Lanting prelude

Chapter 2
In the middle of the night, there was no one on the Kuanqu Avenue in Chang'an City.

A group of Wuhou cavalry came slowly from the street carrying lanterns, and everyone was watching their surroundings vigilantly.

The night ban system was implemented in the Tang Dynasty, and all the city gates, workshops, and city gates in Chang'an were closed at night and opened in the morning.Every day at dusk, with the beating of the evening drum on the Chengtian Gate in Miyagi, the "Six Street Drums" set up on the six main roads beat eight hundred times, all the gates are closed, and the night ban begins; , the morning drums beating on the Chengtian Gate, three thousand drums beating on the Sixth Street, and the gates are opened.During the night ban, no matter whether officials or ordinary people, they were not allowed to walk on the street without reason, otherwise they would be "criminal at night".

At this moment, a black figure was hiding on a leafy locust tree by the street, and a pair of cold eyes stared coldly at the cavalry passing under the tree.

Soon, Wu Hou's guard cavalry gradually walked away.

The black shadow jumped down from the tree, patted the few leaves on his body, and then waved his hand lightly. Six or seven black shadows jumped down from the nearby trees at the same time, and they quickly gathered together. silent.

These people were all wearing night clothes, black cloaks on their heads, and black cloths on their faces, only showing a pair of naked eyes.

The man in black who came down first was tall and tall, with a simple and strange bronze mask on his face.With his hands behind his back, he looked at a dark yellow rammed earth wall not far away, and said in a deep voice, "Is it here?"

"Zhaoxingfang, you can't go wrong." A thin man in black bowed and replied beside him.

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the masked man: "Go!"

Six or seven men in black jumped out immediately, and quickly and silently jumped over the wall that was as high as one person.The masked man stood for a while, and then walked over without haste. When he was about a zhang away from the wall of the square, he made a sudden effort with his feet, leaped over the wall calmly, and disappeared into the darkness.

When the three watch bangs were sounded in the palace, the lamps and shadows were still flickering in the imperial study room of the Li main hall of the East Palace.

Li Shimin did not go to bed.

Li Yuan abdicated as the Supreme Empress and still lived in the Taiji Palace. Therefore, although Li Shimin had ascended the throne and was the emperor, he could only temporarily live in the East Palace.At this moment, there were five people sitting in the imperial study room, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

Li Shimin sat on a brocade couch at the north end, in front of him was a black lacquer-painted red sandalwood book table, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji sat on the left, and Yuchi Jingde and Hou Junji sat on the right.

On the sandalwood table, there are four pieces of Ge linen cloth, which are the four blood characters written by Lu Shiheng on the day of the coup: Lan, Ting, Tian, ​​Gan.After more than two months, the blood on the cloth has turned black.

"Why," Li Shimin looked around at the four of them, and broke the silence with a smile, "you were not allowed to watch that day, and you all kept muttering in your hearts, and you were specially called into the palace to have a closer look tonight, but you didn't say anything?"

Since Lu Shiheng left this weird riddle, Li Shimin has been thinking about it day and night alone, trying to figure it out over and over again, but he still can't figure it out.Therefore, today he finally made up his mind to find the four people who were present on the day of the incident, hoping to brainstorm and solve this mystery within the smallest range.

"Your Majesty," the square-faced, fair-skinned grandson Wuji answered first, "the word 'Lanting' must refer to Wang Youjun's calligraphy "Preface to Lanting", and the strange thing is the word 'Heavenly Stems'. Lu Shiheng refers to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches." , A, B, B, C, and D's "Ten Heavenly Stems", or does it refer to something else? If it refers to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, what does it have to do with the "Lanting Preface"? This riddle is really hard to think about."

Changsun Wuji is currently Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Although his position is under Zhongshuling Fang Xuanling, but because he is the brother of Empress Changsun and has the dual identities of Zuo Mingyuan and a foreign relative of the country, he is naturally more active than others at this time Some.

"I came to you just because it took people to think about it." Li Shimin said lightly, "Let's ignore the word 'heavenly stem' for now. Tell me first, why would a military general who was born in the army and experienced in the battlefield suddenly raise his hand when he was dying? And a calligraphy work, what is the relationship between the two?"

"This shows that there should be some important secret hidden behind the "Lanting Preface"..." Changsun Wuji thought.

"There is no need to talk about it." Li Shimin said, "There must be a secret, the key is what kind of secret it is."

Changsun Wuji was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, I'm so stupid, I really don't have a clue."

"Any abnormality must be a demon!" Yuchi Jingde, who had a black face and was the general of Youwu Hou at the time, said in a rough voice, "Your Majesty, calligraphy is something that literati play, and Lu Shiheng valued it so much, that can only explain one thing. , his last words are not about literary matters, but about military matters."

Martial arts? !
Li Shimin's heart trembled, and the scene of Lu Shiheng clutching his sword when he died suddenly flashed before his eyes.

"General Yuchi is right, and I think so too." Hou Junji, with a thin face and high cheekbones, echoed, "It's really against his nature for a warrior to talk about literature and ink. I'm afraid Lu Shiheng's secret is still related to the matter of fighting. .”

Among the four present, Hou Junji, who was the general of the left guard at the time, had the lowest position, so he appeared relatively low-key.He has been a soldier since he was a child and fought in battle, so he hardly understands writing and ink. He only recently started to practice calligraphy and reading under Li Shimin's persuasion. However, reading is quite painful, so although these words are echoing words, they are still personal insights.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and finally told everyone about Lu Shiheng's movement of grabbing the sword before he died.Everyone was surprised.But Yuchi Jingde laughed and said, "Your Majesty, are you really right? Lu Shiheng must be talking about martial arts, otherwise why would he grab your sword?"

Changsun Wuji was displeased by the two generals stealing the limelight, and said, "General Yuchi, General Hou, don't forget that Lu Shiheng's last words were addressed to the Holy Majesty, and the burden on the Majesty's shoulders is definitely a major event in the world. Since it is a major event in the world, how can we narrowly distinguish between civil and military matters?"

Yuchi respectfully stopped talking, scratched his head and stopped talking.

"Shangsun Shangshu's words are reasonable." Hou Junji was afraid of offending Changsun Wuji, so he quickly nodded in agreement, "For Your Majesty, it is indeed a matter of the world."

"Xuanling," Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling who had been silent all this time, "What do you think?"

Fang Xuanling's face was clear and elegant, he stroked the short beard on his chin, pondered for a while, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the analysis made by my colleagues just now makes sense. I also think that, regardless of literary matters, Martial arts, the secret behind the "Lanting Preface" must be of great importance, but there are too few clues at the moment, and it is very difficult to deduce the truth, and this matter may need to be discussed in the long run. However, I have some ideas about the word 'heavenly stem'."

"What do you think?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

Fang Xuanling stood up, walked to the sandalwood desk, placed the two pieces of cloth with the characters "Lan" and "Ting" side by side, and placed the characters "Tian" and "Gan" side by side on the bottom. "Your Majesty, colleagues, I wonder if you can see the similarities and differences in the shapes of these four characters?"

After hearing the words, Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Hou Junji hurried over and stared at the four pieces of cloth for a long time, but they couldn't see anything.Li Shimin stared at Fang Xuanling for a while, but also found nothing, so he looked at Fang Xuanling in confusion.

"Your Majesty, take a closer look. Is the character 'gan' relatively thinner than the other three characters?" Fang Xuanling said patiently, "Also, is the character 'gan' written vertically? Slightly to the left?"

"Oh, I said Mr. Fang, so don't be fooled, isn't this killing people?!" Yuchi Jingde became impatient, "What did you see?"

Li Shimin suddenly raised his hand to stop Yuchi Jingde, staring at the bloody letter: "I understand."

Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde and Hou Junji all stared at Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling smiled and remained silent.

"What Lu Shiheng left behind is actually not four characters, but three and a half characters." Li Shimin used his index finger to draw the word "gan", "This character is only half written, and it is not finished. There must be strokes on the right! This shows that what Lu Shiheng wanted to write was not 'heavenly stem', but another word."

Fang Xuanling raised his hands together: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde and Hou Junji suddenly realized.

"If that's the case, then which word is it that hasn't been written?" Yuchi Jingde asked with his eyes wide open.

As soon as he asked, the room fell silent again.

It seems that there are not many characters with "dry" in their strokes, and everyone began to list related words silently in their hearts.At this moment, outside the closed door of the imperial study, a servant's voice suddenly came: "Everyone..."

In the Tang Dynasty, servants and concubines in the palace generally called the emperor "Da Da".

Li Shimin's face darkened, and he turned to the door: "Didn't I tell you not to disturb anyone?"

"Forgive me, everyone!" The servant outside said tremblingly, "The old slave didn't dare to disturb, but... just Chang'an order came to report that a house in Zhaoxingfang was... caught on fire."

The administrative division of Chang'an City is bounded by Zhuque Street on the central axis, and is divided into east and west parts. The east is Wannian County, and the west is Chang'an County. Zhaoxingfang is located in the southwest corner of Chang'an City and is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County. .Because they are located in the important area of ​​Gyeonggi, the county magistrates of Wannian and Chang'an counties have a rank of five grades, which is much higher than that of Qipin county magistrates in general prefectures and counties, and their powers are much greater. In case of emergency, they can directly knock The palace gate reported.

"A residential house caught fire, and Kui Ye knocked on the palace to disturb the Holy Majesty. How did this Chang'an order be made?!" Changsun Wuji was very displeased, and said to the door, "Tell him to go back immediately, send people to put out the fire, calculate the losses, and the specific matters." Play again tomorrow morning!"

Li Shimin smiled wryly, thinking that this Chang'an decree is indeed a bit inaccurate, but people's livelihood is no small matter, and since he has come to play, he must intervene, so he said to the door: "The Chang'an decree cares about the people, and it is worthy of praise. Pass it on to him." Let's enter the palace."

"Follow the order." The waiter outside the door was about to step back.

"Wait!" Changsun Wuji yelled, turned around and persuaded, "Your Majesty, now that the time has passed, it is better for you to go to bed quickly and take care of the dragon's body. Let me deal with such trivial matters as fire."

"People's livelihood is no small matter..." Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling him not to say any more.Suddenly, Li Shimin thought of something, his expression froze, his hands froze in the air, and he subconsciously looked at Fang Xuanling.At this moment, Fang Xuanling also realized something, and happened to look at Li Shimin.

The two monarchs and ministers met their eyes, and instantly woke up at the same time.

Li Shimin got up suddenly, walked to the door with big strides, opened the door with a bang, and said loudly: "Chang'an Order didn't say whose house caught fire?"

Zhao Dequan, the chief servant who was nearly fifty years old, was standing in front of the door with his head bowed. He was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the emperor, and murmured, "Going back to everyone, it's... General Lu Shiheng who died for his country not long ago."

Li Shimin was shocked.

Except for Fang Xuanling who had guessed just now, the other three people in the room were all dumbfounded.

Zhaoxingfang is one of the southernmost lifangs in Chang'an City, just across the street from the southern city wall.When Lv Shiheng's house on the east side of Zhaoxingfang was quietly on fire, seven or eight black shadows with agility were climbing out of the south square wall.

Their movements were swift and silent as before.

Seven or eight black shadows ran across the side street and squatted down close to the base of the tall city wall. Each of them took out a flying hook and a bundle of hemp rope from the bag at their waist, and tied the flying hook to the rope tightly. Then throw it hard towards the city wall.Seven or eight flying hooks swished across the city wall, and the claw-like hook heads were all buckled on the battlements.Everyone's movements are uniform and well-trained.

Everyone was about to grab the rope and climb up the city wall when the masked man at the head suddenly noticed something. As soon as he raised his hand, everyone immediately stopped moving and looked at him quietly.

"Friend He Fang, why are you hiding in the dark?" the masked man said coldly, looking not far away.

Under the dim moonlight, a figure slowly walked over from the shadow of the city wall on the right.This person walked along the wall all the way, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but he could vaguely see that he was a man in his 30s.

The man went straight to stand two feet away from the masked man, and said in a low voice, "Master has Ming Zang."

When the masked man heard the words, the vigilance in his eyes faded immediately, and he replied, "Anyong Jishiluo."

The man cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Mr. Mingzang."

"Xuanquan," the masked man looked suspiciously, "what are you doing here?"

The person named Xuanquan seemed to have smiled wryly, but instead of answering, he turned his gaze to Zhaoxingfang.At this time, the fire gradually ignited, and there were vague and chaotic sounds of people running to put out the fire in the workshop.

"Sir, you finally did it." Xuanquan's voice seemed to have infinite sadness and sadness.

"I am walking for the sky." Mr. Mingzang said lightly.

"Yeah, each of us thinks that we are acting for the sky, 'Wu Ya' doesn't mean he thinks so?"

"This traitor deserves to die!" The thin man in black rushed to Mr. Mingzang's side, and said angrily to Xuanquan, "Don't mention him again in front of Mr.!"

"Is there more than a crime to die? Are there more than a dozen members of his family who have more than a crime to die?"

"When Wu Ya betrayed Mister, he should have thought that today would happen."

"It's not as bad as parents, and it's not as bad as wives and children. This is the most basic morality in the world!" Xuanquan unconsciously raised his voice, obviously a little angry.

"You!" The thin man in black was about to retort, Mr. Mingzang stopped him with a wave of his hand, and looked at Xuanquan: "Xuanquan, from your tone, are you blaming me?"

"Subordinates dare not." Xuanquan cupped his hands, but still couldn't hide the resentment in his heart.

"You said just now that Wu Ya thinks he is acting for the heavens. According to what you mean, Li Shimin must also think that he is acting for the heavens. Then let me ask you, how did Li Shimin get the throne? Could it be that he killed his brothers? Imprisoning the father to force the palace, occupying the sister-in-law, and beheading all ten nephews, all these things are done for the sky?"

Xuanquan was at a loss for words.

"You mentioned the word 'morality' just now, so let me ask you again, since what Li Shimin has done is against morality, why not mention Wu Ya's betrayal of me, and just say that he went to work for Li Shimin? How can you talk about morality when you are a tiger's minion? Why didn't you persuade Wu Ya when he was immoral, but only now come to blame me for being immoral?"

Xuanquan was rendered speechless by the refutation, and stood there in a daze.

The fire in the east of Zhaoxingfang was already raging, making the night sky red, and even the sound of beams breaking and collapsing in Lu's house could be clearly heard.At the same time, the sound of horseshoes came from the west side of the long street. It was obvious that the Wuhou guards who were patrolling the street were rushing over to put out the fire through Fangmen in the south.

The eyes of the thin man in black showed horror: "Sir, we should go."

Mr. Mingzang's expression remained unchanged, he just looked at Xuanquan fixedly: "You haven't answered my question just now."

Xuanquan came back to his senses: "What... what's the problem?"

"What are you doing here? Did you wait here on purpose tonight just to blame me?"

Xuanquan blushed, cupped his fists and said: "Mr. Mingjian! This subordinate has no intention of blaming Mr., and this subordinate came here tonight because he wants to leave Chang'an with him."

"Leaving Chang'an?"

"Yes, just like what you said just now, Li Shimin used all means to usurp the throne, but his subordinates had to bear the humiliation and steal their lives as officials in his court. He was deeply ashamed, so he decided to go far away with him, galloping around the rivers and lakes, so that he can fulfill his life's ambitions! "

Mr. Mingzang snorted coldly: "Is this your truth?"

"Of course I'm telling the truth, the black hat Li Shimin gave me, my subordinates don't want to wear it for a long time!"

"I'm afraid, you still have a layer of thoughts, so it's inconvenient to speak out?"

Xuanquan was taken aback.

Mr. Mingzang turned his head to look at the night sky filled with flames, and ferocious flames burned in his pupils. "Wuya is like you. He served me at first, and later became an official in the same dynasty, but today he ended up in such a miserable end! In your heart, there is quite a fear of dying of lips and teeth, and sorrow of the death of a rabbit and a fox. The two are intertwined, making you terrified Restless, sleepless nights, you are afraid that one day you will suffer the same fate as him, am I right?"

Xuanquan lowered his head helplessly.

He had to admit that Mr. Mingzang's eyes were really sharp, and he could see through him at a glance.

At this time, the Marquis Wu's cavalry team at the other end of the long street was getting closer, and the thin man in black exchanged glances with his companions, all of them extremely anxious.

"Sir, let's go, if you don't go, it will be too late!" The thin black man urged again.

Mr. Mingzang still ignored him, still looking at Xuanquan: "Xuanquan, you have followed me for many years, I won't say much else, I just want to tell you one thing - I believe in your loyalty! So, I I also believe that you will not go to this step."

Xuanquan raised his face, and there was gratitude and excitement in his eyes.

"So, you must wear the black yarn Li Shimin gave you, and you must keep wearing it!"

"Then... what should the subordinate do?"

"You just have to be your official with peace of mind, the bigger the better!"

"That's all?" Xuanquan was puzzled.

"Yes. Your task is to lurk."

"How long will it be lurking?"

"When the time comes, I will naturally tell you, and I will naturally tell you what to do."

Xuanquan seemed to have figured it out, and nodded: "This subordinate understands. Let's go, sir!"

Mr. Mingzang glanced at him again before grabbing the rope hanging from the city wall.Suddenly, he thought of something, and turned around and said, "By the way, there is one thing I still want to tell you."

The thin man in black just breathed a sigh of relief, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help stomping his feet again.Because the Wuhou Guards cavalry were getting closer, the men in thin black could even see the words "Wu Hou Guards" on their lanterns.

"What do you want to say, sir?" Xuanquan was puzzled.

"What happened tonight was an accident." Mr. Mingzang seemed to sigh, "My original intention was not to wipe out the Lu family, but to find the 'wine glass' after they were stunned..."

The wine glass is a drinking utensil with an oval shape and half-moon-shaped ears on both sides, resembling the wings of a bird, hence the name.The wine glass originated in the Warring States Period, was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and almost disappeared during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.What Mr. Mingzang refers to here is obviously not a wine glass, but an important and special item.Xuanquan naturally knew what he was referring to, so he asked eagerly: "Then did you find it?"

Mr. Mingzang shook his head: "It was precisely because we couldn't find anything that we woke up the Lu family and wanted to ask them clearly. Unexpectedly, the brothers of the Lu family have martial arts, and their skills are not weak. When the two sides fought, the Lu family The women, children, and servants were also awakened. Now that Xingzang was exposed, my brothers and I had no choice but to..."

Xuanquan finally understood everything and let out a long sigh: "Sir, this subordinate understands that you have no choice but to do so. Let's go, Marquis Wu will be here soon."

Mr. Mingzang nodded: "Okay, then you and I will leave now, take care!"

Xuanquan cupped his fists: "Sir, take care!"

Seven or eight people grabbed the ropes and quickly climbed up the city wall. They crossed the battlements in a blink of an eye, and quickly put away the hooks and hemp ropes.Xuanquan took a few steps back, looked up to see them disappear behind a row of battlements, and then dodged and hid behind a tree.

The Wuhou guard cavalry came at a gallop, passing by the big tree where Xuanquan was hiding.

The fire had been extinguished, leaving only the charred ruins of a three-entry mansion.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and the other four faced the ruins in front of them with serious expressions.Chang'an ordered Xiao Henian to stand aside with his hands tied, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.On the ground not far away, there were more than a dozen large and small corpses lined up side by side, all covered with white cloth, and the feet of one or two corpses were exposed, which looked like charred.

"Is there not a single living person left?" Li Shimin asked.

Xiao Henian wiped off his cold sweat: "Reporting to Your Majesty, among the fifteen members of the Lu family, none... none of them survived."

"You just entered the palace to report that there was a fire, but just now you changed your words and said it was arson. Which one should I believe?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it should be arson."

"Should?" Li Shimin's expression darkened.

"No, it's... definitely." Xiao Henian's cold sweat broke out again, "It's definitely arson."

“How come you see?”

"Just now Weichen ordered Wu Zuo to conduct a careful inspection, and found that none of the deceased had inhaled soot or charcoal in the nasal cavity, mouth, throat or trachea, which proved that they were not breathing when the fire broke out, so it can be concluded that all of them were killed before the fire broke out."

Li Shimin closed his eyes: "So, the murderer brutally killed them first, and then burned the corpses to wipe out the traces?"

"Emperor Shengming!"

"Other than that, are there any other discoveries?"

"The humble minister is incompetent, for the time being... not yet."

Li Shimin closed his eyes, breathing heavily and rapidly, his chest heaving and falling.Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling couldn't help but look at each other.They have followed Li Shimin for many years, and they all know that this is his usual behavior when suppressing his anger.

"Your Majesty," Changsun Wuji said cautiously, "It's even more serious, you'd better go back to the palace to rest first, the aftermath and the pursuit of the murderer are all left to the ministers."

Fang Xuanling, Yuchi Jingde, and Hou Junji also echoed.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and then his breathing gradually calmed down.

"It is passed on to me that all my subjects in the Tang Dynasty are mortal to the murderer in this case, and everyone will be punished! A huge reward will be offered, and no matter what the cost, such heinous people must be arrested and brought to justice. Condolences to Lu Qing Shiheng and the whole family are in heaven!"

"The minister waits to obey the order!" Everyone present replied loudly at the same time.

Li Shimin rode his horse and galloped on the straight and wide Zhuque Street, his heart was overwhelmed.

The four pieces of cloth with blood characters written on them, the way Lu Shiheng grabbed his sword before he died, the pile of charred rubble in Lu's house, and the fifteen bodies that had been burned to black charcoal, kept intersecting before his eyes. flash.

What exactly did Lu Shiheng want to tell himself? What secret is hidden behind "Lanting Preface"?Is this secret related to the current Miemen tragedy?Who actually killed Lu Shiheng's family?What kind of blood feud did he have with Lu Shiheng, so that he wanted to destroy him after his death?Also, what exactly is that word that Lu Shiheng didn't finish writing?
While thinking anxiously, Li Shimin whipped his horse's buttocks wildly with his whip.The horse was in pain, and ran with all its might.Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji and a group of imperial cavalry chased after him desperately, but they were always pulled away by Li Shimin.

When a group of people galloped close to the Suzaku Gate of the imperial city, Li Shimin still had no clue, and the speed of his mount did not slow down at all.Seeing the emperor approaching like lightning, several gatekeepers rushed over and pushed open the two heavy city gates.

The city gate opened slowly, and sabers flicked around the waists of the soldiers who lowered their heads and pushed the door.

At this moment, Li Shimin's mind suddenly flashed, and the hard-to-think word suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.Now he finally knew why Lu Shiheng grabbed the sword at his waist before he died.

Outside Chang'an City, Shaoling Plain.

Shaoling has a towering terrain, facing Chang'an in the north and Qinling Mountains in the south, with Chan River and Ju River flowing on both sides.

Mr. Mingzang and six or seven of his subordinates galloped out of a forest, their black clothes had been changed, and everyone was dressed as a businessman.Mr. Meizang also changed his clothes, but he still wore the bronze mask on his face.It was already dawn at this time, he rode his horse up a high hill, then reined in the reins, and quietly looked at Chang'an City in the distance.The skinny deputy came over and stood side by side with him in the bridle. He glanced at him and wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

The strong wind on the plain blew their temple hair and robes.

"Lao Liu, do you have something to ask?" Mr. Mingzang said calmly, looking ahead.

The sixth son, surnamed Wei, has followed Mingzang for many years and is Mingzang's most important right-hand man.He chuckled: "Nothing can be hidden from Mr.

"You want to ask, why did you lie to Xuanquan just now, saying that I had no choice but to kill the Lu family, right?"

"The subordinates are puzzled."

"Do you know what is the biggest weakness of Xuan Quan?"

Wei Laoliu shook his head.

"He is loyal, capable, and alert, but he is too emotional. To put it bluntly, he is the benevolence of a woman."

Wei Laoliu didn't speak, but listened quietly.

"So, I have to convince him that I had no choice but to kill the Lu family. If not, he will definitely think that I am too cruel and ruthless, and then he will hate me and be afraid of me..."

"Is there anything wrong with making him afraid?" Lao Liu couldn't help interjecting, "It's just to make him afraid of Mr., so that he won't make the same mistakes as Lu Shiheng's white-eyed wolf."

"You are wrong, Sixth. When loyalty comes from fear, it cannot last."

Wei Laoliu was a little confused: "In Mr. Yi's opinion, what should loyalty... come from?"

"Trust. If a person trusts you from the bottom of his heart, are you still afraid that he will be unfaithful to you?"

Wei Laoliu half-understood: "Sir, what you said seems simple, but it's really hard to understand..."

Mr. Mingzang looked ahead, as if he was talking to himself: "The human heart is the most difficult thing in the world. You want to be simple, unless you deal with dead people."

"Excellent advice, sir!" Wei Laoliu said with a smile.

When you don't know how to answer the words, flattery is always the most appropriate.

"Let's go!" Mr. Mingzang suddenly turned his horse's head around, flicked his whip, and his horse let out a long hiss, and ran towards Yuanxia.Wei Laoliu and other subordinates followed closely behind.

The eastern sky is pale, and another morning sun is about to burst out...

(End of this chapter)