Northern Dynasties

A new snow fell, adding to the New Year's atmosphere in the white world, but Jinyang City has not yet recovered from the previous turmoil.

Although people are still panicked and unintentionally prepared, the living can make haste, but the sacrifices to the dead cannot be sloppy.Especially during the recent turmoil, family members of both powerful and common people were killed in accidents, which made the atmosphere of this New Year more dignified.

The life and death of ordinary people only affect the people close to them.But when a real big shot dies, the impact is much greater.

I don't know when it started, a rumor began to spread on the streets of Jinyang City, saying that Gao Wang was seriously injured when he was supervising the battle at the front of Yubi, so the army hurriedly withdrew to Jinyang, but after nearly two months of rescue, Gao Wang The king died in the end, and because he was afraid of the turmoil in the country, he kept his funeral in secret.

As soon as this rumor appeared in the market, it spread quickly as if it had wings, and naturally it was quickly learned by the officials, so there were more armored soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys of Jinyang City. One task, that is to search for and capture the foolish villains who spread rumors and curse the high king.

"What are you two talking about?"

The two met at the corner of the street and had a conversation. Just after they had said a few words, suddenly a group of armored soldiers rushed out from somewhere else, and they couldn't help but pull the two apart. He said viciously: "The Han slave dog thief, dare not speak loudly, must be secretly cursing Gao Wang's life, let me take it down! Put it in a slave camp and send it to Beishan for hard labor!"

"Wronged, wronged... Xiaomin is, is buying from people..."

The man panicked and begged for mercy after hearing the words, but a soldier raised the handle of a knife and smashed it roughly between his lips and teeth, and blood gushed out of his mouth in an instant.

"Stupid, take it easy, how many days can he live if he smashes his teeth?"

Seeing this, the soldier commander yelled angrily, but he didn't care about his life or death. Instead, he continued to yell angrily: "Beishan envoys are still a few thousand short. If you can't catch enough Han slaves, I'll use you bandit soldiers to make up the number!"

Although these Xianbei soldiers were cruel to the Han people, they were equally rude to their fellow barbarians. The other person who was talking stood aside with his head shrunk. He thought he would be spared, but in the end he was taken over and asked about it. After his home was located, he sent a soldier to the door to demand a fine. If his family refused to pay the money to redeem him, then this person would naturally only be reduced to hard labor in the end.

There are not a few teams like the whole city arresting criminals, and the harvest is continuously sent to the camp south of Jinyang Palace.

Zhao Yanshen, a meritorious officer of the prime minister's mansion, who participated in the army, personally presided over the reorganization of the prisoners from all directions, and allocated the prisoners to different places according to their respective crimes. Other states serve as slaves, and there is a difference between not getting a good death and getting a good death depending on the distance.

The criminals escorted from various places were not only young and strong, but also many old and weak women and children.Among them, a group of more than a dozen men and women surrounded a mother and child, standing out among the dejected and embarrassed prisoners.

The woman was in her twenties. Although she was dressed as a prisoner, she still had a good temperament and a pretty face. She was holding a young child in one hand, who seemed to be her son.

Soon it was the turn of this group of people in the marching team, Zhao Yanshen raised his eyes, and the official who was in charge of leading the prisoners came forward and whispered: "This is the family of the criminal officer who betrayed the general Luo Chao, and the mother and son among them are his family members. Wife and children."

After Zhao Yanshen heard the words, he nodded, and directly drew a pen to make a judgment. The mother and son and their female disciples were confiscated into Jinyang Palace as palace slaves, and the rest of the male disciples were handed over to Beishan as slaves.

"I implore the general to be tolerant and let the slaves follow the mistress and the young master..."

Several criminals suddenly came forward to kowtow and beg, one of them even took off the bandage inside the prison uniform, and shook out some jewels and treasures from inside, trying to bribe Zhao Yanshen before his companions covered him up.

Zhao Yanshen was not impressed by this, and he didn't even look at the goods that the prisoners brought up with both hands, but there was an eye drawn to him from elsewhere.

Chen Yuankang was walking towards here with a few servants, and he quickly noticed the precious air leaking from the fingers of the prisoners. He stood aside and raised his hand to summon an official on the spot to ask what was going on. After listening, he laughed He said: "A lot of people in Jinyang Palace fled, so it's time to add some servants. It's rare that these loyal servants refused to get up when their master was in trouble, so they confiscated the silkworm room. It's all about master and servant."

After hearing the news, the servants of the Luo family hurried forward to thank them repeatedly. Their master committed a serious crime of defection, so it is good that they can survive, and they don't care about other disabilities.

Chen Yuankang was not interested in the gratitude of these people, but just signaled the slaves to collect all the goods they bribed with his eyes. Seeing that the slaves looked familiar, it was obviously not the first time to do such things.

Zhao Yanshen took this scene into his eyes, but didn't say much.Corruption and bribery was prevalent throughout the Eastern Dynasty, and people like Chen Yuankang were considered restrained, at least they did not violate the major national law prohibitions.And Zhao Yanshen can only keep himself clean, and he can't control the others too much.

Sending a quick extra money, Chen Yuankang became in a good mood. He walked to Zhao Yanshen's case and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, Zhao Canjun, is there an envoy from Yecheng today?"

Chen Yuankang came to ask for several days, Zhao Yanshen knew what he was asking, and after searching through the case, he found an official document and handed it to Chen Yuankang, saying: "Yecheng arrested 23 members of the Li family, a criminal household in Qinghe County, including men and women. , have all been escorted here, and are awaiting judgment in the other account."

Chen Yuankang's eyes lit up immediately after hearing the words, he raised his hand to take the official document and looked at it, and then went straight to the small tent where the Li clan members were imprisoned.

In the small tent, men and women sit separately. The older one is in his 30s, while the younger one is still in his infancy.

One of the youths, who looked a little old but was only about [-] years old, whispered to a woman sitting in the back: "Auntie, someone I know here sent a letter saying that my family was arrested this time because Apanta led the western army. Malay Kou Jinyang has done a lot of work here, King Gao was furious because of this..."

"How is it possible! How old is Ah Pan?"

This woman is Li Xiao's wife and Li Tai's mother, Lu Shi. Hearing what her nephew said, she couldn't help but stare in amazement and said, "It's really unbelievable that this unreasonable disaster is caused by the eldest son who has been away from home for several years and has not heard from her." implicated.

The other clansmen couldn't accept the news, and they were discussing in low voices, but Chen Yuankang had strode in.

Several adult men in the tent hurriedly got up and went forward, protecting the female relatives behind them.Chen Yuankang didn't care about their vigilant eyes, he just bowed and smiled and said: "You must be from the old Xuan Jinggong clan, the son of Bohai King's son, General Gao, sent an envoy to his hometown to visit because he has something to ask.

But today, the general is busy with business and has no time to see you for the time being. Please stay here for a short time.A certain person is Chen Yuankang, the right minister of Daxingtai, who was ordered to come here to appease you all. If you have any needs, you can tell them directly. "

"Thank you Chen Youcheng for your condolences. It is an honor for a certain class of countrymen to be looked after by General Gao. However, it is inconvenient for the women's family members to live in the military tent here, and since they don't know foreign affairs, it is useless to ask questions. May I ask if Chen Youcheng can bring the women's family members here? Temporarily staying with relatives and friends in Jinyang. This is just waiting for the prince to ask, and I will never dare to hide anything!"

The oldest member of the Li clan here, Li Xiao's nephew Li Po, took a step forward, bowed deeply to Chen Yuankang and said respectfully.

After Chen Yuankang heard the words, he sighed, and immediately said: "The Li family in Longxi is famous all over the world. Although you live in the countryside, there are many relatives and friends in the court or in the mansion. You must have heard why you are summoned to Jinyang this time. Mrs. Ya Chong Shiliu, in fact, I don't want to vent my anger and do harm, and I brought you here for protection. But the former Jinyang is too turbulent, and you and other clan relatives, Li Tai, have caused too much trouble. If you rashly walk in the market, there may be unexpected disasters .”

Hearing what Chen Yuankang said, everyone finally confirmed that what they had heard before was not false. It turned out that what happened to them was really caused by that stinky boy, Apan.This kid disturbed the neighbors when he was in the village in the old days, and now he is even more vigilant in the neighboring countries, he is really not a free eater!
"This is my younger brother Ji Zhu, so I will stay here to listen to my envoy. If you have something to do, you can ask him to sue. I still have official duties, so I don't have time to stay long."

Chen Yuankang pointed to a young man behind him and said to everyone in the Li family. He was very polite to them. Although the money was confiscated, he was very attentive. When he saw that the tent was indeed a little narrow, he ordered: "Tell Zhao Join the army and allocate another tent for this use, and there are still young children here, so bring two mother deer with suckling doe..."

Hearing Chen Yuankang's meticulous instructions, all the children of the Li family hurriedly thanked them again, and Chen Yuankang took advantage of the opportunity to ask whether the children in his arms were male or female, and sighed: "There are also newborn children in my household, and I know how to behave like a human being." Parents are really not easy, worrying about their diet in their arms, worrying about their upbringing when they are yellow mouthed, and worrying about their marriage after they grow up. Alas, there are endless things to worry about!"