Pawn Crossing the River

Yao Pei submitted the drafted list to Xingying and explained his idea, which was to let Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu fill the gap.

In fact, many discerning people can clearly see that the main reason why Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were given a break was because their military exploits were so dazzling. If they continue to fight like this, in addition to exchanging their military exploits for semi-immortal items and promotions, it will also bring huge benefits. of prestige.

So I had to use this method to let them stop here in the name of rest.

Yao Pei, as the eighth-generation leader vigorously cultivated by Quanzhen Taoism, would not fail to understand this simple truth, but she still brought it up. It can be said that she is dedicated to serving the public, or it can be thought that she is deliberately talking to Master Qingwei. sing a different tune.

The logic is also easy to sort out. Yao Pei's "Pei" is the "Pei" of Donghua Zhenren. Donghua Zhenren is both Yao Pei's uncle and Yao Pei's master. Donghua Zhenren's biggest opponent is Qingwei. Real person.

From Yao Pei's point of view, it is in her interest to let Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu rest, and it is also in her interest to oppose Zhenren Qingwei.

Many people suspect that the senior leaders of Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Tao have secretly reached an agreement to fully block Taiping Dao. That is, in this term, the two Taoists will fully support Donghua Zhenren's ascension to the throne. In the next term, Quanzhen Dao will reciprocate and fully support Zhang Yuelu. At the expense of "sacrifice" Master Cihang and Yao Pei, Master Qingwei and Li Changge were prevented from ascending to the position of Grand Master.

Many people are not optimistic about Zhang Yuelu, thinking that she is from a small sect, that she was just an abandoned child at first, and so on.

In fact, we cannot look at it this way. Everything is always in a state of development. We must look at it from a developmental perspective. Just because we were abandoned in the past does not mean that we will always be abandoned. Some people can't bear to look at this, especially the children of many aristocratic families, who always look down on the mud-legged man. Even if he has become the emperor, seven of them still look down on him and eight of them look down on him. That means they are unhappy.

To this day, Zhang Yuelu still maintains the top position among the three shows and is recognized by most people. This "top" is not only based on realm and cultivation level, but also takes into account factors such as position, rank, seniority, and unclear prestige. The so-called Xiaozong problem was also solved by the Heavenly Master.

In fact, except for the Zhang family, other Taoist sects don't care about major sects or minor sects at all. Could it be that so many people who were born as orphans can't become great masters? There is no such truth.

More importantly, Zhang Yuelu is not only a descendant of the Zhang family, but also a descendant of the Cihang lineage. People have to walk on two legs, and the two legs on the same line are from the Zhang family and Cihang respectively. If they walk on one leg, neither Zhang Jucheng nor Cihang can go far.

There are also many people who say that Zhang Yuelu is radical. In fact, in the eyes of Taoist senior officials, Zhang Yuelu is not radical at all. On the contrary, some people are too conservative. Fundamentally speaking, Zhang Yuelu belongs to the reformist or reformist school, which is what she calls the Taoist school of change. Over the past two hundred years, the Taoist sect has accumulated too many shortcomings, and it has reached the point where it has to change. It really needs a figure like Jiangling Xianggong to stand up and extend the life of the Taoist sect. Since ancient times, because reforms touch fundamental interests, few people who carry out reforms can achieve a successful outcome. Only those with great ambition, great perseverance, and outstanding abilities should not do it.

What does a truly radical person look like? Either they advocate the separation of the three sects, or they advocate violent means to overthrow the existing structure of the sect and start a new world. Even as the Heavenly Master saw in the Guizang Lantern, the emperor's crown fell to the ground and the king's dream was shattered. They went on and on, staining the mountains and rivers with blood. The world is shattered and everything is new.

As long as you are radical enough, everyone will be a conservative. This turned into Zhang Yuelu's advantage.

However, Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Tao have never responded to such rumors. Except for a very few senior officials, it is difficult for others to confirm whether this agreement exists. At least Qi Xuansu does not know about it.

If there is such an agreement, then Yao Pei's move is very interesting. A lot of things make sense. Quanzhen Tao specially trained Qi Xuansu for marriage, just to rectify the hearts of the people. It's a pity that Zhang Yuelu is not a man, otherwise it would be better to marry Yao Pei directly to Zhang Yuelu.

After the list was submitted, Master Qingwei did not object directly: "In principle, I disagree. Xingying has already granted leave, so I can't go back on my word. However, if the person concerned agrees, Xingying will not object. It will be decided by Master Jing and Deputy Hall Master Yao."

In fact, it was clear that Master Qingwei did not agree with this matter, but he did not want to be a villain, so he asked Jing Tianming to be the villain and stop Yao Pei.

Yao Pei simply decided to kill first and report later. Without discussing with Jing Tianming, he directly contacted Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu and informed them of the matter.

At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had left Iino County and came to Suzuka Mountain to rest, and by the way, they asked Suzuka Gozen about the evil fire.

After receiving the news from Yao Pei, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu decided to participate after a brief discussion. Climbing up within the Taoist Gate is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.

When Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu returned to the camp, Jing Tianming, the real person in charge, was furious because Yao Pei did not consult with him, so he called Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu "arbitrarily". This was an unruly behavior, and it was even more disrespectful to Yao Pei. The disrespect and contempt of the real person in charge of him. If it goes online, Yao Pei can be charged with a big crime.

Yao Pei still looked half-dead and half-awake, not afraid of Jing Tianming.

Because she has the confidence. Among the three shows of the Taoist sect, Zhang Yuelu is the grand-niece of the Heavenly Master, and Li Changge is the cousin of the Imperial Master. They are not related by blood. Only Yao Pei is the direct grandson of the Earth Master, and he takes into account Zhang Yuelu's ability and Zhang Yuyue's origin. Zhang Yuelu and Cihang are just masters and apprentices, Li Changge and Qingwei are not even masters and apprentices, and their seniority is even more confusing, but Yao Pei and Donghua are both masters and apprentices as well as uncles and nephews.

In terms of bloodline, Yao Pei is the one with the highest birthplace. The relationship between the three generations of Quanzhen Taoism is much closer than that of the Zhang family and the Li family. On this point, the Earth Master will not have the same reservations as the Celestial Master. . As Qi Xuansu said jokingly, at worst, you can go to Jinque to complain, just to see what the surname of the current rotating magistrate is.

Not to mention others, if Zhang Kuquan is dead, isn’t Li Changge still safe and sound? What's more, no one died, it was just a trivial matter, and it would be over with just "negligence".

Of course Jing Tianming understands this truth, so he is very angry, but he can only be furious. He has no right to punish Yao Pei, he can only report it. Qingwei's identity is sensitive, and letting him deal with Yao Pei is the same as Donghua's. Being shameless will lead to a series of unpredictable consequences. If you report it to Jinque, you don't have to think about it to know that Jinque will definitely not be able to pass it. Instead, they will say that he is making a fuss out of a molehill. What can he do? Yao Pei waited until Jing Tianming vented his anger, then said calmly: "I was negligent in this matter. I didn't ask the real person in charge for consultation in advance. If I made a mistake, it was a mistake. I don't deny it." The real person is the person in charge of this snake slaughter. You can ask Xingying to punish me, or you can ask Jinque to help me, or you can not let me participate in the next snake slaughter, and let the two deputy hall masters Qi and Zhang go back immediately. "

Yao Pei paused slightly: "Then please ask the real person in charge to kill the snake with the existing manpower. It's no big deal."

This is the destiny of Jing Tianming.

There has always been a saying that three false immortals can fight against the Immortal Immortal. This statement cannot be wrong, but it is only a confrontation and has the ability to fight back and protect itself. It is not that three false immortals can kill the Immortal Immortal. These are two completely different things. the concept of.

Since there is a confrontation, there is a winner and a loser. If they fight to the end, all three pseudo-immortals may die, they may both suffer losses, or they may die together. All in all, this approach is very dangerous.

If the four pseudo-immortals are fighting against immortal beasts rather than immortal immortals, they can usually gain the upper hand, but they are not foolproof. After all, it is a state of cultivation in the immortality stage. It is not impossible to counterattack and take away one or two people before death. When the overall situation has been decided, it is unbearable to lose a pseudo-immortal-level combat power. If such a thing really happens, then the Fenglinzhou war fought by Master Qingwei cannot be said to have been in vain, and its significance will be greatly reduced. When the time comes, Jinque will not hold Jing Tianming accountable, but Master Qingwei will also hold him accountable. Tianming didn't dare to take such a risk.

So the plan proposed by Yao Pei is to keep piling up the number of people. If the pseudo-immortals are not enough, they will use heavenly beings to make up the number. If there are not enough heavenly beings, they will use immeasurable heavenly beings such as Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu to make sure that nothing goes wrong.

If Yao Pei, Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu and others give up their jobs, then Jing Tianming will only have six people left in his hands plus Li Changge. They can also kill Yamata no Orochi, but it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no casualties. It depends on whether Jing Tianming dares to use himself His future is at stake.

It would be a lot of fun if Li Changge accidentally died. With the temperament of the Li family, I'm afraid it's not just Jing Tianming's job insecurity.

Jing Tianming had been a master and a master of knowledge for so many years, so he couldn't help but understand this truth. He finally swallowed his breath and was forced by Yao Pei to agree to this plan.

This method can only be used by Yao Pei, but not by others. At least Qi Xuansu can't do it, Qiniang can't compare with Earth Master.

After many twists and turns, after the candidates were finally determined, Jing Tianming presided over a brief meeting, mainly to clarify the significance and specific plan of the snake slaughter, and to ask the participants if they had anything to add.

It has to be said that the plan drawn up by Yao Pei is quite detailed, and there is not much that needs to be added or modified. At most, other people will raise some questions about the plan, and then Yao Pei will answer them one by one.

After the plan was completely finalized, the group took a flying boat and set off for Izumo Country. In addition to these main forces, some spiritual officials and Taoist priests arrived first and arranged formations in advance, including many heavenly beings.

Shortly after the Yinshi War ended, the daimyo of Izumo Kingdom returned to the command of Prime Minister Toyotomi. Toyotomi Prime Minister had also ordered the local daimyo lords to cooperate with the Taoist clan to evacuate civilians to avoid accidental injuries.