Pucha Qiucao had never hated a person so much, especially a woman. She laughed coldly in her heart: She is just a concubine of the Prince Consort, a woman who cannot see the light of day.
The source of Tang Kuo Bian's power is his princess wife. Once we get back to the capital, I'll tell the imperial family what happened along the way, and let the emperor and princess know that their beloved son-in-law has a mistress outside. I don't believe Tang Kuo Bian can still protect you.
With this thought in mind, Pucha Qiucao felt much better. She went to Song Qingshu and knelt down, calmly saying: "Young Master, please have some tea."
Song Qingshu felt a headache coming on. Taj-kis had humiliated Pucha Qiucao in such a manner, how could she let it go?
But Taj-kis had always been a proud and willful person. He wanted to completely subdue her and it was not good to scold her when she was having fun. Comparing the two, Taj-kis was more important. After all, Pucha Qiucao was only the eldest daughter of the Pucha family and could not fully represent the interests of the family.
Therefore, although Song Qingshu hesitated for a while, he still accepted the tea from Pucha Qiucao. Of course, to ease the atmosphere, he pretended to help her up and said: "Miss Qiucao, please rise!"
Pucha Qiucao silently stood up, biting her lips without replying. Just like that, she stood at the side with a solemn face. Taj-kis had vented her anger and stood at the side contentedly, no longer being overbearing.
At this time, Yin Zhiping invited the sixteen senior disciples to sit down in the courtyard and were discussing countermeasures: "This is a serious matter, I dare not make the decision on my own. I will have to listen to the opinions of my senior brothers."
Li Zhichang shook his head: "The Jin invaded our land and harmed our people, how can we accept their edict?" Although the Central Plains had been ruled by the Jin for many years, Li Zhichang still considered himself a Song citizen.
Zhang Zhiguang said: "Mount Zhongnan is under Mongolian control and our monastery is also within Mongolian territory. If we refuse the edict, the Quanzhen Sect will be in big trouble."
Among the Quanzhen Seven Masters, Qiu Chuji's martial arts were the highest. In addition, he had a fiery temper and many disciples, so his branch was the strongest in the Quanzhen Sect. However, where there were people, there would be Jianghu. The third generation disciples were not united, and many of the other disciples were not close to Qiu Chuji's faction. They usually surrounded Zhao Zhijing, and the two factions could be said to be evenly matched, standing on equal footing.
Now that Zhao Zhijing had been killed outside, Zhang Zhiguang was second only to Zhao Zhijing in terms of both martial arts and prestige. Therefore, he was naturally pushed to be the new leader of the small group. They had always been at odds with Yin Zhiping, so naturally, they would come out to oppose him with such a good opportunity.
Of course, this didn't necessarily mean that Zhang Zhiguang was willing to accept the conferment, but Yin Zhiping and the others were obviously against the conferment, and Zhang Zhiguang was the spokesperson of the anti-Yin Zhiping faction. If he went along with them, wouldn't he lose the capital to settle down? More importantly, as long as the Quanzhen Sect accepted the title according to his opinion, his prestige would immediately surpass Yin Zhiping's.
Whether it was a battle of viewpoints or a battle of routes, they were all meaningless. In the end, it was just a battle of power.
Li Zhichang said, "Senior Brother Zhang's words are wrong."
Zhang Zhiguang raised his voice and said, "What is wrong? Senior Brother Li, please tell me."
Li Zhichang said, "I don't dare to tell you. But Senior Brother Zhang, who is our founder, Chongyang Zhenren? Who are you and my Master, the Quanzhen Seven Masters? "
Zhang Zhiguang was stunned, "Our founder and Master were protectors of Hongdao, and they were masters of the Sanqing Sect."
Li Zhichang said, "They are all men of indomitable spirit, love their country, and care for the people. Each of them risked their lives and fought against the Jin army."
Zhang Zhiguang naturally did not dare to deny, "Yes, Chongyang Zhenren and the Quanzhen Seven Masters are famous in Jianghu, who in the martial world does not admire them?"
Li Zhichang said, "Thinking of our sect's previous generation of Zhenren, all of them were not afraid of the strong, and were determined to save the people from disaster. Even if the Quanzhen Sect is in trouble, what are we afraid of? We can cut off our heads, but not our will. "
These words were full of righteousness, and Yin Zhiping and more than ten senior disciples were moved.
Zhang Zhiguang laughed coldly, "Only Senior Brother Li is not afraid of death, and everyone else is afraid of death? It was difficult for our founder to start the sect. How much effort did our founder and the seven masters put in to get the sect to where it is today? If we do not handle it properly and destroy the Quanzhen Sect, how can we face our founder in the underworld? When the five masters come out, how are we going to explain it? "
His words made sense, and a few other Daoists agreed with him.
Zhang Zhiguang continued, "As the saying goes, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies. It is true that the Jin are our arch-enemy, but the situation is different now. The Mongols are like the sun in the sky, invading Sichuan, Xiangyang, and other places of the Song. In recent years, the Jin stopped the war with the Song, and at the same time, helped the Song to block most of the Mongols. We accept the Jin's edict, and to a certain extent, we are also helping the Song! "
His words were very reasonable. Now, even the Taoists who had always been neutral started to waver.
Qiu Chuji's other disciple, Wang Zhitan, saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said, "Even though the Jin stopped the war with the Song on the surface, they still covet the Song's territory. Moreover, if the Mongols force the Jin into a corner, and the Jin can no longer hold out, they will go south to take the Song's territory to make up for their losses. The Song's territory will be in danger! You and I are both citizens of the Song, how can we accept the enemy's edict? "
He turned to Yin Zhiping and said, "Senior Brother, if you accept the edict, you will be a traitor, and our sect's eternal sinner. I, Wang Zhitan, will not let this matter rest, even if the blood from my neck splatters on the ground. "At this point, his voice was stern.
Zhang Zhiguang suddenly stood up and slapped the table, shouting, "Junior Brother Wang, are you going to use force? How dare you be so rude to the Reverend? "
Wang Zhitan said sternly, "We are just reasoning. If we want to use force, why would we be afraid of you? "
This situation was quite interesting. People who were against Yin Zhiping were standing up for Yin Zhiping. If people who did not know the truth saw this, they would definitely confuse the positions of both sides.
Seeing that both sides had their own arguments, and neither side had the upper hand, they were about to swing their fists and draw their swords to fight. A white-haired Taoist waved his hand and said, "Junior Brothers, let's talk this out. There is no need to be so angry."
Wang Zhitan said, "Senior Brother, what do you think we should do?"
The Taoist said, "In my opinion, hmm, hmm … a monk should be compassionate. If we can save one more person, it will be a sign of Heaven's benevolence. Hmm, hmm … if we are appointed by the Jin Emperor, we can try our best to dissuade the Jin Emperor, his ministers, and his soldiers from killing indiscriminately. We can also use the power of the Jin to deal with the Mongols and give the Song a chance to recover."
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