Taiping Inn

There was a light snow in the imperial capital in the winter moon. In such a weather, Qin Su left the imperial capital and met with Lan Xuanshuang and Lu Yanbing through Yaoyue Cave Heaven.

Li Xuandu still stayed in the imperial capital.

Before Qin Su left, he did not forget to instruct Li Xuandu to act carefully. If the general situation is not possible, he will temporarily withdraw from the imperial capital. At worst, just like the deduced in the world chess game, it will be delayed until the 20th year of Tianbao to decide the outcome.

On the other hand, Ning Yi had already met Ning Qi, and more than once, from the disagreement of the first meeting to the two parties who were speechless when they met for the second meeting, to the third meeting without talking about state affairs and only talking about family affairs. , recall the past. Finally, when they met for the fourth time, the two began to open their hearts and talked about all the years, which was considered to have reached a preliminary settlement.

During the period when Li Xuandu was in seclusion, Ning Yi and Shangguan Guan Guan representative Li Xuandu reached a preliminary consensus with the Confucian people and the Chinese officials of the court respectively.

After Li Xuandu sent Qin Su away, Ning Yi and Shangguan Guan came to the Qizhou Guild Hall to meet Li Xuandu.

In the Taoist system dominated by Li Xuandu, Li Xuan is a well-deserved core cardinal, and then Qin Su, who is regarded by Li Xuandu as his deputy and his successor if something unexpected happens. Apart from the two of them, there are Ning Yi and Shangguan Wan.

Needless to say, Ning Yi is the veterans in the inn, who have always worked hard and are extremely trusted by Li Xuandu.

Although Shangguan Wan has not joined for a long time, her ability greatly makes up for this.

Nowadays, inside and outside the inn, including the Qingping Association, although there are a lot of talents, they are still insufficient. Mrs. Lu is mainly responsible for Taiping Money House, Li Feiyan temporarily returns to Qingweizong, Li Rushi returns to Jianxiu Mountain to be responsible for central coordination, and Shi Wuyue has always been unreliable. Although Lan Xuanshuang has a high level of cultivation, she has been away from the world for many years and is not a common practice. Princess Xuanzhen, Zhang Haishi, Su Yunxian and others have to take into account other matters and cannot be cloned.

As for Pei Yu, Zhou Shuning, Shen Changsheng, Zhang Baizhou and others, they are all young, lacking experience and ability, lacking prestige, and needing hardship, which is not enough to take on great responsibilities.

After all the calculations, there is only one Shangguan Wan left. Although she is not a qualified decision-maker, she has been taught by the local master after all, and is more than enough as a decision-maker, but she is more than enough as an executor.

More importantly, the Qingwei Sect, Cihang Sect, Xuannv Sect, Zhengyi Sect and other sects are allies. Even if Li Xuan is the leader, they are not considered as masters and subordinates between the two sides, and belong to Li Xuan. The core power of the people is the Taiping Sect and the King of Qi left behind by Mr. Shen Da, and the Xinzaoge Sect and Yinyang Sect supported by Li Xuandu. It was a coincidence that Shangguan Wan was not only a disciple of the Earth Master and the adopted daughter of the Earth Master. She had long been associated with the King of Qi under Li Xuandu. This is a natural advantage and can help Li Xuandu master it well. This part of the forces.

The three of them sat in the middle, Li Xuan was in the middle, Ning Yi sat in the upper position on the left, and Shangguan Wan sat in the upper position on the right.

Li Xuandu said first: "Thank you two for your hard work."

Ning Yi didn't say anything, but just smiled bitterly and shook her head, as if she was helpless and as if she was feeling emotion.

Shangguan Wan said, "It's not hard, it's the responsibility."

Li Xuan didn't make too much politeness, looked at Shangguan Wan and asked, "How about you practicing the 'Xiaoyao Six Void Tribulation' that I taught you recently?"

This was Li Xuandu’s promise to Shangguan Guan. After Li Xuandu visited Guanghan Palace and went to seclusion for dual cultivation, he fulfilled his promise.

Shangguan Wan smiled and said, "It's a first look at the way."

"Master leads you to the door, and your practice depends on yourself." Li Xuandu said, "Whether you can enter the house depends on yourself. There is also the 'Thirteen Swords of Taiyin', don't leave it behind. I have some insights and will sort it out in a few days. Leave it to you together.”

Shangguan Guan was a little flattered and said, "I will not receive any reward without merit. I have no size, so I was taught the "Xiaoyao Six Void Tribulations" by my senior brother. How dare I be taught by my senior brother again?"

Li Xuandu said, "Isn't it a merit to help me share my worries and labor? There is also a hard work if I don't have me. Besides, since you call me "Senior Brother", I must be worthy of the word "Senior Brother".

Shangguan Wan wanted to refuse, but Li Xuan waved his hand and interrupted, "Okay, that's it."

Shangguan Wan's face was solemn, but her voice was filled with excitement: "Thank you, senior brother."

Li Xuandu waved his hand to set up a ban around him and corrected his face: "Let's talk about the topic. What are the attitudes of those officials who are subordinate to the Confucian sect? Not only the superficial attitude, but also the real ones. Can you confirm the attitude, where they are sitting, and what direction is the wind?”

Shangguan Guan nodded, looked at Ning Yi again, and said, "The officials have nothing to say here. They have long been dissatisfied with the empress dowager's reign in court and want the empress dowager to return the power to the young emperor as soon as possible. If the empress dowager was not the young emperor's. The biological mother is not a relative, and the officials cannot grasp the attitude of the young emperor, otherwise the trouble would have happened long ago. As for the so-called Hou Party, it is mostly dominated by the royal family and eunuchs. The Empress Dowager is the wife of the Xu family. After the master died, he died. , it is reasonable for the old lady to be the head of the family, so the royal family does not care whether the empress dowager is in charge or the emperor is in charge. As long as it is not harmed, the eunuchs have been loyal to the empress dowager since the first year of Tianbao because of the last emperor's will. After so many years, they have long been We will share weal and woe, advance and retreat together."

Speaking of this, Shangguan Wan paused and slowed down his speech: "The key now is the Confucian sect. Most of these officials are disciples of Confucian sects, so they are still waiting for the Confucian attitude."

Li Xuandu looked at Ning Yi and signaled him to speak.

Ning Yi said carefully: "On the Confucian side, the hermits and the high priests have reached a consensus, but they have put forward a request, hoping that they will join forces this time."

Shangguan Wan asked, "What does it mean to focus on them? Is it for us to follow their orders?"

"There is a Zi Mansion in charge, and they don't have such courage." Ning Yi shook his head and said, "The Confucian Sect means that the court after the little emperor takes office will be arranged by them, and I hope we will not interfere."

Shangguan Wan frowned: "We don't interfere, we will all be arranged by them. Then won't we become their thugs?"

Ning Yi said: "The Confucian Party promised that it would enthrone the Zi Mansion as the Dazhen Mansion afterwards, and also quell the wrongs for the four ministers. Even if it was to enthrone the Qin Sect Master as the King of Liao, it would not be impossible."

"The Confucian Sect is really calculating!" Shangguan Wan snorted coldly, "They are all empty names that are not worthy of words. Could it be that if they don't name their senior brothers as the Great Master, then they can't be in charge of the Taoist sect? Could it be that they don't name the Qin Sect Master as the leader of the Qin Sect King Liao, is the leader of Qin not the leader of Liaodong? Do they think they are still the Confucian sect that commanded the world back then?”

Ning Yi said, "I think so too, so I didn't agree to this condition. I think we can't interfere in the affairs of the temple, but the Confucian school cannot fool us with a few empty names."

Shangguan Wan looked at Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu said thoughtfully: "You ask for a price all over the world and pay it back."

Ning Yi asked, "How should we bargain?"

Li Xuandu said: "I will repay as much as I should, but don't tear my face. In the end, you can agree unwillingly due to the situation and give the Confucian school a peace of mind."

Both of them were a little surprised and looked at Li Xuandu, waiting for him to give an explanation.

Li Xuandu said: "The ancients were self-deprecating, and they were greedy for money and lust. The general led the army to fight and asked the emperor for land, houses, gold and silver before leaving. Are they really loving money and greedy for money? It's just to calm the emperor's heart. We bargain with the Confucian school. Is it because I am greedy for the little benefits promised by the Confucian Sect? It is just the same as the Confucian Sect's heart. Let the Confucian Sect think that we still care about this imperial capital and this temple."

Ning Yi and Shangguan Wan already understood a little.

Li Xuandu continued: "Our intention is very clear, that is, to break it up, first join forces with the Confucian sect to remove the Empress Dowager, and then focus on dealing with the Confucian sect. Before this, we must calm the Confucian sect. You must know Confucian sect It’s not just one person, but many people. These people are not one mind. It is true that there will be people from Confucianism who see through our calculations and be prepared for it, but as long as we can make most Confucians not suspicious, that’s enough It's ".

Shangguan Guan Guan’s face had a smile: “What the senior brother said is very true, as the saying goes: 'There is no first in literature, no second in martial arts'. People who read books are inevitably self-righteous. Even if one or two people shout loudly, the others will only It should be a worry. "

Ning Yi agreed: "There were signs of the Jinguan army heading south when the Jinguan army headed south, but just the day before the Jinguan army headed into Liangzhou, there were still people in the imperial court shouting for peace. Even if the Jinguan army headed to Xijing City Next, these voices did not completely disappear. When Xijing fell, the situation was already very obvious, and some people were still deceiving themselves, singing the main and tone. "

Li Xuandu said: "There is a saying in military tactics that three sieges are missing one. It surrounds three sides, opens one side, sets up an ambush, lures the enemy to escape, and annihilate them outside the city. To put it bluntly, it is to lure an isolated enemy to break through, which is simpler. The battle of the tough battle can be more effective. This is to take advantage of the guards' luck mentality."

"People have a mentality of luck. If they don't really reach a desperate situation, they won't bet. Now we want to make most people in Confucianism have a mentality of luck. What kind of mentality of luck? That is, Li Xuan just wanted to take revenge and did not intend to go to Confucianism. The lucky mentality of being an enemy and fighting for the imperial capital. As long as most people have such a lucky mentality, and there is no real leader in the Confucian sect who can tell a word, even if there are one or two discerning people, it will not hinder the overall situation. .”

Shangguan Wan and Ning Yi both laughed, and Shangguan Wan said, "That's it. The Seven Hermits are cunning, and most of them are just skeptical, but they cannot be very sure. They cannot be sure, and the people below naturally have to think about things better. , no one wants to follow the footsteps of the high priest Wang Nanting for no reason."

Li Xuan looked at Ning Yi: "Gei minister, you know what to do, but you should keep a normal mind, don't be intentional, don't be artificial."

Ning Yi nodded and responded.