"for you."

In front of the main hall of the Criminal Department of the Wei Dynasty, Bai Yousi turned around and spread out his hand, revealing a small, tattered and bumpy copper seal.

Xue Liang, who was following behind, was startled, and after reacting he couldn't help but hesitate: "Really give it to me?"

"Is it because Zhong Cheng can't keep his word, or am I saying it in vain but not keeping it true?" Bai Yousi asked with a smile. "Xue Laoer, are you still asking how you know this thing is true?"

Xue Liang was embarrassed for a moment and went to get it.

However, when he stretched out his hand, he was obviously stuck in mid-air: "Bai Xun...Bai Changjian, are there any taboos on this thing?"

"Just don't inject Qi randomly, or you will be ruined by your cultivation." Bai Yousi said one thing.

Xue Liang was startled for a moment, then carefully picked up the copper seal, but couldn't help but ask: "So, did you risk your cultivation just now to fight with your foster father... and Zhong Cheng?"

"Whatever you think!" Bai Yousi couldn't urge her enough. "It has nothing to do with you here."

Xue Liang was silent for a moment, clutched the copper seal in his hand, turned around and mounted his horse, and flew towards Lidefang where Jing'an Terrace was located.

Bai Yousi also looked back at Li Ding, who was being held up by several officials from the Ministry of Justice... The latter had no signs of being tortured. He was just suppressed by the Grand Master in the black tower for several days, and his spirit was unavoidable.

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"Why bother?" Li Ding tried his best to speak out. "If Cao Zhongcheng just wants to fight with Duan Shangshu, he can't really kill me. It's just a show, and he will be released sooner or later..."

"What do you mean just to fight with Duan Shangshu?" Bai Yousi responded simply. "Do you really think that Zhongcheng doesn't care about Zhang Xing? If he didn't care, why did he want to accept his adopted son that day? And since it was Zhang Xing who caused the trouble,

How can I just ignore it? Besides, Sister Shiniang can’t wait any longer... If I don’t come, she’s probably going to break into the Black Tower and rob the prison. When you and your mother get together, I’ll really kill you.

Fulongyin robs the prison? It is now that Zhongcheng is focused on the political situation, so he can succeed in the sneak attack."

Li Ding just shut up.

Bai Yousi continued to ask: "Since Zhongcheng doesn't care, this matter will be jointly reviewed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. Shangshu Gu is a fair person, and Shangshu Duan is your former palace official. Are you sure?"

"Originally, there was." Li Ding reluctantly nodded. "But now that things have happened, I don't dare to rely on it anymore... Please ask Bai Sanniang to come forward and see Duan Shangshu again for a safe explanation.

"

"Then I won't accompany you in." Bai Yousi nodded, then turned around and jumped away.

In addition, Duan Wei, as a veteran minister of the Wei Dynasty, the representative figure of the Guanlong army leader in the court, and a direct confidant of the Cao family who the late emperor began to cultivate, his mentality has obviously changed over the years.

For example, back then, Gao He Ruoyi, as a beneficiary, was actually very happy to ride on the big man's boat and fill the vacancies of those big shots. At that time, he also thought that he would treat Wei, at least

A person who has been loyal to the current saint for a lifetime... Based on his age, he will be a minister for ten years and a prime minister for five years, and then he can retire without causing any estrangement between the monarch and his ministers.

Next, the great battle in which the Wu tribe surrendered further verified the correctness of this route.

However, things began to go wrong starting from the first Eastern Expedition to Dongyi, with Yang Shen's rebellion as an important node, which also caused severe ideological fluctuations in the Guanlong native official. But at that time, although he

Realizing that the situation was slipping into an inappropriate situation, it only further developed a humble retreat mentality and prepared to retire early.

As the saying goes, when you are a local official and beat the gong for a day, you should do your best to arrange things, but you should not fight for power and gain. If it doesn't work, you will quit working and just resign and go home.

The manors, fiefs, fields, slaves, and disciples and old officials all over Guanzhong were rewarded, which was enough for him to become a local emperor behind closed doors.

And besides, the Cao family and his son did have an undoubted kindness towards him.

But this layer of emotional preparation was shattered in front of the death of Wei Chi, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, who had the same origin, the same status, and the same situation. After returning from Yunnei, he had a strange emotion... And this

He may not be able to tell whether it is anger or uneasiness.

But even so, in the face of the saint who has a clear favor to promote and use him and acts unscrupulously, this emotion can still be hidden or restrained. However, the three expeditions were defeated, the saint went south, and the emperor's uncle Cao Lin

When I first took over power, on top of my anger and uneasiness, I felt a sense of injustice.

He was inexplicably unwilling to bear it.

This is not simply that there are no tigers in the mountains and the monkey is king, but that in the current situation, there is a tangible need for expression and a new self-understanding.

What's more important is that he is not alone in the battle now. He has lost control of everything inside and outside the Wei Dynasty, which has caused many Guanlong clans to have strange thoughts.

"Niece, don't worry."

Duan Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, one of the Eight Nobles in the Eastern Capital, replied directly in the back hall of the Ministry of War. "Don't say that you came to intercede, otherwise there would be no you. Cao Zhongcheng sent people to the Ministry of War to bring the old subordinates who were looking for me to report to the lobby of the Ministry of War.

Take it down, I also want to pay Li Ding justice, and I will go to the Criminal Department in person later...Actually, this matter is your uncle's and I have to accept your favor... But then again, how did you do it?

People want to come back from the Black Tower?"

"Zhongcheng is just giving me face," Bai Yousi said with a smile. "After all, my niece is his old relative for many years..."

"I don't believe it... He can be so unscrupulous now that he directly shouts in Nanya that he wants to take charge of national affairs. How can he easily give face to you, the eldest daughter of the Bai family?" Duan Wei sneered. "However, you have your own abilities.

, I have always known it...just go with it."

"Actually, the reason why Zhongcheng is like this is not necessarily because he is worried about his family and country." Bai You thought for a while and unexpectedly said something fair. "For Zhongcheng, family and country are one, and he has nothing to pursue in his life.

, and the Wei Dynasty is in such a situation now..."

"Who is to blame for the situation in the Wei Dynasty?" Duan Wei sighed quietly and interrupted the other party directly. "Well, it is useless to talk about this matter... But you, my niece, are about to go to Jiangdu and Xiyuan is vacant. So what do you do?

Are you going to stay here as a hostage?"

Bai Yousi was still calm: "In the land of Dongdu, I can come and leave whenever I want, and I won't be turned into a hostage... Staying here is just to take care of the beginning and end, so that my subordinates can have a safe life."

The results are just a statement.”

"That's good, that's good." Duan Wei nodded with satisfaction and stood up. "I'll go to the Criminal Department right now, and niece Xian will go back too."

This was business, so Bai Yousi stood up and left.

Just like that, leaving aside how Duan Wei went to talk to Gu Yi, we only said that Bai Yousi left the lobby of the Ministry of War, jumped up again, floated across two squares, and arrived at his British mansion.

Instead of being a little deserted because the British government went out to control Taiyuan, here, it became more lively and compact, almost forming a closed market and fortress. After the three expeditions to the East Yi were defeated, and the news of the saint's southern tour came,

Because of certain rumors, many of the Bai family's old friends hid in, including many people from the main house, who hid directly with their belongings, food, weapons, armor and generals.

This is also a traditional art.

In the feudal era, where personal attachment was strong, an important criterion for measuring a family's achievements was whether it could have its own clan settlements in both rural and urban areas, both locally and in the capital.

Because only in this way can we resist natural and political risks at the same time, and seize political benefits as much as possible when momentum builds.

A big family like the Bai family not only meets these conditions, but even goes a step further. Not only does the capital have two large strongholds inside, but also many manors outside.

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Of course, in a sense, it is still inferior to the Hedong Zhang family.

"We are in the Ministry of Punishment, and things are almost settled."

Ignoring the many generals and warriors, Bai Yousi flew directly back to the main courtyard that was now occupied by her grandly. Then as soon as she sat down in the hall, she smelled a scent of fragrance wafting by. Without raising her head, she walked with him.

The person gave the final answer. "But there is no need for my sister to pick him up. Instead, she should go back home and ask her brother Li Ke to come over. It will probably take two or three days to come out..."

Zhang Shiniang nodded, but did not leave in a hurry.

Bai Yousi understood and immediately continued: "Sister, don't worry about Yueniang's affairs anymore, I will handle it."

Only then did Zhang Shiniang sigh: "Silang only entrusted me with this small matter before he left, and I couldn't handle it well... He was imprisoned in the Black Tower after he came back, and there was nothing I could do about it."

"Let me tell you the truth, sister, don't be angry." Bai Yousi said with a smile. "These two things, one is universal and the other is thorough, are the two most difficult things in the world to do... Use this to judge your own family.

In terms of ability, I’m a bit demanding of myself.”

Zhang Shiniang also laughed for a moment, but still shook her head: "But my sister seems to be confident."

"It's not that you're confident." Bai Yousi continued to smile. "But after you go all out, you have no scruples and it doesn't matter... This is what I learned from Zhang San on the bank of the river that day. I don't care about killing or burying them. I don't care about the subsequent troubles. I just care about them."

If you do things recklessly, the results will be outstanding.”

Zhang Shiniang nodded, no longer hesitated, and suddenly disappeared from the hall.

Bai Yousi was stunned and didn't say a word. Instead, she washed up and ate for a while before leaving the British palace again. However, she did not go directly to see Yueniang, but went to Beishi first.

"Bai...Mr. Bai."

In Bei City, which was so depressed that there was almost no one there, Yan Qing, who was busy packing things and loading the car, noticed the person coming almost immediately, and was a little surprised. "How come Mr. Bai is here?"

"I should have come here, but after returning to Dongdu, everything was really busy, so I didn't come here until today." Bai Yousi spoke simply. "There are still many things, Mr. Yan, I asked you directly... I asked me

Uncle, he said that the imperial examination will be held as usual next month. Saburo mentioned your long-cherished wish to me before he left... Do you want to take the exam again? If so, I will write you a post or take you there in person.

Meet my uncle."

Yan Qing smiled bitterly and immediately clasped his hands to answer: "Young Master Bai is late... To be honest with you, Mr. Bai, I just committed a fatal incident and was about to say goodbye to my father and leave Dongdu."

"What kind of human life?" Bai Yousi became slightly interested.

"It's not something worth listening to." Yan Qing said seriously. "When Brother Zhang was in Xiuye ​​Square, he chopped off the hand of a gangster who ran a secret prostitution shop. He said that as long as he was around, he would not be allowed to be arrogant...

...Now that Brother Zhang is on the black list, this person actually shows up again, saying that Brother Zhang can't go back to Dongdu, but he has survived...I can't stand hearing this. I just took a few friends there yesterday.

Kill this person."

Bai Yousi finally smiled again: "You are obviously determined to leave, and you dealt with him easily... Where are you going?"

"Where can we go?" Yan Qing clasped his hands and asked. "Go out for a walk, take a look, and take a look at Liangjun's hometown... It's not that I have to go to Brother Zhang, but in this situation, everyone

That's the case, and Dongdu seems to be safer... My father is getting older, so it would be better for him to stay in Dongdu with my stepmother and younger brother, while I take some servants and savings to visit my hometown."

Bai Yousi nodded and said nothing more.
To be continued...