The spring breeze brings warmth and everything revives.
The earth is full of vitality, and the green grass on both sides of the road has long been covered with green despite the harsh spring cold.
In a roadside pavilion, a Taoist priest lowered his head and looked at the ants on the ground.
Li Yu looked at Lin Lingsu and couldn't help but said with a smile: "Palace Master, why are you in such a daze?"
The two of them were on the outskirts of Bianliang City today to greet someone. If these two people could come together to greet him, it didn't take much thinking to know that he was an expert in the Taoist sect.
Lin Lingsu clicked her tongue twice and said, "Why are there ants at this time of year?"
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and then frowned. Where did so many ants come from before Jingzhe arrived?
"The winds and clouds of Kyushu and the land of the Six Dynasties are all mobilizing troops and generals. I am afraid that the sound of rumbling horse hooves and rolling chariot shafts is better than the spring thunder stinging."
Lin Lingsu sighed: "After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the six dynasties divided the country. I thought it would last for a hundred years. Who knew that the chaos would turn out so fast? This time's chaos may not be more violent than the Yellow Turbans."
Li Yu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I think everyone is doing well. No country is going to war."
"A few days ago, the Wei Dynasty, which has been on the defensive, mobilized troops to Jingzhou. The troops of Wei Dynasty have been stationed in the fields for a long time. This transfer is definitely not to farm on the riverside. Cao Cao has not moved for so many years, and many people have forgotten
, he did not get off his horse for decades before, leading troops to conquer the north and south.
The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were the most powerful. The soldiers were divided into two groups, and their intentions were obvious. Soochow Wu had always been restless and wanted to take advantage of the Fang La Rebellion to get involved in Jiangnan Road.
The Ming Dynasty also sent more troops to the north. Although I don’t know the intention, it’s not for hunting.”
There is no movement in the Song Dynasty because of co-authorship, but everyone wants to beat you up, aren't you also a country participating in the war?
"This... the world has been at peace for decades, and everyone has been living a good life. Why are they all suddenly restless?" Li Yu secretly said that he was unlucky, and he did not catch up with the good times.
Lin Lingsu looked at Li Yu, was silent for a while, and said: "People's minds are changing. It's not just the Six Dynasties, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, the civil strife in Buddhism, the war between gods in the West, the barbarians in the north, the storm is coming, the storm is coming, you and me.
In these troubled times, we should make plans in advance."
"During the last Yellow Turban Rebellion, many people with great cultivation levels inevitably died in the end."
Li Yu squatted on the railing, jumped down, and spat out the straw in his mouth, "After we win the Song Dynasty and help Fu Jin ascend the throne, we will have a family as huge as the Song Dynasty. Can't we protect ourselves with such a foundation?
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"The Song Dynasty is like a piece of fat meat. You and I are watching, and others are not greedy for it. How many points we can get by then, and whether we can get it, are still unknown. How dare we slack off."
Li Yu felt a little nervous all of a sudden, what Lin Lingsu said made sense.
"Old thief Cai Jing, for his own selfish interests, is dragging the Song Dynasty into the abyss." Li Yu said in a deep voice: "Whether it is against the Tang Dynasty or condoning privet, it is a way to die. At this time, we should make good friends with neighboring countries and eliminate them.
For internal troubles, the right way is to first eliminate the Mingjiao, then stabilize the northwest, and rely on Zongze and the Western Army to protect the interests of the Song Dynasty."
"Our Emperor will definitely not listen to these kind words." Lin Lingsu said with a smile: "So I plan to take action early. What do you think?"
"Absolutely not!"
Li Yu said categorically: "Since we have set five years, don't think about moving it forward. All my arrangements and plans are based on the five-year period. Five years is only a short time, and it is already very reluctant. If I force it to be moved forward,
, has no chance of winning."
Lin Lingsu sighed and said, "I'm just asking casually. As long as we handle the matter with Emperor Tang this time, we will have a better chance of winning."
Lao Lin is an impatient person, Li Yu knows that, and his lack of patience is also part of Li Yu's calculations.
Lin Lingsu is very extreme in his actions. Although he looks calm and relaxed, when he is really planning a big event, he is impetuous and radical, and he wants to eat a fat man in one bite.
Li Yu knew that whether he could succeed or not, another very important point was whether he could restrain the restless Lao Lin and prevent him from being impulsive and doing bad things.
While the two people were discussing, a tall donkey carrying a green-robed Taoist priest came slowly on the official road in the distance.
This donkey is bigger than a horse and is all white. If you look closely, you can see that the Taoist priest is sitting upside down on the donkey's back, which is very unusual.
"Mr. Tongxuan has arrived." Lin Lingsu said with a smile.
Li Yu looked at Taoist Tongxuan who was riding his donkey backwards. He was very curious and looked with his feet up.
He also has a more well-known name, Zhang Guolao.
It was him that Li Yu and Lin Lingsu were waiting for this time.
"Two fellow Taoists, I've been waiting for a long time." Zhang Guolao jumped off the donkey's back and said loudly.
Lin Lingsu smiled and said: "Senior, I have traveled a long way, and I am just sitting in this pavilion. How dare I call it hard work?"
"I am an old friend of Master Yuan Miao. This little friend must be a serious Taoist friend, right?"
"Young man Li Yu, I have met Zhenren Tongxuan."
"Although I live in the Tang Dynasty, my reputation as a serious Taoist is as good as thunder." Zhang Guolao said with a smile.
Li Yu smiled and said: "This is not a place to entertain guests. Let's go to Yuanmiao Mountain to talk."
Zhang Guolao and Lin Lingsu had a very good relationship. They talked and laughed along the way and were very close to each other.
Li Yu was not surprised because they happened to be the same kind of people - Buddhists who became Taoists halfway.
Monks who enter Taoism from Buddhism can often make a name for themselves in the world, and many of them are particularly famous.
Zhang Guolao was a little better than Lin Lingsu. He used to be from Caili Mountain. There was an ancient temple on the hillside. In the temple, there was an old monk and three monks.
The youngest monk at that time was named Zhang Guolao. In addition to serving the old monk, he also did chores such as chopping firewood and carrying water.
One night, Zhang Guolao filled the tank with water. The next day, he didn't use a drop, and the tank was completely empty.
The old monk scolded him for being lazy, but Zhang Guolao didn't know the reason, so he had to fill the tank with water again.
The next day, the water in the vat was empty again. The old monk was angry and beat him severely.
Zhang Guolao felt aggrieved and surprised, and was determined to get to the bottom of everything.
In the evening, I filled the tank with water and hid in the dark to peek. At midnight, two fat, fair-toned children suddenly ran in from outside the temple. They came to the tank and put their heads into the tank to drink water.
Zhang Guolao stepped forward to arrest him, but disappeared in an instant. Guolao told the old monk truthfully what he had seen.
The old monk already knew this in his mind, so he ordered Zhang Guolao to fill the tank with water and keep quiet.
At night, the old monk took a steel needle, sewed it on a long wool thread, and hid it with Guo Lao in a dark place not far from the water tank.
Soon, as expected, two naked children came to drink water from the vat again. When they put their heads into the vat, the old monk ran forward and stuck the steel needle into the children's buttocks, only to hear a scream of "Wow"
, the child disappeared again.
The old monk and Guo Lao searched along the red thread until they reached the corner outside the temple, where the red thread entered the ground.
The old monk asked Guolao to dig with a shovel, and two objects that looked like human bodies were dug out. Knowing that they were ginseng, the old monk ordered Guolao to cook them over a fire and told him not to taste them.
Life in the temple was poor. The young Zhang Guolao put the dug things in a pot, lit a fire and boiled them for a while. The aroma was so fragrant that he salivated and couldn't bear it anymore, so he took it out and tasted it. It tasted delicious.
Guo Lao was still salivating, so he simply took it out and ate it all.
The old monk blamed him and beat him severely, so he wanted to run away.
It's a pity that he offended the abbot and still wants to run away?
As soon as he left the temple gate, the old monk chased him out. Zhang Guolao saw a donkey tied to a tree. He turned around and took out the soup left in the pot and gave it to the donkey to drink. Then he got on the donkey's back and fled eastward.
Fearing that the old monk would catch up, he rode his donkey backwards and looked back.
Zhang Guolao ate immortal ginseng and became an immortal. His donkey drank the soup and became a divine donkey. From then on, Guolao rode his donkey and traveled around the world.
This kind of opportunity is something that others cannot envy.
When the three people came to the mountain, the disciples of Shenxiao Palace came out to greet them, and Zhang Guolao responded to them one by one with a smile.
After all the thirteen disciples of Shenxiao Palace who stayed in the mountain had greeted them, Zhang Guolao followed Li Yu and Lin Lingsu to the alchemy room.
The three of them each found a futon and sat down. Li Yu said: "This time I invited you here for no other reason than to ease the relationship with the Tang Dynasty royal family. Mr. Suwen Tongxuan is a guest of the Tang Dynasty royal family, so
If you dare, ask your husband for help and make a living."
Zhang Guolao raised his head, thought for a while, then lowered his head and said: "You have not caught up with the good times. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, has become evil to the Taoist sect. Even people in the government such as Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng are not favored by the emperor.
Already."
"What's the point of this? Isn't it just a matter of figuring out a queen who will ascend the throne? It's not a big deal." Li Yu said angrily.
"This matter is as big as the sky in the eyes of Emperor Tang!"
Li Yu smiled and said: "Mr. Tongxuan, that's what I want to say. When Mr. Tongxuan sees Tang Emperor Li Shimin, you can tell him that we are willing to solve this problem for the Tang Dynasty!"
"Oh?" Zhang Guolao suddenly became interested and asked, "Can this be solved?"
Lin Lingsu said: "Yes, since destiny has a queen, we are willing to cast a spell to reverse the destiny and allow the queen to be born from the Song Dynasty."
Aren't you, Li Er, afraid that the empress will usurp the power of the Tang Dynasty? Isn't it fun for us to take over this bad luck?
"There is such a magic?" Zhang Guolao said hesitantly: "This is not groundless. Don't think about deceiving the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. The Queen's secret was calculated by the Taoist priests of the Qintian Prison. Even if it is faced with the Tang Dynasty,
Emperor's Thunder
Even if they are angry, they will never change their words. This shows that Qin Tianjian is extremely loyal and this matter is indeed credible. If you plan to blow the whistle, in the end Qin Tianjian calculates that the Queen will still ascend the throne in the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid it will completely anger the Tang Dynasty.
Emperor."
Li Yu calculated in his heart that the queen was none other than Wu Zetian.
She should be the daughter of the warrior Yu now, working as an official in Jiannan Road. He should kidnap her and find a way to change her fate.
It can be said that she ascended to the position of queen with every step she took, and it would be difficult for her to succeed if she made even the slightest mistake.
He has plenty of opportunities to lead her astray, which is not a trivial matter.
Li Er believed in Buddhism so much that he even wanted to film Xuanzang going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. He was probably a member of the Buddhist sect, and by deceiving him, he could change the secret of heaven and eliminate the empress.
I am much more reliable than those monks.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tongxuan, just tell me, Li Yu, that I am willing to go to Chang'an! I will never come back until I change my fate."
Zhang Guolao did not expect that Li Yu had such determination and couldn't help but look sideways.
It seems that this young man who has become famous recently is not just a vain person, but he actually has some abilities.
Even the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not do anything about such a difficult task, yet he dared to take it on.
"Serious little friend, you must know that the Emperor of Tang Dynasty is not the Emperor of Song Dynasty. He is a man who has no dirt in his eyes. There is no joke in front of you."
"No joke!"
Zhang Guolao looked at Lin Lingsu, who nodded slightly to express trust.
"Okay! In that case, I have nothing to be afraid of."
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Li Yu came down from the Shenxiao Palace in Yuanmiao Mountain and rode through the city on a jade lion that illuminated the night.
Although this white horse is very handsome, there are many such spiritual beasts on the streets of Bianliang, so it is not particularly conspicuous.
Li Yu had no intention of concealing the news of his return for a long time. On the contrary, he was very high-profile and had already asked his disciples not to call him the head master in the future, but to call him the Great Sage.
The great sage...
After all, my rank is there, and the six realms mentioned by the Dragon Girl are the realms of the Great Sage.
If you really cultivate to become an immortal, you will probably be able to control the wind and rain and have vast magical powers like the great wise masters of the past.
Suddenly, he frowned and felt a familiar aura. The jade lion that illuminated the night also scratched its hooves and hissed.
He turned his head sideways and found that behind him was the ordinary street of Bianliang, with people coming and going and it was very lively.
After walking for dozens of steps, the aura followed him, not hiding. It seemed that he was a friend rather than an enemy.
He followed me on the street and did not dare to recognize him. He must have some difficulties.
Li Yu rolled his eyes and rode his horse to the Bianhe River.
Beiwan is still like the back garden of dignitaries, and the river is dotted with picturesque boats of wealthy families.
Li Yu boarded Da Qiao's ship. Now the ship was empty and only an old woman was left guarding it.
She was sitting on the bow of the boat, bored. After the lady left, she guarded the boat by herself, and did not get off the boat except for eating and drinking every day.
The eldest young lady would come back sometimes, and would even bring the second young lady with her. That was when she was happiest.
When she heard the noise, she turned around and saw Li Yu. Her expression changed and she called out: "Uncle."
This sound was very natural. The young lady’s man was naturally the uncle of the Qiao family.
Li Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Ma Ye, I am entertaining a guest here."
"I'm going to prepare some food and drinks?"
"Need not."
After finishing speaking, Ye Ma didn't say much and sat back down again.
In the painting boat, a man walked up. He looked around and stepped in very naturally.
As soon as Li Yu saw him, he smiled and cursed: "Shi Qian'er, where did you die?"
Shi Qian pretended to cough, and after confirming that there was no one around him, he stepped forward and prostrated: "Master, I have finally met the master."
"Where have you been? Have you fallen behind in your cultivation?"
Shi Qian calmed down his excitement and told his experience. Li Yu couldn't help but be stunned.
Shi Qian was an undercover agent sent to Bianliang by the Tang Dynasty...
His mission is to find out information about himself and then report it to Datang...
...
Li Yu's mind was buzzing for a while, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
"Master, since I'm back, I won't go out anymore. I will serve Master in the sect and learn from him. Let them find the people over there in the Tang Dynasty!"
