"Please invite Master Du Ming, Master Du." Xu Zongwen ordered Zhang Sanpangbai who was hiding behind the screen.
"Master Du Ming!" Guo Shang was not at all surprised by the elusiveness of Pang Bai, the leader of the Jinyiwei secret agents who followed Xu Zongwen everywhere. On the contrary, it was Master Du Ming who made him fall into deep thought for a moment.
Master Du Ming, Du Zigong, haven't you been dead for many years? It is said that Du Zigong rode into Shu alone to pacify the situation when the Tianshi Dao in Shu was in chaos. There was little news after that, and the outside world spread rumors that he had been assassinated.
Now that I think about it, it was actually the second year of Ningkang (AD 374), eleven years ago.
It would be too absurd for a dead person to come back to life!
Xi Jian's face was also full of doubts. He didn't understand how Xu Zongwen resurrected a dead man?
Soon, Du Zigong walked out of the inner hall wearing a Taoist robe. He slightly arched his hand to Xu Zongwen, and Xu Zongwen quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
"This one is the former leader of Tianshi Dao, Du Mingshi and Du Zhenren." Xu Zongwen took Du Zigong's hand and introduced to his two confidants.
Xi Jian and Guo Shang stood up from their seats and bowed respectfully to Du Zi.
Not to mention anything else, when Du Zigong was in Jiangdong, he led the Celestial Master Dao to help the people solve their problems and treat disasters. He was a Buddha-like existence among the people. When they heard that he was killed in Shu, the Celestial Master Dao believers set up a memorial tablet for him. Pay tribute every now and then and worship him in the morning and evening to commemorate his kindness.
"The old Taoist is just a monk, you don't have to be polite!" Du Zigong sat down next to Xu Zongwen after being greeted by Xu Zongwen and others.
Xu Zongwen nodded slightly. Du Zigong didn't like red tape. He was deeply aware of this. After all, the two of them had spent a few days in Jiankang Prison.
"Du Zhenren has been imprisoned by Sun Tai in Jiankang Prison for the past few years. If I hadn't had a fight with the Marquis of Xichang half a year ago, I wouldn't have met Du Zhenren by accident."
Xu Zongwen told everyone what happened to Du Zigong, and Guo Shang and others realized that the national master Sun Tai was not a good person. He imprisoned the master, stole the position of the leader, deceived the saints, and tried to steal the name of the national master. In the end, Death at the hands of King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji is also his own fault!
Du Zigong smiled. His face was covered with wrinkles like old trees. He said with emotion: "I have already seen that the general is not an ordinary man. Only after Jiankang Lao did I know that the general can be compared with the ancestors Zhi and Huan Yuanzi." He is a great talent, and the reputation of the Northern Expedition is getting better and better day by day. I am very happy to have the opportunity to meet the general!"
Zu Shizhi was Zu Ti, the first general of the Northern Expedition in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Shizhi was Zu Ti's cousin, and Huan Yuanzi naturally referred to the great Sima Huanwen.
Xu Zongwen and the others were respectful and courteous to Du Zi, and they did not dare to neglect him. Gao Que also hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Everyone in Jiangdong was aware of Du Mingshi's reputation. He had heard about it since he was a child.
When Gao Que also sat down in the hall, Xu Zongwen picked out a bamboo slip from the desk and handed it to Pang Bai to circulate to everyone.
Xi Jian was the first to see the contents of the bamboo slip. It was carried by Gao Que and brought to Jiankang City after finally breaking through the siege of the rebels. After entering the Xu Mansion, he handed it over to Xu Zongwen.
Most of the content in the bamboo slips involves the identity of the anti-thief army lieutenant generals, the details of the battle in Wuxian County, and the anti-thief force deployment in the Sanwu area!
"Tear--" Xi Jian took a breath of air. He opened the bamboo slips and saw that Sun En had already gathered 150,000 troops. He quickly wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. After reading it, he couldn't help but sigh: "Sun En is not to be underestimated! In just one month, he was able to gather more than 100,000 people!"
After reading it, Guo Shang put the bamboo slip aside, raised his head and echoed: "In the final analysis, the influence of Tianshi Dao is too great. Of course, Sun En also has the ability to use people. If not, Lu Xun and Lu Xun, as mentioned by the Lord, Xu Daofu and Xu Daofu will not have the opportunity to lead the army alone and stand out."
"Honor the promise, what Zijin said is true, so I invited Du Zhenren to disintegrate the morale of the rebel army and give Sun Enlai a blow to the bottom of the pot!"
"As we all know, Sun En now calls himself the leader of Tianshi Dao and inherits the mantle of Sun Tai. But if the news of Zhenren Du's birth spreads, will Sun En's Tianshi Dao generals be willing to serve him as their leader? There are hundreds of thousands of thieves. If the military's morale is shaken and its foundation is not solid, how can it last long if it relies solely on force?"
"Everyone must be aware of the Yunxian Temple outside Jiankang City. The master of the temple, Zhen Ning Zhenren, is a direct disciple of Du Zhenren. He comes from the same sect as Master Sun Tai. Most of the leaders of Tianshi Dao in the counties and counties of Sanwu near Gyeonggi are. Du Zhenren’s disciples and grandsons, who among them would dare to disobey Du Zhenren’s orders?”
As soon as Xu Zongwen finished speaking, Du Zigong fumbled out of his Taoist robe and took out a jade token that was seven cents thick, two and a half inches long, made of gold, and made of gold. He said, "This is the sacred object of our religion - Yang Ping Zhidu Gong. print!"
The three great magic weapons of Tianshi Dao: the Zhengyi Alliance Powerful Talisman, the Three-Five Evil-Destroying Male and Female Sword, and the Yang Ping Zhidu Gong Seal. These three sacred objects were created when Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master, attained Taoism at Longhu Mountain in the middle of Sichuan. The magic weapon taught personally in the dream is the certificate of identity of the Celestial Master and Taoist leader in the past dynasties.
As we all know, Sun Tai, the national master, carries two swords in front of him. No one dares to stop him when entering and leaving Taicheng. Those are the male and female swords that kill evil with three or five swords!
The Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Sword was stolen by Sun Tai from Du Zigong when Du Zigong went to Shuzhong. The Zhengyi League Wei Fu Seal was passed on by Du Zigong to Zhen Ning, the master of Yunxian Temple. The most precious remaining Yangping The Zhidu Gong Seal was hidden by Du Zigong.
This is also the reason why Sun Tai imprisoned him for many years, because Sun Taixiang took the Yangping Zhidu Gong Seal from Du Zigong to prove that he was the orthodox successor to the leader!
"Those who hold the Yangpingzhidu Gong Seal will be treated as if the leader of our sect is here in person, and all those in our Celestial Master Taoism must respect his orders!"
Afterwards, Du Zigong ignored the blazing gazes of Xu Zongwen and everyone, and handed the only sacred object that could prove his identity and the way of the Heavenly Master to Pang Bai in public!
"The old Taoist promised the general that he would never let Tianshi Tao become a burial object for the ambitions of one person and one party. This is also a good opportunity for the old Taoist to clarify the greedy people in the religion! Let this big seal help the general put down the trouble as soon as possible and return peace to the people of Jiangdong. Peace!" Du Zigong generously pressed Yang Ping's Zhidu Gong Seal into Pang Bai's hand.
With Xu Zongwen's permission, Pang Bai carefully stored the Yangping Capital Seal. Xu Zongwen reminded him: "This is a sacred object of the Celestial Master Tao. You must not damage it. When the important matter is completed, it must be returned to Zhao intact." Master Du!"
Pang Bai nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I don't dare to neglect you!"
"The old Taoist has summoned his disciples and will meet at Yunxian Temple outside Jiankang City tomorrow. We, the Taoist disciples, must not sit back and watch Sun En's traitor use our religion to harm the people and bring trouble to the country!" Du Zigong bowed slightly to Xu Zongwen, and then He left without saying goodbye.
"Best farewell!" Xu Zongwen and others stood up and saluted, and watched Du Zigong, who was fluttering in clothes, slowly leave.
"Report——" At the same time as Du Zigong left, a wolf guard sprinted outside the meeting hall.
"Come in!"
Wolf Guard untied the wooden card from his back and handed it to Pang Bai, who presented it to Xu Zongwen for personal review.
"This is the battle report sent by General Zhuge two days ago. I didn't dare to delay, so I killed a fast horse and sent it to Jiankang on a starry night. Please see it in person!" The wolf guard was panting, with unkempt hair and a big face. Drenched in sweat!
Everyone's attention shifted from the wolf guard to Xu Zongwen, who was the leader in the hall. Seeing Xu Zongwen's brows furrowed and his face full of solemnity, they were all worried, fearing that something big would happen on the front line. They held their breath and concentrated, not daring to go out first. Voice!
"Wuxian County has indeed changed hands, and our five thousand wolf guards have lost more than one thousand!" Xu Zongwen's heart was bleeding!
The Wolf Guards are all brave men carefully selected by Xu Zongwen from each battalion of the Qiaoqi Army. They have gone through bloody storms and followed Xu Zongwen in the north and south. These are his family assets, and he is heartbroken to lose one of them!
What's more, in the battle of Wuxian, thousands of Wolf Guards were lost at once!
"However, Wuxian is still in our hands now!" Xu Zongwen paused, with relief on his face. This Zhuge Kan is not too disappointing!
wrong!
There is also a conspicuous name after this battle report-Liu Yu, Liu Jinu!
It turned out to be him!
Everyone looked at the uncertain expression on Xu Zongwen's face, sometimes worried and angry and sometimes happy, and they all exchanged glances with each other. They wondered what happened on the front line?
