Sheng Shi Merciful Light

There is an unwritten unspoken rule in Jianghu, which is "beat the young ones and provoke the old ones".Mu Ci was not at all surprised by the visit from Xuejian Peak Lord Yin Liu, if Yin Liu could not come, Mu Ci would send someone to invite him.

An Tai heard that Yin was invited to stay in, but he was not as happy as "finally found an organization", and his face turned green.

Mu Ci had a good temper, and asked him: "Antai, you must be hungry after hiding in the tree for two days, do you want to have breakfast together?"

An Tai faltered and said: "His Royal Highness... that... I..." His eyes slipped around Shui Lianxin's face, and seeing the mocking sneer of this little uncle, he subconsciously shrank his shoulders and said, " Can His Highness borrow the cleaning room? I really..." I had an eager look on my face that I couldn't hold it anymore.

Mu Ci: "..."

Under the guidance of the kind-hearted Wei Shu, An Tai quickly slipped away, not as if he was in a hurry to urinate, but as if he was being chased by a ghost.

Soon, Qi Yan brought over a tall and slender Taoist priest with gray hair but hale and hearty look.According to Ye Xingwei's investigation information, Yin Liu should be in his 50s, but looking at his face up close, he can be called "hefa and childlike face".

Looking at this white hair from behind, it makes people feel that Yin is 80 or [-] years old.But from the front, the facial features on the handsome face are exquisite, smooth and white, moist and shiny, and there is no wrinkle in the corners of the eyes. Looking at it makes women have the urge to "kneel for the secret recipe of maintenance".

There is only a pair of deep and wise eyes full of vicissitudes, which match his age.

When Yin Liu saw the King of Chu, the young boy sat upright and didn't intend to get up. He didn't feel that he was overbearing, so he was very respectful and polite, and he cupped his fists and bowed: "Old Yin Liu, I have seen His Highness the King of Chu."

"Excuse me, the old peak master came here for your unworthy apprentice?" Mu Ci calmly asked.

"Yes," Yin Liu glanced at Shui Lianxin, who seemed to have lost her energy, sighed, then looked at Mu Ci, looked at her a few times before saying, "You look more like your mother."

When mentioning Concubine Xie Chen, Mu Ci was not moved at all, and her expression and tone were extremely indifferent: "The old peak master knows my mother and concubine, but I'm afraid I don't have a deep relationship with her, so I don't need to use her to reminisce about the past. What kind of favors are you talking about. Since you came here by yourself, you will save me from chasing thousands of miles away. Let’s just say it—teach an unworthy apprentice and let him harm others by force; If you want to commit a crime, plan how to solve it."

Yin Liu: "..."

He was a little surprised by King Chu's sharpness and directness, but he knew that it was his own fault, and he was afraid that he would really anger King Chu, so he said very sincerely: "The old man taught kung fu to scoundrels, and naturally he also taught him 'I learned martial arts from my generation. People should hoe the strong and help the weak, not bully the weak. It’s just that the villain has a rough life experience and often has a cynical heart. I used to pity him for losing his father when he was young, so I couldn’t bear to be harsh. I didn’t want to pamper him, so it hurt him.”

Yin Liu sighed inwardly, looking at Shui Lianxin.

Shui Lianxin stubbornly pursed her lips, but lowered her head to Yin Liu.

Yin Liu clasped his fist at Mu Ci again: "This old man has been cultivating in closed doors on the mountain these years. He doesn't care about worldly affairs. When he came down the mountain to inquire about it, he found out that although His Royal Highness King Chu is young, he is benevolent and righteous, serving the country and the people. It really makes us feel ashamed... ..."

Mu Ci interrupted him: "I do things because they should be done, not to be praised by anyone." He reminded, "You apprentice, what do you plan to do? What about the crime of letting Jian Ying go? "

Yin Liu was choked again and again, but he didn't turn his face because of the bad attitude of the King of Chu, only smiled wryly.

Although he is the suzerain of a martial arts school, he does not have the idea that everyone in the world will give him face.Yin Liu, as a person whose force value is higher than that of Shui Lianxin, has lived in seclusion for decades and has never made a name for himself in the Jianghu. It can be seen that he has a gentle disposition, devoted himself to martial arts, and is not good at communication.

Yin Liuxin knew that the king of Chu was aggressive, and he definitely couldn't escape the crime with just a few words, and he had no intention of making clever excuses, so he said more sincerely: "Your Highness has given this old man a problem, no matter how unscrupulous a villain is, he is also a disciple brought up by this old man. I can't kill him anymore, I hope His Highness will make it clear."

Mu Ci didn't intend to take their lives either, she just said: "'Laws are supreme, the king is under the law', what crimes have you committed, I will not hold them accountable in private, and I will punish them accordingly according to the law." Turning to ask the palace The legal adviser Le Zhao said, "According to the "Law Code of Great Fortune", how should the crime of Shui Lianxin be punished? What is the crime of Yin Fengzhu letting go of the most wanted criminal by the court without permission, and how should he be punished?"

When Shui Lianxin heard that the crime would still be punished, she frowned and asked, "You humiliated me like that, punished me, and stabbed me again, isn't that punishment?"

Mu Ci glanced at Shui Lianxin lightly, and said: "Rectifying you is just a way to extract a confession, and stabbing you is just a legitimate defense against the criminal who violently hurts others." If you are unlucky, you can only die in vain.

Shui Lian choked, but couldn't refute at all.

Lezhao went through the code of law in his mind, and said: "The crime committed by Shui Lianxin is worth fifty buttocks, a fine of one thousand taels of silver, and five years of hard labor. If a lowly person commits a crime against a noble person, the crime will be aggravated. Master Yin Feng The offender shall be punished with one hundred lashes, five thousand silver, and 20 years of hard labor. However, the heinous crime of treason, the most heinous crime released by Lord Yin, should be punished as the same crime."

The dead soldiers trained by Jianying tried to assassinate Mu Ci many times, which must be a serious crime of treason. They should have been sentenced to death and implicated the whole family. Because Mu Ci is kind and never easily implicates innocent people, it is equivalent to a capital crime.

Yin Liu tried to explain: "I let Jian Ying go, I really owed him life-saving grace, we..." Jianghu people, pay attention to kindness and enmity, laws and regulations are P.

Mu Ci never had a good face towards this kind of person. Even though Yin Liu should be regarded as a truly lucky and first-rate warrior, he was impatient to listen to his explanation, and interrupted: "I'm not interested in knowing how your personal relationship is. Dead man, secretly entangled in what the Jianghu forces want to do, I believe you don’t need me to analyze it for you. You will not let Jianying go for the sake of national justice, just for personal reasons, not for your excuse. "

Yin Liu was choked again, speechless again.Even though his force is tyrannical, one person can overthrow the entire palace and run away with Shui Lianxin, but if this is the case, it is equivalent to a formal break with Chu Palace and the court.He didn't think the court would do anything to him, but he knew that the King of Chu would definitely not let him go.

Yin Liu is unwilling to use his own selfishness to cause turmoil and even destruction of the entire Jianghu.

The forces in the rivers and lakes must not be able to resist the regular national forces, especially the command of the king of Chu who is so wise and close to the monster.

Fortunately, Mu Ci is not willing to go to the point of breaking with the forces of Jianghu. The last thing he wants to see is internal consumption, saving Shui Lianxin's life, and negotiating with Yin Liu is to find a win-win solution.

Mu Ci said: "I have never advocated caning with the buttock cane, so I will avoid it. The fine is doubled and the payment is doubled. As for exile and labor, it is the same wherever you are. Why don't you go to the palace to work for the country and listen to orders to do things for the country. Redemption."

What is doing things for the country, but not doing things for the king of Chu?

This is actually similar to Yin Liu's expected own ending, after all, he and the villains have high martial arts skills, so in everyone's eyes they are worth recruiting.It's just that Yin Liu has high martial arts skills, but in fact he is a good man with no temper. He doesn't want to be a sword in the hands of others and do some private things, so he lives in seclusion in Xuejian Peak, teaching apprentices, and the entire Xuejian Peak is also mainly to avoid the world.

Now he couldn't escape, Yin Lian sighed in his heart, and his admiration for King Chu also dissipated - this world-renowned virtuous king seemed to have selfish intentions, so what would he do if he was left with such a strong martial artist?

It is best used for protection, even assassination.

Mu Ci really said: "Shui Lianxin's crime will be increased by one class, ten years of hard labor; Yin will be kept for 20 years of hard labor; if he behaves well, he can get a chance to reduce his sentence. You will sign and plead guilty in a short while. The confession is not suitable for publication and will be kept in the palace as a secret Archives."

This is to put shackles on Yin Liu and Shui Lianxin. If the two escape or have second thoughts, they will publish the confession and destroy their reputation.

Le Zhao quickly took pen and ink, wrote the crime, and asked the two to sign and draw.Both of them sighed in their hearts, and honestly made a bet. Now they have seen the real means of the King of Chu. It seems to be an understatement, but in fact they are ruthless and pinch seven inches.

After Mu Ci collected the confession, he said to Yin Liu: "You are serving in the palace, and I only ask you to do two things."

When the play meat came, Yin Liu said: "I would like to hear more about it." He didn't have any resistance, left and right were just protection, assassination, anyway, people in the world are used to it.

However, if Mu Ci is really what Yin Liu thinks and seeks selfish profit, he will not be a wise king of the world who "takes the world as a chess game".

Mu Ci said: "The first and most important thing is the integration of the Jianghu forces in Daxing territory."

Yin Liu said carefully: "Yeah, it seems that the ambition is not small. This is to win over the entire Jianghu power for his use. Yin Liu hurriedly declined: "I am old and not talented. I have stayed behind closed doors at Xuejian Peak for so many years. I don't know any rising stars, and I really can't fulfill the entrustment of 'integrating the world's powers' as His Highness said."

"Don't worry, it's not what you think." Mu Ci said, although Yin Liu is an old Jianghu, but because most of them are retreating in Xuejian Peak, they are relatively simple and have no profound means to hide their thoughts.Besides, for Mu Ci, it was very easy for him to know what anyone was thinking.

Mu Ci explained: "Although in the cognition of the Jianghu people, the Jianghu is a place far away from the emperor and the government, but after all, the people of the Jianghu are born and raised here, and they are fortunate to be raised by this side of the water and soil. They are all part of the country. I know that when foreign countries invaded 11 years ago, there were also many people from the rivers and lakes who rose up to resist and defend their homes and the country. They are really admirable sons and daughters of iron and blood."

When Mu Ci said this, Mou Yu, who came back early in the morning after going out to do errands, came over with a four or five-year-old boy in his arms.

When Yin Liu saw the little boy, his complexion changed for a moment, but he held back and looked away.

Mu Ci took his expression into his eyes, did not ask, and continued: "Since everyone has the same heart for the country and the people, I don't want to have any troubles between the government and the rivers and lakes, so Jianying is entangled with the rivers and lakes. I can understand the practice of seeking revenge from the royal family, but I don't agree with it."

Yin Liu realized that he probably judged a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain, and asked: "Your Highness means..."

"I don't intend to interfere in Jianghu affairs in the name of the imperial court, nor do I want to win over anyone. I only entrust Peak Lord Yin and Shui Tanhua to form a Daxing Warrior Alliance. Integrate the Jianghu forces and use them for the country."

Mu Ci explained, "Firstly, all major power groups in the Jianghu have sent people to attend the alliance and obtained seats. The daily management of the forces in the Jianghu will be managed by the alliance independently. You can improve the relevant systems by yourself, and the imperial court will not interfere. Jianghu people who have been promoted or given official positions of real power in other ways belong to the state and no longer belong to the League."

"Second, establish a grading system for warriors. The alliance will conduct fair assessments and assessments for members of the Jianghu, and stipulate that only the same level is allowed to duel, so as to avoid the high-level crushing of novices, so that the vitality of the entire Jianghu can be developed. For breaking the rules, reckless use of force to kill people indiscriminately , use martial arts to bully the weak, and the alliance will organize the arrest, trial and ruling. The government will not intervene."

"Third, when the country is in crisis, such as foreign invasion, the Jianghu people have the obligation and responsibility to defend their homes and the country, and the corresponding country calls for joint resistance against the enemy. The country will also pay salaries and pensions. If the country's daily maintenance of stability is necessary, for example, Protecting the environment and the people or investigating the case, there will be no forced orders, rewards or recruitment will be issued through the alliance, people in the world will be called up voluntarily, but once called, they must obey the unified management of the state during the call-up period, and state personnel violate the regulations The alliance can appeal to the higher authorities, and those who break the rules will be investigated and dealt with by the alliance.”

"Other specific matters, in actual operation, the country and the alliance will deal with it through agreement."

When Yin Liu heard this, he already understood King Chu's plan. Doing this is equivalent to cooperation between the country and the rivers and lakes. There will be no more criminals, let alone doing things that harm the country.State officials are bound by agreements, which also give people in the Jianghu more freedom, and it can even be said to give them higher respect and face.

Yin Liu felt ashamed of his petty thinking, and bowed deeply to Mu Ci: "His Royal Highness Chu is so righteous, you are so old..." He is not a person who is good at words, and he sighs but doesn't know how to express it.

When Shui Lianxin heard this, her eyes turned red and her heart was agitated.He thought he understood Mu Ci, but he was overwhelmed by his radiance time and time again, and now it is even more radiant and dazzling.

Mu Ci said: "It is not possible to succeed in doing this in one or two years, so the two of you need to be prepared for long-term persistence." Mu Ci then said to Yin Liu, "In addition, I am interested in your inner strength training method. , is the second thing I ask you to do."

Yin Liu said: "Your Highness entrusts you, and you will never refuse."

"Okay, refreshing! Inner strength is very valuable for research. I hope you will disclose the method, or recruit disciples, and carry forward this secret skill, instead of cherishing its own shortcomings and eventually leading to loss."

Yin Liu didn't have the slightest resistance to making the secret knowledge public. He admired King Chu's heart, nodded and said, "Not everyone can develop the sense of qi."

"It's okay, the master leads the door, and the practice is up to the individual."

Yin Liu bowed again and said: "In this way, I will do my best to serve His Highness and the country."

"it is good!"

Yin Liu was willing to stay, and Shui Lianxin was not surprised.

His master's kung fu is unfathomable. He was recruited by the Emperor Tianshou before, and other forces tried every means to get him to work, but they were all rejected.The master would rather stay in Xuejian Peak, live in seclusion, devote himself to martial arts, and never intervene in human affairs.

This time, he led the master down the mountain because of his own mistakes.Because of Mu Ci's high righteousness, Master was convinced, and Master was willing to serve Mu Ci and the country.

"After talking about business, let's talk about private matters." Mu Ci waved to Mou Yu, and took the four or five-year-old boy in his arms.

This is a child who is more beautiful than an angel, but a little boy with no expression.Mu Ci asked Shui Lianxin: "Is this your son? He looks quite like you."

Yin Liu, the master who met Shui Lianxin when she was a child, said: "It looks a lot like it, it was carved out of the same mold."

Shui Lianxin, who was only 21 years old, had a look of astonishment and inexplicable surprise, and her voice of refutation was too high, with a broken voice: "How is it possible? How could I have such a big son?"