After the end of this Qingping meeting, Li Xuandu was ready to leave Liaodong, and in addition to Qin Su, he was also late. As for Shi Wuyue and Ning Yi, the two of them were preparing to return by land, which was not the same route as Li Xuandu.

This time, Li Xuandu planned to take the sea route, pass through the East China Sea by sea, land in Chuzhou, and go to Luzhou. The reason why this is so is because Zhang Haishi also wants to lead Li Ruyan and other Li family children back to the East China Sea, and he just invites Li Xuandu to go the same way.

Li Xuandu spent a confused Lantern Festival, all kinds of miscellaneous things and human contacts were mixed together, so that Li Xuandu didn't even see half of the lantern, from beginning to end, there was no leisure, and then he had to embark on the road again.

This time back to the Taiping Sect, Li Xuandu planned to finish the things that had not been done before, although it was Mr. Shen Da and Zhang Jingxiu who pushed him to the position of the suzerain of the Taiping Sect, but this was just an empty name, and it was not until after the battle of Beibi Mountain that Li Xuandu could be regarded as gaining a firm foothold, and then by joining forces with Mrs. Lu, he grasped part of the real power in the Taiping Sect. In today's Taiping Sect, no one has the final say, and Li Xuan is not like a sect master, but more like an elder with a special status. Therefore, Li Xuandu's return to the Taiping Sect this time is to bring his reputation after returning from the Golden Horde, the strength of the alliance with Liaodong, and the cultivation of the soaring realm, to completely master the Taiping Sect.

As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, whether Li Xuandu is to protect the Taiping Sect or to treat the Taiping Sect as a sword in his hand, internal unity is very necessary, and it is best to have only one voice.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Xuandu and Qin Su left Chaoyang Mansion for Shishikou, which was the largest port in the entire Liaozhou, where most merchant ships had to dock, and the ships of Qingweizong also docked here. However, Li Xuandu and Qin Su did not take the ship of Qingweizong, Qin Su had a boat of his own, which was also given to her by Qin Qing not long ago, and she once took this boat to see Su Yuncheng.

Strictly speaking, this is a warship, whether it is the Replenishing Heaven Sect or the Qingwei Sect, they have formed a huge fleet, Li Daoxu described it as "fighting swords and merchants", in peacetime, these fleets are merchant ships, in troubled times, they will be transformed into warships, as long as they are loaded with artillery. In front of these warships, the sailors who had been abandoned by the imperial court for many years were both rotten and old, not worth mentioning at all, and were vulnerable.

However, there is a difference between the two, no matter what, the foundation of the Qin family is still on land, or in the iron cavalry, so they don't pay too much attention to the warship. But Qing Weizong is different, since the beginning of the establishment of the sect, Qing Weizong is rooted in the East China Sea rather than Qizhou, plus Qing Weizong has subdued a large number of pirates, so Qing Weizong attaches more importance to the development of the fleet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the fleet under his command is invincible in the world, if necessary, Li Daoxu can command the fleet to sweep the states and capitals along the coastline one by one, all the elite forces of the Great Wei are concentrated in Liaodong and the northwest inland, followed by the area of Gyeonggi Zhili, the coastal line is basically empty of troops, occupied by local forces, and most of them are not the opponents of Qingweizong。

This is where the confidence of the Qingwei Sect to intervene in the decision-making of the temple many times lies.

Li Xuandu boarded Qin Su's ship, surrounded by Qing Weizong's ships, Li Xuandu grew up in the East China Sea, and he was no stranger to ships, these ships were not loaded with goods, but according to the draft, they should be loaded with artillery.

Zhang Haishi also boarded Qin Su's boat, holding a bamboo cane, standing on the bow of the boat, standing in the wind, his clothes fluttering. Li Xuandu came to Zhang Haishi's side and asked softly, "Senior brother, what is Qingwei Sect going to do?"

Zhang Haishi glanced at him, "What do you say? Don't you know the old man's temperament?"

Li Xuandu frowned, "The old man can't be the emperor." ”

Zhang Haishi sneered, "If you can do it, you won't do it." Among today's masters, there are only two people I can't see through, one is Xu Wugui, and the other is the old man. The two of them are very strange, obviously they are not quiet and inactive people, but they don't like to be emperors. Xu Wugui wants to be an emperor's teacher, he always wants to train an emperor by himself, let the emperor listen to his teachings, if it doesn't suit his wishes, he will be deposed directly, and then replaced by an obedient person, and he doesn't know who to be angry with, this is about the highest state of being a good teacher. The old man, he doesn't like to show his face, he always likes to hide behind the scenes, just like a double reed, put a puppet in front, and what really speaks is the person hiding behind the puppet, even if he wants to do something disagreeable, he has to pretend to be deceived. These two people have one thing in common, that is, they like to manipulate others, and they have to do what they want, and as for the empty name, they don't particularly care. The ones who really care about fame are Zhang Jingxiu and Taiyun, such people are not terrible. Because fame is also a kind of bondage, for the sake of fame, Taiyun pushed Song Zheng to Xu Wugui, and for the sake of fame, Zhang Jingxiu was willing to take the initiative to seek peace. What is the difference between fame and fortune? ”

Li Xuandu said thoughtfully: "The master gave up the position of the sect master to find a cover, and the great heavenly master gave up the position of the sect master, seeking to promote the false name of the juniors." ”

Zhang Haishi said: "The reason why this is the case is because the two of them don't know each other. Zhengyizong's family background is too thick, Zhang Jingxiu has been destined to be a great heavenly master since the day he was born, and the old man's career will be much later and tortuous. When the old man was young, the world was still in chaos, so he could only hibernate until the first chaos appeared, and the old man was already old, so the old man pinned his hopes on the senior brother. You will know the next thing, the senior brother died, and the old man who originally decided to fly away stayed in the world, and accepted many disciples, including you. ”

Li Xuan was taken aback, "Could it be that Senior Brother's death has nothing to do with Master? If not, why has Second Senior Brother been at odds with Master for so many years?"

Zhang Haishi's face turned cold, and he snorted coldly: "If you want to know what happened back then, just ask the person concerned, don't ask me." ”

Li Xuan knew that the second senior brother was already very unhappy, so he stopped asking each other. The person in charge back then, the murderer didn't know who it was, the senior brother Situ Xuance was dead, and only Li Daoxu was left, but now was not the time to see Li Daoxu.

The two brothers were silent for a moment, Zhang Haishi softened his tone and said, "You have to be careful yourself, your current actions are a little out of line, do you know what you are doing?"

Li Xuandu said in a deep voice: "I know. ”

Zhang Haishi narrowed his eyes, "It's nothing to chase the world, it's nothing more than a change of surname, the gentry are still the gentry, the people are still the people, but if you shake the foundation of some people, you will die." ”

Li Xuandu was silent for a long time.

He understood that Zhang Haishi was not alarmist, because the national teacher would die, and he would not be stronger than the national teacher. But he didn't quite understand who some of the people here were.

Zhang Haishi paused on the deck under his feet with the bamboo cane in his hand, and continued: "You have just been to the Golden Horde, you should understand one thing, the old Khan is dead, and there is no problem for you to support any Khan prince and grandson, even if it fails, it may not be driven out, because this is just a matter of becoming a king and defeating a villain." But if you find a random person, or a Semu person, or an ordinary herdsman, and you want to support him as the Khan King, then all the Khan princes and sons will unite and destroy you first, so that you will die without a place to bury. What is the difference between the Central Plains and the Golden Horde?"

Li Xuandu softly repeated the words of the second senior brother, and then said, "It's no different. ”

Zhang Haishi said angrily: "Of course there is no difference, those emperors, those who were scared to death, those who fell into the water, those who died in the hands of the palace maids, and those who died in the hands of the imperial doctor, isn't it strange? In the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism, it is the Daomen that loses, and it is the Confucianism that occupies orthodoxy. Who has the final say in this world? Is it the Daomen far away from the rivers and lakes?"

Li Xuandu was silent again.

Zhang Haishi said: "Senior brother is dead, dead cleanly, there is nothing left except a name, I don't want you to repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

Li Xuandu said softly: "There are some things, you should not ask if you can, but ask whether you should or not." ”

"Big talk. Zhang Haishi's tone was slightly cold, "The truth is everywhere, just open your mouth, but how many people can do it?"

Li Xuan didn't want to have an argument with the second senior brother, but he still said: "If you don't do it, they will always be shelved and won't fall to the ground." ”

Zhang Haishi's expression was complicated, and he let out a long sigh, "If you insist on doing it, then I hope it is not now." ”

Li Xuandu said in a low voice: "This is nature. ”