Taiping Inn

Hearing the word "holy lord", the old man was suddenly startled.

In the Northwest Zhou Dynasty, there are two pillars. One is the leader of the Wudao Sect, who is also recognized as the "holy lord" by the five sects in the northwest, Tan Taiyun. The other is the leader of the Yinyang Sect, Xu Wugui, who is called the "master of earth energy" by the people in the world. In terms of the time of fame, Xu Wugui is earlier than Tan Taiyun. Before the last Yuxu sword fight, Xu Wugui was the only one in the evil way who stepped into the realm of immortality. At that time, the person who had the most hope of stepping into the realm of immortality was "Magic Knife" Song Zheng. Unfortunately, Song Zheng faced the great sword fairy Li Daoxu, was defeated, and has been missing since then.

After Song Zheng, Qin Qing was placed with high hopes by everyone. But no one expected that after Song Zheng disappeared, the originally inconspicuous Tan Taiyun would rise to the top and successfully enter the realm of immortality, and be elected as the "Saint King". Because Tan Taiyun's foundation was shallow, and Xu Wugui's power was deep, Tan Taiyun respected Xu Wugui as the national teacher.

If the two of them had a disagreement, it would be very bad.

Old Man Zang carefully considered his words and said, "It's OK."

"It's OK?" Xu Wugui smiled and said, "I deliberately didn't go to the mountain gate of Zaoge Sect to see you, nor did I meet you in Xijing, but met you here, hoping that you would not have any scruples and feel free to speak freely."

Old Man Zang knew that he could not escape today, so he could only say, "This person has a patient heart and great ambitions, and he should not be underestimated."

"Yes." Xu Wugui, who looked like a scholar, nodded, his eyes deep, and said, "A mountain immortal in the realm of longevity is nothing, and ants can bite elephants to death. But a 'holy lord' in the realm of longevity is different. The reason why Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu can control the world's situation is not only because of their own high realm, but also because of the Zhengyi Sect and Qingwei Sect behind them. Sects and individuals are mutually accomplished. Only a sect without a leader is a group of dragons without a leader; only a realm without the support of a sect is difficult to make a difference."

Xu Wugui Gui looked at the old man Zang and said, "Let's say the Zaoge Sect was able to dominate the world with its power. It was not possible to do it with just one or two people."

The old man Zang nodded and said, "Master Di is right."

Xu Wugui pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Recently, I got news from the Wudao Sect that this 'Saint King' has returned to Xijing and his realm has risen greatly. The current 'Saint King' seems to be dissatisfied with my excessive interference in the internal affairs of the Wudao Sect, and he also disagrees with me on many things in the Xijing court."

The old man Zang said in a deep voice, "If there was no Master Di, how could the Saint King sit firmly on the position of the leader of the Wudao Sect? It is said that when you drink water, you should remember its source. The Saint King's behavior seems to be ungrateful."

Xu Wugui said softly, "Children are grown up and cannot be controlled by others. This is reasonable."

At this time, the old man Zang had already made up his mind, but before Xu Wugui opened his mouth to point it out, he was not good and unwilling to take the initiative to speak up about this matter.

As expected, Xu Wugui continued, "Dan Taiyun wants to emulate Li Daoxu. Li Daoxu can compete with Zhang Jingxiu, so Tan Taiyun also wants to be on equal footing with me."

Old Man Zang smiled and said, "After all, he is the 'holy king', the nominal leader of the ten sects, and his position is the same as that of an emperor. Master Di, don't forget that there has never been a living Grand Master, only the dead can be given the position of Grand Master. What about Zhang Suqing back then? He didn't have a good end in the end."

Xu Wugui said, "Zhang Suqing once said, 'If you enter a fire, you will get the cool gate.' It can be seen that this position is not so easy to sit. Because of this position, parents, brothers and sisters can turn against each other, not to mention the nominal master and apprentice, to make an inappropriate analogy , the child has grown up and can be the master of the house. Of course, he doesn't want an uncle who is not legitimate to point fingers at him. Now the entire Ten Sects and the Great Zhou belong to Tan Taiyun, and it seems that I, Xu, should step down and let the wise man go. "

Old Man Zang immediately said: "Master Earth, this is absolutely not allowed."

"It's not that I want to step down." Xu Wugui's tone was a little colder: "It's the 'Saint King' who wants to drive me away."

Old Man Zang asked tentatively: "I don't know what the other sects mean?"

Whether it is the Twelve Sects of the Righteous Way or the Ten Sects of the Evil Way, they have never been a monolithic entity. Not to mention that the Ten Sects of the Evil Way have now split into the Five Sects of Liaodong and the Five Sects of the Northwest, there is no lack of intrigue within the Five Sects of the Northwest.

Xu Wugui said: "Daozhong Sect is a reed on the wall, it will lean to whichever direction the wind blows. Needless to say, the Female Sect and the Yin-Yang Sect are all my own people. Even in the Wudao Sect, there are many people who can be used by me."

Old Man Zang has long been a member of Xu Wugui's big ship. He knows that he should make his attitude clear at this time, and lowers his voice: "The geomancer is the teacher of the emperor and the national teacher. Without the geomancer, there will be no Great Zhou. The geomancer can establish the 'holy king' and naturally can also abolish the 'holy king'. If Tan Taiyun is disobedient, the geomancer can replace him with an obedient person."

Xu Wugui said softly: "It's too early to talk about this. It's not time to fight."

Old Man Zang was slightly startled.

Then Xu Wugui continued, "But we must prepare for everything, and it's time to start preparing."

Old Man Zang raised his mouth, revealing his white teeth, and said, "It's better to strike first than to be strong. In such matters, Master Geomancer must not hesitate."

Xu Wugui did not comment, and said, "In the next period of time, you must restrain your disciples and never have any conflicts with the righteous people. Everything is for the overall situation."

"I understand." Old Man Zang said, "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country."

Xu Wugui said softly, "The war is in full swing in March, please ask Master Zang to leave for Xijing in three months."

Old Man Zang said in a deep voice, "Master Geomancer, rest assured."

Xu Wugui turned his head and looked towards Xijing, sighing: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say that I am asking for nothing."

On this day, Li Xuandu and Qin Su finally returned to the capital of Langya Prefecture.

At this time, all the rebellions in the city had been quelled, the people of Qingyang Sect were slaughtered, and the hired Jianghu wanderers fled in the chaos. There were also those officials and generals who secretly communicated with Qingyang Sect. Chu Yunshen gave Qin Daofang two suggestions. One suggestion was to release them all, destroy all evidence, and treat it as if this incident had never happened, so as to win people's hearts. The other suggestion was to convict them all according to the law, and then re-promote a group of young and strong officials. After all, all the power of Qizhou was in the hands of Qin Daofang, and reporting to the court was just a formality.

In the end, Qin Daofang chose the second suggestion, convicting all the officials involved, confiscating their property, and all of them were allocated for military use.

As for the Xiao family, they are not comparable to these officials. They are big and deep-rooted, and their roots and vines have already penetrated every corner of Langya Prefecture. They want to uproot the Xiao family. It is not that they are unwilling, but they cannot. In this case, both sides will benefit if they unite, and both sides will suffer if they separate. Since Xiao Yun agreed to defect and fully support Qin Daofang on behalf of the Xiao family, Qin Daofang decided to reconcile with Xiao Yun from the perspective of the overall situation, and asked Xiao Yun to serve as the governor of Qizhou, in charge of money and grain, that is, responsible for managing the money bag of Qizhou.

As for the appointment of the governor, it is not difficult for the court to mediate with the emperor's party headed by Sun Songchan.

Because the rebellion had just been quelled, and many officials were arrested, the atmosphere in the city was still quite tense, and the guards at the city gates were much stricter. When Li Xuandu, riding a yellow ox, and Qin Su, who showed his true face, came to the city gate together, they immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.

Fortunately, it was Ma Wuji who was in charge of guarding the city. He had seen Li Xuandu and recognized Qin Su, so he immediately ordered them to pass. If Qin Su had not declined, he would have personally escorted them to the Governor's Mansion.

When Li Xuandu and Qin Su returned to the Governor's Mansion, the one who greeted them at the door was not Qin Daofang or Chu Yunshen, but Lu Yanbing who had changed into a Qingluan Guard Feiyu uniform.

Lu Yanbing bowed, and although she was talking to Li Xuandu, her eyes were always on Qin Su, and she said with a smile: "My sister congratulates my senior brother."