Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 374 Semi-Saint
"Are you all right?"

When Li Xiuyuan returned to the mansion, he saw Zhu Yu, Wang Ping and others who came to the mansion to take refuge. Congmin knew that he had come to Li Xiuyuan's haunted house to take refuge.

Perhaps this is the trust in Li Xiuyuan.

"Thank you brother Li for saving your life. If there is no brother Li today, I'm afraid we will be doomed this time." Zhu Yu thanked him gratefully.

"It's good that you have nothing to do. Ning Caichen is unconscious now. I brought him back, Niu Er, go and help him into the wing room to rest." Li Xiuyuan said.

At this time, a strong man walked in, he answered and took Ning Caichen down to rest.

Wang Ping hurriedly asked at this moment: "Brother Li, what's the situation now? Is it true that there are rebels in the city?"

Li Xiuyuan said: "The situation seems serious, but it is not. It's just that the Hou Mansion has been affected. When I came back, the city was still safe and sound. It shouldn't be a rebellion by the rebels, and there are so many strange things about this matter. It's not easy to judge, if you are worried, you can rest at home for a few days, and it will not be too late to go out after things calm down."

"Brother Li is here, so I feel at ease." A scholar also expressed gratitude.

Li Xiuyuan nodded: "When encountering a military disaster, we should help each other. Right now, you are all very tired after thinking about it. Please go back to the room to rest first. Allow me to send someone to find out the news, and I will inform you of the situation in two days."

"Brother Li will be troubled by this. If there is anything that needs my help, brother Li will tell you. Don't be polite. Although we can't do it with papers or martial arts, we can still file a joint letter, sue the imperial court, and write pleadings. Yes, even a parade of scholars will not hesitate."

Wang Ping cupped his hands and said seriously.

"That's right, if it's really a troubled time, why should we cherish this life." Some scholars also said loudly with undiminished enthusiasm.

"That's right, we've all waded through the flood in Guobei City, so we're afraid that we won't be able to do it with a sword and an axe?" Several scholars also agreed, and they were filled with righteous indignation.

Traditional scholars like them understand the dangers of military disasters and turmoil best.

Even the former dynasty, which was prosperous and prosperous, was turned into ruins and dust when it was in turmoil, and many people were killed or injured.

Seeing this, Li Xiuyuan calmed everyone's emotions: "You have this heart, and I deeply admire it, but the current situation is not as serious as you imagined. Please calm down for a while. We will work together for a long time. If the country is really in trouble , how can we wait for an ignoble existence and just want to be safe?"

After the emotions of the scholars were appeased, he arranged for these scholars to go to the wing room to rest.

After they leave.

Li Linfu's figure appeared from the back of the hall, he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Since you want to rule people with ghosts and gods, why do you need to spend so much energy taking care of these scholars? Although they have a passion, they are not suitable for the current world, my lord." You should have discovered something, the world is becoming more and more chaotic, this is a sign of the decline of the country's fortunes, even Jinling City has encountered a disaster of swordsmen."

Li Xiuyuan said: "You're right. The fate of the country has declined. All kinds of monsters and snakes have come, and all kinds of natural and man-made disasters have also come. Who would have thought that a rebellion would break out in the mansion of the Marquis Mansion, killing and injuring countless scholars. Even Marquis Li of the Hou Mansion has been implicated, but it is precisely because of this that I need people of the same path. To govern ghosts and gods, I have five ghost kings, ghosts and gods from all directions, but if I want to govern the world, I need a group of ghosts. Like-minded people of the same generation, although they are frail scholars, they will definitely be able to be officials in the court in the future, so they will be my right-hand man in the future."

"Although they are just useless scholars at the moment, they will not be in the future. I have a personality problem, and it is impossible to flatter and curry favor with those officials, and those corrupt officials are not worthy of working with me. What I want to do is upright and the way Da Guang, I can't tolerate the filth of a dog, only they are full of enthusiasm and have their own ideas and ethics, so they are worthy of my friendship, so a little care now is nothing."

Li Xiuyuan looked complicated, looking at the dusk outside.

"Young master is really far-sighted, even thought of this, the old servant admires." Li Linfu said.

"You don't have to flatter me. You are the prime minister of the previous dynasty. It is impossible that you can't even see through this. What happened to the matter I asked you to investigate before?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Linfu said: "Sure enough, as the young master guessed, Zhu Erdan and Lu Pan had something to do with each other. The statue of Lu Pan in the Hall of Ten Kings was carried back home by Zhu Erdan. This was witnessed by a kid in the city. With that statue enshrined, you can appear in Zhu Erdan's home at any time, but this Lu Pan has a very high level of morality, and the ghosts and gods investigating have never found any trace of Lu Pan's real body."

"What does Lu Pan have to do with the ten ghost kings in the Hall of Ten Kings?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.

"This old servant also asked the long-bearded ghost king. The long-bearded ghost king said that Lu Pan was once the master of the Ten Kings Hall, and the ten ghost kings were his subordinates. Now, reincarnation has gone, and Lu Juan just took the opportunity to come to the underworld, relying on the ten ghost kings under his command to control the reincarnation of life and death in the underworld, but Lu Juan disappeared for a while a while ago, and the long-bearded ghost king said it might be because The reason why Tiangong dispatched all the ghosts and gods away."

Li Linfu told everything about Lu Pan in detail.

"What a Lu judge, he has such a history." Li Xiuyuan was a little surprised: "No wonder this person has a book of life and death and a judge's pen in his hand. It turns out that he is the judge next to the real Yama in the underworld. It’s not impossible.”

Serving Yan Luo in the underworld for so many years, how can he not have a little bit of his own power.

Li Linfu said: "That day, the ten ghost kings visited the young master, arranged a murderous situation, and wanted to harm the young master. It may not be that Lu Pan secretly instigated it. After all, he is the master of the Ten Kings Hall. He let the ten ghost kings take the lead. He has the intention of harming you. There is also a sense of probing, now that the Ten Kings Hall exists in name only, five of the ten ghost kings died, and the remaining five were taken over by the young master, this Lu Pan is probably here for this matter, maybe Zhu Erdan is Lu Pan's pawn."

"It's reasonable. Compared with ghosts and gods, fighting with fighting skills, this Lu Juan can't be my opponent, so he instigated mortals to deal with me." Li Xiuyuan nodded: "The layout of ghosts and gods can't be seen in a day or two. They have plenty of time, so they can often wait patiently for several years, ten years, or even twenty or thirty years."

Just like the old black mountain demon who turned into a black tiger and wanted to eat him. If he failed, he instigated the tree demon grandma to deal with him. .

One plan after another, once successful, Li Xiuyuan will die in his hands.

"Young master is right. A half-sage is harmed by the arrangement of ghosts and gods today, so that he can't become a saint. He can only barely become a half-sage. You must be very careful because of your natural saint's fate." Li Linfu said.

"Is there still a semi-saint today?" Li Xiuyuan was taken aback.

Li Linfu wondered: "Don't you know, my lord? There was a scholar a hundred years ago who made great achievements in meritorious deeds, morality, and words. He was about to become a saint. However, he was plotted by ghosts and gods. What I know from the gossip of a Juren ghost before, after all, the old servant has never been out of Jinling City, so I don't know very clearly."

"That's a pity." Li Xiuyuan sighed.

He knew that there is a kind of acquired sage in this world. This kind of person does not appear miraculous, but has profound merit, but can rely on meritorious deeds, virtues, and words, and finally become a saint after his merits and virtues are complete.

It is not easy to reach the point of half-holy, let alone almost become holy.

It's just that this world really can't tolerate the birth of a saint?

Even those who are about to make meritorious deeds, virtues, and sages can be murdered. This ghost is too powerful.

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Xiuyuan smiled wryly in his heart.

Not to mention a half saint, wouldn't there be ghosts and gods who wanted to murder him despite his fate of a natural saint?Moreover, I still have a seven-orifice exquisite heart, and a sword that kills immortals. At this time, the nemesis of all demons and ghosts is on me, but so what?
It's not that he was in danger of being harmed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Although this Lu judge may harm me and use Zhu Erdan to plot against me, I still have to go, but I can do it. I can't judge the good or evil of a ghost by guessing. , This is unfounded, if he really has evil intentions, I will definitely not let him go." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Young master is very true." Li Linfu said very respectfully.

Only by adhering to such virtues can we have a clear conscience.

With a clear heart, naturally even ghosts and gods must be respected.

"Call the five ghost kings. It's not an option to keep them in the house during this time. Let them go with me. Since they used to be under Lu Pan's command, let them meet with Lu Pan tonight. It can also solve the concerns of these ghost kings." Li Xiuyuan said.

No wonder the ghost kings are willing to hide here and not go out. They already know that Lu Juan is here, and they are afraid of making trouble, so they have a sense of refuge.

"Eldest young master, why don't you let the younger one follow you." At this time, in the dark hall, a man in armor appeared suddenly and waved his hands to receive him.

Li Xiuyuan took a look and said: "Tieshan, your morality is still very low. If you go out with me, you will encounter danger. Just stay at the mansion. The peace of the mansion is also very important, and you need to protect it."

"Yes, young master." Tieshan stepped back and disappeared into the wall.

Looking at the sky outside, it was already dark.

As soon as it got dark, he set off immediately.

It is necessary to determine whether Lu Pan is an enemy or a friend, and to fetch the judge's pen and life and death book from Lu Pan.

Whether the book of life and death can be obtained is related to whether the concept of co-governance by others can be implemented.

But at this moment.

The aftermath of the turmoil in the Hou's Mansion had just subsided, and Li Liangjin left the mansion with his guards and scholar Zhu Erdan.

(End of this chapter)