Chapter 101 Pan Youan was ordered to hunt down thieves
The little eunuch took advantage of the opportunity of the eight kings to attack Qilin Pass, led 30,000 troops, and captured Phoenix City in one fell swoop. Phoenix City is a big city. For the sake of safety, the kings moved their families here before the expedition. Phoenix City is the eighth city.
After more than ten years of construction and renovation, a lot of manpower and material resources were invested in the old palace of King Fu Wang. Now it has a completely new look. In addition to the wives and concubines of the kings, there are countless beauties. Naturally, there are also many unhealthy men and women.
The eunuch ordered: No one should be spared, including princesses, princes, princesses, etc., and they should all be escorted to the capital, where they will be awaited. The rest will be ignored. Those who are willing to leave will go home, and those who are unwilling to leave are mainly the eunuchs. All of them will also go to the capital.
To enrich the emperor's harem, the little eunuch knew that there was still an unknown number of eunuchs missing. Not to mention these few, dozens more could be accommodated. With these genuine eunuchs as substitutes, there would be no need to harm the children of the people. The little eunuch and
Hu San, Liu Jianxun and others were discussing matters in the palace hall, when soldiers came to report:
"There is an eunuch in the royal harem who won't leave or stay. He insists on meeting the imperial envoy. I don't dare to make the decision, so I came here to ask for your permission."
The little eunuch said: "Order him to come in."
As soon as the man entered the hall, he bowed his head and sighed:
“I almost couldn’t see my brother again.”
The little eunuch hurriedly left his seat, held up his hands, and said comfortingly:
"Brothers have suffered a lot"
"I haven't suffered much, it's mainly because I suffered a little shock. My brother knows how courageous I am," Wang Xiaowu replied.
"If it weren't for my brother pretending to be me, there might still be no movement among the rebel kings!"
"Brother, do you know about this?" Wang Xiaowu asked with a smile.
"You have a guess. That day, the palace's soldiers surrounded the restaurant and kept asking for the eunuch. I think the dog shopkeeper may have recognized you. I also think that if you insist that it is me, I will watch this scene again.
Well, based on the Eight Kings hastily dispatching troops, I guessed that they must have recognized you as me and thought they had no opponent."
"Brother is really good at predicting things!" Wang Xiaowu said with admiration.
Suddenly Huang Ren and Zhang Facun came into the palace on business, and behind them was a man with his hands tied behind his back. The man was crying and the young eunuch recognized him as Sun Ziwang, the dog shop owner.
"Kneel down! Raise your dog eyes and see who this is? This is our imperial envoy Master Pan, and I also want you to know the true face of Mount Tai." Huang and Zhang shouted. This is the culture of the two. Zhang Facun walked over and kicked him.
kick
Sun Tzu Wang kowtowed like a chicken grabbing rice, muttering: "Sir, please spare your life. I will never dare to do it again. Besides, I will let your brothers kill my wife!"
The little eunuch got down from his seat, approached Sun Ziwang, and said with a smile: "I'm talking about shopkeeper Sun, you said that you have earned such a big family business, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you are not short of money from prostitutes.
What else do you want? What do you want to do if you sell us?"
"Sir, have mercy on me, please have mercy on me!" Sun Ziwang fell to the ground and begged for mercy.
"It's impossible to spare your life. How do you want to die? This will satisfy you," the little eunuch said, pacing the hall with his hands behind his back.
"I am suing the eunuch," Sun Ziwang raised his head and pointed at Wang Xiaowu, explaining, "Isn't he also dead?"
"He is not dead. It has nothing to do with you whether he is dead or not." The little eunuch lowered his head and thought for a moment. He hated people using eunuchs to talk things over the most in his life. He would come up with a bad idea after thinking about it for a moment, so he added, "You are right."
, this brother of mine is like a eunuch, how about I let you be a eunuch for a while, and you will not sue the eunuch again in the future."
"Master, Master Qingtian, I don't want to be an eunuch, and I won't be an eunuch even if I die!" Sun Tzu Wang said as he lay on the ground and kowtowed.
"Isn't your wife dead? She happened to be a eunuch. It's useless to leave anything behind." The little eunuch still had the same tone, with a smile on his face, which was not normal at all.
"Master, I can't be a eunuch, I'm only forty years old," Sun Tzu Wang begged.
"Is there any age limit for becoming a eunuch? Our lord," the little eunuch pointed at Wang Xiaowu, said, "was made a eunuch when he was ten years old."
"No, no, if I become an eunuch, my whole life will be over. I won't have a son yet!" The only thing Sun Ziwang could do was to continue kowtow and beg for mercy.
"It's not up to you to think about it! What would you have done if you didn't have a son?" the little eunuch scolded.
After saying this, the little eunuch waved his hand, and several warriors immediately came over and dragged Sunzi Wang out like a pig.
Most people don't know how to do purification. People who ride horses and donkeys can't do it, so they have to find experts with special skills. Grandson Wang became a eunuch, and he has no son. It seems that it is impossible for grandson to be prosperous. This was Pan Youan's moment.
On a whim, he made a joke and played a trick on Sunzi Wang. He castrated a forty-year-old man. He thought it was a happy thing, but unexpectedly it caused a disaster. This is a story for later, so I won't mention it for now.
Own explanation
After everything was arranged, the young eunuch ordered Liu Jianxun to rectify the army and prepare for the counterattack of the eight kings. After waiting for a few days without any movement, a spy came to report that instead of coming to Phoenix City, King Fan's troops moved east and south.
They are about to capture Yangcheng in the near future, and they have even announced that they will sit in the south, claim to be a lonely Taoist, and establish themselves as emperor!
"That's great!" the little eunuch clapped his hands and shouted, "This stroke must be Lao Hua's masterpiece again. If the Eight Kings really want to turn around and attack Phoenix City, how can we resist the enemy with just a few troops? We don't have many soldiers, but at least we have to
There is a decent number of 30,000 people to fight against hundreds of thousands of people. I am afraid that Zhuge Wuhou would not have dared to take such a dangerous move even when he was still alive. Could it be that another empty city strategy will work?"
Everyone was puzzled, so they asked the young eunuch, "Sir, how did you know that Hua Shixiong was being reused as soon as he left?"
The little eunuch laughed and said: "This can't be regarded as any brilliance on my part. It's just a matter of luck. But I think that when the Eighth Princes first embarked on a big undertaking, they must be thirsty for talents. Hua Shixiong has read countless books and has an impeccable tongue.
, I can still get by with the paper mixed in the steamed buns, but I didn’t expect it to really make me guess.”
The crowd said: "The general knows things like a god, and is very unparalleled. We admire him greatly."
The little eunuch hurriedly said: "We are all brothers, you don't have to be so polite. Except for Lao Liu, I am a few days older than you, so I can be considered your brother!"
Liu Jianxun bowed and said: "I also want to consider the general as my brother. Your mind, ambition, character, etc. have really made me admire you for a long time."
The little eunuch was not polite and said happily: "That's it, you will be our fourth child! If brothers join in the future, they will be listed in order regardless of their age."
Liu Jianxun was so happy that he first worshiped his eldest brother, the young eunuch, and then his second brother Hu San, third brother Wang Xiaowu and others.
The little eunuch ordered to go down and said: "Let's have a delicious dinner to celebrate General Liu joining our brotherhood."
The brothers were drinking when they suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door: "Pan You'an has received the order!"
The young eunuch was surprised. He didn't know what happened in the palace. He hurriedly came out and saw that the eunuch who issued the order was actually the eunuch Zhang Dandan, so he laughed and said:
"It turns out to be Eunuch Zhang. It's not too late to sit down and eat first, have a drink of water and then announce the decree."
Zhang Dandan hurriedly waved her hand and said: "No, no, we can't put private affairs first and then public affairs. Mr. Pan will kneel down first to receive the order. When you receive the order, I will kowtow to you."
The little eunuch had the intention not to kneel, but in front of these people, he couldn't do it, so he had to half-kneel down with one leg. Hu San and the others prostrated on the ground as usual, waiting for the holy order.
Zhang Dandan preached: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor issued an edict: There are eight kings who have rebelled, deceived heaven and destroyed the world, and committed disobedient acts. This is really a heinous crime. They must be eradicated to calm the people, leave no future troubles, and restore the great rule of China."
It is appropriate for this reason that Pan You'an, the imperial commissioner, is also appointed as the generalissimo of the counter-rebellion. He will mount the horse as a general and dismount the horse as a minister. From now on, he will send troops to exterminate the rebels. I hereby express my gratitude."
"Is it over?" the little eunuch stood up and clapped his hands and said
"So what if it's not finished? Could it be that our family dares to embezzle and recite a few sentences less?" Zhang Dandan said with a smile, then handed the imperial edict to the young eunuch with both hands, and said, "If you don't believe it, read it for yourself, I didn't read a word of it."
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The little eunuch threw the imperial edict on the table and teased: "How can we fight this battle if we don't have a single soldier or a single penny? It's okay if the emperor doesn't issue an imperial edict, but if he does, he will be a man of talent. Isn't this clearly bullying others?"
Zhang Dandan said with a smile: "My brother's words are wrong. He doesn't send a single soldier, and he doesn't give a cent or a penny. This shows that our sage is wise, knows people well, and knows that my brother can definitely defeat the enemy with applause."
Liu Jianxun interjected and said: "Brother, while the rebels are attacking distant places, our troops can go to the state capitals to raise money, but it's not easy to talk about the money and food."
The little eunuch said: "How much silver is left?"
Hu San replied: "There is still a gap of at least 100,000 taels."
"Borrow it!" the little eunuch said, patting his forehead.
"Who can I borrow from? We are new here and are not familiar with the place. Do you know anyone who has money?" Hu San asked.
"Just look for that old man Hu, I think his family is rich," the young eunuch said confidently
"That's great!" Hu San clapped his hands and said, "Big brother still has the upper hand, but you are throwing yourself into a trap."
"What do you mean by throwing yourself into a trap?" the little eunuch wondered.
"If you agree to something, let alone one hundred thousand, there are also two hundred thousand. If you don't agree, I'm afraid you won't be able to get one or two." Hu San said with a mysterious smile.
The little eunuch suddenly realized it and cursed: "Second brother, you are a ghost and you are here to play tricks on me? Okay, for the sake of the king, I will marry another wife."
Everyone was in the dark and didn't know what kind of trick they were playing. Liu Jianxun was even more confused as a monk who was two feet tall ----- The eldest brother is a eunuch, can a eunuch marry a wife?
Zhang Dandan looked at the table full of delicacies and deliberately joked: "What day is it today? It's so grand? It's almost as good as the royal banquet in the palace."
Wang Xiaowu finally got a chance to speak, and introduced: "Unknown to you, Eunuch Zhang, today we have a new brother, General Liu. Let's celebrate together!"
"Marshal Pan, can you count me in?" Zhang Dandan begged.
"You are the fifth child here," said the little eunuch
"Okay, the fifth one will be the fifth one, as long as the eldest brother is willing to recognize me as his brother!" Zhang Dandan insisted.
These are the five famous sworn brothers in Phoenix City in history. Three of them are eunuchs (one is a fake). I won’t mention it here.