Chapter 55: This is a truly astonishing event

Who can learn and improve in a dream?

He thought that Young General Xie had some questions to ask him, perhaps asking him about the situation in the world, or asking him about the scenery in the border states, etc., but Zhang Hanlin never expected that Xie Yuchuan actually asked him if anyone could learn and improve in a dream?

He worked diligently from a young age, studying diligently for twenty years before finally passing the imperial examination. His career, despite its setbacks, was relatively smooth. While others might consider him exceptionally gifted, his success was ultimately the result of years of diligent study and hard work.

Studying is hard, and being an official is not easy either. You have to be cautious and tread on thin ice.

If there was a method in this world that could allow one to learn and improve even in sleep, wouldn’t that be the greatest blessing in the world?

Zhang Hanlin, who had endured years of toil, sighed, "If someone could achieve enlightenment in their sleep, it must be divine help, a great blessing. I've only heard of such people in legends, but never seen them in person."

Xie Yuchuan, who had just been enlightened by the family god in his dream and learned the military formations, was silent for a moment.

Thinking of the countless scholars who studied diligently for years under the lamp, Zhang Hanlin said to Xie Yuchuan, "If someone can still study diligently even when they are resting, how many more opportunities do they have compared to others?" Thinking of this method, Zhang Dayi said with envy, "I wonder what kind of learning method is used in dreams."

With an officer beside them urging them on, the two men talked as they walked.

As he was speaking, Zhang Dayi suddenly stopped talking and turned to stare at Xie Yuchuan, who was standing beside him with a calm expression, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

He stared blankly at Xie Yuchuan's resolute and extraordinary profile, as if he had grasped something at that moment.

Zhang Hanlin asked tentatively, "Young General, why are you asking me this? What unusual things have you encountered?"

The way he asked this question was almost like asking, "Did you learn something in your dream?"

Xie Yuchuan didn't answer directly, but he didn't deny it either.

How could Zhang Dayi, such a smart and perceptive person, not understand Xie Yuchuan's answer?

Immediately, his heart skipped a beat, his forehead tightened, and the blood in his body suddenly boiled. Zhang Dayi felt the hot blood rushing to his head.

When he first spoke, he didn't realize anything. He just thought that Xie Yuchuan was looking for a topic to talk to him on this long journey, or that he had helped him heal his injuries and was afraid that he would think too much, so he wanted to take care of him, so he thought of a question to ask him on the spur of the moment. It was a two-way interaction, so he wouldn't feel indebted to him.

Zhang Dayi was very grateful for Xie Yuchuan's care, but as he was speaking, he suddenly realized that if someone else asked him this question, it would be just a random thought or a daydream, like a joke.

But the Xie family is different from others!

In a flash, Zhang Dayi suddenly realized something he had just overlooked!

The Xie family, according to legend, has gods!

Wasn't it because he, Zhang Dayi, was unwilling to revise the record of the Xie family's contribution to saving the country in the founding history of Daliang that the emperor exiled him to the border states with a stroke of his pen?

Why did Xie Yuchuan ask this question?

Could it be that the Xie family is really blessed by a family god?

No, Zhang Dayi’s mind was a little confused.

He initially disagreed with compiling history because the ancestors of the Xie family did assist Taizu in founding the country, but that was more than a hundred years ago. He had no chance to see what happened with his own eyes. But if Taizu specially ordered the historians to record the fact that the Xie family gods helped him in founding the country in the Daliang Chronicles, then as descendants, wouldn't it be against the wishes of their ancestors to compile the founding records without authorization?

The emperor may not like the Xie family, but the Xie family has made great contributions to the founding of the country.

Zhang Dayi had never seen the Xie family's gods appear to be effective. Whether you believe it or not is one thing to say. After all, so many years have passed, and subsequent emperors have never seen them. Even when there were successive natural disasters, and people held altars to offer sacrifices to the sky and perform rituals to invite the gods, no one had ever seen the Xie family's gods descend to the world.

Therefore, there are many different opinions in the outside world about the Xie family's worship of gods.

He would not casually express his opinion on something he had not seen. But when Emperor Taizu said he had seen it, Zhang Dayi was unwilling to compromise his principles.

Now……

His heartbeat quickened, and he couldn't even feel the pain in his arm.

He seemed to have received a surprising answer from Xie Yuchuan's calmness.

Could it be that the Xie family's god is still there?

However, the Xie family had already handed over the deity they worshipped...

Zhang Dayi understood what happened in Songjiang Town and that the Xie family was doomed to fail, but since he saw that someone was helping the Xie family, he didn't think much about it. But now he is thinking about it again.

He gradually sorted out a main thread from those suddenly messy thoughts.

"Your Xie family gods..."

For a moment, Zhang Dayi didn't know how to ask this question.

Xie Yuchuan's eyes moved slightly. He knew that Zhang Hanlin, who was upholding the law in the court, had already understood something.

Sometimes there are some things that don't need to be said clearly.

Zhang Dayi was shocked, but after calming down, he suddenly became curious about Xie Yuchuan's study in his dream.

He said, why would Xie Yuchuan ask him such a question for no reason.

Thinking that there were actually people in this world who could gain enlightenment in dreams, Zhang Dayi considered his words and turned to Xie Yuchuan for advice: "It has been said since ancient times that whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about at night. Most mortal dreams are the lingering thoughts of the day, and their dreams are chaotic and hasty. There are some extraordinary people and stories in the folk stories, such as solving cases during the day and being a judge in dreams. However, the stories are not detailed enough, so I don't know what kind of enlightenment in dreams is. Is it a sudden enlightenment, or is it the same as when awake?"

Xie Yuchuan understood the temptation in Zhang Dayi's words.

Recalling the magical power of the family god's teachings in the dream, it is neither the kind of sudden enlightenment nor the method of daily reading. It is neither.

The household god brought him into a dream to watch. There were real pictures in front of his eyes and sounds around him to explain the scenes. The scenes he saw were completely indescribable.

In front of him, sometimes there were dozens of people rehearsing the battle formation, and sometimes the armor and weapons on the soldiers would be magnified in front of him for him to examine carefully. Sometimes, he even seemed to be suspended in mid-air, leaning down to clearly see the attack and defense methods in all directions.

How can this be the normal way of studying?

A rare look of confusion appeared on Junyi's face, which made Zhang Dayi feel confused as well.

Xie Yuchuan pondered for a moment and said, "Neither of them is correct."

After hearing this, Zhang Dayi became even more curious.

"Is there any immortal master who can teach me?"

Xie Yuchuan looked at him and nodded slightly.

Zhang Dayi gasped and sighed, "I've never heard of this before. It's breathtaking. It's truly amazing!"

The two walked forward, and there was another period of silence.

Xie Yuchuan doesn't talk much with outsiders. Zhang Dayi has also observed him in the past few days, so he still has some confusion.

"This is a truly remarkable event. The young general has such great fortune that he can keep it secret. Why are you telling me about it?"