Chapter 43: Civil Strife

The so-called internal struggle of the Daomen, the decisive moment after various plans and layouts, etc., usually only has two forms.

One form is to use force, that is, to fight a real game, and the winner speaks.

The other is that no one dares to act rashly, which is a contest between eloquence and sophistry.

Whether it is the previous plans or layouts, they are actually increasing their confidence and chances of winning, but no matter how big the chances are, without the last one, it is equivalent to nothing.

Chen Shuhua said: "What does Qi Cixi want?" Could it be that Qi Cixi wanted to ignore the rules of the Dao Gate and go directly to the Dao Mansion to discuss the matter? Or does Qi Cixi want to be arbitrary? ”

Qi Xuansu naturally didn't jump into the pit dug by Chen Shuhua in his words, and said: "Qi someone doesn't dare to cross the Taoist Mansion to discuss matters, nor dare to cross the real person in charge of the mansion, Qi someone only has two proposals, the first proposal is to report to Jinque." ”

Speaking of this, Qi Xuansu deliberately paused.

Chen Shuhua's face turned a little pale.

Qi Xuansu had already weighed the pros and cons, and reporting to Jin Que was the next step for him, but he also expected it, and Chen Shuhua and the others didn't want to report to Jin Que. For him, reporting to Jinque is a last resort, and for Chen Shuhua and others, reporting Jinque is a never-before-all move. The two are very different.

Sure enough, Chen Shuhua asked directly: "What is Qi Cixi's second proposal?" ”

Qi Xuansu said: "The second proposal is also to convene a meeting of the Daoist government, but it is not a meeting of the head of the mansion, but a big discussion of the Daoist government!" ”

The highest decision-making of the provincial government comes from the deliberations of the head of the house, also called the deliberations of the deputy lord, to put it bluntly, the deputy lord is the lowest threshold for participating in the deliberations, and the deliberations of the provincial government that Chen Shuhua said specifically refer to the deliberations of the lords. But Qi Xuansu's proposal for the Daofu is to expand on the basis of the deliberations of the lord of the mansion, increase the number of people participating in the deliberations, expand the scope, and add some other people who are not qualified to participate in the deliberations, such as the two first-grade spirit officials, including Xu Jiaorong and other assistants.

There are thresholds for the provincial council and the council of the lord, but the threshold for the former is the grade, while the threshold for the latter is the position.

As long as it is a third-grade Youyi Taoist, whether it is a deputy lord or not, he can participate in the Daomen discussion, including the spiritual officer, the specific level is that the first-grade spiritual official is equivalent to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist, and the second-grade spiritual official is equivalent to the third-grade Youyi Taoist.

The great real people in charge of the mansion are in charge of military affairs, in other words, the high-grade spirit officials are all the people who are in charge of the great real people, and by adding them, Qi Xuansu will no longer be alone. Moreover, among the secretaries, Xu Jiaorong, as the secretary of the great real person in charge of the mansion, has the highest grade, and is the only third-grade Youyi Taoist priest, which is equivalent to the ordinary secretary of the third division and the chief secretary of the three princes, and is the only secretary who can participate in the Taoist meeting, and the secretaries of other people do not have this qualification. In this way, it will also enhance Qi Xuansu's strength, and he will not lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

Another point is the special status of the first-rank spirit official, because the first-rank spirit official is not a member of the council of the house master, except in wartime, he generally cannot express his opinion, so many times the ranking is after the second deputy house master. But if the pattern is enlarged, in some major ceremonies, it all depends on the grade, then the ranking of the first-grade spirit officials is only after Wang Jiaohe, who is a real person, and before Chen Shuhua, an ordinary real person. After all, there are only twelve first-grade spirit officials in the entire Dao Gate, and ordinary real people are far beyond this number, and the status of first-grade spirit officials is still relatively transcendent.

Generally speaking, the strategy is determined by the small discussion, the tactics are decided by the middle discussion, and the implementation is promoted by the large discussion. In other words, the General Assembly is actually a mobilization meeting, not a place to discuss specific issues.

However, Qi Xuansu didn't want to discuss any issues at all.

Is it time to discuss the issue? The key now is to stabilize the situation, even if it is just a stalemate.

Chen Shuhua frowned and said, "How can the Daofu Discussion solve the problem?" ”

Qi Xuansu immediately said: "Why can't the Daofu discuss solve the problem?" The so-called people will win the sky, and tens of thousands of people will win the sky, rather than one or two people will win the sky, work together and brainstorm, isn't it good? ”

The great truth is characterized by being tempered and close to the truth, and its advantage is that it is extremely difficult to refute.

Pressing people with big principles is like pressing people with big hats, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly.

The reason cannot be refuted, which makes Chen Shuhua in a dilemma, and he has the heart not to agree, but he is afraid that Qi Xuansu will report to Jinque.

This is a Western-Western theory that the two sides of a conflict are like two carriages driving in the same lane, and if both sides refuse to give way in order to show that they are not afraid of conflict, the result is a head-on collision and a loss for both sides. If one side chooses to back down at the last minute, the side that chooses to back down will be seen as a coward and will have its reputation damaged, but it will avoid a tragic conflict and a greater loss of profits.

No one wants to lose both, just see who is more calm, insist on not letting go, and force the other party to dodge and give way.

Now the same is true for Qi Xuansu and Chen Shuhua, neither side wants to report to Jinque, either both sides will lose, or one side will take the initiative to back down and compromise.

It's up to anyone who can't hold it back.

However, Qi Xuansu still has some advantages in this regard, after all, he is a person sent by Jin Que, and Jin Que must be towards him.

Qi Xuansu added another fire: "If Chief Chen disagrees, then I have to report to Jin Que, I can draft the official letter on my behalf, if the real person in charge of the mansion and Chief Chen have no objection after reading it, everyone will jointly report to Jin Que and wait for Jin Que's instructions." ”

After Chen Shuhua was silent for a long time, he said: "Whether to conduct a big discussion on the Daomen, you still have to ask the real person in charge. ”

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "This is nature. ”

Chen Shuhua turned around and left with a gloomy face.

Qi Xuansu stood in place with his hands in his hands, watching him leave.

Ding Chou Lingguan came to Qi Xuansu's side, although she was older than Qi Xuansu and her grade was higher than Qi Xuansu, but at this time, she actually admired Qi Xuansu a little.

They originally hoped that Qi Xuansu would stand up and speak, because only Qi Xuansu had the qualifications to stand up and speak, and they had no choice, which was somewhat like a dead horse as a live horse doctor. But now it seems that Qi Xuansu's performance is far beyond their expectations, giving them a big surprise.

No wonder Qi Xuansu was able to occupy a high position at a young age, and the fourth show of the Daomen was really worthy of his reputation.

Ding Chou Lingguan said: "I have already assigned some people from the five hundred spirit officials and placed them in key positions here to take charge of defense, so there should be no problem in a short period of time." ”

Qi Xuansu said in a low voice: "Let's go to the Water Palace to see Xu Fuli." By the way, notify the spirit officer of Jiayin, so that the spirit officer can enter the city in batches and gradually take over the city defense, and 'Ying Long' will not fall for the time being. ”

Ding Chou Lingguan replied softly.

When Qi Xuansu came to the Water Palace, Wang Jiaoying and the others had already retreated, leaving only Xu Jiaorong still guarding the palace gate.

Previously, Xu Jiaorong explained most of the situation through the summons, such as the sneak attack of Lan Dazhen by Wu Luo and Si Ming Zhenjun, and the inability to report to Jin Que, etc., but the specific situation will not be discussed in detail until they meet.

When Xu Jiaorong saw Qi Xuansu and Ding Chou Lingguan coming over, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and he was truly relieved. It's no wonder that she, the environment determines her character, for her, many years of comfortable environment have made her better at those open and secret battles without seeing the light and shadow of the sword, and she is not used to this kind of bloody martial arts, the scene is really thrilling.

Qi Xuansu is different, he is a wild Taoist, he has been born and died several times, and he has also been on the battlefield, but he is used to it.

In fact, what Qi Xuansu lacks is this kind of hands-on means of struggle, but he is good at learning, whether it is Zhang Yuelu, or Donghua Zhenren, or even Qingwei Zhenren, as well as his previous bosses, they are all examples for him to learn, and he has indeed benefited a lot.

After a little politeness, the three of them entered the water palace.

Xu Jiaorong told the two of them the details of Lan Dazhen's current situation.

At this time, Lan Dazhen was indeed in retreat, and he was indeed injured, and the situation was not very optimistic.

When Lan Dazhen returned to the Water Palace, the situation was already very critical, and he couldn't wait for Qi Xuansu to come back, so he could only explain to Xu Jiaorong and then start retreat.

According to what Lan Da Zhenren said, he is just a witch, he is not left behind, the key is that Si Ming Zhenjun made a sneak attack and broke his heart.

For immortals, a broken heart is not a fatal injury, human immortals can grow one in every second, earth immortals are not comparable to human immortals, and they can also temporarily construct a false "qi heart" with true qi, which is not the key to letting Lan Dazhen retreat and recuperate.

The key is that in order to get out, Lan Dazhen continuously used the fourth "Taiyi Method".

Theoretically speaking, the fourth "Taiyi Method" is the limit, which consumes eighty percent of true qi and is used normally, without any problems, provided that it cannot be used continuously.

The third "Taiyi Method" consumes forty percent of true qi, and the fourth "Taiyi Method" consumes eighty percent of true qi.

Lan Da Zhenren used the third "Taiyi Technique" to block the joint attack of Wu Luo and Si Ming Zhenjun, and then immediately used the fourth "Taiyi Method", which not only broke Wu Luo's divine domain, but also completely shattered Wu Luo and Si Ming Zhenjun's divine descent bodies, forcing the two Gu Immortals to return to the Divine Kingdom.

Of course, Landa Zhenren won, but it was a pyrrhic victory.

The backlash generated by this overwhelmed Lan Da Zhenren.

This is like an expedition of laborers, which has spent countless sums of money, although it has finally won and defeated a strong enemy, but there is no real gain, the internal burden is overwhelming, and the excessively heavy conscription has provoked a popular uprising, and chaos is imminent.

Lan Dazhen summed it up in just one sentence: "The three corpse gods jumped violently, and there was smoke in the seven orifices." ”

The existence of immortals, dead but not stiff, killed from the outside, is inexhaustible for a while, only internal suicide and self-destruction, will be truly defeated, or even dead.

For example, Lin Lingsu, the national teacher of the Great Jin Dynasty, had so many strong enemies and suffered heavy losses, but in the end, he did not die in the hands of these strong enemies, but in the hands of "himself".

No one knows how long it will take for the real people of Landa to calm down this "civil strife" in their bodies.

During this time, Qi Xuansu could only do his best to maintain.

Some people died, but not completely......