Taiping Inn

Their little intentions did not last long, and they heard footsteps and voices coming from afar. Qin Su subconsciously wanted to leave Li Xuandu's arms, but Li Xuandu did not let go at this time. Qin Su was embarrassed and gently hit Li Xuandu's chest and whispered, "Let me go." ”

Li Xuandu joked: "Why are you afraid that men and women will not be able to get married?"

Qin Su's face turned red and she didn't dare to scold her loudly, so she could only beg in a low voice, "Don't make trouble. If that girl Xiaoyu saw it, I wouldn't think of raising her head in front of her."

Li Xuan was finally willing to let Qin Su go. Qin Su hurriedly sorted out his clothes that were not messy, carefully smoothed every tiny wrinkle, and then tidied his hair with his hands, and finally took a deep breath to make his face. Not so red.

Li Xuan suddenly understood why Qin Su liked to wear a mask before. After putting on the mask, no one could tell that she was blushing.

Not long after, Hu Liang and Zhao Yu walked over together. A long distance away, they heard Zhao Yu say, "I have said a long time ago that Sister Qin must have come to see her fiancé."

Qin Su secretly glared at Li Xuandu, showing her foresight.

Li Xuandu took Qin Su's hand and took the initiative to meet him.

There were too many outsiders present just now, and Li Xuan didn't even have time to say a few words to these close friends. When Li Xuan saw Hu Liang, he took out the "grandmaster" and threw it back to him.

Hu Liang was a little surprised to catch the "Grandmaster", because when he handed the "Grandmaster" to Li Xuandu, he had already decided that this knife would probably not be able to come back, but now it is very different from his return to Zhao. Unexpected.

Li Xuan knew what Hu Liang was thinking and explained: "This knife was almost taken away, but I did something for me and replaced it with it."

Hu Liang asked, "Song Zheng?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "It's Dan Taiyun."

Hu Liang was even more shocked.

Li Xuandu roughly explained the battle between the royal court, and the few people were surprised, especially Zhao Yu. When he heard that the national guru died like this, he couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't the national guru ascend? "" "

If it were Li Xuandu in the past, he really didn't know how to answer. However, now Li Xuandu has been promoted to the realm of heaven and man, and is only one step away from the realm of immortality. He has a deeper understanding of the invisible rules of the way of heaven and understands the reason. Answered: "Ascendance is not a magic or a means of fighting the enemy, but a ritual. It is like a Taoist priest set up an altar to exorcise evil spirits, reliance, pray for rain, and cannot be interrupted by interference. The immortal immortal wants to ascend It takes some time to prepare. In this process, the ascension must concentrate on understanding the way of heaven and the body is in harmony with heaven and earth. The Taoist sect calls this process "Opening the Gate of Heaven". Of course, it does not mean opening a real door, just like gold. The Dao of Dan is not to cultivate a golden pill, it is just a metaphor. At that time, when the two sides were fighting, if the national master chose to ascense, not to mention whether he could focus on "opening the heavenly gate", even if he could, it would be tantamount to waiting for death. It will only die faster.”

Qin Su asked curiously: "Is there no other way?"

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, "Yes, for example, setting up a formation in advance so that others cannot hurt themselves. Or directly lead to the heavenly tribulation. I heard from Dan Taiyun that when the heavenly tribulation is descended, others cannot interfere. , otherwise it will cause fire to burn the body. If the national master chooses to ascend before the heavenly tribulation has passed, no one can stop others. But then again, if the national master just wants to ascense, there is no need to lead the heavenly tribulation."

Zhao Yu shook his head, "It's the way of heaven and ascension again, it sounds like gods."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "There is not much difference between gods and mortals. It is nothing more than having greater power, but gods are greedy for power and glory. Otherwise, people fight for one breath and Buddha fight for one stick of incense."

While talking, several people came to a water pavilion. The surrounding lake surface was frozen and had not yet melted. The ice surface was covered with a layer of white snow, and there was no scenery to see.

However, Li Xuan didn't care. He looked at Bai Xue outside the water pavilion and asked, "What have been the changes in the Central Plains recently?"

Hu Liang has replaced Jing Xiu as the leader of Beichen Hall of Butian Sect. He knows more about many things and replied: "The main pressure still comes from the Confucian Sect. The Confucian Sect no longer wants to endure it, but it lacks the courage to start a completely war. So they used their usual means to create momentum, splash dirty water, cut off business dealings between the Central Plains and Liaodong, and strictly prohibited merchants from selling firearms, salt, iron, and grain to Liaodong. They wanted to completely isolate Liaodong and besiege Liaodong."

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the Confucian Sect hopes that Liaodong will surrender and return to the rule of the court. It just so happens that Liaodong is rich and can cut off the flesh of Liaodong and replenish the sores of the court."

Hu Liang nodded and said, "A hard knife is afraid of hurting himself, so he has to use a soft knife to cut his flesh."

Zhao Yu asked, "If you want to talk about wealth, Jiangnan is the best in the world. Why doesn't the Confucian school cut off Jiangnan's meat?"

Li Xuandu asked back, "Who are the disciples of Confucianism?"

Zhao Yu was stunned and replied, "All of them are scholars."

Li Xuandu nodded and asked again, "Where are the most scholars?"

"Of course, there are the most scholars in Jiangnan." Zhao Yu suddenly understood, "Yes, cutting out flesh and sores, how can you cut out your own flesh? Of course, it will cause others to bleed more."

Li Xuandu said in a deep voice: "The court wanted to open the sea, but the gentry opposed it, so local tyrants such as Butianzong, Qingweizong, and Cihangzong became popular. The court wanted to collect commercial taxes and mining taxes, but the gentry still opposed it, because The people compete for profit. But the treasury wants to guard the border and quell the rebellion, and to resist the army of gold tents. What should I do if I have no money? They said they had to suffer more. What if I suffer more than the people. What a common people have worked hard for a year but have to make ends meet. Increasing taxes and labor service, and there will be natural disasters, the family will be destroyed in an instant. So refugees were everywhere, and the five northwest sects and Qingyang sects took advantage of the situation and swept half of the country. In order to suppress refugees, the court had to delegate power to the local governor and let them raise their own food. Recruiting troops led to the local governors uniting with the powerful locals and forming a self-reliance. If they do not obey the court's orders, they will not lose their heads. In the end, the people in the world, whether in Liaodong, northwest, Jiangnan, or Central Plains, are suffering, and the court has only one flower stand. Let's ask, Who benefits?”

Zhao Yu felt a little guilty because her family was among the local governors, and Sister Qin's family was one of the local tyrants named by Li Xuandu. Of course, Li Xuandu himself was also from a local tyrant.

Hu Liang shook his head and sighed, and Qin Su remained silent.

Li Xuandu calmed down his tone, "The reason I helped Zheng Gong is because looking at the world, Liaodong under Zheng Gong's rule can be regarded as a pure land in the world. At least there are no refugees everywhere, nor are there starving people everywhere, so that those who ploughed have their own fields. Those who have their own houses are peaceful. "

Li Xuandu asked again: "What are the attitudes of the Confucian Sect in suppressing Liaodong, Donghai and Jiangnan?"

This time it was Qin Su's answer, "Mr. Li and the great master both rejected the Confucianism, but they did not turn against the Confucianism. On the surface, they still respect Confucianism. After all, Confucianism is the three religions. head."

Li Xuandu said: "Master and the Great Heavenly Master are not willing to make wedding dresses for the Confucian Sect, and after the Liaodong is gone, the Confucian Sect will turn around and suppress them. This principle is very simple. It has always been It is the weak who unite against the strong. The strong are at most differentiated by the weak. After all, everyone understands the principle of losing their lips and cold teeth."

Qin Su said: "The Confucian Sect is very powerful, but since the death of the saint of the mind, there has never been a leader, making the Confucian Sect like a pile of sand. Even if this time, the internal situation is still There are constant disputes. In order to combat dissidents, some Confucian disciples even said a few good words for Liaodong just to highlight the opponent's dissatisfaction."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "This is the style of Confucian disciples, and party struggles are more important than state affairs."

Zhao Yu had long been very disgusted with the Wanxiang Academy far away in Zhongzhou. At this time, when Li Xuan was sarcastic, he couldn't help laughing.

Qin Su is now the leader of the Wangqing Sect, but he is not as optimistic as Zhao Yu. He said, "That is why the Lords of Liaodong so highly respect for the Zi Mansion. The Zi Mansion has helped a lot this time. Without the threat of the golden tent, Liaodong can Focus on dealing with the inner palace. If you are attacked by the Jinguan and the inner palace, Liaodong will probably be seriously damaged."

Li Xuandu sighed, "There is a long way to go."