Chapter 525: If the Lamp Burns
It is no accident that Penglai Immortal Mountain appeared here. In fact, it was premeditated. And these people may have come here in advance a few days ago, so they came to confuse the Luoyang army. But Zhou Dewei is a person with a clear mind, and the temptation between reality and fiction just now is already clear in his heart, and at this time he is just pushing the boat with the water.
And the people in white in front of them kept claiming that they were from Penglai Immortal Mountain. However, Penglai Xianshan has been stretched for many years in the Nine Abyss and Seven Kingdoms, and there are also pilgrimage temples above the Later Tang Dynasty, which has gradually weakened the Jialan Temple. If we want to talk about the origin of this force, we have to start from more than 50 years ago.
At that time, the first Tang Dynasty collapsed overnight, and the late Tang Dynasty was in danger. Since ancient times, when the country and society were in turmoil, there were demons in the troubled world, and the late Tang Dynasty was naturally not immune.
Powerful officials from all over the country have raised troops to visit, and many people in the world have no support, so they can only pray for God's mercy to avoid this catastrophe. However, the Buddhist temples that have been enshrined for many years have also been wiped out by all forces, and it is threatened that it is those monks who bewitch the public and deceive all sentient beings.
But as everyone knows, this is just a high-sounding rhetoric, in order to support "orthodoxy" again, so that it can be held in the hands and bewitch the people. But because they can't recreate their faith, there are many "immortals" dressed in white, who claim to be from overseas Penglai and save the people from fire and water.
In the beginning, the origin and purpose of these people were criticized by many people. But later, as they gave healing, they did give birth to a glimmer of hope for the people who were already resigned to their fate, and this is exactly what the local forces want to see. Since then, this group of white-clothed people of unknown origin, unknown identity, and unclear purpose have been regarded as guests by forces from all over the world, and have gradually taken root in the land of the Nine Abyss and Seven Kingdoms until today.
But with the collapse of the late Tang Dynasty Sheji, Zhu Wen Houliang took advantage of the situation to rise, and this group of white-clothed people from Penglai Xianshan flocked to Houliang like a tide and attached themselves to it. Zhu Wen is naturally happy to see it, and with the lotus tongue of these people, he can help him to turn the counties under his jurisdiction into solid soil without much effort, which is a great help.
But Zhu Wen is absurd and unreasonable, even though everyone in Penglai Immortal Mountain has worked hard, he is invincible to the reincarnation of heaven. But everything in this world is like this, reincarnation karma, retribution is unpleasant, Li Ke uses his heroic posture, and only the Shatuo clan wants to reshape the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, in the hearts of many people, there are also memories of the stability and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Keyong took this opportunity to win the hearts of the people, and classified Penglai Xianshan as an evil demon and suppressed it together. At this time, Zhu Wen also left the people's hearts behind, and only wanted to put Li Keyong to death, but gradually lost the people's hearts that had not yet been stabilized.
Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help. Zhu Wen gradually weakened and retreated, but Li Keyong became more and more courageous, showing the universal bosom of the Buddhist Jialan Temple in front of the world. Until Li Cunmiao jumped on the horse with a gun, and with the help of the masters, he destroyed Houliang in one fell swoop, wanting to lay the foundation of eternity.
As the lifeline of Houliang's Sheji, which had only been a few years old, was cut off by Li Cunmiao, the people of Penglai Xianshan were also scattered among the people and disappeared. But for some reason, the extinction of Penglai Xianshan did not exchange for the rise of Jialan Temple, in the following decades, Penglai Xianshan has grown against the trend, its folk incense is becoming more and more prosperous, and the number of believers is unprecedented.
On the other hand, the authentic Jialan Temple of Buddhism did not make the slightest move, but it was hidden in the mountain gate, which seemed to ignore the suffering of the world, which caused a lot of criticism. So that the people under the mountain gate did not know that there was this temple in the mountain, but when the Tang Dynasty lord Li Cunqiao founded the country, he established Buddhism as orthodox, so that the Jialan Temple that fell into the dust would not disappear from the world.
And this move is also quite criticized, Li Cunqiao is forbearing, brave and good at fighting, but he is not good at controlling the general trend of the world, everything is in his heart, not in the form, but he admires the orthodoxy of Buddhism very much, almost to the point of fanaticism. The rumor is that it is a proverb left by a woman back then, "One day Jialan Temple will be famous all over the world, and the Tang Dynasty will be able to shine with eternal glory." ”
But just for this sentence, presumably Li Cunqiao will not risk the disapproval of the world, and some conspirators have argued that it is to eliminate the many influences of the former dynasty and the latter Liang, and prosper the state of etiquette in the Later Tang Dynasty and the name of the Buddha country. And the concept of Buddhism also coincides with the way of governing the country in the later Tang Dynasty, which makes sense.
But there is another rumor, which is widely circulated among various forces. It was the person who helped Li Cunqiao reach the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan that once said, "Dejialan Temple can determine the world." Li Cunmiao obeyed this person at that time, and later had an accident, but he was consistent.
It is rumored that although Gu Yanxun was stationed in Mobei, some people have said that he can be seen in the other six countries of Jiuyuan, which is more mysterious than Penglai Immortal Mountain. It's just that this rumor has not flowed into the people, so the rivers and lakes only know two things, but they don't know one.
Since Penglai Immortal Mountain entered the Nine Abyss Seven Kingdoms, Jialan Temple has repeatedly forbearance and retreated, allowing it to continue to grow stronger. In recent years, it has been rumored that the monks in Jialan Temple have jumped down with blood-red robes, and they want to discuss Buddhism and determine the world with the people of Penglai Xianshan in this world.
It's just that at this time, it is unknown where the monk is. But the ambition of Penglai Xianshan is becoming more and more prominent. They will take all the worldly beliefs into their pockets, so that the people of the Nine Abyss and the Seven Kingdoms will regard Penglai Immortal Mountain as a god with three feet above their heads. In these troubled times, this move is tantamount to a subversion. If everyone is not fed, how can there be faith?
But it is at such times that everyone has no food and clothing to speak of, but it inspires a yearning for hope. These so-called "immortals" of Penglai Immortal Mountain just gave hope to the homeless people and made their hearts calm. The turmoil is still there, but the heart is at peace.
These are just the past passed down by the mouths of the current homeless people, and the legend of Penglai Xianshan only exists in oral accounts and classics, and there are very few people who can really see it. But at this time, in front of everyone's eyes, there were really several "immortals" dressed in white, all holding dust, fairy wind bones, and eyebrows between eyebrows.
Zhou Dewei's mind turned sharply, and he began to get nervous. These white-clothed mouths kept saying that they wanted to help him, which was not a kind of mutual help. Zhou Dewei went to Longshou County with the intention of winning, and the people of Penglai Xianshan must be able to provide a lot of help.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dewei asked again: "Immortal masters, you are bothering. I think you have been tired all the way, but you want to follow us all the way, I don't know if it will damage the immortal body? "Zhou Dewei is such a scheming person, as soon as this statement comes out, it will not leak.
The white-clothed men did not ride horses, but walked around Zhou Dewei, jumping forward lightly, like Nine Heavens Immortals. Hearing Zhou Dewei's words, the white-clothed man at the head swept the dust, and said with a chuckle: "General Zhou has a heart, I came here to wait, just to help General Zhou take Longshou County in one fell swoop. ”
seems to be an understatement, but it blocks all the mysteries in Zhou Dewei's words. Zhou Dewei was suspicious in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to ask, but raised his hand and ordered the four cavalry to step forward quickly, and the general horse gave way to a few immortals.
I thought that these people were going to pretend to excuse themselves, but unexpectedly, four of these people gladly accepted, while the rest of them didn't hear it, and they still walked left and right, and did not stop. Zhou Dewei wanted to continue to recruit cavalry, but was interrupted by the leader immortal raising his hand, "General Zhou's kindness I have received it, but I have a strict hierarchy in the gate of Penglai Immortal Mountain, if the general insists on doing so, I'm afraid we will still behave well at the same time." ”
Zhou Dewei had to hang his hand slightly, with a faint smile on his face, and asked lightly, "Longshou County was far away before, I don't know if a few immortal masters can have a plan to travel a hundred miles a day, so I can arrive at the military service city early?" ”
The immortal master riding on the horse smiled, swept the dust and took out something from his sleeve, rubbed it in his hand for a while, and then sprinkled it in the wind. Zhou Dewei hurriedly raised his hand to cover it, but heard this person speak: "It's okay, this is the secret method of the Immortal Family, if it is not expected, but in two or three hours, the army will be able to arrive in the military service city." ”
Zhou Dewei was overjoyed when he heard this, but he was even more suspicious in his heart, "I don't know what the method used by the immortal master is?" Can you tell us? ”
The leader smiled silently, but he shook the dust and drew an arc in the void, a little forward. Zhou Dewei suddenly stumbled, and he felt that the four hooves of the military horse under his crotch were flying, and he actually felt like flying into the clouds. And everything around them began to retreat rapidly, and everyone behind them also followed, moving forward quickly.
At this time, Zhou Dewei was horrified, but he didn't expect that he had returned to the ground in a moment, and his behavior was as usual. When he turned back suddenly, he saw that he had walked dozens of miles away, which showed that it was not illusory just now. Before Zhou Dewei could speak, the leader was already shaking his head, reciting an obscure incantation in his mouth, and pointed forward again.
Zhou Dewei only felt a buzzing sound in front of his head, and the world was spinning in front of him. When he opened his eyes again, he had traveled dozens of miles. The person with the name of the leader only spoke at this time: "What I used just now is a technique that travels a hundred miles a day, but this technique is quite consuming and cannot be used much, and I still look at General Zhou's size." ”
Zhou Dewei clasped his fists and saluted, and did not say much. The Penglai Immortal Mountain and the others began to recite obscure incantations, like the voice of a person, echoing here. Zhou Dewei looked around left and right, and did not notice anything wrong, only that it was an immortal exercise, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.
But if you look closely, you can see that this is just a trick. Stealing the sky and changing the day, how can it be achieved by traveling hundreds of miles in a day. But it sprinkled smoke and dust, and blinded the people, so that the day could be prolonged. Zhou Dewei was still in the dark at this time, and when he knew, it was too late.
With the "help" of the people in Penglai Xianshan, Zhou Dewei led the people to the military service city. But at this time, there was a field of artemisia grass outside the city, and it was clear that no one had entered or left the place for a long time. Inevitably startled, Zhou Dewei only sent a team of 12 people to investigate, and after not noticing anything wrong, he led the crowd into the city and rested again......