Although the four of them knew that the Koreans would attack Huayang, they were hesitant and had no plan. He had to turn to the matter of Ma San's burial. Zheng Anping said: "There is nothing we can do. But please ask the village wizards to pray, to raise funds, to choose a place, and to bury the grave. Now that you have given me a thousand coins, you should do whatever you can." Others All three of them spoke kind words, and then recommended wizards they were familiar with. After some comparisons, everyone came to a unified understanding. The first thing is to be close. If it is too far, people will not want to come and it will be inconvenient if something happens. Only Zheng Anping lives in the west of the city, and everyone else lives in the east of the city, so the task of inviting the wizard also falls on Zheng Anping.
The plan was decided, the porridge in the cauldron was cooked, and the four of them had a meal. Zheng Anping offered the fire stick and the bunch of money he brought back in front of Masanling and went home. Make an appointment to invite the wizard to come back tomorrow.
Back in Donghongli, it was already dark. Zheng Anping traveled across the country and returned to his home. Seeing Zhang Lu coming to open the door, he hurriedly pulled Zhang Lu aside and asked, "Why did the Koreans attack me?"
Zhang Lu closed the door, but let Zheng Anping into the side room where he lived, sat down calmly, and then asked: "What do you mean?"
Zheng Anping said: "I haven't returned yet, so I went to Mayi to report Brother Ma's funeral. Mayi is close to Huayang, below Nanguan. I wanted to go to Huayang later and ask some friends nearby. I didn't want to be blocked by the outpost, so I said Huayang was attacked by the Koreans. I heard the sound of warning drums on the city..."
Zhang Lu counted the numbers silently and said: "You haven't returned yet, six...seven days. When will you go to Huayang?"
Zheng Anping said: "Yesterday morning."
Zhang Lu was not at ease and said again: "What you say will come to you every day."
Zheng Anping counted with his fingers: "On the first day, I went to Xunzhong; on the second day, I went to Putian; on the third day, I went to Xiaoyi; on the fourth day, I went to Mayi; on the fifth day, I went to Nanguan. I went to Hua during the day. Yang; on the morning of the sixth day, I arrived in Xunzhong; on the afternoon of the sixth day, I returned to the post; at night, I returned home."
Zhang Lu secretly counted them one by one and said: "It's only one day less. I have long said that if you don't come back, where will you stay for the night?"
Zheng Anping said: "I stayed in the post overnight and kept vigil with Brother Ma."
Zhang Ludao: "When the head of the village returned, it was widely spread that Lord Xinling offered sacrifices, and everyone knew about it. The next day, Lord Xinling boarded the boat and went south to form an alliance with Qin. On that day, you arrived in Xunzhong. The next day, the alliance letter was exchanged. , on this day, you went to Putian. Again, you went to Xiaoyi... Has anything changed in Xiaoyi?"
Zheng Anping admired him and said: "Sir, you are a true god! How do you know that there has been a change in Xiaoyi? It was night, and there was a lot of people outside Xiaoyi city. It was about midnight. When the elders of Xiaoyi opened the door to greet them, they said, 'There is something wrong at night, so be careful not to pay attention to each other. !'"
Zhang Lu ignored Zheng Anping and just said: "To Mayi, back to Huayang, in the next two days... When will you give the warning?"
Zheng Anping replied sheepishly: "No. However, when I was talking to him, I heard a warning drum."
Zhang Lu said: "It must be true that Huayang found out about Zheng Di's movement and was on guard. When his relatives saw it, he warned him... Xiaoyi and Mayi only lasted two days, and the Han army came out."
Zheng Anping was puzzled and asked: "The emergence of Koreans, it seems that Mr. Zai is right?"
Zhang Lu actually smiled sinisterly in the darkness and said: "I am confident that Lord Ling will leave the city. I actually calculated when the Koreans will send out troops and where they will go. Now in Rukou, I know that Han sent out troops yesterday and the troops left Huayang." Hehe, it’s easy to worry about.”
Zheng Anping asked: "How can the Koreans send troops?"
Zhang Lu sneered and said: "Support Wei to fight against Qin!"
Zheng Anping was so startled that he almost jumped up. A sharp pain in his chest held him back. He had to take a small breath and slowly relieve himself. Zhang Lu said: "The injury is still not healed?"
Zheng Anping calmed down for a while and replied: "Mr. Zhongyue said that there may be internal injuries. The wounds to the flesh have almost closed."
Zhang Lu said: "My king and my ministers are in the same boat and have sympathy for each other."
Zheng Anping asked: "Sir's illness is still happening again?"
Zhang Lu said: "I dare not leave my body when I am bound."
Zheng Anping said: "I am the same way. ... Sir, if you want to support Wei in resisting Qin, why don't Wei and Qin make peace?"
Zhang Lu said: "This kind of sincerity makes one's mind faint. Qin and Wei fought with each other, but Han stood by and watched; Qin and Wei made peace, but Han fought with arms. Isn't it confusing to break trust on both sides and seek benefits? "
Zheng Anping said: "Qin fought with Wei, and Qin gained its advantages; Han fought with Wei, and Han also gained. What can I do?"
Zhang Lu said: "When the king of Wei was first established, there was discord in the court and the two powers stood side by side, so the princes fought for their own advantage. This is inevitable. If the internal strife in Wei continues, the foreign troubles will continue. Therefore, Qin will fight against Wei, and Qin will gain; Han and Han will fight against each other. When Wei fights, Han also benefits."
Zheng Anping said: "Why fight in the Wei Dynasty?"
Zhang Lu said: "Wei's prime ministers and generals are all left by the previous king. The king and his younger brother are on par with each other. If the king wants to depose the general, he is afraid that Lord Xinling will be difficult to control; if he wants to control Lord Xinling, there is no general to rely on. He is in a dilemma. , It’s so sad that we are in a dilemma!”
Zheng Anping said: "I haven't heard from you for a long time. I have a quiet night tonight, and I hope you can teach me."
Zhang Lu said: "You have returned home, what should you do?"
Zheng Anping said: "There is no other way but to ask a witch to bury Brother Ma."
Zhang Lu said: "The witches in my hometown are also quite useful. But they cost a lot of money."
Zheng Anping said: "No worries, Lord Xinling will give you a thousand coins for the funeral, that's fine."
Zhang Ludao: "If you say you have a thousand dollars, you will definitely cheat him out of half a thousand dollars. Don't tell the truth."
Zheng Anping said: "This is what you taught me. I hope you can teach me about temples and battlefields."
Zhang Lu said: "Above the temple, when the king was first established, his ministers were not confidants, and it was difficult to entrust them with big responsibilities, so they had to be put aside one by one. However, Lord Xinling was on the side, and if he was not as good as the law, he would not be satisfied. This is difficult. The king wants to retreat from the past. People, bring in new people, and how can the new people be safe? Everyone in the world knows that Lord Xinling is a courteous and virtuous man, but why would he rather know the ambition of the King of Wei? There are two difficulties. All the wise and courageous people have surrendered to Lord Xinling, who among the kings will share the ancestral temple and the state? The difficulty is that Three."
Zheng Anping said: "Mr.
Zhang Lu said: "In the past, Lord Mengchang had three thousand guests, and even though they paid homage to the Prime Minister, it was not enough. If you look to Qin, it will be difficult for Qin, and if you look to Wei, Wei will be afraid. In fear, he lived alone in Xue, and was tabooed by the world. All the people in the world returned home. One person is not a blessing to a person, nor is it a blessing to a country."
Zheng Anping said: "If you want Wei to be strong, what should you do?"
Zhang Lu said: "It must be true that the power of Lord Xinling has been weakened. However, after the battle of Huayang, Lord Xinling's power has been established and cannot be restored!"
Zheng Anping asked: "What can we do about the Koreans?"
Zhang Lu said: "As for the dispute between Qin and Wei, Han secretly communicated with both sides to gain his advantage. Wei asked Han for help several times, but Han ignored it. Now that Qin and Wei are making peace, Han then sends troops because he wants to get Wei's goods without any effort."
Zheng Anping said: "What kind of goods does Wei have, and how can Han get it?"
Zhang Lu said: "When Wei asks Han for aid, he will definitely provide jade, silk, goods, and even the people of the land; if Han responds to Wei's request and Qin retreats, he must honor what Wei has promised."
Zheng Anping said: "Qin retreated not because of Han's aid, but because of Wei's peace with it. How can we give it to him!"
Zhang Lu said: "This so-called profit order is stupid! Everyone in the world knows that Qin retreated not because of Han's aid; but Han still wanted to help Wei to get goods, wouldn't it be a crime against Wei? Qin had retreated, and Han wanted to advance, wouldn't it be a crime against Wei? Qin? Han was convicted of Qin and Wei in one fell swoop and wanted to benefit from them. Isn’t it confusing!"
Zheng Anping said: "This is right! If Wei does not work hard, if Qin attacks its front, Korea will perish!"
Zhang Lu said: "Although Han has little wisdom, he does not do this. Han marches to Huayang to collect goods. Huayang has few soldiers and is the hometown of Han. It is also the main road to attack Qin. It is based on emotion and reason. Huayang is speechless. However, the 100,000 civilian troops under Huayang City are wandering without a master. Now that the peace agreement has been concluded, the army's morale is scattered. Who is willing to fight? If we retreat without fighting, we are afraid that Han will take advantage of the chaos and plot, and the whole army will collapse in an instant!"
Zheng Anping said: "Doctor Xu Jia is still in Korea, and he has never been able to explain him in one word?"
When Dr. Xu Jia was mentioned, a painful expression flashed across Zhang Lu's face. Fortunately, the sky was dark and Zheng Anping did not see it. After a moment of silence, Zhang Lu replied: "Maybe Jia can do something about it."
Although he tried his best to hide it, the sadness in his tone still showed through. Zheng Anping seemed to have remembered something, and apologized: "I dare not cause you pain, but it happened by chance. Don't blame me!"
Zhang Lu didn't want to talk anymore and said: "You have been working hard for days and have been injured again. Don't overwork yourself. Please rest!"
Zheng Anping knew that he had touched Zhang Lu's sore spot, so he did not dare to disturb him anymore and left. He took off his leather armor and crossbow arrows in the hall and hung them on racks. Then he went into the room, spread straw and quilts, took off his clothes and lay down. A sense of stability came over the whole body, and the muscles in the whole body were sore, painful, and heavy everywhere. As soon as my eyes closed, my head felt dizzy, and I fell asleep.
Zhang Lu was also lying in the side room. The fire in the room was flickering brightly and darkly, making the beams of the room red and black. Zhang Lu stroked the pain on his body, tears welling up in his eyes...
The next day, Zheng Anping wrapped ten coins in a piece of white cloth, put it in his sleeves, and wearing only his regular clothes, went out and went straight to the wizard's house in Panglizhong.
When he arrived at the place, he knocked on the door and presented his wallet. With a smile on his face, the wizard welcomed Zheng Anping into the hall and sat down across from him. The wizard said: "Your body has been severely injured and your face is pale. How dare you suffer such a bloody disaster?"
Zheng Anping said: "Mr. Lao, I'm asking, is it just a bloody disaster? How many people will die! I bow to you now, sir. I don't dare to ask for divination. My colleague died in the country and his coffin was placed in the post. How dare I ask you to occupy a good place for burial?" ! But if you have the resources for chariots and horses, you dare not lack them."
The wizard said: "If you are good at teaching, you will be buried in an auspicious place. It is a shady house, and the gate is not shallow. If you find a place to hide the wind and gather energy, it will cost a lot of money."
Zheng Anping said: "His son is from a unique family, not a family with many relatives. Otherwise, there is no need to ask for help from the gentleman. But he can live in a high and sunny place and talk about the feelings of his colleagues."
Seeing that he couldn't scrape any oil or water, the wizard lost some interest and said: "But I am high up and facing the sun, and there are still a few places in my heart. I don't know where to stop? Where is the convenience?"
Zheng Anping said: "I saw that I was working as an errand at Liangxi Station, so my brother also stopped his coffin there."
When the wizard saw Liang Xiyi, he suddenly became energetic and said: "Liang Xiyi? Is this the person whom Lord Xinling worships?"
Zheng Anping was a little surprised, how come the wizard also knew about this. Little did he know that the chief had already made such a noise that no one knew about it after he came back. He could only respond: "Of course. Sir, you also know?"
A warm smile immediately appeared on the wizard's face, and he said: "Since you are not a country, and you are being sacrificed by Lord Xinling, you must not be hasty. I would like to take a look at the post, observe the situation, and divine it there, so that you can get Feng Shui. That’s right.”
Zheng Anping said: "Such a thank you sir!"
