Chapter 45 Roadlessness 2 (2/2)
Wei Tianhe was shocked and speechless. After a while, he said, ”So, what happened in Hu County is a conspiracy designed by Sanqingguan long ago?”
Li Guanshu gritted his teeth and said, ”I feel that the so-called Rich Fang is a man of Sanqingguan. I have been buying farmland in Hu County for years. They must have been waiting for me. Rich Fang's tough attitude and abuse of me is not the way to solve the problem, but it was to intensify the conflict and make things worse. When I sent you to assassinate Rich Fang's wife and Fang Zheng helped her escape to Sanqingguan, the matter became worse!”
Strong hatred showed in Li Guanshu's eyes. ”So Sanqingguan did not agree to reconcile with me and was held off by me. They were waiting, waiting for my confusion to carry out the next step... I had never considered before that I was deceived by these evil rebels!”
Wei Tianhe was astonished. ”Why does Sanqingguan want to ruin the reputation of you and the Imperial Court?”
Li Guanshu swung his sleeves and burst into anger: ”They are afraid that the world will not be chaotic! They want the world to be chaotic!”
Wei Tianhe felt incredible. ”Why does Sanqingguan dare to do that?”
Li Guanshu angered. ”It is not Sanqingguan who wants to do that, but the Taoist sect!”
Fear appeared on the face of Wei Tianhe. ”Taoist sect?”
Li Guanshu calmed down, and he said in a low voice. ”Every few thousands of years, when the Empire was going to collapse, people of the Taoist sect would appear and declare that the old Empire had exhausted its Luck and tried every possible way to make trouble for the world while supporting a new Empire, so that when the new Empire was established, the Taoist sect could rule the world!”
Wei Tianhe said, ”However, since this Empire, the ruler of the world is the Imperial Court, not the Taoist sect!”
Li Guanshu coldly said, ”Taoism has been flourishing for thousands of years, and most of the methods that cultivators practice are methods of the Taoist sect. So the Taoist sect is ambitious and wants to override the Imperial Court and become the real ruler of the world. Nevertheless, in any Empire, which emperor would be willing to give away his authority? Which emperor can tolerate someone is above him? Therefore, all the founding monarchs will find ways to restrain the Taoist sect. And all the monarchs will suppress the Taoist sect. Why did Confucianism and Buddhism flourish in this dynasty? That's the reason!”
Li Guanshu slowed down his breath and continued, ”With Confucianism and Buddhism restraining the Taoist sect, the Taoist sect must be subject to the Imperial Court's jurisdiction although it is still powerful. So His Majesty set up the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to take charge of the Taoist sects of the world for the Imperial Court.”
Wei Tianhe answered, ”The Taoist sect is bound not to be convinced.”
Li Guanshu said, ”Of course the Taoist sect is not convinced, so they have always waited for the opportunity to revolt!”
Wei Tianhe suddenly realized something and his face turned pale. ”This time Sanqingguan set a trap to frame Duke. Does it mean that the Taoist sect is going to appear again? If the Taoist sect appears, does it mean that the Tang Empire has arrived at its end?!”
”Bastard!” Li Guanshu instantly became angry and slapped Wei Tianhe. ”The Tang Empire is in its heyday and will last forever! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you first!”
”I made an indiscreet remark, please forgive me!” Wei Tianhe knelt down on one knee, panicked. He felt Li Guanshu's anger which contained killing intent. Because of this sentence, Li Guanshu wanted to kill him.
Li Guanshu said coldly, ”This time I'll spare you, but I won't for the second time!”
Wei Tianhe quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and thankfully stood up and asked Li Guanshu, ”Duke, this is the end of the matter. What should I do next?”
Li Guanshu was silent for a moment and then had an idea. ”Sanqingguan sent people to assassinate Li Ye and the other youths just in order to make things big. But if you always walk around the river, your shoes will get wet. This assassination exposes their flaws, giving me a chance...”
By the lake, everyone had recovered from the fierce battle.
Because of Wu You's attitude, Li Jing'an now was in a delicate situation. Other youths looked at him with doubts. Everyone knew Wu You's character, knowing that she was unlikely to lie.
Therefore, the youths intentionally or unconsciously stayed away from Li Jing'an and isolated him. He and his attendant stood aside, ostracized.
Li Jing'an's look was bad, but he had no choice.
”You guys, it seems that Li Guanshu hasn't given up yet. Let's go as soon as possible.” Fang Zheng came up and said to the crowd.
The crowd was about to nod their heads. Suddenly, a dark shadow rose from the ground. With a warning from Shangguan Qingcheng, they raised their heads. Only then did they realize that the shadow on the ground was cast by a huge stone falling in mid-air.