The early dynasty has passed, Chongzhen left the four ministers, all gave them seats, and the eunuchs who accompanied him hurriedly held the yellow dragon satin jacket, gently placed it on the imperial case, removed the yellow jacket, revealing a delicate mahogany box, opened the copper lock of the wooden box with the key, tore open the yellow paper seal, and there was a sealed fold inside. Chongzhen tore out a plain paper fold from the envelope and said: "Xue Zhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, secretly played the excerpt of Hu Jiansheng, and convicted him according to the law, so as to set an example, I will allow him to play, and there is no need to submit it to the Jiuqing Kedao court for public discussion." Four gentlemen, let's take a look. The eunuch hurriedly handed the fold to Huang Liji, Huang Liji hurriedly took it and looked at it tremblingly, and then passed it to Zhang Ruitu with a smile, the three of them were already panicked in their hearts, and they were busy crooking their necks and looking at it together, and they were secretly relieved to see that the criminal department proposed to remove Hu Huanyouge's fame and sand to punish him with fifty rods. When Chongzhen saw it, he was faintly unhappy in his heart, grabbed an excerpt on the imperial case and said: "Hu Huanyou's excerpts are just heard of by gentlemen, and they must not have been seen yet, so take them and take a look!" Huang Liji took it and took a look, and saw that the small letters of the royal body above were densely packed, and there were more than a thousand words, "The cabinet ministers Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guopu are four people, who are sitting at the banquet, unpresiding, figuring out the intentions, and welcoming the special purpose. even the important ministers who took care of their lives were killed by the edict; The lord of the marquis, the honor of the lord, added to the eunuch. He looked up at Chongzhen in fear, and then lowered his head to take it, "Zhejiang, Zhili everywhere to build monuments and shrines, the cabinet ministers actually wrote articles to praise, it is advisable to reprimand urgently, and beg the governor to follow the initiative of the institute to build a shrine." And there is a decree in the saint, all those who are involved in the cutting and implication of the unjust ministers should be reinstated, that is, and reinstated, and should be used and used, so far the ministry and the court have been delayed and blocked, which is against the will of the holy body and the love of the people, and it is advisable to urgently investigate the crime of ineffective handling of the ministers...... "I saw that my face was red and cold, and the sweat was soaked through my clothes, and I said in a mournful voice: "The emperor is sage, and the ministers have to be in love, and they are dedicated to giving grace, and they are particularly compassionate, and the ministers are grateful." However, he was impeached by Huang Kouru, and the minister was the first assistant, how could he be at ease? The minister is old and faint, and in order to save the face of the court, he has prepared a sparse book for begging and retreating, hoping that the emperor will approve it. He groped out the fold from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Today's state affairs are complicated, the east and the west have not been appeased, the northeast is building and disturbing the border, and the west is rampant with thieves. Soon after I ascended the throne, my husband should still take care of state affairs with peace of mind and live up to my heart. Mr. is willing to give up me, but I can't give up Mr. You don't have to submit the retreat, but you can save it yourself! He looked at Huang Liji's thin hands and couldn't help shaking, and said slowly: "Mr. is a minister of the humerus, how is his character and morality, I have my own arbitrariness, how can I be a country rotten Confucian?" The impeachment of the cabinet minister Hu Jiansheng was not the first initiative, Wei Eunuch was from Fucheng County, that is, Liu Dingqing, the head of the household department, was sparse, and I thought that there was no need to blindly dwell on the rights and wrongs of the past, so I stayed in the middle and did not suppress it. I'm also a hard worker! ”

"The emperor who knows the ministers!" Huang Liji fell to the ground crying, trembling all over. The second assistant Zhang Ruitu said with tears in his eyes: "Knowing the son is Mo Ruo's father." The emperor's words are all incisive and heartfelt words. At that time, Wei Wei relied on the favor of the first emperor, and it was easy to take the edict and ask for the edict, and the ministers and others drafted the decree, but they did not agree with their wishes, and they made a change of order, how dare they disobey? Wei rebels against the nature of the tiger and wolf, and is angry at the first touch, how many people have been brutalized by him in the past few years, if the ministers fight with life and death, what practical effect can they have? The ministers had no choice but to meet them, although the strength was thin, but they sought to serve the country as much as possible, and they were worthy of the king and the people. How many days and nights, the ministers acted cautiously, trembling, as if they were on the edge of the abyss, as if walking on thin ice, how could their suffering be unbearable? Where is the minister, it is clear that he is suffering from the crime! ”

Li Guopu echoed: "Yes! Zhang Xiang actually fell into a convulsion, and sometimes his panic was extremely unbearable. ”

Chongzhen asked, "Has Doctor Zhaotai seen it?" ”

Zhang Ruitu hurriedly replied: "I have been diagnosed." ”

"How?"

"The doctor said that there is no good medicine, but it is not a big problem, just recuperate and recuperate."

Chongzhen nodded, looked at Shi Fenglai and said, "Mr. Shi is the current Su Qin and Zhang Yi, why don't you say a word today?" Is it fasting? Among the four cabinet ministers, Shi Fenglai was the most witty, and when he was asked, he did not defend himself, and said with an ivory wat board: "The emperor has issued an edict to the court, how dare Weichen be fast?" The ministers were ashamed, when Wei rebelled against the power of the sky, he failed to come forward, save the court in danger and help the world, and he could not ask for resignation, vacant position to wait for the sage, retreat to the forest, and be alone, which is really a negative grace of heaven. Long live not to sin this crime, the minister felt even more embarrassed, difficult to live in the court, and asked the emperor to choose another person to handle the cabinet affairs. "When he said that, he prostrated his head on the ground, and there was a sound of knocking.

Chongzhen looked at Li Guopu, Li Guopu hurriedly got up and said: "If Weichen puts himself in the shoes of the excerpt, in fact, what Hu Huanyou said is out of public intentions, and his arguments are also righteous, not unreasonable. It was the ministers who behaved so misbehaving that the members of the council discussed the government, and their fault was not in Hu Jian Shengsheng but in the ministers, and he asked for long live the crime of the ministers, and showed mercy outside the law to forgive Hu Huanyou. ”

Chongzhen's face turned pale and said, "Get up!" I know what you are thinking. I have not been on the throne for a long time, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and the most important things are border troubles, people's hunger, lack of money, and friends, and everything is difficult to do. Did you see the lunar eclipse last night? ”

Huang Liji said: "The ministers have heard about it. Lunar eclipses have periods, and natural principles are not to be feared. The emperor doesn't have to worry about it. ”

Chongzhen glanced at the four of them and said with emotion: "Not enough to be afraid? The Book of Changes says: The heavens hang the image, and the saints do. Heaven does not give up, and teaches with images, how dare I not take it to heart? Last night I reflected on myself and gained a lot. Since ancient times, the way of governing the country has been to respect God and compassion for the people as the first priority, and its key points lie in employing people, managing money, calming chaos, and protecting the people. The first dynasty god reigned for forty-eight years, leniency and punishment, inaction, rest with the people, the world is peaceful, Guang Zongye and my brother Emperor Xizong imitated the ancestors, one is still the same, but unexpectedly let the traitor take advantage of the opportunity, the traitor Wei Zhongxian formed a party for personal gain, and killed the dictatorship, so that the world only knew that there was Wei Gelding, but did not know that there was an emperor. I ascended the throne and practiced Zuo, except for Wei Eunuch, liquidated his party, reversed the case and redressed grievances, in order to cheer up, but the people's hearts were neglected, everything was wasted, and it became a habit, the officials did not know how to do official things, the villain was not afraid of the law, the court was overcrowded, and there were many relics in the mountains and fields. Officials are greedy and incompetent, and they only know how to loot the people's fat and consume the country's money and food. The increase in taxes was a last resort, but Yousi knocked on the bone and sucked the marrow to fill his own pockets. The war between the east and the west is still frequent, the strategy of war and defense is undecided, the division is lacking in salary, and it is ineffective. The people are poor and the disasters are endless, the officials are inferior and the law is corrupt, the ministers are afraid of slander and are unwilling to do things with their hearts, and the ministers observe the direction of the wind and only know how to blindly follow them. If you don't reprimand the people, stir up the turbidity and promote the clean, rectify the discipline, and make the officials know right from wrong, know the shame, and hope for peace! ”

Huang Liji's face was gloomy, and he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, as the first assistant, the minister is the first assistant, and he is really ashamed to lose control and not be able to worry about the king." The ministers are also old, and their energy is low, so they also beg the emperor's quasi-ministers to return to him, so that he can push the cabinet ministers and make a new deal. ”

Chongzhen smiled and shouted Huang Liji's words: "Middle five, there is no need to say much." Didn't you see that the state affairs were difficult and scared, and you wanted to retreat from the difficulties, right? I don't want to let you go yet, and when the time comes, I will have a will. There is a reason for it, it is not your fault, and there is no need to blame yourself. People in the world often say that once a son of heaven and a courtier, in fact, it is not necessarily true, as long as you are honest in your work, and you have a king and a country in your heart, I still have to use it, don't you hear that you use people only the old? ”

"The Northeast is far away from the Guan, and it is not yet a climate; Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces are just a few homeless people, and there is no need to worry, Zhang Xiang will not be so bold. Zhang Ruitu gestured to Huang Liji. Chongzhen listened, waved his hand and said: "Things may not be so simple, you must be careful." If you don't think about it and let it happen, once it becomes a prairie fire, it will inevitably take a lot of trouble. Since the end of the Apocalypse, the people in Shaanxi have rebelled, and the momentum has been like a raging wave, and they have been repeatedly suppressed, and the reason for this is that the blame lies with the officials and not with the people. Chengcheng County and other places were originally remote, the local people were honest and dutiful, and they would not cause trouble lightly, and they encountered a major drought, and disaster relief and pacification naturally had to keep up, but the county ordered Zhang Douyao to do nonsense, and he filled his pockets in the tyrannical collection, and the report only said that it was the White Lotus Sect and the Hongyang Sect that instigated it, but in fact, the people had no food and clothing, and they had no choice but to follow the thieves. If the magistrates have the hearts of the people in their hearts and show more compassion, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and will not be forced by their livelihood to occupy the mountains and become thieves and rebels. In the Northeast Rebellion, if Jue Chang'an and Takshi had not been killed by mistake, there would naturally be no Nurhachi rebellion. I am thinking about ordering people to go to Shaanxi to handle this matter, focusing on Fu and pacifying it as soon as possible. I have always been anxious about the troubles in the eastern part of Liaodong, and I also want to find someone who can do it. It's just that I've been thinking about Zhaoxue's injustice these days, and last night I went to heaven to warn me, so it seems that I should speed up the process. We will divide it into two steps, first order the Ministry of Officials to make a list of wronged officials from public discretion, posthumously award titles or promote children of deceased officials as appropriate, and reinstate officials who have been removed from their posts and are released immediately if they are still imprisoned. Then, the cabinet ministers, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs drew up a list of those who went against the party, and promulgated the world, killing those who should be killed, those who should be closed, and those who should be exempted from being exempted, and they will never be tolerated. ”

Shi Fenglai said respectfully: "What the emperor said about the people's change is really a fundamental theory. Officials of all sizes should be informed of the holy concerns, and they will surely be able to get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Huang Liji glanced at Shi Fenglai and echoed: "The minister also means this, I plan to go back and polish the emperor's will into a chapter, and then ask the emperor to take a look. The emperor's analysis is very clear, and the most important task is to select and appoint talents at present, not only in Liaodong and Shaanxi, but also in the ministers of the world, so as to boost morale and update the weather. To handle this matter, please start with the minister. ”

Chongzhen said: "The talents of large and small officials have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they have their own roots, and the way of employing people, I think that all talents must be checked, and they must be promoted and deposed based on performance evaluation, so that people can make the best use of their talents and give full play to their strengths." There is no need to rush this matter in the next few days, it should be planned and handled after the yuan is changed. Now that it is almost a year old, we should first make a list of officials who have been unjustly dismissed in the past, screen them one by one, and show the snow as soon as possible, so as to teach those who have a relationship with this to have a happy New Year. ”

Li Guopu was puzzled: "In a few days, it will be the emperor's Halloween Day, and the ministers also want to present it to the emperor as soon as possible, and congratulate the emperor on his birthday." It's just that the list of wronged officials is good, and the list of anti-party officials involves a wide range of issues, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to consider for a while, and if it is too much, the official positions in the world will be empty. ”

Chongzhen's face turned cold, and he said solemnly: "This matter is very important, all the people in the world should wait and see, rather sooner rather than late, rather strict than lenient, rather fierce than slow." The case was closed one day earlier, and the ministers and workers naturally felt at ease one day earlier. I was about to reprimand, but when I caught a glimpse of Wang Chengen flashing outside the door, he changed his words and said: "I respect the Heavenly Ancestor, and the heavens will warn." Go down and draw up this chapter, and I will summon it again. ”

The four ministers retreated in turn, Wang Chengen hurriedly came back and forth, and Chongzhen ordered him to take Huang Zongxi to Dongnuan Pavilion.

Approaching the sky, Huang Zongxi bowed his head and knelt on the ground.

Chongzhen said: "Huang Xiaozi, the New Year is approaching, and you haven't left?" ”

Huang Zongxi kowtowed and said, "The little people still have something to do. ”

"Is it still for the sake of my father? On that day, you stabbed Xu Xianchun and others, and the hatred in your heart was still unresolved? ”

Huang Zongxi wept and said: "The sage said: If the name is not right, the word is not good. On the same day in the Dongyue Temple, Zong Xi was excited by righteous indignation, regardless of the laws of the country, holding a sharp cone in his hand, angrily stabbing the traitor, fortunately relying on the emperor's sage, sympathetic to the feelings of the small people, not thinking it was arrogant. The small people are very lucky, and the world is very lucky! Since then, the small people have been watching day and night, listening quietly, and waiting for the rain and rain to come, and it has been ten days! If everyone knows that his ancestor died unjustly, but he doesn't see the emperor's edict and the court, how can the small people leave Beijing? And how to explain to the world? Now that the year is approaching, there are still grandfathers in the small family who cannot return to filial piety, and the father is wronged indefinitely, and every time I think about it, it hurts my heart. The day before yesterday, he received a letter from his grandfather, telling Zongxi not to miss his hometown, to concentrate on his father's revenge, and if he did not report his father's revenge for a day, and if he did not apply for an unjust prison for a day, Zongxi did not have to return to his hometown. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he seemed to feel the same way in his heart, nodded and said: "I gave you an explanation in the Hutong of Donkey City that day, naturally I will not chill the hearts of the descendants of loyal ministers, let alone the hearts of the people of the world. I heard that you have been staying in Jingshi, and after contacting some loyal ministers. Then Japan will talk to you in detail, and I don't want to be disturbed by Li Shi. Now that the first evil is gone, and the first unjust prison is about to be rehabilitated, I want to hear what to say next? You can play it according to the facts, and you don't have to hesitate. ”

Huang Zongxi raised his head slightly, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, held them high above the top, and cried: "Long live, Xiaomin made trouble in Dongyue Temple, attracting countless bosom friends, there are Yang Zhiyi, the son of Yang Wenru, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, Wei Xuelian, the son of Wei Kongshi, and Zhou Maolan, the son of Zhou Jingwen, the civil anthrologist of the ministry, stabbed blood and wrote a book, and Yang Wenru wrote a bloody book in prison and Xiaomin to redress his father's grievances. ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to take the present, Chongzhen first took Yang Wenru's testament, and then read the blood book before his death, the handwriting was blurred and dull due to blood coagulation, but the strokes were like spears and halberds, presumably the blood was dripping at that time, and the grief and indignation overflowed outside the paper. is not for Zhang Jian to flee, nor for Yang Zhen to take medicine, and wants to return to the court with his life...... Thunder and rain are not heaven's grace. Benevolence and righteousness in a lifetime, died in the edict, it is unspeakable to die, why regret the sky, why complain about people? However, as a deputy minister, I was once ordered by Confucius: I trust my life to be alone, and I can't take it away when I am on the big festival. With this thought, you can finally see the first emperor Yu Zaitian, the two ancestors and the ten sects, the emperor and the queen of the earth, and the world for eternity! Laughing and laughing, slashing the east wind, what is there to me! ”

Chongzhen flipped through the blood book again, and felt that his eyes were sour, almost crying, and saw Huang Zongxi kneeling and whimpering, and said: "Huang Xiaozi, the loyal minister and filial son are pitiful, and their courage is commendable, but the unjust prison has been completed, and it is difficult to recover, I have ordered the cabinet ministers to discuss this matter, and the loyal ministers who died unjustly should be rehabilitated first, and then posthumously awarded the official position. The blood book was originally not a musical form, nor was it a sign of national peace, and it will be banned in the future, and it must not be used again. ”

Huang Zongxi touched the ground with his head, and said with blood flowing from the corner of his forehead: "Xiaomin knock thank heaven, long live my emperor, long live!" Xiaomin also has a reluctant request, asking for the emperor's grace. ”

"Tell me about it." Chongzhen frowned slightly.

"Does the emperor still remember asking Xiao Min in the Donkey City Hutong if he had any wishes, and Xiao Min thought it was just a delusion?" Huang Zongxi raised his head and said: "Xiaomin's ideas coincide with Wei Xuelian, a student. ”

Chongzhen patted the fold in his hand lightly and asked, "But do you want me to give you the heads of Wei Zhongxian, Xu Xianchun and others, and allow you and others to join the descendants of the ministers who suffered and died tragically, and cry and worship in front of the Fusi prison in Beizhen?" ”

"Your Majesty! Xiaomin has to kill two more people. Huang Zongxi still kowtowed despite the blood oozing from his forehead.

"Which two?"

"The jailers of Beizhen Fusi who poisoned my father, Ye Zhi and Yan Wenzhong."

"Good! I promise you. It's just that I want you to promise one thing. Chongzhen smiled and looked down at Huang Zongxi, Huang Zongxi straightened his chest and said resolutely: "Since the emperor has granted the invitation of the small people, he will ramble on one or two things, and he will not dare to say anything, that is, he will not hesitate to give up the head of the small people." ”

Chongzhen saw that his expression was awe-inspiring, and he looked like he was looking at death, and couldn't help laughing: "How could I want your life?" I want to make you an official position and order you to do things for me. Chongzhen saw that his face was full of doubts, as if he was about to ask, he shook his hand and said: "I know that you can't think of it, I want to give you a secret decree, ordering you to be the world's patrol envoy, no grade, no seal, no yamen, no entourage, on behalf of me to visit around, at any time to secretly play the people's feelings, to be my eyes and ears." ”

Huang Zongxi said: "The emperor has an order, and the people are grateful for it, so they shouldn't have resigned." It's just that there is no precedent in the first dynasty, and I am afraid that it will not comply with the rules and pollute the emperor's order. Xiaomin also didn't want to be among the Tejan Engong and insult the reputation of his father, not to mention that this was not the right way to enter the office. The emperor is rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the small people are conceited that they have thousands of poems and books in their chests, and they can fight for the title of the gold list, so they will naturally have many days to contribute to the emperor. The first-class father was wronged and the snow was wronged, and the small people returned to the south, kept filial piety in the township, and did not forget the emperor's edicts. ”

Chongzhen nodded: "Let's go!" is still the same sentence, when the country is employing people, good students will study, and they will do things for me in the future. Huang Zongxi retreated in tears.

Meng Shaoyu, Qian Longxi, Yang Jingchen, Xue Sanxing, Lai Zongdao, Li Biao, Wang Zuoyuan, Xiao Mingguan, Zhou Daodeng, Liu Hongxun, Fang Zhuangli, Cao Sicheng A total of 12 people, Chongzhen saw it, there were Qian Longxi, Li Biao, Zhou Daodeng, Liu Hongxun has never met, Qian Longxi is now in office in Nanjing, Li Biao, Zhou Daodeng, Liu Hongxun are at home, how to select? He put down the red pen, closed his eyes and pondered, remembering Huang Liji's expression of begging for his majesty the day before yesterday. Huang Liji gave the title of Taibao, and his son was Shang Bao Sicheng, and ordered 300 soldiers to escort him, and allowed him to use the horses of the post station to retreat to his hometown. Huang Liji couldn't recommend anyone, only said that none of the courtiers were not in the party, and he was really in a dilemma, and it was difficult to distinguish between the good and the bad. Chongzhen got up and paced for a long time, but he still felt hesitant in his heart, and chose the cabinet ministers to break the party and smash the portal, and to break the party and break the portal, first assess what their relationship is to celebrate the festival, but time is short, the year of the change is imminent, and the officials have been urging, and they can't be delayed any longer. Suddenly, he thought of Sun Piyang, who was in charge of the Wanli Dynasty, and secretly thought: The lottery method he created can be described as good-intentioned, and the talent is selected to hand over to the cold bamboo stick, and who enters the cabinet to do an errand, it all depends on their own creation. If you can win people, it is God's will, otherwise you can avoid the ridicule of unknown people, and choose according to its after-effects, so as not to worry about not being able to choose capable talents.

The auspicious day of the zodiac of the Qintian supervisor is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, it is a small year, the capital has a New Year's flavor, and the people are busy buying stove sugar, incense watches, paper money, and sending the king of the stove to heaven, a group of joy.

At dawn, the brocade clothes and sweaters are distinct, holding the guard of honor, from the Dan Majesty straight row to the outside of the Fengtian Gate, the civil and military officials are neatly wearing court dresses, from the left and right doors to penetrate, under the Dan Qi to divide the things. Chongzhen sat on the throne of the nine dragons of the golden lacquer of the Qianqing Palace, personally wrote the name of a cadre on the big red sprinkling of gold and clear mud paper, rubbed it into a small pill, put it into the short-necked gold bottle on the imperial case, went down to the Danqi, went out of the main hall, burned incense and worshiped the sky on the terrace in front of the Qianqing Palace, and after the four bows and kowtowed, silently prayed. Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guopu led the hundreds of officials to line up in turn, Chongzhen looked around at the ministers, looked up at the sky with a few hints of haze, and stared at the two stone platforms on both sides of the terrace. The eyes of the ministers moved with Chongzhen, and there was a gilded bronze pavilion on the east and west stone platforms, which was called the Jiangshan Sheji Golden Palace, also called the Golden Pavilion. The golden palace is deep and wide each room, each side is equipped with four partition doors, the heavy eaves are flying, the upper eaves are round and pointed, and the top of the treasure is on the top. The ministers secretly speculated about the emperor's thoughts and whispered. After a moment, Chongzhen turned his head and said to the ministers: "I am ordered by heaven, and the selection of ministers should also be based on heaven's will." The celebrant recited: "The ceremony begins." Your Majesty, please. Chongzhen took a pair of silver chopsticks offered by Wang Chengen and stretched out to the gold bottle on the treasure case. The ministers calmed down all of a sudden, countless eyes were staring at the pair of silver chopsticks, and the eight candidate courtiers present were even more intent, their hearts were beating wildly, looking forward to using the power of the silver chopsticks to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and move forward steadily.

Chongzhen took out a crimson paper ball and put it in the silver bowl held by the ceremonial eunuch Wang Yongzuo behind him, and the officials all carefully opened it for Wei Zhaobing, who was in the middle of the matter, and called it loudly: "Qian Longxi, the servant of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials-" Chongzhen smiled and took out another paper ball, "Li Biao, the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites-" Chongzhen was surprised that he was not in Beijing, and he poked the silver chopsticks deep into the gold bottle, stirred a few times, and firmly clamped a paper ball, "The secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelor of Hanlin came to Zongdao-" Chongzhen listened, breathed a sigh of relief, and reached out to clip it again. "Yang Jingchen, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Zhou Daodeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Hongxun, the Shao Zhan Shi-" Chongzhen looked at the two Lai Zongdao and Yang Jingchen who were kneeling in front of him, and secretly thought that there were already nine cabinet ministers, so he wanted to make up the perfect number, and took out another one from the bottle, but just put it in the silver bowl, a whirlwind suddenly came, and the paper ball was blown high, fluttering and falling on everyone's heads. Chongzhen was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "Don't lose it!" Everyone stared at the paper ball without blinking, and it could not stop turning in the wind, and it could fall, and another gust of wind came, blowing up a puff of sand, blowing everyone could not open their eyes, and when they opened their eyes, the paper ball had long disappeared. Meng Shaoyu, Xue Sanxing, Wang Zuoyuan, Xiao Mingguan, Fang Zhuangli, and Cao Sicheng were like cold water poured on them, and their faces turned pale together.