Pawn Crossing the River

After Qian Longchi left with Qin Hengde, Su Li hesitated to speak.

Obviously, she recognized Qi Xuansu's determination to defend the law, but she didn't understand why Qi Xuansu had to compromise.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, but simply explained: "The biggest reason is that I can't beat Qianlongchi. He uses his bare hands and I use a knife, so we can evenly defeat him. But if he uses the 'Xuanshui Armament', which is a top-notch treasure, I will definitely lose." Undoubtedly. At that time, we can only use spiritual officers to start the war. Let’s not say how the Taoist government will deal with us afterwards. The result of the war is not optimistic. It is likely that there will be heavy casualties. These spiritual officers who came down from the battlefield in the Western Regions should not die here. I am also at the infinite stage of cultivation. I knocked him to the ground with three punches and two kicks. Let alone compromise and let him go, I took him down as well. "

"Furthermore, the imperial court is different from the Taoist sect and is not restricted by so many laws and regulations. Therefore, the people in the imperial court have always been bold. Yujing has always praised itself as 'civilized' and criticized the imperial capital as 'barbaric'. This is where it comes from. This He is a black stick among the people in the court, not the kind of person who cherishes feathers. If he is really cornered, he can do anything. I am afraid that he has paid attention to silence from the beginning, if I don't. After agreeing to have a private fight with him, he put on his "Xuanshui Weapons", led his men to rush in, and took advantage of the chaos to kill a group of people in the courtyard. Afterwards, our two families disagreed. We said he killed him, and he also said We were the ones who killed him, or we could have argued that innocent people were accidentally killed during the war. The Taoist sect and the imperial court each defended their own shortcomings, and finally the matter was settled."

Su Li remembered what Qi Xuansu had said before and couldn't help but repeat: "Things in this world are still unfinished, and they will never be settled."

"If I had known earlier, I should have brought some 'picture stones' to record his face." Su Li said with some regret. She was paranoid, but she was not paranoid to the extent of Su Ran. She knew very well that she could not defeat him but could only The principle of outsmarting others. In fact, Su Ran was also outsmarted, but he didn't expect the variable Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu said: "Not to mention that the 'Image Stone' is relatively precious and cannot be used casually. Even if we brought the 'Image Stone', with his immeasurable stage of cultivation, he would have noticed it immediately. Then you are the one who helped him make up his mind. , forcing him to kill him."

"How dare he?" Su Li opened her eyes wide, "This is the Imperial Capital, known as the most benign place."

Qi Xuansu said: "If it were normal times, the court would definitely not allow him to act so randomly, but now is a special time, and the court may really turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye to this. And some people in our Taoist government People will also tacitly agree with each other after the incident, and will not pursue it too much. Although Qian Longchi is a black stick in the officialdom, he sees the situation very clearly, so he is taking risks, but he is correct. Go."

Su Li frowned: "Master Qi, why do I become less and less clear the more I listen? What is this special time? Who are some of the people in our Taoist mansion? Why do they want to be with Xini?"

Qi Xuansu was not in a hurry to answer, but deliberately asked: "Master Su, can I trust you?"

"Of course." Su Li said seriously, "I can swear to the Supreme Taoist."

Qi Xuansu then said: "We just shared the adversity, and it is not a close friendship, so I will tell you some confidential inside information. Now the imperial court has sent the Shenshu Imperial Army to blockade the Five Elements Mountain, and the eunuch of the Xuanhui Academy is sitting on the guard. We are planning a big event there, and Five Elements Mountain is where Beilong's Nilin is located. It is in a dangerous location and affects the world's energy. Our Taoist sect does not agree with this matter and has sent a five-person team, apparently to investigate my case. But in fact, we need to figure this out. Therefore, the imperial court and the Taoist sect are gradually forming a rivalry, and there are also undercurrents in the Imperial City. This is the special moment I am talking about. "

Su Li was very surprised when he heard this. It didn't seem like he was lying - obviously the Li family didn't intend to let this little fox who was full of moralistic ideas get involved in such a big event. The lesson from Zixian Mountain was profound enough. If it weren't for Su Ran, Nor will it involve the second Jinling case. Qi Xuansu saw this clearly and had a friendly relationship with Su Li.

Qi Xuansu continued: "As for some people in our Taoist mansion, I have no evidence, so I can't name them. But as long as you think about it, you can understand that we arrested people in Qiuhuayuan, and the large group of people in Shenshu Camp The back foot is here. How can such a coincidence happen in the world? Even if Qiuhuayuan sends out the news as soon as possible, it is impossible to rush to Qiuhuayuan from the Shenshu camp so quickly. Is it possible that all the people in black are here? They are all heavenly beings, flying here? Someone must have calculated the time correctly and informed them in advance. Who knows our goals and itinerary well, is there any need to say? "

Su Li was not a fool. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood the truth and his expression changed greatly: "You mean... the headmaster..."

Qi Xuansu interrupted her and said: "I didn't say, you think about it yourself. Who you think is who."

Su Li stopped talking.

Qi Xuansu finally said: "Then there is why He Xini. Because the opinions within the Taoist sect are not unified. Some people are on the side of the imperial court, so they stand on the side of the imperial court and Xini. We do not even rule out the possibility that Qianlongchi has obtained it beforehand. I got hints from some big shots, that’s why I was so bold.”

"Hateful! Annoying!" Su Li said angrily.

Qi Xuansu quietly observed Su Li, thinking in his heart that Su Li was the person he needed. If he wanted to form his own team, these would be the right candidates.

This mentality was the same as when Zhang Yuelu promoted him.

However, Qi Xuansu has grown very quickly and has already changed from Zhang Yuelu's teammate to Zhang Yuelu's ally. It is not impossible for the two of them to switch positions one day. It all depends on their luck.

Qi Xuansu stopped talking about this and waved to several leaders of the spiritual officials to come over and ordered: "First send the wounded to Huasheng Hall, then take away all the people here, screen them one by one, and pass everyone through. At the same time, carefully search the inside and outside, and do not let them go." More than half a clue.”

"Here!" All the spiritual officials responded.

Qi Xuansu said to Su Li again: "Mr. Su, you are responsible for supervision."

"Okay." Su Li agreed happily. She had long wanted to uproot the Qiuhua Courtyard, and today she finally got her wish. Naturally, she was very motivated.

Qi Xuansu stood there without moving, feeling a little emotional.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year is almost here. Although Taoism doesn't pay much attention to this festival, it has far-reaching influence after all, so it is not ignored. Last year he had an uncomfortable New Year's Eve at the Zhang family, and he even received a big gift from Wu Luo on the first day of the new year. This year in the Imperial Capital, it might not be much better.

Qi Xuansu turned around and left, came to an unoccupied room, and took out the Zimu Talisman.

After he reported the situation of Five Elements Mountain to Shi Bingyun under Qiniang's instruction, Shi Bingyun gave him three more Zimu talismans the next day, which allowed him to directly contact Master Donghua.

Qi Xuansu just hesitated for a moment and burned a Zimu Talisman.

Soon, the Zimu Talisman turned into a curtain of light, and Master Donghua was still sitting behind the desk, but there was no official document.

"I've seen a real person." Qi Xuansu took the initiative to salute.

"Tianyuan, I already know the report about Five Elements Mountain. You did a good job and you have merit." Master Donghua's tone was much gentler than before.

Qi Xuansu hurriedly said: "I don't dare to claim credit for things that are part of my job."

Donghua Zhenren said: "Jinque is still discussing the matter about Five Elements Mountain. We have to wait for the final decision of the Heavenly Master and the Earth Master, so there is no rush. We are currently cooperating with the two deputy masters to make the preliminary decision to stabilize the situation. The situation in the Imperial Capital, to find out the reality of the Five Elements Mountain, let’s talk about the situation in the Imperial Capital.”

"Yes." Qi Xuansu replied, briefly recounting what happened and his speculations, and then pointed out the key parts that he had not made clear to Su Li, "The black stick in Qianlongchi is nothing to worry about, but behind Qianlongchi is Langya Prince, Prince Langya is backed by Prince Qi. I’m worried that my rash offending Prince Langya will affect Prince Qi’s position and ruin the strategy of the two deputy heads, Da Zhenren and Zhenren.”

This was one of the reasons why Qi Xuansu chose to compromise, but it was difficult to say it clearly to Su Li, a Taoist defender.

Donghua Zhenren was silent for a short time, and then said: "King Qi's fiefdom is in Qizhou, but the princes of this dynasty all hold fiefdoms from afar and are not real vassal kings, so King Qi did not argue with Taiping just because of the nominal fiefdom. There are too many intersections. Generally speaking, King Qi still adheres to neutrality, so your worries are not unreasonable. But you must also understand that Prince Langya and King Qi may not have the same ideas. Judging from the attitude of Qian Longchi, he He should have interacted with some people in the Imperial Palace for a long time, but the interaction was not deep, far from being an ally, otherwise he would not have just fought with you privately, and they created such a situation. How are you going to deal with it?"

Qi Xuansu was already prepared and said directly: "First, Qiuhua Academy must be closed down, and the matter of Kun Dao must also be thoroughly investigated, but it is not appropriate to publicize it, so as not to affect the reputation and majesty of the Taoist sect. Second, with Gan The incident in Longchi was an opportunity to launch a thorough investigation within the Imperial Palace to find out who gave the message to Qianlongchi. As the real person said, they had intersections but not deep ones, so I don't believe it was some big shot who personally conveyed the message. There should be no such thing, and there should be someone in charge. Third, if today's incident affects King Qi's attitude, should we ask a real person who has good relations with King Qi to personally explain the reason? People from the Li family fanned the flames..."

At this moment, Master Donghua suddenly interrupted Qi Xuansu: "Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity, let alone anything without evidence. The three ways are one, and they are closely united around the Grand Master. It is for the three legs of the Taoist sect. What is this family?" From that family? You even named him!”

Qi Xuansu was startled, and then he realized that the real person Donghua was not Zhang Yuelu. This was a report on official matters, not a private conspiracy. Some sensitive statements should not be made clear. He immediately changed his words and said: "I made a mistake, and I allowed some people to have some thoughts." If an unpredictable person provokes it, it will be detrimental to the overall situation. "

Master Donghua did not go into details or blame him, but rather reminded Qi Xuansu to be careful about misfortune coming from his mouth, so his tone became calm again and said: "As for King Qi, I have some friendship with him, and I will explain it to him personally. As for the first and second points, I generally agree. The second point is left to the five-person team. We must pay attention to unity and strictly prevent the negative impact of information leakage. "

"I understand." Qi Xuansu replied softly.

Master Donghua ended the conversation.