Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu revealed the essence in one sentence.

One advantage of big families like the Zhang family and the Li family is that they have a complete family framework and have enough talents.

For example, in the Li family, it is not the Imperial Master who is personally in charge of the Li family's affairs, nor is Master Qingwei personally in charge of the Li family's affairs. The two of them just grasp the general direction and focus more on the Taoist side. In addition to these two people, there are Li Tianqing, Li Tianyue, Li Tianzhen and others jointly support the framework of the Li family, so there is no need to worry too much about family affairs.

The Zhang family and the Yao family are similar. Many of the elders in the Zhang family are even brothers of the same generation as Tianshi. The Yao family has Yao San, Yao Si, Yao Wu and others. Qiniang can also be counted in this group. It's just that the situation is special.

There is no problem for a small family like Qi Xuansu. The members can be counted on one hand. The top priority of their family is Xiao Yin's education. At most, there will be conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But the Pei family happens to be neither good nor low. After so many years of reproduction, the family has quite a lot of members, but there are only a few who are capable, a few who are successful, and even fewer who can play the leading role. Among the core members, the ones who stand out are Donghua Zhenren and Pei Shenfu, while Pei Xiaolou does not live up to expectations.

Even if the Zhang family is short of talent, after all, its background and base are far stronger than that of the Pei family. Managing a Taoist sect is inevitably not enough, but managing a Zhang family is more than enough.

Fortunately, Master Donghua can still manage some family affairs, but if Master Donghua becomes the head master, he will basically not have time to manage the Pei family.

If you want to centralize power, you must put in energy. You don't just give orders and then it's done. You have to follow up, understand the situation, make adjustments at any time, summarize, and reward and punish. If you don't care about it after giving the order, the Grand Master will be a seal and will be punished. People can fool around.

If Master Donghua wins and succeeds in taking the position, then based on Master Donghua’s character, he will definitely not want to repeat the mistakes of the Sixth Generation Grand Master, and must forcefully restore the authority of the Grand Master. This requires Donghua Zhenren to invest a lot of energy. The Pei family's affairs are all trivial and will be put aside, which will definitely not be taken into account.

If Master Donghua had a son, at his current age, his son would have grown up and he would be able to shoulder the burden, so that the old father would have no worries. But Donghua Zhenren has no son. This means that Taoism does not talk about hereditary inheritance. If it is a hereditary system, then not having sons is a huge minus, which directly shakes people's hearts. But even if the Taoist sect doesn't talk about hereditary inheritance and Donghua Zhenren uses Qi Xuansu to solve the problem of heirs, he can't let Qi Xuansu handle the affairs of the Pei family. The name is not justified, unless Qi Xuansu changes his name to Pei Xuansu.

Master Donghua was also prepared. Knowing that his sister was separated and married, and that his younger brother was not living up to expectations, he married his younger brother a strong and capable daughter-in-law. The Pei family would have to be supported by his sister-in-law in the future. Lei Xiaohuan married into the Pei family.

I just didn't expect that Lei Xiaohuan was a little too capable. Now he is the chief deputy master of Jiangnan Daofu and a feudal official. It seems that he can continue to rise. If Master Donghua becomes the Great Master, then she will inevitably enter a period of rapid rise. This is a critical moment, not only related to her future, but she must also cooperate with the various policies of the Master in all aspects to help Master Donghua stabilize her Authority, it is also difficult to take care of the Pei family's affairs.

This gave Pei Shenfu room to interfere in the affairs of the Pei family.

Her surname is Pei, and her name is justifiable. The Pei family will not object too much.

Pei Xiaolou couldn't suppress her and would only be manipulated by her at will.

At this time, Qi Xuansu proposed to bring together Zhenren Donghua and Zhenren Cihang. Isn't this just pulling the trigger?

The married sister-in-law and the married sister-in-law come in and out, and naturally the sister-in-law is more legitimate.

If Master Donghua becomes the Grand Master and Master Cihang becomes the Grand Master’s wife, this position is high enough and does have real power, but the more important role is to serve as the backup for the Grand Master. She has a lot of free time, and at least she is more powerful than Tianshi. For leisure. Moreover, Master Cihang has many disciples. In this regard, Master Donghua and Master Qingwei combined are not as good as Master Cihang. There are many disciples who can help her solve her problems.

Master Cihang can easily take care of the affairs of the Pei family. Whether it is status or power, Pei Shenfu is no match for this sister-in-law and can only stare from the sidelines.

The Pei family has nothing to do with Pei Shenfu.

After such a calculation, Qi Xuansu not only blocked the way of Yao Pei, but also blocked the way of Pei Shenfu in disguise. It is not surprising that Pei Shenfu did not like Qi Xuansu, and his words were full of guns and sticks.

This guy is so hateful.

But Pei Shenfu had to ask Qi Xuansu and offered a price, hoping to make Qi Xuansu give up this idea.

But he never expected that Qi Xuansu could see through Pei Shenfu's motives at a glance.

Pei Shenfu realized that he had underestimated Qi Xuansu. This boy had climbed to such a high position at such a young age and even overpowered Li Changge. He was by no means an ordinary person. No wonder his brother, who had a higher eye than his own, liked him so much.

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "Even if we don't talk about morality, don't talk about feelings, and only talk about interests without conscience, the sincerity and bargaining chip you give are too small. You are treating me like a child."

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment: "Take into account a person's conscience, morality and emotions, do you think I will agree?"

Pei Shenfu did play a little clever, I hope Qi Xuansu didn't see through her intentions and agreed in a daze. But Qi Xuansu was sober from beginning to end, how could he not see through this plot.

Pei Shenfu stopped pretending: "Now that we've spoken out, asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground, you can set a price."

Qi Xuansu said: "If you don't consider the issue of mutual trust, what can you do if I don't do anything after receiving the money?"

Pei Shenfu glanced deeply at Qi Xuansu: "Although I dislike you very much, I still believe in your credibility."

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't put me in such good terms. Since you are being honest, I can also tell you clearly that getting married is something I must do, unless the two parties disagree. Instead of looking for me, It's better to go to my master. You are brothers and sisters. What can't you say? "

Pei Shenfu's face finally turned ugly.

Qi Xuansu was poking at her heart. She could persuade Master Donghua, so why bother? Regarding Yao Pei's matter, she failed to persuade Master Donghua, but Master Donghua still decided to accept Qi Xuansu as his disciple. Could she be able to persuade Master Donghua in this matter?

Qi Xuansu stood up: "Okay, it's almost time. I'm going to see the representative of the old Taoist priest."

Pei Shenfu took a deep breath and said word by word: "Qi Xuansu, there is a price for refusing."

Qi Xuansu said: "Qiniang often says, if you have the ability, you can use it. I, Qi Xuansu, am not able to get to where I am today because I am scared."

After that, Qi Xuansu opened the door and left.

Only Pei Shenfu was still in the signing room.

After a while, Pei Shenfu connected to the "sound transmission array".

A female voice sounded: "Zhenren Pei, this is the Taiping Bank line."

"Help me pick up Sanxian Island and find Li Tianqing."

"OK, just a second."

The female voice replied.

We are all old acquaintances. We have known each other for many years, and it is not necessarily a life-or-death relationship. Some people are on the same path as Huashan, and some are not.

Zhang Jucheng can deal with Yao Shu, and she can also join forces with Li Tianqing.

After a while, a deep old man's voice sounded: "Pei Talisman?"

He didn't address his cousin by name, but called him by his first name, which was very rude.

Pei Shenfu didn't care: "It's me."

Li Tianqing asked: "What do you want from me?"

Pei Shenfu said: "You seem to be very interested in Nanyang. You sent Li Tianzhen to stir up trouble here."

Li Tianqing laughed: "Do you have any objections?"

Pei Shenfu said: "Of course I have opinions."

"Appreciate further details."

"This storm is too small to shake Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu."

"you mean……"

"I'm in Nanyang now."

Li Tianqing on the other side was silent for a moment and said: "There are some things that are difficult to say over the sound transmission. It would be better for us to have a face-to-face meeting."

Pei Shenfu said: "I'll wait for you at the Nanyang Headquarters."

"No problem, I can rush there tonight." Li Tianqing took the initiative to end the voice call.

Pei Shenfu closed the "sound transmission array", leaned back on the chair, and murmured: "You two, master and disciple, are going too far!"

Qi Xuansu's reason for leaving the Nanyang headquarters was not an excuse. He really wanted to see the representative of the old Taoist priest, sit down and talk and comfort him. This does not mean that Qi Xuansu betrayed Zhang Yuelu, because when it comes time to settle accounts later in the year, they still have to settle accounts.

Qi Xuansu did not meet all the old Taoist priests, but the representatives they elected. This old man's surname was Wang, and he was somewhat related to Wang Jiaohe's Wang family. He was considered a distant relative, but the Taoist sect did not talk about connections, and they were the same family five hundred years ago. There are so many people surnamed Wang below, how can they all be remnants of Wang Jiaohe?

There is no such calculation.

Just like the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaozheng, Qi Xuansu failed in the fight for the headmaster and was dealt with by Li Changge. It cannot be the case that Qi Jiaozheng's Qi family was implicated. There is no such reason.

As long as there is no deep relationship, you can let it go.

This old man once served as the chief deputy head of Lingnan Daofu and also served as the chief deputy head of Tianji Hall. After retirement, he moved to Lion City. He was not interested in political affairs, but loved to write and write. A few years ago, he even published a collection of essays at his own expense. , which contains his articles over the years, can be said to be a combination of Confucianism and Taoism.

In this old Taoist priest incident, he belongs to the faction that can be won over, so recommending him this time can be regarded as a sign of sincerity in reconciliation.

Although Chen Jianchou is the deputy palace master, he still acts as a half-secretary temporarily, especially when he is with Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu asked Chen Jianchou: "Are you ready for the collection of essays I asked you to prepare?"

Chen Jianchou replied: "Everything is ready."

Qi Xuansu nodded.

Soon, Qi Xuansu returned to Tianfu Palace and met the old Taoist representative.

After meeting, the old Taoist priest was very enthusiastic and even a little excited. What he said meant the same thing. The Chen Shuhua era was not good, and even the Taoists denied it! It’s not that bad now, look at how many people have fallen out of business! Only when Qi Xuansu is in power is the real good time. According to his opinion, Qi Xuansu should be directly promoted from chief to real person in charge of the government, and what to do in such a big circle.

Qi Xuansu did not talk too much about what happened some time ago, but signaled Chen Jianchou to take out the collection of essays and said: "Mr. Wang, your collection of essays is very good. I read it, and Qing Xiao also read it, and they were all very inspiring. "

Mr. Wang didn't believe it: "Chief Zhang also read it?"

"Of course I did. It's just that she has to go into seclusion and can't escape. Yesterday she told me that I must let Mr. Wang write the inscription in person." Qi Xuansu said with sincerity.

Mr. Wang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Chen Jianchou immediately took the pen and handed it into Mr. Wang's hand.

Mr. Wang began to inscribe on the title page of the book, and his hands even trembled a little.

The rest of the conversation went smoothly.

Afterwards, Mr. Wang wanted to talk to everyone he met, and it had to be Chief Qi.