At this time, the signing room of the shopkeeper of the "inn" had become a temporary "big tent of the Chinese army", and the map of the man in black was hung up, and the heralds were ordered to enter and exit.

Qi Xuansu also met the general who wanted to see him here, that is, Qin Wuxi.

Judging from his appearance alone, Qin Wuxian is not old, and he can even be said to be very young, not much like Qi Xuansu. But Qi Xuansu understands that it is because of the extremely high cultivation that has formed the effect of rejuvenation.

However, Qin Wuxi's real age will not be very large, he will not be more than forty years old, and he can be regarded as a young Zhuang among the people in black. From this point of view, he can be called "Junyan". If nothing else, with his family background, ability, and resume, many years later, he will enter the cabinet as the king of the county on behalf of the man in black, becoming one of the very few people in the highest position in the imperial court.

Just as Zhang Yuelu is expected to enter Jinque and become one of the big names who will influence the direction of the Daomen. But there is a premise for all this, at least to live until that time.

Regarding the news that the Daomen and the imperial court jointly cleared all the hidden associations and demons in Yongzhou, Qi Xuansu had already learned from the mouth of the guard on the way here, he was not surprised by the Daomen's thunderous methods, but he didn't expect the Daomen's movements to be so fast, and he directly skipped the stage of Jinque's rieging, and it seemed that the opinions of the three deputy sect masters reached an agreement.

Qin Wuxian looked at Zhang Xuansu for a long time before he spoke: "My name is Qin Wuxi, you can directly call my official position 'Deputy Protector', if you want to call me 'General' or 'Governor', I don't mind." ”

"Governor" is the highest official position of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, although it has been abolished with the abolition of the guard system, but it has also become the title of many people's chief military officer of the town guard and the chief military officer of the admiral, similar to calling the governor "Ministry" and the governor "Zhongcheng".

Qi Xuansu greeted him with Taoist etiquette to avoid the embarrassment of kneeling, and at the same time used a rather respectful title: "Wei Wugui has seen the governor." ”

"Are you from the Daomen?" Qin Wuxi raised his eyebrows.

Qi Xuansu knew that it was difficult to hide the Dao Gate mark on his body, so he simply said half-truths and half-truths: "I was born in the Vientiane Dao Palace, and later went to the rivers and lakes. ”

This sentence can't be considered false, Qi Xuansu was indeed in the rivers and lakes before he went to Tiangang Hall, and now he is in the rivers and lakes for the second time. And there are not a few people like him, Daomen call them "You Fang Dao people", they don't care about the grade of Taoist priests, they are no different from Jianghu people, and after a long time, they have become "people from the former Daomen". In addition, the Dao Gate is too big, and it is difficult to verify whether there is a person from the former Dao Gate named "Wei Wugui" in a short period of time.

Qin Wuxian didn't suspect it, and said, "I already know about you and that sentry. They are the first to strike, and you are the last. After they showed the military order of the Protectorate, you no longer resisted, Chen Meng first beat you, and then wanted to kill you, although it was excusable, but it was not in line with military law. You resist as a last resort, and we people in black must also be reasonable, we can't kill others and not allow others to fight back, there is no such reason. ”

Qi Xuansu relaxed a little, after all, listening to the meaning of Qin Wuxi's words, he didn't plan to investigate him for killing people, this is the reason why he didn't do things perfectly, if he went on a killing spree, Qin Wuxian might not be so easy to talk about. Of course, the most critical factor is Qin Xiang. A county lord's face, saying that it is not big or small, saying that it is not small, if she wants to protect a cult demon who has a secret association, she may not be able to do it, but if she wants to protect a righteous man in the rivers and lakes who is kind to her, Qin Wuxian is still willing to give this face.

After all, the powerful are more sophisticated.

Qin Wuxian mentioned this stubble, and then said: "You saved the county lord, it's very good." So do you know who attacked the county lord? ”

Qi Xuansu pretended to hesitate and said: "Back to the governor, I can't confirm, I can only speculate, it seems to be a member of the eight tribes." ”

"How so?" Qin Wuxian asked again.

Qi Xuansu said: "I often walk in the rivers and lakes, and I have some contact with these demons who have secretly formed associations, and they are more or less different. For example, 'Heavenly Court' is a group of fools, 'Inn' and Qibaofang are a group of businessmen, Qingping Society is the most mysterious, and there are three major cults, Ziguang Society, Zhiming Sect, and Lingshan Witch Sect, which are a group of crazy people. The people of the Eight Divisions seem to be the most normal, but there will always be some problems with their physical characteristics, or their skin is blue, gray-black, or they have sores on their faces, horns on their heads, or they have scales, fangs, etc., which are said to be caused by various strange drugs of the Eight Divisions. ”

Qin Wuxi nodded: "I see." According to the statement given by the Daomen, there are indeed traces of the activities of the eight tribes here, and they happened to be wiped out together. ”

Qi Xuansu couldn't figure out Qin Wuxi's true thoughts, so he chose to remain silent.

Qin Wuxian continued: "Anyway, I want to thank you for saving the county lord and not letting her fall into the hands of the eight tribes. If the Eight Divisions caught a county lord and used some drugs on her body that made her not human and ghostly, then it would be a big scandal for the clan. So I'll ask you for credit to the imperial court. ”

"You don't have to ask for credit." Qi Xuansu hurriedly said, "A grass people in the rivers and lakes, they don't dare to take credit, and it's not good for the county lord, she may have to be punished for this matter, so it's better to turn a big thing into a small matter." ”

Qin Wuxi glanced at Qi Xuansu deeply, and said with a smile: "Pity the fragrance and cherish the jade." ”

Qi Xuansu's face was solemn: "Don't dare." ”

"It doesn't matter if you dare, or if you don't dare. By the way, the county lord is waiting for you, and she wants to thank you in person. Qin Wuxi smiled, "She's on the second floor, you can go." ”

Qi Xuansu saluted Qin Wuxian again, then exited the signing room and walked from the stairs in the lobby to the second floor.

After Qi Xuansu went to the second floor, Qin Wuxi's entourage walked in, saying that it was an entourage but it was also the rank of a general, but it did not lead the troops, but acted as a praise painting.

"General, the official document of the Xiliang Governor's Mansion." The general held in his hand a page of official paper commonly used by the government and yamen in various places.

Qin Wuxian didn't reach out to pick it up, but said, "Read." ”

"Yes." The general responded, and at the same time tried his best to lower his voice, in order to reduce the shocking content of the official document, "Xiliang Governor's Mansion to Xizhou Metropolitan Protector Qin Deputy Governor Disease-free Taijian: On the twenty-sixth day of the first month of the forty-second year of Jiushi, the Governor's Mansion received a secret note from Daomen Beichen Hall: According to the information obtained by Beichen Hall, the thousands of Xizhou guest troops who entered Yongzhou this time have the core figures of the secret association Qingping Society lurking in them, with bad intentions, and Beichen Hall claims that this person may cause the failure of this action to exterminate the secret association in Yongzhou. How did Beichen Hall obtain such incredible information? What are the major consequences of the situation? Why did the Governor's Office reply to the note from Beichen Hall? Deputy Qin is free from illness and should be instructed. ”

Silent.

All expressions on Qin Wuxi's face disappeared, leaving only silence.

"General." The general asked softly, "Why didn't Beichen Hall directly note Tiangang Hall?" Instead, you want to send a note to the Governor's Palace, and then let the Governor's Palace inform us? ”

Qin Wuxian closed his eyes: "Anyway, the Governor of Xiliang nominally controls the Xizhou Metropolitan Protectorate, and the so-called division is famous, and the Xiliang Governor's Mansion issued this official letter, and no one can say wrong." The key lies in Beichen Hall and Tiangang Hall, which is already very clear at this time, and between the three paths, there is an undercurrent. The so-called Shangsantang, Zhengyi mastered Tiangang Hall, Taiping Dao mastered Beichen Hall, and Quanzhen Dao mastered Ziwei Hall. This time to exterminate the secret association in Yongzhou, based on Tiangangtang, we have always been friendly with Tiangangtang because of the war in the Western Regions, and Quanzhen Dao is also on the side of Zhengyi, but Taiping Dao does not want all the credit to fall into the hands of Tiangangtang. ”

The general was shocked: "Daomen infighting!" ”

"It's not as simple as the infighting in the Daomen, the imperial court is also involved." Qin Wuxian was in a high position at a young age, and his keen sense of smell can be imagined, "From the moment Qingwei Zhenren met His Majesty, the imperial court decided to intervene, and it is precisely because of this that Quanzhen Dao and Zhengyi will abandon all kinds of contradictions in the past and join forces to form an alliance without hesitation. At this time, the Governor of Xiliang also made his position clear, he was on the side of Taiping Road. ”

The general's face was solemn: "They don't want this operation to exterminate the Secret Society to succeed?" ”

Qin Wuxian opened his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "You say, is it worth it to exchange some of the prestige of the Dao Sect for the real person of the head of Tiangang Hall?" ”

The general was very surprised: "How to shake the position of a real person in charge?" Is it just these small gestures? ”

Qin Wuxian said: "The meaning of the Governor's Mansion is very clear, there is a spy in our army, and we need to stop and catch the inner ghosts, no matter whether we catch it in the end or not, now we can't cooperate with Tiangang Hall to exterminate the demons of the secret association." ”

"At the beginning, the general knew the movements of the Golden Horde army through a Golden Horde Nayan, and thus defeated the Golden Horde army and killed thousands of enemies, so do you say that the secret society also knew the movements of Tiangang Hall through some means? Moreover, those demons who secretly formed associations were not clay figures that could be manipulated by others, and under internal and external attacks, they might not be able to defeat Tiangangtang. ”

"After a big defeat, someone must be responsible, and besides, it's not about deposing the name of the real person who knows the truth, it's just that someone else will be the real person in charge."