"At that time, you used the method of 'exploring the breath of the sky' to find the traces of the bad commander and waited for him on the road he passed.
What did you say after meeting him?"
Shang Ren was sitting on his knees in the empty hall. Hearing the gentle male voice coming from behind the screen, he felt as if there was cold air flowing around him. The coldness was like a slippery python, winding around and around, layer by layer. On oneself.
He bowed his head deeply and responded to the male voice behind the screen without hesitation: "After the bad commander found out the identity of my minister, he asked me why I was waiting for him there.
The minister said that he found his whereabouts through the method of exploring the breath of heaven. He wanted to ask him about the root cause of the frequent strange phenomena in Huashan Mountain. After all, he personally went to Huashan Mountain to deal with strange things. There is no one in the world who can compare with him. He is more familiar with the situation inside Huashan."
"How did he answer you?"
Behind the screen, Emperor Xuanzong's voice remained gentle.
Shang Ren paused and replied: "Bad handsome name - bad handsome saying..."
He did not continue speaking, as if the bad handsome man's words involved something that made him not know how to continue.
His reaction made Emperor Xuanzong pay more attention to it.
Li Longji's voice became calmer and he said slowly: "Don't worry about what the bad commander said. Just tell the truth. I will pardon your innocence."
After hearing what Emperor Xuanzong said, Shang Ren looked even more nervous, but felt a little relieved in his heart.
Now that the saint can focus on the bad commander's words, he will naturally pay less attention to many other details, which will help his two brothers get through.
His deliberate hesitation and hesitation were also paving the way for "bad words" and drawing the saint's attention to the maximum extent.
Looking at it now, the effect is pretty good.
"Yes." Shang Ren responded respectfully, then lowered his voice slightly and replied: "The bad handsome name, the giant tree on the top of Huashan Mountain grows into a strange shape that covers the sky and the sun, comes from the 'Queen of Heaven'. "
"The Queen of Heaven..." Behind the screen, Emperor Xuanzong's voice was low.
Shang Ren lowered his head and continued: "Bad reputation, the Wei River pouring into Huashan is nourishing the 'Longhua tree species' buried in the roots of Huashan by the Queen of Heaven.
The Queen of Heaven grew up from the Longhua tree and was reborn in the human world.
The bad commander realized that the situation of "the Queen of Heaven was reborn" was extremely strange, so he gathered the forces of all parties to cut down the Longhua Sacred Tree.
The Longhua sacred tree fell, causing Mount Hua to tremble.
But the Queen of Heaven fled away at this moment."
"Didn't the Queen of Heaven... follow the felled Longhua tree?" Emperor Xuanzong's words were vague, but the meaning behind his words was still very obvious.
Shang Ren instantly understood what Xuanzong said and replied: "The bad commander only said that the Queen of Heaven fled far away. Since it was a 'far away', his life should not have been damaged."
After he spoke, he lowered his head and waited for the saint to ask again.
However, there was a long silence behind the screen.
In this uncomfortable silence, Shang Ren felt that the python wrapped around his body was tightening its body more and more. The chill lingering in the hall penetrated his skin, freezing his flesh and bone marrow.
I don't know how much time passed, or maybe it was just a dozen breaths, or maybe half a day, but the cold air flowing around Shangren suddenly dissipated a lot.
The saint's voice came again from behind the screen.
The sage asked: "Besides this matter, did you ever talk to the bad commander about anything else at that time?"
As soon as Xuanzong finished speaking, Shang Ren's heart beat faster for a moment, and the candles that lit up the hall suddenly became much brighter at this moment.
Those candlelights were like eyes. Under the gaze of these 'eyes', Shangren intuitively felt that his thoughts could not be hidden at all!
He lowered his head and tried to say something, but when he opened his mouth, the candlelight around him suddenly returned to its original state, as if the brightness at that moment was just his own illusion.
The saint's voice came again: "That's all.
When the bad commander returns to Chang'an, let him come and explain to me in person.
Just step back."
Shang Ren didn't know why the saint suddenly changed his mind, but he felt as if he had been granted amnesty. After saluting the saint, he pulled his senior brother Shang Bai, who had never spoken a word, out of the brightly lit palace in a hurry.
In the palace.
Emperor Xuanzong turned out of the screen and watched Brother Shang Ren leaving in a hurry.
A figure appeared behind him very abruptly, and then condensed into an old Taoist with chicken skin and white hair.
The man was leaning on a dragon-headed crutch, with his body hunched and trembling, standing behind Emperor Xuanzong, as if a gust of wind could blow apart all the bones in his body.
Xuanzong did not look at the old Taoist priest who suddenly appeared behind him. He looked downcast and sighed, saying: "I set up the Xuanmen List to cause the dragons and tigers of Buddhism and Taoism to fight, causing both sides to suffer. But I just watched from the sidelines. He was reaping the benefits. But he never thought that this 'King of the Stove King' would suddenly rise to prominence...
This so-called "Leader of the Xuanmen City" position is just a showpiece that I put forward, but he has the appearance of solidifying this position... The Queen of Heaven is born, and she can unite the forces of all parties to defeat her. Longhua Sacred Tree, this has already shown that Huinumao, who secretly set foot in Huashan at that time, has also cooperated with him.
He defeated twenty-four sects in a row in the Taoist sect, and spread rumors to the outside world that he was defeated by the "Han Guangzi" move - I originally thought that this was actually the case.
The "bad commander" whom I worshiped at the altar of generals was able to defeat twenty-four sects, only falling behind Han Guangzi, which was beyond my expectations.
I'm quite satisfied with this too.
He never thought that he might not really be defeated by Han Guangzi at that time.
His practice may not be weaker than that of Han Guangzi - but this makes me restless!
Now he joins forces with Huinumao, who has picked the Buddha Fruit, to cut down the Longhua Sacred Tree and force Tian Hui to retreat - Zhang Wu has really become something..."
The more he mentioned the various deeds of the bad commander Zhang Wu, the more serious Xuanzong's expression became. He suddenly turned around and looked at the old Taoist behind him, lowering his head slightly to show his respect for the old Taoist. Then he said to the old Taoist : "The Queen of Heaven took refuge under the Longhua tree to give birth. Although the Longhua tree has been cut down, the Queen of Heaven eventually 'resurrected' from the dead."
This major trouble has not gone away, but a new one has arrived - Zhang Wu suddenly emerged, and I felt that I could no longer control him.
I am in many troubles today.
The old gods were transformed from the Taizong stele, and they rose and fell with the imperial lineage of the Li family. Now, like the Queen of Heaven and Zhang Wu, once they become powerful, they will inevitably attack the dragon veins of the imperial court. How can the gods teach me?"
The old Taoist priest, whom Emperor Xuanzong respected as the 'Old Immortal', raised his turbid old eyes and replied slowly to Xuanzong: "Work has its order, and everything has its priorities.
As far as your majesty is concerned, although Zhang Wu is very powerful, he has only been involved in "suppressing and deceitful matters" so far. Other than that, he has nothing to do with the general affairs of the country.
If he only focuses on suppressing the evil spirits in the world and fulfilling His Majesty's long-cherished wish that "the world is free of evil spirits", how can His Majesty's mind accommodate a "Leader of the Xuanmen Capital"?
If this matter can be successful and passed down to future generations, Zhang Wu is the leader of the Xuanmen City, but His Majesty has appointed the ‘leader of the Xuanmen City’ as a wise emperor, and he will definitely receive more praise.”
Emperor Tang Ming frowned slightly when he heard this.
‘Suppressing the world’s treacherous people’ isn’t a major political issue of the country?
And if there is no possibility of completing this matter, that’s it. If there is really a possibility of completing this matter, this matter will be the most important matter of the country!
Today, Zhang Wu wants to take over the most important political affairs of the country. How can he not provoke Emperor Xuanzong's nerves?
Although he also knew that the words of the old immortal Zhang Guo were indeed a mature and prudent policy, he really couldn't bear the feeling that "beside the bed, someone seemed to be sleeping soundly".
However, since Zhang Guo said this, Xuanzong also knew that it would be meaningless to discuss with him how to deal with "Zhang Wu's trouble".
He suppressed his thoughts and said instead: "The Queen of Heaven is actually the number one scourge for the Li and Tang emperors. If she is born under her, she will definitely come with a fierce force. How do you think the old god should deal with it?"
Zhang Guo was an immortal who was transformed from the "bat pattern" in Taizong's stele. Later, he was recruited by the Queen of Heaven and faked his death to avoid the envoys.
It was not until Xuanzong succeeded to the throne and he was repeatedly recruited that Zhang Guo set foot in the capital and became the highest priest in Xuanzong's inner court.
As for why the steles of the emperors of the Li and Tang dynasties have all kinds of strange features, such as being able to predict all things, guide all things, transform into gods, etc., they are also related to a method secretly practiced by the emperor of the Li and Tang dynasties, but it has never been spread.
And Zhang Guo is indeed, as Li Longji said, closely involved in the imperial lineage of Li and Tang Dynasties.
——When Empress Wu recruited him, he was able to fake his death to escape, and his fake death was so realistic that it could almost be regarded as a real death.
However, the power of Li Tang's imperial lineage was not exhausted. After Tianhui abdicated, Li took over the throne again, and Zhang Guo also "died and was reborn".
The Queen of Heaven is indeed Emperor Xuanzong and Zhang Guo’s common enemy!
Zhang Guo replied to Xuanzong: "The Queen of Heaven has a deep conspiracy. Once she survives, there will be more plots in the future. When she was in power, she elevated the status of Buddhism between the government and the public. Among Buddhists, there are many followers of the Queen of Heaven.
The first priority now is to monitor Buddhism all over the world, and we must eliminate all the clues of "Maitreya Buddha" and "Maitreya Buddha's rebirth", so that the incense of "Maitreya Buddha" in the world will decline.
Monitoring the world's monks and banning the incense of Maitreya can be left to a bad commander."
Emperor Xuanzong nodded with a smile on his face: "I also have the same intention."
By ordering Zhang Wu to monitor Buddhism and destroy the incense of Maitreya, he could have a bad relationship with Buddhism and thus undermine its power.
Zhang Guo also knew how to be flexible. He knew that Xuanzong was afraid of Zhang Wu, so he made this suggestion.
"Today, in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, there are many hidden hands and arrangements left by the Queen of Heaven. I personally went to destroy them and blocked the various secret hands and arrangements left by the Queen of Heaven so that they could not live in Chang'an and Luoyang, the important places of the two capitals, threatening the imperial line." Zhang
Guo continued, "Your Majesty lives in the Forbidden City. Although he is heavily protected, there are still some gaps in the secret. What's more, the Queen is also familiar with the layout of the Forbidden City?
Therefore, it is necessary to gather high-ranking scholars and powerful people around Your Majesty, who can protect Your Majesty and relieve His Majesty's worries——"