Long Tingfei sat on the futon with a worried expression, silently looking at the swaying lights, it has been seven days, since the first battle in Zezhou, the border pass is nothing to do for the time being, Long Tingfei was recalled to Jinyang by the Northern Han Lord, Long Tingfei was originally full of guilt, only to be reprimanded, who knew that after returning to Jinyang, the Northern Han Lord summoned him to Jinyang Palace, and it was the Northern Han National Teacher Jing Wuji who met him. Although Long Tingfei was not a disciple of the Demon Sect, he had received a lot of Jing Wuji's teachings, and he had already regarded him as a teacher in his heart, if Jing Wuji scolded him a few words, he would feel much more comfortable, but the Demon Sect did not say a word about the defeat, and only ordered him to face the wall in this empty quiet room for seven days.

In the past seven days, Long Tingfei has carefully thought about his mistakes because of the rare tranquility, and carefully thought about the experience before and after the Zezhou War countless times, but after thinking about it, Long Tingfei sadly felt that even if he knew this trap in advance, it would be just a fiasco, could it be that his famous reputation was obtained without encountering opponents, so Jiang Zhe, who had never seen him, could it be his nemesis. Seven days later, Long Tingfei actually felt that the belt was getting wider, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he felt that his heart was much brighter, although he knew the strength of the enemy, but Long Tingfei's heart was calm, he no longer had any choice, Dayong's soldiers pressed Qinzhou, and a big war would break out next year at the latest.

At this time, someone pushed the door in, Long Tingfei didn't look back, still silent, the man sighed lightly and said, "The sect master summoned you to meet him." ”

Only then did Long Tingfei get up, straighten out his clothes, turn around and salute respectfully to the middle-aged man with a long figure, and said, "Tingfei has seen Senior Brother Duan. "This middle-aged man is Duan Lingxiao, the first disciple of the Demon Sect, although Long Tingfei is not a disciple of the Demon Sect, but he has also been guided by the Demon Sect, Duan Lingxiao cares for him very much, Long Tingfei regards him as a brother, and he does not dare to be rude at this time.

The inheritance of the Demon Sect is extremely strict, and there is no such thing as accepting disciples, although many masters and soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty have received training from the Demon Sect, but at most they are only a registered disciple, Jing Wuji has been in the Northern Han Dynasty for many years, and there are only four disciples under the sect, and the rest of the Demon Sect elders and descendants together are only half a hundred.

Jing Wuji personally passed on the four major disciples, the first disciple Duan Lingxiao, is a disciple of the Demon Sect for many years, Jing Wuji has been in retreat all the year round, and almost all the things of the Demon Sect are in charge of Duan Lingxiao, this person is dignified, calm and shrewd, and his martial arts are also extremely good, he is the best candidate for the next sect master, Tan Ji once had him pass on the martial arts skills of Gefa.

Su Dingluan, the second disciple of the Demon Sect, one of the four generals under Long Tingfei, this person has a straightforward and brave temperament, and is the most beloved by Jing Wuji, but unfortunately he has died in Dayong and died young.

Xiao Tong, the third disciple of the Demon Sect, Long Tingfei's guard, is responsible for investigating the military situation, is ruthless and decisive, suspicious in temperament, and rarely makes mistakes in the investigation of military information, he is Long Tingfei's confidant and Long Tingfei's right-hand man.

Qiu Yufei, the fourth disciple of the Demon Sect, was originally a disciple of the Moon Sect, his teacher died at an early age, and he was lonely in Jing Wuji, this son is only twenty-six years old this year, he is also the head of the two sects of the Sun Sect and the Moon Sect, he is erudite, proficient in music and rhythm, can hurt people with music, and his martial arts talent is very prominent. Although outsiders knew that the Demon Sect had four disciples, almost no one knew Qiu Yufei's physical skills.

Duan Lingxiao smiled slightly and said, "Ting Fei, don't worry too much, the sect master summons you, there must be a way to help." ”

Long Tingfei felt a little relieved in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Tingfei has already made a clumsy plan, and I just hope that the national teacher can turn the tide." ”

Duan Lingxiao said lightly: "Even if the sect master has a strategy, if there is no general like you to lead the army to fight, it will be useless, let's go, the fourth brother has already returned, and he is also waiting for you at the sect master." ”

There was still some distance from the palace where Jing Wuji lived, and the sound of the qin suddenly came from the wind, just listening to the sound of the qin, Long Tingfei knew that it was played by Qiu Yufei, he smiled slightly, and said: "Yufei's piano skills are getting better and better. ”

As soon as he said this, the sound of the piano changed, and the sound of killing filled the heavens and the earth, Long Tingfei couldn't help but stop, this melody seemed familiar, Long Tingfei was also both civil and military, and after listening to it for a while, he suddenly remembered that this was the drum sound from the enemy formation during the decisive battle of Qin Ze, and it was actually turned into the qin song by Qiu Yufei. Long Ting stood stunned, how could he forget that day, it was this drum that made the Dayong soldiers stabilize their minds and resist their attacks. He clearly remembered that when he looked at the Dayong Zhongjun from afar, the thin figure standing on a high place and beating the drum vigorously under the handsome flag, holding a drumstick in both hands. is the weak scholar who let himself fail. Thinking of this, Long Tingfei suddenly understood why there was a horn on the battlefield that day to help his side, presumably it was Qiu Yu who flew to Qin Ze, and saw Jiang Zhe beating the drum to boost the morale of the army, so he helped the Northern Han army with music, but unfortunately it was not successful. These days, Qiu Yufei must be figuring out how to turn Jiang Zhe's drums into the qin music that day, presumably the defeat of the day is not only his own defeat, but also the shame of this arrogant young man.

Sighing softly, Long Tingfei walked again and walked up the jade steps, in front of which was the place where the Northern Han Dynasty National Master Jing Wuji cultivated - Lantai.

Lantai is a three-storey building, carved beams and painted buildings, beautiful and beautiful, Jinyang Palace is the palace of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, more than 100 years several times to increase and rebuild, magnificent and magnificent, although the two generations of the Northern Han Dynasty Lord are not good luxury people, in addition to the necessary repairs, there is no addition to the building, but there is still a fascinating beautiful landscape and the magnificent gorgeous palace room, located in the west side of the Jinyang Palace, the Lantai is one of the crowns. This was originally the favorite palace of the Northern Han Lord, but since Jing Wuji sealed the national teacher, in order to show respect and intimacy, the Northern Han Lord specially gave Lantai to Jing Wuji as a residence. From then on, unless it was Jing Wuji's invitation, even the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty would not come here without permission.

With the attendants of the Demon Sect walking up to the Lantai, the third layer of the Lantai is built in the open air, with a dome to cover the sun, a jade pillar and a golden beam to support, a splendid felt carpet on the ground, surrounded by a jade fence to protect each other, from top to bottom with a bead curtain gauze tent, layer by layer, as if Qionglou Yuyu, not like the world. Long Tingfei walked up the Lantai along the jade steps, only to see a comfortable soft couch in the center of the back of the Lantai, a middle-aged man in a blue shirt leaning on the soft couch, closing his eyes, as if taking a nap, a young man in black on the right side of the soft couch sat on the ground, with a jade guqin in front of him, and the young man was stroking the qin wholeheartedly. On the left side of the soft couch, a faint cigarette smoke is rising in an incense burner, which makes it look like a fairyland.

Long Tingfei glanced at it, walked to the futon in Taichung and knelt down, but Duan Lingxiao saluted the blue-shirted man Jing Wuji, and then sat down.

At this time, the sound of "Zheng" came, but a string was broken, and the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and the young man in black raised his head, revealing a trace of gloom on his handsome and flawless face. Jing Wuji sat up and sighed, "Yufei, your heart is in turmoil, it seems that these days of cultivation still can't make you cheer up from that day's blows. ”

The black-clothed young man showed shame on his face, and bowed down and said: "Master, the disciple has nothing to do in his life, only loves music and rhythm, and has no opponent in the world, but that Jiang Zhe only used the war drum to promote the song, and he defeated the disciple, and the disciple must not be convinced in his heart, but the disciple couldn't even score that piece into the piano, that Jiang Zhe is only thirty years old, and he has been sick for many years, how can the disciple not believe that his efforts in music and rhythm are better than my years of penance, is there really someone in the world who is so talented?" ”

Jing Wuji looked at Long Tingfei's tall and tall body, and said with a smile: "Tingfei, do you think that Yufei's rhythm is really inferior to that Jiang Zhe?" ”

Long Tingfei hesitated for a moment and said, "The disciple doesn't know much about the sound law, but he still feels that it seems that Yufei is better than Jiang Zhe. ”

Jing Wuji said with a smile: "Yufei, you have been thinking about the victory and defeat of the music these days, but you have forgotten that you and that person are fighting on the battlefield, your drums and horns have affected the morale of the army, but the morale of the army has also affected your music, and now even if you let Jiang Zhe beat the drum again, it will never be possible to reproduce the drum music of that day, Yufei, your way of music and rhythm is unparalleled in the world, but my Northern Han army can't win the Dayong army that has been stimulated by morale, so your fiasco is not in the rhythm, Jiang Zhe is good at generating momentum according to the situation, is also good at taking advantage of the situation, if you can experience the wonderful realm of the unity of heaven and man, martial arts will be able to advance by leaps and bounds, and you must not slack off. ”

The black-clothed young man Qiu Yufei's eyes flashed with realization, and he bowed down and said, "Disciple, thank the master for his teachings." ”

When Long Tingfei heard this, he only felt that the jade face was like a fire, and he was ashamed, Jing Wuji smiled slightly when he saw it, and said, "Tingfei, are you ashamed because of defeat?" ”

Long Tingfei bowed his head and said: "Tingfei is incompetent, and he has lived up to the love of the king and the national teacher. ”

Jing Wuji stood up, walked close and picked up Long Tingfei with his own hands, and said: "Tingfei, you are wrong, you can lead an army of 200,000 to resist Dayong for many years, except for a few people in your world who can do it, it has been fourteen years, Dayong has stationed 500,000 troops in Zezhou at most, attacked Qinzhou four times, and once has reached Jinyang City, but since you guarded Qinzhou, Dayong can no longer set foot on the land of the Northern Han Dynasty, your credit, the king knows, the ministers of the court know, the suzerain knows, and the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty also know. Dayong occupies the fertile land of the Central Plains, there are many famous generals in the court, the current Yongdi Li Zhen is the god of the Yong army, and now the king of Qi Li Xian, who guards Zezhou, although not as far-sighted as his brother, is also a famous general in the world, although the Yong army guarding Zezhou is only 300,000 people, but the soldiers are sufficient, once there is a loss, it can be replenished soon. And although my Northern Han army has 400,000 in name, except for you, the 200,000 are all elite, and the rest of the army is impossible to transfer to help you. Although Daizhou has 100,000 troops, it is half army and half civilian, it is okay to resist the barbarians, it is impossible to mobilize to deal with the Yong army, Jinyang also has 100,000 military horses, but there are also responsible for the defense of various parts of the Northern Han Dynasty, your 200,000 elites have exhausted the strength of the whole country, and it is difficult to replenish it if you sacrifice one person. Such a predicament, if it weren't for your use of soldiers like a god, forcing Dayong to be unable to go north, I am afraid that my Northern Han Dynasty would have already ruined the country and the family. Although you lost this battle, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it is difficult to blame you. ”

Long Tingfei said with a miserable expression: "It's all because the last general didn't see through their tricks, but it's a pity that General Tan and countless soldiers have been killed." ”

Jing Wuji smiled bitterly: "It's no wonder you, don't say it's you, it's Benzong, I didn't expect that Jiang Zhe would have such guts, an ordinary general confronted you, King Qi trusted Jiang Zhe so much, this is also an unpredictable thing in advance, the rumors we carefully arranged were suppressed by the Dayong royal family, who would have thought that a delicate princess of Changle would easily make many local officials stabilize their minds, and now that King Qi and Jiang Zhe have achieved this great victory, it will be difficult to use discord again in the future." ”

Long Tingfei said bitterly: "National Teacher, although Nanchu supports Dongchuan, but General Lu said very clearly, it is not easy to make Nanchu really send troops, and now almost everyone in Nanchu is cold, although General Lu is eager to fight, it is very impossible." ”

Jing Wuji took Long Tingfei's hand, pulled him to the soft couch, motioned for Long Tingfei to sit down, and said leisurely: "There are some things, this sect has been in business for a long time, and now I should tell you, this sect has long known the disadvantages of the Northern Han Dynasty, if you can't let Dayong fall into internal and external troubles, my Northern Han has no chance to get the world at all, so over the years, this time this time Lu Can sent troops to Dongchuan, do you think it was decided by him alone, a junior disciple of my Demon Gate Moon Sect, and now he is one of the military leaders of Southern Chu, Although we have our own masters, we will not let go of this mutual benefit. I had already contacted him a few years ago, and this time Lu Can's entry into Dongchuan was his suggestion. Although this move can't change anything, at least Dayong can't brazenly transfer troops to Zezhou, so that you still have the certainty of holding Qinzhou. ”

When Long Tingfei heard such a secret news, he was shocked in his heart, but his face did not show it, and said: "If this is the case, the disciple is confident that he can hold Qinzhou, but the Southern Chu army can only respond from afar, if Dayong is ruthless, it is still possible for Zezhou to gather 500,000 troops and horses."

Jing Wuji said with a smile: "Of course, although the Southern Chu Army cannot send troops for the time being, but after the situation changes, even if the Southern Chu Imperial Court does not allow it, Lu Can will not let go of the opportunity, let's not talk about this first." The thorn that the sect had planted inside Dayong was now working. Qing King Li Kang returned to Dongchuan this time, immediately purged Dongchuan civil and military, and put all the henchmen of Emperor Yong Li Zhen under house arrest. If they didn't dare to provoke the rebel flag, I was afraid that they would have been killed long ago. Although this matter is still in the dark in the Dayong court, it will not be long before King Qing's antipathy will be difficult to hide. ”

Long Tingfei said in surprise: "The disciple has heard Princess Bi say that this King Qing seems to be at odds with the King of Qi, but it shouldn't be difficult to get along with Li Zhen, now that the new monarch of the Dayong Imperial Court has secured the throne, it is a bit strange to rebel at this time." ”

Jing Wuji showed a meaningful smile and said: "There is one thing you don't know, King Qing Li Kang used to be taught martial arts and strategies, he has a deep grudge against Dayong in his heart, this son is paranoid and unruly, it is already difficult to tame, now although there is one person under the name and ten thousand people above, but the status of King Qi in the mind of Emperor Yong is actually much higher than him, if it is not so, this son may endure for a few more years, but now that King Qi is about to be reinstated, this Li Kang will no longer be able to be false and wronged." However, this son is also very scheming, he deliberately formed a good family of Dongyuan Shu, and enveloped those who have the intention to restore the rebellion of Shu, although he is the Dayong royal family, but with his life experience, it actually makes those people believe that the hatred between him and the Dayong royal family is very deep, this time the Yongdi harem changed, it is this kid's trick. He instigated the noble girl sent to the harem by the Sima clan to commit a great crime, and then forced the Dayong royal family to secretly kill the concubine. For the sake of King Qing's face, he only said that this woman died violently, so that I could give King Qing an opportunity, Li Kang said to Sima that the Dayong royal family was unwilling to accept the daughter of the dead country as a concubine, and deliberately mutilated his daughter, so that the Shu family had a grudge in his heart, and this time Li Kang was able to successfully control the overall situation of Dongchuan, which was also the help of these families. Now even if Emperor Yongdi Li Zhen learned about this, in order to avoid throwing a rat bogey, lest he force Li Kang to collude with Nanchu, he did not dare to act lightly. In this way, there are Southern Chu and Northern Han as enemies outside, and King Qing is divided inside, and the situation in Dayong is not very good. ”

Long Tingfei couldn't help asking: "Who is the person who taught King Qing's martial arts, and is there a way to influence King Qing through him and make him move bigger." ”

Jing Wuji smiled and said, "It's easy, you go ask Ling Xiao." ”

Long Tingfei glanced at Duan Lingxiao, saw him smiling slightly, an excited look flashed in his eyes, and then said with some distress: "The national teacher is really far-sighted, and he has been laying out for several years, and he has only seen results today, but the top priority is that the Yongjun army in Ming Chun is afraid that it will attack Qinzhou, and now Nanchu is still waiting, and King Qing has not yet erected the flag of rebellion. ”

Jing Wuji sighed and said: "This is also a matter of no choice, although King Qing is influenced by us, but it is also because he is too ambitious, if he is allowed to rebel now, it is equivalent to letting him go to death, this kind of thing is to let him do it, it is difficult to do." Although Nanchu has our people, but after all, there is the prime minister of the country, and the power of the Lu family and his son is greater than him, he can't do more, and for him, the interests of Nanchu are the most important, but this time is probably the last chance to contain Dayong, if Dayong is allowed to get out of the encirclement, and dominating the world is just around the corner. ”

Duan Lingxiao interjected: "If you want to stop the Yongjun army in Mingchun, there is only one way, now the main general of the northern line of the Yongjun army is the king of Qi, but it is the Hou Jiang Zhe of Chu Township who makes the northern line as stable as Mount Tai, if this person is killed, then the northern line will inevitably be chaotic, there is no one between Emperor Yong and King Qi, and the attack in Mingchun will inevitably be strong and strong, if the master allows, the disciple is willing to try to blend into the Yongjun army and assassinate Jiang Zhe." ”

Long Tingfei's face showed joy, but after thinking about it, he said helplessly: "I'm afraid not, Princess Bi said that Jiang Zhe has a master evil shadow Li Shun by his side, although Senior Brother Duan is strong in martial arts, but this person has the help of Yongjun, I am afraid that Senior Brother will be difficult to succeed, if we miss, we will never have a chance, and General Su's death in Yongdu has already made Long's heart ache, if Senior Brother Duan has any damage, Tingfei will not be able to atone for his sin." ”

At this time, Qiu Yufei suddenly got up and said, "If General Long trusts him, Yufei is willing to take on this important responsibility." ”

Duan Lingxiao and Long Tingfei were both shocked, Qiu Yufei was intoxicated with the rhythm, although his martial arts were excellent, they were not as good as Duan Lingxiao, and even inferior to Su Dingluan, who had been fighting in the field all year round, and Xiao Tong, who was now serving in the army, he was an arrogant person, and this assassin was not something that anyone could do.

Jing Wuji was calm and relaxed, and said, "Yufei already has a plan?" ”

Qiu Yufei said: "The disciple has already thought about it, if you want to show the sword and the gun, I'm afraid the disciple will not succeed, that day and Jiang Zhe compared the rhythm of the phone, the disciple's horn was broken, naturally the internal force is not as good, but that Jiang Zhe is relying on other people's internal strength to compete with the disciple, it can be seen that the person's internal strength has surpassed the disciple, even if the senior brother goes, there may not be a chance of winning, and that person is in the army, and the guards around him are like clouds, how easy it is to assassinate, think about it, only by mixing with that person's side can it be possible to find an opportunity to assassinate." I know that Jiang Zhe is a talented man in Southern Chu, amazing talent, the disciple is also conceited and talented, I heard that the person loves talent, this time the general who can fight with General Long is recommended by him, if I can enter the Yongjun, with the disciple's talent and learning, it is not difficult to get this person's appreciation, the days are long, and when his vigilance retreats, the disciple can calmly kill it, such as today's cold and freezing, the Yongjun is trapped in Zezhou, it is the best time, a few months, the disciple or can complete the mission, and please ask the master for permission. ”

Jing Wuji thought for a moment, and said: "It's okay, you now have a knot in your heart about that Jiang Zhe, if you can kill him, you should be able to restore your state of mind, but it's not easy to get close to Jiang Zhe, Emperor Yong and King Qi are very fond of this person, not to mention the evil shadow Li Shun around him, even the guards around him are also personally assigned by Emperor Yong, if you want to get close to him, you must have a suitable identity, although your appearance and identity are few people know, but if you want to get close to Jiang Zhe smoothly, I'm afraid it's not easy, March time, fleeting, It can't be easily wasted. ”

Qiu Yufei frowned slightly, he was not very sure of this, and Ling Xiao said at this time: "Master, please let the disciple arrange this matter, the disciple happens to have a suitable identity for the junior disciple to borrow." ”

Jing Wuji knew that he was steady, so he didn't ask much, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, this matter will be handed over to you, although it is not a good strategy to say that assassination is not a good strategy, but this Jiang Zhe is the son-in-law of the Dayong royal family and the confidant of Emperor Yong, killing this person is a good thing for all benefits, you must not be careful." ”

Qiu Yufei said: "With the help of the senior brother, the disciple will definitely be able to succeed, if not, the disciple is willing to die to be martyred." ”

Jing Wuji, Duan Lingxiao, and Long Tingfei all frowned, they all heard ominous signs from Qiu Yufei's words, Duan Lingxiao and Long Tingfei looked at Jing Wuji at the same time, with a hint of inquiry in their eyes. Jing Wuji thought about it for a long time, and finally said, "You have to be careful, don't give your life lightly. After that, he turned around and walked to the railing, looked at the cold clouds in the sky with his negative hand, and said in his heart, this is also his fate, if he can't get rid of the demons, it will be difficult to advance an inch in his life, it is better to die.

Long Tingfei thought of another thing in his heart, and said, "National Teacher, the disciple has one more thing to ask the National Teacher for guidance." Then he slowly talked about the secret letter, he returned to Qinzhou this time, and deliberately asked Xiao Tong to pay attention to the movements of his subordinate generals, but after thinking about it for a few days, he always felt plausible, so he finally asked Jing Wuji for advice.

Jing Wuji hesitated for a moment, but did not answer, and said after a while: "This sect can't answer you either, but this sect might as well say bluntly, Prime Minister Bai knows how to press the sword, and this sect will never trust anyone." But you are a general with troops, if you are too suspicious, I am afraid that you will hurt the hearts of your subordinates, if you are too gullible, and this sect is worried that you will be betrayed, you might as well discuss this matter with the king......"

Long Tingfei was confused for a while when he heard this, and he didn't know what to do.

After leaving Lantai, Long Tingfei thought that he had only met with Wang Shang in a hurry when he returned to Jinyang this time, and he should go to report on his work. After the waiter passed the ceremony, the queen Liu You summoned him in the study.

Walking into the study, as soon as he saw the queen Liu You, Long Tingfei only felt a pain in his heart, he was not yet fifty years old, but Liu You was already gray-haired, if it weren't for the fact that his face was still vibrant, where would he still be heroic and majestic in the past. Long Tingfei stepped forward to bow down, choked up, and said: "In the end, there will be a loss of the king's love, please punish the king heavily." ”

The queen sighed lightly, stretched out his hand to pick him up, and said: "Long Qing is the pillar of my Northern Han Dynasty, lonely can be punished casually, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you don't take it to heart, after the New Year, you will go back to Qinzhou to guard, I hope you don't have any worries, try your best to fight, I have been a Northern Han Dynasty for twenty-three years, but my Liu family has been a marquis for nearly seventy years, and I ask myself about the people." In fact, now that the country's soldiers are declining, Lone has a reason that he doesn't know, but Lone can't watch Liu's country fall into the hands of people, you can only be tired of your hard work, Long Qing is lonely, and now it is the autumn of life and death, Lone will entrust the whole country to you, if you are unfortunately defeated, Lone will commit suicide to thank his subjects. ”

Long Tingfei burst into tears like rain, prostrate on the ground, and could no longer hide his sorrow, but in his heart he no longer mentioned that the generals under his command might have rebellion, the king was already so worried about state affairs, he couldn't bear to mention it again, but in his heart he made up his mind, even if he killed a thousand by mistake, he couldn't let go of a rebellion.

After the monarch and the ministers discussed a few words, Long Tingfei was about to say goodbye, but the queen smiled and said: "There is one more thing, your marriage with Bi'er has been delayed for a long time, how about you complete the gift before the New Year?" ”

Long Tingfei was silent for a long time, and said: "Now that the enemy army is pressing the border, the minister is unwilling to settle the truth, so let's wait until the state affairs are a little calmer before discussing it." ”

Looking at Long Tingfei's back, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty couldn't help but sigh and said: "Long Qing is too much to blame, it's just that it's inconvenient to ask about these children's affairs, Bi'er, what do you say?" ”

Lin Bi's figure flashed behind the screen, and she said gloomily: "Ting Fei is concerned about national affairs, Bi only admires him in his heart, and only hopes that he will win a big victory, and he will no longer be worried about Zezhou's defeat." ”

The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty also sighed, looking at his niece and righteous daughter who looked a little haggard, and a thought suddenly came to his mind, I am struggling so hard, just to keep my inheritance, but let these children suffer so much, is it a bit selfish?