Ten years of great work, spring comes in March. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was annoyed that his two eastern expeditions failed, so he decided to conquer Goguryeo himself and attacked Goguryeo three times, vowing to destroy it.
The edict was circulated throughout the country, ordering generals from all over the country to organize their armies and send out troops. Hundreds of armies were sent to Goryeo. It was stipulated that in July, all armies and horses must rush to the "Linyu Palace" in Shanhaiguan to gather.
As soon as this edict came out, the world was in chaos.
At this time, few people in the military and political affairs in various places were willing to listen to the central government's orders, but after all, they had great righteousness. Therefore, officials in various places had no choice but to perfunctory the recruitment, leaving elite soldiers behind, but sending the temporary recruits to Shanhaiguan to join forces.
In two months, not only did the various armies and horses fail to reach Linyu Palace, but deserters became common among the new armies. In such a situation, I am afraid that by the deadline of July, I don¡¯t know how many soldiers and horses will actually be able to arrive outside Shanhaiguan. Join the army led by Yang Guang
Not only was the army on the march, but during this period, two things happened, which attracted the attention of everyone in the world.
First, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty met with the great Taoist king Yuanzhi Zhenren in a thick ceremony. He personally held the disciple's ceremony and asked him about Taoism.
After that, people were sent to Luoyang City, where the capital was about to be moved, to start building a view and a garden.
Soon, Taoism introduced the "engraving and printing technology", which brought great benefits to the world. The imperial court printed this and distributed two books, "Records of True Immortals of Taoism" and "Detailed Explanation of the Origin of Taoism" to the whole country.
These two books allow the world to understand the system of immortals and gods, ranging from the immortal classes in heaven to the eighteen hells in the underworld. They also indicate the merit system and the details of reincarnation.
The whole world was in an uproar. Since then, the world has gained a clear understanding of Taoism, especially the theory of "reincarnation", which has led to a rapid increase in the number of believers in the world.
The second major event.
There are sudden rumors in the world that Buddhism is not engaged in production, and Hu Xie secretly seizes the Central Plains' luck and resources. Even now, more than half of the Central Plains' Qi has been stolen.
There are even rumors that Buddhist disciples in the world each have their own destiny, and they have hidden merits that belong to all people. If you eat its meat, you may be able to avoid all kinds of diseases and prolong your life.
The whole world is in an uproar. Since the rumors started, in half a month, countless monks in the world have been eaten. Temples all over the country are in constant conflict with the people
On the outskirts of Luoyang, inside the Jing Nian Zen Monastery.
In a large hall in the backyard, five monks and one nun looked solemn. Four of them were talking in low voices. One monk lowered his eyes and meditated, occasionally tapping wooden fish.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, but footsteps sounded outside the hall, and a fairy with a veil on her face quickly walked into the hall.
"Master, fellow apprentices." The girl who came in had a clean temperament, her eyes were full of compassion, and her voice was as clear as a spiritual stream.
"What's the matter, Feixuan?" The nun turned her head and asked with a slight frown.
"Master, there is a message from my junior sister's carrier pigeon." Shi Feixuan replied.
"Is there any news?" Fan Qinghui, Shifeixuan's master and the current head of Cihang Jingzhai, asked.
Shaking her head slightly, Master Concubine Xuan replied: "There is still no trace of Zhenren Ning."
"This Ning Daoqi!" Fan Qinghui said with annoyance on his face, "Where on earth is he hiding!"
"Perhaps the recent rumors in the world are related to him." An old monk frowned and said.
"Not necessarily." Another old monk shook his head: "As everyone knows, Ning Daoqi and Wang Yuanzhi are at odds with each other. Now that Wang Yuanzhi is valued by Yang Guang, Ning Daoqi will definitely not be involved."
"So, Ning Daoqi is hiding?" Fan Qinghui frowned, and then said to himself: "Let's see how long he can hide!"
"Junior Sister Fan, please don't break the precept of anger." The eldest, Lao Zeng, spoke.
"Amitabha" everyone chanted, each calming down their emotions.
"Brother Zhizhi." After Fan Qinghui put down his hand, he asked the oldest monk: "Tell me, has Ning Daoqi gotten rid of his control"
Before he finished speaking, Fan Qinghui felt speechless and quickly put away his next words.
The wisdom master of the Tiantai Sect shook his head slightly, glanced at Shi Feixuan covertly, and then slowly said: "Senior Di Ni has taken part in the creation of nature, so there will be no mistakes."
Fan Qinghui nodded and said with a slight frown again: "So what went wrong with Ning Daoqi"
"This matter is secondary." Master Jiaxiang of the Sanlunzong said: "The top priority is how to eliminate the impact of the message. If we do not respond, I am afraid that more monks in the world will be harmed."
"Amitabha!" Everyone chanted the Buddha's name again, but their tone seemed a little depressed, hiding deep anger.
"For the current plan, we can only stop waiting for Ning Daoqi to show up and rush to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible." The Venerable Emperor Xin of Huayan Sect said: "Between the four of us??, by revealing the true nature of the evil king Shi Zhixuan in front of Yang Guang, Yang Guang may be grateful and decree the right words for my Buddhist sect. "
"What senior brother said is true." Another monk said, but it was the youngest of the four eminent monks, Master Daoxin of Zen Buddhism.
¡°Dong dong!¡±
The wooden fish made a soft sound, and the young monk looked around at everyone.
"No." The wisdom master of Tiantai Sect shook his head: "If you have time, you should stay here and worry about presiding over Buddhist affairs. We are going to Shanhaiguan. In principle, one person must stay behind to guard the safety of our Buddhist sect."
"Boom!" The wooden fish rang again. Everyone nodded, but they all agreed to the arrangement.
"Without further delay, let's set off as soon as possible." said the Venerable Emperor Xin.
"Amitabha." Fan Qinghui raised his hand in Buddha salute and said to the eminent monks: "I will rush back to the sect and make Feixuan prepare to enter the world as soon as possible. After that, Master Kong will need to take more care of her."
"Boom!" He knocked on the wooden fish again, with a smile on his face, and nodded to the concubine.
Shi Fei Xuan quickly returned the gift respectfully
It was the end of June, and the army led by Yang Guang had already arrived at the meeting place. Although there were meeting armies coming every few days, Yang Guang did not show any joy every day. Instead, he often roared in the palace.
Because there were so few troops arriving, even the Chinese army led by Yang Guang had many soldiers fleeing, let alone those troops from various places.
??Almost every arriving army only had a few hundred recruits. Even the army with the smallest number only had a total of 63 cooks.
" Moreover, the soldiers who arrived were all miserable. Only four armies were able to be preserved intact, with no shortage of troops. As for other teams, some even lost their food and grass, and the arriving soldiers looked like beggars.
Inside the palace tent, tables and furniture were flying with a bang. Yang Guang's face was red and he was breathing heavily.
"This is my world? This is my army!?" Yang Guang was so angry that he was trembling all over, spitting like stars and roaring.
"What's there to be upset about?" Jing Tian sat on a gorgeous blanket, holding a wine bottle in his hand, spinning it gently while saying nonchalantly: "Since the world is in such chaos, let's stop deceiving ourselves. After the teacher returns to the court, the world will be restored."
There was no immediate response. Yang Guang looked at Jing Tian and Ning Daoqi who was standing behind Jing Tian. Then he sighed heavily and cupped his hands and said: "Master Dao Zu, I'm afraid that after returning to the court, the only ones I can mobilize are Get rid of these troops."
Sighing again, Yang Guang said very unwillingly: "When I issue the decree to re-establish Jixia, I'm afraid that all the places will rebel immediately. Can I really regain the peace of the world with the power of one city?"
"Hehthis is very easy." Jing Tian smiled and shook his head.
"So that the emperor will know." Ning Daoqi smiled, raised his hand to salute Yang Guang, and then slowly and confidently said: "Old Taoist is fortunate to have received a generous gift from the Taoist ancestors. Now the Taoism has been completed. If it is not deeply involved in cause and effect, just I'm afraid that one old Taoist can help your majesty to pacify the world."
"Can't you really help me personally?" Yang Guang asked reluctantly.
"Absolutely not." Ning Daoqi shook his head: "I have already told your majesty that destroying foreign races is a merit, but killing the Central Plains is a sin. Therefore, after returning to the court, my Taoist sect will only protect the integrity of the dragon body for your majesty. Or provide advice and funds for His Majesty, but it is absolutely impossible to go into battle. "
"Hey" Yang Guang sighed again.
¡°Report!¡± A report suddenly sounded outside the door, interrupting Yang Guang¡¯s next words.
"Come in!" Yang Guang calmed down his emotions and said with a majestic look.
The door curtain was raised, and a guard came in and saluted: "Your Majesty, there is a new army coming to join outside the formation."
"The specific situation." Yang Guang said tiredly after hearing this.
"Your Majesty, the newly arrived troops are in neat formation, with a total of 500 cavalry and 4,000 steps." The guard replied, his voice full of joy.
"Oh?" Yang Guang's mood changed from dark to bright, and he immediately asked: "Who is the commander of this army!?"
"Your Majesty, I am a general under the command of General Zhang Xutuo. My surname is Qin and my name is Qiong."
"Huh?" This time it was Jing Tian's turn to speak out.
"Does Dao Ancestor have any plans?" Upon hearing this, Yang Guang immediately left his guards behind and turned to Jing Tian and asked hurriedly.
"This good general, his younger brother Luo Cheng is also a good general." Jing Tian nodded slightly.
"Hahahaha! Okay!" Yang Guang laughed, turned to the guards and ordered: "Go and inform Lord Pei Ju, the Minister of War! Let him personally arrange the new army!"
"Here!" the guard responded, bowed and left.
?Outside the account, after the guard came out, he immediately raised the back of his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Then someone came around and asked in a low voice: "How is it? Can your Majesty's delusion be relieved?"
The guard shook his head and said timidly: "Not yet, but your Majesty's illness is getting worse. Just now, your Majesty was still talking to the ghost in the empty space as before."
"Hiss¡ª" The people around him took a breath, shook their heads and sighed: "I don't know what kind of ghost this ghost is, but it is so powerful that they have followed here from the imperial capital."
"Silence!" a commander shouted to stop him.
When everyone heard this, they quickly stopped talking, but the guard shook his head and hurried to notify Shi Zhixuan
Time flew by, and in the next ten days or so, several armies arrived again. Until mid-July, Yang Guang finally had no patience to wait any longer.
After all, the stipulated time has long passed, and the remaining troops that have not yet arrived are either those who are perfunctory, or have already dispersed halfway, so there is no need to wait any longer.
On this day, Yang Guang worshiped the gods in the wild and formally organized his army. Then he did not even send a vanguard, but directly launched the army and pressed towards the border of Goryeo's "Luxury City".
After several days of marching, the army came to the city.
In front of the formation, Yang Guang issued an order on top of Longluan: "Come and protect our children!"
"I'm here!" A strong man over two and a half meters tall responded with his hands raised.
"I order you to lead the army to attack the city!" Yang Guang ordered solemnly: "Remember! No matter what happens to the army in the back line! You must not hesitate to take care of it! You must capture that 'Luxury City' for me!"
"I obey the decree!" Lai Hu'er responded loudly.
"All the generals under my command are at your disposal! Go!" Yang Guang waved his arm vigorously.
"Here!" Lai Hu'er nodded vigorously, glanced left and right, and shouted loudly: "Yuwen Chengdu! Qin Qiong! Pei Yuanqing! Follow me to the army!"
"Here!" The three generals who were named responded, bowed to Yang Guang again, and then followed Lai Huer and strode away, rushing to the front line.
Not long after, the front line of the Sui army suddenly began to advance. The roar of the footsteps of tens of thousands of troops could be heard in the distance, and the momentum between heaven and earth suddenly became cold and depressing.
After a while, dozens of catapults suddenly started, and huge rough stones flew high in the sky, smashing towards the walls of Shecheng.
Boom! Boom boom boom¡ª¡ª
There was a loud noise, and dozens of boulders hit the city wall one after another. Some hit the wall, making a deep hole in the wall; some flew into the city, causing a roar.
The most shocking thing is the huge boulders that hit the top of the city wall. Every time a huge boulder falls, it will instantly clear a gap for the defenders.
"Hahahaha! Okay!" Yang Guang laughed while standing on the chariot. He couldn't help turning his head to look around him and said excitedly: "The Taoist sect really has deep secrets. Such a magic weapon is really unstoppable! Invincible! Hahahaha !¡±
Ning Daoqi smiled slightly, hiding his pride.
The surrounding sergeants looked at each other in confusion, and all of them looked at Yang Guang with strange eyes.
Shi Zhixuan, who was standing not far away, glanced at Jing Tian and Ning Daoqi who were sitting next to Yang Guang, and then at the inexplicable sergeants around him. He couldn't help but sigh slightly, feeling deeply fearful in his heart.
Of course, this mood only rippled for a moment. The next moment, Shi Zhixuan's mood turned to expectation. After all, if you see Jing Tian's magic with your own eyes, you will be more confident about 'resurrecting Bi Xiuxin'.
Boom boom boom¡ª¡ª
The catapults continued to fire, covering the army's approach to the city wall. After a few rounds, the city wall of Shecheng was close to being shattered.
On the city wall, the defenders were rarely seen at this time, but they were either smashed into minced meat by huge rocks, or they were scared out of their wits and never dared to show their heads again.
Before the troops of the Sui army reached the city, the defeat of the Goryeo defenders was already obvious.
Such a situation made the surrounding sergeants excited. They couldn't help but whisper to each other and praise each other again and again.
Of course, the generals who did not get the mission seemed unable to sit still, because victory was ahead of them, and if they did not take action, they would not get any credit.
"Your Majesty!" Finally, a general couldn't help but speak out, saluted Yang Guang and shouted: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xutuo, invites you to fight!"
"I invite you to fight!" The generals responded quickly and looked at Yang Guang eagerly.
"Hahaha¡ª¡ª" Yang Guang was so happy that he looked up to the sky and laughed.
Boom!
Suddenly, a catapult in front collapsed and shattered for no apparent reason, causing Yang Guang's laughter to stop abruptly