"What's the point of giving me the map of Jiujiang County's secret base, along with the corresponding personnel status and information?"

"Are you asking me to facilitate another cooperation between the government and the Japanese pirates?"

Zhang Mingtu shook his head and sighed. The incident of the Japanese pirates in Jiujiang County truly explained what it meant that when we were about to fight to the death, Your Majesty surrendered first.

After Zhang Mingtu learned the relevant information, he didn't want to interfere in this matter. This is truly a great shame and can greatly shake the confidence of others.

Anyone who has the ambition to serve his country would be discouraged upon knowing such a situation. At least Xue Cheng was devastated.

Zhang Mingtu sighed softly.

As for the subsequent map of the northern barbarians, he looked at it very carefully.

No matter what, those future brothers who paved the way for him will still have a certain impact on his spirit and will.

The huge regret still filled his heart, making him feel uneasy. If possible, he had a strong obsession to change all this.

At least those 7,000 elite soldiers should not have died meaninglessly on the battlefield outside Jinzhou City.

Zhang Mingtu originally thought that the Book of Life and Death only recorded these things, and there would be no more in the future. After all, these were the most important events that his future brother would experience.

As a result, after the map of the Northern Barbarians, a new piece of information emerged.

"The essentials of practicing the Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow and the Great Sutra of the Three Lives and the Solution of Misfortunes..."

Zhang Mingtu's breathing paused for a moment. The two maps and corresponding information in front of him did not help him much.

Although the two pieces of information could reverse the fate of Daxia in the future, at present they have basically no effect on Zhang Mingtu. On the contrary, the last piece of information that emerged is the most useful to Zhang Mingtu.

"Buddhism and Taoism are one. After the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra and the Great Supreme Three Lives Resolving Grievances Sutra balance each other, not only will they not check and balance each other, but they will be able to elevate one's strength to the highest level..."

This article was written in a concise and refined manner. As Zhang Mingtu read it, the true energy of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra and the Tai Shang Sansheng Jieyuan Sutra in his body began to circulate naturally.

The areas of adjustment are subtle and uncomplicated.

But when the two streams of true energy moved around the body, they were no longer hostile to each other as before. Instead, there was a subtle tendency for fusion between the conflicts.

Zhang Mingtu found this method of conversion quite familiar. It was very similar to...the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist and the Heavenly Dragon Divine Refining Fist.

"Ah... this... I can only say that all writing is plagiarized, and the same is true for cultivation techniques."

Zhang Mingtu sighed in his heart. The changes in his body were subtle and exquisite. Although the total amount of true energy did not increase significantly, Zhang Mingtu inexplicably felt a lot more relaxed both physically and mentally.

This is the great progress achieved after balancing the true qi of Buddhism and Taoism in the body.

No matter how Zhang Mingtu tried to balance it before, the two steams in his body were always hostile to each other, and a large part of them were consumed by internal fighting. Now the internal fighting still exists, but it is under control and will play a promoting role instead.

After the collision with each other, both kinds of true qi will become more destructive at the same time, and when combined, the lethality will be greatly increased.

Zhang Mingtu took a deep breath and looked at the moonlight hanging high outside the house. Suddenly, he felt like he was in another world.

Time passed very quickly, but he experienced a long and eventful life.

"The building is truly riddled with problems and holes, yet it still lacks popular support. Is this really the end of the dynasty?"

It was late at night, but Zhang Mingtu was not very sleepy. He turned over and sat on the roof, looking at the bright moonlight above his head, feeling a little lost for a moment.

"Should I continue forward, holding onto Tianqing alone, or should I suddenly turn around and head in another direction?"

This is a problem.

Zhang Mingtu is asking himself.

“Is this really worth saving?”

Zhang Mingtu could not accept the fact that they cooperated with the Japanese pirates and used civilians as food for the demons.

Zhang Mingtu has not experienced too much good things about Daxia, but he has seen too much negative things about Daxia.

"Who's causing trouble at the border? Is someone siding with the northern barbarians?"

"What on earth is that person in Kyoto thinking?"

"Is raising demons really his idea, his thought?"

Zhang Mingtu has countless doubts and questions in his mind, but they are difficult to answer. Even though he has experienced several lifetimes, many questions still have no answers.

While Zhang Mingtu was thinking, he suddenly heard some movement at the door. He was startled and looked up. He found that the sky had already brightened up.

His heart skipped a beat, and he turned over and quietly entered the room. His mother Wang Yulan's gentle voice rang out.

"Mingtu, the porridge is ready, as are the steamed buns and two eggs. If you're awake, get up and eat now. Your father and I need to eat first because we have to go to the restaurant later."

"I know. Here I come."

When Zhang Mingtu got out of bed and opened the door, his mother had already turned around and went to the kitchen, bringing out steamed buns, porridge and other things.

My father Zhang Jishi also got up early. At this time, he came out of the kitchen with his body hunched over, and there were traces of smoke on his face.

Both of them ate very quickly, chatting while eating, with smiles on their faces.

"This year is better than previous years. Fewer people come to get steamed buns and mutton soup."

"This is a good thing. You know what, my son did is really honest. These days, many people want to send food to our restaurant. I heard that a wealthy man is kind-hearted and collects very little rent."

"The landlord must have shown some kindness. Didn't you see County Magistrate Rui drag those heartless people to the market and chop them up? How dare they not show some kindness?"

The two chatted about the recent events in Jianyi, and both were quite relaxed.

Zhang Mingtu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and finally came back to reality in a trance.

The atmosphere of worldly life is what soothes the hearts of ordinary people the most.

My father still smelled of firewood, and my mother Wang Yulan's clothes were stained with a little flour, with a unique fragrance of wheat.

The smell of the mundane world brought Zhang Mingtu back to his senses.

"Those earth-shattering events of the future haven't happened yet. I still have many opportunities now, and I can make any choice I want."

"No matter what the future holds, at least I have truly changed a lot now."

Both the Ruihai County Magistrate and the kind-hearted landlord were closely related to Zhang Mingtu.

In a trance, Zhang Mingtu recalled the future that he had not changed at first.

The family's property was seized by the Wang and Li families, and many civilians in Jianyi were in turmoil due to the flood, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

Looking at it now, all that future has become a thing of the past and will never erupt again. Your two families have been uprooted, and more of the vast mountains that were pressing on these civilians have been removed by Zhang Mingtu.

“Be bold in making changes. Even if things get worse, they are still much better than doing nothing.”