The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 494 Arrogant
Cao Zhi, who was far away, saw this scene and immediately became as obedient as the generals around him.

When Hu Zun waved at him, he ran to Hu Zun's side in small steps and respectfully, just like the general just now.

"Thank you, General, for saving my life."

“Stop talking nonsense!!”

"Does this guy have a grudge against the Liu family?"

"Xiao Wang doesn't know. Maybe so."

"Do you recognize the one who came to kill you just now?"

“I don’t recognize it”

"How can you be king if you know nothing?! Go back!"

"only!!"

Cao Zhi was extremely honest, not showing any of his previous misbehavior. He returned to his original position very obediently, and looked at Hu Zun in the distance with the generals beside him in an honest and well-behaved manner.

Hu Zun ordered his soldiers to stand guard everywhere and light torches, making the entire palace extremely bright.

The palace was as bright as day at this moment, and soldiers in the distance were still coming in and out. Hu Zun watched this scene coldly.

Gong Shahong was kneeling beside him at this moment, his hands tied behind his back. He looked at Hu Zun with eyes full of resentment.

He wanted to say something harsh, but when he saw Hu Zun's burly appearance, he didn't dare to speak.

The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

Just at this moment, there was a noise in the distance.

He could vaguely hear some people crying, and soon, a group of people appeared in front of Hu Zun.

Among these people were old and young, most of them were even wearing underwear and were in disarray. The soldiers escorted them, and the person in the lead was Liu Ji.

Although Liu Ji was treated so rudely by the soldiers, there was no anger on his face.

But when he walked into the yard and saw the man lying on the ground, he became furious.

He suddenly looked at Gong Shahong who was kneeling not far away.

"You bastard! How dare you harm me?!"

Hu Zun immediately raised his head and looked at him.

"Shut up."

Hu Zun's words were very rude.

But Liu Ji immediately shut his mouth.

Hu Zun's reputation is very bad in Qing and Xu.

Hu Zun also came from a prominent family, but few of the prominent families really looked up to him. After all, he came from a prominent family outside the Great Wall, and his family had inherited Confucian classics, but there was still some gap between him and other prominent families.

Hu Zun was also unable to find good marriage partners for his children. In order to suppress other powerful families, the Sima family actively intermarried with these border families. Of course, they basically intermarried with anyone. Hu Zun barely squeezed into the circle of powerful families in the Central Plains by marrying into the Sima family.

But Hu Zun still did not restrain his character and remained the warrior from the frontier as always.

In other families, children who like classics will be rewarded, but in Lao Hu's family, children who don't like fighting but like classics will be slapped.

Hu Zun despised these big families, and Liu Ji did not dare to talk back to him.

Because Liu Ji was not sure whether he could withstand his slap.

Don't think that you won't be beaten just because you are old and have more experience. No one knows what this guy can do.

Hu Zun pointed at the man on the ground and asked, "Do you know him?"

"know."

"Whose son is this?"

"My family."

"What?"

"Served as a clerk under Gong Shahong."

"Why are you here?"

"To kill the King of Jibei."

The two asked and answered each other, and Liu Ji had no intention of hiding anything.

In Gong Shahong's horrified eyes, Liu Ji said seriously, "I had some disputes with the King of Jibei before."

"The King of Jibei wanted to buy a piece of fertile land, but it belonged to my family and was cultivated by tenants. We refused to sell it, so the King of Jibei started making trouble."

"I don't care about that. I'm asking you why this person is here?!"

Hu Zun interrupted Liu Ji unhappily and pointed at the dead body on the ground.

Liu Ji had no choice but to say, "Gong Shahong seized the temple's public land and sold it to others. The farmland that the King of Jibei wanted was originally public land! Gong Shahong was worried that the matter would be leaked, so he wanted to use my people to kill the King of Jibei."

Hu Zun laughed and looked at Gong Shahong standing beside him.

"Fool, if you kill him, won't you get to the bottom of this?"

Gong Shahong gritted his teeth, staring intently at Liu Ji, and said, "General!! He was the one who asked me to find a way to sell the public land to him! A lot of the farmland under his name was originally public land!!"

"None of his family's farmland belongs to them; it's all public land owned by the temple!!!"

Watching the two people biting each other, Hu Zun had no intention of interrupting them. He just watched with a smile, as if waiting for them to say more.

Liu Ji was not in a hurry at all.

Many people bought public land, and everyone can prove that when they purchased these farmlands, whether it was the land deeds or other things, they all proved that these were not public lands. They bought them without knowing anything. Moreover, they bought them from farmers and did not even have any financial dealings with Gong Shahong.

But the only one who sold the public land was Gong Shahong.

This is why Gong Shahong was so scared after Cao Zhi was captured, while Liu Ji didn't care at all.

Liu Ji's crime was punishable by confiscation of farmland at best, while Gong Shahong's crime was punishable by confiscation of his entire clan. Selling off the public land belonging to the temple was legally punishable by death.

Why is this so? Because this public land belongs to the emperor, and this is stealing the emperor's property, which is disrespectful and can even be regarded as disobedience.

If a son steals his father's things, he will be beaten to death.

What's more, Gong Shahong has stolen a lot of things over the years, enough to confiscate the three tribes he was illegally born into.

Gong Shahong continued to throw dirty water on Liu Ji.

Liu Ji was not anxious at all and just remained silent.

After a while, Hu Zun also felt bored and ordered the two men to be taken away.

Hu Zun then walked into the study, with Cao Zhi standing beside him.

Hu Zun said to him, "I came here because of your Majesty's imperial decree. Your Majesty sent me at full speed to tell me to keep an eye on the king and protect him from being bullied by the officials."

"Your Majesty thought that the officials and the great clans would join forces to humiliate the king. Hahahaha, Your Majesty is wrong. They want to kill the king directly."

Cao Zhi was also furious at this moment. "I will definitely tell His Majesty the truth!"

Hu Zun said, "If these two were merely corrupt and perverting the law, I could still deal with them myself. But now that they're involved in the murder of a prince, I can't do anything about it. I have to ask the imperial court to send someone. It just so happens that His Majesty said that the Imperial Clan Leader Cao Yan will be arriving soon."

"You can leave your affairs to him."

"I have no business dealing with the murder, but the sale of public land is...

Hu Zun couldn't help but shook his head. "Even these traitors are helping me. I don't know how many more things like this there are. You just stay here for the next few days and don't go out!"

"I'll have someone watch you until Cao Yan arrives."

Hu Zun said a few words and then looked at the general beside him.

"You are now in charge of the care of the King of Jibei. If anything goes wrong, I will kill you!"

"only!!"

The general saluted hastily.

Hu Zun then hurried out of the study. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and walked back. He snatched the bow from the general and said, "You can't use this thing anymore. Throw the stone back!"

He snatched the bow and walked out quickly.

Cao Zhi looked at the bow. It didn't look like an ordinary strong bow. It seemed to be inlaid with jewels.

The young man sighed deeply.

"What a pity for my family heirloom bow."

Seeing Hu Zun leave like that, Cao Zhi couldn't help but ask, "A family heirloom bow? Even if you're General Hu, you can't take away the family heirlooms of your subordinates, right?"

"Or is it saved for you?"

The young general shook his head and said, "I'm afraid they won't give it to me anymore."

Cao Zhi was a little angry. "Just because I didn't shoot accurately in the dark? Why is General Hu so arrogant?"

"Don't worry. I'll go see General Hu again when the court officials arrive. How could I do this? Even if I'm grateful to you, I shouldn't do this!"

The young man looked at Cao Zhi with some gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"No problem, you're welcome. What's your name?"

"My name is Hu Lie, and I pay my respects to the king."

"Hu Lie??"

"Then General Hu is..."

"It's my father!"

"Oh~~~"

Cao Yan was sitting in a carriage at this moment, swaying towards Jibei.

He secretly glanced at the person next to him. The person was sitting very straight and seemed to have not changed his posture during the whole journey. He was looking at him very seriously. The atmosphere was quite awkward.

This person is Guo Ze.

Cao Yan had not expected that His Majesty would actually send all the cavalry around him to monitor this matter.

Although His Majesty said that he wanted Guo Ze to assist, Cao Yan knew very well that this man was here to keep an eye on him.

If you privately contact people you shouldn't contact or ask for things you shouldn't ask for, your name will probably be added to the list of people to be executed in the autumn this year.

Cao Yan cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Guo, I have some old friends in Jibei. If they come to see me, I won't meet them in person."

Guo Ze looked at him and replied calmly, "Don't worry, Lord Cao. Your Majesty didn't send me here because he doesn't trust you."

"I once served as the Defense Assistant Commander beside Your Majesty, so I have some understanding of the affairs of the local princes. When I set out, Your Majesty instructed me not to interfere with your affairs and to appease the King of Jibei to prevent him from being bullied by villains."

Cao Yan didn't quite believe what he said, but at least he felt a lot more at ease.

And when the carriage stopped, he didn't go out, but asked curiously: "Who is here to greet me?!"

"He is the General of the Cavalry."

"what???"

Cao Yan was horrified and hurried out of the carriage.

In the distance, a group of troops blocked the road. Hu Zun was riding a warhorse in the middle of the road. When he saw Cao Yan, his face looked very ugly.

"Man, why are you so slow?! I've already captured all of them, except for those two, and because of you, I haven't been able to deal with them until now!!"

"General, the journey is long and I can't make it in time."

"Don't say these words anymore. Come with me and deal with those two traitors!"

P.S. I have officially moved. I finished my work very late. There is nothing else to deal with in the future.
(End of this chapter)