ATPnovel Chapter 294 How can we forget our past ideals? The world shouldn’t be like this
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 searched frantically.
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 it 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 full 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 enough, 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, 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., the minor ones will be arrested, and the serious ones will be killed.
Those whose identities are unknown, 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 though the whole city is under martial law, there is still a lot of traffic, completely blocking the streets. 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 bear it long ago, but he not only didn't spend more than he earned, but became more and more arrogant. "
"It's because one-tenth of the brothels in this imperial capital are his property. Forcing women of good character into prostitution is the least of his crimes. When he sees a beautiful woman, he even dares to kill the whole family and capture her in the brothel."
"He can't redeem his sins even if he dies a thousand times. Not only will he die, but the supporters behind him will also be liquidated one by one. He can't support such a big business."
"Go to the Six Gates to surrender. If you are deceived, then I will naturally tell you the truth. If you are also a participant, I am not a ruthless person. I will abolish your cultivation and send you to the border, far away from the Central Plains. Life or death depends on your own luck."
"Father."
A cry of surprise came out. A man with a black beard shouted loudly, with a thick beard on his lips. At this moment, the corners of his mouth kept trembling, and he said in disbelief: "The fourth brother was just deceived."
"The fourth brother is a kind person and will never do such a bad thing."
"Lock the fourth brother in the mansion and prevent him from going out. That's enough."
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, looking straight 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's not, but you have other ideas."
"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 just deal with me. The fourth son and I are brothers from the same mother. We can't live together, but we 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. When it doesn't concern them, they can be righteous, but when it comes to themselves, they will inevitably take into account their family ties. In the end, officials will protect each other and relatives will hide their relatives."
"This time the fourth son came too Come on, you came back just in time. "
"It proves that there is a hand behind the scenes, controlling you. It seems that I have violated the interests of many people by searching for the eighth generation of the Heavenly Corpse Master, cutting off the evil of the imperial capital, and restoring peace to the imperial capital."
"Even you are just minions, this is just the first level."
"Next, someone in a high position will come forward, promise benefits, coerce and induce, and finally even promise me that 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 explained to the world, and they just lost a spokesperson, and they can support another one afterwards. Come," the middle-aged man could not help but say, "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 down." "Now that the imperial capital is under martial law, those bandits and evil demons can be killed." "Even if many people are kept, they are not allowed to see the light, but many people are just involved in the shares, just like the fourth brother, who was deceived. If they are to be punished, it will implicate too many people. "It's too much." "Who dares to say they are innocent?" "If all the powerful people are involved, my father will stand against the people of the world." "Even if my father is the left prime minister, he is deserted by his relatives and friends and everyone wants him to die. 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 the whole family." "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, I am naturally intelligent and have achieved a lot at a young age. My teacher once asked me about my ambitions."
"I didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was at that time, and 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 underestimated 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, people's hearts were changeable, and I should not forget my original intention. I was full of vigor and thought that there was no such thing as a good person in the world. There are things that cannot be done, and I disdain the teacher's warnings. "
"But the year my teacher died, I sat in front of his grave and compromised with the world. The words of the saints are all lies and empty words."
"How can you collect taxes without making friends with the rich? If you don't make friends with the nobles, they control public opinion, who will speak for you?"
"I colluded with the powerful, suppressed the people, bullied the independent cultivators, and made money to bribe the superiors, and made friends with the children of the nobles to let them speak for me."
"Since then, I have been successful in my career and praised by everyone. Whenever I leave a place, the powerful will manipulate the people to send me the umbrella of the people."
"Shangguan Taishi, poor and honest, loves the people like his own children, and is a blue sky in the world."
"How can a commoner have the right to speak? He What they hear, believe, and say are all controlled by us. "
"When my mentor was alive, I had a bumpy career for nearly fifty years, and it was difficult to get promoted. But I realized the truth in front of his grave, and I woke up one day. It took me less than ten years to be promoted to the head of the six ministries."
"It took me more than ten years to be promoted to the left prime minister."
"In this life, I can't even be called a mixed bag of praise and criticism. I have been completely tainted and colluded with the big clans and sects."
"Established a party, excluded dissidents, and even saw through the current emperor's intention to use the Heavenly Concubine to take power, and began to 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."
"The chaos in the world today is all because of the demon concubine. If the demon concubine falls, the government will definitely Qingrenhe. "
"The pressure from the court forced His Majesty to support Tianfei more, so the number of dissatisfied people increased, and I could win the hearts of the people, obtain their spending, and my power grew day by day."
"This formed a situation of competing with the demon concubine, without one party dominating. This is the most stable situation for the emperor."
"The current emperor used Tianfei to suppress me, and at the same time used me to restrain Tianfei. This is in line with the current emperor's wishes, so I have stood firm for so many years."
"One by one, the things we did have already violated our original intentions."
"The former Shangguan Taishi, who was full of blood and wanted the world to be governed, has long died."
"Someone sent me the relic of my mentor not long ago, which was a mirror."
"It's a very simple bronze mirror. When I looked at it, I felt so strange."
"Even I felt scared."
"I know this mirror was not sent by my teacher's descendants, but was deliberately made by someone with ulterior motives."
"The purpose is also very clear, telling me not to forget my original intention."
The middle-aged man who had 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, the original heart."
"This last step, whether it is strong or not, is whether the mind is strong or not. "Great."
"We are in the same realm, but our strengths are 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 Heavenly Concubine, the relics of my former mentor, the words of advice, and a series of methods are all tailor-made for me, and can be called 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?"
"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 so good and evil now. People who don't know how to distinguish. "
"Father should take half of the blame for the fourth son's crime."
Shangguan Taishi didn't 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 didn't teach Silang in person, I also invited famous teachers and let great scholars preach. He went the wrong way. It's all his own fault. 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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