Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 342 Sir, have mercy, we are from the Sima family!

"Name, address, purpose. Please tell me proactively so as not to harm your family!"

Ji Ren sat on his seat and looked down at the leader who fell to the ground.

"I fell into your hands today because I was careless. If you want to kill me, I will kill you. If you want to chop me, I will chop you. But if you want to get any news from me, it is all wishful thinking!" Although the leader is weak, he is trying his best to hold his head high at the moment. He raised his head and tried his best to look at Ji Ren's level.

"So your family isn't important? It's not easy for your parents to give birth to you, and it's even harder for your wife and children to live. Don't you think about them?" Ji Ren said.

When he heard about his parents, wife and children, the leader's eyes showed some hesitation, but he still said: "A man, if you die, you will die, but if you leave your name clear, why should you be afraid?"

"I'm sorry. If you rebel and cause chaos, you will not have a clear name, and your children will dislike you. In addition, although I don't know your origin now, it is not difficult for me to know. Three thousand of you will act together. How can it be possible for so many people to move without leaving traces? As long as you search further, you can always find it, and if you are so determined, there may not be anyone under your command." Ji Ren said.

"My brothers have been born and died with me, how could they succumb to you?" The leader panicked when he heard this, and said calmly on his face.

"Okay, I would rather die than surrender. When we get ashore, we will send you to prison and make you feel that life is worse than death." Ji Ren said casually, and asked someone to take him away.

"Sir, I'm recruiting, we are from the Zhu family in Kuaiji!"

At this moment, a person suddenly shouted loudly.

The leader was shocked when he heard this and looked at the speaker in disbelief. Although his whole body was wet because he had just been fished out of the water, he could still tell at a glance that the other person was his confidant.

How dare he surrender to the enemy?
Immediately he yelled, "You dog thief, how dare you rebel against the Han!"

The scribe was shocked when he heard this, and immediately cursed even more angrily: "It's a joke. Do you, Jin, deserve to call yourself Han? In the old days of the Han Dynasty, one Han was like the five barbarians, which frightened the enemy. Even during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu, and Wu could distinguish themselves." Among them, only you, Jin, was defeated by the barbarians, and now you are worthy of being called Han? A few days ago, you just didn't know your master. Now that I have seen you, how can you join the bandits again?"

Jin?
The leader was stunned for a moment, vaguely aware of something, and immediately cursed: "What do you know, you unfaithful and unfilial dog thief? I have unified the country and ended the chaos of the Three Kingdoms. What a contribution I have made? How can I be compared to this yellow turban thief? You betrayed the great Jin will die without a complete body and will remain in stench for thousands of years.”

"Drag it!"

Ji Ren listened to the conversation between the two people, a bit of joking appeared in his eyes, but his face was cold and stern.

The soldiers on the ship were about to forcefully drag the leader off, but the leader continued to shout unjustly until he was punched twice before he calmed down.

After seeing the leader go down, the scribe breathed a sigh of relief and heard Ji Ren say: "Okay, those who know the current affairs are heroes, and I like such heroes. Tell me, what is your name, and what is the name of that person?" ?”

"My lord, my surname is Pei Shijun. The thief just now is the second master of the Zhu family in Kuaiji, Zhu Yunkuang." Pei Shijun immediately said with sincerity and fear.

"What's the relationship between the Zhu family and the Sima family?" Ji Ren looked directly at Pei Shijun and asked.

"My lord, to be honest, the Zhu family has always been secretly supported by the Sima family and assisted the Wang family in Kuaiji to control the power of Kuaiji." Pei Shijun replied.

"Oh? Then according to what you say, now the entire Kuaiji is from the Sima family?" Ji Ren said.

"Indeed, the power of Kuaiji is now actually controlled by the Sima family, and there are many such places, including Jiangxia." Pei Shijun said.

"Then why are you here to assassinate me today?" Ji Ren asked.

"After the incident involving King Wu, everyone in the Yu family was arrested. The people of the Sima family had already discovered that the court was going to take action against them. Later, although King Wu returned to Beijing, the matter was ignored. But the people of the Sima family knew that the court would definitely come to investigate. Although this is an inspection by the officials, I still want to check them out. Therefore, after you leave the capital, your every move will be watched, and you will not be allowed to enter Yangzhou until the matter is settled." road. "If something happens to us, the court will be furious. With your strength, can you afford it?" Ji Ren asked.

"The imperial court was certainly furious, but my lord was attacked in Jingzhou. When the imperial court was furious, it was Jingzhou that was investigated. The Sima family's power in Jingzhou was already weak, but they could use this opportunity to develop their power in Jingzhou. And Yangzhou was far away, so the imperial court wanted to investigate The intensity is certainly not as great as that in Jingzhou. After all, although the Lord came to Yangzhou with orders, he secretly sent people to kill him before he entered Yangzhou. There is no such reason. On the contrary, when the Lord came into contact with Shen Cong in Jingzhou, I discovered something and wanted to rush down to the south of the Yangtze River to seek asylum from Duke Cheng. It was more reasonable to be discovered by Shen Cong and silenced out of desperation," Pei Shijun said.

Shen Cong, the magistrate of Yinyue County.

"Oh? According to what you said, Shen Cong did have something shameful?" Ji Ren said.

"Sir, Shen Cong is hypocritical and cunning, and he is trying to gain fame and reputation. In the past, he secretly stole official grain and sold it to enrich his own pockets. Later, he used the fire in the granary as an excuse to imprison his colleagues who had always been at odds with each other and tortured them to death. His methods were cruel. And he We also bought the official grain sold privately and left evidence. If someone comes to investigate later, they will find that he has colluded with our Sima family," Pei Shijun said.

"Stealing official rations and setting fire to the warehouse?" Ji Ren heard this and said with a look of disgust, "Do you have any evidence of this?"

"Yes." Pei Shijun said.

"Then since you know Shen Cong's background, why don't you use this to subdue Shen Cong?" Ji Ren asked.

"Because Shen Cong is not afraid. There are many officials in Jiangnan who do these things. If it were not for the arrival of the imperial envoy, it would be impossible to sue Shen Cong with just a single complaint and a normal complaint. Moreover, there is no one behind Shen Cong. Thank you, Lord Chen. The clan is powerful and we don’t want to be enemies with them," Pei Shijun replied.

"So, if you succeed this time and the court becomes furious, Shen Cong is probably just an entry point, and you won't let go of the Xie family," Ji Ren said.

"Yes, the Xie family is powerful and has intricate connections. The imperial court has long wanted to take action. Now that it has a reason, it will definitely take action. The Xie family is already good, and Xie Wenyin, the deputy master who actually controls the Moon Worshiping Palace, will naturally not be taken lightly. When the fierce conflict comes, chaos will definitely break out in Jingzhou. If our army rises again and rebels in Yangzhou, we can seize control of Jiangdong and restore one or two aspects of the Eastern Jin Dynasty." Pei Shijun said.

"Control Yangzhou and chaos in Jingzhou? What about Yizhou?" Ji Ren looked at Pei Shijun and asked.

There was no complete unification of the south, only Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which can only be said to be inferior to Soochow.

"The Zhuge family is so prestigious that the possibility of chaos in Yizhou is too small." Pei Shijun replied.

"That's right." Ji Ren nodded. The reputation of the Zhuge family, or to be precise, Zhuge Wuhou is really great in Yizhou. Both the Han people and the Southern Barbarians respect Wuhou. If Zhuge Qinglan does not fall, Yizhou will not survive. chaos.

"You record everything you know about the Sima family truthfully. After the Sima family is wiped out, you will discuss your merits and reward them." Ji Ren looked at Pei Shijun and said.

"Yes, sir." Pei Shijun's face showed excitement.

Ji Ren waved his hand to let him go down, and then said: "Zhou Kuan, what do you think?"

"You are so quick-witted that you are smarter than Zhu Yunkuang, yet you still have to disguise yourself at this time." Zhou Kuan said.

"So, we are lucky. Since someone is willing to help us deal with the Sima family, let's cooperate with him. After all, it is more important to liquidate the Sima family now. If these people want to be oriole, they must have the ability of oriole. "Ji Ren said.

Zhou Kuan also nodded, and the whole night was peaceful.

On the next day, the ship arrived at Jiangxia Pier.

(End of this chapter)