"Hanoi?"

"Hanoi!"

"Why is Hanoi?" Sima Zheng asked while looking at the wind chimes blown by the wind under the eaves outside, but soon retracted his eyes.

"Two reasons, one is that Bai Hengqiu is worried about Jin. When Wei Shengji went to Bashu, if he was entangled by you in Hongnong and the gang abandoned Dongdu in the name of the alliance with the Eastern Capital and entered Jin with all his might, then Jin was unstoppable and could restrain Yecheng at the same time when leaving Hanoi; the other is that even if the agreement between the Gang and the Eastern Capital still exists, the reputation of only a few months is not enough to make the two families trust each other. Since he led the main force to go to Shangdang to Hanoi, the gang would send troops to cross the border even in order to prevent Yecheng, the two families would naturally split, so as not to passively unite the Dongdu like the Southern Liang."

"It makes sense." Sima thought for a while and nodded slightly. "Mr. Li, I have to ask, otherwise I wouldn't dare let you sit."

The man, Li Shu, finally raised his head and smiled slightly: "I think so."

"Why did Mr. Li come to Dongdu?" Sima Zheng sighed. "Or why didn't he stay in Daying."

"Because Daying is indeed unable to tolerate people." Li Shu sighed. "I thought I was after the Eight Pillars of the Past Kingdom in the past. When I arrived at Daying, I always had a sense of incense. But I didn't expect that when I rebelled with Yang Shen, my family's basic relationship had been embezzled by the other families. I became wary of me. Because of the experience of gangs, the upper and lower levels were also concerned. So when I returned to Chang'an, I was not a person on the left and right, and there were no seats in front of the front and back. Later, I invited me out of the town, but when I arrived in Jin, I was nominally a deputy envoy, but in fact I didn't allow any military power to be touched. Even the food and grass dispatch were hidden from me. If I said I should swallow my anger and wait for a few years, after this life, I could not be willing to fight the world, so I escaped before Bai Hengqiu arrived."

"It makes sense." Sima Zheng nodded. "But Mr. Li never thought about returning to Yecheng? Are you afraid that he would be so disliked?"

Li Shu took a deep breath and sighed slowly: "I thought about it, but Zhang Xing would not accept me. My old friend in Yecheng told me that Zhang Xing issued a secret order. If I go back, I will kill him on the spot."

Sima Zheng nodded repeatedly: "So that's it, Mr. Li, please sit down."

Only then did Li Shu sit in an empty seat next to him...there are many empty seats here.

Sima Zheng did not hide it next: "Mr. Li, I am naturally happy that you can come and surrender, especially since Dongdu is short of people, but I have something to say to you, that is, the war will start soon, Dongdu will definitely fall into a hard battle. If you don't get through, there will be nothing..."

"Why should Marshal Sima do this?" Li Shu closed his hands and smiled bitterly. "There is no way out in the east, I have nowhere to vote, we are just a match."

Sima Zheng also laughed: "Since that's the case, Mr. Li was also the Minister of War, the counselor of military affairs, and connected with Nanyang for me, responsible for dispatching reinforcements and receiving food, grass and weapons. At the same time, he monitored the two platforms of Jiyin and Qiao County...."

Li Shu quickly stood up and bowed to thank him.

Sima was sitting upright and waved his hand directly: "Mr. Li should have had a banquet and had fun or discuss military affairs, but I still have guests here, and I will go down to find you in a moment."

Li Shu was stunned for a moment, then bowed downstairs and left.

As soon as he got off the floor, Sima turned his head and looked at the outer corridor of the seven-story white tower through the slightly clattering wind chime... Sure enough, the next moment, a Qingyi old Taoist wrapped in a flower cloth walked in from the outer corridor.

Sima Zheng stood up and saluted respectfully: "Is Taoist Master Chong and Taoist come to take my life?"

"Where do you start with this?" The person who came, that is, the head of the Sany Orthodox Sect, who may be the best master today, couldn't help but smile bitterly. "If you want to kill someone for no reason?"

"But you have killed the master here for Mr. Bai before?" Sima Zheng asked proudly.

"Cao Lin's death was a move to follow the fate of Jingshi in heaven." Chonghe said solemnly. "The demise of the Fengwei was a trend of collapse. There were 100,000 brave men in Jiangdu, civil and military officials, with a strict structure. It was natural to be able to inherit Fengwei and get a result. But Cao Lin, with his own strength, established the Eastern Capital, and against the heaven and the people, what is it? I naturally promised Mr. Bai's invitation..."

"Then am I defiant?" Sima Zheng suddenly interrupted the other party. "If there is no self in the East Capital, it will collapse."

Chonghe was silent for a long time, and the wind chime rang three times before slowly saying: "But you are not against others."

Sima Zheng smiled: "So it's still against the will of heaven?"

"Of course it's against the will of heaven."

"Zhonghe Taoist Master, who has the final say about the despair of heaven? According to Zhang Sanlang's principles, human hearts are the destiny of heaven. If I don't despair, how can I despair of heaven? Or are the heaven and humans actually disobey each other? Then is this heaven considered a violent heaven?"

Chonghe answered seriously and said seriously: "The officials collect taxes, but the people are unwilling to pay them, but in fact, there is a certain reason for collecting taxes. Otherwise, there will be no one to maintain the roads, no one to build dams in the rivers, and no one to help them in the years of disasters... At this time, officials and the people are also disobedient. Can you directly say that the officials are wrong? If you really want to say it is wrong, it is because the officials who collect taxes but only know how to use them to support themselves, and gain the people's strength but only build palaces for themselves... Sima Erlang, you are confusing the public."

"The Taoist priest is right." Sima Zheng calmed down slightly. "But the sky has never been violent, why did I go back again?"

Chonghe sighed: "This is Sima Erlang, you have no choice... Let's use Li Shu just now as an example. He is a rebel of the Great Wei. According to the laws of the Great Wei, he deserves to be cut into pieces. But now that the Great Wei is destroyed, if he is helping, he will be the leader of merit; if he wants to be a famous clan in Guanlong, he will be an irrelevant passerby; as a result, he will actually surrender to the Great Wei again, wouldn't he tie his own family to death?"

Sima Zheng smiled slightly: "In this way, the dynasty below has changed, and the will of heaven has changed above?"

"Yes." Chonghe hesitated for a moment, but nodded solemnly. "And God's will actually change according to people's hearts, but there is always someone stuck in the gap between the front and back. There is really nothing we can do about it."

"So what Taoist priest meant? As long as I give up the name of the Great Wei and surrender to Zhang Xing or Bai Hengqiu, I will be considered as following the will of heaven?" Sima Zheng continued to ask.

He rushed and was silent for a moment, nodding gently.

Sima Zheng was angry and laughed: "Did Master Chonghe come to kill me, but to persuade me to surrender?"

"I know you are unwilling to surrender, but I still want to persuade you because you are innocent." Chonghe said earnestly.

Sima Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't want anyone to pity me. If anyone thinks I am a despicable person, please follow the fate of heaven and depose me!"

Chonghe sighed repeatedly: "I knew I couldn't persuade you before coming here, but I still wanted to come... Sima Erlang, I'll calculate a fortune for you, isn't it good?"

Sima was narrowing his eyes, and the wind chimes swayed on the white tower, but finally agreed: "Just about to see what destiny is."

Chonghe didn't say anything, but took off the flower cloth behind him, spread it open in front of him, took out the wooden sticks that he had thrown several times, and threw them gently in front of him, and then his expression changed slightly: "This is the first time that the old Taoist has seen such a high hexagram... but it is also very suitable for you."

"Please explain." Sima was getting up and moving forward, coming to the wooden sticks, and then asked with one hand.

"This hexagram has changed... between the first and second grades of the middle and the first grades. Why don't you stomp your feet to see if there is any change?" Chonghe hesitated for a moment.

"No need." Sima Zheng shook his head and said, "Let the Taoist priest say it first and second."

"The first hexagram in the middle and first is called the majestic and quiet of the North Sea. This hexagram is called the majestic and unchangeable of the North Sea, and the deepness of the North Sea. It is clearly stated that the chasteness of your thoughts cannot be shaken." Chonghe explained seriously.

"Good hexagram, so accurate!" Sima Zheng thought about it, and couldn't help but feel faint. "To be honest, the higher my cultivation level, the more tomorrow my will, the more unshakable it is."

Chonghe sighed and continued to say: "The second is the second hexagram, which is called the god fighting in Xuan, and his yin and yang are... This means that your actions are both good and evil, and it is difficult to judge."

"There is some truth, but why isn't it that my force battle will be like a god fighting against the mysterious, and yin and yang are divided by itself, and good and evil are determined by me?" Sima Zheng continued to ask.

Chonghe was silent for a moment, and did not care about it anymore, but packed up the sticks on the ground and prepared to leave.

When the person walked to the corridor outside, Sima Zheng suddenly spoke again: "Master Chonghe, you said that I went against the will of heaven because of the flow of heaven and changed... But, in the old will of heaven, am I really a person who follows heaven?"

It is rare to be sad when rushing and stopping. After a moment, he did not answer this question, but instead answered the previous question with his back to the other party: "It's not that we can't use our own strength to determine good and evil, but there is a Zhang Sanlang in Yecheng. He actually has such a problem as you, but he can join forces with everyone. If there is one of the next three points today, it has already shaken the will of heaven. Even Bai Sanniang, Li Silang, Dou Lide, Xiong Bonan, Du Pozhen, and Xu Shiying, who are similar to you, have also used the help to pull out the mud and fulfill their destiny... Sima Erlang, if you want to prove your destiny, you must first destroy the destiny of these heroes, and then talk about others!"

Sima Zheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "So, which family did Taoist Master Chonghe surrender?"

Chonghe didn't say anything else, just wrapped in a carpet cloth and flipped over the railings, stepping on the empty autumn wind.

Sima Zheng stood there, after a long time, he turned around and went downstairs to prepare for the war.

Not to mention that Guanxi and Dongdu have entered a wartime state, the gang is still lively, and there are even flowers and cooking oil in a fire. The first thing that comes first is this scientific expedition.

That's right, they were taking the exam when they were discussing destiny with Sima.

First, you will take the basic literature, mathematics, politics, history, geography (including astronomy), and general knowledge. The general knowledge accounts for double the score. It includes basic physics of Zhang Xing's cognition and questions of customs and etiquette. All test questions are divided into two categories and the exam is completed in one day... However, these subjects are the most basic and basic, used for screening. It is hard to imagine that a pride of heaven will fall on these subjects.

Then the next day, the subjects were divided into high-level mathematics, criminal law, social issues, and military discussions in the morning. Many questions were founded by the heads of each department, and combined with a large number of examples, there may not be a definite answer. It is just a plan to be given... This is the so-called diversion plus difficulty, which widens the talent gradient.

In the last afternoon, I was a popular policy.

On this day, Zhang Xing specially put on a red brocade dress, his hair was shiny with true energy, his warrior crown was hung with a white wolf tail, his scimitar was scattered across his waist, and a golden cone was inserted into his boots, and then seven or eight whale domino nailed it, sitting on the top of the hall that was first opened in the Tunfengtai, and personally served as an invigilator.

How to say it, it's just a very considerate.

It took only an hour, and some people handed in advance one after another. I don’t know if they wanted to have a question and let Chief Zhang take a look first.

Of course, Zhang Xing didn't look at it, he saw Zhang Shizhao. After reading it, he went to find Chief Zhang who had already hid on the platform outside the hall to breathe in.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xing looked at the visitor and asked with a smile.

"It's great. Whether young people or older people, they know what keeps pace with the times... No matter which one, there are the discussions on the red mountain of your chief. What kind of benefits in the world will definitely be defeated, and those who have the benefits in the world will win the world... People's hearts still accept them, and everyone believes that they can win." Zhang Shizhao's words are relaxed.

"Where are you, Mr. Zhang?" Zhang Xing was curious. "Do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it, but I think I can give it a try." Zhang Shizhao responded sincerely. "So even if I don't believe it, I am willing to help you..."

Zhang Xing laughed: "What Zhang Gongxin is to innovate."

"Yes, you can't use the old method, this is the key." Zhang Shizhao looked at Zhangshui with his hands and sighed, then suddenly turned his head. "Chief."

"Please speak with Mr. Zhang." Zhang Xing vaguely realized something.

"Do you want Mr. Yin to help Li Longtou get out of the sea of ​​suffering, break the witch land, and attack the back of Long?" Zhang Shizhao asked seriously.

"Yes." Zhang Xing was honest. "I mostly dealt with in the Northland for this, so I know I can't hide it from you, and there is no need to hide it from you right away."

Zhang Shizhao looked back at the students in the palace and continued to say seriously: "Chief, I'm actually doing a good job in this career, and there will only be more and more young literary scholars in the future. According to our previous plans, we will also set up county school and county examinations to establish a system of cultural education and education... It's a great achievement, and my position will inevitably rise. It's not a bad idea to be a leader at that time, right?"

"yes."

"But I don't want to do it now. I want to go to the north and follow Li Silang to go out of the sea of ​​suffering to determine the witch land." Zhang Shizhao became more and more sincere. "I am a person who can't be a high-ranking official, but it is absolutely necessary not to cause trouble."

Zhang Xing raised his head and laughed at Zhangshui. After laughing, he promised: "Yes, but you are leaving, who will do the successor?"

"You can let Feng Wuyi take over first. He has enough qualifications and prestige, and then let Xiao Yu and Xu Jingzu be the deputy... Chief, the war begins, like a wind and waves, and some rules and regulations can be untied." Zhang Shizhao seemed to be prepared. "Even Lu Sidao, I think he is gradually trying. He can wait until the war starts to use emergency power to activate him, and he will definitely not refuse."

"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded immediately, and turned around and bowed solemnly. "I promise, please make sure to stir up the wind and make huge waves."

Zhang Shizhao was rarely excited, and he also solemnly returned the gift on the spot, which attracted hundreds of candidates in the hall behind him to look at him.

After deciding this, Zhang Xing looked as usual and continued to return to the current issue: "Did anyone mention repairing the river in the policy theory I submitted first?"

"Yes." Zhang Shizhao was stunned for a moment, then turned back to the hall and picked out a test paper, and gave a brief introduction. "There are actually many people talking about it, but most of them just say it benefits the people's livelihood and the people's strength, and only this one is the most literary."

Zhang Xing took it and opened the test paper... It turned out that today's original question was "How can Ming defeat Ying?"... And this scholar's answer was indeed outstanding. He first talked about the basic guiding ideology of those who benefited the world, then talked about various systems of help, and then talked about manpower and material resources, and the emphasis was not on military affairs.

Especially in the last paragraph, it really beats many people in the gang:

"Now the King of Ying is aggressive, with the advantages of the army and the power of the master, and the might of the master, looking down on the world, as if he was the decisive battle of the world, and would be in the Dongdu, in Jin, in Jiangnan, and in Nanyang. However, he did not know that the decisive battle of the world was actually the Hutuo River embankment, in the Yecheng market, in the scientific research tip, and in the Lishan Heroes. There are such people, such as Daying using firewood, and the Ming Dynasty using people, as if burning a torch. Daying raised his troops, as if he was a chariot, and the Ming Dynasty sat firmly, as if he was a chariot.

The so-called power varies greatly, and the power varies greatly. Now, the whole of Guanlong is under the siege. How can it be invincible?"

After reading it carefully, Zhang Xing directly revealed the name of the name of the name of the name of the Yingchuan Liu Renzhe, and his focus immediately turned off: "Isn't Yingchuan the Dongdu?"

Zhang Shizhao immediately spread his hands: "Yingchuan and Jiyin are flat, can Sima Zheng build a city wall and not allow others to come?"

Zhang Xing laughed loudly, then clicked the test paper and handed it back to the other party... He didn't know at all that the war had arrived.
Chapter completed!