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Chapter 1272 Since I Met Peach Blossom (1)

Chapter 1272 Ever since I first saw the peach blossom (VIII)

The night wind has replaced the heat of the day. As it blows again and again, the clamor in Fuzhou City gradually subsides. The government officials patrol the streets outside the princess's mansion again and again. Officials in black clothes check the places where the fights happened and confirm the losses. Pedestrians on the street talk about today's riots in twos and threes. Due to the solemn atmosphere, there are occasional small riots and waves in the streets farther away, like a sudden burst of sparks, showing the clues of the poor operation of this huge city.

The tired emperor sat in the carriage and gradually returned to the palace. He wanted to rest, but there was still some excitement and uneasiness in his mind. The child of Miss Xiaochan many years ago was now in the city, bringing him memories of the past and the message of a huge figure. At this moment, he was driving a small sampan through the huge waves. He didn't know how he would account for this journey many years later.

At the back of the princess's house, little Zhou Fuyang was waving her hands and talking to her aunt who was sitting on a recliner. She gestured childishly, holding a candy candy, and "ah-woo" opened her mouth to stuff it in, but of course that little mouth couldn't do such a thing. The stupid little girl and the aunt on the chair both laughed. Soon after, Zhou Pei rubbed her forehead and began to patiently teach the other party that girls shouldn't do such things, which would make their mouths bigger and not look good. And Zhao Xiaosong walked in and whispered in her ear that a certain devil had been properly settled.

Tunyun walked in the dimness of the city, feeling the richness and harmony of his internal energy, recalling the battle against thousands of pursuers just now. Occasionally, fighting such a tough battle can also make him feel the boiling of blood and the strength of his martial arts - after Zhou Tong's departure, when the old men from all sides of the Jianghu were scattered, he was stronger than ever before - of course, in the past, he didn't care and never advocated such a hard fight, but this night, his heroic image must have been imprinted in the heart of the lewd young man.

Soon, he would return to Jiuxian Mountain and talk about the encounter with the other party in a casual manner. He did not need to explain his strength to the other party. Anyone who saw the killing around the princess's mansion tonight would understand everything. As for how to trust and contact the lewd young man, this was the matter of Chen Shuangran. Tunyun understood that after learning that the young man might have entered the princess's mansion again and again and was not dead, this fickle little crazy woman had already been tempted.

This crazy woman is not a good match. Under the seemingly decent skin, she is already a rotten puddle of stinking water, worse than the prostitutes who have been hanging around in brothels for many years. Tunyun, a master who likes to play with women all his life, has no interest in her. He knows that this woman's interest in the young man is probably due to some kind of perverted and twisted mentality. If she really takes the bait, she will probably be as pitiful as the silly Cao Jinlong. But it doesn't matter. A man can only grow after being hurt by a woman. With her own care, he can let the young man see the truth of the world and teach him some life lessons.

——These truths are very precious, and they only come to you once or twice in a lifetime. They can hurt you deeply but also make you grow. It is better to understand them early than late.

The world is like the tide and people are like the sea. Now that he has grown old, he has begun to envy the unpolished children.

Of course, what he didn't know was that Ning Ji had already been dirty in this regard.

The night breeze blew slowly, gradually thinning out the pedestrians on the street, and then slowly blew past midnight, and the curfew bell rang in the city. After a short period of peace and rest, some places gradually woke up again.

early morning.

Li Pin had already woken up, and Luo Shouwei, who slept with him, also got up at almost the same time. She helped him put on his clothes, and then asked the maid to bring in water for washing his face.

"…Today is a big event."

"I know." Luo Shouwei buttoned his shirt.

Li Pin reached out and shook the other person's hand: "We might get into a fight."

"Yeah." While tying her belt, Luo Shouwei hugged him and then turned around to wring out the face towel for him.

This is the familiar way of getting along between the two, with ambiguous tacit understanding and warmth in the quietness. Luo Shouwei is a female Taoist priest of the Zhengyi School. She has hatred for her father and brother in her heart, and admires Li Pin's talent, but at the same time she also has her own personality. When getting along with Li Pin, the two occasionally have conflicts and quarrels. Luo Shouwei likes to sulk, but Li Pin is not good at coaxing people, which often leads to a cold war between the two.

In fact, many years ago, Li Pin was actually a very mellow person. When he was in Jiangning, he could befriend Ning Yi and other literati of various shapes and minds. However, after guarding Taiyuan, the weight of family and country gradually changed his mind. Many details that could be called literati and elegance were deliberately put down by him, especially after Xiao Canghe broke up with Ning Yi. Many pressures actually tortured him in the dark. Not many people understand that sometimes when he focuses on his surroundings and family, he will feel a huge sense of guilt.

How can we have a home if the Huns are not destroyed?

Whether this kind of mentality is good or bad, outsiders cannot comment. In fact, Luo Shouwei may understand Li Pin's character. She gets angry sometimes, and the two of them occasionally separate, but there are always some reasons for them to meet again "unavoidably". Just like this time when she stayed by his side to protect his safety, Luo Shouwei did not say much and just came over. The two of them often slept together, and occasionally had quite intimate behavior. Many times, Luo Shouwei also helped Li Pin take care of his seriously ill first wife and performed the ritual of a concubine. In her opinion, this was not a big deal, and both of them had more important things to do.

The guards arranged by the court had also gathered in the yard. Soon after, the carriage left the academy and headed towards the newspaper office which had already started work.

The night outside the carriage curtain was a quiet blue-gray sky. Li Pin looked outside for a while and asked, "What happened in the Princess's Mansion last night? Did you send someone to inquire about it?"

"It was a big fuss, but Zhao Xiaosong was mysterious and replied with two words: No problem. But the more accurate news is that Tun Yun did it."

"It seems that the situation is complicated and cannot be explained in a few words..." Li Pin sighed, "The princess's mansion has been stormed two or three times. The thieves are rampant. Is there no one who can control Tunyun?"

"His Qinggong is superb. He can fight and escape. He is indeed difficult to deal with."

"Ah."

Li Pin nodded, then took out a box from under the carriage seat, took out the items inside, checked them carefully again, and filled them with gunpowder. This was a musket that Cheng Zhouhai had taken from Ning Yi and gave to him.

"Ning Yi is more foresighted and experienced in dealing with the outlaws." He looked at the musket in his hand, then pressed it under his palm, "I have this to protect myself. Even if I meet a master, I am not completely powerless. If that Tunyun comes to kill me, don't confront him head-on. Protect yourself first."

Luo Shouwei sat opposite him and looked at him: "How to protect people is up to me...Mr. Dexin."

"Then let me ask you as a man, don't get hurt any more." Li Channel, "...It won't look good."

When Li Pin said the first half of the sentence, Luo Shouwei's face softened and she was about to agree. But when she heard the last half of the sentence, she snorted coldly, turned her head to the side, and looked at the night outside the car curtain.

"…I don't look good on me anyway."

Mumbled.

As a bandit with martial arts skills, Luo Shouwei followed the imperial court all the way to Fuzhou, and her body was covered with scars. Li Pin didn't really mind, but she was a little unhappy because this sentence was not said well.

Li Pin sighed and was too lazy to say anything more.

The carriage fell silent. By the time we passed through the darkness and arrived at the newspaper office, the first edition of the newspaper had already been printed.

The news from Lin'an lifted the spirits of the rebel forces who knew that the court was in a tight spot. After a day of discussion, the court finally made a decision. This decision has now been printed and is ready to be announced in the morning to compete with the various forces with floating minds. Li Pin carefully checked the newspaper again, then picked out a few copies and sealed them, and told the servants: "Send them to the palace."

The messenger rode through the night toward the palace.

In response to the fall of Lin'an again and the devastating situation in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial court first sent envoys to persuade and appease the princes of the Gongping Party army, and in exchange for the court's ceding of many powers, begged all parties entering the city to treat the people of Lin'an well. At the same time, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong's troops began to march northward to take in and appease all the people affected by the war.

Zhou Junwu also published a self-criticism edict in the newspaper. With the tight financial situation of the court, it was not realistic to immediately recover Lin'an, which was caught in the war, but the court would do its utmost to resettle all the common people who entered the safe zone. In order to support such expenses, from now on, the court would carry out large-scale expenditure reduction measures, even reducing the regular expenses of the imperial palace to 30% of the original. The emperor himself would only eat one meal a day. When the fleet of ships heading south returned, the court would immediately send troops north to save all the suffering people of the Wu Dynasty.

In order to ensure that the people affected by the war receive the greatest possible treatment, the court has taken a large number of measures, which have been densely recorded in the newspapers.

This is an extraordinary, rare, and detailed edict...

The newspaper was delivered to the palace.

The work of the newspaper office was still going on again and again under the lights. Li Pin inspected the workshop and began to gather the managers. He repeatedly confirmed and optimized the slogans and slogans that needed to be used in each newspaper. These words would be passed down layer by layer, into the mouths of newsboys, newspaper sellers, storytellers, and finally into the ears of every recipient.

Some will find something unusual in these remarks...

The rooster crows.

A bugle call sounded in the Military Academy, and a large number of students were awakened and began to gather on the playground.

Zuo Wenhuai and Xiao Jingyi walked forward.

"...Students and brothers, His Majesty has made a decision on the matter of Lin'an, and these decisions will be implemented this morning... And here, I need to tell you that your studies are temporarily over... The exam is coming--"

Zuo Wenhuai raised his hand under the gray sky.

"Everyone gathered here today has studied for a different length of time. During your time at the Military Academy, you learned military strategy, warfare, and the ways of being an official. But the most important thing is... you learned how to be an upright person. You learned what it means to 'report to the emperor and save the people'... and now is the time for us to truly save the people—"

"Dear students, today in this military academy, you come from different places, your family backgrounds are good and bad, but no matter what, you have been able to study quietly and have a meal in the past. But we will all remember that at the same time, there are countless people in this world, countless people like us, who are suffering. They are displaced, their families are broken up... We have discussed this matter and analyzed the pros and cons. Some of us came from Jiangnan. We are indignant and we feel the same way. But no matter what, dear students... the time for practice has finally come."

"Next, we will go to the front line, live and eat together with the soldiers of the Beiwei Army and the Zhenhai Army, and with our compatriots and the common people. We will use our abilities to ensure that as many people as possible can survive. Let everyone survive..."

"Everyone, the situation in Fujian is not stable. Your Majesty wants to make a revolution, but those who only care about themselves, those who are profiteering, and those who are selfish do not allow it. They cannot see the great danger after a system becomes rigid, and they cannot see the monstrous disaster after ignoring the people... The court has been in danger for nearly three hundred years without new ideas or new methods. Your Majesty could have chosen the simplest method to prolong the life of the Wu Dynasty and maintain an old system that is lingering on together with the original profiteering... But those systems and methods do not have real people, so Your Majesty wants a new method. In this new method, all the people in the world are equal, whether they are gentry and landlords or peddlers and hawkers. Your Majesty hopes that they can all survive equally... survive equally and for a long time..."

"It's not easy for us now, because the reform has just begun. Many people don't understand, and many people don't accept it... But things are always like this. We have discussed and said that there must always be awakened people and pioneers who walk ahead of others. In this matter, His Majesty has placed his hopes on us..."

"Your Majesty hopes that we can put aside our sectarian ideas and try our best to save the people of this world—"

"Your Majesty hopes that we can let the people of this world truly see what it means to report to the emperor and save the people, and what it means to be a true citizen—"

"Your Majesty is counting on us to break this ice... Gentlemen, if we rule the world together with the scholars and officials, the scholars and officials will become a stagnant pool of water. Only by ruling the world together with the people of the world can the people of the world stir it up—"

"Everyone, His Majesty wants to achieve these things. He wants a new atmosphere, a country that will last forever. He wants to give power and the possibility of awakening to everyone in this world... and he wants us to be role models."

"Everyone, be a role model. One day, history and countless ordinary people will remember us—"

The curfew had been lifted, the sky was filled with the early morning light yellow and white, and as birds flew over the city, the people from the Military Academy began to line up and move out of the city.

People distributing newspapers began to spread out in all directions, weaving a spider web in the city. Soon, newsboys were running on the streets, shouting out the news in today's newspaper.

Jun Wu slept in and woke up rubbing his eyes. The chief eunuch handed him a newspaper. Not long after, he climbed up the wall of the palace and looked down at every detail of the city.

In fact, leaders of all parties in the city, including Chen Shuangran, had already learned of the court’s decision and arrangements in the early hours of the morning.

Yesterday's meeting lasted too long and there was no morning court today. Li Guang, Hu Quan, the heads of the Confucian officials, and a few others met in a teahouse in the city. They held different newspapers and read every bit of information on them. After noticing the abnormal frequency of words used in the newspapers and the content of the declaration of departure from the Military Academy brought back by the servants, some of them sat down in the room dejectedly, while others slammed the table and stood up.

"wild ambition……"

"The Zuo family controls the flow of public opinion..."

"The people, the people, you are talking so openly... these are the four peoples of the southwest—"

"The real purpose is revealed... Ning Yi wants to give Confucianism a new bloodline... Why does Li Pin support it——"

Someone walked to the window and looked down at Fuzhou in the early morning.

"No wonder the big families are dissatisfied..."

"Look, something's going to happen in the city..."

Newspaper office, Li Pin’s carriage left the alley entrance.

Arrows flew and the sound of arrows rang out.

Li Pin reached out and took out the musket, placing it on his knee.

Luo Shouwei drew her sword, lifted the curtain and walked out.

In front of the field of vision, the knifemen are coming.