"The mysterious and mysterious gates of all wonders" comes from the first chapter of the Taoist chapter of "Laozi Five Thousand Words", and is also a mystery that has made countless people curious about. [There are many statements about what this gate of all wonders is. The most famous one and the one that has received the most is the female yin |human.

Liu Bian has read "Laozi's Five Thousand Words" recently and knows that Taoism prefers softness and femaleness are consistent with the personality traits of women. Taoism says "the best is like water", which coincides with the famous saying "Women are made of water". "Laozi's Five Thousand Words" also mentions many times that "Tao is the mother of heaven and earth" and "the door of mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth". There is also a sentence "No name, the beginning of heaven and earth; famous, the mother of all things", shaping a statue of a goddess and setting the mechanism in this position is in line with Taoist philosophy.

For Taoism, men and women's affairs are not subtle, but supreme magic that can become immortals and achieve enlightenment. The methods of the room have always been an important method of practice. Liu Bian took preconceived ideas and believed that they were inferior. Diao Chan knew very little about Taoist academics, and was also a maid who was sent to others as a sexual slave and used sex to entertain others. It was natural that she had the same idea.

But Liu Bian knew that the Xianbei people placed the temple in the center of the royal court not just to satisfy some despicable psychology. In their eyes, this statue of god is sacred and cannot have any blasphemy. In the primitive religion of the grassland people, the status of goddesses is more noble than that of male gods, and they are unlikely to do such a thing.

What puzzled Liu Bian was why the goddess of the Xianbei people wore Han clothes? He had seen some statues of primitive tribes in his previous life. This time he swept the grassland and saw wizards and goddesses worshipped in various tribes. Most of them were elderly women wearing various robes, and there was never such a young and beautiful girl. If the statue had not had a flat breast as a man, he and Cai Yan would not have been able to tell her gender.

Liu Bian was puzzled and sent someone to call Huaitou and Queju again. This time, he did not ask who the goddess was, but how the royal court usually worshiped the gods.

Huaitou was confused and Queju couldn't tell the reason. Before this, they didn't have many opportunities to enter the temple. However, Huaitou mentioned a question: In his impression, Tan Shihuai sacrificed the gods alone in the temple, with the gates closed. Even the guards on duty would be driven outside the temple. No sound was allowed. Otherwise, Tan Shihuai would be very angry and even beheaded.

Liu Bian still couldn't catch the key points. In desperation, he had to let Huaitou and others go out. Then he ordered people to lay a bed in front of the statue and prepare to stay in the temple overnight to slowly comprehend. Diao Chan wanted to stay and serve him, but he refused. He wanted to be alone and calm. Maybe he could get more information.

After Diao Chan went out, Liu Bian sat down cross-legged, adjusted his breathing evenly, calmed his mind and waited quietly.

When everything around him gradually left him, only his breathing and heartbeat were left in his ears, he heard a whirring sound. The sound was very weak, but very clear, as if it was very far away, and seemed to be close to him, floating, but it was always lingering in his ears. Liu Bian understood that this sound was probably the time when Diao Chan's natal beast crawled inside the statue's body. As for where it was, he was not very clear.

He didn't ask, just listened quietly.

There was a silence around him, and even Komway retreated outside the temple. There was only Liu Bian himself and a statue of god who could not speak, as well as the small beast in the statue's body. He relaxed his mind and listened quietly. His eyes were pitch black, but in the black, something was moving, as if the little beast that was pitch black and had only a white line on his back was walking along an invisible pipe.

Thinking of the little beast, Liu Bian suddenly remembered the siege again. The siege was snow-white all over, but its tail was black. When he looked from behind, it was the opposite of the siege. As soon as he thought about this, Liu Bian suddenly felt aroused in his heart, and he thought something, and instantly jumped out of the vague state.

He raised his head and looked at the silent statue quietly. The smile on the statue's face was mysterious, a bit like the Mona Lisa in the masterpiece, making people unable to guess what she was thinking, what she was laughing at, or even whether she was laughing.

Liu Bian seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't remember it. He pondered for a long time, and finally decided to put aside that thought for the time being and listen to the sound of the little beast crawling inside the divine beast again.

After a while, Liu Bian entered a dazed state again. However, he did not hear the sound of the little beast crawling. The statue's body was silent. Only Liu Bian's own breathing and heartbeat were left in the hall. The little beast seemed to have suddenly disappeared.

Liu Bian was puzzled and thought about looking for it, but as soon as he thought, he changed his mind and decided not to care about the life and death of the little beast, and waited slowly.

The hall was pitch black, and everything was quiet, as if it was the beginning of heaven and earth.

...

Chang'an.

Wang Yun lay down with his quilt, his eyes closed, his breathing was very stable, but he did not fall asleep.

I don’t know how long it took, a light and anxious footsteps came from outside the door. Wang Yun suddenly opened his eyes and turned over and sat up.

With a squeak, the door was pushed open. Wang Gai flashed into the door and then gently covered the door. He stood at the door, motionless until his eyes adapted to the indoor environment, and then shouted softly: "Father?"

"How?" Wang Yun had already sat up, his eyes bright. "Is Liu Yan's person here?"

"Here, but..." Wang Gai wanted to speak but stopped. In the darkness, his voice was filled with indescribable depression. Wang Yun immediately frowned: "What's wrong? He spoke hesitantly and had no husband's spirit. Is it that Liu Yan sent too few troops?"

"There is indeed not many troops." Wang Gai sighed silently: "Liu Fan said that he sent three thousand infantrymen. His son felt that Liu Yan probably had no confidence in us and wanted to sit and see success or failure."

"Sit down to see if you succeed or fail?" Wang Yun sneered: "He has made it clear that his intention to be disobedient. Even if he does not send troops, he cannot escape the name of a rebel minister. In my opinion, he may have been frightened by Guo Tai's actions a few days ago. He thought that the court was prepared and did not dare to go deeper. Those with great ambitions and talent are like this."

Wang Gai remained silent. More than ten days ago, Guo Tai, who was originally guarding Fufeng, suddenly returned to Chang'an, moved to Ziwu Valley, and sent some people to the entrance of Xiegu in Mei County to strengthen his vigilance. However, the number of people he mobilized was limited, with a total of only more than 2,000 people. And two days ago, they all left and returned to Fufeng again. Liu Yan might have heard the previous news and sent people to stop his subordinates who came to help.

Liu Yan was in Chengdu and was thousands of miles away from his subordinates. If you want to remotely control the command, there was at least five days' time difference. This secret mission was not suitable for remote control. You either went to the front line in person or arranged a trustworthy general so that you could adapt to the situation and make a quick decision. Liu Yan's remote control command was extremely stupid. Wang Yun looked down on Liu Yan, and Wang Gai did not agree with Liu Yan's approach.

The problem is that Liu Yan is just their ally, not their subordinates. Even if they disagree, their father and son will have no choice but to deal with Liu Yan. On the contrary, they have to accommodate Liu Yan. Without the help of Liu Yan's three thousand men, it will be difficult for them to fully control Chang'an.

"Han Sui, Ma Teng is really useless. It's almost a month since I've been able to attack Chang'an." Wang Yun sighed softly: "These Liangzhou people are indeed unreliable. It would be a delusion to rely on them to complete the great cause of the Confucian school. If half of their troops, Niu Fu and Guo Tai's heads would have been in my hands."

"My father said, Confucianism has a lot of talents, but its military power is weak. If it weren't for this reason, Dou Wu and Chen Fan would not have failed. If they were as good as their father, Confucianism would have succeeded long ago, but it would have been delayed until today."

Wang Yun laughed and was full of confidence. "This day will come soon. Once you control Chang'an and Niu Fu's subordinates, you can hold Liang Jingjie in your hand, even if the war in Shandong is unfavorable, we can stabilize half of the country and the Confucian Sect will not be defeated."

Wang Gai praised: "It's still my father's far-sightedness. They all set their sights on Shandong, but their father only liked Guanzhong."

"Shandong native..." Wang Yun smiled slightly, his disdainful expression: "There are many guests in the Qing Dynasty, and he is a capable minister. Yuan Benchu's fourth generation and three masters are just like this. I heard that the talent of the Wang Zuo of the Xun family has not yet been dominated by Yuan Shao. The Chen family would rather rely on Tao Qian than bow to Yuan Shao. Zhong Yao decided to wait and see the court, while the Han family defected to Yuan Shu. None of the four Yingchuan families is optimistic about him. If he wants to accomplish great things, wouldn't it be a fool?"

...

In Baoxie Valley, Liu Fan walked on the plank road in the dark, and the wooden boards under his feet were squeaking, accompanied by the night wind, knocking on Liu Fan's heart.

Liu Fan raised his head and looked at the dark mountain shadow in the distance, and a trace of uneasiness surged in his heart.

He came from Chang'an to welcome the reinforcements from Yizhou under the order of Wang Yun. Three thousand Yizhou troops quietly entered Chang'an and cooperated with Wang Yun's actions to give Niu Fu a sudden blow. When Zhang Liao and Guo Si led his troops to confront Han Sui and Ma Teng, Chang'an's troops were empty, and Niu Fu had only more than 5,000 people around him. If he was properly operated, he could hit Niu Fu with one blow.

After helping the Confucian Sect control Chang'an, Liu Yan made contributions to the Confucian Sect, and it would be possible to achieve the goal of separating Yizhou in the future. Liu Yan himself knew that separating Yizhou could not be a long-term solution. Once the Confucian Sect controls Luoyang and Chang'an, it will sooner or later recover Yizhou and unify the world. However, as a means to save one's life in troubled times, it is a good choice. At that time, you can still talk to the court and be named a king and a marquis.

For their father and son, holding Yizhou is the best strategy to advance and attack and retreat. Helping the Confucian sect to win Chang'an is just to avoid conflicts with the Confucian sect.
Chapter completed!