As if he had already anticipated what Gu Xinhun was thinking, Feng Shan said in one sentence: "There are so many people in Youjing that I naturally have no chance to meet with the two masters of Tingyu Pavilion in private, but..."
Feng Shan paused slightly, Gu Xinhun blinked again and again, there was no chance to meet in private, the implication was that at least they had met face to face.
"However, the reason why the two pavilion masters went to Beijing in danger was to ask for help. Since they are asking for help, they cannot avoid the Nine Families."
Gu Xinhun reacted quickly and said, "Sir, did you go to meet Meng Chaoge and Luo Piaoling on behalf of the Yu family?"
Feng Shan said: "To be precise, I accompanied the Yu family to attend an elegant gathering."
Gu Xinhun said: "That's right. According to the potential etiquette system in Youjing, as long as all parties recognize the identity of the adopted daughter of Meng Pavilion Master Shi Xin, she is barely qualified to attend the gathering of powerful people. As for Luo Piaoling, it is just a river and lake. He is so reckless that unless the imperial court gives him a false title, it will be difficult for him to reach the level of elegance."
Feng Shan praised: "As expected of a happy scholar."
Hearing this long-lost title, scenes from the past seemed to rush desperately from the depths of my heart to my mind. Only a moment of struggle flashed on Gu Xinhun's face, and then he returned to calm, and then said with a face full of shame: "Mr., I made a joke again. Carefree but not carefree, a scholar pretending to be a scholar, after all, just like Luo Piaoling, he is a man of the rivers and lakes who cannot escape the world."
Knowing that his unintentional words aroused the pain of the other party, Feng Shan felt deeply sorry.
Just as he was about to apologize, he heard that Gu Xinhun had already gently revealed the matter: "Sir, you just mentioned the gathering, so how did you play riddles with the two masters of Tingyuge Pavilion in front of everyone?"
Feng Shan said: "guess the word puzzle."
Gu Xinhun asked curiously: "A word puzzle?"
Feng Shan said: "For example, where in the southeast, northwest and northwest are there no melons?"
Gu Xinhun said suspiciously: "Is this a crossword puzzle? That's too simple."
Feng Shan said calmly: "Just take a guess."
Gu Xinhun said: "Is there no melon in the north?"
Feng Shan shook his head lightly and said: "There really is a melon called Bei Gua. The exact name of this North Melon is Bamboo Melon. It is a pumpkin variety from the Du Zhu Kingdom. Since it does not have strict soil requirements, it is very suitable for planting in the sandy loam soil of the North. , also known as 'Pike Melon'."
Gu Xinhun said: "It's because I am ignorant."
Feng Shan said: "The eight characters are riddles. Type one character."
Gu Xinhun was stunned when he heard this, poked his cheek to avoid twitching his mouth in front of his husband, and cursed: "Are you just teasing me?"
After pondering for a long time, I couldn't figure out the answer to the riddle.
Gu Xinhun reluctantly held up his hands and said, "Sir, please give me some advice."
Fir Shan said: "Quaa."
Gu Xinhun frowned, not knowing whether he heard or saw wrongly, and leaned forward a little further, waiting for Fengshan to speak.
Seeing this, Fierce had no choice but to explain: "It can be found on all sides, including the southeast, northwest, and east, which is the word '口'. The combination of the word '口' and the word 'melon' is the croak of a frog, croak."
Gu Xinhun suppressed his smile, nodded again and again, and said with a sullen face: "This is the solution."
Fir Shan sighed, rolled his eyes and said, "You don't have to hold it in so hard, just laugh if you want."
"Hahaha!"
Gu Xinhun laughed heartily.
Feng Shan recalled that at the gathering, the official who thought he was the first to guess the answer to the riddle was so happy that he shouted "Quack, quack, quack" three times, followed by laughter. He also found it very interesting and laughed heartily. .
The Duxiu in the middle was filled with joyful air for an instant.
Even Qingchen was infected by the smiles of the two rude gentlemen and missed playing the harp several times.
After Gu Xinhun finally regained his composure, he asked in confusion, "Then what is the meaning of this crossword puzzle?"
Fengshan said: "As you can see, the answer to this crossword puzzle is just for entertainment, and the deep meaning lies in the riddle."
Gu Xinhun scratched his head and couldn't help but murmured: "Is it so reversible..."
Fengshan said: "Because everyone can't help but wonder about the deep meaning, our communication goes in the opposite direction, the simpler the better."
Gu Xinhun nodded and sighed: "That's it."
Just as Carrot was a well-behaved student in front of him, he was also a well-behaved student in front of Carrot's husband.
Feng Shan then explained: "There are melons on all sides, southeast, northwest, which means that Zhongzhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides, including Oara in the north, Luoyue in the south, Pouzhu in the west, Dongying and Juli in the east. No one wants to carve out a piece of flesh from Zhongzhou. Share some benefits."
Gu Xinhun said: "This is to determine the external troubles, but what about the internal worries?"
Feng Shan said: "If the four bodies are not diligent, the five grains will not be separated."
Gu Xinhun was startled again, and then realized that Feng Shan was still talking about crossword puzzles.
But this time Gu Xinhun was smarter and asked first: "Guess which character this horoscope is?"
But Feng Shan shook his head and said, "No, let's choose a zodiac sign."
Gu Xinhun started to think about it and said tentatively: "This doesn't seem to be difficult."
Feng Shan gave Gu Xinhun a look that made you guess.
Gu Xinhun said: "If the four bodies are not diligent and the five grains are not distinguished, it means laziness. Among the zodiac animals, the pig is the laziest?"
Gu Xinhun didn't have much confidence in what he said. After all, he felt that the thoughts of these officials were too difficult to guess.
Fir Shan said: "'The four bodies are not diligent, and the five grains are not distinguished.' It comes from "The Analects of Confucius: Wei Zi". The article says that when Confucius was on a study tour, his disciples fell behind and couldn't find their teacher, so they asked an old farmer in the field. The old farmer replied: Everyone is busy working, and your husband should also be taking the lead in working. He can't be found for a while. So this eight-character originally referred to the saint Kong, but now it has evolved into a person who accuses laziness. But whether it is the original intention or the Today’s meaning is related to teachers and scholars, and the zodiac sign refers to horses.”
Gu Xinhun said: "Thank you sir for your advice."
Having become addicted to teaching, Fengshan said with satisfaction: "Mystery has talked about nine gangs in total."
Gu Xinhun curled his lips, but he also became interested and guessed: "The nine gangs were divided into four and five, respectively. There must be a special purpose to separate them into different categories."
Firson affirmed: "Of course."
Gu Xinhun said: "Wu Gu, could it be the Five Ancients, the five famous and upright sects that have been passed down for a long time?"
Feng Shan said: "Exactly."
Gu Xinhun asked: "Then what does it mean to not distinguish between grains?"
Feng Shan said: "Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun, and Kongtong, the five sects have been passed down for thousands of years. It can be said that they are completely integrated into the blood of Zhongzhou and are indistinguishable from Zhongzhou. After the Waiyi Rebellion twenty years ago, The vitality of the five major sects has been severely damaged. Now Emei has lost its mountain gate and is living under Wudang. Kunlun has closed its doors to thank guests. Kongtong has even been reduced to a vassal of Xichang. Only Shaolin is left with occasional movements. But once Zhongzhou experiences another catastrophe, the people of these five major sects will As long as he is not dead, he will definitely shed his last drop of blood for Zhongzhou."
Gu Xinhun wanted to argue that there might be some bad apples, but he could not deny the belief that was engraved in the bone marrow, not to mention the sense of identity that had been passed down for thousands of years. Without the soil of Zhongzhou, these five sects would not be able to survive at all. This is true even for Buddhism that was introduced to Zhongzhou from Duzhu in ancient times. Individual exceptions cannot represent the entire group.
"Based on this classification, the four bodies should refer to the four major 'evil sects'?"
"good."
"The lack of diligence among the four evil sects probably means that the twelve evil sects, the Red Clothes Sect, the Tusita Gang, and the Nether Sect pursue different interests, so they will not act in unison."
"Children can be taught."
Gu Xinhun asked in confusion: "That's it?"
Feng Shan said: "As for the information of this word puzzle, there really is no more meaning."
Gu Xinhun said with shame: "Sir, I think it's enough to just do this word guessing puzzle. If you do more, it would be..."
Feng Shan interrupted: "What? Are you too tired?"
Gu Xinhun admitted defeat and said, "I can't guess anymore!"
