readx; Shu Yuejing's face was very calm, but in his heart, he was afraid to lead Zhu Zijian, the "national protector", to the main hall. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Because Zhu Zijian obviously has a certain understanding of Bailudong Academy, he wants to come here to worship Confucius, and Shu Yuejing can't stop it, otherwise it will be even more suspicious. Huang Degong, Weng Yu, Shen Lang and others were at their feet, because there were ventilation holes, they could hear clearly above and below, in case anyone didn't hold back a sneeze, it would be exposed immediately.

But to Shu Yuejing's surprise, Zhu Zijian's worship of Confucius was not for show, but very seriously in accordance with the standard etiquette, first with both hands over his eyebrows, and then on one knee, then on both knees, with the palms and fingers of both hands pressed on the ground relative to each other, touching the ground with his head, and so on four times. After that, he withdrew all his subordinates and sat down with Shu Yujing, and then said slowly: "Look at the expression of the cave master, are you disapproving to the deity?" ”

Shu Yuejing said expressionlessly: "Mr. Zhu, as a 'national protector', is said to be known as the 'Maitreya of the world' in the White Lotus Sect. Confucianism and Buddhism are no longer in the same stream, and the White Lotus Sect is not even Buddhism, so why do you still bow down to the Confucian saint? ”

Zhu Zijian smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "The cave master is a saint in the world, and the deity is in front of the cave master, so naturally he doesn't need to hide it at all, but not to those people outside." Qianshou is ignorant and ignorant, although there are saints to educate, it is difficult to reach the market, and the theory of gods and monsters is popular, both ancient and modern. There are many believers in Taoism and Buddhism, and there are also various gods and goddesses in various places, and even fox fairies and river gods.

"However, outside of **, the saint exists and does not care. The three martial arts and one sect have repeatedly destroyed the Buddha without stopping, is it really the boundless Buddhism? No, it's that the people don't think, they just need a god to complain about bitterness and sweetness, and chanting the Buddha and worshiping the Buddha can give them what they want. The teachings of the saints are the right way, and the Buddha's way is the side way, if used properly, the right way is difficult to walk, and the side path can also be passed. Take Emperor Taizu of this dynasty as an example, before he won the world, he also joined Mingjiao, relying on a large number of Mingjiao followers to rise rapidly; After winning the world, he banned the Ming religion and ruled the world with the name of the religion, why not? ”

Shu Yuejing was shocked: "So, Mr. Zhu's big tricks of the White Lotus Sect are completely demagogic? ”

"If the word demagoguery is not accurate, 'winning the hearts of the people' is almost the same." Zhu Zijian sneered, "Zhu Changluo died violently, Zhu Youxiao's plaything was demoralized, and Zhu Youzhen was even more perverse, deviant, and relied on tens of thousands of male soldiers in his hands, so he unscrupulously changed the ancestral system, and the people have long complained. With this father and son ruling the world, is there any reason why the world is immortal? Therefore, in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has experienced internal and external troubles one after another, which is a warning from God. The deity obeys the heavens and responds to the people, gathers strength with the White Lotus Sect, plus the father and son anyway, Hong Chengchou, Gao Jie and other good ministers and famous generals assist, why worry about the big thing. Now that the whole work has not been competed for, all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, and the court is employing people; With the great talent of the cave master, why not enter the court as the prime minister and lead the court? With the reputation of the cave master, as long as he raises his arms, students from all over the world will gather to respond, and the officials of the Northern Dynasty will also return to their hearts. If this is the case, the cave master should be the first hero of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Northern Dynasty? Did you hear me right? Shu Yuejing completely ignored Zhu Zijian's impassioned and generous words, and interrupted coldly, "Now is not the time for the two Jin Dynasty and the Five Dynasties to be chaotic, how can you say that the Northern and Southern Dynasties are coming?" ”

Zhu Zijian said conceitedly: "The people on whom the northern army relies are nothing more than cavalry and firearms, but the deity has the Yangtze River moat, and the naval army is 100,000, and it will soon go east to attack Nanjing." As long as the grain road south of the Yangtze River is cut off, Zhu Youzhen has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and he can't conjure up grain, can the northern army fight hungry? After the ice and snow melt in the north in the spring, the Qing army will surely go south again to enter the pass, and then it will be able to attack from the north and south, and annihilate the northern army without food and pay in one fell swoop. At that time..."

"Shut up!" Shu Yuejing suddenly pointed at Zhu Zijian's nose angrily and scolded, "Okay, you traitorous dog thief, you are really the same as Zhu Yousong!" No, you probably didn't even pay attention to Zhu Yousong, and you were already thinking about replacing him! For the sake of his own selfish interests, he actually gave up the great country that he had recaptured from Meng Yuan with great difficulty to a foreign race, and you still changed your surname to Zhu with a shy face, you are not worthy! ”

This time, Zhu Zijian's face changed, and he snorted coldly: "It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking." Come! ”

The Iron Mask Man and several White Lotus Sect disciples immediately broke into the hall, and Zhu Zijian said, "Escort him down!" And those students are also escorted back to Jiujiang! ”

"No need to push, the old man has legs, he can walk by himself!" Shu Yuejing held his head high and resolutely walked out of the door.

After arresting Shu Yuejing and the others, Zhu Zijian was still angry, and his face was gloomy and terrifying. At this time, only him and the man in the iron mask were left in the room, and the man in the iron mask arched his hand and said, "Venerable, since Shu Yuejing doesn't obey orders, why don't you kill him to make an example?" ”

"This person can't be killed." Zhu Zijian exhaled after a long time, "If the Holy Sect wants to achieve great causes, it is not enough to rely on missionary work and war, but it must also have the support of scholars and wealthy gentry. Shu Yuejing is a great Confucian in the world, and if we kill him, others will not dare to defect to us. Besides, he is an old man, it doesn't matter if he kills or not, it's not too late to kill after the deity dominates the world. ”

The man in the iron mask nodded yes, then lowered his voice and asked, "Venerable, there is something unknown about my subordinates. Since we have already killed Zhu Changxun, why don't we kill Zhu Yousong as well? Then His Holiness would be able to ascend the throne in a dignified and bright manner. ”

"The hearts of the people are not attached, and now is not the time." Zhu Zijian said, "More than 200 years ago, apart from ourselves, not many people cared about it; However, 'fighting for the country' was only more than 20 years ago, and Zhu Yousong still had some appeal. Let him make the dragon chair for a few more days, and when we take Nanjing, Jiangnan will be all in our hands, and Zhu Yousong will be useless at that time. ”

"However, the shipyard was attacked by enemy troops and burned many warships, which shows that the enemy army should not be underestimated." The man in the iron mask said worriedly, "I don't know what chance we can have of attacking Nanjing?" ”

"Don't worry about this, only a dozen ships were burned, and the flagship of the deity was unscathed, and it had little impact on the operation." Zhu Zijian said, "We must also learn the lesson of Chen Youliang's rush into the army. In the past few days, the northeast wind is tight, which is not conducive to sailing, and when it turns to the northwest wind, we will attack Anqing first, and then Nanjing. As long as Jiujiang and Hukou are in our hands, we can be invincible. ”

"Does His Holiness want to use Poyang Lake as a foundation?"

"Just a Poyang Lake, how can you gain a firm foothold." Zhu Zijian sighed a little helplessly, "Since the deity took over as Venerable, he has no last resort, and the only misjudgment is Zhu Youzhen." It seems that I underestimated this person, and if I knew this, it would have been better to kill him a few years ago. But even so, the deity still has a back move, but we have to see how Zhu Youzhen parries! ”

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