Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu tried to contact Qiniang last time but failed. Because the means of contact between him and Qiniang is not a sutra urn but a fish talisman. The fish talisman of the Qingping Society has a major limitation, that is, it will become invalid after leaving the Central Plains.

It cannot be said that it is completely ineffective. If two people are in a certain area outside the Central Plains, such as Nanyang, they can still contact each other. If one person is in the Central Plains and the other person is in Nanyang, there will be a situation where they are too far apart and cannot be contacted.

The failure of Qi Xuansu's last contact meant that Qiniang had not arrived in Nanyang and was still somewhere in the Central Plains.

But this time, Qiniang did not disappoint Qi Xuansu. The fish talisman flickered, showing Qiniang's projection.

Qiniang is still the same, with the copper coin pattern that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, the sunglasses that seem to never be taken off, and the pipe that smokes.

At this time, Qi Xuansu has activated the formation in the signing room, which can prevent others from prying and leave no traces, including earth energy traceback and shadow stones.

Qi Xuansu held the fish talisman in the palm of his hand and walked back and forth in the signing room as a habit.

Then Qiniang was dissatisfied: "What are you shaking at? It makes me dizzy."

Ever since Qi Xuansu became the deputy chief of the palace, few people have spoken to him like this. Even his superiors would not talk to him like this under normal circumstances. Show no mercy.

Only Qiniang never forgets her original intention.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to stop: "Qiniang, when did you come to Nanyang?"

Qiniang said rudely: "You don't even know when I will come to Nanyang. It shows that you don't care about me. You really have a wife..."

Qi Xuansu hurriedly said: "Stop, stop, I contacted you when I first arrived in Nanyang, but you were not there at that time. All kinds of things will come next. Do you know how difficult it is for me? I am alone, single-handed, with a bunch of local snakes. You're in trouble both internally and externally. You don't even ask a question, you just pretend that I don't exist. It shows that you don't have me in your heart..."

People will make progress. Qi Xuansu has now realized that he cannot always be passively beaten, but must use Taoism to deal with Taoism.

The more Qiniang listened, the more she felt something was wrong, so she interrupted, "Who told you to say my words?"

Qi Xuansu said: "I have read three hundred poems by heart, and I can recite them even if I don't know how to compose them. After listening to them too much, I will inevitably blurt them out, but the emotions are real."

Qiniang didn't believe this. Even though her eyes were obscured by her sunglasses, Qi Xuansu could still feel her disdain: "You are such a bastard, you kid just goes to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. Tell me, what do you want to do with me?"

Qi Xuansu thought about his words for a moment: "Qiniang, the ancients once wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms. I heard that you are not far behind and hold high positions in the five secret societies. Is it true?"

"Who did you listen to?" Qiniang did not deny it.

Qi Xuansu said: "Master Cihang."

"I guess it's this bitch who talks too much and chatters." Qiniang said, "Pei Donghua wouldn't mention these messy things."

Then Qiniang looked at Qi Xuansu: "What do you want to do? I tell you, if you ask for money, you won't get it! If you ask for your life, you won't give it."

Qi Xuansu cleared his throat: "I don't want money. The Taoist government is responsible for all my food, clothing, housing, transportation and daily expenses. I don't need money. As for my life, why would I want my life? I want to ask you for a favor."

"What's the deal?" Qiniang didn't let her guard down because of this. The mother and son have been fighting wits and courage for many years. Qi Xuansu had never tried the roundabout strategy in his past. He said it sounded nice, but in fact he still wanted to do it.

Want money. And in the past, Qi Xuansu was satisfied as long as he had three melons and two dates. Today's Qi Xuansu is different. A high-ranking official, a feudal official, does not need Taiping money personally. Once he needs Taiping money, it must be a lion. Open your mouth - What should Qi Xuansu do if he asks her to invest?

Qi Xuansu first briefly explained the whole story, and then said, "Qiniang, I heard that you are the deputy leader of the Eight Tribes?"

"I'm not the deputy leader of the Heavenly Clan." Qiniang shook her head.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be startled: "No?"

"No." Qiniang blew out a smoke ring lightly, "I am the leader of the heavens, one of the eight leaders."

Qi Xuansu didn't speak for a while.

Is this a desire to promote before suppressing it?

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "That would be better. I would like to ask Qiniang to dispatch some people from the Eight Tribes to help me check the condition of the Lord of Dayu. It would be best if Qiniang could come in person. 」

"Why should I mobilize the people of the eight tribes to help you?" Qiniang said calmly, "Brother, let me settle the accounts. The association does not have such funds, and I cannot send others to do this and that at will."

Qi???????????????Xuansu said helplessly: "How much do you want?"

Qiniang held out a finger and said, "For the sake of our friendship, I'll give you a preferential price, at least 10,000 Taiping."

Qi Xuansu agreed without blinking: "Deal."

Qiniang was a little surprised: "Why are you so happy this time?"

Qi Xuansu said nonchalantly: "Although I have no money, I can reimburse you. Even if I can't reimburse you, I can still get Dayu State to provide the money. Taking a step back from 10,000 steps, I still have Huan Ji's guarantee. In short, you don't have to worry. I just can’t afford it.”

Qiniang clicked her tongue and said: "After all, he is the second deputy palace master. Once he has the power, he will be tough in his words. Even ten thousand Taiping coins are not a big deal."

Qi Xuansu did not respond.

Qiniang said again: "Since you are so generous, then when you become the Grand Master, it won't be a problem to make your mother the real Master of the Shibo Hall, right?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Not to mention whether I can be a great master, even if I can be a great master, it will be decades later at least. By then, Master Donghua, Master Qingwei, and Master Cihang will all You’ve already ascended, Qiniang, you’re about to pass away, right?”

Qiniang said, "You don't care about me. I'll fly to the sky after I'm satisfied, can't I?"

Naturally, Qi Xuansu would not say anything illegal at this time, which would inevitably lead to Qiniang's moral torture, and said, "Of course, if I can become the Eighth Generation Grand Master."

"I said you can, you definitely can." Qiniang vowed.

In fact, Qi Xuansu didn't think she had any hope of becoming the eighth-generation master, and she didn't think Qiniang would be very interested in the position of the real master of Shibotang. If Qiniang really had similar thoughts, then she could definitely do it, as long as she had As long as he doesn't leave the Taoist sect, he has followed the steps step by step for so many years. Even if he doesn't achieve much, he has managed to reach this position. With the way she does business, she can make the most of everything.

Qi Xuansu returned to the topic: "Qiniang, the matter of the Eight Tribes..."

Qiniang said: "I still have something to do here. I have some business to discuss. I won't go there in person. I will send someone over."

Qi Xuansu asked: "How should I contact you?"

Qiniang said: "You are famous now. It's not easy to find you."

Disaster. It's just that your current position is too critical, and there are too many eyes staring at you. If you want to avoid leaks, you still need to send someone to take care of you. Do you have any close subordinates? It's best to be inconspicuous. "

Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and said, "I have left a supervisor in Lion City, Han Yongfeng, and my flying boat is also stationed in Lion City. I can explain to Han Yongfeng that your people will find Han Yongfeng and then come over in my flying boat."

Qiniang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."

Then Qiniang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "My flying boat is so majestic." It seems like it was just yesterday that you cried poverty with me for a boat ticket. Today, you already have your own flying boat. "

Qi Xuansu said: "It should be said that it is the flying boat of the Taoist government, but it is only for my use."

The Taoist sect has a total of twenty public flying boats, and each flying boat can carry a hundred people. Due to the restrictions on the number of flights and the number of people, non-Daoist disciples are not allowed to ride the flying boat. Even the Daoist disciples cannot ride the flying boat for free.

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Because the dragon is close to water, the dragon ball needs to absorb water vapor to replenish its own consumption. If it is on a sea with rich water vapor, the flying boat will seem to be traveling with the wind and consume very little. If it is on a dry land, the water vapor will be thin????????? ???????Thin,

The flying boat is like traveling against the wind, which consumes a lot of money. Kunlun is located in the northwest inland, and water vapor is scarce. In order to ensure that the airship can reach Kunlun smoothly, "Xuanhuang" must be used to replenish the water vapor in the dragon ball.

Therefore, these flying boats cost a lot of money, and the expenses must be made up by charging tickets.

However, the situation in Nanyang is completely different. It is close to the sea, the water vapor is strong, and the consumption is minimal, almost non-existent. Not only Nanyang, but all coastal prefectures like to use flying boats. Apart from depreciation and maintenance, there is basically no cost, so it is useless. .

Qiniang said: "Then it's settled. My name is Shangguan Ya. Don't forget to prepare peace money."

After the two ended their conversation, Qi Xuansu called Ke Qingqing in.

"Second seat." Ke Qingqing came to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu ordered: "Go and tell Assistant Xu, prepare an official ticket of 10,000 Taiping coins, and use it in my name to come out of the water palace."

Within the Taoist government, the most important powers are personnel power and financial power.

The treasury of the Borneo Taoist House is divided into two parts. One part is the normal treasury of the Taoist House, controlled by the Chief Deputy Palace Master, and the other part is the treasury specially used for the expenses of spiritual officials, and is nominally controlled by the Grand Master. . Raising soldiers is the most expensive thing. It cannot be said that it cannot be supported by the local government's finances alone, but it is inevitably stretched. Moreover, allowing the Taoist government to raise troops would easily lead to a separatist situation, so the local garrisoned spiritual officers were uniformly allocated by Yujing. This was the source of the two treasuries.

However, the great master in charge usually does not handle these "trivial matters" personally and leaves them to his secretary.

In other words, this treasury has always been controlled by Xu Jiaorong. Xu Jiaorong, the assistant manager, is a typical example of inferiority and power. If there is no problem with the real person of Lan Da, then Wang Jiaoying is not worthy of challenging her. To a certain extent, she can compete with Chen Shuhua.

Qi Xuansu naturally had no way to withdraw money from the treasury controlled by Chen Shuhua, but Xu Jiaorong was from his side, so it was easy to get money from the treasury here.

For the treasury of Yizhou Daofu, ten thousand Taiping money is really nothing.

Qi Xuansu contacted Han Yongfeng through Zimujing again, but Qi Xuansu did not specify the specific mission. He only said that a person named Shangguan Ya would go to see him and ask him to use a flying boat to send Shangguan Ya to Shenglong Mansion.