Only the sound of footsteps could be heard, and the leaders of the various factions rushed in. Chu Danyang, the head of the Kunlun faction, bowed and said, "We have already discussed it with the senior brothers, and all parties have no objection to the proposal of the elder. ”

Liu Kang stood up and said with a smile: "This is the best, the old man thanked the heroes in advance." ”

After he finished speaking, he actually bowed deeply to the heads of the various factions.

Chu Danyang and the others hurriedly avoided the side, and said in their mouths: "I, who are reckless, how dare I accept the gift of the pavilion boss?!"

Liu Kang said: "Heroes, this is a contribution to the country, and the old man is grateful. Since everyone is working together, the old man's heart is also put back in his stomach. At the moment, the matter is urgent, please prepare for it, and let's set off immediately and go straight to Yong'an City. ”

The heads of the sect agreed, and then they left the main hall, and each ordered the people in their own sect to prepare to set off.

Liu Kang saw that Liu Yong and Li Qiufeng were still standing on the ground, so he smiled slightly and said, "I don't know what the two of you have planned?"

Liu Yong glanced at Li Qiufeng and arched his hand and said: "Since all the heroes of the rivers and lakes are willing to help the elders of the pavilion, there are not many factions in Duohua Mountain, and there are many factions in Shaohua Mountain. Liu didn't want to participate in this matter, so he resigned to the elder. ”

Liu Kang nodded and said: "The twisted melon is not sweet, everyone has their own ambitions, and the old man is inconvenient to be reluctant." It's just that Mr. Liu needs to know one thing, above Huashan, there is not only one sect in Huashan. There was such a big thing in the Central Plains, and the head of the Gui faction, Qiu, couldn't go in person, and Mr. Liu was the only one among the four masters of Huashan, just to prevent the Taihua faction from taking advantage of the situation. Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Yiming, the patriarch of the Taihua faction, rose to the rivers and lakes and occupied the Chaoyang Peak of Huashan, for more than 100 years, the Huashan faction and the Taihua faction have been fighting endlessly, and the two factions are called Huashan orthodoxy, which is really difficult to distinguish. It was only twelve years ago that the head of the Taihua faction led his masters to Huguang'an Luzhou to participate in the battle of Xingxian Wangling, and the whole army was annihilated, which gave the Huashan faction a great opportunity to dominate. It is precisely with this lesson that this time the head of Qiu sat in Huashan Luoyan Peak, and did not dare to leave Huashan half a step. Mr. Liu, the old man is right. ”

Liu Yong was silent, and only said after a while: "What Elder Ge said is good. It's just that Yuan Yiming was originally an outcast of the Huashan faction, and he created the Taihua faction to oppose this faction, and in the past hundred years, in order to subvert the orthodoxy of the Huashan faction, despicable means have been used I don't know how much. My Huashan faction is just guarding my duty, and I don't want to let the foundation of this faction for hundreds of years be ruined. ”

Liu Kang said with a smile: "Back then, Yuan Yiming was powerful in the martial arts, and all the celebrities of the Huashan faction allowed him to be the first person in the Huashan faction to be the first person in the century-old martial arts of the Huashan faction. It's just that at that time, the head of the Huashan faction was bent on passing on the position of head to his son, and secretly made a stumbling block, which provoked Yuan Yiming to break through the faction, and then founded the Taihua faction. In fact, the martial arts of the two factions come from the same source, and in terms of martial arts alone, it seems that the Taihua faction is stronger. Twelve years ago, the Taihua faction contributed to the imperial court, and the cabinet scholars had already voted to hand over all the peaks of Huashan to the control of the Taihua faction. It's just that the first emperor died, and this matter was put on hold......"

When Liu Kang said this, Liu Yong's face changed greatly, and his hands trembled slightly. Although Li Qiufeng has only known Liu Yong for a few days, he has always admired him for not being afraid of danger and faintly having the demeanor of a grandmaster. Unexpectedly, Liu Kang's few words made this world-famous star-picking swordsman chaotic, and he could hardly control himself.

Liu Kang continued: "Mr. Liu is a smart person, we can speak in a smart way. The battle of Yong'an City is now inevitable. Whether the Huashan faction participates or not has little impact on the overall situation. It's just that the luck of the various factions in the martial arts will inevitably change because of this battle. Master Qiu has strong martial arts and excellent wisdom, so although he is in the midst of internal and external troubles, he still sent Mr. Liu to lead his disciples to the Central Plains.

Liu Yong was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "What Elder Ge said is good. In the first battle of Yong'an City, Ge Lao gambled on the world, and we gambled on the survival of the sect, what I said was right?"

"Not bad. Since Mr. Liu understands the joints, do you still want to leave?" Liu Kang smiled slightly, and after finishing speaking, he took another sip of tea.

Liu Yong said: "If my Huashan faction participates in the battle of Yong'an City, can the elder of the pavilion guarantee that the Huashan faction will live on Huashan Luoyan Peak forever?"

Liu Kang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I can pack tickets for the Songshan faction, but I can't with the Huashan faction." Mr. Liu, do you want to know why?"

Liu Yong said: "I would like to hear about it. ”

Liu Kang stood up and paced slowly in the main hall, saying as he walked: "If you want to fulfill the wishes of Master Qiu and Mr. Liu, the battle of Yong'an City will only succeed, not fail." It's just that to tell the truth, the old man has no chance of winning this battle. As soon as Yong'an City is lost, the world will compete with each other, and it is not yet known who will win and who will lose, so how can the old man guarantee that the Huashan faction will eventually be rewarded by the imperial court? In addition, the Taihua faction has gradually recovered its vitality in the past ten years, although it is not as good as when it was in its heyday 12 years ago, but it has forced the Huashan faction to be careful in everything and dare not compete with the Central Plains martial arts. Although this is not a fortunate thing for the Huashan faction, it is extremely rare for one party to be safe. Mr. Liu, you have to remember one thing, the court will never allow one sect to dominate the country! If any gang wants to take the lead, the court will definitely try to subvert it. You see that the two factions of Shaolin and Wudang are both famous in the world, if one of these two factions declines, the other faction must not last long. ”

Liu Yong said: "If this is the case, even if my Huashan faction participates in the battle of Yong'an City, wouldn't it be of any benefit?"

Liu Kang said: "Mr. Liu's words are wrong. If the Huashan faction is willing to help the old man, it can maintain its position in the rivers and lakes. If they do not participate in this matter, they will inevitably be annexed by the Taihua faction. The weight of the two benefits is the heavier, and the lesser of the two evils. The Huashan faction is alone in Shaanxi, which has been tabooed by the imperial court, and it is not easy to maintain the current power. Mr. Liu, you have to think twice. ”

Liu Yong smiled miserably and said, "A master playing chess invisibly forces the opponent into a desperate situation. The elder of the pavilion has already laid out the formation, and there is an abyss ahead, and the Huashan faction can only move forward, so why think twice before acting?"

Liu Kang said: "This is not necessarily the case, the big idea still needs Mr. Liu to take it." Besides, if Mr. Liu is not angry, even if he arrives in Yong'an City, he only wants to protect himself and refuses to contribute, which is not beautiful......"

Liu Yong arched his hand and said: "Elder Ge doesn't need to say much, Liu knows how to do it." ”

Liu Kang said: "Among these six or seven hundred heroes of the rivers and lakes, when it comes to martial arts and wisdom, they all respect Mr. Liu. Let's go to Yong'an City this time, and ask Mr. Liu to take a lot of trouble to help us do this. ”

Liu Yong nodded, turned around and walked out of the hall. It's just that when he passed by Li Qiufeng, he nodded lightly to him, with a slight apology in his eyes.

After Liu Yong walked out of the palace gate, Liu Kang smiled slightly and said to Li Qiufeng: "Right now, there are only two of you and me left in this hall, you might as well say it directly." Liu Yong is extremely smart, and with his help, let's defend Yong'an City, and we are a little more sure. Virtuous nephew, don't you really want to help the old man?"

"I don't want to!" Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice, "The elder of the pavilion is worthy of being the old minister of Huanhai, and he lures Songshan and other sects with benefits, and forces them with force against the Huashan faction. It's just that you use such means to let the heroes of the world contribute to you, won't you feel ashamed in your heart?"

Liu Kang laughed and said, "The old man has worked hard for the people of the world, how can he be ashamed?"

Li Qiufeng snorted and said, "After the elder of the pavilion, I heard that he bought a field house in Jiangnan and bought thousands of hectares of fertile land. In order to avoid paying the field tax, many people put the fields in the name of the elder, and this alone will make a lot of income every year. Those opponents who want to restore the prestige of Dongchang and Jinyiwei are bound to be like when the first emperor was in charge, and the world was shaken. A civil official like Ge Lao has to worry every day that the matter of the field house will be known to the imperial court. In the past few years, Lord Liang, Lord Zhou, and Lord Lin of Zhishi have all become big landowners in the south of the Yangtze River, and each family's land is more than 5,000 hectares. And if the officials in various localities take off their official robes, who is not the biggest landlord in the locality? Although the elders of the pavilion keep saying that they stand up for the people of the world, this is of course somewhat true. It's just that if you weren't worried that the farm house would be lost and you couldn't leave it to your children and grandchildren, would your old man still be so helpful and running around?"

Liu Kang's face changed, he pondered for a moment, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "You have been a brocade guard for five years, and you really have a good understanding and bearing, which is different from the past, and you are no longer that reckless young man." It's just that you have become like this, and your master and I don't know whether we should be happy or worried. ”

(End of chapter)