Li Shui fought against the Confucian scholars and defeated many courtiers.
But this time, Li Shui didn't feel much sense of accomplishment. Instead, he felt a little tired.
Because these courtiers seemed to be unaware of death, coming up one after another.
Some people were even repelled by Li Shui. After they went back and thought about it carefully, they came up with the idea of refuting Li Shui's words.
The reason for this was that the courtiers realized that Li Shui was definitely doomed.
Therefore, now is the time for everyone to push against the wall. The harder you push, the more rewards you will receive in the future.
Other than that, you've pushed through the wall. If the wall had not been knocked down, would there have been retaliation according to the character of the banished immortal?
Therefore, once you start, you cannot stop. There is no way out and you must fight to the end.
Li Shui looked at the courtiers who were beaten to death and shook his head repeatedly.
A court official came out and said to Li Shui: "I admire the eloquence of the banished immortal. However, are the actions of the banished immortal really harmful to our country? The clan can oppose the clan leader, and Baixin can oppose it. Officials."
"At that time, the majesty of the imperial court will be lost. Will the people still take His Majesty seriously?"
Li Shui said calmly: "Why did the imperial court lose its majesty? The people are opposed to the patriarchs. Do those patriarchs represent the imperial court?"
"Also, why won't Your Majesty be taken seriously? How many years have these people been oppressed? Now that His Majesty has sent out patrols to help them get justice, can they have any other emotions besides gratitude?"
Li Shui looked at the courtiers, looked at all the courtiers, and said calmly: "I'm afraid you have never been a commoner, right?"
"I'm afraid you don't know that people's lives are very difficult and miserable. They have no backbone and live in uneasiness every day."
"They have a vague idea, that is... Your Majesty is good, your Majesty is majestic, kind and fair, and the suffering they suffered is just because of the mischief of those officials."
"So, the people have an idea, hoping that His Majesty can eliminate corrupt officials and cruel officials. This idea has been running through their lives."
"Now, His Majesty sends out patrols to help them do this. How will the people react? How will they feel?"
"They will immediately feel that His Majesty is like a divine being who has come to help them. At this moment, their respect for His Majesty will reach a new height."
"It can be said that what I have done has not only failed to weaken the imperial court, but has actually allowed the imperial court to gain recognition from the people."
"Do you believe it or not? Even if there are rebels who want to rebel at this time, it is impossible for any common people to follow them in rebellion. Because all the people feel that today is good enough. If the rebels rebel, they will destroy everyone. Pushed into a situation of no return.”
After Li Shui spoke, he looked at the courtiers present: "Everyone, do you have anything else to say?"
The courtiers were silent.
Their minds were running rapidly, trying to find some reason to refute Li Shui's words, but they couldn't think of any for a while.
At this time, someone said: "Whether what the banished immortal said is right or wrong, true or false, it always needs to be verified. It has not been verified yet, so it is hard to say whether the banished immortal is guilty or not."
Li Shui said calmly: "So? Are you starting to criticize me before I have been convicted?"
The courtiers said one after another: "We are just discussing whether it is a crime to banish an immortal."
Li Shui said: "If you are guilty, you can find out by asking some common people."
"Ask them if they think that I, the Qin Dynasty, have lost my majesty and can be humiliated at will, or do they think that I, the Emperor of Qin Dynasty, are a perfect man through the ages and must be loyal to the emperor and patriotic."
The courtiers were silent.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Then I will find a few people. Before these people arrive, please stay in the palace."
courtier:"……"
Was he detained again?
The courtiers were a little helpless, as they were detained by His Majesty every now and then.
However, this time there is hope to overthrow Huaiguzi and return to the carefree and happy life before.
If you are detained, just be detained, it doesn't matter.
After the court was over, the courtiers were familiar with each other and arrived at the hut where they lived last time.
Li Shui smiled and said to the courtiers: "Everyone, if anyone needs to make a call, you can come to the alchemy room."
The courtiers all looked at Li Shui speechlessly.
Someone said: "Exiled Immortal, you are in danger now, do you still have the intention to invite us to call?"
Li Shui smiled and said: "My life is as stable as Mount Tai, why should I say it is in danger?"
The courtiers said with emotion: "It's really admirable that the banished immortal is so calm."
Today's phones are all equipped with bug reminders. But who knows if the telephones and prompters in the palace are working properly?
Therefore, the courtiers made phone calls, but no one dared to say something they shouldn't have said, and everyone acted cautiously.
However, some courtiers who danced most happily told their families something in code words.
For example, Shi Wu is one of them.
Shi Wu is a middle-level minister in the court.
According to the normal order of life, there is probably no hope in this life.
But Shi Wu was very ambitious and didn't want to live a mediocre life like this.
Therefore, Shi Wu wanted to give it a try. If you can defeat Huaiguzi, that would be the best. If you cannot defeat Huaiguzi, you can rely on your achievements this time to become a vigorous figure in the court.
He has carefully analyzed His Majesty's character.
Your Majesty does not want any courtier to dominate the court.
Therefore, if Shi Wu can really achieve something, he should have a bright future.
Therefore, he told his family some things in code words.
In fact, these code words were agreed upon by Shi Wu and his family before going to court.
Since he wanted to bring down Huaiguzi, he thought of various situations in advance and rehearsed various possibilities. Now this may all come true.
After receiving the secret message from their master, Shi Wu's family immediately went to look for the poor people.
Didn't His Majesty want to find some common people to prove whether Huaiguzi's policy was harmful to the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Wu prepared these people in advance. When the time came, wouldn't Huai Guzi jump into the Yellow River and be unable to wash them away?
Shi Wu finished the phone call and went back to sleep with satisfaction.
Shi Wu's family quickly found a group of villagers.
They were taken down quickly through coercion and inducement.
These villagers knew the lines by heart and were just waiting for the little eunuch to investigate.
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At the same time, Gumai Village.
Lao Niu, who lives at the entrance of the village, is receiving two patrolmen.
Lao Niu has no surname or official name. Just because the family raised a very old cow, it was called Lao Niu.
Lao Niu was very cautious. He looked at the patrolman nervously and asked cautiously: "Two adults, what are you going to do?"
The patrolman said: "I heard that you and the clan leader have a deep hatred?"
Lao Niu shook his head vigorously and said: "No, absolutely not."
The two patrolmen laughed: "What? We are here, and you still refuse to tell the truth?"
Lao Niu said: "We are all fellow villagers. We are all one family. How could there be any deep hatred?"
The patrolman said, "Doesn't it count as hatred when your son was killed?"
Lao Niu lowered his head and whispered: "We are all one family. Although I accidentally killed my son, but..."
Halfway through Lao Niu's words, tears suddenly fell down.
After the tears fell, he couldn't bear it anymore. He held his eyes with his hands and started to cry.
The two policemen looked at him sympathetically, then patted him on the shoulder: "Revenge is not only for the living to vent their anger, but also to comfort the souls of the deceased."
"Your son died. Don't bear the grievance. Now that the great revenge has not been avenged, he will not be happy even in another world."
"You didn't have the ability to take revenge before, so forget it. Now that you have the ability, don't you still not want to take revenge?"
Lao Niu looked at the two patrolmen and said with some confusion: "Am I capable of revenge now?"
Then he shook his head and said firmly: "It's useless, it's useless. There is no way to take revenge. I have no way to take revenge."
The patrolman seemed to have expected this answer.
They said to Lao Niu: "Are you worried about retaliation?"
Lao Niu said nothing.
The two patrolmen smiled and said: "As long as we are here, the so-called patriarch will not do anything to you."
Lao Niu gave a bitter smile and said: "So what if you are here? How long has it been since Yangwei was captured? Aren't they still not rescued? The people here obey the clan leader. Even if you are members of the imperial court, they are mutually exclusive. If you testify, what can the court do?"
The patrolman said: "That's why we need your help. If you can help us screen, see who is closer to the clan leader and who has a grudge against the clan leader."
"That will be a great help to us. By then, we will be allies, working together to oppose the clan leader. With the support of the court, your chances of winning are very high."
Lao Niu hesitated.
The two policemen said, "What? Don't you want to avenge your dead son?"
Lao Niu said: "I think about it, of course I do, but..."
The patrolman said: "Your son is dead, but you are still hesitating? With the support of the imperial court, what are you afraid of?"
The two patrolmen were a little disappointed with Lao Niu, feeling that this guy was simply too mud to hold up the wall.
They said to Lao Niu: "You can think about it yourself, we will come back later."
Lao Niu said "oh" and politely sent these two people away.
After the two men left, Lao Niu sat in the house and began to think about what they said.
Do you really want to rebel against the patriarch?
Of course, you can take revenge if you resist the clan leader, but... over the years, who has gotten good results from those who have opposed the clan leader?
A person like the clan leader can turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain, but this is very dangerous.
Lao Niu was a little worried and uneasy. If he died too, his son would be in another world and wouldn't even be able to receive the sacrifices on his grave.
Just as Lao Niu was thinking about this, he suddenly heard a bang and the door was kicked open.
He stood up in horror and found two descendants of the patriarch outside.
The two men glanced at Lao Niu and walked in without saying a word, and then sat on the chairs.
Lao Niu stood beside them anxiously.
For a moment, it was a bit unclear who was the host and who was the guest.
The two men looked at Lao Niu and said calmly: "What did the patrolman tell you just now?"
Lao Niu said cautiously: "They didn't say anything."
The two men slammed the table hard and shouted loudly: "Fart, you didn't say anything? Why don't you tell the truth? Do you want to make enemies of all the tribesmen?"
Lao Niu lamented: "They just chatted with me, but I didn't know anything. I didn't promise them anything."
The two men sneered: "If you agree, you will be dead this time."
"We might as well tell you clearly. Those patrol officers will not always live in the village, but we will always live in the village."
"Whether you choose to offend us or the police officer, you have to think clearly."
Lao Niu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
These two people couldn't help but feel very proud when they saw Lao Niu being so cowardly.
They patted Lao Niu's face and said with a smile: "That's right. If your son was as well-behaved as you in the past, how could he end up dead?"
Lao Niu's face turned pale when he heard them mentioning his son in such a light and joking tone.
The hatred ignited by the two patrolmen broke out in an instant.
Lao Niu's face turned red, his veins were exposed, and he was obviously extremely hateful.
The two descendants of the patriarch did not notice this. They just talked and laughed, then picked out a few of the most valuable things in Lao Niu's house, and then left.
After they left, Lao Niu took a deep breath and decided to cooperate with the patrol.
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
Lao Niu has never read a book, so he may not know this sentence, but he understands this feeling very well.
He is also a human being, a living person.
My son was beaten to death, and yet he still needs to be humiliated like this.
No normal person would tolerate such a thing.
At this moment, Lao Niu was ready to risk his life.
Otherwise, I will live in the shadow of losing my son but not daring to take revenge for the rest of my life.
So, he packed up his things in the house and hurriedly went on the road to search for the patrol.
The two patrolmen were at Yangwei's home.
Sheep Tail was sitting in the room covered in bruises. She looked at the two patrolmen and smiled weakly: "Are you here to visit me? That's not necessary. I don't need to visit."
"I don't need your sympathy. If you weren't so incompetent, I wouldn't need the sympathy of others."
The two patrolmen sighed and said to Yangwei: "This time, we will definitely rescue you."
Sheep Tail chuckled: "I don't believe these words anymore, you'd better kill me and let me go."
