"You," Malone couldn't help but blush when he heard Jordan's sarcastic words. He also knew that he had made a mistake at the moment, and he was so ashamed that he immediately turned around and left the fine pavilion with an angry look on his face.
Jordan looked disdainfully at the back of the figure who disappeared at the door, and continued: "Now the refugees are compressed into a small area like Zitong, Guanghan and Xindu. As long as we stabilize the defense line for three or four months, these 70,000 to 80,000 refugees will There will be a crisis in the food supply. Although Xi Wei has replaced Liu Chen, the current situation is really not suitable for any more internal fighting..."
At the same time, in a tent of the refugee camp in Hande County, Zitong County, Li Xiangzheng summoned the leaders of the refugees to discuss matters. A burly middle-aged man with several pigtails on the back of his head was standing in the center of the camp with a cold face and said loudly: "Junhou, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. Many families used to secretly send us food. Most of the families are now finding various reasons to stop sending food. If this continues, our food will be exhausted in less than three months. The only solution now is to concentrate some of our troops and forcibly capture a few docks. Fort, kill a group of people, and the rest will naturally send food over."
The speaker was called Wei Gong, a Qiang Di leader from Yinping County in Qinzhou. When the six counties were in chaos, he also led about a hundred families to Liangzhou to beg for food.
Wei Gong's words immediately aroused a chorus of agreement in the camp.
Li Xiang, who was sitting on the main seat, could not help but frown when he saw this scene.
Now his situation is extremely serious. Ya Bo's army occupied Jiameng Pass and Jiange Pass, and they fought several times, with neither side winning or losing. With the Yabo here, the main force of the refugee army was restrained on Hande's side and unable to move. But his partial army Jian Shuo's front was blocked in Deyang. Under such a situation, many Shu families who were originally optimistic about him now began to speak arrogantly, obviously having other thoughts.
He glanced at Yan Shi, who was sitting on his left. After the two made eye contact, Li Xiang finally said: "I'm just waiting for the uprising to protect myself, not to rebel, let alone kill people. You and I are all from Qinzhou and Yongzhou When we came to Shu, even though we had various conflicts with the Shu people, it was the Shu people who fed us for nearly a year after all. I, Li Xiang, will not forget this kindness, and I hope you will not forget it either."
After saying this, he paused, glanced at everyone in the tent, and continued: "When a man is alive, he should be based on trust. Since everyone trusts me, Li, and jointly elect me, Li, as the co-owner of everyone, I, Li, will naturally We will find a way out for everyone. That Yabo army expedition will not last long. As long as we hold on, victory will definitely belong to us."
"Women's kindness!" Wei Gong watched everyone in the tent nodding involuntarily and cursed secretly in his heart.
But after everyone left the tent, Li Xiang couldn't help but feel worried. Just now, he had to bite the bullet and say some words to encourage morale in front of everyone, but he was unable to deal with the strategy of solid defense and clearing the field laid out by Liang Yizhou in front of him.
"Jun Hou," Yan Shi didn't go out. When he saw Li Xiang's appearance, he didn't know how difficult he was now. "From the perspective of my subordinates, the conditions of the old immortal from Qingcheng Mountain last time were not impossible."
"But he is a remnant of the Five Dou Rice Cult. Others may not know it, but my grandfather personally experienced the Hanzhong Rice Cult Rebellion and warned our family not to get involved with the Rice Cult."
"Your Majesty, this moment is the same as the other moment. I heard that this old immortal is already over ninety years old this year. He is still strong and energetic, and his cultivation is unpredictable. Over the years, although believers in Guanghan Jianwei and other places in Shu County have There are very few, but in areas with a large number of Qiang people such as Wenshan and Hanjia, they have a very large number of believers. Besides, they are no longer called the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. They have changed their name to the Tianshi Sect. As long as we promise that his disciples will If you come here and put forward the conditions, you can get the help of a large number of Qiang people. Junhou, although Wei Gong was just one person who spoke just now, it also represents the private thoughts of many leaders. If the situation is not broken, I am afraid that Wei Gong will not just say it verbally. ’s objection.”
When Li Xiang heard what Yan Shi said, he couldn't help frowning and kept rubbing his chin with his right hand. Just after he defeated the Luoshang army and the Liangzhou army, a Taoist priest came to him. It was just that he had been influenced by his family since he was a child, so the Taoist priest sent him away before he saw him. Later, I heard Yan Shi say that the Taoist priest claimed to be one of the twelve disciples of Fan Tianshi in Qingcheng Mountain, and he came here to attract them to join Tianshi Sect.
This made him sneer.
What is the Tianshi Sect? Isn’t it the Five Pecks of Rice Sect back then?
In the late Shang Dynasty, the Five Dou Rice Cult advocated Lu and occupied Hanzhong for nearly 30 years, and was later wiped out by Emperor Wu of Zhou. His grandfather also led people to join the Five Dou Rice Cult. After Zhang Lu surrendered to Emperor Wu of Zhou, his grandfather also surrendered to Emperor Wu of Zhou. In order to show that he would have no contact with Zhang Lu in the future, his grandfather ordered all the more than 100 families who followed him to withdraw from the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, and ordered future generations not to believe in it anymore.
This is what Li Xiang knew about the Five Dou Rice Cult. Ever since he could remember, any discussion about the Five Dou Rice Cult was strictly prohibited in his family, and he was repeatedly warned not to get involved with the Five Dou Rice Cult. So when he heard that a Taoist priest was coming to attract followers, his long-standing concept made him immediately ask someone to keep the Taoist priest out of the tent.
He sat on the chair and thought for a while, recalling the story of Zhang Lu who had dominated Hanzhong for more than thirty years. Zhang Lu also imitated Dou Rong's story at that time. He did not call himself king, but taught to control the people. After finally surrendering to Emperor Wu of Zhou, he was especially named the Marquis of Langzhong County, and his five sons were also named marquis. Emperor Wu of Zhou even hired a bride for one of his sons. He married one of Zhang Lu's daughters, and she became extremely noble all the time. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.
"Didn't the Five Dou Rice Sect move to Longhu Mountain back then?" He asked Yan Shi, "What's the connection between Tianshi's teaching, Fan Tianshi, and the Five Dou Rice Sect back then?"
"This subordinate doesn't know very well." Yan Shi knew from Li Xiang's expression that he had been tempted, "However, the Taoist priest who claims to be Fan Tianshi's twelfth disciple is still in Hande County. If you want to know more, , my subordinates will send someone to summon him."
Not long after Yan Shi left, he led the two of them into Li Xiang's tent. Li Xiang looked up and saw that the leader was wearing a lotus crown with a yin and yang diagram embroidered in the center of the crown. He was wearing a long navy blue gown with a bright red collar. He holds an apricot yellow Bagua flag in his hand, wears a pair of blue thick cloth shoes with turned-up heads on his feet, and has a black beard about two feet long under his chin. Coupled with his phoenix eyes and eyebrows, he really looks like an immortal. taste. The Taoist who followed him was extremely tall, wearing a crown of the Five Sacred Mountains on his head, and a long navy blue gown, but the collar was brown. This man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but a two-inch long scar on the left side of his face completely destroyed his original appearance, making him intimidating.
If Zhou Xing were present, he would be surprised to see this person.
The man with scars on his face is none other than Zhang Bu, whom he hasn’t seen for a long time.
"Infinite View," the leading black-bearded Taoist raised his left hand, curled his index finger inwards, and saluted, "Xu Hua, the real official of Tianshi's seat, has met General Zhendong!"
"Changxian Xu Daochang is here. Li is not able to greet you from far away. Please forgive me." Li Xiang got down from his seat immediately and stepped forward to greet him warmly: "Please take a seat quickly."
The two exchanged a few words and sat down separately. Yan Shi sat beside him, while Zhang Bu stood behind Taoist Xu Hua with a sword in both hands.
"Dare I ask you, Master?" Yan Shi received Li Xiang's wink and asked with a smile: "I am a refugee who has come all the way. I know very little about your sect, and I don't know much about Master Fan. Clear up some doubts for us."
Just look at Xu Hua's right hand gently stroking his long beard under his chin, and slowly said: "My master's surname is Fan Tao, who will live forever. In the second year of Zhou Jiaping's reign, he suddenly met a god on the top of Qingcheng Mountain. He rode on clouds and dragons, guided hundreds of spirits, and was an immortal and beautiful girl. , the bodyguards on the left and right, were called Taishang Laojun. He orally told my teacher: "Since the death of the Heavenly Master Zhang Ling, there has been no teacher on earth for those who practice good deeds. Fan Changsheng, a scholar, stands upright and behaves in accordance with nature. He is talented." When you were appointed as the master, you were the first teacher. Therefore, I came to observe you, confer on you the position of heavenly master, and give you twenty volumes of "Yun Zhong Yin Chan Xin Ke's Commandments". The title is "Bing Jin". He also said: I have this sutra and commandment, It has been since the creation of heaven and earth and has not been passed down to the world. Now the fortune should be revealed. You have promulgated my "New Science" to clean up Taoism and remove the three false laws, the tax on renting rice, and the art of combining qi between men and women. The great road is pure and empty. How can such a thing happen? The first thing is to focus on etiquette, and then add food and seclusion. 'Since my respected master has practiced this heavenly book, he can soar into the clouds and ride on the mist, and can fly with a sword. This is a truly supreme and wonderful method."
Li Xiang couldn't help but wonder when he heard this: "So, Fan Lao Shenxian's Tianshi Sect and Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice Sect are not the same thing?"
"Hmph," Xu Hua snorted from his nostrils with a very disdainful expression, "The three-piece method is an evil way. In the third year of Zhengyuan, when my teacher was just twenty years old, he went up to Huming Mountain alone and met with The disciples of the three false sects fought for three days. Except for a few stubborn disciples who fled Longhu Mountain, the rest of the disciples all worshiped. My Xu Hua's father was a disciple of that false sect. After hearing what my teacher said, , it was like an enlightenment, and I realized that what I had learned before was false, so at the age of thirty-one, I willingly accepted my respected master as my teacher."
"Oh," Li Xiang raised his eyebrows and leaned forward: "I would also like to ask the immortal master to explain to me the way of Master Fan."
"Tai Shang Laojun said that non-being is the beginning of heaven and earth, and existence is the opening of heaven and earth. This world was originally a chaos and a void. The Creator was patrolling here and said he wanted light, so there was light in this world. The Creator looked again Light arises from darkness, that is, existence arises from nothingness, so each day is divided into light and darkness, which is day and night. This is the first day.
The Creator also said that this world must be divided into pure and dirty. So the pure ones float up, and the turbid ones sink. What floats is for the sky, and what sinks is for the earth. Then there was heaven and earth in this world. This is the second day.
The Creator also said that there should be air between heaven and earth, which seems to be nothing but connects up and down. So there were wind, thunder and lightning. This is the third day.
On the fourth day, the Creator gathered the water on the ground together again, and this became the sea and lakes. Seeing that the ground was bare and desolate, he let the ground grow covered with vegetation. He was very satisfied with this. This was the fourth day.
On the fifth day, he caused countless fish to breed in the sea, countless birds to fly in the sky, and countless beasts to run on the ground. He was very satisfied with seeing these creatures.
On the sixth day, the Creator created man in his own image and gave all creatures in this world, the sea, the sky, the land, to be managed by man, and so we humans came into being in this world. "
"What about the seventh day?" Li Xiang had never heard of this legend before, so he couldn't help but ask after hearing this.
"On the seventh day, the Creator went to rest." Xu Hua replied with a smile.
"Ah," Li Xiang didn't expect this answer at all, and looked very surprised, "This is completely different from what the Five Pecks of Rice Sect said before."
"Zhang Ling only received a copy of the "Taipingdongji Jing" that Lao Jun left behind in the world, and my respected master is the supreme magic method taught by Lao Jun himself."
"Then what is the relationship between Laojun and the Creator you mentioned?" Li Xiang was a little confused at this time.
"Laojun is an incarnation of the Creator. At that time, he appeared in the world to teach the great sage Confucius, which led to the prosperity of cultivation in China. Zhang Ling was originally a monk from the Taixue of the Later Shang Dynasty. He said that Laojun taught him "Taiping Cave" "Ji Sutra". The respected master was on the top of Qingcheng Mountain, and Laojun also talked about Zhang Ling. My respected master asserted that although Zhang Ling was taught by Laojun, the insufficiency of the wonderful teachings spread to future generations, and the truth of the Tao was distorted. Therefore, the old master Your Majesty has shown mercy to the people of the world for a long time, and you have come to this world again to teach my master the "Commandments of the New Technique of Sound Chanting in the Clouds"."
"The "New Commandments" says: Human beings are born with sins. The Heavenly Master was ordered by Laojun to come to this mortal world as a divine envoy to educate the people and make them repent and atone for the crimes they have committed. The believers should strictly abide by the following precepts: The first cloud is that there is only one God, the Creator, and there is no other god besides him; the second cloud is that you are not allowed to paint statues of gods, and you are not allowed to worship idols; the third cloud is that you are not allowed to falsely claim to be the Creator, Taishang Laojun is one of his incarnations; the fourth cloud is that you should To remember the Sabbath, one day should be designated as Sunday every seven days to worship and pray for the Creator; five clouds should be filial to parents; six clouds should not kill without reason; seven clouds should not commit adultery; eight clouds should not steal; nine clouds should not bear false witness to harm others. ;Ten clouds are not allowed to be stolen.”
Li Xiang listened carefully to Xu Hua's words. At this moment, he saw him pause and quickly asked his doubts: "I have heard that Taoists have a magical method of immortality. I wonder if Master Fan can teach this supreme magical method?"
"My master was born in the Zhengshi year of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is nearly a hundred years old now, but he still looks like a man in his prime, with a ruddy complexion and black hair and beard. Junhou, how old do you think I am this year?"
Li Xiang looked carefully and saw that this person had some fine lines at the corners of his eyebrows, but no gray color could be seen on the rest of his skin. He said uncertainly: "Looking at the Taoist priest's face, he seems to be in his forties. "
"Hahahaha," Xu Hua laughed and said, "I have wasted sixty-five years this year."
As soon as Xu Hua said this, Li Xiang and Yan Shi were shocked and stunned, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"Does Taoism really have a magic formula for immortality?" The temptation of immortality is hard for anyone to resist, and Li Xiang is no exception. When he spoke at this time, he was already very emotional, and his words actually trembled slightly.
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