The city lord said: "Our city should be the gateway to the Wei. Anyone who enters the Wei from the east will often go to our city to rest their horses... Therefore, our city has many incoming travelers and few farmers... I only have ministers and other relatives working hard to cultivate the fields... and thieves come from this." many."
Zhong Yue said: "As the saying goes, thieves also have their own ways. What's the way for thieves to be in a noble city?"
The city lord said: "I hate this way so much that I don't dare to do anything with it."
Zhong Yue said: "Although I am not personally involved, I have heard about it."
The city lord said: "The ways are different and we don't conspire with each other. I know very little about this."
Xia Hou said: "The city lord only knows what he knows."
The city lord thought for a while and said: "I heard that the refugees in the wilds have no place to stay. Some, some ten, some dozens of them gather in the mountains, forests, lakes and swamps, but they make a living by looting; they are also traders or thieves. Also, there may be losses and no return, or the small ones are chasing the big ones. When trading, they are merchants, and when they plunder, they are thieves. There is no fixed foundation. In the city, there are also those who follow thieves, some who are friends with thieves, and there are also hidden lines of thieves. There are many others.”
Zhong Yue said: "What do you think this thief did?"
The city lord said: "I really don't know."
Xia Hou said: "Sir, this is not the person you are asking about." Then he turned to Tang Yin and said, "Mr. Tang must know who he is."
Tang Yin said: "To the west of Daliang, there is one large stock market and three or five small stock companies. They are all managed by powerful people, and they are not related to business travel. When business travelers come here, they must pay homage before they can enter the customs. Otherwise, not only will the transaction be unsuccessful, but more importantly, people and money will be lost. Empty. But if you go to worship, you will definitely find peace."
The city lord suddenly bowed to the ground and said: "What this minister's youngest son has done, I will never redeem myself until I die!"
Zhongyue looked at the city lord in surprise, and then at Mr. Xiahou and Tang Yin. Seeing that the latter two had the same expressions as they should have, he suddenly felt enlightened, then leaned over and returned the salute: "Father is a taboo for his son, and etiquette is also the city lord's. What's the point? I hope the city lord will tell you the details so that I can know more about it."
The city lord said: "I belong to the Guan family, and after losing the country, my family lived here. However, this place was intertwined in all directions, and wars were frequent, so they gradually dispersed. There are no more than ten families living here now, and they all work on the fields to maintain their livelihood. Liang, the capital of the Wei Dynasty, In the past three generations, the wars have subsided, and the number of business travelers has increased. The small towns carried water to the east road, which was quite profitable. The merchants also gradually gathered and set up their houses in the area. A small town was built. My family has lived here for a long time, which is why my father recommended it. As the lord of the city, he farmed, practiced warfare, and prepared for public security. Farming costs a lot but the profits are small, and merchant prices are high but the profits are huge. In the past 20 to 30 years, the able men in the clan gradually gave up farming and engaged in business, and there were only more than ten people working on the land. And thieves plundered outside, The chivalrous man is stronger than the inner man. The situation of my minister is actually embarrassing."
Xia Hou said: "Don't be too humble, Lord of the city. The tall gate in the city and the large courtyard are the palace of the emperor; the soldiers, armor and weapons are the only ones you own; under the purlins, there is abundant money and food, and you are the leader."
The city lord said: "This does not belong to me. The people who built the city are keeping it for a while. How can it be that it belongs to me alone?"
Zhong Yue said: "This is just to see that the lord of the city has the hope of the people. ...Young master Jun went to the camp to assassinate, and now he stabs all the young masters, but why?"
The city lord said: "I have three sons, but they are young and unruly. They associate with powerful people, chivalrous men, and merchants. They love swords and hate farming. All of them are brave people in the world, and they flaunt their loyalty. I was lured by others, and I went to the camp. He was planning to assassinate the general, but luckily he saw through it and did not increase the crime, but killed him. Those who followed him will definitely be unjust and enemies of each other, and they will punish the princes."
Zhong Yue said: "From what you can see, is this what my friends did?"
The city lord said: "The only one who can kill the Nine Young Masters with one blow is this one!"
Zhong Yue said: "Young master is good at swordsmanship, I already know it. Do you also dance a halberd?"
The city lord said: "As you said, I have all five soldiers in my house. Although my son is unworthy, why not get used to it! I can't restrain you either."
Zhong Yue turned to Tang Yin and said, "What do you think, Mr. Tang?"
Tang Yin said: "Guan Ji is not an unknown person, he is also a tyrant in the small town. If it were not for him, all the heroes around the city would rather have nothing to do! From Shan San. Shan San is a powerful man in Liangxi."
Zhongyue asked the city lord: "Do three pigs live in the city?"
The city lord said: "I have never heard of it."
Tang Yin said: "Xi San lives in Guanzhong. If he occasionally comes to Xiaoguancheng, he will always come to Guanji. He hides himself, so others don't know how powerful he is."
Zhong Yue said: "Is it possible to see it?"
Tang Yin said: "I don't know where he lives."
Zhong Yue said: "Although I don't know where he lives, I must know where he is traveling and follow him!"
Tang Yin said: "A certain young man went on three trips with a pig. Every time he visited, he would be recommended by my brother."
Zhong Yue said: "Who is your brother?"
Xia Hou said: "It's Uncle Tang."
Tang Yin said: "His name is Qie."
Zhong Yue said: "According to what you see, sir, the young masters were killed by three generations of pigs. Why are you here?"
Tang Yin said: "It's not necessary, but I am worried. What I did... was to avenge Guan Ji. All the princes' clothes are intact, and they have not lost anything else. They only took the sword, which can be seen."
Zhong Yue said: "Sir, did you know that he had taken away the sword?"
Tang Yin said: "Nine young masters, would you rather not have one or two swords? Now none of the nine people have swords, so they know that others have taken them. Swordsmen are thrifty and scrupulous, and their righteousness is better than that of chivalrous people. If you don't take other things, but you get the sword, He is said to be a chivalrous man, not a thief or a thief."
Zhong Yue asked again: "Revenge? What does it mean? It is not appropriate to seek benevolence and get benevolence only when one kills someone. How can there be any talk of revenge?"
Tang Yin said: "To act chivalrously and righteously, one relies on trustworthiness. If the stabbing fails, and the body is killed instead, it is a breach of trust; if the body dies without recovery, it is a breach of justice. It must be restored."
Zhong Yue said: "This is really beyond reason."
Tang Yin said: "No. It's just that the way is different."
Zhong Yue said: "I want you to be honest when you take office, is that okay?"
Tang Yin said: "But what do you think of the virtue of a king?"
After hearing this, Zhong Yue sighed for a while and then said: "The site has been surveyed, how should the body be buried?"
Mr. Xiahou said: "We are heading to Putian. We can go there by car. From Putian to Daliang we can go further."
Zhong Yue said: "Sir, what you said is true. Please bring us the carriage."
Mr. Xiahou said: "Just leave the city lord in his hands!" He saluted the city lord. The city lord went down and soon brought three ox carts and nine people over. Everyone worked together to carry the body to the car. Before putting the corpse in the car, Tang Yin would touch the waist of the corpse. Sometimes he would say: "This young master is wearing a sword, and it was picked off by others. But the sword is still there." He would even pull the sword easily. Go to the front and let everyone watch. When everyone looked at them, most of them were wooden sticks, and some of them had been broken by violence. There were only one or two copper necklaces with their ribbons cut off.
Zhongyue said to Tang Yin: "Mr. Wei, we almost missed him."
Tang Yin said: "Sir, he rarely travels around the world, so he doesn't know his ears. How can it be strange?"
Zhong Yue seemed to suddenly think of something and stopped talking, saying: "Sir, after working hard, I still want to visit and ask for advice."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "How dare you, my minister in Caoye, to bother you? You should go and pay your respects." The two of them bowed to each other and said goodbye.
The corpses were loaded, and under the command of Mr. Xiahou, a group of hundreds of carriages formed two columns and headed for the Great Wall. The civilian army and military soldiers were all sitting in the car, as if they were on an outing. Zhong Yue said to Xia Hou: "There are thieves out there, why are you so careless?"
Xia Hou said: "This is the normal situation of transportation. Even if the order cannot be done, what can I do?"
Zhong Yue said: "In that case, I will see you off sir." Then he said to the soldier beside him: "Go forward and patrol for five miles."
