Chapter 171: The Demon Dao is coming
A sloppy veteran with a seven-foot-long sword at his waist came to a drunken restaurant in Seongdong City, Pyongyang. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
What is strange is that there is a smell of fire on this old way.
Lao Dao chose a elegant seat by the window, and beckoned to Dr. Wine in the store: "Dr. Wine, come to a pot of fragrant spring." ”
"Okay, I don't know what else to order?" Dr. Jiu asked attentively as he wiped the table in front of the Taoist Chief, and handed over a confetti menu.
Lao Dao casually ticked a few meat dishes on the menu, and handed the list to Dr. Wine.
"Dao Chief, please wait a moment, the wine and food will be here soon!"
Dr. Jiu quickly passed the menu back to the kitchen, took a pot of fragrant spring from the cash register and put it in front of the Taoist priest, as well as two plates of pickles that were given for free.
"Daoist, please use it slowly."
Lao Dao is after Ge Hong, who is known as the little fairy Weng in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ge Jing. He was invited by Li Yu to develop gunpowder and became a guest of honor in the Yanwang Mansion. But after staying in the Yanwang Mansion for more than a year, he left his apprentice Wang Haichong and disappeared with a large sum of money given by Li Yu. Left a letter to Li Yu to report humbly, saying that he did not like restraint, and acted recklessly, and wanted to visit the famous mountains and rivers to visit the world's fellow Taoist friends to pursue the subtlety of Lei Fa, and disappeared for two years without any news.
I didn't want to be caught by Li Yu in Chang'an on the night of the first lunar month on the occasion of the New Year, looking for gunpowder, and finally slipped away, leaving a sentence that I would see Pyongyang in March.
After the three-month period, Ge Jing finally came to Pyongyang after missing the appointment.
Filled himself with a glass of wine, Ge Jing drank it all and looked preoccupied.
"I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Li Yu's gourd?"
Ge Jing sighed, "At a young age, you are so thoughtful, you have been poor and cultivated for half your life, but you can't see through you, a little young man. ”
Those who cultivate the Tao have the ability to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and to budget for people and things in the world.
Ge Jing stayed by Li Yu's side for more than a year, and watched his various actions have deep meanings. Looking at Li Yu's eyebrows, there is an image of the imperial road, not a thing in the pool, and the depths of the eye mask reveal a majestic momentum that dominates the world. Although there is a tender appearance on his face, in fact, under the cover of tenderness, it is a fierce wind that looks down on the world.
People with this kind of physiognomy often kill a lot of evil in their lives, and they have the ability to stir up the world.
As recorded in history, Bai Qi and Xiang Yu, who killed the boundless evil, are all like this.
What made Ge Jing's heart even more shocking was that during the year he stayed in the Yan Palace, he saw Li Zhe, the king of Zhou, and Li Xulun, the king of Ji, both of whom had the appearance of the imperial road, on the other hand, the crown prince Li Hong and the king of Pei Li Xian only had the respect of half a dragon, and they were the ones who died early.
One door, three dragons and two mourning, isn't it a sign of chaos in the world?
Among the three dragons, Li Yu's dragon qi is the most vigorous, but it is not a pure golden dragon qi, but it is dark and boundless, which makes Ge Jing, who looks at the appearance, extremely jealous.
Puzzled and confused, Ge Jing, who was worried about the people of the world, visited Li Chunfeng, a contemporary Taoist leader, and asked Li Yu what his face was.
Li Chunfeng said with a smile: "The way of heaven is difficult to solve, why should we cultivators care about the vicissitudes of the world? ”
"This is a matter of the rise and fall of the world, how can we and other disciples of the Taoist sect learn from the disciples of the Buddhist sect who deceive people?" Ge Jing said angrily: "Daoyou, as the secret pavilion of the imperial court, is in charge of astronomy, checking the number of calendars, and the changes of the sun, moon and stars, and the difference in the complexion of the wind and clouds. In order to calculate the vicissitudes of national fortunes, how can we watch from the wall today? ”
Li Chunfeng just smiled and replied: "Daoist friends have always been unconcerned about the world, although they are talented, their cultivation is extraordinary. But he escaped from the wilderness, and only a few people in the same way knew it, and ordinary people in the world did not hear your name. How can we be so concerned about the mundane things of the world today? ”
"Poor and casual!" Ge Jing, who couldn't ask why, threw up his sleeves and left.
Now when I think of the conversation between me and Li Chunfeng that day, his face is self-assured, and the things in the world seem to be in understanding.
In other words, Li Chunfeng knew the face of King Yan from beginning to end, not to mention that King Yan was still his apprentice, and his granddaughter Li Cailing was too close to King Yan.
Could it be that this old boy has long been betting on his Li family's juniors?
Hum! He will go to Langzhong one day to discuss the Tao with this old boy.
Because of the anxiety about Li Yu in his heart, and when he was developing gunpowder, he discovered a new formula, which can make gunpowder have the power of collapsing mountains and cracking stones, and the benefits are incomparable.
At this time, Ge Jing was afraid, he was afraid that the sharp weapon made by himself would be used by Li Yu to endanger the people of the world, so he said goodbye in the name of visiting famous mountains and rivers and visiting Taoist friends to find the law of thunder.
On the night of the last lunar month, he said that he would go to Pyongyang in person after three months, which was just a pretext for Ge Jing at that time.
Knowing that gunpowder is not too difficult to make, the formula that can open up the power of mountain cracking stone is only a combination of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal in a certain proportion. King Yan couldn't get this formula from him, and he could also figure out the correct formula from his previous hand-pierced and apprentice Wang Haichong.
Ge Jing left Chang'an on the night of the first moon and went to Shuzhong, and took a boat down the river. Along the way, the mountains are not beautiful, and the water is not spiritual, which can be described as extremely bad.
Until he climbed to the top of Hengshan Mountain, he met the same Hongzhou person, a fairy wind bone, known as "Hu Chang Immortal", who was leading the disciples to sit down with tools to measure the local latitude in Hengshan and calculate the longitude of Hu Huichao.
The two can be regarded as old acquaintances, and Ge Jing naturally talked about Li Yu's face problem and expressed his worries.
Hu Huichao didn't know the reason like Li Chunfeng, but he pretended to be a master outside the world, and gave Ge Jing an answer to the question, highlighting his unfathomable ability.
But he didn't inform Ge Jing of the conclusion he had speculated with Li Chunfeng, but only gave him a reassuring piece of advice: "King Yan is a person who is a great prosper in China, and the wind of darkness is not sweeping the land of Shenzhou. Taoist friends go to Pyongyang with peace of mind! ”
That's why Ge Jing came to Pyongyang.
It's just that what he saw and heard on the way to Pyongyang after crossing the Liao River made Ge Jing feel unrelieved.
In all the prefectures and counties through which the route passed, there were army officers and soldiers recruiting local people to recruit young and strong local people to register as soldiers and organize training. According to the local people, depending on the number of local young and strong people who are qualified, the Metropolitan Protectorate has newly organized a 3,000-strong guard and military establishment with young and strong people from one to four counties to train them in agriculture. Farming is busy.
Ge Jing had already inquired that there were 66,000 soldiers under the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, and according to what the people had learned, and then calculated based on the counties under the current jurisdiction of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, Andong could increase the army of 100,000 soldiers and peasants. (Although there is a discrepancy with the facts, it is actually only doubled on the original basis)
A few months later, wouldn't the army of 166,000 people under the command of King Yan dominate Anton and look at the Central Plains?
In case Hu Huichao's reasoning is wrong, and King Yan is tempted by power for a while and wants to get on the throne, isn't this a big mess in the world?
"I wish I had too much heart!"
Ge Jing laughed at himself and ate the food. Tasting the delicious food, I couldn't stop praising King Yan in my heart, and I was able to come up with a way to make the dish so delicious.
came to Pyongyang, and Ge Jingxin, who had eaten and drunk enough, led the horses to the Yanwang Mansion, that is, the location of the Metropolitan Protectorate.
"Who's coming?" The guards stopped Ge Jing.
"Poor Dao Ge Jing, I have come to visit His Royal Highness King Yan!"
"It turned out to be Immortal Master Ge. Hurry up and report to Your Highness, Immortal Master Ge has arrived. The captain guarding the door recognized Ge Jing, and immediately assigned a guard to report, and he respectfully stepped forward to greet him: "Your Highness has an order, and the immortal master can enter the mansion directly when he arrives." ”
"Thank you, Captain!"
"Please!"
Ge Jing went to Li Yu's office under the personal guidance of the lieutenant and met the palace of the ministers.
Zheng Lin stepped out of the palace gate, and met Ge Jing, who was dressed in a shabby and sloppy robe, and felt familiar, and after a closer look, his eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed: "The demon road is coming......