After all, Wu Shan was a prince, and he came with an imperial order. The resources he could mobilize were unimaginable to outsiders.
Here we discussed the encirclement and suppression of the White Lotus Sect's senior leaders. As soon as a piece of paper was handed down, they recruited three Buddhas, three Taoists, and three Confucians, nine masters of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
"The poor monk has a beautiful face, wisdom, and intelligence. He has met His Highness the Sixth Prince."
The representative figures of Buddhism are three eminent monks of the Hui generation from the lineage of Samantabhadra in Mount Wutai.
Among these three old monks, one holds a gold hammer, one holds a gold pagoda, and one holds a bell. Their eyebrows are three feet long. They are wearing white cassocks inlaid with gold. They are higher than Fa Hai.
"Princess Yiyang, from Shenxiao sect, these are my junior brother Yizhen and junior sister Yixuan"
The representatives from Taoism were two middle-aged Taoists and a Taoist woman in her twenties and eighties.
Taoism has the art of rejuvenating one's appearance. The two Taoists are, at least, eighteen hundred years old, but they look like middle-aged people.
The female path is even more terrifying. Just judging from the appearance, she doesn't look as big as Wang Xu.
Of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon. Even a reincarnated monk like Fa Hai, who possesses the wisdom of his previous life, is haunted by inner demons in order to break through to the fifth level.
No matter how talented a female Taoist is, it is impossible to advance to the fifth level in twenty-eight years. She might be older than Xiaoqing, who has been practicing for five hundred years, and she is of the same era as Fahai in her previous life.
"The lineage of Samantabhadra, the eminent monks of the Hui generation, the Shenxiao lineage, and the Su Lao of the Yi generation are all elder-level combatants from the Buddhist and Taoist families."
After hearing the self-introductions of the six people, Wang Xu felt a lot more confident about the upcoming trip, especially the three experts from the Shenxiao sect who were good at thunder and lightning. They were the main force in the attack.
The thunder method is unparalleled in the world, and the Shenxiao sect is the orthodox Lei sect in the world. No one dares to disobey Shenxiao in punishing evil.
In the final analysis, the White Lotus Sect is a patchwork of things. According to the specifications, it is just a low-level one and not orthodox.
Against monks from well-known sects, their combat power is often weak. These six elders from the Buddhist and Taoist families alone are enough to contain eight ordinary fifth-level masters.
"Ma family, Ma Junru."
"Xiao family, Xiao Yuanwang."
"Fang family, Fang Qiong."
After the six Buddhist and Taoist elders, there were also three great Confucians who were in charge of the place.
These great Confucian scholars were all ancestral figures from Jiangnan aristocratic families. For example, Ma Junru once served as a scholar in Jizhou, Xiao Yuanwang was once the minister of the Ministry of War, and Fang Qiong had a lower official position and was also a fourth-rank bachelor of Wuying Palace.
When the three of them grew old, they retired and returned to their hometowns, where they took charge of Confucian education.
The reason why Wu Shan did not bring the Confucian scholars south from the Hanlin Academy was because of the Confucian scholars of the previous generation who were idle at home.
Regardless of the appearance of these three people who are old and unable to eat, in fact, these Confucian ancestors who have cultivated their righteousness all their lives and fought with heaven, earth, and people are often more fierce than the people of the Hanlin Academy.
Because Confucianism does not achieve enlightenment and sagehood, it will be nothing more than a handful of loess after a hundred years.
The soil of these people has been buried up to their necks, and they have long been indifferent to life and death. If the court does not need it, it will be fine. If it does, they will not mind using their wealth and life to earn a future for their family and their descendants.
After all, this is the belief of the ancient gentry to sacrifice the small family for the sake of everyone and put the clan first.
In modern times, we sacrifice our small family for everyone, and become for society and others. This is a misunderstanding. In ancient times, everyone did not mean this at all.
"Three Monks, Three Daos and Three Confucians, these are the nine fifth-level masters, plus the guard commander Wu Shan brought with him, and myself, a Jinshi who is comparable to a great Confucian, there are a total of eleven fifth-level combatants.
This trip is worry-free.”
Wang Xu glanced at them and was fully confident in annihilating the White Lotus Sect.
As long as there are less than ten fifth-level masters gathered outside the White Lotus Sect's mansion in Hangzhou, they will not be able to make waves in their hands.
Even if it exceeds ten or reaches fifteen, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.
Thinking about it, there should be no more than fifteen masters of the White Lotus Sect gathered here. The possibility of the White Lotus Sect leader who claims to be the reincarnation of Miller and is suspected to be the sixth level to be here in person is also very low.
"Seniors, we are summoned here this time because by chance, we found the meeting place of the White Lotus Sect's senior leaders. Later, I would also like to ask all seniors to contribute to annihilate the White Lotus Sect's senior leaders entrenched in Yangzhou in one fell swoop, and return a life to the people.
The universe is bright and clear.”
When Wu Shan saw that everyone had arrived, he began to mobilize before the war.
"good!"
The masters from the Buddhist and Taoist families looked at each other and nodded with smiles.
The same is true for the three Confucian ancestors, wearing crane cloaks and jade crowns, with eagerness to try in their eyes.
Seeing everyone's high fighting spirit, Wu Shan was overjoyed and ordered his guard commander: "Sign up three thousand troops and horses, and we will set off now."
"slow"
Xiao Yuanwang stood up and said with a smile: "Before I came, I had thought about why His Highness recruited him, so before leaving, I specially brought my cultural treasure marching ship. Please take a look."
While talking, Xiao Yuanwang took out a palm-sized boat from his sleeve.
Although this small boat is only about the size of a palm, it is carefully crafted and built strictly according to the appearance of a big fortune ship.
"This is?"
The old monk from Mount Wutai saw him and stroked his beard thoughtfully.
"This is a marching ship. Even though it is inconspicuous now, if I throw it into the sky, it will immediately turn into a huge empty ship. It can even put down 30,000 soldiers and horses."
As Xiao Yuanwang said this, he led everyone out and threw the marching boat into the sky.
In an instant, the thrown out marching ship swelled into the wind and turned into a warship that covered the sky and the sun.
"Good baby, really good baby."
Wu Shan clapped his hands and laughed. He was afraid that if he didn't rush on his way in time, the whereabouts of the soldiers and horses he was leading would be exposed.
Now, there are marching ships available, and three thousand soldiers and horses can be quickly dropped into the sky above the White Lotus Sect at a time, making it impossible for the demons of the White Lotus Sect to escape.
“It’s good”
The masters from the Buddhist and Taoist families looked at it and nodded in praise, but they didn't seem to care too much.
This is also inevitable. Confucianism leads troops to fight and confronts the monsters in the Liangjie Mountains as an adult, which places high demands on the mobility of the troops.
The Buddhist and Taoist families are different. Although they also have Taoist soldiers, they follow the route of elite soldiers. The sect together does not have 30,000 Taoist soldiers, so there is no need for such things as marching ships.
"Mr. Xiao, he is worthy of being from the Ministry of War. Even the cultural treasures are so targeted. He is old and incapable of talent, but he is willing to add icing on the cake. Let's see what this is."
Ma Junru stood up and took out a precious mirror.
When everyone saw it, they couldn't explain the reason and could only wait for Ma Junru's explanation.
Ma Junru liked to see everyone's confusion and said with a smile: "I am an academic in Jizhou, and I am in charge of the academic affairs of a state. I must do something wrong. This precious mirror of mine can see millions of miles of grass and trees, and it is as if there is nothing in front of it. It is just right."
I will guide everyone in the direction and avoid being run away by those monsters."
"good"
Everyone praised him, and then he ordered three thousand soldiers and horses to board the marching ship, and Ma Junru's square mirror guided the way forward.
As soon as I saw it, I saw a small river three hundred miles outside Hangzhou, and a village by the river.
Looking through the square mirror, we can see that every house in the village is closed, but there is something else in the courtyard. There are many White Lotus cultists wearing white scarves on their heads and dressed as elites.
The mirror flashed and it illuminated a farmyard again.
In the living room of this farmhouse, seven high-ranking White Lotus sect members dressed in fine clothes were sitting.
Among them, there was a man with a face like a red ghost and wearing a red robe. Who else could it be, not the red-faced Dharma King who injured him as Fa Hai said.
"This is the Scarlet-faced Dharma King, this is the Dharma King of the ancient capital, this is the Dharma King of the Golden Bell, this is the master of the Kapok Sutra, this is the master of the Caihui Sutra, this is the master of the Mara Sutra, and this is the master of the Dao Nan Sutra."
The seven people sitting in the living room were quickly identified by everyone.
Nominally, the sutra master is the first level higher than the Dharma King and belongs to the lower level of the Dharma King.
According to the teachings of the White Lotus Sect, the sutra master is the person who expounds the sutras and resolves doubts, while the Dharma King is the guardian and defender of the sutras.
Only sutra leaders who have made great contributions can be nominated by the leader to be the Dharma King after joining the religion for a certain number of years.
Therefore, although these sutra masters who can sit with the Red-faced Dharma King are lower in status than the three of the Red-faced Dharma King, they are not necessarily inferior in terms of strength.
Otherwise, if you were an ordinary sutra master, there would be no possibility of sitting with the Dharma King.
"Great harvest, if we can capture these seven people in one fell swoop, the White Lotus Sect in Yangzhou will have nothing to fear."
Everyone was very happy to see it, and everyone laughed heartily.
But before he could laugh for long, Monk Huiyan, headed by Wutai Mountain, suddenly said: "No, I can read the spoken language. From the shape of their mouths, it seems that the purpose of their gathering here is not to assassinate His Highness the Sixth Prince, but to...
Wait for someone."
"Well"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wu Shan.
Wu Shan was also in a daze. He thought that the gathering of White Lotus Sect masters was aimed at him, but unexpectedly it was not.
However, the matter is now imminent and must be carried out.
Wu Shan suppressed the surprise in his heart and said in a deep voice: "No matter what they are here for, they must never come back. Otherwise, these White Lotus Cult monsters will scatter and lead each of their followers. Who knows how much trouble they will cause."
"It's like this"
Taoist Master Yiyang nodded in agreement, then looked at Monk Huiyan and asked, "Master Huiyan, have you ever seen who they are waiting for?"
Wu Shan heard the sound and said: "Yes, to be able to have three Dharma kings and five senior sutra masters waiting, this person's status must be extraordinary."
"seems like"
Monk Huiyan looked hesitant and whispered: "It seems like these White Lotus Sect monsters are waiting for their saint!"
quiet
Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent, and smiles froze on their faces.
The White Lotus Sect is headed by the leader, followed by saints, Dharma kings, sutra masters, lecturers, Taoists and White Lotus followers.
The status of the saint is even higher than that of the Dharma King, only half a level behind the leader. The Red-faced Dharma King is a quasi-sixth-level master. What kind of cultivation level should this saint have that the Red-faced Dharma King is willing to wait for? She cannot be a
Ordinary people.
Everyone looked at each other, whether to go or not might be a question.
After all, they were there to take advantage, not to fight dogs. With the strength of everyone, they were not enough to fight against the sixth-level masters.