Chapter Twenty-Seven: Joining Forces
There are two major sects of Daomen, Kunlun and Shushan.
Kunlun is strong by law, and Shushan is prosperous with sword, which can be said to have its own merits.
In fact, since Yan Xiu'er's return, Zhanbai has been thinking about Shushan.
Zhan Bai is a sword cultivator, and Shushan is the most famous for sword cultivation and flying swords, and the two complement each other.
Getting Shushan may not have any special significance for Zhanbai itself, but what if you look at the overall situation? You must know that Zhanbai is not a lonely person now, not to mention the civil and military officials above the court, but there are not many disciples and grandchildren under him. Especially the latter, almost all of them took the path of sword cultivation.
Once Shushan was able to join, it would undoubtedly bring unprecedented benefits to the Sword Pavilion's subordinate Sword Cultivation Sect.
In the face of Zhanbai's "non-dividing thoughts", Sanqing didn't seem to have too many surprises.
"Shushan can be given to Your Majesty, but it can't be given in vain." Sanqing did not refuse, but went directly to the bargaining link.
"Oh, tell me about it." Zhan Bai smiled.
"After solving the trouble of Yuji, my Daomen is preparing to destroy the Buddha, I hope that Your Majesty can give a promise that you will not interfere at that time, and you must also prevent others from interfering in it." Sanqing drew out the way.
"Destroy the Buddha?" Zhan Bai rubbed his chin, balancing the gains and losses.
Buddhism is the eagle dog of the heavenly court, once the heavenly court collapses, it will inevitably become the target of the public, even if the Daomen does not make a move, the other emperors will no longer allow it to continue to occupy the abbot's continent.
Now, under the pretense of Daomen's hands, it stands to reason that several other emperors and Zhanbai should not object. But nothing can be thought of in a simple way at their level.
Just now, Sanqing has expressed his intention that in the future, Daomen will not be involved in disputes, and hopes to stay out of the matter. In this way, it is nothing in a short period of time, but with the background of the Dao Gate, it will not even take long for it to become extremely powerful, even if Zhanbai isolates Shushan. And this is obviously not what Zhanbai and several others want to see, but if it is blindly suppressed, it is easy to catch fire.
Once the Heavenly Court collapses, in terms of the general environment, the biggest possibility is that Jiuzhou will be divided again, becoming a state of secession similar to the flood period, and there will be endless conquests between each other, and no one wants to provoke the Daomen in that situation.
On the one hand, I don't want the Daomen to become bigger, and on the other hand, no one will take the initiative to provoke it. In this way, the best way is to erect a force that can be checked and balanced by the Daomen.
And now it seems that Buddhism is undoubtedly the best choice.
Sanqing obviously saw this kind of situation clearly, so he hoped to strike first, and under the guise of personal grudges, the Buddhism would be destroyed first, so as to eliminate the hidden dangers in the future.
Don't agree?
Zhanbai thought about it, but he really couldn't give up the fat of Shushan.
"I can personally promise you this, but as for the other few people, I can only try my best to persuade them after meeting with them." After weighing it, Zhanbai felt that it would be better to put the matter on hold for now.
Sanqing thought about it, and it was true, if Zhanbai agreed immediately, it would arouse suspicion, and his words were quite sincere, so he agreed.
After all, whether it is to cut off Shushan or destroy the Buddha, it is a matter of the future, and the most important thing now is to deal with Yuji.
After the end of the talks, Sanqing left Zhanbai with his own law seal and returned to Penglai. On the other side, Zhanbai was not idle, and with a shake of his figure, he left the imperial capital and went straight to the Giant Deer Continent to visit Taihao.
The reason why Sanqing was not with Zhanbai was mainly to avoid suspicion, so as not to leave others with signs of the union of the two.
After all, in the battle of Guanjiangkou, anyone who is not a fool can see some cats, if at this time, if the two are acting together, it is easy to make people jealous.
After seeing Taihao, the two just said hello briefly, and Zhanbai went straight to the topic and briefly said what Sanqing told him.
As expected, Taihao and Bodhi immediately raised the alarm, and they didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and the three of them went their separate ways, and found Chiyou and Yan and Huang Emperors.
Within half a day, the five emperors and Bodhi gathered together.
"Brother Zhan, could it be that this is the reason why the Daomen did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of two million disciples to help?" As soon as they met, Chi You immediately questioned Zhanbai, obviously he still had some doubts in his heart.
"Believe it or not, it is. In fact, I did have the heart to win over the Daomen, but unfortunately I was rejected by the old fox of Sanqing. Oh, by the way, I might as well tell you one more thing. At that moment, Zhanbai said that the Daomen wanted to destroy the Buddha.
"Hehe, Sanqing is really a good calculation, but why don't we interfere. After all, if the Dao Buddha is competing, it is a good time for us to take advantage of the void. Chiyou sneered.
It's a pity that as soon as his words came out, he immediately aroused the eyes of others.
Enter?
It's simple to think about, if it's on someone else, this one may be suitable, but don't forget who the other party is, that's the best Sanqing, and his opponent, if you come, how can you get along well.
For the Nine Emperors, although Rulai is only a junior, and even because of his experience, he is quite despised, but to tell the truth, Rulai's forbearance has to be admired.
I wanted to take advantage of the two of them to compete with each other and make a profit, but I was afraid that the benefits would not fall in the end, but I put myself in.
"Uh, well, I didn't say it." Chi You has always been straightforward, and soon knew that he had said the wrong thing, and he admitted it quite lightly.
"Brother Zhan, I don't know what you have in mind?" Taihao asked Xiang Zhanbai.
"Buddhism can't fall anyway, Daomen wants to stay out of it, but its heritage is too deep, once it is given time to grow up, it will definitely become a problem for our henchmen. At present, Buddhism is undoubtedly the best choice to balance the Daomen. Zhan Bai first expressed his opinion.
"Isn't that nonsense?" Chiyou pursed his lips secretly.
"We can promise Sanqing in advance not to interfere in the conquest between them. In this way, Buddhism will definitely be defeated. So think about it, when that time comes, what will you choose? Zhan Bai suddenly asked.
Well?
Everyone was stunned.
It's not that no one can't think of it, it's just that they are not used to this kind of thinking after the fact.
But now after Zhanbai reminded him, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Since the establishment of Buddhism, it has been a supporter of the heavenly court, but with the character of Rulai, it may not be really loyal, but it is just an expedient measure to fight against the Taoist sect. But in the future, with the collapse of the heavenly court, when the Buddhism is in danger, who will it rely on? Zhan Bai continued to ask.
"Naturally, I'm looking for a new master, haha." Chi You obviously also thought of a certain possibility, and couldn't help but get excited.
The heavenly court collapsed, the Dao Gate was aggressive, and at that time, apart from several other emperors, who else could protect the Buddha Gate?
At that time, once the Buddhism sect declares to the outside world and surrenders to so-and-so, then the latter will naturally be able to break the previous promise and intervene, and the Taoist sect will not be able to find a reason to refute it.
The previous reason for not interfering was because it was none of my business. But since Buddhism has already declared itself a vassal to someone, the latter, as a monarch, naturally has no reason to let it go.
"It's just that in this way, will the Daomen fight back with resentment and anger?" Bodhi is still cautious and does not tolerate half a point of adventure.
"Accepting Buddhism is beneficial, and since you want benefits, you naturally have to pay the price. If you feel that you can't bear it, you can refuse to accept Buddhism. Chi You sneered.
If you want benefits, but you don't want to take risks, where is there such a good thing in this world.
"Here, I'll make a statement first, in the future, I will not accept Buddhism." Zhan Bai said suddenly.
Being able to get Shushan is already satisfying for Zhanbai. The truth that greed is not enough, but suffers from it, Zhanbai still understands.
Moreover, even if Shushan strips off the Daomen, the incense will be difficult to dissipate for a long time.
After listening to Zhanbai's statement, Taihao and Bodhi couldn't help but glance at each other, and after a long time, Taihao also spoke.
"I am only consciously shallow, and I am afraid that I will not be able to control Rulai, so I will not interfere."
Taihao's words may not be sincere, but they have to be so.
Now that he has Bodhi's help by his side, if he attracts Rulai again, although he can greatly improve his own strength, but in this way, for Bodhi, I am afraid that he will have a sense of liking the new and hating the old. After weighing it, I can only give up this piece of fat.
In this way, only Chiyou and Yanhuang are left.
"Hmph, all of them are hypocrites, since you don't want them, the widow is naturally duty-bound. As long as the one is willing to surrender, the widow will dare to accept it. If Daomen wants to seek revenge, let Sanqing come and be widowed. "Unlike Zhanbai and Taihao, Chiyou is undoubtedly the happiest of the few.
Nowadays, Zhanbai has Zhan Yibai by his side, Taihao has Bodhi by his side, Yan Huang regards himself as a husband and wife, and although Chi You now has many generals, he is alone at the top. If you come to take refuge, you will undoubtedly be able to eliminate the hidden dangers of this top-level power in one fell swoop.
"Haha, don't worry, Chi You, but our husband and wife are also welcome. So, who wins and who loses, but it's not certain? Surprisingly, the Yellow Emperor did not choose to back down.
"Hmph, then let's go and see." Chi You was furious, but because of the presence of the others, he could only hold back, and just snorted coldly.
"Alright, that's all for discussion. Come to think of it, you shouldn't doubt my inexplicable relationship with Sanqing now, right? Zhan Bai exited, interrupting the war of words between Chi You and the Yellow Emperor.
The others nodded immediately.
"In that case, let's return to the topic of how to deal with Miji."
"It's also a fart, no matter what unsightly means he has in his hands. The widow doesn't believe it, with so many people joining forces, he can't defeat him. And Sanqing's old puppet has a saying that is also very reasonable, this matter should not be delayed. Let's go straight to the South Heavenly Gate to see how Yuji and Shaohao resist. "Chi You is arrogant in the middle of the road.
This time, no one else objected.
Chiyou's solution, though crude, now seems to be the most effective.
Seeing that no one raised any objections, Zhan Bai immediately took out the communication jade que left by Sanqing, and only Sanqing came to this round.
About half a day later, Sanqing arrived, and after greeting each other, they naturally negotiated the decision of the two sides again, but there were not too many differences, and an agreement was quickly reached.
"The so-called day is better than hitting the day, since everyone has already made a decision, it is better to set off now." Chi You impatiently proposed.
None of the others objected, but Zhanbai hesitated.
"This ...... I'm afraid I'll have to wait for you a while. Zhan Bai hesitated, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not afraid of the battle, but for the sake of prudence, don't you think it's better to bring some helpers?" ”
"What more helpers do you need?" Chi You was a little disdainful.
"Hehe, not to mention that there is a Shao Hao by Yuji's side, it's just that above the heavenly court, there are also warriors like clouds. These people may be nothing to us, but if they really want to entangle, I'm afraid that it will be troublesome, and they may even give Yuji to take advantage of themselves. Therefore, everyone might as well bring some henchmen to save these troubles. Zhan Bai said his suggestion.
"Well, what Brother Zhan said is very true." Taihao was the first to agree.
"Hmph, that's a nuisance." Although Chi You said so, he did not refuse in the end, but was the first to take the initiative to contact his subordinates.
After waiting for another two days and nights, people kept calling to come, making the team bigger and bigger.
On Zhanbai's side, Zhan Yibai is naturally duty-bound, followed by Xudu and Guiguzi.
Chi You brought Xingtian and Di Xin, leaving Ying Zheng in the rear.
Sanqing summoned the two heads of Kunlun and Shushan, Taiyi Tianzun and Li Xiaoyao.
The two emperors of Yan and Huang only brought Shennong alone.
Taihao and Bodhi also only brought one person.
In this way, the number of forces on all sides reached exactly three, a total of fifteen people.
"Lao Jun, you said before that there is an internal response in the heavenly court, is it reliable?" Before leaving, Taihao still asked out of caution.
Nantianmen is the gate of the Heavenly Court, and its solidity is the joint efforts of the Nine Emperors, and if you want to break through, it is by no means possible to achieve it in a short time, and the main thing is that in this way, it is easy to startle the snake, leaving time for Yuji and Shaohao to prepare.
Therefore, the seemingly reckless action still needs some details to be arranged as well.
"Rest assured, this matter is foolproof, just wait for us to arrive at Nantianmen, and someone will open the city gate and let us go." Sanqing said with great confidence, but he still sold a little bit and did not reveal the identity of that person.
Since Sanqing said so, the others didn't have too many doubts.
The foundation of the Dao Sect is too deep, and the relationship with Heavenly Court has been unclear for so many years, if you want to say that there is no eyeliner above the Heavenly Court, you don't believe it if you kill everyone.
"In this case, what are you waiting for, just show your magic and kill to the South Heavenly Gate, haha, the widow has been waiting for this day for a long time." Chiyou looked up to the sky and laughed, and was the first to rise to the sky.