"Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, this is a good sign!"
Outside the Jiangnan camp, heavy snow was falling, and an old man in purple robe stood with his hands behind his back.
If there are any Confucian disciples here, they will be able to recognize this old man at a glance. He is the current head of the Meng family, Meng Xianlin, known as one of the two Confucian scholars.
Behind Meng Xianlin, there were four old men standing, each wearing a crown on his head, looking impressive.
Each of these people is the head of each family in the seventy-two virtuous families.
To be fair, they are the real decision-makers of Confucianism. Their words and deeds represent the Confucius Temple. The so-called aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are just juniors in front of these sage families.
"The land of the Southern Barbarians borders Jiaozhou. After the White Lotus Sect uprising, they occupied Jiaozhou and Jingzhou. It took a long time. When the barbarians saw the opportunity, they were unwilling to be lonely. Now, the White Lotus Sect is at the end of its life. Those who should jump out will also jump out.
Now that they are out, there is no benefit in delaying them any longer. It is time to deal with them."
Meng Xianlin stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the heavy snow falling outside, with a look of compassion on his face.
"Mr. Meng served the country and the people. He is truly a blessing to the people. We have admired him for a long time."
The heads of the four sage families clasped their fists and saluted, as if they were deeply touched.
"puff"
The next second, the scene of being dedicated to the public was ruined by a laugh.
Meng Xianlin frowned slightly and asked, "Mr. Wang, why are you laughing?"
"I thought of a very funny joke, and I couldn't hold it back for a while." Wang Xu, wearing a Confucian uniform, answered with a forced smile.
This is the Jiangnan Camp, the bridgehead between the imperial court and the White Lotus Sect, and the camp where two million soldiers and horses are located.
The changes in the Southern Barbarians affected the imperial court's heart. In order to prevent the Southern Barbarians from moving north, the White Lotus Rebellion, which had been in a stalemate for six years, finally came to an end in a single battle.
Wang Xu came uninvited just for the final battle.
Calculating the time, he has been here for two days. He has already met with the Confucian commander of the Jiangnan camp.
But the more he saw, the more he found that it was difficult to live up to his reputation. Whether it was Meng Xianlin, who was known as a scholar, or the heads of these sage families, they were nothing compared to the average person in his eyes.
That's right, Confucianism has not had a new sage for many years, so it is conceivable that each generation is not as good as the last.
Take this so-called Confucian scholar as an example, excluding the saintly cultural treasures left by Meng Sheng, he may not be much better than the red-faced Dharma King he saw that day.
The more he saw, the more Wang Xu became aware of the depravity and corruption within Confucianism.
These rotten scholars, apart from being from a saintly family, have nothing to show for themselves.
On the surface, they serve the country and the people, but in fact they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. From Wang Xu's perspective, they are just a bunch of old-fashioned dogs.
The Confucian Temple was controlled by this group of people. No wonder it was in decline. Over the years, rising stars like him seemed unheard of.
They have no longer kept up with the times. They are just a group of poor people who cling to the honor of their ancestors, rigidity, and tradition without asking for flexibility.
Wang Xu wanted to know whether most of the decision-makers in the Confucian Temple were like them, or whether the people in front of him were just a minority.
Anyway, Wang Xu didn't see anything worthy of respect in these people. If they were really dedicated to the people and did not hesitate to destroy the White Lotus Sect, with their Confucian heritage, the White Lotus Sect would have been finished long ago.
They didn't do that. The cultural treasures of saints are not to be touched lightly.
Only fools believe these lies. To put it bluntly, they are still reluctant to use the cultural treasures of the saints, because the literary saints have disappeared with the seventy-two sages for hundreds of millions of years, leaving fewer and fewer cultural treasures, and each of them has a suppressive background.
The descendants of these saintly families are reluctant to use precious cultural treasures to exchange the lives of ordinary people.
In their eyes, the common people are just like leeks in the field. After one crop is cut, there will be another crop.
Wang Xu even suspected that they were happy to see the chaos in Jiaozhou and Jingzhou happen, because the deeper the chaos, the more people died and the more land became vacant.
Residents of the two states can move here from other states if they have only ten rooms and nine empty houses, and the pressure of land annexation has been greatly alleviated.
Therefore, when he heard Meng Xianlin's innocent moaning, Wang Xucai responded with a sneer. He was a bitch and wanted to build a memorial arch. These people really let these people enjoy all the good things in the world.
"You are here to help. No one invited you. You came by yourself. We did not drive you away. You should feel honored."
Facing the uninvited Wang Xu, the great scholars did not appear too happy, but regarded Wang Xu as an unfettered trouble.
As the heads of a sage family, they have the right to treat them this way, because their men are not short of fighting power. If they want, they can gather hundreds of great scholars in a short period of time.
"Of course, gentlemen." Wang Xu spread his hands and took two steps back.
swish swish
The next second, a meteor shower streaked across the sky, suddenly falling to the ground and turning into five golden-robed monks.
When Meng Xianlin saw it, he smiled slightly and said, "I'm glad to see you, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Medicine King Bodhisattva, Infinite Intent Bodhisattva, Treasure Sandalwood Bodhisattva, and Wenji Bodhisattva."
"Meet Mr. Meng"
The five Bodhisattvas put their hands together and chanted the name of the Buddha.
Wang Xu looked up and saw that these five were the universal Bodhisattvas in Buddhism. Pu means ordinary Bodhisattva, which means ordinary Bodhisattvas who are below the four major Bodhisattvas.
These people are headed by Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, accompanied by Wenji Bodhisattva at the end.
As for Wenji Bodhisattva, he is not actually a human being who has attained enlightenment, but is from a demon race. His body is a rooster with the blood of the Golden Crow.
He also has a son named Pleiades, who is the god of the twenty-eight stars and a member of the Taoist pantheon.
swish swish
The second meteor shower descended, fell to the ground, and transformed into five Taoist deities.
There is one person at the head, surrounded by dragons and tigers, and bursts of fairy sounds.
The rest of the people also stepped on the auspicious clouds, held Ruyi, fly whisks, big seals, and jade tablets, and they did not look like ordinary people.
"Master Zhang"
Meng Xianlin first bowed his hands to the leader, then looked at the others and said with a smile: "Master Mao, Master Ge, Master Xu, Master Sa!"
Zhang Daoling in Longhu Mountain, Maogu in Maoshan, Gexuan in Laoshan, Xu Xun in Baojixuan Cave in Tianzhu, and Sa Shoujian in Nanhua Mountain.
These five are all Taoist masters who are known as Heavenly Masters and are the same as the Five Elders.
Among them, except Mao Tianshi, the other four are also called the Four Great Tianshi.
As for why Mao Tianshi is not listed among them, it is because Mao Tianshi and Zhang Tianshi have a grudge. They have you but not me, and I have not you.
However, Longhu Mountain is larger than Maoshan Mountain. When it came time to choose the Four Heavenly Masters, Mao Heavenly Master was overpowered by Zhang Tianshi and was excluded from the Four Heavenly Masters, becoming the nondescript fifth Heavenly Master.
Of course, although he has not joined the four great heavenly masters, no one can ignore the strength of Master Mao.
Zhang Tianshi can defeat him head-on, and there are two demon gods, one dragon and one tiger, in Longhu Mountain, so he may not be able to win if he fights alone.
Meeting Wang Xu's gaze, the five heavenly masters nodded slightly, as if they had met him.
Wang Xu also nodded in response. Since he became the honorary god of Taoism, he has become somewhat popular in Taoism.
Regardless of whether these Taoist heavenly masters were related to him or not, at least they were all on good terms and could talk to each other.
"Today the five great Bodhisattvas have arrived, and the five heavenly masters have gathered together. Together with a few of us old guys, the White Lotus Sect will never be able to resist it. This time, we will destroy the White Lotus Sect and regain the two states in the south of the Yangtze River. We will look at the fighting power of everyone.
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Seeing that everyone was here, Meng Xianlin spoke slowly.
When the five heavenly masters and the five bodhisattvas met, they responded with smiles and showed great respect.
Wang Xu stood aside and saw that everyone was explaining, so he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Meng, what about me?"
"you?"
Meng Xianlin raised his eyebrows and waved his hand disapprovingly: "Let's go to camp."
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