Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2177 End and Beginning

   Sure enough, it came.

  Pang Tong looked at the impassioned and eloquent Zhang Shi below, but his thoughts were a little wandering.

  Two days ago.

   When Jia Xu arrived in Chang'an, he didn't show up in public. He just went to Pang Tong's house quietly, and then sat down to drink and eat meat together. Jia Xu likes to eat beef, and he wants beef tendon meat, which is chewy and delicious when marinated, while Pang Tong likes fatty meat, which is best when grilled.

  Therefore everyone takes what they need, and everyone is happy.

   What if two people have good intentions and accidentally bump into each other?

   Only one piece of meat, who will eat it?

  There is only one pit, who will take it?

   There will be some fights, even if someone bows their heads and endures it, it is impossible to endure it every time, and it will break out one day...

"Look, someone will jump out and attack you... The big man is proud of martial arts, and Guanzhong and Longyou are tough people. If you just keep your head down, you will be underestimated in the end... So when the time comes, there will definitely be someone Come to stir up the scene..." Jia Xu licked the fingers that were pinching the beef, smacking loudly.

  Pang Tong laughed, then waved his fat palm, "Then I'll slap all those guys into the mud!" 』If you can't even deal with this little scene, how can you deal with more troubles in the future?

  Jia Xu shook his head, squinted his eyes and said, "You're wrong..." Then he sighed again, as if he hated iron for steel, or felt that Pang Tong was drifting away now and couldn't find North.

"Ok? 』Pang Tong pinched the double-layered, um, third-layered chin, and pondered.

  『Shi Yuan, what do you think the big man lacks the most? 』Jia Xu squeezed another piece of beef, threw it into his mouth, and shook his head.

  『A fierce general? An invincible soldier who has experienced hundreds of battles? ’ Pang Tong blurted out.

   Jia Xu shook his head and said, "That's what you thought. 』

  『Then a counselor? A wise man with ever-changing resourcefulness and insight into opportunities? ’ Pang Tong continued.

   Jia Xu still shook his head, "That's what other people think. 』

   "So..." Pang Tong frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "According to what you said... I'm afraid that the money and food for business and trade are all wrong... So, is it an opponent?" 』

   Jia Xu laughed out loud, "That's right! That's it! A big man needs an opponent! If you are invincible outside, you will be lazy, if you are invincible inside, you will be lazy, and more importantly, don’t think that your family is invincible...』

  Pang Tong snorted, "Why do I feel like you are mocking me?" 』

   Jia Xu continued to laugh, "Does this still need feeling? Just talking about you! You did okay before, but now, it's too rough, obviously not delicate... It's like the meat you love, if you cut it and eat it, will it be delicious? Cut into thin slices, bake slowly, wait until the two sides are slightly yellow and the oil is exuded, and then dipped in the sauce, it will be the most delicious... If it is too raw, it will not be fragrant enough, if it is too cooked, it will inevitably burn...』

  『A certain act too hastily? Pang Tong frowned and said, "The heat is not enough?" 』

  Jia Xu nodded, then slowly picked up the drink, "You see, my lord is not in a hurry...what are you in a hurry for?" These people... like to pretend to be good people... no, they like to pretend to be saints...』

  『People, good and bad are always hard to tell. Jia Xu pointed at herself, and then pointed at Pang Tong, "It's like you and me, knowing that it's good to do this, but doing it is a bad person in the eyes of others, holding power and oppressing goodness... Hehe, and These people will stand tall, like saints in the world, be merciful to others, be tolerant to one, considerate to another...』

"If the heat is not ready, they will leave excuses for these people..." Jia Xu squeezed out a small roll of fine silk from his sleeve, and threw it to Pang Tong's table regardless of whether the oil on his hands stained the silk cloth. On the case, "Look first..."

  『Zhang Shi, Yu Qing, Wu Yun, Zong Jing, Mu Chu...』 Pang Tong looked at the lists on the thin silk.

  『There is a strange stone courtyard in the west of the city...』 Jia Xu tapped the fine silk in Pang Tong's hand, "These people often go...you didn't notice it? 』

  Pang Tong frowned, and said: "I have heard that it is only the Wenhui... So, it is under the guise of the Wenhui... These people... Could it be..."

Jia Xu said slowly: "If a person says that he is a good person, an apprentice of a sage, he must be honest when he opens his mouth, and he must be upright when he shuts his mouth. He always says that he must be loyal to the country, righteous to friends, filial to his parents, and fraternal to his brothers." , Seeing injustice on the road, he speaks out with emotion, and when he sees grievances, he speaks out angrily... How about such a person? 』

  Pang Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, "It depends on what he does... If he just talks but doesn't do it..."

  『What if you just say one thing and do another? ’ Jia Xu asked.

  Pang Tong answered decisively, "It should be killed!" 』

  『That’s right, it’s time to kill! Jia Xu also nodded, but smiled very strangely, "But how to kill..."

  Jia Xu's smile gradually faded, but Zhang Shi, who was next, was still impassioned.

  Pang Tong sat at the head, watching coldly.

   Is Zhang Shi not smart?

   No, but because they are too smart, and then they are all used in small places. Especially after being blinded by desire, you can't see far away.

   It is really just like what Jia Xu said, these people will not give up their interests easily. Human nature is like this, even if death is imminent, few people will let go of their hands.

If it succeeds, the person headed by Zhang Shi will naturally gain a great reputation. It can be said that he will immediately replace Wei Duan, who is obedient and dare not speak, and become the spokesperson of the new generation of Guanzhong gentry. what happened?

  How about a few words?

   Not to mention that opening your mouth is benevolence and keeping your mouth is morality. What’s wrong, is benevolence and morality wrong?

   For a while, the public sentiment was high, it seems that more people means more power, more people means right...

  As for whether Pang Tong's actions were correct, and whether the big family of lotus spoons caused harm to the people, Zhang Shi and the others didn't care. They cared more about gaining their own benefits from it.

   This kind of benefit may not necessarily be the kind of gold and silver jewelry on the surface, it may also be an invisible and intangible reputation, or even just a sense of satisfaction in the heart...

  Why did Zhang Shi dare to stand up?

  Because there is nothing to fear.

  Because Zhang Shi talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality, why, is it wrong to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality? Can't even say it?

   And the Xiren who followed Zhang Shi, did he really agree with Zhang Shi wholeheartedly?

   It's not true, it's just a fluke conformity.

Because someone took the lead, someone stood up, and then so many people are saying, it must be true. Anyway, there are so many people, and I am no more than one. If it is right, then naturally it is right. If it is wrong , anyway, I am just an insignificant person, and I will not be punished. It can also be said that I came out with others. Anyway, I can always find some reasons to exonerate myself.

   Not to mention occupying the moral high ground, accusing this, commenting on that, has always been able to provide exciting dopamine, just one word, and pursue it for a lifetime.

   So far, the overall chain has been formed. People with ulterior motives take the lead in making troubles, and then say some specious words that are true and false, occupying a high moral position, and then use some habitual cognition to confuse, or don't go deep into right and wrong at all, and then use power to overwhelm others.

  Because Pang Tong is reasonable, they dare to speak unreasonably.

  If Pang Tong is unreasonable, these people will not dare to be reasonable.

  Everyone looked at Pang Tong anxiously.

  Interests are human nature and rules.

  Since there are rules, you need to follow the rules when entering the arena. Anyone who wants to disobey the rules must either have the power to break the rules, or be swallowed by the rules.

  It is often said that in front of absolute power, everything is a cloud, but what is absolute power? Facing ants, maybe a finger is already "absolute power", but in front of an elephant, even if you try your best, you may not be able to shake the elephant at all...

  But there are still some people who don’t understand this, maybe they do too, but they think that their strength is already great and they can challenge the rules.

  That's why there is a strange stone courtyard, Zhang Shi and others' rhetoric, and so many people standing in one place want to use this to persecute Pang Tong.

  『Zhang Shi, Zhang Zhongliang. ’ Pang Tong took out a scroll from his sleeve, opened it for a look, rolled it up and put it back, and took out another scroll, ‘Well, here it is…Zhang Zhongliang, a native of Hedong, whose family is in Yuwang County . From the fourth to fifth year of Zhongping, he studied in Luoyang, made many friends, and was quite famous as a cook...He lives in Xie County, Hedong County, next to Beimen Street, and has a wife, two sons and a daughter, and his parents are still alive...』

"It was recommended by the Taishou of Hedong, and he was appointed as Lang Guan..." Pang Tong continued to read expressionlessly, "After Luoyang was in chaos, he returned home. In the second year of Taixing, he went to Chang'an and became an official. He successively served as Secretary of Zheng County, Xinfenghu Cao, Jing Zhaoyin is engaged in...』

  『Is there a discrepancy? Pang Tong raised his eyelids, looked at Zhang Shi and asked.

Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, his eyes moved, and before he had time to speak, he heard Pang Tong continue to read: "...in the third year of Taixing, I bought a strange stone courtyard, and later called myself "Guanzhong strange stone". "Qingshi" invites a wide range of people, under the cover of talking about the past and the present, but in fact they make friends...』

  『Ridiculous! Zhang Shi said angrily, "We gather only to enjoy ourselves, so why do we talk about cliques?" ! 』

"Oh? Pang Tong took a glance, "Then... On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Taixing, some people gathered in the strange stone courtyard in the name of appreciating the snow and discussed it with a crowd. From this place...Thirty years later, the disciples of strange stones will surely spread all over the world of Han Dynasty"... Well, I am full of pride... Hehe, and I don't know who said it? 』

  Zhang Shi's anger subsided a lot unknowingly, and he said with a chuckle, "This...whose family doesn't speak boldly when they are young, and that Huerlang doesn't want to be promoted to high school?" Is this also wrong? Where did it go wrong? 』

  Pang Tong laughed, and said: "Someone hasn't made a mistake in saying this, why should Zhang Eng be so excited?" 』

  『Uh…』Zhang Shi was thrown into chaos by Pang Tong's up and down tricks.

  Pang Tong waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "Zhang Zong, I have a question, and I asked Zhang Zong for advice... I heard that the courtyards near Chang'an are quite expensive... I don't know how much this strange stone courtyard is worth?" 』

  Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said: "This was bought by a certain person last year, and it has nothing to do with the current matter!" 』

"According to what I know..." Pang Tong continued, "The price of the strange stone courtyard is 5.5 million yuan... Zhang is engaged, so I am a little curious. Ruhe River's home is only a hundred acres of Susukida and a few mulberry forests... This is five hundred and fifty. Where did all the money come from? 』

   Unknowingly, the line that was standing in a neat line seemed to shake a little, and then someone moved back silently...

  Zhang Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "This is a gift from a fellow villager when I took office!" This is a long-standing custom, not to mention Zhang, everyone else has it too! 』

"No! 』

  『Brother Zhang, uh, why did Zhang Zheng make such a statement? 』

  『A certain person has never received any gift from the village elders... Zhang must not talk nonsense in his work...』

  When Zhang Shi's voice fell, someone immediately refuted, and then more people left the queue while refuting, not continuing to stand behind Zhang Shi.

  The originally huge team suddenly scattered into disarray, and became more and more crumbling.

"Gift from the village elders..." Pang Tong looked at the silk cloth in his hand again, "Hedong Pei sent 100,000 coins, Hedong Xue's 80,000, Wang's 50,000, Zhang's also 50,000, and there are a dozen or so scattered. , ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 yuan...these are all kinds of things, the total is only a million dollars...plus Zhang's salary is more than 600 shi, even if he does not eat or drink for a year, it may be difficult to make up the 550 yuan Ten thousand…"

  When he was appointed Zhang, there were thousands of principles and ten thousand scriptures, but Pang Tong grasped one point, money.

  How did the money come from, where did it go...

   Said it was sent by someone else, who sent it? Why send it?

   You said you made it yourself, how did you make it, and whose money did you make it from?

  It is said that it is one's own ancestral property, who left it, and who can prove it?

Zhang Shi's money really doesn't have much connection with the big family of lotus spoons, even if there is, it is a small amount, because Zhang Shi's own position is not in Zuo Fengyi, so the source of Zhang Shi's money is basically around Jing Zhaoyin of…

   This is why Zhang Shi dared to stand up.

  In addition, Zuo Fengyi's big family of lotus spoons has been taken away, will the big families of Jing Zhaoyin feel that the matter has nothing to do with them? After all, fifteen families in Chang'an Mausoleum were arrested overnight. Although compared with the total population of Chang'an Sanfu, fifteen families are not a large number, but the big family of Jingzhaoyin is also afraid that the next time will be It was their turn, so it became inevitable that a spokesperson was urgently needed to test, or block Pang Tong's red line.

   It's just obvious that the current Zhang Shi cannot complete this task. Zhang Shi couldn't confess the benefactor behind him in public, so in the end he could only grit his teeth and didn't say a word.

  At this time, Zhang Shi suddenly realized that the people who were following behind him had unconsciously shifted in quietly and in small steps, leaving him here alone.

  When a drum is broken, thousands of people beat it, and when a wall falls, everyone pushes it.

  Those people who must call Brother Zhang before, and even wished to kneel down and call the Lord, were the fastest to abandon Zhang Shi, and even started pointing at Zhang Shi, expressing their innocence, and wanting to draw a clear line with Zhang Shi.

  Even those people who often went in and out of the strange stone courtyard, once followed behind Zhang Shi's butt, and when Zhang Shi was teasing them, they also praised Zhang Shi, seeing that the situation was wrong, they immediately left Zhang Shi without hesitation.

  『Everything is said by Zhang Shi, everything is done by Zhang Shi, I was just blinded by Zhang Shi...』

  『I thought Zhang Shi was just joking, but I didn’t expect Zhang Shi to really do that...』

  『I didn’t specifically oppose anyone, and I didn’t target anyone, I just upheld justice...』

   Look, this is the team of Kistler Courtyard.

  『Zhang Zong...』 Pang Tong still smiled, as if he was not affected by the previous incidents at all, "I don't know who else Zhang Zong wants to complain for? Who is wronged? Come on, Zhang Zong might as well talk about it in detail, who is it and what is the grievance? 』

  If Zhang Shi hadn’t realized that the curtain of his own **** had been lifted, Zhang Shi would definitely talk about some great truths, and then he would wave the flag for the interests of the big family, but now...

"Reporting to Lingjun... I'm here, I'm here..." Zhang Shi lowered his head. If he doesn't bow his head, he won't succeed. He originally thought that he was powerful, and when he said a word, the wind and rain would come, and when he raised his hand, thousands of people would follow. It's just my own fantasy, after all, I have to face reality, "I...Meng Lang is gone...or there is no grievance at all...I, my words are inappropriate, I hope you will make Jun Haihan..."

  『Haihan or Haihan, let’s talk about it...』 Pang Tong smiled, "It’s getting late now, so I’ll trouble Zhang to supervise and kill, and send these rebels on their way!" In order not to smear and find the direction, I don't know where the forgetful river is! 』

   Originally, Ma Yan was the one who supervised the beheading. Hearing Pang Tong's order, he stepped aside and said, "Zhang Zheng, please!" 』

  Zhang Shi deliberately refused, but in the end he still didn't have the determination to die, so he had to move to the position where Ma Yan was originally standing, and his face twitched a few times before he said: "Everyone listen...to verify your identity...to be executed according to the law..."

  Although the order of Zhang Shi, the supervisor who was temporarily changed, was weak, but the swords of the impatient hussar soldiers who had been waiting for a long time were extremely sharp.

   There were soldiers on the spot who dragged the first batch of big lotus spoons to the execution platform, and after checking their identities, they stepped on them, and the sword flashed!

  Amidst the blood, human heads rolled down!

  The ordinary people who had been waiting for a long time let out a burst of exclamation...

  After the heads are cut off, they will be placed in a pile of heads, which will be disposed of after three days. And the headless corpses will be uniformly buried in a large pit paved with lime. Perhaps thousands of years later, they will be excavated by later generations, thinking that it is a burial pit...

  Blood spread, and as more and more heads fell to the ground, the smell of blood became thicker and thicker. The ordinary people who were excited and celebrating gradually lost their cheers, and then watched silently...

Then when the blood stained the beheading platform red, and the muscles slackened after death, excrement and urine flowed horizontally, and the smell of blood and excrement and urine mixed together, these spectators couldn't stand it anymore, some people vomited and staggered away , and then more people also left silently, completely without the excitement of the crowd before.

  Pang Tong looked at it with a warm smile on his face.

   This is human nature.

  Jia Xu is right...

  Ordinary people are not bloodthirsty madmen. The reason why these ordinary people were so lively and elated at the beginning was not because they liked to watch dead people, it was just a psychological desire.

  Because most of the time they don’t have the right to manipulate and control other people’s lives, so they look aside and shout at such times, as if they are participating in it and controlling everything…

  Pang Tong glanced at Zhang Shi who was trembling at the place where he was being executed, hehe, thought this was the end?

   No, this is just the beginning.

  (end of this chapter)