Taiping Inn

"I like the frankness of Zifu." Mrs. Lu said: "Zifu did not talk about moral character. It was clear and clear from the perspective of interests, but it was more convincing. I hate those moral gentlemen the most in my life. They spoke morals and kept silent. I don’t know whether the rules are true or not. A real gentleman is fine, but a hypocrite doesn’t know what he will do.”

Li Xuandu said: "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. The master once said that if you want to be friends for life, you should not involve too much interests with your friends. If it is really inevitable, you must do the 'account' Clear."

Mrs. Lu asked, "The Zi Mansion has left Qingwei Sect but still regards Li Dajianxian as her mentor. If she becomes the sect leader of Taiping Sect, will Taiping Sect become a vassal of Qingwei Sect?"

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "Mrs. Don't worry about this. If I, Li Xuandu, can be the leader of Taiping Sect, one is entrusted by Mr. Shen, and the other is recognized by his wife and fellow Taiping Sect members. The third is the strong support of the Great Heavenly Master. Even if I want to do this, Mr. Shen will not agree, his wife and Taiping Sect will not agree, and the Great Heavenly Master will not agree."

Mrs. Lu knew in her heart that the first two sentences were all empty, but they were just to give her some face. The real key was the third sentence, which was that the great master Zhang Jingxiu refused. In the evil way, Dan Taiyun and Xu Wugui form the power of water and fire, and in the righteous way, Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu are the same. Since Zhang Jingxiu is willing to support Li Xuandu to take office, he will never let him fall to Li Daoxu. From this point of view, since Zhang Jingxiu has recognized Li Xuandu, then Taiping Sect has no choice at this point. Worried.

Mrs. Lu followed Li Xuandu's words and asked again: "Since the Zi Mansion said that the Great Heavenly Master supports the Zi Mansion, will the Zi Mansion become the vassal of Zhengyi Sect after becoming the sect leader of Taiping Sect? ”

Although the verbal promises have no effect, Mrs. Lu's original intention is not to let Li Xuan give any promises, but to let Li Xuan give a reason that is convincing enough. If even the verbal reason that is convincing No, how could she feel at ease to hand over Taiping Sect to Li Xuandu’s hands?

Li Xuandu also understood the truth and moral character, which can certainly be convincing. For example, several high-ranking priests from the Vientiane Academy have been gentlemen for life, and they can certainly be convincing. But Li Xuan is just a young man. Even though he has some reputation in the world, he still has mixed reputations and is far from being respected. People who have been with me for many years can talk about moral character, but they cannot do so with others. They must start from the most critical interests. After all, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. In ancient times, the great poets and writers who claimed to be hermits were just shouting aloofness and were still very honest in their bodies. Li Xuandu once read a story about a great poet who called himself Monsanto. He regarded himself as a secluded man in his early years and often compared himself to Taigong and Wuhou. In this way, I lived in seclusion until I was forty years old and found that there were neither willing people nor visiting the cottage three times. So Monsanto went to Beijing to take the imperial examination but failed. Then he presented poems everywhere in the capital to make friends with famous scholars, which was fascinated. By chance, he was invited by a friend to the office privately. When the emperor arrived, Monsanto was shocked to avoid being under the bed. My friend did not dare to hide it. According to the facts, the emperor ordered him to come out to see him, so he wrote a poem, which included one of which: "Don't write a letter from the northern palace, and return to my hut in the south mountain. If you don't have talent and wise rulers, you will abandon them, and you will be sick and missed old friends." The emperor was very displeased: "You don't ask for an official position, but I have never abandoned you, so why do you falsely accused me!" He also said: "You once regarded yourself as a secluded man, why did you come to Chang'an to take the imperial examination?" So he was released to Jingzhou.

This is the case with the ancient hermits, let alone people in the world, who licked blood from the blade and tied their heads to their belts, wind and rain, water and fire, and swords and shadows, just for the sake of heroism? It doesn't make sense.

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment and said, "Although we righteous people often talk about the word "chirol" on our lips, the word "chirol" cannot be eaten. A court official said it well: 'Only set up There is no reason to cook white rice in a pot. 'No matter how big the reason is, it is more than the sky. It is said that people regard food as the most important thing. We people in the world also need to eat, so we cannot escape the word "profits and interests" .”

Mrs. Lu nodded and agreed.

Li Xuandu continued: "From the 'pros and cons', when I was in the second year of Tianbao, I was still hostile to Zhengyi Sect. Although I have reconciled with Zhengyi Sect, Zhengyi Sect is hostile to me. There are still many people here, such as Zhang Yueshan, the magician Zhang Jingchen and others, and they should not be underestimated. If I am the leader of Taiping Sect and become a vassal of Zhengyi Sect, the great master will appreciate it, and Zhengyi Sect may not appreciate it. The review will also make all the colleagues of Taiping Sect strongly oppose it. It is thankless. It is not a human being inside or outside, and it is not worth it. This is one of them. Then again, there are human feelings beyond the principles of law, and there are also friendships beyond interests. After all, I am From the Qingwei Sect, Li Dajianxian is my mentor, Ru Father, Mr. Hai Shi is my senior brother, Ru Brother, and his junior sister, like his aunt and sister, they are all close relatives. If I become a vassal of the Zhengyi Sect, I will How can you bear it if you are enemies with them? The Great Sword Immortal will not agree, and this is the second one."

Li Xuandu paused: "There is a third point. This is something that the Great Heavenly Master specifically told me. I hope Madam will not mention it to others. The Great Heavenly Master wants to go to war with the Earth Master. The six righteous sects alone are not enough to win, so the Earth Master plans to join forces with the twelve righteous sects. Then he can't avoid the four righteous sects headed by the Qingwei Sect. The Great Heavenly Master wants me to be the middleman to persuade my master. Since I am the middleman, I have to stand neutral. How can I be neutral if I become a vassal of the Zhengyi Sect? Considering the overall situation, the Great Heavenly Master will not agree."

Li Xuandu looked at Madam Lu: "I wonder if you can trust Madam Lu with these three points? Can you trust the Taiping Sect?"

Madam Lu was silent for a while, then nodded: "What Zifu said That's right." Li Xuandu asked, "I wonder if Madam has any other questions?" Madam Lu asked the last question, "How can we gain a foothold in the martial arts world without being a vassal of Qingwei Sect or Zhengyi Sect?" Li Xuandu said, "Before I came here, I thought of eight words: 'Getting along with both sides, and taking grain from the fire'. Qingwei Sect has Mr. Hai Shi, and Zhengyi Sect has the Great Heavenly Master. I can't guarantee that Taiping Sect will become the leader of the righteous path, but I can guarantee that Taiping Sect will not be hostile to the two sects. Even if the two sects start fighting again, it is not difficult to stand aside and watch. This is getting along with both sides. As for taking grain from the fire, the time is not right and it is too early to say, so I won't go into details for now." Madam Lu said, "Taking grain from the fire, one careless It will burn your palms, or even burn yourself. "

Li Xuandu said: "Please rest assured, Madam. Whether to take advantage of the fire depends on the Taiping Sect. The future of the Taiping Sect will not be ruled by me."

Mrs. Lu thought about it, got up from the desk, walked closer to Li Xuandu, and said: "Okay, I don't have any other questions. No matter what Zifu does in the future, at least you have convinced me now. More importantly, Lao Shen is optimistic about you. He has always been very accurate in judging people. Since he has entrusted the Taiping Sect to Zifu, what else can I say? I agree that you will be the leader of the Taiping Sect. "

Li Xuandu's face was not too excited, he just bowed to Madam Lu: "Thank you, Madam. "

Mrs. Lu sighed softly and asked, "When will Zifu go up the mountain?"

Li Xuandu said, "I have already said that Mr. Shen's matter involves four people, namely, Mr. Zang from Zaoge Sect, Li Shixing from Yinyang Sect, me, and Sect Master Bai from Cihang Sect. On that day, Mr. Shen asked Sect Master Bai to be a witness, so I will wait until Sect Master Bai arrives before going up the mountain with her."

Mrs. Lu nodded and said, "That's good. Bai Xiushang has a good reputation over the years, and should be able to convince those old guys. You have some friendship with Shen Yuanzhai, Shen Yuanzhou and others, and they won't object too much. As for the others, we can only wait until we meet to discuss in detail."

Li Xuandu nodded.

Mrs. Lu glanced at Li Xuandu and said, "In that case, I will wait for Zifu's arrival in Taiping Palace."