Three Kingdoms

Ying Jue lowered his head, his scarf slightly disheveled, and remained silent among the arrested people, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

Ying Jun was stopped by the hussars deployed outside, but because it was difficult to tell whether he was really fleeing because he was afraid of the riot or for some other reason, all those who were intercepted outside the city were sent to the military camp. In the middle, they are strictly guarded by soldiers.

Someone made a fuss for a while at first, and then Ying Jue also tried to make a fuss, but then Colonel Zhang came and without saying a word, he caught more than ten people who were making trouble on the spot, and then directly executed the whipping...

It's strange to say that if the head is directly beheaded, it may not be able to suppress the anger of the crowd for a while. It may actually arouse the crowd even more, instead of being flogged directly to death, and being beaten with one whip after another. , the screams of the tortured people one after another, and the bloody streaks on the naked backs, but they suppressed the resistance of these people very well, and no one was willing to jump out to express protest or opposition. .

Ying Jue didn't know the reason for this, but he knew that something was not right about the current situation.

There's trouble.

Shouldn't this hussar be busy dealing with those troublemaking students in the city? It would be easy for him and Liu Zhen to escape from Chang'an very easily. Why did it become like this?

Obviously I came first... Well, no, I obviously evacuated first, but why did I end up in the interception circle of the Hussars? Could it be that the hussars had already started setting up their defenses as early as yesterday during the day? But it doesn't make sense. Since we have time to set up defenses outside the city, why not go into the city and cause riots in Pingzhen?

The city of Chang'an seemed to have been completely calm. I wonder if it was because it was too far away to hear any special sounds coming from it. Why did it recover so quickly?

What is the hussar doing? Why did he detain me and these people around me? Could it be that he has already guessed what Brother Liu and I are doing? So what should I do instead? Has Brother Liu escaped? There should be no defenses along the Weishui River? But the problem is that there are roadblocks, so how can there be nothing in the waterway?

There were all kinds of questions in Ying Jue's mind, and there was no answer to any of them, which made his brain hurt a little.

But the more troublesome thing for him was still to come. Then a group of people came from the military camp and sat down on the high platform in the military camp. Then they set up a table and asked people to come forward one by one to ask questions, and then divided...

In order to prevent the recurrence of riots, Zhang Xiu asked people to connect the Ju horses together, leaving only a two-person-wide passage in the middle. The soldiers stood outside the Ju horses and used long spears to block the distance. There was no chance for Ying Jun to hide behind others. .

Even though Ying Jue delayed again and again, there were fewer and fewer people in front of him after all, and soon it was his turn to be in front. At this moment, deliberately hiding behind was obviously a kind of exposure, so it could only be He bravely stepped forward and walked along the passage formed by Juma to the high platform.

On the high platform, Wang Chang and Du Yu worked hard to identify everyone passing by. Their duty is to come for preliminary screening, and at the same time, it is also to expose these people, or problematic guys, faster. Their purpose is not to immediately tell which one is loyal and which one is traitorous, but to obtain their corresponding confessions, and then match them again from these confessions. If there are any discrepancies, there must be problems.

This is a very simple psychology, because these people either tell the truth, tell lies, or half-truths, but as long as they tell a lie, they need more things to cover up the lie...

Ying Jue gave his guard in the crowd a wink, then slowly walked up and followed the person in front. He didn't let the guard follow him directly because he was afraid that the three of them together would attract more attention. So let's just let the guard wait until the end. Anyway, if he can escape, the guard or something, well, naturally it doesn't matter.

Ying Jue's guards didn't know exactly what Ying Jue was thinking about. The guards' arms and legs were thicker, so their heads were thicker as well. In addition, they had been with Ying Jue for many years, and they were used to doing whatever Ying Jue said. What, I don't have the ability to think independently, so I naturally don't think there's anything wrong. Since the young master tells me to do this, I just do it.

Ying Jue seemed to have scratched his head intentionally or unintentionally. It seemed that he had used a little more force. The original bun of his hair was a little scattered, and many hair strands were hanging down. Coupled with the dirt on his face, Ying Jue's head was scratched. I feel that I should be able to get through it, even my rhetoric has been drafted...

Unexpectedly, when Ying Jue came to the high platform, Zhang Xiu took a look and frowned. Before Ying Jue could speak, he said, "Where are your guards?" 』

"ah? "Zhang Xiu's question immediately disrupted Ying Jue's plan, causing him to get stuck, "Guard... guard? 』

Zhang Xiu looked Ying Jue up and down and said, "You originally had three guards. One of them died when you tried to pass the checkpoint last night. There should be two more... Did you remember correctly?" 』

"This..." Ying Jue shook her eyes from side to side and said with an embarrassed smile, "Reporting to the general, I am afraid... of making the general unhappy, so I ordered him to stay behind..."

Zhang Xiu snorted and did not respond to Ying Jian's words. Instead, he said loudly: "This person is a guard, come forward!" 』

After a while, two people came out from the remaining crowd, and then came silently behind Ying Jue.

Zhang Xiu waved his hand, indicating that this was all he had to do and let Wang Chang ask the rest.

Wang Chang has been observing from the side, and the more he looks at Ying Jue, the more strange he feels. Normally, when encountering such a thing, it is normal to have a gray face and unkempt appearance. After all, it is difficult to take care of one's own appearance when the mind is uneasy. It is understandable that the hair is scattered and contaminated with dust.

But this was not the case for the person in front of him.

Since you can calmly think about asking the guards not to follow you, why do you ignore your own mess? This is one of them. Secondly, since there are guards with you, you can be said to be unclear or domineering when you rush through the checkpoints, but at the moment you are submissive and cautious...

Thirdly, I always feel a little familiar...

"Someone is coming!" Wipe his face! Wang Chang did not ask questions according to the original order of questions and answers. Instead, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers on the side to come forward and wipe Ying Jian's face clean before speaking.

Ying Jue wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist. Secondly, she was worried that her refusal would be a cover-up, so she had to close her eyes and resign herself to fate and let the soldiers rough her face...

"Huh? ” Du Yu, who was behind Wang Chang, looked at Ying Jue and frowned slightly.

Du Yu passed the major exam and had credit for reporting this incident, so he was directly assigned to Wang Chang as his assistant and came to the military camp to screen personnel. Now seeing Ying Jue after wiping away the dirt and dust on her face, it seemed to bring back some memories.

Wang Chang heard Du Yu's voice, turned around and asked, "Do you recognize this person?" 』

"I don't recognize him..." Du Yu slowly shook his head, and then when Ying Jun took a breath, he said slowly, "However, I saw this person at Brother Wang's literary conference... This person I asked a certain person how he was taking the exam, and also asked a certain person where he would settle down..."

Wang Chang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ying Jue, and smiled coldly, "In that case, I have remembered... I held three cultural gatherings, and my friends also came to attend them all..."

Ying Jue's face changed drastically in the end, and he couldn't find any words to explain it for a moment. It can't be said that you all have made a mistake. I actually have a twin brother...

Zhang Xiu squeaked coldly, then shouted violently: "Take it down!" 』

The hussar soldiers immediately responded, raising their swords and guns, slapping the back and knocking the legs. Before Ying Jian and his guards could react, they were knocked to the ground and immediately rushed forward to overwhelm them. Tied up.

These days, there is no such thing as individual rights, and there is no standard to create a mosaic for criminal suspects to protect their rights, and then expose all the brave reporters. If there is a problem, just take it down first. Ask again!

Ying Jue's whole body went limp, and he collapsed on the ground like mud. He was so arrogant before, only when he was not in danger. Now he was facing the tip of a knife, axe, and spear. How could he die so cheaply? Feeling like home?

Wang Chang and Du Yu looked at each other and felt that they had caught a big fish this time...

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Feeling like a fish, Wei Duan was already jumping on the sword.

After finally escaping from the meeting hall of the General's Mansion, I returned home with unspeakable nausea. The first thing I did was to kill all the slaves who were responsible for cleaning up the filthy waste in the house. .

"Someone is coming!" Let's go..."

Before Wei Duan finished speaking, a butler came to the front of the hall tremblingly and reported, "Your Majesty, Du Lingjun and Lieutenant Li are here..."

"Please, please!" ” Wei Duan stood up and said, “Wait a minute, wait until I go to greet you in person!” Wei Duan rushed out in a hurry, not even caring that the wooden clogs on his feet were a little crooked.

When he saw Du Ji and Li Yuan, Wei Duan first bowed deeply to Li Yuan and bowed his head to the ground, saying, "I was negligent at some point and was not strict in running the family!" The fault all lies with someone! I apologize to Li Xiandi! I have already killed the servant who did this with a stick, and there will definitely be no similar situation again in the future..."

Li Yuan took a breath and stepped forward to help Wei Duan up, "It's such a small matter...well, this is not the place to talk..."

"Yes, that's right, please, please!" 』

Wei Duan hurriedly led the two of them to the main hall, and then the guests and hosts took their seats.

Although everyone wrote a self-report form after leaving the general meeting room, it does not mean that this incident has just passed. There are many follow-up things.

For these people arrested in the city, Hussar meant to have a public trial and then punish them in accordance with the law.

Yes, everyone must be punished. There is no distinction between primacy and subordination, but emphasis on punishing crimes "according to the law", and this "law" naturally falls on Wei Duan's head.

Participating in the Law Academy and participating in the Law, who can it be if it does not come up with this standard of "Law"?

When Wei Duan took over this position, he was still very proud, throwing a feast and feeling complacent, but now he can't wait to give himself a few slaps! But the problem is that now people are standing in a coffee shop, well, in a carrot pit, facing the suppressed rules, even if their own face is swollen, what's the use?

"Someone is coming!" Serve tea! ” Wei Duan shouted loudly.

"Uh..." When Li Yuan heard that tea was being served, he immediately burped, looking like he couldn't suppress his nausea, and waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't serve tea yet... When I heard this word at this moment, I just... uh ……Well……"

Wei Duan was instantly embarrassed to death. He felt that his face was red, hot, spicy and numb. It really felt like he had been slapped hard several times.

"Everyone, stand down!" Back off! ” After Wei Duan apologized to Li Yuan again, he let out a long sigh, “What should I do about this matter? ! 』

Speaking of personal feelings, Wei Duan wished he could count every one of the troublemakers in the city alive, break their arms alive, and then chop off their heads one by one, as compensation for the harm done to his son.

But the problem is that among the people arrested in the city, they are also other people's sons. If Wei Duan could identify those who really committed crimes against his son Wei Dan, and then report them directly and exchange blood for blood, there would be no problem. Others could not tell anything wrong, but there was chaos last night. At the end of the day, it is impossible to tell who did it and who was the one who hurt Wei Dan, and how to deal with it?

Even if punishment is to be carried out according to the law, where does this "law" come from?

Convicted of "rebellion"? Will it be too heavy?

Is it too light to convict someone for "violation"?

What's more, there are also provisions such as "ask first if guilty", "protect relatives", etc. How should these be measured? If one's own laws are unreasonable and all these children are punished, although on the surface the parents of these children may not dare to say anything or show their teeth to the Qiaoqi, they will definitely hold grudges for several years or more than ten years. , decades!

This kind of grudge will fall on Qiusi, himself, and the Wei family...

Because if it were Wei Duan himself, he would be like this too.

On top of the matter, he naturally said, yes, Qiao Qi was right, and yes, Wei Duan was right. He had no objections, not at all. But when he turned his back, he remembered that his son and nephew were killed by Qiao Qi. Wei Duan was sentenced and persecuted. As for whether his children had done anything to hurt others...

My own child is so well-behaved, so smart, and so sensible, how could he do something? Those who did it must be children from other families, and those from my own family were just implicated!

Just thinking about it for a moment, Wei Duan felt that his head was as big as a dozen. He was thinking about his son, thinking about the future of the entire family, and thinking about which law to follow, and he didn't want to take a breath. After offending so many people, after all, it has been difficult to maintain the reputation of the Webster family over the years...

Du Ji said softly: "I heard that the lord has sent someone to appoint the Zhong family to participate in the law..."

"Zhong clan?" ” Wei Duan’s eyes widened.

After Zhong Shao died that year, Zhong Jie basically stayed behind closed doors. Later, he and Qiao Bing set up some kind of prophecy palace, which was considered as a preliminary re-entering the court, but now...

Du Ji nodded and continued, "Appointed as assistant editor of the Legal Academy..."

Wei Duan took a breath of cold air, and his body couldn't help but tremble. Zhong Shao was famous when he was young. In the late Zhongping Dynasty, he was already serving as an admonishment official. He was naturally very familiar with court laws and the like. Naturally, Zhongjie has to be passed down from family to family, and he is not necessarily any worse than Wei Duan in matters of law.

Fei Qian's intention seemed to have come out through this appointment. If Wei Duan did not dare to do it, or was unwilling to do it, someone would naturally do it in his place!

Wei Duan couldn't help but laugh bitterly, with some tears in his eyes, "What's wrong with X?" What did you do wrong? Did he end up in this situation? 』

Li Yuan made a sound, and then said politely: "Brother Wei, it's not that you did something wrong, it's that you didn't do it!" 』

Wei Duan immediately put away the tears in his eyes, "What do you mean..."

Du Ji frowned and said, "Brother Wei, don't tempt me anymore... Now that things have come to a close, you should do something about it..."

Wei Duan was immediately speechless. After a long time, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother, I was wrong." My lord, by doing this, he wants to divide us. As a brother, he is really..."

Wei Duan actually understood the intention of the hussar general Fei Qian in this incident. It was like a common strategy of the hussars. It seemed to be on the surface, but it was extremely tricky!

In fact, the sentence "without partiality and party, the king's way is unrestrained; without party and party, the king's way is mediocre" is already very straightforward. Fei Qian obviously knew that someone would make trouble, but he just waited for the trouble to start, and then caught them all, even risking the destruction of Chang'an, just to let more people fall into the trap, and these people in the trap, They were forced to start killing each other...

Even what method should be used was actually told to Wei Duan and others through Pang Tong's behavior.

It's just that Wei Duan had some expectations before, hoping that he could still win over the wealthy noble families in Guanzhong Sanfu and act as a so-called "spokesperson" for the Guanzhong noble family, so as to have more chips and obtain more benefits.

But now, basically everything has come to nothing.

Because of hurt and hatred. Even if there may be benefits in the future, it will be temporarily put aside, but it will only be temporary, just like a broken mirror is difficult to mend, and a broken mirror is difficult to recover.

Does Wei Duan have hatred in his heart?

Yes, my son has become disabled. Even if he temporarily forgets it, as soon as he comes home, how can he not think about it and how can he not hate it? Then other people's children were severely punished. Even if they were punished "according to the law", would they accept it rationally and willingly?

The fire that burned up the Zuixian Tower not only burned down the Zuixian Tower, but also burned down the foundation of the "clique" of many gentry children in Sanfu, Hedong and Shanxi in Guanzhong!

From now on...

"If I had known..."

Wei Duan let out a long sigh and shook his head.

"That's it..." Wei Duan gritted his teeth, like a wild beast roaring in the shadows, "If you have to do it, you have to do it beautifully!" 』