"Marquis Zhenming, all the spiritual materials you need have been delivered."

Zhao Xiao stood in the courtyard, opened the large and small boxes and counted them one by one, among them was the spiritual materials that Zhao Xiao asked Liang Tao for at the beginning, but he didn't expect the other party to really send them.

"It's not bad." Zhao Xiao nodded and looked at the Chongxuan Pavilion monk wearing a brocade robe and a black and yellow ribbon hanging from his waist, this person had a good face and a humble demeanor.

"Daoyou's name is Liang Hui?" Zhao Xiao asked, "I don't know what the relationship is with Liang Shuo of your pavilion?" ”

"Liang Shuo is a cousin." Liang said.

"The National Teacher is Ling Zu?" Zhao Xiao was curious for a while, the other party did not have the majesty of Liang Tao's eagle-eyed falcon, nor the femininity of Liang Shuo's good woman, but the momentum seemed ...... It's too ordinary.

"I'm ashamed to be shallow in my lower cultivation, let my father and ancestors down, and let the Marquis Zhenming laugh." Liang Hui bowed and bowed.

"The obscurity of the synodic string refers to the change of the moon phase, and the immortal cultivators use the moon phase to understand the changes in the ups and downs of the Zhou weather machine." Zhao Xiao said: "In the study of Huangbai in Waidan, there is a saying of the glaive furnace, which is not a real reference, but a metaphor for the subtlety of the use of water and fire, so that Danhua is circumferent and condensed.

Where the furnace is set up, it is necessary to measure the weather according to the time, push the weather, disassemble the number of techniques, and the criteria for the accuracy of the fire, but also look at the earth dial during the day and the night to see the leakage. However, the Waidan Grandmaster has insight into the number of heaven and earth, and understands the evidence of yin and yang, cold and heat, the state of life and death, and the fire and wind, which can change the number of qi in a hundred days and night. If I guess correctly, Your Excellency's name should have been given by the National Teacher. ”

Zhao Huang broke a Wai Dan technique, which made Liang Hui's eyes shine slightly. Zhao Xiao had long been aware of the lingering aftermath of the furnace fire on his body, thinking that he had been waiting for the furnace fire by the Danding for many years.

Since the establishment of the Tianxia Dynasty, the Chongxuan Pavilion has been inherited by the true monarch of Qingya, and there are many children in the past generations who have studied the study of Waidan, and there are few people like Liang Tao who are so powerful and powerful in fighting methods.

And this Liang Hui does not have that annoying arrogance compared to other Chongxuan Pavilion monks, and his words and deeds are a little cautious, and it is estimated that he is not as favored as the eldest prince Liang Shuo in Chongxuan Pavilion.

"As the Marquis of Zhenming said." After Liang Hui answered, he turned around and took out a pot of flowers from the wooden box.

"What is this?" Zhao Xiao looked at it, it was a pot of strangely growing orchids, lonely, elegant and elegant.

"This is the first gift from His Majesty to the Marquis of Zhenming." Liang Hui replied.

Zhao Xiao looked carefully, this orchid has four flowers in different forms. Among them, the top one flower blooms arbitrarily, seems to have the volley implication of climbing the sky, the left and right two auxiliary flowers are beside it, swaying with the wind, and the bottom one hangs low and languishing, and is not vigorous.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xiao stared at the pot of orchids and asked, "Does he have anything else to say?" ”

"Let the Marquis Zhenming dispose of the first seat by himself, and he didn't say much."

Zhao Xiao was silent, Liang Tao asked his grandson to send such a pot of orchids, just to test his attitude. One plant with four flowers, the blooming state of the flowers is different, it should be an allusion to the four surnames of the Chongxuan Pavilion Immortal Blood Yin.

"If you have something to say, you don't want to say it directly, but you want to do a guessing puzzle." Zhao Xiao didn't know what Liang Tao was going to do, but considering that Wu Kui's army had swept away the immortal disciples of several southern counties, Chongxuanguan must have suffered a major blow.

But now Liang Tao's situation is very delicate, and the ghosts and spirits who colluded with Chongxuan Pavilion in private were finally killed by Liang Tao himself, and this great achievement was firmly occupied by him, and it was by no means a rumor in the market that Zhao Huang could forcibly change how to open the altar to patrol the realm.

The national lord took this opportunity to liquidate the children of Chongxuanguan, but it was impossible to ignore the merits of Liang Tao, the national teacher.

And even if Zhao Huang is not in Dongshengdu at the moment, he knows very well that there must be another violent turmoil in the court, and the immortal family hopes that Liang Tao will personally come forward to protect his children.

If it was just to save the lives of Chu Mengchun and others, it would not be difficult to think about. But what the lord of the country wants to do this time is probably to completely cut off the control of the Chongxuan Pavilion over the local government, and completely return the power of appointing and dismissing officials to the lord of the country, and no longer be controlled by the Chongxuan Pavilion.

Today's Chongxuan Pavilion has long been more than just a simple Xiuzhen Pavilion and a mountain chamber, and its disciples are all over the court and the opposition, and there is also Liang Tao, a living immortal family to support, the younger generations have something to rely on, and naturally run rampant and gather public anger.

Zhao Xiao sometimes wonders, in the eyes of the common people, who is more hateful than the children of Chongxuan Pavilion and the obscene demons?

"Flowers are good flowers, but it's a pity that they lack maintenance and pruning." Zhao Xiao suddenly laughed: "Since it was given by the National Teacher, then I can't sit back and watch it wither and wither." ”

After that, Zhao Xiao lifted the Qingxuan pen, condensed a trace of gold, as if holding a short blade, and gently cut off three flowers, leaving only the top one that bloomed the most. Looking at the three remnant flowers in his hand, Zhao Xiao buried them in the pot.

"If the National Teacher asks in the future, it will be good for the Taoist to reply truthfully." Zhao Xiao said: "This pot of flowers will be handed over to Daoyou to take care of for me." ”

"Remember." Liang Hui bowed slightly, and then took out a scroll from his arms: "The first seat has a saying, he set up a ban on the talisman in Pujia Pass back then, and he was afraid that the Marquis of Zhenming would be difficult to understand the mystery, so he sent me this "Nine Heavens Ziwen Dan Chapter" and asked the Marquis of Zhenming to refer to it. ”

Zhao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, took the scroll with purple brocade as the bottom and white jade as the pillar, and after slowly unfolding it, he saw that the inside was covered with small seals with fly's heads, and it was swimming and hovering like a living creature on the surface of the scroll, and it was difficult to get a full view for a while.

"Thank you, Master Kunsui." Zhao Xiao put away the scroll, Liang Tao is sometimes really generous, and these talisman scrolls will be sent when they are sent.

And it is speculated from the name that this immortal scripture may be closely related to Chongxuanguan's "Nine Heavens Flying Xuan Purple Qi True Wen Treasure Urn", and it is said that it should not be allowed to be passed on.

No matter how you look at it, Zhao Xiao is now stepping on Liang Tao's thief ship, and if he accepts this benefit, he naturally has to pay something.

"I heard that Daoyou want to stay?" Zhao Xiao asked again: "Now that the war outside the border has begun, it is not safe in the city. ”

Liang Hui nodded and replied: "The first seat said, let me come to assist Marquis Zhenming." It's just that my ability is mediocre, and I'm afraid I won't be able to help on the battlefield. ”

"It's okay, Jin Dingsi is also in urgent need of manpower right now." Zhao Xiao took out a talisman and handed it to the other party: "With this, Daoists can enter and exit the Jinding Division, and I will take you to meet other Daoists by the way." ”

Zhao Xiao led Liang Hui to the Jinding Division Branch, and now Zheng Siyuan is mainly in charge here, and Jing Shi also came here to help. After a brief introduction to the situation in the hospital, Zhao Xiao immediately arranged for Liang Hui to participate in the refining of the pill powder.

When Zhao Xiao returned to the mansion, he happened to see General Wei talking to several captains.

"Marquis Zhenming, you came just in time!" General Wei pointed to the map: "Sure enough, as you said before, there are really soldiers and horses of the Jiuli Kingdom stationed near Honghuatan!" ”

"How many?" Zhao Xiao asked.

"It's not clear, but after a while, it should be less than three thousand." General Wei said: "I just received news that our soldiers and horses are facing off across the river from the Southern Barbarians, and they can't hold out. What do you think? ”

Zhao Yan said: "I recently summoned the soldiers of the altar and tried to explore the Red Flower Pond. It can be found that the surrounding area is shrouded in magic, and ghosts and spirits cannot get close to peep. This is probably unusual, I suspect that the Jiuli Kingdom Wuzhu intends to perform some kind of ritual, and it is naturally best if he can interrupt the ritual. ”

"That's what I thought, too." General Wei said: "At present, there are not many soldiers and horses confronting the enemy, and I plan to personally lead the army to support and directly kill it with the momentum of the mountain." ”

A soldier next to him said: "What if this is a barbarian's strategy to lure the enemy?" It may be inappropriate to abandon the fortified city and attack rashly. ”

General Wei knocked on the map and said: "Pujia Pass is not Xingluo County, and there is no Panlong Mountain moat to block it. These days, I sent a large number of scouts to explore the path in the mountains, and found that in addition to the main road of Guancheng, there are many trails that can bypass the Pujia Pass and go to the north.

Moreover, there are many settlements and villages outside the Guan, and I have contacted several of them to persuade them to return to the Huaxu Kingdom as much as possible, and serve as a place for our army to camp and guard in the mountains. Many of these settlements and villages are also at the chokepoints, and we must take them before the Jiuli Kingdom. ”

Zhao Xiao nodded secretly beside him, and General Wei said to him: "Marquis Zhenming, I will lead the troops to the expedition this time, and I hope you can stay behind to guard Pujia Pass." ”

Zhao Xiao hurriedly replied: "I will definitely live up to the general's trust!" ”

General Wei said: "As for the affairs of grain, grass, military supplies, etc., I will bother the Marquis of Zhenming to pay more attention. ”

"Understood!" Zhao Xiao suddenly felt that the heavy responsibility was on his shoulders, and he didn't dare to be negligent.

Although General Wei wanted to lead his troops out of the pass, he also left a group of Cao Zuo to assist Zhao Huang, and after the order, Zhao Huang climbed the city tower, watched the army go away, and pondered for a long time.

But now the situation does not allow Zhao Huang to think wildly, even if General Wei has made prior arrangements, but he still transcribes the daily matters in Pujia Pass, so as to keep in mind his duties, and at the same time ordered a group of soldiers who joined the army and the subordinate military officials of each battalion to count the grain and weapons, inspect the city defense posts, and conduct training and recruit soldiers according to their duties.

It wasn't until late at night that everyone rested, and Zhao Xiao personally led people to patrol the city wall, and only had a moment to spare when he returned to the palace.

With Zhao Xiao's current cultivation, he doesn't have to fall asleep like ordinary people, as long as he sits and meditates for an hour or two, it is enough to nourish his spirit.

It's just that he is busy with official duties and mundane things, and he is already dusty and hardworking, and if he is an ordinary person, he will also describe him as haggard and premature.

And although Zhao Huang is not sick, he also feels uncertain when he is free.

"Your Xuanzhu has ascended to the Jiang Palace, and the next step is naturally to pass through the throat and go straight into the mud pill." Ling Xiao noticed that Zhao Xiao was sitting and standing uncertainly, holding the immortal scripture scroll and looking at it for a long time, so he said: "The first pass of the heavy building is the most dangerous, and the Xuanzhu must not stay here, and must be vigorous." The throat is the key to the entry and exit of the qi machine, and before and after the Xuanzhu passes, it is easy to be infected with external evil and miscellaneous gas, which will cause internal disturbances. ”

Zhao Xiao took the scroll and slapped his forehead: "I read what the book says, the internal disturbances encountered by the monks when they enter the realm are mostly all kinds of illusions, or evil ghosts, wanting to take their lives, or being close to beauty, wanting to hand over, or wind and fire, and the soul is restless. ”

"People have different experiences and temperaments, and the experiences of internal disturbances are naturally very different." Ling Xiao explained: "The so-called illusion is nothing more than Xuanzhu ascending into the Mud Pill Palace with true qi, and the qi rushes through the brain palace, and the five senses are shaken, so the illusion is perceived.

But you also have the Nine Palaces to keep one law, and your soul wanders outside the Mud Pill Palace, and your true qi floats up. This qi is not enough to lift the Xuanzhu upward, but it causes you to have distracting thoughts. At the beginning, you had signs by Jiang Ru's side, but now the internal disturbance is even worse. ”

"I also feel it, so I plan to stay away from Jiang Ru and try to calm my mind." Zhao Xiao sighed: "It's a pity that the problem is on me." Is there anything you can do to help me settle the internal disturbance? ”

"Stability? That's ridiculous! Lingxiao was unceremoniously: "If you plan to stagnate, you will naturally settle the internal disturbance." ”

Zhao Huang was stunned for a moment, the most taboo thing about Xuanzhu's ascension in this cultivation was to be slack and stagnant, with his current state of mind, of course, he would not do this.

"It's just this time." Zhao Xiao sighed lightly: "I'm most worried about the big war and the bad things that will disturb the illusion of internal disturbances. ”

Zhao Xiao was originally waiting for Lingxiao to speak, but he didn't respond for a long time, so he had to ask, "What's wrong with you?" I still count on you to teach me. ”

"I originally thought that you, the Marquis of Zhenming, were really as good as his name, like the sun and the moon, and he was always absent, so why did he need guidance from others?" Lingxiao rarely speaks sarcastically.

"Zhenming, Zhenming, this name is wrong for me." Zhao Xiao sighed: "The deeper my cultivation is, the wider my mana, looking at the world, the filthy and evil things are like mountains, and the evil conditions are like the depths of the sea, how can there be any light?" ”

Lingxiao was silent for a moment, and then said, "If there is no light, how can you see?" If there is no light, there should be darkness before us. ”

If someone else said such a thing, Zhao Xiao estimated that the other party would think that the other party was raising the bar, but Ling Xiao seemed to be intentionally dialing, so Zhao Xiao had no choice but to ask: "Please also ask the immortal for guidance." ”

"You can glimpse the filth of the world and the evil of the world, not because of anything else, but because you yourself are shining brightly." Lingxiao said, "I understand why you agree with Chiyundu. ”

Zhao Xiao was distracted, did not answer, Ling Xiao said: "But I want to advise you, you see yourself as a wick, intending to burn yourself and illuminate the world, but others may not appreciate it, they just treat you as firewood for heating, and when you run out of oil, they will abandon you like a piece of dust."

In the face of power, your mind is destined to be used by others. As far as I can see, Liang Tao and the lord of Huaxu have used you as they wish, even if you want to sacrifice yourself for others, you must first see the situation. Throughout the ages, there have never been fewer foolish and reckless men like you, except for leaving a few lines for future generations, there is no merit at all. ”

"Lingxiao Shangxian, I don't agree with what you said." Zhao Xiao was not annoyed, but responded very calmly and calmly: "I don't deny that sleek changes are indeed useful, but if you don't have a little persistence in dealing with people, it is equivalent to being in the torrent and having no place to stand." Go with the flow and end up only being swallowed up by the torrent. ”

"Mediocrity is like a fish, so naturally you can only go with the flow." Ling Xiao said: "And you have no enthusiasm, trying in vain to find a place to settle in the torrent of the world, and it is difficult to hold it for a long time. If the fairy road is completed, it is a fish turning into a dragon, soaring into the sky, no longer floating and sinking turbid waves, why can't you understand? ”

Zhao Xiao had no choice but to answer: "The dragon is flying, but there are few, and the fish are still in the middle of the waves." ”

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