The raging snow is so cold that the heaven and earth are killing each other. The murderous intent is rampant in the dilapidated thatched hut. It is truly murderous. The two of them stood and sat together, and they stayed together for as long as they had a cup of tea. The standing one has a sword in his hand, the sitting one is defenseless.
The north wind blew the silk threads on Zhang Xun's sword, and the precious and bright silk threads were as bright as blood.
Zhang Xun finally put away his murderous intention. Although the hand holding the sword hilt was still firm and strong, the time of holding a cup of tea was enough for the two of them to calm down. At least Zhang Xun had calmed down.
When the common man was angry, blood splattered three feet. Regardless of whether Zhang Xun was the common man who was so angry or not, with his strength, in Mo Sheng's eyes, ten or a hundred Zhang Xun combined would not be enough. He just sat there like that. Still, no matter how Zhang Xun slashed and stabbed him, if he could hurt even an inch of his body, he would be considered a loser. Zhang Xun's sword was not the flying sword of Xu Jingyang's sect. It could not hurt him, let alone kill a dragon. Mo Sheng was not blindly confident. After all, there was a difference between immortals and mortals. Even if Lei Wanchun under Zhang Xun's tent used Taoism, it could not hurt his life, let alone an ordinary person with scrap metal. Zhang Xun was certainly not that kind of fool, he was just a conditioned reflex in anger, and at one moment he really had murderous intentions towards this rebellious person. No matter how cowardly a clay figure is, he will still be unable to control his anger when he hears insulting words about his parents. Although the emperor is not a parent, in the world of Confucian scholars, heaven and earth are kings, relatives and teachers. Except for the emperor, heaven and earth, the king is supreme.
What was sacred in Zhang Xun's mind was nothing special in Mo Sheng's eyes. He is a Mohist, among all schools of thought. Except for the Legalist who can even kill himself, the Mohist is the most rational. Some of them are more than rational, and even paranoid. The reputation is not in vain for sticking to the rules. In Mohist's world view, everyone in the world is the same. Whether you are an emperor or he is a beggar, all people are equal by nature, and there is no distinction between high and low. Chen Sheng, who held high the so-called first banner of peasant rebellion in Daze Township, borrowed Mohist ideas and shouted out that slogan that shocked the past and present.
"Does the prince and general Xiang Ning have the guts?"
Regardless of the fact that Mr. Chen She, who evolved from a sparrow to a swan, was himself of noble origin, his highly inflammatory shouts were indeed enough to make people die, and become famous even if they died.
So Mo Sheng could directly scold the emperor. He felt that that person was not much different from himself. You are obviously stupid, so why can't I scold you. What's more, he had heard rumors that the elders in the sect had vaguely mentioned some things about the reversal of the fortunes of heaven and earth, and the rumors that heaven would backfire and use life as a warning. He felt more than hatred for the emperor who held the fate of the human race in his hands. But Zhang Xun didn't know the inside story. It was not okay for others to call the emperor's name and curse him. The emperor, the emperor, the minister, the father, the son, the son, the emperor is the king, and the ministers are the ministers. The emperor can be unkind, but his ministers cannot be unfaithful or disrespectful.
This Confucianism is the most despised by the Mohists. The king you are loyal to is obviously a bad seed that is rotten to the roots, but he insists on being a paper framer and trying to make it look better. He never thought that no matter how much he pruned the bad roots, he would not be able to grow good fruit. Only pedantic people can do that. I would guard those bad roots, water and fertilize them, and even crush my own bones after death so that the tree could absorb them, hoping that the bad tree would miraculously grow well. I never thought that I would do the same. It can be a tree, or it can take root and sprout into the sky.
Mo Sheng thought these people were stupid, but these people felt Mo Sheng was pitiful.
When a person is born reading and writing, the first lesson he learns is benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. Being disloyal to the emperor means being an alien, a traitor, and An Lushan. What Mo Sheng said today would be a treasonous statement at any time or place, so Zhang Xun's anger was real anger, and his murderous intention was also real.
Zhang Xun let go of the hand holding the sword, secretly calmed his breathing, and finally sat back on the pile of hay. Mo Sheng's eyes slowly lowered following Zhang Xun's movements, and the invisible realm was withdrawn into his body bit by bit.
Mo Sheng also had murderous intentions, so he opened up his realm to the maximum extent, and no one would sit still and wait for death. Although in his eyes, Zhang Xun's martial arts realm was not much different from that of an ant, but after all, the other party did not take action first. If he Once he took action, Zhang Xun would definitely die on the spot with a splash of blood in five steps with just a wave of his hand. So he was waiting for Zhang Xun to pull out his sword and stab him in the body before doing it himself. With his level of cultivation, he could definitely do whatever he wanted. After chatting for almost two hours, Mo Sheng was completely sure that the Zhang Xun in front of him was really not afraid of death. He was already prepared to leave his life in Suiyang. He didn't want to kill such a person. Even if tonight's conversation ended on such an unhappy note, he would at most take his companions from the Mohist Guild and abandon Suiyang and go to another city.
Suiyang may not be broken without Mo Sheng, but without Zhang Xun, it certainly cannot be defended.
Zhang Xun sheathed his sword and sat down for a long time, his eyes never leaving Mo Sheng's. Mo Sheng did not avoid them either. The two looked at each other, talking and competing silently.
"I wonder why Mr. Mo commented so on those people just now? Please enlighten me."
Zhang Xun spoke first. He had created the tense atmosphere, so naturally he had to break it. Mo Sheng didn't care about Zhang Xun's undisguised murderous intent towards him just now. He was also unfaithful to Zhang Xun's proactive overtures. Then, borrowing the donkey's help from the slope, he started speaking again.
"I dare not. The reason why Wang Sili is stupid is because he encouraged others to kill someone, and the fool who was encouraged was Ge Shuhan, and the fool he planned to kill was Yang Guozhong. As for this big drama, there is one person from beginning to end. The puppet being led away is the current emperor!"
This time, Mo Sheng did not call the emperor by his first name. After all, Zhang Xun was about to draw his sword just now, so he had to keep his temper to a certain extent. If he was really cut down, Zhang Xun looked so scared.
Zhang Xun didn't know that Mo Sheng was laughing at him in his heart. He had selectively forgotten the tense situation just now and focused on the battle again.
"Mr. Mo, please speak clearly."
"good!"
Mo Sheng replied simply, followed him and leaned forward, looked at Zhang Xun, and suddenly smiled mysteriously.
"If you don't say something right, please don't draw your sword and kill people again. I am very timid..."
After saying this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Mr. Mo was such a wonderful person, and then he laughed awkwardly.
"Mr. Mo is making fun of you. I'm afraid you must have weighed it carefully. It's just a joke. With Mr. Mo's ability to turn a knife into a knife with his hands, I can only make you laugh... Hahaha"
Because of an unexpected confrontation, the two people found out something about each other. Although the sword opened the mouth, they didn't want their minds to merge a lot.
If I had another glass of wine at this moment, it would be a great pleasure in my life!
A thousand cups of wine with a close friend is too little, and half a sentence without speculation is too much.
This poem in "Collection of Famous Sages" is really suitable to be used today.
The two joked with each other for a while, and then slowly calmed down. Zhang Xun also let go of himself. He took off the sword from his waist, took off his helmet, and reached out to pull the cotton robe on the table into his arms. , shook it off impatiently, picked up the collar, and draped it over his body with a splash. He held the hood of the cotton robe to his head with his hands. He shrank his body and wrapped his hands tightly around the collar. His whole body was wrapped in a warm robe. There was only one face left, and he didn't care about his official image. After cleaning it up, he looked at Mo Sheng who was in a daze across from him and said with a deep breath.
"Mr. Mo, you Moists are good at everything, but this... this..."
After a long time, Zhang Xun didn't come up with anything, so he had to continue.
"You're not cold, I'm almost freezing to death..."
Ha ha ha ha……
This time, Mo Sheng no longer smiled modestly and restrainedly, but slapped the table with one hand, pointed at the funny Zhang Xun with the other, and laughed loudly.
The two of them were smiling like this, like two good friends who had known each other for many years, smiling without grace and arrogance. The arrogant laughter merged together, like a tornado soaring into the sky, raging the wind and snow in Suiyang City. The arrogant snow and wind were torn to pieces by the laughter at this moment, and it was so embarrassing.
"Let's talk about the brother Shu Han who guarded Tongguan first. He was originally a famous hero with both civil and military skills. He had a distinguished family background, was loyal to justice, opened up new territories, and made many meritorious deeds. He can be regarded as the most powerful person after Wang Zhongsi. He was an influential general, but he was such a wise man, but he didn't want to end the war. He was confused for a moment, and it was at this moment that he ended up in ruins and ended in a complete failure."
"I have heard of General Geshu. The ballad sung by the people on the western frontier, 'The Big Dipper is high, Geshu carries a knife at night, and he still peeps at the herds of horses, but dare not cross Lintao.' was written about him. I heard that this man was deeply loved by Wang Zhongsi. Appreciated by the general, he defeated Tubo many times. He was appointed by the emperor as the third division commander of Yitong in Kaifu, the prince's Taibao, the Duke of Liang, the envoy to Hexi Province, and the title of Prince of Xiping County. Even the one who refused to obey the heaven and the earth refused to accept it. Li Taibai also highly praised this person and wrote: My husband is like this, and the three armies are invincible with one call. Wei Qing is the general, Bai Qizhen is a sentence. I also learned later that General Geshu was in Tongguan was defeated by Cui Qianyou of Anlu Mountain, and it is said that General Geshu surrendered to the enemy, I don’t know whether it is true or not?”
After listening to Zhang Xun's question, Mo Sheng changed into a more comfortable sitting position. Not to mention, with some extra grass under his buttocks and the fox fur coat, it was much more comfortable than the cold and hard ground. He was also a human being, so it was good to feel more comfortable. It’s quite hard work, so save some effort if you can.
"Ge Shuhan is a man, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to beat those barbarians in Tibet into being obedient and obedient for decades. You may not have seen those barbarians, but I have. They are all tall, tall, with big noses and wide ears. Originally known for their strong character, bravery and fighting skills, plus the intermarriage princesses rewarded by Emperor Taizong, they brought our farming and smelting methods. These barbarians learned our calligraphy, read our military books, had a full stomach, and polished their skills. After getting ready with swords and guns, I thought about avenging the beatings of our grandfathers. During Taizong's time, General Hou Junji could kill thousands of enemies in one battle. In our generation, whether it is General Wang Zhongsi or Brother Even Shu Han has not insulted the face of our ancestors, we are still standing, and they still have to kneel."
After hearing Mo Sheng's compliments, Zhang Xun felt proud and felt comfortable. He then asked:
"If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. The ambitions of the Rong and Di are not the same as those of Hua! Tubo has always been a close enemy of the Tang Dynasty. General Ge Shuhan can guard the border for decades and rarely loses in battles with the enemy. I don't think it will be a waste of time." A person with no reputation, but I don’t know why he fell into the hands of Cui Qianyou. Forgive me for my ignorance, I really don’t know much about Cui Qianyou.”
"To be honest, we in the Mohist Guild didn't know Cui Qianyou very well before. As a trusted general of An Lushan, this person has always been secretive, but he didn't want to defeat his brother Shu Han in Tongguan in one fell swoop. With thousands of troops, I don’t know whether he is really smart and clever but hides his clumsiness, or whether he is a blind cat who has encountered a dead mouse. In short, in the battle of Tongguan, if you look at it from an outsider’s perspective, Cui Qianyou fought really well, although his brother Shu Han He was forced to go out to fight and couldn't use his hands and feet, but we can't deny that Cui Qianyou is really powerful!"
Speaking of Cui Qianyou, who has been in the limelight in the past year, Mo Sheng couldn't help but raise his tone. Zhang Xun who stood firm at Yongqiu was impressive enough in Mo Sheng's eyes, but compared to Cui Qianyou's results, they pale into insignificance.
"Mr. Mo, please stop tempting me and tell me the specific battle situation quickly!"
Obviously, Zhang Xun couldn't sit still. Whether it was Ge Shuhan or Cui Qianyou, he was eager to know the confrontation. These people were likely to be his opponents in the future. How could Mo Sheng, a ready-made intelligence spy, get Take advantage of it.
"As for Ge Shuhan, the battle was very fierce. After all, he is a man who has followed the military god King Zhongsi. He is an expert in military tactics, strategy, battle formations and marching. If it weren't for the fact that the Turkic terrain is too high and the soil and water are not suitable for him, Ge Shuhan would have led the troops long ago. But he naturally has some shortcomings, that is, he likes drinking, indulges in sex, and likes killing. Although he is not very enthusiastic about power, who doesn't want to get bigger and bigger in officialdom? When Li Linfu was the prime minister , An Lushan was afraid of his power, so he racked his brains to make friends with him. He always said nice things and gave him real money and silver. He was short-tongued and soft-handed. Although Li Linfu was also wary of An Lushan, he was a human being after all. There must come and go, and just like that, An Lushan got on Li Linfu's boat. Later, the emperor secretly instructed Li Linfu to train An Lushan in order to suppress the prince's power in the court and contain Ge Shuhan in the army. The Northwest Army. As for Ge Shuhan, he had always been on good terms with Yang Guozhong. Later, Yang Guozhong replaced Li Linfu as the head of the prime minister, so he worked harder to win over Ge Shuhan and suppress An Lushan's power. From then on, An Lushan and Ge Shuhan John secretly competed, while the emperor hid behind the scenes and pulled the reins, watching the dog-eat-dog fight between the two men."
Although the emperor is happy to fight with snipe and clam, he still needs to be superficial. For a while, the two men fought so fiercely that no one in the court could stand it any longer. As more and more memorials were piled up, the emperor planned to find a time to bring them together to ease their relationship. After all, they are all dogs raised by themselves. It's okay to chew meat and shed hair, but there is no need for dogs with missing arms and legs. So later, taking advantage of the opportunity for three people to enter the court together, the emperor sent Gao Lishi to hold a banquet in the inner palace to entertain Ge Shuhan and An Lushan. He asked the two famous men to sit on his left and right sides respectively, and persuaded them to treat each other as brothers. . An Lushan was a smooth and sophisticated person, and he would never show off his talents before he could fly. After he had had enough wine and food, he obeyed the emperor's words and took the initiative to show his favor to Ge Shuhan. He held up the wine and said to Ge Shuhan, "My father is a Hu and my mother is a Turk. Your father is a Turk and your mother is a Hu. Our blood is so similar, how can we not feel close to each other?"
Naturally, Ge Shuhan looked down on this guy. He claimed to be a scholar, and his ancestors were very noble. His grandfather was the prince Zuo Qingdao, his father was the deputy governor of Anxi, and his mother was the Khotan princess. You An Lushan An unclear bastard is worthy of talking to me about his father and mother. He deliberately showed off his knowledge and answered An Lushan in a rather mysterious way:
"The ancients said that when a wild fox howls toward the cave where it was born, it is an ominous sign because it has forgotten its roots. How could my brother Shu Han not do his best!"
This incomprehensible remark was certainly incomprehensible to An Lushan, who had limited education, but from Ge Shuhan's sinister tone, one could tell that it was not a good word, and it was nothing more than a mockery of him. At that time, during the banquet, the emperor had returned to the palace. An Lushan was so angry that he did not care about his disguise. In anger, he pointed at Ge Shuhan's nose and yelled:
"How dare you, a Turk, speak like this!"
Ge Shuhan is not someone to be trifled with. He is also the result of blood dripping from the mountain of corpses. How can he let a bastard scold him in vain? He was about to get up and take action. Gao Lishi saw that the situation was not right. The two of them looked like they were about to fight. He quickly winked at Ge Shuhan. Ge Shuhan didn't want to offend the first eunuch around the emperor, and he didn't want to make things worse and embarrass the emperor, so he accepted Gao Lishi's look, betrayed his face, turned around and sued, laughing. Go out and go. An Lushan, who had suffered a loss and been humiliated, was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas left his body. However, he could not have an attack and could only greet Ge Shuhan's elders in his heart. From then on, the relationship between brothers Ge Shuhan and An Lushan became even stronger. After that, both of them made repeated military exploits and prospered in officialdom. An Lushan dominated the northeast, and Ge Shuhan shocked the northwest. They were both dominant and should not be underestimated.
"Oh, it turns out that there are such stories between General Ge Shuhan and An Lushan. Then I guess as a political opponent of An Lushan's rebellion this time, Ge Shuhan must be extremely enthusiastic to be the thief-defeating marshal! No wonder Your Majesty Ken sent him there, it turned out to be a meeting between enemies!"
Zhang Xun's conjecture immediately triggered Mo Sheng's denial.
"Extremely sincere? No, on the contrary, he came out of seclusion in mourning. Ge Shuhan, the thief-challenging marshal, was not begged by himself, but was installed by the emperor forcefully. Ge Shuhan couldn't push him away even though he was crying. , we could only carry the men and horses, crying, while being carried to Tongguan!"
"Oh? What's the reason for this?"
"This is related to the hobbies of Ge Shuhan just mentioned. Since ancient times, it is nothing new for heroes to be fond of wine and sex. Ge Shuhan is also well aware of this. However, after many years of fighting, Ge Shuhan himself has grown older. , I heard that the year before last, he was in his mid-fifties. One night, this man was drinking and listening to music at home. He was drunk and caught wind and cold on the way back to the inner room. That night, he had nightmares and suffered from wind and wind. His mouth was crooked and his eyes were slanted, and he was unconscious. After that, although he invited famous doctors and immortals and took a mountain of good medicine, he finally saved half of his life. The emperor took pity on him and allowed him to return to Chang'an to live, and also asked the imperial doctor to carefully diagnose and treat him. The days that followed , Although Ge Shuhan’s condition has not been eradicated, he has been treated to the point where he can walk a few steps. "
"Why is the wind so powerful? It can blow a vigorous general to paralysis. It's really strange."
Mo Sheng listened to Zhang Xun's soliloquy and sneered.
"Hmph, what kind of wind is it? It's the wind from the underworld!"
"The wind of the underworld? What does this mean?"
The more Zhang Xun listened, the more confused he became. Why was it so easy to find another place in the underworld?
"It is said that Ge Shuhan was a man who brutally killed people. He also had a domestic slave named Zuo Che, who was fifteen or sixteen years old and was born with amazing physical strength. Ge Shuhan himself was also highly skilled in martial arts and was good at using spears. He often led troops to chase him during wars. Those Tubo deserters caught up and made them kneel in front of their horses. He put the spear in his hand on the opponent's shoulders and shouted and cursed. The Tubo soldiers were naturally frightened. They were fighting for their swords and meat, so what were they doing? Just do whatever you want. After admiring the soul-stricken expressions of the deserters, Ge Shuhan pierced their throats with a spear, then lifted them up three to five feet with one hand, and finally threw them to the ground. The slave left the cart and then dismounted and beheaded the opponent. The master With tacit cooperation, teasing, torturing and killing captured soldiers became a familiar pastime."
"Although General Geshu's move is cruel, what does this do to the underworld?"
"As the saying goes, there is a god when you raise your head three feet high. Ge Shuhan defended the country's borders. He was loyal to the emperor and also protected the people of the Tang Dynasty. Although there were countless people killed on the battlefield, it was the duty of the army, and he had the luck of the king to protect him. There is nothing wrong with it. But this person killed the prisoners in vain, treating the captured soldiers as ants, and tortured and killed them at will, making these people full of great fear when they died. These great fears gathered together into large numbers, and they did not want to go back to the underworld to take care of them. They gathered around Ge Shuhan, encroaching on Ge Shuhan's own realm of king's fate. Over time, the realm of king's fate was broken, and the evil spirit turned into wind and entered his body. If he does not die, his fate will be hard."
"The realm of king's destiny? Yin evil turns into wind?" Zhang Xun had no clue about these unfamiliar terms and could only mutter in his mouth.
"You are not a cultivator, so you don't know these things. I will explain them to you in detail when the time comes."
The second lady finally returned to her mansion. She entered the gate and looked at the warm inner room. She couldn't help but walk faster and faster. She walked to the warm door curtain in three steps and then turned off the gauze lamp in her hand. He opened the curtain, opened the door, and jumped into the room impatiently. He didn't even have time to put down the food box, so he quickly closed the door, turned around, and trotted towards the charcoal brazier in the room. They couldn't get any closer, and after being warm for a while, the second lady remembered that she still had the food box on her arm, took it off and put it at her feet. She stretched out her hands on the brazier, spread her fingers, and started the fire.
It's so cold outside, it's better to stay at home!
I don't know how important it is for those two weirdos to have to carry it in such an ice cave. I hope God will be kind and stop it from snowing. What can I do if it freezes my man out?
As for God who was so focused on watching the theater, who knows whether he will hear her prayers or not!
