As soon as Qi Zuo left, the prefect finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, stretched his waist, raised his arms, and did a few chest expansion exercises. He felt a lot more relaxed and was about to walk towards the back door of the living room. Unexpectedly, another person walked in, it was Bai Yutian.
When the prefect saw it, he shouted angrily: "A bold maniac, how dare you come uninvited and break into my official residence."
Bai Yutian smiled lightly and said: "Sir, don't get excited or angry. The common people didn't leave the gate of the government office just now. It doesn't count as coming uninvited, let alone breaking into the mansion privately."
The prefect said: "You are so brave!"
"My lord, please don't get angry. If you have something to say, sit down and talk it over." Bai Yutian stretched out his right hand, pointed his palm in the air and pulled back a chair on the left side of the magistrate. The chair seemed to be pulled tightly by countless invisible ropes. Generally, he moved quickly and steadily towards Bai Yutian.
When the magistrate saw such a scene, Xin'er seemed to be frightened. He touched the cold sweat on his forehead tremblingly, and sat down with Bai Yutian unconsciously, for fear that a scholar would encounter a soldier and the situation could not be explained clearly.
Seeing the magistrate sitting silently, Bai Yutian smiled warmly and said, "Sir, you are so confused! Since you know that Qi Zuo is a member of the Dragon Slayer Association, why did you let him enter your mansion? You really are not afraid that walls have ears, secretly After listening to your conversation, your official luck will be better from now on."
The Lord Magistrate recovered from his surprise and said: "Don't talk nonsense, just say what you want to say."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "My lord, the Dragon Slaying Club was cultivated by the imperial court to deal with those famous knights and heroes in the world, just because they have the ability to use force to break the ban, gather people to cause chaos, and bring disaster to the imperial court. I am not telling you that. Wrong?"
The prefect was shocked and said casually: "That's right. You know it in your heart. Why ask me."
Bai Yutian smiled faintly: "But you don't know, the current Dragon Slaying Association is no longer the original Dragon Slaying Association. Today's Dragon Slaying Association is not only not the hawk and dog of the imperial court, but has become a cancer of the imperial court. Not only do they openly use the power of the government to deal with the people in the world, He is a knight-errant hero who secretly strengthens himself and shamelessly helps the partisans in the northwest to disrupt the northwest border and betrays the country and the nation for his own personal gain."
The prefect dared to believe it and said with a sneer: "Boy, do you think I am easy to fool?"
Bai Yutian stood up, walked a few steps, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Sir, the common people have something to ask for from you today, how dare they use words to deceive each other and tell lies to fool you."
The Lord Magistrate thought for a moment and replied in a low voice: "Even if it is true, where did you know about it?"
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Sir, the common people not only know these, but also know what the word "dragon" in the Dragon Slaying Association means. If you want to know, I can satisfy your request and tell you the real answer. "
The Lord Magistrate said quickly: "Say."
Bai Yutian said: "Sir, the word "slaying a dragon" means only "slaying the dragon of Song Dynasty."
The Lord Magistrate stood up and shouted: "Bold and crazy people, don't talk nonsense."
Bai Yutian laughed loudly and said: "Sir, good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and good advice is bad for the ears and good for deeds. You have not been an official for a long time and you can no longer distinguish between good and bad. You can no longer take good medicine or listen to good advice!"
Although the Lord Magistrate was very angry, considering that Bai Yutian knew the magic and was afraid that it would end badly if he resorted to violence, he had no choice but to look angry, sat down reluctantly, and said sternly: "Speak."
Bai Yutian said: "Thirty-five years ago, Daliao went south to invade the Song Dynasty, and the Dragon Slaying Society appeared, causing trouble for Jianghu. Not long after, the Song Dynasty and Liao shook hands and made peace, and signed the Tanyuan Alliance. They suspended their swords and weapons, and the Dragon Slaying Society And then disappeared. In the past few years, the Dangxiang people in the northwest have tried to break away from the Song Dynasty and become independent, disrupting the northwest border. The Dragon Slaying Society has appeared again, running rampant in the world, poisoning the martial arts world, and helping the Dangxiang people deal with the Song Dynasty. Don't you think it's a problem? Shouldn’t it be such a coincidence?”
The prefect said: "This is purely conjecture and has no basis. How can I gain my trust?"
Bai Yutian said: "Sir, it doesn't matter whether it is conjecture or not. What is important is whether you believe what I say. If you believe me, use Qinglong Hall to snatch the official silver escorted by Longwei Escort as an opportunity to send troops to help and annihilate the Dragon Slayer Association in one fell swoop. The forces distributed south of the Yangtze River have made great contributions to the country, and their official career has been prosperous since then. If you don't believe me, you can just ignore it and let Qi Zuo and others snatch the official silver escorted by the Longwei Escort. When the official silver is lost, the court will hold you responsible. Your career as an official is over from now on, and you can become an ordinary citizen. In the future, if the Dragon Slayer Society's aid to party members is revealed, and the ministers in the DPRK may be impeached, you will also gain a reputation as a collaborator and treason, which will benefit your descendants."
The magistrate said: "Don't be alarmist or make false claims here. Even if what you say is true, I have no idea about it, so how can I talk about collaborating with the enemy and treason?"
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "No one has asked outside the window for ten years, and once you become famous, you will be known all over the world. My lord, you are a scholar, and you are very aware of this kind of thing that only asks about the results and not about the process. The official bank is in your place. The territory under your jurisdiction was lost, and the Longwei Escort Bureau asked you for help before the incident. Can you say that you didn't know about it? Of course you can't. Even if you didn't know about it, if the court wrongfully accuses you in the future, no one will dare to defend you. , getting into trouble just because the evidence is solid and you can't deny it. Haven't I been here before?"
After hearing Bai Yutian's words, the prefect felt uneasy and worried about his future.
Bai Yutian saw that the magistrate was silent and thought of a way to strike while the iron was hot. He said warmly: "My lord, you are a scholar. Even if you are not familiar with the word "abandoning soldiers to protect chariots", you know what it means without me having to say it. Dragon Slaying Club Once the matter of helping the party members is exposed and the court pursues it, the people above want to protect themselves, so they can only let you people below to prevent the disaster. You know this better than anyone else."
The Lord Magistrate got up, walked back and forth a few steps, looked at Bai Yutian, and asked: "Dragon Slaying Society is really getting involved with the party members in the northwest, collaborating with the enemy and treason, and causing harm to the border?"
Bai Yutian replied: "Sir, let me ask you, why does the imperial court support the Dragon Slayer Association?"
The magistrate said: "It is natural to suppress or eliminate those famous knights and heroes, so as to prevent them from gathering in crowds to cause trouble, violating the ban with force, and bringing danger to the long-term peace and stability of the Song Dynasty."
Bai Yutian asked: "Compared with today's dragon slayers and those chivalrous heroes who were suppressed in the past, who is more powerful and who is more dangerous?"
The Lord Magistrate thought for a while and replied: "Today's dragon slaying is certainly better."
Bai Yutian said: "Since Tu Long is more powerful and more dangerous, how could the Song Dynasty imperial court let him slay dragons and allow the dragon slaying society to continue to develop and survive for the sake of long-term peace and stability in the future."
The magistrate said: "I will not let it go."
Bai Yutian said: "The imperial court will not let Tu Long go his own way, so if Tu Long wants to avoid disbanding the Dragon Slaying Association, he has to find another way out. And those who can fight against the Song Dynasty court, besides Daliao in the north, are Dangxiang and Tubo in the west. . The Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty have an alliance with Tan Yuan. Tubo and the Song Dynasty have never had any weapons. The existence of the Dragon Slaying Association has no substantial value to them, so they will not take it in. The Dragon Slaying Association has no choice but to rely on the party."
The Lord Magistrate was shocked and speechless.
Just talk without practicing the fake moves, just practice without talking about the silly moves, practice and talk about the real moves at the same time. Bai Yutian's heartfelt words finally made the magistrate understand that the Dragon Slaying Association might really be seeking self-protection, relying on party members, and causing harm to the northwest border.
The magistrate's heart was so cold that he was dripping with cold sweat. He wiped his forehead and said, "Since Tu Long knows that he relies on party members to protect himself, then why should he snatch the official silver escorted by Longwei Escort and expose himself at this time?"
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "My lord, the three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first. Any team that goes against the imperial court is not made up of people and money and food, and the Dragon Slaying Association is no exception."
The prefect finally figured out something, but he still had worries and said: "But so far, the people above don't know that the Dragon Slaying Society has attached itself to Li Yuanhao, the party member. If I help you deal with the Dragon Slaying Society at this time, I will roast myself on the fire." , not to mention that it is difficult to protect the black gauze hat, and it is possible that even one’s life will have to be taken care of here.”
Bai Yutian said: "Sir, the Wu Sha Mao was read from the sages' books. There are many words in the sages' books about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. For the long-term peace and stability of the Song Dynasty, and for the people of the Song Dynasty to avoid the suffering of war, there is nothing wrong with losing the Wu Sha Mao. "
The prefect said sadly: "You don't have to worry about losing your black gauze hat, but your life must be saved."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Sir, if you help me, saving my life will not be a problem."
What the prefect wants is to save his life. After all, this life does not belong to him alone. There is a family that needs him to live and share the light and heat he radiates. When Bai Yutian said that he could save his life, he was overjoyed and said warmly, "Tell me how I can help you."
Bai Yutian said: "I just thought about it. You can help me and stay out of the matter, so you can't send officers and soldiers to help. But if you want to wipe out the killers of Qinglong Hall, you must have the help of people from the government, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. How about this, you send me twenty agents and lend me twenty sets of agent uniforms."
The magistrate said: "Young hero, the policeman is also a member of the official family, what is the difference between directly sending officers and soldiers to help."
Bai Yutian said: "Sir, officers and soldiers need to be adjusted, but the situation is different for police officers."
The prefect asked: "Why is it different?"
Bai Yutian said: "Officers and soldiers are used to suppress riots, and police officers are used to maintain public order. Maintaining local security is the scope of the police officers' responsibilities. How can we not say that there was a robbery incident in Huizhou, with countless casualties, and the Huizhou government sent out It would be wrong for a few detectives to check it out."
The Lord Magistrate thought for a while and felt that it made sense, so he said cheerfully: "Okay, after breakfast tomorrow, you can go to the east squad room to pick up people. But remember, don't be too ostentatious. There are still many Qinglongs living in the city. People from the church.”
Bai Yutian bowed slightly and said thanks: "Thank you sir for reminding me, the common people will definitely keep it in mind. Farewell!"
The Lord Magistrate breathed a heavy sigh of relief and said, "I'm sorry I won't send you far away!"
