Chapter 691 [Hanshi] Falling into Taoyuan, the sword array cages the north and south [Please vote for me!]
"Mr. Wei means that the so-called flood in Xunyang City that delayed the Buddha was intentional and is all false, right?"
Shoe Mountain, Maple Forest, in the lobby.
Xuezhongzhu asked coldly.
Wei Shaoqi nodded and shook his head:
"True and false, false and true, isn't that what the court wants to achieve?"
Zhang Shixiu saw the blond lady showing a thoughtful expression, while Du Shuqing on the side nodded in agreement:
"Mr. Wei is right. When two parties are fighting in the military formation, this is a move that is often used in a feint. The advantage of combining the virtual and the real is that it can disrupt the enemy's own rhythm and thus gain the initiative.
"The same is true for us now... Xunyang Grottoes issued an announcement to stop construction, which makes people wonder whether they are deliberately exposing us, booking a battlefield, waiting for the enemy, and controlling the location of the final conflict at Xunyang Grottoes and its
Periphery.”
"That's right."
Wei Shaoqi felt a little emotional:
"Luring the enemy to a preset battlefield and allowing the conflict to occur at a preset time is an artificial creation of the right time and place... This possibility is not small.
"Secondly, I know Ouyang Lianghan. I have witnessed his double-peaked water conservancy construction with my own eyes. This time, the giant Buddha in Xunyang Grottoes was also built by his abbot. It is almost impossible for him and his people to go out to build the giant Buddha.
It is too crude and reckless to overdraw the rocks in the mountain and re-ignite the flood crisis.
"If this move were applied to other local officials of the Zhou Dynasty, I would be able to believe it, but if it is applied to him, it is very unreasonable, especially when there is almost no opposition from him in Xunyang City, and no one can control him, how can he
How could he make such a foolish move?"
Zhang Shixiu suddenly said:
"But if a flood really comes, Shuangfeng Peak cannot release floods and control water due to the construction of Xunyang Grottoes, and Jiangzhou really has to temporarily stop to fight floods and provide disaster relief. What should we do? Wouldn't it be a waste of an opportunity to take action?"
"That's not how it was calculated."
Du Shuqing shook his head and looked at Zhang Shixiu:
"For now, we have been hesitant to take action. At Xunyang Grottoes, we are always taking precautions. We raise our heartstrings every day. As time goes by, we will naturally relax.
"Only a sword that is unsheathed is the most intimidating. If the sword is actually drawn and falls, it does not fall to the bottom."
"That's right."
Wei Shaoqi stroked his beard and agreed.
Xuezhong Zhuduo glanced at the two of them and said calmly:
"It's similar to the second junior sister's view."
"When will the second lady come back?"
"Just do your things well and don't ask any more questions. There is no need for us to worry about Second Junior Sister."
"good."
Wei Shaoqi was not annoyed either.
Xuezhongzhu suddenly stepped forward.
Zhang Shixiu saw her coming to the huge sand table.
The sand table seems to have been made by the young man with a felt hat named Du. It is very realistic and has detailed details.
For example, on the sand table where the Xunyang Grottoes are located, there is a wooden headless Buddha body.
The young man in the felt hat gave Xue Zhongzhu a wooden stick for easy command, but was ignored by the latter.
In front of everyone, Xue Zhongzhu directly picked up the little headless Buddha and touched it gently, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhang Shixiu took a look at the twin peaks on the map where there were many heavy soldier handle signs.
"Then how will we get close to the Big Buddha? How will we get to Xunyang Grottoes?"
he asked suddenly.
Xue Zhongzhu and Wei Shaoqi both looked at each other without answering.
The candle in the snow held the wood carving in his hand and suddenly asked:
"Mr. Wei, how is the digestion of Sword Jue going?"
Sword technique?
Zhang Shixiu was stunned subconsciously, but found that Wei Shaoqi, Du Shuqing and others reacted as usual.
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your help."
Wei Shaoqi said with a surprisingly serious expression.
Xuezhongzhu was a little impatient.
"I'm asking how your digestion is going."
Wei Shaoqi lowered his voice unconsciously, and Zhang Shixiu also heard:
"Two articles, one has been understood, and one is left."
Xue Zhongzhu looked a little surprised.
Wei Shaoqi smiled.
"Can you draw your sword?"
"Um."
Wei Shaoqi nodded, smiled and then coughed violently, covering his mouth with a white cloth.
Seeing the smile on his lips, Xuezhongzhu sneered:
"Hmph, it's a crooked way."
Wei Shaoqi seemed to have mistakenly thought that she was talking about the former, and sighed:
"It's not a crooked way. Tao Gong is amazingly talented. If he hadn't opened up this path, how could ordinary people or ordinary Qi practitioners like us be able to touch such a mythical thing and control such a mythical power?"
"You kind of 'half-sword-wielders' still have some talents and opportunities. Although they are not the most orthodox sword-wielders and are directly locked to the upper limit, they can still be regarded as people with great strength in the Ding Sword, and they are not ordinary people.
"
Xuezhongzhu rarely praised her, so she waved her hand casually:
"But I still say what I said. Tao Qian and his like are just thieves. I am convinced because you are ignorant and know too little about Qi practitioners."
Wei Shaoqi nodded:
"Indeed, according to what the eldest daughter said, the path opened by Tao Yuanming was based on a certain set of Qi refining techniques of Guizong. The eldest daughter is indeed qualified to say this."
Xuezhongzhu frowned:
"But there is one thing that puzzles me. Since he was so worried about the Southerners and the Southern Song Dynasty, why didn't he take [Han Shi] out and hand it over directly to the Liu Song royal family, or to the subsequent heroes of the Six Dynasties? Instead, he chose to live in seclusion in Yunmeng and give [Han Shi] to Yunmeng."
What are you doing staying in that peach blossom garden?"
Du Shuqing suddenly said: "Maybe it's both expectation and disappointment."
Xuezhongzhu squinted his eyes: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Shixiu saw a hint of sadness appear on Du Shuqing's dull face, and he didn't know if he was involved in something.
He speculated softly:
"I have high expectations for the Southerners and the Southern Song Dynasty, but I have been living in the temple for many years. I have already seen through the essence. I know what kind of people the Liu Song royal family and the high-ranking families who controlled the Southern Dynasty in Jiankang City were like. I know the expectations I have."
Somewhat unrealistic, but...
"What if, if there is someone from behind who can really stand up and continue the Northern Expedition, he will be like the Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty that he has seen, with a strong sword and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger... If so, this time I will add another [Hanshi] to help
, and what a scene it is."
As Xuezhongzhu listened, his originally aloof and disdainful expression relaxed slightly.
"That's right."
Wei Shaoqi answered.
When Zhang Shixiu saw him, he took out a bronze scroll from his sleeve with emotion, touched it gently and said:
"So three hundred years ago, Tao Gong left [Han Shi] in the ethereal Peach Blossom Spring, and with the help of Guizong's blood bronze and special Qi refining techniques, he built an array and made a scroll, which he left behind in Jian'an.
In Kangcheng, it is nominally the manuscript of "The Peach Blossom Spring", but it is actually the eye of the formation.
"This formation is extremely exquisite, with the [Hanshi] in the Peach Blossom Spring as the core, using mysterious blood bronze to suppress the victory, and then using the manuscript of "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" as a token of the formation eye to mobilize it...
"Wherever the manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" goes, [Han Shi]'s sword can sweep across it.
"However, if that's all, the manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" is no different from "Han Shi" itself. The interesting thing lies in another aspect, which is what Mr. Wu discovered back then."
Wei Shaoqi sighed in awe:
"This grand array constructed of the mythical cauldron sword and the Peach Blossom Spring does not require the spiritual maintenance of any spiritual practitioners. Instead, it uses Tao Gong's spiritual energy as firewood to light a stove, and it operates almost continuously for a long time.
"Therefore, the manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" can only be used south of the Yangtze River. Because the north and south were blocked at that time, as a famous scholar, Tao Yuanming's poems were only sung in the southern countries, and his literary style was full of Jiangnan. It is equivalent to saying that once you carry the manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" across the Yangtze River, you can go to
If you go north, you will lose Tao Gong's literary power. Naturally, you can no longer use this manuscript. If it falls in the north, it will be no different from a piece of waste paper."
Du Shuqing pursed his lips and couldn't help but interject:
"From this point, we can better understand Tao Gong's thoughts at that time. I guess he had expected that one day the manuscript would be left in the north."
Wei Shaoqi nodded in agreement and said to Xuezhongzhu:
"That's why I said that day that the scholar named Cui from the Northern Wei Dynasty was very powerful. He recognized the manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring", fought with Tao Gong, dismantled the manuscript, and put the three hundred and twenty crosses on it one by one into the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Among the three hundred and twenty remaining Buddhist temples after Emperor Wu destroyed Buddhism, and the Buddhist temples are distributed in the north, each Buddhist temple can be used as a branch formation eye to mobilize the sword formation...
"As a result, the Peach Blossom Spring Sword Formation that originally needed to use Tao Gongwen's energy as fuel was transformed into a new formation that used Buddhist incense energy as fuel. The core of the new sword array was still the [Hanshi], who was defeated by no one who could find it.
Peach Blossom Spring.
"It's just that it changed from leaving the southern country like a piece of paper to permanently staying in the north and unable to return south..."
Du Shuqing thought of something and said:
"Just like, if a tangerine grows in Huainan, it will become a tangerine. If it grows in the north of Huaihe, it will become a tangerine."
Wei Shaoqi coughed and nodded, with a look of admiration on his face:
"Well, in short, the sword formation system pioneered by Tao Gong has been cracked, or... it was improved by Cui Hao of the Cui family in Qinghe. The sword formation system is more complete and is the result of the knowledge of two top scholars from the north and the south.
It is a masterpiece...but few people know about it. Most people think that it comes from the Northern Wei Dynasty royal family, but they don't know that it is the work of the two previous people.
"And this sword formation used by Cui Haohua to suppress the luck of the Northern Wei Dynasty later affected many major events in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It was the source of many confusing accounts in Qing Dynasty.
"In Mr. Wu's words that day, ever since Cui Hao stole this picture and turned the Southern Formation into the Northern Formation, the fate of the Southern Dynasty has been secretly overshadowed by that of the Northern Dynasty. A certain balance has long been tilted, but
It’s just a matter of time.”
Xuezhongzhu suddenly said:
"Actually, what Mr. Wei was talking about was just one of the 'Ding Zheng' level battles in the Southern and Northern Dynasties' Ding Zheng. It was considered a secret move."
Wei Shaoqi was startled and looked around, and found that the expression on the face of the blond lady in front of him was not surprising, but rather... normal.
"How can I say this? Is there any other way to win or lose?"
She narrowed her eyes and said:
"Yes, there are still some overt and dark tricks, but the past has passed, there is no need to mention it again."
Xuezhongzhu glanced at the "Peach Blossom Spring" in Wei Shaoqi's hand and nodded lightly:
"I and the Nvjun Palace did not know about the matter you are talking about before, but these two people are interesting. Cui Hao behind him, there seems to be an incident recorded in the Nvjun Palace secret library, involving this person, and his name is..."
At this point, Xue Zhongzhu stopped and shook his head.
Wei Shaoqi continued to laugh:
"But now, Mr. Wu has been exploring many old Buddhist temples in the Northern Wei Dynasty in Luoyang, Chang'an for ten years... The manuscript of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" has finally been restored."
Zhang Shixiu, who was listening, became even more silent.
After a while, Wei Shaoqi, Xuezhongzhu and others started chatting again.
Zhang Shixiu looked at the sand table in front of him and interrupted:
"Your Excellency, Mr. Wei, Mr. Du, how should we deal with the current flood and the Giant Buddha? Are we going to take action?
"What if the Xunyang Grottoes have been prepared for it, but if they don't take action, this time it's really a cover-up. If the Buddha falls to the ground during this period, it's absolutely impossible..."
Everyone suddenly fell silent, all eyes turned to a certain tall blond Orchid.
Xue Zhongzhu lowered her head to play with the giant Buddha wood carving she picked up from the sand table. After a while, she chuckled, "You can't draw a tiger like a dog." At the same time, she twisted a golden Buddha head restored on the sand table with two fingers and pieced it together.
On the headless Buddha sculpture.
The palm-sized statue fits perfectly.
Xuezhongzhu did not answer the previous question. He raised the wooden sculpture of the giant Buddha and gestured to Zhang Shixiu:
"Daozhang Zhang, haven't you been asking me and my second junior sister how to preserve Yunmeng's reputation while maintaining Yunmeng's face?"
"That's it..."
Before the stunned Zhang Shixiu could finish speaking, she interrupted him again.
"It's very simple."
Zhang Shixiu didn't even hear the sound, his eyes saw a stream of fine powder mixed with gold sand flowing out from between the fingers of the great lady Yunmeng and dissipating in the air.
Turning around again, he saw that the simulated landscape topography of the Xunyang Grottoes on the sand table was swept into powder by a snow-white sword energy rising for no reason, and disappeared silently into ashes.
There was a piece missing from the sand table, as if it had been completely wiped out by some kind of violence that was so strong and unquestionable that it made no sense whatsoever.
He didn't look at Du Shuqing, who was looking at the sand table in the distance, his eyelids twitching.