Chapter 107: Life and Death, Demonic Dragon Tang Soul
“The matter has been settled. The emperor decided to summon Zhang Shuwei and Su Hanshan in seven days.”
Shi Miyuan’s manor covers an area of 1,000 acres. , there are splendid places for endless enjoyment, including luxurious singing and dancing places, pavilions and pavilions, as well as a solemn Buddhist hall for enshrining spiritual tablets, and a high platform in the pool for martial arts performances.
But every time he talks with people close to him, he always likes to stay in "Chenghuang Residence".
Chenghuang is a symbol of longevity. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Overseas Western Classic" records: "The country of the Bai people is in the north of Longyu, with white bodies and hair. There is Chenghuang, which looks like a fox, with its back There are horns on it, and the life span is two thousand years.”
In this hall, there are paintings on three sides, including the longevity fairy giving peaches, the queen mother inviting banquets, and Maitreya giving elixirs. The wooden shelves in the corners are also filled with various statues that symbolize longevity.
There was an incense burner placed in the middle of the ground, with green smoke curling up and emitting a strong but not choking scent of sandalwood.
Shi Miyuan sat on the main seat, accompanied by two maids behind him.
The people brought by Zhao Lizong and Ding Daquan were on the left and right sides, sitting respectively.
The person who just spoke was Ding Daquan.
As expected, this man's face was blue as the rumors said, and he was like the Vajra King protector in the temple, showing a very deep indigo color.
But his appearance was not as ugly as a ghost as the people who feared and hated him secretly said.
On the contrary, he has regular facial features, slender eyebrows, sharp eyes, two beards on his upper lip separated to the left and right, and a soft and drooping beard on his chin.
Such an appearance makes his skin color less intimidating. Instead, he has a unique majesty, just like those heavenly officials and generals who specialize in hunting down evil spirits and punishing demons in those Buddhist stories about monsters.
The reason why the emperor was so close to him had a lot to do with his appearance and temperament.
Perhaps in the emperor's mind, having such a majestic and gifted priest accompanying him to visit temples and handle government affairs was evidence that he was a wise king.
Isn’t there a folk legend that Bao Zheng, a bachelor of Longtuge and governor of Kaifeng, was also born with a strange phenomenon, with a face as black as charcoal and a crescent moon on his forehead?
Unfortunately, Bao Zheng and Ding Daquan are completely different and completely opposite characters in terms of their true character.
“Seven days.”
Shi Miyuan’s voice was a little hoarse, and he said slowly, “Li Zong, are these seven days enough for you to prepare a foolproof ambush? ”
Zhao Lizong said tepidly: "Seven days is still too tight. If there are two or three months, I can let the experts from Kuanggu Hall in various places complete the handover of the things at hand, and then gather in Lin'an City. All his efforts were accomplished in one battle."
"This..."
Ding Daquan smiled slightly and then said, "Zongtang Zhao. Lord, if it is delayed for so long, not only will Meng Zhaoxuan come back, but also how many demons and monsters will flock to Lin'an. I'm afraid the situation will be even more chaotic and it will be more difficult to be foolproof. "
Meng Zhaoxuan is going to come back. To arrive in Lin'an, he must first obtain the emperor's permission, but even if the emperor's secret decree has been sent to the border, he will not be able to leave immediately.
Since the Mongol Khanate launched a massive attack on the Southern Song Dynasty more than ten years ago, Meng Zhaoxuan successively repelled the invading Mongolian troops in Qizhou, Jiangling, Huangzhou and other places, and then sat in Jiangling, taking charge of the west of Beijing, Lianghu, etc. Local military affairs.
Internally, he recruited strong men from all ethnic groups in the north, organized new armies, expanded farmland, built water conservancy projects, and deployed deep defense.
Foreignly, we adopt offensive-defensive tactics, often sending out elite troops to attack the Zhaizha in the Mongolian-occupied areas, and successfully stabilize the situation in Xiangyang, Fancheng, Xinyang and other places, and then divide the troops to reinforce Huainan and Sichuan The land of Shu.
In the next few years, he personally led the troops to completely defeat the enemy forces in Sichuan and Sichuan, thus preserving the Yangtze River channel between Jinghu and Sichuan.
With so many years of accumulation of prestige and actual achievements, Meng Zhaoxuan is a well-deserved generalissimo, not just a general in one place.
He is responsible for coordinating and controlling the defense of various places near the north. He also has the authority to administer many matters concerning the care of the people.
Therefore, after receiving the decree, he still needed a long period of time to explain the matters at hand and arrange them carefully before he could set off.
It is estimated that it will take at least nearly a month for Meng Zhaoxuan to arrive in Lin'an.
But no matter what, it cannot be delayed until two or three months.
What Zhao Lizong said just now actually means that what will happen in seven days cannot be handled by Kuang Gutang alone.
Ding Daquan's words seemed to be swaying Zhao Lizong, but he was also quietly reminding Shi Miyuan that there would be something big in the near future, so he couldn't delay it too long.
"Haha!"
Shi Miyuan chuckled twice, "I know your difficulties. The Kuanggutang family has a great cause and it is not easy to mobilize people. If I really have that long for you to prepare, Fuyao Mountain can also mobilize them. More helpers.”
“Daquan, I don’t want to get too entangled in this kind of thing. I want to concentrate on taking charge of the overall situation and deal with it soon. "
Ding Daquan said quickly: "What did the Prime Minister say? The Prime Minister's kindness will be unforgettable for a lifetime. No matter what changes happen, the Prime Minister is in charge of the overall situation. , As long as the subordinates obey orders, why should they bother themselves and make plans that are definitely not as good as the Prime Minister’s?”
“Don’t be anxious”
Shi Miyuan waved his chicken-skin-like palm gently, "You can take charge of the overall situation, so I can feel at ease. Don't worry about me having any doubts about you. We, the three of us, have long been as close as a family and share weal and woe. Why bother to make these superficial appearances again?" What about kung fu? "
Ding Daquan even claimed it was.
Zhao Lizong said at this time: "If it's just an ambush, we have a bloody fight, and we are still 50% or 60% sure."
"But the usefulness of Zhang Shuwei and Su Hanshan does not lie in their The corpse, if it can be captured alive, it is best to capture it alive. It is useful to the prime minister, but this is where we are more than capable."
Zheng Dao answered the words at the right time and sighed: "It's all my fault that the juniors have failed to live up to expectations and have been unable to break through to the master realm. Otherwise. I can also share the worries of the prime minister with the chief hall master.”
"There are millions of people practicing martial arts in all the countries in the world. To be able to reach a state like that of Hall Master Zheng, even if you pick one from a thousand miles, it is probably not enough to describe it. Why should you be too humble?"
Shi Miyuan? After a few words of comfort, he changed the topic and said, "But after all, I am a few decades older than I am, so it can be considered a luck. After so many years, I have actually invited several people who are not inferior to Hall Master Zheng to be guests in this manor."
"Oh, for this matter, I have sacrificed all my friendship over the years. Ask them to help and give it a try.”
Zheng Dao and others were slightly moved.
‘It’s finally here! ’
Things have come to this point, and this time we can finally see how much knowledge this old man has.
In fact, they have long heard that the people in Shi Miyuan's house control the power of the four parts of "life, death and seizure".
"Seize" means to plunder, that is, the group of hawks and dogs in the prime minister's house who are the most obedient, able to do things, and go out to do things most often.
The seven factions of the Prime Minister's Mansion are the symbols of these private soldiers.
The so-called "Yu" refers to Shi Miyuan's influence in the court, and he used this influence to recruit many alliance forces.
This is the true foundation of Shi Miyuan's monstrous power, which includes people like Ding Daquan and Kuang Gutang.
But there are no permanent friends in the officialdom, and the same is true in the Jianghu. These forces that recruit alliances often have a deep foundation long before they join Shi Miyuan.
If Shi Miyuan wants to force them to do things for him, he needs to pay them much more benefits than the rewards for the seven factions of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
They should all be considered outsiders in Shi Miyuan's place after all, and cannot be completely regarded as confidants. "Sheng" refers to the talents that Shi Miyuan has invited from all walks of life over the years in order to study the art of longevity.
These people may not be good at fighting, and they don't need to help him go out to do errands or eradicate any hostile forces. They only need to help him do research honestly, and they will naturally receive regular rewards and enjoyment.
For example, Qin Wuqiu, who is known as "the best magician in the world today".
After helping Shi Miyuan set up the Qimen array in the entire manor, he has been staying in this manor over the years, using his magic to assist the strange doctors, drug addicts, and poison kings in researching the secrets of longevity. Never went out again.
His adequate food and clothing, the enjoyment of fine wine and beauties, some of his hobbies that are not humane to outsiders, as well as the needs of those in his clan to be promoted to official positions, were all satisfied by Shi Miyuan, and he took it seriously. It's like living in a fairyland.
It is said that one time, Qin Wuqiu drew a drawing on a whim, which showed a scene of a loving couple being separated and the beauty being ravaged.
He painted the beauty in particular detail, and often lamented that such a beauty only existed in his imagination, on the drawing paper, and could not come true.
Unexpectedly, Shi Miyuan heard about this and arranged for people to search for a woman similar to the beauty in the painting. After finding it, he secretly arranged for her to meet a talented man and become a loving couple.
After fifteen months, the couple were finally tied to Qin Wuqiu.
It can be seen that Shi Miyuan valued these people in order to seek longevity.
But for Qin Wuqiu, if Zhao Lizong wanted to see him, he could see him at any time.
Some of the mechanisms in Kuanggu Hall's main hall were based on Qin Wuqiu's drawings.
Only among the four parts of "Life and Death", the group of people who represent "killing", even Zhao Lizong has not figured out the details for so many years.
"Everyone!"
Shi Miyuan raised his voice a little higher, "Please show up and meet Li Zong and the others."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Lizong's His eyes suddenly moved, and there was a very stern and domineering look that disappeared in a flash.
He had already reached the master level many years ago. Although he did not become a master by tempering his brain, it still involved spiritual secrets. No one who threatened him within a three-mile radius could hide from his senses.
Every time he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had clearly reflected the threat level of everyone around him.
But just when Shi Miyuan finished that sentence, he suddenly felt that within a hundred feet, there were three auras similar to those of the heads of the seven sects of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they suddenly experienced drastic changes.
The light outside the entire hall seemed to dim.
There was a sound like wind and rain blowing bananas, passing through the forest and coming close.
But when Zheng Dao and Ding Daquan turned around to look, there was neither rain nor wind.
In the quiet air, a cloud of gray smoke suddenly appeared, and a figure walked out of the smoke and stepped into the hall.
This man is dressed in black, looks young, seems to be less than thirty, has ordinary features, neither handsome nor ugly.
There are no moles or scars on the face, the hairline is neither high nor low, the ears are neither big nor small, the cheeks are neither thin nor fat, there is nothing that can be called a characteristic.
Perhaps the only thing that is different from ordinary people is that he holds an iron flute in his hand.
"One body and three shadows, the Tang Clan Demon Dragon?"
Zhao Lizong's voice came out slowly, but his eyes were not only looking at this person, but also at the ground behind him.
When a person is illuminated by lights from many different directions, several shadows may appear at the same time, with different lengths and different depths.
This is normal.
But when Zheng Dao and Ding Daquan followed Zhao Lizong's line of sight, the two normal shadows suddenly swayed and rose from the ground, forming two people.
"Tang Hun, I have met Brother Zhao!"
The man cupped his hands, as if there was only one Zhao Lizong in his eyes except Shi Miyuan.
“It turned out to be you.”
Zhao Lizong said solemnly, “They say that you died under Meng Zhaoxuan’s sword more than ten years ago. I didn’t expect that you were actually in Lin’an.”< br>
The Tang Sect has been inherited in Shu for 400 years, and is famous for its poisonous skills and hidden weapons. As early as the late Northern Song Dynasty, it tried to split the land and seal the territory, occupy Sichuan and Shu, and establish itself as king. However, it was defeated by Yue Fei's troops and hid in the mountains. The energy is still there.
More than ten years ago, the Mongolian army invaded the Sichuan and Shu lands. Under the recommendation of Shi Tianze, a Han general in the Mongolian army, the old sect leader of the Tang clan prepared to cooperate with the Mongols internally and externally to annihilate the Song army and exchange for the throne of Shu king promised by Mongolia.
But there were righteous men in the Tang clan who reported the news to the Bashu Jiange. The head of the Jiange passed through Fuyao Mountain and sent a message to Meng Zhaoxuan.
In the subsequent battle, the old sect leader of the Tang Sect was beheaded by Meng Zhaoxuan. It is said that the current sect leader "Demon Dragon" Tang Hun was also killed in the rebellion.
"Meng Zhaoxuan destroyed our Tang Sect, and also brought those traitors into his account, and became known as the New Tang Dynasty. Sooner or later, I will have to settle these debts with him."
Tang Hun Youyou said, "Fortunately, this opportunity is not far away."
Tang Hun was already over fifty back then, but now he looks younger than before.
Zhao Lizong secretly thought that this person might have entered the realm of a master, but he didn’t know which path he was taking.
Shi Miyuan smiled and said: "My original group of distinguished guests have all been defeated or subdued by the Tang Sect Master in the past ten years. They will also go out with the Tang Sect Master this time."
< br>"Li Zong, after seven days, you and the Tang Sect Master will also It's a cooperative practice, and we will have a better understanding when we get into the Meng Zhaoxuan crisis."
No one knows what the world's best master will do before he dies. What kind of mentality will you have and what will you do?
Shi Miyuan was actually very uneasy.
In case Meng Zhaoxuan became careless before his death and decided to mobilize his forces and personally kill him with a knife to eradicate several big cancers before going to hell, he must be prepared.
Of course, it would be best if we could use the experts from all sides to prevent Meng Zhaoxuan from losing his life and steal the results of studying martial arts, and then kill this guy who makes people sleep uneasy. .
Zhao Lizong's mentality is surprisingly similar to Shi Miyuan's, but because of his own strong martial arts, he has more confidence than Shi Miyuan.
So his idea is more intense.
"Okay."
Zhao Lizong stood up, with a reserved look in his eyes, clasping his fists and saying, "With Brother Tang's help, this matter will be done in seven days!"
That's all for Zhang Shuwei and Su Hanshan. .
This time, perhaps it will be a good opportunity to severely damage Fuyao Mountain.
Before Meng Zhaoxuan returned to Lin'an, torture and lock one of his arms!
(End of this chapter)