That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 108

Taoism, since the establishment of the religion by the Taoist ancestor, has undergone continuous reforms in successive dynasties, and its internal structure has become very similar to that of the secular court.

If the Taoist ancestral court is regarded as an imperial temple, the palaces and pavilions are like six departments and nine ministers, and the branches of Taoism in various places are equivalent to the local three-division yamen, and there is also the Zhenmo Palace that is very similar to the Dark Guard Mansion. No matter how you look at it, the Taoism It's like another court ruling the world in the practice world.

According to this statement, such as Buddhism and Xuanjiao can be regarded as a party of princes, as for Jianzong, it is the rebellious party of Tianzihao.Now the "thief leader" of the rebellious party, Gongsun Zhongmou, has been awarded the head, but there is still a remnant Xu Beiyou who fled outside, so after the head teacher returned to the mountain, he personally issued an edict in the Zixiao Palace, ordering the Town Demon Palace and other Taoist sects to jointly arrest the sword Xu Beiyou, the remnant of Zong, no matter whether he is alive or dead, he wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see corpses when he is dead.

According to the information searched by Zhenmo Temple, Xu Beiyou, the remnant of the Sword Sect, is from Xiheyuan in the northwest. Talking about it, so the Temple of Demon Suppression did not waste too much energy outside the Northwest Great Wall, but retracted all its staff to the pass. There are a total of 46 deacons in the Temple of Demon Suppression, and 120 deacons were dispatched this time. There are more than [-] disciples in the temple.At the same time, Taoist sects from various places also sent countless disciples, laying a net all over the south of the Yangtze River and even the northern part of the Central Plains, waiting quietly for Xu Beiyou, the fish that slipped through the net, to throw himself into the net.

In this big net of Daomen, Huzhou, Jiangzhou and Jiang are the most important, followed by Huizhou, Yuzhou and Qizhou, and then Zhili Prefecture, Yanzhou, Shanzhou and other places.

Among the 46 deacons sent by the Town Demon Palace this time, there are ten chief deacons and 36 deacons.

Each of the seven prefectures and one capital has a chief deacon sitting in charge, and another chief deacon is in charge of the overall situation.And the 36 deacons are also divided into high and low. Popular people like Ye Zui naturally stay in the south of the Yangtze River and wait for credit to come to them. Those who are not very proud are assigned by their superiors to Yanzhou, Shanzhou and other places.

Zhang Yugui is a deacon who has just been promoted to the Town Demon Palace not long ago. He is not much different from Ye Sin in age, but he is not as lucky as Ye Sin. He can only be ranked at the end of the [-] deacons. Not to mention the hall master, even the general chief deacon can't meet a few times. This time to capture the remnants of the sword sect, he was naturally assigned to Yanzhou, one of the most remote three states.

Daqi has a vast territory, and the Town Demon Palace only has a few hundred people. If you want to control the entire state capital, you will be powerless. Therefore, the general Town Demon Palace must be cooperated by Taoists from all over the world. He assigned more than a hundred disciples, but he didn't feel the joy of having power in his hands, only a feeling of uneasiness.

Because before this, the 46 deacons of Zhenmo Temple had a secret meeting under the auspices of the chief deacon. At this meeting, several routes for Xu Beiyou to go to Jiangnan were basically determined. He entered Qizhou from Xilingkou in Yanzhou, entered Yuzhou from Dayifu in Shanzhou, or directly entered Huzhou via Shuzhou, but no matter which way he took, his final destination must be Jiangdu, so the chief deacon The strategy of loosening outside and tightening inside was set, and the main manpower was concentrated in the Jiangnan area, and only a small number of people were scattered in the outer states.

If the remnants of Jianzong were arrested in Jiangnan, then the people stationed in Jiangnan must be the first-class creditors, but the deacons in the peripheral states will only have a little hard work left. If it is found out afterwards which state the remnants of Jianzong came from In the past, people stationed in this state were implicated and held accountable.Not long after Zhang Yugui was promoted to be a deacon, he didn't want to be relegated because of this matter.

According to the law of the Temple of Demon Suppression, the 72 deacons can command and lead 120 Taoist disciples from various places when necessary. He is not afraid of only one remnant of the sword sect at the first rank, but he is afraid that the remnant of the sword sect will be accompanied by a master guard from the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall. People not only strike grass to scare snakes, but also strike stones with eggs.

At that time, he will not be relegated to the end of dismissal, fearing that his life will be lost.

So after Zhang Yugui received this hot job, he took care in everything and reported everything to the higher authorities, and his immediate boss was the great deacon Wucheng Tianguan who was in Yanzhou.

Although Wucheng Tianguan only ranks No. 36 out of 30 chief deacons, since Wu is in his name, it can be seen that his force is quite good. It is very similar, it is very disadvantageous against the masters of the same realm who are good at Xuantong, but it is a one-sided massacre against the secular martial arts under the realm of ghosts and immortals.

Xilingkou is an important gateway to Yanzhou, and the Heavenly Official of Wucheng had already arrived here on New Year's Eve.At this time, in the garrison mansion at Xilingkou, the tall and majestic Wucheng Tianguan did not wear the signature Taoist robe of the Demon Suppressing Temple, but put on a standard iron armor of a general of the Qi Dynasty, which further set off his domineering martial arts arrogance .

Sitting next to the Wucheng Tianguan is the local owner, the garrison commander of Xilingkou.

Although this garrison commander is a military general, he looks like a civil servant. He is dressed in the official uniform of a military general, but he is holding a book of saints in his hand. From the inside out, he exudes a sense of elegance, which is in stark contrast to the heavenly officials of Wucheng. .

Although the Daomen and the imperial court have had some discord in recent years, it is all the matter of the big figures above, and most of the people below are still the same as before, discussing their own friendships.

The commander's surname is Wei Mingsheng. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Taiping. Transferred to the name of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, it turned out to be "throwing a pen and joining the army".However, this dynasty does not discriminate against warriors, so Wei Sheng didn't feel that there was much injustice. He just took root in the northwest.If he had stayed in the capital and promoted step by step, Ding Potian would have been a fifth-rank official.

From the fact that a third-rank general with real power to a fifth-rank Beijing official, the gap is not even a little bit.

If he didn't have the real three thousand soldiers and horses in his hand, would Wucheng Tianguan, one of the 36 deacons of Zhenmo Temple, have a relationship with him, a scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken?

A light snow fell in early spring, Wucheng Tianguan looked out of the window and asked softly: "Brother Wei, how likely is it that the remnant of the Sword Sect will leave Yanzhou?"

Wei Sheng, who was studying, frowned, raised his head and said calmly: "About [-]%, if I were him, I wouldn't go to Yanzhou or Shanzhou, but go to sea from Liaozhou, directly by sea route Go to Jiangnan."

After finishing speaking, he turned his gaze back to the saint chapter in his hand.

Wucheng Tianguan's expression was a little gloomy, and he began to pace back and forth in the room, his armor leaves rattling.

The rather handsome Lord Commander frowned again, put down the book in his hand, and said helplessly to this old friend who had known him for nearly ten years: "I have already distributed the portrait of that man, and the man you brought is here Let's investigate secretly, as long as he dares to go through Xilingkou, he will definitely not escape from your and my hands, so don't worry."

Wucheng Tianguan stopped in his tracks and sighed, "It's really important, I dare not take it lightly, but now I can only borrow brother Wei's good words, I hope so."

Wucheng Tianguan and Zhang Yugui never expected that Xu Beiyou is now under their noses, only slightly changed his appearance and mixed with the caravan, and he has always been calm when he is in trouble, even if it is with Zhenmodian The deacon passing by can also be calm and calm, so no matter whether it is a Taoist disciple or a city guard, they can't recognize him as the remnant of the Tianzi Sword Sect who was arrested everywhere.

It was snowing lightly outside, and Xu Beiyou stood under the eaves of the inn, with his hands hidden in his sleeves, staring at the falling snow, dazed.

The sky seemed black but not black, like a piece of white paper soaked with a little ink, showing a dull black-blue color, just like this weather, it is difficult for people to give birth to joy.

The old man surnamed Yan walked out of the inn, glanced at Xu Beiyou, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother Xu, the atmosphere in the city seems to be a bit strange recently."

Xu Beiyou smiled and said, "Elder Yan noticed it too?"

"Oh?" The old man surnamed Yan's expression froze, "Does Brother Xu know what's going on?"

Xu Beiyou seemed to be careless and said: "Suppressing Demon Palace is doing business, arresting the remnants of the Sword Sect."

The old man surnamed Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "I know, little brother just go, I just pretend I didn't see anything."

Xu Beiyou nodded, and watched the old man turn back to the inn with a faint smile on his lips.

The young master of Jianzong pretended to be the deacon of the Temple of Demon Suppression to hunt down the remnants of Jianzong, which is really a cold joke that is not very funny.

(End of this chapter)