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The summers in Lin'an were rainy and hot, a time that Li Pin usually found most pleasant. The old injuries from defending Taiyuan no longer flared up. He spent his days receiving guests, teaching, and reading, all made more convenient by the weather. In the courtyard of Mingtang, he often engaged in discussions with students and friends until late at night, sometimes even all night long. This period in Lin'an could be considered the most settled phase of his life.

In the literary and political circles of the Wu Dynasty, Li Pin was now a complex and peculiar figure.

In his youth, Li Pin was considered a prodigious talent, renowned throughout Jiangning. The most gifted scholar in the eyes of the local populace, he would have been an exceptional young talent even in the capital.

Of course, the opinions of the common folk remained just that. For the real power holders and trendsetters of the era, poetry and romanticism, or being the most gifted scholar, were merely initial reputations. Although Li Pin possessed talent, his official career initially faltered due to poor choices. Soon, his fame remained only as a saying.

He entered politics thanks to Qin Si Yuan's favor, but he could not be said to have entered the core circle of the Qin faction during that period. Later, he defended Taiyuan with Qin Shaohe. Qin Shaohe died, and he returned with severe injuries. After Qin Siyuan's death, Ning Yi committed regicide, leaving Li Pin in an awkward position. Regicide was undoubtedly a heinous crime, but privately, many sympathized with Qin Siyuan's death. Regarding Taiyuan... those who chose silence or observation mostly affirmed Qin Shaohe's integrity.

Li Pin was trapped in Taiyuan, burdened by injuries, and could barely protect himself during the initial chaotic days. The court's attitude towards him turned cold.

The Shame of Jingping led to the displacement of millions. Li Pin, originally a civil official, secretly accepted a mission to assassinate Ning Yi. The authorities intended to use him as "disposable waste," sending him to his death.

Li Pin ultimately broke with Ning Yi. During the great chaos in the Central Plains, he, as a scholar, followed the flow of refugees south and experienced the "search the mountains and comb the seas" operation. When Zhou Yong came to power, and the siblings Zhou Pei and Jun Wu gained influence, it should have been the time to heavily rely on him. However, Li Pin abandoned the idea of continuing his official career. He founded Mingtang Academy, opened a printing workshop, distributed "newspapers" daily, published small storybooks, discussed doctrines with others, interpreted the Four Books and Five Classics, but rarely involved himself in officialdom.

People then "understood" that he was cultivating prestige.

In the many historical precedents, learned men with great talent, unwilling to serve as petty officials in trivial matters, would first cultivate a reputation, waiting for the future to rise to prominence, becoming a minister. Li Pin's entry into officialdom stemmed from Qin Siyuan, but his fame came from his break with Ning Yi. However, due to Ning Yi's attitude and the books he gave Li Pin, his reputation genuinely rose. In the Southern Wu at this time, having an "arch-enemy" of Ning Yi was not a bad thing. Publicly and privately, Zhou Pei and Jun Wu also relatively acknowledged him, pushing the wave from behind, helping to build his reputation.

Of course, few were willing to see Li Pin's true thoughts and intentions, and even fewer could understand them.

As such, the Mingtang courtyard, located in a remote northwest corner of Lin'an, had become the core of the Wu Dynasty's literary scene in recent years. Literary scholars came and went, either contributing wisdom or debating with him, hoping to become famous. Others came with different intentions: brave and resourceful individuals seeking to eliminate evil in the northwest. Seeing the country in danger, they stepped forward, abandoning their pens for swords. These scholars often came from wealthy families, bringing martial arts attendants and valiant retainers, intending to start clearing up the source of the Wu Dynasty's troubles from the root, to correct the chaos. Therefore, before setting off, they came here to inquire with Li Pin about information about that great enemy, seeking to "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

These people began to increase in number at the beginning of this year.

Li Pin would treat these people with the utmost courtesy and then struggle to share some of his thoughts with them...

"...Located on the southwestern border, Ning Yi's current forces are mainly divided into three groups... At the core are the counties of He Deng and Blai, with Qin Shaoqian garrisoned in Tibet. This is the elite core of the Black Flag; thirdly, the Lan Huan Dong of Miao territory. The Miao people in this area were originally part of the Badao lineage, the Tiannan Badao Manor, and a remnant of the Fang La uprising. Since the death of Fang Baihua and others, the Badao Manor has been gathering Fang La's bandits, eventually forming a force..."

"Shameless! Before Ning Yi committed such rebellious acts, he boasted of his great功劳 in suppressing the Fang La rebellion! Now it seems, he is truly shameless!"

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and the upright young man sitting in the courtyard was named Qin Zheng, a descendant of the Qin family from the Fuzhou area. The Qin family was a prominent local clan, a family of scholars. Qin Zheng was not the eldest son, but he had practiced martial arts since childhood and achieved some success. This time, he was also going to the southwest to kill the bandit, coming to Li Pin to inquire.

"Yes." Li Pin took a sip of tea and nodded. "Ning Yi is a man of deep cunning. Many things have his years of planning behind them. To speak of the Black Flag's power, these three locations are not the main ones. Aside from the elite soldiers in these three places, what truly allows the Black Flag to win battles is its pervasive intelligence system over the years. These systems initially gave him a great advantage in his disputes with the Greenwoodsmen, just like in Bianliang in his earlier years..."

"Shameless!"

Li Pin spoke of the various things Ning Yi did when he opposed the Greenwoodsmen in his early years. Qin Zheng grew angrier as he listened and couldn't help but curse. Li Pin nodded and continued.

"Over the years, many Greenwoodsmen have sought to kill Ning Yi. Even during the two years of Ning Yi's disappearance, many righteous people like Brother Qin, either scholars or warriors, went to the northwest one after another. However, in the beginning, everyone acted based on righteous indignation, lacking sufficient communication, and their encounters were similar to those of the Greenwoodsmen in the past. Many had internal conflicts before even reaching He Deng. Others discovered that the other party was prepared and that their group had been targeted as soon as they arrived. During this period, some returned defeated, some were discouraged, and some... died. It's a long story..."

"Shameless! The demon deserves to die!"

"Yes," Li Pin nodded. "However, scholars are ultimately not like brutes. After several years, everyone learned from their pain, and some outstanding individuals found ways to counter him. During this time, Long Qifei of the Long family in Hangzhou, and Li Xiannong of Lingnan, truly threatened the existence of the Black Flag. Long Qifei even personally entered He Deng, debating with the Black Flag members and directly denouncing their wrongdoings. He was eloquent, making the Black Flag members very uncomfortable. Later, he persuaded various places, once uniting the troops of several states, seeking to wipe out the Black Flag. At that time, the momentum was very high, but the Black Flag interfered, sending suicide soldiers into the city to incite war, and ultimately failed."

"As for Li Xiannong, his starting point was the Ni people in the southwest. Xiaoliangshan is the gathering place of the Ni people. The Ni people here have a tough folk custom and are extremely barbaric. They have lived in the border area between our Wu Dynasty and Dali for many years, and it is difficult for outsiders to manage. But in general, most Ni tribes still tend to our Wu Dynasty. Li Xiannong persuaded various Ni tribes, ordering these people to send troops to attack He Deng, and privately wanted to assassinate Ning Yi's wives and concubines, so that he could reveal his hole cards. Later, several Ni tribes in Xiaoliangshan fought each other, and the leading tribe was almost completely wiped out. The matter was said to be internal strife, but it was actually done by the Black Flag. The person in charge of this matter was a minion named Tang Minjie under Ning Yi, who was ruthless and extremely vicious. Brother Qin must be careful of this person if he goes to the southwest."

"Hmph, deserving of death!" Qin Zheng snorted again.

"The Black Flag has a great reputation in Xiaoliangshan, with 200,000 people gathered, which cannot be resisted by the courage of an individual. After the Ni tribe internal conflict, Li Xiannong was chased by Tang Minjie, and it is said that his family was almost affected, but he was finally helped by everyone and was unharmed. Brother Qin might as well contact Li Xiannong, Long Qifei and others if you go there. There are many experiences and ideas that can be referred to."

"Since these righteous men are there, how can Qin not go to pay his respects." Qin Zheng nodded, and after a moment, he said, "Actually, Mr. Li can know such important events without going out of this place. Why not go to the southwest and join the grand cause? That demon is acting against the trend, and is the cause of the turmoil in our Wu Dynasty. If Mr. Li can go to the southwest to eliminate this demon, he will surely be famous all over the world. In my humble opinion, with Mr. Li's reputation, if he can go, all the righteous men in the southwest will definitely follow Mr. Li's lead..."

After he finished speaking, before Li Pin could answer, he said again: "I know that Mr. Li had an experience of assassinating the demon in the northwest. Could it be that he is discouraged because of this? Forgive my bluntness, what is there to be discouraged about for such a major event for the country and the people? You should do it again and again until it succeeds... Oh, I'm being presumptuous, please forgive me, sir."

Listening to him speak so frankly, Li Pin smiled and cupped his hands slightly: "Thank you for Brother Qin's guidance on this matter. The matter in the northwest is indeed a problem for me. It's just that after that incident, I have repeatedly thought, can we defeat the Jurchens by killing Ning Yi? What is the difference between us and the Black Flag Army? The Black Flag has developed to this day, with a total of only two or three hundred thousand people, but it has truly become famous all over the world. Why is my Wu Dynasty rich in all corners of the world, but it is being beaten back south by the Jurchens in such a miserable state..."

"Hey, Mr. Li." Qin Zheng interrupted him, "Our Wu Dynasty is only temporarily weak. When the country is in trouble, heroes will emerge. Qin is confident that the current emperor is revitalized and has learned from the pain. The Wu Dynasty is united, and will surely defeat the Jurchens and recover the Central Plains in the future. It is just that everything has a way. The decline of our Wu Dynasty began with the demon's regicide. If we want to revitalize the Wu Dynasty, this demon must die. Our Wu Dynasty will always be stuck in our throats and it will be difficult to rise. Therefore, I believe that before defeating the Jurchens, it is necessary to capture Ning Yi first, kill him to offer sacrifices to the flag, and tell the heavens. Only then can the heavens protect our Wu Dynasty again!"

Li Pin was silent for a moment, and could only smile and nod: "Brother's opinion is brilliant, and I will think about it deeply. However, there are also some things that I think can be done now... Although Ning Yi is cunning and treacherous, he understands human nature extremely well. He uses many methods to educate everyone under his command, even for the soldiers below, there are many meetings and courses, instilling in them... the idea of fighting for himself. In this way, he stimulates morale, so as to achieve impressive results. However, these statements of his are actually problematic. Even if he arouses the bloodiness in people's hearts, it will be difficult to govern the country with it in the future. The idea of making everyone autonomous cannot be achieved with some slogans. Even if it seems to be shouting enthusiastically and fighting fiercely, one day it will inevitably collapse..."

"That demon is going against the general trend of the world, and he will definitely not last long!" Qin Zheng said.

"However, such methods and methods of educating the world are not necessarily undesirable." Li Pin said, "The way of our Confucianism is that one day in the future, everyone can understand the truth and become a gentleman. The saints' subtle words have enlightened some people, but after all, subtle words are difficult to understand. If you always pursue the beauty of these subtle words, then there will always be many people who cannot reach the Great Way. I have seen soldiers in the Black Flag Army in the northwest, and later followed many refugees and saw the appearance of these people. I have seen the stupid men, peasants, and lower-class men who can't say a word when they see people. I think, is there a way to make these people understand some truth?"

"Ning Yi's side, at least one thing is right: the method of investigating things can make the world's resources full and abundant. It is promising to study the laws of nature in detail, and the method of papermaking and printing. Therefore, the first thing to do is to enable people to read and write..."

"This matter is naturally the greatest good, but I think it may not have been created by that demon."

"...If you can read and write, and there is enough paper, then there is another question. The saints' subtle words are difficult for ordinary people to understand. Is there a more convenient way to make people understand the truth, and this is also a method used in the Black Flag Army. Ning Yi calls it 'vernacular', using the language written on paper to express it in the same way as we speak, so that everyone can easily understand it... I print those storybooks in Mingtang Bookstore, which are no different from the storytelling style. In the future, it can be used to annotate classics and elaborate on the truth."

"How can this be!" Qin Zheng's eyes widened, "Storybooks are just... just games, the words of the saints, subtle words, but... but there cannot be the slightest deviation! Elaborate explanations, explained like talking... No, don't do this!"

"Why not?"

Qin Zheng was skilled after all, his mind was in chaos for a moment: "For example, for example, when we speak, today, here, speaking of this matter, these things can be determined. At this time, we use the words of the saints, and the words of the saints correspond to the specific meaning of what we said. But the words of the saints, it is the general meaning, which can be used everywhere. If you explain it in detail today, ordinary people will read it and cannot distinguish it, and they will think that the subtle words are only used here, and the general meaning will be reduced. How can you do such a thing!"

"Brother Qin is right, but I think it is not impossible to start in this way..."

"No, naturally not..."

"In our opinion, we can first use stories to explain its meaning as much as possible, and make more metaphors and statements... Brother Qin, this matter must be done after all, and it is imminent, we have to do it..."

Qin Zheng just shook his head. At this time, teaching and learning are mainly based on reading and recitation. Students have questions, and there are not many teachers who can directly explain the words of the saints in detail, because the truths told in the Four Books and other works are often not small. After understanding the basic meaning, you have to understand the thinking logic in it, and it is often impossible to truly understand it for children or young people. Many times, you let children memorize and understand it one day with life experience. There are many teachers who let people memorize books, and there is not a single teacher who directly says "this is what it means, you memorize it for me."

Qin Zheng has been educated in this way since he was a child. When he taught children at home, he was also in awe. He was not good at arguing. At this time, he only felt that Li Pin was heretical and unreasonable. He originally thought that Li Pin lived here to cultivate prestige, but he did not expect to hear the other party say such a thing today, and his thoughts were immediately confused, and he did not know how to view the "great Confucian" in front of him.

Li Pin told all his thoughts for a while. He had seen the enlightenment of the Black Flag Army, the way of saying "everyone is responsible", shouting slogans, and inspiring enthusiasm, which is mainly used as a tool for fighting, far from the real responsibility of everyone, but it is a good start. After he broke with Ning Yi, he thought hard and finally discovered that the real Confucian way is ultimately to require truth-seeking and pragmatically to make everyone understand the truth - there is nothing else besides this. Everything else is vanity.

So he learned Ning Yi's investigation of things in order to enable everyone in the world to read. After reading, how can people truly understand the truth? Then simplify the narrative and truly integrate the truth into people's hearts through stories and metaphors. Ning Yi's method is just to incite, and he will tell the real Great Way, just to tell it so that everyone can understand - even if it cannot be done temporarily, as long as you can move forward one step, that is progress.

These things can be solved step by step. Popularize books, simplify the narrative, and then there will naturally be more vivid expressions and better stories. As long as you adhere to the principle of transmitting the truth and continue to break through, one day the Confucian Way will be realized because of this.

In these days, Li Pin had people record the many debates in Mingtang and published them in vernacular books. In addition to the vernacular, there would also be a version for Confucian students to read. When people saw the vernacular as ordinary people's spoken language, they only thought that Li Pin had learned the method of pragmatically inciting people from Ning Yi, seeking fame and cultivating prestige among ordinary people. Sometimes they secretly ridiculed him, thinking that he was really racking his brains for fame. But who knows that this version is Li Pin's real Great Way.

Li Pin said these things and some of what he had seen and heard over the years. Qin Zheng felt bored in his heart, and he was unhappy when he heard it. After a while, he got up to say goodbye. After all, his reputation was not big. At this time, his thoughts were different from Li Pin's, and he was not easy to criticize too much. He was also afraid that his eloquence would not work, and he would become a joke if he could not argue with the other party. He only said when he was about to leave: "Mr. Li, can you defeat that Ning Yi by doing this?" Li Pin was silent, and then shook his head.

"Then can you defeat the Jurchens?"

"It takes many years of work... but it is a Great Way for a hundred years, a thousand years..."

Li Pin's statement sounded like sophistry no matter how you listened to it.

Qin Zheng disdained in his heart. After leaving Mingtang, he spat on the street: "What Li Dexin, selling his reputation to gain fame, I think he was clearly afraid of that Ning demon in the northwest, talking nonsense to find some excuses, what a Great Way, bah... a scum! A real scum!"

He said these words to his followers, and then said: "Hmph, looking at his appearance, he is talking about how the Black Flag does it. I think he... could it be an anti-spy sent by that Ning demon? No wonder the Black Flag Army's news has been so well-informed these years. No, when we go to the southwest, we can't act as we thought before. We also have to remind the righteous men in the southwest that there may be fraud..."

He moved forward muttering in this way. A figure collided with him, and Qin Zheng did not react. He bumped into the man, took a few steps back, and almost fell into the stinking ditch on the side of the road. He took hold of himself and looked up. Opposite him was a team of more than ten Jianghu men, wearing short clothes and hats, who did not look easy to mess with. The strong man who had bumped into him looked at him: "What are you looking at? Pretty boy, looking for a beating?" As he spoke, he went straight forward.

From the bump just now, Qin Zheng already knew that the other party was skilled in martial arts. Although he was young and energetic, the Greenwoodsmen's fighting methods were fierce. He wanted to kill Ning Yi to become famous, but he was not interested in being killed by a brute on the street. At this time, he hesitated for a moment and gave in.

He knew that he and his followers might not be able to beat these people, but he was not worried about killing the Ning demon. First, it was something that had to be done, and second, to kill someone, the most important thing was not martial arts but strategy. He cursed the Greenwoodsmen several times for being rude and unruly, no wonder they were slaughtered by the demons like cutting grass. He went back to the inn to prepare for his departure.

On this side, Li Pin sent Qin Zheng away and began to return to his study to write a small story about annotating the Analects. Over the years, many scholars had come to Mingtang, and he had said his words many times. Some scholars listened confused, some left in anger, and some burst out on the spot and broke with him. These were all common occurrences. People living in the glory of Confucianism could not see the terribleness of what Ning Yi was doing, nor could they feel the despair in Li Pin's heart. That high-level knowledge cannot enter everyone's heart. When Ning Yi masters the method of communicating with ordinary people, if this knowledge cannot come down, it will really be smashed.

Since Cangjie created characters, the purpose of the existence of language and writing is to transmit human experience, so all the branches that hinder its transmission are defects, and all innovations that facilitate transmission are progress.

Li Dexin knew that he had gone down the path of heresy, and he could only persuade himself like this every day.

I may not be able to beat Ning Liheng, but only this heretical path... maybe it is right.

Just as he had persuaded himself once in his heart, a servant came to report that Tie Tianying, the head of the Tie Gang, had come.

Since the several cooperations in the northwest, the friendship between Li Pin and Tie Tianying had never been broken.

In the northwest, Li Pin broke with Ning Yi in Xiaocanghe, while Tie Tianying felt despair in Ning Yi's methods. He no longer wanted to fight against the Black Flag Army, but he felt a trace of compassion in Li Pin's cry of "We should give the people of the world a way to live". After leaving the northwest, the two parted ways. When Tie Tianying reappeared in front of Li Pin in Lin'an, he had become the head of the Caohe Gang in the Greenwoodsmen.

In short, he led a group of refugees along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, doing black market business, on the one hand helping the southward migration of northern refugees, and on the other hand, he learned about the news from the north and passed it to the south.

At this time, the Central Plains was already the territory of the Great Qi, and the various warlords prevented the southward migration of the refugees, and blocked the north and south - that's what they said, but all the places are still composed of Han people in the beginning. Where there are people, there are both bright and dark paths. Tie Tianying was the chief constable in Bianliang for many years, and it was still not difficult to pull up a team at this time and infiltrate the north and south.

He had seen all kinds of ugliness in the Ministry of Justice for many years, and he was actually tired of the Wu Dynasty officialdom. After leaving the Six Doors during the chaos, he was unwilling to be restrained by the court, but he still respected Li Pin.

After Zhou Pei and Jun Wu took power, they restarted the Secret Intelligence Division, which was in charge of Cheng Zhouhai, Wenren Buer and others, to spy on various news in the north. The Caohe Gang behind Li Pin, due to Tie Tianying's presence, became an equally well-informed source of information.

Although in recent years, there has been a shadow of despair in Li Pin's heart in the academic debate, the fame brought by the title of fighting against Ning Yi is not only a clean name. At this time, there are actually several major families behind Li Pin who are fully supporting him. Zuo Duanyou, the last great Confucian who established the Secret Intelligence Division, had many contacts with Li Pin before his death, and he stood up to support Li Pin clearly. Although the old man had begun to understand Ning Yi before his death, he also transformed his life's reputation into nourishment and passed it on to the younger generation who deserved support. If it were not for these backgrounds, no matter how legendary the story of Li Pin's break with Ning Yi was, he would have been swallowed alive by the entire Confucian community at this time.

Of course, these forces are not very meaningful in the face of the absolute strength of the Black Flag Army.

"The people who come and go with you are not good people!" In the courtyard, Tie Tianying had strode in, "As soon as he went out from here, he was talking bad about you on the street! I couldn't stand it, so I taught him a lesson!"

"It often happens, why is Gang Master Tie so surprised?" Li Pin greeted him with a smile.

"What are you here for?"

"Go to the southwest to kill the Ning demon, there have been many such righteous men recently." Li Pin smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, how is the situation in the Central Plains?"

"You don't even have a cup of tea, and you ask me what I'm doing, Li Dexin, is this how you treat your friends?"

"It's my fault, it's my fault, Gang Master Tie, please sit down and have a cup of tea." Li Pin followed suit and apologized repeatedly.

Tie Tianying sat down, took the tea, and his expression gradually became serious: "The hungry ghosts are making a lot of trouble."

After he finished speaking, he took a sip of tea: "Gongzhou, Huazhou, Caozhou and other places are in turmoil. It didn't make such a fuss in the spring. After the spring plowing, Wang Shitong commanded the hungry ghosts to launch an attack. Wherever they went, the towns were burned to the ground, the fertile land was destroyed, and the nearby food was eaten up. The surviving people had to be involved in the hungry ghost team, and a large number of hungry people and refugees were scattered, once affecting Bianliang... But Liu Yu did not have余粮 to relieve the disaster, and these people then turned into hungry ghosts."

Li Pin opened his mouth: "Great Qi... what about the army? Did they massacre the hungry people?"

Tie Tianying shook his head and lowered his voice: "It's not the same thing anymore. Troops have been sent out in Gongzhou and other places. Wang Shitong sent hungry people into battle, all starving, with nothing on them, and they don't even have a few weapons... Last year in Jiangbei, the hungry ghost army was dispersed by Tian Hu's army, and they were still carrying their families, and they collapsed at the first touch. But this year... facing the Great Qi army rushing over, Dexin, do you know what happened... They are not afraid of death."

Tie Tianying paused: "Damn it, they have nothing... only not afraid of death."

"So..." Li Pin felt a little dry in his mouth, and he had already started to think about something in front of him.

"So, five thousand people rushed towards fifty thousand people, and then... they were eaten..."

Li Pin had followed the refugees. Most of these people were silent, weak, and did not dare to resist when they were massacred. They just died like that when they fell down, but he also understood that in certain special times, these people would also have some kind of situation, be dominated by despair and hunger, lose their minds, and do anything crazy.

"Last year in Jiangbei, Wang Shitong wanted to go south. At that time, everyone beat him, and he just wanted to escape. Now he may have discovered that there is nowhere to escape. I think the arrangement of the hungry ghosts during this period of time is that he wants to... spread out first." Tie Tianying raised his hands and made a complicated and unspeakable gesture of pushing outwards, "This matter has just begun."

"Spread out... how to spread out..."

"Turn everyone into hungry ghosts." Tie Tianying raised his teacup and took a big gulp, making a gulping sound, and then repeated, "It's just the beginning... It will be difficult this year."

The sun was shining brightly, and there was an unspeakable silence in the courtyard. This was the peaceful Lin'an, it was difficult to imagine the situation in the Central Plains, but he could only imagine it. Li Pin was silent, and after a while, he clenched his fist and slammed it on the stone table, and then slammed it again. His lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes were shaking fiercely. Tie Tianying also pursed his lips, and then said: "In addition, the Black Flag Army in Bianliang has some strange movements."

"What?"

"Their private exchanges have always been strict, and I haven't investigated it deeply, but looking at the rumors... the Black Flag has sent someone, and they may be doing something." Tie Tianying thought for a while, "It may be a big deal, I have a very bad feeling."

Tie Tianying was an old catcher in the Ministry of Justice for many years, and his sense of touch was keen. Naturally, there were people from the Black Flag Army in Bianliang. Since the incident in the northwest, Tie Tianying no longer confronted the Black Flag head-on, but he could still detect some underground clues. He was vague at this time, and Li Pin shook his head: "Is it for the hungry ghosts? Ning Yi is in Tian Hu's territory, and should have had contact with Wang Shitong."

Then he said: "Otherwise, what else can he do in Bianliang... Kill another emperor?"

He rarely smiled when he talked about Ning Yi's affairs. At this time, he just smiled slightly, but when he got to the end of the sentence, he suddenly realized something. The smile gradually stiffened on his face. Tie Tianying was drinking tea. He looked at him, and then he realized the other party's thoughts. There was silence in the courtyard. After a long while, Li Pin's voice rang out: "It wouldn't be, would it?"

"...Dexin just said, there are many people who have gone to the southwest recently?"

"Is there a connection between them?"

"I don't know." Tie Tianying spread his hands, his eyes were also a little confused, and he was still trying to connect these things in his mind.

Li Pin had already stood up: "I'm going to ask to see the Princess."

Soon after, he learned about the news that Zongfu and Zongbi wanted to invade the south.

A huge disaster had already begun to brew. Wang Shitong's hungry ghosts were about to wreak havoc on the Central Plains. He originally thought that this was the biggest trouble, but some clues had already sounded the alarm for the world. It was just a prelude to the upcoming turmoil. In the deep water, two opponents thousands of miles apart had begun to make their moves at the same time.

That night, Tie Tianying left the city urgently and began to go north. Three days later, he arrived in Bianliang, which still seemed peaceful. The former chief constable of the Six Doors secretly began to look for traces of the Black Flag Army's activities. Like the Bianliang City of the past, his actions were still a step too slow.

Three days later, a shocking turmoil broke out in Bianliang City.

What no one expected was that after the defeat in the northwest, the Black Flag Army, which had been lying dormant silently in the southwest for three years, suddenly began to move shortly after Ning Yi's return. It slapped the face of the invincible Jin State fiercely.

Then he put the blame on the Wu Dynasty...