Han Dynasty.

Gongsun Xun seemed to understand. He was silent again, but he put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth for several times before asking softly: "Gong Bo'an, I understand your difficulties, and I really don't want to

This is a bad example, but if I stop this kind of thing, not to mention some fools will misjudge the situation, even my subordinates will not be convinced, right? Dong Cheng has mobilized the armored soldiers, I have to establish my authority, right?

!”

This time it was Liu Yu's turn to be silent.

"How about dismissal from office and exile?" Huang Wan knew that there was little hope, but he still asked bravely.

"Doctor Guanglu is joking, how can we convince people of this kind of thing without killing people?" The person who replied Huang Wan was not Gongsun Xun, but Xi Zhong who followed Gongsun Xun into the hall at first but stood at the side door of the lobby. "Besides,

Hundreds of people have died today, so naturally they start by killing and then eliminate by killing."

Many people in the hall knew Xi Zhong, and no one blamed him for interrupting without permission, but...

"But if we kill them, why don't we just go back?" Seeing the opportunity, Yang Biao quickly got up and followed. "General Wei, when things have reached this point, if you really want to change things, there are only two sides.

Everyone takes a step back, there is no other way... Why not exile the whole family to Liaodong?"

"What sins have their people committed? If we can't punish the culprit for such a thing, it's as if we didn't do it!" Under the light, the drama loyalist raised his voice again. "As I said, today's incident has already affected hundreds of lives.

, why bother to involve yourself more?"

"Then what else can be done?!" Shisun Rui also stood up. "With such a stalemate, doesn't it feel like nothing has been said?"

"I have an idea!" Xi Zhong suddenly laughed. "Since we are each taking a step back... Lord, how about the two kings only kill one of them? The other one, please Lord, in the name of the ruling general, pardon him!"

Everyone in the hall was startled, but Gongsun Xun, who had been standing sideways behind Liu Yu and turned his head to look outside the hall, also seemed to be moved: "Who to kill, who to pardon?"

"Since the princes are here to plead for mercy, why not ask the princes to decide for themselves?" Xi Zhong simply followed.

"Wonderful!" Gongsun Xun didn't wait for the princes to react, he raised his head directly, turned his back to Liu Yu, and announced his plan to the whole hall of princes. "Today, for the sake of all the princes, I will pardon one person and kill him."

One person... Only food is left here, no overnight stay. Please leave the hall and go home now! After leaving the hall, those who want to live Wang Yun go to the right, and those who want to live Wang Bin go to the left... That's it!

"

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of soldiers poured out of the side door of the hall, forcing the minister to go out immediately. Liu Yu suddenly turned around, and Yang Biao simply fell into his seat. In the brightly lit courtyard outside the hall, Wang Bin, his father and his son, and Wang

Yun was also pale, and they all looked up in shock!

Knowing that just going out is like making a choice, just like killing someone with your own hands, so all the ministers are like chickens, and no one makes a move. But Gongsun Xun ignored these people, and just left through the side door... For a time, there were only a few people.

Ten soldiers sealed the side door of the lobby and kept watch with their swords in hand.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally Zhao Qian, the doctor of Zhongsan, raised his head and sighed, and was the first to wave his sleeves and go out: "The knife is in someone's hand, what can we say?"

By the way, there is a reason for Zhao Qian's words... When Dong Zhuo was there, he tried to attack Yizhou. Because Zhao Qian was from Chengdu, Shu, and was the so-called first generation in Yizhou, Zhao Qian was specifically allowed to use it.

The family's prestige recruited thousands of barbarian soldiers and horses around Hanzhong to participate in the military.

When Gongsun Xun destroyed Dong Zhuo, Zhao Qian originally wanted to stay with thousands of soldiers and horses in Sanguan to watch, but unexpectedly, the ministers in the court suspected that he was cooperating with Dong Zhuo, so they directly assisted Gongsun Xun and ordered him to disband his troops and return.

Chang'an has been idle ever since.

In other words, there was resentment in Zhao Qian's words, because he felt that these ministers helped him keep those thousands of soldiers and horses.

However, it doesn't matter anymore. Since someone took the lead, the other ministers who knew that this matter was inevitable also followed out. As expected, nine out of ten ministers from these noble families walked to the right.

It was as if they wanted to save Prince Wang Yun, who was also from the Gongqing family, but no one cared about Wang Bin and his son, who were just from a poor family in Handan, Hebei Province. In other words, at the last moment, no scholar cared about his relatives.

Wang Bin's heart felt cold, and next to him, Wang Yun, who saw that he had regained his life, also lost his mind for a moment, looking at the lobby in front of him with unfocused eyes.

I don't know how long it took, but I saw even Liu Bo'an trembling and hiding his face from the hall. The matter was finally concluded - Wang Yun escaped with his life, was reduced to a commoner, and was immediately expelled from General Wei's Mansion.

Gongsun Xun authorized his nephew Wang Ling to send him back to his hometown.

After waiting for a while, several soldiers took Wang Bin and his son out of the courtyard and went to a small hidden courtyard at the back, which seemed to be the place of execution.

"My general asked me to tell you something." When they arrived at the small courtyard, the leader of Yi Cong, Zhang Ji, who was responsible for carrying out the execution, turned back and said solemnly. "He said, please don't resent me. There is nothing right or wrong in this kind of thing."

, now that we are in the game, we can only fight to the death! And he is not the one who decided to kill the uncle today."

"What's the use of saying this now? It's just a knife." Before his death, Wang Bin, who had always been a bit coward, actually felt a little calm. After he raised his head and answered, he turned back to scold the two people who were already frightened to tears.

Zi. "You two must be cousins ​​of the emperor. This time you will be loyal to the Han Dynasty. Don't lose your momentum as a relative of the country!"

Having said that, how could Wang Bin not be afraid that one of Wang Bin's two sons had just had their hair tied, and the other had just been crowned, and ended up like this without going through anything? Even Wang Bin himself was unable to speak when he wanted to reprimand him again.

"My uncle is thinking too much!" Zhang Ji sighed. "Is my general a person who kills indiscriminately? I have white silk and poisonous wine in my house. Please help me, and the two young masters can wait here for a while.

Collecting the corpse for my uncle... It’s not just that. Tomorrow, after the two young masters bid farewell to the emperor, they can also take their families back to their hometown in Handan. As long as they are no longer involved in right and wrong from now on, they can grow old in peace."

Father and son were all stunned.

After a while, Wang Bin's expression changed slightly and he nodded slowly: "I know that General Wei wants to use my life to break people's hearts, but until now, I am still a little grateful... Please forgive me.

I thanked General Wei."

Zhang Ji nodded slowly.

"As for you two." Wang Bin turned around, unable to hold back his tears this time. "It's always good to live... I have two last words that you must remember... One is to see the emperor tomorrow,

Even if the emperor wants to, he must not stay in the palace and take the whole family back to Handan Township immediately; secondly, when he returns to Handan, he is not allowed to remember today's grudge, just as if I died of illness when I moved the capital... If

It’s really hard to let go, just blame it on Wang Yun! We must live a good life!”

The second son of the Wang family cried uncontrollably, but since Wang Bin had finished speaking, he was afraid that delaying it would affect the second son's handling, so he hurried past the soldiers and took the initiative to enter the house.

After a while, as the soldier reported back, Zhang Ji indicated that after being freed, the two sons of the Wang family endured their grief and personally carried their father's body back to the residence of General You Zhonglang.

In an attic in the backyard of General Wei's mansion, Gongsun Xun watched this scene from a distance and couldn't help but shake his head sadly.

"Ming Gong, don't worry about it," Jia Xu said softly to the side. "If he dies today, how many thousands of people will die in the future? Besides, since he is a relative of the country, unless he dies of illness after a while, he can hide for a while.

Is it possible to hide for the rest of my life?"

"How can I care?" Gongsun Xun shook his head. "Although this matter is Yuan Chang's plan, it was decided by me myself. Besides, since I was young, have I seen fewer lives? Compared to him

How many innocent people are there? Only this father and son showed their true feelings. When I watched this situation from a distance, it was like a gentleman coming to the kitchen, and he would naturally feel compassion. The so-called human nature is good...killing someone to move their feelings is not better than killing someone.

Wouldn't it be better to remain emotionless?"

Jia Xu suddenly didn't say anything, but the last person who heard the words leaned forward slightly: "My lord said that there is nothing great in it, but if that's the case, why do you still wait for me on a high building?"

Gongsun Xun said nothing, and kept watching with his hands behind his hands as the bodies of Wang's second son and his father disappeared from sight. Then he turned his gaze to the distance: "I came upstairs not to see this scene, nor to see it.

How do those ministers choose? It's rare that Chang'an City is brightly lit today, so I just want to climb up and have a look at Chang'an City."

The man and the few other people who followed him suddenly realized at the same time: "Yes, at this time, the palaces and city walls are illuminated with lights. This is the first time I have seen the silhouette of Weiyang Palace at night like this."

"It's just a pity that there is no moon at the end of the month." Gongsun Xunfu looked up at the sky again. "Otherwise, we can ask, how many years has this month been shining on Chang'an?"

Not only this person, but also several people behind Gongsun Xun laughed a little, hoping to take the opportunity to change the atmosphere.

"Don't laugh," Gongsun Xun continued to look at Chang'an City, which had a different attitude in front of him. "Today, my eldest brother actually took the initiative to help in the battle, which finally made him understand. However, his personality is extreme and narrow. Wen He, Yuan Chang and I

After some discussion, we all feel that he is the best candidate to clean up Chang'an... This is why I asked you to come, so be careful and take care of yourself to avoid accidental injuries!"

"Lord, don't worry!" the man responded immediately. "I'm well prepared, and nothing will go wrong."

"It's better to be careful. My clan brother... doesn't listen to what he says, doesn't understand what he hears, doesn't change after he understands, makes mistakes again after correcting, refuses to admit when he's wrong, refuses to accept after admitting, and doesn't say anything after accepting...

...If you can't handle it properly, be careful of him taking you into a ditch!" Gongsun Xun turned around and warned him sternly.

This man also nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief, patted the opponent's shoulder and then went downstairs. Just as everyone was about to follow him, they heard General Wei reciting loudly as he went downstairs.

As the saying goes:

"When autumn comes on September 8th, I will kill all the flowers after they have bloomed.

The incense formation soaring to the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor."

It was obviously a few lines of limericks with extraordinary momentum, but at this moment, Gongsun Xun actually read it with a hint of sadness. Several people upstairs looked at each other, and they became more and more confused.

——————I am the dividing line without a moon or a flower——————

"In the autumn of the fifth year of Jian'an, on the 23rd day of the seventh month, Taizu marched westward to Chang'an. The minister asked him to be the general, but he was not accepted. The general invited Dong Cheng, the captain of the city gate, who was his relative, the left middle man to lie down, and the right middle man to the king.

Bin was worried about the chaos, and raised an army to attack the arsenal, but failed to do so. He was defeated and punished. He asked the two sons of the Wang family to be killed, and brought them into the palace to deal with the two nobles Dong and Fu. Taizu sighed and said to him: "I have been carrying the Han Dynasty for several years.

At this point, even though we have started well but cannot end well, we are already very regretful. How can we be able to rehabilitate those who have violated ministers' moral integrity? "Although the left and right respond to each other, it is not worth it." - "Jiu Yan Shu", Volume 2, Taipei.

The Anthology of Emperor Zuwu
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