Martial Arts: Immortality Begins from The Deer and the Cauldron

Chapter 368 The battle between Taoism, Buddhism and Demons

Hidden, Qin Ran's thoughts turned quickly: "It seems that Zhao Deyan has cooperated with Qi Hui to fight against Buddhism, but what leverage does he have? On the surface, Zhao Deyan is getting together with Daming Zunjiao and others, and he is siding with the crown prince Li Jiancheng. while the Taoist sect is very low-key. Except for Ning Daoqi who sides with Buddhism and supports Li Shimin, there is no tendency at all. Is Zhao Deyan wooing the Taoist sect to support the prince Li Jiancheng? But what do they mean by pulling the trigger? "

At this time, the two people in the room seemed to have finished talking. Qi Hui said goodbye and left, while Zhao Deyan stood quietly for a while, then put on his night clothes and left.

Qin Ran was surprised: "Where is this guy Zhao Deyan going secretly late at night?"

Not caring about it anymore, Qin Ran took advantage of his realm to hang Zhao Deyan from a distance and follow him.

The more he followed, the more strange he felt that Zhao Deyan was heading towards Tiance Mansion.

He came to Prince Qin's Mansion, walked around for a few times, and felt that no one was following him, so he climbed over a wall and entered the mansion.

When Qin Ran saw this, he was even more surprised and followed him in secretly.

There was not a single guard along the way. It was obvious that the senior officials of Tiance Mansion arranged to meet Zhao Deyan. Soon, Zhao Deyan flashed into an inconspicuous room.

And Qin Ran also followed here, leaning against the window and listening.

A slightly hoarse but charming female voice sounded in the room: "No one is following you, right?"

Zhao Deyan replied: "Junior sister, don't worry. If you want to follow me without being discovered, I'm afraid even Ning Daoqi won't be able to do it."

At this time, Qin Ran peeked in through the crack in the window and saw that besides Zhao Deyan, there was also an extremely graceful and beautiful woman standing in the room. Her clothes were extremely elegant, and they were actually princess-level clothes.

Fortunately, Qin Ran had always been very calm, otherwise he would have been surprised and lost his voice, because there was only one person wearing princess clothes in the palace of Qin, and that was the famous Empress Changsun in later generations.

Of course, she is still just Princess Qin, the eldest grandson Wugu.

Changsun Wugou lives up to his name. At first glance, he looks very clean and delicate. He has light makeup, thin eyebrows, and a small nose, but his beautiful eyes are as bright as stars, shining with the light of wisdom, making him look extremely Intellectual.

However, Changsun Wugou turned out to be Zhao Deyan’s junior sister! ?

Qin Ran kept thinking about the plot of 'The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty': "Logically speaking, these two people should not have any intersection. Could it be that Changsun Wugou's father, Sui Dynasty general Changsun Sheng, was actually Zhao Deyan's master? The previous generation The leader of the Demon Xiang Sect has always been a mystery. Before Zhao Deyan appeared, many people thought that the Demon Xiang Sect had disappeared. In this case, the leader of the Demon Xiang Sect who has been hiding in the dark is Chang Sun Sheng."

Thinking of this, Qin Ran couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat and thought to himself: "If this is the case, then Li Shimin's bedside man, Chang Sun Wugou, and his most trusted subordinate, Chang Sun Wuji, are all members of the Demon Sect!?"

At this time, the voice of Changsun Wugou came: "Qi Hui unexpectedly discovered this secret. Now, in addition to the great master and good mother of the Ming Dynasty, even the Taoist sect knows about it. Although it is okay for them to know about it, the worst thing is that If people from the Buddhist sect find out, it would be very bad."

Zhao Deyan said calmly: "It is not good for the Taoist sect to let the Buddhists know about this matter. Qi Hui will not be so stupid. And the Ming Dynasty Zunjiao is under my control, so don't worry. Huh, on the surface, Louguan Taoism is a little inclined to Prince Li Jiancheng. But in fact it is still in the wait-and-see stage, with chips in hand waiting to place bets.

For example, Ning Daoqi, although he stood clearly on the side of the monks and nuns, but with his reputation as the number one Taoist sect, it was doubtful that there were no other Taoist sect masters following him. I'm afraid Qi Hui and Ning Daoqi have a secret agreement, and their apparent discord is staged for outsiders to see. In fact, they are hedging their bets. So no matter who Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin gets on the chair in the end, Daomen will get the maximum benefit. Benefit. "

Changsun Wugou sighed lightly: "Maybe it's not a bad thing for the Taoist sect to know about this, because even if King Qin ascends to the throne and wants to get rid of the control of the Buddhist sect, we can't do it alone. We must rely on the power of the Taoist sect."

Zhao Deyan said: "This is the attitude of Qi Hui now. If Li Shimin fails, that sect will express its support for Li Jiancheng and become a minister of the dragon; if Li Shimin wins in the end, then they will do their best to help us check and balance the Buddhist sect, and Ning Daoqi will also Take action to resist Fan Qinghui."

After a pause, he sighed: "But, even if everything goes according to plan, Li Shimin really unified the north, I'm afraid it can only be a division of the north and the south. The reason why I was willing to listen to Fan Qinghui's mercy and go to Yangzhou to attack Shan Meixian and the others, They just hope to mess up the South and collapse the Destiny Alliance. As long as Li Shimin rules the world, then Junior Sister, your son will be the leader of the new dynasty, and the long-cherished wish of the Demon Xiang Sect can be realized. It's a pity that those nuns are useless and only killed. Song Que allowed the Holy Emperor of Destiny to escape." At this point, Zhao Deyan showed a ruthless expression and said, "I have been operating in the Turks for many years. If necessary, I can send the Turkic wolf army southward as a surprise attack!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ran's previous doubts suddenly became clear, and it turned out that this was the truth.

Sun Shenghui, the eldest eldest son of the Demonic Sect of the previous generation, had a keen eye for Li Clan's potential early on, and married his daughter to Li Shimin, and his son also joined Li Clan; while official disciple Zhao Deyan was ordered to go to the Turks outside the territory to manage strategies. Secretly cooperated with Li Shimin.

Changsun Wuji has never practiced magic martial arts, and Changsun Wugou does not know any martial arts at all. This secret is actually hidden from the outside world, and few people know it.

Think of the battle that made Li Shimin famous. At that time, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty went north to inspect outside the Great Wall, but was besieged by the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass and was in danger.

However, the sixteen-year-old Li Shimin was not afraid of danger after receiving the news. He temporarily mobilized a small number of troops and sent troops to Yanmen Pass to scare off the Turkic army and rescue the emperor.

From this point of view, this miraculous rescue was probably a trick. Even if Zhao Deyan did not obtain the position of Turkic State Counselor at that time, he was still a minister of the Turks, and there was no problem in passing on some false news.

If the Turkic army received news that the Sui Dynasty's rescue army was coming, it would not be surprising to flee in panic, but it would have made Li Shimin's reputation as a genius commander.

But if this is the case, it means that Li Shimin already knew that his wife and eldest grandson Wuji were members of the Demon Sect at that time, and had already used this help early on.

Later, Cihang Jingzhai came to him and said that he could support him, which was an unexpected surprise. Li Shimin resigned and cooperated with Buddhism, borrowing the power of Buddhism to bring his reputation to the top.

As for the current secret talks between Zhao Deyan and the Taoist sect, Li Shimin is probably also an insider, but he is taking precautions to win over the power of the Taoist sect. Once he ascends to the throne, he will check and balance the Buddhist power and make his emperor feel comfortable.

With this scheming and forbearance, Li Shimin is worthy of being an emperor through the ages!
  Qin Ran thought about the original history of later generations. After Li Shimin ascended the throne of God, Taoism developed much faster than Buddhism, and later even surpassed Buddhism.

In the early Tang Dynasty, everyone had a copy of the Tao Te Ching. Many dignitaries believed in Taoism. Many princesses in the Tang Dynasty even became Taoist priests.

The Taoist sect was at its peak, and Li Shimin also created a prosperous age, but it was a win-win situation.

At the same time, due to the great efforts of the Demon Xiang Sect, which belonged to the Demon Sect when Li Shimin came to power, Li Zhi, the emperor after Li Shimin, was also the youngest son of Empress Changsun.

His mother was half a member of the Demon Sect, so the emperor Li Zhi also had a good impression of the Demon Sect and was not against it.

Because of this, Mingkong, who was born in the Demon Sect (that is, Wu Zetian, in Huang Yi's martial arts, she is a disciple of Huan and the highest achiever of the Demon Sect), was able to rise up rapidly, break through the obstacles of Buddhism and Taoism, and finally became Empress Zetian. , the sun and moon volley in the sky.

When Empress Zetian grew old, Li Longji, the Taoist spokesman, successfully rebuilt Li Tang and became known as Tang Xuanzong.

With Xuan as his nickname, it can be seen that the Taoist sect's influence had reached its peak at that time.

During the Kaiyuan period, the prosperous Tang Dynasty came, and the Taoist sect firmly controlled the right to speak for decades.

And there seemed to be other means behind the chaos in the later period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)