Chapter 30: Seeing the Big from the Small
"Do you know that just because you are a retainer of Duke Jin, just because you say that Duke Jin is expected to be promising, I can report you to the official for the crime of rebellion..." Rao is a person like Xie Yu who has been educated in a good Confucianism since childhood and has deeply implemented self-restraint and regained etiquette, and can no longer listen to Xiao Bi's absurd remarks. "The State of Jin was granted by the emperor, and the Duke was also granted by the emperor. Do you think Duke Jin's hegemony? What kind of hegemony is it?"
Xiaobi was slightly stunned, silent for a while, and then smiled and said politely: "Oh? Is that right? I don't remember what I said."
"Hey, you woman is really interesting." Before Xie Yu could speak, Xu Xiaozhang interrupted from the side. "You can forget everything you said just now?"
"It's not your turn to speak, common people..." Xiaobi seemed to hate Xu Xiaozhang. When she saw Xu Xiaozhang move forward, she took a few steps back.
When Xu Xiaozhang heard this, he was even more furious.
The blue veins were protruding between his forehead, the muscles in his jaw were bulging high, his fists were tightly packed, his eyebrows and eyes were low, and he stared at Xiaobi tightly.
But Xiaobi looked at Xu Xiaozhang, and there was no fear in her eyes, but she was even more sarcastic. She was just fearless.
Xie Yu also looked at the maid named Xiaobi with a gloomy face... No... How can the daughter of a nobleman be a maid... Since he can save his life in the chaos of dozens of dead soldiers, it proves that this person is still somewhat capable... He turned into a maid, probably the one sent by the King of Jin to protect the young master of the star.
But why did this person provoke Xu Xiaozhang so much?
In today's era when Confucianism and Mohism were prevalent, benevolence and loving the people, and helping the people have long become a compulsory course for the aristocratic races.
In this way... Could this person be a descendant of an old noble who was robbed of his title and salary? Or is this person trying to test his own virtues? Test whether we and the other party are the spies?
Xie Yu looked at Xu Xiaozhang, who was as good as a person and had no meaning in his master's mind, and nodded in his heart.
Yes... This person arrived in the yard at the end and did not see Xu Xiaozhang wipe out all the bandits alone... And as soon as Xu Xiaozhang appeared, these bandits suddenly attacked... I think even if Yan Xing explained to him, most of them thought that Xu Xiaozhang was an undercover agent... After all, the other party was all dead soldiers, and Xu Xiaozhang killed all the dead soldiers like soldiers alone... but there was a great suspicion.
So, as both of whom suddenly appeared, she was also considered a suspicion by me.
Thinking of this, in order to confirm his guess, Xie Yu planned to ask directly.
This is the fastest way to resolve conflicts.
Xie Yu climbed his hand on Xu Xiaozhang's shoulder and pressed it a little hard to show Xu Xiaozhang not to move his emotions easily.
"Madam." When Xu Xiaozhang calmed down, Xie Yu put his hand off him, bowed to Xiaobi, and praised humbly. "Since someone who came to be a minister, he must still know etiquette and law, respect benevolence and love."
"But now the lady is offending the emperor, and she speaks nonsense and insults my friends." Xie Yu paused and continued. "I think this is a very unreasonable behavior... So I want to ask the lady's purpose clearly. If the lady still has a hidden secret or wants to test us and the other two, please make it clear."
"Oh?" Xiaobi's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He twisted a ear of the hub in his hand, then lowered his head and began to peel the ears layer by layer. "Xie Shizi really deserves Jin Gong's praise. He knows books and principles, and cares for it. Suns give it out and trusts to make it. It turns out that a gentleman."
Xie Yu frowned slightly. Although the other party praised him, his tone was weak and he was extremely perfunctory.
Such behavior seemed to be saying that even though Xie Yu was both virtuous, he was not as good as the hub in her hand.
Isn't it a temptation? Or is it also a temptation?
"Miss, please speak out loud." Xie Yu was a little confused about the other party's thoughts.
"But what I want to say is that I'm not testing you two." Xiaobi raised her head, pinched the ears in her hand into two pieces, and said to Xie Yu. "The master's family is high and you really can't get close to you easily... Xie Shizi, if there is no Bohou's family, I'm afraid you won't be able to see the master's family. Today, you are lucky."
As she said that, she looked at Xu Xiaozhang next to her with contempt.
"If it weren't for Xie Shizi's true style as a Confucian scholar, I would be humble and respectful if I could ridicule it so much. Your rudeness would have to take a sword in my hand."
"You!" Xu Xiaozhang was about to have another attack.
Xie Yu stepped forward in time and blocked Xu Xiaozhang with his body.
"Xie Shizi." Xiaobi took out several knife-shaped metal objects from his bag on his waist and handed them to Xie Yu. "This is the latest 'sword and shield' issued by Jin State. With this, you can exchange coins at any money house in Jin State. This is the reward for the female princess... Please leave first."
...It's really Xie Yu's turn to be speechless now.
It turns out that this person is really arrogant and arrogant... without any ladylike behavior.
In Gongshu Mujiu's words... he is really a Xianglin Sao, a rude man.
Xie Yu did not reach out to take the "sword and shield", but bowed and asked.
"Is Mr. Yanxing really the charge we have to give us?"
"Yes." Xiaobi nodded, "We will set off to return to Jin tomorrow. Today we encounter ambush, and the official road is afraid of danger, so we can't walk with the two of you."
Xiaobi spoke a little easier. Seeing that Xie Yu was unwilling to accept the "sword and shield", he put it back in his bag indifferently.
"I've said everything I want to say." Xiao Bi sat up from the pile of valleys, patted the debris in her hands, and didn't even lift her eyelids. "Please, please... I'll go back and report first."
Xie Yu and Xu Xiaozhang both did not say anything.
Xiaobi turned around and walked out of the valley shed.
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"Who did she think she was?!" After Xiaobi left, Xu Xiaozhang couldn't vent his anger.
He has always been called Nanxia, respected and loved by others, and has never suffered such grievances after becoming famous.
"Typical aristocratic style!" Xu Xiaozhang slapped the valley with a palm, and the Qi exploded in the valley, and for a moment, decayingly.
"No..." Xie Yu shook his head and looked deeply at the direction Xiaobi had just stood. "This person does not respect etiquette and law, does not learn Confucianism and Mohism... but can be so valued by Duke Jin... I'm afraid the rumors are true."
"What rumors?" Xu Xiaozhanggang was still viciously scolding the little thief. When he heard the rumor, his eyes were straightened and he asked directly.
"Rumored that Duke Jin reused the former Korean Gongsun Han Wei... wanted to use reform... to reverse the Confucian and Mohism studies." Xie Yu felt heavy. "...The Han Wei's academic studies were so strict... It was because of his reforms in Qilu that the people were living in miserable life and even almost changed mutiny..."
"What does this matter with Han Wei and that thief woman who disrespects Confucianism and Mohism?" Xu Xiaozhang also frowned when he heard this. "Not talking about Confucianism... Isn't the Mohist school really doing things for the people?"
Xie Yu saw the big one from the small, and asserted.
"The man listed the three families of Confucianism, Mohism, and merchants, and the victims of the robbers as five worms..." Xie Yu paused. "It threatened that Confucianism used literature to disrupt the law, and heroes used martial arts to violate the ban."
"What does that mean?!" Xu Xiaozhang asked Xie Yu with his head tilted.
"..." Xie Yu was silent for a while and returned to the scene. "It means that Duke Jin intends to suppress the Confucian and Mohist sects... In other words, Duke Jin has a great plan..."
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"Then where will we go?" Xu Xiaozhang did not notice the worried Xie Yu. Anyway, he didn't understand the conspiracy of the powerful and powerful... What he cares most about now is what to do next. "Since Duke Jin's daughter is ungrateful, let her go... By the way, isn't your friend still in prison? Why do you still have time to agree to escort others?"
"..." Xie Yu was stopped by Xu Xiaozhang and was speechless again. "Because I promised Jin Gong... Besides, although the matter of my friend was urgent, he was the key to the bandits' plot and would not be hurt easily, so I was not in a hurry."
"I originally planned to sneak into Luoyi or follow the caravan to Fufeng to find a way to rescue him, but now I have met you, so I have changed my mind." As he said that, Xie Yu glanced at Xu Xiaozhang who was standing beside him.
I couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Is this person really the ruthless Taotie who killed people at that time?
"I mean I'm very strong?" Xu Xiaozhang asked happily after hearing Xie Yu's words.
"More than that?" Xie Yu said righteously. "Your martial arts are enough to be on the ground."
"..." When Xu Xiaozhang heard this, it was his turn to be speechless. "I said I am Xu Xiaozhang."
Xie Yu looked at Xu Xiaozhang's serious expression and smiled a little awkwardly.
"If you don't deliberately emphasize this point, then talk less, and then... and then carry a dark green knife next to you, maybe I will take it seriously." Xie Yu also commented on Xu Xiaozhang in front of him with a little seriousness.
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Xu Xiaozhang never spoke again, walked straight to the edge of the valley pile, then turned over and lay on it without saying anything more.
Xie Yu smiled and turned around and returned to the valley heap he had chosen.
"Good rest." He shouted loudly to Xu Xiaozhang's back.
"Then tomorrow...we will go and meet the Qingtian Sect."
Chapter completed!