Han Dao world

What happened in Bohai is not what makes Zhou Zhong scratch his head the most, but how to deal with Mrs. Liu is.

Yuan Mai is underage, so it is impossible to make up his mind. The one who can make up his mind is either Yuan Xi or Mrs. Liu.Yuan Xi was originally a guilty body, and he was finally able to get away with meritorious deeds. If he becomes a sinner again because of this incident, the loss will be too great.

But naming Mrs. Liu as the first offender is also problematic.

Mrs. Liu is not a gentle and gentle person. No one can guarantee whether she will admit to the first offender. After all, she firmly denied it during the interrogation.

If she was tortured into a trick, without even asking the innocence, and without a confession, she was designated as the first offender, not to mention whether the emperor would be satisfied, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, might not agree.

Liu Yao used to be Yuan Shao's ally, but now that Yuan Shao is dead, Liu Yao has also surrendered to the court.Whether he is willing to sacrifice his sister's life for Yuan Xi, Zhou Zhong can't say for sure.

If Liu Yao refuses to accept it and makes things worse, the Sikong Mansion will not be able to convince the public.

In the past, when the Son of Heaven was fighting for power with the Sangongs, he could still pass the responsibility to the Son of Heaven. Now that the Son of Heaven is in charge of the Sangongs, there is no reason to push the blame, and Zhou Zhong did not dare to do so.

Zhou Zhong was caught in a dilemma. He was so worried that his hair, which was not well-to-do, became thinner day by day, and even the hairpin couldn't bear it anymore.

In desperation, Zhou Zhong had no choice but to ask his wife to come forward to discuss with Mrs. Yuan, hoping that Mrs. Yuan could intervene and let Mrs. Liu plead guilty.Or ask Yuan Heng to come forward and ask the emperor to issue a kind order to pardon Mrs. Liu.

What Zhou Zhong didn't expect, Mrs. Yuan flatly rejected his proposal.

She neither wanted to persuade Mrs. Liu to plead guilty, nor did she want to ask Yuan Heng to come forward.

Please Sikong find a way to solve the matter of Sikong mansion.

Zhou Zhong was so angry that he cursed, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and think of a way.

After much deliberation, he felt that the best way was to resign.

This is really not something people do.It is too difficult to be compliant and legal, but also to satisfy the emperor.

The biggest difficulty is the Son of Heaven.If there is no emperor watching, in fact, this matter is easy to solve.Whether he wanted to force Mrs. Liu to confess, or to let her live, he had many methods available.

But with the emperor watching, none of those methods can be used.

Zhou Zhong complained to Yang Biao several times for this.

Yang Biao can only express sympathy, this is the dilemma of Confucianism, law and people's hearts, sometimes it is impossible to have both, and they are even diametrically opposed.

This size is difficult to grasp.

If you stick to the law, you will hurt your feelings and become a cruel official.Sticking to people's hearts will make the law a display, and let more people find reasons for selfishness.

In contrast, Situ is a little more relaxed and just needs to work hard.

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Wang Jiang and Qin Mi stood on the sea boat, looking at the dark clouds gradually gathering in the distance, their expressions were ugly.

Even if they have never been out at sea, they can feel that this storm is not to be taken lightly.In case the ship capsizes, there is not even a place to hide in this vast sea.

"You and I won't die in the line of duty this time, right?" Wang Jiang said, although she was joking, her smile was uglier than crying.

After all, Qin Mi was younger and more courageous.He smiled. "I heard that when Gan Ying went to Daqin as an envoy to Daqin and returned to Tiaozhi West Sea, he was frightened by people, thinking that the wind and waves were imminent. Only later did he realize that it was just the Tiaozhi merchants trying to profit from me. I, the Great Han, have direct business relations with the Great Qin.”…

Wang Jiang rolled her eyes. "Are the two comparable?"

"My lord, you and I are not the first to cross the sea from Qingzhou to Zhongshan. I have already asked, so far, there is no record of this new type of sea-going ship capsizing."

"Oh, that's it." Wang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Mi smiled and said nothing more.

Of course he would not tell Wang Jiang that this new type of sea-going ship had just been delivered to cross the sea, and it was the second time he had encountered such a situation.As for whether the last storm was bigger than this one, no one can say.

The situation at sea is changing, and only when the storm passes, can we know whether it is life or death in the end.

Judging from the reaction of the sailors on board, the storm is still very dangerous.The sails have all been lowered, and the mast has also been lowered. The captain is hoarsely directing the sailors to lower the anchors, and huge iron chains are sinking into the turbulent waves, hoping to fix the big ship.

A middle-aged man came over, holding two strange vests in his hand.

"My lords, please put on your life jackets."

"Life jacket?" Wang Jiang looked at the bright red vest, confused. "Can this thing save lives?"

"Yes, in case of falling into the water, this clothing can guarantee to float on the water, and the bright colors will also make it easier for passing boats to spot you."

"Are we going to fall into the water?" Wang Jiang's expression changed drastically.

"It's just a possibility." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Although this is the first time for us to go to sea, this type of seagoing ship has gone to sea for many times for trial voyages, and has encountered bigger waves than this without capsizing. The reason why I am more cautious is that adults are not familiar with the situation at sea, so they will inevitably panic, just in case."

After speaking, he unfolded the life jacket, helped Wang Jiang put it on, fastened the belt, and checked it carefully.When he turned around to help Qin Mi put it on, he found that Qin Mi was already dressed, he couldn't help smiling with satisfaction, nodded in greeting, and walked down quickly.

Although the sea boat had begun to shake greatly, he still walked steadily.

On the other hand, Wang Jiang and Qin Mi couldn't stand still, they could only hold on to the things next to them.

The middle-aged man went downstairs and met the captain head-on.

"How are the two officials?" The captain raised his chin and asked jokingly.

"The old ones are not good, but the young ones are okay. Although he is also nervous, he is not out of proportion. I heard that he is a talent in the eyes of the emperor. Looking at it now, he should be right."

"Will he be the next Dahonghe?"

"Whether it is the next one, I don't know, but his official title will not be low in the future." The middle-aged man said: "Youth is young, knowledgeable and courageous. , and no one dared to block his way."

The captain nodded. "Since this is the case, then you should spend more time. If you can form a good relationship, it will be beneficial in the future."

"Here."

The captain turned around, looked at the wind and waves rushing in front of him, and murmured something, but the wind was too loud for the middle-aged man to hear clearly.

The strong wind and the torrential rain came whistling, making people unable to open their eyes.

Qin Mi was in the cabin, looking at the sea outside through the closed windows, nervous but also a little inexplicably excited.

He was surprised to find that there was actually a piece of colored glaze on the window.Although this piece of colored glaze is not smooth enough and the scene is somewhat distorted, but such a valuable item is actually used on a sea-going ship, it is enough to show that this sea-going ship is expensive to build, and its performance must be excellent enough, so that you can confidently brave the danger of wind and waves to cross the sea .

Xunzi once said that the nature of a gentleman is not different, and he is good at what is false.It's a pity that later generations of Confucianists have never paid enough attention to Xunzi's academics, and their understanding of this sentence is not deep enough.

It wasn't until the emperor attached great importance to practical learning and advocated that all peoples are all scholars, that this truth can be truly implemented.Now they can not only cross the sea with boats, but also ride the wind and waves.