Jiang Wang nodded seriously and said, "That's it. Of course, this is just my personal impulse. If the country has other plans..."
"Okay." Cao Jiu interrupted him and said lightly: "I will arrange it."
To be honest, Jiang Wang didn't expect it to be so easy before he spoke.
He and Cao Jiu only met during this period, and they were familiar to each other. Cao Jiu's attitude towards him was relatively gentle, but not to the point of being particularly close.
He originally thought that he would at least have to eat and hang out, as he had no overall perspective or something.
The reason why he thought twice before opening this mouth is because...if he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know when he will be able to deal with Lin Zhengren.
Lin Zhengren's terrifying power has been fully demonstrated on the martial arts stage in the past few days.
Compared to Wang Yiwu, an opponent who pursues peak power and believes that whatever the fist reaches is the truth, Jiang Wang is still more wary of Lin Zhengren, an enemy who uses all possible means.
In order to get Cao Jun to agree and to meet Lin Zhengren in the first round of the main competition, he prepared several sets of rhetoric.
But there was no time to export it.
Cao Jie agreed simply, without even asking him why.
Jiang Wang just bowed his head and said, "Thank you, General."
"Only one thing." Cao Jie said with a faint smile: "You chose your own opponent. If you lose, don't blame me for asking you to be subject to military law."
Jiang Wangsurong responded: "I will not be resentful!"
Cao Ji raised his chin: "Go back and practice."
Jiang Wang then left and went to his room.
And Cao Jiu looked at his back and felt that this young man was sometimes too serious.
But as someone who has experienced it, he understands very well what kind of young genius can erase his arrogance and become so serious.
However, the world is so big, who doesn’t suffer?
He said nothing except a sigh.
…
…
In the small courtyard where Zhuang Guo belongs.
Du Ruhui and Lin Zhengren were still sitting opposite each other on both sides of the stone table.
Lin Zhengren sat upright, with his hands on his knees, and asked cautiously: "Master Prime Minister, over there in Shengguo..."
Du Ruhui glanced at him and said softly: "The Yellow River Meeting is a grand event in the world, and no country will be so short-sighted as to start a war because of the outcome of the Yellow River Meeting. You can rest assured! If there is any trouble,
You are fighting for the country, and the country will protect you."
Lin Zhengren bowed his head and saluted: "Zhengren did not handle things well, which made the Prime Minister worry."
"I am overjoyed that you can win against the genius of Shengguo. Why should I be harsh on you anymore?" Du Ruhui reached out and patted his shoulder: "Zhengren, you don't need to have so much psychological burden in front of your own family."
As the prime minister of a country, he naturally needs to be dignified and dignified. For Lin Zhengren, it was rare for him to have such a cordial moment.
The reason why he is like this now is because Lin Zhengren deserves it.
Reaching the main draw of the Yellow River Tournament is already Zhuang Guo’s best result ever.
No one can deny that Lin Zhengren is a talent.
Du Ruhui doesn't mind being more approachable to talents who can make contributions to Zhuang State.
Lin Zhengren nodded solemnly, not hiding his admiration: "Zhengren understands."
Du Ruhui looked at him and said earnestly: "Now is the best time for Zhuang State, but it can be better and should be better. I hope that you can grow with the country."
Lin Zhengren said: "I dare not say that I have grown up with the country. Zhengren's ancestors have lived in Zhuangdi for generations. They only want to contribute to the development of the motherland."
Du Ruhui nodded with satisfaction: "The country will not let those who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic suffer."
He continued to encourage him a few more words, and then asked casually: "Your water ghost is well raised. Is it called Xiaoli?"
"It's my younger brother's name." Lin Zhengren dared to call out his name on the martial arts stage, but he did not intend to avoid the question. He said slowly: "My whole Lin family was killed by evil people, and they were wiped out overnight.
, I will never forget this hatred!"
Du Ruhui's eyes were filled with sympathy: "This matter was caused by the negligence of Wangjiang City's palace and the Criminal Investigation Department. They were already held accountable at the time. I also strictly ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate afterward."
He changed the subject: "Do you know who the enemy is who destroyed your whole family?"
Lin Zhengren had a sad look on his face, his teeth were almost broken, and he squeezed out words from between his teeth: "I hate that I am so incompetent that I don't even know who my enemy is! I only know that he wears a mountain ghost mask, is ruthless, and has great strength.
He is tall and strong, but his height is about the same as mine."
Of course, he cannot know that the person is Jiang Wang, because if he knows Jiang Wang's identity, he can easily deduce the murderer of Dong A's case through the Deadwood Art, and then deduce the truth about the destruction of Maplewood City.
A very reasonable development.
The problem is...before Zhu Weiwo decided to treason, he and Zhu Weiwo were in Xin'an City together!
With Du Ruhui’s wisdom, it is not difficult to guess the secret of my treason.
So he, Lin Zhengren, really doesn’t know who his enemy is.
Even before the meeting of the Yellow River, Emperor Zhuang had already given him information about the geniuses of other countries. Even though he already knew that Jiang Wang, the genius of Qi, was from Zhuang.
His secret determines that he must not connect Jiang Wang's two identities.
Du Ruhui looked at him for a while and said quietly: "That man is not simply doing evil, he has a great hatred for our Zhuang country. He first forced the Taoist rotten wood technique in Wangjiang City Taoist Temple, and then went to the Lin clan to massacre
You are full of people, and soon after that, taking advantage of the war between Zhuang Yong and our army outside, he entered Xin'an City at night, and relied on the restraint of Mu Xing Dao by the Kuchiki Jue to attack and kill the Vice Prime Minister Dong A!"
“He was also the murderer who stabbed Prime Minister Dong to death?” Lin Zhengren was shocked, angry and hateful: “Who is that person?!”
He murmured an analysis in a serious tone: "This person knows Kuchiki Jue and also knows Dong Xiang very well. He should be from Zhuang Guo, or even from Qinghe County. He also hates Zhuang Guo and has been paying attention to Zhuang Guo's situation.
…”
“The former disciple of Maple Forest City Taoist Academy, now the genius of the Qi Kingdom, Jiang Wang!” Du Ruhui gave the answer and said slowly: “The one who has been sitting in the stands every day these days.”
In the match between Lin Zhengren and Jiang Limeng, of course he saw Jiang Wang, and Jiang Wang also saw him. But the two sides had a tacit understanding without any communication, and they didn't even look at each other, as if they were near the Qichang Mountains
That encounter never happened.
But Du Ruhui remembered it.
He didn't know how Jiang Wang got into the Qi State, which needed to be investigated later. But he knew that the blood debt of Maplewood City was tied to this young man.
And he will not forget Dong'a's death.
This is a young man who was born and raised in the country of Zhuang, and now he is also a persistent enemy of the country of Zhuang.
“How come he has become the pride of Qi State and has a bright future, yet he returns to Zhuang State to commit crimes?”
Lin Zhengren accurately expressed shock, anger, and incomprehensible emotions. His tone was grief and anger mixed with pain: "Yes, yes. No wonder I have an indescribable feeling of familiarity with him. It turns out that he is really the one I know."
Jiang Wang! Although the temperament has changed a lot, the outline is still very similar...I thought...I thought it was just the same name. I thought that the Jiang Wang in Maplewood City was destroyed along with Maplewood City."
The information that Emperor Zhuang forwarded to him only said that Jiang Wang was from Zhuang, but did not say that Jiang Wang was from Maplewood City. Lin Zhengren and Li Jianqiu had never been able to talk to each other, and no more specific information was discovered.
, which is also reasonable.
In a state of half realization and half sadness, Lin Zhengren suddenly raised his head and said bitterly: "He was born in Maplewood City Taoist Temple, and the country gave him resources to practice and cultivate him to become a talent. He even
Qualified to participate in the Three Cities Discussion! Why does he hate the country so much now? Because of the fall of Maple Grove City?"
He said angrily: "But it was White Bone Dao who did evil. He should hate White Bone Dao!!"
Du Ruhui sighed and said with great emotion: "There are thousands of people in this world with thousands of thoughts, and some people are like this. No matter how nice you are to him, he will only take it for granted. But as long as there is something not as he wants, he will feel that everything is wrong."
The whole world feels sorry for him, and he feels that all his sufferings are the fault of others.
When the White Bone Dao caused trouble, he escaped, but we don’t know how many people from our Criminal Division and City Guards died for our country! We mobilized the whole country to wipe out the White Bone Dao, and we don’t know how many Dao Academy students died in this incident.
This person flew away with only empty hatred! He flew far away...and came back with hatred."
"This man has no virtue, but he is talented. Now he is the genius of Qi, and he represents the world's powerful countries in the Yellow River meeting. The future will be smooth. You are Zhengren."
Du Ruhui looked at him and said pessimistically: "If one day I am no longer an old man, I will have to rely on you to resist enemies like Zhuang Guo..."
Lin Zhengren held back his sadness and said: "Prime Minister Du, you will definitely be able to come to Dongzhen as soon as possible. No one in the Zhuang Kingdom can leave you. As for Jiang Wang and other villains..."
He gritted his teeth and said, “I am in no relationship with him!”
"Dong Zhen, Dong Zhen, how easy is it to see true immortality?" Du Ruhui sighed, shook his head, and said: "Perhaps, there is another possibility. If Jiang Wang is related to the White Bone Path... then he can escape.
It makes sense after the fall of Maplewood City. And now that the Bone Path has been wiped out, he certainly has reasons to hate the country."
Lin Zhengren certainly knew the truth about Maplewood City. He also knew that Du Ruhui was 'revising' the past, and he also understood that Jiang Wang could not be some white-bone Taoist.
But of course he cannot know.
He doesn’t know or understand.
He is just a young monk who does not know the truth at all, and therefore does not doubt his own country's minister.
So he had an angry look on his face and gnashed his teeth.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly woke up and said, "Now that you have said that, I know why Jiang Wang has so much hatred for my Lin family! That night in Wangjiang City, he did not do evil randomly.
!”
In Du Ruhui's mind, this is indeed a question.
There are traces of Jiang Wang's hatred of Dong Ah and Zhuang Kingdom, but he also destroyed the entire Lin family in Wangjiang City, which is very inconsistent with this person's true character. After all, Dong Ah had high hopes for him. And in Xin
On the long street of Ancheng, he and Dong A fought to death without harming any innocent people.
But Du Ruhui felt that Lin Zhengren might not have a good answer. For a talented person like Lin Zhengren, the evil he might be hiding should not be exposed to him. At least when he is very useful to the country, it should not be exposed to him.
exposed.
So he deliberately did not ask.
It would be great if Lin Zhengren could take the initiative to give an answer at this time.
Of course, his response was deliberately indifferent, just an understatement.
"oh?"
Lin Zhengren gritted his teeth and seemed to be lost in memories.
He looked at the night in the distance, as if he had seen the bloody night in Wangjiang City again, and finally told: "Jiang Wang was originally the son of a medicinal materials merchant in Fengxi Town, Maplewood City. After his father died of illness, he took the family property and
He entered Maple Forest City Taoist Temple to practice. Only his stepmother and his stepmother's daughter were left behind to live a hard life in Fengxi Town.
Jiang Wang’s stepmother is named Song Ruyi, and she lives as a widow in the town. She is alone with her daughter, struggling to support a medicine shop that is on the verge of closing down, and she cannot survive.
Later, through business contacts, I met a promising young man named Lin Zhenglun from my Lin family. Zhenglun helped her a lot, and the two gradually developed a good impression of each other.
In terms of seniority, Zhenglun can be regarded as my cousin. He has no talent for cultivation, but good talent for business. I, the Lin family, are considered to be from a wealthy family in Wangjiang City, and all the medicine business in the family is entrusted to him.
Lin Zhenglun and Song Ruyi fell in love and were engaged for life. Although my old man was dissatisfied that the other party was a widow, because Zhenglun was deeply in love, he held his nose and recognized it.
As for Jiang Wang, apart from leaving his sister, he said that she was from the Jiang family and the Jiang family would support her on their own, but there was no way to stop her.
Zheng Lun and Song Ruyi were very affectionate after their marriage. Song Ruyi sent some money to Maplewood City from time to time and used the Lin family's property to subsidize the Jiang family. Zheng Lun didn't say anything. They lived a happy life like this.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. For a while, the medicinal material business was not doing well, and Zhenglun suffered serious losses. My grandfather asked him to relax his burden and nourish his heart first.
Zhenglun was a strong man and felt depressed, so he got drunk every day. Song Ruyi often quarreled with him because of this.
I actually don’t know much about the couple.
I only know that that day, Zhenglun came home late, and they had a big quarrel. It is said that they even fought... Song Ruyi jumped into the well..."
Lin Zhengren paused after saying this. This was a 'story' that he had carefully modified, and he had repeated it many times in private. But since it was a memory, it couldn't be told too smoothly or too much like a 'story'.
He breathed a sigh of relief before continuing: "This is a family scandal of my Lin family, and my ancestors also deliberately covered it up, so they did not let the matter go to the official. It's just that Zhenglun was detained within the family.
Later, when Jiang Wang heard about Song Ruyi's death, he found a few Taoist fellows and came to visit him. It is said that they were only at the Youmai level at that time, and I alone was enough to expel them.
But first of all, we are both disciples of the Taoist Academy, and we may still be colleagues in the future. I don’t want to hurt our harmony. Secondly, Song Ruyi died in the Lin family after all. She married from Maplewood City, and the good days were not over for a few days.
, the man was gone. I, the Lin family, could not escape the responsibility no matter what. So I came forward to break up with him.
He didn’t have any rude request at that time, he just asked the Lin family to give an explanation for Song Ruyi’s death..."
Lin Zhengren sighed: "Zhenglun was heartbroken and ashamed of Song Ruyi's family, so he committed suicide on the spot, saying that he would repay his death with death. I was very sad that Zhenglun died, but this was his choice, and I had to respect it."
.
He said that he only had pain in life, and thought that if he could see Song Ruyi again after death, he would be able to live a good life. I know that there is no reincarnation in the underworld, but I just hold on to such expectations...what else can I do?"
Lin Zhengren looked sad: "After Zhenglun committed suicide, Jiang Wang said that the matter was over.
I also asked people to give all the medicinal materials business under Zhenglun's name to the Jiang family, and it was the daughter who raised Song Ruyi.
I thought this matter would just go away.
I didn’t expect that it would be a year later...”
Lin Zhengren choked up a little, but quickly wiped away this vulnerability and said with hatred: "I didn't expect that in Jiang Wang's heart, this matter has never passed. It's just that he was not my opponent at the time, so he could only endure it.
After you gain strength, you will be the first to slaughter my entire Lin family!"
These words are half-true and half-false, well organized, every link is clear, and there is no proof.
Other than Jiang Wang, there is probably no other person in the world who can stand up and expose it.
As for the genius of Qi State, can the people of Zhuang State still believe what he says?
So what he says is what he says.
He is really full of hate.
After repeating it too many times, in his heart, he really felt that Jiang Wang had killed his entire Lin family.
In that bloody night in Wangjiang City, he was just an innocent victim from beginning to end.
He is now just a poor man who is burdened with the blood debt of his entire family.
Go forward with a heavy load and perseverance.
This quality will certainly be appreciated by Du Ruhui.
“Because of this settled matter, he was so ruthless that he decided to destroy the entire Lin family. He is really a coward, and he will be punished. From this point of view, it is not difficult to understand why he hates the motherland that gave birth to him and raised him so much.”
After Du Ruhui listened quietly to the story told by Lin Zhengren, he sighed: "I didn't expect that a Taoist temple in Maplewood City could breed such evildoers. This is Dong Ah's negligence. He only emphasized practice and not virtue."
Lin Zhengren barely suppressed his hatred, thought for a while, and asked: "This person is so vicious, but he has become the representative of Qi's genius. Can we expose his true nature to Qi? The laws of heaven are clear, how can we make him
Show off your power again?"
Through tonight's exchange of words, he has completely eliminated any possible doubts about himself and won more trust from the Prime Minister. He can also justifiably start targeting Jiang Wang with the support of Zhuang Guo.
For Du Ruhui, he also found a reason for Jiang Wang that was in line with the logic of his behavior, which could be used to smooth out the subsequent risks of the Maplewood City incident. He also calmed down the country's genius and allowed this young man to
The idea is more in line with the national interest.
Both people consciously achieved the results they wanted through this conversation.
So the two people, one old and one young, have become somewhat close to each other.
But now is not a good time to settle scores.
"No." Du Ruhui said earnestly: "No matter what Jiang Wang's background is, since he represents the Qi State in the war this time, it is the face of the Qi State, and the Qi State will definitely protect him. Your Lin family has been wiped out.
An entire city in Maplewood City was overthrown. This is a true blood feud, but we have no evidence to expose it. Even if there is any evidence, if it is brought out at this time, it will definitely be suppressed by Qi State. After all, Qi State is the most powerful country in the world. We, Zhuang State, have just risen and are far from capable.
It’s a head-on confrontation. This matter needs to be dealt with by Xu."
Of course Lin Zhengren knew that he wanted to "Xu Tuzhi", otherwise why would he endure so much hardship?
But he still showed uncontrollable hatred: "Are we going to let him go like this?"
Du Ruhui looked at him and said: "Blood revenge must be repaid with blood, but we must wait for the opportunity. We have been waiting for decades to put up the flag at Suolong Pass. Remember, the angrier you are, the calmer you must be.
The more hatred you have, the more patience you have to have.”
Lin Zhengren took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and gritted his teeth.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, "Zhengren has been taught."
Du Ruhui nodded happily: "You are so good at practicing. Your next opponent should be Bei Gongke, Huang Su, Xie Ai, Dongguo Bao, and Jiang Shaohua. If you can win another game, you will be better than our Zhuang Kingdom."
For me, it is a tremendous achievement. Of course, even if you can't win, no one will blame you. As long as you show your style and let people see the heroes of our village, that's enough."
Lin Zhengren said sincerely: "Zhengren will definitely try his best and not hesitate to live or die!"
"No, that's not right." Du Ruhui shook his head, looked at him and said: "You must cherish life and death. It doesn't matter if you lose, but you need to save it for a useful life. Your life must not be thrown away on the river viewing platform. Zhuang Guo still needs
Do you understand that talents like you are here to build?"
This is simply nonsense. The main competition of the Yellow River Tournament has always been guarded by strong men, and few people died.
However, Lin Zhengren still nodded heavily and showed that he was deeply moved: "Understood!"
Du Ruhui looked at the night sky, but saw the stars were sparse and the moon was bright: "It's very late. Do you have any other questions about practice?"
"I have something that I don't understand. You said earlier that Jiang Wang went to force the Chu Mu Jue to deal with Vice Prime Minister Dong. The Chu Mu Jue was the family master..."
Lin Zhengren deliberately made a mistake and continued: "The dean of Wangjiangcheng Taoist Academy secretly said that only my junior brother Fu Baosong is suitable for this technique. Although I have no chance to learn it, I have some understanding of the effectiveness of this technique on wood.
Taoism does have a restraining effect, but it shouldn't have such a strong effect."
Du Ruhui thought for a while and responded: "This Taoist technique still has undiscovered potential. Fu Baosong has contributed this technique to the National Academy of Taoism, and the National Academy of Sciences has also made the latest research progress some time ago. After I return, I will order someone to take it.
for you."
The old man said that he was not suitable and only passed it on to Fu Baosong. This was a technique that was to be carried in the coffin. But Fu Baosong changed hands and dedicated it. Is this a gentleman? How ridiculous!
Lin Zhengren hesitated and said: "But... the dean of Wangjiangcheng Taoist Academy once said that I am not suitable for this technique."
"That was before. The most primitive technique was indeed a bit obscure and difficult to master." Du Ruhui waved his hand and said: "Now that it has been improved, those problems have been removed. You will know when you learn it later."
“In this way, Zhengren has thanked the Prime Minister.”
"There is no need to be formal. Your progress is Zhuang Guo's progress. I am happy to see you grow."
The so-called good teachers and disciples, virtuous ministers and good talents...
There is a bright moon shining in both ancient and modern times.