"Wow...... Wow......"

After entering the city, Menghu exclaimed from time to time because he saw the grandeur of the buildings in the city, which made the Chinese people who came and went on the street frequently turn their heads to look.

The eyes of the pedestrians around him seemed to say silently: Where did this country soil bun come from?

However, due to the fact that Meng Zhong and Meng Hu were each wearing armor, even though there was all the contempt and disdain in the eyes of the pedestrians around them, no one dared to speak directly to ridicule.

After all, those who have the qualifications to wear armor are basically "armorers", belonging to the lower-level aristocracy, even if they are armorers in rural areas, they also have a higher domestic status than ordinary countrymen.

Not to mention that this group of people is also wearing sharp swords.

"Ah Hu, stop it, you ...... Blame the shame. ”

Meng Zhong pulled Ramon Hu's arm slightly and reminded in a low voice.

However, Meng Hu didn't care, and even asked angrily at a pedestrian who was staring at him: "Hey, what are you looking at?!" ”

As a result, the Chinese man ran away in a panic, provoking the tiger to laugh.

"It's a shame."

Seeing that more and more people on the street were looking at them with strange eyes, Meng Zhong shook his head helplessly.

He stopped a pedestrian on the street and asked, "This old man, I don't know where Lord Hui'an's mansion is located in the city?" ”

The pedestrian who was stopped by him was an old man about fifty years old, who looked at Meng Zhong carefully for a few moments, and then replied: "If the Hui Ang you are talking about is Hui Ang, the former minister of the country, then it is in the city...... You go east along this street, and when you see "Wu's Liquor Shop", you go north, where there is an alley called "Huizi Lane", and in the alley there is the residence of Hui An, the former minister of the Song Dynasty. ”

"Thank you, sir." Meng Zhong thanked him.

Immediately, Meng Zhong and his entourage followed the path pointed out by the old man and headed forward, and it took nearly half an hour before they touched Hui An's mansion.

"Huifu...... This should be the place. ”

Glancing at the horizontal plaque hanging in front of the mansion gate, and seeing that the word "Huifu" was engraved on it, Meng Zhong nodded secretly and walked up the stone steps.

At this time, in front of this mansion, there were still four armor soldiers, one of them saw Meng Zhong and his party coming, so he left his position to greet him, and said: "A few brothers, I don't know where it is, this is Huixiang's mansion, if there is nothing important, please do not rush." ”

His tone was quite polite, after all, Meng Zhong and the others were also "armorers" at first glance, if they were ordinary Chinese, I am afraid they would have been reprimanded.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong clenched his fists and said: "This brother, I am from the area of Shangqiu and Jingbo, and Hui Xiang is a neighbor, and there are elders in the family who ordered me to come to visit Hui Xiang when I go to Pengcheng. ”

Hearing that the other party seemed to have some friendship with Hui An, the armor soldier's tone was even kinder: "Doctor Hui is in the palace right now, not in the mansion. If you have something to do, you might as well wait outside the house. ”

Hearing this, Meng Hu was a little unhappy, and shouted dissatisfied: "Are you telling me to wait outside the house?" ”

"Please forgive me for the responsibility." The armorer said without being arrogant or humble.

Of course, Meng Zhong understood what the other party meant, it was just that he didn't know the details of their identities, after all, Hui Ang was the ruler and confidant of Song Wangyan, not who came to make up a few words to enter the mansion, what if there were spies and assassins among them?

In recent years, it is not new to send assassins to kill dignitaries and dignitaries of enemy countries.

"Ah Hu."

Meng Hu reprimanded Meng Hu with an unswerving face, and then clasped his fists and said to the armor soldier: "In this case, we will wait at the foot of the stone steps, and if Dr. Hui returns, please report on his behalf." ”

"Don't worry." Seeing that the other party knew each other like this, the vigilance in the armor's eyes diminished.

After waiting for about half an hour, when it was close to dusk, a group of armor soldiers came to the mansion with a carriage protected, and immediately, a man walked down from the carriage, about forty years old, wearing a green robe, wearing a jade crown, holding a sheathed sword, surrounded by a group of armor soldiers, and strode towards the mansion gate.

Obviously, this is Hui An.

At this time, the soldier who had just talked to Meng Zhong immediately greeted him, hugged his fists and said, "Doctor Hui, a few of your neighbors have come to visit......

"Neighbors?" Hui Ang was stunned when he heard this, and following the direction pointed by the armor soldier, he saw Meng Zhong and a few people standing next to a stone beast at the foot of the stone steps, and there was a trace of confusion in his eyes.

After all, he didn't know any of Meng Zhong's people.

However, since the other party claimed to be a neighbor, Hui Ang still summoned Meng Zhong and the others to him.

Of course, before approaching Hui An, Meng Zhong and the others were first untied of the weapons they were carrying by the team of armor soldiers, and they were simply searched.

"The junior Meng Zhong has seen Dr. Hui."

Hui Ang looked Meng Zhong up and down a few times, and smiled peacefully: "Boy, are you related to Hui?" Could it be that you are from Shangqiu? ”

"No, it's from Jing Bo below."

As he spoke, Meng Zhong took out the bamboo slips written by Zhuangzi himself from his arms, handed them to Hui Ang with both hands, and said, "This is what my teacher asked me to forward to Doctor Hui." ”

Hui Ang was a little surprised, took the bamboo slip and spread it out, and took a cursory look, but saw that it was written on it - To Hui Ang: This is Meng Zhongye, a disciple of Zhuang Zhou!

Seeing this, Hui An's face immediately showed a look of surprise, looked at Meng Zhong in front of him, and then looked at the bamboo slip in his hand, and asked in disbelief after repeating it several times: "Your teacher, is it Master Zhuangzi?" ”

Hearing this, the nearby soldiers also turned their heads to look at Meng Zhong, their faces full of shock, after all, there is no one who does not know Master Zhuang, after all, that is the sage of their Song Kingdom.

"Yes." Meng Zhong replied.

Hui Ang looked Meng Zhong up and down again, and then smiled and invited the latter and his party into the mansion.

Hui An's mansion is much larger than Meng Qi's mansion in Jing Bo, not to mention that Meng Zhong, Meng Hu and others have not actually been to Meng Qi's mansion to see, which makes Meng Hu can't help but sigh from time to time because of the exquisite facilities in the mansion when he follows Hui Ang and others into the mansion.

"Doctor Hui, are these two pools naturally formed?"

"Of course not, it's dug up by manpower."

"Such a big pool......

The exclamation of Meng Hu made Meng Zhong and the others feel faintly ashamed.

After coming to the hall in the front yard of the mansion, Hui Ang instructed the servants of the mansion to serve wine and food to entertain Meng Zhong and his party.

After they all sat down, Hui Ang asked Meng Zhongdao, "Boy, is the master okay lately?" ”

Meng Zhong was a little puzzled that Yu Hui'an still called himself "boy", but he didn't care, and replied respectfully: "Master, I have been in good health recently. ”

"Oh." Hui Ang nodded, and then suddenly asked again: "What about the old servant Xiao Bo beside the master?" Is he physically fit? ”

"Shaw?" Meng Zhong was stunned, and then suddenly understood, and said with a few smiles: "The old servant next to the master, we all call him 'Uncle Zhuang', Uncle Zhuang's surname is Xiang, and Uncle Xiao mentioned by Doctor Hui is unknown. ”

"Hahaha." Hui Ang smiled and changed his words: "Yes, yes, it's Uncle Zhuang, it's my mistake." After that, he glanced at Meng Zhong and said, "In the past two years, I have rarely shared the same letter with the master, but I have heard that the master is writing a new Taoist treatise......

"Doctor Hui refers to "Getaway", right?" Meng Zhong said calmly: "There is a fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. It's a bird, and the sea will migrate to the ...... of the South Underworld" reciting here, he glanced at Hui An, who had listened with relish, and suddenly said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Doctor Hui, the kid suddenly remembered that this new book of the master, without the permission of his old man, I can't reveal it at will." ”

Hui Ang was stunned, and then laughed: "I believe it, I believe it, only the master can ......write such a surging article," he raised the wine bottle on the low table in front of him, and said apologetically: "It's my brother's fault, don't you accompany Brother Xian." ”

It turned out that Hui Ang was suspicious of Meng Zhong's identity, so he deliberately tried it. But think about it, Zhuangzi has not accepted disciples for decades, and today a disciple suddenly appeared, and Hui Ang had never heard of it, of course he would be suspicious.

However, after a simple temptation, Hui Ang has already believed five or six points, and as for the remaining four or five points, Hui Ang believes that as long as the two get along a little, they can clearly distinguish it.

After drinking a few bottles of wine, Hui Ang asked why Meng Zhong and others came to Pengcheng, and Meng Zhong did not hide it, and said truthfully: "A while ago, the township received an order from the king and learned that the king ordered all families to gather clan soldiers again to assist Wang Shi in attacking Pengcheng......

"I see."

Hui Ang sighed slightly when he heard this, and asked Meng Zhongdao, "What is Master's opinion on this?" ”

Meng Zhong repeated Zhuangzi's words and said: "Master called this war a 'battle of the unenlightened,' and there would be no winner on either side. ”

"The Dispute ...... the Lost One"

Hui Ang muttered these words, and then said with a wry smile: "Master's words." ”

With that, he poured himself a few more bottles of wine with a depressed face.

In the evening, Hui Ang arranged a residence for Meng Zhong and Meng Hu, and then he invited Meng Zhong to his study alone.

Hui An's study was a little messy, the wooden shelves and boxes were full of bamboo slips, Meng Zhong curiously picked up a book and opened it, but unexpectedly found that it was a Confucian book.

This amazed him.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Hui Ang asked curiously.

Meng Zhong explained: "As far as the kid knows, Dr. Hui is a member of Keiko's clan, and the kid thought that Dr. Hui was learning the knowledge of a famous family, but he didn't expect ......."

"I didn't expect it to be Confucian, right?" Hui Ang smiled, and then said: "Since you are a disciple of Master Zhuang, since you should understand the friendship between Master Zhuang and my uncle Huizi, there is no need for such politeness between you and me, just be commensurate with each other." After that, he took the lead in asking with a smile: "Ah Zhong, what the master taught you must be Taoist classics, right?" ”

"Not quite."

Meng Zhong shook his head and said, "Master also taught me the knowledge of famous masters, such as Keiko's "Treatise on Solid Whiteness", "Similarity and Difference", and "The Theory of All Things", all of which I have touched on a little. ”

Hui An's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, and he was excited to debate with Meng Zhong about the classic propositions of the famous masters, from beginning to end, Meng Zhong's face did not change and the answers were fluent, which made Hui Ang completely believe that the young man in front of him was indeed a disciple of Zhuangzi.

Because only the disciples of Zhuangzi would be so proficient in the ideas of Taoism and Mingjia.