On the second day, the morning light gently cleared the fog in the forest, and Emperor Deyang personally went to the palace gate to bid farewell to Yan Shansong and his party.

Qin Yan was wearing a dark brocade robe, and the wolf sword was worn on his waist, his figure was already extremely long, and the abundance of handsomeness revealed the innate slaughter of the Mobei soldiers, Emperor Deyang couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder, "What a young hero!" ”

"Emperor Xie!" Qin Yan's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he was really afraid that he would say, "Let's give you a marriage."

Fortunately, Emperor Deyang didn't think of this, and turned his head to talk to Yan Chongzhao about the past, and after a while, he Run took a cloth bag over, Yan Chongzhao laughed happily, took the cloth bag and put it in his arms.

Compared to himself, his father is more desolate, he and the emperor are monarchs and ministers, and they dare not have any friendship, but the relationship between his father and the emperor should not be embarrassing to this point, although he is very curious, but Qin Yan did not ask his father this kind of question in front of Emperor Deyang.

"Old general, Chongzhao, Ceyun," Emperor Deyang said sonorously, "It is bound to be triumphant!" When I returned, the country and the people were safe, and I personally set up a banquet for the ministers! ”

"Obey the order!"

The three of them responded in unison, even if it was Qin Tengfang, he was serious when he said this.

Emperor Deyang looked at them, and suddenly had the feeling of the stars last night, and there was a rare real sourness in his heart, "Go, I am waiting for you." ”

A few people beat horses all the way out of the palace gate, Yan Chongzhao was looking at the street scene in the bazaar in front of him, Qin Yan finally couldn't help but ask, "Dad, are there any misunderstandings between you and the emperor?" ”

When he came, He Run sat in the sedan chair leisurely, Qin Yan always felt like a guard, but he couldn't have a seizure, he was always a little panicked in his heart, and he had the feeling that the wall had ears, and at this time there were only three of them left, and Qin Yan spoke a lot more casually.

Qin Tengfang looked at him and said in a deep voice, "There is no misunderstanding, there are a lot of festivals." ”

"Holidays?" Qin Yan said without thinking, "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die." Is there anything else to do with the emperor? ”

"And what if you were asked to kill someone?"

"Then kill," Qin Yan said righteously, "The people the emperor asks to kill must be evildoers, as long as they are..."

"Then if the emperor asks him to kill," Qin Tengfang stared at Qin Shi and said word by word, "Okay, people, what?" ”

Qin Xian's generous statement was all choked back by these two words, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, he never thought about this question, in his heart, he was a courtier, the emperor was a king, and the first thing he had to do as a courtier was to be loyal to the monarch.

"I ask you, how do people distinguish between good and evil?"

"This..."Qin Yan frowned, the answer to this question was too complicated, and he couldn't explain it clearly, "Those who harm others and benefit themselves are evil, those who bully others and harm others are evil, those who kill innocents indiscriminately are evil, those who sacrifice themselves are good, those who are helpful are good, and those who are loyal to the king and serve the country are good..."

"Hmph," Qin Tengfang sneered disdainfully, "You are fighting in Mobei, aren't the barbarians human?" The enemy is not human? If you kill them, won't defending the Great Zhou harm others and benefiting yourself? ”

"The two armies are fighting, and you have a plan to deceive the enemy, isn't this deception?"

"You can't say that..."Qin Xian felt that what he said was not unreasonable, but he didn't know where it was strange and where he could refute it.

"What do you mean then? Those who are loyal to the army and serve the country are good," Qin Tengfang snorted coldly, "The emperor asked you to kill the good ministers who serve the country and the people, will you kill them too?" ”

"Don't you have a standard of good and evil in your heart?"

"I have!" Qin Yan said without hesitation, "I'd rather die than kill a good minister!" ”

"Then if you sacrifice one person, you can save everyone in Da Zhou?"

"Dad," Qin Yan met Qin Tengfang's gaze openly, "Tao Ying asked: 'Shun is the Son of Heaven, Gao Tao is a scholar, and he kills people, what is it?' Mencius said, "It's just a matter of clinging to it." Sometimes it's not just the immediate thing that needs to be considered, we have to break the rules, there have to be exceptions, but those who make exceptions will have to pay the price. ”

"It's like killing people in a blind eye, father and son are by nature, relatives hide each other, Shun can't break the law, but he can give up the throne and run away with his father, and the throne is the price Shun pays."

"If the child encounters what his father said, the child will definitely let the good minister escape, give up his official position or even give up his life, which is the price I pay."

"To do so is to be disloyal! Besides," Qin Tengfang took a deep breath, as if suppressing some emotion, "You can live or not?" ”

"Yes," Qin Yan was extremely firm, "What you do at night, you don't have to be ashamed of the shadow, the eldest husband should be frank and open, stand up to the sky, even if the king does something wrong, the child will not be foolish and loyal, not only harming the good ministers, but also letting the emperor do the wrong thing!" ”

Qin Tengfang looked at his son, and his chest suddenly felt very sour, if he had this realization back then, he would not be ashamed so much.

"A child has a scale in his heart to measure good and evil."

"Okay," Qin Tengfang patted Qin Shi's shoulder hard, he didn't want his mistakes to be repeated in him, Qin Shi's answer was nothing more than the most suitable for his father's wishes, "A man should have a strong iron backbone, you are a good son of Mobei, and a good son of his father!" ”

"Even so, I don't want you to sacrifice your life, this is a little selfish to be a father."

Qin Yan, who had never been praised like Qin Tengfang, nodded sluggishly in response, he was really a little flattered, and he stammered a little when he spoke, "Dad, Dad, this is all taught by Dad." ”

"Dad is not a good example," Qin Tengfang sighed, "Keep your original intention, don't learn from me." ”

Qin Yan was puzzled in his heart, Dad Rongma has been a hero in the world all his life, no matter who he is in the eyes of, just the half-amputated arm has been passed on by the people by word of mouth, why is it not a good example? He still wanted to say something, but Qin Tengfang grabbed the horse's belly and walked out of the Yijing City Gate one after the other with Yan Chongzhao, who was heartless and heartless in front.

Facing a short thin man in a Taoist robe, it was Han Qiong.

"I came here to see you off."

Qin Xi saw a figure behind him, and an ominous premonition came from the bottom of his heart, and when he looked closer, he really didn't die a good person.

"There is Lao Guoshi!" Yan Chongzhao hugged his fists very enthusiastically in return, he had such an attitude towards everyone, as if there was no difference between distance and proximity in his eyes.

Han Qiong also responded with a smile on his face, Qin Tengfang glanced at him and ignored it at all.

Yan Chongzhao and he didn't know what to say, and they chatted happily, but Qin Xian knew that he must be uneasy and kind.

"Major General," Han Qiong said rather closely, "but it's really heroic." ”

"Pass the award," Qin Yan watched Yan Chongzhao chase after Qin Tengfang, who had already walked a long way, and didn't want to entangle with him, "Thank you for the praise of the national teacher, in the next place..."

"Major General, don't worry," Han Qiong raised her eyelids, her face full of essence, "I have an interesting matter, I don't know if you are interested in hearing it." ”

Qin Xian keenly sensed that something was wrong, he looked at the notorious national teacher in front of him, and instantly established a thousand solid lines of defense in his heart, "What's the matter?" ”

"Do you think there's something unusual about the old general?"

Not only is it unusual, it is simply too strange, there are too many questions he wants to know the answers, but obviously compared to the two, Han Qiong should be prepared to listen to half and leave half.

"I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Young General," Han Qiong said with a smile, "Ming people don't say secret words, what else are you pretending to be with me?" ”

It's because he has to pretend to be with you, Qin Yan cleared his throat, "Then the national teacher doesn't have to hide it here, let's talk about it directly." ”

"Old Yan's wife, Chu Wudan, do you know?"

Qin Yan frowned, and sure enough, he came up and said something he was more interested in.

Han Qiong didn't wait for him to answer, and continued, "The identity of Chu Wudan, the young general should also know. ”

"Please tell the national teacher quickly, I don't have that much time." Qin Tengfang had told him and Xu Chengjiu about these last time, so there was nothing unusual.

"Chu Wudan, oh no, Tana," Han Qiong always had an extremely obscene temperament when she laughed, "She can't see anyone alive, she can't see a corpse dead, her disappearance has always been a mystery." ”

Qin Yan didn't answer his words, just waiting for him to say.

"I'll first analyze the situation for the young general," Han Qiong pretended to look at Yan Chongzhao in the distance, "General Yan's giving up the general position is equivalent to giving up the entire people of Mobei and the friendship with the Son of Heaven." ”

"I want the old general, that's to prevent the emperor from falling into the mouth." Qin Yan retorted, "Can't you see this clearly? ”

"Just because you can see it clearly," Han Qiong nodded, "But if you are the emperor, will you appreciate it?" ”

Yan Lao did make great contributions to the Great Zhou and Emperor Deyang, but that was precisely his responsibility as a courtier. Whether it is the Son of Heaven or the grass people, people are all the same strange, when you do everything for others, everyone is grateful and appreciated, but when you suddenly do something self-interested, everyone will immediately turn their faces, saying that you are selfish, that you are unfaithful and unjust.

If Emperor Deyang really had this mood at that time, there would be nothing difficult to accept. But this is not a reason to ask for a loyal minister, the blood and sweat that have been shed are all genuine.

"I forgot, you and the emperor are different," Han Qiong said to herself, "Since ancient times, emperors have been suspicious, and Yan Lao's approach is undoubtedly the last bit of friendship that has pierced the emperor." ”

Qin Yan was startled and looked at Han Qiong, but he actually saw these things so thoroughly, as if he knew Emperor Deyang, an ordinary national teacher, and he only sat in the position halfway, how could he have such a deep understanding of the emperor?

"Who the hell are you?"

Han Qiong looked back at Qin Shi, and the wrinkled smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, like a toad rolling in a stinky ditch, which made people unprovoked.

"Are you curious?"

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Note: The story of the blind murder is from "Mencius"

What you do all night, you don't have to be ashamed of the shadow from "Fireside Night Talk"