On a moonless night, the thick clouds seemed to be about to be pressed down, and the entire Xunyang City was shrouded in a black fog, and the occasional flickering of lights was as erratic as a ghost fire. The street is quiet, only the whimpering sound of the cold wind blowing from time to time, which makes people listen to it cold.

"Sigh for the rest of the Bohu, less to suffer, less to create, the more sorrowful and knowledgeable, the more in the swaddling ...... Bathing in the waves, the clouds can make up, the noise is loud, the wings swim north, and move with the time...... In the future, there is no fragrance and no smell, and the pathetic song of Cai Weishan ...... came into Yun Meng's ears intermittently, waking Yun Meng up from his coma.

Yun Meng struggled to get up from the cold ground, feeling a burning pain in his throat, as if there was a charcoal fire. Yun Meng swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, lifted his loose hair, looked around with the bean-like light in the corner, smiled bitterly, and then sat on the ground against the corner. I still remember everything that happened just now. At that time, in Xie Ping's hall, Yun Meng was about to say goodbye and go to find Yin Yuan, but was stopped by Xie Ping. Yun Meng asked Xie Ping if there was a better way. Xie Ping said with a smile: "Childe is so smart, doesn't he know the key to the whole matter?" Even if Childe goes to find Yin Yuan, Yin Yuan also believes Childe's words, so what can it be? Huan Yuan is still Huan Yuan, still the power of the government and the opposition, and Huan Yuan covering the sky with one hand, in this case, what is the point of me doing so much? ”

Yun Meng thought for a while, and then said: "I understand what Mr. means, but what can Yun Meng do as a scholar?" ”

Xie Ping continued: "Son, don't underestimate yourself, your identity is still an auxiliary minister, a high-ranking disciple of Huanyuan, the general of the expedition to the west!" This is a mirror signboard! Wouldn't it be a pity if you didn't use it well? ”

"What does the gentleman mean, please make it clear." Yun Meng asked suspiciously.

Xie Ping paced a few steps in the hall, then turned to Yun Meng and said, "Xie Mou used an analogy, the father exposed the child, this is normal, it is the way of ethical education, and no one cares. But if a child denounces his father, what will people think and think? Although the child will be saddled with the name of unfilial piety, but the most hurtful is the father, and especially the father who likes to sell his reputation the most, and was exposed by his own children in the public to reveal many ulterior secrets, what kind of face do you say he still exists in front of everyone, can he still survive in the world? I don't know if Xie Mou's analogy understands him? ”

When Yun Meng heard Xie Ping's words, his eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "Mr. is joking, it seems to be against the law of etiquette, right?" ”

Xie Ping smiled coldly and said to Yun Meng: "Gongzi is really a good student of Huan Yuan, to this day, filial piety comes first. ”

In a blink of an eye, he looked at Xu Hong and said, "Guangda, tell me, why did you suddenly come here today?" ”

Xu Hong replied on the side: "Xu actually secretly returned to Jiangzhou, in addition to bringing back the news just now, and because Xu lied about the disappearance of Gongzi, Huan Yuan was furious and blamed me for not doing a good job, and at the same time widely searched for Gongzi secretly, and issued a secret order, but anyone who saw Gongzi did not need to be directly executed, just bring back Gongzi's identity token." I was worried that the news of Childe's presence in Jiangzhou would leak out, so I immediately sneaked back. ”

As soon as Xu Hong's voice fell, Xie Ping continued: "Childe, you can be said to be in danger now, and you may be discovered by the killers sent by Huan Yuan in a moment, but he Huan Yuan didn't think about your master and apprentice's affection, why doesn't Gongzi understand?" ”

Yun Meng sighed and said: "Hey, who would have thought that it would come to this point, although I may be just a chess piece in the teacher's heart, as Mr. said, there may be many chess pieces like Yun Meng, the teacher may have many more, Yun Meng has or not, or gain or lose It has nothing to do with the overall situation." But for Yun Meng, the teacher has a friendship with me for more than ten years after all, after all, he has the grace of saving his life, or maybe these feelings are hidden with a purpose, but Yun Meng can't forget it. My grandfather's original intention in naming me Meng was not to hope that I could become a great sage like Confucius and Mencius, but that when I grew up, I could read the books of sages, respect the ways of Confucius and Mencius, and become a virtuous person. Now Mr. let me do this in the next is unreasonable, it is really difficult to do it! ”

Xie Ping seemed to be angry, but he forced his composure and snorted coldly. said: "Childe is so reasonable, Xie doesn't dare to agree, you respect the law of etiquette, but your teacher respects the king's way?" Xie advised his son to see the situation clearly, and Xie was entrusted by the Queen Mother and did not dare to slack off. If Gongzi can help Xie Mou in the court, expose Huan Yuan's wolf ambition in the court, so that he wants to follow Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, and the conspiracy to replace it will be exposed to the world, so that the people of the world will spurn it, and from then on, Huan Yuan will be stinking for 10,000 years, and what loyal ministers and good generals, and what the first person of the Northern Expedition will all disappear and disappear. As for what Childe said, Xie had already prepared it for Childe. As he spoke, he handed a few pages to Yun Meng. Yun Meng looked at the pages in surprise, and then asked suspiciously, "Is it appropriate for Mr. to do this?" If Mr. really wants to help the clan, there are many things that can be done, even if Huan Yuan is guilty, he will never have the intention of usurping the throne, if he wants to do the way of disobedience, there is no need to go through many troubles, and the soldiers can force Jiankang in one fell swoop. On the contrary, most of the crimes listed on these pages seem to be unfounded, right? What is the difference between this and those indiscriminate plantings in the officialdom that reverse right and wrong? Yun Meng has no intention of participating in this matter, so please ask Mr. to find another master! On the contrary, I feel that the most urgent task at the moment is that Mr. War in front should pay more attention. ”

After Xie Ping listened to Yun Meng's speech, he laughed, shook his head and said, "Childe, it seems that you still don't know too much about officialdom, doesn't Xie know that the war ahead is tight and needs support?" Of course I know, but I don't want to help Yin Yuan, and I want to prevent the imperial court from saving it, just wait for the army to be defeated, if Yin Yuan dies with hatred again, then Huan Yuan will have another charge of framing Zhongliang and colluding with foreign enemies, wouldn't it be better. And the governor of Yin can also be immortal! ”

"Shut up!" Before Xie Ping finished speaking, he was stopped by Yun Meng. Yun Meng couldn't listen to it anymore, he was so angry that his lips trembled, he looked at Xie Ping and said: "It seems that I, Yun Meng, am a human being, and Mr. Xie is not an otherworldly master, with vicious eyes and sophisticated techniques, like a veteran of officialdom." Yun Meng thanked Mr. for his honesty and care for me, and forgave Yun Meng for his short-sightedness and couldn't follow Mr., so I said goodbye. After Yun Meng finished saying this, he turned around and was about to leave, Yun Meng was cold, and thought to himself, "Xie Ping, the so-called famous man at that time, is nothing more than this in the face of power, what is the difference between the righteousness and the royal way that he keeps saying and my teacher Huan Yuan, the means are only more ruthless and more yin." Selfless and full of love for the country, but facing such a court and such an atmosphere......"

"Cough, cough, cough" A violent cough pulled Yun Meng's thoughts back to his eyes, his throat was still painful, and his mouth was full of the strong smell of herbs. At this time, the sad song just now sounded again, and the voice should have been sung by a male voice, but the tune was full of sentimentality, sometimes sad and earnest, euphemistic and sad, sometimes sad and resentful, and heartfelt. In the song, Yun Meng thought of his own life experience, his own experience, his relatives, brothers and friends, and couldn't help shedding two lines of tears.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Xie Ping's hypocritical face resurfaced, and Xie Ping's gloomy voice sounded in his ears again, "Now, Xie doesn't need to be polite to you anymore, in a word, if you agree to Xie's conditions, Gongzi will still be Xie's guest, and after he succeeds in the day, you can do whatever you want, and what is left to you is the sea and the sky." On the contrary, if Yun Meng doesn't agree and cooperate, then do you think Xie can still let you go out from here safely? Since you know so many of my secrets and know so much of my insider, wouldn't it be a problem to keep you? ”

Yun Meng took a few steps back, widened his eyes and asked, "Then do you still want to kill yourself?" ”

Xie Ping raised his head and laughed: "It seems that you are not stupid, but you are just a chess piece, this is the case for Huan Yuan, and the same is true for Xie Mou, what is the use of keeping a useless chess piece?" To blame, you can only blame you for being born at the wrong time, in the final analysis, you and that Yin Haoyuan are all the way, they are both toasters, don't eat and drink, and don't know the times. As he spoke, Xie Ping took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and played with it in his hand for a while. said coldly: "Yun Gongzi, do you know what is in this bottle?" I heard that you are also proficient in medical science, so I will tell you. The poison of Banxia must be clear to you, yes, this vial contains Banxia venom, and this bottle is not an ordinary Banxia venom, but the venom after extraction and purification, the appearance is crystal clear, the medicinal fragrance is rich, but the toxicity is a hundred times that of ordinary Banxia. With just this vial, the boy went silently. When the time comes, I will give you another name of suicide in fear of sin, that is, there is no proof of death, and everything will be covered up. What's the matter, if the son is afraid, it's still too late to change his mind now. ”

Yun Meng sighed, shook his head and said, "Maybe you just said something right, Yun Meng, Brother Yin, maybe there are many people like us who are really born at the wrong time, and we may still have nothing until we die." But what we have but you must not have it, this is the backbone of the reader, this thing can't be changed, it can't be changed, it has long been compatible with our muscles and bones, blood. But you are reading the books of the sages in vain, and you are not worthy of being a scholar at all. I will never agree to today's matter, you don't have to bother to talk anymore, what do you want to do with Yun Meng, please feel free. ”

"Okay, well, since you have made up your mind, Xie will follow you." Xie Ping said coldly, after that, he uncorked the bottle on the medicine bottle, and a strong smell of medicine instantly diffused, Xie Ping took a few steps, smiled evilly, and said: "Does the son need Xie to do it, or break it by himself." ”

Yun Meng had already put life and death aside, and at this time, integrity was the most important. took the medicine bottle from Xie Ping's hand and said, "Don't bother Mr., Yun Meng will come by himself." As soon as the venom entered the mouth, it was accompanied by a strong fishy and dry taste, and the venom flowed to the throat, which was even more like a fire. Yun Meng frowned slightly, his heart was crossed, and when he was about to drink the remaining venom without drinking it all, he felt that his hand in the medicine bottle was hit hard, and at the same time, with a "snap", the medicine bottle in his hand was knocked to the ground.