Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 703 Immortality
"The dream that Master Zhang pursues is to break the barriers formed by the sequence and reduce the gap between humans and gods to the difference between humans. This grand undertaking is fascinating and can be compared with any Confucian saint."

Shi Qing said: "But regardless of whether this dream can be realized, it runs counter to your 'career'."

Zhang Siyuan said disdainfully: "What 'position' do I have? Even I don't know it myself. Do you know?"

"Of course I know."

Shi Qing straightened up his broken body, and his damaged body made his voice shrill.

"If the children can be the agricultural order, let them help their parents take care of the crops this year. If the children can be the legal order, let them help their neighbors. If the children are not afraid of hard work, let them go out and see the distance. If the children are the miscellaneous order, they love to talk, let them write down stories and write about the mountains and flowers of their hometown."

"If they are not ambitious and insist on becoming Taoist priests or monks, then let them chant mantras and sutras to bless their hometown with good weather and good harvests and the well-being of the people."

"If you are brave and aggressive, your blood will be hot and hard to cool down."

Shi Qing suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the door. Li Jun appeared quietly at some point and looked at him expressionlessly!
"Then become a martial order, defend your country, and guard the borders! This is the meaning of the order's existence, and this is the meaning of the order's existence!"

Shi Qing said with emotion: "These are all the original words you once said. If you give up such a position so easily, it will be a pity and even a lifelong regret."

"There are too many regrettable things in this world, and I am not the only one."

Zhang Siyuan seemed to be reminded of the past, and the murderous intent emanating from him was slowly fading.

“You can certainly force yourself to ignore your regrets, but Master Zhang can’t do that.”

Shi Qing said softly, "To him, you are another possibility in his life. Now he can't turn back, and he doesn't want you to follow in his footsteps. If you continue to stay in the empire, not only will you not help Lord Zhang, you may even become a burden to him."

"What do you mean?"

"When Master Zhang was teaching Your Majesty, he proposed two solutions when discussing how to eliminate the barriers and injustices brought about by the Sequence. One is to allow everyone to become a Sequence, and the other is to prevent everyone from becoming a Sequence. The former is difficult, and the latter is easy."

Shi Qing said: "Based on the current situation, Lord Zhang has obviously chosen the latter, so he spared no effort to implement the new policy, gradually cut off the old Buddhism, destroy the new Taoism, and the aristocratic families fell apart, and the war broke out in Shenzhou."

"But this blueprint cannot be realized overnight. Visible people are easy to kill, but invisible hearts are hard to change. In this chess game of common people that will last for who knows how long, to put it bluntly, a Confucian Rank 3 has become insignificant."

Although Shi Qing's words were a bit vague, Zhang Siyuan, who had served under Liu Jinxun and Pei Xingjian successively, could still understand what the other party meant, no matter how careless and focused he was.

If Zhang Fengyue wants to cut off the sequence, he must not only eliminate the backbone and source of each sequence, but the more crucial point is how to change the world's desire for the power of the sequence.

Otherwise, within fifty years, a new group of followers will be born, and another Zhang Xiji will appear who is eager to establish a country based on order.

However, from the time when Emperor Yizong "opened the order" to the present day, the twelve-rule sequence of the three religions and nine classes has gone through an extremely long period of time. The dignity of those who follow the order has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and their ruling position is unshakable.

Therefore, the possibility of achieving this transformation, which can be described as "leaping across a thousand years in one step" and returning the world to the era of "disorder" in a short period of time is extremely slim.

In this case, the role of a Confucian scholar, especially one who specializes in "archery" like Zhang Siyuan, is indeed very small.

"I'm not good at educating people. Just those brats in the Fandi area give me a headache."

Zhang Siyuan laughed mockingly, then his voice suddenly deepened: "But when it comes to killing people, I can still do it."

"I have already said it before, only those with visible bodies are easy to kill. When we were despised and hated by all parties and were suppressed together, Zongheng Honghu was still able to scatter in the wild, waiting for the spring breeze to blow and grow rapidly. Now that we have Huangliang's love and protection, who can you kill?"

Shi Qing paused, "In other words, if we can locate our exact location now, do you think that Ge Jun will still have the leisure to sit here and listen to us? Given his temperament, beheading him should be the most effective way to solve the problem."

Li Jun said in a cold voice: "The surname Zhu can hide for a while, but he can't hide forever."

"A dragon that lies dormant in the abyss will surely rise one day. I just don't know if you, Li Gejun, can hold off thousands of troops by yourself by then."

Shi Qing laughed out loud: "In fact, for us as ministers, at this critical moment of life and death, we should not and cannot let you go, Master Zhang, but should do everything we can. Whether it is arresting or killing, it will cause a big blow to Master Zhang. But His Majesty does not allow us to do this."

Shi Qing said softly, "From your majesty's perspective, this is not only a battle to revive the Ming Empire, but also a conversation between a master and his apprentice. It is also related to the ritual of your majesty's promotion. If you cause Lord Zhang's ambition to be frustrated and destroy this ritual, it will be of no benefit to your majesty. Therefore, your majesty is willing to make this rash move even though he knows it may be letting the tiger go back to the mountain."

"It's meaningless for you to stay. If you leave, Mr. Zhang will be relieved."

"I"

Zhang Siyuan's eyes were dazed, as if he was in hesitation.

Shi Qing spoke slowly and gently, "Since you are a very filial person, why don't you stay away from this dispute, relieve Mr. Zhang of his worries, and leave a trace of incense for the Zhang family to pass on?"

"Where can I go if I leave the Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Siyuan murmured.

"There is more to this world than the Ming Empire. Outside the criminal district, there are also countries established by barbarians. As long as you don't give up your 'position' in your heart, there will be green mountains everywhere in life."

“Qingshan.”

Zhang Siyuan repeated these two words in a low voice, and suddenly raised the corner of his mouth. He tilted his head and looked at Shi Qing and asked, "Isn't that for burying bones?"

Listening to the teasing laughter and looking at the mocking face, Shi Qing immediately realized that he had been fooled.

"It seems that your resistance to us is still too strong."

Shi Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Siyuan.

"Okay, stop playing hard to get."

Zhang Siyuan sneered, "I have to say that you, Zonghengxu, are quite capable. You almost made me, the young master, worthless with just your words, even though we were separated by a vast sea of ​​yellow rice."

"Could it be that what I said was a lie?"

"You are totally wrong. If I were the kind of person who could give up everything for some stupid ideal, I would have fallen out with Old Man Zhang a long time ago. How could you be the one to stir up trouble?"

Zhang Siyuan waved his hand and said, "If there is such a thing as 'position' in Confucianism, then my 'position' is at most to be a real dandy, with a leather cup, red and tender hands, a beautiful woman behind me, a crazy woman on my chest, and I can be as promiscuous and absurd as I want."

Shi Qing said firmly: "You are deceiving yourself. Zhang Siyuan, we know you better than you do."

"It's like a web, and people's hearts fall into it and have nowhere to escape. This sentence may sound bluffing, but it only serves the purpose of bluffing. Master, I have been playing with you for so long just to get some information out of you, but unfortunately, you are not stupid, and you haven't revealed much useful information after talking for a long time."

Zhang Siyuan sighed with some regret, and asked with disdain, "It seems that Zhu Yiyan has made up his mind to be a coward?"

Seeing that the strategy failed, Shi Qing did not get angry and said calmly: "As long as the chaos lasts for one day, the vertical and horizontal order will become more prosperous day by day, so why not do it?" "You are not the only ones who are good at manipulating the crowd."

"Even the aristocratic families have already turned against us. Even if Zhang Fengyue is a Confucian scholar, he is powerless to save the situation. Cutting off the connection between heaven and earth? That's just a foolish dream."

"You have the confidence to say this now, but it's only because you have Zhan Shun to help you. That Huangliang ghost is wild and hard to tame. He can stab Zhang Xiji, and he can also stab you."

"Zhan Shun is not yet capable."

Shi Qing's words stopped abruptly, and a red light flashed in his only remaining mechanical eye.

"Zhang Siyuan, you are not Zongheng, but you are trying to capture my consciousness?"

"I'm not interested in that. It's just pitiful to see you guys feeding the tiger with your own bodies just to seek a moment of peace."

Zhang Siyuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Shi Qing, if you are not blind, you should be able to see that the little emperor Zhu Yiyan is not a reliable boss. If you work for him, your future will be bleak. You may be abandoned like the Spring and Autumn Society someday."

"Although I don't think highly of you, if you want to betray me, I can give you a chance to live. Apart from anything else, at least the Zhang family never betrays its own people. Even if you are unlucky and trapped, I can carry you back single-handedly like I did today. How about it?"

Shi Qing snorted coldly: "As expected of Zhang Fengyue's only son, he is really sharp-tongued!"

"Are you angry already? If you don't even have the energy to cultivate your qi, how can you be a lobbyist? Go back and tell Zhu Yiyan that next time he sends someone to talk nonsense, it's better to find someone who can withstand a shot from me."

The muzzle of the gun was raised and the flames gathered.

"Li Jun!"

Shi Qing suddenly yelled angrily and turned to look at Li Jun.

"Do you know why the martial arts world is divided? Is it because the martial arts order of the sects has really become so tyrannical that it has angered both humans and gods? Why was the old Taoist order destroyed? Is it just because of the so-called dispute between the new and old Taoist traditions?"

"What you see and know now are just excuses put on the surface by Ming. The real reason for their demise is the long-cherished wish of all Ming people that they cannot give up in their lifetime: immortality!"

Zhang Siyuan's eyes flashed, and he turned to look at Li Jun, with the muzzle of his gun slightly lowered, and he had no intention of stopping Shi Qing.

“Have you ever wondered why the Sequencers possess powers beyond that of mortals, but even Zhang Fengyue can be considered an extremely rare and long-lived person?”

Shi Qing screamed, "Because all of this was planned by the Zhu Ming imperial family since the beginning of the order a thousand years ago. The nets are set up in all directions, and the alliances are so intricate that you can't imagine. I can tell you that even these 'two capitals and thirteen provinces' are also the basic base that the imperial family has secretly drawn up long ago! And the purpose of the imperial family doing all this is to prevent any accidents that may endanger the Ming Dynasty!"

"Even with Zhang Fengyue's shrewdness, a hundred years will still turn into dry bones. Even if you are now the strongest person in the world, how long can you live? If you can't live forever, everything will be illusory. The sky of this empire will never change!"

Shi Qing spoke in a high-pitched voice, as if he was extremely proud of himself for being able to uncover such a shocking secret.

"Many of the Zhu family's own emperors died."

Li Jun's tone was unusually calm, and he was not as excited as Shi Qing had expected.

“Only those who have achieved the first place in the order are qualified to pursue immortality. And the first place in this world can only come from the bloodline of the Zhu family!”

Shi Qing said in a deep voice: "Li Jun, if you are willing to turn from evil to good, His Majesty said that he can share the secret of immortality with you!"

"It's just longevity, not immortality."

Li Jun said calmly: "As long as I don't agree, he won't live long."

"Arrogant!" Shi Qing shouted angrily.

"Noisy."

boom!
Gunshots rang out, instantly shattering Shi Qing's body.

Zhang Siyuan took off his coat and wrapped Li Bufeng's remains, then tied it carefully on his back. After doing all this, he looked at Li Jun carefully and said, "Let me make it clear first. I didn't know about immortality before. Otherwise, with my temper, I would have told you, brother Jun, a long time ago."

Li Jun's face was still pale at this time. Hearing this, he said unhappily, "Why, are you afraid that I can't resist the temptation and turn against you?"

"Of course I'm afraid. If even you defect to the Zhu family, I'll have no choice but to shoot myself in the face."

Zhang Siyuan said bluntly: "But then again, given the current situation, you don't even need to rebel. As long as the Zhu family is determined to be a coward, even I am not sure whether the old man can win."

With the Zongheng Sequence's own ability to conceal itself, and now with Huang Liang's cover, the Zhu family turned from open to covert, pulling the battle situation from above the sequence to below the sequence, and indeed successfully reduced the threat from Li Jun, Chen Qisheng and others.

Although Zhu Yiyan lost his dignity as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty with this move, it fully exposed the insidiousness of Zonghengxu.

"If what Shi Qing said is true, then I can finally understand why Lao Zhang's ideas always change throughout his life."

Zhang Siyuan sighed and said, "When he was young, he was just a teacher. Then he was full of vigor and determination to establish a 'Great Confucian Order'. He rolled up his sleeves and fought with others until his face was covered in blood. Later, he left the academy and resolutely turned to official career, sitting in the position of Prime Minister. Now he has turned against the Zhu family and wants to sever all the orders."

The two men walked out of the dilapidated government office side by side, with the moonlight shining on their bodies.

"Before, I always suspected whether he was really planning something. Now it seems that the old man was just forced to take this path step by step."

Ripples appeared in the void, and Zou Sijiu's figure appeared on Zhang Siyuan's left side, raising his hand and placing it on his shoulder.

"The old man has had a hard life, so don't spend all your time planning on being a rebellious son."

Zou Sijiu leaned his head to look to the other side. Chen Qisheng put his hands in his sleeves and stood on Li Jun's right hand.

"Niubizi, your name is Chen Qisheng. Now that you have the hope of immortality, aren't you tempted?"

"Cultivating immortals is about defying the will of heaven, not asking for favors from others."

Chen Qisheng's words were concise and to the point, revealing his murderous nature.

"Two assassins and one fool. Master Zou thinks my sequence is the best. When I get old, I will bury my head in my dreams, and immortality will be within my reach."

The crowd walked further and further away, unaware that in the government office behind them, among the wreckage scattered on the ground, a red light was flashing in the depths of a broken mechanical eye.

It seemed like someone was laughing secretly.

(End of this chapter)