In Gaochun City, there is a house next to the north city wall, and there is an extremely secret cellar in this house, and the entrance of the cellar is actually in the stove where the fire is cooking. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This cellar is not only a cellar, but also a tunnel, the tunnel is about 200 steps long, leading to a temporary shack area outside the north city, these shacks are inhabited by local vegetable farmers, who grow all kinds of vegetables in the fields outside the city, directly supplying the needs of the people in Gaochun City.

A man in black was lying on a table in the cellar, with a feather arrow stuck in his shoulder, which had been blackened, and the feather arrow penetrated his entire body, stuck in the shoulder blade and collarbone, and the arrow that shot out of his body had been cut off, and the feathers of the body controlled by the tail of the arrow showed a bright red in the dim light of the oil lamp, and the blood stains continued to seep out of the body.

"Sect Master, I can't pull it out, this arrow shaft is stuck in the bones, and I don't know where it hurts, if it breaks in the body, the consequences are unimaginable, so let's invite a good doctor to deal with it tomorrow, right?" A man dressed in an extremely ordinary dress frowned and said.

I saw that the man in black had a bare head, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of beans, his body was also trembling, and his face was even more of a kind of forbearance pain, this person was Deng Yuanjue, who had just assassinated Zheng Zhi, only to hear Deng Yuanjue tighten his teeth, and a word popped out between his teeth: "Pull!" ”

When the man next to him heard this, he was helpless, he reached out and took the scissors, cut the nocturnal black clothes on the left and right in a few strokes, held the arrow shaft tightly with both hands, took a long breath, and said, "Sect leader endure more!" ”

Deng Yuanjue was silent, his teeth tightened.

The man next to him lifted one leg and stepped directly on Deng Yuanjue's back, against Deng Yuanjue's body, to prevent Deng Yuanjue from getting up with his own action of pulling out the arrow when he was in pain, so as not to fail to pull the arrow.

The action was ready, and the man burst out with all his strength and flicked back. The feather arrow made a sharp grinding sound against the bone, and then it was pulled out of Deng Yuanjue's back, spurting out with a line of blood!

"Ah!!!h Deng Yuanjue howled miserably, heartbreaking!

The man who pulled out the arrow hurriedly threw off the bloody arrow shaft in his hand, took a cloth ball and stuffed it directly into Deng Yuanjue's mouth, and hurriedly said: "Sect leader, bear with it, there are officers and soldiers everywhere, you can't call it!" ”

Deng Yuanjue bit the cloth ball, his whole body trembled, and sweat rained down. Trembling and standing up with the man's movements, his mouth whining and screaming.

There were seven or eight bottles and jars on the table beside the man, and the medicinal powder in them kept pouring into Deng Yuanjue's front and back wounds, and the clean cloth was also blocked at the front and back wounds, and the white cloth was wrapped around it, which was orderly and full of experience.

"Sect Master, I don't know where this arrow hurts my body... After the thing was done, the blood stains were still seeping in, and the man was worried about saying a word.

"Life and death are fate!"|Deng Yuanjue's words came out from the cracks in the cloth, with a sense of determination.

The man nodded, at this time, it was really life and death, and he took the liquor to feed Deng Yuanjue.

Deng Yuanjue waved his hand to push away the liquor, slowly took down the cloth group, and said: "If I die, the position of the sect leader will be passed on to the Holy Father, and all the personnel in the sect will obey the orders of the Holy Father and shall not be disobeyed. ”

"Master, is it worth it?" The man put down the liquor in his hand and went to fetch water to feed it. This man was able to say this when Deng Yuanjue gave his will, obviously his status in Manichaeism is not low, and his relationship with Deng Yuanjue is also extraordinary.

"Listen to me." Deng Yuanjue had the heart to explain slowly at this time, and there was only one great thought in his heart, that is, to carry forward this Manichaeism, as long as Fang La succeeded, Manichaeism would soar to the sky from then on. Deng Yuanjue wanted Fang La, like Zhao Ji, to be a sect leader emperor. A Taoist Emperor and a Holy Manichaean Emperor.

"Alas... The sect leader Ji Ren has his own heavenly appearance, where can he die here. This man was reluctant to die like this in his heart, probably because he didn't want to see Fang La become the leader of the sect, just because this Fang La didn't believe in Bright Mani at all, religious believers always regard these as more important, faith is like-minded, and faith is the first to look forward.

When Deng Yuanjue heard this, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes glared coldly, and the man shuddered.

"Subordinates obey orders! As long as the light is all over the world, other things are nothing. The man looked at Deng Yuanjue's eyes and nodded in response, actually understanding Deng Yuanjue's thoughts in his heart.

Manichaeism advocates light, and its core doctrine is no different from that of other sects in the world. However, Manichaeism is different from Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam, and the latter four are mostly based on the cultivation of the individual's heart.

Christianity consists in the realization of the individual in repentance, thanking God for what he has given, repenting of one's sins, attaining inner clarity, and reaching heaven.

Buddhism is about enduring human suffering, being kind to everything, and pursuing spiritual liberation in order to attain a pure land and cultivate future lives.

Taoism lies in the harmony between man, spirit and nature, the pursuit of realm detachment, in order to achieve the consistency between man and the universe, philosophically transcendence from the world, and become an immortal.

Islam is even more straightforward about personal cultivation, and Islam directly stipulates that Allah and the Prophet have regulations on the education of people, and have accurate behavioral norms and public welfare obligations. What can be done, what not to do, and what must be done. They all have clear cognitive norms, and the content is naturally the self-cultivation of human beings and the belief in God. Islam has strict requirements for the individual's own cleanliness.

Mani is different in this regard, Mani envelopes light, but it is full of strife, Mani core two sects and three worlds, the two sects are light and dark, good and evil. The three worlds are the process of struggle, the beginning is the separation of good and evil, the middle is the evil suppresses the good, resulting in the good and evil not distinguished, and then the light returns to the world. The atmosphere of Manichaean doctrine itself carries with it a sense of struggle and a strong sense of mission to save the world and save the world.

This is also the reason why Manichaeism cannot develop in China, the Chinese people, in fact, lack a fighting spirit for fate in their hearts, the more peaceful and stable the period, when life is still passable, the more there is no soil for Manichaeism to develop and grow. Manichaeism will always only emerge in troubled times.

This is also the reason why Manichaeism is not liked by the rulers, less than a hundred years after it spread to the Central Plains, it was bloodily suppressed along with Buddhism during the Wuzong period of the Tang Dynasty, and since then Manichaeism has always been under the table.

As for the later branches of Manichaeism, many of them have also become evil and have become far from the earliest teachings, such as the White Lotus, which is a complete cult.

Manichaeism originated from Persia, and there are also shadows of Christianity and Buddhism, in fact, there is also the shadow of Islam. In Manichaean mythology, there are also God the Father, there are prophets, and there are Buddhas.

The word Baoguang also comes from Manichaeism, the twelve gods of Manichae, also called the twelve permanent Baoguang kings. The nickname of "Baoguang Rulai" may not be a simple nickname of the rivers and lakes, but also the incarnation of Deng Yuanjue, the sect leader's own sect god.

Religion itself is an exhortation to goodness, a philosophy for people, and a standard for doing things. But once religion is fanatical, a lot of problems can arise. For example, Manichaeism, its own teachings are different from the others, and they have a fanatical implication that when the times of misery and chaos come, that is, when Manichaeism can really develop.

An hour later, the footsteps of the soldiers beating horses on the streets of Gaochun slowly dispersed, the population of Gaochun City itself was not large, and the three thousand people searched the whole city It was considered a large number of people, but this seriously injured Baoguang Rulai disappeared from everyone's sight like this.

The south gate of Gaochun slowly opened in the night, Zheng Zhi took the lead, and Yan Qing led the way on the left.

Three thousand iron horses galloped, and the official road was brightly illuminated by torches.

The anger in Zheng Zhi's heart has reached the verge of exploding, and Zheng Zhi takes life and death lightly, but he also values it. In order to compete for a place to live and live, Zheng Zhi can put life and death aside. It is also for the sake of this foundation of life, for the sake of the family and the brothers around him, Zheng Zhi regards life and death as extremely important.

For tonight's events, Zheng Zhi's anger developed from fear is self-evident. Originally, Fang La didn't have much hostility in Zheng Zhi's heart, only to let himself rise to meritorious service, and at this time, this feeling slowly changed.

Someone wants to die by himself, how can Zheng Zhi let him live.

Gaochun City slowly returned to calm, and the sound and vibration brought by the horses' hooves on the ground also disappeared without a trace, Deng Yuan felt pain tossing and turning, and his heart was even more difficult to be at peace. Some things really exceeded Deng Yuanjue's expectations, Deng Yuanjue, who was crisscrossing the south and Zhejiang provinces, was not the first time to do this assassination, let alone the first time he fought with others, but this time not only killed eight masters in the sect, but even almost died on the spot.

This is also the first time in Deng Yuanjue's life, the bravery of the generals is vivid, and the elite of those soldiers are also impressive. Even the chief officer, Deng Yuanjue, knew that it was difficult for him to win, and in the face of two such masters, Deng Yuanjue was faintly worried in his heart.

It is not that he is worried about his own safety, but that he is worried that the resistance to Fang La's rebellion is getting bigger and bigger. From the beginning of the army to the present, the wildfire generally swept across the south of the Yangtze River and Zhejiang, and the appearance of such an official and army general surnamed Zheng at this time is already the biggest obstacle on the road of Fangla.

Suddenly, Deng Yuanjue seemed to remember something, and said: "Why is the city so quiet, go out and investigate." ”

The man next to him hurriedly went up the stairs, opened the iron plate under the stove, and lifted the iron pot and came out of the stove.

After a while, the man returned, and said, "Sect Master, thousands of knights in the city have left the city through the south gate, and the fire stretches for miles. ”

When Deng Yuanjue heard this, he was shocked, and said straightly: "It's not a good thing, quickly help me out of the city." ”

"Sect Master, how can you go out of the city like this, or rest here for a while." The man replied.

"It's still very quiet, the officers and soldiers have gone out of the city to attack the camp, where will the family be the opponent, hurry up and spread the news, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" Deng Yuanjue spoke, and while trying to support his body with one hand, he was about to go out of the city. Jia Jingluo is naturally Yu Qing, the envoy of Xuanzhou Jinglu under Fang La, and he is also the commander of the army stationed outside the city by Gucheng Lake.

"Sect Master, it's too late for me to get out of the city at this time. The officers and soldiers are all healthy horses, and we will wait for how to catch up with them. "This man really doesn't want Deng Yuanjue to drag his seriously injured body and go out of the city, although it is only thirty or forty miles, it may also make this Deng Yuanjue die on the side of the road.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!" Deng Yuanjue actually walked towards the tunnel by himself.

The man couldn't, so he had to keep up and hold Deng Yuanjue forward.

No matter how anxious Deng Yuanjue was, under the serious injury, no matter how good he was, he naturally couldn't keep up with Zheng Zhi's pace.

In front of Zheng Zhi's eyes, there was already Gucheng Lake Beach, and there was already a mess on the lake beach, with horses' hooves shaking the sky, and a winding fire dragon illuminating the entire official road.

At this time, Zheng Zhi stopped on the lake beach, and the left and right soldiers were forming a team.

I heard Zheng Zhi pointing ahead and laughing, laughing extremely cruelly, and said with a smile: "I didn't know how to escape, my courage is commendable." ”

The enemy's camp is really poorly built, and it is not as good as the fence village of the party and the people. But the thief army inside seemed extremely brave, and it seemed that they were not afraid of the officers and soldiers, although they were awakened by the sound of the horse's hooves, but one by one they all gathered in the direction of the horse's hooves.