Just before Daomen was about to attack Northern Ise, Ise Shrine proposed peace talks to Daomen in the name of Tianmen.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that this peace negotiation is just an attempt by Ise Jingu to gain some breathing time to regroup and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
To this end, Xiujing's camp held a special meeting, which was personally presided over by Zhenren Qingwei. All outside personnel, including the three deputy commanders, even if they could not rush back to the camp, participated in the meeting remotely through the mother-child mirror.
Qi Xuansu also participated in this meeting.
Qingwei Zhenren used the Western fable "The Farmer and the Snake" as a metaphor during the discussion.
One cold winter, a farmer returning home from the market found a snake on the roadside. He thought it was frozen, so he put it in his arms. The snake was frightened, and when it fully woke up, it instinctively bit it.
The farmer finally killed the farmer. Before he died, the farmer said with great regret: I wanted to do good things, but I killed myself because of my shallow knowledge, so I suffered this retribution.
Daomen is a farmer, Tianmen is a snake.
Master Qingwei pointed out that Taoism must not pity evil people like snakes. Cultivating carbuncle will cause trouble, and evildoers will do all their evil deeds. Chinese and Chinese thieves are incompatible with each other because of different weapons.
The day after the meeting ended, Hidekyō Gyoying responded to Tianmen's request and initiative for peace talks, and sternly pointed out: It is absolutely not a condition for peace talks that Ise Shrine and the rebel forces behind it must ensure their legal authority and national structure.
At the same time, it was stated: Although the Taoist army is completely capable of wiping out the remnants of the Zunbang faction, in order to quickly end the war, achieve substantive peace in Fenglinzhou, and reduce the suffering of civilians due to the war, Xiujing Xingying, on behalf of the Taoist faction, agreed to the nine conditions
based on peace negotiations.
First, punish the criminals who provoked the war. Second, dismiss all the rogues who are fighting against Taoism. Third, the belief in the three main gods can be retained, but the state religion status of Tianmen must be abolished. Fourth, all armies should be reorganized according to the standards of Taoism. Third
Fifth, reform the aristocratic system. Sixth, reform the land system. Seventh, abolish the status of the royal family and downgrade it to a royal family. Eighth, Fenglinzhou Weiyuan Kingdom enters the tribute system and submits its vassal status to the Daxuan court. Ninth, the royal family is only a symbol
existence, no longer holds real power, and the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Office takes over all the rights of the Pingjing court and its subordinate yamen at all levels.
Xingying said that only a peace agreement reached under the above conditions can real peace be achieved. If Ise Shrine and the rebel forces behind it are willing to achieve real peace instead of a false peace, then they should admit the proposal proposed by Daomen.
At least nine prerequisites. Otherwise, it will prove that their so-called peace talks initiative is nothing but a scam.
In order to show sincerity, Xiu Jingxingying ordered to suspend the attack on the port Jincheng in Annan County.
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Tianmen did not directly object to the nine conditions proposed by Daomen. After a short negotiation, the two sides decided to hold peace talks in Jincheng.
Master Qingwei appointed Master Zhang Qihan, the head of Fenglinzhou Taoist House, to represent him and the Taoist sect in the peace talks.
This Pingzhang Daizhen's surname is Zhang, but he has nothing to do with Zhang from the Shangqing Dynasty, or even to Zhengyi. He is actually from Taiping Dao.
This is not surprising either.
At that time, during the Taiping Dao Uprising, they shouted, "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand." The great sage and mentor was named Zhang.
At that time, Zhengyi Road and Taiping Road were in the south and north, and the two Zhang families had no blood relationship.
However, it is worth mentioning that during the Taiping Dao Yellow Turban Uprising, both the Taoist sect and the Zhengyi Dao once briefly responded to the Taiping Dao. This can be regarded as the first time that the Taiping Dao and the Zhengyi Dao formed an alliance.
The reason why this response was very short, I have to mention one more person. This person also had a surname of Zhang, and his name was Zhang Xiu. He used to be a high-level official in Zhengyi, but his existence was erased by Zhengyi, leaving only a few words.
Although Zhengyi wiped out Zhang Xiu's existence, there are still relevant records of Zhang Xiu on Taiping Road, because it was Zhang Xiu who responded to the Yellow Turban Uprising on Taiping Dao when he was in charge of Zhengyi.
Later, during the dispute between Zhang and Li, the Li family revealed Zhang Xiu's story and made it public in order to attack the Zhang family.
Only then did everyone in the Taoist sect know that after the second generation of Celestial Masters passed away, the third generation of Celestial Masters were still very young and could not take on the big responsibilities, so Zhang Xiu, a fellow member of the same clan, took over as the head teacher, similar to the regent.
The king of Shu at that time apparently sought refuge for the orphans and widowers to prevent the third generation of heavenly masters who had not yet grown up from being killed by Zhang Xiu. Finally, under the protection of the king of Shu, the third generation of heavenly masters inherited the mantle of their father and ancestors and attacked and killed Zhang Xiu.
Xiu, took back the teaching rights.
To put it bluntly, just like the deposed Tianshi, the Zhang family fought for power within themselves.
As for why the second-generation Celestial Master passed away in a hurry before his son could take over, why the second-generation Celestial Master has the lowest sense of existence among the three generations of Celestial Masters, his ancestors and grandchildren, and whether he ascended to death or died an unexpected death, only the Zhang family knows.
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Returning to the topic, this usually very low-key Pingzhang great master Zhang Qihan was born in the Zhang family of Taiping Dao and was a direct descendant of the great virtuous master.
Although the descendants of the Li family’s Etai Shang Tao ancestor
He claimed that he had taken over the power of Taiping Dao, but he still retained the descendants of the lineage of great sages and teachers.
The Zhang family of Taiping Dao has only a small number of people, and it is often passed down by a single line. It has wandered into a situation where the inheritance has been cut off several times. It cannot threaten the status of the Li family at all, so the Li family is happy to enshrine the Zhang family of Taiping Dao and return it.
I can also make another Zhang family feel disgusted.
The general meaning is: the positive one is not the only one, there are also Taiping Zhangs in Taoism.
This is where the Li family is cunning. There are tens of thousands of people with the surname Li in the world. There are mainly two Li families. One is a descendant of Taishang Daozu, and the other is a descendant of the Daqi royal family. However, the Li Qi royal family also considers itself
He is a descendant of Taishang Daozu, and he is respectfully called Taishang Daozu Emperor Xuanyuan, the Great Saint Ancestor. The Li family claims to be a descendant of Taishang Daozu, and naturally they also take care of the Li Qi royal family. The Zhang family cannot find anyone second.
The Li family came to compete in the ring.
Of course, Zhang Qihan did not attend the peace talks alone, but also had a large number of entourage.
Master Qingwei personally called the names, and Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were among them.
Before heading to Jincheng, Zhang Dazhen held a small meeting.
Zhang Yuelu was the last one to arrive.
It's not that she deliberately exaggerates, but because she has been in the frontline army and not camped in Xiujing.
The meeting place was not big, and it was not very solemn. Instead, it was casual. Zhang Qihan had all the chairs placed against the wall, just in a circle, and even the hierarchy was a bit blurred.
After Zhang Yuelu came in and looked around, she had seen most of the people.
Needless to say, there are several deputy heads of the ancestral hall, which are necessary for peace talks. They are professionals, as well as Li Xiuyu, who represents the real person Qingwei, and Li Tiangang, the second deputy head of Fenglinzhou, an old acquaintance.
Because this peace talk was proposed by Tianmen, it was only Daomen who responded. The royal family and Toyotomi Prime Minister's Office had a tacit agreement not to participate, and no senior officials from the Prime Minister's Office were present.
Then there is Qi Xuansu.
There is an empty seat next to Qi Xuansu. Needless to say, this place is specially reserved for Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu didn't show any pretense and sat directly next to Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu wanted to say a few words to Zhang Yuelu, but before he could speak, Zhang Qihan had already spoken first: "Everyone is here, let's have a short discussion."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Zhang Qihan sat alone on the main seat in the middle with a relaxed attitude: "
The main purpose, bottom line, and principles of this peace talk have been made very clear by the real person in charge of the army, so I will not repeat them. I will only emphasize that the Japanese are cunning and cannot be trusted, and there are many factions within them.
When someone is singing an opera on stage, that group will directly destroy the stage, which happens from time to time."
"Let's not care about how sincere the Japanese people are in this peace talk. Even if they sincerely want peace talks, they are definitely not monolithic inside, and there will definitely be people who will sabotage the peace talks. What's more, the Japanese people have very little sincerity in this peace talk. I
Although he is the one presiding over the peace talks, he is really not optimistic about the prospects of the peace talks."
“What we want to talk about is to let everyone in Fenglinzhou see that it’s not that our Daomen don’t want peace, but that Tianmen and those behind them don’t want peace. They took the initiative to provoke the war, and now they refuse to end the war.
He is the culprit. If we want to build a popular Fenglinzhou, we have to talk about it. Even if we know it is a pit of fire, we must step through it."
"There is a saying in the Central Plains that a dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious. The Zunhuang faction in Fenglinzhou is facing this situation. If the peace talks break down, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not take risks. I hope everyone is prepared in advance. Although there is a problem in this peace talks
The word 'harmony' is used, but it probably won't be peace."
"If the earthen jar is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle. Since it is a war, no one will die. But I still hope that everyone can return to Yujing together, so this time when I go to Jincheng to participate in the peace talks, I must be careful.
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Everyone's expressions became serious and they began to discuss in low voices.
Since it is a peace talk, the Tianmen side will definitely not take action openly and openly, and will most likely make some small moves, such as assassinations.
Although the Zunbo Faction failed to assassinate Qingweizhen, and also failed to assassinate Toyotomi Hideshige, we cannot underestimate the assassination methods of the Zunbo Faction. They still succeeded in assassinating the previous Sekiba Hidetsugi.
Li Tiangang, Qi Xuansu, and Zhang Yuelu were also among the witnesses who escorted Xiu Mao. It was true that the Taoist sect won a great victory, but the key was Master Qingwei's personal action. Without Master Qingwei's action, it would still be very dangerous.
Zhang Qihan waited for everyone's discussion to come to an end, and then continued: "We cannot use the thinking of the Central Plains people to guess what the Japanese people in Fenglinzhou are thinking, and then say that those who know the current affairs are heroes. If they know the current affairs, they will not provoke
In this war, they must not give up until the end of the river, and they will definitely fight in a corner, intending to save a big strategic defeat with a small tactical victory. Especially the so-called bushido spirit of the rogue warriors, the closer they are to defeat,
It’s getting more and more crazy, so everyone must pay special attention.”