Taiping Inn

The next morning, Li Xuandu got up early and came to the back garden. He found that an old man stood next to Yan Feiqing's paddy field. The old man shrank due to his old age and was slightly shorter than Li Xuandu. Some of them wore a hibiscus crown on their heads, an apricot-yellow robes and Taoist robe on their bodies, and they also held a white silk whisk in their hands.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, walked forward, saluted and said, "I have met the great master."

The visitor is Zhang Jingxiu, the master of Zhengyidao, and he is not an external incarnation, but an official visit.

"There is no need to be too polite to the Purple Mansion." Zhang Jingxiu did not turn around, "Is this rice field mystical to take care of?"

Li Xuandu replied: "Go back to the Great Heavenly Master, it was created by Brother Xuanji himself."

"He is determined." Zhang Jingxiu still looked at the rice fields, "This land is a fertile land, but why are the rice seedlings so sparse?"

When Li Xuandu came yesterday, there were as many grass as green seedlings in the field, but not as the ancient poems said, "The grass is full and the bean seedlings are sparse." Zhang Jingxiu is not Qin Su and Su Yunxian. The two young ladies are not familiar with farming. Zhang Jingxiu is much older than the two of them combined, but there are few people in this world who he doesn't know.

Li Xuan did not hide it for Yan Feiqing, "Brother Xuanji was involved in agriculture for the first time, and some things he didn't understand were reasonable."

At this moment, Yan Feiqing, dressed in coarse cloth, also came over. After seeing Zhang Jingxiu, he was stunned at first, and then felt sad. Then he thought of kneeling down and "Since you, Yan Feiqing, paying homage to his mentor."

Hearing Yan Feiqing's voice, Zhang Jingxiu turned around, looked at Yan Feiqing, and said, "It's a mystery."

Yan Feiqing knelt on the ground, "It's a disciple."

Zhang Jingxiu was silent for a moment, with no joy or sorrow, the real calm of an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes. Then he slowly spoke: "What are you doing while kneeling, get up, get up quickly, and talk while standing."

"Yes." Yan Feiqing kowtowed, stood up, and looked at Zhang Jingxiu steadily.

Zhang Jingxiu also looked at him and was silent again. Yan Feiqing didn't know where to start, and the master and apprentice were silent together.

"How are you doing recently?" Zhang Jingxiu finally asked.

Yan Feiqing lowered her head and said, "Everything is fine. Thanks to Aijun's care, Zifu and Bai Juan are also very concerned about their disciples."

Zhang Jingxiu sighed, "It's good, it's good."

Yan Feiqing didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhang Jingxiu glanced at the paddy fields behind him and chanted, "Planting beans at the southern mountain, the grass is abundant, the bean seedlings are sparse. In the morning, we can clean up the desolate and return with the moon."

Yan Feiqing said, "This is the "Returning to the Countryside" written by Mr. Jingjie in ancient times after he resigned from office."

Zhang Jingxiu said: "This first half of the poem is for you. You can calm down after a major change, rather than being eager for quick success or immediate benefits, or being negative and decadent, which means that your self-cultivation over the years has not been in vain."

Yan Feiqing bowed deeply: "Master has been too rewarded."

"The road is narrow and the grass is long, and the dew is touched by my clothes in the evening. It is not worth cherishing, but I can only make my wishes go unrestrained." Zhang Jingxiu looked at Li Xuandu again, "I give this second half of the poem to Zifu, I know what Zifu is in my heart. willing."

Li Xuan seemed to understand the intention of Zhang Jingxiu's poem, and sighed in his heart, saying, "Didn't the Great Heavenly Master arrive? Why did he arrive today?"

Zhang Jingxiu smiled and said, "I am not allowed to arrive one day earlier? I can take time to meet my disciples when I arrive one day earlier. Tomorrow, there will be so many people around me, and it is hard to say a lot."

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder if the great master knows about the three people of Taiping Sect Shen Yuanzhong, Xu Feibai and Yu Xian?"

Zhang Jingxiu nodded, "I already know about Zhang Jingchen's affairs. I will deal with it. Please rest assured by Zifu."

Since Zhang Jingxiu said this, Li Xuan didn't even say much, but instead said, "I wanted to talk about many things about this peace talks tomorrow, but today I saw the Great Heavenly Master, it would be better..."

"No, no hurry." Zhang Jingxiu interrupted him, "Although official business is important, the Zi Mansion must give us master and apprentice some time to reminisce."

Li Xuandu was stunned and then said, "It's Xuandu Menglang. Xuandu said goodbye first and welcome the great master in the Qian family's villa tomorrow."

Zhang Jingxiu bowed simplifiedly, "I won't give it to you."

Li Xuandu turned around and left. He happened to meet Su Yunxian and Qin Su halfway through. Qin Su smiled and said, "Sister Su guessed it's really good. You two went to take care of the paddy field early in the morning."

Li Xuandu said, "It's the great master who has arrived, so Su Su and I won't bother you. See you tomorrow."

Su Yunxian's face changed slightly, and she said, "Since the great master has arrived, I still have to go over to pay my respects. I'm not allowed to see you off."

Li Xuan waved his hand, "It's okay, Ai Yun will leave."

Su Yunyu bowed to the two of them quickly and walked quickly towards the back garden.

...

There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and so many towers in the mist and rain. Dabaoen Temple covers a vast area and is the largest in Jiangnan. If you hike the entire temple, it will take at least three hours. The river in the temple is artificially dug, called Xiangshui River, which runs across the north and south. With this river as the boundary, the Dabaoen Temple is divided into two halves. The only one that opens to the outside world is the front temple, but the entire Hou Temple is rejected by pilgrims and tourists, and only famous scholars and scholars. Only Buddhist monks can enter. Qin Xiang was imprisoned here when he was plotted against him.

Two men dressed in scholars walked slowly along the bank of the Perfume River. One of them was wearing a stone-green regular dress, with a look of not confusion, but his temples were gray and elegant. The other was in the spring and autumn, at least he was 60 years old. It seemed to be a little afraid of the cold, but could not stand the chilly spring cold. It was wearing a crane cloak, and its clothes fluttered as it walked, looking like a fairy-like and spiritual pride.

The Confucian scholar stopped, looked at the Perfume River and smiled, "You have been back three days ago, and I guess there has been a result in Zhongzhou."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar praised: "Sir, the master is a brilliant idea."

The Confucian scholar laughed and said, "What is the magical trick? Mr. Shen Da from Taiping Sect is the first person in the world. Did he ever calculate the fate of becoming a prisoner? Divination is always easy to calculate the past and difficult to calculate the future. It is easy to calculate others and difficult to calculate yourself, and it is easy to calculate someone who is unfamiliar.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar smiled and said, "Even if it is not a magical plan, it depends on the teacher's strategy."

The crane mattress glanced at him lightly.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar immediately restrained his smile and lowered his head halfway.

The Confucian scholar asked, "Tell me, what is the result?"

The middle-aged Confucian scholar then said carefully: "The result of the debate between kings and domineers came out. Ning Dajiu lost, but it was not the other two Dajiu, nor the other two Dajiu, but the other Dajiu in the palace. Lost to Shi Zongxi.”

"That little girl?" The Confucian scholar of the Hefeng was slightly stunned, "It's interesting. Ning Qi doesn't want to be a hero, but he wants to create the situation."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar was slightly stunned and asked softly: "How can my teacher explain this?"

The Confucian scholar laughed and said, "The three religions are Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. No matter which religion is, they are actually a copper furnace. There is a blazing fire in the copper furnace. These old people have burned most of the firewood. If they are burned, After it becomes ashes, the flames in the copper furnace will be extinguished. This is a major event for destroying the sect. Therefore, before the old firewood is extinguished, new firewood should be added to the furnace and dried the new firewood with the old firewood fire. Then ignite the moisture of the water. When the old firewood is extinguished, the new firewood has already begun to burn, and the fire in the copper furnace will not be extinguished. This is the passing of the torch."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar said respectfully: "Thank you, my teacher, for resolving your doubts."

The Confucian scholar of the Crane Flying Confucian smiled faintly, "Ning Qi gave his reputation to Shi Zongxi. Shi Zongxi's future journey may not be easy. A Li Xuandu appeared on the Taoist sect, and he wanted to change the sun and the moon to a new sky, because of Zhang Suqing. Many people in the Confucian sect have a good impression of him. If he really wants to negotiate the peace between the two families, the next step is to unify good and evil, a complete Taoist sect, and the sun and moon are replaced by a new heaven. Not just empty talk.”

The middle-aged Confucian scholar was shocked.

The Confucian scholar withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance, and smiled again and said, "The things in the world are all done by humans. The so-called general trend of the world is actually human trend. Instead of pursuing his efforts to pursue the vast and unpredictable and vague will of heaven. , it is better to grasp the hearts of the people in front of you and use the hearts of the people to reason, and then the general trend will be in your hands and everything will be invincible. The heart of the people is the heart of heaven."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't say anything. Others don't know that he knows the methods of his mentor, who is the best at guessing and grasping people's hearts, and rarely fails, so he always can predict the enemy's initiative, which is almost comparable to Mr. Shen Da of Taiping Sect, and has the ability to predict the future.

The Confucian scholar of the Hefei slowly said, "The matter is prioritized, and the debate between kings and bullies is almost the same as that. If you continue, it will be too late and you will not be scared. Therefore, you can let it go first. The most important thing at the moment is If I expected it to be right in Jiangnan, Zhang Jingxiu had arrived, and it would be difficult for the Jinling Mansion to cause any storm. In this way, I can only put some thoughts on the Qingwei Sect. This so-called Jianghu is a stage, and everyone else is He is the spectator below, and Li Xuan is all the corners on the stage. I just don’t know if he can hold the airs down and silence many spectators below the stage.”

When he heard that his mentor compared Li Xuan to a inferior actor, this famous Jiangnan scholar couldn't help but smile.

The Confucian scholar of the Crane continued to instruct: "In this world, there are always a few people who will be beyond your expectations. Xu Wugui is one. Li Daoxu from the Qingwei Sect is unpredictable, and he is also one. It is very difficult to do something under his nose. Think of a way to meet Li Yuanying or Gu Yusheng in Dijing and hand it over to him. It really doesn't work, Li Daoxu's little apprentice Li Taiyi, It's OK. Of course, it's better to be Li Yuanying."

The middle-aged Confucian scholar said respectfully: "Abide by the teacher's order."

The Confucian scholar looked at the crystal dew on the grass and trees beside the road and smiled softly: "The narrow grass and trees are long, and the dew is touched in my clothes in the evening. It is not worth cherishing the clothes, but the wishes are not contrary to their wishes."