Chapter 123: Ten Years of Night Rain in the Rivers and Lakes
The warm breeze on the shores of the Khazar Sea, also known as the Caspian Sea in later generations, stirred people's hair, and the waves rolled over the Hague again and again, making a sound.
The sea breeze and waves are like a lover caressing and whispering, coupled with the sparkling waves and the clear sky, looking at this scenery really makes people feel open-minded and very happy.
Lin Qingxuan was wearing a purple robe, standing on a huge rock by the sea, quietly looking at the eastern sky across the coast.
In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since Lin Qingxuan followed Genghis Khan in his western expedition. This year, the Mongolian army completely conquered the Grand Duchy of Kiev, considered it to have conquered Eastern Europe, and began to approach Central and Northern Europe.
Since the eastern part of the Black Sea was under the control of the Mongolian army, there were many captives who were proficient in Latin and Slavic languages, and many of them were monks and nobles, so the Julian calendar became the chronology used by Mongolia from Europe and Central Asia.
Therefore, Lin Qingxuan only found out this year that the era he was in was 1234 AD in the Julian calendar, which corresponds to the 27th year of Jiading in the Julian calendar.
In recent years, because the Mongolian army has been advancing westward at an extremely fast speed and has penetrated deep into Eastern Europe, Lin Qingxuan followed Genghis Khan and was unable to get news from East Asia.
Now in the cold winter, Genghis Khan's rheumatism and asthma suddenly broke out. Although he was saved by Lin Qingxuan's treatment, he could only stay in Sukhumi, the port city of the former Kingdom of Georgia on the east coast of the Black Sea, to rest, and the armies from Eastern Europe also temporarily entered
The castle was sheltered from the cold, so the fighting stopped.
Concerned about the Quanzhen Sect and Li Mochou, Zhao Xiyan and others, Lin Qingxuan temporarily bid farewell to Genghis Khan and rushed to Tabriz, a large city on the west bank of the Caspian Sea, where he waited for the first batch of soldiers dispatched from Zhongnan Mountain and Wudang Mountain.
Missionary priest.
Due to the sudden rise of Lin Qingxuan and the Quanzhen Religion, Tibetan Buddhism, which had gradually entered the sight of the Mongolian leadership after Genghis Khan conquered Xixia, lost its market. Since the Quanzhen Religion was the state religion of Mongolia, and with the addition of Genghis Khan, Tuo Lei's devout belief became a
After many years of longevity, one person was extremely strong, and the rest of the princes and nobles were also obsessed with Taoist longevity techniques. The Quanzhen religion soon overwhelmingly defeated Shamanism among the Mongolian nobles, achieving 100% fanaticism.
Many third-generation disciples of the Quanzhen Sect who have devoted themselves to Taoist medicine were also sent by Ma Yu and Li Mochou from Chongyang Palace and Zixiao Palace to preach and establish Taoist temples in North Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and other places, guarding one area for each place.
Mongolian nobles cured diseases, made elixirs, and taught the art of prolonging life.
As Mongolia advanced westward, opened up the Caspian Sea, and even occupied most of West Asia and Eastern Europe, those Tianfang religion, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, etc. all became second-class in the territory of the Great Mongol Empire.
religion.
Mongolian nobles and warriors, as well as Semu people and barbarians who converted to Taoism, all needed Taoist temples and Quanzhen Taoism to guide their practice, and worship gods such as Sanqing and Liuyu.
Therefore, when Eastern Europe had not been completely conquered three years ago, Lin Qingxuan and Genghis Khan sent emissaries back to the Central Plains and asked for some disciples who were skilled in forensic medicine to come and preach.
Last month, news came that the Quanzhen Taoists had arrived in Samarkand, the former royal city of Khorezm. The team was led by Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, and Hao Datong, as well as more than a hundred true disciples.
disciple.
After Lin Qingxuan learned the news, he prepared the elixir and spent his true energy, finally stabilizing Genghis Khan's condition, and then rushed to Tabriz to wait for the upcoming Quanzhen Dao.
After admiring the scenery of the Khazar Sea for half an hour, Lin Qingxuan watched the surging waves and suddenly felt something in his heart. With a wave of his right hand, a water dragon as thick as a bowl suddenly sprang out from the sea three feet away and fell onto his lap.
His hand then turned into a huge water ball.
Although Lin Qingxuan has never practiced the magical skill of catching a dragon and controlling a crane using true energy to pick up objects from across the air, his martial arts training was the best in the world ten years ago.
There is no more fireworks.
The water ball kept changing its shape in Lin Qingxuan's hand. As time went by, it gradually condensed into the shape of a large sword. Then with a thought, the true energy turned into Zhiyin, and the water-flowing sword suddenly emerged.
There is a white mist and cold air, and when the cold air dissipates, there is a large sword made of ice with transparent ice crystals.
Lin Qingxuan slashed the Daguan Dao at his feet. There was a crisp sound, and half of the Daguan Dao's head was inserted into the big stone at his feet like cutting tofu.
Lin Qingxuan has been practicing intensively for ten years. Although his internal strength has greatly improved, and he has finally reached the fifth level of the Black Water True Technique, he sighed and said in a low voice with dissatisfaction: "The internal strength is still not pure enough, otherwise this
The entire blade can be inserted into a stone, and it would take more than three years of hard work to reach that level."
The horseshoes clattered from far to near, and a round-faced Mongolian young cavalryman walked in. He quickly jumped off his horse and loudly said in stiff Chinese: "Master Zhenjun, the real people of the Quanzhen Sect have arrived."
Lin Qingxuan's clothes disappeared as soon as he moved, leaving the young man to watch in amazement as a yellow afterimage gradually faded away. He exclaimed: "The Imperial Master is really a god descended from the earth. He runs like a gust of wind, and is faster than a sweaty horse."
be quick……"
When Lin Qingxuan returned to the city of Tabriz, he saw a camel caravan walking slowly on the street. The three white camels headed by them were Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi and Hao Datong. Behind them were hundreds of people of all ages.
A Quanzhen disciple in his twenties and thirties.
"Brother Qiu, Brother Wang, Brother Hao!"
The third son heard Lin Qingxuan's call and saw Lin Qingxuan's figure appearing out of thin air in front of him. He saw Junior Brother Lin looking at him with a smile.
The third son jumped off the hunchback, held Lin Qingxuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Junior brother Lin, I haven't seen you in ten years. You don't seem to have changed much. It seems that you are really going to become an immortal."
Lin Qingxuan saw that Qiu Chuji's beard and hair were mostly white, while Wang Chuyi and Hao Datong's original black beard and hair had turned gray. However, the three of them had rosy faces, bright eyes, and the sound of their footsteps could not be detected as they walked, which showed that they were healthy and had good skills.
Far better than before.
Among the disciples who led the team, there were three leaders, one was Lu Zhitang, one was Chen Lingyun, and the other was Lin Qingxuan's great disciple Gong Xuge. Gong Xuge's master was Zhici Taoist, and he was taught by his mentor, so his medical skills were naturally the same.
Excellent.
All the disciples also jumped down and knelt down. After they stood up, Lu Zhitang stepped forward to speak. Chen Lingyun even took out a letter from his arms and said: "Uncle, this is a letter handwritten by my mentor. Please hand it over to the disciples."
You old man."
Lin Qingxuan was very happy when he saw that Chen Lingyun and Gong Xuge both had beards, and the foundation of his sect's internal skills was solid even when he breathed. He took the letter and put it into his sleeve, and asked: "How is your master? Are you okay?"
Chen Lingyun bowed and said: "My master, everything is fine. I heard her old man say last spring that all the eight extraordinary meridians have been penetrated, and there are few opponents in this world. In addition to practicing, my master also goes to Qingniu Palace for a short stay. Everything is fine, but
The smile is much less. Although she doesn't say anything to our disciples, I guess she always thinks of you, Master."
Lin Qingxuan thought of Li Mochou and felt warm in his heart. Then he looked at the street which was blocked by camel caravans and no one was walking on both ends. However, the people in the city were either Mongolians or local barbarians. No one dared to speak out to urge everyone to do so.
True Taoist.
Lin Qingxuan said hurriedly: "Follow me back to Blue Roofing Castle to rest. That's where the conversation will take place."
The Blue Roof Fort is actually a palace built by Caliph Harun Rashid, the ruler of the Christian world hundreds of years ago, for his wife. Because Tabriz is his wife’s hometown, his wife always returns from Baghdad when she is homesick.
Come and live in Tabriz for a while.
Now the entire Khorezm has been destroyed and annexed by Mongolia, which means that the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula to the east, the Middle East and Central Asia have all become the territory of the Great Mongolia.
The dominance of the Green Sect was not stable to begin with, and there were sects such as Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism competing for followers. At this time, it was completely overturned. According to Genghis Khan's decree, Quanzhen Taoism became the state religion, and the citizens of the original Khwarizm also had to
They believe in Taoism unconditionally, but there is no restriction on them also believing in other religions.
Although there are not many Taoist palaces and temples in the west of Central Asia, in recent years, many statues of Sanqing gods have been transported to West Asia and sold by Yin Kexi. Many noble chiefs have also invited a few of them.
The gods go home to worship, but the form is still similar to worshiping traditional creatures.
Blue Roofing Castle has long been used as a Taoist palace for the first batch of Quanzhen Taoists to come, so Lin Qingxuan and others naturally wanted to stay in Blue Roof Castle.
The presiding Taoist of Landing Castle was Song Defang. He saluted his mentor Qiu Chuji and several uncles before going down to prepare meals and arrange the rooms.
Lin Qingxuan saw that the Taoist priests' eyebrows were covered with wind and sand, so he asked them to take a bath and change clothes first, and then he returned to the bedroom with the letter.
When Zhan Xin saw it, he saw Li Mochou's familiar handwriting. He had never seen Li Mochou's letter since he went to Eastern Europe three years ago. He was so happy when he saw it that he read it several times.
In the letter, Li Mochou first expressed her love for her, and then introduced the development of Zixiao Palace, Chongyang Palace, Qingniu Palace and other palaces, including the approximate number of people and property, as well as the details of individual key disciples.
The second half introduces the changes in the situation of the Song Dynasty. In recent years, Zhao Kuo's health has begun to deteriorate, because Zhao Zhiyan has won his trust and has now begun to serve as regent. At the same time, Li Mochou told Lin Qingxuan that he would personally
Go to Lin'an and give Zhao Kuo some Hualong Shengtian Powder to extend his life for half a year.
Now the Song Dynasty has been accumulated for ten years, and the Quanzhen Sect has punished rape and eradicated evil in the Song Dynasty, stabilized public order, and the safety and livability index and business atmosphere of each city have risen several levels.
Although Zhao Xiyan had little power in the past few years, he could still influence some affairs of the court. Zhao Kuo was advised by Zhao Zhiyan and the Quanzhen Seventh Son to appoint good ministers, investigate and deal with corruption, and remove mediocre officials and cruel officials. The Song Dynasty as a whole had the potential to rejuvenate.
Therefore, although there were repeated voices among the scholars who emphasized Taoism and seemed to be disrupting the country, "Jiading ZTE" also became a major political achievement in their mouths.
In recent years, Zhao Kuo has not been much involved in the affairs of the government, and Zhao Xiyan lives in Qingniu Palace as regent. He was old and fatuous, and paid more and more attention to the Qing Dynasty and immortality, and had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the government.
Secondly, the Quanzhen Sect has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and there are even faint signs of helping to govern the country. However, with the political achievements of Zhongxing in Jiading, he was naturally overjoyed. He thought he had understood the essentials of governing the country by doing nothing, and he did not go there.
I'm interfering in government affairs.
Li Mochou's intention was to persuade Zhao Kuo to abdicate the throne to Zhao Xiyan directly, and then receive the Qing Xiu from the Chongyang Palace. In this way, Zhao Zhiyan could turn more than ten years of accumulation into measures to revitalize the Song Dynasty, and then the Northern Expedition to the remaining gold and Dingding
Central Plains.
As for the reasons for persuading Zhao Kuo, Li Mochou recalled what Lin Qingxuan said before and compiled it. That is, Zhao Kuo was old and weak, and he gradually could not withstand the backlash of the Central Plains dragon veins being occupied by the Jin people. It would be better to let him
By giving it to Zhao Xiyan, he could be at ease without any trouble. Not only would there be no hidden dangers, but he could also practice Taoism with peace of mind.
Lin Qingxuan knew that with Zhao Kuo's current level of superstition and the deep brotherhood between Zhao Xiyan and him, it would be no problem for Zhao Kuo to give up the throne to Zhao Xiyan. After all, Zhao Kuo had no biological heirs and the throne would be passed on to anyone, so it would be better to give it to someone with
A capable and affectionate brother.
There are more than ten pieces of letter paper, and the last one is a copy of the Book of Songs "Shi Wei" written by Li Mochou.
"After the decline, Hu will not return? Because of the decline of the king, Hu will be exposed..."
Lin Qingxuan recited it several times in a low voice and said with a slight smile: "Want me to go back? I'll be able to go back soon."
Now that Genghis Khan has run out of gas, even if Lin Qingxuan keeps saving his life, he only has one month to live.
As long as Genghis Khan dies, Tuo Lei far away in the desert can inherit the throne of Genghis Khan. Regardless of whether the Western Expedition will continue, he no longer has to stay in Eastern Europe and can completely return to the Central Plains.
However, Lin Qingxuan also had a vague worry, that is, Genghis Khan Temujin was like a god in front of the Mongolian tribes. When he was alive, Mongolia's core strength would be devoted to the Western Expedition, and other tribes would also stay on their own and dare not act without authorization.
However, after the death of Genghis Khan, each of the four princes had their own power, and there were other veteran generals who had their own fiefdoms. Tuo Lei's reputation and status may not be able to convince the tribes and make everyone follow his wishes.
Therefore, even if Tuo Lei is unwilling to go south to attack the Jin and Song Dynasties, he may not be able to control the various Mongolian tribes. It would be better if he follows everyone's collective will. The Mongols must regard him as a sacred khan, but if he becomes a general
His brothers and nephews were just waiting for the opportunity to replace him.
After all, at this juncture when Mongolia swept across most of the Eurasian continent, the three small countries of Jin, Song and Dali were very eye-catching. How could the Mongols be unwilling to sweep across the world?
After the death of Genghis Khan, no matter what the successor Great Khan of Mongolia thought, under the special system of Mongolia, it was necessary to continue expansion and conquest. It was impossible for all Mongolians to see the meat on their lips and not eat it, not only
For money and women, it is also natural.
Lin Qingxuan knew very well that unless he could build an above-ground kingdom, Mongolia and the Song Dynasty would probably still have trouble escaping from a war. It would just be a day earlier and a day later.