Chapter 17: Providence, Doubt
"Mother, I understand." Yang Tianfeng was very moved, although he was not his own mother, but the heart of this parent who cared for their children was so sincere, and there was no half-truth, "Mother, don't worry, since it is the will of God, then I am the auspicious person, and there will be no problem." General, our Yang family is also decided, maybe, you can still be ordered to be sealed! ”
Mrs. Yang smiled, stretched out her hand and nodded at Yang Tianfeng, and said, "Stinky boy, it's useless to coax me, let's listen to Guanyin Bodhisattva." ”
"Avalokiteshvara? Hehe, mother, you can really laugh. Yang Tianfeng said with a smile: "Do we still have to set up a stage to invite God?" ”
Old Mrs. Yang waved her hand slightly, got up and opened the large cabinet by the wall, which contained Zun Guanyin. She took the futon and knelt reverently, her hands clasped together, her eyes slightly closed, and her lips kept moving.
"Come and kneel, please help the suffering and help Guanyin Bodhisattva to guide the maze." Yang Tianfeng was looking at it in a daze, and Old Lady Yang turned her head and ordered majestically.
Yang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment, walked over, kneel, kneel, as long as the goal can be achieved.
Seeing Yang Tianfeng kneeling, Mrs. Yang took out something wrapped in yellow silk cloth from the lower level of the cabinet, and solemnly opened it, which turned out to be a sign holder and a thin yellowed book.
"This is the Guanyin Bodhisattva Divine Sign invited from Wutai Mountain, and it is extremely effective." Mrs. Yang carefully held the sticker, as if holding some priceless treasure, and said solemnly: "Son, close your eyes, put your hands together, and silently recite your birthday, name, and what you want, and then sincerely shake the sticker and let Guanyin Bodhisattva decide." ”
Oh, Yang Tianfeng agreed, and did the same according to Mrs. Yang's explanation, and said silently in his heart: Sister Guanshi, you listen to me, if the lottery is in line with my heart, I will invite you to a banquet; If the lottery is not in line with my heart, don't blame me for being unkind, in the future, I will see the temple burning, see the Buddha kill the Buddha......
After the threat and temptation were completed, Yang Tianfeng shook the lottery holder, and there was a loud noise, and a lottery fell out. He hurriedly picked it up and watched, it turned out to be the fourteenth lot, and he won the lottery: [Ziya abandons the official] is like a crane out of the cage, and the road to the cage is open; There is no barrier between the north and the south, east and west, and Ren Jun goes straight to the Jiuxiao Palace.
"Mother, look, what a good sign." Yang Tianfeng was overjoyed, and almost stepped forward to hug the Guanyin statue and kiss it, Sister Guanyin was interesting enough.
Mrs. Yang read the sign, opened the book, and found the corresponding unsigning, which read: arbitrary. The road is prosperous. Feel free. Loose as a god.
"Okay, since this is the instruction of Guanyin Bodhisattva, you can do whatever you want!" Mrs. Yang shook her head helplessly, put away the sign holder and the reconciliation book, bowed twice, and closed the cabinet door.
"Mother, don't worry, my son has grown up and knows what to do." Yang Tianfeng was in a good mood, and diligently helped the old lady to sit down, and said: "And there are also Sect Elders and many people who can guide me and help me, this big thing will definitely be successful." ”
"Well, if you think so, my mother will be happy." Old Mrs. Yang nodded and said with relief: "You are still young after all, and some things are not as thoughtful as the old people." ”
At this time, someone knocked on the door and told Mr. Zong that he was coming.
"Mother, let me ask you one more question." Yang Tianfeng held Mrs. Yang's hand and said solemnly: "To what extent can I trust Mr. Zong?" You can say anything to him, just like with your mother. ”
Old Lady Yang stared at Yang Tianfeng, the expression on her face was very complicated, and finally made up her mind and said, "Son, you can absolutely trust Mr. Zong, just like you believe in your mother." ”
Yang Tianfeng nodded, slowly sat back in his chair, and said loudly outside, "Please come in!" ”
Trusting others doesn't necessarily make you a fool. Of course, first you have to trust people, which is a bit risky. Maybe the person you trust doesn't trust you, maybe that person is not worthy of your trust, but honesty is a necessary condition for gaining the trust of others, and only honest treatment can be exchanged for the trust of others.
For Yang Tianfeng, there are not many people he can trust now, and there are even fewer who can absolutely trust. But he must find a helper he can trust and rely on as soon as possible. Mrs. Yang's words gave him a reassurance, if he even had to doubt his mother's words, then he didn't know what else he could do.
Zong Baichuan was very valued by Old Lady Yang and Yang Tianfeng, which was well known in the Yang family, but he still behaved very humblely. This made Yang Tianfeng judge that he was a very scheming person, and if he was concentric with himself, he would be a powerful helper; If in case of betraying yourself, it will also be a terrible enemy. But he now doesn't have time to carefully examine and choose.
Hearing Yang Tianfeng's repeated narration again, Zong Baichuan, like Old Lady Yang, also showed an inexplicable expression of surprise. Then he looked carefully at the map, and asked Yang Tianfeng to translate the Japanese on it from time to time, and then fell into deep thought, speechless for a long time.
Zong Baichuan is different from Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang's shrewdness is reflected in governing the family and management, while Zong Baichuan is more good at this kind of military affairs because of his high culture, deep experience, seeing the world, and having served in the army, so he is better at this kind of military affairs and sees it more thoroughly. Therefore, Yang Tianfeng's fabricated statement could bluff the old lady, but Zong Baichuan saw a lot of flaws.
Judging from the current war situation, it is somewhat unreasonable that the Japanese have repeatedly succeeded in attacking, but at this time they want to break the embankment and release water, and they are not flooding the national army, but flooding their own rear roads. On the contrary, it is very likely that the Nationalist Army will adopt the ancient war strategy of water attack to curb the victory of the Japanese in the northern theater.
The analysis of the topography on the map also better validates his hypothesis. The eastward flow of yellow water will not only stop the advance of the Japanese mechanized troops that have rushed into eastern Henan, thwart the Japanese army's attempt to occupy Zhengzhou and then attack Wuhan in the south, but will also flood many county towns that have been occupied by the Japanese army. Will the Japanese do such a thing that everyone is angry with and has no benefit?
Zong Baichuan couldn't figure out whether Yang Tianfeng was making up nonsense, or if he really learned about the extremely stupid plan of the Japanese. He decided to let Yang Tianfeng continue to talk about it so that he could further explore the truth of the matter.
"Young master, this is a big thing, I really don't know where to start for a while?" Zong Baichuan was an old fox, he pretended to have a sad expression, and even Yang Tianfeng believed it. Of course, it was also because he was too anxious and wanted to act as soon as possible.
"Sect Elder, as for me, I have some immature ideas, and I have already begun to prepare." Yang Tianfeng said: "I have asked the old shopkeeper Zhao in the city to send people to search for grain and salt, and to concentrate here as they buy and transport; I also inquired about buying a ship, and I am going to send someone to prepare more ships......"