Yin Zhiping's faction became anxious when they saw that they had the upper hand. Li Zhichang hurriedly stood up and said, "Senior Brother, you're wrong!"
Zhang Zhiguang glared at him and said, "Senior Brother, you're a man of virtue and prestige. What's wrong?" His words were obviously against his will. The white-haired Daoist was just the oldest, so everyone gave him face on the surface. In reality, everyone knew that he was pedantic, so no one paid any attention to him.
Li Zhichang naturally knew that Zhang Zhiguang was using someone else to do his dirty work. But now, he could only argue and offend his Senior Brother. "Senior Brother, you said that monks should be merciful. If we can save more people, it's a sign of Heaven's benevolence. I agree with you. But Senior Brother mentioned that if we accept the Jin Emperor's edict, we can try our best to dissuade the Jin Emperor and his soldiers from killing indiscriminately. I don't agree with you."
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"Oh? Junior Brother … Junior Brother … What … What do you want? "The white-haired Taoist asked hesitantly. He had a good temper and did not seem to be angry.
Li Zhichang said, "Everyone knows that the current Jin Emperor, Wanyan Xi, is temperamental. He often orders the death of ministers and ministers. In the past two years, dozens of high-ranking officials have been executed for no reason. He doesn't even care about the lives of the Jurchen nobles. Why would he care about the lives of ordinary people just because we dissuade him?"
Most of the people present were cultivators and did not know much about the situation in the court. Hearing his words, there was a lot of discussion.
Li Zhichang continued, "What's more, when Senior Brother Zhang mentioned the truce between the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty, I also have a different opinion."
Zhang Zhiguang had just been counter-attacked by him. Before he could react, Li Zhichang pressed on. He suddenly felt something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "How can the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty be false?"
"The reason why the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty stopped fighting was that the Mongols were pressuring them. Now that the Mongols are marching westward, the Jin Kingdom has a chance to breathe and may not stop fighting." Li Zhichang continued, "The Jin Kingdom is afraid of the Mongols. In their eyes, the Song Dynasty is an easier target to conquer. This time, they are taking advantage of the Mongols' westward expedition to take the Song Dynasty's land to make up for their losses."
Zhang Zhiguang sneered, "This is just a rumor. It's not credible."
"Really?" Li Zhichang seemed to have expected his reaction and answered, "But Guo Jing and Huang Rong were ambushed by the Jins in Kaifeng Prefecture not long ago. They are the backbone of Xiangyang City. As long as they are eliminated, it will be easier to conquer Xiangyang. The Jins are ambitious!"
Zhang Zhiguang shook his head and said, "At the end of the day, this is just your personal guess. Why do you have to be alarmist here?"
Li Zhichang exclaimed, "Good, so you were ordered by the Jin Emperor to be a spy!"
Zhang Zhiguang was startled at first, then he became furious and shouted, "What did you say?"
Li Zhichang said, "Whoever speaks for the Jin is a traitor."
Zhang Zhiguang suddenly leaped up and struck Li Zhichang's head with his palm. Two palms pierced out from the side, simultaneously parrying his attack. The ones who attacked were two of Qiu Chuji's other disciples, one of whom was Qi Zhicheng.
Zhang Zhiguang became even angrier and shouted, "Good! Uncle Qiu has many disciples, do you want to bully others? "
Yin Zhiping clapped his hands and said, "Fellow apprentice brothers, please sit down and listen to what I have to say." The leader of the Quanzhen sect had always been very powerful. The Taoists all sat down and didn't dare to argue any further.
The white-bearded Taoist on the other side said, "Yes, let's listen to the Headmaster's orders. If he says to accept the title, then accept it. If not, then don't. The Khan is giving the title to him, not us. What's there to argue about? "
Although Zhang Zhiguang was indignant, the neutral faction had spoken and he could not offend them. He could only listen to what Yin Zhiping had to say.
Li Zhichang, Wang Zhitan, and the others knew that Yin Zhiping was a loyal and righteous person. They thought that with his words, there was no need to argue. So they looked at Yin Zhiping and waited for his decision.
Yin Zhiping said slowly, "I have no virtue and no ability. I did not expect to encounter such a big event on my first day." He looked up and was lost in thought. The gazes of the sixteen senior disciples were all focused on him. The Dao Academy was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard.
After a long time, Yin Zhiping said slowly, "The sect was founded by Master Chongyang and was developed by Master Ma, Master Liu, and Master Qiu. I have become the Headmaster, how can I disobey the teachings of Wang, Ma, Liu, and Qiu? Brothers, the Mongolian army is attacking Xiangyang from the south, invading our land and killing our people. If the four Headmasters were here, would they accept the title or not? "
When the Taoists heard this, they thought about how Tu Chongyang, Ma Yu, Liu Chuxuan and Qiu Chuji usually did things: Wang Chongyang had passed away a long time ago, the third generation disciples had never seen him; Ma Yu was modest and honest, he handled matters calmly and did not do anything; Liu Chuxuan was very shrewd, it was difficult for the disciples to guess his intentions; but Qiu Chuji's character was like a raging fire, he was loyal and righteous.
When they thought of him, they all said in unison, "Headmaster Qiu will definitely not accept it!"
Zhang Zhiguang frowned and said loudly, "You are the Headmaster now, not Uncle Qiu."
Yin Zhiping said, "I am mediocre and do not dare to disobey your teachings. Besides, I have sinned so much that even death cannot wipe out my crimes. "
At this point, he lowered his head and did not speak. Now that Zhao Zhijing was dead, the Taoists did not know the meaning of his words. They did not know that he was mad with guilt for his despicable act of drugging Xiao Longnu and had long been disheartened. They all thought that he was just being humble. They only felt that the words' sinful and deserved to die 'were too heavy and a little out of place.
Zhang Zhiguang snorted and stood up. He said, "So, Headmaster has decided not to accept it? But has Headmaster thought about what to do with the three thousand Jin soldiers at the foot of the mountain? "
Yin Zhiping said sadly, "My life is not to be regretted, but our sect's reputation cannot be tarnished."
His voice gradually became impassioned and he said, "Today's heroes are sworn to fight against foreign invaders. The Quanzhen Sect is known as the orthodox sect of martial arts. If we surrender to the Jin, how can we face the heroes of the world? "
The Taoists cheered. Li Zhichang, Wang Zhitan, and Qi Zhicheng said loudly, "Headmaster Brother's words make sense."
Zhang Zhiguang and the others immediately lost face. But Yin Zhiping was the Headmaster and Qiu Chuji's faction was powerful. Now that they had the support of the neutral faction, they could not oppose it even if they wanted to.
Yin Zhiping stood in the middle and ordered his brothers to stand guard beside him. He also sent someone to fetch weapons for emergencies. Then he said, "Invite the Jin's messenger."
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