Chapter 22 Chapter 3 Reversal of the Situation

Leaving Zhenguan Hall, Long Ying and Feng Guoting discussed for a while and decided to split up.Feng Guoting went to find Di Renjie, while Long Ying went to see the fat father-in-law. The fat father-in-law met him in the inner hall of the palace supervisor's mansion, and even asked someone to bring bird's nest porridge, and the two talked while eating.Long Ying told all the things after the farewell, the fat father-in-law still relaxed and ate with relish. Seeing his slow look, Long Ying couldn't help asking: Did I play the wrong chess? The fat father-in-law shook his fat head and said: As expected of the Evil Emperor of the Demon Sect, this move was very powerful, and it disrupted Wu Zhao's plans for you.

Long Ying hurriedly asked why. Fat Eunuch said: She had made up her mind not to let you lead the army, but because you thought twice about praising Wu, she had to change her mind after weighing the pros and cons.No matter what long-term plan she has for you, she must first try to break through the knife that is coming to you. This is the current precarious situation. Longying said: What kind of person is Wu Sansi? Fat Eunuch Gongdao: From a general point of view, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are the same raccoon dogs, they also have the ambition to compete for the crown prince, and they are jealous of the virtuous and capable.But in all fairness, Wu Sansi harmed far fewer people than Wu Chengsi, was more intelligent than Wu Chengsi, was well-rounded, had a close relationship with the Zhang brothers, was much more popular than Wu Chengsi, and Wu Zhao trusted him a lot.

He sighed with relief: I never expected that Fa Ming led his four major disciples to besiege you, and he returned with a broken heart. Let's see if he, a fake evil king, dares to underestimate you, a true evil emperor? Long Ying said: "His biggest loss is that he showed me that his internal injury has not healed. I must take the "Supreme Sutra of Wisdom" back from him as soon as possible. Fat Eunuch Gongdao: How do you plan to deal with the matter of the three thousand elite soldiers?Tell me, will you choose between Yuwei and Habayashi? Long Ying said with a headache: No matter the Imperial Guard or the Habayashi Army, they are all used to being pampered. How can they accompany me to suffer in the bitter cold and drought outside the Great Wall? I am thinking hard about this.

Fat Eunuch said: You have thought so thoroughly, Eunuch is relieved, it can be seen that although you have never been on the battlefield, you are a man who knows how to fight.Some things can't be done by yourself, but you can ask someone who can.You can ask Di Renjie for advice on this, and he will find a suitable candidate for you, but you have to ask Wu Zhao for good conditions for this person, and the other party will be happy to use it for you.In the final analysis, it is still a question of interests, not many people care as much as you do. Long Ying clapped the case and exclaimed: "My father-in-law is really scheming."

The fat father-in-law finished eating the bird's nest porridge and said with a smile: I'm a cunning and cunning man.But if you mess with Min Xuanqing, you will have a lot of troubles, and my father-in-law is afraid that you won't be able to handle it. Long Ying said: What troubles do you have? Fat Gong said: Since Li Shimin made Taoism the state religion and built the Sanqing Palace in Chang'an, Taoism has flourished.Wu Zhao also advocated Taoism in the early days. When he first became the Queen of Heaven, he wrote to Emperor Gaozong's "Twelve Things of Jianyan" and suggested that princes and princes should study "Laozi".It was only because Li Tang was supported by the Taoist sect in order to ascend the throne later, so Fang adopted a policy of advocating Buddhism and suppressing Taoism.

Thinking of the female Taoist temple in Shangyang Palace, Long Ying nodded and said: What does this have to do with Min Xuanqing? Fat Gonggong said: Taoism flourishes, and a hundred flowers bloom naturally.Therefore, there are more than a hundred schools of Taoism, large and small, with the Taoism of the Heavenly Master and the School of the Supreme Purity as the two mainstreams of men and women.Min Xuanqing's master, Ding Da, originally belonged to the Shangqing sect, and later created a branch of his own, combining Taoism and Tantric Buddhism's happy method. Taoism is regarded as a side branch of the orthodox sect and maintains a good relationship with the Shangqing sect.

Long Ying began to understand a little bit, and said: The Buddhist sect has been messed up by Fa Ming, and it seems that the Dao sect is inevitable. Fat Eunuch said: Exactly.Now you are the savior of Buddhism, and most likely the savior of Taoism.I don't know the real situation, I'll leave it to Min Cai to tell you! Longying said: Is there anything else I need to pay attention to? Fat Eunuch said: When I see Wu Zhao tomorrow, think about what you want first, and propose it to Wu Zhao while the iron is hot.Remember that asking her to promise you this today and asking her to promise you that tomorrow will make her think you are greedy.

Longying agreed, took his leave and left. Back at Gan Tang Yuan, Long Ying put aside everything, including the pain in his heart, and enjoyed the service of the three women. After taking a bath, he came to the back garden and lay down on the couch without thinking about anything. Xiuqing leaned softly on top of him. Long Ying hugged her with one hand and stroked her fragrant back with the other, her thoughts became active.Hei Chi Chang Zhi was assassinated, which hit him hard, brought him the most serious pain since he was sensible, and made him feel hatred.Faintly, he felt that hatred would affect his Dao heart, which was harmful but not beneficial.

Xiuqing shyly said: My lord!Why have we not yet conceived your child?People really want to have it! Long Ying kissed her sweet lips, and said affectionately: "The level of my current practice is that I will not have children. I have to go up to another level before I can open up my vitality and let you get pregnant."It is not appropriate for us to have children now. When we stay away from the capital of God and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to build our home, then it will not be a problem how many you love. Xiuqing was overjoyed and said: So it is like this, almost worried us to death!He got up and hurried back to the backyard to announce the good news to Renya and Lili.

Long Ying smiled wryly in his heart, what he said to Xiuqing just now was to Yu Tian, ​​it was purely theory, I hope he did not make a mistake in this matter.Remembering that Kou Zhong has no heirs because of practicing "The Secret of Longevity", it is a lie to say that he is not afraid of disappointing his beautiful wives. I couldn't help worrying again.How rare is it to be carefree?Or maybe this state of mind never existed.Was your childhood considered carefree?It doesn't seem to be true, no matter how happy you are, or if you forget your love in the world of books, there are always unstoppable desires and longings in your heart.And the things I dreamed of in my youth have now been realized one by one, but there is more or less a gap with the perfection I dreamed of myself.

Is there really no perfection in the world?If you think about it, it's not true. When the sword is facing each other, or when a man and a woman are in love, and the love is as strong as fire, it can indeed make people forget everything else. Lili sat down next to his leg, her beautiful eyes shot out with fiery enthusiasm, she reached out her hand to caress his cheek, and said tenderly: My lord!night miles!Don't go to bed and rest, you have to go to the imperial study tomorrow morning. Looking up at the night sky, Longying thought that he must study Tubo and Turkic well to prepare for the future.He stood up abruptly, picked up Lili by the waist, and went back to the inner courtyard. Entering the imperial study room, Wu Zhao was earlier than him, crouching on the dragon case to review the memorial.After Long Ying said hello, he returned to his own place and began to silently write the ninth chapter. Wu Zhao put down his pen and said, "You can do two things at once. Does it have anything to do with Dafa?" Long Ying continued to write quickly, looked at her, and said: When I was young, I was idle and bored alone, no matter the game or talking, I had to treat myself, and this is how I practiced. Wu Zhao said: It should have something to do with your talent, the acquired environment only allows your talent to be brought into play.Have you been angry with me since you came back? Longying said: It's not anger, but worry.Like water flowing downwards, fire is upwards.Your Majesty should understand better than anyone else that if one thing is to be successful, one must go with the trend and wait until the time comes, otherwise it will be tantamount to seeking a fish from a tree.well! Knowing that her words were the prelude to an important speech, Long Ying listened quietly and respectfully.Any mistake by her will affect the common people in the world. Wu Zhao suddenly said: What happened in the big school field yesterday morning?Don't hide it, otherwise I will punish Wan'er for deceiving the king. Long Ying lost his voice: "What's the matter with Guan Wan'er?" Wu Zhao said lightly: "I can't help you, so I have to find someone you care about to sacrifice the flag." Longying surrendered and said: Xiaomin smelled the medicinal gas from Ge Yu's body. Wu Zhao was furious and said: How dare you!Chengsi really doesn't know how to love himself, he refuses to change after repeated persuasion, he can't handle big things well, but he plays tricks in his small eyes. Long Ying dare not answer her. Wu Zhao said: But you and Guoting seem to know it in advance. Long Ying replied: Wei Wang doesn't know how to hide too much, he looks confident and happy, and he is too confident.We noticed that there was a difference, so we made an appointment for me to end the match, while Guo court watched from the sidelines. When I noticed that Ge Yu's internal energy was getting stronger and his body smelled of medicine, I signaled Guo court to come out and stop the competition. Wu Zhao didn't doubt these blunt words, and said slowly: Tell me frankly, what do you think of Chengsi?I want to hear the truth. Long Ying thought to himself that if there was no Wu Sansi effect, Wu Zhao would not have listened to Wu Chengsi's opinion, and would have asked for it on his own initiative.It is precisely because if Wu Sansi makes military achievements, he can be replaced by Wu Chengsi. How dare Longying answer directly, and said: Although Kuanyu, the Turkic national teacher, is our sworn enemy, he said something very interesting, which is the reason behind my boating across the Tiger Leaping Gorge, not only because of my knowledge of the nature of water , the technique of sailing the boat, the perseverance of the will, the most important thing is to see my luck. Wu Zhao frowned and said, "You mean Chengsi's bad luck.Is it right? Long Ying still didn't dare to answer directly, for fear of offending her.He said earnestly and earnestly: For people with good luck, bad things can turn into good things. It is said that there are mistakes; for people with bad luck, good things turn into bad things. Wu Zhao sighed, thinking of course that Wu Chengsi's ingenious move in the university field yesterday morning had changed.Dao: After writing the ninth chapter, you go to ask the old man to go to court tomorrow morning on my behalf, and tell the old man that I will dismiss Chengsi and let him return to his original post. Long Ying was taken aback and said: Absolutely not!So the Turks will know that we are plotting against them. Wu Zhao said: Just from this sentence, I know that you really think about my Great Zhou Emperor, and in fact I am testing you.Then tell the old man instead, I will let him recommend a person to be an official in Wenchangtai to replace the king of Wei in the court, while the king of Wei will focus on negotiating with the Turks. What Wu Zhao said about becoming an official in Wenchangtai meant being promoted to prime minister.It turns out that after Wu Zetian made a personal decision, he changed the name of the imperial government system. For example, Shangshu Province was changed to Wenchangtai, and the six subordinate ministries were changed from the Ministry of Officials to Tianguan, the Ministry of Households to Land Officials, the Ministry of Rites to Spring Officials, and the Ministry of War to Xia Officials. , The Ministry of Punishment is Qiuguan.The other left and right servants are the left and right prime ministers, the province under the gate is Luantai, the servant is Nayan, and the Zhongshu province is Fengge.Like Wu Chengsi's number one advisor, Zhang Jiafu's Fengge Sheren, is equivalent to the chief official of the former Zhongshu Province. Long Ying's heart screamed violently, and he wiped off a cold sweat secretly, serving the king is indeed like serving a tiger.When it comes to playing politics, how can I be Wu Zhao's opponent?And Di Renjie must compromise with Wu Zhao in order to support his own people. Wu Zhao changed the subject and said: After seeing you last night, I immediately summoned King Liang and told him personally that you strongly recommended him as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, and that you would like to serve him with your tail. What do you want him to give you now? whatever.Do you understand my painstaking efforts? Long Ying hurriedly said: Thank you Lord Long En! Wu Zhao couldn't help laughing and said: I just said a few good words for you, what is there to thank you for?Now it's your turn to tell the whole plan! Long Ying said sincerely: Thank you Lord Long En! As soon as he stepped out of Shangyang Palace, he was intercepted by Feng Guoting, who led him straight to Dong's restaurant, climbed up to the third floor, and came to the wing room at the end. Di Renjie had twice as many master guards, guarding every key point of the restaurant. It's like facing a big enemy. Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi and Wan Renyu were waiting for them in the wing room.After sitting down, Long Ying recounted the conversation with Wu Zhao just now.Then he said: I have no choice but to recommend Wu Sansi, the only person acceptable to His Majesty, please forgive my difficulties. Di Renjie laughed and said: How could the old man blame you?If it were me, I would vigorously oppose it because I rejected the Wu family's children in my heart.How about letting him be the commander-in-chief?It is enough to expose its ugliness, but it is the most brilliant way to confuse the enemy.It's best if you and Wu Sansi are on the surface, and no one will suspect that you are secretly in charge. Everyone praises it. Longying thought to himself that ginger is really old and spicy.Dao: The biggest headache now is how to select and train the three thousand elites.Last night I went to see the fat father-in-law, and he said that as long as he consulted the old man, the problem would be solved. Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi exchanged glances and smiled knowingly. Di Renjie said happily to Zhang Jianzhi: Did you miss him? Zhang Jianzhi stroked his beard and nodded. Di Renjie said: "It should be the spirit of the general blessed by heaven, there is indeed a perfect candidate who can solve this problem."His name was Guo Yuanzhen, he was dismissed from the military because of his involvement, and stayed at home.This person has been in the army for more than 20 years, knows the situation in the army like the palm of his hand, is proficient in the art of war and military strategy, and has both wisdom and courage.If His Majesty is willing to issue an edict to summon him to the capital of God and restore him to his original position, he will guarantee that he will die for our Lord Eagle. Long Ying said awkwardly: Even the old man came to play tricks on me. Zhang Jianzhi said: "This man is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also a military madman.Others regard military life as drudgery, but he enjoys it.The most exciting thing is that he once served under the command of Hei Chi Chang Zhi, Lou Shide and other frontier generals, and has a deep understanding of the foreign race.Let him cooperate with your three masters, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Di Renjie said: As for all the food, equipment, and training, you can give it all to this person, and he will do it properly. Longying rejoiced and said: Then there will be salvation.The Holy Majesty has promised me that I will treat this secret army favorably so that the soldiers will use their lives.In my opinion, Guo Yuanzhen can be promoted to another level from his previous position, from deputy general to general. Di Renjie said: This aspect is for the old man and the Holy One to consider. Feng Guoting happily said: Mr. Guo is finally willing to compromise. Di Renjie took a look at Zhang Jian and sighed: "The sage is willing to be a down-to-earth man, so of course the old man agrees and encourages."If you still let Wu Chengsi, the thief, do his own thing, and let him control the Ministry of War, it will be very detrimental to your new army.It is of course another matter if it is controlled by Cambodia. Zhang Jianzhi said in shock: "Guo Lao!" Everyone knew that the candidate for prime minister that Di Renjie wanted to recommend was Zhang Jianzhi. Di Renjie sighed to Zhang Jianzhi: If there is another person who is more suitable than you, I will never recommend you, because who will play against me in my free time so that I can show my prestige on the chessboard? Wan Renyu said softly: It seems that Guo Lao lost the chess game yesterday. Everyone burst into laughter. After Zhang Jianzhi laughed, he said bitterly: "I really shouldn't laugh at this time." Di Renjie said calmly: The general is very pleased that we are still laughable.The dead are dead, we must face the coming disaster optimistically and positively, and recover the blood debt for the general and all the dead.Brother Long, are you ready to let go? Long Ying replied: Is there any other choice? Di Renjie raised his glass and said: Everyone, have a drink! The five of them drank together with a bang. Di Renjie stood up, and everyone was so frightened that they hurriedly stood up. Di Renjie said: I have no choice, I must immediately enter the palace to meet the Holy Majesty, and make all preparations for the upcoming changes. The four of them said yes in unison. Di Renjie's eyes fell on Long Ying, and said: "That girl Ouxian suddenly returned to normal, and she went out at dawn. I really don't know what happened between you two?" Long Ying smiled wryly and said: I don't even have a score this time. Di Renjie couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: You three sit down and have something to eat, and Jianzhi will accompany me to the palace. After Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi left, the three of them ordered a few small dishes and started eating and drinking. Long Ying took the opportunity to tell about Song Yanzhi's invitation to meet him. Wan Renyu said: "I'm full of grievances and depression, and I have nowhere to vent my anger. It's best to fight together and kill until the sky is dark." Feng Guoting said: "It's rare for the three of us to get together again, why don't we find something to relax our muscles and bones?" Long Ying said: "Before seeing Song Yanzhi, we should not act rashly. A little intolerance will lead to chaos and big plans." The two nodded in agreement. Feng Guoting asked Long Ying, "What good place can Lord Ying go?" Longying smiled mysteriously, and said: You can't say it now, it will not be good to say it.ha!I have my own place. Wan Renyu said: "There's nothing so mysterious, it's just to find a beautiful woman!"Son!Let's get acquainted. Feng Guoting said: Don't laugh at him!If you don't take the opportunity to enjoy it, will you feel better about your later military career? In Long Ying's ear drums, the sound of thousands of troops fighting and shopping seems to have sounded.