Although Zhang Yan was not involved in the miscellaneous studies, he knew a lot about them. He also had a general understanding of what the academics in the miscellaneous field were like, so Zhang Yan was not surprised at all when Luo Changshan said such words. These people, especially those who have experienced being surrounded and suppressed by mainstream schools of thought, are even more easily frightened. The first thing they think of is to protect themselves.
However, today is different from the past, and Luo Changshan also knows this very well, otherwise he would have let the people from Xiyuan County run away long ago, and would not even think of asking Zhang Yan for his opinion.
"Senior Luo, is the situation in Xiyuan County so bad? Didn't you say that the defense line has been stabilized before? What? From what you just said, it seems that you are almost out of control?" Zhang Yan is more curious about the situation in Xiyuan County. Some time ago, he heard from Zhou Cang that Lin Zedong brought the Bagua array to set up military garrison in Xiyuan County. The soldiers were scattered into chess pieces, and the joint defense was staggered step by step in the way of playing chess on a chessboard. This year's victory over the monsters was achieved. The most eye-catching result since the clan started the war.
But listening to what Luo Changshan said, it seemed that was not the case.
"Mr. Zhang, the situation in Xiyuan County is far more critical than the outside world reports. Those monsters are like crazy. They know that the vertical wall in front of them has been cleared, but they still rush towards Baishi City desperately. Although Lieutenant General Lin Zedong in front is very good at fighting, Plan, but under the fierce attack of the demon clan, it is still inevitable to retreat.
Nowadays, the southwest front part of Xiyuan County can be said to be a bare land. Not even a mouse can be seen, let alone a living person. It is said that even the corpses were used by the demon clan as dry food for the army. The dozen or so people we sent to improve the ordnance also retreated all the way to the vicinity of Baishi City. The demon tribe's camp is already less than a hundred miles away from Baishi City.
In fact, if His Majesty hadn't sent 20,000 forbidden troops before, and the leading 3,000 vanguard troops had arrived at Baishi City to garrison, otherwise the West Route Army might have continued to retreat and build a defense line instead of holding on.
So the situation is already critical. "
Zhang Yan frowned. The two words "defend" are enough to explain the current situation of Xiyuan County. Moreover, once the imperial army arrives, there is no reason to retreat easily.
What Zhang Yan thought of was the days and nights he spent on Yubei Mountain Fortress. It's not a joke for the demon clan to go crazy, it's really a desperate attempt to fill it in.
"Senior Luo, although the situation is critical, it can still be regarded as an opportunity. What the military talks about is friendship. Only when we live and die together can we call ourselves brothers and sisters. Only then can we be accepted by most people instead of just being a simple errand. So. The younger generation thinks it’s better to stay than to leave.”
Luo Changshan sighed and said, "What Mr. Zhang said is no different from what those in the army said. He is risking his life."
"Senior, let me put it bluntly. As long as you are on the front line, where is the safety and security? If you want to integrate, if you want to change the situation of the miscellaneous students, how can you do it without taking some risks? Just like the efforts of seniors to promote Our Miscellaneous College, no one can say whether it will be overthrown one day. Didn’t seniors never take a step back? Do you think it’s reasonable?”
"I'm old, sometimes I always look forward and backward and lack the ability to make decisions. It seems that it is indeed time to let the young people go as my husband said."
Luo Changshan laughed at himself a few times and then stopped talking to Zhang Yan. He was also worried about what happened in Xiyuan County, and it was not that he didn't understand the reason. Now Zhang Yan also suggested giving it a try, which comforted him a lot.
After all, the situations in Xiyuan County and Langyuan City are different. There is a scene of Zhang Yanzhen here in Langyuan City, and no one in Xiyuan County can suppress the monsters they face.
On the way back, Wang Nian asked Zhang Yan: "Teacher, I just saw Grandpa Luo looking scared. Why? Doesn't the book say that brave men are fearless? Isn't Grandpa Luo a brave man?"
Smart children always think about things unexpectedly. Wang Nian can be called the best among the three children in terms of observing words and emotions. They were all trained when they were naughty and spanked. At this time, he noticed Luo Changshan's emotions. At the same time, I am also curious as to why such a learned scholar would be afraid of things.
Isn’t it true that the higher the knowledge, the more fearless one becomes?
Zhang Yan also glanced at Wang Nian in surprise and said with a smile: "A brave man can indeed be fearless. But he is hampered by the constraints around him and often cannot help himself.
Just like Senior Luo, he is a scholar of heaven and man, and he naturally understands things and is fearless. But Senior Luo is not alone, and his lineage of miscellaneous studies is what ties Senior Luo back. There is no such thing as "fearlessness" when people are tied together, so you can tell from Senior Luo that he is afraid. "
Wang Nian was thoughtful.
Yang Rui then asked, "Teacher, do you need to cut off all ties if you want to be truly fearless?"
"Cut off all the ties?" Zhang Yan did not expect that these words would come out of the mouth of a child of several years old. He was stunned for a moment before replying: "There are countless ties in life, not to mention the growth of human heart and flesh. Is it possible to just break it off?
but. The Taoist sect also has a method of killing emotions, but I do not recommend this method. "
"Teacher, why is this?" Yang Rui asked curiously.
"My teacher said that there are countless ties in life, just like the roots of a tree. If you want to cut them all off, you will suffer a lot of pain. There are thousands of avenues, and people are among them. Why bother to follow this ruthless path?"
"Oh, the student knows." Yang Rui responded obediently.
But Zhang Yan didn't see the usual look of sincere listening in Yang Rui's eyes. There was a sudden thought in my heart, and I secretly thought that this kid Yang Rui is not really interested in the method of killing love, right? !
You shouldn't be so indifferent to time and emotions at such a young age...right?
Thinking of Yang Rui as a prince. Zhang Yan was not sure about the growing environment of this royal family. The royal family has always been cold-blooded, and when they were young, they didn't know what was going on, so they really planted the seeds, and it's not impossible to go on the road of killing love in the future.
But before Zhang Yan could speak again, a girlish voice sounded behind him.
"Actually, it's not that troublesome. You just need to make yourself stronger, stronger than anyone else. Then you don't have to worry about being tied down, right? Then you won't be afraid."
Zhang Yan turned around and saw Liu Rui's red face and serious expression.
Seeing Zhang Yan pause and look at him, Liu Rui stuck out his tongue and said timidly: "Brother Shitou said that as long as you are the best at fighting, others can't bully you, and you can be fearless of anyone. I feel like what the teacher just said This is the reason for "fearlessness".
Teacher, am I right? "
Zhang Yan opened his mouth and finally said nothing but nodded towards Liu Rui. Indeed, when a person reaches a certain level of strength, he can no longer worry about everything. I am the biggest in the world. No matter how many ties there are, who dares to touch them? If you dare to move, just crush it with one foot. If you can really achieve this, maybe you can really be called "fearless", right?
And I have to say that compared to Zhan Qingwen, who seemed to be interested in Yang Rui, Liu Rui's thoughts were more in line with Zhang Yan's thoughts.
