"What's the alarm?" Li Qiandao.

"Then, that Taoist priest is gone." One of the guards panicked.

"What's going on? Didn't you order you to keep it guarded? Li Qian asked.

"Prime Minister, the two of us were ordered to take turns guarding day and night, and we didn't dare to slack off a little, but just now when I entered the account to deliver food, we found that the account was empty." The guard said timidly.

"There is surveillance inside, and there are forbidden soldiers outside, how can he escape?" Li Qian said a little annoyed.

"I didn't see him out of the account, but I didn't know that I was looking for him, I'm afraid that he took advantage of the chaos in the night to leave." The guard said in a weak voice.

"How can this be true? The two of you are careless, and you will not escape the blame, and I will uphold the holy and wait to be dealt with. Li Qian said hatefully.

When the two guards heard this, their legs weakened in fright, and they both fell to their knees like chaff and "plop".

Emperor Zhao Jiangxi listened to Li Qian's report, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "This is the will of heaven, let him go." But he did not blame the two guards, nor did he forgive them for their sins.

On this night, the palace of Beijun was also brightly lit, and Zhao Jiangxiang, the king of Beijun, was convening the remaining officers and soldiers to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy, and a palace guard came to report:

"Lord Wang, there is a Taoist priest outside the mansion who claims to be from the Qingya Mountain Lotus Temple and asks to see him."

Zhao Jiangxiang thought to himself: "The Water Lotus View is far away in the west, thousands of miles away from my Beijun, why did you come here to ask for a meeting?" So he said, "Yes, please." ”

The person who came was none other than Ruofeng Dao who escaped.

"The immortal chief has traveled thousands of miles to get here, why did he come here?" Zhao Jiangxiang got up and asked.

If the head of the wind channel didn't say much, he took out the "Lotus Illusion" from the placket and handed it to Zhao Jiangxiang.

Zhao Jiangxiang looked Ruofeng up and down suspiciously, then took the book, turned back and sat back in the chair, looked down, looked at it, and couldn't help but get up from the chair again, and read it by candlelight.

Everyone didn't know why this book aroused such interest in the king of Beijun, and they all looked at him in surprise.

I saw Zhao Jiangxiang flipping through the book, and his eyes seemed to glow.

Finally after reading it, Zhao Jiangxiang respectfully returned the book with both hands, and then bowed deeply:

"Immortal Chief's intention, could it be because of this lotus illusion?"

Ruofeng nodded yes.

"Oops! I don't know that the immortal chief has this magic technique, the arrival of the immortal chief, it is really the heavens to help the dynasty! Zhao Jiangxiang said overjoyed.

"I just don't know how long the immortal has cultivated? Can you call the wind and rain and lead the thunder and gather fire? Zhao Jiangxiang then asked.

"Report to the prince, according to the understanding of the small way, it takes time, place, people and help to cultivate this technique. When the thieves made a rebellion, they promoted this technique to stop the chaos in the world, but it was also in line with the will of heaven. Now that the prince has discernment, this person doesn't need to say much. As for this location, the book says: Jin Shengshui is built in Beijun, and it is completed when it is completed. Just ......"

If the wind comes to this point, he suddenly seems to have concerns and is silent.

"The immortal chief has something to say, everything has its own king." Zhao Jiangxiang said.

"Although it is said to be completed in Beijun, but Beijun is vast, but it is necessary to find a secluded place of spiritual light and cultivate quietly in order to achieve great things, so Xiaodao dares to risk death to admonish. It's just that if you say this, I don't know if the prince can really be the master? Ruofeng asked.

"As long as it's the land of North County, it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhao Jiangxiang said.

"This place is a secluded mountain in the north of the capital of the North County." If the air duct.

When Zhao Jiangxiang heard this, he immediately agreed, and said to Wang Baisong, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, "Very good, Commander Wang, immediately escort twenty guards to escort the immortal chief to Youshan and make proper arrangements." ”

Wang Baisong, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, was puzzled: "Lord, that secluded mountain is where the imperial mausoleum of my dynasty is located, and it is a forbidden place for all dynasties, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, is it appropriate to find another place?" ”

"The immortal chief is not an outsider, my dynasty has recovered the lost territory and regained its majesty, and the future will all depend on the way of the immortal chief. This matter is related to the success or failure of the war, don't say much, quickly send someone to escort the immortal chief forward, all matters are subject to the dispatch arrangement of the Taoist chief, there must be no mistakes! Zhao Jiangxiang repeatedly admonished.

In Buk-gun in April, the spring breeze blows and the scenery is pleasant. After the rebel army led by Fang Shuyun assembled in the area of Boryeong Mansion, they began to move, day and night, marching towards the capital in a mighty manner.

The officers and soldiers along the road heard that the emperor had retreated south, and the army was disheartened and had no intention of fighting, so wherever the righteous army went, the officers and soldiers from all over the country either fled or surrendered without a fight.

Within a few days, the rebel armies from all walks of life attacked the capital of the city, and the inside and outside of the capital were impassable.

Wang Baijian, deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, led his troops to resist desperately, vowing to live and die with the imperial capital.

The capital city is worthy of being the first capital city of the dynasty, and its city defense is strong and unbreakable.

At the beginning of the battle, many besieging soldiers were damaged. Fang Shuyun adopted the suggestion of Yang Bingzhang, the leader of the Haizhou Righteous Army, and adopted the tactics of besieging but not attacking.

In this way, the two sides were deadlocked, and more than a month passed, the food and grass in the capital city gradually ran out, and the lives of the people left in the city were even more miserable.

Fang Shuyun couldn't bear to see the people suffering, and learned that the emperor had withdrawn to the south, and the king of Beijun retreated early with Guo Yongda of Haizhou before besieging the city. Fang Shuyun consulted with the rebels from all walks of life, intending to fight a quick battle.

In order to avoid the misery of life, Pan Wencai, the leader of the Liaozhou Righteous Army, put forward an opinion, and Fang Shuyun felt that it was feasible, so he ordered it to be implemented.

On the second day, Fang Shuyun ordered the army to retreat ten miles, and ordered dozens of heralds to shout in front of the four city gates: "General Fang Shuyun has an order: In order to protect the people's safety, the rebel army will retreat ten miles from now on, and within three days from now on, if there are people who leave the city, the righteous army will let them go, and they will not be disturbed!" ”

Unexpectedly, after shouting for three days, the four city gates were still closed, and there was no movement.

Wu Hongyan, the leader of the rebel army in Xishan Prefecture, couldn't bear it anymore and suggested that the rebel army mobilize flint chariots to storm the city. Liu Yizhou, the leader of the Southern Hebei Righteous Army, feared that this move would cause damage to the capital and casualties among the people, and resolutely opposed it.

The thousand-year-old city, if it was destroyed in one fell swoop, would be unacceptable to Fang Shuyun.

At this time, Pan Wencai, the leader of the Liaozhou Righteous Army, offered another plan, and Fang Shuyun felt that there was no other way to do it now, so he had to give it a try.

On the second day, more than a dozen heralds came to the four city gates and shouted: "General Fang Shuyun has an order: the rebel army has the virtue of a good life, and it can't bear to see the people in the city starving. ”

The guards on the eastern city wall listened to this, looked down, and sure enough, they saw a hundred and ten bags of grain piled up not far from the moat under the city.

Some guards reported the situation to Wang Baisong, the commander of the city, and Yin Liu Changfeng, the capital who stayed behind together, said: "In the past few days, the food in my city has been cut off for many days, and everyone eats war horses and livestock, and I am afraid that it will not last long." At this time, the enemy army released food, and if it was not heeded, it was afraid of causing a riot in the city. ”

"So what's the matter?" Wang Baisong said.

"He has a thousand plans, and I have certain rules. It can make soldiers dress up as ordinary people and go out of the city to get food. He also ordered the defenders of the east gate to be on strict alert, and if the enemy cheated, the city gate could be closed immediately. Liu Changfeng said.

"Remember, the soldiers who go out of the city should choose as many as possible the old, weak, sick and disabled, and do not use strong men, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the enemy." Liu Changfeng added.

"Okay, just follow Fu Yin." Wang Baisong said.

The afternoon sun was gradually setting in the west, and the sky had turned blood-red, and the heralds who had been shouting for a day had no strength at this time, and they were lazily resting on the grain pile.

Shrouded in the shadow of the setting sun, the east gate suddenly opened, the drawbridge fell, and more than 100 people who were old or thin looked like some drove carriages and some pushed carts out of the city gate.

As soon as the convoy left the city gates, the drawbridge was raised and the city gates were closed.

When the herald who guarded the grain saw it, he came up and mingled with the hundred and ten people, and helped carry the grain, and for a time everyone was fine.

In a moment, more than 1,000 loads of grain filled the carts and carts, and they were transported to the city one after another.

The dozens of heralds were still standing still, waving to the departing convoy.

As the convoy approached the city gate, the drawbridge creaked and fell, and the gate was wide open for the convoy to enter. When the carriages and horses entered the city, the drawbridge rose high again, and the gates were closed tightly.

After the grain was transported into the city, Wang Baisong ordered a small amount of grain to be fed to the livestock and poultry, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he ordered it to be distributed to the soldiers defending the city and the elderly and children at home to enjoy it first.

The chef in the house baked a flatbread with white flour and presented it, Wang Baisong only took a small corner, and the rest was immediately distributed to others to eat.

The late night of early spring was exceptionally quiet, Wang Baisong was tired of a day, and this night slept exceptionally sweetly.

He fell into a soft dream, he dreamed of his wife Wanyun, who had died in childbirth, and the child, who had never met the world, and the two of them greeted him in a fairyland-like peach blossom forest, and offered him sweet wine and delicious ointment.

Suddenly, a noisy sound woke him up from his dream, and Wang Baisong woke up from his sleep with a thrill.

"Someone, why is there a lot of noise outside?" Wang Baisong shouted.

Before the words fell, a guard ran in in a panic and said, "General, the big thing is not good, the city gate is lost!" The thieves have invaded the city! ”