Chapter 6 Grasp the initiative
The tenth prince Tuoba is really the only person who can compete with him, Tuoba Zhen's mother is the concubine Ling Ruyi, and her status is only below the queen's mother. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Info Ling Ruyi is deeply loved by her father, her brother is the right prime minister of the power of the government and the opposition, and many officials inside and outside the empire are from his family, so in addition to a group of conservative ministers, the tenth brother is the most popular prince among the courtiers. And unlike the eldest brother, the tenth brother has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, joined the army as a teenager, and established meritorious deeds. There are a group of capable people gathered under the door, and it is said that even the gang leader of the killer group is friendly with him, and it can be said that he is a very powerful and charismatic person.
These two people around the successor of the position of the open and dark struggle is not stopped, in recent times it has intensified, many princes are afraid of being implicated, in the name of summer away from home, in order to avoid trouble, so as not to burn themselves, I got my father's command, came to Jinling on an errand, but also to save the excuse of going out. β
"In this way, the most powerful contenders for the throne are Tuoba Yuanji and Tuoba Zhen. Shen Fei's face turned cold, and the third prince noticed the change in his expression, feeling like a different person, and he also became nervous.
"These are these two forces floating on the surface of the water now. β
"I see. Shen Fei took a deep breath, "Then what does Your Highness think is the comparative advantage between himself and these two?"
As if asked by Shen Fei about the sore spot, the third prince drank all the wine in the cup: "In terms of strength alone, the difference between me and those two is too great. My only advantage is that I am in the dark, so I can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. β
"The prince is right, being in the dark is our biggest advantage. Shen Fei also drank the wine in the cup, "His Royal Highness the prince is above, I, Shen someone, am willing to add a tile to your grand cause for cattle and horses." β
As he spoke, he took out a delicate square box from his cuffs.
"A little gift, please accept it with a smile. β
"Gifts?" The third prince was shocked, in the past, he was a corporal who was a virtuous corporal, spending a lot of money to collect talents, but today someone actually took the initiative to show favor, it was the first time. He excused himself: "No, no, no, Shen Daozun is already very important to be able to join my command, so the gift will be exempt." β
"A little heart, please be sure to smile at the prince. The corners of Shen Fei's mouth hooked up a smile, and he said in his heart: It's not too late to take care of your confusion first, and then plot against my great cause.
Thinking like this, he lifted the lid of the brocade box and opened a crack, and the bright and restrained immortal essence flowed out on its own with a light fragrance.
The prince showed a look of surprise, took a deep breath and said, "This is ......"
Shen Fei closed the lid of the box again, and his gaze suddenly turned sharp: "My Taoist sect knocks on the key to open the gate of the human kingdom!"
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After descending the mountain, Shen Fei lived in Ruyang City for about three months, and used this time to learn and contact with the local forces of the human kingdom, and discovered an important problem, that is, it was almost impossible for the Taoist sect to preach in the human country, and it was almost impossible to start from the bottom.
The kingdom of the world is now being ruled by the Buddhas, the scholars, and the government, and the government are all groups that oppress the people.
The monks of Buddhism cultivate their own body and the afterlife, so they do everything to prepare for the next life, regardless of the cost, the people at the bottom regard Buddhism as a savior, regard the temple as a refuge, and never give birth to a rebellious heart.
The nobles of the empire are different, the nobles have power, control the life and death of the people, they can live a good life, do whatever they want, but they are only checked and balanced by Buddhism, lame, and afraid of the strong strength of Buddhism dare not speak out, resentment has accumulated for a long time, if the Taoist Sect can find a breakthrough in them, it can set off a prelude to confrontation with Buddhism.
For this reason, the several places that Shen Fei has arrived and will reach are all important towns in the world, gathering a large number of top people, and Shen Fei is trying to find a breakthrough in them. And in order to find this breakthrough, he has already thought of a way - the elixir.
Buddhism cultivates one's own body and seeks wealth in the next life, which can only give people a minimum of warmth and solve the problem of food and clothing, while Taoism cultivates both inside and outside and reaches heaven and earth, but can give people the longevity and health that they dream of and cannot be bought with money. From this point of view, the corresponding group of Daoist sects is the upper echelons of the empire, because only they will care about their own lifespan, and most of the low-level people are thinking about dying early, ending the suffering of this life as soon as possible, and waiting for reincarnation in the next life.
For this reason, the appearance of the elixir is very necessary, it is the most important weapon that Shen Fei has now, and an elixir can be auctioned for a sky-high price of 200,000 taels of gold in the black market auction house. Other immortals are not interested in money, but Shen Fei is different, he has lived in the human country for a long time, and he knows the importance of money deeply, so he uses the elixir as a bargaining chip to buy people's hearts and complete the exchange of interests.
This elixir was prepared by him a long time ago, and it was no different from ordinary elixir, but it was wrapped in a beautiful brocade box, showing its difference. Shen Fei is confident that as long as this thing is shot, the prince can be taken down in minutes.
Sure enough, he was shocked by the mysterious halo that flowed out of the brocade box, and the third prince stumbled regardless of his image: "The things in Shen Daozun's box are the legendary ......"
"Elixir!" Shen Fei said the latter words for him, and added two words: "A top-grade elixir, as a gift to the prince in the future, is also the sincerity that Taoism shows to the prince in order to gain a foothold in the human country."
For a person with such a noble status as His Royal Highness the Prince, life is more important than anything else, and dying early due to the torture of illness is the most unbearable thing, Shen Fei is deeply aware of this, so he uses the elixir as a bargaining chip for the exchange of interests: "The pill in the hand is taken from the Immortal Mountain, and has the effect of prolonging life, compared to the aphrodisiac refined by the Nine-Stream Immortals, it is not the same, please Your Royal Highness the Prince must accept it." β
"Shen Daozun, is this gift too expensive? The prince looked at the brocade box covered with the box, his eyes glowed irrepressibly, only he knew best why, when his father had expressly forbade it, many brothers' mansions still paid a lot of money to Taoist priests dressed as gods and ghosts, just to get the elixir they refined.
Judging from the halo released from the moment the box was opened, what Shen Fei held in his hand was undoubtedly the best among them, something that could be met but not sought.
The third prince suddenly thought of a legend: there has long been a folk legend that immortals guide the way and lead people who are destined to enter the immortal road. Could it be that he is really a person who is blessed and chosen by the Heavenly Dao, and can really get what he wants and ascend to the Jinluan Treasure Palace?
The more the prince thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the more difficult it was to suppress the excitement in his heart, and he was even thinking that maybe Shen Fei was just a messenger, and Taoism was really determined to enter the Central Plains this time.
"Your Royal Highness, these things outside of our bodies are nothing compared to the great cause we are plotting. Shen Fei opened the treasure box again, and this time completely lifted the lid, allowing the divine light in the elixir to bloom completely, "Your Royal Highness, whether to sacrifice this elixir to the old emperor or keep it for yourself to enjoy is up to you." Staring at the face of the third prince who was filled with light and occupied by excitement, Shen Fei said word by word, from the time he was detained to come here, until now, he finally grasped the initiative of words.
Whether to offer the elixir at your fingertips to the old emperor or keep it for himself is a multiple-choice question in the final analysis, revealing that while the prince carefully selected his staff, Shen Fei was also secretly testing the prince.
Hand over the elixir, show his love for his father, and introduce the Taoist sect to his father by the way, laying the cornerstone for the future ambition and hegemony; Comparing the two, how to choose, Shen Fei left it to the prince to decide.
Even the chief eunuch beside the third prince could see that the aura between the two quietly changed at the moment when the elixir appeared, and the expression on the face of His Royal Highness the prince changed from shock to joy to hesitation, and the richness of the changes was like a comic book.
It wasn't until Qianqian coughed behind him that he stabilized his mood: "This elixir is precious, I will accept it for the time being, and then I will present it to my father when the time is right." "After all, he is a prince who has endured for many years and has ambitions, and his priorities are still clear.
Shen Fei then said: "His Royal Highness the prince is a little restless, and rashly offering this treasure will not only expose the intimate relationship between the two of us, but also attract the attention of the other two princes, and it will not be worth it." It takes a special moment to do this again. β
"What Shen Daozong said coincides with my thoughts. β
"Please, the prince smile. Shen Fei handed the brocade box forward, and the third prince looked at the pill in the box, his eyes turned to greed again, and finally pressed it down, and after closing the lid, he didn't hand it over to anyone and took it into his arms.
Shen Fei saw it in his eyes and shook his head imperceptibly.
"We continued to drink. β
"Keep drinking, hahaha. The third prince laughed heartily, "With Shen Daozun's help, a great cause can be accomplished, and a great cause can be accomplished." β
"I only hope that after the prince ascends to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he will fulfill his promise. β
"Rest assured, this king is a generation of real dragons, a ninety-five body, and he will do what he says. β
"Well, for our cause, cheers. β
"Cheers. β
After offering the elixir, the relationship between Shen Fei and the third prince was further deepened, and for the rapidly warming relationship between the two, Qianqian saw it in her eyes, and couldn't help frowning, and said secretly: This guy is slippery, and he has made His Royal Highness the prince dizzy, and it can only be a disaster to stay by his side, so it would be good to kill him as soon as possible when he can't move.
It's a pity that the world didn't regret taking the medicine, and Zhang Gong didn't turn back, Shen Fei took advantage of her "recommendation" and suddenly climbed the "high branch" of the third prince.
After three rounds of drinking, both of them were a little drunk, and His Royal Highness the prince simply ordered someone to arrange a room and leave Shen Fei to stay here, who had already staggered and was helped to the room in a daze. The attendants are two beautiful women, who are not dressed in a revealing manner, and their appearance is similar to that of the dancing girls of Cuilanxuan, but their temperament is graceful and luxurious.
These two people should not be the first time to entertain guests, quickly took off their clothes for Shen Fei, and they were happy, and they were going to do happy things, but they thought that the clothes were taken off to the last one, the drunk Shen Fei actually vomited, vomited without measure, sprayed all over their faces, and the room suddenly became foul, the girls love to be clean, how can they stand this, they immediately screamed, ran out of the house, and after a long while, two more maids entered the door, cleaned up the filth that Shen Fei spit out, covered the quilt for him, blew out the lamp, left the room, and closed the door from the outsideγ
After they left and there were no outsiders in the house, Shen Fei, who looked drunk and unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes, and those bright eyes were like two bright lights in this dark room, which were incredibly bright.
Shen Fei sat up quickly, reached out to touch the silver needles that had been punched into the acupoints in his body, and groped to pull them out one by one, the process was extremely painful, and he was also patient and did not say a word.
On the other side, after understanding Shen Fei's situation clearly from his subordinates, the third prince sat at the table and drank tea, and said to Qianqian: "What do you think of this person?"
Qianqian didn't show so restraint and respect as in front of people, standing in front of the window looking at the cold moonlight, and asked very casually: "I said that Shen Fei is not like a good person, and if you want to kill him, will you be willing?"
The third prince smiled, Shi Shiran stood up, walked to her side, gently hugged her shoulders, and said softly: "After all, he is the envoy of the Taoist sect to go down the mountain, and if he can win over as much as possible, what do you say?" β
"The envoy of the Taoist Sect, not to mention that he looks like a scoundrel in the market, he doesn't look like a good person at all. On the Buddha's side alone, do you make sense, do you really plan to offend the Buddha Sect for him?"
"Of course not, I'm just saying that his power can be used by us at the right time. β
"You're going to take advantage of him!"
"He went up to the pole and begged me, but I had no reason to shirk it. β
"I'm afraid that I won't be able to withdraw when the time comes. β
"No, this king is the prince, how much wind and waves can he afford as a newcomer to Taoism. β
"Three words to deceive your trust, do you think this is an ordinary person!"
"It's not you, don't forget, he's your loser. β
"At most, it's a coincidence, and if it happens again, it may not succeed. β
"There's a first time, there's a second time, you say. He said this obscenely, as if he had something else to say, and his hands were dishonest.
Qianqian, who was looking out the window, finally turned her head sideways and put her neck against him.
The third prince, who was in the prime of life, picked him up and walked quickly to the bed, and as the bed curtain fell, it was a lot of clouds and rain.