Taiping Inn

At noon, Song Muzhe sent someone to invite the group to the banquet to welcome the wind and dust.

Li Xuan would not refuse. This is the basic etiquette of dealing with people in the world, and Li Xuan also wanted to learn about the specific situation in the Fenglei Sect from Song Muzhe.

When I came to the main hall where I was hospitalized, the banquet had been prepared. In fact, it was a banquet. Because Song Muzhe was still in the filial piety period, I could not drink wine, so there was only tea on the table, and the dishes were mostly plain and light. However, people in the world are not like powerful families or scholarly families. They never care about food that is fine and fine. Most of them are eaten with hard dry food, and they can also eat delicacies.

After the separation and sitting down, the host Song Muzhe spoke first, which was nothing more than thanking a few people. His words were humble and could no longer be said to be polite, but rather a bit pleasing.

Since Song Muzhe had put his posture so low, Li Xuan didn't go around in circles and said directly: "The snake cannot do without a head. Since Brother Song has passed away, the Fenglei Sect must have a new sect leader. I don't know. When will the Young Master’s ceremony be held?”

Hearing this, Song Muzhai's face suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, my Fenglei Sect has always been inherited by father and son. Whether it is based on reason or rules, it should be my inheritance. The position of the sect leader is just a low-quality and low-level cultivation. After the father passed away, it was difficult to convince the public, which caused many of the sect masters to be dissatisfied, so they were unable to hold the ceremony of promotion."

Li Xuan didn't even rush to speak, and gently tapped the tabletop with his fingers, as if he was thinking.

Hu Liang directly pointed out the window paper, "The king of the country is suspicious, right? This kind of thing, no matter what kind of family, it is difficult to avoid the vulgarity of the family, no matter how small the family is, it is because he is afraid that the young leader will not be able to afford such a large family business. , Second, some elderly people have thoughts that they shouldn’t have. Is this the truth?”

Song Muzhe smiled bitterly and nodded.

Shen Shuangmei whispered: "Master Song, is it the four masters like this, or is it the same for a certain or a few masters?"

This question was directly at the critical point. If the four of them were not convinced by Song Muzhe, then even if Song Muzhe had Li Xuandu and Hu Liang help, he would not be able to sit firmly as the leader of the sect, because Li Xuandu and others could not live for the rest of their lives They all stayed in the Fenglei Sect and helped for a while, but not for a lifetime. But if only some of the sect masters have different intentions, then this matter will be easier to deal with. Suppress some and win over some, so that Song Muzhe can firmly sit in the position of the sect master.

There is a truth that people who do not understand the nature of power will not understand.

Power comes from the head in name, and the essence of power comes from the feet.

Take the emperor as an example. The sky above his head, so he calls himself the emperor, but the so-called emperor is just a false reputation. It is not that the emperor can be the emperor, but that the emperor can be the emperor. Just a son of emperor's reputation cannot control the vast world. Wouldn't you hear the powerful minister Gao from that time, "Does Your Majesty want to rebel?"

In addition to the title of "Son of Heaven", the emperor also needs the power under his feet to truly hold the power of life and death. His feet are civil and military officials, and only civil and military officials are loyal to the emperor and willing to obey the emperor's orders can the emperor be able to If the emperor cannot obtain the support of all officials, then he is a puppet who is underestimated and has only the title of emperor. Such examples are all over the history books and countless examples.

The two powers complement each other. The reason why the emperor was under the guise of being a puppet was because he lacked the power from below. The powerful ministers held great power but did not dare to usurp the throne because he lacked the power from above, that is, the orthodox status.

Now Song Muzhe has occupied the orthodox status, but he has no support from below. Even if he barely sits in the position of the sect leader and the four hall masters ignore his orders, he is just a puppet. If he wants to be thoroughly To put it bluntly, to control the Fenglei Sect, we must obtain the support of the vast majority of hall masters. The methods are nothing more than killing people to establish authority, buying favors, and grasping the handle.

Shen Shuangmei was from a family of officials at least. She has been influenced by her since childhood and naturally understood this very well. It was reasonable to say that she could hit the mark at this time.

Song Muzhe couldn't help but look at the Captain Shen.

A girl is in love with her youth, and a boy is passionate.

At this age, it is most likely to be emotional. Sometimes, just a look or a look back, your heart will be thrilled, and then you can't let go and wait for it.

This Captain Shen is not very good-looking, but he has a strong heroic spirit, which is hard to match for other women. Moreover, judging from her words, she is also a quick-minded person, and is definitely not comparable to that kind of mediocre woman, let alone Her long legs were so... so conspicuous that Song Muzha silently recited "Don't look at it if you are not polite" several times before he could barely withdraw his gaze.

How can such a woman not make him feel admirable?

But she had already entered the innate realm at a young age, and he had just stepped into the Xuanyuan realm, so he was inevitably ashamed of being ashamed. Moreover, seeing her sitting on her shoulders with Mr. Li, she was even more handsome and handsome. While he was ashamed of himself, he inevitably felt a little sad and indignant when he was unable to speak.

As for where sadness comes from and where anger comes from, it is human nature. People hate others and laugh at others without them. They can’t stand others’ goodness and can’t stand others’ wiseness. When will such people be less likely to be? However, this Master Song grew up reading sages and had his father's words and deeds. This thought flashed away, and he was then suppressed by him and dared not think about it any more.

Buddhism says that the heart is distracted, Confucianism says that the heart is good, and Taoism says that the heart is like water. The war has no constant power, the water has no constant shape, and the human heart is neither good nor evil. Instead, the word "private" is the first. Those who can overcome their selfishness and always have public intentions are heroes and sages. Having said that, heroes and heroes all have great talents and strategies, but they are just a distinction between public and private.

Song Muzha calmed down his thoughts, and after a little thought, he said slowly: "The four masters are not a single body, nor are they all have two hearts. Among them, the master of Lei Hall, Sun Shaozong, has no father or mother, and has been young. Abandoned in the wilderness, raised by a wild wolf, and was later brought back to the Fenglei Sect by his father and raised him personally. He was taught the Fenglei Sect's "Crazy Thunder Sword Technique". In addition, he was born with a strong body, although he was only mysterious. The Yuan realm, but the combat power is not inferior to the innate realm."

Speaking of this, Song Muzhe smiled bitterly again, "In theory, he and I should be brothers, but he was provoked by others and was always angry that I took over as the leader of the sect. Over the years, he became increasingly alienated from me. But after all, the relationship between the past was still there. If I had taken the position of leader of the sect, he would not have opposed it too much."

Li Xuandu finally spoke, "This person is brave but not resourceful."

Song Muzhe glanced at Li Xuandu, nodded, and continued, "Then it was Zhu Yu, the leader of Yutang. According to his father, although her qualifications were not excellent, she was successful in her character and lofty ambitions. I have not been able to learn the "Innate Dharma" for more than ten years. Because this Dharma is the true teaching of the Shenxiao Sect, it is difficult to get started. If you can get started, as long as you support it and practice diligently, you will be able to enter the innate state. Zhu Yu is in 2 At the age of eighteen, by chance, I ate a hundred-year-old purple ginseng and was able to cultivate the "innate Dharma". At the age of thirty-three, I entered the innate realm and became the leader of the Yutang Hall of my Fenglei Sect. "

Song Muzhe hesitated for a moment before saying, "My father told me a secret matter about Zhu Yu before his death. Zhu Yu's marriage was a father who betrothed her to a meritorious disciple in this sect. It was a combination of piano and zither, but later Zhu Yu entered the innate realm, while her husband was still in the elixir realm, so there were many conflicts between the couple. Later, Zhu Yu was sent to Wuzhou by his father to operate the industry and in Wuzhou After lingering for nearly two years, during this period, Zhu Yu met a master from Zhengyi Sect. After they fell in love, they became a gangster and even gave birth to a son. The master brought back Zhengyi Sect.”

Shen Shuang asked in a question: "Aren't the master of Zhengyi Sect afraid of ruining his reputation?"

Hu Liang said, "This is not simple. To outsiders, they just say that the child was picked up by himself on the roadside, and then taken as a disciple and raised by himself. It is no different from his son."

Song Muzhe nodded, as he agreed to Hu Liang's statement.

Li Xuandu said softly, "This person values ​​love."