Pawn Crossing the River

This matter cannot be made a big deal out of.

So can it be pressed down directly? Just pretend it didn't happen. In the words of the Daxuan court, it was "staying in the middle but not sending out".

Yes and no.

It is possible because Master Landa does have this power. For example, the last time the Wang family attacked Qi Xuansu, they were suppressed by the Heavenly Master.

If you say no, the reasons are more complicated.

Let’s take the last incident as an example. The Heavenly Master took action and suppressed it without any sequelae. This was because the Wang family lacked the relevant power of the Jinque Center. At that time, the Li family was focusing on the Fenglinzhou war and wanted to seek help from the Zhang family. It was impossible to do this in this situation. It's time to go against the Zhang family. Not to mention Quanzhen Tao. Therefore, the Heavenly Master has no worries. ..

There is considerable room for flexibility in a case, as to how high it is to be capped and where the bottom line is. The beauty of flexibility lies in one intention. To put it bluntly and bluntly, the case is about politics first, then the impact, and finally the facts of the case.

The difference between this time and the last time is that we don’t know who the opponent is for the time being, and we don’t know if the opponent lacks the support of Jinque’s central power. However, those who dare to target Qi Xuansu at this time are probably a certain group within Jinque. power.

There are also routines for making trouble within the Taoist sect. Usually, a pawn is sent out to ask questions first. The most common method is to report, or some other means, such as making a public attack, lifting the lid, etc., which are essentially tests. Then follow up further and carry out a series of actions such as adding fuel to the flames, adding fuel to the flames, and amplifying the situation. Only when things get heated and the whole world is in turmoil will the real mastermind come forward and make claims on behalf of a certain force, creating a trend of forcing the palace to be imprisoned.

If this is a tentative move, it means that there will be various follow-up moves later. In this case, simply suppressing the matter becomes a sign of weakness, or even acquiesce to the content of the report.

If you don't do these things, then what are you stressing about?

This will trap you in passivity.

To put it bluntly, the method of strong pressure can only be used to bully the weak. If it is an opponent of the same level, it is of no use. Therefore, the emperor can keep things in check with his ministers, and this can also be done between superiors and subordinates, but there is no such thing between colleagues.

So we can't force it down.

We cannot suppress it forcefully, but we also want to minimize the impact, so we must use some means.

By what means?

Zhang Yuelu really thought of a way to use another thing to attract attention before the matter officially fermented. For example, the first oiran Li Qingnu got married or something. It was best to make it known to everyone, from the Imperial Capital to the Yujing. From Fenglin Continent to Dongpo Sua Continent, no one knew about it. Everyone paid attention to Li Qingnu's affairs, and naturally no one paid attention to Qi Xuansu's affairs. This buys time.

By the time Li Qingnu's enthusiasm has subsided, Qi Xuansu's affairs can be investigated. After all, they are essentially slander, so it is relatively easy to find out.

At that time, the news seen by outsiders was not "Qi Xuansu was reported", but "Qi Xuansu was falsely accused." Although the two were essentially the same thing, the impact was very different.

Zhang Yuelu is true to her integrity, but that doesn't mean she is a fool. She still has the means to do so.

However, Li Qingnu's marriage was just an analogy. Li Qingnu was from Taiping Dao and Zhang Yuelu was from Zhengyi. It was impossible for her to order Li Qingnu, so she had to think of another way to make it topical.

This actually put Zhang Yuelu in a bit of trouble.

Zhang Yuelu is not good at concocting topics, she is better at investigating cases.

However, the mention of the case reminded Zhang Yuelu. Throughout the ages, various strange cases can also attract attention, especially those related to one's own interests.

Zhang Yuelu was now the second deputy palace master, in charge of the law, and she immediately had various files transferred.

If you don’t know, there was a rather special case recently.

The Lingnan Daofu is different from the Borneo Daofu. The latter is under the direct control of the Tao, while the former is located within the territory of Daxuan, so the Tao and government run concurrently. This case is not handled by the provincial government, but is a civil case handled by the local government. Therefore, Zhang Yuelu did not know about this case beforehand. It was not until Zhang Yuelu was searching for relevant strange cases today that he found out this case from the government files.

The case is not complicated. A popular actress came to Lingnan to perform. During the process, she met and fell in love with a wealthy businessman's daughter, and even came to the point of discussing marriage. In the end, the two became a couple in private. When the wealthy businessman's daughter's uncle learned about this, he was very angry. He filed a complaint against the famous actress in court, claiming that he had abducted a woman from a good family. The county magistrate immediately sent officials to take him away on their wedding night.

The verdict of this case has now been announced. As a result, the county magistrate sentenced the case harshly. The woman was sentenced to slap 200 yuan, ordered to choose another marriage from Pu Shan Tang, and the famous actress was sentenced to exile. The county magistrate was a Confucian, and the basis for the verdict was that good men and bad men should not intermarry.

Because the celebrity is so famous, this case has caused some controversy.

There are two main factions. One is the "sympathizer faction", which sympathizes with the young couple's experience and believes that the woman's uncle and the Township Party are actually overstepping their bounds. The other faction is the "severe punishment faction", which advocates that the couple should be severely punished for not observing etiquette and law.

The dispute between the two factions mainly focused on whether the judgment was reasonable. After all, Taoism already emphasizes equality, but the power of inertia is still huge, and Confucianism is still deeply rooted in people's hearts. This led to a stalemate between the two factions.

Zhang Yuelu found this case interesting.

Her stance is consistent and she has always been critical of Confucianism, which was already reflected at the Three Religions Conference. In her view, a well-matched family is an objective fact, but a well-matched family cannot be equated with the non-intermarriage between good and bad. This is the difference between unspoken rules and explicit laws. The reason why unwritten rules are unspoken rules is that they are reasonable and there are also some What is unreasonable is that in the philosophy of Taoism, there is no saying that a Taoist priest will be expelled from Taoism because he marries a commoner or marries a commoner.

This Confucian county magistrate has obviously violated the Taoist spirit of equality. Everyone in the Taoist sect only dares to violate it secretly, but you dare to violate it openly. What do you want to do?

This gave Zhang Yuelu a reason to intervene. When it comes to spirit, concepts, ideas, and doctrines, they must be dominated by Taoism. The Daxuan court could not say anything more.

Zhang Yuelu felt that this case could be publicized through Qingping Bookstore and have an impact, leading to a national discussion on whether equality should be achieved and what equality is. Zhang Yuelu also set a tone that there is no high or low ability, and no high or low birth.

After Zhang Yuelu considered it carefully, he contacted Master Jiang Da.

Logically speaking, Master Pingzhang, who has the status of Jiang Dazhen, cannot be met if he wants to, let alone contact him if he wants to. However, Zhang Yuelu's identity is unusual. After all, he is one of the candidates for the eighth generation master. One, I still have some face. The sixth-generation disciples are also happy to show their approachable side in front of the younger generations.

The reason why Zhang Yuelu wants to contact Jiang Daren is because Qingping Bookstore is under the name of Zixiao Palace, and Jiang Dazhen is in charge of Zixiao Palace. This is not a trivial matter of randomly arranging an author. It involves consciousness and philosophy, and he wants to let people Qingping Bookstore fully cooperated, and Jiang Daren had to come forward.

Regarding Zhang Yuelu's request, Jiang Dazhen was not embarrassed and agreed immediately.

Soon, a great debate began that swept most of the Eastern world.

What is equality? Should there be equality?

The two groups began to quarrel around the case of a famous actress marrying a wife, using the Dibao of Qingping Bookstore as the battlefield.

The second of these two questions is not originally the same question. No one in the Taoist or Confucian sect dares to deny this. Naturally, they should be equal. This is the greatest correctness.

But the first point is very telling.

A different opinion.

So the most discussed topic is: What is equality?

Everyone is equal, all things are equal, we are born equal, we die equal, this is all equality.

These equalities are not the same.

These discussions were a bit tepid at the beginning, but one person's final remarks brought the discussion into a heated stage.

Qin Ling Pavilion.

He was born into a clan and carried the title of a prince, but he had no real power. Because he had lost his parents since he was a child, His Majesty the Emperor took him to the palace to educate him personally, and asked him to study with the bachelors together with the other princes. The royal family has always believed in Taoism. All the emperors of the past dynasties have held the title of Da Zhenren of Taoism, alongside the Grand Master. Members of the royal family believe in the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Although they also study Confucian classics, they must focus on Taoism and supplement it with Confucianism. However, Qin Lingge was very obsessed with Confucianism and did not want to join the Taoist sect. He would rather give up his title as a prince and become a disciple of a Confucian priest. See the reading seeds.

After Qin Lingge joined the Confucian sect, he was recognized by the Confucian sect as a fairy and became the master of a cave. He has interacted with the three great priests of the Confucian sect, and all three great priests have taught them knowledge. Today, Qin Lingge is quite prestigious in the Confucian sect and has become the youngest grandmaster.

In addition, Qin Lingge was Zhang Yuelu's opponent at the Three Religions Conference.

Such a person came forward to participate in the discussion and immediately pushed the discussion to the top.

The key point is that Qin Lingge made a surprising statement. He did not discuss the second issue, but the first issue - whether there should be equality.

Qin Lingge said: "Equality? Some people need equality, some people don't need equality, they need to survive. For these people, equality is a luxury. Over the past many years, Taoism has tried to implant equality everywhere, but it has not worked. Once, because these places do not have the most basic foundation to support equality, can an equal country be established by overthrowing an old monarch and supporting a new leader?”

After Qin Lingge left the stage, Zhang Yuelu suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be a little out of control, and she had to leave the stage to refute Qin Lingge herself.

Invisibly, the debate has become more heated.

Even many great masters and great masters were alarmed.

At this point, no matter how much people with ulterior motives add fuel to the flames, who will pay attention to the report of a small chief deputy palace master? Now we are discussing Confucianism and Taoism! Compared to this, everything else is too small and insignificant.