Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 654
Guo Rong's assault was a great success.

The 1 Chu army plus 700 barbarians and more than [-] civilian husbands, the entire [-] army collapsed directly under the assault of [-] people, killing each other and killing more people than Guo Rong and the others Much more.

When Zhang Jijun (Ma Shacai) crossed the Lishui River, it was no longer a battle, it was just a pursuit.

The only regret is that Zhu Jinzhong, the coach of the Chu army, has not been caught.

It is about 180 miles from Xiaodukou Town to Langzhou (Changde), and the cavalry can reach it in a few hours if they let go of their horses.

The cavalry of the Zhou army chased them all the way, and the scattered Chu soldiers had no way to escape, and countless died on both sides of the road.

In mid-October, Zhou Jun surrounded Langzhou and began to prepare to attack the city.

Ma Xie's eldest son Ma Guangzan was stationed in Langzhou.

When he saw Zhu Jinzhong's army returning after being defeated, and Zhou's army chasing them all over the mountains and plains, he didn't dare to open the city gates to let the defeated army enter the city. He could only close the four gates and hurriedly sent people to Tanzhou to ask Ma Xie for help.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhaojun was not in a hurry to attack the city. Since he did not grab the gate of Langzhou, Zhang Zhaojun simply left some cavalry to guard the defenders of Langzhou, and the army released the capital as the basic unit.

While clearing out the defeated soldiers on the battlefield, they set up army camps in the northwest and southwest of Langzhou to block the connection between the Chu army in Langzhou City and the Langzhou barbarians, and surrounded Langzhou on three sides, leaving only the road leading to Tanzhou.

At the same time Zhang Zhaojun sent Guo Rong to defeat the Chu army, Zhang Tie also led 8000 people on foot and rode south from Yuezhou.

It took only two days to arrive at Hubi Mountain, the northern gateway of Tanzhou. Zhang Tie placed the coach's camp in the Nanyue Shengdi Temple on Hubi Mountain.

Nanyue Shengdi Temple, this is a temple dedicated to the Nanyue Emperor.

However, what is more interesting is that Nanyue originally referred to Tianzhu Mountain in Anhui. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that Hengshan in Hengyang, Hunan Province was designated as Nanyue.

In the period of Ma Chu, the gods in the middle of the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism were highly respected, such as the Southern Baosheng Tathagata of Buddhism, and the Nanyue Emperor of Taoism.

As soon as Zhang Wei's army arrived, the monks and Taoists in the original Xianfeng Temple, Guandi Temple and other temples and temples on Hubi Mountain were completely gone. Only one old Taoist remained in the Nanyue Shengdi Temple.

When the old Taoist saw that Zhang Tie regretted the arrangement of the guards in the mountain capital, he just smiled and looked at it without saying a word.

Seeing that he was old, everyone didn't expel him. They only waited for Zhang Ting to approach the old man with a smile, and the guards were ready to search the old man.

However, Zhang Ke stopped the guards from moving, because he saw that this old way is not easy.

He wears a lotus flower crown on his head, and inserts the hairpin from front to back in the meridian direction. His upper body is brown and purple gauze, wrapped in green clothes, and he wears a gorgeous skirt.

Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, because the royal family of the Li family hoped to cut off the imprint of Xianbei mixed blood on their bodies, they regarded Lao Tzu Li Er as their ancestor, and Taoism naturally had unlimited glory.

Although Taoism and Taoism, strictly speaking, are basically two things, it is much more convenient to praise Taoism than to praise Taoism. It was also in the Tang Dynasty that Taoism and Taoism merged to a certain extent.

Since it was promoted by the royal family, there must be a side effect, that is, the hierarchy is extremely strict.

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, the level of Taoism was divided into six realms for beginners, Zhengyi, Daode, Dongshen, Dongxuan, and Dongzhen.

The color of the first five is relatively simple, and the color of the clothing began to be gradually enriched after arriving in Dongzhen. At the same time, the lotus crown on the head of the old Taoist is only used by high-level Taoists.

Such a dress is basically telling the other party that he must have an unusual status in Taoism.

In fact, it is indeed unusual. Taoist priests who have reached Dongzhen and above, not to mention establishing a sect, can still bear the title of a real person wherever they go.

For such a person, a body search would be too insulting, and Zhang Ting didn't think such a veteran, who was estimated to be nearly 70 years old, had any ability to pose a threat to him.

However, before Zhang Tie approached, the old Taoist gave him a warning, and saw the old Taoist in brown and purple gauze, wearing a green robe, flicked the whisk in his hand.

"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, the noble person in front of you is right in front of Ziwei Emperor Star, surrounded by stars and full of literary spirit, I think it must be the son of Da Zhou Shaoming."

Zhang Tie thought that the other party was here to take pictures of his horse, so he admitted it with a smile.

But in the next second, the old man's face changed suddenly, he looked at Zhang Ting and shouted: "Since the emperor descended from the star of Emperor Ziwei, he is the holy master of the Han family in the Central Plains, why does he only call himself the Supreme Heaven of Buddhism?

Think about the Buddha, although he is the highest in the Western Heaven, he is a man from Tianzhu after all, how can he practice his way in China? "

Uh!Zhang Tie was really stunned for a moment.

Because it is different from the impressions of later generations that all religions in China are very peaceful. It can be said that from the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, the religions in China are actually quite aggressive.

Of course, this aggressiveness is not the aggressiveness of Anlake Ahuba or the Crusades.

The struggle between Buddhism and Taoism is mostly reflected in the word "debate", and at most it rises to the insult to ancestors, personality and morality.

For example, Monk Falin, this master is a master of sliding shovel through the ages!

Back then, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty respected Laozi, but at the same time he wanted Taoism to be superior to other religions, which threatened the status of Buddhism.

Monk Falin even went to tell Tang Taizong that after detailed investigation, he proved that the ancestor of the Li family in Longxi was actually the Li family of Yinshan, that is, the Hu people from Xianbei outside the Great Wall.

And when it comes to excitement, Monk Falin utters nonsense, even saying what's so good about Longxi Li?Li Er's father was blind in one eye, couldn't find a daughter-in-law, and had an adultery with the neighbor's old maid to give birth to him.

What the hell, it's like sliding a shovel in front of a hungry tiger!
Although Monk Falin shoveled fast, he slid and knelt even faster, and finally saved his life in an extremely dangerous manner.

But he dared to lift the entire Li and Tang royal family's inverse scales in front of Tang Taizong, which can explain the problem.

It shows that after thousands of years of spreading, Buddhism has already firmly established its foothold on the land of China.

In fact, Zhang Ting has also considered this issue. The status of the Supreme Heaven he created by pretending to be a ghost is likely to further promote the popularity of Buddhism in Middle-earth.

You must know that in history, Guo Wei and Guo Rong, father and son in his position, are famous for destroying Buddha.

It was under their strong attack, especially Zhou Shizong Guo Rong, that Buddhism was finally fully integrated with Chinese culture, changing from a foreign religion to a local supplementary religion.

Therefore, Zhang Tie was not angry because of the old way's rudeness. In fact, he liked to communicate with such senior religious people.

Because through them, Zhang Tie can have a deeper understanding of Chinese religions, especially Buddhism and Taoism.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ting smiled and said, "The real person wants to imitate Monk Falin, right? I don't have the generosity of Emperor Taizong Wen, so it's better for the real person to be careful with his words."

The old Taoist was not at all overwhelmed by the emperor's majesty displayed by Zhang Tie, instead he curled his lips.

"Monk Falin can be called a generation of great virtues in terms of the scriptures, but he is arrogant before and respectful and insults other people's ancestors. In my opinion, Emperor Taizong Wen has a very good temper.

Saints don't need to pretend to be modest, Emperor Taizong Wen did the second, and His Majesty also did the second, and they all started from the northwest, corresponding to the place where the Ziwei emperor star rose.

It must be Qingyuan Miaodao Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun who came down to rescue the disaster, and the saints are also wise and magnanimous. "

Zhang Ting understood that this was not for shoveling, but for kneeling. He completely abandoned the reserve of religious people, almost completely kneeling and licking.

Since this was the case, Zhang Tie didn't hide it any more. He waved his hand to get all the guards around him out of the way, leaving only Li Fang, Lu Yan, and Sun Guangxian behind.

Then Zhang Tie made a gesture of invitation, asking the old Taoist to sit down with him in a gazebo, and asked seriously.

"What does the real person want from me? What can I get from the real person?"

Very straightforward, Li Fang, Lu Yan, and Sun Guangxian all had expressions of surprise on their faces, because Zhang Tie usually pays attention to the packaging of his image, and rarely makes such naked speeches.

The old man was also taken aback. He probably never encountered such a straightforward one. The key point is very different from the Zhang Tie personality he knew.

But not to mention his seniority in the Taoist sect, even with 70 years of experience in his life, he is much better than ordinary people.

So Zhang Ke didn't play cards according to common sense, and the old man didn't play according to common sense. He gently untied a purse at his waist, and took out a gold seal from it.

Li Fang took it for Zhang Tie and took a closer look, and suddenly said in surprise, "This is one of the golden seals that was bestowed by Li Xuchue, Shangshu Youcheng, the Minister of the Ming Dynasty in the Later Tang Dynasty, when he made King Wumu the King of Chu."

After speaking, Li Fang handed the golden seal to Zhang Ting, and said: "The shape and characters of this golden seal can match the records of the later dynasty, so it should be true."

Zhang Ting took over the golden seal and only glanced at it before he ignored it, because he couldn't be more professional than Li Fang. Li Fang said it was true, so he basically didn't run away. He was just surprised that the one in front of him was holding the golden seal of Ma Yin. who is the guy.

Suddenly, Zhang Tie's expression became very strange. He looked at the old man and asked with a wry smile.

"Really, don't tell me that you are Chu Wumu King, I won't believe it."

The old Taoist laughed twice, looked at Zhang Ting and said, "Your Majesty is indeed Erlang Xiansheng from Ziwei Emperor's Palace, and he can think of this direction right away.

Ma Xizhen, an old Taoist, is the eldest son of King Wu Mu. Of course, whether or not King Wu Mu appeared today to be a fairy friend with His Majesty, entrusting him with Hunan affairs, depends entirely on His Majesty's wishes. "

"Your Majesty, don't believe this old way!" Before Zhang Tie could speak, Sun Guangxian stood up with his hand arched, and he pointed at the old way.

"It's true that Ma Xizhen is the eldest son of King Wumu of Chu, and it's true that he is a Daoist Daoist, but Ma Xizhen was decommissioned ten years ago and is no longer alive."

"Hahaha!" The old Taoist stood up and smiled. There was no fear of the lie being exposed on his face, but a look of joy.

"Unexpected! Ten years later, there will still be people who know the name Ma Xizhen."

As he said that, the old Taoist's expression darkened, "Born from a family of Zhongming Dingshi, my lord is the master of the separatist regime, stealing the position of the eldest son, and the first to win the seal of Jiezhen.

But because of his humble background, he can only wander among the mountains and forests. Ma Xizhen is indeed dead, but the veteran is still there. "

This is another tragedy of brothers fighting against each other!It seems that Ma Xizhen should be the eldest son of the concubine. In the early days when Ma Yin's sons were not grown up, the eldest son of the concubine was still in high position and looked like an heir.

"Brothers, why is this happening!" Zhang Ting also had this hidden worry, so he made an exception and sighed.

The old man replied with a wry smile: "Ma Xifan can't even tolerate Ma Xiwang, Ma Xigao, etc. How can you tolerate me, an old villain?"

Sun Guangxian nodded at this moment, turned to Zhang Ting and said: "King Wu Mu has thirty sons, but most of them are old.

Xifan, the former King of Chu, was the second son of King Wu Mu, but when he was born, King Wu Mu was already in his forties. "

The old Taoist sat down again, nodded his head and said: "Poverty Dao was born in the 13th year of Xiantong (872) of Emperor Yizong of the Great Dynasty, and he lived [-] out of [-] empty lives. At that time, King Wu Mu was still a carpenter in Xuzhou, and he loved XX the most."

As he said that, there were already tears on his old face. Needless to say, later on, as Ma Yin rose all the way, political marriages or beauties from all walks of life came like a stream.

He, Ma Yin, was born as a carpenter and was regarded as the heir's son, so he naturally lost his favor and value.

Even because he was too old, he was a threat to Ma Yin, so he was refrigerated.

"If the sage doesn't believe it, I heard that Liao Kuangtu is in the sage's army. He is the confidant of King Wu Mu. You can tell the truth at a glance."

Zhang Tie started to use his brain quickly, and said slowly: "Whether the real person is Ma Xizhen or not is not the most important thing to me.

The most important thing is still the question just now, what does the real person want?What else can I give? "

"Pundao quit all secular duties 20 years ago and devoted himself to Taoism for [-] years. He has built more than [-] Taoist temples in the west of Langzhou, with hundreds of disciples and countless believers.

I heard that the sage has the intention to appease the barbarians in the streams and caves west of Huxiang, and the poor Taoist priests may be able to help one or two, as long as the sage is willing to practice Taoism in the southwest. "

Sun Guangxian suddenly remembered, and he said to the old Taoist: "I heard in Jiangling that there is a golden swordsman in Xi, Chen, Jin, Xu and other states. It turned out to be Zunjia."

The old Taoist became more humble now, he pinched his hand seal, and said in a low voice: "How dare you boast in front of the true god with a mere method of blinding your eyes and some wild herbs."

Zhang Ting understood that among the Ma Chujiang people beside him, there must be someone who has passed through the old man in front of him.

The old Taoist also knew Zhang Teng's Buddhist background, so he was deeply afraid that Zhang Teng would use the weapon of Hexi Buddhism when he greeted the barbarians in the southwestern streams and caves.

Such an old Taoist preaching in Xiangxi and even Guizhou these years may not be uprooted, so he came to Zhang Ting in a hurry.

Seeing that Zhang Ting still didn't make a statement, the old Taoist immediately stepped up, "The poor Taoist still has the letters of loyalty from King Wumu's sons.

The state of Chu used the royal family to suppress all regions, and they all expressed that as long as the sage is willing to treat the Ma family well, they are willing to hand over power and go to Tokyo and Shendu to become a rich man. "

Zhang Ting still did not express his opinion, "What about Ma Xizhan? Is there a letter of allegiance from him?"

The old Taoist's eyes moved, and he said with a smile: "This is Peng Shisong's suggestion to the sage! The sage has the help of the Peng family, if the old Taoist cooperates, not to mention the caves in the west of Huxiang, it is the Dongxie and Xixie families of the sages. It can also be appeased.

As for Ma Xizhan, Pindao immediately set out in person. It must be said that he went from Guizhou to Tanzhou to face the saint in person. "

At this time, Zhang Cheng walked up to Zhang Ting and said something in a low voice. It turned out that Zhang Ting must be looking for someone to identify the authenticity. Not only Liao Kuangtu, but also Peng Shisong and Liao Kuangtu's son Liao Yan were summoned to identify the truth. .

As a result, all three of them decided that the old man was Ma Xizhen.

So Zhang Yan smiled, "Then there will be Lao Daoist.

Among the sons of the Ma family, Ma Xie and Ma Xichong's crimes cannot be pardoned, and they must be punished according to the canon.

What are the crimes of the other princes of King Wumu?Not only will I not condemn them, but I will use them to the best of their ability. "

When the old Taoist saw that Zhang Tie had opened his golden mouth, he immediately kowtowed to the ground and bowed his head, "A certain Ma Xizhen, thank the saint for his kindness.

Lao Dao immediately summoned disciples from various states to come to Tanzhou to be used by the saints, and Ma Xizhan, the governor of the Jingjiang Army in Guizhou, must also arrive in Tanzhou to face the saints within ten days. "

Zhang Tie personally helped Ma Xizhen to his feet, "The real person has worked hard for the country, and I will immediately designate the real person as the real person Huiminde Zhaoxianfa.

Also, when I visited Hubi Mountain by chance today, I saw a mage wearing a golden crown and a purple robe, accompanied by a golden boy and jade girl.

He said that he was Huaguang Tianwang and Lingguan Marshal Ma under the command of the Nanyue Sacred Emperor. He asked me to treat the people of Chu with kindness, and he flew away after saying that.

Later, I occasionally saw the statue of King Wumu of Chu, which was exactly the same as him. It was only then that I realized that King Wumu had ascended to the fairy world and became the king of Huaguang. "

After Zhang Tie finished speaking, Ma Xizhen knelt down again, and gave Zhang Tie three thuds.

This is no ordinary treatment, it is promoting Ma Yin as Huaguang Heavenly King.This is one of the four guardian gods of Taoism, and to Ma Xizhen, it is a supreme kindness.

Of course, Zhang Yu also has great benefits. After Ma Yin arrived in Hunan, he stopped unnecessary wars externally, wiped out bandits internally, equalized the land to the people, and recuperated with light corvees and low taxes. He had a very high reputation in Chu State. It should enable Zhang Tie to grasp the land of Chu faster.

Well, only the source of the three-eyed Prince Ma, there will be one more.

　This virus is really a big flu, but the big flu has to be put in quotation marks. It is the kind of flu that most people don't get. Tigers have lived for almost 40 years, and they only vaguely remember that when they were young, they were about seven or eight years old. severe flu.

　　And it will also attack weak points. The tiger already has rhinitis, and the nose that has been trimmed is almost useless.

　　Of course, there are also people who are completely asymptomatic. The tiger's son has been positive for four days, and the ten-year-old naughty boy coughed twice in a fake way, without any other symptoms.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)