Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 182 The changing world situation

If we want to divide the thirteen states in the world into north and south, then the Yunlan Ancient River can be roughly used as the boundary. There are eight states in the north of the river. Looking from west to east, they are roughly Bing, You, Fen, Yong, Yu, Liang, Zhong, and Hebei. Yashu.

There are five continents in the south of the Yangtze River, namely Xu, Qing, Yang, Yan and Jiao.

The ancient river originates from Youzhou, first flows down through Bingzhou, then flows from west to east through Yongzhou to the south, through Xuzhou to the north, and then east, serving as the dividing line between Yangzhou and Jiaozhou and Jizhou, and finally flows into Jiaozhou. The vast East China Sea.

It passes through six states and divides the north and south of the world. Even if we do not consider its water conservancy role of irrigating the fields on both sides of the river and benefiting hundreds of millions of lives, the Yunlan Ancient River is destined to be extraordinary even if it is lying there quietly.

During the Divine Dynasty, the world was unimpeded and not as closed off as it is now. The economic and trade exchanges and transportation of several states on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and even the control of the Kingdom of Dayu over the countries outside the Western Territory were also thanks to the existence of this river, a golden waterway. The title is well deserved.

Even today, states are wary of each other and blocked, major holy places have cut off people's exchanges, and the official attitude is to block the ancient river, but in fact it is still shining.

In addition to the top ten holy places in the world, there are 22 heaven-level powers. Three of them are engaged in the water transport business. They are the largest water gang in the world that controls the upper reaches, and the land gang that controls the middle reaches of Qingyang Road. clan, as well as the East China Sea Alliance, which controls the downstream area from Yanzhou to the estuary.

The fact that a single water transport business can support the Caobang, Lu Clan, and Donghai League, these three heaven-level forces, shows how huge their interests are. Among these three, the Caobang and the Donghai League have more than a hundred warships. Among all the heaven-level powers, its status is second only to Leiyin Temple. Even the weakest Lu family is the well-deserved overlord of the river in the middle reaches it controls. Even the holy land along the river bank must be given three points. Thin noodles.

These three families are all powerful on the water, and they are based on the ancient Yunlan River, so people all over the world call the three families the Yunlan Three Yings.

On the ground, the ten holy saints have the final say, but when it comes to the river, it is Yunlan Sanying who has the final say.

This saying has been passed down orally for more than a thousand years, which is enough to prove the huge influence of these three companies on the Yunlan Ancient River's water area of ​​more than one million miles.

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On the first day of August in the new Yuli calendar 1322, at night

In the lower reaches of Yunlan Ancient River in Xuzhou, the river surface shrouded in darkness at night, a bright floating lantern, like a UFO, slowly came from west to east.

When you got closer, you could see that the lamp going down the river turned out to be a large ship about sixty feet long. There were hundreds of torches around the deck for illumination, and it was swayed left and right by the river wind. , so it gives people the feeling of a floating lamp.

The front deck of the ship.There is a five-foot-high mast, and a golden flag is fluttering in the wind above the mast. Through the swaying lights from time to time, you can vaguely see that the upper part of the flag is embroidered with a large word "Lu", and the lower part is It is the three-point water drop symbol.

Under the flag, there is an old man and five young people. The six people are wearing white clothes, and there is a logo of three water patterns on their backs. The only difference is the color of the water droplets. The old man is purple, and the five young people are wearing white clothes. Young people are golden.

The old man was looking at the east, his brows furrowed all the time, while the five young people had different expressions. Two of them were following the old man's gaze and looking at the river, as if they wanted to see what the old man was looking at; Each of them looked back at the cabin from time to time, obviously looking absent-minded; only the one on the far left, with his head lowered, seemed to be thinking about something like the old man.

I don't know how long it took, the old man's frown relaxed, and he turned back to look at the five young people behind him. He noticed the expressions of the four people in front of him, and shook his head helplessly. But when he saw the man on the left, his eyes turned again. After a moment of silence, he coughed twice, waking the five people up, and then slowly spoke.

"How long does it take to get to Yangzhou?"

"Go back to Fourth Grandpa, there are still two hours!"

The five people blurted out their answers almost in unison.

Seeing the five people answering so quickly, a smile suddenly appeared on the old man's face.

This is Lu's skill. He is far more familiar with the river than anyone else. Even in the dark, he can use some special skills to identify where he is, and then calculate the destination based on the speed of the ship. distance.

The old man first looked up at the cabin, and then turned his gaze to the five people.

"Have you talked to Mr. Tian from Xuzhou today? What do you think of him as a person?"

The five of them all looked at each other, and finally the young man on the right stood up. After thinking for a while, he cupped his hands and replied: "As expected of a descendant of the Holy Land, Mr. Tian is very familiar with the customs and customs of various states in the world. His conversational skills are far-reaching." Beyond me, he is not in a high mood due to the death of his teacher, otherwise I really want to fight him and see how strong the awe-inspiring righteousness of White Deer Academy is!"

"Me too!"

"My eldest brother and I have similar ideas."

"Master Tian is indeed a good person."

The person on the right spoke, and the other three people in the middle also spoke out, but their thoughts were similar to the one at the head.

The old man frowned when he heard the four people's answers, and said in a low voice: "Are you going to fight him? Mr. Tian is a young Confucian in the third realm of Zhengxin, which is equivalent to the master in the third realm of Yuanqi. Among the five of you, Yuandong is the one with the highest cultivation level. He Yuanfu, who is only at the second level of Grandmaster, wants to fight with him, do you think you can beat him?"

The four people suddenly showed a look of dissatisfaction when they heard the sound. The old man shook his head again and again when he saw this scene. However, he found that the young man on the left was still silent. There was a hint of hope on the old man's face and he asked: "Yuanfu, What do you think?"

The young man who was named, Lu Yuanfu on the far left, stood two steps forward with a serious look on his face and replied: "My brother and I have similar ideas, but I think Mr. Tian is quite thoughtful!"

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "How do you say that?"

After Lu Yuanfu pondered for a moment, he continued: "During the turmoil in Yongzhou and Xuzhou, his teacher Mr. Ji died in Yongzhou. It should be said that his student should be very sad, but my eldest brother and I went to find him. Although he He pretended to be a little sad, but when communicating with the five of us, his reaction was still quick. Mr. Ji died last night. As his closed disciple, Mr. Tian should not have reacted like this!"

"Then what do you think is the reason?"

"I guess there are only two reasons. Either the teacher-student friendship between Mr. Tian and Mr. Ji is not as deep as the outside rumors say, or Mr. Ji died in Yongzhou this time, and Mr. Tian already knew it, so He just..."

Lu Yuanfu slowly stopped at the end, because when he saw the look of approval on the face of his fourth grandfather Lu Dianrong, he knew that he had guessed correctly. He immediately realized that his second guess was correct, and his face suddenly showed A look of surprise.

"Fourth Grandpa, did Mr. Ji really die in Yongzhou on purpose?"

Lu Yuanfu asked in shock, and the other four young people reacted one after another, all focusing on the old man.

Lu Dianrong pondered for a moment, then looked back at the cabin. A gust of spiritual wind blew gently, sealing the surroundings of the six people, and then he slowly spoke.

"It can't be said that it was intentional. It is true that Ji Yanzhi wanted to break through, but he had obviously predicted the failure of the breakthrough, so it is okay to say that he did it on purpose!"

Lu Yuanfu frowned and said, "For what?"

"The two states of Yong and Xu are at war!"

"White Deer Academy, do you want Yongxu to go to war?"

The old man lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied: "You can't talk about White Deer Academy. White Deer Academy is divided into Yangzhou and Yanzhou. The one who wants the two states to go to war should be Yangzhou!"

Now it was not just Lu Yuanfu, the other four young people also started to lower their heads and think.

The Lu family is considered to be on the side of the Righteous Path, so their understanding of the Six Holy Lands of the Righteous Path far exceeds that of the Six States of the Demonic Path. The Master was able to successfully open the White Deer Academy at the earliest, and the biggest help was the Yu Shen Sect. In order to give back to the Great Yu Dynasty, the Master set the order for the White Deer Academy. Adhering to the academy concept of "loyalty to the emperor and the people", the early Confucian disciples all pursued the pursuit of becoming an official in the dynasty of Dayu.

However, after the fall of Yu the Great and Bailu Academy taking over the two states of Yang and Yan, the academy began to divide into two factions. Although the two factions continued to respect the Master as the most holy teacher, they each had different views on the concept of "loyalty to the emperor and the people". Focus.

One side feels that Yu’s fall, the world is in chaos, and serving the people is the top priority. Continuing to hold the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor will not help the current situation, but will also affect the development of the academy itself; while the other side believes that the words of the Master are the truth. They feel that, If you abandon the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor because of Dayu's fall, it is no different from rebellion, and you will continue to follow the idea of ​​​​loyalty to the emperor and serve the people. As an official in Dayu's holy dynasty, you always want to help Dayu to rule the world again, restore the system of the divine dynasty, and save the people of Li. .

Such ideological differences eventually contributed to the internal division of Bailu Academy, which was divided into the Yanzhou School and the Yangzhou School. Ji Yanzhi belonged to the Yangzhou School. He served as an official in the Holy Dynasty of Dayu in his early years and returned to Yangzhou when he was older. Receive disciples, study and write classics.

According to what the fourth grandfather Lu Dianrong said, Ji Yanzhi hoped that Yongzhou and Xuzhou would go to war and would not hesitate to die to promote it. This basically represented Yangzhou's position.

"I heard that Yanzhou is now powerful, and there are faint signs of uniting with Jizhou. The two parties want to unify the six states of Zhengdao. Once Jizhou has this intention, the Holy Dynasty of Dayu located in the south of Jizhou will be in danger. I guess that at this time in Yangzhou The reason for provoking a war between the two states is probably to protect the Holy Dynasty of Dayu from being attacked by Jizhou!"

This time it was not Lu Yuanfu who spoke, but Lu Yuandong on the far right.

Lu Dianrong's eyes were suddenly full of admiration. He was able to make such an accurate conclusion in such a short period of time. It can be seen that the eldest grandson Lu Yuandong is not as reckless as he showed just now. As long as someone guides him correctly, he is not inferior to his second grandson Lu Yuanfu. .

When Lu Yuanfu heard what his eldest brother said, he nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with his guess. After thinking for a moment, he added: "Brother is right, but I'm afraid Ji Yanzhi's death is not that simple. He not only provoked Although I don’t know the specific cause of his death, I heard that Xuzhou sent troops across the border to Yongzhou during the Tongling Demon Rebellion.

Looking at it this way, Xuzhou used Ji Yanzhi to take the lead in breaking the Jin capital alliance across borders. Not to mention that Tongling was not conquered, and Ji Yanzhi was still dead. As usual, the Wanjian Holy Sect would send a powerful man to personally escort Ji Yanzhi's body back to Yangzhou no matter what. I really wanted White Deer Academy to take a stand, but in the end they didn’t send anyone. They just hired our Lu family to help transport the body back to Yangzhou. It seems that the Wan Jian Sheng Sect had a strong opinion of Ji Yanzhi, so much so that they didn’t hesitate to offend White Deer Academy. , they all want to humiliate Ji Yanzhi! "

Lu Dianrong nodded. His second grandson Lu Yuanfu's words were easy to understand. Although he didn't know what the inside story was, at least on the surface, Ji Yanzhi died while helping Xuzhou attack Yongzhou. No matter what the Wanjian Holy Sect said, it should be taken seriously. Ji Yanzhi's death was the right thing to do, but they didn't even send a single person. They just hired Mr. Lu to transport Ji Yanzhi's body back to Yangzhou. This was such an insult to a great scholar from the academy, not to mention White Deer Academy. Not even the Confucian sects in the world would agree.

Doesn’t the Ten Thousand Swords Saint Sect know that their behavior is offending the Confucian sects in the world? They must know it, but they still choose to do it!

This shows that Ji Yanzhi must have tricked the Ten Thousand Swords Saint Sect this time.

"Huangfu Xing even tore up the alliance with the capital of Jin. The war between Yongxu and Yongzhou is inevitable. No wonder the Wanjian Holy Sect is so angry..."

Lu Dianrong groaned in his heart, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"With the death of Ji Yanzhi, the alliance between Yanzhou and Jizhou will be postponed. The Holy Dynasty of Dayu will have a chance to breathe. There will be a rift between Bailu Academy and Xuzhou. Let alone help in this war, it is very likely that they will Adding insult to injury will embarrass Xuzhou.

The Holy Dynasty of Dayu was facing pressure from Jizhou in the north and was in urgent need of an alliance. They might take advantage of the situation to unite with Xuzhou and establish an alliance. If they could defeat Yongzhou, they might be able to expand.

Today, among the top ten holy places in the world, Yongzhou is the weakest. There are even vague rumors that the Rakshasa Demon Cult will become the first holy place to be destroyed. Leiyin Temple will definitely not miss such a great opportunity. They have been thinking about the name of the holy place for a long time.

I heard that during the Tongling Rebellion, Lian Ningxue of the Haoran Holy Sect and Mo Xuzi of the Ziqing Holy Sect also went there. The Haoran Holy Sect and the Ziqing Holy Sect did not deal with the Confucian sect, so they would definitely go to help Xuzhou. , disgusting Bailu Academy. "

Lu Yuanfu talked a lot in succession. After he finished speaking, the look in his eyes gradually became clearer, and he obviously had a clear grasp of the context of everything. Finally, he slowly shook his head and sighed: "Unexpectedly, Ji Yanzhi provoked the world with the death of one person. The muscles and bones of the Seven States and Six Holy Lands of the Righteous Way are worthy of being the great masters of Confucianism..."

The other four people all fell into deep thought when they heard these words. Although they didn't think so much, Lu Yuanfu could still figure it out quickly as soon as he said it.

"Although the Six Holy Lands claim to be righteous, they always want to annex each other. Judging from the strictness of the state boundary fortification, we know that since each has its own agenda, there is no such thing as a separate state. War, as long as it involves state boundary disputes, will definitely affect the whole body. As long as the war expands to a certain scale, Confucianism and Jizhou will not be alone, and they will definitely participate in it!"

"In my opinion, it's more than that. If there is still a layer of window paper between the righteous path that has not been pierced, then the intention of the demonic path to cannibalize each other is almost obvious. The war between the Rakshasa Demon Cult , the other three major demonic holy places will definitely not sit idly by, the Rakshasa Demonic Cult will easily fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides, and this time, I am afraid that it may really hurt the foundation!"

The two young men continued to speak, and the others showed approval when they heard the words.

Lu Dianrong looked at his five grandsons, especially his second grandson Lu Yuanfu, with expressions of praise on his face. Although the Lu family lived on the Yunlan Ancient River, he was also a world-famous powerful man, and was one of the 22 heaven-level powerful forces. First, we cannot relax in cultivating the children of the clan.

As the Lu family is famous in the world, marriage within the family and the continuation of the bloodline are extremely strict, so it has been passed down for more than 1000 years. From the ancestor Lu Shengkang to the present, there are only eight generations. In descending order, they are Sheng, Kang, Ji, Zu, and Zu. From Ming, Dian, Kai, Yuan, to the current Yuan generation, there are more than 100 disciples in total. The best among them are the five people standing in front of him. From oldest to youngest, they are:

Yuandong, Yuanfu, Yuanshao, Yuanyi and Yuanzhe.

The Lu family's training of children is different from other families. Although there are direct lineages and branch lines, they are not based on direct bloodlines. It does not mean that just because your father is a direct lineage, you are a direct lineage. Everything is based on ability. The most important thing is naturally Cultivation, then focus on the mind.

"Fourth Grandpa, Yangzhou has arrived!"

Lu Dianrong was deep in thought when he was awakened by his eldest grandson Lu Yuandong. He looked up at the river bank and saw a giant boundary monument with the word "Yangzhou" on it, and a large group of white-clothed Confucian scholars standing under the boundary monument. He nodded slightly, and first removed the blanket that shrouded the heads of the six people. barrier, then looked back at the cabin and shouted:

"Master Tian, ​​Yangzhou has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)