The wind is soft and dry, and the wild grass is growing taller.
Outside the camp in Luocheng, the bright sunlight made countless branches and leaves look listless.
On the sandy ground during the camp, there were patches of ground-grabbers and caltrops, like scabies on a bald man's head. These two weeds are extremely drought-tolerant, but the war horses don't like to eat them, so they became more and more lush in the camp.
Get up. However, the amount of yellow dust thrown up during the recruitment and training of each team was also reduced a lot.
A flying horse came from Juechen and rushed straight into the camp gate, but no one stepped forward to stop him. The man on the horse, carrying two swords on his back, looked heroic. He turned over and dismounted directly in front of the central tent, and threw the reins to the guard holding the halberd aside.
Entered the big account.
Several generals in the camp were surrounding the sand table, stroking their beards and talking about something. When they saw someone coming in, they all raised their eyes and looked at the rolled up tent.
The visitor knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said loudly: "The general will pay homage to the King of Xiping County, Colonel Tan, Shao Zhonghou, and Deputy Lieutenant Ning. I wonder if I have summoned the general back. What's the mission?"
Shu Yao, the king of Xiping County, glanced at Tan Lingde beside him, and then pointed at the sand table with several others. Tan Lingde understood, waved his hand and said: "The square team is standing, let's talk outside the tent!"
"Here!" Fang Qidou looked suspicious, but still responded with clasped fists and took the lead in leaving the camp.
Tan Lingde followed closely behind, came out of the tent, and patted Fang Qidou on the shoulder: "At noon, someone from Ziwei City sent a secret order, asking you to bring more people out of the city tomorrow to assist Henan Yin. The palace asked them to intercept them.
Zoroastrian saint. In addition to you, Chen Gu will also lead more troops to help."
Fang Qidou asked in confusion: "General Tan, you didn't just promise Taiwei Palace to send ten people a few days ago, so why did you temporarily increase the number of troops?"
Tan Lingde's expression became solemn and his voice became a little louder: "The Crown Prince asked you to increase troops, so you will increase troops. What nonsense are you talking about?" After saying that, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, "The Taiwei Palace is in the hands of Zoroastrianism.
How can you swallow your anger after a big loss? I heard that Wang Jinzao secretly reported to the court, impeaching me from Luocheng camp and watching the fire from the other side of the bank, and did nothing to save him. Yuan Zai suppressed this memorial, but used it to make a condition with the prince: he wants me
We will send more soldiers and horses to the camp in Luocheng, and we must kill the Zoroastrian saint and the leader of the sect."
"The prince... agreed?" Fang Qidou said slightly angrily.
"So what if I don't agree? Yuan Zai monopolizes the government and is domineering. Many courtiers dare to be angry but dare not speak out. The prince is still young, and it is not suitable to fight with Yuan Zai, so he has no choice but to agree." Tan Lingde spoke hastily, his beard swaying.
His upper and lower jaws were shaking violently, obviously he was very angry.
"The tragic disaster in Tongyuan Canal shows that the capabilities of Zoroastrianism should not be underestimated. The more people our camp has, the more damage it will suffer. Not only will our morale be dampened, but we will also get into trouble with such a difficult sect like Zoroastrianism.
This is so unwise..." Fang Qidou said heartbrokenly.
"Who told you to risk life and death and fight with a knife? Young people must know how to deal with things in a roundabout way. Taiwei Palace doesn't want to be an enemy of Zoroastrianism anymore, so why should we draw fire and burn ourselves? When the time comes to fight, we must fight and retreat, so as to save our lives.
The lives of the soldiers. There are so many useful bodies, but they have to be left to kill the Tibetan soldiers in the autumn!"
Tan Lingde was slightly angry and interrupted him. Seeing that he did not understand his intention, he had to change the topic and explain the pros and cons of the choice in detail.
It dawned on Fang Qidou, and he couldn't help but admire this resourceful veteran of the camp: "General, I understand! It's important to march quickly, to engage in battle is to work hard, to seek benefits and avoid harm, to save yourself to hurt the enemy."
"Hahaha! You are indeed a person that I value highly. Just one point will tell the truth! With your words, I will feel relieved when I leave the city tomorrow." Tan Lingde said with a smile, "In addition, the soldiers on the Tongyuan Canal side need to be guarded more.
In a few days, what 'White Mountain Man' Li Changyuan and the others have done can be completed in just a few days. Remember to explain clearly to each one, except for the people brought by Li Changyuan himself, not a single mouse is allowed in."
"General, obey your order!" Fang Qidou cupped his fists and bowed. After saluting, he put his stirrup on his horse again and ordered his troops.
In the Xiuye Square, there are many green pines and green cypresses.
Especially near Jingyun Temple, there are pines and cypresses like a canopy, majestic and ancient. White smoke lingers on the top of the Xieshan Mountain in Qingyang Temple, like a dream, and the spirit of immortality is transcendent.
In front of the Qingyang Hall, Shi Xiaoren, the master of Jingyun Temple, held a fly whisk in his hand, and scanned the Taoist priests with a pair of sinister eyes: "At this time yesterday, on the bank of Tongyuan Canal, the Zoroastrian monsters slaughtered all the Tiger Guards! Among these Tiger Guards who died tragically
, there are your fathers, brothers, sons and nephews who are from the same sect. If you don’t take revenge for this, you will be in vain as a member of the Taoist sect!”
The Taoist priests in front of the temple were furious. One of them, an old Taoist with half-white hair and beard, burst out crying: "How can I bear to return to earth with a mutilated body with hatred? Kill all the demons to vent my anger! My dog! Dad will go and get it for you tomorrow.
Revenge! Awww..."
Shi Xiaoren's eyes suddenly softened a bit: "Old Wang, a dead person cannot be resurrected, and weeping blood is in vain. If you can kill a few more Zoroastrian demons tomorrow, I guess Gou'erquan Xia knows the truth, and you should also smile."
Another young Taoist priest said angrily: "My eldest brother died miserably! Both arms were gone, and the blood was already drained before he was taken to the hospital! Zoroastrianism is so sanctimonious! If I meet you tomorrow, I will kill you."
If one is enough, you can make a profit by killing two!"
"And our Senior Brother Zhu, who is the most charming and suave, is actually..."
"..."
The Taoist priests talked to each other and told each other about the familiar people who died in Tongyuan Canal.
For a moment, there was a loud cry of sorrow in front of the Qingyang Hall, and even Shi Xiaoren was a little moved. However, after brewing for a long time, he could not squeeze out a drop of tears, so he could only vent his sorrow and anger to the audience with a gloomy face.
Everyone cried and howled in confusion, but there was very little genuine grief from the heart. Most of the Taoist priests just echoed the words and made superficial remarks, without much real feeling.
When Shi Xiaoren saw that it was almost done, he pressed down with one hand and signaled the Taoist priests to silence: "Yesterday the palace envoy summoned me to Taiwei Palace and asked me to bring you some things back."
Having said this, two Taoist priests held a huge wooden plate and stopped in front of the Taoist priests. Shi Xiaoren stepped forward and lifted the thick covering, only to see dozens of shining gold cakes displayed among them.
!Almost blinded the eyes of all the Taoist priests.
Shi Xiaoren continued: "The palace envoy said that the Huben Guards all died for the Taiwei Palace due to their loyal duties, and they deserved their death! However, the Henan Prefecture only sent 600 taels of silver as compensation. It is really unreasonable! The palace envoy couldn't forgive him, so he
I took gold cakes from the treasury of Taiwei Palace and brought them to our Jingyun Temple.
Tomorrow, I will take a look at your achievements in killing Zoroastrian monsters! If you behead five people, you will get one gold cake, if you behead ten people, you will get two gold cakes... and so on. I just hope that you will work together as one.
,Kill more monsters!”
"Work together and kill more monsters! Work together and kill more monsters..."
When all the Taoists heard this, their roars shook the sky. But this incense resort, which was originally unrivaled in the world, was not much different from the green forest bandit village.
The fragrant hills are verdant and the ancient temples are full of Buddhist sounds.
In the backyard of Xiangshan Temple, the monks' rooms on all sides are shaped like the word "Hui", surrounding a small martial arts field. The martial arts field is made of bluestone slabs as the background color, and granite bricks are used in the middle to form a huge "卍" character.
Some monks wearing white linen half-arm shirts were dancing swords and sticks in the martial arts arena.
The dark and tight muscles were struck with each move, stretching out their strong outlines under the shadow of the sun, full of devastating strength. Even the shadows under him looked like apes of different heights, all extremely agile.
Outside the martial arts arena stood a monk, with his palms clasped in front of his chest and a smile on his face, quietly watching the monks practice. After the monks finished beating them with swords and sticks several times, he said: "Amitabha! All monks, all monks, all monks
Novice monk, Wushu Zen, Zen Guangwu Realm, I am very pleased to see you working so hard today!
Although practicing Zen is painful, compared with the eight kinds of sufferings of all living beings, it is still sweet. As the saying goes, 'After all the suffering is over and the sweetness comes, there will be no dust or dirt. All kinds of free Dharma can only be sought from the heart'. People who practice should remember it!"
All the warrior monks put away their swords and clubs, clasped their palms together, and saluted the monk: "Disciple, I sincerely follow the teachings of Uncle Lingzhen!"
Zen Master Lingzhen put his hands together and returned the gift, and then said: "Early tomorrow morning, you must follow me and rush ten miles west of the city to meet with the people from Gongmen at Xianglu Village, and together with them, we will drive the Zoroastrian saint back to the Western Regions. However,
, I Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, the water from the well does not interfere with the water of the river, this action is actually a step beyond.
However, in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, Zoroastrianism actually sent hundreds of followers to kill Jianghu Rangers in Tongyuan Canal, with nearly 200 tiger guards! Our Xiangshan Temple is the authentic sect of Buddhism. Such arrogant and indiscriminate killings have greatly harmed the peace of the world.
Naturally, we cannot stand by and turn a blind eye!
The purpose of our Zen practice is to eliminate demons, defend the Way, and encourage evil to do good. If we can make the Zoroastrian leader submit to the law, it will be considered a great merit. My Buddha is merciful and only saves those who can be saved. If he is stubborn, he will fall.
Those who practice evil ways should also be eliminated!"
All the warrior monks clasped their hands and bowed, and responded in unison: "I sincerely obey Master Lingzhen's decree!"
In the north of Xiuxianfang, on the second floor of Heshang Winery, in a certain elegant room.
Cui Luo, Yuan Kuan, and Yu Jianzong, dressed in regular clothes, chatted impassionedly while eating wine and food.
Cui Da, the housekeeper of Cui Mansion, together with the housekeepers of Yuan Mansion and Yu Mansion, led the warriors from the house to guard outside the Yage to prevent anyone pretending to be a drinker from approaching and eavesdropping.
Cui Lu first sifted a bowl of Heshang wine for each of the three people. He picked up a bowl first and said seriously: "Originally, we were invited by Mr. Xiao to help the Henan government intercept the Zoroastrian saint in order to save the city.
The land they obtained. But the day before yesterday, the Zoroastrian raised his butcher knife in Tongyuan Canal, showed his fangs, and killed all the people in the river and lake without leaving any trace of them alive. This kind of cruelty should be punished by everyone!"
When the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Kuan, heard this, he was filled with righteous indignation and said: "This is true! I, Mr. Yuan, were originally thinking of randomly sending some warriors from the mansion to put on the armor of the Mulan Guards, and then carry a dozen or twenty weapons at will.
With a horizontal sword, those Zoroastrian demons can be suppressed. As soon as the Tongyuan Canal incident came out, I decided to call out the "Mulan Guards" in full force. Even if they were unable to defeat the Zoroastrian demons, they would still be able to make it impossible for those demons who arrived at Xianglu Mountain to escape.
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Yu Jianzong smiled coldly: "I have been raising troops in Yu's 'Xuanyu Guard' for thousands of days, and they are all fierce and powerful. If there is no blood in my hands, the swords and axes will probably rust! I happened to be dozing off, and someone gave me a pillow.
Come on. If I can't kill a hundred or ten heads, I will write the word 'yu' upside down!"
Cui Luo nodded repeatedly: "Brother Yuan, Brother Yu, I, Cui Luo, am not hiding anything about these words. To be honest, my Cui family has been in business for hundreds of years, and I also have a life-saving trump card called 'Shan Lingwei'."
'.A few days ago, people from the palace of Prime Minister Yuan of the DPRK brought not only gold and silver treasures, but also a letter from Prime Minister Yuan.
It turns out that my good son-in-law, Yuan Jineng, was kidnapped by a Zoroastrian monster some time ago and taken to Chang'an to threaten Yuan Xiang. Fortunately, the Yingwu army was dispatched and frightened the monster away, allowing my good son-in-law to escape safely. Yuan Xiang was a Zoroastrian.
I am so filled with hatred that I specially asked me to send out the 'Shan Ling Guards' to take this opportunity to kill all the Zoroastrian leaders in one fell swoop!"
Yuan Kuan was shocked and said: "There is still such a thing! It is simply treason and the crime cannot be punished! Even the prime minister of the country dares to threaten him. If it is not wiped out as soon as possible, why not regicide and rebel!"
Yu Jianzong also said angrily: "When the country is about to be in chaos, there must be monsters! If these evil cults that are causing chaos to the country can be eradicated sooner, the prosperous dynasty can regain its majesty sooner!"
Cui Luo said solemnly: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of his family and country. Cui Luo is willing to work with his two brothers to destroy the family and relieve the disaster in order to benefit the country. Come! Drink!"
When Yuan Kuan and Yu Jianzong heard this, they all picked up the wine bowls and drank them all in one gulp. Then they picked up the delicacies on the plate and ate them happily.
After Yuan Kuan had eaten a round of dishes, he took the initiative to sift wine for the three of them, held up a bowl and said, "I have long heard that Brother Cui and Chao Zhongyuan are getting married. I am really happy and congratulated! Today, the wine and food are all ready, so he went first
Congratulations..."
After Yu Jianzong heard this, he also picked up the wine bowl and went to Cui Luo with Yuan Kuan. The elegant pavilion was busy with changing glasses for a while.
When the housekeepers heard the news, they went downstairs with complete relief and summoned the seven or eight Orchids who had been prepared long ago.
The solemn atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant. It was replaced by the sound of humming and coquettish laughter.