Chapter 6: Manipulating People's Hearts
Bao Zheng entered the palace and pleaded guilty.
The next morning, news from all sides was detonated.
Shen An was sitting in the courtyard, the landlord didn't know that he was the guy who detonated the night market last night, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Bao Qingtian! Back then, the official couldn't see the official, and it was he who let the official talk to the official, so everyone said that he was a blue sky......"
"Doesn't he try cases?"
Shen An asked.
The landlord said disdainfully: "He is the prefect, where will the case be tried." There are many officials below, and he is the one in charge. β
Shen An felt that history was slowly being uncovered in front of him.
"And he...... What about the people? β
Shen An asked this childish question with some embarrassment.
As soon as he said that, he knew that he was naΓ―ve, even idiot.
Because the landlord was looking at him incredulously, like looking at a fool.
"An official ...... the size of Bao Longtu"
He didn't say the rest of the words, but Shen An made up for it in his own brain.
β¦β¦ He is such a big official, what is the difference between the people and ants in his eyes?
Shen An understood.
He didn't feel any more uneasy.
If you want to kill me, then I'll stink you.
This is a counterattack from later generations.
From pyramid schemes to inciting emotions, the entire Kaifeng Mansion was burned out by him.
"Brother!"
Guoguo, who was looking for ants on the side, shouted excitedly.
Shen An nodded to the landlord and went over to play with her.
The landlord thought the brother and sister were very strange, and the brother looked very kind, but he was too old; My sister is very sensible, and what about their parents and family?
"Shen An, where is your family?"
Shen An is still underage, so it stands to reason that they should be by their relatives' side.
Shen An squatted on the ground and looked for ants with Guoguo, and when he heard this, he raised his head and said, "They went early." β
The landlord arched his hand and said, "I am presumptuous." β
Shen An smiled and said, "It's okay." β
Judging from the attitude of the officials last night, the entire officialdom was happy to hear about Shen Bian's accident, so when the reason was unknown, they all said in unison that Shen Bian had defected to the enemy.
I can't mention Shen Bian's name anymore!
Shen An crossed over during the migration of the original brother and sister from Xiongzhou to Bianliang, so he didn't have any feelings for Shen Bian.
And the reason for the migration is also very simple, Shen Bian has the name of defecting to the enemy, and Shen An and Guoguo have become the target of public criticism in Xiongzhou.
The reputation of the enemy is boiling, whether it is now or in the future, unless Shen Bian can be rehabilitated, it will be difficult for the Shen An brothers and sisters to raise their heads and be people for the rest of their lives, and they will not be able to get on the stage.
Shen An smiled, looked up and saw Bao Zheng.
"Who is my husband looking for?"
Bao Zheng is not young, and the landlord's question made him a little stunned.
"The old man is looking for Shen An."
The landlord went in with interest, Shen An got up and looked at Bao Zheng, and said with a smile: "Is Bao Longtu here to arrest someone?" β
Bao Zheng glanced at Guoguo, who was concentrating on finding ants, and said, "Go out and talk." β
Shen An nodded, then touched the knife on his waist, and a hideous thought turned in his heart.
If there is a servant waiting outside, then he will kill Bao Zheng before he is caught.
There was no ambush outside the door, Shen An let go of the knife, and a feeling of escaping death made him feel that the air was exceptionally fresh.
Bao Zheng looked at Shen An with his hands and said in that deep voice: "You are very bold. β
Shen An was shorter than him, and he raised his head slightly: "If I am not bold, since last night, my brother and sister will be like rats crossing the street in Bianliang City, and everyone will shout and beat." Dare to ask Bao Longtu, what did I do? You're even trying to kill me for that. β
Bao Zheng's face has some markings and looks a little old.
"The old man caught two hawkers and carefully inquired about your methods from beginning to end......"
His gaze gradually sharpened, and his voice became more cold: "You are only fourteen years old, but this kind of manipulation method makes people's spines chill. The old man can't sleep these days and nights. Occasionally, when you fall asleep, you will be awakened, do you know what dreams the old man had? β
Shen An was thinking about what to eat at noon, and nodded casually when he heard this.
If the rebellion was so easy, the Great Song Dynasty would have been overthrown long ago.
"The old man dreamed that the Great Song Dynasty was full of smoke, and the war horses trampled on countless peaces. The people are wailing, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles......"
Shen An was still outside the fugue.
The Qingtian in front of him is just a cool official, and there is nothing to raise his sister-in-law, let alone a guillotine and solve cases...... Those are just stories.
What is in the story!
The Great Song Dynasty will indeed be full of smoke, and there will be no peace.
But it was the horses' hooves and long knives of the steppe aliens......
Instead of trying to find a way to solve the threat from the grassland, he closed the door all day long, and Shen An found it very interesting to have such a blue sky.
"Those miserable howls seem to be in the old man's ears, and those knife lights seem to be right in front of him, so this kind of means ...... If you hear about it again in the future, even if the old man dies outside the palace gate, you will have to cut it with a thousand knives. β
From these words, Shen An knew that Bao Zheng probably didn't please the emperor, and most of them were disgraced.
This is no different from those people, they all claim to take the Great Song Dynasty as their own responsibility.
A large group of 'pillars' who 'take the Great Song Dynasty as their own responsibility' have controlled the government for many years, but the Great Song Dynasty is still surviving.
"Does Bao Longtu have anything to explain?"
Shen An suddenly felt that these voices were very noisy, and he preferred to listen to his sister's coquettish voice.
Bao Zheng swore that no one had ever interrupted his words so rudely, even in the court, he dared to grab the emperor's sleeve, and then wash his face with saliva.
But after meeting this teenager, he had already been deflated twice.
Shen An arched his hand and said: "I'm just a teenager who is trying to survive in Bianliang City, if those sloppy people are in charge, I won't use any means to get those hawkers to do it...... But what I value more is the money I get from them, and I just need money. β
Bao Zheng's face turned red and said, "The people from the Inspection Department have just been arrested, and the old man swears that he will make them pay the price......"
This was the remedy after he entered the palace to ask for guilt, but Shen An didn't see a trace of guilt.
It's apathy!
In the eyes of officials, a common man has no status, but he is just an ant!
This gaze is like a god looking down on an ant!
Shen An bowed slightly and said, "Such a kid naturally spends his days in peace." β
I don't mess with me, but don't mess with me.
Walking into the yard, Guoguo was still looking for ants, looking up at the tree trunk from time to time, frowning and muttering something.
Shen An felt that he had escaped death.
Judging from these two contacts, Bao Zheng didn't care about killing him at all, and the reason was just because he showed some demagogic methods.
But the Liao people and Western Xia were in an imminent crisis, why didn't he kill them?
Shen An smiled very comfortably.
Bao Zheng failed to kill him, but was made disgraced by him, and Qingtian's reputation was also a little dusty.
For the first time, Shen An had a crush on Renzong.
Bao Zheng's arrival must have been the result of Renzong's pressure, otherwise he would not have come to talk to a civilian.
Sure enough, it's Renzong!
"Brother, did you catch an ant?"
Guoguo caught an ant and ran over happily.
Shen An smiled and said, "Slow down!" Run slower! β