He Brings the Wind and Thunder

Chapter 5

Tianci was secretly dissatisfied. He grew up in a Chang'an University. He had never seen the outside world, nor had he seen the man with unique skills and supernatural abilities that father had said. He did not know that there was always someone better than you. He thought that he was already a first-class martial artist in the world and had no opponents. He was just a modest gentleman and could not boast. He did not refute his father's words. He changed the subject and talked about the disputes he encountered in the teahouse this afternoon. He told him the words of those strong men one by one. Finally, he said, "These four guys are abominable. If Lil Meng had not dissuaded them, my son would have broken their coquette."

Lord Li's gaze was deep as he stared at Tianci. He said to himself, "Our child has grown up. He's not only born majestic and strong like a lion, but he's also a good student. What's even more rare is his innate integrity. He's modest and studious. But there's only a few books he can learn, so there's nothing to hide from him." He continued, "It's good that you didn't fight with the rebels today. The sons of your daughter don't die from the rebels. Practicing martial arts is to strengthen one's health, and to put it in other words, it's to protect the country and the country. It's not to fight and fight for the lives of others. It's not to be angry for the rebels to insult their fathers. The benevolent see the wise, and the wise. It's hard to tell right from wrong. In your opinion, our fathers are loyal to the country, and we don't know that in the eyes of others, they're not helping the rebels. What the four people said isn't completely wrong either. Sigh! Cherish officials and officials are everywhere in the imperial court, and there are no families for good officials and good scholars to report to the country. Now that the government has been corrupted, the people's resentment is boiling. It's all because of these corrupt officials and officials."

Tianci was indescribably surprised. He asked, "Father, didn't you always say that the Divine Son is bright and the state's affairs are flourishing? Why..." Lord Li knew that he was doubtful and interrupted him, "Child, you only see the people of this small city, Bianzhou, as well as food and clothing? But you didn't know that the world is furious. In recent years, many of the mansions and counties suffered from constant disasters, the people have become homeless and hungry everywhere. The governors of various places, regardless of the life and death of the people, fought and plundered the country, which made things even worse. The mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, which are rich enough to house the whole world, can't be honored. They either go out to do business or gather people to steal. Who knows how many fields they have. As for the northeast, it's even more unnecessary to mention such things."

Tianci didn't leave Yunzhou and didn't know how big the world was. The only thing he knew was that the world was ordinary. Every year, the weather was favorable and disaster plagued the world. The officials were all honest and upright, like the parents of the people. Unexpectedly, his father's words were different. He had countless doubts in his heart, but he didn't know where to begin.

Lord Li continued, "Humans work hard for the living. People don't have enough clothes and food to eat. The timid townspeople starve to death, the bold people take dangerous measures and shout to the mountains to resist the government. In the past few years, there have been a lot of refugees. Thiefes were everywhere. They were alone on the road and robbing merchants. Even the ships on the Wei River had often been robbed. And most of the tributes and tributes had not been able to go to the capital. Even if there were a large team of government troops to escort them, sometimes it would be difficult to protect them. Although the four people were rude, they were all true. They might have suffered a lot and took risks for the good of the people. It was very poor. If the clothes and food were enough, who would want to die in the world and become a thief? They just scolded the emperor for being so greedy, but being so wrong. The greedy people were the eunuchs in the court. The emperor was dedicated to the people, but he failed to fulfill his wish and could only return to the heaven." His eyes became bright as if he had thought of the emperor in the heart of the emperor in the Forbidden City.

Tianci said, "Daddy, I often hear people talk about it. The current Emperor is a Lord of Benevolence. But the court is corrupt and corrupt. Doesn't he care about it?"

His Honor Li said,

"When I was serving in the capital, although my rank was not high, I often saw His Majesty.

At the time, the emperor was in his prime of life, brimming with energy.

He often read through memorials until midnight and didn't dare to relax a bit.

Although it wasn't that everything was handled very properly, the emperor was serious, and thus the officials didn't dare to slack off.

The emperor and his ministers were single-minded, and the national affairs were getting more prosperous.

The emperor didn't tolerate anyone who was a wicked and evil person. He had to personally ask about this kind of thing.

However, His Majesty was too kind and benevolent to make a decision. He often believed people's words, resulting in the birth of evil and evil and the corruption of the laws and regulations.

The situation in recent years had worsened.

The emperor originally had a few engages in Ultrasounds, and his energy began to decline day by day.

The authority of the imperial court had fallen into the hands of the treacherous officials.

The Grand Secretary of the Imperial Library, Xu Jingchen, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Bao, and the others had managed to hide their intentions. They had managed to gain the Emperor's trust.

These traitors took control of their own power and harmed their own and formed cliques for their own good. Their crimes were monstrous.

If the court ministers offended him, they would be accused of murder. They would be dismissed from the army, and many of them would be sentenced to death on the execution ground.

Zhou Huanwen, Minister of Personnel of Xu Jingchen's death, was also very absurd. The examination officials had to pay too much according to how much money and food they had to pay.

The officials from all over the country were competing against each other. It was true that the imperial court's age had increased significantly. It was also because of this that he was able to gain the title of a capable minister.

However, the common people were in such poverty that they could not speak of their misery.

And the traitor Liu Jinzhong was even more lawless.

Originally, he was a scoundrel in the capital, serving the imperial guard. He was good at profiting from the military and had a successful career in governing the government. Within a few years, he made rapid progress and became the governor of the imperial guards.

The current Jinyi Guard was clearly above the Three-methods Department.

Whoever dared to offend Liu Jinzhong, that traitor, could not escape from fate, no matter how high his official rank was.

The worst case scenario was that he would return to his hometown or be imprisoned. He would be tortured and die.

Liu Chong had oppressed the civilians and harmed their subjects. All sorts of evil deeds were too numerous to be listed.

But His Majesty was kept in the dark and allowed to do whatever he wanted."

Tianci's eyes widened and he shouted, "I'm so angry! Dad, don't you want to accuse these traitors?"

Lord Li sighed, "I have also made my appearance many times. They are all like stones sinking into the sea. I'm afraid that even the emperor can't see them. A gentleman doesn't feel sorry for his death, but suffers from the decline of the country. I hold the heart of death. The heavens will not stop the rebels and villains. What can a man say? The emperor is wise and wise. One day, he will understand that I have no regrets for my father's death."

Tianci didn't take it seriously and thought to himself, "No wonder someone scolded him as a son of a b***h. He was really confused. Being an Emperor could be said to be extremely incompetent. Dad even praised him for being so brilliant. How could he be so stupid? If I were him, I would have taken my sword to the capital, cut off Liu Jinzhong, Xu Jingchen's head, and cursed him face-to-face. I would let him understand that he killed so many innocent people because of his fault. I wouldn't feel ashamed to see that he didn't feel ashamed."

Tianci was lost in his train of thoughts. Lord Li was musing as well. He muttered, "I only hope that the new Emperor will ascend to the highest level in a few years. He will be able to build up his power and authority." He suddenly started to get excited. He stared at Tianci, his eyes gleaming brightly. "Child, His Highness the Crown Prince is about the same age as you. Rumor has it that he is kind and kind. I hope that after he ascends to the throne, he will distinguish right from wrong and right from evil. He will be a virtuous official, a lowly man, and a wise lord. Return the world to its former glory. Do not go down the same path as His Majesty did."

Tianci said, "How many people have been called wise monarchs since ancient times? It's not enough to only distinguish right from wrong and right from good. The current Emperor has lost his generosity. He can't improve if he's good or evil, but he can't control it if he's evil or not. It can be seen that a ruler should be courageous and decisive. First Prince is kind and kind, but that's not his expertise. I hope he'll be a bit less kind and more majestic, so that he can be His Majesty."

After listening to his son's so-called insight, Lord Li felt very comforted and said with a serious look, "We, the scholars of this generation, don't do things for good or evil, for the sake of right and wrong, and for the evil of Shanshan. The sage clouds say that things are important, know what to do, and the mind is honest. After that, people cultivate themselves, and then the country will be peaceful. The knowledge of good and evil is true and wrong. One is true, two is true and two is true. It is the foundation of everything. But it is easy to do it. You and I can't do it, even the Sage Master Kong can't do it. He led all his disciples to travel around the country for the sake of attracting attention, which means he still has selfish desires. Once he has selfish desires, the loss of his heart will make him cover up. It's the same for the sage Kong. It's even more difficult for the ordinary people of our generation! good and evil are different from evil, and we don't need to seek help from others. All people are determined to pursue recognition. To do good and evil, we have the ability to do everything for themselves. And we have no shame for the evil of heaven and earth. What a shame!"

Tianci smiled and said, "Son, you don't speak. Strange power disturbs gods. Dad, you are teaching your son to betray Taoism. Aren't you afraid that Saint Kong will crawl out of the underground and pinch your beard?" Lord Li rebuked, "That's absurd, mean!" The father and son would understand each other and look at each other with a smile.