Pawn Crossing the River

Master Qingwei opened a "sound transmission array" similar to a music box, and listened to the rustling blind sounds coming from inside, feeling a little stunned.

At this time, Master Qingwei was on his way back to Xiujing's camp on a "Purple Dragon".

As the real person in charge of the army, of course he could ride on the "Yinglong", but he didn't do that. Instead, he took a "Purple Dragon" in a very low-key manner. With the current technology of Dao Sect, there is no problem with full-body projection like face-to-face conversation, but Master Qingwei still chose this old-fashioned "sound transmission array" with a slight sense of distance, just like he did not choose "Yinglong".

Today, few people use this old antique, but the old guy is still as good as the old guy. At least it retains a little buffer.

Master Qingwei has been in Fenglinzhou for a month as the master of the army, and the results achieved are obvious to all. He first stabilized the situation with thunderous means, and then switched from strategic defense to strategic offense, opening up the front line from Musashi to Ise, and attacking Ise. From Ezo in the far north to Satsuma in the far south, everyone knew the name of Li Qingwei. Qingwei Zhenren was extremely popular for a while. In Fenglinzhou, he was the well-deserved uncrowned king and held the highest power.

However, within the Taoist sect, Master Qingwei is far from holding the highest power. Even within Taiping Dao, one of the three sects, he is only the number two figure. There is also the Great Master of Taiping Dao who is stationed at the Qizhou base camp. Li Changgeng.

Soon, the "sound transmission array" was connected.

A majestic old man's voice came out from the "sound transmission array": "Wugou."

Master Qingwei's voice was relatively gentle: "National Master."

On the other side was Li Changgeng, one of the three Taoist masters.

The great masters of the Five Dynasties established many rules for Taoist sects. In addition to uniform clothing and appearance and age, there is also one rule: address one's position when discussing official business.

Therefore, no matter how good the relationship between Zhang Yuelu and Mu Jin is, they still call them "Master Mu" instead of a nickname. Master Qingwei also called him "National Master" instead of uncle.

However, rules are dead. As a person who once worked with the five great masters and was one of the three people who truly held the highest power in the Taoist sect, the Imperial Master did not take these rules seriously and did not strictly abide by them. No one dared to criticize him harshly. This is roughly what "do what you want without breaking the rules." After reaching a certain status and having the qualifications to define, modify, and explain the rules, the rules are no longer dead, but change flexibly on their own, and naturally they will not violate the rules.

The Imperial Master said, "Is something wrong?"

"Yes." Master Qingwei's tone was more solemn, "There are some variables here in Fenglinzhou."

The Imperial Preceptor's voice was still steady, without any ups and downs: "What's the change?"

Master Qingwei hesitated for a moment and said, "It's about Furong Mountain."

The Imperial Master was silent.

Master Qingwei just waited calmly, looking at the files spread out on the table.

This is the advantage of the "sound transmission array". At least it saves a lot of etiquette.

After a while, the Imperial Master's voice sounded again: "Is there more?"

Master Qingwei replied: "No more for now."

The Imperial Master was silent again, seeming to be deep in thought for a long time.

Master Qingwei was still waiting calmly.

After a long time, the Imperial Master finally said: "I know a little bit about this matter. I thought it was a mythical legend, but I didn't expect it to be true. From this point of view, the approach of the end of the law has caused many people or things to begin to happen. There are some unpredictable changes that are indeed beyond our expectations.”

Master Qingwei asked: "Then...how should I deal with it?"

The Imperial Master said: "The older and more massive things are, the slower they change, so slow that people mistakenly think they are constant. We need to zoom out to a perspective of hundreds, thousands, or even ten thousand years to survey the past and present. , can we appreciate the existence of this change. Just like this world, it is changing every moment. The development from the Taiyi period to the Taiji period, from chaos to reality, is like growing up from a baby to an adult. For humans, it only takes more than 20 years to grow up, but for heaven and earth, it takes tens of thousands of years. Therefore, even if Furong Mountain is changing, it will take years, and it cannot happen in a short time. Too many variables.”

Master Qingwei said: "What the Imperial Master means is that the original plan remains unchanged?"

The national master said: "Even if we have to give up Fenglinzhou, it will be a matter of the future. The most important thing at the moment is to put down the Fenglinzhou rebellion, which is related to the overall situation of Yujing. The decision to capture the entire territory of Fenglinzhou will not be changed by any will."

"Yes." Master Qingwei responded softly.

The National Preceptor ended the sound transmission call.

…

Qi Xuansu returned to Yoshida City again.

The last time, he came here as a Harima-ryu Onmyoji, but this time, he returned here as a Taoist priest of the third rank of Taoism.

Along the way, Taoist priests and spiritual officials saluted him one after another.

There were also many people in the Prime Minister's Office who were frightened when they saw him and called him "Mr. Gao Gong".

In the past hundred years, although the Taoist sect did not actually rule Fenglin Continent, its influence on Fenglin Continent was all-round. During the Daqi period, the Central Plains was at its peak, and Fenglinzhou sent Qi envoys to fully learn and imitate Daqi. Later, the Central Plains experienced the decline of the Great Qi Dynasty, the Great Jin Dynasty, and the Great Wei Dynasty, and Fenglinzhou bit back. Nowadays, Daxuan is once again powerful, but Fenglinzhou has become seriously weak after a long period of seclusion, so Fenglinzhou has started to imitate Daxuan again.

It can be seen at a glance that many Japanese people also dress up in the Central Plains and learn to speak the Mandarin dialect of the Central Plains. In addition, they all have black hair and black eyes, so it is difficult to distinguish them. They can only be distinguished from the mysterious and mysterious gas state.

In the upper echelons of the prime minister's palace, traditional clothing is also used for some orthodox reasons. At the middle level, almost all employees are Chinese, and they are proud to be able to speak Central Plains dialect. The closer the Mandarin accent is to the Imperial Capital, the more superior they are to others. Everything is based on the Imperial Capital or Yujing as the standard. When speaking, it is like the Central Plains. That's it. It's so wonderful, but what about Fenglinzhou? It's ignorant and backward, and the people of Fenglinzhou must learn to reflect. Even if the Imperial Capital is like this, Yujing is a well-deserved city on the top of a mountain and a benchmark for the world. There is a golden palace with a thirty-six-person collegial system. It is fair and equal, enlightened and advanced, and civilized and great. It seems that the Taoist priests of Yujing have put Farts smell good. M..

When Qi Xuansu came into contact with these people for the first time, he was very surprised. As a person who made his home in Yujing, he didn't know that Yujing was so good, and he even had a little self-doubt. Is the place they were talking about really Yujing? Is it really not something they imagined?

In this situation, as long as you are a Taoist priest, even if you are just a Taoist boy, you will be superior to others.

What about the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest?

Naturally, he is an undoubted big shot.

When all the people from Fenglinzhou looked at him, they felt a sense of awe from the bottom of their hearts, which was very different from the awe of ordinary Taoist priests.

At this moment, a voice suddenly said: "Deputy Hall Master Tianyuan!"

Generally speaking, only those who knew Qi Xuansu would call him by his nickname and his title.

Qi Xuansu followed the sound, and as expected, saw an acquaintance: "Brother Xu?"

"I don't dare to take it seriously. It's wartime now, not in Yujing. It's better to call the deputy hall master Tianyuan his position." The person who came was none other than Xu Kou.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Why is Master Xu here?"

Xu Kou smiled and said: "Of course I didn't come here without authorization. I was ordered to station here to fight against the rogues."

Qi Xuansu was not surprised by this answer, and just asked: "Then have you seen a witch named Asai Dang?"

"Don't tell me she is your little lover." Xu Kou joked, "Be careful, I will go to Deputy Hall Master Qingxiao to report her."

"Do you think I am the eldest son of the Li family?" Qi Xuansu joked, "This little girl has helped me. If you see her, you might as well be lenient to her as long as it does not violate the principles."

Xu Kou said: "I have actually seen such a little girl, but you said it too late."

Qi Xuansu's expression remained unchanged, but he raised his eyebrows: "Did you kill her? Or did you maim her?"

Xu Kou said: "Someone saved her before you did. She is already free. It's not my turn to show mercy to her."

Qi Xuansu only asked one word: "Who?"

"Toyotomi Chiyo." Xu Kou's answer was equally concise.

Qi Xuansu naturally knew who Toyotomi Chiyo was, so he just said: "It turns out that she is Toyotomi Hidetsugi's sister. Since she has come forward, it will save me trouble and I don't need to owe you a favor."

Xu Kou snorted and laughed: "Then I really lost a lot. This is a favor from the famous Vice Hall Master Qi. It feels like missing out on 10,000 worry-free money."

"The strange yin and yang spirit has won the true inheritance of the Li family." Qi Xuansu pointed at him, "He is indeed the person who is favored by the real person in charge of the army."

Xu Kou noticed that there was a dragster behind Qi Xuansu, and joked: "Who is this? It can't be your daughter, right? It's been so long since we last seen each other, and your daughter is already so old?"

Xiao Yin, who was already unhappy, looked at Xu Kou with an unkind look.

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't talk nonsense. She is the granddaughter of a senior, her surname is Yin. That senior is a great person, and I can't afford to offend her."

Xu Kou felt a chill running down his back when Xiao Yin looked at him: "It can be seen that this Miss Xiao Yin is no ordinary person."

Xiao Yin snorted softly and looked away.

In fact, she couldn't do anything to Xu Kou. After all, they were all members of the Taoist sect and were in the same group.

Qi Xuansu said: "I can't keep talking to you. I have to rush back to the camp. Is there a flying boat that will take off soon? Let me catch a ride."

Xu Kou thought for a while and said: "At this time, the only thing left is the 'Huang Chi' transporting grain, grass and military supplies, and we are just returning."

"It's okay." Qi Xuansu didn't have high requirements.

Xu Kou said: "I will accompany you there."

"By the way, are you coming from Yoshi County? What are you doing there? If you need to keep it secret, just pretend I didn't ask."

"There is nothing to keep secret. Anyway, Ise Jingu already knows about it. I went to Suzuka Mountain to meet Suzuka Gozen."

"Good guy, you are going back to the camp to receive your merits."

"Suzuka Gozen has accepted the recruitment, and the next step will be taken soon. To borrow a Western saying, it is just the calm before the storm. Please take care of yourself."

"rest assured."

"gone."