Chapter 37: Loyalty

Capture the thief and capture the king first.

After Qi Xuansu boarded the "Yellow Cockroach", he clinged to the wall and swept towards the bridge.

The two spirit officers raised their fire guns and shot at Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu did not dodge or dodge, unscathed, and at the same time punched each of his hands, directly knocking him to the ground.

Then Qi Xuansu took out the "Feiying White" and slashed towards the gate of the bridge.

If the "Dragon Ball" is the heart of the flying boat, then the "bridge" is the brain of the flying boat, the place where the flying boat is controlled and the battle is commanded, and it is generally located at the front end of the top of the bridge.

This name originated from the early ironclad ship, and the control part was located on the bridge between the left and right port paddlewheel guards, so the names of "ship bridge" and "ship bridge" appeared, and later the ironclad ship was updated and iterated, and the "ship bridge" was no longer a "bridge", but the names of "ship bridge" and "ship bridge" have continued to be used to this day.

After all, the "Yellow Lee" was just a flying boat transporting goods, it did not carry heavy firearms, it did not have much armor, it set sail in a hurry, and its manpower was quite insufficient, so it could not open all the formations, and after being merged, it fell into a situation of being slaughtered by others. If it is replaced by "Ying Long", not only will it be protected by a perfect formation, but it will also have a reliable enough heavy armor, and after the portal is completely closed, even Qi Xuansu will ???????????????? Being able to get on the deck is also very difficult to get inside, unless he can force a breakthrough like Wu Luo.

Qi Xuansu split the portal of the bridge with three knives and slowly walked into it.

There was only a numb dead silence inside the bridge, and a pair of empty eyes looked at Qi Xuansu, who walked in alone, and didn't even have much desire to resist.

Even if they didn't recognize Qi Xuansu, they probably knew what it meant to be a person who could withstand a violent wind.

Qi Xuansu said coldly: "Land immediately and wait for disposal." ”

The Taoist priest in charge on the command platform had his back to Qi Xuansu, and only then did he slowly turn around, saw the Wuyue Crown, which symbolized the Sanpin Youyi Taoist, and saw Qi Xuansu, and only habitually stood up straight.

Qi Xuansu looked at his equally insensitive face: "Who made you set sail?" ”

The Taoist priest in charge Mu Ran said: "We are subordinate to the Jiangnan Provincial Government, and naturally it is the order of the Jiangnan Provincial Government. ”

Qi Xuansu said: "There are a total of nine deputy mansion masters in Jiangnan Provincial Mansion, Zhang Jiuquan has been arrested, and which deputy mansion master has given you an order, you might as well say it together." ”

Naturally, this kind of thing cannot be answered.

The Taoist priest in charge said: "The boss and subordinates are like taking a boat. Wind and waves together, whoever falls into the water first, who falls into the water later, will not be spared. ”

Qi Xuansu sneered: "You are greedy and fat, and now you have to put on an impermanent appearance, who do you want to show it?" People like you will never regret reaching out, only regretting reaching out and being caught. Even if you are given a chance to do it all over again, you will only do it more carefully and secretively, and you will never choose to withdraw your hand. You deserve it, I still say that, explain it truthfully, and I will redeem my guilt, and I can save my life. Now, stop the boat and land immediately. ”

The Taoist priest in charge did not answer, but turned around in silence, preparing to steer the flying boat.

Qi Xuansu intuitively noticed that something was wrong, and slammed his shot, intending to restrain this person.

However, it was too late, and the bow of the "Yellow Cockroach" sank sharply, rushing straight towards the sea below.

Because of the sudden imbalance, except for Qi Xuansu, the rest of the people were unsteady on their feet, fell to the ground, and slid to the other side.

"You're damned!" Qi Xuansu pinched this person's neck with one hand, making him unable to move, and saw that this person's face was full of "killing people", obviously on purpose. Qi Xuansu has never learned how to manipulate the flying boat, and he is a little helpless about the situation in front of him, with his current realm cultivation, it is impossible to fly out and forcibly support a flying boat that rushes downward, after all, there is also the power of the flying boat itself, and it is not as simple as falling in the air.

If the flying boat is allowed to rush into the sea like this, Qi Xuansu is not afraid of anything, he has experienced this kind of thing a lot, once he is born and twice matured, it will definitely not be a problem to save his life, but the people in this boat will not be able to save it.

Qi Xuansu turned around and shouted to the others: "If you don't want to die, come and control the flying boat personally!" ”

Ordinary people must not be able to make a move in this situation, but after all, the Taoist priests have cultivation, and they cannot be generalized with ordinary people, a deacon Taoist priest reluctantly got up, almost climbed to the front of the console.

Qi Xuansu grabbed the deacon and Taoist priest's shoulder, helped him stabilize his body, and said loudly: "In this major smuggling case, you are only accomplices, and now the people behind you want to kill people, as long as you can save the lives of the flying boat and the whole ship, I will count you as atonement, and I will relieve you." ”

Cold sweat oozed from the deacon's forehead, staring at the console, his hands flying ???????????????? Action.

The speed of the "yellow mantle" rushing down is extremely fast, and it is getting closer and closer to the sea surface, and at the last moment, the bow of the "yellow mantle" is suddenly lifted up, and the stern of the ship sinks, barely making the hull of the ship and the sea surface become parallel, and the hull of the "yellow mantle" clicks, as if it is about to break from it, and then falls downward.

The whole "Yellow Cockroach" shook violently, stirring up a huge water mist, and the entire "Yellow Cockroach" still landed smoothly on the surface of the sea.

It was only at this time that the deacon Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief, his whole body was soaked with sweat, and even the whole person was a little prostrate.

After a while, the "Zijiao" also landed, stopped next to the "Yellow Cockroach", under the leadership of several chief Taoists, a large number of spiritual officers boarded the "Yellow Cockroach", Han Yongfeng was the first to rush into the bridge, and before he could ask Qi Xuansu if there was anything wrong, Qi Xuansu had already thrown the principal Taoist priest in his hand to Han Yongfeng: "Take strict care of this person, if something goes wrong, let him die or run away, I only ask you!" ”

Han Yongfeng's face was solemn, and he said loudly.

He is from a local Taoist government, somewhat similar to Xu Kou, not as particular as the Taoist priest of Jiutang, first checked whether there was poison in his mouth, and then put down all kinds of belongings, unloaded all kinds of joints, and finally tied up with a rope made of special materials.

The rest of the people were also taken into custody, but Qi Xuansu especially pointed out the deacon Taoist priest who saved the lives of a boatload of people at the last moment: "He is a person who has made meritorious contributions, if it weren't for him, this 'yellow mantle' would have plunged to the bottom of the sea, and there was no need to take measures." ”

The spirit officers gave the order loudly, and did not shackle him, but sent two spirit officers to follow him.

Qi Xuansu strode off the bridge and went straight back to the "Purple Jiao", and someone else took over the "Yellow Dragon".

A moment later, two flying boats took off at the same time and headed in the direction of the harbor.

It took a while to return to the port, and Qi Xuansu sat in the command position of "Zijiao", leaning on the back of his chair and closing his eyes, as if he was taking a nap.

Lu Yuting came to Qi Xuansu's side, although she knew that Qi Xuansu hadn't slept at all, she still unconsciously lightened her steps.

"What do you think of this smuggling case?" Qi Xuansu opened his eyes and looked ahead, as if he was talking to Lu Yuting and talking to others.

After a slight hesitation, Lu Yuting replied softly: "The tip of the iceberg, I don't know the whole picture." Could it be just a coincidence? ”

Qi Xuansu laughed, meaning incomprehensibly: "Master Lu, you are a smart woman." ”

Lu Yuting was slightly stunned, she didn't understand what Qi Xuansu meant by this, it would not be a compliment to her, this Deputy Hall Master of Qi is not like a person who likes women.

Qi Xuansu continued: "You know what you can do and what you can't do, if you are put in the position of the Su chief in this case, you will definitely not come to this point." Also, relying on the physical position, serving men and figuring out men's minds is of course a good hand, but when it comes to doing things, it is difficult to say. ”

Lu Yuting understood what Qi Xuansu meant, and said tentatively: "The deputy hall master thinks that there is something strange about Lord Su's real name report?" ”

Qi Xuansu asked rhetorically, "What does Chief Lu think?" ”

Lu Yuting's thoughts turned sharply, and she couldn't figure out what Qi Xuansu's intentions were, after all, Qi Xuansu was born in Quanzhen Dao and had a close relationship with the Zhang family, and she was born in Taiping Dao, this kind of topic is between the two, how much ???????????????? It's a bit of a shallow word.

However, she finally made up her mind and said her true thoughts: "In my opinion, there is a 'master' behind his back to guide this Su master, or rather, someone is using this 'Su master' as a gunner." ”

Qi Xuansu said with emotion: "In this way, the Zhang and Li families are going to make waves again, whether it is surnamed Zhang or surnamed Li, there will always be a few butts exposed." ”

Qi Xuansu has a close relationship with the Zhang family, but he is not surnamed Zhang after all, and Lu Yuting has a close relationship with the Li family, but she is not surnamed Li after all.

In addition, Lu Yuting does not serve in Fengxian Hall like her cousin Lu Yushu, so the two are barely half outsiders.

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Lu Yuting carefully considered her words and said carefully: "Since the beginning of the Great Jin Dynasty, Jiangnan has been rich, and half of the taxes in the world are taken from Jiangnan. Nowadays, Jiangnan Provincial Mansion is even more of a place of right and wrong, whether it is the real person in charge of the mansion or the deputy mansion masters, except for a few people in the line of Cihang, few can get out safely. In the final analysis, wealth is moving, and flowers are charming. In Jiangnan Province, it is easiest to make achievements, but it is also the easiest to make mistakes, whether it is surnamed Zhang or surnamed Li, it is not exempt from vulgarity. ”

Qi Xuansu said: "Seeing the Taoist priest who wanted to kill himself and the people on the boat together, I suddenly had some thoughts. Nine grades and twelve levels, which were created by Xuansheng in order to defeat Buddhism, to put it bluntly, is a set of wartime systems, the first is to cultivate the realm, the second is to be loyal, and the third is to be meritorious, which can also be understood as achievements. In wartime, it is easy to assess, but when it comes to the Taiping World, this selection mechanism has not kept pace with the times, in addition to realm cultivation, loyalty and achievements are not as clear as in wartime, especially in terms of loyalty, after there is no clear enemy, how to measure loyalty? ”

"When it comes to loyalty, we must first clarify the object of loyalty, is it loyalty to the Taomen? Or is it loyal to the boss? It seems to me that the vast majority of people are loyal to those who hold their lifeblood in their hands. How to show loyalty? Slippery and obedient are just basic, and more important, there are two points. The first is the same desire from top to bottom, to put it bluntly, it is a grasshopper on a rope and a person on a boat. The second is the transfer of interests, whoever can convey greater benefits will be more loyal, and in the end, the person who holds the Dao crown will wear the Dao crown on the head of the most loyal person. ”

"In this sense, he is a loyal man, but he has chosen the wrong object of loyalty, and he has chosen the wrong way of loyalty."