Under the tea shed, Ah Xing and Ah Zhu had already ordered tea, sat down with Cui Yingying, and began to drink.

Bai Yutian led the horse and walked over, but found that there was a person sitting next to the intersection, who was the Wushan Daoist who had met not far from Huangshan Mountain before. Just as he was about to step forward to say hello, he was unexpectedly busy with personnel in Wushan Road, and kept two young men who came from the northwest to draw lots to tell fortunes.

The two stopped, the younger man in his twenties, dressed as a Confucian student, sat on the stool in front of the table of the Wushan Daoist, and under the instruction of the Wushan Daoist, he picked up the stick holder and shook it, picked up a stick that was shaken out of the stick, and said to the Wushan Daoist: "Daoist, I have a lot of origin in this sign, you can help me solve it." ”

The Wushan Daoist reached out to receive the sign, but the man took the sign and refused to give it, so he had to smile and said: "The guest officer wants me to unsign, how can I let me know what the sign says?" ”

The man laughed and replied, "That's nature." Why don't I read it to you? ”

Wushan Daoist replied with a smile: "Please speak." ”

The man raised his voice and read: "When the evil turns the good into good, we will be sent to Cha Xingyan." It's a coincidence that the case is applauded, and the horse stumbles and doesn't quibble! I don't know what this sign means? ”

This is a signed document, which is obviously sarcastic and sarcastic, if you can really understand your life, you will already be soaring, why sit in the scorching heat, and wait for others to send two small coins to eat. It goes without saying that fortune telling is just good at observing words and feelings, meeting the horse when necessary, and being clever at arguing if there is no need, and then talking nonsense. What others are afraid of, what they urgently need, they desperately stuff their hearts, even if they are vicious and intimidating, as long as they can ask for money, they can't control so much.

After hearing this, the people of Wushan Dao smiled happily and said, "I don't know where the son is going?" What is it? ”

The older man standing on the side replied on his behalf: "I came from Hengqu in Meixian County and went to the capital just to show what I had learned. Sir, do you know where the noble man who can help us realize our ambitions lives now? ”

Wushan Daoren hesitated for a moment, and replied with a smile: "You have to see what the guest officer has in mind?" ”

The man sitting on the board said, "Oh! Please tell me more about it. ”

When the people of Wushan Dao saw Bai Yutian coming, they knew that their lunch had fallen, so they no longer had anything taboo. I thought to myself, even if I say it is right, even if I am blind, it is nothing if I say it wrong, but it is just that people have stumbled and horses have stumbled. So he smiled slightly at the two men at the table, and said, "If the two of you want to contribute to the war in the northwest and go to the capital to seek nobles, they will go in the wrong direction, because the nobles are already in the northwest. If it is to whitewash the peace, through the 'spring of the year' and enter the capital, although the nobles live in the capital, but it is not the right time to come, this spring has passed, and the next year must be paid. ”

The man sitting was surprised, and hurriedly asked, "How can the gentleman say that the noble man is already in the northwest?" ”

Wushan Daoren had already guessed one or two from the man's expression, and said unhurriedly: "The guest officer's eyes are bright, if you want to make a contribution to the war in the northwest of Kanping, you want to find a noble person with a discerning eye." And such a noble person must also be a scholar who is familiar with the scriptures and history, if not, even if the guest officer is full of talent and recommends himself, it is difficult to do what he wishes. After all, Maxima often has, but Bole does not. ”

When the man heard this, his worries were clear in his heart, and he hurriedly said: "Xiaosheng Zhang Zai, dare to ask Mr. Dao number?" ”

The Wushan Daoist replied with a smile: "I call myself a Wushan Daoist." ”

Zhang Zai smiled and said, "Dao Chief, why do you say that the noble person I am looking for should be a literati who is familiar with the scriptures and history?" Isn't it okay for a warrior? ”

Wushan Daoren replied with a smile: "Dare to ask the guest officer, how about you dance with guns and sticks?" How about archery on horseback? How about the arrangement? ”

Zhang Zai smiled reluctantly and said: "Dancing with guns and sticks is a layman, riding a horse and shooting arrows is not an expert, as for arranging troops, I have talked about soldiers on paper, and I have caught a small group of bandits in the countryside." ”

Wushan Daoren replied: "Although the guest officer is young and promising, and he is willing to contribute to the defense of the country, he is a layman. Just ask those generals who have experienced a hundred battles, how can they accommodate an idle person who can only say and can't do things, pointing fingers and talking nonsense. It is said that facing the enemy in battle, it is useless to be a scholar. Ordinary people think that they are too slow to get promoted and get rich, so why do they have such a mind, let others slowly show their strengths. If you want others to be able to accept you, you will learn slowly, and you should be similar in knowledge and like-minded. ”

Zhang Zai smiled and asked: "Listening to the words of the Taoist, have you met similar people or things?" ”

Wushan Taoist replied: "There was a scholar in Huayin County, who was a chivalrous man when he was young, and he was dignified and dignified, and he thought he had a talent for vertical and horizontal. Unwilling to live a life of mediocrity, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, the road to the imperial examination was repeatedly unsuccessful, and he went to the frontier to seek development, but was ruthlessly driven out of the frontier by the border generals. Later, I heard that Li Yuanhao had the ambition of establishing a country and being called the emperor, and he was thirsty for talent, so he changed his name to Zhang Yuan and went to Western Xia. ”

Zhang Zai accidentally sighed: "Eh! In the future, it will be a border trouble of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Bai Yutian answered on the side: "Why does the little brother have such words? ”

Zhang Zai glanced at Bai Yutian, saw that his eyebrows were full of heroism, and he was close, and replied with a smile: "This big brother, you don't know anything. This east to Linzhou (now north of Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province), Fuzhou (now Fugu County, Shaanxi), west to Yuanzhou (now Zhenyuan County, Gansu), Weizhou (now Pingliang, Gansu), Hengshan Mountain Range extends more than 2,000 miles from east to southwest, forming a Song-Xia dividing line, called "mountain boundary", both Song and Xia countries are actively deployed along the Hengshan line. In order to break through the defense line of the Song army, Yuan Hao used Hengshan as a springboard, from the first year of the Western Xia Kaiyun (1034) to the second year of the Tianzhu Rite Law Yanzuo (1039), after many tentative attacks on Linzhou, Fuzhou, Huanzhou, Gyeongju, Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, and sent people to reconnoitre, he finally found out the situation of the entire northwest frontier of the Song Dynasty. ”

Bai Yutian said: "How can you see it? ”

Zhang Zai said abruptly: "In the Battle of Sanchuankou, although the Great Song Dynasty successfully resisted the invasion of the Western Xia army, it suffered heavy losses, and the defense of the Great Song Dynasty's Gansu-Shaanxi-Qingning border was passive from then on, laying a military foundation for the survival and development of the Western Xia. If it weren't for the fact that the Xia State knew everything about the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, how could the soldiers and horses of the Western Xia break into the land of the Great Song Dynasty as if it were no one, and how could the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty be easily defeated on their own territory. ”

When Bai Yutian heard this, he saw that Zhang Zai's knowledge was extraordinary, beyond his own cognition, he was very admired, and he was willing to get acquainted, and said to the Taoist people of Wushan: "Daoist, why don't you have a drink together, moisten your throat, and then it's not too late to have a long talk." ”

Wushan Dao people haven't had wine for a long time, so they agree with Bai Yutian's idea, get up and put away their belongings, gather around a table with Bai Yutian and others, and wait for Bai Yutian to order tea and wine, but don't wait for Bai Yutian to respect each other and drink happily.

Bai Yutian saluted Zhang Zai and the men who were traveling with him, and reported his name: "In Bai Yutian, I don't know what this big brother is called?" ”

The man said, "Jiao Yin." "Drink a glass of wine.

Waiting for Bai Yutian to toast a glass of wine with Cui Yingying, Zhang Zai and Jiao Yin returned a toast, and asked the Taoist of Wushan: "The Taoist is open-minded, dare to ask me Zhang Zai's name is not passed on, who can get what he wants, and can fight on the battlefield to protect the family and defend the country?" ”

Wushan Daoren said with a smile: "Defect to others, beware of sincerity, don't force it." Whoever the son entered Beijing for, he went to whom. ”

Jiao Yin replied: "I heard that Lord Fan Zhongyan was bent on seeking the country, and was recalled to the imperial court, so I came to defect. ”

Wushan Taoist said: "The mountain people heard that in order to force the Song Dynasty to recognize the status of Great Xia (known as Western Xia), Li Yuanhao led his troops to invade the Song realm, defeated the Song army in the Battle of Sanchuankou, and gathered troops under the city of Yanzhou, preparing to attack the city. When the news reached Jingshi, the government and the opposition were shocked. Due to the tight side affairs, the Son of Heaven recalled the Jingshi with Fan Zhongyan, served as the Tianzhang Pavilion to be systematic, knew the Yongxing Army, and was promoted to the direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and served as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Jingluo to pacify together with Han Qi, and served as the deputy of Xia Zhu, the pacification envoy, and also knew Yanzhou. ”

Jiao Yin glanced at Zhang Zai and said, "Brother Xian, in this way, didn't the county master deliberately deceive the two of us?" ”

Zhang Zai smiled: "If you cheat, you can cheat." It's only ten days and a half a month's journey from Yanzhou, and it's just a short walk, so it's no big deal. ”

Jiao Yin said: "But we join the army, to the big one, to serve the family and the country, to the small one, at most it is only to realize the ambitions, which can be described as brave and loyal, not to fight for any fame and profit." Even if he doesn't think well of us, he shouldn't have deceived us into taking this wrong path. ”

Zhang Zai said with relief: "Brother Jiao, no matter how much he deceives each other, he can only deceive him for a while, and he can't deceive for a lifetime, what is there to worry about." Maybe it's better to see the truth after hardships, so as not to run into walls and mess up in the future. ”

Jiao Yin has always been full of admiration for Zhang Zai, and seeing that he didn't bother to pay attention to this matter, he also came a little generously, drank the wine that Bai Yutian poured for him, smiled slightly, and ignored it again.

Bai Yutian filled the table full of wine glasses, saluted Zhang Zai and Jiao Yin, and said: "I wish the two of you to rush to Yanzhou Mansion to easily meet Master Fan, show their talents, calm the border troubles, and make contributions to the country." ”

Zhang Zai and Jiao Yin raised their glasses and thanked them: "Thank you!." He took a drink and got up to take his leave.

Bai Yutian got up and sent the two out of the tea shed.

Seeing that Cui Yingying and the three of them were all dressed in white and wearing white cloaks, the people of Wushan Dao were suspicious and asked, "I don't know if the three girls are disciples of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Bai Yutian sat back and calmly introduced: "Dao Chief, this is my wife Cui Yingying, the daughter of the White Lotus Sect Master. Those two are Yingying's two junior sisters, Ah Xing and Ah Zhu. Then he said to Cui Yingying: "I haven't seen the head of the Five Mountains Dao yet." ”

Cui Yingying and the two junior sisters toasted the Wushan Daoren, and said, "The little woman has seen the Taoist. ”

The people of Wushan Dao were hindered by Bai Yutian's affection, and drank the wine in the cup, and their faces were not very good.

Bai Yutian asked why, and the people of Wushan Dao snorted and laughed.