When you walk into the Earth Palace, the first thing you see is a huge statue of Taishang Daozu, with the inscription: Great Holy Ancestor Gaoshangdao Jinque Taishang Xuanyuan Emperor.
Wang Jiaohe walked around the statue from the left, and Qi Xuansu walked around the statue from the right.
The two groups of people are like big waves, and the statue is like a rock in the middle of the current, dividing the big wave into two halves.
After bypassing the "reef", they merged into one.
Because of the large number of people, the meeting place was chosen to be in the small auditorium instead of the conference hall. The small auditorium has a "冂" structure, that is, the "口" is missing a horizontal line below it. The direction with one horizontal line missing is the entrance and exit door. The row of chairs facing the door facing south and north is the main seat, which is where the palace master and deputy palace masters sit. Then there are two rows of chairs on the left and right, facing the master. Sitting opposite each other.
After everyone came to the small auditorium, those with the word "Palace Master" on their bodies all walked towards the main seat, the assistants walked to the left, and the spiritual officials walked to the right.
Chen Shuhua sat on Wang Jiaohe's left hand side, next to Wang Jiaohe. Qi Xuansu is on Wang Jiaohe's right, but there is an empty space between the two. That is the position of Master Lan Da. Even if Master Lan Da cannot come, his position cannot be ignored, and the proper attitude must still be there.
After everyone sat down, Wang Jiaohe, as the real person in charge of the government, said some formal remarks, which were nothing more than emphasizing the necessity and importance of this Taoist meeting. They were all clichés and had nothing to say.
Then we have to enter the topic. Because it was Qi Xuansu who proposed to convene a Taoist meeting, Qi Xuansu spoke first.
Qi Xuansu first looked around, and then said unhurriedly: "There is only one theme of this big discussion, and it is also a commonplace issue, and that is the secret association. It can be said that since Xuan Sheng rebuilt the Taoist sect, the secret association has always been The Taoist sect's most trusted enemy. When they were at their most rampant, seven ancient immortals even dared to invade the Kunlun Cave. In the past two hundred years, some of the ancient immortals either ascended or fell. Some of the ancient immortals are still active in the world today. , there are still three ancient immortals left, which are what we often call the three major secret societies, among which the most rampant and insane ones are the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult."
"Speaking of the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult, I have dealt with them many times. I was a witness to the crash of the flying boat at Kunlun Pass, and I also went to the scene with Cihang when Cuo Wenbu Yinglong fell. Also. There was the second major Jiangnan case, when Lord Siming came to the world in Jinling Mansion. I was the one who witnessed it, and I have a deep understanding of their unscrupulous tactics."
"This time, the two secret societies secretly created two divine vessels through Nanlong's dragon energy under the nose of Shenglong Mansion, that is, the Taoist Mansion. It is simply appalling. If two ancient immortals were to be allowed to do so in Shenglong Mansion, People working together in the city turned the entire Shenglong Mansion into a dead city, how should we explain it to Jinque? Fortunately, the master in charge found out in time and quickly eliminated these two hidden dangers, and the danger was turned into safety. "
One fact, two understandings.
It can be said that Master Lan Da was negligent and did not notice the secret actions of the ancient immortals in advance, which resulted in the current situation. It can also be said that Landa Zhenren was vigilant, discovered quickly, suppressed quickly, and saved the situation.
The former is a fault, the latter is a merit.
It all depends on how you say it.
People who are in the same boat as Qi Xuansu and Master Landa naturally have to speak from the perspective of Master Landa, and they also speak for themselves.
The real person in charge of the government has merit because he discovered it in time and saved the situation. So how did you discover
of? It is the result of Chen Jianqiu's investigation. Who arranged for Chen Jianqiu to investigate? It's an equal seat. Landa Zhenren is the first scorer, and there is always no problem if he joins the team to provide assists.
At this time, it is impossible for anyone to oppose Qi Xuansu.
Because there is no way to object, if Master Landa is negligent, then wouldn’t other people in the Taoist government be negligent? Therefore, no matter who it is, as long as it is from the Taoist government, they can only choose the second theory, which is that Master Lan Da discovered it in time and saved the situation.
In other words, it is because the secret society is too cunning and difficult to guard against. They were able to invade the Kunlun Cave and fight against the Donghuang, which shows how difficult it is to deal with. Even Jinque and Donghuang were unable to prevent secret associations. It is reasonable and reasonable for our local governments to fail to prevent them and should not be harshly criticized. On the contrary, because our local government discovered and stopped the secret association's conspiracy in time and repaired the situation before it was too late, it was still meritorious.
This is somewhat like celebrating a funeral.
It's not that Qi Xuansu likes to do this, but the situation is such that it has to be like this. Qi Xuansu not only wanted to eliminate the black sheep of the Taoist government internally, but also not let the Taoist government fall apart, and also maintain internal unity and balance. To put it bluntly, he wanted to recruit some people to fight against Wang Jiaohe. If he opened his mouth and framed the matter as the fault of the entire Taoist government, everyone would record a demerit, and offended a large number of people, who would still be on his side? Why should he deal with Wang Jiaohe alone?
When doing things, pay attention to methods. To unite all forces that can be united, some costs must be paid and some compromises must be made.
Master Qingwei can compromise for the sake of the overall interests of Fenglinzhou. Qi Xuansu also wanted to learn from Qingwei Zhenren for the sake of the overall situation of Borneo.
The word "overall situation" sometimes sounds unpleasant, and the so-called "taking into account the overall situation" is even more likely to make people feel disgusted, but there is no way.
Who can do whatever they want in this world? The Sixth Generation Grand Master has not been promoted early, so he has to make choices.
After Qi Xuansu finished speaking, he paused slightly and looked around again.
Everyone's expressions were relatively relaxed. They might not be able to take any credit, but as the old saying goes, no fault is nothing but merit.
Qi Xuansu continued: "Because of this, Master Lan Da suffered some injuries and is in seclusion to heal. Before Master Lan Da went into retreat, he entrusted me with some of the responsibilities. After communicating with the Master and Chief Chen, I declared martial law to prevent the two major The secret society will kill another one in return."
"But before I talk about the two secret societies, I want to talk about my half-assed inspection trip. Because it was half-way, I only went to two places. One was the Lion City in Java. This is the entire Nanyang trade. You all should have been there and understood it, so I won’t say much more. The other one is Bainangben Mansion in Funan Kingdom. I came here for a private visit incognito, and what was the result? I was shocked. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Ke Qingqing had already begun to adjust the recording stone. At the same time, someone put down a curtain in the direction of the entrance of the auditorium for projection.
Soon, the projection appeared in front of everyone's eyes. It was obvious that this was a very hidden angle for taking pictures. The angle of view was shaking wildly and vibrating up and down. Ke Qingqing couldn't turn on the photo stone anytime and anywhere. He usually turned on the photo stone after something happened, so the photo taking time in these few periods was not long, but it already explained the problem.
Everyone's expressions gradually became serious.
Especially when someone grabbed Qi Xuansu's chest and skirt,
Someone even took a photo of the small coffee table next to them.
When the photo session was over, Qi Xuansu continued: "In just one day, I encountered so many secret societies one after another. It is true that these small secret societies will not directly threaten the Taoist government like the ancient immortals. Many Taoist friends also said However, if we want to rectify the secret association forces throughout Nanyang, we must take the lead of Jinque, consider the overall situation, and coordinate and cooperate with all aspects to achieve it. But these are not reasons for us to let these small forces of secret associations go unchecked. If the long-term If we sit back and ignore it, there will be big problems with the foundation of our Taoist government."
Qi Xuansu didn't give others a chance to interrupt, and then said: "These small forces in secret societies are so overbearing and commit lawlessness in broad daylight. I think we should simply remove the word 'secret'. So I wanted to find the local leader. Asking him what was going on and what was the result? It opened my eyes again."
"I waited at the Taoist temple for a whole night. It was not until dawn that the Taoist priest in charge came to see me drunk. I asked him what he was doing last night. It turned out that he was drinking and playing with women. He called it reading Buddhist scriptures. It was like this Is it possible for the Taoist priest in charge to prevent secret associations from becoming rampant? Yesterday, a highly respected old Taoist friend, senior, and real person came over to me specifically to ask me, perhaps because he heard some rumors from hearsay, what happened to Qi Cixian? I had no choice but to take out the evidence that I had kept from that day and let the old man listen. The old man was very angry and said that today's young people are immoral and come to cheat and fool the Taoist government. I said, this is not as simple as being immoral. But he has violated the laws of Taoism and must be dealt with severely."
Hearing this, Zheng Jiaohe's face turned dark.
Qi Xuansu made a staged summary: "So I believe that there are always two reasons for changes in things, namely internal causes and external causes. External causes change based on internal causes. In other words, it is internal causes that determine this change, not internal causes. External factors. External factors are only inducing factors, while internal factors are the original driving force for change.”
"As for the secret associations, the external cause is the rampant secret associations, while the internal cause is the inaction of some people in our Taoist government, or even cooperation inside and outside. It is precisely because of these people that the secret associations are rampant."
"Going back to the two major secret societies and Shenglong Mansion, there is a Taoist priest in charge of Bai Nangben Mansion who does nothing. So is there a Taoist priest in Shenglong Mansion? Are there any similar people among us deputy palace masters?"
The picture is poor and the dagger can be seen.
The previous preparations are all arguments, just to prove the correctness of the last sentence. Seeing the big from the small is impossible to refute.
By this time, anyone could tell that Qi Cixian was a drunkard and was not interested in drinking. He used the excuse of a secret association to actually point to the inside of the Taoist government.
Wang Jiaohe was not in a hurry to speak, but sighed once again in his heart, the future life is terrible. It would be great if such a young man were a descendant of the Wang family.
What a shame.
After Qi Xuansu's words fell, Xu Jiaorong immediately said: "Da Zhenren has always felt that secret associations are a very serious problem and believes that secret associations must be cracked down on. However, they involve too many areas and cannot affect maritime trade. We must also take into account the interests of all countries." Attitude needs an opportunity and comprehensive action needs to be taken. I think this incident in Shenglong Mansion is a very suitable opportunity. We should launch a comprehensive action against secret associations, starting from Shenglong Mansion. After all, one house cannot Why do you sweep the world? Clean your own door first before talking about anything else."
