Pawn Crossing the River

Of course Qi Xuansu knew that the best way was to pretend to be the baron perfectly, not to alert anyone, and wait for the baron to come back, take the baron's harvest and leave directly.

If everyone is detained, the forces behind them will inevitably be alerted and cause unnecessary changes.

But there was nothing Qi Xuansu could do, no matter the law enforcement officer Ross, the four vampires, or the priest, everyone was aggressive and had clear goals. If he was just acting within the scope of pretending to be a baron, there was no way to reasonably persuade them to retreat. Qi Xuansu had no choice but to use violent means to imprison them all, temporarily turning this place into an information black hole. People outside did not know what happened here. What, I have so many doubts and suspicions that I don’t dare to act rashly. I have to make some preparations before I take action. The coming and going can delay it for at least a day or so.

The best result is of course that the baron can come back within this day, and Qi Xuansu can get his things and leave before these people take action. The bad result is that the local gangsters in St. York have already come to the door before the baron comes back.

Qi Xuansu had anticipated both outcomes and was ready to escape.

The special geographical location of the lower city determines that this is actually a porcelain shop. The people of St. York do not dare to fight here. If they get out of control, countless workshops and factories will be destroyed at least, and the entire lower city will collapse.

Don't forget, above the lower city is the city of St. York in a narrow sense. All the factories in the lower city were destroyed. Secondly, the huge collapse will cause the above-ground part of St. York to sink into the ground again, and the losses will be huge.

This is also the reason why underground cities are rarely built in the East. Orientals still value the word "foundation". If the foundation is unstable, they cannot build a building hundreds of feet tall.

Of course, Westerners will not fail to take this issue into consideration, and will definitely use various means not limited to steam machinery, such as divine arts, arcana, alchemy, magic, etc., to strengthen and fortify dungeons.

But the problem is that the inside is always more fragile than the outside, and when necessary, Qi Xuansu can use the Buddha's relics to deliver a blow that is infinitely close to that of an immortal.

Of course, Westerners have means that can withstand attacks from immortals or gods, but they cannot cover the entire underground city with this means - this is not the Holy See or the Jade Capital.

The result is obvious. As long as Qi Xuansu makes good use of this Western mentality, he can escape smoothly.

As for the patriarch and cardinal, they would not take action immediately unless they knew Qi Xuansu's true identity. However, except for Qingwei Zhenren, no one knows that "Daqi" is Qi Xuansu, the chief deputy head of Beichen Hall. Even if Strawney rebels, they will only think of him as an assistant leader, so this can basically be assured .

As for Qingwei Zhenren, if a Taoist prince wanted to use outsiders to eradicate Qi Xuansu, he would think too highly of Qi Xuansu. Once the news leaks out, at least there will be no hope for the position of the Grand Master, and at worst, his life will be at risk. This is equivalent to gambling on his own life and future. How much hatred must he have to be so reckless about the cost and consequences? But there is only a conflict of interest between the two, and there are even some common interests, let alone a life-or-death feud. If Master Qingwei really wants to control Qi Xuansu, he can find many ways to suppress Qi Xuansu as long as he sits on the throne of the Grand Master.

Maybe someone wants to say it, wouldn't it be enough if the news doesn't leak out? That’s too underestimated the Heavenly Master. The matter of Lingshan Cave was hidden deep enough, and it was finally dug out by the Celestial Master many years ago. This kind of thing cannot be kept more secret than Lingshan Cave, which has few living people. You may not be able to predict it beforehand, but you can definitely find it out later.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu expected that the Patriarch and the Cardinal would not take action immediately.

This is also a common problem among big shots. When Chen Shuzhen was seriously ill, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something fishy, ​​and Master Lan Da never even checked it out personally. This principle is very consistent with human nature. I have to do everything myself. Isn’t this big shot in vain? Things that seem unimportant should be done by subordinates. It is enough for the big shots to know the results.

After a combination of various factors, Qi Xuansu was able to sit firmly on Diaoyutai here.

At this time, Qi Xuansu was still standing by the window in the baron's mansion.

Wu Niang sat on the chair behind the desk, and even changed her clothes, wearing a shirt and breeches and boots, and placed her feet exaggeratedly on the table of the desk.

Qi Xuansu turned around and glanced at Wu Niang, "I thought you would always be dressed as a Taoist priest."

"That was in Yujing." Wu Niang said, "Don't forget, I stayed in the Western Continent and the New Continent for a long time. This is called doing as the Romans do when you are in the country. Don't you do the same now?"

Qi Xuansu is indeed dressed in a Western style now, and it is still a relatively retro classical style.

Wu Niang asked again, "How's your situation going?"

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "Strawney was called away by Leopold and has not come back yet. Some people left the floating island just now, and I think they are about to take action. It seems that we can't wait for the baron to come back."

Wu Niang got up and said, "Well done, one will burn one, two will burn a pair."

Qi Xuansu

No words were spoken.

He is not a martial arts fanatic and has little respect for martial arts. In fact, he is not very aggressive and his priority for force is not very high. This is related to Qi Xuansu's past experience. Before he obtained the "Heart of the Immortality Stone", Qi Xuansu's qualifications were very weak most of the time, so he naturally would not place too much emphasis on force.

Wuniang is different. The master she has followed for the longest time is Tantai Yun. This master of the Xidao Sect is not only extremely talented, but also has a combative personality. He fights against Xuan Sheng, Emperor Gaozu, Xu Zu, Yao Zu, and Shamanism. The Witch King, the Fighting Buddhism Sect, the Fighting Confucianism Sect, and the Fighting Holy Court fought from Liaodong to the northwest, and finally to the Western Continent and the New Continent. Their iron fists never stopped. Wu Niang was probably infected with Tantai Yun's temper, and she was also very aggressive. It was best not to use her mouth if she could use her hands.

However, Qi Xuansu still overestimated the speed of these Westerners. He counted from the time when Strawney was invited to the lounge by Leopold. He thought it would take about an hour, which is two hours in Western time. The siege of the baron's mansion will be completed.

But in fact, the time spent by the city council was more than double Qi Xuansu's estimate, which was four hours.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. After going to the lounge, these big shots did not immediately start discussing countermeasures. They first played with women for an hour, and then slowly discussed it. When the discussion was completed, they communicated and communicated layer by layer. Time just passed.

In fact, both the Taoist Sect and the Holy Court, after so many years of development, have become seemingly unshakable behemoths, but there are also problems with bloated institutions and overstaffing.

Not talking about the Holy Court, take the Taoist sect that Qi Xuansu is more familiar with as an example. A real person in charge of the palace is paired with nine deputy palace masters, and sometimes there are a few more assistants. The following also follows the same example, with a chief principal and another deputy master. Several ordinary Taoist priests in charge.

These nine deputy palace masters are essentially similar to the Grand Master of the Department. The so-called Grand Master of the Department is in charge of the six departments as a cabinet bachelor. In fact, they have usurped the authority of the six ministers. The Grand Master of the Department has done the things of the minister. , the minister had no choice but to usurp the power of the minister, and the minister could only seize power further down. Level by level, everyone was in their position but unable to manage their affairs, which would inevitably lead to bloated institutions and overstaffing.

When you reach the lowest level, a strange situation will arise.

In many institutions, there is one deacon, and then several deputy deacons. In the end, there is only one ordinary Taoist priest, and it becomes seven or eight deacons standing at the top to direct, and an ordinary Taoist priest working below.

How can this be done? How can efficiency be high?

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Directing people face-to-face means that people are too busy to do things.

There are too many things to do, and they still have to be completed. What should I do? Recruit non-staff personnel and grant them the status of fellow Taoist priests.

Everything was left to people with the same background as Taoist priests, and the ordinary Taoist priest became the boss of these people with the same background as Taoist priests.

The original establishment of less than ten people suddenly increased by dozens or even hundreds of people.

The actual people in charge are all people from the same Taoist background. This is a bloated organization.

If something happens, a careful investigation will reveal that the perpetrators are all from the same Taoist background. Many people think that the Taoist sect deliberately covered it up. In fact, they don’t know the mystery. If you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you do less, you will make fewer mistakes. If you don’t do anything, it will be good. Official Taoist priests don’t do anything at all. How could something happen?

Since the time of the Five Dynasties Grand Master, they have begun to demand streamlining of personnel, but only half of the Taoist priests are involved. In a true sense, the foundation has been shaken, even if it is as strong as the Five Dynasties Grand Master, it cannot touch it.

Correspondingly, the Holy Court is not much better. Human nature is like this, and the shortcomings are the same.

It can only be said that they are equally matched opponents, the situation seems familiar, everything is so familiar.

Regardless of the various plans of the congressmen, it seems that they have the pearls of wisdom in their hands and are foolproof. When it comes to actual implementation, it will be a blessing to be able to complete half of the plan.

How can those law enforcement officers who were sent to the lower city area in the middle of the night not have any resentment? Maybe she wants to scold the mother of these congressmen to death in her heart, but she still does her job with all her heart?

It only lasted four hours, until daybreak.

You, the congressman, stand and talk without pain in your back, playing with women, counting money, and remembering that you are tormenting people in the middle of the night, then just take your time.

Whatever you gain or not, you get it, and the hard-working low-level law enforcement officers don’t get half a gold crown more. If you don’t get it, the low-level law enforcement officers don’t starve to death.

Prosperity and charming eyes corrode people's hearts, destroy their faith and destroy their foundation.

St. York happened to be the most prosperous place in the entire New World.

Materialistic desires prevailed, and the prosperity was almost to the point of decay.

Three thousand banknotes a month may depreciate at any time. It is not a gold krona that maintains its value. What are you doing?

When the time comes to fire two cannons into the sky, you will be worthy of the goddess's grace.

Such a long time can be regarded as a delay in fighting on the battlefield, but it is also

It brought unexpected joy to Qi Xuansu - the baron came back almost stuck in time.

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