Chapter 17 Contact

After Qi Xuansu and his party left Fan Ji's forest house, they finally entered Hita County, Bungo Kingdom, where Prime Minister Toyotomi's influence was located.

Once here, things are really different. At least there is no overt hostility. Both officials and ordinary civilians are very respectful.

He arrived at Rita City without any hindrance, and was greeted by the city lord himself. After learning Qi Xuansu's identity, he treated everyone with great respect and set up a banquet to entertain Qi Gaogong and the mages.

But this is not the key. The most important thing is that Hita City has a Taoist temple affiliated with Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture. There are stationed Taoist priests and "Xunfu Array" in it, which can communicate with Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture in Xiujing.

As the situation in various places became increasingly tense, the Fenglinzhou Taoist Office also upgraded and iterated the Taoist temples and set up a double mirror that can be used repeatedly, which is two mirrors of the same height as a person. The Taoist temples in various vassal cities have left half mirrors. There is a mother mirror in the Taoist Palace of Fenglinzhou Taoist House. As long as both parties stand in front of the mirror, they can communicate freely. And after improvements, Zijing can also actively contact the mother mirror. Compared with the correspondence exchange in the "Xunfu Array" More convenient.

As for why mother-child mirrors are rarely seen in the Central Plains, the reason is actually very simple. Any technological innovation is always used in military affairs first, and then gradually matures. extended to other fields. In this Fenglinzhou war, the mother-child mirror appeared for the first time, and it had not been seen before.

The person stationed here is a deacon Taoist priest, who is under Qi Xuansu in both rank and position. Although Qi Xuansu is not from Fenglinzhou Taoist House, if we really want to talk about it in detail, he does not have to obey Qi Xuansu's orders, but generally There are very few such upright people, so naturally this deacon will not disobey Qi Xuansu's orders.

Qi Xuansu asked to open the Mother Mirror and talk to the camp. The deacon Taoist did not hesitate and took Qi Xuansu to an underground secret room. There was a spiritual official guarding the door. The spiritual official and the deacon Taoist each took out half of the key before opening the thick stone door. .

It is not unusual to find a mirror waiting for someone in this underground secret room. It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't think that the mirror was as wide as the wall, so almost the entire wall was covered with mirrors.

It's not that it was set up to be so large intentionally, but that in order to be able to be used repeatedly, there were too many talismans that needed to be carved, which resulted in such a large size. As for why sutra urns and fish talismans can compress their volumes, the reason is not complicated. The same people who carve talismans have different levels of cultivation and different skills.

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In front of the mirror there is a chair for people to sit on.

Qi Xuansu was sitting on this chair.

After the deacon Taoist turned a Tai Chi-shaped disk, he reported softly: "Deputy Hall Master Qi, I have sent a request to the Taoist government. I will also explain the specific situation through the 'Xun Fu Array'."

Qi Xuansu nodded.

The deacon Taoist priest retreated.

After a while, ripples appeared on the mirror surface, like water waves.

Li Changge's figure appeared on the other side: "It's great to see that Brother Tianyuan is fine."

Qi Xuansu was not surprised.

One advantage of the Taoist sect is that after a war breaks out, the senior officials will not only go to battle in person, but also send their own children to the battlefield, instead of just letting ordinary Taoist priests or Taoist priests from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace die.

Although there were various reasons for the Fenglinzhou war this time, such as the Taoist sect having the upper hand and the Taipingdao wanting to tie the other two sects into chariots, the Taoist sect's three shows and a non-staff member Qi Xuansu were all sent to Fenglinzhou. But it is an indisputable fact.

No matter how much advantage the Dao Sect occupies, the battlefield is definitely much more dangerous than that of Yujing. As soon as Qi Xuansu arrived at Fenglinzhou, he encountered the Yamata no Orochi and walked through the ghost gate again. Qingwei, the master in charge of the army, encountered One assassination is proof.

The granddaughters of the Celestial Master, the granddaughters of the Earth Master, and the brothers of the National Master have all gone to the battlefield. It will be much easier to mobilize ordinary Taoist priests. It's nothing more than fairness.

Only by having the same desire from above and below can we achieve success.

Among the four, Li Changge was the first to arrive at Fenglinzhou, along with the leading team. Qi Xuansu was the second to arrive, Zhang Yuelu should be on the way already, and Yao Pei might be a little later due to his injury.

Qi Xuansu said: "Thank you for your help, Brother Dao. I miss you."

Li Changge asked: "How is the situation over there with Taoist Brother Tianyuan?"

Qi Xuansu briefly talked about his experiences along the way.

After listening to this, Li Changge frowned slightly: "The route has deviated. Logically speaking, the flying boat should not pass through Izumo Country."

Qi Xuansu was a little tentative because he suspected that Taiping Dao had done something secretly. However, Li Changge calmly revealed this matter, which was somewhat beyond Qi Xuansu's expectation.

Li Changge seemed to see Qi Xuansu's doubts, and turned to say: "Brother Tianyuan, you have really returned to the Taoist sect in the past two years, and you have not had a deep impression of many things. I have been in the Taoist sect, and maybe I can see it better than Taoist brother Tianyuan." Be more thorough.”

Qi Xuansu said: "I would like to hear the details."

"The three ways are actually a rather general concept. The Taoist sect is not monolithic, and neither are the three ways." Li Changge said, "Brother Tianyuan has probably heard a saying that in terms of strength, the Taiping Way is far from the top of the three ways. Why is Taiping Road so powerful, even more so than the other two? Because Taiping Road has the least internal strife and internal strife. I wonder what Brother Tianyuan thinks of this statement?

Qi Xuansu said: "I agree with this statement. There is no need to say more about the Zhengyi Dao. Just look at Zhang Qingxiao's situation and you can see it. As for the Quanzhen Dao, there are many noble families, each with its own plans and calculations. I have also seen a few of them. But I have never heard of any internal strife in the Taiping Dao."

This statement is suspected of being too intimate, but the content is not confidential, so it is not taboo.

Li Changge said: "During the last trip to the Imperial Capital, Brother Tianyuan probably noticed that in fact, the Li family also has many princes. Although there is no internal strife, it is common to watch others' jokes and stand by and watch. What I want to say is that the Dao is very large and can be roughly divided into three paths, just like the Yangtze River is divided into Jiangnan and Jiangbei. In fact, there are also Northwest and Liaodong, and Jiangnan and Jiangbei can be continuously subdivided."

Qi Xuansu probably understood.

The reason why Li Changge said so much was just to express a meaning. The three paths are just rivers, and the incident may not be caused by the Taiping Dao. The most important issue for the Taiping Dao is to win the battle of Fenglinzhou. Everything else is secondary and must be put aside. In this case, the Taiping Dao will try its best to avoid internal strife, so the Taiping Dao's motive is not great.

On the contrary, some people in the Zhengyi Dao, or some people in the Quanzhen Dao, have greater motives. Those who are afraid of Zhang Yuelu, afraid of the Yao family, and have a grudge against Qi Xuansu, or even have a grudge against Qi Niang, all have this motive, and the battlefield of Fenglinzhou is an excellent place to silence people. There are too many scapegoats and too many cover-ups. Afterwards, the crime can be pinned on the local forces of Fenglinzhou. These local forces are destined to be cleared out, and then there will be no evidence. Or a monster like the Yamata no Orochi, can it still defend itself? At worst, there is still the Taiping Dao to bear the blame.

The Heavenly Master and the Earth Master expressed goodwill to Qi Xuansu, which does not mean that everyone in the Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao is of the same mind as Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu had this suspicion earlier, but as Li Changge said, his foundation in Taoism was too shallow, so it was difficult to judge which force was responsible.

Qi Xuansu could not find out the truth of the matter. He had to ask Qi Niang or Donghua Zhenren to help, or ask Tianshi from Zhang Yuelu to help.

Qi Xuansu stopped dwelling on this topic and said, "Brother Yongyan, I have five wounded people here, including Li Mingshan from the Ancestral Hall, Lu Yuting from the Huasheng Hall, Qian Daren from the Tiangang Hall, Tang Yongshui from the Tianji Hall, and Han Yongfeng from the Liaodong Daofu. Brother Yongyan, can you coordinate with the camp or Fenglinzhou Daofu to send a flying boat to take them back?"

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away." Li Changge agreed very happily, "The flying boat can arrive in Ritian City at the latest tomorrow. Brother Tianyuan, please take care of them for another day."

"No problem." Qi Xuansu nodded.

Li Changge said, "Brother Tianyuan, if you have any other needs, please feel free to ask."

Qi Xuansu said, "Nothing for the time being. When I returned to Yujing from the Imperial Capital, I was summoned by the National Master. The National Master taught me to be united against the outside world and work together. I deeply agree with that."

"So that's it?" Li Changge asked.

"That's it. Contact me if you have anything." Qi Xuansu ended the conversation.

The mother-and-child mirror returned to its original appearance. There was no figure of Li Changge, only Qi Xuansu sitting on the chair.

Qi Xuansu did not think that the relationship between him and Li Changge was changing. It was just a special situation in a special period. It can be barely understood that brothers quarreled within the wall and defended against external insults. Once the external enemy retreated, the brothers would still turn against each other.

In addition, Li Changge was a man with deep thoughts. He was always gentle and polite. Even if he decided to kill someone, he would not speak harshly, let alone say anything cruel. He and Li Tianzhen were two completely different people. It would be difficult to judge his thoughts by his attitude.

Qi Xuansu left this place and told the other people about the situation.

Several people were very happy. Back in the camp, not only was it safe, but there was also a temporary branch of Huashengtang to ensure that there would be no hidden dangers.

Qi Xuansu returned to his room and found that he could use the "Zhongji Sutra" to contact Zhang Yuelu, which meant that Zhang Yuelu had left Yujing in Kunlun and was getting closer and closer to Fenglinzhou in the East China Sea.

A few days ago, it was also possible to contact, but because the distance between the east and the west was too far, the Sutra had a big delay problem, which was manifested as the light curtain always rippling but not showing a human image. If it was in the Central Plains, the Taoist temples were equivalent to "beacons" one by one, which could continuously extend the distance, so most of the time there was no delay problem.

However, the fish talisman still could not contact Qi Niang. It seems that the range of the fish talisman is consistent with the range of the "Five Ghosts Moving Method" of the Qingping Society. It has nothing to do with the distance. As long as it is within a fixed area, it can be contacted no matter how far away it is. Outside the area, it cannot be contacted even if it is close.

Qi Xuansu unfolded the "Zhongji Sutra" and began to contact Zhang Yuelu.