As soon as Shang Chihui finished speaking, several patrolmen in yellow stripes and blue clothes immediately stood up and shouted loudly one after another:
"You dare to Dai Wanshan, you dare to hinder the emperor's great cause of alchemy, and you also collude with people from all walks of life. You have evil intentions!"
"The emperor has given you a position, a house, food and clothing, and you are your parents again, but you don't do your best for the emperor. You are like a white-eyed wolf!"
"How much benefit has the enemy country given you?"
"He has no eyes for the emperor and no big worries. I think General Dai is probably a spy sent by the Liang Kingdom in the west!"
"It is indeed possible. I heard that General Dai has been studying at Beihai Kunlun Sect in Dizhou, Xiliang since he was a child. I'm afraid he was incited to rebel at that time!"
The faces of all the people in the arena changed. The Xuntian Supervisor actually slapped such a big label on him. It seemed that he was going to arrest Dai Wanshan on the spot. I wonder if Dai Wanshan would obey or resist? If Dai Wanshan started fighting with the Xuntian Supervisor, he would have to fight again.
How to do it? Even Liu Quan looked surprised. He didn't expect that his colleagues who usually seemed amiable could invent so many unfounded charges for others in an instant.
People looked at Dai Wanshan one after another, and saw that Dai Wanshan's face was red, veins on his forehead were bulging, his fists were clenched tightly, his body was shaking, and even the legs of the chair under him were bent, as if they were about to break in the next moment.
"you……"
Song Xiao was really indignant and wanted to help. Shang Chihui suddenly shouted at those people: "Shut up! Sit down! Is it your turn to speak here?" Several people from the patrol prison remained silent and went to their own places.
They sat back down, but there was no regret on their faces after being scolded by their boss, and they looked at each other with a smile.
Shang Chihui regained his calm tone and said: "General Dai, don't be angry or anxious because of these extreme remarks. The emperor makes laws and upholds the rules. He will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will he miss a bad person. General Dai is also a local.
As a military attache, he has many important things to do, how can we arrest him casually?"
Dai Wanshan's fists loosened, and Dai Dai and Dai Yue's breathing became even. Everyone relaxed, and the atmosphere in the entire living room relaxed a lot. Dai Wanshan stared at Shang Chihui and said, "Sir Shang has said so much.
What do you want the general to do?"
Shang Chihui twirled his beard again and said: "Since General Dai has confessed to both the crimes of secretly arranging workers and releasing criminals privately, I will give you three days to arrange your responsibilities to the military attachés under you. I will stay in Daotai Mansion."
I am waiting for you, general. We will go to Tianjing with you at that time, and the emperor will decide it personally."
"You will eventually understand."
Dai Wanshan nodded.
"Then we also say goodbye."
Shang Chihui casually bowed his hands to everyone in the hall, and walked out of the living room with a group of people from the Tiantian Prison. Dai Wanshan did not get up to see him off, and the living room fell into silence for a while.
After leaving the General's Mansion and walking for a while, Shang Chihui suddenly said: "Liu Quan, stop walking at the end of the team and come to my side." Liu Quan, who was walking with his head down, raised his head when he heard this and ran quickly.
He went to Shang Chihui and asked, "What are your orders, Master Shang?"
Shang Chihui said: "If you continue to call me Mr. Shang, you are out of touch. From today on, you will call me Brother Shang, and I will call you Brother Liu Xian."
Liu Quan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, Brother Shang."
Shang Chihui nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Brother Liu Xian was in the General's Mansion today. It seems that he is not very satisfied with his words and deeds." Liu Quan said hurriedly: "I don't dare." Shang Chihui shook his head and said, "What's the problem?
Dare you? Just say it if you are dissatisfied." Liu Quan opened his mouth, not knowing whether to say it or not. Shang Chihui twirled the tip of his beard and said, "I am not trying to trick you, but I want to teach you.
."
"Please give me some advice, Brother Shang."
"From the very beginning, you felt that I was very rude to Miss Dai Yue and that I should expose things that she didn't want others to mention, right?"
"This... Brother Yu does feel that something is wrong. What happened to her when she was kidnapped may be a lifelong shadow. To mention it rashly and force her to recall the situation at that time is tantamount to committing another injury. It is really cruel."
"Your idea is not wrong, but right and wrong are not absolute, but relative. I mentioned this on purpose to give Dai Wanshan's family a slap in the face and let them know that the Inspectorate does not care about their feelings. If you were too polite at the beginning
, they say they are modest, but in their hearts they may not take us seriously."
"Well..."
"Also, do you think that Brother Wei and others are making a big deal out of a trivial matter by charging General Dai with a major crime because of two minor mistakes that can be said to be negligence of duty?"
"Yes." Liu Quan recalled the scene just now and couldn't help but said, "It's not a bad thing to have harsh criminal laws. But exaggerating small things too much and taking them to the top will damage the majesty of the emperor and the prestige of the court. If there are too many such things,
The common people are all in danger, fearing that it will have a bad impact on the reputation of the imperial court."
Shang Chihui grinned and said, "The court doesn't care what the people think. The court only needs the people to be obedient."
Liu Quan was startled: "Brother Shang, you can't say that! The ancients said, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.' Never underestimate the power of the human heart."
Shang Chihui shook his head twice: "Brother, you read too much and your brain is damaged! I think you are Yan Tianshi's nephew and you have a bright future, so I kindly gave you some advice. It would be better to have other wooden heads.
People, hum, I would have sent them to a place where bandits are raging to get stabbed!"
Liu Quan was silent. Shang Chihui continued: "The only person I admire in the civil and military fields of the Manchu Dynasty is Tianshi Yan. In terms of martial arts, Tianshi Yan is the best scholar and swordsman who came out of Xingyun Academy, and is rare in Kyushu.
Side by side. Thesis, Yan Tianshi was the number one scholar in the field of science thirty years ago. His talents are astonishing from ancient times to the present. He is so civilized and martial.
Shuangquan also made great contributions to quelling the chaos of the demon sect. Looking at the world, there is no second person. He also retired bravely, resigned from the position of state minister, became a heavenly master, and concentrated on refining the elixir of immortality. Since ancient times, famous ministers have been able to general
Rarely do people die well, but Tianshi Yan has been favored and trusted by the emperor to this day. I would like to call him the number one Tianshi in the past and present."
Liu Quan said in astonishment: "I didn't expect Mr. Shang to admire my uncle so much."
"That's natural. It's a pity that my talents are limited. No matter whether it's civil or military, I'm not one-tenth as good as Tianshi Yan. If I can't be the second Tianshi, I have to be the emperor's most loyal dog." Shang Chihui sighed, but there was no trace of expression on his face.
Lost, "It's hard to be a good person,
A loyal dog is easy to be a loyal dog. You don’t need to think too much about the owner. If the owner is happy with his licks, he is a good dog. There is no shame in being a dog. In this world, people are not as good as dogs. The poor have no place in the world, but the emperor’s dog can wear court clothes.
Entering and exiting the Golden Palace."
At this point, Shang Chihui saw that Liu Quan's face was getting uglier, and he turned to say: "Brother, you may be unconvinced now. That's because you are living too smoothly in the academy. When everyone was young, they thought that they would be...
I am so arrogant and unyielding. But I have gone through many turmoils in the world. When it comes time to choose between the two, I will do it.
The only choice I have is..." He paused here, showed a meaningful smile, and said: "My brother is not as knowledgeable as you. I only know that there is a saying that 'good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and loyal words are hard on the ears and good for action.' I hope
Dear brother, please think for yourself." Then he ignored Liu Quan, quickened his pace, and strode forward.
Liu Quan's mind was in confusion, and his pace became slower and slower. He was passed by the patrolmen one by one. When he came back to his senses, there was no trace of his companions. The street was bustling with people, and a hawker came over and gave Liu Quan a hand.
Quan squinted his clothes and said with a smile: "Master, would you like to buy some rouge and gouache for the girl?" Liu Quan looked at it
Looking at the hawker, I saw that his face was still very young, but the corners of his eyes and mouth were covered with wrinkles. I didn't know whether he had some disease or whether he smiled too much every day and squeezed out too many fine lines. When the hawker saw that Liu Quan was silent, he smiled even brighter:
"Master? The blusher I sell is the brightest, and a girl with cool and fair skin is more beautiful. Would you like to buy one box or two?"
"Just two boxes."
Liu Quan took out two pieces of broken silver from his arms and threw them to the hawker. He then took two small red boxes from the hawker who nodded and bowed in thanks, put them in his arms, and continued walking on the street blankly.
In the General's Mansion, Mrs. Dai told everyone an interesting story that she heard when she returned to her parents' home a few days ago, including "Uncle Yue'er bought a donkey and tied it to a trough with a horse. At night, he kicked off the horse's hind legs and broke the horse's hind legs.
Then he was killed and eaten by his grandfather", and "A sow from a nearby village somehow got up a tree and was still stuck in the tree.
On the fork, the villagers couldn't get rid of the sows, so they simply burned the trees, made roast pigs and ate them." The originally deserted living room gradually became full of laughter, and finally the whole hall was lively, like a patrol room.
It was as if the person had never been here before. Dai Wanshan laughed dryly from time to time, and then fell into a wave of worry.
At this time, General Huangbeard returned to the living room and said: "Madam, the brothers have set up the tables and chairs as you ordered. I wonder when the meal will be served?" Then he looked to the upper left and said: "I thought the Lord of the Tiantian Prison was here
We also wanted to stay for dinner, but it turned out that they had already left. Bai Duo moved more than 20 chairs. By the way, I just saw a woman in the backyard, she seemed to be Ying Hailan from Yu Jian Tang. When did she come to the house?
?”
Dai Wanshan said: "Yesterday, Mr. Ying and another brother from Nanshan came to arrest bamboo cutters and tea pickers. They stayed in my house for the night. Unfortunately, I will go north to Tianjing in three days and cannot cooperate with them.
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Zheng Jitong suddenly interjected in the hall: "That's not right. Master and I stayed at the Tianlin Inn in this city last night. The room of Master Ying Hailan was on the same floor as ours. I also saw her asking the innkeeper to buy it for her.