But somehow, there was always a feeling of unease in his heart. It's as if I'm late to go back and won't be able to see Xiaofei. He is just starting out in his cultivation, and he doesn't know the means of extrapolating the lives of others, nor does he know how to look at the past and the future. So he can only be in a hurry, after all, he can't fly back with his wings on his back. But fortunately, following the Zhang family's convoy, the speed of travel is much faster, and it is estimated that one day I will be able to go home. Ying'er was careful, and found a few clothes for Jiang Bo to change into. Jiang Bo ate and drank to his heart's content, and then changed his outfit, and his previous frustration was swept away. showed his original elegant and handsome style again, but the gloomy cloud on his brow still couldn't be resolved. Zhou Bo and Ying'er persuaded him for a while, but seeing that he was still in his spirit, they left him to rest alone, and the two changed to another car. That night, the convoy rushed to the town of Gushan, which was fifty miles away from the city. The men and horses stopped and found an open space to set up camp. Jiang Bo slept in the car all afternoon at this time, and his spirit was much better. But he was upset, so he got out of the car and walked around. But I heard the people in the town talking one after another, saying that a big official had been arrested and wanted to be pressed to the capital. Now the wooden cage of the prisoner cart is parked in the post station on the edge of the town, and many villagers rush to see the excitement. Listening to the gossip of these people, it seems that this person is the official of Hanquan Mansion, and he was arrested because of the ink corruption case. Some well-informed people said that the law and discipline of the saints are strict today, and they will crack down on corrupt officials all over the world and punish the scum of these officialdoms. There were many foolish men and foolish women who shouted loudly. Jiang Bo was very unimpressed by this in his heart. What the ordinary people know is just listening to books and watching plays, and knowing some romances. Officials who are greedy for ink are not necessarily bad people, and they may not be arrested. In his heart, only the officials who oppress the people and those unconscious officials who betray the country and damage the government should be arrested and killed. Ink greeders can put it back. There are also those who are in the dead and the waste officials who do not work in their positions should also be prosecuted. Most of the people in the world hate corrupt officials because corruption is often accompanied by corruption, and corrupt people will inevitably bully the people. However, there are many capable officials and virtuous officials in all dynasties who have done a lot of good things for the country and the people, and have made immortal achievements, but many of them are suspected of being greedy for ink. In the eyes of Jiang Bo, who has read the books of historians, this small flaw does not affect their merits. In the past, there was a Great Qi Dynasty in Donggaozhou, and there was a Chen Jing envoy who made brilliant military achievements, opened up territory for the country, and had outstanding martial honors. But this person was born poor, and after entering the officialdom, he has been a small official at the bottom for a long time, and it is estimated that he is also poor. Therefore, this prince loves money all his life and is quite able to collect money. Therefore, later generations have always had complaints about it. But Jiang Bodu believes that it is because the country and the emperor have not rewarded this general enough, so he is like this. Moreover, the amount of corruption and bribery of this person is not large, and it is obvious that there are some limits to what he does, and his reputation should not be damaged because of this. Because of this incident, he was still fighting against the Confucianism in the official school at that time, refuting those defenders. It was this incident that made Zhang Xinzi, who was his classmate at the time, look at him differently, and the two later became confidants.

Jiang Bo is now smart with five senses, he can hear the words of the people around him one by one, and he can clearly distinguish every piece of information in these chaotic voices. Soon he understood that the person who was arrested turned out to be Liu Heqing, the prefect of Hanquan Mansion, Lord Liu. Jiang Bo was not surprised, this Lord Liu is diligent and loves the people, and he has a political voice. has been an official in Hanquan Mansion for 17 years, and has governed Hanquan Mansion vividly, and it seems that he is about to reach the age of returning to his hometown, how can he be arrested. When he was in the official school, Lord Liu often went to comfort the students, and Jiang Bo was praised by him many times for his knowledge and insight.

Jiang Bo also walked towards the post station with the flow of people, and when he looked at it from a distance, it was indeed Governor Liu's mansion sitting in the prisoner car. The demeanor of the past is long gone, but his expression is still very indifferent, but his eyes are full of melancholy and desolation. The country folk pointed at him from afar, and some children stubbornly threw stones and tiles at him. The officers and soldiers who escorted him were obviously divided into two groups, a group of people wearing the uniforms of local officials, who had some incense and friendship, and hurriedly drove away the idlers who were making trouble. The other group of brightly armored soldiers were giggling and laughing. Jiang Bo didn't know that those people were officers and soldiers from the Criminal Department of the capital, and they escorted these arrested officials all year round, and they had long been accustomed to the destitude of those who were usually high and high up in the upper echelons of prisoners, and even gloated a little about this.

Jiang Bo watched it from a distance for a long time, and felt in his heart that human feelings were warm and impermanent, and for the first time for no reason, he was a little glad that he had embarked on the road of seeking Taoism. Originally, with the help of Weng Lao, he practiced the Taoism of the Youquan Sect in a daze, and inherited the other party's Taoism. In order to survive, in order to see his son again, he worked hard. But deep down, he didn't feel joy or gratitude for it. In the depths of his heart, he has long been influenced by the way of thinking of scholars learning to serve the country, and he is still eager to learn literature and martial arts and sell goods to the emperor's family. And for him, he does not expect that he can point to the road of immortality and live with heaven and earth one day. He knew very well that he would only live a few years longer than the others. But this time he watched Lord Liu coldly, but it made him have more ideas. The prefect of Liu Heqing is also conscientious in Hanquan Mansion, and he governs the state government and harmonizes it. It can be said that the people on this side have more or less benefited from his virtue and government. However, as soon as he fell from power, some ignorant villagers came out to laugh and scold him, isn't it a great irony?

He turned around and returned to the convoy, asked Zhou Bo and them for a pot of wine and a few side dishes, and carried them back to the post station in a food box. Find a secluded corner where no one is around, and wait with peace of mind to watch the crowd disperse. Only then did he walk into the gate of the post station and walked towards the prisoner car of Governor Liu's mansion. This action immediately attracted the attention of the escort officer. Although the people in those towns were outnumbered, they didn't have the courage to approach these officials, let alone the prefect's prisoner car. These people have an innate reverence for those who are higher than them.

Seeing Jiang Bo coming, a few errand servants shouted to stop, Jiang Bo arched his hand and said: "I am a Xiucai from Fucheng, passing by here, I heard that Lord Liu is going to be escorted to Beijing, so I came to send a pot of water and wine." I hope you will be forgiving. ”

When the poor people saw that he was alone and polite, they nodded and said, "Then hurry up, it's not early." We'll have to rest for a while, too. ”

Jiang Bo nodded yes and was about to go over. Unexpectedly, at this time, several officers and soldiers from the criminal department of the capital were not happy. In their opinion, these are ordinary favors, but they also have a profit. Jiang Bo wants to send food to Liu Heqing, and if he wants them to agree, he has to give money. So two people came up to block it, one singing with a white face and the other with a red face, and beat Jiang Bo with words. Jiang Bo didn't have the heart to talk to them, so he kicked those two out as soon as he raised his legs, and fell to the ground unconscious. The others were horrified when they saw it, thinking that he was going to rob the wooden cage and smash the prisoner cart. Jiang Bo snorted coldly in disdain, and the mana of the spiritual power was slightly expanded, and an invisible force suppressed them all to the ground and couldn't move.

He snorted coldly and said, "Have you all listened to the jokes in the book and the drama too much, thinking that there are heroes in the green forest everywhere." Give me all honesty with me, and I will naturally leave after I practice it for Lord Liu. ”

At this time, Governor Liu also stood up in the prisoner car in surprise and asked, "I don't know who the master is, what is the matter with a certain prisoner Liu?"

Jiang Bo handed over the wine and food in his hand and said, "Master Liu, the student is Jiang Bo and Jiang Zhiyuan, who are talented in the house. On my way back to Fucheng, I heard about the adult. Because the adults are known for their virtues, they came to visit. ”

Governor Liu stroked the messy hair in front of his forehead, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the eldest grandson of Jiang Zhaomo's family." Then he sighed and said, "You have a heart, I didn't expect you to be the last to send Liu." ”

Jiang Bo smiled lightly and handed over the food box. He casually asked, "I wonder why the adults were guilty?"

Governor Liu sighed and said, "There is no other, it's just that the old decay is just at the right time." The current emperor's implementation of the new policy in recent years has not been smooth, which has caused some public resentment to boil. In order to thank the world, I want to find something to calm down the people's grievances. He thought about it and felt that the name of punishing corruption could best appease people's hearts, so he arrested officials in all parts of the world. Old decay is just a feat like this. Many people have been escorted to Beijing before me, and I guess there will be some unlucky people after me. When the head of the people was gathered, they pushed it to the north gate of the capital, clicked a knife, and beheaded us all, and it was over. ”

Jiang Bo was surprised and said, "Beheading? How greedy are you, my lord?"

Governor Liu smiled bitterly and said, "Not much, the old man has been an official for twenty-five years." has been the prefect of Hanquan Mansion for 17 years, and the bribes and favors he has received before and after are probably hundreds of thousands of yuan. ”

Jiang Bo nodded and said, "The amount is not small, but it is also too much, according to the laws of my great unification, it should be about seven or eight years in prison or about five years in the border land." This is not enough to behead, you are too worried, my lord. ”

Governor Liu looked up at the night sky and said with difficulty: "This is true according to the criminal law, but this one has never been punished according to the criminal law." I guess he should be going to attack us in order to calm public opinion. If you retire and return to your hometown early, you won't be able to do this. ”

Jiang Bo didn't frown, and said, "Your Majesty uses the blood of others to wash away your own mistakes, it's not appropriate." Even if it can divert the attention of all people for a while, everyone will finally have a day to figure it out. Moreover, if you don't apply morality and politics, just by killing people, this is getting more and more chaotic. Moreover, it is not a trivial matter to move so many officials, how can it be such a child's play. ”