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In the days when Xu Beiyou left Jiangdu, a lot of things happened in Jiangdu.

After the cardinal archbishop Li Fenggu from the extreme west defeated Master Xuelang in the debate of Dabao'en Temple, he challenged the second person, whose status was not inferior to Master Xuelang, and even surpassed, it was Qian Muzhai, a Confucian gentleman.

There are a total of eight great gentlemen in Confucianism, among which the four young gentlemen who are expected to take over the position of the leader of Confucianism are Chen Gongyu, Li Qingyu, Xie Suqing, Ye Daoqi, and four older gentlemen, headed by Sun Shiwu, and Qian Muzhai is also one of them.

Qian Muzhai is now eighty-three years old, self-proclaimed Dongjian old man, is the suzerain of the Jiangnan literary circle, but also the poetry giant, the author of "Mu Zhai Poetry Copy", "You Xue Ji", "Beginner Collection", "Writing Collection", etc., and proficient in Zen theory, and "Lengyan Sutra Meng Copy" and "Diamond Heart Sutra Commentary", etc., Shilin is honored as Mr. Yu Shan, the status is extremely respected, Xie Suqing has asked this old gentleman many times when he was young, even if this Kang Le Gong has now become the second assistant of the cabinet, he is still treated as a teacher.

Li Fenggu challenged Qian Muzhai with the power of a great victory, which naturally caused the entire Jiangnan to be shaken, and Qian Muzhai had no choice but to refuse.

The two are scheduled to debate in the Jiming Temple, the debate caused by the momentum is even more than the last time with the Xuelang master in the Dabao'en Temple, after the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River heard the news, they called friends and gathered in the Jiming Temple, to watch this grand event together, and even the scholars from Huizhou, Shuzhou, Shaanzhou and other places rushed to this place regardless of the distance.

On the day of the debate, there were more than 1,000 Confucian scholars in Jiming Temple alone, and if you add monks, Taoists, rich people, monks and others, there are nearly 2,000 people.

However, under the watchful eyes of more than 2,000 people, Li Fenggu and Qian Muzhai argued fiercely for three hours, and finally ended with Qian Muzhai losing this world-renowned debate.

When Qian Muzhai was helped out of the field by his disciples, Li Fenggu not only sat where he was, but also arrogantly said that he would sit here and accept anyone's challenge, and as long as one of them could defeat him, he would immediately leave Middle-earth and return to the extreme west.

One against a thousand.

Waves rise again.

After the news came out, there were thousands of people from all over the country in the Jiming Temple, which had gathered two thousand people, and there were thousands of people from all over the country one after another, and the Confucian scholars alone amounted to 3,000 people, and even crowded in the Jiming Temple, many later people could only bring their own felt carpets, cushions and other things, and sit on the ground outside the mountain gate, in fact, these later people were destined not to participate in this unprecedented and unprecedented, and they couldn't even hear the content of the debate, but don't worry, soon the full-time people imitated the rules of the big country when they played against each other, and the content of the debate was passed out and announced。

This intensifying debate has gradually attracted many big names who should not have been here.

The first to come here is the Confucian Mr. Liu Zhengqing, whose qualifications are almost the same as Mr. Qian Muzhai, the two are called "Qian Liu" in Jiangnan, often exchange letters, the content of the letters is circulated by the world's scholars, Li Qingyu is only a rising star in the Jiangnan Shilin, Qian Muzhai and Liu Zhengqing are the real Taishan Beidou.

Then it is the head of the Tang family in Shuzhou, Tang Shengyun, his father and ancestors have gone through the two dynasties of the Great Zheng and Daqi, all of them are in charge of Shuzhou, to his generation, although he has never been outstanding, but the Tang family is still a first-class local tycoon, whether it is the chief official of the three divisions of the Yamen of Shuzhou, or the important minister of the Houjun Governor's Office, the first thing after taking office is to visit the Tang family, which has been rooted in Shuzhou for hundreds of years, and even the Metropolitan Governor Wei Ban and the current Prince His Royal Highness Xiao Bai, when he was stationed in Shuzhou, he also came to the door, which shows the special status of the Tang family.

In addition to these two people, there are also Yu Kuang, the left governor of the rear army stationed in Huzhou, the mound python, the sick tiger, the human cat, Flying bear, and known as the four famous generals after the Wei ban, but over the years people and cats trapped in the temple, the sick tiger has gone through ups and downs, and the only one who really leads the troops is the mound python, but now there is another flying bear, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this famous general who has been dormant in the palace of the king of Qi for many years is clearly aiming for the new dynasty, it is conceivable that as long as His Royal Highness the prince ascends the throne and becomes the third emperor of Daqi, then Yu Kuang, the old minister of the hidden palace, is bound to soar into the sky, and may even succeed Wei Ban to become the third governor of Daqi.

This vast and long debate has been carried out until the time of the lantern, there is still no sign of the end, not only no one left in advance, but there are constantly new people pouring here, the crowd of people, the whole Jiming Temple is brightly lit, comparable to the legendary city that never sleeps in the Western Regions.

During this period, another group of women came here, and several young women entered it directly without concealing their identities.

Li Qinglian, the son of Lian, Wu Yu, the poppy beauty, and Xiao Zhinan, the princess.

Compared with several young women, several older women are much more subtle and low-key, each concealing his identity and quietly entering.

The Sword Sect advocated Xue Yao, the concubine Qin Mumian, and Tang Shengyun's sister Tang Shengyue.

Jiming Temple is becoming more and more lively and noisy, and the voices of people are boiling, becoming the focus of the entire Jiangdu City.

Dozens of Confucian scholars "besieged" Li Fenggu together, and the scholars responsible for delivering the "war report" were already hoarse, and they didn't know how much tea they had poured out, but their throats were still hoarse and smoking.

This battle lasted for a day and a night, and the scholars who debated with Li Fenggu had changed several times, and even many spectators could no longer support it, but Li Fenggu was still full of energy, clear thinking, and powerful words.

At this time, nearly 100 people have been "withdrawn" by Li Fenggu, even if it is a wheel battle of many scholars, it is still inevitable to show a decline, or to say that the defeat has been revealed, and no one who originally watched the battle is willing to take advantage of the danger at this time, so they began to leave one after another.

Among the people who left were Zhang Xueyao and Xiao Zhinan, the "mother-in-law and daughter-in-law".

The two walked side by side on the street that was much angrier than usual, and Zhang Xueyao asked, "How do you feel when you see this Li Fenggu?"

Xiao Zhinan shook his head and said calmly: "I can't see clearly, and I can't see through it." ”

Zhang Xueyao said slowly: " The Sword Sect has dealt with these Extreme West Sea Merchants many years ago, and knows many of them powerful sea merchants, I have sent people to ask Li Fenggu about the origin of many sea merchants from the Far West, according to these sea merchants, Li Fenggu is very famous in the Far West, born in a family called Augustus, the status of this family in the Far West is not much different from your Xiao family's status in Daqi, there are many so-called kings and bishops, and this Li Fenggu is the best person in this surname, he himself is the heir to the throne, but he took the initiative to give up the throne to enter the sect called the Holy Church, and is regarded as a person who is expected to become the head of the Holy Church, according to them, that is, the Pope. ”

Xiao Zhinan was silent for a moment and said, "That is, a figure similar to the head disciple of the Dao Sect, who has traveled thousands of miles to come to us to preach?"

Zhang Xueyao shook her head and said: "It's not the same, it is said that there are dozens of cardinal archbishops under the Pope, and the next pope is elected from these dozens of cardinal archbishops, and Li Fenggu is different, he is the leader of the cardinals, also known as the deputy pope and the second pope, and his status is equivalent to the position of the head of the peak that the Daomen Tianchen Dazhen once held." ”

Xiao Zhinan nodded, "It turned out to be a peak master who was expected to inherit the position of the sect. ”