Pawn Crossing the River

After Qi Xuansu and his party left Fan Ji's forest house, they finally entered Hita County, Bungo Kingdom, where Prime Minister Toyotomi's influence was located.

When we got here, it was really different. At least there was no overt hostility. Both officials and ordinary civilians were very respectful.

He arrived at Rita City without any hindrance and was greeted by the city lord himself. After learning Qi Xuansu's identity, he treated everyone with great respect and set up a banquet to entertain Qi Gaogong and the mages.

But this is not the key. The most important thing is that Hita City has a Taoist temple affiliated with Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture. There are stationed Taoist priests and "Xunfu Array" in it, which can communicate with Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture in Xiujing.

As the situation in various places became increasingly tense, Fenglinzhou Taoist Office also upgraded and iterated various Taoist temples and set up a reusable secondary mirror, which is two mirrors of the same height as a person. Taoist temples in various vassal cities have retained secondary mirrors. There is a mother mirror in the Taoist Palace of Fenglinzhou Taoist House. As long as both parties stand in front of the mirror, they can communicate freely. And after improvements, Zijing can also actively contact the mother mirror. Compared with the correspondence exchange in the "Xunfu Array" More convenient.

As for why mother-child mirrors are rarely seen in the Central Plains, the reason is actually very simple. Any technological innovation is always used in military affairs first, and then gradually matures. extended to other fields. In this Fenglinzhou war, the mother-child mirror appeared for the first time, and it had not been seen before.

The person stationed here is a deacon Taoist priest, who is under Qi Xuansu in both rank and position. Although Qi Xuansu is not from Fenglinzhou Taoist House, if we really want to talk about it in detail, he does not have to obey Qi Xuansu's orders, but generally There are very few such upright people, so the deacon will naturally not disobey Qi Xuansu's orders.

Qi Xuansu asked to open the mother-child mirror and talk to the camp. The deacon Taoist did not hesitate and took Qi Xuansu to an underground secret room. There was a spiritual officer guarding the door. The spiritual officer and the deacon Taoist each took out half of the key and opened the thick stone door. .

It is not unusual to find a mirror waiting for someone in this underground secret room. It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't think that the mirror was as wide as the wall, so almost the entire wall was covered with mirrors.

It's not that it was set up to be so large intentionally, but that in order to be able to be used repeatedly, there were too many talismans that needed to be carved, which resulted in such a large size. As for why sutra urns and fish talismans can compress their volumes, the reason is not complicated. The same people who carve talismans have different levels of cultivation and different skills.

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In front of the mirror there is a chair for people to sit on.

Qi Xuansu was sitting on this chair.

After the deacon Taoist priest turned a Tai Chi-shaped disk, he reported softly: "Vice-Master Qi, I have sent a request to the Taoist government. I will also explain the specific situation through the 'Xun Fu Array'."

Qi Xuansu nodded.

The deacon Taoist priest retreated.

After a while, ripples appeared on the mirror surface, like water waves.

Li Changge's figure appeared on the other side: "It's great to see that Brother Tianyuan is fine."

Qi Xuansu was not surprised.

One advantage of the Taoist sect is that after a war breaks out, the senior officials will not only go to battle in person, but also send their own children to the battlefield, instead of just letting ordinary Taoist priests or Taoist priests from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace die.

Although there were various reasons for the Fenglinzhou war this time, such as the Taoist sect having the upper hand and the Taipingdao wanting to tie the other two sects into chariots, the Taoist sect's three shows and a non-staff member Qi Xuansu were all sent to Fenglinzhou. But it is an indisputable fact.

No matter how much advantage Dao Sect occupies, the battlefield is definitely much more dangerous than Yujing. As soon as Qi Xuansu arrived at Fenglinzhou, he encountered the Yamata no Orochi and walked through the ghost gate again. Qingwei, the master in charge of the army, encountered One assassination is proof.

The granddaughters of the Celestial Master, the granddaughters of the Earth Master, and the brothers of the National Master have all gone to the battlefield. It will be much easier to mobilize ordinary Taoist priests. It's nothing more than fairness.

Only by having the same desire from above and below can we achieve success.

Among the four, Li Changge was the first to arrive at Fenglinzhou, along with the leading team. Qi Xuansu was the second to arrive, Zhang Yuelu should be on the way already, and Yao Pei might be a little later due to his injury.

Qi Xuansu said: "Thank you for your help, Brother Dao. I miss you."

Li Changge asked: "How is the situation over there with Taoist Brother Tianyuan?"

Qi Xuansu briefly talked about his experiences along the way.

After listening to this, Li Changge frowned slightly: "The route has deviated. Logically speaking, the flying boat should not pass through Izumo Country."

Qi Xuansu was somewhat probing because he suspected that Taiping Dao had done something secretly. However, Li Changge calmly revealed this matter, which was somewhat beyond Qi Xuansu's expectation.

Li Changge seemed to see Qi Xuansu's doubts, and turned to say: "Brother Tianyuan, you have really returned to the Taoist sect in the past two years, and you have not had a deep impression of many things. I have been in the Taoist sect, and maybe I can see it better than Taoist brother Tianyuan." Be more thorough.”

Qi Xuansu said: "I would like to hear the details."

"The three ways are actually a rather general concept. The Taoist sect is not monolithic, and neither are the three ways." Li Changge said, "Brother Tianyuan has probably heard a saying that in terms of strength, the Taiping Way is far from the top of the three ways. Why is Taiping Road so powerful, even more so than the other two? Because Taiping Road has the least internal strife and internal strife. I wonder what Brother Tianyuan thinks of this statement?

Qi Xuansu said: "I agree with this statement. There is no need to say more about Zhengdao. Just look at Zhang Qingxiao's situation. As for Quanzhen Dao, there are many aristocratic families, each with their own plans and schemes. I have seen a thing or two. That's right. In Taiping Road, I have never heard of any internal strife.”

This is already a bit of a remark, but the content is not confidential, so it is not a taboo.

Li Changge said: "During the last trip to the Imperial Capital, Taoist Brother Tianyuan probably noticed that the Li family is actually full of princes, so there is no internal fighting. However, it is common to watch other people's jokes and stand by. What I want to say is that the Taoist sect is very Da, can be roughly divided into three, just like the big river is divided into Jiangnan and Jiangbei. In fact, there are Northwest and Liaodong, and Jiangnan and Jiangbei can also be continuously subdivided. "

Qi Xuansu probably understood.

The reason why Li Changge said so much was just to express one meaning. The Three Daos are just rivers, and the thing may not be Taiping Dao's fault. Taiping Dao's most important issue at the moment is winning the Fenglinzhou war. Everything else is secondary and must be pushed back. In this case, Taipingdao will try its best to avoid internal strife, so Taipingdao's motivation is not big.

On the contrary, some people within Zhengyi Dao, or some people within Quanzhen Dao, have greater motives. Those who are afraid of Zhang Yuelu, those who are afraid of the Yao family, those who have enmity with Qi Xuansu, and even those who have enmity with Qiniang all have this motive. Moreover, the Fenglinzhou battlefield is an excellent place to silence people. There are too many scapegoats and too many cover-ups. Afterwards, the crime can be pinned on the local forces in Fenglinzhou. These local forces are destined to be wiped out. Then they will die without evidence. Or is it possible that a monster like Yamata no Orochi can still defend itself? No matter what happens, Taipingdao will still be responsible for taking the blame.

The expression of goodwill by the Heavenly Master and the Earthly Master to Qi Xuansu does not mean that everyone in the Zhengdao and Quanzhen Taoists agrees with Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu also had this suspicion earlier, but as Li Changge said, his foundation in Taoism was too shallow, and it was difficult to judge which force was responsible.

To find out the truth of the matter, Qi Xuansu is not able to do it. He will have to ask Qiniang or Donghua Zhenren to take action, or Zhang Yuelu's Tianshi will take action. Only then is it possible.

Qi Xuansu no longer struggled with this topic and said instead: "Brother Yongyan, I have five wounded people here, namely Li Mingshan from the Ancestral Hall, Lu Yuting from the Huasheng Hall, Qian Daren from the Tiangang Hall, and Tang Yongshui from the Tianji Hall. , Han Yongfeng of Liaodong Daofu, can Taoist brother Yongyan coordinate with Xingying or Fenglinzhou Daofu to send a flying boat to take them back? "

"No problem, I'll make arrangements right away." Li Changge agreed happily, "Feizhou will arrive at Rita City tomorrow at the latest. Please ask Taoist Brother Tianyuan to take care of them again." One day.”

"No problem." Qi Xuansu nodded.

Li Changge said: "If Brother Tianyuan has any other needs, please feel free to ask."

Qi Xuansu said: "No more for the time being. When I returned to Yujing from the Imperial Capital, I was summoned by the Imperial Master. The Imperial Master's teachings were consistent with the outside world and worked together with one heart. I deeply agree."

"That's it?" Li Changge asked.

"That's it. If you have any questions, please contact me." Qi Xuansu ended the conversation.

The mother-in-law mirror returned to its original appearance, with no figure of Li Changge, only Qi Xuansu sitting on the chair.

Qi Xuansu did not think that the relationship between him and Li Changge was changing. It was just a special situation in a special period. It could be reluctantly understood that the brothers were jealous of each other and resisted their insults. Once the foreign enemies retreated, the brothers would still fall out.

Furthermore, Li Changge is a very well-educated person and is always gentle and polite. Even if he decides to kill people, he still won't speak harshly, let alone say any harsh words. He and Li Tianzhen are two completely different people. If you want to It may be difficult to judge his thoughts through his attitude.

Qi Xuansu left here and told several other people about the situation.

Several people were very happy. Not only was it safe to return to the camp, but there was also a temporary branch of the Huasheng Hall to ensure that there were no hidden dangers.

Qi Xuansu returned to his room and found that he could contact Zhang Yuelu using the "Zhongji Sutra", which meant that Zhang Yuelu had left Yujing in Kunlun and was getting closer to Fenglinzhou on the East China Sea.

A few days ago, we were able to contact each other, but because the distance between east and west was too far, there was a big delay problem in the sutra. The light screen always rippled but no human figures appeared. If it were in the Central Plains, there would be Taoist mansions one after another. It is equivalent to a "beacon" that can continuously extend the distance, so most of the time there is no delay problem.

However, the fish talisman still cannot contact Qiniang. It seems that the scope of the fish talisman is consistent with the scope of Qingpinghui's "Five Ghost Transport Method". It has nothing to do with distance. As long as you are within a fixed area, you can contact us no matter how far away you are. If you go outside the area, you cannot contact us even if you are close at hand.

Qi Xuansu unfolded the "Zhongji Sutra" and began to contact Zhang Yuelu.