The case of the Lu clan's rebellion was still ongoing, and the remnants of the Lu clan were still being eradicated. If Zhu Yuren was pushed into the Lu clan's party, then he could be killed. They used this as an excuse to carry out a bloody massacre in Tiandu. How many innocent political enemies had died?
In Song Yu's view, Zhu Yuren was the vanguard on the battlefield. After he was killed, who would dare to jump out and talk about the extermination of the Li clan again.
Because it was linked to conspiracy and treason, even those bookworms who had nothing to do all day could not speak up for them.
Didn't they want to ruin his reputation and then take him down? He might as well accuse him of treason, and then execute his nine generations. His situation would be even more miserable than the Li clan.
Evidence?
The Song family's words were evidence. If they wanted evidence, they would have evidence.
"I'll get it done right away." Song Yu said anxiously. "As long as Zhu Yuren is not killed, I can't rest easy. When the imperial court issues an edict to exterminate Zhu Yuren's nine generations, I want to see what kind of expression the people who are gossiping and stabbing in the back will have. "
"Sit down." Song Gudu said aloud, "The Li clan's case, although tricky, will not shake the thousand-year foundation of the Song clan. If an imperial censor can casually jump out and say a few words to topple my Song clan, then it would be difficult for us to survive until now — — However, you have to be careful, you must not let Red Boy fall into their hands again. Otherwise, when the two are compared, it will be difficult for you to prove your innocence. Even if you want to frame Zhu Yuren as a traitor of the Lu clan, it would not be effective. If there are many people in the imperial court, it would no longer be in line with the etiquette of our Song clan. "
Song Gudu cast a meaningful glance at Song Yu. Song Yu was startled.
He understood what his father meant. If the public gossiped and he couldn't get rid of the charges on him, the old immortal would sacrifice himself in order to maintain the glory of the Song family and the image of the Song family as the "Imperial Library" in the eyes of the world's scholars.
Nothing was more important than the reputation of the Song clan, including his life. Because this was the indestructible golden body that protected the Song clan. It was a barrier that no monarch or force could easily shake.
Which monarch would be willing to destroy the Great Wall and destroy the Imperial Library? How many years would he be scolded by all the scholars in the world?
Not every ruler wanted to leave their name in the annals of history, but there was absolutely no ruler who wanted to leave their name in the annals of infamy … including the tyrannical ruler who shouted, "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me."
"I understand." Song Yu respectfully nodded. His eyes flashed with a red light as he said: "I have already sent a message to Meng Die to tell Hong Hai 'er to be careful with Xiaoxin during this period of time. Xiao Chen roamed the Western Sea for many years, and he had the natural barrier of Evil Flood Dragon Island. Ordinary people would not be able to find him. Even if they found him, they would not be able to do anything to him. As long as he doesn't take the initiative to commit crimes, there shouldn't be any problems in terms of safety. "
After a pause, Song Yu said fiercely, "After this matter is over, I'll personally make a trip to the West Sea. Some problems still need to be eradicated."
Song Yu's heart was already stirred with killing intent. He wanted to kill Red Boy, who had helped him annihilate his family back then.
Only the dead would not be used by others and would not be a threat to him.
"Do what Xiaoxin does. Don't be bitten by the snake instead of beating it. "
"I know. Once I make a move, I will make sure he has no power to fight back. This time, I won't make the same mistake again. "
The father and son set the tone for the matter of Red Boy. They also discovered that Red Boy could not be left alive. If he used this matter to threaten them in the future, it would be a hundred times more vicious than Zhu Yuren jumping out and stabbing them today. Song Yu was now in a high position of power, and was also an important general who commanded hundreds of thousands of armoured soldiers. How could he bear such a dirty matter?
Red Boy could not be left alive.
Song Gudu pushed away the chair, stood up, and walked over to the courtyard.
Song Gudu liked to stay alone in the small courtyard, and liked to quietly look at the old plum tree by himself. To others, it looked ordinary, and only when the plum blossoms were in full bloom under the heavy snow were it amazing. Other times there was nothing different. However, Song Gudu looked at it with relish. He looked at it during the day, at night, day after day, year after year.
Song Yu understood the Old immortal's habit, got up and followed behind him to the courtyard to admire the plum blossoms.
"I let you enter the capital this time because I wanted you to represent West Wind to the Peacock imperial court to participate in the Note of the Nine Countries — —" Song Gudu said in a low voice. "I don't trust other people to go. You have vision and means, and the Iron Gate Pass is connected to the South gate of the Peacock imperial court. If there is any trouble, hundreds of thousands of armoured soldiers can come to your aid at any time. You can attack and defend. You really are the most suitable candidate. "
Song Gudu gently sighed. "But I didn't expect that before we had time to make a move, someone would be one step ahead of us and push you to the heart of the struggle. At this time, it will not be easy to fight for this position for you — — "
Song Yu said with an indignant look on his face, "I quietly entered the capital, other people do not know at all. Why do I feel like I'm being schemed against everywhere? It's like someone has dug a big well and is waiting for me to plunge into it — — "
"I also feel that someone is controlling my pulse." Song Gudu's eyes were deep, as though he had fallen into deep thought. "That person knows me better than I know."
"Is it that little dragon?" Song Yu asked aloud.
Song Gudu did not give a definite response. "Yes, and no — — that little dragon does not have such means and scheming."
"Then who is it? Who else wants to make our Song clan collapse? Want to weaken the strength of our Song clan? "Song Yu asked this question, a murderous glint flashed across his eyes.
"Don't make wild guesses. It won't be the Cui clan — — At least at this stage, the Cui clan and our Song clan are still closely related, advancing and retreating together. There is no reason for them to rush to attack us when the situation is not stable. Injuring the enemy one thousand, injuring oneself eight hundred. Such a stupid thing is not in line with the style of the Cui family. "
"That's the Yan clan — —"
Song Gudu smiled. "It seems that the Yan clan is the most suspicious, but it is also the least likely — — Now that the Yan clan is being roasted on the fire, they must be very worried, right? At this moment, what the Yan clan hopes the most is to stay out of it. "
Song Yu nodded. "Since I did not have the opportunity to represent West Wind to the Peacock imperial court to participate in the Note of the Nine Countries, does Father have other candidates in mind?"
"Let Qinglin worry about this kind of thing." Song Gudu waved his hand as if he was shooing away an annoying fly. It was as insignificant as chasing away an annoying fly. "Chenxi's condition is getting worse, I really don't have the mood to pay attention to these trivial matters. The bitter cold is coming, I only hope to be able to get through this. "
Song Yu knew that the old immortal regarded Song Chenxi as his darling. It was strange, there were so many younger generation members of the Song clan, and there were many outstanding people. The old man treated everyone equally, but towards Song Chenxi, he was more attentive than the others.
Was it because she had been weak since she was a child?
Song Yu hurriedly comforted, "Chenxi has been smart since she was a child, she can learn everything at a glance — — Such a good child, the heavens will certainly take good care of her. Father, don't worry about this. Please take care of yourself. Chenxi's body might be fine, but Father might get sick because of overwork — — "
"What would happen to me?" Song Gudu interrupted his son's insincere concern. "Chenxi is fine, I am at ease."
Song Yu smiled awkwardly. "Why does Father care so much about the Note of the Nine Countries? Does the Peacock King really want to become the ruler of the divine continent with just a thousand spirits jade seal? "
Song Gudu pondered for a long while. "The Ying clan's actions have always been untraceable. For thousands of years, they have done a lot of crazy things. Years have passed, the dynasties have changed, but their Ying clan still stands tall in the divine continent — — I don't believe that the Peacock King does not have the confidence and courage to sweep across the divine continent. However, whether he will take advantage of the opportunity of obtaining the thousand spirits jade seal to release his ambition, will need to wait for the words and actions of the Note of the Nine Countries to be decided. This is why I wanted you to represent West Wind to participate in the Note of the Nine Countries. "
"When the Li clan's matter is over, and that Zhu Yuren's entire family is executed, then let Gu Qinglin appeal for me in the imperial court to wash away the shame on me. At that time, wouldn't it be logical for me to take up this position?"
Song Gudu did not respond to Song Yu's request, saying in a low voice: "That Li Muyang is smart, he snatched the Jade Seal of ten thousand spirits, but then turned around and sent it to the Peacock King — — The Jade Seal of ten thousand spirits can only play its real role in the hands of the Human Race. In his hands, it's nothing more than a powerful magic tool. "
"If I encounter that little dragon, I must tear him to pieces." Song Yu gritted his teeth.
Song Gudu glanced at Song Yu. "Would it be that easy?"
It was only then that Song Yu remembered that his father had chased him all the way, and even inserted eight netherworld nails into the little dragon's body, but in the end he still escaped — — What his father could not do, would he be able to do?
"I'll be cautious." Song Yu said in a low voice. "That little dragon is too hateful, every incident is related to him. I suspect that Zhu Yuren jumped out to harm me because of him — — That Yan Xiangma is also hateful, if he hadn't desperately intercepted, Song Fuxiao would have caught the tail of that little dragon. "
Song Gudu glanced at Song Yu, asking, "Why did you intercept the carriage of the young lady of the Cui family that day?"
"There was a secret message saying that the young lady of the Cui family might be in secret contact with that little dragon. At that time I was not sure if it was true or false, so I asked Song Fuxiao to make a trip in person — —"
"Is that person trustworthy?"
"Trustworthy, he has been with me for many years, and has repeatedly made great contributions."
Song Gudu no longer spoke. "You go, take care of your own business, for the time being you don't need to do anything else."
"Yes." Song Yu answered, turned and headed out of the small courtyard.
Song Gudu stood alone in the courtyard, gazing at the old plum tree in a daze.
As he gazed at it, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and laughed, as though something very funny had happened.
"Drinking like a bosom friend, playing with an old friend — — this feeling is really intimate."
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Zhu Yuren had encountered another troublesome matter.
Everything was fine. He was eating his porridge with pickled vegetables and thinking about the recent developments in the Imperial Court when he suddenly heard a heavy thud in the courtyard.
Butler Zhu Li, who was waiting on him, shouted when he saw the Master's expression was not good, and ran out to punish the culprit.
He ran out for a while, and soon ran back with a strange look on his face.
"Master, someone's here — —"
"Who's here?" Zhu Yuren said snappily. Zhu Li was getting more and more incompetent. If he was not from the old family, he would have replaced him long ago.
"A red-faced man."
"Red-faced man? Who? Where did he come from? "
"He said his name is Red Boy — —" Zhu Li pointed to the sky. "He fell from the sky."
"— —" Zhu Yuren glared fiercely at Zhu Li. This time, he really wanted to replace this idiot. How could a person fall from the sky?
Zhu Yuren looked at the red-faced man in front of him, his brows knitted in a frown, and several strands of his beard were broken. "You're not — — Red Boy?"
"Yes, I'm Red Boy." The red-faced man's eyes were dull as he replied aloud.
"You're really the one who has killed countless people in the West Sea — — you're also responsible for the extermination of the Li clan?"
"Yes. I was the one who personally led my brothers to carry out the extermination of the Li Clan. I bribed the guards and managed to keep it a secret. The Li Clan wasn't alerted at all, and the entire clan was annihilated … "Red Boy said everything he knew.
Zhu Yuren's face grew even more embarrassed, looking up at the sky. The sky was vast, there was not even a wild bird to be seen, and there were not many clouds. Where was the figure of a person?
"How did you get into my courtyard?" Zhu Yuren asked.
"It fell from the sky." Red Boy said. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, no one would have imagined that the great bandits of the Western Sea would be so obedient.
"I know you fell from the sky … I mean, who threw you down?"
A trace of fear flashed through Red Boy's eyes, and then he remained silent.
Zhu Yuren was once again in a dilemma.
He moved his feet and paced back and forth in the courtyard.
It was obvious that the people behind the scenes had no intention of letting him rest. He just sent Li Wenjin over and asked him to blow the horn to charge at the Song enterprise. Now he sent such a "big gift" …
However, since those people were so powerful, why didn't they stand out and fight against the Song enterprise in person? He was just an insignificant Imperial Censor. If the Song Clan didn't cherish their reputation, they could crush him to death with one finger … Were they asking him to fight with his life?
"Master, what do we do now?" Zhu Li stood behind Zhu Yuren and asked in a low voice, "How about I secretly send him out? Just pretend that we don't know about this and have never seen this person … "
Zhu Yuren shook his head and said, "Since those people were able to capture the great evil and casually send him to the mansion, I'm afraid we can't shirk this responsibility … For an old friend, I will go into the dragon's pool and the tiger's den. As long as I can reverse the verdict for the Li Clan, I, Zhu Yuren, will die without regret. "
Zhu Yuren suddenly made a decision and said to Zhu Li, "Instruct the servants in the mansion to tie this person up. I will personally send him to the Yan Clan …"
"Master, you can't take the risk …"
"Only I can take this risk." Zhu Yuren said with a firm attitude.
Many scholars waiting at the entrance of Zhu Yuren's mansion suddenly discovered that the tightly closed door of the Zhu Mansion suddenly opened. Zhu Yuren, dressed in the robes of a fifth-rank Imperial Censor, walked out from the front door. Behind him were many servants and guards of the Zhu Mansion. These servants and guards used ropes and iron chains to tie up a red-faced man and dragged him behind Zhu Yuren's big horse towards Chang 'an Street.
"Lord Zhu, where are you going?"
"Censor Zhu, are you going to court to see the Emperor?"
"Who is this red-faced man? Why did Lord tie him up here … "
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Zhu Yuren sat on the big horse and saw many scholars gathering around him. He bowed to them and said in a clear voice, "Thank you all for your kindness to me. I just couldn't bear to see the Emperor being deceived by scoundrels and an old friend being harmed by scoundrels. I did what I could, I really don't deserve everyone's kindness …"
"Censor Zhu is too polite …"
"Lord is indeed worthy of the name of an iron-blooded censor …"
"Lord, don't be so humble. If all the officials in the world were like Lord, why would we need to worry about those monsters stirring up trouble in the court?"
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Zhu Yuren bowed again and said in a loud voice, "I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't chat with you all. I will take my leave now. "
After saying that, he rode away.
A delicate and pretty scholar stood in front of Zhu Yuren's big horse and asked, "Lord Zhu, who is the person being detained? Does Lord have any difficulties? We all know Lord's situation. If Lord needs anything, we will not shirk … "
"Yes, we will not shirk …"
"If Lord has anything, please tell us …"
"This person has a red face and is naked. Is he the great thief Red Boy?"
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Zhu Yuren's face was dark and uncertain. He looked hesitant.
Life was a play and it all depended on acting skills. Zhu Yuren had been polished in the court for many years and his acting skills were even more perfect.
"Yes, this person is Red Boy who slaughtered the entire Li family …"
The moment this person appeared, there was an uproar.
The scholars were agitated by Red Boy's fierce reputation and could not help but take two steps back.
When they came back to their senses and thought of what they had just done, they were all so ashamed that they wanted to die.
"Lord, this person is Red Boy?"
"I didn't expect the evil thief to be caught, how satisfying …"
"Red Boy ah Red Boy, I didn't expect this day to come … Falling into Lord Zhu's hands, don't even think about returning to the West Sea alive …"
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The delicate scholar's face was purple and red. He gritted his teeth and walked in front of Red Boy. He stared into his eyes and asked, "You are Red Boy?"
Red Boy grinned and said fiercely, "I am grandpa, so what?"
"Did you kill … the entire Li family?"
"I didn't just kill the entire Li family. On the West Sea, I robbed countless merchant ships and killed countless people … What is the Li family to me? "
The delicate scholar's face was even more embarrassed. He asked in a deep voice, "You … Who ordered you to do this?"
"What? Little boy also wants to talk to grandpa? If I want to kill, I will kill. Do I need to tell you? "
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Seeing that Red Boy was still so arrogant even though he was tied up, these scholars were all angry.
"Lord Zhu must kill this person …"
"The evil thief must be dismembered as a blood sacrifice for those innocent people who were slaughtered by him …"
"The rumor is true. It must be that Song Yu …"
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At the entrance of the Zhu mansion, Chang 'an Street.
Hong Xiu, who was dressed as the ugly proprietress, swayed her waist and walked in front. Li Muyang, who was dressed as the servant of the silk shop, followed closely with a few bolts of cloth in his arms.
Hong Xiu scolded and used her fingers to poke Li Muyang's head from time to time. She looked angry and exasperated.
However, what came out of her mouth was, "Young master is so powerful. How do you know that Zhu Yuren will parade Red Boy on the street?"
"This is human nature." Li Muyang avoided Hong Xiu's fingers while bowing his head to answer her question, "Since we sent people to his mansion, Zhu Yuren knows that he has to accept this matter whether he wants to or not … But, how to accept it, he has to think carefully. Of all the civil and military officials in the imperial court, there's not a single person he can trust … If the news is leaked and the Song family knows that Red Boy is in his hands, no matter how much the Song family cherishes their feathers, they will still kill the entire Zhu family. At the very least, they will not be able to make a sound again. "
"The best way is to make things big before the Song family discovers the situation … How to make it big? Won't those scholars at the gate come in handy? As long as he walks around Chang 'an Street with Red Boy, the news of Red Boy's arrest can spread throughout Tiandu in the fastest time. Even the Song family will have to be cautious and not dare to commit murder on the street … "
"So, young master specially asked me to arrange Li An to wait at the gate of the Zhu mansion in order to take the initiative to ask about Red Boy's identity …"
"Yes." Li Muyang nodded and said, "But Li An's performance is too unsatisfactory. He exposed his intentions too quickly and was a little impatient. I'm afraid that now Zhu Yuren has begun to doubt Li An's identity. Those spies near the Zhu mansion must have found his abnormality … Inform him to retreat quickly later. "
"There's no other way. Young master said not to use our spies, only the outside … The outside knows nothing about our situation and has not received any training. Even if those people catch him, he doesn't know anything … "
"Well, I understand. It's not your fault." Li Muyang comforted her. He looked at Zhu Yuren who was surrounded by more and more people and said, "Do you think the Song family already knows that Red Boy has been caught? What kind of reaction will they make? "
Hong Xiu's charming eyes narrowed and her ugly face became a little flirtatious. She said coquettishly, "How would I know? It's all because of young master's strategy … Hong Xiu is just an assistant. "
Li Muyang smiled bitterly. Didn't she just criticize a few words about the scholar who she arranged for had no acting skills? Was there a need to hold a grudge?
"I'm really looking forward to seeing the expression of that old guy from the Song family." Li Muyang sighed softly.
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