Taiping Inn

Mrs. Jiang’s words were not aimless.

Before this, two major forces were confronting each other, and people were divided vertically. Simply put, the great Taoist sect leader and ordinary Taoist disciples are both Taoist camps, and the leader of Confucian sect and ordinary Confucian scholars are both Confucian camps, regardless of their high or low status, they only have their positions.

But after equalizing the fields and exempting taxes, people are divided horizontally. The person who possessed the land was above and strongly opposed the equal-land free tuition. People without land are below and strongly support the free support of the equal land.

This is the real point of heart-killing. This is to dig out the foundation of Confucianism. It is not only the economic foundation of Confucianism, but also the ideological foundation of Confucianism. If people in the world distinguish them from horizontal lines, Confucianism advocates Where can the ethics and rules exist?

Fortunately, there are differences between high and low in Taoist sects. Many people, including Qin Qing, are afraid of being burned, so they still retain it, so they are now available to the people but not.

Yan Shenggong also understood this truth. He even felt that he was indecipherable, that is, Li Xuan was happy to see it. Not only targeted the Confucian sect, but also secretly targeted the Taoist sect. But Yan Shenggong is now He no longer cared about these things. Whether the foundation of the Confucian sect will be dug up and whether the Taoist sect will be backfired by the people is not a question he should care about. What he should care about is whether the sage mansion can continue.

The current situation is very clear and clear. Qin Xiang's army is at the city, Taoist masters gather in Penglai Island, and the saint's mansion has reached the critical moment of life and death. If one is careless, it will be a situation where thousands of years of inheritance are cut off from his own hands. Then he will be ten thousand If you can't die, what's the face to meet your ancestors?

Mrs. Jiang asked, "What does the Confucian side mean?"

Yan Shenggong smiled bitterly and said, "These great priests are all vague, but the meaning is the same. At this time, they can only stick to the imperial capital and cannot rush to the saint's mansion. We and we can only seek blessings for ourselves."

Mrs. Jiang closed her eyes.

In the past, she contacted the hermits, but now the seven hermits are too busy to take care of themselves. Three of them have died in the past. It is no longer realistic to rely on them. As for the high priests, they were mainly based on the Lord and the Sect, and it was reasonable that they were unwilling to come at this time.

Mrs. Jiang felt a deep feeling of fatigue, subconsciously rubbed her brows with her hands, and asked casually: "What do you think now?"

"What my son means..." Yan Shenggong deliberately paused.

Mrs. Jiang raised her head and looked at Yan Shenggong: "But it's okay."

Yan Shenggong said in a deep voice: "My son thinks, mother should run away quickly."

"What?" Mrs. Jiang was stunned.

Yan Shenggong repeated again: "Mother, please run away quickly, leave the saint's mansion, go to the imperial capital, and go to the hermits."

Mrs. Jiang never expected that her son would say such a thing, and for a moment she didn't react.

Yan Shenggong was still standing, still very respectful, but this was the first time in many years that he had made such an irrespectful request to his mother.

After a while, Mrs. Jiang finally understood the meaning of Yan Shenggong's words. She looked disbelief and pointed at him, trembling slightly: "Do you say it again?"

Yan Shenggong repeated again: "Mom, run away quickly."

"You want to drive me away?" Mrs. Jiang suppressed her anger, "Why are you driving me away?"

Yan Shenggong whispered: "The son is for the good of his mother. The one who was disagreeing with Mrs. Li back then was the mother. Now the one who came forward to make things difficult for Mr. Qingping. If the Taoist sect came over, how could the mother be lucky? So mother should be quicker. Escape can at least save your life.”

Mrs. Jiang's tone was slightly relieved, but she refused to retreat: "They dare!"

Yansheng said calmly: "Who told his mother that they didn't dare? If they didn't dare, how did the people of Ziyanshan die? There are also Mr. Qinghe and Master Hu Zen, who will never die of old age."

Mrs. Jiang's face changed unchanged.

Yan Shenggong continued, "To be serious, our saint's mansion has deep hatred with Qingweizong. His mother has old grudges with Li Qingyun. Situ Xuance died because of old man Long, and Li Qingyun died indirectly because of this incident. , Mother is very close to Mr. Long. Mother, don’t forget that Situ Xuance’s junior brother Zhang Haishi is still alive, and Li Qingyun’s younger sister Li Feiyan is also alive. They are all close elders of Li Xuandu, if they are He insisted on letting his mother pay for her life and wanted to kill her to vent her anger. My mother thought that Li Xuan would not follow their advice?”

Mrs. Jiang's face ended

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So it changed: "What about you?"

Yan Shenggong said calmly: "Mother can leave. I am Yan Shenggong, the head of the family, so I can't leave. Did my mother forget the dispute between the Northern and Southern sects back then? I always want to stay and give my ancestors one. Instructions, this is my duty."

Yanshenggong's Northern and Southern Sects were what happened when the Jinguan entered the Central Plains. Some descendants of the saints followed the Great Jin court to the south and were enthroned by the Great Jin Dynasty, and were appointed as the Southern Sect. Some descendants of the saints remained in the north and were enthroned by the golden tent, which was the Northern Sect. So the Southern Sect and Northern Sect came into being, which eventually ended with the demise of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The meaning in Yansheng Gong's speech is very clear. He does not want to repeat the same mistakes. His ancestors are in front of him, and Mrs. Jiang has nothing to say.

Mrs. Jiang stood up and said, "It seems that this is the only way to go now. Let's avoid it for the time being. When will I leave?"

Yan Shenggong whispered, "My son thought it would be better for mothers to leave as soon as possible. If they were blocked by Taoist masters, they would not be able to leave."

Mrs. Jiang looked at her son deeply, as if she had always underestimated her son. Until today, she realized that this son had already had his own ideas and was no longer the child she was sheltered under her wings.

So she said, "Be careful too."

"If you have time, my mother will care." Yan Shenggong remained respectful.

Mrs. Jiang is not a person who is dragging on the mud, and she has nothing to clean up. She has her own treasure of Sumeru, so she left the saint's mansion.

Just the second day after Mrs. Jiang left the saint's mansion, Li Xuandu led the Taoist sect to Dongping Mansion.

The people don’t know who Li Xuan is, but the top gentry with good news knows it. They even know that Li Xuandu’s status is still above Qin Xiang and Qin Daofang, and the name of “King of Qi” is not false. .

In the eyes of the gentry, Li Xuandu naturally came for the saint's mansion.

Li Xuandu did come for the saint's mansion. After arriving in Dongping Mansion, he asked someone to send a post to the saint's mansion. However, to everyone's surprise, Li Xuandu did not fight for Confucianism and Taoism this time, and It was not to ask for an explanation for what happened back then, he came for the new policy.

The so-called new policy is the strategy of equalizing land that Qin Xiang and Qin Daofang have begun to implement. All the gentry and large gentry households measure and clear the land under their names and pay taxes. If they cannot pay the land under their names, they will offset the land under their names.

Everyone suddenly remembered that the Saint Mansion was the largest landlord in Dongping Mansion, with the most land, and not only did they not pay taxes for two hundred years, but they probably had it for more than a thousand years.

For a moment, everyone became secretly excited, some were waiting to see Li Xuan laugh, and some were waiting to see the saint's mansion. The gentry whose fields were confiscated began to gloat. No matter who is in trouble, they will feel better. It would be better to have both sides. Some people also hope that the saint's mansion can withstand the pressure of Li Xuandu, which means that Qizhou will have the day of "lifting", and by then, Qizhou will be their world again.

Under the expectations and attention of many people, Li Xuan symbolically handed the greetings and went straight to the door.

The response of the saint's mansion was beyond the expectations of many people. The middle door was opened, and the Yan Shenggong personally went out to greet him. The courtesy specifications were equivalent to the reception of the prince. He really treated Li Xuan as the King of Qi.

Li Xuandu stood in front of the open main door, looked at the plaque "Sheng Mansion" hanging from blue-bottomed gold characters above the middle of the door, and then moved his eyes to the couplets hanging on the bright pillars on both sides of the door, and chanted softly. "He said, "He is the country and the country is prosperous and honored, and he is the same as the same as the old saints."

Yan Shenggong, who was with Li Xuandu, had a cold sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't figure out what Li Xuandu meant.

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "The saint's mansion has lost its wealth and honor. The saint's theory and virtue cover the world and the Tao are the ancient and modern times. The rituals, music and laws of the saint's family can coexist with heaven and earth, and the sun and moon shine together. Compared with this, the great The Tao of the Zhenren Mansion is high, dragon and tiger are hidden, and virtue is heavy, ghosts and gods are respected. How can dragons, tigers, ghosts and gods compare with heaven, earth, sun and moon? "

Yan Shenggong's face turned slightly pale: "Mr. Qingping is so serious."

Li Xuandu laughed at it and walked into the saint's mansion.

After passing through the first narrow courtyard, the second gate on the middle road of the Saint's Mansion, commonly known as the Second Gate. The plaque "The Saint's Gate" is hung high on the door lintel. Usually, I only walk through the armpit door, but the main door is not opened to show solemnity. But today is an exception. The two doors are open, and Li Xuandu is welcomed.

Li Xuan is not polite. When he enters the door of the saint, he is facing him.

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The small and exquisite screen door is called "Chongguang Gate" because Emperor Shizong personally awarded the plaque "Given Chongguang" by Emperor Shizong. Chongguang Gate is usually not open, and the cannon is fired whenever the ceremony is held, the emperor is coming, the edict is read out, and the ceremony is held. However, Yan Shenggong probably figured it out. The first two doors were opened, and the last one was not bad, so the door was also opened.

Li Xuandu passed through three doors with extremely rare courtesy, came to the main hall, and sat down separately.

Yan Shenggong lowered his eyebrows and looked down: "I have already known Mr. Qingping's purpose."

Li Xuandu picked up a bowl of tea, took a sip, and asked, "So what does Yan Shenggong mean?"

Yan Sheng Gong said: "The Saint's Mansion is willing to give away all the land under his name. If it is not enough to make up for the taxes, the Saint's Mansion is willing to fill it with family wealth, just to be able to retain the Supreme Holy Temple and the Supreme Holy Forest."

Li Xuan was a little surprised, but did not respond immediately, but said, "The family temple and tomb fields are public property, so of course they will be retained. But the fields, I still say the same thing, it should be as much as you want, not a single point of extra. Take it, follow the rules to show justice. I wonder what Yansheng Gong wants?”

Yan Shenggong lowered his head and said, "Mr. Qingping said very well, but I am not careful."

Li Xuan looked at the Yan Shenggong and asked again, "Where is Mrs. Jiang?"

Yan Shenggong hesitated for a moment and whispered: "My mother does not recognize the general trend and still has to resist stubbornly. I don't want to see that the ancestors' family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family .”

"Elusion is the first in all evil, and filial piety is the first in all virtues. This is an unfilial act. Isn't Yan Shenggong afraid of being scolded by the world?" Li Xuandu asked on purpose.

Yan Shenggong whispered: "As long as we can protect our ancestors' foundation, it is insignificant to be a little bit of infamous."

"Okay." Li Xuandu asked, "Yan Shenggong really knows the general, knows advance and retreat, bends and stretches, is a real man."

How could Yan Shenggong not hear the sarcasm in Li Xuandu's words? He was not moved at all, but just lowered his head deeply.

Li Xuandu understood the intention of the Duke of Yansheng, which was nothing more than betting on both sides. If the Confucian School won, he might lose the position of the Duke of Yansheng and replace it with other descendants of the clan, but the Sage's Mansion would be saved. If the Taoist School won, he would not only save the Sage's Mansion, but also the position of the Duke of Yansheng. Moreover, as a person who took the initiative to surrender, his status would be much higher than that of the defeated, and he might even be supported by the Taoist School as a puppet to control the Confucian School.

The Duke of Yansheng knew that Li Xuandu knew his intentions, and the two of them knew each other tacitly, and no one had ever pointed it out.

This result was beyond Li Xuandu's expectations, but it was reasonable. After all, it was not the first time that the Duke of Yansheng did this, and there were precedents.

When the Golden Tent came, they paid homage to the Golden Tent, and when the Great Wei came, they paid homage to the Great Wei.

Now that Liaodong has come, it is not incredible to pay homage to Liaodong.

However, it cannot be said that the Saint's Mansion is spineless. In fact, the Southern Sect that went south is the direct lineage of the main sect. When the Great Jin Dynasty went south, the direct lineage of the Saint's Mansion brought the wooden statue of the Saint's legacy south, which was the Southern Sect. After the fall of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Golden Horde wanted to return the title of Yanshenggong to the Southern Sect, but was rejected. The Khan of the Golden Horde praised him: "He violated the honor but not the relatives, and he is the true descendant of the Saint." In the blood inheritance of the Southern and Northern Sects, the Southern Sect has a pure bloodline and has never changed. It is rumored that the Northern Sect has been replaced by a fake one, and the paternal bloodline has changed twice. It seems that there is also the bloodline of the Golden Horde. I don't know whether it is true or not, and there are different opinions.

In terms of character, the Southern Sect is more responsible.

In any case, Li Xuan decided to accept this surrender. He didn't care whether the bloodline of the Saint's Mansion was true or false. He just wanted the world to know that the Saint's Mansion surrendered to the Taoist sect. If the Confucianists don't believe in Confucianism anymore, how can others believe in Confucianism?

After Li Xuandu left the Saint's Mansion, Qin Daofang immediately sent people to measure all the fields under the Saint's Mansion.

The gentry who were going to watch the excitement waited for such a result, and they couldn't tell what they felt. Some were surprised, some were angry, and some were sad.

Even the Saint's Mansion was kneeling, can they still hold on? Is Qizhou really going to change the world?

However, some gentry, after being completely desperate, decided to risk their lives. They either resisted secretly, bribed the officials and soldiers who measured the land, intending to get away with it, or hid their wealth and secretly transferred their property. Or they openly opposed, gathered people, killed the officials, and directly rebelled.

Qin Daofang was prepared for this, and suppressed them all, severely and strictly, without any mercy.

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