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

Chapter 748 The emperor is Li Xuan’s biggest backer
Outside the military camp, Li Xian looked back at the military camp from time to time, his eyes full of lingering and reluctance.

Li Dan was also lingering around. Everything in the army, including the tents, armaments, sergeants, and training, interested him very much.

Everyone rode back east slowly on their horses, most of them with their eyes downcast.

Don't look at it, don't remember the expressions on Li Xian and Li Dan's faces.

The only exceptions were Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan. Li Xuan was obviously indifferent, while Ming Chongyan was watching everything with interest, especially the two boxes held tightly in the hands of Yao Lingzhang, the long history of the British king. , couldn't help but bring out a sneer on his face.

Li Xuan watched everything calmly, without speaking, but calmly followed everyone back to Chang'an.

His eyes passed over the two boxes in Yao Lingzhang's hand, and he was even more calm.

Of those two boxes, one contained the actual ordnance of the Hangzhou Guard, and the other box contained the Yellow Book of the Hangzhou Guard.

The Hangzhou Guards were well equipped with swords, swords and halberds, and even bows, crossbows, arrows and shields. The only thing they really lacked was armor, thick armor.

In the entire Hangzhou Guard, only 1000 people wore thick armor, and the other 2000 people only wore cloth armor.

The so-called cloth armor has iron pieces sewn inside, and some even don't even have iron pieces at all, just hard woods like birch and willow.

Defense is extremely low.

With Li Xian's status, once the imperial court appoints him, he can go to the Ministry of War to negotiate in person and immediately get a large number of armors.

After all, the real bosses in the Ministry of War knew very well the role of Li Xian's trip to Lintao.

As long as Li Xian can survive to the end, then they have a great chance of winning this battle.

In this way, the green light is naturally given.

As for the other box, it contains the entire Hangzhou Wei directory.

With this yellow book, although Li Xian does not have the right to command the entire Hangzhou Guard, he knows everyone's name, family background, origin, and number of relatives in the family, so he can win over people quietly, even during a battle. , directly calling out the opponent's name, family status, and even directly arresting people according to the picture, which can easily shake the opponent's military morale.

With this yellow book of names, the British Prince's Mansion is equivalent to controlling [-]% of the guardsmen in Hangzhou.

Thirty percent, [-] people. If they really have all shields, armor, swords and bows, there is even a possibility of another Xuanwu Sect uprising.

"The prince handed over the military power so easily?" Ming Chongyan's voice sounded beside Li Xuan, calling him back from his daze.

Li Xuan looked at Ming Chongyan with some surprise, and asked in confusion: "What does this mean, Master?"

Ming Chongyan looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile, and said softly: "Based on my understanding of the prince, the prince is definitely not the kind of person who gives up easily. Today, His Royal Highness the King of England inspected the Hangzhou Guard, but the prince did not hesitate at all. It's very unworthy of me to hand them all over."

Li Xuan's face calmed down, she looked at Ming Chongyan and said calmly: "Master, Hangzhou Wei does not belong to the king or anyone else. He belongs to the imperial court and His Majesty. Without His Majesty's imperial edict or the imperial court's public order, Anyone who mobilizes the Hangzhou Guard in vain is tantamount to treason, so please be careful what you say."

Ming Chongyan couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eyes. He looked at Li Xuan with some surprise and said, "What do you mean by the prince, is that His Royal Highness knows the importance and will not act randomly?"

"In the entire British Prince's Palace, who doesn't know the seriousness, and who really wants to die and implicates the whole family." Li Xuan's calm words made Ming Chongyan silent.

After a while, Ming Chongyan calmed down again, looked at Li Xuan, and said softly: "Now, of course, no one is so stupid as to want to die, but in the future, who knows, if someone from the British Palace is transferred to the Hangzhou Guard, especially He is serving as a captain..."

Today, there are three captain positions in the Hangzhou Guard, but there is a vacancy. If someone from the British Palace is eyeing this captain position, what should Li Xuan do?
"Master, you are worrying too much." Li Xuan turned around, tilted his head slightly, avoiding the hanging willow branches in front of him, and said calmly: "Master, if you want to be transferred to the Hangzhou Guard, it is not the King of England who has the final say. You need to There is a transfer order issued by the Ministry of War, but without the transfer order issued by the Ministry of War, anyone who tries to enter Hangzhou Guard... breaks into the military camp without permission, will be punished by death!"

"Then His Royal Highness the King insists on the prince's help?" Ming Chongyan continued to press.

Li Xuan said calmly: "Then please ask His Majesty the King of England to give instructions directly. I will take the instructions from His Majesty the King of England to the Ministry of War. If the Ministry of War fails, it will go wrong. If the Ministry of War fails, it will not. All means must be implemented according to regulations."

For a moment, Ming Chongyan flashed in his mind many ways to force Li Xuan to submit. But just when he raised his head and saw Li Xuan's calm and indifferent eyes, he immediately understood that the King of Nanchang was not someone to be trifled with. He, it's not certain who will suffer.

It’s not certain who will die.

Ming Chongyan didn't ask any more questions, and everyone casually hunted some prey in the surrounding mountains and forests, and then returned to Chang'an City.

He didn't notice that although Li Xuan's eyes didn't fall on him, she was secretly vigilant along the way.

What Ming Chongyan just said was not random. Although he was the teacher of Prime Minister Li Dan, he was also a confidant of Empress Wu.

The words he just said were all asked on behalf of Empress Wu.

But to be honest, if someone in the Royal Palace really tried to get involved in the military power, Li Xuan would not go to the Ministry of War or the Censor, he would go directly to the emperor.

Ask the emperor to issue an order to kill the traitors around the King of England.

It is true that Li Xuan invested in Li Xian, but it does not mean that he will accommodate Li Xian in everything. He has never forgotten that before the emperor's death, the emperor was his biggest backer.

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Daningfang, Taiqing Palace.

Li Xuan, who was wearing a black Taoist robe, saluted the Taoist priest at the door, and then stepped into the Taiqing Palace.

In the Sanqing Hall, Li Xuan solemnly placed three sticks of incense, bowed and saluted, and was then introduced into the inner courtyard by the Zhike Taoist priest.In front of the small courtyard door on the east side of the inner courtyard, before Li Xuan entered, he heard a familiar sound of chanting sutras.

A young Taoist priest of thirteen or fourteen years old, with a bun on his head and a fitted blue Taoist robe, sat sternly on a stone bench in the courtyard, with his eyes closed and memorizing the Taoist scriptures.

It is "Tai Shang Lao Jun Vipassana Sutra".

While chanting, Li Xuan stepped into the small courtyard.

As soon as footsteps sounded outside, the little Taoist priest opened his eyes immediately.

Seeing Li Xuan standing at the door, the little Taoist priest Lingxin had a hint of surprise in his eyes and jumped up quickly: "Brother Lingji, why are you here? You haven't been here for a while."

Li Xuan smiled faintly, walked over and touched the little Taoist priest's forehead, and then said: "Senior brother will leave Chang'an in a few days, and I came here to say goodbye to you and Master."

The little Taoist priest Lingxin looked surprised and asked in confusion: "Brother, why do you have to leave again? It feels like you have to leave once a year."

"There's nothing I can do about it, that's how it is when you grow up." Li Xuan smiled softly, then patted the back of his head and said, "Go quickly and report it to your senior brother."

"Yes!" Lingxin nodded seriously, and then quickly walked into the room.

The daily practice of Taoist monks cannot be easily disturbed.

Lingxin followed Wei Xuanzang for a long time, and his footsteps allowed Wei Xuanzang to quickly and peacefully withdraw his power.

Li Xuan stood in front of the door and heard a peaceful voice coming from inside the door: "Come in!"

Li Xuan stepped in. This was a small room. Wei Xuanzang was wearing a blue robe and sitting cross-legged on a soft couch.

Lingxin stood on one side, her face as solemn as possible, but she still couldn't help but look at Li Xuan curiously.

Li Xuan lifted up his hem, then knelt down on the futon in front of Wei Xuanzang and kowtowed: "Disciple Lingji, pay homage to the master."

"Get up." Wei Xuanzang said softly, and Li Xuan quickly stood up.

"Are you here because of the Demon Sect?" Wei Xuanzang saw what Li Xuan was thinking at a glance.

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, then bowed and said: "This disciple is going to Lintao. In addition to saying goodbye to his teacher, he just wants to ask Yang Shen for advice."

"Yang Shen!" Wei Xuanzang sighed softly and said: "The Queen of Tianyin was tricked by the demon sects so much. She did not know whether she would live or die for the sake of a Yang Shen who didn't know the so-called Yang Shen. She might as well be in the Mysterious Embryo Realm. Why should you, a great monk, have a glimpse of the golden elixir?"

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn. He didn't know that the so-called Yang Shen had been tricked so badly that he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Sure enough, everything was as he thought, not that simple.

"Master often says that the golden elixir path is cut off, but why do disciples always meet the people of Yang Shen, the Taoist Master of Wusheng Dao, the Pavilion Master of Wanxiang Pavilion, and the master of Yinji Sect? They have all become Yang Shen , and it seems to be extremely stable." Li Xuan took a long breath and finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

"The Dantian is full of Qi, and any governor can open it up; the secret orifice is opened, and the true seed is produced; the Tao Xuan embryo is formed, and the Yang is born; the sun and the moon are combined, and the golden elixir is born."

Wei Xuanzang looked at Li Xuan and said softly: "The sun and the moon are combined, the yin and yang are combined, the yin and yang gods are combined into one, and the golden elixir is achieved. The method is perfect, but there is one sentence missing. The sun and the moon are combined, and the heaven and the earth pour down. The golden elixir is Pregnant."

"It's the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth." Li Xuan directly affirmed the answer in one sentence.

Wei Xuanzang nodded and said: "Since the beginning of Wu Huan Hua, the Yuan Qi in the weather has been decreasing day by day. Up to now, for more than a hundred years, no one has achieved the golden elixir. Even Buddhism has been affected, but the appearance of one person has changed solved the situation."

Li Xuan said with some uncertainty: "Is it Master Xuanzang?"

"Well, Xuanzang achieved the status of Arahant in Tianzhu. After returning to Chang'an, both Buddhist and Taoist practitioners came to ask for advice. Finally, it was confirmed that Xuanzang had indeed achieved the status of Arahant. Later, someone rushed to Tianzhu to find out the truth. Finally, it was confirmed that Xuanzang was an Arahant from Tianzhu. The only person in more than a hundred years to become an Arhat."

"The Buddhist sect in Tianzhu is dead, my disciples have heard about it."

"Although Xuanzang became an Arhat, his cultivation declined after he returned to the Tang Dynasty. He passed away just after he was sixty years old. There is no such Arhat in the world." Wei Xuanzang raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, He said seriously: "But he actually achieved the path of Arahantship."

An idea flashed in Li Xuan's mind: "So, now the Demon Sect has achieved something from Xuanzang, and finally became the Yangshen."

"It's not just the Demon Sect, it's the same with the Taoist Sect." Wei Xuanzang took a breath, and then said calmly: "When the sun and the moon come together, the golden elixir is born; when the mortal heart is extinguished, the soul is established. If you ignore the golden elixir, from the Yang If the gods go straight to the soul, they can survive the great calamity of heaven and earth."

"But Master." Li Xuan looked at Wei Xuanzang and asked with a frown: "Yang Shen can achieve success, but after achieving it, he must cut off himself, but apart from himself, Yang Shen has no foundation. Although he can survive in the world, he has no foundation. After the foundation, Yang Shen will gradually be defeated, and even die."

"So, Yang Shen needs something to rely on for his survival." Wei Xuanzang raised his head, looked in the direction of Daci'en Temple, and said softly: "Buddhist relics are equivalent to the Taoist Yuan embryo, but if you go up to the Buddhist door, the Taoist road should be cut off. But Xuanzang founded the Faxiang Sect.”

"Dharma?" Li Xuan keenly grasped the key to Wei Xuanzang's words. He did not expect that the real key to Yang Shen's existence was the Dharma.

"The Buddhists call it Dharma, and the Demonic Sect still calls it Yang Shen, but the Yang God is mostly found in the Demon Emperor's relics." Wei Xuanzang directly pulled out the bottom of the Demonic Sect with one sentence, and then said calmly: "As for the Taoist sect, there are no relics in the Taoist sect, but through research by seniors, it is possible to break the golden elixir and form the inner elixir."

When the golden elixir dies, the inner elixir remains.

The avenue reopened.

(End of this chapter)