In the early morning of June 20th, there were frogs singing among the fragrance of rice flowers, and the willows were blurred in the dawn mist.
Outside Lingyuan City, very chaotic footsteps shattered the dreams of the soldiers guarding the city.
The county soldiers climbed up to the top of the city in unison. At a glance, they saw seven to eight hundred men in different costumes, carrying hoes and dragging sticks, coming from all directions.
They forcibly knocked on the Lingyuan city gate, filed in through Daomai Street and Shenshui Street, and went straight to Wangnanju. After arriving, they surrounded Wangnanju layer by layer.
At this time, Lingyuan County Magistrate Ding Xinchuan was drinking morning tea with Ying Zhi and Liu Quansheng in Ying Mansion.
Ding Xinchuan came here today because he had his own little plan. He wanted to find out the details of Liu Quansheng through drinking tea. If he could find any clues, that would be even better. Therefore, when the county soldiers came to report the siege of the city by Liu's family soldiers, he immediately looked at Liu Quansheng intently, trying to find clues from his expression.
When Ying Zhi heard about this, he looked at Liu Quansheng sideways with his triangular eyes and said with a smile, "You are really right!"
Liu Quansheng smiled and said, "After thinking about it, there are only a few kinds of conspiracies in the world. If you rule them out one by one, you will be able to understand your opponent's actions!"
Ying Zhi rolled his mustache and laughed and cursed, "Liu Quansheng, Liu Quansheng, how could such a ghost like you be born in this world? It would be really bad luck in this life for someone to go against a guy like you who has only known his future for thirty years. !”
Liu Quansheng danced vigorously in his black robe, raised his willow eyebrows, and said with squinted eyes, "I should know that you should stop teasing me here. I, a scholar, can't compare with you guys who are in charge of power! I am a person in the world. Shrimp is the hardest to endure, so you have to think more when encountering problems. Otherwise, I don’t know one day, you official officials will just say a casual word, and we will become a fish in the net and a meal on the plate."
Ying Zhi let out a 'poof' and laughed loudly, "A horse neighs when he meets a bourgeois, and a man dies when he meets a close friend. The emperor regards you as his favorite and loves you in every possible way. It seems that you are right!"
Seeing the two people talking and laughing freely, Ding Xinchuan, who was silent, took a moment to look at them and immediately made a clear conclusion: I was afraid that I had misunderstood this gentleman before.
Seeing the two of them walking away hand in hand, Ding Xinchuan quickly stopped the two of them, holding a hemp rope in his hand, and said with a smile, "Sir, Mr. Da, you don't even show your appearance?"
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
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Today's Wangnanju is the same as when Liu Xing was rounded up last year. The three floors inside and outside are packed with people.
In the past, the soldiers of the Liu family were swarming inside, and the county soldiers and county soldiers were spread out. The ordinary people took advantage of every opportunity. The entire Lingyuan City was almost mobilized. Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants all surrounded Wangnanju. .
Different from the passionate indignation when Liu Xing was rounded up, everyone today chose to hold their breath and remain silent. They were all waiting for the big shot to give a verdict.
The good show didn't take long to brew. "Dear elders, you have been waiting for a long time. You should know that you are late."
Hearing the sound, the crowd naturally separated on both sides, and everyone looked forward to it.
I saw Ying Zhi and Ding Xinchuan slowly walking onto the stage with solemn expressions.
Behind the two of them, Liu Bu, who was still unconscious on a stretcher, was on the right, and Liu Quansheng, with a gentle face, followed on the left. A piece of hemp rope that seemed to be untied was tied around Liu Quansheng's wrist, which looked like child's play.
Of course, everyone on and off the show knows that if he wants to leave, no one can stop him!
In gratitude for Sir Ying's efforts to uplift the people and educate the people, everyone present bowed their hands in worship.
Ying Zhi waved his big hand and said loudly, "You don't have to be polite, elders. The governor of the county has already understood the recent events, and he has made his own judgment in his mind at this time. I have come here today to answer your questions, punish the traitors, and kill one to serve as a warning to others. criminal law!"
Among Liu's soldiers, a strong man at the head suddenly knelt on the ground and cried, "Sir, we all abandoned our armor and surrendered because of the government's policy of not killing those who surrendered. Who would have known that these brothers would We are being robbed day after day, and all our friends are afraid. Now we have made an alliance with the county government, begging you to plan my life and death, find out the truth, and keep us safe!"
After the strong man suffered, hundreds of soldiers knelt down, all with sad faces, "Please find out the truth! We don't want to be settled by the Queen!"
"Brothers, please get up quickly!"
Ying Zhi's words were gentle, and after helping several people up one after another, the men stood up one after another and looked at Ying Zhi brightly.
Ying Zhi was seen holding the hands of the leading man, and said sincerely and consolingly, "You brave men with great righteousness, abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and now you have suffered an unreasonable disaster, which is actually the fault of this county governor. Today, this county governor publicly listens to the report and listens seriously. , relieve your worries, and repay all the heroes to live in peace and contentment from now on!"
After appeasing the soldiers of the Liu family, Ying Zhi found a high ground and said to the dense crowd, "In the past few days, Lingyuan City has been in chaos, and your blind date may always be in the clouds. Rong this County Shou will sort out the clues for the blind date father, and it will naturally become clear."
Everyone present held their breath and looked at Ying Zhi.
Ying Zhi's eyes were bright, he was calm and calm, and he said loudly, "To sum up, what happened in a few days is actually three things!"
"First, Liu Bu returns to his hometown." Ying Zhi skipped the already concluded flood issue and snorted coldly. Facing Liu Bu who was lying there motionless, he asked, "This Liu Bu has been helping Zhou to abuse him for many years. How can I He is on the wanted list. He is a thief on the run from the bandits, but he actually has the courage to leave and come back again! People's hearts are like iron, and official laws are like furnaces. Cao Zhi, according to the "Han Code", what should this thief do?"
Cao Zhi stepped out from the side, his voice was like a loud bell, and he replied amidst the roar of the crowd, "The "Han Code Civil Law Chapter" says: Anyone who flees due to a crime will be punished by an additional level. Liu Bu shall be punished by being ripped apart while driving."
"Liu Bu helped Zhou to commit cruelty and caused trouble. Today he threw himself into the trap and deserved to be punished." Ying Zhi looked around and said, "This is the first thing. Dear elders, this county governor has sentenced Liu Bu to death by breaking his carriage while driving. Do you have any objections?" "
Everyone nodded and said "good". Inadvertently, Liu Bu's stiff body moved slightly. No one noticed this detail except Liu Quansheng, who was standing next to him waiting for trial.
Liu Quansheng pursed his lips and chuckled in his heart: Liu Bu, Liu Bu, it seems that you have to pay the price with your life for thirteen lives and your own stupidity today.
"Second, Liu Bu was poisoned." Ying Zhi turned around and looked south with a clear voice, "Huangfu Lu, when Liu Pingtian went out, he handed over the management of Wangnan Tower to you, and you entrusted it to a man named Guo Yizhi. My little friend. In this matter, are you going to confront this county guard, or is this little friend named Guo Yizhi coming?"
Guo Yizhi and Huangfu Lu struggled to squeeze out of the crowd at the same time. Before Guo Yizhi could speak, Huangfu Lu took the lead and said, "Sir Ying, Liu Bu drank poisoned wine in Wangnan Tower. Naturally, I Wangnan Tower can't escape the involvement. I'll wait for you." The whole story has been found out, and I am here to defend myself and give Wangnanlou justice."
You should know to cherish words like gold, "Speak!"
"According to the county government's investigation, although there was arsenic in the wine, it was not a fatal dose. It can be seen that the person who poisoned the wine did not really want Liu Bu to die!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar. "I don't want Liu Bu to die." What does it mean?
While everyone was talking, Cao Zhi hurriedly maintained order at the scene. After a moment of silence, Cao Zhi signaled Huangfu Lu to continue speaking.
Huangfu Lu was dressed in a white shirt and had an elegant demeanor. He moved his slender body, took out a large wine jar from behind, and argued loudly, "With the amount of wine that day, even if this jar of wine filled Liu Bu's belly, It will only cause spasm of the limbs and respiratory paralysis, and it will recover after a short rest, and it will definitely not reach this state of unconsciousness. Let’s not say what the poisoner is, just based on the amount of poison like a child, that day Liu Bu, who only drank a bowl of wine, is definitely not in a coma."
Ying Zhi turned to Cao Zhi and asked, "Cao Zhi, are the on-site investigation results as Huangfu Lu said?"
Cao Zhi, who was upright in his material, immediately replied, "Back to the governor, as Huangfu Lu said, the dosage of arsenic in wine is like child's play."
The onlookers heard it clearly, and there was another commotion in the field.
At this time, Huangfu Lu shouted at the top of his lungs to Liu Bu on the stretcher, "Isn't that right? Butler Liu!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately focused their attention on Liu Bu.
Liu Bu didn't dare to act without permission. Everyone was suspicious and pointed at Huangfu Lu.
Mou Huazi, who was bending beside Huangfu Lu, became angry. He cursed, "Liu Bu, you old bastard, you've been living a good life, but you've come out to cause trouble again! I'm going to show you your true colors today!" "
Then, Mou Huazi pulled out a sharp dagger from his sleeve at a very fast speed and rushed to Liu Bu. Before anyone could react, he slashed the knife and stabbed Liu Bu hard. Inner thigh.
The whole house was in an uproar!
Liu Bu could no longer pretend, he stood up in pain, covered his wound, howled and stared at Mouhuazi.
There was an uproar again!
In the face of naked evidence, Liu Bu pretended to be comatose and slandered Liu Quansheng about poisoning, but he was defeated. Now it was over!
Although the people watching were honest and upright, they were not fools after all. When they saw Liu Bu alive in front of them, they suddenly understood: This Liu Bu was trying to frame Mr. Da!
The people present were excited and asked the county governor to punish Liu Bu.
Liu Quansheng, who was standing next to Liu Bu, was afraid that Liu Bu would get angry and hurt someone, so he pulled Mouhuazi behind him, looked sideways at Liu Bu with a ferocious expression, and said to him with a smile, "Wake up." ?Butler Liu!"
Liu Bu didn't have time to argue with Liu Quansheng, so he took advantage of the pain and made an unreasonable argument. He shouted at the top of his lungs and wailed, "Sir, it is helpless for a villain to pretend to be dead! I have just entered the city. Someone poisoned me, look, look, just now, the little bastard adopted by Liu Quansheng tried to assassinate me in broad daylight."
Liu Bu burst into tears, "If I don't pretend for a few days, I won't be able to avenge the brothers of the Liu family!"
Ying knew to ignore Liu Bu's explanation. He immediately turned around and shouted at Mou Huazi, "Mo Huazi, you are so brave. You dare to commit an attack in public. Come, drag me down. Wait until Liu Bu is dealt with." After reaching a conclusion, punish according to the law!"
It should be known that this move actually cleverly protected Mou Huazi from being at the forefront of the storm.
After handling the flower seeds, Ying Zhi turned to Liu Bu and said, "Liu Bu, you have a grievance. Wait a moment. Let's talk about poisoning you first. Huangfu Lu, continue talking."
Liu Bu sat there, bleeding profusely.
He looked around and smelled a hint of death in the warm summer peach blossom scent.
Some people died, but not completely...
