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Chapter 962 Is it possible not to fight A Yuan?
The emperor's guard of honor stopped in Taiping County for a month.

During this month, the Empress Dowager Bao didn't say a word, she didn't cry or make noise, but she was in a trance every day, and she never spoke again, as if she had accepted the fact that her son Huashi was dead.

At the same time, the emperor ordered Shen Liuzhen to start a thorough investigation of all kinds of illegal activities based on the confessions of various officials. Xie Yuan led his troops to suppress them by force, and arrested the guilty.

The two of them cooperated with each other in civil and military affairs, and finally they were examined by the emperor. The beheaded one was beheaded, the exiled one was exiled, and the one ransacked the house. In just one month, Taiping County was turned upside down, and a big change came.

It also included matters involving other counties. Yu Baxing of the upper three counties directly executed and ransacked his home, and all county magistrates under his jurisdiction who were not appointed by the imperial court were also sentenced to exile and confiscated their property.

They made such a big move in Taiping County that many officials had to be reappointed. Fortunately, Empress Feng Boyang sat in Pingcheng, comforted the ministers in Beijing, and at the same time selected successor officials in a timely manner, doing a lot of accommodation and dealing with the aftermath.

Although during that period of time, soldiers often crossed the border on the street, arresting people, and punishing various sinners were issued one after another, but Taiping County, which had been under Hua Shi's willful pressure, rarely showed vitality, and many people applauded. They all have more confidence and love for the current emperor.

After the racecourse was dismantled, the land registered according to the original household registration was returned. If the owner could not be found, it was returned to the public and redistributed as wasteland to the local civilians.

Xie Yuan took one of the land deeds of the racecourse and found the hillside where they met the old beggar that day.

Fortunately, that day, I saw the old beggar sitting there again, still looking at the land below the mountain.

Xie Yuan walked over and called him softly:
"Old man, maybe your surname is Xu? I checked the household registration, and the [-] acres of land under the mountain belong to the Xu family."

The old beggar raised his head in a daze, looked at Xie Yuan, his dim eyes flickered, and said:

"My surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Ling."

When Xie Yuan heard this, he immediately smiled happily, handed the paper title deed to the old beggar, and said:

"Uncle Xu, look, your land is back. Do you remember the noble Xianbei who was here at that time? He is His Majesty today. He did what he promised you and punished the perpetrators... …Old man, you really blamed the wrong person, not His Majesty's fault, he is a good emperor, but he was deceived before and didn't know these things."

The old beggar stretched out his hand tremblingly, took the brand new land deed and looked at it, as if he couldn't believe it. After a long while, his eyes were red and he sobbed.

Xie Yuan felt relieved just now, but the old beggar suddenly cried and said:

"My son and daughter-in-law died because of this land, and I was left with a dying coffin. What's the use of coming back now? Why didn't the emperor know about it earlier?... He should have known from the beginning .Am I blaming the wrong person? I didn't... don't expect me to appreciate him, don't expect..."

Holding the deed paper, the old beggar wept so hard that he murmured to himself, repeating the last sentence all the time.

Xie Yuan was stunned, watching this scene with extreme sadness, tears welled up in his eyes.

She stood there, wanting to comfort him, but thinking of what he had experienced and lost, she couldn't say anything.

She stood for a while, finally said nothing, wiped her tears and turned to leave.

……

Xie Yuan returned to his residence, feeling extremely depressed.

But at this time, Shen Liuzhen was in a good mood, because he got his wish again.

After enduring for so long and planning for so long, he finally seized an opportunity, which not only killed Hua Shi, but also made Empress Dowager Bao lose power.

After His Majesty's thunderous cleansing, everyone will know in the future that Baotai will no longer have any political value.

He gained comfort, and his good friend Emperor Ulei lost his only weakness and blind spot, and it will only get better and better in the future.

All of this made Shen Liuzhen extremely comfortable, and even when he was sorting out the files, he couldn't help humming a ditty.

When Xie Yuan entered the study, what he saw was Shen Liuzhen's complacent look.

Depressed in her heart, she frowned and walked to sit next to Shen Liuzhen, pursing her resolute lips in silence.

Before Shen Liuzhen raised his head, he felt the cold air emanating from Xie Yuan's body, the little tune in his throat suddenly choked, turned his head to look at Xie Yuan's face, and remained silent for a long time.

Xie Yuan seemed unwilling to look at him, she put one arm on the side of the table, looked into the void, and said:

"Liu Zhen... have you ever thought about how many people suffered drastic changes during the years when you intentionally indulged Hua Shi, and died with grievances."

Shen Liuzhen immediately understood Xie Yuan's immediate intention, he retracted his gaze, tilted his head slightly, and said indifferently:

"I know, these things are what I save, can I not know?"

Xie Yuan turned his head to look at him, frowned, as if he didn't understand, and asked:
"Don't you have a trace of guilt? If you had informed His Majesty earlier, perhaps those people would not have died, and many people in the future would not have died."

Shen Liuzhen immediately replied:
"Then Hua Shi will not die, and the Empress Dowager is still the Empress Dowager, doesn't it matter?!"

Xie Yuan looked at Shen Liuzhen, his eyes flickered violently, but he didn't say anything.

Shen Liuzhen looked at Xie Yuan with a stubborn expression, bit his lip and said:
"Is there anything in this world that you don't have to pay for? No!... It's like when you go to war, the soldiers always die the most. Do you want them to die? It's not the reality that makes it necessary."

Xie Yuan was at a loss for words, he didn't know how to explain, he just felt very sad in his heart, and felt that there was a gap between the two, but he couldn't make any sense.

In the end, she had no choice but to withdraw her gaze without saying a word, lowered her eyes and said in a sleepy tone:
"Yes... I can't help it. You can eradicate the Queen Mother's party. To be honest, I am very happy in my heart, but... I went to give the land deed today, and I felt very sad when I saw that old beggar in such a miserable state... Obviously, there is a chance to save them."

Shen Liuzhen's sparkling eyes trembled, as if he was a little guilty, he blinked, threw the last stack of files to the other side of the table, and said softly:

"Then don't look at it, don't think about it. If you feel sorry for every soldier, you won't win the war. Everyone is fighting for fame, fortune, and chance of survival, whether it is on the battlefield or in the court.

Is it possible not to fight, Yuan?No... There is no one-sided battle that has the final say.Therefore, we must live in reality and be ruthless. "

(End of this chapter)