Chapter 694: Saint, Ghost, Wild Girl, and Handsome Boy!

Is there someone from the Five Dou Rice Sect lurking in Chengdu? Right?

Cao Cao asked.

The answer is obvious. The Five Pecks of Rice Sect has been preaching in Sichuan for three generations, and its influence has spread throughout the east and west Sichuan, and even extended to Yunnan.

At the same time, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect taught itself and advocated that people below Lu had a Jitou priest, Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu's younger brother, and a saint, Zhang Qiying, Zhang Lu's eldest daughter.

In addition, the person responsible for preaching and preaching in the barbarian areas of Nanzhong is Zhang Yulan, the biological daughter of the second-generation Celestial Master Zhang Heng of the Five Dou Rice Sect, the biological sister of the third-generation Celestial Master Zhang Lu, and a famous hag in Yunnan.

Needless to say, Zhang Wei, in addition to the great wine sacrifice of Tianshi Dao Zhitou, was also Cao Cao's personal title as General Zhaoyi.

As for Zhang Qiying, Zhang Lu's daughter, after fighting the Five Dou Rice Cult and surrendering to Cao Wei, Cao Cao promised her a marriage contract with his son Cao Yu. If not for the changes in the current situation in the past two years, the two would have got married long ago.

As for Zhang Qiying, she was originally responsible for the missionary work of the Five Dou Rice Sect in Bazhong, but due to Zhang Fei's extraordinary performance on the Sanba battlefield, the Five Dou Rice Sect and the Wei army retreated steadily, and eventually Sanba fell.

Zhang Qiying was forced to hibernate with her followers, hiding in Shu, secretly delivering news and intelligence from Shu to the Wei Dynasty.

As for the last Zhang Yulan, as the daughter of the second generation of Tianshi Tao and the sister of the third generation of Tianshi, her status in the Five Dou Rice Sect is self-evident.

"Taiping Guangji" records that Zhang Yulan was the grandson of the Heavenly Master and the daughter of Lingzhen. It is young and pure, and does not tolerate meat or blood. When he was seventeen years old, he dreamed of a red light falling from the sky, with gold and seal characters in the light, lingering for dozens of feet, and followed the light into his mouth. He felt uneasy, so she became pregnant. She could not bear the shame and was born. She died by caesarean section. To understand his heart.

To put it in layman's terms, she suddenly became pregnant at the age of seventeen. In order to prove her innocence, she endured the shame of having a caesarean section...

Sure enough, there was no child in the womb, but there was only one thing like a lotus flower. When it opened, it was found that ten volumes of "Benji Jing" were written in plain text.

As for Zhang Yulan, she attained enlightenment in the production of the classics and ascended to heaven in the daytime.

According to legend, the beautiful scenery of the immortal capital sleeping in Longhu Mountain in later generations was her incarnation.

Of course, most of the myths in this story were fabricated by the "Tianshi Dao" in order to give Zhang Yulan, the "ghost woman", a mysterious and sacred color, so as to facilitate her missionary work in Sichuan and Yunnan as a "ghost woman".

At this time, Zhang Wei, the leader of Tianshi Dao, explained the news about Zhang Qiying and Zhang Yulan in Chengdu and Yunnan without any reservation.

He also mentioned something, "Your Majesty, my eldest sister Zhang Yulan has lived in the Southern Barbarians for a long time to preach. Over the years, she has become a good friend of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo. She has often conveyed information about Shu and the Central Plains to him. It can be said that she is trusted and has also sent a large number of Yunnan people to Yunnan. , the information from Shu reached Hanzhong! As for my eldest niece Zhang Qiying, I received the news from her yesterday that she had found the barbarian girl Huawan, and they lived in the same wine shop... As expected, the king's Pass the order and we can start immediately!”

Well…

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but narrow his eyes, savored it carefully, and then said meaningfully:

"Sure enough, the Tao of Heavenly Masters has gone through three generations of Heavenly Masters and is deeply rooted in Shu. Since Zhang Dajiu made such bold words, how many days do we need to tell Gu to get rid of that barbarian girl?"

Regarding the decisive battle in Hanzhong, Cao Cao had to ask all the details.

The current situation, the Shu army is too evil, whether it is good for him or for the Wei Dynasty, there can be no mistakes in other places!

"It will take at most five days for the flying pigeon to arrive in Chengdu..." Zhang Wei cupped his hands and said: "I can guarantee that the day the flying pigeon arrives will be the day when the barbarian woman will die and the southern barbarians will invade!"

"Okay, okay, okay -" Cao Cao changed his anger and dejection from a quarter of an hour ago. He slapped Zhang Wei's shoulder heavily with his hand, "I'll just wait for you to kill that barbarian before we fight the big-eared thief. , if you can do this well, the big-eared bandits will be defeated as long as the southern barbarians invade. Then you and Tianshi Dao will be the greatest contributors to the Wei Dynasty's suppression of the bandits! Let Tianshi reward you heavily! Tao is superior to Confucianism!”

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Zhang Wei was deeply encouraged and he quickly handed over his hand.

"I and the Celestial Master will definitely fulfill their mission——"

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The night is as dark as ink, the silver moon hangs high, and the stars are sparse.

Shuzhong, a small village on the outskirts of Chengdu, is in sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle during the day. The village is particularly quiet at night, but there is a constant "rustling" sound from the wind blowing on the carriages.

Even though this place looks like a village, it is an important trading place for various ethnic groups in Sichuan. Businessmen from the Di, Manchu, and Ti ethnic groups often gather here to exchange what they need.

At the same time, this place has also become an important place for the transmission and exchange of intelligence, and it is unknown how many spies have been deployed.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang knew that the establishment of the Commerce Department would regulate some of the markets here, but he did not suppress and arrest these spies with great fanfare.

On the contrary, he will use these spies to present the information he wants to present to the corresponding forces.

Of course, these are not important to the current situation.

now…

An inconspicuous inn in this village is brightly lit. It seems that because of the frequent wars recently, business has become particularly easy. Because of this, the rooms in the inn are always full.

rustle…

The wind blew through an alley outside the inn, making a slight sound.

And looking around, there were fifteen or six strong men hiding in this small alley. Each one was dressed in black and looking at the inn with bright eyes.

The two people in the lead were Guan Suo and Yang Yi. They were also wearing dark tights, their eyes were as sharp as eagles, and they stared at the exit of the inn.

Huh...

Accompanied by a soft cry.

Guan Suo's fingers gently stroked the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the cold touch of the metal made him more sober.

Yang Yi's low voice echoed in his ears: "After a few days of investigation, we can finally confirm that the 'Hua Zhongxiu' is the daughter of the Nanman King Meng Huo, 'Hua Man'. I didn't expect that Meng Huo would send his most beloved daughter here to gather intelligence, and I didn't expect that she came here to gather intelligence, but she didn't live in the city, but lived in this inn on the outskirts of the city!"

As Yang Yi spoke...

The air around the inn seemed to be filled with an unspeakable tension.

Occasionally, a few dog barks penetrated the night, but were quickly swallowed by the darkness, as if even the sound was afraid to break the silence.

The breeze brushed Guan Suo's cheek, bringing a hint of coolness, but it couldn't blow away the tension and worry in his heart.

"Fortunately..." Yang Yi's voice continued, "You proposed the name 'Hua Zhongxiu' in time... Zhuge Military Advisor's arrangements along the way did not let her notice that Shuzhong's troops were empty, so... maybe the current situation is in our favor!"

Guan Suo didn't say a word, but Yang Yi said a lot.

Guan Suo sighed again, thinking of the miraculous arrangements of Zhuge Military Advisor in the past few days, which made him create the momentum of 30,000 soldiers with only 3,000 soldiers in the city.

After sighing, Guan Suo couldn't help but worry: "Although Zhuge Military Advisor's arrangements are clever, my fourth brother said... there is often no flaw at all, which itself is easy to make people suspicious!"

"Haha, according to your fourth brother's words... do we have to deliberately leak the real side?" Yang Yi replied, then smiled and continued, "I heard that the barbarians are still uncivilized? How can they think so far? You overestimate Hua Zhongxiu!"

It seems that Yang Yi has some doubts about what Guan Lin told Guan Suo.

"That's not what I meant." Guan Suo explained, "I really hope... this Hua Man is really fooled by Zhuge Junshi's defense, then... then..."

At the end of his sentence, Guan Suo stopped abruptly, which made Yang Yi feel bored and uninterested.

"You guys from Jingzhou always like to say half of the words, which really whet others' appetites."

Yang Yi muttered... Guan Suo did not respond and stopped talking.

In fact, what he wanted to say was that if Hua Man was really fooled by Zhuge Junshi's trick, then... then the "beauty trap" mentioned by the fourth brother might be omitted.

Don't say it, when thinking of the omission of this "beauty trap", Guan Suo was still a little bored, as if he was a little bit annoyed, uh, not only annoyed, but also a little itchy--

Just when Guan Suo was itching...

"Yang Changshi, Guan Wugongzi..." Jiang Wan hurried over.

Seeing Jiang Wan, Yang Yi was a little confused and asked hurriedly: "Gong Yan? Aren't you helping the military advisor to deal with military affairs? Why are you here?"

Jiang Wan hurriedly said, "Military Advisor Zhuge has ordered to summon Master Guan Wu..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Wan looked at Guan Suo, "Master Guan Wu, please come in--"

Ah...

The first time he was summoned by Zhuge Liang, Guan Suo had an indescribable feeling, as if he was a little excited, and as if he was a little nervous because of the excitement.

His voice was trembling, "I don't know what Zhuge Military Advisor summoned me for?"

"I don't know about this..." Jiang Wan shook his head slightly, but suddenly thought of something, "I heard that Madam Huang mentioned you to Military Advisor Zhuge during the day, maybe this summons is related to Madam Huang--"

Madam Huang?

Madam Huang Yueying?

For a moment, Guan Suo was even more confused.

Although he likes to provoke women, but... Madam Huang, he has never provoked her!

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In the wine shop, the room where Hua Man was was still brightly lit.

Meng Yachang, the deputy general of Meng Huo and the guard brought by Hua Man, was speaking in an authentic southern dialect with a serious expression...towards Hua Man: "We have been in Chengdu for several days. Whether it is the city defense of each city gate, the garrison outside the city, or the daily deployment of each camp, we have investigated several times. It seems... it is not like what the Wei envoy said. This Chengdu city is an empty city?"

Speaking of this, "Hehe..." Mang Yachang gently pulled his beard and continued, "In my opinion, the Wei envoy is just bluffing us. They can't beat Liu Bei, so they made up such a lie to deceive us. Now the matter has been investigated clearly... The Chengdu city defense army has also seen it. In my opinion, let's go back honestly? There is no point staying here!"

Meng Yachang said while packing his luggage.

Hua Man, on the other hand, had been taught by a Han Chinese master since she was a child, and she had read some Han Chinese military books. It was also because of this that she would be more careful.

"Mang Yachang, don't rush to pack your luggage. The Han Chinese have a saying that war is not too harsh... It is because we have not found any flaws in every place we have walked, which is strange! Maybe our whereabouts have been exposed... I heard that Zhuge Liang in Chengdu is a wise man. If he has made special arrangements, we... we..."

Speaking of the latter, Hua Man couldn't help but pursed her lips, as if she had been thinking about it and had begun to think more deeply.

"Oh..." Mang Yachang's brain turned around and knocked his forehead, "Why? According to you, they Han people have more brains than us? Can they calculate everything?"

"Real and fake, real and fake..." Hua Man went on to explain: "That's what it says in the Han military books... Instead of just going back like this, why not... use a method that the Han people can't conceal..."

"What method?" Mang Ya Chang widened his eyes, curious.

Hua Man smacked his lips and said, "Let's... let's instigate a rebellion in Chengdu. If Chengdu has sufficient troops, it will be easy to put down, but if it's just bluffing, then this rebellion will inevitably cause great losses to Chengdu."

Ah...ah...

Hua Man's words made Mang Ya Chang drop his jaw. He stuttered, "Rebellion? Rebellion? But...but we only have a dozen people with us, how can we instigate a rebellion in Chengdu?"

"We don't have anyone, but other forces always have people." Hua Man blinked, "For example, the ghost woman surnamed Zhang... most of his subordinates are in Chengdu. Over the years, he has helped my father a lot and has learned a lot from us. Nanzhong has found some benefits, so let him raise 500 people. I don't think it will be a big problem! "

After saying this, after a long brain circuit, Mang Yachang seemed to come back to his senses. He nodded heavily, "Okay, this method is good. After raising that ghost for so many years, we can finally use her once. Even if the rebellion is quelled, it is her ghost's rebellion, and it has nothing to do with our Nanzhong. Okay, okay, I will contact the ghost now!"

"Go..." Hua Man ordered: "During this period of time, we secretly sneaked into Chengdu, and she helped a lot in secret. I think, as long as we offer a suitable price, she will not refuse this kind of thing. "

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Speaking of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect and the Heavenly Master Sect!

The Tianshi Dao of this period had an inscription, which was recorded in the "Lixu". It was inscribed by Zhang Pu, the "Rice Witch Priest":

-- On March 1, the second year of Xiping, Hu Jiu, the ghost soldier of the heaven, completed the immortal calendar, Yuan Shi Yuan Ming, Dao Zheng Yi Yuan, and spread it to Bo Qi. Zhang Pu, Mengsheng, Zhao Guang, Wang Sheng, Huang Chang, Yang Feng, etc., were summoned to receive the twelve volumes of the Micro Sutra.

Here, the "Zhang Pu", "Mengsheng", "Zhao Guang", "Wang Sheng", "Huang Chang", and "Yang Feng" mentioned are the six great priests under the head priest of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect!

At this moment, Zhang Pu, Mengsheng, and Zhao Guang, three of the six great priests, were kneeling on one knee facing a mysterious woman wrapped in a veil.

"Alas..."

With the faint sigh of the mysterious woman in the veil.

The same shop, different houses, but with different moods and different situations.

This woman is the saint of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the eldest daughter of Tianshi Zhang Lu - Zhang Qiying!

At this moment, she was wearing a white dress as white as snow, her eyes were like deep lake water, her hair was like a waterfall, but her eyebrows revealed a huge sorrow!

Unlike Hua Man's tanned skin, Zhang Qiying's face was elegant and refined. Her slender jade-like fingers were gently raised, but she couldn't stop the melancholy in her heart. She looked at the window and let out a long sigh.

"The southern barbarians still have no signs of mobilizing troops, which means... the barbarian girl next door still hasn't passed the news of Chengdu's emptiness back--"

At this point, Zhang Qiying sighed again.

As early as more than ten days ago, her uncle Zhang Wei brought the edict of Wei Wang Cao Cao, saying that he would find ways to show the fact that Chengdu was empty to the barbarian girl who came here to investigate.

But for several days, Zhang Qiying tried to take some actions, but they were all resolved by Zhuge Liang without exception, and there was no way to find out the bottom of Chengdu's military defense.

If it weren't for the fact that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was deeply rooted here, Zhang Qiying would have believed... Chengdu was definitely not empty!

"Saint, we have tried every possible way, but... but Zhuge Liang is too powerful. He used the defense of Chengdu with only 3,000 people as if it were 30,000 people."

The chief priest Zhang Pu frowned.

Huh...

Zhang Qiying couldn't help but let out another long sigh, "If the Nanman doesn't go north again, then... I'm afraid it will be difficult for my uncle to explain to the king, and this... this may affect my father's missionary work in the Wei territory--"

Just when Zhang Qiying said this...

"Gaga--"

It was the cry of a crow, and it seemed like some kind of message. Zhang Pu quickly stood up and walked to the window. Sure enough... a black crow flew onto his shoulder, and the crow's feet were obviously tied with something.

"It's the news from the chief priest of Zhitou--"

Zhang Pu opened his mouth to remind everyone.

Just as Zhang Pu took down the letter, the door was pushed open with a creak, and a masked woman holding a bamboo stick slowly walked in.

This woman was not very sturdy, and even a little thin, with light steps, but inexplicably... she gave people a great sense of oppression.

At the same time, Zhang Qiying... all the priests, even Zhang Pu who was taking down the letter, immediately bowed respectfully to the woman, and then chanted at the same time:

"Meet the ghost woman——"

This woman was none other than the ghost woman of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, who was famous throughout Yunnan and even in Longhu Mountain in later generations-Zhang Yulan!

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(Ps: All the characters appeared, and the battle was about to start!) (End of this chapter)