"Hahaha, I am very happy today to be praised by such a sage-like figure like you."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei smiled happily, then changed his tone and said confidently, "It's just that the old master also has a backup plan. It's not yet known who will win!"
"Then, fellow Taoist, please step up your efforts to meditate and return to Qi. I see that in the realm of gods, I can detect crises and protect my fellow Taoist."
Wang Yangming said to Zhang Zhiwei.
"good!"
Zhang Zhiwei nodded seriously, immediately entered a state of trance, and quickly returned to Qi.
Just after Liang Youyi left and Zhang Zhiwei meditated and returned to Qi, it was only half a stick of incense.
Tap tap tap!
The ground began to tremble from far to near, and the trembling feeling became more intense as time went by. Finally, the trembling turned into trembling, as if thousands of troops were coming here in order.
And that's exactly what happened.
"Fellow Taoist, the enemy is coming!"
In the Dantian, Wang Yangming issued a reminder to Zhang Zhiwei, who was briefly in trance.
Zhang Zhiwei had already exited from the trance state before Wang Yangming issued the reminder. His spiritual realm was not inferior to Wang Yangming's. He could even sense the end of his lifespan, so he could naturally detect incoming people in advance.
He looked up, and sure enough he saw groups of people wearing cloth-covered armor but with different colors of clothing riding towards the Shanhaiguan City Gate at high speed.
These people were in neat formation, full of energy, well-equipped with weapons, and equipped with a large number of firearms. He recognized them at a glance. They were the Eight Banners Army. Moreover, looking at the troops, they were vast and boundless. There were at least tens of thousands of them. .
"Hush!"
"Stop!"
In the Eight Banners Army, the leader of the white formation, a knight in his thirties wearing white cloth armor, stopped about a hundred feet away from Zhang Zhiwei.
The knights and infantry in the rear all stopped in unison after the leading knight gave the order. It was already forbidden.
"Old Taoist, are you the Ming Dynasty Imperial Master in the rumors?"
The leading knight looked at the messy battlefield ahead, then at the old Taoist who was sitting cross-legged and staring at him and others, and asked.
"Yes, the old Taoist is Zhang Zhiwei, the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty."
After getting up and dusting himself off, Zhang Zhiwei asked, "Who are you?"
"This king is Duduo, Prince of Heshuoyu of the Qing Dynasty!"
After Duduo confirmed that the Taoist in front was the Great Master of the Ming Dynasty, he shouted, "According to the intelligence, we know that you are a strong man who has surpassed Gang Qi Jin and reached the realm of heaven and man."
"But this battle with Guan Ning's army has probably exhausted all your strength."
"After all, Shanhaiguan is also the most powerful pass in the world that has been at odds with the Qing Dynasty for decades. Even if you are a master in the realm of heaven and man, you cannot achieve this step without spending any money."
"Oh? You are Duduo, and I am a strong man in the realm of heaven and man. Where did you get the information?"
Zhang Zhiwei looked curious, "You know, I have only just broken through to the realm of heaven and human beings!"
"Hahaha, of course someone told me."
Seeing Zhang Zhiwei, the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty, answer his question, Duduo smiled and said, "Here, bring him up."
Sure enough, just as Duduo finished speaking, a person was grabbed by the Eight Banners soldiers wearing armor. Zhang Zhiwei recognized this person. This person was the person who disappeared on the city wall before. I remembered correctly that he should be Wu Sangui's confidant.
"My lord, it was this Ming Dynasty master who was in the realm of gods and humans who used magical powers to cut three thousand knights of Guan Ning's army into pieces!"
As soon as the visitor came out, he knelt down in front of Duduo and said tremblingly, "This person is extremely dangerous. I advise you to proceed with caution!"
"How dare a slave talk about his master?!"
Duduo glanced at this person, but showed a bloodthirsty smile to Zhang Zhiwei, "I met the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty for the first time, and I didn't prepare any gifts. Why not give the informant's head to the Imperial Master to make amends!"
Swipe!
Duduo drew out his saber, and before the man could react, he decapitated him with one blow, and then threw the man's head towards Zhang Zhiwei.
Gulu!
The head was thrown next to Zhang Zhiwei, bloody, and ironically, it also had a rat tail.
"Didn't this man surrender? Why did you kill him?"
Zhang Zhiwei looked puzzled, "Is this how you treat the Han people who surrendered to you?"
"No, no, no, it's different. Even if this person surrenders, he doesn't raise the flag. He is just a slave. Naturally, my prince has the power of life and death over this kind of slave."
As if he was not the one who just started killing people, Duduo said with a smile, "But you are different. You are a real master. As long as you sincerely surrender to our Qing Dynasty, we will not make things difficult for you, even after entering the customs." , whatever high-ranking official or salary you want, whatever the Ming court can give, I, the Qing Dynasty, can give it to you."
"Hey, those who don't raise the flag are not human beings. Those who use this system are still civilized and uncivilized savages."
Zhang Zhiwei didn't answer, just sighed.
"Uncivilized savages?!"
Duduo laughed loudly when he heard this, "But this set of rules works very well in our Qing Dynasty. This just shows that you are wrong. People in the world are divided into three, six, and nine grades. Could it be that in the Ming Dynasty, the superiors kill everyone?" Will ordinary people be punished? Our Qing Dynasty is just a little more naked."
"Yes, this is the law of society. There will eventually be classes between people."
Zhang Zhiwei nodded, but asked, "But, it has always been like this, is it right?"
This question was shocking and made people reflect, but some Eight Banners soldiers laughed after hearing this.
"I don't know if it's right or not, but since it's good for me, I will naturally uphold this set of rules."
Duduo, who was riding on the horse, showed an admiring look to Zhang Zhiwei below, "As a person with vested interests, you can ask such a question. It is very interesting that you, the national preceptor of the Ming Dynasty, can ask such a question."
"How about it? Have you thought carefully about surrendering? This time, my eldest brother asked me to take the post of General Dingguo. I can't wait too long."
"Young man, you are also very interesting, but you won't be too experienced."
Zhang Zhiwei shook his head, with a determined look on his face, "Since we have decided to stop here, you will not be able to get through this Shanhaiguan before the old Taoist falls."
"Oh? Old man, have you really decided?"
Looking at the old man in front of him who looked at death as if he were at home, Duduo felt a little regretful, "When will this world be defended by you old guys? If there is no one to call us in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Young people naturally have young things to do. As the saying goes, with greater ability comes greater responsibility."
Zhang Zhiwei smiled, and his aura began to rise, "Today I can only let this old man, who thinks I have so much ability, stay with you to the end!"
