Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 681: The Way of the Heavenly Master of Shu
Shu land.

Towering Qingcheng, continuous mountains.

Halfway up one of the mountains, there is a Taoist temple. It looks quite ordinary. The stone walls both inside and outside are damaged and falling off. It seems to tell the past history, and it seems to show that it has been baptized by war. .

However, there were many civilians gathering around the Taoist temple, whispering and looking at the row of soldiers in front of the door.

At this moment, this seemingly small Taoist temple was surrounded by soldiers inside and outside in a circle, all of them were holding swords, their faces were stern, exuding a murderous air, and it looked like it had been battle-tested.

One by one, they observed their surroundings vigilantly.

But it was precisely this formation that attracted a large number of people to watch. If it weren't for the fact that it was dark at night and the foot of the mountain was not peaceful, and people who were a little worried would not dare to come out at this time, I am afraid that there would be even more people watching. many.

Even now, there are quite a few people talking in low voices and giving advice.

"That General Li is here to invite the old immortal again!"

"Isn't that true? This is the third time. You are really sincere. It is said that the general wants to worship the old god as his teacher. It is really incredible. Isn't the way of teachers going to be carried forward that day?"

"But I heard that General Li doesn't seem to be from the imperial court. Do you think the old god didn't agree because he was worried about this?"

"Keep your voice down. If someone overhears you, can you withstand swords and guns, or can you outrun a fast horse?"

"Isn't that right? But this General Li is also very powerful. He asked to see him several times but failed to get what he wanted. If it were another high-ranking official, he would either be furious or leave. However, this one came to visit again and again. He is really thoughtful. "

"But since the old god is unwilling, it may be that the ghosts and gods are not optimistic about this person..."

"You boy, what nonsense!"

After all, everyone's discussion was restrained. As soon as they heard that someone was touching a sensitive area, someone immediately came out to interrupt, for fear of angering the soldiers.

However, they were over-concerned, because the order these soldiers received at this moment was nothing more than to guard the Taoist temple and not let others approach, and in order to express their goodwill, that General Li even ordered these soldiers, if anyone If the people want to break in, they can't use force. After stopping them, ask the reason, go in and report to him, and he will make a decision.

It stands to reason that such a trivial matter does not require a hero to decide, but the reason why General Li did this is because the Taoist temple master here is not an ordinary person.

Da da da!
Just as the people gathered to discuss and the soldiers were waiting quietly, there was suddenly the sound of rapid horse hooves, coming from far and near, and then two fast horses arrived here.

The two horses came in such a hurry that the people along the way subconsciously avoided them.

However, before the two horses came into contact with the crowd, the two riders on the horses suddenly pulled the reins to stop their momentum, and then turned over and dismounted.

"Meet the two generals."

The soldiers, after seeing their faces clearly, greeted them in unison.

Both of them were dressed in military uniforms, and they didn't say much after hearing this, and walked directly inside.

However, he was still blocked by the leader of the soldiers.

"Two generals, the general has an order. If someone comes, they must inform him first before they can enter." The leader spoke with a cold face, as if he didn't buy anyone's account.

"Humph, you are so evil. You don't even know who we are?" One of the two men snorted coldly. This was a younger-looking man, who seemed to be less than 30 years old. As soon as he opened his mouth, he became very high-spirited, "This He is the brother of a great general. He wants to enter a Taoist temple, but you still have to stop him and have to wait for notification? It seems that our Li family has been fighting in the north and south all these years, all in vain." The soldier leader's face changed slightly, But he still stood and was about to speak.

Another man coming on horseback spoke.

This man looked quite honest, with no urgency in his expression. He turned to comfort the young man, "Li Yun, don't be anxious. Since Zhong Jun has given instructions, you should follow them and don't break his rules."

After finishing speaking, he said to the general guarding the door: "You are good and loyal to your duties. Our Li family needs this kind of people. Go in and tell the general that I, Li Shi, am here. I hope you can also go in and see Fan Daozhang."

"Yes! General!" The soldier leader showed gratitude, turned around, and hurried in. Soon he walked out of the Taoist temple and came to Li Shi and Li Yun. He said respectfully: "General Let the two of you go in and listen to the Taoist priest's teachings together."

"Thank you." Li Shi nodded and walked into the Taoist temple with the young man Li Yun, but Li Yun still snorted coldly when he passed the soldier leader.

When these two people walked in, the surrounding people gathered together again, and couldn't help discussing, but this time the topic fell on the two newcomers again.

"What is the origin of these two people? They are so majestic. Just now, the soldier leader looked really majestic, but in front of these two people, he still kept his head down."

"Didn't you listen to what the two people said just now? One of them seems to be the brother of General Li, and there is another named Li, who is probably also the brother of General Li."

"I know a little bit about this. That Li Shi is the eldest brother of General Li Xiong. Their father is the former Dixiong Li Te. That general is Li Te's third son. One of the two older brothers is Li Shi. , and there is another named Li Dang, and as for that Li Yun, he is a distant relative of them, but he is also from the Li family."

"So that's it. Brother, you are really knowledgeable."

"No, no, I'm just walking and doing business in Shu. I've seen a lot. But my real specialty is running fast."

……

While the people were talking outside, the protagonists they were talking about, Li Shi and Li Yun, who had just walked in, were moving forward slowly.

This Taoist temple doesn't look big from the outside, but it has a complete layout inside. As soon as you enter the door, there is a courtyard, and then there is a long corridor.

Because it was night, there were several lights placed on the corridor, but the distance between each light was not close, so it was not bright and still looked dim.

This bright or dark light shone on the faces of the two people, making their expressions look uncertain.

"What a Taoist temple. There are not many people there at night, but there are still oil lamps." Li Yun suddenly whispered, "We have just occupied Chengdu now, and even the generals don't dare to use lamp oil indiscriminately and want to save it. But this Taoist priest actually So extravagant.”

"This Taoist is not ordinary," Li Shi glanced at him, "The prestige of Fan Changsheng is spread throughout Shu. All followers of Tianshi Tao must call him the leader. The gentry, local tyrants, and regiments of brave soldiers, I respect him even more like a god. If I can get help from this person, then my Li family might really be able to establish a foothold in Shu!"

"Hmph! We conquered Shu, can we still gain a foothold? The Han Dynasty's troops are vulnerable! Now that General Liangzhou has most of the Shu roads in his hands, who can get in with the help of natural dangers? Rely on him as a Taoist?"

After saying this, Li Shi was about to answer, but he heard a sentence coming from before -

"The Immortal Elder actually wants to go to Youzhou? What's the reason?"

　Thanks to "starsfalling" for the reward!

　　Because I've been busy recently and have to go out of town soon, I can only barely guarantee updates recently.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)