red and white

Chapter 27

"The power of a city may not be able to defend." Mu Gesheng paused every word, and said slowly: "What about the power of the seven families?"

"With the strength of seven families, can we hold a city?"

Wu Nian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Good idea! Gathering the strength of the seven families, guarding a small city with the strength of the seven families, how can it be unreasonable?" Almost burst into tears with laughter, "But have you ever thought about why the Qi Family guards this city for you?"

Mu Gesheng was silent for a long time, and said: "The position of fortune."

"Yo, I was so loud a few days ago, whenever I ran into trouble, I thought of your master." Wu Nian raised his eyebrows, "You refused to sit in that seat for how many years he reserved for you. Cowardly?"

"People are valuable with self-knowledge. I can fight wars. I am not capable of dealing with gods and ghosts." Mu Gesheng said: "Besides, sooner or later the seven families will know about the money I took over from the mountain ghosts, and I will use money to seal it." In this way, even if I try to evade, the Qi family will not be able to let it go."

"It's good if you understand." Wu Nian changed the subject and said, "Seven days ago you used the mountain ghost to spend money to forcibly seal the Yin-Yang Ladder, and Fengdu was already in chaos. A tough fight."

"Master, don't stand and talk without back pain." Mu Gesheng said wearily: "The root cause of this matter is your big formation."

"Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. You have your city to guard, and our family has our children and grandchildren to worry about." Wu Nian said indifferently: "Everyone settles their accounts."

"I can't beat you either. Whatever you say is what you say." Mu Gesheng sighed: "Thank you for giving me a ride."

"As long as you appreciate it, you will be in the world soon. My family will give you another word. After listening, you should think about it carefully." Wu Nian put down the oars, leaned close to Mu Gesheng, and said softly: "Inherit the position of fortune teller, This matter may be unavoidable, but you have to think about it.”

"Did the seven schools of thought in the past really obey the orders of Tian Suanzi?"

Wu Nian sent Mu Gesheng back to the world, and before he left, he threw him a medicine bottle, "The pills inside are infused with our cultivation, which can ensure your daily movements freely."

Mu Gesheng bowed to thank him, "Thank you, sir."

"No thanks, our family is a dead person after all, and our roots and feet are different from those of a living person. If you can eat less, eat as little as you can, otherwise it will damage your lifespan." Wu Nian waved his hand, "Get lost." , walk away.

Mu Gesheng went back to the outskirts of the military camp first, and the old staff officer was startled when he saw him, "Why are you back?"

He was taken aback by the question, "What do you mean?"

"Didn't you go to the city with Mr. Yao to provide disaster relief?" The old staff officer was also puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, "Why are you dressed like this? Are you injured?" He said in surprise, "There will be no disaster victims. Did you mutiny?"

Mu Gesheng turned his head and left, broke into his office all the way, took out the agenda record, and read the affairs of the past few days from beginning to end-on the night of October 29th, there was a strange movement in the city, an earthquake occurred in the early morning of the next day, and there were many people on the streets. Damaged, many injured.

The next few days will be full of disaster relief details. Mu Gesheng looked at the signature on the last page and probably understood what was going on.

The earthquake was caused by Yin soldiers entering the Yin-Yang Ladder, and Song Wentong should be the person who handled military affairs on his behalf.The Mo family knows the art of disguise, and the second child can imitate his notes. Back then when they were studying in the study, they often used this trick, Li Daitao, to help each other to kneel and skip class, although it was difficult to hide from the master of Ginkgo , but it is easy to fool ordinary people.

Mu Gesheng heaved a sigh of relief, Song Wentong didn't know how to lead soldiers, so in order not to cause trouble for him, he basically didn't deal with any military affairs these days, mainly doing disaster relief in the city.He rummaged through the backlog of documents, picked up a few urgent approvals, changed his clothes, and went into the city without stopping. The most urgent thing to do was to get the replacement back, otherwise the two Muge students would walk on the street and live in the sky. Another trouble.

Although he had been mentally prepared, Muge was still shocked by the situation in the city. He walked all the way to the epicenter. Most of the houses on the street had collapsed, and there were ruins everywhere. There was a long queue, and many people dragged their families to wait for the porridge.

Only seven days apart, almost a world of difference.

Songwentong set up a disaster relief area. In addition to giving out porridge every day, homeless people can rest in the area so as not to live on the streets.However, the aftershocks did not stop, and everyone was still in fear. Many people didn't even dare to go home, for fear that they would be the next to be crushed to death.

Mu Gesheng was walking on the street, and felt a slight tremor from the money in his sleeves, which was a resonance.He used mountain ghosts to spend money to forcibly seal the Yin-Yang Ladder, and the rioting Yin soldiers in the ladder were hitting the seal all the time, and he could feel the suppression getting weaker and weaker.

It won't last long, and Mu Gesheng knew in his heart that going on like this is not a long-term solution.

Every mountain ghost coin contains vast power, but how much it can exert depends on the ability of the holder.Now that he is seriously injured, he has been forced to support him. He used a piece of money to seal the yin-yang ladder, but he could only exert less than [-]% of its power.

Wu Nian's calculations were correct, there was at most half a month before the Yin soldiers broke through the seal.

At the end of the street came a long funeral procession, incense sticks, paper horses, suonas, and paper money scattered all over the sky.Mu Gesheng was knocked over by a beggar, "It's a year of great disaster!"

A blind fortune teller was sitting on the side of the road, and Mu Gesheng was bumped by the lunatic, and just stopped in front of the fortune teller booth. The blind man raised his head when he heard the sound, and showed a bony smile: "The big battle is about to start, do you want to use a divination to save your life?"

"Please do me a favor!" A crippled man crawled towards him, "Give me some money!"

A disheveled woman sat on the side of the road, numbly holding the porridge she had brought, and suddenly wailed.

The lunatics, the blind, the lame, the fools, all the beings on the long street are in various states, and the suona is shaking the sky, all of them are crazy.

Mu Gesheng couldn't take it any longer, put down a few copper coins hastily, turned and left.

The old staff officer said that Song Wentong and Chai Shuxin entered the city together, but Mu Gesheng went to Chaifu first after searching for no one.

The Chai Mansion occupies a large area and is located in a secluded part of the city. The last time Mu Gesheng came here was many years ago. He was a young man walking through the snow to find plum blossoms, but now he has changed.

He knocked on the side door, and the drug boy who opened the door was stunned, "Didn't you just leave?"

Mu Gesheng guessed that the other party was talking about Song Wentong who was pretending to be himself, and he couldn't directly ask where he was just now, so he said: "I remembered something, I just forgot to talk to San...cough, Lingshuzi explained, he can In the mansion?"

"So that's how it is." Yaotong bowed, "The Patriarch hasn't left yet, please come with me."

Yaotong brought Mu Gesheng all the way to the main hall, the hall was full of voices, Yaotong saluted and said: "I should have taken you there to have tea, but you left first, the Patriarch and elders are still arguing endlessly, the boy has been in the mansion for many years , I have never seen such a posture, so I take the liberty to ask you to come here to persuade me."

Mu Gesheng was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on inside, so he could only take advantage of the situation and say, "It's okay."

"Please wait a moment." Yaotong said, "Boy, I'll report it now."

Mu Gesheng waited outside the hall, vaguely listened to the conversation, the pharmacists seemed to be arguing endlessly over the distribution of medicinal materials, "I absolutely do not agree!" Someone loudly said, with a passionate tone, "Seventy percent of the medicinal materials Transferred to the front line, and the remaining [-]% is reserved for disaster relief in the city, ignorance, and the medicine family has accumulated for a hundred years, are you going to waste it?!"

"The great country has been exhausted." It was Chai Shuxin's voice, "The building will collapse, and no one can stand still."

"The world must be divided for a long time, and it is common to change dynasties! As a master, you care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. You are short-sighted!"

"If there is no skin, how can the generals be attached? If you can't defend a city, how can you protect your country?"

"You are acting on your own will, and you lose the big because of the small!"

"Excuse me, boy." Yaotong's voice cut in, "Master Mu has something to ask to see the Patriarch."

"It's just in time! Let him in, and we'll make a deal today!"

After hearing a few words, Mu Gesheng was startled, and when the drug boy came out to report, he hurriedly asked a few words, "Is there still arguing inside?"

"That's right, you and the Patriarch have been busy with disaster relief these past few days, and you have used many resources of the Yao family, and the elders are all angry." Yaotong said: "This is a big matter, boy, don't talk too much, you go in quickly."

Mu Gesheng didn't understand, "How rich is the background of the Yao family, how come this is just a mere disaster relief?"

"How many times have you said these words in the past few days." Yaotong sighed, "Once or twice, of course it's nothing to worry about, but it's accumulated over time... Forget it, go in quickly, they are all waiting for you."

Mu Gesheng wanted to ask more questions, but was already pushed in.

There were a lot of people in the main hall, seeing him coming in, Chai Shuxin gave him a wink, and Mu Gesheng immediately understood that he was taking him as Song Wentong.However, the elders in the hall still called him the young master of the Mu family. Presumably the second child pretended to be him secretly. Recently, there have been many variables, so it is indeed safer to do so.

Someone in the hall got up and said, "Young Master Mu, the scouts sent by the Qi family have replied to the letter, proving that the Yin-Yang Ladder was indeed sealed by the mountain ghost. Since you have accepted the mountain ghost's money, you should fulfill the responsibility of the fortune teller." .”

Mugesheng said in his heart that he was really afraid of something, but his face remained calm, "I have no intention of doing anything about the Qi Family."

"What if this matter is not only related to the Qi Family?"

Mu Gesheng's eyes sank, "What do you all want to say?"

"Ask for a hexagram." It was Chai Shuxin who said, "I ask the fortune teller to use mountain ghosts to spend money to form a hexagram, and calculate the survival of a city."

You are really not polite when you talk to the second child, Muge said heartily. "One city survives? What do you mean?"

"The matter has come to this, I will tell you directly." An old man present said: "Tian Suanzi visited my Chai Clan for several days in a row. When encountering the difficulties of Yin soldiers, it is nothing more than trying to use the strength of the seven families to turn things around."

"Don't." Mu Gesheng waved his hand, "I can't afford to take one bite at a time."

"Since the mountain ghost has recognized the master by spending money, you have already inherited the position of the fortune teller. The destiny is like this, and it is not enough to just deny it." The old man said slowly: "The order of the fortune teller, all the seven families will obey , if you want to borrow the power of the Qi Family, it is not impossible, but there is one condition."

Mu Gesheng didn't expect to open the skylight directly to speak out. Although he was surprised, he still followed the old man's words, "What conditions?"

"As Patriarch Cai just said, ask for a hexagram." The old man said: "Calculate whether the city you want to defend can be defended."

"If you can hold it, the seven families will definitely help you with all your strength. If you can't hold it, the seven families will evacuate within three days." The old man's voice echoed in the main hall, "Whether to stay or not, depends on the hexagram. "

A few words and a few words are like breaking the sky.

He remembered the words Wu Nian left before he left - "Did the seven families of the past dynasties really obey the order of Tian Suanzi?"

The fortune teller counts the destiny, and under the destiny, the seven families obey everything.

But what the Qi family really obeyed was the hexagram that the mountain ghost spent money to show, not Tian Suanzi alone.

The destiny of the fortune teller, the destiny of the fortune teller - the difference is a thousand miles if you miss it.

What do these people think of Tian Suanzi?Mu Gesheng thought to himself, is the so-called "mandate of heaven" a microphone?

"This is a big matter." The old man was still talking, "Please think twice."

"It's not as good as this." Mu Gesheng said slowly, "I threw away the mountain ghost's money, and the seven families disbanded on the spot. After that, we will each rely on our own ability, how about it?"

"Presumptuous!" Someone was furious and shouted, "Shu Zi dare you!"

"Then please find another master." Mu Gesheng turned and left, "I won't do this useless thing."

"Wait a minute!" The old man stood up, "Tian Suanzi, don't be too arrogant, this hexagram is not only related to the fate of the seven families, but also the survival of the city! The tragedy on the street is vividly visible, is Tian Suanzi at ease? "

"What the hell are you going to say?" Mu Gesheng stopped in his tracks, "Don't think that I won't do it when you're old."

"Tian Suanzi think twice." The old man's voice was like a deep bell: "If the city breaks down and tens of thousands of people die in the city, how can Tian Suanzi protect it with his own strength? Tian Suanzi is certainly brave, but there are powerful enemies outside." Invasion, there is a riot of Yin soldiers inside, in this battle, Tian Shuan asked himself, is he completely sure?"

"If the hexagram is unfavorable, we should arrange for the people in the city to evacuate as soon as possible. This is the only way to be sure. Frivolity can be achieved for a while, but it will not last long. If the city is full of bones in the future, can Tian Suanzi have a clear conscience?"

Before he finished speaking, Mu Gesheng kicked the door of the main hall, and the door collapsed.

The whole room was shocked.

"Frivolous?" Mu Gesheng said softly: "Soldiers who fight a hundred battles, shrouded in horse leather - in your mouth, is the word 'frivolous'?"

Chai Shuxin was startled when he heard the words, suddenly realized something, and got up suddenly.

"Using a mere hexagram to determine the life and death of thousands of people, who gave you the power? The Qing Dynasty has been dead for decades!" Mu Gesheng turned his head and looked directly at the other party. Wouldn't it be sad and ridiculous to rely on 49 flowers that can't be spent on the copper plate?"

"You say I'm a child with a yellow mouth, I don't know what to say, I laugh at you for being old and dying!"

Everyone was in an uproar, and someone became furious, "Bold!"

"Tian Suanzi is cautious." The old man said in a deep voice: "The destiny is mysterious, so don't be ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth."

"That's really embarrassing." Mu Gesheng laughed suddenly, "I don't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, so I can't talk about his great destiny. You big seven families are just a bunch of headless flies."

"Tian Suanzi means that he doesn't plan to divination anymore?"

"It doesn't count." Mu Gesheng said: "If I bury my bones in the battlefield in the future, and the fortune teller is cut off, you can disband on the spot and go to your own leisure."

"Since that's the case, allow me to evacuate tonight." The old man said: "If the hexagram can't be imagined, we have no responsibility to obey."

Mu Gesheng waved his hand and was about to go out, "Please go ahead."

"It's sad." The old man sighed: "The Patriarch's painstaking efforts in the past have been in vain."

"What do you mean?" Mu Gesheng could hear the meaning in his words, "The disaster relief in the city is the responsibility of the Yao Family, so what does it have to do with me?"

Someone sneered: "It's easy for you to say, mere disaster relief is worth what my Yao family has done in the past?"

Before the words finished, Chai Shuxin immediately scolded: "Shut up!" He was about to stop the speaker, but Mu Gesheng moved faster and strode in front of the other party, "Speak clearly, what did the Yao family do? ?”

The other party raised his eyebrows coldly, and said in a serious tone: "Commander Mu was trapped in the mountains and the situation was critical. The water sources in the mountains were poisoned, and most of the soldiers fell ill. Later, a doctor traveled thousands of miles to break through the siege, and saved your father's life. Life!"

"You have been studying abroad for four years, and you are at ease. But you don't know that there are frequent wars in the country, and the army is short of money and food, but the troops under Commander Fanmu have never been in short supply. The supply is endless, and there are even special effects from abroad! Medical soldiers are hard to come by, but every year there are overseas medical students returning, just to go out with the army!"

"With all these things, do you really think that you are invincible just because Commander Mu is sympathetic to his subordinates?"

"If it weren't for the Patriarch's order, who would obey a disciple who has never even inherited the position of the Fortune Teller?"

"He poured almost all the resources of the Yao family on you!"