Chapter 46 The Uprising...

At this time, there was a locust plague in the northwest, and the refugees were scurrying around, and another massive peasant uprising broke out. A crackdown failed, and 36 counties were occupied by the red-eyed hoe army. , very tricky. Emperor Puqing reinforced three times, and the battle was anxious and unable to do so, so he had to mobilize troops from all over the northwest to reinforce the northwest again.

Therefore, the civil and military officials of Dongyue Shangguo returned to the dynasty triumphantly. The tenth emperor ascended the throne and changed the country's name for the tenth time. Unfortunately, the ninth emperor only reigned for four days, and even the "first minister" has already Can't remember what this country number is supposed to be.

Gu Huaiyang raised his troops for a thousand days, so on the night of the mid-autumn day on August 15 this year, Li Rushuang took three thousand light cavalry to raid Huainan County in the north of Haining.

That Huainan was Gu Huaiyang's hometown, very close to Haining, and was once home to bandits. Ever since Gu Huaiyang was sealed, he has become a bullshit general, and he has been very conscientious, sweeping away the big bandits around Haining who used to call him brothers and drink wine.

Huainan and Haining have had a lot of business exchanges, and the governor of Huainan has benefited a lot from Shi Wuyuan. Every time he sees Gu Huaiyang, he sees his fellow villagers, tears welling up in his eyes. Haining naturally couldn't "sit back and ignore it". He repeatedly added "intentional people" to provoke, and the governor of Huainan asked for help to suppress the bandits. General Gu Huaiyang actually took charge of the defense of the two places.

Li Rushuang led 3,000 people to attack Huainan, which was tantamount to guarding and robbery. It was also looted - eating other people's food, always spit it out.

After crossing Huainan to Bianxi, Changjingcheng, a small town in the southwest of Bianzi, felt that these Red Turbans had just fallen from the sky. As soon as it got dark, the soldiers descended on the city. , I gave myself two big slaps first. After the slap, I felt a burning pain. Only then did I realize that I was not dreaming, so I rolled my eyes and fainted on the spot.

Since the Great Purity Wall, rumors have spread, and various market legends have made the Red Turban Army insane, as if all of them are three-headed, six-armed, invulnerable tigers. Bianxi has been stable for a long time. Eighteen cities have been destroyed since Changjing. After three months, Meng Zhongyong led troops to reinforce Li Rushuang. Bianxi, Huainan, Haining and other wealthy places in the south were all returned to Gu Huaiyang.

General Gu carried the banner of "loyalty to the monarch" high, imitating generations of shameless ancestors, calling himself "the teacher of the diligent king", and announcing that he would go to the dog and mouse to clear the "monarch's side". Naturally, the mouse Yan Zhen would not Ken let him take it casually, so he just gritted his teeth and divided his troops from the northwest, which had just stabilized.

However, these were all just gimmicks. Lu Yunzhou was still setting up an ambush, and Shi Wuyuan had already led people to leave Haining secretly, always keeping an eye on the three pope alliances in Dazhou Mountain.

Gu Huaiyang is able to manage both sides with ease. It can be seen that some people are also born to do great things. Not only that, he has not forgotten to make money when he arrives at this time and place-not only must be brave and resourceful in fighting, but the most important thing is soldiers and horses. Bing qiáng Ma Zhuang relies on money to make money.

Haining tea has always been of good quality, not only dignitaries, nobles, and even businessmen, but every family has some wealth, and they all have some good Haining tea to entertain guests. The best Haining tea has always been a tribute to the imperial palace. The tea and embroidery products smuggled out of Haining are sold at sky-high prices.

Those who know the inside story may have doubts. The biggest owner of the Haining Chamber of Commerce is actually General Gu himself. How could he close Haining's business routes? Dare to love for no reason, Gu Huaiyang had nothing to do, so with his unusual talent, he came up with an idea - to rob himself.

Anyway, the fat and water did not flow to the outsiders' fields, and then tossed hard to stir fry the Haining tea.

The country is in turmoil, and Emperor Puqing can't drink tea - because it is his own family that loses.

Taifu Yan couldn't drink tea either - because although he was hated by the emperor, he was truly a loyal minister.

Even the generals and ministers in the DPRK who were devastated by the wars in various places couldn't drink it - the country was in danger, they were busy with the death and the war, and they did not dare to rest for a moment.

However, countless adults of the fourth rank, fifth rank, sixth rank and seventh rank, as well as their third aunts and second uncles and sisters-in-law, can drink it. As long as the war has not spread to the door of their homes, the most important thing for them at the moment is still entertaining guests, giving gifts, bribing and collecting money. .

There was no distinction between the bones that died in battle and those who died from freezing, and the wine and meat of the Zhu family still stinks. Gu Huaiyang felt at ease that, in the future, he would lead his troops to fight, and the most important thing was to slaughter these three aunts, two uncles, and sisters-in-law first, before that. , it is very natural to ask them to pay a little military expenditure from their pockets.

Let's talk about the Dazhou Mountain meeting, the atmosphere was extremely tense, Yan Zhen was not able to come directly, only sent his colleague Zou Yan to participate on his behalf, and another ally of Yan Zhen, Zhang Zhixian, who was born in Xuanzong, also arrived, two important officials in the court. At the same time, in the finale, with Master Bitan, the head of Xuanzong, Master Ye, the head of the Mahayana Pope, and Guanglingpo, a blind mother-in-law of Tantric, each led his own disciples to gather in Dazhou Mountain to discuss the secret plan.

This is not to be discussed. The reason why the three popes have been in power for a long time is because the secret covenant ties the three into a grasshopper on a rope. Everyone knows that the best way is to pretend that the secret covenant is still there, Zong spontaneously adhered to the original rules. Although the rope was broken, they still jumped together.

It is very easy to reach a consensus on this point, so that when the three parties meet, they will first have a bitter and deep hatred to share their hearts and hearts, and be generous with their heart to serve the country. one of the.

However, the secret covenant... is still broken after all.

Banya and Bitan secretly negotiated. For nearly a hundred years, the government has always been controlled by Tantric people. It is reasonable that the Yan family should have given authority. The previous secret agreement was still there. The iron law stipulated that the three popes should not conflict because of this. Auxiliary, a pope can be re-elected two times at most. At this time, the secret contract has been voided after all, and Yan Zhen has power and power. What if he defaults on the debt?

Master Zhiye opened his mouth and closed his mouth and recited scriptures. He didn’t even go out of the door to eat, drink and Lazard every day. The religious congregation even avoided contact with the other two factions, either intentionally or unintentionally.

The Mahayana Pope has always been detached from the world. Master Zhiye believes that in his generation, the time for cultivation is already very small, and he is burdened by various secular worlds and cannot be purified. One step back.

Xuanzong Tantric did not discuss with the Mahayana Pope during the national fortune, because the secret agreement stipulated that if the two of the three Popes reached a consensus, they could act cheaply, and the remaining faction had to obey the decision of the majority. The Mahayana Pope talks about cause and effect the most. Master Zhiye heard that a wooden stick was broken into two pieces, and one of the sticks knocked over the mountain lights. He knew that there was an ominous meaning in it. Now that the secret contract has been destroyed, it also coincides with that time The meaning of another branch sweeping across Kaiyan Huaipu's bun, isn't it the destiny?

Master Ye, who consciously saw through the destiny, was thinking hard how to save the Mahayana Pope in this event. Fortunately, the secret contract was destroyed, which made him less binding.

And Guangling Po and Zou Yanlai were together, not to mention that Zou Yanlai was born in Tantric Buddhism after all, and now he is running between Yan Zhen and Bai Li, his mind is exquisite, he faintly sees Xuanzong's thoughts, and he is annoyed for a few days. In the meantime, Zhang Zhixian, who was originally close to him, also became estranged.

It can be seen that the nameless person who made the secret contract at the beginning is not only proficient in various complex algorithms of the formation method, but also an extraordinary genius. preserved from generation to generation.

This Dazhou Mountain Alliance, which was originally intended to take the three popes together as one, ended with the various people going back in their own way, and from the beginning to the end, the mysterious devil never showed up once.

Fifteen days later, the alliance disbanded, and the wars in various places intensified. The emperor decreed to ask the Pope to come forward, and he gritted his teeth to allocate funds. He planned to start the last defense on the mainland. .

Xuanzong Bitan has already taken a step forward, presiding over the affairs of Jiulu Mountain, while Master Banya is responsible for leading the remaining disciples back.

Who would have thought that after passing the Dazhou Mountain Pass and passing through many mountains in Dongyue, a group of ragged refugees were seen staggering here in the distance. Banya was not afraid, even though he received a warning from Zou Yanlai before leaving, he was quite disapproving.

Daoists are different from ordinary people - don't say that one is equal to ten. Together, these people are enough to attract thunder and move mountains. Which unscrupulous mountain bandits dare to rob them of their way?

Banya didn't know who his opponent was. Zou Yanlai didn't tell him that the secret contract was gone. When the time came for the snipe and mussels to compete, there would be no loss for the Tantric sect to bring the devil to the bottom of the story. However, even if he knew that his opponent was Shi Wuyuan, I'm afraid Banya wouldn't take him seriously.

Shi Wuyuan was a disaster. In those days, it was necessary to get rid of it quickly. Banya himself thought that although cutting grass should be eradicated, if he wanted to believe that the grass roots would ride on his head one day, the real person Banya still never thought about it.

Seeing the refugees, Banya didn't take it to heart, but just saw these people in ragged clothes and begging along the way. It was very pitiful. Xuanzong also took the righteousness as his teaching, and he took the lead to give up the road and give them some food and money. Uncle Master is already like this, and the disciples immediately rushed to get up, one by one, as if they were afraid of having money in their pockets. Because of their large number, those refugees who accepted the charity were almost overwhelmed.

The people from the two sides met and then passed by. The rags of the refugees just now had a lot of belongings in their rags, and the one with a goatee was even more exaggerated. He just sat on the side of the road and counted the money. He refused to leave, and was finally returned by an old man with white hair and beard, who pulled his ears away.

This was just a small episode, which was quickly forgotten by the disciples of Xuanzong. They started to enter the mountain, but when they reached the valley, they suddenly realized that something was wrong. There was no road in the valley, and there were mountain walls everywhere. When he turned around, he was blocked by a mountain without even knowing when.

The fog in the mountains covered the sky and the sun, and the surroundings suddenly became blurred. Banya was startled, sweating coldly, and he did not know when and where he started to enter someone else's formation.

At this moment, on the top of a mountain far away, a man in white sat cross-legged, his eyes were slightly closed, and there was a faint trace of a flower on his forehead - it was Baili, with the gushing cloth man floating on his head. , I saw the cloth man suddenly rise into the air, and "swim" up in the air like a fish, swimming higher and higher, and then saw something, a fierce man swooped down, and in Baili'er While "gumbling".

Bai Li opened his eyes, stood up, and laughed - no matter how softly he smiled, those eyes that had never been bent made people shudder. Even "Gudu" drifted away.

"Xuanzong is really useless. It's so easy to fall into his trap." He said, and in a blink of an eye, he was like a flying shadow, and he was already halfway up the mountain. "Go, come and see him with me."