Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 314 The Useless Traveler Wants to Go Home (12)

“I told you so. Even if those seventeen ministers opposed the Queen Mother’s usurpation of the throne, they would not be killed outright. After all, the Song Dynasty has always ruled the country together with the literati.

As long as it is not a serious crime such as treason and regicide.

The most he could do is be demoted and exiled!"

"Don't mention those seventeen ministers anymore. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with us. Those civil officials are arrogant and incompetent. They don't take us martial artists seriously. It doesn't matter if more of them die."

"I'm afraid this matter will be a bit troublesome. I'm afraid the Queen Mother will use this matter to drag us into it!"

"It shouldn't be that serious. Although it was a normal transaction, our Xuannv Sect can at least be considered to have saved her life. How can we repay kindness with hatred?"

"You are so old, how can you still be so naive? Aren't most of the time people talk about pros and cons?"

Several elders briefly analyzed the situation but did not mention the main point. Then the law enforcement elder coughed twice, then bowed to Bai Sheng and said:
“In fact, our Xuannv Sect has not gone very deep into it.

After all, we are only responsible for selling medicines. We have no control over what others do with our medicines. Besides, what we sell is not poison, but life-saving medicine.

You can’t survive because the Queen Mother used our medicine.

I feel like this matter has something to do with us!

In addition, the powerful people in the world and those martial arts masters, if they want to live a few more years and not suffer in their old age, they have to buy our Life-Saving Pills, so practically speaking, it is not that we have no way to protect ourselves.

Just make your attitude clear in time.

But the question is, don’t you think this is a great opportunity to change the world, to change our status, and even the status of all women in the world? This responsibility is the responsibility of the Xuannv Sect!"

"During the reign of Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er was only a female prime minister in name only, but not in reality. She was just a female official of a relatively high status, not a real prime minister of the previous dynasty. But why couldn't she have one?
Why can't there be a female prime minister? !

The Empress has already appeared.

Similarly, Liu E ruled the world, so why can't our Xuannv Sect become the state religion of the Song Dynasty, or even lead the world's Taoist sects, or become the state teacher?"

"So, Master and everyone, I think my Xuannv Sect can completely get involved in this matter, and even fully support the Queen Mother to ascend the throne. With our support, the resistance to the Queen Mother ascending the throne will definitely be reduced a lot. After that, it will definitely be much smoother to talk about becoming the state religion of the Song Dynasty, or even commanding the Taoist sects in the world, or becoming a national teacher.

By then we can allow our disciples to enter the inner court, the army, and even serve as officials in the court. If everything goes well, Zhang Jiao's ambition to establish a country on earth will not be impossible to achieve.

Moreover, I have heard that in the Western world, the Pope is above the dynasty, and one must be crowned by the Pope to become a legitimate king. If the West can do it, why can't we do it? If one day, only by getting the approval of my Xuannv Sect can one sit firmly on the throne, then my Xuannv Sect will naturally be above the imperial power like the Western Pope.

It will also be more convenient to make any changes you want.

Master, what do you think? "

It may be that the total number of innate strongmen in the Xuannv Sect has now exceeded one hundred, which is more than the total number of innate warriors in all other sects in the entire Central Plains martial arts world.

This gave Zhang Qiang the confidence to have such ambitions.

She might have thought that since the Xuannv Sect was already powerful enough to suppress the entire martial arts world, and with the influx of countless gold, there should be no problem in further suppressing the world. What a great achievement that would be!
"Wait, are you okay lately?"

"You are so ambitious?"

Most of the elders looked at the law enforcement elder Zhang Qiang in shock, unable to believe that she had such great ambitions.

Some even thought she was out of her mind.

The Dharma Master Liu Ya stood up and said:
"This is too outrageous. Master, you must not agree to it. Don't even think about it. She is clearly trying to lead my Xuannv Sect into the abyss. Not to mention the nonsense that she said she was above the imperial power, the fact that she supported the Queen Mother to usurp the throne is not credible.

Although Wu Zetian was successful back then, she still ended up in the Li Tang royal family. At the same time, many of her followers and supporters were basically liquidated.

If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Xuanzong, who succeeded to the throne later, had the blood of Emperor Wu, denying Emperor Wu would be tantamount to denying one's own legitimacy.

It’s really hard to say what the outcome will be.

This is a relatively good situation. The not-so-good situation is Empress Lü. She did not usurp the throne, but what happened to the Lü family and those families that supported them in the end? It is clearly written in history books!
There is no problem for us to support the Queen Mother to ascend the throne now.

But what if the Queen Mother dies?"

"Who will the Queen Mother pass the throne to after her death? Will it be returned to the Zhao Song royal family, or someone else? Excuse me, unless she has a biological daughter now, and her biological daughter's ability is no weaker than hers, then she will pass the throne to her biological daughter, which is a relatively safe situation.

Otherwise, there will inevitably be a counterattack after her death.

And this is just the situation where we support the Queen Mother to ascend the throne. If we add the ambitions that Liu Qiang mentioned later, I dare not imagine what kind of target our Xuannv Sect will become. Even if we are strong enough to suppress the world, I am afraid we cannot fight four hands with two fists.

And the strength between the underworld forces and the army.

There is undoubtedly a difference.

In this world, no matter it is a family, a sect, or a court, there will always be ups and downs. No family, sect, or court can prosper forever, and my Xuannv Sect is bound to be the same. Now we are at our peak, but we can't always maintain our peak, or always have such terrifying strength as we do now.

Master, please don't blame me.

What follows may be a little disrespectful to you.”

After speaking for a while, the Dharma Elder Liu Ya suddenly turned around and bowed to Bai Sheng, then continued:
"No matter how high the master's cultivation is, no matter how powerful he is, he can't really be immortal. There will always be a day when he will ascend to heaven. The fact that my Xuannv Sect can have such strength today is directly related to the master. It can be said that only with the master's presence can we have such a prosperous strength today.

What if something unexpected happens to Master?
Ride a crane to ascend to heaven, or break through the void.

Then how can we suppress the world, and how can we guarantee that others cannot settle accounts with us? There is no guarantee, and by then, I am afraid that the Xuannv Sect will be destroyed. "

"From ancient times to the present, anyone who has been involved in the change of dynasties or the change of the throne has basically had a bad ending. Even if they have gained some benefits in the early stage, they will definitely end up in failure in the end. Although Buddhism and Taoism are still there, the branches and factions that directly participated in the change of dynasties in the past.

Which one is still alive?

Therefore, in order for the Xuannv Sect to be able to be passed down for a long time and become a thousand-year-old sect, this is absolutely not allowed.

Master, Master, please think twice!"

Sometimes, a person will have different ideas at different times. What's more, among a group of people, if there are radicals like Zhang Qiang, there will naturally be conservatives like Liu Ya, so it is not surprising.

Of course, in addition to these two factions, there are also people with other ideas, such as those who are willing to compromise or those who are moderate.

They thought they could do nothing on the surface, but secretly send some disciples to change their names, erase their traces, and support the Queen Mother in order to gain benefits.

If the Queen Mother passes away one day, there will be no hope for the future.

Just retreat quickly.

As long as there is no conclusive evidence left and no open support has ever been given, there won't be any problem.

Many noble families did this. When the world was divided into three parts, the three brothers of the Zhuge family joined different forces. They thought it was absolutely foolproof and that no matter which side succeeded, they could keep the inheritance and wealth of the Zhuge family. Unfortunately, the old thief Sima played a joke on them, and the three families eventually returned to the Jin Dynasty.

The moderate faction prefers the operations of the aristocratic families.

People with different ideas argued fiercely.

However, Bai Sheng was not in the mood to care about them, because she was also struggling with what to do. Although the world deviation brought about by Liu E's usurpation of the throne was definitely not low, the fact that she had no descendants and no one who could inherit her will was really fatal. Once she died, everything would be over.

There will inevitably be a huge mess.

Moreover, many people become incompetent when they get older, such as Liu Che, Li Shimin, and even Wu Zetian. The main reason why Li Shimin was not so incompetent may be that he did not live long enough and died before he was 60. But in fact, he had already shown signs of incompetence a few years before his death. If he had lived to the age of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji, his historical reputation would definitely not be as good as it is now.

There are also people like Kangxi and Qianlong.

This is all the case.

To put it bluntly, it is hard to say what would have happened to many wise emperors if they had lived to be eighty or ninety years old.

They probably should be thankful that they died early.

Only then can we leave a good reputation and historical evaluation.

Liu E is in her early sixties this year. She seems lucid now, but it is hard to say what her future holds. Wu Zetian was also very lucid in her sixties, but what happened to her after she was seventy-eight or seventy-nine? If she could have maintained the spirit and energy of her sixties, the so-called Shenlong coup would never have happened.

These concerns made Bai Sheng very conflicted.

In the end, the many elders present were unable to reach a decision that everyone could agree on, and Bai Sheng had not made up his mind what to do, especially as it was already late in the evening.

So I can only announce the adjournment of the meeting.

If it doesn't work, just wait and see for a few days and continue the discussion.

After everyone left, Bai Sheng immediately entered a state of unity between man and nature, trying to deduce the consequences of different choices, although he could not reach an accurate conclusion.

But we can still judge whether it is good or bad.

"Supporting Empress Dowager Liu E is actually a chaotic state of uncertainty. It is good for the sect, but it seems to be bad for me. Logically speaking, it is unlikely that anyone in this world can defeat me, even if they besiege me.

In this sense, this is what is called evil.

It is very likely world consciousness!

That’s right, ordinary warriors are okay, at least they still belong to the category of mortals. But for someone like me, the true essence in my body has turned into liquid, which is comparable to immortals and gods.

To ordinary mortals, they are no different from immortals and gods.

Interfering with the change of dynasties is against the will of heaven!"

After making some detailed guesses based on the deduction, Bai Sheng quickly continued to make some other deductions, such as directly deducing whether it would be good or bad for him to rebel and become emperor, and deducing whether it would be good or bad for him to slaughter all living beings.

The results are all bad, very bad...

“That seems to be true. Since the time of the Yellow Emperor, practitioners have been unable to directly interfere with the change of dynasties.

Even an immortal like Guangchengzi.

They only dared to support Huangdi, but not replace him, let alone to be above Huangdi and become the emperor above Huangdi. In addition, another famous one should be Zhang Jue, but he died quite miserably. It seems that it should be a law that transcendent practitioners cannot interfere too much in the change of dynasties.

Especially in a world with world consciousness and supernatural powers, it is probably like this..."

"Forget it. Even if it's not a punishment from heaven, but I was rejected by the world consciousness, I can't fulfill my original body's last wish. I'd better keep a low profile. Anyway, as long as I want to live, I can live forever. Living for a thousand or eight hundred years is not a problem. At most, I can just rely on time to slowly grind away."

After making sure that she could not directly intervene in the change of dynasties, Bai Sheng gave up on asking Xuannv Sect to support Queen Mother Liu E, because if she could not take action, the strength of Xuannv Sect would make it difficult for Liu E to suppress the world.

By then, the loss will probably outweigh the gain.

Therefore, it is better to choose to sit on the sidelines and watch like other sects, neither helping, supporting, nor opposing.

Success or failure, failure or not.

It has nothing to do with them!

At noon the next day, Bai Sheng summoned the elders and the head Qu Yu to the Supreme Elder Hall again and told them his decision. He also made it clear that he had no way of directly intervening in the change of dynasties. If he did, there would most likely be divine punishment.

Then, Zhang Qiang's disappointment was beyond words.

Because the basis for realizing her ambitions is the full support of Bai Sheng, the supreme elder who is comparable to a god. If she does not have enough strength, or does not provide strong enough support and assistance to Liu E, how can she establish Xuannv Sect as the state religion and the leader of Taoism?

Later he wanted to override the imperial power.

He is even more inseparable from Bai Sheng's support.

Now that Bai Sheng couldn't take any action, Zhang Qiang's ambitions from yesterday naturally became futile.

"How could this be?"

"It sounds reasonable. Just like what Master said, Patriarch Chen Tuan and Lü Dongbin might not be dead, but just living in seclusion. If they can interfere with the change of dynasties at will, it would make no sense for them to do nothing."

"Zhang Jue is a land immortal who is clearly recorded.

Legend has it that immortals on land can live for a thousand years, but he died of illness just a few years after his rebellion. This doesn't make sense at all.

I’m afraid it’s because of God’s punishment!!!”

"Master, I am not willing to accept this. Why should we women stay at home to take care of our husbands and children? If we do anything out of line, we will be condemned by all. I just want to change the way things are. I don't want to completely suppress men. I just hope that there can be a female emperor, a female prime minister, and that women can participate in the imperial examinations. I just hope there can be fairness."

Zhang Qiang's tone was full of disappointment...

She knew that it was difficult to achieve all these things, and even just having a woman ruling the country was not enough. After all, Wu Zetian had once been a woman ruling the country, but she did not achieve these things in the end.

That's why she had those more radical plans later, which was to make the Xuannv Sect above the imperial power.

This will make it easier for her to realize her ambitions.

After all, the whole society's ethos and the subconscious of the entire civilization are difficult to change. In addition to asking the empress to give direct orders and require changes, using divine power to subtly change customs is also one of her ideas.

Too bad everything is stillborn.