In the face of hundreds of corpses, Ren was used to seeing the miserable scene on the battlefield, and Huang Teng still felt shocked. Compared with the soldiers who died in bloody battles on the battlefield, these ordinary people can touch people's hearts more.

Although Huang Teng defected to the Qin State, he never thought of being an enemy of the Chu State and served as the county guard of Nanyang, the purpose of which was also to let the people of Nanyang live a stable life for a few days.

As a disciple of Confucianism, he advocated the word "benevolence".

This is the political ideal of the scholar, the purpose is not to war, but to return peace to the world and teach all beings benevolence, whether it is in the state of Chu or the state of Qin, the original intention has not changed.

It is precisely because he is just a scholar that he can't change people's attachment to interests, and he can't stop killing. He can only retreat to the second to seek peace for some people, in Nanyang for two years, hard work, everything is personal, the people's livelihood, clear law, benevolence, I thought that I could educate the people with the way of the saint, help the people, in the end, still can't avoid the cold and ruthless sword!

At this moment, Huang Teng was a little hesitant.

Is the way of a saint really useless in this troubled world?

These hundreds of souls who died tragically, and he didn't even know their names, and as the supreme governor of a county, he felt at a loss like never before.

After running around all morning, transporting the hundreds of corpses to Nanshan for burial, he went to the three major families to inspect non-stop, except for a few people in the Wan family, the Deng family and the Bian family have been empty.

The young master of the Bian family and the young lady of the Deng family have not been found, maybe they are still alive!

Huang Teng opened the jade workshop of the Bian family, looked at the dazzling array of strange stones in the house, and remembered that when he first came to visit the Bian family, the old lady of the Bian family also personally selected a piece of exquisite jade and gave it to himself.

Huang Teng was busy until late at night before returning to Nanyang City.

At this time, Nanyang City sent additional soldiers to defend the city. After confirming his identity, Huang Teng walked to the county guard yamen with a heavy heart.

Not long after leaving, a person shouted, "Lord Huang......"

Huang Teng stopped, raised his head and found that it was the shopkeeper of the wine shop, and tried to squeeze out a smile and said, "Shopkeeper Tong, you haven't rested yet?" ”

The chubby shopkeeper Tong stepped forward and said in a low voice: "The villain has come here to wait for Lord Huang......"

Huang Teng looked left and right, there were no pedestrians in Nanyang County at night, and it was pitch black around, and he asked a little puzzled: "Is there something wrong with the shopkeeper Tong?" ”

"Lord Huang, you have worked hard for the people, you have been running around for a day, go to the wine shop to have a glass of wine, and relieve your fatigue!" The shopkeeper smiled kindly and invited.

Huang Teng hesitated slightly, waved his hand and said: "It's really a little tired, I'm better to be respectful, shopkeeper Tong, please ......."

The two walked into the wine shop, and the shopkeeper Tong took a pot of rice wine from the counter and sat down with Huang Teng on a table by the window. The shopkeeper Tong poured a full bottle of wine and said with a smile: "Lord Huang, please ......"

Huang Teng took a drink and said thoughtfully: "Shopkeeper Tong, what do you have to do with me?" ”

Shopkeeper Tong filled the wine glass again, looked out the window, and said in a low voice: "Lord Huang, your political achievements in Nanyang are obvious to all, but the results of your two years of hard work have been ruined by the son who has just been here for less than two days, and now, it has aroused the hatred of the people of Nanyang against the Qin State, you are caught in the middle, it is difficult to be a man, right?" ”

Huang Teng didn't understand what Shopkeeper Tong meant, so he quietly drank a cup of himself, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Tong might as well say it directly......

"Adults have a pure heart, thinking about the world, but it's a pity that the water in Nanyang is too shallow to accommodate you, the dragon, so you didn't think about changing places and showing your ambitions?"

"Oh, where does Shopkeeper Tong think I'm going? Where can I be ambitious? Huang Teng looked meaningfully at the shopkeeper Tong with a serious face, wanting to hear what the shopkeeper of the wine shop could say.

"For example, there are constant disputes today, among the vassal states, Qin is the strongest, Zhao is second, and Chu is no longer what it used to be, and most of the remaining princes are short-sighted and can't achieve great things, and Qin is full of talents, although the adults have great talents, but they are not reused, it is also in vain. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to perch, and a virtuous minister chooses the master to do things, so adults don't want to find a master and achieve a great cause? ”

Huang Teng smiled and listened quietly.

Shopkeeper Tong kept observing Huang Teng's face, and found that he did not refuse, and then said: "King Zhao knows how to make good use of people, and is thirsty for talent, if you go to Zhao Kingdom, you will definitely be able to show your long-cherished wish in life and go down in history!" ”

Huang Teng laughed loudly, and then stared at the shopkeeper Tong seriously and said, "Shopkeeper Tong knows what ambitions Huang has?" ”

Shopkeeper Tong was a little embarrassed, poured a glass of wine, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Adults are well-educated, what they think in their hearts is nothing more than the way of the sage, the foundation of benevolence and righteousness, the teacher of the tiger and wolf of the Qin State, so brave and ruthless, rude to the extreme, adults really can't see it?" ”

Huang Teng looked at the shopkeeper of the wine shop with some surprise, wanting to see this person clearly from his eyes, and after a while, he asked suspiciously: "Shopkeeper Tong, are you really just a shopkeeper who sells wine?" ”

The shopkeeper Tong smiled, drank a glass of wine and said: "The villain is a wine seller, but he just sees that adults love the people, but they have not achieved their ambition for a long time in hard-working political affairs, and they are not worth it for ......adults."

Huang Teng drank all the wine in the cup, stood up and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Tong, thank you for your kindness, and thank you for this wine ......."

Then he left the liquor store and walked along the dark street to the county guard's yamen.

Shopkeeper Tong looked at Huang Teng who was gradually walking away, his face became very serious, and he didn't turn around and walk into the wine shop until he couldn't see Huang Teng, sat down again, poured a glass of wine and drank it, his face was solemn.

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Outside Nanyang City at night, a donkey cart staggered by.

The driver was an old man in a Taoist robe, and a little girl was sitting in the car. The little girl was scolding at this time, complaining that the old man's driving skills were too poor.

The donkey cart was stopped by the guards at the city gate, who said that they would not be allowed to enter. The little girl, who was already in a bad mood and was already tormented by the donkey cart, stepped forward to teach the guards a lesson. The old Taoist priest stopped the little girl and drove to the right.

"Old man Zou, where are you taking me?" The little girl asked angrily.

The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "I'll take you to meet an old friend, and I won't let you sleep on the streets......"

"Hmph" the little girl sneered and said, "You'd better not lie to me, or I'll blow your nose up......"

The old Taoist priest laughed and said in a low voice: "Don't dare, don't dare to ......"

The donkey cart stopped in front of a courtyard two miles east of the city, and the old Taoist priest turned back to the little girl and smiled, "It's ......."

The little girl jumped out of the car, looked up at the tall gatehouse, and frowned: "Why did I smell a smell of blood?" ”

The old Taoist priest seemed to notice something, the smile on his face disappeared, and he hurriedly stepped forward and pushed open the two tall and heavy gates, and the courtyard was pitch black, without any lights.

The old man walked into the courtyard and said loudly: "Brother Bian......" The empty courtyard was dead silent, and only the old man's loud voice was far away.

Suddenly, a cold wind came out, and the old Taoist priest seemed to see something, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "How can this be? ”

The little girl outside the door heard the exclamation, teleported to the old man's side, looked at the countless spirits floating in front of her, frowned and asked, "Are they all dead?" ”

The old Taoist priest did not speak, but walked straight through the courtyard to the central hall, which was full of all kinds of stones, and there were dried blood stains on the ground, and at the same time, there were many spirits wandering in the courtyard, and their faces were full of horror.

The little girl cautiously followed behind the old Taoist priest, looked around and said a little uneasy: "This place has just experienced a terrible massacre, and no less than 100 people have died......

The old Taoist priest turned a deaf ear, walked through the front hall, and pushed open the door of the back hall, which was empty and as black as ink. The two searched the entire courtyard and found no living person, the old Taoist priest came to the middle of the courtyard in front of the central hall with a solemn face, summoned an elderly spirit, and asked softly, "What about Bian Wuchang?" What's going on here? ”

The spirit body was already frightened, and suddenly it was startled by the pure yang qi on the old Taoist's body, and suddenly turned into a cloud of green smoke, dissipating in the air, and asked a few spirits one after another, but nothing came out, and the old Taoist shook his head and sighed.

"They seem to have been frightened when they died, and you can only make them dissipate faster, look at my ......" The little girl made a seal with her hands, and the spirit came out of her body, and walked towards an old woman.

After a while, the little girl's spirit returned to her main body and whispered: "Someone broke into Bian's house and killed them all at night, as for who it was, she didn't recognize ......."

"Since they are all dead, why don't you see Bian Wu's spirit body? Where did he go? The old Taoist priest was a little puzzled.

The little girl looked at the old Taoist priest with a blank face, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "You better transform these spirits first!" It's not an option to stay here either! ”

Only then did the old Taoist priest calm down, sit down in the courtyard, and softly recite the scriptures that transform the souls of the dead.

As the scriptures sounded, the frightened spirits slowly approached the old Taoist, and then bowed gratefully to the old Taoist, and then turned into a wisp of white smoke, flew into the air, and disappeared.

The old Taoist priest recited the extradition scripture for half an hour, and all the spirits in the courtyard were transformed.

The sweaty old man struggled to get up, his face was pale, without a trace of blood, and he said weakly: "Let's stay here tonight for the night!" I'm sorry for you......"

The little girl was not angry, and said lightly: "Although you have deceived me again, thinking that you have exceeded so many spirits, this girl will forgive you for ...... this time."

The old Taoist priest smiled slightly, walked into the atrium, sat down on a chair, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The little girl walked into the courtyard, looked up at the sky, the black clouds shrouded the courtyard, she walked out of the courtyard, untied the donkey cart at the door, led the stubborn donkey into the courtyard, tied it to a tree, and then walked to the old Taoist priest, took off the cushion from the chair, and put it on the ground to sit on the ground.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly the wind blew loudly and it rained heavily.

The little girl who was awakened quickly led the donkey under the eaves, watched the blood on the ground be washed away by the rain and snow, and flowed out of the hospital along the waterway.

In the rain, the little girl seemed to hear a whimpering cry, and she walked in the direction from which the sound came to the back hall. When she entered the back hall, the crying stopped abruptly, and silence returned. But the little girl still sensed the breath of the living.

At this time, the old Taoist priest who woke up also followed into the back hall, and wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

The little girl made a silent gesture and slowly walked towards a cabinet, which was then removed. Suddenly, a true qi rushed to her face, and the little girl quickly dodged it, and the true qi hit the wall, making a crack in the wall.

The old Taoist priest didn't know where to find a candle and lit it, and there was a glimmer of light in the dark room.

There was a secret door behind the cabinet that the little girl had removed, and by the faint light of the fire, the two found that there was a young man in brocade sitting in the secret door at this time.

The old man asked gently: "Child, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, tell grandpa who you are?" ”

Hearing the words grandpa, the brocade-clothed boy couldn't hold back his tears anymore, and crystal tears flowed down from his distracted eyes.

The young man in brocade cried for a long time before he whispered: "I am Bian Tai'an, my family was killed by the Deng family, and they killed our whole family......"

As he spoke, a wave of anger swelled up on the face of the young man in brocade. His hands kept trembling, gritted his teeth and said: "Deng Yu, Deng Yao, you wait, I Bian Tai'an swear to avenge this revenge......"