Am I a fool? no!
But why do people around me always treat me as a fool?
Then maybe you really are a fool!
...
After listening to the words of the third master, I knew that they were hiding something secret from me. I was depressed for a while, and a feeling of depression gradually filled my heart. I couldn't help but feel angry, and I was about to refute.
Suddenly, a piece of blood flew across the clear sky, and an old man in shabby clothes came from the air and hit the solid floor tiles of Jiahe Street hard. There was only a "plop" and the sound of broken bones and tendons. I A cloud of dust rose up in front of the three of them. If the master hadn't pulled me back a few inches, I might have been the first prince to be crushed to death in ancient times.
One wave after another broke out, and a group of evil servants were seen hiding under the wall, trying to take advantage of the unprepared old man.
More than a dozen evil servants yelled at me, "Get out of here", and then rushed towards me with sticks and shouts. When I was stunned, the muscular servant closest to me had already swung at me indiscriminately. Wolf fangs and big sticks.
The third master standing next to me grunted, hugged me behind him with his left hand, and straight out the tiger fist with his right hand. A heart-warming punch, which directly knocked the man vomiting blood and flew backwards. Pupiao went back.
The third master looked at ease and ridiculed, "Bah! Where did the dog come from? It's not even tied to a leash. How dare you openly use the death penalty in broad daylight in the imperial capital!"
The servant who fell to the ground was unwilling to give in. He used his last breath of strength, pointed at me and the third master, and said to the evil servants behind him, "This old man has backup, beat them to death."
"Get out of here, motherfucker! Die for me!"
The third master handed me over to the master, stepped forward two steps, and kicked the fallen evil servant far away in the air. The evil servant's figure completely disappeared from my sight.
The long queue that had just been waiting in line to buy wine had disappeared as the third master took action, and the alley suddenly became deserted.
Deep in the alley, a male-female word "kill" came out, and more than a dozen evil servants came over with sticks in hand. The third master smiled disdainfully, and moved out with their hands and feet, punching the facade like a hammer, and sweeping the lower body with their legs. Like a stick, after a while, dozens of evil servants all fell to the ground and groaned, and no one stood to breathe.
It was also my first time to see such a scene of fighting in the streets, and I was extremely excited. After the third master's victory, I hurriedly broke away from the master's blockage, ran to the third master's side, and looked at the evil servant scrawling on the ground and wailing, He was so excited that even his neck muscles stretched when he spoke, "Third Master, you! You are truly the most idiotic person in the world!
What happened next was beyond my expectation. After a dozen evil servants staggered away, there was no more sound in the alley. The person who gave the orders behind the scenes did not surface. The general I was expecting did not appear either. .
I put my hands on my hips, feeling disdainful and disappointed at such behavior of running away from the battlefield, "You're just running away?"
"Haha, he must have run away!" The third master looked at my funny look and laughed.
Then, the master walked to the old man's side. The old man on the ground was silent. The master sighed softly, "Ignore the national law and disregard human life!"
Afterwards, the master walked into the alley by himself.
This time, it was the third master's turn to speak, but he still followed in!
After asking the boss, the truth of what happened today began to emerge.
It turns out that the day of Powu is the first day of the new year for the wine shop to sell wine. Butler Feng from the Ke family in Aizhou, a wealthy family with descendants stationed in the capital, brought people to buy wine. The domineering Butler Feng never thought of queuing up and simply jumped in line. When he got to the front, he was still thinking of moving all the wine jars in the room. The old man muttered, "There are no rules," and was beaten severely and thrown in front of the third master.
The third master leaned against the wall, with a look of disdain on his face, "Tsk tsk, although the four major families in Aozhou are their own sect, I think the Ke family is usually very respectful in the court. How can their subordinates be so presumptuous!"
"Smiling people in the officialdom and loners in the world, who have no worries and no scruples, are extremely difficult people to deal with!" The master's eyes suddenly turned as frosty as hail, and he said in a cold voice, "When encountering such a thing Son, if I, Xie An, can just sit back and do nothing, wouldn’t I be too cowardly?"
The third master hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said with a smile, "Hey, hey, hey! Brother, hitting someone is like a slap in the face. Today I hit the Ke family in the face, that's enough. There is no need to make things worse and make enemies. Your Highness, before Jackie Chan , we families who surround His Highness still need to be cautious and careful every step of the way!"
"Huh! Third child, you have to know that this is the imperial capital. They ignore the king's laws and they are slapping His Majesty in the face! By committing crimes in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, they are slapping His Majesty and our family in the face!" The master's expression turned indifferent, then his tone became stern, "I am a student of Shi Mingli. Do we just want to be around all day long and make calculations? I can't bear to take care of this matter!"
"Okay! Master, Huai'er supports you."
I didn't notice the connection of interests behind this at all. I just felt that the master's words were soothing and heroic, which was very to my liking.
As soon as I said it casually, the third master thought I had expressed my opinion. He rolled his eyes and gave the master a 'humble' flattering smile, "Brother, the matter can be done, but don't go, I won't do it either." go."
The master master and I saw the expression on the third master's face and felt that there was something in his words.
At this time, the third master pulled me up, hugged the master, and said with a smile, "Move if it suits your interests, and stop if it doesn't. This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the East Palace and let's make a good plan."
...
On the second day, I was sitting on my knees next to my father studying government affairs. There were a few soft sounds outside the hall, and a piece of complaint was placed on my father’s desk by Jing Zhaoyin Chen Bi. The matter contained in the complaint , exactly what happened to the two masters and I yesterday.
Putting aside the fact that Jingzhao Yin and Chen Bi were the proud disciples of the master's father, Xie Bi, Chen Bi, as the top chief executive in charge of the Gyeonggi region, naturally looked better to Chen Bi for what happened yesterday.
According to the plan yesterday with the master master and the third master, Chen Bi presented it truthfully today. If the father wants to make a big deal out of a small matter, the major families of the pro-emperor faction will follow suit and suppress the four major families in Aizhou. If the father wants to If the matter becomes a trivial matter, then we should use this matter to disgust and disgust the state party and make them restrain their hands and feet.
"Your Majesty, according to the report from the wine shop owner Zheng San, yesterday, Feng Chun, the housekeeper of the Ke Mansion in Naozhou, Beijing, came to buy wine. Feng Chun forcibly jumped in the queue and attempted to seize all the Shanyin sweet wine. Old Liu had a quarrel with him, and Feng Chun killed Liu Laosan alive. Beat him to death. Because it involves the Ke Mansion, a powerful family in Aizhou, I dare not make an arbitrary decision, so I hereby request a report."
Chen Bi finished speaking briefly and crisply from a neutral perspective, and then stopped talking.
"Oh? Ke's Mansion?" My father raised his eyebrows, his expression sometimes solemn, sometimes enlightened, and asked deliberately, "Ai Qing, are there any members of the Ke family serving in Beijing now?"
A small voice came from a shadow in the darkness. It was Captain Changshui who was on duty today, "Back to Your Majesty! In recent years, the elders of the Ke family have gradually withdrawn from the court and devoted themselves to visiting Aizhou. Among the officials serving in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and the Imperial Palace, there are three people from the Ke clan in Aizhou with more than 600 stones. They are Ke You, the fifth son of the Ke family and Zhongsan doctor of Guanglu Temple, and the son of the clan leader Ke Chang, who is also a member of the same clan. Ke Chengyan, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, is the husband of Ke Jing, the second daughter of the Ke family, and Tian Yushi, the auditor of the Financial Judgment Department. Apart from this, the Ke family has no other officials in Beijing."
Father asked again, "Oh! Who is in charge of the Ke Mansion that is stationed in Chang'an City now?"
The voice sounded again from the darkness, "Back to Your Majesty! If you go by seniority, Ke Chengyan is the eldest, and if you go by ability, Tian Yushi is the best. But now the person in charge of the Ke Mansion in Chang'an is Ke You, the fifth son of the patriarch Ke Chang. son."
The voice in the darkness emphasized once again that Ke You was the son of the patriarch Ke Chang, and its meaning was self-evident.
"Haha, what a close relative. Tian Yushi is also a talented man, but now it seems that he is entrusted to someone else! Haha." My father turned to look at me and said seriously, "Huai'er, remember, your future achievements, It depends on your lower limit, not your upper limit. If you want to catch the spring rain, you have to use a basin, not your hands."
I nodded in understanding.
My father shook his head slightly, as if he was complaining about my slowness, but he still explained to me, "If you want to rule the world and obey God's will, you should have a broad mind and appoint people from all over the world on their merits. If you are not a small-minded person who favors nepotism and engages in corruption for personal gain, if a country or a family has the tendency to hate the Ke family, it may be in danger!"
Then, my father used a pen to write on a single bamboo slip the words "Take away the love, let the wind and sun sing together", knocked it on the case, and said loudly, "Come here, send an order to Wei Kaihua, Tilongxiang Iron Cavalry Two "Hundred, go to Ke's Mansion immediately and ask for someone from the Keng Mansion. Before noon, be sure to bring Ke You and Feng Chun to the Xuanshi Hall to wait for orders."
The guards took the order and left. The father looked down at Chen Bi in the palace and ordered, "Chen Bi, immediately bring the wine shop owner Zheng San into the palace and keep him under strict supervision. During this period, he is prohibited from contacting anyone except you. Those who dare to violate the rules will be severely punished."
After Chen Bi took the order and left, my father narrowed his eyes and said to me, "Huai'er, in recent years, have you heard of any escapades committed by Mr. Ke in Chang'an? Or any illegal acts?"
I shook my head.
Father continued, "Since there was no cheating, why did he cause trouble and commit murder in front of you yesterday? Also, since you, Xie An, and Ran Min were the first to discover the matter yesterday and participated in it, then Why is it Chen Bi who is reporting today?"
Seeing that I had no intention of enlightenment, my father laughed and said, "Young men and young adults must continue to grow through setbacks! You are still young, and your masters are also at their peak years. In the future, they will all fail. Waiting for you to fall! But after you fall, you must remember to stand up and don’t slump."
I was confused by what he said, but I still nodded and said, "I will teach you."
Father rubbed my bun and summoned Zhe Hong with a smile, "Go, call Xie An and Ran Min over! I have to teach them a lesson today."
Before my father and I had finished our lunch, all three parties had arrived. After asking my father and the Queen, I brought a few of them in, and then stood respectfully beside my father. The atmosphere was extremely tense for a moment, but Father is still calm and relaxed.
The more calm my father became, the stronger the invisible oppression became, which made me shudder.
Zheng San and Feng Chun, who had never seen the emperor before, knelt on the ground and shivered. The master, the third master and Ke You also looked a little reserved.
Zhe Hong approached and reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, everyone who should be here has arrived!"
Some people died, but not completely...
