The high-standard funeral failed to change the fact that the martial arts world was depressed. Except for some major factions who remained strong, the overall strength of guests from all sides had dropped significantly.

The most intuitive feeling is that the number of first-class schools has decreased significantly. Although most of them have preserved their heritage, the fall of the party has become inevitable.

The world is the most realistic, and strength is always the one that determines status. The eternal theme of this world is the new generation to replace old people.

For example: Lin Yuantu, who was originally famous in Fujian, has recently shined in the world with his seventy-two-way evil-proof sword technique.

Even Changqingzi, who is known as the "first swordsmanship in the west of the Three Gorges", became a stepping stone on his way to fame. For a time, the name of the Fuwei Escort Agency resounded throughout the country.

As the price of failure, the Qingcheng faction, which had already suffered a lot of casualties in the battle between good and evil, once again saw its reputation plummet.

However, this has nothing to do with the Huashan Sect. Although Li Mu had some social relationships with Changqingzi, he was not yet at the point of helping to make a comeback.

What's more, this was lost in a fair competition. The famous and upright sects have their own demeanor. Since they lose, they have to admit it. Changqingzi didn't say anything, and outsiders were even more reluctant to interfere.

The Huashan School and Lin Yuantu insisted on having a connection, which was also an old story of the Sunflower Book thirty years ago. At that time, Lin Yuantu was still a young monk from Nan Shaolin, representing Nan Shaolin, not himself.

Li Mu never had a good impression of his own existence, and Nan Shaolin had not received an invitation, and Lin Yuantu was even less qualified.

Unless the scattered people in the world can become the best in the world, they will be like that in the eyes of famous sects and will not be able to get the upper hand. Without the management of several generations, they will never be able to gain everyone's acceptance.

The Fuwei Escort Agency is an example in the original work. Until someone destroyed the sect, there was no righteous sect to say justice. The most important reason is that they are not people in the circle.

If they were both members of the righteous camp, no matter how powerful they declined, Yu Canghai would at most kill Lin Ping's family to avenge his son, and would definitely not involve the irrelevant bodyguard.

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Li Mu, dressed in filial piety clothes, waved his hand and signaled: "Master Fangzheng, Master Chongxu, please come here!"

What is the identity and what kind of treatment you receive? No matter what the relationship between Huashan School and Shaolin Temple is, Shaolin is still the top-notch in terms of reception specifications.

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

In the quiet bamboo forest courtyard, a monk, a Taoist and a filial son sat quietly together around a burning tea. The scene was very harmonious, as if the body was naturally integrated.

As the host, Li Mu took the lead and said, "Two people came from afar, and the leader first saw him off. Bu Mu thanked him here."

The world of the world is originally supported by mutual support. Chongxu and Fang Zheng are willing to give face, so Li Mu will naturally not be rude.

Everyone is in the righteous circle, and it is better to support each other than to undermine each other. Even if there is a conflict, it is a matter of private matters, and it is absolutely impossible to get it on the table and tear it apart.

Taoist Master Chongxu smiled slightly and said, "Party Li is polite. Master Ning and Zhengdao have made great contributions. Unfortunately, God is jealous of the talent, so it is worth it for us to send it to you."

Ordinary people in the world may not know how Ning Qingyu died, but as the head of the Wudang Sect, Taoist Chongxu must know the cause and effect.

A sentence that pretends to be regretful, "God is jealous of talented people" has begun to gain eye drops without any trace. Obviously, this pair of good friends in the original work is not as harmonious as those shown in the film and television dramas.

Needless to say, only if Huashan and Shaolin have a bad relationship can we better fulfill the alliance, join forces with the two factions to suppress their old rival Shaolin, and preserve the title of the world's largest sect that the Wudang Sect had just obtained.

As if he hadn't heard Chongxu's words, Fang Zheng said without changing his expression: "I am very sorry about the matter between Master Ning. But the matter has passed, so we have to look forward.

Now that the decadent momentum of martial arts world has emerged, the court intends to reorganize the six doors, which is when we need to work together to deal with it.

Today, I am a powerful lord of a generation, and I want to master the martial arts world. I have just succeeded to the throne for less than two years and taught me the heaviest lesson in Shaolin.

I'm afraid this is just the beginning. As far as I know, the court has recently implemented a new policy and is still trying to carry out military farming in Ningxia.

I'm afraid it's the prelude to the storm that the wind is coming and the building is filled with wind!"

Li Mu, who was originally sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, was no longer at peace at this moment. Deep in his heart, he had already cursed.

I don’t know which “genius” came up with attention, but now I actually go to Ningxia to go farming. It’s clear that the northwest is not messy enough and wants to add a fire to it.

The only thing that is gratifying is that with this policy, it can be concluded that Emperor Zhengde is not a time traveler. No time traveler would be foolishly running to Ningxia to farm.

Even if you want to do military farming, you will still develop Liaodong. If you have a higher ambition, you can choose to recover Jiaozhi and develop the Red River Plain in the south.

Li Mu didn't care whether the new court policy failed or not. The key is that after such trouble, the Northwest would be in chaos.

As the largest sect in the northwest, it is inevitable to be affected. Once a war breaks out in Ningxia, the fiscal revenue of the Huashan sect will be very good.

If the war spread to Guanzhong, the situation would be even worse. Perhaps the fragile finances of the Huashan faction would be directly carried away.

If you know, with the power of the Huashan Sect, you can't stop it. With the decline of the Guanzhong family, the Huashan Sect didn't even help you in the court.

After pondering for a while, Li Mu asked cautiously: "I wonder what Master Fang Zheng has to do?"

Since this news was revealed, Li Mu did not believe that Shaolin Temple was not prepared. If a war disaster occurred in the northwest, the Huashan Sect would certainly suffer heavy losses, and Buddhism would definitely not be able to live a good life.

With today's methods, if wars break out in Ningxia, it may lead to a monk temple to disappear.

Not to mention anything else, the military expenditure of the monk temples along the way was probably enough to seize the military funds for sending troops to suppress the rebellion.

In contrast, a poor man like the Huashan Sect is a stinky and hard stone for the court. If you touch it, you will not only be able to make you feel uncomfortable, but you will not be able to see any benefits.

If the operation is wrong and the Huashan Sect is forced to rebel, the entire Northwest will not be able to think about peace. I can’t guarantee anything else, it will be not difficult to go to chaos for three or five years.

With the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, if you don’t die, you will lose half your life. Li Mu has reason to believe that the first goal of the court will still choose the fat and oily soft persimmons.

Fang Zheng replied calmly: "There is no question of high opinion. In my opinion, the court is a devil.

The northwest has always been a tough people. We just need to wait and see the changes and let the court retreat when they see the difficulties.

As far as I know, the ambitious King Anhua has long been ready to move, and now it is just a fuse.

Although the hope of success in Anhua King Zhu took the opportunity to seize the throne is slim, once Ningxia is blown up, it will probably be enough for the court to be busy for a while."

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, Li Mu suddenly realized that the Huashan Party lacked control over the northwest. It was the news that he should have received first, but he got the news from Shaolin Temple first.

Since ancient times, we have been doing rebellious secrets, and it will definitely be kept secret before it is launched.

Now Fang Zheng knows so clearly that there is only one explanation: Shaolin Temple participated, or someone in Buddhism participated.

But I don’t know if they came to King Anhua first or King Anhua first came to them first. Deep in my heart, Li Mu had already observed a moment of silence for King Anhua.

It is not good to choose a partner, so I have to choose the most unconventional Shaolin Temple.

In order to ease the internal relationship between the three giants, Fang Zheng is now saying it carelessly. If there is any leak of the news, King Anhua will be in a state of dissipation.

As for Shaolin Temple, people did not follow them to rebel. At most, they would beat the side drums and add fuel to the fire behind them.

Regardless of whether King Anhua's rebellion succeeds or not, they are all victories. As long as the war is in trouble, the court will not bother to continue to suppress Shaolin Temple.

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

There is no free lunch in the world. Such a secret matter has been leaked. It is impossible to just talk. There must be deeper secrets.

Fang Zheng suddenly became solemn and said cautiously: "In recent times, the Blood Sword Sect, the Magician Palace, Tianxie Temple, the remnants of the Sun and Moon God Sect and other demon sects have fled to the northwest. If you want to join King Anhua, your sect can just let them go.

In return, the caravans with flags of your sect can enter and exit Jiangnan freely, and everything along the way can be done according to the rules of the martial arts world."

It can be seen that Shaolin Temple has really invested this time. It is not an easy task to persuade the remnants of the Demon Sect to be a chess piece.

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

Of course, the alliance between the Huashan Sect and Wudang is also an important factor. With the power of the alliance between the two factions, Shaolin Temple cannot stop it even if it wants to. The only difference is the time issue of opening up the trade route.

Li Mu hesitated. It seemed that the Huashan Sect didn't need to do anything, but once these demon cult forces took root in the northwest, the trouble would be their own.

However, compared with the pressure brought by the court, the remnants of the Demon Cult are actually just a small problem, and at most they can only be considered a disease of boils and ringworms.

Especially some time ago, the various sects of the Demon Cult were surrounded by the righteous path. Even if the Demon Cult sects escaped the disaster of extermination, they would inevitably suffer great damage to their vitality.

Perhaps this time, I went to the Northwest, not only the instigation of Shaolin Temple, but also the pressure of survival, and had to move my position.

I am afraid that I would rely on his support to restore my strength. If they knew that the past would be immediately involved in a chaos of rebellion, I would probably not be so active.

After hesitating for a while, Li Mu said coldly: "Let them find a way to take a detour as long as they don't appear in Guanzhong.

In the next three years, our Huashan faction will be filial, and I am afraid that it will be unable to take into account the entire Northwest. Everything will be settled when the filial piety period is over."

This decision means that the Ningxia martial arts world was betrayed. Whether it was voluntary or not, they could not escape the subsequent upheaval.

Just for the sake of his own interests, Li Mu didn't care about so much. It's impossible for the court to suppress the martial arts world while trying to rely on the various martial arts factions to maintain local stability for the Zhu family, right?

If the Huashan Sect does not want to be a pawn in the world and the court, then they can only push it away.

With three years of buffering, the Huashan Sect will do its best to get the strength of it. Then come out and clean up the mess.

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

From beginning to end, Taoist Master Chongxu smiled but said nothing, as if he had no interest in the transaction between Shaolin and Huashan.

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

But people are in the world and cannot help themselves. No matter what they think, in the emperor's eyes, they are "a sharp sword and murderous intention arises."

Preventing the problem and preventing the gradual is the instinct of the monarch, and being strong is the reason for the disaster. We cannot expect creatures like the emperor to care about the old feelings for forces that may threaten their own rule.

If you don’t want to stand out, you can only encourage others to go to the court. If Shaolin Temple wants a lesson, the Wudang Sect will naturally be happy to see it.

If you want to survive in this world, you will not be able to show your strength. Only by making the court realize that the martial arts sects are not easy to mess with can the old events of the early years of the founding of the country be staged again.

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

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

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

The new policy to a group of eunuchs is itself pushing all civil and military officials to the opposite side.

I don’t know if it’s really no one available, or because the progress before was too smooth, I was so lost.

After a deal was negotiated, the atmosphere eased a lot later. However, the righteous alliance that Fang Zheng wanted ended in vain.
Chapter completed!