Qi Xuansu left the Wang family's mansion and walked alone on the road back to Sheji Palace. As he walked, his clothes and sleeves were fluttering.
Qi Xuansu was in a bad mood, not only because of Wang Jiaoying, but also because mentioning Qiniang would remind him of the Yao family and the Earth Master behind them. He did not want to believe that Qiniang would plot against him, but many facts seemed to
They all pointed at Qiniang. At the very least, Qiniang couldn't escape her involvement. This put Qi Xuansu in a dilemma. He was not as calm as he appeared.
This also made Qi Xuansu extremely irritable, but there was still no one to talk to.
how to say?
That this was a scam and that he was deceived? But his life, his future, everything he has now, was given by Qiniang.
What if he made a mistake?
Whether you say you are deceiving yourself or saying you dare not face it, in short, there is no real evidence, just speculation, and Qi Xuansu is absolutely unwilling to believe it.
But he smelled something strange again.
This is undoubtedly a torture.
Qi Xuansu made up his mind. After returning to Yujing, he would first have an honest talk with Qiniang. If there was no result, he would personally go to Lingshan Cave to find out the secret hidden behind the "Heart of the Immortality Stone".
Zhang Yuelu did not follow Qi Xuansu closely, she walked with Wang Jiaoyan.
Wang Jiaoyan looked at Zhang Yuelu and asked, "Second Zhang, are we going to walk back like this?"
Zhang Yuelu smiled and pointed to the carriage parked alone on the street not far away, "Please."
"It turns out that the prison carriage has been prepared for me a long time ago." Wang Jiaoyan laughed to himself and got on the carriage.
Zhang Yuelu also boarded the carriage.
Under the protection of the spiritual officer, the carriage drove slowly.
There were only two people in the carriage, sitting opposite each other.
Zhang Yuelu opened his mouth and said, "The so-called seven emotions and six desires, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are the six roots. Buddhists say that if the six roots are pure, you can achieve true fruition. But how many people can really purify the six roots? People are greedy.
It's normal. Everyone has greed. I also have greed. It's understandable, but you can't be too greedy. Why are you, or you, so greedy? You have been prosperous for generations, and you can't enjoy it enough, but you still have to earn it.
Earning money that shouldn’t be earned, selling slaves, embezzling Taoist assets, why are you doing this?”
Wang Jiaoyan said nothing.
Zhang Yuelu then said, "Why do you need so much money? Money is something that you don't bring with you when you are alive or when you die. It is said that the Wang family is the emperor of Nanyang. When you reach your status, money has no practical significance. In this life,
It’s nothing more than food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, drink, and entertainment. Is there anything you want but can’t get?”
Wang Jiaoyan said calmly, "Zhang Ci
Xi, is there no shortage of money in the Taoist sect? For individuals, after reaching a certain status, money does not have much practical significance. For example, for Chief Qi, it makes people unable to grasp the handle. But that is only for individuals.
In other words, for a behemoth like the Taoist sect, money still has practical significance, and the significance is very important. Otherwise, the Taoist sect would not have set up a special Shibotang to manage commerce. Isn't commerce just to make money? Xuan Sheng said that to govern the Taoist sect,
It’s nothing more than a question of where money comes from and where it goes. Wouldn’t Zhang Cixi not understand this simple truth?”
Zhang Yuelu said, "So, you are comparing the Wang family to a Taoist sect. What you mean is that you are not collecting wealth for yourself, but for the Wang family behind you."
Wang Jiaoyan's expression turned stern, "I didn't say that. I neither admitted that I made money illegally, nor did I say that I made money for the Wang family. Also, I am me, and the Wang family is the Wang family. The Taoist sect does not want to be involved in anything, please."
Don’t confuse Mr. Zhang with the same thing."
She suddenly realized that it wasn't that Zhang Yuelu didn't understand the issue, but that he was trying to trick her and said it on purpose.
Zhang Yuelu was not discouraged and continued, "Maybe what I said is a bit biased. Let's not discuss it for now. We can each reserve our own opinions. As for whether you have illegally made money, this is not a question of whether you admit it or not. This is an objective fact.
You can't deny it."
Wang Jiaoyan sneered, "Your so-called evidence."
"Yes, evidence." Zhang Yuelu said calmly, "Including your lovers. Although I don't know how you get along with each other on weekdays, I know that there is no emotion between them and you, only interests.
These handsome men probably thought that your ship was going to capsize, so they jumped off the ship one after another to escape and told everything about you. You may think that you have everything covered, but the hardest thing to hide is the person next to you."
Wang Jiaoyan's face became ugly, and his confidence was not as strong as before.
Zhang Yuelu continued, "Let me give you one last piece of advice. If you find your way back and take the initiative to explain, you can still have a chance of survival. But if you persist in persisting, you will only die."
Wang Jiaoyan said in a low voice, "Everyone is prosperous, and everyone suffers from a loss."
Zhang Yuelu stopped talking.
Zhang Yuelu captured Wang Jiaoyan, and Qi Xuansu beat Wang Jiaoying. Although Lin Tianhe was still on the run, no matter how you look at it, it was a major defeat for the Wang family.
Just as Wang Jiaoying said, if Wang Jiaohe doesn't take any action, then the people's hearts will really be scattered.
The last time, the Wang family's counterattack was against the Lion City, setting off a
There was a huge riot, which indeed caused a lot of trouble to Qi Xuansu, but this time, the Wang family's counterattack seemed a bit slow.
On the surface, Wang Jiaohe seems to have no power to fight back, but Qi Xuansu has always felt that Wang Jiaohe must have hidden murderous intentions after running Nanyang for so many years. Wang Jiaohe is obviously not a talkative person, and it is normal for people to retaliate. Once he fights back,
It must be for Qi Xuansu's weakness.
In the next few days, Qi Xuansu, in addition to waiting for arrangements from Jiang Dazhenren, also began to deal with the affairs of Nanyang United Trading Company. After all, the boss behind Nanyang United Trading Company and a group of senior executives were basically arrested, and the entire company
has been paralyzed, or is operating on the huge inertia of the past. Qi Xuansu, not for anything else, but for his own commitments, must start preparing for the reorganization of the shareholders' meeting and re-election of the board of directors as soon as possible, so that Nanyang United Trading Company can
Return to normal operations as soon as possible.
This requires Qi Xuansu to communicate with Qi Muyu and other powerful factions.
It was during this period that Qi Xuansu often heard that it was because Wang Jiaohe's people had been active recently, and these people were deeply tied to the interests of the Wang family.
Qi Xuansu had a premonition that the Wang family's counterattack might be coming.
Many people think that to climb up within a Taoist sect, you only need to have someone above you. In fact, this is not the case. Having someone above you is just one of the conditions. The level of cultivation is high enough, the ability is strong enough, and you have merit and achievements. Sometimes it is easier than having someone above you.
Get promoted. After all, if you do well, you are also a resource for your boss, because your achievements are also shared by your boss. This is a mutual resource.
For example, Qi Xuansu can handle all the tasks assigned by Master Donghua properly, which naturally shows that Master Donghua has the ability to recognize people and employ them appropriately, which makes Master Donghua's face look good. On the contrary, if he fails,
, that means not knowing people well and employing people inappropriately. This is a relationship in which both prosper and suffer.
On the other hand, when suppressing a person within a Taoist sect, it is not just about whether there are people protecting him, but also whether there are any handles or weaknesses that can be taken advantage of. If someone gets a big handle, such as betraying the Taoist sect, then the backers will also
If you can't save it, you can only cut it to avoid burning yourself.
If you want to take advantage of others, you usually have to start from a place where the opponent is not paying attention. .??.
It is not only Qi Xuansu who knows how to learn from small things, and it is not only Qi Xuansu who can use it. Of course Wang Jiaohe, an old man, can also do it, and he is more skilled than Qi Xuansu.
After Qi Xuansu came to Shenglong Mansion, he did not rush back to Lion City, but stayed in the signing room of Fire Palace.
Just today, Chen Jianqiu contacted Qi Xuansu through Ke Qingqing and wanted to meet Qi Xuansu.
Of course Chen Jianqiu can
She wanted to meet Qi Xuansu directly, but she had to go through Ke Qingqing and wanted to invite Qi Xuansu to meet in a bookstore privately. As for the location of the bookstore, Chen Jianqiu knew.
Qi Xuansu took some time and asked Chen Jianchou to lead the way to the bookstore opened by a Westerner. It was very clean and would not attract anyone's attention. Firstly, all the books sold here were Western books, and secondly, the shopkeeper here was
It would be difficult for a Western lady to communicate here if she doesn't know Western.
Chen Jianqiu himself is of Western descent and comes here often.
This is a three-story independent building. The first floor is a hall, filled with various bookshelves and displaying books. The second floor is a single room, which can be used to read books or talk about things. The third floor is the shopkeeper.
Where there is life, guests stop.
Chen Jianqiu was waiting for Qi Xuansu in the small living room on the third floor.
After Qi Xuansu came here, he found that Chen Jianqiu's face was very ugly.
Qi Xuansu sat down opposite Chen Jianqiu and said straight to the point, "What's the matter?"
Chen Jianqiu said, "Master Qi, yesterday afternoon, people from Beichen Hall went to the palace to look for me."
Qi Xuansu was startled, "Beichen Hall?"
The two deputy heads of Beichen Hall, one Li Changge and the other Li Zhuyu, are both from his side. Why would they go to Chen Jianqiu at this time?
Qi Xuansu asked, "Who is from Beichen Hall?"
Chen Jianqiu looked at Qi Xuansu, "Did the real person really not know anything about this matter in advance?"
Qi Xuansu said, "That's nonsense! I've been busy with Nanyang United Trading Company recently, where can I find out?"
Chen Jianqiu said, "It's people from the branch of Beichen Hall. They suspected that I was a member of the Ziguang Society and wanted to take me away. I happened to be away from the palace at the time and escaped."
Qi Xuansu frowned, "When it comes to the head of the Dayu Kingdom, even if there is an investigation, it will only be done by the local Taoist government or the main hall of Yujing Beichen Hall. How can a local branch join in the fun?"
Qi Xuansu immediately realized that there was something fishy in this.
"Wait a moment." Qi Xuansu used the sutra urn to connect to Tianfu Palace, "Would you like to thank the deputy palace master? Please ask deputy palace master Danjin to come over. I have something to ask her... Well, let her hurry up."
After a while, Li Zhuyu's voice sounded from the other side of the sutra: "Chief Qi."
Qi Xuansu asked, "Deputy Hall Master Danjin, have you or Deputy Hall Master Yongyan given orders to the Beichen Hall Branch of the Taoist Palace recently?"
Li Zhuyu was obviously taken aback. "This time we used people brought from Yujing, supplemented by spiritual officers from the Xuanwei Department of Old Port. We did not use people from the local branch. What happened?"