Chapter 261: The Originator of Taoism

The palace forehead is newly painted half yellow. Rose is empty and busy. Charm Taoist makeup.

It's a pity that there is no bright moon tonight, and there is frost in the morning. Why not twist a stick of incense in your hand.

-----------Southern song dynasty. Wu Qian "Huanxi Sand"

Early the next morning, Chen Long and Ma Chao stood hand in hand on the Yangping Guancheng Tower, watching Zhang Wei get on the horse and leave. The horses gradually disappeared into the early morning mist, Chen Long turned his head to Ma Chao and said: "Meng Qi, I see that although the soldiers under your command are brave, but the strategists are insufficient, I want to fund one of your military advisors, I don't know what you think?" ”

In Chen Long's heart, he already regarded Ma Chao as his own, and did not want him to fall into the enemy's trap repeatedly because of his simple mind, causing troop losses. It's a pity that although Ma Chao heard the string song, he didn't know what he meant, and now that his father is dead, his mind is full of how to take over his father's mantle and carry forward the Xiliang cavalry, and he doesn't seem to have seriously thought about officially joining Chen Long.

Regarding Chen Long's proposal to fund a military division, Ma Chao didn't think much about it, and thanked him: "That's good." We Xiliang are all rough men, straight to the point, and we really need a capable person to give ideas. The one sent by the Hou Ye must be resourceful, dare to ask who it is? ”

Chen Long smiled and said: "This person is called Ding Yi, the word is Zhengli, and he is the eldest son of Ding Chong of the Peiguo Ding family. This talent is beautiful and talented, and he was among the best in the Lingling Imperial Examination, and is currently the military division of Danjiangkou Shuizhai. ”

Ma Chao thanked him again, and suddenly had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't know that Chen Long had a long-term vision, and knew that Ma Chao would not take the initiative to take refuge in allegiance, only let Ding Yi slowly influence him, push him, and squeeze him, in the future, Ma Chao will either kill Ding Yi and stand on his own, then sooner or later he will have a decisive battle with himself, or he will conform to the situation in the world and merge under his command. Throwing out this Ding Yi is really a bit helpless.

After Zhang Wei went, Chen Long left Liu Yong to lead a team of 10,000 people to defend Yangping Pass, and the rest of the men and horses took the main road of Mianxian County, with Ma Chao as the vanguard, the whole army crossed the Han River, and went straight to Hanzhong County along the north of the river. Looking at the walled fence set up by Zhang Lu on the side of the Han River, Ma Chao followed Chen Long's plan, raised a big gun, and the whole army first set up a walled fence garrison to confront Zhang Lu's army from afar.

At the same time, Pang De's army once again began to build pontoon bridges, making the illusion of fighting across the river, and the defenders of the camp arranged by Zhang Lu on the side of the Han River naturally panicked when they saw this, and on the one hand they prepared for a two-front battle, and on the other hand, they had already sent a messenger back to the city to report to Zhang Lu.

At this time, after Yang Bai was defeated by Shamoke in Shangyong, he had already retreated to Hanzhong, and what Zhang Luneng relied on was already a lonely city in Hanzhong. Yang Ang, Yang Song, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, Yan Pu, as well as Zhang Wei, who was released by Chen Long, these important generals under Zhang Lu, when they heard that Chen Long's army had arrived, they all gathered together, and their faces were quite gloomy.

Today, Zhang Lu changed into the dress of the originator of Taoism, wearing an apricot-yellow robe, a golden hairpin crown, and holding a short whisk in his hand, looking outstanding, with handsome facial features, flowing beard, and not angry but mighty. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he said: "My brother Zhang Wei first lost Yangping Pass, and then he made meritorious service for his crimes, and then led his troops to recapture Yangping Pass. Unexpectedly, Chen Long was cunning and set up an ambush along the road, causing Zhang Wei to be defeated and captured. Now Chen Long has been released to my brother, intending to persuade me to settle the matter peacefully in order to protect the people of Hanzhong. How to advance and retreat in the Han Dynasty today is all in your words today, and please know that there is no end to it. Zhang Wei, you can tell me. ”

Zhang Wei stood up and said: "Nanxiang Hou Chen Long, that day sent the Qinglong Army, which had just been formed, to help my brother win Hanzhong and retire successfully, and give Hanzhong to my brother. Chen Long's move can be described as affectionate and righteous, and it also shows that he is not a person who is ingenious and robberous, and has no faith. ”

"But on the day I was released, Chen Long told me that his goal was to unify the world as soon as possible and restore a peaceful environment to the people. And he said bluntly, he had a grudge against Liu Yan in Yizhou, and he had to take Hanzhong as a military base to attack Yizhou, and it happened that Hanzhong was in the hands of his brother, so he brought troops here. If Hanzhong is willing to surrender, he will still retain Taoism and allow his brother to continue to spread Taoism. If it doesn't fall, the jade will be burned. ”

"Today, the victory of the Qinglong Army has been achieved, I am waiting to defend Hanzhong, I don't see the Yizhou rescuers, I heard that the Sword Pavilion plank road has long been blocked by the Qinglong Army. Although there are soldiers and food in my Hanzhong City, the supplies of Chen Longjun's army can also be supplied from Tianshui, although the capture of Hanzhong will pay a lot of casualties, but it is only a matter of time. Yang Bai is newly defeated, and the enemy of the mediocre will soon arrive under the city of Hanzhong, and there is no way to escape in these four weeks. If you surrender at this time, you can still repay the people well, and it will not hinder my teachings. I advise my brother to take advantage of the situation to surrender to Long Chen, and he will not be ashamed of the world, and the people will benefit. ”

After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he sat down, and Zhang Lu was silent. Yang Song coughed, got up and said, "Lord, what General Zhang Wei said is very true. At the beginning, the ministers repeatedly advocated doing what they could, and if they were unable to do so, they would consider surrendering and preserving them, which was not yet dignified, but unfortunately they were blocked by some traitorous ministers who were lucky, so General Zhang Wei was lost. Now the 20,000 male soldiers are in ashes, and they are isolated and helpless, and the people are poisonous, all thanks to the traitorous minister. These words are heart-wrenching, and Yan Pu's face turned red and white, but he couldn't say the bitterness.

Zhang Lu still sat upright and silent, his eyes were empty, as if he was cultivating some Taoist immortal book. Yang Bai, Yang Ang, and Yang Ren were all military generals, so they didn't speak anymore if they didn't have any good ideas, Yan Pu finally sighed, knelt down and said, "Lord, I still want to say that dignity is exchanged for fighting. If you surrender without a fight, you may not even be able to keep the main one. Although we have lost now, we can still negotiate to get better terms. My intention, even if I surrender, can hand over the troops and ask to go to Shangyong to set up the Heavenly Master Dao General Altar and continue to preach, without hindering the followers of the Dao. If you don't agree, you have to break the net. Then he bowed to the ground, and said no more.

The entire lobby fell into unprecedented silence, until someone gulped a sip of tea, Zhang Lu came back to life, his eyes rolled, looked at Yan Pu, who had been lying on the ground, and said, "Yan Gongcao, you get up." Just now, outside of my spiritual wandering, I had to meet the ancestor Heavenly Master Daoling real person. ”

Zhang Daoling is one of the originators of Taoism, the word Fu Han, and the ninth grandson of Zhang Liang, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty. Han Guangwu Jianwu was born in Afang Village, Feng County, and legend has it that his mother dreamed of the fall of Kuixing before he was born, and he felt pregnant. Zhang Zu was born on May 18, and when he was born, the room was full of different fragrances, and the whole month did not disperse, and the yellow clouds covered the top, and the purple air was in the courtyard. Brilliant since childhood, he read through the Tao Te Ching at the age of seven, astronomy and geography, and the book of Heluo Zhiwei are all well understood. So he abandoned Confucianism and changed his way to immortality. At the age of twenty-five, he was an official who worshiped the Jiangzhou order, and he was in the government, and he admired Qingxu, and soon lived in seclusion in the mountains north of Luoyang, pondered and learned the Tao, practiced for three years, and finally became an immortal. Later, Zhang's ancestor traveled south to the Huai River, lived in Tongbai Taiping Mountain, and then crossed the river south with his disciple Wang Chang and lived in Yunjin Mountain, Guixi County, Jiangxi. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the scenery is quiet, it is the place where the ancient immortals dwell, Zhang Zu settled on the mountain and lived, and built the altar for alchemy, and the god became a god in three years; The dragon and tiger appeared, so the mountain is also called the dragon and tiger mountain. Zhang Zu was 60 years old at the time, and later moved to Heming Mountain in Sichuan, where he felt the stone crane singing for a long time.

When everyone heard that Zhang Lu met the ancestors, they were all looking forward to it, Zhang Lu paused for a moment and continued: "The ancestors said to me: 'Life is in the world, but it is only a hundred years old, time flies, and it will pass in an instant. The parents are long, and the wives and concubines are lovely, and they will disappear at any time. Who will see the grace of the monarch and the minister for a long time? As long as you are quiet and have few desires, and govern by doing nothing, the world will naturally be decided, what is the use of officials? Green mountains and clear waters, visiting the Tao to seek immortals, avoiding the noise and harassment of mundane affairs, is the right way. Everyone's faces changed dramatically when they heard this, is this Zhang Lu going to give up everything in front of him?

Zhang Lu paused for a long time, finally stood up, and said to his subordinates: "I will retire to Qingcheng Mountain from now on, only to sweep away the demons and save the people." Zhang Wei, you can let go of the list of peaceful people, and you are willing to follow my cultivators, voluntarily follow me as a Taoist disciple, follow me in the mountains, and travel the world. After I leave, you need to obey my brother Zhang Wei's dispatch in everything, and my family's dependents will be entrusted to you. If there is a shortage of food in the mountains, please also ask Zhang Wei to send some dry food with my disciples in the heart of brotherhood. Seeing everyone's sad faces, Zhang Lu looked calm, walked down the lobby, and his footsteps did not stop, and he disappeared, nowhere to be found.

Zhang Weiqing knew that his brother had already made arrangements, and under the pretext of meeting Zhang Zutianshi, he withdrew and went to Qingcheng Mountain, which was a smooth resignation. Zhang Wei knelt down in the lobby in the direction where Zhang Lu disappeared, got up and stood in Zhang Lu's position just now, and announced loudly: "People are coming!" Tie up Yang Ang first! ”

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