"It's a long way to go, and my friend is kind enough to entertain me. How can I refuse? When the old man talks about being frugal, he means not to waste it. How can I waste my friend's kindness?"
With that said, Pingting directly picked up the wine bottle and took a sip.
It was obviously not the first day that Fazheng met the girl in front of him. He could only helplessly shake his head at her free and easy character and no longer argue about it.
He looked around and asked.
"Juzi, is this the Mo family's stronghold or Luo Wang's stronghold?"
"I saved Lan Ying's life."
Pingting glanced sideways at Fazheng, as if she could read his mind.
Fazheng smiled without embarrassment and continued to ask.
"Oh, that's it. Why did you invite me this time?"
It turned out that the meeting between the two was actually invited by Pingting.
However, the girl in front of her didn't look like she had anything to discuss. She just drank her wine and spoke lightly during her leisure time.
"Come see you."
come see me?
Hahaha~
Fazheng laughed many times, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"I heard that the great master gave the Zhanlu Sword to the King of Chu? Could it be that the Mohist family wants to interfere in the affairs of the two countries? Hasn't the Mohist family always advocated that strong countries should not bully weak countries at will? Is the Mohist family here to help the King of Shu this time?"
Fa Zheng looked at Pingting with his eyes, and the girl did not shy away.
"I'm afraid I made a mistake, sir."
"What's the matter?"
The girl rarely put down the wine bottle, looked at Fazheng and spoke loudly.
"Now it is no longer the Seven Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period. Since the Qin unified the world, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, the world has long been returned to one country, and the Han Dynasty has only one emperor. Four hundred years of vicissitudes, and now the country has changed. In my opinion, these kings and kings are now The emperors are all vying for the sole throne of the emperor, so how can there be any use of the strong to bully the weak? If sir wants to condemn Pingting, I'm afraid he would have to blame me for sneaking a surprise attack on Jiangling first."
Fazheng's heart sank. He never thought that the Mo family would get involved.
"The emperor's private interests are still in front of his eyes. Aren't you afraid of completely burying the Mohist family this time? You know, if a chivalrous man breaks the law with force, no king in the world will tolerate the Mohist family."
Maybe Sun Ce will tolerate the Mohists to a certain extent now, but what about when the world is at peace? Which king can tolerate the justice of the Mohists who kill with swords at every turn? Is there any royal law left?
Facing Fazheng's stern questioning, Pingting smiled. Her amorous feelings at that moment were enough to make the king raise eyebrows, but it was a pity that the person sitting in front of her was a man who did not understand the amorous feelings.
"Books with the same text, chariots with the same track, and unified measurement of the world are what the Mohists originally wanted. Although Qin Mo's branch is buried in the dust of history, the Mohist school will never die."
"And what I am asking for is for the king to show mercy? If the Mo family is gone, it will be gone. When I engrave chivalry into people's hearts, if the hearts of the people do not die, chivalry will not be extinguished."
If the Mo family is gone, it will be gone, right?
Even Fazheng was stunned. It was hard to imagine that such words came from the mouth of a Mohist tycoon.
It seems that the Mo family is really going to help Sun Ce.
Fazheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Is the giant here to kill me?"
Once he is on the Mo family's must-kill list, even with his current status, there will never be peace in the future. You know, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Mohists often assassinated kings.
Although it was risky, Fazheng still wanted to prevent things from developing like this.
Just listen, the soft voice in front of you continues.
"I came to see how sincere you are, so that I can repay Sun Ce's friendship for releasing Xu Shu."
"Big Master, didn't you give the Zhanlu Sword to Sun Ce?"
Looking at Pingting, who was sitting in front of her and drinking again, Fazheng didn't seem to have much fear.
"That doesn't count."
"The sages have passed away, time has passed, and the Mohist family is not what it used to be. Zhanlu no longer represents the support of the entire Mohist family. It only represents my recognition of Sun Ce as a wise king. This is not a transaction, so I came to Chengdu to pay him back. A favor.”
Fa Zheng teased.
"Use your life to repay the favor?"
Pingting nodded.
"If Sun Ce can unify the world as soon as possible and end the troubled times, it will be a blessing to the people of the world. If my husband's death can bring peace to the world, why would Pingting be stingy about killing one person?"
Fazheng secretly cursed "crazy bitch", poured himself a glass of wine, and sighed after finishing the drink.
"What you want is to end the war as soon as possible. That is no different from me."
oh?
The girl seemed unmoved and just responded casually and perfunctorily.
"Appreciate further details."
But Fazheng knew that his life or death depended on these few words.
Is he afraid of death?
Fa Zheng was thinking about this problem in his heart, poured himself another glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce are all heroic leaders. Whoever conquers the world among these three can build a dynasty. I have no intention of choosing a leader. Liu Zhang is useless, so I will use his name to drive Zhang Ren away and stir up trouble." It’s just a pool of stagnant water.”
"With this disturbance, you see, not to mention the Qin State, which has always been thinking about Shu, even Cao Cao, who has nothing to do with it, has paid attention to it. Liu Bei died early. Look, Sun Ce has conquered Xuzhou now, will he? Have you put Shu land on your agenda?"
After saying that, Fa Zheng already had the answer in his mind.
He is really not afraid of death.
Seeing Fazheng looking at her and laughing, Pingting raised her eyebrows. She looked deeply at Fazheng and smiled strangely.
"Zhang Ren trusts you very much."
"I feel ashamed that I have failed in my trust."
"Liu Zhang has placed such great emphasis on you, wouldn't you feel ashamed?"
"Alas, Liu Zhang does not have the appearance of a hero, and he will be destroyed by the wise king sooner or later. Isn't it enough repayment for me to save his life?"
"Those from the Chu Kingdom think you are a loyal minister of the Shu Kingdom."
"Oh, what an injustice! Didn't I ask Ziqiao to convey my thoughts? If Master Sun Ce arrives with his troops, I will sweep the couch to greet him."
"...So, I can't kill you sir."
Hahaha
Fazheng looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Miss Pingting was only fourteen when she last saw me. Now we have only met each other for a few times. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to just talk about fighting and killing?"
Pingting was silent for a moment, then picked up the wine bottle and started drinking wine leisurely.
"Forget it, in that case, sir, please come back."
With a light word, the two people seemed to be discussing just a small matter of drinking.
"Now that the giant has changed his mind, Fazheng will take his leave."
Fazheng drank all the wine in the cup, then stood up and bowed, then walked out of the house and went downstairs.
The music in the room suddenly stopped, and Lan Ying walked into the inner room, her face full of doubts. Although it is not impossible to wait for Fazheng to return home before killing him, it will obviously be a lot more troublesome.
"Isn't the purpose of the alliance leader's trip to kill this person? Did he really let him go?"
No wonder Lan Ying was puzzled. It was a thousand miles away from Yangzhou to Shu. Letting him go would seem a bit anticlimactic.
Pingting didn't have much trouble. While drinking, she pulled Lan Ying to sit next to her and pinched Lan Ying's cheek teasingly.
"I told you earlier that I wanted to see Fazheng's sincerity. Now that I've finished reading, the favor has been repaid. Don't you think I came here to have a drink with you?"
Lan Ying blushed and scolded.
"The leader is teasing me again! Then we will continue drinking?"
While Pingting was making trouble, Fazheng had already walked out of the brothel.
Fazheng looked back at the brothel, and there was still a sound of singing and dancing and a sound of applause coming from the lobby.
"Take these ten taels of silver and get out of here."
Fazheng was about to move forward, and the previous debt collection incident in the alley next to him seemed to have come to an end.
The door in the corner has been smashed open, and there is only a man, a girl, and a swordsman in front of the room.
The girl broke away from the thugs and hid behind the man. The debt collector looked at the girl and then at the money in his hand. His expression changed several times before he said reluctantly.
"let's go!"
The creditor left with the thugs. The man and the girl knelt on the ground and naturally thanked the swordsman profusely.
Fazheng just glanced at it and continued walking on his own way. It's just that the swordsman left in the opposite direction and ran into him head-on. For some reason, he said something extra.
"You can save him for a while, but you can't save him for the rest of his life."
The swordsman paused, glanced at Fazheng, and answered without thinking.
"If we don't save this time, how can we survive this life?"
The two didn't argue about anything, they just said something and walked away.
Above the brothel, Pingting leaned on the railing and looked at the bustling street below, and asked the belated man behind her.
"Yuan Zhi, what were you talking about with that man downstairs just now?"
Xu Shu crossed his sword on his chest and said speechlessly.
"A piece of cold wood, what's there to talk about? Master, have you finished your business in Chengdu?"
Pingting giggled.
"Everyone here has their own thoughts. Chengdu is really an interesting place. Let's go. Don't kill him. Let Sun Ce handle this fierce horse by himself."
