Since the Jin merchants suffered a heavy loss from the Tuanshan army last winter, the supplies that the Jin merchants are now transporting to Shenyang are further north to the border of Keerqin Mongolia. Nakeerqin Mongolia is the maiden home of Huangtai Ji Fujin, and the Jurchens wear a pair of pants, so they are also caravans that heavily guard the Jin merchants.

Now the Tuanshan army can't reach the Keerqin Mongols, so this "lifeline" of Jiannu has been established again. Right now, Fan Yongdou must be unbearable, eager to wait for the Tartar to return to the master, so as to make a lot of money. After all, in the territory of the Ming Kingdom, the Jin merchants did not dare to blatantly trade with the Tartars.

Jiannu can't stay in the territory of the Ming Kingdom for a long time, which Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou can see, and Zhang Li naturally sees it.

Zhang Li glanced at Gao Yuanliang and said slowly: "Yuanliang, do you know what purpose I want to achieve by leading the Tuanshan army out of King Qin this time?" ”

Gao Yuanliang pondered for a moment, and said loudly: "Drive out the Tartars, train the soldiers, don't ......."

Gao Yuanliang didn't continue to talk about it, obviously the relationship between the Tuanshan Army and the imperial court was not the scope of his discussion.

Zhang Zhang nodded, and then his words continued: "Also, after this battle, the Tuanshan Army will become a decisive force. ”

There is still half of the words that Zhang Zhang did not say, and Gao Yuanliang did not dare to ask, that is, what extent will Zhang Li's official position rise after King Qin this time - is it the "duke, hereditary replacement"?

In the end, Zhang Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "Now, we just need to rest in Tongzhou, and everything will wait and see." ”

……

To tell the truth, Emperor Chongzhen himself was uncertain about whether he could drive away Jiannu with the earth-shattering reward of "duke, hereditary replacement". Because the defense of the Ming army could not defeat Jiannu. Not to mention the offense.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen and Taixu Zhenren got closer. The emperor did not feel distressed. Take your own private money and squander it on the sacrificial ceremony.

It went down for a few days. The practice of setting up altars in the palace every day, noisy music, numerous Taoist priests, burning edicts, orders, tables, and books, and flags with strange patterns and characters, together with himself, formed a grotesque but lively scene, which made a few people with clear hearts sigh secretly, but made most of the flattering sycophants follow - Cao Huachun, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, took the lead in leading his own people. Fell on his knees and sang praises:

"Long live the Lord this heart will be able to reach the heavens to listen, and I will look forward to the ancestors and the saints......"

His voice was muffled by the sound of gongs and drums and suona, but somehow, although Emperor Chongzhen's ears could not hear it very clearly, he fully understood what he said in his heart.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen Long Yan Dayue also believed more and more in his heart that these ceremonies had been held. The ancestors will forgive him completely.

While deceiving himself, Emperor Chongzhen's heart finally got a short-lived, escaping peace from reality.

These rituals were first held in the Taimiao Temple, but later in the Jingsi Building, and the Taixu Zhenren did not appear very often—he only appeared at the most important moments. Usually in charge of the operation, it is his subordinate Taoist priests.

At this moment, the tedious sacrificial rituals are still being held in the courtyard of the Jing Si Building. And there was a person who was staring coldly at the second floor of the Jing Si Building.

He. It's the wind spirit that hasn't been seen for a long time.

Feng Ling is Xuanyangzi's nephew, and he is naturally a Chinese person. It's really not a difficult thing to get into the Taiqingguan.

Because the big boss tension Zhang said, he is the person in the building.

Feng Ling suddenly remembered that night, when Master Zhang told himself that Taixu Zhenren was a sanctimonious traitor, how shocked he was.

Taixu Zhenren is not a person who is Zhengyi, his real name is not known, but he has been cultivating in Taiqingguan since the end of Wanli, and he is very famous. Later, he was crowned a national teacher, and it was very famous near the Beijing Division.

Why is it said that he is famous in Beijing, because after the Jiajing Dynasty, there was an unwritten rule that Taoist masters should not participate in the affairs of the court - but the real people broke the vows.

I heard that the real people of Longhu Mountain are also quite dissatisfied with Taixu, but Taixu is too famous, so he can only let it go.

That night, Master Zhang actually said that Taixu Zhenren was a traitor and must be eliminated, and he was still a little uneasy. After all, at the level of Taixu, Xuanyangzi has to call him a "senior", and only the real people of Longhu Mountain can be on an equal footing with him.

It seems that Lord Zhang said that his name is "Ghost Medicine", what is this name? In Taoism, there is no such Tao. Just say the common name, it can't be this, what the hell is going on?

Feng Ling couldn't figure it out, but what Taixu Zhenren was doing now was very disdainful of him.

For a long time, there have always been some people who have been abducted and deceived to do some deceptive things in the name of Taoism. Zhengyi Zhongren, yearning for Lao Zhuang's general cultivation and cultivation, for power and wealth, very lightly - obviously, Taixu's current practice can only be said to be too deep in the past, is he really a traitor?

Just when Feng Ling was pondering the Taixu real person, Jing Si upstairs, the Taixu real person was talking to a masked old man.

The masked old man glanced at the Taixu real person coldly, and said lightly: "Taixu...... Uh, no, the ghost medicine, how's the silver ready? ”

Taixu Zhenren snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't bring the money in life, you won't take it away when you die, why are you obsessed with this?" ”

The masked old man replied, "It has nothing to do with you." ”

Taixu Zhenren looked at the masked old man, as if he had seen through his face under the black veil, and said slowly: "Why do you have to mask your face when you come to me?" ”

The masked old man didn't suffer at all, and said with a smile: "Don't you see those people who are controlled by you also wearing masks?" ”

"Alright, let's not talk about that! This time you want too many numbers, so I came out to meet the emperor in such a show. Alas, I have worked hard for decades to manage the identity of Taixu, and after this time, I am afraid that I will not be able to use it anymore......"

"You have "The Essence of Longevity", what identity do you need? Presumably he went to Zhongnan Mountain to practice the art of prolonging life, right? The masked old man interrupted the words of the Void True Man—uh, no, the Ghost Venerable Ghost Yaozi, and asked rhetorically.

The ghost medicine nodded slowly, thought for a moment, and said: "In a few days, the silver money will be given in full, you heard the news of the location of the "Essence of Extending the Life", is indeed correct?" ”

"You can rest assured that there is no diamond, no porcelain work. Besides, I'm the ...... of that tension."

The masked old man suddenly stopped talking, and cut off the words vividly. After a moment of silence, the masked old man asked, "What is the elixir?" ”

Tai Xuzhen smiled, glanced at the masked old man meaningfully, and said, "I'll tell you next time." (To be continued.) )