Pawn Crossing the River

Lin Qingcheng was notified that he was going to be questioned by Feng Xiantang on a routine basis. Lin Qingcheng was not suspicious at first because there were many people being questioned by Feng Xiantang. Except for a few deputy palace masters, most people in the Taoist palace were involved. It is said that it is because of the Nanyang United Trading Company.

Nanyang United Trading Company claims to be the money bag of the Borneo Province. It is not groundless. Many people are indeed unclean. However, Master Qi has personally been in the Lion City to investigate for so long. If only such a small problem is found, then many people can accept it. of. It's nothing more than a demerit.

If it ends here, it means that Zhenren Qi and Zhenren Wang have reached a compromise. As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public. Although this incident seemed to be very loud, it did not cause any shock in the Taoist government. Basically everyone who was questioned chose to cooperate.

It is worth mentioning that, except for Wang Jiaohe, Qi Xuansu, Xu Jiaorong, and Xie Jiaofeng, all the remaining secretaries of the deputy palace master have been censored. As one of them, Lin Qingcheng will naturally not feel inappropriate - unless Qi Xuansu He must have lost his mind, otherwise he would not have thought of changing all the deputy masters of the entire Taoist mansion.

Needless to say, the first three were Qi Xuansu and Xu Jiaorong. They were the ones behind the investigation. How could they be traced to them? After all, the king's government is really aware of the real person. There is no concrete evidence and it cannot be touched lightly. As for Xie Jiaofeng, this old boy took advantage of the situation and took refuge with Qi Xuansu. In addition, he was originally from Donghua Zhenren's line, so it was reasonable for him to escape the disaster this time.

Zheng Jiaohe's secretary was the first to be scrutinized. As soon as he walked into the place where they were talking, he felt that something was not quite right. He actually arranged for a spiritual officer, but he didn't think much about it. But when he saw Yao Pei, he finally knew something was wrong. How could such a trivial matter be worthy of Yao Pei's personal intervention?

Soon, Zheng Jiaohe's secretary was captured.

At this time, no one thought about the great riot in Lion City. Instead, they thought that Qi Xuansu wanted to attack Zheng Jiaohe, which made sense. Everyone knows that Zheng Jiaohe has offended Master Qi, and the offense was not light. Even if Master Qi and Master Wang reach a compromise, they still have to find a scapegoat to take the blame and give an explanation to the world. It seems that Zheng Jiaohe is the scapegoat.

Zheng Jiaohe was naturally frightened to death. He went to Wang Jiaohe several times to "report", fearing that Wang Jiaohe would regard him as an abandoned son.

Lin Qingcheng was placed last. He thought he could pass easily, but as soon as he came in, he saw Yao Pei with an expressionless face.

He had asked other colleagues, and usually it was several principals from Feng Xiantang who came forward to ask questions, and the atmosphere was not very tense.

Yao Pei's appearance is like a signal.

Generally, people who are sure to be in trouble will be questioned by Yao Pei personally.

Yao Pei announced the arrest of Lin Qingcheng. Lin Qingcheng wanted to resist, but was easily captured by a second-grade spiritual officer.

Immediately afterwards, Yao Pei and his people left Shenglong Mansion by flying boat overnight and headed for the Lion City.

As luck would have it, Master Jiang Dazhen held another temporary meeting that night, and everyone from the real person in charge of the palace to the deputy palace masters were required to participate in the discussion. As for the content of the meeting, it was a detailed discussion of the relevant details of the pursuit of Chen Shuhua.

By the time the discussion was over, Yao Pei had arrived safely in the Lion City.

Qi Xuansu asked Li Zhuyu to interrogate Lin Qingcheng, while Yao Pei continued to target the Sun family. The hidden clues she had laid earlier were almost finished.

Under Ruan Fenggue's operation, Zhao Changmin has fallen deeper and deeper into trouble and is unable to extricate himself.

The next step is to target Sun Yaozhen through Zhao Changmin.

Qi Xuansu did not interfere with these matters. He wanted to focus on the "Heavenly Court" and the Holy Court.

It wasn't that Qi Xuansu wanted to fight on multiple fronts, but that these internal and external enemies had united to strangle him, and he had to accept the challenge. Fortunately, the arrival of Master Jiang Da relieved him of the great pressure and firmly restrained Wang Jiaohe in Shenglong Mansion. In many cases, Wang Jiaohe could only command remotely, but the effect was still much worse.

Among the two "courts", the Holy Court was beyond reach after all, and its power was quite limited. After being hit once by Li Zhuyu and Qin Hengjun, it could not be said that the vitality was severely damaged, but also the muscles and bones were damaged, and it was unable to cause any more troubles in a short period of time.

Then the next thing to solve is the problem of "Heavenly Court". In fact, Qi Xuansu didn't want to break his face. Firstly, the pressure was too much, and secondly, the influence of Patriarch Jin Gong should not be underestimated.

It's just that "Heavenly Court" is a bit too deceptive. Not to mention the conflict in the Dragon Palace on the sea, the first is the assassination incident. Although there is no clear result yet, according to the investigation of the Nanting Protectorate, various clues point to " "Tian Ting", it can also be said that Qi Xuansu's guess is right, this matter is related to Li Tianzhen. After all, the facts are here. There are only a handful of people with such power, and even fewer among these people with such power have such motives. After counting, there is only one Li Tianzhen.

Secondly, "Heavenly Court" brought huge resistance to Qi Xuansu. In the recent riot in Lion City, "Heavenly Court" also played a considerable role. Of course the Wang family is powerful, but brothers Wang Jiaohe and Wang Jiaoying are not here. Looking at the whole world, the Holy Court is also quite powerful, but in the Nanyang region, it is beyond reach. Moreover, these forces are still out of sight and have their hands tied. However, the "Heavenly Court" has been rooted in the Lion City for many years. It is not only a local snake, but also powerful. It is An indispensable part.

These factors forced Qi Xuansu to target the "Tianting".

Am I, Qi Xuansu, a clay figurine without anger?

In fact, Qi Xuansu had a grudge with "Tianting" a long time ago, whether it was Uncle Feng or the affairs of Jinling Mansion. It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't have much free time from Wanxiang Taoist Palace to the Imperial Capital and then to Fenglinzhou, so he couldn't care about settling these old scores. Now it is a matter of settling old and new accounts together.

However, at this stage, Qi Xuansu cannot completely break up with the "Heavenly Court". First of all, it is the face of Patriarch Jin Gong. In any case, this is an immortal, and he has just helped the Borneo Taoist House. Immortal, this is something Qi Xuansu has to consider. Secondly, "Tian Ting" is the dominant power in Nanyang. Qi Xuansu is not strong enough to challenge the entire "Tian Ting" and has to divide and rule.

This matter was undoubtedly a top priority, so Qi Xuansu entrusted it to Zhang Yuelu, whom he trusted the most.

Zhang Yuelu asked Yuheng Star Master to contact Liu Gui and reached some preliminary cooperation.

The Taoist sect is such a formal organization, but there are many factions. It is divided into three Taoists and the Grand Master lineage, and internal fighting continues. Not to mention a ragtag group like the "Heavenly Court", with its internal mix of good and bad, how could it possibly be monolithic? Although Wu Guangbi is the leader of the avenue, Liu Gui is equally strong.

The three major merchants at that time were the Wang family, the Zheng family, and the Liu family. The Wang family submitted to the Taoist sect and took root in the Taoist government of Borneo, regarding Borneo as their own backyard private residence. The Zheng family defected to the Daxuan court, and most of their descendants served in the navy in Lingnan and Nanhai.

The Liu family did not clean up and go ashore like the Wang family and the Zheng family, but became members of the "Tianting" team. Just as the Zhang family and the Li family brought capital to Daomen to invest in shares, the same is true for the Liu family in "Tianting", so the Liu family has strong internal strength in "Tianting".

Compared to the Liu family, which has been rooted in "Heavenly Court" for generations, Wu Guangbi is like an outsider to "Heavenly Court". Without strong strength and the support of Patriarch Jin Gong, Wu Guangbi would never be able to sit at the head of the avenue. This is also the reason why Wu Guangbi is close to the Li family, because he lacks a foundation within the "Tianting", or the foundation is unstable, and he has to seek help from outside forces.

However, one good thing about "Tianting" is that the internal fighting situation is not as complicated as that of Taoism. It is mainly composed of two distinct factions, one headed by Wu Guangbi and the other headed by Liu Gui.

In order to compete for the power of the "Heavenly Court", the two have been fighting openly and secretly over the years, almost to the point of incompatibility.

If Wu Guangbi can be hit, Liu Gui will naturally be happy to see the result, and he won't even mind adding to the fire.

This is the purpose of Qi Xuansu's contact with Liu Gui, and it is also the basis of divide and rule.

Some people within the Taoist sect can betray the interests of the Taoist sect and join forces with outsiders for their own benefit. Could it be that the people in the "Heavenly Court" have a higher consciousness than the people in the Taoist sect? nonexistent.

The key lies in how to win Liu Gui's trust. This was originally a problem, but Ziguang Society's advantages solved this problem very well.

This is what Zhang Yuelu has been busy with recently.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are far from absolutely innocent. Both of them don't mind using some means to achieve their goals. This is one of the reasons why the two are like-minded.

Due to the existence of Patriarch Jin Gong, Liu Gui could not take action openly, just like Wang Jiaohe could not personally go into battle to intercept Qi Xuansu, unless Wang Jiaohe wanted to betray the Taoism like Chen Shuhua.

However, Liu Gui can provide some help indirectly, such as secretly providing the specific location of Wu Guangbi.

Qi Xuansu just received the news that Wu Guangbi is now on a small island outside the Lion City.

There is an archipelago between Lion City and Old Port Xuanweisi. This island is located in this archipelago. The "Tianting" built a villa here, which can be regarded as a good place to escape from the world.

For outsiders, this place is of course very secretive, but for Liu Gui, the third person in the "Tianting", it is not a secret. He can easily know Wu Guangbi's whereabouts, just like Wu Guangbi can also easily know Liu Gui's whereabouts. whereabouts.

However, Liu Gui had nothing to be afraid of. He knew that his level of cultivation was not as good as Wu Guangbi's, so he would always be surrounded by people when he went out. He had many followers and guards, so it was not easy to cover his whereabouts. On the contrary, Wu Guangbi, because his cultivation level is extremely high, he is a pseudo-immortal second only to the immortals. It is inevitable that a skilled person is bold and likes the white dragon fish suit.

This became Wu Guangbi's weakness.

As the saying goes, don't reciprocate. Qi Xuansu is a person who holds grudges. Wu Guangbi clashed with him several times, but he still remembered it. Since you have attacked me several times and even assassinated me, I will also make a surprise attack.

It would be best for Li Tianzhen to be with Wu Guangbi and kill him together. The children of the Li family are hanging out with the evil cult monsters, "catch the traitors and take away the two." I want to see what the Li family has to say, maybe Master Qingwei will thank him.