Linjiang City.

After more than a year of war, Linjiang City now looks very depressed. The city is full of houses, and most of them are empty. Countless people have moved away one after another. Many Jianghu gangs have also been disbanded. Some have fled, and some have joined the army.

After joining the army, some were responsible for logistics support under the leadership of Jin Yiwei.

In the government office, in a study room.

The prefect Yang Yunzhi was playing chess with someone. Today, more than half of Yang Yunzhi's hair has turned white, and he is getting thinner and thinner. In just one year, he seems to have aged twenty years, with dark skin and a stooped figure.

Sitting opposite him was an old man with white hair. However, compared to their faces, the white-haired old man was full of energy and had a childlike face. This man was Yang Yunzhi's master, Yunzhou Qintian Supervisor Zheng Qin.

You.

"Yunzhi, sometimes, you have to learn to let yourself go."

Qin You looked at the proud disciple in front of him and sighed slightly.

He is the top master in the world. He has had many disciples in his life. Some have outstanding martial arts talents, some are mediocre, some have perverse personalities, and some are modest gentlemen. Some have become officials in the dynasty and have risen through the ranks, some have roamed the rivers and lakes, and some have wandered around the world.

Writing books and creating works, some retired to the world and were willing to be ordinary.

However, the disciple he is most satisfied with is Yang Yunzhi, who is sitting in front of him now and looks older than him.

All of his disciples came to him for help, but only Yang Yunzhi was the one who snatched it from him.

At that time, Yang Yunzhi was going to enter Jixia Academy, but he accidentally met Qin You who was traveling incognito. The two had a great conversation. In the end, Qin You directly used tricks to snatch Yang Yunzhi from Jixia Academy.

It's not in vain that Qin You spent so much thought.

After Yang Yunzhi studied under him for several years, he entered the court and became an official.

But at that time, Yang Yunzhi was young and vigorous. He once scolded the emperor for being fatuous, beat up the bullying royal nobleman in the street, and finally threw his black gauze hat at the emperor in the court hall.

If it weren't for Qin You's guarantee, he would have died countless times.

But in the end, he could not escape the fate of being demoted.

However, with Qin You protecting him, although he was sent down, he was brought to Yunzhou Qintian Prison by Qin You.

From then on, Yang Yunzhi fully demonstrated his talent. In just a few years, most of the power of Jinyiwei, who still had power at that time, fell into the hands of Qintianjian, directly making Yunzhou Qintianjian become the official giant of Yunzhou in one fell swoop.

Later, he traveled to Yunxi and made the Qingxia Covenant.

Only Qin You supported that plan.

At that time, the government was all criticizing Yang Yunzhi, but he actually allowed the court to confer knighthoods on those disobedient Jianghu people. He was criticized by many people and became a disgrace to Qin Tianjian.

Under pressure, Yang Yunzhi left Qintian Prison and came to Linjiang City to become the prefect.

As the imperial court became more and more decadent over the years, the truth about the Qingxia Covenant gradually emerged. However, Yang Yunzhi had been burdened with infamy for thirty years, but no one came to clean him up.

In this situation,

Yang Yunzhi made another death plan. Although there was an accident later, it still brought the White Lotus Sect lurking in the darkness to the surface.

Qin Tianjian took over Yunzhou, Qingxia Covenant, Death Plan,

Three things, any one of them is enough to leave a mark in history,

But what Yang Yunzhi got was thirty years of infamy, family ruin, and a lifetime of guilt after so much worry.

Qin You looked at the most proud disciple in front of him, and felt sad in his heart, and said: "Yunzhi, I will definitely clear your name as a teacher."

Yang Yunzhi sighed, shook his head and said: "Teacher, there is no need. What I want is neither merit nor fame. What I want is peace in the world. I failed to achieve it, but I think I am worthy of the people of Li, but I am sorry for my family.

For this reason, I am not qualified to clear my name!"

Qin You sighed and said: "Yunzhi, there is no way to have both in this world. This is always the case in life. When you make a choice, you have to face the consequences of that choice. Why bother to draw a wall as a prison!"

Yang Yunzhi shook his head and said: "Before, I thought I was right, and I thought I would not regret it, but now I am confused. Everything went according to my imagination, but the result did not get better. Teacher,

I think I might be wrong."

Qin You was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you disappointed with the court?"

Yang Yunzhi shook his head, nodded again, and said: "I thought I could save the building from falling, but the facts proved that all my plans were successful, but the results became worse and worse. Teacher,

Sometimes I wonder if I was wrong from the beginning."

Qin You said slowly: "But you are an official and a minister."

Yang Yunzhi fell silent.

After a long time, Qin You said: "Yunzhi, I'm here because I hope you can return to Qin Tian Prison."

"No," Yang Yunzhi shook his head and said, "Teacher, I am already tired and old. I don't want to bother anymore. The death plan should be regarded as the end of my journey in this world. Teacher, I am really tired.

."

Qin You let out a long sigh,

There were a lot of words stuck in his mouth but he couldn't say them out. Looking at Yang Yunzhi who was already on the verge of death, he knew that his disciple, who had been amazing for decades, was now trapped here and had lost his luster unless he could get out on his own.

After a long silence,

Qin You said: "Yunzhi, the death plan is not over yet."

"I know." Yang Yunzhi said: "But I can no longer continue. Teacher, I started the death plan, and it's up to you to finish it!"

"I'm still one step away." Qin You said: "Yunxi, Qingxia Covenant, now it has reached the deadline, Yunxi has begun to rebound, and the war between good and evil is about to begin."

Yang Yunzhi said softly: "As expected, according to their plan, if they want some autonomy, then give it to them so that they can feel at ease. This is a part of my plan. Teacher, don't you want it?"

Forgot, the Qingxia Covenant originally serves the Death Plan!"

Qin You frowned and said: "Are you sure that the demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains will not rebel?"

"No," Yang Yunzhi said: "They can't be willing to hide in the mountains forever. The second half of the Qingxia Covenant plan is their opportunity. Yunxi Zhengdao Jianghu believes that their biggest enemy is the imperial court's feudal system.

In fact, their biggest enemy is the demonic way of Shiwandashan.

Thirty years is enough time for them to relax their vigilance. After the war between good and evil, they will get the autonomy they want, but they have forgotten the human heart. When there is no consistent external pressure, internal strife is the most terrifying.

At that time, the civil strife in Yunxi Jianghu will be an opportunity for the devil. At that time, the Qintian Supervisor will be nominally restrained by the devil, and the opportunity will come for the Marquis of Chengyang. The Qintian Prison will be restrained, and Liuhou's troops will be suppressed.

Suppression, the White Lotus Sect is allied with him to support him,

Such a great opportunity, once in a lifetime, how could the Marquis of Chengyang still hold back, his rebellious intentions will definitely be exposed, and then it will be time to close the net, and the death plan will be completed."

Qin You took a deep breath and said: "Yunzhi, you started the death plan, and you should be the one to finish it."

Yang Yunzhi shook his head, with a ferocious look on his face, and said: "Teacher, the first half of the death plan has been laid out, but too many people have died, Long Pass has been lost, and 300,000 dead souls are howling in my ears every day and night.

, I really can’t hold on any longer!”

Qin You stretched out his hand and patted Yang Yunzhi's shoulder gently. There were thousands of words in his heart that he couldn't say. In the end, he just said: "Thank you for your hard work. Your Majesty, I will not let you down."

Yang Yunzhi sighed and said: "Your Majesty is also very tired. He has been hiding and pretending for so many years since he came to the throne. Alas!"

"That's fine,"

Qin You said: "Since you really don't want to come out again, I will let my master do the finishing for you in the second half!"

After saying that, Qin You suddenly asked: "By the way, is that Gu Zhan the secret you buried?"

Yang Yunzhi shook his head and said: "No, I just think this young man is very good and don't want him to perish, so I pointed him out a way. However, I didn't expect that he would be able to show off in Yunxi. To be honest, this is

What I didn’t expect was that I knew he was extremely talented, but I didn’t expect him to be so tyrannical!”

Qin You also sighed: "If I had known that this young man was so talented, I shouldn't have let him go to Yunxi in the first place. Even with my old face, I have to save him."

Yang Yunzhi chuckled and said: "If you protect him, the death plan may be delayed."

"This..." Qin You was stunned for a moment and said, "That's true. By the way, I remember that you also discovered a young man. How about it?"

Yang Yunzhi said: "Rong Yichu? Compared with the speed of Gu Zhan's rise, he is naturally incomparable, but it is not bad. I arrived in Kyoto last winter and successfully entered Jixia Academy. The rest is

I’m not sure, but I think it’s not bad.”

…

Kyoto, suburbs.

As the sun sets, the afterglow floods the town. Deep in an alley, there is a small, secluded courtyard.

It was getting late, and a few lights were lit in the small courtyard.

Rong Yichu was reading quietly in the study room when a guard ran in and said, "Sir, Mr. Gu is here for a visit. He is in the living room."

This guard was actually a member of the Rong family in Linjiang City. However, ever since Rong Yi first became a disciple of Gu Zhan, he had restricted the Rong family members from calling him the head of the family, son, etc. Now that he has become a disciple of the Gu family, then

He was no longer allowed to use an independent title. After that, most people in the Rong family called him Mr. as a staff member.

Rong Yichu put down the book in his hand and slowly stood up and went out.

The Lord Gu whom the guard was talking about was Furukawa, who had served in the Jinyi Guards of Linjiang City for 100 households. Now he serves as the Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, with a high position of authority.

When Gu Zhan left Linjiang City, he gave Rong Yichu a letter and asked him to deliver it to Furukawa after he came to the capital.

Furukawa knew Rong Yichu when he was in Linjiang City, but they didn't have much interaction with each other. However, since Rong Yichu came to Beijing and Furukawa learned about the relationship between Rong Yichu and Gu Zhan, he became close to Rong Yichu.

Yichu was able to establish himself in Kyoto so quickly only because of Furukawa's help.

When Rong Yichu came to the living room, he saw Furukawa sitting inside drinking tea. He immediately entered the door, cupped his hands and said, "Master Gu."
To be continued...