Lao Tzu said

Master Mo died, and the news was spread all over the streets of Dadongdu.

From the palace to the gate of the city, the entire street was talking about yesterday's dark moon and high wind.

The murderer seemed to have come to seek revenge. Last night, he not only killed Master Mo, but also burned the Mo mansion to the ground, leaving no residue.

Yesterday, the inn opposite the Mo Mansion closed early, and no one was seen coming from the Mo Mansion.

The big and small families around the Mo Mansion also said the same thing, and they didn't see anyone coming to the Mo Mansion.

Nothing suspicious was left at the scene.

It wasn't until this morning that the officers and soldiers sealed off the Mo Mansion that had been burned to the ground, that everyone knew that the Mo Mansion had been burned to the ground.

Mo Guoke sat on the open space, holding the jug, and drank in one gulp.

As the wind blew past, what came from the jug was no longer the aroma of tea, but the strong aroma of wine.

Liu Anming who was standing at the side didn't know how to comfort him, patted Mo Guoke on the shoulder, and sat beside him.

Du Qianfei and Jiang Shashui next to Liu Anming didn't know what to do, they stood quietly by the side, silently watching the officers and soldiers looking for clues.

There was no reason for officers and soldiers to look for clues. Some officers and soldiers dug and dug on the ground with shovels, some officers and soldiers squatted on the ground and touched and touched, and some officers and soldiers stood on high places to look and look, but they couldn't find any clues.

On the street, the big yellow dog ran up to Bai Keqing, bit Bai Keqing's sleeve, and tugged.

After listening to the clues provided by the watchman last night, Bai Ke had a clue in his mind.

The watcher said: "Yesterday it was dark, the first time I detoured the road and passed by the Mo Mansion, and I didn't see anyone coming. The second time I detoured the road and passed the Mo Mansion. I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance in the whole street, and I saw smoke in the distance. It wasn't that the Mo House was on fire, the third time, it was already an empty space, and last night I thought it was the wrong way, but it was the Mo House.

The big yellow dog tugged at Bai Keqing's sleeve again, Bai Keqing thanked him, and told the watchman to hide for a few days, then followed the big yellow dog away.

The big yellow dog ran ahead, and Bai Keqing followed behind.

The big yellow dog ran to the gate of the city, and several officers and soldiers stood guard at the gate of the city.

Bai Ke paused for a moment, he is a death row prisoner, if he is seen, he will die.

But he can't go back to prison now, the former dies, and the latter also dies.

The big yellow dog looked at the stopped Bai Keqing, then ran back and bit Bai Keqing's sleeve and tugged.

Bai Ke thought for a moment, pulled off the water-colored tulle around his neck, and walked over.

Xu Shi was not used to being exposed to the air with his neck protected by tulle for many years, Bai Ke subconsciously blocked it.

The two officers and soldiers standing at the city gate saw Bai Ke approaching, for some reason, they suddenly felt familiar.

One of the female officers and soldiers thought for a while, shook her head, looked at Bai Keqing's neck, and lost her mind for a moment.

Bai Keqing felt uncomfortable, so he spoke first, "Brother Guan, are you not allowed to leave the city today?"

Another male officer felt that the female officer was embarrassing him, so he pulled her away: "Yes, search."

Bai Keqing: "..."

Although he didn't have any dangerous items, he didn't want to be searched.

Bai Ke took out a token from his sleeve and handed it over.

The two took it, and at a glance...

teahouse.

"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday, the Mo Mansion disappeared overnight, and Master Mo disappeared. It is said that he provoked his enemies, and the enemies came to take revenge. He died quietly. The fire burned to the ground. !"

"Oh~ Of course we know about this matter. Everyone is spreading it this morning. It's hard not to know, but it's a pity that Mr. Mo has been an official for several years, and he will die as soon as he says it. It's really pitiful. In other words, Master Mo didn't do anything bad, so how could he be approached by his enemies?"

"You don't know about this, let me tell you, think about it, this happened a few years ago, not only Master Mo was killed for no reason, but also several officials and masters died without a whole body because of something. It is said that this The matter involves the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager Yanci... Oh, it's really hard to be an official these days."

"Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager Yanci? Huh? It's strange. What kind of wind can the Empress Dowager Yanci, who has always been in pain, be able to blow up? Except for the things that the Majesty doesn't know, the Empress Dowager Yanci is already very friendly to the common people." ..."

"Stop, the Empress Dowager Yan Ci loves the Holy Majesty? Didn't you see that when the Temple of Heaven offered sacrifices to the heavens, the Holy Majesty was so reluctant? There are a lot of gossip in the palace, and the family relationship between the royal family and nobles is just...a bet."

"Ahem, didn't the Temple of Heaven worship the heavens and do things like this for the common people? Why did your taste change? In other words, that year was also a good thing."

"Good thing? Oh, that's really a joke in the world!"

"Yes, that's true. Back then, the Holy Majesty was forced to almost throw himself into the lake. If the brothers and sisters of the Bai family and the young monk hadn't stopped him in time, the Holy Majesty would have sunk into the lake long ago. The Empress Dowager was just putting on airs That's all."

"Isn't that using someone else's hands to do bad things?"

"Don't tell me, I've seen this a lot. Back then, the people in the city were expecting His Majesty to die in that icy lake, and no one spoke for His Majesty. Those people thought that what He did was justified. until……"

Snowflakes fell into the frozen lake and formed a layer of frost.

The common people stood under the Temple of Heaven and looked at the little emperor on the shore, looking forward to the moment when the little emperor fell into the frozen lake, because of the old Taoist's nonsense.

The Empress Dowager sitting on the Temple of Heaven drank tea, looked at the little emperor on the shore, and glanced at the old Taoist priest in the center of the Temple of Heaven.

The old Taoist straightened his robes, turned around, looked at the people under the Temple of Heaven, and continued: "The Holy One is the incarnation of a real dragon. After falling into the lake, the real dragon in the heavens can reveal its real body. If the Holy One has a heart for the people of Li, , My Dadongdu is destined to have good weather and good weather every year. Blessed by blessings, any unmarried daughter’s family can find a husband, any unmarried man can marry a beautiful lady, and the poor and poor are full of gold and silver. The elderly can live a long life, the sick can be free from suffering, the mediocre and stupid can be peerless geniuses, the unattractive can be beautiful, and ordinary people can be superhuman..."

People's desires are unpredictable, because of these words, no matter whether they are true or not, the Li people under the Temple of Heaven are all excited, and because of these words, the Li people under the Temple of Heaven look forward to the death of the little emperor on the shore even more .

The little emperor sat on the bank and looked at the snowflakes in the sky. He was very confused. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to jump off. He was very scared, but there was nothing he could do.

The little emperor didn't dare to dance, he was afraid of death, but also afraid of losing popular support.

The people under the Temple of Heaven saw that the little emperor was sitting on the bank and did not dare to jump, and they were so anxious that they were about to curse.

Someone said: "This emperor probably won't dance anymore, and he is also a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. The old Taoist said that he cares about the people, but it is just empty talk."

Some people said: "It's just a lake, it's not that I can't go up, besides, the shore is so close to the lake, if you can't bear it, you can just climb up, not to mention, those palace ladies and eunuchs are still waiting by the side."

"It's me. I jumped a long time ago. In my opinion, this little emperor is delicate and can't stand the cold."

"Isn't it just a dance? Don't you dare? I thought that anyone who could become the emperor would be very brave."

"The lake is not deep. Last time I took a bath here with Daniel."

"Me too, I've been to this lake too, last time I came here to catch fish."

"If you ask me, this little emperor only cares about his own happiness and doesn't understand the suffering of the world at all."

Some children even shouted directly at the little emperor: "One, two, three, jump! Jump! One, two, three, jump! Jump!"

The little emperor is young, the little emperor has no majesty when he is young, the little emperor has no majesty, no people fear him, no people fear him, no one respects him, no one respects him, no one cares about him, no one cares about him This has resulted in the current situation.

If the Empress Dowager were to jump into the lake later, they would not even dare to make a sound.

The little emperor didn't know the people well, everyone was a stranger, and there was basically no care between strangers.Plus, he's a king who needs no mercy.

In the eyes of the common people, most people who can become kings are for the sake of glory and wealth.

What's more, the little emperor is still a child, a child has no ability to govern the country, and a child can only enjoy glory and wealth.

To put it more vulgarly, it means that the people are dissatisfied and are not recognized by the people.

The king does not benefit the people of Liming, but enjoys the glory and wealth, and no one will pity him.

If you say: He is still a child!

The people must say: Then don't be a king!

Now that there are opportunities to benefit the people, if the king does not do it, he can only wait to be scolded.

What the people need is a powerful king, not a weak child.

Children, you can do whatever you want at this age.

The people will not pity the king, they only need the king.

Dong Luyu was forced to take over by the Empress Dowager, because Dong Luyu was easy to control.

Dong Luyu is straightforward, he can do whatever he wants, and say whatever he wants.

To put it bluntly, Dong Luyu is just a child with no plans.

People without scheming are exactly what the Empress Dowager needs.

The Empress Dowager can let Dongluyu mess around, let Dongluyu not listen to her, and let Dongluyu have everything.

However, Dong Luyu cannot be allowed to grow, and Dong Luyu cannot be allowed to have scheming plans.

The empress dowager is a woman, and if a woman is a king, she will not be recognized by the world. Therefore, the empress dowager let Dong Luyu take the throne.

If Dong Luyu is disobedient, she will be punished. If she is offended, then Dong Luyu's life and death will be determined by the destiny.

The little emperor looked at the reflection in the water and fell into deep thought.

He didn't know what was under the ice lake, the ice lake was very shallow, that was fake.

How could those people have really come to this lake, they just want to prove that they are better than him.

The common people say that after jumping into the lake, one can climb up.But how can it be that simple?The old Taoist wanted him to die in the lake, if he jumped up and climbed up, the common people would definitely curse him back.

He didn't know those people, but those people were his people, those strangers wanted him to die, and he wanted to die for a group of strangers.

If he is really a dragon in the sky who is not subject to the secular world, then let's dance...