CHAPTER XXIV

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The bell of Dafa Temple Muyu quickly evoked Li En's memory, and he found that there was not much difference between his amnesia and no amnesia, his previous life was too simple, he had never seen his parents since he was a child, he grew up in the ancient temple, fortunately he did not become a monk.

Zhan Kaijiao and Zha Tiankuo came to the front hall, hoping to find out the situation outside from the mouths of these pilgrims, but nothing seemed to have happened outside, and everything was the same. During the cautious period, Zhan Kaijiao sat down after the copywriting and replaced the old monk to sign for the guests, he was originally a Wudang Taoist, so this was difficult for him. Zha Tiankuo used the concealment technique to sneak out of the temple to inquire about the news.

After leaving the Dafa Temple, Zha Tiankuo found that he didn't need to hide, everything was normal outside, there were no chasing soldiers, and there were no suspicious people, but he still cautiously covered his face with a face towel and strode towards Baishi Village.

When Li En woke up, it was dark again, and his stomach was hungry, Zhan Kaijiao was feeding Jin Shenghan and taking medicine, and when he woke up, he said, "You have slept for a whole day, it seems that you need to strengthen your physique!" ”

Zha Tiankuo motioned for him to come down and eat, and then said, "I have prepared the carriage, you hurry up and eat, let's leave here at night, and then take the carriage to Huangshi County to meet with the Fu Boat Association." ”

Li En got out of bed and asked while washing his face, "Boatman Fu?" ”

Zha Tiankuo swallowed the food in his mouth, nodded and said, "Yes, it's your life-saving benefactor Lao Fu, and he is also half a Jianghu person!" ”

Knowing that the old boatman who saved his life returned to Huangshi County safe and sound, he was very happy and said, "Buddha bless, the old boatman has finally returned home safely!" Then he sat down and began to eat, Jin Shenghan took the medicine, and meditated cross-legged on the bed, mobilizing internal strength to heal his injuries.

Li En asked, "Then is it the same group that ambushed us last night and attacked the Gao family?" ”

Zha Tiankuo shook his head and said, "It's very similar, it's also possible, if it's the same group, then their purpose is very clear, and they are coming towards you, so you have to be careful!" ”

They quickly finished their dinner, and Cha Tiankuo said, "The carriage will be stored in Baishi Village, and we will leave through the back door." ”

Li En said, "Then I'll go and say goodbye to the monks here." ”

Zha Tiankuo stopped him with a hook and said, "No need, I've already said goodbye to the Guan Temple here, so don't draw snakes!" ”

Li En asked, "Is there still an enemy out there now?" ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "I didn't find it on the surface, so we have to leave at night and take a detour to Huangshi, time is running out!" ”

Zhan Kaijiao put on a black cloth robe for Li En, and they helped Jin Shenghan to follow Zha Tiankuo out of the room and quietly walked to the back.

Tonight, the moon was dark and the stars were sparse, and the wind was not strong, so they found the back door of the Dafa Temple, opened it gently, and walked out. Zhan Kaijiao immediately lowered his body and said, "Third brother, I will carry you on my back, so that our speed will be faster." ”

Xue Tao said: "Big brother, let me carry the third brother, you come to protect us!" ”

Li En couldn't help much, so he followed them and hurried quickly, and after walking for half an hour, he saw a village, Zha Tiankuo motioned for everyone to stop, and said in a low voice: "You guys rest here first, and I'll go into the village and bring out the carriage." ”

Zhan Kaijiao put down the third brother, Xue Tao stuffed the sword into Li En's hand and said, "You come to war, let the eldest brother rest, and I will relieve the pain for the third brother." ”

Li En couldn't use the long sword when he took it, so Zha Tiankuo used the concealment technique to rush to the village.

Soon a carriage was coming towards them, Zhan Kaijiao stood up from the ground to help Jin Shenghan, and Xue Tao also mobilized internal force.

The carriage stopped beside them, and the two helped Jin Shenghan to get into the carriage, pulled Li En up, and said, "It was the Jiangbei Dao soldiers who ambushed us, and they searched the village during the day. With a wave of his horsewhip, he drove forward.

Inside the carriage, Li En asked, "Jiangbei Dao soldiers?" So the people of the court ambushed us, why? We are not fugitives wanted by the imperial court? ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "I heard that you were chased by a group of officials, so are you a fugitive arrested by the imperial court?" ”

Li En hurriedly defended: "Of course not, I'm just a scholar, and I was knocked unconscious by the officials in a daze, and they threw me into the water." ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "The Jiangbei Dao soldiers will not ambush us for no reason, they must have been ordered by their superiors, and the only ones who have collusion with the imperial court are the Xingzhu faction." ”

Li En asked, "But I saw Senior Gao and Mr. Gu meeting with the elders of the Nine Great Sects in the Naval Academy of Jiangcheng. ”

Zha Tiankuo explained: "We people in the rivers and lakes are also people, but they are different from ordinary people, the seniors are local heroes, and they naturally have a relationship with the government, and usually the court will not interfere in our affairs on the rivers and lakes." ”

The four friends of the year Han drove forward while introducing the things in the rivers and lakes to Li En, and now the disciples of the nine major sects in the rivers and lakes are divided into two factions: Xiuwu and Xiuzhen, in addition to studying martial arts and practicing chivalry, there are differences in how to improve martial arts, and the Xiuzhen school advocates eclecticism, absorbing the strengths of others for their own use, as long as they can improve their martial arts, the methods and means do not matter, and they must make full use of all resources; The Cultivation School believes that it is necessary to abide by the rules of the ancestral teachings, and only be proficient in martial arts in the sect in which it is located, and cannot blend all martial arts.

Li En didn't understand, so Zha Tiankuo said: "To put it simply, the Xiuzhen School is the freedom of mind, while the Xiuwu School is conservative, just like the dispute between Confucius and Mencius. ”

But Li En still didn't understand, and said: "Sage Kong pays attention to promising, while Sage Meng advocates inaction, is this the same distinction between the people in the rivers and lakes?" ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "It can be understood in this way that the Xiuzhen faction does not advocate cooperation with the imperial court, but it also does not oppose the imperial court, while the Xiuwu faction advocates assisting the imperial court to strengthen the country and enrich the people." ”

Li Endao: "The contradiction between the two factions is very sharp, but it is not impossible to reconcile. ”

Jin Shenghan asked: "One doesn't want to cooperate with the imperial court, and the other wants to cooperate with the imperial court, how to reconcile?" ”

Li Endao: "This is going to start with the origin of the rivers and lakes, is there a chivalrous man or a country first?" ”

Jin Shenghan said: "Of course there is a country first?" Where do you come from a knight without a country? ”

Li En shook his head and said: "No, the rivers and lakes are a world that coexists with the imperial court, the two contain each other, the imperial court is strong, the rivers and lakes are weak, on the contrary, the government is mediocre and dark, and the rivers and lakes will rise." ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "Li Gongzi is right, the Xiuwu faction hopes to help the imperial court change the status quo, and the Xiuzhen faction wants to overthrow the imperial court, but although the emperor is mediocre in the current situation of our Great Song Dynasty, it has not completely reached the point where it is necessary to get rid of it. Some people want to change the emperor, and some people plan to re-establish the Ming monarch. ”

Li En smiled bitterly and said: "It's not easy to talk about these two things, if you don't get it right, you will be punished by the Nine Clans." ”

Zha Tiankuo sneered and said: "This is difficult for a weak scholar like you, but for us who practice martial arts, it is not difficult, but who can guarantee that the new emperor is a Ming Jun?" ”

Li Endao: "In fact, the strength of a country is not the responsibility of the emperor alone, it has a lot to do with the people around the emperor and the ministers of the court. ”