Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 682: Please come out of the mountain and escort to the secluded area

"Youzhou?" Not far away, Li Yun frowned when he heard this and looked towards Li Shi.

The latter shook his head and said that he didn't know, and then whispered: "When you meet the Taoist priest, you can talk less and be more respectful. He not only has a great influence, but also has real talents and learning. If you can get help from him, , my Li family’s great success is not far away!”

With this in mind, the two of them asked a guard at the door to go in and report. They waited until they got the message before setting foot inside.

The decorations in the main hall of this Taoist temple are not very rich, and even in the eyes of the Li brothers, they can be called simple, especially Li Yun. This is his first time here. He saw the oil lamps lit in the corridor before, and he still felt that The Taoist temple is luxurious, but when you enter the room, you can't help but frown.

In the empty lobby, there are simple furnishings. In the innermost part is a slender divine table, which seems to be made of stone. It imitates the style of Buddhism and enshrines two statues of gods. However, based on Li Yun's knowledge, But the origins of the two cannot be distinguished.

In front of the statue, there were several futons on which two people were sitting, talking to each other.

One of them was a Taoist priest with white beard and hair, kind eyes and a smile. His shoulders were extremely broad, holding up his Taoist robes. He was sitting still, but he exuded the smell of immortal Taoism.

"No wonder the third brother is impressed by this Taoist. He comes to visit him repeatedly and wants to invite him to come out. At least this skin looks a bit extraordinary." Li Yun muttered, and his eyes immediately fell on the man opposite the old Taoist. .

This is a majestic-looking man, sitting cross-legged on a futon. He looks casual and carefree, but his expression is very serious. He is talking to that person——

"If the Immortal Chief leaves, what will happen to the believers in Shu? Who will come to preach for them?"

His voice was very loud, which seemed to be due to some emotional fluctuations. Li Shi and Li Yun were able to hear the words inside just now at the door, and it was also because of this person's loud voice.

This person is the current master of most of Shu, Li Xiong.

"The old Taoist knows what General Li means." The Taoist still looked kind and kind, but what he said made Li Yun's eyelids jump. "At present, your Li family is in danger of destruction. Yicai came to visit Lao Dao many times."

"What are you talking about?" Li Yun couldn't help it and jumped out, "My Li family now occupies the entire Yizhou. My uncle and I led the Northern Expedition a few days ago and captured most of Liangzhou and the entire Shu. The earth is about to fall into our hands, where is the disaster of destruction coming from! Why are you so alarmist?"

"Oh?" The old Taoist raised his eyes slightly and looked at Li Yun. He was not angry and asked with a smile: "This should be General Li Yun, right? I heard that you once led troops to attack the imperial court's reinforcements and destroy them. Then Several of the generals who led the army were even killed by the formation, and they were all good men."

Li Yun heard the old Taoist's words, which were about his own proud things, and couldn't help but become more arrogant. He was about to say a few more words, but was stopped by Li Shi with his eyes. Then Li Xiong also glared over and said lightly: "Li Yun , Don’t be rude in front of the Immortal, you go and wait outside.”

This was undoubtedly to drive him out directly. Li Yun's face suddenly turned red and he was about to make a few excuses.

Instead, the old Taoist shook his head and said with a smile: "General, why is this so? This General Li Yun is also a man of luck. He should rise up. Since he is here, he has his destiny. Why don't you listen here together."

Li Xiong nodded and said, "In that case, you can stay for now."

Li Yun didn't have to worry about being kicked out, but he didn't have any good impressions of that Taoist in his heart. On the contrary, seeing his brother and the head of the family obeying this Taoist priest so well, he couldn't help but feel worried, but he also knew that it would be useless to talk more at this time. So I suppressed the words in my mind, thinking about listening to what this weird Taoist priest had to say first, so that if there were any loopholes, I could expose him.The old Taoist did not look at Li Yun and said to Li Xiong: "General, your family was favored by the imperial court and moved to Shu. However, starting from your father-in-law, there have been many rebellions..."

"Taoist Master," Li Shi couldn't help but speak at this time, "the reason why we and other Di people entered Sichuan was not voluntarily, but because of the imperial government's policy, we were forcibly moved here to fill the population of Sichuan, and that was also the case at that time. Master Zhang presided over it."

It turns out that Li Xiong and his family were Di people. They moved there during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period when Zhang Lu of the Five Dou Rice Sect ruled Hanzhong. According to their own statement, they were forced by the imperial court, but there are many rumors among the people. , saying that they came on their own when they saw an opportunity.

The old Taoist obviously did not intend to get entangled in this matter, and continued: "However, the court tolerated several rebellions by the nobles in the past, and even ordered them to be safe many times. Several of them also served as generals in Shu..."

Hearing this, Li Yun couldn't help but speak out again: "The imperial court just threw a few bones and wanted us to work hard. The so-called generals are basically bare-bones. There is no one below, not even the soldiers we were waiting for." The horses were all transferred to other people’s command!”

Li Xiong also nodded and said: "We rely on soldiers and horses to gain a foothold. If we don't take action, it will be like sitting back and waiting for death. When our soldiers and horses are lost, we will lose our lives!"

The old Taoist nodded, and then suddenly said: "But this time you killed the prince of King Guanghan!"

Suddenly, the entire lobby fell into an eerie silence.

The old Taoist looked at the three people in front of him, sighed and said: "Originally, you guys just had the idea to make a scene so that the superiors would not dare to touch your troops, or you really wanted to do something good. , there is still room for change, but there is no way back after killing the crown prince of Guanghan. The king of Guanghan is now the regent and the official secretary, with power over the entire government. He is the most powerful person of this generation of the Liu family. His The prince has been killed and you can no longer step down, otherwise you will lose face, so you have no retreat but to capture Chengdu, but in this case, there will be no turning back."

Li Xiong, Li Shi, and Li Yun all fell silent, seeming to recall something.

Their current situation, which looks majestic on the surface, is actually full of dangers, and they even have to reach this point as a last resort.

"Nowadays, the imperial troops in Shu have been almost dispersed by you. However, defeating the imperial army does not mean that you have control of a piece of land. Some people below were dissatisfied, so General Li thought of Lao Dao. Dao of the Heavenly Master! The Five Pecks of Rice Sect is scattered, but the land of Shu respects the Heavenly Master. If there are old Taoists to help, the people's hearts can be appeased, and it may not be impossible for the Li family to take over the land of Shu."

When Li Shi and Li Yun heard this, their expressions changed.

Li Xiong sighed, then stood up, bowed respectfully to Fan Changsheng, and asked sincerely: "I wonder how the immortal can agree?"

Fan Changsheng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "General, since you want to take the old Tao as your teacher, you can do it yourself, but you have to do one thing for the old Tao first."

Li Xiong asked simply: "What's the matter?"

The old Taoist smiled and did not answer immediately, but not far behind him, a young man who was kneeling by the wall stood up, walked slowly, came behind the old Taoist, and knelt down again.

The old Taoist priest then said: "My disciple's name is Zhang Xuan. General, please send some people to escort him to Youzhou!"

(End of this chapter)