C823 Zai Chun's Heart of a Scarlet Child

Zai Chun was still thinking about the exam that Xiao Letian had mentioned. The domineering behavior of the crew members along the Yangtze River and the helpless wails of their dead family had deeply stirred the little Emperor's heart.

He thought that Xiao Letian would help him kill a few innocent dogs that didn't matter much to him. However, Xiao Letian stopped himself. He had said it very clearly, since you were angry, and you had even opened your mouth, then it should be up to you to solve this problem.

During this period of time, the little emperor had been thinking about how he should kill people. Killing six foreigners to pay with their lives for grievances would be useless. He himself did not dare to show his face in Jiangnan, let alone interfere with foreign affairs.

If things didn't work out, then they could only use underhanded methods. Who said that the Emperor had to be fair and square, and killing in the dark was also a method.

Everyone put down their chopsticks, listened to the little emperor's murderous orders, and no one dared to speak. When the angry little emperor finished repeating the atrocities committed by Shunlong, everyone realized that Zai Chun's eyes were already filled with hot tears.

In this situation, Hu Xueyan did not even dare to speak out. He just pretended that he did not exist with his head lowered, while Xiao Letian was currently arguing with a giant crab.

The ball had already reached the Zeng Family Brothers. The two brothers never thought that Zai Chun would make such a request, it was something they never expected.

After a long while, Jiu Shuai finally smiled blandly, "Your Majesty, this is a local criminal case after all, so it should be left to the local officials to handle. Also, this old official doesn't understand, for the sake of three lowly sailors traveling on the river, you are willing to take the risk of becoming enemies with Britain. Is it worth it?"

In the end, Jiu Shuai still muttered to himself in a low voice, "It's only three Han Chinese who died …"

As expected, Zai Chun could not help but become enraged from the provocation, "In my eyes, all the citizens of the Great Qing are my responsibility, how can there be any difference between the Manchu and the Han … "Since they are my people and have paid taxes to me, I have an obligation to protect them!"

"Hahaha …" Ceng Guofan laughed, "Your majesty's words are very nice, but the things in this world are not so simple. Those who pay taxes may not have people protecting them, and those who do not accept the food are instead those who cherish them …"

Zai Chun knew what the Great Marshal was talking about. Didn't that mean that the Manchu did not provide any food? Not only did he not provide food, he even enjoyed the protection and support of the Emperor.

The red-eyed Zai Chun said faintly, "Back then, Thief had told Confucius that there was a way to steal too. The hidden treasure within the room of the Conqueror Guild, the Holy Maiden [1]. In the front, he was brave as well. After it was out, it made sense. He knew if it was possible, but he was wise as well. The score was average and the score was also average. "A person who unprepared to become a great thief is unparalleled in this world …"

"Look, even local thugs and hoodlums have their own rules. The Qing Gang's conduct is about morality. After being paid a protection fee, they know to protect the Shang family from being bullied by other gangs …" Can't the imperial government do that? "

"I'm only 12 years old this year, and haven't personally taken over the world yet. I don't know everything, and I can't guarantee that I'll change the rules left behind by my ancestors. But I still have the heart of a virgin …" "I know what is right and wrong. Even if I see injustice, I would still be willing to extend my hand and help a bunch of people …"

"Could it be that the commander-in-chief and the prime minister want to see the flame in my heart extinguish right there and then?" Is it only a cold monarch that you ultimately wish to govern? "

No one would have thought that Zai Chun would actually come up with such a logic, and throw away all the useless restrictions and ties, all the way until my heart, that's what I thought and wanted to do the same, this simple language actually brought out a little of the essence of Wang Yangming's mental cultivation.

Knowledge as one, this was the essence of learning, following one's own heart and moving forward. The pure heart could not be erased, standing on the stage and explaining great things, but never personally doing it. There were too many of these people, and now the only thing Qing Shui needed was someone to do it with his own hands.

The little emperor wanting to assassinate the six foreigners to take revenge for the Chinese boatmen was something that Ceng Guofan did not agree to. However, Ceng Guofan had to agree to it today, because the little emperor's innocence could not be covered in dust.

The Zeng Family brothers, Xiao Letian and Hu Xueyan all stood up, they bowed and thought that Zai Chun should bow to them, "Since Your Majesty has such kind intentions, how can I not follow you, there will definitely be good news within three days."

Zai Chun looked at Xiao Letian excitedly: "Master, I've solved your question, how many points can I get?" Xiao Letian said indifferently: "Your thoughts are very good, your methods are average, barely sixty points, right?!"

Ah? The little emperor was very disappointed. He wanted to ask why he didn't get the perfect score, but Xiao Letian and the Zeng Family were already talking about the direction of the development of the Gun. Xiao Letian was advising the two great marshals not to buy so many spear and Minnie bullets, otherwise, they would be eliminated sooner or later.

That night, Zai Chun took a small palanquin and stayed in a small garden. It was a temporary residence of Zuo Jigao in the Jinling, but in reality, it was a secret stronghold of the Xiang Army, where many of the secret meetings were held.

Xiao Letian and Zai Chun had separated for a short moment because he knew that Zai Chun needed some private space to make up for the lost forty points. He had to understand exactly what he was examining him for.

Only the distant Qin Huai He was still making noise as he floated over. When Zai Chun sat down and received the Great Marshal's kowtow, the little emperor's eyes suddenly turned red and hot tears rolled down his face.

Zai Chun actually stood up and bowed to the two great marshals, "I beg you great marshals to save us, I beg you great marshals to not stand idly by, we are already in danger!"

"AHH!" Why did His Majesty say that? Could it be that Xiao Letian dares to kill kings? "

"No, no, no. Marshal, don't misunderstand, the danger I'm talking about isn't by my side. It's in Beijing." There were only two brothers, Zai Chun and Zeng Family in the room. The little emperor had finally abandoned all pretense and told Ceng Guofan everything.

"Marshal, to tell you the truth, when the Ryukyu army was suppressing the Emperor of Japan, I had already experienced enlightenment! This is the era of the major change which has never been seen in three thousand years. It is only a matter of time before one dies. This is for sure that I do not wish for the Great Qing to die, so we need to adapt to the tide of this era if we want to reform … "

"But the conservative factions will not easily hand over their power. Who would spit out their own meat? Thus, in the future, there would definitely be a battle within the Beijing. Now it seems like the one who's most likely to die is me! "

Ceng Guofan and Ceng Guoquan inhaled a breath of cold air. They did not think that the little emperor was spouting nonsense, but they did not think that such words would actually come from the mouth of a 12 year old child.