Pawn Crossing the River

Of course, it is impossible for the Morgan Brotherhood to place people around the Patriarch, but the hierarchical system goes down layer by layer. People around the Patriarch also have subordinates and people around them. Level by level, the Morgan Brotherhood only needs to collect the middle and lower levels. With the information, and the fact that the Patriarch would not leave St. York secretly or keep it strictly confidential, Sadie could roughly deduce the Patriarch's itinerary. ◆????????????Search????????????.??????◆

In fact, this is how intelligence is collected. Going deep into the enemy's core to steal and spy on key information will only happen in rare cases. Most of the time it's more like a puzzle, collecting various scattered pieces, and then joining these pieces together to restore the general outline, and then make inferences and guesses.

Sadie's brotherhood is good at this. They didn't get into the Patriarch's secretary room and get the Patriarch's itinerary. Instead, they collected a lot of seemingly irrelevant bits and pieces of information, such as the kitchen canceling the scheduled dinner. Arrangements, servants temporarily adjusting their shift plans, coachmen being very idle recently, etc. It is not difficult to obtain this information, and you don’t even have to go through it yourself. For example, family members must be informed of the shift adjustment. Maybe the brotherhood learned the news from the children. , all kinds of information were summarized, and finally a vague inference was drawn.

This is the reason why Yujing is the city of Taoist priests. Xuandu is almost the city of high-quality Taoist priests, and the innermost Zifu is even more strict. The Taoist residents of Xuandu and Zifu almost only rotate every few months, just to Prevent this from happening. Even if a leak occurs, it can be easily investigated and the leak can be locked down.

The same is probably true of the Holy See, which is a city of priests. However, Saint York is similar to Jinling Mansion or Lion City. Without such conditions, it is inevitable that all kinds of information will be everywhere.

After Qi Xuansu got this information, he immediately contacted Lu Yujue and asked him to tell the fellow Taoists of Xidao Sect. Because people from the Xidao Sect don’t have Beichen Hall’s special tokens, so there must be an intermediary to convey the message.

Although Qi Xuansu did not want the situation to escalate, the deal was now settled and Xidaomen had already taken action. He could only consider the issue from Xidaomen's standpoint and could not try to cause trouble at this time. He hoped that even if the people of Xidaomen planned to take action, it would be best to wait until the Patriarch left the New World before taking action, so as not to fall into the hands of the Patriarch and suffer heavy casualties.

Lu Yujue moved quickly without any delay, and quickly replied: "Chief, Master Huangfu asked me to thank you for the information you provided on his behalf."

Qi Xuansu responded: "We are all one family, there is no need to speak the same language."

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"As a family, there is no need to speak the same language. However, we still have to share the meal. Chief Qi has this intention, and I, Huangfu, will remember this favor."

Thousands of miles away, at the temporary stronghold of Xidaomen, the people of Xidaomen had begun to pack up the camp and prepare to leave. Huangfu Ji ended his conversation with Lu Yujue.

"Chief Qi is very polite. I thought that a young talent like him would be unruly and arrogant. Now it seems that he is biased." Huangfu said with a faint smile, "But this is also reasonable, he As a person from Master Donghua, he can get along well with Master Qingwei, at least in a decent manner. Apart from his own abilities, it is obvious that he is not a person like Zhang Yuelu. "

Liang Guangfu said: "I have also heard that Master Qi advocates being tough externally. Internally, he has always been soft-spoken and does not dare to touch those deep-rooted families. After all, he has no foundation and cannot represent the Taoist sect. In some matters, the Li family It can be done, the Zhang family can do it, but he cannot do it. If he rashly advocates internal reforms, he will easily be labeled as an anti-Taoist traitor. "

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Huangfuji waved his hand and looked in another direction, "Isn't it connected yet?"

After Huangfuji ended his conversation with Lu Yujue, the people from Xidaomen began to dismantle the "Mother and Child Mirror", but there was still a "sound transmission array" that had not been dismantled.

The "mother-child mirror" can provide half-length projection, which is like a face-to-face conversation and is undoubtedly more advanced. However, this is a method that has only emerged in recent years. Before this, long-distance communication mainly relied on "sound transmission arrays" or other sound transmission methods. You could only hear the person's voice but not see the person. Many old-school people still prefer "sound transmission arrays", such as National Division.

Going forward, there is pure text communication such as "Xunfu Array".

A person from Xidaomen responded: "Right away... right away, okay, the call is connected."

Huangfu Ji came to the "sound transmission array": "Secretary Duan? I am Huangfu Ji. I have something I want to report to Mr. Gong. Is Mr. Gong here?"

After Huangfuji finished speaking, he waited for Secretary Duan to reply, but there was silence at the "sound transmission array", as if waiting for Huangfuji to finish speaking.

Huangfuji had no choice but to speak again: "Secretary Duan, Old Duan, are you listening?"

"I am."

There was finally a reply from the "Sound Transmission Array", but it was not Secretary Duan, but an old voice - Gong Fu, the No. 2 figure in Xidaomen.

Huangfu was extremely surprised. He straightened his body subconsciously and put away his usual cynicism.

"Name it, please tell me." Gong Fu's voice sounded again. He did not call him by his first name based on his seniority, but called Huangfu Ji by his first name. This shows that Huangfu Ji's status in Xidaomen is aloof, and he is vaguely the third. Number four.

As the saying goes, "Those who establish a reputation are the ones who practice the most." It means: establishing a reputation is the ultimate goal of character. Huangfu Ji's name is "Ji", which means "making a name".

"Yes, Mr. Gong." Huangfu Ji said, "Chief Qi just sent a message that the Patriarch will leave St. York, so what I mean is, can we be more bold this time?"

This went against Qi Xuansu's hope. Qi Xuansu knew that Huangfu Ji was radical, but he did not expect Huangfu Ji to be so radical.

Gong Lao did not answer directly and fell into a brief silence. Then, during the silence, he sighed softly.

Huangfuji heard it as if the wind was blowing across the sea and the waves were roaring.

When Gong Lao spoke again, he was more solemn: "I don't doubt Chief Qi, but what if it was a trap deliberately set by the Patriarch?"

Huangfu Ji said: "Of course this possibility cannot be ruled out. Chief Qi also expressed this concern implicitly. He said that he is only 50% sure. But how can there be anything in this world that is 100% sure?? As long as it is more than 50% sure, it is worth it. Give it a try.”

"Li Ming, you are a bit too radical." Gong Fu was noncommittal.

Although it is the consensus of Xidaomen to use established facts to force Daomen, it does not mean that all Xidaomen are reckless people like Wuniang. They also have to grasp a certain degree to minimize risks.

Huangfu said with a huge smile: "Mr. Gong, please don't ridicule me. The reason why you and Dong Gong sent me here is to be radical. If it was for stability, you would send others."

Everything is astonishing. Shock, the east also. The so-called "Dong Gong" refers to Tantai Zhenxiao, the nominal leader of Xidao Sect.

Gong Fu did not deny this: "You are right, but not long ago, Dong Gong just ended the dialogue with Master Qingwei. Master Qingwei's attitude was very clear. Don't expand the situation. The most radical Li family Even so, the attitude of the other two companies is also obvious.”

Huangfuji twitched his lips: "Only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps. When Li Qingwei led his army into Fenglinzhou, didn't he think that he could not expand the situation? When he arrived at our place, he asked for stability? He did it, But we can’t.”

Gong Fu's tone was still calm: "Don't make generalizations, but be cautious when speaking."

Huangfu Ji said: "I don't understand. Even if you want to convey this attitude, why not the national master? Qingwei Zhenren's meaning may not necessarily be the national master. Yu Jing and us share the same pot, and Li Qingwei and the national master are far away. Not to mention a pair of pants. Also, Mr. Gong, you and Dong Gong are immortals. Yu Jing sent a fake immortal to send you away? There is also a real person named Donghua who has been chosen as the Grand Master.”

These few sentences were almost finished in one breath. Gongfu did not interrupt, but listened quietly to the end. It was not until Huangfu was extremely silent that he asked: "Are you finished??"

"That's it." Huangfuji's answer was a bit angry.

Gong Fu said slowly: "You are right, the status of the Imperial Preceptor is higher, but have you ever thought about how many years the Imperial Preceptor will have? In the next few decades, will Xidaomen deal with the Imperial Preceptor? Or will it deal with the Qing Dynasty? Dealing with Master Wei? Even if the Imperial Master and Master Qingwei disagree, what will happen? Can the Imperial Master abolish Master Qingwei and then find a successor? Not to mention whether the Imperial Master can abolish Master Qingwei? Master, even if the Imperial Master does it, in terms of the remaining time of the Imperial Master, he will not be able to support other people. Abolition of Master Qingwei means that Taiping Dao has directly withdrawn from the competition for the Great Master. Could it be that the other two Dao Do you agree with the National Master?"

"Now, the National Master has to respect the opinions of Master Qingwei and has to compromise. Youth itself is a kind of strength, you should feel it deeply. To take a step back, if a war is launched, it may last for dozens of years. Year, is it the seventh-generation disciples who are leading the war? Even though the sixth-generation disciples still hold the highest power in the Taoist sect, time does not allow it, so who should we listen to? You can imagine the opinions. The world belongs to us old guys and you young people, but in the end it still belongs to you.”

"In addition, who told you whether Qingwei is a real person or a pseudo-immortal? The old people are about to ascend. Including Qingwei, Donghua and Cihang have already joined the ranks of immortals. In the next few years, there should be several more people. Becoming an immortal, the last few years of the transition between the old and the new are actually the time when the number of Taoist immortals is the largest."

Huangfu fell into silence.

Gong Fu finally said: "Li Ming, you are not yet fifty years old and you are still young. There is still a long way to go in the future. Don't be impulsive. It is better to follow the original plan and leave in one strike. In addition, according to the information provided by Chief Qi, Waiting until the Patriarch leaves before taking action, I think this is Chief Qi’s intention to proactively provide us with information.”

"Mr. Gong, I obey the order." Huangfu Ji's expression was calm, his tone was still steady, but his fists were clenched tightly.

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