Entering March, Jiangnan has begun to heat up. In the Jiujiang area, it just rained recently. After the rain, the water in Poyang Lake swelled and the vegetation became more lush. Under the sun, the red flowers and green leaves matched the water of the rivers and lakes. Fish, shrimps, birds and animals were everywhere, making it particularly vivid.
The scenery is vivid and the people are even more vivid.
On the west side of the narrow area from Poyang Lake to the river, on the official road behind a port, the shouts of killing had just subsided. There were two groups of people, one group only had a hundred or ten people left, and there were many injured. They only huddled behind the river. On one hillock, there was just a stubborn resistance; on the other hand, there were thousands of people, but they were both water and land, and the hillock was surrounded by nothing but water.
"Brother Xu." An officer with his left hand completely broken off and simply tied up with only clothes was lying next to a large stone tablet on the hill. He almost gritted his teeth watching this scene, but he endured the pain and anger to look at the person next to him. . "The people surnamed Zhu and the people surnamed Shen came prepared. Go ahead and escape through the waterway while you still have some energy and are good at water!"
"I broke the pill, and I have to fight with Zhu Zhou!" The man on the side who was hit by an arrow in his shoulder turned out to be a master of pill condensation. Hearing this, he became even more angry. "This guy was afraid that the Deposed Dragon Gang and the Huaiyou Alliance would not tolerate him, so he escaped from Nanyang. He was obviously a lost dog. We Hunan people took him in, but he colluded with the Jiangxi people to intercept and kill us... How can we bear it?"
"Xu Xuan!" The Broken Palm officer was furious. He wanted to interrupt him at first, but was clearly in pain and unable to do anything. It took a lot of effort to stop, and then scolded him. "If you break the pill, you will definitely die. If he escapes, he will just kill a few more men. Someone has to report the news. As long as Brother Zhang and the others know that it is Zhu Zhou who did the good deeds, they will be able to deal with him! Besides, this This is not Zhu Zhou, there is a trainer behind him... This is the key!"
Hearing this, the master of elixir condensation named Xu Xuan finally couldn't bear it any longer. He first shed tears on the spot. After wiping them away, he stood up with his shoulders in his hands and spat a mouthful of blood towards the stone tablet. Then he staggered a few steps and jumped toward the water behind him.
As a result, as soon as they got up, the sterns of the ships on the water all opened a reed mat, and each of them revealed a steel crossbow machine that was either three or five or seven or eight. For a while, the steel arrows flew together and actually shot at this person.
It was obvious that Xu Xuan had exhausted his energy to a certain extent and was running low on body-protecting energy. He was suddenly ambushed, and was actually hit by four or five steel arrows on the spot. He was like a big bird that had been hit by an arrow, tilting towards the lake. Fall down.
Then there was a splash of water.
On the shore and on the water, everyone cheered, completely covering up the despair of everyone on the hill.
Several small boats turned quickly and quickly went to the water to get the loot. However, at this moment, everyone could clearly see that a black-topped boat that was completely out of touch with the battlefield, at least it felt unexpected, appeared inexplicably in the field of vision... Moreover, the black-topped boat clearly looked like Walking along the water, so slow that there were not many ripples, but he actually arrived at the place where Xu Xuan fell into the water before the speed boats. Then a man who looked like a young scribe walked out of the cabin and threw a rope down. It was like a magic trick. Pick people up.
However, when unloading people, I was very tired and covered in water, making me look miserable.
To be honest, this situation is already very weird.
But what's even more outrageous is what's behind. The awning boat, carefully surrounded by several small boats, took the injured Xu Xuan and took the initiative to come to the shore. The navy on both sides separated under the command of the officers, and the boat quickly separated from the shore. The commander of the troops and horses faced Zhu Zhou and others face to face.
"General Zhu, I'm Fang Xuanqiao from Hebei Province." The young scholar took off the waterweed he just found on his shoulder and hurriedly handed it over. "Can you give me some face and withdraw your troops? It's really inappropriate for people in the same room to be at war with each other."
Zhu Zhou, who was riding a horse and standing on the bank of the lake, was stunned. However, he knew that the other party must be strange. However, after regaining consciousness, he laughed and asked: "Your surname is Fang. You are from Hebei. Are you from the Deposed Dragon Gang?"
"I have no one to belong to now...but I have three clan uncles, all of whom are leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang." Fang Xuanqiao said thoughtfully.
Zhu Zhou smiled and said, "You have three uncles as leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang, but this place is under the rule of Duke Liang. I'm afraid your face is not worth it, right?"
"It makes sense, but as the saying goes, look at the dragon's face without looking at the person's face. My face is of no use, but that person's face should be given to me, right?" As he said this, Fang Xuanqiao pointed to the top of the hill. "The Qianjin Cult Master established the Qianjin Pillar. Don't say that Duke Liang took the True Fire Sect as the true religion to protect the country. You should all respect it. Even if the Qianjin Cult Master has been so benevolent to the world, you shouldn't shed blood on this monument, right? I heard people say that these The Qianjin Pillar is the Qianjin Cult Leader’s tower, you don’t think he can’t notice it, right?”
When Zhu Zhou heard the first sentence, his expression changed drastically, and then he stopped talking, but then looked at the two people beside him. However, the two people were obviously as flustered and unwilling as Zhu Zhou. The last three of them looked at each other in confusion. , only looked at the cabin behind Fang Xuanqiao together, as if they had suspicions in their hearts.
On the other hand, Xu Xuan, who was on the boat, was bleeding all over his body and had several crossbow arrows stuck in him. Now he was struggling to hold himself up, and he spat out another mouthful of blood under him: "Even if you die here, why should you die here?" That man who deceives the world and steals his reputation is here to save him?!"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhou and others obviously seized the opportunity and wanted to speak immediately.
But at this moment, an elderly scribe suddenly walked out of the cabin, frowned, and yelled at the shore: "Get out! Don't disturb me when I travel to the lake with my teacher!"
The sound came out, although it was angry, but not very angry. But before Zhu Zhou and others could react, the next moment, these words seemed to come from the sky and the earth together, and even the entire lake surface was filled with countless microwaves.
Zhu Zhou and others were shocked and turned around. They quickly reined in their horses and retreated. However, they reacted after retreating dozens of steps, dismounted hastily, turned around and bowed respectfully towards the cabin.
Then they actually evacuated by land and water.
Not only that, the group of people who were besieged also woke up. After a while, they helped each other down and came to the lakeside to pick up Xu Xuan. After hesitating for a moment, they bowed respectfully and paid homage to Xu Xuan under the leadership of the man with the broken palm. He kowtowed heavily to the cabin a few times, and then hurriedly walked toward the river with mixed emotions.
Seeing that everyone was gone, the elder scribe Wang Huaitong, the literary master of Jin Dynasty, entered the cabin and helped out his mentor, Jin Gefuzi, the great master of Jin Dynasty.
It's only been one month, but compared to the previous time in Hebei, Jin Gefuzi is obviously less able to move and looks sluggish, but his eyes are still clear.
Immediately, Fang Xuanqiao led the way, and the three generations of masters, ancestors and grandsons climbed onto the mound, stepped on the bloodstains and abandoned military debris, and arrived in front of the famous Thousand Gold Monument.
The stone tablet is large, and it clearly engraved on it are the detailed symptoms of hemoptysis that was once prevalent around the river, as well as the current situation that there is no cure. Finally, there are several conjectures about the origin of the disease, and people and animals should stay away from snails and swamps as much as possible. Wear straw sandals, drink less raw water and other preventive measures.
"No wonder we have to stand by the lake." Fang Xuanqiao suddenly realized. "In the past, the official road outside the county town was used to treat beriberi and typhoid fever. The market town over there was used to treat pediatric first aid and gynecological medicines. There were pillars on the roadside, but here is a monument... Qianjin Grand Master Council is very considerate."
"Human life is the most important thing, more important than a thousand pieces of gold." Grand Master Zhang Bofeng looked at it carefully, then closed his eyes, shook his head, and opened his mouth, his beard and hair moving in the wind. "I hate that when I was young, I boasted of having seen the heroes of the world, so I stuck to my feet and refused to leave my hometown. If I had come here earlier and seen this monument, I would have walked the road long ago... What a pity, what a pity! However, I have walked along the way. , It’s also a pity for the Qianjin Cult Leader… What a pity, what a pity!”
"Ashamed, ashamed."
Wang Huaitong was about to speak, but unexpectedly, an old voice came from the south wind. "However, if you hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening, if you can sit around with Brother Zhang, discuss the Tao, and explain each other's doubts, it won't be a pity if you are unable to take a new path in this life... Sun Siyuan in Dongting met Brother Zhang, but he didn't expect it. You and I can meet each other in this life.”
Wang Huaitong released the hands that were supporting his mentor, and he and his student Fang Xuanqiao each took a few steps back. Soon, as a burst of immortal energy that was not strong floated along the lake, a boat carrying the two of them also appeared. On the other side of the hill, the leader was an old man with the same white beard and hair.
Sun Siyuan was in far better condition than Zhang Bofeng. He came ashore, walked up the hill, and saluted proactively: "Thank you so much, Brother Zhang, for rescuing the siege...I really can't thank you enough."
Zhang Bofeng reluctantly returned the gift, but was still curious: "Master Sun, you are the most outstanding leader of the True Fire Sect in the past few hundred years. Why can't you even come forward when your own family is in internal strife? Instead, you want me to come out?"
It turned out that Zhang Bofeng had already noticed Sun Siyuan's existence before, and also realized that the other party seemed somewhat powerless, so he took the initiative to stop the battle.
"There are indeed some reasons, mainly related to my previous negative actions and some experiences of our True Fire Sect." Sun Siyuan took the initiative to help the other party, and then the two great masters sat down cross-legged on the grass next to the stone monument, and looked at each other for a while. I sighed at Poyang Lake. "When the Wei Dynasty destroyed Chen, it was unstoppable. As the leader of the True Fire Sect at that time, I knew that there was no chance. After the fall of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, I personally went to the Western Capital... At that time, it was not Daxing City, but Chang'an City... …With the late emperor’s promise, as long as I don’t take action and restrain the people below from taking action, the True Fire Sect will be the national orthodox religion on par with the Trinity Orthodox Church.”
"There must be a taboo on Wugong Mountain, right?" Zhang Bofeng interjected.
"I just took the risk after seeing this." Sun Siyuan answered frankly. "Although the top of the Trinity Orthodox Church does not care about the bottom, and has always been respectful and does not cause trouble, but it has been a great master for generations, and it is still on the edge of Chang'an City. Who can not murmur? Do you really think that Fulong Yin is wanted to stage a coup? And the unity of the world will attack our sects from far away and close to us. However... in the end, it was destroyed by my impulse. "
"The battle in Baling?" Zhang Bofeng woke up. "You really took action? But Yang Bin made rapid progress and Jiang Shen became a Taoist. Isn't it said that he also succeeded?"
"That's the problem. We took action but it didn't work. Instead, we lost trust externally and lost authority internally." Sun Siyuan responded quietly. "I asked my subordinates not to take action that day, but my beloved disciple married the princess of the Chen Dynasty two years before Wei Zhen came, and he was determined to guard Baling and protect the Chen Dynasty. At that time, Yang Bin came from the upper reaches, and he simply He sold his property, recruited experts from the church, and devoted himself to guarding the river... He even tried to build a tower on the spot with an imaginary iron rope across the river. As a result, Yang Bin was also making rapid progress that day, refining the yellow dragon, and his deputy Liu Renshu also seemed to be riding a black dragon. , in the end, Yang and Liu both advanced on water and land, attacking nine times in one day. My apprentice was inferior in skill, and the iron rope collapsed. After the war, Yang Bin released the captured navy, but Liu Renshu slaughtered wantonly on the shore. Those were all teachers. Among the elites...I couldn't hold back and took action."
"No wonder Liu Renshu was so powerful back then and disappeared without a trace after killing Chen. He was seriously injured by you." Zhang Bofeng couldn't help but sigh. "But by doing this, not only will you anger Da Wei, but even the elites in the teaching may not be grateful to you."
"More than that?!" Sun Siyuan sighed, his eyes full of helplessness. "Actually, because of the clear geographical divisions in Jiangnan, our religion has always had three major factions: Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong. After that battle, the Hunan elites in the religion suffered heavy casualties. They hated me for not saving them earlier, but the Jiangxi elites were stationed here because of the The King of Changsha surrendered, and the whole nation followed him... From then on, although the locals in Hunan still lit up the True Fire, they all abandoned the leadership of the True Fire Sect and went their own way... The three families also became more divided, but they all blamed me, I felt dissatisfied both internally and externally, so I had no choice but to leave the religion.”
"But if that's the case, Sun Zhenren would have no worries about saving people just now, right?" Wang Huaitong asked with a frown behind him. "Why are you so helpless?"
"That's because the ambusher behind the sword attack just now was the now serious leader of the True Fire Cult, Cao Shiyu." Sun Siyuan lowered his head and pinched a small ball of blood-stained soil, then put it down helplessly. "If I stop him, I don't know what will happen in the sect. I can't say it will lead to other disasters... Liang Gong raised an army. I thought the sect could be unified again, but unexpectedly it intensified."
"It's hard to say that Master Cao thought he was here to unify the sect." Fang Xuanqiao couldn't help but interject.
"Actually, this is exactly what Liang Gong and Cao Shiyu are incompetent!" Wang Huaitong said without hesitation. "Cao Che is in Jiangdu, and he is still domineering and demanding. If Bai Hengqiu takes Xiao Hui's position or Zhang Xing becomes a deacon in the church, he will be able to pin people down by opposing Wei and Cao. At the same time, not to mention Hunan, Jiangxi, even the Jiangdong family can keep it in mind! If you can’t accept it, you can handle it appropriately, so why do you want to be in trouble?!"
"What the master said is absolutely true. Not to mention before, now that Sima Zheng has gone to Dongdu, Xuzhou is empty, Jiangdu is out of balance inside and outside, and is about to overthrow. Xiao Hui and Cao Shiyu must not gather their strength to do big things, but they must at least take precautions. The elite of the Eastern Capital lost control and went on a killing spree here..." Fang Xuanqiao particularly agreed.
Sun Siyuan lowered his head and said nothing. His attendant blushed for a moment but just lowered his head.
The two princes immediately knew that this was not to say that Sun Siyuan thought those two people were "competent", but that he, Sun Siyuan, was "incompetent" in this regard back then and now. He really had no shame to discuss this topic, so he didn't. Well, say more.
"Isn't the Red Emperor Empress always taking care of a lot, but now she doesn't care about it anymore?" Zhang Bofeng solved the problem from another angle.
"The Red Emperor Empress must also be resentful of my behavior back then. She has always been willing to express her position, but as a result, she ignored me from around the time I quit the religion. On the contrary, after I left the True Fire Sect, the sect recovered. Normal." Sun Siyuan became increasingly helpless.
"It's difficult for you too." Zhang Bofeng couldn't help but smile. "It is said that the Grand Master is a land god, but look at which of our Grand Masters is not locked up? There is the Supreme Court above, and the Family Masters below. They also have to worry about the earth's atmosphere and region, and they are all trapped."
"Indeed, and my experience is that in terms of practice alone, it is not necessarily a bad thing to leave the religion that day." Sun Siyuan was calm.
"Is it equivalent to taking off a layer of shackles?"
"Yes... even though I was a great master when I was in the sect, it was only after I came out that I stood up on my own, that I felt like I was completely reborn and had something of my own."
Zhang Boxeng nodded slowly and shook his head again: "I don't know what happened to the Nanling and Heishui people... I must go to Nanling to take a look!"
"If it comes to Nanling, I'm afraid Brother Zhang won't be able to hold on, right?" Sun Siyuan sighed.
As soon as these words came out, both Wang Huaitong and Fang Xuanqiao changed their expressions. Since they caught up with Zhang Bofeng in Xiangyang a few days ago, they realized that they knew that the other party was already in decline and could not disobey them. However, they always had a trace of anger because the other party was a great master. Lucky... Now Sun Siyuan's words completely made it impossible for them to hide.
Not long after Cao Lin died, another great master was about to die.
"What's there to be worried about?" Zhang Bofeng seemed to know what his students and disciples were thinking, so he turned around and smiled. "Ever since the Wei Dynasty destroyed Chen, the earth's energy has been stable, and the several great masters have been those great masters. Now that the Wei Dynasty has reached its last breath, we people... and nothing else, Cao Lin and I are considered The remnants of the serious Wei Dynasty are too deeply involved. They neither have the ability to imitate the British revolution and start a new one; nor do they have the courage of Sun Zhenren to destroy the great establishment and build a new tower... However, it is too late. It is still a pity. "
The master and disciples of Wangfang felt sad.
Even Sun Siyuan was a little helpless.
"It's a pity for Master Sun, but it's not a pity at all." At this point, Zhang Bofeng suddenly looked at the Qianjin Cult Leader on one side.
"I was about to ask for advice." Sun Siyuan also became solemn.
"Actually, when I was in Hedong, I heard about some of the deeds of the Hebei Dragon Gang, and I became aware of it. When I came here and saw your Qianjinzhu, I fully understood that I had made a big mistake in the rest of my life. That is to build a school to teach students but fail to teach students without distinction, to establish an educational system but fail to spread their own knowledge widely, and to fail to promote private and public interests." Zhang Bofeng said seriously. "On the other hand, you have done an excellent job in these aspects, but you lack structure and depth, and you lack a basic place to gather people with lofty ideals to bring out the old and bring out the new, so as to study the essence."
Sun Siyuan was silent for a moment, just looking at the surface of Poyang Lake speechless.
When they were at this point, it was actually just a matter of a word and a determination. After Zhang Bofeng finished speaking, he didn't say a word and just tried his best to raise his head to face the lake breeze.
Wang Huaitong, on the other hand, was moved in his heart.
How could he not know that his mentor was reminding Sun Siyuan, and even more so, reminding himself to show him the way?
Logically speaking, Master Wang, who has already embarked on the same road and is destined to take over Nanpo, should understand his mentor's thinking. However, Wang Huaitong thought for a while and instead said in a depressed tone: "My mentor said that the most ridiculous thing about the Deposed Dragon Gang is The policy, that is, forcing young girls to build foundations and become literate at the same time, is actually the right path for the world that is ahead of us? If so, we have learned, and the road has been taken by others, so what can we do?"
"First of all, I really feel that this policy is the right way for the world... They all say that this is a rare stupid move by Zhang Xing, a young man. Some people even speculate that it is a way for him to establish private authority and control the local area. But since I After I knew it, I felt that this might be the right path and the great road for me to walk ahead of everyone else...but because I was a little ahead of my time, I was looked down upon by others." Zhang Bofeng took a breath and replied slowly. "As for saying that if others have done it, we can't do it, that is even more negative. Not to mention the matter of fighting for the dragon, internally and externally, I don't know when someone will let it go and lose the limelight. They may not be able to do it. It’s done. It’s just that they did it in the east of Hebei. Can’t we do it in Guanxi, Shanxi? Not to mention, what we want to do is not necessarily competitive with what he does... The academy is still too high , even if they go down a little bit, they can't reach the point where they just built the foundation and learned how to read; I'm afraid they have to go a little higher to connect them."
Wang Huaitong suddenly came to his senses, but sighed: "Unfortunately, things always have to start from below, so we have to put them first, otherwise it will be like a tree without roots and water without a source."
"You know this, which means you are better than me. You are not blinded by your family background and look down on the people below." Zhang Bofeng said sincerely. "The most important thing is this... Now that you have seen the Qianjin Pillar, you should know that it is right to put people first in everything. As long as you are a person, you can shake the vitality of the world and find a way to achieve enlightenment."
"If it weren't for the Hebei group, who saw the deeds of the Deposed Dragon Gang and knew that people like Wei Xuanding still had some ability and potential, I wouldn't have said such things so frankly." Wang Huaitong replied with a straight face. "I don't dislike them, but I always feel that they cannot be taught and cannot achieve anything."
"So, you still have to walk more and take a look. You can't tie yourself down just because of a tower or an idea." Zhang Bofeng patted his legs and said with a smile.
"Well said." On this side, it was Sun Siyuan who spoke. "Well said...Brother Zhang just reminded me, how can I dare not to enter the secular world and give it a try? But I am in Lushan, thinking that the foundation of the True Fire Sect is all around me. Even if it is to cure diseases and save people, it is not easy to start again... But the world is so big, where can't we go? In today's troubled times, there may be a big fight, why don't I go out for a walk, find a stronghold, build a thousand-gold platform, and re-erect some thousand-gold pillars? But I don't know what will happen next. Is there going to be chaos everywhere? Where are the appropriate places?”
Zhang Bofeng was stunned for a moment, but did not answer directly. Instead, he looked back at his disciple Fang Xuanqiao.
Fang Xuanqiao immediately answered with his hands raised:
"To be honest with Sun Zhenren, the big battles are about to take place in Guanxi, Hebei, and Jianghuai. However, the first two places are fierce and will soon subside. As for the Beidi, the Wu tribe, and the Dongyi lands, they will not be spared, but It is also remote. Therefore, I think that in the future, if the war is protracted and the war is repeated, and the roads are accessible, the area around Dongdu will be the main one. Huaixi-Xuzhou seems feasible."
"Sima Erlong is here in Dongdu." Zhang Bofeng nodded and turned around to face him. "Both sides of the river are the foundation of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan, and all the others under them are limitless. Guanxi is naturally connected with Guanlong, and the masters of the houses in Bashu will probably rise up. In addition, In the Shangjin region, Guanlong is still very strong. If you do this, you won't be able to focus on one family... So if Jiangnan doesn't want to stay, I think Jianghuai can really go and have a look."
Sun Siyuan cupped his hands in response: "In that case, after sending Brother Zhang south, I will not stick to the Jianghuai area and walk north to see how to find a location and recruit people."
Zhang Bofeng also smiled, but actually felt a little relieved.
Since he gave up martial arts and followed literature, he could never change his nature of being a teacher, admonishing people and solving doubts.
After settling the matter at hand, talking about the situation, and talking about the path, it was Sun Siyuan who continued the topic: "However, the three people just said that the Deposed Dragon Gang has gained a foothold this time. I am a little curious. Get up... The True Fire Sect has been inherited for many years, especially in the past few hundred years. I tried to do things several times, but I could never break away from the sect's cage, so that I was broken by the heroes and fell into the disadvantage. Looking at other places, the demon guards and the like were also So much so. Looking back, many gangs have gained momentum, but they have not gotten rid of the gang's recklessness. Come to think of it, the Deposed Dragon Gang is originally a gang in the East, how did it get to such a point, it sounds like it is so far ahead? "
"You have to see it yourself, Master Sun. As for the current situation of the Deposed Dragon Gang..." Zhang Bofeng shook his head in response, but stopped.
Wang Huaitong behind him looked at Fang Xuanqiao.
Fang Xuanqiao laughed, clasped his hands and walked down the slope and answered sideways: "To be honest, if you ask me to tell you, all gangs, sects, tyrannies, and courts are all fake. The key is only one thing, which is how to mobilize the people under the rule." To what extent can the talents, soldiers, money, silk, salt and iron be mobilized, and how much of these resources can be used in the right way instead of selfish desires... From this aspect, the Deposed Dragon Gang is It is better than other families, because their family has separate gangs and governments. The county government, county government, and township are all there. The warehouses and official roads are still maintained. There are also overlord-like offices above, and the corresponding official positions are also there. The so-called gangs are there. Zhongsheng is an independent gathering of talents and personnel arrangements. It is also a thing that unites people and does not affect the normal administrative system. As for ordinary gangs, most of them join forces for profit, and they fundamentally undermine normal government affairs. It’s not the same thing.”
Sun Siyuan was stunned and confused: "Is this the case from the beginning of the Deposed Dragon Gang?"
"Of course not." Fang Xuanqiao answered seriously. "They had no choice but to use gangs to recruit people at the beginning, because at the beginning of the uprising, in the two counties in the eastern and western sections, although there were court officials and literary cultivators who wanted to rebel, the ones who really had the money, money and food were a few country tycoons and Dong Qi tycoons. After the generals, these people have been suppressed by the Wei Dynasty and become thieves on the ground. They don't need gangs to rank their positions. Those people don't understand at all... However, from the beginning, people like Zhang Xing have always been We took him to help the government to separate, and this is what happened."
Sun Siyuan nodded repeatedly: "I see, it all depends on man-made efforts."
"Actually." Fang Xuanqiao glanced at his mentor and continued speaking proactively. "If I have to use an inappropriate analogy, this is like the Guanlong clan outside the imperial court system marrying each other to form one body. However, the Deposed Dragon Gang did not use blood marriage, but tried to find a new way, and tried its best to eliminate the violent Wei Dynasty and stabilize the world. , attracting talents from everyone to form one body... From this point of view, it may be a bit frivolous, but it is better than others anyway."
Sun Siyuan did not say a word, but Wang Huaitong raised his hands and said: "If you are willing, just go ahead. I have never meant to stop you. It's just that my teacher is about to... travel far away. I will also take responsibility for Nanpo's affairs. Next We have to make a choice. Do you want to become an official and join a gang to make a career, or do you want to stay in Jin and concentrate on literary studies? When you become an official, you can naturally borrow the power of the Deposed Dragon Gang or Guanlong to fly into the clouds; and for literary studies , your master has pointed out a new path, and our teachers and students can slowly start to walk in Jin... So where is your ambition?"
Attendant Sun Siyuan, who had been silent, also looked at Fang Xuanqiao.
Fang Xuanqiao hesitated for a moment and gave his own answer: "To be honest with my mentor and master, I want them all."
"Then go to the Deposed Dragon Gang to practice." Zhang Bofeng gave some advice instead. "You can also teach students in the Deposed Dragon Gang, and you can teach more. As I said just now, you must not be limited by your origin or region. If you run an academy in the Deposed Dragon Gang, you can't get twice the result with half the effort."
Fang Xuanqiao raised his hand and didn't respond. She didn't know what he was thinking.
"What's the origin of this business?" Sun Siyuan came to ask at the right time.
"Heidi's choice has led to his own path...but I don't know if anyone has given me guidance." Zhang Bofeng said one thing. "I had a detailed chat with him, full of ideas, 60% sincerity, and extremely sharp tongue, but the most important thing is that he can win over people's hearts and make people follow him..."
"Everything is amazing." Sun Siyuan replied quietly. "Together, it's even more amazing... So it must be a fight to the death between the Deposed Dragon Gang and the upstart Guanlong?"
"It's hard to say." Zhang Bofeng replied quietly. "As soon as Bai Hengqiu left, the Deposed Dragon Gang faced a new big hurdle. But I don't know if the Deposed Dragon Gang can bend and stretch in addition to being tough."
"Jiangdu?" Sun Siyuan certainly knew what the other party was talking about.
"Not bad." Zhang Bofeng was about to unfold it, but suddenly felt a little tired and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "That's all, I can't see you anymore anyway."
None of them can speak at length.
"You two, don't follow me." After a long pause, Zhang Bofeng suddenly spoke again. "Just ask Master Sun to see me off for the rest of the journey. You just go your own way."
The two people in the royal family came to move together, but Zhang Bofeng waved his hand to stop him: "In my life, I joined the army at a young age and fought hundreds of battles in the Jin Dynasty. Although I was complacent before and lost my eyes, I have indeed defeated the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Qi Dynasty. The heroes read it all over and gained a little knowledge and military merit. Later, they were lucky to survive and opened a hospital in Nanpo to teach and educate people. They taught everything and thought about everything, but they were still confined to one place and naturally became the children of the family. The specialized academy... But I don’t think this is something unworthy... Especially since the late emperor even banned the school in his later years, Nanpo, who is the only one who persists, can be regarded as a meritorious deed. "
Sun Siyuan immediately nodded.
"Actually, there are many obstacles in a person's life, but there is no achievement. All he needs to do is to do things with a clear conscience!" Zhang Bofeng continued. "This is Cao Lin. In the future, everyone in the world may regard him as a ridiculous person, but he himself is not ashamed! Since he is not ashamed, he will end up wherever he goes, so why should he show any bad image to his children? You are honest Don’t even follow me.”
At this point, neither of them could say anything, but Zhang Bofeng paused, then stood up, looking at the misty Poyang Lake in trance.
After a long time, I finally sighed: "But it's still a pity, a pity!"
The four people around were all moved. Wang Huaitong's eyes turned red. He then directly took the lead, leading Fang Xuanqiao to bow down together and salute Zhang Bofeng respectfully... This Jindi cultural master who has been famous for many years, this person. He wanted to say goodbye according to certain ancient etiquette, but unexpectedly, after kneeling down, he couldn't control his emotions. He just kowtowed in embarrassment on the grassy slope full of blood-stained corpses like an old farmer, and repeated it many times.
Fang Xuanqiao completed the etiquette and looked at this scene and could only wait silently.
After a moment of pause, it was Zhang Bofeng who took the initiative to support Sun Siyuan. The latter understood and simply "supported" Sun Siyuan with his zhenqi, heading towards the ship below. When he got on the ship, he turned back to stop another person:
"Shiyang, you don't have to follow me."
The attendant was stunned.
"I know that you have long been thinking about making contributions. After Xiao Hui started to teach, you were even more troubled. Now that I am going to Jianghuai, you can also let go and do what you want to do... ...Chao Shiyu and you are from the same hometown. I am leaving again, so I will definitely use you... Go ahead! By the way, pick up the corpses here, they are all brothers in the sect." As he said that, the boat under his feet automatically turned against the wind, and even turned around on its own in a moment. After turning around, we went to the depths of Poyang Lake.
The three people left on the shore were silent.
After a while, watching the two great masters disappear from sight, Fang Xuanqiao took the initiative to ask: "I haven't asked for your name... Is it your surname, Jiang Du, or something else?"
Only then did Wang Huaitong come to his senses.
"Lin Shiyang." The man hurriedly handed over his hand.
After a pause, Lin Shiyang waved his hands and lowered his head again, feeling depressed: "Actually, I am not only a native of Cao Shiyu, but also his foster brother and confidant. I was sent by Cao Shiyu to monitor him after he became the leader. The old leader has known about it for a long time, but he didn’t reveal this layer in the end, leaving me enough dignity... I can only say this to two northerners, otherwise I will always keep it in my heart."
Fang Xuanqiao didn't expect this and could only nod.
Wang Huaitong could only nod casually: "Remember Sun Zhenren's generosity, and do things more appropriately in the future... We teachers and students can dispose of these corpses as you wish. This can be regarded as the last day of our mentor's stay here."
Lin Shiyang could only nod along.
The three of them nodded at each other, but then Lin Shiyang made the most of his effort. He waited for a while, looked for Zhu Zhou and others who had dispersed before, and explained their identities. Zhu Zhou's army already had masters sent by Cao Shiyu. Naturally, he had nothing to say, so he picked up the corpses, washed them a little, placed them on the prepared pile of firewood that night, and then lit them one by one.
The raging fire burned the remaining bodies. This has been the rule in Jiangnan for many years.
Wang Huaitong stared at these fires in a daze for a long time.
The next day, Zhu Zhou and others set off. Knowing that Wang Huaitong was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, he was a famous grandmaster in Jin Dynasty, and he was the direct descendant of the great master. Of course, he had to be careful when asking and prepare to invite him to Jiujiang City.
But what kind of person is Wang Huaitong? Even Zhang Xing can't look down on him. How can he look down on this group of Jiangnan rebels who are killing each other? In fact, after he knew that Zhu Zhou was originally a rebel in Nanyang but was afraid of the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang and fled here, he just looked down upon him even more. After coming back to his senses, he also had some contempt for Lin Shiyang.
In addition, his trip was originally to see his mentor off for the last time. Now that his mentor was already saying goodbye, how could he stay?
So, he simply took Fang Xuanqiao northward.
However, when I walked to the river, I suddenly remembered that the old friendship was now in Xuancheng downstream, so I simply set off there. As a result, after traveling thousands of miles to Xuancheng, I heard a new message. It was that he couldn't even get a foothold in Xuancheng after spouting endless arguments, and he had fled to Liyang on the north bank.
Fortunately, it was only the south bank and the north bank, so the journey was not delayed.
Traveling to Liyang again, I finally saw Tuwanzhanglun, who was suffering physically and mentally. He was surprised to see an old friend suddenly.
Wang Huaitong was more straightforward. After meeting and shaking hands, he came directly to persuade: "Old General, there will be chaos in Jiangdu and the fall of the Wei Dynasty. Leave early! Just go back to Guanzhong and be an An Le Gong. It is better than frying in an oil cauldron."
Tu Tenwan hesitated for a moment, and then confessed on the spot: "I also feel that I am going to collapse, but there is Governor Niu in Jiangdu City to take charge; and Governor Yu has retreated to Jiangning, and I have retreated to Liyang. The counties are close together, and there are four masters. If there is chaos, where will the chaos come from? I am just afraid that as soon as I leave, I will open a hole and expose my flaws. When the time comes, those people will cause chaos and destroy the Wei Dynasty. It's all put on me... I am a general who became a grandmaster on the battlefield. At this age, I will die if I die. My reputation will be ruined, and my family will be harmed."
Wang Huaitong had no choice but to look up and sigh: "I can't leave, and I must not enter Jiangdu again."
"Of course I know." Tu Wan Chang Lun nodded quickly. "Since you're here, you're going to get drunk today...and tell me about things in the north."
Wang Huaitong could only enter hand in hand with the other party.
Fang Xuanqiao, on the other hand, was following behind and was speechless... If he didn't enter Jiangdu, could he avoid life and death? If you don't leave, won't your reputation be ruined? The sky is falling and the Grand Master cannot stop it. What can the four Grand Masters with different ideas do?
But in the end he didn't speak.
"Leave aside Yu Changji and His Highness Prince Qi, what should we do with only four masters?"
The banquet was held. In the neighboring county, in Jiangdu City, a lieutenant from Dongdu Xiaorui came to ask seriously at the table. It turned out to be Zhao Xingmi, who had fought against the Deposed Dragon Gang in Xuzhou. At this time, he was still the right guard. The first general on the left wing is Ying Yanglang. ""
The person who started the banquet was silent.
This caused the atmosphere of the banquet to plummet.
After waiting for a while, not only did no one speak, but one person suddenly burst into tears under the influence of alcohol. It was Zhang Qianda, the second Ying Yanglang general on the right wing of the Zuo Tun Guard: "Why did I escape from Xuzhou that day... If he didn’t escape, he would have followed Sima Erlang back to the Eastern Capital at this time! Why are there no humans or ghosts here?”
Everyone was despised and sad, and they didn't know what to say.
After a long while, Zhao Xingmi slowly said: "We still need to find the Sima family... General Sima, although you and the Sima family are from different clans, we have the same surname after all. Why don't you come with me to contact Sima Huada? And General Zhang, don't cry either. Well, even though Sima Shida is dead, why not go find Sima Jinda who helped you and Sima Shida escape together that day?"
The leading general, whose surname was Sima, was puzzled for a moment: "Why can brothers Sima be enough? They can't defeat the four masters?"
"Unexpectedly, but they add you, they can fully block the palace ban, and they can deceive the saint." Zhao Xingmi's eyes were burning. "I don't really know it, but at least I know that if those masters are protecting the sage, the sage can also mobilize the master ... this will have a chance."
At this point, there are a few people's hearts.
And Zhao Xingmi continued to sigh: "Not to mention, Sima is said to have stabilized the East capital, and the entire army still wants to return to the East capital. Therefore, only Sima can give them home. The promise can only be given the name of the army who promises to go home to the army! We can't do it. "
Finally said the two words.
This is the idea of almost everyone in the silent back hall.
(End of chapter)
