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Lu Qing nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with what Situ Jing said, but he still reminded him again: "The Situ family has been a good general for generations, loyal to the emperor and loving the people, which is admirable.

It is naturally good for General Situ to strictly abide by family traditions, but he also needs to understand that everything in this world is changing rapidly, and people cannot stick to the rules. They must go with the flow and act in accordance with God's will.

Whether the people of the world can live and work in peace and contentment is definitely not something that a general guarding the border can decide.

If we remain passive, I am afraid that what happened in the Lizhou camp will happen again and again, and not only in Lizhou, but everywhere in the world.

Rather than waiting until chaos breaks out and innocent people are caught in disaster, it is better to prepare for it and prevent it before it happens."

Situ Jing didn't say anything, but stood up and bowed to Lu Qing, saying, "Seeing that the Censor's injuries have improved significantly and he looks more energetic, I feel much more at ease. It's getting late today, so I won't bother you any further.

My previous reminders were sincere and heartfelt. I hope you will consider them carefully and not act on impulse."

Lu Qing nodded slightly: "The general and I are the same."

After saying this, he waved his hand at Zhu Yu and said, "Also, the bandits who plotted to cause cholera in the Imperial Guards camp first released smoke, causing many soldiers to be injured. Afterwards, the bandits failed to leave any survivors. These generals must also carefully consider how to report to the emperor.

I am ill, so please ask the Chief Secretary to see the guests off on my behalf."

Since Lu Qing said so, Zhu Yu stood up and led Situ Jing out.

Situ Jing walked to the door and wanted to say something to Lu Qing, but he stopped and turned around to look. He saw that Lu Qing was already lying in bed with his clothes on, with his back facing the door. He had no choice but to give up and silently followed Zhu Yu out.

After leaving the room, Fu Wen was guarding outside the door. He thought he was just going to see Situ Jing out, but when he saw Zhu Yu was in charge of seeing guests off, he stepped aside.

Zhu Yu walked in front, vaguely aware that Situ Jing was following her, as if he was constantly observing her. She pretended not to notice until she reached the courtyard outside the post station. Then she stopped and turned politely to Situ Jing, saying, "General, thank you for coming to visit me today. I thank you again on your behalf."

Situ Jing quickly bowed and said, "Your Excellency's injury was caused by me. If I were not so busy, I would have come earlier. I have been very rude today. I hope you two will not take offense."

Zhu Yu nodded.

Although Situ Jing did not say anything clearly during his visit today, he was not shy in his words. His words "Please don't be offended, both of you" were basically a roundabout admission that he had guessed the identities of Lu Qing and Zhu Yu.

Situ Jing looked at Zhu Yu with a look of curiosity and confusion in his eyes. After a brief hesitation, he decided not to say anything. He bowed and walked out. After taking a few steps, he was stopped by Zhu Yu again.

"General Situ, have you heard about what happened to General Cao's nephew in the capital? What do you think is the root cause of this matter?" Zhu Yu asked.

Although Situ Jing was not in the capital, he had heard of such a big event. His Situ family and Cao Tianbao had no friendship. Although both were veteran generals with outstanding achievements, they had different ideals. One never formed a clique with others, while the other followed in the footsteps of Duke Yan. Therefore, the two families had always kept their distance and rarely had dealings with each other.

As a junior, Situ Jing admired Cao Tianbao's bravery and fighting prowess, but when he mentioned the Cao family's nephews and nieces, a touch of disdain crossed his face. "That's because Cao Chenfeng is just a sly charlatan," he said, not bothering to hide his disdain. "He relies solely on his uncle's support and has accomplished nothing else."

If he hadn't been misbehaving and someone had caught him doing something wrong, how could he have fallen for the other party so easily and nearly brought disaster upon his uncle?

"Indeed, General, you are absolutely right." Zhu Yu nodded, first expressing his agreement with Situ Jing's words, and then changed the subject, "But if you hadn't come here on orders, and happened to bring a miracle doctor who could detoxify with you, I'm afraid General Situ would still be in a state of panic, unable to extricate himself from the previous mess in the Lizhou camp, right?

"Then I, a humble person, would like to ask, General, what have you done wrong?"

Situ Jing did not expect Zhu Yu to say this suddenly, and he did not know how to respond for a moment. He tried to find a reasonable excuse to refute it, but after understanding what Zhu Yu wanted to express, he found that he had no way to refute it at all.

Although Cao Chenfeng is indeed a hopeless case, if someone deliberately wants to "punish someone for possessing a treasure", no matter whether the other party is a fool or not, they can always find different ways to make him fall into injustice.

Even though he was not of the same kind as Cao Chenfeng, as long as his father and brother were regarded as obstacles and thorns in the eyes like General Cao, no matter how cautious and conscientious he was, he would still not be able to avoid the trap set by such people.

"Being impartial, not forming factions for personal gain, and being loyal only to the common ruler of the world appointed by Heaven, and caring about the people, is naturally the best." Seeing Situ Jing remained silent, Zhu Yu continued, "The current emperor is a wise ruler who cares about the world. He appoints people based on their merits and regards General Situ as a good general to quell the rebellion. He does not care about General Situ's previous impartial and unmoved stance towards all parties.

It is a great blessing for the world to have such a wise ruler.

However, if the superior does not care whether the other party is virtuous or mediocre, and only considers the closeness of the relationship, those who associate with him will rise to high positions and enjoy generous titles.

Those who do not work together will likely face a reckoning, both old and new, or perhaps never see the day of reckoning, only to be burdened with an unjust accusation, never again caring about bringing honor to their ancestors or their families.

Situ Jing's brows furrowed even tighter. Zhu Yu's words had already touched upon the worries deep in his heart. However, after understanding the other party's identity and his intentions that were not directly stated, he was still a little uncertain.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu made a gesture to send the guest away and said to Situ Jing, "General Situ, you have come specially to visit my master today. I am very grateful and would like to thank you on his behalf.

"General, when you return to the camp this time, if you have some free time after official business, you might as well think about this: Is there really no one else available in Dajin? Runzhou and Lizhou are very far apart. After the sudden death of the old commander of the Lizhou camp, why did His Majesty specially transfer the general here to take charge of the situation?"

After saying that, she bowed to Situ Jing as Lu Qing usually did, and without lingering any longer, she turned around and returned to the post station.

After hearing her last sentence, Situ Jing was stunned again. He looked at Zhu Yu's back thoughtfully as he disappeared through the door. Then he turned around, untied his horse, mounted it, and galloped away.

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