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At this moment, Liu Bao, who had abandoned the name "Zheng Bao", shaved his head and hid in the White Horse Temple.

With Ze Rong's "conversion," Buddhist doctrines, after being modified, were successfully spread in the Jing and Yang regions, and with the rapid growth of Liu Bei's territory, many monks in other regions who had originally maintained a wait-and-see attitude gradually leaned towards this choice.

Like the dilemma faced by Taoism, Buddhism's current predicament was its failure to adapt, making it difficult to spread on a large scale in the Han Dynasty.

To this end, for the past hundred years, Buddhism has been constantly translating the original scriptures while also constantly searching for methods of proselytization.

Ze Rong's previous method of continuously absorbing the wealth and labor of believers to build Buddhist temples and golden statues was naturally not approved by every monk.

However, Ze Rong's thinking that without Buddhist temples and golden statues, how would ignorant people know the boundless nature of my Buddha's Dharma also made it difficult for many monks to refute, and they could only maintain a wait-and-see attitude, letting Ze Rong "pave the way" in front.

Just as many Buddhist monks were gradually recognizing Ze Rong's approach and began to imitate and plan in various places.

When Li Ji's knife was placed on Ze Rong's neck, Ze Rong's clear eyes quickly saw a brand new path, voluntarily began to extensively modify Buddhist doctrines to guide people towards good, selflessly went to Yingzhou to save hell, and vigorously called on other monks to abandon past practices.

Even Ze Rong, who was far away in Yingzhou, sent people back to the Han Dynasty to convey information to other monks, calling himself: "If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha," determined to stay in Yingzhou to save countless villains and guide people to good as his responsibility.

Moreover, with Li Ji maintaining a supportive attitude towards the modified Buddhism, he also quickly gained the secret support of Buddhist temples in various places, secretly using the Embroidered Uniform Guard to win over this seemingly inconspicuous force.

For example, the White Horse Temple, located in Luoyang, also became one of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's important and safe contact points.

Liu Bao had been hiding in the White Horse Temple for a full ten days before he found an opportunity to escape from Luoyang, which had to be reopened, under the guise of a monk.

But some things will naturally not be secrets if too many people know about them.

Even though Chen Deng and Chen Gui took such high-pressure measures, arresting a large number of people who spread false rumors, and even posting notices in the name of the imperial court to clarify:

That day, the Emperor was on an outing when he encountered an assassin's attack, and the General-in-Chief timely saved the Emperor by shooting the assassin to death with an arrow, and the Emperor had returned to the palace unharmed.

Moreover, the notice also hinted that the mastermind behind dispatching the assassin was either Liu Bei or Cao Cao, in an attempt to further muddy the waters.

However, this kind of approach can temporarily influence the voices and judgments of the common people, but on the first day that Luoyang resumed traffic, many aristocratic families passed the news out, including those who secretly maintained contact with the Xun family.

Soon, the news reached the ears of a large number of Xun family members who had moved to Ji Province, and reached Xun Yu's ears.

When Xun Yu learned of the news and repeatedly verified the authenticity of the information, he spat out a mouthful of blood at home and fell ill.

Cao Cao, who was originally unaware of anything, heard that Xun Yu was seriously ill and hurriedly came with a physician to inquire, only to learn that the reason for Xun Yu's serious illness was that Lu Bu was suspected of assassinating the Emperor in the street.

Liu Xie… …is dead!!

This shocking news made Cao Cao's originally slender eyes widen, and he didn't even bother to stay too long, hastily comforting Xun Yu, who seemed to have been drained of his energy, before leaving directly.

The death of Liu Xie, a mascot who seemed dispensable in peacetime, undoubtedly had a huge impact on the current Han Dynasty.

Without the Emperor, is the Han Dynasty still the Han Dynasty?

Cao Cao saw in it the possibility of obtaining the "righteous" title that he had always lacked in the past.

However, just as Cao Cao continued to verify the authenticity of this information while urgently summoning his counselors for discussion that night.

A message came from Xun Yu's residence, which made Cao Cao a little flustered.

Xun Yu, who was in his prime, committed suicide by taking poison facing west, leaving behind a last word: This subject is ashamed of the late Emperor, and goes to plead guilty.

For Cao Cao, the grief in his heart was secondary, and more importantly, Xun Yu was the "steward" of Ji and Qing provinces.

Xun Yu's departure was undoubtedly a major disaster for Cao Cao, who wanted to quickly digest Ji Province and restore Qing Province's vitality.

And the changes caused by Liu Xie's death were by no means limited to Cao Cao alone.

What made Lu Bu feel ridiculous was that Dong Zhuo's remnant army, which should have been shrinking in the Sanfu area licking its wounds, actually took this opportunity to quickly reach a reconciliation with Ma Teng, Han Sui, and others.

And they were preparing to form a coalition army, holding the banner of avenging the Emperor, and once again crossing Hangu Pass to attack Luoyang.

Even within the Sili and Yan provinces, there were not a few who made trouble under the banner of avenging the Emperor after hearing the news that Lu Bu had assassinated the Emperor in the street.

This made Lu Bu, who had originally planned to slowly digest Yan Province and accumulate money and food, somewhat overwhelmed.

… …

At the same time, on a large bluestone outside a cave in Nanhua Mountain, the Old Immortal Nanhua sat cross-legged, raised his head to observe the celestial phenomena at night, and silently deduced the trend of the situation.

Unlike Zuo Ci's seemingly sloppy image, the Old Immortal Nanhua's appearance was very much like a Taoist immortal, with white hair and beard, and the whole person seemed unlike ordinary people.

Suddenly, the Old Immortal Nanhua's movement of observing the celestial phenomena stopped, and he slightly tilted his head to look at a corner, only to see Zuo Ci walking up from the difficult mountain road as if walking on flat ground.

"Taoist friend, you are a rare guest."

The Old Immortal Nanhua stood on the bluestone, turned around and bowed to Zuo Ci who was walking over.

"Taoist friend Nanhua, long time no see, I miss you very much."

Zuo Ci's unusual enthusiasm made the Old Immortal Nanhua feel a little surprised.

If you say how familiar the two sides are, it is far from it, but as people of the same level, they naturally know each other.

Now, Zuo Ci was putting on a warm appearance and said.

"It just so happened that I was passing by Nanhua Mountain. It has been a long time since I saw Taoist friend Nanhua, and I miss you very much, so I came up the mountain to reminisce with Taoist friend."

Immediately, Zuo Ci also talked with great interest with the Old Immortal Nanhua about some old acquaintances, which made the Old Immortal Nanhua frown slightly and said directly.

"Taoist friend, your visit this time, I think, is not just for reminiscing about the past, right? If you have something to ask for, feel free to say it. I will do my best to help where I can."

"Taoist friend Nanhua is indeed insightful, and this poor Taoist does have something to ask for, which requires the help of Taoist friend Nanhua."

"Please speak."

"That is to help the great unification of Taoism, and I need to borrow Taoist friend Nanhua's…head for use."

The calmness on the Old Immortal Nanhua's face slowly turned into a bit of gloom, and he said.

"Taoist friend, are you joking?"

Zuo Ci said word by word.

"It's not that I, Zuo Ci, intend to force you, but if Taoist friend Nanhua does not die, the orthodoxy of the Taiping Dao will not be extinguished. How can I teach Uncle and Marquis to trust that my Taoism also has the heart to support the Han Dynasty? And how can the great unification of Taoism be achieved?"

"Therefore, for the sake of Taoism, I would like to ask Taoist friend to die, and do not make it difficult for this poor Taoist."

At this moment, how could the Old Immortal Nanhua not understand that Zuo Ci had already joined Liu Bei, and he was even more puzzled as to what method Liu Bei used to persuade Zuo Ci.

However, there was one thing that the Old Immortal Nanhua was very clear about, and that was…

"With just you, the Crow Horn, you want to take my life?"

Like Zuo Ci, the Old Immortal Nanhua understood Taoism, and also understood boxing and swordsmanship very well.

The Han people valued martial arts. In troubled times, bandits were rampant. Even if the Old Immortal Nanhua did not have the ability to charge into battle, he would undoubtedly be no match for ordinary hundreds of people.

Zuo Ci heard the words and said unhurriedly.

"This poor Taoist is not enough alone, but how can there be only one poor Taoist who is loyal to the Han Dynasty? Taoist friend might as well look behind you."

(End of this chapter)