Fang Jie didn't send Xiang Qingniu far, but watched his figure disappear into the depths of the forest. As if Chen Hun and Chen Ha, who were behind Xiang Qingniu, had obviously changed into a different person, Fang Jie didn't know what method Xiang Qingniu used to achieve the so-called enlightenment of the Chen brothers, and he didn't know that the Chen brothers Is it right or wrong to follow Xiang Qingniu westward.
It is undeniable that the Chen brothers committed crimes and murders many years ago, and it was useless. It cannot be assumed that nothing happened just because their intelligence was not developed, but traveling west... After all, it was a narrow escape.
Zhuo Buyi said that after Chen Hun and Chen Ha were enlightened, they were willing to follow Xiang Qingniu because they were destined to pay off the debts they had done in this life, but Fang Jie didn't want to think that way.
Pay off the debt
Why go west
"who is he?"
Wanyan Yunshu watched the fat Taoist leave with curiosity in his eyes.
"He's... a real man, a strange man."
Fang Jie answered.
Wanyan Yun didn't understand, he always felt that the words of the Han people were very profound.
"He is a man who is greedy for money but not lustful, so even if he knowingly dies, he has to carry a load of gold, silver and jewelry. He is a lazy person, so he even finds it troublesome to walk. He is a cheater , so I would rather go around the distance than come here to trap the two of me."
"But he's my friend."
Fang Jie withdrew his gaze, turned and walked towards his team: "Life and death are the same."
As he walked, he unfolded a piece of silk cloth in the palm of his hand. It was stuffed into his hand by Xiang Qingniu before he left, saying that it belonged to the master of the Yanwu Academy who broke all laws, and let Xiang Qingniu choose a suitable opportunity. Give it to Fang Jie. Xiang Qingniu said that he wanted to travel to the West, so he couldn't find a suitable time to give this thing. But think about it again, isn't it the most suitable time to say goodbye
There are a few lines of small characters on the silk cloth, and the ink must not be full when the brush is used, so the writing is very shallow. But Fang Xie knew that this was just right, if he didn't have a steady hand, he would definitely not be able to write such superficial words. The silk cloth should have been torn off by the old man at random, and the silk cloth absorbs water, if the brush and ink are thicker, the dye will melt on the cloth, and the characters will not be formed.
The spirit boy descended from the sky is obstinate, he decides the south and the north and decides the east and west, the great wisdom and the foolish go as he pleases, rule the chaos and part the misfortunes and fortunes.
These four vernacular sentences seem very simple, but this is only Fang Xie's first impression. If someone else reads it, the first sentence will be completely incomprehensible. But even Fang Jie didn't think these four sentences were so obvious afterward.
When Fang Jie saw this sentence, his mind buzzed as if he had been struck by lightning.
The soul boy from heaven stubbornly...
This sentence is a thunderbolt.
It took Fang Jie a while to regain his composure. His first reaction was that the old man saw through his past and present lives at a glance? If so, could it be that the old man has escaped from the mortal womb and become a fairy? Otherwise, how could it be so clear and transparent without any obstruction
Fang Jie's origin is his greatest secret, destined to be shared with no one in this life. Even a confidante like Shen Qing, Shan Mu Xiaoyao, and a bosom friend like Zhuo Buyi and Xiang Qingniu couldn't say that. But if that old man who was huddled in a corner of the library and would leave on a crane at some point hadn't seen through anything, how could he have written such a sentence
Fang Xie's mind was in chaos for an instant, and then he took two deep breaths to calm himself down as much as possible.
perhaps…
Maybe it's just a meaningless sentence
The old dean Wan Xingchen was indeed special to him, but he never mentioned anything. He was given a book of notes, which contained many physiques and some perceptions that the old man had seen and heard for a hundred years. Fang Jie couldn't comprehend those obscure handwriting, even a sword manual, so he gave the booklet to Shen Qingfan.
The soul boy from heaven is obstinate, maybe it's just the old man who knows about his rough life experience
Yongzhou is indeed a stubborn land.
He walked and meditated all the way, the first sentence was all in his mind. Did Wan Xingchen see through something, or was it just a sigh
Set the south, set the north, set the east and the west.
What does this sentence mean
What is the old man trying to tell him
I didn't understand the first two sentences, and the latter two seemed meaningless, but Fang Jie felt that there must be something important hidden in such superficial words.
Walking all the way back to the line, Fang Jie didn't understand what the old man was going to tell him.
He got on the red horse and stared at most of the team that had already climbed over the mountain in a daze for a while. This is not a poem, even the children of the county school would ridicule the messiness of these four lines. But these four sentences did not come from the mouth of an ordinary person, but from Wan Xingchen.
That's why Fang Jie paid so much attention to it.
Xiang Qingniu didn't say a word when he left. He may have read these four sentences, but he didn't say anything more. It may not be that Wan Xingchen had something to say at that time.
The red horse chirped twice, and seemed extremely excited to walk along the mountain road.
But Fang Jie is like falling into the deep sea.
I was completely wrapped up in these four sentences of twenty-eight characters, and couldn't extricate myself.
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"After we crossed Mangdang Mountain, there was Chu County in Hadong Dao. Thirty miles below the mountain was Wan County County. I have sent people to investigate, and there are no rebels stationed in Wan County. After Sun Kaidao, the magistrate of Wan County, surrendered to the rebels, Unexpectedly, he was also conferred a noble title, and managed a county with the official position of a sheriff. This man is greedy for life and fears death. When Yin Poshan led his army to the south, he even sacrificed his own concubine to save his life. For the sake of Sun Kaidao's obedience, Yin Poshan didn't search Wan County very much. Therefore, Wan County is a rare place among the counties in Hedong Road where there are no people who go out to escape, but now the people are also scolding Sun Kaidao for being shameless .”
Zhuo Buyi pointed to the official printed map of the Sui Dynasty and spoke.
This map is not exhaustive, many places are just marked, and the terrain is not drawn at all.
"Although this Sun Kaidao is afraid of death, he seemed to have a good official reputation in the local area before."
Lu Fenghou said: "I have heard of this person's name in Huangyang Road. There has not been any famine in Wan County these years, because Sun Kaidao personally took the officials of the county government to go to the fields to farm. A lot of wasteland has been opened up. So this person is looked down upon by those scholars. How can an official go down to the fields in person so self-deprecating, the common people think he is a good official. Wan County is not big, half of the place is still mountains... it should be It is the poorest place, but it is one of the few self-sufficient counties in Hedong Road."
"This person has a great reputation, but I didn't expect him to be such a coward. He can even give away his own woman, what else can't be done?"
Chen Qianshan shook his head: "I think this person is not necessarily a coward."
"Why?"
Lu Fenghou gave him a blank look: "There is no loyalty in being an official. As soon as the rebels arrive, they will open the city and surrender. As a husband, he has no courage and gives his concubine to the thieves. Such a person is not a coward, what is it?"
Chen Qianshan said: "What you said is correct. Sun Kaidao sacrificed his concubine to save his life, but you also heard from Mr. Zhuo just now that Wan County is the county with the fewest refugees in Hedong Road! It seems that he sacrificed his concubine to protect the people of the whole county!"
Lu Fenghou was startled when he heard this, but he didn't know how to refute.
Zhuo Buyi nodded: "Although there are no rebels stationed in Wanxian County, Sun Kaidao spent all his wealth and some local gentry's funds to organize a team of about 500 people to defend the city bravely. Because the five With a team of hundreds of people, even bandits and bandits dare not take Wan County's idea lightly."
He glanced at Fang Jie: "I mean, although we abandoned the carts, the food and grass carried by the poor horses and the soldiers were enough to last for 20 days. Wan County is too small and there are no rebels, so we can fight in." Useless."
Fang Jie nodded: "We can't carry a lot of food and grass, so we can only raise troops by war. But what I want to raise soldiers by war is not to search for the people, but to attack the rebels. But we are not sure about the situation in the north of Mangdang Mountain. I understand, we don't know where the rebels in Chu County are. We don't know where the grain and grass are stationed. So Wan County still has to go, but it's not a fight, but an investigation."
"Chen Qianshan Lu Fenghou, the two of you lead the team and wait at the foot of the mountain. Restrain the soldiers and don't allow the soldiers to harass the people. We have just come here, so we must be careful in everything."
"Subordinates obey!"
Chen Qianshan and Lu Fenghou clasped their fists at the same time.
"Mr. Zhuo, let's take a trip to Wan County to meet that Sun Kaidao."
"Is the general interested in this man?"
Zhuo Buyi asked.
"If he is really a coward like a mouse, then you don't need to hold him up with a knife and he will know everything. If he is not with the rebels, he will still say what we ask. Since Yin Poshan can not move The people of Wan County show that this person is capable. If he has no ability, would Yin Poshan not want Wan County's food and grass just for a woman?"
"It's not easy to make Yin Poshan appreciate people in such a short period of time."
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The city wall of Wan County is less than two feet long, and several wall stacks have collapsed. There is a big opening in the city wall at the west gate, and two people can squeeze through. In order to prevent bandits from getting in through the opening, many craftsmen are filling the opening with mud. The Minyongs on the city wall were dressed in chaotic clothes and poorly equipped, but they looked very energetic.
"My lord, Liu Xuanfeng from the mountain brought people to step on the plates yesterday, and he has been circling around the Ximen side. This group of people bully the weak and fear the strong. As soon as the rebels come, they sneak into Mangdang Mountain, and as soon as the rebels leave, they come out to cause harm. The common people are more shameful than the rebels!"
The county magistrate Niu Xunda followed behind Sun Kaidao and said: "This guy has to bet on it as soon as possible. I'm worried that Liu Xuanfeng's people will sneak in at night. After all, he has two or three thousand bandits under his command, and we only have five hundred brave men."
The county magistrate Sun Kaidao hummed, seemingly absent-minded.
"What are you worried about?"
Niu Schindler asked.
"I heard that there was a great victory in the south of Mangdang Mountain... Luo Yao, the general of the left avant-garde, personally led the army to attack the Yellow Niu River, and more than half of Yin Poshan's troops were lost."
Sun Kaidao murmured.
"This is a good thing. The rebels are unkind and should have been exterminated long ago!"
Niu Xunda said bitterly.
"Yeah... It should have been destroyed long ago..."
Sun Kaidao repeated it, and there was a flash of sadness in his eyes.
Niu Xunda looked at Sun Kaidao's expression and suddenly understood why your lord has been restless these two days. At the beginning, in order to protect the people of Wan County, the lord did not hesitate to surrender to the bandits. Not many people in Wan County could understand what the lord was thinking, let alone the army of the left avant-garde
Once the troops from the left vanguard kill Mangdang Mountain, I am afraid that the adults will not escape...
Thinking of this, Niu Xinda's expression also became miserable.
At this moment, suddenly a group of knights came from a distance at high speed, there were about twenty or thirty riders, and they came straight to Ximen. There was anger in Niu Xunda's eyes: "Liu Xuanfeng, a scum, is here to make trouble again just because he has a horse!"
"Give me the bow!"
He shouted loudly, took his hard bow and drew out a feathered arrow: "Today, if this thief dares to shout again, I will shoot him to death with one arrow!"
Sun Kaidao was so preoccupied that he didn't hear what Niu Schindler said. He raised his head to look at the team flying from outside, and murmured, "Why is life more difficult than death?"