Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 708 It is about merit, the leader guides the way

The young Taoist priest lowered his head and seemed to be deep in thought.

At this time, a voice came from outside the car, interrupting his thoughts——

"Master Zhang, now that you have arrived in Jizhou, you can take it easy for now."

The young Taoist priest sighed slightly, and then said: "General Li, please come in and talk."

Then, Li Shi opened the car curtain and got in.

This Li Shi was the brother of Li Xiong, who had a vague tendency to separatize the Shu region, and the Taoist priest in front of him was Zhang Xuan, who was being escorted by him.

Speaking of Zhang Xuan, he really has some origins. He is a disciple of the leader of Tianshi Taoism in Sichuan.

The sect leader in Central Shu was named Fan Changsheng. It was rumored that he had the ability to master the world and was loved by the local people. Qingcheng Mountain where the Taoist temple was located had thousands of followers at the foot of the mountain.

With such appeal, even the imperial court did not dare to provoke him easily.

After Li Xiong defeated the imperial court and gradually occupied Shu, he went to Qingcheng Mountain several times to seek apprenticeships and recruit talents. He hoped that Fan Changsheng could help him stabilize the situation around Chengdu, but he never did so.

However, several visits were not without success, and Fan Changsheng's attitude towards him changed somewhat, which led to this trip.

This trip was not carried out by Li Xiong himself, but he also sent people close to him——

As Li Xiong's brother, Li Shi can be said to be the latter's right-hand man and confidant. When the imperial court was counterattacking, he was sent out to escort a young apprentice of Fan Changsheng. The intention and intention behind this are self-evident. .

As a disciple of Fan Changsheng, Zhang Xuan is actually not low in status. At least within the Shuzhong Dao Sect, his status is quite high, but he is not very old. With Li Shi's age, he is at least his uncle, but for But he was extremely polite and respectful.

At this time, when he entered the carriage, he acted very upright and looked solemn.

This respect was initially based on Fan Changsheng's face, but as time went by, it gradually became sincere.

It turned out that they had to pay attention to hiding their identities all the way to the east and north. If they were discovered to be from the Li family in Shu, there would be no need to say anything as the local government would send people to arrest them.

But in the end, the world is still under the Han family. Officials from various places, especially those close to Shu, have certain methods of identifying and checking the people of the Li family. They were almost exposed several times, but it was the little Taoist priest who came up with temporary plans. , and then Li Shi commanded and then dodged, it was mostly a false alarm.

However, Li Shi knew very well that these things seemed easy, but without Zhang Xuan's guidance, things would never have gone so smoothly, so he respected him a lot in his heart.

Therefore, when Zhang Xuan proposed that the team should speed up and arrive at Daijun as soon as possible, Li Shi only expressed some opposition at the beginning, but finally complied.So they went down the river and turned to land on the way. In order to speed up, they even bought carriages and horses several times, spending a lot of money, so much that some of Li Shi's soldiers who were responsible for escorting complained.

You must know that the people who can still be with Li Shi at this time are all his confidants. Because the Li family has suddenly risen and has insufficient background, the organization of this subordinate is not clear and clear enough. Those who may be with the Li family have been vaguely He has transformed into a private soldier. He is the kind of person who can be entrusted with his life. Only such a person can keep secrets. Otherwise, it will be a long journey and there will be many people talking, and the news may be exposed at some point.

Li Shi could only try to appease the complaints of these loyal subordinates, but did not stop Henry Zhang in turn. He just hoped to find a chance to let his subordinates have a good rest.

Now that we have entered Jizhou, our destination is around the corner. When Li Shi came, it was time to stop and make some repairs. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan disagreed.

"Xiao Daoist, it's not that I intend to procrastinate, but this group of soldiers under me are exhausted and exhausted. They are responsible for protecting you, Daoist. It's easy to use. Besides, the ground in Jizhou is not very flat. I heard that there are refugees all over the place, and there are even Jieren, Huns, and Xianbei fighting. It's getting late now. Let's start now. If you get caught by a bandit, you have nowhere to go or a shop, and you have no place to hide."

Li Shi could only dissuade Zhang Xuan from speaking.

After a while, Henry Zhang nodded and said: "The general is right, but I didn't think carefully enough, but something big is going to happen in Dai County. It's better to go sooner rather than later. If you go late, this trip will be too late." All the hard work along the way has been in vain, so I have to rest tonight and continue on the road tomorrow, and speed up."

"Something big?" When Li Shi heard this, he was a little confused, "What big thing could it be? Didn't it mean that there had just been a war over there, could there be another war?"

There was a sentence that he kept in his heart but did not say out loud. This kind of military dispute is all about military intelligence. In terms of understanding, it is the generals like them who should be the first to get it. How could Zhang Xuan, a Taoist priest, know in advance and be so sure?
The Taoist priest Zhang Xuanze said: "This important matter is not about military struggle, but another level. It even involves Marshal Li's achievements. The reason why my division sent me here is actually because I feel Marshal Li's sincerity and sincerity. Only then did Xiaodao come to watch the fortune, so that he could show Marshal Li a way."

This statement immediately stunned Li Shi. He naturally knew that the Marshal Li in Zhang Xuan's mouth was not him, but his brother Li Xiong. The so-called achievements were even more explicit.

"The meaning of this is..." Li Shi hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said: "Forgive me for being stupid, I hope the little Taoist priest can speak clearly."

Henry Zhang shook his head, but he didn't want to say much, he just said: "As long as the general knows, after this experience, my teacher will come out of the mountain and assist the commander in chief!"

With this sentence, Li Shi was still full of doubts, but with this sentence that was almost a promise, he stopped asking and nodded in agreement.

Early the next morning, he took the initiative, organized the team, and supported Henry Zhang to continue heading north.

Originally, Li Shi was still carrying a secret order from Li Xiong, asking him to wait for an opportunity to contact Shi Le, but in the face of the problem of Fan Changsheng's coming out, this task could only be put aside temporarily, and everything was focused on rushing.

The next few days could be said to be a night and day journey. During this period, we even encountered several battles between the two armies, but they were all avoided without any danger.

When the group of people arrived in Dai County after a long journey, they happened to hear a piece of news——

"Tonight, the banquet proposed by the Lord will be held tonight. Everyone from all over the world comes, Buddha and Taoism are here together!"

(End of this chapter)