imperial psychologist

Chapter 717 An Upright Person
It was snowing in the afternoon, and Bo Ling left Wang Meng's camp and walked slowly towards the county government.

Along the way, she saw officials knocking on doors from door to door. Several times, Boling stopped and listened for a while, and pieced together what they were doing from the fragmented words—the officials were telling the people to pack their bags one by one and leave tomorrow morning at the latest.

Berlin couldn't bear to see it.

This was the case even in Pingjing. Every summer and winter, a group of old people who could not survive would die in the scorching heat or severe cold.

Not to mention looking at both sides - how many people will lie directly in the wind and snow during the upcoming long journey.

The conversation with Wang Meng just now has been echoing in Bo Ling's mind all the way——

"Then Deputy General Wang, tell me directly, what is the crime of keeping private letters? Just because someone didn't follow up when everyone stepped on ten thousand feet, does it mean that this person also has the intention of treason?"

"Songqing, calm down."

"I don't understand! When the villagers of Shihou Town were in danger, Mr. Wang was willing to let Xue Ziping and me risk rescue for the safety of hundreds of people in Dazhou. Yi, how can you and Shao county magistrate be so indifferent?"

"If you want to save people, you have to use your brains." Wang Meng looked at Bai Ling with deep eyes, "Since Song Qing came from Pingjing, she probably doesn't know the two most taboo things in the court today."

"...Which two things?"

"The remnants of Qinyuan and the Song family's rebellion against the party. These two things, if they are stained, they will be stains that cannot be shaken off. Thanks to the late emperor and today's holy saints, they burned all the hidden things in the inner palace in public when they ascended the throne. The memorandum and the secret letter even decreed that all officials and squires should also clean up the courtyard and burn all the old connections. Except for a few rebellious ministers who have direct ties with the second party, everything should be let go. This is already the emperor's intention to appease the subjects The mutual criticism between them is the biggest concession."

"..."

"No matter how ignorant Shao Kuan is, he shouldn't have left the letter to this day. To think of the kindness of Song Dang's knowledge, is not to think of the kindness of the emperor who swayed the Internet." Wang Meng said in a low voice, "If this matter is really stabbed It's broken, except for the emperor, no one can save the lives of his family now."

"Vice General Wang..."

"I understand how you feel now. I have already talked to Shao Kuan earlier in the morning. Anyway, Cao Xun planned to frame him, so he might as well insist that these letters were also forged by Cao Xun. He will also make a statement before the emperor, and talk to Song Xun. It is enough for the father and son to draw a clear line."

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, "This is also a solution, what does Master Shao say?"

Wang Meng shook his head.

"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Bo Ling asked, "Master Shao thinks this method is not feasible?"

Wang Meng's expression was complicated, and he pondered for a moment, "He said that he knew that Song Bozong and his son had committed a heinous crime and deserved it, but he couldn't do it if he completely disregarded his status as a master and apprentice, and went to the imperial court to denounce his mentor."

……

The county government is now Cao Xun's territory.

Bo Ling met him face to face as he walked through the courtyard, and even exchanged a few words of greeting with a smile.

While talking and laughing, she felt as if she had been divided into two.

An "I" is exposed in front of people, even if he meets people or ghosts, he can talk and laugh happily;
An "I" hides behind others, and every time I encounter this moment of emptiness and surrender, I will be tortured like a blunt knife cutting flesh.

Cao Xun knew that she had gone to the military camp early in the morning, and he deliberately asked her for information. Bai Ling picked up many unimportant details and told them vividly, which made Cao Xun laugh from time to time.

Before parting, Bo Ling seemed to suddenly remember something, "When I came back, I saw many officials knocking on doors. I don't know if Governor Cao knows why?"

Cao Xun frowned slightly, "They didn't even tell you this?"

"...I didn't pay attention when I went there, and I didn't ask specifically." Bai Ling said with a smile, "Maybe it wasn't intentional to hide it."

"Shao Kuan is going to take the people out of the city tomorrow," Cao Xun said with a smile, "This guy is really...to get angry with this official, he doesn't even care about this face."

"Out of the city?" Bai Ling frowned, pretending to be puzzled, "Where are you going?"

"Yanzhou," Cao Xun replied, "there are nine cold days, and you can't stop them. I have already rushed to report to General Chang in Jingzhong and Zhuozhou."

"Can't stop it?" Bo Ling looked at Cao Xun with a simple expression, "Why can't Zhifu Cao stop him?"

Cao Xun lowered his eyes and smiled, "He is the parent official here after all, we still have to respect the opinions of the local authorities."

After parting with Cao Xun, Bai Ling stood in place and watched the prefect's back go away.

The smile on her face gradually solidified and then disappeared.

Slowly wading back to his house in the snow, along the way, Bai Ling once again understood the importance of this matter.

After returning to the house and telling all these things one by one, Li Yiru gradually realized.

"It seems that Cao Xun is threatening with Shao Kuan's old letter. He wants to cut off Shao Kuan's official career completely, and even kill Shao Kuan. Under the restraint of Master Shao, in order to protect his family, I can only let myself be manipulated..." The young man frowned, "This... is too miserable."

"Is it miserable?" Bo Ling's entire face was frozen, expressionless.

Li Yiru was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it miserable?"

"He was afraid of hurting his family, so he was willing to be manipulated by Cao Xun and led a group of people to move north." Bai Ling said indifferently, "Don't say whether the Jin soldiers will loot halfway, there are less than a hundred soldiers in total, and among the people are women and children. There are so many... If you really look from both sides, among this group of people, can you reach Yanzhou safely... half of them?"

"However, the war is ahead. Even if Master Shao is dismissed or even killed because of this, it is only his fault of incompetence. He ruined his future and lost his life. His family will always save it."

Li Yiru frowned suddenly.

This was something he hadn't thought about yet.

Maybe it's because Shao Kuan, who was in a dilemma in this room last night, is a real person, while the common people are always an abstract concept. Now Bai Ling suddenly raised the possibility of "more than half of the loss". In the face of cold death, these so-called The number of households and the number of people, as if suddenly changed from numbers back to the same vivid people.

This imagination made Li Yiru suddenly feel a shudder.

"It's impossible to scold your teacher before the imperial court; it's impossible to risk your whole family's life and fight Cao Xun to the death; it can be done by sacrificing the people under your rule." Bai Ling laughed, "I don't want to get my hands dirty, And he is not willing to bring his family to his death... This Lord Shao is really upright."

"Second brother, should I talk to Vice General Wang again?" Li Yiru said, "Is he not going to die without saving him, or send more troops to escort the people to move north?"

"Wang Meng's [-] troops are now the main force defending the city." Bai Ling whispered, "No one can touch him."

"Then... what can we do now?" Li Yiru's expression became serious, "Should we be able to do something?"

Bo Ling was silent for a long time, looking at the young man, "...let's go back to Zhuozhou with Gu Le, you can leave tonight."

"what?"

"I've been counting the days. Beijing's reply to the Jinren should arrive within two days anyway." Bo Ling whispered, "... within three days, both ends will be broken."

(End of this chapter)