To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 495 Knife

  Based on the fact that Governor Luo protected Bao'er back then, and how he got along these days, Luo Sheng didn't think that the girl's disappearance was his private act.

  She believed that the real mastermind was the one sitting on the dragon chair.

  The birth dates of these women are too sensitive for her, so she has to explore the reason why the man did this.

  If you want to know the reason, I'm afraid you can only ask it from Governor Luo.

  Looking at his expectant daughter, Governor Luo took the glass in silence and drank it down.

  Shochu wine entered the throat, as if a fire had been lit in the internal organs, which made people uncomfortable.

  He put the wine glass heavily on the table, and continued to remain silent.

  Luo Sheng understood the struggle in Governor Luo's heart at the moment, and broke the deadlock: "Father has always been a hero in my heart. I don't believe that father did it for selfish desires."

   Governor Luo looked at Luo Sheng in astonishment: "Sheng'er—"

  He is the head of Jinlin Guard, the **** of plague in the eyes of most officials, and the evil spirit in the hearts of ordinary people.

  He is confident that he is a loving father in the eyes of the children, but he never thought that in the heart of that daring little girl who loves to cause trouble, he is a hero who stands up to heaven and earth.

  This discovery made the eyes of this middle-aged man who had experienced a lot wet.

   "Did the emperor ask father to do it?" Luo Sheng pretended not to notice the strangeness of Governor Luo, although he was questioning, his tone was firm.

   This made Governor Luo heave a sigh of relief.

  It would be too embarrassing for his daughter to see that he wanted to cry.

   Governor Luo squeezed out a sentence: "Sheng'er, don't ask too many questions about the court."

   "I don't care about the imperial court, what I care about is my father." The girl's eyes were burning, and she was fixed on Governor Luo.

  Under the gaze of those transparent and pure eyes, Governor Luo couldn't help but tighten his heart.

  Of course he can say nothing, but how could he have the heart to disappoint his daughter and make her feel that he is a person who does all kinds of evil.

   After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Governor Luo sighed: "It is indeed the emperor's order."

  The eyes of the girl who had been looking at him suddenly brightened, shining brightly: "I knew father would not do such a thing."

  Luo Dadu smiled wryly: "It is indeed the father who did it."

  Luo Sheng was silent for a moment, and asked: "Why did the emperor do this?"

   Governor Luo stretched out his hand and patted Luo Sheng on the shoulder: "Silly girl, the emperor arranged something, how could he give a reason."

   "Father doesn't know?"

   Governor Luo shook his head.

  God knows how stunned he was after hearing the emperor's order, and once wondered if the emperor was bewitched.

  Luo Sheng lifted the jug and filled the empty wine glass, frowned and said, "No wind, no waves, the emperor can't do this for no reason. Father, has anything special happened recently?"

   Governor Luo rubbed his temples distressedly, and sighed: "There have been too many special events recently. The kings rebelled, and the imperial concubine gave birth prematurely. Any of them is a big event."

"anything else?"

  The rebellion of the kings and the premature birth of the imperial concubine are indeed big things, but in Luo Sheng's view, it is difficult to connect with the disappearance of the woman.

   "Others—" Governor Luo frowned in thought, then raised his eyebrows suddenly, "Not long ago, the national teacher left the customs, and this should be considered a special event."

  Luo Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

   She had heard about Da Zhou Guoshi when she was the lord of Qingyang County.

   According to the rumors, he is a fairy who can call wind and rain, with an ageless face and profound Taoism, who is heavily relied on by the royal family.

  The woman with the same birth date and the unpredictable national teacher seem to be able to connect.

  Luo Sheng is glad that Miss Luo is straightforward, and she can ask anything directly when she thinks of it.

  She showed a look of disgust and shock: "Father, could it be that the national teacher tricked the emperor to take these women's blood to refine the elixir, so that he can live forever?"

  Luo Dadu touched the tip of his nose, with a strange expression on his face: "This guess is somewhat reasonable, but—"

  He hesitated for a while, and said: "But the emperor didn't order me to take the blood of those women."

  Luo Sheng asked softly: "How did you arrange those girls?"

  Governor Luo was silent for a while, then said: "Killed."

  Although he was mentally prepared for this answer, Luo Sheng couldn't help but clenched his fists.

After a long while, Luo Sheng said, "I heard from Lin Teng that the birthdays of several missing women are the same, and there are at least 106 women like this in Beijing. Is my father going to be ordered to kill these 106 women too?" ?”

   Governor Luo was extremely shocked: "Lin Teng also told you this?"

  Luo Sheng blinked, always feeling that Governor Luo's focus was a bit wrong.

   Governor Luo was really shocked.

   Lin Teng, a young man, knows that he is very serious in his work and has a clear distinction between public and private. He never thought that he would tell Sheng'er such an important matter!

   This must be Rare Sheng, right?

   Governor Luo only felt that an unexpected pie hit his head, and even the recent boredom was less.

   "Father." Luo Sheng called out.

  Governor Luo came back to his senses from the sudden surprise, the weight of reality darkened his expression.

  Luo Sheng insisted on asking: "Will all these women be killed?"

  Luo Dadu looked at her, with a helpless tone: "Sheng'er has grown up now, and should understand the truth that the ruler must die, let alone obey orders."

  Luo Sheng bit his lip, and asked word by word: "What if the emperor wants his father to kill his daughter next time?"

  The expression of Governor Luo changed suddenly: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Luo Sheng's tone was calm: "These women's murders are probably caused by what the national teacher said to the emperor. This time they are going to kill women who were born on the seventh day of July in the Bingyin year. The next time may be the beginning of July in the Wuchen year." A woman who was born in Qimao. Once the knife starts to be aimed at the innocent, it can fall on anyone—"

   "Sheng'er, don't talk about it!" Governor Luo's face turned blue, and he rubbed Luo Sheng's head indiscriminately, "No, little girl, don't think so much."

  Luo Sheng's lips moved, wanting to say that they were more than a hundred innocent women, but the words twitched on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't say it out of his mouth.

  As Chief Governor Luo said, the king and ministers have to die, and what she said will only make Chief Governor Luo more painful.

  I just hope that Governor Luo will listen to what she just said, and when he has to make a choice in the future, he can figure out that it is not worth it to work for such a foolish king.

  At this time, Kouer's voice came from outside the door: "Girl, Mr. Zhu found some problems during the accounting, and I want to report to you."

  Luo Sheng's eyes flickered slightly.

  Zhu Wu is back!

   Zhu Wu's return at this time is undoubtedly a rare piece of good news.

  Despite the eagerness in his heart, Luo Sheng didn't show anything on his face: "Father, if you don't eat the food, it will be cold. You can eat first. I'll go and talk to the accountant."

  After Luo Sheng left, Governor Luo didn't move his chopsticks.

   Facing the delicious food and drink, he lost his appetite for the first time, thinking over and over what Luo Sheng said just now: What if the next time the emperor wants his father to kill his daughter?

   Once the knife starts on the innocent, it can fall on anyone.

  (end of this chapter)