Seeing that the strange man easily allowed Shi Qian to attack, Lao Cao couldn't help but frown secretly: This guy jumped more than ten feet, and his movement was obviously extremely agile, which was equivalent to canceling out most of Shi Qian's advantage in speed.
However, Shi Qian became more and more courageous as he fought. When he saw the opponent leaping back, he threw the sickle out with his hands, stretched out his left hand, and held the iron weight in his hand.
As soon as the weirdo stood firm, the sickle was coming toward him. He quickly stepped aside to avoid it, but his move hit him right in the middle of Shi Qian's arms. He shouted: "Hold!" He pulled the iron weight violently, and the iron chain was straightened in an instant, and the sickle suddenly hit him horizontally. , cutting towards the side of the monster's neck.
The weird man reacted very quickly. He raised the iron staff in his left hand and caught the curved blade of the sickle with a clang. Just as Shi Qian was about to forcefully pull it back, the weird man raised his right hand and shot out a round fan, grabbing the iron chain. Pull.
Shi Qian intuitively felt a strong force coming from him, his heart trembled, and he quickly let go. At this time, the round fan had reached the front door. Shi Qian did a somersault, avoided the round fan, jumped back, and returned to Cao Cao. He looked embarrassed and said happily : "Brother, I am incompetent and cannot test this person's depth."
He thought to himself that this series of attacks were as fast as sparks and linked together, but the result was that the weapon was taken away in vain. It was obvious that he was too far behind the opponent, and he couldn't help but feel upset.
The flying fan did not make any achievements, but flew back in an arc. The weirdo abandoned the scythe, took the fan in his hand, and shook it proudly, swinging his body as if mocking Shi Qian's incompetence.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. I have a brother to deal with this person. I can just raid the formation for me."
After that, he grabbed the Dragon Transformation Sword in his hand and strode forward to fight the weirdo himself.
The strange man retreated quickly with broken steps, and kept fanning the fan in his hand. Suddenly, with a roar, a ball of flame came out of the fan, and from where he raised his hand, a beam of fire flew out.
Cao Cao ignored his trick and kept walking. He cut the fan into two pieces with a knife, and the flames fell to the ground and burned out.
The weirdo screamed, retreated, jumped up, and hit Cao Cao hard with the iron staff in both hands.
Cao Cao stepped aside, and when the iron staff was strong enough, he slashed it with his backhand. With a hiss, like a hatchet cutting through rotten wood, the iron staff suddenly broke into two pieces.
The bamboo hat covered the strange man's face, and the bamboo hat covered the strange man's figure, so his expression could not be seen. He could only see his whole body trembling, as if he was frightened by the sharpness of the old Cao Bao's sword, and he hurriedly threw a small half of the iron rod and retreated in embarrassment. back.
Cao Cao quickly followed up and was about to take out his sword to strike. Suddenly, the opponent did not know what trick he was using. Ruo Yi suddenly left his body and faced Cao Cao head-on.
Cao Cao lost all sight and was shocked. He swung his sword with all his strength and cut Ruo Yi like a piece of paper. Then a bright sword light came directly.
"What a fast knife!"
Lao Cao exclaimed in his heart, eager to fight back with his sword, but he felt a pain in his chest. The tip of the opponent's sword had already torn open his shirt and was blocked by the fish scale armor.
Lao Cao slashed the opponent's sword in half.
"Cunning! Not only do you have a treasured sword, you also have a treasured armor!" The weirdo's voice was sharp and he flew back.
Lao Cao suddenly understood the cause and effect: The traitor under Ichiro Sakabe was left in the dense forest at that time and had never seen him fight with his own eyes, so he did not see the scene of arrows being difficult to penetrate. He only saw the battlefield later. From those weapons, The broken part of the armor showed the sharpness of his sword.
This weirdo was concerned about Old Cao's sword, so he used a fire fan and an iron staff to lure the enemy. At the critical moment, he threw out his clothes and drew the sword, hoping to win with the speed of the sword. Unexpectedly, Lao Cao was wearing precious armor and could not be broken by anything but a precious sword, so he failed.
Thinking of the extremely sharp light of the sword just now, Lao Cao became frightened and became more angry. He let out a low roar and stepped forward quickly to kill the opponent.
The strange man had no equipment at this moment, so he took off his bamboo hat and threw it out. Lao Cao chopped the bamboo hat into pieces with a knife. He saw that the strange man had a red face, bulging cheeks, and a half-foot-long nose raised high. He turned out to be a ghost. He couldn't help but be surprised. The movement also stagnated.
The strange man took the opportunity to turn around and run away at a very fast speed, shouting to himself: "A true swordsman, why do you need to rely on the power of armor? Let me find a magic weapon and fight with you again."
Cao Cao was not as long as his opponent's legs and could not catch up. However, Shi Qian picked up his sickle and swept past him like a puff of smoke. The two of them ran for tens of feet. When they saw that they were about to catch up, the man suddenly jumped up and jumped to the edge of the lake. A small boat, the boat received the force of his jump, and shot towards the center of the lake like an arrow. When Shi Qian was about to jump, the distance was already short. The weird man put his hands on his hips and laughed and said: "Hahaha, Tang Sword Master, you If you want to avenge this sword attack, I will wait for you at Fuyu Hall."
Shi Qian was so angry that he gritted his teeth and took out his slingshot to hit him randomly. The man swayed left and right like a dance, his movements were as agile as those of an ape, and he kept laughing strangely.
"Stay here, Shi Qian!" Cao Cao knew that he would miss him, so he immediately called Shi Qian to stay. However, he saw the strange man bent down, took out a bamboo pole from the boat, rowed away leisurely, and sang a harmony song in his mouth:
"My nature is proud and arrogant,
If you don’t respect the Buddha or the king,
It’s cool in the mountains.
A wine bag is hung on the hilt of the sword,
Be intoxicated by the light of the lake and float in the hall. "
Cao Cao and Shi Qian stood by the lake, watching the boat go away. At some point, Ichiro Banbe and others also came closer. When the singing faded away, Ichiro Banbe sighed: "I think he must be the big tengu that the samurai call him. Gui Yijian, listen to the artistic conception in his songs, he is really an amazing person."
Cao Cao sneered and said: "His songs are neither fish nor fowl. If we talk about literary talent, they are just picking up the wisdom of China. Even the literate children in our country can make such nonsense. If we talk about artistic conception, haha, since he does not respect the Buddha or the king, and Why do you want to help Emperor Shirakawa and come to kill us? You say one thing and do another, just show off."
Ichiro Sakabe's face turned red and he nodded repeatedly: "After all, he is a figure from a higher country, and his vision and mind are not comparable to those of our small country. After hearing what the adults said, I can see that this ghost is indeed not a very smart person."
Shi Qian didn't understand the quality of poetry, but he felt that his brother's words were probably exaggerated. He heard that the man sang a few lines, and he seemed to be better than Li Kui and Niu Gao. But after all, he wasn't interested, but the so-called Tengu made him curious, and he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Banbe, I have only heard of Tengu eating the moon, could it be that Tengu?"
Ichiro Sakabe shook his head and said: "No, no, the Tengu clan are all great demons with high magical powers. They are divided into the Great Tengu, the Tengu, and the Crow Tengu. The Great Tengu has a red face, a high nose, can fly, and is very arrogant. It is said that those who do not respect Buddhism The arrogant monk will turn into a tengu after death."
After saying that, he looked at Cao Cao with admiration and said, "Although I knew Lord Wu was an unparalleled swordsman, I never expected that even such a terrifying Great Tengu could be easily repelled by Lord Wu."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "What a heavenly dog? It's just a trick. It scared me when I first saw it. But after thinking about it carefully, it must be a mask. After all, I am a mortal body. If I am really a ghost, how can I defeat him? But this man's sword skills , it’s really awesome! Humph, where is the Fu Midang?”
When Ichiro Sakabe heard that it was a mask, he was surprised, and then he respectfully replied: "At the east foot of Kurama Mountain, on the south bank of Lake Biwa, there is a monk town called Huishin. When he was fishing with a fishing net, he actually fished out a pure gold Amitabha Buddha statue. Based on this Buddha statue, Huixin monks carved a thousand more Buddha statues, which became famous in Heian Kyo. The nobles built a Full Moon Temple here, and there is a towering statue in the temple. The Buddhist hall in the lake is used to worship Buddha statues, which is called the Fu Fu Temple."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Since that ghost is going to Fuyu Hall to wait for me for the decisive battle, let him wait! We will meet your master as soon as possible and accomplish the big thing. When the emperor and I borrow an army, we will advance by land and water and surround him. Then, shoot random arrows to see if this big dog can really fly into the sky."
Shi Qian laughed when he heard this, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother, great idea!"
Ichiro Sakabe was stunned when he heard this, and he felt that Lao Cao's behavior was not like the aloof and majestic sword master he imagined.
The group of them walked along the lakeside for another two days, and there were only two or three days left to reach Ping An Jing.
In the middle of the day, Shi Qian, who was scouting at the outpost, rushed back and reported: "Brother, there are Fuso soldiers and horses blocking the road ahead. There are about five or six hundred samurai and ashigaru people. My younger brother stole one of their flags and placed it there. this."
He immediately took out the flag, with several fuso characters written on it like ghostly drawings: たいらのただもり.
Ichiro Sakabe looked at it and was horrified, shouting: "Oh, it seems that Emperor Shiratori already knew about the defeat of the Daitengu and actually sent this monster out!"
Cao Cao frowned and said, "What kind of monster is it again?"
Ichiro Sakabe pointed at the flag and said anxiously: "This name is Taira Takaramori. He is the youngest northern samurai in the court. His father is the brave general Taira Masamori who served as Tajima Shou, Tango Shou, and Bizen Shou. He also served as Rakuchu Pursuer. The envoy’s official position is also that of a northern warrior, and both his father and son are the pillars of the academy’s administration!”
His words contained a lot of information, and Lao Cao couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
In front of Tamamo in the sedan chair, he sighed softly and said softly like an oriole: "Master Wu, let me help you clear up your doubts. The royal family has always intermarried with the Fujiwara family. The heads of the Fujiwara family have often been the emperor's father-in-law, and they have served as Guanbai. With the power of regent, Guan Bai was also the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. In the past one or two hundred years, those who were not from the Fujiwara family could not be allowed to serve as Guan Bai. With the power of regent, all major affairs in the country were in the hands of the Fujiwara family. "
Cao Cao nodded and spoke like iron: "My relatives are in charge."
"It is his relatives who are in charge of power." Tamamozen continued: "Emperor Shirakawa is extremely talented and naturally unwilling to be a puppet. Therefore, when he was thirty-four years old, he passed the throne to the prince, entered the temple and became a monk himself, called himself the dharma emperor, and established the Emperor's Palace in the temple. The Imperial Court issued decrees to various departments in the country, which was called 'Yuan Xuan', in order to bypass Guan Bai's authority."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "It was so easy to evade the emperor, but in the blink of an eye he was evacuated by the emperor. The Fujiwara family must not be willing to accept it."
Tamamo Mae sighed softly: "Your Excellency hit the mark, so Emperor Shirakawa recruited the descendants of the Taira clan and the Genji clan to build an armed force, and the best of them were named Northern Samurai. The two plain clans were both from royal families. When they were in trouble in the past, successive emperors The ancestral status of some princes will be cancelled, so-called "downgrading", in order to reduce expenses. Some of the princes who were demoted were given the surname Yuanshi, which means "originating from the royal family", and some were given the surname Pingshi, which means "originating from the royal family". 'Ping'an Jing' means peace."
He added: "Moreover, Taima Kingdom, Tango Kingdom, and Bizen Kingdom are all located on the shores of Heian-kyo. This shows the great faith of Emperor Shirakawa."
Cao Cao nodded: "Cultivate the clan's power to fight against the foreign relatives. Haha, when the clan becomes stronger, it will be more difficult to deal with than the foreign relatives. Since Fusang Kingdom has learned from China, doesn't it know the allusion of the 'Eight Kings Rebellion'?"
Tamamozu whispered: "When things are urgent, it is inevitable to drink poison to quench thirst, let alone what will happen in the future? This is the nature of this person."
This woman's vision and knowledge were extraordinary. Cao Cao couldn't help but start a conversation. He shook his head and said with a smile: "The common people act according to their nature, and there is still a risk of ruining their families, let alone the king? Haha, in the past at the end of the Han Dynasty, Shi Chang served with exclusive power. In order to deal with these eunuchs, General He Jin wanted to recruit generals to the capital. I... Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, whom I always admired the most, advised him at that time that if he wanted to kill the eunuchs, just a jailer would be enough. If he made a big show of it, he would definitely fail. Later, He Jin was defeated and died, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and caused chaos in the imperial court, and Han Zuo was in decline."
Thinking about what happened in his previous life, he couldn't help but sigh, walked a few steps, and said in a loud voice: "Shirakawa is the emperor. Although the power is lost, the righteousness still remains. We only need to recruit a few loyal people who dare to die, and declare that the head of the Fujiwara family, his nephew Enter the palace, lie down and kill him. It's ridiculous that this person, despite the great good and the right path, wants to engage in some evil business. He abdicates and becomes a monk, seizes power sideways like a family member, and for this reason, he gives the power to another private person. This is not to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, but actually to raise the tiger to swallow the wolf. If you want to swallow the wolf, you must raise the tiger to succeed. If the tiger is a big trouble, it will definitely eat its owner!"
At this point, Lao Cao shook his head repeatedly and looked at the surface of Liokuo Lake, as if he saw the future of Fusang. He said loudly: "I have predicted that within a hundred years, a catastrophe will happen. The chaos of Fusang will start from the government. .”
Listening to Cao Cao's talk, Tamamo seemed to understand the important affairs of the country as clearly as the lines in the palm of his hand. He couldn't help but be fascinated, and couldn't help but lift the curtain. With a pair of soul-stirring eyes, he stared at Cao Cao in a daze without blinking: I felt that this man was not only decisive in his actions and highly skilled in martial arts, but also possessed the power of the universe and had ambitions for heaven and earth. For a moment, he felt that his already tall figure was getting taller.
At the same moment——
Oni Yifayan was sitting in the floating hall, wearing a tengu mask, looking at the waves of the lake indifferently.
Kneeling behind him sat the messenger who had come to invite him earlier. The messenger looked solemn and solemn: "Have you lost your master with such skill?"
Gui Yifayan laughed twice and said lightly: "Your information is not accurate. He not only has a treasured sword, but also a treasured armor. He is invulnerable. Even the Buddha can't hurt him. If you want me to deal with him, go and tell the King of Dharma, take seven Come to me with a sword before we can fight him decisively!"
There are different religions: Baiheyuan's political chaos is like hemp, and Tengu's sitting meditation sword is like clouds. Tamamo's mind suddenly changed, how could Fusang be compared to China?
(End of chapter)
