Lu Yan arrived at Taiyi Mountain before Lun Jian. The protagonist is special, the time is special, and the people who come with him are also special.
Lu Yan was walking back from Yingchuan and sent a letter to Xianyang Palace early. When he arrived at Taiyi Mountain, Ying Jue led three thousand forbidden troops who also arrived at the same time.
From Xianyang to Taiyi Mountain, the imperial army marched very quickly. Before the news reached the Taoist ears, the army was already stationed at the foot of Taiyi Mountain.
"Ying Jue has met the Imperial Master, Mrs. Nongyu."
Ying Jue was dressed in black armor with some dark silver patterns, and held the sword with one hand. When he saw Lu Yan and Nong Yu, he clasped his fists and saluted respectfully.
"Nongyu has met the general."
Lu Yan was relatively familiar with him, so he just waved his hand casually, "Ha, long time no see, General, that's so polite."
"Ying Jue will not forget the teachings of the Imperial Master back then in this lifetime."
Lu Yan's attitude was easy-going, but Ying Jue didn't dare to relax at all. He took out a letter from his body and presented it with both hands, "This is the letter that the king ordered to deliver to the Imperial Preceptor."
"Hmm~" Lu Yan took it and opened it and took a look. In addition to the positive praise for his trip to Taiyi Mountain, the rest of the letter was asking him to take care of Ying Jue.
It seems that Ying Zheng indeed attaches great importance to Ying Jue. Yes, an excellent clan general is, to some extent, more important than a general like Meng Tian.
Lu Yan read and burned the letter, and then invited him with empty hands, "How is the appearance of the Forbidden Army now? General, please take a look."
"Yes. Master Imperial Master, madam, please."
The initial members of this forbidden army were all the children of the old Qin people who did not join the rebellion during the Lao Ai Rebellion. Lu Yan, who was still the captain of the guard army at the time, served as their chief general.
Now Ying Jue took Lu Yan and Nong Yu to inspect the military camp. Many middle and high-level officers recognized Lu Yan and were so excited that they could not speak for a while.
"Master, Master of the State, I am Meng Li, from Yi County. In the ninth year of the reign of the king, when you, Master of the State, visited the army for the first time, my name was the first one you read."
"Master National Preceptor, you are really Master National Preceptor!"
"Almost ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I never thought that I would be able to see the Imperial Master in person again."
Looking at the usually majestic and tidy military camp, there were several calls from time to time, and Ying Jue was filled with emotion: "Master Imperial Master, you led them all in the ninth year of the king's reign. It has been almost ten years now, and all of them have made meritorious deeds.
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Lu Yan smiled and patted his shoulder, "Haha, it's been nine years, and I've only been leading them for less than one year, so don't take credit for me."
"Without the Imperial Master, a group of stragglers who have no idea why they are fighting, how could they grow into the Forbidden Army they are today."
The two of them were talking casually, when suddenly a fast horse ran up, and the knight shouted loudly: "Report, the head of the Taoist Tianzong Renzong outside the military camp has brought someone to see you."
Upon hearing the news, Lu Yan and Ying Jue looked at each other and smiled.
"Haha, it's different when there are soldiers and horses by your side. Doesn't this mean you are the guest? Come on, let's go meet the protagonist of Taiyi Mountain."
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Outside the military camp, the two groups of people, Tianzong and Renzong, had a cold atmosphere with each other. Chisong led Qingxu and Qingle; Chuanxu led Qinggou and Qinggang. The six people waited patiently for a reply from inside the camp gate.
Chisong looked at the Daqin flag with black characters on a red background and the flag with the word "Win". He had learned about it in advance and knew that this was the Central Forbidden Army of the Qin State, and he was already feeling anxious.
Three thousand forbidden troops. Why did Lu Yan bring three thousand forbidden troops? What on earth did he want to do? Is this what King Qin meant?
He glanced at Chuanxu, who was standing over there as plain as water, and deliberately sarcastically said: "The Miaotai Sword Theory was established by the Taoist ancestors. The tradition dates back a hundred years. It is actually the internal affairs of the Taoist sect. The national teacher Lu Yan now leads
The soldiers came and garrisoned at Taiyi Mountain brazenly. Junior Brother Chuanxu, is this the off-board move you came up with?"
Chuanxu himself was confused about this matter. He never thought that Lu Yan would come, let alone bring troops.
He was still looking straight at the camp gate in front of him, with nothing strange on his face, "The Renzong does have some friendship with the Imperial Guard, but it is not so bad as to invite outsiders to Mount Taiyi."
On the Tianzong side, Qing Le sneered immediately, "When Master Xiaomeng was assassinated, the killer was Luo Sheng. The bottom line of the Renzong, ha~"
Renzong Qingzhang and Qingle were rivals for two sword debates in a row. They were already unhappy with him. After hearing his sarcastic words, they immediately mocked: "You are slanderous and aggressive. As disciples of the Tianzong, could it be that all those who practice
And gave it back to the vegetation of Taiyi Mountain?"
Qing Le had thoughts of murder in his heart, and there was a hidden edge in his words, "Junior Brother Qingzhang, whatever your cultivation level is, you will soon have a new understanding."
Qingzhang defeated Qingle twice, but he didn't take his opponent's harsh words to heart. He glanced over and said, "When the time comes, I still ask senior brother to give me some advice."
Qingxu frowned and saw the faces of the two fighting each other, and was a little confused about Qingle's reaction.
Junior Brother Qing Le seems to have absolute confidence that he can defeat Qing Zhang. Could it be that he has made a breakthrough?
At this moment, a soldier ran out and called, "Everyone, the Imperial Preceptor has invited you."
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In the Chinese army camp, the six of them saw Lu Yan sitting on the main seat.
Lu Yan glanced at them and saw that they were all impressive people, so he smiled and said: "Gentlemen from the Taoist family, I don't know why you came to the military camp to visit. What's the important thing?"
Chuanxu first saluted and told the matter in a leisurely manner: "The mountain people have seen the Imperial Master. A few days ago, a murder occurred in Taiyi Mountain, and Tianzong's junior sister Xiaomeng was assassinated by a snare. The Imperial Master
Now that we have brought troops to come, it is really difficult for us. Therefore, we come here boldly, firstly to stabilize the hearts of everyone in the sect, and secondly to seek answers to the assassination matter."
"Huh? It's Luo Wang's assassination again. What a coincidence. Yan is charged with assassinating Mr. Chen Xiao, and now he has another way to assassinate Mr. Xiaomeng. Alas~"
Lu Yan knew very well that it was Li Si who was blamed for the Chen Xiaozhan and Lu Jian incident. But the Taoist incident had nothing to do with Li Si.
If he wanted to meet Xiaomeng within the Taoist Tianzong, even if Lu Yan went there in person, it would be difficult to say that he would be able to successfully complete the task. It is certain that the person who did it would be assisted by Taoist insiders.
The objects for Lu Yan's suspicion were very limited, and they basically pointed to what Chuanxu and himself had always been suspicious of, the existence of behind-the-scenes organizational forces within Taoism.
Or, on a smaller scale, this is a play directed and performed by Tianzong, with the purpose of legitimately and completely overpowering Renzong.
Seeing that Lu Yan was silent for the time being, Chi Song saluted and asked, "Master Imperial Master, I wonder if you can explain the matter of the killer in the trap."
Lu Yan asked several people: "Where did you learn that the murderer was the Snare Killer?"
Qing Le pointed out, "Three inches under the murderer's armpits were clearly marked with spider veins."
"..." Lu Yan was speechless for a moment and spread his hands, "Well, according to this logic, all the murderers in the world will commit crimes as long as they have spider marks on themselves."