A group of Taoist priests wearing plain blue Taoist robes, holding floats in their hands, or wearing long swords on their waists, and wearing sun towels or one-word scarves on their heads, stood behind several people dressed as knights.
Under the leadership, we walked towards the city gate.
Before the Yun Kingdom, it was very rare to see people wearing Taoist robes.
But everyone in the world knows that the only ones related to Taoist robes, apart from the Yin Yang School and Taoism among hundreds of schools of thought, are the Longhushan Taoism that is now popular in the Central Plains.
No matter which family the person in front of you belongs to, you cannot treat him as an ordinary person and you must not be careless.
The general of the city defense camp who was guarding the city gate saw this group of people approaching and immediately became alert. He led his soldiers to step forward, stopped the group of people, and said loudly:
"Stop, let the city defense camp inquire!"
When the group of Taoist priests who were stopped saw this, their expressions did not change. They just looked at the leading men dressed as knights.
When the leading ranger saw this, he immediately stepped forward, took out a red-gold waist badge from his arms, and waved it slightly in front of the city defense camp general.
On the red gold waist plate, the words "Shang Yu's backup place" flashed by.
The city defense camp general was startled and subconsciously looked at these people dressed as rangers.
They were all dressed in commoner clothes, carrying weapons, and they looked like they were people in the martial arts world who had just traveled a long distance.
But the leader, in addition to the weapons worn on his waist, also carried a black cloth bag behind his back.
This cloth bag is a bit strange. Just looking at the shape, it looks a bit like carrying a birdcage.
The general of the city defense camp had sharp eyes, and he immediately noticed a few dark spots on the black cloth bag. These were the traces left after blood infected the black cloth bag.
In the world, there are many people who use strange weapons. But in Yun Kingdom, when they see this kind of thing, everyone will have only one thought.
There are drops of blood on the stick!
In today's Yun Kingdom, Shang Yu's backup position, or stick position, has gained a fierce and frightening reputation after several attacks.
Because of its ruthless methods of killing people and leaving headless corpses at every turn, Sticky Rod has gradually become a new horror legend among the people in the Yun Kingdom. It has become a weapon used by adults to deal with crying children.
It's a scare tactic.
The general of the city defense camp suddenly trembled all over, his back felt slightly cold. After hesitating for a moment, he asked cautiously:
"May I ask, may I ask, is this lord on official business?"
The leader of the rangers nodded and said solemnly:
"The emperor's orders are on my side, so I can't say more. Please rest assured. Someone will go and take over with your superiors later!"
"Yes, I understand, understand!"
The general of the city defense camp quickly took a step back and waved his hands to signal his soldiers to get out of the way.
The leader of the rangers turned to look at the group of people wearing Taoist robes, lowered his head slightly and said:
"Fathers of Taoism, please come!"
The group of Taoists nodded slightly and walked towards Zhongqing City.
Among the Taoists, there were three more figures. They could not hide their aura of being out of the world, and their auras were all flowing from the source, which was quite eye-catching.
Among the three people, a Taoist boy who was no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with an agile and delicate appearance, leaned next to the gentle young Taoist priest with a simple appearance and a calm breath. His lips moved slightly, and his voice was sent straight into the young man's ears by his pure inner energy.
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"Second Senior Brother, it's not easy to invite Taoists to come to Yun Kingdom! The general at the city gate just now is really afraid of them."
When the gentle young Taoist priest heard the words, his lips moved slightly, and the sound was passed directly into the ears of the Taoist boy without missing a trace.
"Since they are people sent by the Emperor of Yun State to invite Taoists to come to Yun State to preach, they cannot be simple. Judging from their posture, they should be similar to the Zhishi Xiuyi of Emperor Xia's personal guard. They are all agents who do shady things for the emperor.
mechanism."
"Ahem!"
A slight cough interrupted the two's whispers.
A man with white hair on his temples but a young face and skin that made it difficult to tell his true age looked at the two of them with some dissatisfaction.
The young Taoist priest, Tao Tong, looked at his senior brother's slightly frowning expression and immediately closed his mouth.
"Three of us, on the order of the Taoist master, followed the Taoist disciples to the Yun Kingdom in order to explore the Yun Kingdom's attitude towards our Taoism. This matter is related to the future of our Taoism and the spread of our sect in the Yun Kingdom. You guys
There must be no mistakes!"
The man's lips were slightly opened, and his cold voice immediately sounded in the ears of the young Taoist priest and Taoist boy.
When the Taoist boy heard this, he was quite puzzled and said:
"Elder brother, didn't we already know about Emperor Yun's establishment of Jixia Academy on the way here? Since Emperor Yun has such an attitude towards us and other scholars, why do we still hide our identities?
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Hearing this, the Qing Leng Taoist shook his head silently and said:
"This is not to hide my identity, but I want to use Taoism to keep a low profile and get in touch with the Emperor of Yun State as soon as possible. The Yun State Court is like a blank sheet of paper, and various schools of thought do not have much influence on it. If we can take the lead
If we have the opportunity, we can give Taoism an advantage over the Yun Kingdom's court. If there is a country's court for my Taoist disciples to practice, it can prove that our Taoist ideas are superior to those of other hundreds of schools."
When the young Taoist priest and Taoist boy heard this, their faces were a little strange. The Taoist boy took advantage of his young age and his senior brother didn't often argue with him, so he said in surprise:
"This is not what a senior brother would say..."
When the cold Taoist priest heard this, he turned his head slightly, his eyes were calm and unruffled, and he glanced at the two of them casually.
"It's really not me who said it. This is the explanation sent by the elder of Menzhongzhuang!"
When the young Taoist priest heard this, his expression was even weirder. He was confused and said subconsciously:
"Elder Zhuang, no wonder...it's just that I didn't expect that with the character of Senior Brother, he would actually listen to Elder Zhuang's instructions..."
The senior brother raised his head slightly without moving his lips, and the cold voice came into their ears again:
"Not long after I left, the Taoist Master was suddenly touched and went into seclusion to practice. Now Elder Zhuang is responsible for all affairs in the sect... Okay, it's useless to talk more. Just remember my instructions.
Yes!"
The two of them were usually in awe of this senior brother, so naturally they did not dare to say anything and nodded repeatedly, indicating that they would be obedient.
The group of Taoist priests brought in front of them by Nian Gang Chu was actually another means for Xiao Cheng to contain Buddhism.
Send people to Taoist Longhu Mountain and invite them to come to Yun Kingdom to preach.
On the Taoist side, they naturally accepted such a good thing and immediately selected promising Taoist priests who were being trained to follow the people at the stick.
At this moment, these three Taoist disciples suddenly approached the Taoist master of Longhu Mountain and asked to come to Yun Kingdom together.
Taoism is a school among hundreds of schools of thought. It is a science that studies tranquility and inaction and conforms to the way of heaven. Taoism, on the other hand, is a group of religious people who based on Taoist concepts and integrated the theories of immortals, gods and demons.
religion.
Although the two are not of the same origin, they are still inextricably linked. Taoism is entrusted by Taoism and cannot be shied away from it.
It is because of this that these three Taoist disciples were able to blend into a group of Taoist priests and come to Yun Kingdom together.
The Yun Kingdom was previously regarded as its own private territory by the Buddhists.
If people from various schools of thought say they are just teaching the people of the Yun Kingdom to practice writing and literacy, then the Buddhists will naturally not pay much attention to it, and are even a little happy to see its success. After all, reciting Buddhist scriptures also requires literacy!
However, if there are any core figures among the hundreds of schools of thought who want to get involved in the Yun Kingdom's government and increase the influence of their own school, they will be targeted by the Buddhist sect, either overtly or covertly, and in the end it will only lead to
The Zibai family was overwhelmed and withdrew from the Yun Kingdom in embarrassment.
Well, you can help me with my voluntary literacy education, but you can't get benefits! The term "free prostitution" has been thought through by Buddhists.
This is how Yun State became one of the few countries in the world that hundreds of schools of thought failed to influence.
Not long after Xiao Cheng returned to the capital, he directly destroyed Ganye Temple, the largest temple in Buddhism. These methods can be said to have opened the eyes of hundreds of scholars, and they understood that the situation in the Yun Kingdom had greatly changed.
Among them, the school that moved quickly did not even know that Xiao Cheng had established Jixia Academy and allowed sages from hundreds of schools to come to teach scriptures and spread knowledge, so they hurriedly sent their disciples here.
This Taoist school is one of them.
Zhongqing City, as the capital of Yun Kingdom for more than 600 years, is also the commercial route of Xia Kingdom in the Central Plains, Tuyuhun Plateau, Tianzhu and other places, so it is naturally extremely prosperous.
There is a huge flow of people, endless traffic and shouts, and all kinds of shops and vendors on the street are overwhelmed.
Daochong was young and had just come down from the mountain. Seeing this bustling scene, he couldn't help but turn his head left and right. His eyes were full of novelty and joy at seeing the lively and prosperous scene in the city.
"Wow, this Zhongqing City is really prosperous! Even more prosperous than Guyue Town!" The Taoist boy couldn't hold back his joy and said excitedly to the two senior brothers beside him.
Guyue Town is a small town at the foot of Longhu Mountain. It is naturally incomparable to the capital city of Yun Kingdom.
Hearing the excited voice of the Taoist boy, the little leader of the sticky pole dressed as a ranger immediately said:
"The capital of our country, Yun, is not inferior to the capital of Xia in terms of prosperity... Hey, it's a bit strange to say that there were many more people in the past than today. Why are there so few people now?"
The Taoist boy's eyes widened and he said in surprise:
"There used to be more than this?"
"Yeah! That's weird, what happened today?" the little leader of the stick-stick area said a little puzzled.
The second young Taoist brother grabbed his younger brother who was about to say something, then smiled and nodded at the little leader, accepting what he said.
Seeing this, the little leader at the sticky pole turned his eyes slightly, and then smiled at the three of them.
Although they were all dressed in Taoist robes, perhaps because they had practiced advanced Taoist techniques, the temperament of these three people was too special and otherworldly. People at Niangan suspected the identities of these three people early on. Along the way, this Niangan
He is a young leader, but he has been paying attention to the three of them.
But now that we have arrived at Zhongqing City and the old lair at Sticky Stick, as long as we are prepared in advance, we are not afraid of what the three of us will do!
At this time, a man dressed as a ranger hurried from the front and whispered a few words into the little leader's ear.
When the little leader heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He immediately nodded and said to the Taoist priests:
"Everyone, there is a huge crowd ahead, please follow me around!"
When the little Taoist boy heard this, he immediately asked:
"It's crowded in front? No wonder you just said there were fewer people. Did they all go to the front to join in the fun? What's going on in Zhongqing City today?"
Hearing this, the little leader nodded and said:
"Today happened to be the third time that the imperial examination results were released, and many people crowded in front to see the results. Because there were too many people, the imperial court had mobilized patrol battalions, and the imperial army went to maintain order. Let's not join in the fun!"
"The third imperial examination? Is it the system that was promulgated before to select scholars?" Tao Tong asked.
The little leader nodded again.
The Taoist boy's eyes lit up, he stepped forward and looked at the place where the noise was faintly heard, feeling quite moved in his heart. He hesitated for a moment, turned to look at his senior brother, and said:
"Senior brother, I want to take a look!"
When the Qing Leng Taoist heard this, he pondered for a moment, nodded, and said:
"Go for it!"
Hearing this, the Taoist boy immediately cheered. He put his feet down and performed his superb Qinggong. The sound of his clothes breaking through the air just sounded. Before anyone could react, his figure floated away and landed several feet away.
When the little leader saw this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, he nodded in admiration:
"You are so young, but you have such amazing Qinggong skills!"
The young Taoist priest's expression froze, and he immediately looked at the little leader and said with a smile:
"My junior brother, well...it's a family tradition, and coupled with his extraordinary talent, hehehe..."
Hearing this, the little leader smiled at the young Taoist priests, and walked away from them, leading the group of Taoist priests around the road.
The corners of the young Taoist priest's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked helplessly at his senior brother.
Didn't you just say that you should keep a low profile before meeting the Emperor of Yun Kingdom?
The cold Taoist priest glanced at his junior brother's helpless expression and saw his thoughts. His expression remained calm and he said:
"I also want to know, so I asked my junior brother to go take a look."
"But didn't you just say that you want to keep a low profile? This little junior brother's youthful nature and his ability show off, wouldn't it make people suspicious..."
The cold Taoist priest heard this and said in a deep voice:
"My heart is touched... When I was in the door before, my heart was touched by the southwest land many times. My chance may lie in the Yun Kingdom."
This sentence stopped the young Taoist priest from speaking.
My senior brother practices the highest Taoist inheritance technique. Since ancient times, very few people have been able to practice the "Tai Shang Dong Xuan Tian Ji Yin Fu Miao Jing". What he does is to follow the heaven's secrets, understand the great ways of heaven and earth, and practice Taoism.
The path of the heart.
By cultivating this supreme Taoist teaching, one can obtain the enlightenment of one's own chance from heaven and earth. The Taoist heart of Qing Leng Taoist is repeatedly touched, which is the revelation of heaven's secrets from the underworld.
In this way, it makes sense.
No wonder my senior brother, who is devoted to cultivation and dislikes worldly things, took the initiative to accept the task of coming to Yun Kingdom to investigate in front of the Taoist Master this time. Moreover, after the Taoist Master retreated, he could still hear the words of the elder of Menzhongzhuang.