Chapter 182: The Gentleman’s Grace

No matter how many tactics are used, in the end it must be supported by force.

Shortly after Jiang Daren left Shenglong Mansion, Qi Xuansu also left Shenglong Mansion, leaving only Xu Jiaorong to look after the house.

In fact, Qi Xuansu had already dispatched all the manpower he could mobilize before setting off, including Lin Yuanmiao and the three Taoists.

Strictly speaking, we should not say dispatch, because there is no clear subordinate relationship between the two parties, but cooperation.

The Taoist Sanxiu traveled all the way to Borneo to help Qi Xuansu. Zhang Yuelu could be said to be a friend, but the other two were not so simple. They had to share some of the credit.

Don't think Qi Xuansu was taken advantage of. In fact, it is a matter of mutual benefit. With Qi Xuansu's strength alone, he can't say that he is a sure shot against the two pseudo-immortals. Instead, pulling in Li Changge and Yao Pei will affect the power behind them, and the strength of these two people cannot be underestimated, and they will be a great help.

Since someone has put in the effort, then of course they have to take credit. Sometimes, apportioning some credit appropriately can unite more people and reduce one's own resistance.

Last time in Fenglinzhou, Li Changge and Yao Pei were unable to participate in the whole battle due to other reasons, leaving Qi Xuansu in the limelight. Qi Xuansu gave part of the credit to Zhang Yuelu out of emotional considerations and to obtain the semi-immortal object, and the result was to discuss matters in Jinque. At that time, both Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao were on his side, and only Taiping Dao was opposed. Needless to say, Quanzhen Taoists support their own family, but Zhengyiyi supports Qi Xuansu in a way that reciprocates love.

Although Qi Xuansu is a member of Quanzhen Taoism, he does not have a deep concept of the three ways. He is somewhat similar to someone from the Grand Master's lineage, with a relatively neutral attitude. As his status becomes higher and higher, he increasingly feels that " The word "unity" has profound meaning.

There are both positive and negative meanings.

Although the three Taoists from the Taoist sect arrived, the dragons were left without a leader. Qi Xuansu stayed in Shenglong Mansion to see off Master Jiang Da, and Zhang Yuelu was the leader in Wu'an Mansion. In a practical sense, Lin Yuanmiao and Xiao Yin only listened to Zhang Yuelu, but not Yao Pei and Li Changge. According to the Taoist rules, Zhang Yuelu is the highest grade, and his position is also a grade. Xiao Yin is only a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest. Lin Yuanmiao has the status of a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest given by Tianshi, which is equivalent to Zhang Yuelu, but his position is only an assistant. Reasonable, cannot be compared with the second deputy palace master.

Qi Xuansu has handed over the pages of "Xirui Jing" to Lin Yuanmiao. At the critical moment, Lin Yuanmiao can reproduce part of the style of Lin Lingsu, the great master of the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu is relatively reassured. If there is any emergency, Lin Yuanmiao will block one, and the three Taoists will work together to resist one or two, so that they will not be unable to fight back.

Qi Xuansu boarded the flying boat, and Chen Jianchou was always with him, as well as some spiritual officials.

However, Qi Xuansu still left several second-grade spiritual officers in Shenglong Mansion to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the emptiness of Shenglong Mansion to do anything.

The flying boat slowly took off.

Wu'an Mansion is only a few hundred miles away from Shenglong Mansion, and it can be reached in an instant.

In this extremely short leisure time, Qi Xuansu did not plan anything or think about anything.

Everything that needs to be planned has been planned, and all that's left is for the subordinates to see the truth.

Qi Xuansu casually opened a volume of stories that Chen Jianchou bought for him.

It is a storybook written by an old acquaintance, Mo Qingdi.

After all, he was an old classmate. Qi Xuansu did not forget to support Mo Qingdi and bought a few volumes. Whether or not he would read it would be another matter - Qi Xuansu was too busy and did not have so much free time.

After reading only a few pages, Qi Xuansu couldn't stand it anymore.

Chen Jianchou was sitting next to Qi Xuansu and couldn't help but ask: "Chief, isn't this book good?"

Qi Xuansu did not answer directly, but asked: "Have you seen it?"

"I've seen it." Chen Jianchou replied. As a secretary, it's not enough for him to just know his boss's preferences. He also needs to know his boss's preferences. How to understand them? Reading books that your boss likes to read is one of the ways.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What do you think?"

Chen Jianchou considered his words and said, "It's okay. Does Chief feel bad?"

Qi Xuansu closed the book in his hand: "These books all came out of a set, but an ordinary boy suddenly had an adventure, either an old man with a white beard, or a divine object descended from the sky, and then he soared into the sky. That boy always He wanted to offend a few young masters from a wealthy family. Either his father was the head of the Qingxiang clan, or he had an ancestor who had become an immortal and a Buddha. These people had seen the world, but they wanted to deal with this mud-legged boy. He just took a gamble, didn't care about his family fortune, and had no ambitions. The young master is not a young master, a talent is not a talent, and an immortal is not an immortal. He is no different from a local ruffian or an emperor. He is just a fighting and ruthless gangster. Just people.”

Chen Jianchou said cautiously: "Is there something wrong?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Is Lao Mo mocking me?"

"How is that possible?" Chen Jianchou laughed dryly, "If the chief is unhappy, can I go say hello to Qingping Bookstore?"

Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said, "I just said it casually, I'm sorry he doesn't dare."

When the flying boat landed, Zhang Yuelu did not come to greet it. Firstly, there was no need for such a big pomp, and secondly, they had to closely monitor Wang Jiaohe and others.

But there is still one person waiting here. A person who was beyond Qi Xuansu's expectations.

Du Fuzhou.

Speaking of Du Fuzhou, Qi Xuansu is no stranger. The grandson of the previous governor, Dazhenren, his mother is Du Yuhua, and his Taoist companion is Sun Yaozhen.

In fact, no matter how you look at it, it should be the alliance of Wang, Sun and Du. I don’t know whether Du Yuhuan is shrewd or Du Fuzhou is really indifferent. After an investigation, Sun Yaozhen, Wang Jiaoyan and Wang Jiaoying were arrested, Wang Danqing was under house arrest, Sun Jiaofeng died, Sun Heyu and Wang Jiaohe were ready to go all out, but Du Fuzhou didn’t find any problems.

Qi Xuansu’s original intention was to uproot all three families, but now only two families have been uprooted, and the Du family has been staying out of it.

Qi Xuansu asked Jiang Dazhen and Donghua Zhenren implicitly whether they should continue to investigate further.

Both Jiang Dazhen and Donghua Zhenren gave a definite answer that the Wang family and the Sun family are the key, and there is no need to worry about the Du family.

Because they were his own people, Donghua Zhenren said it more bluntly. The great Zhenren ascended to heaven and passed away, and his tablet and portrait were still in the ancestral temple. He had made contributions to Taoism, and the final conclusion had been made. He could not bring shame to his predecessors. Moreover, many of the great Zhenren's disciples and old friends were still alive and in high positions, so he could not ignore their feelings. In addition, Du Yuhuan had turned back in time, realized his mistakes, and expressed his willingness to repent. Knowing mistakes and being able to correct them is a great virtue.

So Qi Xuansu understood that the great Zhenren's influence was profound. The so-called gentleman's grace was cut off after five generations, and this was only the third generation, so it was still useful. As for whether Du Yuhuan recognized his mistakes and repented, it was not important or not. In front of the great Zhenren's influence, it was a trivial matter.

In the Western counting method, without the one in front, no matter how many zeros there were, it would be meaningless.

Qi Xuansu did not investigate further, and from the evidence he had, Du Fuzhou was indeed fine. He was not a cruel official, and he could not fabricate charges to frame others.

But Qi Xuansu didn't expect Du Fuzhou to take the initiative to meet him. No matter what, the matter has not been settled yet. Du Fuzhou should keep a low profile after his Taoist companion was arrested.

Qi Xuansu got off the flying boat and said straight to the point: "What can I do for you, Daoist Fellow Du?"

Du Fuzhou was very humble: "My mother wants to see Chief Qi."

Qi Xuansu frowned: "Let's do it another day."

Du Fuzhou said again: "The Palace Manager Wang is also here."

Qi Xuansu's face suddenly became solemn: "Daoist Fellow Du, you should know why I came. I also remind you that deceiving Jinque, being dishonest to Jinque, and being two-faced will not end well."

Du Fuzhou hurriedly said: "Chief Qi misunderstood, it was not my mother who took the initiative to invite the Palace Manager Wang to come, But Wang Zhangfu came uninvited. My mother is alone and helpless. How can she refuse Wang Zhangfu? My mother really has no choice, so she asked me to come here to wait for Chief Qi. "

Qi Xuansu's expression eased a little, and he said to Chen Jiangou: "Contact Zhang Cixi and others to ask what's going on."

Chen Jiangou took the order and left, and quickly replied: "Zhang Cixi and others are keeping an eye on Sun Heyu, leaving only Miss Yin behind."

Qi Xuansu immediately understood Zhang Yuelu's intention. After Wang Jiaohe and Sun Heyu separated, if they divided their forces, both sides would be weak. If they concentrated their forces on one, they would have an advantage.

Sun Heyu was injured, and he must be a few points weaker than Wang Jiaohe. With Lin Yuanmiao holding him head-on and the three Taoist masters helping from the side, it was almost a sure thing. In this way, at least the lower limit was kept, and both of them would not be let go.

This was also a great trust in Qi Xuansu, leaving Wang Jiaohe to him.

Of course, Qi Xuansu was not allowed to fight Wang Jiaohe alone, but Xiao Yin was left to Qi Xuansu. How Qi Xuansu dealt with Siming Zhenjun at the beginning, this time he would deal with Wang Jiaohe in the same way.

Qi Xuansu had a hunch that Wang Jiaohe wanted to see him on purpose.

However, Qi Xuansu was not in a hurry to see Wang Jiaohe, but took Xiao Yin over first, otherwise he would really be in danger. He alone was no match for Wang Jiaohe. Chen Jiangou stayed on the flying boat and was responsible for communication.

Xiao Yin was still very happy when he saw Qi Xuansu.

Lao Zhang and Lao Qi each had their own advantages. Lao Zhang's advantage was that he was generous and kept his word, but his disadvantage was that he was too strict and too lenient. Lao Qi was just the opposite. His advantage was that he was not lenient and not strict, but his disadvantage was that he was stingy and petty. It can't be said to be stingy, it should be said to be poor. Anyway, Lao Qi had no money.

Xiao Yin had been following Lao Zhang recently and had saved some money, but because he was too strictly controlled, he had nowhere to spend it. What was the point of money that couldn't be spent? At this time, Old Qi is very needed.

Qi Xuansu promised Xiao Yin: "Let's do the work first. As long as the work is done well, I won't stop you from running wild in Nanyang."