Yezhou is far away on the Central Guizhou Road, quite far away from Chang'an. Worrying that he would not be able to get there in time, Changsheng pushed his spiritual energy to the extreme, and Young Master Hei stepped on the clouds in the rain and galloped all the way.
In the blink of an eye, we traveled dozens of miles, and after passing through a curtain of rain, the heavy rain suddenly stopped, and our eyes suddenly became bright.
Sensing something unusual, Changsheng looked around hurriedly. It was early afternoon, the summer days were longer, and the sun had not yet set. Looking south, the sun was warm and cloudless. When I turned around and looked back, I saw dark clouds and heavy rain pouring down.
Changsheng had doubts in his heart, so he drove Hei Gongzi to the top of the mountain ahead for a closer look. The areas where it rained and the areas where there was no rain were clearly distinct and straight apart. The gloomy rain curtain stretched from west to east, with no beginning in the west and no end in the east.
Although it is not uncommon for the sun to rise in the east and rain to the west, Chang Sheng has never seen this situation before, because even if it rains in a certain area, it will not be divided in a straight line, and it covers such a wide area.
Such a strange situation made Changsheng Duo nervous. He immediately thought that there might be evil spirits and aliens making trouble with evil intentions. Could it be that Li Bao's demons learned that Li Bao was captured in the palace, and tried to control the situation and rescue him in the chaos?
However, this guess was quickly rejected by himself, because the rain curtain stretched over a large area, far beyond the Chang'an area, and it should not be directed at Chang'an.
But the situation in front of us is definitely not normal. Someone must be casting a spell to inspire wind and rain.
At this time, the light was good, and the immortal could see for more than two hundred miles. Everywhere he looked was a straight rain curtain like a knife. How high is the practitioner to be able to control the wind, rain, and make waves in such a wide range?
Changsheng rushed to Yezhou in a hurry, but such a strange situation occurred. How could he leave with peace of mind? He is a Taoist priest and knows how much wind and rain can be summoned by a high level of cultivation. Such terrifying calling for wind and rain is definitely not something that ordinary purple energy masters can do. , it is not difficult for a person with such means to move mountains, and it is even easier to break into Chang'an and kill the emperor.
After anxious thoughts, Changsheng jumped up, activated the pure Yang spiritual energy in the air, and used the "Bathing in Fire" to fly upwards. There were no clues from the ground, and no evil aura could be seen. He could only go to high places to see what was above the clouds. Nothing.
The vitality of immortality has not been restored, and I am very weak. I rely solely on spiritual energy to support me. I can't breathe smoothly when I reach a high place, and it becomes more and more uncomfortable. Fortunately, I quickly reach above the clouds. Looking around, I can't see any dragons, dragons, snakes and pythons that can make clouds and rain. , there was no Zuodao demon casting spells in the air, and only a gray rain curtain could be seen winding eastward.
The line of sight from the ground is limited and can only be seen for two hundred miles, so the rain curtain seems to be straight, but when you get to a higher place, you find that the rain curtain is not actually straight, but curved several times.
Nothing could be seen in the area covered by the rain curtain, but Changsheng could see the terrain outside the rain curtain. After careful observation, he found that the curvature of the rain curtain changed with the mountains and rivers upstream and downstream, and the area covered by the rain curtain was actually different from the direction of the Cao River. Conspiring together.
The Caohe River is an artificial river dug during the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to dig the Caohe River in order to transport grain quickly between Chang'an and Luoyang. The word "caohe" itself means water transportation.
By this time, Changsheng had a rough idea. This heavy rain was deliberately caused by someone. The purpose was to accumulate water and flood a certain area of Luoyang. As for whether the instigator behind this heavy rain was Zhang Shan or Zhu Quanzhong, it is not known yet. You know, because both the enemy and ourselves have the motivation and strength to use floods to attack each other.
Zhang Shan is short of food and pay, and suffered heavy casualties in his previous attack on Luoyang. In order to capture Luoyang as soon as possible, Zhang Shan may indeed take a wrong approach and flood Luoyang. As Zhang Shan, as the Heavenly Master of the Shangqing Sect, as long as he opens his mouth, not only the Shangqing Sect Taoist friends from Taiqing and Yuqing can also be invited to help.
Zhu Quanzhong is currently the most powerful vassal town in the Tang Dynasty. Even Yang Shouliang of Hanzhong can summon a group of monsters for his own use. Zhu Quanzhong can naturally do the same, and as long as there is a fight, both sides will be damaged. Zhang Shan lost ten people in the previous war. With tens of thousands, Zhu Quanzhong will definitely not have a hard time. If he continues to spend it, even if he finally defeats Zhang Shan, his strength will be greatly reduced. The snipe and the clam fighting each other for the fisherman's gain is what Zhu Quanzhong least wants to see, so he There is also a motive for causing a flood. If the New Army's camp is washed away, it will be done once and for all, and future troubles will be eliminated forever.
Chang Sheng gathered his spiritual energy and floated down. The Black Master was frightened by his previous refusal to leave without saying goodbye, so he jumped up and down from the top of the mountain for fear of being left behind by him again. He didn't know that the reason why he was able to fly in the air was due to Chang Sheng. Imbued with immortal spiritual energy, it cannot fly.
After Changsheng landed, he called to Young Master Hei, caressing and comforting him while thinking anxiously. After a while, he made up his mind, got on his horse, and continued southward.
People are faced with a variety of choices every moment. Making the right choice at a critical moment is an ability that most people do not have. All black and white are reversed, the importance is not distinguished, and all of them are caused by wrong choices. Immortality is not the same. Not sure which party caused the flood, the reason why he chose to rush to Yezhou instead of rushing to Luoyang to check the situation was because he thought of Zhang Mo's delay in returning.
He sent out the call in the early morning, and the rain came in the afternoon. Zhang Mo's delay in coming was probably related to the heavy rain. If Zhang Mo didn't know in advance that a flood would break out in the afternoon, he would definitely have rushed to Chang'an as soon as possible. , it can be seen that even if the flood was not caused by one's own side, one's own side must have known about it and taken precautions.
Furthermore, our side definitely needs outside help at this time, but we did not know that he was still alive before this, so we would not take him into consideration when we proactively respond, but the Taiping Taoist people were different. All the tribulations ended in failure, and now all their hopes were pinned on him. One party didn't count on him at all, while the other party eagerly counted on him. It was not difficult to choose.
This choice seems to be based on personal feelings and disregards the importance of justice, but in fact it is careful, calm and rational.
Changsheng had been to Yezhou many times before and was familiar with the route, but he did not go south along the official road. In order to get there as soon as possible, he chose to go straight over the mountains and ridges.
Changsheng stayed in Silla for more than three months. After returning, although he learned about the current situation of people's livelihood from Wu Yusheng and others, he also wanted to see for himself and observe for himself. However, traveling in a straight line requires climbing over mountains and ridges, and there are almost no villages or towns along the way. , and Changsheng did not pretend to be circumspect, because the return time he agreed with himself was three days, but in fact it would not take him three days. On the way back, he could go to the town in person and observe it in detail.
Although he knew that even if the flood was caused by the enemy, his own side would definitely take precautions, Chang Sheng was still very uneasy. He thought about it over and over in his mind while speeding, but the more he thought about it, the more worried he became. The reason is simple. If this flood was caused by the enemy, even if our side took precautions, there would definitely be a lot of damage, because if our side had noticed it and made complete preparations, Zhang Mo would have left the military camp and rushed to Chang'an to see him, but Zhang Mo wouldn't have come , which shows that our preparations are not sufficient.
If the flood was caused by one's own side, the consequences would be even more serious. Even if Zhang Shan successfully captured Luoyang, the price he paid would be extremely heavy, because there were not only rebels but also a large number of innocent people in Luoyang City, and the method was the most The biggest taboo is to harm innocent people. Heaven doesn’t care whether you cut off a warrior’s wrist or lose a pawn to save a chariot. As long as you use magic to harm innocent people, you will suffer disaster and shorten your life. This rain was caused by Zhang Shan and a group of fellow Taoists, and the rain itself will not cause harm to the innocent. Life may be lost, but the person who breached the dike must bear the blame.
Changsheng's heart was extremely heavy. Neither of these results was what he wanted to see, but he also knew very well that whether he wanted to or not, he had to accept one of the two results. If nothing else, the latter was more likely. Some, because compared to Zhu Quanzhong, who had plenty of money and food, and a high city and many soldiers, Zhang Shan, who lacked food and clothing, was under greater pressure. He fought with money and food. The lack of food and grass could only force the commander to take the wrong direction, and the troops were in danger.
Although his heart was heavy, Changsheng never slowed down at all. He didn't know when Taiping Taoists would overcome the disaster. If they arrived earlier, Taiping Taoists would be safer.
There was no words all the way. Halfway through the second update, Changsheng finally arrived at Yezhou.
As the third watch approached, Changsheng came to Ashan County. Looking far to the west of the city, a vision had appeared, and dark clouds were gathering...
