From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the past saints, and open peace for all generations.

How awakening the four sentences of Hengqu are.

Shen Qiaoshan trembled all over, tears streaming down his face, and he couldn't help kneeling down in front of the portrait in the hall, wailing.

That was the portrait of Confucius, the saint of all Confucian disciples.

"For decades, reading and educating people have been a vain thing. I am ashamed of the teachings of the saints and have no place to hide!"

Who is Shen Qiaoshan? He is not so indifferent. Although he is not a name-seeker, he is also a person who pursues fame and fortune and hopes to be respected by others.

But at the same time, he is indeed a person who respects Confucius and a devout Confucianist.

So after hearing the four sentences of Hengqu, he no longer refuted Zhou Yuan and finally began to reflect on himself.

Zhou Yuan said: "Mr. Tai is knowledgeable and talented. Have you ever set your mind on heaven and earth? Have you ever set your life on people?"

"The current Jin Dynasty is in danger, the country is in ruins, there are Tartars in the north, bandits in the middle, and chieftains in the south."

"Natural disasters are frequent, refugees are huge, has Mr. Tai ever gone all out to give advice to the court and find solutions?"

"Have you ever run around for the victims, called for donations, and saved lives?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan sighed: "You even failed to carry on the unique knowledge of the saints, because you are just knowledgeable, but you put knowledge on the altar, put it aside, and despise popular literature such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"What is carrying on the unique knowledge of the saints? It is to let everyone read, not to make reading a sacred thing."

"As for opening peace for the world, Mr. Tai knows it himself."

Shen Qiaoshan knelt on the ground, bowed to the statue, said nothing, and his face was pale.

Zhou Yuan said: "The Great Jin is in such a difficult situation now. It is already riddled with holes. There are still people in Lin'an Prefecture who intend to rebel. More than 20 days ago, they even assassinated Huang Heng, the governor of Zhejiang."

"Mr. Tai has never paid attention to these things, but you don't know that rebellion is about to happen around you!"

Shen Qiaoshan stood up suddenly, turned back and said in surprise: "What did you say! Huang Heng is dead?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Including dozens of guards, all died."

"Asshole!"

Shen Qiaoshan was so angry that his face turned red. He flipped the chair to the ground and roared: "How dare such a traitor rebel against the orthodoxy of our dynasty for 400 years! We Confucian scholars will never agree!"

Zhou Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Shen Qiaoshan and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Tai, although Zhou Yuan has no respect for you, he has the great Jin Dynasty and the people in his heart."

"There is a thief in Lin'an Prefecture who is about to rebel. I will fight to the death with him. Please help me, Mr. Tai."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan strode away without waiting for his answer.

He was giving Shen Qiaoshan a way out, and he couldn't force him to give in in front of the younger generation.

Shen Qiaoshan looked at Zhou Yuan's tall back, and after a long silence, he sighed deeply: "This boy is arrogant, but he has a strong character. Zhao Cheng has found a good son-in-law."

...

It was almost noon when he came out of Zhao's house. Zhou Yuan did not delay, but took the remaining gifts and went directly to Li's house to meet Li Zhaolu, the chief judge of the criminal justice department.

His father-in-law had mentioned this person in a letter and regarded him as a close friend, and they had deep feelings, so Zhou Yuan came to visit again under the banner of his father-in-law.

But this time, surprisingly, Li Zhaolu came out in person.

Not to greet him, but to scold him.

"You are arrogant and ignorant, arrogant and unaware, greedy and unrestrained. As an elder, I hate you deeply."

"For Zhao Cheng's sake, I don't want to make a big fuss and send someone to drive you away. Get out of here immediately."

Zhou Yuan's face was livid, and he said angrily: "The old man doesn't know what's good for him!"

He let go and got on the carriage, but he was slightly relieved.

As an important figure, Li Zhaolu, who has been an official for many years, is obviously an introverted person, and his emotions are not revealed.

At this moment, he came out to scold him in person, obviously with the purpose of covering up his tracks, which also means that he secretly expressed his attitude.

So Zhou Yuan cooperated with the acting, tacitly.

As worthy of being the confidant of his father-in-law, this Lord Li seems to be very smart.

Back at the house, Ziyuan had already prepared the meal.

Zhou Yuan asked Dayong to return to the mansion. After lunch, they waited quietly.

Sure enough, Ye Qingying came not long after.

She was still wearing men's clothes, with her hair tied up in a hat, and her face was serious.

"I have asked the head of the department for instructions. She said that the matter is urgent and unprecedented. She agreed to let you participate in the investigation as a chivalrous knight."

"In fact, it's not just you. There are indeed people from the martial arts world who are helping us investigate the case."

At this point, Ye Qingying lowered her voice and said, "If you can make merit, the head of the department will personally recommend you to His Majesty, and your name can be heard directly by the emperor. At the same time,I can give you the evidence of Lu Hanxing's crime."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, "Then don't delay, let's go directly, I'm in a hurry."

"Same here."

Ye Qingying whispered, "Follow me."

A carriage slowly set off from Qu Ling's mansion, bypassed several streets, and then changed again and drove out of the city.

After walking for twenty or thirty miles, it finally stopped at a large farm.

Ye Qingying knocked on the wooden door, and the knocking technique was obviously rhythmic. After knocking for about ten times, the rhythm was all right, and then a voice came from inside.

"Which young master? Are you here to buy medicine?"

It was a little girl's voice, sounding shy and timid.

Ye Qingying said, "The third young master of the banker's family, I'm here to buy tiger skins. I only want white tiger skins, and I only pay three cents. "

The door opened immediately, and a girl in black stood behind the door, showing her cute little tiger teeth, and tilted her head and said, "Sister Qingying, is this the helper you invited?"

Except for Ye Qingying and a few core figures of the Internal Guard, no one knew Zhou Yuan's identity. They only knew that he was an invited person from the underworld.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan was dressed in the same way, wearing a close-fitting martial arts uniform, holding the sword given by Qu Ling, and wearing long hair, which looked like a wanderer in the underworld.

Seeing such a cute little girl, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, that's right, how old is the little sister this year?"

As soon as the voice fell, a silver light flashed in front of him and rushed towards him.

Zhou Yuan was startled, and drew his sword to block and hold the dagger, but he was still a step too late and his wrist was cut.

The next moment, the wound suddenly turned blue and black, and the whole right arm was unconscious.

"Xiaoying! "

Ye Qingying exclaimed in surprise.

The little girl with tiger teeth took out a pill and said anxiously: "Eat it quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

Zhou Yuan's whole body began to numb, so he didn't care about so much and quickly swallowed it.

The pill was very bitter, but it melted in his mouth. A heat swept through his body, and Zhou Yuan finally regained consciousness.

Looking down, the blue and black wound on his wrist was gone, and he was back to normal.

Ye Qingying shouted: "Bandage him quickly! Then go to the chief to apologize!"

"No, sister Qingying!"

The little girl with tiger teeth was anxious and said quickly: "I just wanted to test his kung fu, but I didn't expect him to be so weak. "

Bullshit, I was just fooled by your appearance!"

Zhou Yuan was also furious. He had no idea that this harmless little girl would be so quick and ruthless, and the dagger was poisonous.

It was inexplicable, and he almost died here.

Ye Qingying said coldly: "It is better to ask for forgiveness yourself than to be caught by the master. Do you think you can hide it from the master's eyes!"

"Wow!"

Xiaoying immediately covered her eyes and cried, and ran into the house angrily.

Zhou Yuan looked at her back, speechless, and gritted his teeth and said: "I want more compensation!"

Ye Qingying said: "Xiaoying is a Miao people, very good at using poison, young and unrestrained, for this reason, she has been punished a lot, but it's still useless."

Zhou Yuan nodded, but heard a shrill scream from the house.

It was Xiaoying's voice.

"What's going on? Are you so cruel to your own people? "

Zhou Yuan was shocked.

Ye Qingying said helplessly: "She pretended to be like this on purpose to avoid being beaten a few times."

Zhou Yuan followed her in and saw Xiaoying lying on a bench with her butt sticking up in a weird posture.

A fat woman was holding a stick and hitting her butt again and again.

The force was not light, it was indeed painful, but the scream was too exaggerated.

Just thinking about this, Zhou Yuan saw Xiaoying turned her head, tears in her eyes, and her face full of resentment.