Chapter 114: Retreat

Taiyang City, county government. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"How do seniors see through the identity of the subordinates?"

Huan often sat opposite Ji Er, and the curling green smoke wafted from the teacup, and the aroma was attractive.

In the wine shop, Ji Er vaguely pointed out the identity of Huan Chang, and Huan Chang also had a strong curiosity about the unfathomable martial arts in front of him, so he took it to the county office.

"Although the general has cultivated a very advanced qi collection method, I can still feel the vigorous true qi from the general. ”

"Moreover, the swordsman next to the general also has a faint strong sword qi fluctuation on his body, and his cultivation seems to have reached the peak realm of entering the room. ”

"In this small county, and it is also a county town that has just experienced war, two martial artists with advanced cultivation suddenly appeared in the wine shop, and the approximate identities of the two can already be guessed. ”

"Besides, I watched the general's speech and demeanor calmly, and the swordsman next to him was full of light in his eyes, and he was very wary of me, a strange visitor, and the identity of the general was about to come out. ”

When Huan Chang heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still admired Ji Er's eyesight.

"Just now in the wine shop, Mr. once said that we must take advantage of the situation and conform to the will of the people, so as to completely calm down the civil strife, what do you mean by this?"

After a wry smile, Huan Chang asked with a straight face.

Ji Er stroked his beard, and instead of answering directly, he said quietly: "In ancient times, the flooding of the Yellow River led to serious floods, and the monarchs of successive dynasties tried desperately to build embankments, but there was no way to completely cure the floods. ”

Later, Dayu controlled the water, no longer blindly built dikes, but began to take advantage of the situation, directly digging dikes to divert floodwater, and building lakes to store floodwater, which made the Yellow River Basin, which was seriously flooded. ”

"The Tao is natural. ”

"The so-called nature is to follow the principle of the development of things, not to intervene too much when dealing with things, but to conform to the law of the development of things, according to the situation, so as to achieve something. ”

Just like the general's change of the law, although it is a policy to enrich the country and strengthen the people, the change is too hasty, and it does not fit the national conditions of the Song State and the wishes of the people, and if you want to succeed, you will pay a heavy price. ”

Huan often heard this, but he had a feeling that he didn't understand.

"The gentleman's implication is to conform to the will of the people, but how can we do it?"

"And by the hearts of the people, do you mean the nobles who are the rulers, or the common people, or the slaves who are bought and sold?"

"No policy can meet the interests of everyone, and all I can do is to try to meet the interests of the vast majority of people. ”

Ji Er smiled slightly and said, "Good is like water." Water is good for all things without fighting, and it is evil for everyone, so it is more than the Tao. ”

On the contrary, what everyone thinks is close to the Tao. ”

"The general's words are not wrong, but everything should be done gradually, even if the new law is implemented, the bottom line of the nobles in the territory must be clarified first. ”

"In my opinion, although the laws promulgated by the generals were intended to benefit the public, most of the people were ignorant, and there was no way to judge whether the new laws would be beneficial to them until they personally felt the benefits brought by the new laws, and naturally they would not risk their lives to defend the new laws. ”

Without the support of the beneficiaries of the new law, the general would have to be hostile to the nobles of his territory if he wanted to promote it quickly, and even shed blood in order to suppress the rebellion. ”

"The Song Kingdom has always governed the country with benevolence, and if it kills too many people, even if it has nothing to do with this matter, the sense of the general will be greatly reduced. ”

"The new law is closely related to the general, if the general is disliked by the people, then how can the new law be promoted?"

Huan often heard this, and was silent for a long time.

"Then, according to Mr. Wang's words, what should I do next?"

Ji Er stroked his beard and said slowly: "First promulgate some new laws that have not touched the bottom line of the nobles, when these laws are thoroughly implemented, there will be more and more beneficiaries, and what everyone likes is the Tao and the law." ”

"With a huge number of beneficiaries of the new law as the foundation, and the interests of the nobles at that time have been partially eroded, the bottom line will naturally be lowered again. ”

"The general promulgated a new law at that time, so he touched the bottom line of the nobles step by step, and asked them to lower the bottom line again and again, so that it would take decades to make the Song Kingdom smoothly transition into the era of new laws. ”

And at that time, even if the old aristocracy really wanted to rebel, even if the general did not take matters into his own hands, the nouveau riche with vested interests would swear to defend the benefits he had obtained. ”

"What does it mean to rule by inaction?"

At that time, the general trend in the Song State was to push the new law, even if the general no longer presided over the continued implementation of the new law, there would be people who would let the new law be thoroughly implemented. ”

"The so-called gradual encroachment according to the situation is nothing more than that. ”

The general meaning of Ji Er is to explain in easy-to-understand words that it is boiled frogs in warm water, but in the spiritual realm, it is much higher than this statement.

Ji Er's theory, as well as the judgment and application of the general trend, can even point to the original idea of the natural operation of heaven and earth.

This statement is also the first time Huan Chang has heard of it.

Therefore, even if Ji Er's voice is very neutral and peaceful, Huan often listens to it in his ears, but he feels that his heart is greatly shaken.

This tremor is not only due to the superior insight of Hime, but also the philosophy of the natural universe contained in these words.

Governing by inaction, the Tao is natural, this is the Tao of Ji Er.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, it is useless to explore the philosophy of the natural universe, but for a martial artist, if he wants to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, he must merge into the Dao and engrave his own Dao on various Dao with the long sword in his hand.

"Mr. Gao Jian, I admire it below. ”

Huan Chang got up and bowed to Ji Er.

This ceremony is not only the disciple ceremony that Huan Chang holds for the knowledgeable gentleman, but also the etiquette of the younger generations of the rivers and lakes for the seniors.

But soon, Huan Chang had already made a decision in his heart, and then bowed again.

"The Song Kingdom is at the time of change, the king is thirsty for talent, and Mr. is a genius of the world, I don't know if I would like to deign to come to the Song State to serve?"

"If Mr. is willing to come, it is really a blessing for the king, and it is also a blessing for thousands of people in the Song Kingdom!"

Wooing Ji Er is an extremely strong desire in Huan Chang's heart.

Whether it is Ji Er's views on governing the country, or his cultivation and talent in martial arts, it is enough for Huan Chang to lower his stature to come and win over.

In fact, even the sect masters of those super sects would act like this after they met Ji Er.

Some people are destined to be extraordinary in this life.

Although Huan Chang knew that the Ji Er martial arts in front of him were not the top in Kyushu, just the Dao that the other party had comprehended, it was destined that this person would definitely go far on the road of martial arts.

There are 3,000 avenues, and every road can be achieved to the extreme.

However, those martial artists who have become enlightened by fishing and farming, compared to those who have great feelings like Ji Er, their potential value is not the same at all.

How far a martial artist can go along the way of martial arts is inseparable from the path they comprehend, and some people are already destined to have limited achievements in this life on the day they become enlightened, and it is difficult to improve no matter how hard they struggle.

Some people are destined to embark on an extraordinary path when they realize their true heart and know their own way.

Therefore, it is the most important juncture for a martial artist to enter the peak or even a half-step transformation realm, even if many martial artists can break through the transformation of the mortal, but because the Tao they want to break through is different from the path they desire, they deliberately suppress their cultivation, continue to inquire about their nature in this realm, and explore the true meaning of the Tao.

Huan often values Ji Er not only for the present, but also for the future of the other party.

"Governing by inaction, the Tao is natural, and the situation is advantageous. ”

"If this kind of Tao can be taken to the extreme, not to mention this person's achievements in martial arts, the influence of this kind of thinking on the governance of the princes alone has a high reference value. ”

"Even, this kind of thinking can affect the atmosphere of the dynasty and the rise and fall of honor and disgrace, this is the real avenue!"

Huan Chang thought so in his heart, and the light in his eyes became more and more victorious.

At this moment, Huan Chang suddenly felt a warm breath coming out of his chest, and this warm feeling was so strong that he couldn't help but take out the wordless heavenly book directly.

It's just that Huan Chang still endured it after all.

"Tianshu, who hasn't moved for so long, has it finally reacted again?"

Huan Chang was ecstatic in his heart.

Since the last time I discussed with Zhongqiu, the wordless Heavenly Book had a warm feeling, and the Heavenly Book had not moved for a long time.

Especially since Huan Chang took the position of a general, he has found many great Confucian arguments to see if he can make any more changes in the Book of Heaven, but he has never succeeded.

Hearing Ji Er's simple words today, Tianshu actually released such an amazing heat, and Huan Chang felt that his heart became extremely hot.

However, at this moment, Ji Er's voice sounded.

"I don't dare to ask for ears!"

Ji Er laughed, and actually agreed to Huan Chang's solicitation without hesitation, which couldn't help but make Huan Chang feel a little stunned, and even the warm feeling emanating from the book of heaven was temporarily ignored.

In fact, what Huan Chang didn't know was that Ji Er came to Taiyang City this time to defect to Huan Chang and then go out in the Song Kingdom.

Because the path taken by Ji Er is very difficult, cultivation has entered a bottleneck, in addition to entering the court to grope and improve his own way, it will be extremely difficult for cultivation to go further.

Of course, not all martial artists have to enter the court to experience, and everyone has different ways of comprehending the Tao, and the way to improve cultivation will naturally not be the same.

"In this way, it is really the luck of the Song Kingdom!"

Huan Chang was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Ji Er's hands, with a fiery look in his eyes.

"Well, how did that warm feeling disappear?"

As soon as Huan Chang held Ji Er's hands, he felt that the Book of Heaven, which had been moved, actually fell into calm again, and he couldn't help but feel anxious, and he couldn't help but feel anxious, and he couldn't wait to find an excuse to take Ji Er away, and then take out the Book of Heaven and study it carefully.

It's just that Huan Chang still retains his sanity after all, and he calms down after taking a few deep breaths.

......

When three o'clock in the afternoon came, Huan Chang stood on the city tower in uniform, looking at the noble family members who knelt on the ground, his face was calm.

Although Ji Er advised Huan Chang not to implicate the innocent, after thinking about it in detail, Huan Chang still decided to kill these people.

Today's Huan Chang is no longer an unknown person, but a general of the Song Kingdom, with a high and powerful position.

Every word he says will affect many people, and he must not go back on his word, otherwise it will give people the feeling of changing their orders.

What's more, in order to fiercely deter those rebellious nobles, some people must be sacrificed, otherwise more people will die.

It's just that Huan Chang feels regretful that after Ji Er is settled, when Huan Chang takes out the wordless book of heaven again, the book of heaven has long since stopped moving.

However, Huan Chang firmly believes that since discussing the Tao with Ji Er can make the Book of Heaven move, then sooner or later he will inscribe another kind of Tao on the Book of Heaven, just like the Mo family of Mo Ziren.

"I seem to have a faint sense of how to fill the heavenly book. ”

Huan Chang thought so in his heart, but his eyes were a little erratic.

"Slash!"

Seeing that the sun had just come to the top of his head, Huan Chang reined in his mind and finally gave the order to behead.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

Nearly a thousand people wailed, begged for mercy, and cursed angrily on the city tower, but Huan Chang did not have the slightest movement on his face, but just gave the order coldly.

People are always growing.

If Yang Feng were allowed to see Huan Chang's current appearance, I am afraid that he would not believe that the person in front of him was the shy and simple brother next door who used to be.

Blood splattered, heads rolled, and the walls were dyed red at this time.

Many of the onlookers screamed in fright when they saw this, and some adults hurriedly covered the children's eyes to prevent them from seeing this horrific scene.

"Rebellion, be punished!"

Huan Chang didn't say much, just coldly left these two sentences, and with the many heads rolling on the ground, it made the noisy people quiet.

In the distance, Ji Er looked at the scene in front of her and sighed slightly.

Seven Star Sect, the main peak meeting hall.

"Huan Chang Xiao'er led the army to break through Taiyang City, killed all the twenty-one disciples of my Seven Star Sect, and also opened a killing ring in the city, and more than a thousand noble clansmen were beheaded. ”

"What do you think about this?"

The Seven Star Sect Master's face was not very good-looking, and his eyes also flashed with a cold light.

When the rest of the people heard this, they were silent.

Everyone had known about this matter for a long time, and while they were angry that the twenty-one disciples of the Entering Realm were killed, they were still somewhat afraid in their hearts.

Song Renjun's strong combat effectiveness has now spread among all major sects, and even the glorious history of Song Renjun has been revealed.

These people know that there are only five hundred Song Ren troops in Taiyang City, as well as the rest of the miscellaneous troops, but even if they use the strength of the Seven Star Sect, it may not be easy to capture Taiyang City.

In the past, even if the Seven Star Sect sent people to assassinate high-ranking officials of the Song Kingdom, these things were done secretly after all, even though both sides knew it, they never tore their faces.

However, when these people thought of Huan Chang's iron-blooded methods and the end of the destruction of the Shanhai Gang, they felt a little hairy in their hearts.

"Song Guo's change of law touches not only the interests of my Seven Star Sect, I suggest that we don't tear our faces with Song Guo head-on, we should wait and see first. ”

When the rest of the people heard this, they also echoed it.

As for the killing of the sect's disciples, although these people were angry in their hearts, surprisingly none of them brought it up.