I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1260 You're going to rebel!?
Is Dian Junming one of the five great generals of Shu?

Li Ziyu's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly stood up: "The magistrate of Jiyang County pays his respects to General Dian."

Why did he come here? Was he looking for his teacher?
Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming and said, "General Dian, you've come all this way to see me?"

Yao Yuanzai bowed to Dian Junming in return as he spoke.

Confucian etiquette is indispensable.

Dian Junming laughed heartily. His already robust physique made the greenhouse feel much more crowded as he walked in.

Several of the knights who had accompanied him stood at the door. One of them, a scholar-like knight, glanced at Li Ziyu before turning to look at the field ahead.

Dian Junming looked down at the official documents, paper, pens, pots, and pans on the table and immediately said, "Everyone says that Li Ziyu, the magistrate of Jiyang County, is a man who doesn't know how to enjoy life. As the eldest son of the Li family, a wealthy family in Shu, fine clothes and sumptuous food are just his daily life, and gold and silver jewelry are readily available. But even so, he doesn't enjoy the wealth and honor, but insists on becoming an official. He doesn't want an official position that is donated, but insists on taking the exam himself. He has taken the exam several times and failed each time, suffering ridicule and sarcasm. He endures hardship even if he doesn't want to."

Dian Junming looked at Li Ziyu, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "But I admire you!"

As he spoke, he poured himself a bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp: "He angrily rebuked that old man Yang Shanchang for stubbornly standing up against his own wicked uncle, putting righteousness before family. As a result, Mi Wanjun came back, and he followed her back. To hell with his life! After arriving, he ignored everyone, refused to engage in the corrupt practices of officialdom, and devoted himself to the people. He was assassinated once within a month of arriving, but luckily he survived. The second time, he claimed to be protecting a child, even with a knife stuck in his chest and blood flowing, he still didn't back down. After saying, 'What kind of official is a Great Xia if he doesn't protect the people?' his fearless attitude shocked the Shu officials. The third time, he was thrown into prison by the fifth son of the Prince's family and Mi Wanjun, and his life was almost over, but he was still tough enough that the eldest princess came back and saved him."

"You don't live in the government office or official residence, you don't accept those silver coins, you just farm in the fields and handle the county's affairs. You don't bow to superiors, but you kowtow to old women. Everyone says you're actually incompetent, far inferior to your friends, especially Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng, those two are extraordinary, with the talent of prime ministers, destined for great success. But I say, you pampered flower can't even compare to a hair on your head! Li Ziyu, just for your character, I, Dian Junming, admire you, young man!"

Li Ziyu stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "General, you flatter me. I was just doing what I was supposed to do. I'm nothing more than an ordinary person, as you describe. Besides, in terms of talent, if Yan Shu and Shao Weng were in my position, they would have done a better job than me."

"Hahahaha." Dian Junming waved his hand: "Be modest my foot."

As he spoke, Dian Junming saw the sugarcane in the bamboo basket. Without any hesitation, he picked it up, broke it in half, and tore off the skin. He then said, "However, you are indeed a good official! Looking around, not to mention the past, you can see that all the old and young men in the fields are on tenterhooks, unlike the people in other parts of Sichuan who are still starving."

Li Ziyu did not speak, but only glanced at Yao Yuanzai.

Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming, his eyes flickering, wondering what this man wanted from him.

After taking a bite of sugarcane, Dian Junming immediately felt its moisture, but said, "The people of our Great Xia suffer, but the people of Shu suffer even more! Before the King of Shu was here, when the Chen family was in power, your Li family was powerful enough, right? Your grandfather was still being bossed around by the Chen family. With your Li family like that, the common people don't even need to think about it. The rich feast while the poor freeze to death on the streets. Bah!"

After spitting out the sugarcane crumbs in his mouth, Dian Junming took another bite and continued, "Later, the King of Shu came, and the eldest princess was killed by the entire Chen family. This means the King of Shu took everything that the Chen family had. It seems like a good thing, but Brother Ziyu, tell me, after the King of Shu came to power, did the Shu region improve?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming: "General, this humble official..."

But before he could finish speaking, Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming and changed his words, saying, "The princess is very kind to the people."

Dian Junming's expression froze for a moment, then he laughed again: "Saying you're a blockhead, isn't this quite round and smooth?"

After saying that, Dian Junming chewed on his sugarcane and continued, "Tingyu is a good girl. She's kind to everyone, especially her own family. She's incredibly protective of them, and she clearly distinguishes between right and wrong. She's very good. But she can't protect everyone, can she?"

Li Ziyu said, "The princess is not perfect. She has powerful figures above her and cannot do anything about it."

Upon hearing this, Yao Yuanzai glanced at Li Ziyu.

Dian Junming immediately pressed, "Who is holding the princess down?"

Li Ziyu's expression froze.

Yao Yuanzai spoke up: "General, you didn't come here today just to make things difficult for your student, did you?"

Dian Junming laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Yao is joking. I admire Brother Ziyu so much. How could I make things difficult for you? We just happened to be chatting."

After spitting out the sugarcane in his mouth, he looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "But since we're on the topic, Brother Ziyu, tell me, what's the difference between the officials in our Shu region and those in the capital?" Li Ziyu had already realized that Dian Junming had set a trap for him, so he answered more cautiously, "There's no difference. They're all officials of the Great Xia."

Dian Junming put down the sugarcane in his hand and asked with a smile, "It's different, isn't it? I heard that no one in the capital dares to embezzle money these days. And once you become an official, you have to put on a show when you go out and have an aura when you come in. You don't see that kind of thing in the capital anymore, do you? But look at our Shu region. It's amazing. It's only here that we're like this. In other counties, those county magistrates, at first glance, they're dressed in purple robes of the third rank with the same pomp and circumstance."

Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming and said, "General, what others are like is none of my business. I just don't know why you've come here."

Dian Junming laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with you. When you are an official or a person, you should think about yourself seven parts and the court and the people three parts. Those people think about themselves nine parts and human relationships one part. You are different. You think about the people ten parts."

After saying this, Dian Junming stood up and patted Li Ziyu on the shoulder: "The people need officials like you. Be a good official."

Then, he looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "Master Yao, your student is quite good. But the world doesn't allow him to be a proper official. What should we do?"

Yao Yuanzai said, "If the world is unjust, then stand in the midst of it and be a just person."

Dian Junming laughed: "To blend in with the world, if you can't blend in, or if no one protects you, that's three times, old sir. Your student has been killed three times already."

Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming and said, "General Dian, please speak frankly."

Dian Junming spoke directly: "If the world is unjust, then let the world become just. The people of Shu are like this, you should know why, sir. Are you just going to do nothing?"

Yao Yuanzai immediately replied, "I am but a humble scholar, utterly incapable of even trudging a chicken!"

Dian Junming replied, "I may not be strong enough to kill a chicken, but I can still pick up a pen and write words of immense weight! I have come here today to ask you, sir, to write an essay for me."

Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming, pursed his lips, and looked at the general who always had a smile on his face. He seemed to have a feeling that he already knew what this man was going to do.

Yao Yuanzai asked, "What should we write?"

Dian Junming smiled and said, "A proclamation to restore the light to Shu!"

Li Ziyu's expression froze.

Yao Yuanzai asked again, "Which traitor is General Dian referring to as the one he's talking about punishing?"

Dian Junming laughed and said, "King Xia Fengye of Shu!"

Yao Yuanzai stared intently at Dian Junming: "When did the King of Shu become a thief!"

Dian Junming smiled and waved his hand: "Old sir, there's no need for that. Just write it down. And don't worry, I won't try to take advantage of Brother Ziyu or get you two to join me. You two are subjects of Xia, and I am also a subject of Great Xia. Today, we are punishing the traitors for the sake of the people of Shu! So, old sir, please write it down."

Finally, Dian Junming pointed to the writing brush and ink on the table.

But then, looking at Yao Yuanzai's expression, Dian Junming continued, "I was chatting with Tingyu earlier, and she asked me a question. She said that some bandits had captured some people, and someone went to rescue them. The bandits said there were two groups, one group of one person and the other group of more than ten people. You can only rescue one group. So the question is, do you rescue one person and let the other group of more than ten people die, or do you rescue the group of more than ten people and let one person die?"

Dian Junming placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and smiled, gesturing towards the outside of the greenhouse. "Old sir, as long as the King of Shu is alive, there will never be a peaceful day in Shu. People might be dying right now. Of course, it's fine if you don't write it down. I'll have all the people here killed, and I won't touch a hair on your heads. But they'll all be dead. Li Ziyu is an official who kills civilians. He's protected by the princess, and the princess is the King of Shu's daughter. Now I have a reason to send troops."

"So, have you decided whether to write this and have one of the Shu Kings die, or have everyone here except the two of you die!"

Li Ziyu shielded Yao Yuanzai, shouting, "Dian Junming! You're going to rebel!"

(End of this chapter)