After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Zhong Bo looked towards the direction of Kushibao.

There were a few small black dots on the city wall there, but he seemed to see Yu Wenfeng among those black dots.

He just watched for three breaths, then suddenly turned around, looking somewhat dejected, and whispered, "Forget it, don't waste time, let's go..."

"He gave me a ride after all."

"There are still many things he needs to do. If he dies like this... the Desolate Country will be in chaos."

“It’s not good for the overall situation.”

Yan Jidao turned around and looked at the Dry Stone Castle in the distance.

He suddenly waved his hand.

The arrow in his hand disappeared.

Zhong Bo turned his head to look at him and asked in astonishment:
"Really killed him?"

Yan Jidao shook his head and said, "Since you said you won't kill him, he has no grudge against me, why should I kill him?"

"What about the arrows?"

"We have to teach him a lesson, so that he can learn his lesson... When a person gets old, he can't be bullied by anyone!"

"Besides, you are Xi Wei."

"My name is Zhong Bo... After you go to Loulan, if you can still return to Ningguo alive, don't tell anyone that Xi Wei died in Loulan."

"...why?"

Zhong Bo walked away, "Because I once boasted about it."

Yan Jidao became interested:
"tell me the story."

"It's nothing, I just thought I was too self-righteous at that time."

"I told them...Fan Taohua, Hua Manting and the others. I told them that I, Xi Wei, would come back!"

"Even if I still have a breath left, I will crawl back to Ningguo."

Yan Jidao stared at Xi Wei's back and hesitated for three breaths: "But you were once from Yong State... In addition, I heard that your surname was also given by the Dali royal family."

"To be honest, you have some connection with the Kingdom of Loulan."

Zhong Bo grinned:
"At that time, Yong State was sandwiched between Ning State and Wu State. Life was not easy for the state. It was barely surviving. The people lived in misery... So I don't have any hatred towards Ning State for annexing Yong State."

"As for the surname Xi, whether it was given by the Dali royal family has nothing to do with me, and I don't care about it."

"At that time, I was teaching at Qiao's compound... but teaching was not my main job."

"What's that for?"

"The Qiao Family Courtyard has a large library,"

Zhong Bo opened his arms and said, "Looking at the world, this must be the largest library!"

"There are many, many books in it... all kinds of books, including military affairs, strategies, laws, farming, martial arts, and so on."

“It can be said that the eight-story library is like a mountain of books.”

“I am enjoying it so much that I don’t know the years.”

He suddenly sighed:
"such a pity……"

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that it was burned by that reckless man Lu Zhanxiao!"

Zhong Bo raised his head and looked at the sunset in the sky again. Every wrinkle on his old face was now filled with the colors of the sunset.

It was as if it was a trace of that period left in his memory.

Bright and brilliant.

It's also colorful.

He took a deep breath and said, "Those are genuine books passed down from the Royal Library of the Dali Empire!"

"It has been stored in the library of the Qiao Family Courtyard for a thousand years!"

“It can be said to be a treasure since the birth of mankind!”

"Such a precious thing, but it was burned to ashes by Lu Zhanxiao's fire..."

"I tried to persuade him earnestly, but he said he was following the emperor's orders."

"These things are all dross. If they spread to the world, they will poison the hearts of people all over the world."

He chuckled:
"Books are like torches. The more you read, the clearer your vision will be."

"This is not poison, but... the pursuit of a wise scholar!"

"For example, the fairness, justice, and equality that I have been seeking all my life." "Of course, these things are too illusory. Even on this blank sheet of paper in the deserted country, I have not been able to achieve them."

"But if there are more people who read books, maybe we can still find a way."

"I couldn't stop Lu Zhanxiao. I could only watch the library turn into ashes in the sea of ​​fire."

Zhong Bo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, Hua Manting often went to the library in Qiao's compound at that time."

"He secretly took away many books."

Yan Jidao was startled: "I often go to Mr. Hua's courtyard. I have never seen any books there."

"He placed those books in Wanxi Zhai, but..."

"Just what?"

"I went to Wanxizhai once, and I thought he would bring out many classics from the Qiao family library, but unexpectedly... most of what this old guy brought out were love books that were not worth reading!"

"Oh...what a pity."

"It was that fire that made me realize that scholars are useless!"

"I am determined to have power!"

"We are also determined to... make the Emperor of Ningguo pay the price for this!"

Yan Jidao looked at Zhong Bo's back again, "Is this the reason why you plotted to murder Lu Zhanxiao's entire family?"

"Is this also the reason why you allowed Qiao Zitong to enter the capital and become the concubine of Princess Yun'an?"

Zhong Bo hesitated for a few breaths and said:
"Lu Zhanxiao could have rebelled."

"At that time, I didn't intend for him to die. I hoped that he could rebel against Emperor Zhaohua."

"Think about it, Lu Zhanxiao had the greatest military power in Ningguo at that time, and Emperor Zhaohua had just ascended the throne and his foundation was not stable. If he rebelled, the chances of success would be very high."

"This is also the cunning part of Emperor Zhaohua. He was worried that Lu Zhanxiao would rebel, so he married Empress Lu."

Yan Jidao frowned slightly and said, "But I heard that Emperor Zhaohua and Empress Lu were childhood sweethearts and they had a deep relationship."

Zhong Bo sneered: "Childhood sweethearts!"

"It's just a play. Lu Chuxue doesn't love Emperor Zhaohua at all, so...she also hopes that her father will rebel."

"It would be great if Lu Zhanxiao rebelled!"

"Qiao Zitong married Princess Yun'an, Lu Zhanxiao became the Emperor of Ningguo, Princess Yun'an became Princess Yun'an, and Qiao Zitong became the Prince Consort."

"As for Chuxue...even if she can't be crowned a princess again, at least she won't be killed by a white silk thread."

"Didn't he hang himself?"

Zhong Bo shook his head: "With Chuxue's personality, her son is so young, she will never hang herself."

"Who did it?"

"Who else could it be?"

Apart from Emperor Zhaohua, it seems that no one else has such ability, because Empress Lu has two grand masters by her side!

After a pause, Zhong Bo sighed and said, "That's why Emperor Zhaohua didn't dare to live in the palace and built Changle City."

"Everyone thought he was seeking truth there... He was just afraid."

"So you see, man proposes, God disposes. All this has gone beyond what I planned back then. It's fate!"

"I didn't expect Lu Zhanxiao to hesitate at the critical moment."

"So... I'm disappointed."

"Hatsuyuki is also disappointed."

"I was targeted by Zhangsun Jinghong... so I found Zhongli Po. After I did that thing, everyone thought I was dead. I couldn't live in Ningguo anymore, so I ended up in this broken place."

"When we did that originally, the people in the Plum Garden were able to survive, and so was Queen Lu."

"As for Changsun Jinghong...even though he pushed me into a desperate situation, I don't hate him because he saved the people in Plum Garden."

"As for Empress Lu...he was still a step too late, so he rarely left the damn place in the Imperial City Division after that."

"He feels guilty."

"Let's not talk about these past things. You have met Chen An, tell me what this child is like!"

Yan Jidao didn't say anything.

He turned his head and looked at Dry Stone Castle.

Grinning. (End of this chapter)