C55 (2/2)

At the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he began to advocate Dong Zhongshu's policy of ”dismissing all clans and reigning in Confucianism”. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Confucianism was more flourishing, and no matter if it was in the Eastern Lands or the Western Regions, people with status all spoke of the word ”letter” as a standard for gentlemen and gentlemen. This was especially true for the senior officials. They all believed in this. As a student of the Grand Historians, Chen Mubai had also been influenced by many people.

There was another reason why he did not know Huyan Jie had surrendered.

For one, he resented the fact that there were too many villains in the country. He was loyal to them, but when he was in trouble, he was framed by them. Even if Chen had not explained who the slanderer was, Huan Yanjie was well aware that he was not to be tolerated in the good country of Shanshan. Secondly, the king of Shanshan was timid and jealous. Huyan Jie was the subject of the nation's humerus, and had even claimed himself as the king's sword. Who would have thought that when he was in trouble, the king would ignore him and even hand him over to Ban Chao. I'm afraid that would implicate him, so the king of Shanshan is not a worthy ruler, and Huyan Jie is disheartened by him. For the time being, I will rely on Chen Min and try to rise again in the future.

He did not know that the king had given him to the Han emissary in the name of ”the people of Shanshen,” or he would have despised the king.

As for how long he could follow Chen Mu, that was a matter for the future. At the moment, the most urgent matter was to get Wang Zhi's trusted aides to follow him, so he did not dare to underestimate them. The two sides could be said to be each taking what they needed. But for the third reason, Chen Mubai could not have imagined.

In the end, even though she was an extremely powerful official, she was busy with national affairs and had never taken a wife. That night, when she saw that Yin Ping was as beautiful as a flower, her spirit was extraordinary, and even if he searched through the whole of San Shan, he would never see such a strange woman. He fell in love with her from the first moment he saw her. Huyan Jie had never even thought of the relationship between a man and a woman. He never expected that it would arouse his lust when he was in trouble. He thought that he was doomed to die, and he hated the king for being so cold and indifferent to him. He wanted to sacrifice himself for his country, but the appearance of Yin Ping made him feel that there were still many beautiful things in this world. In his eyes, whether Yin Ping cried, laughed, or was angry, they were all beautiful things. It was that devastatingly beautiful face that brought a hint of warmth to Huyan Jie, who was trapped in the cage. Only because of this did he give up on the thought of suicide. It wouldn't be excessive to say that Yin Ping was his savior. Even if Chen Mumu didn't take him in, he would still feel slightly gratified that he had been able to show him the beauty of Yinping before he died.

However, Yin Ping was a woman with a husband. She was proud and arrogant, and thought herself to be a hero. Even though she loved Yin Ping dearly, she didn't want to do the dirty work of a adulterous wife. Only by following Chen Mubai could he see Yin Ping more often. Even if it was just to look at her, he would still feel satisfied. However, this reason was not something that could be easily explained by outsiders. Not to mention Chen Mu, even Yin Ping and Hu Yanjie would not tell him about it so easily.

For the sake of Yin Ping, Huyan Jie had actually chosen to follow Chen Mi, but only so that he could catch a few more glances at her. Other than that, he didn't have any distracting thoughts towards Yin Ping, nor did he have any extravagant hopes for her to do anything to him.

There were many men and women in the world who were willing to serve a woman, just like how many of them were willing to serve their husband. However, the human heart was unpredictable, and the world was unpredictable. Huan Yanjie's original intention had finally changed after a few changes in the world.

Huyan Jie walked in front of Chen Ying, while Yin Ping shielded the child behind her vigilantly. Huyan Jie looked at her, then smiled at Chen Ying and asked, ”Child, are you angry with me?”

Chen Ying did not hold back and said loudly, ”Of course I'm angry at you. You injured my father, and then you beat me, causing my mother to be hurt.”

Huyan Jie laughed. It seemed that he had betrayed Shanhai Country, which made him feel relieved. However, there was no sadness, but instead, he was in a good mood. Yin Ping frowned, not knowing what Huyan Jie was planning.