Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. In ancient times, the so-called heroic men must have extraordinary integrity and can endure what others cannot endure. Brother Zhu, please be patient with each other and never compete for the short and long term." Kong Fanxing saw that his expression was uneven and spoke to persuade him.

Zhu Xu did not express his position but asked: "What did the above say? Did Master Luo have any instructions?"

Kong Fanxing said: "Uncle Luo Luo shouldn't worry about these little things. After Senior Brother Zhou Mao reported this matter to the headmaster, Master Luo has not asked about it again. Everything will be handled by the headmaster. As for the result, we can roughly predict it."

The leader, Wei Xuande, has always treated others with kindness. To put it bluntly, he is a bit like a good old guy, so people often talk about his weak temper behind his back. He would definitely not delve too deeply into his strategy for dealing with the world.

The leader personally took over the matter and it would be difficult for others to use it to their advantage. Naturally, Luo Qingshui would not argue with Wei Xuande over such trivial matters and make it unpleasant.

"Let's not get involved in this matter. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. After all, it's about the face of the Intelligence Department. If it gets too big, we'll lose face," Kong Fanxing said.

Zhu Xu and Tang Ning nodded slightly.

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In Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion at Zhongzhi Peak, Lu Guang sat opposite him.

Lu Xingxian took out a file: "This is the report that was just sent secretly. People from the Supervision Department have arrested several disciples from the South China Intelligence Station and are interrogating them. This is the result of their interrogation today. Take a look. !”

Lu Guang took a look at the file and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm causing trouble to Senior Brother Lu."

He has been almost restless these days. If the other party and others are caught on this matter, he, as a manager, will be blamed. Let alone holding an important position, he may be in jail and suffer the pain of restraint.

He is fully aware of the seriousness of this matter. In the Qianyi Sect, it is not a big deal to take advantage of his position to engage in petty theft or greedy for some spiritual stones. The superiors usually turn a blind eye. Almost tacitly.

Because the disciples' salary is too low, the sect's salary alone cannot even guarantee the most basic elixirs for cultivation. The monks are based on cultivation, and there is no way to practice if they don't have the financial resources.

Just like the waiters in a restaurant, you have to feed them first before you can direct them to work. If they are hungry themselves, who will work for you?

The sect is also average, so it is quite tolerant in this regard. Each department under each hall and courtyard has its own way of making money. Every time the disciples of the intelligence department action team go out to perform tasks, each person will receive at least one person each time. Two hundred, or as many as six or seven hundred spiritual stones as a reward.

Foundation-building monks like them spend at least two thousand spirit stones on a trip. Where do these spirit stones come from? It's not just through various expense declarations with clever names.

But if you use your position to deal with fellow disciples, the nature is completely different.

The intelligence station investigated and wiretapped the person responsible for three crimes in South China.

First, it exceeds its authority. The Intelligence Section does not have this right.

Second, it violates the sect’s precepts.

The first rule of the sect is that you are not allowed to deceive your master, destroy your ancestors, or harm your fellow disciples. This is a serious crime, and violators will be punished with death. The intelligence station is not authorized to monitor fellow disciples privately. Although the crime is not as serious as harming fellow disciples, it is still an infringement of the rights of disciples.

Third, the following is wrong. A group of qi refining disciples actually dared to investigate the foundation-building monks. According to the theory of seniority in the same sect, the relationship between the two is uncle and nephew. Isn't this deceiving the master? Therefore, after the leader Wei Xuande listened to Zhou Mao's report, he directly sent his inspectors to arrest and convict the people.

"Are you sure that no one other than Jiang Fan knows about this matter?"

Lu Guang said: "Yes, he is the only one in the South China Intelligence Department who knows the inside story."

Lu Xingxian said: "That's good. I have sent someone to send a message to Jiang Fan, asking him to grit his teeth and not let go. Just push everything to Junior Brother Ye. He should know the importance of it."

"I'm not worried about Jiang Fan. He doesn't have the courage, but Senior Brother Kong..."

"I discussed this matter with him yesterday, and we had a good discussion. Didn't he always covet the piece of glazed jade that was seized by our department? I gave it to him. He also said that he would put the overall situation first and expected that he would not take advantage of it. Get angry."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu."

"Did you leave any tail there? Don't let anyone catch you."

"No, my wife handled this matter personally, and no one knows about it except me."

Lu Xingxian frowned slightly and reprimanded: "You have always been calm and cautious, so why are you so confused about this matter? I think you should take good care of Junior Sister Zhou. There is no way that she can do whatever she wants in the Intelligence Department. "

Lu Guang looked ashamed and remained silent.

This matter was not directed by him, but it was indeed with his tacit approval. Zhou Ningxue was his Taoist companion. She had a rift with Peng Yan in the early years and was humiliated by him, which she has never let go of. At that time, she was still a Qi Refining Disciple of the Secret Security Department, and Peng Yan was The foundation-building monks of the Secret Academy are on duty in the office.

Because she missed her old father at home, she wanted to go out of the sect to visit her, so she wrote an article and had it stamped by the direct department of the Secret Academy. However, Peng Yan ruthlessly rejected her and even sneered at her, saying that she didn't want to practice cultivation and only cared about the quality of her children. , traveling back and forth to the outside world every three days, treating the sect as a vegetable garden.

She couldn't bear the anger and said a few words on the spot, which made Peng Yan furious and took action to teach him a lesson.

Originally, the two of them belonged to different departments and had no overlap, so the matter gradually faded away.

Decades later, Zhou Ningxue succeeded in building the foundation. Peng Yan was already in his prime and had no hope of success, so he was assigned to take charge in South China. Zhou Ningxue and Lu Guang formed a double cultivator. They learned through a chance conversation that he had gone to serve as the chief minister in South China, and she began to take revenge.

She went to South China to find a disciple of the intelligence station responsible for monitoring Peng Yan's area, and passed on Lu Guang's order to ask Jiang Fan, the head of the intelligence station, to secretly investigate Peng Yan and collect evidence of his corruption and bending the law.

As long as enough evidence is collected, he will submit a memorial to the sect as a disciple of the secret security department, investigate Peng Yan, and then arrest and convict him.

After Lu Guang learned about this, he adopted a resigned attitude and acquiesced to Jiang Fan's private investigation. He knew that Zhou Ningxue had a lot of resentment towards Peng Yan, so he was confused and did not stop it in time, resulting in such a passive situation today.

"What happens to this matter depends on the follow-up interrogation and investigation. As long as no one takes the opportunity to cause trouble, it shouldn't be a big deal. You should also take this as a warning. Don't give others a handle on everything. Don't be confused about major matters. If others can't grasp the handle, just I can’t do anything to you, and you know that I hope you can take over the position of deacon of this department.”

The two talked for a long time, and Lu Guang left Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion and returned to his residence.

A beautiful woman with a face as gorgeous as a peach and plum, with a lightly powdered face, was leaning in front of the lake railing, with a worried look on her face. When she saw him coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is it? What does Senior Brother Lu say?"

Lu Guang said: "It's nothing. As long as Jiang Fan doesn't speak, it won't involve us."

The woman quickly asked: "Then will he speak?"

"It will do him no good to open his mouth. He knows a powerful connection. If he doesn't open his mouth, we can still operate secretly to save his life. If he opens his mouth, he will definitely die. Now I am only worried that someone among the investigators will take the opportunity to attack and use unfair means to torture him. "

The woman said angrily: "Jiang Fan's investigative level is too low. After investigating for so long, he found such trivial matters. He didn't find any really useful clues. Instead, he was discovered by the other party."

"How can you find out if he didn't make a big mistake? You can't frame him!"

The woman looked ashamed and whispered, "I've hurt you."

Lu Guang shook his head silently, and suddenly smiled and said: "I have been troubled by my difficulties in cultivation before, and I wanted to reach the late stage of foundation establishment. Now it seems that it is a good thing. If I have reached the late stage of foundation establishment, the information The position of Deacon is certain, and those people will not let him go so easily, which shows that blessings and misfortunes in the world are really unpredictable. "

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In the meeting hall of Zhongzhi Peak, Zhu Xu, Kong Fanxing, and Tang Ning were all sitting on the left side.

Lu Guang and Chen Xuan were sitting on the right side. The Intelligence Department originally had eight foundation-building monks in the sect. During the battle of Xuanyue Mountain, Ye Xiu and Xu Jingtian died in the battle, leaving only six people left.

Lu Xingxian, who was sitting in the main seat above, said: "This time I have called you all to discuss something. You must all know about the South China Intelligence Station. A few days ago, the inspectors went down the mountain to arrest and interrogate several disciples. Today we have Take him back to the sect for the final trial and conviction. It concerns our Intelligence Department, so we have to send one person to participate in the trial."

"I intend for Junior Brother Tang Ning to participate in this trial. What do Junior Brother Kong think?"

Kong Fanxing nodded slightly: "Junior Brother Tang is mature and prudent, works prudently, and takes the overall situation into consideration. I believe I can handle this matter well."

The so-called "taking the overall situation into consideration" means that he will not pursue the matter further and take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

Lu Xingxian was very satisfied with his words and smiled slightly: "The head of the South China Intelligence Station and several disciples were taken to the mountain gate, and the intelligence station cannot operate. Junior Brother Lu, you are in charge of the specific affairs of the intelligence team, and you are very concerned about the work of the intelligence station. "We are familiar with it, you will go to the intelligence station on behalf of our department to take charge of the matter, and also inform several other intelligence station disciples of the incident and explain the reason, so that they can take warning."

"Yes." Lu Guang responded

"Well, since everyone has no objections, the matter has been settled. Junior Brother Tang, you will go to the interrogation hall of the town headquarters at midnight tomorrow to participate in the hearing."

"good."

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After the meeting ended, Tang Ning returned to the cave and thought about the matter in her mind. It must be said that Lu Xingxian was extremely experienced in dealing with things.

In this joint trial, he did not send his confidants Lu Guang and Chen Xuan to go there, but gave the initiative to Kong Fanxing and his family. He avoided suspicion and behaved extremely magnanimously, as if he completely trusted Kong Fanxing.

Instead of worrying about being stumbling behind someone's back and taking the opportunity to cause trouble, it's better to hand over the choice directly to the other party generously and tell you clearly that I'm not afraid of you making trouble. If you want to take the opportunity to make trouble, just give it a try.

They were also very particular about the selection of candidates. They did not let Zhu Xu, who had an interest in Lu Guang, participate. Instead, they chose Tang Ning, who was low-key and had little prestige and power. Lu Guang, who was at the center of the vortex, was transferred out of the sect to avoid being noticed.

The arrangement was just right and very clever.