After I came out of the Shoden Mansion, I felt a little tired, and it seemed no easier to fight with these sharp-tongued scholars than with the Western Xia army, so I stopped riding horses and wandered aimlessly through the streets of Tokyo.

As the most prosperous and lively city in the world, Tokyo Bianliang has a population of more than one million, and its economic development cannot be matched even in the history books. There are also various liquor shops, as well as incense shops, antique shops, Jiezi shops, and all kinds of craftsmen, camel caravans and horse caravans from afar, vendors selling along the streets, and Taoist priests and walking monks who pass by from time to time.

"How? Does it feel like a dream? Xu Zhiwei suddenly appeared from the crowd, as if a fairy had descended to earth, but only I could see through the thrilling fairy face under her hidden true qi.

I said with deep feelings: "Yes, Bianjing is like a prosperous dream, a dream that makes people forever intoxicated and unwilling to wake up, which is probably the reason why the old ministers of Empress Dowager Gao and Sima Guang are stubborn." However, recently, Murong has begun to pay more and more attention to the lives of these ordinary people, feeling that they are so busy and working hard to live, and God should give them a chance. ”

"Opportunity?" Xu Zhiwei's eyes lit up and said: "Murong Gongzi really has a compassionate heart, are you willing to create this opportunity to protect the best dream in this world with us?" ”

I smiled slightly bitterly, "Hasn't Murong been working hard?" Judging from the current progress, the general direction of changing the law, moving the capital and strengthening the army were accepted by the Song court, so the future should not be too bad. ”

Xu Zhi shook her head slightly and said, "Childe is too optimistic. According to Changshenggu's calculations, the great trend of luck like the fall of the Song Dynasty is as unstoppable as the turbulent Yellow River, and it cannot be changed by a few simple policy changes. What's more, when the son of today is not a long-lived person, after his death, people will die and the government will cease, and the old and new parties will repeat themselves, what should we do? ”

I said indifferently: "It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen." There is no such thing as inevitable success in this world, as long as Murong does his best and has a clear conscience. ”

Zhiwei looked at me deeply and said, "If that's the case, then presumably Zhiwei can go back to the mountain as soon as possible to continue practicing." Didn't Murong Gongzi want to recruit troops and make a big move? Please follow me. ”

I was slightly surprised, forming an army is indeed an idea I have always had, but can Cihang Jingzhai still give me an army? Walking side by side with Cihang Fairy on Bianliang Street, passing through Xinshuimen, passing by Hongqiao, and coming to a low house, Zhiwei stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, and I not only admired it in my heart: although this young man's body is not very tall and has not yet fully grown, he has a leopard head and eyes, a strong body, and a decent demeanor.

The young man clasped his hands and saluted, "May I ask who are you looking for?" ”

Zhiwei replied: "Dare to ask if Master Zhou is at home?" ”

The young man was even more respectful and said, "Yes, please come in." ”

We followed the boy into the courtyard, only to see that there were eighteen kinds of weapons such as knives, guns, swords, halberds and so on in the courtyard, a man in his forties was practicing boxing in the courtyard, the boxing method was strong and heavy, and every punch was suddenly sounded, faintly there was the taste of Shaolin Seven Star Boxing and Taizu Long Boxing. After feeling that the guest was coming, the other party slowly retracted his fist, exhaled and closed his strength, and looked at us with clear eyes.

But I heard Zhiwei raise her hand and salute: "Cihang Jingzhai Xu Zhiwei pays a visit to Master Zhou." The other party returned the salute.

My eyes flashed, and then it became clear: it was Zhou Dong, the iron arm of Shaanxi heroes. At the same time, a piece of news from Tianxiang Pavilion flashed in his heart: Zhou Tong, a disciple of Shaolin layman, was appreciated by Bao Zheng, entered the army as an officer, and later served as a teacher in the Jingshi Imperial Boxing Gym. A generation of grandmasters, amazing martial arts, self-created poke feet and flip fists. There are three seats in the Royal Boxing Gym, and Zhou Tong is the teacher of the word "Tian", with the most respectful status, and is good friends with Zong Ze, a famous general in the court. His people advocated resisting Liao, and were not welcomed by the conservatives led by the Empress Dowager Gao, and Tianxiang Pavilion had repeatedly invited him to my Yanshan Academy as a martial artist, but was refused. A few people sat down in the hall, and after the sturdy young man served tea and stood beside each other to introduce each other, I knew that the young man was called Lin Chong, and he was Zhou Dong's proud disciple.

Xu Zhi said slightly: "Master Zhou has taught apprentices in the Imperial Boxing Gym for many years, and he has achieved remarkable results, but he is not reused by the imperial court. Now that the imperial court has formed a national protection army, I wonder if Master Zhou is still willing to serve the imperial court and assist in building the army? ”

Zhou Tong's eyes flashed, fell on me, and said slowly: "Recently, the situation in the capital has changed, among which Murong Guoshi has attracted the most attention, the new law, the relocation of the capital and the proposal to form a new army are all impressive, but I don't know if this national protector army is surnamed Zhao or Murong?" ”

I said lightly: "The Protector Army is now surnamed Murong, but Murong will appoint a sage to inherit after a hundred years, Master Zhou and many courtiers have general doubts, but they don't know that power and wealth are like rotten rats to me, and how can I fall in love with red dust and mundane things when I reach this realm." Serving as a national teacher and forming a national protector army is just to protect the people of this side of the world and protect my relatives and friends from the war. The country is a country, there is a country to have a home, I don't want the Great Song Dynasty to repeat the rebellion of the last years of the Tang Dynasty, this is also the meaning of Cihang Jingzhai and Changsheng Valley, no matter what others think, I will persevere to do what I should do. ”

Zhou Tong stood up, bowed deeply to me, and said: "It was Zhou Dong who misunderstood the national teacher, a few days ago, Changsheng Valley publicly recognized Mr. Murong as a disciple of the lower mountain, and today there are disciples of Cihang Jingzhai who came together, so there should be no doubts. The two of them visited the cold house today, what is the use of it, although I said, Zhou still has strength and blood, if he can do his best for the country and the people, he will never give up! ”

I was overjoyed and said: "Murong Fu plans to build a unique iron army in the world, and the formation of a new army is in need of an outstanding person like Master Zhou, if Mr. does not give up, he will be invited to our army as a general, mainly responsible for forming an army and training the army in the early stage, if Mr. has a friend who is good at military affairs, he can also recommend him to do it together." When the army is successfully trained, General Zhou will be asked to lead the sons and daughters to compete with Liaoxia. ”

Zhou Tong's breathing became heavier, and he said with a red face: "Murong Gongzi is really happy, my ancestor gave me the name Guangzu, just hoping that I can restore the glory of my ancestors." Guangzu's greatest wish in this life is to be able to lead a partial army, defend the country, and go straight to the tiger's den, so that the Liaoxia barbarians know that there are many heroes of the Great Song Dynasty, so that they can never put an end to the idea of going south, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can live and work in peace and contentment forever. ”

I laughed, stepped forward to hold his hand and said, "Murong Fu still doesn't know much about the military, and I still need to rely on Mr. to work hard to jointly build my First Iron Army of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Zhou Tong said: "It's easy to say, Zhou inherited the mantle of his ancestors, and he has studied the art of war, and the most important thing in forming a new army at present is to train soldiers." Zhou has special experience in the way of military training, and combined with the experience of teaching and training in the army for many years, he summed up the 18 key tips, which are as follows: re-search and selection, careful training, public rewards and punishments, clear orders, strict discipline, and the same joys and sorrows. I believe that as long as we adhere to the eighteen keys of military training, and are led by people who are fair and strict and good at the art of war, we will definitely be able to attack the city and conquer the village and achieve the first iron army of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

I nodded again and again and said, "What the master said is very true, it is better for this group of troops and the way of training the troops to be in charge of Master Zhou, but who should lead the army to attack the city?" ”

Zhou Tong thought for a while and said: "I have a good friend, named Zong Ze, who is upright and bold, Shen Yi knows the soldiers, was born as a Jinshi, has both civil and military skills, and has always had the heart to serve the country with fists. Dare to speak up for the people, successively served as county and state civil officials, and has quite a lot of political achievements. If he is the vanguard or deputy commander of the army, he must be competent. If the national teacher can be trusted, I still have a few unsuccessful apprentices under me, and they can also participate in the war with the army, Lin Chong came to meet Murong Guoshi. ”

I said happily: "Brother Lin, please get up." It's really just a matter of wanting to fall asleep and someone sends a pillow, my Great Song Dynasty has a hero like Master Zhou who loves the country and the people and serves the court, so why can't he be a wolf and a wolf, Le Shi Yanran! Tomorrow I will enter the court, and ask His Majesty to formally form the National Protector Army, Master Zhou should be the general of our National Protector Army, and General Xuan General will enter the court to play the military affairs, and after the Privy Council examination, he will be appointed as the vanguard general of our National Protector Army. In addition, Lin Chong and others also served as our pro-army with the army. ”

Master Zhou Dong stood up and clasped his fists and saluted: "Obey the orders of the national teacher." ”

Lin Chong was a young man, and said excitedly: "Chong'er has long heard of the martial arts legends of North Qiao Feng and South Murong, and later Mr. fought the world again and created the myth of Murong Sword Saint, which can be called the number one master in the world, I don't know when Mr. is free, can you point out one or two Chong'er?" ”

I laughed and said: "Chong'er seems to have a strong heart for martial arts, which is exactly what I want, after a while when the new army is settled, you, as my pro-army, must be with me, and then I will guide the Murong family in martial arts." After a pause, he said to Zhiwei and Zhou Tong, "Speaking of which, my Great Song Dynasty has been emphasizing literature over martial arts for many years, but I don't know that one piece and one relaxation are all kings. If there were no warriors and soldiers to protect them, where would these literati and doctors have the order to chant poetry and paint over there? The army is the cornerstone of a country, and this is an unbreakable truth in any dynasty! ”

Both of them are well-informed, and they both deeply agree.