One year is gone with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the summer. Thousands of households and households always replace the old charms with new peaches.

The poem written by Wang Anshi, the prime minister of the Shenzong Dynasty, describes the lively and joyful scene of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. Today is the New Year's Eve of the seventh year of Zhenghe. The city of Tokyo is full of joy. In addition to many shops and houses changing couplets and hanging red lights early, there are also a few crisp sounds of firecrackers from time to time, making the New Year's Eve even heavier.

However, today's firecrackers are not firecrackers from later generations, but firecrackers in the true sense. They only put saltpeter into bamboo poles and then placed in a brazier to barbecue, making them crackling and crisp sounds for fun. Nowadays, gunpowder is still an important thing in the army, and ordinary businessmen cannot get it, let alone make firecrackers free of charge.

However, even if there is no festive and lively firecrackers, as long as you gather with your family and friends, it will be a joyful and gratifying thing. At this time, in Chongmingfang, Sun Tu and Yaer made a table of dishes to entertain Lu Zhishen and Tang Shiwu and Senior High School who were specially invited. None of them have relatives and friends in this Bianjing city, and they can reunite together.

Eating various wines and dishes specially prepared by Sun Tu and various snacks that were packaged from the warehouse system, the senior high school and Tang Shiwu smiled and said that this was the most sumptuous New Year they had ever had.

However, Lu Zhishen, who used to be good at drinking, just tasted it briefly today. After both apprentices were drunk, they looked at Sun Tu who had not drunk a few glasses of wine and said: Sanlang, tell me the truth, everything about the Zhang family is thanks to you, right? And you also used them both. Although he looked rough on the surface, he was actually rough on the surface, and he could not hide all this from his eyes.

Sun Tuxian filled Lu Zhishen with a cup of Erguotou, and then nodded with a smile: Brother Lu really has a look of a torch. I can't hide anything like this from you. Do you think I did this wrong?

Originally, the Sa family really felt that you had gone a little too much. You killed someone but put them on the ground, but you used a conspiracy to make the whole Zhang family uneasy, which was not what a hero did. Lu Zhishen picked up the wine glass and drank it halfway, then put it down and said: But later, after learning what Zhang Bingcang did, I wanted to scream for you, but this is a bargain!

After pausing for a moment, he said again: What the Sa family is dissatisfied with is why you keep hiding this from me? Don’t you believe that the Sa family will stand up for those innocent people who die in vain? As he said that, Lu Zhishen opened his cow eyes wide and stared at Sun Tu unhappily.

Sun Tu smiled: Brother Lu misunderstood. I don’t believe in your character because I hide it from you, but because I feel that you can’t use your actions. I know that with your ability, it’s easy to rush into the Zhang family and kill him with all his good deeds, but this will not solve the problem at all, and it is impossible to truly uphold the grievances of those victims. Only by means of letting the government admit all this can the deceased be peaceful.

Are you afraid that the family will be impulsive and ruin big things?

Yes, right? In fact, I did deal with them with purpose at the beginning. But as I learned more about it, I realized that the Zhang family was doing such a humble act in secret, so I used more ruthless means. And I knew that Brother Lu had always been open-minded and would not agree with me using such means to seek justice for the deceased, so I hid it from you.

After hearing Sun Tu's explanation, Lu Zhishen's expression calmed down a little, and then he drank the remaining wine in the glass and smiled mockingly: Hey, it seems that the Sa family is indeed limited in their ability. He already understood at this time that he might be able to kill the people who are evil in the Zhang family, but it is impossible to convict them. That is just a use of violence to fight violence.

Brother Lu doesn’t have to underestimate himself. Your chivalrous heart is already more amazing than most people in the world. As he said that, Sun Tu said seriously: This is exactly what he meant to advise Brother Lu before. Although being an official is subject to some constraints, as long as you work hard to do something for the people of the world with your own heart, you will definitely play a greater role than you can do when you are in the world. What do you think?

If I hadn't borrowed the power of Tong Guan this time, I would have been impossible for Kaifeng Prefecture to arrest Zhang Bingcang, let alone make the crimes he committed public. So I have always believed that whether a person is good or evil does not depend on his identity, but on his behavior.

Lu Zhishen really listened to the words this time: Yes, the Sa family used to look at things a little too extreme. Because of the experience of Dazhong and Xiaozhong's husband and the greed and cruel local officials, they decided that none of the officials in the world were good! I thought that being an official would only exploit and harm the people, but it seemed that I was indeed wrong.

Seeing his regret, Sun Tu took the opportunity to say: With Brother Lu's ability, it is actually not difficult to become an official, so why not

The Sa family has become accustomed to being a monk freely, so let’s talk about this. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhishen did not give him the chance to persuade him, and immediately waved his hand and said: But you, the brother, have been recognized by the Sa family, no matter whether you are an official in the future, it will be the same.

Well, since that's the case, I won't force it anymore. Sun Tu could see that the other party was actually in a difficult situation, so he said so. Perhaps it was related to the life lawsuit he had caused before. Sun Tu's own future has not been completely decided, so he can only leave it to the future.

After untiing the knot in his heart, Lu Zhishen was no longer as implicit as before when he drank, and began to drink happily. The Erguotou, which was over 50 degrees, was very strong. Even a big man like Lu Zhishen could not bear it after drinking two pounds of wine, and fell asleep on the table like his two apprentices.

Seeing this, Sun Tu just smiled, then stood up and walked out of the door.

At this time, there were still bursts of laughter outside, but the sky was already dark. Not only was there no moon, but there was almost no star.

After looking up at the dark and deep sky for a while, Sun Tu suddenly sighed.

Every festival, he misses his parents and relatives again. He is not his parents who have passed away, but his relatives who have traveled through time. Unfortunately, no matter how much he misses, he cannot travel thousands of years and sends greetings to them.

At this moment, Sun Tu felt a little lonely. Although the world was big, he only felt that he was alone.

At this moment, a soft body suddenly leaned against his back, causing Sun Tu's heart to bend tightly. Then he hugged the back of his waist and walked in front of him: Ya'er, aren't you still sleepy?

Third brother, are you missing your parents? Ya'er raised her eyes and looked at Sun Tu with a melancholy face and suddenly asked.

Sun Tu nodded, with a little loneliness in his eyes. Ya'er, who noticed this, raised her head and said firmly: Third brother, you still have me. Ya'er will definitely be with you, you won't be alone.

Yes, who said that he was alone? With Yaer and Lu Zhishen, even if he was alone in a foreign land, he was not alone! Sun Tu quickly erased the sadness in his heart and hugged Yaer even harder: I understand, thank you Yaer. By the way, if you have any New Year wishes, the third brother will definitely satisfy you when you say it.

Originally, Ya'er wanted to say that she hoped that she would not be forced to write too many words by her third brother in the new year, but in the end she still said seriously: I only hope that the third brother can be with me and everything is fine. What about you, third brother, what wish do you have?

As for me, I just hope that the new year and new atmosphere will allow me to embark on a brand new path. Sun Tu said, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

Firecrackers sounded, midnight passed, a new day came to the earth. The seventh year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty finally became history, and the eighth year of Zhenghe arrived on this seemingly peaceful night

(End of this volume)
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