The so-called internal battles within the Taoist sect usually only take two forms at the decisive moment after various plans, layouts, etc.
One form is to use force, that is, to have a real fight and the winner will speak.
The other is that no one dares to take action rashly, which is a contest between eloquence and sophistry.
All the previous plans and layouts are actually to increase one's confidence and chances of winning. However, no matter how great the chances of winning are, without this last move, it is the same as nothing.
Chen Shuhua said, "What does Qi Cixi want? Does Qi Cixi want to ignore the Taoist rules and directly go beyond the Taoist government to discuss matters? Or does Qi Cixi want to act arbitrarily?"
Naturally, Qi Xuansu would not jump into the hole dug by Chen Shuhua in his words, and said, "Qi does not dare to go beyond the Taoist government to discuss matters, nor does he dare to go beyond the real person in charge. Qi just has two suggestions, the first one
Just report it to Jinque."
Having said this, Qi Xuansu paused deliberately.
Chen Shuhua's face turned a little pale.
Qi Xuansu has weighed the pros and cons. Reporting to Jinque is the next best option for him, but he has also determined that Chen Shuhua and others do not want to report to Jinque. For him, reporting to Jinque is a last resort. For Chen Shuhua and others,
For humans, reporting to Jinque is absolutely impossible. There is a huge difference between the two.
Sure enough, Chen Shuhua directly asked, "What is Qi Cixian's second proposal?" ??
Qi Xuansu then said, "The second suggestion is also to hold a meeting of the Taoist government, but it is not a meeting of the master of the palace, but a grand meeting of the Taoist government!"
The highest decision-making of the Taoist government comes from the deliberations of the palace master, which is also called the deliberation of the deputy master. To put it bluntly, the deputy master is the lowest threshold for participating in the deliberations. The Taoist deliberation mentioned by Chen Shuhua specifically refers to the deliberations of the master of the palace. But the Taoist master’s deliberation proposed by Qi Xuansu
The discussion is to expand on the basis of the palace master's discussion, increase the number of people participating in the discussion, expand the scope, and add other people who are not qualified to participate in the discussion, such as two first-grade spiritual officers, including Xu Jiaorong
Waiting for assistant.
There are thresholds for the Taoist Council and the Palace Lord's Council, but the threshold for the former is rank, while the threshold for the latter is position.
As long as you are a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest, regardless of whether you are the deputy palace master or not, you can participate in the Taoist sect's general meeting, including Lingguan. The specific level is that the first-grade Lingguan is equivalent to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and the second-grade Lingguan is equivalent to the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest.
Taoist priest.
The Grand Immortal in Charge is in charge of military affairs. In other words, the high-grade spiritual officers are all members of the Immortal in Charge. With their addition, Qi Xuansu will no longer be alone. Furthermore, among the secretaries, Xu Jiaorong
As the secretary of the great master in charge, he has the highest rank. He is the only third-grade Youyi Taoist priest. He is equivalent to the ordinary secretary of the third division and the chief secretary of the three princes. He is the only secretary who can participate in the Taoist government meetings. Others are
The secretary does not have this qualification. In this way, Qi Xuansu's strength will also be enhanced, instead of shooting himself in the foot.
Another point is the special status of the first-grade spiritual officer. Because the first-grade spiritual officer is not a member of the palace master's deliberations, he generally cannot express his opinions except during war, so he is often ranked after the second deputy palace master. But if the pattern is enlarged,
In some major ceremonial occasions, it all depends on the grade, so the ranking of the first-grade spiritual officials is only after Wang Jiaohe, who is the real person of Shenzhi, and before Chen Shuhua, the ordinary real person. After all, there are only twelve first-grade spiritual officials in the entire Taoist sect.
Officials, ordinary real people far exceed this number, and the status of a first-grade spiritual official is still relatively transcendent.
Generally speaking, the small discussion determines strategy, the middle discussion determines tactics, and the big discussion promotes implementation. In other words, the big discussion is actually a mobilization meeting, not a place to discuss specific issues.
But Qi Xuansu didn't want to discuss any issues at all.
Is now the time to discuss the problem? The key now is to stabilize the situation, even if it is just a stalemate.
Chen Shuhua frowned and said, "How can the Taoist government solve the problem?"
Qi Xuansu immediately said, "Why can't the Taoist government solve the problem? Everyone adds firewood and the flames are high. The so-called man can conquer heaven, but tens of thousands of people can conquer heaven, instead of one or two people conquering heaven. Isn't it good to work together and brainstorm?"
The characteristic of great truth is that it has been refined over time and is close to the truth. Its advantage is that it is extremely difficult to refute.
Using big principles to suppress people is like using a big hat to suppress people. It works repeatedly.
The truth cannot be refuted, which puts Chen Shuhua in a dilemma. He deliberately refuses to agree, but he is afraid that Qi Xuansu will report it to Jinque.
This is a theory put forward by Westerners. The two parties in a conflict are like two carriages driving towards each other in the same lane. If both parties refuse to give way in order to show that they are not afraid of conflict, the outcome will be a head-on collision and both sides will be injured. If
If one party chooses to give in at the last moment, the party that chooses to give in will be regarded as a coward and its reputation will be damaged, but it will avoid a tragic conflict and greater loss of interests.
No one wants to lose both sides. It depends on who can hold his nerve more and refuse to give in, forcing the other party to get out of the way.
The same is true now for Qi Xuansu and Chen Shuhua. Neither side wants to report to Jinque. Either both sides will suffer losses, or one side will take the initiative to give in and compromise.
It depends on who can't stand it anymore.
However, Qi Xuansu still has some advantages in this aspect. After all, he is Jinque
The person sent by Jinque must be towards him.
Qi Xuansu added another fuel to the fire, "If Chief Chen disagrees, then we have to report it to Jinque. I can draft an official letter on your behalf. If the real person in charge and Chief Chen have no objection after reading it, we will jointly report it to Jinque and wait for Jinque's instructions."
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After Chen Shuhua was silent for a long time, he said, "Whether we want to hold a Taoist meeting or not, we still need to ask the real person in charge for instructions."
Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "This is natural."
Chen Shuhua turned and left with a gloomy expression.
Qi Xuansu stood there with his hands behind his hands and watched him leave.
Lingguan Ding Chou came to Qi Xuansu's side. Although she was older than Qi Xuansu and had a higher rank than Qi Xuansu, she actually admired Qi Xuansu at this time.
They originally hoped that Qi Xuansu would stand up and speak because only Qi Xuansu had the qualifications to speak out. They had no choice. It was a bit like treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. But now it seems that Qi Xuansu's performance is far beyond their expectations.
Unexpectedly, it gave them a big surprise.
No wonder Qi Xuansu is able to hold a high position at such a young age, and is truly the fourth best figure in the Taoist sect.
Ding Chouling official said, "I have separated some personnel from the five hundred spirit officials and placed them in key positions here to take charge of defense. There should be no problem in a short time." ??
Qi Xuansu said in a low voice, "Let's go to the Water Palace to see Xu Fuli. By the way, let's inform the Jiayin Lingguan so that the Lingguan can enter the city in batches and gradually take over the city's defense. Yinglong will not be left behind for the time being."
Official Ding Chou responded softly.
When Qi Xuansu arrived at the Water Palace, Wang Jiaoying and others had already retreated, leaving only Xu Jiaorong standing guard at the gate of the palace.
Previously, Xu Jiaorong explained most of the situation through summons, such as the fact that Master Landa was attacked by Wu Luo and Zhenjun Siming, and that he could not report to Jinque, etc. However, the specific situation could not be discussed in detail until they met.
When Xu Jiaorong saw Qi Xuansu and Ding Chou Lingguan coming over, he let out a long sigh of relief and felt truly relieved. This is no wonder for her. The environment determines the character. For her, the comfortable environment for many years has made her better at those things that have disappeared.
The fight between swords and shadows was overt and covert. I was not used to such bloody armed battles. The scene just now was really thrilling.
Qi Xuansu was different. He was a wild Taoist priest. He had experienced life and death several times and had been on the battlefield, so he was used to it.
In fact, what Qi Xuansu lacks is this kind of hands-off fighting method, but he is good at learning. Whether it is Zhang Yuelu, Donghua Zhenren, even Qingwei Zhenren, and his previous superiors, they are all role models for him to learn from, and he has indeed benefited from them.
many.
After being polite for a while, the three of them entered the water palace.
Xu Jiaorong told the two of them the details of the current situation of Master Lan Da.
At this time, Master Landa was indeed in seclusion, and he was indeed injured. The situation was not very optimistic.
When Master Landa returned to the Water Palace, the situation was already very critical. He could not wait for Qi Xuansu to come back, so he could only explain to Xu Jiaorong and start retreating.
According to what Master Lan Da said, he was just a Wu Luo and he was not inferior. The key was that Master Siming made a sneak attack and broke his heart.
For immortals, a broken heart is not a fatal injury. Human immortals can grow one in seconds. Earth immortals are not as good as human immortals. They can also temporarily build a false "qi heart" with true energy. This
This is not the key to letting Master Landa retreat to recuperate.
The key is that in order to escape, Master Lan Da continuously used the fourth level of "Taiyi Technique".
Theoretically speaking, the fourth level of "Taiyi Technique" is the limit, consuming 80% of the infuriating energy. There is no problem with normal use, provided that it cannot be used continuously.
The third level of "Taiyi Method" consumes 40% of the true energy, and the fourth level of the "Taiyi Method" consumes 80% of the true energy. If used continuously, it consumes 120% of the true energy. If it exceeds its own limit, it will suffer backlash.
Master Lan Da used the third "Taiyi Technique" to block the joint attack of Wu Luo and Siming Zhenjun, and then used the fourth "Taiyi Technique", which not only broke Wu Luo's divine domain, but also
It also completely shattered the divine bodies of Wu Luo and Siming Zhenjun, forcing the two ancient immortals to return to the Kingdom of God.
Of course Landa Zhenren won, but it was a miserable victory.
The backlash caused by this made Master Landa overwhelmed.
This is like a laborious expedition, which cost countless people. Although they won in the end and defeated a powerful enemy, there was no real gain, the internal body was overwhelmed, and the overly heavy recruitment provoked a civil uprising, and a great chaos was imminent.
Master Lan Da only summed it up in one sentence: "The three corpse gods jumped violently, and smoke grew in the seven orifices."
Beings like immortals are dead and not frozen. If they come in from the outside, they will not be able to kill them all in an instant. Only when they commit suicide internally will they be completely defeated, or even die.
For example, Lin Lingsu, the Imperial Preceptor of the Jin Dynasty, was severely wounded by so many powerful enemies, but in the end he died not in the hands of these powerful enemies, but in the hands of "his own".
No one knows how long it will take Master Landa to calm down the "civil strife" in his body.
During this period, Qi Xuansu could only try his best to maintain it.