The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Long Fei heard that Zhuge Liang had raided Jiangzhou.Guo Jia offered a plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and if he did it well, he could take Chengdu.Long Fei thought for a long time, and finally adopted Guo Jia's opinion. At the same time, just in case, he sent Huang Zhong and Xu Chu to lead [-] cavalry to Jiangzhou for help day and night.And he led the soldiers and horses away from Zhu Ti, all the way north, towards Chengdu.

Take the Minjiang River from Zhuti, turn north when you reach Jialing, and then go up the Shuojiang River to Chengdu, where the Yamen of Yizhou is located.Jialing is an important town on the Yangtze River, where the three rivers converge, the Minjiang River to the east, the Dadu River to the west, and the Qingyi River in the middle.Santiao and from north to south come together to enter the Yangtze River.Jialing is backed by mountains on one side and surrounded by water on three sides. Although it is not a battleground for military strategists, it is also a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Behind Jialing is Mount Emei, one of the two famous mountains in Shu.Shu is known for its many mountains, among which Emei and Qingcheng are the most famous.Mount Emei is thousands of feet high, shrouded in clouds and mists all year round, and rainy.The clouds and mists permeating the mountains are ever-changing, decorating Mount Emei gracefully.Mount Emei is majestic, with many mountains and mountains, beautiful scenery and myriads of weather. It is known as "a mountain has four seasons, and ten miles have different skies".

Standing at the foot of Mount Emei, looking at the towering top of the mountain, Long Fei couldn't help thinking of this sentence: "Mount Emei is half a round of autumn, the shadow enters the Pingqiang River, and the clear stream flows towards the Three Gorges at night. I miss you and go to Yuzhou!" [Note 1]

"Okay!" Dian Wei led a few younger generations to keep going.

Long Fei was a little embarrassed, and looked at Dian Wei: "Can you write the words I said?"

Dian Wei shook his head.Long Fei raised his foot and said, "It's good to know how to write! Hurry up and get out!" Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Ru shook his head and smiled wryly: "This Emei Mountain has a radius of a hundred miles, it is really magnificent, and the clouds and mists around it seem to be floating like a fairy. When I can no longer serve the Lord, I beg the Lord to give me a place here for a thousand years. This life is enough!"

Xu Shu took a look and came to Long Fei's side: "According to reliable sources, the Fourth Elder of Jingshan was on this mountain after leaving Jingzhou. No one knows where!"

Dian Wei just heard it, and immediately shouted: "Can't you just go up and look for it? Give me three hundred soldiers and horses, and I'll capture those four old guys for you!"

"Absolutely not!" Li Ru hurriedly said: "It is said that in the sixth year of Emperor Ming's Yongping, there was a man named Pu who collected medicine on the mountain and saw a deer trail like a lotus flower. Monk Baozhang, the monk said that he is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Mount Emei is a pure place of Buddhism, it may be inappropriate to use swords and soldiers, please think again, my lord!"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The story I heard is different from Wenyou's. It is said that Pangu created the world. Mount Emei was just a huge boulder, gray and white, reaching up to the blue sky. The giant stone was chiseled into a green mountain with both hands, and the gods in the sky were moved by their determination and efforts. With the help of the gods, the stonemason chiseled the boulder into rolling hills and deep canyons; Hecai handkerchiefs are thrown to the sky, and the color handkerchiefs float to the top of the mountain, turning into a colorful halo; cloth handkerchiefs fluttering on the rocky mountains, become green forests, floating colorful clouds, flying waterfalls and flowing springs, blooming mountain flowers, and become joyful scenery. Singing birds, jumping monkeys and roaming beasts, the green hills dance, and the green waters sing, because this green hill is as beautiful as the eyebrows of a embroidered woman, so people call this green hill Mount Emei."

What Guo Jia said was so vivid that everyone was mesmerized by it, as if those things were changing one by one right before their eyes.When everyone's longing was almost over, Long Fei coughed: "These things are fabricated by the people according to their own imaginations. It is not impossible to send people up, but there is only one problem. Since the four elders of Jingshan can use this place as their lair , must be prepared, I believe that there are many organs in this mountain, let alone 300 people, even if 3000 people don't get in properly, they won't be able to get out!"

"Hey!" Dian Wei suddenly smiled mysteriously: "I have a good idea. I set fire to Mount Emei, even if they have organs!"

"Hey!" Long Fei sighed and looked at Dian Wei: "Do you know how big this mountain is? How many people are there? How long will it take to burn it? How many trees and animals will be burned to death? It's not the same as you. Fa said, stay quietly and don’t speak! Send an order to set up camp, and tomorrow we will go up the mountain to have a look, and take Yizhou and we must not leave them here!"

On the top of Mount Emei, there is a small temple hidden among the trees in the mountains. It was originally a temple dedicated to Puxian Bodhisattva, but now it has undergone great changes.The archway and flagpole at the entrance were dug up and replaced with small trees. When these small trees grow up, they can completely cover the houses behind.The plaque of the Daxiong Palace was also removed, and a plaque of the Four Old Pavilion was replaced.

Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Zhuge Xuan, and Huang Chengyan knelt and sat in the Four Old Pavilion. Behind them, a statue of Samantabhadra several feet tall stood peacefully on the lotus platform, and beside them stood a cute little white elephant.Several people faced the door, and a bald man in a yellow monk's robe knelt in front of them.

Zhuge Xuan took a deep breath: "What happened to them down the mountain?"

The bald head hurriedly said: "The camp has been set up, and it seems that there is an attack! I have sent people to monitor closely, and if there is any change, I will report it immediately!"

Mr. Pang De waved his hand, stood up with his bald head, clasped his hands together, bent over and backed out.The four of them looked at each other, and Sima Hui said: "Emei Mountain is so vast, and Long Fei's troops are only tens of thousands. I don't think he will attack!"

Mr. Pang De nodded: "That's right, Long Fei is a smart man, he must have guessed that we are prepared for this on Mount Emei, and with his personality, he will not attack rashly, the most likely thing is to go up the mountain to check it out."

"It's so good, I'll arrange it now, as long as Long Fei goes up the mountain, I will kill him immediately!" Zhuge Xuan said and was about to get up.

Huang Chengyan waved his hand: "Don't be so troublesome, it's easy to hide a hidden arrow, but it's hard to defend against it. As long as he dares to come, I guarantee that he will never come back!"

"Oh? What's the fourth brother's idea?" Zhuge Xuan asked.

Huang Chengyan smiled slightly, reached out and patted his waist pocket.Mr. Pang De is well-read and specializes in crooked ways. His pocket is known as the treasure bag, and everything in it is murderous objects.Zhuge Xuan nodded: "Very good! As long as Long Fei dares to come, he will surely die if he strikes casually."

The weather is good and the sky is clear. Although winter is about to enter, Mount Emei is still lush and green.Shu is a basin, and the climate is pleasant all year round, neither hot in summer nor cold in winter.Especially Mount Emei is picturesque all year round.Long Fei led Guo Jia, Dian Wei, and Chen Dao to the mountain on horseback step by step, admiring the beautiful scenery of Mount Emei while walking.

Entering the mountain from Lianghekou, after a short walk to the north, the first temple appeared in front of everyone.Cigarettes are curling up, surrounded by auspiciousness.The temple is very simple, and a few thatched huts have become temples.Three or two monks bowed their heads and chanted sutras facing a palm-sized Buddha statue in the hut, turning a blind eye to the arrival of Long Fei and others.A thin piece of wood, with the three big characters written to Guangfu Temple, hangs under the eaves.The open space next to the hut should be used for farming and feeding them. Two young monks are busy loading the harvested things into the cart.

Seeing people coming, the little novice came to Long Fei in a hurry, and made a Buddhist salute: "The almsgiver is here to offer incense?" The incense in this temple should not be good, so if you meet someone, you should ask how many people there are. A sesame oil money is also a relief to them.Long Fei took out a few copper coins and put them in the hands of the little novice: "Master, please tell me how to go up the mountain? Is there a place to stay in front?"

The little novice saw the copper coins with a smile on his face: "The benefactor can go straight up the mountain from the road on the left. Along the way there are Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Wannian Temple, Hongchunping, Xianfeng Temple, and Xixiang Temple." There are eight monasteries in total, Pond and Huazang Temple, all of which are much larger than this small temple of ours, so donors can rest in those places!" [Note 2]

Long Fei bowed his hands in thanks, turned his horse's head and followed the little novice's instructions, and turned to the road on the left.Watching Long Fei and others walk away, several monks who were chanting stopped and hurried out of the door to look at Long Fei and his retreating backs. One of the monks said: "Immediately go up the mountain to inform the guardians, and say that they have already gone up the mountain." Please show me how to deal with it!" The little novice who got the money changed his smiling face, nodded quickly, and turned into the nearby woods.

Long Fei has no other distractions, and he trusts the horse freely.The scenery of Mount Emei is really beautiful, walking in it seems that both eyes are not enough.Turning around the path, leaving Guangfu Temple behind, Long Fei took a look at Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, do you think they are real monks or fake monks?"

Guo Jia smiled: "It's not so important to be true or false anymore?"

"Feng Xiao also understands the principles of Zen! Master!" Long Fei chuckled, "Heibing's construction of this place is really extraordinary, much better than that of Wollongong back then. I guess that the Eight Great Monasteries are the best. In a dangerous place, the Black Ice people are good at using gossip, but they want to build a temple, doesn't this clearly tell us that there is fraud in it?"

Guo Jia smiled: "Mt. Emei is Foshan locally, and Heibing can only make mistakes."

"By the way!" Long Fei suddenly changed the subject: "How do you think they will deal with us? Assassinate or capture alive? With their arrangement here, it would be easy to capture us alive."

"They dare? Whoever wants to touch the boss, I, Lao Dian, will smash him to death first!" When Dian Wei was furious, he swung his iron halberd and smashed it on a tree that was as thick as an arm by the roadside. It broke off and fell to the side of the road.The moment the little tree fell, everyone was shocked by the sight in front of them.Even Long Fei opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say.

Notes: 1. "Mount Emei Moon Song", a seven-character quatrain, a poem written by Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty, describes a beautiful night scene of Mount Emei.The poet uses five place names in succession, with exquisite conception and clear and beautiful artistic conception.

2. Mount Emei is one of the famous Buddhist mountains in China. There are about 26 temples, eight of which are the most important, Baoguo Temple (Ming Dynasty), Fuhu Temple (Tang Dynasty), Qingyin Pavilion (Tang Dynasty), Wannian Temple ( Eastern Jin), Hongchunping (Song Dynasty), Xianfeng Temple (Yuan Dynasty), Xixiang Pool (Qing Dynasty), Huazang Temple (Tang Dynasty), among them, only the predecessor of Wannian Temple was built in the Han Dynasty, and the rest were built by later generations.