Wang Daiji grabbed the other person's hand and hesitated a little. "Why does it sound a little strange?"
"It's an anti-poem from the previous dynasty." Zhang Xinggan laughed and answered fluently in the wind. "When the Southern Tang Dynasty was declining, a man named Zhou Shuren wrote it in the Jiangdong area. It is said that after writing this poem, he joined the True Fire Sect.
He went to Maoshan and rebelled... According to the Fang family's research, he should be a descendant of the Lu family, a second-class family in Jiangdong, who deliberately changed his name to Zhou Shuren... And what they meant was that when thousands of horses were silent, they were waiting for thunder, but we listened first.
Empress Lei is thoughtful, so quoting this poem is a joke."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Wang Daiji recovered and continued to lean on the railing and hold hands and smile. "Lian Guangyu said it very well... As for anti-poetry, it is anti-poetry, and it is also the anti-poetry of the previous dynasty.
It’s still an anti-poetry from the previous Southern Tang Dynasty, shouldn’t we be allowed to quote it randomly after hundreds of years?”
As he spoke, a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky again. It was shaped like a dragon and hung on the sky. It illuminated their faces for a moment. They both stopped feeling sour and looked up at the sky together, waiting for the thunder.
Sure enough, within a moment, the thunder rumbled again, shaking the whole world. It was like the anger of the Nine Heavens, and the power of the Supreme Being. Hearing it made people feel awe-inspiring.
Even though the two of them were used to this gesture, they couldn't help but hold each other's hands under the thunder.
After the thunder, both of them were deep in thought, but Wang Daiji was obviously the first to come back to his senses. Seeing the other party thinking deeply, he couldn't hold back and asked tentatively:
"Lian Guangyu has a lot of troubles on his mind...Has Zhang Sanlang had any troubles on his mind before?"
Zhang Xing came to his senses and immediately knew that the other party was trying to catch him off guard, but he calmly asked, "I wonder what Brother Wang Jiu was thinking about before?"
Wang Daiji was silent for a moment... He naturally asked with the intention of making a cliché at the beginning, and when he was asked back, he naturally wanted to make some perfunctory remarks, but along the way he could see clearly that Zhang Sanlang was obviously not a person either.
He is a good person, and his behavior is quite similar to his own... It is said that everyone is a human being. If he doesn't say something seriously, he may not be credible, and he will be entangled in this journey in vain.
As soon as he thought about this, Wang Yuanwailang held the other party's hand, smiled slightly, and actually told the truth: "To be honest, Zhang Sanlang, I saw that even a relative of yours who was inspecting your house could enjoy such a manor, and I got a little excited.
I felt unjust, but before I was in the house, I inexplicably thought of my own life... They all said that I was young and promising, with a bright future, but I was the only one who knew how hard it was... so I lay there and thought about it, thinking that I didn't have to do this anymore.
Even if you are tired and stressed, you can become a mediocre person who drinks and spends money, and enjoy yourself as a drunken woman."
"Then what?" Zhang Xing quickly realized that the other party was probably telling the truth, so he was surprised for a moment and continued to ask.
"Then? Then I saw the flash of lightning and heard the roar of thunder. I immediately knew that this was God warning me that I should not be so lazy." At this point, Wang Daiji sighed. "Zhang Sanlang
, I rarely get really close to people, but when I see you, I have a little heart-to-heart feeling... Do you know why? It’s because we are really similar. Although you were born in the Northern Wilderness, you could only join the army and work hard, but I also came from a humble background.
, it’s difficult to move forward.”
I know!
Zhang Xing was speechless. With your beard there, you were probably the only one who thought it was a secret.
Of course, this did not delay Zhang Baishou from sighing:
"I understand, I understand, we are from such humble backgrounds, starting from the bottom, we are used to seeing unfair things, and we almost regard climbing up as a matter of eating and sleeping. But those who were born in wealth and splendor have never seen the storms and dangers, and the people's hearts are treacherous.
?But they only use their own bodies to look down on us. But the more this happens, the more they can only continue to climb up. When the time comes, they can sit in an official position that is far out of their reach and make achievements that they can never imagine in their lifetime.
This air of injustice. Brother Wang Jiu, do you think this is what you mean?"
These words are Zhang Xing's true views of the other party. It is most useful to use them as perfunctory thoughts at this time.
Sure enough, Wang Daiji was silent for a long time again this time, because he actually felt that what the other party said was so accurate and right. This person was really the first caring person he had ever met in his life... But the more this happened, the less he dared to take it easy.
When I open my mouth, I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold it back, and I'll lose my composure first, then burst into tears, and then I'll really have a heart-to-heart relationship with the other person.
Of course, after all, Renwang Daiji was Jiyu of the Ministry of War, and Wang Jiulang of the Eastern Capital. He took a dozen breaths to calm down, and then he managed to nod: "Yes, that's the truth. It's just Zhang Sanlang, who has been talking about me and you for a long time.
So what about today?”
"I'm similar to Brother Wang Jiu today." Zhang Xing smiled bitterly, and actually told the truth...the real truth, but he didn't mention anything about time travel, gods, class history, and rebellion. It was more like adding confusion.
"I just feel that my life is drifting with the tide, and it is rare to take the initiative and have the heart to step out of the box and do what I want to do. As a result, I hear thunder again, my heart is shocked, but I am alert again."
"I see. May I ask what the specific meaning of vigilance is?" Wang Daiji asked seriously.
"Of course it's time to return to the right path. But after all, I am younger and have more personal hobbies, so I still can't be as decisive as Brother Wang Jiu." Zhang Xing still answered seriously and only told the truth.
Still hiding a lot of truths that are hard to tell. "What I mean... I really didn't just think about becoming a high official and getting a high title, and then I gave up on everything else. For example, what about entering Nanya?"
I have only dreamed about it, but if I can make progress in my practice and reach the level of condensation before the age of thirty, I think it would be a good idea to go and see the unique colors of the world here; or one day, I can write and write at home and create something.
A novel like "The Legend of the Female Protagonist Li Yue" is acceptable..."
"This is also reasonable." Wang Daiji felt more and more that the other person was very similar to himself. He was simply a younger and luckier version of himself. "Young people, it's normal to be greedy."
Zhang Xing also smiled bitterly: "In short, when people get old and their fate declines due to destiny, I hope that I will try not to regret for wasting my years, and try not to be ashamed of doing nothing... But, Brother Wang Jiu, really
so hard."
Wang Daiji opened his mouth after hearing the first half of the sentence, but the latter sentence was so difficult that he almost couldn't hold on. For a moment, all he could think about was that Saburo's words tonight really hit his heart.
Fortunately, it was dark and windy, and there were thunderclouds, so I didn't lose my composure in my expressions and movements.
Not only that, since Wang Jiulang felt that the other party's words directly hit his heart, but also had unreasonable thoughts, he just felt that the other party had seen through him early and was better at manipulating people's hearts, so tonight he took advantage of the situation and easily manipulated it.
Either the other party just said something from the bottom of his heart... But no matter which case it was, it seemed that he was at a disadvantage or inferior.
Thinking of this, the foreign minister from the Ministry of War actually made things boring. He shook the opponent's hand and said in reply:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... Today's heart-to-heart talk must not be forgotten. Zhang Sanlang will continue to visit Long Gua, and I will go back and lie down."
After saying that, he let go of his hand and walked back.
"What?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment, really surprised, and asked from behind, "Why did Brother Wang Jiu suddenly lose his interest?"
"The wind was strong, so I squinted my eyes for a moment." Wang Daiji smiled bitterly, and while turning back along the corridor, he raised his hands in a distant gesture.
"Yes, the spring breeze tonight is really noisy." Zhang Xing also sighed with emotion, but he didn't hold back.
As soon as the other party left, Zhang Xing continued to lie under the eaves of the corridor, and while he continued to think wildly, he also felt a burst of noisy spring breeze and watched the dragon hanging several times.
Then, after all, his mind wandered, and he couldn't stay cheerful for a long time, so he turned back to the house.
After a speechless night, I opened the door the next day and saw that a night of spring rain had already moistened the world. Thinking that listening to the thunder in a silent place yesterday seemed a bit out of place, I asked the servants of Zhang's Manor for pens and ink, and then went to the guest room in the human room.
Half of the poem was left on the back wall.
So-called:
"Good rain knows the season, when spring is here.
Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently."
After finishing writing, in front of the servants and several patrolmen who had gotten up to watch, he signed his name again, but changed his vest and called him Du Zimei, the wild old man of Huaiyang.
After finishing writing, he went out with a few people and went to wash up and eat first. When he saw Wang Daiji, he just handed over his hand. He didn't say anything about last night, and the other party just handed over his hand... But for some reason, it was Wang Daiji who was the first person last night.
When he returned to the room, his eyes were red, as if he had stayed up all night. On the contrary, Zhang Xing, who returned late, was encouraged by the wind and thunder and cleared his mind, so that he had a good sleep afterwards and was a hundred times more energetic.
There was still no departure on this day, and everyone was happy to rest and play in Zhangyuan. Another day passed, but they still didn't move. They rested for three consecutive days. I don't know what basis Bai Yousi used as the basis for giving the order to the whole group.
, Dongxing Chengfu, do serious things.
Wanqiu, the county seat of Huaiyang County, is 130 to 40 miles away from the city. It takes two days to reach the city by horseback. However, it has been slippery after two consecutive days of spring rain. The fertile plains along the way are full of plowing, so that the road is full.
It was muddy, so the group had no intention of speeding up. They dragged their feet for five or six days, until the end of the first month, before they arrived at Chengfu.
Immediately, he did not go to Longgang. Instead, he stopped in Chengfu City to the west of Wishui, and then sent a military official to the other side of the river to invite Chen Ling.
This is not because he is afraid that Chen Ling will jump over the wall and directly rebel and kill a lot of people in the military camp, because Yang Shen's matter is there. As a person who has personally experienced it, General Ying Yang probably knows better than anyone else that rebelling at this time and place is what it means.
If there is a dead end, then Chen Ling, who is still a decent person no matter how he calculates it, cannot ruin his family and everything in vain.
In fact, Chen Ling must have thought of this possibility - transfer and relocation are the most typical and effective ways for the central government to deal with powerful and military leaders.
The answer to the reason why the patrol team is like this is also very simple. They want to guard against another possibility, that is, Chen Ling is reluctant to part with Jianghuai's foundation and directly resigns. If this is the case, then the people in Jingantai will not be polite.
, we must directly control Chen Ling on this side of the river to prevent him from escaping back to Huaishang, and then using his family's reputation to influence the subsequent rectification activities of the Long Whale Gang.
Once coercive measures are taken, chaos will inevitably occur in the military camp, even if there is no rebellion.
In fact, no matter whether this guy wants to resign or accept it, Hu Yan with black ribbon is ready to lead a team of people to escort this person back to Dongdu to complete the formalities at the Ministry of War to ensure that he will not interfere with Jianghuai's mission.
After all, it is a serious job, and the atmosphere in the lobby of the Chengfu County government office was a bit dull for a while.
At this moment, Zhang Xing's eyes swept across the crowd and landed on Wang Daiji, but he suddenly remembered Li Ding's words before and couldn't help but have an interesting thought.
"Everyone, you are just bored, do you want to take a gamble?" Zhang Xing suddenly said.
As soon as these words came out, the originally dull county government hall suddenly became energetic. Several people glanced at Bai Yousi's expression and immediately joined in the fun, asking what they were betting on.
"What can you bet on?" Zhang Xing chuckled. "Bet on whether Chen Ling will resign or accept the post?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then it immediately became lively, and some people started to gamble... and everyone had different opinions.
Zhang Xing went around in a circle and finally came to urge Wang Daiji: "Brother Wang Jiu, don't you want to bet?"
Wang Daiji wanted to refuse, but when he thought that he was about to go to the military camp opposite to stay for a while, while the other party continued to work southward, he didn't bother to cover it up, so he immediately took out two taels of silver from his pocket and put it on the case: "I
Bet he will be punished."
"Why?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.
"Because if he wants to resign, he will definitely not resign here. Instead, after hearing your news directly, he will set out from the east bank of Wishui and go to the capital to resign by himself, so as to avoid your control." Wang Daiji said.
"And you have not made any such preparations at all, as if you are certain that he will come to stand trial."
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded and laughed. Even Bai Yousi also laughed.
Zhang Xing nodded first, then shook his head and laughed: "This is roughly the truth, but with all due respect, Brother Wang Jiu is actually a little bit wrong."
"What does Zhang Sanlang mean?" Wang Daiji was slightly startled.
"I guess Brother Wang Jiu has not seen the performance of the master of condensation in battle." Zhang Xing explained seriously. "We don't make preparations, not because we are sure, but because even if Chen Ling does that, he won't be able to fly away from our inspection."
The palm of my hand..."
Wang Daiji glanced at Bai Yousi secretly, then twirled his beard and smiled: "In that case, why do I think you are waiting in Chengfu County, but you are wishing that he would run away on his own from the other side of the river?"
"I have this little thought." Zhang Xing nodded frankly. "But in fact, it is just a try. We are sure that Chen Ling will come, because that person is also a smart and generous person, and he also knows the best way.
Even if you don't break up with each other, no matter whether you resign or accept the appointment, you will lose anyway. It's better to go to Dongdu to deal with the matter calmly, then instead of being picked up from the horse by our patrol on the way to Dongdu and losing your dignity.
, it’s better to come directly here by yourself."
Wang Daiji was thoughtful.
But for a moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves on the street outside, and then someone loudly signed up, saying that General Ying Yang Zhonglang Chen Ling was here to pay a visit to the important officials of the Ministry of War, but they immediately stopped talking.
Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Ling's red face appeared in front of everyone.
"Inspector Bai, Zhang Baishou, Hu Heishou, and a few other Baishou are all well and good." Chen Ling laughed and looked as if nothing had happened. "I didn't expect that we would see each other so soon. What a fate."
Zhang Xing smiled slightly and did his duty. He rushed forward and returned the favor: "General Chen, the prostitutes in the Metasequoia Forest were not killed by your men, right? I had a message that day and I would come back to see it."
Chen Ling was stunned on the spot, but then he laughed: "Yes, Zhang Baishou is back, of course, but I haven't done anything to take it out on those people... On the contrary, it's Zhang Sanlang who rode up the mountain alone that day to drive the tiger away."
Crossing the river, he killed so many people, he was a true hero, why did he become so benevolent as a woman?"
"Have you finished speaking?" Zhang Xing listened carefully and just sneered.
"That's it." Chen Ling responded seriously.
"That's good!" Zhang Xing calmly responded coldly. "I have two questions to ask you."
"Please speak." Chen Ling said without losing his composure.
"First, do you want to resign and return to Huaishang, or do you want to accept an official position and go to the northwest?" Zhang Xing spoke clearly.
"Zhang Baishou... I am loyal to the country and will be transferred to the northwest by the emperor's order." Chen Ling tried his best to smile.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, secondly..." Zhang Xing walked forward with his hands behind his back and answered slowly. "You, the Chen family, are the hope of Jianghuai's powerful people. They are deeply entangled and know a lot of inside stories... Can you step forward and give me a lesson?"
How can we catch all the three Zuo brothers in one go during our inspection?"
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment. Bai Yousi and others in the hall were also stunned. Even Wang Daiji was twitching his beard for a moment, looking thoughtful.
"You asked me?" Chen Ling asked after a moment, speechless.
"Yes." Zhang Xing said calmly.
But Chen Ling suddenly woke up, but couldn't help but put his hands in his hands and laughed: "That's really the right person to ask!"