There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Zhuge Jin laughed loudly, waved his hands and said, "For the sake of our family, is there anything I can't do for your elder brother? What's so difficult about the pain of separation? Second brother, when you grow up in the future, when you encounter such a thing, Inevitably, I will make the same choice as my elder brother."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Jin sighed and said again: "Second brother, you are born smart, and when you grow up, you will be a hundred times wiser than your brother. With you, our Zhuge family will prosper in the future. Big brother has nothing to do now." All I want is to protect you and your third brother from wind and rain, and I hope you will grow up quickly."

After hearing Zhuge Jin's words, little Zhuge Liang's eyes turned red.

For the safety of the people in the clan, can the eldest brother make the determination to stay in a foreign land alone, and replace me?can i do it

That night, the two brothers slept in this room in the post house.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang had just cleaned up and washed, and two expected guests ushered in the post house.

Pottery and Guo Jia.

Zhuge Xuan heard that the potter was coming, so he hurried out to confront the potter.

"Mr. Tao Mansion, you sent people to bring our whole family from Houqiu to Pengcheng, what is your intention?"

Zhuge Xuan's face turned red, obviously very angry.

But the pottery merchant was smiling, not angry at all.

The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling face, the potter's attitude made Zhuge Xuan's anger nowhere to go, as if hitting cotton, the anticlimax disappeared.

"Mr. Zhuge, Tao didn't deliberately target you. It's just that there is a case against your nephew, which requires Tao to review and verify it himself. If I ask, and it is false, then Tao will definitely send someone to arrest Zhuge Gong. The family sent to Yuzhang, and will make an apology against Ling nephew."

Hearing this, even though Zhuge Xuan was extremely confident in the character of his nephew, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered at the moment.

What kind of evidence did this little bastard surnamed Tao catch my nephew?

The pottery merchant walked up to Zhuge Jin, looked him up and down, and said, "Brother Zhuge, is his cousin Ziyu?"

One sentence made Zhuge Jin ask some monk Zhang Er who was puzzled.

Zhuge Jin was puzzled in his heart, but on the face he was very respectful, bowing his head and saying: "Returning to Mr. Tao's words, Jin is indeed the name of Ziyu."

The pottery merchant smiled and nodded, and said again: "In this way, brother Zhuge is already crowned, right?"

Zhuge Jin became more and more puzzled, and then said: "That's right. Because of the turmoil in the family, Jin made the crown ceremony earlier, and it has been three years."

"Oh." The smile on the potter's face deepened: "Then do you have a wife at home?"

Zhuge Jin didn't understand why, but the little Zhuge Liang behind him suddenly woke up.

The child wanted to remind his brother, but he didn't know how to speak in front of the potter.

Zhuge Jin wondered if there was something wrong with Tao.They hijacked me all the way from Houqiu just to ask me if I'm married?

"Mr. Huifu said that Jin is not yet married."

The pottery merchant nodded, and said again: "Then which girl did you ask for favors and names?"

Zhuge Liang couldn't hold back anymore, and hurriedly said: "Yes!"

The potter raised his eyebrows, and turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang with a smile.

But seeing this child's delicate features and cute appearance, there was a hint of impatience on his face at this moment, as if he had already understood his intentions.

"You are Zhuge Liang, right?" There seemed to be a flash of light in the potter's eyes, as frightening as a vicious dog seeing a bone.

The young Zhuge Liang seemed a little embarrassed facing the potter, and said in a low voice, "Student is right."

"Okay, you said just now that your elder brother has asked someone to ask for his name, but which family's girl is he?"

One sentence stopped Zhuge Liang from asking, and he didn't know how to answer.

Zhuge Jin pulled Zhuge Liang back, blocked him behind her, and said respectfully: "My younger brother is young and speaks nonsense, please don't blame Tao Mansion Lord. .”

"Ha ha."

The pottery merchant rejoiced: "You are on the right path! You are lenient when you confess, and strict when you resist! In this way, it is not a misunderstanding that Tao arrested you. Zhuge Jin, you have been crowned for three years, although there is a filial piety period You are not allowed to get married, but after the filial piety period, you still refuse to accept the lottery and ask for your name, do you have any opinions on the policies of my Han court?"

In a word, Zhuge Jin was immediately dumbfounded.

Has my unmarried relationship risen to the level of dissatisfaction with the Han policy?

"Tao Fujun, what do you mean by that?"

Tao Shang touched the bridge of his nose with his hand, then turned his head and gave Guo Jia a wink.

Guo Jia cleared his throat, stepped forward, and said, "Brother Zhuge, according to the Han law, those who have the crown ceremony in the clan are only fifteen unmarried people, and they have to pay a head tax of 120 yuan every year until they get married after six rites. The tax paid by your family has not been paid in the past three years. When you commemorate the crown ceremony, it is because of the death of your father that you need to observe filial piety. Therefore, the poll tax can be waived during the filial piety period, but according to the household registration records of Yangdu County , your filial piety period has passed this year, and you should pay the 120 yuan of unmarried tax this year! So, you, Zhuge Jin, are now guilty of tax evasion!"

The pottery merchant was beside him, nodding heavily: "Zhuge Jin, how dare you owe the imperial court single tax? It's treason!"

After saying a word, Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Jin's uncle and nephew were suddenly struck by lightning, and they were stunned in place, looking at the potter and Guo Jia in disbelief.

That's too fucking fucking bad.

After a long while, Zhuge Xuan came forward hesitantly, and said to the Tao merchant in a low voice: "Mr. Tao, Jin'er's unmarried head tax, the magistrate of Yangdu County, has never asked me for it from Zhuge's family."

"Joke!" The potter raised his eyebrows, and criticized and educated dissatisfiedly: "Zhuge Xuan! Look at what you said, it is an insult to the family tradition of the gentry! How can the law of my great Han be here? Can you not hand it in? If he doesn't accept it, won't you take the initiative to hand it in? Where is your personal initiative?"

In a word, Zhuge Xuanqi almost fainted.

Still have a sense of personal initiative?Can you show some face when you speak?

This little calf!

Zhugejin made up his mind, walked up to the pottery merchant, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Tao, Jin is willing to follow the court's law and double the compensation for Jin's tax money of 120 yuan. I also ask the monarch to grant an extra-judicial pardon and forgive Jin for this. once."

Hearing this, the pottery merchant sighed and shook his head, and said, "If you had come a few days earlier, I might have stopped you, but it's too late now. I have already expressed the fact that you owe taxes for not getting married a few days ago." Went to Chang'an and reported it to Tingwei's Mansion in central Beijing. The case is of great importance. Both the imperial court and Tingwei's Mansion paid great attention to it. Chang'an has issued a document to deal with your matter as a model, Zhuge Jin. , this matter can no longer be solved by paying back the money, I'm afraid I can't help you."

When Zhuge Jin heard this, the muscles on his cheeks twitched with anger.

What do you mean I am not married, you reported it to the court?The imperial court still fucking takes it very seriously?

The court lady's idle fart! ?

Are you stupid or am I stupid? !

The pottery merchant didn't care much about Zhuge Jin's dark expression, and continued: "Zhuge Jin, you're really making a big move! I think you're going to die. According to the analysis of Tao's acquaintances in the court, The imperial court has already stared at you because of this matter! Tell yourself, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Zhuge Jin lowered his head and said nothing, not because he didn't want to speak, but because he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Zhuge Xuan trembled all over with anger, and said tremblingly: "Mr. Tao, as the head of a county, doesn't think about how to govern the people and strengthen the army, but cares about these trivial matters here? Don't you feel ashamed?"

Hearing Zhuge Xuan's words, Guo Jia stood up behind the potter and said with a smile, "Your Majesty Zhuge's words are not pleasing to the ear. Law matters are no matter how big or small. They are also loyal to the country. To strengthen the army and enrich the people is to be loyal. To serve the imperial court Pursuing the tax payment is also loyal, Zhuge Gong divided the officials of the court into high and low according to the law, do you suspect that my big man's law is biased?"

Tao Shang also frowned, and said angrily: "Zhuge Xuan! Where did you hear what I just said! Are you justified in tax evasion? I will seriously criticize you now!"