In the fifteenth year of Zheng, the Chuzhou army, which was not outstanding in the entire rebel army environment, shined, and after conquering Wuhu, Xu Da often met the spring soldiers and divided into two roads, and took Tongling, Chizhou, Xuancheng and other large areas of southern Anhui. The name of the little demon lord Zhao Wuxian resounded all over the world, not only in the rivers and lakes, but even the Yuan court, which had always underestimated the righteous army, gradually noticed this emerging force.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng plundered Suzhou in the south, Fang Guozhen attacked Wenzhou, and the Yuan court was unable to clamp down on southern Anhui in the south of the Yangtze River, so he sent an envoy to Chuzhou to surrender, and promised to serve as the marshal of the soldiers and horses. This is almost the highest military position that the Han people can hold in the Yuan court!

The reactions of the rebels from all walks of life are also different, although the various departments of the Red Turban Army are fighting their own battles, they do not forget to express their goodwill to the Five Elements Banner, especially Guo Zixing, who is trapped in Haozhou, is even more pleased, and actually came to Chuzhou in person to ask Zhao Yu for Chuzhou, which he had captured but was occupied by the Five Elements Banner. Such naïve thoughts made Zhao Yu cry and laugh, so he simply settled in Chuzhou and was tied by Liu Bowen, and he went south again to visit Zhang Zhong.

For the innocent world created by Zhang Zhong, Zhao Yu has always been extremely curious. He wanted to see what the small town of Chuanshan looked like without the manipulation of the squire and landlords, and the real people were independent.

This time, he was accompanied by Mr. Leng Qian, who had been staying in Chuzhou. This person has always been silent, but he is the person with the highest martial arts cultivation among the five scattered people. Although there was not much communication, Zhao Yu could see that Mr. Leng Qian's fanaticism for the cause of Mingjiao even surpassed that of others.

This time, there were no accidents, and the two went straight to Funyama.

Chuanshan belongs to the Yellow Mountain, and also has the steep and beautiful Yellow Mountain. The town of Zhangzhong is located in a large open valley between the two mountains, and there are few soldiers in southern Anhui, and there is a quiet and peaceful situation in the deep mountains.

"In this door, there is no distinction between high and low. ”

There was such a stone monument at the outermost part of the valley, which made Zhao Yu's curiosity more and more vigorous, and he couldn't help but turn his head and smile at Leng Qian: "If there is no difference between high and low in the world, everyone is the master of their own destiny, it is indeed a paradise." ”

Leng Qian's face showed a rare hint of gloom, and he shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

Hearing this answer, Zhao Yu had doubts in his heart and walked through the valley with Leng Qian.

The valley is surrounded by a dense forest, and as you pass through the forest, your eyes suddenly open up. Beneath our feet is a vast expanse of newly cultivated land, with fields intertwined and high and low houses in the distance. At this time, in the early spring, there are only green weeds that grow in the fields, but there are no crops growing.

The fields are quiet and strange, and there are no traces of birds and beasts. This made Zhao Yu feel that something was wrong, and he knew that Leng Qian would not have an answer, so he walked into the village quickly.

The atmosphere in the village was also very strange, sparsely populated, and occasionally a few children were playing, and I saw Zhao Yu and Leng Qian coming over, with a strong look of vigilance on their faces. Zhao Yu wanted to come forward to ask, but they ran away.

Looking at the empty village, Zhao Yu had some bad premonitions in his heart, and the scene in front of him was too far from the scene in his mind where the male farmer and the female weaver lived happily.

Leng Qian was no longer silent, walked to Zhao Yu's side, pointed to a dilapidated thatched hut outside the village, and said, "There." ”

The thatched hut is more than 100 zhang away from the village, and Zhao Yu walked closer to see two people sitting under the tree playing chess, one of them is Zhang Zhong dressed as a Taoist priest, and the other is an old man in good spirits.

Zhang Zhong looked up and saw Zhao Yu and Leng Qian, nodded and did not speak, and then lowered his head to play chess.

Zhao Yu was full of questions, but it was not good to disturb the two of them at this time, so he had to sit on the side and wait.

The two of them were evenly matched, and only one game was played for more than two hours. During this period, Zhao Yu had nothing to do and carefully looked at the old man opposite Zhang Zhong. The old man has a clear demeanor, although his spirit is good, but he is not like a person with martial arts, and he can't see anything strange on the surface, but since he can sit and talk to Zhang Zhong, even if he is not a person in the rivers and lakes, he should not be an ordinary old man.

As if sensing Zhao Yu's scrutinizing gaze, the old man raised his head and smiled at him, and then immersed himself in the chess game again.

As the sky gradually darkened, people gradually appeared near the village, mostly women, children, old and weak, all of whom looked depressed. There are occasionally a few strong men, who look arrogant, and beat and scold the old and weak around them, and no one dares to resist. These people should have gone to the mountains and forests to forage for food, carrying a lot of wild vegetables in their arms, as well as a few pheasants and game. They were dressed in rags, no different from the many refugees outside the mountains who had fled the military disaster**.

When they passed the hut, all of them showed disdain on their faces, and a few of them rushed up and spat on the chessboard. Zhao Yu looked angry, and was about to get up to stop him, but was pulled by Leng Qian's hand.

Fortunately, the men did not make any further move, dropped a few handfuls of wild vegetables and a pheasant, and rushed towards the village.

There was saliva on the chessboard, and there was no way to play any further. Zhang Zhongyi threw down the chess pieces in his hand, looked up at Zhao Yu, and said, "Aren't you curious?"

Zhao Yu nodded and said, "I heard Mr. Liu say, Daoist Zhang Zhong, you have worked hard for this place, and it has been fruitful, why did you become what you are now?"

Zhang Zhong stood up, stretched out his hand to draw a large circle in the void, and said, "If you had come a few years earlier, this would have been a different situation. From the mouth of the valley to the end of the valley, it is densely populated, and there are hundreds of households. People live and work in peace and contentment, neighbors live in harmony, the land is full of good crops, and the barns are full of grain......"

"Then why did it become like this? Could it be that there are strong people coming to rob it? Dao Chief, don't worry, southern Anhui is already owned by me, no matter how fierce the bandits, I will exterminate them!" Zhao Yu said.

When the old man heard Zhao Yu's words, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he lowered his head and put away the chess pieces.

Zhang Zhong shook his head and said: "It's not caused by external troubles, but people's hearts are in turmoil." The farmer complained that the blacksmith had too little workmanship, the blacksmith hated that the tailor did not contribute much, and the tailor complained that the hunter was too expensive to dress, and the hunter always felt that he was too dangerous, and finally everyone felt that the purchase cost too much. There were several fights, and more than a dozen people died. In the end, everyone felt that it was unsatisfactory to live here, so they went their separate ways. What is left here at the moment is a useless and discarded baggage. ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he was surprised: "Then why don't you stop it, and watch all your hard work go down the drain?"

Zhang Zhong sighed and said: "Now that it has been made clear that there is no distinction between high and low here, which one can be managed? Besides, they are all justified in complaining, and I also suggest that they be allowed to change their work, but the hunters have planted their crops to death, and the farmers have broken their hoes, and there is a mess. Since life is even more unsatisfactory than before, why bother to confine them here. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu was silent for a long time. How can you get absolute fairness in people's hearts and worlds, and force yourself to seek, but after all, you will have a nightmare. In times of trouble, we can share weal and woe, and when we are stable, there are always selfish intentions. There is no solution to this problem. It is true that a moment of violent suppression can maintain a barely fair situation, and the people's hearts are ultimately resentful, but what is the difference between this and the outside world? But if there is no restraint at all, we will end up in a situation where we go our own way.

At this time, he understood why Liu Bowen felt desperate when he mentioned this. At the moment, Zhao Yu is immersed, and there is no hope at all.

The old man put away the chess pieces, and then sighed: "Etiquette is the great road of this world. Dao Chief, you have discarded all of them, but there is no good way to fill them, just like people are pulled out of their bones, it is not surprising that there is such a result. ”

Zhang Zhong had a deep friendship with this old man, and when he heard him reprimanding him, he was not angry, but said with a wry smile: "For most of the past six months, you have to mock me a few words every day, and you don't get tired of it?"

He introduced to Zhao Yu again: "This one is Mr. Zhu Sheng, a very famous Fenglin in Huizhou Shilin. ”

Hearing the introduction, Zhao Yu's face changed, and he hurriedly saluted. When he went south this time, Ye Chen, the prefect of Chuzhou, once recommended Zhu Sheng to him, saying that this old man was not only superb in learning, but also outstanding in resourcefulness. Zhao Yu originally planned to meet this person, but he didn't intend to meet here, so he naturally had to treat him politely.

Zhu Sheng also bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The name of the chief manager, the power of southern Anhui, the old man has also admired it for a long time. ”

Zhao Yu temporarily suppressed the frustration in his heart and talked to Zhu Sheng for advice.

When night was approaching, Zhu Sheng's family came to pick him up. Zhao Yu personally sent it out of the valley and agreed to visit it another day before waving goodbye.

Back in the valley, Zhang Zhong said to Zhao Yu: "When I invited you to Chuanshan in Wu'an, I wanted you to take a look at the situation here. Now that I've waited for you, it's time for me to leave here. ”

Zhao Yu looked at Zhang Zhong's expression calmly, but his tone was excited, obviously this incident hit him hard. He didn't know how to persuade him, so he said, "Since the Taoist chief has already made up his mind, why don't you go back to Chuzhou with me?"

Zhang Zhong shook his head and said: "Forget it, I have wasted half of my life, and now when I am discouraged, even if I go to Chuzhou, it will be difficult to help you." And now that you're in the climate, you don't need to be hindered by others. I'm going to go to the west of Zhejiang to have a look, and the dogma of this religion can still stir up some people's hearts and recruit some people of insight, which can be regarded as helping you. ”

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