Chapter 104 The world is in turmoil
Zuo Lengchan sat on the chair, the tea in the cup had already gone cold.

He was unwilling to believe that he had worked so hard for so long and brought the Songshan School back to its peak, and that he was also the third best master in the righteous path.

The result is that he is a pawn in someone else's hands.
So what have you been doing all these years?
He was unwilling to believe such a ridiculous thing, so there must be a flaw in this statement!

Ou Zanghua calmly brewed tea and suddenly asked, "What has Master Zuo been doing these days?"

"Ok?"

Zuo Lengchan was obviously stunned by Ou Zanghua's interruption, and then he said: "I exchanged ideas with the leaders of various sects a few days ago and gained a lot, so I have been studying martial arts these days."

"So, Master Zuo didn't pay attention to what Shaolin and Wudang did, right?" Ou Zanghua smiled and asked calmly.

"What did they do?" Zuo Lengchan asked in confusion, "Aren't they also studying it?"

"How about we make a bet? The bet is a secret book of internal strength." Ou Zanghua looked at Zuo Lengchan and asked gently, "Uncle Zuo, who do you think will go to find Lin Pingzhi first, Shaolin or Wudang?"

Zuo Lengchan couldn't quite keep up with Ou Zanghua's thoughts. How was this related to Lin Pingzhi?

But since Ou Zanghua asked, he answered casually: "Shaolin!"

"Master Zuo really has a keen eye for talent. You win." Ou Zanghua sighed and handed the incomplete "Zhenyue Jue" that he had prepared long ago to Zuo Lengchan, saying, "This is the Hengshan Sect's treasure. Master Zuo, when you have mastered it, just return it to me. This is something that only you and I need to know."

What about this thing?

Those missing pages were too crucial. Even if Ou Zanghua upgraded both "Hengshan Heart Sutra" and "Five Dragons Divine Art" to the maximum level, it would still take him more than half a year to complete "Zhenyue Jue".

Where does he get so much leisure time now?
Moreover, even after completion, it still cannot reach the level of "The Divine Art of the Five Dragons", which is really useless to Ou Zanghua.

Rather than letting it gather dust in your own hands, it is better to hand it over to a genius, wait for him to complete it, take it back for secondary revisions, and then give it to the disciples of your sect to practice.

After all, borrowing is much easier than filling in the gaps.

".good."

Zuo Lengchan took it with a confused look on his face. Is it mine already?
It’s too easy!
He subconsciously opened it and took a look, and it turned out to be a profound Taoist internal martial arts technique.

At this time, Mi Weiyi walked in and said, "Big Brother, Lin Zhennan, the leader of the Lin escort team, wants to see you."

"Invite him in!"

"Yes."

After a while, Lin Zhennan walked into Wu Garden, and seeing the two people in the yard, he bowed and said, "I greet Censor Ou."

"Master Lin, you are welcome. Please take a seat. What can I do for you?" Ou Zanghua asked with a smile and waved his hand.

Lin Zhennan shook his head and said, "Thank you, Censor Ou, but you don't have to sit down. I am here to say goodbye to Censor Ou. A few days ago, Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei came to my house one after another, hoping that Pingzhi could become their disciple. After discussing it, the three of us decided to become their disciple."

"We felt that there was not much that lay disciples of Shaolin could learn, and Emei was too far away, so we chose Wudang. On the day of Ou Yushi's wedding, Pingzhi went to have a drink with all the brothers of Wudang Sect, and then returned to Wudang Mountain together. My husband and I stayed in Hengshan County just to thank Ou Yushi in person."

Having said that, Lin Zhennan was about to kowtow to Ou Zanghua.

Ou Zanghua quickly supported him and said in a friendly manner: "Master Lin, you don't have to be so polite. I appreciate your gratitude. By the way, congratulations to Master Lin. I hope that Young Master Lin can achieve success in his studies. After all, the righteous martial arts world depends on them!"

"Thank you, Censor Ou, for your respect. I also wish you and Madam Ou a long and happy marriage and many children and grandchildren!"

After letting Mi Weiyi send Lin Zhennan out, Ou Zanghua looked at Zuo Lengchan.

Zuo Lengchan also reacted at this time, looked up at Ou Zanghua and said: "So, Junior Brother Ou deliberately said that day to test the reactions of the other families, right!"

Ou Zanghua was an editor in the Hanlin Academy and a close minister to the emperor.

In the martial arts world, except for the Hengshan Sect, the other sects had only such a relationship with him. In this case, he took the initiative to send out a signal of goodwill. For everyone present, wasn't it an opportunity?

Just like Ou Zanghua once said, the way to make friends is to be casual first and then close, distant first and then close.

"I originally thought that Uncle Zuo and Mr. Yue would also go."

Ou Zanghua's calm words caused tons of critical strikes to Zuo Lengchan. He also thought at that time that Ou Zanghua intended to take care of Lin Pingzhi, but he did not think deeply about it. Instead, he was attracted by the "Making Friends through Martial Arts" conference and forgot about Lin Pingzhi.

"So did Master Zuo find out?"

"what?"

"Shaolin reacted the fastest, Wudang followed behind and followed Shaolin's lead, and Emei was just making up the numbers."

Zuo Lengchan almost couldn't hold back his gloomy expression. Taoist Chongxu walked while touching Master Fangzheng's head. The scene was inexplicably funny.

The depressed mood in his heart dissipated, and Zuo Lengchan asked modestly: "Then according to Junior Brother Ou's opinion, where should the Five Mountains Sword Sect go?"

"I should be the one asking Uncle Zuo, where do you plan to take the Five Mountains Sword Sect?" Ou Zanghua said calmly, "After all, Uncle Zuo is the leader of the Five Mountains now. It is Uncle Zuo's responsibility to think about the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

Is this what the Five Mountains Alliance Leader does?

Zuo Lengchan said that he only cared about Songshan, but never thought about what to do with the other four sects.

However, he received too much today, which made his mind confused for a while. He needed some time to think carefully.

Thinking of this, Zuo Lengchan gulped down the already cooled tea in the cup, bowed to Ou Zanghua and said, "Thank you for your guidance today, I have benefited a lot. Please give me some time to think about it. I will give you an answer within seven days."

"Then I will wait for good news from Master Zuo." Ou Zanghua smiled and said in a friendly manner.

After watching Zuo Lengchan leave, Ou Zanghua got up and went to look for Liu Qing. Somehow, he liked to stick to her more after getting married.

At the same time, an urgent military report was sent to the capital from eight hundred miles away.

Emperor Zhengde was still listening to Lun Wenxu's lecture with boredom when he suddenly heard the eunuch report that the three cabinet ministers on duty that day had come together.

After getting permission, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Liu Zhong walked in.

Li Dongyang held up a report and said, "Your Majesty, the Jiangxi Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Zhou Xian and his son Zhou Gan fell into the trap of the rebels and died for their country."

"Show it to me!" Emperor Zhengde's expression froze. He remembered Zhou Xian. He used to be the head of the Ministry of Justice. In the first year of Zhengde, he pacified Ma Nao Zhai, Fairy Peak and Jigongling villages, and killed more than a thousand people. He was a talented person who was both civil and military.

Li Dongyang immediately handed in the report, and Emperor Zhengde opened it and began to read it.

It turned out that Zhou Xian mistakenly believed the spy's words and thought that the rebels were short of food, so he joined forces with other troops to besiege the rebels. After three battles, the enemy retreated.

Zhou Xian and his son Zhou Gan were the first to climb the city wall, but the enemy rained down wood and stones, and the imperial army was defeated in the blink of an eye. Zhou Xian himself was stabbed in the head and bleeding, and his left leg was shot and he could not walk. Zhou Gan wanted to rescue him, but he fell off the cliff and died.

After Zhou Xian was seriously injured and captured, he kept cursing and was eventually brutally dismembered by the bandits.

"Alas, he was a brave man. He was awarded the title of Censor, granted a funeral, and posthumously named Jiemin. Does he have any sons?" Emperor Zhengde looked at Li Dongyang and asked.

Li Dongyang immediately bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, Zhou Xian still has three sons alive, namely Zhou Jin, Zhou Wan, and Zhou Chun."

"Great! My loyal ministers have not yet died out, so let's give him a son! What do you think, Mr. Li, Mr. Yang, and Mr. Liu?" Emperor Zhengde heaved a sigh of relief and put forward his own idea.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The three cabinet ministers had no objection. This was the proper attitude towards a loyal minister.

"This gang of thieves is becoming more and more lawless!" Emperor Zhengde's eyes turned cold, and he said in a serious tone: "We must not let the Zhou family's father and son die in vain."

(End of this chapter)