Chapter 207 Chapter Four

A little blood was added to Wang Shichong's face, and then he slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Xu Ziling, Wang Xuanying, Wang Xuanshu, Ouyang Xiyi, Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu, Yang Gongqing, Linglongjiao and others beside Su Li's couch, and sighed: " I can't die yet." Sitting on the bed, he leaned back slightly, and said to Kou Zhong who was pressing his palm against his back: "How is the situation now?" Kou Zhong replied in a low voice: "The situation is great!" Wang Xuanying lost his voice and said: "Father is injured like this, and you still say that the situation is very good?"

Today Zhao even Ouyang Xiyi feels that Kou Zhong's words are too much to be ironic. Unexpectedly, after Wang Shichong coughed twice, he nodded and said: "Fortunately, you have your longevity spirit, which makes me turn evil into good fortune. As long as I have one or half a month's work, I will be able to fully recover. Ha! You can use my injury In exchange for Li Mi's kingdom, this is a very good deal." Hearing Wang Shichong's words, even Wang Xuanying's ugly face softened. Wang Shichong suddenly said: "The plan will be released?" Kou Zhong said calmly: "After cutting through the wall, the prince can see the guests!"

Except for his good brother, everyone was stunned. Chen Changlin came to Xu Ziling and said in a low voice, "It's done!" The back hall has become a forbidden area. Not only the doors and windows are closed, but all the entrances and exits are guarded by Wang Shichong's cronies. Xu Ziling adjusted his spirits early, sat cross-legged on a high stool facing the wall, his right hand pierced through a small hole cut out in the wall, and then passed through another small hole in the back of the chair, pressing on the back of Wang Shichong who was sitting against the wall , Genuine Qi was sent out slowly, connecting all the injured and blocked meridians of the most powerful person in Luoyang like a bridge, so that he could support him to cope with the coming scene.

Chen Changlin and Linglongjiao guarded Xu Ziling outside the screen that properly covered him. This is exactly the clever plan that Xu Xingzhi carefully conceived to hide the truth. Wang Shichong in the front hall let out a heavy breathing sound, straightened his back, and his breathing changed from weak to long and even. After a while, footsteps sounded, and at least thirty people entered the front hall, all of whom were senior generals stationed in the army under Wang Shichong in the Eastern Capital. The voices of saluting and greetings continued one after another. Lang Feng's voice sounded: "Everyone, please stand up!"

Amidst the buzzing, all the generals stood up one after another. Wang Shichong coughed dryly and said: "Today, my prime minister summoned all of you to come here. There is really great news. Victory is already in sight. I would like to ask General Yang to explain the situation to you." Yang Gongqing immediately said excitedly: "The plan to lure the enemy has been accomplished. Now Li Mi thinks that Lord Shangshu was seriously injured in the attack and his life was dying. In fact, someone else was injured. Tonight, Lord Shangshu will go to Yanshi to fight against the army in person, and teach Li Mi how to fight." And can't go."

Wang Shichong laughed and said: "General Lang Feng is the main one here, and General Song Mengqiu, Xuanying and Xuanshu are the deputy. You must strictly abide by the military orders and not relax. After the Japanese Prime Minister returned triumphantly and suppressed the rebels, it is about meritorious deeds." reward." All the generals agreed with a bang, with high spirits. At this time, Xu Ziling could no longer support it. Fortunately, Song Mengqiu ordered the generals to keep Wang Shichong's injury a secret, and the generals left immediately. Xu Ziling hurriedly withdrew his right hand, and Kou Zhong, who was by Wang Shichong's side, infused Qi to keep Wang Shichong's spirit.

Ouyang Xiyi's voice came and said: "Brother Shichong, how do you feel? As long as we see a group of people again, Brother Shichong can go back to the back hall to rest!" At this time, footsteps started again, Xu Ziling took a deep breath, put his hand through the wall and over the chair, and pressed Wang Shichong's back. Xu Ziling was sitting cross-legged on the couch in the side room, Kou Zhong pushed the door open, lay down on the ground with a tired face, as if giving up everything, spread his limbs and moaned: "Do you know what is the most difficult thing in this world to deal with? It's people who are always intriguing, harming others and benefiting themselves. As long as there are people, bad things will happen."

Xu Ziling didn't react at all, Kou Zhong fell into a deep sleep after a while. The heavy rain stopped half an hour ago, but the sky is still full of dark clouds, which makes people feel that the torrential rain can come back at any time. When Xu Xingzhi and Ouyang Xiyi came to look for them, Kou Zhong woke up and sat up in a daze. Ouyang Xiyi asked in surprise, "Why do you sleep on the floor?" Kou Zhong stretched his waist and said, "This is called absorbing the earth's energy." He bounced up again and said, "How's the situation outside?" Ouyang Xiyi sat down and said, "Yang Tong launched two counterattacks successively to test the morale of our army, and ended up returning with a loss of troops. From my point of view, unless they have foreign aid, they should be waiting to die."

Kou Zhong and Xu Xingzhi sat down on the left and right of him respectively, the former said with a smile: "This is called self-binding, even if you go to the prince, you will only get Li Mi in exchange, I really don't understand what Dugu Feng is planning?" Xu Ziling opened his eyes and greeted Ouyang Xiyi first, and then said: "This should be unexpected. Originally, they wanted to use Li Mi's power to gain control of Luoyang while the prince was going to Yanshi. Unexpectedly, it happened unexpectedly." It was not secret, so the prince rushed back in time, so the situation was chaotic, and Li Mi took advantage of it."

Xu Xingzhi interjected and said: "Shen Luoyan, Huang Gongcuo and others left Luoyang this morning, looking after the Wagang Army is like an arrow from the string, and it is bound to go." Kou Zhong said happily: "Li Mi! Even if you act like a ghost, you still have to drink my Kou Zhong's footwashing water." Then he said with lingering fear, "But last night was indeed extremely dangerous, almost never turning over .” Ouyang Xiyi said ruthlessly: "I know people's faces but don't know their hearts. I never thought that Ke Feng would be such a despicable villain."

Xu Xingzhi pondered and said: "Is Lao Junguan in collusion with Li Mi or Dugu Feng? This point is very important." Kou Zhong analyzed: "It should have something to do with Li Mi. The host of the Laojun Temple is the old demon Taoist Bichen, maybe he will follow Zhu Yuyan's footsteps and pay Li Mi's attention. If one day Li Mi becomes the emperor, the evil spirit of Bichen will The Zhidao Sect can then become the state religion, suppressing the orthodox Buddhist sects of Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Temple. Hmph! Pichenda is indeed a wishful thinking, but I want to teach him to steal a chicken without looking at it." Ouyang Xiyi sighed and said: "I never thought that Li Er's successor would have such a treacherous evil, I really wish I could kill Cuiyun Peak immediately and do justice for the heavens." At this time, a servant came to report that Song Lu wanted to see Kou Zhong. Kou Zhongzheng wanted to ask Song Lu for help with something, so he happily went there. Song Lu and Kou Zhong sat down in the side hall. After the servant girl withdrew, the former asked in a low voice, "Is Wang Shichong in danger?" Kou Zhong leaned over and said, "It's not that serious, but I want to recover! I'm afraid it will take at least ten days." Song Lu frowned and said, "How could you be so negligent?" Kou Zhong didn't dare to hide it from him, so he briefly told the whole process, and then said: "Li Mi's strength can break the heart, and he is very domineering. Fortunately, Xiaoling caught him in time and cooperated with Wang Shichong's own body-protecting true energy. Reduce 70% to 80% of the invading punches, otherwise Wang Shichong may die early." Song Ludao: "Li Mi's 'Di Sha Quan' is quite famous in the Jianghu, so he is also full of confidence in his martial arts. With this mentality, he will never expect that the true energy you practiced from "Longevity Jue" will return to heaven. It’s no wonder that Shen Luoyan and the others didn’t even have the interest to stay for a while to observe the changes, and took advantage of this morning when a large number of city residents flocked to seek refuge outside the city, they also left by boat.” Kou Zhong laughed and said, "If I hadn't let them go, they wouldn't be able to leave as they please. Tonight I will go to Yanshi, how is Uncle Lu doing?" Song Ludao: "Now the north should be in a situation where there are continuous battles. It is useless for us to stay here. I will go south by land later. What do you want to say to me?" Although he said it lightly, it was obvious that he wanted to express his position on the Song Clan. Thinking of Song Yuzhi, Kou Zhong felt a sense of loss, and after a while he said: "Whether I, Kou Zhong, is qualified to compete for the world depends on whether I can find treasures, otherwise, even if there is trouble, I can only be a small thief. Now it seems that It’s empty talk, it’s too early to speak.” Song Lu Ranxu smiled and said: "If everyone like you has to find treasures before uprising, Yang Guang can still sit safely on his throne!" Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "This is different from the past. At that time, the whole world shared the same grievances. As long as someone came out and raised their arms and shouted, they could gather a crowd to riot; or if they themselves were generals in power in the Sui Dynasty, they could have soldiers and money. Wealth. Now that the separatist regime has been established, if you want people to work for you, you must have something unique to attract people. Isn't it rumored that if you can get the "Yanggong Treasure House" in the world, you can win the world? This is what I, a poor ghost, need most s things." Song Lu nodded and said: "Just listening to your words, I know that you understand people's hearts, Xiao Zhong. This is the first condition for fighting for the world. Don't worry! As long as you can make some achievements, our Song family will definitely support you. Hmph! If you teach Hu If people rule the world, do we Han people have a place to live?" Kou Zhong knew that he was referring to the increasingly powerful Li Clan. The Li family, a noble from Guanlong, has always been actively marrying Xianbei and other nobles who invaded during the Northern and Southern Dynasties in order to expand their political and military strength; while the southern gentry like the Song family, they married their daughters to protect themselves, not to be crowned, in order to maintain bloodlines and culture. pure.Therefore, mutual suspicion between the North and the South is unavoidable. It is common for Hu and Han to marry in the north.The clans with the "surname Lu", such as Yuan, Changsun, Yuwen, etc., are all very active in politics and military affairs.Yang Tong's close minister, Yuan Wendu, whom Wang Shichong wanted to denounce, and Changsun Wuji, one of the generals in Li Shimin's Tiance House, were not Han Chinese.Naturally, the Song clan was suspicious and repelled. If it weren't for this delicate situation, Song Que would not have made the alliance agreement that Song Yuzhi would give to Li Tianfan if Li Mi was able to capture Luoyang.It's all because Wang Shichong is also a barbarian. But it is clear that Kou Zhong, a newly rising southerner, is more in line with the Song Clan's wishes than Li Mi. Kou Zhong nodded and said: "My boy has something to ask, I'm afraid only Uncle Lu can handle it properly." Song Lu happily said: "Stop praising me! I watched you grow from an unknown boy to a rising master respected by the world's martial arts. It was like watching my own child grow into an adult. If I need help , just say it." Kou Zhong was moved in his heart, and he said after a while, "I want Uncle Lu to pass an important message to Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch." After explaining the conspiracy of Liu Wuzhou and Xiao Xian in detail, he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Lu must explain the situation to the owner of the mall clearly. If someone else went there, if she suspects it, it will be a mistake." Song Lu nodded and said, "I understand! This matter is on me." Kou Zhongdao: "If we are lucky enough to defeat Li Mi, Xiaoling and I will go to Jiangdu to see how we can deal with Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing's coalition forces. Uncle Lu can tell the mall owner that I will send another person named Xu Xingzhi to report to her Situation, she also knows this person." Song Lu pondered for a moment, then snorted coldly: "Xiao Xian is really abominable, let us contain Lin Shihong, and he will pass through the important towns north of the river, but how can Zhu Can let him expand north?" Kou Zhong remembered that Zhu Can, who called himself "King of Jialou Luo", had fought against his daughter "Poisonous Spider" Zhu Mei who was a master of martial arts when he accidentally hit the auxiliary vehicle at the wharf of Baling City.He casually asked, "How is Zhu Can doing?" Song Lu said: "This man is cruel and unpopular. However, he has hundreds of thousands of men under his command, so he should not be underestimated. Recently, he has fought with the three major bandits. Although he has the upper hand, he cannot expand his power. If you can His soldiers will surrender and rule his land with benevolence, and cooperate with the elite fighters of Pegasus Ranch and the rest of Jingling to accomplish a great deal." Kou Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, he nodded and said: "Uncle Lu's words are very true, as expected Jiang is old and spicy." Song Lu laughed dumbly and said, "This matter is easier said than done, but if you can get rid of Zhu Can's great harm, it will be a great thing in itself, and it will make your reputation spread far and wide, and the hearts of the people will be convinced. The three most powerful bandits, together with our Song family's Lingnan army, at least a quarter of the world will fall into your bag." Kou Zhong said furiously: "As long as the 'Yang Gong's Treasure House' is released, all this will not be difficult to achieve. Then Uncle Lu must lead the army to help me." At this time, a guard came to report, and a guest asked to see him. Kou Zhong was in high spirits, he was interested in meeting anyone, and shouted impatiently: "I'm not free now, alas! Who is here?" Jin Wei replied: "He called himself Qin Chuan, and said Kou Ye would definitely see him." Kou Zhong lost his voice: "It's her!" Kou Zhong stepped into the small hall, Shi Fei Xuan, who was pretending to be a Confucian scholar, sat silently in a corner, her face was quiet, and she watched Kou Zhong's approach with clear and clear eyes, as if she would not let go of even his slightest move. Her fairy car image has the power to transform the place it is in into a fairyland holy place, and the ordinary small hall is also stained with an otherworldly atmosphere because of her presence. Kou Zhong came to her right side and sat down, there was only a small gap between the two, he smiled and said, "Did Master Shi get me Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling confused, I wanted to find Xiaoling, but I mispronounced my younger brother's humble name for a while. " Concubine Xuanfang felt a strange feeling in her heart. It was the first time that someone dared to tease her since she left the teacher's school and set foot in the world. Before her peerless celestial appearance, who would not be awed by her extraordinary demeanor, fearful of losing her composure and causing her to despise her. Shi Feixuan said indifferently: "Brother Kou must be a joking and cynical person by nature. Feixuan is here to pay a sincere visit and would like to ask a few questions. And Feixuan is not a fairy." Kou Zhong leaned back in the chair easily, breathed a sigh of relief and said spontaneously: "If you want to have questions and answers, it is best for Shi Xianzi to find the boy Shimin of the Li family. The younger brother may disappoint Feixuan." Concubine Xuan frowned slightly and wondered: "Brother Kou has not yet known what Concubine Xuan wants to ask, why is he waiting in full force and full of hostility?" Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "Because I'm afraid of the fairy, you want to give me a chance that looks fair but is not fair, to see if I, Kou Zhong, is a talent to rule the world like Li Xiaozi. Once you confirm your opinion After that, even if you try your best to help Li Xiaozi deal with me in the future, you will have no regrets in your heart." Concubine Xuan smiled and said: "Brother Kou's quick thinking, I have only seen it in my life, so it's no wonder that I can dominate the world in this troubled world. But please forgive my concubine Xuan for being stupid, why should Brother Kou say that I have prejudices in my heart, thinking that Brother Kou and How about Li Shimin?" Kou Zhong laughed and said: "This is not a prejudice at all, but a fact. Now my younger brother is just starting out, and he still doesn't know how to fix the country. He will only ask you dumbfounded and end in embarrassment. So I prefer not to answer , you can still leave some sense of mystery for the fairy, you can imagine it, and you will do it if you think about it. Hee hee. Think about why the younger brother is so arrogant." Concubine Shixuan said angrily: "You do have self-knowledge. But only in this point, there are not many people can match you. But if this is the case, why don't Brother Kou choose a wise man in his heart and help him rule the world and relieve all peoples? trouble?" Kou Zhong snorted coldly and said: "I, Kou Zhong, am I willing to be a follower? It's one thing to fight for hegemony in troubled times, but another to rule the world after one rule. If you want to ask, don't you ask me how to win the world Right! It's too early to tell otherwise." Shi Feixuan said with great interest: "Brother Kou believes it or not, Feixuan is not here to discuss the way of governing the country with Brother Kou. Now that Brother Kou proposed, Feixuan couldn't help being curious and wanted to ask for advice. In your current situation, how can you stand out from the crowd when the situation has become divided?" Kou Zhongxiao shrugged his shoulders and said: "I just see walking. If there is nothing I can do, I will go back to Yangzhou to open a small restaurant. Hey! Xiaoling and I are both excellent cooks. If a fairy passes by our restaurant, we will open a small restaurant. Let me tell you a little vegetarian dish. Ha! I am a person who goes with the flow. The fairy will not have to worry about the little brother in the future, if you are happy, you can go and help Li Xiaozi!" Concubine Shixuan smiled coquettishly, Kou Zhong was dumbfounded by her beauty and beauty, and then said spontaneously: "Taigong Jiang learned the strategy of the Yellow Emperor's "Yin Talisman", played the strategy of "Six Secret Secrets", and assisted the King of Wu to destroy the merchants. Establish a country. Su Qin obtained the method of Guiguzi, and used the technique of unification to lobby the princes and hang the seal of the six countries. The great Han Zhang Liang carefully studied "Sushu" and "Sanlue", and calmed the world for Liu Bang. Now the "Longevity Jue" obtained by Brother Kou Although it is a treasure of Taoism, it can make brother Kou one of the top martial arts masters in the world, but it has nothing to do with fighting for the world to rule the world. If so, why not retire early, make the world proud, and make your reputation last forever? Isn't it better than being involved in politics In the never-ending struggle for power." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said, "No wonder you admire Xu Ziling, because your last few words are the best portrayal of him. Otherwise, if he is willing to help me with all his strength, I will definitely not end up opening a restaurant." With Shi Feixuan's calm and inaction cultivation, she couldn't help frowning slightly and said distressedly: "If you keep talking about him, Feixuan has no choice but to leave, let alone see you as a friend to talk to." Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "Fairy, calm down, in fact, I love you very much. It's just that I know that one day you will draw a sword against me, so I struggle to suppress the true feelings in my heart. Now I know my mistake. , Fairy, please feel free to ask, my little brother knows everything, and he can talk endlessly." Since Concubine Shixuan's debut, it was the first time that a young man declared his love to her, but he knew that the person who declared his love was just talking nonsense and not telling the truth.She should have been upset, but for some reason found it hard to really blame him.And this is exactly what Kou Zhong can't match, even the enemy can hardly hate him. Ever since Kou Zhong stepped into this hall, the two have been confronting each other.And Kou Zhong's most brilliant thing is that he doesn't allow the opponent to grasp his weakness at all.With Shi Feixuan's wisdom, she also feels that she has no way to start with him. In fact, Kou Zhong also knew it himself. If he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he is sure that he is not as good as this peerless beauty who is as beautiful as a fairy descending from the mortal world.And she made it clear that she wanted to persuade herself to choose between assisting Mingzhu and withdrawing from the battle. Assuming that I was sternly rejecting her "good intentions" under the situation of poor reasoning, coupled with He Shibi's previous convictions, I would only form this beautiful and powerful enemy that no one would want to provoke.Therefore, he can only use heretical market methods, coupled with a frank and direct attitude, to teach her to be coquettish, but not to really turn against him. The subtleties are indeed hard to describe. Concubine Shixuan stared at him intently for a long while, then a faintly perceptible smile appeared from the corner of her face, and she said lightly: "Okay! What are Tao, morality, benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette? Come one by one?" Kou Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and his heart screamed violently. He intended to drive her away, but he didn't know that not only did she not get angry, she even asked vague and abstract questions to test him, the purpose of which was to make him shame himself. If this forces him to make a move, then look for loopholes in it and shake his confidence in fighting for the world. If she still adopts the previous method of erratic words, it will only make her feel contemptuous. He smiled bitterly again and said, "This is like a question in an imperial examination. Fairy, can you ask some questions that are more related to reality? For example, how to be a good emperor? How to conquer the world's heroes? How to make the people's lives happy and so on. My younger brother was born in the market, so ask yourself I know how to answer the last question better than a son from a high-ranking family. But if you want me to take the imperial examination, I guarantee that I won’t even get in at the bottom of the list.” Concubine Xuan Quran's face was moved, she was good at observing people in a subtle way, and heard that these words were indeed Kou Zhong's heartfelt words. Bao Zhihe cleverly compared himself with Li Shimin, which made her feel that it would be unfair to choose Li Shimin in this way.Waiting for the high school imperial examination does not mean that you can be an official loved by all people.Of course, she asked herself not to make a hasty conclusion based on other people's answers, but to judge through long-term observation. Just when this otherworldly beauty thought that Kou Zhong would not answer her question, Kou Zhong said with a serious face: "The Tao, morality, benevolence, righteousness, and propriety proposed by the fairy are actually all five of them. Hehe! Little brother Is there anything wrong? Heaven has its way, and people have their way, which is the law that all things in the world should follow; after the Tao is established, virtue is achieved, and those who can adhere to the righteous way are virtues; so morality is often said together. Benevolence and righteousness come from The inner behavior comes from the heart of compassion and benevolence. As for etiquette? It is a rule that all mortals must follow based on the previous four, so as to maintain the relationship of ethics, morality, benevolence and righteousness between people." This remark is originally the preface of the first chapter of Lu Miaozi's book on the art of war, pointing out that the key to governing a war must first understand the way of heaven and man. Yan. Yao and Qin are like Haotian, Shun and Qi have seven states, Yu has narrated nine domains, King Wen used eight trigrams to present the way of heaven, and Duke Zhou established the four seasons to eliminate Yin and Yang. Confucius wanted to have nothing, and Lao Dan built it to always have nothing. The way of war is here, ghosts and gods Changes do not escape my art, let alone the method of conquering war heroes? Observing the way of the sky and holding on to the actions of the sky, it is exhausted. Let the sky have five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith. Those who see it will prosper. Those who abandon it lose.” Kou Zhong was extremely clever, and he developed it and became his own theory. Shi Feixuan was moved again and said: "Brother Kou's words are so modest and righteous, Feixuan has to look at her with admiration. I just want to ask Brother Kou again, is Brother Kou saying this for his own selfishness, or with the heart of pleading for the lives of all people? What are you talking about?" Kou Zhongran said with a smile: "If I deny that it is not for my own selfishness, I will violate morality; but if I only do it for myself and not for others, it is inhumane and righteous. Therefore, it is said that morality, benevolence and righteousness are all of one body!" For the first time, Concubine Shi felt that she had no way to deal with this villain, because if his answer was to fight for the happiness of the people, she could start from this and persuade him to do what he should do for the benefit of the people. do. Kou Zhong said again: "As for who should be first and who should be last, I'm afraid Li Xiaozi can't tell the difference? Otherwise, he can give up his selfishness and help me, Kou Zhong, to rule the world, right?" Concubine Xuan frowned and said: "Brother Kou's words are not without a little truth, but they are far from reality, and it is even more difficult to convince Concubine Xuan. And this is also the problem, that is, with Brother Kou's current strength and achievements, how can he convince everyone?" ? It only makes the world more chaotic, and it is harmful to Brother Yu Kou and the people." Even Kou Zhong himself has to admit that Concubine Shi Xuan is actually a very attractive lobbyist.But after all, she didn't think he, Kou Zhong, could do anything.I'm just afraid that he will bring out the legendary "Yang Gong's Treasure House", which will add unknowable variables to the world! Concubine Shixuan rose up unexpectedly, and said with beautiful eyes: "When the sky sends out murderous intentions, the stars change places; Misfortunes must be curbed; traitors are born in a country, and times will collapse. The living are the roots of death; Let's meet!" After all, I went away.