Chapter 69 Owning the Hill
On the second day of the Tang Dynasty, he didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning.
He and Li Lian were newly married last night. They couldn't describe the beautiful scenery and exhausted a lot of energy. However, Li Gesang was destined to return to Chang'an as soon as possible. For no other reason than Li Longji suddenly sent someone to come. When he visited the doctor in the Tang Dynasty, he learned about the incident. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and hurried back to Nanzhao.
Suddenly the Tang Dynasty disappeared. Sun Simiao and Zhuan Xin were very surprised, but they did not dare to say anything. They searched everywhere, almost searching the entire Zhongnan Mountain, but still found nothing. They couldn't help but feel extremely scared. At this time, The so-called house leak was caused by continuous rain, and the boat was broken by a storm. When the emperor learned that Tang Chao was ill, he sent an imperial doctor to see him. Zhan Xin had to lie and said that Tang Chao had gone out to seek medical treatment. , for such a major matter, I must go back to Nanzhao in person to explain everything.
Unexpectedly, when I returned to Nanzhao, I learned that Li Lian had married another princess named Wen Jiang in the Tang Dynasty. Within a few days of missing, a big stone fell in my heart.
Tang Chao held Zhu Xin's hand tightly with both hands. Looking at his thin face, it was obvious that he had worried a lot about him during this period, and he was tired from the journey. He and Li Lian respectfully poured him a glass of wine each. : "Brother Zhuan, please drink this cup of wedding wine from me,"
Zhuan Xin saw the drastic change in Li Lian's temperament and knew that it was because she had truly become a woman. He laughed and said, "Brother, if you can drink this late wedding wine, it is better than drinking all the fine wines in the world."
Drink it all in one gulp.
But what frightened the Tang Dynasty was that Princess Wenjiang disappeared.
He was wondering why Wen Jiang next door didn't get up when he and Li Lian had already gotten up.
But it turned out that Tang Chao and Li Lian were shouting for a fierce battle last night. Wen Jiang stayed for a while, but couldn't stay any longer, so he quietly opened the door and went out. The two of them were so excited that they didn't know when she would open the door and when she would go out. Yes, I didn't realize it at all. Only now did I realize that the person was missing.
After asking, Tie Ning told him: "Princess Wenjiang went out alone last night. The guard asked her why, but she killed someone and broke out."
Tang Chao was shocked, knowing that although Tie Ning's words sounded nice, he must have let her go for His Majesty's sake. Although Wen Jiang's martial arts were good, he could not freely come and go in the Dali Palace.
But now that he knew where she was going, he was not in a hurry. He knew that she had been walking around in the world for a long time and had good martial arts skills, so self-protection was no problem. He and Zhuan Xin took a short rest and then set off.
Li Gesang led Li Lian and personally sent the Tang Dynasty to a ten-mile pavilion. Li Lian only stayed with the Tang Dynasty couple for one day and then parted ways. One can imagine the pain during this period. However, his father had his destiny and Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty were about to go to war. It would be extremely dangerous for her to go to the Tang Dynasty, so she had to stay in the Dali Palace.
Within a few days, Tang Chao rushed back to Chang'an and secretly entered his mansion in Zhongnan Mountain. Sun Simiao saw it and Tang Chao explained the whole story, and everyone was happy.
Tang Chao and Zhuan Xin had slept well all day, and had just recovered from their spirits. Suddenly they heard someone visiting outside the door, and asked the old housekeeper to open the door. When they saw it, it was Sheva, followed by the four tigers of Zhuan's family.
The Tang Dynasty was shocked. He fell into the hands of Sheva twice, but Sheva did not kill him. However, he admired his martial arts very much and quickly welcomed them in respectfully. He did not know why they came.
The four brothers who followed him exclusively had a real affectionate relationship.
In the secret room, Tang Chao asked him the reason for his visit, and Sheva said: "On your Majesty's order, I am here to assist you, Deputy Marshal."
The Tang Dynasty wanted to say that it had masters like the master to help it, and with the trust, the manpower was enough, but Sheva first said: "Your Majesty told me before leaving, there are many factions in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Linfu is even more powerful. , now that I’ve offended him, I’m afraid he won’t let it go. To ensure your safety, deputy marshal, I have been ordered to come and protect you. I will do as I’m told.”
Tang Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, but he waved his hands repeatedly: "What deputy marshal? Mr. Sheva is an unrivaled talent in Nanzhao, and his martial arts is so superb that Tang Chao admires him from the bottom of his heart. Don't even mention this kind of mission, I will do it as soon as you mention it." I'm worried about you. We all treat each other as brothers. If anything happens, please ask Sheva's adoptive father for help. I will never dare to be arrogant."
In fact, the hatred between Li Gesang and Sheva was so deep-rooted that it was not something that Lang Zhengxuan could resolve. It was only because of the logic and his explanation that the two men turned enemies into friends and forced them to become brothers. But it is not easy to be truly as close as brothers. After Sheva left in the Tang Dynasty, he immediately wanted to leave and not accept any official position in Nanzhao. Fortunately, Lang Zhengxuan impressed him with Li Lian and asked him to treat him as a foster father. Li Lian went to the Tang Dynasty to help the Tang Dynasty as his own identity, so that he would not be involved in danger, and Li Lian would have to be a widow for the rest of his life.
In the past, Sheva was grateful to Tang Chao for letting him meet Xie Xiao for the last time, so he did not kill him twice to repay his kindness that day. Now, he was very happy to hear that Tang Chao spoke politely and did not use his power to overwhelm others.
People like Sheva have reached the state of martial arts, and their skills in dealing with people are also improving day by day. If it were during the Nanzhao rebellion, he and people like Li Gesang could turn enemies into friends. That was almost impossible, but as his martial arts skills increased, his behavior became more and more mellow.
In fact, the highest state of martial arts is to avoid danger without seeing or hearing it. In Confucian terms, it is "the most sincere". In Taoist terms, it is to form an indestructible golden elixir. In Buddhist terms, it is It is to form the relics of Nirvana (also called Muni). In short, when martial arts has reached this state, which is the highest state, if you want to advance even half a step, you must have people with earth-shattering talents. Like comets, they will cut through the night sky and emerge. Become an immortal, become a Buddha, become a great saint king, such as Laozi, Confucius, and Sakyamuni.
Such a person is rare to meet in a thousand years, and sometimes even in ten thousand years.
However, as for Sheva's current state, although he has not yet reached the state where he avoids danger without seeing or hearing it, he has indeed reached a state where he is mellow in dealing with things and transparent about the world. He has room for dealing with others and is no longer like the Nanzhao chaos. So cruel and brutal.
Martial arts can change a person's body, and it can also change a person's spirit.
Tang Chao was overjoyed, and a powerful wish appeared in his mind. With my current strength, I can form my own party in the court. When the time comes, I can support myself on the top of the mountain and achieve a great cause. Humph, you, Li Linfu, are doing everything possible to do this. I invited Tie Murong, haha, I didn’t expect that the Tang Dynasty also found a master with strong martial arts skills.
After Tang Chao talked with them, he immediately ordered Zhuan Xin to settle his four brothers in the West Cross Courtyard. Sheva didn't like to be restrained, so he wanted a courtyard for himself and concentrated on practicing martial arts. Tang Chao did not dare to stop him and called The supplies provided by my subordinates are meticulous, and I don’t dare to neglect any orders.
Tang Chao knew that with the strength of his palace, his own safety was no problem, so he couldn't help but feel happy, practice the kung fu taught by his master, and improve with each passing day. He would wait until the January holiday was over before going to school. towards.
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More than ten days had passed, and Tang Chao felt that his kung fu had reached the level of An Jin. A punch on the wall could make the wall dent, but his hand would not be injured at all.
Some people think An Jin is very mysterious, and they don’t know what it is. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is not worth a penny. It is a practice that can make all the energy of the body burst out from the fists or feet in an instant. It is so powerful that it can beat an ordinary person with one punch. Broken tendons and fractures, even a master of An Jin who is a powerful martial artist, can kill a cow and a tiger with one punch. Wu Song on Jingyang Hill can also kill a tiger when he is drunk, which shows that his An Jin is already very powerful. Awesome.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty's current Anqi can only use fists to explode the energy of the whole body. It has not yet mastered the legs, let alone other parts of the body, such as the chest, abdomen, crotch, lower body, eyes, ears, mouth, etc. The nose and other important parts must be trained through training. Of course, if you want to enter the transformation state like Sheva, you must also train the spine through dark energy. This does not mean that the spine can be hit, but it can improve the hematopoietic function of the spine. Shaolin's "Yi Jin Jing", to put it bluntly, is to practice kung fu to the spine, so that it can stretch and contract freely, change his quality, and essentially improve a person.
The Tang Dynasty is naturally far away from such a state, but as long as he works hard, it is very possible to enter the state of transformation in the future, depending on his qualifications.
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In the afternoon that day, I suddenly heard the sound of drums outside the door, and then there was a knock on the door. Tang Chao ordered the door to be opened, but he saw a man in scarlet official uniform walking out of a luxurious sedan. It was Li Linfu.
Tang Chao quickly stood up, finally suppressed the anger in his heart, and went out: "Your Excellency, what kind of wind brought you here?"
Although the words were slightly affectionate, the tone was cold. He had never posted in the Tang Dynasty to invite this popular person to his house.
Li Linfu had a naive smile on his face, and his round face was a bit amiable, but he didn't pay attention to Tang Chao's neglect, and said with a smile: "I heard that Tang Shilang was ill and was recuperating at home. I always wanted to come and visit, but... I have been busy with mundane affairs, and I just couldn’t find time until today.”
The Tang Dynasty was full of doubts and would not believe his lies, but he could not let the dignified prime minister stand outside the door and had to wave to welcome the guests.
Unexpectedly, Li Linfu only brought four personal followers with him this time. Although he had just put on a show of going out with gongs and drums under the orders of the Central Secretary, those people were just hangers-on after all. Only these four people could really protect Li Linfu's safety. A personal attendant.
Hey, this old guy, have you forgotten what happened in the court room that day? You wanted to harm me first, aren't you afraid that I will retaliate against you?
However, these problems could only be discussed in his mind, but Li Linfu didn't care and entered Tang Chao's living room with brisk steps.
Tang Chao was secretly surprised. I broke this old guy's ankle. I didn't expect him to recover so quickly. Moreover, he clearly knew that I hated him deeply, but he dared to come to my house alone like this. Obviously There is something extraordinary.
What surprised the Tang Dynasty even more was that Li Linfu only brought Liang Shang and followed him into the living room. The other three followers were waiting at the foot of the stairs. Liang Shang's martial arts was only slightly higher than that of Zhuan Xin and himself. If Wa and others hadn't come and launched a surprise attack, there was a high possibility that Li Linfu's ship would capsize. Why would he be so careless?
In the impression of the Tang Dynasty, Li Linfu was a very thoughtful person, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
Just listen to Li Linfu say first: "Master Tang, I am here to ask you for something. I come alone, which shows my sincerity."
Tang Chao pretended to ask Zhuan Xin to serve tea, but he already believed it in his heart: "I understand, Mr. Li, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders."
Li Linfu said: "I don't dare. The truth is that I came here this time to ask for help from Mr. Tang. I have an enemy named Zhangchou Jianqiong. He was a martial arts champion. I heard that his martial arts was good. But after he became the top martial arts champion in high school at that time, he I was arrogant and paid homage to the prime minister at the time, Han Xiu, but not me, Li Linfu. I was very angry. At that time, I was already the Minister of Rites and a subordinate of Tong Zhongshu. Qiu Jianqiong clearly showed contempt for me by doing this, so I found an excuse and sent him to the border gate of Nanzhao to become an officer. He originally had a bright future, at least better than the two people Jin Liang and Gu Du in the Ministry of Punishment now. He has a great future and his martial arts seems to be much better than theirs. But when he was treated like this by me, he naturally lost everything and resented me deeply. But since I am in charge of the world, I am not afraid of him. When Xian Ling came to power, the emperor unexpectedly promoted Zhangchou Jianqiong to the rank of Jiannan Jiedu Envoy. This person is my mortal enemy and will definitely be detrimental to me. I would like to ask Mr. Tang to help me get rid of this kid. I I will never forget your benefits,"
When Tang Chao heard this, he felt happy. Li Gesang ordered him to find Li Linfu and try to pull Zhangchou Jianqiong down. Unexpectedly, Li Linfu came to find him instead. He just wanted to do what he wanted, but on the surface But he pretended to be embarrassed: "Here, this guy is just a Huangmen servant. I can still intervene in any matters before the emperor, but the promotion and dismissal of officials is a matter of the Ministry of Personnel. Mr. Li, you In one sentence, didn't he just come down? Why did he need my help?"
Indeed, the Tang Dynasty was also very confused about this.
Li Linfu pretended to take a sip of tea, but he touched the edge of the cup with his mouth, then put it down and said: "The thing is like this, since the emperor directly promoted him, he must have some connections in the court, otherwise, the emperor Such a person would not do things in such a secret. His promotion to Jiannan Jiedu was directly appointed by the emperor and did not go through my hands. If I find a reason to remove him, the emperor will definitely be unhappy. , Moreover, the true identity of Zhangchou Jianqiong’s backstage in the court has been found out. It is the old guy Wei Jian. I have always been surprised that although Gao Xianling is incompetent in Jiannan, he still keeps suppressing Zhangchou Jianqiong. How could the threat of Qiong be revealed now? It was obvious that the imperial court had strong support. That’s why I thought of the young and handsome Tang Dynasty minister with a long career. Haha, Wei Jian, the minister, is riding on your head. , it’s not very comfortable,”
The Tang Dynasty was shocked: This bitch, look at what he means, he wants to kill Zhangchou Jianqiong, and also unseat Wei Jian, the prime minister, this is a plan to kill two birds with one stone, oh no , maybe Sanniao, he also wants to resolve the relationship between me and him through this incident, so that I can relax my vigilance against him.
Humph, brat, don't even think about it. I knew it when I was studying in Zhangzhou No. 1 Middle School. You are a traitorous official who hides his sword behind his smile, and I care about you all the time.
"You, Mr. Prime Minister, what do you want me to do?" No matter what, ask me what you want me to do first, ask clearly first, don't be taken advantage of.
"I want you to fabricate a crime, saying that Zhangchou Jianqiong respected himself as a soldier, secretly colluded with Nanzhao, and wanted to betray the Celestial Empire."
"I, I can't make this up," Mom, this is a matter of beheading and falsely accusing others for no reason. Of course you, Li Linfu, are used to it, but I, Tang Chao, are still very unfamiliar with it.
Li Linfu smiled and said: "Master Tang, since the truth has come to your home in person, I want to reassure you that the truth will never betray you. Moreover, you said you can't fabricate it. This is very simple. I You will ask people to come out to frame Zhang Qiu Jianqiong. What you have to do is actually very simple. You just hope that you can come out to testify when the emperor goes to court. Once the emperor hears that it is you who testifies, he will definitely remove Zhang Qiu Jianqiong immediately. Qiu Jianqiong holds the position of Jiedushi. Even if he is not killed because of his great achievements, he will never be reused by the Tang Dynasty in his lifetime. This is for sure,"
"Here, this is a favor to the prime minister. It's nothing at first, but I heard that Zhangchou Jianqiong is very good at martial arts. I know it was me who framed him. He must have returned to Chang'an to seek revenge from me. I can deal with him when the time comes. No, let’s go further, Mr. Prime Minister, why didn’t you find someone else to testify instead of me?”
At this time, Tang Chao showed his ability to act, with a trembling expression on his face, "Grandma, since you are determined to bring down Zhangchou Jianqiong, then I, the servant, can watch from the other side, why bother to go into this muddy water."
Li Linfu sneered in his heart: Huh, you kid was so bold when you held me hostage in the court room, but now you are pretending to be like this. I know he is pretending, but there is no other way. Now I have to ask for help, so I have to say "Mr. Tang, that's a good question. Why didn't I find someone else but you? Because you were formerly an envoy to Nanzhao and knew many people in Nanzhao. If you testify, the emperor will definitely believe it. Moreover, I Now he also has a trusted soldier who escaped from Jiannan. He will come forward to accuse Zhangchou Jianqiong of treason, and then Mr. Tang will come out to testify and make the final decision. No matter how smart the emperor is, he will not be able to figure out the whole story. In fact, , The emperor is just promoting someone at random. If Wei Jian says yes, it will be fine. If he listens to us, the 19th Congress will remove Zhangchou Jianqiong. By then, he will be alone, no matter how high his martial arts is. The guard in your house, how could he get close to you? Haha, Mr. Tang, you are not really sick during this period. You can still guess the truth. Maybe, it is good for you to do this. indefinite,"
As soon as he saw Li Linfu's ambiguous smile, Tang Chao's heart started to beat. This guy suspected that I was having an affair with Nanzhao and denied it repeatedly: "What did you say, sir? I, Tang Chao, am completely loyal to the emperor. I am absolutely loyal to the emperor." It’s nothing more than the thought of duty, which can be expressed in the sky. Moreover, I did have a cold during this period. How could I not get sick? The Prime Minister must be joking with me, haha,"
Li Linfu looked at Tang Chao with a half-smile but not a smile: "Your face is rosy, and you don't look cold at all."
Seeing that he had seen through the truth, the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to say: "I have been cultivating these days, and now I am finally well. I will go to the morning court tomorrow."
Li Linfu suddenly said: "Well, Mr. Tang, if I ask you to see something, maybe you will agree."
After saying this, he suddenly clapped his hands and one of his followers walked in from the door.
The appearance of this follower was extremely ordinary, but his feet seemed to have a thousand pounds of strength. Every time he took a step, the ground seemed to shake. I don't know why his small body could exert such pressure.
Soon, the entourage came to the Tang Dynasty. With a look from Li Linfu, the entourage took off the bag on his back, and with a clatter, countless gold ingots fell out, shining brightly.
Although the Tang Dynasty had seen a lot of gold, he had never seen so much. He was shocked and said: "Master Xiang, what are you doing?"
"As long as you agree to my conditions, these three thousand taels of gold will be yours,"
Chapter completed!