"Who are you?"
Li Gang finally couldn't help but ask the question in his mind.
Zhang Shixun smiled slightly and said, "I am just an ordinary person."
"fart!"
"This..." Zhang Shixun didn't expect Li Gang to swear. "Mr. Li, you are reading the books of sages, Confucius..."
Li Gang waved his hand and said, "Answer my question. Who are you?"
Zhang Shixun rolled his eyes and said, "I've already answered that. He's an ordinary person."
"Since you are a mortal, what happened to the fairy just now?"
"Didn't the fairy just say that? She is virtual."
“What is virtual?”
"Virtual means... literally."
Li Gang glared at me, "Don't play tricks on me. I'm just asking you, how did that fairy come here?"
"You also said that she is a fairy. Since she is a fairy, of course she comes and goes without a trace."
"Shut up!" Li Gang's beard curled up in anger. "What I want to ask is, how can you summon the fairy here?"
Seeing that he was angry, Zhang Shixun was even happier. "The fairy and I are friends, is that not okay?"
When he said that, Ding Dusai suddenly became nervous and blurted out, "Sir, is there anything going on between you and this fairy?"
Zhang Shixun rubbed his temples, unable to explain it clearly.
"Speak up, what's the relationship between you and the fairy...oh! and Xiaomei?"
"She and I... forget it, let her come out and explain herself... Xiaomei, could you please come out again for a moment?"
Xiaomei appears again.
She addressed them by their names, "Li Gang, Ding Dusai, don't make wild guesses. I come from the virtual world. In other words, I'm not a mortal with flesh and blood."
Li Gang asked: "So, you are a fairy, right?"
Xiaomei said, "It's fine if you think so."
Li Gang was about to ask more when Ding Dusai next to him interrupted, "What is your relationship with my husband?"
This was also what Li Gang wanted to ask. Since Ding Dusai asked, he looked at Xiaomei and waited for her answer.
Xiaomei replied: "I'm his assistant."
assistant?
Li Gang and others were confused and didn't understand.
Xiaomei smiled at Ding Dusai and said, "Don't worry, I'm virtual and won't compete with you or Li Shishi for your husband."
After saying this, his figure gradually faded and disappeared.
Xiaomei appeared this time and seemed to answer the questions of Li Gang and Ding Dusai, but in fact she didn't answer anything, but made them more confused.
"Okay! Stop asking questions, let's get started."
Li Gang was a stubborn person. When he wanted to continue asking questions, he was stopped by Zhang Shixun. He pointed to the audience and said, "Mr. Li, don't dwell on this issue. We should start now. Everyone is waiting."
Li Gang suppressed his confusion and waved his hand, saying, "Let's get started."
Zhang Shixun looked at Li Shishi and said, "Madam Li, the opening is up to you... Don't be nervous, just treat the people in the audience as if they were carrots and cabbages."
Li Shishi smiled sweetly, "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, we are doing good deeds, we can say whatever we think."
Although she spoke easily, Zhang Shixun could tell from her clenched fists that she was still very nervous.
He pulled Li Shishi aside and quietly stuffed something into her mouth, "Put this in your ears."
Li Shishi opened her hand and saw that it was a small bee, which frightened her.
"Don't be afraid, this little bee is my messenger. If you can't remember what to say on stage, I'll use it to remind you."
Li Shishi believed his words without a doubt and gently put the little bee into her ear.
"Also, when you go on stage, a beam of light will always illuminate you. The main function of this beam of light is..."
"Sir, this is called a spotlight... Have you forgotten? I saw it during the Lantern Festival rehearsal."
"Haha! Look at my memory."
Zhang Shixun smiled, pushed her gently, and said, "Go up now."
Li Shishi nodded and walked slowly towards the center of the stage.
At this moment, tens of thousands of people were staring at the stage, waiting for the charity performance to begin.
Suddenly, the lights on the stage dimmed.
A woman with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance appeared on the stage. Under the spotlight, she was like a fairy descending to the earth.
"Good evening, fellow villagers."
Li Shishi's magnetic voice echoed in the air.
She first denounced the brutality of the Jin soldiers, then described the miserable conditions of the victims, and finally, on behalf of the Women's Federation, she called on everyone to show their love and donate money and supplies to the victims.
Li Shishi was a star of this era. People in the capital were familiar with her, and her appearance was met with warm cheers.
Li Gang, who appeared second, was also warmly welcomed.
When the Jin soldiers besieged the city, the government favored treacherous officials, while people like Li Gang who strongly advocated resistance to the war were marginalized, which made the people indignant. The students of the Imperial College, led by Chen Dong, stepped forward, and hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets and gathered in front of Desheng Tower, strongly calling on the court to reuse Li Gang.
In this situation, Zhao Huan had no choice but to let Li Gang take charge of the defense battle.
In the eyes of the people, Li Gang is a loyal minister.
The fact that Li Gang was able to stand on the stage showed that this charity performance had the support of the court.
This is indeed the case.
Li Gang first conveyed the emperor's concern for the victims, then enthusiastically praised the good deeds of the Women's Federation, and finally called on everyone to donate generously.
After Li Gang finished his speech, Zhang Shixun came on stage.
His appearance blinded everyone.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, thin mist rose from his feet and soon covered the entire stage. The background behind him also turned into mountains, with peaks overlapping and clouds shrouded in mist, like a fairyland.
"Good evening, my dear compatriots."
The unique opening remarks aroused warm cheers from the audience.
"Hello, Master Zhang!"
"Hello, Immortal Zhang!"
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"My fellow countrymen, the Jin soldiers have invaded on a massive scale, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of atrocities. Wherever they go, they leave devastated lives and corpses strewn across the plains. Millions of people are plunged into dire straits, countless others are displaced and wandering... As you can see, inside and outside the capital, there are victims everywhere, with their families and children, starving."
He paused, then added with a heavy heart, "Now is the time of famine, and with the Jin invaders having just retreated, food prices have skyrocketed. Everyone is struggling, and almost every household has no surplus food, making it difficult for them to provide more food to the victims."
The whole audience was silent, and Zhang Shixun's words just touched upon their pain.
"...Although everyone is facing difficulties, these disaster victims are also the people of our Great Song, our compatriots. Seeing their plight, I think everyone feels the same: grief for the loss of a rabbit, grief for the fox, grief for their own kind. I urge everyone to help these disaster victims as much as possible in this difficult situation. Give them a little from your already limited food rations. As long as everyone gives a little love, it will add up and we will definitely be able to overcome this difficult time... I urge everyone to contribute money and food, and act quickly."
Tens of thousands of people in the audience were infected by his emotion and donated money one after another. Several donation boxes were soon full.
Li Gang noticed that Zhang Shixun did not mention the Emperor of the Song Dynasty or the government throughout his speech.
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