Chapter 376 Awakening

Su Daru is dead.

He died in Mingjingsi.

Mingjingsi issued a notice that Daru Su Meng colluded with the forces of Wei State, incited the students of the academy and some court officials, created a mutiny, and intended to overthrow Daxia.

Fortunately, their conspiracy was discovered by Mingjingsi. After the conspiracy was exposed, Su Meng was furious and injured Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Dali Temple, and escaped from Mingjingsi Tianlao. Later, he committed suicide under the siege of the Mingjingsi strongmen.

When the people learned of this news, they were all angry.

Is there a traitorous Confucian in the world?

Even if His Majesty betrayed the country, Su Daru would not betray the country!

Do they really think everyone is a fool?

The crown prince is the future of a country. He just asked His Majesty to establish a crown prince. What crime is there?

After Su Daru's death, the teachers and students of the academy who protested in front of the palace gate were leaderless and were easily dispersed by the guards.

Afterwards, His Majesty issued an imperial decree. Considering that the students of the academy were deceived, they would not be held accountable this time. Although the censors who participated in the protest were not arrested and thrown into prison, they were collectively dismissed and would never be used again.

After the death of Su Daru, there was no voice in the court or the country.

They dared to kill Su Daru, let alone others?

After this incident, countless people and officials no longer had any hope for Li Xuanjing, the Minister of the Dali Temple.

From the beginning to the end, he was the treacherous minister who murdered the loyal and good.

The king is incompetent and the ministers are treacherous. The fall of Daxia is not far away...

A certain hall in the imperial palace.

Emperor Xia looked at a figure kneeling in front of the table and said in a deep voice: "Write, the great scholar Su Meng died of colluding with the enemy country and committing treason and committing suicide!"

The old man with white hair and beard stood up straight, looked directly at Emperor Xia, and said in a deep voice: "The historian wrote the truth, the great scholar Su Meng, advised the king to establish a crown prince, and died of framing. Your Majesty, can you change the history books and the memory of the people of the world?"

Emperor Xia said sternly: "I asked you to write like this!"

The old man simply threw down the pen and said: "Your Majesty wants to write, you can write it yourself."

Emperor Xia said in a grim tone: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

The old man closed his eyes and said: "If the king wants the minister to die, the minister will only die."

Emperor Xia waved his sleeves, and the old man was rolled out of the hall. The next moment, a gloomy voice came from the hall: "Get out, submit a letter of resignation yourself. If you don't write it, there are plenty of people who will write it!"

The old man got up from the ground, patted the dust on his lapels, sighed, and walked out of the palace without looking back.

Soon, a figure walked into the hall slowly.

Emperor Xia turned his back to him and asked, "How is your injury?"

The figure coughed and said, "Nothing."

Emperor Xia turned around, patted his shoulder gently, and said, "I have to ask you to bear these insults for me again."

Li Xuanjing said calmly, "It is my duty to share your worries."

Emperor Xia said, "I didn't expect Su Meng to attack you. Fortunately, you have the medical skills to protect you. If you need it, you can take the precious medicinal materials in the inner storehouse at will."

Li Xuanjing clasped his fists slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Xia looked outside the hall, his tone was a little Regretfully, he said: "It's a pity that Su Meng died. I also did it for the foundation of Daxia. Why did they force me..."

Li Xuanjing looked indifferent and said: "It's not a pity that he died. No matter who it is, they can't destroy the plan."

Emperor Xia walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back, looked in the direction of the ancestral temple, narrowed his eyes slightly, and whispered: "Ancestors, I hope you don't blame me. I will do what you can't do for you... There is only one Daxia on the continent, and there can only be one Daxia!"

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Su Mansion.

Su Daru's body was placed in the mourning hall.

Before the protest, Su Daru prepared a coffin for himself and arranged a mourning hall in Su Mansion.

He seemed to have anticipated his end and was ready to die.

The mourning hall was full of court officials and scholars from the academy.

The streets outside the Su Mansion were also full of people seeing him off.

The left and right ministers stood on both sides of the coffin. The left minister had a wooden expression and empty eyes.

He couldn't persuade Su Daru.

He couldn't persuade Li Xuanjing either.

As the prime minister of the current dynasty, he had never felt so powerless.

The right prime minister looked at the body of Su Daru in the coffin, and his eyes suddenly moved slightly.

Su Daru failed to persuade, and he was filled with grief and anger. He chose to die to show his will and died by hitting the pillar, but he saw a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

This smile was very faint, and if you didn't stare at him, you wouldn't be able to find it at all.

A deep doubt emerged in the heart of the right prime minister.

What is he laughing at?

...

On the streets of Chang'an.

Countless people all looked sad.

Today is a sad day for all the people of Chang'an, and even for the people of Daxia.

From ancient times to the present, no great scholar has ever been framed and murdered.

Your Majesty and the Mingjing Division have set an extremely bad precedent.

A commoner passed by the gate of Li's house and saw that there was no one guarding the gate. Thinking of the death of Su Daru, he was furious and was about to spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm here, but he swallowed it again when he thought of something.

Lord Li Nuo, who gave up his good position as the prince of Zhao and resolutely returned to Daxia, did so many good things for the people.

The poor people near the capital can afford to eat, see a doctor, and even have extra money to buy two taels of meat every month. They are no longer afraid of being oppressed by powerful people. All this is the result of Lord Li's efforts.

His child was born just a few months ago. He did not stay at home with his wife and children, nor did he enjoy himself in Chang'an. Instead, he ignored his own safety and left Chang'an as an imperial censor to inspect the local areas, punish corrupt officials, and redress the grievances of the people...

Swallowing this spit was to give face to Lord Li.

On this day, the mood of the people in Chang'an was very contradictory.

On the one hand, the Dali Temple Minister assisted the emperor in his abuse and unjustly killed the great scholar, which was simply infuriating to both humans and gods.

On the other hand, Lord Li sacrificed his small family for the sake of the public. The stories about his inspections were spread to Chang'an one by one. When the people heard that the corrupt officials were all dealt with and the evil forces that oppressed the people were uprooted, they all applauded.

This made the people of Chang'an not know how to look at the Li family.

A county in Ningzhou.

Li Nuo didn't know what happened in Chang'an. He was in the county government of a county in Ningzhou, with a stack of silver bills and several boxes of gold and silver in front of him.

The county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant stood opposite him and spoke with a smile on their faces.

"Lord Li, this is a tribute to you."

"If it is not enough, I will raise more..."

"Please be kind to us, Lord Li, and let us go..."

"Don't worry, Lord, no one else will know about this!"

"Give us a chance, give us a chance, Lord Li, this is also the first time we are greedy!"

"I promise that I will be a good official in the future!"

...

When the inspector Li Nuo came to Chen County, the three chief officials of Chen County knew that they could not escape this disaster. All the counties and prefectures that Li Nuo passed through were covered with blood and corpses.

For the officials he dealt with, suspension was considered a great honor to their ancestors, demotion should be celebrated with a banquet, and dismissal could be a relief. Many officials did not even have the opportunity to be dismissed, and their heads fell to the ground under the imperial sword.

Li Nuo looked at the gold and silver on the table and couldn't help but sigh: "Your family is quite wealthy..., but if I catch you, I will get more than just this silver. All your money will belong to me, right?"

The three of them were shocked when they heard this. Is this Lord Li so greedy?

Li Nuo didn't dwell on this matter and asked: "Are you sure you will be a good official in the future?"

The three of them nodded immediately after hearing this.

"I promise!"

"If you lie, I will be struck by lightning!"

"Please give us a chance, Lord Li!"

Li Nuo looked at the fortune-teller beside him and asked: "Senior, is what they said true?"

Dongfang Xuan glanced at the three of them lightly, pointed casually, and said: "These two will continue to embezzle and abuse the law and harm the people in the future. The one on the left can still be saved..."

After a while, Li Nuo walked out of the yamen.

These three officials all had corruption problems. The county magistrate had embezzled a huge amount of money. According to the current law, he would be dismissed from his post and sentenced to five years in prison. The county magistrate's crime was lighter. After being dismissed, he could avoid prison by paying a huge fine.

As for the county lieutenant of Chen County, considering that the amount of his corruption was small and he really had a heart of repentance, he was temporarily retained. The county magistrate and the county magistrate were arrested, and the county government also needed someone to take charge.

He initially asked this senior Dongfang to accompany him just to protect his own safety.

Later, Li Nuo gradually realized that he could play other roles.

For example, he could tell who was sincere and who was false by counting the promises of these three people.

Along the way, Li Nuo's Shangfang sword killed many people who should be killed, but not all officials should be killed. Some officials were just a little corrupt, or had some minor problems with their personal style. As long as they were given a chance, they could still serve the people well in the future.

If they were all treated with the most stringent laws, it would make the local area more chaotic, and the court would not be able to fill so many vacancies in a short time.

Li Nuo had also tried to use the ability of a calligrapher to make some people turn over a new leaf.

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But the calligrapher had no influence on these court officials. It was not the calligrapher's own problem, but Li Nuo's own cultivation was not enough.

The gentry and wealthy merchants without cultivation, or the constables and yamen runners, were all within the influence of the calligrapher, but these official officials of the court were not included.

The calligrapher was not good enough, let alone the strategist.

Li Nuo also wanted to improve the level of the calligrapher, but the calligrapher was different from the martial arts. Even if he used his ability every day, his cultivation would not improve at all. The calligrapher could only rely on his works to practice.

When the Li family's bookstores were opened all over the continent, it might be the time for the calligrapher's cultivation to surge.

These days, the power of the Legalists and Confucians has increased rapidly, and the life span has been greatly gained. Every day that passes, the life span increases by at least one year. The longer he lives, the more life span he has. This makes him eager to enter the Yin-Yang family.

Only the Yin-Yang family of the sixth realm can transfer their life span to others.

He has enough time. If he can cultivate to the sixth level of Yin-Yang, he won't have to exchange 10,000 days of life every time.

Dongfang Xuan looked at Li Nuo with a dazed look.

Li Nuo noticed his gaze and asked, "Senior?"

Dongfang Xuan came back to his senses, looked away, and said, "Do you want to learn Yin-Yang?"

Li Nuo nodded.

Dongfang Xuan said, "Yin-Yang is inherited by the family. I can't pass it on to you, but as long as you agree that if I'm gone in the future, you can help me take care of Qing'er, it's okay to pass it on to you..."

Li Nuo promised, "Senior, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I can protect my sister Qing'er..."

Three days later, Li Nuo left Chen County.

Chen County is just a small county. He traveled with the Confucian cloud of righteousness, and it took him three days to barely walk through all the villages in Chen County.

If it weren't for the special ability of the code, if there was no Yin-Yang School of the sixth realm by his side, saving him the time of investigating and trying cases, he would not have been able to leave Chen County in three days, let alone thirty days, or even three months.

There are more than a thousand counties like this in Daxia.

If he really wants to walk through them one by one, it may take more than ten years.

In these ten years, new corrupt officials will surely appear in the places he has passed, and the people will still be oppressed in new ways.

The road is long and arduous, and we can only seek up and down.

Because there are still things to talk about, Li Nuo is not in a hurry to travel.

Each school of thought has achieved the extreme in its own areas of expertise, but some shortcomings are also very obvious.

The fourth realm of Confucianism can control the cloud of righteousness, and it is no problem to travel a thousand miles a day.

The sixth realm of Yin-Yang School can only walk with two feet.

The two walked on the official road. Li Nuo was listening carefully to Dongfang Xuan's teaching of Yin-Yang Art. Although he had read many books on Yin-Yang Art, reading books could not compare to the face-to-face teaching of the Yin-Yang School of the Sixth Realm.

Compared with other schools, the practice of the Yin-Yang School is not slow.

Dongfang Qing is young and is about to enter the fourth realm.

But the Yin-Yang School also has obvious shortcomings. Even if they practice to the sixth realm, their life span is only equivalent to that of ordinary people, or even worse than that of ordinary people with long life.

They have been spying on the secrets of heaven all their lives. This is the price of spying on the secrets of heaven.

Senior Dongfang is 69 years old this year. It sounds very old, but compared with the sixth-realm warriors who are more than 100 years old, he is not even a grandson.

Li Nuo doesn't care much about this. For him, life span is just a number that can be increased or decreased.

Dongfang Xuan put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Let me tell you about the situation of Yin-Yang School first. Yin-Yang School is the oldest school among all the schools of thought. As early as thousands of years ago, there were ancient people observing the stars and fortune-telling..."

"Yin-Yang School inherits the family. All Yin-Yang families have double surnames, such as Dongfang, Nangong, Ximen, Beiming, Gongsun..."

"Every Yin-Yang family has been glorious, but most of them have declined. You have learned the Yin-Yang art of Dongfang family. Even if you are from my Dongfang lineage, you must be extra careful when you meet people from Ximen family in the future..."

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Chang'an.

The death of Su Daru did not cause any big storm.

After his death, the censor who participated in the protest was dismissed, and the students of major academies were also warned that if anyone dared to incite public opinion and make false comments about His Majesty again, they would be disqualified from participating in the imperial examination.

For a while, all the major academies were completely silent.

Everyone studied hard for more than ten or twenty years, spending countless time, energy, and money, just for the imperial examination.

Now we are facing the best year for the imperial examination. Who would want to ruin so many years of hard work because of a few words?

On the first day of Su Daru's death, the people were still discussing it in private.

On the second day of Su Daru's death, the people talked less.

On the fifth day after Su Daru's death, most people in Chang'an had forgotten about it, and everything in Chang'an returned to normal.

Whether His Majesty abdicated or not, the people didn't really care.

As long as life was getting better day by day, they didn't care who was the emperor.

Besides, in Chang'an, His Majesty's strength was infinitely close to the seventh realm. If he didn't want to abdicate, who could force him?

Zhongshu Province.

Several officials in Zhongshu Province looked at a closed yamen and sighed in their hearts.

Su Daru's funeral was organized by Zuo Xiang.

Since Su Daru's death, he has never come to the yamen again.

Su Daru was the best friend of the left prime minister. In those days, the left and right prime ministers and Su Daru were called the three heroes of Daxia. Decades later, the three lived up to expectations and became great scholars. No one expected that Su Daru would end up like this.

After Su Daru died, His Majesty expelled the historian and appointed his trusted eunuch as the new historian.

Su Daru died for the country, but he was labeled a traitor in the history books.

The best friend of the left prime minister was framed and killed by his most proud disciple.

This is a major blow to anyone.

Shangshu Province.

The right prime minister sat in the yamen, and the memorial on the table had not been moved for a whole morning.

His expression was calm, and his eyes moved after a long time.

He had been thinking for a whole morning.

In the past few days, he was thinking all the time.

Originally thought that as long as the aristocratic families were eliminated, everything they expected would come true.

But now, he has a different view.

He slowly stood up, the last trace of confusion in his eyes was eventually replaced by clarity.

It is far from enough to simply eliminate the aristocratic families.

There should be no emperor in this world...!

[ps: In the new year, I wish you all happiness, peace and joy! ]