Chapter 34 Section 6 Zhang's Cemetery in the Misty Autumn Mist
When the autumn wind blows, the Sushui River Valley is full of pale yellow, quiet and desolate.
Ever since the State of Wei moved its capital to Daliang, this hunting valley in the countryside of Anyi has been deserted year after year.The princes, nobles and wealthy merchants all followed the royal family to the south, and the prosperity of Anyi disappeared like a dream.The state of Qin regained the Hexi highlands and occupied the Lishi fortress in the east of the river. Anyi lost the north gate and the natural barrier of the river;All of a sudden, this former No. 1 capital city in the world has become a frontier fortress surrounded by raging fire!The population has been greatly reduced, business travel has stopped, and the hunting villas dotted across the Sushui River Valley have become ruins where cobwebs and dusty foxes and rabbits haunt.Whenever the bright moon hangs high, the howling of tigers and the cries of monkeys in the valley will spread far away with the wind blowing in the valley. Even the Orion family dare not step into this valley at night.
On such a moonlit night, there was a light burning in the pine forest deep in the valley.On the forest path, a slender figure was walking towards the lights.Gradually approaching, a large tomb in the pine forest and a hut next to the tomb are clearly visible.
"Hey! Brother Zhang, come here!" The slender figure jumped up in alarm.
A tall figure rushed out of the hut with a sword in hand: "Fei Yun, don't be afraid!"
"Snake! Oh, it's so thick! Run away!" The slender figure exclaimed and gasped.
The tall figure laughed loudly: "The snake of the autumn wind, there is a trapped dragon, let it go."
"Hey! I stepped on it, it's hard and slippery! Pooh, oh, it smells fishy."
"You, don't come at night in the future, I, Zhang Yi, won't starve to death."
"Hey, I can talk nonsense! I'm not afraid of anything but snakes. Come in, the pancakes are still hot." While talking, he dragged Zhang Yi into the hut.This is a very simple thatched hut in the cemetery. The door is made of braided wattle, and a large natural-color coarse-woven cloth is hung behind it as a windproof curtain.The room is about ten feet square, and there is a quilt on the straw mat in the corner sheltered from the wind, which is the couch.In addition, two full bookcases, a bluestone desk on the roots of two old trees, and a Wu hook sword hanging on the wall are all the things in this hut.Fei Yun put the tilan on the slate desk, uncovered the tarpaulin, and quickly took out a rice cloth bag from the blue and opened it. It turned out to be a stack of steaming bread, and then took out a rice bag and opened it, but it was a piece of red Bright sauce.
"Ah, it smells so good! How meaty?" Zhang Yi hung up the hook and rubbed her hands excitedly.
"Guess." Fei Yun took out another pack of brightly peeled garlic: "Hey! I don't know." Zhang Yi didn't go close to the sauce, but just stood there, shrugged her nose vigorously, and clapped her hands suddenly: "Rabbit Meat! That's right." "Hey, the wild game has been eaten, so I guess right." Fei Yun smiled mischievously: "Eat it while it's hot." Zhang Yi swallowed her saliva and smiled leisurely: "It's not that it's eaten I'm hungry." As he said that, he knelt down, grabbed the sauced rabbit meat with one hand, and dipped a few grains of garlic in the hot noodle cake with the other, and started to gobble it up.
"Brother Zhang, someone wants to rent our old house as a warehouse, is it strange to you?" Fei Yun spoke while sweeping the floor. "How so?" Zhang Yi wiped her lips and smiled: "It's even a business in the deep mountains and old forests? It's really strange." "What's more, a young man brought a child and lived in our old house. Hey , don’t worry, listen to me.” Fei Yun picked up the clay pot on the wooden frame in the corner and filled Zhang Yi with a bowl of herbal tea, and said with a smile, “I went to the mountain to pick wild vegetables that day, and when I came back, I heard Zhang Yi say : A young master lost his way to visit his relatives, and he had a fever, so he asked for a night's lodging. Father Zhang couldn't bear it, so he let him stay. I was worried, so I went to have a look, and the young man really had a fever. I think He was handsome and kind, not like a villain, so he didn't say anything. Who knew that it had been three days, and his fever hadn't gone away. In addition to making medicine for him every day, the boy also went hunting. The boy said the prey It doesn’t taste good after being left for a long time, so we have to eat it every day. In the past few days, there’s meat every day. What do you think?” Zhang Yi asked thoughtfully, “The businessman who wants to rent the old house is here too?”
"Hey, not yet." Fei Yun smiled and said: "I didn't agree. He also said that their boss hasn't made up their minds yet, and they'll come back in a few days. The boss will negotiate the price with me after making a decision, and he also said that he will guarantee my satisfaction." What?" Zhang Yi gulped down a bowl of herbal tea and didn't speak for a long time.These two things happened strangely, but I couldn't tell where the doubts were?More than ten years ago, there were many merchants outside the city of Anyi, and it was not uncommon for those who rented residential houses and stayed overnight in the countryside.But now, this Anyi has become a lonely city and wilderness, but suddenly some people come to do business, and some people come to lodge, which is really rare!However, things in the world are not static. If a business traveler has a sudden whim, it is unknown to gather medicine and hunt animals here;Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem to be surprising or suspicious.But no matter how he released it, the suspicion in Zhang Yi's heart was still lingering, and even Zhang Yi himself found it inconceivable.Finally, Zhang Yi made up her mind: "Let him do as he pleases, just keep an eye on it and check it out in secret." "Hey, I think the same way. Don't worry, no one can escape my eyes."
Zhang Yi smiled: "It's good to know what's in your heart. Let's go, I'll take you down the mountain." Then he took off the Wu hook, opened the Jingtiao gate, and left the hut with Feiyun.Fei Yun blushed and said with a smile, "You don't need to send it off, I'm not afraid." Zhang Yi smiled and said, "You're not afraid, but I want to go out for a walk." Fei Yun happily took Zhang Yi's arm: "It's time to go. Let’s go. Hey, how is your Wu hook practiced? Have you mastered it?” Zhang Yi said enthusiastically: “The Wu hook of the king of Yue is really difficult to practice. If it weren’t for me, I still know how to use it. There is no way." Fei Yun curled her lips and said with a smile: "Of course, Brother Zhang is the best in the world!" Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "You little thing! Follow me." Fei Yun also giggled and fell down .While speaking, we arrived at the mountain pass, and the lights of the old houses at the foot of the mountain were already visible in the distance.Standing on the top of the hill, Zhang Yi watched Fei Yun disappearing in the shadow of the old house, then turned around, and was supposed to go back to the hut, but walked down the valley involuntarily.The sky was blue and the moon was bright.The waves of the rushing water beat against the rocks on both sides of the bank, and the howling of tigers and wolves came faintly with the mountain wind, all of which made the valley a bit desolate in the quiet autumn night.
Zhang Yi is very familiar with this Sushui River Valley. Her childhood memories, family sufferings, and her own ups and downs are all deeply rooted in this valley.However, what marked him the deepest in this river valley was the sudden death of his mother.
At the beginning, Zhang Yi escaped overnight from Yunmengze in Chu State, and went north with Feiyun, and it was already winter when he entered Hewai.When fleeing from Yunmengze, Zhang Yi's injured legs had never healed.After several months of hiking, the wounds were good and bad, and I had to walk with a limp on a wooden crutch.If it weren't for Fei Yun's tenacious support, Zhang Yi really didn't know if she would suddenly fall down in some barren mountain?
When passing by the outskirts of Luoyang, Zhang Yi suffered a leg injury and fell to the side of the road.An old man working in the fields regarded them as famine refugees and kindly left them to live in an unused farm house.In the windy field house, Zhang Yi prescribed a few herbal medicines himself, and asked Fei Yun to take the Wu hook given to him by King Yue to Luoyang City to sell it for money for the medicine.Fei Yun went and grabbed the medicine, but he also brought back the Yue King Wu Gou.Fei Yun told him that he met a kind shopkeeper and confiscated the money.In the middle of the night, Zhang Yi couldn't fall asleep because of the pain, and saw that Fei Yun's turban had fallen off, and her chubby little head was green under the moonlight!I reached out and touched it, and there was no hair left!
Suddenly, tears filled Zhang Yi's eyes.A head of beautiful hair means seductive charm for a girl who is about to bloom, it means Dazhen and Dafilial Festival, and it also means the eternal memory of the source of life. "Body, hair and skin, received by the parents of heaven and earth, can't be destroyed by a single hair!" Even a famous man is like this, let alone a woman?However, in order to heal his wounds, Fei Yun actually sold off his hair full of black hair...
At that moment, Zhang Yi wiped away her tears and secretly made a vow in her heart.
When we returned to this familiar river valley, it was a snowy winter day.Seeing the desolation and desolation in front of the old house, Zhang Yi's heart sank suddenly!My mother runs the house strictly. Although the wealth is no longer there, the well-off mansion has always been in good order.But now, the two rows of big trees in front of the gate have all become bare roots, the driveway paved with bluestone slabs is also dilapidated, and the tall and spacious green brick gate house has turned into a low, dilapidated thatched house!At that time, Zhang Yi hardly dared to knock on the door, he didn't know what would greet him?He remembered very clearly that when Fei Yun knocked on the door of the room, the old housekeeper Zhang Laopa burst into tears immediately when he saw him!Zhang Yi's legs suddenly went limp, and she fell into the snow...
When he staggered into his mother's mourning hall, he howled like a wolf, bumped his head against the mourning case and passed out!Later, Father Zhang said: That year when Wei and Zhao went to war, Wei’s defeated troops looted the Sushui River Valley, felled trees and set fire to them, and demolished the gatehouse; fortunately, the mistress knew a commander, so that the old house was saved from a greater catastrophe. From then on, the mistress became ill and passed away within half a year. Before she died, the mistress took out a wooden box and said only one sentence: "Give it to Yier, maybe he will come back." The eternal pain in Zhang Yi's heart is the mother's words: "Yi'er, Huangquan is like the world, don't be sad for your mother. The world is difficult, self-improvement is the foundation, if there are ups and downs, don't be discouraged. The grotto under the tree in the backyard , to hide a little gold and jade, the child should start to survive in a desperate situation. Alphabet."
After digging the grotto under the big tree in the backyard, Zhang Yi took out the small rusty iron box, opened it, and found that except for the six gold cakes, all of them were mother's gold and jade jewelry... Zhang Yi felt blood dripping from his heart when he saw it. Cry but no tears.The mother left all the jewelry she had when she was a young woman, and went to Huangquan naked, but she didn't have any beloved burial objects.For Zhang Yi, this is a kind of resentment that can never be tolerated.Gritting his teeth, he opened his mother's tomb, put the gold and jade jewelry and three brand-new silk clothes into two wooden boxes he made with his own hands, and put them in the tomb hall at the top of the coffin.From that night on, Zhang Yi built a thatched hut next to his mother's tomb, dressed in sackcloth and heavy filial piety, and kept mourning for his mother.In the cold and summer, in the small pine forest in the mother's cemetery, Zhang Yi gradually calmed down.
Although he has never gone down the mountain, he still has a general understanding of the general trend of the world.It's also thanks to Fei Yun, she not only has to manage this dilapidated home with Zhang Lao, but also rushes to Anyi to inquire about various news from time to time.Half a month ago, Fei Yun went to Daliang, and when he came back, he told him excitedly that Su Qin had come out of the mountains again, planning to fight against Qin, Yan Zhaohan readily agreed! "Hey! I happened to meet Su Qin's convoy entering Daliang. The momentum was so great. The flags, horses, and vehicles were all three miles long. Su Qin stood on the cart, ho! Big red cloak, white jade crown, nothing at all. Laughing. It's just that his hair is all gray, which makes people feel uncomfortable." Fei Yun said happily, but finally murmured and sighed. "You can see clearly?"
"Hey! I climbed onto the big tree next to the official road, and no one can see me."
Zhang Yi couldn't help but be moved!Su Qin's comeback is not surprising, it will only be sooner or later.What moved his heart was Su Qin's brand-new proposition-the six countries unite and form an alliance to fight against Qin!Su Qin paid attention to Qin State very early, which is very different from his own indifference to Qin State. Su Qin chose Qin State when he came out of the mountain for the first time. Even if he was not accepted by Qin State, why did he immediately regard Qin State as an enemy?No!This is not Su Qin's way of doing things, nor is it the traditional spirit of celebrities throughout the history, there must be a reason for it.The biggest possibility is that Su Qin has a new view on the general trend of the world!Su Qin is thoughtful and good at innovation, just as the teacher once said: "Things are created out of nothing, and fire is created in the dark, so is Su Qin." Now that Shandong is in chaos, Su Qin advocates the alliance of the six countries, and it is really clearing up the chaos in one fell swoop. Make the six kingdoms of Shandong clear the clouds and see the sun, and make the world pattern clear in one fell swoop!Isn't this a fire in the dark night, and a candle to illuminate the world?From this point of view, it seems very funny to smear He Zong against Qin with personal grievances, at least Zhang Yi scoffed at it.
That being the case, what is the way out for Zhang Yi?
For half a month, he didn't stop thinking for a moment.Su Qin clarified the general situation, and the world will inevitably form a situation where the six kingdoms of Shandong and Qin will confront each other.Ever since he heard the words "He Zong resists Qin", he has keenly realized that Su Qin must succeed!The world has become chaotic and has no clue. All countries want to clarify the situation, and they don't want to be overwhelmed by chaos.At this time, can the monarchs and ministers of the six countries in Shandong reject the vertical alliance that has the great effect of "saving the nation and quelling chaos"?
But in this way, Zhang Yi suddenly had no choice!The Warring States Period is the seventh in the world, and Su Qin ranks sixth in one fell swoop. What can Zhang Yi do?Once upon a time, Zhang Yi suddenly had only one road left, and it was the road he was most unfamiliar with?His foothold was in the six countries of Shandong from the beginning, and he was not optimistic about Qin.The first time he came out of the mountain, he was almost done. If he hadn't talked lightly about the military affairs and misread the battle of Fangling, he would have already been the prime minister of Qi.In comparison, Su Qin's first failure was due to "the wrong policy"; his own first failure was due to "speaking lightly of bad policies".In other words, Su Qin was defeated by the plan itself, and Zhang Yi was defeated by the plan.As far as the first time is concerned, Zhang Yi feels better than Su Qin.But this time?Su Qin was the first to dispatch, and the long-term plan shocked the world. The reason for its inevitable success lies in the fact that the plan hits the current disadvantages!Under such circumstances, if I want to seek employment in the six countries of Shandong, it is tantamount to picking up the spit of others.Think about it, Zhang Yi, can you come up with another set of more brilliant strategies for the six kingdoms of Shandong?If you can't mention it, then you can only spin around behind Su Qin.This is something Zhang Yi can't stand, and it's something any celebrity would disdain to do.
Looking at the moon in the sky, Zhang Yi smiled.Could it be that he was going to be cornered by this senior?Brother Su, you are too ruthless, you have wiped out all the six kingdoms in Shandong, leaving Zhang Yi at a loss what to do, isn't it funny?
"Shanyue testifies:" Zhang Yi bowed her hands solemnly to the moon in the sky: "Zhang Yi will definitely stand shoulder to shoulder with senior brother Su Qin in the world, and open up a new way!" For many days, the focus of Zhang Yi's thinking was how to deal with Su Qin's alliance of six countries?He made a conjecture: as the target of the Six Kingdoms Hezong, it is impossible to remain indifferent; if Qin wants to move, he must break the Hezong; so, how to break it?Who will crack it?There are two inevitable problems.For the first question, he has thought through it thoroughly and has a countermeasure.Zhang Yi firmly believes: Apart from his plan, Su Qin's six-nation alliance has no way to break it!So, does Qin have such talents?Although he is quite unfamiliar with Qin, he still understands the general situation.After Shang Yang, the state of Qin did not seem to have a great talent for mediating and reconciliation.Although Sima Cuo made him fall a lot, Sima Cuo is a military strategist after all, and Qin will not let a rare famous general go to foreign affairs.What about Chuli disease?It's okay to govern the country and manage the people, but it's just a lot of middle-level talents to seek diplomatic relations. Is it Su Qin's opponent?
Looking at the world, only Zhang Yi can reach Su Qin!
But, can Qin Guo think of this?Disaster.Although the Qin State is powerful, it has been closed for a long time after all, and it is hazy to the famous people in the world. How can it know Zhang Yi?Then, there is only one way—to take the initiative to enter the Qin State, lobby the Qin State, offer a long-term strategy and compete with Brother Su in the world!But, can it be done?Under normal circumstances, it is beyond reproach for celebrities to actively lobby.However, after Su Qin launched the alliance, the world was divided into two camps with clear barriers. At this time, if Qin State did not have the desire to seek talents urgently, this Qin State monarch would be extremely mediocre; That is destined to play the piano against the cow; if Wei Huiwang and Chu Weiwang are like this, what about the new king of Qin who rejected Su Qin?If you don't accept it, why don't you say it?However, if the king and ministers of Qin thought of themselves, what should you, Zhang Yi, do?Thinking of this, Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing out loud, feeling that it was ridiculous for her to look forward to her mother-in-law and mother-in-law.This kind of thing is unpredictable even for gods, why bother to speculate?With a firm mind, Zhang Yi strode up the river bank, walked towards the pine forest cemetery, and walked into the forest path, he rubbed his eyes in surprise.
When I came out, I obviously blew out the lights, but why did the hut light up?
Zhang Yi hid behind the tree, looked and listened intently for a while, and concluded that there was no one hiding in the woods.His eyesight and hearing were excellent, and he could tell from slight movements that there were at most two people in the hut.So he strode out, standing upright with his sword in hand, standing in the middle of the path in front of the hut and shouting loudly: "Where is the man, Kui Ye is here?" With a "squeak", the thorn door opened, and a thick figure walked out of the hut and bowed his hands to salute : "The last general has met Mr." "The last general? Who is it? Let's just say it."
"The last general is Zhao Guoqi Lieutenant. He came here with a secret order. Please speak in the room, sir."
"Turning customers into the main? Let's talk about it here, save some lamp oil."
The cavalry captain smiled: "That's fine, the moon is just now." Turning around, he shouted: "Mo Yi, come out, and blow out the lamp." The wind lamp in the house went out, and a thin and well-dressed warrior came out holding a long sword.Zhang Yi knew that the guards of the monarch of Zhao State were usually called "Black Clothes". This person was called "Mo Yi", and he was the leader of the guards anyway.From his gait, it can be seen that this Moyi must be a first-class swordsman!Zhang Yi ignored it, and sat down on a boulder by the side of the path: "Speak." The captain arched again: "Sir, we are ordered by the prince to go to Handan at night, sir."
"Do you have the prince's letter?"
"Zhao Guojun Law: There is no letter in the secret order. This is the crown prince's fine iron token, please inspect it, sir."
"No need. Why did the prince call me?"
"The prince only said: You must keep Mr. safe. You will never know the rest of your love."
Zhang Yi smiled leisurely: "In this case, please report to the prince: Zhang Yi is in mourning for his mother and cannot leave."At this time, the skinny man in Mo Yi said: "The crown prince has an order, please come back to sir, sir must be respected." "So, if you don't go, you will be disrespectful?"
The cavalry captain cupped his hands and said: "I will follow orders, sir, please fulfill my orders, there is no need to force me."
"It is difficult to be strong, but it is difficult to be strong. Zhao people are amazing in the world!" Zhang Yi laughed.Mo Yi said coldly: "Sir, if you really don't go, you will only be offended."
"How to offend?" Zhang Yi was rebellious by nature, already angry in his heart, but still smiling on his face.
"If you win the sword in my hand, I will leave. Otherwise, I will have to force you."
"The sword in your hand? I'm afraid it's the sword in the two of you."
Mo Yi was about to speak, but the cavalry captain said first, "That's natural, business is not a private fight, how can we fight alone with the swordsman?" "Okay! It should be so." Zhang Yi suddenly stood up with pride, "Please. "
"Mo Yi, I'll go first." The cavalry captain strode out, only to hear two iron sounds of "Ka! Da!", and a shiny thick-backed long knife bounced off the handle, and he was in his hand.Zhang Yi was originally from a family of warriors in the old Wei State, and he was familiar with the weapons of the Three Jin Dynasties. He knew at a glance that this was a barbarian long knife remade by the State of Zhao.This kind of knife is forged and cast from Central Plains fine iron, with a thick back and thin blade, and a slender and slightly curved body.Zhao Guo's repeated gains in contests with the Huns' cavalry had a lot to do with this sharp and mighty sword.Even so, Zhang Yi is not afraid.He believed that the Yue King Wu hook in his hand would never lose to Zhao Guo's reformed sword.
Under the moonlight, a slender arc of blue light flashed along with buzzing tremolo, and Zhang Yi's Wu hook had already been unsheathed!Although this Wu hook is also curved, it is a sword instead of a knife.The sword is double-edged, thick at the central spine.The knife is single-edged, with the thickest part on the back.Both are arc-shaped, the knight's sword is longer than the Wu hook, and the arc is naturally a little smaller; the Wu hook is slightly shorter, and its arc is almost close to Chu Xun Shouyue, and it is also double-edged.Compared with the two, the knight's sword is specially made for the cavalry on the battlefield. It is easy to use, and even without strict training, it can also use its strength to show its prestige.But the Wu hook is quite different. It was originally a mysterious weapon of Wuyue swordsmen. It is extremely awkward to use at first, and it is impossible for ordinary people to stab and kill. It is much more difficult to use than a knight's sword.Ever since Zhang Yi accepted Wu Gou, the King of Yue, he had spent his spare time trying to figure it out. It was also because of his talent in swordsmanship that he was able to figure out a set of Wu Gou techniques by himself without a teacher.Fei Yun also likes swordsmanship, seeing him practice it a few times, he was so surprised that he repeatedly praised it.At this moment, Zhang Yi also knew that the knights of Zhao Kingdom were fierce and mighty, so naturally he would not take it lightly. Wu Hook was out of its sheath, but his right sword and left sheath were not moving, ready to strike later.
But the captain held his sword in salute: "The crown prince respects you, I will only stab falsely with him, and if the sword touches his body, he will win." Zhang Yi sneered: "I can only stab solidly, not falsely."
The skinny man next to him in Mo Yi was very troubled: "The way of a swordsman is safe and sound? The general is really rambling."
The cavalry captain smiled helplessly: "Mr. insists on this, so the general has no choice but to obey. Kill—!" Before the shout fell, the knight's sword had already slashed down with the sound of wind!This is the basic skill of cavalry and horse fighting, and it is the most powerful. If the opponent is hit, the whole body will be split into two!The cavalry is condescending to the infantry, and this diagonal chop is the most powerful and most used killing method.Zhang Yi was tall and the opponent was not on the horse, so he didn't feel the power of the saber volleying in the air, but he knew the power of the saber from the sharp wind of the saber.Before he could think about it, Zhang Yi swiped his arm, and Wu Gou drew a cold light, and rushed forward like a fish leaping into the waves.But after hearing the urgent sound of "Ding!", the cavalier's saber was broken into two pieces!The head of the knife flew up to the top of the tree, cut off the branch with a crash, and then "poof!" it plunged into the ground!
"Hey!" The cavalry captain screamed and jumped away: "Do you have a magic weapon?"
Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "It's the first time I used it. I didn't know that the Wu Hook of the King of Yue is so sharp. Thank you for being a partner." The thin man Moyi smiled coldly: "The general's saber is a commodity in the army. How can it be against the Wu Hook of the King of Yue? Let sir see some of Zhao's elite soldiers!" With a shake of his shoulders, the black cloak flew up like a bat, and hung on the branch of the pine tree behind him.With just this one movement, we can see that Zhaohou's guards are extraordinary.At the same time as the cloak left, the starlight flashed suddenly, and a dagger appeared in Mo Yi's hand!In the Warring States period, long swords had become common weapons, and short swords were mostly sharp weapons in the hands of traditional swordsmen, which were rarely seen by ordinary people.The short swords of traditional swordsmen, like Wu Gou, the king of Yue, are most likely the masterpieces of famous swordsmiths in the Spring and Autumn Period.With a flash of purple-blue light, Zhang Yi knew that the dagger in Mo Yi's hand was definitely extraordinary, and smiled slightly: "When the gods and soldiers meet, both sides will suffer. Wouldn't it be a waste of money?"
"Did you underestimate Zhao Guo's swordsmen?" Mo Yi sneered and said, "While controlling famous swords and possessing the way of swordsmanship, how can idiots cut at each other?" The implication is that they are obviously mocking Zhang Yi and Qiwei's swordsmanship.Zhang Yi knew that this person was a top-notch swordsman. Although he knew a little about swordsmanship and swordsmanship, he was not professional enough to compete with this kind of swordsman.But listening to him say that he would not "cut each other" with me, it was a little easier, the swords did not touch each other, it was nothing more than he stabbed me directly, and then "pleased" to leave.Zhang Yi is confident that Moyi can't do this, if you don't chop me up, it's a big deal, so why care about some small rules?Wu Wu hook to protect himself, as long as his sword can't pierce me, what can he do to me?
"In that case, you can start." Zhang Yi smiled faintly.
"Sir, take care." Before the words finished, the black figure jumped up, and a purple-blue light pierced Zhang Yi's head!Zhang Yi's Wu hook had already been swung away, so he took advantage of the situation and swiped upwards in a big circle.Unexpectedly, when he swept up, the ink clothes had passed over his head, and before he turned around, his right shoulder had been stabbed!After a short and sharp numb pain, Zhang Yi's right Wu hook flew out!The black figure touched the ground, and immediately flew out like lightning, holding Wu Gou in the air, and landed firmly: "Sir, what else can I say?" Zhang Yi gritted her teeth to support herself, so she didn't sit down, and said with a smile: "You , The sword skill is unmatched. I, but I won't go." "Mr. is disrespectful, so I have to offend you." Mo Yi smiled coldly, and walked over.
Suddenly, a long and rough roar of a tiger swept across the forest like a gust of wind!
The thin man, Mo Yi, was taken aback.The captain laughed and said: "The Sushui River Valley is like this every night, it's usually tight..." As he was speaking, his color suddenly changed: "You, you, are you a human? A ghost?!" Zhang Yi looked and saw the mountain pass forest under the moonlight On the trail, there was a slender white figure with loose long hair, but he was leaning on a bamboo stick in his hand, and laughed brightly: "It's difficult for others, whose business experience is this?" Said: "If you are a businessman, go away quickly and don't mind your own business!"
Skinny Mo Yi: "Since I saw it, I'm afraid I can't let him go."
Bai Yi laughed again: "Did I say I'm leaving? Warring States ranger, do you care about your own business?"
"Ranger?" Mo Yi cupped his hands in a salute: "Dare to ask Your Excellency your name?"
"A high name?" The man in white suddenly said indifferently: "Handan Moyi, leave as soon as possible to make Mr. peaceful." "You are definitely not a righteous ranger! The general protects Mr., and I will take care of him." The skinny Moyi was obviously irritated. "Wait a minute." The man in white smiled and said, "Sir, I don't recognize the two of you. You don't need to wait for your support. Please just watch from the sidelines." After speaking, he bowed deeply to Zhang Yi: "Sir, this is a pack of wound medicine, please." Go there and apply it on the stone pier."
For a moment, Zhang Yi was very confused.If this person is a ranger, then he is really a wonder in the world!It should be noted that rangers in the Warring States period were often called "those with swords" and "men who must die" by the people of the time. They pursued events that would shake the world.Famous knight-errants all over the world, such as Gongsunjiu, Zhuanzhu, Bei Guosao, Bi Yang, and Yanxi in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yaoli, Nie Zheng, Meng Sheng, Xu Ruo, etc. in the Warring States Period, all performed righteousness and eradicated greatness in the upper class of the state. Among the evil celebrities, there is almost no traveler who pays attention to the grievances of the common people.This person called himself a ranger, Zhang Yi couldn't believe it, but if he wasn't a ranger, how could he have such a track and trace ability?It's really hard to guess, let's read it first, at least at the moment, he does not pose a danger to Zhang Yi.So Zhang Yi didn't say much, and went to the side of the path and sat down on the stone pier to apply the medicine.
Seeing Zhang Yi go away, the man in white turned around and said with a smile, "Come together."
Qi Wei and Mo Yi were originally worried that Zhang Yi would be taken away by the ranger, but now seeing that this person has no helper, Zhang Yi is also calm, so naturally they will do their best to deal with the ranger first.Mo Yi whispered: "General Luezhen, I'm coming." The captain nodded: "Be careful, this person is very strange." Mo Yi sneered, walked to the opposite of the white-clothed man Zhang Xu: "The ranger invites you. The man in white saw that the ink clothes were still standing still, and said with a smile, "Let me go first? Good!" The word "good" came out, and the bamboo stick snapped out of his hand, but seeing the dense light wrapped in the golden and iron vibration of "嗡——", The abnormally-shaped curved sword with a super long handle has covered the top of Mo Yi's head in the air!Mo Yi was shocked, and took a big slithering step close to the ground, barely dodging, and the gloomy light pierced from behind like a shadow, it was extremely fierce.In a hurry, Mo Yi rolled sideways, and Fang De got out of the edge of the sword, but his forehead was already dripping with cold sweat.Seeing that the man in white didn't pursue him, Mo Yi snorted and asked, "What weapon do you use? I hope to tell you." "No one in the world knows this soldier, so I just let you see it." After finishing speaking, the man in white With a quick sweep, a gloomy cold light flashed from a thick tree beside him, without any sound, and the pine tree didn't move at all.The man in white smiled leisurely: "Please watch it, both of you." Mo Yi and the cavalry captain walked to the tree in doubt, and through the bright mountain moon, it was clear that there was a very thin gap in the waist of the big tree! "You mean, you cut off this big tree just now?" The cavalry captain patted the tree in surprise.
"The general is powerful, you can know it at a push, so why talk about it?" The man in white obviously didn't bother to argue with him.
The cavalry captain took a steady step, pressed the tree with both hands, and pushed suddenly, the tree above the gap suddenly slid out, and the trunk of the tree slammed inward, just like a person who was walking quickly slipped and fell on his back. .Qiwei and Mo Yifei dodged out of the way, and when the big tree fell, they stepped forward to check, and the three-foot tree body left behind was as smooth as a mirror, and a fine and shiny resin was oozing out!Without saying a word, Mo Yi pulled up the captain and left.
The man in white clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Please tell Zhao Yong that Mo Meng will not stand by if you dare to be rude and forceful to Mr. Mo." Mo Yi turned around suddenly: "You? Master Meng Sheng of the Mo family?"
"Now that you know the name of my teacher, you know that the way of heaven will not perish."
Mo Yi seemed to want to ask something else, but finally held back and pulled the cavalry captain back to leave.
The man in white came over to Zhang Yi: "May I ask you how the sword hurt?" Zhang Yi said with a smile: "He didn't want to stab hard, so it's okay. Thank you for the good medicine." It seems remote, but it is actually a dangerous place. Mister has been in mourning for three years, so he should live in another place." "This is strange." Zhang Yi teased, "How does a righteous man know that I have been in mourning for three years? Could it be that he is also a knight-errant?" How about?" The man in white laughed and said, "Look at the clean path in the cemetery, the thatched huts with the grass turning black, and the hairy paths in the forest, I'm afraid it's not been more than three years." Zhang Yi stood on the stone pier I got up: "I have good eyesight, but I don't want to go anywhere else yet." The man in white smiled and said, "I just remind you that this is a matter for Mr. You should make your own decision, and I will leave." "Wait a minute." Zhang Yi's eyes flashed: " Seeing that the righteous man is young and extraordinary, why would he pretend to be a knight-errant?" The white-clothed man was taken aback, "How do you know I'm not a knight-errant?" Zhang Yi said: "Warring states warriors all hide in the capital city to plan big things. If you don't move, you will become famous. , have you ever gone to a remote mountain area and become a night wanderer?"
The man in white was surprised: "Why did you say it long? I'm just passing by at night."
Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "The righteous man leaked his mouth. If you pass by in a hurry, why are you so clear that the roads trampled by the surrounding mountains and forests are so clear? If it wasn't for ten days, you wouldn't be able to complete this Sushui River Valley." That's right, I'm not a knight-errant at first, but I just pretended to be an impostor when the situation was urgent." "It doesn't matter if you pretend, why make enemies for the Mohist family?"
A sly and mischievous smile flashed across the face of the man in white: "Mr. chased after him fiercely, so I had to tell you the truth: I was originally a medicine merchant in the Song Dynasty, and he was planning to hunt tiger bones in the Sushui River Valley, and he had been lingering here for many days. I went into the mountains to investigate the tiger's tracks tonight, but unexpectedly encountered someone who used force against my husband, so I made a move. I hope you will forgive me for being abrupt." "Since you are a medicine dealer, how do you know that they are warriors appointed by the Prince Zhao?"
The white-clothed man smiled: "Mr. is really careful, but this time he was wrong. I heard that from a big tree. As for the name of the prince of Zhao, no one in the world knows, let alone me, a business traveler who travels all over the world." Besides, I don’t want to expose the face of the merchant, so I have to give the name to the Mohists. Otherwise, how will I go to Handan to do business in the future?” At this point, Zhang Yi completely cleared up his doubts, and cupped his hands and said: “Zhang Yi’s nature, there is no doubt in his heart. It's gone." The man in white muttered: "This man is really hard to deal with. He has done good deeds, as if he is still owed, and the interrogation is endless." Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "The righteous man is really a man! Let's go to the hut... ...Ah, but there is no wine." "Mister is interesting, I want to talk about drinking, but there is no wine!"
"Brother, don't mind, there is tea without wine, how about herbal tea?"
"Brother's tea must be delicious!"
"Brother, sir?" Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing again: "The elder brother is the elder brother, and the husband is the husband, which one do you choose?" "Big brother!" The man in white smiled and clapped his hands.
"Good brother!" Zhang Yi patted the man in white on the shoulder and sighed, "It's a beautiful thing to meet by chance. I really want to have a drink." "Brother, wait a moment." The man in white finished speaking. At one point, the figure was already in the forest, and in a moment he flew back, holding up a big leather bag and laughing: "Good Zhao wine! How is it?"
"Don't ask me to understand?"
"Ask in the future, let's go to the hut."
"Brother is in trouble. The wind blows gently in the valley, the mountains and the moon shine brightly, this is the best place! I will save you lamp oil. I'll go get the pottery bowl." After speaking, he walked lightly, and in a blink of an eye, he brought two big ones from Zhang Yi's small hut. The pottery bowl was placed on the big stone pier, and the string of the leather bag was untied, and then fell down with a thump, and a bitter aroma of wine wafted out immediately. "It's really good wine!" Zhang Yi shrugged his nose, and he was intoxicated by the long-lost smell of wine: "Come on, brother, let's finish this bowl first!" ?” The man in white muttered urgently, blushing a little.Zhang Yi laughed for a while: "Brother is lovely, big brother likes it! God gave me a good brother, do it!" "God gave me a good big brother...do it!" The man in white suddenly touched Zhang Yi's pottery bowl and drank it down.Tasting the aroma of the wine carefully, Zhang Yi sighed with emotion: "Wine, wine, it's God's will for you to come with my brother after three years of absence!" The wine bowl let out a long breath.
"Brother has banned alcohol for three years, treat it as three bowls breaking the ban, come again!" the man in white said, pouring another bowl.张仪自觉痛快，连饮三碗，方恍然笑道：“呵，你为何不饮了？”
“小弟自来不善饮，寻常只是驱寒略饮一些。今夜不同，大哥三碗，小弟陪一，如何？”“好。”张仪笑道：“不善饮无须勉强，我有个学兄也不善饮，依然是天下英雄。”“大哥的学兄是天下英雄，那大哥也是天下英雄了。”
“可是未必。苏秦能成功，张仪未必能成功。”
“哎呀！大哥学兄是苏秦么？那真是个英雄呢，如今走遍山东六国，苏秦几乎是妇孺皆知了。大哥去找苏秦，不也大是风光了？”张仪猛然饮干一碗，目光炯炯的盯着白衣人，一脸肃然：“此话要在饮酒之前，你我就不是兄弟了。大丈夫生当自立，如何图他人庇护？”“啪！”白衣人打了自己一个耳光，打拱笑道：“大哥志节高远，小弟原是生意人无心之言，大哥宽恕才是呢。”张仪也笑了：“兄弟也是商旅义士，原是我计较太甚，不说了，干！”又大饮一碗。白衣人也陪着饮了一碗，又为张仪斟满酒碗，轻轻叹息了一声：“大哥要终老山林么？”张仪默然良久，喟然一叹：“天下之大，唯一处我从未涉足，可目下却偏偏想去那里。”“楚国偏远，是那里么？”
“不，是秦国。”
“啊……”白衣人轻轻的惊叫了一声，又连忙大袖掩面。
“兄弟害怕秦国？”
“有一点儿，大父当年在秦国经商，被秦献公杀了。”
张仪叹息道：“此一时，彼一时。秦国自孝公商君变法，已经是法度森严的大国了。尽管我没去过秦国，也曾鄙视秦国，但目下，我已经对秦国有了另一番见识。只是不知秦国有无求贤之心？须知苏秦、犀首都不被重用而离开了秦国，商君死后，秦人似乎丧失了秦孝公之胸襟，又在排斥山东士子了。”
白衣人听得眼睛一眨不眨，释然笑道：“大哥毋忧，小弟的一车虎骨正要运往咸阳。大哥不妨与小弟先去咸阳看看，合则留，不合则去嘛。”张仪大笑：“好！便是这般主意。”
“大哥痛快！那就三日后启程如何？”
“也好。就三日后吧。”
这时明月淡隐，山后已经显出鱼肚白色，松林间已经降下白茫茫霜雾。两人对饮了最后一碗赵酒，白衣人就消失在霜雾迷离的河谷里。张仪看着那细长的白色身影渐渐隐没，自觉胸中发热，不禁长啸一声，左手拔出吴钩力劈，一段枯树竟喀啦裂开！霜雾消散，红彤彤的太阳爬到山顶时，绯云送饭来了。张仪将昨晚的事大约说了一遍，绯云惊讶地直乍舌：“吔，昨夜那公子住的老屋一直没声气，我悄悄从窗下过了两趟，听出屋里根本就没有人。你说，这公子是不是那公子？”张仪沉吟道：“有可能是。然不管此人身份如何，却绝非邪恶之徒。不要说穿，借他之力，我们先到秦国再说。”
绯云点点头：“那好，我赶紧回去收拾打理一下。吔，张老爹怎么办？”“老钱金币还有多少？请老人家到安邑买所房子安度晚年吧。”
“只有二百钱、三个金币了。”
张仪大手一挥：“全给老人家。”
“老屋呢？”
“烧了。”张仪咬牙吐出两个字。
“不烧！”绯云红着脸喊了一声：“我来处置，不用你管。”站起来便匆匆走了。想了想，张仪终于没有喊回绯云，任她去了。他知道，绯云从五六岁的孤儿被母亲领回，就一直在老屋与母亲共渡艰辛共尝甘苦。铩羽回乡，又是绯云与张老爹苦苦撑持，才保他守陵再造。绯云与张老爹对张庄老屋的依恋，比四海为家的自己要强烈得多……罢了罢了，还是让他们处置吧，何须一定要摆出一副名士破釜沉舟的做派？
心定了，张仪便开始整理自己的随身之物。衣物不用他操心，他也弄不清自己的衣裳有几件。需要他自己动手的，是两架书简，还有自己三年来撰写并誊刻就绪的一堆策论札记。那些札记是自己的心血结晶，也是自己痛彻反省的记录，更是自己生命的一部分。他将必须携带的书简装进了一只大木箱，那些札记，则特意用母亲留给他的那只铁箱装了，而且将那支小小的铜钥匙系在了脖颈贴身处。突然，张仪心中一动，又将两只箱子搬到母亲墓旁的一个小石洞里，又用茅草苫盖妥当，一宗宗做完，天也便黑了下来。奇怪，绯云如何没有上山送饭？出事了么？心思一闪，张仪摘下吴钩，便大步出了茅屋。将及南面山口，突闻河谷中一阵隆隆沉雷！仔细一听，张仪立即辨出这是马队疾驰，而且是越来越近。张仪机警异常，看看四周，便快捷的爬上了一棵枝繁叶茂的大树。片刻之间，马蹄声止息，一片清晰沉重的脚步声进了北面的山口。时当明月初升，依稀可见一队甲士开进了松林，散成了扇形，将茅屋围了起来。一个带剑军吏高声命令：“守住道口，不许任何人进来。荆燕将军，点起火把，随我去见先生。”说着便见一支火把点起，两个身影走进了茅屋。片刻之后，两个身影又走了出来，军吏道：“先生显然走了，我等也只好回去复命了。”那个举着火把的荆燕答道：“该不是赵国将先生请走了吧？我却如何向武信君交令？”军吏笑得很响：“老话真没错：燕人长疑赵！如今两国结盟了，我若捣鬼，太子如何对武信君说话？”火把荆燕叹息一声：“咳！也是天数，张仪没贵命，武信君好心也没用呢。”军吏笑道：“将军若不放心，可带十骑留下，继续访查。”荆燕道：“可武信君安危要紧，我却如何放心得下？”“既然如此，也不用费心了，有一信放着，先生会看到的。回撤！”
士们收拢成一队，又出了北山口，片刻间便闻马蹄隆隆远去了。
张仪见马队远去，便下了大树，走进茅屋点起风灯，发现石板书案上赫然一个扁薄的铜匣！看来，这就是他们方才说的信了。张仪拿起铜匣端详，一摁中央铜钮，铜匣便无声的弹了开来。匣中红锦铺底，一个火漆封口的羊皮纸袋正在中间。吴钩尖端轻轻一挑，羊皮纸袋便嘶的开了一个口，一页羊皮纸“唰”的掉了出来，张仪拿起一看，极为熟悉的字迹立即扑进了眼帘：
“好！”一眼瞄过，张仪已是血脉贲张。苏秦已经在战场上向他招手了，张仪岂能拖泥带水？苏秦如此襟怀气度，张仪自当全力施展，使天下大浪淘沙！看来，入秦已是事不宜迟了。苏秦既然已经向秦国上大夫荐举了自己，便说明秦国已经知道了自己……且慢！一个念头突然生出：秦国既然知道了自己，为何却没有动静？是秦国君臣迟钝么？抑或另有隐情？既然说不清楚，最好还是不要冒失，要沉住气，做成大事不在三五天之间。一番权衡掂量，张仪已经冷静下来：入秦是肯定的，只是不能贸然，这是最后一条路，不走则已，走则务必成功，如何能在扑朔迷离之时贪图一时痛快？苏秦说“时势诡谲，安邑不安”，究是何意？对了，苏秦肯定发现了“有人”对自己心怀叵测，提醒自己早日离开这里！这“人”是谁？目下看来，似乎是赵国。可是，就必然没有秦国么？古往今来，国君求贤而佞臣杀贤的事数不胜数，若果樗里疾是个小人，担心自己入秦威胁到他的权力，难保不私下“控制”自己，情势没有完全明朗之前，就无法排除这种可能。思忖一番，张仪觉得自己还是按照原来谋划行事较为稳妥——白身入秦，看清再说。一阵匆匆脚步声，绯云送饭来了。张仪心中兴奋杂乱，也确实饿了，便狼吞虎咽起来，及至吃完，却见绯云直抹眼泪，不禁惊讶：“绯云，怎么了？说呀！”
绯云带着哭声道：“张老爹不要钱，也不离开老屋……我看，老人家有死心吔……”张仪二话没说，拉起绯云便走。老人是张家的“三朝”管家了，从迁出安邑开始，张家上下便呼老人为“张老爹”。四十多年来，张氏家族的风雨沧桑就是老人的兴衰荣辱，老人对张氏家族的忠诚、功勋几乎是任何人都不能比拟的。如今，老人家绝望了么？陵园离老屋只是山上山下之隔。张仪大步匆匆，片刻便到了老屋门前。三年未下山，他发现张庄已经比当初有了些须生气，门前已经重新栽上了一片小树林，茅草小门楼也变成了青砖门房。他顾不上细看，推开门进得庭院便高声道：“老爹，我回来了。”见无人应声，绯云轻轻推开了堂屋大门，骤然之间，绯云却是哭叫起来：“老爹，何苦来呀——！”张仪急忙进屋，竟被眼前的景象惊呆了——张老爹跪在张仪母亲的灵位前，鲜血流淌，腹部已经大开，双手竟依然紧紧握着插在腹中的短剑！“老爹……”张仪骤然哽咽，扑地跪倒，抱住了张老爹。
老人艰难的睁开了眼睛：“公子……莫忘，故土……”便软软的倒在了张仪怀里。“老爹，安心走吧……”张仪泪如雨下，将老人的眼皮轻轻抹下：“绯云，给老爹穿上最好的衣裳，安葬陵园……”天将拂晓，霜雾迷朦，一辆灵车缓慢的驶上了通往张氏陵园的山道。太阳初升的时分，一座新坟堆起在张仪母亲的大墓旁。“张兄吔，主仆同葬，自来未闻，你不怕天下嘲笑么？”
“忠节无贵贱，大义在我心。他人嘲笑？鸟！”张仪愤愤然骂了一句。
绯云忍不住笑了，笑脸上却挂着两行晶莹的泪珠儿。
“大哥！让小弟好找。”随着话音，那个英秀的白衣药商飘然而来，走到近前却觉得气氛不对，稍做打量便已经明白，立即走到那座新坟前肃然一躬：“老爹啊，多日蒙你关照，不想你却溘然去了……老爹走好，晚辈年年来涑水，定会为你老人家扫墓祭奠的。”说罢竟长身拜倒，肃然三叩。
张仪不禁唏嘘：“兄弟啊，罢了。”绯云走过去，抹着眼泪扶起了白衣后生。“大哥，”白衣后生道：“这涑水河谷已成多事之地，我等不妨今日便走如何？”张仪默然片刻，看看绯云，绯云道：“给我两个时辰，但凭张兄便了。”张仪点点头道，“好，我们午后便走。”白衣后生笑道：“大哥尚不知我的名姓，实在惭愧。我叫应华，宋国应氏后裔。日后就叫我华弟吧。小妹，你可该叫我大哥呢。”绯云笑道：“吔，宋国应氏，那可是天下大商家了，难怪神秘兮兮呢。”应华咯咯笑道：“不就悄悄打老虎么？小妹竟是为我操心了。”
“你们俩呀，针尖儿对麦芒。”张仪笑道：“别聒噪了，分头准备吧。华弟，我听你吩咐便是。”“大哥明断。”应华笑道：“一路行止，都听我的，保你无事。”
秋日西沉，晚霞染红了满山松林的时分，一队商旅车辆驶出了涑水河谷。上得官道，车队便辚辚疾行，沿着大河北岸竟是直向西去了。