Shooting static targets has never been considered a skill. No matter whether they are in the army or the noble generals who have passed down their martial arts skills, they are accustomed to setting up a galloping track at home, practicing shooting and equestrian skills at the same time. What they see is that people and horses are in harmony, and the bow and horse cooperate.
However, the space at home is limited after all. Now that the left and right official offices are selecting elites from the 12th regiment camp according to Zhu Houzhao's order, this road is naturally wider and longer than the road at home. Just by visual inspection, Liu Liu has already
It can be seen that there are targets about every thirty steps on both sides, and there are a total of twenty targets on the left and right.
"It's up to you whether you go left or right first. As long as these two bags of twenty arrows are used up, it's over!"
Seeing Cao Qian hand over two quivers, Liu Liu quickly collected them. Not far away, he saw Xu Xun and Shenying Zhang Yong standing side by side, and a middle-aged general he didn't recognize, who looked like he was in a high position.
Yes, he took a deep breath, and then strode towards the mount he was already familiar with before. Just then he grabbed the reins and was about to get on the horse, when he suddenly felt someone put his arm around his shoulders.
"Brother Six, let people take a good look at our abilities! We are really better than archers and horses. Not only do we not lose to these masters in the army, but we also beat them! What a dead target, we can still shoot alive!"
"Say less.
After all, here are all people with military backgrounds, so what’s the point of showing off in front of others!”
Liu Liu turned over and sat firmly on the horse. Seeing that Liu Qi was a little unconvinced, he laughed and said: "As long as none of these twenty arrows miss the target, the abilities of our two brothers will be amazing enough!"
Xu Xun, who was on the sidelines, naturally didn't hear Liu Qi's heroic words. Although Shenying was joking that he loved to recruit people, when he saw Liu Liu galloping out like a gust of wind, he suddenly shot three arrows left and right. His expression changed.
He immediately became solemn. It should be noted that in the military competition, they often shoot the ten targets on the left first, then turn back and shoot the targets on the right. Even the elites selected this time are not so strict in the riding and shooting test.
Only those with more than 100 households were required to hit at least twelve arrows from twenty arrows. However, at this moment, as the sergeant monitoring the target over there shouted the Chinese characters one by one, he could almost predict the final result.
"Reporting to your lord, all twenty arrows hit the mark!"
"Excellent archery skills!" Shenying really didn't expect that the two people Xu Xun brought casually had such skills. His eyes brightened immediately and he said with a smile, "When I was young, I could hit seventeen or eighty points with twenty arrows."
I already have bad eyesight and quick hands, not to mention that I can also shoot left and right. I thought that only Qian Ning, whom you poached from Jinyiwei before, had such skills. Okay, okay! When it comes to my eyesight, I am really not as good as you!"
"What kind of eyesight? It's just a fluke." Xu Xun smiled slightly and saw Cao Qian leading Liu Liu over. He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't have to kowtow, and then he smiled and said, "Just now Bo Jingyang praised you for your good archery skills. Now that you have finished shooting, and you are here
Come here and see how your brother is doing."
Liu Liuqiao stood with his hands on his hands and said respectfully: "My lord, my younger brother is better at bow and horse than the younger one. He only loves to show off by nature. If he comes up with any tricks later, please forgive me."
Show off?
Xu Xun was slightly stunned. When he heard a burst of exclamation, he immediately looked up and saw that Liu Qi, who was on the horse, did not take the straight line in the center of the gallop, but moved forward in a zigzag line, riding and shooting like a bow.
The full moon made it almost unbelievable that the bow could be fired so frequently in a short period of time. Without listening to the sound of counting, he could hear the muffled sound of the bow and arrow hitting the target, and an expression of appreciation appeared on his face unknowingly.
.
No wonder these two brothers were able to pull out such a rebel team in the future, and traveled to many places, so tired that the imperial court had to send out border troops to finally suppress the rebels! The Beijing Camp and the 12th Regiment Camp were indeed in ruins.
Fake, but the leaders of the rebel army do have two skills. However, they are not military households, so why did they practice such martial arts?…
With this question in his mind, when Liu Qi came over with a beaming face after finishing his ejaculation, he asked straight to the point. Liu Qi didn't wait for Liu Liu to speak, and said straightforwardly: "Return to your lord, the two brothers.
Lao Naozi sold his land in his early years. Although he later saved two, it was not easy to buy land near Kinki and there was no land to farm. In addition, since we were children, we loved to wield swords and guns, so we simply worked hard on this and earned a lot of money.
Money comes faster than digging food from the fields."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Liu knew it was not good. Seeing Xu Xun frowning thoughtfully, while Ru Shenying and others were silent. He wanted to explain a few words, but he didn't know how to explain it.
Sweat broke out on my forehead.
"I understand... In short, I have seen the skills of both of you brothers with bows and horses. I don't need to watch them anymore. You can't catch those horse thieves just by talking. You go down first and come back with me."
Let the government speak."
"Thank you, sir."
Liu Liu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. After Liu Qi also bowed, the two brothers left together. When they were getting further away from the big shots, Liu Liu shouted to his younger brother Chu with hatred: "You won't
We know how to hide half of what we say, but there is no land to farm in Kinki? If people think that we are suing those wealthy families, what if word gets out and people don't want us, what will we do after we return to our hometown?"
"What are you afraid of? That lord is not angry!" Liu Qi curled his lips angrily, then licked his lips and said, "Those big families don't do good things in the first place. They bully men and dominate women and force them to buy fields. Why should they benefit?
As long as we have enough, we run around and work hard to kill the Nao people, but the harvest is only a little... Sixth brother, sometimes I really think about it, if I am really pressed, Lao Naozi will bring a group of people to kill those dogs.
Let’s just rob and kill them all!”
"Shut up!"
Although there was no one around, Liu Liu was still broken into a cold sweat. Seeing Liu Qi's indifferent expression, he couldn't help lowering his voice and said: "You have spent so much effort to get to where you are now, do you still want to go?"
Is the fallen grass a bandit?"
"Brother, am I joking? I'm joking..."
Because of the display of bow and horse skills by brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi, Xu Xun was originally in a good mood, but when he thought of what they said, and the fact that there are often memorials about state capitals being in distress due to bandits, and those all over the world
Naturally, he was a little absent-minded because he was a censor who was trying to catch thieves. After spending more than an hour in the military camp, he discussed with the divine hero Chen Xiong and Zhang Yong, and all three of them said that it would be best to remove the left and right official halls from ten
The second regiment camp stood up independently, just like the 12th regiment camp independently stood up from the Beijing camp. After hesitation, he agreed to think about it first before reporting to the emperor. When it was not the right time, he ordered a few people
I came over early in the evening and invited Chen Xiong by the way, and then set off back to the city.
When he entered Fucheng Gate and stopped to wait for someone to check, he suddenly asked without looking back: "Xiao Cao, what do you think of the intentions of Uncle Jingyang and others earlier?"
During the previous discussion, Xu Yanche, Qi Jiliang and others who had been following Xu Xunan all the time were all present. Cao Qian was also present, but did not have the opportunity to speak to them. Faced with such a sudden question at this moment, he was stunned for a moment, and then
After pondering for a long time, he said cautiously: "Sir, I'm sorry to be blunt, but there are pros and cons to this matter.
Xu Xun suddenly turned his head, and seeing Cao Qian's natural expression, he nodded and praised: "Yes, you can see the advantages and disadvantages, which shows that you have some discernment. Okay, let's go back home!"
Although he often went in and out of Fucheng Gate, Xu Xun had never been in the habit of driving straight in. Every time he went in and out, he would stop at the city gate and let the defenders check the number of people one by one before passing through. At first, the soldiers were not used to it.
Over time, they all gave thumbs up and praised Uncle Pingbei for never making things difficult for him. At this time, the hundred households took back the two horses he had lent, and after watching the people leave, he weighed the few horses in his hands.
The silver dollar man came back with a smile on his face...
"You still feel bad for lending you two horses. What are these?" Seeing that the horse owner, the commander-in-chief, was a little embarrassed, he raised his hand and threw two over, then smiled at the other soldiers and said, "The others are
After the wine money rewarded by Uncle Pingbei has been paid out today, everyone went to Mutton Alley to drink!"
"oh!"
After the brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi got the promise, they naturally didn't have to rush out of the city like they did before. They had to catch up behind Xu Xun and his group on two legs. At this time, they had just walked not far along Fuchengmen Street when they heard the sergeants behind them.
Liu Qi couldn't help but look back at the cheers, and then approached his brother and said, "Brother Six, it seems that we have really come to the right place. After all, this Uncle Pingbei is from the common people, unlike those nobles.
My disciple is full of arrogance, doesn’t show much airs to others, and he is also generous with his hands.”
After a moment of silence, Liu Liu sighed softly: "I'm not afraid of anything else. I'm afraid that people are too generous and we have to sell our lives!"
When he arrived at the west corner gate of his house, Xu Xun was about to tell Jin Liu, who came out, about the Liu brothers. Jin Liu grabbed the reins and said first: "Young Master, Tu Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is in the house, saying he came with an order.
"
"By order?"
Xu Xun was stunned for a moment. It was already strange enough that Tu Xun sent someone to secretly deliver gifts to him at night yesterday. Now that this person came in person and said he was following an order, it was even more confusing.
Seeing that Jin Liukou couldn't ask anything, he didn't bother to ask. He told the Liu brothers to find a place to stay if they came, and then went straight to the study outside. When he got off his horse at the gate of the yard, he walked quickly.
Arriving at the door of the study, Abao, who was standing at the door, heard the voices inside before he could make a sound.
Knowing that it was Tu Xun who was probably talking to Jin Yuanbao, Xu Xun smiled and nodded to A Bao. A Bao immediately opened the door curtain and said loudly: "Master Tu, my young master is back."
Xu Xun walked in with a smile and saw Tu Xun standing up to greet him. Jin Yuanbao, who was now called Jin Hong, came forward to salute. He nodded and told the little guy to step back. He then raised his hands to Tu Xun and said, "Why is the wind blowing Master Tu?"
Did it blow over?"
What wind? An erratic whirlwind, of course!
Tu Xun smiled bitterly and saluted Xu Xun. After the guests and hosts were seated, he was thinking about how to speak. Xu Xun smiled and said: "It's very interesting to say that among the officials in Jingchao City, there is someone with the same surname as me.
There are many people with the same name as me, but I know Mr. Tu personally, but it’s a pity that I have never met him. I have heard that Mr. Tu has worked in all the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is proficient in punishment names, fair and upright, even the border guards.
He has achieved quite a lot, and he truly lives up to his reputation of being versatile and versatile.”
Tu Xun was disheartened after the Ministry of Punishment caused such a big mess. He almost wanted to give up his career. However, he had been engaged in criminal matters almost since he entered the official position. He finally became the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but he never did anything.
He felt like he was about to resign sadly because of his performance. The Xiushui butcher family gradually prospered after he became a Jinshi. Even if he didn't think about himself, he had to think about his brother and his son Sun Naozi. So, yesterday,
After much thought, he still gave Xu Xun a not-so-rich gift. But who knew that today's invitation to be demoted to an official position would be rejected, and the clerk of the Supervisor of Ceremonies also brought some gifts.
It would make him extremely humiliated.
"Eunuch Liu asked me to tell the emperor what he said. Uncle Pingbei has the final say on this matter. If he is willing to speak, it will only be a matter of one sentence for your Majesty to stay in office. If he is unwilling to speak, your Majesty may not be able to demote him to an official position even if he wants to do so. Maybe
It will also implicate your descendants. In short, don't hand it to the emperor one by one. If you have the time, go to Xing'an Bo Mansion to bear the blame."...
If he had followed his previous temper, he would have refused to leave this time no matter what, but the words "involving his descendants" were too big for him to bear. At this moment, seeing the smile on Xu Xun's face, he even said
He had the same name, and then he praised his past achievements. At first glance, it didn't look like he was going to investigate the criminal department's previous dereliction of duty. While he was puzzled, he had a glimmer of hope, but he was also vigilant.
"Uncle Pingbei received the award. It's all about old Huangli. Besides, I'm in the Ministry of Punishments, so I should be familiar with the names of criminals." After a pause, Tu Xun simply opened the skylight and said frankly, "I'm here today because I'm here.
Because the Ministry of Punishment had previously taken away a key criminal like Jiang Shanfei, I asked myself to be demoted to the official position. However, I sent the documents three or four times in succession, but there was no news. It was only today that the Supervisor of Ceremonies sent me a message, saying that I had to untie the bell and return it.
You have to tie the bell. That’s why I came here today to apologize to Uncle Pingbei for carrying the thorn bush. I was confused. I also asked Uncle Pingbei to say a word in front of the emperor and let me serve as an official."
Although Tu Xun was vague and did not say what the Supervisor of Ceremonies had sent him, it can be seen that this old minister, who was over sixty years old, stood up and bowed his head solemnly in salute. Xu Xun, even a fool, knew what was going on.
The same thing. He quickly stood up, helped Tu Xun up with both hands, sat down with a smile on his face, and then returned to the main seat to sit down.
"Master Tu is so good at punishment names that you can hardly find anyone else in the whole court. If you leave, who will be in charge of the punishment department?"
Seeing the surprised expression on Tu Xun's face, Xu Xun said more and more kindly: "Master Tu, I think I made a mistake. I was assassinated, and the criminal was sent to the prison of the Ministry of punishment. At that time, you were still the minister.
, In addition, the position of Minister has been vacant for a long time, and you are too busy to do it alone. It is natural for you to make mistakes while busy. If you want to blame, you can only blame the person who dragged Jiangshan Fei for a long time without execution, which caused the current incident.
people."
Yes, you have to blame Jiao Fang! He killed so many people that the emperor wanted to kill in one go, so he had to leave such a hot potato in the Ministry of Punishment, only to cause such a disaster again! I don’t think that such a person fell from the sky in the first place
When he arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, he refused to accept it, but he couldn't resist Jiao Fang, the holy family member. Several times, he handled matters deeply into the Holy Heart. He finally went to the Ministry of Personnel in anticipation of his promotion, and then smoothly joined the cabinet. In the blink of an eye, he stayed here like this.
A problem for yourself!
Although some people have a habit of making harsh remarks, Tu Xun could hardly help but agree. After swallowing the words on his lips, he couldn't help but say: "Uncle Ping Bei said this, isn't it strange?
What does the Ministry of Crime and Punishment’s oversight mean?”
"There are some oversights by the Ministry of Punishment, but if we continue to pursue the investigation without any limit, it really doesn't make much sense. What's more, Tu Shangshu is a first-class capable person. If I leave the official position just because of a trivial case like mine, how can I
Didn't he become the target of public criticism for no reason? Needless to say, this case was handled by the West Factory. I will say hello to Eunuch Gu later. It was those jailers who made their own decisions and deceived everyone. The most you can do
For a charge of negligence, don’t say anything about being demoted to an official position again!”
This is the first time he has met such a reasonable and noble minister!
Tu Xun only felt that the big stone in his heart had fallen to the ground safely. He was relieved and at the same time, he had such an idea. He thought that he had handled the land dispute between Shouning Hou and the Baichu people according to the order of Emperor Hongzhi, and had gone to Chu for him.
The book said that the descendants and the small people were fighting for land and losing their status. Zhang Heling said a lot of bad things about him behind his back. It is said that he also complained several times in front of the Empress Dowager Zhang who was still the queen at the time. Fortunately, Emperor Hongzhi suppressed it and did not argue. At that time, it was still
They were just fighting for property. This time Xu Xun almost lost his life when he was assassinated, but with such an attitude, how could people be so different? What’s more, Zhang Heling was still young, but Xu Xun was less than twenty!….
Tu Xun had a look of mixed emotions on his face and his eyes were full of emotion. He stood up and bowed deeply. Seeing this, Xu Xun hurriedly helped the old man up again. After sitting down again, Tu Xun
Xun wanted to say thank you again, but he didn't know what to say. He hesitated for a long time before he let out a deep sigh.
"Uncle Pingbei, I, like everyone else, misjudged you before!"
This sentence is enough! Although it is very pleasant to retaliate, but who cares about it?
Xu Xun smiled, and at that moment a word came from outside: "Master, Liu Liu and Liu Qi are already here."
Even though he knew from his name that he was not an official, Tu Xun was in a very complicated mood. He just wanted to go back as soon as possible to calm down and come to the door to express his gratitude the next day. He immediately said, "Since Uncle Pingbei has a guest, then I won't
Excuse me..."
"Hey, Mr. Tu will stay here for now. Since you happened to be here, I would like to ask you to meet these two people. What they did in the past is most related to the Ministry of Punishment. I was worried that I couldn't find anyone who knew the details. Now that you are here
That would be the best." Before Tu Xun could agree or refuse, Xu Xun raised his voice and ordered: "Ah Bao, go and invite Liu Liu and Liu Qi over."
"yes!"
Taking advantage of the time to invite people over there, Xu Xun explained their business to Tu Xun in a concise and concise manner. As expected, Tu Xun's face became serious as he listened, and finally shook his head and said: "There are bandits in the world now."
I don’t know how many sea arrest documents are issued by the Ministry of Punishments every year, but there are very few who can get the real owner. Even the few that can be obtained are taken to the official government by people outside the government.
The rewards I received showed that those officers were useless. When Wen Wenjin was in rebellion in Zhangzhou, I was ordered to go to suppress it. In fact, there were so many people who were willing to rebel. They were all people with surnames who were coerced. At that time, I only let people spread the news.
After saying that, I just asked the first to stop the evil and forgive the coercion, and the great changes were suppressed in a moment. The same is true for these bandits now..."
Listening to Tu Xun talking about the things about catching theft, Xu Xunzi listened carefully and asked a few questions from time to time. When it was reported that Liu Liu and Liu Qi were waiting outside, he temporarily stopped calling and came in.
As the Liu brothers entered the door, he noticed that both of them had changed their outfits. They didn't look as tough as they did in the morning, but they couldn't hide their sturdy figures, and they still didn't look like kind people.
Seeing that the two of them were stunned when they saw Tu Xun after they entered the door, he nodded and said: "Since you two brothers used to hunt for thieves for a living, this sir should know. This is Tu Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."
The Ministry of Punishment slaughtered Shangshu!
Liu Liu and Liu Qi were shocked at the same time. They had noticed the people who visited Xing'anbo Mansion yesterday: Lin Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Fuhua, the censor of the left capital of the Duchayuan, Zhang Cai, the censor of the right capital, and several others.
It was a big deal that Xu Xun, a military officer and a noble military officer, had such a team among the civil servants. But who knew that only one day later, they discovered again that the chief minister of the Ministry of Punishment was also the seat of the Xu family.
Guests!
Tu Xun had served as a member of the Ministry of Punishment, a doctor, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Punishment... He went through all these circles with the name of punishment. Even if they were just plain-headed people with the surname, how could they not know it?
At this moment, the two people quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "See Master Tu."
"stand up!"
Tu Xun thought of the difficulties in the Criminal Department and his many years of experience in criminal punishment. The old demeanor he had just seen in front of Xu Xun disappeared for a moment, replaced by an indescribable spirit of vigor. He looked at Liu Liu and Liu Qi in a different way.
, he asked bluntly: "I have also heard people mention that there are you Liu brothers in Bazhou, and you can catch any thieves that the government can't catch. Just now, Uncle Pingbei praised your martial arts, which shows that
You have real ability.”….
Seeing the two people being humble, he suddenly said in a shocking tone: "If you have real skills, why do you do those little tricks to raise thieves?"
Xu Xun also knew this, but in addition to these folk heroes who were like bounty hunters doing this, there were also anti-theft censors who were greedy for money and made achievements, and they also did this secretly, but Liu Liu and Liu Qi
There is no clear evidence whether he has done this. Therefore, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not interrupt Tu Xun, but looked at the Liu brothers.
"Master Tu, we respect you as the chief minister of the imperial court, but you can't slander others. You have never done this business of raising thieves!" Liu Qi was angered by Tu Xun's words and immediately shouted, "We
The two brothers can admit anything, and they have never done anything they haven't done before, even tipping off information..."
"Old Seven!"
Liu Liu regretted bringing Liu Qi out this time. He was at a loss for words when he saw others. The two big men above had subtle expressions on their faces. He couldn't help but clenched his fists and secretly planned to escape if things went wrong.
Possibility. However, just when he was extremely nervous and glanced at Xu Xun repeatedly, the young earl burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, Mr. Tu is just cheating casually, but you are quite upright! Even if the bandits are not all poor and vicious, the tip-off is nothing, and you are not members of the official family." At this point.
, Xu Xun suddenly changed the topic, "However, before you were doing things to receive rewards, that's all. If you do the same thing in the future when you get to the Ministry of Punishment, then I will never forgive you!"
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