In the Heavens

Time flies, and three years have passed by. During this period, except for the Huashan School opening the mountain gate halfway and recruiting a group of disciples, the rest of the time was terrible.

Except for some disciples going out for trips and participating in daily activities in the martial arts from time to time, there is almost no Huashan sect in the martial arts, as if they were really immersed in the grief of the new head of the funeral.

Also falling into silence are Shaolin and Wudang. The three big factions completed the power change almost at the same time, and chose to keep a low profile while tacitly agreeing. The veterans have already felt the coming rain from the wind full of buildings.

Although they didn't know what happened, the experienced veterans still made the right choice. No matter what happens, follow in the footsteps of the three bosses.

A new generation replaces the old ones, the established forces choose to keep a low profile, and the new forces just take advantage of this gap to make a name for themselves.

Unfamiliar forces that Li Mu has never even heard of are constantly rising in the arena, injecting vitality into the silent arena.

Active is active, everyone can ignore the title for the time being, and don't expect everyone to give in to the benefits.

For a time, the struggle between old and new forces continued to be staged everywhere. Especially in the recent period, Huashan disciples mainly go out to stand for the old forces.

The biggest advantage of a decent family is here-there are many friends in the world. Even if it is a big faction that has declined, once it calls for friends, it can still gather a large number of people.

It's not good to deal with big forces, but to suppress new forces with no foundation, everyone is still willing to sell this enthusiasm.

What surprised Li Mu the most was that after the Demon Cult entered Ningxia, it did not rush to set off a bloodbath, but instead calmed down and quietly accumulated strength.

If it wasn't for the fact that they came out to rob business travelers and wealthy households occasionally, exposing their whereabouts, Li Mu would have almost suspected that these guys had lost their way.

The rebellion of King Anhua, which had been plotted for a long time, was also not launched immediately. I don't know whether it is accumulating strength or waiting for the opportunity.

It doesn't matter if the world is not chaotic, and he can farm quietly, Li Mu doesn't like to go out to make troubles either.

Although only three short years, the changes on Mount Hua are not small. The one with the greatest impact was Zhou Qingyun's breakthrough, but the price he paid was becoming a Taoist priest.

There is no way, I have read too many Taoist scriptures, and I accidentally fell into a fascination. Then he had the idea of ​​joining the Daoist sect, then put on a Daoist robe, gave himself a Daoist name of Qingyunzi, and he was all set.

The Taoist sect is so casual. If you want to become a monk, the patriarch and master are ready-made, just put a few sticks of incense and let us know.

When Li Mu received the news, Zhou Qingyun was already dressed as a Taoist priest. Except for the change in dress, it seems that there is not much difference from before.

On weekdays, I still eat and drink when I need to, and I don’t take the rules and regulations as a thing at all.

These are all small problems. The Huashan School has inherited many orthodoxies, and not every branch has clear rules and precepts.

In addition to the main Quanzhen lineage, the orthodox Old Huashan School left by the ancestor Chen Tuan was also preserved.

The new and old Huashan sects are the difference within the Taoist sect. Li Mu, the head of the Huashan School, is just the head of the secular Huashan School, and is not the same concept as the Daoist Huashan School.

If it is subdivided, the current Daomen Huashan School is already in full bloom. With the joint efforts of the ancestors of the Huashan School of all dynasties, several branches have been created on the basis of the old and new Huashan Schools.

It is impossible to count the specific numbers, most of them only have one name, and there are seventeen branches that only have their own unique Taoism inheritance and existing successors.

The precepts are naturally not worth mentioning. According to the casual style of the patriarchs, if Zhou Qingyun wants to follow suit, he can completely establish himself as the boss.

It doesn't matter if anyone follows or not. The most important thing in cultivating the Tao is to have fun, and having fun is enough.

You don’t need to worry about someone making trouble, everyone is a bunch of dead houses, you practice your way, and I cultivate mine, as long as everyone doesn’t interfere with each other.

I don't know whether it's Zhou Qingyun's ability to fool around, or the temptation to break through the realm is strong. Many people in the Qing generation have begun to study Taoism.

From time to time, there will be a Dao discussion meeting, and even Li Mu has been dragged to participate several times. The level is all kinds of horrible, and it is estimated that they will be a child at most inside the Taoist sect, but they are still enjoying it.

Not only is it discussed by my own family, but also invites the masters of the Taoist sect who have been cultivating on Mount Hua to join in from time to time. Well, it’s the same as Li Mu going out to find people to discuss the Tao. In name, to discuss the Tao is actually to ask for advice.

It is said that some disciples heard with their own ears that these elders were sprayed bloody, just like training their grandsons.

Li Mu didn't know the details, anyway, it was strictly confidential at this time, and no one was allowed to attend.

Strict teachers produce high-quality apprentices, and the effect is naturally there. It doesn't matter how much martial arts has improved, anyway, I have mastered all the common sense of Taoism.

Cultivate the Tao, just cultivate the Tao. This is also the routine operation of the ancestors of the Huashan School in the past. It started with the self-created school and continued until Cai and Yue stole the Sunflower Book.

Everyone wandered around the rivers and lakes and played in the world of mortals when they were young. When they got older, they saw through the world of mortals and went back to the mountains to join the Taoist penance.

It was only because of Cai and Yue that the Huashan faction was forced into a war between good and evil, and the disciples suffered heavy casualties every day, and few of them were able to escape unscathed. This situation was broken.

Now that the Demon Cult is silent, the Huashan School has leapt up to stand on the same footing with Shaolin Wudang, and these traditions have been picked up again.

The main reason is that there are few entertainment activities these days, young people want to become famous, and they have to practice martial arts hard all day long, so they don't have the heart to pay attention to these things.

Once you get old and have leisure time, and read the scriptures every day, it is easy to get stuck and unable to extricate yourself, or you don't want to get out.

Li Mu didn't persuade him much, he spent most of his life in the rivers and lakes, and it's really not easy to be able to retire in his old age.

The only difference is that there is one less step of washing hands in a golden basin. However, washing hands in the golden basin is a joke. If there is a life-and-death enemy, they will do it secretly and just throw the blame at the Devil's Cult.

If you want to get out of your body, the most reliable way is to hide in the mountain gate as a dead house. As long as the sect continues to be strong, they can enjoy their old age in peace.

As for the grievances and grievances in the Jianghu, the disciples should take over directly, which kind of means that the father's debt is paid by the son.

These had little impact on Li Mu. After Zhou Qingyun's grievances and grievances, there were not a single one who came to seek revenge, except that there were many more people who came to make friends.

There is a high probability that these people will not come. After all, Tie Hanhan, who dared to go to Huashan to find the head of the Huashan School, would not live long in this Jianghu.

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Wang Buyao said in a hurry: "Master, something big is going to happen in the northwest. There was a rebellion in the Ningxia garrison, and King Anhua took the opportunity to attack the Qing emperor and kill Liu Jin."

Wulin sects have to worry about national affairs, and people in the world will laugh at it if it is spread, but this is a basic skill that a big sect must have.

Looking at the map, you can tell that after the rebellion, King Anhua must have fought all the way from Ningxia to the capital. No matter which way to go, you must pass through the territory of the Huashan faction.

"Bandits pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate."

If the rebels do harm again, and the government and army come to clean it up again, even if the economy of the Northwest does not collapse, it will go back ten years.

From the standpoint of the Huashan faction, it is natural to hope that the scale of the war will be as small as possible. It is best to suppress the generation in Ningxia, so as not to bring disaster to Guanzhong and Shanxi.

Li Mu replied calmly: "Understood. Let's talk about the specific situation. There can't be a mutiny for no reason, right?"

Wang Buyao explained: "According to the information we have collected, the main reason for this mutiny is that there has been no rain in Ningxia this year, and there is almost no harvest in the farmland, but the court..."

Needless to say, Li Mu also knew the following content. In today's Northwest China, it is "a small drought in three years, and a severe drought in ten years."

Among them, the drought in Ningxia and Gansu is the most special. When the drought is at its worst, some parts of the Yellow River can stop flowing.

Against this background, it can be said that it is not ordinary stupid to dare to go to Ningxia to farm.

Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty had no money, even if the national treasury was full of money and grain, and water conservancy projects were built all over Ningxia, it would not be able to stand up to God's shame!

If it doesn't rain, where can I get water?

According to the inside of the Taoist sect, the old Zhu's family was guilty of cutting the dragon's veins. Once the way of heaven starts to recover, it will be backlashed by heaven and earth.

From a historical perspective, it is not entirely unreasonable. The Ming Dynasty is definitely the dynasty that suffered the most natural disasters in history, not one of them.

After a pause, Li Mu said indifferently: "Bring the news to the governor of Shaanxi, let them prepare early, so as not to delay the opportunity to make the rebels bigger."

Li Mu has absolutely no confidence in the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty. Three years ago, it was rumored that the imperial court was going to farm in Ningxia, but the action was delayed until this year.

This is all right, the Tuntian plan has just begun to be implemented, and at the same time natural and man-made disasters ushered in.

It is estimated that Liu Jin, who is in charge of the New Deal, will most likely become a scapegoat in this wave, and will contribute his head to calm the anger of the people of the world.

Then it was Emperor Zhengde's turn to be unlucky. The civil and military officials have been tossing around for so long, and finally caught the emperor's handle, how can they stop there?

The aristocratic families whose interests have been damaged in the New Deal, and the Buddhist sects who have been plotted against by the little emperor, will not give up this opportunity to add fuel to the flames at this time.

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