Wang Baijie frowned and said,""Zhitong, it's just the two of us now. Let's be frank. His Highness is arrogant and despotic.”
"But your younger brother, Xu Heyun, is so reckless. As far as I know, he has just become the Prince Consort of Daliang and he shouldn't have started a massacre in Jiangnan Road. In his anger, the Emperor used some underhanded methods to make Yan Bei's life at the border even more difficult.”
"Even if your father, the King of Yan Bei, is so powerful, he still has political enemies like Zhang Qilu and Gu Jiantang in the court. What he did this time was to push all the aristocratic families and scholars in Yangzhou to the opposite side of the Xu family. I'm afraid that they will transfer their anger to you.”
Xu Zhitong raised her head slightly and smiled.”
"You," said Wang Baijie helplessly.
Xu Zhitong was in a daze as she said softly,""This younger brother of mine is different from his older brother. He has been quiet since he was young, and he doesn't have any arrogance. Sometimes, when he goes out to play and is bullied by others, he doesn't say anything. Other than caring especially about our family, he doesn't seem to take himself to heart.”
"I haven't seen this little brother since I came to Jiangnan Road. To be honest, I don't know what happened to him that changed him from a child who was easy to negotiate to the current state. However, many people didn't care about the things that he wanted to hold on to even if he had to risk his life. This had never changed. "Besides, he's doing quite well now. All these years, I've been worried that he would be bullied. I'm very happy to see him like this.”
" Such decisiveness," Wang Baijie said in a deep voice." He doesn't know how to restrain himself. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to clean up the mess?" If someone fanned the flames, the entire Jiangnan Road would explode. Haven't you seen through the so-called Jiangnan Road celebrities over the years?!”
"I know. I've long seen through it. Qingzhou valued profit, while Yangzhou valued reputation. Which Taoist priest in Jiangnan didn't praise that saying? Where righteousness lies, death is heavier than Mount Tai.”
While the two of them were talking in the manor, there were also countless scholars standing outside the manor. They were densely packed and talking to each other.
"The Xu family is too unreasonable. Back then, because the eldest daughter of the Xu family married over, Consort Lu Shu was demoted to the Cold Palace.”
"This brother is right. Now that the second son of the Xu family has come to my Jiangnan Road to kill wantonly, is there still any law?”
One of the scholars, who could be considered reasonable, defended Xu Zhitong, but before he could finish his sentence, he was severely injured and thrown out of the crowd.
He collapsed to the ground and muttered," Is such behavior really considered a sage?”
While everyone was talking, a scholar with some status in Yangzhou struggled. He took a deep breath as if he had made an important decision and said loudly,
"The second son of the Xu family is a butcher with a butcher's knife in his hand.”
"As a scholar of Jiangnan, I, Sheng Xiangdi, am willing to set an example and denounce Xu Heyun.”
Before he could finish his words, everyone was shocked by the courage of this Sheng family disciple. Silence fell.
Then, the crowd erupted into cheers.
"Brother Sheng is a role model for our generation of scholars!”
"The Sheng family is really full of talents. I think with Brother Sheng's magnanimity, why can't he be a county governor?”
"That's right. Brother Sheng, go ahead. We'll wait for your return.”
Sheng Xiangdi nodded in satisfaction. Scholars had the same name, and he was no exception.
In this world, as long as one had a bit of knowledge and heroic deeds, they would have a place no matter where they went. There were a few high-ranking civil officials in the imperial court of Daliang. Wasn't it the same in the past?
The most suitable target was the Xu family, which everyone despised. Xu Heyun dared to kill wantonly in the city, which meant that he had run into the muzzle of a gun.
Sheng Xiangdi walked to the side door of the Prince's mansion, turned around, bowed, and then walked into the mansion with ease.
The Wang Clan seemed to have intentionally allowed outsiders to enter the manor. No steward came to stop them, and they allowed him to charge around and find Xu Heyun's courtyard.
Xu Heyun put down the cup in his hand and looked at the menacing scholar.
Sheng Xiangdi was full of heroic spirit outside the manor, but when he stood in front of Xu Heyun, he could not help but tremble. He coughed lightly and asked through gritted teeth,"
"The children of generals should be fighting against foreign enemies and fighting on the battlefield.”
"And why did Young Master Xu kill the innocent in the city?”
"Indiscriminately killing the innocent?"
"You think they are innocent?" Xu He Yun said softly.
The scholar obviously didn't expect the murderer to dare to speak like this, as if killing them was a matter of course.
The scholar's face flushed red as he spat out three words,""Why?"
Xu Heyun was amused by this young man who had gone crazy from studying.
It was probably because many people felt that this matter had nothing to do with them, so they hung it up high.
Just because you guys are cursing at each other and the woman who is gossiping behind your back has nothing to do with you, you can be unscrupulous?
There was no such logic in the world.
From the beginning to the end, Big Sister did not do anything to these people who gossiped behind their backs. Instead, she chose to swallow her anger.
However, this is not a reason for you to become more aggressive.
Big Sis doesn't think much of it, but I, Xu Heyun, do.
Xu Heyun sneered and asked,""What right do you have?"
The young man seemed to have mustered up his courage. He took a step forward and looked straight at Xu Heyun.
"What she did, can't we say anything?”
Xu Heyun almost couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. In the end, he was still concerned about his sister and couldn't bear to see his sister bleed, so he suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart.
"Then tell me, what evil things did my sister do?”
The young man was frightened by Xu Heyun's imposing manner. He retreated repeatedly and fell to the ground on his butt.
"You, you, do you want to use force?”
The young scholar fell to the ground and stammered, but his legs were already trembling.
"I won't use force."
"However, if you can't say anything today, don't leave this door.”
"Gulp."
The young scholar saw Xu Heyun's fierce eyes and swallowed unconsciously.
He was somewhat regretting his trip today.
He regretted listening to his classmates 'urging to reprimand the lawless Second Young Master of Yan Bei.
Although they had predicted that this Second Young Master Xu would not kill anyone because of this, otherwise, it would be very difficult to end today's matter.
But what if?
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