Double strength and double purity｜Restrain the attack of the evil marquis × endure the suffering of the black lotus slave
Those above reform darkness, and those below overthrow sin.
"Give me a moment."
Time?
This is something only nobles have.
He couldn't wait.
If no one is willing to stoop, climb higher.
The Marquis of Yongchang, who never bought slaves, had an extra slave.
Duan Xun asked later.
But what did the man answer?
"What the Marquis should ask is the law of the country and the duty." Xie Qi said every word, sealing all the old feelings under his expression, "The people in the past have already died at the border."
Duan Xun closed his eyes and felt a lump in his throat:
"What if he hadn't died."
Xie Qi was silent for a long time. The candlelight reflected in his eyes, causing a little glimmer of water to appear in his eyes, and then it disappeared completely in an instant.
"That would be a huge disaster.
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Purpose: 1. The dilemma between friendship and family and country: being loyal to one's mission will hurt one's close friends, while preserving one's personal relationship will betray one's responsibilities. There is no absolute right or evil, and the focus is on human choices that one cannot control oneself.
2. Criticize the shackles of identity: titles and slave status are just external labels, and personality does not distinguish between high and low, echoing the core line of "people are not objects".
3. The self-torture of lies: Pretending to survive and deceiving others also continues to consume one's own true nature.
4. The wear and tear of ideals in reality: The ideal of rectifying officialdom encounters strife in the court, and describes the perseverance of people's hearts after the ideal is frustrated.