The sun is about to rise.

But the light has not yet come, and this is the darkest hour before dawn.

Shen Zheng didn't understand why the new emperor wanted to see him at this time.

Although Yuan Huang did have the chance to win, being so eager was almost like showing weakness, which was not what a clever superior should do.

"I heard that Confucianism occupies half of the south of the Yangtze River?"

"Nothing else. ”

A burst of helplessness flashed in Shen Zheng's heart, even if the emperor made a general move to show weakness, but after all, he was the emperor, the leader of the demon clan, and the master of the world, and Confucianism, Yuan Qing Yu, was in turmoil.

"I believe in you, Zi said, faith, the foundation of Lourdes. ”

"Your Majesty. ”

Shen Xingzhong bowed his head deeply, forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart. Although the emperor memorized the wrong book, he at least did not disdain Confucianism like the dead emperors and never mentioned it.

"Do you know that before the emperor was assassinated, he asked me to go to Jiangnan to thoroughly investigate the assassination of Cao Yun and officials, and I still like Jiangnan very much. ”

"Your Majesty has a heart of benevolence, and all the people are fortunate!"

Yuan Huang showed a smile, he was very satisfied with Shen Zheng's knowledge, and his tone of voice became softer: "Confucianism is in Jiangnan, I know the skill of education, my father left in a hurry, I don't know if you, a Confucian disciple who is familiar with Jiangnan affairs, have anything to say to me?"

Shen Zheng's mind was racing, and he was chaotic.

The meaning of the Emperor's words could not have been more obvious, but it was too dreamy to be true.

"Confucianism is based on loyalty to the monarch, Jiangnan is all loyal ministers, what Your Majesty wants the subjects to do, everyone must compete for the first, and never give up!"

Yuan Huang laughed.

He knows far more about Confucianism than all the other demons, and this is indeed a group of useful minions, completely different from the Mo family.

"Well said!" The emperor patted Shen Zheng on the shoulder, "get up and speak." ”

Shen Zheng stood up, he still bowed his head respectfully, and did not look directly at the emperor.

"When I was in Jiangnan, I saw that the people were simple, the government was harmonious, and the Confucian education was very remarkable. ”

The emperor definitely has some purpose.

After learning that Yuan Qing was dead, Shen Zheng firmly believed that the new emperor was actually the same person as the sixth prince, but he was better at disguising himself.

And if Yuan Qing shows great respect for something, it means that he wants to make that thing work for him.

"Whether it is a Confucian disciple or the people of Jiangnan, they are all His Majesty's courtiers, and the monarch's decree is the mandate of heaven. ”

Confucianism is a loser.

No matter how unwilling he was in his heart, Shen Zheng couldn't deny it, so he could only agree to all the emperor's requests, as long as Confucianism could survive.

"Do you know that the Gate of Fallen Heaven is in turmoil......"

The Emperor raised his head and looked to the north, as if his gaze could cut through the darkness and see the magnificent whirlpools in the sky.

"It was a tide of calamity. ”

Shen Zheng's heart finally rose with undoubted joy.

If this news is true, then Confucianism has a chance of surviving, and it doesn't even have to pay too much.

"This national event, all the people should work hard, I Confucianism, loyal to the king to serve the country, and then die!"

"That's very good. ”

The emperor's tone was not so happy.

Shen Zheng was shocked to realize that he had made a mistake in the surprise, but fortunately, it was not impossible to remedy.

"The people of Jiangnan are sincere and willing to offer grain and grass, and if the country needs it, they will definitely offer it. ”

The Emperor laughed, and his laughter was not loud, but it was a good laugh.

"I'm so relieved. ”

Shen Zheng hurriedly squeezed out the most flattering smile on his face, which he had secretly learned from the Legalist family, although it was vulgar, it was better than practical.

"Everything remains the same in the south of the Yangtze River, the border is moved to the sea, the sampan is not forbidden, the farming is wasted for grazing, and the mulberry forest is not wasted. The river is still the same, the famous mountains are still the same, this is the reward of the loyal ministers......"

The Emperor's voice was full of majesty, or rather, menace.

Shen Zheng's performance finally collapsed, he could still squeeze out a sweat and a blood-red face with the rhythm of the emperor, but in the end, there was only a pale face and a cold sweat on his back.

There are some things that belong only to the darkness.

"Over the years, Jiangnan has always tried to ensure that the grain is not lost and the capital is stable. The emperor turned his head to look out the window, the sun had not yet risen, but the darkness had finally receded, "This matter will not change every day, Jiangnan will not change every day, and if the luck is unstable for a moment, Jiangnan cannot continue." ”

The emperor turned around, faced Shen Zheng, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Now, everything remains the same." ”

......

Mo Yi still didn't understand why the Ugles were willing to let him enter the Stargazing Tower.

There is an Assassin who has just killed the Emperor and a dangerous person who rescued him, and it seems that the master does not mind being known about it.

Then he met Bai Gongzi.

The morning had just passed, and during the time when the sun had risen, Bai Gongzi had finished drugged Magellan, and now, she had free time to meet Moyi.

"I thought you didn't have time to come here, the emperor's ambition made it difficult for him to break his promise. ”

Bai Gongzi sat on the cornices of the stargazing tower, and the cold wind blew her thin white clothes, and the sleeves of her clothes fluttered, like a dying butterfly.

"The Gate of the Fallen Heaven will open. ”

"Who said that?"

Bai Gongzi was very tired, she didn't hide it, but that didn't make people think she was weak.

"Emperor. ”

"It turned out to be true. ”

"There are no eggs under the nest, and the door to the sky is opened, which is the tide that sweeps the world. ”

"What do you want to say?" Bai Gongzi laughed, "Let me do things for the emperor?"

"At least until the war in the north is over. ”

"You're ordering me?"

"The Cao Gang is too powerful a force, if the Cao Gang is cut off and the border army in the north has no military rations, then everything will collapse. ”

Bai Gongzi stood up and walked towards the room.

"The River Boat Gang is also in your hands, what do you want?"

"What do you think?"

"The world has only been quiet for 20 years......"

"Peace?" Bai Gongzi turned around calmly and looked at Mo Yi, "Every day, there will be farmers who are unwilling to lose their land and will be killed by people who have abandoned farming for herding, and every day there will be fishermen who go out to sea to fish and die under the barrier of the forbidden sea, you say that is peace?"

She didn't show the slightest anger or any other emotion, calmly like a machine.

"Why are the river boat gangs in my hands? Because they are going to die on the water, and I saved their lives when they were thrown into the water to feed the fish. ”

"At least not now, not when the Gate of Fallen Heaven is opened," Mo Yi frowned, looking at Bai Gongzi as if pleading, "Otherwise, it will be the same thing twenty years ago again." ”

"You don't have to worry about this," Bai Gongzi was about to end this conversation, "You still have to think about how to survive from Confucianism." ”

"I can kill everyone in Confucianism," Mo Yi stood up with his sword in hand, "but I can't make a move on you." ”