Zimo stopped teasing and nodded yes.

"Do you know that Lao Tzu still has some relationship with you, as far as I know, the ancestor of Lao Tzu is Song Daigong, listen to your father, your surname is the descendants of Muyi, then you are not the same clan?"

"I have heard my father tell me, and Confucius of Naqufu is a descendant of Huizi and a person of the same clan as us." Zimo said. What Zimo said is true, the "Zi surname" has produced a lot of people, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in addition to these few, there are also Zhuangzi of later generations, and many other famous masters.

"Since you have the sages as examples, you should also work hard."

After resting for a while, Chi Songzi stood up and dropped a few copper coins: "Let's continue to hurry while it is dawn." ”

Following the Master, the two continued westward.

"Do you see a gate on the south side? After that gate, to the south is the Song Kingdom, and your ancestor Muyi was once the left division of the Song Kingdom. Of these princes today, only the Song State still retains some ancient styles. ”

"Why is that?"

"The people's hearts are not ancient, and the desire for power goes, but it can't be said that there is anything wrong with this, and social development and progress are inevitable. Like annexation between princes, from which point of view, if in the long run, a strong prince, the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is very good, but this kind of strength is often based on annexation and weakness, which usually leads to siege and plunder. ”

While walking, Chi Songzi explained to Zimo what he was seeing.

Leaving the city of Kang's father, the more desolate and desolate the more you walk, the more sparsely populated, fortunately, you can bring enough dry food, otherwise you will go halfway, you will definitely be hungry if you can't go to the village or the store.

In the wilderness, along the way, I encountered a few hungry wolves, and they were all easily beaten away by Zimo with his bare hands, and he also rescued a farmer who was in a hurry on the way, in short, he failed to show his true skills. In this way, the master and apprentice trekked through mountains and rivers for a few more days.

On this day, they finally saw a city again, and the two of them took a closer look, and there were two big characters hanging on the city tower "Chengqiu" (now northwest of Yanzhou, Shandong), and the sergeant patrolled and walked around with weapons.

"Master, it seems that this city is very important, we have passed several cities along the way, but none of them are like this."

"You noticed this, it's very good, I don't say anything to you as a teacher, after entering the city, you go to inquire and find out."

The two walked into the city with the flow of people, but saw that the city was not very large, and there were not many residents, but they could see the flags waving. The whole city was seen at a glance, and there were only three inns to make a living, looking for the middle one, the master and apprentice walked in, came to the counter, Zimo stepped forward and asked: "Uncle shopkeeper, there is a guest room, we need to stay for one night." ”

The shopkeeper glanced up at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, do you want one or two?" ”

"One, in addition, is there a hot bath, after a few days of driving, my body is very dirty and uncomfortable."

"As long as the guest officer needs it, come here and please." The shopkeeper enthusiastically walked out from behind the counter, led the two to the second floor, and opened a door, "How about this one?" It's perfect for two people living together. ”

Zimo looked at it, turned around and asked, "Master, what do you think of this room?" ”

"Yes, we're just doing it for one night, so we don't have to pay too much attention to it." Chi Songzi said, and said to the shopkeeper, "Trouble the shopkeeper to prepare some meals, I haven't eaten dinner yet." ”

The shopkeeper answered the call to arrange, put down the package, and the master and apprentice came downstairs and found a table to sit down. Zimo poured a bowl of hot tea for the master, poured a bowl himself, and waited for the food to come.

"After so many days of traveling, are you tired?" Akamatsuko asked.

"Hehe, there is a little bit, especially at the beginning, and later when I was tired, I walked and exercised at the same time, and I felt much better." Zimo said with a smile, his face, which was originally a little dark, has become even darker after the wind and sun in the past few days.

"It's hard for you to travel for a few days in a row and sleep in the open, so you can take a hot bath tonight to relieve your fatigue and rest for the night." Red pine nut road. For this apprentice, who can endure hardships and has talent, he is indescribably satisfied.

"Later, Master will take a bath first, and after eating, I will go and find out about the situation here."

"Well, it's okay, it's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, a lot of knowledge is difficult to describe clearly in books, and only by actually understanding it can be clear."

After a short time, the shopkeeper brought a few plates of hot dishes and handed over a pot of wine: "Guest officer, this is the rice wine brewed by the small shop, it is very relieving to drink a little, and it is most suitable for guest officers who are in a hurry." ”

After thanking the shopkeeper, the master and apprentice had dinner.

"Master, what does this wine taste like? It smells so fragrant, and when I see adults, I like to drink it very much. ”

"You're still young, you can't drink until after fifteen, since you're so curious, let's dip your chopsticks in it and taste it."

"Shhhh Zimo dipped it and licked the tip of his tongue.

"Haha, this wine tastes like this, at the beginning of the mouth, bitter and spicy, but the more you taste, the more flavorful, the more sweet and mellow, don't you smell, the peach blossoms in the world are 30,000 miles, and the red dust is a lonely soul in nine turns. The sword is long, the song is poetry and wine, there is no joy, no dispersion, no life. ”

"Anyway, I can't drink it now, so I'd better fill my stomach and leave the world." After finishing speaking, he picked up the rice bowl and picked up the rice in his mouth.

"Okay, you eat and leave the world, drink and leave the world for the teacher, haha." Akamatsu laughed.

The master and apprentice were full of wine and food, Zimo asked the shopkeeper to put hot water and bathe the master, and he went downstairs to see the style of this hill.

About half an hour long, Zimo returned.

"Oh, our little agent is back, tell me what you know about this city?" After taking a bath, Chi Songzi was refreshed, sat on a wooden chair to meditate and rest, and when he saw Zimo coming back, he joked.

"Master, this understanding is knowing a lot." While he was talking, the shopkeeper knocked on the door to bring hot water, but it was arranged by Chi Songzi, so that the shopkeeper could prepare it in advance, and once he saw Zimo coming back, he would send it over.

"You'd better talk while taking a bath."

After closing the curtain and sitting in the bathtub, Zimo began to tell what he had seen and heard.

"Master, this Chengqiu City was originally located at the junction of the Song Kingdom, the Qi Kingdom, and the Wei Kingdom, such an important place, no wonder there are soldiers patrolling this city. Moreover, this city has a flow of water, which is the source of life and cultivation for the inhabitants here. And there is a big lake more than 30 miles north of this Chengqiu City, Dayozawa, not far from the northwest about 60 miles, there is another lake, Lei Xia Ze, a hundred miles away from the southeast, and there is a Ze, Heze. Misawa sanitation, this hill is also a disaster, and it is also why the geographical location of this city is so important, although there are soldiers stationed, but the number is not large. Lei Xia Ze has a Pushui River through, but it is connected with Dayozawa, across the Pushui River, to the west from the capital of the patriotic Puyang is very close, but the Puyang City is on the edge of the Heshui River (ancient Yellow River). ”

"Oh, yes, it seems that it took a lot of effort to get so much information in such a short period of time." Red Matsuko praised.

"Master, I still heard about something, but I don't know if the rumors are accurate." Zimo continued, "Listening to the people here, there will be something big happening in Puyang, the country. Last year, after Wei Hou Wei was reinstated, he complained that the minister was disobedient to him, so he wanted to suppress other ministers, threatening to cut off the feet of the minister Chu Shibi, to seize the fiefdom of the general Gongsun Mimu, and to deprive the minister of Si Kouhai's power, causing Chu Shibi, Gongsun Mimu and others to launch a riot and drive away Wei Hou. Na Wei Hou was unwilling to fail, hid in the city button, and united with the doctor Zhu Shi Hui as an internal response, wanting to attack Puyang, but was noticed by the general Gongsun Mimu, and drove the doctor Zhu Shi Hui out of the city. It is said that when Wei Hou learned that the princes of various countries were at the head of the Yue Kingdom, he sent Zhu Shi Hui to Yue for help, and was answered. ”

"Oh, this is a big deal, but have you heard about the people of the three countries?"

"It's the three kingdoms of Lu, Yue, and Song, and the country of Nalu sent the doctor uncle Sun Shu, the country of Yue sent the doctor Gaoru and the tongue Yong, and the Song country sent the raft of the doctor, and each led the soldiers and horses of the Lu, Yue, and Song dynasties." Zimo replied.

"Even the people who led the troops have been reported, and it seems that this matter is decided." Akamatsuko pondered, "What do you think about this?" ”

"The information on this matter is not complete enough, and it is impossible to accurately judge which is right and which is wrong, but it is nothing more than that power, although I don't know how much Wei Hou has contributed to the people of the country, but on the analysis of this matter, it will not be too much, and it is only concerned with its own royal power. The likes of Chu Shibi and Gongsun Mimu may not be good ministers, otherwise there would never be such an incident, in the final analysis, it was all for their own selfish desires. They have forgotten that the king is the boat and the people are the water, and the water can sail or overturn the boat. What has been done has not been fundamentally achieved. ”

"Well, it's good that you know how to look at things and form your own opinions." Chi Songzi said, "One of the purposes of bringing you out this time is to let you get in touch with some things and learn to analyze independently. ”

Zimo thought for a while and said, "Master, Zimo has an idea, but I don't know that Master will agree." ”

"Let's talk about it."

"Zimo wants to go to Puyang City to have a look."

Chi Songzi heard this, thought about it, nodded and said: "Okay, it's good to go and see it, and it just happens to let you take a look, the battle of the battlefield, the battle of the siege, if you go to Puyang, then our next stop will be to Chengyang City (Huji Town, Northeast of Heze City, Shandong), take the Chudu, and go west to Puyang, about more than 200 miles away." You pack up, rest early, and hurry early tomorrow morning. ”

Hearing that the master agreed to his request, Zimo was very happy, quickly dried his body, changed his clothes, cleaned up the bath water, and went to bed. The red pine nut is still meditating, and when it comes to his kind of cultivation, meditation is the best rest.

There was nothing to say all night, the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Zimo got up, finished washing, prepared washing water for the master, came to a wooded clearing outside the courtyard alone, breathed fresh air, stood on the pile, luck walked the meridians and traveled Zhoutian, inhaled purple qi to turn the essence of the sun and the moon, practiced a trip to the fists and feet, the fists and feet flowed smoothly, said fast or not, said slow not slow, but the tricks are wonderful, laymen can not see clearly, this set of boxing is not simple, but it is passed on by Chi Songzi, named "Liuyun Boxing". A set of boxing exercises three times, this Zimo practiced a set of palms, once this palms were performed, the sky was full of palm shadows, flying up and down, but it was different from that Liuyun boxing, but this palm was a fast word, to the rise, that Zimo shouted, "Hi! "A palm to go, printed on a bowl mouth thickness of the tree, but see that the tree did not move, Zimo slapped the hand, back to the hand, a breath of white gas from the mouth like Bai Lian exhaled, and then, there was a 'click' sound in the ear, but it was the tree from Zimo's high-five part of the dump, it can be seen that this set of palm is by no means an ordinary palm, this set of palm is also passed on by Chi Songzi, is called "Whisk willow ruthless hand".

In the book, it is implied that this Liu Yunquan and Willow Ruthless Hand have a great origin, and the red pine nuts are also learned from elsewhere, which is passed on by a person outside the sky "Hong", and the red pine nuts only know that the person outside the sky is called "Hong", but the real name is unknown, and the book gives an explanation, this person is a generation of strange people - Bi Changchun, called Liu Zhenren. As for who this real person is in the willow mountain, you can see "The Legend of the Willow Mountain", which has a detailed description, but I won't introduce it too much here.

After Na Zimo finished practicing, he made some breathing and returned to the inn, at this time the master had ordered breakfast in the guest hall, and was waiting for him, and when he saw him come back, he beckoned him to sit down quickly.

Soon, the master and apprentice had breakfast, cleaned up briefly, arranged for the shopkeeper to prepare some dry food and pickles, filled the water bladder with water, carried the package, and left Chengqiu City.

This time it is to cross the border of a country, since the Qi country entered the country, an inventory is always indispensable, lost a few copper coins, but it is also easy to send away, since ancient times, the best weapon to do things, money and things.

On the way, Zimo couldn't help but ask Chi Songzi why he gave the guard copper coins.

Chi Songzi explained: "Passing the tax is only, but also a means of making a living, nothing more than a 'profit' word, the world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for profit, no profit is not only the nature of businessmen, but the nature of people, it is also applicable to animals, just like a bone thrown on the ground, such as a group of hungry dogs to see, must fight for life and death to stop." ”