"...My brother has done evil, and his crime cannot be punished. However, as a brother, he also has the serious crime of discipline. I hope that Bao Qingtian will enforce the law for justice, punish the evil spirits, expose my brother's crimes, kill my two brothers, and seek justice for the people of the world.
To establish mighty virtue for our country. The sinner Cao Jingxiu begged with tears and blood."
Uncle Da Guo endured the pain and slowly pulled out the stone stick stuck in his heart, and blood immediately splattered. Zhan Xiongfei was shocked and immediately tore off a piece of cloth and asked Cao Jingxiu to dip it in blood and write down his testimony. The scene was bloody but not evil, but touching and touching.
People are shocked.
Uncle Cao Guo's intentions for the country and the people can be learned from heaven and earth!
After finishing writing, Zhan Zhao put away the blood book and took out another pill, "Uncle Guo, take it quickly, maybe you can still live."
"I won't eat it." Cao Jingxiu refused. "When I was in a coma, I heard from my family that my sister was in a coma, and the medical officials were helpless. In that case, please give this magic medicine to my sister, not only to wake her up, but also to prevent her.
I fell into a coma after hearing about the death of my two brothers." For fear that the palace would not dare to use medicine, Cao Guojiu once again wrote a paragraph with painstaking efforts, "My sister, please listen to my eldest brother, my Cao family has been favored by the emperor and won the people.
Supported by all the people, he has the responsibility of guarding the land and defending the country. He should continue to work hard, contribute to the country, and relieve the worries of the people. He must not act recklessly, corrupt the family tradition, and harm the country's laws. The eldest brother implores his sister to put the world first and the country first.
Putting the people first..."
"Write so much? The strokes are so complicated. Dad, why does this guy talk so much?"
"Shut up, don't ruin the atmosphere when you are moved! It's a pity that there is no background music."
"Huh? Who's talking?" I don't know if he had auditory hallucinations due to excessive bleeding, but Uncle Cao Guo vaguely heard someone whispering.
"No one spoke." Zhan Zhao was so shocked by Cao Jingxiu's heroic act that he burst into tears and his heart surged. "No one can speak for my uncle's sincere heart for the country."
"Okay, that's it." Cao Jingxiu said, "Master Zhan, go back and give my testimony to Master Bao. I believe he will be able to give a satisfactory answer to the people of the world."
"Yes!" Zhan Zhao bowed and raised his hands, saluting solemnly, "Uncle Guo, Zhan Xiong Fei will definitely live up to his mission!"
After saying that, Zhan Zhao turned around and went out, handed a pill and a blood letter to the Cao family, then left Cao's mansion and went straight to the Kaifeng government office. When he walked to the government office, he saw Bao Zheng sending away several eunuchs from a distance.
Zhan Xiongfei was a little confused and did not go forward directly to reply. Instead, he waited for the eunuch to disappear at the corner of the street before asking for the reason.
Zhan Zhao asked: "My lord, but the emperor forced you to give up investigating the 'Guojiu case'?"
"Yes." Bao Zheng nodded, but did not say much. Instead, he asked Zhan Zhao, "How is the situation over there? Have you ever met Uncle Daguo?"
Zhan Zhao did not dare to hide anything, so he told everything and handed the testimony to Bao Zheng, "...Sir, you must not let down the great uncle's loyalty!"
"I never thought that Uncle Da Guo was such a strong and upright person!" Bao Zheng was also moved to tears, "Don't worry, how dare Bao have the intention to disgrace Uncle Guo!"
However, despite accepting Cao Jingxiu's testimony, Bao Xiren did not immediately go to court. Instead, he hesitated. There was no movement for several days. Zhan Zhao did not understand Bao Zheng's intention and urged him to deal with Cao Jingzhi quickly, but Bao Xiren
But Ren always said to wait. Day after day of waiting, Zhan Xiongfei became more and more anxious. He couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. He thought that Bao Xiren was forced by the emperor to intercede and did not dare to deal with the powerful Cao Mansion. He was so angry that he scolded Bao.
Zheng was also afraid of powerful people, so it was in vain that Cao Jingxiu trusted him.
Facing Zhan Zhao's scolding, Bao Zheng did not explain, but his face was still filled with worry, as if he was waiting for something. Because of his depression, Bao Xiren put on a bamboo hat one day, went out incognito, wandered around the street to relax, and accidentally came to a place
At a stall selling small items, he found that the boss was reading a book. Bao Zheng looked at the stall owner slightly and found that his temperament was quite upright, elegant and gentle, like a scholar who had read poetry and books, but for some reason he had a hint of decadence, and his clothes were not complete.
, there are several patches, and life seems to be difficult.
"Brother, how do you sell this thing?" Bao Zheng stood in front of the stall and had a casual conversation with the stall owner, "Brother, may I ask what your name is?"
"I'm Gongsun Ce." The stall owner said, "What do you like, sir?"
"I have no idea yet, just take a look." Bao Zheng asked, "Mr. Gongsun, you should be a scholar, right? Why don't you study for the imperial examination at home and sell goods on the street instead? Is it because you are in a difficult situation and inconvenient? What if you lack gold and silver?
, Bao can help."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir, but..." Gongsun Ce sighed, "To be honest, sir, I have long been in despair about the imperial examination. I took the exam many times and failed every time. I have no intention of continuing."
"Oh~?" Bao Zheng said, "The dragon gate is high and the fish are galloping. Even if you miss once or twice, it doesn't mean anything. I think Mr. Gongsun is a talent. Why don't you continue to participate a few times? Maybe he will be able to do it."
It's a hit." As he spoke, Bao Xiren took out some silver coins and wanted to give some money to the good scholar in front of him.
"Thanks to my misguided love, Gongsun Ce really has no intention of continuing." Gongsun Ce said, "In the early years, I thought I was quite knowledgeable, but because of my family's decline, I had no chance to take the imperial examination, so I always felt angry. Later, I met two masters.
Although they were willing to help me get a job, they bluntly said that I had no destiny to become an official. I didn’t believe it at that time, and I had to pass the exam, but I failed time and time again, so I had to believe the words of these two masters. To this day, I
I completely gave up the idea of taking the imperial examination and just wanted to spend my life in a daze. Originally, there was a calf lent to me by two masters in my hometown. I thought about going back to take care of it until the two masters took it away, but not long ago someone
They said that the little calf had collided with Uncle Er Guo's people and disappeared to nowhere. I was so frightened that I didn't even have the courage to return to my hometown, so I could only hide in the capital and do small business to make ends meet."
"Is that calf yours?" Bao Zheng did not expect to meet the party involved in the "Uncle Guo Case" here, "Mr. Gongsun, what do you think of the Uncle Guo Case?"
"How do you think about it?" Gongsun Ce thought for a while and said, "How do you think about it? With Empress Cao here, who can control the two uncles? I thought Lord Bao could uphold justice for the people of the world, but he has not been able to do it these days.
Even Master Bao would not dare to offend Empress Cao. Even Bao Qingtian, who is well-known and selfless, can't do anything about it. What can we, the common people, think? We can only endure it. "
At this point, Bao Zheng simply spoke out his troubles, "Mr. Gongsun, although you and I have not met each other for a short time, I have a good impression of you. I happen to have a problem, and I would like to ask Mr. Gongsun to share his opinion. In fact, I do too.
An official was dealing with a case, and there were two brothers. The eldest brother was kind and the second brother was vicious. When the incident happened to the second brother, his evil deeds were exposed. The government wanted to arrest him, but there was no evidence. Only the eldest brother knew the cause and effect.
, I can testify, but I don’t know what to do.”
"This matter..." Gongsun Ce said, "If your guess is correct, sir, you are not willing to let the 'eldest brother' be at odds with the family, right? Although it is an ancient benevolence to destroy relatives for the sake of justice, it goes against the ethics of heaven and earth, even if it is a punishment
The "second brother" was born, but in the end I am afraid that the "eldest brother" will not be able to gain a foothold in the family, be treated unfairly, and fall into an unfilial and unjust situation. The law is the bond of the country, and family affection is the basis of the ethnic group. As for an individual,
It’s not good to lose either one, so we should find a solution that gets the best of both worlds.”