After all, Guo Xun was older and rested for half a day before setting off back to Fan Yang... And what's interesting is that he actually made the trip after Lu Fan repeatedly urged him.

In fact, the latter went out at dawn to prepare carriages and horses for the Youzhou governor. On the contrary, Gongsun Xun and his subordinates' families had to wait for another day at Fanyu Pavilion, which was also frustrating.

Unexpected.

But no matter what, in the evening of that day, when the sky was dark, Guo Xun finally returned to Fanyang City. As soon as he arrived in the city, he ran into a group of panic-looking state officials who had been waiting for a long time.

"What's wrong!" Guo Xun was nervous.

The state officials looked at each other for a long time before a person in charge stepped forward to report:

"Uncle Fang, you'd better take care of it! This morning, Governor Gongsun entered the city. We just took down the county magistrate. Then he took away the power by force, and none of us could resist..."

"Let's not talk about this for now." Guo Xun was furious for a moment. "I just want to ask you, how did you deal with the cases we settled before and the people who were convicted?"

"I dare not hide it from Uncle Fang. I was about to say this." Under the lights of the city tower, the man's face was full of panic. "Now, all the rangers in the city who have killed people or not have been kidnapped in the name of gangs.

Those who bought weapons were punished by being punished by city officials, and traveling merchants from all over the country had their homes raided and imprisoned. Many of the leaders of several wealthy families were also tied up and locked up in official temples. Anyone who dared to say "no" would be scolded by the new eunuch.

To rebel... Now, only the Lu family is barely surrounded and haven't taken action yet!"

Guo Xun was at a loss for a while, and it took him a long time to fully understand why Lu Fan had repeatedly urged him to come over as soon as possible... If he didn't come over again, wouldn't Fan Yangcheng be wiped out?!

As a result, Governor Guo didn't think much, so he quickly got on the carriage and horse again, and let a group of state officials lead him to the Lu family's house.

When we got there, we saw brightly lit lights in front of the Lu family's house. I don't know how many people were gathered around, all with torches and swords in each hand. And Gongsun Xun, with the purple ribbon and golden seal, was sitting proudly in front of the Lu family's door.

On the chair, there were several extraordinary people surrounding him. One of them was nine feet tall, with a long beard and a red face, and he was holding a bright Qimen sword. He was so majestic and intimidating!

The eldest son of the Lu family was lying on the wall at this time, crying and talking to the person opposite him under the light of the lamp, which made people feel pitiful when he saw him.

"Come out!" Gongsun Xun glanced at Guo Xun who was coming, but ignored him. He just continued to speak to the man on the wall impatiently. "For Master Lu's sake, I won't bring you a torture device, senior brother."

, people in the province will say that I don’t respect the teacher; I won’t send you to Luoyang to be disciplined by the teacher, otherwise you will be beaten to death by him in public, for being upright..."

"I won't go out!" Lu Zhi's eldest son cried more and more bitterly. "You think I don't know that all those people were punished by you to become Chengdan. If I also had my head shaved by you and became Chengdan, it would be worse.

He was beaten to death by my father!"

"It won't happen!" Gongsun Xun quickly persuaded loudly. "As long as you, senior brother, donate some property after you come out... cloth and food are better; and if you let the disciples in your family join you and all the slaves come out to be slaves, then maybe you won't be able to do it."

Need to shave your head!"

Chengdan and Sikou are both forms of labor punishment in Han law. The former is a labor force responsible for repairing and ordering the city, while the latter is a labor force responsible for guarding and patrolling.

According to the Han Code, the former had heavier applicable crimes and generally required six years of service. And because the applicable crimes were relatively serious, they generally had to have their heads shaved, which is the so-called Kun punishment; the latter had fewer years of service.

It is usually two years, so the proportion of additional punishments will be smaller.

"It's better to shave your head!" Lu Zhi's eldest son has no trace of his father's style, and he is almost ugly. "Junior brother, prince, prince... please spare me for my father's sake! I resolutely say

I don’t dare compete with your Amway account for profit. I thought your family really wanted to evacuate, so I couldn’t help but recruit these traveling businessmen. And the wealth I have accumulated over the years is all the law-abiding income of my family.

It’s hard earned…”

"Senior brother, this is making things very difficult for me!" Gongsun Xun turned to look at Guo Xun, who was standing aside and watching coldly. When he looked at his senior brother on the wall again, his tone became helpless. "You see, I am a disciple.

, you can’t smash the door of your teacher’s house in front of everyone, right? How long are you going to go on like this? Do you want to stay up all night?!”

Before Lu Zhi's eldest son could reply, Guo Xun also sighed and stepped forward to negotiate seriously with Gongsun Xun.

After a moment, Gongsun Xun turned around and left. Then Governor Guo, who took over the situation, ordered his state officials to attack Lu's house and uncover the crying son of the Lu family in public!

In just one day, Fan Yangcheng was completely turned upside down.

Guo Xun took the Lu family's eldest son and returned to the county temple. Naturally, state officials took over to interrogate him carefully, but he himself was full of thoughts and went to look for Gongsun Xun again.

He couldn't walk more than two steps, and when he arrived at the gate of the county temple, he saw the other party standing there with his hands behind his back, talking some inexplicable nonsense to the nine-foot tall man holding a knife under the light: "Yun Changruo is not used to this."

If you don't want a knife, you'd better use a spear. How can we underestimate the life-and-death fight in the battle formation?"

And the red-faced man was still calm: "I understand the intention of the prince, but although this sword is strange, it is better than thousands of times of hammering, cutting iron like clay, it can be called a magic weapon... When it is on the battlefield, it may have miraculous effects! And!

, this knife is extremely heavy, and it is far better than a stone lock for training arm strength."

"In this case, you will still use the spear, and find someone to carry the sword for you in battle, so that you can temporarily change the weapon." Gongsun Xun was careful.

"This is a good idea." The red-faced man sighed slightly. "I am already heavy, and I will lose a horse in a few months. If I add the eighty-two pounds of this knife, I am afraid it will cost me a horse a month!"

"Then find a strong one among the city guards punished today, forgive his sins, and hold a sword with you." Gongsun Xun said indifferently, but just turned around and looked at the person who came. "Fang.

Why are you so late?"

Seeing that the governor of a prefecture wanted to talk to the prefect of the county, everyone from the nine-foot tall man on down retired. The other officials from the prefectures and counties also bypassed the gate, and went in and out carefully, and then they continued to be busy.

.

"Don't you know why I'm late, Mr. Gongsun Mansion?" Guo Xun sighed when he saw everyone moving away, but then he handed over his hands and apologized. "Not to mention other things, I used the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman.

...I misunderstood Mr. Fu, and I hope Mr. Gongsun Fu will forgive me."

"Uncle Fang enforces the law impartially. It's too late for me to admire him, so how can I be dissatisfied?" Gongsun Xun said indifferently. "I just don't want to damage my reputation, so I did such a thing so early in the morning. It made Uncle Fang laugh.

...Also, you and I are family friends, and Uncle Fang is older, so just call me by my name."

Guo Xun wanted to speak but stopped.

Gongsun Xun was still absent-minded.

"That's the case, Wen Qi." Guo Xun said helplessly. "Let me ask you, is your punishment a little harsher? I heard the state officials tell me that the rangers and scoundrels in the city will be punished as city Dan by you regardless of their guilt.

; Merchants, wealthy people, all had their homes confiscated and imprisoned by you... If anyone refused, they said they were going to rebel. And on the way here just now, I realized why the son of Mr. Lu was so frightened. You have actually killed seven people because of their resistance.

Eighty people?”

"Seventy or eighty people are nothing?" Gongsun Xun sighed, but his eyes became erratic. "In which year was there a big epidemic, in which year did the refugees riot and tens of thousands of people didn't die? And I was under suspicion. Even Uncle Fang thought that

I have connections with these people. How can I prove my innocence if I can't do something heavy-handed? To put it another way, if I am a dignified governor of a county and change my orders as soon as I take office, wouldn't I be ridiculed by others?"

Guo Xun was silent for a while, and then he spoke after a long time: "What about the Lu family and these wealthy families? How are you going to deal with them?"

"If you hand over most of your family's money and food, as well as your servants and servants, you will be exempted from punishment." Gongsun Xun said frankly. "Zhuojun is a large county. These wealthy and aristocratic families are involved in many places, so they still have to retain some dignity.

"

"Wen Qi." Guo Xun said seriously. "What do you want with so much food, cloth, money and materials? And with so many Chengdan and Sikou, it's a bit too much, right?"

"Guo Gong thinks too much." Gongsun Xun still replied quietly. "As for the money and grain, it is always used to help the poor people in the surrounding countryside. As for so many Chengdan, Sikou... After the New Year, wait until spring and summer

, the court will definitely grant amnesty to the world, and he will be released at that time... And what if we take this opportunity to renovate the defenses of the cities in this county? For example, Fanyang City is the gateway to Youzhou, and it has always been a majestic city.

But it’s been in disrepair for a long time.”

"That's true!" Guo Xun looked surprised.

"I am about to go to Zhuoxian County. How about Fan Yang bothering Duke Guo to stay here for two months?" Gongsun Xun continued. "Firstly, to take care of so many city guards and bandits, we need capable people; secondly, repairing the city is also a major event.

I will leave some more goods, food and Duke Guo... Anyway, spring plowing can't be done, so it's hard for Duke Guo to inspect the prefectures and counties, right?"

"Having said that, don't you want to live in the same city as me?" Guo Xun frowned slightly. "Is this why you want me to come to Fanyang?"

"That's what I mean." Gongsun Xun didn't even blink. "I have always acted vigorously and resolutely. If I live with Mr. Guo in Zhuoxian County, I am afraid that we will both be in trouble... Instead of competing with each other, it is better to separate for a while."

Time, anyway, Fan Yang really needs someone to take charge here, and it won’t delay Mr. Guo from handling affairs in the state."

Guo Xun thought about it, but nodded directly... This kind of thing happened as soon as the other party took office. He didn't want to continue to have too much trouble with the other party, and the key was just as the other party said, Fan Yang had to deal with so many people here, and he still had to renovate the city.

, and it’s really unsettling.

You must know that he was the first to take action on this case, and the other party handed over the criminal in this case, which can be regarded as a beginning and an end.

The two sides agreed on a general plan, and naturally there would be subordinates to do the small details. Guo Xun was tired and ready to rest, but after turning around, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around again: "Wen Qi

, your eyes have been wandering before, what are you looking at?"

"Looking at the handwriting!" Gongsun Xun said with a smile, then took a few steps back and pointed at the gate of Fanyang Temple.

Guo Xun took the opportunity to look over and saw that under the lights, the word "Jia Zi" was written in white powder on the gate on one side of the official temple... It was neither big nor small, neither very conspicuous, but hard to ignore, nor...

I know who mischievously wrote it.

"Oh!" Guo Xun thought for a moment and then suddenly realized. "It's the Chinese New Year, and the next year will be the Year of Jiazi! It's also hard work for Wenqi... I'm afraid I have to work hard to take over the county affairs even during the New Year holiday."

Gongsun Xun smiled in return.

Immediately, the two of them left, one on the left and the other on the right.

Among them, Guo Xun wanted to rest in the official temple, but Gongsun Xun claimed that he wanted to rest in his mentor's house. It was not known whether the Lu Mansion, whose door had been smashed, would welcome this carefree man to visit again.

However, it turned out that the Lu family probably did not do anything to Gongsun Xun, because one day later, the newly appointed governor of Zhuojun was full of energy and headed to Zhuoxian in the north with his family members who came from behind.

went.

When they were still ten miles away from Zhuoxian County, Liu Bei took Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and Qianzhao who had arrived a step ahead, and led dozens of rangers who were hanging around Zhuoxian County to meet them at the roadside.

.

"Xuande!" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh when he saw the other person from a distance and jumped out of the car. Because he saw a tall man with a strong body and a beard no less than that of Qianzhao actually saluting him respectfully, so he felt very good for a moment.

."You're welcome and safe."

The other party was so affectionate, but Liu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In other words, he was fine, he was just a little worried... A few days ago, the other party and the state's uncle Fang worked together to take down Fan Yang's traveling merchant group in one fell swoop. At the same time, they also shaved off the heads of hundreds of city rangers and scoundrels.
To be continued...