Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 770 Accusation
A flash of astonishment flashed in Fang Zilan's eyes, and Li Shengxuan sighed and said, "Even with me behind, Zhuge Yu's implementation of bureaucratic reform will still be hindered, and he still needs an old man who is highly respected in the court and China to stand by his side to support him. Zhuge Yu My lord wants to avoid suspicion. My original intention was to invite Mr. Su Heng to return to Beijing to take up his post, but with the will of the late emperor, and when Mr. Su Heng was demoted, he was quite chilled, so it would be inappropriate to invite Mr. Su Heng back rashly. Therefore, I I want to use Wu Sheng as an opportunity to show my lord Su Heng and the people of the world my heart for governing the world, and it won't be too late to invite him back."

"But now Lord Wu Sheng..." Fang Zilan's voice was barely audible. She did not expect that Li Shengxuan's intentions were behind Wu Sheng's transfer to the Criminal Department. It seems that Wu Sheng's death was not necessarily caused by her alone.

"I ordered people to check, and Wu Sheng is the only disciple of Master Su Heng in the capital." Li Shengxuan looked complicated, "I must explain to Master Su Heng and the world, do you understand?"

Fang Zilan was dazed for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "How will Your Majesty explain this?"

Li Shengxuan remained silent, Fang Zilan clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves into fists, and said through gritted teeth: "Then who can give Master Yang Zhiqing and his family an explanation?"

Although she had been muddled for the past few days, she still listened to Xiao Xuan'er's words to some extent.She knew that it was rumored in the capital that Yang Zhiqing hadn't been promoted for many years, because he was jealous of Wu Sheng's transfer to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, he bought a murderer to kill him, and later because the clues in the letter were exposed, in order not to drag the whole family down, he feared crime and committed suicide in front of Jing Zhaoyin's mansion.

After the news spread, everyone in the capital scolded Yang Zhiqing. There were people clamoring and throwing stones in front of his house every day, which disturbed the whole family.

It seems that everyone has lost their memory. No one remembers that Yang Zhiqing was a parent officer who had been guarding the smoky southeast for eight years. When he left office, he received a Wanmin umbrella.

They only remembered that Yang Zhiqing was jealous and murderous, cruel and narrow-minded, and was not worthy of being an official at all.

As for Wu Sheng, he became the most innocent victim and was infinitely beautified.Master Su Heng's protégé, brilliant talent, good character... Everyone who knew him but didn't know him was full of admiration and regret, as if the loss of him would be a great loss to the court.

When a person dies, he can only be instructed by others, can't he even keep his name after death?
Fang Zilan stared fixedly at the person in front of her, her eyes flushed with excitement, she suppressed her emotions and said word by word: "Master Yang Zhiqing's death is unclear, His Majesty did not order anyone to investigate the truth, but instead used his death Do you want to stop everyone talking?"

"Fang Zilan, if you are willing to tell everything you know, why are you here?" Li Shengxuan's voice was full of forbearance, "What kind of existence is the ghost gate?"

"The gate of ghosts, as the name suggests, is the shelter of lonely souls and wild ghosts." Fang Zilan said quietly: "Who in the world can be called lonely souls and wild ghosts, I think your majesty should know."

"The old people who can't be seen in the past." Li Shengxuan answered, Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "That's right. Although Emperor Tai'an was amnesty at the beginning of his enthronement, many old people from the previous dynasty were not held accountable, and even entrusted with important tasks, but the dynasty changed. At that time, the seeds of hatred were sown, and with the passage of time, not only did they fail to disappear, but they gradually grew stronger and cannot be ignored."

She paused as she spoke, "In the past, the Ghost Gate was only found in the rivers and lakes. It is the most famous killer organization after Miluo Tianying and Baiyue Trial Hall."

Li Shengxuan was silent for a moment, then said: "Miluo Tianying, Baiyue Trial Hall, all of them interfered in the political situation and caused the court to shake. Is the ghost gate trying to follow in the footsteps?"

"Your Majesty is only half right." Fang Zilan took a deep breath and said, "Even if he interferes in the political situation, there are differences. Miluo Tianying guarded the high priest during the war between the three kings a hundred years ago, maintained the Yancheng Villa, and waited for the Haiqing River Empress Yan disappeared. But Baiyue's Trial Hall killed the famous officials Xie's family, severely injured the general who defended the country, and caused Baiyue to become a bloodbath, and was finally destroyed by Xia's army."

"What about the ghost gate in Dajing?" Li Shengxuan answered as if asking himself, "It seems to be the latter."

Fang Zilan lowered her eyes and remained silent, as if tacitly acquiescing, Li Shengxuan looked at her thoughtfully, "But I'm curious, why do you know so clearly?"

"Even a killer needs to know where he came from." Fang Zilan said casually, but he said it very seriously, "The lessons learned from the past are the guides for the future. The lessons learned from Miluo Tianying and Baiyue Trial Hall are not over a hundred years old, so we must not repeat the same mistakes."

Li Shengxuan met her gaze, and asked, "Are these words from your heart, or from the master of the ghost gate?"

Fang Zilan didn't answer his question, but asked instead: "Does Your Majesty want me to be related to the ghost gate?"

"If I wish, can you have nothing to do with the ghost gate?" Although Li Shengxuan's words were a question, they revealed a message with certainty - he was convinced that Fang Zilan was from the ghost gate.

Fang Zilan did not shy away, nodded and said: "I can think about it."

Cold sweat broke out on Yang Zhiqing's forehead, and Fang Zilan calmed down and said: "Time changes, and no one can sit on the fence forever."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall froze, and all their eyes were on Yang Zhiqing. He took the first step with difficulty and walked slowly to the right.

Everyone on the left side beat their chests and stamped their feet. Seeing this, Fang Zilan smiled, coughed softly and said loudly, "Quiet."

Everyone in the hall fell silent, Fang Zilan smiled, and said seriously: "Today's argument, winning or losing is not important, what is important is that I want you to understand three things. First, there are always people who have different views from yours in the world. You can neither kill them all, nor close your eyes. Anyone can be wrong or right. As the pillars of Dajing, the adults present here must distinguish right from wrong."

She paused as she spoke, and continued: "Secondly, no matter whether you are right or wrong, each of you must have a ruler in your heart, and you cannot cross that ruler at will because of what others say or do. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, it’s better to stop losses than to make mistakes again and again.”

"Thirdly, whether you are an official or a human being, you need to have empathy. You can't empathize with everyone, but you should consider others appropriately, and give convenience to others and give convenience to yourself. Even if this life is not smooth and smooth, you can still feel at ease."

After she finished speaking, she took a sip of tea and said earnestly: "Since you are officials in the government office, you know that the world is much bigger than the people in the capital. We are in charge of the affairs of the southeast. The people take it to heart. If we go higher in the future, we will benefit more people. We must not narrow our minds and vision because of the narrow and dangerous mountain climbing road.”

(End of this chapter)