Taiping Inn

In the conversation just now, Li Xuandu did not hide what he wanted to do and how to do it. He had already explained to Emperor Tianbao that it was his own business if Emperor Tianbao could not do it. Li Xuandu could not be blamed for hiding it. This was also the reason why Emperor Tianbao had a complicated feeling about Li Xuandu.

Emperor Tianbao looked at Li Xuandu and said in a deep voice: "You are provoking the relationship between me and the gentlemen."

"It is provoking, but it is also stating a fact." Li Xuandu did not deny it, "Your Majesty, don't forget who my future father-in-law is, who my master is, and what the two stand for. So, should Your Majesty be generous and laugh it off?"

Emperor Tianbao's fists were loosened and clenched, and he repeated this several times before he suppressed his anger.

Li Xuandu asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to know what the Confucian School talked about with me, or what they are going to talk about?"

"What did they talk about?" Emperor Tianbao frowned.

Li Xuandu said, "Let's talk about how to help your majesty rule the country."

The frown on Emperor Tianbao's face gradually relaxed, but he still said, "Without Mr. Qingping, can I rule the country?"

"Of course not." Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "It will just take a little longer. I think your majesty can't wait any longer, and the Confucian school can't wait any longer either."

The Emperor Tianbao snorted, but did not refute.

Li Xuandu asked, "I'm being honest, and your majesty should also tell me why your majesty wants to see me this time?"

The Emperor Tianbao originally planned to use Zhang Suqing's matter to win over Li Xuandu, but he never thought that the Confucian school had contacted Li Xuandu in advance, and only he was kept in the dark. In addition, Li Xuandu's reaction to the rehabilitation was very flat, so he didn't say anything at this time.

Seeing this scene, Li Xuandu didn't show it on his face, but he sighed in his heart. After all, it was a wasted trip. Can such an emperor take on a fragmented world? It's not that Li Xuandu is close to Qin Qing. After seeing Qin Qing's way of governing Liaodong, Li Xuandu looked at the little emperor again and saw that he was superior to Qin Qing.

However, this comparison is a bit unfair. Qin Qing is already at the age of knowing his destiny, while Emperor Tianbao has just come of age. Qin Qing is the father of Emperor Tianbao. How can thirty years of experience make up for it? You have to know that Li Xuandu is not yet thirty years old.

Li Xuandu did not force it, and said: "Since Your Majesty has nothing to tell you, I should not force Your Majesty, so I should also take my leave."

After that, Li Xuandu stood up.

Emperor Tianbao also stood up: "Wait a minute."

Li Xuandu asked: "Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?"

Emperor Tianbao said: "I have something else I want to ask you."

He emphasized the tone of the word "ask".

Li Xuandu smiled faintly: "I don't dare to ask you, Your Majesty, just ask."

"What exactly do you want, sir?" Emperor Tianbao asked solemnly.

Li Xuandu's answer was only four words: "Peace in the world."

The Emperor Tianbao's face changed, and he asked again: "The world? Or peace?"

Because Li Xuandu had just said that those who bring peace to the world will win the hearts of the people and the world, so the Emperor Tianbao asked this question.

Li Xuandu replied: "I am the leader of the Taiping Sect, so peace is natural, and peace cannot be achieved by one person."

The Emperor Tianbao was an emperor, so he naturally had the emperor's suspicion, and it was full of it. However, it was probably because Li Xuandu was too upright before, and he had nothing to hide his intentions. At this time, the Emperor Tianbao believed him a little more.

Now Li Xuandu has a good reputation, and he will never regret what he promised. The reason why Madam Leng and others quickly changed sides was because of the word credibility. This is the accumulation of many years. In his early years, Li Xuandu suffered a lot for the word "faith" and was regarded as pedantic and inflexible. Now it is finally time to reap the rewards.

If there is any difference between Li Xuandu and the geomancer, it is here.

The geomancer is good at using conspiracy and also likes conspiracy. He always does things in a veiled way, making people wonder what his purpose is. But Li Xuandu did the opposite. Li Xuandu did not reject conspiracy, but tried to use open conspiracy as the main method, and conspiracy could only be supplementary. Li Xuandu did not hide his intentions. He told his enemies what he was going to do early on, and he was not afraid of being seen through his means.

It's funny to say that Li Xuandu told others about his purpose. He just wanted a peaceful world, but others judged him by himself and didn't believe it. They always felt that this was a cover, a layer of smoke. If you want to remove this cover, go through this layer of smoke, and find Li Xuandu's real purpose, it is naturally a digression, but it makes Li Xuandu succeed.

Sometimes, Li Xuandu himself also thought that the peace he wanted was what most people in the world wanted. After all, this world belongs to everyone in the world. Maybe he secretly agreed with the general trend of people's hearts, so he must succeed. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to explain the past three years.

This also confirmed Li Xuandu's idea. God gave him such an opportunity, not to let him live freely in the world, nor to let him indulge in wine, but to make a difference. As for the previous few years of desolation, it was because God wanted to give a great task to this person. He must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry, his body empty, and his actions disturbed, so as to move his heart and endure his nature, and increase his ability.

Li Xuandu got up and left the study, leaving Emperor Tianbao alone in the study, a little lost.

Lu Yanbing followed him, and Master Hengbo saw him off.

When leaving the house, Li Xuandu met two Confucian hermits again. The blind Jinchansou said nothing, and Mr. Bailu, who was more tolerant, bowed and said, "Mr. Qingping is worthy of the word "Qingping", and I admire you."

Li Xuandu said, "Mr. Bailu is overpraising."

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Situ Qiushui's subordinates sent a message saying that the snake fairy had been captured by them and was on the way to Qingwei Sect, so Situ Qiushui had to escort Madam Pei himself.

If it was just Situ Qiushui alone, there might be some variables, after all, the two were on par with each other, and Madam Pei only lost to Situ Qiushui because she was distracted. But now that Qin Su was here, Situ Qiushui had nothing to worry about. This fourth aunt had defeated Shangguan Wan in the Yuxu Sword Fight, and killed Wang Nanting in the Great Immortal Mansion. She was a true master of the Taixuan List. Even if you look at Qingwei Sect, there are not many people who can match her.

The three of them set off like this. On the way, they encountered a group of robbers robbing. Situ Qiushui killed the robbers, which was considered a righteous act.

Lanling Prefecture used to be the core sphere of influence of Qingyang Sect, but now the situation is complicated and thieves are rampant. Qin Daofang is still rectifying Beihai Prefecture and can't take care of this side for the time being. After Situ Qiushui asked Qin Su, the two decided to be good people and go with these people.

Perhaps because she had been with Li Xuandu for a long time, Qin Su also had some problems of being a teacher. She began to look at Situ Qiushui unconsciously with the mentality of an elder, but she liked her more and more. She felt that this girl had a good upbringing, was respectful and polite, had a pure temperament, and was not pedantic, unlike Lu Yanbing. It was a pity that she didn't have a younger brother. If she had, she would match this Situ girl to be her sister-in-law, which would be considered as the friendship between the two generations of the Qin and Situ families.

Among the group of people who encountered the robbers, there were merchants who traveled all over the country, and some ordinary people who were going to flee to seek refuge with relatives. However, they were all ordinary people, so they naturally thanked Qin Su and Situ Qiushui a lot, and even Miss Pei thanked her.

Qin Su still looked like a scholar. After dressing up as a man, she was not so shy. Situ Qiushui wore a veil hat that female knights preferred to cover her face. Only Miss Pei showed her true face, which attracted many men to peek. Miss Pei gave those men a charming look, and they quickly looked away and talked about today's weather.

It was a coincidence that it rained heavily in early winter.

Heavy rain in winter is really strange.

But everyone didn't care about the strangeness and hurried to take shelter from the rain. If it was summer, it would be fine, at most the clothes would be wet, but the cold rain in winter is deadly.

Fortunately, there was an uninhabited abandoned wooden house on the side of the road not far away. But the wooden house was not big, so it was inevitably crowded.

The rain outside was getting heavier, like the water from the long river coming from the sky. The people in the house were crowded together, but it was lively.

A woman disliked the man behind her touching her buttocks, and the man denied it loudly. A merchant complained that the book box carried by a poor scholar was hitting him, and the scholar apologized in a low voice. There was also a young couple who had been resentful for a long time, and they quarreled at this time. The children they brought with them cried loudly, either because they were hungry or frightened. Some people brought poultry, which clucked and clucked. With the fierce rain, it was a mess.

Qin Su and the other two were not afraid of wind and rain. They did not stay in the house, but stood outside.

Situ Qiushui looked at the heavy rain and said, "This rain is a bit strange."

Qin Su reached out to catch some rain and said, "Heavy rain in winter is like snow in June, and the rain contains yin energy, which is indeed strange. It's also strange. Who dares to make trouble under the noses of Qingwei Sect and Donghua Sect?"

Situ Qiushui pondered for a moment and shook his head.

Qin Su smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as it's not a long-lived person, I can handle it."

Situ Qiushui was relieved.

When the rain stopped, the group set off again.

The young couple had reconciled, and the child was tired of crying and fell asleep in his mother's arms. Qin Su and the others were not in the house at the time, and they did not pay attention. It is said that the man knelt down to admit his fault to the woman. Although men's knees are worth gold, ordinary people do not care about these things. Even if they meet the messengers from the yamen, they have to kneel down, not just this time.

However, some people could not stand it, and said half-mocked and half-jokingly: "This kneeling is not in vain. When you return home, it will be the woman's turn to kneel on the man's belly."

Qin Su understood and pretended not to hear. Situ Qiushui was much younger after all, but he did not understand, and whispered: "The belly is so soft, can it hold a person's kneeling? I don't think that person is a martial artist."

Qin Su coughed lightly and did not answer. Instead, Madam Pei laughed and said: "There is a rope on the man's body, and it is used to tie a woman. One tie is a spirit. Kneel! Kneel!"

Situ Qiushui was stunned for a moment, and finally understood. His face immediately flushed and his cheeks flushed.