mtl008 Chapter 202 Don't blame him for his killing spree!
Chapter 202 Don't blame him for his killing spree!
Chapter 202 Don't blame him for his killing spree!
When the scent of sunshine entered his nose, Baili Ze felt a slight tingling sensation on his face.
No, not just a little.
It is very irritating.
"..." Under the bright light, it took her a while to adjust before she slowly opened her eyes.
My foot is still there, and my hand is still there. Although the fracture site still hurts a bit, I can move it now.
and so--
Which bastard moved her to the window and left her to bake in the sun?!
Looking at myself in the mirror, I realized I was two shades darker, and also had allergic reactions, redness, and peeling skin. Oh dear...
Just laugh it off.
Just as she was gritting her teeth and struggling to close the window, a group of people rushed in.
"He's awake!! Look!"
"Great!"
"Hehe, I told you getting more sunshine would wake you up faster!"
"It really is!"
"I've learned something new; I'll share more of my experiences in the future!"
"You know what, the young lady really looks stunning in the sunlight!"
"It's just that before, my skin looked unhealthy-looking."
"You bet it is, it looks much better now."
"Alright, alright, go get her something to eat, she must be hungry."
......
Amidst a chorus of concerned (curious) voices, Baili Ce quietly put the mirror aside and lay down to cooperate with the doctor's follow-up examination.
As a result, there was excessive blood loss, wound infection, and the high fever had just subsided, requiring rest and avoiding greasy foods.
Watching the chicken legs, meat patties, and meatball soup that had been served be ruthlessly taken away, Baili Ce swallowed his saliva again and again.
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't stay..." Even though they reached out and tried their best to keep it, they still couldn't keep a bite of meat.
"Let's look on the bright side," Baili Ming said as she entered from outside, radiating light. She sat casually on the edge of the bed, her hair adorned with the same rabbit hairpin she always wore.
The reunion after so long was not as enthusiastic as I had imagined.
Baili Ming didn't even ask a single question about her injuries.
"Why do you say that?"
“If you eat vegetarian food and rest quietly, I will have a reason to help you refuse those visits.”
"Although I prefer peace and quiet, I still need to meet people who are necessary to me."
With things so chaotic now, it's impossible to live in seclusion anymore.
To live a normal life, one must integrate into the group as soon as possible and get along well with Lu Jian's side of the people.
"His Majesty has announced all your merits to the world. Now everyone knows that you are the extraordinary woman who sacrificed yourself for righteousness and fed the tiger with your own body. They all admire you."
what?
"I...I admire you?" Baili Ce wondered if he had misheard.
"I admire you for being able to do so much and save so many people all by yourself."
"......" I always felt like I was being sarcastic or unfriendly towards her.
“And another thing is…” Baili Ming’s eyes suddenly looked strange.
Oh, she understands.
"Want to see something unusual, huh?" Wang Qingyan has such a bad reputation, and he controls so many Gu guards. People say he's a monster who eats people and drinks blood, and that a demon who paints skin and digs out hearts is too mild a description.
She must have three heads and six arms to have been able to stay by his side for so long, accomplish so much, and come back alive.
"Besides the precious tonics sent from the capital and the border, His Majesty also sent many famous doctors to you."
"In addition, there are the soldiers of the Dragon Armor Army outside, and the people of Qu City."
"Alright, alright," Baili Ce quickly held out a hand to stop Baili Ming, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep..."
Seeing her burrow deeper into the blankets, Baili Ming's lips curved into a faint smile, and the anxiety that had been weighing on her for days finally subsided.
As for the rest...
Whether good or bad, with her around, no one would dare say a bad word about her.
......
When the news reached the capital, Lu Jian breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Baili Ce and Song Zhaohe had both survived.
All eight sluice gates in Lincheng were destroyed, and the water flowed in all directions, bringing life back to one-third of the rivers within the Great Wei territory.
In addition, he accurately timed his ascent to the altar to pray for rain on the day calculated by the Zhaixingguan (a star-gazing site), performing a series of miracles that "the heavy rain came because of the emperor," and the drought finally came to an end.
Furthermore, because there were two periods when the Gu Guards were suppressed on the day Baili Ce escaped, Lu Jian and the local garrison seized the opportunity and wiped out all the Gu Guards that had been screened out earlier.
Shucheng and Jicheng were captured by Baili Ming and Cui Yuanshu's troops.
Now they have not only turned the tide against all odds, but also saved about 80% of the human Gu, and the situation is very favorable. Naturally, they no longer need to fear Wang Qingyan.
As a result, the people sang praises, the court officials were overjoyed, plants sprouted and took root, and people's lives were filled with hope again.
However, Lu Jian announced Baili Ce's actions to the world not only because of her great achievements.
It was also for the purpose of controlling the Baili clan.
When Baili Sanniang and her three thousand guards died, he thought that the Baili clan would really decline and become an empty shell.
Who would have thought they actually had a secret guard unit passed down through generations?!
Bai Li Ce managed to break through the impasse and be reborn right under Wang Qingyan's nose, all by himself?!
With such a capable person and such a powerful clan, who would feel at ease if we didn't keep them under our control?
Which monarch would dare to trust them?
An emperor cannot allow any potential threat to remain outside the bounds of imperial power.
Secondly, for Baili Ce, no reward or consolation could compare to a smooth and successful career path.
At the emperor's side, power reigns supreme.
However, even with power, one still needs strategists and wise generals.
Even though there are quite a few people among them who are not clean, like Cui Yuanshu.
But after several years in office, Lu Jian has come to understand more and more that no matter how big the world is, there are places where the sun doesn't shine.
The same applies to changes in people's hearts and the operation of the court.
Thirdly, as long as Wang Qingyan is alive, his Wang clan will not perish, and the Gu poison will never disappear.
If that last glimmer of hope in his heart isn't completely extinguished, he won't be able to completely wipe out the Baili clan, and Baili Ming and Baili Ce will still have a chance to extricate themselves and won't truly submit to the court.
"Fourth..." He Yao, who had finally returned from Qucheng, stated his thoughts without missing a single word, "It can also teach those gossipy, jealous people a lesson, and let Baili Ce return to the Baili family openly and legitimately."
Lu Jian smiled radiantly, "Ayao knows me."
The scheming was real, as was the attempt to vindicate people like Baili Ce.
Even if some damage is irreversible, the dead will not come back to life by such insignificant guilt or superficial acts for the living.
But he had to do something to repay those who had put him in this position.
"Moreover, even if we don't say anything, it won't be long before Wang Qingyan finds out."
"Rather than let him try to sabotage us, we might as well expose it to the public first."
"Yes." Just seeing the injuries on Baili Ce and the others in Qucheng, He Yao knew that winning the "bird-laying trap" behind the "mantis stalking the cicada" was far more difficult than it seemed.
It was practically built with blood and humiliation.
Therefore, when handing over the list of those who had made contributions to Lu Jian, He Yao also attached a note recording dozens of people who were incompetent, profiting from the national crisis, and engaging in corruption and bribery.
"These bastards need to be dealt with."
After glancing through the list and finding that it matched those submitted by the Ministry of War and the Dragon Armor Army, Lu Jian handed it to Zhang Shan, instructing him to submit it to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel for drafting of rewards and pensions.
Then I focused on dealing with those bastards in the journal.
So you're trying to sabotage the Baili clan?
While he was preoccupied with other matters, they seized money and land, exploited the people, and cultivated the territories and connections of the eliminated aristocratic families.
Then don't blame him for going on a killing spree!