Return to the Qing Dynasty(88)

yes!

Where has the Ming Dynasty gone that was once so powerful?

Lost in the long river of time.

"Which emperor in any dynasty did not hope that the country would last forever and the world would be at peace?" The fourth master looked at Hongli, "But which dynasty has a country that has been passed down for thousands of years?"

He chuckled and asked again, "Hongli, how long do you think the legacy of the Qing Dynasty can be passed down?"

Hongli opened his mouth and wanted to say that of course it was tens of thousands of years, but when he raised his head and saw those eyes that could see everything, the feeling in his heart that came from nowhere disappeared in an instant.

Those pages of history books are written with iron and blood. It clearly says - No.

A wave of dejection instantly spread from the bottom of his heart. He clearly heard his own voice coming from his chest. He said, "I don't know."

He really didn't know.

"You don't know, and neither do I." Fourth Master smiled, "Who knows? Only God knows! But what is God?"

Hongli looked at Fourth Master, "Heaven is the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is the way of the people of the world."

"Okay!" Fourth Master clapped his hands, "These words were said by the late Emperor. Where did the late Emperor hear it? The late Emperor heard it from Master Shunzhi, my grandfather, and your great-grandfather. He told you what he said.

Yes, I have heard it, and you have also told it to your uncles and uncles. But hearing it does not count. You have to remember it in your heart. You have to let it blend into your blood and be engraved on your bones.

." As he spoke, he paused, leaned back, and found a comfortable position before saying again, "It's all the way of heaven and the way of the people of the world. Then I ask you, what is the way of the people of the world?

Woolen cloth?"

The corners of Hongli's mouth moved, but he didn't answer for a moment.

The Fourth Master laughed and said, "Look! Just like a nerd saying some cliches according to the script, there will always be times when you can't answer. There is no ready-made answer for you. The late emperor once said, if the people of the world would have something to drink at the table every time,

If the porridge is finished, then the world will be at peace. I also say that as long as the people are fed and clothed, the world will be at peace. After all, what the common people want is just three meals a day. In summer,

No flesh exposed, no freezing to death in winter. There is a tile on the head to protect the rain, and there is three feet of ground to lie down. That's all. Are they willing to make a fuss? No one is willing! They would rather be peace dogs, and all the people in the world are talking about it.

Voices from the heart. But Hongli, have you heard all these voices?"

Hongli pursed his lips and did not answer.

"Tell me what you are thinking about?" Fourth Master asked.

Hongli's head lowered even lower.

"Think again, what will you do in the future...all you think about is how to realize your ambitions." Fourth Master's voice suddenly became stern, "But what does your ambition have to do with all the living beings in the world?"

Hongli closed his eyes and didn't say a word for a long time.

The boat fell into silence, and even Yun Gu was lost in thought for a while.

The eighth master was hiding in the dark, his hands and feet seemed to have lost consciousness. The fourth child was educating his son with these words, but for a moment, he saw the late emperor first. If the late emperor was still alive, would he also say this to himself?

Such words.

Hongwang always said that he was not as good as Lao Si here, and he was not as good as Lao Si there. Now, he had to admit that Lao Si was better than him.

At this time, Hongli couldn't reflect as much as Ba Ye did. He only felt that Huang Ama's words were like a knife, which was more hurtful than the knife that Yun Gu held on his neck.

He heard the meaning. Huang Ama wanted to say, how can a person who does not have the world's people in his heart shoulder the burden of the world.

The corners of my eyes got wet for some reason, and tears still flowed down. The corners of my mouth moved, but I couldn't say a word of defense.

What Huang Ama said is actually correct!

Opening his eyes suddenly, Hongli shouted to the fourth master, "Huang Ama, let someone shoot arrows. My son is unfilial and unworthy of his ancestors!"

As he spoke, he moved suddenly, leaned back, and tried to snatch the dagger from Yun Gu's hand with his bare hands.

Maybe Yun Gu was not very prepared, or maybe Hongli was caught by Yun Gu without even resisting, which led to her lack of understanding of Hong Li. This elder brother danced with swords and rode horses every day.

Brother Huang, who didn’t miss Kubu’s arrows, suddenly took action, turned over, and saw red on his arm, but he finally restrained Yun Gu with his backhand, and then knelt down on the deck with a plop, "My son is guilty, please

Emperor Ama convicts you."

Before Fourth Master could say anything, something unexpected happened over there. Yun Gu broke away and waved her hand, and a red beam of light instantly shot up into the sky, illuminating the river in the dark night.

When the guards detained the person again, the woman laughed wildly again, "What a great show! We will die together today. Let's see how kind a father and a filial son you are."

As soon as the red light disappeared, the deafening sound came again, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and gunpowder.

Yun Gu's laughter stopped suddenly. Why was the boat still floating leisurely on the water?

She struggled and stretched her neck, and saw a blaze of fire on the river.

No one's screams could be heard at all, and all that could be seen were the fragments of the ship that was blown to pieces in the gunfire.

For a moment, she felt like a clown. She turned around and looked at Hongli fiercely, "Did you betray me?"

Hongli had no words, and Fourth Master had no explanation.

Hong Zhou thought to himself: Is Huang Ama trying to save Hongli’s face?

Yun Gu struggled desperately, "...Don't think you have won... To tell you the truth, ever since I got on this boat, I have never thought about getting off it... Let's blast! The more powerful the blast, the better!" She said arrogantly.

He laughed loudly and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that there were envoys from the eight countries on those ships, either businessmen or ministers, all of whom were very distinguished people. But you killed them indiscriminately... We

The people have already left the sea... There is always a chance to send this news out... By then, the eight countries will jointly launch an attack. I will see how easy it will be for you, the Tatar emperor... At that time... the world will be in chaos...

…The Holy Mother of White Lotus will surely come to this world to relieve the misery of thousands of people…”

Lin Yutong gestured to Hongwang, "Kill him."

She really didn't want to listen to her logic. This was all bullshit. First, it caused chaos in the world and devastated all living beings, and then the white lotus came to the world to save all sentient beings. Isn't this the same as stabbing someone in the face and then saving others and asking them to be grateful?

This logic is also accepted.

For the guards, killing was no more complicated than killing a chicken. The sound disappeared in an instant.

Hong Lichang breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart slowly settled down.

He originally thought that the matter would end here, so he knelt down and waited for the final punishment. Only then did he realize that no one on the ship was paying attention to him.

He couldn't quite understand the situation on the field.

Needless to say, the man in black clothes on the boat was someone brought by Yun Gu. As for where he got it from, we don’t know. There are desperadoes from other countries and islands, and they are also hired.

Yes. There was also the man who wore a short kudzu on his head and did not wear a uniform. He also used various weapons. The two parties didn't know why, but they seemed to have a conflict, so they started fighting. No mercy.

Before they could understand it, they saw that there were more men and horses joining them. Whether it was their clothes or their weapons, it was obvious that these people were from the Navy.

A whole three-party melee!

Hongli could hear shouts filling his ears.

"...Brothers from the Cao Gang, those are foreigners, please show no mercy..."

But he clearly saw the navy men attacking the Cao gang with murderous intent. He shouted that they were one of his own while stabbing them in the back.

Seeing Hongwang holding a telescope in his hand and looking hard at it, Hongli couldn't help but snatch it from his hand. After looking at it, he suddenly realized that instead of being a three-party, it was clearly a four-party. The people of Caogang were divided

The ones with red ribbons on their sleeves and the ones without red ribbons on their sleeves. The one without red ribbons on their sleeves is being attacked from both sides.

Hongli suddenly understood that there was internal strife in the Caobang. Then he shook his head. It was inappropriate to say that. The Caobang wanted to fight among themselves, and they would not have just happened to encounter this quarrel. It can only be said that it was induced by someone.

The Cao Gang started internal strife, and the fishermen benefited. One of the factions naturally got close to the imperial court. Who can do this?

Hong Li looked at Hong Zhou and saw that Hong Zhou's left hand was tightly attached to the outside of his left leg, and then he curled his index finger and kept picking at it.

He has been like this since he was a child. Whenever he gets nervous, he will do this set of little tricks.

Then there is no doubt that Hong Zhou must have played a very important role in it.

Now he understands that the White Lotus Sect and assassination are just a child's play in Huang Ama's eyes. The real drama is here, uprooting the Cao Gang from the root!

There was a big battle that lasted all night.

At dawn, the river was full of wreckage and corpses of large ships.

Looking at the red and bloody river water, Hong Zhou swayed for a moment, and then closed his eyes silently. Huang Ama taught Hong Li a lesson, and she taught him a lesson.

It doesn't matter whether the Cao Gang should be killed, how many people should die, or whether there were any unjust deaths.

Under the premise that the world wants peace, any unstable factors are not allowed to exist.

The White Lotus Sect is like this! The Caobang is like this!

Whoever dares to become a roadblock will be destroyed.

Hong Zhou handed over the list in his hand to the Navy, and the Cao Gang who had taken refuge were mixed into the Navy. In the name of the outside world, the foreigners used the White Lotus Sect to sail the warship into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and met the Cao Gang on the river.

Conflict. The Cao Gang paid a heavy price and annihilated them all. In order to show the Cao Gang's meritorious service, the Cao Gang was granted a special decree to join the navy and guard the Qing Dynasty sea area.

At the same time, Master Jiu's caravan is also sending such news and accountability documents to various countries. No one knows how long it will take to get to the destination, and no one cares.

Anyway, that’s what the external rhetoric is.

Hongli felt that Huang Ama’s lesson was very long! Just when he thought he understood it, he discovered that it was much more than that.

Just like now, when he felt that his own affairs were not the focus and Caobang was the focus, he was wrong again.

He clearly heard Huang Ama say to his eighth and ninth uncles: "It is said that people without long-term worries must have immediate worries. This principle is also applicable to governing a country. In addition to immediate worries and long-term worries, a country also has internal and external worries.
To be continued...