A moment later, a heart-wrenching roar echoed from inside the prison.

Not long after, Song Hanyan came out of the cell and gently wiped his bloodied palms with a handkerchief.

"Leave him alive, then throw him in court."

"yes."

......

A few days later, news spread that a sixth-rank official of the imperial court had his grain stolen in the middle of the night.

Inside the post station, Zhu Xiangming paced back and forth on the ground.

"This fool! He was sent by His Majesty, yet he tries to harm the rice seedlings. He's disgracing His Majesty!"

Zhu Xiangming couldn't stand it any longer. He wanted to explain the situation to the Emperor and severely punish that fool.

I heard that Li Gaoyi was beaten half to death.

Should!

Why didn't they kill him?

Zhu Xiangming packed his bags that day and set off immediately.

Jingji felt a pang of reluctance, watching the other person's departing figure with a complex mix of emotions in his eyes.

Nan Zhi: "What, you want to leave too?"

Jingji immediately bowed and said, "Teacher, you have misunderstood."

Nanzhi understood what he was thinking, but since Zhu Xiangming was planning for Jingji's future, Nanzhi felt that Jingji needed to know.

Otherwise, if they misunderstand each other in the end, wouldn't that be a waste of Zhu Xiangming's good intentions?

"Jingji, do you know what the way of being an official lies in?"

The questions raised by the teacher are bound to be important.

Jingji thought about it carefully, "The students believe it lies in merit."

Nanzhi shook her head. "What use are achievements? Achievements are just stepping stones on the road to promotion. The most important thing is the people's hearts."

"The will of the people is like water; once it flows downwards, it cannot be stopped."

Jingji suddenly understood and bowed deeply to Nanzhi, saying, "This student understands."

Nanzhi nodded. Jing was very intelligent and must know what she meant.

Zhu Xiangming placed him here for two reasons: first, to keep him away from the political turmoil of the court for the time being; and second, to allow him to win the hearts of the people and become a good official for them.

Political achievements can be fabricated, but public support cannot.

The will of the people is the hope of the masses.

After Jingji left, Nanzhi said to the cherry blossoms in her spatial dimension, "How was it? I did a good job pretending, didn't I?"

cherry:"......"

They say don't show off, or you'll get struck by lightning.

But only those who are pretending understand the joy in it.

For example, right now, Nam Gyi is very happy.