Taiping Inn

When Li Xuandu finished healing, it was late at night and the wind and snow were getting lighter. The lights were held in the inn, and the holes on the wall were filled, making the entire inn lobby feel warm.

Because the proprietress put away the inn's banner early and closed the gate of the courtyard outside the inn, no guests came to visit again. Several people sat around a table in the lobby. Shen Yuanzhai took out a small brocade bag and placed it on the table, saying, "This is the Sumeru treasure of Cui Shuofeng. I took a look at it roughly, and there was no imperial edict. Although he claimed to be The imperial envoy may have indeed had the emperor's order, but there was no imperial edict or handwritten, and he went to Jiangnan secretly. Not many people knew about it, so killing him was not a big deal. The court is now unable to take care of himself and has no energy to investigate this with great fanfare. Things should turn big things into small things, small things into small things.”

Li Xuandu nodded, reached out to grab the treasure bag, opened it and took a rough look. There were a few elixirs, a few pieces of clothing, and a heavy book without a name.

Li Xuan took out this book and looked at it casually, his face looked strange.

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Liu Chen asked curiously: "What is this?"

Li Xuandu put down the book: "It is a practice practiced by eunuchs in the palace. It is specially used for people with incomplete physical condition. Although they can see the wonderful truth of immortality after practicing to the extreme, they are said to be able to understand the transformation of heaven and man. , The essence of the growth of all things, but before practicing, you have to castrate yourself. Men dare not practice. If a woman practices, the yin and yang will reverse and give birth to a beard and Adam's apple."

After hearing this, Liu Chen couldn't help but shivered.

Shen Yuanzhai said: "In order to restrict the world, the two generations of emperors, Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei and Emperor Taizong of Taizong, set up the Qingluan Guard and the inner court twenty-four yamen. Qingluan Guard had thirteen Taibao, recruiting abandoned disciples from major sects and scattered people from the world for themselves. For example, eunuchs were trained by the royal family since childhood and taught them the secret Buddhist scriptures compiled by a Confucian master. They were the masters and masters of the legendary masters in the Jianghu people, and eunuchs were also taught by masters and apprentices, passed down from generation to generation. It is no different from the sect. In addition, there are the Confucian scholars who "learn civil and martial arts and imperial families", from Xu Shisong back then to Zhang Suqing and Qin Xiang, and even the current chief assistant Sun Songchan. They are all born in the Confucian Wanxiang Academy. Adding up the three together will make Emperor Shizong’s age reach its peak, and the entire world is overwhelmed by the court.”

It was the first time Liu Chen heard this statement and couldn't help but ask, "Will the emperor be afraid of being killed by the eunuch?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and smiled, "The court is not a world, nor is it who has the highest force or who is the emperor. All kinds of interests are entangled in it, just like a big net, everyone is in it, and it affects the whole body. Some people want to kill the emperor Of course, some people want to protect the emperor and restrain each other, like intertwined dogs and teeth. Now that the young emperor can ascend to the throne is the result of mutual compromise and recognition from all forces. Whether it is the assassination of the emperor or the decree of the establishment, it is not only targeted It was just an emperor, but the entire Wei court, so in the court, whether it was the Empress Dowager, King of Jin, the Chief Auxiliary of the Cabinet and the Seli Supervisor, he could not do whatever he wanted."

Shen Yuanzhai smiled faintly and said, "Young Master Li is right. If the court is a solid piece, then what else is going on? The world will be peaceful long ago."

Li Xuandu's eyes were a little deeper, and he said, "It is precisely because of this that the imperial party led by Sun Songchan asked the King of Jin and the Queen Mother to return to power to the emperor, but how could the matter of authority be delivered to others at will? King of Jin and the Queen Mother of Jin and the Queen Mother of Jin. It is inevitable that they will not agree, so the two joined forces to curb the imperial party. This shows that the court is in chaos. From Zhou Tingchao being arrested by Qingluanwei for writing to the cabinet instructing the Six Gates to the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau The official and silver case, and now the goal is to be revealed, it can be seen that the two factions did not start to fight, but planned for a long time."

Shen Yuanzhai asked, "What is Mr. Li planning?"

Li Xuan didn't hesitate and said bluntly: "Go to Jinling Mansion."

Shen Yuanzhai nodded, "Because the Taiping Sect is still under the closure of the mountains, I am not good at walking around the world without authorization, so I can't help Mr. Li. I hope my son will forgive me."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "Senior Shen helped me resolve the 'ghost curse', which made me feel inexplicable. How could I force anything else?"

"It's good if Mr. Li can understand it." Shen Yuanzhai said.

Li Xuandu heard the sound of the wind and snow outside the house gradually became less and he got up and pushed the door open. The heavy snow that had lasted for a day had stopped at some point. It was white outside, the bright moon was hanging high, and the moonlight shining above the white snow, and it was clear.

Li Xuandu turned around and said, "Since the snow has stopped, we will set off for Jinling Mansion overnight."

Liu Chen stood up and came to Li Xuandu's side after hearing this.

Shen Yuanzhai also stood up and fisted and said, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I hope Mr. Li will take it as a good road as he can protect himself."

Li Xuan bowed and thanked him.

The two left Taiping Inn, and there was a post road outside. People from south to north passed by, so there was no need to deliberately cover up their traces by stepping on the snow without traces.

The two walked side by side, Liu Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "When you were healing your wounds, the boss's wife once said to me..."

"Did you want to be a lobbyist? I advise me to be a middle-aged man." Li Xuandu said in one sentence.

Liu Chen was stunned: "How do you know?"

Li Xuan smiled and said, "Taiping Sect is not the first, and it probably won't be the last one."

Liu Chen's uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and he even regretted his trip to Jiangnan. He wanted to speak but stopped, but after a few hesitation, he still didn't speak.

Li Xuan didn't explain much.

Some things are blessings if you don’t know, and knowing too much may not be a good thing.

From midnight to dawn, the two of them came outside the city of Anqing Prefecture, the important town of Luzhou. At this time, many people who came to the city early had gathered outside the city, mostly woodcutters carrying wood and carts selling charcoal. Charcoal seller.

There was a thin-dressed elderly charcoal seller who came early. There was still some time before the city gate opened. The old man was a little impatient with the cold winter snow. He held his sleeves with his hands and got off the car and paced back and forth.

It snowed heavily overnight, and the entire city was covered with silver. For literati and scholars who could wear furs and surrounded the fire, this was a rare beauty, and they would even be full of poetry and thrilling with thoughts. But for ordinary people, this kind of weather is very difficult. If the cooking is cut off, there is nowhere to escape even if it escapes. It is very likely that it will die in the vast snow. It will not be until the spring snow melts next year. The body was found.

Li Xuandu and Liu Chen stood far away from the crowd, looked at the charcoal seller, and sighed softly: "The silk and satin are not silkworm breeders."

Liu Chen's eyes flashed and he didn't say anything.

"Miss Liu, you can enter the realm of Returning to the Truth at a young age. Although you are not as proud as Yan Feiqing and Su Yunhua, you can still be called a young talent. I think you have been carefully trained by Tingfenglou since you were young. The sufferings of the world are.” Li Xuandu said.

Since knowing Li Xuandu’s true identity, Liu Chen has no longer confronted him, and at this time he just hummed in a low voice.

Li Xuandu continued: "The lady who sells oil combs her hair in water, and the old man who sells charcoal is hollow, so the people are suffering."

Then he reached out and pointed to the base of the city wall not far away. Liu Chen looked at it and saw a simple porridge shed was built there, but there was no one inside, and no one would give porridge. He lay on the snow near the porridge shed. He looked so many dead people, his face was pale and bloodless, and he was obviously frozen to death.

At this glance, I could see the sadness.

Li Xuandu strengthened his tone: "The wine and meat smell bad in the rich family, and there are bones that are frozen to death on the road. I don't care whether the wine and meat smell bad in the rich family, but I don't want to see that people are frozen to death and starved to death every winter."

Liu Chen was speechless.

Li Xuan sighed lightly and asked, "Don't you want to do something?"

Liu Chen asked, "What can I do?"

Li Xuandu said softly, "Do what you can."

Liu Chen asked with a little hesitation: "What are you going to do? Do you want to compete in the world?"

Liu Chen added the word "you" after the word "you". Obviously, he thought that Li Xuan was not alone, and it was indeed impossible for one person to do such a thing as competing for the world.

Li Xuandu leaned forward slightly in the direction of Liu Chen, stared at her eyes, and lowered his voice: "I have never intended to separate and reunite the world. I just want to ask for peace in the world. What is peace? Those who farm have their own fields, Those who have their own houses will no longer worry about cold and hunger.”