Pawn Crossing the River

Zhang Yuelu led people to the Wang family's mansion, and the spiritual officials behind him immediately surrounded the Wang family's mansion.

Of course, the Wang family's mansion occupies a large area, but it cannot handle the large number of people brought by Zhang Yuelu. Jiang Dazhen has already taken over the team of spiritual officers, so there is naturally no shortage of spiritual officers.

Today, there is no serious owner in the Wang family mansion. Wang Danqing went to Lion City. Wang Jiaohe and Wang Jiaoying were attending a temporary meeting. Only Wang Jiaoyan was left in the mansion. Unfortunately, Wang Jiaoyan could not see the light now.

Zhang Yuelu stood still and a spiritual official came forward and knocked on the door: "Open the door! Open the door!"

Of course, the concierge had heard the commotion outside a long time ago and did not dare to come forward at all, so he could only shrink inside.

The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister is not fake, but it depends on when. When faced with someone who wants to beg the "prime minister", the concierge can naturally take advantage of it, but when faced with the "imperial envoy" who is obviously looking for trouble, the concierge does not dare to come forward. .

To put it bluntly, dogs rely on human power.

Wang Jiaoyan was in the main hall at this time, not far from the main entrance. He could clearly hear the knocking sound of the courtyard door. He subconsciously stood up and sat down slowly.

Why didn't Wang Jiaoyan know the current situation? Nanyang United Trading Company was finished. The people involved were either dead, ran away, or were behind bars. Now it was finally her turn.

She never expected that after Qi Xuansu came to Borneo, not only did the situation change unexpectedly, but the speed of change was also unexpected, and it deteriorated to such an extent almost in the blink of an eye.

"Auntie, it's Zhang Cixi from Lingnan Daofu who is here in person." The housekeeper stumbled in.

The Dayu Kingdom regards itself as a small Central Plains, and naturally follows the customs of the Central Plains.

When the eunuchs and court officials in the previous dynasties mentioned the emperor, they all referred to the previous emperors by their reign names. For example, Emperor Taizu was called "Master Taizu" and Emperor Xuanzong was called "Master Xuanmiao". The current emperor is called "Long Live Lord" or "Emperor". Later, the kings were also addressed in this way, which is the origin of "Prince". Later, there were titles such as Duke of the country, Uncle of the country, and Prime Minister.

In an ordinary family, the head of the family is called the master, and the elder is the old master, followed by the eldest young master, the second young master, and the third young master in order. Or you can omit the word "young" and call the uncle, second master, and third master directly. . Women are called madam and grandma, such as madam, old lady, aunt, young lady.

In short, men are mainly addressed as "Master", and women are mainly addressed as "Grandma" and "Mrs." Women often address their husbands with the word "ye".

After the Taoist sect came to power, such customs were regarded as the dregs of the Confucian sect and were banned. The emperor was called Your Majesty, and the kings were called His Highness. The titles "Master" and "Mistress" were completely abolished. It's just that this side of Nanyang seems to be a lawless place, and all kinds of dross are kept intact. Not only is the relationship between men and women chaotic, but the master-slave mentality is also serious, and they even openly believe in Buddhism. To put it in more official terms, his belief in Taishang Taozu was shaken, and the Taoist concept of equality was gone.

To put it harshly, even if he is the Heavenly Master, the Zhang family only calls him "Old Master" in private. The difference of one word has nothing to do with the Master, but rather means "Old Man". No one dares to call him "Old Master", and only in private. Zhang Yuelu even called him "Aweng", which shows that people in the Taoist sect are somewhat taboo about the title "Master", and it has even developed to the point where the word "Master" is taboo in public places. Grandpa, mother, father, "ye" means "father", which is easily reminiscent of the Confucian monarch, minister, father and son.

However, the Wang family openly calls Wang Jiaohe the eldest master, Wang Jiaoying the second master, and Wang Jiaoyan the aunt.

From this point of view, the Wang family is somewhat of a "method of death."

Of course, this is only a trivial secondary reason. The main reason is that the Wang family has committed a taboo of changing families.

Both the Taoist sect and the imperial court were taboo about switching positions at will.

Everyone knows clearly a person's background, who promoted him, and which faction he belongs to. There is never any rootless water, let alone a lonely ghost. Everyone is prosperous and suffers.

The same holds true. The militant faction is the militant faction. We cannot advocate war today and advocate peace tomorrow.

Behind it is the word "faith". People cannot stand without faith.

For example, the main militant faction cannot be defeated now and must hide its capabilities and bide its time. The main militant faction can temporarily step down, go dormant, and then come to power when it can defeat the enemy. You can't become a peace party just because you can't beat them.

There is no absolute truth, but there is an absolute position.

The same is true for changing families. If loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal. Two-faced and opportunistic people are not lovable. Most of the time, there is no jumping left and right. Every time you change families, you need a suitable reason, and a certificate of title is indispensable.

Take Qi Xuansu as an example. He was born in Quanzhen Taoism and was promoted by Master Donghua. He is a direct descendant of Master Donghua. If Qi Xuansu wants to defect to Master Qingwei now, then he is finished. Master Donghua will not let him go. Even Master Qingwei didn't dare to accept him. Because if you dare to betray Master Donghua, you will naturally dare to betray me. This is a very simple reason. Unless Master Donghua is unkind and forces you to change the family, in addition to that, you will also need to pay a certificate of surrender, for example, to retaliate against Master Donghua and completely draw a clear line.

The Wang family had the idea of ​​changing families because the Wang family had a premonition that the Quanzhen Tao was planning to attack them. It can also be said that the two fell into a state of mutual suspicion. The Quanzhen Tao suspected that the Wang family had two intentions, and the Wang family suspected that the Quanzhen Tao wanted to eliminate them. So I lost myself and had second thoughts. This reason barely makes sense. Therefore, Taipingdao was very hesitant, neither explicitly refusing nor directly agreeing.

The key is to submit a certificate.

The first choice of the Wang family was Qi Xuansu.

At that time, Qi Xuansu had already begun to show his prowess, becoming the fourth best figure in the Taoist sect, and had some conflicts with the Li family. So the Wang family wanted to use Wang Danqing's excuse to get rid of Qi Xuansu, a direct descendant of Quanzhen Taoism, which was regarded as a surrender to Taiping Taoism.

However, the Wang family did not expect that the matter between Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu would progress so quickly that the Heavenly Master would intervene, and a storm that should have plunged Qi Xuansu into a quagmire would just disappear. Not only was Qi Xuansu fine, but the Wang family was exposed. As a result, the certificate of submission was not successfully paid, and it offended Qi Xuansu and Qiniang behind Qi Xuansu. It also aroused the vigilance of Quanzhen Taoism and determined to take action.

Taipingdao did not receive a satisfactory petition, so it naturally refused to protect the Wang family.

Next, the Fenglinzhou war broke out, the three conflicts eased, and the relationship between Qi Xuansu and the Li family also improved. Taiping Tao had no time to take care of him, so Quanzhen Tao took the opportunity to take action and sent Qi Xuansu to Borneo.

Only then did Qi Xuansu settle all the old and new grudges together, and wanted to uproot the Wang family.

This is the cruelty of factional warfare.

That's why Wang Jiaohe said that he made a wrong move and lost everything.

The power field is like a big whirlpool. Once you enter it, how can you get out so easily? Positions and factions, when you draw a line, your friends and enemies are determined and will not change based on personal will.

The gun picks a line, the stick sweeps a large area.

If something happens to Master Donghua, will Qi Xuansu, innocent or guilty, who was promoted by Master Donghua, be spared? Qi Xuansu has enjoyed the treatment of the "eldest son", so he should fulfill his responsibilities as the "eldest son" and avenge his father. Therefore, if he wants to touch the real Donghua, he must also eradicate Qi Xuansu.

The logic of this is like confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. Men must die, especially adult men. The family members and the next generation of family heads will definitely not survive. The female family members may save their lives.

It's not that Qi Xuansu insists on recognizing a father, but in the eyes of outsiders, this is the relationship between the two. Regardless of what Qi Xuansu thinks himself, in the eyes of others, if you don't avenge Donghua, you are an unfaithful, unfilial and unjust person. , is a villain who cannot be trusted and cannot be interacted with. Friends and enemies alike look down upon you.

Some people say that Master Cihang's attitude towards Qi Xuansu is far inferior to that of Master Donghua. This is reasonable. Can mother-in-law compare with father? Master Cihang's biological daughter is Zhang Yuelu. Master Cihang was very generous to Zhang Yuelu, even giving him the "Six-Character Sword of Light".

In fact, the Wang family also made some struggles. Li Tianzhen came to Nanyang, perhaps to communicate with the Wang family. However, there were disagreements within Taiping Dao. The group headed by Qingwei Zhenren planned to abandon the Wang family, an unruly speculator. In addition, Li Tianzhen was motivated by Qi Xuansu and was caught by Qi Xuansu. As a result, Qingwei Zhenren was in disagreement within Taiping Dao. Gaining the upper hand, Taipingdao finally gave up on the Wang family completely.

As for when Qi Xuansu became aware of the differences within Taiping Dao? It was originally because of Zhang Kuquan's incident, and Lu Yushu's proactive overtures made him more certain of this guess.

This is the small faction within the big faction.

Li Changge, Li Zhuyu, Li Tianzhen, and Li Minghuang are not of the same mind. Zhang Yuelu, Bai Yingqiong, and Zhang Wenyue are not of the same mind. It is difficult to say that Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei are of the same mind.

When can I easily change my residence? When the old rules have been destroyed and the new rules have not yet been established, the whole world is competing for the throne, and the king's flag is changing on the city wall. This environment is very loose and allows for the change of gates and courtyards.

In the process of Xuan Sheng rebuilding the Taoist sect, he took a large number of enemies under his command, such as Donghuang, Shangguan Patriarch, Yan Zushi and others. They were all enemies of Xuansheng to a greater or lesser extent. In the end, they all rushed back to the sea, and no one Blame and criticize them.

Therefore, it must be noted that the environment at that time was different from the current environment. What could be done at that time does not mean that it can still be done now.

"Zuo Zhuan" says: "If you prosper by this, you will perish by this."

Qi Xuansu is a person valued by Master Donghua. One day the tree falls, Qi Xuansu will eventually fall with Master Donghua.

Of course, Xiao Yin, Chen Jianchou and others are closely related to Qi Xuansu.

On the day when Qi Xuansu falls into the dust, they will also die together with Qi Xuansu.

"Everyone who has seen it now knows that the last dozens of chapters of each volume will pave the way for the next volume. For example, the end of the second volume begins to involve the Jiangnan case, and the end of the Imperial Capital volume begins to pave the way for the overseas part through Di Bao.

This volume is about to come to an end. This chapter and the previous chapter about the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Donghua Zhenren have little to do with the content of this volume, but they have a lot to do with the next volume. In the next volume, Qi Xuansu will return When we go to Yujing, we should be able to unravel Qiniang’s secrets, such as why Qiniang chose Qi Xuansu, and it may also involve the New World and Xidaomen, as well as Donghua Zhenren and Earth Master, etc. However, I haven’t decided on the title of the volume yet. Is there any? A good suggestion?"