Chapter 109: Jiankang Xing
In the Xuanji picture, tens of thousands of horses and horses surrounded by Huan Wen, from the beginning of trembling as if facing the enemy, to now they are scattered or sitting or lying, looking like they have no fighting spirit.
And Huan Wen also gave up looking for a way out, even if those scouts ran for several hours, they still couldn't see a little change, and now Huan Wen had completely given up.
He only hoped that the immortals who trapped them didn't want them to die, although it was impossible to compare the passage of time in this Xuanji diagram, but the dry food and fresh water that Huan Wen and the soldiers each carried with them had already eaten twice.
These two times were used by them because they couldn't stand it, and Huan Wen estimated that two days should have passed since these two times of eating dry food and water.
In fact, the dry food they carried was only enough for one day, but they were trapped in the Xuanji map, these people had no physical exertion, and the food should not be a problem for three days under the frugal food as much as possible.
Now Huan Wen is also anxious in his heart, he can barely appease the soldiers in just two days, once the food and grass are exhausted, and in this mysterious space, he doesn't know what will happen to these tens of thousands of people.
"General, I'm afraid it's not the way to go on like this! Once the food runs out, there will be a mutiny..... This place is going to drive people crazy!" Yuan Qiao whispered in Huan Wen's ear, and many people began to think about this problem.
"This is the method of the immortal family, what can we do? If you don't let the sergeants line up, let's shout and beg for mercy, right?" Huan Wen discussed with Yuan Qiao in a low voice, even though Huan Wen ruled the world, but in the face of these immortal methods, he was helpless.
"In fact, the subordinates also have this intention, let's send troops to Yuntai View, judging from being ingested into this strange place, it is actually easy for those immortals to kill us, but these few days have passed, our lives are still there, maybe the immortals also intend to let us live. Yuan Qiao also guessed in his heart that he and Huan Wen coincided.
Huan Wen sighed, glanced at the staggered and lifeless army again, and finally stood up and ordered: "Order the whole army to line up, let's shout and apologize to the immortals." ”
Soon Huan Wen's order was executed, not only because Huan Wen's prestige was still there, but also because these soldiers were eager to survive, no matter if it worked, there was always a glimmer of hope if it tried.
The army lined up again, Huan Wen stood in front of the army, he bowed, bowed to the void, and was about to shout.
However, just as Huan Wen was about to speak, everyone found that the halo around them began to roll wildly, scaring tens of thousands of people to the ground, thinking that the immortals had launched their magical powers and wanted to kill them all.
Huan Wen was also shocked, but when the halo in his eyes disappeared and he saw the sky, the earth, the mountains and trees again, a voice suddenly sounded above his head that made him feel extremely familiar.
"Your name is Huan Wen, do you remember Poor Dao?"
Huan Wen subconsciously looked up, only to see that in the sky ten zhang high from him, a young Taoist wearing a delicate white Taoist robe, only in his twenties, stood in the void, and there was a beautiful girl in a light green dress beside this Taoist person.
"Engong, Engong, please accept Huan Wen's worship!" Huan Wen saw Zhou Cheng, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and didn't care about the soil on the ground.
Zhou Cheng's appearance, except for the change in clothes, is still exactly the same as when he rescued Huan Wen more than ten years ago.
"Over the years, I have been looking for Eun Gong, but I didn't expect to meet Eun Gong here today. After Huan Wen kowtowed, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Cheng.
At this moment, he was already excited in his heart, his life was saved by Zhou Cheng, and now when his life was in danger, Zhou Cheng, the savior, appeared again, and that feeling made Huan Wen, a person who had been on the battlefield for many years, also had an urge to cry.
"If I retreat for a few more days, I am afraid that you and your subordinates will really be trapped and die in the Xuanji Diagram. Zhou Cheng said with a slight smile on his face.
Huan Wen was also afraid when he heard this, and then asked carefully: "Engong saved Huan Wen's life again, as well as the lives of these tens of thousands of soldiers, Huan Wen has nothing to repay in this life, but with the grace of the Gong, Huan Wen will never give up!"
"It's a misunderstanding, in fact, the poor Dao is the master of this Yuntai, and it is also the national teacher of the Han Dynasty that you destroyed. Zhou Cheng directly revealed his identity, and as soon as he said this, Huan Wen's expression became extremely exciting.
After a while, Huan Wen said embarrassedly: "If you know that Engong Xianshan is here, Huan Wen will definitely come by kneeling three times and knocking nine times, Huan Wen is guilty, please punish Engong." ”
Huan Wen knelt down and kowtowed again, this time his forehead knocked heavily on the ground, and he didn't get up for a long time, waiting for Zhou Cheng to fall.
"Those who don't know are not guilty, and then I will ask my disciples to prepare food for your subordinates, so that they can camp here first." There are some things that Poor Dao wants to discuss with you, but would you like to talk about it in the middle of the view?" Zhou Cheng didn't blame Huan Wen, and even arranged food for these tens of thousands of soldiers.
"Engong ordered, Huan Wen didn't dare to disobey. Huan Wen raised his head, he knew that he and his general's lives were saved, but he also regretted his previous decision to send troops to Yuntaiguan at this moment.
Zhou Cheng looked at Huan Wen and nodded, and then waved his big sleeves at Huan Wen, and under the gaze of tens of thousands of soldiers, Huan Wen's body slowly flew up, and followed Zhou Cheng towards Yuntai Mountain.
Huan Wen flew in the air, that is, he looked at his feet nervously and curiously, and from the air, he also saw the Yuntai view of the palace room that stretched for more than ten miles, and only then did he realize in his heart what a huge force this was.
Soon Huan Wen was taken by Zhou Cheng to the Zhangjiao Courtyard, where Zhou Cheng motioned for Huan Wen to sit down, and then Su Ruolan also served a cup of tea for Zhou Cheng and Huan Wen.
"Let's drink the spirit tea first, I'm afraid you haven't eaten well and slept well in the Xuanji picture. Zhou Cheng motioned for Huan Wen to drink tea, and asked a little ridiculously.
"Huh..... Let Engong see and smile!" Huan Wen smelled the fragrance of tea, and felt more and more hungry, and after smiling awkwardly, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
After taking a sip of tea, Huan Wen suddenly felt that his hunger disappeared immediately, and his originally tired body became a hundred times more energetic, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Good tea!"
"If the general likes it, I will give you some, although this spiritual tea is not a supreme product, but it is also unprecedented. With a consistent smile on his face, Zhou Cheng said after taking a slight sip of tea.
Huan Wen gently put down the teacup, then stood up and bowed to Zhou Cheng, and continued: "Engong has tormented the villain, don't call me a general, just call me Huan Wen." Huan Wen has not repaid the kindness of the father, how dare he accept the reward of the father. ”
"It's okay, just two taels of spiritual tea is insignificant to my PTZ. I brought you here today, in fact, the poor road has something to discuss with you. Zhou Cheng waved his hand and went straight to the point.
Huan Wen's expression was solemn, he stood opposite Zhou Cheng upright, lowered his head slightly and said: "Although Engong has something to order, even if the sword mountain is fired, I will never say a word." ”
"You know that my Yuntai Guan is the national religion of Cheng Han, and I am the national teacher of Cheng Han. Now that you have destroyed the Cheng Han on behalf of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, if I don't nod my head, you can't eat this land of Bashu at all. Poor Dao in front of you will not say secret words, I can let the land of Bashu be attached to the imperial court, but Yuntai Guan has to be the state religion of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Poor Dao must also be the national teacher of Jiankang. Zhou Cheng's fingertips tapped lightly on the stone table, and he said what he thought in his heart.
Huan Wen has been listening carefully to Zhou Cheng's words, when Zhou Cheng said that he wanted the Eastern Jin Dynasty Imperial Court to canonize Yuntai Guan as the state religion, and he was the national teacher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Wen's expression changed slightly, but it was only replaced by a resolute face in an instant.
"I then wrote to the imperial court and decided to fight for the position of national teacher for Engong. If the court does not allow it, I will lead troops to attack Jiankang, Engong wants this world, and Huan Wen will take it for Engong. Huan Wen knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Cheng this time, but it was a bit like he was making a military order.
Huan Wen is also a thoughtful person, it can be said that the entire land of Bashu has long been the power of Yuntaiguan, but Zhou Cheng still let Huan Wen's army capture Bashu. At first, Huan Wen was still a little puzzled about the attitude of Yuntai Guan, but now Zhou Cheng's few words made Huan Wen have a bold guess in his heart, and this guess made Huan Wen look forward to it in his heart.
"Oh, willing to take the world for me? I have the heart to sweep away the filth of the world and reshape the bright future. But don't you want to be the Ninety-Five Supreme?" Zhou Cheng was also very curious about Huan Wen's sudden performance, and at the same time he had a high opinion of Huan Wen.
Huan Wen still knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Cheng, and said solemnly: "If you don't know Engong's ambitions, Huan Wen naturally wants to achieve the Ninth Five-Year Supreme." But Engong wanted to reshape the world, and Huan Wen was willing to be a pawn. ”
"Okay, then I will issue a decree to let the land of Bashu be attached to Jiankang, and I will go to Jiankang with you a month later. Zhou Cheng's hand was raised, and Huan Wen felt a force to hold him up.
Soon Huan Wen's army returned to Chengdu, and Yuntai Zhenren sent down a decree, so that all the forces of the original Cheng and Han Dynasty were completely submissive to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
It's just that this kind of submission is only superficial, in fact, the entire upper reaches of the Yangtze River, along with the land of Bashu, have all become Huanwen's sphere of influence.
Now Huan Wen ruled the prefectures and counties, thousands of miles longitudinal and horizontal, and the population of several states exceeded one million, and its power was not weaker than that of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The land under Huan Wen soon began to recruit troops on its own, collect taxes, allocate resources, and quickly formed a semi-independent state, which made the Jiankang court fear and hate Huan Wen, but it was helpless.
Huan Wen lived in Yuntai for more than half a month, when the Jiankang court was still discussing how to reward him and how to restrain him, Huan Wen finally wrote to the court, asking to seal Yuntai Zhenren as the national teacher and establish the Yuntai Temple as the state religion.
This letter was a little unprepared for Jiankang's court, and before Jiankang could react, Huan Wen had already returned to the east with tens of thousands of troops and returned to Jiangling first.
Those who went to Jiangling with Huan Wen were also the Taoists of Zhou Cheng and his entourage of Yuntai Temple, and their goal was Jiankang.
After Huan Wen's army was stationed in Jiangling, they didn't care whether the Eastern Jin Dynasty court agreed or not, accompanied by Huan Wen, Zhou Cheng took the Beidou and Nandou Daoists, as well as more than a dozen Inner Courtyard Daoists, towards Jiankang.