"What?"
Shi Xie was shocked, not only him, but also all the officials around him, including Man Chong.
Everyone knows that the emperor is under house arrest in Xudu. It is usually difficult for the emperor to leave the city, but the emperor's scepter represents the emperor himself. Once the emperor's scepter appears, it is equivalent to the emperor's personal arrival.
Because Cao Cao himself was Sikong first and then prime minister, he did not need a scepter and had natural power. Therefore, in this era, there was no one who could truly uphold the rule.
Shi Xie was far away in the south. He heard that during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Wu, the general of the Beifu, once held a chastity, but he quickly handed it back.
Man Chong was more aware of this matter. The previous impeachment of Cao Wu by officials was largely based on the fact that Cao Wu failed to hand over the scepter in person and therefore disrespected the emperor.
But now Zhuge Liang actually said that the scepter is in his hand.
When Zhuge Liang mentioned it before, they thought it was bragging, but when the scepter actually appeared, all the officials in the hall stayed there.
The one-armed Zhang Xia slowly walked into the hall holding a scepter. The scepter was actually very simple, but the royal seal was on it, so it couldn't be fake.
As if to coincide with the appearance of the scepter, Zhuge Liang murmured: "The emperor's order. Beifu General Cao Wujie's Yue is in charge of the conquest of Jiaozhou."
In just one sentence, the origin of the scepter is revealed.
Fake means borrowing under false pretenses. Fake festival Yue is equivalent to the emperor traveling.
Zhuge Liang was better at raising banners than Cao Wu himself. He didn't show up at the beginning, waiting for Shi Xie to stay up all night, and showed up when he was most tired, disrupting Shi Xie's mind.
He didn't take out the scepter at first, but waited for Shi Xie to tell him his official position before taking out the scepter.
No matter how powerful the Suinan lieutenant is, and no matter how prosperous the Jiaozhi prefect is, what will happen even if the Third Duke comes? So what if the grandpa comes? That's nothing more than Wanshizhilu.
The emperor's scepter has no rules, but those who have orders cannot be as strong as the emperor.
Man Chong was an official sent from the north. He was the first to prostrate himself on the ground and shouted: "I pay my respects to the governor of the state, Man Chong, to pay my respects to the Emperor!"
Jiang Wan was very sensible and knelt down to pay homage.
When the other officials saw this, they looked at each other and bowed down casually.
Of course, Shi Xie did not dare to say anything that the emperor had no dignity now. Such treasonous words were okay to say in private, but not in this situation.
Shi Xie stood up with his old body and slowly bowed: "Jiaozhi..."
As soon as he started speaking, Zhuge Liang suddenly lowered his body and helped him up.
"Old governor, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite."
These words seemed to be for Shi Xie's sake, but the timing he chose was too subtle. It seemed that the one Shi Xie worshiped was not the emperor, but Zhuge Liang.
In this way, Shi Xie lost all face, which was equivalent to admitting that he was worshiping Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was right in front of him when he was worshiping, but it was still Zhuge Liang who he was worshiping.
He gritted his teeth, pushed Zhuge Liang away angrily and said, "Even if you, a yellow-mouthed brat, really have a scepter, how do I know if the emperor has been deceived by you?"
What he said was a bit shameless. The scepter was in front of him, but he still resisted stubbornly, because he was sure that in this prefect's mansion, the official position was of no use, only his scholars were useful.
Zhuge Liang was not angry. He shook his head and said, "What the old eunuch said is wrong. The emperor is looking after the sea, how can he be deceived by a kid with a yellow mouth?"
He used Shi Xie's four words "Huang Mou Xiao Er" to counterattack. If Shi Xie admitted that the emperor was deceived, then Zhuge Liang was not a Huang Mou Xiao Er.
Shi Xie sweated on the back of his head. Only then did he realize that this young man was a hundred times more difficult to deal with than the one named Jiang Wan. Every word he said would be caught and used by Zhuge Liang.
He had already lost too much in the verbal exchange.
Shi Xie gritted his teeth, knowing that he couldn't wait any longer at this time. He simply refused to follow Zhuge Liang and said directly: "Sir, please go to the house and wait for me, Mr. Zhuge. I will deal with the matter here and then go and talk to Mr. Zhuge."
This is a direct threat of force.
He wanted Zhuge Liang to know that this was Jiaozhi, not Xudu. Even if the emperor came, he would have to wait for Shixie to finish his work.
The so-called local snake must have such ruthlessness.
He could already see Zhuge Liang's pain after being caught. A civil servant should have the consciousness of a civil servant.
In this troubled world, the weapons have the final say.
And he was a scholar, both civil and military.
Shi Xie held the corners of the table with his hands, and waited with hatred in his heart for anyone to come.
But Zhuge Liang was not surprised, but applauded.
Zhuge Liang said: "Okay, come, come quickly!"
"What?"
Shi Xie instinctively felt something was wrong. What kind of medicine was Zhuge Liang selling in the gourd?
Man Chong had already stood up. He also looked at Zhuge Liang, wondering in his heart that Shi Xie was going to use force. He was actually a little uneasy, wondering if he would be implicated, but Zhuge Liang was unmoved. No matter what Shi Xie said, He was still so indifferent, which made Man Chong's evaluation of Zhuge Liang even higher.
Both of them are like this, but Jiang Wan admires him even more. He has heard of Zhuge Liang's name for a long time, but he has never met Zhuge Liang until today.
Jiang Wan himself knew his abilities. Even though he was not outstanding, he was definitely a leader among young people. He just suffered from not having the chance to stand out. Only after meeting Zhuge Liang did he realize what it meant to say that his talent is ten times that of mine.
In Beifu, Zhuge Liang is a mountain he cannot climb.
Nowadays, this high mountain makes Shi Xie dizzy as soon as he strikes.
Amidst the sound of "hu la la", a large number of people came in from outside the hall. As soon as these people entered the door, they glared at Shi Xie in the middle of the hall.
Shi Xie looked at them, he was almost frightened out of his wits, and all the unshakable skills he had developed over the years were shattered.
"How is it possible, how is it possible! Why are you here!"
He shouted loudly, but those people stared at him angrily and walked towards the hall step by step.
These people who came in were not the guards of the Shi family or the soldiers in Jiaozhi City, but——
Those Jiaozhi criminals who were just dragged down!
Those people who were sentenced by Shi Xie, or beheaded, or from the Yi tribe, should have died at the hands of Shi Xie not long ago, but they actually came back and came back with resentment.
One of them was Luo Ke, the chief registrar of Hepu. He pointed his halberd at Shi Xie and cursed: "Old man, I was asked to raise and sell horses by your family. Now that the horses are sold to Jiangdong, the crime is on me." On my head, I can’t wait to eat your flesh raw!”
Shi Xie was so frightened that he backed away after being scolded by so many people.
He trembled and shouted: "Come here, come here, kill all these prisoners!"
No one responded to him, and all he got was more abuse.
Zhuge Liang put away his feather fan and said solemnly: "Old governor, can I judge this execution or not? In this case, can I lend you his head?"
