Volume 10 The Controversy of Buddhism and Taoism Chapter 4 The White Tiger Brings Blood
Chang'an City, it is the season of spring flowers, the northwest of the entire city in the west of the imperial city, in a small courtyard of Xiuzhenfang, peach trees grow in the center of the courtyard of this small bridge, two Taoists wearing Taoist robes, sitting opposite each other, in front of them is a chessboard, a straight line of nineteen vertical and horizontal roads, dividing the entire chessboard into three hundred and sixty-one intersections. The checkerboard is made of fine mahogany, showing the fine grain of the wood. And the chess pieces are not extraordinary, all are crystal clear, the white is like white jade, the sunspot is as black as ink, and it is carved from the best Hetian jade. Such an extravagant chessboard is obviously not something that ordinary people can use, so the identities of these two Taoists who are pondering each other according to the chessboard must be extraordinary.
"Brother Bogui, what's the matter with your restless thoughts?" The old man in a plain robe with white hair stroked his beard at this time and asked the Taoist on the other side. A pair of eyes are as clear as a newborn baby, clear but like a deep pool, as if they can see through everything in the world.
"Haha...... Brother Shoucheng's chess skills are exquisite, but the younger brother can't crack it even if he tries his best, so he is willing to bow down! The gorgeous Taoist robe on the opposite side was draped on his body, and he was holding a green silk dusty Taoist in his hand, although he was not as old as the white-haired Taoist, but he was not small, and his beard was gray, but he had a childish face, ruddy like Li Ji in autumn, but at this time he smiled dryly and excused himself.
"Why, Brother Bogui is also so hidden from a certain family? Our brothers have known each other no less than the age of Jiazi, and the habit of rolling your eyes when you lie can't be changed! Bai Shoudao said with a funny face, they know each other well. It is clear who has what kind of habits and small actions he has, so the old friend on the other side is lying, how can he deceive him.
"I know that I can't hide it from Brother Shoucheng. This white tiger is bloody, but it is menacing, can the dragon be able to withstand it? "Tongyan Daoist people are not without worries, although they seem to be out of the world and ignore mundane things, but they worry more than mundane people. Because their status is here, know better. Therefore, there are many things that ordinary people may not know about, but they have to think about which side they should stand on in order to continue their Taoism. Just like now, the white tiger is guilty of the dragon. And it came with blood, is the Tang Empire, which has just stabilized, going to be stormy again?
"Haha...... It turns out that Brother Bogui is worried about this? It's unfounded! Although Canglong has hidden his fangs and claws over the years, who is he? No matter how fierce the white tiger is, it can only roar in the mountains and forests. Unable to soar above the Nine Heavens. Brother Dao doesn't have to worry about this! Bai Shoudao said with a long laugh.
"Why, Brother Shoucheng Dao is thinking like this? You are here, this is not an ordinary white tiger, it also has real dragon blood on its body, with a dragon head and a tiger body, which can be described as a natural alien. Don't be careful! This time, what it carried was not the murderous aura of ordinary battlefield conquest, but the peerless evil aura of destroying the country and destroying the species, like a sea of blood! "Tongyan Taoist is well-informed. Because his main forces are located in the coastal areas, which are still the areas where the Hidden School still haunts from time to time. So compared to the Bai Shoudao people trapped in the capital, they know a lot, this time the prince who is in the posture of a white tiger is not going out to play in the mountains and rivers, but to conquer foreign races, Japanese slaves, Goryeo are all destroyed in his hands, and it can almost be said that the atrocities like genocide are staged in these two countries, countless cities were directly bombed into ruins, countless people of these two countries were directly bombed into slag, and even the whole corpse is a luxury.
"Really? It seems that it is indeed menacing, this time there will be a dragon and tiger fight, when Canglong killed his brother and imprisoned his father, he became a great treasure, and we can be virtuous in our view, so I did not come forward to stop it, and now it is really showing signs of prosperity. But the white tiger that only brought about killing did not show the slightest bit of wisdom, and had to take action to block one or two! Bai Shoudao said. He also knew that the little guy who had had several sides of the relationship was not a master of peace, and he might rise up at some point, because this guy did things according to his preferences, without the slightest scruples about rules.
Now the Tang Dynasty has finally appeared in the signs of prosperity, and they can only achieve better development in this peaceful and prosperous era, because only when people are not threatened by hunger and cold, will they pursue spiritual sustenance, will they believe in God, and they will have sesame oil money. So troubled times must not be allowed to come again. It's just that now is not the best time to make a move, the prince is on the way back from Goryeo with great fanfare, and the bones of countless former Sui fallen soldiers are on the ship, and at this time the people's hearts are completely on his side, and if they jump out to block it, they will definitely be crushed into scum by the endless torrent of people's hearts.
"We should sum it up well, this white tiger is not easy to submit, he has seen blood, and his temper is strange and changeable, it is really not accurate!" Bai Shoudao couldn't help but shake his head, this is a difficult problem.
"That's true, everything he does is based on his preferences, if he is upset, even if it is to break into the palace, this is not once or twice, so I still need to be surprised!" Tong Yan Taoist echoed.
In these two casual words, these two Taoists decided the direction of the power of the Daomen in the future, that is, to target His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty, who had just returned from Goryeo, because they felt that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was highly meritorious at this time, and after returning to Chang'an, there would definitely be a conflict with the current emperor, causing damage to their interests. So on this early spring afternoon, the power of the Daomen began to work, just to find an opportunity to hit with one blow. These two people have such power, which shows their identity in the Daomen, because they are two of the three great masters of the Tang Dynasty today: Yuan Shoucheng and Zhang Daoqin, their words are the holy decrees in the Daomen, and countless Taoist believers will take them as the golden rule.
Of course, all this is only circulating in a small circle, and they have not yet had the courage to talk openly about how to deal with the prince of the dynasty. So there is no rumor about all this, even if Li Ergao is on the throne, he can't find out such secret news.
Therefore, Li Kuan still made a high-profile diversion from the Yangtze River, entered the Grand Canal, and came all the way to Chang'an. The river is clear, the river bank is lined with green trees, at this time it has come to spring, countless green trees decorate this piece of land, so that the earth is no longer a piece of slaughter, under the verdant green shade, one by one birds are singing happily, dancing lively dance between the shades, Li Kuan eats the grapes fed by Tianxiang, and then makes tea with red sleeves, the whole person is lazy like a puddle of mud. In this realm of the Tang Dynasty, he can relax himself so unscrupulously, although the nerves that have been tense during this time have been released most of them on the night of return, but they still need to be adjusted slowly. Three times a day, he didn't let go, he had to practice morning and night, even if he felt that he was making slow progress now, but this martial art would be unfamiliar if he didn't practice, and it was essential to review and consolidate it from time to time.
The big ship crossed the Hebei Road, gradually entered the pass, and the terrain became steeper, because this is the second step of the three-level ladder in the whole Chinese land, and the mountains and rivers began to appear in the eyes, and the sound of the ape crying and whistling continued to come out between the mountains and forests on both sides, and it was particularly clear in the spring sunshine. Li Kuan slowly closed his eyes, pressed the little maid on the side on the recliner, and let her enjoy this rare leisure moment with herself. Now that I'm older, my mind has become heavier, everything is weighing the gains and losses, everyone is not opening their hearts, I originally thought that the indifference of the future generations was already a pathology, but I didn't expect that in this feudal era, under the influence of this kind of thinking of no relatives, the kind of mutual vigilance is even more cruel than modern society. Brothers, father and son cannibalism are the norm. Therefore, Li Kuan knew that the news he brought back this time would definitely attract the attention of many people, and they would be very willing to discuss some secret means with him.
Li Kuan had already expected this, but what was this? The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. He believed in his skills and his means. There is some anticipation for the upcoming means. It seems that he wants to see how his so-called eldest brother will entertain his brother.
In Chang'an City, in addition to some people worrying about Li Kuan and some people worrying about themselves, there are also some people who are excited, such as Li Lizhen. Although she was already married to a wife, although she knew that her second brother had already been heartbroken by her, she still couldn't help but feel happy, because after all, that person was the brother who had always loved her the most, and he was also the brother who had risked life and death for her, so she naturally wanted to meet him.
"Why are you so happy? It's your brother coming back! I didn't say goodbye at the beginning, you brothers and sisters didn't even meet each other, this guy is really ......" Changsun Chong said sourly on the side, although he is getting his wish now, but he always has a big pimple in his heart, that is, Li Li's heart is much more important than him, even if he is the one who wants to walk through his life hand in hand with her. So he was a little apprehensive about Li Lizhen's brother-lover complex.
"Why, can't you? The second brother is the best for me, why am I happy? After Li Lizhi got married, in the middle of getting along day and night, it was inevitable that she would expose her true face that she had hidden for a long time in front of Changsun Chong, so she simply stopped hiding it, so Changsun Chong was completely tragic, he was such a Tang Dynasty champion who was proficient in the six arts of a gentleman, but he couldn't beat his daughter-in-law, and his family status plummeted from then on. The toughness of the princess of the Tang Dynasty is not something that ordinary people can afford, Li Li's quality is not bad, and Changsun Chong can only comfort himself like this, because he is very pitiful who will marry that little witch Yu Zhang in the future! (To be continued......)