075. Seeing the Fruit and Knowing the Cause (Part 1)
Shao Wu: "Of course I understand what you said. I just want to ask how to deal with it."
Huwa smiled faintly and said: "You should deal with it before anything happens. Senior brother, you don't have to worry about me. If someone else encounters this kind of thing, the best thing they can think of is to go to the monarch to cry and complain and ask him to investigate thoroughly.
Who did it and avenged it? But you are the king, but you came to me to discuss it, so what should I do, my lord?"
The young minister smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, it's difficult for me to do anything. As a king, of course I have the unshirkable responsibility to send an officer to clarify the rumors, find out who did it for what purpose, and punish those who took the opportunity to cause trouble in the country. But I
It's just that the king of Ba is not the king of Ba Yuan, and he still has no control over half of Ba Yuan.
Moreover, even if you are a king, you cannot control many things in the country. Everyone knows about your relationship. Even if I deal with it impartially, I will still follow the truth and people will continue to find excuses to criticize you. Some people will say that I am shielding you.
, cover up your evil deeds, and forcibly suppress those who dare to criticize you. In short, this is a planned situation, and how I respond is all part of the other party's plan."
Huwa shook his head and said: "Even if you know the other party's purpose, can you still not do your thing and not be the king? You know what to do and do it. This is the right way... Since you ran away
If you come and talk to me about this matter, you must be investigating it already. Are there any results?"
Young Minister: "I have no way to directly investigate matters outside the Bashi Kingdom. And what I just said is right. You have offended many people and made many enemies. There is one thing I must tell my junior brother.
Breaking into a cold sweat, he caught three monks who had not yet succeeded. Under secret interrogation, they confessed that they were from Zheng Shi Guoying Zhuling..."
Of course, the young minister is not simple, and he is thoughtful and quick to react. When he heard about the rumors in the country against Mr. Peng Keng and the conflict that someone deliberately provoked, he immediately ordered an investigation and punishment. But the news from various places spread to the capital, and the young minister
When the order was passed to the local area, the real instigator of the incident had long since disappeared.
The young minister suddenly thought of a person, and immediately sent experts to the village at the northern foot of the West Boundary Mountain to monitor and wait secretly. This person was Xiao Huan, who was the wife of the lord of Xiaoyang City. She had returned to her family and was exiled. Even Huwa was worried.
I have to admire Shaowu's quick thinking, and his judgment on many situations is beyond human ability.
Fortunately, the Shaowu Pai arrived there in time and found three monks sneaking into the village to look for Xiao Huan. However, they were captured before they saw Xiao Huan. They were then taken back to the capital for secret interrogation. Lord Li Zheng has his own
The method was used to get them to confess that these three people came from Yingzhuling in the ruins of Zheng Shiguo. They were ordered to take Xiaohuan away. They probably planned to use Xiaohuan's mouth to spread rumors.
Huwa couldn't help but nodded and said: "Many of Xiaohuan's relatives have been beheaded, and you and I have heard what she said to Xiaoyang in private. She must hate me to the core. She was exiled to the West Boundary Mountain, has she known to repent?
It's hard to say, but her identity was the wife of the lord of Xiaoyang City, and she was also a party involved in the Yeliang City case. If you use her mouth to make up rumors, it will be the most damaging.
As long as they are kidnapped, it no longer matters whether Xiaohuan said some of the words. What is important is that Xiaohuan is in their hands. Someone can claim that many facts were exposed by Xiaohuan. They can even make up all kinds of more unsightly things.
Junior brother is also impressed by the fact that he was able to think of this in time. My feud with Yingzhuling will never end, so it is not surprising that they took the opportunity to act like this."
Shao Wu: "Actually, they don't need to kidnap Xiao Huan. It would be too easy to expose someone by bringing him back thousands of miles away. They just need to kill Xiao Huan directly. Then they claimed that Xiao Huan had said something, but I waited.
When it comes to silence, it is most difficult to tell the truth from the false. Ying Zhuling and Zheng Shi may not be the real planners, but if someone is planning it, they will definitely be willing to participate."
As the king, of course I know what to do, but there are some things that I can’t do anything about. So today I am not only here to tell you the news, but also to ask your opinion on this."
Huwa patted the back of Shaowu's hand and said, "Against me. In fact, it's not just for you. I don't seek fame, profit, power, sex, and I have already achieved great cultivation. What can these things do to me? You come to me
, you actually want to get some answers from me, right? Since you want to be that kind of king, in addition to a great victory in the national war, you will also inevitably experience these things. Even if you were replaced by Yan Huang, you may not be able to avoid it. I am accompanying you today.
You are criticized by the country."
Shao Wu: "Actually, I understand in my heart, but no one else can tell me this. I came here to seek relief from my junior brother, otherwise I would feel aggrieved."
Huwa: "Oh, then do I feel aggrieved too?"
The young minister asked back: "Junior brother, are you feeling aggrieved?"
Huwa gave him a slap: "Stop being pretentious! If you and I are frustrated, how can other people in the world live? I have practiced in the world, and when I see the results of everything, I should know the cause. You are not good either.
Think about it, why did you and I encounter what happened today? Is your fate and achievements in the world just these bad things? If we could change places, countless people in this world would want to change places with you!"
This is so true! If it were just an unknown cat or dog, who would have encountered these things? Is Huwa famous in Bayuan because of these bad things in the rumors? Can Shaowu make a successful career because of these bad things? Of course
No, they encountered these precisely because of the achievements they had already had and the achievements they had established.
There are people in the world who say bad things about Huwa, but Huwa actually doesn’t matter; what really matters is the reason?
The young master couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and said: "Junior brother is absolutely right. This is the case for you and me! But you are a great monk. You should know the reasons for everything you have seen. This is the proof of practice. But for an ordinary person,
"Yan, if you encounter something like this, you are really feeling aggrieved, so how should you deal with it?"
Huwa: "Let me tell you a story, senior brother. I heard it from an elder when I was a child. Now I understand that he is talking about how to confirm the state of mind in practice in the face of encounters in the world. For mortals, it is also about body and reputation.
reason."
More than a hundred years ago, the country of Ba had not yet been divided, and was in the midst of chaos. Each clan had its own power, and thieves and bandits were breeding in the country. A certain city lord was a descendant of the clan, and he secretly hid a piece of information passed down to the country.
Important weapon. This weapon was originally a secret entrustment from the former king to be handed over to the new king in the future. The previous king died suddenly, and the new king did not know about it. This person was released as the city lord by the powerful ministers.
This artifact passed down to the country is undoubtedly a valuable treasure, and many dissident forces in the clan want to take possession of it. If the city lord tells this matter in the city, there is a high probability that it will be robbed, and it will also bring about the disaster of death for himself.
He kept his promise, and after the new king succeeded to the throne, he planned to go to the capital in person and tell the king privately.
But before he could leave the city, bandits arrived. I don’t know what force was behind the scenes, but they actually knew about this. The leader of the bandits was an expert, and he sneaked directly into the mansion to restrain the city lord, and threatened him.
Ask for that important treasure. However, the important treasure has been hidden in a secret place, and only the city lord himself knows about it.
Regardless of coercion, inducement or torture, the city lord did not hand over the valuable treasure to the thief leader. The thief leader had no choice but to take out a token representing the clan and revealed his identity and the forces behind the scenes. At that time, there was no Silk Kingdom.
, but all branches of the clan have secret plans, and the leader of the thieves was sent by the ancestors of the Silk Kingdom.
The leader of the thieves promised the city lord many benefits, but the city lord was an honest man, neither greedy for money nor lustful. He was even willing to give up his position of power, and did not want to be known as collaborating with the rebellious ministers and thieves. He told the leader of the thieves very clearly.
: "Even if you kill me, I won't tell you."
But the leader of the thieves said: "I don't need to kill you, I just need to kidnap you away. Taking advantage of the city's unpreparedness, I led my subordinates to suddenly rush into the city, plunder the property, and sweep away the treasures in the treasury. What's more, I have to let you go."
People saw you openly riding in the same carriage as me. Finally, it was announced that you had colluded with the bandits, cooperated internally and externally to plunder the city, and had dedicated the national treasure entrusted by the late emperor.
I will definitely do it as I say, because the city's military division has been bribed by me and will quietly let the thieves into the city at night. The military division will also become a warrior who kills the wounded thieves and is a witness who accuses the Lord of the City of colluding with the bandits. In this world,
No one will know your pure name, only all the evil deeds you have done.
But if you give the valuable treasure to me privately, no one will know that you have done so. This is a secret matter, and even the new king will not know about it. And the thieves under me will still invade the city walls, and I will give them to you.
City Lord, you have an opportunity to lead the army and the people in the city to defeat the bandits, and to achieve the feat of protecting the people and protecting the people. You can also investigate and deal with the soldiers who colluded with the bandits."
As soon as Huwa's story was told, the Shaowu suddenly interrupted: "I've heard about this."
Huwa: "Since senior brother knows this, there is no need for me to say more."
The young man sighed and said: "The city lord is not afraid of death, and is not tempted by wealth, beauty, or power, but the leader of the thieves told him that even if he persisted, it would be meaningless in the end, and the consequences would only ruin his reputation.
The city lord finally gave in and handed over the legendary weapon to the leader of the thieves privately.
The result was just as the leader of the thieves said, the city lord led the army and the people to defeat the invading bandits and achieved great success. He also discovered the collusion between the military division and the bandits and executed the military division. However, this case was later cleared up by the authorities at the time.
Master Qingshui found out. When Li Zheng sent people to arrest the mastermind behind the scenes, a group of silk warriors fled the capital in panic and hurriedly started a rebellion. Some people say that this incident is the source of the civil strife in Pakistan."
Huwa frowned slightly: "The source of the civil strife in Pakistan? Could it be that if Lord Li Zheng didn't find out about this matter, wouldn't there be civil strife in Pakistan?"
The young minister shook his head and said: "I have absolutely no intention of doing so. Although the rebellion did arise from this, if Lord Li Qingshui had not been able to find out the case in time, the civil strife in the capital would have been more difficult to prevent and the consequences would have been more serious. Back then, there were even
My great-grandfather was almost assassinated. In any case, the country was already in chaos at that time and was irreversible...Junior brother, why do you want to talk about this past incident?"
Huwa: "There are people who are not deceived by wealth, power, and position, but keep the integrity in their hearts, but in the end they still cannot break the so-called "name." In this world, those who are not afraid of death may not necessarily be righteous, but sometimes they may be desperadoes.
But the most difficult thing for many upright scholars is precisely this level. And if I can’t survive this calamity, how can I break through the state of transformation?” (To be continued.)
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