Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 221 Finalized
"Siyan! Uncle came to Kaifeng this time, naturally not only to report on his work, and of course not to help the saint in person, but to teach Taiping Zhang Wumeng's second disciple—Xing Xiyang, who is known as the demon tongue."

Li Siyan said in her heart that sure enough, she had already guessed that uncle was coming for Xing Xiyang, especially when she saw four guardians of the temple in the guards of uncle, she had basically confirmed this matter, and asking now is only a final confirmation.

"Uncle is so nervous that Xing Xiyang, could it be that this demon way can really help Emperor Song threaten the Holy Church?" Li Siyan asked.

Li Mingxuan smiled slightly and said, "It's not easy to threaten my church! Since our church was split from the Mingmian family at the end of the Tang Dynasty, after more than 100 years of development, our church has been in business, in politics, or as a local tyrant. Connected with all forces. The Central Plains, Jiangnan, Saibei, Western Regions, Khitan. Even Goryeo, Nanzhao, Donghai, and Xiqiang, we have branches and leaves everywhere, plus the survival that our ancestors set for the temple As a rule, my church has always kept secrets in its affairs. Unless Zhao Kuangyin killed all his people, there is no guarantee that he will be able to dig out their roots. It is difficult for him to be poor for several generations of emperors of the Zhao family. This matter?"

"However, since more than ten years ago, Zhao Kuangyin violated the agreement with my church, which made my church's more than ten years of planning in the Central Plains fail. But now after Zhao Kuangyin brought down the Southern Han and Southern Tang, my Holy Church The big event that the church has been planning for more than ten years is about to start. At this juncture, Xing Xiyang came to Kaifeng and was used by the emperor of Song Dynasty to deal with my church. Although he was not afraid that he would threaten my church. But he was destroyed by this person The big event planned by my church is not good. No matter how small the possibility is, if our church acts cautiously, it will naturally kill it in the bud. The best way is to kill Xing Xiyang. The second uncle came to Kaifeng to represent the will of the entire church and to kill Xing Xiyang." Li Mingxuan said.

"Hee hee! In fact, Siyan has already guessed the purpose of uncle's visit. Hmm...the Holy Church has developed rapidly in Kaifeng in recent years. If it wasn't for Siyan's killing of Xing Xiyang, what would Siyan do?" Li Siyan giggled, and then solemnly asked.

Li Mingxuan was very satisfied with Li Siyan's attitude, and said: "You just need people to keep an eye on Xing Xiyang and provide information at any time. You don't need to worry about the rest. Wu Desi's power in Kaifeng is still very strong, and the power of the Holy Church in the capital is absolutely You can’t be seen by the court, otherwise it will affect the major events in the future. Besides, how can the masters you have brought out can compare with the four guardians brought by uncle this time. These four were trained by the Ninth Elder himself.”

Li Siyan nodded and stopped talking about this matter. Thinking of Yu Daoxiang's father and daughter who have not heard from him so far, he asked, "Uncle! Can you tell Siyan about the old ancestor?"

Li Mingxuan pondered for a while, and said: "Originally, the things about the ancestors should not be told to anyone other than the elders. They are the biggest secrets of my church, but the situation is different now, not to mention that you have to help the saint. If you don’t understand, it may be inconvenient sometimes. It’s good to let you know something, but it’s definitely not difficult to pass it on to the second person’s ears.”

Li Siyan cheered up, and replied: "Siyan listens attentively."

Li Mingxuan said: "It's a long story, so just listen patiently."

"During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the theories of various schools rose, and a hundred flowers bloomed. When Qin unified the world and ruled the country with Legalism, it died in two generations. The great ancestor Liu Bang, who opened the Han Dynasty and the Wen and Jing Dynasties, ruled the country with the techniques of Huang and Lao. To give the people a chance to recuperate and recuperate, and thus the martial arts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to deter the barbarians."

Li Siyan became confused when he heard it. Could it be that the secret that Li Mingxuan is about to tell has something to do with the rise and fall of chaos in previous dynasties?
Li Mingxuan went on to say: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's "great unification" policy of accepting the will of heaven and appointing moral education, "removing all schools of thought and respecting only Confucianism". "

Li Siyan said thoughtfully: "Thoughts can only be suppressed for a while, but the regime is constantly changing. The ways respected by dynasties in different periods are sometimes slightly different, and sometimes they are quite different. For example, during the Jin Dynasty, Huang Lao In power. And now the Great Song Dynasty is about to return to the state of only respecting Confucianism."

For Li Siyan's insight, Li Mingxuan couldn't help expressing his appreciation, and said, "What Siyan said is correct. This is what the so-called immortality of the human heart means. Any kind of thought has its own vitality. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism and The combination of Buddhism and Confucianism one after another has gained a new foothold and vitality, and it has become more prosperous. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism have similarities and borrowings, and they have become the mainstream. Where there is a mainstream, there are different streams, which gradually become opposites. .”

Li Siyan asked in surprise, "A different current?"

Li Mingxuan said: "This matter is really difficult to explain in one word, and the inside and outside situation is extremely complicated. Generally speaking, different currents are various theories outside the mainstream thinking. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dong Zhongshu about policy, so the famous "Three Strategies of Heaven and Man" has been passed down through the ages. ", Dong Zhongshu concluded in the policy question: "The one who unified the Spring and Autumn Period, the constant scriptures of heaven and earth, and the friendship between ancient and modern times. Today's teachers have different ways, people have different theories, hundreds of schools have different prescriptions, and the meanings are different. The above cannot be maintained. Unification; the legal system changes, and the subordinates do not know what to keep. The ministers and fools think that those who are not in the six arts, the art of Confucius, all have their own way, so don't make progress. , the people know what to follow.” It is precisely the phrase “everything is different from its own way” that splits and opposes the thoughts of various schools of thought. The confrontational situation of inconsistency. The dispute between the main and the different has lasted for a thousand years, and it has not ceased to this day."

Li Siyan fell into deep thought.

Li Mingxuan went on to say: "No matter Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, or Confucius, Zhuang Zhou, Yang Zhu, Mo Di, and Hui Shi, they all want to provide a set of ideas and methods for governing the country. When they are embodied in reality, they become Whoever wins power can implement his own set of ideology and laws. It is reflected in the people of Jianghu, which is the struggle between the orthodox faction and the heretical faction.”

Li Siyan took a deep breath, felt his ears pierced, and said, "I see."

Li Mingxuan sighed, and said: "This is a secret war. No one is willing to publicize it. The struggle changes with the situation, and it is intermittent. Speaking of it, the Taiping Sect, the Taiyi Sect, and the Maitreya Sect can all be regarded as this." It is within the scope, but it has been mixed with more private purposes."

Li Siyan was speechless: "This kind of thing is really unexpected."

Li Mingxuan said: "We are used to collectively referring to different factions as demons or evil ways. Demonic sects and evil ways also include different factions. Those who belong to the evil sect and evil ways do everything possible to conceal their identities. The reason why uncle wants to tell you first Regarding the evil ways of the Demon Sect, it is because 100 years ago, the Demon Sect finally produced an outstanding figure, and this person is the ancestor of our temple."

Li Siyan's scalp became numb when he heard this, and he understood why the old ancestor's rules did not allow his own people to be emperors, but only supported others to be emperors.But when she thought of the things involved in it, she felt a little confused even with her heart.

Li Mingxuan showed admiration on his face, and said: "The ancestor's surname is Yu, and his name is Yu Junqian. At that time, it can be said that he was a good-looking talent, refined and romantic, erudite, literary, classic and Wuwei. It is really difficult for hundreds of years to know the rise and fall of ancient and modern chaos. A genius I met."

Li Siyan said: "Didn't Uncle say that people in the evil sect of the Demon Sect will do everything possible to hide their identities for fear of being exposed? How did Uncle know that the ancestors came from the Demon Sect?"

Li Mingxuan explained: "Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, the Demon Sect has been excluded, and his thinking has since embarked on a road of no return to extremes. Therefore, he was accused of being a demon, and the title of the Demon Sect came from this. Subordinate to the Demon There are always clues to be found in the behavior of people in the sect, and the masters of both Buddhism and Taoism at that time, even from the astonishing martial arts and supernatural means of their ancestors, they saw that he came from the demon sect."

Li Siyan nodded and said, "I understand."

Li Mingxuan showed longing and admiration on his face, and said: "Speaking of which, the ancestor was a man of great power during the 50 years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but few people knew his true identity, and even those shocking events did not People know that it was done by the ancestors."

Infected by Li Mingxuan, Li Siyan's interest greatly increased, and he said: "Our ancestors have done those shocking things."

Li Mingxuan's face was full of memories, and he said: "First, let's talk about the distribution of power during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Five Dynasties that the world refers to now refer to the five regimes that existed in the Central Plains after the fall of the Tang Dynasty and before the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty. They are Liang established by Zhu Wen, Tang established by Li Cunxu, Jin established by Shi Jingtang, Han established by Liu Zhiyuan, and Zhou established by Guo Wei. The Ten Kingdoms refer to Wu established by Yang Xingmi, Southern Tang established by Li Sheng, Wuyue established by Qian Liu, The former Shu established by Wang Jian, the Later Shu established by Meng Zhixiang, the Chu established by Ma Yin, the Jingnan established by Gao Jixing, the Southern Han established by Liu Yin, the Min established by Wang Shenzhi, and the Northern Han established by Liu Chong in Hexi."

"Seven of these fifteen emperors were built with the support of our ancestors, and four emperors died suddenly because of the hands of our ancestors. I don't need to go into details about the process. If you think about any emperor who can found a country, at least For a generation of heroes, if they want to kill them or turn them into puppets, it is no less difficult than going to heaven. In particular, Jin Gaozu Shi Jingtang brazenly betrayed the northern strategic barrier Youyun Sixteen States for his own selfishness, leaving the Central Plains safe Ke Shou has been controlled by the Khitan ever since. This matter angered the ancestors, so he sneaked into the Jin Palace alone, killed a thousand masters, and used secret methods to turn Shi Jingtang into a lunatic, and he died after suffering the world's ridicule and endless pain."

"Actually, the last time our ancestor made a move was 19 years ago. He made a bet with the Taiping Sect advocate Wumeng, raped the previous generation of Khitan queen, and made the Khitan queen pregnant, and gave birth to a daughter for the ancestor. The Khitan Queen gave birth to the child, and at the full moon, the ancestors took the child away. The most important thing is that except for Zhang Wumeng and the Khitan Queen who knew the cause and effect, no one knew about the Khitan Queen The daughter she gave birth to was the daughter of the ancestors, and they all thought it was the princess that the Khitan empress gave birth to the Khitan emperor. For this reason, the Khitan emperor sent people to look for it. But Zhang Wumeng, who knew the truth of the matter, and the Khitan emperor at the time The Khitan empress would never have dared to tell the truth to the Khitan emperor at that time."

(End of this chapter)