The young Taoist priest lowered his head and seemed to be pondering.

At this time, a voice came from outside the car, interrupting his train of thought-

"Zhang Xiaodao, now that you are in Jizhou, you can slow down first."

The young Taoist priest sighed slightly, and then said, "General Li, please come in and talk about it." ”

Then, Li Shi lifted the curtain and sat in.

This Li Shi is the brother of Li Xiong, who is crisscrossing Shu and has a faint tendency to secession, and the Taoist priest in front of him is Zhang Xuan, who was escorted by him.

Speaking of this Zhang Xuan, he really has some origins, and he is a disciple of the Taoist master of the Heavenly Master in Shuzhong.

The Shuzhong sect leader is named Fan Changsheng, it is rumored that he has the talent of the heavens and latitudes, and he is loved by the local people, and the Qingcheng Mountain, where the dojo is located, there are thousands of sectarians at the foot of the mountain, and it is said that as long as the order is issued, ten thousand people can be gathered within three days!

Such an appeal is something that the imperial court does not dare to provoke easily.

After Li Xiong defeated the imperial court and gradually occupied Shu, he went to Qingcheng Mountain several times, wanting to apprentice and invite sages, hoping that Fan Changsheng could go out of the mountain to assist him and help him stabilize the situation around Chengdu, but he never succeeded.

However, several visits were not in vain, and Fan Changsheng's attitude towards him changed somewhat, which led to this trip.

This trip, it was not Li Xiong who went out in person, but he also sent people close to him-

Li Shi, as Li Xiong's brother, can be said to be the latter's right-hand man, and he is the henchman of the henchmen, but when the imperial court counterattacked, he was sent out to escort Fan Changsheng's little apprentice, and the intentions and intentions in this are self-evident.

Zhang Xuan, as a disciple of Fan Changsheng, is actually not low in terms of status, at least in the interior of the Shuzhong Daomen, his rank is quite high, but his age is not very old, with Li Shi's age, at least he is also the uncle of this son, but he is extremely polite and respectful.

At this time, when he entered the carriage, he did it very rightly, and his expression was solemn.

This respect was originally for Fan Changsheng's sake, but as time went by, it slowly became sincere.

It turned out that they came all the way to the east and went north, and they always had to pay attention to hiding their identities, if it was found out that they were from the Li family in Shudi, then they didn't need to say anything at all, and the local government would send someone to arrest them.

But in the end, the world is still the world of the Han family, and the officials in various places, especially the places close to Shu, have a certain way to distinguish and check the checkpoints of the Li family, and they were almost exposed several times, but they were all temporarily planned by this little Zhang Daochang, and then Li Shi commanded, so he avoided it, and it was mostly a false alarm.

However, Li Shi knew very well that these things seemed easy, but without Zhang Xuan's guidance, things would definitely not go so smoothly, which made him respect a lot in his heart.

Therefore, when Zhang Xuan proposed to let this team hurry up and arrive in Daijun as soon as possible, Li Shi only expressed some opposition at the beginning, but finally complied.

So they went down the river, and then turned to the land route halfway, and in order to speed up, they even bought chariots and horses several times, which cost a lot of money, so that some of the soldiers in charge of the guards under Li Shi's command complained.

You must know that at this time, the people who can still follow Li Shi are all his henchmen, because the Li family suddenly rose and the background is not enough, so the preparation under this is not clear and definite enough, and the people who may be following the Li family have faintly changed to pro-soldiers, and they are the kind of people who can entrust their lives, and only such people can keep secrets, otherwise the road will be long, and there will be many people, maybe the news will be exposed in a while.

Regarding the complaints of these loyal subordinates, Li Shi could only try to appease them, but he did not ask Zhang Xuan to stop, but just hoped to find an opportunity to let his subordinates rest.

Now that he has entered Jizhou, his destination is imminent, and when Li Shi wants to come, it is time to stop and repair, but he didn't expect Zhang Xuan to disagree.

"Xiaodao Chief, it's not that I have the intention to delay, but this group of soldiers under my command is really tired, they are responsible for protecting the safety of the Taoist, if you are too tired, if you really encounter any accidents, it is not easy to perform, besides, the ground in Jizhou is not very peaceful, I heard that it is full of displaced people, and there are more Qianren, Huns, Xianbei people are fighting, it is not early now, now it is not early, now set off, in case you get to the place, you encounter bandits, you can't go to the village or the back of the store, even if you have nowhere to hide."

Li Shi could only be dissuaded, and Zhang Xuan, who said it, was silent.

After a while, Zhang Xuancai nodded and said: "What the general said is right, it's that I didn't think about it carefully enough, but there will be a big event on the side of Daijun, it should be sooner rather than later, if you go late, this trip will be in vain, and the hard work of this road has become useless, so I have to rest tonight, and I have to continue on the road tomorrow, and I have to speed up." ”

"Big deal?" When Li Shi heard this, he was a little puzzled, "What can be a big deal?" Doesn't it mean that there has just been a war over there, so there will be a big war? ”

There is a sentence he didn't say in his heart, such a battle between soldiers and families is all military information, if you want to understand, it should be them who will take the lead, Zhang Xuanyi Taoist priest, how can he know in advance, and he is so sure?

The Taoist priest Zhang Xuan said: "This major event is not a military battle, but another level, and even involves Li Dashuai's exploits, the reason why my division sent me here is actually to feel Li Dashuai's sincerity and sincerity, which is why Xiaodao came to watch the luck, and also to show Li Dashuai a way." ”

This statement made Li Shi stunned all of a sudden, and he naturally knew that Zhang Xuan's mouth said that Li Dashuai was not himself, but his brother Li Xiong, and the so-called meritorious deeds were even more explicit.

"What does this mean......" Li Shi hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but say: "Forgive me for being stupid, I hope that the little Taoist can speak clearly." ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, but he didn't want to say more, he just said: "As long as the general knows, after this experience, my division should go back to the mountain and assist the marshal!" ”

With this sentence, although Li Shi was still full of doubts, with this sentence that was close to a promise, he didn't ask, and nodded yes.

Early the next morning, he took the initiative to get up, reorganize the team, and escort Zhang Xuan to continue north.

Originally, Li Shi still had a secret order from Li Xiong, asking him to wait for an opportunity to contact Shi Le, but in the face of Fan Changsheng's problem of leaving the mountain, this task could only be put aside temporarily, and everything was mainly in a hurry.

In the following days, it can be said that the starry night was combined, and during this period, there were even several battles between the two armies, but they were all avoided without danger.

When the group arrived in Daijun, they happened to hear a news-

"Tonight, the banquet advocated by the prince will be held tonight, all parties will come, and the Buddha and the Tao will come together!"