Normal visitors would be turned down by Shen Hao, and those who couldn't be turned down would be asked to come to the public room to chat. If the other party's boss was the boss, they would meet in the side hall to show respect.
Li Shuyang is considered a good karma to Shen Hao. Moreover, he is still his nominal master, and at the same time, he still has the name of a registered disciple of Guishan Seminary. Coupled with Nie Yun's relationship, the relationship between Guishan Monastery and Shen Hao is also different from others.
Therefore, Shen Hao still attached great importance to Li Shuyang's arrival and did not dare to delay. He went directly to the side hall and waited for Li Shuyang at the door.
"Disciple Shen Hao, meet your master." When Shen Hao saw Li Shuyang approaching, he bowed and waited from a distance. When the other party approached, he raised his voice to say hello.
Even though this is a nominal master, and even Li Shuyang's current cultivation level is far inferior to Shen Hao's, once you recognize your master, you have to recognize him for a lifetime. Shen Hao can still abide by this basic bottom line. He couldn't do the double-dealing thing anyway.
Li Shuyang was still a little hesitant at first, but when he saw Shen Hao bowing and waiting at the door from a distance, most of the hesitation and worry in his heart disappeared.
"Hahaha, Master Shen, I don't dare to respond to your title now!" Li Shuyang really didn't dare to respond to the phrase "Master". Firstly, Shen Hao's current identity is too important, and secondly, there is a gap in cultivation. It always makes Li Shuyang feel embarrassed.
"Master, don't worry too much. The friendship between the disciple and Lao Shufeng has always been there. Why should we care about what outsiders think? Master, please sit down inside and say..."
"Okay!" Shen Hao's words made Li Shuyang feel that he was being pretentious, so he smiled, put aside these concerns, and followed him into the side hall with his hands behind his back, and his mood improved a lot.
The two sat down. Choose two adjacent locations. After the guards served hot tea, Shen Hao smiled and began to chat with Li Shuyang. Ask about the recent situation at Guishan Monastery, ask about the situation of the disciples at Laoshu Peak, and also ask about the situation of your friend Nie Yun.
Li Shuyang was always answering, stroking his long beard and raising his head with a smile when he talked about happy places. But he did not ask Shen Hao, deliberately not to inquire more.
After finishing a cup of tea, Shen Hao turned the topic to business and said with a smile: "Master is not at Laoshu Peak this time to practice cultivation. I must have ordered him to visit his disciples personally, right?"
Li Shuyang smiled. He was worried that he didn't know how to speak and was not good at dealing with people. Now Shen Hao took the initiative to ask about it, which was naturally what he wanted. So he quickly said: "Master Shen, there are indeed some things I need to ask in person this time. Regarding the expansion of the employment scope of Xuanqing Guard this time, I don't know if this is the intention of Xuanqing Guard or the Mingshan Sect and Wanjuan Shushan. Instruction?"
Shen Hao leaned back in his chair and said: "Master, Xuanqing Guard has always been short of monks. This has become a long-standing problem. Last time the evil monks manipulated evil spirits to cause trouble everywhere, Xuanqing Guard was because of the lack of monks. The level of power has been delayed for so long. This expansion of the recruitment scope has been planned for a long time. There is no need to communicate with Mingshan Sect and Wanjuan Shushan. But how many they can recruit still depends on how many sect lists they can pass. .”
Shen Hao guessed Li Shuyang's intention. But there was no deliberate provocation, and there was no need. From the moment the two super sects agreed to act as intermediaries in the employment agreement, all escape routes were basically blocked. There is no need for Shen Hao to interfere.
"Oh? It was Xuanqingwei's own decision, not the one instructed by Mingshan Sect and Wanjuan Shushan?" Li Shuyang frowned slightly, this was not good news for him.
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If Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect instructed Xuanqingwei to do it, he could also try to see if he could get Xuanqingwei to give up or reduce the scope of recruitment expansion. But now it is Xuanqingwei's own needs, so it is difficult to change. After all, Xuanqingwei cannot harm his own interests to help the major sects.
This is where things get tricky.
Shen Hao glanced at Li Shuyang, who was frowning and silent. Li Shuyang's dilemma was very clear in his heart.
Faced with the expanding needs of Xuanqing Guard, each major sect has two options: First, seize the review qualifications of two super sects and act as the middleman themselves. Two, wait to die.
Even if there is no way out, facing the Wanjuanshu Mountain and Mingshan Sect that have dominated the cultivation world for thousands of years, everyone is under tremendous pressure. Even if the opponent has lost some of their masters now, it is still intimidating. Just Yang Wanli and Zhou Yankong, two extremely powerful men at the eighth level of the Xuanhai Realm, would be enough for everyone to drink from a big pot. My heart is numb!
Everyone is like this, and it is inevitable to be afraid when facing a powerful enemy. Especially for major sects that do not have a unified leadership, it is normal for them to have their own little thoughts. They think "is there any other way" instead of directly going up to fight with others.
Need to scare again. Shen Hao thought in his heart.
"Master, in fact, the disciples are aware of the difficulties faced by the sect. However, after the Xuanqing Guard experienced the evil attacks before, it is a certainty that the number of monks will be expanded. Not only within the Xuanqing Guard, but also in front of the emperor, they are keeping a close eye on them and it is impossible to change. . There is even news that once the Xuanqing Guard’s expansion of employment is effective, it may be followed by local government offices and even garrisons.”
"What?! This..."
"So, Master, I'm afraid we have to make plans for this matter in advance."
Just by expanding the employment scope of Xuan Qingwei, more than half of the lower-level sects can be absorbed. If we add local government offices and local garrisons, wouldn't it mean that more than 90% of the lower-level sects would be included? !
Without the lower-level sects as targets for exploitation, the strength and resources of the third-rate sects will be greatly reduced, and the shrinkage of the third-rate sects will directly affect the second-rate and first-rate sects. Maybe nothing will be seen in three to five years. But twenty, thirty or even a hundred years later, the middle and upper sects will slowly decline due to their inability to follow up. After a few hundred years, there will be no need for anyone to attack. The middle and upper sects themselves will fall apart and become several or even dozens of small sects due to their inability to continue.
"Master Shen, is Jing Jiuchao's attitude just to sit back and watch, or is he going to take advantage of the situation?" Li Shuyang was not good at talking to people in riddles. At this time, he felt very solemn, so he asked directly without thinking. A very important issue is the attitude of Fenghong Villa or the Jingjiu Dynasty.
Shen Hao also replied seriously: "Master, please rest assured. Fenghong Villa has no ambitions for the sect circle before, and it will never have it in the future. It has always had agreements with Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect in order to be able to proactively maintain The stability with the sect circle will prevent misunderstandings from occurring due to complete lack of communication. In the end, it makes no difference to the Jingjiu Dynasty who is the leader of the sect."
put one's oar in? That has to wait until the fight between the major sects and the two super sects is almost complete. I won't interfere now. What's more, without the blood armor technique, Fenghong Villa cannot withstand the consumption.
