Lu Konghai saw that Li Guanqi was really angry, it seems that the emperor is also determined to do this matter of the Martyrs' Shrine, and he has refuted it twice, and the emperor has given himself enough face, and if he persists, the result of the court discussion may not be better than now, and his political future may also come to an end, so it will be difficult to realize his ambitions. Thinking of this, his tone softened, and he said: "If Your Majesty does not worship the kings, and there is a sacrifice every year, the ministers will not object!" ”

Li Guanqi looked around at the ministers in the palace again, and said with a smile: "What do you think?" ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" All the ministers bowed back together, but their expressions and thoughts were different.

Such a controversy about honor has finally settled, because it is a matter personally supervised by the emperor, so the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine is also extraordinarily fast, and before the victims are seventy-seven, the Martyrs' Shrine was completed.

After the grand memorial ceremony, Li Guanqi once again walked into the Martyrs' Shrine. In the previous ceremony, all the kings and officials were there, and as the emperor, he could not pay homage. Now he was the only one left, and he wanted to apologize to the dead people—if it weren't for his carelessness, these people shouldn't have died.

Li Guanqi walked into the main hall of the ancestral hall and was about to pray in a low voice, but suddenly found that in the corner next to him, there was a person crying silently on the ground.

Li Guanqi thought that it was a relative or friend of the victim, so he sighed softly and said in a low voice: "The dead are gone, and we still have to mourn." ”

When the man heard Li Guanqi speak, he raised his head, and when he saw Li Guanqi's appearance, his face suddenly changed. Surprised, he said, "Headmaster? ”

Because he wanted to worship the victims in a private capacity, Li Guanqi did not wear a dragon robe, and the young man was able to recognize himself. And he called himself "Principal", thinking that he should be a student of Jinling University, so he nodded and said, "What's your name?" Why are you crying here alone? ”

The student lowered his head and replied softly, "The student's name is Gongsun Zihan, and they are all good friends of mine......"

"It's rare that you are so affectionate, and they will be grateful under the Nine Springs." Li Guanqi said casually, but suddenly remembered something. Then he asked anxiously, "What did you say your name was?" ”

"Gongsun Zihan!" The student replied in a low voice again.

"You developed the butter gunpowder?" Li Guanqi asked anxiously.

"It's my ......" Gongsun Zihan bit his lip desperately, but tears were still rolling down.

Li Guanqi already understood why Gongsun Zihan was crying here alone. Because his heart, like himself, is full of guilt and remorse, and he knows very well that this guilt and remorse will completely crush a person, and he can't let this happen. So he whispered, "You didn't answer my question just now. But I know what you're thinking, and you're guilty of inventing butter gunpowder, aren't you? ”

"Woo woo woo ......" Gongsun Zihan covered his face with his hands and touched the ground with his head, and he couldn't cry anymore.

Li Guanqi said: "Do you think that their deaths were caused by you?" ”

"Yes." Gongsun Zihan said in a low voice, with a hint of tremor in his voice, "If it's not me." None of them will die, woo woo...... Why wasn't I the one who died? Why? ”

You look up. Look at me! I have something to say to you! Li Guanqi said in a deep voice.

"Headmaster!" Gongsun Zihan raised his head with tears in his eyes.

Li Guanqi looked at Gongsun Zihan and said: "Actually, the most blameworthy should be me, because the culprit who killed them is me, not you!" ”

When he heard Li Guanqi say that the culprit was himself, Gongsun Zihan couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Headmaster? ”

Li Guanqi sighed and said, "Isn't it? It was I who persuaded you to enter the Armor Research Institute one by one, and it was I who told you that there is a more powerful gunpowder in this world than black powder......"

Gongsun Zihan hurriedly said, "How can this be blamed on the principal? We all volunteered to join the Armor Institute because we all had our own ideals, and the Armor Institute is the place to realize our ideals......"

"Yes, you're chasing your ideals! But what am I after? Li Guanqi said with a wry smile, "The ministers of the court wrote to say that they would cure Zhao Zheng's crimes, saying that his actions were to do something that was dry, but if someone really did something that did something that did good, that person should also be me, not any of you." ”

Li Guanqi seemed to be talking to Gongsun Zihan, and he also seemed to be explaining to the heroic spirits of the Martyrs' Shrine, "I know the power of gunpowder better than any of you, and it is because I know its power that I am so eager to get it, so eager for quick success, and ignore the risks."

They all say that our Daqian is the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, but which of the surrounding countries does not covet us? In order to be able to sleep peacefully, the number of my army has reached more than 4 million, and eight people can raise one soldier! The common people are already overwhelmed! Only with absolute superiority in weapons can I disarm without worry, can I reduce taxes for the common people, can I have more money to build schools, so that all children can study, can I have more money to build medical centers, and all ordinary people can see a doctor for free...... I've wanted so much, I'm too greedy......"

"The principal is not wrong. The ideal of the principal is truly for the ideals of my great cadres and people, and I am willing to fight for this ideal. It is worth sacrificing for this. Gongsun Zihan felt that Li Guanqi's words were very sincere, and he was moved again.

"Maybe the goal is not wrong, but it does not mean that the means are not wrong." Li Guanqi smiled bitterly, he shook his head vigorously, pointed to the tablet of the Martyrs' Shrine, and said with a miserable smile: "This is the end of my mistakes-many lives are given away in vain. I had always thought that I was showing the way to everyone, but I didn't even think about whether the path I was leading was the right one! ”

Gongsun Zihan didn't expect that Li Guanqi, who is the Son of Heaven, would have such a painful side, Li Guanqi's figure looked so lonely under the sunset.

"The path is our own choice, life and death are also our own choice, it has nothing to do with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty should not blame yourself so much!" A voice came from outside the door. Gongsun Zihan turned around in surprise, saw the person clearly, was stunned for a moment, and called: "Lord Zhao! ”

Zhao Zheng walked in in a cloth robe, and at the same time as the sacrificial ceremony began this morning, he also received the holy decree of the final punishment - dismissal for the people, never to be used! (To be continued......)