Pawn Crossing the River

When Qi Xuansu walked out of the palace alone, Wutu had already received the oracle, saluted respectfully to Qi Xuansu, then slowly backed away, and finally disappeared into a mass of shadows.

Malang'a understood that the situation was over and surrendered.

Qi Xuansu ignored them and motioned to Hu En'ahan to come over - he wanted to give full play to the Taoist master's specialties and do some ideological work.

"Ahan." Qi Xuansu chose a more affectionate name. Although Tawanting's degree of Centralization is very deep, most people don't have characters. Only people like Huangfuji have a name, so Qi Xuansu can only So called.

"Real person." Hu En'ahan said in a deep voice. He had already faintly noticed that something was wrong.

Qi Xuansu said: "You did a good job this time. I will report your contribution to the Reporting Gate and Xidao Gate. When the matter is over, I will make corresponding arrangements for you."

"Thank you, Master." Hu En'ahan's face was filled with joy. It's not that Hu En'ahan didn't have any authority, but that he deliberately behaved less aggressively in front of his boss. Some bosses always like the kind of reckless man who seems to be straightforward and loyal. , there are many such characters in all dynasties.

Qi Xuansu said: "On the matter of Unuratu, I hope you can take the overall situation into consideration and be patient for the time being."

Hu En'ahan's face changed slightly, but he didn't say anything more. He just agreed: "Yes."

Qi Xuansu explained additionally: "I know what you are thinking. It's not that I stopped you on purpose, but the goddess of the full moon saved her, and there was nothing I could do about it."

Qi Xuansu will not take the blame for Ixichel. Every wrong has his own fault and every debt has his own owner. He has to make Hu En Ahan understand this truth.

Hu En'ahan said: "Unulatu dared to seek power and usurp the throne because the Full Moon Goddess supported her behind the scenes. It is reasonable for the Full Moon Goddess to come forward to protect her now, but..."

Qi Xuansu raised his hand to interrupt him, and repeated in a more serious tone: "Be patient for now."

Hu En'ahan was startled, and then he had some enlightenment, his expression relaxed, and he said no more.

"Unulatu is in the palace. The Full Moon Goddess has promised that she will not escape, so we don't need to worry about her for the time being."

Qi Xuansu ordered: "The key is to deal with the final matters at your discretion. If you make such a big noise, you must give an explanation to the government and the opposition."

Hu En'ahan said: "I will select a few court officials who are extremely indignant and have high enough status. They will be tried quickly and sentenced quickly. The trial will be clear, the verdict will be clear, and the killing will be clean..."

"You can handle these things without telling me." Qi Xuansu stopped listening.

Hu En Ahan immediately understood that he had violated a taboo. He could not say whether he could do this kind of thing. His superiors had to pretend to be confused. How could he tell his superiors the specific process?

Hu En'ahan hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, I will take care of it."

Qi Xuansu walked towards Tantai Ying and Huangfu Xi again: "Master Tantai, would you please command the spiritual officer to assist General Hu En in maintaining the stability of the palace. General Hu En will handle the specific matters, so you don't have to worry."

Tantai Ying knew what was going on and agreed.

Qi Xuansu said to Huangfu Xi again: "Princess, follow me to the temple area."

Of course, Huangfu Xi knew that Emperor Manudancha was in the temple area, and he also knew that what he was looking forward to would have a result, and he was actually a little uneasy.

At this time, the temple area was in a mess. Kukulkan's temple was seriously damaged, Ixichel's temple was partially damaged, and other temples also suffered varying degrees of damage, mainly due to the sky fire dropped by Wu Niang, and even quite a few. There was still a fire left in the place, and black smoke was rising.

Wu Niang, who used Qi Xuansu's appearance, fell from the sky and landed on the head of Quetzalcoatl. This move caused Quetzalcoatl to be extremely angry, and he kept shaking his head, trying to throw Wu Niang off.

However, Wuniang seemed to have roots under her feet, tossing and turning, but would not fall.

Then Wu Niang condensed a flaming sword, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, pointed the sword downward, and stabbed directly through Quetzalcoatl's heavenly spirit.

Quetzalcoatl was at the end of his strength. He only heard a cry, and the snake head that had been standing tenaciously fell to the ground.

The snake body, which was already flickering in and out of light, began to disintegrate and turned into countless light spots, like a huge reverse light rain returning to the sky.

The figure of Emperor Manudancha appeared in front of Wuniang again.

When the royal family converted, Kukulkan promised to protect the safety of the royal family. The focus was on protection, rather than descending the incarnation of gods to kill. Therefore, when Quetzalcoatl appeared in the world, he protected Manu Dancha in his body, so Manu Dancha did not die in the ruins of the Sun Temple.

At this time, Quetzalcoatl was defeated by Wu Niang, and Manudancha, who had been hiding in Quetzalcoatl's body, had to appear.

Manudancha half-knelt on the ground and tried to communicate with Kukulkan again, but this time he did not get any response. He said in despair: "I was abandoned."

The chief priest of the Sun Temple appeared next to Manudancha, and when he was about to speak, Wu Niang had already interrupted in advance: "If you have anything to say, wait until Master Qi arrives. Don't tell me."

The high priest was confused and thought to himself, "Aren't you the real Master Qi?" But he didn't ask too many questions, and instead motioned to the commander of the imperial army and the palace manager who had been watching from a distance to come over.

The Sun Temple is the head of all temples. The chief priest of the Sun Temple can be said to be the priest among priests. The head of the priests has a very high status in New Paititi. His cultivation is unfathomable and he is also very majestic on weekdays. The two of them did not dare to object, so they had no choice but to come over as ordered and guard the emperor's left and right sides.

Not long after, Qi Xuansu brought Huangfu Xi to the temple area.

Although no eunuch shouted "Master Qi has arrived" at the top of his lungs, everyone present had a high level of cultivation and could easily detect Qi Xuansu's arrival, and their expressions became stern. .

Qi Xuansu took back the incarnation of Bingjie, and Wu Niang showed her true body, becoming a female Taoist priest with a star crown and feathers.

"Rebellious girl!" Manudancha saw Huangfu Xi at a glance and became furious.

Huangfu Xi lowered his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty."

Manudancha wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Wu Niang.

Wu Niang's methods were always rough and she pointed directly at Manudan: "Shut up!"

Then Manudancha found that he could not open his mouth or make any sound.

Although Manudancha was a key figure, he obviously did not have the right to express his opinions. From the moment he took action against Qi Xuansu, all his rights were destined to be deprived.

The chief high priest's upper body leaned forward slightly and greeted Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu came here mainly to announce his decision on Manudancha. There is no need to study this time. Xidaomen has already acquiesced to Qi Xuansu's full authority to handle it.

Since Manudancha is not dead, there is no need to find a scapegoat. We need to find another way.

Qi Xuansu looked around and slowly said: "There are some situations that I want to explain. This time, the change of Xinpaititi happened at the elbow of the arm. The situation is dark and unclear. You are far away in Danxiu Mountain and have no time to discuss. For the tower Wan Ting considers it, and for the sake of Xidaomen, I have to act arbitrarily. Now that the chaos in the palace has been put down, the rebels have been killed. However, His Majesty is seriously ill, and I think he is unable to perform his duties as emperor. I wonder if the high priest thinks so?"

The chief high priest's face changed slightly: "Master Qi..."

Wu Niang's eyes shot straight over: "Huh?"

Quetzalcoatl's lesson was not far away, so the high priest naturally did not dare to compete with Wu Niang and swallowed the second half of his sentence.

"It seems that the high priest has no objection. Very good." Qi Xuansu nodded slightly, "Since His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill and unable to handle the affairs of the government, and the Queen and the Prince have lost their moral integrity, let alone take on important responsibilities, then my opinion is that the proposed Princess Ma Xi is the crown prince, and she will supervise the country."

The high priest also knew at this time that the situation was over. The Huangfu family was standing behind Huangfu Xi. Xidaomen must have agreed, so he had no choice but to say: "The eunuch oversees the country, I wonder how Master Qi will arrange for His Majesty the Emperor?"

Qi Xuansu glanced at Manudancha: "In my opinion, His Majesty the Emperor may have lost his mind and behaved strangely because of someone else's nightmare. The emperor's fault was caused by his heart disease, so he must be taken into consideration. Work on two fronts, one is to treat his illness with medicine and stones, and the other is to educate him with moral education. Although the above-ground part of the temple is destroyed, there is still an underground part, so we simply let the emperor rest peacefully in the temple. , I will send a team of Huashengtang Taoist priests to treat the emperor. During the treatment, the emperor will be asked to read more moral classics and understand the principles of nature and humanity. "

The high priest didn't understand that the so-called Taoist priests of Huashengtang were called to treat diseases, but in fact they were under surveillance, but they couldn't refuse.

Qi Xuansu went on to say: "If the emperor can be cured of his illness and become healthy, advocating Taoism and doing good, it will not only be a blessing to the royal family, but also a blessing to the Tawanting."

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment: "But everything must be considered from two aspects. Before thinking about victory, consider defeat first. If the emperor's condition cannot be cured, then the country cannot be without a king for a day, and we have to ask the emperor to retire and take the throne of the emperor. , has traveled a long way, and has been favored by the people. It is always good if the Crown Princess Mahi succeeds to the throne and takes on the great responsibilities. "

Huangfu Xi lowered his head and said in fear: "Mahidbo, how can you take on such a big responsibility? I hope Master Qi will think twice."

Qi Xuansu said: "Although there is no formal research, I have also asked the opinions of Zhenren Huangfu, Zhentai Tantai, General Huangfu, General Hu En, Divine Envoy Utu, etc., and they are more inclined to you. Since the Tawanting dignitaries The opinions of the great masters of the West Dao Sect come from behind. Naturally, it is what people want. We know the destiny of the people. How can you bear to use your own honor and disgrace to influence the likes and dislikes of the world?"

The young man still couldn't calm down. Huangfu Xi did not make any concessions, but just made a gesture and agreed: "Looking at the general trend, internally reviewing the public opinion, Maxi will only obey the public opinion and live up to the trust."

Since Qi Xuansu became a real person, he has worked hard to make up for his shortcomings, and his cultural level has made great progress. At this time, he spoke very beautifully without taking action. But in essence, what he did at this time was no different from beating the emperor three punches, except that he changed the word "goujiaozhen", which was not so straightforward.

Qi Xuansu finally said: "His Majesty the Emperor is tired, send him to rest."

The high priest also lowered his noble head: "Yes."