Chapter 1437 The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain (Part 8)
Chapter 1442 The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain (VIII)
The tone of Su Wu's conversation with Shen Shi was exactly the same as when he was talking to his disciple Chu Xuan, the tone of talking to a younger generation. From then on, Shen Shi was fully arranged for various training courses in the Bad People.
Shen Shi knew that this was because the senior valued him, so he worked hard to cultivate himself, so he restrained his playful expression and bowed to Su Wu to thank him.
Since all the 24 Taoist sects in the world were defeated or directly surrendered by Su Wu, the number of Taoist disciples who joined the Bad People has been quite large. When Shen Shi selected members for the third team to suppress evil, he naturally gave priority to his fellow disciples.
However, when he saw that Yin Zhi would still leave a small number of seats for Taoist disciples and ordinary Bad People when selecting his subordinates, he followed suit and selected a small number of Buddhist disciples and ordinary Bad People to join the third team to suppress evil.
——Buddhism and Taoism used to be like water and fire, which could not be mixed.
But now, because Su Wu likes to see the integration of Buddhism and Taoism, and both of them now regard Su Wu as a core figure, so for this reason, Buddhism and Taoism are gradually integrating.
Not long after, the two newly established ghost suppression teams were organized in front of Su Wu, and they took shape.
Su Wu glanced at the candidates of the two ghost suppression teams led by Yin Zhi and Shen Shi, and saw many young elite disciples of Buddhism and Taoism in them.
As the news of his suppression of the Huashan ghost spread, his reputation grew, and Buddhism and Taoism, as well as the world's Dharma lineages, became more and more daring to bet heavily on the organization of "Bad People".
Among the bad people present at the moment.
There are quite a few disciples of Buddhism, Taoism, Wu Nuo, and folk Dharma.
After that, Su Wu selected a Wu Nuo disciple named "Gu Chixiong" as the leader of the fourth ghost suppression team, and selected a Duan Gong named "Sun Chaoying" from the Duan Gong lineage as the leader of the fifth ghost suppression team.
The originally empty Suppression Bureau was filled with five Suppression Teams in the blink of an eye.
"With more than a hundred sect warriors and armors, the Divine Works Bureau will be busy next." Su Wu said with a smile to Ji Xingzhou beside him.
Ji Xingzhou grinned: "It is easy to refine the armors, and I don't need to do it myself.
I see that there are several apprentices in the Divine Works Bureau who are becoming more and more skilled, and it is almost time for them to become masters - after they become masters, I don't need to do everything myself.
The efficiency of making armor can be increased several times by then."
Su Wu smiled slightly when he heard the voice, but did not comment.
Perhaps there are indeed a few good seedlings in the Divine Works Bureau who are about to become masters, but even if they become masters, Master Ji will still have to do everything himself.
-- Master Ji himself enjoys it.
He and Ji Xingzhou walked into the thatched cottage hand in hand, and many craftsmen and apprentices entered one after another.
Soon, the thatched cottage burst into a strong heat, and the sound of forging iron ingots and people's shouting continued to sound.
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That night, the gates of all the streets in Chang'an had been closed, and the whole city fell into a deep sleep.
Darkness covered the buildings and houses in the streets, and everything was silent.
In this silence, some dark shadows quietly sank into the houses along the street of "Tongjifang" where the Bad People Office was located.
The owner of the house was still sleeping in bed, and he didn't realize that an uninvited guest had quietly entered his home.
In a certain house.
Three or five black shadows gathered in front of a window facing the street, and the white moonlight outside the window reflected the black armor on the black shadows like fish scales.
The man in black armor stretched his arms and gently pushed open the window. The bright moon like a jade plate rose to the sky, and then it spread out bright light and illuminated the earth.
The tall soldier by the window looked at the full moon and uttered a "tsk" sound, seeming to feel a little regretful.
He said to his silent companion beside him: "This is not a good weather."
Another soldier standing against the wall said: "The monument can naturally turn this bad weather into a good weather."
The soldier who spoke first laughed dumbly.
Outside the window that was pushed open, under the cold moonlight, the sound of forging could still be heard from time to time in the residence of the bad people in the distance.
"Now that the Marquis of Zhenguo is in charge of the Bad People, this building, which is usually not popular, has suddenly become 'popular'." The moonlight illuminated the pale face of the tall armored soldier, and his narrow eyes flickered with a little bit of mockery. "I have just seen the 'human armor' made by the Bad People on Chu Dou. It is indeed extraordinary. Its effect can be called a 'divine weapon'.
This kind of armor has a greater effect than the nine tripods and the imperial seal of ancient times.
Whoever possesses this thing will have the qualifications to compete for the world - so, it is no wonder that our saint finally couldn't hold back and wanted to take action against the Marquis of Zhenguo.
The Marquis of Zhenguo is really It's pitiful.
He did nothing wrong, but he blamed himself for making the living armor. It would be fine if he made such a divine armor, but after making it, he spoke rudely and acted wildly, angering the saint. After that, he stayed in the office and made armor day and night without stopping. At this point, he made an irreparable mistake, and it was too late to reverse it..."
The tall white-faced armored soldier said, pointing to the building where the clanging sound came from from time to time, and said, "Look, he hasn't stopped yet!"
Several armored soldiers around silently listened to the white-faced armored soldier, the black armor army lieutenant general Wang Chong.
While Wang Chong was speaking, several black armored soldiers gathered.
The man and woman who were originally sleeping in this bedroom were now silently transferred to another place by the black armor army in their sleep.
"Gao Miao, and the monuments of Zongzheng Temple, haven't they come yet?"
Wang Chong, standing in front of the window and watching the full moon in the dark sky, asked his subordinates who gathered behind him without turning his head.
Before the soldiers spoke, another voice came into the house: "We have arrived."
As he spoke, a fat middle-aged man in a scholar's robe and a futou led two blue-clothed clerks to approach the soldiers. The soldiers bowed and avoided, allowing the fat middle-aged man - Gao Miao, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, to walk to the window and stand side by side with Wang Chong.
Then, as the voice of the Minister of Zongzheng Temple fell.
The bright moon in the sky still spreads bright moonlight, but the houses under the moonlight seem to be covered with a layer of hazy black shadows.
The houses covered with black shadows seemed to have turned into illusory things.
Wang Chong reached out and touched the window frame beside him, and the window frame collapsed like sand and dissipated silently.
Gao Miao, with his hands behind his back and his big belly in his mouth, leisurely looked at the unruly residence surrounded by many buildings that seemed to have turned into sand, which was still very real. He slowly said: "This 'Taizong's protection' has taken effect now."
After the burial of Emperor Taizong, the greatest emperor in history, various monuments were often produced on the stone tablets in front of his mausoleum and the tablets in the Taimiao.
Among them, there are twelve sects whose supernatural powers have lasted for a long time and can be used for a long time by the Li Tang royal bloodline.
The Li Tang royal family collectively called them the 'Twelve Phases of the Virtuous Emperor'.
And this 'Taizong's protection' is one of the twelve phases of the virtuous emperor.
When placed in the 'Taizong's protection', one can be protected by the great Tang national destiny, and the body and aura are under the shadow of Taizong, disappearing in reality, but the body can suddenly rise from the shadow of Taizong and launch a fatal killing move against the enemy-unless someone can break this 'Taizong's protection', otherwise it is impossible for the person protected by Taizong to be caught and killed.
As for breaking the "Taizong's protection", it is also extremely difficult.
The twelve monuments of the virtuous emperor are first connected with the great Tang Dynasty's national destiny. Now that the great Tang Dynasty is changing with each passing day and its power is spreading across the world, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is simply beyond compare.
Under such circumstances, if you want to break the "Taizong's protection", you must first remain unaffected by the impact of the great Tang Dynasty's national destiny.
Secondly, when Emperor Taizong was alive, his practice of "Five Virtues of the State" was almost perfect.
Although he died, the spirit of the perfect five virtues still covered the Li Tang imperial lineage. The twelve monuments of the virtuous emperor are basically the manifestation of his "Five Virtues of the State". Breaking Taizong's protection is equivalent to being able to fight against Emperor Taizong's nearly perfect "Five Virtues of the State" and suppress this body.
The so-called "Five Virtues State Body and Soul" is a method that was developed after the Li family established the Tang Dynasty, following the Han Dynasty's "Heaven-Man Induction Theory" and integrating various methods. Once this method is practiced, it will be connected with the Li Tang imperial bloodline.
Although the method cannot prolong life, it can make the body strong, and within a short distance, a person can also "enemy a country".
Moreover, after the emperor's dragon rides to heaven, his body will also disperse the "Five Virtues and Tribulations Qiyun", protecting the Li Tang imperial bloodline for a long time, forming various monuments, and protecting future generations.
This "Five Virtues State Body and Soul" is not a secret rumor in the temple. Many court officials know that the Tang emperor has cultivated such a great method, but how magical is this method when it is used? People at that time actually rarely saw it. After all, the emperor lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the various protections in the forbidden palace had made the Tang Palace like an iron barrel. How could the emperor have the opportunity to use this method?
Wang Chong looked at the furnishings of the houses that were covered with a layer of dark shadows, and smiled and said to Gao Miao, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple: "Now we just need to wait here and watch the battle between the Han Taoist Zhongli Quan and the Zhenguo Hou from afar.
--Did the saint issue an edict?
When do you want us to start?"
Gao Miao glanced at Wang Chong and then retracted his gaze, saying: "Didn't the saint issue an edict to you? I haven't received the saint's edict yet."
Wang Chong nodded and said thoughtfully: "It seems that the saint is still hesitant and has not decided whether to take action now.
Take action when it is time to take action. It is a taboo to be indecisive in the face of battle."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a meaningful gaze from behind him, so he turned his head suddenly-only to see a blue-clothed clerk standing behind him.
The blue-clothed clerk was tall, with his head down at this time, holding a rubbing of the stele in his hand. The moonlight shone on his face, and his expression was calm.
The more Wang Chong looked at the clerk, the more familiar he felt.
When a certain idea was about to take shape in his mind, Gao Miao suddenly cleared his throat and said, "I think that being indecisive in the face of battle is the performance of a great leader who can accomplish great things.
It is rare to be calm when facing great things."
Hearing this, Wang Chong shook his head and stared at the clerk in blue for a while, but he couldn't see any clues, so he said, "The saint ordered the Zongzheng Temple to place the twelve steles of the virtuous emperor here - but now only the 'Taizong's Protection Stele' can be seen. I don't know where the other eleven steles are?"
"The time has not come yet.
When the time comes, you will naturally know where the other steles are." Gao Miao responded and looked at the Bad People's House that was not protected by Taizong. He saw a tall Taoist priest carrying a magic sword and walking into the Bad People's House with his head held high.
Zhongli Quan has arrived here.
Wang Chong sensed something in his heart and stopped observing the blue-clothed clerk who made him feel vaguely familiar. He turned his head and looked at the Bad People's Residence. Under the protection of Emperor Taizong, he watched Zhongli Quan walk into the corner door of the Bad People's Residence with his head held high until his figure was completely swallowed up by the darkness.
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The backyard of the Bad People's Residence.
The sound of forging that kept coming from the thatched cottage finally stopped at this moment.
After a long time, some figures with faces and clothes stained with charcoal dust filed out of the thatched cottage, with a look of pride and satisfaction on everyone's face.
Many craftsmen surrounded a short man in the middle, and they couldn't stop praising:
"Congratulations to Chief Wu Liu for being promoted to 'Master Craftsman'!
You are the first person to be promoted to the rank of master craftsman in the Shengong Bureau! "
"Congratulations, Master!"
"The fact that the chief can lead the process of 'God General Jiayin gives birth to human Jia' is related to the 'Ink Painting' on your body?"
I wonder if the bad handsome man will still ink tattoos for others. "
"It's because of my master's excellent talent that he stood out so quickly and was promoted to the rank of master craftsman first - both Bad Handsome and Master Ji praised my master in this way, which shows that this is the case!
Instead of worrying about whether you can get ink tattoos on your body, you still need to have a solid foundation in practice! "
"..."
Everyone discussed in front of the thatched cottage for a while, then said goodbye to each other and prepared to leave the building. At this time, Su Wu and Ji Xingzhou walked out of the thatched cottage hand in hand.
Both of them were also stained with a lot of carbon dust, and their faces were also pitch black.
When the craftsmen who were about to leave saw Su Wu and Ji Xingzhou walking out of the thatched cottage, they stopped and saluted them.
Su Wu nodded in response, looked at the sky, and then said to everyone: "It's getting so late. If you go back at this time, the doors of your respective residences have already been sealed, right?"
Everyone heard the words and responded one after another.
Some people say that they are familiar with the gatekeeper, and it is not too late now, so they can ask him to open the door.
Some people say that their home is near the office;
Some people also say that they can just spend the night somewhere.
Su Wu heard everyone's response and said: "You can rest in the office tonight. There are so many empty rooms in the office. You can stay overnight at will. This will save you the pain of running around at night and facing various changes."
"This...I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."
Everyone hesitated.
Su Wu persuaded them a few more words before leaving everyone in the building.
After asking everyone to go down and rest, he asked Ji Xingzhou beside him: "Master Ji, don't you go down and rest?"
Ji Xingzhou raised his head and glanced at the bright moon in the sky, then lowered his head and said to Su Wu, "It's a beautiful time and there's so much excitement to see, but it's a waste of time to go back to your room to rest."
The words fell to the ground.
The two looked at each other and smiled.