Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 371
Li Yuanping returned to the town, his heart still aching with anger, his eyes were red as he entered the nave, the surroundings were in a daze, and the two lights were like beans, flickering weakly.

He dragged his exhausted body, sat on the highest seat, took out a paperwork, but couldn't read it, coughed irritably twice, and swallowed the blood.

Dou Yi hurriedly rushed in and climbed up the steps, Li Yuanping said in a low voice:

"Study ink."

Dou Yi honestly finished grinding the ink, Li Yuanping waved his hand, and he stepped back. Li Yuanping picked up the pen, calmed down slowly, and thought carefully for a while.

The position of Patriarch needs to balance the clan's internal and external surnames, manage the Lingtian, and distribute the clan's salary, which involves the interests of almost the whole clan from fetal breathing to Qi training. Since Li Xuanxuan became the Patriarch, the rule of single pass was established when the Four Meridians were established. .

Now that the Li family is united by the big lineage of the talisman to suppress the family, they can naturally appoint the head of the family arbitrarily, the sage is the king, and the fool obeys.

But once this precedent is established, the bloodlines of the direct lineages of the talisman species will gradually diverge in the future, and they will have different backgrounds, competing interests, and each supporting the same lineage, then troubles will arise.

"If it comes to that time, the position of Patriarch will become a means for a few cultivators to fight for power and profit, and to take over the family..."

"not to mention…"

Li Yuanping calmed down, his thinking became more agile, and he said to himself:

"Looking at Ming'er's appearance, he is still useless after all. If the Li family is handed over to him, how can he suppress the other surnames? How can he control Li Jiman?"

In the main hall, only Li Yuanping was left sitting at the head, it was dark, his eyes stayed on the faint light, and his voice was low:
"In the final analysis, the lack of great supernatural powers in the family suppresses, the establishment of the foundation can be achieved, and the Zifu is hard to see. If it is not for the blessing of great luck, it will inevitably decline or split..."

He stared blankly, the light and shadow of the morning sun had slowly risen from the front of the hall, his elder brother Li Yuanjiao was standing quietly in front of the hall door, Li Yuanping was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice it.

Chen Xi slowly climbed up the steps of the nave, Li Yuanping said in a muffled voice:

"Today's patriarchal clan was established by the great-grandfather. In the past, there were only a few fetuses in the family... How can you imagine what it looks like today? I'm afraid it's not a good idea to blindly inherit the patriarchal clan."

Only then did Li Yuanping discover Li Yuanjiao standing in front of him, his eyes flickered, and he said softly:

"Brother, if I die, who will take the lead in the family, suppress the foreign surnames, drive the mountains, manage the clan, and train the younger generation?"

Li Yuanjiao paused, hesitated and said:

"At the moment, only Xijun is the only one who can take on the big job. Apart from him, Xiyi is too kind, and Ximing..."

"Xiyue's generation is already so difficult! They are all highly talented, and no one should be assigned to be the head of the family."

Li Yuanping continued:

"If the Xiyue generation just passed away like this, and the Chengming generation has no hero, what should we do?"

Li Yuanjiao vaguely understood something, and replied:

"If so, nothing can be done."

"Brother, I want to change the clan system."

He stood up abruptly and said:
"The position of Patriarch is too great, it was set up by Xiang Pinggong, but how many people in the clan can get him? This method can centralize power and benefit, but it is too difficult to manage."

"It is impossible for the younger generations to produce Bomaizi with high political means and low talent. Ximing's matter seems to be accidental, but in fact, his family is no longer capable of such a ruling method. Sooner or later, it will always be Something is going to happen."

Li Yuanjiao took a deep look at him, didn't say anything, and then said gently after a while:
"Let go and do it, brother will help you watch."

Li Yuanping seemed to have completely recovered from his disappointment with his eldest son, but he felt more depressed, and said in a deep voice:
"Measure the spiritual land first, make a book and record it... let's decentralize power!"

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For the aristocratic family, it is almost impossible to find out the private spiritual fields. Even the Qingchi Sect has no way to count the spiritual fields of the family under the rule, and can only collect offerings according to the number of foundations.

Without him, as long as the phantom array is covered, a small piece of land is inconspicuous in the vast mountains and seas. Unless it is a coincidence, and the spiritual sense sweeps lightly, nothing can be found.

Although the Qingchi School has a special secret method of breaking the formation, it is impossible to come to the door to check every inch of the land, so naturally they can only estimate according to the veins of the land.

This is also the reason why many ruins in the sea still exist after the Battle of Immortals and Demons. The phantom formations of these sects are more advanced, and you can't find the entrance even if you smash your head.

However, Li Yuanjiao just asked for the law, and with a slight movement, every inch of the entire Li family's land could be seen clearly. Those Wang surnames secretly built small courtyards and plotted spiritual fields, and exposed them one by one. .

"really…"

This matter was unavoidable. The Wang surnames under the Li family all developed spiritual fields privately. They secretly surrounded the yards on the barren land in the mountains and fields that the Li family despised, arranged magic arrays, and planted rice privately. .

This is not bad. Over the years, the number of monks with foreign surnames has gradually increased, and they have also come into contact with many cultivation methods from casual cultivators. Not all Lingqiaozi have been sent to the Li family. Not going back.

Li Yuanjiao's eyes swept away, and even a few Xiaozong monks of Xiyue generation participated in it, and he only sighed silently.

"This land is barren, it's barren, but it's worth it if it can't stand it! After all, no matter how good the field in the clan is, most of the output still has to be handed in. How can you grow it yourself and reap it?"

These Lingtian families have checked twice, and the rest are the products allowed by the rules. Li Yuanjiao slowly drew the catalog and fell back to the palace. Li Yuanping has been writing for a long time.

Seeing Li Yuanjiao's return, Li Yuanping took the illustrated catalog in his hand, circled several fairy mountains, pondered for a while, and said softly:
"Brother, I have carefully checked the ways of Lixia County back then and the Yuan family's way now, just look at my way."

Li Yuanjiao lowered his eyebrows, and there were a few large characters at the beginning of the above:
"The clan is dual, and the peak and the town are governed by each other."

Li Yuanping was pale, with piercing eyes, and explained:

"Now there are more and more monks in my family. I want to separate the clan system from the clan system. The upper clan descends to the clan, and the immortals live separately. The monks enter the peak to form a clan, and mortals descend to the mountain to form a clan. Unless you are appointed by the exorcist, you are not allowed to go down the mountain."

"Once people with other surnames and tribes have spiritual apertures, they will be sent to the main peak Lijing Mountain to practice, and will be carefully taught by my monks. Those with high aptitude will continue to practice, and those with low aptitude will be sent to other peaks."

"Each fairy mountain establishes its own mansion, breaks up the disciples of the four veins to enter, and sets up the peak master, picket, and clan official... All the spiritual fields under the mountain are no longer appointed one by one, but are dispatched by their respective fairy mountains."

Li Yuanping said softly:

"The cultivators of each fairy mountain are appointed and exchanged in turn, and the spiritual objects collected are directly transported to Lijing and sent to the Meichi Mountain Cave Mansion. As for the patriarch... only the master is promoted and transferred. Most of the things are things that must be exposed!"

With flickering eyes, he continued:
"On the other hand, the reason why many cultivators with different surnames and branch lines in the clan stole spiritual rice, searched for treasures, transported spiritual objects, and went out to seek Taoism is nothing more than the fact that in my family there is no other way to go except planting spiritual rice, and there is no way to ascend. Of course, there is no attached heart.”

"Now this method not only saves my family from searching for a hopeless direct descendant to run the family and maintain stability, but also can fabricate a part of the powerful class and attract these people to my family..."

Li Yuanjiao finished reading the detailed regulations in his hands, which naturally included not only a few words from Li Yuanping's mouth, but also a large number of picket restrictions and various cultivation restrictions to limit corruption and rebellion.

"If this is the case, the supervisory manpower of the Clan Zhengyuan will be multiplied several times, and various positions of power will also be distributed to the clan to support the innocence..."

Li Yuanjiao frowned and looked at it for a while. Li Yuanping's method could indeed favor most of the monks, but it also greatly increased the cost of ruling the Li family. He couldn't figure out which was more profitable or loss, so he hesitated.

Li Yuanping smiled confidently:
"Cultivating immortals and seeking the Tao is the most greedy thing in the world. My family can produce elixir immediately. As long as it is bound to these power positions, I don't know how many people flock to it! What's more, desire for power is one of the nine calamities. How many people can resist?"

He said in a low voice:
"As long as the foreign surnames and side branches are determined to climb to power, they can be used by me. It is not necessary to produce a hero who can suppress them and drive them from generation to generation. Even mediocre people are enough."

"Even in ordinary days, according to the list handed over by the main courtyard of the family, you can be promoted at will, and you can even manage your family while practicing."

Li Yuanjiao also gradually became emotional, and took over his words:
"In this way, my family doesn't have to pay attention to the foreign surnames all the time. As long as we watch a few outstanding people in time, they can be suppressed by Xuanjian with the wives of the clan, and we can sit firmly on the fairy mountain..."

"good."

Li Yuanping said:

"Even if we pay more clan stipends, so what, my brother is about to break through the foundation building, and the family will definitely be different by then."

After all, Li Yuanjiao nodded in agreement and replied:
"But in the end, it's us younger generations who are unworthy. It's difficult to centralize power, delegate power and benefit, in order to achieve stability. I don't know... I don't know how to see the elders."

Li Yuanping also nodded silently, and said comfortingly:
"The most profitable may not be the most stable. In the future, the family will gradually expand, and sooner or later the power will be divided. It is impossible to gather in one person... My family can't afford to lose."

Li Yuanjiao chatted with him for a few words, and with a heavy heart, he went to Wutu Mountain by himself, preparing to practice for a period of time to stabilize his cultivation, so he retreated and broke through to build a foundation.

.........

Yuting Mountain.

The snow on Yuting Mountain was still white and bright. Li Xijun opened his eyes, exhaled white air, and hit the long sword in his hand, forming a thin layer of frost.

"The "Cold Truffle and Snow Jue" is a third-grade exercise, which exposes the body to the snow and walks on the cold wind."

His white clothes are fluttering, his cultivation has reached the first level of Qi training, his cultivation has been stabilized, his true essence is as white as frost, circulating erratically around his side, and with the Qingfeng in his hand, he is spotless.

In just over two years, the three of Xiyue's generation made breakthroughs one after another, adding three more direct descendants to practice Qi for the Li family.

Li Yuanjiao and Li Qinghong retreated back and forth. The direct lineage and foreign surnames in the family have made great progress. There are not many small sects in the Yuanqing generation. The Li family has more monks in the Xiyue generation. Started to take charge of Lingtian.

According to the patriarchal clan of the Li family, most of the descendants of Li Mutian's concubine brothers gradually turned from a small clan to an offshoot because of the scarcity of spiritual apertures, and withdrew from the stage of history.

Due to the two big clans of the Xuanjing generation of the Li family, Li Xuanling and Li Xuanfeng's temperate heirs, the Li family's four-line Xiaozong did not flourish until the third generation, with the Xiaozong formed by the concubine of Li Xuanxuan and the Xiaozong of Li Yuanyun's concubine as the main ones. , took over the power of the previous generation.

Of course, in Li Xijun's opinion, this matter is too good, so that hundreds of mortal elders who are of the same generation as his father will not pop up on his head, and the patriarchal relationship between the power centers will be closer, and many contradictions can be cleared up.

"Son."

An Siming came up with a sword in his hand, bowed his hands towards him, and asked respectfully.

Li Xijun retreated for a year and a half, and suddenly felt that An Siming's spirit was different. It seemed that his life had gained momentum, and he seemed extraordinarily attentive. He immediately smiled and said:

"But married?"

An Siming was stunned, waved his hands again and again, and continued:

"Master, you are joking, Mr. Xi is already waiting at the foot of the mountain."

Li Xijun fluttered down to the foot of the mountain, his elder brother Li Xiyi had been waiting for a long time, wearing light armor, 26 and seven years old, more and more mature.

Li Xiyi is also a qi practitioner, and he practices "Jianghe Yiqi Jue". He married a woman from the Tian family, and most of his concubines are from the An family, so he has many children, most of them are two or three years old.

Since Li Xiyi is a father, he grew his beard, put on armor and tied his hair, looking very dignified, greeted him with a smile, and said:

"Long time no see brother."

Li Xijun nodded slightly, and landed beside him, while the heavy horse beside him snorted and looked at him warily.

With a sweep of Li Xijun's spiritual sense, there were monks standing on both sides, mainly his concubine brothers and those from poor families, standing respectfully on both sides.

When Li Xiyou was young, he loved to protect his brothers and make friends with monks. They received Li Xiyou's kindness in the past, and now they swarm around him.

Li Xiyou waved his big and generous hand, and everyone retreated one after another. The two walked on the Qingshi Road. Li Xiyou said with a warm voice, laughing:

"This year you and Ximing practiced in closed doors, and things in the family have changed a lot. The head of the family has reformed the clan system, and now it's not what it used to be."

So he recounted the events that happened in the past year and a half, Li Xijun frowned, and after listening to him talk about it, Li Xijun said:
"Now it's easy to do. Several fairy mountains have changed their system, Daxing Palace, and all the monks have cooperated very well... donate your own money and effort..."

"They naturally cooperate!"

Li Xijun just went back and forth in his mind, and then he knew clearly that his face was not very good-looking, so he said coldly:
"The family has given power and position, given salary, and everyone is not a fool, so they are naturally very happy!"

Li Xijun said on his lips, but this head thought to himself:
'No wonder the aura of Yuting Mountain has dropped a lot. It turns out that some monks have entered the mountain!The family should start building the spirit gathering array... so as not to delay the practice of the direct line. '

Li Xixi smiled quickly, smoothed things over and said:
"It's not for nothing to let them take it for nothing. The clan arranges all kinds of general affairs, and they also run outside on weekdays. Now they can still earn some subsidies for the family, so that they won't let..."

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Li Xijun sighed straight away when he saw no one around:
"Brother, the elder has no choice but to share the power in his hands. The younger generation should feel ashamed..."

　In the process of expansion, the Li family slowly changed the political system, which would also plant hidden dangers and hidden dangers of outbreaks.

　
(End of this chapter)