Fu Canglu

Chapter 355 Atonement
The northern governor of Lanling City is destined to be uneasy tonight.

It was silent, but the undercurrent was raging.

All the officials, big and small, of the North and South Governor's Department stayed up all night, and the lights were brightly lit outside the gate of the yamen.

Waiting for the young man in white robe to come out.

Keyamen is the innermost

No one heard the sound of Liu Tao's "clang" falling to the ground.

The young man in plain clothes slowly leaned against the wall, his eyes were a little confused, he looked first at the general in green, and then at the two corpses that had been lifted by the white cloth.

Twelve hours ago, Wei Wudao and Lin Yi were still alive.

Twelve hours ago, His Highness thought that he was infinitely close to the truth.

He was even ready to face his teacher directly, to dig out the old accounts from 16 years ago, and settle everything.

But when twelve hours passed and everything came to light, the hatred that should be done was done, and the truth that should be explained was revealed.

It was like the rope that I was struggling to hold tightly broke suddenly.

No direction.

No more goals.

His Highness was a little perplexed and confused.

The Great Master in Tsing Yi knelt down, picked up Liu Tao, and then gently patted him on the shoulder.

"One cannot live in hatred forever."

Yi Shaoran thought for a while, and said seriously: "Hate is a circle. If it gets involved, it will never stop, and there will be no results. There is only an endless cycle. Your Majesty does not want you to be so entangled, but you want to To seek the truth. Now I have seen the truth as I wish."

"It's over, it's a thing of the past."

"Every link that creates sins has received due punishment, even my master is no exception." The Tsing Yi Great God said with a complex expression: "This is probably the so-called reincarnation."

His Highness listened to him in a daze.

The Great Master in Tsing Yi said softly, "Your Majesty wants to see you."

Yi Xiao took a deep breath.

He nodded with difficulty.

Yi Shaoran closed his eyes slightly, maintaining the posture of patting Yi Xiao's shoulder with one hand, and slowly pressing the forehead between the eyebrows with the other hand.

The space began to burn, slowly enveloping the two of them.

The castle in the air, the gray-haired His Majesty did not look back, and kept lying on the railing, as if asleep, with his temples being blown by the breeze.

The Great God in Tsing Yi will bring Yi Xiao back here.

He said softly to the man who fell asleep: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is back."

Xiao Wang hummed lightly, and said in a very low voice: "Many years ago, the old man holding the six secret teachings was my savior. When Da Chu raised the flag and challenged the challenge, he passed the customs with one sheath, and the building was in danger. If it weren't for him, I would have died a long time ago."

The old man with graying and graying hair didn't turn his head, so no one could see his old state.

He murmured, "I owe him my life."

Then he laughed at himself.

"It's not just him, I owe the lives of many people."

"I have never been merciful, and I have killed many people along the way. After Lanling Luodu, I even eliminated a group of unruly old parties. Even if they saved me back then, rules are rules." The one lying on the railing The person didn't open his eyes, he was sleepy but he articulated the words clearly: "But there are always some people, I can't do it, and I owe too much."

The Great Master in Tsing Yi sighed.

His clothes swayed without wind, burned and dissipated on the roof.

Only His Highness and Xiao Wang were left alone.

"A country can't avoid rot at certain levels, but the foundation can't be destroyed, it can't rot." Xiao Wang said softly: "Those people who were kind to me back then, I have guaranteed their wealth and wealth for the rest of their lives. , transferred them to the periphery of power, and some who wanted to rise to the top became the foundation of the country. The former can live absurdly, even if it violates the laws of Lanling City, I can turn a blind eye and close one eye to pretend that I have never seen it , if the latter breaks the rules, the merits and demerits will be offset, and the two or three offenders will be dealt with according to the rules."

"Some people secretly say that I am nostalgic, cold-blooded and heartless."

"Just sitting in this seat is no longer a 'person'."

His Highness was silent for a long time.

He knew that what Xiao Wang said was right.

Sitting in that seat, you can't have human emotions and desires, and look down on all living beings indifferently.

No right or wrong, only pros and cons.

Naturally cold-blooded, naturally ruthless.

"Over the years, I have asked myself, and I have never been sorry to anyone."

Xiao Wang thought for a long time, and also paused for a long time.

It was difficult to say three words.

"Except her."

He closed his eyes, the lingering figure in white was always in his mind.

From the first meeting to parting, we have met countless times and looked at each other countless times.

This man who has already stood at the highest place in the world, even if he thinks about it now, the impression of the woman in white is still as outstanding as a fairy.

Out of tune with this world.

He descended like a fairy and came to this world.

And being able to meet is already the greatest luck.

How lucky should I be?

How unfortunate should it be?

Xiao Wang took a deep breath.

Half asleep and half awake, he asked hoarsely, "Is it over?"

The young man in plain white knew what he meant.

The power of the North and South Governors was mobilized, and the entire Lanling City was undercurrents. If the man lying on the railing stretched out a hand and pressed him down, the ancient capital of the Southern Dynasty would have been turned upside down long ago.

Yi Xiao said calmly, "It's over."

This farce, a child's capriciousness towards his father, and a series of restlessness.

All the undercurrents, all the murderous intentions, all the entanglements.

It's all over.

Xiao Wang smiled.

He asked again in a low voice, "Is it over?"

The story of the year, the white clothes of the year, the pain like a knife in the heart and lungs.

So many years of entanglement, is it over?

His Highness looked at the man and shook his head with a self-deprecating smile.

"There is no end, and this life will never end."

Can't forget, naturally can't end.

Yi Xiao silently left the castle in the air.

When he walked back to the North Governor's Department, the sky was slightly bright, and the officials who had waited all night and dared not sleep were a little stunned to see His Highness walking back from the gate of the yamen.

"Let's go." The little highness glanced at these officials standing staggeringly, and said lightly: "Everyone has worked hard, but there is one thing that needs to be said specifically. Compensation for Lin Yi's family members, 20 taels per month, and Your salary is the same, and it will increase according to the law. If you dare to reduce the money by a percentage, let me know, and half of the salary of the entire Northern Governor will be cut off."

Yi Xiao pointed to Wang Wuming again, and said calmly: "In the future, his salary will be tripled, and he will be the first to pick and choose the cases of the Northern and Southern Governors. After a few days, he will enter the palace and be appointed as an imperial doctor."

Wang Wuming made a bitter face, and said helplessly: "What kind of doctor am I, Your Highness? What's the use of being appointed?"

Yi Xiao said with a serious face: "Qiliang law, murder pays for life, so after accepting the case, there must be an autopsy. And the reason why you were appointed as an imperial doctor, the word "imperial" is the title of a grand inner, and it is a golden signboard coveted by thousands of people. Where will you go in the future? It’s all good; as for this medical word, you don’t treat the living, but the dead, let the dead speak, understand the truth, proclaim the law, and you can be regarded as a forensic doctor.”

Wang Wuming scratched his head.

There has never been such a statement in Lanling City.

Forensic what is this?
But it seems to be the reason.

He only felt that what His Highness said was very reasonable, but it seemed awkward, but no one in Lanling City would dare to refute His Highness's words.

He was originally an idler with no intention of official career, and His Highness's favor did not mean to put him on the official stage. He picked up the case of the North and South Governor's Department, which meant that the work in the yamen would be entirely up to him in the future.Even if he was conferred a great title in the palace, it was only a subtle support from His Highness, not a threat to the adults of the North and South Governor's Department, let alone arouse jealousy.

The coroner saluted very respectfully.

He said sincerely, "Thank you Your Highness."

Yi Xiao waved his hand.

Everyone dispersed, only Wang Wuming hadn't left yet.

The man hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and said seriously: "Your Highness, you are a kind person."

His Highness laughed at himself.

good man?

Is it because of compensation for Lin Yi's family?

Or is it because of your considerate support?

The man's tone wavered and said: "Actually, there is one thing I want to say to my lord, but I didn't have a chance just now."

His Highness frowned slightly.

"The sword wounds of that old man His Highness are not all suicidal." He said with a low eyebrow, "The scars on his front and back are different. The front is a self-harm sword wound, but there are repeated and aggravated marks on the back, but it is not a backhand grip. The sword, but it was actually slashed by someone, and the strength was very accurate, and the other young man's sword injury was later than the old man's."

He spoke as concisely as possible.

"This old man is likely to kill himself with this young man."

"The young man helped the old man control the extent of the sword wound on his back, and then the old man killed the young man."

Wang Wuming was puzzled: "But why would someone do such an act of mutual harm, as if it was premeditated or reached a certain consensus?"

Yi Xiao pursed her lips slightly.

He was silent.

This is indeed a difficult question.

When His Highness left the North Governor's Office, the night had just faded.

A sleepless night.

He never felt sleepy at all.

Just a little tired.

Like a flying bird, with a rope tied to its feet, and countless heavy objects under the rope.

Suddenly the rope broke.

Those heavy weights go down, and you're told, you don't need to look at them, they've fallen into the abyss.

I should have been happy, but I couldn't.

Because I lost my way.

Let go, can't let go.

The little highness can only try to forcefully erase the lingering white clothes in his mind, extinguish the fire, and strangle and drown out the hatred hidden in his mind all the time reminding himself not to forget, forget.

Keep telling yourself.

These have fallen into the abyss.

It's over.

Finally, he came to the gate of Lin Yi's courtyard.

I don't know what happened inside, but it was a little noisy.

After hesitating for a moment, he pushed the door open and walked in.

Yi Xiao saw an unexpected scene.

In the yard, Lin Yi's wife was a little at a loss, looking at the little bald heads moving around in the yard.

Qingshi moved the wooden planks, took a stone hammer from the little novice monk, and lay down on the roof to repair a broken corner of the roof of the wooden house.

"Your Majesty?"

The young supervisor gloated and said, "You were also brought here to help?"

Yi Xiao was a little perplexed.

Someone behind him smiled and patted him.

His Highness turned around.

The woman with a red bun and hair wearing lay clothes looked at him with a smile, and was holding a little girl by the hand.

Lin Tianzhen was carrying a big red lantern.

A family portrait is depicted.

Lin Tianzhen still looked at the young His Highness with cautious eyes.

Yi Xiaoan rubbed the little girl's head, Lin Tianzhen let go of her feet and squeezed into the yard from Yi Xiao's side, and got into the woman's arms.

Yi Xiao was a little confused: "Did you take her to get the lantern?"

Yi Xiaoan smiled: "Well, the lantern is placed in Jingtao Hall, not too far away."

Yi Xiao pointed to the inside and outside of the yard, hesitant to speak.

Yi Xiaoan lowered his eyes, "When the man handed me the lantern, he kept telling me that his wife is the most gentle person in the world, and that his daughter is the cutest person in the world."

The woman with the red bun thought for a while and said softly, "He's pretending to be crazy."

His Highness was silent.

"This man regretted his cowardice and guilt for his sins. He finally told me that he would make up for his mistakes." Yi Xiaoan said: "He hoped that I could repair this house after his death. Don’t keep leaking when it rains.”

Yi Xiaoan paused: "This is a very small wish, so I agreed to him."

Yi Xiao was a little lost.

He suddenly understood why the sword wounds on the two corpses were so weird.

The truth of all this is connected in the mind
After he left the courtyard, Yi Xiaoan took Lin Yi's lantern.

The man who could have escaped death by pretending to be crazy, finally couldn't face his conscience directly, chose to die for atonement, and he found Wei Wudao.

One sat on the thirteenth floor of the Immortal Tower, and the other fell to the lowest place in the world.

The two seem to be very different, but they are also burdened with sins, and because of their repentance, they cannot close their eyes and sleep peacefully all day long.

Death is the cause of the annihilation of all truth.

Death is also the source from which all truth arises.

Only such a seemingly seamless death can hide all the causes and consequences of 16 years ago, and can hide the truth from His Majesty's eyes under such a coincidence, which is not a coincidence.

So Lin Yi disappeared for most of the day.

It wasn't Wei Wudao who broke into the yard and killed him.

It was the two people who had long thought of apologizing for death, but they hadn't summoned up the courage for many years, and now they no longer evaded, and chose to die together.

The two corpses lying in the white cloth of the North Governor's Division suffered from inner devastation when they lived in the world, and they could not rest in peace. Maybe they said what they wanted to say in a certain way, and they could be forgiven in the underworld.

This

Probably "redemption".

(End of this chapter)