Chapter 31: Arrest

Master Gao, Gao Mingyin, is rampant in the northern city of the Imperial Capital. He has countless properties, has a huge backer behind him, and has hands and eyes that reach the sky. Naturally, he has guards. However, most of these guards are stationed outside the building. At this time, they have been captured by the spiritual officials of the Imperial Palace. Down. Even if there are one or two people with high cultivation level, they are no match for Qi Xuansu.

At this time, Gao Mingyin was just alone. Although there were a lot of guests in the house, they were all followers of the enemy. If he was doing well, everyone would naturally flatter him, but if he lost power, it would be the end of the world if these people didn't come to add insult to injury. In the love of incense, if Master Qi gives a call, everyone will cut off their relationship.

Gao Mingyin remained silent, not because he didn't know how to argue, but because the general situation was such that it was useless to say more. If you make a lot of noise like a shrew, it just adds to the laughter, it is better to leave some dignity for yourself.

As for his behind-the-scenes backer, I'm afraid he is also very worried.

There are only two possibilities for Qi Xuansu to appear here.

One possibility is that Qi Xuansu escaped from the pursuit of the seven heavenly beings, which means that the matter has been leaked. The Imperial Palace will definitely not give up. If Tianchen Division wants to deal with the coming questioning from the Imperial Palace, they must contact him immediately. If he denies the relationship, why would he come to stand up for him? Doesn’t this make the matter solid?

Another possibility is that Qi Xuansu had made arrangements to kill these seven heavenly beings in turn. Such a loss would definitely shock the Tianchen Division, and then go up to the heaven to listen. If His Majesty the Emperor personally intervenes, all the details will come out. , use public weapons to conduct private affairs, or deal with Taoist sects, I am afraid that a big turmoil will arise in an instant, and his backers will try their best to make up for it, so there is no way to care about him.

This is the general trend, and it cannot be resisted by his small manpower.

If it was the second possibility, why did Qi Xuansu kill seven heavenly beings? In Gao Mingyin's opinion, the power of the Imperial Palace should have been used.

Logically speaking, he, a small boss, would never have such authority. But the strange thing is that Deputy Palace Master Shi trusts him too much. Everything she asks for and entrusts her is granted. She herself is like a puppet in the play, wandering around freely all day long, although she can't It is said that all the real power of the second deputy palace master was given to this little chief, but most of it was stolen by this little chief. Just like the sycophants around the emperor, they pretended to be powerful and gave orders to the government and the opposition, and no one dared to disobey.

With the authority of the deputy palace master, setting up an ambush and killing seven heavenly beings would be very promising. After all, the Taoist sect not only has Taoist priests, but also spiritual officials and various creations and firearms. As long as they are arranged properly, heavenly beings can also kill them.

The key point is that Tianchensi is not a member of the Taoist sect. If there is internal fighting among the Taoist sect, neither the second deputy palace master, the chief deputy palace master, nor even the real person in charge of the palace would dare to call upon the Taoist power rashly, because the Taoist priests and spirits of the Taoist government Officials are not private soldiers. Once they are used, they will be a huge leverage in the future, so they only dare to use their own confidants or take action themselves. Take the Fire Zhenwu Temple as an example. It was the "Heavenly Court" that took action, rather than a certain deputy palace master mobilizing Taoist priests and spiritual officials from the Jiangnan Taoist Prefecture to take action. Could it be that the Jiangnan Taoist Prefecture was not as good as the "Heavenly Court"? But the big shots in Jiangnan Daofu are just afraid of giving someone a thumbs up.

But it's different when dealing with outsiders. Tianchensi, who has a grudge against the Taoist sect, can let go of his hands and feet. Not only can he use his own people from the Taoist government, but he doesn't have to be secretive and restrain his hands and feet. At this time, the power of the Taoist government will appear. Out.

In this way, what he was dealing with was not a minor chief, but half a deputy palace master. No wonder everyone in the Imperial Palace called this person the "tenth deputy palace master."

Ke Qingqing stopped talking nonsense and waved his hand: "Take it away."

The two spiritual officers immediately stepped forward and walked towards Gao Mingyin.

Gao Mingyin did not struggle in vain or run around, he just stood there, not looking at the two spiritual officials, but staring at Qi Xuansu. Although Qi Xuansu never spoke again after handing the file to Ke Qingqing, everyone knew that he was the real person in charge, and Ke Qingqing was just a mouthpiece to speak on his behalf.

Qi Xuansu looked at him with calm eyes, but it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Gao Mingyin closed his eyes.

After all, he is just a businessman, not one of those gangsters who licks blood from his knife edge. He will no longer pretend to be ferocious and malicious at this time, nor will he continue to fight in a trapped beast, ultimately losing his life in vain, so he is still willing to admit defeat.

Everyone got out of the way, and the two spiritual officers came to Gao Mingyin unobstructed, lifted up Gao Mingyin one on the left and the other on the right, and then walked out.

Gao Shide didn't come back to his senses until this moment. He just called out "Dad" and wanted to reach out to pull Gao Mingyin's sleeves. However, after seeing the dark as ink armor, he only reached halfway and completely Stuck there.

Gao Mingyin allowed Lingguan to hold him up, without looking at his son, and said calmly: "Go back and tell your mother to stay at home and don't move around."

After saying that, he was carried away by the spiritual officer and went directly downstairs.

Qi Xuansu still stood there, looking around again, and then cupped his hands and said: "Qi Xuansu apologizes to you for disturbing your elegance."

Everyone returned the favor with their hands in hand.

The buzzing "don't dare" sounds are endless.

Qi Xuansu said no more, turned around and left.

Ke Qingqing followed closely, followed by the spiritual officials lined up.

There was silence in the banquet hall on the second floor. After a long time, someone whispered: "It's so majestic."

Qi Xuansu came down the stairs and saw the shopkeeper here.

Taiping Inn is originally a Taoist business. Many of the shopkeepers of the main store have a high Taoist rank. They are all family members, so the shopkeeper is neither afraid nor disgusted. Instead, he greeted them with a bit of enthusiasm as a colleague: "Master Qi."

Qi Xuansu also smiled a little more: "Thank you for your cooperation this time."

"That's not right. We are all family." The shopkeeper also smiled, "Mr. Gao held the banquet here, which is somewhat of a demonstration, but since he wants to give Taiping money, we have no reason to refuse."

Qi Xuansu said: "It's just convenient for us to arrest people."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Qi Xuansu said goodbye: "I just arrested Gao Mingyin. There are so many things to think about. I'm afraid it will be another sleepless night. I will come to bother you another day."

"Master Qi, take care." The shopkeeper sent Qi Xuansu to the door.

This time, of course, the net was not only captured Gao Mingyin, but also his strategist Jiang Zhupo, and a group of managers involved in this matter, including the leader of the Beggar Gang in the north city.

As for why Gao Mingyin's son Gao Shide was not arrested, it was not that Gao Shide was innocent, but that Gao Mingyin was very careful to protect Gao Shide and did not let Gao Shide get involved in these things. Most of the things Gao Shide committed were related to civil affairs, such as bullying men and women, etc. Although the crimes were extremely serious, they were not within the scope of the power and responsibility of the Imperial Capital Prefecture. That was the matter of Shuntian Prefecture.

As for the matter of Lu Cui's descent, the madam said that the Beggars' Gang had to give Gao Shide face, but there was no substantial evidence at all. Gao Shide was a playboy, how could he understand the ins and outs of this? His incompetence helped him escape.

The first time Qi Xuansu arrested Gao Shide, he used the two charges of "Five Stone Powder" and obstruction of public affairs, not that he was related to Lu Cui's descent.

Because of this, Qi Xuansu still let Gao Shide go.

The stronger the opponent, the less obvious flaws can be left.

Qi Xuansu would not give others a handle at this time. If he was accused of crossing the line, the originally clear situation would become muddy again.

It is just that if you don't weigh four taels, you can't weigh a thousand pounds on the scale.

Qi Xuansu kept weighing these seemingly insignificant "little things" and put them on the surface, which was like a little tael to move a thousand pounds. Qi Xuansu's strength was very small, but this scale could turn Qi Xuansu's strength into a huge wave. Qi Xuansu knew this trick, and others would naturally know it, so Qi Xuansu had to guard against it and not give others the opportunity to attack him.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu sat in the carriage.

In addition to Ke Qingqing, there was another person in the carriage, who was the main culprit arrested this time, Gao Mingyin.

The interior of the carriage was not a Western layout, but an authentic Eastern layout.

The so-called Western layout is that the door is opened on one side of the carriage, and there are four seats in the carriage, two by two.

The eastern layout is that the carriage is surrounded by three sides and one is missing. The entrance and exit of the carriage is behind the driver, and there are only three seats inside.

Qi Xuansu sat in the main seat in the middle, Gao Mingyin and Ke Qingqing sat on the left and right, and a spiritual official was in charge of driving.

Qi Xuansu had no interest in talking to Gao Mingyin, and wanted to close his eyes and rest, but at this time, the "Chu Zhen Sutra" on his waist lit up.

Qi Xuansu did not avoid the two and opened the Sutra.

Zhang Yuelu's voice came out: "Is it over?"

"It's over." Qi Xuansu responded, "Everything is fine."

Zhang Yuelu responded, and no longer talked about this matter, nor did she talk about other confidential matters. She just talked about some homely gossip. With her conservative personality, she naturally would not say sweet words that would make outsiders feel sick after listening.

Ke Qingqing sat upright, looking at her nose and heart, but she still vaguely saw the figure of the proud girl from the corner of her eyes, and her heart was full of respect.

From Xuansheng to the sixth generation of Grand Masters, none of them were women, but there were four wives of the Masters, so many women in the Taoist sect hoped to have a female Grand Master to achieve the balance of yin and yang. However, as of now, Cihang Zhenren is not surnamed Zhang, and cannot integrate Zhengyi Dao, so there is little hope. The biggest possibility is to choose one of Donghua Zhenren and Qingwei Zhenren to serve as the seventh generation Grand Master.

This disappointed many women, and they had to place their hopes on the next generation, that is, the eighth generation of disciples.

The outstanding figures of this generation of disciples are more yin than yang, and only Li Changge is a man. Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei are both women, and Zhang Yuelu is the most famous. The key is that Zhang Yuelu's surname is Zhang, without the disadvantage of Cihang Zhenren, and she is also a direct disciple of Cihang Zhenren. She can gather the forces of the Zhang family and the Cihang lineage, truly integrate Zhengyi Dao into one place, and compete for the eighth generation of Grand Master.

So over the years, whether Zhang Yuelu and her master are willing or not, they have more or less the meaning of being the female leader of the Taoist sect, and even surpass the boundaries of the three paths. The Quanzhen Dao might have had the intention of splitting the world by pushing Yao Pei out this time.

As for the Taiping Dao, they never believed in this. The so-called fairness is not something that can be begged for, but something that can be earned by oneself. If it is not tested by blood and fire, and is obtained by just shouting a few morally correct slogans and relying on others to voluntarily give in and give alms, it is unstable. Today, they can give in because the situation is peaceful and many people don't mind showing their so-called grace. If the situation becomes stretched and difficult to cope with tomorrow, and the veil of tenderness is torn off, what if others don't want to give in? What can they do?

In fact, Zhang Yuelu is just like the Taiping Dao. She doesn't believe this. She only believes in selecting people based on their talents, and the capable ones are promoted while the mediocre ones are demoted. She doesn't want to be placed with high hopes at all, but the "public opinion" is like this, which often makes her feel like thorns in her back.

She even had a thought: if she failed to become the Grand Master but became the Grand Master's wife, she really didn't know how "public opinion" would be, and would she be regarded as a sinner by some crazy people?