If you can't guess, you can only be conservative and say, "This... is not true, it is just a suspicion, which may not be true. Besides, the relationship between the Imperial Master and him may not be that kind of relationship."

"Everything still needs to be investigated clearly."

"Investigation..." Ying Zheng said nothing to Zhao Gao's response and replied calmly, "Then continue the investigation."

"Where are Fu Nian and Xun Kuang?"

"The servants have been arranged properly. I don't know what to do next..." Zhao Gao asked tentatively.

"Let's give it a grand burial." Ying Zheng was not too petty to bother the two corpses, so he replied casually.

"Leave it to Zhang Han to take care of the rest. You go prepare to rectify the fleet."

Ying Zheng's eastward tour is not over yet at Songhai. There is still a long way to go.

They have been delayed in Songhai for long enough, and it is time to continue setting off.

As for the actions of Jing Salamander and others in obstructing Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng immediately turned the matter into a major issue.

He has received the due explanation, and there is no point in pursuing it further.

He was neither willing to continue to intensify the conflict between himself and Gu Xun at this time, nor could he punish his son for this matter.

Especially Fusu.

He and Meng Tian had just made great achievements, but the reward had not yet been officially issued.

This small problem should be offset by the interest on the delayed payment of his credit.

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Zhuzi Baijia has discovered something recently - times seem to have really changed.

They had this feeling when the empire unified the world, but it was not clear at that time.

After all, even if there is a new emperor, even if the emperor has an additional title of emperor, the hundreds of schools of thought will still be the hundreds of schools of thought.

The emperor always needed them to govern the country - even if the empire relied on Legalism, there was actually no shortage of officials from other schools in the court.

Because there simply aren’t enough people in Legalism.

Among the hundreds of schools of thought, only the two major schools of thought, Confucianism and Mohism, could barely support the operation of the entire imperial court on their own. There were not enough people from other schools of thought, including Legalism and Taoism.

But now, the scholars found that the emperor did not seem to care about them at all, and did not feel the need for them at all.

The empire really had no scruples in attacking the entire school of thought, and went straight to the book-burning order to dig out the roots.

The subsequent destruction of Little Saint Xian Manor in one night made all the scholars feel fear in their hearts.

The only thing that gave them some comfort was that even the Legalists, whom the empire valued most, were targeted equally by the empire this time.

The happiest thing in the world is that the dead Taoist friend does not die, but if the poor Taoist is going to die, it would be nice to have a Taoist friend bury him with him.

But this does not mean that the empire will frighten all schools of thought.

The emotions that are most likely to breed together with fear are anger and mania, which is what all the schools of thought are like now.

They were afraid of Ying Zheng's unscrupulousness and angry at the empire's extermination.

The attitude of the various schools of thought will further intensify the disunity between local officials and the central court - Ying Zheng's control over the central court has always been very strong, and the influence of the various schools of thought on the central court is also very limited, but the local governments

The government has always been influenced by various schools of thought.

Moreover, orders like the book-burning order put a lot of pressure on local officials.

For the empire, it is difficult to say what the pros and cons of the Book Burning Order are.

However, no matter how various schools of thought shock and panic, it is not important to Ying Zheng.

The most important thing for him right now is to complete his eastward tour.

Next, he will go south from Songhai, through Langya, Sichuan, Donghui and other counties, and finally west to Jiujiang, Huaiyang, Nanyang, Yingchuan and other counties, and finally enter the customs and return to Xianyang.

As the fully reorganized east patrol team set off again, Songhai City, which had been in turmoil for many days, finally returned to its former peace.

The people were not used to the disappearance of the Little Sage Village, and even the disappearance of the mirage from the seaside, but they were not very willing to talk about these topics.

They just want to live peacefully. Maybe they feel that many things are wrong, but they can only remain silent.

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Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village.

The originally beautiful and spectacular building complex now only remains in ruins. The large scorched black land proves the ferocity of the fire that night, and the dry and dark brown traces represent the strips of life that were once alive.

Outside the original gate, there were many memorial objects placed by the people of Songhai.

There are very few people living in Songhai who do not admire and respect Xiaoshengxian Village.

These things not only commemorate the demise of Xiaoshengxian Village, but also commemorate the passing of Xunzi and Fu Nian.

The funeral of the two of them was finally arranged by Zhang Han, and they were buried in the ruins of Xiaoshengxian Manor.

Although Ying Zheng ordered a grand burial, how could he be buried in a grand manner?

Both of them were ordinary people without official status, so according to the regulations, they could only be buried simply.

As for making exceptions and exceeding the rules... With the emperor's instructions for a generous burial, it is not impossible, but the empire has already designated Xiaoshengxianzhuang as a rebel who disrupts the government's agenda, discusses the government's affairs, and attempts to participate in major treason. How can we make an exception?

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Besides, everyone is dead and the Little Saint’s Village is gone, so what’s the point of giving a generous burial?

Zhang Han simply buried the person in the ruins of the academy and built two simple tombs.

Now that Xiaoshengxian Village has been destroyed by the empire, ordinary people dare not take any action even if they want to pay homage, but there are always a few people who have no worries and are not afraid of death.

They have no scruples and can do whatever they want.

And the empire didn't bother them about it.

Because it was Zhang Han who was responsible for handling the follow-up trivial matters. He was not such a cruel person, not to mention that he did not dare to do this.

It would be hard to say if Zhao Gao was still responsible.

He has always done things without a bottom line and without style, and he doesn't mind doing things like this to scare the monkeys.

Against the background of ruins, a figure slowly walked up from the bottom of the mountain.

Zhang Liang, who was dressed in white, walked through the ruins of the Little Sage Village with complicated eyes, walked inside, and walked to the tombs of Xunzi and Fu Nian.

Looking at the familiar names engraved on the stone tablet in front of the tomb, Zhang Liang, who always had a warm smile in the past, could no longer smile at all, and his eyes trembled slightly and turned red.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content below! There are also many memorial objects placed in front of the tombs of Xunzi and Fu Nian, but the most special thing is the volume of books placed on each tombstone.

Zhang Liang took a look and saw that the one on Xunzi's stele was a volume of "On Heaven" written by himself, while the one on Fu Nian's stele was a volume of "The Great Learning".

Apart from Zhang Liang himself, there is only one person who can use these two volumes to worship Xunzi Fu Nian.

"Junior brother."

As soon as Zhang Liang had this idea, Yan Lu's calm and gentle voice rang out, and people walked up to him.

Yan Lu also wore white clothes, without any color at all.

The two of them were paying homage to the deceased Xunzi, Fu Nian, and the many innocent disciples of Xiaoshengxian Village.

Zhang Liang did not reply in a hurry, but calmly put away the items of worship he had brought.

He also brought books. He gave Xunzi a volume of "Encouragement to Learning" copied by Xunzi himself, and gave Fu Nian a volume of "Zhuangzi·Tianxia".

Yan Lu's method of sitting and forgetting coincides with the Taoist philosophy, and he himself is completely like a Taoist disciple. However, in fact, Fu Nian, the head of the small sage village, also has many subtle connections with Taoism.

Fu Nian’s philosophy of inner sage and outer king was derived from Zhuangzi’s philosophy.

After putting down the book, Zhang Liang looked sideways at Yan Lu. Unlike him who couldn't suppress his low mood no matter what, Yan Lu seemed to be as usual.

Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "Senior brother...you...can you really look away from them all?"

Yan Lu blinked his eyes and asked, "Junior brother... you can't accept it?"

"Not really, I'm just curious." Zhang Liang shook his head and replied, "I used to think I understood your thoughts, senior brother, but now I find that I'm actually just self-righteous."

Yan Lu patted Zhang Liang's shoulder and replied in a rather complicated tone, "Junior brother, I can't see away everything, but there are some things that I have really gotten used to."

Zhang Liang looked at the tomb with complicated eyes, recalling the demise of South Korea unconsciously in his mind, and muttered absentmindedly, "Get used to it... I'm afraid I will never get used to it!"

"Junior brother, everyone has his own ambitions. I won't advise you, but remember, you can't make the wrong mistake." Yan Lu understood Zhang Liang's obsession, but he still gave him some kind words.

Zhang Liang came back to his senses and nodded, "Senior brother, don't worry, I won't worry about it."

"Senior brother, what are your plans next?"

"I... don't have any plans yet, maybe I will walk around?" Yan Lu put his hands behind his back and replied calmly, "Where are you, junior brother?"

"I..." Zhang Liang smiled bitterly, "When Senior Brother was still here, I had to do everything in secret. Now... I can do it openly."

"I will continue to fight against the empire."

Yan Lu smiled when he heard this, then raised his hand and said goodbye, "Junior brother, take care."

"Senior brother, please take care. Goodbye." Zhang Liang raised his hand and said goodbye.

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To be continued...