He was carried onto the bullock cart like a pig, then staggered towards Xianyang City.
The two farmers were very attentive and even tied the official horse behind the car for him.
Li Jian tried every means along the way, but the two farmers remained unmoved.
Li Jian even asked them to go to his house and see the housekeeper, but the two farmers refused.
They were timid, had little knowledge, and did not know the twists and turns of Li Jian. Therefore, just to be on the safe side, they simply gave Li Jian to the government. This is certainly true.
Besides, Li Jian had already run far away from Xianyang City.
It would be a bit difficult to ask these two farmers to go to Xianyang City.
An hour later, Li Jian was sent to the theater. He was tied to the Xicheng County Government Office.
Li Jian sighed. Now he was completely discouraged and acted like he was resigned to his fate.
At this time, the people sent by Niu Dao hired several groups of fast horses to deliver news to Xianyang City every hour.
Therefore, while Li Shui was sitting in Shangjun's courtyard, he knew everything about Li Jian.
He looked at the news and couldn't help but nodded: "This Li Jian is a talent."
"It's inappropriate to leave a good general alone, but he went to kidnap and traffic children. It was nothing more than kidnapping, but he was caught by two farmers. This is simply an anecdote for the ages."
Li Shui thought for a while and said to the craftsman beside him: "Go and invite General Li Xin."
The craftsman agreed and left in a hurry.
It didn't take long before Li Xin came.
He and Li Shui conspired for a long time, and then Li Xin left with a smile.
That night, the General tabloid published Li Jian's bizarre deeds.
The title is very attractive: General Da Qin became a human trafficker? What is the reason for this?
On this day, the General tabloid sold like crazy.
Everyone in Xianyang City knows that General Tabloid is not very ethical and dares to say anything. Sometimes it even likes to add fuel to the fire.
But they will never spread rumors out of thin air, and every piece of news they publish is well-founded.
Therefore, everyone wanted to know which general was so shameless that he actually engaged in child trafficking.
Is it because the salary given by His Majesty is not generous enough?
Or are the profits from child trafficking too high?
After everyone finished reading it, they found that it was written in detail, with noses and eyes, and it didn't look like it was made up.
Unfortunately, there is still no reason why Li Jian suddenly did such a thing.
Some people even had the courage to go to Li Jian's mansion to inquire.
Of course they didn't dare to ask blatantly, but some people sneakily found the servants in Li Jian's mansion and bribed these servants in an attempt to get some inside information.
Some people ask about these inside stories to satisfy their curiosity.
There are also some people who want to satisfy their curiosity and then sell the information to the General tabloid. In that case, they can get a lot of income.
Therefore, they are particularly willing to spend money.
There is income only if there is investment.
You have to leave your wife to catch the pervert.
At first, the servants in Li Jian's mansion were a little confused. It wasn't until someone showed them the general's newspaper that they realized that their general had done such a ridiculous thing.
When asked, the attitude of these servants was somewhat ambiguous.
Because of the master-servant relationship, they didn't want to arrange Li Jian.
But... Li Jian did such a thing and saw that his official position was in danger. This family may break up soon, and I may have to find another owner.
More importantly, these people who came to inquire for information... were too generous.
Who can resist the temptation of money?
As a result, a few people failed to control it.
said.
At first, they were timid and spoke very cautiously.
They said that Li Jian didn't sleep for three days and then rode out...
The news was quickly sold to the General tabloids.
The General tabloid lived up to expectations and published it.
As soon as the good people saw that there was a way to this matter, they worked harder to find out.
So the servants in Li Jian's home revealed the news that Li Jian had received a mysterious photo. No one knew what was in the photo, but after seeing the photo, Li Jian became obsessed with it.
So, the news reached the General tabloid again.
The editor of the General tabloid gave full play to his style of making up and making things up, and made a series of speculations.
Of course, they all noted that this was speculation. As for whether the people of Xianyang would take it seriously after reading the speculation, they didn't care.
In this speculation, the editor said that the root cause of Li Jian's madness should be that photo, but it is said that the photo has been burned.
So what did the photo say before it was burned? It seems that we will never know the answer, but through reasoning, we can also deduce something.
Reasoning one:
The photos were actually photos of children to be abducted and trafficked. General Li Jian, ostensibly a military commander of the Qin Dynasty, is actually the leader of a child trafficking group.
After he received the photo, he saw that the child was smart and very cute. He felt that it could be sold for a big price, so he couldn't help but take action.
Reasoning two:
Although the previous reasoning is reasonable, there are still two loopholes.
The Qin Dynasty was very strict in running the army. It would be very difficult for General Li Jian to secretly sell children without being discovered.
Moreover, if he wanted to sell children, why would he go without sleep for three days?
So, the editor came up with the second possibility.
That photo is indeed of a child, but this child is actually Li Jian's illegitimate son.
It can be imagined that Li Jian once met a beautiful village girl a few years ago. At that time, the boy was lonely and the girl was pregnant. Then the thunder from the sky stirred up the fire from the earth, and the fierce fire met the dry wood.
The two of them were in the spring breeze, among the spring grass. Use the sky as your cover and the earth as your bed...
After the matter was over, they made an oath to heaven to join hands and promise never to be separated.
Later, Li Jianfei rose to prominence and became a general of the Qin Dynasty, and his status was not the same as before.
Although the village girl is beautiful, she is not worthy of him.
The village girl waited in the village day and night, but did not find her lover. My belly is getting bigger day by day, and the baby in my belly is born.
How much criticism did you receive for giving birth out of wedlock?
The village girl gradually became taciturn and finally died in depression.
Before she died, she took out a jade pendant that Li Jian had given him, exchanged it for some money, and spent all she had on hiring a photographer.
Let this photographer take a photo of yourself and your child.
Then she asked the child to take the photo and go to Xianyang City to find Li Jian, and asked him face to face: "Do you still remember the spring flowers in the wheat fields of Xiaohuang Village?"
The child followed his mother's instructions and traveled thousands of miles to Xianyang City. After going through many hardships, he finally met Li Jian, who had already achieved success and fame.
The child gave the photo to Li Jian and asked that sentence face to face.
Li Jian was immediately shocked, and said to the child with great regret: "I was going to pick up your mother, but then there was a war, and I forgot about it..."
The child sneered, turned and left.
Li Jian stopped the child and asked him to stay in the house.
Who would have thought that this child would actually learn from his mother's stubborn temper and refuse to eat the food that came her way.
He would rather suffer poverty and hunger than be a rich young master in the house.
So he left.
Li Jian sat in the room, full of guilt, and didn't sleep for three days and three nights.
Finally, he burned the photos.
Because his conscience prevented him from facing that woman.
He wanted to catch up with the child, but the child refused to come back.
During the tug-of-war, the child asked the farmer for help, saying that Li Jian was a child trafficker.
So Li Jian was knocked unconscious and bound to the government.
This analysis by the General tabloid quickly became a topic of conversation among the people of Xianyang after dinner.
During the conversation, these people kept filling in various details.
How did Li Jian meet Chunhua in the first place? How did Chunhua suffer criticism after giving birth to a child?
This child has been looked down upon since childhood. How stubborn and unyielding he is and has developed a stubborn character.
And why the child had such a bumpy journey to Xianyang City.
Some smart people were keenly aware of the popularity of this story, so they rushed to the General tabloid and spent a lot of money to buy the copyright of the story from the editor.
Then, based on the gossip on the street, I adapted it and wrote it into a book.
Of course, these are all things for later.
…………
The discussion in Xianyang City was very lively, almost revealing Li Jian's background.
But in the theater, the situation is very simple.
There was no other reason, just because Xi Cheng Ling knew Li Jian.
The two of them were not friends, but they had met each other several times.
As an official in the same dynasty, of course he couldn't do too much, so Li Jian was released in court by the Xicheng Order without any interrogation.
When the two farmers and children discovered that Li Jian was really a general, they were frightened out of their wits.
At this time, Li Jian's mind was full of seeking death, and he was too lazy to pay attention to these people, so he waved his hand and told them to get out.
As a result, these people ran away with their heads in their hands.
The theater commander held a banquet and curiously asked Li Jian: "Brother Li, why..."
Li Jian shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "It's all a misunderstanding."
Seeing that he refused to tell, the theater commander stopped asking.
As for whether Li Jian was really a human trafficker, Xi Cheng Ling didn't even think about it.
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
After three rounds of drinking, the theater leader asked curiously: "Brother Li is not in Xianyang City, why are you here alone?"
Li Jian poured himself a glass of wine and said, "I wanted to find a group of thieves and stretch my muscles."
The theater commander suddenly understood and admired Li Jian very much: "That's it, that's it. I have long heard that generals who have been at the border for a long time are often very brave and brave when fighting against the enemy every day."
"Sometimes when I return to my house and don't kill the enemy for several months, I will feel itchy and unbearable. It seems that this is the case with Brother Li."
"This is a scholar of the country, and the subordinates admire him very much."
The theater commander offered Li Jian a glass of wine.
Li Jian smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
Then he asked the theater commander: "Are there any thieves around here?"
Xi Cheng Ling shook his head and said simply: "No."
Li Jian was slightly startled: "Seriously not?"
Xi Cheng Ling said: "Really not."
"First of all, Qin's laws were strict and people did not dare to break the law. In the past, there were some thieves who really couldn't survive, so they took risks."
"Nowadays, as long as everyone works hard, they can have enough to eat and live a good life. Who would want to take risks?"
"The general wants to find the thief. Guanzhong is definitely not going to work. Firstly, it is relatively wealthy and there are many officers, who are patrolling all the time."
"Let alone thieves, even petty thefts have been reduced a lot."
"If the general really wants to kill the thief, I think he has no choice but to continue eastward. To the bitter cold places of Yan and Liao, or to the smog-stricken areas of Wu and Chu."
"But the general must leave as soon as possible. Once the place becomes rich, there will be no thieves to kill."
Li Jian sighed and thought: Do you want to run that far? Then why fight and die for your country? Just run for your life.
What's more, even if he died in battle there, would His Majesty approve it? Will the courtiers help intercede?
It's too far away from Xianyang City.
At such a long distance, it seems that there is no such tragic feeling.
Li Jian thought for a long time and finally decided to return to Xianyang City.
After returning home, find a few acquaintances and ask them to help you intercede. Maybe it won't be a dead end.
Thinking of this, Li Jian washed up in the theater, took a solid sleep, then mounted his horse and headed for Xianyang City.
Xianyang City is getting closer.
Li Jian took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down.
He knew that Mr. Fu Yao had not come back yet, and his affairs had not been exposed yet.
Everything is possible in time, don’t panic, don’t be afraid, just take your time...
However, when Li Jian entered the city, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Because...the soldiers guarding the city always look at themselves secretly.
"What does this mean? Is His Majesty already planning to arrest me? Just waiting for me to come out with swords and axes as soon as I enter the city gate and chop me into pieces? Impossible, impossible..." Li Jian shook his head. Shaking his head: "I'm alone now. Why do you need to set up an ambush if you want to kill me?"
Li Jian walked into the city, but no one killed him.
But more people looked at him secretly.
He also saw many people whispering, as if talking about him.
At first, Li Jian felt uncomfortable, but soon he remembered the words in the "Guide to Preventing Suicide".
The guide says that you are not as important in the hearts of others as you think.
If you think others are talking about you or laughing at you, it is mostly a misunderstanding. You take yourself too seriously and are too sensitive.
Li Jian hypnotized himself, and he felt much more relaxed.
To make it easier for himself, he bought some snacks from a roadside stall.
This is also what the guide says, if you are nervous, you can eat something.
If you feel nervous in front of people, eat in front of people. This removes the tension of being overwhelmed and gives you something to do.
So Li Jian asked for a snack.
The snack vendor coughed dryly and asked curiously: "Where did the general come back from?"
Li Jian was slightly startled: "Do you know me?"
The hawker smiled: "The general guards the border and has a great reputation. Who doesn't know him?"
Li Jian felt a little happy and said casually: "I just came back from the theater."
By this time, the snacks were ready. The vendor picked up a piece of newspaper, wrapped it up, and handed it to Li Jian.
And this newspaper is the General Tabloid.
It's a pity that Li Jian didn't notice.
As for the hawker, after finishing Li Jian's business, he quickly closed the stall and ran towards the general tabloid.
"Confirmed, confirmed. The villain just met General Li Jian, and he personally admitted that he had been to the theater." The vendor said breathlessly.
The editors of the General tabloid immediately went into full force and started writing articles again.
