Chapter 197 Blood Loss

Luoyang, the Eastern Capital,

Luoyang was chosen as the capital by many dynasties.

The reason why these dynasties loved Luoyang so much was because of its geographical location.

Luoyang is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, with Mang Mountain in the north, Luo River in the south, Hulao Pass in the east, Hangu Pass in the west, and is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with the Luoyang Plain in the center.

The Yi, Luo, Chan and Jian rivers flow through it. It is not only a dangerous place, but also has beautiful scenery, fertile soil, moderate climate and convenient water transportation.

Located in the Central Plains and responding to the four directions, Luoyang is the transportation hub of the world and a place of strategic importance in military affairs.

Luoyang can be easily connected to various states and counties.

It is for this reason that Cihang Jingzhai once again chose Luoyang as the location for selecting the emperor on behalf of God.

This will make it easier for contestants to arrive for the "Emperor Selection on Behalf of God" event.

The main purpose is to build momentum for the people they choose.

There is Emperor Yang Guang in Luoyang!

The people of Cihang Jingzhai wanted to use Yang Guang's reputation to help the person they chose gain fame.

In order to attract more powerful forces to participate, they took great pains to invite Ning Daoqi, the number one master in the Central Plains.

Let Ning Daoqi come and block Yang Guang's door so that he cannot influence the election of the emperor.

Due to the instigation of Cihang Jingzhai, the city of Luoyang became turbulent at this time, with various forces mixed together.

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Imperial city of Sui Dynasty.

Guande Hall.

The Regent Prince Yang You sat on the dragon throne with exquisite carvings.

There are five people below.

They are Dugu Feng, Dugu Sheng, Wang Shichong, Pei Yun and Yu Shiji.

Dugu Feng said sternly, "I have not received any news about Shi Feixuan's entry into the city."

Wang Shichong immediately added: "Various forces in the city have also quietly sneaked in."

After calming down for a while, Yang You came to his senses and realized that this time, the "Emperor Chosen on Behalf of Heaven" would definitely not choose him.

Moreover, his grandson was chosen as the emperor by a nun who practiced Buddhism.

This is obviously a big thunder.

Don’t say that Shi Feixuan didn’t choose him, even if she did.

Yang You didn’t dare to ask for it!
His royal grandfather Yang Guang is not dead yet!

If the emperor knew about this, he would probably misunderstand that he was trying to usurp the throne in advance.

Yang You said in a deep voice: "Have the masters from the Taoist, Confucian, and Saint sects arrived?"

Pei Yun stood up and said, "Your Highness, they said they will be here soon and are on their way."

Yang You nodded upon hearing this, and then said to Dugu Feng: "Call all the masters in the army and your Dugu family. I want them to be able to take over the Heshi Bi, and those who are not capable will leave."

Dugu Feng replied respectfully: "Your Highness, rest assured that the 1,000 military experts and the experts dispatched by the Taoist sect will definitely be able to capture these rebels in one fell swoop."

Yang You nodded when he heard this and looked towards an empty place outside the hall.

Yang You estimated that as long as this operation was carried out smoothly, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to these anti-bandit forces.

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The city of Luoyang was really bustling at this time.

The eldest son of the Song clan, Song Shidao, the second son of the Li clan, Li Shimin, as well as the people sent by Li Mi and Dou Jiande...

All in this city.

Shi Feixuan also transformed into Qin Chuan.

Taking advantage of Qin Chuan's identity, he accurately found important figures from various forces and began to ask them about their way of being a king.

He still greeted Li Shimin and Song Shidao one after another.

This also made Kou Zhong anxious. Kou Zhong was very self-aware and knew that he would definitely not be able to catch Shi Feixuan's eye at this moment.

In the eyes of the villain Kou Zhong, the only people in the world were Li Shimin and himself.

Therefore, the Heshi Bi will definitely fall into the hands of Li Shimin.

How is this possible?

Kou Zhong was holding back his anger at this time and wanted to compete with Li Shimin to let Li Xiuning see how wrong it was to not choose him.

then,

Kou Zhong, together with Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan, was also planning to steal the Heshi Bi.

In the original novel, Wang Shichong was the first one to ask Kou Zhong to steal the Heshi Bi.

But in fact, Kou Zhong would have stolen it even without Wang Shichong's request.

Because Kou Zhong also wanted to fight for the world, he would never allow the Heshi Bi to fall into Li Shimin's possession.

Therefore, Kou Zhong was determined to sabotage Li Shimin's attempt to obtain the Heshi Bi.

Relying on Xu Ziling's inexplicable spiritual sense which was even more powerful than a woman's sixth sense, they finally found the location of the He Shi Bi.

They came to the place where Jingnian Zen Temple was located.

Start scouting out the spots.

Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan climbed up the tall building where a huge bell weighing a thousand pounds was placed as if they were in an empty place, and looked down at all the scenes in Jingnian Zen Temple.

There are more than two hundred monks chanting scriptures below.

Soon,
All the monks stopped chanting and wanted to kneel down towards the bronze temple.

It turned out that this person was the abbot of Jingnian Zen Temple, Liaokong walked out from the bronze hall.

This Lord Lekongchan is no simple man and his martial arts are quite powerful.

People usually think that the Zen master Master Liaokong is an old monk with a sad face.

But in fact, he is young and handsome, and no matter how you look at him, he can't be more than 40 years old.

But he was actually almost ninety years old.

He has a slender figure and a straight nose, which makes him look very unique. The curved upper lip and slightly upturned lower lip bring out a kind of indescribable charm, which looks very good on his slender face and makes him look relaxed and contented.

He had a broad collar and a handsome face with a kind of otherworldly aura. His expression was neither weak nor condescending, but rather comfortable and natural to look at.

Na Luokong was wearing a yellow inner robe and a brown outer robe of a monk, which made him stand out from the crowd.

"when!"

A huge bell rang out.

This was the sound of a Buddhist bead in Luo Kong's hand hitting the giant bell in the bell tower where Xu Ziling and the other two were hiding.

The three of them were immediately frightened out of their wits and fled from Jingnian Zen Temple at a very high speed.

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On the hill behind Jingnian Zen Temple.

Wang Ming and Dugu Feng hid here.

The two of them watched the entire process of what Kou, Xu and the other two did.

Dugu Feng was also startled. The feeling that Le Kong gave her was even more terrifying than that given to her by her nanny You Chuhong.

Dugu Feng and Wan Wan were both at the same level of Grandmaster. Even if Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Fenghan were combined, she would be able to escape unscathed.

But she also didn't think she was a match for Liao Kong.

then,

Dugu Feng timidly said to Wang Ming: "Your Majesty! Are we still going to rob the Heshi Bi?"

Wang Ming turned around and glanced at Dugu Feng, and said indifferently: "Go!"

Dugu Feng suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and said cautiously: "But, but, Liaokong, what about Monk Liaokong?"

Wang Ming said without even turning his head: "You don't need to worry about Liaokong. You won't face him."

Dugu Feng felt relieved when he heard this.

Wang Ming was not interested in guessing what Dugu Feng was thinking at this time.

Because Wang Ming was also frightened.

It’s not that I was shocked by Monk Lekong’s martial arts skills.

Instead, he was shocked by the strength of Jingnian Zen Temple.

Before, most of these monks were in the room, and Wang Ming didn't feel anything when he saw them.

At this time, the disciples came out for morning lessons and gathered on the White Stone Square.

This really shocked Wang Ming.

Two hundred and thirty-two monks with great martial arts skills.

There is Liaokong who is at the level of a grandmaster who practices silent meditation, four temple-guarding Vajras at the level of a grandmaster, and more than two hundred innate masters.

These are just the formal disciples. The number of those menial disciples added together is enormous.

The most important thing is that Jingnian Zen Temple is only a branch of Buddhism. If all of them were added together, the scene would be absolutely horrifying.

Dugu Feng glanced at the group of monks in Baishi Square. Apart from what Monk Kong said, she was not too worried.

Although it would be a bit tricky, at most she would fail to complete the task, but escaping would not be a problem.

Dugu Feng thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty's martial arts should not be afraid of a grandmaster, but if you use the magic sword, the price seems a bit high!"

When they were in Siming Mountain, Dugu Feng watched Wang Ming's condition closely, so she felt that the price of using [Dominate the World] would be the complete loss of power.

Dugu Feng said to Wang Ming worriedly: "Your Majesty, why don't we just mobilize the army here! There is no need for you to take risks."

Wang Ming shook his head, took a close look at Dugu Feng's pretty face, and said in a deep voice: "It's useless. They have too many experts. They have the strength to take the Heshi Bi and fight their way out of Luoyang City."

Dugu Feng tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then asked in confusion: "Feng'er doesn't understand why Your Majesty wants to take the risk to seize the Heshi Bi? The Heshi Bi is just a symbol of the Emperor of Cihang Jingzhai. The real benefit is the support of the white forces represented by Cihang Jingzhai. It's useless for us to snatch the Heshi Bi like this. If it's not handed over to that person by Shi Feixuan herself, it won't be of much use."

Wang Ming had a blank expression on his face, and said slowly: "The symbolic function of the Heshi Bi has no effect on me, and I don't care about the support of the forces behind Cihang Jingzhai."

Dugu Feng suddenly became even more confused and couldn't help asking, "Then what is your majesty doing?"

Wang Ming looked at the bronze hall in the direction of Jingnian Zen Temple: "This Heshi Bi is also of great value to warriors. It can improve one's martial arts aptitude."

Dugu Feng still couldn't help but ask doubtfully: "Your Majesty, do you still need to improve your qualifications?"

She thought to herself: "Since he has already cultivated to the level of a Grand Master, his aptitude should not be bad, right?"

Wang Ming shook his head and said, "I don't need it to improve my martial arts qualifications. I have other ways to improve my qualifications. The main reason I came to seize the Heshi Bi is that there is a kind of special energy on the Heshi Bi, and I want to study it."

Dugu Feng nodded upon hearing this, and the doubts in his heart were resolved.

Wang Ming suddenly said, "Another reason for seizing the Heshi Bi is to slow down someone's development."

Dugu Feng asked: "Alone?"

Wang Ming nodded and said, "Yes! This Heshi Bi was given to Li Shimin by the Buddhist Cihang Jingzhai."

Dugu Feng heard this and recalled the image of Li Shimin in his mind. He was indeed a great figure. He was puzzled and said, "If the Buddhist sect wants to cling to the Li family, it should invest in Li Jiancheng, right? Li Jiancheng is the direct heir."

Wang Mingdao: "The Buddhist sect had to invest in Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng had the support of the Demon Sect behind him."

Dugu Feng couldn't help but cry out "Ah!"

Shocked.

Dugu Feng was shocked by the news that the Li family had actually been noticed by both the Demonic Sect and the Buddhist Sect, and both placed their bets on the Li family.

This also made Dugu Feng worry about his own Dugu clan.

They were all members of the four great clans, but when troubled times came, the Dugu clan, to which they belonged, didn't even have the chance to sit at the gambling table and could only be spectators.

Dugu Fengfeng glanced at Wang Ming, and the uneasiness in her heart disappeared again.

Thinking of the extraordinary demeanor of the man facing off against thousands of troops alone in Siming Mountain, Dugu Feng secretly encouraged himself and said, "Your Majesty will definitely win."

Dugu Feng raised another question: "Since Your Majesty knows that Li Shimin of the Li Clan is your strong enemy, why don't you kill him and eliminate a threat?"

Wang Ming said helplessly: "We can't kill him! Li Shimin is protected by Taoist masters."

Dugu Feng was shocked again when he heard this, and suddenly felt a chill coming over him.

The Taoist, Holy, and Buddhist sects all joined the Li family. What does that represent?
It means that Yang Guang will definitely lose.

If Yang Guang lost, it also meant that the Dugu clan, to which she belonged, had chosen the wrong side.

Just look at the Jingnian Zen Temple below and you will know how terrible this Buddhism is.

Financial resources, human resources and material resources are not simple.

With such a powerful support, how could Yu Wenzhi of Jiangdu and Li Mi of Wagang compete with the Li family for the world?

Fight with your head?
If the Dugu clan chooses the wrong side this time, the consequences will be very serious. At the very least, they will be driven out of the center of power, and at worst, their entire clan will be implicated.

Dugu Feng also put away his playful mentality at this time, and said solemnly: "The Taoist's number one master Ning Daoqi was dragged outside the palace gate by the nanny. Your Majesty wants to kill Li Shimin, there should be no one who can stop him, right?"

Wang Ming shook his head and sighed, "You underestimate the Taoist sect. The Taoist sect is the most hidden and powerful. Ning Daoqi is the number one expert of the Taoist sect? Haha!!!"

Dugu Feng was stunned and asked: "Isn't it?"

Wang Ming sneered and said, "Sun Simiao, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, which one is not a grandmaster?"

Dugu Feng's head was buzzing at this time, and he was stunned by the news.

Although she had heard of these people, it was the first time she knew that they were also grandmasters.

Dugu Feng had no doubts, she felt that there must be a hidden force in the royal family, and this information must have come from there.

In the end, the only winner of this sectarian dispute was Taoism.

Taoism’s methods are the highest.

Taoism’s “Wuwei”.

Really awesome.

It seems like nothing has been done, but in fact everything has been done.

Li Jiancheng, who was invested by Shengmen, and Li Shimin, who was invested by Buddhism, fought to the death.

There was only one person from the Taoist sect who appeared throughout the whole process, and that was Ning Daoqi.

Ning Daoqi was actually ostracized by the orthodox Taoist sect.

Ning Daoqi was also invited by Cihang Jingzhai at a great cost.

However, the Buddhist sect was busy and defeated Li Jiancheng, who was invested by the Holy Sect. They brought their gold medal thugs to force Song Que to retreat and induced Xu Ziling to persuade Kou Zhong to surrender...

Buddhists were very happy and felt that they had won.

last of the last,
The Tang Dynasty gave them a surprise.

That is, the Li family directly recognized Li Er, the Taoist "Laozi", as their ancestor.

Buddhism suffered a huge loss.

(End of this chapter)