Chapter 59: The Story of the Year
Zhang Haishi suddenly remembered a joke that his senior brother Situ Xuance once said: "If you think the house is too dark and want to open a window in the house, others must have disagree, but if you propose to lift off the roof of the house, others will come to reconcile and agree to give in and open the window."
Although it is a joke, it breaks human nature with just one word. I always like to reconcile and compromise.
At this time, Li Yuanying's idea was like this. His original intention was to open a window, which means to nail Li Xuan to the outsider's identity, but he was afraid that Zhang Haishi would not agree, so he asked Li Rushi to lift the roof off, which means he disagreed with Li Xuandu as the leader of the Taiping Sect, and then Gu Yusheng proposed to open a window. This seemed to be concession and compromise, so Zhang Haishi had to agree.
But Zhang Haishi didn't like it very much. In his opinion, such compromise was no different from that of the market vendors. The price of things that were originally sold for one cent of silver was first increased to two cents of silver, and then to one cent of silver. It seemed that the price was reduced, but in fact it was still the original price. Li Yuanying's concession seemed to be a concession, but in fact it did not.
However, Zhang Haishi did not object immediately, but turned the topic away and said, "Just just now, this is like marrying a daughter, which gave me some other ideas. In fact, the third junior brother became the sect leader, and to give an inappropriate example, it was like a daughter-in-law. There were parents-in-laws on the top to be filial and serve, and husbands on the middle to take care of them. There were so many children under him to work hard, not only for hard work, but also not pleased both sides. Often, they did a lot of things, but they were still full of complaints. It was really a chore."
Li Yuanying and Gu Yusheng had an extremely obscure eye contact. Both of them were a little surprised. They did not expect that Zhang Haishi would say such words. This was not like the words that Mr. Second, who was known for his harshness, could say.
Li Yuanying smiled: "Senior brother has been too rewarded, and Yuanying is ashamed of being accused of taking responsibility."
Zhang Haishi said: "The East China Sea is more than 360 islands and the Imperial Capital City. The east wall has been repaired and the west wall has collapsed again. Don't work hard on any piece of it, and you can afford it."
"If we regard our Qingwei Sect as a big family, the third junior brother is the head of the family, the old sect leader is the parents-in-law, and the disciples below are children. From this perspective, when we go to Taiping Sect to be the sect leader of the Zifu, we are the daughter-in-law, and for our Qingwei Sect, it seems that nothing is wrong."
Li Yuanying and Gu Yusheng looked at each other, and were even more surprised, and at the same time they were a little worried, for fear that Zhang Haishi would have another "but".
As the saying goes, you will come whatever you are afraid of. Zhang Haishi really came with a "but" and said, "But then I thought about it, the reason why the third junior brother looks like a wife is because there is an old sect leader above. However, when Zifu went to Taiping Sect to be the sect leader, there was no 'in-law' to serve him. From this point of view, it is a bit inappropriate to compare Zifu to a daughter married from Qingwei Sect."
Li Yuanying and Gu Yusheng's faces changed slightly.
Zhang Haishi said softly: "What does marry a daughter? Su Yun's mother from Cihang Sect married Yan Feiqing of Zhengyi Sect. This is how to marry a daughter. If Zifu went to Liaodong and became the son-in-law of Qin Qing, she could also be called marrying a daughter. But now Zifu is going to Taiping Sect to be the leader of a sect, how could she become a daughter?"
Gu Yusheng whispered: "What should this be in the second uncle's opinion?"
Zhang Haishi smiled: "The third brother and sister entered the sect late, and some secrets in the sect are not very clear, which is reasonable."
Li Yuanying frowned.
Zhang Haishi looked at Li Yuanying again: "I forgot that some things about the old age are, one because they are old and the other because they are not very important, so not only the third brother and sister, but even the junior brothers and sisters are not very clear about it, and of course, they also include the sect leader."
Zhang Haishi's speech suddenly changed: "But Master Li and several older masters should know that."
Li Rushi had already guessed what Zhang Haishi was going to say, but he was scheming and had already said something to deal with it: "Of course I know, but I don't agree with this matter. What's the matter? "
"That's the reason." Zhang Haishi nodded, then turned his gaze to Gu Yusheng: "Three brothers and sisters, do you know the origin of my Qingwei Sect?"
Gu Yusheng was stunned. She knew that Qingwei Sect had been in the East China Sea for thousands of years, but before that, the origin of the Qingwei Sect's inheritance was unclear. For example, Zhengyi Sect has records of the Zutianshi destroying the witch sect, killing ghosts, and establishing the power of the one-aligned alliance. Xuannu Sect has the legend of Xuannu ascension and leaving the scriptures, Taiping Sect also has the inheritance of Taiping Tao, Jingzen Sect has the records of Tao Zuhua Hu founding the Western Sect, and other sects are also the same. Only few people know about Qingwei Sect.
"Do you know why the Qingling Palace where we are now called this name? Because the word "Qingling" corresponds to the "Taiping Qingling Sutra". "Zhang Haishi said: "In other words, our Qingwei Sect and Taiping Sect have the same clan and the same origin, and they are dependent on each other."
As soon as this statement came out, Qingling Palace was quiet. What he had known for a long time was naturally silent, while what he didn't know was shocked.
Gu Yusheng was the same, subconsciously looking at Li Yuanying. Li Yuanying frowned and looked deep. He really didn't know about this, but what annoyed him was that Li Rushi, the old man, didn't mention it at all in advance, which was really hateful. But he couldn't have an attack, because Li Rushi was not his subordinate, and could only be considered an ally. With the old sect leader, the status of the two was equal. From this point of view, Li Rushi was also reserved. This forced Li Yuanying to think more deeply. After all, Li Rushi was the old sect leader. Has the old sect leader hinted that he would make Li Rushi so conservative? If this is true, does it mean that the old sect leader has not completely given up on Li Xuandu?
Li Yuanying turned his mind a few times in an instant and did not speak.
Zhang Haishi continued: "Everyone knows that Taiping Sect is the inheritance of Taiping Dao. The Taiping Road building was about to collapse, and all the direct descendants of Taiping Patriarch died. Only some of the disciples of the side branch retreated to the current Taiping Mountain. The Taiping Road swept half of the world, and there were many factions, and each had their own territory. This is like a big family, with a distinction between the main sect and the side sect. Now the main sect has died, and naturally no one will obey the rest of the side sect. After suddenly joining forces, there will be many conflicts in order to fight for power."
Hearing this, everyone in the palace had already guessed the problem.
Zhang Haishi said: "The two major factions all regard themselves as authentic and regard each other as the left-handed. The Zhengyi Dao, Quanzhen Dao, Gezao Dao and other sects were far-reachingly influenced by Confucianism, while the two factions of Taiping Dao were deeply influenced by the Mohist school. The Mohist school had two major factions. The first faction was the rogue school, who was diligent in life and death, had great hardships, went to the righteous for his life and power, and benefited the world. When the Mohist school was prosperous, it was the era when the attacks of all countries were the most fierce.
The spirit of being able to abolish martial arts is more generous than that of all dynasties. Therefore, many scholars like martial arts. Those who form their own group and do not mix with scholars. The literary people are called "Confucian", and the martial people are called "chirp". Confucians value reputation and chivalrous. Confucians and heroes are opposed to Jing and Wei, and have lasted for 500 years. Legalists say: "Confucians use literature to disrupt law, while chivalrous uses martial arts to violate the ban." Confucians and heroes are compared, and heroes should refer to the Mo heroes, rather than the wanderers in the world today."
Gu Yusheng said: "Our Qingwei Sect is the Rangers."
Zhang Haishi nodded and continued, "The other faction, also known as the Mohist descendants, is known for his cleverness and cleverness. At that time, the two major factions of Taipingdao praised the Mohist wanderers and the other recommended the Mohist descendants. This was the predecessor of the Qingweizong and the Taipingzong. In addition to the power struggle, the two factions also had different ideas. Our Qingweizong believed that we should accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, but Taipingzong wanted to rest and rest and remain in a corner from now on."
A hall master asked, "Now Taiping Sect is still using the name of 'Taiping', but our Qingwei Sect has changed its name. Is it because our Qingwei Sect has been defeated?"
Zhang Haishi nodded and said, "The so-called 'project', the distinction between the primary and secondary must be understood. The two do not give in to each other, and finally reached the point where swords and weapons are facing each other. A fierce internal battle, the sky and the earth are dark, and the two masters were killed and injured. In the last battle, the Qingwei Sect originally had the upper hand, but the most powerful method in the world is not in the sword, but various conspiracies and conspiracies. If you fall into the danger of others' calculations, no matter how high your level is, you will never escape the ending of hatred."
All the people here are very experienced and talented people. How could they not hear the meaning of Zhang Haishi's words? An immediate hall master said, "Mr. Second, I mean, Taiping Sect knew it was defeated, so he used a trick of deceiving defeat to introduce our Qingwei Sect into a trap that had been set up long ago?"
Zhang Haishi sighed: "In the Wuyou Valley of Taiping Mountain that day, all the paths entering and leaving the canyon were blocked. Taiping Sect ambushed early on, gunpowder and artillery crossbows. For a moment, the mountains in the valley shook the ground, the cannon stones were like rain, and the ground fire was raging, and the cliff rocks collapsed. The many victims of the Qingwei Sect disciples had no more energy to compete with Taiping Sect, so they had to withdraw from Taiping Mountain. Taiping Sect itself also suffered great losses, and they were worried that our Qingwei Sect would fight to the death and dare not force them too much."
There was silence in the hall. Most people didn't know that Qingwei Sect had such a past, with different expressions.
Zhang Haishi said: "After my ancestor of Qingweizong left Taiping Mountain, I wanted to go abroad, either to Posa Prefecture or Fenglin Prefecture. However, when I passed through the East China Sea, I found that there were many islands and were all beautiful places, so I stayed here. At that time, there were a large number of idle hermits and pirates who were practicing Qi and practice Taoism. There were many strange people among the pirates, and those overseas cultivators also had a good level. The ancestors had just experienced a great war and suffered heavy losses. So while resting, they slowly visited them. It took nearly a hundred years to join forces and suppress them with force. This wiped out all the pirates entrenched here, and absorbed a large number of overseas cultivators, which became today's Qingweizong."
Zhang Haishi looked at Li Yuanying and said slowly: "The ancestor once left an order to accept the loss. Since he was defeated, he would no longer use the word "Taiping" and would not seek revenge in Taiping Sect. It seems that the ancestors and clans had a foresight. Thousands of years later, my disciples from Qingwei Sect will go to Taiping Sect to inherit the lord of Taiping Sect. So I said that this is not a marriage to a daughter, but an adoption by brothers of the same clan, that is, successors."
"For this reason, in this matter, our Qingwei Sect has no choice but to support the Zifu in inheriting the throne of Taiping Sect, so that we can comfort the spirit of heaven who have passed away from generation to generation."
There was no more objection in the Qingling Palace.
Li Yuanying's eyes were deep.
Isn’t the lord of the Qingwei Sect the lord of Taiping Sect the lord of Taiping Dao?
Chapter completed!