Early morning in Tokyo, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

Today is a rare good weather since the beginning of winter.

Soon after the sun rises, the coldness caused by the sudden drop in temperature at night quickly dissipates under the power of the sun's smiling face, and becomes warm and pleasant.

The world is damp, cool, gloomy and dim, and the world is chaotic, and the sun is generously shining brightly, and the haze is quickly cleared, and the sky is clear and bright, the sky is high and blue, and the clouds are white and leisurely......

This kind of good weather can make the gloomy and bad mood suddenly become transparent and relaxed, it seems that the complex and difficult life is full of infinite beauty, it seems that there is really no hurdle in the world that cannot be overcome, and people can't help but give birth to some new luck expectations or some hopes that they did not dare to have before.

Inn.

In the hospital.

The pirate envoy clock is practicing martial arts with the bright morning sun,

The sword light is huohuo, pieces of lightning are clouds of silver light, the footsteps are vigorous and solid, the exhalation is open, and the power is agitated......

This is a compulsory course for him every morning and evening.

Every time I practice martial arts for an hour, there has been no break in the past few years, because the foundation is thin, so I am more diligent to make up for it.

As a general of the pirate country, he can't be the kind of commander who only talks about it as a common Song official, he must have the ability and blood courage to fight three battles on the battlefield, and he can personally rush and kill in every battle, and he can fight side by side with his loyal and brave soldiers who trust and love him, and dare to take the lead in rushing forward with the overwhelming momentum of the enemy.......

The pirate state should not be an official who does not practice words, let alone a waste official who does not use bad things.

Zhong Xiang hated from the bottom of his heart the Song-style officials who could only be personable and rummaging, and he didn't allow himself to become an official, and he unknowingly forgot his roots and became that kind of scourge.

Prince Bao Zhao Yue had a lot of expectations for him, entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and promoted him, a small boatman pariah, who had only undergone a short period of training, to become the commander of the Haitan Island garrison, and actually led all the pirate affairs of the Great Song Linhai. Zhong Xiang always said to himself: I must not live up to this trust.

Since taking office, he has commanded the army with the cooperation of staff assistants and generals, and has been in charge of trade and immigration to the Song Dynasty, and has monitored the movements of the Manichaean Fangla and the Song Dynasty...... He has made achievements and proved his loyalty and ability, but he always feels that he is far from being competent, and he needs to be more knowledgeable, more combative, and commanding, and to do better......

This time, Zhao Yue asked him to take on the heavy responsibility of blackmailing the Song Dynasty, which was not only a trust in his ability and potential, but also an affirmation and more expectations for his courageous efforts and progress.

Some people are born to be official material.

Zhong Xiang is this kind of person, but he doesn't know it, and he won't be complacent if he knows it.

There are too many capable people in the pirate country, and under the cultivation of new education, there are endless stars, and there will only be more and more practical talents, and the competition will only become more and more fierce.

To live up to Zhao Yue's life-saving grace and knowing the grace of encounter, to prove that Zhao Yue was not wrong, he was only full of passion for practical struggle and higher motivation to challenge.

The style of the leader will directly affect the behavior style of the subordinates.

Zhong Xiang is strict with himself. The eight guards here also practiced martial arts diligently with Zhong Xiang in the courtyard and worked hard to improve their skills.

Deng Zongbi, who had just changed his guard and took over the security work, stood outside the courtyard gate with two swords, and listened silently to Zhong Xiang and their sweating and practicing martial arts, his eyes became complex and profound......

He is a master, and he can see more clearly the fierce murderous aura and terrifying actual combat power hidden in this group of pirates' seemingly uncomplicated and esoteric sword techniques, although it is not the first time he has seen and felt it, but when he sees it again today, he still can't help but feel a lot of feelings.

The pirate's strength is really not ordinary, but this sword technique also has a lot of enlightenment and enlightenment for a master of his level.

That's not the most important thing.

The pirate envoys and guards were both good in force, but they were no match for him. Although sharp and scary, he is not afraid.

What matters is the morale that naturally flows from the pirates.

Energetic, forge ahead, face difficulties, dare to challenge all powerful, and the future is terrifying.

A strong country, a new dynasty that has just been founded, is this kind of infinite passion, infinite beautiful expectations, infinite high-spirited, fearless and bloody courage, right?

On the other hand, in the Great Song Dynasty, civil officials and military attaches were degenerate, and they should have corrected men, but they were either only passionate and energetic, or lazy, vain, and weak, and looked at a gorgeous but boneless fat powder girl, the whole dynasty, from the court to the people, from the emperor to the ministers to the army and the people, exuded a certain indescribable evil spirit, and the twilight was gloomy......

How can such a person be an opponent of a pirate?

How can such a state stand up to the might of a pirate state?

There is also a shameful scene of looting the wealth of the whole country and dedicating it to the pirates today...... As it should be, it is inevitable, sooner or later.

Deng Zongbi gritted his teeth and looked at today's charming sky, his thoughts diverged, and he thought of more.

The Jurchen 1,000 people can destroy the Liao army of 100,000, and if they are full of 10,000, they can be called invincible, and they can break the Liao army of 6 or 700,000, which is unstoppable, and the powerful and arrogant Liao State is breathless, can it be so powerful, is it not like the pirate in front of him, there is nothing magical and special, but his heart is full of the strength that dares to challenge and tear apart all obstacles?

Forge ahead, not afraid of fighting to the death, but will not die.

There is no way out, you can only fight hard with your life, and never retreat, but you will not perish, but you can tear a way out and become an emerging hegemon.

Liao, and ..... The Great Song Dynasty had too many advantages, could make more choices, and chose and chosen, but in the end it became a weakling, and without a choice, I am afraid that it will perish......

Just when he had realized a lot, and his heart was filled with a sense of crisis and urgency, Bai Shizhong came in a hurry.

The prime minister's face was gray, his eyes were bloodshot, he may not have slept last night, at least he didn't rest well, he looked particularly haggard today, he was in the prime of life, he should have walked steadily and powerfully, and he had the power of a country's governance, but his pace was uncertain and heavy and slow, and his waist was unconsciously stiff, but there was a certain expectation in his eyebrows.

Perhaps today's bright and good weather has also affected Prime Minister Bai's mood, making his gloomy and tired heart shine again, and he has some luck.

Undoubtedly, he also knew the rules of the life of the pirate envoys, and happened to arrive when Zhong Xiangxi finished washing and changing clothes.

"General Zhong is really diligent in practicing martial arts."

Bai Shizhong smiled humbly and gently, and then sighed and said: "In order to settle the claim as soon as possible, Benxiang is also diligent, I didn't have to rest last night, and I did a whole night of summarizing and settling accounts, and I washed my face hastily, and my chaotic mind came here after sobering up." ”

In these words, the meaning of willingness to work and some complex emotions such as dissatisfaction are shining.

Zhong Xiang was still the usual silence.

He looked at Bai Shizhong's flickering eyes, and waited for Bai Shizhong to finish speaking before he said lightly: "What does Bai Xiang want to say?" ”

"Obey, what I want to say is that you have seen the positive attitude and practical effect of my own request for fulfillment. You know that our country wants to finish it sooner rather than later. But the amount you demanded was too great, and this time you have looted everything you can, and the gold and silver alone are still not enough. ”

"What should be collected at the local level has also been paid."

"The local governors you named and listed who were still rich after the summer disaster, such as the so-called godson of Tong Shumi, Cai Jing's local henchmen...... The court also made it clear that you pirates were the ones who made a special stare at them and asked them to give their possessions. Private wealth, people, they also actively handed over. Copper and bronze utensils obtained from the destruction of Buddhas in various places...... It was even more neat and clean, and the wheat, millet, beans, silk cloth and other property to be handed over to make up for the hole were all sent directly to your ship on the Yellow River and Yangtze River nearby. ”

"General Zhong, I've done my best. Without. This time it's really gone. But it still can't be done. There are also big holes in the cloth, and it can't be completed at all. ”

Bai Shizhong said and spoke, his heart was sad, his voice was still trembling with crying, and after observing Zhong Xiang's expression for a while, "Look, isn't it?"

Zhong Xiang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said slowly in a deep voice: "It's nothing." ”

Bai Shizhong was anxious, "But, my country is true"

"Really?"

Zhong Xiang snorted coldly.

He held the hilt of the knife at his waist and walked to the outside of the post house.

Bai Shizhong didn't know why, so he had to follow him outside.

Zhong Xiang glanced at the endless stream of Tokyoites who went to the grain collection point to line up to receive today's rice grain, and looked at the officials and slaves who came and went on the street, and the Confucian scholars, princes and grandsons, and women of powerful families who gathered to drink tea and idle among the houses on the street...... A long robe and a majestic official uniform...... The luxurious satin clothes and precious leather robes are still so decent.

He ignored the eyes that were full of hatred in the fear that came from his eyes, and then turned back and silently stared at the majestic and decent official robe of the prime minister of Shu Jin on Bai Shizhong's body.

Bai Shizhong also followed the scholars who wore long robes and large-sleeved brocade robes and looked like a smooth face, and even the Confucian scholars in Tokyo, looked at the officials, and looked at the ...... Myself.

His face instantly turned purple as if he had been slapped twice and filled with pig's blood.

Zhong Xiang didn't say anything.

But he was too smart in Bai Shizhong, and immediately understood what Zhong Xiang meant: Why is there not enough cloth? Why is there no silk satin? Isn't it all that shakes......

"You"

No matter how hard Bai Shizhong tried to endure it, he couldn't help it this time.

In order to plunder cotton cloth and silk, the pirates even took away the clothes made by the Song people as fabric.

There is only a luxurious official uniform left in the family to maintain the last decency and authority!

As a result, the most important clothes of Confucian scholars, doctors, and officials could not be kept?

Without these luxurious clothes, how can we show the elegance and elegance of our generation of scholars in front of those beautiful colors, warm and delicate faces? How to embody dignity in front of untouchables......

This kind of humiliation is not something that can be tolerated by Confucian people who attach importance to civilized etiquette and pay the most attention to vanity and face.

Bai Shizhong was stimulated to raise his eyebrows, his beautiful long beard was windless, his eyes were glaring, and his already bloodshot eyes were even more frighteningly red.

Under the impulse of anger, he couldn't help but want to rush up and beat Zhong Xiang hard, and wanted to rush to strangle this hateful pirate leader alive with his own hands, not afraid of death, and did not hesitate to die together.

Yes, I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood.

With the life and blood of a scholar and a doctor, he must desperately defend the civilized decency and dignity required by Confucianism, and let the rude and uneducated pirates. Knowing the backbone and ability of our generation of scholars, let the pirates know that our generation of scholars and doctors also have sacred and unchallengeable, unpredable, and invincible aspects.....

This is the same as you......

But......

Bai Shizhong is like a rooster with a red crown at the moment, but when he looks at the cold eyes of Shang Zhong Xiang, all his momentum and blood are ...... It's all leaked.

Not to mention that he can't beat Zhong Xiang, if he dares to make a move, he will only be easily thrown to the ground and trampled under his feet like a little chick, making a fool of himself in public, and only ending up humiliating himself. Even if he really has divine help, and suddenly the small universe explodes, but the world is invincible, and he doesn't have the real courage to fight bloodily. He is used to playing tricks with Confucian scholars, and he has long lost his iron bones.

"What is the dignity of integrity demanded by Confucianism? Your generation of scholars is straight to the heart in everything, and only according to the most practical flexibility, it is better to die than to live, isn't it? “

Zhong Xiang stared at Bai Shizhong mockingly and said lightly.

After speaking, he turned around slowly, and while going back to the yard to prepare breakfast, he said, "If you want to work hard, you can't do it alone." Go back and discuss with your fellow Emperors, and work together to deal with our pirates. “

Deng Zongbi, who guarded the post house, saw that the pirates once again unscrupulously humiliated Prime Minister Bai and provoked the majestic bottom line of the Great Song Dynasty, and he clenched his sword in anger.

Zhong Xiang passed by him, glanced at him indifferently, and said lightly: "The whole dynasty is rotten and soft eggs are used to it, what's the use of you having an iron backbone alone?" “

patted Deng Zongbi's thick shoulder heavily, "Keep your ferocious momentum and bloodiness to deal with the invasion of the northern savages." “

Meaningfully. "Only then will you understand what a humanoid beast is, what it means to exterminate human nature, and what is the real humiliation and trampling on the dignity of the Song Dynasty."

Zhong Xiang's elders taught their juniors, and the superiors taught the lowly and inferior people this kind of casual slapping on the shoulder, which further aggravated Deng Zongbi's sense of shame, making Deng Zongbi even more angry and murderous, but Zhong Xiang's words shocked him again...... The angry mood instantly turned into a heavy worry like Mount Tai's overwhelming......

What if you kill this pirate envoy with a bloody blood?

Doesn't solve anything.

It will only anger the pirate state, make the Great Song more critical, the situation worse, and the people suffer more.

Just talking about shame, covering your face is covering it, and you can't erase it.

This pirate leader is right, the key is what to do in the future of the Great Song Dynasty?

And when Bai Shizhong heard Zhong Xiang's words, he was even more shocked and couldn't help but tremble.

Today's bright and warm sunshine seems to have suddenly turned colder, the transparent and wonderful sky seems to be dark and gloomy again, and the good mood that was refreshed before the beautiful weather has also returned to depression, and the luck and secret expectations that sprouted before turned out to be so unrealistic, so childish and ridiculous, and pathetic.....

The bloodshot purple face faded from blood and vitality in an instant, his face became more and more gray, and his waist, which straightened up with impulsive anger, unconsciously became even more rickety.

Bai Shizhong slowly turned around, staggered into the carriage, and this time went straight to the palace to bow down to Zhao Ji, crying...... The minister is incompetent, and the sin deserves death, please give death to Your Majesty......

Subsequently, the palace's dragon robes, phoenix robes, all luxurious and newer clothes, brocade quilts, bed sheets...... Even the gorgeous curtains that the Cangzhao family had dedicated to the glass windows and the palace were pulled down one by one, and all of them were packed and loaded onto the ship.......

The palace is like this, let alone other people's homes.

The last bit of decency used by the Great Song Dynasty to cover up its shame was finally ruthlessly revealed.

I don't know if this kind of stimulation and blow can awaken the ...... of these people