Wang Luhai was furious and ordered his sergeants to disperse these people.

Wang Luhai was a little relieved and commanded the people of Shannan to come forward to draw water. When the people of Shannan heard that they could draw water, they hugged the three layers inside and the three layers outside, and there were thousands of people in the black press, squeezing Wang Luhai and others in the middle, unable to move.

Suddenly, the distant trumpets were in the sky, the dust was up, the two roads were killed, on the left was Ba Zhi, on the right was Zhang Shixing, the people of Shannan were frightened, trampled on each other, scattered and fled, Wang Lu was wrapped in the people, not in time to array, and also fled with the flow of people to Dali City.

The army of Zhongshan was in close pursuit, and Kankan was about to catch up, when suddenly a group of men and horses were killed from the city of Dali, and the leader was a scribe, riding a horse, with a thin body, but holding a spear, he rushed towards Zhang Shixing, and shouted: "Hugh wounded my lord." "This person is Shi Ruan Gao, the governor of Shannan.

Zhang Shixing staggered slightly, let go of the spear, lightly stretched the ape arm, grabbed Ruan Gao from the horse, and threw it on the ground.

Over there, Ba Zhi also captured Wang Luhai, and the two armies converged, entered the city together, and captured Dali City. Ba Zhi entered the palace and saw that the golden screen was still there, and couldn't help laughing: "A screen has changed a city, it's really a plaything." ”

He sat on the throne and ordered Wang Luhai and Ruan Gao to be escorted up.

Wang Luhai saw Ba Zhi, spat at him, and said, "Villain, you dare to use tricks to seize my Dali City." ”

Ba Zhi smiled: "As the saying goes: flies don't bite seamless eggs." If you are good, you will be tricked, no wonder others. Come on, pull it down and cut it off. ”

When he came up left and right, he pulled Wang Luhai down, but he was still not convinced, and he was dragged down with a scolding and scolding.

Ba Zhi said to Ruan Gao again: "Mr. Ruan, I have always respected you as a person, are you willing to surrender?" ”

Ruan Gao said: "I have served two generations of kings, and I can't help Sheji, I feel guilty in my heart, and I am willing to die." ”

Zhang Shixing stepped forward and persuaded: "Mr. Ruan, why bother, I heard that you are also one of the thirty-six surnames of the Fujian people, why don't you vote over, Mr. Cheng and I must be very happy." ”

Ruan Gao looked at him and said, "When I was dying, I would like to give you a sentence: 'Seeking skin with the tiger is ultimately in vain.'" ’”

Zhang Shixing's heart moved, and he secretly glanced at Ba Zhi.

Ba Zhi was stunned, and said indifferently: "Since Mr. Ruan is bent on death, I have fulfilled you, come here, pull me down and behead him, so that I can take care of his family." ”

His Royal Highness Samurai obeyed the order, and came up to pull Ruan Gao down.

In this way, Ba Zhi pacified the three kingdoms of Zhongshan, Shanbei and Shannan, and unified the Ryukyus, at this time Si Shao died of illness, Ba Zhi succeeded him, and he sent Cheng Fu to the Ming Dynasty to present many treasures, including the golden color screen, and asked for canonization. The Ming Dynasty gave the surname Shang and canonized him as the king of the Ryukyus.

Shangba Zhi then cast a large bell and hung it in front of the main hall of Shuri Castle in the Ryukyu Kingdom to commemorate his event, and asked Huang Zhan to write an inscription, so the inscription on the bell was: "The Ryukyu country, the South China Sea resort." Zhong Sanhan's show, with the Ming Dynasty as the auxiliary car, and the Japanese domain as the lips and teeth, the Penglai Island that gushes out in the middle of the two is also. Take the boat as the beam of the capital of all countries, the treasure of different productions, full of ten square brakes, the spirit of the people far away, the fan and the benevolent wind of summer. Therefore, there is my king Shangba Zhi, Zi Chengbao is located in the high heavens, Yucang was born in the thick land, for the prosperity of the three treasures, the reward of four graces, the new giant bell to achieve. Hanging in front of the palace of the king of Zhongshan in Honshu, the charter is three generations later, the civil and military are before the hundred kings, the three realms of the lower Ji are born, and the long live throne is wished, and the master of the empty seal is inscribed and says: 'On the south side of Sumeru, the world is Honghong. Our king appeared to help all living beings. Intercept the jade elephant, roar the moon whale. Overflowing all over the world, the sound of Sanskrit sound. Feel the long night dream, lose the sense of sincerity. Yao Feng Yongfan, Shun is getting brighter and brighter. ’”

Then Shang Bazhi had a big feast and rewarded the ministers, and when he was in high spirits, Shang Bazhi suddenly raised his glass and said to Zhang Shixing: "Brother-in-law, this time you can pacify the Three Kingdoms and unify the Ryukyus, you have made great contributions, come, let this king toast you." ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed, took the glass of wine, and drank it all.

Shang Bazhi laughed and asked, "Brother-in-law, what official do you want to be crowned?" ”

Zhang Shixingqian conceded: "Weichen doesn't dare, let the king reward him." ”

Shang Bazhi asked, "What level of title is under your Ming Dynasty prince?" ”

Zhang Shixing said: "Our Ming Dynasty princes are divided into princes and county kings, and the princes are dukes, marquises, and uncles. ”

Shang Bazhi waved his big hand and said: "That's good, Lone will make you the protector of the country today, under one person, above ten thousand, do you think it's good?" ”

Zhang Shixing glanced at Huang Zhan who was seated, Huang Zhan signaled him to accept, and Zhang Shixing stepped forward and knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for the grace of the king." King Chitose Chitose. ”

Shang Bazhi said to Huang Zhan again: "Master Kongyin, this time to destroy Shanbei and Shannan, you made suggestions, and your contribution is not small, Gu specially built the Huguo Temple, your master is the abbot, you are the supervisor of the temple, you master and apprentice can enjoy their days here, and suffer the incense of the people of my Ryukyu Kingdom, what do you think?" ”

Huang Zhan clasped his hands together, bowed down and saluted: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your generous reward, the poor monk is grateful." ”

The ministers of the Ryukyu Kingdom stepped forward to toast Huang Zhan and Zhang Shixing, congratulating them on being rewarded by the king.

After Zhang Shixing woke up the next day, he saw Huang Zhan sitting in front of his bed, looking at him with a smile and saying, "Protector, you have woken up." ”

Zhang Shixing waved his hand and said, "Senior brother, you can't make fun of me. ”

Huang Zhan said: "Wake up quickly, I'll take you back to Zuoshiki City to see someone." ”

Zhang Shixing was surprised: "Who are you seeing?" ”

Huang Zhan pretended to be mysterious and said: "You will know when you go." ”

So Zhang Shixing got up and washed up, and entered the palace to say goodbye to King Shang Bazhi, who said with a smile: "The ancients had a cloud: wealth and nobility do not return to their hometowns, such as brocade clothes at night." Go back and see my sister. I've given you some gifts, and you'll bring them with you. After you stay for a few days, the whole family will move to Shuri Castle, and Gu has prepared a mansion for you. ”

Zhang Shixing kowtowed and thanked him, and when he came out of the palace, he had already prepared a carriage with large and small cages, saying that it was a gift from the king to the protector.

Zhang Shixing and Huang Zhan each rode a tall horse, followed by the carriage full of property, and then followed by a team of Wang Jiawei, and the group galloped to Zuofu City.

After traveling for more than an hour, he arrived at Zuofu City, Zhang Shixing ordered people to drive the carriage to his house first, he picked a few valuable gifts from the car, and Huang Zhan came to Zhu Yunwen's residence.

Zhang Shixing jumped off the horse, carried the gift, pushed open the courtyard door, and saw Zhu Yunwen chatting with a person, that person stood with his back to the door, looking at the back It seemed to be the third junior brother Wang Shu, but the black hair on the top of this person's head stood upright, there was a slight length of inches, and it was not what a monk should be. He was afraid of recognizing the wrong person, so he had to call Master to Zhu Yunwen first, but who knew that the person heard his voice and turned around, it was Wang Shu, but his face was like copper, obviously weathered by the wind and frost at sea.

Wang Shu saw Zhang Shixing, he was surprised and delighted, stepped forward and hugged him, looked left and right, and said, "Second senior brother, you are a lot stronger, but you are more heroic." ”

Zhang Shixing also looked him up and down carefully, and said with emotion: "Senior brother, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you have changed from a weak scholar to a ship boss, if you don't meet here, I wouldn't dare to recognize each other." Oh, by the way, how are you doing in Yunnan? ”

Huang Zhan closed the courtyard door and let everyone enter the house to talk, after everyone entered the house, Zhang Shixing presented the gift with both hands, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Master, this is to honor your old man." ”

After Zhu Yunwen accepted the gift, he said with a smile: "In the past year, we have also followed Zhang Si a lot. ”

Huang Zhan pointed at Zhang Shixing and said: "Master, you don't know, he is now majestic, and he has been promoted to the protector of the country, and in the future, our big guys will follow him to eat and drink spicy food." ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said to Zhang Shixing: "Protector of the country, are you happy?" ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly got up and saluted: "Master, the hatred of the country and the family, the disciple does not dare to forget it for a day. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "That's good, you can tell the two senior brothers about going to Yunnan here." ”

Wang Shu cleared his throat and said slowly: "I followed Shen Daocheng and his party to drift at sea for more than a month, and finally came to Quanzhou City, I got off the boat, broke up with them, and walked alone and waded through mountains and rivers for more than three months before I came to Kunming City, the capital of Yunnan Province. As he spoke, he waved his hand, his eyes moistening slightly.

Zhang Shixing shook his hand as a sign of encouragement.

Wang Shu continued: "I came to the Xiping Marquis' mansion and handed over the letter written by the master, saying that I asked to see the Xiping Marquis, and after a while, a person came out of the mansion and led me into the back hall. I said that I was a disciple of Master Kongwen of Jiming Temple, and I came from Beijing, and my master wanted to go to Yunnan to teach the Fa, so I was ordered to visit Xipinghou first to see if I could make it convenient. ”

Wang Shu peeked at Zhu Yunwen's expression as he spoke, for fear that he would say something wrong and provoke the master to blame, but he saw Zhu Yunwen's face calm and did not say a word.

Huang Zhan praised on the side: "Senior brother, your remarks are not leaky, and they are very appropriate. ”

Wang Shu was encouraged, his heart was a little wider, and he continued: "That Xiping Hou nodded, but said four verses: 'Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform. There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust! ’ ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, what did he mean, a dignified Xiping Marquis, actually said a verse to a little monk about the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, which is really elusive. And this verse seems to reveal a sense of rejection thousands of miles away.

Zhang Shixing didn't read much and didn't understand the meaning of these verses, so he asked Huang Zhan: "What does this Xipinghou want to express when he says these verses?" ”

Huang Zhan thought about it for a long time, gasped and said, "I'm afraid it's not a good word?" ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and asked, "Tell me quickly, why aren't these words good?" ”

Huang Zhan said: "Think about it, under what circumstances did the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng say these words? ”

Zhu Yunwen and Wang Shu knew this allusion, and after thinking about it, their faces changed greatly.

Zhang Shixing didn't know what he meant, so he asked Huang Zhan to explain.

Huang Zhan said slowly: "This is a story told in the altar scripture about the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism who attained enlightenment. When Huineng was young, he was lonely and poor, selling firewood in the city for a living. Occasionally, I heard that some guests recited the "Diamond Sutra" and realized something, so they went to Huguang Huangmei Five Ancestors Hongren to learn the law.

One day, the five ancestors Hongren called his disciples to come, and ordered each of them to make a side to test the cultivation in order to impart the mantle and bowl and set him as the sixth ancestor.

Shen Xiu, the first disciple of his disciple, wrote a verse on the wall: 'The body is a Bodhi tree, the heart is like a mirror platform, always wipe diligently, don't make dust.' ’

After seeing it, the disciples were greatly admired, thinking that the master's mantle was not a divine show.

When the Fifth Patriarch saw this, he said, 'You have done this, but you have not seen your true nature, but you have only gone outside the door, not inside the door. Such an insight is impossible to obtain in the search for supreme Bodhi. ’

Although Huineng is illiterate, when he hears this, he knows that he has not seen his true nature. The trustee also wrote a handwritten next to Shenxiu's verses: 'Bodhi has no tree, the mirror is not a platform, there is nothing originally, where to stir up dust. ’

Everyone was taken aback and thought that this side was more empty, and they got the true meaning of the Buddha's smile. After seeing it, the fifth ancestor knew that Huineng had become enlightened, so he passed on the mantle to him, which was for the sixth ancestor. ”

Zhang Shixing still didn't understand what he meant, and asked, "Then what does this have to do with what the junior brother said?" ”

Huang Zhan sighed and said, "Senior brother, don't you think that Shenxiu's words are much more positive, and what you want to do is unswerving. And Huineng is indispensable? ”

After Zhang Shixing heard this, he suddenly realized.