"What do you mean by that?" Xuan Tugong asked: "Now that Kunlun Continent is full of disasters, demons and evil spirits, and there are even more Jiuli countries and Yaochi countries that are ready to move, knocking on the border and attacking, and the smoke has not been appeased, does the head of the family want to give up the suffering of the common people at such a critical juncture?" ”

Han Yuanzi asked rhetorically: "Senior brother, do you really think that we are saving the common people from suffering?" ”

Xuan Tugong took a deep breath, his eyebrows were clear, the candle flame in the patriarch's hall was swaying, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't like to make merit, but sitting on the water and stopping the torrent, so as to save millions of creatures along the river from calamity, is this kind of meritorious act not a salvation?" ”

Han Yuanzi and Xuan Tugong looked at each other and said, "Senior brother, behind you, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are struggling to build embankments in order to save themselves. They are not weak livestock waiting for you and me to save, even if there is no you and me, they will try their best, such a 'who else to me', 'I have to be' mentality, there is really no need. ”

"No wonder He Qingchen actually allowed the Rising Sun Divine Sect to do things in order to rectify the government and the opposition, and he really got your true inheritance!" Xuan Tugong snorted coldly: "The world is declining, if you don't stand up and help the poor at this time, do you want to sit back and watch the people suffer?"

When the master set up lay disciples, it was not only for the light of the court, but also for the idea of educating the common people. If a lay disciple misbehaves, or punishes or reprimands, how can he be dismissed at will like the head of the family? ”

Among the four immortals, Xuantu Gong is solemn and majestic, Xia Huang Gong is gentle and old, Fang Yuanzi knows the opportunity to adapt, and Yi Zhenzi is upright and straightforward, with different temperaments. Among them, Xuantu Gong has been in the world for the longest time, and he is considered to be the eldest brother of everyone, his words and deeds are extremely weighty, and there are many disciples, even if Han Yuanzi is the head, he can't make his own decisions at will.

"Senior brother, I will always ascend one day, and it is impossible to shine on Jingzong forever." Han Yuanzi said: "When you will also leave one after another, who can ensure that future generations will not make mistakes?" You don't even have to look at it for a long time, it's already happening. As the head of the Shangjing Sect, I shoulder the responsibility of continuing the inheritance, and I don't want to abandon the future for the sake of the prosperity of the sect for a while.

Moreover, the people of the bear country do not rely on us to survive, and the common people will find their own way of survival, not ignorant and unconscious, and will only sit and wait for others to rescue them when they suffer disasters, and this matter will not change because of the existence of the Supreme Jingzong. ”

"The head doesn't have to talk, I'll just ask one thing." Xuantu Gong drank and asked, "If there is a big demon wreaking havoc under Tiancheng Mountain right now, do you care?" ”

"Anyway, kill when you should kill, when will I show mercy to the demons?" Han Yuanzi nodded and replied.

"Then let me ask again, if there are any more people like Xuanju, summoning Rong Di alien races and demonic henchmen, and massively raising troops to kill, can you stop the head of the family alone?" Xuan Tugong asked.

"I'm alone." Han Yuanzi replied.

"That's it!" Xuantu's words were sonorous and powerful: "Since the strength of one person is insufficient, then the strength of all must be gathered." If there are not many lay disciples in this sect, should you and I only rely on a few people to command the public? ”

Han Yuanzi sighed and said, "Senior brother, haven't you found out yet?" Gathering all the people and working together, these things do not have to and should not be done by the Shangjing sect. The state has its own system of rules and regulations.

What's more, the example of the Wuyong Zhu clan can prove that the lay disciples have their own plans, and they are just using this identity to seek personal gain. I don't even obey the orders of the imperial court, so I don't know that they won't disobey us? ”

"If the Wuyong Zhu clan makes a mistake, it will be punished according to the rules of the door, and there is no need to abolish all the lay disciples!" Xuan Tugong insisted.

"One rule overrides the law of the land. Senior brother, you are so upside down. Han Yuanzi's face was slightly gloomy.

Xuantu Gong was stunned at first, he didn't expect him to blurt out such a thing, but he still said stubbornly: "In the troubled times, the country's law is not good, and it is okay for us to lead by example and take the lead in setting an example." ”

Han Yuanzi was silent for a moment, raised his hand and tapped between his eyebrows, and then put it to his mouth and blew a breath, turning into a floating light and shadow in front of the Four Immortals, and it could be seen that several men were snuggled among the many glamorous concubines.

One of the obese men said unfairly: "Alas, the old man has finally returned to the mountain. A few days ago, I accompanied him to tour various places, and both of my legs were about to break! ”

"Lord Ning is really good at laughing! You have a deep immortal relationship, and you have the favor of Xuantu Gong, and it is too late for all of us to envy it! After the other man finished speaking, everyone around him echoed him.

The fat man hugged left and right, playing with the concubine's Wo Xue's meat, and snorted coldly: "You guys, you see me worshipping under the old man's door, thinking that I really have some immortal fate, but I don't know that they are the most stingy and old-fashioned in Shangjingzong."

In my early years, I had bad legs and few children, and I wanted to ask the old man for a few elixirs to nourish my muscles and bones. Who would have thought that he would actually say that my merits are shallow, don't be greedy, and force me to secretly visit other homes.

Fuck, the old man doesn't want to think about how much effort and how much I've done for them over the years? It's like we owe it to Jingzong! If you don't eat the fireworks of the world, do you think that everyone else is like them? ”

"Lord Ning's anger, anger!" Left and right hurriedly comforted.

This Lord Ning scolded a few times, and then asked, "By the way, has the salt tax been collected?" ”

Left and right replied: "Lord Ning, rest assured, the tax and silver have been counted, and the upper and lower levels are also clear, and they will be loaded and sent to the imperial capital tomorrow." One of them will be sent to Yufu County, the hometown of Ningda. ”

"Okay, good, this hard work is a little reward." Lord Ning said: "You follow this official to do things well, and you will be prosperous and rich in the future, so naturally you will not be missing!" ”

The left and right flattered in unison: "I wish Lord Ning immortal longevity and eternal prosperity!" ”

The light and shadow were extinguished by a roll of sleeves, and Xuan Tugong's face appeared angry, gritting his teeth and saying: "This evil beast is secretly ......"

"This is to lead by example and lead by example?" Han Yuanzi asked.

"I'm going to depose him!" Xuantu Gong turned around and wanted to leave, Han Yuanzi sighed, and the invisible enchantment sealed the entire Ancestor Palace.

"Senior brother still doesn't understand? Arbitrarily judging oneself, this move is self-defeating and self-defeating. Han Yuanzi said: "If it is subject to the national law, the law can be clearly determined." ”

"Master, if the disciples of this sect violate the law, but we do nothing, and let the disciples be disposed of, will it damage the reputation of the sect?" Fang Yuanzi asked, "Anyway, this matter will be handed over to Senior Nephew He for adjudication in the end, so it's better to deal with it in a low-key manner?" ”

Han Yuanzi looked around at the Four Immortal Princes: "I had a prophecy back then, you will definitely blind the Dao Heart when you go down the mountain and enter the world. You don't believe it, but now it seems that I expected it. For the sake of such vain names, you have made pretension and hypocrisy commonplace. ”

The Four Immortals were speechless, and Han Yuanzi continued: "Youxiong has been founding the country for nearly a hundred years, and you have been down the mountain for a long time, but now you are deep in mud but you don't know it. It seems that there are many disciples, but they are deceived and become a problem for the common people. ”

Xia Huanggong asked, "What are the plans of the master?" ”

"Flowing water does not rot, the hub does not beetle, you have stayed long enough in the earthly world under the mountain, and it is time to rest." Han Yuanzi said: "Spit out the old and embrace the new, and live endlessly, so can it be infinite and endless, and the cultivation of immortals is really like this, and the same is true of the world." It is better to retire when you should retire, and to ascend when you should ascend, than to drag the situation until there is no turning around, and force yourself and the sect inheritance to a dead end. ”

The four immortal princes looked at each other, and it was Xuantu Gong who asked first: "If we retreat to the mountains, what should we do if there is a strong enemy in the future?" ”

"Retreat is not inaction, there is a bear country that has encountered a strong enemy, and the imperial court has an invitation to conquer, so I will take action when I should act." Han Yuanzi said: "And the rest of the true disciples are not retired together, they are still requisitioned and appointed by the imperial court, but it is not appropriate to influence state affairs." ”

Xuan Tugong asked again: "What about the many lay disciples?" ”

"Those who violate the laws of the country, those who should be caught, and those who should be judged, regardless of whether they are disciples of the Jingzong lay family, and the rest will be judged by the after-effects. In addition, there are no new lay disciples in the door, and the disciples are still taught according to the previous rules of the door - at least three years of trial. Han Yuanzi groaned slightly: "I'll make up one more, during the three-year trial, no matter what his background is, he must personally participate in the work, so as to sharpen his body and mind, and test the sincerity of the school." ”

"It's a very good law." Xia Huanggong nodded and said, "I agree with the arrangement of the master." ”

Xuan Tu Gong looked at the other two junior disciples, Yi Zhenzi was a little hesitant, Fang Yuanzi nodded and said, "I also agree." ”

Yi Zhenzi asked: "The so-called labor of the head of the family will not be farming, right?" ”

"Why not?" Han Yuanzi replied with a smile: "A meter and a mile are not easy to come by, and the people who are farmers observe the changes in the solar terms and feel the four seasons of operation, standing up to the sky and the earth, and there are great mysteries, which will be of great benefit to future cultivation."

Even if you don't have the immortal path, the three-year trial can keep your body strong. It can also make those rich and noble children understand that it is rare for food and vegetables to be browned, and they have this personal experience and know the difficulty of labor, so as to prevent them from abusing and harming the people in the future, so as to educate them. ”

At this time, Yi Zhenzi had nothing to say, and Xuan Tugong asked: "I won't say anything about others, is the boss's move related to Zhao Xiao?" ”

"Yes." Han Yuanzi said unabashedly: "He Qingchen intends to revive the inheritance of the praise official, so he naturally needs Zhao Xiao. ”

"What?!" Xuan Tugong was shocked: "Has the head forgotten the drastic changes in Dongshengdu?" Zhao Xiao is a person involved in the world, and it is already very lenient not to detain him, so he still wants to use it again? How can you do such a thing?! ”

Han Yuanzi was stunned: "Senior brother, I should have said that Zhao Huang was not the cause of the drastic changes in Dongshengdu. Over the years, I have deduced several times, and found that Zhang Duanjing beheaded the Canghua Heavenly Monarch back then, if it weren't for the majestic and clear air of the earth's veins, I am afraid that the entire cave heaven would collapse directly in the world.

It was a calamity that had never been seen in the past, and maybe the Dongsheng capital would sink for a hundred miles. And the aftermath of the collapse of the cave sky spreads outward, half of the walls of Huaxu Kingdom will become scorched earth, and the living beings will be lost, such a result is unimaginable. ”

"Alarmist!" Xuan Tugong's face was gloomy and he didn't believe it at all.

"The various catastrophes in Kunlun Continent today are caused by the turbidity of the earth's veins. Even though a few demons and demons that had spawned in the primeval turbidity in the depths of the earth came out, there was always a way to deal with them. Han Yuanzi says:

"And I talked to Zhao Xiao before, he once set up an mandala in Huaxu Kingdom and sorted out the earth's veins, although he still blamed himself, but he didn't expect that it was this move that reversed the big murderous situation. If this kind of person is restricted, it will be contrary to the number of qi. ”

"Ridiculous!" Xuan Tu said publicly: "Back then, the Tianxia Dynasty praise official ignored the decline of the world, and insisted on assisting Emperor Zuo Ruiding, which shows that he was blind, and now you still think of using Zhao Xiao?" ”

Han Yuanzi said calmly: "What I value is the inheritance of the praise official, and it is a ritual and ritual that condenses the efforts and wisdom of countless predecessors, not just Zhao Xiao. And in the past hundred years, people who have cultivated immortals have been involved in the world in a big way, have they brought long-term peace and stability to Kunlunzhou?

I can't help but think that in order to achieve selfish achievements, the immortal path lacks the fundamental purpose of helping people with material things after all. What's more, in the matter of cultivating immortals, it is difficult for one of the tens of millions of people to ascend to the Tao, and there are a large number of celebrant officials in the Tianxia Dynasty, although not everyone is proficient in the law, but they can educate one party and calm people's hearts. ”

Xia Huanggong nodded and said: "Indeed, the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Ceremony Officer not only stops the rituals and rituals, but also assists the county government in managing the people. I still remember when I was a child, every year at the festival gathering, the official scribe came to compile the household registration, the life and death, and there were also the celebrant officials by the side.

They are responsible for paying homage to the gods of heaven and earth, yin and yang, and thus dividing yin and yang. Although most of these celebrants are only village shrines and temples, they preside over weddings and funerals for the people, which is quite edifying. ”

"The people are not only trying to have food and clothing, but they are also living people." Han Yuanzi said: "Instead of letting unscrupulous people like the Rising Sun Divine Sect bewitch the public, it is better to promote education and restore the old practice of the praise officer presiding over the folk rituals, and calm the people's hearts." ”

Xuan Tugong was still skeptical: "The old case of the Tianxia Dynasty? Have you forgotten that it is not only the Praise Officer, but the people who were the leaders of the Rising Sun God Sect before were the Curse Forbidden Life and the Thousand Machine Pavilion, and they were also the remnants of the old rules of the Tianxia Dynasty! ”

"The so-called old precedents may not be copied in their entirety." Han Yuanzi said: "I only know a little bit about this matter, and it is still presided over by He Qingchen, and he also asked me for Zhao Xiao." ”

Xuan Tugong sighed: "He Qingchen opened his mouth to ask for someone, presumably he had already made sufficient arrangements?" ”

"Breaking the old and creating the new, even if there is no Zhao Xiao, He Qingchen will do it." Han Yuanzi said: "My apprentice, you must also know that things have always been arranged for a long time, and you will never rush to do things. ”

"However, the head of the family should have other arrangements for Zhao Xiao, right?" Fang Yuanzi asked: "Zhao Huang was born in Huaxu Kingdom, even if he experienced the drastic changes in Dongsheng Capital, his heart was like ashes, there was no reason for him to come to help Youxiong Kingdom." ”

"He wants to hold accountable all parties who intervened in the battle of the Lung Mountain in the first place." Han Yuanzi explained: "Shangjingzong is the first one he is looking for, maybe I should be glad that the intervention was not too deep back then, and Zhao Xiao was not in a hurry to seek revenge on us." ”

"Revenge?" Xuan Tugong's thoughts turned: "I understand, it is impossible for him to overthrow the Jiuli Kingdom and the Yaochi Kingdom alone, so he borrowed the hand of the Bear Country to do revenge." ”

"But now, there's one more thing." Han Yuanzi said with a smile: "Zhao Huang told us about the True Yuan Jade Mansion and other things related to his own immortal qi, just to ask me to help find this cave." Moreover, he set his sights on the outside of the sky, presumably to use the Xiong Kingdom and Shangjing Sect to deal with the evil gods outside the sky. ”