Taiping Inn

Li Xuandu did not add a deputy to Taiping Inn on a whim. There are two main reasons.

The first reason is that the scale of the inn has been expanding again and again, and it is inevitable that it will be stretched.

The second reason is that many people in the inn have multiple positions. Li Feiyan is the deputy leader of Qingwei Sect, Shangguan Wan is the leader of Yinyang Sect, Ning Yi is the guest of Taiping Sect, Shi Wuyue is the Nishang Envoy of Xuannv Sect, Li Xuandu and Qin Su are also the leaders of a sect, and even Lu Yanbing and Mrs. Lu who joined later are not white bodies, and it is impossible for them to put all their energy in the inn.

Now ten of the twelve candidates for Taiping Inn have been decided. Owner: Li Xuandu, Qin Su; Shopkeeper: Ning Yi; Accountant: Lu Shiying, Li Rushi; Waiter: Li Feiyan, Shi Wuyue; Cook: Yao Xianglian; Oddity: Shangguan Wan, Lu Yanbing. The remaining assistants of the shopkeeper and the cook are still vacant.

Li Xuandu has considered these two candidates.

The assistant to the shopkeeper has a heavy responsibility. Li Xuandu originally wanted Shangguan Wan and asked Shangguan Wan's opinion, but Shangguan Wan was not willing to be under someone else. She felt that it was better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Instead of being the assistant to the shopkeeper, it was better to lead a department by herself, even if this department was not as powerful as the shopkeeper. So Li Xuandu let her be the person in charge of miscellaneous tasks.

Since Shangguan Wan was not going to be the assistant, someone who was not much inferior to Shangguan Wan was needed to fill the position. Li Xuandu thought about it and found that there were quite a few such people, but they were more allies than confidants, such as Zhang Luanshan, Yan Feiqing, palace officials, and Mrs. Leng. Some people were not good at such things, such as Lan Xuanshuang, who had been dead for too long and was not familiar with secular affairs. Rebuilding the Zaoge Sect had occupied most of her energy. If she wanted to hold multiple positions like Shangguan Wan, she might not be able to do it.

In fact, Li Xuandu has another candidate, that is, his old friend Hu Liang, but Hu Liang has made it clear that he does not want to be too involved in such matters. Li Xuandu and Qin Su can be husband and wife, but friends cannot be like this. He still wants to be pure friends with Li Xuandu, and Li Xuandu will naturally not force him.

As for the Qi Wang's retainers, they are a self-contained system. Li Xuandu does not intend to split them up, but to unify them under his name.

After thinking about it, Li Xuandu has a bold candidate. This person is not Li Xuandu's close confidant, nor even a member of the Qingping Society, but he is quite talented. That is Murong Hua, who once cooperated with Taiping Inn.

Murong Hua's public identity is one of the four great families in the imperial capital and the wife of the second assistant. In fact, her identity is a defected disciple of Wangqing Sect, a disciple of Cihang Sect, and the master behind Wutong Tower.

Cihang Sect has never been a sect with a strong sense of morality. Some people are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. In recent years, it has received mixed reviews in the martial arts world. Some people even compare Cihang Sect with the Female Sect, saying that the Female Sect is a red-haired sect and Cihang Sect is a pure-haired sect. Although this statement is not pleasant to hear, it does make sense.

Murong Hua is a typical disciple of Cihang Sect. If Bai Xiushang is regarded as the yin and yang sides, then Su Yun'an inherited her yang side, being utilitarian and grand, while Murong Hua inherited her yin side, being good at relying on others and being versatile.

Murong Hua was originally a disciple of Wangqing Sect. After Han Wugou's death, Song Zheng forced Qin Qing to abdicate, and the five sects in the northwest were eyeing him covetously. The people of Wangqing Sect were panicked and in chaos. Murong Hua took the opportunity to steal the copy of the "Taishang Wangqing Sutra", the great method of Wangqing Sect, and escaped from the sect. She was chased by the people of Wangqing Sect. Bai Xiushang happened to pass by and rescued her.

Murong Hua worshipped Bai Xiushang as her master again, but Bai Xiushang did not accept Murong Hua as a disciple in the name of Cihang Sect, but only accepted her as a disciple in her own name. She did not bring Murong Hua back to Cihang Sect, but placed her in the Imperial Capital. Therefore, few people in Cihang Sect knew Murong Hua's identity.

However, Bai Xiushang did not ignore this disciple, nor did she favor one over the other. Not only did she pass on the "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon", but she also helped her to cultivate the "Taishang Wangqing Sutra" of Wangqing Sect. Therefore, Murong Hua's cultivation was extremely high, and she was a genuine great master of the Tianren Wuliang Realm.

After Taiping Inn entered Beijing, he had many interactions with Murong Hua. Shangguan Wan had some friendship with her. The two of them were also like-minded and called each other sisters in private.

After Li Xuandu had this idea, he sent Shangguan Wan to see Murong Hua to find out what she meant. If she had this intention, he would invite her here to have a face-to-face meeting with Li Xuandu.

After Li Xuandu and Madam Lu explained many details about the account office, Ning Yi walked in and said softly: "Zifu, Sect Master Shangguan is back and wants to see you."

Madam Lu knew what he meant and stood up: "Zifu has given me such a heavy responsibility. It's really complicated. I still have to see Yunhe, so I won't stay any longer."

Li Xuandu also stood up, without too much politeness to keep him, and looked at Ning Yi: "Minister, please send Senior Sister Lu off for me."

Ning Yi nodded in agreement.

Madam Lu knew that the situation in the imperial capital was turbulent, and Li Xuandu was afraid that she would encounter an accident on the way out of the city. In addition, she had long been familiar with Ning Yi, the great guest, so she did not refuse and smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ning."

After Ning Yi and Madam Lu left, Li Xuandu said to Lu Yanbing, "Bingyan, please invite Master Shangguan and the guests in."

Lu Yanbing responded and left.

Not long after, three women walked into Li Xuandu's study together. In addition to Lu Yanbing and Shangguan Wan, there was also a woman wearing a cloak and a one-piece hood.

The woman took off the hood on her head and revealed her true face. It was Murong Hua.

Murong Hua bowed and said, "Meet Mr. Qingping."

"Murong, everyone, I have been looking down for a long time." Li Xuandu bowed and returned a bow, then reached out to signal the three of them to sit down.

Only after Li Xuandu sat down after the desk, the three women sat down.

Li Xuandu said, "Since Murong everyone is willing to come to see me, then he should agree to my proposal."

"I dare not be called everyone." Murong Hua said humbly at first, "Sister Shangguan has already told me in detail. Thanks to Mr. Qingping's advice, I am flattered and dare not ignore him."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "From the perspective of Master Bai, I will call you Senior Sister. Senior Sister Murong has a heavy word, so I can't talk about the word "六", but ask Senior Sister Murong to help me. If Senior Sister Murong doesn't want to , I will not force it. So I still have to ask Senior Sister Murong in person, are you willing to become the deputy director of the Taiping Inn? "

Murong Hua did not hesitate and said softly, "I am sure I dare not ask for it."

Li Xuan smiled and said, "Senior Sister Murong has lived in the imperial capital for a long time and is very familiar with the situation in the imperial capital. It is rare for Senior Sister Murong to come here. Why do you tell us about the relationship between the Confucian Sect and the Tian Family Royal Family? How about it?"

Murong Hua did not refuse: "I have heard of it most. If there is anything wrong, please correct me."

Shangguan Wan smiled and said, "Sister, don't be humble."

Murong Hua cleared his voice and said, "The Confucian Sect has penetrated deeply into the royal family. Over the past years, the Confucian Sect has not come forward directly, but has restricted the royal family through open civil officials and many secret means. Taizu and Taizong Dynasty Fortunately, the nobles who depended on the royal family were of great power and could be equally divided with civil servants. Starting from Renzong and Xuanzong, civil servants gradually suppressed military officials. In the three dynasties of Xianzong, Xiaozong and Wuzong, the civil servants reached their peak, except for Xianzong, The deaths of Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong were inseparable from the Confucian sect. For example, the Imperial Hospital at that time treated two generations of emperors to death in succession, but he was able to escape unscathed. The Minister of Personnel was incompatible with him. On the contrary, the Minister of Personnel, who is known as the Heavenly Official, lost his post. Who has such power and means besides the Confucian clan? I even suspect that this person was one of the Confucian hermits in his early years, and the seven hermits are now his juniors. ”

"Of course, I have no definite evidence. Maybe it's not advisable to be said to be conspiracy only. But if you want to say that there is no conspiracy in the palace and no tricks in the officialdom, wouldn't it be a big joke?" Murong Hua paused for a moment. , "Emperor Shizong was the successor of the throne by a foreign vassal. He was not born in the deep palace and was raised by a woman. He was the brother of the local master, and his talent was not inferior to that of the local master. But even Emperor Shizong had to be controlled by the Confucian school. Hand. ”

"Shizong's army was also his planner. He made great contributions to Shizong ascending the throne and taking power. Shizong promoted him from the head of the palace to the chief minister of the court and the Minister of Rites, but he died of sudden illness in just four months."

"Shizong ascended the throne at the age of fourteen and had no children for more than ten years. He had to seek help from people from the Taoist sect and take Taoist elixirs, and had his first son at the age of twenty-six. If Shizong had not sought help from Taoist sect, wouldn't he have gone to Wuzong? After the emperor had no son and succeeded to the throne, he died one after another. Shizong had eight sons and five daughters. When Shizong died in his age, he only had one son and one daughter, which was the future Emperor Muzong and the future. The current eldest princess Xuanzhen, all the other eleven people died. Even in the homes of ordinary people, their children would not die so many times."

"Shizong was assassinated by the palace transformer and almost died. When Shizong was dying, everyone exhorted to fear the crime and did not take action. They wanted to sit down and watch Shizong die. Fortunately, a Taoist real man surnamed Xu risked his life to save him, so he could turn the danger into safety. Just a few months later, he was the only one who was in charge of his life. Afterwards, the Taoist real man died suddenly, but the cause of death was frightened. "

"As for the matter of fire and falling into the water in the palace, there are countless."

"All these are, once is a coincidence, twice is a coincidence, or is it a coincidence?"

Murong Hua said: "This shows that the Confucian sect has a deep control over the court. However, the emperors also fought back, from the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office to the eunuchs in the inner court, and then to the Taoist sect as foreign aid, especially the two generations of emperors, Wuzong and Shizong , which was a victory or defeat with the Confucian Sect, suppressing the Confucian Sect to a certain extent, and the Taoist Sect was able to participate in the government affairs, which led to the secret edict of the Empress Dowager in the second year of Tianbao. "

Speaking of this, Murong Hua looked at Li Xuandu: "Now the power of the Confucian sect is not as powerful as before, and he can no longer hide behind the scenes, so he has to end up in person. The empress dowager is leaning against the Great Sword Immortal, so they agree. Joining forces with Mr. Qingping, they wanted to treat Mr. Qingping as a gun envoy and let Mr. Qingping deal with the Great Sword Immortal. It would be better for Mr. Qingping and Great Sword Immortal to suffer both losses and were unable to interfere in the court. The little emperor was in their hands again. Shadow puppet.”

Silence fell into the study.

After a while, Li Xuandu said, "Senior Sister Murong said so much. Joining forces with the Confucian Sect is indeed a scam with the tiger, so you must be careful."