Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 335
Xu Ziling repelled Goguryeo's masters, but none of the copycat bandits who escorted the goods were damaged.

It was luck.

If Xu Ziling failed to send out the seventh sword; or the rest of the men in black were not frightened back.

Xu Ziling will undoubtedly die.

It wasn't until the people in black in Goguryeo escaped for more than ten breaths that the bald man came back to his senses.Just now, he was really terrified, like walking around in hell.That kind of despair cannot be described in words.

Xu Ziling still maintained that standing posture, like a statue.

The bald man walked up to Xu Ziling's side and said cautiously, "Mr. Xu..."

puff.

Xu Ziling spat out a mouthful of blood, his face was pale and bloodless.

The bald man said, "Mr. Xu, are you injured?"

Xu Ziling's muscles kept trembling.

"It's just that I lost my strength. It's nothing serious. It's good to recover my strength." Xu Ziling said, "Now I have no strength. You want to kill me. This may be the only chance. How about it? Do you want to think about it?"

The bald man's eyes flashed, and he smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Xu is joking. How dare we kill you? We dare not even think about it."

The bald man was not sure if Xu Ziling was pretending to test himself.The bald man can't read a few words, but he has been the leader of the cottage and knows how to read people's hearts.

If Xu Ziling deliberately concealed it and acted nonchalantly, maybe the bald man would do it.

But Xu Ziling opened his mouth, and the bald man had some scruples and didn't dare to act rashly.

He couldn't afford to gamble, and once he lost the bet, he would die.

Xu Ziling pointed to the corpses of the seven first-rate warriors, and said, "Take these seven corpses and we will continue on our way. When we return to Lantian County, I must find out which side they belong to."

…………

Jiangdu.

Qin Zhiyong was comforting Empress Xiao.

Empress Xiao has a noble status. After the death of her husband Yang Guang, she was controlled by the Yuwen Faction, and she lost her energy.

It wasn't until she saw Qin Zhiyong that Empress Xiao's eyes moved a little.

Excluding the identity of the queen, Xiao Shi is actually an ordinary woman.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Qin has already greeted the Yuwen Clan, they dare not disrespect you to Empress Xiao again. From now on, you can rest assured."

Empress Xiao said gratefully, "Thank you Great Master. If Grand Master hadn't come to Jiangdu, I don't know what my fate would be."

If Qin Zhiyong didn't come to Jiangdu, Empress Xiao would have a very miserable life.After Yu Wenhuaji's power collapsed, she would be taken to East Turkic by Princess Yicheng until Tang Dynasty ruled the Central Plains. Li Jing led his troops to destroy East Turkic and took her back to Chang'an again.

Whether it is an emperor or a queen, or a trafficker or a pawn, none of them can escape the words "birth, old age, sickness and death".

Practitioners, the ultimate problem to be solved is actually "birth, old age, sickness and death".

People, as long as they are born, their fate is doomed.But there are no absolutes in the world, and there is always a way to escape, let alone fate.

It is not impossible to change fate.

Character determines fate.

Life is to constantly choose at the crossroads, what kind of personality, choose what kind of road.It seems that there is a thread pulling people forward in the dark.

If Qin Zhiyong hadn't been exposed to Confucian self-cultivation techniques, had a straight mind, and set up his ambitions, his fate would have been miserable. Maybe Qin Zhiyong had died in the Longmen Inn in the desert, where would he have the current achievements and glory.

Qin Zhiyong had some experience in changing his destiny.

But his body is still aging, although the aging speed is several times slower than that of ordinary people.In order to live longer, Qin Zhiyong had to practice like walking on thin ice, constantly exploring the true meaning of life and improving his vitality.

The world of spiritual consciousness constructed by Qin Zhiyong has already taken shape.If the spiritual world can be formed, Qin Zhiyong's vitality will definitely increase again.

Li Shimin walked to Qin Zhiyong's side and said, "Mr. Qin, the envoy from East Turkic has arrived."

Empress Xiao stood up, saluted Qin Zhiyong, and said, "Since there are envoys coming to see Grandmaster, I will retreat first."

Qin Zhiyong said: "You don't need to leave, the envoy of East Turkic is here to see you. Second Young Master, please come in with the envoy of Eastern Turkic."

Sure enough, as Qin Zhiyong expected, the envoy did come to see Empress Xiao.

The envoy of East Turkic took a look at Qin Zhiyong and said, "Who are you blind?"

The expressions of Li Shimin and Empress Xiao changed.The courage of the Turkic envoy is really great.How dare you say that Mr. Qin is blind.

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "I'm Qin Zhiyong, I believe the envoy should have heard of Qin's name."

The envoy said: "It turned out that the great master was in person. It was because of my poor eyesight that I didn't recognize it."

Qin Zhiyong said: "You are not blind, you did it on purpose. You did this to humiliate me as a blind man in a disguised form. It's such a boring trick. Don't worry, Qin will not be angry. However, the purpose of your coming to Jiangdu this time is my mission. I can guess eighty-nine points."

The envoy smiled and said: "Everyone knows that Mr. Qin has profound martial arts skills and defeated Cai Lin, the master swordsman in Goguryeo. I didn't expect Mr. Qin to have the ability to tell fortunes."

Qin Zhiyong said: "I don't have the ability to tell fortunes. But I know what's in your heart. Don't believe me? Then let me tell you if I'm sure. The messenger came this time to propose marriage for your Khan again, right? In fact, the marriage proposal is incidental, and testing our Central Plains court is the real purpose. Just after the emperor died, your Turkic envoy arrived, and it was really timely."

The messenger's expression changed drastically.

Qin Zhiyong smiled slightly: "Your expression tells me that Qin is right. Didn't Princess Yicheng marry East Turkic? Your Khan wants to marry a princess from the Central Plains Shenzhou again? We don't have any princesses to marry again. East Turks really want to get married, so you can let your princess marry over. Our dowry will definitely not be less."

The messenger said: "Impossible. It is impossible for our Khan's daughter to marry into the Central Plains."

Qin Zhiyong's face darkened, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

"Why, Turks look down on me, Central Plains Shenzhou?" Qin Zhiyong said coldly, "Speaking of dowry, Princess Yicheng has been married to East Turkic for so many years, and your Khan hasn't sent the dowry. When Princess Yicheng got married, everyone The dowry given by the Sui court was quite a lot.”

"At that time, the dowry you East Turkic promised was [-] war horses, [-] cattle, and [-] fat sheep. When you return to Turkic, please tell Khan and Bi Xuan to send the dowry as soon as possible."

Li Shimin and Empress Xiao were taken aback, did the Turks agree to give these betrothal gifts back then?Why don't you know?

Mr. Qin must have opened his mouth at the lion.

The messenger's face was flushed, and he said, "Impossible. We did not promise to give so much dowry."

Qin Zhiyong said: "I said that your betrothal gifts are so much, that's all."

Qin Zhiyong stretched out his hand, and the knife hanging on the wall floated into his hand.

Infusing innate qi and spiritual branding into the blade, Qin Zhiyong handed the blade to the messenger and said, "Take this blade back and give it to Bi Xuan. Say it's a gift from me, Qin Zhiyong, to him. If Bi Xuan refuses to accept , let him come to Lantian County to meet me. Also, remember, this saber cannot be unsheathed until it is handed over to Bi Xuan. If you pull out the saber and die unexpectedly, don’t blame me.”

The envoy took the knife and said angrily: "Mr. Qin, I will pass on your words to Khan and Lord Wu Zun. Although you are a great master and strong man, Mr. Qin, don't forget that we also have great masters in Turks, and Hundreds of thousands of cavalry."

Qin Zhiyong said: "You also don't forget that the Central Plains Shenzhou is not limited to a certain great master of Qin."

After the messenger left.

Li Shimin said: "Mr. Qin, why are you joking with the Turkic envoy? This will anger the Turkic."

Qin Zhiyong said seriously: "I'm not joking. When Princess Yicheng gets married, the Turks should give the dowry. Besides, even if we give in, won't the Turkic cavalry go south? The emperor died, and China fell into a warlord separatist situation. The Turkic Khan and Bi Xuan will definitely take advantage of the fire."

(End of this chapter)