Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu remembered a poem for no reason: "Who can comfort me when I'm traveling so long? My mother's hometown is poor and her children are young. I can't remember the past glass of wine. We are used to fighting with monsters, but we always lose to his hands that turn rain and clouds. Ice and snow have been dealing with each other for a long time."

This sentence may not be very suitable for the situation, but the sentence "people should be used to seeing evil spirits" is very consistent with Qi Xuansu's state of mind at this time.

Can businessmen turn the world upside down?

Qi Xuansu didn't know. It probably wasn't possible in the past, but as trade became more and more developed, especially as the end of the Dharma approached, it became difficult to say.

But now, in the Lion City, Qi Xuansu would never let this happen.

But Qi Xuansu still underestimated the methods of these businessmen.

This sudden change was obviously premeditated, organized, and planned. It was not only fueled by external forces, but also the cooperation within the Taoist government. The internal and external collusion, taking action at the same time, instantly created a huge momentum. .

Almost in less than half a day, the three districts of Lion City fell into chaos. Various unknown people armed with murderous weapons acted in unison at the same time and carried out all kinds of indiscriminate destruction, smashing shops and robbing. property, attacking men in black patrolling the city, and some even set fire to Taoist temples.

When the news was reported to Tianfu Palace, Xie Jiaofeng was completely panicked.

This is the reason why he doesn't dare to provoke the king's government. What does it mean to have a big tree with deep roots? This is a tree with deep roots! In the Nanyang realm, few people can stop what the king wants to do. Does he want to be a yes man? But if he doesn't listen to the king's command, then as long as such an incident happens, he will immediately pack up and get out.

Now in misfortune

Fortunately, Chief Qi is still on top, and now we can only wait and see how Chief Qi responds.

This was also far beyond Qi Xuansu's expectation. He really did not expect that the "disaster" that Maginot said would happen like this.

However, Qi Xuansu cannot be said to be in a panic. After all, he is someone who has seen big scenes. He has seen the burning of Zhenwu Temple and the changes in Shenglong Mansion. This kind of battle can scare Xie Jiaofeng, but he can't. Qi Xuansu came out of water and fire, even if Qi Xuansu couldn't do it himself now.

It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't understand that dealing with this kind of thing is very challenging. If you are not careful, the fake will become real. Just like what Magino said, businessmen fled in large numbers, which affected trade and made Daomen's already poor finances were even worse.

If the trouble really comes to this point, then someone should stand up and accuse Qi Xuansu of acting too hastily and ignoring the overall situation.

That will directly affect Qi Xuansu's future.

This is undoubtedly Wang Jiaohe's warning to Qi Xuansu that if you continue to investigate, we will both lose.

Qi Xuansu was caught in a dilemma.

In terms of personal interests, if you continue to investigate Wang Jiaohe, you will probably spit out what you have already obtained, and you may also get more. Should I continue to blog? Or stop the loss in time?

From a Taoist perspective, trade is the overall situation and cannot be affected. Even if the Borneo Taoist government is a rotten sore, it cannot gouge out this piece of rotten flesh at the risk of heavy bleeding.

Just when Qi Xuansu had not yet made a decision, the situation changed again.

To put it bluntly, this is a set of well-organized boxing techniques. One punch is followed by another, leaving no room for breathing and insisting on knocking you out.

The head cannot be turned.

The chief executive of Tin Hock Palace came to report that someone had surrounded Tin Hock Palace.

They were all small businessmen, clerks, laborers, and sailors, and they would not have any impact on the safety of Tin Hock Palace. However, they were all kneeling outside the gate of Tin Hock Palace. There were about seven or eight hundred people in the crowd, and the impact was very bad.

This is also a problem for Qi Xuansu, because they are ordinary people who pose no threat, not vicious cult monsters, so it is not easy to use force rashly. As the saying goes, if the tofu falls into ashes, it will not blow. , cannot be photographed. If you deal with someone a little too inappropriately, you will immediately be scolded to death from someone standing on the moral high ground, and you will never be able to turn around.

Adding insult to injury, this really fits the phrase "ice and snow".

Qi Xuansu asked: "What kind of slogans are these people using? Feel free to speak up."

The chief hesitated for a moment and said: "There are many slogans. Some say that the chief can give him a way out, some say that it is not easy to live a happy life, and some say that he wants to bring down the Nanyang United Trading Company because he has ulterior motives and is to fight with the people in the city. I can’t make ends meet.”

Qi Xuansu was still sitting on the chair: "The livelihood of the people in the city is really a big hat."

Han Yongfeng said: "This seems to be a method commonly used by Westerners."

Qi Xuansu said without comment: "Since they are here for me, then I will go and see them."

As soon as these words came out, they were opposed by almost everyone. The main reason is that Qi Xuansu's injury has not healed. If Qi Xuansu is still the same Qi Xuansu who confronts Zhenjun Siming head-on, then there will be no problem wherever he wants to go. However, Qi Xuansu's strength is now doubtful, and he encountered the situation not long ago.

After an assassination, it is difficult to say whether this sudden incident was directed at Qi Xuansu himself, in order to provide cover for the second assassination.

Qi Xuansu said: "With the Jiayin Spirit Officer condescending to personally protect me, I don't think there are any assassins to worry about. The top priority is to resolve the conflict and restore order as soon as possible."

Xie Jiaofeng was afraid of taking responsibility, so he came up with a bad idea: "In order to prevent the situation from spreading, further intensifying conflicts, and being used by some people with ulterior motives, I think we must take decisive measures and simply arrest all these people."

Qi Xuansu glanced at him and reprimanded: "These are ordinary people. Maybe they were deceived or instigated by some people. If we arrested them all, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire? They just fell into someone else's trap." It’s easy to catch a few hundred people in a good trap, but these people include seniors, juniors, and many relatives. That’s thousands or more. Can you catch them all?”

Xie Jiaofeng immediately stopped talking.

Qi Xuansu asked Han Yongfeng to continue to investigate the specific situation, and then he stood up and strode out.

When he moves, others must move too.

Jiayin Lingguan and Xiao Yin followed Qi Xuansu closely, while Chen Jianchou and Xie Jiaofeng were one step behind, followed by several Taoist priests in charge and several third-grade Lingguan.

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu's summons came.

Because there were others, Qi Xuansu just activated the sound transmission function.

The others also stepped back a few steps with great discernment, leaving a certain amount of space for Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu's voice sounded and he got straight to the point: "I heard that you were surrounded."

"Yes, I plan to meet these people." Qi Xuansu responded.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I have sent people to check

Although the time was short, one fact can be made clear. This was instigated by someone. Judging from the composition of the personnel, they were mainly porters and sailors on the dock. I am afraid that this matter is inseparable from the 'Tianting'. I suspect there are people from the Heavenly Court who are adding fuel to the fire. "

Qi Xuansu frowned: "Grandmaster Jin Gong just helped us defeat Chen Shuhua, and now he is helping Wang Jiaohe. What does he think?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "The 'Tianting' family has a great cause, such as an independent kingdom. Naturally, it is not monolithic internally. It is also divided into several factions. The founder of Jin Gong has been pursuing immortality in recent years and has not been in charge of specific affairs. The main ones are Wu Guangbi and Liu, the leaders of the avenue. The two of them, Gui, can be regarded as two major factions. Wu Guangbi is very close to the Li family, but there are many different voices within the Li family. This was already evident in the case of Zhang Kuquan last time, and now Li Tianzhen has arrived. Nanyang, it’s hard to say what his attitude is.”

After Qi Xuansu heard these words, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Zhang Yuelu continued: "If you want to see these people, I won't stop you. This is indeed the best solution, but you have to be careful..."

Before she could finish her words, Qi Xuansu came to his senses and said proactively: "Be safe, right? I'll be careful."

Zhang Yuelu said "hmm" and said, "That's it. If anything happens, we can contact you at any time."

"Okay." Qi Xuansu ended the call.

Qi Xuansu put away the sutra basket and asked, "Who is responsible for guarding Tianfu Palace?"

After the words fell, a third-grade spiritual officer said loudly: "Report to the chief, third-grade spiritual officer Zhou Dizhi is ready to listen.

Waiting for the chief's order. "

Qi Xuansu said: "Zhou Lingguan, I have only one request, maintain the necessary order and strive not to hurt anyone."

Zhou Dizhi responded loudly.

While talking, Qi Xuansu had already arrived at the gate of Tianfu Palace. The gate was closed tightly at this time. Qi Xuansu ordered: "Open the door."

The spiritual officer guarding the door took the order, and several people slowly opened the heavy door together.

There were only a few hundred people outside the door just now, but in this moment, the number has grown to thousands, and there are still people coming from different directions.

The Lion City is a brand new city, and it is not divided into districts and cities like the ancient city. Therefore, there are no city gates or walls blocking the central district from the other districts, so it is relatively easy to get there.

If this situation continues, it is not impossible for thousands or even tens of thousands of people to die.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but secretly take a breath. The Wang family's power was second to none. The key was the support from the Westerners and the "Heavenly Court". They cooperated internally and externally, which created such a battle.

There are more and more people, and they seem to be surrounding Tianfu Temple.

Zhou Dizhi immediately ordered the spiritual officers to maintain order and form a human wall to prevent these people from rushing up the steps.

Fortunately, the steps in front of Tianfu Palace were high enough. Qi Xuansu stood on the steps as if he were standing on a high platform, which was high enough for everyone to see him.

Qi Xuansu looked around and thought to himself, Lion City only has a population of one million. If there are only ten thousand people here, it means that one person in every hundred people is against him.

Did he do something wrong?

Qi Xuansu does not think that he has done anything wrong. The disposal of Nanyang United Trading Company is not that Nanyang United Trading Company will cease to exist, but the restructuring of the shares.

If the Donghui re-elects the board of directors, things will continue as usual, and no one's job will be destroyed. If it does, it will also destroy the jobs of the Wang family and the Sun family.

But there was still such a big drama.

Isn't this the Wang family showing off to Qi Xuansu their overwhelming power and influence in Southeast Asia?

No wonder Wang Danqing dared to say that he would not allow this or that.