Chapter 291 Chapter 12 Discussing the World

Several strands of thick smoke rose from the hills beside the river bank in the distance, heading straight towards Xiaohan. Since the dawn of last night, the Jianghuai army, which has been rushing for nearly 30 miles, launched a fierce attack on Shen Lun's camp under the command of Du Fuwei himself. The rocket burned, and Kou Zhong's plan to ambush Shen Lun and retreat on the river fell through. Standing high and looking far away, Shen Lun's main stronghold has not yet fallen, only the outer outposts were destroyed, and the sound of shouting and killing was carried to everyone's ears with the wind.Chen Changlin's eyes flashed sharply, obviously pleased with Shen Lun's attack.

Bu Tianzhi leaned close to Kou Zhong's ear and whispered: "In my opinion, Shen Lun would be able to defend against Du Fuwei's move, so on the surface it seems that Du Fuwei has the upper hand, but although Shen Lun suffered losses, he didn't hurt the root cause. There is no need to retreat in a hurry. Alas! Even if he goes, he will go by land. If he wants to go by water, there are no ships available." Although he didn't say it explicitly, he pointed out that if he wanted to ambush Shen Lun, it was simply not feasible in the current changing situation.Kou Zhong also felt discouraged, so he had no choice but to comfort him: "Shen Lun is Lao Du's opponent, and he may collapse soon."

Chen Changlin on the other side kept his eyes on the development of the battlefield situation, shook his head and said: "Shen Lun is resourceful and courageous. Although he is not as brave as Du Fuwei in terms of courage and experience, and his troops are far behind, but the place where the stronghold is established is The defense is good but the offense is not good, and it is also about conserving energy. Although he was caught off guard by the attack at the beginning, he quickly gained a firm footing. I guess Shen Lun suffered a lot of losses, but Du Fuwei did not take advantage of it."

Suddenly the horn sounded to retreat. Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "Brother Changlin really knows things like a god, Lao Du wants to retreat!" Chen Changlin sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Suppose Shen Lun sent troops to pursue Du Fuwei's retreating army, then our ambush operation will have to be cancelled; if Shen Lun can't even follow the usual pursuit, then we still have a chance." Kou Zhong secretly praised it in his heart. Chen Changlin is not only a hero with deep love and righteousness, but also has a clear distinction between public and private, and will never ask everyone to accompany him to take risks because of personal grievances.Compared with each other, I tend to be more emotional.

Half an hour later, Luo Qifei rushed back to report the latest situation on the battlefield. As expected, Shen Lun sent troops to pursue the retreating Jianghuai army, but was repelled by the rear guard army commanded by Du Fuwei himself. Chen Changlin was beyond everyone's expectations, and was not disappointed. He smiled and said, "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Shen Lun has always wanted the wind to win the wind, and the rain to win the rain. He has been domineering since he was a child. What kind of setbacks have you suffered. This time we taught him to be disgraced, and he lost his army and turned back. In the future, I will have to deal with Li Zitong's revenge. I am very happy. Are you afraid that there will be no chance to deal with his father and son in the future?"

Kou Zhong stood up from the hidden grass and said, "Brother Changlin is a hero with an open-minded nature. Now that Shen Lun, Du Fuwei and Li Zitong are too busy to take care of themselves, it is the best time to go their separate ways. .After I wander around Lingnan, I will go to Guanzhong, Pengliang and other places together with Ling Shaohui, and I will work hard for you!" Everyone agreed in unison, as if they had just defeated Shen Lun. The streets and alleys of Chengdu are full of traces of last night's carnival, the scraps of firecrackers and the wreckage of lanterns can be seen everywhere.The pedestrians on the street are sparse, and the scene of the crowds and crowds last night is almost suspected to be two different places.

It can be imagined that after a night of fun, people drag their tired bodies back home and get on the bed as their Yuanlong high sleeper. Nine out of ten shops on the street were not open for business. When Xu Ziling doubted whether the fasting restaurant where Shi Feixuan was going to treat guests was open, the beautiful woman dressed as a scholar led him to the fasting shop in the orchard square in the west of the city. The unexpected is opening the door to entertain guests. It was obviously not the first time for Shi Feixuan to visit, the owner of the store came to greet him personally, Mr. Qin and Mr. Qin were respectful and courteous.

After Xu Ziling said that he was not good at vegetarian dishes, Shi Feixuan immediately ordered a few small dishes and poured tea for him, which flattered him, and he never expected to have the honor of having lunch with her. They are the only guests in the huge restaurant, quiet and comfortable. No matter what the situation is, Shi Feixuan still has that unearthly, calm and natural moving appearance. After chatting for a few words, Shi Feixuan said gratefully: "Fortunately, brother Xu told Shi Zhixuan of another identity, otherwise we still don't know that Pei Ju who single-handedly overthrew the Sui Dynasty is Shi Zhixuan, and he is the only one who can hide it so deeply and teach others There is no clue at all."

Xu Ziling was puzzled and said: "Can he really exert such a great destructive power by himself?" Concubine Shi Xuan said: "The problem is that he is deeply favored by Yang Guang, especially Pei Ju is the person who is most familiar with the affairs of the Western Regions in the Sui Dynasty. The other ministers are not qualified to propose." After a pause, he continued: "For example, in July of the 10th year of Daye, when Pei Ju, who was Dr. You Guanglu at that time, was appointed to 'protect the Northern Fan Army', he immediately spoke to Yang Guang, pointing out the power of the Turkic Shibi Khan. It must be weakened day by day, and it was suggested that a Sui Dynasty clan girl be married to Shibi’s younger brother Chi Jimei, and that he be named Nanmian Khan in order to divide the ruling Turkic clan. As a result, Chiji did not dare to accept the marriage and the title, Confidentially to Shibi, after Shibi knew about it, he felt resentment towards Yang Guangming, and the hostilities between the Turks and the Sui Dynasty began at this time."

Xu Ziling's scalp was numb when he heard this, and said: "In terms of scheming, I'm afraid there are not many people who are Shi Zhixuan's opponents. The most powerful thing is that he still seems to be loyal to Yang Guang, and he always looks like he imagined for the Sui Dynasty." Concubine Shixuan sighed: "One plan failed, so he came up with another plan. Pei Ju then told Yang Guang that the Turkic people are the most likely to be alienated. Now they are alienating the court. The people of Shuhu Xi were sowing dissension. If he could be lured and beheaded, the Turks would return to the embrace of the Sui court. Yang Guang agreed to him without knowing the facts. Pei Ju then used the lucrative trade as a bait to make Shi Shuhu It was learned that Mayi was deceived into killing him, and Shibi was informed afterwards, and from then on the Turks would no longer pay tribute to the Sui court."

Then he sighed: "Yang Guang is the emperor who lost his family the fastest among the emperors of all dynasties. Although the Great Qin Dynasty also died after two emperors, when the first emperor ruled, the world was full of dissatisfaction, unlike when Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was still in a prosperous age. Thinking about it now, it was all because Pei Ju figured out that Yang Guang was very happy and intended to spread his prestige outside the territory and make the four barbarians submit. After trapping and killing Shishu Huxi, Yang Guang thought that he had conquered the Turks, and he was patrolling the frontier fortress in the north. After he got the secret news , personally led tens of thousands of fine cavalry to attack Yang Guang's team southward, forcing Yang Guang to take refuge in Yanmen. Forty-one cities in Yanmen County were captured by Shibi, and thirty-nine were captured. Yang Guang almost died. After this In the first battle, the Turkic people refused to surrender, and they still wanted to go eastward. The chief culprit is Shi Zhixuan." Xu Ziling said: "Maybe it was Shi Zhixuan who secretly informed Shibi and taught him to lead the army to attack. Alas! I really don't understand how it would benefit Shi Zhixuan to lure Turkic wolves into the house like this." Concubine Shi Xuan said calmly: "This is the scourge of ideological disputes. People can disregard the righteousness of the nation and turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people. The root of the scourge comes from the ten volumes of the supreme secret book "Tianmo Ce" in the policy. It not only contains all kinds of unfathomable unique knowledge such as "The Secret of Heavenly Demon" and "The Dafa of Dao Xin Planting Demon", but also discusses the profound meaning of the universe and life in detail, and believes that human nature is evil, and destruction and darkness are the most powerful forces in the universe. In the beginning, it belonged to only one kind of theory. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed hundreds of schools, he only respected Confucianism. No matter in politics or in martial arts, the orthodox sects took the opportunity to pursue Momen fiercely, and the outstanding disciples of Momen took their books to escape. It has turned into today's situation of two factions and six ways. Shi Zhixuan wants to unify the way of magic, that is, he wants to bring back the "Tianmo Strategy" into one. Hatred is planted like that, and now it is difficult for anyone to change it." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "But this is still not enough to explain why Shi Zhixuan wanted to introduce the Turks to the Central Plains?" Shi Feixuan explained: "The Momen has been a very old Momen, and it has undergone many changes. It first combined with the excluded families in Hanwu, and then accepted the influence of foreign cultures and religions when Zhang Qian traveled to the Western Regions. Emphasizing the use of force to eliminate dissidents, and during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the members of the Demon Sect actively established their foundations in the west, Shi Zhixuan and Zhu Yuyan both had Hu people's blood. Therefore, our national righteousness has no effect on them." Xu Ziling let out a long breath and said: "So that's how it is. If Miss Shi hadn't explained it, I'm afraid I would never understand what tricks people from the Demon Sect are doing." At this time, the vegetarian dishes came, and the hot and fragrant dishes were placed on the table, full of color, fragrance and taste.Seeing her lightly tasting the two chopsticks, Xu Ziling put down the chopsticks, but he himself was munching, enjoying himself, and asked embarrassingly, "Is my eating appearance too ugly, making you lose your appetite?" Concubine Shixuan shook her head with a smile, and said: "These vegetarian dishes are refined through multiple processes. The taste is too strong, and it is not as good as cucumber and cabbage. It has nothing to do with you. It is an exception to eat two bites just now, and your eating style is not the same as yours." You are like that, so natural and genuine, how can you be ugly?" Xu Ziling's old face was slightly red, and he said awkwardly: "You can talk, ha! Natural and true, is that an elegant way of saying wolfing down?" Shi Feixuan slightly shrugged her shoulders, and said helplessly: "If you are so suspicious, Feixuan can't do anything about you." The eyes of the two people met, and both had a wonderful feeling, as if this fast food had brought the two sides closer, and there was no longer an insurmountable distance or a gap between them as before. Of course Xu Ziling wouldn't feel wronged because of this, and he had to warn himself not to do so.Remind yourself that the relationship is brought closer because we have a common enemy. Concubine Shixuan intentionally or unintentionally avoided his gaze, and looked at the sunny street. There were more people passing by than before, but it was still far less lively than usual. Xu Ziling remembered something and asked, "Why did the monks in Dashi Temple slip away completely?" Concubine Shixuan pecked and said with a smile: "They are not sneaking away, they are just sending them to other nearby temples temporarily. The pile of broken mud and rocks they made last night will also be cleaned today." Xu Ziling was stunned by her rare beauty, and stammered: "Then they must be very sad because the Arhat was destroyed." Concubine Shixuan said as if nothing had happened: "Everything has its beginning and end. People in Buddhism should see it clearly. If you can see death from life and rebirth from destruction, then you are not qualified to speak of Buddha. Why should we?" Are you troubled by this?" Xu Ziling showed a thoughtful look, his tiger eyes flashed with unfathomable wisdom, nodded and said: "Miss' words are thought-provoking, last night Brother Hou told my little brother that the monks in the temple avoided living in other temples because they were escaping from a powerful person in the Demon Sect. I don't know who this person is sacred?" Concubine Shixuan said: "After I entered Sichuan, Fan Zhuo, the head of the Sichuan Gang, told me about this. This person is listed on the list of the eight masters of the evil way. He has always been very low-key and secretive in his activities. Recently, I don’t know if he has achieved great magic skills. He came back from the Western Regions to challenge Dharma, but he passed away and was cremated ten days ago. He actually vented his resentment on his disciples and grandchildren who don’t know martial arts, saying that if anyone stays in the temple, he will do his best Killing all the strangers within a ten-mile radius, the temple monk had no choice but to abandon the temple and leave in order to avoid harming the innocent villagers nearby." Xu Ziling said angrily: "This man is too arrogant and domineering! How can Bashu martial arts sit idly by?" Concubine Shixuan sighed: "It's not that I don't want to deal with it, but it's hard to deal with it. Xu Fei can find him and get rid of him, otherwise no one can do anything. Uh! Maybe Brother Xu can help me." Only then did Xu Ziling realize that he was in the middle of the trick. He had previously stated that he was not a hero who saved the world and the people, but now he was filled with righteous indignation and vowed to uphold justice. The contradiction was terrific. With a wry smile, he said: "You always seem to be unwilling to let me go. If Miss Shi is willing to go out in person, any evil will be taken by hand." The concubine Xuan Weidian said: "Since this person can be ranked among the eight masters, how can he be so easy to deal with? If he hadn't been defeated by Song Que of the 'Sword of Heaven' and had to flee to the Western Regions, I don't know how many people there are in the Central Plains." He was killed by him. Since he dared to make a comeback this time, he is naturally confident that he can beat Song Que." Xu Ziling said in a deep voice, "Is this person the 'magician' Zhao Deyan?" Concubine Shi Xuan was slightly stunned and said: "You also know that Zhao Deyan is a master of the magic sect, but this person is not Zhao Deyan, but 'Tianjun' Xi Ying, who violated Song Que's taboo because of the word 'Heaven', and was hunted down by him Thousands of miles, almost lost his life, this is probably because the wicked have their own grind!" Xu Ziling laughed and said, "Looking at it this way, Song Que should be more domineering than Xi Ying." Concubine Shixuan smiled and said: "Song Que is the most famous handsome man in martial arts in the previous generation. He has always been arrogant and arrogant, but he never kills innocent people. People like Shi Zhixuan and Shi Zhixuan would not provoke him easily. If it wasn't for his poor popularity, his reputation would not be inferior to that of Ning Daoqi. Challenge, you should know his weight in the Jianghu." Xu Ziling nodded and said, "No wonder you think highly of Song Shidao so much. It turns out that his background is so strong." He ate while talking, clearing the vegetarian dishes on the table all by himself. Concubine Xuan gladly poured tea for him, and said, "Fei Xuan has something to ask, but it's a little hard to say." Xu Ziling wondered: "Don't you want me to persuade Kou Zhongjinpan to wash his hands, and take the mountain from now on!" Concubine Shixuan laughed dumbly and said: "This should be the biggest obstacle between us, but what I want to say is not directly related to this, but to offer another piece of advice, you can take it as a warning." Xu Ziling said in his heart, "Here we come again", and said calmly: "Now even if the younger brother tells the lady that he doesn't want to listen, the lady will speak out, right?" Concubine Shixuan sighed: "Can't you wait so hard? Feixuan only hopes that the two of you will cancel the matter of entering the pass to get the treasure. Li Shimin got the news from nowhere that you are about to enter the pass, that is his territory , the Tiance Mansion is full of masters, if they find out their whereabouts, they will never leave alive. And it is very difficult for Feixuan to intervene." Xu Ziling smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, miss, but life and death, Kou Zhong and I never take it to heart." Shi Feixuan said calmly: "Since that's the case, Feixuan's words will stop here." The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly dissipated. Concubine Shixuan said softly: "Miss Qingxuan is currently living in the Domineering Castle, how about letting Concubine Xuan accompany you?" When she begged with soft words, Xu Ziling couldn't harden his heart, so he had to agree. After seeing Shi Qingxuan, he secretly thought that he would leave Sichuan immediately and not stay any longer. "In the first lunar month, the beginning of the spring rain festival, in February, the vernal equinox begins; in March, the clear rain arrives, and in April, the beginning of summer is full again. The winter moon is heavy with snow and the winter solstice festival, and the twelfth lunar month is slightly cold and then the severe cold; when the singing is over in the twelfth lunar month, it is the New Year's Eve." The melodious singing came from a passing fishing boat, and Kou Zhong's eyebrows danced when he heard it, and he said to Bu Tianzhi next to him, "No wonder people have to sneak in from time to time, even if I heard people singing in the past few days, I seldom paid attention to the song. The words, but now I hear every word. It can be seen that the human heart will choose and filter what it sees and hears according to the state of mind." It was originally a battle boat, but after removing all the war equipment, it transformed into a merchant ship walking on the river. Bu Tianzhi said in a low voice: "Is the young commander still not forgetting about Miss Song's family?" Kou Zhong didn't expect him to ask such a straightforward question, his old face blushed, and he coughed dryly, "This should be more or less one of the motivations for this trip, but not the whole reason. Ha! Look at how neat and beautiful those seabirds are flying, huh ! Are you near the sea?" Bu Tianzhi took a deep breath, and said, "I can already smell the sea. If the wind is favorable, we should be able to go ashore the day after tomorrow, and if we rush one more day, we can arrive at Song's house." Kou Zhongdao: "I will look for it by myself when I go ashore. Uncle Zhi doesn't have to wait for me. Only when Uncle Zhi is in Liangdu Zuo Town can I feel at ease." Bu Tianzhi knew he couldn't resist him, so he agreed. Kou Zhongdao: "Apart from the Song family, there are other local forces in South of the Five Ridges." Bu Tianzhi replied: "In addition to the Song family, there are three influential people in the local area, namely Wang Zhongxuan from Panyu County, Chen Zhifo from Longshui County, and Ouyang Qian from Shi'an County. leader." Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Is Ouyang Qian a woman?" Bu Tianzhi said with a smile: "She's a young and beautiful lady. She inherited her father's career. She is well-known in the Lingnan martial arts. She also has real kung fu under her hands. It is said that she is not easy to mess with." Kou Zhong sighed, "Our country is indeed vast. If I hadn't traveled far to southern Xinjiang, I'm afraid I would never have known such a difficult woman in my life. It's really not easy to govern the whole country." Bu Tianzhi said: "If Song Que is willing to stand on the young marshal's side, as long as he is willing to nod, it is guaranteed that all the leaders of Nanluan will submit to the young marshal." Kou Zhongxi said: "That's why I want to visit Song Que." Bu Tianzhi smiled wryly and said: "The problem is that Song Que is someone who loves martial arts more than anything else. Unfortunately, you are the young commander and you are famous for your sword skills. If you send him to your door like this, the situation is not optimistic." Kou Zhong was taken aback and said: "I'm not coming to challenge, the old man wouldn't entertain me in this way! Besides, I have always had a good relationship with the Song family." Bu Tianzhi sighed: "Song Que is famous in the Jianghu for being unkind and difficult to get along with, and he won't buy into anyone. He has already gone to sea! Does the young commander want to go to the left or to the right?" To the left is to turn back to the East China Sea. To the right is to go to Lingnan. Finally Bu Tianzhi couldn't help but say what was in his heart, hoping that Kou Zhong would change his mind. As the river opened up, a group of waterfowls flew neatly over the bow of the ship, and the wind and waves became stronger. Kou Zhong stared at the intersection of the sea and the river in front of him, suddenly put his hand on Bu Tianzhi's shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Mo Ruozhi, who knows me, if I don't go to Lingnan, even if I die in battle, I won't be able to rest in peace." What else could Bu Tianzhi say? So he had to issue an order to instruct the ship to sail south with full sail and sail into the boundless sea.