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Kyoto.

The cavalry rushed six hundred miles to bring the report of the censor in the south of the Yangtze River, knocked on the gate of the city, jumped off the horse, grabbed the messenger's arm and said quickly: "Jiangxi Cao Si envoy Zhao Baiyu thoroughly investigated the southeast officialdom. During the border inspection, 320 and five officials in the southeast were beheaded! The blood flowed in the southeast officialdom, and the mountains and rivers were full of grievances, and the heavens and the earth were howling. Dare to speak."

The messenger was horrified, and hurried to the imperial prelude to report the report.

With a trembling of his hand, the bright red sticky cinnabar dripped from the memorial. Emperor Yuanshou, who has always been calm and calm, suddenly raised his head, his face was stunned, and he lost his voice: "Who will kill three hundred officials—"

Zhao Baiyu?

He really turned Jiangnan upside down?

No, he didn't upset but pierced and slaughtered the officialdom in the four southeastern provinces!

"Come back..."

The voice was very low, and the person who sent the message didn't hear it, but the elder lady next to him listened clearly, but he was also dizzy from the news just now. It took him a while to recover, and he heard Emperor Yuanshou gradually increase the volume: "He...give Zhao Baiyu an edict to return to the capital—pass an urgent edict to Zhao Baiyu to return to the capital without delay! If anyone dares to stop him, he will be killed!"

***

After entering the palace to meet the Queen Mother, King Kang, who came to chat with Emperor Yuanshou to play chess, almost bumped into the messenger, who immediately pleaded guilty.

"Forbidden land in the inner city, why are you in such a hurry? Is this an urgent report from the northwest?"

"Reporting to the lord, it is the excerpt from Jiangnan Yushi's participation in Jiangxi Cao Si envoy Zhao Baiyu."

"The censor in the south of the Yangtze River is full of food, why is he participating in Zhao Baiyu?" Kang Wang reflexively scolded these censors who have nothing to do all day to wear small shoes for others, and then asked: "Is the strike of grain merchants still unresolved?"

The messenger was a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he still told the truth: "Your Majesty doesn't know something, so Zhao Baiyu beheaded three hundred officials in the southeast officialdom without the right or order!"

"What nonsense?" Kang Wang suddenly changed his face: "Did you hear it right? Did you hear the wrong word? If you miss a word and cause Zhao Baiyu to be framed, watch out for your head!"

The messenger hastily explained: "For such a big event, a humble official would not dare to pass the wrong word." Looking around, seeing that no one was paying attention, he leaned forward and whispered: "Actually, Jiangnan Yushi's participation is a little late. Two days ago, a businessman from the south of the Yangtze River was hired by the restaurant in the Kyoto Prefecture to temporarily act as a storyteller, telling the story of Mr. Zhao beheading three hundred evil officials in pleading for the people. Everyone in the mansion loves to hear this, and that There are people inside and outside the building, and even the doorway is occupied by beggars, no matter how hard you drive them away, you can’t drive them away.”

"This happened two days ago, why didn't you say it?"

"Didn't you think the lowly job was a fabricated legend? It's really beheaded three hundred officials... It's too bizarre, not to mention the lowly job. At that time, half of the scholars in the restaurant thought it was impossible. Then Mr. Zhao is neither an imperial envoy nor a big prison." , It’s not that he was ordered to investigate the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River. How could he have the power to lynch and execute him without going to the Ministry of Punishment and His Majesty? Really beheaded... Is he trying to rebel?"

King Kang was puzzled, and asked His Majesty what his reaction was.

The messenger said, "Hurry up at [-] miles." He quietly looked at King Kang's expression, hesitated again and again, and said, "My lord, I still have important tasks in my humble position, look..."

Kang Wang waved his hand, and the messenger left immediately, leaving him alone to think for a moment, and beat his palm as if suddenly awakened, "Oh no! There's been a catastrophe!" Gong, sent the news to the northwest, thought about it, still felt unsafe, so he visited Chen's house overnight.

Chen Shidao put on his coat, came out with a sullen expression and said to his helpless student, "You better have something urgent."

Kang Wang even forgot the conditioned reflex of fearing his mentor, and said in a few words that Zhao Baiyu beheaded three hundred officials: "The officialdom is a place where you have me and you, let alone the three hundred officials. There are so many people inside and outside the court who have so many relationships, and it is said that he does not have the privilege of beheading first, and he does not have the oral order of His Majesty, how can he kill three hundred officials? There are actually four second-rank officials in it!"

Chen Shidao was horrified and speechless, and he didn't talk to King Kang for a long time.

Kang Wang was also immersed in impatience, he didn't pay attention to the teacher's attitude, and kept chattering: "It's me, it's all my fault, why did I exaggerate the cheapness in the imperial decree and act? Why did you say that you should kill first and play later, and the imperial power charter?"

boom!

Chen Shidao slammed the table and glared at Kang Wang angrily: "You and Wu Lang said to kill first and then play?"

"I..." Kang Wang swallowed, couldn't help backing away, and couldn't hide his shame: "I felt guilty at the time, and I was afraid that he would not dare to fight back when he was bullied because he had no power and power in his hands, so I exaggerated. A little bit——but the original intention of His Majesty's appointment of Wulang Jiangxi Water Envoy was to let him investigate the Liangjiang River. Kill half of the second-rank officials in the four southeastern provinces, and dare to kill three hundred officials in a row, even imperial envoys can't do that."

Chen Shidao glared at King Kang, but he didn't reprimand him for exaggerating. He knew well that Zhao Baiyu beheaded three hundred officials not because of some exaggerated words from King Kang.

"Goro is not a fledgling official. He can distinguish the truth from the falsehood of what you say. He has always handled official affairs properly, and he has a certain amount of advance and retreat. He can endure the compromises and concessions. He is very measured. He is clearly aware of the consequences of beheading most of the Jiangnan officialdom! What is he going to do? He is going to die! He has the will to die!"

Chen Shidao was stunned, his old face lost its luster for the first time, full of confusion: "I know Wulang, I almost watched him grow up, I raised him since he was eight or nine years old, I know him well , he is gentle, he dislikes killing to stop evil, he also hates injustice, loves the people like a son, solves cases like a god, is clean like water, and is extremely intelligent. When I was confused, I guessed that he should be a heavenly man who came to the world to escape the catastrophe..."

"During the Huainan case, he hated corrupt officials, but he was also willing to advise some officials who made mistakes but did not deserve to die. At that time, he saved three hundred officials, but why did he kill three hundred officials this time? Liang Jiang What did the officials do to force Wulang to kill three hundred officials?" Chen Shidao was puzzled, and murmured, "Wulang is... He is clearly a bodhisattva."

Kang Wang pursed his lips, and suddenly his nose turned sore for some reason, probably because the always lenient, wise and tricky teacher lost his usual calmness in strategizing, and was really old and helpless like a weather-beaten seventy-year-old.

"Think of a way, hurry up and think of a way."

After all, Chen Shidao was not an ordinary old man, he quickly controlled his emotions and entered a normal state.

"The most fundamental and core problem of beheading three hundred officials with a knife is overreaching. It is an overreach of power that has not been reported to His Majesty and has not been approved by Zhu. There must be people in the court who are outraged by Wulang's thunderous methods, and those who have entangled with Liangjiang's interests. The [-] officials who were beheaded with close relations were Shanqian, Hu Heyi and others, who could sit in the seats of second-rank officials, not to mention disciples and former officials all over the world, but one person and one foot could kill Goro .They will definitely join hands, and Sangoro will be lawless, overstep the rules, and challenge the imperial power and state law."

The emperor must not tolerate the provocation of authority. If Emperor Yuanshou had selfish intentions and favored Zhao Baiyu, he would be criticized for harming the law of Tianwei.

"Go and invite Gao Tongzhi, Du Duzhi...forget it, it's only sincere enough for the old man to visit in person."

Kang Wang: "I'll go with you."

Chen Shidao didn't object, but only said to him: "If Wulang can be forced to kill, it must be because Liangjiang's officialdom is dark, focus on the investigation here, and the behavior of Wulang beheading [-] officials must be dealt with by Quan Tongbian and Hongsi. Yuanyi’s direction guidance. I’m also afraid that Goro will be stubborn to the end, and I’m afraid that if we find out, we won’t be able to find out... Also, there are still things that can be fussed, and we must win them—”

He looked towards the sky outside, and said solemnly, "People's hearts."

***

Sending off Chen Shidao and Kang Wang, Gao Tongzhi and Mrs. Gao looked at each other.

Mrs. Gao regretted: "A Bodhisattva has low eyebrows, but also has vajra's glaring eyes. Liangjiang's officialdom is probably a bottomless quagmire." She turned her head and asked, "What do you think?"

Gao Tongzhi raised his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

"Let's see. Let's talk."

Mrs. Gao shook her head, she was in such an unprecedented predicament, why did she end up dead at such a young age?

***

In the middle of the night, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs climbed over the wall and knocked on the door of Du Gongxian's room. After a while, Du Gongxian's clothes, shoes and coat were thrown out by his wife.

Du Gong first looked coldly at the deputy envoy of the household department, who looked at the moon with his hands behind his back.

The deputy envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs said, "It's still the same after so many years?"

No one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the most thoughtful and cheapest Duzhishi in the third division had been in fear for 20 years.

Du Gongxian looked gloomy, too lazy to get angry with him: "Come here for Zhao Baiyu?"

As soon as the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs got to the point, he became anxious: "At the beginning you were responsible for pushing Zhao Baiyu to go to Liangjiang, but now that something happened, you can't stay out of it."

Du Gongxian: "It's strange, I have some suggestions, but His Majesty didn't listen."

The deputy envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Then I don't care. The root cause is that your majesty noticed Zhao Baiyu first and sent him to Liangjiang because of your instigation." The old man looked like a street hooligan. Playing like a rascal: "Let me tell you Du Gongxian, you can hardly escape the blame for such a young, promising, upright and kind-hearted confidant to suffer such a catastrophe."

Du Gongxian: "You are messing around! That's your confidant... No, does Zhao Baiyu take your confidant?"

Deputy envoy of the household department: "You just say you don't care?"

Du Gongxian: "Someone has to arrive. After I understand the situation, I will know where to start and how to manage it? Do you think the heads of three hundred officials are chopped off like carrots?"

With his words, the deputy envoy of the household department felt at ease, and he turned around and left.

Du Gong was dumbfounded, "Where are you going?"

Deputy Envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Win the next family."

Du Gongxian: "..." Sick. "Pooh!"

***

East Palace.

The fifth prince, whose viscera were still in shock, murmured in a daze: "Mother, is Zhao Baiyu a person? How dare he? Is his brain really not broken? Killing three hundred officials... This is the reason for this." How does he think about creating a bloody prison by himself?"

Even though he knew about Zhao Baiyu's evil sect, when he knew about the Liangjiang case, the fifth prince was still deeply shocked and deeply puzzled. He really couldn't empathize with Zhao Baiyu at all, and couldn't understand his choice.

"If the evidence is in place, the emperor will not be merciful. Why put himself to death? Zhao Baiyu is not such a stupid person, and his heart is not so cruel."

Despite the fact that the fifth prince often suffers from Zhao Baiyu, he still has a high evaluation in his heart.

The prince's face was solemn: "Zhao Baiyu is not a fool, and he may not be the one who is cruel."

Fifth Prince: "What do you mean?"

"He is the one to blame!" The prince said in a gloomy tone, "Didn't you find out that the sixth child has been missing for more than a month?"

The fifth prince realized later: "The sixth is an imperial envoy? No, he can't put Zhao Baiyu's neck on him to force him to kill three hundred officials... Then why is Zhao Baiyu willing to clean up the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River for the sixth? No, he repeatedly Refused our invitation, put on the posture of a deputy, and ended up joining the Lao Liuyi Party after going to Liangjiang?"

He was furious: "Zhao Baiyu doesn't know good from bad!"

I was very angry, it was rare to appreciate him so much, soliciting him again and again was comparable to visiting thatched cottage three times.

It would be fine if he was really a lone minister, but in the end he turned around and joined the rival sect with great fanfare, who would be able to balance it?

Prince: "Although he doesn't know good and bad, he took too big a step. How dare he kill three hundred officials? He is lawless, despises the court, has a heart like a lizard, and a nature like a wolf! Zhao Baiyu is pleading for the people , Kill the evil officials in anger, or stand in front of Lao Liu and help him eradicate dissidents, it is not yet known."

The fifth prince was blessed to his heart: "Bitting Zhao Baiyu to death to eradicate dissidents is out of selfishness, so as to find out that he and Lao Liu have formed a party for personal gain. If everything goes well, maybe Huo Jingtang can be brought down."

"Don't think so far. If you take too big a step, you will stumble easily." The prince said, "Let Zhao Baiyu solve the sixth child first. He is an imperial envoy. When he reaches the boundary of Liangjiang, Zhao Baiyu can take away the right to speak. No matter what It doesn't matter."

Fifth Prince: "Understood."

***

After Zhao Sanlang came out of the restaurant, he rushed home in a hurry, and met Zhao Changfeng who was on duty head-on: "Brother."

Zhao Changfeng: "I heard from your job that you left early today?"

"I..." Zhao Sanlang faltered, and suddenly remembered: "It seems that it's not your duty time, big brother, and you are leaving early?"

Zhao Changfeng didn't respond, he kept walking, looking in the direction of Zhao Boyong's study, Zhao Sanlang seemed to be enlightened suddenly, he patted his head with a flash of inspiration and said, "Brother, you also know that Zhao Baiyu killed three hundred people in Liangjiang." About the officer? Are you here to ask Dad for help?"

Zhao Changfeng stopped suddenly, and Zhao Sanlang stopped hurriedly, almost missing him.

"What do you think, will dad still blame Zhao Baiyu?"

Zhao Sanlang was also at a loss: "I don't know, but just now when I heard about the big Liangjiang case outside, I just had a thought in my mind, no matter what, I have to ask my father for help. No matter who he is, it is Wulang, Zhao Baiyu, or Parent and son of Changping, to me, he is a Qingtian who pleads grievances for the people and kills corrupt officials, such a righteous person should not be put to death because of my personal prejudice."

Zhao Changfeng looked back at him coldly: "Can you save it?"

Zhao Sanlang burst out suddenly: "Whether it can be saved or not is another matter, anyway, I can't do nothing." Holding his breath, he strode forward and passed Zhao Changfeng. "I'm the most unpromising one in the family. I'm not as good as you in martial arts, and I'm not as good as your second brother and Shiro in writing. But in terms of heroism and chivalry, you can't compare to me!"

Although suspected of boasting, Zhao Yuqing is more like a knight-errant than his identity as the Saburo of the Zhao family.

Zhao Changfeng followed behind Zhao Sanlang and said in a low voice, "I'm not doing nothing but..."

but what?

He couldn't put it into words, his emotions were so complicated that he couldn't find precise words to describe it. It is true that when he heard that the knife cut three hundred officials, the first thought in his heart was absurd, followed by disbelief, and after confirmation, it continued until Shock now.

Is that Zhao Baiyu?

That was Zhao Baiyu.

It was Zhao Baiyu who was sentenced to death by them at birth, and now he is also Zhao Baiyu who has driven the culprit who killed his parents and brothers to a desperate situation.

What kind of humiliation is it for Princess Changping to show the head of the owl to the public and hang it at the gate of the Princess Mansion?

Zhao Changfeng's brain is as messed up as his heart, and he still can't think clearly until now. He only knows that when he learned about the Liangjiang case, he immediately found someone to change his shift, and came to see his father without taking off his official uniform.

The two stepped into Zhao Boyong's main courtyard one after another. Not far away, Zhao Yuzheng, who was too bored to study and came out to breathe, saw the two of them. Just as he was about to say hello, he found Mrs. Xie rushing in with a look that had never been seen before. ugly.

Zhao Yuzheng put down his greeting hand, and quietly followed behind like a ghost.

As soon as Zhao Changfeng and Zhao Sanlang revealed their intentions, the door of the study was suddenly pushed open, and Xie rushed in with a horrified expression, ignoring the two sons who called her, staring at Zhao Boyong, as if squeezing words through teeth .

"Save Wulang." Xie's two hands were placed on the desk, the backs of the hands were bulging, and the fingertips were pinched pale. "save him!"

When Zhao Boyong saw this, how could he not understand?

When lynching and interrogating Nanny Wu, the other party gritted her teeth and refused to utter a word, emphasizing again and again that it was Xie who was in a daze and could not ask any useful information. Not changing the confession is enough to show that something is wrong.

Zhao Boyong turned to ask the secret guard.

When the dark guard Dao Xie interrogated Nanny Wu, they would be sent out of the dungeon if they were involved in privacy. However, they had extraordinary hearing and could vaguely hear part of the torture, so they spoke out the details they heard.

For example, how many people belong to them in the Silang Courtyard, when did they change people, and who else knows, etc. Combined with Xie's strange attitude recently, Zhao Boyong vaguely had some guesses in his heart.

He thought about asking Mrs. Xie, and also thought about waiting until Mrs. Xie was willing to speak. After deliberation, he finally sent someone to investigate the people around Mrs. Xie. He got the letter from Liangjiang and saw it. The phrase 'Goro's eyes are most like a girl'.

Like a bolt from the blue, Zhao Boyong has not been able to slow down these days. Insomnia and palpitations are considered mild. He still goes up and down and handles official duties as usual, but the number of absent minds has increased.

When he was in a daze, he didn't dare to think about it, and subconsciously feared the truth, until the Liangjiang case came, the red-eyed Xie gritted his teeth as if he would collapse at any time, and asked him to save Goro.

With a loud bang, Zhao Boyong could no longer escape the terrifying truth that tore everything apart.

The tacit understanding of the couple seems to be confused by others, Zhao Changfeng is vigilant and thoughtful, while Zhao Sanlang is in the fog and can't figure out what's going on at all.

On the other hand, Zhao Yuzheng, who was eavesdropping outside, turned pale and hurried away, causing people to lead the horse.

The boy leading the horse asked casually, "Where is Shiro going?"

Zhao Yuzheng, who got on the horse, looked down at him when he heard the words, the servant immediately shut his mouth tightly, his face panicked, and he slapped his head and scolded after the man and the horse were out of sight: "Let you talk!"

But Mr. Silang just looked down with a cold and terrifying look in his eyes, as if he would cut off his head at any time. After all, he is a prince and grandson. No matter how gentle his temper is, it is not something that servants like them can chat with casually.

Thinking about it, the servant shook his head and went back to the stable.

***

northwest.

Huo Jingtang was dressed in normal clothes, got on his horse, looked indifferently at Cui Guogong who was blocking the way, and said, "Grandfather, you can't stop me."

Cui Guogong is in his seventies and eighties, but he is as vigorous as an old man in fifty, with gray hair and a silver-white beard, but neatly trimmed. He just quietly looked at the only bloodline and only grandson left by his beloved daughter who died young, and sighed after a long while. : "A man's ambition is in the four directions. If he doesn't seek fame and fame, he should also fight on the battlefield. Since he has opened up territories and gained fame and fame, and the right time, place and people are in harmony, why not aspire to the top?"

Huo Jingtang looked at the setting sun in the desert, the afterglow still smudged the sky and the earth, majestic and powerful.

"Grandfather, I like the Northwest just like my mother. I like to gallop on the Gobi Desert, chase the sunset, wait for the stars and the moon to walk together at night, and listen to the merchants in the Western Regions talking about what they have seen and heard all over the world under the campfire. I want to share with Xiaolang Go to those places and walk until you are gray-haired."

Cui Guogong: "When you go to Liangjiang, not only will His Majesty's painstaking efforts and accomplishments be wiped out, but you will also expose yourself to the danger of seizing the heir. Everyone will see you."

Huo Jingtang smiled, "If I don't leave, Xiao Lang probably won't survive. I can't imagine how my kind and merciless little Bodhisattva has been forced to kill me?" He whispered, then changed the subject: " Back then when His Majesty was lying in ambush, Mother died to save him, and I have never regretted it. I have never blamed Your Majesty from the beginning to the end. choices are the same.”

Cui Guogong's old face showed obvious sadness.

"What's more," Huo Jingtang whipped the horse, the horse whistled, kicked up dust and galloped towards the setting sun, and the words he said at parting were scattered in the wind, "I'm not irreplaceable with His Majesty..."

***

The two rivers case turned the world upside down, Beijing's Babailijia hurriedly ordered Zhao Baiyu and others to return to Beijing, and Emperor Yuanshou added three urgent orders in a row, and also mentioned the recall of Princess Changping.

After Zhao Baiyu beheaded three hundred officials, Huo Zhaowen also rushed back from the temple, and was silent for a long time without recovering.

"I thought he would kill dozens of people at most, but I didn't expect him to kill 300 people in a fit of thunder." Huo Zhaowen had mixed feelings: "Lieutenant Yan Du, why do you think there is such a person as Zhao Baiyu in the world?"

Yan Duwei didn't answer, and couldn't answer.

Throughout the past and present, it is not that there are no martyrs like Zhao Baiyu, but they are so rare that they are precious.

"Since the founding of Dajing, there has never been a situation in which the imperial court issued four urgent edicts in succession." Huo Zhaowen rubbed his fingertips and repeatedly said some meaningless words. "It's dangerous to go here, Zhao Baiyu is more dangerous than good."

There has never been a precedent, how to keep Zhao Baiyu?Who can protect him?

At this time, someone came to report that they had intercepted many letters from the Kyoto Prefecture, all of which were addressed to Zhao Baiyu.

Huo Zhaowen: "Let me see." He took it, hesitated for a moment and still didn't open it, waved and said: "Forget it, send it over."

***

After beheading corrupt officials and evil officials, Zhao Baiyu took off his official robe and black gauze hat, and did not put on his upper body. He stayed in the mansion and did not go out. The outside of the house was heavily guarded. .

Zhao Baiyu turned a blind eye to this and remained indifferent. He ate meals on time every day, walked around the house a few times after meals, and picked a flower garden in the backyard, which he said was the best for farming.

There is a hoe in the firewood room of Yanbing Road, and it is enough to shovel the flowers in the garden immediately.

Zhao Baiyu just smiled and said, "I don't have time to plant them, so let's forget about them. Besides, they are all rare and precious flowers, so let's leave them for later generations."

Yan Bing was very panicked, he also knew what had happened a while ago, there were many officers and soldiers outside, the chilling atmosphere of southeast official circles shrouded Hongzhou Mansion, the capital even issued four urgent orders, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that the road ahead was full of dangers.

Wei Bo came in at this moment, and handed Zhao Baiyu a stack of letters from the capital.

Zhao Baiyu carried it into the front hall and put it on the table.

Yan Bing asked: "Aren't you going to open it? Maybe it's Mr. Chen's idea to save you from trouble."

Zhao Baiyu took a sip of warm water, smiled and said, "I know what they want to say."

People in the Kyoto Prefecture may not know that Emperor Yuanshou was involved, but they can definitely guess whether Changping was the fish that slipped through the Liangjiang case, or the biggest fish.

After beheading someone, he hanged the head at the gate of the princess mansion. I don't know how many books have been read. Everyone knows that Changping is difficult to be questioned, and his intention is to force Changping to be killed.

But how can they be forced to kill?

Even Zhao Baiyu, who is very wise and close to a monster, was forced to put himself to death. If he thinks about it, he can know that it is very difficult to execute Changping.With such a big commotion in Liangjiang, it is very likely that Changping will be fine, and he, Zhao Baiyu, will be executed first.

The content of the letter is probably Chen Yi's pros and cons, persuading him to take a step back and save his life first.

Yan Bing didn't know what was going on, but he just felt uncomfortable. Usually when Goro talked about this, he should have the self-knowledge not to persuade him, but now he couldn't help but go beyond his duty: "Let's take a look, Goro, Just take a look, if you have more people to help, you will be safer."

Weber also joined in the persuasion.

Zhao Baiyu was helpless, "Okay."

The first letter he picked up was from Chen Shidao, and the content was similar to what he thought.

"I have said that the officialdom is not a place where you can do whatever you want. It's about knowing how to advance and retreat, and it's also about countless compromises."

"Some things should be pursued, and some things should not be pursued to the end. When it is time to fight, it is time to fight, and when it is time to endure, you have to endure tooth loss and blood swallowing! The future will last forever, and the officialdom is never a place to fight for right and wrong overnight."

"Goro, your heart is the most clear and pure, and you live the most transparent, you should understand."

Then came Kang Wang's letter, "Although I don't know the inside story, some things can be speculated. Don't be afraid. I have consulted with many people on how to solve the predicament. Don't be afraid. There are always more solutions than difficulties. It's even better than Zhuge Liang!"

"No matter what, you can do more things if you survive."

Du Duzhi: "Bearing the burden of humiliation can make a great cause."

Gao Tongzhi: "Let the old man say one more thing, it is rare to be confused in life. You can't be really confused in the officialdom, but you must pretend to be confused."

"The old man is still waiting for the little friend to come back and play a game of chess."

Or gentle words, or harsh words, or calmly presenting pros and cons... Although they are all different, they all tell him to endure and retreat, and when he arrives in the capital, he will not argue with anyone again, stop talking about right and wrong, and let him go first. Jump out of the predicament of Liangjiang, save your life and talk about other things.

Zhao Baiyu folded all the letters carefully, put them back carefully, and raised his eyes to the square, blue sky, with no expression on his face.

The courtyard under the blue bricks and white tiles is square and square, so quiet that it makes people panic. When the wind blows past the ears, a black shadow suddenly appears in the pupils, from far to near, from small to large, when the figure passes through the square In the courtyard, stepping over the threshold of the front hall, after thousands of miles away, Zhao Baiyu appeared in front of Zhao Baiyu with a face full of wind and frost, and stretched out his hand towards him.

"Xiao Lang."

Zhao Baiyu stared straight at him with wide-eyed eyes, his eyelids were trembling, and something that had been propped up so that he could not be offended from his soul to his body collapsed in an instant, and the full skin sac was visibly leaking out to the naked eye. ——

"Huo Jingtang, I am no longer an official."

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The author has something to say:

For Baiyu, his mood should be: I tried my best to love and empathize with this era, and finally found that I was always incompatible with this feudal era.

People who are rejected by an era, or rejected by an era, will live a very painful life, and Baiyu has always kept this pain in the deepest.

PS: Don't underestimate Baiyu, even if he is angry, he will not do stupid things. From the moment he promised Yang and the children in the quarry that he would dare to kill Changping if he broke the law, everything he did They all have one purpose: to kill Changping.

PPS: In the comments in the last chapter, I saw that some people thought that Baiyu killed so many officials, and some officials should not have been killed... That is to say, did you see that most of those officials were murdered?Did Captain Yandu say that even if the case was submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review, Emperor Yuanshou would sentence him to death?

It means that the people who were killed deserved to die.

PPPS: I feel that killing three hundred officials without inviting the emperor has never happened in history... I originally wanted to write an idealist.

"Some things should be pursued, and some things should not be pursued to the end. When it is time to fight, fight, and when it is time to endure, you must endure it." To use the lines of the Ming Dynasty: Some things should be pursued, and some things cannot be pursued to the end. ; What should be contended for, what should be tolerated must be tolerated.

This sentence reminds me of a certain unspeakable corruption case, which is also very big, and it will be left alone, that is, it cannot be investigated to the end.