Chapter 68: Character

Everyone accompanied Xue Chongxun to walk around the earthen kiln in the workshop, and then rode horses and shot arrows on the school ground. Before they knew it, the sun was already hanging on the west mountain. Xue Chongxun planned to rest at Shenji Station tonight and learn about the skills of building the city tomorrow according to the plan that he had planned.

He doesn't know these specific things, but understanding them will also be beneficial to the project decisions that will be built in the Great Wall fortress.

The group rode their horses to the Wei River again. When Xue Chongxun saw the setting sun, he looked back at the officials and said: This scene reminds me of a poem by Zhang Jiuling, and I will read it out and encourage you.

After hearing this, everyone agreed without thinking. Of course, the emperor could not stop him from reciting poems, and he had to cheer.

Let’s talk about Zhang Jiuling’s poems. Who is Zhang Jiuling?

The emperor's direct minister is now staying in the cabinet and has a heavyweight position in the officialdom. How can such a person writes a poem badly? Can he not shout loudly?

Of course, you can’t just applaud, you have to say some insightful words, so everyone listens attentively, otherwise they don’t understand what poetry is, so how can they comment?

Xue Chongxun recited Zhang Jiuling's poem on a whim: The sun sets down the mountain and hides, and the north wind rides on the evening.The bird feels like a dawn, and the eaves and pillars call each other.Although the swan is far away, the sorrow sound is not what you want.The noble man abandons his flaws and the inferior man is worried about his superiority.Everyone is involved in external things, and forgive yourself and forget to practice internally.Sighing that this makes my heart relax.

When Xiao Dan and others understood, they must have written this poem when Zhang Jiuling was in a downturn, and they were also complaining that those who were well-off in the officialdom did not know how to cultivate their own moral character.

As for the scenery that has nothing to do with the setting sun, the key is the half-lyricism behind it.

However, when the people present heard such a poem, they actually wrote it by Zhang Jiuling, it felt a bit strange. The person was so developed that he was jealous now. Why are the nobles abandoning flaws and humble? The emperor recited his poems...

The first one to speak must be given to the Shenji Office Xiao Dan. The county magistrate of Wugong is not qualified. Xiao Dan is an official of the Central North Office and can meet the emperor and the ministers in the court from time to time.

Xiao Dan pondered for a moment and said: "Mencius" says: If you are poor, you will be able to take care of yourself; if you are successful, you will be able to help the world.Before entering the cabinet, Mr. Zhang was lenient and strict with others and disciplined himself. Finally, he entered the cabinet to serve Your Majesty, and was a role model for us.

The Wugong County Magistrate continued: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and there are talented people like Zhang Xueshi to serve as the country. How can the Great Jin Dynasty not be governed?Weichens and others decided to take Zhang Xueshu as a model, not forget to practice internally, govern the place on behalf of the emperor, and allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment...

As soon as I said this, I suddenly heard a voice in the distance shouting: Return my wife!

Everyone looked sideways, and saw a raft floating on the river. A man wearing a hat stood on it. He couldn't see who it was too far away. He supported a bamboo pole and was flowing down here.

Li Kuiyong reacted the fastest, and then kicked the horse with several knights and rushed to Xue Chongxun and others to block it.

Sanniang, a woman wearing narrow-sleeved men's clothing around Xue Chongxun, didn't respond much. There were so many people here, and there was only one person on the river, so there was really nothing to be nervous about.

Xue Chongxun reviewed: Who of you snatched his wife?I'm here to ask for it.

The Wugong County Magistrate's expression suddenly seemed to be about to cry. He turned around and glared at his aide, as if saying: What are you doing?

The staff said innocently: This unruly man dares to disturb the emperor, let’s talk about it after taking it.

The raft was downstream, driving very fast, and it was approaching much sooner. It was clear that it turned out to be a strong young man, wearing a short dress and fur on his upper body, with a long bow on his waist and hips, and like a hunter.

This area is close to the mountains and forests such as Xiao Taibai, and many farmers are hunting up the mountain. Look at his outfit, he is probably not a pure hunter, but a farmer.

Li Kuiyong saw that the young man was carrying weapons, so it was fine, but the emperor was here, do you want to rebel?

Not to mention a fifth-rank rank unlimited citizen, even a minister in the court must take off his sword when facing a saint, otherwise he will be killed.

Li Kuiyong raised his whip and shouted: Boy, don’t be ignorant of life or death. Now, you will leave quickly and have nothing to do!

The young man found the staff of the Wugong County Magistrate and shouted from a distance: It was him who cheated my wife away!I knew something was wrong, but fortunately I followed.Return my wife and leave now.

Xue Chongxun frowned and looked at a small official behind him and said: Are you bullying men and women in Wugong County?

The county staff member knelt on the mud with a pounce, his face turned pale. According to rumors in the officialdom, he was not only lustful but also murdered people. He was also carrying dozens of strong men around him when he was traveling in a low manner. He said that he would cut him down even if he had just said something.

But the county staff had been in the officialdom for so many years and had seen the world. They did not talk nonsense because they were shocked. They immediately said a very accurate sentence: If you die from a humble position, you will be confused for a while and do something big wrong in private!

Sure enough, the county magistrate's expression changed a little. From the beginning to the present, he was a little moved. After all, he was his confidant!

Seeing this, Li Kuiyong shouted to the man on the river: Throw the weapon and talk to you. Today, he will make the decision for you.

Return my wife first!The man didn't know if he was brain-pulling or inexperienced, but he was still excited as he spoke. He actually took off the bow from his back, pulled another arrow feather and shouted, "Go back to the person!"

The guards of the Flying Tiger Regiment looked at each other, and Li Kui cursed bravely and shouted, "You dare to use weapons to face each other in front of His Majesty, and you think you didn't die fast enough."

After drinking, he took a heavy bow and shot an arrow. As a result, the distance was too far, and the arrow fell into the river with a wave.

A general who stayed at Mingguang Military Camp next to him said: There are naval warships on the dock of the camp, and they will drive the boat to get the assassin.

Li Kuiyong touched his head and laughed: You need to use a water army to catch someone, I think you are stupider than me.

He looked left and right and saw a small boat upstream of the water not far away, and then looked back at the knights and said, "Are there any one who knows how to water? Go and row over and catch the man."

Immediately, two knights with a southern accent immediately stepped forward to ask for the order. Li Kuiyong said: Come on, peel off their armor first, otherwise wouldn’t it be like falling into the water with a stone in your arms?

The soldiers thought they were kind, so they got off the horse and helped take off their armor.

The man on the river was still holding a bamboo pole and confronting the shore.

After a while, the two soldiers took off their armor, and the company commander's weapons and horizontal swords were also thrown away. One person brought a short knife, a crossbow, and several arrows, and then ran to untie the rope on the boat, and one person rowed the boat and the other took the crossbow to the middle of the river.

They are indeed southerners who are water-eating, otherwise the sculls would not be able to play with them immediately.

The scull boat was paddling upstream and was sailing fast. The man on the raft saw this but he didn't go to get the long pole. He turned the bow and arrow in his hand to aim at the boat.

The sergeant on the boat shouted with a crossbow: My crossbow is used for military purposes, but it is more reliable than your hunting bow. If you don’t shoot arrows, I won’t kill you!You have also thought it through. We are the Northern Imperial Army who just pulled out the armor. If you hurt us, the king's law will not tolerate you!

The sergeant on the ship had no armor, so he was really afraid that the guy would throw his arrows and shoot him in the flesh. It would hurt him if he was not.

The rowing sergeant also said: If you dare to attack the imperial guards, it can be considered as an intention to assassinate the emperor. It would not be an exaggeration to make a plan for you. It would not be a big deal to be implicated in the entire village at that time.

The sergeant who took the crossbow continued: The whole village was cracked. Do you still want to find your wife?

The two of them fooled each other and the man on the raft was really scared. He was not afraid of tigers and wolves in the mountains, but the government was even more terrifying than tigers and wolves...

The main reason is that the government is not a familiar place for him, and people are always afraid of the unknown.

The man shouted: What are you going to do?

The sergeant said kindly: Of course, it was the reasoning in the past!Didn’t you say that your wife was arrested? It was done by the local officials. Your Majesty wants you to explain the whole story and make decisions for the people.How can someone have a certificate if you don’t go?

The man said: I don’t want to offend the government, I just want to find my wife.

The crossbow-holding soldier's face turned pale and turned and whispered to his companion, "This guy is quite strong, but he's too ignorant!"

Then he shouted: You are more serious than offending the government with weapons.Let's throw it away quickly, so we have something to say.

The man turned his head and looked at the shore, but he didn't see anything. Your Majesty, don't the emperors in the play wear dragon robes?

So he was convinced and doubtful.

But at this time the boat was approaching quickly, and he hurriedly pulled out his bow: Stop and send my wife here!

Damn it!

As soon as the boat hit the raft, the crossbow-holding soldier cursed and jumped forward and shouted with a thick neck, "You try to shoot me an arrow!"

While the man was at a loss, he rushed forward steadily. Unexpectedly, the man shot an arrow in a hurry. Fortunately, his head was wrong and he didn't hurt anyone.

The sergeant stood sideways and steadily held the lower plate. He hit his elbow and took the man's bow and arrow, and knocked him down on the raft. The raft lost its balance and both of them fell into the river.

This sergeant is a knight of the Flying Tiger Regiment. Although he has no quality or level, he is not comparable to ordinary sergeants. Those who can enter the Flying Tiger Regiment are trained to train officers, and they are both skilled in military arts and martial arts. Ordinary soldiers are not opponents, let alone this amateur hunting man.

After the two fell into the water, the sergeant on the boat threw down the wooden pulp and went to help. After a while, he subdued the man and flew for a while before he got on the boat.

The man's knife and bow and arrow were thrown into the river. The sergeant who had a crossbow held him, and the other one was still rowing, and then drove towards the shore.

When an official saw that he had caught someone, he said: Your Majesty, this is a rebellious person, and he dares to threaten with weapons, so he should be beheaded.

Xue Chongxun pretended to be very kind: It is understandable that the people do not understand the rules and do not require the court to ask for it.Let's ask about the situation first.

After saying that, he looked back at Wugong County Magistrate and others. Several people hurriedly bent down and hung their hands, and cold sweat also emerged.