The road is long and long, and I will search for it up and down. -----Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"
Chen Long heard Huang Gai talking about Huang Zhongbao's Scarlet Blood Knife, and his heart moved. Although it was too difficult and dangerous to return to Qingyuan Village the same way, he didn't have the time at the moment, and the chasm that day made people shudder. The last time he brought peach blossoms, he came from Gao If you fly low, you will almost die together in the abyss, but if you fly back, you will be even less sure. But if you can find the location of the sinkhole and rappel down from the sinkhole, you may be able to get back the Green Sinking Gun.
Thinking of this, Chen Long quickly read the optical brain map. Since arriving in Lingling, Chen Long has accurately located Qingyuan Village based on the route. Chen Long recalled the route and direction from the Shuilian Cave in Qingyuan Village to the underground waterfall and then to the tiankeng, and slowly drew it on the map. A route map from Qingyuan Village to Tiankeng. Finally, the optical brain was located deep in a mountain about fifty kilometers north-northeast of Qingyuan Village. Chen Long clapped his hands and said happily: "It's done."
Chen Long used the optical brain again to calculate the straight-line distance from Tiankeng to Lingling. It was about three hundred and sixty kilometers. Chen Long thought that even if he went to the sinkhole, it would be very difficult. He might as well wait until his special division was established and conduct a arduous field survival training. With more people and strength, the goal was to get the green sink gun. Even if you can't get it back, it still counts as completing a necessary training subject.
The plan was made in his mind. Seeing that everyone had gone to work on their own tasks and it was already getting late, he pulled Huang Gai and said, "Third brother, you come with me to the street to see if you can meet your adoptive father and Huang Zhong." Let's go shopping and have tea together." The two of them walked into the main street in casual clothes without any entourage. After the yellow scarf passed, the shops on the street opened one after another, and the street that had been empty in the past few days became lively again.
The two of them walked around, and Chen Long felt a little reassured when he saw that the prices of grains and vegetables were quite stable. After walking around for a while, Huang Zhong and Huang An were not found, so they strolled to the door of Sheng's iron shop. The old man Sheng was smoking a cigarette at the door. When he saw Chen Long and the other two, he quickly stood up, knocked the cigarette stick and threw it aside. He bowed his head deeply and said, "Master Taishou, this old man is being reasonable."
Chen Long saw that he was very respectful and remembered that he was not a prefect last time. With the official title, the people were naturally more polite. The old man invited Chen Long to come in and sit down, and called his wife, sons, and grandsons to come and pay homage to the prefect. Chen Long comforted them one by one. Seeing that the grandson of the Sheng family was very cute, he took some money as a reward. The old couple was so happy that their faces were covered with chrysanthemums. Chen Long said: "Mr. Sheng, the stirrup was made well last time. I asked Huang Gai to turn around. If you want to place a large order, you have to find me good blacksmiths in the city and help the army together." The old man said with a smile on his face: "Of course, I'm not boasting, nine out of ten blacksmiths in the city are... They are my disciples and disciples, and I can recruit them all with just one word."
Chen Long said: "I see that your old skills have improved. I will draw two more pictures for you today. You can type them out for me." He took a piece of charcoal and started drawing on the white wall. When Huang Gai looked at it, he could only see the wall. A slender and curved saber gradually appeared on it, about three feet long, with a handle half a foot long and an extremely narrow blade. Huang Gai asked: "The handle of this knife is not long, it seems not suitable for holding with both hands to exert force." Chen Long smiled and said: "This is the standard weapon of your cavalry division in the future, suitable for light cavalry raids. This knife must be held in one hand. The grip must be light, narrow, and thin, which is conducive to taking advantage of the horse's sprint speed and is most suitable for surprise operations. In conjunction with the use of the horse soldier's light shield, it can achieve the effect of coming and going like the wind and cutting through the enemy's formation." Old Man Sheng and Huang Gai nodded after hearing this.
Chen Long then drew another dagger, but it was the pattern of a serrated dagger used by later generations of military. Chen Long further explained: "This dagger is sharpened on one side and serrated on the other. It has a blood groove in the middle. It requires good steel and is not easy to make. The serrated teeth can be used to cut through thorns and thorns during marching, crack open nuts, clear paths for felling trees, and set up tents. The blood groove is good for Pull out the dagger. You can make a sample for me to see first, and then place a large order." Old Sheng Hanonuo agreed. He and Huang Gai looked at each other, and they couldn't help but suspect that Chen Long was a god descended from heaven, otherwise there would be so many wonderful ideas. think?
When we came out of Sheng's house, the sky turned dark and the sun was setting. The two walked back to the Huang Mansion, and the servant said: "Master Huang asked you to come back to the study to have tea. Both Masters Huang are waiting in the study." Chen Long didn't have time to see the peach blossoms first, so he went directly to the study with Huang Gai. Both Zhong and Huang An stood up to greet them. The four of them sat down one after another, and the servants served tea.
Huang Zhong obviously had something to say, and he couldn't wait to say: "Wenlong, I chatted with brother Huang An all afternoon. Brother Gudao Wenlong has the ideal of seeking happiness for the people of the world. This is very close to my heart. But what exactly? Implementation? How should political consultation be realized?"
Chen Long knew that if he wanted to conquer Huang Zhong, he had to explain his ideals clearly and openly. He pondered for a moment and said: "Han Sheng, the happiness of the people in the world is nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now in this world, some officials impose excessive taxes, so some people have no clothes." There are thieves and bandits who rob homes and homes, so some people have no food to eat; some wealthy families take advantage of them, so some people have no land to live in; some warlords are waging war, so some people have no roads to travel. Not to mention that the people are sick and cannot seek medical treatment, and there are children who cannot receive education. This is The emperor has lost his virtue. Everyone is born from his parents and is made of flesh and blood. Why is the gap between the rich and the poor so big? Today, if I want to realize the happiness of the people, I should lighten the corvee and reduce the tax, develop agriculture and run schools, so that everyone can have a good life. Everyone has something to rely on. Officials in counties and counties are all from wealthy families. If they control the politics of a county, they will harm the county. If they control the politics of a county, they will harm the county. This is the case all over the world. Now I In order to realize the happiness of the people, we should open up the official system in an eclectic way, so that talented and virtuous civilians can also be promoted. County officials belong to the army, and they all come from the people. However, officials are unscrupulous and generals are immoral. , so that the armies of counties and counties can be turned into private soldiers. Now, if I want to realize the happiness of the people, I should purge the officials and formulate laws so that the county officials cannot harm the people, the army cannot disturb the people, and the robbers cannot rob the people. It is an army that protects the country and the people. Rich and famous families do not engage in production. They own thousands of acres of fertile land. They are hereditary and full of fat. However, the tenant farmers are extremely poor and are exploited by the rich. If I want to realize the happiness of the people, I should suppress the rich. , return to the fields and farm, so that there is no shortage of food, and gradually become rich. The people have something to rely on when they are born, to support the old, to support the sick, to educate the young, to feed the poor, and to live in poverty, then the happiness of the people can be achieved. Realize it.”
After Chen Long finished speaking, he looked at Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong was holding a cup of tea, but didn't drink a sip. He listened carefully, pondered for a long time, twirled his beard and sighed: "We are all close relatives here. I have something to say. I wonder if Wen Long can listen to it. At today's lunch banquet, I When I heard Wenlong's poems, I felt quite rebellious. We are all subjects of the Han Dynasty. Although the world is in turmoil, why don't we rise up to uphold the principles of the government and restore a pure world to the world? Why should we rebel?"
Chen Long said: "The world is under heaven, and the people in the world are under heaven. Han Sheng wanted to help the Han Dynasty, and his sincerity can be expressed by the sun and the moon, but helplessly the bright moon shines in the ditch. I want to ask Han Sheng, in the court today, is the emperor the master?" Huang Zhong remained silent, and Chen Long continued: "The people above the court are nothing more than being controlled by relatives and eunuchs. The emperor's lack of virtue has accumulated to this point, so there is today's disaster of the Yellow Turban. The people of the world are suffering too much, and there is no way out. The county guards all support their troops and respect themselves, and Xiao Xiao and others even dream of becoming emperors. The world has collapsed, and war is inevitable. It is the most important thing in the world to end the war as soon as possible to unify the country and return a peaceful world to the people. Today In front of Han Sheng, I can swear that if I win the world, I will not proclaim myself emperor and replace the imperial power with a political consultation system. The representatives of the political consultation will be selected from the people of the world to formulate national policies for the benefit of the people. If I violate this oath, , willing to die at the hands of villains.”
Huang Zhong stood up, bowed to the ground, and said: "Huang Zhong has learned a lesson. Thanks to Wenlong, who can appreciate it and explain it to me in detail, today I feel like I have just woken up from a dream. I, Huang Zhong, want to fight for your ideals, but Han I'm so kind to you that I can't bear to leave you. One day, I will be free and come to join Wenlong again, okay?" Chen Long knew that Huang Zhong still hadn't turned around, and it was good to express his stance like this, so he stood up He helped Huang Zhong up and said: "It is only Han Sheng who thinks highly of me. I will always welcome Han Sheng here. I hope Han Sheng will come as soon as possible and work together for the common people."
After talking about the important things, everyone talked about the art of war. When it came to Huang Zhong's Red Blood Sword, Chen Long became interested in the Black Bamboo Secret Realm again. Huang Zhong promised to take Chen Long to explore it if he had the opportunity to do so in the future. The servant came up to say that supper was ready. The atmosphere of the family banquet was cordial and lively, and the four strong men drank a lot of wine. Chen Long returned to the room drunk, and saw that the poison of the peach blossom was gone and the color was as bright as before. They couldn't help but get entangled. The two loved each other and did some good things. After everything was done, Taohua touched her belly and whispered secretly: "I hope I can get pregnant this time." Chen Long was fast asleep beside him, looking for Zhang Ning in his dream, and he could still hear it.
Early the next morning, Chen Long woke up and remembered that he should go to meet Jiang Wan today, so he called Huang Gai. Huang Gai told some about Jiang Wan and said that Jiang Wan was Liu Min's cousin. Chen Long quickly called Huang Gai. Go call Liu Min. Three people and three horses came straight to the Jiang clan. The Jiang family is a famous family in Lingling. A large courtyard occupies a corner of the east corner of the city. When the servants at the door heard that the prefect was coming, they quickly went in to report to the family head. After a while, the middle door opened wide, and a tall man about sixty years old, wearing a silk scarf and Confucian clothes, with an air of immortality hurriedly came out and said, "I don't know if the prefect is here, Jiang." I apologize for being so far away." Upon seeing Huang Gai and Liu Min standing behind a tall and handsome man, they knew that the tall and handsome man was Chen Long, and they quickly stepped forward to salute. Liu Min called her uncle, and it turned out to be Jiang Chong, the current patriarch of the Jiang family and the father of Jiang Wan.
Chen Long helped Jiang Chong up and said with a smile: "Clan Chief Jiang, today I came uninvited. I would like to ask the patriarch Haihan." Then Jiang Chong quickly said where he was, welcome, and waved to invite a few people to come into the hall and sit down. Use tea. Passing by the Jiang Ancestral Hall, Chen Long held incense and bowed several times. Jiang Chong couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he saw that Chen Long was polite and courteous.
After drinking a few cups of tea, Chen Long got down to the topic and said to Jiang Chong: "I heard that the patriarch has a son named Jiang Wan. He is dignified and very smart. Can you please come and meet me?" Jiang Chong understood and quickly asked someone to call Jiang Wan. Everyone waited for Jiang Wan's efforts and laughed and said: "The governor doesn't know something. My wife and I only got this son when we were over fifty years old. We are quite spoiled. Although he is quite talented and learned, he is lazy by nature and was drunk yesterday. There is still a lot of things in the place of dissoluteness." Please don’t blame me, Governor."
Chen Long nodded and thought, do all talented people have personalities? After a while, I saw a tall man with thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, a fair face and no beard, a high forehead, looking tired and coming in soft boots. When the man saw his father, he bowed his hands and said, "What do you want me to do, father?" Bina looked at Chen Long and the others, saw Liu Min and Huang Gai, and said hello.
Jiang Chong quickly asked his son to meet Chen Long. When Jiang Wan heard that it was the prefect who had arrived, he also quickly bowed and saluted. After the ceremony, he stood behind his father. When Chen Long faced the Prime Minister of Shu in later generations, he saw that his face was as usual, neither humble nor arrogant. He thought that he must be a capable man, so he went straight to the point: "Gong Yan's name is like thunder, and I hate that we can meet today. A real man needs to make contributions and establish a career. I came here today to discuss with your father the matter of asking you to serve as an official. Your cousin Liu Min is already an official in my office. Gongyan is a great talent, even better than Liu Min. He can be my long history. In terms of official position, Just under me and Liu Xian, I don’t know what Gong Yan’s will is?”
When Jiang Wan heard this, he didn't comment and just looked at his father. When Jiang Chong heard this, he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Fortunately, the prefect is aware of it. I, the Jiang family, should obey it. But Quanzi is lazy by nature. He has never been an official and suddenly rises to a high position. I fear that it will delay the prefect's important affairs." Chen Long heard this and hehehe He smiled and said, "Didn't I invite Gongyan to serve as an official? The previous prefects did not use Gongyan. It can only be said that they have no vision." Jiang Chong also laughed when he heard this, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
Jiang Chong was about to say more, but Jiang Wan suddenly said: "I think the prefect is upright. Now he comes to see Jiang Wan in person. If Wan doesn't comply, his parents' hearts will be cold. I took up a lesson last night and said that there must be a noble person today. It's the prefect who comes to visit. What I'm confused about is, my divination has always been accurate, so why can't I see the prefect's origin?"
It turned out that Jiang Wan was a great talent and was proficient in divination. After Liu Min returned to the Jiang Mansion, he told his cousin about the reputation of the prefect and persuaded Wan to become an official. Jiang Gongyan started class last night. He expected that Chen Long would come to the door in the next few days, but he felt that the hexagrams were dim and unclear, like a dragon descending from the sky. I wonder who Chen Long is. How could such a great talent suddenly appear in this world? Today I wanted to see what Chen Long was like as a person. I saw that Chen Long looked extraordinary, but was actually a dragon or a phoenix among men, so I asked about Chen Long's origins. Chen Long knew that people in that era valued family status, which was actually a shortcoming in his recruitment of talents. He lied and said: "My ancestor once helped Emperor Guangwu revive, and his surname was Hu. The late emperor gave him the surname Chen. He resigned and lived in seclusion in the mountains. , I have been a hermit for generations. When I was young, I studied from an immortal master. Seeing that the world was in chaos and the people were hanging upside down, the immortal master allowed me to become an official in order to save the world. The name of the immortal master is strictly forbidden to be spoken, and I hope that Gong Yan will respect it. "Jiang Wan was dubious, but he couldn't help but feel awe, and said: "It turns out that the prefect was the late emperor who helped start his business, and Gongyan offended him. I look at the divination, and the prefect is a dragon and a phoenix among men, and he will definitely relieve the people of Li from hanging upside down. Listen to Liu Min's words, The prefect is also determined to benefit the people. Since the prefect favors him now, and my ambition is the same as the prefect, Jiang Wan is willing to beg for help and help the prefect." After saying this, he bowed deeply to the ground.
Chen Long was overjoyed and quickly helped Jiang Wan up with both hands and said: "I have Gongyan, just like I have a towering tree. It is not just a hand, but my future in Lingling will fall on Gongyan." Jiang Wan bowed again and bowed. Thanks.
Chen Long comforted Jiang Wan for a long time. Jiang Wan knew everything and was very familiar with Lingling's features. Chen Long also benefited a lot and told him that he would be responsible for Lingling's internal affairs in the future. When leaving, Jiang Chong expressed his gratitude without mentioning it.
Chen Long was in a very good mood after receiving Jiang Wan's promise. This future Prime Minister of Shu would naturally be able to manage the small Lingling in an orderly manner. Chen Long rode his horse slowly, thinking that it was time for this special division to be established. He originally wanted Huang Zhong to be the division commander, but now Huang Zhong is hesitant, so he has to go into battle himself. This military commander is really short of talent. Maybe it is time to go there. It’s time for Xiangyang to look for talented people.
