sword sentient beings

Chapter 135 The Grandmaster

The spring breeze blows the willows, and the apricot rain stains the clothes.The spring is still bright, but the mood of the viewers is different.

Jiang Shenyi rode his horse slowly, grabbed the willow bud that was drifting past, and said: "I miss my hometown, I miss my hometown...why didn't I think of it..."

Tang Zhao looked sideways, Jiang Shenyi has been like this all morning.Been struggling with homesickness.

It's not uncommon for Senior Brother Jiang not to understand homesickness. He came to Zhuoyu Villa too early, he went up the mountain when he was less than ten years old, and he was just sensible at that time.For him, Zhuoyu Villa is home.Although he went down the mountain by chance, he returned within ten days and a half months. He never even left home, so what hometown?
In contrast, Tang Zhao was a little moved when the Yantai rose. He was already twelve years old when he left home, and he was already sensible. He still remembered the courtyard at home, the apricot trees and cucumber vines in the courtyard, and the Seats... The endless fields outside, the green wheat seedlings in spring.

He also knows that nostalgia is a common emotion in everyone's heart, and he often recites it in his poems. He still remembers the first poem Mr. Chen gave him poetry enlightenment: "The moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be frost on the ground. Raise your head to look at the bright moon, bow your head to think Hometown." That is also fresh and simple but long-lasting nostalgia.

It's just that this kind of touch is nowhere close to itching, and Tang Zhao doesn't feel it much.He is still too young, he is very busy studying, and he has too many things to do. He has been desperately looking forward and rarely looking back.

Homesickness is an emotion that can be felt more and more as you get older.

In fact, Jiang Shenyi wasn't really worried about homesickness, he was just worried about what he said, but he was completely wrong.He is a very proud person, learning martial arts and talisman is smooth sailing, he was hit a little when he got off the mountain, even though it was only a little, he was still touched.

"Junior brother." Jiang Shenyi twisted the willow bud in his hand, and finally expressed his thoughts: "It seems that I still have a lot to learn. I can't be too confident when I meet others in the future."

Tang Zhaoshen took it for granted. In fact, not much knowledge is nothing. Whether it is a sword or a person, they are all-encompassing and unpredictable. Who can say that they know everything?The key is blindness in thinking.

Last night, he and Jiang Shenyi guessed on their own that the scholar's nostalgia might be a woman, but somehow they identified it as the truth, and even read some love poems according to their own guesses when reading poems later, which almost missed the scholar's Enlightenment Sword chance.This is all because of his overconfidence and preconceived ideas causing blind spots in his thinking.

Humble, prudent, thoughtful, never forget.

"What comes on paper is always shallow. That's why the master told us to go on the road one month in advance, and slowly move forward to observe the customs. A swordsmith must be well-informed and have accumulated a lot of knowledge in order to forge a good sword."

Jiang Shenyi nodded, and said, "Since we have traveled a lot and experienced a lot, why don't we change our route? Just go down the river, turn around a big bay, and then go west? The route we planned is too straight, almost the closest I can't see anything."

Tang Zhao pondered: "When my sister gave me the map, she said that it is best not to change the route. She said that although this route is straight, it passes through the most states and counties. It starts from Yunzhou and passes through Lingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yongzhou. Finally, take the silkworm road and enter Kungang. After entering Kungang, there are snow mountains, and there is nothing to see. My sister also reminded me that it’s okay to be in Yunzhou, and I must be mentally prepared when passing through other states and counties.”

Jiang Shenyi was about to ask something when he heard Liuxia sigh.

The two turned their heads at the same time, and saw a scholar standing under the tree, leading a green donkey, who is not an old acquaintance?
Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi got off their horses and saluted together: "Senior."

Yesterday, the title of senior was still polite, but today it is worthy of the name.A swordsman is a senior in the world, and only a swordsmith can be compared.Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi can only regard themselves as juniors.

After Yantai disappeared last night, the scholar disappeared, and he didn't see each other again in the morning.The two parties originally met by chance, and it's not uncommon for the fate to come together and end. Tang Zhao and the others didn't think it was strange, but they didn't expect this person to be waiting for them on the road ahead.

The scholar asked first: "Where are the two little friends going?"

Tang Zhao said truthfully: "We are going to Kungang Jianzhou."

The Mid-Spring Festival in Jianzhou is not a secret gathering, but a grand gathering of young Fujian masters once every five years. In addition to the small circle of Fu Jianshi, they are also well-known in the martial arts.Many martial arts masters will even go to the meeting together, looking for future talisman sword masters to cooperate with.

The middle-aged scholar really knew it, and said: "The Mid-Spring Talisman Meeting?" After two people confirmed it, he said, "It turns out that the two young friends are Talisman Sword Masters..."

He waited for the two of them halfway because he wanted to repay the virtue of becoming enlightened last night. No matter where the two of them went, he used the excuse to walk with the two of them for a period of time. Interlacing is like a mountain, and I have nothing to point out.

On the contrary, they went to Kungang, so they really went the same way.

The middle-aged scholar said: "It turns out that Jianzhou is in the southwest...I'm going to Zhaocheng, and I'm going on the same road with you two. How about going together?"

Chaocheng is also in the southwest, on the edge of Yunzhou, and Lingzhou border is beyond Chaocheng.It is true that the two are on the same road, but it is only two or three days away.

Since it was the senior who took the initiative to speak, the two naturally agreed. The so-called experience means that all kinds of experiences have to be experienced, and walking with an elder is also a kind of experience.

He just walked a few steps, but found that the scholar's donkey was too short, and the two of them were riding tall horses, so it was uncomfortable for one to be tall and the other to be short.The two of them got off their horses and walked on the road. The scholar smiled and said: "If you don't ride, I am too embarrassed to ride. The three of us have mounts, but they are all empty. We walk on two legs. If people look at us, aren't we three idiots? "

Tang Zhao thought for a while, and said, "Why don't we go ahead and sell the horse, buy a donkey each, and the three of us ride together on the donkey at the same time?"

Jiang Shenyi snorted, and said, "This is a good move. I haven't ridden a donkey yet."

The scholar smiled slightly and said, "Go ahead and change donkeys. I'll be there on my donkey."

The two agreed, got on the horse and left first.The scholar was smiling behind him, riding a little donkey wobbled along.

There was a town thirty miles ahead, and the two of them entered the town, went to the mule and horse market, sold the horse, exchanged it for two donkeys, and waited by the road at the entrance of the town.

After waiting for a long time, the scholar came on his donkey, saw the two from a distance, smiled, and said, "You two are really trustworthy!"

Tang Zhao replied, "Sir, didn't you keep your word and come here?"

The scholar said: "I'm on the same path as you two, of course I'm coming." When he came to the two of them, he folded his hands solemnly and said, "I'm not Zhang Rong, I don't know what to call you two friends."

Both Jiang Shenyi and Tang Zhao returned the salute and shared their names.Zhang Rong's name was unremarkable, and Jiang Shenyi had no impression, nor did he think it was strange, so Tang Zhao asked, "Are you Mr. Zhaoming?"

Zhang Rong was slightly surprised, and said, "Anyone still remember my number?"

Tang Zhao looked serious, even a little nervous, and said, "Students will never forget. Sixteen years ago, the year before I was born, you won the number one prize."

Jiang Shenyi was surprised, although there are signs of troubled times in the world now, and the number one scholar seems to be worthless, but that is only once every three years, the leader of the world's students.In particular, Zhang Rong seems to be only forty years old, and he was only in his twenties sixteen years ago. The number one scholar at this age is really a young genius.

Tang Zhao said with emotion: "You are the youngest number one scholar in the Jin Dynasty. People say that you are the star of Wenqu. My father named me Zhao after hearing your name. He wanted me to be named on the gold list like you. Guangzongyao Group .”

Zhang Rong couldn't help sighing: "It turns out that Xiaoyou and I have such a fate. So has Xiaoyou entered school now?"

Tang Zhao said embarrassingly, "I'm ashamed, the student didn't succeed in studying, so he changed his career early."

Zhang Rong retorted: "It's a good change! In this world, reading is useless. It's better to change early than late. It's just that I changed late and wasted a good time."

The three of them walked together, rode a donkey out of the town shop, and gradually reached the countryside, where there was no one on the road.Zhang Rong let go of his heart and said: "When I was young, I entered the imperial court. I thought that I could make great achievements, benefit the world, and retire to be the parents of the people, benefiting one side. I never thought that I would be thrown into the Hanlin Academy to compile books. Compiling is counting."

Tang Zhaodao: "You compiled the history of Wei in the previous dynasty?"

Zhang Rongdao: "I edited part of it. There is also a miscellaneous book, "Pictures Outside the Territory."

Tang Zhao let out an "ah" and said, "I saw one of them at Master's place. My teacher called it the first strange book in three hundred years."

Zhang Rong said: "It's just a collection of various notes and essays. When I compiled the book, I knew that the devil's cave was raging and the frontline warfare was unfavorable, but I still firmly believed that we would one day turn defense into offense. At that time, I hope that human swordsmen will use this Guided by the book, he counterattacked to the lair of the demon, opened up the territory outside the territory, and achieved great achievements. Alas, at that time, although the officials in the court were drunk and dreamed of death, Wen Tianwu played, but the land of Gyeonggi was still peaceful, and it was still possible to dream when hiding in the study. Ever since the first emperor died in his prime, leaving behind a young young emperor, the situation has collapsed and become uncontrollable."

"Since going to Yuji, I have gone through powerful ministers deceiving the lord, the female lord coming to the court, eunuchs chaotic politics, frontier troops entering Beijing, and the chaos of the six kings. You sing and I will appear on the stage, and now the court is collapsing. If it weren't for the national teacher and guardian Living in the young master, I'm afraid I can't even stay in the capital."

Tang Zhao also didn't know the specific situation in the court, so he compared the history of the dynasties and dynasties that Mr. Chen told, thinking: Good guy, are the elements so complete?
Zhang Rongdao: "Later, I couldn't stay any longer and escaped from the capital. Along the way, I saw how difficult the people's livelihood was, how evil harmed people, and the mere scholar was helpless, so eight years ago I abandoned literature and joined the military..."

Jiang Shenyi suddenly said: "Could you be Zhaohua Martial Saint?"

Zhang Rong was taken aback, and said, "I dare not take it."

Jiang Shenyi's eyes widened, and he said: "It's really you, with the body of a scattered person in the world, you created the 'Zizai Gang' on top of Pure Gang and Tian Gang, and pushed Gang Qi to an unprecedented level. Zhaohua Martial Sage, the founder of the mountain!"

Tang Zhao didn't know what to say, so he murmured, "You gave up literature and martial arts for eight years...a martial artist..."

Zhang Rong waved his hands again and again, and said: "It's all wrong praise, it's all wrong praise. I didn't start practicing from scratch. When I was compiling the book, I got insights from reading classics, and then it just came naturally."

Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi looked at him, feeling that they had nothing to say.

Zhang Rong shook his head and said, "It was only later that I realized that Sanren and Martial Saints have their limits, and only a swordsman can become a great weapon. I switched to practicing swords again. I finally became a swordsman a year ago..."

Tang Zhao was numb when he heard that, but Zhang Rong's expression turned mournful, and he said: "I am proud of the spring breeze, and I only feel that the sky and the earth are free for me to come and go, but I didn't expect a terrible disaster to involve my hometown Yantai. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and a great city was turned into a wasteland."

Tang Zhao's heart was shocked, and his originally relaxed mood instantly fell to the bottom.

evil...

For three years, he had been on the mountain without hearing anything outside the window, and he had completely forgotten about this tragic event in the world.

Zhang Rongdao: "At that time, when I stood in front of the ruined walls, I only felt that the sky was collapsing and the earth was falling. The sword that was half enlightened was instantly sheathed. At that time, I only felt that this life could not be enlightened again, and the swordsman was meaningless. It was not until yesterday that the chance Coincidentally, Jinshi reopened. This is all thanks to the two little friends."

"There's nothing wrong with this journey, so Zhang and Xiaoyou have some discussion. I'm not talented, but I have a little research in classics and history, poetry books, easy numbers, mysterious skills, sword moves, nourishing qi, etc. Let's chat as much as you want."

Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi looked at each other, they clasped their hands together and said, "Please advise, sir."

(End of this chapter)