Ding Ce thought for a moment: "The people from the countryside are not familiar with etiquette. If there is any breach of decorum, please forgive me. I wonder, Miss Deng's visit, is it at the behest of the Marquis of Jingzhou, or is it of her own accord?"
At the age of 40, Ding Ce would be calm in front of a recruitment offer. But he is now just 20 years old and has not experienced the hardships of society. Faced with a recruitment offer from a powerful marquis, he might feel tempted. However, Deng Chanyu herself is a commoner, making the recruitment offer seem somewhat lackluster. Are you joking around? What if I happily run to Nan Commandery, only to find out that Mr. Deng Jiubo says there's nothing to it, and my image as a recluse will collapse?
Deng Chanyu had prepared something. Last night, the appointment documents she wrote were now put into use.
"Sir, please look, my father, as the Marquis of Jingzhou, has appointed you as the Middle Physician and the Commander of Nan Commandery."
Ding Ce hesitated for a moment, did not accept the appointment letter, but invited Deng Chanyu to sit down. Taking advantage of the opportunity to pour water, he sorted out his thoughts.
After more than an incense stick of time, he finally asked, "I don't know what the Marquis of Jingzhou thinks about the possibility of success in Xiqi."
Ding Ce in the original timeline was loyal to the Great Shang Dynasty. Although he only appeared in less than three hundred words and was killed by Nezha with the Circle of Heavens and Earth, this does not mean he was incapable; it simply means the version was wrong! In a book with a hundred chapters, he only appears in the ninety-fourth chapter. To fight against a late-stage Nezha with just a mortal body is essentially courting death. No matter how many military strategies you learn, they won't be of any use against the Circle of Heavens and Earth.
Ding Ce in the present may not be as loyal to the Great Shang Dynasty as Ding Ce in the original timeline, but he certainly does not like Xixi.
Deng Chanyu said: "My father thinks that Xixi is not going to succeed."
"How do you see that?"
"My father has said, 'Those who start the initiative will be punished, and those who contribute to success will be rewarded.'"
Ding Ce was a bit confused: "Oh? I have been reading many books, and this quote is from which book?"
"It is a unique copy that my father saw when he was young, and this book has long since been lost." Deng Chanyu could only use the excuse that cross-space travelers often resort to again.
She roughly told the understanding of herself, that is, no matter how turbulent the dynasty is, as long as it does not collapse, then the first person who raises the anti-flag and makes the people of all countries go from stability to chaos will be punished by heaven. And those who stabilize the world and make the people of all countries restore order again are virtue itself.
Ding Ce, with extraordinary knowledge, grew more and more surprised as he listened: "Miss, are you implying that Xixi will be cursed by heaven?! That's quite interesting. May I have a detailed explanation of the saying 'He who initiates will be punished, but he who completes will be blessed'?"
Ding Ce is not a disciple of the Taoist gate, so he doesn't know that Heaven's intention is to establish Zhou and destroy Shang. However, he has experience, and through clues, he believes that Ji Chang was a wise person in his time, the rise of Xixi, the loss of the common identity of Yin Dynasty, was a certain probability. But now Xixi is in a difficult situation, the people are suffering painfully, and this does not fit his judgment. Instead, it very much fits the theory that he who initiates must be punished by heaven.
Deng Chanyu's understanding of this theory was also not deep. She had limited knowledge, so she forced herself to divert the conversation: "I have been weak and sick since I was young, studying the ways of yin and yang, five elements, and so on. From the perspective of yin and yang, he who strikes last wins, while he who strikes first is controlled by others. I believe this is very consistent with the current situation. If there is no external intervention, Xixi will certainly not last long."
"Is that really what you think, Miss Deng?" A crisp voice suddenly echoed from outside the door.
Deng Chanyu and Ding Ce both looked out the window and saw a beautiful woman wearing a bright red and white crane down-woven garment, with natural beauty, snow-white skin, bowing to them with her hands.
The person who can be called a Daoist friend must also be a practitioner of cultivation. However, this young girl is indeed not familiar to her.
Deng Chanyu looked at Ding Ce, and at the same time, Ding Ce looked back, with eyes conveying the same message: Is she your friend? I don't recognize her!
"Master Ding, Miss Deng, I am Long Ji. I happened to pass by and heard your high thoughts, so I couldn't help but interrupt. Please forgive me."
Deng Chanyu, without paying attention to the person setting of weak woman in front of Ding Ce, asked seriously: "Are you the daughter of Emperor Taowan and Queen Yangzi?"
Long Ji nodded lightly.
Deng Chanyu immediately bowed to Ding Ce: "I have urgent matters at home, and I came inappropriately. Please forgive me and visit us again another day!"
Heavenly Emperor Taowan often looked around with the Heavenly Mirror. Her 'He who initiates will be punished, but he who completes will be blessed' is clearly negative towards Xixi, which is politically incorrect in the context of destiny. I can't say it anymore, so let's run!
Ding Ce was completely puzzled and then watched as the rumored weak Miss Deng quickly turned around, mounted her horse, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"???"
What's going on? Is my reclined scholar really this unfaceable?
When Deng Chanyu was there, he had firmly decided to refuse the recruitment. Now that she has suddenly left, he's feeling a bit inclined to accept the offer.
Deng Chanyu rode her horse at full speed in front, and Long Ji Princess chased her from behind.
"Please don't run, Daoist friend. You don't need to run yet! Let's talk about it again, and I didn't quite understand what you said just now."
Deng Chanyu waved her hand back towards the pursuing figure: "I have urgent family matters! Another time, another time!"
"What's going on? Can I help?" Long Ji Princess appeared to be eager to help.
Deng Chanyu scratched her head, what's going on at home? She lied effortlessly: "Me? My brother is dying, my sister-in-law has passed out in the toilet, I must go back immediately!"
Nuwa Palace's Nuwa smiled without speaking.
Long Ji Princess was genuinely convinced: "So serious? Daoist friend, wait a moment. I have the Golden Pill given to me by my mother. It should be able to cure your elder brother, right?"
Biaozi ran very fast, and Long Ji Princess's aquatic teleportation took some time to catch up. She subconsciously calculated the remaining lifespan of Deng Chanyu's elder brother by counting her fingers.
"Three hundred and some years?!" Long Ji was greatly surprised. Is that the lifespan of a normal human?
Ji Chang, known as the sage of his time, didn't even reach the age of one hundred. How could this Deng Master have such an exaggerated lifespan?
With such a long lifespan, from any angle you look at it, it wouldn't seem like he would suddenly die, would it?
As Deng Chanyu was about to enter Zhonggong, she couldn't shake off the fierce pursuit of Long Ji Princess, so she had to tighten the reins.
"Princess, please spare me?"
Long Ji Princess pouted, looking like she was genuinely disappointed and hurt, as if she really wanted to be friends with him and couldn't understand why he would deceive her.
Deng Chanyu could only plead: "Okay, okay. I'm afraid of you. What do you want to talk about? I'll chat with you for a while."
Long Ji Princess asked her question.
Deng Chanyu didn't know how to answer, so she explained the theory of 'He who initiates will be punished, and he who completes will be blessed' along with her own understanding. Since the Heavenly Emperor would have seen it if he wanted to, there was nothing to be ashamed of now. Along the way, she also analyzed the relationship between Xixi and Yin Dynasty.
Long Ji listened to it more and more, and she felt that the current situation of Xixi would be completely different if there was no external force to help. It could be any other warlord or even a direct intervention from a cultivator. The people of Yin Dynasty were indeed suffering, and the people of Xixi were even more miserable. The whole country was in chaos.
This conversation went on until evening.
"Thank you, Daoist friend, for your teachings. Long Ji is deeply grateful."
Deng Chanyu waved her hand and said, "As long as my father-in-law doesn't bother me, I will be very grateful."
