Wudang had several incense worshipping paths in and out of the mountains. After leaving Xiao Zhu Peak, Hsu Fengnian and Yu Dilong were on their way to the main peak. At the deep ravine of Leigong Stream, they coincidentally met an acquaintance. The old Zhenren Chen Yao was leading a pair of master and servant up the Northern Divine Path. Hsu Fengnian went up to ask and found out that the two foreigners admired Wudang's prosperity. After entering the mountain, they lingered and forgot to return. The further they went, the more remote they became. Fortunately, they met Chen Yao. On the way out, the old Zhenren and the middle-aged Confucian scholar talked happily. Fortunately, it was the fifteenth night of the full moon. Under the clear moonlight, the night road was not too bad. Hsu Fengnian was not in a hurry to return to the Elephant Washing Pond. Together with Chen Yao, he sent the pair of master and servant to the "one-track minded" Divine Path. The Confucian scholar obviously did not know that Chen Yao was the Zhenren of Wudang Mountain. He only thought that Chen Yao was an old Taoist from a poor Taoist temple. But seeing that this old Taoist was not ordinary, the Confucian scholar who claimed to be from a Gangnam-do family treated him with respect. With Hsu Fengnian's discerning eyes, he immediately saw through the clues. The scholar's clothes were simple, and the young man carrying a book did not show off his wealth and arrogance. But the jade pendant hanging from the young man's waist was not ordinary. It was in the shape of a reclining deer turning its head, outlined by a yin line, vivid and lifelike. It was truly a rare item that had been passed down for thousands of years. As for the bamboo book case, it was also shiny. It was obviously an item passed down from generation to generation. The so-called foundation of a rich and powerful family was reflected in these gentle details. Along the way, the middle-aged Confucian scholar asked Chen Yao about scriptures such as "Dao Shu Qi Zhen Zhang" and "Zuo Dong Zhen Jing Massage Daoyin Formula". Hsu Fengnian could see that although these scriptures were introductory Taoist classics, they were orthodox and mellow. They had been approved by the Taoist immortals of various dynasties and had detailed annotations. They were especially suitable for people who were busy with work to "take a break from work". After Chen Yao sent the master and servant to the main road, the two sides happily parted. The old Zhenren stood side by side with Hsu Fengnian, watching the Jiangnan Confucian scholar who had traveled thousands of miles to Beiliang leave. He laughed softly and said, "Did Prince see anything?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded and smiled. "It should be the Deer Song family of Gangnam-do. The accent matches, and the family history revealed by the words is also similar. Although the Song family is at the bottom of the ten wealthy families of the Spring and Autumn Period, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Furthermore, because the family's foundation is located north of the Guangling River and they have long been attached to the imperial court, they are not deeply involved with the other families. Now in Liyang, they are considered a first-class noble Chinese family. Back then, the Song family of the capital had two teachers. Before they became famous, they had no choice but to use the banner of a distant branch of the Deer Song family to gain a firm foothold in Taian City. I heard that the Deer Song family has a lot of complaints about the Song family that burned the bridge after crossing the river. "
Chen Yao twirled his beard and smiled. "If I am not wrong, this person should be the youngest son of Deer Song Yeping, Song Dongming. Legend has it that before this child was born, an auspicious white deer rushed into the mansion, and Song Dongming was born."
Hsu Fengnian did not expect Song Dongming to come to Beiliang personally. He frowned and said, "This person is one of the hidden ministers that someone in the imperial court has taken a fancy to. On the surface, after he lost to Yin Maochun in the Spring of Yonghui, he has devoted himself to the mountains and rivers for many years, but in reality, he has been hibernating and accumulating power. Powerful families like the Song family have always liked to speculate everywhere. However, to put such an important person like Song Dongming in Beiliang seems to be too risky. "
Chen Yao shook his head and turned to look at Hsu Fengnian face to face. He asked, "Your Highness, do you think that once Beimang invades the south, Beiliang will lose more than win?"
Hsu Fengnian did not hide anything. He said calmly, "If the Empress of Beimang only uses half of the country's power and the Southern Dynasty's army to invade the south, I have full confidence that I can defend Beiliang's border. However, if the Empress of Beimang personally comes to the border with all of Beimang's military orders and generals, even if Beiliang already has two lines of defense, it will still be impossible to stop Beimang's iron hooves. To be honest, if it were not for Chen Zhibao being conferred the title of King of Western Shu, allowing the Xu family of Beiliang to build Western Shu and Nanzhao into the third line of defense, we still have the confidence to stop Beimang from invading the south. According to my master, Li Yishan's plan, Beiliang's two hundred thousand border soldiers, Youliang and Nanzhao, and finally Liuzhou's Western Regions and Western Shu's Nanzhao, would be enough to hold Beimang's million strong army. However, the imperial court used Prince Zhao Kai to go to the Western Regions with a vase and Chen Zhibao to be conferred the title of King to become a vassal, disrupting the situation that Beiliang painstakingly built up. Otherwise, with Shu's Nanzhao and Nanzhao's thousands of li of depth, even if they lost the border, they could still attack and defend. Not to mention five years, even if Beimang was given ten years, they still wouldn't be able to enter the Central Plains! "
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