Chapter 675: Li Dai Tao Jiang
Seeing that the temple master was so excited as if he was protecting his life, Gu Nanxi didn't know whether he should reveal his identity.
Instead, the temple master grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Even if your wife is beautiful, you can't say that Duke Yun is bad. Duke Yun encourages women to work outside. For you, this is more choice in life, isn't it good?"
Gu Nanxi sincerely apologized: "I am obsessed with appearances. Duke Yun is indeed extraordinary."
"That's right!" The master was very satisfied. He seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, what was your name when Baopu introduced you just now?"
"Gu Nanxi."
"Oh, Gu Nanxi, what a good name. What about your birth date? Let me calculate it for you." The master of the temple praised as usual and made hand gestures.
“What?! Gu Nanxi?! Yun, Yun…” The master’s mind buzzed, everything went blank, and he couldn’t even close his mouth.
Gu Nanxi nodded, confirming the master's guess: "Yes, it's that Gu Nanxi."
The title of Duke Yun is too famous.
For the vast majority of common people in the Great Zhou, they had only heard of the title of Duke Yun, but did not know that his real name was Gu Nanxi.
Because the temple master admired Duke Yun so much, he not only bought every issue of "Yunzhou Weekly", but also asked people to find out all kinds of information about Duke Yun's heroic deeds.
Only then did I know the real name of Duke Yun, but Duke Yun had been saying it for a long time and I didn't react for a while.
The abbot jumped up immediately as if there was a nail on a stool, his face flushed, and he squinted his eyes to look carefully.
I never thought that Duke Yun would be so outstanding in appearance.
"Duke Yun, it's actually you! It's such an honor for us to have you come to our Jiucheng Palace!"
The abbot was so excited that he bowed and even forgot about his close friend Old Man Geng.
Duke Yun was his idol. How could he not be excited to receive his idol? It seemed that Duke Yun had made him a cup of tea just now. He must keep the cup and teapot well!
The master of the temple said earnestly that he would take Duke Yun to visit their Jiucheng Palace: "Back then, the alchemist Wei Hanlu asked to cast nine tripods. After the tripods were made, he took water and soil from the nine states and put them into the tripods. He then built a palace on this mountain to house the tripods. Hence, it was named Jiucheng Palace."
The master of the temple took Gu Nanxi to visit the Jiuzhou Ding, and his tone was full of pride and regret: "After the Ding was completed, I wanted to go to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to get soil, but I was defeated in the war, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were ceded away."
The temple master patted the body of the tripod, and the Jiuzhou Tripod made a low humming sound: "Fortunately, Duke Yun recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, allowing us to make up for our regrets."
Taoist Qingning settled the Yunzhou soldiers and put the food and fodder into the granary. Just as he passed by Jiuzhou Ding, he saw the abbot being so attentive and couldn't help but be curious.
"Master, what are you doing?"
The master of the temple couldn't stop smiling.
Duke Yun directly revealed her real name at the foot of the mountain, which meant that she had no intention of concealing her identity.
The master of the temple grinned and said ostentatiously, "It's rare for Duke Yun to come to Jiucheng Palace. I'll take her around."
"Oh, please turn around slowly." Taoist Qingning was thinking about poaching and did not take the abbot's words to heart. He walked several meters away and suddenly turned back.
His facial features were distorted by shock: "What?! Duke Yun!"
The sound was so loud that people around looked over frequently.
The master of the temple laughed happily: "Yes, Duke Yun!"
As soon as Gu Nanxi's identity was revealed, he was immediately surrounded by Taoist priests and villagers.
They didn't dare to approach Gu Nanxi, and their eyes were filled with curiosity and anticipation.
Duke Yun is here, so he must be here to attack Jiangxia Town, right? !
After the abbot showed off for a while, he took Gu Nanxi back to his own courtyard, but there were many more Taoist priests present.
Everyone knew that Duke Yun came to Jiucheng Palace not to rest, but for some other purpose.
What we need to discuss now is what Duke Yun wants to do and whether Jiucheng Palace will follow him.
The temple master's room was not big, and the Taoist priests all stood there stiffly.
Later, after Gu Nanxi persuaded everyone for a while, they finally found a seat and sat down crowdedly.
"To be honest with you Taoist priests, I came here for Xuanzhen County. Li Shaoyan, the governor of Xuanzhen County, has sent soldiers to guard all the intersections. I want to use Jiangxia Town as a breakthrough point, so I came here."
The master of the temple was very happy to see Gu Nanxi speaking frankly, but he was also worried about Duke Yun's risky behavior.
"Sir, did you bring only the guards up the mountain, or are these the only people you have?"
Gu Nanxi: "There are only two hundred people in total."
Taoist Qingning frowned: "Even if we are included, there are only 500 people. Those refugees can only do logistics work at best, and we can't count on them to fight."
The temple master was also worried: "Behind Li Shaoyan stands the Dragon Warrior General Li Aotian. I heard that the government has allocated 50,000 troops to him. If we take Jiangxia Town, it will definitely alarm him!"
Using 500 people against 50,000 is like throwing an egg against a rock.
Gu Nanxi laid out his plan: "I originally planned to have the soldiers disguise themselves as Taoist priests and enter the city, and then take over Jiangxia Town at lightning speed."
Li Shaoyan will definitely gather troops to attack Jiangxia Town. According to the time calculation, Ada should be able to reach Tongli County by then, and after making some noise, he will be able to involve Li Aotian.
Li Mingde was still guarding Anwu County, and the troops of the two sides were involved. With his ability, he would definitely be able to seize the opportunity to attack several other villages and towns in Xuanzhen County.
The risky part of this plan is that Gu Nanxi has to take two hundred people to defend Jiangxia Town, and Ada cannot be caught by Li Aotian, so he has to act as a decoy.
The master of the temple hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "I have an idea, Duke Yun, please listen to it. There are Taoist temples everywhere in Xuanzhen County, and there are Taoist priests in the Taoist temples. We have frequent exchanges between us."
The temple master's idea was to unite the Taoist temples in various villages and towns, allow Taoist priests to enter the villages and towns in the name of performing rituals, and control the local government offices in a subtle way.
Gu Nanxi thought about it carefully and felt that this plan was quite feasible.
Most of the Taoists in Xuanzhen County are locals, and a few are there to do so.
Many of their relatives and friends are in the town, and most of the people in the town are believers.
As long as they captured the government office and the soldiers sent by Li Shaoyan, it would be easy to seize control of the villages and towns.
"It's a good idea, but we don't have enough people."
Gu Nanxi only has two hundred people in total. If they are distributed to various towns, each town can only get dozens of people. He really does not have the confidence to control the enemy in a short time.
The temple master smiled and said, "Xuanzhen County is mountainous, and there are many bandits in the mountains. As long as Duke Yun sends people to recruit them, I believe they will be happy to track you down."
Gu Nanxi glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Once the arrow is shot, it cannot be retrieved. Have you made up your mind, Taoist priests?"
The master of the temple did not speak, but looked at other people.
Taoist Master Baopu: "I calculated with my fingers, this trip is auspicious!"
Taoist Priest Qingning: "Yesterday I observed the stars at night, and today I will meet the noble Tianyi!"
Baopu's eyes changed when he looked at Qingning. So this is this kind of Qingning!
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