Pawn Crossing the River

Soon, another woman came down from upstairs, her face full of anger, and she seemed to be the one who hit the person.

It was strange, the one who was beaten was smiling, but the one who hit was angry, as if he had suffered a big loss.

Qi Xuansu looked away and said nothing more.

It is rare to see this kind of thing in Yujing, not because of the atmosphere of Yujing, but because the status of Yujing is too special, everyone is cautious, for fear of getting into trouble. On the contrary, in the local area, there was never a shortage of earthly emperors. They were used to lawlessness and all kinds of outrageous things happened in an endless stream. Some earthly emperors even brought this habit to Yujing, such as Wang Danqing provoking Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu thought about it for days and nights but still couldn't figure out why Wang Danqing dared to take action in Yujing or Ziweitang? Also use the spirit officer! Even the junior national master Li Changge did not dare to do this. Later he understood that he was accustomed to being domineering and lawless in the local area and could not change it for a while. He really regarded Yujing as his own home.

Later, the result was also obvious. Master Donghua personally handled the matter, and Wang Jiaohe was speechless and had nothing to say. In the end, Wang Danqing was fined 30,000 Taiping coins, demoted from a fifth-grade Taoist priest to a seventh-grade Taoist priest, and banned from entering Yujing for three years. For Wang Jiaohe's sake, he was not sentenced to confinement or hard labor. This is Wang Danqing. If he had no intention of climbing up the ranks within the Taoist sect, his future would have been ruined if he had been replaced by someone like Qi Xuansu who wanted to make progress.

Qi Xuansu continued to drink, and the drama between the two people was still going on.

The young man who was knocked downstairs earlier said calmly: "Hit someone."

The woman glared at him: "The one I'm beating is you, a scoundrel like you!"

The young master dusted off his clothes and said with a smile: "In broad daylight, with the sky clear, I beat someone for no reason. I want to ask, is there any royal law?"

The woman became even more angry: "Because you deserve to be beaten!"

The young master still smiled and said: "Whether I should be beaten can be left to the government to judge, or it can be left to the Taoist government to judge, but it cannot be left to you to judge. You can't just open your mouth and say what you say. You If you say I should be beaten, then I should be beaten? Don’t you follow the law?”

The woman was also very angry and spoke a little unscrupulously: "I am from the Taoist government, can I hit you?"

As soon as Qi Xuansu heard this, he knew that the woman had been fooled and fell into a trap set by others.

As expected, the young master's smile became brighter and brighter: "Okay, it turns out he is a member of the Taoist government. He knows the law and breaks the law, but also uses his power to suppress others."

The woman immediately realized that she had been deceived, her face flushed, and she pointed at the young man: "You, you are shameless!"

"Am I shameless?" the young master clicked his tongue, "What have I done to be shameless? But you, relying on your status as a Taoist priest, dare to openly commit murder. If I sue the Taoist Fengxian Hall, what kind of crime will it be?"

The female Taoist priest was so angry that she was trembling all over: "You said those dirty words first, what's wrong with me beating you? Even in Yujing Fengxian Hall, I am justified!"

"Dirty words? Who heard it?" The young master looked innocent, "Feng Xiantang can't believe your words. But you committed a crime and beat someone, and so many people here saw it, so you can't deny it."

Qi Xuansu put down his wine glass and said softly: "This man is not a commoner. I don't know which family he belongs to. But the female Taoist priest, judging from her clothes, should have no background."

Naturally, not all of the Taoist sects are descendants of aristocratic families, there are many who come from poor backgrounds. For example, Qi Xuansu, who had no parents to rely on since he was a child and did not know who his parents were, was adopted and raised by the Taoist Palace. Although he later rose to prominence due to Qiniang and a series of opportunities, it is really unreasonable to insist that he is a child of an aristocratic family. He cannot be alone. It's just a family.

Many onlookers around are watching the excitement and don't mind it. The Taoist government's reputation, whether it is good or bad, will not satisfy everyone. Many people think it is dog bites dog, and some people think that evil people have their own evil people. Mo, more people are timid and afraid of getting into trouble. No one dares to stand up and help the female Taoist priest anyway.

Chen Jianqiu's parents died when he was young, and he was used to seeing the harsh world. Later he joined the Qingluan Guard. He saw a lot of all kinds of dark things, and he couldn't control them. Just wait and see.

Ke Qingqing was not the case. She had always been in the Imperial Palace, still under the command of Shi Bingyun, and later followed Qi Xuansu. She was a standard Huayuan Taoist priest, and she was somewhat naive. At this time, she couldn't help but said: "It's terrible. "

The young master's gaze immediately moved to Ke Qingqing, and also glanced at Qi Xuansu and Chen Jianchou.

Chen Jianchou was not a big shot in the past, and few people knew that Xu Jiaorong was his adoptive mother, so he was naturally omitted. As for Qi Xuansu, he only showed up at the reception dinner and then started touring various countries. Not many people in Shenglong Mansion knew him.

In fact, at the dinner party that day, there were not many young people. Most of them were the heads of major local gangsters, ministers, and representatives. They were all elderly people, and not everyone was. Being able to toast Qi Xuansu with a glass of wine, most people can only watch from a distance and have a vague impression.

Even Chen Jianqiu relied on Qi Muyu's introduction to meet Qi Xuansu alone.

The second deputy palace master is already a big shot in the eyes of ordinary people, the kind of person who is unattainable. Not to mention these people, Qi Xuansu was stationed in Jinling Mansion with a group of seven people. He was regarded as half an imperial envoy. It was the last time he met the second deputy palace master Li Tianlan.

Since he didn't recognize Qi Xuansu, he naturally wouldn't recognize his secretary Ke Qingqing either.

Therefore, the young master did not have the slightest fear and said playfully: "When you see injustice on the road, you roar. Dare I ask this girl, are you also a Taoist priest in the Taoist government?"

Ke Qingqing asked: "So what if it is? So what if it's not? The truth is the truth, right and wrong are right and wrong. Do they have to differ from person to person?"

The young master smiled and said: "That's true, but the principles in this world really vary from person to person. If the girl is not a Taoist priest, I will just think that the girl is ignorant and talking nonsense. But if the girl is Taoist priest, then I have to think that the girl will use her power to protect her colleagues. I still say that everything must be done according to the law. No one heard what she said, but it is just one-sided words and does not count as evidence. But she hit me, so many people saw it, the girl also saw it, the evidence is solid. "

Ke Qingqing narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?"

"Does it matter who I am?" The young master smiled lightly, "Does your Taoist government still want to retaliate afterwards?"

Ke Qingqing said: "What a 'your Taoist government'. Even in the Imperial Capital of the Central Plains, few people would dare to say this, but you dare to say it. I guess you are also from a good background. Don't hide it." , It seems that our Taoist government is oppressing the common people, and even the robe you are wearing cannot pretend to be a common people. "

From beginning to end, Qi Xuansu just watched with cold eyes.

This man knew that the Taoist sect valued reputation, and had always portrayed himself as the weak one. It seemed that the Taoist sect persecuted him, and it was a bit interesting to occupy the moral high ground and be condescending. But Ke Qingqing was right. This robe, which costs hundreds of dollars, cannot pretend to be a common people. The power of his words is not that strong, and the moral high ground under his feet is not so stable. But if it's just to confuse people, it's more than enough.

Ke Qingqing also understood this, and instead of using his power to overwhelm others, he said: "You can sue Feng Xiantang immediately, so why bother? If you have any conditions, just say it."

The young master smiled and said: "This girl is still sensible. By the way, you haven't asked her her name yet?"

Ke Qingqing asked: "Is this necessary?"

"Of course it is necessary." Most of the young master's attention seemed to be transferred to Ke Qingqing, while Qi Xuansu and Chen Jianchou glanced at Qi Xuansu and Chen Jianchou from the corner of his eyes. What only made him a little surprised was that the older one was just drinking alone, while the younger one had an expressionless face, as if it had nothing to do with him.

A little strange.

But it doesn't matter, these Taoist people may not be very capable, but one after another, they are all turtles, and their immovable skills have been practiced to 100%, unlike those in the Jianghu who can explode at the slightest.

The young master said: "My request is very simple. The two girls toast me a glass of wine and apologize. I will pretend that what just happened never happened. We have turned hostility into friendship. We will never know each other without fighting."

Ke Qingqing said coldly: "What does it have to do with me? Why should I toast you?"

"Girl...are you refusing to agree?" The young master looked at Ke Qingqing with a playful smile, "Then when we meet in Fengxian Hall, what is the crime of committing murder in the street? It should be not a small crime. And, girl, you also run away Don’t fall off.”

Chen Jianchou curled his lips. In his words, this man had secretly replaced "beating" with "murder", so as to confuse right and wrong.

Ke Qingqing laughed angrily and said: "Fengxian Tang is run by your family? You can't run away if you say you can't run away?".

The young master said: "Of course Feng Xiantang is not run by our family, but the evidence is conclusive and you really can't run away. What, you are not convinced?"

Ke Qingqing said: "Of course I am not convinced. Wherever you go, you must speak the word 'reason'. I don't care what your background is or what the relationship between Feng Xiantang and you is. Jinque is determined to rectify the Taoist government and the new sect." The second deputy palace master is here to be in charge of the discipline of the sect. When the truth is finally revealed, we will not be able to spare those of you who act recklessly!"

"Are you using the second deputy palace master to oppress me?" the young master laughed and said, "What's wrong with the second deputy palace master? Can you do whatever you want if you have the power? There is no evidence and you can punish whoever you want? Is there really no king's law? It's really just a A courtier to the emperor? Don’t forget that the Taoist Palace is still the head of the palace, not just the same seat.”

Chen Jianchou glanced at Qi Xuansu secretly.

Qi Xuansu had no expression on his face and was still drinking.