Taiping Inn

Emperor Tianbao lost his temper again.

He couldn't remember how many times he had lost his temper. It seemed that since he became emperor, his temper had been getting worse day by day.

But he remembered clearly that the reasons for his losing his temper were all similar.

In a big way, it was because of state affairs, and in a small way, it was just those few people.

Qin Qing in Liaodong, Li Xuandu in Donghai, and Tan Taiyun in the northwest.

Look at these three people, which one is not a big worry for the court, which one is not ambitious, which one is not a person of immortality, and the court will be shaken by their slightest move, and he will be furious.

And he also sadly discovered that his thundering anger could not solve any problems, and this discovery made him feel even more angry.

Emperor Tianbao did not expect that before the Liaodong cavalry knocked on the gate, he first waited for Li Xuandu to send a fleet to attack Bohai Prefecture. You must know that Bohai Prefecture is the barrier of the imperial capital, and its importance is no less than Yuguan. More importantly, Bohai Prefecture is one of the six important nodes of Beilong, and it is also the outlet of Beilong. If Li Xuandu captures Bohai Prefecture and lets people destroy Feng Shui, the consequences will be disastrous.

The key now is, what should the court do? Since the court banned the sea, the navy has been weakening. Now, it is just better than nothing. In front of the invincible fleet of Qingwei Sect, it is no different from having no navy.

Now Qingwei Sect has deployed troops on the sea, and the court can't do anything about them. After all, warships cannot be built in a day, and the navy officers and soldiers are not like ordinary infantry who can go to the battlefield after a few days of training. The navy officers and soldiers need experienced people, otherwise they can't control the warships.

The current plan seems to be to send the great master of the heavenly realm to solve the urgent problem.

However, this proposal was rejected by Mr. Bai Lu, who represented the Confucian school. It was indeed possible when the sage of the heart was alive, but it is not feasible now. In terms of the number of great masters in the Heavenly Man Realm, the Taoist sect is not inferior to the Confucian sect. If they really want to take action, they will mostly restrain each other. According to the information he received, Li Xuandu has already mobilized a large number of Taoist masters to Qizhou, and at the same time postponed his enthronement ceremony, as if he was going to fight a long battle with the East China Sea Qingwei Sect.

Of course, Mr. Bai Lu still has something to say, that is, most of the great masters in the Heavenly Man Realm hold high positions in the Confucian sect and have noble status. It is fine to participate in the Yuxu Sword Fight, but letting them go to the front line in person is somewhat like asking the literati and officials to lead the army to charge into battle. Most of them are reluctant. At least Mr. Bai Lu is not sure of convincing everyone, and the most critical old man Long is not in the Imperial Capital at this time.

If only one or two great masters in the Heavenly Man Realm are sent, it will not make much sense. 166

Everyone discussed in the study of Emperor Tianbao for two hours, and finally came to the conclusion of waiting for news from Qizhou, which made Emperor Tianbao even more angry.

After several important officials left, Emperor Tianbao came to the bedroom with a gloomy face.

The queen took the initiative to greet him. 78 Chinese Network

The two have been married for many years. The queen knows her husband very well. She can see his anger from his face.

Emperor Tianbao said nothing. If it were him in the past, the floor would be full of fragments at this time, and all kinds of porcelain decorations could not escape the murderous hands.

However, Mr. Bai Lu's teachings during this period have played a role, allowing Emperor Tianbao to understand the word "control anger". Except for the inkstone that was broken at the beginning, he did not make any other moves.

Emperor Tianbao sat on the soft couch with a livid face. After a long time, he slowly said: "They are too bullying. First, they made trouble in the imperial capital, and now they are openly resisting the court. This is rebellion, and they should be exterminated! But my loyal ministers only have two words in their words, that is, peace!"

The queen was speechless.

She was a woman of books, not illiterate, so she naturally knew what the word "peace" meant. It was usually used between two countries, meaning to end the war. The key lies in the two countries. The Great Wei can make peace with the Golden Horde, but the Great Wei Emperor cannot make peace with his own ministers.

But since Qin Qing refused to accept the title of "King of Liao" from the court, it has been very clear that these people do not consider themselves ministers of the Great Wei, and they want to set up their own faction. Since ancient times, rebelling as a minister is morally deficient, because the minister eats the salary of the monarch, but rebelling as a commoner does not have such concerns, because he has never eaten the salary of the monarch.

In fact, how could Emperor Tianbao not understand this truth? It's just that he was unwilling and dared not accept it.

On the other hand, the Confucian people in Qizhou also got the news soon and were in a dilemma.

They worked hard to make the matter bigger, but they didn't expect Li Xuandu to be so decisive and make the matter bigger. It only took one month from the war of words to the bombardment of Bohai Prefecture. This shows that the Taoist forces headed by Li Xuandu were well prepared, which made the Confucian sect somewhat embarrassed, because from the beginning to the end, the Confucian sect never thought of launching a large-scale war with the Taoist sect, which can also be seen from the defense of Bohai Prefecture.

Now the Confucian sect is in a passive situation, and the attitudes in the imperial capital have also been heard one after another. Many high-level Confucian figures have to gather in the saint's mansion to discuss how to end it.

After repeated discussions, everyone decided to proceed in two ways. On the one hand, a high priest with enough weight came forward to mediate the matter and let the people who surrounded the ancestral hall of the Li family's ancestral home retreat, which was considered to be a step for themselves and to show sincerity to the Taoist sect. The other way was for the leaders of both parties to come forward in person and choose a suitable place to talk openly.

At present, the key is to select a high priest to persuade Qingwei Sect to withdraw its troops, and then the leaders of both sides will come forward to negotiate. The longer the Qingwei Sect's warships stay outside Bohai Prefecture, the more embarrassed the court will be. The Confucian School must give an explanation to the court.

As for the peace talks, the Great Jin Dynasty had many peace talks with the Golden Horde. It was a skill passed down from ancestors and was nothing.

The Confucian School nominated three candidates, namely, the high priest Sikong Daoxuan of Wanxiang Academy, the high priest Ning Qi and the high priest Huang Shiyuan of Sheji Academy.

Elder Long finally decided that Huang Shiyuan would go to Qingwei Sect.

Although Huang Shiyuan had no friendship with Li Xuan, he had an old relationship with Li Daoxu and was familiar with many people in Qingwei Sect.

Huang Shiyuan was recently worried and angry about the matter between Wu Zhenyue and his son, and wanted to refuse, but this time he was recommended by everyone and named by Elder Long himself, so he really couldn't refuse and could only bite the bullet and go to Qingwei Sect.

Li Xuandu seemed to have expected that someone from the Confucian Sect would come. After receiving the news, he sent Li Feiyan to welcome him on his behalf. In terms of status, Li Feiyan is the deputy leader of Qingwei Sect, not inferior to a great priest, and does not seem to be negligent. He is also an elder in the Li family and is the most suitable person to handle this matter. However, Li Feiyan did not intend to invite Huang Shiyuan to Sanxian Island, but according to past practices, he held a banquet in the Guanhai Tower near the sea.

At the banquet, in addition to Li Feiyan, there was also Li Taiyi, which surprised Huang Shiyuan. It seemed that Li Xuandu was determined to cultivate this sixth junior brother, but he did not think much about it. He directly put forward the conditions of the Confucian Sect and asked Qingwei Sect to withdraw its troops first. Li Feiyan said that the troops could be withdrawn, but the Confucian sect had to give an explanation. Huang Shiyuan then made a second suggestion. After the Qingwei Sect withdrew its troops, Elder Long and Li Xuandu would have a personal meeting. The location could be the Bixia Palace in Dongyue or the Taixu Palace in Qixia Mountain.

There are three major palaces in Qizhou, namely the Taiqing Palace in Taiqing Mountain of Donghua Sect, the Bixia Palace in Dongyue, and the Taixu Palace in Qixia Mountain.

Needless to say, Taiqing Palace is the important place of Donghua Sect. The other two places have no owner, so it is appropriate to choose these two places.

When Li Daohong secretly met with the Qingke of the Saint's Mansion, it was in the Bixia Palace in Dongyue.

As for the Taixu Palace in Qixia Mountain, it was rebuilt from the former residence of the Quanzhen Taoist Changchun Zhenren, and has a history of 800 years. When the Qingyang Sect was in chaos, it was occupied by the Qingyang Sect. After the Taoists were expelled, it was rebuilt into the Baiyang General Altar of the Qingyang Sect, turning the green and long Qixia Mountain into a mountain of thieves, full of disciples and believers of the Qingyang Sect, which was really inconsistent with the resounding name of the paradise. Later, when the Qingyang Sect chaos was quelled, this place was temporarily vacant.

Because Li Xuandu gave Li Feiyan the power to make his own decision, Li Feiyan did not need to ask Li Xuandu for instructions. After a little thought, he chose the Taixu Palace in Qixia Mountain.

It was agreed that the two sides would meet in the Taixu Palace in Qixia Mountain three days after the Qingwei Sect withdrew its troops.

After Huang Shiyuan left, Li Taiyi was a little worried: "Master, will the Confucian sect have any bad intentions?"

Li Feiyan said calmly: "We must be on guard against others."

Li Taiyi said again: "This place in Qixia Mountain..."

Li Feiyan said: "The title of the Yinyang Sect's Shangguan Sect Master is the Qixia County Master. Seriously speaking, this place is barely related to her. It happens that she has also arrived in Qizhou, so we can ask her opinion. Anyway, let's go back and report to the Sect Master first."

Li Taiyi nodded in agreement.

The two left Guanhai Tower and returned to the Eight Scenery Courtyard on Penglai Island.

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