My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Chapter 124 Ruthless People
Lu Xuan and the four of them have now gathered two of the four pillars of life, and the strangeness of their first acquaintance has suddenly disappeared.

In the next few days, Li Xingzhi began to take over the Sanyang affairs and helped Lu Xuan free himself from the documents. Being an official is a process of cultivation for Confucianism, especially for Confucian cultivators in the Confucian realm. The realm of fame lies in whether you can keep your true heart amidst the ups and downs of officialdom.

Nowadays, there are many Confucian scholars in the court, but they just fail to keep their true intentions. After all, there are too many temptations and too many ties in the world. Even if you are of noble character, you still have weaknesses, right?
If you don't compromise, you won't be able to join the network of relationships formed by aristocratic families. But if you compromise, fame and fortune will be delusional.

Family, close friends, drinking, sex and wealth, for Confucian practitioners, these are sometimes like soft knives that can pierce your weak points silently, making you unable to extricate yourself.

Especially in today's era, if you want to step into the realm of fame and fame, the best way is to quit officialdom like Li Xinian!But in this way, it can be regarded as the end of one's own cultivation path. There will be no hope of further progress for the rest of his life, and he can only die in depression.

On the contrary, new forces like Guiyijiao, whose interpersonal relationships are relatively simple and are in urgent need of such management talents, can flex their muscles here.

Li Xingzhi had this feeling before when he was in Dongzhou, but there were too many reckless people in Guiyi Sect, and many of his decrees were difficult to implement. After entering the realm of Confucianism, it was difficult to move forward.

But after arriving in Sanyang, the situation was different.

Lu Xuan's subordinates were also mostly reckless, but Li Xingzhi discovered that the reckless here was different from the reckless men in the Guiyi Sect. The reckless here attached great importance to rules, especially the set of rules set by Lu Xuan. Although they were simple and crude, they were It really works.

Moreover, the reckless people here worship Lu Xuan almost to the point of fanaticism. Some people are dissatisfied with his appointment as the magistrate of Sanyang County, but no one refuses to obey his orders!
This made Li Xingzhi very comfortable. In just a few days, Li Xingzhi felt that his awe-inspiring righteousness had increased a lot. If he continued like this and gave himself some time, he might have hope of entering the realm of fame.

For the wealthy households in Sanyang County, Li Xingzhi's existence was a bit unpleasant.

I thought that their good days would come when Lu Xuan let go of Sanyang County and a Confucian scholar came to power.

But Li Xingzhi's methods of governing were a bit ruthless. When someone gave him gifts, he accepted them all, and then went to death.

The specific case is that the Pei family wants to use Li Xingzhi to send a batch of salt to Tengshan County without going through official channels. Salt is a huge profit business no matter which dynasty it is in. Lu Xuan is now free to sell salt to attract merchants. One of the methods, but the salt tax is not low. If it is done through the official method, the profit will be reduced by half.

This was a huge profit. The Pei family tentatively gave Li Xingzhi a gift, but unexpectedly the other party accepted it.

It's a good thing to be willing to accept a gift, because it means you can talk later.

The follow-up was also very successful. Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone clicked until it was tacitly understood, and Pei Ruhai went to walk around with peace of mind. However, he was detained by Li Fu, who was in charge of the matter.

Needless to say what happened next, Pei Ruhai was almost skinned, and finally went to Lu Xuan to beg for mercy, and paid a large amount of food, and the matter was over.

When Lu Xuan attacks people, it is with open swords and clear spears, and the evil is also evil. It is just a game. After that, as long as you are fine, the matter will be over.

It's different when it comes to Li Xingzhi. This guy is as vicious as a poisonous snake hiding in the dark. He bites and won't let go. In terms of mental torture, Li Xingzhi is even worse than Lu Xuan.

Of course, if you follow the rules, these things won't happen, but one-third of the business tax is really distressing!

What evil has Sanyang County done? There are two living kings of hell here!

"Junior brother seems to have found his own way." Xu Yifan suddenly smiled as he looked at Li Xingzhi who was handling the paperwork in the county government office.

"Master is right, this place is indeed more suitable for me." Li Xingzhi nodded without raising his head: "In fact, what I want is not much. A wise master who can absolutely trust and support me. Even if I don't have glory and wealth, I still want Willing to follow!”

Even under Zhang Yuqing, he often had nothing to do with his senior brothers. In fact, he also mentioned Lu Xuan's advice to Zhang Yuqing. However, the master could not let go of the relationship between master and disciple. It was not until the Guiyi Sect's fate declined rapidly that Zhang Yuqing Lu Xuan made up his mind.

It cannot be said that Zhang Yuqing is partial, but Zhang Yuqing does not have the courage of Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan will attack his own people, but Zhang Yuqing cares too much about personal affairs in important matters.

Zhang Yuqing told him before he left that Lu Xuan might have what you want. At that time, Li Xingzhi didn't really have high hopes, but after he came, Lu Xuan gave him a big surprise.

"Your request is the most outrageous. Thousands of gold are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. A wise master is even harder to find. But a wise master who can fully trust and support you..." Xu Yifan shook his head and sighed. In fact, he wanted to persuade Li Xingzhi to go on his own. The way to go, but there is no way, Confucianism is like this, the way to prove oneself is to sell goods to the emperor's family, and position oneself in a supporting position. Under such a framework, it is difficult to become a person like Lu Xuan.

Everyone has their own way to go, and it is not wise to interfere in other people's paths, so Xu Yifan did not persuade him.

"Don't talk about me anymore. Where is senior brother? Will you stay?" Li Xingzhi asked with a smile.

"It's very comfortable here. It's not about how kind Junior Brother is to me, but here, no matter where I go, I can feel kindness. Junior Brother Lu's policy seems simple, but as he said, the people can't remember too much." For complex things, the simpler the rules, the better for the people.”

"Rather than saying that the people here are simple and honest, it would be better to say that Junior Brother Lu governs the people well."

Xu Yifan sighed. "Well, the commander-in-chief's strategy is to interfere with the people as little as possible. This is actually more in line with Taoism. The role of the government will only take effect when encountering major events, and by doing so, the people's support will be higher." Li Xingzhi Nowadays, Lu Xuan rarely calls him junior brother. At this moment, he felt a little emotional: "It might be better if he was born into an emperor's family."

"You, you praise your family background too much." Xu Yifan stood up and shook his head: "I prefer my junior brother's sentence about princes and generals being in love with each other! There is no inherent nobility in being born as a human being?"

Li Xingzhi did not argue with him. He saw different things from different standpoints. He also agreed with Lu Xuan's words, but it was undeniable that if Lu Xuan had a higher starting point, the road would be smoother.

"Got to go?"

"Well, the wine at the brothel is good, let's go together?" Xu Yifan nodded. He was a prodigal son, so it was natural for him to go to the brothel.

"Recently... quit sex!" Li Xingzhi shook his head and calmly met Xu Yifan's teasing gaze: "Senior brother knows that I am not asking this."

"This place is indeed good. I will stay for a while, but if I stay here for a long time, my way may be wasted in the gentle countryside. Junior brother, don't worry, I like it very much. If there is trouble here, I will not sit back and watch, and..."

Xu Yifan sighed and said: "I'm slowly coming back to my senses now. Master sent us here with the intention of entrusting us. He is entrusting us to his junior brother and also entrusting us to his junior brother. On this day, I'm afraid... Things are about to change. If I leave at this time, I will look down on myself."

"It turns out that senior brother has also noticed it." Li Xingzhi went out side by side with him.

"It's not okay to look down on people. Although you are older than me, my experience, senior brother, and the people and things I have seen are much richer than yours." Xu Yifan smiled and said: "Sometimes I envy my junior sister and me. For the senior brother, the junior sister is innocent and free-spirited, and the senior brother is honest and upright. I actually can’t worry about the two of them."

"Junior Brother Lu is here, what are you afraid of?" Li Xingzhi asked confused.

"It's him that I'm afraid of. Junior Brother Lu is good at everything. It's just that this person sees too clearly and is too ruthless." Xu Yifan shook his head: "I have learned about his past these days. He is a ruthless person. He There are only two kinds of people in his eyes, enemies and his own people. As long as he recognizes his enemy, whether it is a peerless beauty or a beloved relative or friend, he will kill him without hesitation. Do you still remember the fight that day?"

"Of course." Li Xingzhi nodded.

"Although the little junior sister is careless and has no words to speak of, when it comes to appearance, there is no choice. For such a Qianjiao...uh...beautiful woman, a normal man would have some pity, but Junior Brother Lu At that time, I saw the desire to win and the fighting spirit in my eyes, but I didn’t see the man’s pity for the beautiful woman.”

"I'm not saying that good-looking people should have privileges, but it's a normal man's instinctive reaction. It's not shameful for men to be lustful. Junior Brother Lu is also lustful. You should be aware of this."

Li Xingzhi recalled the night the four of them went to the brothel. The sound of the bed shaking lasted until dawn, and eight beauties were admitted in the middle of the night. That night, Li Xingzhi had the urge to practice martial arts for the first time, and he has indeed been practicing martial arts recently.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Li Xingzhi said with a frown. Lu Xuan was clear about public and private affairs, which meant that he would not mess up his decisions due to personal affairs in the future.

"Let's put it this way, if one day, junior sister makes a mistake, will you punish her selflessly? I'm talking about the kind of big mistake that is irreparable." Xu Yifan asked.

"This..." Li Xingzhi hesitated. He could be cruel to outsiders, but he watched his junior sister grow up.

"This is a personal relationship, everyone has it, but the feeling that Junior Brother Lu gives me... he will strike without hesitation! He may be soft-hearted, but he will not show mercy!" Xu Yifan looked at Li Xingzhi and said: "Keep a clear distinction between public and private matters, right? For the person involved, it’s not necessarily a good thing!”

"Isn't that too absolute?" Li Xingzhi frowned.

"Then let's talk a little bit more." Xu Yifan looked at Li Xingzhi and said: "You know, there are women in his house, but they are all from brothels. With his current strength, ability, and status, he wants to find a decent wife. It’s easy, but I didn’t do it this way, have you ever wondered why?”

Li Xingzhi shook his head.

"He is afraid that he will be concerned about his beloved. If he is a beloved, and something happens to him, he is afraid that he will become soft-hearted and unable to let go. But for these women, he can abandon them without any psychological burden. He has feelings, but he is doing everything Whenever I do something, I take emotional issues into consideration and don't let myself show weakness!" Xu Yifan sighed: "He will be a real wise and even heroic leader, but he is not suitable to be a family member. You can stay with him if you want. , but this level must be grasped. It is okay to be a monarch and a minister, but if this line is crossed, it is another matter."

"Senior brother, don't worry, I'll keep it in mind!" Li Xingzhi nodded solemnly.

"Tao Ancestor, I have no intention of stirring up trouble behind other people's backs. It's a sin. Immeasurable Heavenly Lord!" Xu Yifan suddenly clasped his hands together and bowed to each of the four parties. Then he looked at Li Xingzhi and said, "That's all. Monks shouldn't do this. I talk about people behind their backs, just because I’m afraid that you’ll be a fool in the future, so I said to you, “Senior Brother,” so I broke the precept and told you these things, and you can handle the rest by yourself!”

"Uh... OK!" Li Xingzhi was speechless. He has lived half his life and is a scholar. Do you still need to mention these things?But he also knew that Xu Yifan really cared about him and could only accept this kindness.

"Let's go! If you have anything to do, come to the brothel to see me. Remember to bring money!"

Li Xingzhi: "..."

(End of this chapter)