Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 620 Calling (IV)

"I want to ask you, what do you think of the current sequence in the Ming Empire?"

Faced with the question raised by Zhang Fengyue, Li Jun was stunned for a moment.

Originally, Li Jun himself thought that Zhang Fengyue had gone to so much trouble to meet him, and most likely he came for the matter of the fan land.

His purpose is nothing more than two points. Either he wants to warn himself not to continue to interfere in the affairs of the Fan land, so as not to affect the implementation of his new policy.

Or it is to win over himself to deal with the people of the Buddhist Order who may have fallen into madness, and take this opportunity to set a net to catch the birds and catch all of the Buddhist Order in one fell swoop.

Li Jun would not be surprised if the other party asked either of the two questions.

But now the other party asked a question that had nothing to do with the incident in the bandi area, and didn't even have much to do with himself.

This was completely beyond Li Jun's expectations.

Li Jun hesitated for a moment, but still did not answer rashly. Instead, he said in a cold voice: "Zhang Shoufu, you'd better be direct about what you want to say. I don't want to beat around the bush with you."

Facing the vigilant Li Jun, Zhang Fengyue smiled indifferently.

"Master Li Xin, there is no need to be so alert. I came here today just to chat with you and listen to the views of the current leader of Wuxu on the future. There is no right or wrong answer, you can say whatever you want."

Zhang Fengyue smiled and said, "If you are worried about the affairs of the aboriginal land, you can rest assured. Now that Siyuan is blocking the way on Sangyan Mountain, your people, Master Li Xin, will not be in danger of their lives for the time being."

My people are on the Sangyan Mountain? Who?
Li Jun was shocked when he heard this, but almost at the same time he guessed who the person going up the mountain would be.

Concubine Yuan Ming.

There couldn't be anyone else but her.

But why did she go to the Sangyan Sacred Mountain at this time?

"What is she doing on the Sangyan Sacred Mountain?"

Li Jun stared at Zhang Fengyue with sharp eyes, and the murderous aura that had not yet completely calmed down showed signs of rising again.

"Since you also have questions you want to ask, why don't we exchange questions today?"

Zhang Fengyue calmly waved his sleeves, and two side-by-side armchairs appeared, facing the hole in the wall that was smashed open by Li Jun and his gang.

"please."

Zhang Fengyue took his seat first, and Li Jun followed without any hesitation or stage fright, sitting next to him, side by side with the prime minister of the empire.

"Yuan Mingfei went to the Sangyan Sacred Mountain to inherit everything from Sangyan Buddha Lingapo. She tried to break into the real Buddha Order II in this way, and force the Sheji Nong Order to destroy the millet field to save you."

Zhang Fengyue gave the answer, and then without giving Li Jun a chance to ask further questions, he raised his hand to indicate that it was Li Jun's turn to answer his previous question.

"The various schools of thought existed thousands of years ago, and the emergence of the sequence has also had a history of hundreds of years. Why is it necessary to discuss such an old matter? Could it be that Prime Minister Zhang has the ability to change the sequence?"

Li Jun spoke very quickly and without thinking.

Zhang Fengyue shook his head upon hearing this. "This is still a question, not your answer. Since I said your people are not in danger of death for the time being, then you must have time to save them. I hope Master Li Xin can think it over before answering."

Although the other party's tone still sounded calm, Li Jun sensed an unusual meaning in his words.

It seems that the answer I give will have an unpredictable and far-reaching impact on myself, or the entire Wuxu.

The four looked into each other's eyes, each hiding their own thoughts.

But immediately afterwards, Zhang Fengyue's eyes, as deep as the abyss, suddenly trembled.

Because Li Jun said four words that he did not expect at all.

"None of my business."

"Li Jun, I am not meeting you today to see you act like a spoiled brat. You don't need to use Wu Xu's arrogance as an excuse to act crazy and stupid. I can remind you that although this question has no right or wrong answer, it does have a left or right answer. Your answer will determine where many people will go in the future!"

Zhang Fengyue frowned slightly, and his tone finally showed some ups and downs, revealing a bit of the arrogance and strength that comes with being a person who has been in a high position for a long time.

"Prime Minister Zhang, you don't have to be angry. This is the answer I gave."

Although Li Jun was worried about Concubine Yuan Ming's safety, he knew that there was no point in being anxious at the moment.

Because Zhang Fengyue obviously wouldn't let him leave this illusion easily.

And since the other party said that Zhang Siyuan was on the mountain to block the attack, Yuan Mingfei's life was temporarily safe, so there was no need for him to be anxious.

A leader of the Confucian school would not be so despicable as to use his son to deceive himself in such a matter.

Li Jun still believes this.

Thinking of this, Li Jun calmed down immediately, leaned back in his chair, and leisurely crossed his legs in front of Zhang Fengyue.

"I don't know what the deep meaning is in asking me this question, Master Zhang."

Li Jun said casually, "But to be honest, whether the sequence is good or bad, what does it have to do with a martial artist like me? I say it's good, but there are indeed too many disgusting and damnable people in this sequence. If I say it's bad, wouldn't that be accusing myself of a crime?"

"Master Zhang, you are in the government, and I am in the underworld. You write with a pen, and I speak with a knife. You see the country, and I see love and hate. We are in different positions, so how can I give you an answer that satisfies you? Don't you think so?"

Zhang Fengyue, who was secretly angry, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "It is said that you, Li Xinzhu, are a rude and foolish person, but what you said now doesn't sound like something a reckless man would say."

"As the old saying goes, wisdom does not mean longevity. People who are too smart usually don't live long. Especially for someone like me, who has the courage to draw a sword but also the brains to hide the edge, otherwise I would have died violently on the street long ago."

Li Jun paused, turned his head to look at Zhang Fengyue and said with a smile: "But Sir Zhang, you are an exception."

"you"

"Don't worry, Master Zhang, the rule you set is to ask one question after another. I have already answered it, and now it's my turn to ask."

Li Jun used his own method to return the favor, interrupting Zhang Fengyue's words and asking, "Why would Linga Po be willing to give up everything he had worked so hard to obtain?"

"Take money from others and help them get rid of disasters. Lingapo escaped to save himself, and Yuan Mingfei sacrificed her life to save you. This is a deal that we both agree on."

"Is it consensual? What a consensual one."

Li Jun snorted and sneered repeatedly: "There really isn't a single clean person in the Buddhist Order."

"Master Li Xin, do you think I am a wise and long-lived person?"

This time, Zhang Fengyue did not continue to ask Li Jun about his opinion on the sequence, but instead asked another question.

"Is not it."

Li Jun didn't finish his words before he closed his mouth under Zhang Fengyue's teasing gaze.

Indeed, with Zhang Fengyue's rank of Confucian scholar, he is already an unattainable god in the eyes of mortals.

Even among those who followed him, he was a terrifying figure who suffocated several generations.

But even so, Zhang Fengyue only lived for a short two hundred years. There were even rumors that he implemented the new policy in order to complete a ritual of Confucianism and prolong his life.

Such performance is indeed not worthy of the word "long life".

In fact, this problem has also troubled Li Jun for a long time.

Putting aside the soul-like 'inhuman' existence of Lord Ma, even the soldiers, who have almost no flesh on their bodies, also have old age.

The body is rusted, the mind is dull, and the movements are like a puppet. A farmer who can use flesh and blood to devour a city, build millets to breed farm animals, and use flesh and blood to the point of creating things, has never heard of anyone being able to achieve true immortality.

Buddhism and Taoism are restricted by the "Five Deteriorations of Heaven and Man". Those who are lucky can preserve themselves, while those who are unlucky will be directly destroyed.

Wu Xu was also affected by 'genetic aging', and the situation was so serious that even someone as strong as Su Ce could not resist it.

This situation is totally inconsistent with the great power wielded by those in high positions of rank.

It was as if fate had already set the rules, allowing them the means to gain power while at the same time setting an upper limit on their lifespans.

This makes "lifespan" the true natural enemy of the Followers, and something they have to fight for their lives.

Even the current dispute over the lands seems to be a way for the Buddhist order to find a correct path to save its own order, but the underlying reason is still the desire for longevity.

If you cannot continue to advance in rank, even if you are in rank three, you will still turn into a handful of earth after a hundred years.

This is an unacceptable outcome for the followers who are above all other living beings. No one is willing to just sit there and wait for death.

From this perspective, all the disputes that have broken out within the Ming Empire today are all for one goal.

Save your life!

Li Jun was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "I can't give an answer to this question."

"No problem, I'll change the question."

Zhang Fengyue continued to ask: "Among the twelve sequences now, some are in awkward situations. In terms of individual combat power, they are not as good as the martial sequence, in terms of strategic layout, they are not as good as the Confucian sequence, in terms of manipulation of beliefs, they are not as good as the Buddhist and Taoist sequences, and they don't even have a decent foundation. Why can they still continue to pass on and have never shown any signs of being cut off?"

"Is it because they have some unique features unknown to outsiders that allow them to continue to exist? Or is it because they are needed that they exist?"

Li Jun continued to shake his head and said, "I don't know either."

Zhang Fengyue asked again without hesitation: "Then let me ask you again, what is the ritual?"

Li Jun frowned when he heard this.

Of course he knew what rituals were. Not only that, he also acted as a pioneer in walking on this new path without any predecessors, and created new rituals with his fists.

But facing Zhang Fengyue's question at this moment, Li Jun lost the confidence to answer, and a strange feeling arose in his heart, as if what he knew now was not the correct answer about the ritual.

Zhang Fengyue looked at Li Jun who was hesitant to speak, and said softly: "Someone should have told you that the ritual is a prerequisite for the promotion sequence. It is a way to make yourself feel happy and thus ignite the genes, right?"

Li Jun asked: "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"This statement is not wrong. It is the consensus of all the sequences in the empire on the rituals."

Zhang Fengyue changed the subject and said, "But the word 'pleasure' is different for different people. A greedy person thinks that taking advantage of others is enough to make him happy. A generous person, on the other hand, considers it a pleasure to donate generously."

"One man's meat is another man's poison."

Zhang Fengyue said solemnly: "The word 'gene' is taken from the basic factors that make up a person. It is the unity of bones, blood, understanding, and thoughts. If this is the case, the conditions or events required to ignite the gene are impossible to achieve unity. How can there be fixed conditions that can break the lock and advance to the next level?"

Zhang Fengyue did not give Li Jun time to think about his answer, and continued: "In my opinion, rituals are essentially a form of imitation. The purpose of their existence is to reduce the difficulty of breaking the lock and advancing to the next level, so that future generations have the possibility to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors."

"At the same time, satisfying the ritual is also a process of tracing back to the source. Those who follow the ritual to advance will be happy with the joy of others and angry with the anger of others, gradually approaching the source in all aspects. Therefore, only the source person is the truly unique follower, and the others can perhaps be said to be imitations."

Zhang Fengyue's shocking words stunned Li Jun for a moment.

He had never thought so deeply about the reasons for the existence of rituals. In his opinion, since countless people had been following the same path for hundreds of years, it had proved that this path was correct.

But now it seems that this is not as simple as I imagined.

Li Jun asked in a deep voice: "Who is the source?"

"All the immortals, demons, monsters, Buddhas, and ancestors are gods in heaven and saints on earth. Of course, if one day you reach the end of your solitude, you can also be listed among them."

Zhang Fengyue whispered: "But when you really reach the end, can you guarantee that you are still you?"

Li Jun stared blankly at the desolate city covered with snow below the buildings, but he still couldn't calm down at all, and his thoughts were boiling in his mind.

After a long silence, Li Jun let out a long breath and smiled bitterly.

"I do not know."

"In fact, I don't have a clear answer on this point myself."

Zhang Fengyue sighed and raised his hand to signal Li Jun.

"So now it's your turn to ask."

At this moment, Li Jun's thoughts were like a tangled mess, giving rise to countless questions.

But he still forcibly suppressed these complicated thoughts that kept surging up, and cut the Gordian knot by drawing his sword, asking directly: "Why did Ling Jiapo find Yuan Mingfei? Why can she be so sure that Yuan Mingfei can help her escape from death?"

Li Jun's question instantly changed the conversation between the two from a major event concerning the lives of all people in the world to a trivial matter of grudges involving only one life.

But what was strange was that Zhang Fengyue didn't show any surprise on his face, and he even showed a faint smile.

"Is this one question or two questions?" Zhang Fengyue asked jokingly.

"I'm on good terms with Zhang Siyuan in the foreign land. Logically speaking, you are an elder, Mr. Zhang. You shouldn't be so petty with a junior like me, right?"

Li Jun had a forced smile on his face, his eyes were dim, as if covered by a thin layer of gray mist, no longer showing the sharp edge just now.

At this moment, he felt exhausted both physically and mentally, even more tired than after a life-and-death battle.

"I dare not be your elder. It is unlucky."

Zhang Fengyue smiled and said, "Lingjiapo is a ruthless, decisive, and smart woman. She did this because she knew very well that Yuan Mingfei was the only one who dared to make a deal with her. She was also the only one who had the ability to break into the second level and help her prove whether the path she was pursuing was correct."

"On the other hand, she can even borrow your and Siyuan's help to clear some obstacles for her comeback later."

"For Lingjia Po, this deal is a win-win situation. It is even more rare that she can come up with such a way to escape from the dilemma. If Foxu had not taken the wrong path, she might not have needed to rely on other forces at all. She could have achieved the second rank by herself. She is a rare talent."

Zhang Fengyue's evaluation of Lingpa is very high.

But what frightened Li Jun even more was the ability to control situations and people's hearts revealed in Zhang Fengyue's words.

It seemed that Lingpa's every move and every word was in his sight and he had nowhere to hide.

Li Jun nodded after getting the answer: "I have finished asking questions, now it's your turn, Mr. Zhang."

"my question."

In this round, Zhang Fengyue was unusually silent for a moment, and then slowly asked: "Why do you think Emperor Yizong proposed the sequence?"

Li Jun raised his head and rubbed his brows. He no longer pondered over these questions that he had never thought about before and blurted out, "Of course, in order to reverse the decline of the empire at that time and revive the Ming Dynasty."

"When the people are strong, heroes will rise up. When the people are strong, the country will be overthrown. If one of the two is strong, it will already threaten to overthrow the rule. What's more, after the emergence of the sequence, the people of the world are strong both physically and mentally?"

Every word Zhang Fengyue says is powerful!

"To realize the revival of the empire, we should take control of the world's axe and sword in our own hands, rather than spreading our individual power across the world. Doing so is not reviving the empire, but destroying our own foundation!"

(End of this chapter)