Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 673 A Planned Encounter
Xuanwu Avenue has another name in Chang'an people's mouth: Tianzidao.

There are different opinions on how this name came about.Some people say that it was on this street that the emperor of the Han Dynasty wiped out the remnants of Dong Zhuo and ushered in a new era for the Han Dynasty, so it is called the Road of the Son of Heaven; Only chariots can walk, so it is called the way of the son of heaven.

But Zhen Mi watched the peddler walking casually along the Tianzi Road carrying a pole, and she couldn't help but question the fortune teller in front of her.The fortune-teller took a half-closed look at the way, and then explained embarrassingly: "The Son of Heaven is benevolent, and the way of the Son of Heaven will only be cleared of the crowd when the army conquers or the troops return to the court, and when there are large-scale celebrations and sacrifices. On weekdays, the Son of Heaven is very willing to share the glory with the people."

"The emperor is benevolent?" Zhen Mi was even more dissatisfied with this explanation. She looked at the blind old man with contempt: "If your majesty is benevolent, why would you support Ting Wei to kill the prisoner who accidentally injured his life? Good life, besides, that person just killed his friend by mistake to protect his parrot, and he regretted it. But he still killed that person cold-bloodedly, what kind of benevolence is this?"

As soon as he talked about the actions of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the fortune teller was obviously in a hurry: "What did you say, Miss? Killing people pays for their lives, it is justified. If you want to kill someone for a parrot, how can Chang'an be like Chang'an? The emperor is not benevolent. False, but I won’t pretend to be a good person indiscriminately, girl, if you make unreasonable words, this old man will not count as your life.”

Of course, Zhen Mi didn't believe in the fortune-telling words of these nine-rate magicians. Seeing that the fortune-teller defended the emperor of the Han Dynasty so much, she couldn't help saying: "I see that you people all regard the emperor as a god. It's just what he said , you feel that that person should be killed. If your emperor comes in person and asks you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, I am afraid you will be happy."

"Of course the old man is happy!" The fortune teller was really irritated at this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, pointed at Zhen Mi angrily and said, "Looking at your clothes and wealth, you must be the one who is blessed by the emperor, but unexpectedly In this day and age, how dare your generation be so disrespectful to the Son of Heaven! Let me tell you, if there is no such Son of Heaven, that person would still have the leisure to raise parrots. I am afraid he would have been so hungry that he would have eaten the parrots. Do you want to commit suicide too?!"

The fortune teller yelled so loudly that it immediately attracted the response of many people.A group of people saw that Zhen Mi no longer had the admiration and admiration they had before, and accused Zhen Mi of being a wolf-hearted woman like everyone else.

And just far away from this group of people, a young man who had just distributed some pastries to beggars in the dark alleys of the bustling city, also heard the noise here, couldn't help but raised his head and said to a white-faced person beside him: "Go and see if there's anything wrong. Forget it, I... I'll join in the fun too."

The white-faced and beardless man left behind had a helpless expression on his face, and could only quickly follow along with a burly man and another handsome and graceful young man.

When Liu Xie walked to the fortune-telling booth, the quarrel here was no longer so aggressive.But the dignified atmosphere was even more terrible than the noise before.The people who gathered around all looked sullen, but they could only be angry and anxious, because the girl in the field spoke so eloquently that many people dressed as scholars were blushing and speechless.These ordinary people, who only pretended to be the simplest truth, held their breath and wanted the girl to understand the truth of 'killing for life', but they couldn't even put their mouths in.

The keen feeling immediately made Liu Xie feel uneasy. Did he know that if this kind of atmosphere kept brewing, the girl in that scene would very likely become the second victim in downtown Chang'an—of course, the girl was irritated. It is very impossible for the common people to kill them, but they will definitely be counterattacked strongly by the crowd, and the language used at that time will not be so harmonious.

It is okay to debate this kind of thing between two countries or princes, because this kind of debate is for the benefit; it is not a problem to use it at a gathering of literati and officials, because the literati and officials have long been washed by Confucianism Brain, getting angry is losing face.Even if some unhappiness occurs due to literati's ignorance, it will not happen on the spot; it can be used to argue with illiterate people in the streets, and this method is simply making yourself unhappy.

No one likes to be persuaded by someone else's strong point of view, especially this girl, although she is eloquent, has only learned the surface during the debate.Although she speaks eloquently and quotes scriptures, this will only deepen the gap between the people and her, making it even more difficult for the people to accept her views.Only people who are really capable, such as Zhang Ji, can make this debate meaningful.

Therefore, the excitement here is nothing more than a boring quarrel to Liu Xie.But it's a pity that Liu Xie is a man. Although he was just squeezed out by Fushou yesterday and has no desires, when he saw the bright appearance of the girl in the field, he couldn't help but stop, turn around and leave pace of.

'There's nothing a man doesn't like about a beautiful woman. Liu Xie thought to himself mockingly, and at the same time, seeing more and more men gathered together, he understood that in the end, I am afraid that this girl would not be scolded.Because he found that when more and more people saw the girl's appearance clearly, some guys who were not determined had already abandoned the gods in their hearts and defected to the girl's camp...

Now, the excitement here is not even a quarrel.Although Liu Xie was surprised by the girl's appearance and paused for a moment, he knew better how powerful a beautiful woman is.So, he began to squeeze through the crowd, preparing to leave this place.

But just when Liu Xie was about to leave, Zhen Mi raised her hand at this moment. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. She just pointed at Liu Xie and said, "As the son of heaven, you should follow the way of Confucius and Mencius, uphold the heart of pure Confucianism, and govern the world with benevolence. As long as the politics is clear and the people are honest and filial, treacherous criminals will rest in peace and the country will be at peace; while governing the country with heavy codes will treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and the people will be afraid of punishment but not benevolent. On?
Liu Xie was touched by this girl and immediately became the focus of attention.At this moment, the atmosphere here suddenly changed.Many people bowed down and shouted at Liu Xie, "Your Majesty..."

At this moment, Liu Xie regretted coming to join in the fun.Private visits on Weibo, what you experience is the kind of tone that others don't know your identity.However, even though Liu Xie, the "Master of Chang'an", does not appear frequently in the downtown area of ​​Chang'an, compared to previous emperors, he is definitely at an unprecedented level.

It may not be easy for him to remember these people, but it is easy for the people to remember him alone.

Therefore, when these common people bowed to the ground, Liu Xie could only find some comfort by looking at the surprised girl in the scene.However, this bit of consolation is not enough compared to today's spoiled interest.At this moment, Liu Xie could only put on an attitude of being close to the people, and said in official language: "Everyone, get up quickly, today there is only Mr. Chang'an, but there is no such thing as an emperor..."

Having said that, which common people will rise up?Not to mention, these people are all people who have experienced Dong Zhuo's chaos in the first few years, and they can't wait to repay Liu Xie's gratitude.The more Liu Xie said this, the more they kowtowed in gratitude, but none of them became obedient.

Even the girl who hadn't knelt down all this time bowed down and said to Liu Xie: "The girl of the people didn't know that His Majesty was here in person, and she slandered the government. I beg your Majesty to come down."

"Without him, the affairs of the imperial court are the affairs of the world. You all have freedom of speech." In front of so many people, what can Liu Xie say?After all, the Han Dynasty is different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it has not yet reached the point where the rule of etiquette has become abnormal.Scholars and common people in this era discuss government affairs, unless they scold Liu Xie's mother, they will generally not be punished.

After saying this, Liu Xie thought that the matter should end here.As long as you leave quietly, you don't take the common people's stitches, and you don't walk a cloud.Unexpectedly, the girl in the arena made an inch of it, raised her head and said: "Your Majesty, since His Majesty thinks that women of the people have speech... Well, speech is free, so I wonder if His Majesty thinks that women of the people speak properly?"

With this sentence, Liu Xie's brows suddenly frowned slightly, because the girl in the field who was chasing after her words made him smell something unusual.As a result, Leng Shouguang behind him was stuffed with a note at this time, and after reading it, Leng Shouguang whispered something in Liu Xie's ear.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xie's face turned warm, and he stepped forward to Zhen Mi with a smile and said, "This topic is a bit broad, how about you drink tea with me and discuss it?"

"Your Majesty's invitation, how dare a girl refuse to accept?" Zhen Mi smiled and stood up gracefully.

At this moment, the two looked at each other and smiled, like a fox with a fat chicken in its mouth.

(End of this chapter)