In the Heavens

The high-level funeral did not change the fact that Wulin was in depression. Except for a few big factions that remained strong, the overall strength of the guests from all parties had dropped a lot.

The most intuitive feeling is that the number of first-class schools has decreased significantly. Although most of them have retained their inheritance, the decline of their families has become inevitable.

Jianghu is the most realistic, and what determines status is always strength. It is the eternal theme of this world that a new generation replaces the old.

For example: Lin Yuantu, who had already gained fame in Fujian, has recently made a name for himself in the arena with his own seventy-two-way evil swordsmanship.

Even Changqingzi, known as "the best swordsmanship in the west of the Three Gorges", became a stepping stone on his way to fame, and the name of Fuwei Escort Bureau resounded all over the country for a while.

As the price of failure, the Qingcheng faction, which had already suffered a lot of casualties in the great battle between good and evil, once again suffered a sharp drop in prestige.

However, this has nothing to do with the Huashan faction. Although Li Mu has socialized with Changqingzi, it is not enough to help out.

What's more, this was lost in a fair contest. The famous decent family has the bearing of a famous decent family. If you lose, you have to admit it. Chang Qingzi himself didn't say anything, and it was even harder for outsiders to intervene.

The Huashan faction and Lin Yuantu insisted that there was a relationship, and that was also the old story of the Sunflower Book 30 years ago. At that time, Lin Yuantu was still a young monk in Southern Shaolin, representing Southern Shaolin, not himself.

Li Mu has never had a good impression of anyone who might plot against his own family. Nan Shaolin has never received an invitation letter, and Lin Yuantu is even less qualified.

Unless Jianghu scattered people can become number one in the world, they will be like that in the eyes of the famous sects, and they will not be able to rise to the stage. Without the management of several generations, it is impossible to gain everyone's acceptance.

The Fuwei Escort Bureau in the original book is an example. Until it was wiped out, no righteous sects came out to say a word of justice. The most important reason was that they were not in the circle.

If he was also a member of the Righteous Way camp, no matter how much his decline was, Yu Canghai would at most kill Lin Pingzhi's family to avenge his son, and he would definitely not be implicated in the irrelevant bodyguard Tsang Zishou.

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Li Mu, who was dressed in filial piety, waved his hand and said, "Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, this way please!"

What status deserves what treatment, regardless of the relationship between Huashan School and Shaolin Temple, but Shaolin is still the top in terms of reception standards.

Now, as soon as the funeral was over, Li Mu invited the two of them to have tea alone, as a gesture of friendship as a landlord.

In the quiet bamboo forest courtyard, one monk, one dutiful son, sat quietly around a burning tea.

As the host, Li Mu took the lead and said, "You two came from a long way to see off the head of the sect. Bu Mu thanked you here."

The chaos of the rivers and lakes was originally supported by mutual support. Chongxu and Fangzheng are willing to save face, so Li Mu will naturally not be rude.

Everyone is hanging out in the righteous circle, and it's better to support each other than to tear each other down. Even if there is a conflict, it is a private matter, and there is absolutely no reason to tear it up on the table.

Daoist Chongxu smiled slightly and said, "Leader Li, you are being polite. Sect Leader Ning has made great contributions to the righteous way. It's a pity that heaven is jealous of talents, and I should wait to give them a ride."

Ordinary people in the world may not know how Ning Qingyu died, but as the head of the Wudang School, Daoist Chongxu definitely knows the cause and effect.

The sentence "Heaven is jealous of talents" that is pretending to be regretful has already begun to use eye drops without any trace. Obviously, this pair of good friends in the original book is not as harmonious as shown in the film and television drama.

Needless to say, the reason is that only if the relationship between Huashan and Shaolin is not good, can the covenant be better fulfilled, and the combined forces of the two factions will suppress the old rival Shaolin, and keep the title of the world's number one faction that the Wudang faction just won.

As if he didn't hear Chongxu's words, Fang said without changing his face: "I am also very sorry about the matter of the head of Ning. But the matter is over, we have to look forward.

Now that the martial arts is becoming decadent, and the imperial court intends to reorganize the six sects, it is time for us to work together to deal with it.

Today's son is a hero of a generation, and it is obvious that he wants to control the martial arts. It has only been less than two years since I succeeded to the throne, and Shaolin taught me the heaviest lesson.

I'm afraid this is just the beginning. As far as I know, the imperial court has recently implemented a new policy and plans to start farming in Ningxia.

I'm afraid it's the prelude to the rain coming! "

Li Mu, who was originally sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, was not calm at this moment. Deep down in his heart, he had already scolded.

I don't know which "genius" came up with the idea, but these days I have to go to Ningxia to farm. It is clear that the Northwest is not chaotic enough, and wants to add fire to it.

The only consolation is that with this policy, it can be concluded that Emperor Zhengde is no longer a time traveler. No traveler would be foolish enough to go to Ningxia to farm.

Even if it is to engage in farmland, it is also to develop Liaodong. If you are more ambitious, you can also choose to recover Jiaozhi and develop the Red River Plain in the south.

Li Mu didn't care whether the imperial court's New Deal failed or not. The point is that after such a toss, the Great Northwest is going to be messed up.

As the largest sect in Northwest China, it is inevitable to be impacted. Once a military disaster breaks out in Ningxia, the financial revenue of the Huashan faction will be very good.

If the military disaster spreads to Guanzhong, the situation will be even worse. Maybe the fragile finances of the Huashan faction will be directly brought to collapse.

If you know it, you know it, and the Huashan faction is powerless to stop it. With the decline of the Guanzhong family, the Huashan faction didn't even have anyone to help speak in the court.

After contemplating for a while, Li Mu asked solemnly, "I don't know what advice Master Fangzheng has?"

Now that the news has been told, Li Mu does not believe that Shaolin Temple is not prepared. In the event of a military disaster in the northwest, the Huashan faction will certainly suffer heavy losses, but the Buddhist sect will definitely not feel better.

With today's means, if a military disaster breaks out in Ningxia, it might come directly to a monk temple and disappear.

Among other things, the military expenses for taking down the monastery and temple properties along the way and sending troops to suppress the rebellion are estimated to be enough.

In contrast, a poor ghost like the Huashan School is a smelly and hard stone to the court. If you touch it, you won't see any benefits other than causing a show.

In case of a wrong operation, the Huashan faction is forced to reverse, and the entire Northwest should not think about peace. I can't guarantee anything else, it's not difficult to mess up for three to five years.

With the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, if you don't die in this way, you will lose half your life. Li Mu has reason to believe that the court's first target will still choose fat and fat persimmons.

Fangzheng replied calmly: "I can't talk about high opinion, in my opinion, the imperial court is a demon.

The people in the Northwest have always been tough, and we just need to wait and see what happens, and let the court retreat in the face of difficulties.

As far as I know, the ambitious King Anhua has long been ready to make a move, and now there is only one fuse missing.

Although Anhua King Zhu has little hope of seizing the throne, once Ningxia is bombed, it must be enough for the court to be busy for a while. "

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, Li Mu suddenly realized that Huashan Party's lack of control over the northwest. It was supposed to be the first news received by my family, but I got the news from Shaolin Temple first.

Since ancient times, treason has always been done secretly, and before it is launched, it will definitely be kept secret.

Now that Fangzheng knows so clearly, there is only one explanation: Shaolin Temple was involved, or someone from the Buddhist sect was involved.

It's just that they didn't know whether they approached King Anhua first, or King Anhua approached them first. Deep in his heart, Li Mu had already mourned for King Anhua.

It is not good to choose a partner, but to choose the most unscrupulous Shaolin Temple.

In order to ease the internal relations among the three giants, Fangzheng said it so carelessly now, but if the slightest bit of news leaked out, King Anhua would cool off in advance.

As for the Shaolin Temple, they didn't follow them to rebel. At most, they would just beat the side drums and add fuel to the flames behind their backs.

Regardless of whether King Anhua's rebellion is successful or not, he is the winner. As long as there is a military disaster, the imperial court will not be able to continue to suppress Shaolin Temple.

Li Mu asked calmly: "Master, what do you want my Huashan School to do?"

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. If such a confidential event is leaked out, it is absolutely impossible to just talk about it. There must be a deeper secret.

Fangzheng's expression suddenly became serious, and he said seriously: "Recently, the remnants of the Demon Cult, such as the Blood Knife Gate, the Magician Palace, Tianxie Temple, and the remnants of the Sun Moon God Sect, have fled to the northwest, wanting to join King Anhua Well, your faction just need to raise your hand and let them go.

In return, caravans under the banner of your faction can freely enter and leave Jiangnan, and everything along the way should be done according to the rules of the martial arts. "

It can be seen that Shaolin Temple really paid for it this time. It is not an easy task to use the remnants of the Demon Sect as a pawn.

In order to buy the Huashan faction, even the previous economic suppression was released at this moment. Obviously, the pressure brought by the imperial court is forcing Shaolin Temple to change its strategy.

Of course, the alliance between Huashan faction and Wudang is also an important factor. Combining the power of the alliance of the two factions, Shaolin Temple can't stop it even if it wants to, the difference is only in the time to open up the business route.

Li Mu hesitated. It seems that the Huashan sect doesn't need to do anything, but once these demonic sect forces take root in the northwest, the trouble will be their own.

It's just that compared to the pressure brought by the court, the remnants of the Demon Cult are actually just minor problems, at best they can only be regarded as boils.

Especially some time ago, all the sects of the Demonic Cult were under the siege of the Righteous Dao. Even if the Demonic Daoist sects escaped the scourge of extermination, they would inevitably suffer serious damage to their vitality.

Perhaps this trip to the Northwest was not only encouraged by the Shaolin Temple, but also forced to relocate due to the pressure of survival.

Running to Ningxia to join King Anhua, I am afraid that he also wants to rely on his support to restore his strength. If they knew that the past would soon be involved in a conspiracy, they would probably not be so active.

After hesitating again and again, Li Mu said indifferently: "Let them find a way to detour, as long as they don't show up in the pass.

In the next three years, my Huashan faction will observe filial piety. I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of the entire Northwest. Everything will be settled after the filial piety period is over. "

This decision means that Ningxia Wulin has been betrayed. Whether it is voluntary or not, they will not be able to escape the ensuing turmoil.

Just for his own benefit, Li Mu didn't care so much anymore. It can't be that the imperial court, while suppressing the martial arts, is also trying to count on the various factions of the martial arts to maintain local stability for the old Zhu's family, right?

The Huashan faction doesn't want to be a pawn in the game between the rivers and lakes and the court, so they can only push it away.

With the buffer of three years, the strength of the Huashan faction will be further improved, and it will be fine to come out and clean up the mess at that time.

Maybe they can also negotiate conditions with the imperial court. If they want to stabilize the situation in Ningxia as soon as possible, they cannot do without the cooperation of the Huashan faction.

From the beginning to the end, Daoist Chongxu laughed without saying a word. It seems that he has no interest in the deal between Shaolin and Huashan.

But from his eyes, Li Mu could still see the meaning of joy. As a royal family temple, Wudang really didn't want to confront the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, no matter what they think, in the eyes of the emperor, they are "self-inflicted with a sharp blade."

It is the monarch's instinct to guard against insignificance, and strong power is the cause of disaster. You can't expect a creature like the emperor to be nostalgic for the forces that may threaten your own rule.

If you don't want to stand out, you can only encourage others to do so. Shaolin Temple wants to teach the imperial court a lesson, and the Wudang sect is naturally happy to see it succeed.

If you want to survive in this world, you can't do without showing your strength. Only when the imperial court realizes that the martial arts factions are not easy to mess with, can the old events of the early years of the founding of the country not be repeated.

Perhaps the Northwest is just the beginning of the game between the two sides, and there will be collisions in more places.

The competitors that the little emperor will face next are not only the martial arts factions, but also local aristocratic families and civil and military officials in the court.

This is the price of being a hero. The more things you want to do, the heavier the backlash you will suffer.

Putting the New Deal in the hands of a group of eunuchs is in itself pushing the civil and military officials to the opposite.

I don't know if there is really no one available, or because the progress ahead is so smooth that I get carried away.

After negotiating a deal, the atmosphere eased a lot. It's just that the alliance of righteousness that Fangzheng wanted ended up in the end.

Daoist Chongxu obviously made up his mind to paddle the whole time, and was unwilling to participate in the game between the rivers and lakes and the court; Li Mu played passive sabotage again, trying to avoid this storm under the banner of keeping filial piety.