SFS Chapter 1075: Forcing Them to Take Risks and Have a Showdown
Chapter 1075: Forcing Them to Take Risks and Have a Showdown
Chapter 1075: Forcing Them to Take Risks and Have a Showdown
Ming Tianyan nodded gently: "When it comes to war, the most feared thing is chaos in the rear. According to the nature of Confucianism, they don't want your military strategists to do things too smoothly. Therefore, stripping them of their orthodox halo and knocking them off the altar will indeed help to prevent interference in the war. What is the second reason?"
"The second reason..." Lin Su sat down beside the tea table and held up the teacup: "The second reason is that I am forcing them to take a risky move and have a showdown!"
"Big showdown?" Ming Tianyan's heart skipped a beat.
Lin Su smiled softly: "That's right!"
"Big showdown...Big showdown...Has it reached the stage of big showdown now?"
Lin Su took a sip of tea: "What do you think?"
Ming Tianyan slowly raised her eyes, and there was a hazy light in her eyes...
There is rarely any decisiveness between saints.
There are rarely head-on confrontations between saints.
There are even fewer big showdowns.
However, things are not absolute. There was no big showdown in the past because there was no need for it, and because things were far from reaching the stage where a fight of force between saints was required.
But now?
The current situation has changed fundamentally.
The camp of the military saint has added too many people. The five saints who can be confirmed are the saint of chess, the saint of Taoism, the saint of yin and yang, the saint of agriculture, and the saint of ink. There are three more saints whose inclination is not obvious, but they are obviously worth fighting for. Which three? The saint of fame, the saint of history, and the saint of medicine.
This situation was clearly demonstrated when Zhang Weikong was competing for the position of Palace Master that day.
Everyone knows that once Zhang Weikong becomes the hall master, it will be most beneficial to the Bingsheng faction. Therefore, whether Zhang Weikong can successfully take the position is actually a head-on confrontation between the two major factions.
People from the Military Saint faction will defend him to the death.
Will people from that faction of Confucianism die?
According to the consensus reached by the saints in advance, the master of the hall was selected, and the seventeen saints voted, with the minority obeying the majority.
Then, it should be clear who is on which side.
Whichever queue reaches nine people first (more than half), that queue's claim will become the temple's law.
Zhang Weikong's voting process went very smoothly, and the result was 17 to 0. It seemed that there was no bargaining, but in fact it was very mysterious.
There are three situations among people who vote, three completely different situations.
The first type is the real support, including the military saint, chess saint, yin and yang saint, ink saint, Tao saint, and agricultural saint. They all have elements of factional struggle to a greater or lesser extent.
The second type is the neutrals. They do not participate in factional struggles and are the true and pure spokespersons of the Holy Way. They simply think that Zhang Weikong is suitable for the position of the Temple Master and they discuss the matter on their own merits. Who are they? The Saint of Names, the Saint of History, and the Saint of Medicine.
The third situation is more subtle. The remaining eight saints delayed expressing their opinions until the last minute, and only spoke up after the Confucian saint expressed his opinions. What does this mean?
It means that they stand on the side of Confucian sages.
They were originally going to veto Zhang Weikong, but they couldn't find a reason to veto at the moment. And after the nine saints expressed their opinions, their opinions became meaningless. Even if they all opposed it, it would be completely ineffective. So, they just went with the flow and made a high-sounding excuse.
In this way, the situation on both sides has become clear.
The Military Sage and the Confucian Sage can be put on equal footing.
Now the Confucian Sage has lost another Painting Sage, and his power has been further weakened.
Lin Su dealt a fatal blow to the Confucian sage again today, and brought his supreme authority down from the altar. Confucianism did not have the upper hand in the Taoist system at the beginning.
This is the first reversal in a thousand years.
Moreover, this process is completely irreversible. It can even be said that as time goes by, the rise of the army and the fall of the Confucian scholars will become more and more obvious. Why? Because in the next situation, the unintentional catastrophe is getting closer and closer, and military affairs will overwhelm everything!
In a situation where military affairs override everything else, the weight of military strategists will obviously be further strengthened, while the power of Confucianism will be further reduced.
In this situation, what would the Confucian sage do? What would people from his faction do?
There is one and only one option...
Go all out, let’s have a showdown!
As long as they get rid of the six saints represented by the Saint of War, the already out-of-control balance will tilt towards them again!
This is the "big showdown" that Lin Su mentioned today!
It is impossible for ordinary people to think so deeply, but Ming Tianyan can, because she is 800 years old, because she has thought too much about this topic in the past, and because she is in a high position and has been exposed to too high a level of secrets...
She knew clearly that this kind of showdown, which was completely beyond the world's expectations, was actually possible.
If in the past, she would be horrified if she suddenly thought of such a terrible thing. However, today, her young husband... Bah, her companions told her mysteriously: I forced them to have a showdown!
Forced!
Ming Tianyan slowly withdrew his gaze: "How will they handle the big showdown?"
"They don't have many options now. It can even be said that they only have one option!" Lin Su said.
"what?"
"It's the chess piece we laid a long time ago!"
Ming Tianyan's heart was beating wildly: "Connect with the saints from the foreign lands of Tianwai Tian, unite these saints, and kill the six saints on our side?"
"Yes!"
Ming Tianyan holds up the teacup...
The teacup rippled gently in her hand, and the tea was just like her messy mood.
Joining forces with foreign saints to kill the six local saints, what a crazy decision!
But, from her perspective, it's totally acceptable.
Just as Lin Su said, this is the only option for the Confucian sage faction.
Why?
Because of the showdown between the saints of the three realms, there is actually very little power that can be borrowed.
It is impossible for ordinary forces to intervene, and intervention is completely useless. The armies of one or two countries cannot even make a difference in front of a saint.
To truly achieve the goal of killing the saint, the power to be borrowed must be the saint's.
And how many saints are there in the world?
How much can they access?
Probably it can only be the alien land outside the world.
Some people may say that the saints of the outer world are from foreign lands, and it is not the business of the human race's literary saints to communicate with them? Bullshit! If they really have a bottom line, why would there be a "Heavenly River Tribulation"?
Some people may say that foreign saints cannot break through the border town’s Heavenly Dao cordon, and even if they join forces, they cannot do anything too extraordinary. However, Ming Tianyan also knows that the Temple’s Wenbao Hall has something that can break through the Heavenly Dao cordon.
Some people may ask, why would foreign saints listen to you, a Confucian saint? What can you do to attract them?
Ming Tianyan also knew that the temple happened to have things that foreign saints needed, such as: Saint Crystals! Saint Crystals are the condensation of Saint Power. Foreign saints do not integrate into the Heavenly Dao of this place, and their Saint Power is used up as they use less. What they need most is this kind of Saint Crystal (Saint Crystals are like mobile phone power banks for them)...
The reason is not the problem, the operation is not the problem...
The only question is: Do the people on the Confucian Sage's side know now that the Thirty-Six Saints from foreign lands are actually Lin Su's people!
Facing Ming Tianyan's question, Lin Su smiled gently: "It can be confirmed that so far, they don't know the true inside story of the foreign land's 'Heavenly Dao Destroys the Saint'."
"Why so sure?"
"Because the Painting Saint has just completed my verification!"
Ming Tianyan nodded slowly: "The Painting Saint is the Confucian Saint's best confidant. If he knew the inside story of 'Heaven's Way to Destroy the Saint', he would not have fallen for your 'Illusionary Spiritual Root' strategy to wipe out the whole family. The fact that he fell for this strategy also proves that up to now, the other party does not know your real secret, so it is really possible for him to fall for your 'outwitting the enemy'!"
"That's right!" Lin Su said, "I will strengthen our camp step by step and weaken the other side's camp step by step, slowly forming an irreversible trend, which is to force them to burn their boats and carry out the ultimate showdown! Then I will use their tricks against them and truly eliminate these forces standing at the highest level of the temple."
"If this group of forces is not eliminated, the Wuxin Great Tribulation will never be able to truly unite against the outside world!"
"Yes!"
"In this group of forces, we actually can't tell who has ulterior motives and who is just going with the flow. But when the big showdown comes, everything will be clear."
"Yes!"
"You have made everything very clear, but I still feel a little sad..." Ming Tianyan said, "The Wuxin Great Tribulation will come in three years. Will these people standing at the top of the human race really ignore the annihilation disaster brought about by the Wuxin Great Tribulation? Are they still focusing on their own little piece of land?"
"A world-destroying disaster?" Lin Su smiled softly, "It's not them that are going to be destroyed! I'm betting on the little bit of innocence I have. I'm betting that among the people at the top, someone will have a crazy idea."
"What kind of idea?"
Lin Su said: "When the Heavenly Dao collapses, pick the Heavenly Dao fruit, and then transform into another kind of Heavenly Dao spokesperson, and rise one step above their saintly status!"
His smile was full of sarcasm.
His words are infinitely crazy.
However, a chill blew in Ming Tianyan's heart...
This is crazy, but is it really impossible?
The unintentional catastrophe is certain to come.
Moreover, when this catastrophe comes, the way of heaven will collapse.
This is the consensus recognized by all saints. Faced with this consensus, the saints acted a little too calm, so calm that it was unbelievable...
Are they really willing to die in a catastrophe three years later?
Or do they have the confidence that they can escape unscathed from this unintentional catastrophe?
Do not!
This doesn't make sense!
What is truly logical is Lin Su’s madness.
Maybe some saints have already had this plan. Anyway, the great catastrophe of Wuxin is coming, and all the ways in the world will cease to exist. At that time, what kind of bullshit Heavenly Way is protecting T-mother? We can pick the Dao fruit of the Heavenly Way that has collapsed, and we have some of the power of the Heavenly Way. At that time, we will be the spokespersons of the Heavenly Way, and we can continue our glory, even more glorious than before.
As for all things in the world and the billions of people, what do they have to do with me?
If a saint has such an idea, it would be the most terrifying! Because as local saints, they are the people closest to the Heavenly Dao in this world. If they want to seize the Heavenly Dao fruit, it is a thousand times easier than for people from foreign lands, and the probability of success is also a thousand times greater...
Ming Tianyan exhaled a breath, as if a thousand years had passed. "As a saint of literature and Taoism, I am the natural guardian of this heavenly way. If I were to steal from the government, it would undoubtedly be easier for me than an outsider... Are there any clues?"
"Have!"
"Yes? What kind of clues?" Ming Tianyan's face changed drastically.
Pure speculation is just speculation no matter how crazy it is, but when there are clues, it is the most terrifying...
"As the saying goes, a single leaf can tell the coming of autumn. Many clues have already appeared!" Lin Su said, "Do you remember the analysis we once had? The Soldier Lord revealed the thousand-year-old fig leaf of 'one line, one family' with a single word. We also expected that this move would force most of the saints to the opposite side of us. We selected fellow travelers with the idea of 'better to have nothing than to have something too bad'. I didn't expect that our fellow travelers would come so many and so quickly, but... they just happened to come. This abnormality is the clue!"
Ming Tianyan slowly raised his head: "One Dao, One Family, is related to the vital interests of all the saints except Bing Zun. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to shake it, unless there is some super shocking spiritual torture... They are willing to give up the benefits of one Dao, one Family, and truly change their stance because they vaguely perceive the clues we are talking about!"
"That's right. Don't underestimate the saints. Every saint is an individual. Some people move forward on the path of self-interest, while others move forward on the path of benefiting the world. But there are also some people who have lost their way before. However, facing serious mental torture, they finally cleared the fog and glimpsed the true face of the saintly way..." Lin Su said: "It takes a lot of brainpower to analyze such a high-level situation. Come on, relax and take a walk in the Worry-free Wonderland to relax!"
Ming Tianyan groaned, "I think my role positioning is really a bit off..."
"You don't need to think about your role. You should feel proud..."
"Pride? My eight hundred years of peace and tranquility have been completely destroyed by you. Where is the pride? Where is the pride?"
"There are tens of thousands of people in this world who are messing around at this moment. There are tens of thousands of people in this world who are analyzing problems at this moment. However, who else in the world can analyze the current situation while messing around? This... is pride!"
Ming Tianyan was completely confused...
After a mess, Ming Tianyan sighed softly, and actually found a little pride in her heart. What kind of pride? There are thousands of women in the world, but how many of them can still be crazy about girls when they are 800 years old? I am such a unique person in the world, and I am proud!
At the same time, in the main hall of the temple, the bright moon was like a canopy.
A bright moon was inside the main hall, illuminating the hall like a starry sky.
Under the starry sky, the three hundred elders discussed the Western Expedition for the third time.
Yes, the proposal for the Western Expedition has been discussed three times.
The first time, the third elder (Legalist) took the lead in criticizing the "Bounty Order" and said it was nothing. This triggered widespread approval, and the word "Western Expedition" was rejected without even being mentioned.
Zhang Weikong cursed Lin Su, the bastard, in his heart, "You are so incompetent, kid. I just took office and you forced such a hot potato on me. Do you think my hair and beard are not completely white?"
But no matter what, he had to go on a journey. At the second elders' meeting, the "Bounty Order" was completely avoided. Zhang Weikong compromised himself and said at the beginning: Let's skip the matter of the "Bounty Order" and just talk about whether the Western Expedition itself is necessary.
There was a lot less noise this time.
However, the second elder (Confucian) gave a long speech. War is dangerous and dangerous, and it is a last resort. Is it a last resort? Not necessarily! The demons outside the city are also the product of the heavenly way of this place. The lower level realms can be suppressed by force, and the higher level realms can be educated. If the education is completed, wouldn’t it be an unexpected help? With their power, they can resist the invasion of foreign lands. Even if they cannot resist, it is better than letting the human race and the invaders fight hand to hand. We need to know that war is dangerous and dangerous, and the lives of hundreds of millions of human beings cannot be ignored...
These words made sense and most people were moved.
However, the Fifth Elder said firmly, "If we complete the teaching, we can reach the ultimate state of wonder that the Second Elder mentioned. That's true, but who will teach us? Why don't the Second Elder go outside the city gate in person and complete the teaching you mentioned in two years?"
The second elder was speechless on the spot.
The wind direction changed directly.
What you said is right, what you envisioned is an ideal state, but is it feasible?
There are only three years left in the Wuxin Great Tribulation, not three hundred years! Even less three thousand years!
It has been three thousand years since your Confucianism proposed the grand strategy of "one religion for all races" for the demons and alien races in this world. How many people have you successfully educated?
In just three years, you still want to educate the descendants of these foreigners and their loyal lackeys?
Are you thinking too much?
If you insist that it is feasible, then that's fine, come on!
I can only give you two years, because the unintentional catastrophe will come in three years, and the effective time for teaching is only two years.
That's a tough statement!
No one interfaces.
Opinions began to diverge regarding the Western Expedition.
This was the result of the second Presbyterian meeting, with the two sides evenly divided.
The elders were convened again today to discuss the Western Expedition again.
The situation is completely different.
The atmosphere at the venue changed completely.
This was caused by the "Book of Confession" I read yesterday.
When the heavenly book came out, the representatives of the Le family and the painters were silent. Some of them jumped up and down, but would they dare to jump today? Your ancestors are all evil demons. If you dare to say that you can't go west, you will be questioned by other elders: What? Are you going to stand together with your ancestors?
How do you want them to answer?
They had no way to answer, so they remained silent, did not cause trouble, did not provoke trouble, and did not speak.
And what about the Confucian elders?
Today, someone did speak up, and he once again mentioned the dangers of war in Confucianism. Before he could finish his words, an elder from the Taoist school interrupted him directly: "Elder Nineteen, don't forget that a thousand years ago, the Holy Temple had already reached a consensus on the Western Expedition, and had achieved great results. If it weren't for the old devil Wu Zheng, there would be no need to discuss the Western Expedition today. If you continue to create obstacles to the Western Expedition, I really have to ask, what are your intentions?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.
Because his words contain three meanings.
First, the westward expedition was not such a difficult hurdle to overcome. It had been achieved thousands of years ago and was close to success.
Secondly, the Painting Saint Wu Zheng destroyed three thousand Confucian temples, but this old thief remained the Painting Saint in the temple for a thousand years. This was the mistake made by your Confucian Saint. Your Confucianism made a big mistake and ruined 80,000 miles of territory. Shouldn’t you make amends?
Thirdly, to march west again, recover lost territory, and rebuild the Confucian Temple is the right thing to do. Any of you who stand in the way are doing the same thing that Wu Zheng did back then. Is it possible that you are also evil?
Zhang Weikong stood up slowly: "The Temple Elders Council will try to be fair, just and open in its deliberations. We will give you all ample time to discuss politics, but the topic itself cannot be delayed indefinitely. Tonight is the final vote. The voting process and results will be recorded in full for everyone to review. Come on, those who agree to the Western Expedition and rebuild the Confucian Temple, stand on the platform!"
Among the three hundred elders, thirty percent of them flew up at the first moment.
Landed on the high platform.
Another adult slowly walked out and went onto the platform.
The last group of people could no longer sit still and went up to the platform one after another.
Zhang Weikong looked at the densely packed elders around him and the empty space below, and he smiled in his heart.
This is how the saying goes, "Evil cannot defeat good."
A public one!
It is enough to make some people's little plans disappear into thin air!
Those who disagreed dared to speak freely in front of the Palace Master, but would he dare to expose himself to the sun? Would he dare to accept further scrutiny with the title of "ulterior motives"?
Does he dare to face Lin Su’s holy way to cleanse his heart?
Don’t ever think that Lin Su can’t do it!
He dared to face the Saint of Law and accuse him of not understanding the law. He dared to force the Saint of Confucianism to write a confession of guilt. He dared to say to the saint: Don't challenge my bottom line, otherwise don't blame me for not knowing the severity of my actions.
Regardless of whether the elders acknowledged it or not, they were all afraid of this temple's exception...
No one knows how many factors played a role in the unanimous passage of the vote, but the result is out: the Western Expedition!
After being voted on by the elders of the temple and signed by the temple master, the decision to march west was transmitted to the third heaven!
What can the saints in the triple heaven do?
Do they dare to go against the elders who represent the collective will of the temple?
As long as you dare to veto, you will end up being a loner.
This is one of the most terrifying powers of the new structure of the temple. A single elder is like an ant in the eyes of a saint, but three hundred elders plus the temple master represent the mainstream will of the temple.
Your status as a saint is high and mighty, but your status is the status of the Tao, not your personal status. If you dare to go against the elders, you are going against the right path. Although you are a saint, you will be alone.
During this crucial period of competition among the great schools, Confucianism was already not in an advantageous position. If it loses the mainstream public opinion of the Temple, what will be the point of its efforts?
As for Lin Su, he and Ming Tianyan were sitting in a golden boat, sailing up the Holy River...
There is a huge canyon in front of us, and the scenery below the canyon is magnificent.
There is a holy temple and even the most fascinating place in the world - Wenbao Hall.
When people mention Wenbao Hall, most of them have a stereotype that Wenbao Hall should be extremely tall, standing on the top of a mountain, like a fairyland on earth.
In fact, it's just the opposite.
Wenbao Hall is not on the top of the mountain, it is under the river.
Why?
It is said that literature flows like a great river, and literary treasures are like lost pearls.
The so-called literary treasures are the pearls left in the long river of literature and Taoism.
Literary treasures are the attachments of literature and art, and also the crystallization of literature and art.
This positioning is not good for Wenbaotang, because it is a subsidiary of Wendao, so it is only one of the twenty-three side palaces and cannot enter the main palace.
However, this does not prevent the people of Wenbaotang from being arrogant.
Because the job at Wenbaotang is very attractive.
It is a very typical palace of power that is not well-known but can make a fortune quietly.
When a poem is published, it will be rewarded with a literary treasure.
Those who perform holy deeds in the temple will be rewarded with cultural treasures.
However, it was not clear what the prize would be. As for what the prize would be, it was up to Wen Baotang to decide.
In other words, they hold a lot of power. In the temple, when disciples of the Wenbao Hall leave the palace, they are often accompanied by top disciples from other palaces. Because of this good relationship, the Wenbao you get at some point may be of a completely different level from those obtained by others.
(End of this chapter)