Chapter 356: The People Are More Important Than the King
Sang Zhiyi of the Ministry of Revenue also placed a cup of poisoned wine in front of Bo Zhubu.
The crimes of Bai Shangguo cannot be fully made public.
After knowing each other for many years, they went in opposite directions.
Even though Sang Zhiyi was heartbroken, he could only send him on his way in the face of so many recorded evidence of Bai Shangguo's crimes that were sent to him.
"The new emperor has decreed that innocent family members will not be implicated. You can go without worry."
All the knowledge that Master Bo possessed seemed pale and powerless in the face of his former superior's final farewell.
He picked up the poisoned wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Turbid tears fell from the old face.
It was cloudy and rainy in July.
The cleansing of the imperial capital is not yet complete.
Wang Mansion
All the property and servants were confiscated, leaving only an empty house.
After burying Wang Yongshou, Ji Yanli returned to the Wang Mansion and searched for a long time before he found Miss Wang who had drunk the poisoned wine.
He had never done anything wrong before, and as Miss Wang looked at him sadly, he slowly held her in his arms.
"The emperor is merciful and has already pardoned many people. Why are you doing this?"
He promised Wang Yongshou that he would take good care of his daughter for him, and only then did Wang Yongshou finally tell the truth.
Unexpectedly, the sickly Miss Wang did not leave herself any way out.
"That day, Qing'er jokingly suggested looking for a husband on the list. I wasn't interested at all. It was only when I heard there was a joint third place winner that I took a look..."
The burning effect of the poisonous wine made her words intermittent.
Ji Yanli wanted to pick her up and take her to see a doctor, but she stopped him by shaking her head, her eyes tracing his eyebrows.
"You were on the horse then, so graceful and elegant... I couldn't look away at you at first sight...
I thought we'd never see each other again, but then you came into the mansion...
Even I can see that you're not someone who clings to power, so how could my father not know...
But my father did it for me..."
As she said this, she burst into tears.
“Perhaps in the eyes of the world, my father was an unforgivable traitor, but he treated me very well.
It was no coincidence that I was brought to the list by the servants at home that day. My father wanted me to have a lifelong support.
But he didn't expect that I fell in love with you...
Maybe this is our doom..."
Ji Yanli knew that she knew everything, and his face was filled with shame. "I'm sorry."
"Is this why you refused the emperor's promotion?" Miss Wang coughed twice. "But the world needs honest officials like you. Even if you let someone down, you won't let the people down..."
"Stop talking, I'll take you to see the doctor..."
"I'm so tired... I don't want to live in the world's contempt anymore. Let me finish what I want to say."
Ji Yanli could only lower his hands helplessly, "Okay."
"I want to tell you that you didn't betray me. Love was voluntary, and I was greedy for something that didn't belong to me. In this world, if you gain something, you will always lose something.
I know you took something from the study that day, but I didn't tell my father. As a daughter, I also let him down...
I can't repay his kindness, I can only wait for the next life...
If there really is an afterlife, would you be willing to…"
But at this point, she slowly stopped.
"I'm greedy again..."
Ji Yanli finally couldn't bear it and shed tears. He gently placed the pendant that Xie Xuan had returned to her hand.
"I'm sorry for you..."
Miss Wang Shuer smiled, tightly grasped the pendant that he had carefully treasured, and slowly raised her hand.
She wanted to touch her sweetheart, but ultimately ran out of time.
The pale hand, along with the pendant, suddenly fell when it touched his cheek.
This time, the unified battle in Nanling allowed all the countries to see the unity of the military and the people.
Especially in the information warfare, Zong Zheng Ruijin and Qin Qi conspired to give the defense map of the Qilin Army of Beirong.
It’s a pity that Zong Zheng Ruijin died too quickly and could no longer be judged by the people.
But he was abandoned by Qin Qi and the others and starved to death, which was considered retribution.
As soon as the Northern Rong Emperor died, many princes returned at high speed and fought fiercely for the throne.
It looks like the chaos won't stop any time soon.
As for the Nanzhao Kingdom that was introduced by the Jun family, it was completely wiped out under the siege of Duke Ningguo.
Who told them to attack Yunzhou with the intention of massacring the city?
As for the few remaining subjects of Nanzhao, Duke Ningguo did not attack their capital and kill them all.
In the eyes of the Su family, there is no end to the number of people with disloyalty.
And if they act like those invaders, they will only be drawn into endless war.
The general trend of the world is to divide and unite, and it is impossible to kill them all.
Zong Zheng Ruijin miscalculated too much. He did not expect that Beirong would abandon him and choose King Xuanming.
He did not expect that Yu Chang would be so bold as to raise an army to attack.
What he didn't expect was that Xie Xuan didn't delay and went straight back to the border.
No one in the world had expected that Su Shengsheng would stand up.
It was this series of popular support that ultimately led to the burial of the Northern Rong Emperor at the border, and also gave the people the courage to resist the massacre.
Although the war has stopped, the aftermath lingers.
The world did not know that the two saints had repented and drank the poisoned wine. When the new emperor did not dare to make his life story public immediately and sat firmly in the imperial capital, Xie Xuan, General Zhang and General Han returned to Tianqian Pass.
If such a large number of generals had gathered in the past, it would have certainly caused panic among the emperor, but it became a common occurrence thereafter.
In this world, people still respect the orthodoxy of bloodline.
If Prince Wenrui reveals his background, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
If it is said that he was the son of the former Holy Prince, then it can also be said that he did it to avoid being criticized in later history books for patricide and usurping the throne.
Only in times of peace and prosperity will his bloodline be unnecessary.
Now, after this battle, Nanling is fully connected and has attracted much attention.
They cannot follow in the footsteps of the Northern Rong, causing people to suspect that he will expand his territory, which will in turn cause tensions.
This was the case with Baishang Kingdom and also with Yuchang which had lost its territory.
Someone once asked why he didn't take action sooner after learning that the emperor was conspiring with treacherous ministers.
When Xie Xuan hurried back home, he said with hatred that Jun Yao should have been eliminated long ago.
Su Shengsheng’s answer was that when information is overflowing and difficult to regulate, some extraordinary people will see what will happen in the next five hundred years.
He can travel through time and space, preventing those who have committed unforgivable sins from being born.
But in the end, this stranger discovered that even though he could see through the evil deeds that each person would do many years later, he could still end them early.
The world still hasn't become a better place.
Because everyone has a dark side in their heart, they coexist with the sunshine, and his intervention makes the world lose the opportunity to correct itself.
In fact, throughout history, all human disasters are caused by desire.
Without the guidance of mindfulness, the world will lose order.
To put it bluntly, if you want to escape this cycle of reincarnation, you need more than just the strength of one person.
Just like the movie "Robot Core", it can detect crimes committed by the human brain, but it does not leave any chance for correction for the 0.01% beauty of human nature.
Xie Xuan understood a little, but also didn't want to understand.
But he and Duke Ningguo still spared the mainland of Nanzhao.
Wanting to eradicate dissenting ideas means not understanding that it is impossible to achieve unity of thought.
Especially ideas that are unified under violence will inevitably be backfired.
But this time, the military and civilians fought together, which rarely isolated the center of the court, and also made the other countries feel a certain idea that the people are more important than the king.
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