Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Now, what Cao Cao faces is the "chemical" problem that must be faced in the imitation process.

At the same time, it is also an issue of competition and cooperation among different Taoist factions.

What's more, in the future, the Wei Dynasty will have to face the issue of education during its development process, and even the issue of adopting it as the "state religion".

There is no doubt that Zuo Ci is the leader of the Danding sect in Taoism.

But Cao Cao could not ignore the Zhengyiyi and Five Pecks of Rice cults that were deeply cultivated in the Wei Dynasty and had intricate roots...

This is the so-called "talisman" faction.

In addition to the Danding and Fulu factions, there are many Taoist factions.

For example, Fang Xiandao, represented by ‘Xu Fu’, emerged at the end of the Warring States Period;

For example...it was first popular in the Yanqi area in the north. For the purpose of searching for elixirs, it combined with the craftsmen of the Mohist school who were proficient in metallurgical craftsmanship, and developed into the Fuyi School of refining Jindan Huangbai Fangshu.

It is even more popular in Wuyue, Jingchu, and Bashu areas, and studies the Qi collection, Qi restraint, and Qi movement in the human body's meridians.

Even later, this style of Qi was combined with the Fuyi School and the Fangzhong School, and the techniques of Fuqi, Shunxi, Turtle Breath, Fetal Breath, and the combination of male and female Qi, which are the techniques of the Fangzhong, appeared.

Furthermore, there is the remnant of primitive religion, the initiator of many witchcraft practices in the Han Dynasty - the Way of Witches and Ghosts.

And, in order to consolidate the Han Dynasty and consolidate the Han Dynasty, the two emperors Han Wen and Jing adopted Huang Lao's quiet techniques to rule the world, and they relied on Huang Lao Tao!

Further development... was the Five Pecks of Rice religion founded by Zhang Daoling of Pei State in the Heming Mountain of Western Shu during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Taiping Taoism founded by the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

If the wheel of history continues to develop, there will still be examples such as the Silk Family, the Shangqing Sect, the Lingbao Sect, the Three Emperors Sect,

Qianjun Sect, Qingshui Tao, Li Family Tao, North and South Tianshi Tao, etc.!

Zuo Ci, who is now a leading figure in Taoism, seems to have anticipated the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Taoist school.

It is precisely based on this that he only came to visit Cao Cao for one purpose, which was to make his morality and his "Danding Sect" become the absolute mainstream of the Wei Dynasty and become the state religion, and he... naturally became the state teacher.

Different from many "Immortals", Zuo Ci is described as an immortal character who can use flying swords and take people's lives thousands of miles away... Zuo Ci in history has no immortal power or magic...

He is just the most ordinary person, an ordinary Taoist who only focuses on his "Taoist faction".

For him, coming to see Cao Cao was a huge gamble.

In fact, Cao Cao had murderous intentions for Zuo Ci several times in history... In the end, it was a miracle that he was able to escape from Cao Wei with the help of "magic" and "sleight of hand"!

But for Zuo Ci, and for the Danding sect, this step is what he must take!

In this way, the conversation between Cao Cao and Zuo Ci came to an end in a calm atmosphere.

Zuo Ci sat cross-legged in the dungeon as always, while Cao Cao stepped onto the dark corridor alone. Cheng Yu had been guarding here for a long time. Because of the silence here, he heard all the conversations between Cao Cao and Zuo Ci. .

"Your Majesty..."

"Go out and say it!"

Just when Cheng Yu opened his mouth, Cao Cao gave him a look, and then the two of them walked out of the dungeon together.

It wasn't until he got on the carriage that Cao Cao opened his mouth, "Zhongde wants to ask Gu Gu, should you agree to this Zuo Ci? Or reject this Zuo Ci?"

Cheng Yu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I have an immature idea. Since... Your Majesty thinks that this Taoist Zuo Ci can imitate 'white phosphorus'? Then why not ask the Five Pecks of Rice Sect? Maybe... Zhang Tianshi..."

"Zhang Lu! Haha, he can't do it!" Before Cheng Yu could finish speaking, Cao Cao waved his hand.

You must know that among his masters who taught him in Taixue in the past, there was Cai Yong, a master of the Taoist school. Later, when Cao Cao served as Yilang, his immediate boss was still Cai Yong.

The two are both teachers and friends...

Through Cai Yong, Cao Cao knew the various factions of Taoism very well.

He immediately explained to Cheng Yu: "It's like asking Ma Jun to imitate white phosphorus. Haha, isn't this something unrelated? The Taoist school is profound and profound, and Zhang Tianshi, the righteous one, asked him to draw talismans and use talisman water to cure diseases. If it works, we can let him make elixirs and make medicines, and imitate white phosphorus, but he is determined not to be able to do it..."

The implication is that it has to be Zuo Ci... except for him... or in other words, except for his Aland Cauldron Sect, there is no other candidate.

This…

Cheng Yu couldn't help but fell into silence.

Yes, if this is the case, is it possible that, in vain of the development of Gu Zhengyi, we really want to regard this "Danding" Taoist sect as the state religion?

"Your Majesty, I still have something unclear...Zuo Ci proposed that your Majesty make his Taoist sect the state religion. I can understand it, but why does he want to take your Majesty to practice in Mount Emei for ten years?"

Following Cheng Yu's question, Cao Cao's attention also moved to this issue. He pondered slightly, then smiled. While laughing, he sighed with a somewhat playful tone: "If Lian Gu has to let him go, After practicing in the mountains for ten years, no one in the Wei Dynasty would dare to underestimate Zuo Ci's Taoist sect... Haha, Zuo Ci is not only good at using blind tricks, but he is also quite intelligent!"

As he spoke, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and a faint edge quietly emerged.

Cheng Yu then asked: "If that's the case...if he really imitates white phosphorus, is it possible that the king really wants to go to Mount Emei with him to practice?"

Faced with this question, Cao Cao suddenly laughed.

"hahahahahahahahahaha…"

Cheng Yu looked confused and asked doubtfully: "Why is the king laughing?"

"I laugh at Zhongde. You are so smart all your life, how could you be so confused for a moment?"

Cao Cao was still laughing, and when the laughter gradually stopped, he replied calmly: "Mount Emei is in Shu. Zuo Ci wants to take Gu to practice in Mount Emei? That doesn't mean that Gu needs to conquer Shu first. ? Haha... If the land of Shu can be wiped out, then I will go to Mount Emei to practice? Then I will accept his Dan Ding Yi as the national religion and Zuo Ci as the national teacher. What can I do? Hahaha...hahahaha..."

It seems that because of the mention of "pacifying Shu"... Cao Cao's mood suddenly improved.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered: "Come here, please bring Mr. Zuo Ci out of prison. I want to treat him as a distinguished guest. If he has any requests, you must try your best to satisfy them and do not neglect..."

"No!" A group of Huben soldiers quickly handed over their hands.

"Okay, I'm back..." Cao Cao waved his hand and was about to return to the palace.

But at this moment, Xu Chu approached the window of Cao Cao's carriage and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty... I just received a secret report."

"explain--"

"When General Jiang Juan led the flying ball army to attack Xuchang, he did delay a little time in the sky over Xuchang. It was because of this that he gave the soldiers and civilians of Xuchang City a chance to escape..."

Hmm... Xu Chu's words made Cao Cao's face suddenly turn cold, his eyes narrowed, and there was a faint murderous intent.

"What does Hu Hou mean? This Jiang Juan is unfaithful to Gu!"

"No!" Xu Chu's voice continued, "The final general specially searched for the flying ball soldiers who were participating in the mission here, and interrogated them carefully. It turned out that in the air, General Jiang Wei had a dispute with his son, and his son Jiang Wei did not want to Burning the people, so father and son fight over the sounding arrow that gives orders...and then fight!"

This…

Xu Chu's words caused Cao Cao's eyes to gradually open from a murderous look.

He pondered for a moment and then asked: "What now?"

"The general has sent people to keep an eye on it. If there is any news, it will be reported as soon as possible!"

As Xu Chu's words fell...

Cao Cao's words came like a barrage of words, "I can't wait..."

"Your Majesty..." Cheng Yugang wanted to ask for orders.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's eyes were already directed towards him, "Zhongde, go ahead with this matter. After Xun Lingjun leaves, you are the one who can best distinguish between good and evil, good and evil. If you notice that Jiang Juan is unfaithful, you can behead him on the spot." , no need to report to Yu Gu!"

Ah...Cao Cao's words stunned Cheng Yu, and he quickly handed over his hand.

"I obey—"

After the words fell, Cao Cao restrained the sharpness in his eyes and said in a thick voice: "Go, go -"

...

...

In Beimang Mountain, this is where the flying ball soldiers of the Wei Dynasty were stationed.

When Cheng Yu came here, he heard deafening roars and angry voices from the direction of the Chinese army's tent from a distance, as if...this was Jiang Juan's voice.

But there were also other voices, as if begging for mercy.

indeed…

At this moment, in the large tent of the Chinese army, the newly promoted general Tianyi Jiang Juan stood in the middle, staring coldly at the kneeling man below, especially Jiang Wei who looked dissatisfied and dissatisfied.

The deputy general next to him was already apologizing for Jiang Wei, "General... although the young master did not obey the order and delayed the offensive, it hindered him from caring about the people. How can the general be open to the enemy?"

Jiang Wei stepped forward on his knees and raised his proud head, "Don't beg my father. My father has long been blinded by the title of General Tianyi. How can he care about anything else?"

"General..." Another deputy general interceded with Jiang Wei.

It seems that Jiang Wei is very popular in the Flying Ball Corps. Even if he makes a huge mistake, more people don't turn a blind eye, but try their best to explain it to him and try to cover it up. .

"Hmph..." Jiang Yan looked angry at this time, "It's because so many people are protecting you that you can act like a hero so recklessly! Humph, you can't even save your own life, nor the lives of your entire clan. Our lives are hanging by a thread, but you are heroic enough to save the people? Why...the lives of these comrades in front of you, your brothers in the clan, aren't their lives worth anything?"

As if mentioning his colleagues and brothers, Jiang Wei was scolded by his father so much that he couldn't hold his head up.

Jiang Juan pondered for a moment, then continued: "Jiang Wei, you disobeyed the military order without authorization and snatched the arrows from the flying ball basket, which caused the delay of the general's order and allowed Xu Ducheng's enemy troops to escape. As a result, the king's actions did not achieve what was expected. As a result, you are guilty of a capital crime, a capital crime!"

While Jiang Juan was talking, Cheng Yu had already arrived at the door of the Chinese army's tent... He signaled the soldiers not to communicate, and stood in front of the door, listening quietly. While listening, he squinted his eyes, as if he was calculating something in his mind. .

He noticed that the young man kneeling on the ground at this time, although he looked embarrassed, his kneeling posture still had the aura of a deadly gun... On the other hand, Jiang Yan seemed to be filled with pain and hatred, full of anger. On his face, he pointed at Jiang Wei and roared: "You evil beast, aren't you still going to admit your guilt?"

Jiang Wei raised his head, his eyes were hot and painful, and he stiffened his neck and said, "If he was an ordinary guard in Shuicheng in the past, protecting the people of Tianshui, his father would never let the child admit his mistake, because the child was not wrong at all... No matter it was Wei, Still a big man...the meaning of their existence is to benefit the people. If they ignore the lives of the people, haha...why do they need the flying ball army led by their father? I am afraid that the Jingzhou flying ball army has already set fire to Luoyang City and destroyed this northern city. Mang Mountain was burned to ruins? Then...the father wouldn’t have to ask his son about his sins here!”

Jiang Wei was so angry that Jiang Wei suddenly stood up, "You are so arrogant. You care about all the people, but you ignore your compatriots and your family. You disobey military orders and hurt my flying ball army. You don't even know how to repent. Today, as a father, I will make you completely sober." , come here, tie Jiang Wei to the camp gate, behead him in public, behead him in public!”

After saying that, he waved his hand and a black arrow was thrown to the ground. Jiang Wei closed his eyes in despair.

Now...Cheng Yu outside the door was shocked.

——"Tiger poison is especially poisonous to its seeds. I never thought that this ginger Jon... would be more poisonous than a tiger!" 』

However, a group of lieutenants, including many members of the Jiang clan, were shocked and rushed forward to plead for Jiang Wei.

"Clan Chief, please be merciful. Boyue has been extremely intelligent and skilled in martial arts since he was a child... The 'whip gun', 'Jiang Family Sword', 'Black Tiger Stick', 'Iron Mountain Kick' and 'Shou Xin Fist' passed down from our fathers , only one person, Bo Yue, has received the true inheritance. He is the Tianshui Qilin'er of our whole clan, and the hope of our whole clan. What's more... Patriarch, you are the only son. If... if something goes wrong, he will be worthy of his untimely death. His mother?"

The speaker was a man who was Jiang Wei's uncle, his name was Jiang Hong, and he was Jiang Juan's younger brother.

Immediately afterwards, more men stood up, some said, "Please have mercy, Chief...", and some said, "Please have mercy, General!"

Cheng Yu watched this scene with great interest and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He was very curious...how would Jiang Juan make a choice in this situation? Of course, this is also related to how he, Cheng Yu, decides!

Jiang Juan looked at the tent. More than half of the people were begging for mercy. The remaining officials seemed to be still in a daze. He was anxious and sad in his heart, but his expression was very cold. "For this reason, Zhuzi almost killed my entire family. Get out and... kill!"

Jiang Wei was dragged away by the soldiers numbly.

Jiang Hong was at a loss as to what to do, and kept pleading, "Brother, I... No, no... I still have no children, and if my brother-in-law is killed, then... then our lineage will have no heirs!"

He said this and winked at the clansmen. Everyone understood and knelt down to beg for mercy, "Please clan leader, have mercy..."

The Tianshui Jiang clan is a big clan, of course... it was a clan that declined during the Huan Ling Dynasty. There are few high-ranking officials in the clan, but they maintain the inherent characteristics of a declining clan - there are many people!

This time, there are more than 200 people from the Tianshui Jiang clan alone who are recruiting flying ball soldiers...

"Brother..." Jiang Hong was still pleading, "Who hasn't been young and full of energy? You made mistakes when you were young. If your father hadn't broken an arm to save you... your mistake that time would probably have caused the entire clan to be destroyed. The Qiang people were slaughtered! Now... you have just been made a general by the king. It is the time when our Jiang family is revitalizing, so you must keep this Qilin for the Jiang family!"

At this time...

Jiang Wei has been dragged to the door by a group of soldiers, waiting for Jiang Juan to make the final decision.

Cheng Yuzheng guessed what Jiang Juan would do?

At this time, a woman hurried over... It was Jiang Wei's wife, Mrs. Liu. She was also from Tianshui and the daughter of the local county magistrate... she just married Jiang Wei this year.

Because she is a border girl, she has practiced martial arts since she was a child. She originally accompanied Jiang Wei to Luoyang to practice, but she never thought...but she heard word from her clan that Master Jiang Wei's life was hanging by a thread!

"Father, you can't do that..."

Mrs. Liu stopped in front of Jiang Wei...

Jiang Wei shouted sternly: "Madam, get out...this is not the place you should be!"

Mrs. Liu wiped her tears and said: "Dad only has one son, Bo Yue, and I only have one husband, Bo Yue. If you kill Boyue, it will be like killing your father, and it will be like killing me. Please...please forgive me, dad." Bo Yue lives, let him take the blame and perform meritorious deeds... take the blame and perform meritorious deeds!"

Although Jiang Juan was heartbroken, when Mrs. Liu entered the door, outside the opened curtain, he was keenly aware that...Cheng Yu was also there.

Obviously...Cheng Yu will not appear here for no reason. The purpose of his coming here...

K…

Jiang Juan sighed heavily in his heart. He could only grit his teeth and try not to let go: "Spare him? I am ashamed of the king, the great Wei, and my title of General Tianyi! Drag this traitor away quickly." Go down and behead, that is... behead immediately!"

really…

Under Jiang Juan's roar, the scene that appeared in Cheng Yu's eyes was that Jiang Wei was tied behind his back, kneeling in front of a wooden pier, his neck had been pressed up, and the executioner was already in place.

Jiang Hong shouted: "Wait a minute, save someone under the sword!"

When the executioner got cold, Jiang Hong was already lying on Jiang Wei. The executioner said in embarrassment, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Hong struggled and said: "I can't let my eldest brother have no offspring. If he wants to kill him, let's kill our uncle and nephew together!"

Jiang Wei struggled and said, "Uncle, uncle... get out of the way, I'm not afraid of death. I just lament the injustice of God. For the people, when can we do it... There is no conquest in the end of the world, and the strength of the soldiers is sold out for the sun and the moon? For the people? People...when will this dark world be restored to its light?"

This…

Jiang Hong was stunned, the swordsman was stunned, and all the flying ball soldiers watching were...all stunned!

Even Cheng Yu's cheeks showed some emotion because of Jiang Wei's words.

Speaking of which, Cheng Yu was the most cruel person in the Wei Dynasty. He dried human flesh into dried meat and used it as army rations.

Logically speaking, it seems that he shouldn't be too sentimental... However, it seems that as he gets older, his thoughts have changed... and he has become compassionate. Inexplicably, he felt Jiang Wei's words...

Ugh…

He sighed quietly.

At this moment, people were kneeling on the ground again in the camp. They were still bowing their heads and begging Jiang Juan, "Please have mercy on General Tianyi!"

In fact, Jiang Hong had just slipped out quietly, and Jiang Juan had seen it, but he pretended not to know, and how could he not be in a heart-wrenching mood?

He even had to shout loudly: "Why haven't you had an operation yet?"

The executioner outside the door panicked and came in to report, "General Qi, Captain Jiang Hong is blocked by the ax and cannot execute the execution!"

"Drag him away!" Jiang Juan roared angrily, "No one can save this traitor today!"

As he said this, Jiang Juan was already struggling in his heart.

——"Son...if my father spares you, then everyone in our Jiang family, including you, will perish!" But as a father...how can a father be willing to kill you? As a father...you still have to act so cold? My son...who can save my son! 』

Jiang Yan's cheeks looked as usual, but his heart was already in turmoil.

He shouted in his heart countless times, how much he hoped that someone could save his child at this time!

I don’t know that it was his sincerity that moved God...

Jiang Weiming should not be killed.

Just when everyone thought Jiang Wei was going to die.

——"What if it's me? For my sake, can you please go online!"

The appearance of this voice was not only Jiang Yan, but also Cheng Yu outside the door, Jiang Wei on the wooden stake, Jiang Hong who was protecting Jiang Wei, and...Jiang Wei's wife Liu, and everyone here. Shocked.

Is...is it him?

He would actually plead for Jiang Wei?

...

...

In the middle of Shu, Chengdu, Fazheng's residence.

Fazheng was lying weakly on the bed, while Liu Bei sat beside the bed and fed him the gay medicine with his own hands.

Because of the "Suxiao Jiuxin Pill", Fazheng was caught in a daze after going around the gate of hell... Now, taking "Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction" every day, his condition is becoming more and more stable.

So much so that every part of his body was already able to exert strength.

"How is it? Today I seem to be much more energetic than yesterday, but my complexion...is not as good as yesterday? Why is this?"

Liu Bei asked Fazheng concernedly.

Diao Chan, the female doctor responsible for taking care of Fazheng, explained directly: "Is it strange that you look good? Yesterday, I told you to rest early, but Fazheng's military advisor picked up the map several times... I am afraid he looked at it for at least two or three hours. , if I hadn’t discovered it in time, I’m afraid today wouldn’t be as simple as just looking bad!”

After hearing Diao Chan's words... Liu Bei's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, as if he meant to blame Fazheng, but his tone was as gentle as ever, "Filial and upright..."

"Lord, you have no worries..." Before Liu Bei could say anything, Fazheng seemed to have guessed what he would say next. Fazheng said with a smile, "I know my own body well, but the situation in Hanzhong is changing rapidly. If I don't look at the map, "Listen to the disciples' description of the situation, I can't even rest well..."

Mentioning this, Fazheng has already turned the topic to military affairs, "They all say that the road to Shu is difficult, but my lord, let's see... if we attack Hanzhong, not only the road to Shu will be difficult, but the most difficult thing is how to cross the Yangping Pass. If I Xia Houyuan will definitely send an army to garrison Yangping Pass, and then send an army to garrison Dingjun Mountain... If the army attacks Yangping Pass, Dingjun Mountain will be able to shoot crossbow bolts, wood arrows and stones. Such a two-sided attack... Not to mention the difficulty of the road to Shu, even if it is not difficult, even if we can get 100,000 troops, it will be extremely difficult to cross Yangping Pass!"

"Xiao Zhi..." Liu Bei wanted to stop Fazheng's words.

But Fazheng stopped Liu Bei faster, "My lord, my condition can wait, but the current situation cannot delay it. Now because of the setback in Xiangfan, Ni Wei cannot provide more support to Hanzhong, and the Wei army will not have time to gain a foothold in Hanzhong." In a short time, the morale of the army and the people will be unstable. If we don’t capture Hanzhong at this time, it will be even more difficult to attack again in the future...I'm afraid...I'm afraid!"

This…

It was as if Liu Bei understood his painstaking efforts from the eyes of his good friend.

With a sigh of "Alas", Liu Bei no longer tried to dissuade Fazheng, but said frankly, "To tell you the truth, Kong Ming and I have talked about Yangping Pass and Dingjun Mountain many times. To capture Yangping Pass, we must first We decided to seize Junshan, but this mountain... has been occupied by Ni Wei, and is garrisoned by Xia Houyuan himself, so it is not easy to seize..."

Liu Bei's words made Fazheng nodded, and Fazheng sighed with emotion: "If there is a way to directly force open the gate of Yangping Pass, then Dingjun Mountain will be destroyed without any attack, but... this is even harder!"

Hiss...

Speaking of... forcing open the gate of Yangpingguan, Liu Bei suddenly thought of something. He stood up slowly and looked out the window, which was the suburb of Chengdu. Suddenly there was a little more expectation and longing in his eyes.

Fazheng asked quickly: "Lord, this is..."

Liu Bei answered slowly: "Xiaozhi's words reminded me that today...Yunqi's drawings, Madam Huang's attempt, the ordnance that can explode the Yangpingguan gate...I don't know what the final result will be? Was it successful?"

Having said this, Liu Bei paused for a moment, and then thought of... the battlefields of Xiangfan and Jiangdong, the plots that unfolded like the eyes of the universe, and the incredible changes in the situation. He thought of his second brother Guan Yu, and his "treasonous son" "No...it's Guan Lin, the second brother's Qilin son.

Suddenly, the corners of Liu Bei's mouth grinned, as if a glow of confidence spread throughout his body.

He repeated the last four words of the sentence!

However, the doubt in the tone turned into affirmation.

"Did it succeed?

"It's probably successful -"

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…(End of chapter)