Poverty and ignorance.

It is gradually eroding the unfertile land of Hanzhong. In more than three hundred years, a religion that affects the entire China will be born here: Taoism.

Pushing the time forward to 202 BC, some witches and divine men who claimed to be heavenly masters began to appear in rural pavilions in Hanzhong County. They used rudimentary medical skills mixed with some specious doctrines to win over the uncivilized people around them.

When Lu Pheasant came to Hanzhong, it was this group of people he wanted to contact.

In the remote countryside, the governance institutions of the Qin State were in vain, which provided a breeding ground for the existence of witch doctors and other heavenly masters. Among the witch doctors, the most famous one was a blind man from Baoguo.

The influence of this old witch is very important, and what is even more frightening is that she has a detached status in the Baoguo area, almost to the point of being irrefutable, especially the Qiang people who live in the deep mountains, and they are even more frightened towards her.

Follow your advice.

In addition to the above-mentioned reasons, there is another layer of relationship, that is, the political officials of the Qin State in the Nanzheng area made her feel that she could take advantage of them.

Zhao Ben.

This guy, who was a wing of Zhao Gao's forces together with Yan Le, made people speechless when he took refuge in Li Yuan. He was guarding a strong city, but was broken through by people inside and outside, and with a sword held to his neck, Zhao Ben actually surrendered shamelessly.

, and after surrendering Li Yuan, Zhao Bi counterattacked and led Li Yuan's army towards Xianyang, directly pulling Zhao Gao and Hu Hai off their horses.

In the past, when the Han Dynasty still existed, Lu Pheasant also participated in the national meeting between Liu Bang and his subordinates. At that time, Zhang Liang proposed that if it were not for Zhao Ben's incompetence, Liu Bang's Western Expedition Army would have been able to take the lead and reach Xianyang from Hanzhong County.

, if that were the case, there would be no so-called revival of the Qin State now.

There are too many mysteries surrounding Li Yuan's rise. For outsiders like Lu Pheasant, if they want to get close to and explore Li Yuan's details, someone like Zhao Ben is undoubtedly the right person.

A coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

An important figure in the former core group who was squeezed out of the Qin State Center must have an unbalanced mentality. After all, Hanzhong and Guanzhong are now two completely different levels, just like a small town in the countryside and a metropolis.

, far away from each other and out of reach.

The reason why Lu Pheasant chose Hanzhong as an alternative foothold was because if he could win over a force in the seven-inch area of ​​Hanzhong, cut off Baoxie Road, Shiniu Road, and then occupy the entire Hanzhong County, it would be equivalent to cutting off the entire Hanzhong County.

It established the contact between Qin State, Bashu and Nanjun.

At that time, the isolated Nanjun and Bashu counties will be exposed to Qingbu's troops. With the reputation of the butcher Qingbu, against the unknown Feng Xuan, Lu Pheasant can know what the result will be even if he closes his eyes.

In Hanzhong County, he incited a riot that swept the entire county.

This is Lu Pheasant's most desired goal, and only in this way can her dream of becoming a prince come true. Of course, it is unlikely that she will be a prince's wife with her current appearance, but it is still possible for her to be a prince's wife.

As long as he can assist his son Liu Ying to rise to power, Lu Pheasant can gain power by controlling Liu Ying.

Under the strong influence of power, Lu Pheasant began to move from the backstage to the front stage. In her eyes, the land of Hanzhong was the base where she started to make a fortune.

It was November 15th, the sixth year of the New Calendar of the Qin Dynasty.

On an ordinary day, the abnormal changes in Chang'an City have not yet affected the Hanzhong County area south of the Qinling Mountains. A merchant ship is slowly sailing in the Baoshui River.

Lu Pheasant was dressed in a vulgar red and green dress, and she was full of wealth and nobility. Beside her, more than ten strong men with big muscles and round waists glared at the people around her, and glanced at the people around her unceremoniously.

The people fled away when they saw him. Although his stay in Chang'an was short, it allowed Lu Pheasant to see the status of merchants in the Qin State.

So, after escaping from Chang'an, Lu Pheasant gathered people and changed his image, pretending to be a family member of a big businessman.

In this era, it is normal for a businessman to raise a woman outside his home if he has money.

Merchant ships travel on the Bao River at night. This river is located more than forty miles due north of Nanzheng. It originates from the depths of the Qinling Mountains. Like the Ju River, it is one of the two main sources of the Han River. The Bao River

The name comes from the famous beauty Bao Si in the Western Zhou Dynasty. King You played with the princes with beacon fire and won the love of the beauty, but made all the princes feel cold. In the end, King You of Zhou also ended up with the destruction of his country and his death.

The full moon shines on the calm water of Baoshui in Hanzhong County, casting a faint halo. A few golden leaves rotate and fall from the branches, and then they tightly stick their bodies without signs of life to the water.

Slowly, they began to sink, and finally merged into the stream, turning into putrid mud and dust.

Lu Pheasant ordered the maid to open the window and let the cold wind from the mountains blow into the cabin. The maid hesitated a little. Lu Pheasant's body was actually very afraid of the cold, but now, what she needed most was to be calm and awake, not to keep warm.

The events of these days have kept Lu Fei in a state of tension. Now that she has finally gotten rid of the evil dog Yan Le, she can also make careful plans on how to develop her power and recruit talents in Hanzhong County.

First of all, there is the settlement of residence. Choosing where to live in Hanzhong County is very important for Lu Pheasant, who is in enemy territory and is like a frightened bird.

After Lu Fei arrived in Hanzhong, he chose to stay in Baosipu. This place is located at the exit of Baoxie Road and is in a strategic traffic area. It is very convenient to leave whether it is by land or waterway, and more importantly,

Although this is not Nanzheng, there are many people coming and going. Lu Fei, a woman hiding here, will not attract any attention.

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Nanzheng.

Welcome a new day in the midst of uncertainty.

For Zhao Ben, who has a broad body and can tremble three times when walking, there is not much difference between yesterday and today. The only thing that can attract his attention is the victory of the Qin army on the battlefield, but now he has no interest in it.

Already.

Once people have no goals, they have no hope.

Zhao Bi worked really hard when he first defected to Li Yuan, but as more and more capable people and lofty ideals surrounded Li Yuan, Zhao Bi found that he could no longer get close to Li Yuan.

His use value was almost exhausted when Zhao Gao and Hu Hai died. If he was smart, Zhao Bi should have a strong sense of crisis and strive to do his job well like Hou Xi, Guan Yue and others.

After all, when it comes to governing the local area, Prime Minister Chen Ping doesn't have many people at his disposal.

"It's not easy to get along with the founding hero. No matter what, I have to live the next ten years comfortably. As for the rest, forget it." One day, Zhao Ben suddenly felt very boring and decided to give up.

He began to relax and relax.

After several unsatisfactory results in official evaluations, Zhao Ben was sent out of Chang'an City by Chen Ping. Of course, the mansion he occupied, where he could wash himself at any time and wash away dirt, was also taken back.

"Sir, I heard that there are heavenly masters practicing magic in the Bao Valley area. We might as well go out of the city and take a look. The autumn scenery there is very beautiful." Beside Zhao Ben, the concubine bought from Chang'an stamped her feet and said coquettishly.

Said. Waiting for a fat man, who is also very old and not very interesting, is like being imprisoned for a young lady. Therefore, whether the news outside is good or bad, the lady has expressed it.

Great interest.

"Okay, I'll just listen to you, little beauty." Zhao Ben smiled and narrowed his eyes to a slit, nodding in response.

If you are proud of your life, you should enjoy it to the fullest.

If a man has a gun, he must mount his horse and charge to kill. He will never withdraw his troops until he fights to the fullest. Last night, Zhao Ben, who lay on the bed and enjoyed the service of his concubine all night, is now satisfied. He naturally wants to express his condolences to the little beauty for her hard work.

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Three poles in the sun.

Nanzheng ordered Zhao Bi to take a team with him and sail upstream along the Han River by boat. After traveling for four or five miles, the small fleet of three boats turned north and sailed towards the Bao River.

Go in.

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Praise Valley.

On a hillside covered with arrow bamboo, a row of five or six houses made of neat bluestones looks very distinctive. Deep in this poverty-stricken and ignorant mountain, only prominent people can build a residence like this.

It is only possible for others, and it requires a lot of labor.

Lu Pheasant's boat was parked far away in the Baoshui River downstream. Today, she was going to meet an important person, a witch who could help her win the greatest possible support in a short period of time.

From the foot of the mountain to the place where the witch lives, there are a total of 999 stone steps. According to people here, a thousand stone steps means reaching the place where the gods live, and there is only one step missing.

It shows that this blind old pious woman is a semi-immortal who can communicate with the gods in the sky.

The stone steps are very steep.

Lu Pheasant changed his feet to a pair of cloth shoes, which were stable enough to walk on the mountain road. With the experience of being a servant girl in Chang'an, Lu Pheasant also regained the strength to support his family in Peixian County.

"Madam, we are here." The local guide led Lu Pheasant to a dark house, then nodded slightly and exited.

All around.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground. Lu Zhi's eyes were completely dark. She had just walked into a dark room from a bright place outside, and her eyes could not adapt to the drastic changes in light.

"You came from Chang'an, did you come here to beg for help, or to kill someone?" In the darkness, a sinister hoarse voice suddenly sounded, which immediately frightened the little maid next to Lu Fei.

I can't even hold the box.

Lu Fei's face also changed. She didn't expect that the voice of the witch woman who was so praised by the Hanzhong people would be so unpleasant, and she would also hide in the dark and spy on herself. This feeling of others being in the dark and herself being in the light is really uncomfortable.

Wonderful.

"Where did my mother-in-law go?" Lu Zhi asked hard.

"Young lady, you're still playing tricks on me. If you don't come here for these two purposes, my old godmother will admit that she miscalculated today." There was a hint of anger in the voice in the darkness. (To be completed.)
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