Yuan Jue was stunned at first, and then met Li Xuandu's gaze, his lips moved slightly, and in the end he didn't dare to open his mouth to distinguish, so he had to retreat unwillingly.

Li Xuandu looked around again, and no one spoke again.

Zhang Jingxiu has already paid too much, at this time, Li Xuandu always has to share one or two for him and be this wicked person for him, otherwise everything will be pressed on Zhang Jingxiu alone, even if it is an immortal, he can't bear it.

Zhang Jingxiu glanced at Li Xuandu, both appreciative and grateful, at this moment he suddenly thought that Li Xuandu could be appreciated and valued by Li Daoxu, Zhang Suqing, and Xu Wugui, not for nothing. Of course, now the name of Zhang Jingxiu will be added to this list. Of course, it's one thing to appreciate, and quite another to have different positions.

Zhang Jingxiu re-spoke: "I wonder if you still have any questions or objections?"

Zuo Yuhan said softly: "Zuo has no objection, but there is a question, who are the three leaders?"

Li Xuandu replied on his behalf: "Naturally, it is the Great Heavenly Master, the Great Sword Immortal, and the 'Heavenly Sword' Qin Sect Master of Liaodong. ”

Zuo Yuhan was silent for a moment, then nodded, "I understand." ”

At this moment, someone walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Su Rang, Su Rang nodded, waved him to step back, and then said to Zhang Jingxiu and Li Xuandu: "There is news from outside, the people are coming over soon, please move for the time being." ”

Zhang Jing said: "The last time Poor Dao came to this Great Bao'en Temple, it was twenty years ago, and now he is visiting the old place again, and he is just going to walk around again." Zifu, how about you walk around with Poor Dao?"

Everyone knew that Zhang Jingxiu was going to take the opportunity to have a secret conversation with Li Xuandu alone, so naturally he would not come forward to join in the fun, and Wu Zhen said: "It's okay, when we get to Shen, we will meet here again." ”

After that, the sect masters dispersed, this Da Bao'en Temple was a good place to enjoy the scenery, and the gentry of Jinling Mansion headed by the Qian and Su families were accompanied, and they did not worry that there was nothing to do during this time.

Qin Su hesitated a little, glanced at Li Xuandu, and didn't know whether to stay, so at this moment, Bai Xiushang spoke: "Susu, you are the first time to come to the Great Bao'en Temple, right? I am a frequent visitor here, almost once a year, this time I will accompany you to walk around and see the scenery in this Great Bao'en Temple, how about it?"

Li Xuandu nodded at Qin Su, and Qin Su said softly, "Then there is Sect Master Laobai." ”

Sect Master Bai chuckled and said, "Is it still called Sect Master Bai? I'm your elder, and I can always afford the word 'aunt', right?"

Qin Su's face was slightly red, and he didn't know if it was shyness or other reasons, so he said in a low voice: "Aunt Bai." ”

Bai Xiushang took the initiative to step forward and hold her hand and pulled her towards the door.

Qin Su glanced back at Li Xuandu again, like a poor woman who had been sold to people by a ruthless husband, which made Li Xuandu couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

After only Li Xuandu and Zhang Jingxiu were left, Zhang Jingxiu led Li Xuandu to leave the Daxiong Treasure Hall through the side door and go in the direction of the Perfume River.

It's not the first time Li Xuandu has been here, but he has been watching the flowers before, and this is the first time he has walked through it.

Zhang Jingxiu glanced at the sparkling perfume river and said: "There are some things that are not easy to say and can't be said in front of others, but in front of Zifu, Poor Dao will speak bluntly." ”

Li Xuan ordered

Nod.

Zhang Jingxiu said: "After the battle in Beibi Mountain last year, Poor and Taiyun met and agreed on some things. ”

Li Xuandu's heart moved slightly, but his face was not obvious, "Great Heavenly Master, please speak." ”

Zhang Jingxiu pondered his words for a while, and said: "You must know, it is not appropriate to make too many enemies, we reintegrate the Daomen, so that the Daomen are unified, which has made the Confucianism extremely unhappy, if it is not for the fact that there is no leader in the Confucianism today, I am afraid that the Confucianism has already made a move, just like the sage of Xinxue suppressed the rebellion of King Ning, you and I will not be spared at that time." Now that there is a God-given opportunity, the hope of integrating the Dao Gate is just before, and at this time, we need to distinguish between priorities and priorities. ”

Li Xuandu said: "Dare to ask the Great Heavenly Master, what is the main and what is the secondary?"

"With the talent of Zifu, I should have understood it a long time ago. But since Zifu let Poor Dao say it himself, then Poor Dao will say it again. Zhang Jingxiu glanced at Li Xuandu, "The 'master' is the unification of the Daomen, the main opponent is the Confucianism, and the 'second' is the division between good and evil, and the division of the world." The rise and fall of this is temporary, but the inheritance of the Daomen is thousands of years, and now for the unification of the Daomen, the previous distinction between good and evil can be put aside for the time being. ”

Li Xuandu sighed, "The seven evil sects listed by the Great Heavenly Master should be exterminated, and they are all scenes. ”

Zhang Jingxiu also sighed leisurely, "There are some things, even if everyone knows them, but they can't say it, they can only hide it in their hearts, which is called tacit." If you put it into your mouth and tell the truth, you will be punished for your words. This truth, Zifu should understand. ”

Of course, Li Xuandu understood this truth, but he was a little discouraged and disappointed, he was silent for a moment, slightly adjusting his state of mind, and then asked, "I don't know what the Great Heavenly Master and the Holy Monarch have agreed?"

Zhang Jing said: "The Northwest Sects led by the Wudao Sect are deeply rooted and powerful, and if they want to completely exterminate them, I don't know how many people will die. If the three families join forces, who will confront the Northwest Daomen head-on? If the losses in the Northwest War are too heavy, the right to speak in the Daomen in the future will be weak, and there is even a danger of being annexed by the other two, so if they really want to fight, it is almost inevitable that each of them will preserve its strength. This is one monk carrying water to eat, two monks carrying water to eat, three monks without water to eat, before the emergence of a great palm sect, it is impossible to completely exterminate the northwest sects. ”

Li Xuan knew that Zhang Jingxiu was telling the truth, but he was still a little helpless, and said: "So the Great Heavenly Master and the Holy Monarch are secretly negotiating peace, and on the surface they are still incompatible, but in fact, they are all right, our side integrates the Daomen, and the Holy Monarch fights for the grassland." ”

Zhang Jing cultivated: "The things in this world are not what you want, exterminate the Seven Sects, it is easy to say, the upper and lower lips touch, but if you really want to do it, I don't know how long it will take and how much effort it will take." A generation has a generation's responsibility, our generation is to nominally unify the Daomen, as for the next, how to elect a great master, how to recover the Northwest Sects, so that the Daomen are essentially unified, that is the business of your generation, what we have not done, I hope your generation can finish it. ”

Li Xuandu nodded silently.

Zhang Jingxiu continued: "Of course, people have to look at the long term, but the important thing is the present, if the present can't get by, there will be no future, no future, what's the use of seeing far?"

Li Xuandu asked again, "But the words of the Great Heavenly Master have already been spoken

It's not good for us to do nothing. ”

Zhang Jingxiu smiled and said: "Of course you have to do something, but if you want to figure it slowly, you can first completely eliminate the half-dead Soap Pavilion Sect, as well as the True Inheritance Sect and the Hun Tian Sect hidden in the imperial capital, I think Brother Li Dao should be happy to uproot these two sects, because this is the power that the Empress Dowager can directly mobilize, if there is no them, the Empress Dowager can only rely more on the old Mr. Li, then Brother Li Dao's power and influence in the imperial capital will be on a higher level." Of course, Mr. Qin of Liaodong will also be happy to see it, and no one likes traitors. ”

Li Xuandu nodded: "Three of the seven, there are still four left, which is the core force of the Northwest Sects, although logically speaking, we will not continue to attack due to the many contradictions within ourselves, but we are not afraid of 10,000 just in case, if this happens, it is very likely that Taiyun will form an alliance with the Earth Master again to protect each other." ”

Zhang Jingxiu said: "When we are in this position, we can only talk about interests and disadvantages, not human feelings, poor Dao can make peace with Mr. Li, and of course the Holy Monarch can also make peace with the earth master." Sometimes, it is not up to us to divide or disagree, and if it is advantageous, it will be gathered, and if it is not profitable, it will be dispersed. Don't think the word 'profit' is ugly, what do you say for the sake of the world?"

Li Xuandu didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhang Jing said: "What is the government? The key lies in finance, and the great contradictions are there, as long as there is money, you can cover up the past and whitewash the peace." But without money, the disease of ringworm scabies will also become a serious illness of Shen Ke. What is involved in finance? Conscription, taxation, people's livelihood, military service, and all kinds of expenditures. Take raising soldiers as an example, for every additional soldier raised, there will be one less farmer, one less tax, and one more military salary, which is twice as much as when it comes and goes. In addition, there are some places that have suffered disasters, and there are countless grains, and there are only those who cook rice in pots, but there is no reason to cook in pots, can they eat the truth? Can they satisfy their stomachs? However, the grain and rice for disaster relief are not born out of thin air, and if they ask for money, where will the money come from, whether it will be the local treasury or the household treasury? Or should they be exempted from paying taxes for the coming year after the disaster relief, and if they fall short, where will they make up for it? Where will the money come from? Which of these is not related to 'profit'. If it is really as those scholars said, put aside the word 'profit' to talk about the common people in the world, then the so-called 'common people in the world' is an empty slogan, and the so-called saving the people from fire and water is just a castle in the air. ”

Zhang Jingxiu slowed down his tone and said softly: "Striving for fame and profit, there is no derogatory and praise, 'profit' will not fall out of thin air, you have to fight for yourself, for the sake of the common people in the world is actually to fight for the people." Some people are greedy for profit, some people are greedy for fame, but in fact, fame is also an invisible profit. If you fight for your own selfish interests, you will be scolded by others, but you must fight for the interests of the country, the people, and the people, and that is a good thing where righteousness lies. Therefore, whether it is poor Dao or Brother Li Dao, what we represent is not just us, we can't do what we want, let alone do whatever we want, let whoever you want to die, Zifu should also understand this truth. It is precisely because of this that the poor Tao will say that sometimes, it is divided or harmonized, and it is not up to us. The so-called happiness and enmity have long had nothing to do with us. ”

Li Xuandu understood in his heart that Zhang Jingxiu was convincing him to take the overall situation into account, Li Xuandu was disappointed in his heart, and understood that although this loyal elder was one step further than his master, he stopped there. As he said, a generation has a generation's responsibility and mission, and the next thing is to see the descendants.