imperial psychologist

Chapter 745 Persuasion
"Release..." Bo Ling lowered his eyes and pondered, "That's fine...but why three years?"

"It was also discussed little by little." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "All the people who were looted in the past three years will be released. As for the longer ones, it's up to them. They can go back if they want to, and they don't force them if they don't... After all, it's better. Everyone has started a family in Jindi.”

"No wonder the deer hunter wants to break with General Chang..." Bo Ling understood a little bit, "Because we agreed to trade grain and horses?"

"En." Zhang Jingzhen nodded, "They have been dormant in the northern border for so many years, but after all, they still want to take advantage of us. Now that the mutual market agreement is signed, there will be five years of peace on paper...Of course they don't want to wait. "

"It's always better not to fight." Bai Ling murmured, "At least the people in the northern border can breathe a little bit more."

"That's right." Zhang Jingzhen looked at Bai Ling with deep eyes, "It's not just the people in the northern border who can breathe..."

"The actions of the Jin people this year are indeed strange." Zeng Jiuyan continued, "The deer hunters said earlier that the Jin people were seriously injured in the west this year and would not aggressively invade our border this year. I didn't believe it. I didn't expect them to really Just robbed the grain of a few cities and ran away."

"There is a powerful enemy in the west." Zhang Jingzhen said in a low voice, and he suddenly laughed, "What are you talking about, since today is a long-lost reunion, we should say something happy."

The few people were chatting and laughing, and for a moment it seemed that they had returned to the tea room in Donglin Temple when they were young, but Zhang Jingzhen seemed hesitant to speak all the time.

Bo Ling thought of a way to send Zeng Jiuyan to Bai Yi outside, and the room became quiet.

"Does Jingzhen have something to say to me alone?" Bo Ling asked softly.

Zhang Jingzhen took a deep breath, stood up from the table, and said in a low voice, "...Did you pass by Jiangzhou last August?"

"...I can't remember clearly." Bo Ling whispered, "Why did Jingzhen ask such a question?"

"I received a letter last autumn." Zhang Jingzhen whispered, "The signature is Mu Yiqing, but this letter came with a poem in it."

Berlin didn't make a sound.

"It doesn't matter whether that person is you or not," Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "But I want to tell you the rest of this matter. Will Bai Ling listen?"

Bo Ling was silent for a moment, "...um."

"After I received the letter, I immediately left for Pingjing. In order to verify what was said in the letter, I made a special trip to stop in several remote villages in Huizhou for half a month—naturally I went there with my identity hidden. During the half month What I have seen and heard is not a human scene."

Zhang Jingzhen paced lightly in the room.

"After arriving in Pingjing, I did not visit my father, but went directly to the palace to ask for an audience." He whispered, "In addition to this Mu Yiqing's letter, I also wrote a memorial to the table. The emperor was furious and sent me Ask for details, and I will tell you what I have seen and heard along the way.”

"What did the emperor do?"

"The emperor sent Jin Yiwei to go to Huizhou for a thorough investigation that night." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "The prefect of Huizhou has been imprisoned at the beginning of this year, and most of the black mines have stopped. Those who are still alive will be issued pensions and sent back to their hometowns. Those who died will be investigated. I don't know...the imperial court decided to erect a monument to comfort."

"The matter of the trade of grain and horses this time is also the decision of the emperor." Zhang Jingzhen said softly, "With my current military strength, of course we can fight to the death with the Jin soldiers... But since the other side intends to come to the negotiating table, we might as well push the boat along. Keep a low profile. Otherwise, there will only be more and more things like Huizhou...Seizurement is just to stop the boiling water."

Bo Ling half-opened his eyes and smiled lazily and sleepily.

Zhang Jingzhen looked at Bai Ling, and said again, "The water that capsizes the boat is the tears of the common people, and the emperor said he knew it."

"That's good." Bo Ling nodded.

"The things Bai Yi and his uncle have done in the northern border these years, and you sacrificed your life to rescue the people and returned to the south...everyone can see it. The emperor feels very guilty for the mistakes he made back then. He shouldn't be so To you." Zhang Jingzhen's voice was very soft, "After you jumped off the mountain stream, he changed a lot."

"...He asked you to bring me a message?" Bo Ling asked.

"Well, yes." Zhang Jingzhen nodded, he clenched his hands, and looked up a little uneasy, "He hopes to take you back."

"Back to where?"

"Back to Pingjing." Zhang Jingzhen replied calmly, "He will build a special house for you in Pingjing, where uncle can continue to write medical books. Pingjing is a prosperous place with more famous doctors. Those who will be in the north for two years—”

"Bo Yi will definitely not go back." Bai Ling interrupted with a smile, "My father probably won't either."

"...Then do you want to stay in the north?" Zhang Jingzhen frowned, "The winter here is too cold, and my uncle is getting old—"

"We managed to escape." Bo Ling shook his head, "It's impossible to go back."

"Hey, actually..."

"I heard that those people who were rescued from the Aguile camp are now in Fuzhou?" Bo Ling asked.

Zhang Jingzhen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a complicated expression.

"Jingzhen doesn't need to hide anything, I already know." Bo Ling lowered his eyes and smiled, "They made up my ballad, saying that I deserved what I did, and I took refuge in the Jinren, so I should have missed the chance to come back."

"They don't know the details." Zhang Jingzhen said, "Besides, the people in the countryside like to spread those trivial stories. When the truth spreads, they will understand what you have done for them, not to mention that the government has ordered , if anyone dares to slander in public like this, they will be severely punished.”

Bo Ling shook his head, "It's useless."

"……why?"

"A man will only believe what he sees with his own eyes." Bai Ling laughed softly, "Besides, the more you forbid them to sing, the more they think it's true..."

"Leave these matters to me." Zhang Jingzhen said seriously, "I also think it's a bad idea to silence the people. Tomorrow I will go to the city to see the prefect of Fuzhou."

"Jingzhen." Burling paused, "Don't waste your time,"

"How can this be a waste of effort? It's your reputation."

"...I don't care, it's nothing more than abolishing the identity of 'Bai Ling'." Zhen should also understand, no, Jing Zhen should understand even more."

"what?"

"My father has been in the imperial hospital for four years. Except for the envoy of Qin Kangqin, he has not made a friend among the group of imperial doctors." Bai Ling whispered, "not to mention Bai Yi, he and Wang Jixuan. Humans are almost incompatible with fire and water...the water in Pingjing is too deep for us."

"but--"

"Even if I go back now, and I was invited back by the Holy One, maybe this year or next year, everyone will tell about the deeds of the two of them in the north for a while... But after a long time, people will get tired of hearing such stories."

"Our family is too unpopular." Bai Ling said softly, "People's hearts are like water, especially the king's heart."

(End of this chapter)