A bright silver light burst out from the sleeves of the old Taoist priest, and the sharp long sword flashed and appeared in Yang Peng's throat. Yang Peng jumped suddenly, jumped off the horse, and rolled around on the ground.
Avoiding the sharp long sword. "Shua~" Heng Dao took out the sheath and met the long sword in the hand of the old Taoist priest. The two sides went back and forth and fought for three moves. The old Taoist priest stood with the sword, like a dragonfly, flying in the air.
Jumping among the dead grass.
Yang Peng held the horizontal sword in front of his chest. The sweat on his forehead rolled down and fell on the horizontal sword, making a ticking sound. "Old ghost Chen, do you want to kill me?" Yang Peng had already figured out the three short moves.
The old Taoist priest's sword skills were very elegant, and each move was like a dragonfly touching water, fast and precise. Yang Peng also tried his best to avoid the three swords of the old Taoist priest.
It took two breaths between the three moves, but Yang Peng felt more tired than charging into the enemy formation outside Yanjing Pass. The old Taoist priest held a long sword, squinted his eyes, stared at Yang Peng, and said: "Someone told the old Taoist,
You have the appearance of a ghost. I didn't believe it, so I went to Youzhou to have a look, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Yang Peng was wary of the old Taoist priest's continued attacks. He whispered: "Did Zhao Heng tell you?"
"That's right." Yang Peng said solemnly: "Even if I have the appearance of a ghost, it won't hinder your Taoist affairs. Why do you want to kill me?" The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said softly: "Because the old Taoist discovered that,
You have two faces. Your face not only has the appearance of ghosts and gods, but also the appearance of the living dead."
"So what?" "Those who have the appearance of the living dead throughout the ages are the ones who stir up troubles in the world. Every time such a person appears, it is the time when the world is in trouble. Now that the world has been settled, you will not be allowed to stir up trouble again.
Yang Peng looked gloomy and said, "Who can be sure that the appearance of the living dead is not something you, an old ghost, made up to scare people."
The old Taoist priest snorted coldly and said: "Ying Zheng, Wang Mang, Zhang Jiao, Yang Guang, Huang Chao, they all have the appearance of the living dead. I don't need to tell you what they did, right?"
Yang Peng's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Could it be that the so-called appearance of the living dead refers to the appearance of those who traveled through time? Of the five names spoken by the old Taoist priest, four of them were speculated by later generations to be reborn. But, even so,
Yang Peng cannot sit still and wait for death.
Could it be that just because of a few words from others, Yang Peng was going to commit suicide to apologize? "Old ghost Chen, don't scare me. And don't put any blame on my head. I think you just took advantage of the Zhao Song royal family and wanted to borrow it."
I will help Zhao Heng eliminate me."
The old Taoist priest's face darkened and he cursed: "You fart, don't slander the old Taoist. The old Taoist will kill you only to eliminate harm to the people of the world, and will never mix anything else."
When I was in Youzhou, the old Taoist saw that you still had filial piety, so he didn't have any murderous intention towards you. But after leaving Youzhou, the old Taoist has followed you till now and found that you have no compassion at all, so he decided to kill you.
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None of this has anything to do with the royal family of Zhao and Song." Yang Peng's face was also very dark. He glared at the old Taoist priest and said: "Old ghost Chen, I just killed a few bandits who robbed the Tao. They are all
Those who deserve to die. If I don't kill them, many people will die because of their existence.
Is it wrong for me to do justice for heaven? Do you think I deserve to die but those robbers don’t deserve to die?”
The old Taoist priest sneered: "Whether those thieves die or not has nothing to do with the overall situation. The old Taoist doesn't care who they will be killed by. What the old Taoist cares about is whether you have a compassionate heart. You are different from them, they just dominate one road.
Bandits. But you are the biggest bandit in the world of cholera. When they cause trouble, only a few people die. But if you bring trouble to the world, not just a few people die, but millions of civilians."
"Bah!" Yang Peng spat and cursed: "Old ghost Chen, stop talking nonsense here. What you say are all illusory things. What you say is also high-sounding. I, Yang Peng, have been running rampant so far, and I have never said anything.
I have killed one person by mistake, and I have not let go of any harm.
From my experience, not only have I not harmed a single Han people, but I have saved the lives of millions of Han people. Even if my merits are not immeasurable, I still have countless merits. I have done so much for the people.
It's a good thing, it has helped so many people survive. What have you done for the people? What has your sect done for the people?
What qualifications do you have to say that if you let me die, I will die? You want to do justice for heaven, but just because of your appearance, you will kill me? If you, old ghost Chen, are really doing justice for heaven, are you really doing it for heaven?
For the sake of the people of the world, the person who should be killed the most is Zhao Heng, who is sitting on the dragon throne in Bianjing City. He has made many achievements as emperor. You probably also know that if he used Taishi Pang to bring trouble to the world, if it weren't for me, he would have
The capital is about to be moved, where will your Daomen be at that time?
When it comes to harming the country and the people, Zhao Heng is more qualified than me." Ever since Chen Laodao lived alone in Huashan, no one has dared to speak like this in front of him, and no one has dared to scold him so blatantly. In the eyes of all living beings in the world,
He is an ancestor and is respected everywhere. Even when Zhao Guangyi invited him to Bianjing City three times, he was carried into Bianjing City in an eight-carriage sedan chair. How long has it been since anyone dared to scold him?
The old Taoist priest didn't remember. His face was livid, he stared at Yang Peng and growled: "Your Majesty's northern expedition to the Liao Kingdom is to save the people who are suffering in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun."
"Bah." Now that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun has been taken by me, I will also save the suffering people of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. Yang Peng completely lost his face and cursed: "Rescuing Yanyun
The suffering people of the Sixteen Prefectures? Old Ghost Chen, are you kidding me? He is thinking about the territory of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the barrier of the Great Wall. What has he done for the people of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?
He didn't do anything. When the people of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures were suffering, he pulled a group of civil servants, raised their glasses high, and sang a few tragic songs together.
I am different from him. I not only seized the land of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from the Khitan, but also saved hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou from suffering. I have nothing behind me, but I have a passion for it. I rely on my
It is this passion and these hands that build a happy home for the people bit by bit.
He has saved tens of millions of people from suffering, and may be able to save more in the future. Behind Zhao Heng, there is a huge empire, he has invincible generals, and he has wise civil servants. But what are they doing? Apart from intrigues, they
Besides, I don’t want to do anything else.
I am ten thousand times better than them and ten thousand times nobler than them. If I am the sinner who brought trouble to the world, then they are the sinners of the nation and history." Yang Peng took a step forward, approached the old Taoist priest, and roared: "What do you mean?
Say, which of you is qualified to take my life?"
The old Taoist priest looked gloomy and didn't say a word. Yang Peng snorted coldly and prepared to leave. However, the old Taoist priest's sword was placed in front of Yang Peng.
"You can't leave." Yang Peng held the horizontal sword, stared at the old Taoist priest, and sneered: "Are you finally going to show off your face? Stop using those high-sounding words to pressure me?" Seeing that the old Taoist priest didn't speak, Yang Peng added:
"You old guys always like to bully ordinary people with some crazy words. You always sell others out, and others are still counting the money for you.
Chen Laogui, when you saw me and said so many high-sounding words, you were just looking for an excuse to kill me. Zhao Kuangyin gave Huashan to you, which shows that you, Chen Laogui, the Huashan lineage and the Zhao Song royal family
The relationship is not ordinary. Hehehehe... The person who really invited you here is probably not someone else, but Zhao Heng, right?
Zhao Heng saw that the Grand Master Pang he sent could not suppress me. So I made a heavy promise to you and asked people to come down from the mountain and get rid of me.
Is my guess right? Can you tell me what serious promise Zhao Heng made to you?" The old Taoist priest's face was ashen, his eyes flashed with cold light, and his long sword subconsciously forced it towards Yang Peng's throat. Yang Peng's sword was tactfully moved.
, swinging the long sword from the old Taoist priest's hand. The old Taoist priest held the long sword and continued to approach Yang Qi.
"Swish, swish, swish~" The long sword passed across Yang Peng's body and opened several gaps. "Are you angry with shame? Your energy-raising efforts are not enough." Although Yang Peng suffered a loss, he did not say anything.
He spoke frequently to hurt the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest glared at Yang Peng angrily and sped up the long sword in his hand.
Yang Peng was tired of fighting back, but could never find a flaw. The old Taoist priest's swordsmanship was at its peak, hard and soft, and like an antelope hanging its horns, elusive. Yang Peng felt like he was being beaten. He had all the strength in his body.
, but can't do it.
"That's enough~" The old Taoist priest forced Yang Peng back frequently. He was about to kill Yang Peng with his sword, but was stopped by a lazy voice. When the old Taoist priest heard this, he immediately put it away.
The long sword stood aside. From the hay pile under the tree where the old Taoist priest originally slept, a lazy and slovenly figure appeared.
He is also a Taoist priest. However, this Taoist priest looks slovenly and dirty, more like a beggar. There is also a wine gourd hanging on his waist. He walks unsteadily, as if he is going to be injured at any time.
Able to fall asleep. The sloppy Taoist priest waved his hand at the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest glared at Yang Peng with an unwilling expression, then flew up and disappeared into the boundless wilderness after a few ups and downs. The sloppy Taoist jolted to Yang Peng and said in a daze: "You take one bite at a time
Old Ghost Chen, every mouthful is like Old Ghost Chen. Are you so disgusted by the poor way?"
Yang Peng frowned and whispered: "Are you Chen Tuan?" The sloppy Taoist priest took off the wine gourd from his waist, took a sip, trembled all over, held the wine gourd and praised: "You Tianjing New City
The spirits produced by the wine shop are good...but a bit expensive..."
Yang Peng looked at the sloppy Taoist priest up and down, and his frown deepened. The sloppy Taoist priest frowned, "Why, you don't think the poor Taoist looks like Chen Tuan?" Yang Peng answered the question, "You are Chen Tuan, then who was that just now?
This was the first time Yang Peng had heard of this name. The sloppy Taoist priest seemed to understand the doubts in Yang Peng's heart, and said with a smile: "Old guys like me have lived long enough. In the eyes of many people, that is
Baby. The Taoist sect has thousands of years of foundation. After all, Pindao is also a living god. There are one or two guards around him, which is what it should be.
You, on the other hand, seemed to know that the poor Taoist was looking for you, so you actually left the seclusion without taking anyone with you. When you saw the Taoist, you insisted that he was an old Taoist." Yang Peng squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "In order to find out your identity
, I personally went to the Great Buddhist Temple. I made a serious promise, and then I got some information from those monks."
"Bah!" Old Taoist Chen Tuan spat in an imageless manner and cursed: "A group of bald thieves who have had enough to eat and have nothing to do are always watching Pindao's every move. One day, Pindao will be under their control.
You poop in the main hall and it stinks to death."
Yang Peng was stunned, and the corner of his mouth kept twitching. It was hard to imagine that a god-level figure who had been worshiped for thousands of years in later generations was actually such a person... Yang Peng couldn't find a word to describe this person who was called a god.
The sloppy Taoist priests. It seems that the old immortals or living Arhats who have achieved Taoism all have such free and easy virtues.
For example, more than a hundred years later, a guy named Li Xiuyuan appeared. Nothing in the world seemed to be enough to restrain these masters. Old Taoist Chen Tuan stared at Yang Peng and said doubtfully: "You kid, your eyes are rolling around."
, seems to be thinking bad things about poor people in your heart? Do you think that living gods should not look like this in your heart? "
Yang Peng shook his head decisively, "No." Old Taoist Chen Tuan said with disdain: "Duplicity. Boy, what are living gods like? How many have you seen? I'm afraid I've only seen one Pindao. But I haven't seen any Pindao."
I’ve seen it. Nowadays, the poor Taoist has the title of living god on his head, so how the poor Taoist lives is how the living god will behave. The poor Taoist doesn’t need to worry about other people’s thoughts at all.”
Yang Peng felt that what Chen Tuan said was true. If a person lives up to Chen Tuan's level, even if he farts, there will be many people following him and sucking him up, and they will keep praising him. Look! I took a sip.
Immortal fart, I feel ten years younger all of a sudden. Not to mention world-famous big shots like Chen Tuan, even Yang Peng, if he farts nowadays, there will be people following behind him, praising his smelly feet and saying it smells good.
of.
What Chen Tuan said is true, but it does not mean that Yang Peng is willing to open up to him. For such an expert who has not yet figured out the other party's intentions, Yang Peng always remains vigilant. The reason why Yang Peng chose to escape alone
, the fundamental reason is to draw out this expert.
Yang Peng felt that it would be better for him to handle such an expert. If such an expert were left in the Yanjing Mansion, his family might not be his opponent.
"Why do your Taoist sect want to kill me?" Yang Peng asked in a deep voice the doubts in his heart. Old Taoist Chen Tuan was stunned, and he chuckled: "Didn't you just say that? Our Taoist sect took advantage of Zhao Heng, so
I want to help him deal with you."
"Uh?!" When Old Taoist Chen Tuan saw Yang Peng's defeat, he smiled as proudly as if he had stolen a piece of chicken. Yang Peng's face turned black. Old Taoist Chen Tuan said cheerfully: "Zhao Heng did promise us benefits.
It’s just that Pindao felt it was too hot to hold, so he didn’t take it.”
Yang Peng looked at the direction where the old Taoist priest left just now, and said blankly: "What about him?" Old Taoist Chen Tuan twirled his beard and said: "You tricked someone's precious nephew into working for you, and you didn't let me punish you.
Let’s vent our anger. That little guy is a new generation of swordsmen that I have worked so hard to cultivate, and you kidnapped me. Do you think I can help you not to be angry?”
Fan Long arrived here under the leadership of the old Taoist priest who had attacked Yang Peng before. He looked at Fan Long with a miserable look on his face. It was obviously caused by traveling continuously without eating, drinking or sleeping. In order to shorten the distance, the old Taoist priest went
When I was looking for Fan Long, I didn't go around Yanmen Pass.
Instead, he took a shortcut along the mountain to outside Yanmen Pass. He brought Fan Long here from outside Yanmen Pass.
"Old Ancestor." Fan Long bowed and saluted where Old Taoist Chen Tuan was sleeping soundly. Old Taoist Chen Tuan, who was sleeping soundly, exhaled a long breath and sat up slowly. Then he took a sip of wine before asking Fan Long
.
"Fan Long, how much do you know about Yang Peng?" Fan Long heard what Chen Tuan said. He was slightly stunned and said in astonishment: "As for my disciple's understanding of Yang Peng, didn't my disciple tell you before?"
"Old Taoist Chen Tuan had a dark face and growled: "I want to know, besides possessing the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, Tianjing New City, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of the two governments, what kind of power does Yang Peng have?"
Fan Long frowned and said: "Ancestor, why do you ask these questions?"
"Pa!" The old Taoist priest patted Fan Long on the head, stared and said, "Whatever our ancestors ask you, just answer it. There is so much nonsense coming from there." Fan Long rolled his eyes helplessly.
He had no temper at all in front of this old Taoist priest who was nominally his master but actually his uncle.
Although Fan Long didn't know the purpose of Chen Tuan, the ancestor who asked him, he still defended Yang Peng. "My disciple didn't have much contact with Yang Peng, but he knew that this man had many tricks. He was also very good at amassing money, so
The power under his command will always develop and grow in the shortest possible time.
He can even create some surprising miracles. And he is really a good person. He is really good to his family, friends, subordinates, and even the people under his rule. Although his disciples and grandchildren have friends with him,
Soon, they became friends of life and death.
The disciples are not willing to be enemies with him." Upon hearing this, the old Taoist Chen Tuan's face became even darker, "Did I ask you this?" "Pah!" The old Taoist priest patted Fan Long again and glared at him. This
The general who traveled across the battlefield and plundered the two capitals of the Liao Kingdom was beaten like a grandson, and felt miserable in his heart.
Fan Long felt that when he lived to the level of his ancestors, he would also scold others in this way. Passing the pain he suffered to others is the happiest thing. This is what Yang Peng told him.
Under the coercion of an elder.
Fan Long said calmly: "According to what my disciple knows, Yang Peng also has an island called Ryukyu in the south. There are nearly a million people there. In addition to having their own power, they have also formed an alliance with the Ming Cult..."
Chen Tuan was so angry that he shouted: "Tell me something I don't know." Shang Qingzi nodded helplessly and said: "In addition, Yang Peng also has an alliance with the Yebeg tribe of Dangxiang.
Yes, Yang Peng has an espionage agency called Jinyiwei under his command. In the hands of his mother-in-law Yeqi Hanyu, she also controls an espionage agency called Secret Guard.
Also, one time when his disciple was drinking with Yang Peng, he was drunk and said that Tianjing Xincheng Money Shop was also his property..." Fan Long glanced at his ancestor and his uncle, and whispered: "As far as my disciple knows,
The deposits of Tianjing New City Money Bank in Youzhou Prefecture and Tianjing New City should have reached 10 million taels..."
Fan Long's words are not exaggerated. Yang Peng alone, Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank in Youzhou Prefecture, has saved nearly 30 million taels of wealth. Inspired by Yang Peng, and Tianjing Xincheng Money
Many people in Youzhou Prefecture also followed the bank's insurance system and deposited their money in the Tianjing New City Money Bank. Most of the dividends received by the Rangers' cavalry were also deposited in the Tianjing New City Money Bank.
Nowadays, the properties seized by the Rangers are directly sent to the Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank to be counted in Fuxingguanli, and the bills are issued and taken away directly. There is an army that is constantly snatching money inside and going to the Tianjing New City Money Bank.
It is difficult for Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank not to explode. Even the current military pay is issued by Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank. Even now, in the market of Fengcheng, Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank has appeared.
The bills issued by the money bank are used as money.
The bills from the Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank suddenly changed from a bill to a Tianjing New City money bill. In addition, businessmen from all over the country frequently entered Fengcheng and Datong to do business, and there were also large sums of money every day.
The money was deposited into the Tianjing New City Money Bank. The most terrifying thing was the commercial tax in the two provinces. Although there were not many tax items, they were all involved in cross-border trade.
The large amount of tax revenue that comes in every day is terrifying. And these taxes are all deposited into Tianjing Xincheng Money Bank. So much money goes into the pockets of Nanguo Money Bank, but in the end what comes to the hands of the people and businessmen is just
A piece of paper. From this we can see that Tianjing Xincheng’s money shop has made huge amounts of money.
It is said that in order to support the development of Tianjing New City Money Bank, Yang Peng has added an accounting department in Tianjing New City Academy. "Hiss~" Old Taoist Chen Tuan and the old Taoist priests, even outsiders who have been cultivating their Qi for many years, are also attracted by this
The terrifying number of words shocked me.
"Isn't Yang Peng as rich as the country?" Old Taoist Chen Tuan is relatively stable. But the old Taoist priest can no longer be calm. In this world, there are two types of people who are most difficult to deal with. One is the powerful, and the other is the most difficult to deal with.
They are rich. Those with power represent people, the vast ocean of the people and the law, which will help them eliminate all enemies. The rich represent gods, and wealth can communicate with gods. They are almost omnipotent and no one can use them.
And Yang Peng not only has power, but also money. He is almost invincible. Fan Long looked at the two elders who were in shock, and said cautiously: "My disciple heard that Tianjing New City Qian Bank
It’s made in China from Tianjing New City…”
One sentence explains a lot. Yang Peng said that the Tianjing New City Money Store belongs to him, and the Tianjing New City Money Store is domestically produced in Tianjing New City. This is a disguised proof that Tianjing New City belongs to Yang Peng.
This is even more terrifying. A young man who is only twenty years old has now controlled a country and two houses, and is even richer than the country. That is not what the Taoist sect can deal with. No matter how good the Taoist sect is, it can't do it.
A country. Otherwise, the Taoist sect would have been granted the power of king by the gods, riding on the emperor’s head and becoming the supreme emperor. There would be no need to fight against the Buddhist sect as hard as it is now.
"How...is this possible..." Old Taoist Chen Tuan is only a hundred years old. He has met countless people and has long been calm. But after hearing the details about Yang Peng, he could not bear to be moved. The old Taoist priest was shocked and speechless.
"No wonder... no wonder that boy dared to laugh at my Taoist sect for being stubborn..."
Old Taoist Chen Tuan murmured, stared at Fan Long, and said in a trembling voice: "Why didn't you tell us such important news earlier?" Fan Long said helplessly: "No one of you asked..." Chen Tuan
The old man was almost hurt internally from anger. However, he soon realized that it was not Fan Long's fault.
The fault lies with the Taoist sect. As Yang Peng said, the Taoist sect is indeed a bit complacent. It only focuses on the dominance of this one-third-acre land in the Central Plains, and even fights with Buddhism bloody. But from the perspective of the spread of Taoism,
It is indeed somewhat lower than Buddhism. It is not unreasonable for Buddhism to spread all over the world.
Old Taoist Chen Tuan suddenly discovered that Yang Peng's words had affected his Taoist heart that had not moved for many years. "You can go back first." Old Taoist Chen Tuan waved his hand and asked Fan Long to leave first. He whispered to the old Taoist priest and said: "
Summon the Chunyang Clan, the Maoshan Clan, and the Longhu Mountain Clan to come see Pindao. Pindao has important matters to discuss with them."
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.