Ling Tiancheng pulled out the fire with his own hands, and then walked to Zhuang Siyan's side.

Unexpectedly, he didn't sit down next to her, he didn't shake her hand, but sat down on a couch a meter away from her.

Looking up, he just glanced at her, and asked, "Do you suspect that the horse farm incident is my doing?" ”

Zhuang Siyan didn't speak, and silence originally meant acquiescence.

Ling Tiancheng smiled: "You think so, there's nothing wrong, I really can't be regarded as a benevolent person, those enemies who don't have time to kill, it's just because they are still useful."

But Yan'er, among the kings since ancient times, are there any benevolent people?

The government is governed, not moved by love, only women need love, and ministers do not need it, they need benefits. ”

Zhuang Siyan had a feeling of listening to the book of heaven, and looked at him for a long time before responding: "The people want it." ”

Ling Tiancheng smiled, this time laughing very loudly, revealing a white row of teeth, and a layer of glittering light under the light.

"What the people want is a good life, food and clothing are a good life, and being able to do this is love, and these are also governed."

Speechless, it seems to make some sense, but does this have anything to do with the horse farm?

Probably Ling Tiancheng also felt that it was a bit far away, paused for a moment, and pulled the topic back: "I don't remember how old I was, I went to the horse farm once.

At that time, my mother had already died, and I was a powerless prince, and I had no one to protect me, and I was also young, so I was deceived by them into the depths of the woods.

My brothers, and the sons of the ministers, tore my clothes, and tied them in the weeds, and ran up and down them, and they shot arrows around me.

They didn't want my life, they didn't have the courage to kill a prince at that time, just for fun.

I was hit by an arrow in the leg that day, and I was also hit by an arrow in the shoulder.

When I returned to the camp, I was scolded by my father, saying that I had not learned since I was a child, and I couldn't even use arrows, so I didn't shoot my prey, but wounded myself.

Not long after that incident, I was kicked out of the palace and went to the palace of Master Zhuang. ”

When Ling Tiancheng said this, his tone was very flat, as if he was telling someone else's story, and it was the kind of story that faded out of the water, no one was sinister, and there was no life and death.

It was just one day in a certain year, an incident happened in the suburbs of Beijing, and then this incident changed the trajectory of his life.

He glanced up at Zhuang Siyan, smiled, and said softly: "If I don't go to the Zhuang Mansion at that time, I won't meet you, or I won't live long if I stay in the palace, right?" ”

His words were like a hand with a thorn, inexplicably pinching Zhuang Siyan's neck, making her unable to breathe, and it seemed that an extremely heavy stone was pressed on her chest, and if no one came to save her, she would soon suffocate to death.

The initiator finally showed kindness, spread his hands and said with a smile: "So Yan'er, I also have the seeds of hatred in my heart, otherwise I wouldn't remember these things so clearly."

I also thought about sending all the people who had bullied me to that place, so that they could experience the same despair and humiliation. ”

Zhuang Siyan finally couldn't help it and asked, "So those death row prisoners, as well as some ministers in the court, were you imprisoned?" ”

Ling Tiancheng didn't admit it, nor did he deny it, Zhuang Siyan already knew the answer.

Even if you don't kill them, the boundless despair, and seeing those who were killed in the fight die tragically one by one, will also cause indelible traces on their hearts.

Probably all of them will go insane, Zhuang Siyan thought.

Zhuang Siyan suddenly remembered that he had heard Wen Qing say that there were many of their brothers, some of whom died when they seized the emperor, and some of them did not.

But now there is no one in the Manchu Dynasty who is Ling Tiancheng's brother, and I have not heard anyone mention that there is a prince surnamed Ling somewhere, only Wen Qing is here, and he has changed his name and surname.

And that day, Ye Yuanpei came back from the racecourse and told her that the people there were very complicated, and he shouldn't have said them all.

Maybe the former princes are really locked up there.

But can this be blamed on Ling Tiancheng? It didn't seem wrong for him to avenge himself, and compared to the methods those people had done to him, it wasn't quite kind to keep them there.

So, did he once hint at how the guards of the horse farm bullied them?

If this is the case, it is not surprising that it later evolved into a dueling arena like that.

Human beings are infinitely greedy, and when they can't find the same happiness in the existing way, then changing the means and methods will become a natural thing, which mainly depends on the so-called moral bottom line.

It's a pity that the people there are all outlaws, and they have no bottom line.

Zhuang Siyan's headache was again, she didn't want to listen to Ling Tiancheng say any more, pinched her temples and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about it, it's late today, I want to sleep, you can go back early." ”

But Ling Tiancheng didn't leave.

He was still sitting there, like a frozen humanoid statue, his eyes staring into a corner, motionless.

Time seemed to freeze, and even the wick seemed to stop beating, burning palely.

Zhuang Siyan was crooked on the bed, feeling that she was likely to fall asleep in this silence, but she didn't, she just closed her eyes, but her mind was a mess, and she couldn't tear it apart.

I don't know how long it took before I heard Ling Tiancheng say softly, "I hope it will be a good day in the future." ”

This sentence is very light and unreserved, and it sounds like a woman who has no choice but to accept the misfortune of her marriage, and after others have said countless good or bad things to her, the faint hope she offers.

Zhuang Siyan didn't open his eyes, and he didn't move.

Later, when he heard Ling Tiancheng leaving, he walked lightly, as if he was afraid of waking her up, and when he walked past her, he paused for a moment.

She felt that he must have bent down, because she could feel his breathing, but it was probably still a little far away, so the breath was already a little cold when it hit her face.

After he left, Lan Xin and Ping'er came in, took off Zhuang Siyan's shoes and socks, laid her flat on the bed, and covered the quilt.

Zhuang Siyan kept pretending to be asleep, and pretended to fall asleep by himself in the end.

When she got up the next day, many things had settled, and the news that the racecourse on the outskirts of Beijing was going to be closed was also announced on the Golden Palace.

In fact, at this time, Ye Yuanpei's people had already rushed over.

The emperor issued a decree to let him do this, but in fact, he had clearly told him that he didn't care about the life or death of the people inside, and the most important thing was to do this matter well.

But Ye Yuanpei still felt very sorry for Lu Xiao.

Since he came here, Lu Xiao has been by his side, although the two of them are not brothers, they also have the same feelings as brothers.

He didn't know Lu Xiao's past, and he didn't know how much the disaster relief money had to do with him, but now to let Ye Yuanpei watch him die, it was no different from stabbing him in the heart.

And the plausible faces inside, can those people really be killed with a single sword?

The holy decree did not set a date for Ye Yuanpei, nor did he pay special attention to anything, Ling Tiancheng's words were very simple.

Let's just say that the royal family doesn't need the Jingjiao Horse Farm at present, and let General Ye clean it up, and he can use it for training in the future.

In such a place, thousands of horses, and countless complicated people, it is all over with one sentence.

How can he clean up?

But Ye Yuanpei had to do it.

Ling Tiancheng delivered the holy decree to him one night in advance, and announced this matter in the court the next morning, which means that the matter has been made public.

From this day on, people all over the world will know that the Royal Horse Farm on the outskirts of Beijing is going to be used for other purposes, and if Ye Yuanpei doesn't do it, he can only give those who kill people a chance to run away.

These people have already lost their hearts, and once they leave here, I don't know how many people will die at their hands in the future.

As soon as Zhuang Siyan came out of the palace, he rode to the outskirts of Beijing.

On the way, I met Ye Yuanpei who came back.

His people have all killed the enemy on the battlefield, and they are not afraid of this group of perverts, and they are much more experienced than them in combat, and there are more people, so as soon as they made a move last night, they won the victory.

In the wee hours of the morning, it's just a matter of clearing the battlefield.

The outlaws were red-eyed, knowing that their lives were short, and they killed all the people they shut down, and some even killed their companions.

So when Ye Yuanpei collected his troops, he almost didn't bring any prisoners, and only brought his own people back.

He glanced at Zhuang Siyan with a miserable face and said, "Go back, the snow over there is red." ”

Zhuang Siyan originally wanted to ask how Lu Xiao was doing, but his mouth was open, but then he closed it again and followed Ye Yuanpei back to his Great General's Mansion.

The two of them sat in his simple study for a long time before Ye Yuanpei began to write the recital.

The matter of settling the racecourse on the outskirts of Beijing has been settled, and he has to give Ling Tiancheng a reply, explain the matter clearly, and report the number of dead people.

As for who died, Ye Yuanpei hesitated a little, and then Zhuang Siyan said: "I don't need to indicate them one by one, just say that many people don't know their names, anyway, there have been many people who have died there, so let's just treat them as if they died early." ”

Ye Yuanpei said "um", wrote the fold, and then asked her: "You guys checked the disaster relief, how is it now?" ”

Zhuang Siyan shook his head and said: "It was found out that it was Luo Ke's behavior, but this matter still has Wen Min's share, now that Luo Ke is dead, Wen Min and Zhuang Changyuan are in prison, those dog legs they scattered are also dead, missing and missing, and I don't know where to check for a while?" ”

"There is new news to tell me, I'll take a look with you, Lu Xiao has been with me for so long, I don't believe this has anything to do with him."

Zhuang Siyan glanced at him, stopped talking, and finally got up and left.

She didn't go back to her residence, but went to Taichang Temple in the east of the city, because this time she came out, Ah Si told her a new news, saying that someone had seen Sun Xi near Taichang Temple.

"Who saw that? Is it inside the temple, or outside? Zhuang Siyan asked him.

Ah Si shook his head: "I didn't make it clear, after the Taichang Temple burned down last time, it has been handed over to the Ministry of Industry for reconstruction, that is, in the process of rebuilding, I heard that someone saw a little boy running there twice, and from the appearance characteristics, it is very similar to Sun Xi." ”

Zhuang Siyan confirmed with him again: "Who are you listening to?" ”

Ah Si replied honestly: "Mr. Wen, it was he who sent the message over, and his people are all around there now, saying that you can also go, he just told you." ”