Chapter 831 Wedding gifts are given one after another!
There are two versions of the Four Bandits in the original Water Margin.
The first one is well-known to the public: Shandong Songjiang Huaixi Wangqing Hebei Tianhujiang Nanla.
The second one is relatively unfamiliar: the Huainan thief Song Jiang, the Hebei thief Gaotuoshan, the Shandong thief Zhang Xian, the Yanzhou thief Fangla.
Needless to say about Song Jiang and Fang La, the main difference lies in the other two.
In fact, compared to Tian Hu and Wang Qing who are fictional characters, Gao Tuoshan and Zhang Xian were bandits that existed in history. They just swept through an area like rogue bandits and were quickly wiped out by the court. On the contrary, there are no fictional characters.
Tian Hu and Wang Qing are famous.
And now Zhang Xian is not a "Shandong thief", but he took advantage of the collapse of Luoyang City to make a fortune, and then wanted to invade Shandong.
At the critical moment when he achieved his great cause, a man and an eagle flew down the city wall like a flying fairy from the sky, facing thousands of troops and horses, and charged towards him.
"This person deliberately undermined my morale and disturbed my mind, just to recreate the feat of capturing Emperor Liao at Yanmen Pass?"
"Don't even think about it! Don't think about it!!"
Zhang Xian's face changed drastically, and there was a look of fear in his eyes, but he did not panic, let alone run away. He screamed: "The whole army obeys the order and attacks quickly... Anyone who hurts 'Zuoming' will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!"
Those who take his siblings will be granted the title of marquis! Those who take his life will be granted the title of king!!"
"Become a Marquis or a King? What a joke. How dare you make random promises when you are nothing?" Yang Zhi on the city wall sneered, but there was indeed a commotion in Zhang Xian's army below.
Just as Zhang Xian called Sun Yuan a general before, the other party was extremely excited. Not to mention whether this promise can be fulfilled afterwards, the short-term motivational effect is indeed extremely significant. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward!
What's more, the title of a prince or a king may be ethereal. As long as you hurt the opponent, you can be rewarded with ten thousand gold. In the hearts of his subordinates who know how much wealth Zhang Xian has plundered, this is the easiest thing to achieve.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of hundreds of cavalry shouted and rushed out of the scattered military formation: "Thank you, Mr. Xian, our brothers will accept this reward with joy!"
From the appearance and temperament of this group of soldiers, who are the most courageous and the most unfaithful, one can tell that they are horse bandits. Hundreds of people are galloping on their horses. They are in the shape of a trapezoid. They move in an orderly manner. Before the cavalry arrives, the bows and crossbows fly first.
, arrows shot through the air, dense as rain, and fell hard and accurately.
"Whoosh whoosh-"
Facing this batch of arrows, Ying'er was about to move away when Li Yan tapped his toes to calm him down. He stretched out his left hand and stretched out a roll of his robe, which was like floating clouds and flowing water.
The group of horse bandits who were leading the army opened their eyes wide, looking at the arrows glowing with cold light. They were all caught by the big sleeves, and then they waved their sleeves and shot into the ground, piercing each one.
A bottomless hole.
"shoot!!"
The leader of the bandit was also a man with good martial arts skills. He saw this scene clearly, but he would rather not have seen it. He already regretted being deceived by Wanjin. However, when he opened his bow and did not turn back, he could only roar at the top of his lungs:
"kill!"
"Zheng!"
This roar, which usually makes the villagers tremble with fear, was directly overshadowed by the sound of a long knife being unsheathed. A long knife shot out of the sky, floated and turned in the air like a dragon, and fell into Li Yan's right hand.
It was late, but it was fast. The eagle did not need to dodge arrows, and the man on its back was as light as nothing. It spread its wings and flew as fast as lightning, and was in front of the cavalry in the blink of an eye.
The two sides were fighting hand to hand. The swords were flying and flying.
From a distance, it seems that Li Yan has been standing on the eagle without moving.
However, this group of horse bandits vaguely felt that the other party sided away, walked through the cavalry, and stood on the eagle's body again.
This was also the last scene they saw...
The two sides passed each other, and the hundreds of cavalry seemed to be advancing continuously, but the horses under their legs could no longer feel the driving force of their masters, and they ran forward dozens of steps before stopping one after another.
But until then, the people standing frozen on the horse seemed to be in hindsight, their bodies shook wildly, and puffs of blood mist exploded from their bodies, blooming into cruel flowers of death.
"Plop! Plop! Plop—"
When hundreds of corpses fell down from their horses and fell into the dust, Lieutenant General Zhang Xianjun, who had just received a reward of ten thousand gold and was so excited that his blood was surging, could see that his hands and feet were cold and he almost collapsed to the ground.
Due to the limited field of vision, what cannot be seen is still rushing forward.
They didn't need to rush forward, that figure in a broad robe was already coming to kill them.
If we say that Li Yan, who was among the Liao army, fell from the sky, aimed at the target, and captured Emperor Tianzuo without any delay.
So in this charge, he was targeting all the enemy soldiers who were red-eyed under the heavy reward.
These soldiers then dispersed. They must have been soldiers and bandits who were causing trouble everywhere. It would be better to take this opportunity to get rid of them all.
When Ying'er passed by, the stumps and broken arms were like rolling waves of red flames, dancing in a wave of blood, and the dead were like crops trampled by bandits, falling to the left and right, Zhang Xian's front army
It fell directly into collapse.
It’s no longer about capturing the thief first but to capture the king first, it’s about entering the formation and defeating the army! "He is not a human! He is not a human!! Respect to Zhenwu Shengjun!!"
"We also pay our respects..." This also invisibly promotes the majesty of the "Zhenwu Saint King".
The Feng Mo Dao soldiers on the city wall watched with great fanaticism. Many of Zhang Xian's soldiers below did not even dare to run. They also knelt down and recited the name of the new god they believed in.
Zhang Xian took advantage of his double eyes and name to gather people into an army, replacing loyalty with faith. Although the cohesion was strong in a short period of time, when "Zhang Xianjun" was revealed to be weak and weak, and "Zhenwu Shengjun" was so brave, most of them
I am a believer who believes in whoever is more powerful, so naturally I am willing to switch to a more powerful god.
And this is precisely the most fatal thing for Zhang Xian.
After losing the battle, as long as he didn't die, he could quickly raise another army and continue to move around, but once his majesty was wiped out, this Taoist with heavy eyes would be completely finished.
"'Zuoming', you haven't won yet! The strong wind is blowing against the sun, and the law is rising from the sky!!"
Therefore, Zhang Xian, who saw that "Zu Ming" did not come to him immediately, had no time to be happy at all, so he roared with blinding eyes, no longer daring to make any reservations, his Taoist robes made a rustling sound, and his body suddenly floated into the air.
In response to his curse, the surrounding dust and gravel rolled directly into the sky with sparse strange sounds, turning into a canopy that covered the blazing sun above.
At the same time, the mighty energy of heaven and earth was channeled, turning into waves of turbulent wind, like a divine dragon waving its tail, meandering around and sweeping over them all.
"Zhang Xianjun!! Zhang Xianjun!! The living god has descended to earth!"
Cheers erupted from below again, and voices of worship to Zhang Xian could be heard.
The momentum of this scene was indeed terrifying. The floating clouds were driven away by it, the sky became darkened by it, and the people on the city wall were also silent by it.
However, even in the face of this dark scene, Feng Mo Dao Bing was still full of confidence. Also confident was Yang Zhi.
Even though the strong wind intertwined into a misty ball and swept towards the broad-robed figure like a violent storm, Yang Zhi inexplicably did not think that "Zuo Ming" would lose. When he realized this, his face turned blue.
The birthmark twisted a little, and his eyes were full of complex colors.
"There is indeed some cultivation..."
Li Yan, who was in the strong wind, nodded slightly and affirmed. He stretched out his free left hand from behind, raised his index finger and middle finger together, and pointed at the strong wind...
Everyone who saw this scene held their breath because the contrast was too strong.
On one side were the flying sand and rocks, the misery of the sky and the earth, and the strong wind captured like huge waves; on the other side were two fingers. But at the exact moment when the fingers pointed, something incredible happened.
"Wow!"
In the direction of the fingertips, the roaring wind seemed to be cut open by an invisible edge. It was like a crazy attack from a huge wave, directly opening a huge gap, flying from the left and right, and just leaked out.
He found the location of Li Yan and Ying'er.
"No! Impossible!"
The onlookers were stunned, while Zhang Xian's face showed incredible astonishment, and then he roared and waved his magic sword: "Go! Go! Go!"
Waves of strong winds roared in and out, and Li Yan lightly traced out two sections of the strong wind with his up and down fingers, like a cannon.
The chain knife returned to its sheath and did not move. Eventually, even the hem of the toga gradually became still.
Because the strong wind has subsided, the strong wind that was still strong just now has dissipated without a trace. Only a face showing deep despair is left. "You are not human!"
Zhang Xian has realized that the method used by the other party is not the control of the curse, but the pure control of the energy of heaven and earth.
Dissolve the force of heaven and earth formed by the Gangfeng, and the Gangfeng will naturally dissipate.
The path to simplicity and return to nature is exactly this method of breaking the move, which truly reveals the gulf-like gap between the two sides in front of you.
And he has already thought to himself that if there is such a big gap in his cultivation, could it be that he is really a god descending to earth? "The practice of "Taiyuan Zhenjue" during this period has been very effective..."
Li Yan was satisfied.
At first, he looked down on those fancy spells because his force was too strong. Later, he saved the essence and selected a few. Finally, he simply went straight to the essence and studied the power of heaven and earth.
Whether it is martial arts or conjuration, these are all common. Only by clarifying the concept of Yuanli can we be successful.
However, the body of "Serving Ming", which is a Shinto body transformed by Qi, can do it so easily. If it were replaced by the original body, it is better at actual martial arts combat. If you want to be able to do it so easily, you will not have the temperament.
In comparison, the "Zuoming" incarnation is indeed more suitable for targeting spell enemies. Zhang Xian is undoubtedly unlucky.
Li Yan appeared in front of him and captured the bandit leader who called himself Immortal Lord into his hands.
Zhang Xian struggled to struggle, his eyes rolled, and he shouted unwillingly: "'Zuoming,' you and I are also rebelling. Now that Zhao and Song are still alive, why do you want to deal with me?"
Li Yan said calmly: "You won't understand!"
If you want to have a peaceful transition when changing dynasties, you can only seize power through elite rebellion, such as Yang Jian bullying orphans and widowed mothers, and Zhao Kuangyin bullying orphans and widowed mothers.
Li Yan, however, determined his line of rebellion from the bottom right from the beginning. His cronies were all from the middle and lower classes of society, his army came from the countryside, his academy was more oriented to the common people, and his policy policy was to serve the people as the foundation of the country.
This is a solid foundation.
And when a dynasty changes from the bottom up, there will inevitably be bloodshed. Overthrowing an existing regime, even if it is very corrupt, will definitely be accompanied by sacrifices.
Li Yan will not avoid this point. What he wants to avoid is the situation where the heroes are divided and the princes are in dispute.
There are many heroes, and the fighting is really exciting, like the Three Kingdoms and the late Sui Dynasty, but the price is countless casualties and nine empty houses. The former indirectly leads to the chaos of China, and the latter is also extremely dangerous. Jieli Khan leads the Turkic army to Chang'an
, had it not been for the luxurious lineup of Li Shimin and his ministers and generals, who became angry after signing the Weishui River Alliance and turned around to destroy the Eastern Turks, there might have been another continuous chaos in which Qiang, Yi and Hu Di invaded China...