The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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The next day, news came out from the prefecture: Li Hu and his assistants died of a sudden illness.

As soon as the news came out, county officials, scholars, and heroes either applauded, or secretly became suspicious.

Wei County governs more than ten counties. There are inherent Afu powerful people in each county, and there are also Qingliu scholars. Li Hu, Afu Zhao Ran, who is usually greedy and illegal, has long been hated by many upright and upright scholars. Prison", these scholars all ran to tell each other, and they were happy.

Although the power and eunuchs are in power in today's world, the public opinion is dominated by Qingliu. Since the Qingliu scholars applauded for Li Huzhi's "death from illness", even if there is doubt in the county and county that Li Hu and his assistants are not. Those who died of illness could only keep their mouths shut.

Xun Zhen knew that some people in the prefecture and county would doubt the cause of death of Li Hu and his assistants. In order to avoid future troubles, he handed down an order, ordering the confession of "Li Hu admits that he sent an official to stab Li Xiang to death" and the collected information. In the past, Li Hu's crimes of embezzling money and perverting the law, and the disabled people harming others were all written down and hung outside the mansion.

This document, similar to the "Writing of Execution of Thieves", was written by the chief secretary, Shi Chenyi.

Chen Yi's literary talent is brilliant. In one article, Li Hu has become the incarnation of the "four evils of ancient times." After reading this article, I have to say: This man deserves to die.

Zhao Ran got the news relatively late.

People in Zhao's house were afraid that he would get angry again, so they didn't dare to tell him. In the end, he was a little slave who was quick to talk and missed his mouth, and Zhao Ran found out about it.

Contrary to the expectations of the servants and the disciples, after Zhao Ran heard about it, he did not go berserk on the spot, but looked shocked.

Someone in the county could see that Li Hu and his assistants might not have died because of illness, and Zhao Ran could naturally see that the political struggle was always bloody. Political enemies were arrested, put in prison, and then sent to him. Dying in prison is a common method used by eunuchs to deal with party members. There are also party members who have used the same method to retaliate to eunuchs. After serving Wang Fu and his son Wang Meng and others, he personally tortured and looted Wang Fu and others, "preparing for the five poisons", and then "made Yi Tuqi (Wang) sprouted, and Chu Pu delivered it, and both father and son died under the cane." , which is almost the same as Xun Zhen's method of handling Li Hu and his assistants.

There is only one difference, Xun Zhen is not as "cool and daring" as Yang Qiu.

Yang Qiu killed Wang Fu and his son by suffocating and sticking them to death "openly and aboveboard", while Xun Zhen secretly suffocated Li Hu and Li Hu to death. After Yang Qiu killed Wang Fu and his son, "Zong Dian (Wang) Fu's corpse was buried in Xiacheng Gate", but Xun Zhen did not do this.

There are two reasons why Xun Zhen and Yang Qiu act differently.

Yang Qiu's "stern nature" makes him an out-and-out "torture official". When he was young, "the county official insulted his mother", so he "married dozens of young people, killed officials and exterminated them." Family, because it is well-known", Xun Zhen is different from him in character, although Xun Zhen is "strong", but "strong" is an external manifestation. Looking at Xun Zhen's nature, he is more a low-key and meticulous person. This one. When Yang Qiu killed Wang Fu's father and son, he was the captain of Sili. The captain of Sili was known as "Crouching Tiger", and he was extremely authoritative. Now Xun Zhen is only a governor of the county, and his power and status are far less than that of Yang Qiu. You can't "kill Wuji" like Yang Qiu, the second.

At the same time that Yang Qiu was "deadly corpse at the Xiacheng Gate", he also wrote on the top of Wang Fu's corpse, "The official list is called 'Tie Chen Wang Fu'". Everywhere, this is similar to what Yang Qiu did.

Zhao Ran never expected that Xun Zhen would be so cruel, the county chief of six hundred shi said he would kill him, and just two days ago, one of his patrons said to him: "Li Cheng is the county of six hundred shi, Yuzhou. Even if I wanted to kill him, I couldn't kill him for a while, so it's not too late for the young master to save him." He didn't expect it, but a few days later, Li Hu died in prison.

If Zhao Ran felt humiliated and angry that Li Hu was arrested and sent to prison, Lao Shi was arrested and sent to prison, etc., the death of Li Hu and his assistants in prison made him feel a chill down his spine.

For so many years, this is the first time Zhao Ran has met an opponent like Xun Zhen.

In the previous years, although some of the prefects of Wei County did not deal with the Zhao family, none of them dared to do so. Cheng, to use the name of death from illness to an external trustee" is even more "bold".

Zhao Ran had not met Xun Zhen formally, but he had seen him from a distance. He recalled the appearance of Xun Zhen, a young man in his twenties. If he only looked at his appearance, he gave people a sense of elegance. , but is such a person of appearance, but has the courage to do such a thing?

But it's no wonder Zhao Ran couldn't believe it.

In the final analysis, it was because Xun Zhen came from a later age that he could see the future trend, but Zhao Ran couldn't. Xun Zhen knew that the eunuchs were going to die and the Han Dynasty was going to collapse, but Zhao Ran didn't know. Because Xun Zhen knew, so he dared to do it, because Zhao Ran didn't know, so in Zhao Ran's opinion: Xun Zhen was completely disregarding his future and his life.

Zhao Ran thought in his heart, "Isn't Yuzhou'er afraid that he will be slaughtered by the imperial court in the future?" He murmured, "Crazy, crazy."

I thought that Zhao Ran would be angry again, but when he saw him sitting on the table, the servants and servants serving in the hall were uneasy, and one person called softly, "Young Master?"

"what?"

"Li Cheng died of a sudden illness in prison, what should I do next?"

"Yes, yes..., I want to write a letter to Luoyang! I want to write a letter to Chang Shi!" Zhao Ran urged the servants in a loud voice, "Bring a pen, quickly bring a pen!"

A person is not afraid of a normal opponent, but if he encounters a "crazy" opponent, he will be afraid. Zhao Ran is like that. Li Hu was imprisoned for more than ten days. Who knows what Xun Zhen asked from Li Hu's mouth? Who knows if Li Hu will confess Zhao Ran's illegal crimes? According to Xun Zhen's "crazy" behavior, what would he do if he knew about Zhao Ran's crime?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ran felt cold all over his body, and he shivered.

"Young Master?"

"what?"

"Pen." The slave who was ordered to get the pen and paper offered the pen and paper.

Zhao Ran didn't pick it up immediately. He stared at the pen and paper he had put on the case for a while, then raised his head abruptly and said, "Get me a car, prepare a car!"

His words had no beginning or end. The servants and guests in the hall were puzzled, and one of them asked cautiously, "Where are you going to prepare the car?"

"Go to Zhuangzi outside the county!"

"It's almost dusk, if you want to leave the city, why don't you wait until tomorrow?"

"Can't wait, can't wait!"

"..." The servants and the disciples looked at each other.

Seeing them standing still, Zhao Ran said angrily, "Didn't you hear me? Go and prepare a car for me! ..., bring the swordsmen, dead men, and diners that I raised in the house, and tell them all Copy the weapons, and now go out of the city to the manor outside the county!"

The clever disciple understood what Zhao Ran meant. This was clearly because he was afraid that Xun Zhen would come to arrest him, so he had to escape from the city and into the village.

Thinking about it, just a few days ago, Zhao Ran was aggressively going to lead people to attack the county mansion, but suddenly, let alone attacking the county mansion, he didn't even have the courage to stay in the city. This is exactly the sentence: those who wear shoes are afraid of being barefoot, and those who are horizontal are afraid of dying.

However, having said that, Xun Zhen killed Li Hu really as a last resort. If Li Hu died a day later, there would be a little more danger that his framed Li Hu would be leaked, so Li Hu had to die. He killed Li Hu originally for his own safety, but he "had never expected it" and fell into Zhao Ran's eyes, but this turned out to be his "crazy" performance.

Now, the people who guard the city gate are all under Xun Zhen's command. Xun Zhen's news is very well-informed, and he learned about it shortly after Zhao Ran and his party rushed out of the city in the twilight.

When she knew about this, Xun Zhen jumped and said, "Zhao Ran has left the city?"

"Yes."

"Where did you go?"

"The guard quietly followed him and rode a bike for a while. Looking at the direction, it seemed like he was going to Zhuangzi in the north of the county."

"How many soldiers and disciples are there in his village?"

The Zhao family has manors in Wei County and the surrounding areas of Wei County. I don’t mention other counties, but only in Wei County. There are a total of eleven villages, two of which are in Ye County, one is in the west of Ye County, and the other is in Ye County. North. The Zhuangzi in the west of Ye County were smaller, with two or three hundred disciples attached, while the Zhuangzi in the north of Ye County were larger, with clan soldiers and disciples attached two or three thousand.

The person who came to report replied: "There are more than 300 clan soldiers and more than 2,000 soldiers."

Xun Zhen raised her heart and said, "Zhao Ran suddenly left the city and rushed to Zhuangzi in Yebei, what is he trying to do?" Jishu ordered the army to send it to the barracks outside the county and hand it over to Xu Zhong, and ordered Xu Zhong to immediately He was on guard and ordered him to immediately send someone to meet him outside the village in the north of Zhaojia Ye.

After the person who came to report the matter withdrew, Cheng Jia, who was sitting in the hall, lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly grinned.

"Junchang, why are you laughing?"

"Junhou, according to my expectations, this Zhao Ran suddenly left the county and went out of the city. It should not be because he wanted to do something wrong."

"Oh?"

"Just think about it, Junhou, it's not that he doesn't know that the guards of the city gate are the righteous servants of the monarch. He took so many carts and rode out of the city at dusk, and the guards will come to report to the Junhou. Be cautious, and besides, if he really wants to do something wrong, he doesn't have to wait until today."

"..., Qing's words are very true, but in Qing's opinion, why did he suddenly leave the city?"

"Here, Li Hu just died of illness in prison, and he took the crowd away from the city over there." Cheng Jia smiled, "Jia is bold, dare to ask the prince, why did he leave the city?"

"You mean?"

Cheng Jia smiled and nodded.

Xun Zhen pondered for a moment, felt that Cheng Jia's words were reasonable, and couldn't help laughing: "Zhao Ran has always been domineering in the county, but unexpectedly, he is as cowardly as a mouse."

Killing Li Hu originally meant that he had to kill him, but it was an unexpected joy to be able to get such an effect. If it is as Cheng Jia said, Zhao Ran is like a bird frightened, so it is foreseeable that Zhao Ran must have done it unintentionally about the so-called "collecting Xun Zhen's black materials". The purpose of "turning passive into active" has been achieved.

Cheng Jia smiled and said: "'Those who are stern and inward-looking are like small people, who are like thieves who wear shackles'? For example, Zhao Ran's disciple is like a dog that fights for power. The chief officials will despise him, and when he encounters such a wise chief officer as a monarch, he will naturally have no choice but to flee, like a lost dog."

Chen Yi was also in the hall. Hearing Cheng Jia's words, he glanced at him without realizing it, and praised him in his heart, thinking: "Jun Hou is a wise and long-standing official, and someone like Cheng Junchang can be said to be a good flatterer. These few words of flattery are really like flowing clouds and flowing water, and they are natural, and the most wonderful thing is that they are full of sincerity, such as from the bottom of the heart, which makes people happy when they hear them.

Cheng Jia is good at flattering Xun Zhen. Not only old people like Xin Ai, Gao Su, Cen Rong, etc. know about this, but also Luan Gu, Huo Heng, Chen Yi and other newcomers to Xun Zhen's favor. Xun Zhen also knew about it, but Xun Zhen and Xin Ai and others thought about the issue from different angles. He understood why Cheng Jia flattered himself. Put yourself in Cheng Jia's position and imagine: Cheng Jia is ugly and short in body, in the era of "judging people by appearance", his esteem and height made him suffer from congenital losses, and it would be even more difficult for him if he didn't flatter him. People are happy, and flattery is probably a means of protecting himself unknowingly and spontaneously.

Since Zhao Ran was deeply afraid that Xun Zhen would attack him and would be "incapable of protecting himself", now it seems that he no longer has to worry about bribing the people under Xun Zhen's account, since Xun Zhen's purpose has been achieved~www.wuxiaspot. com~ So the killing of Li Hu can come to an end now. The only thing to worry about now is that Zhao Ran was "scared" by this, and he may soon write a letter to Zhao Zhong in Luoyang.

How will Zhao Zhong react after learning about Wei Jun's incident?

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I have already written letters to Yin Xiu, Yuan Shao, Meng De, Duke Huangfu, Mr. Liulong and others, and what may happen next is beyond my control. The best situation Although Zhao Zhong was angry, he couldn't do anything to me for a while. I continued to be my prefect of Wei County and waited for the right time to execute Zhao clan. The worst situation was that Yuan Shao and others couldn't protect me. Punish me, if such a situation occurs, I can only hurriedly execute Zhao."

Whether it is the best situation or the worst situation, the answer will be at least a few months later.

Wei County was more than a thousand miles away from Luoyang, and Zhao Ran's letter was less than half a month away on the road. When the letter arrived in Luoyang, if Zhao Zhong wanted to clean up Xun Zhen, then he had to fight Yuan Shao and others. Although Zhao Zhong was powerful, Yuan Shao Waiting is not a weak person. No matter what, this battle will take a month or two before the result. That is to say, if the worst situation occurs, Xun Zhen still has two to three months to be executed. Zhao made the final preparations.

The most difficult part of killing Zhao was gathering evidence. Xun Zhen thought of this and said to Cheng Jia, "Junchang, have you seen Wei Guang recently?"

"Four or five days ago, I went to Liangqi, but Wei Guang was behind closed doors, so I couldn't see him. I plan to go again in the next two days."

"You need to work harder."

"Yes."

While he was talking, a guard outside the hospital came to report: Several people asked to see him.