Cypress Boat Floating

Zhou Hao's social circle is very simple. He is not a particularly important person to the Zhou family. Therefore, he returns to the Zhou family very few times and spends most of his time in the Imperial Guards. He stays there whether he is on duty or not. In addition, this person does not seem to have many friends. Feng Mei has been investigating for several days and can only get this information. As for other clues related to the person behind the scenes, they cannot be found for the time being.

However, at this time, there is no solid evidence to accuse Ye Honghai of treason, so it is reasonable that the master behind Zhou Hao did not contact him. Therefore, Ye Jianqing decided to recall Feng Mei and let her return to Liu Miao to continue monitoring, and also pay more attention to Zhou Hao.

Seeing that Zhou Hao was making no progress, Ye Jianqing decided to change his strategy and let Lu Ci Qiu mention the matter to Lu Zhixing in a subtle way to observe Lu Zhixing's attitude towards this person. He also wanted to see if he could give Lu Zhixing a heads-up in advance to let him know about Ye Honghai so that he could prepare in advance.

So after receiving the instructions, Lu Ci Qiu rushed to the Prince of Qin's Mansion as soon as he left the court, trying to test his second brother's attitude.

In the palace of King Qin.

After Lu Ci Qiu finished his breakfast here with a thick face, he actually followed Lu Zhixing to the study room. Originally, according to Lu Zhixing's recent arrangement, Lu Ci Qiu should go to the Dali Temple to study. However, today, he followed Lu Zhixing closely, contrary to his usual behavior.

"Why are you following me around all the time today? Why don't you report to the Dali Temple?" After entering the study, Lu Zhixing personally poured Lu Ciqiu a cup of the newly-tributed Longjing tea from the local area. The Longjing tea was steaming, but Lu Ciqiu didn't like it. He felt that in such hot weather, drinking hot tea would only make people feel more stuffy.

Despite this, Lu Ci Qiu still licked his face and said with a smile: "Hehe, no! I just found some files in the Dali Temple when I was checking the files recently. Common people sued rich kids for bullying and beating them. So, I especially want to ask you, second brother, how to deal with this situation more appropriately. How did you deal with it in the past?"

Lu Zhixing picked up the teacup and brought it to his mouth. Just as he was about to take a sip, he heard what he said and raised his eyes involuntarily and glanced at the other person. Then, he slowly put the teacup back on the table and responded slowly: "Since ancient times, there have been many people who have used their power to hurt others, far more than one or two. Take the case of the prince's brother-in-law that you dealt with before, it is essentially the same. These people think highly of themselves and think that they are naturally superior to others, and ordinary people should serve them. They also naively believe that as long as the elders in the family are capable enough, they can help them solve all the troubles, so they act recklessly. If these people are deprived of their wealth and power, I am afraid they may not be able to survive like ordinary people."

Lu Zhixing's tone was as calm and indifferent as always, but for some reason, Lu Ciqiu seemed to sense a hint of dissatisfaction and contempt from his words. Obviously, Lu Zhixing was disgusted by the behavior of these people and was full of disdain and contempt for their actions.

"Second brother, it sounds like you are quite indignant about this?" Lu Ci Qiu couldn't help but ask.

Lu Zhixing frowned and said with disgust: "I just dislike these parasites. They do nothing all day long, but they feel at ease squandering the hard-earned money of their elders, and they are still doing evil here!" After speaking, Lu Zhixing glanced at Lu Ciqiu again, and finally couldn't help but continued to admonish: "You, stay away from these people. You are a dignified prince, a pillar of the country and the mainstay of Da'an in the future! Don't learn their bad things. You have to think seriously about what you should do and how to achieve it. You must be determined to become a man of iron bones, understand?"

Lu Ci Qiu knew exactly what to do and how to do it. He wanted to protect everyone he cared about, and he was working hard towards this goal. He always believed that he could grow up to be a person like his second brother - able to defend his country and protect his wife and children. If his second brother really ascended the throne in the future, he would definitely assist him with all his strength. At this moment, his belief was extremely firm.

Lu Zhixing looked at him puzzledly, and suddenly found that he looked righteous. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he felt that he shouldn't disturb him at this critical moment. So he had no choice but to continue holding the teacup, sipping the tea slowly, and quietly waiting for Lu Ci Qiu to come back to his senses.

After a while, Lu Ci Qiu finally came to his senses, and then continued to ask: "So when encountering such a thing, second brother, you just sentence according to the law, won't other people come to trouble you?"

"Yes, of course." Lu Zhixing sneered, as if he remembered something that made him feel very funny. "But so what? The Da'an Law has clearly stipulated since its inception that no one can hurt others at will. Since they dare to violate the law, they must bear the corresponding consequences! As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. I am just punishing them according to the law. Can they do anything to me?"

Lu Ci Qiu thought about it and asked again: "What if there are some people who have been bullied but never reported it? If you, second brother, knew about this, how would you deal with it?"

Lu Zhixing glanced at him and said earnestly, "Old Eight, we are the executors of Da'an Law, and we cannot act like those chivalrous heroes in the world. If someone comes to report a case, then we must naturally execute it according to the rules and laws; but for those who do not come to report a case and choose to endure it silently, even if you can help them for a while, you can't help them forever! What you really should do is to come up with a better way to help them. For example, put forward reform suggestions, promote the revision of the law, establish a new system, and then let everyone implement it, and then arrange special people to uphold and maintain it. Only in this way can we shoulder the responsibility!"

After hearing this, Lu Ci Qiu frowned. He knew in his heart that what Lu Zhixing said was correct, but he always felt that if he did these things himself, would it be a bit over the line? Lu Zhixing seemed to see through his thoughts and couldn't help laughing: "Over the line? Haha, what do you mean by over the line? You are a prince, the biological son of your father! This country also belongs to you. Since you have such ability, why don't you fight for that supreme position? What you have to do is to show yourself, reflect your value, and show your ability, so that your father and the people in the court will notice you and give you enough ability to fight for it."

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head in fear: "I have never had the slightest thought of wanting to sit in that position! The only thing I care about is that you, my second brother, are safe and sound, and that our mother is also safe and sound. Now that the crown prince's position is unstable and the situation is decadent, this is undoubtedly a great opportunity for you, my second brother, to stand out and ascend to a high position! As long as you can successfully sit in that position, then I am willing to charge into battle for you and serve you at my whim, even if I die on the battlefield! I think this kind of life is good enough."

After hearing what his brother said, Lu Zhixing's expression became very complicated, as colorful as an overturned palette. He was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond to this unambitious brother in front of him. He sighed in his heart, wondering how his brother could be so unambitious?

"Old Eight, you know that the Crown Prince has limited abilities and is easily instigated and deceived by others. If he really inherits the throne, I'm afraid the Da'an government will fall into chaos, and the entire country may be torn apart and unrecognizable by him! And I..." Lu Zhixing paused here, with an indescribable sadness and helplessness in his eyes. In fact, if he could choose, he would rather his brother live a carefree and happy life, rather than being involved in this cruel and ruthless power struggle.

"What's wrong with you?" At this time, Lu Ci Qiu still had an innocent look on his face. His big eyes were full of confusion as he looked at his brother, but he did not pay attention to the sadness deep in his brother's eyes.

"It's okay." Lu Zhixing shook his head, interrupting his further questioning.