Chapter 1727: Violence, ruthlessness, and saving lives
On the occasion of parting.

Su's father and mother saw him off and said earnestly:

"Mingzhe, you are going to school outside this time, it's different from being at home. If you meet those children from famous families, you must stay away from them..."

"Don't worry, father. It's just 'The King and the Ma share the world'. I know how to avoid them!"

In Su Mingzhe's memory, it is now the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Chu is ruling the country from behind the curtain.

This period was also the time when the aristocratic families were the most arrogant.

The "Ma" in "Wang and Ma share the world" refers to the royal Sima clan, implicitly referring to the imperial power, while the "Wang" ostensibly refers to the Wang clan who controls the court, but actually refers to the major aristocratic families.

……

Father Su felt relieved to see his son promised not to get angry with others, but he immediately corrected him:

"Mingzhe, what you are talking about is an old story!"

"Since the death of the former General Anxi two years ago, the Grand Commander (Huan Wen) has been the only one in power in the court. He also advocated a northern expedition, which was at odds with the opinions of the other officials in the court. The King of Kuaiji has been supporting the Xie family to fight against the Grand Commander! Now the Xie family and the Wang family are constantly marrying each other, and the prefectures and counties controlled by the two families have surpassed the Grand Commander."

"And now the royal family is weak, the queen mother is ruling from behind the curtain, and now people are saying that 'the king and Xie share the world'!"

"'The king and Xie share the world'? Is this a direct disdain for the imperial power?"

Su Mingzhe quickly searched for relevant historical memories in his mind and soon found the time node:

"So, now is the middle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Wen is at the peak of his power, and Xie An, who presided over the Battle of Feishui, is still in the days of seclusion in Kuaiji County?"

……

Huan Wen, the most powerful minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, controlled eight states at the same time and was appointed as the Grand Commander by the court. He led three northern expeditions, the farthest of which was Chang'an. However, he was dragged down by his stupid teammates, which led to his ultimate failure.

When Heng Wen was old, he finally realized that he was dragged down by his stupid teammates and that he would never be able to succeed in the Northern Expedition, so he wanted the young emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to abdicate to him.

As a result, things did not go smoothly and he eventually died of illness, leaving behind the words "If a man cannot leave his good name for a hundred generations, he will at least leave his bad name for ten thousand years."

Later historical books often had a derogatory evaluation of Huan Wen because of his military background and his image as a powerful official.

It was not until this era that Su Mingzhe realized how much the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty admired Huan Wen.

……

Turn around.

Su Mingzhe took the recommendation letter written by his father and his servant Mingyan, boarded a merchant ship from Yuyao transporting tea and cloth, and headed north along the Cao'e River.

It was just midnight on this day.

Su Mingzhe's cultivation broke through to the Golden Core Realm. His consciousness expanded and reached a distance of a hundred feet. Suddenly, he heard a chaotic sound. He became curious and flew into the air immediately.

When we arrived at the place, we saw a 'bride' saying goodbye to her friends.

I saw that the 'bride' had a pair of big, clear and bright eyes, a delicate and small face, cherry lips and a beautiful nose, and a face as rosy as a peach or plum, and as beautiful as the autumn moon.

The other woman, although not as delicate as the bride, also had a pair of beautiful eyes, like autumn water, and a tall and graceful figure.

As Su Mingzhe was slowly admiring the two girls, he suddenly felt something was wrong:

"Why does this plot... seem like she's running away from her marriage?"

……

"Sister Yu, don't cry, don't cry, you are going to live a good life with your beloved, go happily!"

The 'bride' hugged her friend, looking reluctant to part, but still kept blessing her:

"...You must promise me to cherish this hard-earned happiness..."

"Thank you, Yingtai——"

Seeing her fiancé chasing after her on horseback, the woman quickly jumped onto the boat and sailed away with her "lover".

……

"How did I end up running away from my marriage again?" Su Mingzhe watched for a while and finally figured out what was going on.

This is the story from the first episode of the 07 version of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".

Zhu Yingtai, the ninth sister of the Zhu family, disrupted the wedding of her eighth brother Zhu Yingqi and Huang Liangyu in order to let her best friend Huang Liangyu pursue "free marriage" and helped Huang Liangyu escape the marriage.

However, Huang Liangyu's ending after escaping from marriage was not good, or in other words, he fell directly into a fire pit.

After she followed her lover Qin Jingsheng to Hangzhou, Qin Jingsheng sold her to a brothel, changed her name to "Yu Wuxia", and became a prostitute.

As for Zhu Yingtai, in the TV series, she is just a self-righteous, self-willed young lady, otherwise she would not have messed up such a good hand.

……

Watching Huang Liangyu and Qin Jingsheng leave on the boat, Su Mingzhe thought of his two brides who had run away from their marriages, and anger grew in his heart.

After a while, Zhu Yingtai was seen again, fearing the mad myna Zhu Yingqi, and fled in panic to the Yue Lao Temple in the distance.

Su Mingzhe finally became bolder and reached out to grab a stone, then smashed it hard at Zhu Yingtai's little feet:

"You stinky girl, you were so smart that you broke up the marriage that your parents had arranged for my brother. This is unfilial and unrighteous. You were blinded by lust and forgot the oath you made. You slept in the same bedroom with Liang Shanbo. This is unfaithful and unwise. Later, you ignored the lives of the people in Yan County for your own selfish reasons. This is unfaithful and unkind!"

"Isn't it too much to cripple a leg of a disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unjust, untrustworthy and unwise little girl?"

……

After throwing the stone, Su Mingzhe no longer cared about Zhu Yingtai's injuries.

No matter what, I am quite satisfied with this girl's appearance.

If he had not been abandoned twice in a row, he would not have been able to be so harsh towards such a beautiful Zhu Yingtai.

……

After returning to the merchant ship, not long after, I heard the servant report:

"Master, the boatman just rescued three people who fell into the water. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"Someone actually fell into the water in the middle of the night. It must be a bad guy!"

Su Mingzhe came to the deck with a righteous look on his face, and saw the runaway woman who had said goodbye to Zhu Yingtai before, snuggling with her lover, with the boatman who was pulling them squatting on the other side.

When Shopkeeper Liu saw Su Mingzhe appear, he hurried over and explained:

"Master, there was a young couple who were going to Hangzhou to visit their relatives. But there was a hole in their boat. Although their luggage was lost, they were fine. Do you think we should give them a ride?"

After hearing what Shopkeeper Liu said, the three of them looked at Su Mingzhe with hopeful eyes.

"Have you made it clear? Are you sure they are a young couple and not criminals who kidnap decent women?"

Su Mingzhe deliberately shouted loudly and looked at the three people sternly:

"Manager Liu, I know you are a good person, but when you go out, you must be careful about everything. Don't do bad things with good intentions! How about this, send someone to escort them to the government tomorrow and let the government deal with them."

"Okay, Master!"

Although Manager Liu was unwilling, he had no choice but to agree.

Qin Jingsheng panicked:

"Sir, since you don't want to give us a ride, why don't you just take us to the shore and we can find a boat ourselves? Why bother sending us to the government office?"

Seeing the two people panicking, Su Mingzhe turned to look at Manager Liu again and asked expressionlessly:
"Manager Liu, what do you think we should do now?"

Shopkeeper Liu knew that his little trick had been seen through, and he was so panicked that he quickly begged for mercy:

"I was confused for a moment, please punish me, Master."

Manager Liu has been in the underworld for so many years, how could he not see through that Huang Liangyu and Qin Jingsheng are not just a young couple.

However, he still chose to deceive his young master, simply because he wanted to gain benefits from Qin Jingsheng and Huang Liangyu.

Unfortunately, Shopkeeper Liu underestimated Su Mingzhe.