In a secluded courtyard in the back mountain of Huangjue Temple.

There was a stern man in the room, his eyes as deep as the sea looking at the letter in his hand, which slowly became unfathomable and he lowered his head silently.

Thinking about how he was brought here silently by those people who were ordered to protect him on his way back to Beijing, Li Ziyu was still a little surprised when he saw this person in front of him who was both familiar and strange to him.

Although no one in the An Mansion mentioned this person's identity at the beginning, everyone had guesses in their minds.

In the other house, a man with a calm and solemn expression sat there silently, holding something in his hand that someone had sent to Huangjue Temple to give to Master Wuwang. He couldn't calm down for a long time.

The man raised his head and looked out the window, his eyes flashing with deep longing. He hadn't seen that person for a long time.

I remember the day when I was taken away after my injury healed, when I saw that majestic man and learned of my identity.

He knew that it would be difficult for him to have an ordinary life and freedom in the future, and all the things that happened to him that he could not understand before now had explanations.

The early autumn sunshine shone lazily and leisurely on the red walls and gray tiles of the temple. The smoke of incense was curling and Buddhist chanting was faintly wafting in the air. Two hearts that had been disturbed by worldly affairs found a moment of peace.

The two handsome men, each with their own thoughts, watched the sky gradually brighten. Then, as the monks in the main hall chanted scriptures, they stood up, walked out of the door, looked at each other, and began to do the morning exercises that someone had once taught them.

Xuanping Marquis Mansion.

Feng Yuxiu, Shan Yongzhen, Chi Lan, Chen Runze, Li Xin, Shen Wenxuan, and Kun Rui gathered together dejectedly.

"Hey, the teacher has been in prison for such a long time, and the elders at home just told us not to act rashly.

In the past, I could go in to visit when I was older, but now I can’t even go in.”

Feng Yuxiu patted Shan Yongzhen, who looked worried and had an ugly face, and said to comfort him: "Don't worry, Mr. Shan has a teacher with him in the prison, so he should be fine."

"My eldest brother's future father-in-law was also arrested this time. Now he and my father are looking for ways to rescue the teacher and others."

Chi Lan glanced at everyone with a dim gaze, lowered his head and thought about what his father had said to him. If he didn't have the ability, sometimes he could only watch the people he cared about get into trouble and be powerless to do anything.

At this moment, Chi Lan, who wanted to save people but couldn't even enter the prison of the Ministry of Justice, finally understood what the teacher said: "You must think carefully about what path you want to take."

If you choose to be ordinary, then if you encounter problems, you can do nothing but worry like they are now.

At this moment, there was a glimmer of determination in the thin boy's eyes...

Here, Feng Lingyun and Chen Runzhi looked at Gongsun Lanyue, who had tears in her eyes and was worried about her father, and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

They were not even allowed to send food into the prison cells of the Ministry of Justice, so they could only worry. Even when their younger brothers tried to force their way in, they were caught back by the elders in the family and guarded and not allowed to leave.

They were worried that during this special period, their reckless behavior would not only fail to help their teacher, but might also bring trouble to her.

When the wife of Marquis Xuanping learned that a group of children had gathered together, she sighed helplessly and ordered people to bring them good tea, fruit and cakes, and also to watch them so that they would not go out and cause trouble.

She was also anxious. Although her daughter had not made it clear between herself and Lord An's cousin, it was an indisputable fact that they were attracted to each other.

An Xin and An Rui were both arrested, and their whole family was very anxious.

Her husband and eldest son, as well as Si Wei, who was conferred the title of Duke of Ren, from the Jiang family of Cheng'en Mansion.

There were also some families who had a good relationship with An Xin and the others, and they were also trying to figure out how to rescue them.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Xiao learned that there were many people in the capital who were working hard to rescue the officials who were against him and were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. A cold smile appeared on his thin old face.

He had never dealt with these people because he had not found a reason to execute them openly. But it didn't matter. If he couldn't do it openly, he had sent people to rob and kill criminals secretly.

Then An Xin and his people were notified that they would be exiled to the wild Lingnan area which was full of snakes, insects, rats and ants, poisonous fog and miasma, and rampant bandits.

In the Ministry of Justice prison, General Yuchi and General Gao glared at General Chen who came to visit them.

"Little man."

"traitor."

A hint of darkness flashed across General Chen's eyes, and then he changed his usual elegance and glanced at General Gao with contempt and disdain.

He turned to look at General Yuchi and said in an unconvinced tone: "Humph, what's wrong with me joining the Prime Minister? Now I am the one who has the final say in the camp outside the capital.

Don't accuse me of being disloyal. Considering that we have known each other for so many years, I begged the Prime Minister not to let you go with me in this exile."

A deputy general following behind General Chen had a hint of sarcasm in his lowered eyes.

Anyone could see that the reason why General Yuchi and General Gao were not exiled together was not because of the plea of ​​General Chen, who became arrogant after he was no longer under the control of General Yuchi.

The purpose of imprisoning them in the capital was to check and balance their two sons, Yuchi Yi and Gao Tai, who were still at the border of northern Hebei.

"Hmph, you don't know how to appreciate my kindness. I've come to visit you out of gratitude for our friendship as comrades." Seeing that General Yuchi and General Gao were unwilling to pay attention to him, General Chen said with his head held high and arrogant.

He slammed his sleeves and left, passing by An Xin's cell. He stopped and glanced at her with disdain from the side.

"Don't expect my son to come and save you. Humph, I have already locked him up at home. When you are exiled from the capital for a long time, he will know that nothing is more important than power."

An Xin in the cell paused, twitched his eyes, and thought to himself, General Chen, you're going a bit too far.

General Chen may have realized that An Xin looked down on him, so he rolled his eyes at her.

He is a serious general, not an actor, so he just needs to make do with what he does. There is no need for him to have so many expressions.

When these officials heard that they were going to be exiled to the prison, some of them still refused to accept the actions of Prime Minister Xiao and Concubine Xian, while others regretted their recklessness.

When Leng Xiangbai and his fellow disciples heard the news and saw An Xin looking panicked, confusion flashed in their eyes.

When he looked up and saw the adjutant standing next to General Chen, who was looking at them with disdain, his face immediately became panic-stricken and he said in a terrified voice: "Shanzhang, I...are we really going to be exiled?!"

When the adjutant saw An Xin and Leng Xiangbai's frightened and panicked expressions, his eyes filled with even more contempt, and he thought to himself, aren't they very powerful in the court?

They even looked down upon their Prime Minister, and now they became afraid when they heard that they were going to be exiled to Lingnan, a place full of snakes, insects, rats and ants, bloating, poisonous smoke, and poor mountains and forests.

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Wait until General Chen and his deputy generals leave.

Teacher An Xin and his students looked at each other and then smiled. There was no trace of fear or panic on their faces.

The next morning, the sun was rising.

The sky was relatively clear on the day An Xin and the others were escorted out of the prison.

Walking out of the dark cell, they were suddenly greeted by the sun, and everyone raised their hands to block the glare.

An Xin took a quick look and was surprised to see that the second branch of the Chen family was also in the exile team.

What was even more surprising was that after Liu Boxing came out, he was taken away by people sent by Prime Minister Xiao.

"I'm sorry, teacher. I won't go with you and will be released." He turned around and looked at An Xin and the others guiltily, and said in a choked voice.

"My grandfather is old, and I am the only one left in the Liu family. I cannot let the Liu family be destroyed by me. So I asked the jailer to take a letter to the prime minister to surrender. Please don't blame me, teacher."

As if he was too ashamed to face An Xin and the others again, he turned his head with a flickering look in his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Dean, and senior brothers." After saying that, he turned around and hurriedly followed the people sent by the Prime Minister's Mansion and left.

An Xin watched this scene quietly, as if she was so angry, sad and shocked that she couldn't speak.

The other people reacted with deep disbelief in their eyes, and when Liu Boxing turned around, they shouted angrily, "You ungrateful bastard."

An Rui's eyes were slightly red and wet, and his voice was full of sadness: "Bah, someone like you is not worthy of being my cousin's student."

"Damn it, Liu Boxing." It can be seen that An Rui, who clenched his fists tightly, was really hurt by what happened suddenly.

Leng Xiangbai, Zhu Shijing and Jiang Zhou were also looking at what was happening in front of them in surprise.

At the same time, he turned sideways with an obscure look, as if An Xin was extremely angry, and turned around to look at Liu Boxing who was walking further and further away with a bad look.

Leng Xiangbai: "A person like him is not worthy of being my junior fellow apprentice."

Zhu Shijing: "From now on, I will not be such a cowardly and treacherous junior brother."

Jiang Zhou stroked his chin and said in a shocking tone: "Should I betray a master too?!"

An Xin turned around and glanced at him with disdain, lowering his voice: "Officials of Prime Minister Xiao's faction, tell me which one you haven't reported to the emperor before. If you don't want to die a shameful death, then go and surrender to me and see if I can help you."

Jiang Zhou secretly raised the corner of his mouth, touched his nose, and gave up the idea of ​​staying and not wanting to suffer.

Everyone else looked at teacher An Xin with sympathy. Things like this happened frequently when officials fell from power. Some ministers had their properties confiscated and were exiled. Perhaps it was their students who did this in order to step on their teacher to get to the top.

It is not surprising that teachers and students turn against each other at this time.

Shan Jinzhe and Gongsun Hong came over and patted An Xin on the shoulders as a silent consolation.

But Doctor Su squinted his old eyes and looked at An Xin, then turned to look at Liu Boxing who had disappeared, with confusion flashing in his eyes.

Because the charges against the officials who were exiled this time were very vague and there was no substantial evidence, it can be said that Prime Minister Xiao and Empress Consort Xian wanted to eliminate dissidents, which led to this exile.

So this time the official was exiled only himself, and his family was not exiled with him.