Chapter 78: Horse Riding on Chivalry
With the "Treasure" card, Mu Daocheng's actions were much more convenient. He followed him all the way and came to Yangzhou branch Pavilion near the hour of Hai. However, he learned that around the third hour of You, Long Congyun and his men abandoned their horses and went to Runzhou. Because they abandoned their horses, they made the Arrow Guard unable to follow them.
Yangzhou is seventy or eighty miles away from Runzhou, and it takes half an hour to reach the level of cultivation. However, when there was a war in Runzhou, the city gate was closed early. Judging from the fact that Long Congyun and his men abandoned their horses and walked, Mu Daocheng had confirmed that their destination should be Runzhou, so he also abandoned his horses and rushed there.
It was more than forty miles away, but on the way, I found two officers and soldiers who were heading towards Yangzhou, with each group of people fifty or sixty. Two miles north of Runzhou City, another group of people galloped over. The leader was an old man with a small cultivation level with a boat. Two people with divine minds and skills were followed by more than ten people dressed in guards, among which the Bufan had the cultivation level of the Return Realm.
Based on his experience, we can naturally see that these people should be from the guards around the royal family. Mu Daocheng was surprised and rushed to the city, and saw the fire shaking on the city wall. A soldier stood guard every few meters, as if there was an enemy soldier coming.
Mu Daochengxin guessed that if there was no war with Wu Yue State, it would be that something big happened in the city. Thinking of Long Congyun entering Runzhou City, the defense of the troops on the city might be related to him. So he sneaked up to the city wall. With his skills, the defenders on the city were hard to find. He only felt that there was no sign of anyone in front of him, and everyone thought it was dazzled.
When he arrived in the city, he saw officers and soldiers walking around with torches in the streets and alleys, as if they were patrolling each other. Mu Daocheng thought about it and rushed to the city's official yard. He had a lot of experience and guessed that there must be officials on duty in the government yard, so he wanted to find an official to find out.
Sure enough, the government office lobby was brightly lit, and a civil servant dressed in the hall paced back and forth. There were several guards standing on both sides of the door. Mu Daocheng did not hesitate and jumped into the hospital. Several guards were knocked unconscious by him before they could react. When they walked into the hall, the civil servant was frightened to see this, and took several steps back, holding the table behind him, pointed at Mu Daocheng with a trembling finger, and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you... who are you?"
Mu Daocheng smiled faintly, "Don't be afraid, sir, I'm just here to inquire about it, and there is no malice."
The civil servant was stunned for a moment when he heard this, looked at Mu Daocheng in surprise, calmed down and stood up straight, "You, do you know this is..."
When Mu Daocheng saw him sneering, he snorted and said in a silence: "Even the palace, I will go as long as I want to go, don't show my authority. I ask you... What happened in the city? Why do I search from house to house?"
The civil servant was snorted and said, and his heart was stern, and he stuttered: "Why are you... the old man asking about this?"
Seeing Mu Daocheng glaring at his eyes, his eyes were shining coldly, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said in panic: "I asked the wrong question, the wrong question..."
He raised his sleeve and touched his forehead, hesitated for a moment, looked behind Mu Daocheng, and then whispered: "It's King Yan, Your Highness, King Yan was... abducted."
"King Yan? Has been kidnapped?" Mu Daocheng remembered his inference with Chu Nanfeng. Long Congyun and others should have served in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was shocked and surprised when he heard this. "When did this happen?"
"I... the lower official learned that this matter was half an hour ago, when the Longwu Army was searching the city."
"Can you know who did it? Where was it kidnapped?"
"His Highness of the King of Yan... was captured in the Dragon and Tiger Army Office. It is said that they were two masked men."
"Two masked men?" Mu Daocheng thought that the people and horses that he had just seen outside the city were very skilled and could take away people from them. He guessed that it was Long Congyun and Zhiguang who did it. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "This King of Yan is ranked among the Li family..."
He was not familiar with the royal figures of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he asked. The civil servant was stunned. He did not expect that Mu Daocheng did not know that King Yan was the eldest son of the exiled. He heard that he called the royal family the Li family. He thought that he was not from the Southern Tang Dynasty. Seeing that he was very skilled, he guessed that it was an assassin sent from another court. His face looked horrified and he did not dare to answer.
But when Mu Daocheng heard a 'um' sound, his eyes shone brightly, the civil servant couldn't help but tremble and said in a panic: "Your Highness of the King of Yan... is the exiled eldest son of my Emperor of Tang."
"Oh? Li was exiled and Li Chang, then this King of Yan is also the future crown prince?" Mu Daocheng frowned, but bowed, "That's disturbing sir..."
Before he finished speaking, his body had already reached the outside of the hall. Then he jumped onto the roof and headed towards the Chuzhou branch. According to his inference, Chu Nanfeng and his wife should have stayed in Chuzhou.
As Mu Daocheng expected, it was already dark when Chu Nanfeng arrived in Chuzhou. Considering that the city gate must be closed when he rushed to Yangzhou, he stopped in Chuzhou. Mu Daocheng went and returned, but arrived at the Chuzhou branch pavilion at the early morning.
Chu Nanfeng did not expect Mu Daocheng to come so soon, and knew that he would not return empty-handed. After reporting to the arcade guard, he washed up and arrived at the living room. When Mu Daocheng saw him coming, he laughed, "Big brother, the brother woke you up early in the morning."
"I think the seniors have gained something in this trip... did they know their purpose?"
Mu Daocheng smiled and shook his head, "The purpose of Long Congyun and the others is more and more difficult for me to guess." Then he listened to what happened in Runzhou Dao and Chu Nanfeng.
"Long Congyun and others injured Liao and Zhou courts, and now they took the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty..." Mu Daocheng frowned and said, "The battle of luck that the eldest brother and the old brother inferred is probably another court. Is it Shu? Or Lingnan?"
Chu Nanfeng was also stunned for a moment and pondered: "I have rarely entered the world and never paid attention to the affairs of various dynasties and countries... I only saw and heard some things when I visited Luyi. At this time, Fujian, Chu had lost, Wu and Yue, Northern Han had their own dependencies. Although Shu, Lingnan and Jingnan were in power, they were not enough to unify the country."
Mu Daocheng nodded, "Brother thought so. Yanbei once told me about the general trend of the world and the emperors of various dynasties... they believed that none of them had the talent of a heroic lord. They once said that the situation of the reign of the Tang Dynasty may not be seen in another hundred years."
"Brother, when I was born, the Yellow Peril began, and from then on, the world was in chaos... like a martial arts sect split, each of them seized a martial arts secret book, and each of them recognized their orthodox. If you don't agree with me, I won't agree with you..."
Mu Daocheng sighed, "In the past seventy or eighty years, how many people have known what the country and the world are? Wherever they move, they are homes and the country."
After pausing, he looked at Chu Nanfeng, "Mr. Yi retired to Taibai Mountain because of the reason why he was the first brother should know the reason..."
Chu Nanfeng sighed in his heart and nodded.
Yi Wuwei followed the Huang Chao uprising and saw that Huang Chao changed his original intention and indulged soldiers in burning, killing, looting, and even killing innocent people as military rations. In a few years, he ate hundreds of thousands of lives. Yi Wuwei felt deeply hated and shamed, so he retired from the world.
"When Senior Yi was in Mingyue Villa, he talked about the past with his brother, talking about human flesh and military rations... Alas, Senior Yi still hated him hard to eliminate." Mu Daocheng shook his head, "Senior He opened a college in the hope that the students will achieve success in the future and save the people and the world... He is also afraid that Huang Chao will be born, so he has established many academic rules."
Chu Nanfeng grew up in Taibai Academy since he was young. He knew the thoughts of Mu Daocheng and Yi Wuwei and others the most. He felt moved when he heard this and continued: "After the teacher decided to leave the school, what he did had nothing to do with the academy, and he was not allowed to leave the school. He was to stop the students' idea of bullying others by relying on their power."
"The students come from various courts and have different senses of belonging, and they will kill each other... In the future, they may also cause conflicts between teachers and teachers in the college. Over time, they will be like many sects, or used by various courts to tempt them, and they will die in a split and disappear."
Mu Daocheng nodded after hearing this, "In the past few decades, there should be hundreds of disciples from Taibai Academy, right? There should be many talents among them. If they are willing to sign up for a title, Taibai Academy will be famous in various courts. But if there is a bad student who is dependent on his power to do evil and is bullied, he may be worthy of the academy and swallow his anger... It will definitely be imitated by some students with weak minds. It will be very bad at that time..."
"But Senior Yi, Brother Wu and others are all amazing talents of scholars, and the students they teach... Like big brothers, are you a thing in the pool? Although there is a saying that you are hidden and uncontested, it is a teaching to keep a low profile.
"But if the time comes, there will be a place to use it... As long as the teacher of the academy is unified in his voice, the students will not be born in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and each of them will be their own master's heart, and there will be no obstacles."
Chu Nanfeng felt a stern heart and bowed and said respectfully: "I have received the teachings."
"Brother is so polite, but it makes people uncomfortable." Mu Daocheng shook his head and smiled.
After pausing, he said, "Brother, I have no ambitions. I have taken three disciples, but I just asked them not to do evil... I am in New South Wales. Most of the good horses in Yanbei's army are bought by him. Yanbei was born into a royal family and noble, and his identity was due to his enlistment in the military. However, I was the most harsh to him. None of the soldiers under his control are allowed to hurt innocent people regardless of the outcome. Yanbei did this. None of the soldiers under his control hurt innocent people..."
Looking at Mu Daocheng, who was smiling at Xiao Yanbei, Chu Nanfeng was deeply saddened and dared not guess how sad Mu Daocheng would be if he knew about Xiao Yanbei's death.
"Zhuo Wu's family has a large population, but some of the furs that the elder brother has passed on. He has no other skills. He was left in the military and worshipped by Yanbei. The two brothers and brothers share the same blessings and suffer difficulties. Haha... what the three of them did also fulfill their reputation."
At this time, Ma Xilan and the branch manager came to the hall together. After seeing the ceremony, they called the two to use breakfast. Mu Daocheng ran around all night. Although his cultivation was not tired and he was hungry, he went to the dining hall with Chu Nanfeng and his wife for dinner.
After using early, the three of them returned to the hall and Mu Daocheng said, "I don't know where Long Congyun and the others took the Prince of Southern Tang to take, and I can't guess what they meant. Why don't they go to Mowang Island first? What do you think?"
Chu Nanfeng nodded, "I have this intention too. There are three months left. The monks in Ming Wu will go to treat Brother Luo as promised. At that time, I will ask what the box snatched by Brother Luo is, which should be able to cut off Long Congyun and the others' real purpose..."
"Well." Mu Daocheng smiled and said, "Then please ask Fei Ge to send a letter to Youzhou branch pavilion and invite someone to Mingyue Villa to ask Xiao Muyun and Xiaoyao to gather on Mowang Island. I will spend more time with Senior Yi on the island."
Before the branch office manager could answer, Chu Nanfeng responded, "When he went south of Youzhou, Lu Yi had already asked the Sikong manager to notify Xiaoyao and others. Now he must be on Mowang Island."
"Oh." Mu Daocheng was happy and looked at Ma Xilan and said, "It's still the princess who is careful, haha..."
Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan looked at each other, and sighed in their hearts, and they finally did not dare to express the news of Xiao Yanbei's death.
After the three agreed, they rode in a carriage. Chu Nanfeng and his wife considered that Mu Daocheng had not been sleeping all night, so they asked him to calm down in the carriage. The two of them rode a horse with them. Mu Daocheng refused and had to sit in the carriage to calm down. Half an hour later, they left the carriage, "If my brother was not injured, I wouldn't like to be stuck in the car. Can the princess let the horse and brother? Haha..."
Ma Xilan knew that people in the north liked to ride horses. Seeing that he was energetic, he smiled and said, "Senior, how dare Xilan not obey?"
After the transfer, Mu Daocheng rode his horse and Chu Nanfeng in parallel, and said with a smile: "Brother, in addition to Senior Yi, I also admire someone very much... Mr. Feng Dao, I believe the eldest brother should know it, right?"
Chu Nanfeng nodded, but he didn't know much about Feng Dao's character, so he said, "I have heard of his name..."
"Mr. Feng Dao and Mr. Feng have passed through the Later Tang, Later Jin, Daliao, and Later Han, and are still serving the Central Plains courts. He can be said to be a veteran of the five dynasties... Not only do he know himself, but he also has the ability to use his power to help the people. He knows that with his own strength, he cannot change this troubled times, but he has never given up his original intention of helping the people..."
Mu Daocheng sighed: "The people of the world laughed at him for his greed for the position of prime minister, but he did not know that he was all for the poor people and promoted virtuous people to be officials so that good policies could be preserved."
"In the past few decades, if someone else had become a prime minister, I'm afraid that the people of the Central Plains would have another painful situation. When the Liao people went south, they asked him to surrender to his subordinates. At that time, some people ridiculed him as a servant and had no integrity in literary talent. Hehe... At that time, many generals defected to the Liao people because they were afraid of death, but they had lost their reputation, but saved many people of the Central Plains from suffering from wars..."
Chu Nanfeng knew that Mu Daocheng liked to preach, especially his martial arts insights, but he never heard his words about the prosperity of the court and the people of the world. He was surprised when he heard this.
Mu Daocheng saw his expression and smiled, "Mr. Feng was an envoy to Khitan for more than a year. Yanbei praised his knowledge and insights. He often mentioned it in front of me. He knew that Yanbei was very enthusiastic and there were few people who made him admire and praise him, so he went to know Mr. Feng's past."
"I know how many times he has been the prime minister, and has good talents to help the people's livelihood. Compared with those Huang Chao who have made a statement for the sake of the people of the world, rebelled and seized power, and killed power by arbitrarily... But it made my brother admire him, so when he returned to Central Plains and passed Yunzhou, he invited him to Mingyue Villa for a lecture."
"My brother asked him at that time, and someone ridiculed him as a traitor, and he was unyielding in his heart. But Mr. Feng did not answer, but asked me, what are the heroes of martial arts figures?..."
He paused, shook his head and smiled, "Brother, I always acted based on my own preferences. Although I have never done evil in my life, I have never seen any injustice on the road. I have drawn my sword to help each other. When I saw him asking questions, I dare not answer, but I just asked for advice."
"But I heard from Mr. Feng: 'Civil officials and military generals, who use the law as a rope, can not be disturbed by the imperial power and resolve the problems of the people, are for righteousness, and those in the public are not afraid of violence and stand up for justice, which is for chivalrous."
'There are people in the world who are different in size, but I don't agree with it... The hero is the passionate blood of righteousness and the awesomeness of energy. He can be called the light of rice grains and the brightness of the sun and the moon... He can make justice clear, regret people's hearts, and keep righteousness forever in the hearts of people."
‘The difference between the influence of the hero and the identity of the person who stands up for justice is the ignorance of the heroes… The peddlers and barons in the market, and the people of the mountains and villages, are also extraordinary people who see injustice and help each other. Who dares to say that they are not chivalrous people?’
‘Now that the heroes are in turmoil, the world is in chaos, and many people do not know where the country is, which country is. In the Central Plains, if you have difficulties, escape to Jiangnan, Jiangnan is a country... The dynasties are different, and the laws are their own, so how different are they from the gangs in the rivers and lakes? In this chaotic court, I should have long been in the hearts of the rivers and lakes... Mr. Mu, can I afford to call the name of a knight?’ At that time, I felt ashamed…”
Mu Daocheng paused, spoke for a moment, and said slowly: "I am fortunate to be ashamed, but I have gained something. As Mr. Feng said, the root of chivalrous is the passion of righteousness, the awesomeness of energy, and the heart of justice. How can there be a difference between big and small... But if the spirit is passed on, we must be determined without hesitation, and what is the basis of gains, losses, success or failure?"
Chu Nanfeng was shocked and heard Mu Daocheng say again: "Some people ridiculed Mr. Feng for not being sad about his destruction and not being sad about his country's destruction. Hehe... But I think of the kings of the dynasty he experienced, who can be considered a wise monarch? For a family and a family, the foolish monarch who did not care about the lives and death of the people, what is the sorrow of the monarch."
"The country was destroyed? Think about the Tang Dynasty... Jiangnan, Shu, Chu, Lingnan, Wu and Yue are not the territory of the Tang Dynasty? These princes who hold heavy troops to control one side have no ability to compete for the Central Plains. When the Central Plains are destroyed by the Liao people, they will ridicule an old man who is unarmed and has no soldiers. It is really a big laugh, haha..."
When the Khitan led his troops south to capture Kaifeng and destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Liao Yelu Deguang wanted to burn, kill and loot, but was blocked by Feng Dao's death. Emperor Taizong of Liao cherished his talents and took the condition of his entry into the Liao Dynasty. In order to prevent millions of people from the Central Plains from falling into dire straitors, Feng Dao agreed, but he was named a traitor.
After laughing, Mu Daocheng looked at Chu Nanfeng and said seriously: "If a wise ruler who has the ambition to unify the world in the future, the students of the eldest brother's academy should have to help."
The impression of Mu Daocheng in Chu Nanfeng's mind was that he had no idea of rituals, no power, and was satisfied with the world. After hearing his feelings, he guessed that he must have been influenced by Yi Wuwei. In amazement, he thought that he had been pondered and forgot to urge his horse to move forward.
Mu Daocheng rode his horse forward several feet, and he also realized that he looked back at Chu Nanfeng and smiled: "Brother said this to be the most powerful martial arts in the world. He can actually make the eldest brother with Nascent Soul cultivation forget his god, haha..."
Chu Nanfeng smiled embarrassedly and urged him to step forward. Mu Daocheng seemed to understand his thoughts and said with a smile: "Haha, I'm used to being free. As long as I don't mess with me, no one will object to the emperor..."
"Senior Yi and Mr. Feng have realized their ambitions in this chaotic world, either openly or secretly. This is where my brother admires... I asked you to let students enter the career of the government. I think it is the eldest brother who should understand."
Chu Nanfeng nodded slowly, and when he was guessing that Yi Wuwei was staying in Mingyue Villa, he told Mu Daocheng what he wanted to establish the academy, and he felt deeply moved.
"As for the big brother, you are yourself..." Mu Daocheng's eyes turned to the carriage in front, "It is not easy for you and the princess to meet each other. If you don't want to participate in the affairs of the court, don't worry about it. Xiaoyao and the young people have the ambitions of young people, so just follow their own hearts."
Chu Nanfeng didn't want to participate in the court affairs, but he just waited to kill Liu Gongwen to take revenge and retire with Ma Xilan. He just happened to have something to do with Luo Hanshui and was involved. He nodded and said, "I have recorded what my senior said."
"It's so good, ah, haha..." Mu Daocheng laughed loudly.
Three days later, a group of people arrived at Fairy Lake and thanked the Arrow Guards of Tongbao Pavilion to send him off. Chu Nanfeng and his wife led Mu Daocheng to the east bank ferry. Old Man Yang, who was waiting for the guests to ferry on the lake shore, greeted him and said with a smile: "Sir, you are back. The old man sent two guests to the island in the morning."
"Oh?" Chu Nanfeng was very surprised, "Two guests?"
"Yes, a strong man, and a young man who is a junior brother of Xu's sisters and sisters." Old Man Yang called the three of them on the boat and said, "But his face was full of depression. It should be because the child of Xu's girl had not been found..."
Chu Nanfeng and his wife were shocked and looked at each other. Ma Xilan said, "Old Mr. Yang, are you talking about it?"
"Mrs. and Mr. left the island for a long time, but I thought I didn't know about this. A few days ago, someone kidnapped the Xu family's children. I heard that the young man was also looking for it. The old man also asked the young man in the morning. Haha, the young man seemed to have never heard of it, so the old man dared not ask again." Old man Yang had learned from Xu Wenxiang that the relationship between Ma Xilan and Chu Nanfeng was naturally called the wife.
"Why did you smell the fragrance? Have you ever seen it?" Ma Xilan said suspiciously.
"I saw it, but it was strange. When the old man was placed in the lake, he met the girl from the Xu family posing with her own fishing boat and carrying a scholar-like person... The old man wanted to follow him on a boat, but the young man told the old man not to get close..."
Chu Nanfeng and his wife became more and more surprised when they heard this. They couldn't understand why Luo Xiaoyao and Xu Wenxiang were sailing separately. Who was the man beside them? Where was Xiao Muyun?
I heard Mu Daocheng say anxiously: "Old man, have you ever seen other people waiting on the boat..."
Mu Daocheng was naturally worried about Xiao Muyun, but he thought she should be with Luo Xiaoyao. Old Man Yang said: "There should be people in the cabin, but the distance is a bit far, and I can't see clearly the old man."
Ma Xilan wanted to look at Chu Nanfeng and hesitated for a moment, "Nanfeng, the man who followed him... could he be the person in the pavilion? Mu Yun might..."
Ma Xilan guessed that only Luo Xiaoyao would take Mowang Island to the person who was from Tongbao Pavilion. It is unknown whether Xiao Muyun was in a bad mood because of Xiao Yanbei's death, but he was afraid that Mu Daocheng would stop talking.
Chu Nanfeng knew what she meant, and was about to answer, but he heard Mu Daocheng laugh and said, "Is the princess who said Mu Yun was playing tricks on the young lady? He bullied Xiaoyao? Haha..."
Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan knew that Mu Daocheng would have a wrong intention, so they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Chu Nanfeng replied: "Mu Yun is gentle and gentle, so she should not let Xiaoyao down. I think it was because the smelling child was not found. Qi Zhousheng is not allowed to forgive him."
Mu Daocheng heard about his visit to Ma Xilan, and knew about the matter between Qi Zhousheng and Xu Wenxiang. Hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "This kind of ungrateful person should not be lenient. He was raised by Xu's mother and did not want to repay him. He even threw his wife and children away. What's the difference between killing someone? After asking about where this guy is, the brother will take action and kill him. How can he let him harm others..."
Chu Nanfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard this, "I remembered that he was the husband of the fragrance that day, so I let him go... Unexpectedly, such a thing happened again, and it was really a waste of his martial arts."
Chapter completed!