Fu Shifeng

Chapter 267 Breaking the Game

"Chang Qing's wedding has been decided, do you think we should prepare gifts?"

In the Langfeng Pavilion, Cheng Sanwu, who had just finished taking a bath, was lying on the bed, looking at Afu who was still reviewing documents under the lamp. Her slim and graceful figure was looming under the gauze, and was illuminated by the dim light, making her look even more charming.

"I have prepared them a long time ago." Afu replied casually: "In addition to a batch of rare treasures, there are also several boxes of pills."

"You are still thoughtful." Seeing Afu busy with official duties, Cheng Sanwu simply stood up and hugged her behind her, holding the fragrant snow in both hands.

"Don't make trouble yet." Afu didn't struggle, but just approved a few documents.

Seeing the serious look on her face, Cheng Sanwu became more and more interested. He kept kneading it with his two big hands, tearing the tulle skirt into a mess.

"Don't be busy yet." Cheng Sanwu buried his face in Afu's hair, sniffing deeply: "We have been running around for several months, and it has been a long time since we have practiced together."

But Afu seemed to have lost her temper. She held down Cheng Sanwu's hand to prevent him from continuing to act arrogantly, and asked in a deep voice: "I heard that you broke Lin Xuanfu's leg?"

Cheng Sanwu was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that the other party would talk about it at this time, so he could only say: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Why do you do this?" Afu didn't look back, with a hint of reproach in his tone.

"He treats me like a slave and orders him around at will. If he fails in the military, he blames me. Then I will definitely not be polite to him." Cheng Sanwu said matter-of-factly.

"You did it on purpose." Afu didn't intend to continue testing him, and said straightforwardly: "In order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible and wipe out the rebels, Lin Xuanfu made a hasty attack and advanced, resulting in the loss of soldiers. This kind of thing is not surprising. . Even if you can’t stand it, there’s no need to get angry on the spot or even beat and scold the imperial official in public.”

Cheng Sanwu was unconvinced: "Doesn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs have the right to supervise the army? Eunuch Feng also sent someone to send a message asking us to supervise and eradicate the rebels."

Afu seemed to be sullen: "You know that's not what I said!"

"Then what are you going to say?" Cheng Sanwu was confused.

"How long are you going to keep pretending?" Afu pushed the man behind her away, her pretty face was frosty, and she stood with her arms folded: "I received news that Ambassador Lin Xuan has submitted a letter of impeachment, and even Eunuch Feng cannot turn a blind eye. "

In the past few months, Cheng Sanwu has been assisting the imperial army to eliminate the rebels.Although Zhang Su and other anti-party leaders had been executed, the group of anti-party rebels they had gathered before did not disperse as expected.

These rioters are mostly poor people from Muzhou and Wuzhou areas. These two prefectures and counties have narrow mountains, fields, and densely populated areas. In addition, the government's past excessive and excessive taxes, as well as the exploitation and mergers of large households, make the rebellious people have no trust in the government. , ignored the imperial court's recruitment and settlement, entrenched themselves in the mountains, forests, caves and valleys, and resisted stubbornly, making it impossible to eradicate the rebellion.

Lin Xuanfu, appointed by the imperial court, came to Jiangnan this time, but he himself had no interest in recruiting rebellious people and directly led his troops to attack the city and evict the village.After seizing the city occupied by the rebels, they directly allowed the soldiers to plunder and burn and kill wherever they passed. This was even more excessive than the rebels.

However, since the two states are densely mountainous and densely forested, and rebels often build forts in strategic locations, experts like Cheng Sanwu are needed to explore first and find a suitable route for attack.

In addition, Cheng Sanwu also supervises the counter-insurgency on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is said that this status is enough to make Ambassador Lin Xuan respect him more. However, the ambassador from Chang'an was quite dissatisfied with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and even scolded Cheng Sanwu in person. They are eunuchs and lackeys.

Cheng Sanwu was too lazy to study the thoughts of Lin Xuanfu envoy in detail. At the end of the suppression of the rebellion, he found an excuse and directly beat and scolded Lin Xuanfu envoy.

This happened in public and could not be concealed. Qin Wangshu, who was traveling with him at the time, had no time to stop him and had to quickly send a message to Afu to let her know about it.

"Not to mention the Xuanfu envoy, even the Jiedu envoy guarding one side, I didn't give him a good look." Cheng Sanwu's face was full of heroism.

Afu knew that he was talking about the experience of Shuofang and his party, but he still couldn't hide the annoyance on his face: "You should know that I have been busy during this period so that I can concentrate on retreat and practice in the future. I originally expected you to protect the Dharma, but If you do something like this now, Eunuch Feng will definitely investigate and even transfer you elsewhere. Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Cheng Sanwu was a little surprised when Affu scolded her. Then he put his arms around her waist and asked with a smile, "What? It's rare to see you like this. Are you worried about me?"

"Who is worried about you? Let go!" Afu tried to break free, but Cheng Sanwu used great strength to hold her and roll directly to the bed.

The two looked at each other, and Afu's face was full of anger. She punched Cheng Sanwu a few times with a hint of annoyance: "Do you know how much thought and energy I spent on this arrangement? In the end, it was all because of your moment. It arose and the chaos became unmanageable!”

The dominatrix had never shown such a weak and helpless attitude before. He saw Cheng Sanwu standing tall and erect, but he did not rush in and knocked on the door. Instead, he raised his hand to brush away the stray hair from Afu's cheeks.

"Are you emotional?" Cheng Sanwu pressed down on Afu, with a hint of aggression in his tone.

Afu took the initiative to avoid eye contact and pretended to be calm: "You seem to have forgotten that I am a high-ranking vampire and have no such mundane feelings at all. You and I are just using each other and getting what we need. Wait for you someday If there is no use, I will naturally abandon you and go my own way."

"Hypocrisy." Cheng Sanwu pinched Afu's chin and straightened her face: "With your mind, it's impossible not to think that simply caring would lead to chaos."

Ah Fu frowned slightly, and Cheng Sanwu continued: "Taotie appeared in the world before and made trouble in Jiangnan. Now Fu Shifeng must pay close attention to my every move. And Yan Fengjun has tested me several times, trying to take the opportunity to find Fu Shifeng." Shi Feng. If another accident happens, or if the master behind the scenes has any conspiracy, then the place where I stand will probably turn into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood."

Hearing this, Afu suddenly realized that he had ignored this point.Could it be that we have been together with Cheng Sanwu for a long time and have become accustomed to all this?

"I told you before that if I was facing death, I asked you to leave me alone and take care of yourself first. How could you forget?" Cheng Sanwu gently rubbed Afu's lips with his fingers: "In the battle in Wu County, you and Chang Qing should not have come. This is not only an adventure, but also confirms that you know half of Taotie!"

Afu changed color slightly and thought about many things in an instant: "Then you hurt Ambassador Lin Xuan..."

"I want to find a chance to separate from you and Changqing, but I can't take the initiative." Cheng Sanwu played with Afu's earlobe: "If I am by your side, it will only give people an opportunity to take advantage of. I'm leaving , you can find peace and quiet, and you can retreat with peace of mind. Changqing can also start a family and become stable from now on."

"You..." Afu suddenly felt a strange and strange feeling in her heart, and she didn't know what to say.

"Actually, I suspect this is Master Wen's plan." Cheng Sanwu said.

"What do you mean?"

Cheng Sanwu smiled slightly: "Didn't you notice that Chang Qing's Taoist cultivation level has improved?" Afu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Indeed, I originally thought it was caused by the skills of the Fu Zang Palace. "

"Not exactly." The corners of Cheng Sanwu's mouth twitched slightly, revealing a bit of ferociousness: "I smelled a disgusting smell. It was Master Wen's Five Qi Chaoyuan Gongti. Ever since that time in Luoyang, I noticed that there was something strange about Chang Qing’s cultivation foundation, and it became more and more obvious later.”

"Changqing has personal contact with Master Wen?" Afu asked in surprise.

"It should be." Cheng Sanwu's face was gloomy: "This person is accustomed to using words to confuse people. He has little experience in Changqing and can easily be deceived by Master Wen's corrupt Confucianism. Although his sinister intentions are not clear yet, in order to prevent Changqing was taken advantage of by him, so I have to find ways to put Changqing in a good place."

Afu also understood what Cheng Sanwu was thinking: "At the beginning, I hoped that you would take control of Wulingzhuang, but you gave up the opportunity to Changqing. It turned out to be just for this plan!"

"When we were in Wu County, if you and Changqing hadn't come, Master Wen would have had no choice but to take me away on his own." Cheng Sanwu sighed softly: "But once you show up, Master Wen will be able to leave me behind. You It seemed like he saved me, but actually he was involved in it."

Afu used to be conceited about her scheming, thinking that as a high-ranking vampire with a lot of experience in people's affairs, she was the only one who plotted against others, but she didn't expect that she would unknowingly fall into the hands of Master Wen.Then I thought about it, when I gave up the Xuan Mizhu to save Cheng Sanwu, wasn't it because I heard the Master's suggestion?

"If he wants to plot against me, then I will plot against him." Cheng Sanwu said: "When Changqing gets married and starts a family, he will have to worry about Wulingzhuang's family business in the future. He can't follow you and me everywhere like in the past. And if you want to stay in Jiangnan for seclusion and improve yourself, that's the best thing. He wants to use you two to play chess with me, so I'll just lift the chessboard and start another game elsewhere."

Afu looked at the man in front of her, with an attitude that seemed to treat the world as a chessboard. It was something she had never seen before, but it also fascinated Afu.

Raising her hands to hold Cheng Sanwu's cheek, Afu stared at the man with her green eyes: "Promise me that you must protect yourself and don't do something stupid that will end your life together."

Cheng Sanwu paused for a moment, then smiled: "You are really emotional."

"Perhaps this is the test in front of the Xiantian Gate." Afu reached out and hooked the back of Cheng Sanwu's neck, and the two were deeply connected in a strong affection.

……

"What a...good calculation."

Deep in a bamboo forest near Wulingzhuang, I heard the master murmuring to himself, and suddenly felt something. He turned around and said, "Are you here?"

He saw Changqing coming alone. Although the mountains and forests were pitch black at night, it did not hinder him from walking back and forth.

"Senior." Chang Qing bowed slightly. He was adjusting his breath and doing the exercises in his room when he suddenly heard Master Wen's message, so he quietly went out to meet him under the cover of night.

"It seems that you have made a lot of progress these days." Master Wen looked at him and nodded with slight approval.

"It also depends on the guidance of seniors." Chang Qing said.

Master Wen smiled subtly: "This seems to be out of context. Some people can practice the same skill and others can't, and it doesn't all depend on how smart the teacher is. After all, there is no difference in teaching. It’s acknowledging that there are differences.”

Changqing didn't know how to answer. Wenfuzi did not teach the complete technique in a long and lengthy manner, but made some suggestions and additions based on Changqing's existing Taoist teachings.

But just such a little guidance made Changqing's Taoist cultivation improve by leaps and bounds.

As his cultivation level increased day by day, Chang Qing realized more and more how clever Master Wen was.It should be noted that a practice method has often been passed down for a long time and is the crystallization of the wisdom of many sages. It cannot be easily added, deleted or repaired.

Regardless of Buddhist practice or martial arts, the reason why we pay attention to the distinction between schools, apart from worldly benefits, is mainly to pass down the skills from one generation to the next, so as not to cause too much confusion, so that future generations can proceed step by step and make less mistakes.

Master Wen has not been paying attention since the beginning of Changqing's Taoism. It is inconvenient for outsiders to point out the inner secrets and enlightenments of many personal practices without the teacher who taught them.Being accused of being a teacher is considered a minor offense, but if another disciple's practice is biased, it will be a disaster.

But after hearing what Master said, it seemed that Chang Qing could be trained, so he could achieve his current achievements.For the sage of the East China Sea and a generation of Confucianism, this kind of statement seems a bit depressing.

"Some time ago, I was scheduled to join the army to exterminate the rebellion. I was not with him, so I don't know much about his situation. Please forgive me, senior." Chang Qing was the first to speak. His words were slightly apologetic. He had insisted on eliminating them at the beginning. The gluttonous beast also felt dissatisfied that Cheng Sanwu and Afu had allowed the demons to wreak havoc.

"I know." Master Wen did not blame him: "Actually, I have asked Mr. Hong Ya to monitor Cheng Sanwu again. I shouldn't bother you in the future."

"No trouble." Changqing wanted to ask about Taotie, but Master Wen suddenly changed the subject:
"I heard that you are getting married?"

Changqing was a little surprised. Normally, such trivial matters are not worth asking about, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, the woman is Liu Niang from Wuling Village, and she has already paid a betrothal gift."

Master Wen twisted his beard and stared at it for a moment, then suddenly asked: "You don't like the other person?"

"Liu Niang is a good woman, worthy of trusting each other." Changqing replied.

However, Master Wen made it clear in an unusually straightforward manner: "A good woman, but she is not in love with her, right?"

Changqing was stunned for a moment, then sighed and laughed at himself: "People like me can't do whatever they want when they get married and start a career."

"Tsk, that's the bad thing about becoming a human being. He has learned a lot of hypocritical calculations." Master Wen suddenly muttered.

"What are you talking about, senior?" Changqing was confused.

"You...should have a true sweetheart, right?" Master Wen saw Changqing's slightly changed color and suddenly smiled: "I will give you a chance to take you directly to meet that sweetheart, no matter what her status is, let you open your hearts to each other. , talk to each other about our heartfelt feelings, just go far away and never care about these worldly things again, okay?"

After hearing these words, Chang Qing couldn't help but see the figure dancing the sword under the moon, but in the end he shook his head slightly: "Senior is joking, some things cannot be forced."

Master Wen was silent for a long time and sighed: "It seems that I lost this game. I originally wanted to drag you into the game, but it was resolved cleverly. In the end, you know Changqing better, so I expected him to choose this way."

(End of this chapter)