Has Zhang Jiao made friends with him?
He remembered that Zhang Jiao came to the palace to see Su Chen shortly after the Wei State was conquered at Luyang two years ago and told him that he wanted to visit the Liang State in the northwest. He felt that there were people with similar ideas there.
I've been there for two years, and there's been no news from him.
And the old Taoist priest in front of him actually claimed to be Zhang Jiao's friend. Why did a man appear here asking for drinks from him?
Su Chen retracted his thoughts and looked at the old Taoist priest who had entered the temple. Since he was a good friend of the great virtuous master, he naturally would not give him a look, so he smiled and raised his hand: "The Taoist priest is a good friend of the national master, so he will naturally have a seat." !”
With that said, he made a gesture of invitation towards Jia Xu. The eunuch who was waiting on his side quickly brought someone to move the seats and put them on the table. He smiled flatteringly and invited the old Taoist priest who came in to come and take a seat.
The Taoist said nothing and smiled, stroking his long silver beard, glanced at the seats moved by the eunuchs, nodded and closed his eyes.
"If a dirty person touches you, a poor person will not sit down."
Su Chen frowned, feeling that this old Taoist priest was here to cause trouble. The Chinese generals on both sides of the hall had angry looks on their faces, while the Qi ministers in the rear had somewhat frightened expressions on their faces.
"If the Immortal doesn't sit on anything that the eunuch has touched, do you want me to bring you tables and chairs myself?"
At this time, all the generals are waiting. As long as the other party dares to say the word "good", they will go up and kill this crazy person.
However, the Taoist priest over there seemed to know what these generals were thinking. He opened his eyes and waved his hand cheerfully, "I dare not bother your majesty. People who are poor in the mountains and plains do not need to be so delicate."
After finishing speaking, he raised his hands and waved his sleeves. The tables and chairs that had been moved and set up by the eunuchs all moved back with a squeaking sound, and were pushed back to the eunuchs out of thin air.
He went straight over and sat on the ground carefree, and like a magic trick, he took out a wine pot from his sleeve. The pot had a flat round belly and a long and narrow upper mouth. The word "longevity" was printed on both sides of the pot. He handed it to Jia Xu and said only two words with a smile. word.
"Thank you!"
Li Ru was stunned for a moment and looked at Jia Xu, who was not annoyed. He took the wine pot from the old Taoist priest and poured the wine from the pot on his table from the spout into the other man's spout.
"Taoist Priest, please!"
Jia Xu spoke gently and handed the filled wine bottle back, "If it's not enough, let Xu pour more wine for the Taoist priest."
"That's enough, that's enough. One pot is enough. No matter how much you drink, I won't be able to bear it."
There was an incomprehensible tone in the old Taoist priest's words. He took the wine bottle and saluted Su Chen on the imperial steps. He raised his head without waiting for Su Chen to raise his glass. Take a sip.
"Tsk...good wine...the royal wine in this palace is just different."
Su Chen saw that Jia Xu was polite and gentle, and he probably understood. He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart just now, and returned to the dragon chair with a smile to sit down, "The immortal came to the palace not just to ask for a drink, right? "
The old Taoist priest nodded, took another sip of wine, put the wine bottle on the ground, raised his hand politely, took the specially roasted lamb with sauce from the plate in front of Jia Xu, and ate it with relish. .
Seeing that the other party did not answer, Su Chen continued to ask: "I wonder if I can ask Taoist Master, where is Zhang Jiao, the national master of Xia Kingdom now?"
"You were an immortal just now, and now you are calling a poor Taoist a Taoist priest. Your Majesty is really a heartless person!"
boom!
Dong Zhuo slapped the table directly, his thick beard and beard spread out angrily, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells, "Madao, if you dare to speak arrogantly and disrespect His Majesty again, you will definitely have a try on the sharp blade in my hand!"
In fact, the Chinese civil and military officials present here did not regard Su Chen as the emperor they were loyal to, but more often as their own descendants. Dong Zhuo had another emotion. He watched Su Chen become something from nothing and helped him grow from eight hundred people. Until now, the emperor seems to have cultivated Su Chen as another person and watched him reach the top.
Su Chen is also an adult, so he naturally understands what these Chinese civil and military officials are thinking, but he is also happy to see it work. With such a bond, he can actually gather them around him without having to control them with tokens, and there is no need to worry about betrayal. thing.
"Grand Master, calm down. How can such madness make you angry? Let Jue come and deal with him!"
Li Jue pulled Dong Zhuo to sit down. He rubbed his wrist armor and was about to walk out of the seat. Unexpectedly, the table next to him suddenly moved, blocking his steps.
This scene was all seen by Su Chen. The old Taoist priest was sitting steadily on the ground opposite, eating meat. The table was blocking Li Jue two or three feet away.
Regardless of his martial arts skills, or just like Zhang Jiao, he possesses special skills and is a powerful person.
But now, he doesn't want to use force. The civil and military forces of Qi State are still there, and if he disturbs the banquet, his face will be tarnished.
"General Li, sit down for now. All generals, please sit down too!"
Su Chen gave an order, and then summoned Wu Zixun, asking him to temporarily bring the civil and military officers of Qi State, as well as middle-level officers, to wait outside the palace.
Yang Qi and others probably understood what the Emperor of Xia meant, and were afraid that the old god might tell them some secrets, so they immediately got up and left, and went outside to wait. Also coming out were middle-level officers from the two armies, and these courtiers. Different, they came out and quickly hung the stored weapons on their bodies, and were alert to the hall, ready to fight at any time.
Not to mention the civil and military personnel of the Qi State, they had never heard of such qualities. They had never even heard of military positions such as imperial city soldiers and palace guards. Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "This is the soldier who will dominate the world."
After a while, the eunuch came out and slowly closed the door of the hall, cutting off the sight of the civil and military officials.
Inside, the old meat-eating Taoist priest finally finished the last piece and was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, sucking his fingers with unfinished content.
Immediately, he smiled and said: "What did your Majesty ask Pindao just now?"
"National Master Zhang Jiao, I remember that he once said that he would go to Fuyun Mountain in Daliang to find people of the same faith."
Su Chen stood up from the Dragon Chair and walked straight to the imperial steps and stopped: "Now that I see the Taoist Master, I know that the Taoist Master is that fellow Taoist. But when the Taoist Master came, he didn't see the Imperial Master returning to the court. How dare I ask the Imperial Master?" Where?"
"He...he went to the west!"
The old Taoist priest was free and easy. He stood up with a pat on his butt and took two steps with the wine bottle in hand: "Your imperial master and the poor Taoist have been traveling around the world for two years. A few years ago, there was news from your majesty that your majesty has the art of immortality. He He smiled and said that it might be true in the world, but it is definitely not here with His Majesty."
"Then what?"
"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry. Rong Pindao will tell you slowly. He said goodbye to Pindao and said that he would travel all over the mountains and rivers to find the magic of immortality for Your Majesty, so that His Majesty can live up to his name!"
After hearing the words of the old Taoist priest, Su Chen felt warm in his heart. Of course, it was not a feeling of warmth, but he felt that the First Emperor could no longer hold it in any longer!
really.
The moment Su Chen spoke, the shadow of Ying Zheng appeared behind him. The expression on Su Chen's face suddenly changed. In the eyes of the old man named Lu Zhiyuan, a completely different aura suddenly appeared from before.
"Taoist Priest, you'd better explain the art of immortality clearly!"
Wow!
Su Chen opened his sleeves and slapped the twelve beast heads carved on the guardrail with a solemn tone. At this moment, he was like the First Emperor, making the other party's accustomed movements and speaking tone.
For such a change, the old Taoist priest was slightly surprised in his eyes. The emperor who was gentle just now suddenly changed into a different person. The eyes he looked at were murderous, as if they contained the bones of thousands of people.
Lu Zhiyuan has been practicing Taoism for more than a hundred years. This is the first time he feels being stared at, and his limbs become stiff and numb.
"Zhang Jiao, the national master of the Xia Kingdom, said that if you look to the west, even if you can't find the magic of immortality, you can still look for elixir to see if you can prepare a magic elixir that can lead to immortality."
"You didn't lie to me?" Su Chen pressed the beast's head and his voice was low, echoing in the hall.
"Of course I didn't deceive Your Majesty in the slightest."
"So you came here just to tell me these mythical things?"
Lu Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Su Chen was very interested in immortality just now and suddenly said these words. He stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Of course not, I have something to do here and want to dissuade His Majesty!"
Above the imperial steps, Su Chen flicked his wide sleeves, strode back to the dragon chair and sat down: "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard that everything in the world has its destiny? It's just like a big tree, rising from the roots and forming a strong tree, but Your Majesty is like an axe, with a sharp edge that cuts down wood!"
"Haha, are you here to dissuade me from stopping my conquest?"
The voice of Su Chen, or rather the First Emperor, resounded through the hall: "You are showing off in front of me just to pave the way for what you will say later? I raised my own army and vowed to conquer the four kingdoms and conquer the world. What you said is certain, if this is what I am going to do. What is the destiny of heaven and earth?”
"Your Majesty claims that heaven and earth are destined, I'm afraid it's a bit arrogant!"
Lu Zhiyuan put away the wine pot and raised his hands: "Originally, the six kingdoms were in harmony with each other and the people were peaceful. However, Your Majesty was good at fighting and wanted to unify. This is against the laws of nature. However, the power of heaven and earth is difficult for a mere mortal to contend with. , Today your Majesty wants to unify, and tomorrow the heaven and earth may send down the real person to bring order to the chaos of the world, then everything your Majesty has done will be in vain."
"Haha, I originally thought what you said before was reasonable, but the last sentence made me want to unify the four countries even more, and see who will fight with me!"
Su Chen pressed his hands on the armrests of the dragon chair and stared at him: "I want to see how many real people I can kill!"
"Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, it is useless for me to persuade you."
The Taoist priest below cupped his hands, sighed, turned around and walked towards the palace door. With a wave of his hand, the heavy palace door opened on its own and he strode out.
In the main hall, all the Chinese civil and military officials came here unwillingly. The unfinished business of the past was determined to be carried out here. If it was as the Taoist priest said, they would definitely not do it. If the other party was playing tricks, then they would kill this person even more. people.
Lu Bu yelled and stood up: "Your Majesty, please kill this person!"
The Chinese generals on both sides also stood up and held their hands.
"Your Majesty, please kill this person!"
The civil and military officials of Qi State outside didn't know what was going on inside, but when they heard the sound, they had to raise their hands and shouted in unison with the soldiers in the army: "Your Majesty, please kill this person!"
Su Chen stood tall on the imperial steps, raised his hand and waved violently, his wide sleeves fluttering.
"kill!"
Outside the main hall, Lu Zhiyuan, who was walking out, turned around when he heard the sound and saw a general wearing a beast-faced head-swallowing chain armor stepping out with a big bow in his hand.
——Shoot the halberd at the gate!
The arrow flew out in a swish, and the Taoist priest was pierced through the chest before he could react. The arrow was carried by the huge force and flew more than ten feet, straight across the stone steps below, and landed in the square in the distance.
The surrounding palace guards and imperial soldiers rushed over. As they approached, white smoke gradually floated from the Taoist priest who had been shot. When the smoke dissipated, only a Taoist robe was nailed to the ground by an arrow.
Inside the robe, there was a piece of willow wood left.
(End of chapter)
