In Wudang, there are several shrines for worshiping incense in and out of the mountainous area. After Xu Fengnian and Yu Dilong left Xiaozhu Peak, they were on their way to the main peak. They happened to meet an acquaintance at Leigongjian, a deep gully. On the way up, Xu Fengnian went up to ask and found out that the two foreigners admired the grand occasion of Wudang incense, and after entering the mountain, they lingered and forgot to return. Fortunately, he was met by Chen Yao, and on the way out of the mountain, the old man had a good conversation with the middle-aged Confucian scholar. Fortunately, tonight was the full-five-month night of the fifteenth month. With the clear light all over the ground, the night road was still easy to walk. Xu Fengnian Don't rush back to Xixiangchi, and together with Chen Yao, send the pair of master and servant to the "one tendon" straight-forward Shinto. Confucian scholars obviously don't know that Chen Yao is the real person in charge of law on Wudang Mountain, and he is just an ordinary poor old Taoist. Xu Fengnian has such piercing eyes, you can see the clue at once. This scholar is dressed in plain clothes, and the young man who is away from home does not show his aura of wealth, but the jade pendant hanging on the young man's waist is not ordinary. It looks like a crouching deer looking back. It is a rare object that has been around for thousands of years. As for the bamboo bookcase, it is also polished and shiny. It is obviously something that has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is worthy of the four characters of a farming and studying family. The so-called heritage of the No. 1 family is reflected in these gentle details. Along the way, the middle-aged Confucian scholar asked Chen Yao for advice on scriptures such as "Daoshu Qizhen Pian" and "Zuodong Zhenjing Massage Guide Jue". Xu Fengnian could tell that although these scriptures were introductory classics for Taoist cultivation, But orthodox and full-bodied, it has been approved and explained in detail by the Taoist gods of all dynasties, and it is especially suitable for busy people to "sneak in" so that they can do both work and health. After Chen Yao sent his master and servant to the main road, the two parties broke up happily. The old man stood side by side with Xu Fengnian, watched the Confucian scholar in the south of the Yangtze River who traveled thousands of miles to Beiliang go away, and said with a soft smile: "Your Majesty, what can you see?" gone?"
Xu Fengnian nodded and said with a smile: "It should be the Luming Song family on Jiangnan Road, the accent matches, and the family background revealed by just a few words is also similar. Although the Song family is at the bottom of the top ten wealthy families in the Spring and Autumn Period, the thin camel is bigger than the horse. , and because the family is based in the north of the Guangling River and attached to the imperial court early on, it is not deeply involved compared to other families. Now it is considered a first-class high-ranking Chinese in Liyang. At the beginning, the Song family in the capital with a family and two wives , before becoming famous, they had to use the banner of the Luming Song family's distant branch to gain a firm foothold in Tai'an City. I heard that the Luming Song family complained a lot in private about the Song family who crossed the river and demolished the bridge."
Chen Yao twisted his beard and said with a smile: "If the poor guess is correct, this person should be Song Dongming, the youngest son of Luming Song Yeping. According to legend, before this son was born, an auspicious white deer rushed into the mansion, and Song Dongming came into being."
Xu Fengnian did not expect that it would be Song Dongming who came to Beiliang in person. He frowned and said, "This person is one of the hidden faces of someone in the imperial court. On the surface, after losing with Yin Maochun in the Spring of Yonghui, he has devoted himself to landscapes for many years, but in fact he has been Dormant and accumulating energy. The Song family always likes to speculate everywhere, but it seems too risky to put such an important figure as Song Dongming in Beiliang."
Chen Yao shook his head, turned sideways, looked at Xu Fengnian face to face, and asked, "Does the lord think that once Beimang's whole country goes south, Beiliang will lose more than win?"
Xu Fengnian didn't hide anything, and said calmly: "If Empress Beimang only uses half of the power of the country, and only invades south with soldiers and horses from the Southern Dynasty, I have full confidence to defend the border of Beiliang. Mang has all the seasons and generals. Even if Beiliang has two lines of defense inside and outside at this time, it is still impossible to block Beimang's iron hooves. To be honest, if Chen Zhibao hadn't been crowned king of Xishu, I would have allowed the Xu family of Beiliang to control Xishu and the south. The imperial edict has become the third line of defense, and I still have the confidence to drag the whole country to death in Beimang. In my master Li Yishan's plan, the more than 200,000 frontier troops on the border of Beiliang, plus the territory of the three states of Youliangling, The last is the Liuzhou Western Regions and Western Shu Nanzhao pockets, which are advanced layer by layer, enough to cover the millions of troops in Beimang. It's just that the imperial court successively used the prince Zhao Kai to go to the Western Regions with a bottle and Chen Zhibao to seal the king's vassal. Otherwise, with the two places of Shu Zhao as thousands of miles deep, even if the border is defeated, they can still be attacked and defended. Let alone five years, even if Bei Mang is given ten years, there is no way to transfer to the Central Plains zone!"
Xu Fengnian seldom confides his heart to others, especially for such important military and state affairs, and he will not take the initiative to mention a word to others, but he and Wudang Mountain have always been close, and Chen Yao is a respected elder on the mountain, the old head teacher Wang Chonglou Xu Fengnian was not the slightest bit wary of Hong Xixiang's younger brother. And a person, with a chest full of wine, always needs to say a few words. The moon and stars were sparse, and they walked slowly on the way back to the mountain with Chen Yao. Xu Fengnian continued: "It's a pity that after the death of the master, I couldn't keep his established strategy. At that time, I defeated Wang Xianzhi. I had two choices. One One is to go to Xishu nearby and kill Chen Zhibao, who ruined the plan of Beiliang. Killing my enemy Zhao Huangchao. Out of selfishness, I still chose the latter. Although I had a feeling at the time that killing Zhao Huangchao was easier than killing Chen Zhibao, but looking back now, it was still out of selfishness. , Now every time I think about it, I always feel uneasy in my conscience."
Xu Fengnian smiled, seemed a little embarrassed, and said softly: "Of course, the number of times I think of it is actually not many, including now, only twice."
Chen Yao smiled knowingly, "Pindao's master once told several of us that cultivating Taoism is easy to say, but it is not difficult to say, but in fact it is just 'being a true person, speaking from the bottom of your heart, and doing things with affection.' In Pindao's view , Cultivating the Tao is to gain the Tao, and there is nothing wrong with it. Everyone in the world is practicing and making choices, so there is a saying that "those who lose the way will help less, and those who have the way will help more". Since the prince is open and honest, the poor are also You might as well say something from your heart, if there is something disrespectful... Well, Pindao believes that the prince will not vent his anger on Wudang Mountain. What the prince has done in these years is still trustworthy. It is common sense that many houses are windy. This is the case in Beiliang. The prince sits in the northwest of the dynasty and faces the Beimang iron cavalry with General Gu Jiantang on the east line. Whether he is a king with a different surname or is scolded as the second emperor, this is the responsibility of the eldest son of the Xu family. Don’t shirk because of someone’s sarcastic remarks. Generations of people in Wudang are willing to get close to the general Xu Xiao. In addition to the general’s kindness to the Taoist priests on the mountain, most of them are poor Taoist brothers who respect the responsibility of the general. As the new head of the Xu family, the prince of the dynasty King Xinliang, the Wudang Mountains where Pindao is located are generally satisfied, but there is one thing that Pindao really can't see, and if he is not complaining today, he needs to let the prince know."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "It's okay for a real person to say it. Good words will be heard, and bad words will not be remembered."
Chen Yao glanced at the amiable young vassal king, and said solemnly: "My lord, you are too old-fashioned!"
Xu Fengnian never thought of such a statement, and was speechless for a while, dumbfounded.
The old Taoist said angrily: "After all, the prince is just a young man in his early twenties, and he is also a figure who has reached the top of the rivers and lakes. It should be the most energetic time, but why is he so depressed? He lived more than 80 years longer than Pindao. The old man of the year still has a vicissitudes of mind? Hey, not to mention that the poor are at the age of the prince, even the brother in charge of the teacher is not the same. At that time, the brothers Zhao Xiyi and Zhao Xituan of Longhu Mountain first went up the mountain to "ask" and "ask" Asking the sword', senior brother Wang beat and scolded him so badly that he lost his temper, and even carried his master on his back to Wudang for a long journey with a sword on his back. He climbed up Longhu Mountain and returned the color. So what about being grounded by the master and contemplating our mistakes? Our master, who spoke harshly in front of the senior brother, was furious, and when the old man locked the senior brother up, he immediately smiled at us, that mouth, but I couldn’t close for several days, and laughed at everyone I saw. But after the master left, Senior Brother Wang’s thoughts became heavy, and he didn’t feel better until he led the junior brother up the mountain.”
Xu Fengnian put his hands in his sleeves and kept silent, but there was some warmth in his heart.
Chen Yao suddenly laughed and said: "The poor Taoist has a little understanding of the prophecy, and I have two good news to tell, so I should thank the prince for giving back the Rhubarb Court."
Xu Fengnian half-jokingly said: "If the news is really good, I promise that Xiaozhufeng's incense will not lose to Wudang main peak in three years. Even if Beimang really breaks into Beiliang territory, I will keep Xiaozhufeng's lineage."
Chen Yao stared and said: "Let's not tell the good news first, the prince has one thing to keep in mind, the more sincere you are, the more cautious you are in your words! Don't you hear a word become a prophecy? When the ancient sages created words, the heavens wept, There is a lot of attention here. Now Zhao Shi Dynasty chooses Yu language as the official language, and it is even more serious. It all involves extremely complicated numerology and aura!"
Xu Fengnian nodded without arguing.
Chen Yao's expression eased a little, and he said with a smile: "One piece of good news is that there is a spirit of white dragons that advocates benevolence and morality, and they go to Liang from the north of the South China Sea. The second good news is that there is a wave of black dragons that advocates killing. Qi flows from east to west into Beiliang."
Xu Fengnian thought for a while, and said doubtfully: "The former should be a Qi trainer of the Guanyin Sect of the South China Sea. The latter?"
Chen Yao had an old look on his face, and he didn't reveal the secret.
Xu Fengnian couldn't believe it, and said to himself: "Could it really be here?"
Chen Yao smiled and said: "With the addition of the Confucian Song Dongming, Beiliang can be said to have gradually 'acquired the Tao'. At this time, the prince still thinks that Beiliang will definitely lose? There is a certain number of luck in this world, one ebbs and another, and the Liyang court first It is not a good omen for the Zhao family to commit suicide, and then several people from Tai'an City quietly leave one after another. But for Beiliang, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the prince, so you must not miss it!"
Yu Dilong looked at Master.
Imposing.
There is a python looking up behind him.
Furious bullfighting.