The composition of the bandits in Kansai is complex, and the chaotic soldiers are routed, and Hu Han and Liang are mixed in, even if there are local strong families playing cameos, it is not surprising.

The reason why Li Tai knew the name of this Shannan Flying Harrier was not because those county officials mentioned that this bandit force was not large, mainly active in the southwest of Nanbeishui County, and there were not many bandits, so it was inconspicuous in the rampant banditry environment.

The reason why Li Tai knows is because he was robbed by this flying harrier!

At the beginning of the year, his protégé Liu Gong escorted a batch of materials from the north and south water back to Shangyuanzhuang, and was robbed by this flying harrier in the county.

However, because most of the printed materials escorted were ink ingots, which were of little value and had few uses, the people and goods were let go, and only the rations and food they carried with them were detained, and Liu Gong and others were able to return by borrowing grain from the villagers.

At that time, Li Tai's forces were not enough to pursue him across the border, and the loss of people and goods was not too great, so he did not pursue it.

But when the members met just now, Liu Gong, who was accompanying him, still recognized this flying harrier at a glance, after all, there were not many bandits who did not injure people's lives in this era, which impressed Liu Gong.

The old man of the clan was obviously not ignorant of what the sons were doing outside, and when he heard Li Tai directly call the bandits, he also hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The Han family was also a loyal and diligent and respectful household in the past, and the patriarch Song Ling Gong led the villagers to follow the king to fight, but he was not in the Kanto, and he did not survive in his life, and he has lost power in the township since then......"

When Li Tai heard this, he turned to look at Liu Gong on the side, Liu Gong was originally from Nanbaishui, and nodded after hearing this, indicating that what the old man of the clan said was true.

"Shi Nu originally had a deep Taoist fate, and when he was a child, he followed the sage of Louguan and left his hometown to cultivate, and only returned to his hometown after hearing that his family had changed. coincided with the feud in the county, and despite the heavy casualties of this clan, he was still assigned to a critical battle, so he had to make this plan as a last resort. Shi Nu has long inherited the good training of his master, although he is trapped at home and has no choice but to commit himself to being a thief, but he never kills indiscriminately......"

Li Tai raised his hand to interrupt the words of the old clan, and instead glanced at the flying harrier Zhang Shinu with interest, and couldn't help but laugh: "Actually still a disciple of the Daomen, which sage master do you study from?" ”

"The family teacher respects Baochi, and he is Master Yingchuan Chen."

Zhang Shinu hurriedly bowed down to answer, and peeked at Li Tai who was no longer full of disgust, and hurriedly bowed again: "Xiaomin's qualifications are dull, although he has not been taught the law, but he has followed the master for several years and learned a fighting skill. If the majority of the governors are willing to tolerate the past mistakes, protect the clansmen from being abused by the hometown, and the small people are willing to sacrifice their lives to repay the service until death! ”

Hearing that this young man was self-confessing, Li Tai's eyes couldn't help but light up, but he didn't expect to interrogate casually, but he dug up a treasure.

Buddhism flourished in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the latter three kingdoms all had the practice of Braided Buddha, relatively speaking, Taoism is a bit low-key. In the Southern Dynasties, there were still Heavenly Master Taoist inheritances represented by Lu Xiujing and Tao Hongjing, but in the Northern Dynasties, Taoism was even more prominent.

The representative of Taoism in the Northern Dynasty is Kou Qianzhi of the Northern Heavenly Master, who was very beautiful during the period when Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed Buddhism and worshiped Taoism, and even the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty once had to be publicly enthroned and engage in some ceremonies of divine authority of the monarch.

But with the death of Kou Qianzhi, the leader, and the implication of Cui Hao, who advocated the destruction of Buddha, and the extinction of the entire Qinghe Cui clan, the Northern Heavenly Master Dao became even more declining, and the inheritance was almost cut off.

Louguan Dao is also a source of Taoism in the Northern Dynasties, and its representative figure is Chen Baochi, because of his identity as a Taoist master, even the Emperor Yuan Bao Torch of the Western Wei Dynasty will be introduced as a guest, and there are quite a lot of believers in Guanxi.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong took the debate of the three religions as a prelude to the destruction of the Buddha, and used this vein Lou Guan Taoist inheritance as a Buddhist opponent.

In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was revered as the state religion, and Laozi was the source of the sect, which combined the scriptures and canons of Louguan Tao and Nantian Shidao to shape the theoretical system.

Li Tai also often pondered why Taoism in this period was not very well beaten, was it a lack of support from the upper class or the organization of the lower class?

Although the Northern Dynasty was in power by the Duohu people, the emperor of Chongdao was not absent, and Cui Hao and other representatives of the clan also admired the Daomen, and when it came to the lower organizational structure, the Wudou Midao, the predecessor of the Heavenly Master Dao, was simply a model for organizing and mobilizing the masses.

However, the advantages are sometimes also disadvantages, the Taoist transmission system is too strict and comprehensive, if allowed to develop, it will inevitably be suspicious of those in power, such as the Taiping Dao, the Tianshi Dao uprising, and so on. Moreover, the Taoist scriptures and rituals are too complicated, which is not conducive to widespread dissemination at the bottom, which is a bit of a high and low meaning.

Shamen, on the other hand, is in ruins, and its own theories of scripture and righteousness have collapsed, and they are good at creating a religious atmosphere, and those in power can stuff any private goods into it. For many believers who are just looking for psychological comfort, the sooner they get started, the better.

Book of Hundred Leagues

Tang Seng learned the scriptures and became famous, and the law was shelved for two generations.

Li Tai didn't think that destroying the Buddha had to worship the Tao, but this Emperor Xuanyuan, the old monarch, could be an ancestor for Li Tang, or he could do it for him. So psychologically, he is relatively close to Taoism.

When he heard this Zhang Shinu say that what he followed Chen Baochi to learn was not Taoism, but fighting skills, Li Tai couldn't help but become more interested, and even motioned to him to practice: If you want me to protect your people and forgive you for your old mistakes, of course you have to show some skills.

Zhang Shinu looked around the tent, and then bowed again: "The space in the tent is narrow, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to show what I have learned, so I take the liberty of asking the Metropolitan Governor to move outside the tent." ”

When Li Tai heard this, he was immediately more interested, could it be that you are still some kind of sword immortal who has entered the Tao with martial arts? You'll really have to take a look.

So the group came to the tent and cleared out a clearing area with a radius of several zhang, and the stone slave made a fist again, and then used wood as a sword to practice.

Li Tai's own martial arts are not bad, but he mostly learns battlefield skills such as swords, lances, picks, and stabs, and he is not a martial arts master, and there are few such around him, so he is naturally very curious.

This stone slave swordsmanship is practiced, but it is not as exaggerated as flying away, but the vigorous and powerful movements are visible at a glance, the leap and move are easy to move a few feet, the residual image of the wooden sword is dazzling, the moves are exquisite and beautiful, and people are fascinated by it for a while, and they continue to burst into cheers.

Li Tai also saw it, and waved his hand to signal a strong soldier next to him to enter the front with a staff, although the length of the stone slave weapon was not dominant, but the way to move the body was extremely flexible, a wooden sword was dexterous and flew, and within a few breaths, it stabbed the opponent's chest again and again.

"One more!"

When Li Tai saw this, he shouted excitedly, but the stone slave still did not fall behind with one enemy and two enemies, and waited until five more people were added to the field, and with a clear offensive and defensive cooperation, he gradually became overwhelmed, was cross-encircled into a small space, and reluctantly threw down the wooden sword to admit defeat.

"Wonderful, indeed wonderful! It is worthy of being a high-ranking disciple in front of the master's seat. ”

Although Li Tai has never seen Chen Baochi, and he doesn't know if he is strong in martial arts, he always says this in a praising cliché, and the performance of this stone slave really makes his eyes shine.

Fighting techniques are different from battlefield skills after all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, life and death are at every turn, and what is important is a momentum and cooperation.

Just like Li Tai himself, he has been in northern Shaanxi, although he doesn't often brag, but he is also a 10,000-strong enemy who can turn tens of thousands of Ji Hu around, but if he wants to fight against this stone slave, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for too long.

In the same way, although this stone slave has excellent fighting skills, his hand-eye reaction is too agile, and he will subconsciously dodge and respond when he perceives danger.

"Shi Nu can have a table word?"

After a little muttering, Li Tai raised his hand and beckoned it to him, and asked with a smile, as if he had recognized the other party in his heart and planned to take it for his own use.

Zhang Shinu was also overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, so he knelt on the ground and said: "The master once gave the Tao words as obscure, if it is accepted by the lord, he will do his best to repay it!" ”

When all the relatives present saw this, they all immediately smiled, and the townspeople who lost their power were not as good as chickens, and the best result was to seek protection from the strong. With Li Tai's protection, even if the township still has no foothold, it is possible to move the clan to other places.

"Record the story of your family's hard work, if it is verified, after I return to the office, I will tell Daxingtai to ask for mercy for the township."

Li Tai opened his mouth again, the two Wei Dynasty fought in a row, and the dead and wounded were tens of thousands at every turn, and if there was no channel to express the matter, even if he died on the battlefield, he might not be able to get the bereavement treatment in time.

When the people of the Zhang clan heard this, they were even more excited for a while, and the old man of the clan trembled and took out a book from his arms, and walked into the front of him with two hands: "The story of the clan members has been recorded for a long time, and the title of the war and military book is also among them, but there is nowhere to contribute...... If the governor of the capital gives a blunt word, he will be rebuilt with my full grace, and he will be worshiped by the clan and loyal to his descendants! ”

Li Tai took the document and looked through it slightly, and found that the paper had been yellowed and the ink had turned yellow, and it was obvious that it had been stored for a long time, so he put it away properly and prepared to submit it to the Taiwan government after returning.

The group stayed here for another day before continuing on the road. After returning to the office, Li Tai first asked people to take stock of the harvest of the trip, and then sent the report of the suppression of bandits and the Zhang family documents to Huazhou Bafu.

The troops rested for a few days, and Li Tai was also thinking about who to choose for the next target, striving to accumulate enough savings before the beginning of spring next year, and then continue to expand the army next year.

Before he had yet chosen his target here, a visitor came to see him, and it was Liu Min, who had been inspected and destroyed by the foreign envoy before.

Liu Min arrived this time, but he didn't have the usual calmness, his face was dusty, and when he saw Li Tai, he grabbed him and said quickly: "There is a big incident in the mission, Boshan, you must save me this time!" ”

Li Tai saw that his face was panicked and nervous, and even his mood was slightly affected, so he hurriedly invited him into the hall to sit down, and then asked: "Liu Langzhong, don't be impatient, could it be that there was an accident in the matter of correcting the Buddha and destroying the Fa?" Is it the monks and believers who obstruct the enforcement of the law, or something else? ”

"The picketing matter is still going well, and the sand gates of all realms are also obedient and cooperative. However, when a batch of materials were returned to Xingtai through Weibei, they encountered strong beam bandits on the way, and they took the goods ......"

Liu Min said with a bitter face, and then looked at Li Tai with an expectant expression: "I heard that Boshan, you have made a new compilation, suppressed bandits in all realms, and achieved outstanding results, this time I can ask you to help!" If it can be made up for thoroughly, the armaments previously allocated will be given as gifts, help strengthen the army, and thank you again. Even if you can't...... Alas, in short, as long as you are willing to help, I will remember this kindness, and there will be a retribution in the future! ”