Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 236 Hu Zongxian's "lie"

More than a dozen ordinary people took turns pointing at He Liu's nose and cursing for half an hour.

He Liu still responded with silence.

He didn't want to explain, and couldn't explain.explain what?Do you want to tell the people that it is the emperor's will to investigate loyal officials like Hu Zongxian?Do you want to tell them that if Hu Zongxian does not fall, the strict party can be preserved?

Among the crowd, someone yelled: "If this stupid official doesn't let Hu Butang go, we'll smash the convoy!"

"Yes! Smashed the convoy, save Hu Butang!"

Tens of thousands of disaster victims stared at He Liu and slowly gathered towards the convoy.

Qi Jiguang, Hai Rui and other officials rushed to dissuade them.But how can these dozen officials persuade tens of thousands of red-eyed people?
He Liu thought to himself: It's over!
If the people really smashed the guard of honor and motorcade of the imperial envoy, it would be treason!And Hu Zongxian will definitely be framed by his political opponents as "inciting the people to rebel"!
At that time, let alone a white deer, even if the red deer, green deer, black deer, and seven-color deer were all given to the emperor, Hu Zongxian's life would not be saved!

In addition to Hu Zongxian, He Liu's wife and daughter Xiangxiang, who was pregnant with Liujia, were also in the carriage of the convoy.The victims were red-eyed. If tens of thousands of people rushed forward, they would inevitably be hurt.

Liu Dao: "Sixth brother! It's the opposite! This time it's really the opposite! There are 300 of our imperial envoys and guards, all of whom are equipped with bird beak guns. Why don't we kill a group of them to deter these troublemakers!"

He Liu glared at Liu Da: "Listen to me, if you let a guard soldier fire guns at the people and return to the capital, I will definitely make you look good!"

Tens of thousands of people were about to smash the imperial convoy as soon as they spoke.

At the critical moment, Hu Zongxian stepped down from a carriage in the middle.Although He Liu "suspended" Hu Zongxian to Beijing, he did not bring him any instruments of torture.

He stood beside He Liu and bowed his hands towards the people: "Folks! I am Hu Zongxian! Please listen to me!"

Seeing Hu Zongxian, tens of thousands of people fell to their knees and said, "Kowtow to Hu Butang!"

He Liu has heard too many people say "know so and so" countless times.But he had never heard tens of thousands of people kowtow to one person in unison.The sound shook the sky and the earth, reaching straight into the sky.What is the unity of all people? Perhaps, this is the unity of all people.

Hu Zongxian said: "Folks, I appreciate your friendship to me! I, Hu Zongxian, have been an official for decades. When I resigned, I was able to get your retention, which shows that I have been an official for decades. It is true. I have indeed done some good things for the folks. I, Hu Zongxian, have no regrets in this life if I can benefit the people!"

An eighty-year-old man shouted: "Hu Butang, the eternal beauty!"

"Hu Butang, eternal beauty!" All the people shouted.

Hu Zongxian signaled the people to be quiet, and then said: "Just now in the carriage, I heard you shouting that the imperial envoy arrested me? Oh, there is no such thing. Look, I don't wear shackles on my hands, and I don't have shackles on my feet. Have you ever seen the government arrest people like this? I just went back to Beijing with the imperial convoy, and met the emperor to ask to return home. I am too tired, Mr. Li Shizhen Li said, and there are fifteen or six kinds of serious illnesses on my body .Now, the Japanese plague in the southeast is over, and the villagers can live a peaceful life in the future. I have no regrets in my tenure. I want to take a good rest."

Hu Zongxian made up a white lie, and he wanted to use this lie to appease the emotions of the people.

A scholar in his 30s shouted: "Hu Butang, you left Zhejiang Zhili, what will the people in Zhejiang and Nanzhili do?"

Hu Zongxian said: "If you believe in the imperial court, you will definitely send another honest and honest governor to Zhejiang and Zhi! Besides, even if I leave, won't good officials like Hai Ruihai and Gangfeng still stay in Zhejiang? Good officials like Rui will definitely work hard for your well-being!"

Hu Zongxian coughed for a while.He Liu hurriedly asked a soldier to bring a water bag, gave Hu Zongxian a drink of water, and patted him on the back to let him go.

Hu Zongxian said: "I am a terminally ill person. Folks, do you want to watch me die in office? Also, you just shouted that you are going to smash the imperial convoy. In that way, you will become anti-people And I, Hu Zongxian, will be framed as a rebel who instigated the people to rebel! At that time, I will really be hacked into pieces by the court. Do you want to see me end up like that?"

The leading eighty-year-old man cupped his hands and said, "Hu Butang, we didn't mean that."

Hu Zongxian said: "Old man, take the folks back quickly! Farm well and live well. Your life is good. Even if I am in the ends of the world, I can feel relieved in my heart!"

After finishing speaking, Hu Zongxian lifted the front of his robe, and said loudly: "Folks! Men have gold under their knees, and they only kneel to heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers! Common people are the parents of officials. They say that I am the parent official of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces. In fact, you are my parents! Today, I kneel down for you! Thank you for the sacrifices you have made over the years for the great cause of fighting the Japanese!"

After finishing speaking, Hu Zongxian fell to his knees and kowtowed heavily to the people.

"Woooooo~" The tens of thousands of people did not answer, but cried into a ball.

Hu Zongxian got up and said: "Okay, there is no permanent banquet in the world. To send you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye. I am leaving! I will always remember the land of Zhejiang and Zhi. Remember you good-natured Zhejiang and Zhejiang Straight folks!"

After finishing speaking, Hu Zongxian gave He Liu a wink.

Afraid of another accident, He Liu hurriedly helped Hu Zongxian into the carriage.The people retreated one after another, making way for the convoy. . .

Hu Zongxian's body is not good at all, and he is seasick again.For this reason, He Liu did not choose to go back to Beijing by water via the canal, but by land and head north in a carriage.Therefore, I have been walking for more than 20 days before reaching the ground in Beizhili.

It is already March in Yangchun, and the grass grows and the warblers fly.

On this day, the convoy stopped at the foot of Wangjun Mountain in Beizhili.

At the foot of Wangjun Mountain, a stream trickles by.On both sides of the creek, the withered grass has turned green.All kinds of wild flowers that cannot be named are rushing to bloom.Bees and butterflies are flying in the grass.

Hu Zongxian said to He Liu: "Lao Liu, this is a beautiful place. Let's stay here for a few more hours and have a good rest."

He Liudao: "It's all up to Hu Butang to decide."

With the support of He Liu, Hu Zongxian sat down on a stone by the stream.The wind was light and the clouds were calm, and the spring breeze brushed his gray hair.He closed his eyes, enjoying a rare moment of ease.

Bai Xiaoyan puffed her stomach, led Xiangxiang, and led Bailu to drink water by the stream.

Xiangxiang took a handful of weeds and fed them to the white deer.

She stroked the white deer's head: "Little deer, little deer. You are really fat. But don't worry, I won't eat you! You are so hot and good-looking, how can I bear it?"

As if Bailu could understand human speech, he rubbed his little head against Xiangxiang's cheek.

Bai Xiaoyan stroked Bai Lu's back and said to herself: "Bai Lu, Bai Lu, you must keep Hu Butang safe."

On the big rock by the stream, Hu Zongxian fell asleep.He Liu lowered his hands and stood aside.

Hu Zongxian slept for an hour.

An hour later, he opened his eyes and stretched his waist long: "Sleeping is so comfortable! Alas, since I served as the county magistrate of Shandong Yidu in the 19th year of Jiajing, I have never slept well in my 23 years of official career. As stable as before. Sixth, maybe Mr. Li is right. The emperor gave me an imperial decree to dismiss me from office and return to my hometown, and my illnesses will naturally heal. Alas, it is getting late, and it is time for us to set off for Beijing. "

(End of this chapter)