The ancient Ming Star is divided into four regions, the East Soil, the North Domain, the South Ridge, and the West Sea. The three domains of the southeast, north and south are orthodox immortal cultivators, while the Western Sea Demon cultivators are notorious and are devourers that everyone fears.

After Lin Ziyun returned to the room, he kept thinking about the words "Xihai Demon Cultivation" in his mind, he had gone through disasters all the way, in addition to being a camp step by step, he had received help from many people. Lin Ziyun said secretly in his heart: "Miss Qianyi, the West Sea Demon Cultivator, the Seven Stars Secret Realm, and I actually became the son of the demon." Only by quickly improving one's cultivation can one have a foothold. ”

"There are some things in this world that you don't want to do as you want. What's more, I, Lin Ziyun, am not the kind of person who is at the mercy of others. After Lin Ziyun figured out his thoughts, his mood was much brighter.

"Brother Lin, are you hiding and drinking alone?" There was a knock on the door outside, and Lin Ziyun could tell that it was a demon. He smiled: "I didn't hide from you, not to mention that I don't get drunk for a thousand glasses, and it's nothing to drink a little wine." The demon covered his mouth and smiled, "You should go find that black-faced charcoal to drink." ”

Lin Ziyun knew that she was talking about Changkong Hao, and hurriedly said: "These people have advanced cultivation, don't cause trouble." The demon twisted his mouth and said, "No one heard it." ”

Lin Ziyun asked with a smile: "What, the demon girl also came to me for a drink?" The demon stood by the door and window, smiled and said: "That's not it, I'm just wondering, why are the big people in the world in this small Wangjiang Mansion." Lin Ziyun said disapprerovingly: "Maybe there is a coincidence, but the Mandala Tea Ceremony will be held in Qingzhou, and it will naturally be a gathering of wind and clouds." ”

The demon grinned and took Lin Ziyun's hand and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet a teacher." Lin Ziyun asked, "Who is it?" The demon smiled and said nothing, pretending to be mysterious.

The two walked through an alley, into a contract, and walked a few meters in a southeasterly direction. Lin Ziyun raised his eyes and saw that there was still a road here, it was a dead end. He saw that the demon was walking quickly, and his body swept against the wall like a light swallow. She covered her mouth and said, "Brother Lin, come up quickly." ”

Lin Ziyun frowned and was silent, the demon smiled at him and said, "Don't be afraid, this is the backyard." Lin Ziyun saw that this girl was going to take herself as a thief, and she was rude, so she was about to leave. The demon said hurriedly: "Brother Lin, you believe that I am definitely not a thief, and I will tell you the reason later." Lin Ziyun said: "Look at you, you don't have a good idea." ”

The two climbed over the high wall and hid under a rolling window.

I only heard a voice about fifty or sixty years old in the room say: "Your Majesty, at this time when my Great Qin is in danger, Your Majesty bears the burden of humiliation, and must not reveal your identity. Lin Ziyun put his finger on the paper window a hole the size of an eye, and saw a handsome young man dressed as a scholar, sighing left and right in the room. The young man grabbed a teacup, threw it on the ground, and said viciously: "These evil demons and outsiders colluded with foreign parties to harm my imperial brother, and he must kill the enemy's head with his own hands to sacrifice Brother Long's spirit in the sky." ”

The old man shook his head and sighed, "How is Your Majesty compared to Taizu?" The young man didn't know why the old man had this question, but the founding emperor of the Great Qin State was a man of great talent, the young man pondered for a while, and said, "It's not as good as yourself." The old man asked again: "In Your Majesty's opinion, how does the old minister compare with Zhang Liang?" The young man dressed as a scholar thought for a while and said: "Although Mr. Su is erudite and talented, a generation of Confucianism, it seems that he is also worse. ”

The old man in gray sighed: "Yes, the first emperor created the foundation of eternity. Your Majesty, why should you be in a hurry, my Qin State is strong in soldiers and horses, and although it is difficult to expand the territory, but if Your Majesty guards the Nanwan of Qingzhou, you can rule by doing nothing, and we will keep this ancestral inheritance, can't we?" The young man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, held on to the chair and sighed: "Even Mr. feels that there is nothing to be done?" The old man in gray said: "It is useless to forgive the ministers and others, Your Majesty...... When the wind and rain were swaggering, the king of Pingyang was unpredictable, and the marquis of Zhenguo was trapped in the frontier again. First, it can prevent the king of Pingyang from raising troops to rebel in Yuezhou, and form a trend of water and fire tolerance for us. Second, the terrain of Nanwan is prosperous, and the dragon vein is born, and building the capital here will be able to protect the country and the people. ”

"Mr. Su, do you know that Nanyan is only one state away from Qingzhou, if the enemy attacks from the north, what will we do?" asked the young man dressed as a scholar. "Your Majesty, although the field is strong, it is difficult to advance. But the thief is even more difficult to prevent, the king of Pingyang is ambitious, if Your Majesty does not move the capital, I am afraid that this person will destroy my Great Qin foundation without spending soldiers. ”

Lin Ziyun looked at the demon and said secretly, "Who is this person? Lin Ziyun and the demon saw that the two were no longer talking, so they retreated. The demon said: "That old man in gray is Mr. Su Haosu, who is famous all over the world, and I was taken by my father to study under him three years ago. As for that young man, Brother Lin, you should have guessed that it is the current young monarch of the Qin Kingdom. "Lin Ziyun has heard of Su Hao's name, this person is a great writer known to everyone in the world, who has been famous in the world for more than 20 years, and the famous Sima Ruian is as famous as this person.

"It seems that as soon as Beiyan Li Long died, the dragons were really leaderless. This Lord Su secretly brought the little emperor to Qingzhou, and heard that they were preparing to move the capital here. Lin Ziyun said. The demon nodded and said, "It should be right, the power of King Pingyang is too huge, and I can't imagine that the emperor can only slip away from under his feet, it's really pitiful." ”

As soon as the demon finished speaking, his beautiful eyes stared at Lin Ziyun and smiled into a crescent moon. Lin Ziyun panicked when she saw it, and quickened his pace. The demon came over and said with a smile: "I have an idea!" Lin Ziyun said in his heart: "This little girl has a lot of bad ideas, and she must be thinking about harming others again." ”

"Brother Lin, it is said that the Immortal Order can gather the dragon qi of the Ninety-Five Venerable. Ordinary people get it, but it's not useful at all. Lin Ziyun opened his mouth and said in surprise: "You don't want to?" The demon snapped his fingers and said, "That's right." ”

"Then why did you give the Immortal Order to a hairy boy?" Lin Ziyun couldn't help but ask. said that the emperor was a hairy boy, and the demon gave him a blank look. That is, because of Lin Ziyun's identity as an immortal cultivator, it is a bit reliable to say this, so the demon did not refute it. The demon said: "At the beginning, I wanted the fairy order, but it was actually selfish. ”

Lin Ziyun smiled: "You also want to be the emperor?"

The demon sighed and said, "I don't even want to worship the king, the first empress of the ages, it sounds good to say, isn't it lonely?" Lin Ziyun continued: "So you still want the Immortal Order, just for your patriarch?" The demon gave him a blank look and said, "I am the patriarch." Lin Ziyun glanced at the demon up and down, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, which patriarch is it? But Lin Ziyun didn't say this. He listened to the demon and continued: "The general trend of the world is divided into three forces. In fact, no force has ever thought of conquering Xiyan, there are quicksand all over the land, and there is an endless barren desert. I had this idea at the beginning, and I also got the immortal order by accident. But I don't want to think about it now, this thing is a curse, whoever gets it may not be able to become the overlord, but will bring trouble to his own people and relatives. Lin Ziyun saw that what she said made sense, nodded and said: "You are doing nothing like what Bachelor Su Hao said, and it has the same effect, and you are indeed a famous teacher and a high apprentice." ”

The demon heard that Lin Ziyun's words were half praising herself, and half were ridiculing her master. The demon pretended to smile and said, "Then I don't know what kind of tricks Doctor Lin has?" The meaning of the demon's words is that if Lin Ziyun can't think of a good way, Wang Ba and the turtle will mean half a catty and eight taels.

Lin Ziyun said with a smile: "The courtier has a heart, but the king is powerless." Lin Ziyun didn't answer this question, but continued to ask the demon demon: "Since the demon girl is not optimistic about this little emperor, why did she give him the immortal order?"

The demon said solemnly: "The icing on the cake is wishful, but it is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow." Lin Ziyun gave her a thumbs up and said, "I'm optimistic about you, you have to think about whether to give this generous gift as Mr. Su's student, or as the leader of your Xiyan tribe." ”

The demon blinked and said, "I know a university scholar with both ability and integrity, and I want this person to help me deliver this gift." ”

Lin Ziyun said with a smile: "I guess who is the big man in the world who can praise the girl so much?" Lin Ziyun said as he walked: "The word virtue and talent is already one of the best choices, and it is a big man who is admired by everyone in the world and has to pay attention to the emperor, and it is in Qingzhou." I guess it's the patriarch of the two dynasties, Sima Xianggong, who held the reform of the world. The demon looked at Lin Ziyun and said with a smile: "It's this person!

Lin Ziyun asked: "I'm just afraid of Sima Xianggong, although he is a master of official and financial management, he is not necessarily good at leading troops to fight." The demon said: "That's because you underestimate Sima Xianggong, anyway, if you want to see this person, why don't we go and meet him." ”

The demon seemed to be familiar with the landform of Qingzhou, and the two went to the restaurant to bring a mule cart, left the Qingzhou capital city, and walked a mountain road. Spring is shining, and a big day is about to set. Lin Ziyun and the two walked near a small village, there were only five or six households, built by the pond, and the scenery was beautiful.

"This is Xicun, Sima Xianggong's hometown. Look at the plaque at the entrance of the village, which reads 'One Appearance Through the Ages', which was given by Li Long to Sima Rui'an. The demon said. Lin Ziyun glanced at it and said in his heart: "There is also a plaque in this village, which is noble and magnificent, and there are thatched huts everywhere, and the current prime minister is so thrifty." Lin Ziyun couldn't help but think of a great writer and politician in Chinese history, Wang Anshi. This person also advocates the reform of the law, and his life is extremely frugal and simple, but unfortunately this person's reputation in the end is not very good, and the officials who reform and reform the law with him are also evil in history.

Lin Ziyun tied the mule to an old tree at the entrance of the village, and as soon as he entered the village, he saw a man wearing court clothes and leading a horse talking to an old man with white hair.

Lin Ziyun and the demon walked over and listened to the man who led the horse say, "Boss, someone came to the county office to report the case today." ”

The old man didn't seem to notice that Lin Ziyun was the same as the demon, so he opened his mouth and scolded: "Today's saint, you are given a salary every year, can't you mediocre officials do anything?" Lin Ziyun glanced at it, the old man was wearing a linen coarse coat, as if he hadn't been washed for many days, and there were some colorful residues on his chest and sleeves. Lin Ziyun couldn't help but think, "Could it be that this raunchy old man is Sima Ruian?"

"Boss, it's not that we don't do things, it's these people...... Oh no, it's this case that's so weird. The man in court clothes said urgently.

Sima Ruian put his hands behind his back and walked a few steps before continuing: "What kind of bizarre thing is it?"

The man said with a happy face: "There is an old farmer in Jiaoshan who ate some eels, and suddenly his stomach hurts, and then he died. The neighbor sued the old man's wife to the yamen, saying that she had framed the old peasant. But there is no evidence in this case, so I really don't know how to settle the case?"

Sima Ruian pondered, "Has there been a forensic examination?" The man replied, "The old farmer was indeed poisoned and died." Sima Ruian asked again: "Since he died of poisoning, why didn't he convict the woman?" The man then said: "The lower officials have been officials for decades, and this bit of vision is still there. The old woman didn't seem to be telling a lie, if she was poisoned, it would be good to admit it at such an advanced age, and if she didn't admit it, she wouldn't have a few years to live. ”

Sima Ruian smiled: "This woman is innocent, let her go." The man said strangely: "Boss, how do you know that she is innocent?" Sima Ruian sighed: "This old farmer must have eaten the snake meal by mistake, the snake food looks quite similar to the eel, if you put it in the water and shine it with the light of the fire, there are white spots under the abdomen, and the whole body floats on the surface of the water." After you go back, tell your county lord about it, and ask him to tell the villagers not to eat snake food again, which will cost you your life. The man hurriedly thanked him and led the horse away.

Lin Ziyun saw the scene just now, admired Sima Rui'an's intelligence in his heart, and sighed at the fate of this person.

"Mr. Sima, I wonder if your old man still remembers me?" the demon laughed.

The girl was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't remember it. Sima Ruian glanced at Lin Ziyun and the demon, shook his head and smiled.

"Then let me ask you a question. The demon laughed.

Sima Ruian didn't greet the two either, and seemed to be a little more curious about the problem.

The demon said: "The palace is full of ninety-nine red lights, starting from zero, when the number of guests who step into the palace is a multiple of two, three, four, and five, one light will be extinguished, and only one lamp can be extinguished at most at a time." When the thirtieth guest enters the palace, how many lamps are there in the palace?"

Sima Ruian clapped his hands and laughed: "You are that ghostly girl, Sun Xianggong's disciple, right?" The demon replied with a smile: "How is your old man's health recently?" Sima Ruian sighed heavily and said: "The country will die, and the people will be crippled, it's not enough......!"

Lin Ziyun made a junior salute and said, "Mr. has a splendid ambition in his heart, why do you sigh?"

Sima Ruian snorted coldly: "This is the will of heaven, and it will kill my Great Qin." You young man, why are you talking so wildly?" the demon hurriedly pulled Sima Ruian and said, "Uncle, you don't know, Brother Lin is a cultivator, not a lie. ”

Unexpectedly, after Sima Ruian heard that Lin Ziyun was an immortal cultivator, he rushed with a sense of righteousness. He didn't seem to be the hunchbacked old man, standing there was a generation of Confucianism, a high mountain. After Lin Ziyun felt the fierce momentum emanating from Sima Ruian's body, he said in his heart: "Sure enough, the world is in chaos, demons are born, and saints are born." This Sima Ruian has been famous in the world for a long time, and he has even penetrated a trace of heavenly power and cultivated spiritual power. ”

This person seemed to look down on Lin Ziyun, but it aroused a trace of stubbornness in his heart. Lin Ziyun said with a smile: "I thought that everyone in the world respects Sima Xianggong, who even political enemies have to admire, is a great man with ideals, responsibilities and a sense of responsibility." See you today, but that's it. Sima Ruian was irritated by Lin Ziyun, and he was furious, and scolded: "Huangkou Xiaoer, I don't know how thick the sky is. ”

Lin Ziyun was not angry, but said, "Xianggong, do you know why your new law failed?"

To this day, Sima Ruian will not admit that his reform failed. Not long after he was implemented, Li Long died, and the new law was strangled in the cradle.

Lin Ziyun didn't give this person a chance to speak, and continued: "I have traveled all the way to Lizhou and Qingzhou. The common people are deeply poisoned by it, and everyone says that the harsh government is as fierce as a tiger, and the reform you think is actually just a more poisonous means of scraping the people's fat and ointment than poisoning the world's servitude and taxation. Lin Ziyun was heartbroken, and Sima Ruian coughed angrily.

Lin Ziyun continued: "When Lin escorted Princess Zhang Le and his relatives, he met a woodcutter. Sima Ruian suddenly said: "Have you ever made peace with Princess Zhang Le?" Lin Ziyun sneered: "Exactly, Qin Song, the invincible general of Tianbao, is a good friend." Lin Ziyun said this, sighed and said: "Lin was born poor, lived with his sister since he was a child, and also longed that Xianggong's new policy could bring different things to Daqin and bring changes to our lives. It can give the poor peasants in every household a full meal, and let the displaced people in the troubled times have a bite to eat. Lin Ziyun sighed: "I once asked myself all night, why does my husband live in this world?"

"The eldest husband may hold a three-foot sword and kill no enemies. Maybe you should serve the country and do a career. However, Lin felt that the eldest husband should be born in the world to establish a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, a continuation of the study for the saints, and peace for all generations. Lin Ziyun looked at him with a shocked face, and muttered "Establish a heart for heaven and earth...... Sima Ruian, who was trembling, continued: "Born in sorrow, died in peace. Sima Xianggong, how can you give up lightly when you have done something that no one has ever done before? Even though this road is bumpy and full of thorns. But thousands of students and millions of people in the world are eager to wait for you to take this step. What reason do you have to give up?"

"Sima Xianggong, do you know how many people have been harmed for no reason because of a new law you implemented in front of the emperor? The woodcutter Lin met almost froze to death in the mountains. Lin asked him why he didn't follow the others to open up the wasteland and reclaim the land? As the prime minister of the dynasty, how could you know that the situation was not in danger? As a bachelor who everyone admired every day, how did you know that even if the people had cultivated good land, they had no rice to grow, and how many corrupt officials and corrupt officials under you were ready to make a move for this little new appropriation?

Sima Ruian seemed to have lost all his strength, bowed his head and remained silent. Suddenly, there was a light in his eyes, he looked at Lin Ziyun, and said loudly: "Listen to Mr. today, I read the book of sages in vain. I don't know what kind of trick Mr. has to solve the suffering of the people in the world?" Lin Ziyun took a deep look at Sima Rui'an, and said secretly: "This person is really a contemporary master, this kind of knowledge-seeking, talent-seeking attitude, no wonder others say that this person has a withdrawn temperament, but in fact, he is born in a high place and sees the loneliness of seeing things that others can't see." ”

Sima Ruian was emotional, Lin Ziyun knew that he was just a history to learn from, and what he said would never be able to stand the gift of this contemporary master, so he hurriedly supported Sima Ruian.

At this moment, a woman wearing a long blue dress and a red and blue shirt on her waist rushed out. The girl was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a graceful figure and beautiful eyes. The woman said softly: "Daddy, you can rest assured that you are not honest when you are a master at home?"

Sima Ruian smiled dotingly at the girl, and introduced to the demon and Lin Ziyun: "This is my daughter, Qing'er will entertain the guests quickly." ”

Sima Qing'er made a gesture of invitation to Lin Ziyun and the demon, and said to Sima Rui'an: "The guests have been standing at the door for a long time, and you are not invited, I don't dare to let people in." Lin Ziyun said with a smile: "Miss Qing'er is serious, I and the demon girl came here today, because we have something to discuss with Sima Xianggong, so there is no need to be polite." ”

"There are a lot of people who come to Daddy these days, but they are all rejected. You guys are so lucky!" said Sima Qing'er with a smile. She suddenly said again: "Daddy, you haven't told me the answer to what your daughter asked you yesterday?" Sima Ruianqi said: "When did you ask me a question yesterday?" Sima Qing'er smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you again." When the Master moves books, three books are put together, and in the end there are two more books, five books are put together, four more books come out, seven books are together, and there are six more books, nine books are put together, eight more books are put together, and eleven books are just right.

Sima Qing'er didn't go to see Sima Rui'an, but fell on Lin Ziyun. Lin Ziyun smiled in his heart: "This girl must have seen me arguing with Sima Xianggong in the house just now, and deliberately asked me to test me?"

Sima Ruian seemed to really think that Sima Qing'er was asking herself, dipping her finger in water and pointing at the table. Lin Ziyun said in his heart: "If the real person doesn't show his face, if he does, he will make you stunned." ”

"Two thousand five hundred and nineteen copies, I don't know if Miss Qing'er's answer is this?" Lin Ziyun said with a smile. Although Sima Qing'er was scheming, but Lin Ziyun answered correctly, she had nothing to say. Sima Ruian's eyes widened, and he looked at Lin Ziyun with an incredulous face and said, "How did you calculate it?"

"As Miss Qing'er just said, if you assume that there is one more book on each stack, it will be just full. So the number of books is a multiple of stacks, three, five, nine. Because three is divisible by nine, it is an integer of three hundred and fifteen by adding one to the number of books. Because the number of books is an integer of eleven, we can find out that the Master's collection of books is 2,519 volumes. Lin Ziyun said. Sima Ruian worked hard to use the elimination method and exhaustive method to solve the problem, but he never expected that there would be such a method to solve the problem, and he opened his mouth to praise: "Okay, Mr. is really clever, admire and admire." ”

Lin Ziyun said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Sima Xianggong, the students are still far behind." The lantern question that the demon girl just said, the kid just saw Miss Qing'er and thought of the answer. ”

Sima Rui'an, when the demon heard this, they all laughed, only Sima Qing'er didn't know yet.

"Brother Lin, are you laughing at Miss Qing'er for making things difficult for you?" the demon laughed and trembled.