Chapter XI. Why do you want me to suffer in vain?
Lu Zhi glanced at Nezha amusedly, but he didn't answer, turned around and entered the Cloud Cave.
When he entered the cave, he was immediately greeted by a young disciple dressed in gold and carrying a long sword, and bowed: "Uncle Lu, the family teacher and Uncle Taiyi have already prepared fragrant tea and refreshments in the cave, and they also invite Uncle Lu to come with the disciples." ”
Lu Zhi nodded and said, "There is a nephew waiting here." ”
"Uncle Lu, please."
The two of them entered the cave one after the other, and soon came to a spacious and beautiful place.
I saw that the top of the cave is embedded with all kinds of gem night pearls, the day reflected in the cave is general, there is a mountain spring on the side to drain it, it has become a small bluestone pool, there are fairy lotus blooming in the pool, the fragrance is full of fragrance, plus a few swimming fish, it adds a bit of elegance.
After Lu Zhi arrived, Taiyi Zhenren and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, who were drinking tea and talking in the field, immediately stood up to greet them.
Taiyi Zhenren stepped forward and introduced Lu Zhi: "Senior Brother Lu, I have come to introduce to you, this is the disciple of the Origin Tianzun of my exposition sect, the Taoist name Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun. ”
After speaking, he turned his head to Manjushri and introduced Lu Zhi: "Senior Brother Manjushri, this Senior Brother Lu Zhi is also one of the few people in my three sects who have high merits, and he is the second disciple of the master's uncle. ”
"Poor Dao Manjushri, I've seen Senior Brother Lu." Manjushri saluted.
Lu Zhi also returned the salute: "The disciple Lu Zhi has met Senior Brother Manjushri. ”
After greeting each other, the three of them sat down again at the stone table by the small pool, and began to talk while sipping tea.
After some small talk, Manjushri mentioned Nezha, who was still tied up outside the cave, and teased Taiyi Zhenren with laughter: "I said that Senior Brother Taiyi, you are really a good person, your disciple, but you want me to help you teach him, you are really lazy and incompetent." ”
Taiyi Zhenren just smiled and said: "I can't do anything about it, Nezha he fought the robbery for me before, but he ended up with a completely destroyed body, that's it, a body, I naturally have the ability to help him make up for it." ”
"However, the murderous spirit in the killing is entangled with his spirit, making him impulsive and irritable, and causing many disasters in vain."
"I can't do it, so I have to send him out and go through several tribulations, so as to sharpen his murderous nature and eliminate his anger."
Manjushri nodded, knowing in his heart that this matter does require outsiders to tribulate Nezha, so that he can run into a wall outside a few more times before he can get the effect of dissipating anger, otherwise, only a few words of scolding and whipping by Taiyi Zhenren will definitely not be effective.
Manjushri said, "In that case, then put that monkey boy down... Jin Zha, go and untie your third brother from the Dunlong stake and bring him here, and by the way, go and call your father Li Jing here as well. ”
"It just so happens that Senior Brother Lu is also a guest in the cave at this time, and the teachers of both sides are here, so let them explain the grievances and entanglements between these two people in person."
The golden-robed disciple turned out to be Li Jing's eldest son, Nezha's eldest brother, Jin Zha.
Taiyi Zhenren also nodded and said, "It's the pole, it's the pole, it's exactly like that." ”
"Although my disciple Nezha is rebellious and rebellious, but Li Jing also does not look like a father, he should let Senior Brother Lu teach him a lesson, otherwise the father and son will turn against each other, which will damage the righteousness in the future, and it will also fall into the face of my people to explain the two religions, and cause the two sect leaders to dislike."
Lu Zhi glanced at Taiyi Zhenren, he always felt that Taiyi said this on purpose, and then pleaded with him to clean up Li Jing.
Not long after, Nezha and Li Jing were brought to the field one after another, and as soon as Li Jing saw Nezha, his face suddenly changed, if it wasn't for the Manjushri Dojo here, and Taiyi was also on the side, I'm afraid he would have to turn around and flee directly.
"Li Jing visited Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, met Taiyi Zhenren, and met... This immortal chief. ”
Before Lu Zhi could say anything, Taiyi on the side said lightly: "Li Jing, what's the matter?" You, a disciple of the sect, can't you recognize this elder of your sect? ”
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and stood in place for a while, not knowing how to answer.
Or Manjushri explained to him: "This Divine Monarch, named Lu Zhi, is the second disciple of the master's uncle, and is also your uncle, how can you be rude?" ”
"Huh?!" Li Jing exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly fell to the ground, "Uncle Lu forgives the sin, the disciple really doesn't know that it was Uncle Shi in person, Li Jing visited Uncle Shi." ”
Lu Zhi responded lightly and said, "Okay, you didn't know before, naturally it's not an intentional faux pas, and there's no need to be polite, get up." ”
Li Jing got up, and Taiyi said again: "Li Jing, Nezha, the two of you, both of you are from my three sects, and they are father and son, so you really shouldn't make such a ridiculous thing about the cannibalism of father and son now." ”
"And today it just so happens that we are all here, so I will mediate between your father and son to distinguish between right and wrong, so as not to cause any more human tragedy and ruin the reputation of my people in explaining the two religions."
When he said this, he paused, turned his head to Nezha and said: "Nezha, come on, why did the relationship between your father and son develop into such a situation of cannibalism between father and son, among them, I and Senior Brother Manjushri and Senior Brother Lu will judge and deal with it." ”
He looked at the two people in the field, and glanced at the somewhat unnatural look on Li Jing's face without a trace, and couldn't help but slightly hook the corners of his mouth.
Previously, because this Li Jing was not only a person of destiny in the great catastrophe, but also because of his identity as a sect leader, although he, the cousin, protected Nezha, he was not good at what to do or say to this Li Jing.
But now that Lu Zhi, his own uncle, is present, he wants to see what else Li Jing can say, even if Nezha is not doing it right, but Li Jing, the father, is not half wrong at all?
Even if it is seriously investigated, Nezha is rebellious and disobedient, and if he wants to kill his father, punishment and whipping are indispensable, but Li Jing does not want to escape punishment.
Only by dealing with it fairly in this way can we really relieve the resentment and anger in Nezha's heart... Can't just because Li Jing is Nezha's biological father, he must make his apprentices suffer, right?
This is also the reason why Taiyi Zhenren must invite Lu Zhi here.
Yuan Shi Tianzun had already told him before, and invited him to explain the teachings of the deputy sect leader of the lamp, mediate for the father and son, and give the golden exquisite pagoda as a means, so that Li Jing has the ability to suppress Nezha, so that Nezha can no longer rebel.
But Taiyi is very tight, and this matter is not all his fault for his disciple Nezha, why did he only punish Nezha in the end? also let that Li Jing suppress Nezha from now on.
Even he knew that his own master, Yuan Shi Tianzun, valued the upper and lower levels the most, thinking that Li Jing was the father and Nezha was the son, so he wanted Nezha to be respectful and filial, thinking that this was the right way.
But how can Li Jing be worthy of that 'respected father'? If he wants to let him gain the upper hand, suppress Nezha from now on and force him to obey orders, not to mention that Nezha is not in good spirits, even if he is a master, he is very scared in his heart!
So he simply took the opportunity to invite Lu Zhi to this place, held a three-hall trial, and debated the rights and wrongs, Nezha is wrong, of course he can be punished, and he is not used to it, but Li Jing also wants to stay out of the matter.
Li Jing didn't know what Taiyi Zhenren thought, he just felt a little panicked and uncomfortable.
Suddenly, a division commander appeared, and for a while he was also passive, after all, the suspicion between him and Nezha, although most of them were Nezha's frivolous and willful, reckless and reckless troubles, but his side was also not completely wrong.
Sure enough, after hearing Nezha tell in detail about the dislike between him and himself over the years, Lu Zhi immediately looked at him.
"Li Jing."
"Yes, uncle, the disciple is here."
Lu Zhi glanced at him and said, "Poor Dao listened to Nezha's words, and he could also hear that before your father and son had a disagreement, he was also respectful to you. ”
"And how did your father and son develop into such a situation, how do you feel it?"
Li Jing hugged his fists and said: "Back to Uncle Shi, but the disciple doesn't know why Uncle Shi asked so much... This rebel, over the years, has been in constant trouble, and has a violent personality, first shooting the boy of Shiji Niangniang for no reason, and then killing the prince of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, causing the Dragon King to be angry and flooding Chentang Pass."
"The disciple also knows that as the saying goes, the Taoist is not the fault of the godfather, but the disciple is not good at what he does, and he really can't control this lawless demon of the world, if the uncle thinks that the disciple is wrong, please uncle although he is punished, Li Jing will never complain!"