The fire in Linhefang has been put out, but the aftermath brought by the fire has not stopped there.

When Zuolingquan settled Tang Jingyan, Qihuang Valley, 30 miles away, also received news of a fire in the capital.

This news is like adding fuel to the fire and adding insult to injury to the current Qihuang Valley, because the responsibility of Qihuang Valley is to pay attention to these abnormal events. Once the scope of the impact is too large, the national teacher will not be able to come forward.

After Wu Qingwan learned the news, she secretly thought about countermeasures. Before she could come up with the imperial order summoned by the court, she unexpectedly sent it to her.

Several masters of the masters who had no time to bid farewell to the disciples who had left the seclusion, hurriedly set off for the capital. As one of the masters, Wu Qingwan was unable to show up, so she naturally followed behind.

When I arrived at the imperial city, it was already dawn.

Wu Qingwan was wearing a sect-style black dress and walked behind the three senior brothers. Before she could reach Zhengyuan Hall, she heard the voice of Prime Minister Li Jingsi coming from the court:

"In the early summer of the 14th year of Tianbao, a fire broke out in Linhefang for no reason, burning more than 800 houses, and more than 2,000 casualties. The cause of the fire has not been determined yet... The old minister personally experienced the fire. According to Fangzheng, the flames appeared at the same time, affecting the entire Linhefang and its surroundings. Some people had seen the lampstands and the flames in the stoves, which extended for several feet without reason..."

Wu Qingwan stopped outside the hall and looked at several senior brothers, and could only wait quietly for the summons. The discussions in the hall were heard one after another:

"As the saying goes, 'raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while'; Qihuang Valley is worshipped by the incense of all people, and should have fulfilled its responsibility to protect the people. In the past, ferocious beasts were rampant, but the impact was not great; now such a big fire has occurred, if Qihuang Valley does nothing, I dare to ask, what is the use of my Great Dan Dynasty to support thousands of monks in it?"

"Yes. I have raised a group of Taoist monks who do not know how to travel to the law. They all know how to show up and recite scriptures for weddings and funerals. The fire in Linhefang often kills and injured thousands of people. Even if Qihuang Valley cannot be solved, it can calm the hearts of the people if they show up and do rituals in the market."

"Yes, now the people in Linhefang have homes that cannot go back, so they all sleep on the streets..."

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Wu Qingwan felt uneasy when she heard these words, but she had no choice but to be at ease with her national master with the highest cultivation level in Qihuang Valley, and she was only at the sixth level of Ling Valley. She could not control the world. She had no ability to open the alchemy. You must know that the magic of soul is a real god in the Jade level realm that can only contact. She could not pretend to be a god or a lie like a wise alchemist.

After a long period of suffering, Jiang Yi's voice finally came from the hall:

"Xuan Yue Heng entered the palace."

Yue Heng, who was standing in front, saw this and quickly walked into the hall.

Wu Qingwan also entered the hall, but did not step forward, but just stood behind and watched.

Prime Minister Li Jingsi stood in front, saw them, and spoke:

"Old Yue, this is the important place in the court. The emperor is discussing political affairs with the emperor. I am afraid that it is not appropriate for you to come here. Where is the national teacher?"

Yue Hengxu responded: "My teacher is in seclusion and has not been summoned. As an apprentice, we really dare not disturb us. We must find out the reason for the Linhefang incident..."

"Sir, it's been two years since you showed up. Are you sure you're just going into seclusion?"

"My teacher has a high level of cultivation. At the level of his teacher, he has no food for grains. It is common for him to stay in seclusion for two or three years..."

"We ordinary people don't understand the matters of people in practice. But Mr. Yue should not forget the responsibilities of Qihuang Valley. The court collects taxes from the people every year, taking care of the food, clothing and expenses of the disciples of Qihuang Valley, and has never asked for half of the food, clothing and expenses from Qihuang Valley. Every year, when Dayan merchants sit on the ground and start the price, they still send 1,000 white jade zhu to Qihuang Valley on time. Mr. Yue knows that if the silver of a thousand white jade zhu is enough for the people of a city to eat? How many years will it take to plant in spring and harvest in autumn to earn that little money?"

This question was too mean, and Wu Qingwan couldn't bear to listen, so she bowed and stepped forward and said:

"The people who feed on Qihuang Valley have never forgotten their duties. Every day they will arrange for disciples to patrol the mountains and drive out monsters, and there are many people who practice medicine and do good deeds..."

Li Jingsi looked at Wu Qingwan in a blink of an eye: "What Wu Xianchang said is something that can be done by anyone in the practice. Fushishan, Qingchi Jianzhuang, and even the alchemists in the rivers and lakes in the city can fulfill these responsibilities. Why did the court give you the silver and money to Qihuang Valley alone?"

Wu Qingwan was silent.

Li Jingsi looked at several palm rooms in Qihuang Valley and said in a deep voice:

"The court spared no effort to worship Qihuang Valley, hoping that Qihuang Valley could protect the people's peace in times of crisis, rather than using the power of the whole country to support you and others in their own way of immortality. The fierce beasts have been repeatedly banned, which can be said to be a little affected and should not disturb the national teacher. But now the fire in Linhefang has swept thousands of houses. If the God of Heaven had not done good, thousands of people would have been killed or injured...

...At this time, the national master was still in seclusion and cultivating his own great way of immortality. When should the national master come out? When the Dayan Dynasty sent troops to fight? According to the old minister, if the Dayan Dynasty really sent troops to fight, the national master would probably not be able to stop it. What is the purpose of the people using so much hard-earned money to support the national master in practicing?"

These words were said very heavily, and Wu Qingwan held her hands tightly, but she had nothing to say.

Jiang Yi, who was sitting behind the bead curtain, was watching and said:

"Li Xiang. If it is not for the time of life and death, it is indeed inconvenient to disturb people. The national master has been in charge of the Great Pill for nearly a hundred years and has made many contributions. Everyone present knows it clearly. The late emperor also pointed out that the national master was the new emperor's teacher and was the minister of the late emperor's orphan. Li Xiang said this too seriously."

The big reason why Jiang Yi was able to rise to power and become the regent princess was because of Yue Pingyang's support.

The reason why Li Jingsi secretly planned to first find out the truth of the national teacher was because no matter how old Li Jingsi was, he could not suppress Yue Pingyang, a national teacher who had lived for more than two years. As long as the national teacher was there, it would be difficult to put the new king in power alone.

However, in this occasion, Li Jingsi stood on the side of "big righteousness", and his natural righteousness was correct:

"Your Highness, the national master worked hard and made great contributions. Everyone in the court admired him in his heart. However, the court officials were also at the age of "retire and return home". The national master had not appeared for two years, and chaos in the capital was everywhere. Whether it was in seclusion or otherwise, since it was difficult to perform his duties, he should abdicate and give up his duties and hand over the duties to those who could take charge of the matter...

...The court will not treat meritorious ministers unfairly, and the reward will continue in the future. The national master can still practice leisurely and meditately. Now that the national master has not shown up for a long time, he cannot sit idly and watch the chaos in the capital. Your Highness can keep watching. Our ministers cannot ignore him. Please think twice."

No matter what the faction of the civil and military officials in the court agreed with Li Jingsi’s statement. After all, the matter is in front of us, so we have to find a way to deal with it.

In fact, Wu Qingwan thought that this statement was fine, but after all, she was the palm house of Qihuang Valley. She carried the family business that had been passed down for two hundred years, so she was willing to hand over Qihuang Valley to others.

Jiang Yi was silent for a moment and said:

"The national teacher has been in charge of the Great Pill for nearly a hundred years, and it is inappropriate to replace the national teacher without notice."

Li Jingsi nodded: "It is indeed inappropriate to replace without notice; but the national magistrate has never left the pass, and I can't even see people. I can't let all the civil and military officials and even the saints wait here without any clarity. I hope His Royal Highness can order the National magistrate to come to the palace to talk, whether to change or stay, I have to make the words clear in person."

Jiang Yi looked at Wu Qingwan, thought for a long time, and said:

"The national teacher is still in seclusion, and yesterday's fire did not cause any major trouble. Forcibly summoning him will make the national teacher feel disappointed. Yue Heng, you go back to Qihuang Valley and find a way to inform the national teacher, and let the national teacher come out of seclusion and go to the palace to talk."

Yue Heng hurriedly bowed his head: "The people who are in charge of the order."

Seeing that Jiang Yi forced himself to protect Qihuang Valley, Li Jingsi said:

"Since the princess spoke, I am not convenient for me to say more. However, I still have to remind Mr. Yue to say that the court has never been greedy for the affairs of people in the practice of cultivation. The position of the national teacher should be a master of the Tao. If Mr. Yue is delayed in taking charge of the overall situation, and others want to recommend themselves to Qihuang Valley, the court will not favor anyone. I hope Mr. Yue will have a clear idea in his heart."

Wu Qingwan's face turned pale when she heard this. She understood what this said. If Cheng Jiujiang wanted to be a national guru and entered Qihuang Valley, the court would not care about it and would bear all the consequences at his own risk.

This is equivalent to directly supporting Cheng Jiujiang to seize the position of national commander. If it is introduced into Cheng Jiujiang's ears, he may soon bring people in.

There are only a few elderly, weak, sick and disabled people in Qihuang Valley, and it is impossible to deal with Cheng Jiujiang, who is at the age of fighting. If the court stands by and does not mediate, it is possible to beat them to death.

Master Bo Yueheng also understood the meaning, but his ancestors had a foundation, so he could only look confident and bowed:

"I, Qihuang Valley, understand the rules. If I can't even keep my family business, I'm not worthy of sitting in my current position."

Seeing this, Li Jingsi hummed softly and stopped talking.

Wu Qingwan and several senior brothers bowed to leave together, feeling uneasy, and didn't know how he got out of Zhengyuan Hall, and kept thinking about how to deal with it.

In Qihuang Valley, the third uncle has led a team to Jingtu. At present, the only combat power left in Qihuang Valley is the master. The second uncle is a cultivator in the Linggu realm. All the rest are refining Qi. Zheng Yufeng, the fourth uncle, has long become a useless person, and is not even as good as refining Qi.

With just two cultivators at the first and second level of the Spirit Valley, they have no chance of winning against Cheng Jiujiang at the fourth level of the Spirit Valley.

As for the deacons in the Qi Refining Realm, they could barely leave their true qi and could not touch Cheng Jiujiang's clothes when they fought. No matter how many people there were, they did not have to stick to the sect. For most of the disciples of Qihuang Valley, they were just changing their heads. There were only a few palm rooms and personal disciples affected. The others performed their own duties and would do whatever they did in the past.

Zuo Lingquan values ​​love and friendship and will not stand idly by, but even if he has the added combat power of twelve levels of cultivation, it is a drop in the bucket, because Cheng Jiujiang is not alone.

If only Ling Quan could jump directly to the eighth level of Ling Valley like last time...

This idea is obviously unrealistic, but even if it is stronger, the chances of winning will be greater...

There are ways to become stronger, but this brat is not enlightened. Could it be that she really takes the initiative?
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