Cyber Daming

"Ask me about the crime? Lord Yang has just come to my humble abode and he has already raised such a high tone, which makes me very anxious and worried."

On the top floor of the Xu family, on the terrace that overlooks most of Songjiang Prefecture, two chairs have been placed opposite each other, and a chessboard has even been placed on a low table in the middle.

Ten horizontal and ten vertical, black and red interlaced.

It is not the Go that has been popular in Confucianism for thousands of years, but a chess endgame.

Xu Haichao sat on the left, smiling at Yang Baize sitting opposite him and Shang Lu standing behind him with his hands tied.

"Why, Lord Xu, are you worried that you can't catch up?"

"On the contrary."

Xu Haichao shook his head and said, "I'm worried that Lord Yang, if you can't sing later, you will end up losing face, which will be a bad ending."

"It's really hard for you, Lord Xu, to still consider me until now."

Yang Baize looked at his former boss with a meaningful look and suddenly chuckled.

"What does Lord Yang mean? Is it possible that I said something wrong?" Xu Haichao asked.

Yang Bai Ze smiled and said, "No, I just remembered that when I was in the Japanese area not long ago, I had to call myself a subordinate in front of you, but now I am sitting here listening to you call me Lord Yang. The world is just like this."

"The ancients once said that if you ride the wind, you will soar into the sky. It means that as long as you ride on the wind, even pigs and dogs can fly high."

Xu Haichao changed the subject and said jokingly, "But even if pigs and dogs go to the sky, they are still pigs and dogs. Lord Yang, are you right?"

"Of course. It is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. If you are not a human being, no matter what skin you wear, you will never become a human being."

"Lord Yang, you are making innuendos."

"Lord Xu, are you not making innuendos?"

Xu Haichao smiled slightly, "I am telling the truth."

"I am also speaking from my heart."

Yang Bai Ze also responded with a smile, pointing to the wide street below.

It is still clear here that the members of the Confucian family are still standing in the pouring rain, not daring to move.

"Lord Xu, since you have arranged so many spectators, why not let them come in and take a good look?"

Xu Haichao said lightly: "They are not qualified to be spectators, nor do they have the courage to come in and watch. For them, just waiting for the ending is enough."

"It seems that Lord Xu is very confident."

Yang Bai Ze looked up and looked into the distance. The lights rising in the city were hit by the falling raindrops into a blur of light and shadow.

"What a beautiful scene."

Yang Bai Ze sighed: "It's a pity that Lord Xu will not be able to see this fireworks world in the future."

"Lord Yang, the beautiful scene in your eyes is just so-so in my eyes. It doesn't matter whether you see it or not."

Xu Haichao waved his sleeves and said loudly: "In the future, every household will read the classics written by my Xu family at night. That scene will be truly magnificent and unforgettable!"

Another crazy and madman with wild imaginations.

Yang Bai Ze thought that Xu Haichao had fallen into madness because of his desperate situation. What he said was just some crazy nonsense, and he didn't take it to heart.

Snap.

Yang Bai Ze pulled out an electronic document from his sleeve and threw it on the chessboard.

"Enough of the small talk, Xu Haichao. This contains all the crimes committed by your Xu family over the years, one by one. Wu Cheng and others who worked for you have all surrendered. Now that we have all the evidence, will you take the initiative to accept the punishment of the court, or do you plan to continue to resist?"

Xu Haichao leaned back in his chair, lifted up his robe with both hands, and lifted his legs. He never looked at the document on the table from beginning to end.

"Lord Yang is indeed a young hero, and his spirit is unstoppable. Since you said that the Xu family is extremely evil, what do you think I should choose?"

Yang Bai Ze was not angered by Xu Haichao's domineering attitude, and his expression did not fluctuate at all.

"You know the ins and outs of this matter, so I won't waste any more words. Since you used to be my superior, I suggest you save some face for yourself and let it go, so that no one will have to worry."

"Thank you for your advice, Lord Yang. I understand, Xu Juan."

Xu Haichao turned his head and called softly. An old servant with gray hair and beard came over, lowered his head and looked respectful.

"Master."

"Xu Juan, as a direct descendant of the Xu family, you are my elder in terms of seniority. When my father was alive, he always trusted you and let you be in charge of the Xu family's various businesses. But I never expected that you would dare to betray your family and collude with outsiders to ruin the reputation of the Xu family. You are so bold."

Although Xu Haichao was scolding the servants, his eyes were always with a contemptuous smile, looking at Yang Baize who was sitting opposite.

"Now I will personally hand you over to Lord Yang. You must cooperate well and tell him everything you know. If the evidence is conclusive, it is your own fault and you cannot blame anyone. If it is just a misunderstanding, then I believe Lord Yang will clear your name. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

The old servant named Xu Juan bent his knees and knelt down in front of Yang Bai Ze.

"I am guilty, please punish me, Lord Yang."

Xu Haichao raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, smiling: "Lord Yang, you ask for the crime and I will hand over the person. We all have jobs in the court and serve the people, so you don't have to save face for me. Xu Juan is yours, you can kill him or chop him up, it's all up to you."

Shang Tu, standing in the back, looked at the Xu family's master and servant who were singing the same tune in front of him, frowned, his face became gloomy, and his ten fingers in his sleeves were clenched and creaked.

Yang Bai Ze said indifferently: "How can you bear to take an old man who is about to collapse from the sequence to take the blame, Xu Haichao?"

"This is a confession of guilt, how can it be called a scapegoat? But if Lord Yang feels that it is not enough, the Xu family can add more."

Xu Haichao smiled and said, "The Xu family has lived a good life in recent years, and my father is a generous person, so there are many people in the family. It will definitely allow Lord Yang to kill to his heart's content and kill happily!"

"Xu Haichao, you are really shameless."

Amid Yang Bai Ze's helpless voice, Shang Lu took a step sideways, and before he could move, a figure had already bumped in front of him.

The owner of the figure was the old servant of the Xu family who had knelt down to confess his crime. He suddenly jumped up, and his pupils were almost bulging out of his eye sockets, but instead were occupied by the word "Xu".

Xu Juan, who was stamped with the Confucian Seal, was like a vicious dog protecting its master, baring its teeth and claws, and rushed straight towards Shang Lu with his body.

Bang!

Xu Juan's body suddenly exploded while flying.

Shang Lu stood aside in front of Yang Baize, blocking the blood and limbs that were splashing.

Xu Haichao, who was also close at hand, did not dodge or evade, and let the glaring scarlet water drench him.

"Legal order was once the sharpest knife in the hands of the kingly way, and also the most powerful tool for them to maintain their rule. The reason why the Zhu Ming royal family was willing to support the fall of Huangliang was that they wanted to help you create the "Great Ming Law" and completely strangle the throats of all Ming people."

Xu Haichao raised his hand to wipe off the blood spots hanging on his eyebrows, pressed his body against the chessboard, picked up a "soldier" chess piece in the endgame, raised it high, and dropped it heavily.

Crack

The soldier crushed the document on the chessboard, just one step beyond the Chu River and Han River.

"Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Although Huangliang was built, the power was divided up by all parties. The remaining part in the hands of the royal family was kept in the bottom of the box, and they were reluctant to give it to you. Naturally, your Ming Dynasty law has become a joke."

"If the law is not in the hearts of the people, it will naturally lose its power. Shang Lu, you can kill some low-ranking Confucianists. You almost want to kill me."

Xu Haichao pressed his hands on his knees, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Shang Lu from bottom to top with a gloomy look.

"After Emperor Jiaqi ascended the throne, your old nest, the Three Judicial Departments, in the court, became a complete empty shell. The entire legal order gradually declined, the staff was dwindling, and the end was miserable."

"Those who were lucky could get a position in the Jinyiwei and bully the poor places. Those who were unlucky could only join the Huangliang Law Realm and use their lives to maintain the last face of the Ming Dynasty Law."

"Who caused this embarrassing predicament? There is the Wu order, the Dao order, and the Yin-Yang order. But in the final analysis, it is the Confucian order that is in power. He planned all this behind the scenes. Who is the leader of the Confucian Order? Naturally, it is the current Prime Minister, the leader of the New Donglin Party, Zhang Fengyue. "

Xu Haichao sneered with disdain: "He personally pushed your legal order into a desperate situation step by step, but now you are doing the despicable act of recognizing the enemy as your father. Shang Lu, are you worthy of your own surname? How can you face the saints of the legal order?"

"The legal order only recognizes the righteousness of the world, regardless of good and evil. Whoever holds justice, we will work for him."

Shang Lu spoke coldly with a blank expression.

But facing Xu Haichao who was within reach, he did not intend to continue to attack, but just stood firmly in front of Yang Baize.

Xu Haichao himself is a Confucian order three who is proficient in etiquette and art, and his resistance to the legal order is far stronger than other Confucian orders. Today, when the Ming Dynasty law is weak, he is not sure that he can take down the other party.

In addition, he also clearly felt the strong malice coming from all around, not only from this valve building, but also from the long street outside the building.

Yang Bai Ze's own strength was too weak, and he had no power to protect himself in such a dangerous situation.

If he could not take down Xu Haichao in an instant, Yang Bai Ze's life would be in danger immediately.

If something happened to Yang Bai Ze, he would not be able to explain to the Prime Minister.

Xu Haichao's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he could see through Shang Lu's concerns.

"Justice? Who can define what is justice and what is selfishness? It's just that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy!"

Xu Haichao laughed and said, "The law is loyal to the dog, and the fool does not know it. This evaluation of you is really into the bones and flesh."

"Blind eyes do not know the law, black hearts do not distinguish between reason. Xu Haichao, you are the fools who do not know it."

Yang Bai Ze's voice sounded behind Shang Lu.

He stretched out his hand to push away the figure in front of him, and looked at Xu Haichao, who was half stained with blood and looked like a devil, without any panic or fear.

"You are a dirty scholar and a dirty person. You are covered in blood. Who do you think you can scare?"

"Yang Bai Ze, to be honest, I am really optimistic about you. Although you are of humble origin and your talent in the six arts is not outstanding, you have a fierce courage that the young generation of Confucian scholars lack now, which is precious."

Xu Haichao sighed: "When we were in the Japanese area, I hinted to you that I hope you can join the Spring and Autumn Association and become one of us. But you can't let go of the worthless teacher-student relationship and are willing to go all the way. Now you are riding in front of Zhang Fengyue and are willing to kill for him."

Xu Haichao shook his head gently: "Do you know why he chose you, a mere seventh-rank official, to lead the charge? Perhaps you think it's because of the relationship between him and Pei Xingjian, and think that you and him are on the same path? I tell you, you think too simply!"

"No one can follow the path Zhang Fengyue wants to take. Now the clans of Ruxu are still hoping for luck, begging Zhang Fengyue to give them a way out. When they wake up completely, Zhang Fengyue will immediately become a lonely man. He chose you just to tell the young people of Ruxu that the Spring and Autumn Society is not his. Our only choice."

"All this is a scam he set up. In his eyes, you and Pei Xingjian are just two pawns in this chess game, and they are only worthy of going forward and not stopping until death."

Xu Haichao shouted in a deep voice: "He never thought of letting you live, even if not tonight, not in the Xu family. You will die one day, in a certain family. By then, Pei Xingjian, who is blinded by hatred, will be the sharp blade for him, Zhang Fengyue, to slaughter the entire empire!"

"You said a lot, but it's all bullshit."

Yang Bai Ze ignored Xu Haichao's words, his eyes were firm and unwavering.

"I only ask you one question, do you admit or not admit the crimes committed by the Xu family?"

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Xu Haichao's momentum suddenly turned into a solemn murderous intent, and said with a smile: "Who is guilty and who is innocent?"

"The Xu family is unforgivable, and today they are doomed!" Yang Bai Ze said firmly.

The head of the Xu family, who had occupied Songjiang for many years, looked at the determined young official in front of him and suddenly smiled and shook his head.

The playful look between his eyebrows was like seeing an ignorant child shouting in front of him.

"Yang Bai Ze, I can also give you two choices today. One is to join the Spring and Autumn Society, sever the teacher-student relationship with Pei Xingjian, and publicly tell the truth about Zhang Fengyue's frame-up and slaughter of the family in Huangliang."

"The other is to die here and leave no trace!"

"Really?"

Yang Bai Ze suddenly reached out and grabbed the "horse" chess piece in the endgame. He disregarded the rules of the move and leaped over, crushing the "pawn" that had crossed the river into pieces.

"I also tell you, I dared to enter the Xu family today, and I didn't consider whether I could get out alive."

Boom!

A deafening roar came from the rainstorm, and the rising blazing fire illuminated Xu Haichao's gloomy face.

"You have someone behind you, but I don't have someone behind me? You are even worse than shaking someone!"

Boom!

In Songjiang Prefecture, Li Jun stood at the bottom of a huge pit and raised his hand to pat away the fire spots on his shoulders.

He looked down at the twisted mechanical body that had been melted together by the high temperature, with a little puzzlement and confusion in his eyes.

"After all, it is a soldier of rank three, how can it be worth only 70 points? What is the rule of mastery points?"

"If each one is so worthless, when will I be able to practice so many martial arts to the limit?"

Li Jun sighed softly, and his movements were slight, but the clothes on his upper body suddenly broke into powder, which was washed away by the pouring rain, revealing a strong and sturdy body.

"The people of Liu Tao have been dealt with. Apart from those small figures, there is still a great king left. Hey, the background of this Spring and Autumn Association is really complicated."

Li Jun slowly stepped out of the deep pit and looked straight to the southwest.

In the [Defeat the Enemy] sense, there was no trace of the enemy. But in his ear, a voice clearly told him the hiding place of the Honghu.

"These Confucian scholars are really insidious."

Li Jun muttered to himself: "You use dirty tricks, I have a dirty hand, on the stage, everyone is harmonious, and off the stage, they mobilize people to move troops, and the competition is who has more cards in hand and who has a thick foundation. According to this way of playing, who among these people can play better than Lao Zhang? They are all overestimating their own abilities and showing off their skills in front of experts."

Li Jun grinned, and the black and red thunder exploded, and his figure tore through the airtight rain curtain, and crashed into a terrifying hole without rain.

"Little Honghu, stop hiding, I have found you."