Chapter 248 The Taoist priest goes down the mountain
"Old Dao Wei pays homage to Luo Sima."
In a newly captured thief village hall in Douzigang, Luo Cheng saw Taoist priest Wei sent by Zhao Gui. Zhao Gui said that his scout Qingqi approached Liu Badao's nest to investigate and found that the old Taoist priest came out of it. As a result, he was about to catch a tongue and ask about the situation of the lair, but the man said calmly that he would come to see Luo Cheng and let them lead the way.
The scout took the man to Zhao Gui. Zhao Gui asked for a long time, but the man claimed to be a Taoist priest and surnamed Wei. He insisted on seeing Luo Cheng, saying that he had a plan to capture Liu Badao alive.
So Zhao Gui sent the person himself.
Luo Cheng sat there, looking at the old Taoist Wei.
A face full of wrinkles, black and thin, and a goatee.
He was wearing a shabby Taoist robe and an old whisk. No matter how you look at him, he was a very down-and-out Taoist priest.
"Where is Master Wei from?"
"Xiaodao's ancestral home is from Hengyang County, Boling County, but his family moved to Guantao County, Wuyang County in his early years."
"Which famous temple is the Taoist priest who became a monk?"
"When the old Taoist was young, both of his parents died, and his family was poor and could not live. Later, he followed an old Taoist to become a monk as a Taoist. For more than ten years, he followed his master to travel around the world, traveling all over the three mountains and five mountains."
According to him, he was only 30 years old this year. His family's ancestral home was from Boling County, but later his father went to Guantao County, Wuyang County, so their family moved there. But later his father died while in office, and the family stayed in Guantao County. Unfortunately, his mother also passed away soon, and he was the only one left in the Wei family.
He studied and read with his parents since he was a child, but he did not know how to farm. He only left some land after his parents died, but he had no money. So Taoist Wei lived a very difficult life, and he was hungry and full. But he didn't like to do farm work, and he liked to read books left by his parents when he had time.
As a result, I couldn't make it anymore. I happened to meet an old Taoist in Yunyou, so I simply took this old Taoist as my master and traveled around the world. In the past ten years, I have also traveled all over the world. A few years ago, the master died, and he rode a donkey around alone.
Not long ago, he planned to return home, but Wuyang County was in the west of Pingyuan County. However, when he passed by Douzigang, he was robbed by Liu Badao's subordinates. He wanted to take him to be a salt-cooking man, but fortunately, the old Taoist was able to speak well. Liu Badao respected him as a guest of honor when he spoke with a mouth that was not bad.
"Then why did Principal Wei leave Liu Badao again and come to see me?"
"Liu Badao is a stupid man." Taoist Wei did not hide it. "But he has heard of Luo Sima's name many times, and he is a little curious and wants to come and take a look."
"Now I've seen it, what do you think?"
"Young is really young, but I was amazed by the soldiers under Sima all the way. To be honest, I have traveled all over the world for more than ten years, and have been around the country, and have traveled all over the Guanzhong and the frontiers. I have seen the garrisons in the border areas, the imperial guards in the capital, and the guards in various places, but your troops have only been established for a short time, but it is impressive."
"The Taoist priest said something." Luo Cheng is not the kind of person who is easily fooled by a few words.
"Liu Badao is a fool. He is summoning his subordinates to fight you, but I know that he will definitely lose. I spent three months in Liu Badao. I know this person's character and ability. I even know all his details and what he will do next. If Luo Sima is willing to listen to me, he will definitely defeat Liu Badao, and even capture this person alive and wipe out the thieves of Douzigang!"
Seeing the Taoist priest talking nonsense, Luo Cheng wanted to laugh a little.
But he still held back. Although in general, there was almost no possibility, he was not the kind of person who judged people by his appearance.
"What does Principal Wei want?" he asked.
"In the eyes of emperors and generals, the world is a fat deer, but in the eyes of me, Wei Zheng, the world is only divided into yin and yang. The old Taoist does things, but based on his original heart. The world is going to be in chaos. My master once said that the world is peaceful, and the Taoist priests will retire to the mountains and forests. When the chaos arises, the Taoist priests will come out of the mountain to save the world."
Luo Cheng sat up straight all of a sudden.
This man calls himself Wei Zheng?
"I dare to ask Master Wei, what's your name?"
"Old Taoist Wei Zheng."
"Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng?" Luo Cheng asked.
Wei Zheng couldn't help but be stunned, "How did Luo Sima know my name as a master?" When he was a teenager, he became a Taoist priest Yunyou as his teacher, and then left his hometown and traveled all over the world for more than ten years. Now he has just returned. He has never told Luo Cheng's subordinates that his name as a master Xuancheng.
"Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng." Luo Cheng leaned his back down, his expression a little complicated. Unexpectedly, a Taoist priest riding a donkey was actually Wei Zheng.
After coming to the Great Sui Dynasty, Luo Cheng had met quite a few historical celebrities, so he was no longer shocked when he first met Uncle Qin and Zhang Xutuo. But any old Taoist riding a donkey was Wei Zheng, which was indeed a bit surprising.
"I once heard a friend talk about you, saying that there was a Taoist priest Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng. Although he was a Taoist priest, he had the talent of a prime minister in his heart. When he saw him today, he was a little out of control."
Wei Zheng was thinking about who the friend Luo Cheng mentioned was, and he actually gave him such a high evaluation.
"Master Wei, Master Luo Mouguan has great talent and has the intention of coming out to save the world. Can you please ask Master to temporarily lean into my military camp? If Master is willing to stay, you can just be wronged as my aide and temporarily serve as a recording room, can you?"
It was Wei Zheng's turn to be surprised.
He was just a Taoist priest. Even if Luo Cheng had heard some praises from a friend of mine, he would have to ask him to be an aide as soon as he came, especially as an appointment as an important position in the accounting office, which would value him very much.
Luo Cheng waited for a while and was still surprised to see him.
He smiled and said, "Then I will be the Taoist priest and agree. Now I will ask the Wei Ji Room to tell me how to destroy Liu Badao!"
Wei Zheng looked at Luo Cheng, and it didn't seem like he was making fun of him, but he couldn't help asking again, "Luo Sima's words are serious?"
"There is no joke in the army. From now on, you will be the reporter room of my Changbai Mansion to join the army."
"oh."
Wei Zheng nodded and sat there as if thinking.
It was only a long time later that I said, "Old Master, I have heard of many deeds of Luo Sima, but they are not as good as what I have seen and heard today. Luo Sima is indeed different and is admirable."
"Will Mr. Wei stay?"
"You can try it." Wei Zheng is not a pretentious person. He was also intentional about going out to the world. He was raped by Liu Badao before and stayed there for a few months, but he was just a temporary perfunctory person. But Luo Cheng has a place for him, so he really is willing to give it a try.
"Please give me paper and pen!" Wei Zheng said.
Luo Cheng asked someone to take paper and pen, and then Wei Zheng began to draw a map directly, and explained it to him while drawing it. It turned out that he was drawing a situation chart of Douzigang, which also marked the garrison of Liu Badao's bandits and the place where he stored money, grain, salt and valley.
While drawing, he told his plan to defeat Liu Badao.
Chapter completed!