The ancients said that the righteousness is where it is, although they die and ignore it. This is the essence of Mencius's sacrifice of life for righteousness.

But what righteousness is is different from person to person, and different people, different classes, and different groups have different definitions of righteousness.

Besides, I didn't expect that I also had the honor of representing righteousness. This and this are things that can't be humble.

It doesn't matter if it's honored, on the contrary, I have become a worm on a spider web, which is the key, maybe for the spider who weaves the spider, predation is also a kind of righteousness, and it is quite awe-inspiring, even if you die, you have to fight.

Besides, he knew that it was too extreme and cynical to think like this, and others could pretend to be fine, but he couldn't avoid this cruel reality.

At this time, the door opened, Xiao Nier came in with a cold air, and said with her teeth and claws: "Okay, you two don't call me for secretly drinking, you have a conscience." I've cleaned up all the snow with the maids, and I'm waiting for you. It's good for you to drink it yourself. ”

Besides, he made a grimace: Oh no, I forgot to report to Xiao Nier when I came back.

He didn't finish talking to Zhou Dingcheng on the way, and when he came back, he continued, completely forgetting that Xiao Nier was waiting for him to go to Zhang Juzheng's mansion to inquire about the news.

"Well, it's too cold on the road, so let's take a few sips first, and prepare to find you later, we didn't even take the food, just drink two sips first to warm up." Zhou Dingcheng hurriedly excused the situation.

"The snow hasn't stopped yet, why do you sweep the snow now, it's not too late to sweep it when the snow stops." Besides, quickly divert the conversation.

"When the snow stops, the door will be blocked, and you won't be able to get out. There are so many people in the family, and they are idle, so why don't they let them clear the snow. ”

"Mmmm, my sister is right, I'll ask them to come out and clear the snow." Zhou Dingcheng hurriedly went out, called all the servants out and began to clear the snow.

"What's the matter, what did Master Zhang say today?" Xiao Nier saw that Zhou Dingcheng went out to call someone to clear the snow, and fulfilled her wish, her anger immediately disappeared, and she hurriedly asked Besides, this is what she cares about the most.

"It's still the same, the big man pretends to be dumb, the emperor doesn't speak, only those officials are attacking me."

"It doesn't matter." Xiao Nier's heart was sudden.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the emperor doesn't speak, those people below can't do anything about me." Besides, he said calmly.

"Do you think the emperor will protect you? I think it's a bit hanging. ”

"You still don't believe me?" Besides, I was a little surprised.

"It's not that I don't believe you, I just received a letter from Sister Zuo, in which she said that Nanjing takes this matter very seriously, and Sister Zuo also asked me who made you on this trick, she knows that you have always been steady, not the kind of person who is easy to be impulsive, let alone the kind of person who acts without thinking, Nanjing doesn't know what the cause of this matter is, and is worried about you." Xiao Nier explained.

"Oh, this has nothing to do with anyone else, it's my own doing, and I made a decision after careful consideration, don't worry. There may be twists and turns, but in the end, hehe. Besides, he snapped his fingers, and his expression was very proud.

"I believe you are, anyway, we've come through so many dangers along the way, and we can always turn evil into good fortune, right?" Xiao Nier nodded.

She really wasn't worried about the book, because she really didn't understand the real meaning of it. The reason why she panicked was that she was infected by the panic in Zuo Ling's letter. However, she was worried about the enemies who were hiding in the shadows, such as the assassination she had suffered a few days ago, and now she was often so afraid that she couldn't sleep, so she had to prepare a pot of wine at the bedside, and if she couldn't sleep, she drank a pot of wine to sleep peacefully.

"By the way, there is also a letter from the Zhongshan Palace, I didn't open it, you can open it yourself." Xiao Nier took a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Besides.

"A letter from Senior Brother?" Besides, he laughed, this guy is a lazy worm, and it was a big deal for him to pick up a pen and write a letter.

However, as soon as he looked at the envelope, he knew that he had guessed wrong, the clay seal used on the envelope was the seal of Wei Guogong, and the senior brother would never do this. In other words, the letter was sent by Wei Guogong himself.

He was surprised, how could Wei Guogong write a letter to him? Even if there is something, you can let the senior brother come forward to write a letter, why do you go into battle in person?

He opened the envelope, took out the letter, and browsed it up and down, and sure enough, it was Wei Guogong's handwriting, but the content was very little.

In the letter, Wei Guogong only said that the emperor sent him the transcript of the excerpt and asked him to make an evaluation. Wei Guogong skipped the matter of opening the sea ban, but only made it clear in the twists and turns: besides, his heart is as clear as a child, and he has no two hearts. Holy Vision.

Besides, if he is in the fog of five miles, Wei Guogong specially plays this book to ensure that he has no two hearts? What does that mean?

No matter how these officials attacked him, they only said that he was bold and reckless, or arrogant and arrogant, or had no ancestors to teach the law of the country, etc., although there were all shouts of killing, but no one said whether he had two hearts.

Disloyalty? What does this mean? This escalates the problem.

What did the emperor consult with Wei Guogong, so that Wei Guogong could ensure that he had no second thoughts?

Besides, some heads are big, and whether they have two hearts is a big problem, but generally speaking, there is no question of whether there are two hearts for courtiers. Because whether there is a double heart generally refers to whether the person has the dissenting intention to surrender to the foreign enemy, or the ambition to rebel.

At that time, there were no enemy countries that fought against the imperial court, whether it was outside the country or in the vassal countries, so what was the emperor suspicious of?

"What's wrong? Bad news? Xiao Nier looked at the situation and was silent in thought, and became nervous again.

"No, it's just that I didn't expect the emperor to send my fold to the ministers for discussion before sending it to the ministers for discussion, and Duke Wei still protected me in the fold." Besides.

"Isn't that a good thing? Wei Guogong Bao, you should weigh more than Lord Zhang? ”

In Xiao Nier's heart, the Zhongshan Royal Mansion must be more powerful than Zhang Juzheng, this is of course the idea of the commoners, in fact, the power of the cabinet scholars is much higher than that of the Marquis of Guogong. The military generals set by Taizu are not allowed to hear about state affairs, and this one blocks the way for these meritorious families to interfere in politics.

Of course, this is just to seal the road, there are still a lot of trails, Taizu does not allow eunuchs to interfere in politics, as a result, the eunuchs in the palace are actually a complete set of administrative system, plus the eunuchs in various places, another set of administrative system has been formed, this system only plays a decisive role in secret, but does not show the surface.

It is an indisputable fact that the eunuch in the palace is the prime minister, and without the nod of the prime minister, the cabinet scholars can only be helpless, and it is difficult to do anything.

Some people may ask, where did the emperor go? Is it not long before the emperor speaks?

The emperor is naturally the supreme, if he is diligent, he can completely abolish the internal and external ministers, and lead the six ministries to control the whole country, Zhu Yuanzhang did this, and he has worked all his life, and the system is also so determined, but it is a pity that his children and grandchildren are not as capable as him, nor as diligent as him, big and small things have to be implemented with the help of the left and right hands, and the left and right hands are the internal and external prime ministers.

"By the way, Sister Zuo said she was coming over." Xiao Nier said again.

"What? She shouldn't have come at this time, didn't she say that she would take them all over when the situation stabilized? "Besides, I'm a little anxious.

"What's the use of what you say, you don't know Sister Zuo's temper yet? But they said that they didn't come here for you, but to open a pharmacy in Beijing and develop her business. Don't take yourself too seriously," Shaw laughed.

Besides, he hurriedly said: "That's not good, at least wait until the spring flowers bloom and the ice and snow melt, and the road is easy to walk." It's snowing heavily, how do you go? I'll write to her in a moment and tell her she'll have to wait a little longer. No, I'll write right away. ”

Besides, he was really in a hurry, but he knew that the hardships he had suffered along the way, that is, there was no risk, and it was by no means easy to travel in the north in winter, let alone a woman.

If she goes out, Mrs. Tai will definitely send a guard to escort her, but even then she is not at ease. It's a long way off, not a joke.

"It's useless for you to write to her, it was Mrs. Tai who forcibly stopped her in the past, so she couldn't go with us, this time it is said that Mrs. Tai is coming, or Sister Zuo said that she came to see your situation first, and Mrs. Tai didn't go on the road."

Besides, he sighed in his heart, he never mentioned these troublesome things in his letter to his family, obviously Mrs. Tai knew everything, and the source of the news must be the Marquis of Wuding.

Thinking of Zhao Yang's remark that several dukes and marquis had united to go to the palace to intercede for him, he understood that this time he was really a bit of a big deal.

"What are you two arguing about, I heard it outside." Zhou Dingcheng came in and asked.

"Why aren't you outside overseeing the work, and what are you doing running in?" Xiao Nier laughed.

"I'll hear you all the noise, so I'll come in and hear what's going on. Don't worry, those people outside don't dare to be lazy, otherwise I will let them all climb the ice and lie in the snow for a night. Zhou Dingcheng said with a smile.

Besides, he was a little upset, and he said that Zuo Ling was coming.

Zhou Dingcheng said with a smile: "What a big deal, come here, it's right not to let them come at the beginning, think about the troubles we encountered along the way." But there is no danger now, it is better to come early than late, she is going to come anyway. ”

Besides, I don't worry about what risks Zuo Ling has on the road, mainly because I don't want her to get into trouble, as long as the emperor doesn't express his position for a day, the alarm can't be eliminated.

Zhou Dingcheng understood his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Do you think they will be in trouble in Nanjing?" Safety or insecurity is on you, if you are safe, others will be safe, if something happens to you, can they stay out of Nanjing in Nanjing? Whether it is a blessing or a curse is not a matter of command. ”

Besides, he understands this truth, but he still doesn't want his family to stay in the capital when he has an accident, after all, there is still a buffer in Nanjing.

"Don't worry, if she is on the road, our people will make arrangements, and when they arrive in the capital, there is no problem in keeping you safe, it mainly depends on what you plan to do next."

Besides, knowing that Zhou Dingcheng was referring to the Qinwang faction, now Murong Yanran's master and apprentice have rented a house on another street to live, and they simply don't avoid him, it turned out to be secretly protected, but now it is basically public.

Besides, he sighed, everything he did was just to protect the safety of his family, and now he took the risk for the sake of his children and grandchildren.

It may sound ridiculous that a man who is just twenty years old is thinking about his children and grandchildren, but that's what he really thinks, and that's what he does. Who told him to stand out from such a different family?