Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu had just gained a new magical power and was feeling very hungry. He wished he could have another fight with Qianlongchi. He withdrew his formation and walked out of his residence to see Ke Qingqing outside the door.

When Ke Qingqing saw Qi Xuansu coming out, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Master, you are finally out."

"What's the matter?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Ke Qingqing said: "The Taoist government issued a temporary notice asking you to attend the meeting. In less than half an hour, the meeting will begin."

"Meeting matters?" Qi Xuansu was startled.

Ke Qingqing lowered her voice: "I heard that something happened to Deputy Palace Master Qian."

Qi Xuansu suddenly understood: "Vice-Tang Zhang is still good at handling cases."

This connected the story. The reason why Zhang Yuelu had time to look for him was that the case had come to an end. However, he went to Zhili at that time and was not at the Jade Palace. Zhang Yuelu was in a bad mood, so he simply did not contact Qi Xuansu with the sutra urn and sat down. I sat there in the pledge room until dawn.

Maybe Zhang Yuelu did want to share the progress of the case with Qi Xuansu at the beginning, but after Qi Xuansu came back, the two broke up unhappily because of Qiniang's matter. It's not that there was a relationship problem, after all, the couple still bickered and quarreled. , there was inevitably a little awkwardness and discomfort between the two of them, which was normal, but Zhang Yuelu didn't mention it.

Qi Xuansu was busy meeting Qiniang and integrating "Xuanyu" the next day. He had no contact with anyone else at all and knew nothing about it.

"Where are we meeting?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Ke Qingqing said: "The meeting hall."

This is of course not a redundant question. Discussions are generally divided into three categories: large, medium and small. If it is the largest discussion, going all the way up to the deacon level, and often involving hundreds or thousands of people, it will usually be held in the main hall of the Taoist mansion. If it is the smallest discussion, two or three people decide on a major event, they will usually choose to sign in a certain room. Only medium-sized discussions will be held in the meeting hall. The people participating in the discussion are usually the real person in charge of the palace, all deputy palace owners and some principals.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Who are participating in the meeting?"

Ke Qingqing replied: "I don't have a specific list, but I heard that the real person in charge of the palace personally presided over the discussion, as well as eight other deputy palace owners and a five-person group."

"The highest level of discussion in the Imperial Palace." Qi Xuansu commented, "Let me participate in this level of discussion, and you think highly of me."

Ke Qingqing smiled and said: "Many people are now saying that you are expected to be the temporary deputy palace master."

Qi Xuansu laughed it off.

The so-called temporary deputy palace master is not the official title of the Taoist sect. Strictly speaking, it should be called the deputy palace master in charge. To put it bluntly, it means that he temporarily assumes the responsibilities of the deputy palace master before the formal appointment is issued, but still as the principal. The result is nothing more than the official title. There are two types, one is to take advantage of the situation and become a full-time official, and the other is to continue to be in charge after the newly appointed deputy palace master takes office.

The reason why Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously was because there was still a team of five people in the Imperial Palace, three of whom could temporarily serve as deputy palace masters, so where could he get his turn. If there was no five-person team, he would have some hope.

"Okay, you go back, I'll go discuss matters." Qi Xuansu told Ke Qingqing and walked straight to the meeting hall.

Jade Palace, Assembly Hall.

The layout here is similar to Jinque, but it is not a complete copy of Jinque. There is a north-south passage about ten feet wide in the middle. At the end of the passage is the main seat in the center, facing south. This is the position belonging to the real person in charge. There are rows of chairs on the left and right of the passage. The chairs on the left face west and the chairs on the right face east and west.

The meeting was convened by the real person in charge of the palace, Li Ruoshui, and the standards of the meeting were very high. You can tell at a glance that in addition to Li Ruoshui himself, the chief deputy palace master Zhou Jiaoxian, the second deputy palace master Shi Bingyun, and the other six deputy palace masters all arrive.

In addition, the five-person team sent by Jinque also arrived.

In terms of seniority and seniority, the deputy masters of the Imperial Palace are all seventh-generation disciples, and the three members of the five-person group are all eighth-generation disciples. But no one dares to underestimate these three people. Judging from the current situation, the three It is very likely that among these young people there will be an eighth-generation master in the future.

So Li Ruoshui didn't make any excuses. She did not sit in the center seat, but sat at the top of the first row on the left. This was originally the position of the chief deputy palace master. Now she is sitting here, a member of the Tao Palace.

The chairs on the right are naturally for a group of five people. Zhang Yuelu sits at the top of the first row on the right, right opposite Li Ruoshui. There is only a passage between them.

The main seat is vacant.

The situation is already very clear. The five-person group is the "imperial envoy" sent by Jinque and is on an equal footing with the Imperial Palace. This is not an internal discussion of the Imperial Palace.

When Qi Xuansu came in, almost all the people participating in the discussion had arrived. As Qi Xuansu's boss, Shi Bingyun pointed to the right side and motioned for him to sit there.

This is not because of the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, but because of Qi Xuansu's special identity. If Qi Xuansu participated in the discussion as the head of the Imperial Palace Taoist Palace, then he should sit in a row of chairs behind Shi Bingyun, but now he is asked to sit on the right side. It can be seen that he is participating in the discussion today as the Taoist priest in charge of Ziweitang.

"Are we going to discuss something?" Li Ruoshui first looked at the scene and sat down on his own

Zhou Jiaoxian, Shi Bingyun, Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, and Yao Pei all had no objections and nodded.

Others are simply not qualified to express their objections.

"Discuss!" Li Ruoshui lost his tone of discussion and inquiry when facing the others.

"The cause of this discussion is the case of Gao Mingyin and the case of Qian Xiangyun, the deputy head of the Imperial Palace." Li Ruoshui's tone was a little low, "About Gao Mingyin's case, and other matters that were involved because of Gao Mingyin's case. Everyone here must be aware of the case, so I won’t repeat it.”

Many people looked at Qi Xuansu.

Everyone knows that this case was initially handled by Chief Qi. The so-called other cases that were involved in the Gao Mingyin case refer to the case of reporting that Qi Xuansu was a demon from the Lingshan Witch Cult and the case of the death of monk Yanxiu. .

These three cases are closely related to Qi Xuansu, which is one of the reasons why Qi Xuansu attended the meeting today.

Half a year ago, Qi Xuansu would have been out of breath under the gaze of these serious eyes, but now he is also a celestial being, and he is not moved at all. He just looks down at the shoes protruding from the hem of his clothes, his face expressionless. expression.

Li Ruoshui continued: "After Chief Qi arrested Gao Mingyin, he was imprisoned in the Nether Prison of the Jade Palace. As a result, Gao Mingyin died in the heavily guarded Nether Prison. The method was quite clever. Finally, after a rigorous investigation by a five-person team, There is conclusive evidence that it was Qian Xiangyun, the deputy head of our Imperial Palace, who killed Gao Mingyin."

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu said: "Just when we were planning to control Deputy Palace Master Qian, Qian Xiangyun got wind of it in advance and left the Bohai Palace overnight to escape overseas."

Qi Xuansu finally raised his head and looked around quickly, taking in everyone's expressions.

He didn't expect that Qian Xiangyun escaped.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising.

In the final analysis, it is still a struggle between two major factions. It is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. At this time, it seems that there are clear left and right, black and white, but in fact it is a Tai Chi Pisces with white in black and black in white. Shi Bingyun on the left and Shi Bingyun on the right. Li Changge is like two points in Tai Chi Pisces.

How could such a thing be concealed?

The closest place to the Imperial Capital is the East China Sea, which is the territory of Taiping Dao. It would be extremely easy for Qian Xiangyun to escape.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I have reported this matter to Jinque, and Beichen Hall will be responsible for the subsequent pursuit and escape."

Qi Xuansu lowered his gaze again.

Since Beichen Hall is in charge, there is probably no way he can be traced back.

Li Ruoshui said: "As the saying goes, there are specialties in the arts. How to apprehend Qian Xiangyun is a matter for Beichen Hall. We, the Imperial Palace, can only play a supporting role. Therefore, the main thing I am convening today to discuss is the future. How should the road go? If there is a Qian Xiangyun today, will there be another Qian Xiangyun tomorrow? This is not a small problem. How to ensure the integrity of the Imperial Palace under the new situation? ? The water in the mountain spring is clear and the water in the mountain spring is turbid. This is a big and urgent problem that cannot be ignored. "

"The five-person team is here today. They were sent by Jinque to help us rectify the atmosphere. Our Imperial Palace Taoist Office is rectifying the atmosphere in the Imperial Palace. Recently, Director Qi has been in charge of this matter. He has done a very good job and can be said to be a sharp cut. We have internal We also need self-examination and self-correction, and we also need to see the results. If there is anything we haven’t done well or something we haven’t done correctly, we need a five-person team to come up with it and help us correct it.”

Li Changge smiled and said, "Palace Master Li's words are serious."

Zhang Yuelu did not speak, but glanced at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu understood the idea, stood up, and said, "Just now, the master in charge mentioned my efforts to rectify the atmosphere in the imperial capital. I was very touched. I have a few words to say. I wonder if the master in charge will agree?"

Li Ruoshui smiled and nodded: "Don't be restrained and speak freely."

Qi Xuansu said: "If there is anything wrong, I hope you will correct me."

"Our Taoist sect doesn't pay attention to getting punished for words, so you don't have to worry about it." Shi Bingyun's attitude was gentle.

Qi Xuansu then said: "Pursuing blame afterwards can only shock people, but the losses are still caused, the harm is still caused, and when life is involved, it is irreversible. So I think that to prevent problems like Qian Xiangyun from happening, we must We need to start from two aspects: on the one hand, we should strictly hold people accountable and warn others, and on the other hand, we should take strict precautions to nip them in the bud.”

Everyone looked at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu looked at Li Ruoshui and said: "Prevention lies in supervision. There is supervision from superiors, supervision from subordinates, and supervision from peers. It's just easier said than done. How many subordinates dare to supervise their superiors? Not to mention so many worldly relationships and relationships between peers, I only want to say one thing: who will supervise the master? In our Imperial Palace, only the master is the master, and there are no peers. There is no superior."