The twenty-eight best people are like crisps, and the sword at the waist slashes ordinary people.

Although I don't see anyone's head falling, I secretly teach the monarch to have dry bone marrow.

After the mandarin ducks and ducks were happy with each other, Bai Yutian remembered this warning poem, smiled in his heart, hugged Cui Yingying and fell asleep with disapproval, and ushered in the bright hall outside the window.

There was a knock on the door, the two of them dressed, got up, combed, opened the door to greet Dong Xiaowan's unpleasant face, and walked behind Ah Xing, Ah Zhu, Shi Qinghua and others, and walked towards the lobby of the inn.

It should be thinking about drinking a bowl of millet porridge, or eating a bowl of noodles or something to cushion the stomach, after all, last night was a long night, the night I didn't like in my heart was full, and the night of joy in my heart was happy.

Bai Yutian saw that the women in front of him didn't like rouge and blades, so he was worried about his portable sword, and walked halfway to a fork in the road, and went back to the room to get the sword. Fortunately, the sword was well hidden, and no one found it, otherwise I would have regretted my death, and I might have to make a vow, and I would never be greedy for pleasure again in this life.

Walking into the lobby, the men and women sat down at two tables, and everything was as usual, except for Wu San.

Bai Yutian happily walked over and said hello: "Third brother, come so early, is there something that Master Fan needs to explain in a hurry?" "Sit down.

Wu San replied with a smile: "My lord, I will go out of the city to inspect the surrounding defense tomorrow, let me come and say, if you have something, don't tell me as soon as possible, and if you can handle it, handle it as soon as possible." ”

Bai Yutian looked at the four brothers Chen Xiwen and said, "Chen Daxia, Liu Daxia, Yang Daxia, Ma Daxia, what the junior brother told the four of you last night, can you still count it today?" ”

Chen Xiwen's four brothers glanced at each other, and Chen Xiwen replied on his behalf: "Since it is a good thing, it must be counted." ”

Bai Yutian said happily: "Okay, have breakfast, let's go to the government together." ”

There was no objection from everyone.

Breakfast was served, everyone ate quickly, went back to the room to get the luggage, paid the room money, got out of the inn, asked for horses, and walked to the Zhizhou Mansion.

Before coming to the Zhizhou Mansion, Zhen Jinlian's personal girl surprisingly appeared at the door of the mansion, and walked directly into the mansion without being reported.

After a while, I walked by, entered the backyard of the mansion, and saw Lord Fan Zhongyan.

After greeting each other, Bai Yutian, Dong Xiaowan, and Chen Xiwen heard that there was something wrong with them, and followed Fan Zhongyan into the study, and opened their words.

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, the junior is planning to go south today, and I have come to bid you farewell. ”

Fan Zhongyan asked, "How much do you know about the Dragon Slaying Society?" ”

Bai Yutian replied: "The Dragon Slaying Society, the main altar is located in the Dragon King Mountain in the territory of Luliang Shizhou, from the dragon slaughter, there are two envoys on the left and right, three protectors, six King Kongs, and three walls and four elephants outside. The four elephants are Qinglong Hall, White Tiger Hall, Vermilion Bird Hall, Xuanwu Hall, the master of the White Tiger Hall is my senior brother, Su Zhen'er, the master of the Vermilion Bird Hall, has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and has become the wife of Jiang Longwei, the head of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and the Qinglong Hall has almost been lifted, and there is only one Xuanwu Hall hidden in the north, and I know very little about it, so I don't know where to start. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Shizhou Longwang Mountain, this is a little difficult. I am in Huanqing Road, and for the military and political affairs of Shizhou, it can be said that I am not in his position and do not seek politics, and I am beyond the reach of the whip. What are your good ideas for exterminating the Dragon Slayer? ”

Bai Yutian replied: "When I went north from the capital, Lu Xiangye came to me and asked me to return to the imperial court and use the power of the government to exterminate the Dragon Slayer Society. I didn't agree at the time, I only said that I was willing to contribute to the extermination of the Dragon Slayer Society, so he suggested that I run for the position of the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance and take the heroes of the Jianghu Martial Arts to destroy the Dragon Slayer Society. ”

Fan Zhongyan thought for a moment and said, "No." ”

Chen Xiwen asked, "My lord, what's not to do?" ”

Fan Zhongyan replied: "You people in the rivers and lakes are rampant in the rivers and lakes, and you regard the laws of the court as nothing, and the court is like a fish in your throat. If you come up with another alliance, how can the imperial court rest assured, and it will definitely be suppressed. Once you really elect the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, it will not be you who will destroy the Dragon Slayer Society, but the imperial court who will destroy you. ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, if you can't unite the righteous people of the Jianghu Martial Arts together, no gang alone can compete with the Dragon Slayer Society, let alone eliminate it." Also, Lu Xiangye said that as long as the Dragon Slayer Society is eliminated, the martial arts people are considered to have meritorious service to the country, and he will ask the court to reward him. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Even if Lu Yijian is telling the truth, it is not enough to believe it. ”

Chen Xiwen asked, "Why is this?" My lord. ”

Fan Zhongyan sighed and said: "Looking at the position of Da Song Zaifu, few can sit for three years, and most of them will come to an end in two years. Lu Yijian is now Zaifu, and he may be willing to do what he promised you, and you may be safe. But after a year or two, once he Lu Yijian steps down, who can guarantee that the next Zaifu will not attack you for the needs of the imperial court. ”

Bai Yutian said: "Then what should I do?" My lord. It was a good thing for the heroes of the rivers and lakes to unite to eliminate the Dragon Slayer Society, and they were contributing to the country, but in the end, they became a thorn in the side of the imperial court and became the object of forcible suppression. Isn't this contrary to the principles of heaven, where is justice? ”

Fan Zhongyan sighed: "There are some things in the world that have no justice at all, and everything is due to the need to rule. Even if some things are done against the so-called absolute justice, as long as the country tends to be peaceful and stable, and it is harmless to the broad masses of the people, there is nothing wrong with it, and there is no need to make too many arguments or beaks. ”

Bai Yutian said angrily: "My lord, if the heroes of the rivers and lakes unite to eliminate the Dragon Slayer Society, not only will they have no success but will have to do it, and they will have to accept the suppression or persecution of the imperial court, then this unity should not be done, and let the Dragon Slayer Society continue to bring disaster to the world." ”

Fan Zhongyan scolded angrily: "How do you talk this kid. The imperial court eliminated the hidden dangers of the troubled society, not only for the sake of the imperial court, but also for the people of the world, how can we say that it is wrong. Take the example of a tiger and a sea whale, if you see a tiger killing in the mountains, you say that it is extremely ferocious and should be destroyed. But the sea whale lives in the sea, and the small fish and shrimp that it eats can be said to be a hundred times and a thousand times that of the tiger, but you don't remember that it is doing evil. The same is killing people, one is floating on the surface, and evil deeds are immediately revealed; It's not fair to have a hidden underwater, silent, and your feelings for them are very different. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "The imperial court's suppression of local heroes and powers is superficial, which is equivalent to tiger killing, and people can see it. The local heroes and the powerful plague the place, hidden under the water, which is equivalent to a sea whale eating small fish and shrimp, but people can't remember it. Let's ask, in order to protect the people of the world, is it better to suppress the local tyrants, or to keep the local tyrants and continue to harm the localities? ”

Bai Yutian replied: "The local tyrants and the powerful harm the locality, for the sake of the justice of the world, it should be suppressed. But just based on the elimination of the Dragon Slayer Society, the behavior of the heroes of the rivers and lakes is just, meritorious to the country, and should be treated differently, and it should not be suppressed or persecuted afterwards. ”

Dong Xiaowan saw that Bai Yutian dared to talk back in front of Fan Zhongyan, insisting on her understanding and not making concessions, she couldn't help but want to look at her differently. Inadvertently, thinking of the rights and wrongs, grievances and hatreds between himself and Cui Yongyue, I couldn't help but feel bitter and endured in my heart, and I wanted to ask clearly who was right and who was wrong.

Fan Zhongyan has been an official for decades, and everything he has done is beneficial to the Song Dynasty court, or to the people of the Great Song Dynasty, just because he has that heroic righteousness in his heart. As for Bai Yutian's words, as an official of the imperial court, it is very likely that he may not necessarily use it. But justice is in the chest, and he will never think that what Bai Yutian said is wrong, after all, merit is meritorious, there is a fault, merit is fault, merit cannot be offset, and it should be treated differently.

After a while, Fan Zhongyan said: "Boy, if you have that ability, you can unite the heroes of the rivers and lakes to destroy the Dragon Slayer Society." ”

Bai Yutian asked, "My lord, what are the skills you are talking about...?" ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Most of the heroes of the rivers and lakes you are talking about are local heroes, hiding in the shadows and harming the township, and regard the laws of the court as nothing, and the court is afraid of their existence and wants to suppress them, so they cannot be ignored. Uniting them just to eliminate the Dragon Slayer Society can be regarded as a great thing for the country. As long as the alliance can be dissolved afterwards and the court is not jealous, I am willing to play the Ming court, and the matter of your alliance will be diluted in the past, and the two sides will be fine. ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, there is one thing I want to explain in advance. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Say." ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, listening to Lu Xiangye's tone, there is a intention to appease the heroes of the rivers and lakes afterwards. ”

Fan Zhongyan said, "What do you mean? ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, if the heroes of the rivers and lakes are accustomed to the free life on the rivers and lakes and are unwilling to accept the appeasement of the imperial court, you have to let them retreat with their whole bodies, so as not to offend the majesty of the imperial court and end up with a 'bold and unruly people'." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "As long as you can dissolve the alliance in time afterwards, it will not be harmless to the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, even if you do not accept the appeasement of the imperial court, you will not end up boldly disrupting the people." I would like to use the black veil on my head as a guarantee for this. ”

Bai Yutian bowed down and clenched his fists, bowed deeply, and said sincerely: "Thank you, my lord!" ”

Fan Zhongyan picked up Bai Yutian's hands and said, "You kid, you don't need to thank me. ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, you don't know how miserable it is for the heroes of the rivers and lakes to be killed by the dragon slayer. Those who are unwilling to join the Dragon Slayer Club will lose their families and their reputations. Those who are forced to join the Dragon Slayer Society have done all the bad things, live in the dark, and have no mercy at all. ”

Fan Zhongyan asked, "If that's the case, why doesn't anyone stand up and resist?" ”

Bai Yutian said: "The Dragon Slayer Society will suppress the heroes of the rivers and lakes in the name of the imperial court, and secretly develop and grow, and a single gang has the ability to resist." As I said just now, once the heroes of the rivers and lakes form an alliance, they will become the target of the imperial court's suppression, who would dare to take the lead! Besides, the Dragon Slayer Society has the backing of the government, and fighting against the Dragon Slayer Society is against the government, so there is no failure. ”

Fan Zhongyan sighed slightly and said, "Since the elimination of the dragon slayer will be imminent, then you can set off for the south today." However, you must remember that you must take into account the majesty of the imperial court, and let Lu Xiang know your true intentions, and do not escape his eyes and act wantonly and cause him to resist. Without his help, even if you get to Shizhou, you may not be able to do anything. ”

Chen Xiwen asked, "My lord, why is this?" ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The evil organization of the Dragon Slayer Society has grown to such a point, to say that the Shizhou Governor does not know about this matter, it is unreasonable to say that it is reasonable. Knowing this, the Dragon Slayer Society dared to be so lawless and reckless, and it must have been colluded. ”

Bai Yutian said: "Lord Xie reminds." ”

Fan Zhongyan glanced at Chen Xiwen and Dong Xiaowan and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

Dong Xiaowan said: "Dare to ask my lord, how will my White Lotus Sect deal with itself when it starts today?" ”

Fan Zhongyan replied: "Before I sent troops to appease those Qiang tribes of familiar households, as long as the White Lotus Sect was not evil, everything would be the same. ”

Dong Xiaowan said: "Yes, my lord." ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, the four brothers of Chen Xiwen want to stay in Gyeongju and do their part for your safety." ”

Fan Zhongyan looked at Chen Xiwen and asked, "Chen Daxia, is this your true thoughts?" ”

Chen Xiwen bowed down and replied, "Back to my lord's words, my brother thinks so." ”

Fan Zhongyan asked, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

Chen Xiwen replied: "Lord Huiyu, Bai Shaoxia said that you have tens of thousands of armor soldiers hidden in your belly, and guarding your safety is to help the Great Song Dynasty protect tens of thousands of armor soldiers." My brother and I have been in a mess for decades, and in order to make a living, we have done a lot of evil things, and I don't want to live like that in the past anymore. If the adults are willing to take it in, we are willing to use the blood in our chests to atone for our sins, and we will come to see our ancestors under the Nine Springs, and we can also ask for their forgiveness. ”

Fan Zhongyan was very relieved to hear this reply, and said, "Since you have this good thought, then stay." However, I would like to explain in advance that although you are close to me, you will not have any preferential treatment, and you will be treated equally like other soldiers who are fighting on the battlefield. ”

Chen Xiwen bowed down to the end and said, "Thank you, my lord." ”

Fan Zhongyan helped Chen Xiwen up and said with a smile: "If there is nothing else, then go to the dining room to eat first, it can be regarded as a tribute from me Fan Zhongyan to you people in the rivers and lakes." ”

Bai Yutian, Chen Xiwen, and Dong Xiaowan bowed down and said politely: "Thank you, sir." ”

After the words fell, he followed behind Fan Zhongyan and walked towards the dining room.