Taiping Inn

Young people are always passionate and passionate, and it is easy to make them take action. But the old people who have experienced the years are completely opposite. Their hearts and eyes are as turbid, and they are prone to fear and always look back and forth. Another thing is that the elderly always involve more interests than young people. Even if the elderly still have enough spirit, they are often discouraged by consideration of interests.

Li Xuandu's right hand was originally pressing the sword head of the knocking sky gate, and slowly slid downwards, turning into a hilt of the sword that held the sword hilt of the knocking sky gate, with a wave-free face.

He didn't want to act like this hasty, he wanted to do it slowly, but the situation changed too quickly, which forced him to do so.

The people in Beihai Hall felt the terrible suffocation in front of the thunder before the storm and stood silently.

This is learned by Li Xuandu from Li Daoxu, which is both restrained and stable. Generally speaking, the normal state is restrained and stable, so the power of thunder is even more intimidating. If you are just arrogant, you will be more arrogant. It is a storm that cannot last for a long time.

Li Xuandu asked calmly: "I wonder what other clan elders have any other opinions?"

Li Yuanying seemed not to see Gu Yusheng's eyes. Despite her objections, he slowly stood up and said, "The saint's mansion is the blood of a saint, which is recognized by the entire Confucian Sect. Although our Li family has the same surname as the Taishang Taoist Ancestor, the Taoist Sect I am afraid no one in the upper and lower levels thinks we are descendants of the Supreme Taoist ancestor, and even we ourselves do not think so. Once the war begins, the Confucian Sect will definitely make every effort to help the saint's mansion. We will face the Confucian Sect with our family, but we are afraid that there will be no defeat. Win, unless it is a Taoist sect, it will also rush to help the Li family."

Li Xuandu said, "Don't worry about this, the Taoist sect must be on our side."

Many people were shocked again. In this way, it would be not just a matter between the two families, but a head-on confrontation between the two major forces of Confucianism and Taoism. No one dared to say that they could control the situation, but they were afraid that they could let go or not. , Only God knows what the result will be.

Li Yuanying said again: "Now, the Confucian forces are mainly gathered in the imperial capital, only a few days away from Qizhou, but many people in the Daomen are still in the south of the Yangtze River."

Li Feiyan suddenly interrupted, "Looking at the heart, don't be able to gain others' prestige and destroying one's ambitions. To be honest, three of the four major colleges of Confucianism are in Jiangnan, and the Tianxin Academy of the three universities is also in Jiangnan. If the Taoist people cannot arrive in Qizhou immediately, they will come?”

Li Feiyan understood very well that at this time, there could only be one voice. She had to stand up and suppress Li Yuanying as an elder.

At the same time, Gu Yusheng also reached out and pulled Li Yuanying's sleeve.

Li Yuanying's face changed, and he finally sat down in disappointment and stopped talking.

Li Xuan didn't even want to blame Li Yuanying, and asked again: "Where are other clan elders? What questions can you tell them together."

Several clan elders looked at each other, and one of them, a white-haired old man named Li Daohong, said, "It is a big deal to start a war with the Confucian clan. If the clan leader wants to start a war with the saint's mansion in a few words, it is to take the Li family's The foundation is a joke!”

There is no need for Li Xuan to speak, Li Rushi had already spoken: "Then according to the clan's elders, our Li family will die in vain. He will fight if he wants to fight, and kill if he wants to kill? Can they be sacrificed in our sacrifice today I will run to our tomb field to kill people during my ancestors’ days, and I will break into this Beihai Hall tomorrow to kill people?”

"I didn't say that the people in the Li family died in vain." Li Daohong said, "There may be any misunderstandings in this. As long as the misunderstanding is resolved, you can also let the saint's mansion make some compensation. Why do you need to make a big fight? After all, the two My family is in Qizhou and I am a neighbor for many years. It is best not to be friendly."

Li Rushi immediately turned over: "If you kill someone, just compensation is enough? Our Li family is not short of that little gold and silver, right? In the eyes of the clan elder, the life of a Li family is so irrelevant. ? Or do the clan elders think that the harmony between the two families is more important than the lives of their own families? Should we first give up our own family members for the sake of the so-called overall situation, and then the clan leader will bear the blame for the infamy? "

It is said that the rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Many young people in the Li family immediately empathize with each other and show grief and anger.

Li Daohong was furious: "I didn't say that."

Li Rushi looked at Li Daohong and asked, "What did that clan elder mean just now?"

Li Daohong shook his sleeves: "I just said, there may be some misunderstandings in this."

"There is no misunderstanding. I was there at that time. It was not that the slave in the saint's mansion did not know the depth, but that he did not take our Li family seriously at all. He would take action if he had disagreements and kill people if he had done something. Now that he is imprisoned, he is still not afraid at all. Being tougher than a hero, what other misunderstandings can there be? "Li Taiyi continued coldly, "The people in the Confucian school have secretly visited the saint's mansion. Are they here to pay New Year's greetings?"

Li Daohong suddenly fell silent.

The entire Beihaitang was also silent.

Many people subconsciously looked at the position of the clan leader, but they could not directly look at Li Xuandu, so they could only see the hem of a black crane flask, and the Beihai Hall fell into a dead silence. It seems to be stagnating at this moment.

At this moment, Li Xuandu finally spoke: "Dong Emperor."

Li Taiyi turned around and faced Li Xuandu, and said in a deep voice: "Here."

At this time, anyone can see that although Mr. San and Mr. Six oppose Mr. Four, the situations of the two are completely different. Mr. Three has completely lost power, but Mr. Six is ​​valued by Mr. Four, not only does not blame him for the past, And there is also a posture to go to a higher level.

Li Xuandu asked: "You said it was not a misunderstanding, but the elders said it was a misunderstanding. What do you think?"

Li Taiyi replied: "To the clan leader, those who advocate peace are either afraid of death or have some collusion with the Saint's Mansion. There is no other reason."

Li Xuandu did not say whether it was right or wrong, and asked again: "You just said that people from the Confucian School have visited the Saint's Mansion. What do you think they are going to do?"

Li Taiyi answered loudly: "Of course they are coming to our Li family and Qingwei Sect. Now the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism is getting more and more intense. No matter what, We in the Li family are all Taoists. If we can get rid of the Li family, it will be equivalent to cutting off an arm of the Taoist sect. "

Li Xuandu raised his tone of questioning: "The disaster is right in front of us, but some people still have illusions. What do you think should be done?"

Li Taiyi did not hide his murderous intention and said coldly: "Those who shake the morale of the army will be killed immediately."

Li Xuandu let go of the "Kou Tian Men" in his hand, put both hands on the armrest, and finally asked: "What if they are colluding with foreign enemies?"

Li Taiyi said loudly: "I am willing to kill them with my own hands."

Li Daohong's face was pale and sweating.

Li Xuandu stopped talking.

Li Taiyi understood, stretched out his hand to hold the hilt of the "Kou Tian Men", drew the sword out of the sheath, turned and walked towards Li Daohong.

No one spoke.

Li Daohong took a few steps back, knocking over his chair, and said in a timid tone: "What are you going to do?"

Li Taiyi sneered: "You have lived in Beihai Prefecture for a long time, I am afraid you have forgotten the Tiangang and Tianji Halls. Do you really think you can hide your secret dealings with the Confucian School from others?!"

Li Daohong's face was pale: "You, you, you are, you are trying to accuse me. When did I, I, I have any dealings with the Confucian School?"

Just then, Lu Yanbing stood up, took out a file from his sleeve, opened it and read: "On the sixth day of the fifth month of the eleventh year of Wude, Li Daohong secretly met with Chen Yucun, a guest of the Saint's Mansion, in the private residence of Beihai Prefecture. Afterwards, he accepted 10,000 Taiping money from Chen Yucun and two pieces of official kiln porcelain from the previous dynasty."

"In June of the fourth year of Tianbao, Li Daohong had another secret talk with Chen Yucun, a guest of the Saint's Mansion, in Dongyue. The content of the secret talk was not It is known that he received 5,000 worry-free coins from Chen Yucun and an authentic painting by the Saint. "

"In December last year, Chen Yucun, a guest of the Saint's residence, disguised himself and visited him. This time, Li Daohong received a Xumi treasure, but the rest is unknown."

"In addition, Li Daohong hid more than 50,000 taels of gold, more than 200,000 taels of silver, and various jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings worth about 300,000 taels of silver in his private residence, totaling about one million taels. Li Daohong's annual dividend is only more than 30,000 taels of silver, but his family expenses are more than 40,000 taels per year. It is really unquestionable where his wealth comes from. "

Lu Yanbing closed the file in his hand, looked at Li Daohong, and asked: "Do you want me to continue reading? The Saint's residence gave you so much silver, it can't be that they have too much money, right? "

Li Daohong was speechless, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground.

Lu Yanbing continued, "From the eleventh year of Wude to the eighth year of Tianbao, a total of nine years, how many secrets have you leaked? Even Tianji Hall and Tiangang Hall have not been able to find out, and they don't even know that you are secretly colluding with the Confucianists. It was not until the seventh year of Tianbao that the son of your housekeeper was dissatisfied with your grandson forcing his childhood sweetheart to be a concubine, and secretly went to Tiangang Hall to report and expose, which resulted in this file. No wonder you have to stand up and speak for the Saint's Mansion. It is only natural to get paid to do things."

Li Daohong's face was ashen, his lips trembled, and he wanted to beg for mercy, but he didn't know how to beg for mercy.

Li Xuan didn't say anything, just looked at everything in front of him indifferently.

He had said long ago that he would rectify the atmosphere of Qingwei Sect, so these files and materials were already prepared. When Li Daoxu was in office, due to some concerns, these matters were suppressed and temporarily sealed in Tiangang Hall. After Li Xuandu took over the throne, he retrieved these files, which was why he brought Lu Yanbing, the head of Tiangang Hall, back to the Li family.

Li Xuandu did not want to start a fight at this time, but wanted them to have a good year first. However, due to the change in the situation, the arrow had to be shot, so he had to take it out now.

On the first day of the new year, Li Taiyi had already received Li Xuandu's explanation in the teahouse and knew his mission today, so he chopped off Li Daohong's head with a sword in front of everyone, and blood spurted more than a foot high.

"Knock on the Heaven's Gate" was not stained with blood.

Li Taiyi looked at the headless corpse and said coldly: "It's really a bargain for you to die under the 'Knock on the Heaven's Gate'."