Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu bid farewell to the Wanxiang Dao Palace with Xiao Yin, Long Xiaobai, and Lu Yujue, and came to Yujing again.

The situation was special, so everything was kept simple and everything was done according to the power.

In addition, it was an acting position and a job grade, so there was no ceremony. Basically, it was just a piece of paper appointment, and then he took office immediately.

However, this time Qi Xuansu did not take office alone, but a large group of people.

In addition to Qi Xuansu and others, there were Wu Niang, Zhang Yuelu, Lin Yuanmiao, Li Zhuyu, Li Mingcheng, and their respective entourages.

The others were familiar faces, so there was no need to introduce them too much. Li Mingcheng was the deputy head of Beichen Hall, and he was not unfamiliar. As early as the second major case in Jinling Prefecture, Li Mingcheng was one of the members of the seven-member team. Even earlier, when Zhang Yuelu was in charge of Beichen Hall, Li Mingcheng was her boss.

Jinque's opinion was very clear, divided into two lines, internal and external. The internal line was led by Qi Xuansu, mainly to eliminate internal traitors, so Li Zhuyu and Li Mingcheng were temporarily under Qi Xuansu's command.

It has to be said that things are unpredictable.

When Li Mingcheng was the deputy hall master, Zhang Yuelu was just the master, and Qi Xuansu was not even a deacon, and was still a wild Taoist priest. Now it is a double counterattack. Zhang Yuelu, a subordinate of Li Mingcheng, has climbed over his head, and Qi Xuansu, a subordinate of Zhang Yuelu, has climbed over her head. Qi Xuansu, who had the lowest status at the beginning, now has the highest status.

In view of Chen Zhengxian's tragedy, the Taoist sect directly arranged a "Yinglong" this time, instead of an ordinary "sky mansion". The only port in Yujing City that can take off and land "Yinglong" is Kunlun Yaochi located in Zixiao Palace. That is the privilege of the Grand Master and the three Deputy Masters.

So the group left Yuxu Peak and went to the adjacent Yuzhu Peak. As the sister peak of Yuxu Peak, this is the location of the military port specially built by the Taoist sect, which can take off and land "Yinglong".

By the way, this time the Taoist sect also specially dispatched two first-grade spiritual officials, namely Jiachen Lingguan and Jiashen Lingguan.

This is also an old acquaintance. Qi Xuansu met Jiachen Lingguan as early as when he was calming down the ape in Wuxing Mountain. Later, he participated in the battle of Fenglinzhou and worked with these two first-grade Lingguans.

These two first-grade Lingguans have different focuses. Jiachen Lingguan is good at breaking the formation and ascending first, and likes to lead the troops. Jiashen Lingguan is better at dispatching and commanding, and Jiashen Lingguan also participated in the last war in the Western Regions and is more familiar with the situation in the Western Regions.

In addition, the Western Region Daofu already has a Dingsi Lingguan stationed there, but in the past, the Western Region Daofu did not have a great master, so Dingsi Lingguan directly obeyed the orders of Tiangang Hall, which is also the basis for Wu Niang to serve as the master of the Western Region Daofu.

Now that Wu Niang has officially taken office, a long-term first-grade Lingguan and two temporarily transferred first-grade Lingguans must obey Wu Niang's dispatch, and Zhang Yuelu, the chief of Tiangang Hall, assists Wu Niang. Strictly speaking, although Wu Niang is not as good as the military commander, she is already the number one figure in the Western Region Dao Mansion, and Qi Xuansu can only be regarded as the number two figure.

As for why it was not Cihang Zhenren who came in person, it actually has a lot to do with Wu Niang.

Female Taoist priests at their level basically form a circle around one person, and the other people in this circle only support this person. So there will only be one core in a circle, and there will be no second person of the same level who is equally matched.

Take Cihang Zhenren for example, there will be no characters such as Yan Da Zhenren, Zhou Mengyao, Wu Niang, and Qi Niang in her circle, because the latter few obviously do not need to support Cihang Zhenren, but form their own circles and be the moon supported by the stars. Maybe Wu Niang has not formed her own circle yet, but it is only a matter of time.

For example, Qi Niang, the people of the Eight Divisions, the people of Qibaofang, the people of Qingpinghui, and the people of Fenglinzhou Company, so many people are around her, supporting her, flattering her, and happy, why should she go to Cihang Zhenren? Therefore, Qi Niang rarely met with Ci Hang Zhenren, and she did not become good sisters with Ci Hang Zhenren because of Qi Zhang's marriage. They were just on good terms, and basically they were happy on their own.

These people around Ci Hang Zhenren and Qi Niang became the absolute core in their own small circles, surrounded by people of lower levels than them. Similarly, when Ci Hang Zhenren and Qi Niang entered a higher-level circle, they would also become the foils of others, such as the circle of the wife of the headmaster or the circle of the earth master.

As far as now is concerned, they are all the bosses, and there is no second.

The communication of the same level at this level is socializing, not grouping.

Of course, the male Taoist priests are similar. Li Changge will not appear in Qi Xuansu's circle, and Qi Xuansu will not appear in Li Changge's circle. The two are surrounded by a group of people, each with their own team, and are both the moon of the stars. Even if the two are not in a competitive relationship, they will not develop a good brotherly relationship. To put it bluntly, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

If Cihang Zhenren came in person, the relationship between her and Wu Niang would become very awkward. The person above would be awkward, and the person below would also be difficult to deal with. How could they treat each other equally? Don't dream, I'm afraid that both of them would be offended. So in the end, Zhang Yuelu was simply sent. Zhang Yuelu was not at the same level as Wu Niang, so there was no such concern and embarrassment.

The same reasoning applies to Qi Xuansu. It's not that Li Changge can't be transferred here, but that Li Changge is transferred here. Unlike the previous short-term cooperation, this long-term cooperation will put the two circles of Qi Xuansu and Li Changge in a state of secret confrontation.

Although Li Changge's job rank is not as good as Qi Xuansu's, the resources that Li Changge can mobilize are not inferior to Qi Xuansu's, which is very unfavorable to internal unity. If it were Li Zhuyu, he would not have the qualifications to confront Qi Xuansu, and Li Zhuyu would only temporarily become a member of Qi Xuansu's circle.

Such examples are everywhere. After the rotation of the Great Immortals, the resigned party will leave immediately and basically do not stay. When Qingwei Immortal and Donghua Immortal were the military masters, there was basically no scene on the other side.

When Qi Xuansu was in a low position, he did not feel deeply, but as his position became higher and higher, he had to pay attention to these.

So in terms of personnel, Donghua Immortal considered it very carefully, striving for internal unity and stabilizing the situation, and must not engage in internal fighting at this time.

In addition, Donghua Immortal originally wanted Yao Pei to go to the Western Regions as a representative of Ziwei Hall. First, so many personnel appointments are the responsibility of Ziwei Hall, and second, Yao Pei, as the former chief deputy lord of the Western Region Dao Mansion, also knows the situation in the Western Regions better. However, Master Donghua later changed his mind and did not send Yao Pei, perhaps because he was afraid that some people in the Western Region Dao Mansion would dare to hinder Qi Xuansu by relying on Yao Pei's power.

After gathering at Yuzhu Peak, Xiao Yin found her happiness again, greeted Wu Niang in a proper manner, got close to Lao Lin, and finally dared to provoke Lao Zhang - now the two are on an equal footing, Lao Qi said.

As for the result, of course Xiao Yin lost her happiness. Xiao Yin cried and said that Lao Qi was a liar.

A "Yinglong", a fairy, five pseudo-fairies, namely Qi Xuansu, Long Xiaobai, Lin Yuanmiao and two first-class spiritual officials, plus other heavenly people and spiritual officials, if the Buddhist sect dared to launch a sneak attack again, it was still unknown who would win.

"Yinglong" slowly took off and left Yuzhu Peak.

At the same time, four "Purple Dragons" were also launched as escorts.

The route was still to cross the "Sea of ​​Death" and go to the Yaochi of the Great Snow Mountain.

As expected, the Buddhist sect did not make any moves this time, and it seemed that they had all evacuated.

The fleet crossed the "Sea of ​​Death" safely and landed in the Yaochi area of ​​the Great Snow Mountain.

Zhao Jiaowu, the chief deputy master of the Western Region Dao Mansion, had already received the news and brought people to wait here.

Wu Niang walked down the gangway first, followed by Qi Xuansu.

Zhao Jiaowu came up and saluted Wu Niang, calling her "Master of the Mansion", and then saluted Qi Xuansu, cleverly removing the word "on behalf of" and calling her "Master of the Mansion".

If you don't have in-depth contact with Wu Niang, you will only think that Wu Niang is aloof and difficult to approach. At this time, Wu Niang, as the de facto number one figure in the Western Region Dao Mansion, has a veritable immortal cultivation, and adds majesty to her aloofness.

At this time, Wu Niang just nodded lightly, without greeting or returning the greeting, and even had a sense of indifference. Everyone in the Western Region Dao Mansion, including Zhao Jiaowu, was a little terrified.

This undoubtedly shows an attitude that the Grand Master of the House is very dissatisfied with their work.

From this, it is extended that Jinque is very dissatisfied with their work.

This time is different from the normal taking office. It is not good for everyone. Even if it is an internal fight, at least it is superficially harmonious before the final dagger is revealed, but this time it cannot be harmonious, and it cannot be as simple as just sweating. The Western Region Daofu has to bear most of the responsibility for Chen Zhengxian's death.

If it is not the responsibility of the Western Region Daofu, is it the responsibility of Jinque?

Jinque's thundering anger is not only external, but also internal. The consequences of anger will definitely be very serious, that is, the current situation in the Western Region is unstable, otherwise it will inevitably be held accountable layer by layer, and I don't know how many people will be unlucky.

Qi Xuansu's attitude is also very serious. Wu Niang represents Jinque's attitude, but Qi Xuansu is still the one who works in the end. He is responsible for the inside line and cannot play the red face.

The attitudes of the two new bosses made the Western Region Daofu very embarrassed, and Zhao Jiaowu was even more embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

Therefore, when Wu Niang and Qi Xuansu walked forward, everyone stood there awkwardly, and no one moved.

Finally, it was Zhang Yuelu who said, "Let's discuss the matter first."

Zhao Jiaowu finally found the steps and hurriedly followed, saying repeatedly, "Everything is ready."

The group went directly to the Daxue Mountain Palace and went directly to the meeting hall.

This time, the meeting was held directly in the Daofu. In addition to the deputy palace masters, the assistants, the principals, and the spiritual officials at all levels came, and the meeting hall of hundreds of people was directly filled.

Wu Niang sat in the middle position, with Qi Xuansu on her left and Zhang Yuelu on her right, and then the others were arranged in order according to their ranks and positions.

Xiao Yin sat behind Wu Niang, but because she was too small and short, many people didn't even notice that there was someone sitting behind Wu Niang, and they just thought that the great master of the palace didn't bring a secretary.

Wu Niang glanced at Qi Xuansu, and the meaning was very clear. She was mainly dealing with the outside world, so this time the internal meeting was still dominated by Qi Xuansu.