Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Are you blocked from news again?"

Yuan Tiangang lightly teased Guo Ye again, and said to himself: "This is going to start from the Tianzhu country again. Now the Tianzhu country has heard that the Jieri Dynasty in the North Tianzhu and the three small countries in the South Tianzhu are coming to an end. The fight was fierce. Hey, King Jieri of North Tianzhu relied on the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty left behind by your boy, and [-] ghost soldiers from the Niboluo Mountain, plus his own troops, has always been suppressing South Tianzhu The three countries are fighting. It can be said that they are victorious, and the three countries in southern Tianzhu are just around the corner. But it's a pity..."

Yuan Tiangang let out a pity, and suddenly grabbed Guo Ye's heart.

In a daze, he thought of Pang Feihu, Zhao Jiuchou, and the three thousand Xichuanjun brothers who stayed in Tianzhu.

At the same time, he also thought of the graceful and exotic Princess Rajashri, the exotic princess who had fought with him all day and night.

I wonder how they are doing now?

Listening to the last sigh in Yuan Tiangang's words, could it be that something happened to them?In this war, according to his estimation, North Tianzhu will conquer South Tianzhu, and the unification of Tianzhu country is just around the corner.

Immediately, he hurriedly asked: "What happened later? What happened?"

Yuan Tiangang squinted his eyes and asked with a smile: "Are you asking Li Jing or your brothers who fought in foreign countries in Tianzhu?"

Guo Ye gave him a blank look, and said anxiously: "Of course I'm asking everyone. Let's talk about Tianzhu's affairs first, don't be a fool, I'm so anxious!"

Yuan Tiangang didn't stop talking, and continued: "At first, the Jieri Dynasty in North Tianzhu was so powerful that it almost pacified the three kingdoms of South Tianzhu. It's a pity that the three kingdoms of South Tianzhu actually asked for reinforcements from their neighbors, Annan and Jiaozhi. What do you think?" Think about it, the Northern Tianzhu Jieja Dynasty was originally half a catty against eighty two, and it only slightly dominated the three kingdoms of Southern Tianzhu. Now that there are more reinforcements from Annan and Jiaozhi out of thin air, you think there is still a small chance of winning in Northern Tianzhu. It's a good thing, the plot changed rapidly like watching a big drama, and it turned out that Northern Tianzhu was beaten by the Three Kingdoms of South Tianzhu, Jiaozhi, and Annan Five Kingdoms. In another three to five months, we will reach Jieri City, the capital of North Tianzhu."

"what?"

Guo Ye suddenly turned pale with shock. Of course, this was beyond his expectation. He did not expect that the two vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, Annan and Jiaozhi, would also participate in the civil war between North and South Tianzhu.

This is really a big step, it hurts!

The two countries of Jiaozhi and Annan have the same nature as the Niborna Kingdom. They are both vassal states of the Tang Dynasty and have always been subject to the Tang Dynasty.Although these two countries are small and backward, they are still one country, and naturally there is no shortage of strong men.

Grandma, these two dependent countries actually disregarded the diplomatic relations between Datang and North Tianzhu, and hooked up with the three countries of South Tianzhu.

It seems that secretly, these countries must have reached some kind of agreement, otherwise, they would not have known that there were three thousand Xichuan troops from the Tang Dynasty in North Tianzhu, and dared to take part in the war against North Tianzhu.

At this time, Guo Ye almost understood the purpose of Li Jing leading the army into An Nanguo.

One is to take the opportunity to teach Annan and Jiaozhi, the two turtle son countries, and two, North Tianzhu is also a country with diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty after all, so we can't just sit back and watch it be swallowed up and swallowed by these countries, right?

This is a war between countries. It seems that Li Jing's army will really be unable to rush to his side for a while.

Guo Ye was so depressed that he couldn't help belittling Li Jing, at least you should know it, it's unreasonable to march into Annan quietly and leave the lone army here.

At this time, he didn't say anything, but he was also grateful to Yuan Tiangang in his heart for bringing the news in time, otherwise, he would have taken it for granted and innocently waited for the rescue of Li Jing's army here.

It seems that the next Guangnan Road army is really a lone army without reinforcements to fight alone.

"How about it?"

Seeing that Guo Ye had almost digested his information, Yuan Tiangang asked urgently, "The exchange proposed by the old Taoist should be more reliable, right?"

Guo Ye rolled his eyes, spread his hands unwillingly, and said helplessly: "Do you think I still have a choice now? Grandma, it's cheaper for these bastard sons, and let them be a little proud for a while. But I have one request—— "

"Needless to say, the old Taoist knows what you want to say."

Yuan Tiangang waved his hand heavily in the posture of Zhuge Liang in the middle of a long period, and smiled as if he understood everything: "Isn't it just to ensure the safety of your mentor Yu Shinan? Don't worry, in the eyes of Duguyu and the others, the same as you in Lingnan City Compared with this gold brick, a hundred Yu Shinan is not as important as a gold brick. Besides, they don't even know the details of how you are fighting alone now."

"Okay, that's what you said, deal!"

After Guo Ye replied heavily to Yuan Tiangang, he suddenly had a whim and asked curiously: "Old Taoist Yuan, I am curious about one thing. How can you know so clearly about the movements of Tianzhu Kingdom and Li Jing's army? Logically speaking, You haven't left the area along the banks of the Blackwater River these days, where did you get such timely and remote news?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled wryly: "If the old Taoist said that he has clairvoyant eyes and smooth ears, would you believe it?"

Guo Ye shook his head, resolutely, and said clearly and decisively:

"Do not believe!"

Chapter 1102 Unhappy

"Haha, you kid..."

Yuan Tiangang shook his head, and scolded with a smile: "Pretending to be ignorant, right?"

"Who pretended to be confused with you?"

Guo Ye was in a hurry. This time, Yuan Tiangang really wronged him. He really didn't know, otherwise, the news would not be so blocked that he didn't even know the latest movements of Li Jing's army on Lingnan Road.

Seeing this, Yuan Tiangang knew that he misunderstood Guo Ye again, so he had to explain everything: "Should you know that today's Taoism is divided into two religions, the North and the South?"

Guo Ye nodded and said: "I knew that day, you are the Quanzhen Taoist in the north, while the Zhengyi Taoism in the south has its own. If I remember correctly, the Zhengyi Taoism in the south is different from your Quanzhen Taoism, and more similar to family inheritance. The Zhang family of Zhengyijiao has been passed down to this day, and its background is not less than your northern Quanzhen Taoism. But this time, Zhengyijiao has suffered a serious loss of vitality, because the people in the sect split into Taiping and evil ways, and finally because of friction The two imported Buddhists, the Nuns and the Bailian Society, played a demonic wind behind them, and contributed to the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in the south. Hehe, I am afraid that the Zhengyi Sect is in decline. The sect will be completely removed from the history books of Taoism, and only your northern Quanzhen Taoism has become the orthodox Taoist school. But—”

Guo Ye prolonged the scale, stared at Yuan Tiangang strangely, and asked, "What does this have to do with your knowledge of the movements of Li Weigong's army and the domestic situation in Tianzhu?"

"You know quite a lot, kid?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled rather smugly: "However, I will tell you that whether it is the movement of Li Jing's army on Lingnan Road or the war in Tianzhu Kingdom, it is the old guy Zhang Fengxian who taught Zhengyi to send his disciples and grandchildren to report. mine."

The old guy he was talking about, Zhang Fengxian, was the current leader of Zhengyi Sect in the South.

How fresh!

Guo Ye couldn't help but said happily: "Isn't Zhengyi Sect incompatible with your northern Quanzhen? Now Zhengyi Sect is in civil strife, and it has gone out of the evil way of Taiping Dao, and even the traitor Hu Bilie, it is a great loss of vitality." When Zhang Fengxian reckoned that he was also in a hurry to get angry, how could he take the initiative to send someone to inform you of the latest movements of Li Jing's army? Could it be that the two of you are still fighting with each other because of the White Lotus Sect rebellion in the south? Is it as good as before?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said: "Water and fire cannot be discussed, but our two sects in the north and the south have been secretly competing for who is the orthodox of the Taoism. Do you know the real purpose of my coming to the South this time?"

"Your real purpose for coming to the south? Isn't it just to take advantage of the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect to uproot Southern Buddhism and give Southern Buddhism a big bargain?"

Guo Ye blinked his eyes, and after he finished speaking, he should have come back to his senses, exclaimed in surprise, and said, "Understood! Rather than saying that the reconciliation is as good as before, it is better to say that the two religions of the North and the South share the same hatred. The lips are dead, the teeth are cold, and the skin is not good." There is no chance of saving hair. You want to clean up the southern Buddhism first, and then sit on the ground and divide the spoils, is that what you mean?"

"Look what you're talking about is a vulgar one!"

Yuan Tiangang picked Guo Ye's eyes in distaste, and said: "With the imperial court's support for Quanzhen in the north, and the White Lotus Sect's rebellion in the south has hurt the Zhengyi Sect's muscles and bones, do you think Zhang Fengxian's What qualifications does the old guy have?

Yuan Tiangang suddenly felt that the word "dividing spoils" was really indecent, and immediately changed his words: "Do you think that the current Zhengyi Sect, the current Zhang Fengxian, have any other reason to rely on sitting down with the old Taoist, and our Northern Quanzhen face to face?" What about talking?"

Yuan Tiangang, a skinny and ugly old man, said these words today, but invisibly added a bit of domineering that he didn't have in the past.

That's right, when Guo Ye thinks about the current situation of Zhengyijiao, life is really hard.

It seems that after this battle, the decline of the Zhengyi Sect is doomed, and its ending can be no more than two kinds. One is to completely fade out of the Taoist sect and become a Yeluzi Taoist sect; Zhengyi taught some Taoist inheritance from Zhang Daoling's lineage.

However, since Guo Ye already knew that Zhang Fengxian took the initiative to send his disciples and grandchildren to inform Yuan Tiangang, this kind of up-and-coming move seemed to indicate that Zhang Fengxian was inclined to choose the latter.

Awesome!

Guo Ye concluded that as long as the White Lotus Sect in the South succeeds in suppressing the rebellion, as long as the few remaining Guanlong clans in the South are wiped out, and as long as the Buddhism in the South is expelled by Yuan Tiangang and others and even succeeds in buying bottoms, then His Majesty Li Er in the Chang'an Palace will He will definitely repay him with peaches, vigorously support Yuan Tiangang and Quanzhen Sect to unify the Taoist sect of the Tang Dynasty, and become the Zhengshuo of Taoist sects in the world.

At that time, two-pronged approach will be taken, His Majesty Li Er will use the power of the imperial court, and Yuan Tiangang will use the power of Taoism to strike together in the north. Then the only Buddhist sect left in the north will be at risk.

Although Guo Ye doesn't like some people in Western Buddhism, at least some of the Buddhist Zen ideas that lead people to be good in Buddhism are still positive. It is a loss of Buddhist culture.