The old man hesitated for a moment, as if he did not want to reveal the secret of heaven, or as if he did not want his proud disciple to come into contact with that level too early. In the end, Chai Qingshan could not stand the girl's pitiful eyes. He said helplessly, "Master, you can forget about what I'm about to say. Don't take it seriously, and don't put it in your heart. Otherwise, your sword heart will be unstable, and it will affect the way of the sword that you should be walking. Master often went to the snowfield of Mount Hui in his early years, and had many long conversations with a scholar named Xuanyuan Jingcheng. He had a unique opinion on the matter of the saints of the three religions, and his words were always shocking. For example, he talked about the cliché of 'lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.' You must have heard this saying countless times. Xuanyuan Jingcheng's view on this was not quite the same. What he said was very good, and it had the merit of advising people to abandon evil and turn to good. However, at the same time, it also caused a lot of harm to people. One must know that to become a Buddha, one could only rely on gradual ascetic practice, and it required hard work. Just like the saying, 'The writings of the heavens are miraculous.' This saying was naturally very reasonable, but to many 'others', it was very unreasonable. Xuanyuan Jingcheng had said that many pioneers, especially those scholars who had turned from nomads to tycoons in the past thousand years, all of them pursued the three immortals advocated by the saints of the Zhang family. Xuanyuan Jingcheng opened up a new perspective on this, not because he disagreed with the teachings of the saints, but because he lamented that the later generations had gone astray. He gave an example of burying a child and worshipping his mother. This action was undoubtedly in line with the virtues of filial piety, and was praised by countless people. However, Xuanyuan Jingcheng asserted that this person was destined to have a hard time achieving good results. If there was really an afterlife, and if there was really heaven's will in the underworld, then this person was destined to suffer the wrath of heaven and not be able to transcend. All living things in the world nurtured humans. According to common sense, an eye for an eye. Humans should repay the heavens and earth. The Taoist saints had long left behind three thousand words to warn the later generations, 'Heaven and Earth are not benevolent, they treat all living things as straw dogs.' This was to say that the Heavenly Axiom was selfless, and not the so-called shallow 'unbenevolent and unjust' that some people mistakenly thought. Xuanyuan Jingcheng very much agreed with the four words' Heaven and Earth are not benevolent ', but at the same time he also said that they were scholars, and it was precisely because they knew that they could not go against the will of Heaven and Earth that they had to go against the current, and set rules for Heaven and Earth so that everyone could be content with it. Therefore, using the five words of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust as a framework, it finally extended to the incomparably soul-stirring sentence,' Set your heart for Heaven and Earth, set your life for the people, inherit the lost knowledge for the past saints, and establish peace for all ages! ' However, my disciple, think about it carefully. If there are gods in this world, do they need us to tell them what to do? Taking a step back, is the peace of the world really in accordance with the rules of the cycle of the Heavenly Axiom? Therefore, the truly wise people of the Confucian school, especially those who have ascended to the ranks of the Confucian saints, do not worry about themselves or their future generations. All of them have an impassioned heart, and do not hesitate to burn jade and stone with the Heavenly Axiom. All of them are generously going to their deaths. "
The young girl made an 'oh' sound.
After the old man finished speaking, he repeatedly sighed, and all sorts of feelings welled up in his heart.
Chai Qingshan smiled and asked, "Do you understand?"
The young girl grinned and said confidently, "I don't understand at all."
The old man could not help but laugh, and rubbed her head, "I don't need you to understand. It's good to be muddle-headed. Life lasts for a hundred years, and it's easy and carefree. Otherwise, it's too tiring to live with a heart full of depression. For us swordsmen, it's enough for us to be able to cry out against injustice. "
Chai Qingshan said softly, "After going to Beiliang and seeing the desolate scenery of the border with your own eyes, you'll know that the carefree and happy life of the people of Jianghu is too weak to stand up to scrutiny. However, my disciple, you don't need to be so disgusted with Beiliang because you want to fight for justice. Let me tell you, if there really is a day when the Beimang army breaks through the border of the two Liao provinces, the countless people in this city who are cursing Beiliang today will also disregard their own safety and die as they wish. Even if the Beimang barbarians fight all the way to Guangling River, they won't be able to walk as if there's no one there. Instead, they'll only be flanked by the cavalry's hooves and the people of Liyang who have died in battle. "
The people of Liyang revered martial arts and chivalry. Since ancient times, there had been a saying, "The scholars of the Central Plains travel north to study, while the wanderers of Liyang go south to uphold justice." The latter often relied on martial prowess to violate prohibitions. This was why the countries of the Central Plains led by Da Chu had always viewed the people of Liyang as uncivilized northern barbarians. However, in the past 20 years, especially after Gu Jiantang resigned from his post as Minister of War and entered the Liao Kingdom, along with Xu Xiao's Beiliang cavalry guarding the border with Beimang, Beimang was unable to take even half a step south. The entire Central Plains was filled with singing and dancing, while the smoke in the south only reported peace and no worries. In addition, countless scholars entered Liyang, and the imperial court promoted the imperial examination, opening the dragon gate for the poor scholars of the Shu Clan. Just the Imperial College in the capital alone accommodated nearly 30 thousand scholars from all over the world. Scholars flooded in like carps crossing the river, as well as the gathering of tycoons from all over the world, in a short 20 years, Taian City was no less prosperous than Da Chu's capital in the early years. The late Emperor Zhao Dun spared no effort in promoting scholars in the imperial court. At that time, other than Zhang Lu and Gu Lu, where the two peaks faced each other, almost all of the Green Party officials in the capital were scholars. A large number of young scholars were able to enter the imperial court, and the literary Gangnam-do provided a large number of talents to the imperial court. Even the large number of remnants of West Chu, led by Sun Xiji, the Grand Preceptor of West Chu, put aside their national enmity and chose to serve Zhao Dun. In contrast, the generals in power were almost all old people without exception. The Liyang imperial court, after 20 years of recuperation and following the example of their superiors and subordinates, had already displayed a pattern of having more scholars than warriors. If it were not for the "restlessness" of Guangling Dao and Beiliang due to West Chu's revival of the country, perhaps even Ma Zhongxian, who was a meritorious member of the Liyang Sect, would not have been able to become the Jiedushi of Jingan Dao in this lifetime.
It was true that the current Liyang Sect was flourishing on the surface, and even the rebellion of West Chu had been suppressed. However, even Chai Qingshan could see that the situation was delicate.
The young girl had never been interested in the general situation of the world. She pouted and said, "But I still feel that Beiliang is more pitiful."
The old man smiled and said, "Master did not say that Beiliang is not worthy of your protest. I just hope that you will not be too vicious in the future and will not casually vent your anger on the innocent. Do you know why Master admires that young vassal king more and more?"
Upon hearing that the young vassal king was young, the originally absent-minded girl's eyes immediately lit up. She immediately had an inexhaustible spirit, and her face was full of vigor. "Master, quickly say it. I'm listening."
The old man was quite helpless. He laughed and said, "I won't say it!"
The old man really did not say anything. Other than being a bit angry, it was more because outside the city, Cao Changqing's chess pieces were moving faster and faster. He had no choice but to concentrate and store his momentum.
Today, he, Chai Qingshan, stood here with a long sword on his back, not to enjoy the scenery.
The young girl curled her lips. Knowing her master's temper, she did not ask.
Chai Qingshan squinted and looked into the distance. The old man's line of sight followed the waves of arrow rain from the top of the city wall and threw it at the figure in green.
There were ballistae on the top of the city wall, and there were 6,000 elite archers below the city wall.
There were two waves of arrows covering the sky and the earth.
The old man had a strange thought for no reason. If the Beiliang Xu family did not have any grievances with the Zhao family of Liyang, that young vassal king would not have any complaints and would wholeheartedly be a loyal official, and the Zhao family's son would also have no doubts about him and would provide reinforcements to Beiliang. With the Central Plains as a shield, he would support the Beiliang cavalry and the two Liao border armies to fight against Beimang. How good would that be? If that Cao Changqing outside the city could be like Sun Xiji and many other West Chu survivors and enter the court as an official, perhaps he would be the Grand Secretary of Liyang right now. In that case, there would be no need for Qi Yanglong of Shangyin Academy to come out and turn the tide. Inside, there would be Cao Changqing leading the Eternal Hui old spring and Xiangfu new spring to strategize together. Outside, there would be 300,000 Beiliang cavalry and 200,000 Liao border armies. How could the world not be peaceful? Even if they gave Beimang hundreds of thousands of soldiers and armor, so what?
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On a small road in the northern region of the capital, a rider leisurely headed south toward Great An City.
There was a stall by the road that seemed to sell everything, including dumplings and tea and wine. A young man and woman sat there, each with their head buried in the two large bowls of dumplings.
The rider dismounted and led the horse near the table, asking, "Can I sit?"
The young man glanced at him. "Since you didn't bring a knife, you can sit."
Thus, Gu Jiantang sat on the long bench next to Hsu Fengnian and Jiang Ni.
After this pillar of the country that could overturn the world sat down, he smiled and asked, "Hsu Fengnian, you treat me to a bowl of dumplings, and I help you become the Emperor. Do you want to do this deal?"
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