Nine hundred and fiftieth chapters take advantage of
"Bring it over and show it to me," Yan Liang said.
The sergeant presented the copper plate to the royal case, and saw that there were several white round pills in the copper plate.
Yan Liang casually picked up one, played with it in his hand, and coldly snorted: "Quan Zong, you are really stupid to use this method to please me."
Since Qin Shihuang, the pursuit of immortality has become a dream of emperors of all dynasties.
The emperor's dream was consistent with the Taoist priests' goal of transcending nature and becoming immortal, so the two hit it off and staged one farce after another.
Yan Liang, who is familiar with history, naturally knows that countless emperors in history died due to the stupidity of taking the so-called "elixir" of immortality.
As for this elixir, it's actually just a mixture of lead and mercury refined by Taoist priests. It's such a highly toxic thing that it would be strange if it didn't kill people.
It's a pity that many emperors want to rule the world for thousands of years. Even if they have learned from the past, they still can't resist the temptation of immortality. They still let Taoist priests refine elixirs one after another. Some people continue to fall on the road to pursue "immortality".
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For an ordinary emperor, the elixir offered by his subordinates to prolong life might be a great temptation, but for Yan Liang, it had no effect.
As a time traveler from later generations, if Yan Liang still believed in this elixir of immortality, then his time travel would have been in vain.
"What bullshit elixir? Do you want to eat me to death?" Yan Liang waved his hand and overturned the copper plate to the ground, and several elixirs fell to the ground.
When the emperor was angry, all the soldiers on the left and right bowed their heads in fear.
"Quan Zong does not properly serve as his prefect, but spends all his time thinking about these crooked ways. He is really derelict in his duty. Come on, please pass on my decree and remove Quanzong from his post as prefect. He will be demoted to the county magistrate." Yan Liang showed no mercy.
made a will.
As the saying goes, what goes up and what follows leads to imitation. As the king of a country, if Yan Liang worships alchemists and seeks the elixir of immortality like Qin Shihuang did, then the officials and people of the entire country will follow suit and learn from him to seek Taoism and immortality.
As a result, the entire Chu Kingdom will become filthy and superstitious.
Such an atmosphere is obviously very opposed to Yan Liang's gradual implementation of scientific methods in the future.
Yan Liang wanted to send a clear warning to the people of the world by denigrating Quan Zong, telling them not to believe in these deceptive so-called elixirs, otherwise the emperor would not be merciful.
Although the Taoist sect is a local sect, it has always been restless. Many rebellions in history were controlled by the Taoist sect behind the scenes. For example, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in modern times was planned by Taiping Dao, a branch of the Taoist sect.
How could Yan Liang not notice this lesson?
Therefore, although Yan Liang did not attack the Taoist sect, he did not allow them to use the art of refining elixirs to seduce officials, deceive the people, and take the opportunity to expand their power.
You Taoist priests can entertain themselves, but if you want to make a comeback and plan to preach to the world, you can't.
After Yan Liang belittled Quanzong, he personally led more than 100,000 Chinese troops to leave Jinyang and march toward the Yanmen front line.
On this expedition, the castrated Sima Zhao, as well as Sima Yi's wives Zhang Chunhua and Yan Liang, were also brought with him.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched towards Yanmen in a mighty manner. The vanguard army of the former army Wen Chou swept through the surrounding cities like a broken bamboo, and their troops pointed directly at northern Shanxi.
The Chu army came with overwhelming force, but Sima Yi of Yanmen was very worried and didn't know why.
At this time, he had no troops and no generals. With only less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, how could he stop the attack of the Chu army of 250,000 to 60,000 troops?
Emergency reports arrived at his desk like a snowflake every day, and every battle report reported the Chu army's approach. Sima Yi seemed to feel that his end was coming, and Jinyang's lucky escape only delayed the time for his annihilation.
That's all.
In the dim hall, Sima Yi dragged his forehead with his hand, looking worried and helpless.
The vanguard of the Chu army was only dozens of miles away from Yanmen, and they were all coming to the doorstep. It was no wonder that he didn't worry.
"What should I do, what should I do..." Sima Yi asked himself with a long sigh, feeling extremely helpless.
At this moment, the sergeant came to report that there was a Taoist priest named Zuo Ci outside who wanted to see Sima Yi.
"Zuo Ci?" Sima Yi suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with surprise.
It is said that Zuo Ci and Zhang Jiao came from the same sect, and both masters were inherited from the Nanhua Zhenren sect. Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao was destroyed due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, while the Danding sect founded by Zuo Ci sought immortality through elixir making.
, did not participate in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and survived.
"This Taoist priest came to see me at this time. I don't know what he wants to do..." Sima Yi was curious and was silent for a while, then called Zuo Ci to come in.
Not a moment later, I saw a Taoist priest with white beard and white hair and a childish face walking into the hall. The person who came was Zuo Ci.
Sima Yi raised his head and took a few glances, only to see that Zuo Ci was indeed a bit of an immortal. With this momentum alone, he was worthy of being the leader of the Taoist sect in the world.
At that time, Zhang Jiao's Taiping Taoist sect had millions of people and a huge power. With the strength of Taiping Taoism, he became the leader of the Taoist sect.
After Zhang Jiao died of illness and Taiping Dao was destroyed, Zuo Ci's Danding Sect and Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice Sect became the two largest sects in Taoism.
Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was later destroyed by Yan Liang. Yan Liang was annoyed by Zhang Lu's surrender and beheaded him, so the Five Dou Rice Sect also declined.
After the decline of the Five Dou Rice Sect, the Danding Sect became the largest Taoist sect, and it was reasonable for Zuo Ci to be the leader of the Taoist sect.
It's just that the Dan Ding Sect has always been immersed in alchemy. Compared to the Taiping Dao and Wu Dou Mi Sect, the Dan Ding Sect is more worldly. In addition, the Taoist sect has declined in recent years. Although Zuo Ci is the leader of the Taoist sect, he is no longer as powerful as Zhang Jiao.
Although he is the leader respected by the believers in the Taoist sect, he is only an inconspicuous little player in the world.
"Old Zuo Ci, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty." Zuo Ci bowed.
"Taoist Master, please get up." Sima Yi's attitude was considered kind and he ordered to sit down.
The monarch and his ministers sat down, and Sima Yi asked with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that the Taoist priest is a figure who sees the head but never the tail of the dragon. Why did you come to Yanmen to see me today? I don't know what you can teach me."
"Your Majesty is serious. Your Majesty is the most powerful person in the world, and this old man is just a person." Zuo Ci was modest at first, then changed the subject, and then said: "But this old man is really here to help your majesty.
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help me?
There was a trace of disdain on Sima Yi's lips. Although he did not say it clearly, the implication behind his words was that these two countries are at war. What can you, a Taoist priest with no soldiers and money, do to help me?
Zuo Ci seemed to have read his thoughts and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to underestimate our Taoist sect. If it weren't for our Taoist sect's help, the Yellow Turban Army disrupted the world. How could the Han Dynasty be willing to let go of centralization of power and allow local powerful people to hold all the power?
How can a powerful family like your majesty take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation?"
With this statement, Sima Yi's figure trembled, and the past events came to his mind one by one.
Indeed, if there had not been the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court would not have allowed local governors to take charge of the army, let alone local powerful men to form rural volunteers to annihilate the Yellow Turban Army.
If the powerful men did not have private soldiers, how could they join forces to fight for the Han Dynasty?
"It's a pity that with the help of our Taoist sect, the powerful people of the world forced the Han Dynasty to lift the shackles of the party and regain power. But when they turned around, they turned their backs and disowned them. They gathered together to surround and kill the Yellow Turban Army. It can be said that our Taoist sect was truly defeated.
I took advantage of it once." Zuo Ci sighed, there seemed to be a bit of resentment in his words.
Sima Yi frowned slightly, a bit of embarrassment flashed between his brows, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zuo Ci's words exposed the shameful behavior of Sima Yi and other powerful men in the world.
At that time, the eunuchs came to power, launched the scourge of party imprisonment, completely controlled the power of appointing and removing officials at all levels, and used humble people to fight against the official group filled with powerful families.
Official roads were blocked, and the interests of powerful families were severely hit. How could they be willing to endure it?
At that time, Taiping Taoism was rising, and its followers grew to millions in more than ten years. It was surprising that the Han court was unprepared for such a sudden and powerful force in more than ten years.
The reason is very simple. Officials from aristocratic families in various states and counties openly and secretly did not report the development of Taiping Road, and even secretly supported it.
It is precisely because of this that Taiping Road was able to develop rapidly, but the imperial court was not even aware of it for more than ten years.
Therefore, the connivance of the powerful family members and Zhang Jue's personal ambition caused the sudden rise of the Yellow Turban, which shocked the world.
Of course, the Han court could not quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion by relying on those eunuchs. In desperation, even the eunuchs had no choice but to make compromises, lift the ban on the party, re-enable famous people from the family, and let them recruit troops to suppress the Yellow Turban Army.
After the Yellow Turban Army was destroyed, the official group of the family had completely controlled the military and political power from the central to the local level. If Dong Zhuo hadn't emerged from the plains, the powerful people of the family would have easily wiped out the eunuchs and completely controlled the Han Dynasty.
Power from top to bottom.
After regaining power, the Yellow Turban Army, their original allies, naturally became enemies that threatened their interests. Of course, the powerful people of the world would not show mercy, and they joined forces to destroy the Yellow Turbans in a matter of seconds.
As Zhang Jiao's fellow disciple, Zuo Ci did not participate in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but he knew the inside story to some extent. How could he not be aware of the ulterior secret deal between the sect and the family?
"It seems that Taoist Master Zuo is a smart man. He didn't rebel with Zhang Jiao back then. He probably expected that Zhang Jiao's rebellion would bring disaster to the Taoist sect, so he was refining elixirs in the world and waiting for the turmoil to subside before reviving the Taoist sect.
"Sima Yi also saw through Zuo Ci's thoughts.
"Your Majesty is really extremely intelligent, and I admire you greatly." Zuo Ci smiled and complimented.
Sima Yi rolled his eyes a few times and asked again: "Since Taoist Master Zuo wants to revive the Taoist sect, but now he has traveled thousands of miles from Central Plains to Yanmen, is it possible that the development of the Taoist sect is not going well in the Chu Kingdom?"
Zuo Ci's expression changed slightly, and he looked a little surprised. Apparently, Sima Yi had guessed the reason for his coming.
"Alas~~" Zuo Ci sighed and said with a wry smile: "Sure enough, the difficulties of being an old man cannot be hidden from your majesty's wise eyes."
