In the eyes of many Zhuang people, going to Shengguo as an envoy was really a hard job.
Since the Yellow River Meeting in 3919, the relationship between the two countries has been tense.
Especially this time the envoy is Lin Zhengren, who defeated Jiang Limeng in the first place. You can almost imagine what kind of cold reception he will receive.
Everyone avoided the recruitment of envoys.
In the end, the Prime Minister forcibly recruited a group of people from Bai Yu's army.
But for Lin Zhengren, going to Shengguo as an envoy was actually not difficult.
How can dealing with those self-righteous young ladies be considered trouble?
It's nothing more than swallowing some cynicism, nothing more than showing some remorse and sincerity.
To put it bluntly, how could he keep these greenhouse flowers in his heart?
Especially that Qi Ya. His father is dead. He doesn't think about how to work hard to cultivate and revive his family's reputation. He just focuses on Jiang Limeng and is jealous of him.
Is there any shortage of people around Jiang Limeng who want to have sex?
But people like Sheng Xuehhuai and Jiang Limeng who he really feared would not deliberately embarrass him.
If he really wanted to see Sheng Xuehui's cold face when he was on a mission on behalf of Zhuang State, he would just burn incense for himself and have nothing else to say.
The theme of this mission, "Exchange of Zhuang Sheng Taoism", is actually not as ridiculous as Qi Ya and others ridiculed. The Taoism system of Zhuang State is inherited from Jingshan, and the Taoist system of Sheng State is mainly based on Penglai Island. There are many things that both sides can do.
A place for communication.
Besides, the recent national wars of the Zhuang State have all been great victories. What reason does the Sheng State have to look down upon?
What is the real difficulty?
It is the hidden mission of Emperor Zhuang under this mission.
The great sage Zhuang Tianzi actually sent Lin Zhengren, a supremely loyal minister, to take the lead in setting up a plan to deal with Jiang Wang!
Do you think the gap between Wailou Realm and Shenlin Realm is too small?
Or do you think Jiang Wang is not fierce enough in the Qixia battlefield, not strong enough in the demon world, and not ruthless enough in the mystery world?
It is said that everything is foolproof, and good plans will surely bear fruit. What kind of position of deputy prime minister is promised, the fate of the presence of gods?
The emperor made it clear that he would force Zhongliang to die!
How could he, Lin Zhengren, be so rebellious?
"First of all, I don't resent you. I killed my whole family myself, and I have no feelings for my brother. I really can't find a reason to resent you. Although you thought about killing me, you didn't succeed after all."
Lin Zhengren analyzed very seriously: "You shouldn't resent me either.
"The one who betrayed his kindness, started chaos and finally gave up, was my irresponsible clansman Lin Zhenglun. The one who was lustful and evil and bullied the clansmen was my incompetent brother Lin Zhengli. He has nothing to do with me!
"And they all died in my hands. From this point of view, it was me who avenged you. They deserved their death, and our grudges have been wiped out.
"Although I was forced by Du Ruhui to ambush you outside the city of Buhui, it failed after all. If Du Guoxiang hadn't left in time, you would have dug three feet into the ground to find me and kill me."
He spoke so eloquently that Jiang Wang could not find a point to refute.
At this time, Lin Zhengren had withdrawn his ghost eyes, looking gentle and upright, and said again: "Please allow me to recite the sutras again. For the past few days, I have been reciting sutras all night long every day. If it suddenly stops, they will definitely
What do you doubt?"
It turns out that chanting sutras is his way of warning! It’s such a simple yet difficult method to deal with. This person is indeed very thoughtful.
Jiang Wang couldn't help but think of Chong Xuansheng's analysis - "If he is really a smart man, the moment Zhuang Gaoxian decides to send him to Shengguo, he will choose to cooperate with you!"
It came true perfectly!
Lin Zhengren had already started chanting sutras, continuing his reading, but this did not affect his conversation with Jiang Wang: "Senior Brother Jiang, can you show up to see me? Zhengren sincerely expresses his sincerity, why don't we sit down and slowly reminisce about the past?
"
Jiang Wang closed the door and released Lin Zhengren's sight, then sat down opposite Lin Zhengren.
Two people who were also born in Qinghe County of Zhuang State met again in the funeral parlor of Sheng State.
Wangjiang City and Maplewood City can be considered neighbors, but they are indeed people on two different roads. Even if Song Ruyi's incident had not happened and the White Bones incident had not happened, they would have fought against each other in the officialdom of Zhuang State in the future...
It is really a happy thing in life to meet an enemy in a foreign land.
"Senior Brother Jiang is really as charming as ever!" Lin Zhengren had a smile on his face and his tone was nostalgic and very sincere.
Jiang Wang thought in a daze that they had been very good friends.
"You can see my style even if I'm wearing a mask." Jiang Wang raised his eyes slightly.
Lin Zhengren said solemnly: "The essence of jade is not its luster. Although you don't show your true face, how many people in the world can match the magnanimity of your actions?"
Jiang Wang smiled: "Honesty is your virtue."
Lin Zhengren was still very serious: "Junior brother, I just can't hide what's in my heart and make senior brother laugh."
Jiang Wang said meaningfully: "I remember that you were very honest when you were so hateful that you wanted to kill me and then did it quickly."
Lin Zhengren's sitting posture was stretched, perhaps because he knew that resisting was useless, perhaps because he was confident that he would not be killed.
He said this: "I swear I have never taken the initiative to seek revenge from Senior Brother Jiang. Du Ruhui forced me to act every time. I only hate you because they need me to hate you. I am just a knife. I really want to harm Senior Brother."
Yes, it is Emperor Zhuang and Prime Minister Du. A thief hurt someone with a knife. Is it the fault of the sword? The fault of the thief?"
His tone was very serious: "I can also be Senior Brother Jiang's sword."
"This knife of yours hurts others and yourself."
"The strong take control of themselves."
Jiang Wang discovered that although Lin Zhengren in front of him showed weakness, surrendered, and begged for surrender, there was never any real fear in his eyes.
He's just dealing with danger in his own way.
Jiang Wang said slowly: "To save your life, do you only think of these reasons?"
Lin Zhengren sat upright, as if he was stating his ideals, rather than facing the test of life and death: "I live in Sheng Foreign Funeral Parlor, I represent Zhuang State as an envoy to Sheng State, and I am Zhuang State's number one genius. No matter what the reason is.
, I can't even die here. If I die here, Sheng Guo must give an explanation. Jiang Ruyong, Meng Wuya, and even Li Yuanshe will take action.
"I believe in Senior Brother Jiang's strength. But as soon as the chanting here stops, the people I brought will immediately notice the problem. At most, my death will be discovered in half a quarter of an hour, and the whole city will be under martial law.
.
"If Senior Brother Jiang can solve this problem, then there is another problem - it is only half an hour before dawn. In half an hour, I will go to the Shengguo Dynasty Meeting. In other words, you need to arrive within half an hour.
Inside, he escaped from Shengguo quietly. But this was impossible to do.
"If Senior Brother Jiang's friends in Sheng Kingdom are capable of helping you do this, then there is another problem - when I set out, Emperor Zhuang planted a bond on me in the name of protecting the envoy.
Spirit cord, once I encounter danger, the spirit cord will mark the person..."
Lin Zhengren tilted his head, touched a bulge on his neck with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Why don't Senior Brother Jiang take a look first and see if he can get rid of it? As you can imagine, this soul-binding cord is still there.
Thousands of miles away, strangle my ability to prevent me from escaping from the control of Emperor Dazhuang Shengming."
Jiang Wang did not try rashly, but said calmly: "Aren't you the most talented person in the Zhuang Kingdom and the most loyal minister of Zhuang Ting? Why does Zhuang Gaoxian still distrust you so much?"
"I have done a lot of things over the years." Lin Zhengren said with a smile, "It's not that he doesn't trust me, he doesn't trust anyone."
Jiang Wang looked at the person in front of him.
He seemed to have explained his life-saving conditions in detail, revealed his vital points, and let the knife be used. He seemed to be very sincere.
But Jiang Wang understood that Lin Zhengren must have some unsaid means.
"Are you sure I will come to kill you tonight?" Jiang Wang asked.
Lin Zhengren said: "I have no idea that you are in Shengguo, let alone that you are coming to see me tonight. I am just sure that if someone comes to kill me in this situation and makes me unable to resist, that person must be
you."
Jiang Wang said nothing.
Lin Zhengren then added: "You must have spies in Zhuang State. As smart as you are, you must have guessed that my mission this time is a move by Emperor Zhuang against you. Even if you don't come to Sheng State, in the future,
I will also go to Xiang Country. I think there will be many opportunities for our brothers and sisters to reunite. I am just preparing every day."
Jiang Wang's eyes calmly swept across the many hidden restrictions set up in the room: "You are not sure that I will come, so you have prepared so many life-saving means, and do you do this every day?"
Lin Zhengren only said: "I'm really afraid of dying if I make Senior Brother Jiang laugh."
"Why wouldn't someone else come to kill you?" Jiang Wang asked again.
Lin Zhengren said: "Because I never take the initiative to make enemies with others, and I never put myself in danger. If I accidentally make enemies, I will resolve them quickly, and if I accidentally enter a dangerous situation, I will leave quickly. This time is the only exception. I
I know that no matter how many means of escape I prepare, I may not be able to avoid death in the end. Because what I have to face is Senior Brother Jiang, and His Majesty the Emperor, to whom I am loyal, personally sent me out."
Jiang Wang would naturally not believe how loyal Lin Zhengren was to Zhuang Gaoxian, and Zhuang Gaoxian himself would not believe it either. But he did have a deep understanding of Lin Zhengren's cautiousness, ruthlessness, and insidiousness.
If you want to kill him, how can you escape unscathed? How can you peel off these things that have been revealed and the life-saving conditions that have not yet been exposed?
If we don't kill him, how should we deal with this person?
Since his arrival, I have never thought that a monk from the outer building could be so troublesome!
Lin Zhengren added: "Those things I just said...if you have a way to deal with them, then you can kill me. But even if you can solve those problems perfectly, I do not recommend you to do so."
"Oh?" Jiang Wang stared at him.
"Because I am useful." Lin Zhengren emphasized: "I can play a very important role in the game between you and Zhuang Gaoxian. If you kill me, he will send a second person. I am not important.
.If you stay with me, you will have a chance to predict his methods."
Jiang Wangdao: "Continue."
Compared to Senior Brother Jiang's unkindness, Junior Brother Lin seemed polite and polite: "This time I am on a mission on behalf of Zhuang State, Sheng State is only the first stop, and Xiang State is only one of the many Taoist kingdoms I want to visit.
"The name of the visit is 'Taoist exchange', but the core of the mission's mission is to make good friends with the Taoist countries I want to visit and seek a higher status in the Taoist countries. Prime Minister Du did a lot of homework in the early stage and listed
Many trading plans have been made. Once the connection of interests is achieved, Zhuang's position in the Western Region will be more stable, and it will be more difficult for you to enter the Zhuang for revenge in the future.
"As for me, under the mission of the mission, my core task is to deal with you. Don't you want to know how Zhuang Tianzi plans you? And...what gave him the support and made him feel that he was just a mere outside building.
How can Lin Zhengren, who is in such a state, be able to deal with you?"
Jiang Wang was indeed interested: "Tell me about it."
Lin Zhengren spread his hands: "I don't know either."
"Really?" Jiang Wang's eyes began to look dangerous.
Lin Zhengren hurriedly explained: "With Emperor Zhuang's suspicion, how can he trust me? How can he let me know the whole story if he can let me use the means to kill you?"
"What you said makes sense...then where is your role?"
"At least as the executor of the plan, or a certain aspect of the plan's execution, I can help you figure out its layout. At the very least, I can help you avoid some dangers."
"for example?"
"For example, when I am on my mission to various countries this time, the place where I really start to pose a threat to you should be in the Xiang Kingdom. According to Zhuang Gaoxian's order, I will do everything possible to lure you away from Xingyue Plains when I get there. But after that
What will happen, I don’t know yet.”
The Xiang Kingdom is right next to Xingyue Yuan, and it is indeed an ideal place. If Lin Zhengren was on a mission to the Xiang Kingdom on behalf of the Zhuang Kingdom, it would be hard for him not to know about it when he was in seclusion at the Bai Yujing Restaurant.
"How do you plan to lure me away from Xingyueyuan?" Jiang Wang asked.
Lin Zhengren's expression became very cautious: "I need to declare to you first that these are Emperor Zhuang's ideas. I am just an executor."
Jiang Wang said quietly: "But it doesn't matter."
"I will hold a literary meeting in Xiang Kingdom to discuss the literary significance of the inscriptions on the Maplewood City Creature Stele, to strengthen Emperor Zhuang's great achievements in the disaster in Maplewood City, and to guide and spread your relationship with the White Bone Dao." Lin Zhengren said:
"If you haven't come to me yet, I will hold another ritual ceremony to pay homage to the victims of Maplewood City. The names highlighted in the memorial ceremony are all close to you..."
Jiang Wang's eyes were neither happy nor sad: "Is that all?"
Lin Zhengren lowered his eyebrows and said in an imperceptible voice: "If all else fails, Zhuang Gaoxian has another idea - your aunt's remains have been revealed..."
When Jiang Wang struck out with his sword to seek justice for Aunt Song, it ended with Lin Zhengren palming Lin Zhenglun to death. Justice should be sought from Lin Zhengli, but he couldn't do it at that time.
After Aunt Song died, she was buried in the Lin cemetery and was buried in the name of Lin Zhenglun's wife.
Jiang Wang did not disturb the deceased at that time. Moreover, Aunt Song had remarried and it was not appropriate to bury her back in Fengxi.
did not expect……
The wise king and wise ministers of Zhuang State are really good at it.
Although the mask hid Jiang Wang's expression, this silence made Lin Zhengren particularly uneasy. He gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "Zhuang Gaoxian has a human face and a beast's heart. He is in vain to be the king. He is really shameless!"
Jiang Wang's voice was calm: "Leave it to me."
"Hey, okay." Lin Zhengren stood up and carefully took out an iron box.
Jiang Wang glanced at it and motioned with his eyes to put it on the table.
Lin Zhengren put the iron box on the table next to him and reminded him sincerely: "This iron box was given to me by Du Guoxiang. There may be some tricks on it. Senior Brother Jiang should be careful and don't take it away directly."
If Jiang Wang hadn't been so vigilant, I don't know if his warning would have happened.
"Open it and take a look." Jiang Wang said.
Lin Zhengren did a magic trick and slowly opened the iron box.
There is indeed a skeleton stacked inside the iron box.
Jiang Wang took a quiet look, and the golden, red and white flames passed by, and the bones were already empty. The last remnant of Aunt Song in this world also returned to the sea of origin.
"Close it." Jiang Wang's voice was emotionless: "You can find a replacement skeleton later."
Lin Zhengren closed the iron box honestly without saying a word.
"What is Zhuang Gaoxian going to do after you catch me?" Jiang Wang said slowly: "It won't be to simply find a real person to ambush me next to you, right? As soon as I kill you, I will protect Zhuang's envoys.
Kill me in name? As a Taoist state, Jingguo has the right to do so."
Lin Zhengren said seriously: "Of course this is also a way, but I don't think he will underestimate you so much."
"What other methods do you think he has?" Jiang Wang asked.
Lin Zhengren's heart almost lifted to his throat: "I still need some time to verify."
Then he heard this sentence - "Okay, I'll give you time."
I can no longer see that person in front of me.
That sentence also disappeared.
The room was still the same room, empty, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Zhengren slowly leaned back on the chair.
He knew that he had once again escaped a certain death situation!
And the chanting continues——
"A single mind produces righteous concentration, and all phenomena will naturally occur. Divide the five qi into each direction, and the five qi will give birth to a spirit."
"One can understand changes and refine the original truth. The original truth has no appearance, neither existence nor nothingness..."