Chapter 573: Intrigues
The sect leader was still dressed in the same fiery red dress that had not changed for a thousand years, sitting firmly on the deck of the bow of the treasure ship that had been taken from the Luzon Kingdom, and below him were several elders sitting on both sides, all of whom looked solemn as if they were discussing important matters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
And the Seven Elders were also on the list, and from time to time he peeked at the head of the sect leader from the corner of his eye. Yesterday, I wanted to use tricks to force Tang Ming to cooperate with the Bright Sect and hand over some hot air balloons or spaceships.
I never thought that I didn't threaten Tang Ming, but I was threatened, and the sect leader had been wearing a pretty face since yesterday, and he didn't say a word.
I was summoned here early this morning, and I have been sitting for almost three hours now, and I haven't seen the sect leader say a word. However, his face was constantly changing, and the Seven Elders couldn't guess what he was thinking in his heart, and just as he was worried, he finally heard the sect leader speak.
"In addition to continuing to show favor to Tang Ming again, who has a better way to get a hot air balloon and a spaceship, a few elders, please tell me what you suggest." The red-clothed sect leader had a cold face, and his tone was even more stiff.
Several elders whispered for a moment in private, and finally the Great Elder clasped his fists and said, "Sect Master, yesterday Tang Ming had already shown his true strength, and with the current formation we were in, it was not enough to scare him at all. Therefore, if we continue to show weakness, it should have little effect. ā
"Please continue!" The Sect Master nodded, and also felt that the Great Elder was reasonable.
"Therefore, after a few discussions with us, we felt that it was not appropriate to use our own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths. It is already a fact that our military strength belongs to Tang Ming, and it is futile to continue to make a fool of oneself. It's better to use our strengths to send the top soldiers to steal it secretly. At this point, the Great Elder paused completely, staring at the Sect Master with a nervous expression.
Although the position of the Great Elder is said to be one person below and above ten thousand, it is the same in the ordinary church. In the Cult of Light, the leader completely controls the life and death of everyone. It's like he can control the killing power of any sect except the sect leader.
Not only is the Illumination Sect hierarchical, but the power is also the same, but the sect members only obey the orders of the sect leader, which has a good check on the power of these elders.
This created a checks and balances among the elders so that the Sect Master could control them, and this rule has continued since the founding of the Church and has never changed in the slightest.
After listening to the Great Elder's proposal, the Sect Leader was silent for a moment, then looked at him coldly and said, "What is the hope of success of this method?" ā
Tang Ming was a difficult character, and the Seventh Elders present had already been in contact with him, so he had the most say right now. Under the gaze of all the elders and the sect leader, the seven elders could no longer stay out of the matter, so they had to bite the bullet and tell the truth: "If you really do this, the chance of success is about half of it!" Maybe less is possible. ā
"Why?" The Great Elder was obviously dissatisfied with the Seventh Elder's answer, and glared angrily at a pair of bulls' eyes waiting for him to explain.
The Seventh Elder clearly meant to dismantle his own platform, and if he didn't give a reasonable explanation, the Great Elder felt that he needed to teach the Seventh Elder a lesson.
You knew in his heart that when the Seventh Elder first started, he also looked down on Tang Ming, but since the assassination failed that night, and he almost lost his life under the gun, he didn't dare to have any underestimate of Tang Ming.
More than a dozen of his subordinates whose skills were not much different from him, but they all killed them in the blink of an eye, and they didn't even have time to hum. Such an artifact is thousands of miles different from those fire systems, and at first he also saw that Tang Ming took out an ordinary fire system, so he didn't pay attention to it.
But by the time he saw the power of the flintlock pistol, he had lost all opportunities, and finally fled in embarrassment to save his life. When he returned to the church, in order to avoid being held accountable, he concealed some facts.
But if he didn't tell the truth today, it would be a devastating blow waiting for him, and the Great Elder would definitely not let go of such an opportunity to kick him out of the ranks of the Elders.
After some thought, the Seventh Elder said truthfully, "Tang Ming is not only powerful with the hot air balloon and spaceship, I also ordered someone to go and find out a few days ago. He also had a firearm called a flintlock pistol, which was similar in shape to the fireman, but completely superior to the firearm in accuracy and power. A dozen of my men were killed by flintlock pistols in an instant! ā
The Seven Elders paused, looked at everyone present, and continued with a bitter expression: "Let's imagine, the strength of those top-notch warriors is only comparable to that of my dozen or so subordinates, and they were all easily killed, how can these top-notch warriors pass this hurdle?" ā
The Great Elder's face changed for a moment, and he asked again with reluctance: "Then how can you dare to think so sure that the dead are not good, the difference between them is that they are not afraid of death." As long as Tang Ming's soldiers with fire guns were dragged before they acted, the rest of the people could seize the hot air balloon and the spaceship, so there was no difficulty. ā
The Seventh Elder was obviously a person who knew how to protect himself, and when he saw that the Great Elder was still not giving up, he immediately stopped saying a word. Anyway, he has already said everything that should be said, and he has said everything that should not be said, and it has nothing to do with how the Great Elder decides afterwards.
Now, with the exception of the Great Elder, none of the other elders spoke again, neither for nor against. Anyway, whether it succeeds or not, it is the matter of the Great Elder alone, and if the sect leader adopts the Great Elder's proposal, it is also the responsibility of the Great Elder alone if anything goes wrong afterwards.
At this moment, the other elders hoped that the Great Elder had really gone wrong in this matter, and it was best for the Sect Master to directly kick him out of the position of Great Elder. In this way, they have a chance to ascend, and they are all happy!
After seeing the reactions of the others, the Great Elder suddenly reacted as well, and he was carelessly trapped. The proposal was the result of everyone's discussions, and he was just acting as a spokesperson.
But after a while, it became his own meaning, and he took all the merits and demerits. It's a pity that the Great Elder didn't wake up in time, and now he doesn't have any chance to change his words.
The pretty face of the sect leader, which had been stinky all morning, finally showed a smile at this moment, and said to the Great Elder in a rare polite tone: "The Great Elder is so confident, this sect will hand over this matter to you, if you can successfully complete this matter, it will definitely not be disadvantaged to you." On the other hand, if it can't be done, you should give up your position as the Great Elder! (To be continued.) )