Chapter 312

Xie Changling appeared depressed, but not impatient.

This guy's emotions were quite stable.

Chen Guanlou found that prisoner officials who could realize the Dao in the Heavenly Prison basically had a common characteristic: stable emotions. Rarely excited, very good at finding fun in bitter days.

Yu Zhaoan was like this, Zhao Mingqiao was like this, Xie Changling was the same.

Prisoner officials like Zhang Wenf were the majority, just average. Relying on family background, or background, or backing, in short, not their own talent, or talent only occupied a very small part, so they climbed to the current position.

They cherish life, fear death, run around for relationships, trying to get rid of prison life. They would never learn to take chestnuts from the fire, find relationships from danger, and rely on their own planning to walk out of prison.

Who could believe that Zhao Mingqiao, who had no background and no money, could walk out of the Heavenly Prison by bewitching a few letters, and even get promoted. Sun Daoning didn't hide his appreciation for Zhao Mingqiao, although he kept denying it, but that liking was about to overflow from his eyes.

The gap between people is greater than the gap between people and animals.

Niu Prison Warden bumped into Sun Daoning, could only choose to leave the Heavenly Prison actively, looking for another job.

Zhao Mingqiao bumped into Sun Daoning, but got all kinds of care, and the speed of leaving prison was comparable to taking a rocket. Chen Guanlou would die if he didn't believe there was no operation by Sun Daoning here.

"Lord Xie, don't worry about His Highness the Loyal Prince, you should care more about yourself. His Highness the Loyal Prince doesn't lack people to plan for him."

Xie Changling laughed at himself. "You are right. As a prisoner, I should have the awareness of a prisoner. I heard that Prison Clerk Chen likes to read expired newsletters, can you share with Xie?"

"Small matter, I'll have someone send you the expired newsletters in a while. However, don't make trouble. Now is a very special period, the court is full of smoke and miasma, I don't want the Heavenly Prison, especially the Jia-sized prison, to have any trouble."

"Prison Clerk Chen underestimates Xie. Xie is not a person who doesn't understand the rules. Now the Loyal Prince's ending is set, even if I am unwilling, it won't help."

Chen Guanlou nodded, it's fine not to make trouble. He likes prisoner officials with high cooperation, easy and orderly to manage.

But then again, he asked curiously, "During the mutiny, was Lord Xie in the Donggong?"

"Yes. Why does Prison Clerk Chen ask this?"

Chen Guanlou looked around, a bit puzzled. "A group of smart people like you surrounded the Loyal Prince, and there were three thousand fully armed Donggong guards, and you actually lost? Surrendered?"

It's really incredible!

Even a mud person has three points of urine, the Loyal Prince actually chose to stretch his neck and wait for death. Not even a little bit of resistance. It's really... too incredible.

Xie Changling's expression froze the moment Chen Guanlou said that they actually lost.

Long silence.

Chen Guanlou thought he wouldn't get an answer, and was about to leave, but didn't expect the other party to speak.

Xie Changling laughed bitterly again and again. "We are all a group of self-righteous smart people, one step wrong, every step wrong. Usually we look down on reckless men, however, at the critical moment, precisely because we lacked the reckless energy of reckless men, we missed the opportunity. Once the opportunity is lost, the whole process is passive. Wanting to do something again, it's already too late."

He had an annoyed, regretful look.

Clearly, this group of Donggong officials had reviewed it countless times and summarized countless experiences. In the final analysis, they overestimated the old Emperor's integrity and overestimated His Highness the Loyal Prince's advantages. But if someone had the reckless energy of a reckless man, and shouted at the critical moment, perhaps the ending would be completely different.

However, at that time, no one dared to shout, because no one could bear the consequences of failure, let alone carry the crime of rebellion and palace coup.

Everyone cherished life! Lacking the courage to fight for life. Intelligence has no chance of winning in front of fighting for life.

Conversely, the old Emperor was willing to fight, not hesitating to bet everything, reputation, world, foundation, national capital, just to depose the Crown Prince. Finally, he succeeded.

"In the past, I believed that a monarch who is good at accepting advice is an excellent monarch. Now, I suddenly realize that an excellent monarch is not only good at accepting advice, but also good at making decisions decisively at critical moments, and not hesitating to achieve the goal. The Loyal Prince, precisely lacks decisiveness, lacks the courage to bet everything."

"This doesn't seem to have much to do with the Loyal Prince, he was surrounded and fooled by you smart people since childhood, he is not your opponent. Naturally, he listens to whatever you say. You say keep calm, don't use force, he naturally can't make a decision." Chen Guanlou felt he needed to say a fair word for the Loyal Prince.

Xie Changling didn't refute, but nodded in agreement with Chen Guanlou's statement. "You are right. Donggong education is a failure, a humble gentleman is definitely not a qualified monarch."

"However, everyone likes humble gentlemen. Gentlemen are so easy to bully! Unlike villains, they have to fight with hearts. You group of people have never looked down on real villains, however, in this world, real villains can live like fish in water." Chen Guanlou said a real truth.

If he had to choose, he would definitely choose to be a real villain, not a humble gentleman. Although a gentleman is good, it's not as good as lying flat and rotting. But if the Loyal Prince had the heart to lie flat and rot, perhaps the ending would be different.

Xie Changling had nothing to say.

The whole thing, reviewed to the end, all Donggong officials had nothing to say. Blaming the Loyal Prince? Conscience can't pass! The Loyal Prince was completely grown up according to the requirements of Confucian gentlemen, although there were flaws in private morality, in public affairs, in academic studies, everyone was extremely satisfied with the Loyal Prince. This was the most standard monarch image in everyone's mind. Humble, knowledgeable, accepting advice, handling public affairs from the perspective of people's livelihood, willing to share power.

So good that people want to cry.

Such a good Crown Prince was actually deposed. The reason for deposing was absurd and ridiculous, and couldn't even find a formal reason to fool the world.

Xie Changling sighed long. "The Crown Prince was deposed, His Majesty is responsible for sixty percent, we are responsible for thirty percent, and His Highness is responsible for ten percent. Do you approve?"

Chen Guanlou was stunned. "About the same! Very surprising, you actually realized you were wrong. I thought you were all a group of high-ranking people who would push all the responsibility to the old Emperor."

"Precisely because we are arrogant, we don't allow ourselves to make mistakes. This lesson is profound enough, profound enough to be fatal. Although everyone is calling innocent, in their hearts they actually know that no one is innocent, everyone is a sinner." Xie Changling sighed, a bit listless.

He leaned against the wall, looking at the dark roof.

"Prison Clerk Chen, since you are from the Chen family, and have read books, your conversation is also good, quite capable. Why don't you seek a greater future, willing to nest in this filthy place of the Heavenly Prison?"

"Of course, it's because there's a lot of money and little trouble. Is there any yamen more suitable for a lazy person like me who doesn't think about progress than the Heavenly Prison?"

Chen Guanlou's attitude was natural, and the reason was also very strong.

Xie Changling laughed dumbly, he was indeed blinded by a leaf, thinking that everyone wanted to climb up.