Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 558 Gezaodao City
Concubine Yuan Ming suggested that Yiyang and Guixi should not be touched for the time being. Li Jun was naturally aware of the considerations behind this.

In the battle with Longhu Mountain, our side seems to be taking the initiative. They have successively eliminated the Taoist temples in several counties and slapped Zhang Chongyuan several times.

But in fact, our situation is becoming increasingly difficult.

First of all, the possibility of being exposed is increasing.

Although there are the black machine creations provided by Tianque to shield the Tiangui magic weapons above their heads, it is pure nonsense to say that Longhu Mountain really has no way to deal with these black machine creations, otherwise Mo Xu would not have fallen into its current miserable status.

The reason why he can still hide for the time being is probably because of the intrigues and mutual constraints within the Taoist sect.

As a result, Zhang Chongyuan would rather grit his teeth and swallow his blood, and continue to slowly grind against himself, than cut his flesh and feed it to other Taoist forces.

But this stalemate will definitely not last too long, and Zhang Chongyuan will lose his patience sooner or later.

By then, we will have lost the advantage of 'the enemy is in the open, we are in the dark', and will be facing a vast ocean of millions of Longhushan fanatics in Guangxin Prefecture.

No one will be able to leave alive by then.

On the other hand, as the number of targets for attack decreases, the defensive focus of Longhu Mountain will also shrink.

Guerrilla warfare requires speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. Once the task is completed, you can escape without hesitation, catching your opponent off guard.

But if we continue to take action now, it would be like attacking the city and seizing the stronghold, and we would be confronting Longhu Mountain head-on.

Of course, Li Jun could choose to make a surprise attack and attack Yongfeng, Shangrao and other places again, but now there are only some insignificant Taoists organizing the reconstruction in those places, which is of no significance at all.

After all, every wrong has its perpetrator and Li Jun has no interest in indiscriminate killings.

"Yiyang and Guixi are not far apart. Whether we go all out to attack Yiyang or take a different approach and cause a commotion in Guixi where the Longhu Mountain Gate is located, we will not be able to take advantage of the time difference and lose the effect of a surprise attack. That means Longhu Mountain will have to wait for us to tire out, which is very disadvantageous to us."

Yuan Mingfei said seriously: "And judging from what we experienced in Shangrao, if we are surrounded, only you can escape with confidence, and none of us can."

"Is there also an ambush by Dao San of the 'Xi' generation in Shangrao?" Li Jun asked in surprise.

According to the information provided by Zhao Yanlong, the person stationed in Shangrao was just Yang Zong, the chief officer of the 'Fighting Division', one of the nine dragon and tiger divisions, and he was just an ordinary Dao Si.

The only thing worth noting is that before he went down the mountain, Zhang Chongyuan temporarily granted him the status of Supervisor of the Tianshi Mansion's Tizhu Office, which was clearly used to lure the enemy.

In Li Jun's opinion, even if Chen Qisheng is not in a good state now, unable to accurately judge the situation and risks, and prone to impulsive behavior, as long as Yuan Mingfei is by his side, he will not act rashly.

This was also the reason why he decided to postpone the matter of Hanshan Temple and let Concubine Yuan Ming come to Jiangxi Province.

But after everyone met at the Qingping Taoist Temple as planned, Shen Li, who was chased and bombarded by several Taoist priests, was still alive and kicking, but Chen Qisheng, who was as strong as Shen Li, was beaten unconscious and was carried back by Fan Wujiu.

This was something Li Jun had not expected.

"There is no Dao San in Shangrao, but there are more people at the level of the head of the Nine Dragon and Tiger Departments lying in ambush than in Yongfeng."

Yuan Mingfei held the narrow pipe, took a leisurely puff, and said lightly: "When Chen Qisheng saw Yang Zong, his brain became unclear. He didn't know how to learn from Shen Li and ran away. He rushed forward with red eyes. Chang Jun was so scared that he cried for his parents, but he couldn't hold him back."

"Sister Yuan, you can't blame me for this. Don't be fooled by my appearance, but I am a tough man at heart. When I fight in Moxu, I never give in. Even if I can't win, I will spit in the opponent's face before I stop."

A long sword was hovering beside Yuan Mingfei's crossed long legs. Chang Jun's wretched figure squatted on the tip of the sword, reaching out to grab his greasy hair, his tone helpless.

"But this kid is completely crazy now. There is a huge group of people on the other side. They are obviously prepared and waiting for us to show up. But Chen Qisheng didn't say a word and grabbed me and wanted to fight to the death with others. Do you think this is playing with life? It's obviously courting death."

"Changjun, if you keep looking at places you shouldn't be looking at, I'll bend your body."

"Okay."

Chang Jun responded obediently, crouched down beside Li Jun, and whispered to himself in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "What color is it? I can't see it clearly."

He is worthy of being a die-hard fan of Lord Ma, and he is even better than his master.

Li Jun's mouth twitched fiercely, he raised his hand to rub his forehead, and asked: "Then how did you escape, Lao Chen?"

"Master Li Xin, have you forgotten me?"

The pipe tapped the steps lightly. Yuan Mingfei turned her head to look at him, narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Who are you looking down on?"

Li Jun stood in awe, clasped his hands and said, "Didn't you ask for advice?"

"Don't learn these slippery tricks from these bastards."

Yuan Mingfei rolled her eyes and said, "I definitely can't beat those stinking bull noses, but I can deploy the Buddha Kingdom to block them for a while and run away with Chen Qisheng."

"Sister Yuan, you are really a hidden talent."

"Not leaking?"

Yuan Mingfei looked puzzled and lowered her head, "If this old lady still can't do it, how big can it be to make it burst?"

Li Junru was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

"Hahahahaha."

Concubine Yuan Ming laughed so hard that her body shook. She joked, "You are still a little too young."

Li Jun ignored the woman's teasing, stared at her faintly blue face, and slowly frowned: "Are you injured?"

"Don't worry, it's just a minor injury. No one will die."

Yuan Mingfei said in a relaxed tone: "The Buddhist order and the Taoist order have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, and they know each other well. As soon as they raised their beards, I knew what talisman they were going to take out, and I was on guard for a long time."

"That's good."

Li Jun didn't ask the question, but nodded and said, "After we solve these problems, we will go to the foreign land with you."

Concubine Yuan Ming blinked and smiled, "Why, are you going to help me out? That's great, you don't know how long I have been waiting for this day."

The words seemed to be a joke, but Li Jun could hear a slight tremor in them, and his heart sank for no reason.

Whenever she mentioned her past experiences, Yuan Mingfei always spoke in a relaxed tone, or even just mentioned it in passing, and Li Jun never asked about it.

Even though the strength displayed by Yuan Mingfei now was far different from that in Chongqing Prefecture and also far from that in the Japanese area, he did not ask about it.

You don't have to ask, it's just out of trust and respect.

It doesn't mean that Li Jun doesn't remember the meaning of the word "Ming Fei" in the Buddhist preface of Fandi, nor does it mean that he doesn't care about the tragic experience that Yuan Ming Fei once mentioned in a few words.

"Then you must lead the way well and don't forget some people and some places."

“I can find every temple and every road in Fandi with my eyes closed.”

Yuan Mingfei pursed her lips and said, "What I'm afraid of is that they have forgotten that there was a person named Yuan Mingfei, and what happened to her."

"If they forget, I'll help them remember."

Li Jun said calmly: "After being punched, people will more easily remember things that they have previously ignored."

"My reputation in the country will become worse and worse from now on."

Yuan Mingfei smiled happily and pointed at her nose and said, "There is no Buddha in this world who gets stabbed in the back every day. It seems that I will be the first one."

"You think you are your own Buddha, why do you care so much about them?"

Li Jun took the pipe from Yuan Mingfei's hand and stood up.

"Stay here and recover, and watch over them."

Yuan Mingfei was stunned: "Where are you going?"

"I finally came to Jiangxi and saw Longhu, but I haven't seen Gezaona yet. I have some old friends there and I have to go meet them."

Concubine Yuan Ming said anxiously: "If we provoke Gezhao Mountain now, we will only be attacked from both sides."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy tires, we harass. The more chaos the better in guerrilla warfare. Why should we be afraid of being attacked from both sides?"

Li Jun said without even turning his head: "Doesn't the Tianshi Mansion want to sit back and wait for them to come? Then lure them out and beat them!"

Yuanzhou Prefecture, Fenyi County. Li Jun's first impression of this county was that it was prosperous. It was densely populated, far better than Guangxin Prefecture in Longhu Mountain.

Li Jun changed into a green robe, put on a Hunyuan scarf, and dressed up as a wandering Taoist priest. Except for the dust on the bottom of his robe, the rest of his appearance did not attract attention among the crowd. He looked around the "Taoist city" under the jurisdiction of Gezhao Mountain.

It was already dark at this moment. The lights in the city were not the dazzling neon lights in the Ruxu base area. There were no indulgent wine shops and nightclubs, but there was no lack of voices and noise on the streets.

In the halo of light cast by the street lamps on the roadside, the Taoist classics with their graceful strokes emerged. One could see Taoist men and women gathered together in groups of two or three, discussing the scriptures with calm tones and gentle smiles.

There was a vendor carrying a bundle of black wood on his back and holding a sign that read "Natural Lightning-Struck Wood for Sale", but he was wearing a neat cotton Taoist robe.

There were young Taoist boys carrying boxes that were almost as tall as themselves, begging for alms everywhere, with the words "Fenyi Zhiyi Suo" embroidered on the cuffs and hem of their robes.

Looking around, you can see crowded monasteries everywhere on both sides of the street.

It happened that the owner of a monastery was seeing off the believers who were attending the evening class and was walking out. He handed over a peach branch that should have withered in this season but was in full bloom, and bowed to the other party.

"Ge Zu is infinite, please forgive my sins."

There are many believers sitting cross-legged on the streets.

Li Jun stopped and stared for a moment. The other party did not react at all. There were clearly no wires behind his head, but he seemed to have entered a state of meditation, swimming freely in the Tao.

Before he even finished walking down the street, Li Jun's heart was already filled with strangeness and weirdness.

Everyone passing by, regardless of gender, age or status, had a humble and peaceful smile on their face and wore the same Taoist robes. It was impossible to tell whether they were rich or poor, noble or humble.

The words I heard most often were "Ge Zu Wuliang".

No matter whether they are acquaintances or strangers, even if they are Taoist couples with a close demeanor, the first thing they mention is "Ge Zu".

As for who Ge Zu is?

The founder of Gezhaoshan.

Li Jun had never seen such a pious and creepy scene, even in Guangxin Prefecture.

But in Yuanzhou Prefecture, everyone seems to be accustomed to it, and the complicated etiquette has long been ingrained in their bones.

fanaticism.

This was Li Jun's second impression of this "Tao City".

Boom!
A melodious sound of bronze chimes came from the Taoist temple in the city center, interrupting the debate between men and women under the street lights. The peddler selling lightning-struck wood put down his sign and raised his head. The Taoist boy who was running stumbled, and the believer in meditation under the eaves suddenly opened his eyes.

Li Jun stopped with the crowd, the strength in his body flowing slowly, ready to kill at any time.

"Ge Zu Wuliang, the Ge Zao memorial in September of the twelfth year of Jiaqi has been issued. All believers can link to the Ge Zao Cave Heaven, or come forward to receive the memorial and read it."

Teams of Yellow Turban warriors with stiff expressions walked out of the Taoist palace, holding stacks of paper documents that were quite rare in that era.

The owner of the temple, who was chatting animatedly with a regular customer, did not bother to continue the greetings. He quickly walked up to the Yellow Turban warrior, raised his hands above his head, and respectfully took a document from the other party.

The people around him moved in the same way as he did, jostling each other and pushing forward, their expressions now becoming somewhat more human.

Li Jun mixed in the crowd and received one too.

Written on yellow paper with a red brush, it begins with eight large characters: "Ge Zu Wuliang, Ge Zao Yongxing", which take up an entire page.

Li Jun raised his hand and turned it over, but the following content made him frown.

【The remaining poison of Confucianism has been eliminated, and the Taoist temple has given alms to the masses. 】

The content under the title is complicated, the words are difficult to pronounce, and most of them are useless prayers.

Li Jun pursed his lips and forced himself to finish reading it, and roughly understood the meaning.

At present, the entire Yuanzhou Prefecture has completely abolished various systems and facilities of the former imperial court, including treasure notes, government offices, garrisons, Confucius Temple, etc. All power has been returned to the Taoist Palace, and all affairs are managed by Taoist officials sent from Gezhao Mountain.

This is not much different from Guangxin Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Longhu Mountain. The difference is that Gezhao Mountain's measures are more complete and detailed.

The "Ge Zao Mountain Taoist Code" was formulated and promulgated, strictly prohibiting Taoist officials from plundering the wealth of the local Taoists and affecting the Taoists' life and cultivation. It was strictly forbidden for Taoist officials and Taoists to practice Huangchi without permission and to shake the foundation of Taoism.

In the areas under his rule, it was forbidden to wear Confucian robes or foreign clothes. All officials and civilians wore religious robes, regardless of their status. The number of people who entered Taoism was the main indicator, and the officials stationed there were evaluated every year.

For every crime committed by a Taoist in Zhidi, the Taoist Palace will grant up to three chances of grace, depending on the severity of the crime. Among them, making irresponsible remarks about "Ge Zu" and betraying the Gezhao Mountain Gate are unforgivable crimes, and the person will be stripped of his current body and his consciousness will be thrown into the "Fengdu" cave heaven.

Disrespecting the officials in charge of the underground sect is the second most serious crime. It will deprive one of the opportunity to enter the underground sect in this life, and one's descendants will bear the bad consequences. I will forgive this crime in the body of a Yellow Turban for three generations.

Anyone who performs well can enter Gezao Cave to practice Taoism free of charge, and the length of time is determined by the merits.

There were dozens of densely packed clauses, and Li Jun really didn't have the patience to read them one by one.

Anyway, in Li Jun's opinion, it can be summed up in one sentence: "Only when you enter the Tao can you have the opportunity to speak, and if you don't enter the Tao, you can only obey obediently."

When the Taoist robe is removed, the flesh and blood revealed are not much different from those of a Confucian monk, and are even more brutal and direct.

Li Jun continued to flip through the pages, and the title that caught his eye finally piqued his interest.

[The New Donglin Party suffered a setback in the aboriginal land, and civil unrest in the Ming Buddhist Order gradually arose]

The author briefly mentioned the Liaodong incident, only explaining that this incident was the fuse. The New Donglin Party sent an inspection team into the aboriginal area in the name of the Ming court, using the excuse of investigating the real culprit who attacked the Liaodong Province.

There was also a photo of the leader in the petition. Li Jun did not recognize the old man in the photo, but the note below made him raise his eyebrows.

Liu Jinxun was a member of the Ming Empire cabinet and the head of the Liu family in Nanjing.

The following text is no longer as flowery as the previous one, and there is a sense of sharp sarcasm between the lines.

After entering the foreign land, Liu Jinxun and his companions were attacked by a large number of unidentified bandits. Judging from their ability characteristics, there were bandits from the Han Buddhism, Confucianism, military, agriculture, and even martial arts sects.

The only ones among them are those who have no power in any of the Fandi areas.

Although there were not many casualties, Liu Jinxun was still blocked at the border of Fandi and was unable to take a single step forward for half a month.

In order to take into account the wealth gap among believers under its jurisdiction, Gezhaoshan issued this kind of memorial with both text and pictures, and the reading experience is not much worse than that of electronic documents.

Li Jun read with great interest, but he was annoyed by the many interspersed comments, which were all analyzing how the believers would unite as one and fight against the same enemy if Ruxu tried to enter the territory of Yuanzhou Prefecture.

Li Jun skipped over these nonsense and lowered his gaze. A circle drawn with a red pen caught his eye, and then the development of events began to take a turn for the better.

First, a man named Zhang Siyuan began to appear frequently, killing all the attacking bandits.

Then the Buddhist forces in the two major foreign lands of Dazhao and Baima took the initiative to send reinforcements and proposed to escort Liu Jinxun into the foreign land.

Even Sang Yansi expressed a similar idea, but Liu Jinxun simply ignored him, as if he wanted to put all the blame on Sang Yan.

Liu Jinxun changed his previous cautious style and showed his iron-blooded and tough side. Nothing and the temples under Sang Yan's command escaped his investigation. He cut down mountains and destroyed temples along the way. Three Buddha Fives and one Buddha Four died under his sword one after another.

Although Sangyan Temple was very dissatisfied, Liu Jinxun silenced them with one sentence "disrespecting the imperial officials".

The person is already dead, is it really contemptuous, how is it contemptuous, is it less bowing, or less smiling face? Who can tell clearly?

The memorial did not elaborate on Liu Jinxun's experience in the foreign land, but instead used a lot of space to describe the tyranny of the Confucian faction and the sinister and mean nature of the Buddhist faction in this matter.

The ending is naturally another long paragraph praising Ge Zu and advocating hatred against Confucianism and Buddhism.

As for the "new policy" behind the whole thing, there was no mention at all.

Li Jun closed the document in his hand, and the stagnant crowd around him gradually began to move. The Taoists excitedly discussed the contents of the petition, but almost all of them revolved around the "Taoist Palace".

As for the subsequent mention of "bandi", most people just gritted their teeth and cursed "Who dares to offend the mighty Kuzuzu?" and then no one said anything else.

Li Jun casually stuffed the document in his hand into his arms and was about to step towards the Taoist Palace when a soft voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Ge Zu Wuliang, fellow Taoist, please stay."

(End of this chapter)