Chiwuxing

Chapter Eighty-Second-Admonitions are rare for soldiers in times of crisis, and rare for Zen seekers who succeed in nine turns

The remaining cold is gone, it is the time of thick spring.

Lot of peonies are in full bloom, clusters spread wildly, just like a phoenix weeping blood.The young man in brocade clothes came from among the flowers, approached the white jade altar, stopped for a while, as if touching a mechanism.

The three curved black worms walked side by side, and the membrane of the altar's heart gradually burned as they passed by, and with the crackling sound, the black witch fire grew bigger and bigger.

The young man concentrated his attention without changing his eyes.When the time is right, he immediately plunged into the black fire with his bare hands.It is as fine as an ant's bite, piercing into the skin and flesh one by one.He quickly withdrew his hand, carefully protecting the gelatin on his palm.

The Zongchang Pavilion, which is directly south of the Huanshu Altar, has not been visited since the previous priest absconded and returned to seclusion.

The young man came to the door, and a jade bead protruding from the phoenix relief was as clean as new. He stretched out his hand to cover it, and the black color penetrated into the jade bead bit by bit.

Feed blood for half a year, day and night.

Success or failure is at this moment.

There was only a loud "bang" sound, and the aftermath swayed, extending from the wild suburbs to thousands of families inside and outside the village.

Under the gloomy light, the shaman who was studying poison Gu suddenly put down his sharp blade, the tea man picking tea in the mountains suddenly froze in place because of the noise, and some elders who discussed affairs in the city looked at each other, and they all saw it through their eyes. surprise.

Become!

The young man couldn't help but suffocate, while suppressing the joy in his heart, he pushed open the door of the pavilion dignifiedly.

The tall gate made of thick ancient wood is as light as nothing at this moment.

Stepping into the pavilion, all kinds of storage shelves extend to the infinite field of vision, and two deficit stone carvings hang in front of it, writing:

My soul has no desire for eternal life, and I do my best in human affairs.

After waiting for a few hours, the young man stepped out of the pavilion, and the empty space in front of the Huanshu Altar was already filled with dense crowds.

At first, several elders led the crowd to bow down: "Master Feng Ling Qi'an——"

The sun was scorching, and the slanting light made the young man on the steps look in a daze.

At this time, civil unrest broke out in Xiangcheng of Yan State, the state officials were slaughtered, and the officers and soldiers suffered.

During this process, no civilians fled, and no officials reported it. It took a few days before Lincheng received the news and reported the situation in Xiangcheng to the imperial court, which immediately alarmed the court and the public again.Foreign aggressors will be ashamed, and civil strife broke out again. Officials in the DPRK and China talked a lot, and then there were rumors that there were riots in Mizhou and Dongping during the riots two years ago. Injustice, it is inevitable to find someone to rectify and take this responsibility.

In the early morning of the court meeting, some people openly impeached the Privy Council. One of Xiangcheng's defenses was weak, and Yiwei turned against the water and surrendered to the rebels. The dyke's leisurely mouth.

Feng Ru was the first to bear the brunt, and temporarily became the target of all the officials. The prince's attitude was unclear, and the prime minister kept secrets.Although no important results have been found in this matter, it is only to blame Feng Ru's usual style of making many enemies.

"My lord, what the court said today is true, but the sudden rise of the rebel army in Xiangcheng happened just when the Manhu riots had just stopped, so it was obviously premeditated for a long time." Feng Ru said to Ni Congwen when he parted.

"It's the same in my opinion," Ni Congwen nodded, and said, "The barbarians and barbarians are watching jokes across the river. This is not the time to ask questions. For the time being, you don't care about those who slander you in the court. Just send troops. Food is on the front line, first restrain their movements."

"Master Xiang is right, it's better to solve the urgent need at this time." Feng Ru said.

The two chatted a little, and hurriedly said goodbye.

Feng Ru was still in a serious mood, but suddenly he heard someone calling him from behind: "Master Feng, please stay."

Feng Ru turned his head to look, and it was Zhang's familiar fat and oily noodles. He had no time to hesitate and get bored at this time, and just nodded to him tiredly: "Master Shao."

Shao Qian smiled and said, "Can you move on?"

Feng Ru reluctantly agreed, and when the two got into the carriage, they went to the official office for discussion.

After the servant closed the door, Shao Qian said: "Bo Yong, don't gossip, I know that you are also suffering from the people's troubles recently, at this time, I will give you a convenient suggestion."

"what?"

Shao Qian said: "This time the civil unrest is happening in Yanbei, and the Human have just swallowed up the city. At this time, it is still good to watch the fire from the other side. If they also have the intention to intervene and stir up trouble among the people, it is the people's hearts that are not in order. "

The voice lowered a bit: "Furthermore, those people in the Ministry of War are still waiting to see Boyong's jokes. Now military affairs are costly and costly. If they are caught in the wrong place again and again , they have no reason to be merciful."

How serious is the current situation and why did he need to explain it specifically?Feng Ru was impatient and said, "Master Shao has a good idea?"

"This ready-made method is right here, won't Boyong not see it?" Shao Qian laughed.

Feng Ru frowned, thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean?"

"Although the distant water can quench the thirst of the near one, it still takes a lot of effort after all. It is better to use the near water directly." Shao Qian glanced at Feng Ru, and said, "Wute under the leadership of He Xuyu Longbu and other tribes are also idle, why not bother them to send troops to rescue? After all, Her Royal Highness Princess of the Hu clan is currently in custody in our imperial court. Since those tribes specially sent letters to express their loyalty to seek safety, It's not enough to begrudge your own soldiers and horses."

Feng Ru frowned, and said: "Didn't I say before that you can't push them too hard? If they are forced to keep them together, what can they do... If they join the Hu Qiang clan at this time, there is nothing they can do."

"This is not the same," Shao Qian said, "I didn't teach them to join forces before because the target of the attack still included the original barbarians. Killing each other by the same clan violated their taboo. This time is different, after all. Those people who caused troubles are Yan people, so they may not be incapable of being cruel."

Feng Ru was troubled in his heart: "...That's right, these rebels are the people of Yan Kingdom after all. At this time, attracting foreigners to deal with them, isn't it just inviting wolves into the house?"

Shao Qian was surprised, and then shook his head and sighed with a smile: "Bo Yong, you are really the same as before... Could it be that the rebels are not tigers and wolves? They are attacking Beijing in another day, and they don't care if you are Yan people or barbarians. Hu, kill and loot as usual. They are planning to overthrow the imperial court now, and you still have to pity them?... Boyong, you have to pay attention to your words and deeds."

Shao Qian used to be able to deal with it freely in the eunuch party, so he was proficient and cautious in this kind of matter, but Feng Ru was always calm.But as far as this matter is concerned, from the point of view of pros and cons, if Hexu can really be able to send troops, at least in this joint, it will not teach the red armored soldiers who have just rested to be tired of preparing for battle again.

Feng Ru had various balances in his heart. After thanking Shao Qian, he thought for a day alone in the study and wrote the above statement.

After Fu Chen's morning exercise, he returned to the temporary training ground in the outskirts of the county. Many militiamen and bandits who got up early had been scattered around the field to share food.

If it is said that what he said to Chao Er when he returned was true, he did not expect that within half a month Chao Er would persuade a group of people to listen to his words and openly raise volunteers in Xiangcheng.After all, many of the bandits who followed were left behind by the red-browed ones who fought with Chao Da at the beginning, and now they promise to transfer their hearts to his close brothers in order to pay respects to Chao Da, and secondly, because they were suppressed by the local government and army back then. Don't be angry, at this time, I have the opportunity to wait for revenge.

At this critical moment, Fu Chen knew that he didn't have much weight in the hearts of these people, so he didn't dare to relax his vigilance. He planned day and night when to raise troops and transfer troops, and pay attention to the movements around the North City.

He stepped into the nearest room on the outskirts of Tan County, and bumped into the person who had just come out of the room.

"Huh? So early?" Chao Er was also taken aback, and said, "I was looking for you, come in and talk first."

Fu Chen nodded and entered the room, Chao Er pulled a chair to sit.

"...Last night, someone in the army that surrendered had an incident with our brothers," Chao Er said. Those government soldiers who have been raised by the government all the year round have a lot of temper and no ability, besides those who have been punished, there are also some who seem to be obedient, but I can't guarantee that they will cause trouble in the future, what should I do?"

Fu Chen said: "None of these scattered Yiwei officers who came to surrender can be trusted."

Chao Er questioned: "But we are short of troops and horses. If we don't increase our numbers by surrendering troops, if Yan Ting sends troops to the north in the future, how can we meet the enemy with this little force?"

"Those soldiers who surrendered today feared death and surrendered, and they can easily pass on our secret message tomorrow," Fu Chen said, "One horse can harm the masses. If it's just for the number of people, it will ruin our entire army." It’s not worth the loss, we can’t let them go on like this.”

"Then what should we do?" Chao Er raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and kill him directly now?"

"We don't need to do anything, it's useful for them to die," Fu Chen said, "When Yan Ting is going to send troops, let them go forward and take the lead."

Chao Er sneered and said, "Maybe they surrendered before the battle, and they will destroy their prestige."

"It's up to them," Fu Chen said indifferently, "The more turbulent the situation, the cowards like them won't have a way to survive."

Chao Er nodded: "That's right, sooner or later."

"They are still in the city, and they have to be watched," Fu Chen said, "All the wounded soldiers on our side have moved to the county, so don't mess with them in the city... By the way, they were kidnapped." What about the general?"

"You mean that tough guy who can't be persuaded no matter what? He committed suicide by biting his tongue last night," Chao Er sighed.

Fu Chen remained silent.

Chao Er noticed his strangeness, and said, "You... didn't you say that you came from the Chijiawei of the Imperial Capital? Do you know that person?"

After finishing speaking, he recalled the previous scene and became more convinced of his doubts.When he led the chaos together with him, he had seen this young man murder without mercy, how could he suddenly feel compassion and spare the general.

"It's not acquaintance," Fu Chen only said, "but he was indeed the commander of the guard battalion before, and was sent here later."

"then you……"

"Nothing," Fu Chen shook his head, and said, "It's better to settle the matter at hand for the time being."

Chao Er said: "Didn't you say that you have already sent a letter to Hu Qiang's Le Jin? Then we are making such a noise here, and the imperial court sends people over. Wouldn't it be exposed if they come to help again?"

"No," Fu Chen looked at him, "There will be a solution then."

Chao Er suppressed his doubts, the matter had come to this point, it was a desperate situation, they all had no way out, so they didn't have to worry about sending troops anymore, it was just the difference between early death and late death.

Fu Chen said again: "I heard that some of the brothers went to the Jinguang Temple to recuperate?"

Chao Er looked at him: "Didn't you say you can't let them go to the inner city? The nearby counties have also found places. Jinguang Temple is a royal temple, and the space inside is very spacious. Many refugees who fled from the west previously lived in it." Over there, some of the brothers' close relatives are also there, intending to pull them together to join the gang."

"Is it reliable?" Fu Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "At this time, you can't mess around with the personnel of your cronies."

"If my brother is the guarantor, there should be no serious problems."

Fu Chen was suspicious, stood up and said: "These two days are taking advantage of the imperial court's preparations to move, urging the brothers to move to the northeast suburbs, leaving some wounded counties, not to go far. Once the Yan army in the south If there is any movement, take those Yiwei officers who surrendered to the top first, and whoever dares to retreat, cut them down first."

Chao Er smiled and said, "Aren't you being kind at this time?"

"Save all the kindness for the dogs." After staying with the gangsters for a long time, he unconsciously learned a few daily expressions, "I have to go to the Jinguang Temple."

"What are you going to do?"

Fu Chen said: "Our people can't disperse now, we have to count the number of people at any time, and there must be no one missing in real action. Jinguang Temple is a good place, and it is the forbidden place of Buddhism. It is expected that no one would dare to pick this place Let’s start a killing spree, I’ll bring the wounded brother over there, and then move the women, children, old and weak in the neighboring counties to the temple for resettlement.”

"Weinan is rich and prosperous, wouldn't it be better to guide them across the Jin River?" Chao Er said.

Fu Chen shook his head: "No, they have too much time to take care of themselves now, and it's only a matter of time before the war starts. If the refugees from the outer city are all crowded together, if there is a war, no one will care about their lives."

"Okay," Chao Erding said, "then you go and come back quickly, and you hurry up and tell the brothers from the temple to come over, and I will prepare a carriage for the women and children to follow."

"Well, let those Yiweis escort you, and you won't have troubles if you stay here peacefully." Fu Chen said.

After a few discussions between the two, they immediately led their subordinate brothers to inform the purchase.Fu Chen mounts his horse with the saber in his hand, and goes to Jinguang Temple.This temple is tens of miles away from Tanxian County, so I had to rush there just before nightfall.

This temple stands on the hillside, with more than 70 stone steps climbing up.

The young man picked up the steps quickly and flew to the gate of the temple.

A young novice came to open the door to inquire, even though he was used to seeing high officials and dignitaries, he couldn't help being startled when he saw this warrior with scarred cloth and white hair, he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Amitabha..."

Fu Chen nodded slightly, and said straight to the point: "Little master, I have a brother who came to your monastery to escape the disaster the day before yesterday, and now I have something to summon, and I need to take him back to the city, please open the door and meet."

Seeing that he was not rude, the little novice felt at ease.This Buddhist place accepts incense, and there are guards from the imperial court guarding the temple, and they are not afraid of people's troubles, so they lead them into the gate.The layout of the temple is densely packed according to the terrain among the mountains, and there are many rooms and Buddha statues. If the function is taken away, it is like a secluded mountain villa.

It's just that now there are refugees staying overnight, the courtyard is not as quiet as usual, children are playing and running, and the atmosphere of fireworks has suddenly risen.

The little novice monk pointed to the B&B and left with palms together, without saying a word, which was very reassuring.

Under the lotus statue in front of the red sandalwood door, there is a woman breastfeeding according to the steps. Fu Chen casually looked at it, quickly avoided opening his eyes, and then glanced at the bearded old man who was shaking his cattail fan, squinting and smiling, teasing the crickets little doll.The red string on the little doll's head was long worn out, but the braids were neatly combed, leaving a small braid on the top of the head, which swayed back and forth with the jolting steps, so cute.

This situation suddenly made Fu Chen speechless.He finally understood why he had stayed in Tanxian County with Chao Eryi for nearly a month, but he never recalled half of his past life.It's just because the house is still there, and people go to the shadows.Those memories of his childhood in Tan County have nothing to do with specific people, nothing to do with specific things, and even now, they have nothing to do with his mother.

What is relevant is just the simplest family relationship.

Fu Chen forced himself to swallow the bitterness, he knew that he couldn't have this kind of emotion.A little more nostalgia is more death pain for him, and it is self-inflicted.

Raising his slightly stiff legs and stepping inward, he suddenly saw a familiar figure among the crowd.

Because the man was dressed brightly and the purple embroidered robe was different from the others, even though Fu Chen's eyesight was not good, he still remembered that this young man was the barbarian young master he saw after he was rescued in the Wuming Mountain.

That Fu Zan was talking to a monk beside him, his complexion was not good.

But at that time, the barbarians were still watching from the west at Lingeshui, no matter what Fu Chen thought, he couldn't get around his purpose here, and was about to find a place to hide, but he saw Fu Zan turning around from the monk beside him, and was talking to him When their eyes met, they were also taken aback.

Seeing that he also recognized him, Fu Chen had no reason to avoid him, and simply went to ask him what happened.

Fu Zan still had a gloomy face, while saying goodbye to the monk, he turned to leave.

"Stay."

Fu Zan was not afraid, turned around and said with a frown, "What's the matter?"

Fu Chen smiled faintly: "This is the border of Yantu country, and the young master of the foreign race came here rashly, so I should be asking you this question."

"...Jia Sheng," Fu Yan said his name leisurely, and snorted coldly, "If a person from Yiyan asks that, it's fine. What identity do you use to speak to me? Since you are half of the Southern barbarian blood, then you I'm afraid my mother should respect me even if she is alive."

Fu Chen didn't change his smile, and his tone was slightly cold: "It's been a long time since I saw you, but you put on a lot of airs. No matter who I am, if I attack you in this territory, how can you resist?"

The boy's pupils shrank visibly with the naked eye, he looked up and said, "You are really a white-eyed wolf, you are crazy and you encourage others to join you... I think I should have left you in the mountains when I saw you dying. in spite of."

"What did you find out?" Fu Chen narrowed his eyes.

"I'm not interested in knowing about you," Fu Yan said coldly, "Let's take care of your fellow Yan people first, it's not a good habit to talk at the top of your throat."

"You're just listening to a few gossips and jumping to conclusions. You really are a child." Fu Chen smiled and said again, "I don't need to explain anything to you, just one sentence, I'll let you go—"

"Who was the person who saved me back then?"

Fu Yan raised his eyebrows, and turned to ask: "Fu Zhaoheng, do you know him?"

Hearing this surname, Fu Chen frowned and said, "Is it your relative?"

"...Don't you know him?" Fu Zan concealed his feelings and looked at his expression secretly.

"I've seen it, but I don't know it. I remember I told you, don't worry if you don't believe me." A figure in white appeared in Fu Chen's mind, "Where is he?"

"It's not what you said just to ask a question, why doesn't it count now? It seems that I don't believe what you said is normal," Fu Yan said coldly, "No wonder, you are neither Yan nor barbarian. If you like to instigate trouble, how can you have credit?"

Fu Chen knew that he must have heard about the civil unrest, so he sneered and said, "The barbarians have been plotting against Yantu for so many years, I'm afraid they don't even know that the young master was not born. Wars and chaos are not things that you can get involved in just by imagining peace." In Taoyuan. The people are innocent, but there is no way to escape. If it is not necessary to trace the root cause, I am afraid that it is not in the person who led the people. The general trend is like this, and the people in the world are just following the trend."

"...Your words are exactly the same as what he said," Fu Zhan said, "I really don't believe you when you say you don't know him."

"Who is Fu Zhaoheng? Why did you save me? How much do you know about him?" Fu Chen couldn't help asking, this question had been buried in his heart for many years, and it would be a pity if he still couldn't understand it before he died.

Seeing that the young man also showed a look of inexplicable nostalgia, he responded: "He is a ruthless weirdo. I know him, but I have never understood him."

Fu Chen was silent, Fu Yan said it right, he wanted to go down the mountain before, but the man trapped him in the mountain and did not give him a plan, and later he wanted to seek death, but the man pulled him back to the world from the time of his bones and pulverization.

Dao is ruthless but affectionate, but it just wants to go against the wishes of others, and I don't know what it means.

"Then where is he?"

Fu Zan looked at him coldly: "What does it have to do with you? Now that you've heard that you are trying to stir up troubles among the Yan people and have told you about the affairs of the Southern Barbarians, why don't we need you to stir things up and turn us upside down?"

"Fu Zan." Fu Chen took two steps closer.

It's been a long time since he was called by his first and last name. I remember the last time I heard it, it seemed that I met the person in front of me. Fu Zan was so happy that he stared at him.

"Anyway, I needed your help a year ago when I was in trouble, so I won't do anything to you," Fu Chen said, "But the barbarian army always wants to intervene in the chaos of Yan, so I don't promise that I won't wait for you in the future." The clans are reborn in conflict."

Although Fu Zan usually does not interfere with the military and political affairs in the clan, the previous situation and consequences of the connection with the hearsay can naturally connect the young man's desire to do. He said disdainfully: "I know, aren't you just a white-eyed wolf? You are half Yan and half Yan." The blood of the barbarians has not been wasted, and if you don’t do some treasonous things, you won’t be you..."

Fu Yan didn't think so in his heart, but he just said coldly to see the reaction of the young man opposite him, and found that the latter was still as indifferent as before when he saw him, and also put on some mocking smiles, he hummed softly: "... …Okay, I’m just saying this after I’ve almost finished asking, you are really as cunning as when I saw you last time.”

"Thank you." What Fu Chen thought in his mind was whether he learned this humorous sarcasm from someone, or whether he was born to know how to hurt others.

Fu Yan rolled his eyes half a circle, and said again: "I remember the first half of what you said just now. See you in the future, and I have to see how you treat my half-benefactor."

Fu Chen also didn't want to care too much about the child's temperament, but said intentionally: "Of course, Jia won't go against your impression of me."

So he half turned his body, and Fu Zan didn't forget to give him a glance before leaving, and strode out of the temple.

The young man is young, but his aura is extraordinary, no wonder the men, women and children in this family have to avoid him three points.Even though it is obvious at first glance that it is a foreign costume, no one dares to go up and test its depth.

I don't know what his skills are, this young man who despises his surroundings is very arrogant and arrogant.

Fu Chen sighed and watched him leave before entering the Buddhist hall.

The young monk who had just talked with Fu Zhan was sweeping the inner hall, Fu Chen hurried over and asked him about Fu Zan's intentions.

"Amitabha," the monk bowed and said, "That Tanyue came to our temple to see Zen Master Yuming."

But Fu Chen wondered when the barbarians became interested in this Yantu's Buddhist rites?Then he inquired from the side and said, "May I ask where this Chan Master Yuming is now? Please ask Master to introduce him."

"Received the emperor's favor, Zen Master Yuming is now in the inner palace to preach scriptures and chant blessings to Her Majesty the noble concubine, praying for a healthy life." The monk said respectfully.

It's no wonder that Fu Zhan's face was so ugly just now, it seemed that the inquiry was wasted, and after a few words of polite resignation from the monk, he did not forget the purpose of coming, and hastily organized the brothers who were resting and recuperating in the back room to pack up their things, and rushed back to Tan in the same night outskirts of the county.

Within two days, the Xiangcheng rebels surrounded the defenses of the last two counties on the east bank of Zishui. The emperor did not see any news of dispatching troops.