We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Xi Yu was dressed in a black robe, tall and straight, with a stern face. Accompanied by secret guards, he entered a dilapidated temple.

Although it is a ruined temple, the courtyard is quite spacious and overgrown with weeds, giving it a sense of desolation.

The impostor was seen lying lifelessly in the middle of the yard, apparently having been knocked into a coma by the secret guard.

Xi Yu walked up to the impostor with steady steps, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, raised his leg and kicked him, coldly snorting: "Humph, this old guy doesn't know how to live or die!"

Then, he turned to look at the secret guard and ordered: "Wake him up. I want to see who instructs him."

The secret guard responded respectfully, and quickly glanced around, seeing a water tank in front of him.

He walked quickly, scooped up a ladle of water, walked up to the impostor, and poured the water on his face without hesitation.

The impostor was shocked by the cold water, shuddered suddenly, and woke up leisurely.

His eyes were confused, and before he fully woke up, he felt a sharp gaze staring at him.

Xi Yu crossed his arms, looked at him condescendingly, and said coldly: "Tell me, who sent you here? If you tell me honestly, maybe you can survive."

The impostor trembled, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and stammered back: "I...I don't know what you are talking about."

Xi Yu laughed angrily, with a cold glint in his eyes: "It seems that you are toasting instead of eating the penalty wine! Well, since you are so ignorant, don't blame me for being rude!"

As he said that, he winked at the secret guard. The secret guard understood what he was thinking. He stepped forward, grabbed the impostor by the collar, lifted him up, and said viciously: "Old man, don't toast and you will be punished." Wine, our master’s patience is limited!”

The counterfeiter's body kept shaking and his face turned pale, but he still said sternly: "I... am just a monk and haven't done anything bad. You have arrested the wrong person!"

Xi Yu sneered, his eyes swept across the face of the impostor like a knife, and said: "You still dare to speak harshly at this time. It seems that you won't tell the truth without giving you a taste of pain."

As soon as he finished speaking, the secret guard raised his fist and hit the impostor hard in the abdomen.

"Ah!" The impostor screamed, bending down in pain, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

At this time, Xi Yu spoke again, his voice cold and biting: "Last chance, do you want to say it or not?"

The counterfeiter was breathing heavily, his eyes full of fear and hesitation, and he was struggling fiercely inside.

Xi Yu snorted coldly and said sternly: "Secret guard, punish me severely!"

Upon receiving the order, the secret guard suddenly stretched out his thick palm and strangled the impostor's neck. The strength in his hand continued to increase, and the counterfeiter instantly felt difficulty breathing, and his face turned from white to green.

"Ahem... I say, I say!" The impostor shouted anxiously as he was overwhelmed with pain and could no longer bear the torture.

"Speak quickly!" Xi Yu glared.

The counterfeiter gasped and said with difficulty: "Actually, Master Changsheng and I are twins, so I thought of pretending to be him..."

Hearing this, Xi Yu couldn't help but be stunned. He obviously didn't expect this to be the case. He frowned and fell into deep thought.

Then, the counterfeiter's expression became sluggish, and he no longer had the stubbornness before. He lowered his head and said with a trembling voice: "I will tell you honestly, I really won't hurt anyone anymore. I pretended to be him, It’s just to get some money, and I didn’t deceive a few people.”

After hearing this, the anger in Xi Yu's eyes subsided a little, but he still said with a gloomy expression: "Humph, just for this little money, how dare you do such a thing! Do you know how much trouble this will cause?"

The counterfeiter responded submissively: "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me. I promise I will never do it again in the future."

Then, Xi Yu frowned and turned to ask the secret guard: "Where is that old woman?"

The secret guard quickly bowed and replied: "Master, I put her in another room."

Xi Yu nodded slightly, waved his hand and said, "Step back first and go wake up the old woman."

The secret guard responded, then turned and left.

After a while, the old woman was brought out by the secret guards.

As soon as the old woman woke up, her eyes widened angrily when she saw the secret guard, and she yelled: "You are not a thing! How dare you do this to an old woman like me!"

Faced with the old woman's scolding, the secret guard's face darkened and he scolded: "Old woman, don't talk nonsense!"

But the old woman was not afraid and continued to yell and curse: "Huh, you heartless person, you will be punished for bullying an old woman like me!"

At this time, Xi Yu stepped forward, looked at the old woman with a critical eye, and said coldly: "Old woman, be quiet, otherwise you will suffer a lot."

The old woman gasped, glared at Xi Yu fiercely, and shouted, "What on earth do you want? My old woman didn't do anything bad!"

The secret guard frowned and said with a serious face: "Old woman, I am doing this for your own good! That old monk is a liar, and now he has admitted it. If you don't believe it, forget it!" After saying that, he turned away. To leave.

When the old woman heard this, she had a dubious look on her face. She hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly followed the secret guard, muttering: "Wait, wait, I want to hear what's going on."

The old woman hurriedly came to the impostor, her eyes full of doubts and expectations.

Xi Yu had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Tell me your crime again!"

The impostor shrank back and repeated timidly: "I have no ability to revive the dead, I just want to cheat money."

The old woman was shocked when she heard it, and the expression on her face changed from surprise to anger, cursing: "You damn liar, you dare to cheat me!"

As she said, she raised the cane in her hand and hit the impostor hard.

Since Xi Yu was here, the impostor did not dare to move at all, and had to endure the beating and scolding of the old woman.

The old woman beat him with all her strength for a long time, and finally stopped when she was tired.

She softened and sat on the ground, and suddenly burst into tears: "So, my poor son is really hopeless?"

The cry was sad and moving.

Xi Yu looked at the grief-stricken old woman, and a trace of pity rose in his heart, but his face remained stern, and he said: "Now that things have come to this, you should also face the reality."

The old woman raised her tearful face, her eyes were full of despair and helplessness, and she murmured to herself: "My poor son, mother was still hoping to save you, how can mother live now!"

At this time, the dark guard whispered: "Old man, don't be too sad, take care of yourself."

The old woman seemed not to hear it, still immersed in the great pain of losing her son, and her crying echoed in the dilapidated temple for a long time.

After a long while, the old woman's crying gradually subsided. She wiped her tears with her sleeves and said in a hoarse voice: "It's all my fault. I was desperate and tried all kinds of treatments, so I fell for this liar." Xi Yu sighed slightly and said: "Every failure makes you wiser. Don't trust these charlatans again in the future." The old woman nodded with empty eyes, slowly stood up, and swayed a few times, as if she had aged ten years in an instant. Seeing this, the secret guard hurried forward to support the old woman and said: "Old man, please go slowly." The old woman waved her hand and said weakly: "Forget it, forget it, this is all fate." After that, she staggered and slowly walked out of the temple. Seeing the old woman leave, the impostor hurriedly said, "I have admitted all my crimes, can you let me go?"

Xi Yu sneered and said, "Let you go? Wishful thinking! A liar like you must be paraded through the streets to let everyone know your true face!"

When the impostor heard this, his face was full of shock. He fell to his knees with a "thump" and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy: "Please forgive me, I won't dare to do it again!"

Xi Yu was not moved at all, with his hands on his chest, his expression stern.

Seeing that his begging for mercy was fruitless, the impostor bravely asked, "Sir, who are you? Why do you treat me like this?"

Xi Yu snorted coldly, took out the token from his arms, and it lit up in front of the impostor's eyes, and said majestically: "Open your dog eyes and look, I am the prime minister!"

The impostor looked up and was immediately startled, his face turned pale, and his whole body trembled like sieve bran.

Now, he no longer dared to disobey, and replied in a timid manner: "I am blind and do not know the real man. I will obey the Prime Minister's orders in everything."

Xi Yu's eyes were sharp, and he turned to the secret guard and said: "Take him to the county government office and let the county government organize a parade to set an example!"

The secret guard bowed and replied: "Yes, sir!" Then, he took the impostor to the county government office.

The county government knew that this was the Prime Minister's order, so how could it dare to disobey it, and immediately arranged the parade.

Soon, the parade began.

The impostor wore shackles and told his crimes in tears on the street.

Many people gathered around, pointing and talking.

"Oh, it turns out that it is not the real one, but a person who looks similar. How dare he cheat like this? It's unreasonable!" An old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"That's right, I was almost fooled by him, thanks to the Prime Minister's keen observation!" A young man echoed.

In the crowd, a sister-in-law shook her head and sighed: "This liar is too abominable, almost let everyone be happy for nothing."

The child next to him pulled the corner of the adult's clothes and asked timidly: "Will there be such liars in the future?"

Everyone was talking, full of anger and condemnation for the behavior of the impostor.

At this time, a man who looked like a scholar stood up and said loudly: "Thanks to the Prime Minister this time, we must open our eyes in the future and don't be easily fooled again!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the parade team continued to move forward, and the impostor's confession echoed in the street.

As for Xi Yu, after dealing with the parade, he returned to the temple.

He found the little monk and told him the whole story.

The young monk put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I have heard Master Changsheng mention that he has a twin brother before, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."

Xi Yu frowned slightly and said, "To prevent such things from happening again in the future, I hope to post a notice at the entrance of the temple to make this matter public so that more people will know about it and avoid being deceived."

The young monk nodded in agreement and said, "What the donor said is very right, and this move makes sense."

Xi Yu's eyes were firm, and he continued, "This matter needs to be handled as soon as possible to prevent innocent people from being deceived again."

The young monk responded, "Donor, rest assured, I will prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write the notice."

After a while, the young monk prepared everything he needed and wrote the notice seriously.

Xi Yu was pacing aside, thinking about where else he needed to be reminded.

After the young monk finished writing the announcement, Xi Yu checked it carefully and said, "That's good, let's post it like this."

The young monk took the notice, walked quickly to the door of the temple, and posted it in a conspicuous place.

Then, Xi Yu looked slightly anxious and asked hurriedly: "Is Master Changsheng awake yet?"

The young monk bowed slightly and said quickly: "Donor, please don't worry, the young monk will go to the inner room to check." After that, the young monk hurriedly turned around and entered the inner room.

Xi Yu paced back and forth outside, frowning, secretly thinking about how to speak to Master Changsheng later.

After a while, the little monk finally came out.

With a hint of joy on his face, he clasped his hands and said, "Donor, the master has woken up and said he wants to invite you in."

Hearing what the young monk said, Xi Yu's face suddenly filled with a smile of joy, his pace quickened a bit, and he couldn't wait to enter the meditation room.

As soon as he entered the Zen room, he saw a kind-faced master sitting on a futon. His appearance was indeed similar to that of the counterfeit.

Xi Yu did not dare to show any slightness, and immediately saluted respectfully and said: "Master, I am the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, Xi Yu. What happened today is very offensive. I hope you will forgive me."

Hearing Xi Yu reveal his identity, the master was slightly startled at first, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but the surprised expression was fleeting, and he soon returned to his usual calmness and calmness.

Xi Yu didn't dare to pause at all, and hurriedly told the counterfeiter how to cheat, how he found out, and the subsequent punishment measures, etc., in detail.

After finishing speaking, he looked slightly nervous and said apologetically: "Master, the incident happened suddenly and the situation was urgent. I handled it like this without your consent. I am really scared. I hope Master will not blame you."

When Master Changsheng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply. His face was full of helplessness and pain, and he said slowly: "Oh, I really didn't expect that my brother would do such an unjust thing. But donor, you If you do the right thing, these evildoers should be punished, and there is no need for you to feel bad.”

After listening to the master's words, Xi Yu felt less guilty and said, "It's admirable that the master is so reasonable. But because this matter is related to the master, it will inevitably cause trouble to you."

Master Changsheng shook his head slightly, clasped his hands and said: "The donor is too worried. The poor monk's brother committed such a mistake, and the poor monk is also responsible for his incompetent teaching. Now that he can receive the punishment he deserves, it can be regarded as paying for his evil deeds. After paying the price, I just hope he can change his ways.”

Xi Yu nodded and said, "Master is compassionate. I hope he can understand Master's painstaking efforts."

Master Changsheng continued to ask with gentle eyes: "Donor, this poor monk is really curious. I wonder why you came here this time?"

After hearing this, Xi Yu lowered his head slightly, and then let out a long sigh. A blush of embarrassment and embarrassment instantly appeared on his face, and his eyes became evasive, as if he had something to hide.

Master Changsheng clasped his hands together, with the smile on his face still calm and friendly, and said slowly: "Donor, please don't have any worries, just tell me honestly, but it doesn't matter."

Xi Yu hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "Master, to tell you the truth, I have thought about the problem of my son. Now that the emperor has passed away, someone will succeed him, but as the prime minister, once I pass away, there is no guarantee that my son will be able to inherit the throne." I continue to enjoy high status and salary, and every time I think about this, I feel extremely unbalanced."

After saying that, he frowned, his face full of anxiety and unwillingness.

Master Changsheng nodded slightly, with understanding and compassion in his eyes, and said slowly: "Donor, as an official, you should regard the world as a public institution. How can you only seek the welfare of your own children and grandchildren? With these thoughts together, I am afraid that inner demons have arisen. "

Xi Yu's body trembled, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he argued: "Master, I have dedicated my life to the court, can't I find a good future for my son?"

Master Changsheng shook his head lightly and said: "Donor, fame, fortune and wealth are like clouds and smoke. You can't force them. If you insist on this, you will eventually harm others and yourself."

Xi Yu remained silent and fell into deep thought.

After a while, a look of shame gradually appeared on Xi Yu's face, and he slowly began to reflect on himself: "Master, after your advice, I have been reflecting for a long time. Throughout history, how many people can truly serve the people wholeheartedly? Although I often claim that I want to benefit the people, in the end, I still have such selfish thoughts. "

As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly, his expression full of regret.

Master Changsheng smiled and said: "It is a great kindness for the donor to have this enlightenment."

Xi Yu then said: "Master, I hope you can give me some more advice. I will continue to discuss this issue with you. I feel that I understand a lot, but there are still many confusions that remain unsolved." He looked sincerely. Looking at Master Changsheng, he was full of expectations.

The two continued to discuss animatedly, with Xi Yu sometimes frowning in thought, and sometimes nodding in realization.

Finally, Xi Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and said with emotion: "Master, after talking with you, I really understand a lot now. In fact, why is it necessary to be so persistent? We will talk about the future later."

Thinking about it carefully, I have also traveled through time. In this strange era, what is the use of worrying so much?

A relieved smile appeared on his face, as if he had let go of a big stone in his heart.

Master Changsheng clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "It is a blessing for the donor to be so transparent."

Xi Yu stood up, bowed deeply to Master Changsheng, and said: "Master, today's conversation with you has enlightened me. From now on, I will be more open-minded and no longer be troubled by these troubles." (End of this chapter)