Taiping Inn

June is the rainy season, and a heavy rain covers the three states of Shuzhou, Xiaozhou and Jingzhou.

At this time, it was still raining heavily in Jiangling Prefecture in Jingzhou. At the side of Taihe Mountain, two figures were sheltering from the rain in the pavilion to watch the scenery.

One of them was a middle-aged Taoist with black hair and beard, and asked, "I heard that the master had fought with Wang Tianxiao?"

A monk sat opposite the middle-aged Taoist, saying, "It's no difference."

The Taoist status of this monk is quite good. The Taoist is the leader of the Shenxiao Sect on this Taihe Mountain, Sanxuan Zhenren, one of the five great real people, while the old monk is the abbot of the Vajra Sect, and he is even on the Taixuan List. Master Wuzhen, who ranks seventh in the upper reaches.

Sanxuan Zhenren pondered for a moment and asked again: "What if it is a battle of life and death?"

Wuzhen said, "I will be destroyed by him. Of course, he will have to pay a considerable price, but no matter what, he will still survive."

Sanxuan Zhenren showed a look of surprise on his face: "Can't even burning the jade and stone with the master's level of cultivation?"

Wu Zhen sighed: "That depends on luck. After all, the battle between life and death in the world depends not only on the level of realm and strength of cultivation, but also on the right time, place, and people. If I were a monk, I could get the second one. , it is also impossible to turn defeat into victory."

Sanxuan Zhenren nodded and asked, "Has the master met other people along the way?"

Wu Zhen smiled and said, "It's not enough to meet a Ming official, but he also wants others. Does the real person want me to sit in this way?"

Sanxuan Zhenren shook his head and smiled, "No, no. It's just that according to the news from the Great Heavenly Master, Xiaotian Master and his group have entered Baidi City. According to principles, the Earth Master will never sit idly by and ignore it. yes."

Wuzhen said, "When it comes to the Great Heavenly Master, there is another thing. A few days ago, the Great Heavenly Master specially sent a letter to me, asking me to see the Sword Immortal of the Purple Palace and observe the Great The tone of the Heavenly Master in the letter was actually quite solemn.”

Sanxuan Zhenren looked a little strange and said, "This Zifu Sword Immortal is a disciple of the Great Sword Immortal. Although he was expelled from the master's sect, he shouldn't have turned to the Great Heavenly Master."

Wuzhen said: "I have met this Zifu Sword Immortal and had a deep conversation. I am indeed not a person who will betray the master. I think there are other reasons, but the great master has never said it clearly. Monks are not easy to guess themselves."

Sanxuan Zhenren said, "As far as I know, the Great Heavenly Master had sent a Zhang family to the East China Sea some time ago to visit the Great Sword Immortal, in order to plan today."

Wu Zhen said in surprise: "It seems that the great master must make up his mind and do his best to do it in one battle."

Sanxuan Zhenren said, "It's the most important. In addition to my Dao, the Great Heavenly Master also sent letters to the Taiwei Zhenren of Donghua Sect and the Wanshou Zhenren of Miaozhen Sect, plus the Great Heavenly Master and the Little Heavenly Master, the imperial court's enthronement. The five real people are all together, and together with the master and the Bai Sect Master of Cihang Sect, the twelve sects of righteous path have not been so complete for many years."

Wuzhen clasped his hands together, recited the Buddha's name, and said, "It is reasonable that Qingwei Sect will not come. In addition to Qingwei Sect, what about Xuannv Sect, Taiping Sect, Faxiang Sect, Jingzen Sect, and Zhenyan Sect?"

Sanxuan Zhenren stroked his beard and said, "The Xuannv Sect just had a battle with the Pinnv Sect, and the losses were quite serious. Not only was a prisoner who was detained in the Jade Prison, but even the Sect Master Xiao was injured. , he was recovering from the wounds at this time, and Yu Qingning was still in Qizhou and could not escape, so Xuannu Sect was powerless. Although no one from Taiping Sect came, Mr. Shen Da made efforts. As for the Faxiang Sect, since After the leader of the sect was killed by Song Zheng, the rivers were getting worse and worse. Now there are no masters in the sect and they are full of concerns. It is difficult for the great master to force too much."

Speaking of this, Sanxuan Zhenren paused slightly and said, "The master is a Buddhist. He should know more about Jing Zen and Zhenyan Sect than I do."

Wuzhen sighed, "Yes, when the imperial capital changed, all my righteous masters gathered in the palace. As a result, the evil people had been ambushed. When we were fighting, the old abbot of Jingzen was defeated by the earth master. The plot was made, and soon after, Jingchanism began to close the mountains and temples. Compared with the Taiping Sect, which has also been closed for the past few years but still has some voices, Jingchanism has not made any noise. It seems that the old abbot is no longer alive."

There were signs of the Emperor's Rebellion, but it was not expected that the exact day was the day when it was discovered. The incident happened suddenly, and not all the righteous masters could arrive at the first time, so Sanxuan Zhenren was not there at that time. In the imperial capital, there were not many details, and I asked, "Dare you sure you ask for details?"

Wuzhen said: "In the eleventh year of Wude, the late emperor passed away in Yanbo Hall in the Western Garden of the Emperor. He was only ten years old at that time and it was difficult to control the court. Therefore, the late emperor ordered four cabinet ministers, led by Zhang Suqing, the chief assistant of the cabinet. As the four ministers of Gu Ming, assisting the young master. At the same time, in order to check and balance the four ministers of Gu Ming, the late emperor ordered the Sili Supervisor Yang Eunuch, who was also in charge of the seal and ribbon, and the Sili Supervisor Bingbing and Eunuch Liu, who also held the seal and ribbon, to hand over the six seals of the emperor to Empress Dowager Xie. In response to the imperial edict, a jade seal must be stamped before it can take effect."

Sanxuan Zhenren sighed, "This is the source of chaos. If there were no such decree as the late emperor, how could there be the later incident of the hen serpent in the morning!"

"In the Tian family, there are many suspicions between father and son, let alone the monarch and minister." Wuzhen said, "After the death of the former emperor, he succeeded to the throne, changed his dynasty to Tianbao, respected Xie as the empress dowager, and appointed Zhang Suqing as the Grand Tutor. After that, the major affairs of the court were decided by the Taishi and the Empress Dowager. The Taishi was in charge of the outer court and the Empress Dowager was in charge of the inner court."

Sanxuan Zhenren sighed: "It's a pity that the Empress Dowager wanted to take power alone, so that what happened later."

Wuzhen said: "The Empress Dowager and the Grand Master are becoming increasingly disinterested due to the struggle for power, and gradually become a trend of water and fire, so the change of the imperial capital occurred. In the name of the emperor's orthodox emperor, the Empress Dowager summoned Zhengyi, Zhenyan, Vajra, and Ci. The masters of the six sects, including Hang, Xuannv, and Faxiang, secretly entered the capital. Including Qingning, Yan Feiqing, Su Yunxian and others have participated in this matter, but Zhang Suqing also has four sects such as Qingwei, Donghua, Shenxiao and Miaozhen. Among them is the master guard, this Purple Palace Sword Immortal."

"After the battle of the imperial capital, Gu Ming's four ministers lost a lot of losses, Zhang Suqing and three others died, and the empress dowager was given the title of Grand Tutor in the name of the emperor, and then his son Zhang Baigui was killed, and others were confiscated and exiled. , and his gangsters also scattered into birds and beasts."

Sanxuan Zhenren said, "These are no longer secrets."

Wuzhen said: "This is just the surface, but even young generations like Li Xuandu and Yan Feiqing cannot fully understand it. On the night of the Emperor's Capital, headed by the Great Heavenly Master and the Great Sword Immortal, a total of seven righteous masters entered the palace. At that time, I was not a monk. There were also seven people in the presence of the Grand Heavenly Master, the Great Sword Immortal, and the old abbot of Jingchan and the old sect leader of Taiping Sect. The situation at that time was not enough to allow anyone to watch it on the wall, so Jingchan and Taiping Sect seem neutral, but in fact they have been involved in the dispute between 4 and 6. The two sect leaders came here tonight to want to mediate, asking the Great Heavenly Master and the Great Sword Immortal not to make a big move, so as not to suffer from the disaster."

Sanxuan Zhenren said, "With the character of the Great Sword Immortal, how can he give up?"

Wu Zhen proclaimed the Buddha's name and shook his head repeatedly: "The real person was wrong. The Great Sword Immortal did not object at that time, and even agreed to give in, give up Zhang Suqing, and withdraw from the imperial capital in full. The monk only found it strange at the time, but later he learned that the Great Sword Immortal This was a move to retreat as advance. He had already secretly communicated with Empress Dowager Xie. Therefore, after the war between Emperors and Emperors, Zhengyizong failed to enter the imperial capital. Instead, the Qingweizong was able to enter the center of the temple, so that The 'Four and Six' battle has not been completed today."

When Sanxuan Zhenren heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Great Sword Immortal has such a deep plan."

Wuzhen continued, "Not to mention what happened later. Besides, when I thought a war was about to be resolved, a young eunuch next to the empress dowager made a sudden move, and immediately injured the old leader of Taiping Sect and the old Jingzen Sect. Abbot. ”

Sanxuan Zhenren said, "That person is the Earth Master?"

Wuzhen nodded and said, "No one had ever thought that the earth master would pretend to be a eunuch, so he was not prepared for it. At that time, the earth master took action, used the mysterious skills, and used all things. He had already reached the Taoist sect, Nanhua Daojun said The 'Dialogue of the Six Qi' state, Yin and Yang reverse, Ming and Dark transformation, Water and Fire suddenly rise, the old leader of Taiping Sect encountered four disasters of Yin Fire, Xuan Bing, Tianfeng, and Thunder, and died on the spot. The old man of Jing Zen Sect The sect leader suffered two disasters and was seriously injured."

Sanxuan Zhenren became more and more surprised: "At that time, the Great Heavenly Master and the Great Sword Immortal were present. If they were not inferior to the Earth Master in terms of realm cultivation, how could the Earth Master act so unscrupulously?"

Wuzhen smiled bitterly and shook her head without saying a word.

The Sanxuan Zhenren understood in a flash and couldn't help but sigh: "I think the two of them have never taken action at all, they just watched coldly!"

Wu Zhen heard Sanxuan Zhenren reveal it in one sentence, and was silent for a moment, which was equivalent to acquiescence.

Sanxuan Zhenren sighed for a long time, "A neutral person will only be afraid of both sides at the same time. The two sect leaders have a kind heart, but it is too painful to end like this."

"What the real person said is very true." Wu Zhen sighed, "Short after the Earth Master left, the Great Heavenly Master and the Great Sword Immortal also left one after another. Then Zhang Suqing and others lost a lot, and the Empress Dowager and King Jin got the big trend. "" "

Sanxuan Zhenren thought for a moment and suddenly said, "The master has told me so much about it, but I don't know what it is for?"

"The real person's clarification." Wu Zhen smiled slightly: "I just want to persuade the real person. Such a battle is extremely dangerous. If you miss the opportunity, you will be doomed. I hope the real person will not follow the old path of the two sect leaders."

When Sanxuan Zhenren thought of his behavior of changing the party, he was shocked and bowed solemnly: "Thank you for the reminder of the master."