Chapter 682: Far away, slow to pass, many mistakes
After about a cup of tea, the Li Xiong and his three brothers bid farewell to the old Taoist priest Fan Changsheng, and quickly retreated from the sight of many people.
Li Xiong, Li Shi, and Li Yun turned on their horses, while the soldiers followed quickly.
"What does the old Taoist priest mean?" Li Yun suddenly asked while riding a horse. Because their horses were not fast, the voice was not high. "I want to send one of his disciples to Youzhou. This Youzhou is not close to Yizhou. It has to span half of the Middle Earth, which is too troublesome."
"You have to know that we really need the help of that Taoist priest now," Li Shi shook his head, said to Li Yun first, and then asked Li Xiong: "However, what are the plans for going to Youzhou for a long time? We know more or less about the news about Youzhou, under the rule of Wang Jun, and I heard that this person controls the Xianbei and dominates the border and the Northeast, and is far above us in terms of strength."
Li Xiong also shook his head, and then said, "I have no idea what the Taoist priest meant, but I know a little about his destination."
"Oh?" Li Shi couldn't help asking, "I wonder where the destination is?"
"Daijun." Li Xiong narrowed his eyes, "The Taoist priest did not explain it specifically, but he mentioned it twice in his words and was recorded by me."
"Dai County?" Li Shi frowned, "I know that a county under Youzhou has recently changed its prefecture, and it seems that it has sent troops to help Wang Jun attack the Xianbei."
"Your news is not accurate enough," Li Xiong shook his head, "But it's not your fault for your brother. Youzhou is too far away from us. Moreover, we had a sudden rebellion against the tyranny of the court before. We wanted to survive, and we couldn't think so much, so of course we didn't pay attention to it."
"What is the actual situation?" Li Yun interrupted and asked, "I heard that the Dai County was famous because the Dai County prefect in my heart was a literati and a little famous. It seemed that in order to make money, he plundered local big families and forced them to make paper and other things. He was a very shameless person."
"There is such a thing?" Li Shi looked surprised, "I heard that the man was named Chen Zhi. He had a good reputation. He seemed to have written some articles. Where did you get the news from, and forced the aristocratic families to make paper. Even if we dare not do this, we will not dare to do this. After we conquered Chengdu, the aristocratic families and families did not surrender, but they could only keep it cold, without further stimulation."
"Where did you hear the news?" Li Xiong was amused and crying, "The situation in that Dai County is not what you said. The prefect Chen Zhi was a famous scholar in the Central Plains. He did not help Wang Jun attack the Xianbei, but was attacked by the Xianbei and resisted independently. At the same time, there was a rebel from the court who betrayed Wang Jun and attacked Dai County. It is said that more than 100,000 people in front and behind failed to capture that Dai County. You can imagine how capable he is."
In fact, when he thought about it slightly, Li Xiong knew the reason. His brother and the brothers in this clan are now in charge of soldiers and have no contact with intelligence at all, so he can only hear some rumors.
"Oh? Then, Chen Zhi has capable people under his command and can fight." Li Shi muttered, and then said: "Since that's the case, we must also have a little understanding of the situation in Dai County. After all, that Taoist priest is important. His influence among the people in Shu is probably not weaker than that of the court. If he has requests now, it is a good thing."
"Yes," Li Xiong nodded, "The Taoist Master has seen the current situation of our Li family very clearly, but he did not say that he should clearly leave the relationship out, but made a request. This is a good sign. I am not afraid of him having something to ask for, but I am afraid that he has no wishes."
"Of course the Taoist priest had something to ask for," Li Shiyi pointed out, "Since the Five Doks of Rice Sect scattered, it has been passed down everywhere, but this Shu area grew the fastest, but the Yizhou governor did not like these very much, and he was determined to suppress..."
"You know these words." Li Xiong waved his hand immediately, stopped his brother's words, and then pointed at the surroundings, "There are many plots in that sect everywhere."
Li Shi nodded and said that he understood that he knew very well that the people at the foot of the mountain looked ordinary, but in fact they were mostly religious people. Otherwise, no matter how curious the ordinary people were, they would retreat when they saw soldiers and brave men. Occasionally, there were only a few people who dared not stay for a long time. How could they be so crowded?
In fact, it's just a warning.
Li Yun understood it at this time and couldn't help but sneer: "It turns out that he has something to ask for, so why pretend to be so noble?"
Li Xiong frowned and scolded: "The Taoist priest is also a person with real talents and knowledge. He is knowledgeable and has the ability to dominate the world. Even if he goes to the court to be the prime minister, take charge of artifacts, regulate yin and yang, and has the ability. If he can ask him to come out, I don't know how many benefits it will be. Besides, the former governor is willing to suppress it, but it is limited to this. No matter how many there are, I dare not do it!"
Li Yun listened and couldn't help but lower his head.
Looking at his appearance, Li Xiong frowned and then said, "Depending on your attitude, you still have to not see the situation clearly. Let's think about it for a few days when you go back!" Then, he said to Li Shi: "Brother, this escort seems irrelevant. In fact, it is related to the safety of the Li family. Others cannot trust others. Moreover, because of our relationship with the court, we cannot send too many people. At most, we will send dozens of people. No matter how many people are, we will attract the attention of the officers and soldiers and become the target. If there are not many people, we must have a capable person in charge. So I hope you can lead the team to escort Zhang Xuan in person."
Li Shi was stunned, but nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, with me here, I won't let Zhang Xuan make any mistakes. He will definitely send him to Dai County in full."
"Brother, of course I won't be worried about something wrong with Zhang Xuan," Li Xiong suddenly lowered his voice as he spoke, "but I hope you can contact Chen Zhi and Wang Jun behind him after you arrive in Dai County!"
Li Shi was stunned again: "What do you mean?"
"In the past, Youzhou was far away from us and could not affect Shu, so we did not pay attention," Li Xiong's expression became serious. "But in the future, the court will not let us go, and we have no way out. Unless the King of Guanghan lost power and other royal families will no longer pursue the death of the Prince of Guanghan, we will have to fight with the court. At this time, it is undoubtedly the most important to have more helpers."
Li Shi asked: "Do you think this Wang Jun can become a helper?"
"At least it will not be the enemy," Li Xiong sneered, "Wang Jun and I have never met, but I know that a person like him will not let go easily with such a status. However, the Han court will not allow a minister to lead such a large area of land on the frontier, and he will inevitably take action. At that time, it will be a conflict between him and the court. This contradiction will involve the Han army and weaken the Han power. This is an interlinkage process, and Shu will benefit from it."
"I understand, I will try to contact Wang Jun." Li Shi nodded.
"It's not only Wang Jun, but there is Bingzhou next to Youzhou, and the Xiongnu occupying Bingzhou," Li Xiong also put out another name, "They can also try to get in touch, and compared to Youzhou, it's obviously Bingzhou is closer to us! Moreover, I heard that Jiangnan is not peaceful, and many people turn the Han court."
"We're beyond that," Li Shi shook his head, "and I'm escorting Zhang Xuan to the north, and it will be further and further away from Jiangnan."
Li Xiong nodded and said, "I know this, so the Taoist priest's attitude is more important, because I learned from the Taoist priest that after the collapse of the Five Doks of Rice, branches scattered in various places were almost everywhere in the world. There is a branch in the south of the Yangtze River. The family's surname is Li, originated from Li Kuan, and preached by Li Tuo, Li Hong and others. They used Fushui to cure diseases, which had a great influence among the people. If they could get the Taoist priest's help, they would be able to contact the Li family! At that time, the north and the west will echo, and the court will not be able to take care of each other, and the disaster in Shu can be solved."
After hearing this, Li Shi nodded silently.
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Just when the Li brothers were talking about the Taoist throne of another Li family, they were far away at Youzhou, at the junction of Dai County and Fanyang County, two Taoists had just met. One of them was not old and had a sad face.
"Senior brother, I came here this time to report to you. Master and uncle were preaching in Yangzhou, but Wang Dun was arrested in public... in public..."
Another person waved his hand and said, "Oh, you don't have to say much, I already know."
The moonlight shone on his face, revealing a face.
It was Li Buni.
Chapter completed!