Chapter 17: The Scapegoat
When he pushed the door open, the sunlight shone in, and Shen Fei stood in the sun, majestic and tall like a god, but it made the shopkeeper's heart full of hatred, and he dared not speak out. Perhaps in Shen Fei's view, his actions were doing justice, but in the eyes of the boss, it was an evil act that cut off his livelihood and caused him to be physically disabled. The current boss only has hatred for Shen Fei, and there is no gratitude that will arise after his life is saved.
Shen Fei once again did not do things ruthlessly enough, and left a disaster, although this disaster is very small, may not be fatal, and cannot even threaten him, but it is always left, he has experienced too few things, and his heart is too compassionate anyway, unable to be ruthless, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, which also lays the groundwork for future tragedies. But life is like this, if you don't really suffer a big loss if you are not soft-hearted, Shen Fei will never know that only a heart as hard as iron can usher in success.
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The trip to the antique shop really made Shen Fei unhappy, it was not the first time he had done it after punishing evil and promoting good, I don't know why, the more I did it, the more sad I felt, there were so many people who did evil in the world, everyone was like this, but I felt like an outlier, a person who didn't fit in.
Shen Fei shook his head, not being knocked down by his sad feelings, and continued to walk forward until he came to a booth placed in the open air. The entire booth was a platform made of three wooden planks, and there were all kinds of books, including the sheet music and music books that Shen Fei needed. Ji Kang's "Guangling San" is impressively listed, although it is not a real book, but it is also a complete rubbing, and the binding is very exquisite.
Shen Fei picked up the booklet and flipped through it, smiled, and said to himself: "It's still the small merchant and hawker who is the most sincere." He asked the boss at the moment, "Boss, how much is this book?" ”
The boss looked at him and stretched out five fingers, but Shen Fei didn't understand, so he continued to ask, "Five taels of silver?"
Unexpectedly, the boss shook his head, stretched out his hand vigorously, and whined in his mouth, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.
"Fifty taels of silver?" Shen Fei was a little puzzled, to say that a book sold for fifty taels of silver, it seemed a bit expensive.
At this time, the person who bought the book next to him spoke, "The boss is a dumb man, don't ask, it's not five taels of silver, let alone fifty taels of silver, but five pieces of money." ”
"Such a thick book can be bought for only five stripes of money?" Shen Fei's face was bewildered.
The man laughed: "Hehe, when I see that the son is a rich man, the five-pattern money is already a lot for small merchants and vendors, and they can earn five taels of silver a month, so they will thank the Buddha for his appearance." ”
"Is life so hard? Shen Fei frowned.
"Childe is really a rich man, and he doesn't understand the suffering of the world. ”
Shen Fei asked rhetorically: "The dress of the brother Tai should not be from a bitter background. ”
The man replied, "If you compare it with the princes and nobles, it is still far from enough." ”
"Being able to compare it with the best nobles, the identity of Brother Tai is not trivial. ”
"Each other, each other. ”
"Dare to ask my brother Taigao's surname. ”
"When we meet, why bother talking about names. ”
"Brother Tai loves books, and I also love books, so I love Wu and Wu. ”
"Childe is looking for a music collection, not to mention that he loves books. ”
"Knowledge is all in the head, and there is a new one to fill it in, isn't it? ”
"That's the truth. ”
The person who was talking to Shen Fei was dressed as a Confucian student, with delicate eyebrows and a folding fan in his hand, which was somewhat similar to the dress of Yin Chaohua and others, but the sincerity between his eyebrows did not contain a trace of falsehood, and vaguely revealed a bit of clarity.
The literati have arrogant bones, the literati are self-pure, and they are not bent over for five buckets of rice, and these literati are eight buckets high, and the young man in front of him vaguely reveals this temperament, and the noble spirit is like a kind of spirit integrated into the bone marrow, which naturally emits on the contrary, which is completely different from Yin Chaohua's hypocrisy.
When he first came to the stall, Shen Fei didn't notice that this person was special, and suddenly talked about it, only to find that it was an interesting person, and he was curious about his surname.
The two looked at each other horizontally, this person's height was not under Shen Fei, he was a very tall outlier in the eyes of ordinary people, and there was a charming smile on the corner of his lips, as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face.
"Just to remind you that the boss can't actually speak, don't mistake me for any special attention to you, now that you have bought the books you like, let's check out and leave." On the contrary, the man looked very impatient, and he didn't seem to see Shen Fei's specialness at all.
"Aren't you leaving?" Shen Fei couldn't help but wonder.
"This is a good place to read books, I want to read more books for a while before I go home." ”
"From what I can see, Brother Tai doesn't look like a person who is short of money, so why not buy all the books and find a quieter and more comfortable environment to enjoy them. ”
"I'm standing here, I can add some popularity to this old man who sells books, people who come to buy books will not casually lower the price because the stalls are deserted, the old man can't speak, and it is very difficult to quarrel with them. ”
"I see. Shen Fei's eyes suddenly lit up, after so many years, it was the first time he had seen someone who was willing to pay for someone who had nothing to do with it. asked at the moment: "Brother Tai, with all due respect, what will happen to you if there are peaks and obstacles in the road ahead." ”
"Oh, you're going to test me?"
"It's just a proposition with no answer, and whether to answer or not is up to Brother Tai's own wishes. ”
He replied to you, it doesn't matter. There are peaks and obstacles on the road ahead, and my generation should open the mountain, because today I open the mountain, and those who pass by this place in the future will no longer be troubled by this mountain. ”
"Sigh!" Hearing this, the excitement in Shen Fei's eyes deepened further, with a faint hint of surprise, after so many years, it was the first time he had met someone who gave the same answer as himself.
Today I go to the mountain, those who pass by here in the future will no longer be troubled by this mountain, only people with the common people in their hearts are willing to do such a thing, even Shao Baiyu is different from him, after so many years, only the people in front of him have the same ambition as Shen Fei.
Just like meeting a like-minded friend, Shen Fei was further curious about the identity of the person in front of him, and asked again: "Brother Tai is admiring his talk, may I ask Brother Tai Gao's surname." ”
"I didn't tell you, when we meet in Pingshui, it doesn't matter what our identity is. ”
But Shen wanted to make friends with his brother. ”
"No need, I only have one friend, that is books, the so-called book has its own Yan Ruyu, there is a golden house in the book, there are many horses in the book, the book contains everything I need, so my friends only have books. ”
"Brother Tai is so frank, I admire it even more. ”
"It's not just me, it's all Confucian students of my generation. ”
"Confucianism?"
"Yes, non-Buddha, non-Tao, non-strength of male and female, full of strategy, talent is the common characteristics of our generation. ”
"I see, it turns out that Brother Tai also has the desire to serve the country in his heart. ”
"That's nature, it's just that the time hasn't come. After a pause, the man closed the book in his hand: "You go, I am not the same kind of person as you, and I don't want to get acquainted with you." ”
"Brother Tai knows who I am. ”
"It makes no difference if you don't know it. ”
"Since this is the case, then Shen can only do it. ”
"Don't forget to give money for books. ”
"Rest assured. ”
In this way, Shen Fei carried the rubbish of "Guangling San", left the bookstall sheltered by Confucianism, and when he walked to the corner of the alley, he turned his head to look at the Confucian student, and saw that he was standing in white clothes, holding a book in his left hand to read, and holding a folding fan in his right hand behind him.
Shen Fei nodded and smiled: "I almost forgot that in addition to the three major factions of Buddha, Demon, and Dao, there is such a special force in the human world. I remember that Uncle Yun once said that Yin Chaohua's master, Yin Qiushui, entered the Tao with Confucianism. ”
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Shen Fei met all kinds of people here, such as Wang Yangzi, Shui Mozi and other masters of Tongtian Sect, Buddhist masters such as Pure Spirit Monk and Master Puyuan, Li Tingxi and Li Tingfang and other masters of Penglai Immortal Island, as well as Taoist Scattered Immortals who could not be named, imperial princes with distinguished status, and local local snakes such as Linghu Hanging Boat and Murong Baishi.
All kinds of people for their different purposes, gathered in the most prosperous Jinling City, compose a song of prosperity behind the mournful song, it should be said that the prosperity of Jinling is irreplaceable, this prosperity is an excellent geographical location, as well as a long-term cultural environment, blended with milk, cast together. The so-called geographical location is the particularity of his hundreds of rivers and estuary, and the so-called cultural environment is the attraction of long-term prosperity to the inhabitants of other places in the empire, and a large number of young people with dreams come to Jinling for the persistence in their hearts, trying to create a piece of glory, as long as one of them succeeds, that glory does not only belong to him, but will remain in Jinling forever and forever.
If you insist on making a metaphor, Jinling City is like a big cauldron, there are fish, meat, shrimp, and even vegetables in the pot, it is a big pot of stew, only people with real strength can let their fragrance fill the entire pot stove, and completely cover up the fragrance of other people. This is the reality of Jinling City, the strong are respected, the weak eat the strong, all the people living in Jinling, all live under the rules formulated by the strongest, live behind the prosperity forged by the strongest, and the slightest resistance can not be generated. But it is always the ultimate prosperity, and the tragedy that happened to some people is nothing compared to this extreme prosperity.
This is Jinling, a paradise controlled by the devil, where only men with real strength can do whatever they want and control everything with confidence!
When he returned to the inn, the eleventh prince Tuoba Lie was waiting for him, according to Ruoxue, His Royal Highness the prince had something very important to ask, and he had already come to knock on the door several times early in the morning. Shen Fei felt that it was normal, after all, His Royal Highness had just made up his mind to join the battle for the throne, and at this special point in time, the only thing he could rely on was himself.
When he went down to the prince's room, he gently knocked on the door, the door was open, and Shen Fei could have stepped in with one step, so he should knock on the door first, because this is the most basic etiquette.
Knocking on the door to enter, the servant and An Linglong were not included, His Royal Highness the Prince, who was pacing, immediately turned around when he heard the knock on the door, looked at the door, and saw that it was Shen Fei, and couldn't wait to greet him: "Shen Daozun, you are here!"
Shen Fei bowed his hand to him and said politely: "Reminiscing with the old people, I didn't return overnight, and I ask His Royal Highness the Prince to forgive me." ”
"Where, Shen Daozun can take a break from his busy schedule, it is already a great value to this king, and it is too late for this king to be grateful, so he doesn't dare to blame it. ”
"Lord Wang, is there something important happening?" Shen Fei turned to the topic.
Tuoba Lie walked to the door and looked left and right, made sure that no one had closed the door, pulled Shen Fei to sit in front of the tea table, approached and whispered: "Don't hide it from Shen Daozun, there is indeed an important matter." ”
"Your Highness said it was okay. ”
"Qianqian's place is on fire, a big fire, burning down the yard where she lives and the courtyard next to it, now Qianqian not only has nowhere to go, but also some visitors who have heard the wind have been noisy all day long hoping to see her, and the situation is getting more and more difficult to control. As he spoke, Tuoba Lie sighed deeply, showing exhaustion and helplessness.
Shen Fei pressed his shoulders to stabilize his mind, and said, "Where is Miss Qianqian now?"
"In another house. ”
"Is it still arranged by Murong Baishi?"
"Not bad. "That's fine, tell your subordinates, no matter what, you can't let Qianqian leave, and you can't let anyone rush into the courtyard, we must resist the pressure and imprison her.
"Shen Daozun, Lie doesn't understand, why do you want to do this. Unconsciously, Tuoba Lie no longer regarded himself as a prince in front of Shen Fei.
"Because according to my verification, Miss Qianqian has a major suspicion of the death of the third prince, but the power behind her is very large, and it is not easy to deal with, maybe if you don't do it well, you will be in danger. But if you don't do anything, you can't explain it to the Banzai side today. Taking a step back, if this matter is not done beautifully, you will lack confidence when you return to the imperial capital to participate in the battle for the throne, and for this reason, the case of the assassination of the third prince must be handled cleanly and beautifully. ”
"Please say it bluntly, how can we handle this case cleanly and beautifully?"
"According to my guess, there are only three possibilities for Qianqian to assassinate the three princes and not escape. The first possibility is that she is confident that there is no evidence left behind and there is no need to escape, the second possibility is that she will continue to wait for the Imperial Qincha who came here to handle the murder of the prince before committing the assassination, and the third possibility is that the people behind the scenes have some considerations of their own and will not let her leave. If it is the first case, this case will be easy to handle, as long as you are patient to find evidence; if it is the second case, Your Highness, you are now in a very dangerous situation; if it is the third case, I am afraid that the person who is behind the scenes will use Qianqian to achieve some kind of purpose, or rather, exchange some bargaining chips with you, the Qincha. But in either case, it is necessary to keep her in custody, because in any case, Qianqian will be treated as an assassin and a scapegoat for your mission to the Imperial Capital. ”