"Tianjiao has been established for a long time, more than 30 years ago. It was originally formed by some refugees from the south of the Yangtze River who lost their land and property and gathered in the mountains and forests to fight against the government. It is called "Datonghui" in the Jianghu, and it is not very popular. Until the leader of the teaching, the old man passed by here, and preached in the mountains for more than ten days with Taoism. It is no longer a bandit in the green forest, but a new sect that develops together with Buddhism and Taoism. First, it avoids the suspicion of making troubles, and second, it preaches and preaches in all corners of the country. Many people believe in it and join it. If there is an emergency, brothers, it is really convenient to take care of it."

In Tongzhou City, Huang Qian smiled and pointed forward while walking.

"Look, Mr. Zhang, the Tongzhou sub-helm is in front of it, and it was built in a Taoist temple according to the old rules decades ago. Brothers have been waiting in the back mountain."

Zhang Zhe raised his eyes and saw that it was indeed a Taoist temple.

The west of Tongzhou City is surrounded by mountains, which are a natural barrier. Although the mountains are not high, they are somewhat beautiful.

What is planted is the old pine that has passed through the winter.

A gate was built at the foot of the mountain, with the words "Shangqingguan" hanging on the top. The plaque and the building are a bit old, and they are old. Even the outside looks very dilapidated, and there is usually no incense.

Ever since watching Xiaobao drive Jiang Xuening to Yongding Pharmacy to see a doctor, Zhang Zhe has been a little absent-minded, with a slightly dignified look on his dull face.

Seeing the gymnasium, he just nodded.

The origin of Tianjiao has been rumored among the people, but in the eyes of court officials who know the details like him, there is nothing strange and mysterious about it.

What Huang Qian said is roughly correct.

In the early years, Tianjiao was a "Datonghui" gathered by refugees who had lost their land, in order to fight against the gentry or rob merchants in order to obtain a place to survive. But about fifteen years after the first emperor ascended the throne, that is, in the fifteenth year of Dezheng, a small incident occurred in Buddhism and Taoism.

Taoism is a local sect that has been prevalent in China for a long time.

Helplessly, Buddhism was introduced from the west more than 200 years ago. In troubled times, there were countless believers in the north and south of the river, and they did not lose to Taoism. The temples of the two temples, and the temples of the temples, compete for the religious center and the land boundary from time to time, and there is friction with each other.

By the time the first emperor came to the throne, Buddhism had become popular.

At that time, Buddhism was headed by the White Horse Temple. The first emperor even visited the White Horse Temple to pray and offer incense. Known as "Zhenyi", everyone respectfully calls him "Taoist Zhenyi", and he is also proficient in Taoism.

Unexpectedly, in that year, the two religions fought against each other, and there was a lot of trouble.

The two religions both wanted to compete for status, so Monk Yuanji and Taoist Zhenyi met at the foot of Mount Tai to discuss Taoism, each competing for the true teachings of Buddhism and Daoism, to compete for superiority. For a while, practitioners and believers gathered, all gathered to listen to the two preaching.

Because of the long time, there are only a few words left about the grand occasion of the year, but the final result is widely circulated——

Daoist Zhenyi suffered a disastrous defeat on the Taoist side.

There are rumors in the market that after a few days of discussion with Taoist Zhenyi, monk Yuanji exposed many Taoist temples on the spot who robbed women and hid their filth like prostitutes. He is a "demon", and his practice makes him appear.

Everyone was in an uproar.

The Temple of Sanqing was smashed clean, Taoist Zhenyi fled and disappeared from sight. After this battle, Monk Yuanji's reputation rose greatly, and the incense of the White Horse Temple became more and more prosperous day by day.

However, few people know that Taoist Zhenyi has not really disappeared.

He transformed himself and changed his secular name for himself, taking the meaning of "everything is over", calling him "Wanxiuzi". He saw a good time for the people to live in poverty, and preached in the "Datonghui". Taoism, created its own "Tianjiao", and made a comeback.

However, its teachings are based on the purpose of "the world is in harmony", and mutual assistance at home and abroad are all brothers, so it is widely praised.

There are many poor people in the world, and they are all happy to hear the teachings.

Therefore, it didn't take a few years to become a climate. Twenty years ago, King Pingnan's rebellion was assisted by him, and he was able to hit the capital in one fell swoop, and almost overthrew the Dragon Chair of Emperor Daqian.

In the end, Zhang Zhe did not know the truth about the Taoism discussed back then.

It can be deduced with common sense that the "Taoist Zhenyi" who is now called "Wanxiuzi" and who is the head of the Tianjiao must still bear the hatred of the past. Monk Yuanji assisted Shen Lang to ascend to the throne four years ago, and his contribution surpassed that of Xie Wei, and because of his high morals in Buddhism, he was appointed as a national teacher, which probably made this leader of the Ten Thousand Sects even more of a thorn in his side.

Since Tianjiao compares itself to Buddhism and Taoism, it is not uncommon for the doves to occupy the magpie's nest and hide in temples and Taoist temples.

It's just that I don't know how many dangers are waiting for people to set foot inside.

Almost all the accompanying Tianjiao people came from Tongzhou sub-helm, and when they walked to Shangqingguan, they were all familiar with the road.

The fugitives in prison followed behind, with apprehension on their faces.

In the winter, Xiao Dingfei was shaking the gold sprinkled fan in his hand, but he was looking around. Although his facial features were handsome and romantic, he felt a little restless in his expression.

He looked at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

There are a few Taoist boys guarding outside, all of them are clever, and when they see them coming from a distance, they pass them in.

Xiao Dingfei felt that the soles of his feet were heavy like lead.

Seeing that he was about to reach the steps of the Taoist temple, his eyeballs rolled, and he said "Ouch", he raised his hand to cover his left rib, and said that he had a lung pain, and he wanted to see a doctor. Unexpectedly, Feng Mingyu knew his virtues long ago. Although he didn't know why he pretended to be like this before he came to the sub-rudder, but he remembered the instruction given by the head teacher to be optimistic about him, and he didn't buy it at all, and said: "Master Wu Duo is watching Here, since the young master is so unwell, why don't you go to the old man first to have a look at the young master, and then find a doctor for the young master, how about it?"

Xiao Dingfei's face immediately turned green.

He looked around and saw that they were all members of the Heavenly Sect, and it was really impossible to leave.

In the end, I could only pinch my nose and enter the Taoist temple with everyone.

This "Shangqing Temple" is a local Taoist temple in Tongzhou. Since the decline of Buddhism, Taoism, and Taoism many years ago, the Taoist priests in it have gradually disappeared. .

Dao Tong greeted each other at the door, but when they met, they said, "Welcome Lord Huang Xiang".

With a wave of the hand and a movement of the foot, everyone will be led in.

It looked deserted outside, but there was still a door open before I heard people shouting and laughing loudly. Zhang Zhe followed Huang and Feng through this gate, and saw a flat ground outside the spacious hall, crowded with people in different clothes, but they were all the same strong and rough. Dozens of tanks of spirits are lined up at the bottom of the corridor, and the smell of alcohol wafts out in the winter, as if it is going to set this Taoist temple on fire, full of spicy!

The Taoist who led them in shouted: "Master Huang Xiang and Feng Zuoxiang are back!"

There was a sudden silence inside the door.

Immediately, a loud laugh that shook the eardrums came from the hall, followed by the voice, he was a middle-aged man with a good figure, with a black beard on his chin, wearing a dark green robe, and his steps were steady and vigorous , his eyes were shining brightly, and he greeted Feng Mingyu and the others directly: "Hahaha, Mr. Feng and Huang Xiangzhu have finally returned from their achievements. Congratulations!"

This is Wu Feng, the rudder leader of the Tianjiao Tongzhou branch.

Feng Mingyu and Huang Qian immediately humbled themselves: "The brothers who are at the helm are all contributing, and the two of us dare not take credit for it."

Wu Feng glanced at the "extra" part of the people and was very satisfied: "This time not only rescued the brothers in our sect, but also brought so many righteous men from the prison, and helped the power of our sect Contribute to the growth of the building. If the credit is reported, the leader will reward you with great rewards!"

The group of people in the prison, headed by Meng Yang, escaped from the prison after receiving the favor of Tianjiao. They followed Tianjiao all the way to Tongzhou, and they did plan to join Tianjiao.

But now they haven't even exchanged a word of pleasantries. When I asked them, they said that they were "contributing to the power of the Heavenly Sect", as if they were here to defect.

This made many people frown secretly.

A bunch of Jiangyang thieves are really not good people. They had some quarrels with the Tianjiao believers when they came here, and now they are really uncomfortable listening to Wu Feng's words.

Meng Yang stood behind, with a smile on his lips.

He glanced past the Tianjiao group and landed on Zhang Zhe.

Zhang Zheren was in the thief's den, but he wasn't flustered at all. He turned his eyes to look at Meng Yang, and after a while, he closed his eyes calmly, without any reaction yet.

Feng Mingyu took this opportunity to turn the topic to Zhang Zhe, and said with a smile, "I don't even dare to take credit for this. I think the helmsman has already heard that besides our Tongzhou sub-helm, Mr. Du Jun We have also sent strong reinforcements in the capital. Without the help of Mr. Zhang, we would not have rescued people so smoothly, and we might even be caught in an ambush by the imperial court!"

Wu Feng said "Oh".

He looked at Zhang Zhe, all radiant, hiding a bit of inquiry, but with a bold look on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "I used to hear Mr. Dujun's name, but I never had the chance to meet him. Today I can see Mr. Dujun, which is considered meeting Mr. He is an old man. Mr. Zhang is willing to serve the Heavenly Sect while he is in the court. He really understands righteousness and endures humiliation! Wu admires it!"

Jianghu people have the style of doing things like Jianghu people, but Zhang Zhe is not used to it, and he is not good at words.

Wu Feng didn't feel embarrassed, so he just asked to pour wine.

Crowded crowds held up their rough pottery bowls and shouted "Respect Heaven, Earth, Earth, Great Harmony" and drank three bowls with their necks raised, looking proud and dry.

Zhang Zhe was also not used to drinking.

But in this situation, he couldn't refuse, he raised his head and drank three bowls with everyone, but felt that the strong wine cut his throat, burned his heart and lungs, and made people want to cough, but his heart became more calm, without showing any timidity.

Everyone applauded him when they saw him.

After finishing the wine, Feng Mingyu looked embarrassed and said, "Master, I have something to do here, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

After speaking, he looked around.

Wu Feng understood and said with a smile: "Then go in and say, please!"

With a wave of his hand, he invited everyone to the hall.

There are statues of the Patriarchs of the Three Qing Dynasties in the main hall, the top two chairs, Wu Feng sat on the left one, and the right one was reserved for Xiao Dingfei.

The rest of the speakers took their seats in turn.

Probably because of "Du Junshan people", Feng Mingyu and others asked Zhang Zhe to sit first on the lower left. Others with seniority in the religion stayed behind and surrounded the crowd or stood outside the temple gate. Meng Yang didn't have a seat, and stood in the corner with long hands and feet, arms folded, watching with a weird smile on his lips.

It was fine outside, but once inside the hall, it was inexplicably quiet.

This place is built on the hillside, so it's already gloomy and cold.

After quieting down, there was a strange sense of tenseness and sternness, and looking around, the atmosphere had faintly changed.

Wu Feng then asked Feng Mingyu: "What's the embarrassment for Prime Minister Zuo?"

Feng Mingyu took out a rolled-up paper from his sleeve, with small characters written on it, and a very special emblem of the distant mountains, and he only handed it to Wu Feng, and said with his beard: "This is the old man who died outside Tongzhou last night. According to the secret letter received, Master Wu Duo is also an old man in the sect, so he must be able to see where the emblem came from at a glance."

Wu Feng was shocked when he saw the emblem.

His voice trembled slightly, and he said, "It's actually a secret letter written by Mr. Du Jun himself!"

Feng Mingyu smiled, but his eyes changed, and he looked at Zhang Zhe with a vague look, and said, "Exactly. It is well known in the sect that Mr. Du Jun and Mr. Gongyi are the right and left arms of the leader of the sect. Letter, but the old man is a little unclear."

Zhang Zhe noticed Feng Mingyu's gaze, lowered his brows and eyes, and said nothing.

Wu Feng read the secret letter carefully, but his face changed three times.

Since Xiao Dingfei sat down on the top right, he looked like he was sitting on a nail. His **** was dishonest, and he wished he could run away all the way. He had been secretly paying attention to everyone's expressions. When he saw Wu Feng like this, his heart beat a sudden.

He asked, "What did you write?"

Wu Feng's face turned completely cold, and his slightly cold eyes swept over the faces of all the people in the hall, before he said: "Mr. gave me a secret letter to point out that this time I went to Beijing to rob the prison, and the activities of the sect were leaked in advance, because there are ghosts behind. And this inner ghost came back with the congregation, trying to harm my sect!"

"The ghost!"

With a "boom", as soon as Wu Feng's words came out, the whole hall was filled with voices and exploded!

Especially those people who came back from Beijing this time were full of astonishment, looked at each other, their eyes were full of suspicion and guard, Du Zhang Zhe stood still, and Meng Yang watched coldly.

Feng Mingyu walked with everyone all the way, although he had tested Zhang Zhe repeatedly, the suspicion in his heart could not be erased, so he first challenged Zhang Zhe and smiled kindly: "Master Zhang has served under the command of Mr. Came here to rob the prison, do you know who this 'inner ghost' is?"

Zhang Zhe drank three bowls of wine, his temples twitched.

With a cold face, he sat upright, and said: "Zhang was ordered to assist in the prison robbery and left Beijing a few days ago, but the secret letter came only last night. Mr. Zuoxiang came to ask Zhang, but it was embarrassing."

Feng Mingyu seemed to be anticipating his words, and said again: "Since Mr. Zhang is the master's right-hand man, why didn't Mr. Zhang mention anything about him in the secret letter?"

Zhang Zhe narrowed his eyes: "It's a matter of great urgency, what does Zhang Mou care about?"

Feng Mingyu chuckled: "Your Majesty, you must think clearly when you speak. My sister is sick, and I am grateful for my lord's help before I send someone to take care of her. If your lord does not treat each other with sincerity, it will be really chilling!"

The words seemed to be threatening Jiang Xuening!

It must be known that the two people who accompanied Jiang Xuening to the doctor were members of the Tianjiao sect, Xiaobao was young, and Feng Mingyu was afraid that he would not be able to keep his mouth shut, so he secretly told the two masters to take care of him no matter what. Jiang Xuening controlled it and became an important bargaining chip in their hands.

Sure enough, when he said this, Zhang Zhe's complexion changed slightly!

He was wearing a dark robe, with one hand resting on the armrest of the seat and the other lightly resting on his knees, the curled lines of his long fingers were hard and cold, and the corners of his brows and eyes were covered with condensed cold air in just a moment.

He looked up at Feng Mingyu.

At this moment, Feng Mingyu somehow felt his entire spine tremble, as if he had been hit by a boning knife, and he was terrified, and then he heard this person say coldly: "I'm not sure about the whole journey. After all, Prime Minister Zuo is often at the main helm in Jinling, claiming that he was ordered by the head of the teaching to assist in the robbery of the prison. However, Tongzhou already has the dictator Wu sitting in the town, and there is no shortage of people who can preside over the overall situation. But Master Zuo was busy writing the letter Clean yourself up, smear Zhang, and finally show your feet."

Feng Mingyu never expected that he would beat him upside down, and he stood up in shock, his face was as red as a pig's liver, and he was furious: "Zhu Zi'an dares to spit blood!"

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at each other.

Zhang Zhe was very calm, he only gently smoothed out a fold on the hem of his robe, and said: "Zhang is an official ordered by the imperial court, if he hadn't joined Mr.'s family and served his teaching, why would he be in danger and relics come here?" Muddy water? It is absurd both emotionally and rationally."

"you!"

Feng Mingyu was stunned. He couldn't believe that the taciturn Zhang Zhe was uttering swords and swords at the moment! It looks calm, but it actually hides all kinds of dangers!

That's right, if you want to find out the news, the imperial court can send a young man, why send such a court order official who is fascinated by the case and has a good reputation?

Feng Mingyu was a little confused.

He wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't sort out his thoughts for a while, his body half buried in the soil trembled, and he said: "I don't know anyone at the Jinling main helm, such a cover-up will turn black and white! Wu Rudder Master, listen to what the old man said, grab this mask first, but send a letter to Mr. Dujun for advice, and ask about this matter, this person will definitely reveal his true colors!"

Feng Mingyu is indeed number one in Jinling.

He thought he had said it himself, and Wu Feng would follow suit.

Who would have thought that there would be no movement for a long time after speaking, and when he turned his head to look, Wu Feng's hesitant eyes turned from him to Zhang Zhe, and then from Zhang Zhe to him, but he looked embarrassed.

Feng Mingyu screamed in his heart.

OK.

Individuals have their own plans!

The main rudder is far away in Jinling, which is one south and one north away from Tongzhou. Although the Tongzhou branch listens to the command of the main rudder, it secretly monitors the movements in Beijing and China. But after all, they are too far apart, "I will not accept military orders abroad." What's more, Tongzhou is too close to the capital, Wu Feng wants to listen to the command of the chief helm, but on the other hand, he is afraid that Du Junshan people will be afraid. If Zhang Zhe is indeed a member of Du Junshan's sect, first tie Zhang Zhe before sending a letter to inquire, I'm afraid it will offend Du Jun.

Wu Feng also has his own scruples.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the arena was tense and everyone was looking at him, he couldn't help but think again and again, trying to ease the atmosphere: "There are so many people coming back from Prison Robbery, we shouldn't rush to draw conclusions, I'm afraid we didn't catch the real ghost." , On the contrary, it hurt the harmony, it's not worth it."

Zhang Zhe closed his eyes and said nothing, outsiders saw him as not guilty at all, he really didn't look like the inner ghost of the imperial court.

How could Feng Mingyu listen to Wu Feng's words?

In terms of status in the sect, he is actually a bit higher than Wu Feng. The other party's words have offended him at this moment, and he immediately took out the token on his waist and was about to explode.

However, at this moment when the trigger was on the verge, a voice with little confidence sounded from the side.

It was Xiao Dingfei who played fan for a while on the upper right.

His gold-sprinkled folding fan had already been put away, and the handle of the fan lightly pressed against his sharp jaw, his lips seemed to be smiling, and he coughed, looking embarrassed: "Then what, Master Wu Duo, Duo, Mr. Du Jun's secret letter, can you lend me a look?"

Everyone was stunned.

On the way back, who wouldn't treat this young man who fled the country as an embroidered pillow and a bag of straw?

No one expected him to speak on this occasion.

At this time, he actually interjected to take a look at Mr. Du Jun's secret letter?

Zhang Zhe suddenly recalled Xiao Dingfei's strange gaze when he first met him outside the ruined temple.

He glanced at Meng Yang in the corner indiscriminately.

Meng Yang stood still, his eyes flicked to Zhang Zhe, but he paid close attention to the expressions and movements of everyone in the field.

Wu Feng had heard about this Young Master Dingfei in the sect, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Look at this..."

Xiao Dingfei's flirtatious eyes narrowed: "Show me the secret letter, and I'll tell you who the ghost is."

Guan Nei was silent for a moment, then whispered.

Feng Mingyu was also stunned for a moment, he didn't know that neither he nor Wu Feng could see the depth of the secret letter, and Xiao Dingfei could see something tricky.

But after all, Xiao Dingfei's identity is different.

After Wu Feng thought about it, he handed over the secret letter.

Xiao Dingfei took it and opened it for a closer look.

At this moment, Guannei was suddenly quiet and needles could be heard, everyone's eyes fell on this rascal's face, wishing to see something from the slits in his eyes.

The secret letter was only half a page, but Xiao Dingfei read it for a long time.

Wu Feng, Feng Mingyu and others felt their hearts beating fast.

After a while, I couldn't hold back and asked, "My lord, what's the matter?"

Xiao Dingfei raised his head, folded the paper gently, but looked at Zhang Zhe, pulled the corner of his lips at him, and said: "Master Zhang, I forgot to tell you on the way, not only did I meet Du Jun, but I also know Mister never lived in the mountains."

The moment his words fell to the ground, the corners of Zhang Zhe's eyes twitched.

Feng Mingyu burst into laughter: "Okay, it really is you!"

Wu Feng shouted loudly: "Take it!"

Some people around had already held their swords, obeyed his orders, and slashed at Zhang Zhe.

Zhang Zhe frowned.

Seeing the knife approaching, he didn't move. In the diagonal stab, a white shadow burst forth, and it was three points faster than anyone else! He didn't know where he got the knife from, and he knocked down a disciple who was closest to Zhang Zhe with his hands!

A sharp and savage knife was cut from the face into the chest, and the blood rushed out!

The man with the knife seemed to be bathed in blood.

When Feng Mingyu saw it, he couldn't help but yelled out in horror: "Meng Yang!"