Guanzhong, Taiyi Mountain, where Renzong Mountain Gate is located.
It had been many days since he had said goodbye to Gai Nie and others, and Xiaoyaozi finally rushed back to his sect in a dusty state.
With his leg strength, he should have been back long ago, but there were other things on the road that delayed his time.
The disciples of the Human Sect have also been waiting for their leader to return. After all, the sword debate between heaven and man is approaching, which is the top priority of their Taoist family.
What's more important is that the opponent their leader has to face this time is the young leader who has an eccentric temperament but is extremely talented - strictly speaking, when Chi Songzi died, Xiaomeng succeeded him as the leader.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a young leader.
It is good to face a young opponent, but it is not easy to face a genius who can be called a monster.
Disciples of the Renzong will not blindly trust their master. After all, the most unreasonable creature is a genius.
The heir of a political strategist, he became the undoubted number one swordsman in the world when he was more than thirty years old. Many old men and women in their sixties and seventies in the world were respectfully called Sword Master.
Age is never a constraint.
Xiaoyaozi came up to greet his disciple and asked directly, "Is there any movement from Tianzong? Is their leader Xiaomeng back?"
"She should be back." The disciple of the Human Sect replied, "There was some movement in the Tian Sect before. I think it was the return of the leader Xiaomeng."
Ninety-nine percent of Tianzong people live in dead houses. If there was really a way to achieve fasting, they would wish they could never leave their houses for the rest of their lives.
Anything that can make them move is not a trivial matter. Since there has been nothing else recently, there is a high probability that the head of Li Zong is back.
Xiaoyaozi turned his head and glanced at the mountain gate of Tianzong opposite, sighing secretly in his heart, it seemed that this time the sword debate between heaven and man was really going to be unkind.
However... the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge, just wait and see, it is inevitable.
"Is there anything unusual around Taiyi Mountain recently?" Xiaoyaozi asked as he continued walking towards the mountain.
The disciple of the Renzong followed him and replied, "It's been quite quiet near the mountain gate recently, even quieter than in previous years. Only some familiar sects sent letters asking about the sword discussion between heaven and man."
The past years in his words refer to the time when sword debates between heaven and man were held in the past.
In normal years, Taiyi Mountain is always quiet.
Regardless of the Tianzong or Renzong, they are all considered otakus to some extent, but the degree is different. Naturally, no one dares to come to Taiyi Mountain to disturb these major sects.
Only when heaven and man discuss swords will Taiyi Mountain become a little more lively.
Onlookers are allowed to watch the sword discussion between heaven and man, but they must be well-known figures who are familiar with at least one of the two Taoist sects. Not everyone can come.
This is not because Taoists are flattering and disdainful, but they just don’t like to be disturbed by others, and the Taiyi Mountain Guanmiao Terrace does not have that much space for others to watch the fun.
If we really let it go, not to mention tens of thousands, at least a thousand people would come to watch the fight between the two Taoist sect leaders.
Many people may never see a battle between masters of this level once in their lifetime, and no one wants to miss it.
Xiaoyaozi nodded when he heard this, "It seems that Taishan Fengchan helped us attract a lot of attention."
"But don't take it lightly, be more vigilant, and report any signs of something amiss in a timely manner."
"Disciple understands."
"Well... help me inform some elders to come to the main hall to see me." Xiaoyaozi then ordered.
"Yes, Master." The Renzong disciple nodded and accepted the order, then walked towards the other side.
Xiaoyaozi continued towards the Renzong Hall.
In this sword debate between heaven and man, let’s not worry about how difficult Xiaomeng’s side is. After all, this is an opponent he cannot avoid as the head of the Human Sect.
At least we can't let those with ulterior motives take advantage of the loophole and create additional troubles in our lives.
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Dongjun, Daze Mountain, the holy land of the farm headquarters, Tomb of the Six Sages of Emperor Yan.
Tian Yan, as a knight leader, visited the valley where the statue of the ancestor Shen Nong was located within a few days.
There are two purposes, the first of course is to meet Ayan.
As soon as Tian Yan entered the valley, A Yan's figure also appeared under the statue of Shennong.
She has been hiding in the valley recently, but she did not go deep into the Six Xian Tombs and hid on the outskirts of the valley, so she could detect Tian Yan's arrival early.
Speaking of the Six Xian Tombs, one thing must be mentioned.
That was the identity swap between her and Tian Yan. In fact, there was a more serious problem, which was that Tian Yan himself was inconvenient to meet the six elders in the Six Sages Tomb.
Ayan used his exquisite disguise skills to deceive many of the higher-ups in the farm family.
Liusha's skills in this area can be said to be the best in the world. After all, there is a black jade unicorn, and even leaving aside the special black unicorn, there are no less than five masters of disguise in Liusha.
Ayan is also very proficient in this technique, and can even imitate other people's breath for a certain period of time.
Precisely because of her vivid disguise and imitation, there is almost no flaw in the identity exchange with Tian Yan.
Tian Hu and the others might be a little strange, but they would not speculate in such an outrageous direction.
But it was different when facing the six elders.
Facing Tian Hu and others, A Yan replaced the truth with lies, so Tian Yan had nothing to do with her in exchange - they were genuine and not afraid of checking.
But facing the six elders, strictly speaking, Ayan was not pretending.
The six elders don't know Tian Yan at all, and they don't even know what she will look like when she becomes an adult. The 'Tian Yan' in their eyes is the disguised A Yan.
To them, Tian Yan, the real person, is a ‘fake’.
Tian Yan himself had no martial arts skills, so he might be able to hide it from Tian Hu and the others, but he would definitely not be able to hide it from the six elders.
Therefore, if it is necessary to meet the six elders in person, Tian Yan, a serious chivalrous leader from the Tian clan, cannot do it. Ayan, the 'sword catcher', must do it.
It's very embarrassing.
Fortunately, through careful observation in the past few days, Ayan can clearly feel that the auras of the six elders are constantly weakening.
These six old men are afraid that their days are numbered.
So this little trouble won't last long.
As the two approached, Tian Yan spoke first and got straight to the point:
"Someone from the Mo family is here, coming for the Qinglong Project."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Qinglong Project..." Ayan murmured these four words again, and then asked, "Did the person here say anything?"
Tian Yan shook his head, "No, he is just a messenger, in the name of the Mo family, requesting farmers to assist in the implementation of the Qinglong Plan."
The two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke for the time being.
They both knew about the Qinglong Project, but they didn't know much about it.
The only two people in the farm family who knew about this plan were the late Tian Meng and Chen Sheng, who was sent to the Imperial Tomb in Lishan Mountain to repair the earth.
Of course, there is no need to think about the dead.
It was not that Ayan had not considered getting some information from Chen Sheng, but considering that the other party was always wary of him and that Zhao Gao could not delay, he finally gave up.
When cooperating with the Mo family to implement the Qinglong Plan, you must cooperate, but you cannot cooperate with others blindly.
What's more, Ayan's original intention was not to help the Mo family implement the Qinglong Plan, but to see if he could use the opportunity to achieve his own goals.
Tian Yan, on the other hand, doesn't care about the Qinglong Plan, he just wants to repay his kindness.
After a long while, Tian Yan broke the silence:
"I didn't hear much about the Blue Dragon Project from that person back then. I only knew that this matter may have a deep connection with the Dragon Slaying Plan for many years."
Ayan frowned, this information was of no value to her.
She was very familiar with the dragon-slaying plan. After all, the 'culprit' who ruined this plan was her father.
The Qinglong Plan was related to the Dragon Slaying Plan, and she had known about it for a long time.
At that time, the Mohist tycoon Prince Dan of Yan, the peasant hero Kui Tian Guang, and the Lord of Changping Xiong Qi joined forces for the first time in the Dragon Slaying Plan, which was Jing Ke's assassination of Qin.
After the Dragon Slaying Plan failed, the Blue Dragon Plan came into being.
However, it is unclear whether the latter was planned because of the failure of the former, or whether it was already prepared and the former was just paving the way for the latter.
Ayan replied in a deep voice, "No matter what, let's stabilize the Mo family first. The Qinglong Project Farmers must intervene."
"Now the Mohist family is asking for help from the farmers. If we take the initiative, there will always be opportunities."
Tian Yan nodded, "That's right, I'm just afraid that the other side of the net..."
Cooperating with the Mo family to launch the Qinglong Project, there is a high probability that the movement will not be small, and it will definitely be noticed by the net.
They have also been thinking about the Qinglong Project for many years.
At the mention of the snare, Ayan's eyes turned cold, "Zhao Gao will not settle down, but his main target now is definitely Confucianism."
"Besides... the peasant family's affairs are not all decided by the peasant hero."
The Sixth Hall of the Nongjia has never been directly subordinate to Xia Kui, and Xia Kui has no right to directly mobilize the Sixth Hall.
At that time, Tian Guang had unparalleled prestige within the farm family, but that did not mean that Liutang was just allowed to be driven by him.
Although Tian Yan almost controls the entire farm family, it is not all. The Zhu family of Shennongtang has always maintained its independence.
Cooperation with the Mohists can naturally be carried out in more tactful and appropriate ways.
Dealing with Zhao Gao is nothing more than finding excuses or giving him a step down.
As Luo Wen's greatest enemy and the daughter of Luo Wen's greatest traitor, Ayan knows how to deal with Zhao Gao very well.
The so-called leader of the net, the official of the CRRC, and the emperor's close ministers, seem to be unfathomable, but in fact... they are just like that.
He could deceive the emperor because his status as emperor was special.
He can plot against hundreds of schools of thought because Luo Wang is a very special organization.
But to put it bluntly, these are just sneaky tricks, and they can only be used once or twice.
The farmer's family has already been plotted by him once, and even Zhao Gao will not be able to drag the farmer's family into the crisis of annihilation again in a short period of time.
What's more, now that the Mirage is about to set sail, and the center of the empire's whirlpool has moved to Songhai City, he can't devote too much energy to others, otherwise he will waste this golden opportunity.
In the final analysis, Zhao Gao's greatest reliance was the emperor, or in other words, he used the emperor.
Use the emperor to deal with the peasants, use the emperor to deal with the Confucians.
The mirage incident was basically the most concerning thing for the emperor, and this period was undoubtedly the period when Ying Zheng's mood was most unstable.
The emperor's emotions are naturally very valuable.
If there are other things involved, as long as what the farmer does does not cross Zhao Gao's bottom line, then we can talk about it.
Of course, for ordinary people, even a top expert, testing Zhao Gao's bottom line is extremely dangerous behavior.
But for a farm family with hundreds of thousands of disciples, it was nothing.
The emperor is still willing to make some compromises, let alone a lackey.
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Jiaodong County, a Mohist stronghold on the outskirts of Songhai City.
Zhang Liang, who had just followed Fu Nian back to Songhai, was immediately greeted by the Mo family.
"Hey, Zifang, you've really made a big fuss this time." When he saw Zhang Liang, Taizhi took the lead and joked with a smile, "Tell us about it!"
Zhang Liang smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "You came to me in such a hurry just for some idle business?"
At this time, Master Ban also laughed and stroked his beard and said, "Of course we have business, but if we are not in a hurry, let's talk about the Taishan Fengchan ceremony first."
"We left early, but we didn't get to join in the excitement that only reappeared after hundreds of years."
No matter how anxious you are to get down to business, these few sentences are enough.
Zhang Liang smiled and shook his head, "Okay, okay, then I'll tell you."
"But there's actually nothing to say. It's just a big festival. You've all seen it more or less."
The most important affairs of the country are military service and sacrifice.
The act of offering sacrifices has been practiced in every country since ancient times.
Even if Master Ban and the others have never seen the sacrificial ceremonies of the empire, how can they not have seen those of other vassal states in the past?
"That's the Zen of Mount Tai!" Robber Zhi said with a pretentious laugh when he heard this, "You Confucians, Confucius, highly praised it back then."
"That won't change anything." Zhang Liang laughed, "I have to say something special... The scenery of Mount Tai is indeed unique, and it really makes people feel like they are on a small world."
Pirate Zhi came over, bumped him with his arm, and asked, "Have you seen that guy Ying Zheng?"
"Of course I have. I attended the Zen Ceremony, so I will definitely meet him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course Thief Zhi wanted to ask this kind of question that was not a question at all, so he changed his question and asked again, "I mean, have you ever met him in a relatively private environment?"
Zhang Liang nodded, "That's right. I met him alone with my senior brother."
"But the main thing he wants to see is senior brother, I'm just a foil."
"Brother Zifang is too humble, how can you be a foil?" Taizhi said with a smile and patted his shoulder.
Zhang Liang just smiled bitterly and didn't say much.
If you think about it, Zhang Liang is actually more familiar with Ying Zheng than Fu Nian.
Ying Zheng, who had not yet taken power at that time, went to Xinzheng, South Korea in person. It was Liusha who took action to ensure Ying Zheng's safety. Zhang Liang also contributed, and he naturally interacted with Ying Zheng during this period.
But it's really not much.
Ying Zheng was mainly interested in Han Fei. Zhang Liang deliberately hid his clumsiness and was unwilling to get close to the king of Qin, so he couldn't lose any relationship.
But at least some of them are familiar.
When Taishan was enshrined in Zen, Ying Zheng specially asked Fu Nian to bring Zhang Liang as a companion, which was considered as giving some face to this 'old friend'.
As for Zhang Liang's attitude towards the empire, Ying Zheng may or may not know it, but he definitely doesn't care.
Master Ban interrupted at this time and asked, "Zifang, is it true that nothing unexpected happened to Taishan Fengchan?"
Zhang Liang shook his head, "No, everything went well."
"Brother Gu personally expressed his stance. No one dared to challenge him head-on. Even Zhao Gao kept his tail between his legs in those days."
"Hehe!" Bandit Zhi grinned, "Although they are not friendly forces, it is a good thing to see the snare somewhat deflated."
"It may not be a big good thing." Zhang Liang shook his head and reminded, "Zhao Gao is willing to endure it. Although it is because of Brother Gu's intimidation, it also means that Zhao Gao must have another plan."