Fu Shifeng

Chapter 202 Dreaming of True Appearance
"Damn it, these donghu dogs, if left alone, will definitely cause big trouble in the future!"

Cheng Sanwu was very angry. Seeing him like this, Changqing and Afu would probably take the initiative to kill Bohai Country if they had a chance.

Afu reminded: "Of course, saints and civil and military officials have to worry about military and state affairs. It is not our turn to take care of them."

"I know." Cheng Sanwu scratched his head distractedly: "How can I care about this? I just think of thousands of good men dying in such an unknown way. I always feel like there is a fire burning in my stomach. It's annoying to death. !”

Changqing thought of Cheng Sanwu's strong hatred for Wuluohu, and thought deeply: "Could it be that Wuluohu took action?"

"It's him again?" Cheng Sanwu gritted his teeth: "He is really haunted!"

Afu was a little confused: "In the battle at Yongning Temple, Uluohu was defeated by our joint forces and his body was completely disintegrated. Even a mountain god cannot be unscathed, right? Now it has only been about a year, and he can use it So powerful?"

"It's just a guess, I can't be sure." Changqing looked at the letter in his hand, which contained simple words and no detailed battle information. He pondered: "However, since the battlefield is located in Yingzhou, adjacent to the Bohai Sea border, it must also be close to Wuluohu. Basically, it is not surprising that he can show stronger strength.

"And he doesn't have to directly use magic to kill the enemy, causing landslides and causing heavy rain to block the enemy's army so that Bohai's troops can set up an ambush to encircle and annihilate them. Perhaps this is more likely."

Afu didn't care much about this: "It's just a temporary defeat. The generals are incompetent, so they will be replaced."

Chang Qing nodded slightly. With such a big defeat on the Youzhou front line, it was inevitable to send more famous ministers and generals to guard it. The border war could not be decided overnight.

The only thing that worries him is that there are now refugees even in the hinterland of the Central Plains who have fled into the mountains to gather as bandits. If foreign aggression intensifies and the government's expropriation becomes more severe, it will probably lead to even greater disasters after years of accumulation.

"Oh, it has nothing to do with me, I'm too lazy to care!" Cheng Sanwu waved his hand and left, going to the stable to wash the horses.

……

Although fighting continued every day in the border town, it still did not detract from the prosperity of Luoyang, the eastern capital.

After some strife and killings, the aftermath of the Shangyuan Festival assassination gradually dissipated. Cheng Sanwu and others lived a peaceful life for a few days, and Yan Fengjun came to Luoyang again.

But this time Yan Fengjun did not come alone, there was also Li Shaojian from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.This person came to convey the sage's edict, make some personnel arrangements for the left-behind mansion in the Eastern Capital, and replace derelict officials. The turmoil caused by Shangyuan's assassination case has been completely subsided.

But Li Shaojian didn't come just for this matter. He also personally summoned Chang Qing.

"Lu Langjun is really as beautiful as the rumored man. Our family will be ashamed of themselves when we see him."

Li Shaojian is a short, fat, beardless eunuch with a gauze crown and purple robe. He does look a bit ugly, but his expression is kind and not annoying.

Changqing didn't dare to be careless, so she bowed her hands and bowed.He heard that when the current saint was hiding in the feudal palace, there were several close eunuchs, headed by Feng Yuanyi, who played an important role in the subsequent palace coup. They belonged to the old tribe of Yuancong and were highly trusted by the saint, and would even be sent to various places. Jiezhen was responsible for supervising the army, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs gradually became more powerful because of this.

"You've been lucky enough to gain some fame, so how dare you be arrogant? Mr. Li is an indispensable pillar of the country as he carries out the sacred mandate and communicates with the inside and outside."

Li Shaojian laughed loudly when he heard this. He was obviously very impressed by these words. He smiled warmly and said, "With Lu Langjun's words, our family will not dare to slow down when doing things in the future."

Although Chang Qing doesn't like flattery, he can't tolerate him pretending to be noble when he is in it.

"This time our family comes to see Lu Langjun, we do have something important to do." Li Shaojian coughed twice and said solemnly: "On the night of the [-]th day of the second lunar month, the saint meditated, meditated, and prayed for blessings for all the people in the world. Suddenly I dreamed of the true appearance of Taishang Taozu, and learned that I knew that the ancestor had lowered his image to the southwest of the imperial capital.

"When the saint realized that he was enlightened, he immediately ordered his envoys and Taoist priests to accompany him and went to the southwest of the imperial capital to search. As a result, he found the true face of the Taoist ancestor. He immediately welcomed it and placed it in Xingqing Palace.

"Such a spiritual response has never been recorded in the classics since the founding of the world. It is truly in line with the supreme wisdom of the supreme saint. In order to show that I have endless benefits in Daxia and widely spread the miracles of the Taoist ancestors, all the ministers presented the stone edict to the tablet and wrote The true appearance of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor was distributed to all Taoists and ordered to be placed in palaces and temples in the counties and counties of Daozhou."

Changqing listened to Li Shaojian read these words, and tried to pretend that nothing had happened, but still couldn't help showing surprise.

The saint dreamed of Taoist ancestors and found the true face of the stone statue in the countryside of Chang'an. To Changqing, these things did not sound like a sign of sainthood, but rather seemed like auspiciousness created by man-made structures.

Throughout the ages, there have been endless examples of emperors using auspicious auspicious signs to demonstrate their achievements. Today’s saints believe in Taoism, and there are naturally no shortage of similar situations.In order to cater to the holy will, local officials teamed up with Taoist sorcerers to fabricate the magic of Fu Rui. Things like this also existed, and Chang Qing would not find it strange.

However, this time it was the saint who claimed to have dreamed of Taishang Daozu, and so blatantly participated in it, which made Chang Qing feel absurd and perverse, even a little too dishonorable.

For a person like Chang Qing who is an accomplished Taoist, it cannot be said that immortals, gods, and auspicious spirits do not exist, but they should be treated with caution.

There are even times when the seemingly auspicious spiritual response may be a way for demons to deceive people who practice Taoism.Some ghosts are so sneaky that they can transform into immortals, Buddhas, and gods to confuse practitioners.

The saint is deep in the palace, and the surroundings are tightly guarded. There must be barriers set up by immortal masters in every palace, so that evil spirits are difficult to approach, and it is basically possible to prevent the transformation of demons and deceptions.

As for whether Taishang Taoist ancestors really descended to manifest themselves as saints, Changqing, as a Taoist priest, did not believe it from the bottom of his heart. Could it be that as Afu said, he was a complete fake Taoist priest?

"Lu Langjun, last year you killed demons in Hebei and made great achievements." Li Shaojian softened his tone and said, "The sage issued an edict and ordered you to go to Huainan and Jiangdong in the true form of Taoist ancestors, and then lead the local Taoist priests to set up female crowns. They fast, perform rituals, and teach Taoism and Dharma to promote the mysterious teachings."

"That's it." Chang Qing said respectfully, "Young man will surely live up to the great responsibility of being a saint!"

After saying this, Chang Qing seemed to have thought of something, and quickly took out a small bag of gold cakes and handed it to Li Shaojian.

Just when Chang Qing was secretly ashamed of his actions, Young Supervisor Li raised his hand to thank him: "You don't have to be like this, Mr. Lu... This matter was originally arranged by Prime Minister Lu. Are we greedy people in our family?"

Changqing was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that he seemed to be ordered by the saint to welcome the statue of Taoist ancestors, but in the end he was still under the arrangement of Prime Minister Lu, and he suddenly felt mixed emotions in his heart.

"Li Shaojian came all the way to convey the saint's will. He must be thirsty, so he should buy a few bowls of tea to soothe his throat." Changqing still insisted on giving the other party the money bag.

"There are not many young people as sensible as Lu Langjun nowadays." Li Shaojian simply accepted it, and after a few more compliments, he said: "The Taoist True Image has come to Luoyang with our family. Please invite Lu Langjun first." Go get ready."

"Yes." Changqing saluted and said goodbye.

After Chang Qing left, Cheng Sanwu and Afu followed Yan Fengjun and saw Li Shaojian changed his face to a stern face and said:
"Recently, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has received a secret report that there are remnants of rebels in the Jianghuai area, and I want to ask you two to take action."

Cheng Sanwu and Cheng Sanwu looked at each other, and Afu asked: "I wonder which way you are rebelling against the party this time?"

Afu is far more experienced than Cheng Sanwu in dealing with those who rebel against the party.Since the heroine went into chaos, there were several changes in the court, with different origins, and their own rules for handling them. "It is currently known that he is the heir of the deposed Emperor Shang." Yan Fengjun said.

"The deposed emperor has any heirs left among the people?" Afu was puzzled: "I remember that he was demoted to Fangzhou when the saint ascended the throne, and he died of illness soon."

Unlike Feng Yuanyi, Shaojian Li did not have much patience when faced with monsters like Gongchenwei: "No matter how many heirs there are, and no matter whether they are fake or not, just bring their heads back to Chang'an. Kill them all as soon as possible." Do not stay!"

Afu didn't like Shaojian Li's attitude, but fortunately Yan Fengjun came forward to explain: "When the heroine came to claim power, a rebellion broke out in the Jianghuai area. Although it was later defeated, due to the ineffective suppression of the war, some of the rebels who participated in it were scattered. Mountains and fields.

"I originally thought that after so many years, they would make no further moves, but recently local spies learned that these traitors have found the heirs of the deposed emperor and intend to plot a rebellion."

Afu sneered when he heard this: "Rebellion in this day and age? Do these rebels have any brains?"

"I find it strange too, but local spies discovered that there is a master among the rebels."

"Who?"

"Gu Lianshan."

"Is it him?" Afu was a little surprised: "This person is not dead yet? I remember that he is quite young."

"Who is this person?" Cheng Sanwu asked from the side.

"Gu Lianshan is the number one master in Jiangdong, and he was there 60 years ago." Afu said: "In the past, he defeated all the heroes in Jiangdong with his 36-way cutting cloud sword. If he had lived to this day, he might have had the innate talent. realm."

"It is precisely with this in mind that I want you two to go together." Yan Fengjun looked at Cheng Sanwu and asked with a smile: "What do you think, Mr. Cheng?"

"Ah? Ask me?" Cheng Sanwu shrugged: "It doesn't matter to me. Anyway, we are killing traitors. It doesn't matter where we go."

"That may be a master of the innate realm. Looking at today's world, there are only a handful of such people." Yan Fengjun reminded.

"I don't care what state he is in. Doesn't he still have four limbs and one head?" Cheng Sanwu didn't care at all: "Is it possible that this innate expert can survive after twisting off his head?"

Yan Fengjun smiled helplessly: "It shouldn't be possible."

"That's it." Cheng Sanwu showed an eager expression: "I'm worried that no one has been sharpening the blade for me recently, so I might as well try my skills with this innate master."

Afu was silent on the side. She and Cheng Sanwu had practiced "Liuhe Yuanzhang" so far, but they had not yet reached the innate realm.But both of them are ordinary people. If they want to prove their innate realm, they may have another secret.

As for Cheng Sanwu's practice of Yanfeng Sword Technique, he needs to strive for a breakthrough in a life-and-death fight. His daily hard training and diligent cultivation are of little use to Cheng Sanwu today.

"Then it's all down to you." Yan Fengjun smiled and said, "Walking with Lu Langjun can also hide your identity."

"Are you going to hide your identity again?" Cheng Sanwu crossed his arms: "I hope nothing bad will happen because of this."

……

Late at night, Changqing had finished packing his things. When he was contemplating in the room, he suddenly heard the sound of the wooden door vibrating in the sea of ​​​​consciousness, and heard that the master had arrived quietly, which made him nervous for a moment.

"Don't worry, the two of them are having fun in the wild place. They won't notice that I've been here." Master Wen smiled and gestured to the courtyard next door. Then he saw the luggage in the house and asked curiously: "Are you going out?" Far away?"

"The saint issued an edict, ordering me to escort the true appearance of the Taoist ancestor to Huainan and Jiangdong." Changqing replied.

"Oh, is it about dreaming about Daozu's true appearance, right? I've heard about it too." Master Wen twirled his beard, with a half-smile on his face.

"Do you... think this is true and credible?" Chang Qing asked slightly uneasily.

Master Wen asked back: "Are you asking about the descent of the ancestors? Or are the saints dreaming of their true appearance?"

"Isn't this the same thing?" Changqing was puzzled.

"Frankly speaking, when I was young, I didn't believe in ghosts and gods at all. In my eyes, the sacredness of immortals and Buddhas was even more nonsense." Master Wen sat down with a smile: "Later, I saw more, but I didn't dare to make rash judgments. Whether Taoist ancestors descended to show themselves as saints. , I can’t say for sure, but the saint dreamed of the Tao Ancestor’s true appearance, that’s pure nonsense, he probably took too many elixirs… I hope he took too many elixirs.”

"I wouldn't be surprised if an official deliberately created an auspicious response to cater to his superiors." Chang Qing showed worry: "But if the saint personally participated, it would be a bit..."

"It seems that the current emperor of Great Xia really thinks he is a saint after his eastward tour to enshrine Zen." Master Wen shook his head and laughed, and then asked: "But why do you look so reluctant? The current emperor worships Taoism and loves immortals. , it is very beneficial to the vast number of Taoist sects. If you are ordered to escort the true appearance of the holy statue, you are also receiving the favor of the saint. You will have a bright future and endless benefits in the future."

"I..." Changqing sighed: "Although I am a Taoist, I also understand that it is not appropriate for a master to believe in one family and one religion. What's more, even if you achieve immortality lightly, it is just a selfish achievement.

"And as the saying goes, what is good for those above will not be good for those below. Today's saints prefer immortality and talk about immortality. The ministers and officials may not care about the country and the people, and may even try their best to plunder them. If this continues, it may be the source of disaster."

"It's good that you think so." Master Wen nodded in approval, but saw Changqing staring at him, hesitating to speak, and immediately said: "Do you have something to ask me?"

"Cheng Sanwu...does he have another identity?" Changqing asked.

"Why do you think so?" Master Wen looked calm.

"A few days ago, I went with him to Guoseyuan in the west of Luoyang and saw the flower essences there." Chang Qing said: "They seemed to know Cheng Sanwu. I tried to find out, but they refused to say anything."

Master Wen smiled and said, "After all, these flower spirits have rich experience and know what to say and what not to say."

Changqing still stared at Master Wen, hoping that he could give him a clear answer.

However, Master Wen still said: "I won't talk about this matter. It's not that I deliberately conceal it, but it's not my turn to say it. Who Cheng Sanwu is should be decided by himself. If you want to know, you might as well go If you ask him in person, the answer you get from me will not be as clear as Cheng Sanwu’s own."

(End of this chapter)