Pawn Crossing the River

Master Qingwei's words shocked everyone, no less than causing a dragon to turn around in the auditorium.

You, Master Qingwei, have just ended a war in Fenglinzhou, and are you going to start a war in the New World again? You, the Li family, have really followed through and used the sword of Dao sect to fight for more for Dao sect.

It's just that Shibotang and Duzhitang were the first to refuse. Two consecutive wars have already stretched the Taoist sect's finances. In the past two years, they have essentially been wiping the mess and cleaning up the mess of these two wars, and they have not yet fully recovered. vitality.

Now that I am feeling a little better, I want to fight again? Moreover, the huge cost of traveling to the other side of the ocean to fight would bring the Dao Sect's finances to the brink of collapse. .??.

If you have nothing, you will be sick, if you have nothing, you will have no money.

Now many people think that Daomen is sick. If he runs out of money, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The people participating in this discussion were not all from Taiping Dao, but also from Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao. If Master Qingwei dared to advocate war, they would definitely object without hesitation.

However, some people also have doubts. The standards of the Jiutang Joint Meeting are of course very high, but if it involves large-scale war, it should be submitted to Jinque for discussion. How can it be discussed at the Jiutang Joint Meeting? It doesn't matter what they say.

Master Qingwei was not in a hurry to explain anything. Instead, he took a long pole taller than a man from the hands of a deputy master of Beichen Hall and pointed at the map. "Please look at the map. This is the Holy Court and the Tawanting Empire." At this point on the long border, the Tawanting Empire occupies the commanding heights and has an absolute advantage in terms of terrain. But not long ago, the Holy Court forces took the initiative to provoke a war here, and ultimately failed and suffered heavy losses. "

"This has puzzled many people. Why did the Holy Court act like this? This defeat is clearly avoidable. Could it be that the Holy Court has lost control of the northern states of the New World? In fact, there is no problem with the Holy Court's control. However, Precisely because nothing went wrong, the situation got out of hand.”

"An emperor will never change his policies until he encounters a failure. A system that has been running for hundreds of thousands of years cannot suddenly make internal improvements without encountering huge setbacks because it lacks a basis for public opinion. All decisions It is the will of the majority of people, and it is difficult for a decision to be recognized and implemented before it is widely recognized.”

"The same is true for the Holy Court. Since the Holy Court set foot in the New World, it has never encountered an opponent. All the aboriginal empires have been defeated by the Holy Court. It can be said that the Holy Court has never encountered a direct defeat. The victory or defeat has never been between the Holy Court and the Holy Court. They only need to consider the cost of war, even if it is a tower.

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The independence of the Wan Ting Empire was not believed to be due to its own inability to defeat the Wan Ting Empire on the frontal battlefield, but rather due to various reasons such as its own carelessness, the infighting between Western countries and the obstruction of each other, the high cost of war, and the support behind the Taoist sect. , so the Holy Court still views the situation in the New World with the same arrogant attitude towards barbarians, looking down on the Tawanting Empire instead of treating it as an opponent. "

"Since the Holy Court still believes that it is invincible in the New World, no matter how much progress the Tawanting Empire has made over the years, the Holy Court still does not think that the Tawanting Empire is its opponent. The problem in the New World is not whether it can destroy Tawanting. It’s about whether it’s worth it or not.”

"Based on this situation, I have always believed that the war between the Holy Court and the Tawanting Empire is inevitable. Are there no knowledgeable people in the Holy Court who realize this? Of course there is. But on the front battlefield, there is a complete war. Before the defeat, some individuals could not change or stop this arrogance because they lacked public support and widespread recognition.”

"This is also why there was such a defeat, because the Holy Court despised Tawanting's strength and believed that even if they were at an absolute disadvantage on the terrain, they could still destroy everything. This is the fundamental reason. As for the generals on the front line, do they know this? Of course they know that they will lose the battle, but they know it’s useless because they don’t care.”

"When Daxuan arose in Liaodong, the first-line generals of the Wei Dynasty knew that they could not defeat it, but the princes of the court were still dreaming about pacifying Liao in three years. How is it different from the Holy Court?"

"And I judge that the person in charge of the Holy Court in the New World will conceal this defeat and continue to indulge and comply with the arrogance that permeates the Holy Court."

"Many times, war is inevitable and does not depend on personal will. It is not something we will fight if we don't want to. This humiliating defeat will not wake up the Holy Court. The Holy Court still thinks that it is invincible. In Tawanting's view, it was the Holy Court who initiated the provocation. It turns out that the invincible 'god' is not invincible, so he can kill the god. These two thoughts and emotions are destined to collide. "

"This small-scale war is just a small episode before the advent of all-out war and will not change the course of the general situation. We should prepare for a rainy day and it is time to start preparing."

The real people present were completely silent, and the auditorium was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Master Qingwei continued, "Fellow Taoists, I am not trying to start a war today. What I am thinking about is the safety of the Taoist sect.

. Theoretically speaking, the existence of a strong opponent, regardless of whether he has any intention to take action, its mere existence itself has constituted a potential threat. The imminent war is not an unfounded worry, but a fact that we may face at any time, so we Make preparations early and be prepared for a rainy day. And what I said before about coming back and not reciprocating is only a part of the entire process of preparing for a rainy day, that is, using offense instead of defense. "

All the real people present here are still silent, and their hearts are filled with turmoil.

Li Changge formally proposed "use the sword of Taoism to strive for more", which is essentially in the same line as the National Master and Master Qingwei. The views put forward by Master Qingwei at this time, no matter how modified, are inseparable from this point. .

A master from the Zhang family from Zhengyi couldn't help but said, "Master Qingwei, I think your words are a bit shocking..."

As the master of the Zhang family broke the silence, the real people present began to talk, and the auditorium became noisy.

Zhang Yuelu remained silent and looked at Master Qingwei.

Master Qingwei just mentioned the collision of various ideological trends, but the situation that the real people are talking about at this time is not the collision of multiple ideological trends within the Taoist sect?

Of the five paths, at least three are against war.

But Master Qingwei still took the initiative and made his own point of view clear.

Master Qingwei handed the long pole in his hand to the deputy hall leader next to him. After the discussion in the auditorium became slightly quieter, he raised his hands and pressed them down slightly, saying, "This is not a Jinque discussion. Specifically, should we prepare for a rainy day and how to deal with it?" Nowadays, there are major changes that have not happened in hundreds of years. We can leave it to Jinque to discuss. There should be no objection to the decision to fight back against the Holy Court, right?"

The noise in the auditorium quickly calmed down and silence returned.

Qingwei Zhenzhen said, "At this stage, we will not take the initiative to provoke a war. This is irresponsible. However, there are a large number of indigenous resistance forces within the Holy Court's sphere of influence in the New World. This is what we must support, so Beichen Hall will take the lead in conducting this joint meeting of nine halls to focus on solving this problem.”

Next is the relevant arrangements for Master Qingwei. Just like the requirements of the last nine-tang joint meeting, strict confidentiality is required and those who leak the secrets will be severely punished.

When the discussion was over, Zhang Yuelu walked out of the auditorium with Xu Jiaorong, Lei Xiaohuan and others. She actually felt a little dizzy. It was not that she was sick or that she had been hit by ideas, but that the increasingly complicated situation made her feel a little dizzy. Tired.

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There is no doubt that Daomen has reached a critical node. It may usher in a bright future, or it may enter the abyss of darkness, which is worrying.

Xu Jiaorong asked, "Qingxiao, are you very tired recently?"

Zhang Yuelu shook his head, "It's okay."

Lei Xiaohuan asked, "By the way, how is the progress of the false accusation against Tianyuan?"

Xu Jiaorong sighed, "The progress is slow. We only found a few small fish and shrimps. But just as we got clues, these people died, and they all committed suicide. Don't you think it's strange?"

"What's weird about this?" Lei Xiaohuan asked, "Isn't this a characteristic? It's an old trick."

Of course Xu Jiaorong wouldn't find it strange. She was just sarcastic and said, "It is indeed an old trick. I have always felt that there is an undercurrent and it is quite powerful."

Zhang Yuelu said softly, "There is indeed an undercurrent. Being able to reach out to the Kunlun Taoist Mansion is not something that a strong local can do."

Xu Jiaorong said nothing. No matter how powerful Wang Jiaohe was back then, he was only limited to the scope of Borneo. Once he left Borneo, his power was greatly reduced. He might not be able to understand the various movements of Jinque at the first time, let alone intervene. Kunlun Daofu.

It can be seen that the person who came here is not good, and it is not trivial.

The combination of these three people is also very interesting. Xu Jiaorong is a standard Taoist middle-aged beautiful woman, focusing on dignity, while Lei Xiaohuan is a strong-backed person, focusing on power. Zhang Yuelu is the youngest. She is not frivolous, but she is not dignified either. She can only be said to be casual. Her body shape cannot be compared with that of Lei Xiaohuan, but the three of them are vaguely led by her.

Moreover, while the three of them were walking, other female Taoist priests who were familiar with each other kept coming together. In addition, women naturally like to hug each other, and a small group of female Taoist priests was formed, which attracted many male Taoist priests to look at them and give way.

Zhang Yuelu walked in the middle and at the front.

Men are yang and women are yin. Taoism has always paid attention to the balance of yin and yang.

It's just that this balance is like equality, but it exists on paper.

But even so, the momentum is still considerable.

Zhang Yuelu is revisiting his old place this time. Many of his superiors, colleagues, and subordinates from back then are still in Beichen Hall. Seeing this scene, he can't help but feel complicated.

Is this still the abandoned son Zhang Yuelu?

This is like the demeanor of a real person who knows the truth.

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