There are more than 30 branches of the Huaixian Pavilion, and more than 20 of them have gone for a while, and the vast majority of the rest are those who have shared hardships, either the sects that came with them when Southern Wuzhou was just developed, or they are comrades-in-arms who fought side by side against the enemy when the beast tide was over, in addition, the rest are also allies who know the roots.

Looking at these old people in front of him, Sanniangzi, Luo Jun, Qiu Dabo, Xie Zhen, Yuan Daochang, Zhao Xianglu, Wang Hanshan, Gu Zhongchi, Zhixing Daoren, Yin Shu, Wang Sanhe, Zhang Fugui, Sanniangzi, Lu Qiao, etc., Gu Zuo sighed and couldn't bear it.

But now that it has been gathered, what should be said must be said, and take this opportunity to completely purify the Huaixian Pavilion.

"As you all know, we have successfully broken through the realm and ascended, and it is not clear where it is at the moment, but it is already a fact that this place is extremely conducive to cultivation. You also know that in the past, we relied on spirit stones to cultivate, but now we don't have to, the air, the wind, everywhere is rich spiritual power, and because of this, many sects have left Nanwu Prefecture these days. ”

Gu Zuo took out the list of places to stay counted by the household division, glanced at the number, and said: "In the month and a half since the boundary was broken, the total population of Nanwu Prefecture has dropped from 61,000 to 35,000, and there are still a large number of monks who are dragging their families away, and in two days, this number will drop to 32,000, and there is no movement in the court, maybe go, maybe not." Anyway, Nanwu has lost weight, but I don't think it's thin enough. ”

Glancing at everyone, Gu Zuo said: "Huaixian Pavilion has decided to split it again now, and those who are willing to stay will not have a branch in the future, if they are not willing to be completely merged, they can come out separately, similar to Tang Gate and Baihua Gate...... If you are willing to go, this is the last chance, in three days, Nanwu Prefecture will leave here, but no matter where you go, the floating island of Nanwu Prefecture will still be the foundation of Huaixian Pavilion. ”

Gu Zuo waved his hand: "There are still three days left, please consider it." ”

Gu Zuo's speech inside the Huaixian Pavilion soon spread, and Gao Lishi, Yang Guozhong, and Li Fuguo came to the door together to show their hearts to Gu Taishi.

Li Fuguo said first: "The Son of Heaven said that the survival of the Tang Dynasty depends on the Taishi, and the Taishi says what to do, the Son of Heaven will do." ”

Yang Guozhong said: "Without the Taishi, the country will not be a country, where the Taishi is, the political hall will be there." ”

Gao Lishi said: "In which direction does the Taishi plan to go, and where does he set up a dynasty? No matter what, I hope that the Taishi will cheer up, and we can only support it." ”

After the expression, the three of them all suggested that they could not release people anymore, and if they were all let go, the court would have no basis for standing in the future.

Gu Zuo soothed: "Don't be impatient, if you can trust me, just wait, the world is so vast, why rush for a while? It is also a good thing that those who land on the shore are willing to go first, let's watch from the side, watch for a month or two, if there is no danger, and then find a better place to live in the court along the coast, as long as the court is established, the taxes that should be collected will still be collected, and the people who should be in charge still have to be managed. ”

Yang Guozhong asked tentatively: "What if others are unwilling to pay?"

Gu Zuo smiled and said, "Come on, come on, today I will give you the three characteristics of popularizing taxes, and discuss together what is the compulsory, gratuitous and fixed nature of taxes......

In three days, almost all the remaining sects expressed their willingness to stay in Southern Wu Prefecture to Gu Zuo, but the form of staying was different.

Sanniangzi, Luo Jun, Xie Zhen, Zhao Xianglu, Zhixing Daoren, Lu Qiao, Wang Sanhe, Yin Shu, etc. are all willing to follow the example of Tangmen and Baihuamen and become a sect in Nanwu Prefecture, Gu Zuo did not refuse this, after all, a hundred flowers bloom is spring.

Qiu Dabo, Yuan Daochang, Wang Hanshan, and Gu Zhongchi are willing to completely integrate into the Huaixian Pavilion and no longer think otherwise. For all the disciples recruited by the Huaixian Pavilion in the future, the Sou Ling Jue will be their most important elective exercise.

Before the expiration of the last three days announced by Gu Zuo, a large number of monks left Nanwu Prefecture, and these people were mainly more than 3,000 people taken away by Nanwu Prefecture at the last moment of breaking through the boundary and ascending.

Yichenzi of the Qingcheng faction was about to leave Nanwu Prefecture with more than a dozen junior brothers, and before leaving, he invited Xu Qing again: "Senior Brother Xu, let's go together, there are only us junior brothers left in Qingcheng, you and I have to pick up the burden of reviving Qingcheng." ”

Xu Qing saw that there was no one left and right, so he pulled over the dust and said in a low voice: "Qingcheng is now in decline, it is not as good as the side family, if you want to regain your prestige, you need the senior brother to take the lead on the surface, but it is also indispensable to have the support of Nanwu Prefecture." The junior brother is not talented, and he is willing to stay in Nanwu Prefecture as an internal response. ”

The two brothers nodded solemnly, cherished each other, and said goodbye.

At the same time that Yichenzi and Xu Qing said goodbye, in another place on the shore, He Zhu was also encouraging He Fu to leave Nanwu Prefecture.

"Young master, it's too late if you don't leave. ”

"I think the current job as a gardener in a garden community is a good fit for me, why should I go?"

"Just a gardener, young master. ”

"Didn't Gu Zuo say that gardeners are responsible for cultivating flowers, and flowers are the future of Datang. ”

"Young master, are you bullying me for not reading much? Is this gardener the same thing as that gardener? Let's go. ”

"Xiaocao, that kid is gone, how can we go?

Among He Fu's various excuses, the final deadline for leaving the island was finally delayed, He Fu breathed a sigh of relief and greeted He Zhu: "Let's go, I heard that there are many houses vacant, now we can change to a set of two bedrooms and one living room." ”

Although He Zhu was not angry, he could only accept this ending: "No, why do you have to change to a big third house!"

In the end, the number of people left in Nanwu Prefecture was more than 30,600, including more than 4,200 people in Huaixian Pavilion, more than 1,800 people in Baihuamen, more than 670 people in Lishui Sect, more than 230 people in Tangmen, more than 180 people in Xihe Road Pavilion, more than 1,200 people in the rest of the sects, and more than 2,000 court officials and family members.

The largest number of people were the various armies and their families, Feng Changqing's Hedong light cavalry, Gao Xianzhi's Longyou infantry, Chen Xuanli's Long Wuwei, Li Siye's Modao team, Ge Shuhan and Guo Ziyi's Nanya Forbidden Army, He Luguang's Yizhou soldiers, plus Cheng Shanhu's Southern Wu Army, totaling more than 18,000 people.

In the end, there are still 2,000 people who have no sect or faction, neither court officials nor soldiers in the army, such as He Fu's master and servant, Xu Qing, etc., and Jiang Xiaozhu, who is unwilling to follow the sect and linger in Dongxi, etc.

After walking half of the people, Gu Zuo obviously felt that the atmosphere in Nanwu Prefecture had improved, so he ordered to drift south along the coast, preparing to see what was going on in the south first.

Nanwu first drifted two miles into the sea to ensure that it would not touch the bottom, and then turned south.

Across the coast, you can vaguely see many monks on the beach packing their bags, preparing to head inland, the Daoist of Jinghong stood beside Gu Zuo, shook his head and said: "It's really ignorant and fearless, you dare to go ashore at will without even figuring out what kind of place this is, we have only been here for more than a month......

"What kind of place is this?"

Daoist Jinghong rolled his eyes: "Why does Senior Brother Yucheng raise the bar, although I don't know what this place is, but I at least know that I am afraid, in case I ......"

Gu Zuo suddenly suppressed their dispute, looked up at the sky, and his face was solemn: "Don't be in case, passerby!"

Rolling dark clouds came from the horizon, obscuring the clear sky!