Chang'an City of the Han Empire and Tianlang City of the Qin Empire are recognized as twin walls in the world. As the capital of the Han Empire, Chang'an City has an aura of arrogance just from the layout.
There are twelve gates in the magnificent Chang'an. In the east wall is the Qingming Gate, on the north and south sides are the Bacheng Gate and the Xuanping Gate; in the west wall is the Zhicheng Gate, on the north and south sides are the Zhangcheng Gate and Yongmen; in the south wall It is Anmen, with Fu'anmen and Xi'an Gate on the east and west sides; the Chucheng Gate in the north wall, and Luocheng Gate and Hengmen on the east and west sides.
As an imperial capital, except for the Spring Festival, the city gates are open at all times and never closed. People coming and going have different clothes and customs, which demonstrates the tolerance and magnificence of a great country.
Today's fog is thick in Chang'an City. Before I left, my teacher looked at the wind for me. He told me: Today is a day to avoid getting angry and to be buried. It is a day to survive in a desperate situation and to survive in a desperate situation.
The teacher looked at me and refused to move his eyes for a long time, as if he was saying goodbye to me.
Looking at the teacher's hesitant expression, I understood: If I didn't 'play' well this time, I might have both anger and burial today!
At a quarter of the hour, I was wearing coarse linen clothes, straw sandals on my feet, and a seal tied around my waist, standing alone at the Qingming Gate in the middle door of the east wall.
At this time, people are surging and busy, and the sea of people is mixed with the three hundred Nangong guards sent by the teacher to protect me secretly. They will accompany me through what may be the last journey of my life.
Under the disgust of some wealthy people, I carefully opened the rag I was carrying behind me, and a large roll of yellow paper appeared in front of me. The core of the yellow paper had darkened due to improper storage. This is what I After collecting six years of criminal evidence, it records the numerous crimes of Le Er and Jin Zhao, every piece of evidence, and I believe that as long as it can reach the ears of heaven, the world will be shaken. Jin Zhao and Le Er are... The dog thieves who commit crimes against their son will definitely be brought to justice.
I gently caressed this yellow scroll that I regarded as life. I didn’t know how many lives it would take today, or maybe my own life.
I straightened my back, my face turned a little pale due to nervousness, lowered my head and murmured, "Xia Shizi, are you still there?"
In the crowd, a voice came to my ears quietly, "If you are here, I will be there!"
I smiled slightly and said, "Strong man, are you still willing to accompany me for another five miles?"
The voice in the dark was full of pride, "Sir, I have been blessed by the country in this life and can walk with you. I am truly honored and blessed."
My dry lips raised again, I stretched out my skinny arms, held up the roll of yellow paper, spoke loudly, and said loudly, "I am the governor of Liaoxi County, Su Ran, and the emperor's uncle Liu Qian Ignorant and unsatisfied, he has overthrown the royal family, sent his cronies to slaughter the people at home, and poisoned the people. I respect the wishes of the 40,000 people in western Liaoning and come here to sue at the risk of death. I hope that the elders of Chang'an will help us, the people of western Liaoning. I hope your majesty will punish your uncle Liu Qian!"
The whole city was in an uproar!
The pedestrians coming and going at Qingming Gate immediately fell silent. The guards, vendors, warriors, and scholar-bureaucrats were all stunned for a moment, and they all looked at me with incredible horror.
I opened my bow without looking back, I kept my gaze straight, my heroic spirit surged out, I knelt down step by step, and every time I knelt down, I repeated the words I just said, and the sound was loud enough to make the people who watched me deafen.
Before I set off, I thought deeply about His Majesty's thoughts. Finally, I came to a conclusion: Your Majesty does not want to fish for the fish, but wants to move the whole body with a single move, so that the two of us can share the same joy with thousands of threads. Liu Qian, the great lord of the day who was closely related to him, pulled him down.
Therefore, I did not sue Le Er directly, but Liu Qian.
At this moment, everyone's eyes are focused on me. I feel that I have no regrets in life!
Even if this trip fails, the history books a hundred years later will write a sentence: "Su Ran, a young official in Bozhou, failed to sue the emperor's uncle and died of regret!"
The country is scattered, and I wish to be a spark in the world! The river is rushing, I would like to be a duckweed in the shallows!
I knelt down step by step and walked about a mile. The city gate was dimly visible behind me, and people gathered around me. They were talking incessantly.
An old man who was watching said, "This uncle Liu Gan is the head of the Tuogu ministers left by the late emperor for His Majesty. He is one of the five princes in the dynasty. He has a gold seal and a purple ribbon. Liu Gan is in charge of the Taiwei Mansion and leads the army from afar. He is the armed general of the three places, and also serves as the lord of Luoyang City, the attached capital. He has countless vassals and followers. He is the real powerful minister of our Han Dynasty!"
A scholar then said, "Haha, old man, a powerful minister and a loyal minister are two different things! I don't think Liu Gan is a good person. I remember one time when I went to a casino in the western suburbs, this emperor's uncle refused to admit the money he lost and acted so arrogantly. After I walked out, I was so worried about losing that I secretly shut down the casino. Later, the boss came to apologize and paid ten thousand taels of gold to settle the matter!"
A well-traveled businessman immediately continued in my ear, "Isn't it right? How did I hear that Liu Qian was a capable minister in governing the world? During his reign, he linked up with Piao Yue, Dong and Korea in the south, established schools in Fengzhou, and opened up wasteland in Aizhou. , which can be regarded as a great achievement! Otherwise, how could there be so many followers?"
An old man with white temples immediately refuted, "Hey, hey! Young man, you only know one, but you don't know the second! Linking Piaoyue to the south, Goryeo to the east, the Western Regions to the west, and the Qin Dynasty to the north, this is what I have been doing for many years as a Han Dynasty. The established national policy has little to do with our imperial uncle. Let me tell you, our imperial uncle is very domineering. He opened up wasteland in Aizhou and opened private fields. He set up schools in Fengzhou and the children returned home after completing their studies. All of them are under his account, Liu Qian, and he seems to have the attitude of establishing a small independent court."
A middle-aged fat woman squeezed her way out of the crowd and said, "Humph! I don't know how Uncle Liu is doing in the country. I just think that Uncle Liu has extraordinary appearance, a very high status, and is very lovable. The most important thing is that this person Uncle Emperor, he cares a lot about his wife Leshi. Leshi likes longan. The trucks transporting longan from Mingliu and Liuzhou to Chang'an City are not interrupted all year round. I also heard that there is a general in this Liaoxi County, He is Le's brother-in-law. He is very domineering and often gets into trouble. Uncle Liu always wipes his butt. If a woman gets a husband like this, what more can he ask for?"
The man in plain clothes standing next to the woman immediately reprimanded, "You bitch, you know nothing. Didn't you listen to the complainer? It was his brother-in-law who extorted money from Liaoxi County and made Liaoxi County angry and resentful. The common people can’t live anymore! You’re still standing here talking without hurting your back! Humph, you prodigal bitch.”
The middle-aged woman's eyes widened, and the man in plain clothes immediately became honest. Then, the fat woman bared her teeth and said angrily, "You damn old man, cook for yourself tonight!"
There was a burst of laughter in the crowd. They stayed away from the incident, as if they had forgotten that I was still kneeling and crawling forward.
Infected by the laughter and disdainful eyes around me, I felt endless sadness in my heart.
Since ancient times, things that do not concern oneself have always been ignored!
What you see is the excitement, what I hold in my eyes may be tears!
