Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu took the lead and said directly without any polite words to the people present: "Let's start the meeting now. Have the Taoist friends from the Tiangang Hall branch arrived? Please come in, all Taoist friends above the level of deacon."

Someone went out to notify, and many people came in from outside. Because there was no room, they simply stood. The assistants and the head of the Tiangang Hall branch were also waiting for Qi Xuansu's questions.

Qi Xuansu said, "Tell me about the situation at the border."

The assistant of the Tiangang Hall branch stood up, took out a piece of paper, and said, "Master Qi, Master Qi, Master Zhang, Master Zhao, Master Lu, and other masters..."

Qi Xuansu interrupted him directly, "We don't need to greet each other. This is not a welcoming party. Master Chen's body is still warm, and the situation in the Western Region Dao Mansion is unstable. Many situations are unclear. We don't need to go around and do some official documents. Just tell me what the situation is at the Western Region border, what measures you have taken, what risks may be hidden, what difficulties there are, and other nonsense. "

Qi Xuansu's impoliteness made everyone in the Western Region Dao Mansion nervous.

I have heard about the strength of this Master Taiwei for a long time. When he was the chief, the Master of the Mansion had to give him three points. Now that he is the Master of the Mansion, who dares to oppose him? Unless you don't want the Taoist crown on your head.

Seeing today, it is well-deserved.

It was the first time that Xiao Yin saw Qi Xuansu being so strict. After all, in Xiao Yin's impression, Lao Qi's majesty was far less than Lao Zhang's, and his scolding was just so-so. Today was an eye-opener. When Lao Qi opened his mouth, the entire meeting hall fell silent, which was quite scary. Is this still the Lao Qi he usually is?

And Wu Niang, too, seemed like a different person today.

After a while, the assistant of Tiangang Hall spoke up and broke the silence of the meeting hall: "Master Qi, we immediately blocked the border and were ready for battle. The Buddhists have frequently mobilized personnel, and there is a trend of a large army approaching the border."

Qi Xuansu said: "Be more specific."

The assistant of Tiangang Hall hurriedly said: "At present, the Buddhists have made some tentative moves on Chexia, Rongbu, Cheguobu, Kalong, Zhangzong, Kening, Riting, Tangbao, Niangba and other places on our Western border. The Buddhists have built a large number of Buddhist temples and strongholds here in the past, claiming that it is a disputed area. Because there is no order from Jinque and Daofu, we just hold on and do not take further action. And we are worried that once the Buddhists launch a full-scale attack, it will be difficult to resist with our current strength."

Qi Xuansu had heard that the provocative behavior of the Buddhists in the Western Regions is essentially cannibalism. Build a temple today and give a lecture tomorrow. The Taoists will send people to expel them, and the Buddhists will definitely not do it. The two sides will fight, but they are relatively restrained.

When Yao Pei was the chief deputy palace master in the Western Region Dao Mansion, he spent most of his time clearing out various Buddhist temples.

Qi Xuansu added: "What kind of support do you need? Tell us now. The Grand Master of the Palace is here, Zhang Zhenren of Tiangang Hall is also here, and the Taoist friends of Lingguan Mansion are all here. We will solve it on the spot."

The assistant of Tiangang Hall said: "During the war in the Western Region, most of the troops were transferred to the Golden Tent to guard against Shamanism, so now the Buddhist direction is seriously short of manpower. In some places, the ratio of the number of both sides has reached one to three, one for us and three for Buddhism."

This is also the truth. With the power of a Taoist palace to fight against Buddhism, it is definitely outnumbered.

Qi Xuansu glanced at Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu immediately expressed his position: "Tiangang Hall and Lingguan Mansion have initially dispatched 5,000 Lingguan to the Western Regions, and other reinforcements will arrive in the Western Regions in the future."

Because it involves military affairs, Wu Niang also spoke: "After the 5,000 Lingguan dispatched by Tiangang Hall arrive, I have only one request, relying on the terrain to organize three lines of defense to ensure logistics supply. In short, military command work, political mobilization work, and logistics support work must be done meticulously. Once the Buddhist sect launches an attack, it must resist layer by layer for at least twelve hours until the reinforcements arrive."

Not only the assistant of Tiangang Hall, but also Ding Si Lingguan stood up to express his position. The former is mainly responsible for logistics, while the latter is responsible for front-line command.

Wu Niang said: "If it can't be done, then I will go to the front line in person and must be held accountable. This topic ends here, you start preparing."

Ding Si Lingguan and Tiangang Hall Assistant stood up and left the table and walked out.

Other relevant people also followed him out.

Qi Xuansu continued to preside over the meeting and said, "Have the Taoist friends from the Beichen Hall branch arrived?"

With the previous experience of Tiangang Hall, the assistant of the Beichen Hall branch did not waste any words and went straight to the point.

The main issue is the infiltration of Buddhism into the Western Region Dao Mansion.

There is no doubt that although Buddhism was defeated, it has never been reconciled and still wants to make a comeback. In the past two hundred years, it has carried out a full-scale infiltration of the Western Region Dao Mansion, from the level of real people to ordinary Taoists, using coercion and inducement, and using every possible means. This is also one of the work focuses of Beichen Hall, but the work performance can only be summarized in three words-it's hard to say.

Whether it is the assistant of Beichen Hall, or the deputy hall masters such as Li Zhuyu and Li Mingcheng, and Qi Xuansu, the former chief, or even the two real people in charge of Beichen Hall, it is difficult to say how many Buddhist ghosts are lurking inside the Western Region Dao Mansion.

Qi Xuansu certainly didn't expect that an assistant could solve this century-old problem. He had only one request to the Beichen Branch: "How is your investigation going into the leak of Chen Zhenren's itinerary? What measures have you taken? What problems have you encountered?"

The assistant manager of Beichen Hall glanced at Li Zhuyu subconsciously.

Li Zhuyu immediately said: "What are you looking at me doing? Just say whatever you want. Master Qi is the old chief of our Beichen Hall. He is here to solve the problem this time."

The assistant of Beichen Hall hurriedly said: "After the incident, we immediately controlled all the relevant personnel and conducted isolation and review. We are still investigating. However, we have no evidence, and these Taoist friends are only suspected and have not been convicted. , According to Taoist law, we only have a maximum of twenty-four hours to assist in the investigation, which may not be enough to conduct a comprehensive investigation. "

It's not that Beichen Hall attaches great importance to the law, but the people involved this time are all members of the Taoist government, and all kinds of relationships are intricate. As an assistant, he cannot bear such a responsibility, let alone offend so many people. Of course he must Acting in accordance with the law is your greatest protection.

Qi Xuansu said: "Okay, you make a list of these people and report it to the Beichen Hall Headquarters. I will personally coordinate with Beichen Hall Chief Shen, and the Beichen Hall Headquarters will issue a relevant official letter to extend the time to assist in the investigation."

After that, Qi Xuansu said to Li Zhuyu: "Deputy Hall Master Danjin, please contact Shen Cixi immediately."

Li Zhuyu responded and asked someone to prepare a "sound transmission array".

Soon, the "sound transmission array" was connected, and Qi Xuansu said to Shen Mingxin: "Secretary Shen, I am Qi Xuansu. The Beichen Hall branch of the Western Region Taoist House will later report to the main hall a list of people who need to assist in the investigation and need to extend their assistance. During the investigation, I hope you can provide appropriate assistance in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.”

Shen Mingxin did not make any excuses and said directly: "Please rest assured, Master Taiwei. Master Zhangtang has already explained that now is an extraordinary time. We must give priority to the matters of the Western Region Taoist House and make way for the Western Region Taoist House. I will deal with it immediately." This matter."

Qi Xuansu ended the call and looked at the assistant manager of Beichen Hall: "If there are no other problems, then I hope to see your relevant investigation report as soon as possible. If you encounter any problems, you can report to me at any time. Okay, next topic ”

The assistant manager hurriedly took someone to prepare the list.

After the branch of Beichen Hall came the branch of Ziweitang. Qi Xuansu did not ask the people from the branch of Ziweitang to report, but ordered the branch of Ziweitang to set up a team to be on call at any time.

The death of Chen Zhengxian led to a major change in the top management of the Western Region Taoist Office, which will inevitably set off a personnel storm within the Western Region Taoist Office. Many people have already begun to sweat.

Although Qi Xuansu did not hold anyone accountable and only solved the problem, everyone knew that after the situation stabilized, it would be time to settle accounts after the fall. If you do it well now, you can atone for your sins. If you don't do it now, your sins will be increased.

Next, there are branches of Duzhitang, Tianjitang, Huashengtang, etc., none of them are missing.

This also invisibly initially established Qi Xuansu's prestige.

The people at the bottom also have a strong point in their hearts. If the people at the top can only pretend to be mysterious, don't say anything clearly, and show people-friendly gestures, that's all. But when the critical moment comes, they can't grasp the main problems and have no practical solutions, then that's it. To expose the secret. The people below dare not say anything on face, but in their hearts they want to take it lightly.

The more critical the moment, the more resolute and decisive it is to act decisively and show due responsibility.

After so many years of experience, Qi Xuansu has gone all the way from deacon to the position of real person in charge of the government. He has his own rules for doing things. Nepotism alone cannot make him this far.

Finally, there are the branches of Tianji Hall and Huasheng Hall.

Qi Xuansu asked emphatically about weapons and medical support. Because of the war in the Western Regions, the Western Regions Taoist Office had accumulated a large amount of supplies. This was not a problem, but the Shibotang branch had limited flying boats, so there might be problems with transportation.

Qi Xuansu immediately asked the two halls to give specific figures, and then contacted the main hall of Shibo Hall to request support for Feizhou.

These were the issues that Master Donghua planned to solve by convening Qi Xuansu, Chen Zhengxian and others for discussion, but they were greatly advanced with the death of Chen Zhengxian.

Shibotang immediately gave a guarantee and immediately dispatched a flying boat.

Although Shibotang belongs to Taiping Dao, Taiping Dao is now the one eager for revenge.

Qi Xuansu finally said: "Now I will fight for you, and you must fight for me. I will tell the ugly story first. The branch of Ziweitang has set up a working group to conduct inspections at any time. If there is a problem, whoever should be dismissed will be dismissed. Those who should be investigated will not be tolerated!”