In front of the main hall of the Criminal Department of the Wei Dynasty, Bai Yousi turned around and spread out his hand, revealing a small, tattered and bumpy copper seal.
Xue Liang, who was following behind, was startled, and after reacting he couldn't help but hesitate: "Really give it to me?"
"Is it because Zhong Cheng can't keep his word, or am I saying it in vain but not keeping it true?" Bai Yousi asked with a smile. "Xue Laoer, are you still asking how you know this thing is true?"
Xue Liang was embarrassed for a moment and went to get it.
However, when he stretched out his hand, he was obviously stuck in mid-air: "Bai Xun...Bai Changjian, are there any taboos on this thing?"
"Just don't inject Qi randomly, or you will be ruined by your cultivation." Bai Yousi said one thing.
Xue Liang was startled for a moment, then carefully picked up the copper seal, but couldn't help but ask: "So, did you risk your cultivation just now to fight with your foster father... and Zhong Cheng?"
"Whatever you think!" Bai Yousi couldn't urge her enough. "It has nothing to do with you here."
Xue Liang was silent for a moment, clutched the copper seal in his hand, turned around and mounted his horse, and flew towards Lidefang where Jing'an Terrace was located.
Bai Yousi also looked back at Li Ding, who was being held up by several officials from the Ministry of Justice... The latter had no signs of being tortured. He was just suppressed by the Grand Master in the black tower for several days, and his spirit was unavoidable.
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"Why bother?" Li Ding tried his best to speak out. "If Cao Zhongcheng just wants to fight with Duan Shangshu, he can't really kill me. It's just a show, and he will be released sooner or later..."
"What do you mean just to fight with Duan Shangshu?" Bai Yousi responded simply. "Do you really think that Zhongcheng doesn't care about Zhang Xing? If he didn't care, why did he want to accept his adopted son that day? And since it was Zhang Xing who caused the trouble,
How can I just ignore it? Besides, Sister Shiniang can’t wait any longer... If I don’t come, she’s probably going to break into the Black Tower and rob the prison. When you and your mother get together, I’ll really kill you.
Fulongyin robs the prison? It is now that Zhongcheng is focused on the political situation, so he can succeed in the sneak attack."
Li Ding just shut up.
Bai Yousi continued to ask: "Since Zhongcheng doesn't care, this matter will be jointly reviewed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. Shangshu Gu is a fair person, and Shangshu Duan is your former palace official. Are you sure?"
"Originally, there was." Li Ding reluctantly nodded. "But now that things have happened, I don't dare to rely on it anymore... Please ask Bai Sanniang to come forward and see Duan Shangshu again for a safe explanation.
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"Then I won't accompany you in." Bai Yousi nodded, then turned around and jumped away.
In addition, Duan Wei, as a veteran minister of the Wei Dynasty, the representative figure of the Guanlong army leader in the court, and a direct confidant of the Cao family who the late emperor began to cultivate, his mentality has obviously changed over the years.
For example, back then, Gao He Ruoyi, as a beneficiary, was actually very happy to ride on the big man's boat and fill the vacancies of those big shots. At that time, he also thought that he would treat Wei, at least
A person who has been loyal to the current saint for a lifetime... Based on his age, he will be a minister for ten years and a prime minister for five years, and then he can retire without causing any estrangement between the monarch and his ministers.
Next, the great battle in which the Wu tribe surrendered further verified the correctness of this route.
However, things began to go wrong starting from the first Eastern Expedition to Dongyi, with Yang Shen's rebellion as an important node, which also caused severe ideological fluctuations in the Guanlong native official. But at that time, although he
Realizing that the situation was slipping into an inappropriate situation, it only further developed a humble retreat mentality and prepared to retire early.
As the saying goes, when you are a local official and beat the gong for a day, you should do your best to arrange things, but you should not fight for power and gain. If it doesn't work, you will quit working and just resign and go home.
The manors, fiefs, fields, slaves, and disciples and old officials all over Guanzhong were rewarded, which was enough for him to become a local emperor behind closed doors.
And besides, the Cao family and his son did have an undoubted kindness towards him.
But this layer of emotional preparation was shattered in front of the death of Wei Chi, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, who had the same origin, the same status, and the same situation. After returning from Yunnei, he had a strange emotion... And this
He may not be able to tell whether it is anger or uneasiness.
But even so, in the face of the saint who has a clear favor to promote and use him and acts unscrupulously, this emotion can still be hidden or restrained. However, the three expeditions were defeated, the saint went south, and the emperor's uncle Cao Lin
When I first took over power, on top of my anger and uneasiness, I felt a sense of injustice.
He was inexplicably unwilling to bear it.
This is not simply that there are no tigers in the mountains and the monkey is king, but that in the current situation, there is a tangible need for expression and a new self-understanding.
What's more important is that he is not alone in the battle now. He has lost control of everything inside and outside the Wei Dynasty, which has caused many Guanlong clans to have strange thoughts.
"Niece, don't worry."
Duan Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, one of the Eight Nobles in the Eastern Capital, replied directly in the back hall of the Ministry of War. "Don't say that you came to intercede, otherwise there would be no you. Cao Zhongcheng sent people to the Ministry of War to bring the old subordinates who were looking for me to report to the lobby of the Ministry of War.
Take it down, I also want to pay Li Ding justice, and I will go to the Criminal Department in person later...Actually, this matter is your uncle's and I have to accept your favor... But then again, how did you do it?
People want to come back from the Black Tower?"
"Zhongcheng is just giving me face," Bai Yousi said with a smile. "After all, my niece is his old relative for many years..."
"I don't believe it... He can be so unscrupulous now that he directly shouts in Nanya that he wants to take charge of national affairs. How can he easily give face to you, the eldest daughter of the Bai family?" Duan Wei sneered. "However, you have your own abilities.
, I have always known it...just go with it."
"Actually, the reason why Zhongcheng is like this is not necessarily because he is worried about his family and country." Bai You thought for a while and unexpectedly said something fair. "For Zhongcheng, family and country are one, and he has nothing to pursue in his life.
, and the Wei Dynasty is in such a situation now..."
"Who is to blame for the situation in the Wei Dynasty?" Duan Wei sighed quietly and interrupted the other party directly. "Well, it is useless to talk about this matter... But you, my niece, are about to go to Jiangdu and Xiyuan is vacant. So what do you do?
Are you going to stay here as a hostage?"
Bai Yousi was still calm: "In the land of Dongdu, I can come and leave whenever I want, and I won't be turned into a hostage... Staying here is just to take care of the beginning and end, so that my subordinates can have a safe life."
The results are just a statement.”
"That's good, that's good." Duan Wei nodded with satisfaction and stood up. "I'll go to the Criminal Department right now, and niece Xian will go back too."
This was business, so Bai Yousi stood up and left.
Just like that, leaving aside how Duan Wei went to talk to Gu Yi, we only said that Bai Yousi left the lobby of the Ministry of War, jumped up again, floated across two squares, and arrived at his British mansion.
Instead of being a little deserted because the British government went out to control Taiyuan, here, it became more lively and compact, almost forming a closed market and fortress. After the three expeditions to the East Yi were defeated, and the news of the saint's southern tour came,
Because of certain rumors, many of the Bai family's old friends hid in, including many people from the main house, who hid directly with their belongings, food, weapons, armor and generals.
This is also a traditional art.
In the feudal era, where personal attachment was strong, an important criterion for measuring a family's achievements was whether it could have its own clan settlements in both rural and urban areas, both locally and in the capital.
Because only in this way can we resist natural and political risks at the same time, and seize political benefits as much as possible when momentum builds.
A big family like the Bai family not only meets these conditions, but even goes a step further. Not only does the capital have two large strongholds inside, but also many manors outside.
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Of course, in a sense, it is still inferior to the Hedong Zhang family.
"We are in the Ministry of Punishment, and things are almost settled."
Ignoring the many generals and warriors, Bai Yousi flew directly back to the main courtyard that was now occupied by her grandly. Then as soon as she sat down in the hall, she smelled a scent of fragrance wafting by. Without raising her head, she walked with him.
The person gave the final answer. "But there is no need for my sister to pick him up. Instead, she should go back home and ask her brother Li Ke to come over. It will probably take two or three days to come out..."
Zhang Shiniang nodded, but did not leave in a hurry.
Bai Yousi understood and immediately continued: "Sister, don't worry about Yueniang's affairs anymore, I will handle it."
Only then did Zhang Shiniang sigh: "Silang only entrusted me with this small matter before he left, and I couldn't handle it well... He was imprisoned in the Black Tower after he came back, and there was nothing I could do about it."
"Let me tell you the truth, sister, don't be angry." Bai Yousi said with a smile. "These two things, one is universal and the other is thorough, are the two most difficult things in the world to do... Use this to judge your own family.
In terms of ability, I’m a bit demanding of myself.”
Zhang Shiniang also laughed for a moment, but still shook her head: "But my sister seems to be confident."
"It's not that you're confident." Bai Yousi continued to smile. "But after you go all out, you have no scruples and it doesn't matter... This is what I learned from Zhang San on the bank of the river that day. I don't care about killing or burying them. I don't care about the subsequent troubles. I just care about them."
If you do things recklessly, the results will be outstanding.”
Zhang Shiniang nodded, no longer hesitated, and suddenly disappeared from the hall.
Bai Yousi was stunned and didn't say a word. Instead, she washed up and ate for a while before leaving the British palace again. However, she did not go directly to see Yueniang, but went to Beishi first.
"Bai...Mr. Bai."
In Bei City, which was so depressed that there was almost no one there, Yan Qing, who was busy packing things and loading the car, noticed the person coming almost immediately, and was a little surprised. "How come Mr. Bai is here?"
"I should have come here, but after returning to Dongdu, everything was really busy, so I didn't come here until today." Bai Yousi spoke simply. "There are still many things, Mr. Yan, I asked you directly... I asked me
Uncle, he said that the imperial examination will be held as usual next month. Saburo mentioned your long-cherished wish to me before he left... Do you want to take the exam again? If so, I will write you a post or take you there in person.
Meet my uncle."
Yan Qing smiled bitterly and immediately clasped his hands to answer: "Young Master Bai is late... To be honest with you, Mr. Bai, I just committed a fatal incident and was about to say goodbye to my father and leave Dongdu."
"What kind of human life?" Bai Yousi became slightly interested.
"It's not something worth listening to." Yan Qing said seriously. "When Brother Zhang was in Xiuye Square, he chopped off the hand of a gangster who ran a secret prostitution shop. He said that as long as he was around, he would not be allowed to be arrogant...
...Now that Brother Zhang is on the black list, this person actually shows up again, saying that Brother Zhang can't go back to Dongdu, but he has survived...I can't stand hearing this. I just took a few friends there yesterday.
Kill this person."
Bai Yousi finally smiled again: "You are obviously determined to leave, and you dealt with him easily... Where are you going?"
"Where can we go?" Yan Qing clasped his hands and asked. "Go out for a walk, take a look, and take a look at Liangjun's hometown... It's not that I have to go to Brother Zhang, but in this situation, everyone
That's the case, and Dongdu seems to be safer... My father is getting older, so it would be better for him to stay in Dongdu with my stepmother and younger brother, while I take some servants and savings to visit my hometown."
Bai Yousi nodded and said nothing more.
In fact, as Yan Qing said, this is not about being forced to leave Dongdu out of loyalty, but taking the initiative to leave... Everyone can see that the situation has deteriorated, and business cannot continue at all. This situation
Under the current situation, the poor and grassroots people are naturally helpless and follow the trend, but for people like Yan Qing's family who still have a little capital and foundation, it is inevitable to split into two, with half staying in the city and the other half escaping back to their hometown.
In the countryside.
This is the same as those big families deploying cities and villages at the same time, in order to resist possible systemic risks.
It's just that the scale is much smaller, so small that father and son must be separated and prepared to never see each other again for the rest of their lives, but it is still much better than those ordinary people who have no choice.
"Actually." Bai Yousi had already turned around and left, but after walking a few steps, he looked back again. "It doesn't matter if you kill someone, you can also take the imperial examination. My note can always guarantee you a six-level exam."
Literary officials..."
Yan Qing was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head: "I can trust Mr. Bai's words, but I can also trust Brother Zhang's knowledge. Since he has killed Mr. Nan Ya and rebelled, it means that he has determined that the Wei Dynasty is hopeless. Since
So, why bother looking for a career as a civil servant? Why not go out and see if there is anyone out there who is willing to take in a poor scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken."
After saying this, Yan Qing paused for a moment and finally said seriously: "In this era of great strife, I also want to see whether I am a talented person or a waste with high ambitions and low abilities."
"If you want to find him, you can go to Caozhou Xu Dalang first." Bai Yousi nodded, left a word, and suddenly jumped up to the room three times.
Then, before sunset, we arrived at Zhang Xing's residence in Chengfufang.
Of course, at this moment, the only people living here are Qin Bao, Yueniang, Qin Bao's widowed mother and a few new servants.
Qin Bao's widowed mother, dressed in silk satin, was doing needlework in the main hall, accompanied by two little girls. Qin Bao was feeding his dragon colt, spotted leopard beast, in the backyard, and Yueniang was with a big girl in the backyard.
Busy in the kitchen... This scene, at first glance, is actually quite heartwarming.
But if you look closely, you can see that Qin's mother herself is a little at ease and casual, obviously relieved and relaxed, while Qin Bao and Yueniang are obviously running away from something, and they are both a little depressed.
Bai Yousi looked at it for a while, then suddenly jumped down and saluted Qin's mother in the courtyard: "Uncle! I haven't seen you for days, but are you still getting used to Dongdu? Are you okay?"
Qin's mother looked up in surprise and saw that it was Bai Yousi. She was overjoyed and stood up quickly: "Why are Miss Bai here? Have you had dinner? You are fine... Do you want to see Erlang for something? Come into the hall to talk."
Bai Yousi smiled, looked at Yueniang who emerged from the kitchen, then looked at Qin Bao who came in a hurry from the backyard, and nodded directly: "Yes, I am looking for Erlang. I have something to ask him, but the matter is simple.
I won’t go into the hall, just say it in the courtyard.”
"Is it business?" Qin's mother walked to the threshold and asked seriously while holding on to the door frame.
"It's a private matter." Bai Yousi smiled slightly.
Qin's mother was overjoyed and immediately stepped into the hospital to see Qin Bao. Then she scolded him: "Go and wash your hands quickly. What does this look like?"
Qin Bao pursed his lips, but turned around and went to wash his hands in the sink next to him.
Bai Yousi was not in a hurry, but stood there and watched the other party wash his hands and come over, then he smiled and asked: "Qin Bao, do you know that His Majesty will move the entire Ziwei Palace to Jiangdu, and also let the states and counties along the river
Send taxes to Jiangdu? And Zhongcheng wants to raise a hundred thousand new troops in Dongdu?"
Qin Bao was slightly stunned, but then he secretly said: "Your Majesty can't bear to abandon the north, so what can you do?"
"Your Majesty is willing to abandon the world." Bai Yousi said with a slight smile. "But today I am not here to talk about this, but to say that Your Majesty is willing to abandon the world. The situation is destined to change drastically. I may not know when I will go to Jin.
Let’s go to Hebei, Guanlong, Dongyi and Beihuang... There are some words and things that I need to explain to you first."
Qin Bao became more and more confused: "Are the regular inspectors also leaving?"
"It may not be this time, it may take a long time." Bai Yousi said seriously. "But His Majesty has done this, so I should prepare early, so as not to be like Saburo, who suddenly had to leave, and what happened
I have to deal with it for him... Go and bring two chairs, don't let your mother and I sit empty in the courtyard."
Qin Bao nodded and hurriedly followed his words.
Two chairs were set up in the courtyard, and Qin's mother was helped up in confusion. She was quite happy to hear that it was a private matter at first, but then she heard that it was a national matter, but it was difficult to speak.
While Qin's mother did not speak, Bai Yousi spoke: "Qin Erlang, I brought you from Dengzhou...According to the rules of the officialdom, although you are now the deputy inspector of Jing'antai, you will be the deputy inspector of Jing'antai for the rest of your life.
You are considered my person, and I will be your lifelong leader, right or wrong?"
Qin Bao didn't know why the other party asked like this, and he seemed to be asking questions, but he couldn't deny it. Instead, he could only hand it over: "The kindness of Chang Jian's knowledge will never be forgotten by Qin Bao!"
"There's no need to forget it." Bai Yousi continued with a smile. "Actually, although I promoted you, in fact, it is still my Sanlang who has been taking you with you all these years. Whether it is killing people and arson, or enforcing the law, I really teach you.
He is the one who leads you more... yes or no?"
Qin Bao was silent for a moment and continued to hold his hand: "I will never forget the kindness of third brother in my life! When the time comes when my service is really required, whether it is Chang Jian or third brother, I, Qin Bao, will never hesitate to take my own life!"
"You don't need to sacrifice your life." Bai Yousi suddenly walked over and sat on the chair alongside Qin's mother amidst the astonishment of the three people in the courtyard. "It's just that your third brother and I have already established a lifelong relationship, and
We two have a little thing that we need your help with!"
Qin Bao was stunned and quickly turned around and handed over his hands: "Please speak frankly, but if you ask for something, don't dare not respond!"
"It was Sanlang who caused the trouble." Bai Yousi sighed. "He became a rebel first, and I don't know when he will leave, so there is something I must entrust to you at this time...Yue Niang!"
"Huh?" Yueniang raised her head in surprise and responded.
"Before Yueniang's father died, he entrusted Yueniang to your third brother. He always raised her as a little sister. Then before he left, he told me that he wanted to betroth Yueniang to you, and neither of you objected...
Yes or no?" Bai Yousi asked solemnly.
Qin Bao and Yueniang were stunned for a moment, and Qin's mother in the seat was even more stunned, even a little panicked.
"Yes or no?" Bai Yousi asked coldly. "It's just a word. I don't have time to act like a child here with you."
"Yes!" Unexpectedly, after her eyes glanced at Qin's mother, Yueniang suddenly responded loudly.
Qin Bao then panicked and hurriedly avoided his mother's gaze and said, "Yes"
"That's good." Bai Yousi glanced at Qin Bao coldly, and then ordered boldly from the seat. "You have been neglected since you were a child. Only your widowed mother is here, and Yueniang has no marriage certificate. Only me and Sanlang are relying on you.
Damn, Saburo committed another crime and escaped, but fortunately I am still here... As I said just now, His Majesty has abandoned the world, the country is in turmoil, the situation is precarious, and the children of the world are also unable to have a lasting relationship; apart from that, I and I
Your third brother is also very kind to you, and he can be regarded as your elder... Now if you are interested, come and pay homage to me and your mother at this time, so as to settle this matter in front of the elders of both parties, so that I and your mother can be together.
Your third brother is leaving with peace of mind! What’s more, your third brother and I have handed Yueniang over to you as a formal entrustment!"
At this point, Bai Yousi's voice became louder, and he even used his zhenqi directly: "Don't delay, come and worship!"
Yueniang knew that Qin's mother had always only regarded her as a maid, and although there were some troubles today, it was her only chance, so she did not hesitate to take advantage of Qin's mother's astonishment to kowtow directly, and Qin Erlang naturally understood this.
The truth is, seeing that Yueniang has already bowed down, I will never let her down, but I don't care about my mother's ridiculous words, so I bow down and kowtow on the spot.
"Okay!" Bai Yousi was relieved when he saw this, and stood up directly. "In this case, if I see Sanlang again, I can have an explanation with him... There will be a long road in the future, and you two children should take care of yourself!"
Saying that, Bai Nuxia only slightly cupped her hands towards Qin's mother who was still a little confused, and then she jumped up for the unknown number of times today and disappeared in the mid-air of Dongdu.
PS: Thank you to the new alliance leader Mr. Chu Liu Fufeng...I am very grateful.