After Hu Yuan founded the "Tai Shang Dao", he did not use the trust of the current officials to expand as much as everyone expected. Instead, he declined the officials' good intentions to build palaces and temples for him, and only changed from the street buildings in recent years. Among the more and more street children who came, some were selected and taken into the "Xuanqing Temple", and they were carefully taught to chant sutras and practice Taoism.
When this kind of behavior fell into the eyes of Zhao Ji, he realized that Hu Long was in sharp contrast to Lin Lingsu, who had previously been dedicated to prospering the "Shenxiao Tao" with the help of the imperial court. He deeply felt that this was the style of a Taoist master, and he respected him more and more. In his spare time, he often invited him to the palace to discuss mysteries for him.
Based on Hu Yuan's many life experiences, his profound and extensive knowledge is truly unparalleled.
Although his teachings were about Taoist scriptures and mystical principles, he was able to understand the three religions, nine streams, and hundreds of schools of thought. He quoted from many sources and was exquisite and subtle. It was comparable to the Buddhist teachings where flowers fell from the sky and golden lotus sprouted from the ground. Zhao Ji was deeply impressed.
But Zhao Ji also had one dissatisfaction, that is, Hu Yuan only taught him these mysterious and mysterious avenues, but never touched on the specific Taoist practice methods. At most, he only pointed out some breathing guidance methods and asked him to take the food he had previously taken. After the flat peach, the spiritual energy accumulated in the body is absorbed and dissolved, making you feel stronger and refreshed.
But as a result, Zhao Ji became more interested in spiritual practice. On this day, he finally couldn't help but ask Hu Yuan for the true transmission of Taoism.
Hu Long burst into laughter and asked: "What do the officials think we, who have been working tirelessly and devotedly throughout our lives to cultivate Taoism, want?"
Zhao Ji replied without thinking: "Of course, you can enjoy immortality by ascending to the immortal world."
Hu Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Officials must know that in their previous lives, they were immortal emperors in the heaven. When this tribulation in the world of mortals is over, they will naturally return to the heaven. We practice Taoism in order to achieve the Tao. Officials have already achieved the Tao, so why bother?" Repair again?”
Zhao Ji suddenly understood, put his hand on his forehead and laughed at himself: "But I am confused, and I have even forgotten my origin."
Hu Long chuckled in his heart.
During the days when he was preaching to Zhao Ji, he fabricated a lot of evidence about the "immortal emperor" and mixed it into various Taoist classics without any trace.
When explaining, he quietly used some "Drunken Dragon Eight Sounds" method to enhance the persuasiveness of his words.
After such subtle influence, Zhao Ji has become convinced of the lie about "reincarnation of the Immortal Emperor" concocted by Lin Lingsu and polished by him.
Hu Yuan calculated that the heat was almost over, so he said seriously: "I have something to report to Shangguan's family."
He usually smiled and laughed, but now he straightened his face and spoke. Zhao Ji knew that something important was indeed going on and said hurriedly: "Taoist priest, just come and tell me."
Hu Yuan's expression became more solemn: "Actually, when we met in Fanlou that day, Pindao had already seen that the identity of the official was the official's previous life, so he spoke to the official through the mouth of a scumbag."
Zhao Ji recalled the situation that day, with a nervous look on his face, and asked: "The little Taoist priest once said that if my identity in the past life is revealed, external demons will take the opportunity to attack, and it may even make me fall into a sea of misery forever. But that After the Japanese fight, I have strictly ordered those who know about it to keep it secret, and they are not even allowed to mention the name of the 'Eternal Emperor', will there be another wave of trouble?"
Hu Yuan shook his head and said: "External demons exist in the invisible and formless world. What they can sense are the thoughts of sentient beings rather than their sounds. As long as someone is thinking about this in their hearts, they may be noticed by the external demons."
"Then what should we do?" Zhao Ji was a little panicked at that time, and at the same time he was gnashing his teeth with hatred for Lin Lingsu, who had long since been reduced to ashes.
Hu Yuan was well versed in the ways of the magic stick. After some threats and confusion, he immediately comforted him and said: "The officials don't need to worry too much. The world has its own laws. Just like the officials can only reincarnate into the human world to experience calamities, those demons The head also cannot come in its true form, it also needs to be reincarnated or possessed, and the power it possesses will not exceed the limit of this world. We may not be able to resist or even kill him."
Zhao Ji became energetic: "Does the Taoist Master have any good ideas?"
Hu Yuan said: "For the current plan, we must first determine the identity of the devil in the world. To be honest with the officials, Pindao has been planning this matter early in the morning. After some calculations and exploration, we now have some clues. …”
Zhao Ji was overjoyed, and immediately asked with murderous intent on his face: "Who is the incarnation of the devil?"
He has made up his mind that if the identity of the devil is confirmed, no matter what kind of person he is, he will not hesitate to use the power of the world to kill him.
Hu Long shook his head again: "Pindao only knows the general area where the devil is located. It should be within a Jurchen tribe in Changbai Mountain, Liaodong, but he cannot determine his specific identity."
"Jurchen tribe?"
Zhao Ji has a very good memory, and he immediately thought of one thing:
"The year before last, Tong Guan was sent as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. A Liao man named Ma Zhi secretly defected to the Liao Kingdom, saying that the Liao Kingdom was exploiting the Jurchen people wantonly, so that all the Jurchen tribes hated the Liao people. If we, the Song Dynasty, could cross the sea from Dengzhou to If Liaodong befriends the Jurchens and agrees to join the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom will be destroyed and Yan Yun's shame will be avenged.
"Tong Guan brought this man back to the court. After careful questioning, I thought that his suggestions seemed to be feasible, so I gave him the surname Zhao, changed his name to Liangsi, and gave him the position of Secretary Cheng. The Jurchen mentioned by the Taoist Master Is this tribe the Jurchen tribe that Zhao Liangsi mentioned?"
Hu Long nodded and said, "Exactly. The officials may not know it yet, but the reason why Pindao concluded that the devil is hiding in the Jurchen tribe is because of a piece of news he learned not long ago."
Then he told the story about how Zhou Tong sneaked into the Liao Kingdom to investigate the truth and saw the Jurchen Wanyan tribe leader Aguda fighting with one of Yelu Yanxi's imperial guards because he could not bear the humiliation of Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi. Then he said: " According to Mr. Zhou, Wanyan Aguda had brute strength but no martial arts skills, but somehow he suddenly possessed power far beyond that of a normal human being, and was able to defeat the guard who had entered the innate realm. Although the poor Taoist was A person who practices Taoism, but has also dabbled in martial arts, I deeply feel that this matter is very strange."
Zhao Ji's face became more murderous: "So, then Wanyan Aguda is a person possessed by a demon?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Hu Long waved his hand, "But according to Pindao's calculations, such a weird thing must have something to do with the devil."
Because it was a major matter related to whether he could return to heaven and restore himself as the Immortal Emperor, Zhao Ji, who had always been indecisive when faced with problems, made a rare decision: "In this case, let's never mention the appointment with Tu Liao again. Not only that, I We will also send a large army to cross the sea for an expedition to kill all the Jurchen clan!"
Hu Long quietly rolled his eyes and secretly cursed: "Such an ambition is commendable, but you have to weigh yourself first. With such corrupt Forbidden Army soldiers like the Song Dynasty, wouldn't an expedition across the sea mean to deliver food to others?"
This was not his original intention, and he hurriedly advised: "It is too risky to go on an expedition alone across the ocean. In my humble opinion, the officials can borrow a knife to get rid of this serious problem."
"Borrowing a knife?" Zhao Ji was not stupid, and he understood at that time.
Hu Yuan continued: "This strategy is also known as killing two birds with one stone. One is to use the sword to kill one's enemy, and the other is to use the enemy to break the blade..."
Zhao Ji's eyes widened and he clapped his hands and praised: "Sure enough, a great idea!"
