Chapter 52: My Heart

Xiao Jingming didn't expect that Zhang Jibai's sudden appearance would mean anything to him, who was already tired of the Ninety-Five Supreme at this time.

However, Xiao Jingming was surprised by Zhang Jibai's rare backsliding. In just a few years of returning to his hometown to live, what happened that Zhang Jibai couldn't bear the heart of becoming a monk and came to Yong'an City, the core of rights, again? After returning from Changning this time, what does Zhang Jibai want from here? Or, what did he have unfinished wishes in the court before? These questions are exactly what makes Xiao Jingming very confused at this moment.

Xiao Jingming vaguely remembered that when Zhang Jibai personally asked him to resign, he excused himself to the wanton life of the Wei and Jin hermits, and did not want to stay in Yong'an City to be bound by the rules of the world. Of course, Xiao Jingming knew that Zhang Jibai's excuse was not popular, and he also knew that Zhang Jibai's heart had always been less sleek than Zheng Gong.

In the end, what persuaded Xiao Jingming to let Zhang Jibai return to his hometown was Zhang Jibai's leisurely appearance and no lingering feelings for power.

In the court of Yong'an City, there is a mixture of good and evil, loyal and traitorous people, but everyone hides their hearts so that they don't show clues.

In the face of His Majesty the Emperor, who can destroy himself and even the Nine Clans in an instant in his state of mind, who can maintain his true colors without concealing it?

Mo Dao's heart is not retro, and the king's body is different. The king of a country, the Ninety-Five, under the powerful power of controlling the people of the world, will also suffer a unique loneliness.

When it comes to the art of using people to recognize people, it is difficult for anyone to gain insight into the true intentions of their courtiers, as for Xiao Jingming, who was born in the army, when it comes to attacking people, he is more than ten times and a hundred times different from his own brother, the abolished prince Xiao Jingcheng.

After experiencing Zheng Gong's Sima Zhao's heart, Xiao Jingming remembered Zhang Jibai, a confidant and confidant with a pure heart, for him, his courtiers maintained a pure and clear heart, which is the most rare treasure in this Yong'an City.

Thinking of Zhang Jibai's resignation back then, although Xiao Jingming also agreed, he was also in a mood of wanting to take it back. It's just that I don't know if today, many years later, is the Zhang Jibai in front of him consistent compared with the past?

Now that the Central Plains is in an eventful autumn, Xiao Jingming is the time to employ people, but according to Zheng Gong's heart to find Qinxin's plan for the harem, Xiao Jingming can no longer regard Zheng Gong as the minister of the humerus.

I thought that an idle gentleman like Zhang Jibai, who had already become a celebrity, would do what he could in the township, such as She Congee to help the victims or donate some land money, which was more like what Zhang Jibai's heart could do, and it was more reasonable.

Xiao Jingming faced Zhang Jibai's words, as if he met his long-lost relatives again, and his hometown was even more timid, I don't know if Zhang Jibai is still the clear-minded Zhang Jibai back then.

"Bury them together? The abolished prince Xiao Jingcheng is still detained in the dungeon, and only one of the former female dependents, Li Wansi, can barely be regarded as a favorite concubine, and the rest have already been sent and dismissed, so how can they be buried together? ”

Xiao Jingming looked at Zhang Jibai, who was respectfully kneeling in place in front of him, and said slowly.

"Weichen thinks that the current situation of the abolished prince is really not a proper way to resettle."

Zhang Jibai did not look up at the young Emperor in front of him, he only saw that the embroidery patterns on Xiao Jingming's boots were more exquisite than when he first ascended the throne.

"Oh? In your opinion, what is the right place to place? ”

Xiao Jingming turned around and sat down on the dragon chair in the council hall again, picked up the tea that had been cooled, and repeatedly stirred the yellow and green tea juice in the cup with the lid of the cup.

"Weichen doesn't dare to say anything!"

"Li Wansi is your cousin, although she was a favorite concubine with the abolished prince, but she has no position, no matter what you do, I will forgive you without guilt."

After Xiao Jingming finished speaking, he closed the lid of the teacup, and the crisp sound of clinking glasses was as categorical as the emperor's tone.

"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!"

"Okay, it's nothing, let's step back first! I'm tired, too. ”

Zhang Jibai raised his head, straightened up, and knelt in front of Xiao Jingming with his knees, since he came back, Zhang Jibai looked at Emperor Xiao Jingming so closely for the first time.

In Zhang Jibai's eyes, the appearance of the heroic and ambitious young man in his memory has gradually faded from the face of the former King of Jin, Xiao Jingming has a dark face, and he has been immersed in the palace for many years, his face has gradually become smooth and blessed, and his eyes no longer have the sharpness of a falcon, replaced by a thick suspicion between his eyebrows and countless sorrows.

Zhang Jibai only looked at this glance, and already understood the pressure and fatigue that Xiao Jingming had endured in the past few years. The deep lines of the Sichuan character between the eyebrows are full of diligence and hard work. Over the years, Luo Xingmen has almost disappeared in the rivers and lakes, and Xiao Jingming must have put a lot of effort into it.

Zheng Gong's sleekness, the depth of the city, and the hypocrisy of welcome, how could Xiao Jingming not rely on him without Zhang Jibai and Bai Yinfeng by his side? From this point of view, in recent years, there have been continuous disasters and famines, the political situation is still stable, and Zheng Gong is not without credit.

"Your Majesty, as long as the abolished prince is still in the world one day, the people of the world will wait for the Holy Lord to judge him for one day...... In fact...... The whole world is not the king's land. The shore of the handsome land is not the king's minister. The life and death of the world are all the orders of the emperor's true dragon and the son of heaven, who dares to make a mistake. ”

Zhang Jibai thought about it again and again, and finally solemnly looked directly into Xiao Jingming's eyes and said these words. When Xiao Jingcheng was still the crown prince, he once gave a lot of money to the Bai Mansion to show his appreciation for Bai Yinfeng and Zhang Jibai. However, Bai Yinfeng and Zhang Jibai are both people who think of the right path in the world, so naturally they will not be bought by Xiao Jingcheng with just a little money, with Xiao Jingcheng's wisdom and scheming, how can they not know that Zhang Jibai and the two cannot be bought?

But still sent all the heavy money to Baifu with great fanfare, and its intention was not really to buy the Magi in the hands of King Jin, this move back then, Zhang Jibai now thinks about it, first, he can separate the heart of King Jin and his subordinates, and why not be a life-saving straw for himself to become a prisoner in the future?

Seeing Xiao Jingming's scrutinizing look at himself, when Zhang Jibai and Xiao Jingming got along, they felt for the first time that Xiao Jingcheng had played a role in the heavy money of himself and Bai Yinfeng - the saint in front of him, Xiao Jingming, treated him as if he was also a king and a close friend. The eyes were full of the three principles and five constants of the king and the courtiers.

Although Zhang Jibai is dedicated to planning for Xiao Jingming, it is difficult for him not to bury his worries in his heart. And if he really wants to blurt out and persuade Xiao Jingming to execute the deposed prince as soon as possible, such a killing decision is not a decision that Zhang Jibai can make.

Xiao Jingming and Zhang Jibai looked at each other like this, watching Xiao Jingming's eyes dim, and Zhang Jibai also withdrew from the hall...... (To be continued.) )