As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Qiubai and Gu Hengshan. As Zhao Yongan led them to the path outside the hospital, Luo Xiaoyao was pleasantly surprised. After greeting each other, Chu Nanfeng led Jiang and Gu Er
After visiting Luo Hanshui, they asked everyone to sit down in the teahouse in the east courtyard.
"How is the war going now?" Chu Nanfeng looked at Jiang Qiubai and asked.
"My army of the Great Zhou Dynasty once captured the land of several states in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the rains accumulated for ten days, the flood flow of the Huaihe River surged, and the camp was flooded. It was impossible to gain a foothold. The land we captured was lost again."
"Your Majesty is well aware that our troops are exhausted from water warfare and our ships are unprepared. In autumn, he returned to Kaifeng to supervise the construction of warships. However, our soldiers and horses have few generals who are skilled in water warfare, so he sent me to Jingnan to ask for help.
King Jingnan sent good generals to train the navy in preparation for attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty next year."
"As for Shouzhou City, it is only ten miles away from the Huaihe River in the north, and the terrain in the middle is mostly uneven, making it difficult to camp. It is close to Zijin Mountain in the east, and the distance is only six miles, making it even more difficult to camp. There is also a lake thirty miles away in the south.
There is a place to the west where a large army can be stationed, and it is a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"Shouzhou is based on this dangerous territory. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. If the Zhou soldiers and horses want to seize the land of Huainan, they must first take Shouzhou as a foothold. Therefore, after the flood, they gathered their troops and stationed troops to besiege Shouzhou.
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"However, Liu Renfan, the defender of Shouzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, also relied on this dangerous position to defend, but it also prevented the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty from being surrounded for a long time... It lasted nearly nine months, and the Zhou Dynasty also lost many soldiers and horses."
Chu Nanfeng nodded, "Then Jungui plans to wait until the navy is established... before attacking Southern Tang?"
"Yes," Jiang Qiubai nodded, "I came to the island this time to visit Senior Brother Luo, and secondly to discuss something with Senior Brother Chu and Chief Fang..."
Chu Nanfeng was originally worried that Jiang Qiubai's visit might be related to the tomb formation, but when he heard that he wanted to discuss matters with himself and Fang Yuan, he was confused for a moment, "Oh? What's the matter...?"
"Shouzhou has been besieged for a long time, and the soldiers in the city were exhausted and food supplies were exhausted. The Southern Tang Dynasty sent troops to help. The reinforcement navy was blocked by Zhang Yongde at Xiacai, and they tied giant trees with iron ropes to cross the Huaihe River."
"The warships of the Southern Tang Dynasty could not move forward, so they turned to the Purple Mountain. Two months ago, their vanguard troops camped at the northern village of Zijin Mountain and built a corridor to transport military supplies and soldiers to Shouzhou City."
"The camp forts and corridors are built in the mountains and forests. If they want to break them, they need strong soldiers to go there. The corridors are the most important. In the Southern Tang Dynasty, they were used to worship and lead the troops to guard them."
"At that time, Li Chongjin ordered the military ministers to lead the troops to attack. Although two of his vanguard camps were destroyed and a section of the corridor was destroyed, five military ministers were also killed, one of whom was a master of divine thoughts..."
Hearing this, Chu Nanfeng already understood what Jiang Qiubai was discussing with him and Fang Yuan, and said, "Junior brother Jiang, do you mean to ask the elders from other courtyards to go to the army to help?"
Jiang Qiubai nodded, "The King of Qi of the Southern Tang Dynasty now sent troops from Haozhou to Zijin Mountain. After hearing the news, the emperor ordered Zhao Kuangyin to lead the Shenhu camp guards to Shouzhou to help Li Chongjin. Zhao Kuangyin asked the elders to come with him.
Past……"
"Li Chongjin didn't have any experts to protect him that day. I was afraid that he might have made a mistake and made the decision without permission to let Elder Fu accompany him. But now if I say that all the remaining people will be sent away... Junior Brother, I don't dare to make the decision, so
Come and ask for instructions from Senior Brother and Chief Fang."
Since Luo Hanshui was injured, Fang Yuan has taken care of many affairs in Tongbao Pavilion, but Chu Nanfeng is now in charge of arranging the affairs of the elders in Kaifeng Courtyard.
On that day, Chu Nanfeng sneaked into the palace out of fear, read Guo Rong's memory with the 'Destiny Tong', and ordered the elders to enter the palace to protect him. Later, Wu Wangbo, who went to consult Master Wen Yi, brought back the news. As Ma Xilan concluded, this
Guo Rong was protected by dragon veins and luck, but his soul and spiritual consciousness could not be read, so the elders who entered the palace also retreated to other courtyards.
Chu Nanfeng nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "Although the elders persuaded Han Shui to help you, after Han Shui was injured, all the elders wanted to find the murderer and avenge Han Shui."
"Asking them to accompany the army to help can be persuaded within a short period of time. If it takes a long time, even if I agree, they may not be willing. I will write a letter and send it to the elders. Junior brother can make an appointment with them to help each other. Once the appointment is up...
Let them go back to another courtyard."
Jiang Qiubai was delighted, "Then Senior Brother Lao Chu will be here."
Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "I also have something for you to worry about..."
"Senior brother, please give me your instructions."
Chu Nanfeng told him about his search for Qingcheng Mountain. Jiang Qiubai was very happy when he heard that he had found the elixir that could cure Luo Hanshui, "Senior Brother, do you want me to give the elixir to Qingqing and let her try to refine it?
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"Junior brother, I want you to help Qingqing provide the medicinal materials for refining... According to what Master Dan Dao said, there are some medicinal materials that only the palace has in reserve."
"Senior brother, please rest assured. If the emperor knew about this, he would hand over all the medicinal materials in Da Nei Shang Pharmacy to Qing Qing. Since the death of Master Miao Valley, Qing Qing has been responsible for the preparation of marching pills and the creation of gold medicine.
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She has not returned to Yaowang Valley to refine the medicine, so she purchased all the medicinal materials needed from Kaifeng from a medicine dealer named Xu. I heard that the medicine shop of this businessman named Xu...has many rare medicinal materials from all over the world."
"That's very good." Chu Nanfeng nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said: "I heard that this elixir is extremely difficult to refine, and the loss of medicinal materials is very large, so most of them must be reserved. But if you need to go into the mountains to collect the medicine, you
Going with Qingqing in front of others..."
Luo Xiaoyao thought, "This disciple is willing to go to Kaifeng to help Qingqing Pharmaceutical. I hope Master will agree."
Chu Nanfeng looked at Luo Xiaoyao for a moment and said: "Give your hand to me..."
Luo Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand. Chu Nanfeng raised his hand to hold the pulse gate. With a thought, the energy slowly penetrated into Luo Xiaoyao's meridians.
However, in Jueluo Xiaoyao's twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, the energy flowed endlessly like the water of a river, with endless circulation. He knew that below him, he was really approaching the perfection of holding the elixir. Chu Nanfeng put his hands away.
, said: "Now your Qi can be calmed down, but it is not enough, but it is not in vain that Master Mingwu has spent the past six months to help..."
"Amitabha, that's good, that's good." Ming Wu Heshi said, "The young layman has the potential to make great strides in a day, which has benefited the young monk a lot."
It is true that Mingwu said this. Luo Xiaoyao's energy is endless, and the more frustrated he becomes, the stronger he gets. The lasting power is because Mingwu did not expect it. The two of them trained hard, forcing Mingwu's essence and blood
The vitality is brought into full play, thereby expanding the meridians and making the Qi more abundant.
Chu Nanfeng nodded slightly and smiled, looked at Luo Xiaoyao and said: "You must fulfill your filial piety by refining medicine to cure your father's injuries, and go to Kaifeng to help Qingqing. Being a teacher is support...but you must be a teacher."
"Master, please give me your orders. Disciple will definitely obey your orders."
"The whereabouts of the Zhiku group are unpredictable. Although I don't know where they are, I think they will go to Kaifeng. If you meet them, don't act out of emotion, and don't take the initiative to seek revenge... Can you agree?"
Chu Nanfeng had no reason to stop Luo Xiaoyao from fulfilling his filial piety. He knew that not letting Luo Xiaoyao go would only make him suspicious again, so he couldn't help but agree. But he was afraid that Luo Xiaoyao and Zhiku would meet each other.
, that is, verbal restraint.
Luo Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, but because he didn't respond, Chu Nanfeng sighed secretly when he saw this, "But in order to go to Qinglong Mountain and other places to check their whereabouts with the help of a master, I still have to find out whether there is a master, or your martial master."
They are walking together, do you think that the teacher is greedy for life and afraid of death...or is too cautious?"
"Disciples dare not..."
"When Jungui sent troops to fight against the Northern Han Dynasty, Weishi met Zhiguang. Although he suffered a loss as a teacher, he was also injured by him. If it hadn't been for your uncle Jiang to come to help, I'm afraid there would be no Weishi in the world.
figure……"
"Ah?!" Luo Xiaoyao was suddenly shocked. When he returned to Kaifeng from Gaoping, Chu Nanfeng had already recovered from his injuries and came out of seclusion. Luo Xiaoyao had no idea that Chu Nanfeng was injured by Zhiguang.
Chu Nanfeng was worried that Luo Xiaoyao would ask about Zhiguang's origins and seek revenge, but he did not dare to tell Luo Xiaoyao about the injury. Now, in order to remind Luo Xiaoyao to be careful, he revealed the matter.
"You are by no means a match for any of them now, but if you lose first, how can you talk about revenge? There are sayings of dying without regrets, and there are also sayings of dying without turning a blind eye... You should think about it carefully.
The teacher’s worries.”
Luo Xiaoyao's heart trembled, "Master told the disciples to keep this in mind."
Luo Xiaoyao is a hot-blooded young man. If he met the Zhiku group, he would risk his life to avenge his father. But after hearing Chu Nanfeng's serious words, his mind suddenly became certain, but he knew that if he acted on his anger for a moment, he might die without resting in peace.
Put away your courageous spirit.
"Master, I want to ask you something...what tricks did you use when you met Zhiguang that day?"
Luo Xiaoyao was stunned, thought for a moment, and said: "The disciple used a total of three moves of 'Nianqing Sword Technique', one move of 'Xingxiu Sword Technique', and another move of Master Mu's sword technique of 'Jade Plate Thousand Hairs'"
'..."
Chu Nanfeng nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "If you have no choice but to fight, remember... you are not allowed to use Wuji Kung Fu no matter what."
Luo Xiaoyao was extremely intelligent, and when he heard this, he thought, "Did Master use Wuji Kung Fu that day... to hurt Zhiguang?"
"That's right." Chu Nanfeng nodded, "There are very few people in this world who possess multiple 'Five Heart Sutras'. If you want to fight with them, you can use Taichu, Taishi and Taisu techniques."
...may make them fearful because of this.”
"Is it because of Taoism?" Luo Xiaoyao remembered what Taoist Tan said when he was fighting with Zhiguang.
"good."
Luo Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment and looked at Mu Daocheng, "Master, have you ever fought against Zhiguang?"
Mu Daocheng smiled slightly, "Then Zhiguang was very surprised when he saw you using the 'Jade Plate Thousand Hairs'...?"
"That day, I thought he had the intention of hurting his disciple. When he saw the disciple using the 'Jade Plate Thousand Hairs', he wanted to kidnap him."
Mu Daocheng glanced at Chu Nanfeng, but as Chu Nanfeng expected when he was at Mingyue Villa, Zhiku and others thought that Mu Daocheng was working for the Khitan court and did not want to provoke Mu Daocheng, a powerful enemy, and make things worse.
In the case of extraneous problems, Luo Xiaoyao was merciful to Luo Xiaoyao, who knew the 'Yue Shuang Sword Technique'.
Chu Nanfeng had not asked Luo Xiaoyao about the fight in detail that day, but when he heard this, he and Mu Daocheng looked at each other, feeling secretly happy in their hearts.
"Master, I fought against Zhiguang in the land of Liaodong that day... This smelly monk was so treacherous that he put my alchemy spirit into danger and almost completely lost my physical body. If I hadn't met your master, he rushed to help me break it.
"Jieli, hehe, Master, I'm afraid I'm still in seclusion to recover my cultivation..."
Luo Xiaoyao's heart was even more chilled. When he left Moforget Island privately, he and Xiao Muyun guessed that Mu Daocheng was in trouble for the Alchemy God, but they didn't expect it to be so serious. Now he understood that Chu Nanfeng was worried about his encounter with Zhiku.
The public’s concerns.
"Master, I helped your master, but they didn't know it... If you hadn't encountered the kidnapping of King Jingnan that day, you might have given up because you didn't want to have a grudge with your master... And you used several techniques at that time
, it will definitely make them doubt your origin, which is really troublesome."
Mu Daocheng was not afraid of trouble, so he did not want Zhiku to know that he was involved in the Buddha's disaster. Of course, he wanted to catch Zhiku off guard at the critical moment.
"There are rare hidden masters in the world. I met a destined person and was taught one and a half moves. Senior Mu, you have never had any knowledge of the sect. Your reputation for bravery is far and wide. I think you will not be suspicious if you are wise. Xiaoyao knows one and half moves for a month."
Frost knife technique... not to mention having Mu Yun by Xiaoyao's side should be able to dispel their suspicions."
Mu Daocheng nodded, "What the elder brother said makes sense. It is common for the disciples of martial arts figures to travel around the world, study each other's martial arts, and pass on each other's moves..."
"Zhiguang should be very afraid of Taoist Tan... If you are controlled by them, you must remember it, but you must use the 'Pinglong Recognition' technique to stabilize the fluctuations of Qi."
Chu Nanfeng was also worried that if Luo Xiaoyao was detained, he would be forced to act as a protector, and everything would be over by then.
"My teacher met Taoist Tan this time, and I thanked him for teaching you the 'Ping Long Recognition' hidden qi technique..." Chu Nanfeng paused for a moment, looked at Luo Xiaoyao and said: "The killer you encountered that day
Pig scholar Li Guanshu... do you know what his relationship is with Taoist Tan? He is Taoist Tan's junior brother."
"Junior brother?" Luo Xiaoyao was greatly surprised, but judging from his eyesight, Taoist Tan was about eighty years old, and Li Guanshu was only in his forties. No matter how he thought about it, he would never have thought that the two were junior brothers. And Luo Xiaoyao had never thought about it.
In Lin Wan's true words, after hearing that Li Guanshu was fighting alone against Zhiku and Zhiguang, he thought that Li Guanshu's cultivation was even worse than that of Taoist Tan.
"As a teacher, you have fought against Mr. Li before, do you know that?"
Luo Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment, "Disciple once heard from Junior Sister Wan Zhen that she passed by that small town on her way north to Kaifeng that day. From the innkeeper in the small town, she told about Mr. Li's interruption and deduced that the fight was about Master."
Luo Xiaoyao paused and glanced at Mu Daocheng, "Later, the disciple inquired about the matter from the master, and found out that the master fought with Mr. Li because... Mr. Shen helped the disciple that day."
"As a teacher, I thought Mr. Li's technique was called 'Ping Long Recognition', so I asked Taoist Master Tan about it, but I didn't want to ask the right person."
Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Twenty-seven years ago, Taoist Master Tan passed by that small town and met Li Guanshu. Using the technique of 'Ping Long Recognition', he could see that not only did he have unique bones, but he also had the five elements of Qi in his body."
He is also different from ordinary people, so I want to accept him as a disciple..."
"What?! Brother, did you say that he entered martial arts when he was around twenty years old?" Mu Daocheng also learned Li Guanshu's current age from Chu Nanfeng. He was greatly surprised when he heard this, and Luo Xiaoyao was even more stunned.
Jiang Qiubai and Gu Hengshan also knew that Li Guanshu was the unparalleled master who rescued Luo Hanshui, and they were shocked when they heard this.
Chu Nanfeng nodded, "Mr. Li is not only a genius, but also has a temper that is rare in this world. When I heard that Taoist Tan wanted to accept him as his disciple, he didn't want to. Taoist Tan taught him the skills through hard work... in the form of acting as a teacher.
, Mr. Li agreed to learn martial arts as a condition of recognizing him as his junior disciple."
Luo Xiaoyao, Mu Daocheng and Jiang Gu looked at each other in disbelief for a moment. Mingwu, who had always had a calm face, also recited the Buddha's name and said "good" twice.
"What's even more unbelievable is that the sword technique used by Mr. Li to fight me was created by his own enlightenment... This Mr. Li can be said to be the first person in the world."
Chu Nanfeng paused for a moment, looked at everyone's shocked expressions, and sighed: "It's a pity that the fate between Xiaoyao and Taoist Tan only ends with one piece of 'Pinglong Recognition' hidden qi technique. If you can practice 'Pinglong Recognition'
The full text of "The Movement of Qi"... Alas, everyone has his or her own fate."
Mu Daocheng sighed after coming back to his senses. He knew that Chu Nanfeng was also a rare martial arts prodigy in the world, with a high level of talent and aspiration. If he hadn't been worried about Luo Xiaoyao's safety, he would never have sighed like this and said that he was greedy for others.
The meaning of Kung Fu.
"New Year's Day will be here in a few days. Junior Brother Jiang can take this recipe to Qingqing first..." Chu Nanfeng took out a brocade bag from his arms and handed it to Jiang Qiubai, then turned to look at Luo Xiaoyao, "I'll be with you soon."
Your father will go north to Kaifeng with your two junior sisters after New Year's Day."
Luo Xiaoyao just wanted to take Danfang Jiang Qiubai to Chang Qingqing first, and he was already at peace in his heart. Now New Year's Day was approaching, and Luo Hanshui had to celebrate the New Year. Hearing this, he said in salute: "Disciple, I obey."
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In the fourth year of Xian De's reign, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, at noon, Luo Xiaoyao, Xiao Muyun, and Lin Wanzhen came to the princess's mansion and reported their origins to the servant at the door. The servant returned the greeting and immediately turned around and went into the mansion to report.
After a while, Chang Qingqing came out with a happy face, followed by a beautiful girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in fur, with skin like gelatin and smooth jade cheeks.
"I've met Brother Xiaoyao...Sister Wanzhen...Sister Muyun." After Xiao Muyun's poison was broken, he and Mu Daocheng stopped in Kaifeng when they went north, and Chang Qingqing had also seen him.
Lin Wanzhen looked at Chang Qingxiang, who was as tall as herself and stood tall and graceful, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, Princess Qingqing must be more and more lovely."
"Sister Wan Zhen loves to make fun of Qing Qing." Chang Qingqing, who had a beautiful appearance, brightened her eyes but looked shy when she heard this. She turned to Luo Xiaoyao and the other three to introduce the identity of the girl accompanying them.
It turns out that this girl's name is Xu Meiju, and her father is the shopkeeper of Xu Ji Pharmacy that Jiang Qiubai mentioned on Moforget Island.
After Xu Meiju and Luo Xiaoyao greeted each other, Chang Qingqing invited everyone to sit down in the hall.
"I think I have seen Princess Danfang of my uncle, but I wonder if there are any hard-to-find medicinal materials that need to be collected?" Luo Xiaoyao asked.
Chang Qingqing glanced at Xu Meiju and said with a smile: "There is a pharmacy run by Sister Meiju, plus Gong Zhongshang Pharmacy... There is no shortage of medicinal materials for the elixir, but the Rong salt used in it is a bit particular."
"Rong Yan? What's the point?" Luo Xiaoyao asked doubtfully.
"It must be Rong salt produced in the land west of Hexi, and it must be green and white refined salt." Xu Meiju continued: "I heard from my father that this green salt is mostly produced in Suzhou. When Suzhou was not occupied by the Uighurs, every year
They would all pay tribute to the Central Plains court. Although it was difficult to find, people could buy it at a high price... Now Suzhou was taken by the Uighurs. Not only did they not pay tribute, but they also blocked the trade. This green salt was already
Hard to buy.”
Luo Xiaoyao had a thought in his mind and said: "I'm looking for a way to get it... I don't know how much it will cost?"
"Because of the Rong salt, I feared wasting the medicinal materials, so I didn't dare to refine the elixir. I heard Mr. Jiang said that this 'Po Yuan Dan' is extremely difficult to refine, and the loss is huge. The quantity cannot be determined... based on three years.
, at least as much as a thousand stones."
"Okay." Luo Xiaoyao nodded, "I will go to Hexi to find someone to help me tomorrow."
After looking at each other with Lin Wanzhen, Xiao Muyun said: "Senior brother, what do you mean by Xun Zhe Bu Zhi?"
Luo Xiaoyao nodded, "Yes, I once heard him say that Liangzhou is rich in fine horses and there is no shortage of military salt... Although this salt is mostly produced in Suzhou, it may not be available in Liangzhou, and even if it is not available in Liangzhou, there is no shortage of it.
I think the ability of Bu Zhi can be found."
"Then how can he be willing to help?" Xiao Muyun was surprised for a moment.
"Junior sister is worried that he will hold a grudge for rescuing his eldest brother?" Luo Xiaoyao shook his head, looked at Xiao Muyun and said: "Master Mu once said that this person is someone who can be taken up and let go, and I think so too...
...If the emperor were to issue an edict to him, I think he would be able to help."
"I'm going to find Uncle Jiang to ask the emperor to issue an edict. The two junior sisters will wait here..." After saying a few words, Luo Xiaoyao stood up and walked away quickly before Xiao Muyun and others could reply.
Arriving at Jiang Qiubai's house, Luo Xiaoyao told Jiang Qiubai about his idea of seeking Zhebuzhi to obtain Rongyan.
"Haha... The emperor has already sent people to find Zhe Buzhi and asked him to transport thousands of stones of green salt to Kaifeng."
"Ah?!" Luo Xiaoyao was greatly surprised.
"When I handed the elixir recipe to Qingqing, I told her to let me know if there was something hard to find. When I learned that Qingyan salt was hard to find, I asked the officials of Shang Pharmacy to find out where it came from."
"It just so happened that the emperor summoned me that day and asked about the pill. I told him the truth..." Jiang Qiubai paused and smiled: "The emperor thought for a moment and came up with the same method as you...
…”
Luo Xiaoyao was delighted and stunned, and hesitated for a moment, "Then who will the emperor send to Liangzhou to handle this matter?"
Jiang Qiubai thought he knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "If you go to Liangzhou... it might be possible, but it would be better for the eunuchs in the palace to go."
Luo Xiaoyao really thought about going there by himself, and thought about it carefully, but he felt that Guo Rong's arrangement was not unreasonable, and he guessed that Guo Rong's request to help him should be regarded as granting him an official position, so he thought, "Then the emperor granted him an official position."
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"With De Shou being rescued, Li Yiyin naturally knows that his plot has been exposed. If the emperor and Zhe Bu hold an official position, it will make Li Yiyin suspicious... and it may make him want to rebel."
Luo Xiaoyao's heart trembled, "Then how can the emperor convince Zhe Buzhi to do the job willingly?"
Jiang Qiubai smiled and said: "Promise him not to die..."
"ah?!"
"Liangzhou was originally a territory in the Central Plains, but the previous dynasty officials were not able to manage it well, which made local powerful people establish their own state officials. However, if they did not have a court title, they would not have enough prestige to convince the public."
"In the second year of Guangshun, he established his own state official Zhebu Jiashi. Because he had no title, it was difficult to manage state affairs according to the law, which caused local powerful people to cause chaos. Zhebu Jiashi asked Emperor Taizu to send people to govern."
"It's a pity that the person he sent, Shen Shihou, was incompetent and acted unfairly, which aroused public anger... Hehe, he actually escaped back to Kaifeng. But fortunately, he left Shen Wanlin behind when he escaped, and he was granted an official position in the name of the court."
"Zhe Buzhi killed Shen Wanlin in order to kill the court official and then install himself as a state official. It was no different from rebellion. Although he used the letter in his hand about Li Yiyin's plot to Liangzhou to unite the powerful forces...
But if the emperor issues an edict to appoint a powerful local man as the governor of Liangzhou, do you think that person will turn against Zhe Buzhi? Will all the soldiers under Zhe Buzhi... will all obey his orders?