Not long after Kinder withdrew his troops, the situation in the Battle of Faxia took a turn for the worse.Due to the proper arrangement of the Xia people's shrinking defense strategy, the Song Army's logistics and supplies that penetrated into the enemy's hinterland were repeatedly attacked.At the end of November, Gao Zunyu led Huanqing and Jingyuan to a major defeat in Lingzhou.The encirclement of the Song Army's five routes was broken, and several armies had to retreat again and again.At the beginning of the campaign against Xia, the original plan of the Song Army was for the five-way army to join forces in Hengshan to destroy Xixia, but the final military results were only to occupy Yin, Shi, Xia, You states and some military points on the north side of Hengshan.

However, military defeat led directly to diplomatic weakness.In the Zhengdan period of the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty sent Xiao Fuquan and others to Bianjing in the name of congratulations. In fact, he condemned the Song Dynasty for violating the Qingli peace agreement and provoking war for no reason, and implied that if the Song army did not retreat, the Liao Kingdom would not be afraid either. Raise troops to open eyes for Xixia.Under the pressure of the Liao State, the Song Dynasty had no choice but to return part of the land occupied by Xixia.Since then, the Song Army's battle against Xia has actually ended in failure.

After the battle is over, it is natural to reward meritorious deeds.Kind of Er moved to the Fengzhou regiment to practice envoys, and the four wings of the Dragon God Guard were all commanders and envoys.Zhong Shi Taoist was awarded Zuo Ban Dianzhi, Qiao Feng was Jin Renyong's deputy lieutenant, and Murong Fu was able to take care of the wounded as an assistant teacher in Fengzhou.It is worth mentioning that Qiao Feng's Deputy Captain Renyong is a military official of the ninth rank, while Murong Fu's assistant teacher of Fengzhou is an official of the ninth rank.Although Murong Fu was half a rank lower than Qiao Feng, according to the official system of the Song Dynasty, civilian officials were naturally half a rank higher than military officials, and official officials were half a rank higher than casual officials, so the status of the two should be about the same.But now both of them are in the army, but Qiao Feng is more important than Murong Fu.However, in the final analysis, no matter whether it is a civil or military official or a scattered official, they are only nine-rank sesame officials after all.

During Zhengdan in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Murong Fu spent it in Mizhi.After Zhengdan, Shen Kuo, the magistrate of Yanzhou, visited.Shen Kuo was an encyclopedic scientist in the history of the Song Dynasty, and his scientific classic "Mengxi Bi Tan" was hailed as a milestone in the history of Chinese science.Academically, Shen Kuo is indeed worthy of his name as a scientist. He is studious and good at using his brain, and he does not have any narrow knowledge vision. It is because of his records that many technological inventions in ancient China have been passed down.However, Shen Kuo's academic achievements cannot cover up his moral defects.It can be said that Shen Kuo is not only not great in politics, but a villain who adapts to the wind and a master of shadows.Shen Kuo and Wang Anshi were family friends at first, and Wang Anshi advocated reform and striving for strength, and he once tried his best to advocate for Wang Anshi.However, once the reform failed and Wang Anshi went to the field, he turned his face and ruthlessly attacked Wang Anshi.For this reason, Wang Anshi once commented on Shen Kuo: "Shen Kuo is a villain, so don't get close." Su Shi was more unlucky than Wang Anshi.Shen Kuo and Su Shi were good friends, but Shen Kuo copied Su Shi's new work under the name of "discussing the old with Shi", and presented it to Song Shenzong with verses that could be misinterpreted as slandering the emperor's father and satirizing the reform. The Wutai poetry case that killed his life.Shen Kuo's behavior was naturally despised by the people of the time, so that after his death, no one built a monument for him or wrote an epitaph for him, and there was no separate biography in the history books. Be with it.

This time, Shen Kuo visited Fu Yanjun because Murong Fu's method of treating the wounded caught his attention, hoping to learn more about it and make a record.However, Murong Fu is a fan of Su Shi.For such a villain who once frantically framed his idol, Murong Fu thought that not taking his life was the greatest kindness to him.As for preaching and teaching karma to solve doubts, Shen Kuo thought too well.Based on this mentality, Murong Fu sent Shen Kuo to the wounded barracks after he expressed his intention to come, and in the name of practicing true knowledge, he himself went to interrogate the Western Xia spy.

Shen Kuo's character is well known in the officialdom.Zhong Er didn't want to get too involved with Shen Kuo, lest he would bite him back, so he just pretended not to know when he saw him bumping around in the wounded barracks these few days.There is a kind of example that the general manager of Yanyan Dao is the first example, and the entire Yanyan army tacitly regards Shen Kuo as invisible.Only Qiao Feng, a novice official, went to find Murong Fu to intercede for Shen Kuo.

Murong Fu listened to Qiao Feng ramblingly praising Shen Kuo for being easy-going, hardworking and inquisitive, and asking Murong Fu to tell Shen Kuo his experience in caring for the wounded so that the Song Army could get better care in the future and reduce the death rate of the soldiers, and could not help being silent for a while.At this moment, what Murong Fu lamented was not Qiao Feng's enthusiasm and simplicity, but his insight, even if he himself might not be aware of it. "Zuo Zhuan" once mentioned "three immortals", referring to Lide, meritorious service, and Liyan.From ancient times to the present, how many literati and inkmen have devoted themselves to writing books and biography, the purpose is to pass on their own thoughts and achieve "Li Yan".Qiao Feng attaches great importance to Shen Kuo's coming to record the nursing work, and he just hopes that Shen Kuo can spread this nursing method to all Song armies through Shen Kuo.But in Murong Fu's view, this is undoubtedly "making a statement". According to Shen Kuo's records, this nursing method that transcends the times can not only be spread now, but more importantly, it can benefit future generations, and even change the development process of ancient Chinese medicine.

Just because of his grudge against Shen Kuo, Murong Fu didn't think that Shen Kuo had to take on this important task.Su Shi is a well-known big mouth in history, and his articles are also more influential than those of Shen Kuo.Thinking of this, Murong Fu couldn't help smiling, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qiao, don't you know that my mentor and Shen Kuo have already turned against each other?" Turning his head and seeing Qiao Feng looking at him with a surprised face, he quietly added another sentence. "Shen Kuo is used to making things out of nothing. My mentor has just escaped from prison. I don't want to implicate him again because of one of my unintentional words."

As expected, Qiao Feng knew nothing about the affairs in the officialdom; he was even more ignorant of the terrible "literary prison".However, Qiao Feng still understood the truth of "one day being a teacher and being a father for the rest of your life". Since Su Shi had turned against Shen Kuo, forcing Murong Fu to make friends with Shen Kuo would be injustice for him. "That being said...it's a pity that Brother Murong is so talented..."

Seeing Qiao Feng sighing and moaning, Murong Fu said in a gentle voice like a ghost touching his head for some reason: "Someday, I will find time to hand over the booklet of this nursing method to Zhong Jinglue, and the rest will depend on Jinglue's ability." .”

"Really?" Qiao Feng's eyes sparkled, wishing he could urge Murong Fu to leave Gu Ben right now.

Fake!Murong Fu is full of remorse, his embarrassing life experience originally wanted to be unknown, and the original nursing method is obviously causing trouble for nothing.It's just that there are some people in this world who are of good character and worth the money. Seeing him worrying about the country and the people, bystanders will inevitably be inspired to work hard.There was Su Shi in the front and Qiao Feng in the back, Murong Fushi couldn't refuse them, so he forced a smile and said: "If a man says something, it's hard to follow." Thinking of Su Shi, he thought of being able to push the credit for "inventing" nursing methods to idols It was only then that he relaxed.

Although Qiao Feng didn't know the grievances between Su Shi and Shen Kuo, he also understood that Murong Fu's willingness to present this nursing method to the court was already selfless.Qiao Feng wasn't the kind of person who talked too much, so he stepped forward and patted Murong Fu on the shoulder and said, "Then what did the Western Xia spies say?"

Murong Fu also knows the truth that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, this Qiao Feng is open-minded and transparent, it is indeed a peace of mind and effort to make friends with him.Hearing Qiao Feng's question, he just casually said: "This person is so stubborn and cruel, he needs to be tortured."

Qiao Feng thought of Murong Fu's appearance of being unable to sleep because of the pain in the wounded barracks, and he felt amused in his heart, he coughed twice and managed to maintain his serious expression. "How do you plan to torture him?"

Murong Fu judged by appearance, how could he not know that Qiao Feng didn't believe in his methods at all, so he replied: "Brother Qiao, if you have time, you might as well follow me to see and see, I think he should recruit today."

Murong Fu said so confidently, Qiao Feng must be free, and now he followed Murong Fu to see it.After walking for a while, the two actually entered an abandoned farm house, went down to the attic and came to the cellar.Deng Baichuan and Gongye Ganju were already guarding the cellar, when they saw Murong Fu appear, Deng Baichuan heaved a sigh of relief, and went forward to report: "My lord, you have been silent since last night, are you dead? "

Deng Baichuan looked uneasy, but Murong Fu didn't even wrinkle his eyebrows, and said coldly: "It's not that he's short of food and drink, he won't die. Bring him out and see if he is willing to talk to me, a nobody now."

"Yes!" Deng Baichuan felt relieved, so he opened the cellar and went down to pick him up.

Gongye Gan who was standing by the side twitched slightly when he heard the words.He still remembered the scene when he met the spy four days ago.The young master asked him three questions: "Who are you? What is your rank in Xixia Yipintang? How much do you know about Xixia Yipintang?"

It would take more than two months for the spy to become a prisoner, because Murong Fu never had the time to deal with him, his wounds have already healed after these two months.The so-called forgetting the pain when the scar is healed, seeing Murong Fu asking him kindly, the spy snorted coldly and said, "Who are you? You are an unknown person who deserves to talk to me?"

The accompanying Deng Baichuan and Gongyegan were angry at the same time, but before they stepped forward to punch the spy, Murong Fu ordered the spy to be bound hand and foot and locked into the cellar.Gong Yeqian was completely ignorant of Murong Fu's decision, so he only thought that he was merciful again.Unexpectedly, on the first day this spy was sent into this cellar, he could still sing a little song leisurely, on the second day he shouted hoarsely, asking the young master to let him go out, and on the third day he broke down completely crying and begging for mercy , that panicky wail made Gongye's hair stand on end.If Gongyeqian hadn't seen with his own eyes that the cellar was empty, he would have doubted whether the spy had been tortured by Ling Chi down there.Until the evening, the spy was probably exhausted, and there was no more sound.Deng Baichuan was worried that he would commit suicide, but Gongyegan was really relieved.He would rather the spy die than hear him cry again.

After a while, Deng Baichuan brought him up.Seeing that the secret agent was disheveled, feces and piss flowing out of his face, he was sluggish, as soon as Deng Baichuan let go, he fell softly at Murong Fu's feet like a puddle of mud.

Murong Fu pressed his knuckles against his nose uncomfortably, stepped forward and said: "Mr. Pang, are you recruiting now, or another day?"

Hearing this, "Pang Chengqing" trembled all over, gasped twice in his throat, and lost control of himself again. "I'm recruiting! I'm recruiting!" He tried his best to raise his head and burst into tears, "My name is Li, Li Yanzong, the clan...I, I...is the Xixia clan. The Emperor Daxia is my uncle...don't kill me, don't send me away I'll go back to the cellar... I'll recruit! I'll recruit everything!"

Murong Fu smiled slightly, and said softly: "Mr. Li, you only have one last chance, don't let me down again." After speaking, he turned his head and told Gongye Qian: "Second Brother Gongye, I'll leave it to you."

Walking out of the farm house, Qiao Feng let out a long breath of disbelief, and asked, "What did you do to him? It is rumored in the world that there was once a lost set of evil skills called Soul-hunting Dafa..."

Murong Fu laughed "puchi", and said leisurely: "Brother Qiao, you are overthinking. I just locked him up for three days, no light, no people, no sound, that's all."

"Then why..." Qiao Feng was puzzled.

Murong Fu pondered for a while, carefully choosing his words, and tried his best to let Qiao Feng understand the principle of this "little black room". "We rely on the five senses to perceive the world. Once we lose the ability to feel, our brains will produce illusions, and this illusion is enough to drive people crazy."

"This...this...really..." Qiao Feng sighed incoherently, "It's unbelievable!"

"Brother Qiao, do you want to try?" Murong Fu added.Qiao Feng is a martial arts practitioner, so I don't know how much influence this little black room will have on him.Murong Fu thinks he has a scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts, and the premise is that Qiao Feng is willing to cooperate.

Qiao Feng was particularly unwilling, took a step back as if he had seen a ghost, pointed at Murong Fu and said with a smile: "You must not offend Mr. Murong!" This sentence was originally a joke in the wounded barracks, but now Qiao Feng used it to tease Murong Fu It's just right.

Three days later, Gong Yeqian handed Li Yanzong's confession to Murong Fu.It's not that Li Yanzong deliberately procrastinated, in fact, Li Yanzong even told the story of him peeking at the maid's bath when he was five years old and seven years old.But before confessing, Gong Yegan had to find a doctor for the frightened Li Yanzong to cure his incontinence and stuttering.

Shen Kuo, who was wandering around the wounded barracks, became interested in Murong Fu's method of extorting a confession after meeting Li Yanzong, so he followed Gong Yeqian and blocked him in Murong Fu's camp. "I am very interested in the teaching assistant's method of interrogation, can I ask the teaching assistant to explain a little bit?" Shen Kuo is now a high-spirited official, and his tone when questioning Murong Fu is polite but even more natural.

Murong Fu was not a reckless man like Qiao Feng who didn't know anything about the rules of officialdom. Shen Kuo called him "the official" and also called him "teacher's assistant".But, how could Murong Fu like him?I saw Murong Fu "hehe" twice, and said quietly: "Practice brings true knowledge, Mr. Shen, would you be interested in going to battle and try it yourself?"

The author has something to say:

Gongye Gan: Director, I now understand what you mean!

Director: It's still too late for you to turn your back on it.

Gongye Gan: Really?

Director: Maybe...probably...possibly...right?

Gong Yeqian: ...

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