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Hong Qigong immediately got up. His face was full of smiles as he drooled.”
Huang Rong giggled and said," I know how to cook a lot of dishes, such as cabbage and tofu.”
As the leader of Beggar's Sect, this old beggar had seen the world when it came to food. He had even stolen a lot of imperial vegetables from the palace, let alone other things. When it came to cooking, chicken, duck, fish, and meat were child's play. The best example of true kung fu was cabbage tofu. When Hong Qigong heard this, he knew that he had met a master of the cooking world. He immediately rubbed his hands and said with a face full of saliva," This, Rong 'er, can you make a few dishes and let me, an old beggar, have a taste?”
Huang Rong smiled and said," Sure, as long as you have a good talk with my brother Xiaoyao."”
Hong Qigong's expression changed instantly. He rolled his eyes helplessly and looked at Li Yi." You're the newly appointed Emperor of Xixia. Why are you here talking to an old beggar like me?"”
Li Yi clapped his hands and said," As expected of the well-informed Beggar's Sect. I've already sealed off the news, but you still found out." It's really amazing!" He turned to Rong 'er and said," Rong' er, go get a few more good dishes. I'll have a good chat with Duke Qi."”
Huang Rong smiled and said," Okay!" He stood up and walked towards the backyard.
Hong Qigong did not reject Rong 'er's offer to cook, but he still did not look too pleased with Li Yi.
Li Yi knew that this old man was not easy to deal with, so he did not mind how he treated him. He said," Duke Qi, although you know that I'm the current Emperor of Xixia, I don't think you know how I got that position, right?”
Indeed, Hong Qigong did not know how he, the son-in-law of Medicine Master Huang, had obtained that position. He was also somewhat curious. However, this was not the main point. What he wanted to know the most was why he had come to find him. She didn't say anything and just looked at him.
Li Yi smiled and said," It's like this, so Xixia can be considered my territory now. Oh, right, do you know Guo Jing?”He asked this in passing, mainly because he wanted to see what this guy had done during this period of time so that he could have a foundation. After all, the power of a transmigrator was still very shocking. Who knew what he had done in the past six months after transmigrating?
After hearing his explanation, Seventh Duke Hong stroked his beard and said," Speaking of this Guo Jing, I've seen him once. A few months ago, he came to me and wanted to learn my Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. At that time, I could tell that he was cultivating a martial art that was extremely cold and Yin, while my Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was an ultimate art that was extremely firm and Yang. Moreover, I saw that his eyes were erratic and didn't seem like a good person, so I rejected him.
After that, he didn't say anything. Instead, he treated me to a drink. I didn't expect him to drug the wine. He took advantage of my surprise and absorbed a large amount of internal strength from my body before escaping. I lost at least 20 years of internal strength that time. At that time, I was a little angry, but I was too injured to chase after him. Later, I found out that this beast was discovered by the other masters because he raped one of his masters, Han Xiaoying, so he killed all his masters in advance. Humph, it's good that these unpardonable beasts died. If a few more of them died, the world would be at peace.”
Li Yi was taken aback. The corners of his mouth twitched as he thought, Xu Qingsheng, oh Xu Qingsheng, you're really tough. This kind of thing, cough, you said you'd do it, but you actually let someone find out. How can you be so careless? Cough, speaking of which, if it were Li Yi, he would probably let Han Xiaoying come to him herself. How could she be like Xu Qingsheng? Really, it was not artistic at all.
He nodded and said," I see. I think your internal strength should be the most vigorous and yang. He found that after absorbing your internal strength, there were signs of Qi deviation, so he went to the Spiritual Vulture Palace to find the Carefree Sect's Minor Non-Phase Method to solve his hidden danger." Forget it, he couldn't be bothered to talk about this kind of person. He was already dead anyway. Duke Qi, I have something to ask you. Please answer truthfully.”
Hong Qigong's impression of him had changed a little. After all, he was still a Han Chinese. Now that he held the imperial power of Xixia, as long as he did not do something like the former Xixia Emperor, Shenzong Li Zunxu, who occasionally invaded the border of the Great Song, it would be a good thing for the Great Song. He nodded and said," Ask away. If you can answer, I, the old beggar, will definitely answer."”
Li Yi asked," What dynasty was it before the Song Dynasty?”
Hong Qigong was stunned." Zhou."
Li Yi smiled and asked," What about before that week?”
At this moment, Hong Qigong seemed to have understood what he wanted to say. His expression was a little ugly as he said," What exactly do you want to say? Just say it."”
Li Yi nodded and said," Duke Qi, I know that you've been upright and upright all your life. You can't tolerate any sand in your eyes. If you weren't from the Song Dynasty, perhaps you wouldn't have allowed those corrupt officials to continue running amok, right? What I want to tell you is that no dynasty can last forever. This is inevitable in history. Mencius once said," The people are the most precious, the state is second, and the monarch is the least." The change of each dynasty seemed to be due to the leaders of those dynasties. They had forgotten this famous aphorism that applied to any dynasty.
Wasn't it because those in power forgot this sentence that the world was in such a state today? If you think that you are from the Song Dynasty and should be loyal to the emperor, then according to my question just now, which emperor should you be loyal to?”
Hong Qigong was stunned. He frowned and said,"This…"
Li Yi smiled and said," Duke Qi, I know this question is difficult to answer. I suddenly thought of a saying,'Only with a country can there be a home. Similarly, only with a home can there be a country.' Our country is made up of many small families. It can also be said that it is made up of countless people..."
Hong Qigong stretched out his hand to stop him." I know what you mean. You don't have to go into so much detail. Do you mean that we should be loyal to the commoners and not the high and mighty royal family?”
Li Yi nodded." That's right. No matter who the emperor is, no matter who the high-ranking officials are, they can all be replaced. However, these commoners cannot be replaced. "Therefore, we should be loyal to these people. Only by working for the welfare of the people can this country continue to exist. Moreover, what do you think is the reason why the originally powerful Great Song has become like this?”
Hong Qigong pondered for a moment and said," Those corrupt officials?”
Li Yi replied," That's just one aspect. The Emperor who founded all the countries was someone who stood out from the test of blood and fire and had seen the pain of the people in war. Therefore, he was able to cherish the people. However, as the country continued to exist for a longer period of time, the later emperors gradually lived in the depths of the palace. They had no way of knowing what kind of life the people outside lived and could only listen to the officials. Therefore, he was unable to deal with the affairs of the country accurately. He could only do things based on his likes and dislikes. Coupled with the hoodwinking of those corrupt officials, his orders might not be suitable to change the living conditions of the people, so it would only weaken the country.
In addition, the emperor had too much power. It would be fine if he met a virtuous emperor. If an emperor like Shang Zhou was in power, his words would only build those useless luxurious palaces for them to live a better life, but it would cause the people to waste money and even destroy their families. Therefore, I believe that the emperor's power must be reduced so that the emperor can not issue those inappropriate and corrupt orders.”
Hong Qigong felt that his brain was unable to process what was going on. After a while, he said," You, how is this possible? The Emperor is supreme, and the power is bestowed upon him by the heavens. How can we, the common people, restrict the Emperor's power? That's impossible.”
Li Yi sneered in disdain," God's Will? This was just nonsense, nothing more than those Confucians fooling the people to cater to the emperor's rhetoric. If the emperor's power was really bestowed by the heavens, then what about the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin? Why did he get the throne by rebelling? If the Emperor was really the chosen one, then the Great Zhou would not have allowed Zhao Kuangyin to take the throne.”
Hong Qigong frowned and thought for a while before saying," Alright, you're right. So, why did you come to find me this time?”
Li Yi said," Duke Qi, you should be aware of the current situation. Ever since the Golden Men took over half of the Great Song, they have committed all sorts of crimes. Now, I believe you are well aware of the living conditions of the Han people in the lands they have taken over. The rise of the Mongol Empire was already unstoppable, but the treacherous officials of the Song Dynasty were still trying to ally themselves with the ambitious Tiemuzhen in an attempt to destroy the Jin Kingdom for their own interests.
Think about it, if the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, will the Great Song be next? Think back to the time when the Five Barbarians invaded China. At that time, there were a total of 2.4 million Han households, at least 50 million people. After reaching the Five Chaotic Barren Lands, how many were left? Less than four million. Can you imagine what the Mengyuan people, who are even more brutal than the Jin people, would do if the Song Dynasty was destroyed? Would there be another five chaos?”
Hong Qigong immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. Shock and anxiety flashed in his eyes. However, after hearing Li Yi's explanation, he believed that the other party must have a solution. He stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before saying," I know. You want Beggar's Sect to help you unify the country and then fight back against Mongolia, right?”
Li Yi nodded and said," That's only one aspect. What I'm thinking is that we should take action to eliminate the Song Dynasty's royal family and those corrupt officials. We should grasp the situation in the country as soon as possible. Then, they would change their strategy and join forces with the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Mongol Empire. As for the Jin Kingdom, hehe, be it in terms of population or corruption, they were even more powerful than the Song Dynasty. When Mongolia is destroyed, it will be time for us to turn to the Jin Kingdom.”
Hong Qigong was still very worried. He said," The Mongolian army is quite strong. We don't have the strength to fight them.”
Li Yi laughed." Duke Qi, have you forgotten about the Western Xia that I currently control? The thousands of martial arts experts I brought from the Vulture Palace are now training in the Western Xia. Hehe, although we might be slightly weaker than the Mongolians, if we can capture the Great Song army and train them for a period of time, we will definitely be able to fight against the Mongolians. In addition, although the Jin Kingdom was weak now, they still had millions of troops. " We can let the Mongol Empire and the Jin Kingdom fight as they please, and we can use this time to develop our army. At that time, one side would lose and the other would grow, hehe!
"In addition, war is not something that can be summarized by just charging into the front lines on the surface. Hehe, we can send experts to assassinate the enemy's generals, poison their water sources, and so on. There are many methods that can be used. Duke Qi, I know that these methods are against the rules of the pugilistic world, but this is a war after all. It's either you die or I die. In order to ensure that their side had more chances of survival, they could do anything. Unless you want us to fail and let the Han people die.”Seeing Hong Qigong's expression turning uglier and uglier, Li Yi immediately explained.
Hong Qigong looked at him with a complicated expression. After a long while, he sighed and said," Sigh, I still can't do those things. Forget it, I'll leave these things to you young people to deal with. I can't be bothered to care anymore."”He stared at him carefully for a while and said,"Xiaoyao, are you willing to take over the position of the sect master of Beggar's Sect?"”
Li Yi was stunned." Well, I don't seem to be suitable."”He thought to himself, Do I have to be called a beggar emperor in the future? It doesn't sound good! When he saw Huang Rong walk in with the dishes, his eyes lit up and he said," Qi Gong, why don't we let Rong 'er be the leader?”
Hong Qigong turned to look at Rong 'er, and his eyes lit up. He stroked his beard and said," Hmm, not bad. Hehe, won't I have someone to cook whatever I want to eat in the future?”
The corners of Li Yi's mouth twitched and he rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, I thought he had suddenly become serious. I didn't expect him to still be so frivolous. Cough.'
Huang Rong was holding the dishes. When she heard that it had something to do with her, she put down the dishes and asked," Brother Xiaoyao, Duke Qi, what did you say about me just now?”
Li Yi laughed." We're talking about making you the leader of Beggar's Sect. Hehe, how about it, Rong 'er? Are you willing?"”
Huang Rong rolled her eyes at him and turned to Hong Qigong." Qigong, you really want me to be the leader of Beggar's Sect?"”
Hong Qigong chuckled and said," How can Old Evil Huang's daughter be bad? I've always wanted to make Medicine Master Huang one head lower than me. How can I let go of such a good opportunity? How was it? Rong 'er, are you willing to take me, this old beggar, as your master?”
Huang Rong looked at Li Yi and saw him smiling and nodding. She nodded and said," Alright then. Greetings, Master."”
Hong Qigong immediately beamed with joy and said," Good, good, uh-huh. Huang Rong, listen up. I, Hong Qigong, will officially pass on my position as the 18th generation of Beggar's Sect Master to you. I hope you can continue to carry Beggar's Sect forward." Receive the staff!" He threw her a jade green bamboo stick with a green gem embedded on the top. Then, he said," Yes, now you are the 19th generation of the Beggar's Sect Master. In a while, I will teach you the Beggar's Sect's ultimate technique, the Dog Beating Stick."”
Huang Rong touched the cudgel and nodded with a smile." Master, the dishes on the table will get cold if you don't eat them!"”
Hong Qigong hurriedly said in a panic," Ah, the taste won't be good if it gets cold. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that I, an old beggar, would still be so blessed in my old age, haha!”He reached out and grabbed a piece of deer meat and stuffed it into his mouth. As he smacked it, he muttered," Mmm, good, delicious. Don't move. These are all mine…"
Li Yi rolled his eyes and was speechless.
Huang Rong turned around and said," Brother Xiaoyao, are we going to destroy the officials of Great Song?”
Li Yi nodded and said," Yes, but this requires the cooperation of Beggar's Sect." Duke Qi, your Beggar's Sect is divided into two factions, clean clothes and dirty clothes, right?”
Hong Qigong nodded as he ate." Yes, what's wrong?”
Li Yi said," There's an elder surnamed Peng in the Pure Clothes Sect who seems to be colluding with Wanyan Honglie of the Jin Kingdom, but I don't have any evidence. "Of course, this is your Beggar's Sect's internal matter. I'm only telling you.”
Hong Qigong was stunned and immediately said angrily," What? How could there be such a traitor in Beggar's Sect? Yes, Rong 'er, come with me!" She didn't even remember to eat the food. She stood up and wanted to leave.
Huang Rong guessed that he was going to teach her martial arts, so she followed him without saying anything. Of course, Li Yi would not follow them. After all, he already knew all of these martial arts, even if it was not complete. However, it was about the same. Anyway, after Rong 'er learned it, if she wanted to learn it, she would not be stingy.
Four hours later, Hong Qigong returned with Huang Rong, grinning. The moment he saw Li Yi, he said," Hehe, I've never had such an easy time teaching my disciple. You're really lucky to be able to marry Rong 'er."”
Li Yi chuckled and said," Of course.”
Huang Rong said," Master, it just so happens that a few Nine Bags Elders of Beggar's Sect are at Great Victory Pass. Why don't you hold a Beggar's Sect meeting and discuss Elder Peng and cooperate to eliminate the treacherous officials of Great Song? How about that?"”
Hong Qigong hesitated for a moment before saying," Xiaoyao, Rong 'er, you have to know that if we kill those treacherous officials and the Emperor now, who are you going to replace them with? If there were no officials to control them, there might be a big mess.”
Li Yi and Huang Rong smiled at each other and said," Duke Qi, you don't have to worry about that."”He clapped his hands. Dozens of people walked out from the side door. Hong Qigong took a look and saw that it was actually those treacherous officials. Among them was the emperor. They stood firmly behind Li Yi and did not say a word. Instead, they were very obedient. This made Hong Qigong feel shocked and curious.
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