Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 294 Hongmen Banquet

Inside the Grand Master Hall of Tianshi Mansion in the back mountain of Longhu Mountain.

As Zhang Enpu, the representative of the Zhang family, gave Zhang Huaiyi a difficult task to ask Wang Yi to come to Longhu Mountain to explain the affairs outside the Great Wall, Zhang Huaiyi, as a disciple who pretended to be someone else and was in charge of Longhu Mountain's external affairs, was also trapped.

Only then did he realize that his senior brother had ulterior motives. He didn't care at all about how much truth or falsehood there was in the newspaper. His target from the very beginning was Wang Yi, who was as famous as his senior brother Zhang Zhiwei.

He also seized on the weakness of the newspaper itself, which could not be distributed due to the Kuomintang government's reasons, making all of Zhang Huaiyi's excuses for not letting Wang Yi off the hook untenable and without any righteous basis.

This was the first time that Zhang Huaiyi got to know his senior brother again. This senior brother who had been so kind to him before he was given the surname Zhang by his master, now revealed layers of calculations. Could it be that the position of Heavenly Master was so attractive to the Zhang family members?

If that is the case, why doesn't my senior brother understand until now why the master put him in the position of being in charge of the internal affairs of Longhu Mountain?
How many people would obey you if you were a Heavenly Master who couldn't balance the relationship between the Zhang family members and the disciples who used false surnames in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, as well as the orthodox relationship composed of hundreds of surnames?
Just relying on the Five Thunders Righteous Method?
Zhang Huaiyi didn't understand, because in the original timeline, there was no such thing as Old Master Zhang expelling Zhang Zhiwei from the family.

Many things inside the Tianshi Mansion changed from the moment Zhang Zhiwei was expelled, and everyone had their own thoughts.

This was how Zhang Huaiyi, the big-eared thief, experienced for the first time everything that came with being a candidate for Heavenly Master.

But now, facing his senior brother's aggressive attitude, Zhang Huaiyi couldn't think of a good response.

If Wang Yi is not allowed to come to Longhushan, then everything published in this newspaper can be labeled as false. It is Wang Yi's one-sided statement, intended to provoke confrontation between the eccentric circles of the Republic of China and Japan.

Let Wang Yi come to Longhu Mountain. Judging from the various calculations shown by his senior brother, Wang Yi might not be able to return from Longhu Mountain.

Moreover, Zhang Enpu might use Wang Yi as bait to lure out his senior brother Zhang Zhiwei who was expelled by the master.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huaiyi was in a state of confusion.

In the past few years, Master Zhang has placed me in the position of foreign affairs to gain experience. Although due to the worldly reasons, the position of foreign affairs in Longhu Mountain has become less important. After all, when nothing major happens, all the schools and sects will close their gates and rarely come out.

Just think about the 80th birthday party of Old Master Lu from the Lu family, and you will know that only about half of the people in the circle attended.

The problem is that the position of foreign affairs not only connects with various schools and factions, but also connects with the Zhengyi lineage led by Longhu Mountain. Others may not know about what has happened in Longhu Mountain in recent years, but how could Zhang Huaiyi, who was put in the position of being in charge of foreign affairs, not know?
My senior brother has never left Longhu Mountain. He just changed his outfit and became more active.

The person who was in charge of foreign affairs knew about this, and so did the master who had been in seclusion all these years. Similarly, his senior brother Zhang Enpu, who secretly instructed and contacted some seniors of the Zhengyi lineage to cooperate with the National Government in the so-called suppression of bandits, also knew about it. It was just a tacit understanding among everyone.

Doing this now? Even if the real intention is exposed, it's too early, isn't it, brother?
Thinking of this, Zhang Huaiyi still spoke.

"Brother, this is a serious matter. Should we ask our master to make the final decision on whether to allow someone to visit Mount Longhu?"

"Heh, our Longhu Mountain has been passed down for thousands of years. What? Do you think that our Longhu Mountain wants to use its power to bully a lone man like Wang Yi? Besides, since this matter wants our Longhu Mountain to speak out in the circle and call on fellow practitioners all over the world, as the initiator, shouldn't he, Wang Yi, come to Longhu Mountain for both public and private reasons? Or do you, Zhang Huaiyi, know that there is something fishy going on, so you are making excuses and even using your master to pressure others!"

This... Seeing Zhang Enpu, his senior brother, being so aggressive, and not as kind as he was when he was hiding his methods and cultivation, Zhang Huaiyi felt unfamiliar and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

At this time, the voice of Old Zhang Tianshi came from the back of the main hall dedicated to Patriarch Zhang Daoling, where Old Zhang Tianshi was in seclusion.

"Huaiyi, just follow Enpu's instructions and ask Wang Yi to come to Longhu Mountain. I will meet him in person."

Old Master Zhang, who had not been in charge of the internal and external affairs of Longhu Mountain for several years and had handed them over to his two disciples to handle, spoke up and settled the matter.

Although he didn't know why the master chose to meet Wang Yi in person, his goal had been achieved. Zhang Enpu no longer insisted and quickly bowed towards the position where Master Lao Zhang was.

"Follow Master's command!"

Zhang Huaiyi could only be forced to repeat this sentence.

Since the quarrel had come to an end, Zhang Enpu, having achieved his goal, took his men away and began to prepare for Wang Yi's arrival at Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Huaiyi was worried and walked out of the hall looking back every few steps, leaving Tian Jinzhong, who had been cooperating with Zhang Huaiyi in the past few years, confused.

"Huaiyi, although Enpu's words were a bit harsh, for such a matter, Wang Yi should have come to Longhu Mountain to explain the reason. Otherwise, even though Master is a Heavenly Master, he cannot speak out on this matter casually."

"Old Tian, ​​this is true, but I went to the capital with my senior brother and fought against Japanese aliens in Fengtian outside the Great Wall. This seems horrifying and unbelievable, but judging from the fact that my senior brother was the first to destroy a Japanese alien, and my understanding of Wang Yi, this is true."

"Since it can't be fake, what are you worried about? Are you really afraid that Enpu will plot against Wang Yi?"

Tian Jinzhong looked at Zhang Huaiyi, who remained silent because of what he said, and then looked at him, and slowly stopped talking.

Zhang Huaiyi didn't want to explain too much, so he just walked forward, which made Tian Jinzhong angry.

He strode forward and stopped Zhang Huaiyi.

"Huai Yi, you must know the reason, right? Why did Master want to expel you? Why are you so worried about Wang Yi coming to Longhu Mountain? You and Master know everything, right?"

"Old Tian, ​​don't ask, you know I won't tell you."

"Everyone in Longhu Mountain knows that I have a tight-lipped mouth. Even if you tell me about this, I won't tell anyone."

"It's not a question of whether or not to talk about this. It's useless to talk about it. It can't change the result of my brother being expelled from the sect. It will only backfire and make everyone support Master's approach. Old Tian, ​​go ask Master. If Master thinks he should tell you, he will tell you."

With some helplessness, Zhang Huaiyi also walked past Tian Jinzhong and left. Since the matter of letting Wang Yi visit Longhu Mountain could not be changed, he could only use the connections he had developed through foreign affairs over the years to do something.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Huaiyi quickly wrote a letter and handed it to his Taoist disciple who had been waiting outside the door.

"Qingfeng, thank you for your trouble. Please give this letter to the brother who delivered it, and have him personally deliver it to Zheng Zibu of Shangqing Maoshan, Brother Zheng."

"Yes, Brother Huaiyi."

Zhang Enpu, who had the same idea as Zhang Huaiyi, was also planning. It was true that he coveted the position of Heavenly Master, but he was not stupid, otherwise why didn't he jump out when Zhang Zhiwei was in Longhu Mountain? Because he knew very well that his cultivation and talent could not be compared with Zhang Zhiwei at all, and he was even three points inferior to Zhang Huaiyi.

As long as Zhang Zhiwei is in Longhu Mountain, no one, including his own family, will stand on his side.

But now Zhang Zhiwei was expelled from the family. He knew the reason very well. The one who caused all these changes was Wang Yi, who was as famous as Zhang Zhiwei, a loner who had never been on the side of the National Government from the beginning.

Since these two guys who are equally famous and whose talents and cultivation are far superior to his own are standing on the opposite side of the current government, how can he sit firmly on the position of Heavenly Master if he does not use the help of the government to eliminate these two guys?
Moreover, as for what they did, even among the Zhengyi lineage, there were many people who couldn't stand it. It wasn't that they couldn't stand Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi, many people in the Zhengyi lineage had never even met them. They just hated and rejected what Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei did.

"Equally famous? Zhang Zhiwei, Wang Yi, no matter how amazing your talents and abilities are, you will definitely die this time! Are you standing up for those mud-legged people? Are you ready to drown in the mire!"

His heart was filled with jealousy and hatred towards Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi, and a letter was quickly written.

"Go! Give this letter to Senior Brother Lin Jianlin of Shangqing Maoshan, and tell him that I asked him to come and take charge to prevent any villains from doing anything evil."

"Yes, senior brother."

Old Master Zhang, who had been in seclusion behind the ancestral hall of Mount Longhu, naturally saw what Zhang Huaiyi and his younger generation did, but he could only sigh helplessly.

If you are not deaf and dumb, you are not a good person. As a heavenly master, this is even more true for him in this regard.

The purpose of expelling Zhang Zhiwei was to protect him. If not, once what Zhang Zhiwei had done was exposed, in this turbid period of the world, Zhang Zhiwei would not be tolerated by the orthodox lineage.

Could it be that he really had no idea what his younger generation, Zhang Enpu, was doing?

But what can he do after knowing it? The Zhang family has been rooted in this area for nearly two thousand years with Longhu Mountain and Tianshi Mansion as its foundation. The forces there are intertwined and complicated, and even he, as a Tianshi, is deeply involved in it.

If we really want to deal with it and uproot it, then there is no need for him, the Heavenly Master, to exist and he will die with it.

People who practice cultivation value life the most, but if it is really necessary for him, a master of his generation, to die in exchange for the long-term prosperity of Longhu Mountain, he does not mind this death.

Can you win by just standing on the side of the majority?
Old Master Zhang couldn't understand it, and couldn't figure it out. After all, throughout the dynasties, there were many cases where dragon slayers eventually became evil dragons.

"Jinzhong, go back and work hard with Huaiyi. Don't make things so awkward between you two brothers."

"Master!"

Tian Jinzhong kowtowed, but received no response from his master, so he could only retreat helplessly.
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Soon, the letter from Mount Longhu was delivered to Wang Yi's residence in the capital by the Zhengyi lineage. Looking at the letter explaining the purpose of the letter, Wang Yi and Liu Wei glanced at each other.

"It's too hasty. Of course, the Tianshi Mansion is the leader of the righteous path in the world. If we want them to speak, how can we not make it clear?"

"I say, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know?"

Hearing Wang Yi's meaningless tone, Liu Wei was speechless.

"what?"

"You don't think that the only people participating in the anti-bandit campaign carried out by the National Government in the Gan area are the Liu family of Xiangxi? Longhu Mountain is in Gan, but the largest landlord in Gan is the Zhang family, which leads the Zhengyi clan. The one your good friend Zhang Zhiwei has fought the most in recent years is not the small character of the Liu family, but the Zhengyi clan led by Longhu Mountain. He has a lot of blood of the Zhengyi clan on his hands."

"I know, so this letter is not from a good source."

"No, you don't know that during the Bancang incident, there were also Zhengyi bloodlines among those who surrounded and killed them."

As soon as the words came out, Liu Wei intuitively felt the murderous intent from Wang Yi. The murderous intent came and went quickly. Liu Wei, who was already used to Wang Yi's behavior, also pointed to the open letter.

"So do you understand? Now that Zhang Zhiwei has been expelled from the family, Zhang Enpu, a member of the Zhang family, will not let go of this opportunity to take the position of Heavenly Master into his own hands. Zhang Zhiwei is a threat, and so are you. In addition to you, Zhang Zhiwei can also be eliminated.

It is true that you and Zhang Zhiwei are far superior to the contemporary generation, but there are still a few in the older generation who can compete with you. Moreover, Longhu Mountain has been able to stand firm in the circle for so many years, not just relying on the Five Thunders Law. You can't face Longhu Mountain, a thousand-year-old sect, on your own. Wang Yi, this is a Hongmen Banquet."

Wang Yi was also happy when he heard these three words, especially when he saw Liu Wei pointing at the letter with a folding fan, Wang Yi couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hehehe, I'm talking to you, be serious! If you really want to go to Longhu Mountain, it's extremely dangerous, understand?"

"Master, don't be so nervous. You said this is the Hongmen Banquet. So between me and Longhushan, who is Xiang Yu and who is Liu Bang?"

This rhetorical question also stumped Liu Wei.

How could he not know what Wang Yi meant by this rhetorical question? Although he didn't understand where Wang Yi's confidence came from, he still answered honestly.

"On the surface, you are Liu Bang and Longhushan is Xiang Yu, but Longhushan is not as dumb as Xiang Yu, and you are not as incapable of fighting as Liu Bang."

"That's it. Since we can't even tell who is Xiang Yu and who is Liu Bang, then we can't say for sure who will be the winner and loser of this Hongmen Banquet. If we don't go to Mount Longhu, the winner and loser will be too obvious."

"So, to the banquet?"

Wang Yi smiled and flicked his hand, closing the letter. At the same time, ink and paper flew over from the desk. With a wave of Wang Yi's fingers, a reply letter with the specific time and signature was written.

After closing the two letters, he raised his hand and handed them to the Zhengyi Taoist priest who was waiting outside the house.

"Please tell the Heavenly Master that I, Wang Yi, will definitely come to meet the Heavenly Master and explain the reason to the fellow Taoists in Longhu Mountain. The mountain is high and the road is long, so Taoist Master, please be careful along the way~"

　This is a scene my buddy took on the grassland. The space is too large to put a watermark on it, so I can only leave it like this for now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)