At this time, the innkeeper's check-in room had become a temporary "Chinese army tent", with a map of the man in black hung up and soldiers coming in and out.
Qi Xuansu also met here the general who wanted to see him, Qin Wubing.
Judging from his appearance alone, Qin Wubing is not old, he can even be said to be very young, similar to Qi Xuansu. But Qi Xuansu understands that it is because of his extremely high cultivation level that has the effect of keeping his appearance.
However, Qin Wubing's real age is not very old, no more than forty years old. He can be regarded as a young man among the men in black. From this point of view, he can be called "Junyan". If nothing else, he can be regarded as a young man.
With his family background, ability, and resume, many years later, he will represent the people in black in the cabinet as a county king and become one of the very few people at the highest level of the court.
Just like Zhang Yuelu is expected to enter Jinque and become one of the big figures who influence the direction of the Taoist sect. However, all this has a premise, at least he must survive until that time.
Qi Xuansu had already learned from the guard on the way here about the news that Daomen and the imperial court had jointly wiped out all the secret society demons in Yongzhou. He was not surprised by Daomen's thunderous methods, but he did not expect that Daomen would move so fast.
, directly skipping the wrangling stage of Jinque, it seems that the three deputy head masters have reached a consensus.
Qin Wubing looked at Zhang Xuansu, and after a long time he said: "My name is Qin Wubing. You can call me deputy governor. If you want to call me 'general' or 'commander', I will also
do not mind."
"Captain" is the highest official position in the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. Although it has been abandoned with the abolition of the guard system, it has also become the name that many people use for the chief military officer of the town and the chief military officer of the admiral. It is similar to calling the governor "department hall".
”, calling the governor “Zhongcheng”.
Qi Xuan used Taoist etiquette to avoid the embarrassment of kneeling down. At the same time, he used a rather respectful address: "Wei Wugui has met the governor."
"Are you from the Taoist sect?" Qin Wubing raised his eyebrows.
Qi Xuansu knew that it was difficult to cover up the Taoist mark on his body, so he simply said half-truth and half-falsely: "I was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, and later lived in the world."
This sentence cannot be considered false. Before Qi Xuansu went to Tiangang Hall, he was indeed living in the world, and now he is living in the world for the second time. And there are not a few people like him. The Taoist sect calls them "Wandering Taoists".
Don't care about the rank of Taoist priests, they are no different from Jianghu people
Such a difference, over time, they become "people from the former Taoist sect". In addition, the Taoist sect is so big that it is difficult to actually verify whether there is a person named "Wei Wugui" from the former Taoist sect.
Qin Wubing did not raise any suspicion and said: "I already know what happened between you and the sentry officer. They fired first, and you fought back last. After they showed the military order from the Protectorate, you stopped resisting.
Chen Meng first hit you and then wanted to kill you. Although the circumstances are excusable, it is inconsistent with military law. You resisted as a last resort. We men in black must also be reasonable. We can't kill people and not allow them to fight back.
There is no such truth."
Qi Xuansu relaxed a little. After all, he listened to Qin Wubing's words and did not intend to pursue him for killing people. This was the reason why he did not do anything about it. If he went on a killing spree, Qin Wubing might not be so easy to talk to.
Of course, the most critical factor is Qin Xiang. The face of a county head is not big or small. She may not be able to protect a cult monster, but she can protect a kind person.
Qin Wubing, her righteous hero in the world, was still willing to give her this face.
After all, the rich and powerful pay more attention to human relations and sophistication.
Qin Wubing mentioned this issue and then said: "You saved the county lord, which is very good. Then do you know who attacked the county lord?"
Qi Xuansu pretended to be hesitant and said: "Reporting to the Governor, I can't make a conclusion. I can only speculate. It seems to be a member of the Eight Tribes."
"How can you see it?" Qin Wubing asked again.
Qi Xuansu said: "I often travel in the rivers and lakes, and I have more or less contact with these secret societies of monsters, and they are all different. For example, 'Tianting' is a group of delusional people, and 'Inn' and Qibaofang are a group of businesses.
Among people, the Qingping Society is the most mysterious. There are also three major cults, the Ziguang Society, the Zhiming Sect, and the Lingshan Witch Sect, which are just a bunch of lunatics. The people of the Eight Tribes seem to be the most normal, but there are always some problems with their physical features or skin problems.
Blue, gray-black, or sores on the face, horns on the head, or scales, fangs, etc. It is said that they are caused by various strange medicines from the Eight Tribes."
Qin Wubing nodded: "So that's it. According to the statement given by the Taoist sect, there are indeed traces of the activities of the eight tribes in this area, and they can be wiped out together.
Destroy."
Qi Xuansu couldn't figure out Qin Wubing's true thoughts, so he had to remain silent.
Qin Wubing continued: "Anyway, I want to thank you for saving the county owner and not letting her fall into the hands of the Eight Tribes. If the Eight Tribes captured a county owner and used it on her,
If you take some drugs that make people become neither human nor ghosts, it will be a big scandal for the clan. So I will ask the court for your credit."
"There's no need to ask for credit." Qi Xuansu said quickly, "A commoner in the world doesn't dare to take credit, and it's not good for the county leader. She might be punished for this matter, so it's better to turn it into a big deal and turn it into a trivial matter."
Qin Wubing took a deep look at Qi Xuansu and said with a half-smile, "Cherish the fragrance and cherish the jade."
Qi Xuansu's face turned solemn: "I don't dare."
"Whether you dare or not, it doesn't matter. By the way, the county master is waiting for you, and she wants to thank you in person." Qin Wubing smiled, "She is on the second floor, you go ahead."
Qi Xuansu saluted Qin Wubing again, then exited the signing room and walked up the stairs in the lobby to the second floor.
After Qi Xuansu went to the second floor, Qin Wubing's entourage walked in. He was said to be an entourage, but he was also a general. However, he did not lead the troops, but acted as a tribute. ??
"General, official document from Xiliang Governor's Mansion." The general held in his hand a page of official documents commonly used by government offices in various places.
Qin Wubing didn't reach out to pick it up, he just said: "Read it."
"Yes." The general responded, while trying his best to lower his tone in order to make the contents of the official document less shocking, "Xiliang Governor's Mansion to Xizhou Protectorate Qin Deputy Protector-General's Medical Examination: The twenty-first lunar month of the 42nd year of Jiushi
6. A secret note from the Beichen Hall of the Daomen Gate was received from the Governor's Office: According to the information obtained by the Beichen Hall, among the thousands of Xizhou guest troops who entered Yongzhou this time, there were core figures of the secret association Qingpinghui lurking among them, with evil intentions. Beichen
The Tang claimed that this person may have caused the failure of the operation to annihilate the Yongzhou secret society. How did Beichen Tang obtain such incredible information? What serious consequences will this have on the situation? Why did the Governor's Office reply to Beichen Tang's note? Qin's deputy governor was not sick.
There should be teachings.”
silence.
All the expressions on Qin Wubing's face disappeared, leaving only silence.
"General." the general asked softly, "Why didn't Beichen Hall directly inform Tiangang Hall? Instead, they informed the Governor's Mansion, and then asked the Governor's Mansion to inform us?"
Qin Wubing closed his eyes: "In any case, the Governor of Xiliang has nominally taken over the Xizhou Protectorate. As the saying goes, teachers are famous. No one can be wrong when the Governor's Office of Xiliang issued this official document. The key lies in Beichen Hall.
With Tiangang Hall, it was already clear at this time that there were undercurrents surging between the three paths. The so-called Shangsantang, Zhengyi Dao had mastered Tiangang Hall, Taiping Dao had mastered Beichen Hall, and Quanzhen Tao had mastered Ziwei Hall. This time they destroyed
Among the secret societies in Yongzhou, Tiangangtang is the main one. Our Duhufu has always been on good terms with Tiangangtang because of the war in the Western Regions, and Quanzhen Taoism is also on the side of Zhengyiyi, but Taiping Tao does not want all the credit to fall on Tiangangtang.
In the hands of the church."
The general was shocked: "The Taoist sect is fighting within!"
"It's not as simple as internal fighting within the Taoist sect, the imperial court is also involved." Qin Wubing is in a high position at a young age, and his keen sense of smell can be imagined, "Since Qingwei Zhenren met with His Majesty, the imperial court has decided to intervene.
, Because of this, Quanzhen Dao and Zhengyi will abandon all the conflicts in the past and join forces to form an alliance without hesitation. At this time, the Governor of Xiliang also made it clear that he is on the side of Taiping Dao."
The general's face was solemn: "They don't want this operation to annihilate the secret society to succeed?"
Qin Wubing pondered for a moment and said, "Do you think it's worth sacrificing a little bit of the Taoist sect's prestige in exchange for replacing the real person in charge of the Tiangang Hall?"
The general was very surprised: "How to shake the position of a real person in charge? Just with these small actions?"
Qin Wubing said: "The meaning of the Governor's Office is very clear. There is a spy in our army, and we need to stop and catch the traitor. Regardless of whether he is caught or not, now we cannot cooperate with Tiangang Hall to exterminate the demons of the secret society."
"Back then, the general knew about the movements of the Golden Horde army through a Golden Horde Nayan, and thus defeated the Golden Horde army and killed thousands of enemies. Then you said that the secret society also knew about the movements of Tiangang Hall through some way.
?In addition, those demons who form secret societies are not clay figures who can be manipulated by others. Under attack from both inside and outside, Tiangang Hall may not be able to be defeated."
"After a big defeat, someone has to be responsible. Besides, it's not that the title of Master Shenzhi is deposed, it's just that someone is replaced as the Master."