Guo Xuan said to the patriarch: "Patriarch, if you have any difficulties in the future, in your letters to me, A, B, C, D, E, are numbers, A is 1,000 taels of silver, B is 2,000 taels, C is 3,000 taels, D is 4,000 taels, and E is 5,000 taels. As soon as I receive your letter, I will send it to you. ”

The patriarch did not expect that this person who met in Pingshui would eventually become his lifelong friend and give him a lot of help in his future career. And after the death of the ancestor immortal, Guo Xuan also faded out of the white lotus, and his leg injury was even worse. Now he couldn't stand, he could only sit on the wheeled cart.

When Cheng Shaoqing came to visit Guo Xuan, he didn't want to see him because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet. But Cheng Shaoqing is not what he used to be, he is already the leader of the White Lotus, so it is naturally inconvenient to shirk it. So, Guo Xuan met Cheng Shaoqing in the study.

In the room, there is a long case of pear marble, on which there are various celebrity legal texts, and dozens of treasure inkstones, various color pen holders, and the pens inserted in the sea of pens are like woods. On that side, there is a large kiln flower sac, and a bag full of crystal balls is inserted in the white chrysanthemum. On the west wall, there is a large rice Xiangyang's "Smoke and Rain Map", and a couplet is hung on the left and right, which is Yan Lugong's ink, and its word cloud: Yanxia idle bones, Quanshiye career. There is a big tripod on the case.

On the left red sandalwood shelf is a large plate of a large official kiln, which contains dozens of delicate yellow and exquisite Buddha's hands. On the right lacquer shelf hangs a white jade flounder, and next to it hangs a small hammer. It gives people the impression that the overall width is dense and the details are dense, full of a chic and elegant bookish atmosphere.

Guo Xuan sat on the wheeled car, and Cheng Shaoqing pushed him out of the study to look at the flowers in the garden like a junior. Guo Xuan said: "Brother Shaoqing, you are amazing, leading the Northern Expeditionary Army to fight bravely, winning one victory after another, and being powerful. It only took less than ten months of effort, and you harvested the lands of Jiangxia, Wuling, Luling, Huiji, Xihai, Jiuhua and six counties, as well as part of Zhongzhou County, and drove the invincible Lingwu Zhen to Zhongzhou Shanan to hide. ”

Cheng Shaoqing smiled: "I also want to thank Xuan Lao for your strong support to me." ”

The wheeled cart stopped for a moment, and Guo Xuan looked at an unknown flower closest to him. He looked at the little flower, its two thin stamens were raised high, and the yellow stamens swayed gently, like a small fluttering butterfly. The pollen sticks to the top of the stamens, giving off an intoxicating fragrance, which soon attracts a swarm of small bees, which are "buzzing" and busy, and people can't help but be full of joy when they see it.

"Lingwu Zhenren is finished," Cheng Shaoqing said with a shake of his head, "Our White Lotus's territory has also advanced from the Nanjun District to the Tuoshui Valley, and now we are left with the strength to compete with Song Lun's Black Water Sect." Although there is a confrontation between the north and the south at the moment, you can rest assured that sooner or later we will definitely eat them, and victory will be just around the corner. ”

"But Elder Xuan, what I'm most worried about now is that our internal military spirit is not stable."

Guo Xuan naturally knew Cheng Shaoqing's thoughts, and he said: "If the old man didn't guess wrong, what you said about the unstable morale of the army, let me guess what the reason is?" You're not worried about the Fire Spirit Sect. ”

Cheng Shaoqing said: "What Shaoqing thinks, Xuan Lao, you can always guess." ”

"That's right, it's the Fire Spirit Sect." When Cheng Shaoqing said the three words of the Fire Spirit Sect, he almost hated it, "They are making too much noise now, our White Lotus disciples are fighting in front, but the Fire Spirit Sect is snatching their family property in the rear, and they have to divide their family property." What kind of system is this? ”

"Yes," Guo Xuan sighed, "the prestige of the Fire Spirit Sect is very high now. Their reputation is growing, but they have such a reputation, and it seems to me that most of them are due to you, the generalissimo of the Northern Expeditionary Army. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"When you go to the streets, in the teahouses, in the streets, in the wine shops, people talk about the Tianquan Army, and now they are all called the Iron Army. Especially the Huo Yan soldier in the Fourth Army, it is said that it is full of fire spirit disciples. How skillful the Qilin Bridge is, how brave the Phoenix Slope is, how tragic the battle is under the Jiangcheng City, and isn't all this arranged and deployed by your Shaoqing brother? ”

"These are all proposed by the Fire Spirit Sect. It was they who had to let the Huoyan soldiers of the Heavenly Power Army take the lead. ”

"Whether they take the lead or win the battle, I think it will still be good for you, the generalissimo of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the face of victory is still very glorious."

Cheng Shaoqing smiled strangely and said, "Yes, brilliance." It's really glorious. ”

After the defeat of Jiangxia Jiangcheng, important figures of the Fire Spirit Sect gathered here, although the Northern Expedition was repeatedly victorious. However, they did not feel relaxed at all, but felt more and more the pressure on the White Lotus.

Cheng Shaoqing's anti-fire spirit thoughts were almost written on his face, almost without any concealment. On the issue of dealing with White Lotus, whether to continue to endure humiliation and bear the burden to maintain the situation, or simply turn around and set up another mountain by yourself. The fire spirits were divided into two factions, and everyone argued with each other. Among them, there is another person who is not noticed, that is, Niu Ba.

Although Niu Hachi joined the Fire Spirit Sect at the time of its creation, he was just a small person at that time. When Zhao Zongyuan presided over the meeting instead of his teacher Tian Zaiyuan, he was just a small role in recording errands because of his good handwriting.

Although he once relied on his talent to be admired by Tian Zaiyuan and Guan Shouyi, he never really entered the core of the Fire Spirit Dao. And now, he has repeatedly proposed the idea of going to the most remote villages to spread the fire spirit path, which has been unanimously refuted by both factions in the sect.

Whether they are in favor of the United White Lotus Sect or against the United White Lotus Sect, if there is anything that the two factions have in common, it is that they can't bear the idea of going to the most remote areas with the chatter of Niu Ba. Niu Ba almost became a rake that was unanimously contested.

During the meeting, Guan Shouyi came out and said to Niu Ba: "I saw you sitting in the corner of the room with your brows all the time, I thought your head hurt again." ”

Niu Ba said: "No. ”

"Then you're just dissatisfied, dissatisfied with what I've said."

Niu Ba nodded: "I'm not satisfied." ”

Guan Shouyi waved his hand: "It's not that I don't want to go to the countryside to preach, and I don't object to helping the villagers, I just hope that we will preach and propagate the Dharma, and don't point the finger at the local government, it is best to do it under the guidance of the local White Lotus government." ”

Looking at Niu Ba, who was disapproving, Guan Shouyi further said: "Is it true that as long as there are rich people, we will be enemies of them?" There are so many captains in the Northern Expeditionary Army, so many generals are from wealthy families, so are they also our enemies? If you have to say that, it would be unreasonable. ”