Chapter 325: Support the demon to death? (Asking for monthly votes)
Zhenbao actually called a meeting of the royal party?
Such a big battle? ...Zhao Duan was secretly surprised.
His Majesty summoned me and took him with him by the way, or summoned this boy first, but he took me with him because he was worried about my father's face... Ma Dugong looked at the eunuch's face, and his slender face was filled with eager and enthusiastic flattery. taste.
What they think in their minds is not enough for outsiders to understand.
Ma Yan stood up immediately and simply arranged for Haitang and others to stay behind.
He and Zhao Duan did not ride in a carriage, but each rode a horse. They rode three horses with the young eunuch and went straight to the palace.
After arriving at the palace city, someone was already waiting for them and led them straight to the palace where the royal party gathered last time.
Zhao Duan was in a daze. This was the second rally he had participated in.
The last time, the "New Deal" was introduced, and a storm was launched against it in the court, while he was fighting guerrillas outside the stage, scheming against Li Yinglong, defeating the elder Xiaoge, and going to the palace to catch up with the small court meeting.
"Your Majesty, Duke Ma and Lord Zhao are here." The female officer leading the way knocked on the door gently and said.
There was a sound coming from inside.
The two of them straightened their clothes and stepped across the threshold. The door creaked open, revealing the familiar side hall.
The empress sat on the main seat facing the palace door. On both sides, there were seats arranged according to civil and military orders.
At this moment, with a quick glance, the octogenarian Grand Master Dong Xuan, the elegant and handsome Yuan Li in green clothes, the unsmiling and straight-backed "Army God" Xue Shence and other acquaintances were all seated.
The atmosphere in the room was dull, and everyone looked worried.
"Sit down." Xu Zhenguan seemed to be in a bad mood. He glanced at the two of them and said no unnecessary words.
In public, Zhenbao always acted businesslike towards him... Zhao Duan smacked his lips and walked to the chair closest to the door out of habit.
There is no way he can only rank at the bottom in a meeting of this level with his empty title of fourth rank.
"Zhao Qianshi, you can just sit here."
Xue Shence spoke unexpectedly and gestured for him to sit on the second to last chair.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, turned his eyes, and compared with last time, he realized that there were three more chairs in the room.
Is the royal party recruiting new people?
Why don’t I know... Although Zhao Duan was curious, he still nodded and sat down silently.
No one in the room spoke, waiting for the rest to arrive.
Next, people arrived one after another. In addition to the old faces from last time, the first one who surprised Zhao Duan was an adjutant from the Qianniu Guards in the imperial palace.
He only had a few encounters with Zhao Duan. The last time they met, he mobilized troops to besiege Chai Keqiao, the successor of Emperor Wu City.
"Your Majesty." The burly Qianniuwei adjutant cupped his fists and saluted.
Xu Zhenguan said softly "Yes" and motioned for him to sit down.
The other party walked up to Zhao Duan, still wearing light armor, nodded politely to him, and sat down next to him.
...Something's wrong. When will the adjutant of the imperial army be able to attend the small court meeting... Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows and heard another voice coming from outside:
"The alchemy priest of Tianshi Mansion and Kong Hanlin are here!"
The door creaks open.
This time, two newcomers arrived together. It seemed that they arrived at the palace at the same time.
Zhao Duan looked curiously, and his eyes were first attracted by a priest.
His priest's robe is dark red with a pill furnace embroidered on his chest.
He looks about fifty years old, has bright eyes, and looks arrogant when he walks in the door.
The other Kong Hanlin looks older, has a beard and white hair, and is a thin old man.
When the two entered the door, one bowed his head and the other raised his hands: "See your majesty!"
The empress nodded coldly, and the two sat down on the other two empty chairs opposite Zhao Duan.
Everyone is here.
Xu Zhenguan's slender phoenix eyes swept across the whole place and said:
"You have called all the ministers here today. Do you all know why?"
No one answers, this is the default.
Xu Zhenguan did not wait for anyone to respond, and continued: "The bewitching demon has reappeared in the world, what do you think?"
When leaders hold a meeting, even if they have set the tone, they must first solicit opinions and listen to speeches.
Zhao Duan pricked up his ears and saw Senior Brother Xiaoma speak first: "Your Majesty, may I ask if this is true? Is it really that demon?"
This is a question that concerns everyone!
Xu Zhenguan said calmly: "It's not certain yet, but I have verified the seal and it is indeed the aura of the demonic path."
Everyone looked at each other with solemn expressions.
The empresses in the pseudo-celestial realm are all judged to have the same breath. Unless it is extremely rare, the matter of fake death and return is probably confirmed.
"Your Majesty! Regardless of the authenticity of this evil way, let's assume it is true for the moment. Now that he returns to the capital and announces it in this way, it is undoubtedly a provocation to the imperial court!
This man was Jian Wen's ally in the past, but today I am afraid He also appears as a member of the Kuangfu Society rebel group! In my opinion, he is just another traitor who came to clean up the city and try to corrupt the imperial court!"
Grand Master Dong Xuan spoke in a deep voice, his maroon face looking heavy.
Yuan Li nodded and agreed: "What the Grand Master said is absolutely true. The Kuangfu community in the capital has been without a leader for a long time. The Frost Sword and the Thousand-faced Divine Lord were sent successively before, but they were all eradicated and broken by Zhao Jisi. The rebel leader was arrested." Forced into hibernation.
However...it is impossible for the rebel party to give up. Separating the helm in the capital is of great significance to the rebel party!
Zhuang Xiaocheng has suffered repeated defeats, so he will definitely not make the same mistake. If he really hides the demon path card and plays it now, hoping that he will take action and regain his strength, it will not be surprising. "
Xue Shence said coldly: "I'm even more curious. What is the intention of this demonic Taoist announcement with such a big fanfare? Is it like that thousand-faced god who wants to make the civil and military people of the dynasty panic?"
Ma Yan pondered for a moment and said, "That's not necessarily the case."
"Oh?" Everyone looked at him.
Ma Yan explained: "You all here should know better than me the character of this bewitcher. In the past, when he was in the capital, he was very arrogant and lawless, and he would be punished by evil.
When he was 'killed', even if he didn't die completely, no matter what method he used to escape, no matter what method he used, he was probably seriously injured. He has been missing for nearly three years without any news, which can also prove this judgment.
With this person's temperament, if he hadn't been hiding to recuperate, why would he show up now?
If that's really the case... Now that I'm back, I'm afraid I'm already holding my breath. The publicly announced behavior is indeed in line with this person's character.
Therefore, in my opinion, his announcement is more like a preview of revenge, coming more from personal interests than from the interests of Kuangfu Society.
In other words, in your opinion, based on the character that this demon has shown in the past, is he a person who is willing to work conscientiously, be a leader, and not care about others? "
Lawlessness will be punished...Why do I feel like you are describing me...Zhao Duan slandered like crazy and felt like he was being mirrored!
After Ma Yan finished speaking, all the ministers nodded and agreed:
“That makes sense.”
"With this evil temperament and extreme selfishness, revenge is indeed more likely."
Soon, everyone reached almost unanimous agreement.
It is believed that the return of Imperial Master Dayu was probably for revenge against the imperial court.
Xu Zhenguan nodded gently and agreed:
"I think so too, so I have summoned you here today to discuss a solution."
It was said to be a discussion, but Zhao Duan observed his words and felt that Zhen Bao already had an idea.
Today's meeting is not so much a discussion as it is a matter of unifying opinions and appeasing people's hearts. His heart moved and he tried to speak:
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, what kind of ability does this demon have? Is it so terrifying? I have very little experience and my understanding of this person is only superficial. Please give me some advice."
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It was in the palace that the Imperial Party's Umrah began.
Beijing.
Outside a certain tailor shop, on the long street, a Taoist priest walked slowly among the crowds of people.
The Taoist was about fifty years old, wearing a black and white checkered robe, his hair fixed with a peach wood hairpin, and a black peach wood sword slung across his back.
There are two yellow eyebrows hanging on a slightly weathered face with a little three-dimensional features.
The old Taoist priest seemed to have come from a long distance and walked among the crowd neither quickly nor slowly.
A pair of deep eyes seemed to pass over the faces of the people walking back and forth on the street seemingly inadvertently.
But few people noticed that there was a vortex slowly shrinking deep in his pupils.
At the same time, a stream of air invisible to the naked eye flew out from between the eyebrows of the paper face, and was swallowed into the house by the old Taoist during his breath.
The old Taoist swallowed all the way, his face showed a little rosiness, and he murmured with a bit of intoxication: "In the vast world of rivers and lakes, this song is the most lusty and intoxicating."
He stopped.
Turn around and look at a clothing store on the street.
Because it was morning, it had just opened, and there were not many customers in the shop.
The middle-aged shopkeeper was holding a feather duster and gently patting the hanging clothes in the store to remove the dust.
The shopkeeper turned around and looked at the old Taoist priest who was walking into the shop, dusty and dusty, but gave him a vague feeling of creepiness, and put on a smile:
"Does this Taoist priest want to buy clothes?"
The former Imperial Master of Dayu, now the Bewitching Demon Dao, stared at him quietly and said with a smile: "I'm looking for someone."
The shopkeeper was stunned and said warily: "Who are you looking for?"
The two eyes of the bewitching demon suddenly turned into dark "eyes of bewitchment", and the voice was like the echo of the valley, layer upon layer, coming from all directions:
"I want to know the information about a few old acquaintances. Oh, by the way, there is also Zhao Duan. My master is very interested."
The middle-aged man who was the co-ordinator of Kuangfu Society had a dull face, as if his soul had been taken away.
He walked numbly to the shop door and closed it for closing time.
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Hearing this, everyone looked over. Xu Zhenguan was not surprised, nodded and said:
"That's a good question. Dear friends, there must be some people who don't understand. Mo Chou, please explain."
Next to him, Mo Zhaorong, who acted as the "recorder", spoke softly: "This evil way claims to be nameless and has no surname. Now it is called by the word 'bewitch'. This person's magic lies in the word 'bewitch'." , very good at confusing people.
There are generally two abilities. One is to talk to people and manipulate people's thoughts and thoughts to be driven by them. However, this ability is most effective for mortals. The higher the level of martial arts, the more difficult it is.
Moreover, this kind of bewitchment is time-limited. Once a person is bewitched, if the bewitchment is not continued, the spell will expire in about three days, and the person will wake up on his own. "
Can you manipulate people to your advantage through chatting?
The ancient version of the master of hypnosis... Zhao Duan was secretly surprised.
This kind of technique is simply impossible to guard against. Once it is out of control and any official is bewitched, wouldn't he become a spy?
Well, although it is short-term... it is still very fatal.
Mochou continued: "However, you can still be wary of this kind of verbal seduction. Outsiders can more or less detect the changes in the person being seduced. The really powerful thing is the latter one, 'dream'" ”
"Dream?"
"That's right," Mochou glanced at Zhao Duan and said:
"After this person has made certain arrangements, as long as he gets close enough to the target, he can quietly enter the subject's dream, and make the subject recall the deepest and most important memories in his heart... and devour them. The dream of the target.”
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment: "Swallow? What do you mean?"
Mochou sighed and said:
"After this demon's death, Your Majesty also carefully studied the techniques of his lineage, and found that its method of increasing cultivation is more like absorbing people's energy." Desire, everyone has desire, but when they are awake they will restrain it and know what can and cannot be done.
But in the dream center, the defense will be lowered, and this evil way will induce people to dream and recall all kinds of life.
Those memories contain people's "seven emotions and six desires", and he will devour and eat these desires to strengthen himself.
And the result of this act is to swallow up dreams... Well, or to put it more accurately, it is to swallow up people's memories. "
It can still be like this... Wait, is this really a serious magic technique?
Why is it that the more I listen to it, the more evil it becomes... Yes, this person is probably an evil sorcerer, right? That's why we called him "Evil Dao"... When the old emperor found an evil sorcerer to be the national preceptor? Absolutely...
Zhao Duan opened his mouth, swallowed, and asked tentatively: "Is there no way to counterattack?"
He was a little worried. How could a person resist when being attacked while sleeping?
Mochou looked at him again and said slowly:
"Yes, the simplest method is as long as your cultivation level is much stronger than his. In addition, if you are strong-willed enough, you can also try to forcefully wake up from the dream, but the cost is to have part of your memory swallowed up. Causes you to forget some things...
Oh, there is another way, that is, your soul strength or memory is greater than his.
Well, theoretically, there is a limit to the number of dreams he can devour at one time. As long as you have enough memories and the dream is huge enough, you can suffocate him to death. "
When she said the last sentence, she was somewhat joking and mocking.
How can a young man in his twenties with an uncomplicated life experience compete with the accumulated memory of a demon who has lived for countless years, has rich life experience, and has devoured countless dream memories of others?
Therefore, the last method Mochou gave was purely to tease him.
The rest of the people didn't take it seriously at all. After all, the three words "theoretically" basically eliminated feasibility.
However, Zhao Duan did not say a word, but was a little distracted.
Zhao Duan has been a human being for two lifetimes. As a modern person, how much information has he received in his last few decades?
In the era of information explosion, the information he received from the Internet and in reality, and the bloated and huge amount of memory he accumulated... were beyond the imagination of ancient people.
It was difficult for the ancients to leave the county where they lived. They spent their whole lives wandering in one place, and the scenery they had seen was more than just one area.
The ancients dared to say that they had learned five cars after reading the five bamboo slips. Zhao Duan just watched a few short videos and the amount of content he obtained exceeded this order of magnitude.
Well, don't worry about whether it's garbage or not, just say it's a lot or not...
So, if you say:
As long as you have enough memories and big enough dreams, you can hold him to death... Then I... it seems...
It's really possible...
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ps: I’m a little stuck, so I’ll set a flag and write more tomorrow, and shamelessly ask for monthly votes~
(End of this chapter)