Taiping Inn

Nan Kezi asked softly: "Mr. Li, do you want to ask about the 'Five Qi True Pill' first? Or do you want to ask about the Qingwei Sect and the Qingyang Sect first?"

After thinking for a while, Li Xuandu asked: "What about the Qingyang Sect?"

Nan Kezi sighed: "Mr. Li rushed from Zhongzhou to Qizhou. If he entered Qi from Guide Prefecture and came to Lanling Prefecture, he should have seen it all the way. The people are in misery and misery. Why? Natural disasters are also man-made disasters. The natural disaster is the severe drought in Qizhou this year, and no crops have been harvested. . Man-made disasters are divided into two parts. One part is that the court imposed heavy taxes and did not think about disaster relief. The other part is that the Qingyang Sect plotted ill and took the opportunity to start a rebellion, dragging the refugees affected by the disaster, making those prefectures and counties that were not affected by the disaster unable to survive.

"If Qizhou is a reservoir that stores water, then the natural disaster is to tear a hole in the dam of this reservoir. If the court plugs it in time, there will be no major mistakes, but the court really has no money to gamble on this hole. The Qingyang Sect also wants to expand this gap and release all the water in the reservoir. There will be a flood, and they only care about being king and dominating, and they don’t care about the lives of the people."

Li Xuandu asked: "Master, what do you think of Qin Daofang, the governor of Qizhou?"

Nan Kezi pondered for a moment and said: "He is still a minister who is willing to serve the country."

Li Xuandu asked again: "Then is it possible for him to quell the chaos in Qizhou? "

Nan Kezi was stunned for a moment, and replied: "I'm afraid it's difficult. Qin Daofang is only the governor of Qizhou, not the King of Qi. Although he is in charge of the military and political power of Qizhou, he is still constrained by the court and the local gentry of Qizhou. Of course, he also depends on the faces of several major sects."

Speaking of this, Nan Kezi paused, and even lowered his voice slightly: "It's not that the old Taoist is partial. In fact, our Donghua Sect is really nothing. It's just trying to survive in troubled times. It's not the case that we compete for the world. The one who can really influence the situation in Qizhou is the Qingwei Sect. "

Li Xuandu nodded: "This cannot but mention the Qingwei Sect. "

Nan Kezi said: "Some things are not for the old Taoist to say, but Mr. Li asked, so the old Taoist dares to say a few words. "

Li Xuandu leaned forward slightly: "Master, please speak. "

Nan Kezi said: "The 'Four-Six Dispute' back then apparently involved ten sects, led by Qingwei Sect and Zhengyi Sect. Let's not talk about Zhengyi Sect. For many years, it has been the candidate for the leader of the alliance since the beginning of the alliance of the twelve sects of the righteous path. Qingwei Sect is a rising star. It has slowly prospered in the past hundred years and gradually replaced the second place of Taiping Sect, becoming a role that can compete with Zhengyi Sect. As for why our three sects of Taoism followed Qingwei Sect to oppose Zhengyi Sect, the biggest reason is that Zhengyi Sect is Zhengyi Sect, and our three sects are Quanzhen Dao, which involves the dispute of Taoism. "

"After the 'Four-Six Dispute', Zhengyi Sect won on the surface, but Qingwei Sect did not lose a big loss. After that, many things gradually surfaced. In fact, it was twelve sects that participated in the 'Four-Six Dispute', that is, all the twelve sects of the righteous path participated. Among them, Jingchan Sect stood on the side of Qingwei Sect, and Taiping Sect stood on the side of Zhengyi Sect. The final result was that Zhengyi Sect did not lose, and Qingwei Sect did not lose. The real losers were Taiping Sect and Jingchan Sect. These two major sects became scapegoats. "

Li Xuandu's face was slightly solemn: "For such matters, Yan Feiqing and the palace officials were also vague and dared not make a definite statement. May I ask where did the Taoist priest know about it?"

Nan Kezi stroked his beard gently and said: "It is a coincidence. At that time, Sect Master Li visited Jinao Peak. At that time, the old Taoist went to find the Sect Master for something, and accidentally heard them talk about this matter."

Li Xuandu sighed lightly: "So that's it."

Nan Kezi continued: "The 'Four Six Dispute' has settled, Zhengyi Sect is still the nominal leader of the righteous path, Qingwei Sect and Zhengyi Sect are competing against each other, and Taiping Sect and Jingchan Sect have closed the mountains and temples. From this, the situation has changed."

Li Xuandu asked: "How do you say? "

Nan Kezi said: "The Jingchan Sect is determined to maintain neutrality, the Taiping Sect is wavering, and the Qingwei Sect is afraid that it has some dealings with the evil sects."

Li Xuandu nodded silently.

Nan Kezi was a little surprised at Li Xuandu's attitude: "Mr. Li knew it a long time ago?"

Li Xuandu sighed: "After all, I came from there. Even if I was severely excluded, I still have some ears and eyes, so I have some guesses, but I have never been sure."

Nan Kezi sighed softly: "Qingwei Sect, what a huge foundation, thirty-six hall masters, seventy-two island masters, a total of one hundred and eight people, the lowest cultivation is also Xiantian Realm. Under the command of these island masters and hall masters, how many people are there, those who practice swords, kill people, make money, farm, build ships, do business, sail, plus their wives and children, more than 100,000 people, Qingwei Sect stamps its feet, Qizhou will shake three times, how much power is there? "

Li Xuandu said: "This foundation is not in the hands of that Li Zongzhu, but in the hands of the old Zongzhu, so everything else is false."

Nan Kezi said: "The old Zongzhu has been living in seclusion in Penglai and has not been concerned with worldly affairs for a long time."

Li Xuandu fell into silence.

Nan Kezi's meaning was very clear. He only knew these, or rather, he knew and could only say these.

Li Xuandu's eyes were blind, but his heart was not blind. The rest still depended on what Lu Yanbing said.

Li Xuandu turned and said: "After talking so much nonsense, it's time to talk about business. Taoist priest, how is the 'Five Qi True Pill' that I entrusted you to refine?"

Nan Kezi stroked his beard and smiled, "I will live up to Mr. Li's trust."

Li Xuandu asked, "Where is the elixir?"

Nan Kezi said, "The elixir has been refined, but it is not time to take it out of the furnace yet. It is still in the elixir furnace in the Medicine King Hall. It will take about three days to warm it up. Because the elixir furnace uses earth fire to refine the elixir, it will take another day to wait for the elixir furnace to cool down, so Mr. Li will have to wait another four days."

Li Xuandu smiled, "I have waited for four years, and these four days are not a big deal."

Nan Kezi nodded and smiled, "Mr. Li is right. It's just right for me to help Mr. Li adjust his eyes. You must know that most people who refine elixirs are proficient in medical theory. The reason why our Donghua Sect can settle down in the world is that In addition to the ability to make pills, he is also good at curing diseases and saving lives. "

Li Xuandu suddenly remembered Brother Song who died unexpectedly, and asked an irrelevant question: "If all diseases can be cured, and even the fall of realm can be restored by pills, then can the 'ghost curse' be cured?"

Nan Kezi was stunned, then shook his head and said: "No."

Li Xuandu asked again: "It is said that the 'Thirteen Swords of Taiyin' can turn people into sword slaves, can it be cured?"

Nan Kezi still shook his head and said: "No."

Then he looked at Li Xuandu: "Could it be that Mr. Li was hit by the 'ghost curse'? Or did he practice the 'Thirteen Swords of Taiyin'?"

Li Xuandu shook his head, without a direct answer, and said: "I'll have to trouble you, Taoist priest, for the matter of the eyes."