Chapter 161 Chapter 25: Cao Cao’s Feast on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace (6)

A few years later, the situation in the world is as predicted by Taoist Mimu, and the three kingdoms of Liu, Sun, and Cao have begun to take shape.At this time, Shang Yao was already a Taoist general with tens of thousands of people.Since he passed away and went to live in seclusion in Qidoushan, west of Wudu, he has been meditating for two years.He has fully understood the tragic situation he is doomed to: he wholeheartedly wants to cultivate immortality and achieve the Tao, and be alone, but at the same time it is difficult to resist the temptation of the world; the most important thing is that he does not allow himself to really be alone.He knew that his lofty ambitions were difficult to realize, so he unconsciously resolved them in a way of self-sacrifice and depravity.However, the world has been settled, and it is too late for him to wake up.Now, the only way to try the Dafa of the world is with one body.

So he began to open altars and set up tents to recruit disciples.First of all, there are very few believers, but they do many magic spells and heal people, so that they can be admired by everyone.Among the disciples, there are three people who are satisfied with their ideals: Han Guan, a native of Wudu, who is loyal, powerful, and unstoppable; With a handsome face and extraordinary bravery, he can take the head of a general among ten thousand people.The three of them can also use the spells taught by Shang Yao.It was grand for a while, which made Zhang Lu, who worshiped Taoism in Hanzhong, restless.

15 Zhang Lu is a native of Peiguofeng County, and his ancestor is Zhang Ling, a famous Taoist priest.Zhang Ling made Taoist scriptures in Huming Mountain in Xichuan to preach, and everyone respected them.After Zhang Ling's death, his son Zhang Heng continued to follow his path. As long as there are people who are willing to follow, they will donate five buckets of rice, which is known as the "Widou Rice Religion".After Zhang Heng died, it was passed on to Zhang Lu.Zhang Lu called himself "Shijun" in Hanzhong, and he called those who came to learn Taoism "immortal soldiers", the leaders were called "Jijiu", and the big leaders were called "Zhitou Dajijiu".Zhang Luxing's teaching is mainly based on honesty, and he is not allowed to teach people to do fraudulent things.If the religious people are sick, they will set up an altar to make the sick people stay in a quiet room, reflect on their usual mistakes, then go out of the room, confess in public in front of the big leader, and then invite "traitorous order sacrificial wine" for themselves to Taoism. God prayed, and after a series of tedious procedures, the illness was healed.In this case, the patient himself has to offer five buckets of rice as a thank you.In addition, Zhang Lu also built a large number of "free houses", which were filled with rice, firewood and meat. Passers-by should eat less and be full, but those who take too much will be punished by heaven sooner or later.In the territory under his jurisdiction, as long as there is a violation of the law, it will be forgiven three times;In his territory, there are no officials, and all affairs are decided by offering sacrifices to wine, and he has been so dominant in Hanzhong for thirty years.Because Hanzhong was too far away, it was inconvenient for the imperial court to raise troops for conquest, so Zhang Lu was arbitrarily named Zhennan Zhonglang General and led Hanzhong Prefect, thinking that he would appease him and prevent him from causing trouble.Zhang Lu was satisfied when he got the seal.However, now that Sun, Liu, and Cao are all powerful armies, the land of Hanzhong will be harassed sooner or later, and under his nose, suddenly there is another Shang Yao, who gathers people to teach, just like himself, so why not make Zhang Lu startled ?

One day at the beginning of the eleventh year of Jian'an, Zhang Lu held a wine sacrifice meeting to discuss the possibility of returning Shang Yao to the existing ones.Adviser Yan Pu said: "Master, I have been worried about Shang Yao's sudden rise in recent days. In fact, I have a plan to relieve my worries now." Zhang Lusu knew that Yan Pu had many tricks, so he quickly asked, "What's the trick?" Yan Pu said: "Shang Yao has a capable disciple named Li Axiao, who has fellowship with me. Now that he is Shang Yao's counselor, he must think a lot about his teacher. I intend to choose an auspicious day, I went to Qidou Mountain in person, told A Xiao in secret, and explained to him the truth that standing in Hanzhong and not being called by the master, he would inevitably fall into isolation. Don't be afraid that he won't persuade his teacher, and come to submit to the teacher."

Zhang Luxi said: "What a clever plan! I think tomorrow is an auspicious day for traveling." The next day, Yan Pu led three or five Qingqi riders, and they came to look at Doushan Mountain.Shang Yao's spies had reported coming up the mountain.Li Axiao and Shang Yao looked at each other with a smile, and said: "The old man came from afar, and he intended for my teacher, let me deal with him!" Now go alone to follow Yan Pu.Yan Pu first talked about the farewell, and then went straight to the point, saying: "I heard that Mr. Shang Yao rose from this mountain in recent years, and you also attached to him. I thought he had real skills. However, after observing for a year, I found that Ling Shi There is no original idea, just follow Mr. Zhang as a parrot. Since you have the shape, why not have the heart, and directly submit to the master, come to a small river to flow into the sea, and have both spirit and form? If you insist on living in the danger of Doushan, Cheng Yifeng protrudes artificially, and the diamond is easy to break. This "Yi" principle, I will not understand. Today, the trend of the next third is becoming more and more obvious. My important place in Hanzhong is in danger of three thieves. This is urgent, if you make the teacher surrender to the master, then Hanzhong will be strong, so why fear foreign aggression? You and I have fellowship, this is the reason, if you don’t explain it clearly, Yan Pu will feel at ease!"

After listening to him, Li Axiao smiled, and said: "Brother Yan's words are not unreasonable, but he doesn't understand my teacher too well. In his eyes, among the heroes of the world, there is no such person as Master Ling. Liu Bei is cowardly, but With the help of Wen such as Kong Ming and Wu such as Guan Zhang; Sun Quan seems to be ambitious, but in fact he is mediocre. I can't bear to see the ambition of three parts of the world. This person is the hero in my teacher's heart. The only person my teacher wants to fight with is Cao Cao. It's just that my teacher fell into the mortal world with the honor of a star king. He was mistaken by lust in his early years. When you realize it, the general trend of the world has been fixed, and there is now this isolated situation where different peaks protrude. If you insist on letting someone submit to whom, brother Yan, don't be angry. According to my teacher, it is not us submitting to you, but you Us. Once Brother Yan persuades Master Ling to vote, our master will be like a tiger with wings added, and he will be able to stand on four legs with Sun, Liu, and Cao! May I ask Master Ling if he has the courage to stand on the world with the fourth leg? !"

Yan Pu became more and more surprised when he heard it, and when Li Axiao said the words "four-legged confrontation", he couldn't help sighing secretly: Shang Yao, Shang Yao, you are so crazy! Could it be that he has already taken my heart in Hanzhong? Therefore Asked: "Brother's words are indeed grand, and I have a sense of enlightenment. It's just that the teacher has such a great ambition, why has he not expressed it so far?" Li Axiao smiled but did not answer.After a long time, he said: "My teacher has no intention of making the master's Hanzhong, nor Ma Teng's Guanzhong; this point, brother Yan can rest assured. Sun and Liu also wait for him to take over. My teacher's intention is only in the Cao Cao is alone!"

Yan Pu was surprised again: "So, isn't it like hitting a stone with an egg? Brother Li understands this very well, why would he risk his life to follow?" At this point, Li Axiao sighed: "Oh, brother Yan is also a student of "Yi", you should know the truth that strength cannot last long, and softness cannot be kept. My teacher regards strength as the model, softness as the middle, and tolerance. If you don’t say anything, you’re just waiting and watching. Now, Sun and Liu Ru are intertwined, with a tiger and a wolf interlocking their kisses; Cao Cao is resting and recuperating, and he can make another plan. My teacher watched the sky at night and found that his own stars were actually the same as Cao Cao's star is dark, Cao's star is bright, and the teacher's star is dark, so there is such a situation. But recently, Cao's star is dark, but my teacher's star is quite bright, and I have the intention of going north. As disciples, we, Knowing that it is difficult, I have no choice but to repay my teacher's kindness with death. Brother Yan can come back quickly." After saying that, he got up and saw him off.

Yan Pu didn't expect Li Axiao to issue the order to evict the guest so soon, but he had no choice but to get up.Before leaving, he proposed to meet Shang Yao, an insane and unworldly genius.As he wished, Shang Yao received him immediately, and Yan Pu was overwhelmed with admiration.After returning, he said to Zhang Lu: "Although Shang Yao is out of date, he is a real hero!" When Zhang Lu heard about it carefully, he also sighed endlessly.