Tang riddles

It was noon the next day when a group of people waited to come down from Lianhua Mountain.Zhang Ruohan asked for some anti-cold medicine, and Sima Chengzhen himself brought a lot of such medicine.As for the peace talisman, Zhang Ruohan asked for one for almost everyone.Although she knew that most of the time, the gods don't care about human affairs, but this is a psychological comfort after all.Especially after she heard such a story yesterday, the feeling of gloom surrounding this trip became more and more intense.There is no worse news than the news that there is a traitor in the Yin family.

On the way back down the mountain to Guzang County, Shen Sui had another conversation with Sima Chengzhen.She thought about it all night last night, but she still couldn't figure out Wang Shulang's psychological changes back then.Yin Shi has been kind to him for nurturing and nurturing him for many years, but because of a love tragedy, he blamed all the resentment on Yin Shi, which is a bit too unreasonable.After all, the culprit of the incident was clearly Wu Xingshen's, and the accomplices were Chen Baxian and Zhang's.But in the end, it was the Yin family who received revenge, the family that gave birth to him and raised him.Wu Xingshen's and Zhang's, at least for a long period of time, did not receive any retaliation at all.

Lying on the couch last night, she and Zhang Ruohan also discussed this issue.The answer Zhang Ruohan gave her was that people often judge based on the relationship between their enemies and themselves.Those who are close to me must treat me well, and those who are far away from me are not unreasonable to treat me badly.Therefore, once my relatives betrayed me, my anger would not be vented on outsiders, but would go straight to those close to me.

In the matter of Shuangshen's family separation, what hurt Wang Shulang the most was undoubtedly her family's abandonment of him.The one who hurt him was the Patriarch whom he respected and loved so much. The Patriarch's choice from the beginning to the end made him feel chilled.She never fought for Wang Shulang, but in the end she only compromised and compromised, so that she personally tied Wang Shulang to the enemy's family to whip and apologize, which was undoubtedly a great humiliation.

A family should be a protective barrier for the children of the family.At that time, the Yin family had just left the mountain, unable to gain a foothold, weak and helpless, that feeling of powerlessness was indeed helpless.Wang Shulang was obviously at fault, but was his fault really worth paying such a high price?Is it wrong to love someone?Zhang Ruohan felt that he made a mistake in overestimating his status in the family and the kindness of other people in this world.He hasn't broken away from the habits of the mountains in central Sichuan, he doesn't know how to restrain himself, and he doesn't know how to weigh the interests.Everything is willful and reckless, thinking that this world is still a paradise in the mountains, thinking that the elders in the clan will always spoil him and protect him.But once one has integrated into this world, how can one not be bound by the rules of the world?He was a victim of the Baobao family, and sacrifices were extremely cruel most of the time.For him, Yin's abandonment was the last straw that broke the camel's back.It is not surprising that there is such a backlash of hatred.

"Chishi, in my opinion, the matter of Wang Shulang is the first bloody lesson that Yin has learned after integrating into the world of mortals. This incident taught Yin a profound lesson, telling this person who came out of the mountains The family, how to behave in the world, teach the children of the family, how to be humble and self-confident, and keep a low profile."

Zhang Ruohan's words made Shen Sui sleepless all night.

Today she talked to her master Sima Chengzhen again.Sima Chengzhen smiled gently, his wise eyes saw through the world, he patted her on the shoulder and said:

"San Niangzi is right, there is such a truth. In fact, you also understand this truth, but you have a different position from San Niangzi after all. You are a child of the Yin family, so you don't want to admit it. You and Qin slave are Yin The only remaining blood of your family, inheriting and rejuvenating your family, is the burden on the shoulders of the two of you, for which you can give everything. You must wash away the blood feud suffered by the family. The family is noble in your mind, so you can't accept it The stains that my family used to have. But Bo Zhao, no one is perfect, and so is the family. How can there be a perfect family? Especially when the family is weak, there are too many lamentable things."

Shen Sui was speechless for a moment, and there was a deep sigh in his eyes.

"Bo Zhao, in fact, the third lady has overlooked one point. In my opinion, Wang Shulang's hatred is not single, but double."

"how do I say this?"

"After all, men and women are different in this world. The characteristic of your bloodline is that a woman can impregnate a woman. In your family's bloodline inheritance, male bloodline heirs are only the carriers of the bloodline, and their role is to pass on the bloodline. They In fact, it is no different from ordinary men. This special bloodline does not bring much specialness to the men in the family. However, they have the same responsibility as the female family members to protect this bloodline.

The key to Wang Shulang's tragedy is that the Yin family had to protect his own blood.If it weren't for Yin's special bloodline, perhaps Wang Shulang and Mrs. Shu Yao's children would have been abolished at the beginning, and there would not be so many harsh conditions later on, and Wang Shulang might not be bound to the door of the enemy's house to be whipped .The reason why Mrs. Zhang humiliated Mrs. Wu Xing and Mrs. Chen was because the innocent woman who was supposed to marry them gave birth to a child for someone else. This was unacceptable to them.In Zhang's view, Wu Xingshen's preservation of this child was a humiliation to himself.That's why they want to humiliate the child's father, and the family of the child's father.

Unfortunately, the head of the Yin family back then happened to be a female head.In Wang Shulang's view, there may be gender hatred mixed in.He hated the blood in his body. He thought that the women in the family sacrificed the men in the family in order to preserve their own specialness.In Yin's family, women have always been superior to men, and the mountains may not care about it.But I think, after the Yin family has integrated into the world, and after so many children see the normality of male superiority and female inferiority in the outside world, it may be unavoidable to have such a mentality. "

"How could this happen..." Shen Sui felt very heartbroken, and even found it hard to accept.She is a female member of the Yin family and a bloodline successor. If she was placed in the family back then, her status would be very high.She really has no way to understand the feelings of the men in the family.

Father... what do you think?She suddenly thought of her father, Yin Yu, who passed away 18 years ago.But she believed that her father would not have such an idea, definitely not.

"Bo Zhao, this is reality, this is human nature. A special family in the mountains is incompatible with the world. In the process of integrating into the outside world, it will inevitably experience a very difficult and painful transformation. Fortunately, the Yin family has survived. It's just that the lessons of blood at the very beginning left behind hidden dangers.

This story has lingered in my mind for many, many years. I often think of this story and experience Wang Shulang's state of mind over and over again.Before he went to die, what was he thinking in his heart.I have pondered for many years, and the only thing I can tell clearly is that he himself is quite contradictory.His hatred for the family is inevitable, and his anger must also overflow his chest, but he still can't make up his mind to really destroy his family. "

Shen Sui was startled, then she reacted, nodded and said:

"Indeed, otherwise he wouldn't have killed himself and left such a mechanism with a slim chance of opening the longevity lock to his son. He can survive and seek revenge by himself. If he can't finish it by himself, he can teach his son to complete it. Such a roundabout way is probably the true portrayal of his heart."

"That's right, the Luanhuang Yin family was conceived by the Dao of Heaven, and it is up to the Dao of Heaven to decide whether this bloodline should perish. This is Wang Shulang's inner decision. All he did was plant a seed. The Dao of Heaven made him His son discovered the long life lock of the agency, cracked the code, and saw the secret letter in it. This is not enough, Tiandao has to decide whether his son will really complete revenge for him. One step went wrong, and all It will not bring about the result of revenge. The chances are too slim, and perhaps deep in his heart he will also think, let this secret letter be hidden in the longevity lock, and never come out again."

"But in the end this secret letter was still seen by his son. Could it be... that the heavens are going to kill my family Yin?" Shen Sui asked confused.

"Silly boy, it is still unknown whether Wang Shulang's son really took revenge. Don't make a conclusion so early. The way of heaven is so vast that ordinary people of my generation can't understand it. Let's see, no matter what it is In the end, you have to face it calmly. You have your position, your belief, and you stick to it, that's enough." Sima Chengzhen laughed.

Shen Sui was silent for a moment, the firm expression in his eyes returned, he bowed deeply to Sima Chengzhen, and said:

"Thank you, Master, for your enlightenment."

***

After a night of rectification in Guzang County, Qian Yumen and his party joined forces with Daomen's party in the early morning of the second day and continued their journey westward.

On this trip, Sima Chengzhen only brought his big apprentice Chen Shixiong and four of Chen Shixiong's disciples—Xuan He, Xuan Shun, Xuan Gong, and Xuan Sheng.Sima Chengzhen has an extraordinary status in the Taoist sect, but he has long since stepped down as the head of the Taoist sect.Senior brother Chen is not the successor to the head of the sect, so this trip will not interfere with the affairs of the sect.According to Sima Chengzhen's own words, his trip was for private purposes and did not represent the position of the Daoist sect.

After a one-day journey, the group arrived in Liangzhou Fucheng on the second day of May.Since the Lanling Xiao family had not been notified in advance, Sima Chengzhen and his party had already changed their Taoist robes and put on ordinary people's clothes, so when they entered the city, they did not attract much attention.They stayed in the Guiyan Station in Liangzhou Fucheng, and it was only at this time that Shen Sui received the news of Zhang Shuo's death from Chang'an.

Along with this news, there was also a letter from Youzhou.The person who wrote the letter was Li Jinyue.

Before having dinner, Shen Sui had been reading the letter from Li Jinyue, and Zhang Ruohan leaned beside her, listening to her read the contents of the letter to her word by word.Wu Ya arranged the dishes for dinner at the side, and not far away, Shen Jin was holding a small bowl of minced meat and vegetable porridge, feeding Qianhe bit by bit.Tiaoniang supported Qianhe, put a handkerchief on her chin, parted her lips, and helped her close her mouth to chew and swallow every time she fed a spoonful.

They were all listening too.

This is the ninth letter Li Jinyue sent to them.She would write a long letter almost at the end of every month, recording the big and small things that happened in this month, and it was sent to Shen Sui almost at the beginning of the month.

It has been more than half a year since Li Jinyue married Li Changxue, Jiulangjun of Fan Yang's Li family, and the wedding was held in a grand manner, with all the respectable families in Youzhou present.After marriage, although the two have the name of husband and wife, they are not actually husband and wife.Li Changxue knew that he was the tool of this marriage, and he didn't want to dislike the princess, so he tactfully hid away, still obsessed with his calligraphy, paintings and poems.And Li Jinyue also went in and out of the military camp as usual to reorganize the army and train recruits.

During this period of time, Li Jinyue was moving forward step by step according to the path Shen Sui had planned for her.Up to now, more than [-]% of the generals of the Xue family army, large and small, have been incorporated by her, and the entire military strength of Youzhou Prefecture is actually controlled by her.She called back Yu Chiyan, who was guarding the Han Navy, and returned to her side to assist.Together with Cheng Yi and Xu Jie, they set off a new trend of purge and cleanse the entire Youzhou.

The new Jiedu envoy sent by the sage to Youzhou to take over the military and political power is Zhang Shougui, who had established a great reputation in the Tubo War.The arrival of this person obviously put a lot of pressure on Li Jinyue.Zhang Shougui is currently in the same party as Xiao Song and Prime Minister Xiao Song.And Xiao Song supported the third prince.The sage's move is not incompetent, he wants to test whether the third prince and Li Jinyue are really allied, and all the movements of Zhang Shougui and Li Jinyue in Youzhou will become the best proof for the sage to judge the situation in the court.

When Zhang Shougui just arrived in Youzhou a few months ago, Li Jinyue wrote to ask Shen Sui how to deal with it.What Shen Sui meant was that to Zhang Shougui, he should be respected on the outside and alienated on the inside. He can do whatever he says and does, as long as he doesn't cross the bottom line and violate the control of military power, everything is easy to talk about.And once he intends to confiscate the military power in Li Jinyue's hands, he must not give in. Buying this person is the key.

A few months later, Li Jinyue sent preliminary good news that Zhang Shougui had already been persuaded to cooperate.

Matters above military and political affairs will always be the subject of Li Jinyue's letters.As for her own private life, she seldom mentioned it, and most of the words "very good" or "well-being" were mentioned.It's just that she always mentions Yang Yuhuan's recent situation at the end of her letter.This child, after Shen Sui left, joined the Gongyue Army as a formal female soldier. After three months of recruit training, with excellent results, she was selected as a soldier beside Li Jinyue. Now she can wield a sword , Bow horse riding and shooting, some skills.Li Jinyue mentioned in her letter that her temperament has become much calmer and she talks less. Such a long period of training has greatly changed her.Right now, Li Jinyue is still teaching her a small lesson alone, teaching her reading, calligraphy and military strategy. This child studies very seriously.Although the talent is not high, it is good to be willing to work hard.

In this month's letter, Li Jinyue seemed a little helpless between the lines. She mentioned that the relationship between Yang Yuhuan and Li Changxue was so bad that she was in a dilemma.Although Li Changxue was ruthless with her, she was innocent and did nothing wrong. She really didn't understand why Yang Yuhuan's attitude was so bad every time she saw him, and she didn't give Li Jinyue any face at all.

This year's Shangyuan Festival, it was rare for her to sit down with Li Changxue to drink and talk. Li Changxue was very depressed, and finally got drunk and said to her:

"I really don't understand whether I am your son-in-law or Yang Yuhuan is your son-in-law. You are tired of being together every day... It seems that she is the one who married you. I know that there is nothing to take seriously in our marriage, and neither am I. Jealousy, I just want to say, if one day you don't need me anymore, can you make up and let me go free."

Li Jinyue was speechless.

"Also, don't let that little girl down..." Li Changxue finally added.

Li Jinyue wrote at the end of the letter: I don't know why I said this, and how to explain it.I also look to Bozhao and give me advice.

"Does she really not know?" Zhang Ruohan asked quietly after Shen Sui finished reading.

"How can I not know, I just don't want to face it." Shen Sui refolded the letter paper, put it back in the envelope, and put it in the letter box.

"Alas... Yuhuan will grow up soon, and will soon reach the age of marriage. The purpose of taking her in at the beginning has also come to an execution deadline. From now on, what can be done." Zhang Ruohan sighed.

"It depends on her choice." Shen Sui said.

While talking, Shen Jin and Xiongniang had already finished feeding Qianhe, and gathered around the food table to prepare to eat.Shen Sui also sat at the dining table, and Wu Ya had already handed her the wooden chopsticks.Shen Sui put a piece of vinegar carp into Zhang Ruohan's plate, and put pork into Shen Jin and Yingniang's bowls, saying:

"Don't think too much, let's eat."

The food is in the mouth, but not the taste.

The author has something to say: This chapter explains in detail the psychological reasons why Wang Shulang hates the Yin family, which many people did not understand yesterday.In many cases, simple logic cannot explain complex human nature, which is why the human heart is different from the program.