Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu thought for a moment, and the seven great eunuchs had almost wiped out all the upper-level eunuchs of Dayu Kingdom. One can imagine the amount of dragon energy they possessed. You must know that the eunuchs of the Daxuan court in the Central Plains can even display strength comparable to that of immortals with the blessing of dragon energy, which shows the mystery of dragon energy. Even though the Dayu Kingdom was not as good as the Daxuan Court, it still makes sense that all the high-level eunuchs were sacrificed, not to create a single immortal, but in exchange for two temporary divine descending vessels.

Qi Xuansu agreed with this statement and asked: "Why is it related to Chief Chen?"

Chen Jianchou said: "There are many people who can kill seven eunuchs. But there are very few people who can kill seven eunuchs without leaving a trace. It can even be said that there is only one person, and that is Chief Chen."

Qi Xuansu said with a hint of taking a test: "Tell me carefully."

Chen Jianchou slowly said: "First, in terms of the Taoist government, Chief Chen is responsible for the affairs of the palace. In addition, as a princess, she can enter and exit the palace freely. In many matters involving the royal family and the palace, the head of the palace The great master and the real master will not interfere. Qi Cixi has not yet arrived in Borneo and has no way to intervene, and the others cannot intervene at all. "

"Secondly, since the king of the country has been seriously ill, the power has fallen to others. Chief Chen is not only the chief deputy head of the Taoist palace, with a transcendent status, but also the princess of the royal family. She has a well-known teacher, so it is logical for her to take advantage of the situation and take over the power of the palace. She has There are external conditions for killing these seven eunuchs. As for her motivation for doing so, there is no need to say more. "

After hearing this, Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and put forward a different opinion: "Even if Chief Chen has the power of the palace, these eunuchs are not fools. Those who can reach this position are all human beings. The death of one person is an accident, and the death of one person is an accident. Is it a coincidence that the two people died? Is it still an accident and coincidence when the third and fourth people died? If the people behind had learned from the past, they would not notice the abnormality. For the sake of their own lives, wouldn't they report it to the Taoist government? Expose it? Even if the whole Taoist government is colluding, and someone is covering up the sky, they just sit back and wait for death? And according to your statement, they may even be captured alive, which makes it even more difficult. Those are heavenly beings, not cabbages on the roadside.”

Chen Jianchou couldn't help but be startled.

He originally thought that Qi Cixi asked this question to collect charges against Chief Chen and prepare to bring him down, but now it seems that he may have misunderstood?

Qi Xuansu did not pursue the question, but said: "After you go back and prepare for the exam, you might as well think carefully about whether there is anything you missed."

Chen Jianchou had no choice but to respond and follow Ke Qingqing outside.

After leaving the holding room, Chen Jianchou said softly: "Master Ke."

Ke Qingqing didn't take it too seriously. After all, he had Xu Jiaorong's reputation: "I'm not much older than you. In private, you can call me fellow Taoist or senior sister."

Chen Jianqiu said: "Senior Sister Ke, did I just understand the meaning of taking the wrong seat?"

We are all in the same boat, so there is no need for too many twists and turns. Ke Qingqing got straight to the point: "You got it right, but in this kind of thing, people must not be able to find loopholes, otherwise they may be counterattacked." An army.”

Chen Jianchou understood somewhat. If he could not kill the snake, he would be bitten by it instead. If Qi Cixi didn't move, he would be killed with one blow if he moved. What he just said was all speculation with almost no real evidence, so that's it. There are also quite a few loopholes in the logic. It cannot be justified and it will definitely not satisfy Qi Cixi. It is no wonder that Qi Cixi asked him to go back and think about it again.

After Chen Jianchou left, Lu Yuting came to Qi Xuansu's signing room.

Qi Xuansu was looking through a file and asked without raising his head: "Is the Lord Dayu's illness getting better?"

"It's said to be better." Lu Yuting gave an ambiguous answer.

Qi Xuansu emphasized slightly: "What does it mean to say?"

Lu Yuting said helplessly: "Chief Chen's people are guarding the palace of the king, and we really can't see the king."

Qi Xuansu raised his head: "It doesn't matter, you can go there again in a few days."

Lu Yuting's eyes lit up: "Second seat, do you have any idea?"

Qi Xuansu closed the file in his hand: "If such a big thing happened, we must get to the bottom of it. The key lies in the divine descending container. Where did the dragon energy that makes up the divine descending container come from? The royal family of Dayu Kingdom cannot be separated from it. The Lord Yu himself is even more involved. Unless they let Lord Yu die violently in the past few days, you will always be able to see the Lord. "

Lu Yuting felt relieved: "The second seat is planning the strategy."

"There's no need to rush to praise me." Qi Xuansu waved his hand, "It's not too late to praise me after you succeed."

While the two were talking, Ke Qingqing came back: "Second seat, Ding Chou Lingguan and the others are here."

Qi Xuansu stood up and said only one word: "Let's go."

In the meeting hall of the Water Palace, there were several spiritual officials sitting. Except for Ding Chou, the rest were second-grade and third-grade spiritual officials. When Qi Xuansu led Ke Qingqing into the meeting hall, everyone All stood up.

Qi Xuansu raised his hand and pressed it down: "No need to be polite, please sit down and talk."

Ding Chou Lingguan did not sit down immediately, but first introduced the people she brought to Qi Xuansu one by one. After the introduction, Qi Xuansu sat down on the main seat in the middle, and the others took their seats.

Ke Qingqing served tea to everyone personally.

Qi Xuansu said: "The main reason for calling everyone here this time is one thing. This matter is important, and everyone here must keep it strictly confidential. Therefore, before the formal discussion begins, I announce a rule that any content related to this discussion will be kept confidential. , must not be spread.”

Everyone was silent, waiting for the next words.

Qi Xuansu continued: "Tiangang Hall controls the spirit officers. I have been in Tiangang Hall in the past, and I know a little bit about the spirit officers. You are all spirit officers, fighting on the front line, and you have made a commitment to the safety and stability of Borneo. He has made great contributions and knows the specific situation best. Today, I want to talk to you about an old topic, that is, secret associations.”

"First point, are there large-scale secret association forces in Southeast Asia, including Borneo?"

"Second point, what is the distribution of secret societies in Nanyang? Which families are the main ones? Which secret societies are more active?"

"Third point, what is the soil for these secret associations to survive? Why are they repeatedly banned? Is there internal and external collusion?"

"The fourth point is, how should we deal with the various existing secret association forces?"

Qi Xuansu looked around again: "Don't be reserved, everyone can speak freely."

After Qi Xuansu finished speaking, the entire meeting hall fell silent.

Obviously, they already understood what Qi Xuansu was going to say.

The injury to the master in charge was related to the secret association. The key was that it was under the nose of the Taoist government. No matter what, there must be an explanation. The third point is to connect the problem of secret associations with the contradictions within the Taoist government. This is to use the problem of secret associations as a breakthrough.

Ke Qingqing knew more than others, which also involved Qi Xuansu's experience in Bainang Ben Mansion, which was also a way to manipulate Zheng Jiaohe.

All in all, it is not just as simple as suppressing secret associations, but also involves the internal struggle of the Taoist sect.

For many spiritual officials, the meaning is naturally different. They can't help but look to Ding Chou, the spiritual official, asking the leader to set a tone, so that they can express their attitude within this broad framework.

Ding Chou Lingguan thought for a moment and said: "First point, I can clearly say that there are indeed large-scale secret association forces, such as 'Tianting', there is no word 'secret' at all, it is just on the table The most powerful one in Southeast Asia.”

"Second point, regarding the distribution of secret association forces, the 'Tianting' is mainly active in the Java Islands and the sea, while the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult are distributed on land. These three are the largest ones. Followed by some members of the Eight Tribes. Wandering among various dignitaries, selling elixirs; the members of Qibaofang are mainly engaged in business, no matter what else; there are occasional members of Ziguang Society, and it is difficult to distinguish them. Others such as the 'Inn' and Qingping Society rarely appear in Nanyang."

"The third point is that there are many countries in Nanyang, and there is no effective unified court. The political orders cannot be unified. There is a power vacuum at the lower levels. The governance foundation is weak. It is more chaotic than the Central Plains. Objectively, it gives the soil for the survival of secret associations. As for the survival of secret associations. It has been repeatedly banned, and there is indeed the possibility that there are people inside who are secretly communicating with the secret society, but it cannot be confirmed yet. "

"As for the fourth point, how should we respond? This is the focus of our discussion today."

Ding Chou Lingguan gave answers to four questions raised by Qi Xuansu, of which the fourth point was the most important, but Ding Chou Lingguan's answer was the simplest.

A second-grade spiritual officer said: "Compared with the Central Plains, Nanyang is like a broken house with air leakage from all sides. If our colleagues in the Central Plains have made up for it, then we can only make up for it when we see it. Taking care of it all.”

Qi Xuansu said: "Wherever you see it, make up for it. There is a saying that a crying child has milk. In our place, we will attack whoever makes the biggest noise. Is that what it means?"

The second-grade spiritual official said: "That's right."

Ding Chou Lingguan said at the right time: "Solving the problem of secret associations in the entire Nanyang is a grand proposition. It cannot be solved by us people behind closed doors and discussing it. We must start from the Taoist level, or even the Taoist macro level. , unified dispatch, coordination and cooperation of all parties to carry out multi-faceted and in-depth comprehensive management. We can only analyze specific issues. The biggest problem at the moment is that the ancient immortal descending has occurred on the boundary of Shenglong Mansion. In this world, there are still two ancient immortals, and they are also involved in Nanlong's dragon energy, which is directed at the royal family of Dayu Kingdom and some people within our Taoist government. "

Qi Xuansu agreed: "You can do as much as you have the ability to do. To put it simply, do what you can do."

Next, the remaining spiritual officials expressed their opinions one after another. Some people proposed to launch a thorough investigation into the palace, starting from the source of the dragon energy leakage.

Qi Xuansu said: "This proposal is very good. Ding Chou Lingguan, do you think it is like this? You should draft a specific implementation plan as soon as possible. I will discuss it at the Taoist meeting. After the Taoist meeting passes it, we will start to implement it. Send spiritual officers to the palace to find out the source of the dragon energy leak as soon as possible, so that we can give an explanation to Master Lan Da and give an explanation to the Taoist government. "