Pawn Crossing the River

Qin Hengde, who had already put on his clothes, said in surprise: "Why did Master Qi say this?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Then let me put it another way. What the little prince means is that the prince of Langya is related to the matter of Qiuhuayuan?"

Qin Hengde suddenly stopped talking.

Qi Xuansu pursued further: "Did the little prince acquiesce?"

"I didn't say that." Qin Hengde immediately denied it.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What about the little prince? Does the little prince have anything to do with Qiuhuayuan?"

Qin Hengde still denied: "It doesn't matter, I'm just an ordinary guest."

Qin Hengde understood very well that some things cannot be weighed down even if they weigh a thousand pounds. Once Kun Dao's affairs are exposed in broad daylight, no one can suppress them. With Qi Xuansu's hidden words, Judging from the words, Qi Xuansu did not intend to compromise, so what he had to do at this time was to get himself out instead of getting trapped.

"Since we are ordinary guests, we only need to explain the problem clearly. Why should the little prince declare his family status? Does the little prince think this is a matter of honoring his family name?" Qi Xuansu pressed forward step by step.

Qin Hengde was wary and said: "I just can't trust Master Qi. After all, Gao Mingyin died inexplicably after being taken away by Chief Qi. If I report my identity in advance, it will at least make Master Qi a little afraid. At least I can save my life."

These words were explicit and heart-wrenching, and there was even a hint of intention to anger Qi Xuansu hidden in them.

However, Qi Xuansu didn't care, and turned to the two Kuns and said: "If you are being coerced by others, then I will give you a chance to prove your innocence. If you are willing to fall, then I will give you a chance to redeem your merits." Opportunity."

When talking to smart people, you don’t have to speak too clearly. Qi Xuansu had just started, and the two Kun Dao people already understood what Qi Xuansu was going to say, and Qin Hengde also understood Qi Xuansu's intention.

The two Kun Dao looked at Qin Hengde subconsciously.

Qin Hengde was almost furious, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Look what I do?"

Qi Xuansu's tone was still calm: "Little Prince, since this matter has nothing to do with you, why are you anxious? You have to let someone talk."

Qin Hengde stopped talking and just stared at the two Kun Dao.

A Kun Dao was frightened by Qin Hengde's accumulated power and said tremblingly: "No, I don't know..."

Qi Xuansu interrupted: "Deliberately concealing and covering up, if you are not guilty, you are guilty, if you are guilty, you are guilty."

This Kun Dao immediately stopped talking.

Qi Xuansu glanced at the two of them again: "You have to understand who you are and what position you should stand on. Don't do anything that goes against your position."

This is a double entendre.

The first meaning refers to the Taoist identity of the two people. The Taoist sect has its own system independent of the imperial court, so there is no need to worry too much about Qin Hengde's power. The second meaning implies that the two people are in a situation where they have to do things that are in their own interests. What is something that is in their own interests? That is to distance yourself from others instead of being a scapegoat for others.

Qin Hengde understood what he was talking about and couldn't help but said clearly: "Master Qi, what exactly are you doing?"

Qi Xuansu replied: "If the little prince asks you about business, then I will answer on business. I have been ordered by the two real people of the Imperial Palace to rectify the atmosphere of the Imperial Palace. What I want to do is to rectify the unhealthy trends."

Qin Hengde was forced by this set of official words and couldn't help but increase his tone: "Master Qi, you are not yet thirty years old, and you are already a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. You have a bright future. The Imperial Capital is just a stop on your way forward. It's just a matter of place, there is no need to go into a big fight. I think you should also understand a truth, whether it is a sect or a court, if you can't put people to death, it is best not to make enemies rashly. Many friends, many roads, many enemies, many walls. "

Qi Xuansu did not answer immediately.

This reason is very simple. It's not that he doesn't understand it, but he also understands that Su Li is staring at him.

Su Li's original intention cannot be wrong, but Li Ruoshui cleverly took advantage of Su Li's paranoia. As long as Qi Xuansu's intentions are inconsistent with the mud, it means that his heart is not sincere to Tao. Su Li will bite back immediately and give it to Li Ruoshui. Qi Xuansu's reasons.

This is the brilliance of Li Ruoshui. She doesn't have to risk leaving clues by arranging a confidant to Qi Xuansu's side, and she doesn't have to deliberately tell Su Li anything. She just needs to follow the trend and arrange cleverly, and she can use a Su Li, who had nothing to do with him, came to contain Qi Xuansu.

Even if there were any mistakes, interrogation, other methods, or even direct soul searching of Su Li would not be implicated in her, because she did not give any instructions to Su Li that were not beneficial to Qi Xuansu, and the two of them did not exist. Personal attachment is only the relationship between a superior and a subordinate. Others can't blame her, because it is completely reasonable and reasonable to let Qingqiu Mountain Fox Clan, who has a very strong sense of morality, assist Qi Xuansu in rectifying the atmosphere.

What a good person.

After a moment, Qi Xuansu finally said: "The little prince said that I have enmity with others, so I want to ask the little prince, who do I have an enmity with?"

This sentence put Qin Hengde there again, and he didn't know what to say.

He couldn't say that Qi Xuansu was enmity with the Langya County Prince. It would be very impressive to say it, but the key was to make someone else say it, which was tantamount to asking for it.

Qi Xuansu continued: "The little prince just said that I have a bright future, which is probably true. But a year ago, I was still a wild Taoist priest. I had many bad habits in the world, and I couldn't change them in a short while. When something like this happened, I I hesitated because I was afraid of ruining my future and my life. But then I thought, if I act impartially, I will ruin my future. Then has the Taoist sect secretly fallen like these Kun Taoists?"

Qin Hengde did not dare to answer the question, and could not answer the question. He could only change the subject: "Then what is Master Qi trying to do?"

"What are you trying to do?" Qi Xuansu glanced at Su Li, "Vice Hall Master Zhang often said that to change a sect, one has to start from scratch. If I just talk and don't practice tricks, isn't what I'm doing now just putting it into practice? After all, Talking and practicing is the real trick.”

Qin Hengde felt a little disdainful in his heart.

It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but he felt that it was impossible for young men like Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu to succeed. The word "change" is easier said than done?

On the other hand, Su Li's eyes lit up after hearing this.

She had been stuck in the moral ruts in the past, but now she felt suddenly enlightened. If we regard Taoism as a person, is Taoism today morally noble? The answer is obviously no. Confucian scholars often say that small doctors cure diseases, traditional Chinese medicine saves people, and great medicine heals the country. The same applies to Taoism. Maintaining personal morality can only be regarded as "small", while maintaining Taoism's morality is "big".

Since the people in Qingqiu Mountain are sincere in advocating the Tao and have a strong heart towards the Tao, then we should maintain the morality of the Tao sect and rectify the unhealthy tendencies of the Tao sect.

Qi Xuansu withdrew his gaze from Su Li and looked at Qin Hengde again: "If you don't live forever, you will die after a hundred years of life, a hundred years of inaction, and a hundred years of leaving your name in history."

"What a name to leave in history!" Qin Hengde understood somewhat. Qi Xuansu was not seeking profit, but seeking fame. But how can fame be so easy to seek?

Qin Hengde sneered and said: "Does Master Qi know that now everyone in the imperial capital has already regarded you as an unscrupulous and ruthless official?"

"Is it important?" Qi Xuansu said calmly, "The key depends on who can have the last laugh, the winner takes all."

"Even if you win, or even become the Grand Master, can you really stop the world from talking about Youyou?" Qin Hengde said.

Qi Xuansu said: "As long as we have enough achievements, we can block it. What's more, why should we block it? What we do is worthy of heaven and heart, and future generations will have their own fair judgment."

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment and then said: "The little prince, whether he is a Taoist priest or an official, his practice is still the same as Confucianism, which is nothing more than self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace. How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house? "

Qin Hengde stopped arguing with Qi Xuansu, ignored the two Kun Dao, and walked straight out.

No matter what, leave this place of right and wrong first, and then make long-term plans.

As for these Kun Dao, the worst case scenario is that they won't admit it and will end up slowly wrangling the matter and filing a lawsuit.

Qi Xuansu did not stop him.

The embarrassed nursing staff immediately had a backbone and followed Qin Hengde and walked out together.

At this moment, there were faint sounds of neat and heavy footsteps on the ground.

When Qin Hengde and others returned to the ground, what they saw was a scene of flying chickens and dogs, as well as a large influx of black-armored spiritual officers.

Spirit officers are actually men in black from the Taoist sect. It is not expensive to raise soldiers in a Taoist sect. In addition to armor, these spirit officers also carry long blunderbuss and ceremonial swords. In fact, the spirit officers do not often use swords, and are more accustomed to using knives. , "Ceremony Sword", as the name suggests, is more ceremonial in nature. However, in a special place like the Imperial Capital, the ceremonial sword has its place. As for the long gun, it is prepared to deal with heavenly beings.

If it is a fully armed spiritual officer, in addition to the spiritual officer armor, he should carry a long gun, a short gun, a waist knife, a short sword, a spear, a shield, a talisman box, a projectile bag, a medicine bag, a food bag, a small crossbow, and arrows. The box, hook, and flying knife, even though they are much simplified at this time, are still very shocking.

Qi Xuansu mobilized five hundred spiritual officers and left two hundred spiritual officers in preparation, which was enough to completely surround Qiuhua Courtyard. Because of the black smoke rising earlier, the leading spiritual officers rushed here directly.

Facing the guards, the spiritual officials slowly drew out their ceremonial swords. Although they were ceremonial swords, they were also sharpened.

Even though the guardians had good cultivation, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, not to mention that the spiritual officers were well-trained and best at cooperating, so the guards did not dare to make any changes at all.

It was only then that Qi Xuansu and Su Li walked out of the tunnel and ordered: "Tightly protect the people inside and don't let them run away or die."

"Here!" Zhou Lingguan responded and led people into the passage.

Qi Xuansu said to Qin Hengde again: "Little Prince, if such a change occurs, Qiuhuayuan will definitely notify the backer behind the scenes, and as long as I detain you, the backer behind the scenes will be forced to come forward in person. In this way, things will change. It becomes much simpler. I guess the people in black from the Shenshu Camp are already on their way here. The entire Imperial Capital will be greatly shaken by then. What will happen if the spiritual officials of the Imperial Palace confront the people in black from the Shenshu Camp? What’s the situation like?”

After saying that, Qi Xuansu didn't wait for Qin Hengde's response and shouted: "Ready the blunderbuss!"

All the spiritual officers put away their ceremonial swords, replaced them with long guns, and began to load "Dragon Eyes Yisi".

The unique mechanical sound of the firecrackers was heard.

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