Great Wei scholar

Outside Nanyu Mansion.

In a mountain range.

Cheng Lidong's figure was extremely fast, and he was chasing a figure.

"Don't run, I'm here to ask you to cooperate."

Cheng Lidong spoke in a anxious tone.

But the latter did not respond at all and continued to run.

At that moment, Cheng Lidong took out a elixir from his bosom, and after swallowing it, his speed instantly increased by [-]%, catching up with the latter.

"Brother, don't run away. I'm here to cooperate with you. Don't worry, I will never betray you."

Cheng Lidong opened his mouth and stopped him.

This is a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance. After being stopped by Cheng Lidong, he swallowed a blood-red pill without saying a word.

"Cheng Lidong, do you think I'm a fool? Ask me to cooperate? You already know my identity after chasing me. As a quasi-hundred household, the dog official of the Wei court, you ask me to cooperate? What are you cooperating with?"

"Let me tell you, I joined the Baiyi Sect since I was a child, and went through fire and water for the Baiyi Sect. My life was given by the Sect Master, and I will return it to the Sect Master today."

The middle-aged man spoke coldly, with a determined look on his face.

Cheng Lidong stood with a knife in his hand, looked at the other party and shook his head and said: "You misunderstood, although I am the official of the imperial court, I have already resigned from the position of quasi-hundred households. I came to you to cooperate because I want to join the Baiyimen."

"If I lied to you, I would have done it long ago. Do you still need to talk nonsense here? Besides, I will go with you to meet the people above. Are you still afraid of me being a quasi-hundred household?"

Cheng Lidong said from the bottom of his heart, he did not hesitate to make an oath.

And what you said is also very correct, how can a majestic white-clothed family be afraid of a quasi-hundred household.

Seeing Cheng Lidong's resolute face, the man in white clothes was a little hesitant, and then seeing Cheng Lidong's resolute expression, he couldn't help but look angry.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

He clenched his fists and roared.

"You have been running away just now, how can I tell you?"

"And isn't it the same now?"

Cheng Lidong frowned slightly, not understanding why the other party spoke like this.

"It's different, I've swallowed Jue Mai Pill just now, and my vitality is gone, Cheng Lidong, you bastard."

When he said this, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and then lay straight on the ground, dying of life.

程立东：“……”

He was a little dazed, he really didn't expect that the Baiyimen would be so determined to directly swallow the Maidan, and would rather die than be captured alive by himself.

Damn!

Cheng Lidong clenched his fists, he was a little angry and a little annoyed seeing this scene.

Ever since Xu Qingxiao left Nanyu Mansion, he began to secretly investigate another matter.

The trail of the white door.

Wu Yan is a member of the White Clothes Sect. If he gives things to Xu Qingxiao, it means that Xu Qingxiao must meet the people of the White Clothes Sect. If he joins the White Clothes Sect, he can cooperate with Xu Qingxiao.

Yes, he still wants to cooperate with Xu Qingxiao. Whether Xu Qingxiao is killed or not is another matter. He hates Xu Qingxiao, hates Xu Qingxiao to death, but he knows better that what he does is good for him, and what he does is not good for him.

In the end, he chose to compromise and wanted to cooperate with Xu Qingxiao, but he knew that Xu Qingxiao could not cooperate with him.

Especially now, Xu Qingxiao made it clear that it was impossible to cooperate with him.

Before, he also hoped that Xu Qingxiao would fail and be suppressed by the court, so that there would be opportunities for cooperation.

But now it's gone.

So he thought of another way, to find the Baiyimen and cooperate with the people from the Baiyimen, so as to get Xu Qingxiao's real handle.

But now it seems that this approach is still not feasible.

He worked so hard to find a white-clothed disciple who was hiding in Nanyu Mansion, and he died just like that.

Unwilling!Unwilling!Extremely unwilling!

The disciples of the White Clothes Sect didn't know why, they suddenly evacuated the entire Nanyu Mansion overnight, leaving only this chess piece behind, escaped today and were caught by themselves, but they didn't expect such a result.

"Xu Qingxiao! You really are a beast!"

Cheng Lidong clenched his fists. Although this incident had nothing to do with Xu Qingxiao, it didn't stop him from scolding Xu Qingxiao angrily.

Let out a long breath.

Cheng Lidong's eyes were cold. Based on the current situation, there was a huge gap between him and Xu Qingxiao. He even said that if he dared to look for Xu Qingxiao again, he would probably be killed by Xu Qingxiao directly.

So he had to go another way.

Although this road is very risky, he still has to go. It is impossible for him to watch Xu Qingxiao get promoted, and it is absolutely impossible to watch Xu Qingxiao monopolize the treasure.

Impossible.

The next moment, Cheng Lidong left the place and disappeared.

The next day.

Great Wei Jingdu.

Civil and military officials went to court as usual, but the only difference today is that the military officials laughed louder, and the Confucian officials were more silent than before.

Everyone knows what happened yesterday, and many people are waiting to see the jokes of Confucian officials when they go to court today.

Although this group of Confucian scholars published Zhao Wen, in a sense, they still won, but this group of military officers don't care whether you win or not, there must be a good show in the court today.

"Enter the palace."

With a loud voice.

Civil and military officials entered the palace neatly.

After all the officials entered the palace, everyone began to bow down.

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

The voice fell behind, and the voice of the Empress sounded.

"Flat body."

Now everyone got up, like every day, they were still discussing state affairs in the first half hour, and they were in harmony with each other.

After the discussions on major national affairs were over, everyone became silent.

It's normal for Confucian officials to be silent. After all, they don't want to take the initiative to raise it. Why do they raise it?Looking for scolding?

It's normal for the military officers to be silent. If the Confucian officials don't speak, they can't complain. It's not that they can't take the initiative to make trouble, but they have to have a relationship, otherwise they seem to be standing in line with Xu Qingxiao.

There are many unspoken rules in the court, so don't mess around.

Every sentence, every action, and even every statement represents an attitude, so the court should not speak nonsense, after all, those who talk nonsense will either be sent away or disappear.

At this moment, the Queen's voice sounded.

"Loves, what happened to Xu Qingxiao?"

Her voice sounded, and she took the initiative to bring up this matter, which was regarded as a throwing brick to attract jade.

As soon as this remark was said, the Confucian officials could not pretend that they did not hear it.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter clearly. Yan Lei is indeed a bit of a slip of the tongue and unfair. Therefore, the Confucianism has punished Yan Lei and informed the scholars of the world to be responsible for this matter. Xu Qingxiao is not at fault."

In the court hall, it was still Wang Jing who stood up and said so.

In front of the emperor, you can't say that Xu Qingxiao has gone astray. This is to disgust Xu Qingxiao, not to disgust the emperor.

"Since the investigation is clear, it's best, so let's stop here."

The voice of the empress continued to ring out. She is the emperor, she will not favor anyone, and she will not say that she will deliberately punish a group of people. In the court, the art of balance is the most important thing. Unless she needs it, otherwise, the best result of everything will be a major event. Make it small, trivial things.

At this moment, the military officer's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion."

Among the military officers, Zhao Yan still came out.

"I believe that Xu Qingxiao is innocent of this matter, but the morning before yesterday, Wang Jing angrily reprimanded Xu Qingxiao. After failing to investigate the truth of the matter, he slandered Xu Qingxiao in various ways, so that Xu Qingxiao suffered innocent injustice."

"If other people are okay, but this matter affects the scholars of the world, Xu Qingxiao was scolded by the scholars of the world for no reason, if he just let it go like this, wouldn't it be unfair to Xu Qingxiao?"

"Furthermore, Xu Qingxiao has not entered the imperial court yet, so he has a pure heart. It would be unfair to settle this matter hastily. Therefore, I suggest that if Xu Qingxiao is innocent, the Confucian officials should be severely punished."

Zhao Yan opened his mouth and made his attitude very clear.

Xu Qingxiao has nothing to do with it, then you have a problem, you didn't investigate clearly, you tarnished the reputation of others, and you are still a passionate person who is dedicated to the country. If this is the case, how will the people of the world view the court?

Zhao Yan's words can be said to be merciless.

Seize this opportunity and hit these Confucian officials hard. After all, there will be no such good opportunity next time.

As soon as these words were said, Wang Jing's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, there are many misunderstandings in this matter itself. Although the ministers are a little impulsive, the reason is that Xu Qingxiao is somewhat slandering the holy will, so he was short-tempered for a while. I hope Your Majesty will learn from you."

Wang Jing opened his mouth and dumped all the blame on the saint.

"It's a joke, you slandered Xu Qingxiao, causing Xu Qingxiao to bear a great reputation, and now you find such an excuse, saint saint, it's good that the saint has passed away, otherwise, the saint would not know how to answer your words."

Zhao Yan opened his mouth, he is not a Confucian scholar, as long as he does not humiliate the saint, it is fine to say something like this.

"You, Zhao Yan, you insulted the saint."

Wang Jing scolded angrily.

"It's here again, it's here again."

"Your Majesty, I also respect saints very much, but these Confucian officials always use saints to oppress others."

"I would like to ask, is this the court hall? Or the Wen palace? If it is in the Wen palace, I will be guilty. If it is above the court hall, I don't think it is an insult to the saint."

Zhao Yan opened his mouth, and a word made the scene extremely quiet.

Especially Wang Jing's face turned pale instantly, and many Confucian officials also changed color.

He was tricked and tricked by Zhao Yan.

On the surface, Zhao Yan's words were to explain to himself, but what was he actually saying?

Are you talking about the power of the emperor or the power of the sage?

Since ancient times, Confucian officials have worshiped saints, saints come first, and imperial power comes later. According to this logic, it doesn't matter. After all, they are saints, so it's normal to give some face.

Furthermore, the saint is no longer in this world, it is equivalent to a mascot, a spiritual symbol, and often when there are some major events, the emperor will go to the Wen Palace to pay homage to the saint.

But these are just for the sake of peace of mind of literati.

The saint or the emperor?As long as anyone with a little brain knows this question, it is natural that the imperial power is greater than the saint.

Because saints are used to worship and serve as spiritual pillars. When you literati gather together, you can praise saints in any way you want, and you can praise them as you like. It is normal for the emperor to be inferior to saints. After all, emperors are also human beings, with selfish desires and desires .

But when it comes to the court, it is the emperor who is big, if the emperor is not big, the saint is big?Then why don't saints rule the world?

What Zhao Yan said was completely to put Wang Jing to death.

"Your Majesty! This place is naturally an imperial court. Wang Jing is a scholar. It is normal to respect saints. What he said just now is also a case-by-case discussion. I hope His Majesty will learn from you."

At this time, someone spoke, it was a great Confucian, Zhou Lining, Zhou Daru.

He opened his mouth to explain to Wang Jing, otherwise, Wang Jing would be in trouble.

"What Zhou Ru said is wrong. The way of respecting the saints is understandable, but Wang Jing's actions do not agree with him. Your Majesty, I think what Zhao Yan said is very true. I think that Confucian officials should be severely punished. Confucian officials who have done this will all be dismissed to show the world."

"Let the people of the world know that the court's heart is like a mirror, right is right, wrong is wrong, and there is absolutely no self-serving clique to suppress."

An Guogong's voice sounded.

If the other party sent a great Confucian, it is impossible for An Guogong not to be there. After all, he had spoken out for Xu Qingxiao before, so he decided to be a good man to the end and give Xu Qingxiao a big gift.

"Your Majesty! An Guogong's words are exaggerated. In this matter, Yan Lei and Yan Daru are indeed somewhat unfair, but Xu Qingxiao said that he is innocent, but whether he is at fault or not has not been thoroughly investigated yet."

"The ministers think that it is good to end this matter. As for the affairs of the literati in the world, the ministers have also issued Zhao Wen, and Xu Qingxiao is innocent."

Zhou Lining made a sound and explained like this.

"Joke, Zhou Ru, do you really think I can't understand your Zhaowen?"