircraft, had liaisons with the Xiongnu, and committed treason. Zhang Cigong has done all these tricks one by one. Did you recruit him truthfully?"

Ting Wei Zhang Tang's voice was very loud and seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

Good guy, he deserves to be a Tingwei, and he can be a high official. He first told Zhang Cigong that Liu Ling had confessed, and then exaggerated his crimes, dealt a psychological blow, and then lured him to confess.

Now that he got what he wanted, he asked Liu Ling again, directly understanding the criminal's mind.

Liu Ling calmed down slightly and smiled, "Oh, really? Now that General Zhang has confessed, what else do you want me to say?"

If you confess, you will be given leniency, if you go to jail, if you resist, you will be punished strictly, and if you go home for the New Year, the smart Liu Ling may have figured out something.

Zhang Tang walked forward slowly and said, "Besides Zhang Cigong, who else have you hooked up with? Name them."

Liu Ling said with a half-smile: "Master Tingwei, do you want to hear a sexy story? It's a pity that you don't have the qualifications."

Zhang Tang became a little angry, pointed at her and cursed: "You slut, if you don't do it truthfully, I will let you have a taste of the power of this torture instrument."

Liu Ling, shackled or handcuffed, slowly stepped forward, one step, two steps, three steps...

"Praise, praise."

The iron chains collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

As Liu Ling approached, Zhang Tang stepped back and his momentum dropped.

"I have long heard of your reputation as a cool official, Zhang Tang. You should also know that I have slept on countless beds in my life, but nothing like this..."

Liu Ling couldn't think of any words to describe it for a moment. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said: "Yes, brilliant, just brilliant. This is a good word. I really want to die in this prison. It is in line with the old saying that being a ghost can be charming." ah."

As she spoke, she showed a part of sarcasm, a part of coolness, a part of carelessness, a part of coquettishness, and a part of unspeakable wantonness.

Zhang Tang was shaking with anger. This was the first time he saw such an arrogant person. He pointed at Liu Ling and cursed: "Don't be so harsh. Think about your delicate body lying on this chopping board..."

Zhang Tang said, scooped up a spoonful of oil, and gently poured it on the board covered with iron rods, with red charcoal fire underneath.

"Zizzizi!"

In an instant, the flames prevailed and seemed to burn people's hearts.

"what!"

Liu Ling was also frightened and took several steps back.

"If it turns into a roasted whole lamb, wouldn't it mean that we are living up to God's gift?"

Liu Ling turned his back on his guest and asked loudly: "Zhang Tang, you arrested me for no reason and without any evidence, forced me to admit things that I didn't know at all, and threatened me with such torture. What are your intentions?"

"Do you want to see Zhang Cigong's confession?"

As Zhang Tang spoke, he opened the bamboo slips and put them in front of her eyes, but she lowered her head and did not dare to look at them.

Liu Ling snorted coldly, "Huh, poor man, he is still a general with ten thousand enemies, and he was scared to death when he was fired."

"You'd better do it. Without evidence, can you, Lord Ling, go to such a place?"

"You still know who I am."

"His Majesty personally ordered you to be arrested."

Liu Ling turned around and looked at Zhang Tang in disbelief, with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty? Already have evidence?"

Then, she snorted coldly: "Humph, I think Liu Che wants to pry open my mouth and help him extract evidence. It's a good idea."

As Liu Ling spoke, she took out a small red medicine bottle from behind. The bottle was very small, only the size of a thumb. Her movements were so gentle that no one noticed.

"You're forcing me!" Zhang Tang said viciously, his words extremely cold.

At this time, Liu Ling had a smile in his eyes, "No, you are forcing me, Zhang Tang, what about you, a little cruel official, and what if he, Liu Che, is the emperor? Huh, in this world, there is no man who can How can you get me?"

Liu Ling said with pride and victory on her face. She was probably one of the few people who dared to cuckold the powerful emperor. How many men fell under his pomegranate skirt. So what about the emperor? He was not fascinated by her at the beginning. Don't don't want it.

Strictly speaking, she can be regarded as the prototype of Lin Xian'er, the most beautiful woman in the world in Gu Long's Xiao Li Fei Dao. Beauty is her most powerful weapon, both murderous and invisible.

It is really a pair of jade arms that can be used as a pillow for thousands of people, and a tiny bit of red lips that can be tasted by thousands of people.

As Liu Ling spoke, she slowly moved closer to Zhang Tang's face. Her breath could hit his face.

"Hoohoo!"

Zhang Tang's breathing became unsteady. He retreated in embarrassment and shouted: "Execution!"

"Haha, are you afraid of me? Man, what you say means what you mean, don't you think so?"

Liu Ling looked at the angry Zhang Tang and laughed proudly.

"Hurry up and execute!"

"Yes!"

Several people quickly pulled Liu Ling's limbs, lifted her up, put her on a shelf, and tied her up. Just when she was about to be executed,
"slow."

Zhang Tang waved his hand to stop him. He knew that the Sword of Damocles hanging above his head was the most intimidating. Of course, Zhang Tang did not know the allusion and meaning of the Sword of Damocles, which was a symbol of Greece and ancient Rome. of.

But he knew that the prisoner was most frightened when the bat was about to hit before it was hit. This was his many years of experience.

"One last question for you, do you want to recruit or not?"

"Haha, no one in this world can judge me! Not even Liu Che!"

Liu Ling laughed.

"Execution."

Seeing that she was still living the past, Zhang Tang had her executed.

"Zizzizi!"

Liu Ling was placed on the grill, her skin was burned red, but she did not scream, she tilted her head, her mouth was bleeding, and she had no breath.

"My lord, she committed suicide by taking poison."

Zhang Tang had cold sweat on his face, but he had no choice but to sigh and had no choice but to report to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty early the next morning.

"I think Zhang Cigong is not even qualified to be a lover, let alone a general."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wore blue clothes, a crown, and a sword on his waist. He walked slowly on the steps in front of Weiyang Palace. Zhang Tang bent down, half a step behind him, and walked carefully behind.

"It's possible for Li Guang to complain a little, but he won't get involved with the King of Huainan."

Liu Che said as he walked: "I don't believe that they can talk together."

"Then your Majesty, do you mean that this matter will end like this in the army?" Zhang Tang asked, raising his head slightly and looking sideways at Liu Che's expression and movements from time to time. He didn't even take a breath. He didn't let it go, but Liu Che's face was expressionless and he couldn't tell anything.

"The Tingwei Office must keep Liu Ling's case strictly confidential and must not leak any details to outsiders. Don't irritate King Huainan for the time being to avoid triggering a radical change."

"Then Liu Qian, the son of the King of Huainan, secretly detained Lei Ban and joined the army. Will he still be investigated?"

"It is precisely necessary to investigate. For Liu An, Liu Ling is an urgent matter. He is currently fighting foreign wars and domestic chaos cannot be caused. However, the matter of Liu Qian is between those who can be investigated and those who cannot be investigated. It is a tepid situation. Take this case as an example, things are just right..."

Liu Che spoke unhurriedly, Zhang Tang listened and nodded from time to time, a bit like a pug, while Liu Che was like a tiger, angry without authority.

"It maintained the pressure on Liu An without losing control of the situation."

"I understand!"

……

In a mansion in Chang'an, Liu Han didn't care about the undercurrents of the Han Dynasty. He lived happily, eating, shopping, and spending time with the beauty Ayimei and the little maid Xiaohongtao.

Life was pretty good. He also bought 7 maids, an old slave woman, and recruited three disciples. His martial arts skills were pretty good, and he hired 10 personal soldiers as guards. With the money the emperor gave him, he was able to live in a few days. used up.

"Sir, your salary will not be paid until next month." Xiao Taohong calculated the account carefully and found that she was running out of money.

"Don't you have any money for food?"

"Yes, a little bit, but can't we eat rice every day?"

"How many meals can we eat?"

The little girl counted with her fingers, and after a moment, she said: "Eight meals, and you can only eat them alone. We can only eat millet and beans, and we can't eat tofu every day."

"Didn't the Emperor reward you with a hundred taels of gold?"

"You bought several maids, and you also bought this new house. It's too big and expensive. Half of this big house is already spent. There are also Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang. Do you think they are good? , and also rewarded each of them with three taels of gold."

Xiong Da, Xiong Er, Bald Qiang, and the three disciples recruited by Liu Han are really good at martial arts. They are rangers, and they are relatively famous. Because they have killed people in a righteous way, they are wanted, but Liu Han gives them money and still has power. Oppression absolved him of his sins.

You must know that in ancient criminal law, criminals were allowed to pay a certain amount of property to offset their punishment. This system was called atonement.

It is said that the atonement originated from the legendary Yao and Shun era. "Shang Shu Shun Dian" states that "gold was used as atonement."

In the judicial practice of the Warring States Period, when there were doubts about the case and it was impossible to find out, when there were difficulties in confirming the conviction and sentencing, or when the offender had "good intentions and evil deeds," Mo, Cuo, Gao, Gong, and Dapi could all be deducted with gold.

During the Han Dynasty, atonement was used as a means for the country to amass wealth, and it was allowed to use money, money, and lost money as redemption penalties. During the reign of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, one could avoid the death penalty by purchasing a noble title of [-]th level;
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, paying 50 yuan could reduce the death penalty by one degree. Sima Qian could have redeemed himself with money when he was sentenced to castration, but his family was too poor to redeem himself.

Because Liu Han exonerated them, from then on, these three people promised to work for him. Their original names, Liu Han, were too difficult to remember, so they gave them nicknames.

The ancients were very faithful to their promises, especially knights, who were simply knights of the West. They could give up their lives for their promises.

Some things are always beyond life, morality, faith, ideals...

It was just that many people later discarded it.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the ranger. In our opinion, the ancient ranger is equivalent to a street kid, a small gangster, or even more powerful, a gangster or a gangster.

In fact, the rangers in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, including the early Qin and Han Dynasties, were definitely not that simple. They were scholars.The scholar class was divided into two parts during the Spring and Autumn Period, one was the scribes and the other was the warriors.

Scribes: This is the later class of scholar-bureaucrats.

Samurai: It is a class of military generals with a certain amount of land.

As time went by, some warriors lost their land, so they left their homes for a living. These warriors were called rangers.

Sima Qian believes that knights have the characteristics of being true to their words and resolute in their actions, especially the word "righteousness" which is more important than life.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were the most rangers. They were free and proud, and all of them had special skills. However, they lost their land, so they often relied on getting money to do things to make a living.

During this period, they were like bounty hunters in Western novels, taking money to do things. Some of them have names throughout the ages, such as Jing Ke, Zhuan Zhu, Yao Li, etc.

By the time Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, the good days of the rangers were over.Because the ranger disobeyed discipline and wanted to lead a bohemian life, he couldn't do it anymore.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Qin Shihuang was almost successfully assassinated by Jing Ke and had lingering fears that the knight-errant would threaten him.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang asked Li Si to count all household registrations in the world. Everyone must undergo registration and interrogation, apply for ID cards, and record their status and work in detail.

The job of a ranger is really hard to write about. They can't make any money. They are quite wealthy, but they can live a decent life. They don't pay social security.

Therefore, under Qin Shihuang's operations, the Rangers were suppressed so hard that they almost failed to stand up.People who see no hope have gone home and farmed long ago.

After the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, the knights were confused and thought that the good times were coming to an end.

If people advocate ruling by inaction and ignoring local affairs as much as possible, the rangers once again ushered in a peak period of life.

But in recent years, their lives have become difficult again. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to exert his strength. He was a very controlling person.

What does a country need most?Of course it is stable!
Work from [-] to [-], work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Pay all social security every month, receive salary, pay off mortgage, car loan, tuition fee, food and clothing. After spending all the money, continue to work hard to earn the next one. monthly salary.

This is what you want to see above...

But the rangers just don't like this stable state. They like to go out surfing, gliding, mountain climbing, self-driving tours, etc., and do a series of amazing things.

The most critical point is that it is difficult to manage and a waste of resources.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought, you have time, energy, and money to waste, so why not go and fight the Huns for me?
As a result, he introduced a series of policies, including migration, arrests, killings, and suppression of rangers.

The life of the rangers became more and more difficult. Many people took advantage of the iron rice bowl and went to fight the Xiongnu. For example, several of Wei Qing's generals were rangers. Zhang Cigong was one of them. In his early years, he went to steal and followed Wei Qingdu. During the southern and northern campaigns, they all became marquises.

It's a pity that I didn't control my crotch now and was deceived by Liu Ling. My life may be saved, but my title is gone. The glory, money, and reputation gained by fighting for most of my life and fighting bloody battles on the battlefield will be completely gone.

Therefore, as Liu Han, who had just become the general of the auxiliary country, recruited knights, many people came, and there was a competition.

He chose three people with strong martial arts skills and reliable character as his disciples, and gave them the nicknames Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang.

Of course, there is a prank on his part, it should be regarded as a nostalgia, which probably no one in this era can understand.

Especially Bald Qiang’s passionate quotations, which only focus on literature. Although he was a second grader, he still remembers it now.

"You can come and give it a try. Even if I carry Gou Xiong Ling on my back and need to hold Tuan Tuan with one hand, I will be as invincible as my bald head!"

“When I put my hat on, I’m just strong.”

"Your Excellency is indeed very skilled, but it is not enough to catch up with me. When you have the ability to let me pull out the chainsaw, I can escort you into the forest to feel the breath of my two old friends. It is worth your life to chase. "

"I am invincible outside the Gou Xiong Ridge, but I am invincible inside the Gou Xiong Ridge."

"You have no chance of winning against me who carries the will of the forest!"

……

Those memories of the second grade in middle school were gone, but he still remembered them and didn't want to forget them. These memories always told him that he did not belong to this era and that his previous life really existed.

　Those sufferings, those blood sheds, those perseverances, those obsessions, those ridicules, those blows, those bleak days, those unknown efforts, after being crushed, irrigated into your ordinary body, It bursts out under the drive of a certain opportunity. This may be the soul of this nation. Maybe this opportunity will never come, but it has existed before, in the past, present and future, it will always exist, waiting for someone to get it and blossom. As a result, that person may not be you, but it might be you, right?

　　Work hard, right? I wish you a promising future, and I wish you all the best, do what you like, and be with the people you like.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)