As soon as Bai Yutian walked down the stairs and out of the attic, a disciple came quickly and stood at the entrance of the courtyard. He slightly bowed his head to Zhou Huaitong, Yun Xiang and others, cupped his hands and said: "Master, Master, there is a report from the mountain. Someone is paying homage to the mountain."
The expressions of Brother Zhou Huaitong changed instantly. They walked quickly to the door and asked urgently: "Do you know who is coming?"
The disciple replied: "Two masters from Songshan Shaolin, their disciples, and some martial arts people in Dengfeng."
Zhou Huaitong regained his composure and said, "Junior brothers, the eminent Shaolin monks have come from afar. Please follow me out to greet us."
Yunxiang and others replied in unison: "Yes, senior brother." They followed Zhou Huaitong out of the courtyard gate and stepped away.
Seeing this, Bai Yutian quickly approached Taoist Wushan and asked softly: "Taoist Master, can I, Uncle Zhou, be in charge of Yijian Sect?"
Taoist Wushan was unprepared for this sudden question, so he had to quickly pack up what he saw and heard after entering the mountain gate and threw it out with all his strength: "In terms of benevolence and virtue, it is barely feasible; in terms of martial arts, Wisdom and scheming are not suitable for the job.”
Bai Yutian thought to himself that there is no pure gold in the world, and no one is perfect. Everything is relative and ends in perfection. Whether it’s becoming famous in one fell swoop or getting rich overnight, the victims are always others. Without evil deeds, it is difficult to develop; without good intentions, it cannot last long. If there is power within the door, there is no need to do evil; if there is no wisdom outside the door, there is no need to develop.
So he said to Taoist Wushan: "Taoist Master, Yijian Sect has not had a leader for twenty years, and it has changed from a large sect to a small sect. From the current point of view, what is important is for everyone to work together internally to retain Qingshan and maintain stability. Transition, make progress in the future, and return to the glory of the past. In the eyes of the younger generation, the prestige of benevolence and virtue is temporarily better than martial arts and wisdom for the leader."
Wushan Taoist is an outsider. Whoever is elected as the head of Yijian Sect has nothing to do with him. As the saying goes, everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door, and don't worry about the frost on other people's tiles. But Bai Yutian asked kindly, but if he didn't answer, he always felt that he was losing his status as an elder. But he didn't want to say "I won't sweep the snow in front of the door, but only take care of the frost on his tiles", so he excused himself: "Boy, it's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs. I'm afraid you asked the wrong person this time."
Bai Yutian said: "Taoist Priest, from birth to death, besides housework, there are still things that should be taken care of."
Wushan Taoist heard about it, thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but agree with it, and said with emotion: "Yes! In this life, people are either celebrating new years or celebrating festivals; they are not getting married, they are getting married; they are not celebrating birthdays, they are attending funerals; they are not praying to God. Just fulfill your wish; if you are either drunk, seek medical treatment; if you are either dazzled or misunderstood... On the surface, it is music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and wine; secretly, it is firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. If no one else is involved in everything, I can’t live a happy life myself either.”
Bai Yutian heard this, and his thoughts spread like wildfire, thinking: "Life is not easy, and some people have to turn it upside down and work too hard. Even if you can be pretentious, even if you can pretend to be noble, in the end it is not people who die for money. Birds die for food, and glory and wealth are not worth a big dream. It can be seen that there is no need to toss and toss. At most, it can be regarded as eating three meals a day in different ways, and thinking of ways to play and sing in the daily routine." So. Chao Wushan Taoist said: "Taoist Master, the royal family pays attention to the establishment of direct descendants and elders when establishing a prince. Why don't we follow suit?"
The royal family establishes direct heirs, elders, and not virtuous people. The reason is very simple. Seniority is absolute and cannot be changed; virtuous people are relative and can be disguised or forged. People can be educated. As long as the prince is not born with low intelligence, he can recruit some wise and learned people to teach and train him. There is no need to choose a prince who appears to be benevolent, virtuous, and intelligent as his successor.
Wushan Taoist knows that establishing the head of the family is a family matter of Yijian Sect. It is said that it is difficult to judge an upright official, but it is even harder to judge an official. I thought: "What you say is what I say, and the father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right. Those who are short-sighted see their own home from other people's homes; those with good eyesight see the world from their homes. Likewise, if the world is divided into There are countless small pieces, and the small piece that can be twisted by oneself is definitely a family composed of one person or several people standing on the land.
So he said: "You can figure it out yourself, I don't dare to interrupt."
Bai Yutian asked: "Why?"
"The agencies were too clever in their calculations, and they lost their lives. The clever ones were mistaken for the clever ones, and whoever is stupider is more foolish than the other." Wushan Taoist wanted to say this, but felt it was unnecessary, so he said: "There is something wrong with your family. His family is also uneasy. If you have a good relationship, I hope your family will be prosperous and prosperous, and you can rely on people's influence in the future; if you have a bad relationship, your family's glory will be a humiliation to his family, and they are waiting to see how your family declines, lest you Show off your power in front of him and be domineering."
I thought to myself, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, old or young, whether you are poor or poor, rich or noble, everyone has a difficult sutra to recite and a difficult calculation to make. Everyone is not simple. But once it is difficult to recite this scripture and make this small calculation, no matter how smart you think you are, you are absolutely stupid. Just because you are worried about gains, you will be worried about losses. If you are afraid of wolves before, you will be afraid of tigers later.
I couldn't help but said to myself: "So, no matter how big or small, whether light or heavy, household chores must be treated equally. Not only must we recite them as sutras and count them as abacuses, we must also recite abacus as sutras and count them as abacuses." It is treated as an abacus."
Actually it is. Because in life, either you are plotting against me, or I am plotting against you. It's just that until the end, the calculations are going on to figure out who wins or who loses.
Bai Yutian was confused after hearing what Wushan Taoist was muttering, and asked: "Taoist Master, what did you say? That's not what I asked."
Taoist Wushan felt the same way and said with a smile: "You ask yours and I tell mine, does it matter?"
Bai Yutian chuckled and said, "It's nothing to do with it. But what do you want to say?"
Wushan Taoist said angrily: "Don't you understand?"
Bai Yutian said: "I'll go there and understand."
Wushan Taoist thought about it and said, "Some people calculate love, some calculate profits, some people calculate profits as love, and some people calculate love as profit. But no matter how you calculate, as long as it is mixed with emotions, it will be a running account. Ben, there is no absolute winner or loser, and you may even get your old friend involved if you are not careful.”
Bai Yutian was confused, and finally found something, and asked: "Taoist Master, is there no pleasing passage or length in this difficult-to-recite Sutra?"
Wushan Taoist smiled and replied: "Yes! The thread is in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes are on the wanderer's body. After the floating clouds say goodbye, the flowing water lasts for ten years. Life is a time to come back, and death is a longing for lovesickness. Elders can love fraternity, and the world will support them. .”
Although Bai Yutian listened carefully, he did not remember it and asked: "Taoist Master, this loving mother, this floating cloud, this lovesickness, this fraternity, what and what! If there is really a choice, how can we choose one carefully?"
Wushan Taoist said: "I wish to win the heart of one person and stay together forever. What do you think?" I thought to myself, once people encounter love, they will make calculations and calculations. As long as they are soft-hearted, they will not only be shrewd and smart When you get up, you will still be confused, you can't understand the importance, you can't know the benefits and harms, and intentionally or unintentionally, you attach importance to feelings and despise profits.
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "I'm crazy about love, I'm crazy about love. It's good, but I'm afraid that people will laugh at me for being too crazy."
Taoist Wushan smiled and replied: "You can also laugh at others because they can't see through it! Just go back."
Bai Yutian smiled and said, "Then you agree with me, Uncle Zhou, being elected as the leader of Yijian Sect?"
Taoist Wushan replied: "I never said I opposed it! Don't you know?"
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "We have been making trouble for a long time, and you are joking with me."
Taoist Wushan's expression changed and he said, "Do you think what you said just now was a joke?"
Bai Yutian quickly apologized and said, "The Taoist Master's kind words have greatly benefited the younger generation."
Wushan Taoist said: "You are so eager to find someone to be the leader, don't you have some conspiracy?"
Bai Yutian said: "Taoist Priest, how can you think like this! When the Weeping Blood Sword comes out, all the martial arts people in the world will know that my father is still alive. As the head of Yijian Sect, my father has not stepped into Yijian Sect for twenty years. Half a step, and I won’t take half a step into Yijianmen in the future. Why can’t Yijianmen continue like this?”
After taking a breath, he continued: "It is said that a country cannot be without a leader for a day. If a gang wants to survive and develop, how can it be without a leader for a long time. Since it has become a fact to establish the leader, the sooner The better it is established, if any competitive thoughts emerge and spread, don't regret it. The Chunyang Sword Sect split into two and became today's Yijian Sect and Chunyang Sect. It’s just that the ancestors and brothers are too competitive and they both feel that they are qualified to succeed as the head of the Chunyang Sword Sect, and no one will let the other go."
Taoist Wushan said: "But as far as Yijian Sect is concerned, you are considered an outsider and are not qualified to intervene in the selection of the leader."
Bai Yutian smiled and replied: "Taoist Master, you are wrong. The Weeping Blood Sword in my hand is a token of the Yijian Sect. Seeing this sword is like meeting the master. Although I am not a member of the Yijian Sect, I represent My father, whoever passes the sword to will be qualified to become the head of the Yijian Sect. This is a century-old rule of the Yijian Sect."
Wushan Taoist said: "Since there are such unwritten rules and you are holding this sword, you might as well become the leader."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "I want to too! But it doesn't work."
Wushan Taoist was surprised and asked: "Why not?" He thought to himself, you are holding a sword, your sword skills have been passed down by your father, and today you have saved Yijianmen from danger, no There is no one more suitable than your boy.
Bai Yutian said: "Taoist Master, there are five major precepts of Yijian Sect. You are not allowed to disobey your superiors, you are not allowed to kill your fellow sects, you are not allowed to kill innocent people, you are not allowed to act righteously, and you are not allowed to associate with evildoers. My father fought in the Jueqing Valley. Although he said that he had no choice but to do so, he He also killed people like crazy, and he really broke the third precept of the sect, "Killing innocents indiscriminately", so he never stepped foot into the Yijian Sect after that. I can't even remember the lives of people who died on my hands because of the Dragon Slaying Club. It’s clear, I have already violated the third commandment of Yi Jian Sect, ‘Killing innocent people’, and I am no longer qualified to be in charge of Yi Jian Sect.”
Wushan Taoist was shocked, looked at Bai Yutian, and thought inexplicably: "This boy killed several disciples of Lushan yesterday with one sword. It turned out that he killed them to show to the disciples of Yijian Clan. They elected him to be the leader of the army." The thoughts of the leader. It seems that I really underestimated this boy before!"
