Chapter 80: Dark Clouds Cover the Moon
Immediately after, the young man sitting in front of the dragon bed suddenly opened his eyes. All the flickering candles were extinguished in an instant, and in the next second, the dark Manna Hall was lit up again.
The eldest grandson Wuji's face changed suddenly, and he looked at the lantern beside him, and the candle inside was burning vigorously, and it didn't seem to have been extinguished at all.
"Am I dazzled?"
Eldest Sun Wuji frowned and set his gaze on the young man. I saw that the man's eyes were bright, and his pupils seemed to contain the sun, moon and stars. And on his hand, there was a blood-red jade talisman at some point.
"Your Majesty, the person who set the fire in the West Market last night has been apprehended. He is now being escorted to the Demon Suppression Courtyard, where he is guarded by Pauline herself. ”
The white-robed man spoke, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, and his voice sounded like a bronze bell ringing softly. However, his gaze did not fall on Li Shimin, but smiled at Wei Chi Jingde, who was wearing gold armor. The latter nodded, and did not speak, which was considered a return gift.
"Okay, I'm going to interrogate this person myself. By the way, last night, Wei Qing of Dali Temple presented a talisman, and I forgot to show it to you. According to Xuan Cheng, this is a talisman that has great power. ”
Li Shimin seemed to remember something, stood and beckoned, and the eunuch who was waiting not far away immediately walked up with a sandalwood box. Li Shimin personally opened the lid of the box and took out a palm-sized golden talisman from it. There are many strange runes painted on it, and there is a fierce golem on the north.
The white-robed man took the talisman and looked at it for a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
"This is indeed a thing of the Netherworld Dao Sect, called the Rakshasa Twelve Demon Venerable Talisman. It is a powerful talisman that has evolved from the fusion of the stolen Buddhist spells with its own Dao techniques. But the person I caught in the Yinyang Temple is not a disciple of the Netherworld Dao Sect."
"What does the Immortal Master mean?"
Li Shimin was a little puzzled, and was about to ask, when he saw the white-robed man's eyes brighten, and his face suddenly became gloomy. And the identity of this person is the legendary Yin Yang Siqing, and Tan Zongxiao, a master of the god realm. On the night of the fire in Xishi, someone extinguished the fire with the Five Elements Carrying Technique. The object of Li Chunfeng's suspicion is precisely this person.
"It's not that simple! The exercises of the Netherworld Dao Sect are cultivated with the mana attribute of wood. The five elements are born together, and wood can make fire. Therefore, all the yin and yang techniques of this sect, whether they are talismans, spells, soul arts, or even the Five Elements Dao techniques, cannot be separated from the two attributes of wood or fire. But this talisman has been tampered with, and its yin-yang attribute is earth! ”
Tan Zongxiao gently rubbed the talisman twice with his fingers, and his fingertips immediately added a layer of silver light. Li Shimin stood not far away and saw it clearly. The silver light, like silver being ground into fine powder, glittered in the candlelight.
"According to legend from ancient times, in the deep mountains of Yuzhou, there is a snake named Ba. Born with a different species, it is a hundred feet, and it can swallow clouds and spit fog. The small one is less than a foot, and it is galloping, killing people invisibly. This snake was born with the essence of earth, and was worshiped by some people in Yuzhou as the incarnation of the mountain god. Grinding the skin of this snake into powder can turn the attributes of any talisman into earth. ”
"Yes, there are indeed such things in some old mountains in the Bazhong area of Yuzhou. In the thirteenth year of the great cause, when Chen Shang was a partial general under Liu Wuzhou, he dealt with this snake. Its body is as long as a hundred zhang, as big as a mountain, and the minister was invincible at that time, and he escaped by luck. Now that I think about it, this snake was born with a different species, and I am afraid that it has already become a sperm. ”
Wei Chi Jingde glanced at Tan Zongxiao, his eyes flickered slightly, and he seemed to have fallen into some terrifying memory. Li Shimin listened, his face was gloomy, and he sat back on the dragon bed.
"What do you mean?"
"Back to Your Majesty."
Tan Zongxiao bowed his head and bowed his hands, and finally got up from the chair.
"Today, although there are many onmyoji sects, there are only a few who dare to oppose the imperial court. And among them, those who practice the earth practice should be headed by the Great Desolate God Sect. Secondly, there are the barbarians of the Nine Poison Caves in Bazhong, Yuzhou. If Tan didn't guess wrong, I'm afraid that these two sects are colluding and trying to cause chaos in Chang'an City, and they have a big plan! ”
"If the two are really linked, it is indeed a large force. The Great Desolation Divine Cult is located in the Western Desert and controls dozens of large and small countries inside and outside the Western Regions, and even Tocharian and Persian countries are closely related to it. If the Great Desolate God Sect has a plot, the western border of our Tang Dynasty may suffer a great disaster. As for the Nine Poisons Gate in Naba, Your Majesty still remembers that two years ago, the Yuezhou Mansion had an 800-mile fast horse to urgently submit a recital, and there was an onmyoji who claimed to be a disciple of the Nine Poisons Sect, in a vain attempt to cause a plague in Yin County. Moreover, similar incidents have occurred in Yizhou, Yongzhou and other places. ”
Wei Chi Jingde tightened the horse lance in his hand, and his tone suddenly became very solemn. He is the general of the imperial court, who has fought on the battlefield for many years, and the lives in his hands are innumerable. This kind of person, Taishan collapses in front of him and does not change his color, and he will not show emotional fluctuations easily. But at this time, Wei Chi Jingde was obviously worried.
"Hmph, Nine Poison Gate! These descendants of Pakistanis have always been a piece of my heart. As early as the previous dynasty, rebellions broke out in Yuzhou, Bazhou, Tongzhou and other places. After the founding of the Emperor Taishang, I also waved troops to suppress and pacify him many times. Since I ascended the throne, the state capitals around Bashan and Qinling have reduced their taxes every year, and if there is any natural disaster, the household department has allocated the most money and grain. These people really don't know what to do! ”
Li Shimin was furious, slapped his palm on the bed frame, and the entire dragon bed shook violently, and the sound of vibration made the eunuchs and palace maids standing not far away cover their ears one after another. Seeing this, Tan Zongxiao and Wei Chi Jingde glanced at each other and pressed their heads lower.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that Li Shimin's face gradually returned to calm, and he looked at Tan Zongxiao and said: "Seven days later is the day of the imperial examination, Yin Yang Temple must sort out everything before this." I, since I am the lord of the world, I want the people of the world to settle down under the rivers and mountains of my Tang Dynasty. Whether it's the Great Desolate God Sect or the Netherworld Dao Sect. If you dare to make trouble again and again, I will destroy him! ”
"Your Majesty is merciful and loves the people like a son, and will surely make Datang a prosperous era through the ages. As for these troublesome matters, leave them to me and wait for them to be handled, and Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. ”
"Yes, as long as the minister is still alive for a day, no one will be allowed to get involved in my Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty, the hour is getting late, so rest quickly. ”
"Okay, tomorrow is still morning, and I should go to sleep. The two Aiqing have worked hard, so let's step down. ”
Li Shimin nodded and closed his eyes a little tiredly. Seeing this, Wei Chi Jingde bowed and retreated, and soon left the Manna Palace. But Tan Zongxiao stood in place and didn't move.
"What else does the Immortal Master have to say?"
"Back to Your Majesty, although all the thieves who have been making trouble in Chang'an in the past two days have been arrested. But one of them, something special. This person had appeared in Xuanzhou two months earlier. In the ruined temple of Heihuling, thirteen government soldiers were killed. Moreover, one of the onmyoji of my Imperial Temple was also cut off an arm by this person. ”
"Xuanzhou? 2 months ago...... I remember that at that time, I ordered you to send someone to find the bones of the Eastern Jin Dynasty holy monk Shi Dao'an. Later, because of Master Xuanzang's prevention, the matter was closed. Since this person is an enemy of the imperial court, he can be handed over to the Demon Suppression Academy for interrogation and disposal, why do you need to ask me? ”
Li Shimin frowned, but he didn't open his eyes, and he didn't seem to care. After hearing this, Tan Zongxiao shook his head and smiled lightly.
"If that's the case, I won't bother Your Majesty. Although he has not seen it with his own eyes, according to the jade talisman sent by Wei Tongyun, this son has just entered the virtual realm, but he has the superior practice of Buddhism. His Majesty now reuses Buddhism and has always been generous to the Buddha. I am afraid that if it is not handled properly, it may not only offend the Buddhism, but also affect His Majesty's plans. ”
"Buddhist disciples? Northern or Southern? Could it be ...... Even the Ember Buddha Mountain is involved? ”
Li Shimin's voice was suddenly cold, and he opened his eyes suddenly. Judging from his face, he was not in a good mood at this time.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the origin of this person remains to be inquired. Whether it is a person from Ember Buddha Mountain, it is too early to judge at this time. What I want to say is that with this person's cultivation, if it is said that it is possible to kill thirteen government soldiers. However, killing my Imperial Temple Onmyoji, with this cultivation alone, should not be able to do it. Two months ago, the pre-Qin Qi refining master Ao Tian's corpse changed, and the Upper Xuantian Sect Master personally went to suppress it. At that time, a young man holding the Yin Yang Wandering Immortal Sword appeared. This treasure is one of the five great divine weapons of Taoism, and it has supreme mana. ”
"Yin Yang Immortal Sword!"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and then he closed his eyes again.
"Let's find out the matter first, whether he is a Buddhist or a Taoist, I will not wronged him. I'll leave this matter to you. However, the Yinyang Temple can only intervene secretly, and on the surface, it is still judged by the three divisions. In my opinion, let's hand it over to Dali Temple for investigation first. Whether there was murder or not, whether it was against the imperial court, these must be clarified. ”
"Your Majesty, it is indeed inappropriate for this person to be interrogated by my Yin-Yang Temple. The Imperial Temple has handed it over to Dali Temple, and tomorrow, I will let Wei Tongyun go and see it in person. ”
Tan Zongxiao said this, bowed to Li Shimin again, and then slowly withdrew from the Manna Palace. It was late at night, and there was a light rain in the sky. Tan Zongxiao arrived outside the hall and looked up at the night sky in all directions, his figure was like a reflection in the water hit by a stone, gradually blurred, and finally disappeared completely into the darkness.
At the same time, above a temple outside Chang'an City, two circles of light suddenly appeared. At first, it was the size of a fist, but then it got bigger and bigger. When it lands on the roof, the aperture reveals its true face. It is a "ring" composed of countless talismans, suspended behind the heads of the two monks.
"Senior Brother Huijing, look at the celestial phenomena above Chang'an City, yin and yang are confused, and the clouds are dense, I'm afraid that there are trolls about to be born."
"Senior Brother Huineng's magic eye. The Tang Emperor owes a lot of cause and effect, and now although he has ascended to the throne of the Son of Heaven, it is not easy to pay them off one by one. The master is right, Chang'an is in a big trouble! ”