Pawn Crossing the River

Secretary Qian is Qian Wan. Although Master Cihang likes to take his young apprentice Xiao Yueru with him and often lets Xiao Yueru do some secretary's errands, Qian Wan is the real secretary of Master Cihang.

It cannot be said that Master Cihang has any dissatisfaction with Qian Wan. This has nothing to do with Qian Wan.

Among the three Shenzhi Masters, Cihang Master has the most disciples, more than the disciples of Qingwei Master and Donghua Master combined. Among the many disciples of Cihang Master, Cihang Master’s favorite is not to follow him. Bai Yingqiong, the oldest disciple, is not the most promising and outstanding Zhang Yuelu, but Xiao Yueru, the youngest closed disciple. She is the last of the eight generations of disciples, and after that she will be the ninth generation of disciples. Bai Yingqiong was short of twenty-three years.

The reason is not complicated, it is just human nature to prefer the youngest. The youngest son and grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady. Bai Yingqiong and Zhang Yuelu were both married and established people, so they would not be jealous of this. They treated this junior sister more like a junior.

Speaking of which, Master Cihang may look young, but he is actually in his sixties. It is not surprising that he has this mentality. She asked Xiao Yueru to be the secretary more for training than for any dissatisfaction with Qian Wan, so Secretary Qian, Assistant Manager Qian, should not be underestimated either.

After Qian Wan heard Qi Xuansu's voice, she did not hesitate at all: "Chief Qi, Master Cihang happens to have time now. Please wait a moment, I will go and report to Master Qi."

Soon, Master Cihang's voice came from the other side: "Tianyuan, is something wrong?"

"Can't I greet the real person if I have nothing to do?" Qi Xuansu and Tantai Qiong did not deal with each other, but when facing the mother-in-law, she had a different face. Qi Xuansu did not deny that there were factors affecting status, but he could not say that Qi Xuansu was snobbish. Yep, the key is that Tantai Qiong is too outrageous sometimes.

Master Cihang smiled and said, "Chief Qi, you always go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. If you want to greet me, you can't use 'Yun Zhongxin'. Stop being glib here and talk quickly."

Qi Xuansu then turned to the topic, "That's right, does the real person know Zhou Mengyao?"

There was a brief silence for Master Cihang over there.

Qi Xuansu waited patiently.

In fact, Master Cihang's silence meant answering without answering. If Master Cihang didn't know Zhou Mengyao, then she didn't have to be silent and just gave a negative answer. It was precisely because Master Cihang knew Zhou Mengyao that she kept silent. She was probably thinking about Qi Xuansu's intention of suddenly asking Zhou Mengyao.

"Where did you know this person?" Master Cihang's voice sounded again, "Although in a sense, we are all in the same circle, and she is also a contemporary of our generation, but with Qi

Niang is different. She is alienated from the rest of us due to some problems. On the contrary, Qiniang is very familiar with her. "

This corresponds to many of Qi Xuansu's guesses.

The "people like us" mentioned by Master Cihang should generally refer to the upper-class families of Taoism, not only the three major families, but also many lesser families such as the Pei family, the Qi family, the Su family, the Shen family, and the Lu family. What they have in common is that their ancestors are all elders who followed Xuan Sheng in rebuilding the Taoist sect.

Qi Xuansu was able to get into this circle mainly because of his triple status as adopted son, son-in-law, and disciple. Only by himself, he was at most the second Wang Jiaohe.

There is no doubt that Zhou Qingchen is considered a member of this circle, whether starting from Shen Changsheng's side or Zhou Shuning's side. This is one of the reasons why he retained his identity as a Taoist priest in the end. Nowadays, Zhou Mengyao, as a descendant of Zhou Qingchen, is certainly recognized as a member of this circle, but due to historical issues, he has become too alienated from other people.

Under other circumstances, Master Cihang would never say something so explicit. It is this circle and we are the same people. This is not conducive to unity. This also shows that Master Cihang did not regard Qi Xuansu as an outsider, but as a true one of his own.

At this time, Master Cihang meant that he felt that Qi Xuansu knew about Zhou Mengyao from Qiniang.

Qi Xuansu did not hide anything, "I just met with Master Wan Miao from Shuzhou Taoist Office. He told me some things about Qi Haoran, and he mentioned Zhou Mengyao among them."

Master Cihang said, "What happened to the Qi family? I have some impression, but I didn't pay too much attention to it at the time."

"That's it. Qi Haoran was his name after he left the Qi family." Qi Xuansu said.

Master Cihang said, "I probably know what you want to ask. Do you think Qi Haoran's matter is related to Zhou Mengyao?"

"Yes." Qi Xuansu's answer was very concise.

Master Cihang did not answer directly, "About this matter, involving Quanzhen Taoism, why don't you ask Qiniang or Master Donghua?"

Qi Xuansu said, "Qiniang, I have a hard time. As for my master, I had a conversation with him a long time ago. In his words, Quanzhen Taoism also eats from separate pots. Does he know anything about the Qingping Association?" "Duo, that's the private land of the Yao family."

Master Cihang was not surprised, "He, the second head of Quanzhen Taoism, can't even speak of understanding him. How can I, an outsider, understand it? My family members know their own affairs. You

You have to ask the Yao family or the Zhou family. "

Qi Xuansu took advantage of the situation and said, "To say that Zhenren doesn't understand it at all, that's not entirely true. Didn't Zhenren also serve as the leader of Huashengtang for a period of time?"

Master Cihang was obviously startled, "There is such a thing. You were still in Tiangang Hall at that time, and it turned out that you were waiting for me here. Tell me, what do you want to know about Huasheng Hall?"

Qi Xuansu stopped being polite and expressed his request, "I want to know, is the 'Heart of Immortality Stone' in Huashengtang still there?"

Master Cihang was silent for another moment.

At this moment, she must have thought a lot. Why did Qi Xuansu ask this? What is the relationship between "Heart of the Immortal Stone" and Zhou Mengyao? And so on.

Then Master Cihang gave an affirmative answer, "After I became the headmaster of Huasheng Hall, I visited all parts of Huasheng Hall, including many workshops that have been passed down from creation projects. I can responsibly say that during my tenure as Huasheng Hall During Master Tang’s tenure, the ‘Heart of Immortality Stone’ is still stored in Huasheng Hall. As for what happens after I leave Huasheng Hall, you have to ask the current Master, Xu Dacheng.”

Of course, Qi Xuansu did not need to ask Xu Dacheng, because in terms of time, when Master Cihang took up the post of Master of Huashengtang, Qi Haoran's tomb was already an empty tomb, which was enough to rule out any suspicion in this regard.

However, it also revealed Zhou Mengyao's mystery. Even a big shot like Master Cihang only knew that there was such a person and didn't know much about the specific situation.

It seems that we can only seek a breakthrough through some channels of the Qingpinghui.

Qi Xuansu ended the call with Master Cihang and left the Great Baoen Temple.

He still has a meeting to attend.

Not long ago, probably when Qi Xuansu was in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, Jinque passed a resolution with a high vote, which was to cancel various preferential policies in Fenglinzhou and implement a closed door on it.

The war in Fenglinzhou has been over for several years, but it has been going back and forth. The remnants of the Zunbang faction are like weeds, always growing in the spring breeze. This is also a trouble for Fenglinzhou, which has won the hearts of the people.

Everything that brings benefits will bring harm. If you want to win the hearts of the people, you can't kill. If we don't start killing, many fish will slip through the net, and it will be unclean.

When Qi Xuansu concealed his identity and went to St. York in the Northern Continent, Beichen Hall used it as a cover to announce that Qi Xuansu had gone to Fenglinzhou to handle matters. When Qi Xuansu just took over as the chief deputy hall master, he did not see the second deputy hall master Shen Mingxin. He also went to Fenglinzhou to handle matters at that time.

This matter is the follow-up to the Zunbang Sect. It can be seen that things in Fenglinzhou did not happen overnight, and there were already foreshadowings.

The reason why the news of Qi Xuansu going to Fenglinzhou was not suspected was because Fenglinzhou had indeed been having problems, and it was reasonable for the senior management of Beichen Hall to go there in person.

It's just that the matters in the New World are more urgent, and the Taoist sect's attention is focused on the New World, so the matter in Fenglinzhou did not cause too much commotion. Now that the affairs of the New World have come to an end, the matter of Fenglinzhou has been put on the agenda.

Jin Que studied and decided not to use force to eliminate the remaining Zunban faction, but to use economic means. The principle is like the folk method of removing warts. Use thin threads to wrap and tighten the roots of the wart so that it cannot supply blood. Then the wart will slowly wither and eventually fall off.

The specific strategy is to completely blockade Fenglinzhou. Except for the privileges of Prime Minister Toyotomi, many famous people, including the former royal family, are not allowed to go to the sea at all, cutting off all kinds of commercial exchanges, and at the same time severely cracking down on all kinds of smuggling. The fundamental purpose is to make those daimyo poor and unable to continue to support the Zunbang sect.

If you don’t have money, how can you talk about respecting the king and fighting the Tao?

The privilege left to Prime Minister Toyotomi is the classic strategy of surrounding three buildings, so that he will not lose hope and resist to the end, and there is still a way to surrender.

The Fenglinzhou war has proven that armed confrontation is unworkable. The Taoist sect wants to blockade Fenglinzhou, and the Zunhui faction cannot break it, nor can it defeat it, and they have no money. The final result was that it fell apart and started internal strife. Some people took refuge in the privileged Prime Minister Toyotomi, while a small number of people continued to resist to the end and eventually had to die.

It is worth mentioning here that the position of the Zunbang faction does not represent ordinary civilians. They actually represent the interests of some nobles and warriors. Not only do they lack the foundation of the lower class people, but they have many conflicts with the lower class people. They are often attacked by ordinary people and villagers. A samurai situation occurs.

Once their financial resources are cut off, it will be difficult for them to survive. This is the reason why Dao Sect dares to implement the blockade, and it is also the reason why Master Qingwei has repeatedly emphasized that Fenglinzhou must be popular among the people.

We must distinguish between our enemies and who are our friends, and we must not kill indiscriminately and force those who can be united to the opposite side. Otherwise, it will be one victory after another, eventually leading to total defeat. After all, the military serves political affairs.

When it comes to specific implementation, there are mainly three Taoist Prefectures, namely Liaodong Taoist Prefecture.

, Jiangnan Daofu, and Qizhou Daofu. Among them, Jiangnan Daofu and Qizhou Daofu are the top priority. They are the bulk of the trade with Fenglinzhou. They must conscientiously implement Jinque's policies here, and there must be no trace of them. shake.