Fufeng Song

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, it seemed to add fuel to the fire.

"What kind of Xianbei guests?" Liu Yan gritted his teeth and said, "They are all murderers! This morning, this group of Xianbei was drinking and making trouble in a restaurant in the south of the city, and my soldiers went to stop them. Who knew that they didn't agree with each other, To kill with your own hands!"

"The soldiers were caught off guard, and several of them were killed immediately. My capable team leader, Zou Zhe, was also beheaded by them!" Liu Yan said sadly: "Zou Zhe's father saved my life on the battlefield! Twice! The old man never asked me for an official position or money, but he entrusted his youngest son to me before he died! I treat him like a brother on weekdays, but today he has ended up like this!"

Lu Yao didn't know what to say for a while, and the handsome appearance of the young captain suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.Although this young man may not be a warrior who will capture the flag on the battlefield, since he was in charge of matters such as catching robbers and public security in the south of Jinyang City, he has really worked hard and won the hearts of the people.Who would have thought that he would die at the hands of Xianbei people like this.

"It's a pity that I received the report late, and I didn't have time to dispatch people, but let them Shi Shiran enter the Governor's Mansion as a guest!" Liu Yan clenched his fists and said, "Daoming, you come to be a witness. I will never let them go on this matter!

Just as Lu Yao was about to persuade him, Liu Yan had already strode straight into the governor's mansion.Lu Yao was worried that Liu Yan would do something out of the ordinary in his anger, and hurriedly waved to several civil servants, signaling to inform Yue Shigong quickly; then he followed Liu Yan closely, rambling a few words from time to time, trying his best to slow him down.

The lobby of the Governor's Mansion was very lively at the moment, it turned out that Yue Shigong was hosting a banquet to entertain the guests.

A raging bonfire was lit in the open space in front of the hall, and several burly men with their upper body naked were grilling lambs on the flames with iron skewers.From time to time, cut off the roasted golden and oily part with a machete and present it to everyone in the hall.

Yue Shigong sat high on the main seat, toasting frequently to persuade him to drink.On his left sat a few officials with Wen Qiao's head; on the right sat a few Xianbei nobles with braided hair and hair. They all drank up their glasses and laughed loudly. It seemed that they were having a good time eating and drinking.

In the side halls on both sides of the lobby, it was even more noisy.Dozens of Xianbei warriors with red faces and a fishy smell were eating and drinking.Some people felt that the chef was slow, so they directly took the half-baked lamb and began to bite; some people were so happy that they just danced.

"Uncle! Nephew has something to report!"

When Liu Yan broke into the lobby, Liu Kun had obviously been notified.His expression was not very happy. If it was an ordinary general's behavior, he would have been kicked out of the door.However, Liu Yan opened his mouth to belong to his uncle and nephew. For the sake of his uncle and nephew, he couldn't take him seriously.

"So it's Shiren, what's the matter?" Liu Kun asked casually, playing with the wine glass in his hand.

After all, Liu Yan was a general who was born as a literati. He had calmed down a little at this moment, and he bowed and said, "My lord, I will be in charge of patrolling the city from now on. I dare not slack off in the slightest. There were bandits rioting in the city just now. , and killed many officers and soldiers of our army. Although the army and horses have been mobilized to kill them all, but the bandits have sneaked into the governor's mansion. The last general dare not specialize, so I ask the lord to be the master!"

Liu Kun said slowly: "Why do you need to ask me such trivial matters. Where is the bandit now, I will send someone to tell you."

"Thank you, my lord!" Liu Yan bowed deeply: "Just now, there were 30 Xianbei warriors drinking and committing crimes, please ask your lord to order them to surrender quickly!"

There was a sudden silence in the hall.With a snap, Liu Kun placed the wine glass heavily on the table.Liu Yan's shoulders twitched with the sound of the wine glass falling, but he still prostrated himself on the ground and did not get up.

"Shiren, get up and talk." Liu Kun waved his hand.Liu Yanbai lay still, and Lu Yao was standing at the entrance of the hall, but now he hurried a few steps, dragging Liu Yan to stand aside.

"Chief Dugu, I wanted to have a good time with you all today, but unexpectedly, such an accident happened." Liu Kun frowned and said to the line of Xianbei nobles: "Although my subordinates are mediocre in intelligence, they never lie. What he said just now Did you really do what you said? I hope all the great chiefs will give me an answer."

There were six Xiongnu nobles sitting in the main hall, and the one sitting at the head was Dugu Zhe, the powerful chief of Tuoba Xianbei.Dugu Zhe has a bearded face and a rough appearance, just now at the banquet, he shouted and laughed like no one else, looking forward to his own strength.He was sweating profusely from eating, and he tore open the front to reveal his furry chest, and fanned the wind with the sleeve of his leather robe.Hearing Liu Kun's question, he gulped down a large piece of fat in his mouth, laughed twice and said, "Inspector Liu, men running on the grassland are naturally heroic, so they can't stand the restraint of you Han people. If there is a dispute between the two sides, The brothers beat a few to death at a time, I'm afraid there may be some. It's not a big deal."

Liu Yan was furious, threw away Lu Yao and rushed to Dugu Zhe, saying, "It's not a big deal? Wait for the barbarians, don't you think there is no kingly law in my majestic dynasty?"

Dugu Zhe stared at Liu Yan as usual, and said word by word: "We Hu people do not understand the laws of the Han people, but only know the rules on the grassland: the strong win, and the weak perish. If we are weak and incompetent, we Even if you kill him, you can’t blame others.”

Liu Yan was trembling with anger, turned to Liu Kun and said, "How to deal with this matter, I ask the master to decide!"

Dugu Zhe sneered, he cared about drinking and eating meat, and ignored Liu Yan.There was a sudden silence in the hall, and everyone was waiting for Yue Shigong's reaction.

Liu Kun suddenly stood up from behind the table and raised his voice, "Yang Qiao!"

On the other side of the accompanying civilian queue, a person hurriedly stood up, and it was Yang Qiao who scolded Lu Yao and the others yesterday for Xianbei's eyes.He bowed deeply and said, "The next official is here!"

"Is what General Liu Yan said just now true?" Liu Kun asked.

Yang Qiao was appointed by Liu Kun to receive the visiting Xianbei chieftain throughout the whole process, but in fact he also took on the responsibility of monitoring.But he was too cautious, Xianbei people were arrogant and lawless along the way, and it was more than that; but he covered them up and did not report them.At this time Liu Kun asked suddenly, Yang Qiao was tongue-tied and didn't know how to answer.

Liu Kun's complexion darkened, and he said with a flick of his sleeves, "Needless to say, just step back!"

Yang Qiao's face was gloomy, he backed up again and again, accidentally knocked on the steps, and almost fell to the ground on his back.

Liu Kun paced back and forth in the lobby for a few steps, and said slowly: "Chief Dugu, the official is newly appointed governor of Bingzhou. You will pay a visit without hesitation. I am grateful for your kindness. The Tuoba Xianbei tribe's affection for the imperial court is also fully expressed by the official." Understand. If Tuoba Xianbei can serve the imperial court and assist in the eradication of the Xiongnu, the imperial court will not be stingy with rewards. Maybe the land will be divided, and it is unknown."

Dugu Zhe clapped his palms with joy and was about to speak; he was stopped by a firm gesture from Liu Kun.

"However, there is one thing, please bear in mind Chief Dugu!" Liu Kun ignored Dugu Zhe's expression, and continued: "Han people have the rules of the Han people, and barbarians have the rules of the barbarians. Wherever you go, you must abide by the rules. Hu When people come to the Han land, can they still follow the rules on the grassland? If the Xiongnu are wiped out, but the Xianbei tribe is still doing evil in our Dajin land, I will never do it if the wise man does not take it !"

Liu Kun walked with his hands behind his back and spoke eloquently. When he said the last sentence, he was already standing in front of Dugu Zhe, looking down at him: "Chief Dugu, do you understand what the officer means?"

Dugu Zhe is a powerful and unscrupulous tycoon on the grassland. He has experienced many fights before he fought for the high position above the Xianbei people in the west.In the past few years, when he traveled to the Han area, he only saw that the officials were incompetent and the army was as cowardly as chickens, so he became more and more arrogant and domineering.Although he heard that the new governor of Bingzhou was a hero with great military exploits among the Han people, Yuan didn't take it seriously.But at this moment, under Liu Kun's gaze, I only felt that Liu Kun's eyes were bright, as if there was a great sense of oppression, and I couldn't help feeling that my throat was dry and a little nervous.

He gulped and coughed a few more times. Under Liu Kun's gaze, greasy sweat broke out on his forehead.

Liu Kun stared at Dugu for a while, seeing that the Xianbei chief was already in a panic, he laughed, turned around and walked towards the chief seat.All the Han officials in the lobby breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Lord Yue Shi would definitely issue an order to capture the Xianbei warrior who caused trouble and murder.

Suddenly Dugu Zhe's voice sounded from behind him again: "Inspector Liu, your words may not be unreasonable, but there are things you don't understand!"

"Huh?" Liu Kun snorted coldly and turned around like a whirlwind.

Dugu Zhe straightened his body, and said harshly: "Inspector Liu, you said just now that when the barbarians arrive in the land of the Han people, they cannot follow the rules on the grassland. But Inspector Liu, you might as well look around and ask the people north of the big river. , To the west of Tongguan, how many states and counties can be regarded as the land of the Han people?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the Han people in the hall changed color suddenly.

In the past few years, the imperial court has been in power perversely, which has caused chaos and thieves all over the world.Most of the Xiongnu, Qiang, Di, and Jie tribes rebelled and captured countless counties.Thinking about it carefully, many of these great rivers and mountains have already fallen into the hands of barbarians!

"Even if it's just a Bingzhou..." Dugu Zhe ignored the anger of the crowd, and sneered, "Hehe, I'm afraid the ownership of Bingzhou is not as optimistic as you said, Governor Liu. Without my help, Tuoba Xianbei, Inspector Liu, do you really think that this small city of Jinyang can hold off a hundred thousand Huns?"

"Bold!" Liu Yan burst into anger, stepped on the table in front of Dugu Fold, and cursed with his halberd.

The Xianbei nobles below Dugu Zhe jumped up together, glaring at Liu Yan.The Xianbei warriors in the side halls on both sides also stopped eating and drinking, and stared at the people in the hall with fierce eyes.The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense.