Just when Shen and Hu Zongxian sighed and reminisced about the past, a team of soldiers and horses with bright armor was galloping in the wind and galloping in Hangzhou. on the road.

From a distance, the mountains, rivers, fields and trees were reflected in the sunlight, and the horse team galloped, rolling up puffs of smoke and dust, as if they were floating in the light, and disappeared from front of them.

After a night of galloping, in fact, the officers and men of this group were extremely difficult, but they neither rested nor changed horses. People gritted their teeth and insisted, the horses were foaming at the mouth, and the fur on the horses was washed with sweat, and the fur on the horses' bodies was covered with satin-like oily spoons The officers and soldiers all knew that these horses were useless, and as long as they stopped, they would be disabled for life, but now they can't take care of so much, only keep whipping, urging them to run, run, run, and run again, and the tails of the horses are straight!

In the center of the procession were two high-ranking officials, one civil and one military, and the military general with a lion on his chest was very old, with a gray beard fluttering on his chest, and he was riding on a horse like walking on the ground, not the slightest. No fatigue; However, the younger civil official was already tired and staggering, and he gritted his teeth to support it. "Why don't we rest," the veteran said. The civil official shook his head and smiled reluctantly: "The tiger may return to the nest at any time, we have to hurry." "Hmm." The old general nodded, and ordered left and right: "Protect Lord Zhongcheng." Then four horsemen kept the civil officer in the middle, and continued to run south.

A fast boat approached Chongming Island, and was stopped by a patrolling boat, and the person who came revealed his identity, it turned out to be a personal soldier of the Governor's Palace, and he had an urgent matter to report to the commander.

The scout captain of the Yu family's army didn't dare to slack off, and said in a respectful gesture: "Please brother move to this ship, and we will take you to see the marshal." The man hesitated for a moment, but didn't want to do much, so he nodded and said, "So, it's hard work." As he spoke, he jumped onto Yu Jiajun's boat.

"Back to camp." The scout captain gave an order, and the boat turned around and sailed towards the water village, and he said with concern: "It's windy outside, so let's invite my brother into the warehouse, there are charcoal basins, shochu, and grilled fish and meat." "Oh......" The pro-soldier originally wanted to catch up with the commander halfway, so he didn't stop along the way, and only fed his hunger with food, but now when he heard him, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said: "Then bother."

"Please." The captain of the scout got out of the way, and the soldier lifted the curtain and went into the cabin, and before he could see what was inside, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and fell to the ground, unconscious. The perpetrator was a sergeant hiding in the cabin, who attacked Hu Zongxian's own soldiers with a wooden stick in his hand.

At this time, the scout captain walked in, began to check on his body, and finally found a small bamboo pipe in the middle of the clothes, took it out and looked at it, it was indeed a report of Hangzhou's abnormal movements, he couldn't help but secretly say, sure enough, it was a big mistake, so many dark posts along the way, let him infiltrate. Thinking of this, he commanded in a deep voice: "Strengthen your vigilance, not even a fly can be released on the island." "[Work + __ One r_

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In the seaside villa, Hu Zongxian held a wine bowl and said: "The dead Yuan knows that everything is empty, but what is the use of leaving this monument in the tomb?" ”

Shen also held the wine bowl, took a sip, and said: "At the same time as Yang Sheng'an, there is also a great talent, who is from Suzhou. Hu Zongxian said: "Tang Bohu? "Not bad." Shen nodded and said: "Tang Jieyuan had a poem in his later years, ▲ melancholy poem" The old brother has read it? ”

"Hmm." Hu Zongxian whispered with the tide of the sea: "When you are a young man, it is easy to provoke a gossamer. When is the spring not melancholy, where is the love not pitiful? The snow is on the cup of Duqu pear flowers, and the grass in Baling is smoking in a dream. The future has two sleeves of golden tears, and the public case has three lives and white bones.

The old queen should not regret it, and he ...... in front of the courtyard with a bowl in front of his clothes, "Tang Bohu's reputation is very loud in the southeast, and this "melancholy poem" Hu Zongxian is also familiar, but he is busy with official business and has not read it for many years.

Busy with the action of drinking to cover up his gaffe, Hu Zongxian laughed and said: "Tang Bohu's poem is really full of sadness. "The future has two sleeves of golden tears, and the public case has three lives and white bones." Shen said in a deep voice: "Brother, aren't you still enlightened? ”

"Then what's the point of me enduring humiliation and hard work for so many years?" Hu Zongxian muttered: "If the ending is doomed, it is better to live a dull and ordinary life." ”

"Obsessed! Just Brother Lin! Shen shouted in a low voice: "Without your contribution, the southeast rebellion will never be pacified, and how many people will still suffer from that sword soldier?" It is your struggle that has saved countless families and restored peace to the southeast, how can it be said that it is meaningless? ”

"What's in it with a family?" Hu Zongxian fell into the dead knot of thinking, and went around again as he spoke. "You have given birth to a Buddha in the southeast of ten thousand families, and your merits are immeasurable." Shen said: "But if you want to be perfect, you need to start and finish well......" "I'm just getting started!" Hu Zongxian put the altar on the shelf, and the wine splashed and said: "I am only fifty-three years old, and I am still seventeen years away from Zhishi, and the court is going to force me to retire?" Is this how heroes are treated? ”

"Think about Yang Minggong." Shen was not in a hurry, and said leisurely: "After pacifying the rebellion of King Ning and returning the people of the southeast to peace and making immortal achievements, why didn't he ask for merit and reward, but instead wrote to ask for a home to recuperate on the grounds of illness?" ”

Wang Yangming is Hu Zongxian's most admired figure, listening to Shen say this, he suddenly felt less panicked in his heart, closed his eyes and thought about the life of Yang Minggong, with the pacification of King Ning's rebellion as the boundary, "The first half is to be aggressive and brave in doing things; In the second half of the period, he escaped from the world to give lectures, traveled leisurely in the mountains and forests, and only when the imperial court was recruited, he would come out, and he would return immediately, giving the people of the world a ▲ Wang Yangming has no intention of power. Is it really unintentional? So why bother to be admitted to the Jin Shi and mix with officialdom? In fact, it is a last resort to prepare for the preservation of the name.

The poem says: "Both clear and philosophical, in order to protect his body." Seeing that his heart was gradually guarding, Shen hit the railway while it was hot: "We are officials, and we say think twice before acting." Thinking three times is thinking about danger, thinking about retreat, thinking about change" He then whispered: "When there is danger, you must find it in time, this is called thinking about danger; Hide in a place where no one pays attention to you anymore, and call you to retreat; If you retreat, you will protect yourself, and you will also preserve the hope of a comeback, and then look slowly, think slowly, summarize the previous gains and losses, and how to change in the future, this is called thinking change. "Thinking of danger, thinking of retreat, thinking of change?" Hu Zongxian looked at Shen and said, "Isn't it just a 'retreat, word?'" "Obviously a little unimpressed. The scenery on both sides is rapidly receding, dizzying, and a blue-gray city not far ahead is becoming clearer and clearer.

A boundary monument on the side of the post road is getting closer and closer, the old general wiped a handful of sweat and looked over, only to see that it was engraved with 'Hangzhou City, three mottled Yin texts, finally arrived at the destination, his expression became even more nervous, and he commanded in a low voice: "Raise all the flags, give me all the spirit points, successfully pass this level, and all the officials will be promoted to one level!" ”

As if the exhausted soldiers were shaking their spirits, they unfolded the flags on horseback and hung them on spears of more than one zhang, and sixteen flags of various colors were waved in the wind, including eight door flags, two golden drum flags, two Cuihua flags, and four gold flags. The style was immediately different, and this team of ordinary cavalry immediately became the honor guard of the governor of Zuodu and the chief military officer of Jiangbei. "Raise the flag of the official as well." The civil servant also commanded his subordinates.

So the eight flags were opened, the four sun, moon and star flags, the four Cuihua purple flags, and the honor guards of the left deputy capital of the Imperial Court and the governor of Su Song were also prepared.

So the two high-ranking officials, Wen Yiwu, under the guidance of the guard of honor and the guards, marched towards Hangzhou City with great momentum. Chonghu - on the island, the conversation continues.

"This ▲ retreat, the word is not simple, the sage said that to be an official to understand the way of advance and retreat, ▲ enter, is to make people achieve meritorious deeds, although everyone loves it, once it comes to 'retreat, up, but talk about it changes color." Shen said: "Such people who only know how to advance and do not know how to retreat often face a tragic end...... From ancient times to the present, the story of the so-called meritorious and powerful masters has been staged repeatedly, from Bai Qi, Wen Chong, Wu Zixu, Han Xin, to Zhou Yafu, Gao Xianzhi, Tan Daoji, Er Zhurong, Yue Fei, etc., countless famous generals of the past dynasties have been proven with their lives. ”

"You can't learn from them, you have to learn from Wang Qian, Chen Ping, Guo Ziyi, Han Shizhong, and even Xu Da of this dynasty." Shen said again: "Take a step back and open the sea and the sky, and endure the calm for a while." Endure more grievances, be more low-key, be more courteous to others, and retreat quietly, so that people can feel that you are not a threat at all, and from then on, you will relax your vigilance and no longer want to persecute you......" Hu Zongxian drank a few sips of wine, and smiled miserably: "Retreat, it's easy to say, it's not difficult to do, but the foundation of half a lifetime is ruined, and life is boring from now on." ”

"No" Shen shook his head and said: "▲ Retreat is a kind of knowledge, and it is also a great responsibility, some people think it is the end of the world, and since then they have given up on themselves, and they are naturally bored; But some people see it as a rare opportunity for introspection... Always living in the state of ▲ stars holding the moon, every day ▲ staggered, "dizzying" people will find it difficult to see themselves clearly, will be in the boundless flattery, self-inflated, narrow-minded and arrogant, and finally lose themselves. If it is said that the high merit is the objective cause of the tragedy, then this is the subjective cause of the tragedy. ”

Hu Zongxian knew that Shen Wei's later words were actually criticizing him. When he was young, he was actually a Taoist of self-denial and revenge, but later, in order to be able to display his ambitions, he began to learn to bribe and give gifts, invite guests to dinner, and gradually adapt to this kind of life, get used to luxury and enjoyment, and the whole person is also because of his high position, no one dares to pour cold water, and he has become arrogant. How can this not attract envy? Thinking of this, Hu Zongxian couldn't help but regret it a little, and said, "Why didn't you say these words earlier?" ”

"It's not too late to tell." Shen smiled and said: "If you don't know enough yourself, and then change it, you will be more powerful, Taoguang is obscure, wait and see what happens, and when you make a comeback, you will naturally be invincible in the world."

Hu Zongxian asked Shen to say that it was -, °C moved, if this is the case, it is acceptable. "But how can you guarantee that I won't die of old age?" "Once the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven-0" Shen said, his eyes flashed with light: "The big guy has ups and downs, and the government is treacherous, who knows which day, you will become the fragrant poem they are fighting for?" "Hahaha...... Hu Zongxian picked up the wine bowl, shook it at Shen and said: "If you say that in the future, when you take power, I will be the first to use me, brother, I will be happier." "Of course I can say that," Shen smiled and said, "I'm afraid you can't wait."

Seeing the smoke and dust raised in the distance, the defenders of Hangzhou City immediately became nervous, after all, they had just passed through the battle, and they reacted very quickly. The captain of the gate ascended the tower, and when he saw that there were no more than a hundred people, he ordered that the gate should not be closed, but that the horses should be placed across the passage.

When the soldiers set up the rejecting array, the captain guarding the gate also saw the identity of the comer, and it turned out to be Liu Xian, the chief military officer of Jiangbei, and Tang Ruji, the governor of Su Song. He quickly ordered the people to inform the city, and then ran down the city as quickly as possible, and went to the city gate to continue.

At this time, Liu Xian's vanguard officer had already arrived in front of the horse rejection array, swept the house with a fierce look, and landed on the captain who had just come down, shouting and scolding: "*** Ma Nux, what kind of way is it for no reason." Although it was swearing, there was familiarity in the tone, and it was obvious that the two sides knew each other, and it was likely that they had been superiors and subordinates.

Sure enough, the captain was scolded and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, I just ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and I didn't dare to stop our boss's driving." "Liu Xian once served as the chief soldier of Zhejiang, so these people are all commensurate with the boss." Then don't move away! The pioneer officer said: "I have delayed the major event of the General Constitution, and I have peeled your skin!" "But one by one, one by one, one by one" The captain looked embarrassed = "There is an order from the peak) Hangzhou City is temporarily allowed to go out. “***！” The vanguard officer raised his horsewhip and said, "Open your dog's eyes and see, this is the team of the chief soldier and the governor, and you are not allowed to enter?" ”

"Of course...... of course" The captain said vaguely, if he can be the captain of the gate, he must be slippery, and he made up his mind not to offend, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yu has already gone in to ask for instructions, and the adults inside will come when they speak, and they will let the boss and Zhongcheng come in as soon as they are allowed." ”

"***, toast and don't eat and drink!" The vanguard officer's face turned hideous, and with a whip of his hand, he was slamming on the door of the captain's face, and knocked him to the ground in one fell swoop, staring at the frightened soldiers with round eyes, and roared angrily: "Open the door!" ”

The soldiers guarding the gate saw that the former commander was furious, and then saw that it was the former boss behind him, and thought that it was a quarrel between the upper echelons, so we little soldiers should not be mixed up, so they obediently moved the horses away and put them into the city.

Liu Xian took Tang Ruji and drove straight in, and soon met Lu Bo, the chief soldier of Hangzhou, who came out, the two used to be superiors and subordinates, Lu Bo helplessly hugged his fists and said: "General Rong, why are you here?" "Why can't I come?" Liu Xian said with a straight face: "Let's go to the governor's yamen first." "Let's go to the governor's office," Lu Bo said in surprise, "the lowly position has already made people prepare wine and food: i; …… r......""No need, it's important to get down to business." Liu Xiandao: "Gather all the military generals above the third rank and the civil officials above the fifth rank in Hangzhou City, and quickly go to the governor's yamen to gather, and there is an edict to announce." "The edict you said" Lu Keng had already recovered from his surprise and asked in a low voice, "Is it the holy oracle or the decree of the Qin Cha?" ”

"There are both oracles and decrees." Liu Xian glanced at him and said, "Let's go." Lu Bo wanted to leave first, but now he had to order someone to pass the order, and he followed Liu Xian nervously...... Shen saw Hu Zongxian holding a wine bowl, thinking that he was going to touch it with him, so he also served it.

Who knew that a layer of anger appeared on Hu Zongxian's face, and he threw the wine bowl on the ground with his hand, and the fragments and wine splashed on his cotton robe, making him a little stunned.

The sound of crackling startled the three feet and others outside to rush in, and Shen waved them back, saying, "Without my order, even if the sky turns upside down, you are not allowed to come in." Sanchi wanted to say something, but was shocked by Shen Yu's stern gaze and retreated.

There were only the two of them left in the room, and Hu Zongxian stared at Shen and said, "Are you really good for me?" ”

"Of course." Shen didn't hesitate and said, "Don't you still believe me?" ”

"It's you who don't believe me." Hu Zongxian snorted coldly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Liu Xian and Tang Kekuan are already on their way to Hangzhou, right?" At most, tomorrow, the city defense will be taken over...... Then, with your style, you will definitely transfer the officers of Jiangbei and Zhejiang, and transfer all my direct family members to Jiangbei, so that my force will be lifted, and I can no longer think about what I want" When he said this, his face was a heavy mockery: "Isn't it, brother? The irony in the tone was too strong.

Shen didn't resist this sudden sudden collapse for many years, so he had to Shen not F6 and take the opportunity to calm down his panicked heart.

"Hahahaha......" Hu Zongxian recognized him when he saw him, infinite sadness swelled in his heart, and he roared like a wounded beast at the sea: "The future has two sleeves of golden tears, and the public case has three lives and white bones." Even if I am like a brother who can stab me in the back, how can I believe that those guys who swear will accompany me all the way to the dark? ”

The state is recovering little by little......