After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, Zhang Lu didn't speak for a long time, and then he was secretly ecstatic and felt more confident.
He turned to Yu Xian and said, "There is one more thing. Zhang Xiu wants to give an explanation for the imperial master's wine sacrifice in public."
Yu Xian frowned slightly.
To confess in public means to be exempted from responsibility in public. This guy doesn't know what pitfalls he has left for himself to step into.
Yu Xian tried his best to calm down and said, "Please speak."
Zhang Xiu said slowly, "After the capture of Nanzheng, I received a secret order from the commander to burn down the plank road and block the roads in the Qinling Mountains. Therefore, I had to divide my troops and let Pu Hu, Du Yi, Yuan Yue and others
I'm going to divide the counties. There's nothing else to do. Only Fangling and Shangyong counties are far away. My soldiers and horses only control the periphery of these two counties. There are still many rebels resisting everywhere..."
Before Zhang Xiu could finish speaking, he was hurriedly interrupted by Zhang Wei, who was patrolling the city to offer wine, "Huh? Are you saying that Shangyong has not been completely controlled yet?"
Zhang Xiu glanced at Zhang Wei and said slowly, "Not bad."
Yu Xian and Guo Jia looked at each other and their hearts sank.
The trouble is big now.
The Hanzhong Plain is a large area of land surrounded by the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains, with the vast Qinling Mountains to the north and the dangerous Daba Mountains to the south.
Where these two natural barriers close, to the west is the Yangchang Shu Road, which is blocked by a series of passes such as Yangping Pass, Jiameng Pass, Jiange, etc., while to the east the opening is blocked by Taihe Mountain.
This Taihe Mountain is the Wudang Mountain that became famous in later generations.
There is a long and narrow plain between Taihe Mountain and Daba Mountain, on which Shangyong and Fangling counties are distributed.
These two counties are far away from the core area of the Hanzhong Plain, and they can go straight to Guanzhong through Wuguan to the north; they can go down the Han River to the east, threatening Xiangyang on one side and the Nanyang Plain on the other.
As for the south, it is even more lively.
To the south is Wushan, the home of the Shouwu clan, and the home of Zhang Lu's maternal uncle. In Wushan, there are not only intricate witch ghost sect forces, but also the Wushan goddess who likes to sneak out to sleep with her little brother.
Fangling County is actually located further east than Shangyong County, but its importance is far less.
Firstly, Shangyong County guards the entrance to the inner part of the Hanzhong Plain, allowing Fangling County to be replaced. Secondly, the entire Hanzhong Plain does not produce salt, but Shangyong County can obtain a small amount of salt through smuggling trade.
Therefore, once Shangyong becomes unstable, the isolated Hanzhong Plain will face the risk of collapse at any time.
Yu Xian couldn't help but look at Zhang Lu in the hall.
Zhang Lu showed no reaction at all and was still concentrating with his eyes closed.
Yu Xian also knew the dilemma the headmaster was facing at this time, so he immediately stopped talking nonsense and asked Zhang Xiu, "What else is there?"
Zhang Xiu tested it briefly and immediately restrained his temper.
There was a hint of kindness on his face, "No more. The master asked me and the other three to cooperate well, so Zhang Xiu naturally obeyed his orders. Before the imperial master takes over Shangyong and Fangling's place, I will definitely try my best to stabilize it.
situation. We will have to worry about the Imperial Master for the rest."
After listening, Yu Xian understood Zhang Xiu's subtext.
Before he formally took over the government affairs of each county, Zhang Xiu would not come to cause trouble, but after Zhang Xiu withdrew his troops and returned to Dingjun Mountain, if anything went wrong, it would be Yu Xian's responsibility.
Nowadays, the most important thing for Heming Taoist Palace is to make full preparations to cut down mountains and destroy temples. Naturally, Yu Xian cannot hold back at this time.
He immediately pretended to be cool and said, "It's a small matter."
Yu Xian's pretense only made Guo Jia, who knew his wild ways, uneasy.
The matter of "changing customs and turning ghosts into Tao" involves whether Guo Jia can successfully escape the disaster, so he cannot help but be concerned about it.
This teammate is so unreliable, he is going to be a trap!
At this time, Zhang Lu, who was pretending to be asleep, woke up again and said, "After the banquet, you will stay and take charge of the Hanzhong Prefecture and accept the worship of the original civil and military officials. I will let the meritorious officials offer wine in Yanpu and patrol the city to offer wine.
Zhang Wei will help you, so you can do it yourself."
Yu Xian was overjoyed after hearing this.
Although Yan Pu looks carefree and lazy, he actually has good political talents. With his help, he can lead Guo Ju, a big killer, to do things.
After talking about this, the next step is some arrangements for Heming Dao Palace.
Among the ghost kings of the ten places, there are some who have some vision, and Zhang Lu plans to send people to Xiao to take advantage of them. There are also a few more stubborn ghost kings who also need to send people to destroy the mountain gate.
As for the head witch clan of Zhang Lu's maternal uncle's family, we are waiting to see how they respond. As for the appearance of the ghost witch, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention it.
After the banquet, Zhang Lu had two glasses of water and wine and then returned to the back hall.
Yu Xian didn't bother to chat with others, and quickly got up and went to see Zhang Lu.
Not long after the serving boy left, he came out and led Yu Xian straight into the back hall.
This time Yu Xian asked to see Zhang Lu, mainly to inquire about the "Luoshu". As for the matter of Buddha's Tribulation and the Evil Goddess, it was impossible for Yu Xian to completely conceal it.
Originally, Yu Xian planned to go to his master, Chong Xuanzi, for some advice, but now that Yu Xian was to take charge of Hanzhong, he no longer had this opportunity.
Moreover, Heming Taoist Palace is about to declare war on the Wugui Sect in central Sichuan, which may alarm Wu Qing, who is said to be recovering from his injuries. This elder of the Wugui Sect is a giant who has fought with Zhang Daoling.
The existence of the female slaves would actually serve as a deterrent to Wu Qing.
It was this old guy who was so daring that he wanted to transform the emperor's daughter into a slave ghost. Then he was seriously injured and fled, taking his two sons and a daughter with him. He had no choice but to live or die.
As for Zhang Lu’s attitude towards him after knowing this...
——You should still choose to forgive.
Yu Xian was thinking wildly and saw Headmaster Zhang who was meditating with his eyes closed.
Zhang Lu opened his eyes, smiled, and said, "Here he comes."
Then he pointed to the futon in front of him and said, "Sit down."
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Yu Xian felt that the Master Zhang in front of him seemed to be indescribably tired.
After Yu Xian bowed and sat down, Zhang Lu first asked, "Why don't you see Qing Qingzi come back?"
This problem was something Yu Xian had anticipated.
Now that Zhang Lu is going to launch a religious war, of course he must first take a look at his top thug.
I feel at ease when people are here.
Yu Xian said quickly, "Uncle Qingqingzi took his disciples to Luoyang in order to find out the clues about the Buddhist calamity. Later, in order to contact Zuo Rong who was the calamity, the disciple had a fight with two Hu monks, and then they were separated.
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"That's it." Zhang Lu frowned slightly.
Then Zhang Lu asked again, "Which monk are you talking about?"
Yu Xian replied, "I heard that one of these two people is An Shigao and the other is Zhilou Jiaxie. These two Hu monks have extraordinary abilities and should not be underestimated. Even Zuo Rong, who is expected to be punished, has strange methods and is difficult to guard against.
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Yu Xian deliberately caused this incident, naturally in order to find a way to break the forced conversion from Zhang Lu.
Otherwise, if you meet Zuo Rong next time, you may have to become a Buddha immediately.
Zhang Lu was quite calm, he chuckled and said, "With your ingenuity, there's nothing you can do about it? Let's see."