I have a volume of demons

Chapter 277 Dark Tide
In today's world, there are three orthodox religions, and the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism run side by side. Whether it is officialdom, folk, or the world of practice, these three religions are the proper leaders.

Among them, Buddhism has the shortest history in China, because it is a foreign sect. After being introduced to China, it is constantly learning Confucianism and Taoism.

It can be said that the Buddhism of the Middle Earth is no longer the same Buddhism as the Buddhism of the Western Regions.

It is precisely because of the absorption of Confucianism and Taoism that the development of Buddhism in China has become stronger and stronger. From the princes and nobles to the traffickers and pawns, there are countless Buddhist believers.

In the world of practice, Buddhist monks are also a very powerful force, ranking alongside Confucianism and Taoism, in fact, they have faintly overwhelmed Taoism and become the number one phenomenon.

This is because the Taoist sect is relatively low-key, and most of the Taoist sects follow a low-key style of conduct.

If you don't push people into a hurry, you don't even know how powerful they are.

In short, the power of Buddhism on the bright side cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

It can be said that the difficulty of destroying a dynasty is far less than that of destroying Buddhism.

But on this day, when Master Kongwen, the abbot of Jiming Temple, was reciting scriptures, he suddenly felt something in his heart.

Buddha kalpas are everywhere, and evildoers are everywhere.

Master Kongwen didn't expect that the development momentum of Buddhism was just right, so how could there be Buddha Kalpa.

But since he felt something about this, it meant that it was an instruction from heaven, and it was also the protection of the Buddha, who sent him a heavenly secret.

That being the case, this matter should be dealt with properly.

Of course, the way Buddhism handles the problem is not to find out the root of the Buddha Kalpa now, and then destroy it, but to choose to find the person who should respond to the Kalpa, and lead the Buddhism to go through the Buddha Kalpa.

This must be God's test of Buddhism!

Master Kongwen was convinced of this, and immediately contacted various eminent monks to discuss important matters.

Since it is a Buddha catastrophe, it will not be a matter of one temple in Jiming Temple. It is necessary to strengthen cooperation among various Buddhist temples to tide over the difficulties together.

For a while, the world of practice was undercurrent.

As for the changes in the court, it was even more earth-shattering.

When Gu Siming learned that he was punished by the emperor and his family was exiled to Yuezhou, and the emperor had abdicated for his crimes and surrendered without a fight, he couldn't help crying.
"I have three crimes. I failed to get rid of Xiao Zhao, restore the land of Han, and defend the state. Today I will die. You will go to Yuezhou by yourself and don't return to the north."

After all, Gu Siming, who was not very strong, passed away suddenly, and everyone in the Gu family wept with grief, but before Gu Siming was buried, the emperor's people came to the prime minister's mansion and drove the people of the Gu family away from Jiankang, and sent them to the impoverished land of Yuezhou .

Poor Gu Siming was loyal to the emperor all his life, but he didn't expect to face such a situation when he was about to die. There are many descendants of the Gu family who scolded with anger. There is only one girl with a calm face, neither crying nor making trouble, nor scolding like everyone else. Xiao Qian.

Above the beams, Lu Yuanhua watched his old friend die, and he couldn't help feeling sad at this moment.

Gu Siming was already exhausted, knowing that Xiao Qian really surrendered without using a single soldier, he was even more furious.

But when he died, he never blamed the emperor, only blamed himself for his guilt.

A minister should be like Gu Siming.

As for Gu Jiaerlang hating Xiao Qian, this is also reasonable, not everyone can see the situation clearly.

Like Lu Yuanhua, if he hadn't met Xiao Qian once, he would have thought that the emperor was really stupid, but now, he still understood Xiao Qian's painstaking efforts to some extent.

In the current situation, it is almost a foregone conclusion that King Liang will win the world, and Xiao Qian's resistance is just to increase some casualties.

He was able to surrender resolutely and saved more lives, which was already considered wise. Then, he scolded his loyal subjects, of course he wanted to give them a chance to take refuge in the new dynasty.

Anyone who was once loyal to Xiao Qian can turn his head to Xiao Zhao.

As for the Gu family, there is basically no other way except to be exiled to have a chance to save the lives of the Gu family.

This is Xiao Qian's conspiracy. Even if Xiao Zhao knows what Xiao Qian's plan is, it is not good to continue to kill all the veterans of the former court. It is a matter of rebellion. His throne was stained with too much blood.

And how many emperors in the world are willing to use their reputation to save the lives of their subjects?

This alone was enough to move Lu Yuanhua.

It's a pity that although Xiao Qian has the potential of a Mingjun, he doesn't have the fate of a Mingjun. The destiny is not with him.

Lu Yuanhua couldn't bear to listen to the members of Gu's family scolding Xiao Qian angrily. As an insider, he couldn't tell the truth, so as not to cause changes.

He flew and landed in front of the gate of Gu's house, and the breeze blew his clothes, making him look quite immortal.

He didn't hold back his aura of a first-rank powerhouse, and for a while, the dead trees in the courtyard bloomed in spring, and new buds grew, and the peonies rushed to bloom. In this bleak autumn wind, Gu's mansion can still be full of flowers.

With such a weather, one can tell at a glance that there are distinguished guests coming to the door.

The officer in charge of escorting Gu's family up and down and south hastily asked, "I don't know Mr.'s name, but why are you here in Gu's residence?"

"Lu Yuanhua, a mountain man, was entrusted by others to take the grandson of his old friend as his disciple."

Upon hearing Lu Yuanhua's name, everyone present gasped in unison.

Lu Yuanhua is a great Confucianist in the world, and he doesn't know how many disciples he has. Even if the emperor sees such a person, he will treat him with courtesy, let alone such lowly people.

There was another commotion in the Gu family, and someone boldly asked, "I wonder who Mr. Yuanhua wants to take as his apprentice?"

The grandchildren of the Gu family are looking forward to it, but everyone knows in their hearts that the number of apprentices must belong to the eldest grandson.

Sure enough, Lu Yuanhua said, "Gu Tingxuan."

Everyone looked at a handsome young man with envy in their eyes.

The emperor has decreed that all members of the Gu family should be exiled to Yuezhou. Yuezhou is a poor place. They don't know if they can adapt to the environment there.

As for disobedience, the new emperor may not be friendly to them. After all, Gu Siming is the banner of the royalist party. Anyone can survive, but it is difficult for the Gu family.

If he could go with Lu Yuanhua, he would not be exiled to Yuezhou, and he would not have to worry about Xiao Zhao's liquidation.

First-rank powerhouses, not to mention that they don't need to take imperial power seriously, and it's no problem to protect one or two insignificant people.

Obviously, that handsome young man is Gu Tingxuan.

But under the envious eyes of everyone, the young man did not immediately agree to Lu Yuanhua's worship of him as a teacher, but flatly refused.

"Thank you sir for your help at this time of crisis, but Tingxuan is young and is not afraid of going south, but my father is close to death. Over the years, I have been worrying too much and hurt my body. I am afraid it will not be able to withstand the journey. Please also take my father as a disciple .”

These words moved everyone again. Who would not know that if they follow Lu Yuanhua, the future will be bright, but if they go south to Yuezhou, even if King Liang doesn't settle their accounts, they will only be greeted with more bitter days.

Willing to give such an opportunity to his father, this child is filial!
The middle-aged man with gray sideburns was also moved to tears. He is Gu Siming's eldest son, Gu Tingxuan's biological father, Gu Youzhi.

"Silly boy, you are old enough to help your father. You are already past the age of studying. You should go. Don't miss this opportunity to study classics with Mr. Yuanhua."

The scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety also moved Lu Yuanhua. A friend in adversity sees the truth. The more he is in such a down-and-out time, the more he can see the truest side of human nature.

As expected of Gu Siming's descendants, they are all good.

If it wasn't forced by the situation, he would also want to protect the entire Gu family, but Xiao Qian only asked him to protect one person at that time, and there was a reason for that.

To save one, Xiao Zhao has to give Lu Yuanhua face, and to save a group, this means that Lu Yuanhua does not give Xiao Zhao face.

The rivers and lakes are not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of the world.

The most important thing in speaking and doing things is propriety.

It is impossible for him to protect the second generation of the Gu family, because these people are all officials, and their positions vary. There are only three generations. They have not yet entered the officialdom and are insignificant.

Seeing Gu Tingxuan's filial piety now, he also likes it very much, so he naturally didn't want to put him under too much psychological pressure, so he explained: "I am very pleased that you have such filial piety, but my ability is limited, and you have too much involvement with the court. , I can't do anything."

This puts the responsibility of not being able to protect Gu Tingxuan's father on himself, and it is also a kind of protection for Gu Tingxuan.

Sure enough, Gu Tingxuan was disappointed, looked at Lu Yuanhua, and said: "Sir, I still have a merciless request. Can you accept one more disciple?
The sister-in-law, Gu Tinglan, was not a child of the Gu family, but the daughter of a friend of the grandfather, and was not too deeply involved with the Gu family. Thinking about it, it shouldn't cause too much trouble to the husband, so please take him in. "

This request is indeed an unfeeling request. I agreed to accept only one apprentice, and I also asked for one more. Since I can accept one more, why can't I have another one?
But Lu Yuanhua had a very good impression of Gu Tingxuan. At this time, he was willing to take the risk of offending himself to gain a chance for a righteous sister, so he could be regarded as a gentleman.

"Who is Gu Tinglan?"

The most dignified and calm girl I saw before came out slowly, saluted Lu Yuanhua, and said, "Young Gu Tinglan has seen Mr. Yuanhua."

"Alright, you can be my registered disciple. For the rest, I can't do anything. Please take care of yourself."

Speaking of this, naturally no one asked Lu Yuanhua to accept another disciple. The Gu family's family style is very strict. At this time, of course, it will not lose face.

"You two, come with me!"

Lu Yuanhua took the two of them away, and the others did not dare to raise any opinions, so they continued to escort the Gu family's family southward as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yuanhua led the two back to Shushan, asked other disciples to take care of the two, and left in a hurry.

The two brothers and sisters of the Gu family were arranged in the adjacent bamboo house. This is also Lu Yuanhua's intention to take care of the two people's mood, so that the two brothers and sisters can have a companion for each other.

Gu Tinglan was not Gu Youzhi's biological daughter, but the daughter of Gu Youzhi's good friend Gu Qing. Gu Qing died early, leaving only orphans, both of whom happened to be surnamed Gu, so Gu Youzhi adopted her as a foster daughter and named her Ting Lan.

Lu Yuanhua thought that Gu Tingxuan was a good brother who cared for his sister, but it was not the case. The relationship between Gu Tinglan and Gu Tingxuan was not very good.

After all, they are not brothers and sisters. The relationship between the two can only be regarded as good or bad, maintaining a superficial friendship.

Gu Tingxuan is willing to speak for Gu Tinglan, of course there is a reason.

That is, everything he showed today was taught by Gu Tinglan.

She guessed that Lu Yuanhua would come to take him as an apprentice, and if he behaved filially, he would be loved by Lu Yuanhua.

In exchange, he would give her a hand by the way, which would be beneficial and harmless to him.

Gu Tingxuan was skeptical at first, but after seeing Lu Yuanhua appear, he really believed Gu Tinglan's words, and was amazed at Gu Tinglan's wisdom.

You know, Gu Tinglan said these words to Gu Siming as early as the first time he bumped into a pillar in the palace and went home.

Could it be that this person is a genius?
As soon as the others left, Gu Tingxuan couldn't wait to find Gu Tinglan.He wanted to ask what to do next.

Although his previous words and deeds were part of acting, he was really worried about his family, and he had no good way to do it, so he had to ask Gu Tinglan, who looked very powerful, for help.

But as soon as he arrived at Gu Tinglan's residence, before entering the door, Gu Tinglan took the lead and said: "Brother, don't worry too much, and go back first, sleep well, tomorrow will naturally have a good plan.

Furthermore, brother must not come to look for him at night in the future, so as not to cause misunderstanding. "

Gu Tinglan was only sixteen years old, and it was the time when she was in full swing, and she and Gu Tingxuan were not siblings, so naturally they had to avoid it.

Gu Tingxuan didn't think about these things, seeing his younger sister's refusal, he still said eagerly: "Good sister, don't hang yourself up as a brother, if you want to avoid suspicion, why don't you come in, why don't you talk about it here, how about it?"

"Forget it, then I'll tell you, the best strategy is to wait and see what happens and not interfere in anything; the middle strategy is to ask Mr. Yuanhua to help; the worst strategy is to mobilize grandpa's disciples to help in secret."

After hearing this, Gu Tingxuan felt that this move was the best.

As for the best policy, wouldn't it just protect himself and disregard his family, how could he feel at ease.

Zhongce, he has already asked Lu Yuanhua for help, how can he ask again.

What's more, Lu Yuanhua has made it very clear, if he can help, there is no need to wait until now.

After much deliberation, there is only the best way to go.

Although Gu Siming is dead, he has given favors to many people. It is not difficult to gather a group of people to secretly rescue the exiled family members. It is not difficult to find a place to live in seclusion.

"Thank you sister for clarifying the confusion."

Gu Tingxuan spoke very politely. He didn't have to be so polite to his younger sister, but he also faintly noticed that his younger sister seemed not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

In this case, it is best not to offend, and enjoy it!
After exchanging pleasantries, Gu Tingxuan took his leave and left, while Gu Tinglan's face in the room was bathed in a holy radiance.

"It's only one calamity away, and the merits and virtues will be consummated..."

Undercurrents are raging in the rivers and lakes, and the court is turned upside down, but these have nothing to do with Lin Yi.

Ji Dong, who had been running around all the time, actually lived a leisurely life at this time...

(End of this chapter)