The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2478 Ya County

Han Si is an idle man.

Since he was a child, Han Si has not liked reading and studying. Even if he was whipped by his family to go to private school, he would make the private school teacher so angry that he almost choked to death with phlegm.

In the end, the family gave up on Han Si.

When he was fifteen years old, Han Si's parents died, and he became a poor man. He wandered around Yaxian County all day long, doing some sneaky and deceitful activities.

Years passed, except for guarding a dilapidated thatched hut, Han Si no longer had anything of value.

If it weren't for the fact that the head of the Han family had some status in Ya County and prohibited anyone from buying that shabby thatched house, otherwise Han Si would have froze to death on the streets in a lawless place like Ya County where bandits are common.

After all, Yanzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River and connects to Mizhou. Even in spring, it is a bit cold.

At this moment, Han Si, wearing a torn cotton jacket with leaking cotton wool, was kneeling in a small dark room, kowtowing constantly, and his nose and tears could not stop flowing out.

"Imperial Envoy, spare your life! Imperial Envoy, please spare your life! I have realized my mistake, I have realized my mistake! I should not have gone against Tianwei and deceived you as an ordinary foreigner. I have really realized my mistake..."

Han Si was also a ruthless character. His head was bruised and bleeding, and stars were shining in his eyes, but he persisted in kowtowing.

Seeing that Han Si's face was covered with blood, he was about to lose his ability to hold on. There was a flash of fire in the darkness, and there was a hissing sound, and a small wooden stick lit the candle.

The person who lit the wax carefully put the matches away. This was a new treasure distributed by the Gongdian Temple to the staff of the Holy Academy. It was far more magical than the previous flints or fire sticks.

"Huh!" The man snorted coldly.

Han Si's body trembled, and he breathed a secret sigh of relief. He stopped kowtowing, raised his head slightly, and secretly looked at the man.

Under the candlelight, the man's brows were a bit gloomy, but it could be seen that he was a quite young man, only in his mid-twenties, with thin lips, a delicate appearance, majestic eyes, and a solemn look, but casual. Looking at Han Si, he looked down like a king.

Han Si shuddered and said hurriedly: "Master, I know I'm wrong. You just need to let me go. I'll do whatever I want without any hesitation."

The man sat on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "I have killed more monsters than you have ever seen."

The biting murderous intention flew out like a real sword, and the chill was intense. Han Si felt that he was in the coldest winter for several months. Unprecedented fear arose in his heart, and he instinctively continued to kowtow violently.

Han Si realized that he might have provoked a monster in the human race. It was impossible for an ordinary scholar to have such a powerful power. He thought of the legendary power of literary courage. You need at least a level of literary courage to be able to show off a little. But for someone so young to break through to a level of literary courage, he is definitely not an ordinary scholar, but most likely a child of an aristocratic family.

Not to mention the head of the Han family, not even the local county magistrate, or even all the local officials put together, can compare to the hair of a descendant of a noble family.

"Stop first." The man said slowly.

Han Si hurriedly stopped and kowtowed.

"Do you know why I don't kill you?"

"I don't know, little one." Han Si said honestly.

"My surname is also Han."

As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Han Si hurriedly said: "It turns out to be the eldest master of my family, my nephew... no, my grandnephew is here to greet you."

Han Si raised his head and smiled. The blood on his face made him look as hideous as a ghost.

The man was actually amused and said: "I, Han Shouling, are not low in seniority, but such a great nephew is rare. Although you are a villain, you are also smart and knowledgeable. Get up and wipe your face." As he said that, he threw out a roll Wet towel.

"Thank you, uncle." Han Si showed an honest smile and endured the pain while wiping his face. Even if he touched the wound, he just gritted his teeth tightly and did not scream at all.

After Han Si finished wiping it, Han Shouling threw a thick stack of documents to Han Si and said, "This is your file at the county government. No need to pretend, I know you are literate. Take a look for yourself."

Han Si was so frightened that he threw away his towel, took the thick paperwork, and then read through it.

The more Han Si looked at it, the more shocked he became. These were his criminal acts recorded by the county government over the years. They not only included crimes that had been punished, but also included some crimes that he had asked people to help eliminate. There were even a large number of cases related to him, but because there were no There's nothing you can do about the evidence.

After just flipping through a few pages, Han Si fell to his knees again and cried: "I beg my uncle to save my grandnephew. My grandnephew has committed those small mistakes and crimes, but those major cases have nothing to do with my grandnephew!" Although my grandnephew has been naughty since he was young, He is a bad person, but he is very timid. If there is any trouble, he will be the first to run away. If the nephew is really a murderer without batting an eye, how can the successive county magistrates let go of this great achievement? …”

Han Si did not dare to mention some of the major cases.

Han Shouling smiled slightly and said: "Whether you are guilty of decapitation or not, your decision does not count, the county magistrate's decision does not count, my decision does!"

Han Si cried and cried: "Uncle, my great-nephew is really unjust. He just heard about those disasters and did not participate."

Han Shouling ignored Han Si and said to himself, "Do you know who is the most noble Han family in the human race?"

"Of course it's the famous Han Feizi family..." Han Si just said it casually, but mid-sentence, he was shocked on the spot and looked at Han Shouling with wide eyes. Then, a look of horror appeared on his face and he was trembling. As long as Han Shouling said anything else One heavy word will scare him to pieces.

Han Shouling smiled and asked, "What is the most noble place among human beings?"

Han Si no longer had the courage to answer, but under Han Shouling's gaze, he forced himself to think normally after more than ten breaths, and said slowly: "Of course it is the Holy Court."

Han Shouling continued to ask: "Who is the first person among the saints?"

"Of course it is Fang Yun Fang Xusheng, who is now the left prime minister." Han Si answered seriously.

Han Shouling nodded and said: "Although I, Han Shouling, won the Jinshi at a young age, I am still a virtuous person who does not lag behind others. I am good at fighting dogs, betting on horses, making eagles and monsters, and I am proficient in everything. If it stays like this, that's not bad. However, my cousin Han Shoulu, who was following me at the time, was promoted to the Imperial Academy one step ahead of me, and will definitely become a great scholar in the future. This makes me embarrassed, and I, Han Shouling, will also want to do so. To save face! I am a cruel person, so I went to Shou Lu and threatened him with his childhood embarrassment, asking him to find a way out for me. Even if I can't surpass him, I can't let him fall too far behind. He can give me guidance. He gave me a clear path and asked me to help Fang Xusheng. As long as I fall under Fang Xusheng’s discernment, I will definitely become a scholar within twenty years, and I will even have a chance to have a few children who will become great scholars.”

Han Si gently wiped the sweat from his face. Not to mention the county, he had even seen the dandies in the prefecture and prefecture, but compared with the children of this kind of aristocratic family, those dandies were just playing house.

Han Shouling took a sip of tea and continued: "I think this method is good. Just when Fang Xusheng and the Holy Court were cleaning up the dirt in Jingguo, the execution hall was short of people, so I went to the old man to wait on him for a day and asked for this job. . I heard that Yanzhou is the most disobedient to the king's law, and there are several people in Yanzhou The place is the most famous, and it has even been made into a slogan, "Steal in Yu Mansion, rob in Heiyuan County, and there has been no emperor in Ya County since ancient times." I am very curious. They say that unruly people come out of remote areas, but these unruly people don't even care about the king's laws? Therefore, I brought my family here to take a look and help Jingguo manage this place."