"Lord Tang is the God of Wealth, and the spokesperson of the Evil Monarch in this continent! As long as the Evil Monarch still exists in this world, as long as the Evil Monarch is still ruling this world, then Lord Tang's position is unshakable, and no one can shake it! Even the monarchs of the various countries have to bow down to Lord Tang, and even be extremely careful. " Tie Huaili said bitterly. "It's precisely because of this reason that I want to become Lord Tang's disciple!"
"What kind of reason is that?" Tang Yuan's voice was filled with suppressed anger. "Jun Sun-shao and I were close when we were young, and it's still the same even now. From start to finish, it's just the relationship between the two of us. What has it got to do with you outsiders? So what if he's the Evil Monarch now? Even when he was viewed with enmity by the three Holy Lands, and the entire continent did not look favorably upon him, I still stood by his side. I've never cared about his identity, nor his abilities. The only thing I care about is him, Jun Moxie! Even if Jun Moxie is no longer the Evil Monarch, even if he's a beggar, even if he's a cripple, he's still my, Tang Yuan's, brother! This will never change! But it has nothing to do with the disputes in your officialdom! "
"I, Tang Yuan, am just an unscrupulous businessman. Whether it's in Tian Xiang City, or anywhere else in the Xuan Xuan Continent, Tang Yuan does not belong to any faction. This is especially so in the politics that is filled with all sorts of disputes! The reputation of the Evil Monarch is not something that you people can use as a tiger's skin! This is not only a taboo of Third Young Master, it is also a taboo of me, Tang Yuan! "Tang Yuan said heavily.
Tie Huaili did not feel offended at all. "Lord Tang is detached from worldly affairs because he's already standing at the peak of this world. Naturally, he can do as he pleases. But the rest of us are still stuck in the world of mortals, and we have no choice but to do as we please! This lowly official has been in the army for half of my life. But, I feel that many of the families of my fallen brothers have been bullied and humiliated. So, I resolutely abandoned my great future in the army, and returned to Tian Xiang City. My only thought was to do something for my fallen soldiers and brothers! "
Tang Yuan tilted his head and looked at him, saying mockingly, "That sounds nice, but what you're doing now is blinded by greed, not hesitating to join a merchant. Do you still remember your original intention that day? "
"How could I forget! I have never forgotten for even a moment! " Tie Huaili replied agitatedly, "Ever since this lowly official returned to Tian Xiang, Old Master Murong personally helped me out. First, I became the Registrar, then the Imperial Censor, then the Imperial Censor. After a few twists and turns, I finally reached the position of the capital's Dao Platform. But after Old Master Murong retired, this lowly official was demoted by three ranks, becoming the current Supervisor of the capital's Intelligence Bureau."
"Compared to those high officials in the imperial court, although this lowly official's position in the Intelligence Bureau is not high, and my position is not high, this is the position that I've always dreamed of! The capital's Intelligence Bureau is in charge of the supervision of the officials in the capital, as well as the citizens. It is under the Ministry of Justice, and can be said to be a department with real power. But what I value the most is that if the citizens have any grievances, they can come to me to complain! And among them, there are many descendants or widows of the fallen soldiers! "
Tie Huaili laughed bitterly. "Lord Tang has been born into a wealthy family since young, living a life of luxury. Naturally, you don't know how hard it is for the widows and descendants of the fallen soldiers to live! But no matter how hard it is, they still have to persevere and live on. Although it sounds easy, how difficult is it to do it! "
"This is especially so for the families of those soldiers who have daughters with good looks. This blessing from the Heavens has instead become the root cause of their family's destruction! Just because their children are pretty, it becomes the cause of their family's destruction. Isn't this a pitiful and laughable matter? But such tragedies happen all the time! "
The more Tie Huaili spoke, the more agitated he became. In the end, he actually stood up, as though he had regained the vigor of a man who charged through the enemy lines on the battlefield.
Tang Yuan listened quietly, not interrupting.
"Ever since this lowly official took up the position of the capital's Intelligence Bureau, I've placed great importance on this aspect! However, after taking this position, I realized that there were many things that were not as simple as I had imagined. Initially, I naively thought that as long as I was in this position, I would be able to protect the families of my brothers! But how would I know that those who asked me to protect were all insignificant? In other words, I can only protect them if others ask me to protect them. If others don't allow me to protect them, then I won't be able to protect them!
"That's because those who dare to do such heinous things are mostly the young masters of those rich and powerful families! These families, regardless of which one it is, are not something that a small Intelligence Bureau Chief like me can handle. They are not people that I can afford to offend! If I force myself to do it, I'll only be asking for humiliation. Those who lose face will only take revenge even more crazily! The saddest thing is that they won't take revenge on me. Instead, they will use all sorts of methods on the victims. I'm powerless and can only watch helplessly! "
Tie Huaili's voice was filled with grief and indignation. "Countless times, many people who were bullied and persecuted came to me, hoping that I, the so-called justice, would stand up for them. I did stand up for them, but after I did, their fates were even more miserable! I've submitted countless petitions to the heavens, and even looked for the head of the Ministry of Justice. But all of them were like stones sinking into the ocean, with no response. Without the support of the Imperial Court, even though I'm the Intelligence Bureau Chief in name, I can't even deal with the son of a grain merchant! "
"In the eyes of those aristocratic families and magnates, I, Tie Huaili, running around everywhere is just a joke, a complete joke! In fact, I'm even treated as a target for their amusement. Some people even started to bully the families of soldiers who died in battle for their amusement, all for the sake of watching me, Tie Huaili, run around time and time again, running into a wall time and time again! Then, they would watch from the side with wine cups in their hands, never getting tired of it! "
Tie Huaili continued in a sorrowful voice. "I didn't kill them, but they died because of me! I, Tie Huaili, overestimated my own capabilities and brought humiliation upon myself, becoming a toy. But that's not a big deal. After all, humans are born to be played by others. If they're not played by themselves, they'll be played by their superiors. Or perhaps, they'll be played by the world. But … what about the families of my brothers?! "
He suddenly raised his voice, as though he was roaring. "Those brothers of mine, they've been guarding the borders for many years, fighting with their lives on the line for the country. When they died, the compensation from the country was only a mere fifty taels of silver! Then, the orphans and widows they left behind were toyed with and bullied by the nobles they risked their lives to protect! Despicable! Even if they were to swallow their anger and submit, there was no meaning in it. They had to be forced to submit after running around until they had nowhere else to go, sending their own daughters to be trampled on by them. Only then would it be interesting, only then would it be satisfying …
"And those who were unwilling to accept such a fate, but were powerless to change it, would silently disappear from the face of this world. Clear sky? When has there ever been a clear sky in this world?! … "
"Could it be that the nobles of Tian Xiang are all so inhumane? Don't they know how to be grateful? "Tie Huaili's voice was already hoarse, and his eyes were about to split open!
Tang Yuan was also stunned.
Who would have thought that his casual question would lead to such a serious matter?
"Lord Tang, you've also been to the brothels in the past, and you've also been a playboy!" Tie Huaili panted heavily as he continued in a sorrowful voice. "But do you know how many of those so-called prostitutes you've been to, how many of them are actually the descendants of those who sacrificed their lives for Tian Xiang?! Many of them were sold into the brothels by the nobles after they were sick of playing with them!! "
"Those, many of them were once the daughters of good families, the descendants of those who sacrificed their lives for Tian Xiang! They should be our treasures that we've taken care of! "Tie Huaili panted heavily as he glared at Tang Yuan with a fierce look in his eyes. All of a sudden, he roared, "God of Fortune Tang Yuan, you're so high and mighty, transcending the ways of the world, but do you know that the souls of those who died in battle are crying in the netherworld?!"
"I can hear them!" Tie Huaili patted his chest with a resounding thud. "Every night, I dream of my fallen brothers pleading with me to take good care of their families! But I can't do it! I'm powerless! I'm guilty! I'm guilty! "
Tang Yuan sighed dejectedly. He then stood up and said, "Sir Tie, Tang Yuan had a slip of the tongue and offended you. Please sit down. Sit down and speak slowly. "
Jun Moxie listened from the back, and his face was as dark as still water. A dense killing intent rose from his body.
Everything that Tie Huaili had said was undoubtedly the truth.
The upper echelons of Tian Xiang might not be willing to do such despicable things.
However, some of the mid-sized families would never get tired of doing such things.
And in the entire Tian Xiang Empire, in the past few decades, the relationships between the big and the small were intertwined, and it could be said that pulling a hair on one part could affect the entire situation! Even if it was just a member of a small family, as long as you did something to him and didn't handle the aftermath well, then he would be able to find his backer in an extremely short period of time and settle the matter silently!
As long as they didn't die from a single blow, it was equivalent to giving them countless opportunities to curry favor, prompting them to sharpen their brains and use all methods to get into the net, forming an even larger but unshakable criminal system!
Heaven's net is wide, but it doesn't reveal anything! But how could there be a heavenly net in the world?!
In the long run, it would only become more and more difficult to resolve. The connections between the rich and powerful would become tighter, and their actions would become more unbridled and lawless. The lives of the commoners would naturally become more and more difficult! In the end, many families would reach a point where they could no longer continue living. When this conflict reached its peak, the country would face a so-called 'rebellion' …
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