Pawn Crossing the River

The four major outer cities of the Imperial Capital are the most mixed. To say who is the most famous recently, it is not the five-person team high in the clouds, but Chief Qi.

After Mr. Gao of Beicheng was captured by this person in public, word spread throughout the outer city. Anyone who lived in the gray area knew about this person.

A few days ago, Chief Qi had been quiet for a while. It was said that he had committed a lawsuit and was suspended for review. Everyone knows that this is the action of Mr. Gao's backer. In this kind of matter, the more you retreat, the more others will step forward. Master Gao has been killed. If you don't give Chief Qi some color, he won't be able to turn over.

This also made many people feel relieved and somewhat complacent. Look, is Imperial Capital an ordinary place? Are we Dijing men easy to bully? As the saying goes, a strong dragon across the river will not overwhelm a local snake. No matter what your identity is, when you come to the Imperial Capital, the dragon must be coiled and the tiger must lie down.

But no one expected that Director Qi had a terrifying background. He was said to be suspended for review, which made a lot of noise, but he was reinstated within a few days, as if there was no such thing.

Logically speaking, after suffering a loss, it is time to stop. However, the Chief Qi did not. He had just been reinstated and went to work again. He led his troops to take over the Qiuhua Courtyard in Nancheng.

This was the property of Prince Langya. I heard that there was quite a big fuss at that time, and even the imperial army from Shenshu Camp was dispatched. However, in the end, Qiuhuayuan failed to be saved and was still sealed.

Many people have seen it, boat after boat from Penglai Pond to the Jade Palace. In addition to the black-armored spiritual officials, there are also gorgeous Yingying Yanyan on the boat. After all, it is a second-class brothel, not comparable to ordinary brothels. The people inside The quality of the women is very high, and all of them are as beautiful as flowers. If they were free from the aura of prostitution, they would be regarded as the rich ladies of some family. It's just that in front of these spiritual officials, the phoenix became a native chicken. It no longer had the charm and brilliance of the tea party in the hall, and all of them withered.

There was no way, Su Li was in charge of supervision. As a woman and a defender of Taoism, she hated these women very much, but she would not show any pity for them.

As for the servants, maids, turtle slaves, and guardians, not to mention, they were even more embarrassed, and some were even shackled.

This frightened other monasteries. Although those who could open monasteries in the Imperial City had some backgrounds, who had a bigger background and stronger backing than the King of Liao and the Prince of Langya? , There are really not many of them. Today, Chief Qi can sweep the Qiuhua Courtyard in Nancheng and the green lower areas in Beicheng. It is hard to say that he will not sweep several courtyards in East City and West City tomorrow.

All the villas couldn't help but secretly curse, among all the big shots, no one would think of a ruthless treatment for this grandson? We don't expect to kill him, just take him away. If that doesn't work, we can just let him rest for a few days, even if it means spending some peace money.

Helpless, the big shots don't care about these trivial matters, and Qi Xuansu himself is very tough, so he really goes amok in the outer city.

The various institutions cannot solve the people who raised the issues, they can only solve the problems. So those who didn't have the paperwork quickly applied for it, and those who asked for redemption immediately approved it. If there were people who forced girls into prostitution or people who bought and sold people, they would go back and forth from wherever they were. Not only would the court reimburse the travel expenses, but they would also give some subsidies, which are considered hush money.

As for those tricks that are not in line with Taoism's moral standards, they have stopped and will stay out of the limelight.

There is no other way. It is better to lose money and eliminate disaster than to close down.

This made many prostitutes very dissatisfied and cursed the manager Qi as a dog trying to interfere with other people's business.

It is a coincidence that these words did not reach Qi Xuansu's ears, but reached Su Li's ears. In Su Li's view, this was a blatant resistance to the imperial Taoist government's rectification of the atmosphere, making unethical remarks, and attacking those who defended Taoism. , so Su Li waved his hand and sent the spiritual officer to arrest some of the people who scolded them the most, charged them with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", and sent them to the underworld to keep company with those turtle slaves.

Qi Xuansu saw that Su Li was very motivated, so he simply gave her full responsibility for handling the follow-up. He only emphasized that the news about Kun Dao was not allowed to be spread to outsiders. Even if he had to deal with it, it must be kept low-key, and Qiuhuayuan should be emphasized to the outside world. Furthermore, if Kun Taoists expose and commit meritorious deeds, his promise is valid and the punishment can be reduced accordingly.

Su Li knew the importance of maintaining the reputation of the Taoist sect, so she complied with the first one, but she had some objections to the second one of reducing the penalty. In her opinion,

Every one of these people should be hanging on a tree, how could they be spared?

Qi Xuansu had to persuade and educate them. The true meaning of punishment was not to destroy them, but to make them repent and turn over a new leaf. Their meritorious actions were a manifestation of repentance. Our morality should not be reduced to a prison that binds the human heart, but should be a good medicine to cure decay. Since it is a good medicine, it is natural to save people first.

These clichés were often heard by Qi Xuansu when he was in the lower palace of Wanxiang Taoist Palace. He was familiar with three hundred poems and could recite them even if he could not compose them. Qi Xuansu naturally spoke out after hearing them many times.

Su Li obviously had never been to the lower palace, and Qingqiu Mountain did not have these theoretical teachings. He was easily persuaded by Qi Xuansu and agreed to give these Kun Dao who had made mistakes another chance. Moreover, Qi Xuansu admired Qi Xuansu greatly - not only did Qi Xuansu The heart to defend the Tao is very strong, and the level is still high.

Qi Xuansu sealed Qiuhua Academy, which was a temporary explanation of Li Ruoshui's arrangements. In a short period of time, Li Ruoshui could not use this matter to embarrass Qi Xuansu again. After all, Qi Xuansu had handled two major cases in a row, which was already quite amazing. You can't ask Qi Xuansu to have one courtyard a day. The entire imperial capital's courtyards combined are not enough. The internal struggle within the Taoist sect does not count behind the scenes, but must occupy the word "reason" on the surface.

So Qi Xuansu took this opportunity to prepare for the second revenge operation Qiniang said.

Last time, "Meng Xingyun" personally took the lead. Qiniang took the lead and wiped out a branch, killing a Tianzihao clerk, two Dizihao clerks, and several Xuanzihao clerks.

According to Qiniang, after this battle, the "Inn" learned about the Qingpinghui's intentions, and their main focus was on Wuxing Mountain, so the "Inn" gave up some branches in the Zhili area, which was actually temporary. Close the business, shrink the power, concentrate the manpower in one place, and merge several small strongholds into one large stronghold to prevent them from being defeated one by one by Qing Ping.

Therefore, in this revenge operation, the Qingping Association also upped the ante and sent three first-class members. In addition to the old face "Meng Xingyun", there are also "Taichang Yin" and "Sheng Wuyou".

For other second-class members of the Qingping Society, these two first-class members are both mysterious and masterful people. However, Qi Xuan has Qiniang's "Xiao Zao". Although he has not met the two of them, he already has a general understanding of them. understanding.

"Taichang Yin" is not one of the six members of the Privy Council of the Qing Ping Society, but a member of the council. He is also a heavenly being of the infinite stage, an alchemist, and proficient in various divination spells. Probably because of the extraordinary talents, from the "Ziwei Dou Shu" of the banished immortals to the "Xiantian Divine Calculation" of the San people, to the "Fate Awareness" of Buddhism, the tortoise shell divination of the ancient witchcraft, and the sixty-four hexagrams of King Wen, etc. , have dabbled in everything, and are also proficient in fortune-telling, Feng Shui, and physiognomy. Although she is not good at fighting with others, she can often work wonders. Sometimes, the Privy Council will even ask her for divination before making a decision.

Then there is "Sheng Wuyou", who is regarded as the face of the six members of the Privy Council, a genuine heavenly being in the stage of creation, and unlike "Qing Shishi", a newly promoted heavenly being, "Sheng Wuyou" "You" can be regarded as a heavenly being who has been created for many years. As early as ten years ago, he has already entered the stage of creation, which is the state of harmony of the Qi Refiner. However, for some unknown reason, he has been unable to enter the pseudo-immortal stage. Now he has been eliminated by Qiniang. Overwhelm one end.

This time, with "Saint Wuyou" as the main player, "Meng Xingyun" as the supplement, and "Taichang Yin" as the assist, it is almost impossible to make any mistakes.

As for Qi Xuansu, naturally he just played the side drum and didn't have to take the lead.

By now, Qi Xuansu has roughly understood the upper-level logic of the Qingping Association, which mainly consists of the three pillars of the president, the Privy Council, and the Council.

To put it simply, the Privy Council has the power to “vote”, similar to the past cabinet, and the Council has the power to “approval”, similar to the past Supervisor of Ceremonies. The leader of the Council is the emperor, providing balance in the middle.

However, unlike the cabinet and the chief eunuch, the Privy Council does not have a chief assistant, and the council does not have a chief eunuch, and internal voting is required. For example, a decision must first be voted within the Privy Council, and then submitted to the Council, which will vote again for review. If both meetings pass, a formal resolution will be implemented, such as this revenge.

Under normal circumstances, the Privy Council is more powerful, and the Council will not easily veto the decisions of the Privy Council. Therefore, within the Qingping Council, many people only know the six members of the Privy Council.

It was decided to treat the council as a decoration.

The president is not the emperor. In addition to being able to make arbitrary decisions when there is a tie, the president also has the power to appoint members of the Privy Council and the Council. However, this personnel power is not complete. The leader only has the power to appoint, but not to remove. For example, the president can nominate and appoint Qiniang to the Privy Council when there are few people in the Privy Council, but he cannot remove Qiniang. If he wants to remove Qiniang, he needs to go through the review of the Council.

This leads to a very interesting situation. Although the leader can arrange for close confidants to enter the Privy Council or Council, there is also the possibility that close confidants will burn bridges and turn their backs on others. This creates a very complicated balance of power within the Qingping Society. Many times reaching a decision requires a lot of compromise and negotiation.

As for the choice of the leader, it is not hereditary, but needs to be jointly recommended by all Class A members. This is the direct reason why the Yao family has gradually withdrawn from the Qingping Association.

Of course, when doing specific work, these first-class members must also personally do it, and even go to the front line in person. This will eliminate unrealistic issues that can be discussed from a sitting position, so neither the Privy Council nor the Council will make outrageous decisions. , after all, it is oneself who is harmed in the end.

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