Li Xuandu found that he had underestimated the power of the Confucian hermits, it was true that Confucianism was weakened, but compared with Confucianism in its heyday, the current Confucianism, no matter how weak and green it was, was still a behemoth. Just like a prosperous empire, it cannot die for a single cause, it will not die from famine, it will not die from civil strife, it will not die from foreign enemies, it will not die from decay. Only when these reasons add up, and at the same time erupt, decay within the imperial court, civil strife caused by famine, and foreign enemies take advantage of the situation, then it will truly perish.

The same is true of Confucianism, Taoism is only a foreign enemy, it is only one of the many conditions for destroying or defeating Confucianism, and other conditions are needed to truly defeat Confucianism.

Now the situation of Confucianism is like a ship in a storm, far from the situation of ship destruction and death, if it is dealt with properly, it can still survive the difficulties, and the seven hermits of Confucianism are the ballast stone of the big ship of Confucianism, ensuring that the ship will not be overturned by the waves. In the same way, for Daomen, this is just an opportunity, a hope, and it is far from the time to win, we must not be black and white, we cannot simply think that Confucianism does not have the slightest hope of winning, nor can we simply think that Daomen does not have the slightest hope of winning, in fact, the two sides are still in the stage of stalemate, and there is hope to win, and the victory or defeat depends on the strategies of both sides.

Li Xuandu left the Yanyu Building, thinking about the information revealed in Li Dao's words.

The remaining two people who did not show up, one was the leader and the other was the mastermind.

The so-called mastermind is the main person who gives advice, and the leader is the leader who leads the overall situation. There is no doubt that these two talents are the core figures of Confucianism, that is, the Red Sheep Weng and the Dragon Old Man among the Seven Hermits. It can be seen from the titles of the two that one is "Weng" and the other is "old man", both of whom are elderly people, thinking that they are similar to Situ Xuance and Zhang Haishi, although they are from the same same class as other junior disciples, but they are older, their natural prestige is deeper, and their cultivation is also higher.

Through the news from Su Lianrong, Li Xuandu was sure that the great sacrificial wine of the Vientiane Academy Palace had invited all the Confucian hermits, and all the Confucian hermits had also arrived at the Longmen Mansion. But even today, these two hermits did not show up, they were still hiding behind the scenes, what were they going to do? Do they stand by and stay out of the way? Or are they secretly ambushing and waiting for them?

Another point, Jin Toad is from the faction of Old Man Long and Red Yang Weng, and the Jade Void Fighting Sword was proposed by Jin Toad, in other words, this decision was not the impulse of Jin Toad, but the Old Man Long and Red Yang Weng had already decided, but the two of them didn't want to come forward, so Jin Toad came forward.

Confucianism proposed that the Jade Void Sword Fighting must have a plan, and it would not be a gentleman's dispute, but now that there is still a period of time before July 15, you might as well agree first, at least you can't lose to Confucianism in terms of momentum, and then think about it in the long run.

As for more, Li Daoxu didn't say any more, Li Xuandu knew the master's temperament, so he didn't continue to ask, but said goodbye and left.

Now he decided to use another source of his own, which was the Qingping Society that he had secretly formed.

Calculating the time, it was also the day of the Qingping Meeting, so after Li Xuandu returned to Qingping Garden, he retreated left and right, took out the "Little Purple Mansion", and held this month's Qingping Meeting.

Participation in the Qingping meeting is not mandatory, so it is normal for someone to be absent, but this Qingping meeting is somewhat surprisingly complete, Li Xuandu thought about it,

It has been understood, after all, there has been such a big movement in Longmen Mansion, but because this matter is only directly participated by many high-level officials of the Confucian and Taoist families, there are very few rumors that can be revealed, and many people must be paying attention to the situation in Longmen Mansion, hoping to learn some news from his mouth.

Li Xuandu sat on the top, and after greeting each other, the palace official of "Huanxi Sha", who had not seen each other for a long time, had already taken the initiative to speak, "Dare to ask the city lord, is there a big event in the Longmen Mansion?"

Li Xuandu replied directly: "Daomen has made a move against Confucianism. ”

"Who are involved?" The palace officials' attitude towards Li Xuandu was always very casual, even if Li Xuandu had already married Qin Su.

Li Xuandu said: "On the Daomen side, there are four people who have made a move, namely: the Great Heavenly Master, the Great Sword Immortal, the 'Heavenly Sword', and Li Xuandu, and the Confucian Gate is the 'Magic Knife' and the seven top masters of Confucianism. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked, so that no one spoke for a long time.

There are a total of six immortal immortals on the latest Lao Xuan List, and today there are four in the Longmen Mansion, and the rest are all top masters. Such a big scene is almost comparable to the original change of the imperial capital.

Everyone felt that something was wrong, because the appearance of so many big figures meant that the conflict between Confucianism and Taoism was no longer a small fight in the past, but was intensifying, and the decisive battle did not start in a day, there must be a gradual process, and they may be witnessing this process.

Li Xuan knew that this news would not be hidden for a long time, and he was very willing to spread the news at this time and exchange it for other news. So Li Xuandu asked again, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Huanxi Sha" palace official was also not polite, "What is the result of this matter?"

Li Xuandu replied: "Both the Daomen and the Confucian Sect are very restrained and have no intention of expanding the conflict, so in the end, the two sides decided to decide the victory or defeat in a battle, and Li Xuandu will face the Qinghe monks among the seven hermits of the Confucian Sect, Li Xuandu will win, and the Confucian Sect will admit defeat, and promise not to interfere in the affairs of the Daomen from now on." ”

The palace official immediately discovered a title he had never heard of before, and asked, "Who are the Seven Hermits of Confucianism?"

This is exactly what many other people in the meeting also want to ask, and they all looked at Li Xuandu, waiting for his answer. This is also reasonable, if it weren't for Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu, Li Xuan would also not know the existence of the Seven Hermits of Confucianism, although all the people in the Qingping Society were people with extraordinary identities, but in any case, they could not compare to Li Daoxu and Zhang Jingxiu, and they had not experienced the incident of Dabao'en Temple, and there were still quite a few people who did not know the existence of the Seven Hermits.

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment before replying: "They claim to be the gatekeepers of Confucianism, and they are willing to give up their names and use aliases as names, not visible in front of people, but hidden behind the scenes, so they are called hermits." These seven hermits are all personally selected, cultivated, and appointed by the leaders of the previous generation of Confucian scholars, and over the years, they have indeed done many great things, called hermits, but in fact, they are secretly manipulating Confucianism, interfering in temples, Taoism and even the general trend of the world. ”

In the Qingping Society, some people already know what kind of existence the seven hermits of Confucianism are, such as Qin Su, and some people don't know at all, such as Bai Meiniang, and some people are half-understood, they have heard of only a few words, but they don't understand, such as palace officials.

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After answering, the people present immediately understood what kind of people the seven hermits of Confucianism were.

The palace official nodded and asked, "I don't know what the city lord wants to know?"

Li Xuandu said: "I want to know a lot, but I want to put it up at the end, and now you can ask me questions first." ”

"Shaking Tingqiu," the eldest princess Xuanzhen asked, "I don't know what the names of these seven hermits are?"

Li Xuandu replied: "The seven of them are: Tiger Zen Master, Qinghe Layman, Mr. Bailu, Ziyan Mountain People, Red Sheep Weng, Jin Toad, and Old Man Long. ”

Princess Xuanzhen knew one of the names, and was secretly shocked in her heart: "Tiger Zen Master, isn't that a reclusive monk in Dabao'en Temple?"

The eldest princess Xuanzhen is also a thoughtful person, and immediately remembered the fire in the Great Bao'en Temple not long ago, saying that it was a fire caused by a thunderbolt hitting the main hall, but now it seems that it is not so simple, the fire is not a natural disaster, but the beginning of the Confucianism and Taoism struggle, from this point of view, although Confucianism and Taoism did not start a full-scale war, but the battle between the two high-level leaders is far more fierce than she imagined.

It can be inferred from this that Li Xuandu can know so clearly, and he must also be involved. In other words, the young man has grown into a real big man, and what he said about "the sun and the moon change the sky" is probably not a lie. Thinking of this, the eldest princess Xuanzhen was shocked, emotional, and a little sad.

"Shaking Tingqiu" The eldest princess Xuanzhen couldn't help but ask, "May I ask the city lord, how did the Confucian hermits interfere with the temple?"

Li Xuandu said: "I will only give a few notable examples, Emperor Wuzong fell into the water, and Emperor Sejong suffered several palace changes, all of which were driven by hermits behind the scenes. ”

The eldest princess Xuanzhen's body trembled obviously. She was the sister of Emperor Muzong and the daughter of Emperor Sejong, and Emperor Wuzong was her uncle, but the Confucian hermits assassinated her uncle and wanted to kill her father several times.

The eldest princess Xuanzhen asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Then is the death of Emperor Muzong also related to the Confucian hermits?"

Li Xuan could get the support of the eldest princess Xuanzhen by lying and deceiving, but he didn't do so, and replied truthfully: "Maybe it's related, maybe it's not related, I don't know." ”

The eldest princess Xuanzhen was a little depressed and nodded slightly.

Li Xuandu looked around at everyone for a week, and saw that no one continued to ask questions, so he spoke: "'Huanxi Sha' landlord, I want to know about Kunlun and Yin Yang Sect in the Western Regions. ”

The palace official thought for a moment, "I can reply, but it will be in a few days." ”

"Good. Li Xuandu expressed his approval and looked at the eldest princess Xuanzhen, "'Shaking Tingqiu' landlord, I want to know about the recent situation of King Jin, Sun Songchan, the first assistant of the cabinet, Mei Shenglin, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Zhao Lianggeng, the governor of Jingchu who has entered Beijing. ”

The eldest princess Xuanzhen's reply was the same as that of the palace official, "I will also need a few days." ”

Li Xuandu glanced at Mrs. Lu again, "I'm waiting for a reply, if you still want to know, you can also ask me questions individually." ”