Yan Dynasty forbids cultivating immortals

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In the fifth year of Gaozu, the Duan Dynasty was destroyed

In seven years, the rebel Liu Ping and his old troops were killed

Ten years later, the Yan Dynasty moved its capital to Wangyi, renamed it Liyi, set the year name as Taiping, and banned roads all over the world.

Ten years on the top of the mountain, the five senses of the green oak are keen, the grass grows in spring and the warblers fly, and the summer hears the cicadas singing late, and the autumn is full of vigor. When the winter snow is flying, he sits in the cave, hears the sound of fallen leaves and snow, and will silently recite in his heart, Another season has passed.

His silver hair was neither long nor short, just as long as his body, and it hung down like a waterfall. During the extreme cold of winter, small animals often got into his hair to keep warm and sleep peacefully.He never refused, and gradually the mountaintop became noisy, but no matter how noisy the animals were, Qingli never smiled again.

"Little brother! Come out!"

Qingli was meditating, entering the realm of emptiness, when she was woken up by a sudden muffled sound of clapping.

Qingli jumped off the stone bed and opened the wooden door, "What's wrong, Third Senior Brother?"

"Pack up your things and go, the officers and soldiers are coming!"

He didn't go down the mountain for ten years, and he didn't know what was going on outside the mountain, so he grabbed the third senior brother's wrist and asked, "What's going on, why did you go to Mount Zhongnan?"

The third senior brother was anxious, "When the emperor ordered that he should not be allowed to cultivate immortals, he burned down all the Taoist temples and Buddhist temples in the world, and ordered Taoist monks to return to vulgarity!"

Qingli was startled, "Who is the current emperor?"

"Tyrant Li Sha!"

Qingli hadn't had time to startle, when he heard a large number of soldiers coming up from the mountain, the noise was so great that it alarmed the birds and beasts.A white crane carrying a little bird landed on his shoulder, and the little bird whispered to him, and he knew it was impossible to go down the mountain.

Qingli grabbed the third senior brother's shoulder with his backhand, "No! You can't get out from the bottom of the mountain, you quickly ask the senior brothers to come up, they can't go up the mountain for the time being!"

"Isn't it catching a turtle in a urn at the top of a mountain?"

Qingli didn't dare to say that he was here to solve the matter, but insisted, "Listen to me, senior brother, I know what to do!"

Seeing that he was so determined, the third senior brother was skeptical, but the sound of artillery firing in the mountains completely overturned his thoughts.This new dynasty will not give them a way out.

Qingli picked up an old sword in the confinement hole, ten years of confinement is enough for him to sharpen a rusty iron blade.

The third senior brother hurried up to the top of the mountain with dozens of disciples in the temple, and was so horrified by the scene before him that he couldn't speak. Qing Li held a long sword and cut off all the surroundings of the mountain like cutting vegetables and melons.He didn't use much force, he just swung his hand down, and the mud and boulders crashed down, cutting the top of the mountain into a towering isolated island.

Qingque waved from afar on the top of the mountain, "Come up quickly!"

The cannon was aimed at Zhenyiguan, and the shells exploded in Zhenyiguan. The library building that had stood for a thousand years in Zhenyiguan collapsed, and all the disciples knelt on the ground, crying bitterly. .

"Don't cry, go into the cave! Zhenyiguan is caught by the officers and soldiers, and he can't even keep himself alive!"

The third senior brother grabbed one at a time, the senior senior brother protected the master, and a group of Taoist priests in white hurriedly got up from the ground and staggered towards the cave.

Qingli left a section of road leading to the top of the mountain, and after all the disciples came in, cut down the last road, and the top of the mountain became an isolated island.

The disciples of Zhenyiguan formed a huge barrier around the mountain top with a formation. Under the sun, the towering mountain top was glowing with a layer of flowing light.

The sergeant in charge of the artillery trotted over and asked the leader, "General Hu, are you going to raze this Taoist temple to the ground?"

Hu Cheng looked at the top of the mountain in the distance. While the mountain was constantly collapsing, the white figure leaped and slashed like a banished immortal, and said softly, "Leave not an inch, Taoist, kill without mercy."

Intensive artillery bombarded the past, and Zhenyiguan's thousand-year inheritance was wiped out in an instant.

"General Hu, there is a sorcery on the top of the mountain, you can't get in!"

Hu Cheng seemed to have expected this, and signaled to stop, "Don't waste your efforts, we can't break through that barrier."

"What should I do?"

"Siege the city. Keep 300 people and surround the top of the mountain. The Taoist priests of Zhongnan Mountain are not gods. If we can't get in, they don't want to get out."

"As ordered."

Inside the cave

"We are temporarily safe, but officers and soldiers surrounded us, and we were also trapped in the mountains, what should we do?"

The disciples of Shinichi Temple in the cave were discussing

Qingli comforted everyone, "Brothers, please be calm, I will find a way."

They all saw Qingli cutting the mountain, so they had an invisible surrender to Qingli, and they all became quiet after hearing his words.

The elder brother came over from the side and motioned him to come over.

Qingli was guided by the elder brother and came to the master.For ten years, the master did not come up to see him again. Qingli knew that the master was heartbroken, so he knelt down consciously.

"Master."

Shinichi Kanzu moved and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Qingli was shocked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

The elder brother was not in a panic, he took out his handkerchief and gave it to the master, he was used to it, but his eyes were sad, "Master came back from the mountain, and he hurt his body, so that's it?"

"When?"

"Just two months ago."

Qingli wanted to grab the master's hand to signal the pulse, but the master pushed it away without any doubt.

"Master!" Qingli begged.

Ten years had passed since I hadn't seen him, and the master had aged a lot. Most of the people who cultivated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties had white hair and childlike face, but the master was so depressed, Qingli felt guilty.

"Qingli, as a teacher, I want you to promise me one thing."

"Master, you said."

"Don't go down the mountain."

Qingli looked back at the fellow seniors gathered in the narrow cave in embarrassment, lowered his head and said, "Disciple...can't agree."

Master Shinichi coughed violently, and the elder brother hurriedly wiped it off.

Qing Li lowered his head, and the senior brother continued, "Two months ago, the master was brought down by the government. It was someone from the Yanchao Palace who forced him to ask if you had come back. To protect you, the master had to say that you had already ascended. So..."

"Why didn't you tell me..."

The elder brother shouted: "Shut up! You are betraying the mountain gate and tarnishing our reputation of Zhenyiguan!"

"I'm not……"

Lord Shinichi leaned against the wall of the cave, and asked softly, "Ten years ago, you were the one who performed sacrifices against the heavens in Jingzhou."

Qingli knew that she couldn't hide it, "It's me..."

"The person you don't forget is the one sitting in the palace?"

"Yes."

Master Shinichi smiled bitterly, "I will force you one last time as a master, and after you ascend in the future, don't blame the master."

"Master!"

"If you had listened to my words back then and hadn't gone down the mountain, how could there be such a catastrophe in Taoist temples in this world?"

******

Chaotang

"Qizou Your Majesty, most of the Taoist temples in the world have been razed. Taoist priests and monks have all returned to farming. The people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the world is peaceful. I think that the order to clear up and suppress should be relaxed."

The emperor on the high seat remained calm, "Oh? Why does Aiqing think so?"

"The belief in Buddhism among the people is a kind of belief. Belief in Buddhism makes people do good, and faith makes people behave noble and pure. I personally think that using it a little bit to educate the people is also a kind of gentle slavery."

The emperor pondered, this courtier originally thought that he would be rewarded for his remarks, but found that the atmosphere was not right.

The emperor said unhurriedly, "Wang Aiqing, I would like to ask you what was the original intention of the previous dynasty when Taoism was used to rejuvenate the country."

Lord Wang replied cautiously, "Educate the people."

"Then you came to propose again today, because you think that the people of Yan Dynasty are not without righteous career! Repeat the same mistakes?"

Master Wang plopped down on his knees, "I dare not!"

The emperor's voice suddenly rose, "You still want me to change the system of the Yan Dynasty day and night! I can't win the trust of the people!"

Master Wang didn't say a word, and grabbed the ground with his head, "I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

Mr. Wang was deflated at the court, he was a newcomer to Beijing, he didn't have any officials to go with him, and he made a mistake in front of the emperor, and even a few acquaintances who nodded were far away from him.

Several officials from the six parts gathered together to have fun looking at Mr. Wang's miserable appearance alone.

"My lord Wang looks like a pug who just got the wrong trick."

"Isn't that right? He thinks that he can be appreciated by saying a few beautiful words. He really doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth."

The servant of the household department is a bitch, "tsk, at least he has caught up with the emperor and his temper has improved a little bit. He still doesn't know how General Liu Ping died. If it was in the past, he dared to challenge the emperor. Can you believe me? Ten heads are not enough to cut off."

"That's right, Mr. Wang is a fool who is eager to get ahead. Stay away from him. But the emperor has a good temper? I don't believe it. The emperor can hold grudges very much. Don't forget that Mr. Liu died for three years. Been gone for ten years."

"Hey, hey...don't say it, don't say it, stop it, I still want to live."

Several adults made a haha ​​with each other, and let this matter go, Master Wang in the distance didn't know that he had already touched the scale, and disaster would be imminent.

"Master Hu sent back the news that Master Zhenyi has said that the leader of the Taoist Temple has ascended. Master Hu has razed Zhenyi Temple to the ground, and all the Taoist priests inside hid on the top of the mountain. Master Hu has surrounded them for a month. According to ordinary people He starved to death after not eating for a month, so Master Hu asked to withdraw his troops."

The Yin Emperor was silent for a while, "Wait another month."

"Yes."

*****

Liyi is located in the dragon's veins. It has been the capital city of emperors in the past dynasties.

A section of the bridge over the moat collapsed, drowning many pedestrians, and all the crops waiting to be harvested were rotten in the ground due to the heavy rain.Not only in Liyi, but also in the whole territory, the climate is abnormal. After autumn, there are droughts in the south and floods in the north. There are many rumors among the people that the peace is not peaceful.

The common people urgently needed a sustenance in their hearts, so Taoist temples and temples all over the country were quietly built again, under various guises, and the smoke of incense was lingering over Yanchao again.

At night, the guarding soldiers stood on the city wall and stared wide-eyed, but still couldn't stop their sleepiness. They yawned inattentively, and were kicked by the patrolling centurion, staggering, and shouted: "Spirit!"

The soldier hurriedly stood up and replied loudly: "Yes!"

Liyi is located in Jizhou, with the natural barrier of Yanshan Mountain in the back, water in the east, and the world's grand gates and heavy soldiers guarding the southwest, guarding the capital of the king.

Just after midnight, it is the most sleepy time.The centurion led people to change defenses, and also secretly turned his back and yawned. The autumn rain leaked down the armor and poured into his neck from time to time. It was really uncomfortable to be on duty in this kind of horrible weather.

"Keep your eyes wide open!"

The centurion had just finished yelling this sentence majestically, when he turned around, he saw a figure emerging from under the city gate.

The centurion blew his whistle, and everyone on the top of the city entered a state of combat readiness.

"Who is in the city!"

None of the soldiers guarding the city had such good eyesight as the centurion, not to mention the relentless autumn rain, and the surrounding fields were completely dark. When the black shadow was less than ten feet away from the city gate, they could barely see the human form.

The soldiers guarding the city were a little terrified, and this man emerged without a sound, wrapped in a black cloak all over his body.The autumn rain has been falling these days, and he suddenly appeared like a ghost on a rainy night.

The centurion shouted again: "Who are you, why are you under the city gate in the middle of the night!"

The man walked on, looking up.

"Speak! Take off your cloak! Or you'll shoot an arrow!"

The captain guarding the city came out to patrol tonight, and when he saw the warning on the city gate, he went over.

The centurion was stopped from saluting, and the captain asked, "What's going on."

"My lord, there is a man under the city whose origin is unknown."

The captain looked down, he didn't seem to be alive.

Under the city, the black cloak raised his head, but his face was still buried in the darkness. The captain took the longbow from the soldier next to him and drew it fully, "I'll count to three. If you don't take off the cloak three times, I'll shoot an arrow."

The captain counted down, "Three..."

The black shadow under the city suddenly spoke, "Take me into the palace, I'll find Li Xie."

The voice was a little timid, and the soldiers on the wall were puzzled.The captain's heart was shocked, and the hand that drew the bow trembled.

"two……"

"I beg you...let me in...my master and the others are dying!"

"Take off the cloak!"

……

"one!"

The arrow hit the brim of the cloak, and the whole hat fell down, revealing the face that had been buried in it, and the soldiers on the wall were all suffocated.

The full head of silver hair was almost as bright as the moonlight in the dark night, but the man's face was that of a boy.Like a foreign prince, but also like a banished fairy in the world.

The man pleaded bitterly, "Let me in, please, I beg you..."

The soldiers guarding the city didn't know how to move. It was obvious that this man said that he was going to enter the palace, but everyone could feel the sadness in his words. He was so sad that he probably cried.

The captain was the first to react. Ten years ago, the memory of this man's black hair turning white in an instant in the formation flashed up. After he left without saying goodbye, the emperor's temperament changed drastically, and he killed the old troops. General Liu, who had been born and died for many years, could not escape death.

The captain thought to himself, this is an evildoer, isn't he already a fairy?Why are you still alive, still here, and you want to enter the palace, do you want to continue to bring disaster to the country and the people?

The captain shouted on the city wall, "The emperor has ordered that the gates of the city cannot be opened at night. It is raining so much tonight. You should find a place to shelter from the rain and come back tomorrow morning."

The people under the city were anxious, "Is it really not possible? Can you tell Li Xie that it's okay? Just say that Qingli is waiting for him outside the city gate!"

"No, we have rules. Besides, the emperor is asleep. If you disturb the emperor's sleep, you will be killed."

The centurion had no reason to feel pity for this man, and asked cautiously, "My lord, if there is an important military situation, it's okay. Judging by this man's attire, he might have something important to do. It would be bad to delay the opportunity."

The captain glanced at him coldly, "Do you dare to call the emperor by his real name?"

The centurion knelt down, "I dare not dare."

"This person is probably a fool from the mountains, and he wants to seek justice from the emperor. Are you going to send this kind of person there?"

"Don't dare!"

"Stop him outside the door and let him fend for himself. Tell the person who will check in tomorrow morning not to let him in. This person probably doesn't have paperwork on him, and if he has any, it's fake."

It was the first time that the centurion saw the captain so decisive, and questioned, "But..."

The captain left without looking back.

The nearest post station is also far away, Qingli didn't want to make another trip there, so he tightened his cloak and ran under the city gate to avoid the rain.

There is a lookout hole in the city gate, and when he sees someone approaching, he threatens to let him go. Qingli begged, "I'll take shelter under the city gate to avoid the rain... I'll take a small space... I will open the city tomorrow." I just went in...can you let me stay for a while?"

"No! Today you are waiting here, and tomorrow someone else will be waiting here. Breaking the rules, everyone will be blocked here. What if one day some spies sneak in? Go, go, I want to let go." Arrow!"

There is nothing under the city gate, and the view is wide, only a small tree several feet high is still standing there.The centurion watched helplessly as the Taoist priest ran under the city gate and was driven out again. In the bitter wind and rain, he had to hide under the tree, which didn't even grow a few leaves. Standing under a tree all night.

The centurion was replaced in the middle of the night. When he was on duty the next day, he asked the brothers at the gate, "Did you let a man with white hair in yesterday? He was probably the first one outside the gate." waited all night”

The two shook their heads, "I haven't seen it before, the first one is a vegetable seller."

The centurion couldn't let go of it for some reason, and asked the brothers who were guarding the city gate in the second half of the night yesterday.

"Last night, there was a man standing under the bald tree just below the city. Did you notice him?"

"Oh, you said the man in the black cloak, we saw it, and we were afraid that he was a spy, so we kept on guard. We didn't expect that man to stay all night, and when he opened the city gate at dawn, he actually left."

"Going away? By yourself?" The centurion was puzzled.

"That's right, the city gates are open, and he just left like that. He's like a fool."

The companion also thought that person was stupid, and they both laughed at the same time, "Hahaha..."

Clutching a hair rope that was broken in two, Qing Oak stepped on the muddy ground.The hair rope is woven from the hair strands of every Shinichiguan disciple, and is connected to their lifeline.When he drove here from Zhongnan, this hair rope was still intact, but along the way, those hairs broke one by one, and he lost his senior brothers one by one.Until this morning, when he woke up, the last four weak hairs were broken.

From then on, he was the only one left in the Zhongnan Mountain lineage.

A long way to go.

The continuous autumn rain cleared up and the sun came out. People in the field rejoiced and slaughtered chickens and cattle to sacrifice to the sky.The wildfires in the temples and Taoist temples were endless, and the plaques were secretly hung up, but they were leveled again by Yan Chao's iron hooves.

Within the four seas, singing and dancing promote peace, the river is clear and the sea is clean

This is red dust.

Volume two finished

The author has something to say: Maybe this chapter is a bit abusive... Tomorrow the main text will end