In the imperial city, in the main hall.
Li Chongfu is still meditating and practicing Taoism. He has just taken a cultivation elixir and its power is evaporating. Wave after wave of medicinal power was released, and Li Chongfu's body became quite hot, and there was even a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
The weather in September is quite chilly.
However, it was very hot in Li Chong's mansion, and he was only wearing a thin piece of clothing.
Zhao Yuan stood aside and slowly fanned Li Chongfu. Zhao Yuan felt helpless as he watched Li Chongfu practicing Taoism. Although he was an eunuch, he also practiced martial arts on his own. He knew that the emperor's so-called cultivation was completely different from their martial arts training.
There were too many poisons in the elixirs taken by the emperor.
However, Li Chongfu has been obsessed with Taoism for more than ten years, and it is impossible to change.
This is Li Chongfu's obsession.
call! call! !
Li Chongfu's breathing was a little quick and uncomfortable.
After a long time, Li Chongfu's breathing returned to steady. He opened his eyes and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said slowly: "Zhao Yuan, when I was meditating, I saw the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tianzun. His whole body was wrapped with thunder. In one fell swoop, Every movement has great power, which is really fascinating.”
Zhao Yuan bowed and said: "Your Majesty's cultivation is becoming more and more sophisticated, so you can see miracles. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
A smile appeared on Li Chongfu's face covered with age spots, and he felt that he was becoming more and more immortal. Recently, when he was meditating, he often felt erratic, as if he was about to become an immortal.
This was something Li Chongfu was extremely happy about.
Li Chongfu narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Zhao Yuan, Xu Changjie died in the court. Cao Ji is in charge of the overall situation, do you think he can maintain the situation?"
Zhao Yuan said, "Your Majesty has a keen eye, so the person you choose must be good. What's more, Cao Ji has been in charge of the household department for some time and has done a good job. It can be seen that with Cao Ji's ability, he can supervise the personnel department. , it’s not difficult at all.”
Li Chongfu said: "I hope so."
Zhao Yuan remained silent. Although he controlled the Red Armor Cavalry, Zhao Yuan never interfered much in court matters in front of the emperor.
Li Chongfu suddenly said: "Although Cao Ji has some abilities, he does not have the prestige and influence of Xu Changjie. Now that we are missing an old man like Xu Changjie, I still feel uneasy about the fighting on the front line. I have an idea, you say let Tie How about Yifan taking action to assassinate Bai Cejun and kill the Qin general?"
Tie Yifan is worshiped by the royal family and is a master at the Grand Master level.
Among the Xia royal family, only this great master was worshiped. There are indeed many grandmasters supported by the Xia Kingdom royal family, and many of them can be mobilized. But only the Grand Master is the real Optimus Prime.
It cannot be used until the end.
This time, Li Chongfu took into account the turmoil in the rear and the fighting on the front line. If he killed the enemy commander, it would be easier for Qi Feixiong to win.
Zhao Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard Li Chongfu's words.
Assassinate Bai Cejun!
This comes at a price.
Zhao Yuan looked worried and said: "Your Majesty, if the Grand Master is allowed to assassinate Bai Cejun, I am afraid that the Qin Dynasty will go crazy. The Qin people have always been like mad dogs. If we assassinate Bai Cejun and the Qin people take revenge, we will encounter a lot of trouble. Then we will encounter a lot of trouble. , What if Qi Feixiong is also assassinated? Once the army generals and rear officials are assassinated crazily, many people will be killed."
Li Chongfu's flushed face took on a stern look, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that things have happened, how can we care about revenge? Da Qin wants to destroy our Xia Kingdom, why do we care so much? Zhao Yuan, you Go personally and inform Tie Yifan that he must succeed. I, the Xia Kingdom, will provide him with food and drink, and even support his family. If he doesn't contribute at this time, when will he?"
"Here!"
Zhao Yuan bowed in agreement.
He turned around and prepared to inform. As soon as he reached the door of the main hall, Li Chongfu said again: "Zhao Yuan, do you think it can succeed this time?"
"It will definitely succeed!"
Zhao Yuan answered firmly.
He knew in his heart that the emperor was a little panicked, because although the Xia Kingdom said it could resist the Qin Dynasty, it might not really be able to resist it.
Zhao Yuan bowed and exited the main hall, and went straight to a remote courtyard in the northwest corner of the imperial city.
This courtyard is Tie Yifan's residence.
Tie Yifan is already in his early eighties and is a true Grandmaster. He has been a Grand Master for many years, and although his temples have turned gray, his complexion is rosy, his eyes are piercing, and he does not look old at all.
Tie Yifan was in the yard, holding a small wooden bucket in his left hand and a wooden spoon in his right hand, watering the flowers.
His days are very leisurely.
On days like this, he was content with himself.
Tie Yifan's family members all live in the Xia Kingdom. Anyway, as long as he is here, the court will take care of the Tie family. It's a pity that the Tie family members don't have much talent. He tried his best to train them, and then managed to cultivate a grandmaster with elixirs. He was still in the early stage of the grandmaster realm.
The rest of the family are all ordinary warriors, and very few are even in the innate realm.
Such tribesmen are addicted to pleasure and have long lost the thought of fighting. Anyway, with the ancestor Tie Yifan here, the Tie family is safe and sound, so what else is there to struggle for?
When Tie Yifan was young, he still wanted to develop the Tie family. If we continue to be unable to cultivate talents, we will become discouraged and too lazy to waste our energy. It's not bad to worship Youzai Youzai in the palace. While Tie Yifan was watering the flowers and plants, a young man of about twenty years old entered.
This is Tie Yifan's follower Fan You.
Fan Tong bowed and said: "Grand Master, Manager Zhao is here."
"please!"
Tie Yifan ordered.
He was a little surprised. Under normal circumstances, the royal family rarely let him take action, which led to Zhao Yuan rarely coming to him.
If Zhao Yuan comes in person, something must be wrong.
Not long after, Zhao Yuan came to Tie Yifan and said respectfully: "Grand Master."
Tie Yifan said: "Mr. Zhao is here, what do you want?"
Zhao Yuan said directly: "Your Majesty said that Da Qin is attacking our Xia Kingdom. The country is short of food and grass, so it cannot be delayed forever. Please ask the Grand Master to go to the front line to assassinate the Qin Army's commander Bai Cejun. At the same time, if a few more Da Qin generals can be killed, then It’s also excellent. In short, capture the thief and capture the king, kill the opponent’s coach and settle this battle.”
"I understand, I will go."
Tie Yifan nodded and answered.
He didn't think it was that difficult. If a great master took action, even among thousands of troops, Tie Yifan could kill him.
If the Grandmaster is trapped in the army, he will easily be held back by the human sea tactics. The Grand Master is different. He can draw on a certain amount of power from heaven and earth, and his true energy is endless. The human sea tactic can exhaust the Grandmaster's power, but it cannot stop the Grand Master's attack.
Killing Bai Cejun is not difficult!
Seeing Tie Yifan agree, Zhao Yuan turned around and left without any further delay.
Tie Yifan continued to water the flowers, watered the remaining flowers and plants, and ordered: "Fan You, get ready, I am going to the front line."
Fan Tong agreed and quickly went to make arrangements. It didn't take long for Tie Yifan to quietly leave the imperial city. In the city, he learned a basic situation about Da Qin and Xia Kingdom on the front line, and then left Anyi to go west.
…
Xia Kingdom, Dalin Temple.
This is located on the western border of Xia Kingdom, only more than thirty miles away from Jinshan City.
The location of Dalin Temple is located on Dalin Mountain.
Its terrain is quite steep.
Dalin Mountain is surrounded by clouds and fog, and the scenery is spectacular. Standing on the mountain and looking down, the scenery is even better.
In Dalin Temple, in a Buddhist hall, an old monk with a bright head was chanting sutras. He has a slim build, and his eyebrows hang down to his earlobes. The old monk was very old, and even had age spots on his face, but his hands that struck the wooden fish were dry but steady, and the frequency of the strikes never changed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of wooden fish and the chanting of sutras continued.
After a long time, the old monk stopped chanting sutras, held a Buddha string in his hand, said Amitabha Buddha, and then opened his eyes.
Those eyes were wise and profound, showing a thorough understanding of the world.
The old monk's name is Zhixiu, and he is the abbot of Dalin Temple.
Dalin Temple is the leader of Buddhism in Xia Kingdom, and many Buddhist temples are headed by Dalin Temple. However, in the past ten years, Dalin Temple has generally been suppressed because the emperor worshiped Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, suppressing the development of Buddhism.
Even if Dalin Temple is strong and has masters at the Grand Master level, the problem is that Dalin Temple is in the Xia Kingdom. If your Dalin Temple falls out with the imperial court and is surrounded by a large army, the Grand Master is powerful and can kill people, but more monks in Dalin Temple will be slaughtered.
This is the problem.
In particular, the Taoist sect is also putting pressure on Dalin Temple, and the situation of Dalin Temple is not very good.
When Zhixiu stopped chanting sutras and picked up a sutra book to read, there was a sound of footsteps. A young monk entered and saluted: "Abbott, Master Yuantong is back."
"please!"
Zhixiu ordered.
The young monk went to deliver the message. Not long after, a monk who was nearly forty years old came in.
The monk has a strong physique, his eyes are bright and shining, and his temples are bulging, making him a master at first glance. The monk's name is Yuantong, a disciple of the Yuan generation. He is responsible for all external affairs of Dalin Temple.
Yuantong himself has already entered the master realm.
Although he is not considered to be gifted in Dalin Temple, his strength is not weak.
After Yuantong stood still, he saluted and said: "Master."
In terms of seniority, Yuantong is Zhixiu's disciple and grandson. After all, Zhixiu has been the abbot of Shaolin Temple for more than thirty years. If Zhixiu had not adjusted Dalin Temple's external strategy, the situation of Dalin Temple would have been even more difficult under the premise that Li Chongfu respects Taoism.
Dalin Temple supports outer sect disciples to spread their branches in local areas. This is Zhixiu's arrangement.
In the early years, Dalin Temple was extremely strict with recruiting outer disciples. It rarely even recruited outer disciples, and most of them were inner disciples. After Li Chongfu began to practice Taoism and attached great importance to Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, Dalin Temple was affected, so Zhixiu adjusted his strategy.
Many Shaolin Temple outer disciples have gone to establish sects in local areas. The reputation of Dalin Temple has actually improved.
Zhixiu said in a deep voice: "You came back from the mountains, do you have anything important to do?"
Yuantong said slowly: "Master, my disciple has just returned from Anyi of the Xia Kingdom. The main thing now is that the Qin Dynasty has sent troops. They have reached the border and are about to start a war with the Xia Kingdom. On the Qin side, Bai Ce's army has been arranged to lead the troops. On the Xia Kingdom's side, , arranged for Qi Feixiong to lead the troops to fight. The strength of both sides is estimated to be around 100,000."
Zhixiu's eyes turned, and a ray of light appeared in his deep eyes, and he said: "You mean, we want to intervene?"
If it has nothing to do with Dalin Temple, Yuantong won't say anything.
To intervene, Yuantong will mention it.
Yuantong said: "Master Mingjian, my disciple's idea is that we at Dalin Temple take the initiative to send people to help Da Qin and destroy the Xia Kingdom."
"What's the reason?"
Zhixiu did not object, but asked why.
Yuantong said: "Disciple has three reasons."
"First, the disparity in strength between Da Qin and Xia has already emerged. In recent years, Da Qin has worked hard to govern and develop the region, making it quite prosperous. Qin is no longer the poor area it was in the past, but is now quite wealthy."
"Looking at the Xia Kingdom, the emperor was ignorant and ignorant. He was bewitched by Taoist people and devoted himself to cultivating Taoism. He did not deal with government affairs and exploited the people, making it difficult for the local people to survive. The Xia Kingdom's strength was weakened to the extreme."
"In addition, this time the war between the two sides has not started. The Qin side is in a fierce momentum, and the Xia Kingdom has various problems."
"The grain that Xia Guoan had to unwind was bought by the people of Great Qin by bribed King Ning, King Lu and others. The grain that Xia State transported to the front line was also sold by Xu Xianzong, the Duke of Cheng, and sold to Great Qin."
Yuan Tong talked eloquently and continued: "The emperor executed Xu Changjie again, so that now there is no supporter in the court."
"Secondly, the Xia Kingdom has been suppressing our Buddhist sect, so although Dalin Temple is still the leader of the Buddhist sect, the Buddhist sect has suffered too much in recent years. In the past, Great Qin did not allow Buddhism to be preached. But according to the information obtained by the disciples, the Great Qin has People who came to Taixuan Taoism to teach, Li Cihang is in Daqin."
"In this case, our Buddhist sect can also preach in Da Qin. Even if Da Qin destroys the Xia Kingdom, our Dalin Temple can go further."
"Third, adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in the snow. This is the critical moment when Da Qin and the Xia Kingdom are fighting. According to the current situation, the Xia Kingdom will definitely not be able to win. Under this premise, the Xia Kingdom Emperor Li Chongfu will most likely arrange for the Grand Master to assassinate him. "
"At this time, we at Dalin Temple are helping Daqin, which is a timely help."
Yuantong solemnly said: "Master, now is the best time for Dalin Temple to take action. If we don't take action at this time, after Da Qin has established a foothold in Xia Kingdom, if we want to spread the religion again, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Taoist sect."
As an external liaison person, Yuantong is well-informed.
Furthermore, Dalin Temple itself also has an intelligence network. Therefore, Yuantong is extremely clear about the pattern of the world.
It is for this reason that he is specifically responsible for external affairs.
After hearing this, Zhixiu had a look of approval in his eyes and said, "Yuan Tong, your analysis is very good. I agree, but how do you plan to help?"
Yuantong said sternly: "Master, we will send the Eighteen Tongren, and then ask Master Zhishan to come down the mountain. He is a great master, and the Eighteen Tongren are extremely powerful and can rival the great master. Such a lineup is enough to win the title of Great Qin Thank you. My disciple is also willing to personally lead the team down the mountain and negotiate with Da Qin."
"That's right."
Zhixiu didn't say much and agreed directly.
He has been the abbot for more than thirty years and has high prestige in Dalin Temple. Zhixiu himself is also a great master, and he has enough prestige in the temple.
Yuantong stood up and said, "Disciple, please leave."
"Go!"
Zhixiu nodded.
There was a hint of expectation in his eyes. Because if Dalin Temple can catch up with Da Qin, the pattern will be different.
This is opportunity.
