“…… Fourth master, I am derelict in my duties. ”

It was still in the inn opposite the copper tile house, but it was changed to a private room facing the street on the second floor, and the two officers bowed down, and the beads of sweat were dripping, and a small piece of dampness had accumulated in front of their feet.

"The things that should be collected have been collected a long time ago, and the reason why you are here to keep an eye on ...... It's just for fear that this kind of thing will happen. ”

The middle-aged man with his back to the two officers stood at the window, looking at the busy grievances and catchers opposite, and said indifferently.

After analyzing the death of the Yin-Yang Sword, they believe that the worst possible outcome at the moment is not that the assassins continue to point their swords at the general's lineage.

"The Liu family, the Sun family...... The two princes, even the forbidden army, if these people start to be assassinated, it will be the worst outcome. ”

In the general's palace, even the lowest family soldiers have cut off at least three heads, and even the youngest strategists have participated in at least five battles, for them, the sacrifice of their comrades does not bring fear at all, only makes them angry or excited.

"It was a tragic accident, but it was just an accident."

The Yin Yang Sword is indeed an important figure in the camp of the Great General King, but it is not the most important figure of that level, and for many years, the major forces and major families in the imperial capital have always had a tacit understanding that the matter of the sword must be solved outside the capital. Just as back then, the Cao family could brazenly rob and kill Zhishi's former Taishi on the waterway outside Beijing, and the other forces would only sit idly by, but if they dared to mobilize tigers and leopards to ride in Beijing to besiege the Dong Mansion, then even the opponents of the Dong family would intervene to stop it.

…… Within the nine gates, there should be rules within the nine gates!

Therefore, the consensus formed by Yang Jizhi and the strategists after discussing until dawn is just the word "forbearance".

"The only way to do this is to endure it first."

With the potential of the Great General's Mansion, if you fully stretch out your arms, it is enough to destabilize the capital, but that result will not help to recover the losses, and will only make yourself the target of public criticism.

"Now, there should be a lot of eyes watching, waiting. Waiting for you to rush out of the house in anger and take revenge. ”

“…… Of course, you have the power and the qualifications. ”

"But, General, this place is the capital......"

The comments of many cronies finally calmed the mood of the great general Wang, and he slowly sat back at his desk, while looking at the newly purchased ancient painting "Ascending Immortals" from the beginning. Wave your hand and give a command. Let Wang Qijing, who was also born in the Nine Dao Military Horses, but now has abandoned his official position and walked the palace, took the lead and was fully responsible for this matter. As for Yang Jizhi, he selected more than a dozen elites trained by the "Qingtian Halberd" in the Shadow Killer, and led them to go out, and no one knew where they went.

"The dragon is always idle, and the dragon and tiger on the shoulder becomes ...... in vain"

Ordered the officers to go and get busy, and they also didn't have any official positions, but the Qingtian Halberd, who could shout to these middle-level officers, was expressionless, but his stomach was thinking.

These two poems, he did not see with his own eyes, were the generals Wang Yang Jizhi and Wang Jingqi left a separate confession, and waved their hands on the "Dengxian Tu", and afterwards Yang Wang and Wang told him separately.

"Spirits take it with you...... Hmph, but wait! ”

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Even if it was an earl's brother and housekeeper who died, for the noble Jiumen Imperial Capital, this was not a matter of sesame mung beans at all. But the strange thing is that just a day after the second murder, rumors have been spreading.

…… didn't climb to anything like a shadow killer, and there was no way to go to the general Wang Yimai. At first, some people were cursing the incompetence of the government and letting thieves run rampant in Beijing, and then later, rumors slowly climbed to He Chengge, saying that the murderer behind it was none other than the eldest brother of the deceased!

"Brothers fight for property...... Got it. Do you know why Uncle Hu changed his name and left the house? At least you can still have a life! ”

"And now?"

"It's not because Uncle Hu is now powerful that he wants to return to his family."

“…… I see? ”

“…… I see! ”

Rumors like this quickly spread in the market, and finally as an end, they usually end with such an exclamation, or simply "This He Chengge, it's really not a thing!" Something like that.

In two days, new rumors continued to be generated in the spread, such as saying that the He family was rich and lived a luxurious life, and there was a stone castle built outside the city, in which countless handsome men and women were imprisoned, and He Chengge was allowed to have fun at will, and after his arrival, it was even more simply rumored that he had a private banquet with the children surnamed Zhang, who was also a big man, called each other "prince and Gege", and said that they were all emperor's surnames, and He and Zhang Yunyun were just their mother's surnames.

“…… It's so damn rebellious! ”

"That's right, damn it!"

In the face of such rumors, can He Chengge still see jokes? Hurriedly got up and organized a counterattack. He is also clear-minded, knowing that this kind of thing has no way to defend himself, and clearing the source is the right way. Although the He family is not a luxurious century-old family and a thousand-year-old family, it can be regarded as a third-generation official. He is a first-class jinshi of the real brand, the master, in the same year, more in the court, visited the palace twice, a few - sent out, the imperial capital mansion Yin suddenly opened six doors, the government swarmed, "copy a dry of demons, etc.", finally quelled this wave of rumors.

"As a result, a wave has not settled, and a wave has risen, just this morning, Dali Temple took the lead in someone jumping out to make trouble."

"Oh?"

kept flipping through the case files, Cao Zhongde didn't raise his head, and said, "Who is it, what do you say?" ”

"It's just a small person, but I don't know who is behind it. However, the arrangement was very meticulous, and the guy had only been in trouble for a long time, and a small half of the people in the Manjing Division, such as the lawyer and the pleading, moved and scolded in unison. ”

With a very strange smile on his face, Cao Wenyuan said: "Accusing us of blocking the way of speech, to blind the king, and also gave the example of the ancient sage, saying that at that time, there were many people in the people who gathered at will and discussed at will, although there were many untruths in the middle, but the sage minister let it go......."

Before he finished speaking, Cao Zhongde had already stopped his hand, raised his head, and said in amazement: "Doesn't the child property destroy the township school?" ”

Cao Wenyuan smiled: "Exactly." ”

After being stunned for a while, Cao Zhongde suddenly threw his pen and laughed: "The child property does not destroy the township school...... A group of lawyers and pleadings gathered together to accuse the temple princes of not taking childbirth as the law...... If you don't learn and don't know how to do it, you should do it! ”

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"Doesn't the child destroy the township school?"

Several people who were gathering together to eat and drink, when they heard this latest rumor, their expressions were all very strange, looking at each other, and for a while, the youngest one finally burst out laughing.

"The child does not destroy the township school...... This group of ignorant people, after all, only know how to read the law, not the classics...... Or do you want to deceive the people of the world and don't know about the old things? ”

Sitting in the middle was He Chengge, who had been anxious and running around in recent days, and when he heard this latest malice, he actually laughed.

"A group of litigants who tell the truth of right and wrong will actually question whether the law of childbirth is the law of the dynasty...... They don't seem to know that Mr. Zichan's most famous deed is not to destroy the township school, but to punish Deng Xi! ”

He Chengge gathered at this table, and the worst one in the same row was also a fellow jinshi, all of whom were well-educated, and they all sneered, and the long attendants who served behind them, but there were many things they didn't understand, and in the end he was still the most favored scholar by He Chengge, rolling his eyes and explaining to them.

"As for this person, Zichan was a famous minister during the 'First Warring States' period, and when he was in power, the country's development momentum was very good, but there were also people who were not satisfied. At that time, some people paid for it to invite others to hold spontaneous gatherings and discuss the state of the country at the meeting, but later on, it often turned into slander, but the child was unmoved, and they said whatever they wanted. ”

"Oh, I see, what about later?"

"Later, there was a character named Deng Xi in the country, proficient in the law, good at tongue warfare, the court wanted to kill the people, he jumped out to protect, the court wanted to protect the people, he jumped out to the death, this guy has a lot of influence, just say a word, there are many people in the township school will relay and spread. Especially among those who fight lawsuits on their behalf, they are like gods. ”

"And then?"

"And then?"

The scholar glanced at them disdainfully and said, "Then, Lord Zichan will arrest Deng Xi and kill him." After that, there will be no sound in the township school. ”

“…… What?! ”

I really didn't expect that "not destroying the township school" would be such a result in the end, everyone looked at each other, and finally, an older one said: "Then now, these guys with lawyers' pleadings scold the government for not doing the politics of childbirth, this is considered a ......."

"So Ka."

Shrugging his shoulders, the scholar said: "So if you don't read, it's stupid to just relay what others say, so why don't you read the full story before you relay it...... As for now, I think it's killing yourself! ”

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"There are so many people who don't read."

In the White Tiger View in western Beijing, more than ten people sat opposite each other, discussing the recent rumors in Beijing. A few words of laughter are nothing more than ridicule of the person who made such rumors, who is really speechless and laughs generously. It was one in the middle, frowning slightly, and someone on the other side immediately noticed it, and said, "Zixia, what's the matter?" ”

As one of the most senior cadres of Confucianism, Zixia said slowly: "It's nothing, it's just that I want to ...... What happens if things go ahead? ”

…… What will happen?

To the point of "Zhu Deng Analysis"? Of course, that's just a joke, it's a ridicule of Yu Zi's uneducated words, Confucian students are all knowledgeable, and those who can get ancient names need to be more insightful and familiar with political affairs, and the trend of development below can be seen at a glance, and no one will make such a mistake.

“…… Show people to be weak, chaos and then rule? ”

These eight words were said, a few people suddenly moved, looked at the end of the seat, the person sitting there, the demeanor is like, but it is ugly and unspeakable, it is the general in the emperor's pastoral wind array, "ugly jinshi" Xuan Feizan, he was originally from Confucianism, and later because some classmates ridiculed him for "talented, he will take the ancient name of 'Ziyu' one day." "A moment of anger, fighting, only then to abandon school to seek officials, a war and victory, in the future to the officialdom, in and out of Hanlin, and finally into the emperor Mufeng's command, but the relationship with Confucianism is still there, weekdays also have a lot of contact, this time the Confucian sons settled in Beijing, is he arranged on behalf of him.

"Well, it does seem to be the handwriting of one of the thirteen yamen, but ......"

After pondering for a while, Zixia changed the topic and smiled at Xuan Fei: "I just said casually that day, you can really arrange this place, and it is not easy to punish you." ”

Xuan Feizan bowed down and said: "If the teacher has something, the disciple should obey it." ”

Zixia looked at the others again and said, "Do you know why you have to settle here this time?" ”

Among the people who entered Beijing this time, there are as many as five people who have obtained ancient names since Zixia, but among the ancient names, they are also superior. On the one hand, Zigong, Zilu, and Zixia have been Confucian generals since ancient times, and their status is only below King Wen, higher than other peers. At this time, a sentence came out, and in addition to Zizhang, who was also a figure from the previous era with him, even Zi Sizi and Ziyu also bowed their hands and said: "Please discuss the publicity!" ”

Zixia bowed slightly, but said, "Actually, there's nothing to say...... You should know all the old things here. ”

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White Tiger View.

Just like Shiqu Pavilion, Baihu Temple is one of the most famous place names in the history of Confucianism, and it is also one of the most important time nodes.

1,100 years ago, during the reign of the Liu family in Peishang, Emperor Mingzhang held Taichang, generals, doctors, doctors, Lang officials, Lang officials, and all living beings and Confucians in the White Tiger View and discussed the classics. It will also, a group of peers, a group of heroes. At the meeting, the great Confucians of all schools refuted each other, and talked about the similarities and differences in the scriptures, and then the Emperor Mingzhang personally determined the "White Tiger Tongde Theory", which taught the world.

"Every few hundred thousand years, Confucianism will have such a meeting, just because people's hearts are only in danger, and Taoism is only small."

"After the death of the first master, Confucianism was divided into eight at the beginning, and then returned to one, and that is the case."

"Taoism is inseparable, and the world is ......"

After a pause, Zi Xia glanced at everyone and said slowly, "It's also inseparable." ”

"Divide is chaos, chaos is weak, and weak will perish."

"The change of the throne is a family affair of the Son of Heaven, but if someone wants to do something in it and divide the world, we cannot sit idly by."

"You must know that only one morality can be one day, and one day can be one morality!"

The hoarse voice was still echoing in the room, everyone got up one by one, said goodbye and retreated, Zi Xia bowed his head one by one, and occasionally explained a few words about the following things, and only said: "Zi Yu, you stay for a while." ”

After the room was quiet again, Zixia closed his eyes and thought quietly for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "...... What I just said, of course, is all nonsense. ”

When this sentence came out, Zi Yu was not surprised, and nodded: "That's natural...... The White Tiger View Meeting is a shame for my Confucianism, not the other way around! ”

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For Confucianism, the "academic consensus" formed by the White Tiger View Society is an out-and-out shame, and in order to wash this land clean, later generations of Confucianists do not know how much hard work and hard work.

Just because, in the "White Tiger Tongde Treatise", for the first time since the existence of Confucianism, the correctness of the "Wei Wei" thing was fully recognized, and it was established a one-to-one correspondence with the Confucian classics, closely tied, for the Confucian scholars who firmly believed that "Zi Bu is silent and strange and confused" from the first day of establishment, this is simply a big joke in the world, and the Tang Dynasty in the world!

…… However, in the meeting, as if they had forgotten the simplest and most direct expositions in the Analects, they seriously discussed and studied, interpreting those obscure words one by one, linking them with various changes in history, and forming an interpretation that could be recognized.

“…… Because, that is the opinion of the emperor himself. ”

In the Confucian view of history, Emperor Mingzhang was a very good emperor, resting with the people, respecting Confucianism, and during his reign of 30 years, he was allowed by the historians to "rule the world", which is a good term second only to "prosperous times".

But at the same time, Emperor Mingzhang was also a clear-minded and tenacious emperor, and during his reign of thirty years, he completed the conquest of historians and Confucian scholars at the same time. He convened the historians of the north and south in Yunlongmen, and instilled his own ideas into these people who wrote history with repeated questions and answers.

"But what? What was once forced in, after all, was cleaned out. No one person in the world can hold it for a ......long time, and not a family can hold it for a long time."

Speaking of extremely dangerous words, Zi Xia's eyes seemed to have a faint light, and said: "People's hearts are not suffering, and the will of heaven is at times, how can it be a struggle and reversible?" Don't hear it...... 'Death and life are fate, wealth is in the sky'! ”

Ziyu nodded slightly and said, "Yutai understands." ”

Zixia reached into his arms and took out a short dagger divided into black and white, with a pearl embedded in the dagger handle, but it turned out to be born in black and white.

"Zi Yu, this 'Heaven and Earth Division' was given to me by Zigong before I came."

“…… Grab it and go. ”

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"This place was originally a bead."

This is the second half of the imperial study, on weekdays, after the emperor Shaojing received the ministers, sometimes retreated to this place, read and think about things alone, the important ministers of the court, and the royal family in the palace were added together, and there were probably less than ten people who had entered here.

His face was still very unhealthy Bai --- since the first battle in Chengjing, he seemed to have always had this kind of complexion, Di Shaojing put his hands behind his back and looked at a bracket on the bookshelf that had been empty for more than twenty years.

"At that time, your grandfather wanted to give a few of us the title of king together, so he arranged to purchase Nanzhu, and as a result, he accidentally got a treasure."

According to Emperor Shaojing's description, it was a medium-sized pearl, half black as ink, absolutely divided, and it was really a treasure of the world. It's a pity that someone named it before.

“…… It's called 'Heaven and Earth'. ”

Such an unfortunate name is used in the division of the royal family, which is simply cursing himself, so this bead was finally left by Emperor Guangtong for his own use.

"I see."

Still just whispered yes, although it was not the first time to enter this room, but it was the first time since the hair was tied, Emperor Xiangxian was nervous at the moment, how dare he say more?

With his back to his son, Emperor Shaojing continued: "Later, the old King Wen once entered the palace to meet him, your grandfather invited him to speak here, and when he saw this bead, the old King Wen praised it, and your grandfather said that it is rare to find this bead, which was made up in the dark and day, and made up the name of the dark Confucian, so he gave it to the old King Wen." ”

With Qiu Yiyun's status, even if it is a "gift from the Son of Heaven", there is no need to be honestly afraid, just accept it with a smile, as for the so-called "thanksgiving" later, it sounds really rude.

“…… He said, with this pearl as proof, he will always kill someone for His Majesty in the future? ”

Emperor Xiangxian finally couldn't help but speak, because these words were too unbelievable.

"Hmm."

Still nothing, Emperor Shaojing nodded and said, "He promised, he will help the emperor and kill a person from the emperor's family." ”

When a sentence was spoken, Emperor Xiang immediately closed his mouth and didn't dare to speak, but Emperor Shaojing was still saying, "...... Therefore, back then, when I was standing outside the eldest brother's mansion, I was also quite nervous, worried that I would suddenly see the sword of the Ming Dynasty! He laughed a few times—and there was no way to do that.

After laughing for a while, Di Shaojing finally changed his words, pointed to the four walls and said: "You have seen the things here when you were young, but you can't remember it." Well, let's take a look at it now. ”

"Wearing a crown of high teeth, green sleeves and long sleeves, brocade wrapped with beads and fragrant. Newly turned the sixteen days of demon dance, and leaned on the makeup of the three thousand moon palace. It used to be a banquet and a poison, and only the secret loss of buds. Cuihua knows where it is, and the moon is dark and the dust is dim to Yingchang......"

Reciting it silently, I saw that the poem was written on the head of the poem, and I saw that the other seven words also had similar words on them, which were for the wine pool, the deer platform, the rubber boat, the abalone car, the maze building, the rain bell, and the Genyue...... etc., each made a song of seven laws, but he didn't understand its meaning, and he looked up at Emperor Shaojing unconsciously.

"This is the 'Poem of the Eight Precepts of the Son of Heaven' written by Mr. Ai back then, which is intended to be satirical, and your grandfather likes it very much, so he hangs it here......"

Halfway through his words, Emperor Shaojing suddenly changed his words and said, "Of course you know about He Chengge's family in Beijing recently. ”

Emperor Xiang secretly cheered up his spirit first, and said in his heart: "It's coming!" Gong said: "Erchen knows." ”

Di Shaojing still didn't turn around, looked at the bookshelf and said, "The one who died is actually your fifth uncle's henchman, of course you know." Emperor Xiangxian still said, "Erchen knows." ”

Emperor Shaojing sighed: "But there is one thing that you don't know. ”

“…… It was not the middle father-in-law who arranged the rumors. ”

(What?) ）

This sentence is really unexpected, and it is similar to the judgment of Confucianism, and Emperor Xiangxian also felt that this wave after wave of public opinion operations was very similar to Zhongda in action, but Emperor Shaojing said so...... Who would that be?

(In an instant, the city was full of clouds, if it wasn't for Gonggong Zhong's arrangement...... Is that Confucianism? …… As for the other forces...... ）

was thinking about it, but heard Emperor Shaojing say: "You go and deal with this matter, whoever kills the person will incite the wind...... If you find out, report it to me again. As he spoke, he sat down in front of the bookshelf and pulled out a book to read...... It's still with its back to this side.

Emperor Xiang settled down first and said: "The son of the minister receives the order, and the son of the minister retires." As he spoke, he stepped back, and vaguely heard Emperor Shaojing's command coming from inside: "...... Come in. ”