Qingcheng Sword Sect, Ancestral Hall!

Xu led a group of elders and knelt on the futon.

Xu Zhangmen paused and cried: "The ancestors of the Qingcheng Sword Sect are above, and the disciple Xu Buer has no way to teach his daughter, so that it has caused a catastrophe for the Sword Sect. Now that 5,000 officers and soldiers are surrounding Qingcheng, the sword faction is really facing life and death. I also ask the ancestors of the past dynasties to have spirits in the sky, exert great might, and bless the Qingcheng Sword Sect to survive this catastrophe. Disciple Xu Buer kowtowed. ”

Master Xu's voice was choked, and he made a five-body bow. All the elders behind him saluted in unison.

When the salute was over, everyone sat down.

Master Xu sighed: "Since the establishment of my Sword Sect, I have never experienced such a test of life and death. At this time, I also ask all the elders to work together to overcome this difficult time. My sword sect has a long history, and it can't be buried in our hands! ”

The elders said yes.

Master Xu got up, bowed his hand to the dozen spirit tablets enshrined in front of the god case, and said: "In front of the ancestors and ancestors, please uphold justice and speak directly." Now that the officers and soldiers are surrounding the mountain, and all the roads up and down the mountain have been blocked, what should be done? Elders, please speak! ”

No one was silent.

Master Xu smiled bitterly: "Then let's talk about it first!" ”

"This catastrophe is all due to the little girl Xu Ruoxue. A certain goddaughter has no way, so that the little girl is rude and willful, and offends the powerful outside, which leads to this disaster. The so-called 'son does not teach, the father's fault', this catastrophe, a certain crime is the first, and I dare not be cheeky anymore to occupy the position of the head. ”

"After leaving this door, a certain meeting will announce that he will resign from the position of head of the house to thank him for his crime."

As soon as he said this, the elders were shocked. Among the six elders, four exclaimed in unison, "Don't be in charge!" ”

Among them, the six elders are like fire, he has always respected the head of the Xu family very much, and immediately got up and said angrily: "What did the second brother say this? The second brother has been in charge of Qingcheng for 20 years, and how the sword sect has developed, everyone is not blind. ”

"Outside, the Qingcheng Sword Sect has never had the prestige it has now. That's the real laughing Ao Chuan Shu, the mighty rivers and lakes. As soon as the rivers and lakes mentioned my Qingcheng Sword Sect, who is not taller gives a thumbs up and respects. ”

"Inside, my sword faction is united, and there has been no infighting in the past twenty years. On weekdays, all the disciples practiced swordsmanship hard, practiced sword formation diligently, and there was harmony. When going out to walk the rivers and lakes, the disciples can also protect each other. ”

"The Qingcheng Sword Sect has never been more prosperous, and the second brother is the first to do it. Second brother, you are highly respected and respected by everyone. If you go to this position, who is qualified and who has the ability to sit in this position? ”

"Second brother, please think twice about the sixth brother! The snake can't be headless, if there is no second brother, my sword sect is a green dragon, and I am afraid that it will become a green snake in the future! ”

As soon as he said this, all the elders nodded in unison.

When Xu Zhangmen saw it, there were tears in his eyes: "To be recognized by all the senior brothers and brothers, the efforts of the past 20 years are worth it, it's really worth it!" ”

"It's just that now the imperial court has issued an order, and the officers and soldiers have directly surrounded Qingcheng. Although they should not dare to encircle and suppress my Qingcheng Sword Sect, but looking at this kind of momentum, the little girl Xu Ruoxue and they must be at ease. ”

"Since then, if you don't go to the stack, the Qingcheng Sword Sect will definitely be jealous of the current imperial court. Now that my sword faction is strong, this is a great thing. But if it is suspicious by the court, this is a big disaster. The imperial court will be worried that thousands of kendo masters, once they start a mess, the entire Sichuan and Shu will be ruined. With this scruple, the imperial court may really raise a large army and completely exterminate my sword faction! ”

"Besides, my Qingcheng Sword Sect is a Baidao sect, and it has always obeyed the laws of the imperial court and obeyed the orders of the imperial court. Now, because of my father and daughter, how can I really be an enemy of the imperial court and a real confrontation with the officers and soldiers? ”

"Therefore, the position of the head of a certain person is not whether you want to resign, nor whether you want to stay, but you have to do so. Thinking that a certain has worked hard for the Sword Sect for 20 years, how can he let the great foundation created by the ancestors and the ancestors be shattered because of a father and daughter? Therefore, please also understand the painstaking efforts of the next one. ”

"This matter, a certain intention has been decided, and it must not be discussed again!"

Seeing that Master Xu's words were resolute and the truth was true, all the elders had grief and indignation on their faces, but they could only acquiesce.

Xu Zhangmen said again: "What is really discussed today is two things. ”

"The head of the mountain sent a message to say that if my Qingcheng Sword Sect allowed him two things, he would immediately raise troops and leave, and he would never offend each other."

"One is that he wants to resign from his position as the head of the house, and then go to the barracks to plead guilty."

"The second is that I want my Qingcheng Sword Sect to send out all the disciples under my sect, and within a month, Xu Ruoxue and Zhang Tianyi will be arrested."

"What!" When he said this, the elders were furious.

The six elders stood up even more, stomped their feet and said angrily: "The head is really true! What should he do with such rudeness? Why don't you cut off the head of the messenger and hang it on the gate of my sword sect? ”

Master Xu was stunned and shouted, "Sit down!" What are you talking about, are you really going to rebel? ”

Seeing the six elders sit down angrily, Master Xu smiled bitterly: "If you want to resign from the position of head of the family, this is easy to say." If you want to go to the barracks to ask for sin, you will give up this face and give up this life, and it is okay. However, if I want my Qingcheng Sword Sect to send all the disciples to catch the little girl and bring her to justice, this is, hehe. ”

The third elder said angrily: "Don't say two, even one, and you must not agree!" ”

"Everyone knows in their hearts that we people in the rivers and lakes value the most face. If your face is gone, no matter how good your martial arts are, everyone despises and spurns them. ”

"Now the head of the sect has asked to resign from the position of head for the sake of Qingcheng's safety, and my sword sect has lost face. If the head of the sect is forced to go to the barracks to ask for guilt again, and this matter spreads, what will the people in the rivers and lakes think of my Qingcheng Sword Sect? I'm afraid that everyone will spit out and scold a bad seed! If this is the case, who will dare to call themselves Qingcheng disciples in the future, and how will we walk the rivers and lakes again in the future? ”

"People in the rivers and lakes, you can not want your life, but you can't get angry, but you can't want your face. This is impossible, even death, it is impossible! ”

The fourth elder said angrily: "Ruoxue, this child is something I watched grow up, saying that she is sometimes domineering, saying that she is sometimes willful, I admit this." But if she would do something hurtful, don't say I don't believe it, who of the six hundred disciples on the mountain is willing to believe it? ”

"This world is dark, and Ruoxue, this child, is born with a chivalrous heart. Regardless of this matter, it can be known that she must have offended the powerful people of the dynasty when she was a layman, and she was wronged. ”

"Everyone knows that Ruoxue is the eldest sister of my Qingcheng Sword Sect, and her prestige in the hearts of young disciples is not as good as that of the master. Now that she is in danger, she is outcast, and she doesn't know whether she is alive or dead, who of the Qingcheng disciples is not anxious? These days, it is to pressure them not to go down the mountain, and the old man has exhausted his efforts, and he almost can't hold it down. If we agree, I will personally take my disciples to catch Ruoxue. Hehe, overnight, hundreds of disciples will definitely leave Qingcheng, and they will have nothing to do with my Qingcheng! ”

"No matter how aggrieved I am, it's also to protect the Qingcheng Sword Sect. But if we agree to these two conditions, my sword sect will immediately collapse, then in this way, what do we ask for, and we are still wronged! ”

"It's impossible! If the officers and soldiers really want to force it, they will attack it. There are only thousands of officers and soldiers, if it is a border army, our sword faction is still afraid of being defeated. Those soldiers in the state capital, hmph, don't say thousands, what about tens of thousands? ”

At one time, the six elders were all filled with righteous indignation!

Master Xu stretched out his hand and stopped the hustle and bustle. He frowned and said, "The elders are right, but what about the government?" ”

As soon as he said this, the crowd fell silent.

After hesitating, the Great Elder said, "Why don't we go talk about it?" ”

When the sixth elder heard this, he was furious: "Talk, what else is there to talk about?" It's really the opposite, my sword sect may not be destroyed yet. Even if it is destroyed, it can also win a great reputation. But if I promise the government, my sword sect will dissipate immediately, even if I survive, I will just be a shell. Don't talk about the disciples, my sixth child will be the first to leave! ”

"Hmph, senior brother, what kind of thoughts do you have in mind when you say this, I don't understand when you really think of the sixth child? Senior brother doesn't think that this position of head should be yours, after the second senior brother goes, you will naturally be in charge of Qingcheng. ”

"My sixth child is a rough man, and he has always spoken upright, I don't accept this!"

When the Great Elder heard this, he was furious, but before he could get angry, Master Xu shouted, "Sixth, what did you say?" Senior brother has always been kind-hearted, and he has paid a lot for my sword sect in the past twenty years. You said that this is a heart-wrenching word, it is too much, and you still don't apologize to the senior brother? ”

As he spoke, Xu Zhangmen arched his hand: "Senior brother, I have been waiting for a few brothers to have been friends for decades. You also know the temper of the sixth child, if this fire gets on the head, it will be a mess on the mouth. I also asked the senior brother to spare him this time. ”

The Great Elder said coldly, "Good to say", and sat down hatefully.

Master Xu played a round and said: "I know what the senior brother means. The senior brother wanted the Sword Sect to use his connections to put pressure on the Lord Nadu to take back his fate. Big brother, yes and no? ”

The Great Elder said, "It's still the head of the house who knows me. My thought is that when the ancestor was alive, he had friends with many adults in the court. Our sword faction has been based in Qingcheng for hundreds of years, and its reputation among the local gentry is extremely high, and even the official government in central Sichuan has always respected our faction. No matter how arrogant the governor is, he is still a foreign official and a military attaché. As long as my sword faction is willing to mobilize the relationship in the court, please move those prefects, then the governor will make some concessions if he wants to. ”

"It's just that the head of the family has always been thoughtful. I can think of it, the boss must have thought of it a long time ago. Since there is no movement yet, I'm afraid this road is impassable! ”

Master Xu sighed: "Yes! Since the news came, a certain rode a fast horse, brought a heavy gift, and visited many adults in Sichuan in three days. But these adults either avoid it, or avoid talking about it. Actually, no one is willing to take the lead for my sword. I think it was this muddy water, it was so deep that those adults didn't dare to go down, for fear of drowning. ”

"As for the relationship between the DPRK and China, there are some sword factions, but far water can't save near fire! This time, it's just on our own. ”

After a long discussion, they couldn't make a decision.

Raising an army to rebel, he was unwilling and did not dare. However, if they agree to the conditions of the officers and soldiers, they are also unwilling, let alone cannot.

It's a real dilemma!

In the end, I can only agree to ignore the and take care of it. When the government is pressed by heavy troops and the sword is pointed at Qingcheng, it will be decided before the battle.

If the government is willing to back down slightly, Xu Zhangmen will join the army and leave with the officers and soldiers.

But if the government is blindly tough, then it can't be said, you can only fight it!