The so-called Zhongnan shortcut actually does not refer to one road, but the sum of some roads.
The reason why I say this is because a long time ago, when the relationship between the Zhou court and the academies was still good, the court established some road groups to facilitate the emperor and members of the royal family to go to Zhongnan Mountain for enquiry.
These roads exist to facilitate communication between the royal family and Zhongnan Mountain.
Specifically, it is mainly to facilitate communication with the academy.
Of course, the academy at that time was not Haoran Academy, but some other academies.
At that time, the mountain leader had not yet established a sect and had not yet become the strongest person in the world.
After Shan Chang became the best in the world and founded Haoran Academy, everything seemed to have changed.
The academy has changed, and so have the people.
The relationship between the academy and the imperial court is no longer as good as before. What everyone in the imperial court can feel is a disdain from the academy.
Of course Emperor Xianlong could also feel it.
This made Emperor Xianlong feel very uncomfortable all over his body.
After all, he is the emperor, the son of heaven, and the supreme being in the world.
No matter what happened in the past, his ministers would always show respect to him.
No matter how unhappy you are, you have to hold it in.
But Shan Chang is completely different.
The mountain chief seemed to despise him and the imperial court from the bottom of his heart, and he would express it in a big way.
This deeply hurt Emperor Xianlong's heart.
He couldn't understand how things could become like this.
So probably the rift between him, the academy and the mountain chief was established from the very beginning.
Coincidentally, the time when Emperor Xianlong ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor coincided with the time when Shanchang founded Haoran Academy, which meant that the two sides had been unhappy with each other for a long time.
The freezing of three feet did not occur in a day, and the accumulation of conflicts certainly did not occur in a day.
At this moment, Emperor Xianlong's suppressed anger was completely ignited by Wu Oris.
"The number of people who can take the Zhongnan shortcut is not too many, maybe a few thousand, and there will be no problem. If there are more people, I'm afraid the speed will be greatly affected."
Emperor Xianlong told the truth.
"So you can first report the number of people who want to take the Zhongnan shortcut, and then I will see how to arrange it."
Like a raccoon dog, they hit it off immediately.
Emperor Xianlong and Wu Oris met late.
At first, he was a little worried that the Corruptor Alliance's invasion would threaten his rule, but now it seems that he is overly worried. The Corruptor Alliance will not threaten the imperial power at all. On the contrary, the appearance of the Corruptor is like a sign from heaven.
The gift dropped can help him better deal with his old enemy, the mountain chief.
How can someone else sleep soundly on the side of the couch?
Emperor Xianlong had always hoped to completely eradicate Shan Chang.
Now that he really had the opportunity, how could he miss it?
If possible, he even hopes to bring about cooperation between Wu Oris and Master Huiyan.
Both sides are very strong, and they may not be able to take advantage of the mountain leader alone. But if they join forces, their chances of winning will be greatly increased.
"The more people, the better. After all, the number of people is the greatest advantage of our undead race."
Wu Oris did not hide anything, but directly communicated with Emperor Xianlong.
"To be honest, we may send a steady stream of legions of the dead to march into Zhongnan Mountain. Can you provide sufficient support?"
"Well..."
Emperor Xianlong seemed a little hesitant.
In his opinion, the carrying capacity of Zhongnan Shortcut is limited.
Thousands of people are still within the capacity. But if there are more people, problems may arise.
From what Wu Oris meant, it seemed that he wanted to send tens of thousands of troops.
This is undoubtedly a bit too much.
"It's not impossible."
After hesitating again and again, Emperor Xianlong gritted his teeth and said: "If we can control the order, it is actually acceptable. We can continuously transport the army from the Zhongnan shortcut to the back mountain of Zhongnan Mountain. There is a gap in the restriction there, and we can start from
Entering here will not attract the attention of the academy at all."
"Ah, very good."
Wu Oris was very satisfied with Emperor Xianlong's answer.
In his view, sometimes some things require a straightforward attitude and a strong determination.
Emperor Xianlong performed quite well in this regard.
Wu Oris nodded with satisfaction and said: "In that case, I will go back and make arrangements. But then I hope you will open the ban on Chang'an City first, otherwise we will not even be able to enter Chang'an City, let alone follow the Zhongnan shortcut to arrive.
It’s Zhongnan Mountain.”
"Of course, I will order someone to make arrangements. Don't worry."
Emperor Xianlong was quite confident about this.
In his opinion, he is the absolute master in Chang'an City. No one can offend him, and no one can interfere with his decision.
He is the supreme being.
As he spoke, Wu Oris disappeared.
Like smoke and dust, leaving no trace.
Emperor Xianlong was really surprised.
Originally he thought he saw an entity, but now it seems that it is not at all!
This is clearly an illusion created by Wu Oris!
Emperor Xianlong was extremely surprised for a moment.
Good guy, this Wu Oris really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Emperor Xianlong took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
It is undoubtedly a very gratifying thing to be able to cooperate with such a powerful ally.
However, one thing is that if they cannot effectively determine their true intentions, they will easily be stabbed in the back.
Emperor Xianlong still had an extra thought in this regard.
After all, he has been on the throne as emperor for so many years, so he still has this experience.
So at this moment Emperor Xianlong decided to summon Master Huiyan to listen to Master Huiyan’s opinions.
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Master Huiyan walked in small steps to the Daming Palace.
Looking at the majestic palace, Master Huiyan looked a little tired.
Different from the complacency and ambition when he first came to Chang'an, Master Huiyan now actually feels a little weak.
He didn't know how this feeling came about, but it was real.
This made Master Huiyan feel a little desperate.
Maybe for him, this is just the beginning.
To promote Buddhism in the Western Regions in the Central Plains, he needs to make more efforts.
Current efforts alone are far from enough.
Sometimes it even requires a little luck.
You may say that luck is not important, but it can indeed play an important role at critical times.
The emperor summoned him again today, but Master Huiyan didn't know why.
But in his opinion, maybe it was because the emperor thought of something weird again.
This is a commonplace thing.
Because Emperor Xianlong often had sudden whims, Master Huiyan was already used to it.
All he had to do was follow Emperor Xianlong's wishes as much as possible.
Because there is no doubt that Xianlong is a smooth donkey.
If you go against his wishes, the result may not be ideal.
But if you follow his wishes, the result will be completely different.
Soon, Master Huiyan arrived in front of the main hall of Zichen Hall.
He climbed up the steps as usual and then entered the main hall.
Master Huiyan has been to Zichen Hall countless times and is already familiar with everything here.
So he quickly walked around the screen without hesitation and went straight to the Nuan Pavilion.
He knew that Emperor Xianlong would be waiting for him here.
Sure enough, as soon as Master Huiyan entered Nuange, he saw Emperor Xianlong with his hands behind his back.
Emperor Xianlong had always liked this posture, because in this way his ministers could not see his expression or guess what he was thinking at the first time when they came to see him.
This point is crucial.
Because as a king, as a superior, the first thing you have to do is to maintain your noble image and maintain your majestic state.
In this regard, Emperor Xianlong has always done very well.
He knows very well that in order to be respected by others, he must ensure that he has the image of a king.
Even if you are just pretending, you have to show it off and never stretch your hips.
"The poor monk Huiyan pays homage to His Majesty."
Master Huiyan did not kneel down, but put his hands together in a salute.
This is a privilege granted to him by Emperor Xianlong, and only he and a few people can enjoy it.
This is enough to show Emperor Xianlong's respect for him.
"The holy monk comes and offers you a seat."
Emperor Xianlong, who turned around, had a secret smile on his face.
Although the smile was not very obvious, it still made Master Huiyan feel like spring breeze.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Soon a young eunuch came behind Master Huiyan carrying a brocade pier.
Master Huiyan immediately sat down, but he sat upright without any slack.
Every moment when he was with Emperor Xianlong, Master Huiyan would remain extremely calm and never show the slightest contempt.
Because Emperor Xianlong had been staring at him closely, even the slightest deviation would be caught by Emperor Xianlong.
"I wonder what your Majesty was talking about when he summoned the poor monk today?"
In the whole world, only Master Huiyan could speak to Emperor Xianlong like this and dared to speak to Emperor Xianlong like this.
Emperor Xianlong laughed loudly and said, "I just met a wonderful person and I want to share it with the holy monk."
"Oh? Who is this person?"
Master Huiyan was extremely surprised.
"This person is Wu Oris, the leader of the undead clan of the Corruptor Alliance."
Emperor Xianlong did not hide anything and said directly: "This Wu Oris somehow used an illusion to penetrate the many restrictions of Chang'an City, penetrate the many restrictions of the imperial city, and penetrate the many restrictions of the palace city.
, and went straight to the palace. After that, he went directly to the Zichen Hall and the Nuan Pavilion. At that time, I was meditating and breathing in. Suddenly I saw a strange person appearing in front of me, which really shocked me.
But I quickly regained my composure and asked him who he was in a deep voice. Unexpectedly, this guy responded to his identity very quickly."
When he said this, Emperor Xianlong had a more or less wry smile on his cheek.
He said solemnly: "He said that he is the leader of the Corruptor Alliance and a slave of Satan. He came here because he followed Satan's will. Satan will eventually come, and then everything in the world, as long as anyone resists Satan, will
Destruction. However, he immediately changed the topic and said that if we can cooperate with them, then he will say a few nice words to us in front of Satan. In this way, Satan will naturally not bully us again."
"oh?"
Master Huiyan certainly found it a bit unbelievable.
Because in his opinion, none of these Corruptor Alliance guys have good intentions, they are all very bad.
"Does your Majesty believe it?"
"I asked him to continue talking. Because I want to see what conditions they put forward and what their plan is."
Emperor Xianlong swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then continued: "What do you think happened next?"
Emperor Xianlong raised the corner of his mouth lightly and said with a smile: "They said that their army was on the verge of death at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, and they were ready to launch a general attack on Zhongnan Mountain at any time. This was something I did not expect. I did not expect the determination of the Corruptor Alliance.
They are so determined. They actually want to go straight to Huanglong and capture Zhongnan Mountain directly. Isn't this what I want to see?"
Emperor Xianlong might still pretend to be in front of others, but in front of Master Huiyan, he felt that there was no need to pretend.
"Now I desperately want to take revenge on the mountain leader. But I can't be too upright, otherwise I will easily be criticized by people all over the world, saying that I am narrow-minded, saying that my roommate is fighting and provoking a war. At this time, there is a person who is willing to stand up and act as my knife. Of course it couldn’t be better.”
Emperor Xianlong was very excited when he said this, and spitting foam flew everywhere for a while.
Master Huiyan's face looked a little serious.
"Your Majesty has agreed to cooperate with them?"
"Of course."
Emperor Xianlong continued without hesitation: "They said that the reason why they were unable to launch a general attack at this time was because of a restriction on Zhongnan Mountain. This restriction is similar to the restriction in Chang'an City, and it is heavenly for the Corruptor Alliance. Gram. As soon as they approach the forbidden area, they will be burned to the point of smoking. The only way is to destroy the forbidden area. But with the mountain chief guarding there, it will be difficult for them to succeed. At this time, I revealed to them the existence of the Zhongnan shortcut. The Zhongnan shortcut can be used To the greatest extent possible, we ensure that they can sneak up to the back mountain of Zhongnan Mountain without being noticed. There is a passage there that can bypass the restrictions of Zhongnan Mountain and enter the mountain through the gap."
This was also the first time Emperor Xianlong told Master Huiyan.
So Master Huiyan felt somewhat curious after hearing this.
"Your Majesty means that the existence of this shortcut to Zhongnan will allow a large army to reach Zhongnan Mountain without any pressure."
"Yes, that's what I mean."
Emperor Xianlong nodded with satisfaction.
"So everything that follows is actually much simpler. Because I no longer have to worry about being criticized. The Corruptor Alliance is willing to charge into battle, and I have an extra spear. I can borrow the sword to kill people, and I don't have to worry about the reputation of the royal family being harmed. damage."
Emperor Xianlong's hatred for the mountain leader had accumulated to such an extent that he could accept even killing the mountain leader with his own hands.
Of course, it would be best for him to kill the mountain chief and Zhao Xun with his own hands.