Xianmen does not ask about the mundane

Although Qiu Huijun has heard about Qiu Yan all these years and knows that he is doing well, but after seeing him for so many years, he still cares deeply about him and keeps asking him about various things in the Xuanqing Mountain Sect.

As big as exorcising evil spirits, as small as eating and resting, I want to know everything about everything.Qiu Yan also had many things he wanted to share with him, so he patiently talked to him one by one.

Relying on Qiu Yan's description, Qiu Huijun imagined his life on the mountain these years, and couldn't help but smiled gratifiedly, and said, "This is the life you should live."

Qiu Yandao: "Just talk about me. I don't know if things are going well for the teacher these years? We were already being watched before we came, and we were anxious when we left. I don't know if we have exposed our whereabouts and caused trouble for the teacher."

Qiu Huijun said: "Although I am old and useless, I still have a little prestige. They will not dare to trouble me. It's just that many people guessed that you were not dead. Over the years, people with ulterior motives have been asking me Inquire about your whereabouts."

Chou Yan said: "Just now I seem to see the second brother leaving the study, could it be that..."

Qiu Huijun said: "No, he came to ask me for help."

Qiu Yan was puzzled and said: "The people in the court have always followed the power, once I left back then, the throne will undoubtedly fall on the second brother in the future, the officials in the court are afraid that most of them will be attached to You Guoshi in order to show favor to him in advance. With the current status, it is not an exaggeration to say what you want, why do you need to visit the teacher late at night?"

Qiu Huijun said: "The problem is that the ministers of the court are too attached to You Xiang. In the past, civil and military officials and the emperor's clan have always restricted each other. Even if some people gather for profit, the forces of all parties can be regarded as balanced. But two years ago the imperial examination At that time, there was a scandal in which the actual quota candidates were forced to commit suicide. This matter was brought to the imperial court, and His Majesty Longyan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. As a result, another huge corruption case behind the scenes was implicated. A group of important ministers involved All relatives and nobles have been sacked, and many nobles from the previous dynasty have also been affected, and the balance will be messed up."

Qiu Yandao: "What the teacher means is that now You Guoshi's family dominates."

Qiu Huijun said: "That's right. Although the newcomers who have been hired today have a clean family background, they also know how to follow the trend. It can be said that most of the upstarts in the court are under the command of You Xiang. Some people even directly call him 'Master Guozhang' in private. Second Highness Although he is not as good as you, he is not a stupid person, he does not want to be a puppet emperor in the future, so he came to me for help, hoping that I can check and balance it."

Qiu Yan said: "Teacher never likes to grab power and profit, I'm afraid this is not the first time for my second brother to come."

Qiu Huijun said: "As long as Dayan is peaceful and stable, it doesn't matter to me who owns the actual power. Besides, because of what happened four years ago, I still have a grudge against him and I don't want to help him. Even if he comes every day, it is useless."

Qiu Yandao: "Actually, the second brother may not have participated in what happened back then."

Qiu Huijun said: "Whether you participate in it or not, the biggest beneficiary is him. Since you want to be the lord of a country, you must accept the pressure of being the lord of a country and learn to deal with the balance of power."

Although Qiu Yan no longer cared about what happened back then, he didn't intend to excuse him, so he stopped talking and lowered his eyes to think: "However... Regarding this matter, there is one thing that the students don't understand. The imperial examinations are fixed every year. It has almost been tacitly allowed to exist, and it was not a big deal. Although there was a death this time, most of the people who passed the imperial examination to become officials were from poor families. I was squeezed out by the default quota, and it is easy for these old foxes who have been in the officialdom to cover up the death of one or two ordinary people, and it stands to reason that they would not make trouble in front of the emperor so easily, unless someone deliberately arranged it."

Qiu Yan paused as he spoke.

When he secretly investigated the local evil cultivators in Xijing before, he had suspected that there might be some evil cultivators entering the court to affect the state structure, trying to repeat what happened back then.

At that time, Zhu Lingyu brought up the possibility of restoring the country. Considering that the Nanyue people who are in charge of the court now have no such idea, You Huan has no need for that, so this idea was rejected by Qiu Yan at that time.But now hearing what happened in the court during the few years he left, he had to bring up this possibility again.

After thinking about it, he looked up at Qiu Huijun and said tentatively: "You Guoshi and the teacher are both from South Vietnam in the old days. Although I don't know him very well, I know that he has always been a diligent official. He has never formed a clique for personal gain during his tenure. That's why I won the trust of my father and grandfather. However, this matter involves a lot of risks and risks, and the people behind it must take risks for profit. From the perspective of the ultimate vested interests, it is difficult not to push behind the scenes I am identified as You Guoshi. Now that the second elder brother's position as the crown prince is secure, but he still wants to use all kinds of means to gain power, could it be that he still has lingering hatred and moved his mind to restore the country?"

After hearing this, Qiu Huijun was silent for a moment, and took a few sips of the cold tea in front of him as if avoiding it, but felt that it was tasteless and hard to swallow, finally sighed quietly, put down the teacup and said in a deep voice: "I still can't hide it. You. He has always had this thought, and I know it. "

Qiu Yan got up and poured another cup of hot tea for Qiu Huijun, and said, "I know I shouldn't say these things in my current status, but I still want to ask, does the teacher also hope that the old country can be restored?"

Looking at the steaming tea in front of him, Qiu Huijun slightly frowned and said: "No matter who is in charge of the world, it is the common people who suffer and suffer when the dynasty changes. I hope the peace in front of me can continue. But the massacre back then was too tragic , In such a huge city, tens of thousands of people have no one to live. I still remember the scene of purgatory until today. So although I won't support him, I can't stop him either."

Qiu Yan knew that this matter must have tortured Qiu Huijun for a long time, so he listened silently, waiting for Qiu Huijun's confession.

Qiu Huijun was silent for a long time before continuing in pain: "Does Yan'er think that my teacher, who usually talks about the benevolence, righteousness and morality of the people in the world, is actually virtuous, selfish and hypocritical, and only cares about his own grievances?"

Qiu Yan said leisurely: "I have never experienced the destruction of the country and family, and I can't empathize with the teacher, so I dare not make rash comments, but the teacher's heart for the country and the people are all in the eyes. Although the teacher said he was unwilling to help Second brother, but if the second brother really cannot get help from the teacher, he will not be so persistent in visiting. In fact, the teacher already has the answer in his heart, but he can’t pass the test in his heart. If one day Master You really The threat to the stability of the world, I know the teacher will not ignore it."

Qiu Huijun said: "Maybe I am just grateful for the kindness of the late emperor, and I don't want to be ashamed of the late emperor. I am not as profound as you think."

Qiu Yandao: "I know that it is precisely because the teacher is an ordinary person that as a survivor of the old country, he hopes that the restoration of the country will be loyal to the country. Status, the teacher has done everything that should be done, no one is qualified to criticize you, and you don't have to study yourself too much."

Qiu Huijun said: "Yan'er, I haven't dared to tell you this matter because I don't know how to face you. If you persuade me like this now, you are not afraid that one day the country that your ancestors worked so hard to conquer will change hands and surnames? "

Qiu Yan took a deep breath, and said lightly: "Many things may be a mistake from the beginning. I can decide whether to make the mistake and stop the loss in time. I only know that the best choice is to prevent the people from suffering from the war. , and the teacher will undoubtedly regard this as his mission to carry out to the end."

When Qiu Huijun heard this, he stared at Qiu Yan in a daze for a long time.He never thought that one day, the knot in his heart that had troubled him for many years would be opened by himself, a student who is not yet 20 years old.

He found that Qiu Yan's growth was far beyond what he imagined.He must have experienced many things that he didn't know, even Zhu Lingyu didn't know, to see things so thoroughly.And this matter, as he said, is his lifelong mission.

Qiu Huijun smiled in relief, and said, "I'm really old and useless, and I need a child from you to comfort me."

Qiu Yan smiled lightly and said, "The students are just speaking out what they think in their hearts."

Afterwards, the three of them chatted again, and seeing that it was getting late, Qiu Yan could not continue to disturb, so he saluted and took Zhu Lingyuan to bid farewell to Qiu Huijun.

Before walking to the door, Zhu Lingyu suddenly remembered something, and turned around and asked, "By the way, does Mr. Qiu know a man named Zhang Shujian?"

Qiu Huijun said: "I do have a magistrate called Zhang Shujian who was transferred from Jianhua two years ago. Is it him Zhu Langjun is talking about?"

Zhu Lingyu said: "Exactly, I don't know what Mr. Qiu's impression of him is? Or, is he your political enemy or ally?"

Qiu Huijun said: "I'm innocent now, I can't say I have any enemies or friends, but he was single-handedly picked up by me, so he is naturally a trustworthy person."

Zhu Lingyu said: "It turns out that he was not bragging when he said that he was appreciated by the national teacher. To be honest, Zhang Shujian is also a disciple of my Xuanqing Mountain School, he is my senior brother, and Ayan's senior brother."

Qiu Huijun suddenly said: "There is still such a layer of karma. The noble sect really has a large number of talents. If you enter, you can become an official to benefit the people, and if you retreat, you can kill demons and eliminate demons to defend the righteous way. However, according to the rules of the immortal sect, isn't he already ..."

Zhu Lingyu said: "The spirit vein has been abolished, and he is no different from ordinary people. But even though his spirit vein is abolished, the remaining spiritual power in his body is enough for small things like sending messages. Although we can come and go freely now , but Ayan’s identity is still inconvenient to come here often, if Mr. Qiu has anything to do in the future, we should ask him to send a letter to us. Of course, it is inevitable that Mr. Qiu will take care of him.”

Qiu Huijun said: "Although he is not very old, he is very efficient and reliable in his work. Even if Mr. Zhu doesn't say anything, I plan to train him well."

Zhu Lingyu said: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Qiu. It is more serious, so don't send Mr. Qiu away. Go in and rest. We will see you next time."

Qiu Huijun still insisted on sending the two of them out of the door, and when he was parting, he stopped Qiu Yan and said: "My good boy, since you have entered the fairy gate, you should follow the rules of your fairy gate. , don’t meddle in the affairs of the court anymore, and do what you want to do with peace of mind, there is a teacher here.”

Qiu Yan nodded deeply, and left with Zhu Lingyu.