Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
Even so, someone has to jump out and offer some advice.
Bai Yutian was so happy that he finally persuaded the three sisters Cui Yingying, A Xing, and A Zhu to be the initiators of the rebellion against Biluo Lake.
After returning to the library and sharing his good mood with Taoist Wushan, he saw that Taoist Wushan knew nothing about the assassination of Zhizhoufu Yamen last night. While his smile did not diminish, he explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly. clear.
Although Taoist Wushan was a little surprised after hearing this, he was not worried because he had lived in Bianliang, Kyoto for many years, and was no stranger to Master Fan Zhongyan. He knew that Master Fan was not only difficult to kill, but he also respected and loved the people from the bottom of his heart. Count most of the time. Moreover, Bai Yutian is harmless to him, Fan Zhongyan, and he is still an old friend. It is better to appease the White Lotus Sect with a gentle policy than to suppress it with force. There is no conflict of interest. There is no need to bully Bai Yutian with words, let alone face to face and behind the scenes.
When Bai Yutian saw that Taoist Wushan had no objection to him escorting Lord Fan Zhongyan to Qingzhou, the uneasy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He was in a good mood and talked with Taoist Wushan about how to eliminate the martial arts saint Zhao Mingxiu.
Taoist Wushan has long been dissatisfied with Zhao Mingxiu, an old man, and always wants to take off Zhao Mingxiu's sanctimonious mask. However, he has been holding back because he cannot find a helper who can compete with Biluohu. , waiting hard for the opportunity.
It was rare for Bai Yutian to regard Zhao Mingxiu as an irreconcilable enemy and a like-minded person, so he confided in him and talked about everything.
Bai Yutian felt that Zhao Mingxiu was like a poisonous snake hiding deep in the grass. The lush wormwood helped him hide his whereabouts. As long as he stayed still, it would be difficult for him to be discovered, let alone eliminated. Inadvertently, I thought of the methods of "stopping grass and frightening snakes" and "knocking on mountains to shock tigers", and asked Taoist priests from Wushan for their opinions.
Wushan Taoist thought about it carefully and thought it was very good. Not only did he support it, he also added a "cover up" plan.
Ah Xing and Ah Zhu were preoccupied with the safety of their master Dong Xiaowan. They were worried and kept asking questions.
Although Taoist Wushan did not want to associate with children with low IQs, the matter concerned the White Lotus Sect. As members of the White Lotus Sect, Ah Xing and A Zhu were nominally allies. They knew that some things were reasonable, so they made it clear that they wanted to conceal the truth. Come.
Trying to hide something is an idiom derived from a historical story.
It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, Cui Zhu, an official of the Qi State, married Tang Jiang, the wife of the late Duke Tang, who was a stunning beauty. Duke Zhuang, the king of Qi, was lustful. After learning about Tang Jiang's beauty, he couldn't help himself and secretly dated Tang Jiang. Cui Zhu was very angry when he learned about it. He lied about being ill, laid an ambush at home, took advantage of Duke Zhuang's visit, killed Duke Zhuang, and established a new king. The historian responsible for writing the history of the state of Qi was an upright man. He truthfully recorded that Cui Zhu killed his monarch. In order to cover up the crime of murder, Cui Zhu killed three historians in succession. When the fourth historian arrived, he still refused to be coerced by Cui Zhu and adhered to his principles and recorded truthfully. Seeing that killing people could not solve the problem, Cui Zhu had no choice but to give up and no longer care about how the historians recorded his regicide.
Cui Yingying said: "Isn't this just a story? How did it become your plan?"
Wushan Taoist smiled and said: "Think about Cui Zhu, the regicide is a fact. In order to cover up his crimes, he killed the historians one after another. Not only did he fail to clear himself of the charges, but he made his ugly behavior more exposed to others. This' The key to covering up his evil deeds is to make his evil deeds clear to the perpetrator. In order to cover up his past evil deeds, he will definitely try his best to eliminate those who are aware of the evil deeds and make them die without any evidence. If he wants to cover up all evil deeds, he must make sure that all those who participated in the evil deeds are involved. Killed all the people, but who knew that killing one person would add to the sin. As the number of bad karma increases, more and more people are killed, and it slowly moves into a vicious circle. The more it is covered up, the more evil it becomes. Exposed, the more exposed you are, the more evil you will do, and in the end there will be no end, as everyone in the world of martial arts knows."
Cui Yingying suddenly became worried and said, "If this happens, wouldn't my mother be in extreme danger?"
Wushan Taoist said: "What is extremely dangerous. If she is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light from now on, Zhao Mingxiu cannot do anything to her. If she does not repent and continues to act as an aide, death will not be a pity."
Cui Yingying said: "But..."
Bai Yutian held Cui Yingying's hand and said: "Yingying, there is nothing to be ashamed of in front of right and wrong. If Zhao Mingxiu doesn't die, if your mother continues to be his accomplice in Zhao Mingxiu's evil deeds, even if she is alive, it is equivalent to death. Besides, as long as Bai Lian, The Sect and the Biluohu Sect are inseparable. Apart from slandering your mother and your White Lotus Sect, Zhao Mingxiu will be unable to do anything else. Your mother and the White Lotus Sect are protected by the Song Dynasty court, so there is no danger."
Cui Yingying said: "Then what are you going to do?"
Bai Yutian said: "Allowing the three of you to come with me is equivalent to striking a grasshopper and frightening the snake. Asking Mr. Fan Zhongyan to meet your mother is equivalent to knocking on the mountain and frightening the tiger. If we kindly tell Zhao Mingxiu some of the evil things he has done, it is just to cover up the obvious. He Zhao Mingxiu will definitely try his best to cover up his past sins for the sake of Biluo Lake's future and his own good reputation, thus falling into the trap of "covering up the obvious" and being unable to extricate himself. When the time comes, if people are not afraid of power, great power will come. Eliminate it. Zhao Mingxiu can do it with just a little effort."
Wushan Taoist said: "Okay, the rules of martial arts can be rewritten from now on."
At this moment, Fu Xiaoyin walked in and said, "Young Master Bai, Mr. Fan, the pacifier, has invited you to drink tea at the Zhizhou government office."
Wushan Taoist said: "Didn't you drink tea last night? Why are you drinking tea again today?"
Fu Xiaoyin glanced at the three sisters Cui Yingying and smiled without answering.
Bai Yutian quickly introduced the three of them: "This is my wife Cui Yingying, who went to the Zhizhoufu Yamen last night. Those are Yingying's two junior sisters, A Xing and A Zhu. They have learned that Master Fan means to be kind to the White Lotus Sect, and even Out of gratitude, I would like to escort Mr. Fan to Gyeongju for his appointment with me."
Fu Xiaoyin heard about it, bowed slightly and said politely: "I have met my sister-in-law, I have met Miss A Xing and Miss A Zhu."
Cui Yingying and her two junior sisters returned the greeting: "I've met the general."
Fu Xiaoyin smiled and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm just a sergeant."
A Zhu smiled and said: "Today you are a sergeant, tomorrow you are a centurion, and the day after that you are a general."
Fu Xiaoyin was slightly polite and said: "I would like to lend Miss A Zhu some kind words."
A Zhu politely said: "Definitely."
Bai Yutian saw that the atmosphere was harmonious and asked: "Brother Xiaoyin, do you know why Mr. Fan is looking for me?"
Fu Xiaoyin said: "General Zhong Shiheng is here. He learned that there was an assassination in Zhizhoufu Yamen last night. He insisted on Lord Fan ordering the arrest of the assassin and punishing him severely as a warning to others. Lord Fan knew that General Zhong had good intentions, so he After telling you about your sword dance last night, General Zhong was very worried about Mr. Fan’s safety on the road, so he wanted to see you.”
Wushan Taoist said: "One is a man of the world, and the other is a general who leads troops to fight. They are completely wrong. What's the point?"
Bai Yutian said: "Do you have other intentions that you can't tell me?"
Fu Xiaoyin smiled and said: "General Di said, if you insist on asking, there is nothing you can't say."
Wushan Taoist said: "If that's the case, then you can just say it happily."
Fu Xiaoyin said: "General Di said that among the subordinates General Zhong brought today, there is a monk named Wang Guangxin who is very skilled. He wants to compete with you to see if you are qualified to escort Master Fan to the celebration." The state will take office."
Bai Yutian said: "I escorted Mr. Fan to Qingzhou. What does it have to do with him? Is there any need to compete!"
Fu Xiaoyin smiled and said: "Brother Bai misunderstood. General Zhong brought those people here to escort Master Fan to Qingzhou for his appointment. Master Fan does not want to take away people's love, so he will not appreciate it. General Zhong is worried about Master Fan. I thought of this method because I wanted Master Fan to accept those people so that they would be safe on the road."
Wushan Taoist said: "Your General Di didn't say anything? He saw Bai Yutian dancing with a sword last night."
Fu Xiaoyin said: "It concerns Master Fan's safety. If my general dares to interrupt casually, he can't say anything."
Bai Yutian smiled slightly and said to Taoist Wushan: "Taoist Master, the safety of the three of them is entrusted to you."
Fu Xiaoyin said: "Brother Bai, just go and stay in the hotel where General Di is staying. No one dares to make trouble without Mr. Fan speaking out."
Bai Yutian stood up, brushed Cui Yingying's hair, and said: "Stay well, don't think about it, wait for me to come back."
Taoist Wushan said: "You can just go. What I said so clearly just now, and they are still thinking wildly, can only mean that the true strength of the Lotus Sect has been exhausted, it has become a rotten tree, and there is no way to save it."
Bai Yutian hummed and smiled, followed Fu Xiaoyin out of the building, and walked towards the Zhizhou government office.
In the backyard of the Zhizhou government office, many people looked anxious, except for Fan Zhongyan, Di Qing, and Zhen Jinlian, who came with a girl carrying tea.
The first brother, a general about fifty years old, bowed slightly to Zhen Jinlian, took the tea, and said: "General Di, doesn't that boy named Bai dare not come?"
Di Qing took the tea and replied with a smile: "General Zhong, among the people that your Excellency likes, including you and me, who doesn't respect integrity and give orders like a mountain? When will there be those who 'shrink in front of the battle, disobey orders, and talk nonsense'" Have you been here before? Just be at ease."
General Zhong smiled slightly and said: "General Di, you and I are both soldiers. It is our duty to obey orders. Orders like mountains are related to the life and death of our subordinates. It is different. How can we be compared with people in the world? General Di's words are wrong."
Di Qing glanced at a soldier next to General Zhong and said with a smile: "General Zhong, I seem to have heard that the warrior next to you was a martial artist before. He is very loyal and brave to General Zhong today." Jia. It can be seen that the word 'loyalty and courage' has no origin, only the heart."
General Zhong smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and was about to speak when Bai Yutian came quickly behind a soldier.
Di Qing stood up and said politely to Fan Zhongyan: "Sir, Young Master Bai is here."
[The idiom "the one who made the figurines first" was extracted by later generations from "Zhongni said in "Mencius: King Hui of Liang, Part 1": 'The one who made the figurines first has no descendants?' It is used because it resembles a human being."
In the era of Confucius, nobles were buried with living people. Later, with the decline of slavery and the rise of feudal society, the custom of using slaves to be buried was gradually abolished, and "cud souls" tied with thatch and other human figures appeared instead. The burial of real people is historical progress and a manifestation of human nature's benevolence.
Later, the invention of making figurines for burial was invented, but making figurines not only consumes a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, but also makes the figurines very much like real people (Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the best example). Confucius felt keenly at that time that burial with figurines would not be beneficial to the complete abolition of the concept of burial. Later generations would inevitably rekindle old thoughts and fear that not only would they be buried with figurines, but they would also be buried with human beings again. Therefore, he said, "The original creator of the figurines has no descendants." ?" worried question.
Using human-like clay figurines to replace human sacrifices is a manifestation of human nature's tendency to benevolent. Confucius, who loves others, would not belittle them even if he did not praise them.
The author believes that even if the word "initiator" cannot appear as a complimentary word, it can also appear as a neutral word. 】
