"On July 9, 3928 in the Dao calendar, the main line of the Li family in Yancheng was slaughtered, and the branches were divided into families."
"On August 16, 3928 in the Daoist calendar, the head of the Wu family in Hancheng was found dead in his study, with blood all over his orifices. He had no heirs, and had no heirs."
"On September 4, 3928 in the Dao calendar, the legitimate son of the Song family disappeared..."
Bai Mansion in Langya City, in the study room of Bai Pingfu in the past.
Bai Yuxia sat in front of the desk and pasted pieces of paper with different information on the table. She read while pasting them. Each piece of paper was aligned and neat and orderly.
All the furnishings in the study are as they were before. After Bai Pingfu's death, no one used the study again until his only son came back.
Bai Yuxia still remembered how his father would hold him on the table when he was not as tall as the desk, and happily ask him to memorize articles, while he would drink ink, drink wine, and write wildly, saying, "My son is happy."
"
Later, when he got a little older, he rarely had such moments. His father emphasized the rules more and more, and he needed him to become a noble son of the Bai family who fully complied with the rules.
He knew that at the last moment, his father was disappointed with him.
Because he put aside the responsibilities entrusted to him by his family, threw aside all the rules he had followed in his past life, and wandered just like he was going forward——
He thought he was just looking for an answer to his life, but his father did not wait for him to come back.
Bai Yuxia faced the pieces of paper one by one, as if playing Scrabble as a child.
But those who truly understand the Yue Kingdom will know the weight of these words.
Yancheng and Hancheng were both important cities in the Yue Kingdom.
The Li family, the Wu family, and the Song family are all famous and prominent families in the Yue Kingdom, and they are the only ones below the Ge family and the Bai family.
In the eyes of the arrogant Chu people, only the Ge family and the Bai family in the entire Yue Kingdom can be considered famous. But Li, Wu, and Song are also well-known surnames in the Yue Kingdom.
Things have happened one after another in these wealthy families, which naturally makes people panic.
Rumors were flying all over the country, and everyone hated Chu and dared not speak out.
Who killed Gao Zheng?
The owner of Sanfenxianglou, Rakshasa Mingyuejing.
Why did the good-natured Rakshasa Ming Yuejing want to kill Gao Zheng?
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is related to the Chu State.
So now that these Yue Kingdom dignitaries are having troubles one after another, what is the source of the trouble?
Besides Chu State, where else could it be?
How evil the people of Chu are!
In June, Zhong Liyan, an envoy from the Chu State, broke into Yinxiang Peak without authorization and disturbed Gao Zheng's residence. It happened that Ge Fei, a direct disciple of Gao Zheng, woke up from his confusion and drove him away angrily.
Ge Fei defeated Zhong Liyan, and the Yue court also imprisoned Chu's deputy envoy Dou Mian for accountability - but in the end, due to the power of Chu, they had no choice but to release these two men.
The Chu people were in the wrong, so they kept a quiet face on the outside. But when things turned around, troubles occurred frequently in the Yue Kingdom. Everyone, including officials, ministers and powerful people, was in danger. Who can say that it had nothing to do with the Chu people?
The mighty hegemonic country in the world actually uses such clandestine methods to become a great country in vain!
Of course Bai Yuxia also knew about this fierce discussion.
He knows far more than public opinion.
So he remained silent in the study.
Tuk-tuk-tuk~
The knock on the door was followed by the voice of mother Wen Juanying: "Xia'er, can mother come in?"
Bai Yuxia casually wiped it, covered the table with a piece of snow-white rice paper, and said with a chuckle: "Come in - I remember writing in this study when I was a child, but you never wanted to knock on the door."
Wen Juanying opened the door and walked in. She also smiled: "Then I'm not guarding your father? Man, he talks about socializing and working all the time. The door is closed for several hours. Who knows what you are doing hiding in there?
Mom, this is called a surprise attack."
Bai Yuxia drew a pen on the paper and smiled lightly: "My father is well-known for his duties and rules. Your doubts about him are really unreasonable."
"Hey! What do you know, when he was young -" Wen Juanying stopped and rolled her eyes at him: "Why am I telling you this?"
Bai Yuxia painted without raising her head, but grinned: "If you want to tell me about his stupidity when he was young, I, as a son, can't listen to you. I think all the wise people are like each other."
"Slap your mouth!" Wen Juanying said angrily: "It should be said, 'When you see the unworthy, you should reflect inwardly'!"
Bai Yuxia chuckled: "I mean, you just need to understand."
Wen Juanying looked at her son and the painting she was drawing spread out on the desk - a branch, a jackdaw, and a few points of wind and rain.
A very lonely painting.
At some point, she had stopped smiling. Bai Yuxia also pursed her lips.
Neither mother nor son laughed.
"What's underneath the painting?" Wen Juanying asked.
Bai Yuxia paused her painting and said softly: "There are not many things that you don't know about the borders of Yue country."
"Son." Wen Juanying said: "It's time for you to go back to Xingyueyuan. A good man has aspirations all over the world, but he has no future if he stays at home."
"There is nothing promising in Xingyueyuan. My boss is very stingy and never raises my salary." Bai Yuxia said: "I'd better spend more time with you. When you are happy, you will slip some pocket money between your fingers. You are no better than me working as a cow outside."
Be a strong horse?"
Wen Juanying was silent for a while and said: "It's been quite chaotic recently. You said -"
"It has nothing to do with our family." Bai Yuxia said: "Those who have troubles are all family members, those who have successively gained power and monopolized resources. Our family has been in trouble for a long time. Even if we talk about it in Langya City, it doesn't matter. It's not our turn.
."
During Bai Yuxia's leisurely stay at home, she didn't do much. She just caught those people in the clan who had returned to their old ways and opened their mouths and shut up about the revival of the Bai family, and beat them hard.
After he returned, the Bai family became more deserted than when he was away.
Wen Juanying said: "Whether there is a clan or not, it's all the fault of the people of Chu. The people of Chu are used to being arrogant, but they don't care about your actual situation. Do you still choose a time to kill someone?"
"Are they really from Chu?" Bai Yuxia asked.
Wen Juanying's face changed: "Jade flaw!"
Bai Yuxia said: "I can't even think of who the Chu State can use to deal with such shameless means. Duke An Guo? Duke Huai? They will overthrow the country. Qu Shunhua? Zuo Guangshu? Xiang
North? Haha, based on my understanding of them, no matter how they fall, it will never be more than this."
"The State of Chu is so huge, it is inevitable that branches and leaves will rot. My son is talking about heroes, but you didn't see that bear." Wen Juanying said: "What kind of dirty things can't someone like Gu Chi do?"
"Mother." Bai Yuxia sighed in a complex tone: "You are truly a member of the royal family!"
Wen Juanying originally had a lot to say, but when she heard her son sigh, she couldn't help but lower her eyelids: "Your mother's surname is Wen, and your father and mother are both from the Yue country. My son, you are also from the Yue country. You were born here and grew up here.
this."
Bai Yuxia simply opened the painting he had just painted, revealing the dense pieces of paper on the desk, pointing to the words on it and said: "The Li family in Yancheng said that the branches divided their families, and the pieces of gold and silver they divided were all mixed together.
Where have the property and authority gone? Where have the promotion channels gone? They are all nationalized. The Wu family in Hancheng said that the side branches would not succeed. With such a large family business, wealth and title, wouldn’t the side branches be willing to inherit it? They would not inherit it. So there was no heir.
——”
"That's enough." Wen Juanying interrupted.
Bai Yuxia refused to stop: "Our emperor is very talented and has made up his mind to cut out the sores. Fortunately, my father died early. If he had died late, he would have been stabbed."
"It's okay..." Wen Juanying's voice was almost pleading.
Bai Yuxia continued: "Since the emperor has such determination, it is impossible for him not to bleed. The royal family surnamed Wen has been growing for so many years, and it will soon be pruned. No, Prince Min has been found.
If he gives orders in the wrong place, his fiefdom will be lost. If he is not sensible enough, his head will also be lost."
"Bai Yuxia, what do you want to do?" Wen Juanying shouted in a high-pitched voice, then softened, with tears already in her eyes: "What do you want to do? Do you know that as long as these words of yours spread, you will instantly become a traitor to the country? You
Father, your grandfather, and the reputation of your ancestors of the Bai family can't be saved - what do you want to do?"
Bai Yuxia was very calm: "My grandfather dedicated his life to the country and shed the last drop of blood on the battlefield. My father cherished feathers throughout his life and abided by moral principles. My ancestors of the Bai family have never been ashamed of the country. Their reputation cannot be preserved.
Because of what? Because I told the truth?"
Wen Juanying looked at him sadly: "Once the torrent of public opinion forms, anyone who tries to stand in front will be crushed. What's the point of the truth? How important is the evidence? People don't care about the truth, they just need to vent their emotions - this principle
Don’t you know better than me? My mother is a woman who knows things that everyone knows.”
To be continued...