Kunlun one millet

Chapter 178

"For the matter of the Nuo-faced swordsman, don't say anything about it for now."

Zhang Duanjing said: "Now the situation is unclear, but Liang Shouzuo arrived in time to take you back from that swordsman."

Zhao Mi hurriedly asked, "The Nuo-faced swordsman escaped?"

"I used the method of splitting the ground to lock the evil, and planned to take it down." Zhang Duanjing said expressionlessly, "But the Nuo-faced swordsman is protected by the divine sword, and it is difficult to be invaded by all laws and difficult to control the forbidden law. He has already escaped."

Zhao Mi didn't dare to show it on his face, but he was relieved in his heart.The method of breaking the ground to lock the evil is based on Zhang Duanjing's predecessors' methods of splitting the ground to summon the spring, setting up prohibitions and restraining demons, etc., and creating it.

The Nuo-faced swordsman was able to escape the shackles, which shows that the Excalibur is not only unmatched in sharpness, but also allows the swordsman himself to run amok.It's no wonder that the third elder Chiyun asked swordsmen to slay the big snake and rescue him from danger.

"When I was healing your wounds, I found that you have condensed and refined the true energy of your veins, and you have the ability to refine the marrow and change the bones." Zhang Duanjing turned around and said, "This is not the "Shu Yu Wu Zang Pian", it is more like Chongxuan The fairy bone in the hall contains the talisman, and the way to accept the truth every day."

Zhao Mi couldn't hide her shame, but she didn't dare to hide it: "I practiced the "Nine Heavens Ziwen Pill" given by Liang Guoshi. I was wrong and shouldn't be like this."

Zhang Duanjing closed his eyes and said, "I didn't blame you, I just practiced another family's method. This is a matter of life, so you should tell me clearly. Otherwise, if you make a mistake in the middle of your practice, who can explain it?"

Looking back on it afterwards, Zhao Mi also felt that he was a little arrogant, relying entirely on Lingxiao's guidance for his cultivation, and had forgotten that his teacher Zhang Duanjing was the one who taught him the Dharma and karma that laid the foundation for his cultivation.

"Should I not practice the Chongxuan Hall Immortal Art?" Zhao Mi asked cautiously.

Zhang Duanjing said: "The Chongxuan Pavilion is the authentic inheritance of the Immortal Family, and the formulas taught are profound and ingenious. I know you are yearning for it. But you should understand that the Immortal Law is precious and should not be passed on lightly. Liang Tao will teach you the Immortal Law. It has a plan."

Zhao Mi thought for a moment, then said: "Teacher, I recently learned something. After Liang Guoshi seized the caves in the blessed places in the middle school in the early years, he cast many caves and cloud scripts, intending to deduce the energy of the earth veins and cultivate the true spirit of the land.

In the past, I set up mandalas in several counties in the south and practiced methods to suppress plagues. It was only by relying on the caves and cloud seals he set up in various places that I was able to incite the energy of heaven and earth.And in order to guard against the Nantu demon god, I also borrowed the Jiutian Yuntai, but he took advantage of it. "

Zhang Duanjing looked dignified, closed his eyes and meditated.

Zhao Mi continued: "I suspect that if Liang Guoshi wants to create a Taoist country on earth and control the energy of the world, he must create another law. It is absolutely impossible to follow the old rules left by the officials of the Tianxia Dynasty."

"Throwing the talisman into the ground, tampering with the energy, even if the talisman is transformed into a true spirit, it will be the servant of Liang Tao alone." Zhang Duanjing said: "And you cultivate the immortal method of Chongxuan Pavilion, transforming the foundation of Taoism, And borrowing the Nine Heavens Cloud Terrace to practice the method, it actually helped Liang Tao to re-establish the law."

Zhao Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Where do I have the ability to re-establish the law? But I am going to the altar to practice the law based on the foundation of the Chongxuan Pavilion, and I am afraid that it will shake the old rules and regulations."

"Break it and then establish it. Liang Tao's move is to use you to test the depth of the law." Zhang Duanjing said: "Although the Tianxia Dynasty's laws and regulations have long since declined, you should be extremely dangerous when you practice the law."

Zhang Duanjing also studied deeply during the journey of the rituals and rituals, and immediately judged the key points.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to say: "I don't remember the experience of practicing the law to collect the plague at all, and I heard other people tell it later. I asked Bo Xing to return on the altar, but I didn't know it at all."

Zhang Duanjing looked serious, and this situation seemed to exceed his expectations.

"Later..." Zhao Mi thought for a while, and decided to confess to the teacher: "I was suddenly awakened from ignorance by my grandfather, and it seemed that I saw the successive tribute officials of the Tianxia Dynasty. Grandfather mentioned that the emperor was falling. , Gang Ji is broken, you should mend the sky with your body... Teacher, do you know what this means?"

Zhang Duanjing thought for a long time before saying: "You have to remember that what you see in a trance may not be true. If you are lucky enough to see the past of an old person, or because of the burden of blood relatives, the subtle energy is involved, or the spirit is faint. Confused, the mind produces illusions and mistakes itself. What's more, external evils cause troubles and confuse people's hearts. Such things, don't be addicted to them."

Zhao Mi was awakened by these words, as if he had just dreamed about what happened before his father went to Fuyan Valley.But he has never had that experience, how could he dream for no reason?

"I remember." Zhao Mi nodded. Now he is in a state of anxiety and needs the teacher's guidance very much.

"Are you complaining that the teacher didn't come to help in time?" Zhang Duanjing asked suddenly: "If I hadn't been lured away by Wu Zhen, maybe I could have saved many people."

"How can I blame the teacher." Zhao Mi shook his head and said, "I just feel that I am not capable enough, but I have too much greed."

Zhang Duanjing looked away and sighed softly: "I was like you when I heard the news of your father's death."

Zhao Mi was slightly moved, and Zhang Duanjing said: "It's just that in life, who is omnipotent? Don't regret it."

"I understand." Zhao Mi engraved the teacher's instruction word by word into his heart.

"It's still dark, you should continue to rest first." Zhang Duanjing stood up and said, "I will continue to stay at Jianjiaguan. I will deal with official duties after your injury recovers."

Watching the teacher leave, Zhao Shu's grief and remorse had eased a lot, and then he heard Lingxiao say: "In teaching disciples and passing on the Dharma, the first thing is to understand the mind and see the nature, so that you know how to start. Only in this aspect, I am not as good as Zhang Duanjing."

Zhao Mi never expected that with Ling Xiao's temperament, he would say such a thing.

"Actually, that's not always the case." Zhao Mi said, "I used to ignore the teacher's words, and I didn't understand some things until today."

"In terms of cultivation, Zhang Duanjing is not as good as Liang Tao, but he has taken great pains to prevent you from being involved in this chaos." Lingxiao said.

"I understand." Zhao Mi turned over and buried his face in the crook of his arms: "But I'm already stuck in it, so I can only go on step by step."

……

When Zhao Mi reappeared to deal with official duties, nearly a month had passed since the Jianjiaguan battle.

As the snake Youzhu was beheaded and all the Fengju ten witches were wiped out, the Wukui army won consecutive victories on the front line and captured many Jiuli Kingdom cities in one fell swoop.

However, General Wei did not force the army to continue to attack. First, the newly captured territory urgently needed to appease the people and manage government affairs. Second, the Huaxu Kingdom was unable to recruit more soldiers. There was no limit to expanding the territory.

What's more, Jianjia Pass suddenly changed, and the Nuo-faced swordsman reappeared, which caused a lot of discussion in the court for a while. Various reasons played together, which made General Wei stop in Wuluo Town, and formed a confrontation with the remnant soldiers of Jiuli Kingdom.

"The most important thing right now is to reorganize households and establish prefectures and counties in the newly occupied land south of Jianjiaguan." Zhao Shu moved his pen like a fly, and said to the military officials below: "I have written to the lord of the country, and I will get an answer in a few days. During this time, you must restrain the soldiers under your command, and do not carry out looting. Food and wages have been raised, and you will set off with the convoy later."

The military officials bowed and said yes, and retreated with the paperwork, and another soldier came to report: "Zhao Changshi, Jiang Ru from Chongxuan Hall is asking to see you."

Zhao Shu paused and signaled his permission.

"Zhao Mi, are you okay!" Jiang Ru asked eagerly as soon as she arrived.

"I have mostly recovered from my injuries." Zhao Mi's expression darkened, "However, many soldiers and civilians died unfortunately, even He Dangguan..."

Jiang Ru reassured: "The battlefield is full of dangers, you have tried your best, don't blame yourself."

Zhao Mi forced a smile and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I heard about Jianjiaguan, and I'm worried that you will be seriously injured." Jiang Ru brought a wooden box: "I don't need to keep this Shenke fairy fruit, so I specially brought it to you."

"Why are you doing this?" Zhao Mi sighed, seeing Jiang Ru's concerned expression on his face, no matter how stupid he was, he understood the other party's intentions.

Jiang Ru shook her head: "I'm here this time, and there's one more important matter, the ministers of the court have written letters to stop the army..."

"As expected." Zhao Shu put down his pen, "Although this battle was short, it cost a huge amount of money and food. Moreover, the results of the battle are now rich enough, and the treasury will be unsustainable if the war continues, and the Jiuli Kingdom will not retreat again and again. Now is the time to pause and consolidate new territories."

"It's not just that." Jiang Ru's expression was complicated: "Many people in the court said... they want to take you to prison for questioning."

Zhao Mi didn't reply immediately, but changed his mind, and then smiled helplessly.He knew very well that if he ran rampant all the way from Qingyan County to Jianjia Pass, he would definitely incur resentment.Now that the war is about to end, some people don't think of rewards for meritorious deeds, but rather of succumbing to death, and plan to take the opportunity to retaliate severely.

Seeing that Zhao Mi seemed indifferent, Jiang Ru hurriedly said, "You need to make some preparations as soon as possible. I heard before I came that the lord of the country has issued an order to call you back for a pilgrimage. Maybe someone will come in ten days."

"Preparation? What preparation?" Zhao Mi asked.

"Although you now sit in Jianjia Pass instead of General Wei, you still hold the military power, but once you return to the court alone, you will have nothing to rely on." Jiang Ru quickly explained: "And some of your actions in Qingyan County and Jianjia Pass, if true You have to study carefully, there are many things that are not in line with the court's laws, and the ministers of the court can use them to criticize you."

Seeing Jiang Ru's anxious eyes, Zhao Mi said, "Your mind is also confused. I'm not the kind of ordinary person who will be slaughtered without military power. I'm afraid it's not so easy to investigate my crimes. Besides, others don't know the inside story, and they still That's all, you should be clear that I am not someone who can justify anyone now."

Zhao Mi is indeed deeply involved in Liang Tao's layout, but equally, his existence cannot be ignored by Liang Tao.

Mr. Huai Ming joked that Zhao Mi was comparable to Liang Tao's own son, and the reason was that Zhao Mi was related to Dao Kingdom's plans on earth.If someone in the court really wants to take Zhao Mi into action, Liang Tao will not sit idly by.

In fact, Zhao Mi could vaguely guess that the so-called court official wanted to question Zhao Mi, probably because the ruler was worried about his growing authority in the local area, and some people figured out what to do, which led to this incident.

A person who supervised the military administration of several counties, he could cure the plague by going to the altar, and even reversed the stars of Bo, and severely injured the demon gods of the South Earth. The imperial decree treats it as nothing, and for a long time, wouldn't it be a country of its own under this person's rule?
Judging from the fact that the director of the country used Gao Pinggong to guard Jianjia Pass and indulged him to abolish military affairs, Zhao Mi understood that the leader of the country would rather be incompetent than see the local officials too powerful.

It's just that due to the current situation of the war between the two countries, the lord of the country allowed Zhao Shu to act cheaply during the war.In order to achieve his goal, Zhao Mi also used his power to the extreme for a time, and he had all the military, government and financial resources of several counties in the south in his hands.

This kind of situation is too rare. If General Wei hadn't fully trusted him, no matter whether it was the military commander Shi or Guan Sanqing, it is impossible to have such power.

After explaining to Jiang Ru, she also understood, and Zhao Mi said, "No matter what, I still want to thank you for coming to inform this matter."

Jiang Ru's cheeks were hot, and she avoided Zhao Mi's gaze. She actually wanted to come to Jianjia Pass a long time ago, but she was recovering from her injuries in Difei Mountain, and her aunt forbade her to leave without authorization. She still found an opportunity to plead with Liang Tao before she could come to visit her. Zhao Mi.

"You... have lost weight." Jiang Ru looked at Zhao Mi again, and saw that he was a little thinner and his mustache was not trimmed, and felt distressed inexplicably.

"Busy, how can I not lose weight?" Zhao Mi said, "If there is a decree to call me back to the court, that's fine. But there are still some important matters right now, and I don't feel relieved to leave them to the latecomers."

When Jiang Ru heard this, she sat down on the clerk's seat familiarly, and asked with a smile, "I don't know what orders Zhenminghou has?"

Seeing her like this, Zhao Mi couldn't refuse: "The battle at Jianjia Pass caused heavy casualties among the soldiers and civilians in the city, so we should take care of the relief. I prepared a sum of money in advance, which was used to distribute to the dead. Now, according to the military register household registration , distributed to the families of the deceased one by one.”

Jiang Ru kept writing, and Zhao Mi tapped his forehead and continued: "The matter of relief and pensions must be done immediately, as I did before in public distribution of winter clothes for military pay, so as to avoid impostors, and secondly... let the soldiers take their lives with them. The pension money and remains of the township party will return to the hometown."

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Ru saw that Zhao Mi's mood was low, and asked quickly to keep him from worrying.

"Most of the soldiers and civilians in the city had their whole families dead, and although they have been buried for a while, there is no one to offer sacrifices to them." Zhao Mi said, "When this kind of thing happened, I have a duty to do it, and I plan to practice the law and set up a shrine for them. "

Jiang Ru reminded: "I am afraid that such a thing as setting up a shrine needs to be approved by the imperial court, otherwise it is an adulterous sacrifice. Moreover, the sacrifices in shrines have always been people who have made great achievements. I am afraid that ordinary soldiers and ordinary people are not enough to set up shrines." Feast."

Zhao Mi was aggrieved, and he suddenly thought of the thousands of prisoners who volunteered to rescue him, regardless of the danger, and stepped forward, but finally died tragically by the big snake Youzhu, and almost no one remembered them after death.

"It's really inappropriate to set up a shrine." Zhao Mi sighed and said instead: "Also, those prisoners who are temporarily conscripted to fight can be reduced in accordance with the law."

Jiang Ru said: "If you do this, I'm afraid it will attract criticism... Well, if you really want to get a reduction in crime for them, you might as well ask General Wei to write a letter on your behalf to incorporate these prisoners into the guards of the city. Let them settle down on the spot, Eshbian Town. How about it?"

"You're right, I'll do as you say." Zhao Mi could only nod.

(End of this chapter)