Chapter 16: Tempting Providence
However, he said that Zhao Xuan quoted scriptures and self-dialectic, so that the ideas of "noble self" and "for me" took root in his mind, and he initially understood the path he wanted to take in the future. indirectly, it also laid the foundation for his style of acting for a long time in the future.
What is the carelessness, what is the inaction? First of all, we must live by ourselves!
He loved his life more than anyone else.
As long as you live, being at peace with what you encounter is doing nothing, and doing what you want is free!
As long as life is guaranteed, then whether to do or not to do certain things belongs to "a gentleman does something and does not do".
Haven't you heard that a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall?
This is not selfishness!
As soon as Zhao Xuan thought of this, he felt that his mind was clear, just like seeing the sun through the clouds, seeing that the sky was higher, the night was more beautiful, and the air was fresher. It seems that at this moment, everything in the world has become more beautiful.
"Cut, to put it bluntly, aren't you still making excuses for selfishness?" Guangqiu said disdainfully.
How can my great thoughts as a human being be understood by you, a small instrumental spirit?
Zhao Xuan ignored this ball of light that likes to disappear when there is something and like to come out and bounce when there is nothing, and once again put his attention to the outside world.
At this time, the South China Sea Crocodile God was about to leave, because Duan Yu was in the hands of the South China Sea Crocodile God, Duan Zhengchun and Emperor Baoding did not dare to intercept it, so they could only watch the South China Sea Crocodile God, Ye Erniang, and Yun Zhonghe leave.
At this moment, the green shadow above his head flashed, and Duan Zhengchun and Emperor Baoding only had time to see a back, and before they could see it clearly, the person had disappeared.
But it was Zhao Xuan who saw Duan Yu being kidnapped and left, so he set off to chase after him.
He has excellent light skills, and he can see things at night, and he fell far behind, and none of the three cranes in the clouds found it.
But he found another man chasing after him. Black and thin, his appearance is not good, and his light skills are no less than the crane in the clouds, Zhao Xuan's heart turned, and he said in his heart: Could this person be Ba Tianshi?
......
Zhennan Wangfu, Gan Baobao, Qin Hongjin and Zhong Wanqiu, who came to find Gan Baobao, have also left, before leaving, told that if you want Duan Yu to live, you need Duan Zhengchun to carry the head of the knife Baifeng and go to the "Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations" to redeem.
Dao Baifeng was worried about his beloved son, and as soon as a few people left, they asked: "Your Majesty, does the emperor know where the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations is?"
Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming said with a smile: "The name of Ten Thousand Tribulation Valley is not the first time I have heard it today, and I think it is not far from Dali." After speaking, he turned to Duan Zhengchun and said, "Brother Chun, bring some more wine and food." ”
Duan Zhengchun said: "Yes!" and ordered to go down, and in a moment it was already full of delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Emperor Baoding ordered everyone to drink at the same table, between eating and drinking, and never mentioned the right thing. Dao Baifeng's eyebrows were furrowed, although he was very anxious in his heart, he didn't dare to urge. I had to sit with the prime minister, but I didn't know what it tasted like.
At dawn, the guards outside the door suddenly said: "Ba Sikong sees the emperor." ”
Duan Zhengming put down his chopsticks and said, "Let him in!"
The curtain was lifted, and a thin and short black man walked in, who was the person who was chasing with Zhao Xuan.
After the man came in, he bowed down and saluted Duan Zhengming, and said, "Your Majesty, the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations has been crossed by good people, and you will arrive after crossing the chain bridge." You have to go into the valley through the hollow of a big tree. ”
Dao Baifeng smiled happily at this time, clapped his hands and smiled: "I knew that there was a Ba Sikong, and I didn't have to worry about it before!"
The black man turned sideways slightly and said, "The princess has won the award, and Ba Tianshi is ashamed." ”
This black and thin man is Ba Tianshi, don't look at his appearance as a cub, but he is a very shrewd and capable character. Especially a light work, not under the crane in the clouds, now in the Dali country in the position of the three dukes, in the court is extremely honored.
Duan Zhengming smiled over there and said, "Tianshi, you can also sit down and eat some, and after eating, we will set off." ”
Naba Tianshi knew that the emperor did not like people to bow down to him, and he loved to call his courtiers, if his subordinates were too respectful, he would be annoyed, and he agreed at the moment, picked up the rice bowl and ate.
However, as soon as Ba Tianshi sat down here, the guards outside the door reported again: "Your Majesty, Zhao Xuan asks to see you!"
Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun glanced at each other and said, "Please let him in." ”
The door curtain was lifted again, Zhao Xuan walked in with a smile, hugged his fists and said: "Emperor Duan, Lord Duan, Zhao didn't say goodbye before, and I hope the two of you don't want to be surprised." ”
Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun said in unison: "Zhao Shaoxia doesn't have to be polite, I don't know what happened when Shaoxia came back?"
Zhao Xuan said with a smile: "I saw that Brother Duan was arrested by Yue Laosan before, and in a critical situation, Zhao chased after him without authorization. It wasn't until the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations after the good man crossed that the other party stopped. Zhao was not sure that he would rescue Brother Duan safely, so he could only come back to report the news and discuss countermeasures. ”
Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun glanced at each other, and when the green shadow flashed above their heads before, they guessed that it was Zhao Xuan, and it was confirmed at this time, although they were surprised by Zhao Xuan's light skills, but when they thought of Duan Yu's "Ling Bo Weibu", they were not surprised.
Duan Zhengming said: "Thank you Zhao Shaoxia for running around for Yu'er......" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Dao Baifeng and said: "Ba Sikong has already reported it before." The implication is: Your news is late, and we don't accept your affection.
Zhao Xuan glanced at Dao Baifeng, although he didn't know what medicine the other party had taken wrong, he didn't bother to pay attention to this old pervert who steals people and steals beggars. When he saw Ba Tianshi, he already knew that his news was "outdated", and there was no change at all.
Duan Zhengchun smiled awkwardly and said, "Zhao Shaoxia is not strange, Phoenix is only ...... because he is worried about Yu'er's safety It's only been ...... for a long time, and it hasn't come out for a reason.
Duan Zhengming relieved him and said: "I don't know what good strategy the young man has?"
Zhao Xuan smiled slightly and said, "There is no good strategy, but there is a stupid way." ”
"What's the solution?"
"Lead the troops to besiege the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations!" Zhao Xuanyu was not shocked, and said: "Duan Yu was in the hands of the South China Sea Crocodile God before, and he still needed to be afraid, but at this time, they were all gathered in the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations, as long as our soldiers surrounded the territory, I would not dare to take the lives of the whole family and make it difficult for us." When the time comes, they will only need one life for many lives, and they will not dare to disobey!"
Duan Zhengming frowned, shook his head categorically, and said: "The Duan family has group training, and for friends in the rivers and lakes, they can only use the means in the rivers and lakes. Once you use swords, you will lose the morality of the rivers and lakes!"
Morality: If you talk about morality, the other party may not also talk about morality to you. Zhao Xuan pursed his lips disdainfully, and suddenly said, "Emperor Duan doesn't have a son now, right?"
"That's true!" Duan Zhengming replied in a deep voice. He had a very good relationship with his wife, and even if he had no heirs, he never thought of taking a concubine. But when it comes up to it, it's not very comfortable after all.
Zhao Xuan was unconscious, and then turned his head to Duan Zhengchun and said, "It seems that Duan Wang Ye only has one son, Brother Duan, right?"
Duan Zhengming didn't know why, Mu Wanqing's appearance let him know that he might have an heir in the rivers and lakes, but that was only possible, and besides, he was also an illegitimate child and couldn't see the light. So he could only have a son like Duan Yu, so he had to nod yes.
Zhao Xuan touched his chin and said, "The emperor has no son, and the king of Zhennan only has one son, Duan Yu." In other words, Duan Yu is the heir to the throne of Dali. If the king of Zhennan has no intention of taking the throne, then Duan Yu is equivalent to the prince of Dali. When the crown prince of a country is arrested, why can't he use his sword soldiers? In my opinion, not only should he use his sword soldiers, but he must also go all out to level the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations. Otherwise, anyone can use the morality of the rivers and lakes to threaten the Dali Duan clan, which will shake the country......"
The two brothers, Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun, were shocked together, as if they intended to move. But after a while, Duan Zhengming still shook his head and said, "What Zhao Shaoxia said is good, but things haven't come to that point yet. Thinking about it, the two of me, the imperial brother, plus Ba Sikong, Zhu Danchen, etc., don't need to be afraid of the four evildoers!" I thought in my heart: This Zhao Shaoxia looks harmless to humans and animals, how can he be like this...... Ruthless?
Zhao Xuan didn't know what the other party was thinking, but a trace of disappointment still flashed in his eyes.
The reason why he encouraged Duan Zhengming to send troops was basically to test whether the plot could be changed. At this time, seeing Duan Zhengming's resolute attitude, although he didn't know whether Duan Zhengming really cared about the morality of the rivers and lakes, or if it was the "will of heaven", even if there was only a 1 in 10,000 chance of "heaven's will", he didn't dare to risk himself.
Speaking of which, this was just a small temptation of his "Heavenly Dao", seeing that he couldn't do anything, Zhao Xuan didn't insist, and asked Duan Zhengming again: "Emperor Duan, I heard that Situ Hua Hegen of your country once made a living by robbing tombs?"
"What does Zhao Shaoxia mean by this!" Duan Zhengming didn't answer, but Ba Tianshi on the side slapped the case, his face was angry.
Although Hua Hegen robbed the tomb as a teenager, he is now in the position of the apprentice of the third company of Dali, Zhao Xuan suddenly mentioned at this time that he really looked down on the other party's background and slandered Dali for robbing the tomb.
"Ba Sikong misunderstood!" Zhao Xuan smiled, unimpressed by Ba Tianshi's reaction.
He made a plan to rescue Duan Yu, which was originally selfish, even if it seemed that he was bent on rescuing Duan Yu before, Ba Tianshi reacted like this because of a sentence, which was really very undeserved. But Zhao Xuan's own people knew their own affairs, and Ba Tianshi's reaction was really nothing to him.
Reaching out and taking out a drawing, spread it out on the table, Zhao Xuan continued: "...... This is the blueprint I drew when I explored the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations before, and Duan Yu is now locked up in this stone house in the innermost part. Outside the stone house, there were four wicked people waiting for me, so I asked about Hua Situ. If Hua Situ can dig a tunnel and go straight to the bottom of the stone chamber, he can bypass the 'Evil Penetration' and directly rescue Duan Yu. ”
Ba Tianshi's face turned red, and he bowed deeply and said: "Ba Tianshi is reckless, he misunderstands the young man, and I hope the young man will not be surprised." ”
Zhao Xuan shook his hand and said, "Ba Sikong doesn't have to be polite. ”
Duan Zhengchun took the map, saw that it was clearly organized, and said with great joy: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now! I and the imperial brother are in the Ming, contain the four evildoers, and Hua Situ is in the dark, rescue Xiao'er!" After speaking, he bowed deeply to Zhao Xuan and said, "Thank you Zhao Shaoxia for your hard work!" But it was much more sincere than Duan Zhengming before.
Duan Zhengming's heart twitched at this time, and he said in his heart that this Zhao Shaoxia looks like a talent, how did he come up with an idea that is ruthless and obscene, is there no normal?
This idea wants Zhao Xuan to know that he has to be sucked to death with a big mouth, no matter how selfish he is, he is still saving Duan Yu, right? What's more, this idea is not what he thinks, but what Fan Hua thought about in the original book, why is he obscene?
It's a pity that Zhao Xuan is destined not to know this idea, only to see Duan Zhengming directly pass the decree, summoning Hua Hegong to come to Zhennan Palace, and then slapped the table, and said awe-inspiringly: "I must give those four wicked people a little bit of power, and dare to kidnap Yu'er, I have to kill them!"
Duan Zhengchun said: "That's right! As long as I go with the imperial brother, plus Ba Sikong, Zhu Danchen and others, we will only punish the evil, and we will not move the army, and I don't think anyone on the rivers and lakes can say anything." ”
"Only punish the first evil? do you say the four evildoers?" or are they just 'full of evil'?" Zhao Xuan pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to do it then!"