The drinking banquet in the cool hall continued, Mei Ruoxu picked up a chopstick lotus root and put it in her mouth, but she couldn't eat anything.

This Wudang elder has not left the mountain gate for more than ten years, and has been concentrating on teaching his disciples in the mountains for many years, teaching swordsmanship. In recent years, more and more Wudang disciples have become famous for their swordsmanship, and there is Mei Ruoxu's contribution behind this.

After all, after losing to the Chengtian swordsman in the Sword Mansion, although Mei Ruoxu claimed to be in seclusion, she still couldn't swallow that breath. Recently, because of a secret matter, at the request of Lu Yinxi, the head of Wudang, he set off to come to Baiyu Jingzhong for a few days, and he didn't want to meet the chamberlain to invite the Wudang master into the palace.

The Zongsheng Shrine in the south of Baiyu Jingnan is the dojo of Louguan Dao, and Louguan Dao and Wudang are one and two, two and one relationship. When the Taizu of the Yu Dynasty conquered the world, Dong Zhenren, the ancestor of Wudang, went out of the mountain to help the real dragon and made a lot of meritorious achievements. So Yu Dynasty Taizu appointed Dong Gong, the founder of Wudang, as the host of the largest Taoist building at that time, and built a dojo for Dong Zhenren in Wudang and Baiyu Kyoto, and the dojo of Wudang Mountain is the Five Dragons Temple, and the Baiyujing is called the Zongsheng Temple.

The Yu Dynasty worshipped Laozi Li Dan as the ancestor, so Louguandao's dojo in Baiyujing also had special political significance.

Since he is appointed as the boss of Louguandao, Wudang has to take on the responsibility of being the boss. Louguan Dao is the most revered Lao Tzu among the Taoist lineages, and it is also the most insistent on Lao Tzu's nonsense, so the relationship with Buddhism is the most tense. Since Wudang has become the eldest brother of Louguandao, the relationship with Shaolin, the leader of Buddhism, is not much better.

Now Mei Ruoxu is sitting in the Qingliang Palace, and the four bright bald heads opposite him make him really impatient.

Wudang and Shaolin, as the two sects closest to the imperial court and the leaders of Buddhism and Taoism, have actually not had a bad relationship. However, at this time, Mei Ruoxu was not in the mood to talk and laugh with the four bald heads in front of her.

Four months ago, some people in the rivers and lakes said that they had seen the traces of the Dao Sage in Zhongnan Mountain, and this news made Wudang attach great importance to it. And a month ago, someone said that he had seen the Dao Saint in Bai Yujing. Therefore, Lu Yinxi asked Mei Ruoxu, an elder, to rush to Bai Yujing to find out the traces.

Although the Three Saints and Seven Sects were cited as a first-level master by the Jianghu people, it was the knowledge of the Jianghu people, and it was nothing.

Almost all the masters knew that the Three Saints and the Seven Sects were not of the same level, and the Three Saints were far more magical than the Seven Sects.

For example, Dao Sage Wuming, no one knows when Wuming was born, he seems to have been living in the world.

Now this Yu Chao is looking at the moment when he can't last a few years, and Wu Ming is a Taoist saint who has seen the beginning and the end of the dragon in the rivers and lakes.

The previous dynasty was about to die, the world was in turmoil, and when the Taizu of the Yu Dynasty was about to die in Kyushu, Wuming was also a well-known Taoist master.

Even when the previous dynasty was not established, there was a record of Wuming in the records of the Great Gate Sect.

Such a character will naturally attract the covetousness of the two figures of Buddhism and Taoism, after all, whether it is longevity or longevity, as well as the meaning of the Taoist sanctuary, it is too worthy of being chased by various sects and forces from all sides.

"I really can't imagine that you are all in Baiyu Jingzhong. Li Xu said with a smile that the appearance of the four first seats of Shaolin Temple and a Wudang elder in Baiyujing made Li Xu feel a little wrong in addition to being lucky.

The emperor wondered if there was any change in the rivers and lakes, or some divine weapons were about to be born, so he let these masters suddenly appear in Bai Yujing.

"Your Majesty, it's not anything else, there are two main reasons. First, on the Buddha's birthday, the Buddha bone relics of Famen Temple were invited to go to the temple to make offerings and hold a waterway puja, and now the puja is completed just to escort the Buddha's bones back to Famen Temple. ”

The first Dharma Ren of the Bodhi Hall served as the left street monk of the imperial court, and he had also entered the palace when the Dharma was held in the palace before, and he had several encounters with Li Xu. This big monk looked white and chubby, but his eyes were full of light.

"Second, I heard that the Dao Saint appeared near Bai Yujing, so I wanted to ask the Dao Saint for advice. ”

Li Xu also heard Li Congxian mention the legends on the rivers and lakes in the palace, all said that this Taoist saint is the true immortal of the earth, martial arts cultivation to the extreme point of the world, there is a saying that he is a person in the Warring States Period, once got the guidance of Lao Tzu, found a stone tablet on the coast of the East China Sea, which is full of tadpole words, he observed ten years of enlightenment, and since then he has become immortal and immortal is a little crazy.

There are also people who say that this Taoist saint is a disciple of the Heavenly Master Dao Sun Enlu Xun during the Two Jin Dynasty, and was defeated by Liu Yu with the rebellion of the Heavenly Master Dao, and went to sea by boat, and later drowned in the ocean, and came to the ancient city in the sea where the Shenjun was sleeping, and was taught the immortal method by the disciples of the Shenjun.

All in all, it's bizarre and unbelievable, and it is estimated that no one will believe in his existence except for believers in Buddhism and Taoism.

"Your Majesty, the so-called Dao Saint is just far-fetched by the Jianghu people. This faction Lu Yinxi is the first emperor Qinfeng to protect the country Lingyou Zhenren, martial arts alone in the martial arts, those laymen did not include Lu Zhenren in the three saints, nor did they add the name of the seven sects, it can be seen that the three saints and seven sects are all gossip. This Dao saint, Wu Ming can be it, then Dongfang Shuo and Kou Qianzhi can be it. ”

As an elder of Wudang and an authority on Taoism, Mei Ruoxu pointed out to the emperor that the reason why such a legendary figure would become a Taoist saint was purely because the people in the rivers and lakes were bored, and they wanted to find a similar opponent for the hidden Shi Shengbai Zhang Huaihai and the Confucian saint Chu Fengge.

"Your Majesty, this Mei Daoist is so unreasonable. How can the Dao Sage go to compare with Dongfang Manqing? A few days ago, someone claimed to have seen the Dao Sage in Bai Yujing, and dared to ask who in the world dared to say that he had seen Dongfang Shuo?" "The first Fa Cheng monk of the Luohan Hall and Mei Ruoxu are masters who became famous at the same time, and they have a lot of grievances with each other.

"Lao Dao saw it the year before last. "Mei Ruoxu was originally a cannon temper, and as soon as she was squeezed by Fa Cheng, she naturally exploded.

"Oh, I don't know what treasure the Oriental Immortals gave you, is it an immortal jujube that increases your strength, or a peach that prolongs your life?"

"Two pickles that can be eaten in two sauce jars, if the great monk wants to eat them, the poor Dao will ask the apprentice to send some to you. ”

Mei Ruoxu's answer made Li Xu laugh,

"Your Majesty, the poor monk has lost his manners, and I ask Your Majesty to punish you. ”

"Your Majesty was rude just now. ”

Li Xu smiled and shook his head.

These elders of Wudang Shaolin have come to martial arts, and secondly, they have wide influence in the court and in the rivers and lakes, and they are relied on by the imperial court, so they are very open when they see the emperor.

"I invite you here today for three main reasons. Li Xu sighed and said: "First, it is the Empress Dowager Xiaoci, my biological mother, who was posthumously sealed, and moved the tomb to be buried with the God Emperor. I'm going to hold a puja to transcend the undead on land and water. ”

Posthumously crowning the emperor's biological mother Yang Zhaoyi as the Empress Dowager of Xiaoci is a move by Li Xu, which can be regarded as a formal announcement that the Empress Dowager Wen has lost her most important identity, the unique empress of the God Emperor, and this heavy identity has been stripped away.

"Your Majesty's benevolence and filial piety are incomparable, and the poor monks are willing to pray for the Empress Dowager Xiaoci with the monks and nuns of the world. Fa Ren is such a clear figure, and immediately expressed support for Li Xu's actions.

After the bald donkeys said, Mei Ruoxu also hurriedly said that she was willing to lead the world's Taoists to pray for the Empress Dowager Xiaoci.

Li Xu nodded, and said that there was no need to be so excited, just hold it in the palace where Yang Zhaoyi lived in the palace.

Then Li Xu turned the topic to the real purpose of inviting the elders of Wudang and Shaolin this time.

"Now that the Uighurs are heading south, I will not hide from them, and the court will not grant any of the Uighur demands. Li Xu said to Mei Ruoxu and the four Shaolin monks who were sitting below and listening.

The emperor's statement made the faces of these five people different.

Compared with the uncontrollable excitement on the faces of the four monks, Fa Ren, Fa Hui, Fa Cheng, and Fa Lone, Mei Ruoxu had a trace of hesitation on her face.

These five are not fools, and they also have some understanding of the general trend in the world. They all knew that once the relationship between the imperial court and the Uighurs broke down, then the Manichaeism, which was now making trouble outside the palace gates all day long, would bear the brunt of the ruthless suppression of the imperial court.

For this change, the monks were naturally happy to set up immortal tablets for the emperor and the ministers in the court, but Wudang, the representative of the Taoist sect in the imperial court, may not be able to laugh.

After all, Manichaeism was their comrade-in-arms in the fight against Buddhism to prevent the bald donkeys from becoming the dominant family.

"It is certain that Dayu and the Uighurs will not get along. Li Xu said: "If you can't talk about it, you will hand over the army, and you need talents to hand over the army, if the young heroes under the Wudang Shaolin sect are willing to join the army, they can serve in front of the Hedong Army, make meritorious contributions, and I will not hesitate to reward." ”

The five of them agreed one after another, saying that their disciples would definitely join the army and serve the country. In fact, the effect of the young heroes fighting before going to the army is not very good. Unruly, they think very highly of themselves and do not listen to orders, and they often have low eyes, that is, they just add chaos to both sides of the enemy.

However, such a posture still needs to be had, and under the order of the imperial court, the Central Plains martial arts closely united under the banner of Dayu with His Majesty Li Xu as the core to wage war against the Uighur rebel Guangsheng, which has a lot of face.

Then came the part of the meat, and the four ninja brothers and Mei Ruoxu all vaguely guessed the third thing that the emperor asked.

If the Uighurs did not exist, Manichaeism was destined to be powdered with the Uighurs.

"The imperial court will ban Manichaeism, all Manichaean temples, property, and goods will be confiscated, and Manichaean monks must return to the people. Li Xu officially announced to them that the imperial court would ban Manichaeism.

Next, Li Xu announced a headhunting order, in order to deal with the possible Manichaean masters, he needed Shaolin and Wudang to cooperate with the ministers of the imperial court to capture and kill the Manichaean masters.

"Exterminate the neutral and meritorious people and sects of Manichaeism, and the imperial court will not hesitate to reward them. Li Xu drew a big pie next, but he was sure that the enthusiasm of the Shaolin Buddhists to kill Manichaeism did not need such an incentive at all.

Since then, Manichaeism has lost its official background, and has become a cult that everyone shouts about, just like the Taiping Dao, the Wusheng Sect, the White Lotus Dao, and the Heavenly Master Dao.

"The poor monk must lead his disciples to gather the righteous path of martial arts and exterminate the Demon Sect!"

Dharma stood up excitedly, and the hundreds of years of hard work of the Buddhists finally succeeded.

"Wudang is also willing to be edicted to exterminate the Demon Sect. Mei Ruoxu couldn't lag behind, so he hurriedly expressed his support.

Li Xu nodded in affirmation of the enthusiasm of the religious circles. The word Demon Sect that popped out of Fa Ren's mouth reminded Li Xu of the novels he had read before, and the thought of organizing the Righteous Path Sect to exterminate the Demon Sect made him feel like a role-play.

The only regret is that I don't know if Wudang has a disciple named Zhuo Yihang, and if so, he can play with the story of the white-haired witch with the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect.

"There must be hidden masters of the Demon Sect in Bai Yujing, and they have instigated the foolish people to make trouble several times, and I am very annoying. Li Xu said: "I also ask a few elders to help me exterminate the demon sect bandits in Bai Yujing after notifying the sect in the gate." ”

While he was talking, the fat eunuch Huang Shiliang rushed from outside the door in a few steps, walked to his ear and reported to Li Xu.

"There are masters who break into the palace. ”