Chang Anqing

Chapter 313 Black and White
Seeing that Wang Jian was so angry that he lost his mind, just as Wang Su was sitting there in a daze, looking helplessly at Wang Jian who was rushing towards him, he couldn't help but close his eyes under the crisis, and he didn't even want to run away. For a moment, he heard a "bang", and when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Yi raising his hand and refusing Wang Jian with the back of his sword. He was so shocked that he retreated a few steps, but was firmly locked by several Xuanjia soldiers, unable to move any more. half point.

"Zhao Yi, you rebellious minister and traitor who worked for the tiger, what is the difference between you and the traitors Yang and Li who tried to usurp power? Do you remember that you are also a courtier of Da Zhou, a king with a different surname in Da Zhou? The current position of power is not due to the grace of the emperor of the Zhou family!"

Hearing Wang Jian's lingering scolding, Li Shen, Li Wei, and Chang Huan all looked filled with righteous indignation, but Zhao Yi was exceptionally calm. The moment he retracted the knife, Zhao Yi quietly bowed his head Looking at the blood-stained blade that was no longer bright, he said word by word: "No matter who I am, I am worthy of the world and the people of Li. You are the Zhou family, and you are the emperor of the Zhou family. Do you want to be the emperor of the Zhou family? Do you really think that Dou Qin and others raised their troops because they are as loyal as you, and the red city can be learned from, rather than for their own self-interest?"

While speaking, Zhao Yi raised his eyes, and then raised his head little by little, looking at Wang Jian who was still holding his unwillingness, clenched his hands little by little, and glared at him, and continued: "You have been a Jinshi in Yongjia for 34 years. Zhou Chengzu reused him and sent you to the county of Shou'an. Later, because of his outstanding political achievements, he returned to Beijing in five years and was promoted to be a householder and minister of officials. Until the eve of Chengzu's death, he specially sent you to Ankang as the prefect. You Do you know why?"

When Zhao Yi said this, under his signal, the Yanzhou rebels who were around had already been escorted down by the Xuanjia Army, and only Zhao Yi, Li Shen, Li Wei, and Wang Su were left.

Seeing Wang Jian's gradually wavering eyes, Zhao Yi said slowly: "Because you love the people like a son, because you care about the world, because you are upright, because you can benefit one side, and the prefect is the leader of one side, holding a strong soldier and a heavy power." , Zhou Chengzu believes that even if you hold great power, you can use power as a sword to protect one party."

"But he also knows that you are easy to break, so you are an official in Gyeonggi, you will offend the royal family, the royal relatives, and even plot against others, and you will be drawn into the whirlpool."

"I let you go, but I hope you will keep your name and not be used by others."

Seeing Wang Jian's eyes gradually turning red, his fists clenched more and more tightly, almost trembling, Zhao Yi calmly asked a question that touched the depths of his soul.

"The prince said just now that the people of Yanzhou are the people of the Yang family and have nothing to do with you, but do you really think so in your heart? Or is it that the anger at this moment blinded your heart and made you forget that Yanzhou was once the Zhou family?" In Yanzhou, no matter how the emperor changes, how has the people changed? How has Yanzhou changed? And why do tens of thousands of people in Yanzhou die for your so-called heart of restoring the country, for Dou Qin? The rebels rose up to seize power and died? Do you still remember that when you left Shouan, Ankang, and Hedong, those people got justice because of you, and enjoyed peace because of you? Going ten miles to see each other off, weeping and not giving up? But what you are doing now, is it worthy of the clean past?"

Seeing Wang Jian under the lamp, she was stunned. In silence, it was the first time Wang Su saw Aye, who was always calm and elegant, and never flicked her tears. It was the first time she shed tears silently. At that moment, she never In his eyes, he saw the bewilderment and helplessness that the situation is over, and he also saw the pain, entanglement and regret after losing his original intention.

"The prince has been famous all his life, and he has been for the people all his life, but today he is used by Dou Qin, pointing the knife at his own people, his own city, his wife and children, and luring wolves into the house. Even if he succeeds today, when Dou Qin attacks Chang'an, he will set up another Son of Heaven, how long can such a Zhou family last when it is in control of the government, and what about you?"

Seeing Wang Jian's belief in restoring the country, the layers of armor formed like a strong barrier were shattering bit by bit, Zhao Yi's expression was no longer indifferent, let alone cold, but unusually serious, as if reminding, It seemed that he couldn't bear it after sympathizing with each other and said: "You will only bear the suffering of the war in Yanzhou and the infamy of the whole world, and the revival of the Zhou family you want to see, Haiyan Heqing is nothing but an empty dream. It's just a dream."

Zhao Yi had run out of words, but Wang Jian fell silent for a long time, so long that he could hear the sound of the autumn wind blowing up the dead leaves outside the corridor.

"Hahaha--"

Suddenly, Wang Jian gradually began to smile, but it was obvious that he was smiling, but the tears in the corners of his eyes still wet his face.

When the smile faded little by little, Wang Jian wandered his eyes and tried to hold back the tears. Wang Su, who looked at him with a pale face, Li Shen and Li Wei who were a bit vigilant, and Wang Jian who looked at him calmly Zhao Yi.

Yes, he has been favored by the Zhou family in his life, and he has been upright in his life, but he made a mistake in the last step.

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

But he pushed his people, his people into the conspiracy and chaos with his own hands, and suffered from the pain of his wife and children. What he achieved was Dou Qin's dream of seizing power.

But all his life, he wanted to protect Da Zhou and revive the prosperity of Da Zhou——

"The waves are surging, this general trend is like this surging river, after all, it cannot be stopped by human power, it cannot be stopped by human power—"

While talking, Wang Jian muttered to himself, laughed at himself, his eyes seemed to sigh helplessly, seemed helpless to feel guilty, and seemed to regret that he should not have been so dark at the beginning.

"King Yuling, you have made great achievements in the past half of your life. I respect you as an upright hero. Why do you follow him, Mr. Yang and Mr. Li—"

Hearing Wang Jian's calm question, Zhao Yi's eyes moved slightly, and the next moment he looked at Wang Jian solemnly, without any shyness, and only listened to him word by word between his lips: "Because of me, there are people who want to protect .”

Hearing this answer, Wang Jian seemed to come to his senses, nodded slowly, and reminded him earnestly like an elder: "No matter how you choose, I hope you will keep your promise and keep in mind that your life should be to fight for the people of the world. , to fight for the peace of the world, don’t be like me—”

After all, Wang Jian smiled lightly, and turned his head to look at Wang Su who was standing there. The upright father who used to be seemed to have returned.

"Su Niang, let me tell you, Aye, it was Aye who was wrong, Aye—"

Before he could finish speaking, everything was stuck in his throat. As Wang Jian tossed his hand away, a medicine bottle was firmly caught by Zhao Yi.

"Su Niang and Zhuo Jing were forced by my poison, what happened today has nothing to do with them, this is the antidote—"

After all, Wang Jian looked at Wang Su again, but said with an easy-going smile: "Su Niang, you are always a good daughter to me and A Niang."

"Aye—"

Hearing Wang Su shaking his head and crying with guilt, Wang Jian finally said the last words from his throat: "Tell you, mother, I am sorry for her—"

Just when Wang Su was in so much pain that he was about to pounce on him, Wang Jian suddenly had certainty in his eyes, almost as if no one had reacted, he picked up the long sword on the ground in an instant, and held it without hesitation. Passing across the neck, people could clearly hear the sound of flesh breaking and blood vessels gurgling.

"Aye!"

With heart-piercing howls, Zhao Yi's pupils were shaken, and with a rush of wind, Wang Su had already stepped forward and knelt down where Wang Jian fell, clutching his sleeve tightly and saying: " Aye, Aye—”

"Su Niang, don't cry—"

Looking at the tearful daughter, Wang Su raised her hand tremblingly, and only when Wang Su held her hand tightly did she hear him say word by word with difficulty: "You are, Aye's good daughter, from the day you entered the mansion For a moment, she is the good daughter of me and your mother, thank you for making the right decision for Aye—"

Seeing Wang Su shaking his head and weeping, Wang Jian firmly held her hand, his body convulsed uncontrollably because of the bright red blood bubbling from his neck, and said hastily, "Take care of you for me, for me, Ah!" mother--"

At the moment when she finished speaking, Wang Su couldn't answer a word, she could only sob and nod her head non-stop. When she saw Aye finally showing a relieved and gratified smile, her hand loosened bit by bit. open--

"Aye!"

Wang Su's painful cry infected everyone present, even Li Wei, who was always cold-faced, couldn't bear to lower his head at this moment.

Seeing the delicate woman covered in blood, trembling, reaching out to close Wang Jian's eyes bit by bit, Zhao Yi wanted to say something, but knew that all words were powerless at this moment.

In this world, not everything is black and white.

Wang Jian is not a villain who does all kinds of evil. On the contrary, he was also a real gentleman and hero who was loved by the people all his life in Qingming.

But in the end, they all lost in the conspiracy of others.

Made someone else's pawn.

Lost heart.

As for him, in the eyes of those veteran officials of the Zhou family, he is not a traitorous official's running dog who is in collusion with the Yang family and helps the emperor to abuse him.

He can't change these things, and he has no intention of changing them. As Wang Jian said, no matter what choice he makes, he should fight for the people of the world in his life, fight for the peace of the world, and never fight for one person, one family, or his own self-interest.

(End of this chapter)