Heavy rain swept across Cangzhou County.
But far away in the southern tip of the northern border, the Song Kingdom had a sparse moon and stars and boundless beauty.
Suiyang City.
Chen Bing of Song State was on the border, and his sword was pointing at Zheng State. The King of Song's intention was very obvious, that is, he wanted to settle old scores with the State of Zheng and avoid the shame of the king being poisoned in the State of Zheng twenty years ago.
The national humiliation cannot be forgotten.
Song Guo had endured for twenty years, and now he finally had the opportunity to take revenge.
Now King Zheng is old. He established the position of crown prince in his early years, but he is still as charming as he was in his old age. Three years ago, he favored a beautiful and fragrant dancer. After a series of misfortunes, he actually succeeded in creating a human being and gave birth to a new baby. of royal blood.
Old Zheng and Wang Lailai had a son, so naturally they loved him very much.
Originally, there was nothing much to say about this, but it was only because the old man had some misunderstanding that he made trouble one after another and raised the status of the dancing girl to that of an equal wife like the crown prince and his mother.
As soon as this incident came out, the government and the public were shocked.
The princelings sensed that something was wrong and would definitely not let this happen.
But King Zheng had made up his mind, and ignored the advice of his ministers, insisting on going his own way.
How can the princelings tolerate it when they see the situation like this? So he grew evil and took action to kill the dancing girl.
However, God's will caused the assassination to be revealed. King Zheng was so angry that he directly taught the imperial guards to kill five important princeling ministers from the court.
"If the prince's virtue is not worthy of the throne, there will be disaster in our country of Zheng!" King Zheng seized the opportunity and immediately launched an attack. He abolished the position of the prince and established the youngest son as the eldest son to match the prince's east palace.
The prince's anger can be imagined.
That night, the prince went to the palace to resign, stayed away from the capital, and went to the border to become the king of the vassal. But that night, the resignation was not accepted, and the news of the death of King Zheng came.
The princelings led troops to surround the palace overnight, hoping to uproot the young prince's lineage and kill them all.
But as early as when the princelings surrounded the palace, the little prince had already been sent out of the palace. As a result, the princeling party made a big fuss in the palace and cut the dancing girl into pieces. The remaining limbs were dragged around the city for a horse race. They ordered the whole world to search for the remaining members of the little prince's party after the prince ascended the throne.
The prince hastily ascended the throne, and the defense power of the capital was not yet in his hands. The young prince and his family escaped from the capital, immediately entangled their troops, and confronted the princelings tit for tat.
The little prince was only three years old, and the "loyal" ministers around him carried him around. He didn't know what was happening, and he clamored to see his mother all day long.
"Your mother is dead!" The leading general had a bad temper. "Now we want to avenge your mother and help you regain the throne!"
The little prince was so frightened that he didn't even dare to fart.
The Zheng Kingdom was in chaos, and the people of the Song Dynasty celebrated with their crowns.
The King of Song immediately ordered that the most prestigious leader of the younger generation of the Song Kingdom, Song Zhiwen, the Confucian Swordsman, lead one hundred thousand troops to line up on the border between Song and Zheng, ready to invade Zheng at any time, to dig up the grave of Old King Zheng, and dig out the grave of the old King Zheng. When his body was dug up, the king of Song Dynasty wanted to whip the corpse with a riding whip himself to avenge the death of the late king.
But a roadblock rushed out halfway, stopping Song Zhiwen's advance.
Jixia Academy.
The Song Dynasty has been gaining momentum in recent years, especially the Confucian swordsman Song Zhiwen. He is young and his cultivation has reached the peak of the Tianzun realm, and is only one step away from the Sage realm.
If it's just cultivation, that's it. The key is that this person is a generalist, good at both civil and military affairs, can give orders to govern the country, and is also a good hand at leading troops in war.
The man also looks elegant and graceful, with jade trees facing the wind.
In Suiyang City, whenever Song Zhiwen went out, he would be surrounded by tens of thousands of people watching him. There were people on the three floors inside and outside.
This is not over yet, the most terrible thing is that the Confucian Sword Song Zhiwen is in his youth, not yet married, and does not even have a marriage contract.
How can such a good man not make people crazy?
The reputation of the Confucian swordsman Song Zhiwen can be said to be a household name in the Song Dynasty. All the ladies of the world are showing off their magical powers, trying hard to meet or even say a word to this Confucian swordsman.
It's a pity that this Confucian swordsman from the Song Dynasty had a cold nature, so he was nicknamed "the arsonist with a sweet heart, who can be killed but not buried".
How could Jixia Academy dare to dismiss such a person casually?
Song and Zheng are at war. With Zheng's current situation, the civil war has not yet been resolved, and the opponent is the famous Confucian swordsman Song Zhiwen, so it has been properly dealt with.
When the State of Zheng is eliminated and the State of Song becomes powerful, the State of Qi will directly border the State of Zheng.
Compared with Song State, which is currently in the limelight among the seven major kingdoms, Zheng State, which is manipulated by Qi State, is more in line with the appetite of King Qi.
Therefore, from the perspective of Qi State, the battle between Song and Zheng cannot be fought.
The State of Qi thought that it could not be fought, but the Jixia Academy thought that it could not be fought.
Different from Taoism, Confucianism emphasizes practicing in the world rather than leaving the world.
In the eyes of Confucian scholars, the world is like a vast chess game. The villain uses people as pawns, the adults steal the country and use a country as a pawn, the saint steals the Tao and uses the fate of the world as a pawn.
The relationship between Qi State and Jixia Academy is like that between teacher and student.
The Confucian scholars in the academy headed by the Seven Sages of Jixia advocated the royal way and followed the path of Qi State to dominate the six kingdoms and become the master of the northern territory, but still maintained the national lineage of the six kingdoms and did not raise troops to kill.
Serving guests both internally and externally is king.
Therefore, the Song State wanted to go to war with the Zheng State. They wanted to directly dig up the ancestral graves of the Zheng State and pull out the old Zheng King Zheng Linggong from the grave and whip his corpse.
This kind of behavior is something Confucianism is not ashamed of.
Jixia Academy intervened in the political relations between the two countries and wanted to solve the problem through Song Zhiwen. But Yuan Tiangang, the old gentleman from Jixia Academy, didn't expect that boy to be an inexperienced master. He would let you say all kinds of things, but he only said one sentence from beginning to end:
"I listen to your Majesty."
As one of the seven sages of Jixia Academy, the old man has traveled all over the world and is famous for his eloquence. In any debate, he has never lost in any debate, except for the unreasonable and unreasonable master of the Judgment Peak, Ming Yangzi, from the Yunhai Immortal Sect.
Even the group of eminent monks in Buddhism could not go more than ten rounds under Yuan Tiangang. But when Song Zhiwen asked this boy, the old gentleman's nose was almost crooked with anger.
No matter how much he talked, Song Zhiwen would either smile and say nothing, or suddenly say "I listen to your Majesty." It can be said that the four words "playing the piano to the cow" are vividly interpreted.
The old man was so angry that he got up and ran to Suiyang City to meet the King of Song who could make Song Zhiwen so conscientious.
As a result, when Yuan Tiangang arrived at Suiyang City, Song Zhiwen was summoned back by King Song before he could even touch the shadow of King Song.
The King of Song said confidently, "The Queen Mother has said that if military and political matters cannot be decided, Song should be consulted."
Yuan Tiangang's beard was so angry that he declared in Suiyang City, "The majestic king of the Song Dynasty actually listened to a woman's words. He is like a rotten tree that cannot be carved!"
The King of Song Dynasty was furious when he heard about it. He scolded Yuan Tiangang across the court, "Did you, sir, jump out of a stone? As a son, you should only be filial. How can you be called one of the seven sages of Jixia Academy if your biological mother doesn't listen to her words?" Such disregard for human ethics is disgusting!"
Yuan Tiangang was so angry that he wanted to rush into the palace, pull out King Song and beat him up.
The capital of the Song Dynasty, Suiyang City.
Wind Chime House.
The tea was fragrant and the night was pleasant. The two of them sat across from each other across the sandalwood table, and it was a picturesque scene.
Song Zhiwen, dressed in white and wearing snow, put his sword beside the case and talked with the woman at night.
The woman sitting across from her was none other than Yu Youwei, who had been separated from Bai Ze for a year.
Yu Youwei, wearing a goose-yellow undershirt with picturesque eyebrows, was refilling Song Zhiwen's tea.
Tea is a tribute from the Song Dynasty.
The tea leaves are boiled in water. The tea is rosy in color and has a light aroma. Pour it into a sapphire tea cup. The sound of the water is soft and pleasant to your ears.
"So you're back?" Yu Youwei chuckled and pushed the tea cup to Song Zhiwen.
"Your Majesty doesn't want to deal with that old gentleman, so I can only bite the bullet and come back." Song Zhiwen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The old gentleman is knowledgeable about ancient and modern times, and his eloquence is the only one I have seen in my life. It is indeed remarkable."
"But in the end, Yuan Tiangang was so angry that you were blowing his beard and staring." Yu Youwei chuckled, her eyebrows curved, "But there is nothing you can do. This is the first time I heard that the gentleman from Jixia Academy came to your door and not only ate a He was rejected and even beaten to pieces."
Song Zhiwen had no choice but to say: "There is nothing we can do about it. When it comes to debate, who in Song State can be Mr. Yuan's opponent? We can only drag it out until it ends."
"So, Zheng Guo is determined?" Yu Youwei asked.
"We must fight." Song Zhiwen said.
Yu Youwei wanted to say something else, but her expression suddenly changed.
"What?" Song Zhiwen frowned.
Yu Youwei just remained silent, her face solemn.
