Zhu Xianxian didn't quite understand Gu Nanan's insistence not to fight. In his opinion, the battle had spread all over the world, even beyond the scope of the spiritual world. Even several bachelors in the cabinet were busy dealing with political affairs in their spare time.
Everyone is talking about this matter after dinner. I don’t know how many people are looking forward to the process and results.
From what he knew, it seemed that there were many monks in the Chaotian Palace under his jurisdiction who were betting on the outcome. The biggest bet was that Chen Shandao, the direct disciple of the Celestial Master Chen Shandao, who was in charge of the Third Palace, and the envoy of the Yuanfu Palace
It was set up by Li Dayin, and even the family members of many important officials in the court had deposited money there. It is said that the total amount has exceeded 500,000 taels!
You said you won’t fight if you don’t fight. Is there such a good thing in the world?
But Gu Nanan is a leading figure in Zhejiang's loose cultivators. Although he is not a serious monk in the pavilion, his ancestors were once well-known throughout the world. The Gu family has maintained inextricable ties with many Taoist monks to this day. His dealings with the imperial family are not superficial.
It seemed like a sign of submission, but in reality it was an out-and-out cooperative relationship. He was not a monk from the Third Palace who could give orders at will. After a few words of persuasion to no avail, it was difficult to say anything more.
If I don’t advise you, someone will naturally advise you. You are going to fight anyway, so why should I be that evil person? It’s just that Gu Nanan didn’t want to tell him his true thoughts on resisting the war, which made him slightly unhappy - they were all in the same trench, and there were
What needs to be deliberately concealed?
In fact, he misunderstood Gu Nanan. Gu Nanan's explanation just now was indeed the real reason. He and Jiang Tenghe were old friends who met more than thirty years ago. Not only were they of the same generation, but they were also "at the same level in cultivation and Taoism."
"Even if Jiang Tenghe has just been promoted to the Grand Master, his and his opponent's strength are still in the "same category". You, Wei Zhizhen, a disciple, come here and want to cross the border to challenge me. If this is not humiliating me, what is it?"
Of course, Gu Nanan didn't know what Zhu Xianjian was thinking. The reason why he came to the capital was actually for one person.
"The great refiner, the great elder Chongde Guanjing went to Mount Lu and met with the layman named Jing Zhimo."
"I know that Jing Zhimo, although he has no talent for cultivation, has the determination not to be afraid of difficulties, dares to uphold justice in the True Master Hall, and fights with reason. Such talents have long been in the heart of the emperor. It's a pity..."
"Is there any chance to rescue him?"
Zhu Xianjian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's difficult... Chen Tianshi couldn't do anything. In order to rescue this person, we negotiated with Dongji Pavilion many times, but Dongji Pavilion was still unwilling to let him go."
"Why? He is not the real murderer. Even if he is involved, he has been imprisoned for five years..."
"Dongji Pavilion said that if you want to release him, you have to wait until the case is completed, and the key to completing the case is to find Jing Zhiwu or confirm that Jing Zhiwu is dead..."
"But Jing Zhiwu is indeed dead. This is recognized!"
"Where is the body? Or what about the objects that can prove that he is dead? According to the rules of Dongji Pavilion, Jing Zhiwu can only be considered to be suspected of death. And if you want to find out whether he is dead or not, there are a lot of things to do next.
For example, they are investigating the list of missing monks. Chen Tianshi said that the list has been reduced to eighteen people, and the investigation needs to continue."
"When can we find out?"
"It becomes more difficult as time goes by. No one can say when the results will be found. Moreover, even if the results are found, who can guarantee that this result can confirm Jing Zhiwu's death? Who can say clearly, what will happen next?
Will it be another difficult mystery?"
"According to this, I'm afraid Jing Zhimo has no hope of getting out of trouble?"
"Both Chen Tianshi and I believe that if this continues, there will be little hope unless someone is replaced."
"Substitution?"
"Yes, as long as the person in charge of Dongji Pavilion is changed, everything will be solved."
Gu Nanan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is even harder..."
Zhu Xianjian smiled and asked, "Why did you suddenly mention Jing Zhimo? What did he say to Jing Yunyi?"
Gu Nan'an said: "Jing Yunyi casually talked to him about Wei Zhizhen's fight. Jing Zhimo believes that the reason why we are not going well, the situation in front of us and the setbacks we encountered are all due to the planning of one person, Lou Guan
Disciple Zhao Zhiran. He said that he was very familiar with Zhao Zhiran's way of doing things, and such methods must have come from Zhao Zhiran. Therefore, he suggested that we find a way to get rid of Zhao Zhiran."
Zhu Xianjian was startled and said with a smile: "Could it be that he has too much resentment towards Zhao Zhiran? We can all understand this. If it weren't for Zhao Zhiran, Jing Zhimo would not be in the predicament he is in today..."
Gu Nan'an said: "Jing Yunyi was very solemn when he mentioned this matter to me. I think it is still necessary to inform the Great Refiner about what to do. I believe the Great Refiner has his own strategy, so I won't say more.
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Zhu Xianjian nodded: "I understand. Thank you so much, fellow Taoist Gu, and I hope you will try your best to help me in the future. I will create a great cause!"
Zhu Xianjian had no intention of leaving Gu Nan'an to have a drink and catch the wind. Tomorrow was the day when Wei Zhizhen went to Lingshan to challenge him. How could he rush back if Gu Nan'an was left to have a meal? Now that he was going back, he was a little nervous about time.
Gu Nanan also has no intention of staying. Regardless of whether he should fight or not, he must rush back to Lingshan to take charge. Otherwise, if word spreads out and is written in a note as "fleeing," will he still be shameless?
Recently, he has been really frightened by the people who came to interview him, such as Du Xingyan among them. His Spring and Autumn writing style and so-called "rigorous speculation" are really hard to guard against. People like this are really hard to guard against.
He didn't know how many people there were outside his villa, but he didn't want to be written off as a deserter by so many people.
Mr. Zhu politely sent Gu Nanan out of Chaotian Palace, then turned around and went to the palace.
Enter through Xihua Gate, go north along the Imperial Road, pass through Fengtian and Huagai, enter the three main halls and enter the back court, pass through the sloping corridor, pass by Rouyi Hall, Chunhe Hall, and go straight into the Imperial Garden.
At the gate of the imperial garden, a eunuch led dozens of eunuchs. The maids were waiting here. When they saw Mr. Zhu, they all bowed to the ground and said, "Greetings to the prince!"
The emperor's throne was given up by Zhu Xianjian. To show his respect, when the emperor first came to the throne, he conferred the title of King of Qi on Zhu Xianxian and granted him the land of Shandong. At the same time, the word "Qi" also has a second meaning: to keep pace with each other.
Among the Zhu clan of this generation, Zhu Xianjian and Zhu Xianyu both had outstanding spiritual talents, which was rare in 600 years and was considered to be a sign of "the rise of the emperor's family". Although Zhu Xianjian said he would not go to Jinan to become a vassal, but
He walked around the capital as a monk, but in the palace, eunuchs and maids all called him "Prince" instead of "Great Master" or "High Master" when they saw him.
Zhu Xianjian raised his hand to tell them all to get up, and then asked Chen Hong, the young eunuch of the inner-official prison who was leading the charge: "Is the emperor inside?"
Chen Hong replied: "Long live the Lord is inside." He led Mr. Zhu in, turned through several woods, and stopped in front of a rockery. When he got here, even he couldn't get in.
Zhu Xianxian took a step towards the rockery and suddenly entered it. It turned out to be a magic circle with a different world inside!