Pawn Crossing the River

On the third day after Qi Xuansu officially took office as the chief deputy head of Beichen Hall, he received a notice from the Ancestral Temple and Sacrifice Hall. He rushed to the Ancestral Temple and Sacrifice Hall and met Ning Lingge, one of his old bosses in the past and the headmaster of the Ancestral Hall of Sacrifice.

There are also advantages to moving around in various positions, that is, there are many old bosses. Master Donghua, Master Qingwei, Ning Lingge, Shi Bingyun, and Master Landa are all Qi Xuansu's old bosses.

"Sit down." Ning Lingge motioned for Qi Xuansu to sit down.

Qi Xuansu sat opposite Ning Ling Pavilion.

In the past, there was a huge gap in identity between the two. One was a real person in charge of the hall, and the other was a seventh-grade Taoist priest. They were simply as different as heaven and earth. However, Qi Xuansu had a very good impression of this old boss. After all, he was the one who took the initiative to bring himself and Zhang Yuelu together. What does this mean? It shows that Zhenren Ning has a good understanding of people. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is the intention of the Quanzhen Tao high-level officials and they planned it early.

No matter what, Qi Xuansu is still willing to think good things about people.

Now the gap between the two is no longer so huge, just a few steps away.

Ning Lingge did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "There is an unexpected situation. You should already know about it. Conflict broke out again in the New World. Thousands of people were killed and injured on both sides. Regarding this matter alone, the Western reporters want to know our attitude. I ask This is why you came here. Should our ancestral hall respond on your behalf, or should your Beichen Hall respond directly?"

Qi Xuansu did not answer immediately.

Regarding this issue, Master Qingwei has already discussed it with Qi Xuansu, and who will reply actually shows two tendencies. If the ancestral temple is allowed to respond, no matter how sharp the words are, it is essentially not going to end. It can also be understood as letting it go for the time being to give Westerners a reassurance, but it will arouse the dissatisfaction of Xidaomen and Tawanting. . If a powerful person from Beichen Hall replies in person, the attitude will be obvious, which will make Westerners wary, but it can very well appease Xidaomen and Tawanting.

Master Qingwei prefers to appease his own people.

This is in line with the concept of Taiping Dao. How can the sword of Taoism be directed inwards? It must be tough externally to unite internally. Friends will not be surprised. Toughness is a must. More importantly, both Xidaomen and Tawanting are closely related to Taiping Road.

Master Qingwei also made it clear that as one of the most powerful forces in the world, Taoism cannot be without a position. There is no problem for a small country to have both sides. This is the way for a small country to survive. But as the master of the Eastern world, Taoism must have a clear and firm position, otherwise it will lead to internal confusion and even loss of people's hearts.

Of course, Qi Xuansu could not disobey Master Qingwei's wishes and replied: "I will reply to Master Qingwei's opinions."

Ning Lingge was not surprised and nodded slightly: "Okay then, I will arrange it in the afternoon. Be prepared. Westerners are used to setting traps. You don't need to answer their questions. You just need to express our position clearly. Just don’t get carried away into the other person’s rhythm.”

There are no reporters in Daomen, and Daomen's newspapers are uniformly published by Daomen. It's just that Westerners like to do this, and sometimes Daomen still has to deal with it.

Qi Xuansu expressed his understanding.

In the afternoon, Qi Xuansu attended the so-called press conference in formal attire as the chief deputy head of Beichen Hall.

There were a lot of people coming. In addition to the Western faces, the neutral ones included the Golden Tent people and the Rakshasa Kingdom, just to make up the numbers. There were also many of our own people, people from the Taoist sect, and people from the Daxuan court arranged in the ancestral hall. People from various vassal states, including Fenglinzhou Weiyuan Kingdom, and even envoys from Xidaomen and Tawanting, would not embarrass Qi Xuansu. The ones who really need to be careful are the Western countries.

After Qi Xuansu stood still, he looked around and indicated that he could start asking questions.

Everyone below started to raise their hands.

Qi Xuansu did not evade, and directly reached out and clicked on a reporter from Lun State.

This reporter from Rune Country is dressed in a standard gentleman's style, wearing a top hat, a double-breasted black formal suit, a white shirt, a black vest with dark gold edges, a pocket watch and a handkerchief. He has blond hair, blue eyes, and two beautiful mustaches.

"Dear Master Qi, hello, I am a reporter from the Londinium Post in the Kingdom of Rune. My name is Clark Gregg." The reporter said, "In the past seventy-two hours, Tawanting has The Holy Court has launched attacks on many sanctuaries in the New World, killing innocent civilians. I would like to ask Master Qi, do you support Tawanting’s actions?”

Qi Xuansu replied: "Our position is clear, unambiguous, and consistent. We stand on the side of justice and justice..."

Clark interrupted: "So what is the position? Does Daomen want to openly support Tawantin's actions?"

Qi Xuansu did not get angry and continued calmly: "I stand here, representing the Taoist sect, and will not condemn anyone. If we want to condemn, then we will only condemn those who have truly committed evil acts..."

"What Qi Zhenren means is that even if Tawanting slaughters civilians wantonly and the crime is extremely heinous, the Taoist sect will not consider it an evil deed?" Clark interrupted again.

Qi Xuansu ignored the question and asked calmly: "We in the Central Plains are very particular about tracing back to the source. I would like to ask this journalist friend, why do we need to preset a precondition of seventy-two hours? Why not trace back to the past? How many indigenous people in the New World have died tragically in the past three months, or even in the past thirty years? Are they not civilians? How many times have you spoken out about this? Have you asked the Holy Court about this? Whenever someone from the Western Continent dies, you will come to Yujing to ask about our attitude. But every time someone from the New Continent dies, why don’t you dare to ask about the Holy Court’s attitude?”

Clark blushed and didn't know how to answer.

Qi Xuansu no longer gave him a chance to speak, and once again reached out to call his name: "Next one."

A woman with obvious New World aboriginal characteristics stood up: "Dear Master Qi, I am Numan from Tawanting. I would like to ask Master Qi, how do you view the so-called 'conflict' in some people's mouth?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Before answering this question, I want to talk about Tawanting first. In my opinion, Tawanting is not fundamentally different from the Yellow Turban Uprising. Maybe those who participated in the uprising People are ignorant, extreme, violent, backward, dressed in rags, using all kinds of farm tools, and they still look stupid against enemies who are wearing armor and armed to the teeth. Maybe it seems ridiculous to some people, because they have backward weapons, tactics, and abilities. Backward, like uncivilized barbarians; some people think that these people who participated in the uprising were bewitched by Taiping Dao. They are neither civilized nor rational, and they are not even clear-headed. They are indiscriminate, they believe in some incomprehensible ideas, and people often use them as an excuse for indiscriminate killing. "

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice: "But so what?"

"Do we have to deny their legitimacy? Some people say that Taipingdao deceived these people with talisman water, but the court at that time was not willing to give even this bowl of talisman water. These uprising people took it because of their own ambitions Do they fight against seemingly invincible enemies with swords and guns? Are they fighting to occupy the land, enslave others, and dominate the world? No, they are just fighting for survival, let alone killing pigs. How much struggle does it take for an animal to slaughter a cow, let alone a human being?”

"However, there are some differences between Tawanting and the Yellow Turban Uprising. The latter is an internal conflict, a conflict between the meat-eaters and the common people within the same ethnic group. The former is also a conflict between two ethnic groups. Invasion, on the other hand, is resistance to aggression. When one’s homeland is occupied by outsiders, and one’s own people’s lives are ruthlessly taken away, shouldn’t one resist?”

"Are they still considered to have destroyed 'civilization' for their acts of resistance and angry roars? They are going to be exterminated and their species will be destroyed forever. How can they still be 'civilized'? Do they have to engrave on their tombstones ' "The epitaph of civilization to death?"

"Instead of dying silently and useless, why not stand up bravely? There is an old saying in the Central Plains, if you die now, you will die, if you make great plans, you will die. If you wait for death, what will happen to your country?"...

"Don't ask me what the meaning of resistance is, resistance itself is the meaning."

After Qi Xuansu finished speaking, fierce applause immediately broke out from below.

The woman named Numan was so excited that her cheeks turned red and she even shed two lines of tears.

The representatives of Xidaomen and Tawanting who were present stood up directly to show their respect for Qi Xuansu.

The applause lasted for a long time, one wave after another, endless.

Qi Xuansu waited until the applause stopped and continued: "I have just said that Taoism always stands on the side of justice and justice. It is no exaggeration to say that Taoism has always represented the high ground of world civilization. We call for more peace. ways to resolve disputes, but we are not opposed to exercising necessary and legitimate powers.”

"Regarding this so-called 'conflict,' I think we still need to go back and see who is right and who is wrong, and then define it."

"On issues of great right and wrong, issues concerning life and death, there is no room for any ambiguity, let alone any confusion of right and wrong. We, the Central Plains dynasty, have experienced the subjugation of our country and the world more than once, so we feel about this point Extremely profound, because the lessons of historical experience are too profound. They are experiences and blood lessons gained at the cost of tens of millions of lives. If you cannot maintain a firm stance and attitude on major issues of right and wrong, your country will inevitably be destroyed. ”

After Qi Xuansu finished his speech, fierce applause sounded again from below.

There is no doubt that Qi Xuansu's statement will establish a very positive and good image for him in Tawanting and Xidaomen, which will be beneficial to his work in the New World.

After this press conference, Qi Xuansu will also leave Yujing and rush to the New World.