"Don't you think there's something strange about the two of them? Since there is no injustice and no hatred, why bother to provoke trouble for no reason? ”

Mu Chong touched his chin and thought about it, and speculated: "Fang Cai's farce should just be a microcosm of the dispute between radical and conservative factions. ”

"A battle between two factions? When I went up the mountain, my mother told me a few briefs. ”

Mu Chong was worried that Wen Xuan, who had lost his soul, did not know enough about the situation in the sect, so he patiently said: "Most of the backbone of the conservative faction are some older seniors, and after experiencing the failure of ten years ago, it is inevitable that they will become more cautious in doing things. Staunch supporters of the radicals were the mainstays of the church, and they dared to work hard to revive the prestige of the Ming religion and expel Hu Lu from the land of the Central Plains.

Although the two factions are only looking forward to Sect Leader Li on the surface, they both regard each other as a big danger in private, and they are incompatible. Now that there is another matter of the Yuan soldiers entering the mountain, presumably the pot has already exploded in this hall. ”

"But didn't my mother say that my father didn't stand in line? How could he be involved? ”

Mu Chong replied: "Although Wen Bo did not make his position clear, most of the time he still got closer to the conservatives, after all, the disaster that was imminent ten years ago was caused by the radicals......

Wen Xuan said thoughtfully: "I see, no wonder my father is worried whenever he mentions the situation in the sect. ”

Mu Chong said helplessly: "Wen Bo is caught between two parties, and his life is naturally not easy, conservatives are okay to say, and some radicals can't help but come to provoke trouble and make some small troubles." ”

Wen Xuan heard the overtone in his words, and laughed at himself: "So I was regarded as a waste material and coward, and I became the target of some people's anger? ”

Mu Chong nodded silently.

Wen Xuan sighed and said: "The fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, and I was blamed on how weak I was in the past, so that even Brother Mu, you have to accompany me to look at the white eyes of others." ”

Mu Chong said in a warm voice: "The family doesn't talk to each other. ”

Wen Xuan was no longer polite, and brought the tone back to the topic: "I heard about Qinglong Hall and Weishui Altar in Xu Nong's mouth before, these must be subordinate branches of Mingjiao?" ”

Mu Chong replied succinctly: "In addition to the main altar located on the top of the Great Light of the Covered Boat Mountain, the Ming Sect has also set up four halls and twenty-eight sub-altars.

The entrance of the hall is named after the four elephant sacred beasts in the south, east and west, and is responsible for governing the branch altar named after the combination of the 28 stars and the five elements of the sun and the moon. Take Xu Nong as an example, he is the master of the Jihuo Altar under the Dongfang Qinglong Hall.

The four halls and twenty-eight altars were all secretly built in key places across the country for future plans. ”

Wen Xuan couldn't help but admire: "Mingjiao is really a big deal!" ”

"These are just things that ordinary sect members know, as for the higher positions in the main altar, I don't know very well, if you want to know, I'm afraid you can only ask Wen Bo in person."

I don't know what my father's intention was for letting him and Mu Chong come to the council hall to find him, did he want to push himself to the bright side to have a good experience?

The two walked as they talked, and after a short time they saw where the council hall was.

Unlike the paradise below the stone steps, the main altar on the cliff is sparsely populated and solemn, and a neat stone path leads to the gate of the council hall, and there are strange-shaped stone carvings on both sides along the way.

Beasts, Buddhas, Lotus Platforms, Boys...... Wen Xuan couldn't help but think of the wall carvings of the mysterious stone room, and he didn't know what the connection between the two was.

It wasn't until halfway through the stone road that someone came to check the identities of the two.

"Dare to ask the names of the two of you?"

Wen Xuan said expressionlessly: "In Xia Xiaofushe Village, Wen Xuan, this is Mu Chong." ”

The disciple smiled after hearing Wen Xuan's identity: "It turned out to be Xuan Gongzi, please come with me, Mr. Wen has been waiting for you inside for a long time." ”

Such a warm welcome is very different from the previous humiliation, presumably this person should be a disciple of the conservatives, Wen Xuan and Mu Chong glanced at each other in tacit understanding and followed behind him and continued to walk.

When they arrived at the gate outside the council hall, the enthusiastic disciple turned around again and said, "Wait a minute, let me go in and pass the word." ”

The two naturally nodded in agreement, and Wen Xuan was able to carefully observe the council hall in front of him.

This hall is similar to the main hall in the temple, but it is relatively simple in structure, there is no carved railing and jade, and there is no bright tile heavy eaves, the most eye-catching thing is the plaque inscription above the gate "Sun and Moon Qiankun" four big characters.

Mu Chong said softly: "This is the place where the sect leader and the elders discuss the major matters in the sect, and the four big characters you are staring at are said to have been written by the sect leader Li himself." ”

As soon as Mu Chong's words fell, the disciple who had gone in turned back and said with a smile, "Two of you, please come in." With that, he put his body in front of his head and led the two of them in sideways.

Sect Leader Lee...... I want to see if you're a human or a ghost! Wen Xuan squinted his eyes slightly and walked in quickly.

After entering the gate, there is an extremely wide courtyard, and on the left hand side is a clean lotus pond, and under the background of the blue leaves, lotus flowers with different postures stand proudly.

On the right-hand side is a rather delicate gazebo and an octagonal stone platform that does not know its function.

After the disciple who led the way took the two to the main hall of the council hall, Shi Li retreated, Wen Xuan took a light breath and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Wen Xianzhong's voice slowly came out of the house.

After hearing his father's voice, Wen Xuan pushed open the door without hesitation and stepped in with Mu Chong.

The hall is not very large, with a stone lotus platform at the front, and twelve yellow futons with white lotus flowers underneath.

At the moment, only Wen Xianzhong and another old man were sitting cross-legged on the futon, and the other ten futons and the Dharma seat were empty.

Wen Xianzhong waved his hand after seeing Wen Xuan and Mu Chong, motioned for the two to come closer, and then pointed to the old man beside him and introduced: "This is the Peng Hall Master of the Vermilion Bird Hall, and he is also my confidant and friend for many years. ”

"Amitabha." The old man next to Wen Xianzhong was a bald fat monk, sitting on the futon with his chest bare, and when he saw Wen Xuan, he folded his hands together, smiled and squinted his eyes and recited a Buddha name.

Wen Xuan and Mu Chong immediately bowed.

"Wen Xuan has seen Hall Master Peng."

"Mu Chong has seen Hall Master Peng."

After the fat monk withdrew his hand, he touched the top of his round head, and said softly: "The last time I saw the two of you, you were still in infancy, but I didn't expect that more than 20 years would pass in a blink of an eye. ”

"Yes, there is no more green silk on your head and mine." After Wen Xianzhong finished speaking, he pointed to his white hair and the bald head of the fat monk.

The monk surnamed Peng smiled: "It's just some troubles, what do you want it to do?" ”