Chapter 962 Is it possible that I won’t fight?

The emperor's ceremonial guard stopped in Taiping County for a month.

During this month, Empress Dowager Bao did not say a word, did not cry or make a fuss, but she was in a daze in her daily life and never spoke again. It seemed that she had accepted the current situation of her son Hua Shi's death.

At the same time, the emperor ordered Chen Liuzhen to start a thorough investigation of all illegal matters based on the confessed crimes by various officials. Xie Yuan took the order to lead his troops to suppress the crimes with force and arrest the guilty ones.

The two of them cooperated with civil and military personnel, and finally the emperor reviewed the beheaded, the exiled, and the house-searched, and the house-searched. Within just one month, Taiping County was turned upside down and a major blood change was made.

This also includes matters involving other counties. Yu Yu Baxing, who was in the upper three counties, directly executed and confiscated his home. The county magistrates in his jurisdiction, who had not been appointed by the court, were sentenced to exile and confiscated their property.

Many officials had to be re-appointed when they made such a big move in Taiping County. Fortunately, Queen Feng Boyang was in Pingcheng. While appeased the ministers in the capital, he selected successor officials in time and did a lot of integration and aftermath.

Although during that period, soldiers often crossed the border, arrested people, and punished various criminals one after another, Taiping County, which had been suppressed by Huashi, rarely showed vitality, and many people applauded. They all have more confidence and love for His Majesty the Emperor today.

After the horse farm was demolished, the land registered according to the original household registration was returned. If the owner was no longer found, it would be redistributed to local civilians as wasteland.

Xie Yuan took one of the land deeds in the horse farm and found the hillside where they met the old beggar that day.

Fortunately, that day I saw the old beggar sitting there again, still looking at the ground at the foot of the mountain.

Xie Yuan walked over and called him softly:

"Old man, maybe your surname is Xu? I checked my household registration and the thirty acres of land at the foot of the mountain belong to the Xu family."

The old beggar looked up in a daze, looked at Xie Yuan, his dim eyes shaking for a moment, and said:

"My surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Ling."

When Xie Yuan heard this, he smiled happily, handed the paper deed to the old beggar and said:

"Uncle Xu, look, your land is back. Do you remember the noble Xianbei man here at that time? He is His Majesty today. He has done what he promised you, and he has also punished the evildoers... ...Old man, you really blamed the wrong person. It was not your Majesty’s fault. He was a good emperor. He was just blinded before and didn’t know these things.”

The old beggar reached out his hand tremblingly, took the brand new deed and looked at it, as if he couldn't believe it. After a while, his eyes turned red and he sobbed and cried.

Xie Yuan felt relieved just now, but he heard the old beggar suddenly crying and said:

"My son and daughter-in-law died because of this land, and I was the only one who was about to die. What's the point of coming back now? Why didn't the emperor know earlier?... He should have known from the beginning .Did I blame the wrong person? I don’t...Don’t expect me to be grateful to him, don’t expect…”

The old beggar held the deed paper and cried in a silence, muttering to himself, repeating the last sentence.

Xie Yuan was stunned. He was extremely sad when he looked at this scene, and tears couldn't help but burst into tears.

She stood there, trying to comfort him, but she couldn't say anything when he thought of what he had experienced and lost.

She stood for a while, and finally said nothing, wiped her tears and turned around and left.

...

Xie Yuan returned to his residence and was in a very depressed mood.

At this time, Chen Liuzhen was in a good mood because he got his wish again.

After tolerating for so long and planning for so long, I finally seized an opportunity, not only did I kill Hua Shi, but also made Empress Dowager Bao lose his power.

After His Majesty's thunder purge, everyone will know that Empress Dowager Bao will no longer have political value.

He gained Shuxin, and his friend Emperor Wulei, who lost his only weakness and blind spot, would only get better and better in the future.

All of this made Chen Liuzhen extremely relieved, and even when sorting out the files, he couldn't help humming the tune.

Xie Yuan entered the study and saw Chen Liuzhen's proud look.

She felt depressed, frowned and walked to Chen Liuzhen to sit down, pursing her firm lips and silently.

Before Chen Liuzhen looked up, he felt the air conditioning emitted from Xie Yuan's body. The little tune in his throat choked, turned his head and looked at Xie Yuan's face, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Xie Yuan seemed unwilling to look at him. She put one arm next to the table, looked at the void and said:

"Liu Zhen... Have you ever thought that in the years when you deliberately indulged Hua Shi, how many people suffered drastic changes and died with their eyes closed?"

Chen Liuzhen immediately understood Xie Yuan’s current meaning. He withdrew his gaze, turned his head slightly, and said indifferently:

"I know, these are the things I have saved up. How can I not know?"

Xie Yuan turned his head and looked at him, frowned, as if he was very confused, and asked:

"Don't you feel a little guilty? If you told Your Majesty early, maybe those people would not die, and many people would not die later."

Chen Liuzhen replied immediately:

"Then Hua Shi will not die, and the Empress Dowager Bao will still be the Empress Dowager. Isn't that okay?!"

Xie Yuan looked at Chen Liuzhen, his eyes flashed violently without saying a word.

Chen Liuzhen looked at Xie Yuan with a very stubborn expression. He bit his lips and said:

"Is there anything in this world that doesn't have to pay a price? No!... It's like when you go to war, soldiers will always die the most. Do you want them to die? It's not that it is forced by reality."

Xie Yuan was speechless and didn't know how to defend himself. He just felt very sad. He felt that there was a gap between the two, but he couldn't explain any reason.

Finally, she had to withdraw her gaze without saying a word, and said in a depressed tone:

"Yes... I have no choice. You can eliminate the Empress Dowager's party. To be honest, I am very happy. But... I went to send the land deed today and saw that the old beggar was so miserable, I felt very uncomfortable... Obviously, there is a chance to save them."

Chen Liuzhen's shimmering eyes trembled for a moment, as if he was a little guilty. He blinked, threw the last stack of files to the other side of the table, and said softly:

"Then don't look, don't think. If you feel sorry for every soldier, you won't win a battle. Everyone is fighting for fame, wealth, and survival opportunities, whether on the battlefield or in the court.

Is it possible that there will be no war? No... There is no war that has the final say. So, we must live in reality and make up our minds."
Chapter completed!