Pawn Crossing the River

Going from Yujing to Dayu Kingdom is much closer than going to the Southern Continent. It is really like traveling across the sea and Cangwu.

That afternoon, Qi Xuansu and Chen Jianchou's flying boat landed in Guijian Lake with a crash.

This time it was Pei Xiaolou who came to greet him.

When Qi Xuansu met, he just said "Uncle", and Pei Xiaolou waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I feel uncomfortable all over. We should talk about our own affairs, but you don't know that Lao Lin and Lao Ji have always taken advantage of me." Just kidding. So, don’t mention ‘Uncle Master’, we still call it our job title when we work.”

Qi Xuansu did not force it, and said, "Then I will take care of business, Deputy Palace Master Pei."

"Hey, this feels much more comfortable." Pei Xiaolou rubbed his chest.

There was still some distance to go from Guijian Lake to Sheji Palace, so Qi Xuansu took the opportunity to learn about the recent situation in Nanyang from Pei Xiaolou.

Pei Xiaolou said: "In general, it's okay. The Zhang family has exerted its strength. Master Lan Da personally talked to Palace Master Yao. Palace Master Yao still cares about the overall situation, so Xie Jiaofeng's matter is limited to Xie Jiaofeng alone and does not involve other people." . The old Taoist priests didn't cause any trouble. For the sake of Tianshi's sake, they still hope to send Chief Zhang's gift out of the country as soon as possible..."

Qi Xuansu's heart moved, "What happened to the 'Tianting'? Do they still dare to take action?"

Pei Xiaolou said: "How should I put it? The Heavenly Court did take action, but instead of shouting for beatings and killing, they reported many people from the Taoist government."

Qi Xuansu was startled: "How did they report it?"

Pei Xiaolou said: "Report the bribe taker as the bribe giver."

Qi Xuansu said in surprise: "According to the Taoist law, bribers will also be punished. Doesn't this mean killing the enemy by one thousand and damaging oneself by eight hundred?"

"That's right." Pei Xiaolou said, "I don't know what Taipingdao thinks. I think they are crazy."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while: "I don't think so. Once a large-scale corruption problem occurs, there are two positions that cannot escape the blame. The first is the real person in charge of the palace, who is in charge of personnel. The second is the second deputy palace master, This is the one who is in charge of the law. Since Palace Master Yao has taken care of the overall situation of the Tao Palace, they have to give Palace Master Yao some color. This is one of the critical moments for Xu Ci to be promoted to chief. This kind of problem arises. , will also be affected, this is the second one.”

"There is also a third point. They came for me, but they just failed. This has nothing to do with me being the second seat, because everyone knows that my main purpose for being the second seat is to bring down Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua. With Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua, my mission is completed, and the rest has nothing to do with me. The key is that when I was the chief, they secretly attracted Yu Zheng, right? "

Chen Jianchou immediately said: "It's Master Deng Yu from the 'Tianting'. He invited me to have tea through Assistant Tang and wanted me to help them with things. I rejected him."

Qi Xuansu stretched out his index finger and tapped a few times: "What does good people get good rewards? This means that good people get good rewards. No matter you or Qing Xiao, as long as you control yourself, stick to the bottom line, and be a good person, all these weird tricks of theirs will be of no avail. No! Thinking about it on the other hand, if you had not been able to control it at the time, you would have fallen into the ditch and been trapped by others, and it would be difficult for the gods to save you."

Chen Jianchou said: "Speaking of which, I'm a little scared. Not only are these people pervasive, but they also have far-reaching plans. That is to say, my parents died young and I have no wife or children, which makes it impossible for them to start. If I have a family, I'm afraid They will bypass me and start directly with my family. If my family doesn't know what's going on and takes advantage of others without telling me, then I really can't defend myself. "

Pei Xiaolou said with emotion: "Women often say that the person they trust in their life is not a good person, and they need to find a good person to trust them with for the rest of their lives. Men, on the other hand, have a good wife at home and avoid any trouble. They must be vigilant in this regard."

Qi Xuansu then asked: "Yuzheng, when you go to the Lion City this time, it is a world of flowers. You must control yourself and don't let others take advantage of the loopholes. Money is something external to the body, and women are pink skulls. The word 'wealth and sex' It’s an intestinal poison, and you still have a long way to go.”

Chen Jianchou heard some hidden meanings. If Chen Jianchou himself has problems, then even if Qi Xuansu succeeds in taking the position in the future, it will be difficult to promote him out of the ordinary. Even if you don't talk about morality and only talk about interests, you still have to restrain yourself.

It's not that Li Minghuang doesn't understand this truth, it's just that he is too arrogant and doesn't care about it. Anyway, he doesn’t extravagantly seek the position of the Great Master. He is not able to earn a living due to his reputation, and he is extremely talented and has the prospect of immortality. As long as he doesn’t make principled mistakes like Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua who betrayed the Taoist sect, he can always reach the top with his immortal cultivation. Zhang Dazhen, it doesn't matter.

Master Landa is an example. If his cultivation level is high enough, as long as there are no major problems, his status will be extremely stable. Hu En'ahan is also an example. Only when his cultivation level is high enough can he come back from the ashes. If he doesn't have the cultivation level of a pseudo-immortal, why would Master Qi order his general?

Qi Xuansu himself said that just because of this style problem, even if he was put on the scale, he could suppress Li Minghuang, but he could not kill him.

If it weren't for Qi Xuansu who pressed Li Minghuang down, Lu Yujue would really have nothing to do with Li Minghuang.

Chen Jianqiu cannot compare with Li Minghuang in terms of talent, and his background is also a limitation, so he cannot be as unscrupulous as Li Minghuang.

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered something: "By the way, who is Li Minghuang's adoptive father? He can make such an arrogant Li Minghuang bow his head and treat him as a son. I only know that his name is Li Tianqing, and he once had a conflict with Zhenren Qingwei. As for others, , I really don’t know much about it.”

Pei Xiaolou is a seventh-generation disciple. He is much older than Qi Xuansu after all, and he still knows these things very well: "It makes sense that you don't know. Li Tianqing has been very low-key these years, rarely showing up, and living in seclusion. It's not that he doesn't want to take action. But Master Qingwei suppressed him."

"The Li family is a very strange family. Every few generations there will be a person who is amazingly talented and rebellious. It's a bit disrespectful for me to say this, but it is the fact. Xuan Sheng is such a person. He relied heavily on the Li family back then. Suppress the Li family. The same thing happened to Qingwei when he was young. He was extremely talented, despised the family elders, was disobedient to discipline, and often behaved unexpectedly. "

"You should have heard that many seventh-generation disciples of the Li family suffered at the hands of Master Qingwei, including Li Tianyue, Li Tianlan and others, but the real leader was actually Li Tianqing. Master Qingwei's name is Zhiqing, and even At that time, there was also a saying of "Li Shishuangqing". It can be said that if Master Qingwei died, it would be Li Tianqing who came to power. Therefore, after Master Qingwei came to power, he suppressed Li Tianqing the most severely, which directly caused Li Tianqing to almost die. The door has disappeared."

Qi Xuansu concluded: "The Li family's fight for the legitimate heir."

Pei Xiaolou said: "But Li Tianqing did not completely lose power, but turned from the front to the backstage, somewhat similar to Yao Yi of the Yao family. That is, Yao Pei's father, my brother-in-law, your master's brother-in-law, and Yao Shu's eldest brother ”

Qi Xuansu had some clarity. If we ignore the sixth generation disciples and only talk about the seventh generation disciples, and regard the third prince as the number one figure, then each of the three roads has a hidden number two figure, and the first one is Zhang Jucheng. , Quanzhen Taoism is Yao Yi, Taiping Taoism is Li Tianqing.

Pei Xiaolou continued: "Li Tianqing is Li Minghuang's adoptive father and also Li Minghuang's backstage. It was he who introduced Li Minghuang to the Imperial Master. Li Tianzhen also has a deep relationship with Li Tianqing. Otherwise, how could he have such power at such a young age?"

Qi Xuansu figured out many things.

When Li Minghuang abandoned Zhang Yuyue, he actually gave up on Zhang Jucheng as his father-in-law. The adoptive father he chose must be better than Zhang Jucheng, at least not inferior to Zhang Jucheng.

Then it is very reasonable for Li Minghuang to choose Li Tianqing. Zhang Jucheng is the second person, and Li Tianqing is also the second person. In essence, Li Minghuang chose Taiping Road and gave up Zhengyi, and chose the Li family instead of the Zhang family.

This can also explain the subtle relationship between Li Changge, Li Zhuyu, Li Minghuang, and Li Tianzhen. Why didn't Li Minghuang know about Lu Yujue's return to Yujing? Someone must have deliberately not told him. Most people would not dare to do this. This person was probably Li Zhuyu.

Then it all makes sense. Li Minghuang is Li Tianqing's adopted son, and Li Zhuyu is the adopted daughter of Zhenren Qingwei. The conflicts between their fathers have also continued to their generation.

This is a point that can be exploited.

As for why Li Minghuang didn't choose Qingwei Zhenren as his adoptive father? In other words, why didn’t Master Qingwei accept Li Minghuang as his adopted son? After all, Li Zhuyu, the adopted daughter, is not as good as Li Minghuang.

Because Qingwei Zhenren has Li Changge.

In short, each of the three paths has its own complexities, but it was the first path that made the problem simpler because of the lack of talent. Only Zhang Yuelu had no choice. This was also the main reason why Da Zong quickly compromised. As long as there was someone who could compete with Zhang Yuelu, they would not give in so quickly.

To put it bluntly, it's like an emperor choosing a prince. If he has enough sons, he can naturally do whatever he wants with them, which can use the emperor's mind. But if you only have one son, there is no other way. You can't give the throne to your nephew.

Qi Xuansu thought of another question: "Speaking of Yao Suyi's mother, even though she is my senior aunt, I am not very familiar with her."

Pei Xiaolou said: "My name is Pei Shenfu, a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. I don't have a specific Taoist position now. I mainly work at Taiping Bank."

Qi Xuansu asked curiously: "Why do the three of you have completely different names? But you and Pei Xiaoyun both have the character '小'."

Pei Xiaolou said with an expressionless face: "As long as you have the ability, you can change it to a more distinctive name. Master Qingwei changed it, and changed it to nothing. Li Wugu, my eldest brother and my second sister also changed it, Yao Yi has also changed, I have no ability, so I have to call it this name. "

Qi Xuansu thought for a while, "It seems that this is true. Qingxiao changed her name. She was originally called Zhang Xinyue. Wuniang also changed her name and was called Qi Wu. Well...I changed it too."

Pei Xiaolou said: "I think Xiaoyin is about to change. Now everyone calls her Qi Xiaoyin."

Qi Xuansu joked: "I happen to be of the same generation as you, the 'little' generation."

Pei Xiaolou was not angry: "If you have the ability, you can tell your master the same thing."

Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said, "My master does not have the word 'little' in his name."