Delong

Chapter 109: Whale Slaying (1)

"What poem is this?"

Wang Daiji grabbed the opponent's hand, hesitating a little. "Why does it sound a bit wrong?"

"It's anti-poetry from the previous court." Zhang Xingqian laughed and answered fluently amidst the wind. "During the decline of the Southern Tang Dynasty, a man named Zhou Shuren wrote a poem in the Jiangdong area. It is said that after writing this poem, he joined the True Fire Sect, went to Maoshan, and rebelled...According to the research of the Fang family, he should be a second-rate student in Jiangdong. A descendant of the famous Lu family, who intentionally changed his name to Zhou Shuren... and what he means is that when all horses are silent, they wait to hear the thunder, but we listen to the thunder first and then think about it, so it is a joke to quote this poem."

"It's okay, it's okay." Wang Daiji recovered and continued to laugh while leaning on the railing and holding hands. "Lian Guangyu, who has a lot on his mind, is very good... As for anti-poetry, it is anti-poetry, anti-poetry from the previous dynasty, and anti-poetry from the previous dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty. Don't we allow us to mess around after hundreds of years?" Quote?"

While speaking, a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky again, its shape was like a dragon, hanging in the sky, illuminating the faces of the two of them for a while, the two of them also stopped the sour breath, looked up at the sky together, and waited for the thunder.

Sure enough, within a short while, the thunder rumbled again, shaking the universe, like the wrath of the nine heavens, or like the might of the Supreme Being, and hearing it made people feel awe-inspiring.

Even though the two were used to gestures, they couldn't help but hold each other's hands tightly under the thunder.

After the thunder, both of them were thoughtful, but Wang Daiji was obviously the first to come back to his senses. Seeing the other party thinking, he couldn't hold back, and asked tentatively:
"Lian Guangyu has a lot on his mind... Did Zhang Sanlang have any troubles on his mind before?"

Zhang Xing came back to his senses, and immediately knew that the other party wanted to take advantage of his unpreparedness, but he calmly asked, "I don't know what Brother Wang Jiu was thinking before?"

Wang Daiji was silent for a moment... At the beginning, he asked the question naturally because he was thinking of clichés. At this time, when he was asked back, he naturally wanted to say some perfunctory words, but he could see clearly that this Sanlang was obviously not a man. He is kind, and his behavior is quite similar to his own... The so-called everyone is a genius, if you don't say something seriously, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win the trust, and you will be entangled all the way in vain.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Yuanwailang held the opponent's hand, smiled slightly, and actually told the truth: "To tell the truth, Zhang Sanlang, I saw that any relative in your family can enjoy such a manor. Feeling dissatisfied, but I was in the house before and thought about my life inexplicably... They all said that I am young and promising, with a bright future, but I am the only one who knows the hard work... So I lay there thinking about it, thinking that I don't have to do this anymore Tired and tense, it is not impossible to be a mediocre person who enjoys wine and wealth, and enjoys a drunk woman."

"And then?" Zhang Xing quickly realized that the other party was probably telling the truth, so he was surprised for a moment and continued to ask.

"Then? Then I saw a flash of lightning and heard the rolling of thunder, and I immediately knew that this was God's warning to me, and I shouldn't have such slack thoughts." At this point, Wang Daiji sighed. "Zhang Sanlang, I seldom get really close to people, but I feel a little heart-to-heart when I see you... Do you know why? It's because we are really alike. Although you were born in the Northern Wilderness, you can only join the army and fight for your life. He also came from a humble background and struggled to move forward."

I know!
Zhang Xing was speechless, with your beard lying there, you are probably the only one who thought it was a secret.

Of course, this did not delay Zhang Baishou's sigh:
"I understand, I understand, we come from such a humble background, starting from the bottom, we are used to seeing injustice, and we almost regard climbing up as a matter of eating and sleeping. But they only look down on us with their own stature. But the more they are like this, the more they can only continue to climb up, and then they will sit in an official position that they are far away from, and make achievements that they have never imagined in their entire lives. This grievance. Brother Wang Jiu, do you mean that?"

These words were originally Zhang Xing's true views on the other party, and it is most suitable to use them to perfunctory his thoughts at this time.

Sure enough, Wang Daiji was silent for a long time again this time, because he actually felt that what the other party said was so accurate and right. This person was really the first caring person he met in his life... But the more he was like this, the more he dared not take it lightly. When I opened my mouth, I was afraid that if I couldn't hold back my mouth, I would lose my temper first, then shed tears, and then I would really make friends with the other party.

Of course, the man Wang Daiji is Jiyu of the Ministry of War and Wang Jiulang of Dongdu after all. He took a dozen breaths to calm down, and then he tried his best to nod: "Yes, that's the reason. It's just Zhang Sanlang, who talked about me for a long time, you What about today?"

"I'm similar to Brother Wang Jiu today." Zhang Xing gave a wry smile, and then he actually told the truth...the real truth, but he didn't mention anything about time travel, gods, class history, and rebellion. "I just feel that my life is going with the flow, and it's rare to take the initiative and have the heart to jump out of the rut to do something I want to do. In the end, I hear thunder again, shake my heart, and wake up again."

"So that's the case, may I ask what exactly does it mean to be vigilant?" Wang Daiji asked seriously.

"Of course it's about returning to the right path and doing well for now, but I'm younger and I still have more personal hobbies, so I still can't be as thorough and decisive as Brother Wang Jiu." Zhang Xing still answered seriously, still only telling the truth, and There are still many truths that are hard to tell. "What I mean... I really didn't only think about the result of becoming a high-ranking official and being a high-ranking noble, and then discarded everything else. Progress, if you can reach the cultivation level of Ningdan before the age of 30, it is not a bad idea to go and see the uniqueness of the world here; or one day, you can write and write at home and write a novel like "The Story of the Heroine Li Yue" Celebrities through the ages can be considered acceptable..."

"This is also reasonable." Wang Daiji felt more and more that the other party was very similar to him, that he was a younger and luckier version of himself. "You are young, greed is normal."

Zhang Xing also smiled wryly: "In short, when a person reaches old age and declines due to destiny, he hopes that he will try not to feel regret for wasting his life, and try not to feel ashamed for being mediocre... But, Brother Wang Jiu, really so hard."

Wang Daiji opened his mouth when he heard the first half of the sentence, but the latter sentence was so difficult, but he almost couldn't hold on. For a moment, he felt that Sanlang's words tonight really hit his heart.

Fortunately, the sky was dark and windy, and thunderclouds were densely covered, so I never lost my composure in facial expressions and movements.

Not only that, since Wang Jiulang felt that the other party's words hit his heart directly, but he had unreasonable thoughts, he just felt that the other party had either seen through him early on, and was better at manipulating people's hearts, so tonight he took advantage of the situation tonight to make it easy or the other party simply said something from the bottom of his heart... But no matter what the situation is, it seems that he is at a disadvantage or inferior.

Thinking of this, Uiro, a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs, made the matter boring. He even shook the other party's hand, and replied with a sigh:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... today's heart-to-heart talk, we must not forget that Zhang Sanlang will continue to see Long Hang, and I will go back and lie down."

Then he let go of his hand and walked back.

"Why?" Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment, really surprised, and asked from behind. "Why did Brother Wang Jiu lose interest all of a sudden?"

"The wind was strong, so I squinted my eyes for a while." Wang Daiji smiled wryly, and while turning back along the corridor, he waved his hands away as a signal.

"That's right, the spring breeze is really noisy tonight." Zhang Xing was also emotional, but he didn't want to stay.

As soon as the other party left, Zhang Xing continued to lie down under the eaves of the corridor, while continuing to think wildly, while really blowing a noisy spring breeze, and looked at the dragon hanging several times.

Then, after all, his mind was wandering, and no matter how difficult it was to be happy for a long time, he turned back to the house.

I was speechless all night, and opened the door the next day, only to see that the spring rain had already wet the world. Thinking that hearing the thunder in a silent place yesterday seemed a bit out of place, I asked the servants of Zhang's Manor for pens and ink, and then I slept on the couch in the guest room. Half of the poem was left on the back wall.

The so-called:
"Good rain knows the season, when spring is here.

Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently. "

After finishing writing, he left his signature in front of his servants and a few scouts who had already woken up to watch, but changed his vest again and called him Du Zimei, a wild old man in Huaiyang.

After finishing writing, he went out with a few people, went to wash and eat first, and when he saw Wang Daiji, he just bowed his hands and didn't talk about what happened last night, and the other party just bowed his hands... But I don't know why, it was clearly Wang Daiji who first met Wang Daiji. After returning to the room, his eyes were red, as if he had stayed up all night. On the contrary, Zhang Xing, who came back late, was encouraged by the wind and thunder, and cleared his mind, so that he had a sweet sleep afterwards, full of energy.

This day still did not start, and everyone was happy to rest and play in the Zhang Garden. After another day, they still did not move. They rested for three consecutive days. I don’t know what basis Bai Yousi used to order the whole group , Father Dongxing, to do serious things.

Wanqiu, the county town of Huaiyang County, is [-] to [-] miles away from the father of the city, and it takes two days to get there quickly. However, it has been raining for two consecutive days, and it is slippery after the rain. The fertile plains along the way are all cultivated, so that the road is full It was muddy, so the group had no intention of speeding up at all. They dragged on for five or six days until the end of the first lunar month before they arrived at Chengfu.

Immediately, instead of going to Longgang, he stopped in Chengfu City west of Woshui, and then sent a small official from the Ministry of War to the other side of the river to invite Chen Ling.

It's not that Chen Ling is afraid of jumping over the wall in a hurry, directly rebelling, and killing a lot of people in the barracks, because Yang Shen's matter is there. As a person who has experienced it personally, this general Ying Yang Zhonglang knows better than anyone else that the rebellion at this time and place is If there is a dead end, Chen Ling, who is still a decent person no matter what, can't just ruin his family and everything.

Even, Chen Ling must have thought of this possibility - transfer and relocation are the most typical and effective ways for the center to deal with powerful and military leaders.

The reason why the inspection team was like this, the answer is also very simple, they want to guard against another possibility, that is, Chen Ling resigned directly because he was not willing to give up Jianghuai's foundation.If this is the case, then the people at Jing'an Terrace are not going to be polite, and they will directly control Chen Ling from the river side first, so as to prevent him from escaping back to the Huai River, and then use his family name to influence the rectification of the Long Whale Gang who came later. Activity.

Once coercive measures are taken, even if there is no rebellion, there will inevitably be chaos in the barracks.

In fact, no matter whether this fellow wants to resign or accept, Hu Yan, the black ribbon, is ready to lead a team of people to escort him back to Dongdu to go through the formalities at the Ministry of War to ensure that he will not interfere with Jianghuai's mission.

After all, it was a serious job, and the atmosphere in the lobby of the Chengfu County Government Office was a bit dull for a while.

But at this moment, Zhang Xing glanced over the crowd and landed on Wang Daiji, but suddenly remembered Li Ding's words before, and couldn't help having an interesting thought.

"Everyone, it's simply boring, do you want to take a gamble?" Zhang Xing said suddenly.

As soon as this remark came out, the originally dull county government hall inside and outside instantly became a bit more energetic, and quite a few people immediately made fun of Bai Yousi's expression and asked what they were betting on.

"What can you bet on?" Zhang Xing smiled. "Bet that Chen Ling will resign or accept?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became lively, and some people started to gamble... and everyone's opinions were different.

Zhang Xing circled around, and finally came to urge Wang Daiji: "Brother Wang Jiu, don't you want to gamble?"

Wang Daiji wanted to refuse, but he thought that he was about to go to the opposite military camp to stay for a while, and the other party would continue to go south to work, so he didn't bother to hide it, so he immediately took out two taels of silver from his pocket and put it on the case: "I Bet he'll be accepted."

"Why?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.

"Because if he wants to resign, he will definitely not resign here. Instead, after hearing your news directly, he will set off from the east bank of Guoshui and resign in the capital by himself, so as to avoid your control." Wang Daiji said something. . "And you didn't make such preparations at all, as if you decided that he would come to be an official."

As soon as this remark came out, most of the people nodded and laughed, even Bai Yousi, who had his eyes closed, laughed secretly.

Zhang Xing nodded first, but then shook his head and laughed: "The reasoning is roughly the same, but with all due respect, Brother Wang Jiu is actually a bit crooked."

"What does Zhang Sanlang mean?" Wang Daiji was slightly taken aback.

"I guess Brother Wang Jiu hasn't personally seen the performance of a condensed pill master in battle." Zhang Xing explained seriously. "We didn't make preparations, not because we were sure about what to do, but because even if Chen Ling did that, he couldn't fly out of the palm of our inspector..."

Wang Daiji secretly glanced at Bai Yousi, who was holding a long sword and pretending to gamble, and then twirled his beard and smiled: "So, why do I feel that you are waiting in Chengfu County here, but I hope that he will come from the other side of the river?" ran away?"

"There is such a small thought." Zhang Xing nodded frankly. "But in fact, it's just a try. We are sure that Chen Ling will come, because that person is also a smart and magnanimous person, and he also knows that the best way is not to tear himself apart. It’s a loser, so it’s better to go to Dongdu to deal with the matter frankly, then instead of being picked up from the horse by our patrol on the way to Dongdu, losing face, it’s better to come here directly.”

Wang Daiji was thoughtful.

But for a while, everyone suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes on the street outside, and then someone registered loudly, saying that Yingyang Zhonglang would Chen Ling come here to pay a visit to the important members of the military department, but they immediately stopped talking.

Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Ling's red face appeared in front of everyone.

"Bai Xunjian, Zhang Baishou, Hu Heishou, and a few other Baishous, all are well." Chen Ling laughed loudly, looking as if nothing had happened. "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon. It's really fate."

Zhang Xing smiled slightly, he did his part, and rushed forward to return the salute: "General Chen, the prostitutes in the metasequoia forest were not killed by your subordinates, right? I have something to say that day, and I will come back to see it."

Chen Ling was stunned on the spot, but then smiled wryly: "Yes, of course Zhang Baishou is back, but I haven't done enough to vent my anger on those people... On the contrary, it was Zhang Sanlang, you rode up the mountain alone to drive the tiger away. Crossing the river, killing so many people, you are a hero, why are you benevolent again?"

"Have you finished your Excellency?" Zhang Xing listened carefully and just sneered.

"It's over." Seeing that the other party seemed to be upset, Chen Ling had no choice but to restrain himself.

"That's good, it will save us embarrassment in the future!" Zhang Xing also restrained his face and responded coldly. "Now I have two questions for your Excellency."

"Please speak." Chen Ling held his head high, without losing his bearing.

"Firstly, Brother Wang Jiu has both the military talisman and documents. Do you want to resign and return to Huai Shang, or go to the northwest?" Zhang Xing spoke clearly.

"Zhang Baishou... I am loyal to the country, and I will be transferred to the northwest by the emperor's order." Chen Ling tried to smile, but his heart was bleeding, but the current situation is like this, what can he do?

Of course, seeing that the bound tiger did not bite people randomly, everyone in the Jinyi patrol team was also relieved.

"That's good, the second..." Zhang Xing walked forward with his hands behind his back, and continued to speak slowly. "Your Chen family is originally the hope of Jianghuai's power, with intricate roots, and you know a lot about the inside story of Huai... Can you go ahead and teach us Bai Xunjian how to catch the three brothers of the Zuo family?"

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, Bai Yousi in the hall was less than that, and the others were also stunned, even Wang Daiji couldn't move his beard for a moment, thoughtful.

"Are you asking me?" After a while, Chen Ling broke the silence and asked speechlessly.

"Yes." Zhang Xing still spoke calmly.

But Chen Ling suddenly came to his senses, but couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing loudly: "That white ribbon is really asking the right person!"

Zhang Xing also immediately burst into laughter, stepped forward and grabbed Chen Ling with one hand, and Wang Daiji, who was slightly moved with the other, and said earnestly: "As the saying goes, three scaleless dragons are worth a White Emperor... we are just like that." The three of you who are dearest brothers, take a good look at the following in Chengfu County today, and make sure to come up with a perfect plan for our inspection to eradicate Zuo’s traitors! What do you think?”

PS: I'm sorry, I'm so ashamed...Everyone, try to watch it in the morning...Good night.

(End of this chapter)