Chapter 212: Ask Mr. Dong to go out and meet the Saint
The night at Linshuixuan was already noisy. The octagonal lanterns, with tassels of light formed by the summer breeze, danced night after night along with the plaintive singing of the waterside singing girls, as if the prosperity of the world would never end.

But no matter how good the song is, it will end; no matter how beautiful the dance is, it will stop.

But it was different from the gorgeous ending that everyone imagined. When the gorgeous clothes were removed, it was discovered that this place that was praised to the sky was just a huge makeshift troupe. People’s hearts were filled with rags, dressed in clothes, and danced on it night after night.

The singer's screams were accompanied by the scolding of dignitaries. The angry curses were like the singing of frogs in a well, noisy and ridiculous.

The personal guards of the Zhou residence surrounded the entire gate of Linshuixuan Wenhua Building. The military and noble dandies were like released hounds, laughing wildly as they dragged the censors and scholars, who were usually well-dressed and belittled their fathers, off the beds of the prostitutes, and then dragged them like prey through the corridors of the carved and painted buildings.

Zhou Tieyi leaned against the railing on the fifth floor and smiled to those around him, "This is catching white pigs. How is the fun?"

Following Zhou Tieyi's gaze towards the corridor, those literati and poets who were stripped of their clothes and dragged naked, weren't they just white pigs?
Even if someone wanted to resist, since everyone present was a military strategist, they would be kicked away in just a few kicks at such a close distance, and then severely beaten.

Those who were able to resist were intimidated by Zhou Tieyi's power and did not dare to use their true strength, for fear that Zhou Tieyi would kill them on the spot.

Shen Tuyuan grinned and said, "Only the inspector can bring us this kind of fun. Brothers, isn't that right?"

Although he was smiling, the bloodthirsty coldness in his eyes remained unchanged, especially when he looked at the other military heroes around him who did not dare to take action. These people had not yet surrendered like the ones who took action below!

"This pleasure cannot be fully enjoyed in one day, so there is no need to rush."

Zhou Tieyi waved his hand.

One plays the bad guy, the other plays the red face.

Today, these military heroes dared to follow him to Linshuixuan, which basically meant they had passed the test. They could just start fighting...

After all, every family has its own difficulties, and Zhou Tieyi didn't think that everyone would be able to figure it out overnight.

"Is that right, everyone?"

Hearing Zhou Tieyi's words, many young men of military honor breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

"Everyone, follow me down to watch the show."

Zhou Tieyi walked to the lobby on the first floor. At this time, most of the "white pigs" in the building had been caught. Their hands and feet were tied with expensive red silk and tied to the surrounding pillars. Wu Qian took a pen and ink and drew portraits of them one by one, and questioned these people in detail about the details in the room.

Some of them were so embarrassed that they couldn't help but swore a few words, and were immediately slapped in the face.

"Brother Zhou, everyone in this building is here. Do we need to go to another building to arrest someone?"

Liu Zong, the youngest one, is actually the most courageous among the military meritorious dandies. At this time, he is even ready to go to other buildings to capture people.

Zhou Tieyi didn't say anything.

Shen Tuyuan immediately understood and knocked Liu Zong on the head, "You idiot, the pigs in other buildings have almost run away even if they are slow to react. Who are you going to catch?"

Zhou Tieyi looked at the fourth prince Li Jing next to him and said with a smile, "Brother Jing, it seems that someone is behind him giving him advice. He can even endure this."

Li Jing understood that Zhou Tieyi was talking about Crown Prince Li Can.

Now that he has torn his face with Crown Prince Li Can, he will certainly not endure it any longer. After thinking for a while, he said, "I will keep an eye on him..."

Zhou Tieyi has a lot of things to do, and of course it is impossible for him to keep an eye on Li Can all the time.

In front of the Three Officials, the Queen Mother, and the current world layout, a prince who is destined to reach a dead end is not worth mentioning in the face of these things.

Unless Li Can really wakes up one day and dares to stage a Xuanwu Gate Incident, that would be quite interesting.

Zhou Tieyi thought casually that even if he didn't want to, he could still do it by adding fuel to the fire.

But it’s not possible now. The timing is not right and Li Can is not fully prepared, so he has to keep this trick in reserve.

Zhou Tieyi instructed Ah Da, "Go find some ox carts, tie these white pigs on the carts, and send them to Simin's Mansion tonight to see how Simin responds."

"By the way, please tell Master Dong a message for me. I heard that in ancient times, saints would travel by ox cart. Now, I, Zhou Tieyi, have brought all these saints to you, Master Dong, by ox cart. Please choose one from them and place him in the temple! So that people all over the world can admire him!"

Ah Da immediately clasped his fists in agreement, and pulled the literati and poets tied with red silk and walked out.

After the noisy frog croaking in the building stopped, Zhou Tieyi looked at the frightened dancers and laughed, "Why are you standing there? Keep playing the music and keep dancing. I'm here to investigate rumors, so I can't be blind and deaf!"

The leader's dancer recovered from her fear just now. After all, she was trained in Linshuixuan. Now there was no prince's order. Since Zhou Tieyi was a guest, she had to listen to the guest's orders.

For a moment, the sound of the pipa rolled and the music lingered in the air.

Sheng and Xiao began to sing the prosperity again, forgetting the chaos just now.

This is generally true of the world.

Zhou Tieyi listened to the song and thought to himself, every time a song is sung, a new one comes into being. Don’t ask the singers in the past.

Zhou Tieyi sneered. He was not a sentimental person. Compared to worrying about the country and the people, he preferred singing and dancing with beautiful women. Even if he was worried about the country and the people, it was only for the sake of better singing and dancing with beautiful women in the future.

"Everyone, let me tell you something."

When Zhou Tieyi spoke, the military heroes around him quieted down like hounds. After following Zhou Tieyi's actions several times, they finally confirmed his status as the number one military hero.

His strategy, family background, talent, achievements and even state of mind are all unmatched by ordinary people.

He was able to step on the Three Officials and the Queen Mother, and then step on the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince. I wonder who in today's capital can be compared to him!
"Brother Zhou has something to tell you!"

Liu Zong spoke first in a carefree manner.

At his age, he admires heroes the most, and Zhou Tieyi is the hero he sees.

"It's simple to say..."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and told the military heroes and playboys around him about the restructuring of the God-Slaying Division.

He did not hide it from the dancers around him, because this matter was originally public information. When he came out of the God-Slaying Division this afternoon, those who should get the information had probably already received the complete information.

Zhou Tieyi finished talking about the selection and further study system, picked up a glass of new wine, and shook the jade-colored wine in it, "I also understood the difficulties you all faced at home and in the God-Slaying Division... Shen Tuyuan followed me, so I understand."

When he heard Zhou Tieyi call his name, Shen Tu Yuan didn't say anything fancy, but smiled and said, "I used to feel like I was covered in fat, but after following the inspection, I feel clear-headed now."

After saying this, a powerful aura surged from his body, and his blood and energy formed a roaring flying bear above his head.

Shen Tu Yuan had no shortage of resources, but his will had been worn down, so he remained at the eighth level of martial arts. But that night, he followed Zhou Tiege and killed the entire family of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. After his spirit returned, he honed himself again over the past month, and his family was not short of essence and blood, so he naturally advanced to the seventh level of martial arts.

The military and noble men around him were originally worried when they heard this, but now when they saw Shen Tu Yuan's transformation, they suddenly felt enlightened.

Many of them have worse family backgrounds than Shentu Yuan. If they don’t seize the opportunity now, when will they seize it?
Looking at the dandies whose flames of ambition were rekindled in their eyes, Zhou Tieyi smiled. Everyone has a temper, but how strong the temper is depends on one's fortune.

Since all the people present here followed me today, then when I say they are my own people, I am definitely not talking nonsense, and naturally I have to make some plans for them.

So he continued, "You all didn't see hope in the God-Slaying Division before, but that doesn't mean you won't see hope in the future. The Emperor ordered me to reform the God-Slaying Division, and it will definitely not be the same as before, so you naturally can't be the same as before. I will definitely promote the system of performance evaluation and selection for further study. If you can bear this hardship, then stay in the God-Slaying Division and follow me, Zhou Tieyi. If I have a bite of meat, everyone will have a bite of meat. Whether it's a military tomb or other opportunities, I will strive for them for you, and they will definitely be no less than the resources that you brothers at home can get."

Zhou Tieyi spoke honestly and did not brag, but the most direct thing he did was to point out the resentment in everyone's hearts.

They were sent to the God Execution Division because their families were afraid that the division of military power would affect the family inheritance? Even the Zhou family had to make a decision as soon as possible, not to mention the other families present.

But if they can get the same resources, it may be better than the brothers' idea.

After all, in the practice of military arts, the capable have always been promoted and the weak have been demoted. In the past, everyone just didn’t want internal friction at home, so they didn’t provide resources.

Liu Zong once again took the lead in livening up the atmosphere, "Brother Zhou, from now on, wherever you say you want to go, I, Liu Zong, will go there, without any second thoughts!"

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, “You’re quite good at this, boy.”

However, he did not force everyone to take the same path. Even if he restructured the God-Slaying Division, so many people still needed to be divided. "Everyone, don't rush to respond. I have another path here."

When they heard that Zhou Tieyi had another way, the people who were already ready to act widened their eyes.

Originally, Zhou Tieyi was able to plan a way out for them, and everyone felt that it was worth coming here today. Unexpectedly, there was a second way to choose. In this way, even those in the opposition would be won over.

“The second way is the Railway Chamber of Commerce.”

Zhou Tieyi spoke clearly, but only said this one sentence, because the Railway Chamber of Commerce had not yet been launched, so he naturally did not intend to reveal the plan to the people present in advance.

"Train Chamber of Commerce?"

One of the military honors asked cautiously, "Brother Zhou, can you please point out the brothers?"

When the Railway Chamber of Commerce was established, they all bought a share. Later, they heard that Zhou Tieyi pressured many chambers of commerce to buy shares, and raised more than two million taels of silver for the Railway Chamber of Commerce in one go.

Even the military heroes were envious of such a huge sum of money, but they were afraid of Zhou Tieyi's power and his family's status in the military, so they did not dare to act rashly. In fact, many of their brothers who were in the army were already asking about this matter.

Zhou Tieyi shook his head. "The time has not come yet. I just said that if you don't want to fight, then withdraw from the God-Slaying Division and focus on the Train Chamber of Commerce. Work hard and separate your family in the future. I will also ensure that your descendants will be rich for three generations."

Zhou Tieyi finished talking about the benefits one by one, and the next step was to criticize.

He smiled and said, "I have already pointed out two paths for you. I consider you my own people. If you want to take the third path and fight with me, you might as well speak out today. Don't be like the people behind Linshuixuan, who dare not even show their faces and plot behind your back!"

Hearing this, everyone said they dared not. How could they dare to be compared with the prince? Moreover, even the prince would not dare to show up in front of Zhou Tieyi.

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The lights in the Simin Mansion had already been turned off, but were suddenly awakened by a loud scream outside.

The screams were as shrill as the croaking of frogs, and were occasionally mixed with loud shouts.

"Mr. Dong, please make the decision for us!"

"Mr. Dong, now jesters are in power and we are all suffering from them!"

……

The gatekeeper of Simin Mansion opened the door immediately and saw the personal guards of Zhou Mansion delivering "white pigs" tied with red silk to the mansion in ox carts. The gatekeeper really thought they were pigs at first, but after a closer look, he found that they were all tender and fair-skinned people, and some of them had visited the mansion before.

Seeing the doorman coming out, Ah Da stepped forward with a smile, clasped his fists and said, "My young master said that in ancient times, saints traveled in ox carts. Today, my young master saw many saints drinking and having fun in Linshui Pavilion, and he couldn't bear to see the wise men left out in the court, so he sent them to your house in an ox cart and asked Mr. Dong to pick a saint from among them to be placed in the Confucian temple for the people of the world to admire!"

After that, he didn't wait for the doorman to answer, and laughed, "Brothers, the saints have been sent to Dong Gong, let's go back to the mansion!"

The fierce guards shouted at the door, "Please ask Mr. Dong to go out and pick up the saint!"

Their auras were connected as one, and as they were all seventh-grade martial artists, their voices immediately spread to Yujing Mountain and echoed among the mountains and fields.

Any disturbance in front of the Simin Mansion was always being watched by people all over the world.

Now that 'Mr. Dong' and 'the Saint' are involved, all the dignitaries in Yujing Mountain have turned their attention here.

Dong Xingshu was already preparing to go to bed, but when he heard the uniform roar, he frowned, put on his clothes, and looked directly outside the Simin Mansion.

When they saw the "remaining wise men in the court" being skinned like white pigs, wailing and shouting for Lord Dong to seek justice, a blazing white aura of righteousness directly lit up the entire Simin Mansion.

All the flowers, plants and trees in the mansion grew rapidly in this blazing white aura, and then ran out of nutrients and quickly withered. It was very similar to the Right General's Mansion on that day, except that on that day only half of the plants and trees in the Right General's Mansion withered, but today in the Simin Mansion, the entire garden was filled with withered plants and trees.

Dong Xingshu's face was as cold as ice. After venting his anger, he now wanted to find out what happened in Linshuixuan.

Zhou Tieyi went to Linshuixuan today, and the counselors of Simin Mansion naturally got the news, but at that time everyone judged that Zhou Tieyi was going for the prince, so they did not report it to Dong Xingshu.

After all, Dong Xingshu is the current prime minister, and he has to pay attention to far more things than just Zhou Tieyi. In fact, he has far more things to be distracted than Zhou Tieyi. It is impossible for him to keep an eye on Zhou Tieyi all the time, so he can only let the guests in the mansion keep an eye on him.

But now it seems...

The guests in the mansion are as stupid as pigs as the people outside!
Taking a deep breath, Dong Xingshu ordered his servants to light the lamps, then had someone send out clothes and let a few leaders in. He wanted to ask in detail what had happened today.

As a fifth-rank censor, Xu Dingsheng was naturally brought before Dong Xingshu.

In front of Dong Xingshu, even though he hated Zhou Tieyi to death, he knew the seriousness of the matter and described what happened tonight in an objective tone. In the end, he just knelt on the ground in grief, "Mr. Dong, Zhou Tieyi must have hated me so much for denouncing him in the Awakening Newspaper that he did such a treacherous thing. He reported this matter based on hearsay and intended to target Mr. Dong!"

After listening to this, Dong Xingshu did not get angry or scold him, but sighed deeply, "Misfortunes accumulate from small things, and I didn't notice it."

Everyone knows that the scholars in Tianjing are romantic, but who would have thought that such a huge disaster is hidden behind these romantic behaviors that are praised by Confucian scholars!

What made Dong Xingshu even more uncomfortable was that he had no way to cut off this matter!
If you want to cut, you must first characterize it.

However, it cannot be said that the censors committed a crime by soliciting prostitution, because there were no corresponding legal provisions before the Great Xia Dynasty, and the law does not hold everyone responsible. Confucianism did not take the lead in doing this, otherwise how could so many poems and lyrics from brothels become famous throughout the world.

Since he couldn't convict him, he couldn't just abandon his pawns to save his chariot, so he had to personally "kill" Xu Dingsheng and silence everyone in the world.

Because this will make other Confucian prostitutes lose their minds.

Therefore, Xu Dingsheng can only be regarded as morally deficient. According to Zhou Tieyi's judgment in his previous life, that is an administrative penalty.

But such a morally flawed person published an article on morality in the "Awakening News" this morning, singing praises.

The absurdity of this back and forth is really like a fool's play performed by a makeshift troupe, which can only make people all over the world laugh.

From today onwards, the moral high ground that the "Awakening Newspaper" wants to stand on will no longer be tenable.

If anyone dares to use the treasures of the Tianjing News again, Zhou Tieyi will whip their corpse.

Dong Xingshu sighed, but Dong Xiude would not be patient. He kicked Xu Dingsheng and knocked him over, cursing, "Can't you control that little piece of meat under you?"

Xu Dingsheng's eyes were filled with anger; Dong Xiu De's words hurt him as much as Zhou Tieyi's did today!

I, Xu Dingsheng, did something stupid, but you, Dong Xiu De, are okay?

How do you play on weekdays? Do you really think I have never heard of it?
It's just that you have a father who is Simin, so even if you want to visit prostitutes, you can still invite the best courtesans to do such shameful things in the Simin Mansion under the guise of reciting poems and composing couplets!

Now that he had already made up his mind, seeing Dong Xiu De treating him like this, Xu Dingsheng sneered in silence. He had seen through this son of Simin, who seemed to be full of moral principles but was illiterate, and had never seen anyone better than himself!
Dong Xingshu turned to look at Dong Xiude and asked, "I asked you to write a letter to urge him. When will Ke Anran come to Beijing?"

Dong Xiude said gritted his teeth, "He wrote back saying he was not ready."

(End of this chapter)