Chapter 294 How Can We Forget Our Past Ideals? The World Shouldn’t Be Like This

The imperial capital was closed.

Soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons began to move around, covering every street in the imperial capital.

The whole city was under martial law, and there was a lot of panic.

I don’t know how many people were trembling and terrified.

Bang.

A loud noise was heard.

A big man holding a huge shield as tall as a person directly broke open the door.

As the door shattered, a knife light instantly bloomed, like a peacock spreading its tail, full of dazzling colors. Black light appeared on the giant shield, and strands of light gathered from all directions, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

With a dazzling and stunning knife, the knife light began to disappear inch by inch, and finally the giant shield easily blocked the precious knife.

A cold voice sounded: "Another thief."

"Kill!"

A kill word sounded.

The soldiers behind him rushed in, and a roar was heard.

Not long after, the soldiers had walked out, and one of them was holding a broken corpse in his hand.

A scholar in official uniform walked slowly from a distance, covered his mouth, looked at the corpse, shook his head and said: "You were too cruel, and I can't check the identity."

Then he took a pen and wrote on the book, "A seventh-rank nameless thief."

Then he left in a hurry. Not only were these soldiers busy, but the clerk was also busy.

This time, the imperial capital was blocked, the whole city was under martial law, and the eighth generation of Tianshi Master was frantically searched.

But it was not just for the eighth generation of Tianshi Master. The left prime minister Shangguan Taishi asked for an order to purge the imperial capital of evil demons.

In a place like the imperial capital, the cost of martial law is too high.

Goods outside the city cannot enter, and people in the city cannot leave. I don't know how much loss this will cause.

It may make a wealthy businessman bankrupt overnight and become a street beggar.

Therefore, it is difficult to close the gates of the imperial capital and impose martial law. What is even more difficult is to mobilize the army to search the entire city, and the county government, the six gates, the garrison, the Ministry of Justice and other departments work together.

It would be a waste to use it to deal with the Eighth Generation Heavenly Corpse Master. It is better to clean up the imperial capital directly.

The imperial capital is too big, and it is also a place of filth. I don’t know how many evil demons are hidden, and there are some low-level gangs that do those unscrupulous things.

In the past, Shangguan Taishi was not unaware, but it was very easy to deal with one or two of them.

No one dared to go against him. Even if it involved royal relatives, Shangguan Taishi would handle it easily, but one or two people would be fine, but what about ten or eight, or even dozens or hundreds?

Even if he was the left prime minister, he was in a high position and powerful, second only to one person and above ten thousand people, but he was still unable to do it.

But now the opportunity has come, Shangguan Taishi directly made a big stroke and took them all down.

No matter what their reasons are, those who dare to take the initiative will be killed without mercy.

Kidnapping, theft, wounding, etc., minor offenses will be arrested, serious offenses will be killed.

Those with unknown identities, those who do not actively cooperate with the searchers, etc. will also be killed without mercy.

Kill, kill, kill! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

As a result, outside the residence of Shangguan Taishi, even if the whole city is under martial law, there is still a lot of traffic, completely blocking the street. Various people in gorgeous clothes are now wiping the sweat from their foreheads and standing outside the residence, wanting to see Shangguan Taishi.

Backyard.

Shangguan Taishi sits by the lake, holding a fishing rod in his hand, looking at the calm lake surface.

A young man hurried over, looked at the calm Shangguan Taishi, and shouted directly: "Father."

"Why did you arrest my brother?"

"My brother is a kind person, and has never done anything to harm the world. Now my brother's wife and children are kneeling outside, which is really pitiful. Let him go quickly."

Shangguan Taishi held the fishing rod and said coldly: "The first wave of tests."

"It's you, the useless guy."

"Your brother is praised by everyone, but they are all powerful and noble. He spends money like water, makes friends with heroes, and spends money like water. Where does this money come from?"

"The antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and magical skills I gave you, which one doesn't cost tens of thousands of gold?"

"His open industry must be He couldn't carry it, but instead of not being able to enter, he was getting more and more horrible. "" Because of the young building in this emperor's capital, one tenth of his industry is his industry. All have to be cleared one by one. He can't support such a big business. "" You go to the six doors. If you are blinded, then you will naturally return your truth. If you are also a participant, the old man is not ruthless. The man of Xu shouted loudly, and the beard on his lips was dense. At this moment, the corners of his mouth kept trembling, and he said unbelievable: "The fourth child is just blinded." "The fourth child is kind and will never do such evil things."

"It is enough to lock up the fourth son in the mansion and prevent him from going out."

Shangguan Taishi slowly put down the fishing rod in his hand, then turned to look at the middle-aged man and said: "Dalang, you should be working in the Ministry of Rites at this time, instead of leaving privately."

Shangguan Taishi answered irrelevantly, but the middle-aged man stepped forward and stood in front of the young man, staring at Shangguan Taishi, and said in a deep voice: "Not long ago, you sighed after returning to the mansion."

"At that time, I didn't know why you were worried, father. I thought it was because of the prince."

"But now it seems that it is not, but other ideas have come up."

"Is father really going to kill his relatives for the sake of justice?"

"If father intends to kill his relatives for the sake of justice, then deal with me as well. I am from the same mother as the fourth son. Compatriots cannot live together, but they can die together. "

Shangguan Taishi's eyes became deep, and finally he said self-deprecatingly: "Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs."

"Everyone has seven emotions and six desires. They can be righteous when it does not concern them, but when it involves themselves, they will inevitably take into account their family affection. In the end, officials protect each other and relatives hide each other. "

"This time, the fourth brother came too fast, and you came back too timely."

"It proves that there is a hand behind the scenes, controlling you. It seems that the old man has violated the interests of many people by searching for the eighth generation of Tianshi Shangren, cutting off the sins of the imperial capital, and restoring peace to the imperial capital."

"Even you are just minions, this is just the first level."

"Next, if someone in a high position comes forward, promises benefits, coerces and induces, and finally even promises me that they They will support me and clean up the imperial capital together, but don't go into it too deeply."

"This is good for you, me, and everyone."

"I have given my account to the world, and they just lost a spokesperson, and they can support another one later."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but said, "Father was the left prime minister, and he did a lot of such things."

"Without smooth handling, playing both sides, and political transactions, how could father be where he is today?"

"The prime minister's duty is to reconcile yin and yang, ease the relationship between officials and the emperor, and maintain stability in the world."

"For this reason, when it is time to step down, you naturally have to step back."

"Now that the imperial capital is under martial law, those bandits and evil demons can be killed."

"Even if many of them are kept, they are not allowed to see the light, but they can also Many people, like the fourth child, just participated in the shareholding, and were deceived. If they are punished, it will involve too many people. "

"Who dares to say that they are innocent?"

"If all the powerful people are involved, my father will stand on the opposite side of the world."

"Even if my father is the left prime minister, he is deserted by his relatives and friends, and everyone wants to kill him. The best result is just dismissal from office, and he can't even have a good end. If the situation is a little worse, the family will be exterminated."

"I came back this time, not only for the fourth child, but also for my father, and for the whole family."

"My father knows people's hearts and is not such a stubborn person. Why do you want to do such a thing today?"

"Please think twice, father."

The middle-aged man knelt down directly in the end, and his forehead hit the bluestone ground heavily.

Shangguan Taishi watched this scene quietly. After a while, he spoke bitterly: "I have been educated since childhood, and I am naturally intelligent and have achieved a lot at a young age. My teacher once asked me about my ambitions."

"At that time, I didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. The words of the saints came out of my mouth."

"Have the world in mind and bless the people."

"When I am an official, I will definitely benefit the people, so that the people will not pick up things on the road and their doors will not be locked at night. When I am a prime minister, the world will be governed."

"At that time, my teacher shook his head and said nothing."

"At first, I thought my teacher looked down on me. I must make my teacher look at me with new eyes in the future."

"When I was seventeen, my teacher recommended me to become an official."

"At that time, he warned me that the officialdom was ups and downs, and people's hearts were changeable. Don't forget your original intention. I was full of vigor and thought that there was nothing that could not be done in the world. I disdained my teacher's warning."

"But the year my teacher passed away, I sat in front of his grave and compromised with the world. The words of the saints were all lies and empty words."

" How can I collect taxes without intersecting? Do they control public opinion, who can speak for you? " . "" Shangguan Tai Shi, poor and honest, love the people, in the world. " In more than ten years, I rose to the left. "

"Establish a party, exclude dissidents, and even see through the emperor's intention to use the Heavenly Concubine to take power, and secretly send clean officials to criticize the Heavenly Concubine. A woman in power is like a hen crowing at dawn. She is a demon concubine who has brought chaos to the world."

"Now the world is in chaos because of the demon concubine. If the demon concubine falls, the government will be clear and the people will be harmonious."

"The pressure in the court forces His Majesty to support the Heavenly Concubine more, so the number of dissatisfied people increases, and I can win the hearts of the people, obtain their spending, and my power will grow day by day."

"This will form a situation of competing with the demon concubine, and no one will dominate. This For the emperor, it is the most stable situation. "

"The emperor uses the concubine to suppress me, and at the same time uses me to restrain the concubine. This is in line with the emperor's wishes, so I have stood firm for so many years."

"One by one, the things I did have already violated the original intention."

"The former Shangguan Taishi who was full of blood and wanted the world to be governed has long died."

"Not long ago, someone sent me the relic of my mentor, which was a mirror."

"A very simple bronze mirror. When I looked at the mirror, I felt so unfamiliar."

"Even I feel scared myself."

"I know this mirror was not sent by my teacher's descendants, but was deliberately placed there by someone with ulterior motives."

"The purpose is also very clear, telling me not to forget my original intention."

The middle-aged man who has been listening to this moment finally changed his color and spoke quickly: "The recent improvement of the Heavenly Concubine's cultivation is said to be due to the advice given by Fairy Qingxuan when she entered the palace."

"The last step of the Heavenly Realm is the mind and the original heart."

"Whether this last step is strong or not depends on whether the mind is strong or not."

"In the same realm, the strength is very different. "

Shangguan Taishi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Dalang, you are talented and intelligent, not inferior to me."

"You have grasped the key point."

"The touch of the Queen of Heaven, the relics of my former mentor, the words of advice, and a series of methods, this is completely tailor-made for me, it can be said to be perfect,"

"I am moved."

"The ideals of the past cannot be forgotten, and the world should not be like this."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face suddenly changed, and he was already pale and colorless. His lips began to move constantly, but he trembled and could not spit out a word.

After a long while, he spoke hoarsely: "You need to change your way of life."

"Become a good official who benefits the people of the world."

"That's right. I have always advised my father that money is something outside of the body. How much is too much?"

"You can't bring it with you when you are born, and you can't take it with you when you die."

"But my father went to fulfill his ideal, but now he wants to take the lives of his relatives. How can this be possible?"

"Isn't it too cruel?"

"If my father hadn't been discouraged and too lazy to teach the fourth child like he taught me, the fourth child would not have become such a person who knows neither good nor evil. "

"Father should take half of the blame for the fourth son's crime."

Shangguan Taishi did not wait for the middle-aged man to finish, and directly interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Dalang."

"You are simple by nature and kind. If you were born in an ordinary family, you would not have achieved what you have today."

"Although I did not teach Silang in person, I also invited famous teachers and let great scholars preach. He went the wrong way. It is entirely his own fault and no one else can be blamed."

"I want to correct the source."

"If you can't clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world?"

"From today on, I want to be a good official."

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