Zhu Nao

Xie Wuji came to Zhu Nao's courtyard, and Zhu Nao was sitting in the courtyard waiting for him, as if expecting him to come.

Xie Wuji stepped forward and cut straight to the point: "Have you heard about the Black Horse Army?"

"I heard," Zhu Nao nodded, his tone seemed to be a little appreciative, "It seems that Henry Zhang does have some brains."

Xie Wuji: "..."

He hated Henry Zhang extremely, and would never give Henry Zhang a good word.He said coldly: "Really? He knew that this was the hole you dug for him, so why didn't he jump into it?"

Zhu Nao chuckled, and said, "I guess, he might be involuntary."

Wu Cong, who came in after Xie Wuji, couldn't help but glance at Zhu Nao with admiration.

This is the strength of Zhu Nao. When he came up with this strategy, he was not afraid that Henry Zhang would see through his thoughts, because he knew very well that Henry Zhang had to jump if he didn’t want to jump into this pit.The Xuantian Sect seems to only respect Henry Zhang alone, but how could such a group composed of tens of thousands of people and involving the interests of countless people be really only influenced by Henry Zhang's thoughts?Some things are the trend of the times and cannot be avoided.Recruiting soldiers and establishing their own standing army is an early step taken by Xuantianjiao.Junau is just putting pressure on them to start taking this step as soon as possible.

Of course, Henry Zhang is already very smart.He anticipated the bad consequences of his hasty recruitment, so he only recruited two thousand elite soldiers, and the expensive ones were not expensive.Facing the tremendous pressure brought to him by Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, he chose to ask for help from elsewhere.

But are borrowed soldiers better than self-raised soldiers?it's not true.He can save a lot of trivial troubles, but he also has other troubles - if he can't control the black horse soldier, he will lead the wolf into the house!

Xie Wuji sat down opposite him, tapped the stone table with two fingers: "What are your plans for the future?"

Zhu Nao said: "Send someone to talk to the Dark Horse King first. Find out his attitude before making any plans."

Henry Zhang made this decision and invited the black horse soldiers. He should have a certain degree of confidence in the black horse soldiers, and perhaps he has corresponding precautions.But so what?People's hearts are not static. Whether this black horse soldier will eventually help Xuantianjiao, or become a knife inserted into Xuantianjiao's chest, it depends on whether Zhu Nao's provocative methods are more powerful, or Henry Zhang's ability to win people's hearts is stronger .

Xie Wuji believed that Zhu Nao would be able to come up with a strategy to control the enemy, so he didn't say any more.

After a while, he suddenly said: "Have you ever gone out today?"

Zhu Nao shook his head and said, "I've been looking at the accounts all morning in the house, but I haven't left the yard yet. What's the matter?"

Xie Wuji said: "When I came back just now, the forsythias on the mountain were in bloom, covering the mountain. It should have bloomed after the rain last night. Do you want to go and see?"

After Zhu Nao came to Yanzhou, he and Xie Wuji once patrolled the city. After walking around, he said casually, saying that this place has been war-torn for a long time. Compared with Shu, not only is it sparsely populated, even the roadside Many of the flowers and plants in the city are withered and withered, and the gray city is so depressing to look at.Unexpectedly, Xie Wuji remembered this sentence.

Zhu Nao was slightly taken aback, and sat up straight: "Which mountain is it? It just so happens that I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I might as well go for a walk."

Xie Wuji hooked the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes no longer saw the indifference and sharpness when Henry Zhang was mentioned just now.He got up and said, "Go, I'll take you there."

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At the foot of Mount Wutai, a mighty team is marching.Most of the troops walking in front of this army were cavalry, the cavalry were dressed in black, and the horses were also all red and black. Looking from the eyes, the black army looked like ghost soldiers coming out of the underworld, which was creepy.

The atmosphere in the army, however, was not as gloomy as it seemed.People in the general's formation were talking and laughing while hurrying.

"I can't imagine that a Laoshizi Xuantian sect can be so rich!" One person said, "Last time, we invited our Guangjin mansion, who searched and searched, and talked for a long time before giving us the amount. This time As soon as Xuantianjiao opened his mouth, he gave us twice the price!"

"I really find it strange. Where are so many fools in the world willing to spend all their money to support such a fake god? Think about us brothers risking their lives to earn a living, but the fake god just sits and brags. , someone gave him mountains of gold and silver, things in this world are really unfair."

"I just find it strange. When will things be fair in this world? Have you lived until today to understand this truth?"

"Hey, you're the smart one, right? Let me say something casually, and you'll pick my thorns too!"

The two immediately started fighting when they disagreed, but they were talking and laughing, not really angry.

Another person said: "But having said that, the Xuantian Sect is willing to pay so much money to invite us, because what they want to deal with is the Shu army and the Yanzhou army. Can it be the same as the Zhengzhou army we dealt with last time? Several princes joined forces to stop Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, but they failed to prevent them from entering the capital. How powerful is this? Let me say that we received twice as much money as less!"

Wei Bian listened to everyone's discussion, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, can I make my brothers suffer? The money is just for us to help him fool those believers, and it doesn't include the money for helping them fight. If you really want to After fighting, every day of fighting, he has to give us another three thousand stone grains and ten thousand coins!"

When the crowd heard this, they immediately roared excitedly.

"Wow! Brother Wei is still the best, we are going to make a fortune this time! This time the money is enough to feed us for several years, Dad?"

"It's not just a few years, with Brother Wei here, we brothers will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of our lives!"

"It is said that Chengdu Yin Junnao is used to doing business, and every business can make a lot of money. In my opinion, our King Wei is a hundred times more powerful than that Zhunao! Don't you think so?"

"That's natural! How can Chengdu Yin compare with his brother?"

Wei Bian had a very good relationship with his subordinates, everyone yelled "brother" and "king", Wei Bian just listened with a smile.

Someone spat: "Since the cult's money is so easy to cheat, we have to make a lot of money from him this time, and it will hurt their hearts."

These dark horse troops are now going to fight for Xuantian Sect, it can be said that they are exchanging their lives for money.If it was an ordinary person of an ordinary year, who would be willing to fight?No matter how much money you earn, you can't spend your life.But these black horse troops are different. This is what they do. The more chaos the world is, the happier they are.

After all, in the current situation, how much is a human life worth?On the contrary, they are licking blood at the edge of a knife, they will have the opportunity to be rich and prosperous while alive, and they can earn a few years for their families after death. Compared with those who have been starving ghosts for nothing, their luck is already very good.

Everyone laughed and laughed, and Wei Bian warned again: "I know that you all look down on Henry Zhang, and we all know that he is a big liar full of nonsense. But since we have accepted his money, we have to be loyal. Arrived After Taiyuan, remember not to mention any cults or not, and when you see Henry Zhang, learn to call him a master, and be sure to respect him."

Everyone quickly said: "Don't worry, brother, we all understand!"

Wei Bian nodded in satisfaction.Before he set off, he had given instructions to everyone, and he repeatedly told them on the way, and these people had followed him for a long time, and they all understood his rules.He relaxed and said no more.

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A few days later, the black horse army arrived in Fenyang smoothly.

Henry Zhang had already made preparations in Fenyang City. On the second day after the army arrived, Xuantianjiao held a grand ceremony for the Black Horse Army in the city.

It stands to reason that this grand ceremony should be used to welcome the Dark Horse Army, and it seems to be true on the surface.But in fact, this big ceremony has a purpose.

At the grand ceremony, Henry Zhang summoned the people in the city and asked Wei Bian to describe to the people in public how the immortal entrusted him with a dream.Of course, this was discussed by Wei Bian and Henry Zhang a long time ago. Wei Bian said impassionedly in front of everyone how he was inspired by the immortals and promised by the immortals that he can live another fifty years in this life and enjoy all the glory .The immortal also told him that not only he has such a blessing, but all the followers of Xuantian Sect, as long as they are devout enough, will receive the dream of the immortal and have the same blessing.

After the flickering words were finished, Wei Bian led the black horse soldiers he brought and bowed down to Henry Zhang.Thousands of people bowed down in unison, shouting "Master Shenwu", "Master Long Live", "Xuantian Yongchang" loudly, and the shouts reached the sky.That battle, that momentum, really frightened many unresolute people into a daze, and they kept muttering in their hearts.

When the big drama of the Dark Horse Army is over, Henry Zhang will of course have to strike while the iron is hot.Ever since, he ordered people to tie up charms on all sides of the altar, and put a dead deer on the altar.

He stood beside the dead deer, Mimi sang and danced and rang the bell, convulsed like a goat, and finally shouted "Zhu" to the sky!I didn't see when he lit the fire, the charms around the altar suddenly burned by themselves.At the beginning, a few pieces of yellow talismans started to burn, and gradually burned into one piece. After a while, hundreds of yellow talismans were all burnt into powder!

Henry Zhang grabbed a handful of powder from the burnt spell and sprinkled it on the dead deer.Not long after, the dead deer lying on the ground came back to life, struggled to stand up, and jumped off the altar by itself!

This trick of the rivers and lakes really shocked many onlookers.

There was already a Xuantian sect in the crowd, and at this time they hurriedly started to publicize with gongs and drums: "Today is an auspicious day, to celebrate the arrival of the black horse army, Zhang Shijun showed his magical powers. Those spells have been cast by the master Dharma, you take it back by yourself, swallow it with water, and then diseases will be cured, evil spirits will be expelled, and all evils will be cured!"

The common people under the altar went crazy in an instant, and rushed up to grab the ashes of the talisman.There were some disdainful people, but when they saw other people looting, they were gradually moved. Not willing to be left behind, they squeezed into the crowd and started grabbing together.Soon, the common people beat their heads and blood to grab the rune ashes. Those who didn't know thought that gold was suddenly poured from the sky here.

Faced with such a chaotic scene, the officials of the Xuantian Sect not only did not stop it, but were also happy to see it succeed. They tried their best to instigate the situation, making the situation more chaotic and lively, and their goal was achieved.

And Henry Zhang, who was originally standing on the altar, left the altar after singing the big show, and headed back to the temple swaggeringly.

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It was night, Henry Zhang set up a drink in the Daxuantian Temple, and several main officials of Xuantian Sect helped the main officers of the Black Horse Army to clean up the dust.

At the banquet, Henry Zhang held up the wine glass and took the initiative to toast Wei Bian: "Your Majesty has worked hard today."

Wei Bian smiled and raised his wine glass in return: "Oh, that's what I said. Thanks to Master's love, why is it so hard? It's not hard, it's not hard! Today I can see Master performing fairy arts, which really opens my eyes for ordinary people!"

Several officers under Wei Bian couldn't help laughing secretly.What kind of fairy method is being used?Who is sitting in this room right now who doesn’t know that Henry Zhang is a charlatan?

But they took Henry Zhang’s money and wanted to sell Henry Zhang’s face, so it was not easy to show disdain, and they quickly toasted and drank.

As for Henry Zhang, of course he also saw the subtle expressions of those officers winking, but he just smiled and didn't care.It doesn't matter what those officers think, as long as these people can get things done for him, he is happy.

Wei Biandao: "It's fortunate that Master can come up with today's idea. Just now I saw those believers going crazy when they snatched incense ashes. Presumably today's incident will be spread, and many believers will be able to win over, right?"

Henry Zhang’s face twitched, obviously a little unhappy.Indeed, today's big drama has achieved good results, and it should be able to deceive many people into believing in Xuantian Sect.But—Taiyuan was originally his territory, and there were already many people who believed in Xuantian Sect!If it wasn't for Zhu Nao's nonsense weasel story, which caused him to lose a lot of believers recently, would he waste time, effort, and money on these things?For such a grand ceremony, Wei Bian and others are invited to sing for him, do you know how much it costs! !The effect that can be achieved is nothing more than deceiving some of the people who were deceived by Junao back.

When he thought of Zhu Nao, he became angry, picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, and then managed to lower the pressure a little.

Everyone drank together for a while, it was getting late, and it was time to go back to rest.

Before the banquet was over, Henry Zhang held Wei Bian and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty knows that I, Xuantian, teach a lot of people, but I have no generals to command the army. I have long admired the talents of the Majesty, and I have always wanted to make friends with the Majesty. If your majesty does not dislike it, you might as well take a position in my teaching. I will ensure that you will not treat your majesty and brothers badly."

Wei Bian smiled all over his face: "How dare I dislike my master's love? It's just that when I was young, an expert once told my fortune for me, saying that I have no destiny. I am also afraid that a vulgar person like me will humiliate me." Let’s forget about the expensive sect. As for the friendship Shijun said... as long as Shijun doesn’t dislike him, from today onwards, I will treat Shijun as my own brother!”

This Wei Bian had already passed the age of no doubts, and he was already full of beards. He was able to call Henry Zhang a man who hadn't grown a few beards brother, which shows how thick-skinned he is.

Henry Zhang sneered secretly in his heart, his face was still very kind, but he didn’t force Wei Bian to join the religion, so he had a few more polite words with him.

Since Wei Bian is doing a business of buying murder and killing people to make money, Henry Zhang’s words are meant to remind him that the Xuantian Sect will spend money to hire him for a long time in the future, and there are many benefits that can be given to him. Let him take a long-term view and work hard for Xuantian Sect.As long as Wei Bian understands this, it's fine, and he can't force himself to be a teacher or not.

The reason why Wei Bian refused to join the sect was not because he looked down on the cult, but because although he was working for the Xuantian sect now, all princes from all walks of life in the world might become his customers in the future. Joining a cult, on the contrary blocked his own way out.

Henry Zhang said again: "It's okay if the king refuses to join the religion. It's just that there may be something inappropriate to say, but I still want to say it first, so as not to cause trouble in the future."

Wei Bian hurriedly said, "Master, please tell me."

Henry Zhangdao: "I invited the king's black horse army to deal with Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji. These two people were not fellow travelers, and I don't know what Zhu Nao's ability to deceive people is, so that Xie Wuji willingly succumbed to him. Although Xie Wuji is good at fighting, Zhu Nao is not a martial artist, so in my opinion, they may not raise troops to attack my sect. But if he knows that I invite the dark horse army to help, he will definitely send someone to sow discord..."

When he said this, Wei Bian already understood what he meant.

Wei Bian lowered his face and said, "Master, don't worry. Although I, Wei Bian, am not a hero, I can be the commander of the Dark Horse Army, because loyalty is the most important thing here! Since I have received money from Master , I must do things well for Shijun. Otherwise, in the future, who will pay more attention to my black horse army? As long as what Shijun promised me can be done, then I will never break my promise. Even if Zhu Nao tried all kinds of tricks, but I didn't even bother him!"

Henry Zhang got the guarantee from Wei Bian, and he was relieved immediately.

The reason why he dared to invite the Dark Horse Army was also because he knew Wei Bian well.Although this person was more treacherous than a profiteer when he asked for the price, he was indeed a person who honored his promises as he said.Someone had previously offered a higher price to make the black horse army defect, but Wei Bian flatly refused.He will do things for whomever he takes money from. As long as he has such a character, it is not a problem to charge more money.

Henry Zhang knew very well that Zhu Nao would definitely send someone to provoke him.After all, it is the best policy to subdue the enemy without fighting, and the worst policy is to attack by force.He also knew that no matter how strict he was, unless he put Wei Bian in prison, Zhu Nao's people would always have a way to get in touch with Wei Bian.However, as long as he ensures that Wei Bian is a person who keeps his promises, and more importantly, he keeps himself from being suspicious, no matter how many tricks Zhu Nao has, he won't be able to use them.

Thinking of this, Henry Zhang took a deep breath, secretly gave himself a reassurance, and asked his subordinates to give more preferential treatment to the dark horse army in terms of food and clothing, and asked someone to send an extra batch of gold and silver jewelry to Wei Bian outside the agreement , to express their sincerity.

After doing this, Henry Zhang went back to rest.