People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 320 The Rain Master's Successor, The Clown Himself

At the foot of Jinhua Mountain, a black carriage was slowly driving up the mountain under the protection of a dozen red-clothed and gold-armored Qianniu guards.

Li Xuan looked up through the curtain of the car, and saw that the mountains were full of green, high rocks, dense forests, stretches of peaks, and white clouds.

At a very high place, a majestic Taoist temple stands on the top of the peak.

"Chisong Temple!"

Li Xuan turned her head, looked at the other person sitting in the carriage, and said lightly: "Zhang Canjun, this king never thought that the governor Wang would be recuperating in Jinhua Mountain. It's hard for me to be worried about the governor's safety all the time. It's all me worrying about."

When he was in the state office, Zhang Yi once said that the governor Wang Fanglin was recuperating in Guanzhuang on the banks of the Wujiang River in the western suburbs outside the city. Watch and recuperate.

"There is no way for the governor to arrange this way. The state city is noisy, and it is rare to rest. In addition, people come and go, and they will inevitably be taken advantage of by those who are interested. Therefore, they can only leave the state city to go out. After leaving the state city, they can rest safely. There are only two places, one is the Stone Buddha Temple in the east of the city, and the other is the Chisong Temple here."

Zhang Yi looked a little ashamed and said: "If I can find out the loopholes in the city sooner, I'm afraid the Tianyin Sect bandits will be so rampant."

Although Zhang Yi was not the last to know about what happened last night, it was after all the dust settled.

After seeing Li Xuan, Li Xuan just explained the reason a little bit, and Zhang Yi was tactful and didn't ask any more questions.

As for what he was thinking in his heart, Li Xuan didn't know.

The real reason why Wuzhou arrested the Tianyin Sect bandits over and over again, but it was always in vain, was that there were too many Tianyin Sect members among the enlisted soldiers in Wuzhou.

They may not have been directly accomplices in the assassination, but after the assassination, they must have spared the assassins and allowed them to escape smoothly.

For such a thing, there must be someone covering it among the high-level officials of the Wuzhou prefectural government.

Sima Qinming, and Zhang Yi, who joined the army as a recorder, hadn't noticed anything strange before Li Xuan arrived in Wuzhou.

Either they were too stupid, or one of them had found out and did nothing, even covered it up.

It is obvious what his heart is.

After Li Xuan arrived in Wuzhou, he didn't hesitate at all.

At the first hand, he resolutely and completely eliminated all Tianyin believers from Wuzhou conscripts.

Having mastered the military power and the city defense, Li Xuan can truly control the entire Wuzhou.

At night, they can sleep peacefully.

"Yesterday, my lord said that today we will first inspect the files and documents of the various Caos, and then visit the governor Wang. Moreover, so many things happened last night, and we need to deal with the follow-up. In this way, all the people in the state government will be left behind. Would it be a bit inappropriate to come to visit Wang Cishi?" Zhang Yi looked at Li Xuan with some anxiety.

Li Xuan obviously trapped all the people in the state government in the state city in a disguised form, but he took this opportunity to visit Wang Fanglin.

Inside, people's hearts were repeatedly shaken, and ordinary people really couldn't react.

"Actually, what I did last night was just the beginning. There is still a long way to go before we can truly stabilize Wuzhou. Now, if we want to achieve our goal quickly, it is inevitable to use some small means that ordinary people can't think of. " Li Xuan's eyes fell on Zhang Yi vaguely, and then he sighed and said: "The most important thing is that the summer harvest is about to begin, and there is not much time left for me to wait."

"Yes, not much more." Zhang Yi couldn't help but nodded in agreement, his brows were furrowed, and the worry on his face was clearly visible.

Everyone knew that the Tianyin sect's rebellion must have happened after the summer harvest.

They are waiting for the government to collect the summer grain into the warehouse, and then they will take over the whole Wuzhou in one fell swoop.

In this way, everything the government did during this period became making wedding clothes for them.

There was a flash of scrutiny in Li Xuan's eyes. He tapped his knee with the fingers of his right hand, and said calmly: "Come on step by step, first completely control the entire state city, only in this way, the Tianyin Sect will really make a comeback." At that time, we will be able to rely on the state city to resist, at least it is what Cui Shishi and the others did back then, standing firm and waiting for Yangzhou to come to help, then the plot of the Tianyin bandits will surely be defeated."

Today's Tianyin Sect's uprising actually has a great advantage, that is, the mentality of the officers and soldiers everywhere is completely different from that of the past.

Back then, when the Tianyin Sect was in trouble, the vast majority of officials in Wuzhou City were terrified, and most of the Tianyin Sect's soldiers were in favor of Kaesong's surrender when they approached the city.

Even Cui Yixuan, the governor of Wuzhou, couldn't help hesitating, but later he firmly supported him.

However, now, not to mention those aristocratic families, even those officials in the government, there are a few who are sincerely optimistic about the Tianyin sect's rebellion.

It was a failure with so much momentum back then, let alone today.

Now the imperial court has prepared in every way for the Tianyin sect's uprising. Once they act rashly, what awaits them will be a thunderous blow from the imperial court.

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"Actually, in the final analysis, we are still short of troops!" Li Xuan tapped his knees with his right hand and said in thought: "In the whole Yuezhou, since the Tianyin Sect uprising, there is only one soldier in the Zhechong Mansion. It's the king who slandered me, if something happens, the left and right should deal with it in a panic!"

"Indeed." Zhang Yi nodded in agreement, and said with a wry smile: "Yuezhou, the ancient Kuaiji, Hangzhou, the ancient Qiantang, the land of Wuyue, half of which are prosperous, are in several nearby states, and the court collects a large amount of money from the local area every year. It is really puzzling for some people to restrict the military strength of Wu Yue."

"There is also Suzhou, the ancient Wuzhong, and there are not many troops stationed there." Li Xuan looked at the verdant old trees outside the car window, shook her head, and said: "Not to mention anything else, even if it is the troops of Yangzhou Zhechong Prefecture, let go Half of them are in Suzhou, so our situation will not be so difficult."

"Indeed!" Zhang Yi sighed and nodded, and then said with a sad smile, "Such matters should not be discussed by me."

Li Xuan frowned slightly, surprised in her heart, Zhang Yi's words revealed too much intentionally or unintentionally.

But at this moment, Li Xuan didn't respond, and immediately turned his gaze to the direction of Suzhou.

The imperial court is there, but there are not many troops, but there is a Cao Wang Li Ming who is also the governor of Suzhou. In Yuezhou, although Yue Wang Li Zhen is in another state, the Yuewang Mansion is in Yuezhou.

Now, the emperor and queen of heaven sent him, the king of Nanchang County, to Wuzhou. The three princes showed their strength. Who would dare to say that the imperial court did not pay much attention to Wu Yue.

It's just that what the imperial court really paid attention to was not the Tianyin Sect, but the Wuyue Sixteenth Family.

Even if the Tianyin Sect is rebellious, with only 3000 people, how much waves can it cause in the entire Wuyue land.

It is the Wuyue sixteenth family that can really threaten the foundation of Wuyue.

In the previous rebellion incidents, the sixteen aristocratic families who secretly contributed to the flames.

Among them is the Zhang family in Wuzhong, at least some of Zhang's people.

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Before they knew it, the Taoist temple in front of them had arrived, the carriage stopped, and Li Xuan got out of the carriage first.

The Taoist welcoming guests in the Taoist temple didn't seem to have expected that there would be a distinguished guest today, so he hurried forward and said, "There are countless honored guests, I don't know...it turned out to be Zhang Canjun."

Li Xuan glanced sideways at Zhang Yi, then looked back at the Taoist who welcomed the guests, and saluted with both hands: "The Taoist leader is boundless!"

Zhang Yi followed and saluted, then looked at Li Xuan, and asked, "My lord, should I go to see the temple master first, or the governor Wang first."

"Go to see Governor Wang first," Li Xuan made a decision immediately without any hesitation.

He came here because he was worried about long nights and many dreams, so why would he delay again.

Zhang Yi looked at the Taoist welcoming the guests, nodded, and said, "Teacher Taoist, please lead the way."

"Respected guests, please follow the path!" The Taoist welcoming guests led the way ahead, while Li Xuan and Zhang Yi were a few steps behind, followed by a group of Qianniu guards.

Walking in the deep ancient temple, Li Xuan suddenly looked at Zhang Yi, and asked, "By the way, what's the injury of Inspector Wang when he joins the army?"

Li Xuan asked casually, but his eyes were fixed on Zhang Yi.

Before Li Xuan left Luoyang, the imperial court did not have a governor of the new faction of Wuzhou, nor a long history of the new faction of Wuzhou.

Especially when the imperial court knew that although the assassin Wang Fanglin was seriously injured, but he had recovered enough to handle the state capital, the imperial court had already decided not to send any more manpower to Wuzhou.

It's just that Li Xuan, a young and current county king, was sent here.

I don't know where the emperor and the empress have so much trust in Wang Fanglin's ability.

Li Xuan and Qiu Shenji were already the last reinforcements sent by the emperor, the empress, and even the center, to the southeastern states.

Prior to this, they had more or less arranged some hidden ideas, but it was hard to say how effective they would be.

In the whole Wuzhou, Wang Fanglin was the one who was really familiar with this situation.

It's okay to have him, but without him, everything will be troublesome.

"Of course the governor is awake." Zhang Yi had a gratified smile on his face.

However, on the opposite side of him, Li Xuan's expression completely sank in an instant.

"I'm just awake, nothing else?" Li Xuan stared at Zhang Yi, and then asked the second question: "Then what about eating, drinking, talking, and even dealing with official documents? Just being awake is not enough."

Zhang Yi's face changed slightly, he didn't expect that his words had missed the bottom line.

Zhang Yi slowed down, and said with a wry smile on his face: "Wang Cishi's diet is naturally not a problem, and he is completely fine when he speaks. It's just that when he reads the official documents, he feels a headache for no reason. Someone needs to read the official documents beside him... As for safety , the prince should also understand that in today's Chisong Temple, no one dares to do anything casually."

Li Xuan took a deep look at Zhang Yi, and then changed the subject: "Indeed, in the Chisongguan area, those people from the Tianyin Sect don't dare to come so easily. As long as they can arrive in a short while, reinforcements will arrive immediately." , the guardians of the Taoist sect are not so easy to mess with."

"The Chisong Temple has a long history, and its foundation is still from the Chisongzi Immortal in ancient times." Zhang Yi smiled, glanced at the welcoming Taoist in front of him, and then said in a low voice: "In ancient times, it was a long time ago, and the specific It has long been impossible to test the truth, but now, it is an indisputable fact that the master of the temple, Huang Zhenren, has high mana power, and all the sages under him are also very powerful, and Wang Shishi cultivated here, so everyone can rest assured."

Li Xuan nodded, and calmly agreed: "Although the Tianyin Sect already has the strength to rebel, but it's easy, and I'm afraid they don't want to easily provoke Taoist and Buddhist masters."

The Chisong Temple is not well-known outside, and even except for some people who have a good understanding of Taoist mythology, most people don't even know who Chisongzi is, let alone his inheritance.

Chisongzi, a man of Shennong's time, was a rain master. He took water jade and taught it to Shennong, so that he could roast in the fire.

Chisongzi often goes to rest in the stone room left by the Queen Mother of the West on Kunlun Mountain, and freely goes up and down with the wind and rain.

Yandi's youngest daughter, Jingwei, who followed him, also became a fairy and flew away.

Zhang Yi nodded in agreement, and then said: "Chisong Temple originated from the real Huang Chuping, a man of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was introduced into the cave of Jinhua Mountain to practice in his childhood. After 40 years of hard work, he practiced the magic of turning a stone into a sheep, and achieved the power of becoming a sheep without a shadow in the middle of the day. Then he went All over the world, Kuangshi Jimin is well-known in the southeast. The prince is going to hold a water and land sacrifice, if he can invite Huang Zhenren to come, it will definitely shake Wuzhou."

Li Xuan nodded silently, the land sacrifice ceremony before the summer harvest was the most important part of his plan.

Both Buddhism and Taoism must be invited, so as to shake the Tianyin Sect in terms of fundamental beliefs.

At that time, Huang Chuping set up Chisong Temple in Jinhua Mountain, respected Chisongzi and An Qisheng as the ancestors, and worshiped Sanqing.

Today's Chisong Temple is a descendant of the Huang family, Li Xuan has never met him, so he dare not speak falsely.

However, the name of its Taoism is effective, but it has already spread throughout Wuzhou, and together with the ancient Buddhist temple, it is the leader of Wuzhou Buddhism and Taoism.

Li Xuan's Taoist inheritance is even more clear about the strength of Taoism.

He nodded and said in agreement: "Indeed, Governor Wang is cultivating here, how dare the Tianyin Sect come to disturb him so easily."

Although Tianyin Goddess is a member of the Tianyin Sect, she is actually following the Taoist inheritance.

In the eyes of many believers, Tianyin Goddess is just a relatively effective Taoist goddess.

Once he conflicts with Chisongguan, a belief that has been passed down for hundreds of years in Wuzhou, she must be the one who suffers.

"Joining the army, where do you think the killer of the Tianyin Sect is hiding?" After a slight pause, Li Xuan followed up and asked: "You can guess whatever you want, whatever you want."

"If you let the lower officials say it." Zhang Yi thought for a while, and then said: "If you let the lower officials say it, he must be lurking next to a high-ranking official in Wuzhou Prefecture, so that he can wait for the opportunity to gain enough useful confidence. Like..."

Zhang Yi raised his head fiercely, looked at Li Xuan incredulously, but pointed at himself: "Like a lower official?"

(End of this chapter)