Walking into the earth palace, the first thing you see is a huge statue of the ancestor of the Taishang Dao, which reads: Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan of the Great Sage Ancestor Gaoshang Dao.

Wang Jiaohe bypassed the statue from the left, and Qi Xuansu bypassed the statue from the right.

The two groups of people are like big waves, and the statues are like middle reefs, dividing the big waves into two halves.

After bypassing the "reef", the two become one.

Because of the large number of people, the meeting place was chosen in the small hall instead of the meeting hall, and the small hall is in the structure of the word "冂", that is, the "mouth" is missing the following horizontal. The direction that is missing one horizontal is the entrance and exit portal, and the row of chairs facing the portal and facing south and north is the main seat, that is, the place where the lord and deputy lord of the house sit, and then there are two rows of chairs on the left and right, facing the main seat, sitting opposite each other.

After everyone came to the small hall, those with the word "Mansion Master" on their bodies walked towards the main seat, the assistants walked to the left, and the spiritual officials walked to the right.

Chen Shuhua sat on Wang Jiaohe's left hand, next to Wang Jiaohe. Qi Xuansu is on the right side of Wang Jiaohe, but there is a vacant seat between the two, that is the position of Lan Da Zhenren, even if Lan Da Zhenren can't come, he can't leave his place, and he still has to have the attitude he should have.

After they all sat down, Wang Jiaohe, as the real person in charge of the mansion, said some scenes, nothing more than emphasizing the necessity and importance of this Taoist meeting, which were all clichés and nothing to say.

Then it was time to enter the topic, because it was Qi Xuansu who proposed to convene a Taoist meeting, so Qi Xuansu spoke first.

Qi Xuansu first looked around, and then said unhurriedly: "There is only one topic for this big discussion, and it is also a commonplace issue, and that is the secret association. It can be said that since Xuansheng rebuilt the Daomen, the Secret Society has always been a major problem for the Daomen, and when they were at their most rampant, there were seven Gu Immortals, and they even dared to attack the Kunlun Cave Heaven. In the past two hundred years, some Gu Immortals have either ascended or fallen, and there are still three Gu Immortals who are still active in the world today, which is what we often call the three secret societies, among which the most rampant and frustrating are the Lingshan Witch Sect and the Knowing Destiny Sect. ”

"Speaking of the Lingshan Witch Sect and the Knowing Destiny Sect, I have dealt with them many times. The Kunlun Pass flying boat fell, I was a witness, Cuowenbu 'Yinglong' fell, and I also went to the scene with Cihang Zhenren. There is also the second Jiangnan case, Si Ming Zhenjun was born in Jinling Mansion, I am still a person who has experienced it, and I have a deep understanding of their unscrupulous means. ”

"This time, the two secret associations actually secretly created the two Great Divine Descent Vessels through the dragon qi of the Southern Dragon under the nose of the Shenglong Mansion, that is, the Dao Mansion, which is simply appalling. If the two Great Gu Immortals were to be incarnated together in the city of Thang Long Mansion and turn the entire Thang Long Mansion into a dead city, how would we explain to Jin Que? Fortunately, the real person in charge of the mansion found out in time and quickly eliminated these two hidden dangers, which turned the crisis into safety. ”

One fact, two understandings.

It can be said that Lan Dazhen was negligent and did not even detect the secret actions of the Gu Immortals in advance, causing the current situation. It can also be said that Lan Dazhen was vigilant, quickly discovered, quickly suppressed, and saved the situation.

The former is passing, and the latter is work.

It all depends on what you say.

Qi Xuansu and Lan Da Zhenren are in the same boat, so they naturally want to speak from the standpoint of Lan Da Zhenren, and they also speak for themselves.

The real person in charge of the mansion has merit because he discovered it in time and saved the situation. So how did you find out

Target? It is the result of Chen Jianqiu's investigation. Who arranged Chen Jianqiu's investigation? It's the second place. Lan Dazhen is the first credit, and there is always no problem with Qi second-seat mixed assist.

At this time, it was impossible for anyone to oppose Qi Xuansu.

Because there is no way to object, if Lan Dazhen is negligent, then the rest of the Daofu is not negligent? Therefore, no matter who it is, as long as it is a person from the Taoist government, they can only choose the second statement, that is, Lan Dazhen found out in time and saved the situation.

In other words, it was because the secret association was too cunning and impossible to prevent, and they were able to attack Kunlun Cave Heaven and fight the Eastern Emperor back then, which shows that it was tricky and difficult. Even Jin Que and the Eastern Emperor can't prevent the secret association, and it is reasonable for our local provincial government to fail to prevent it, and it should not be harshly blamed. On the contrary, because our local provincial government discovered and stopped the conspiracy of the secret association in time, it is still meritorious.

This is somewhat of a funeral.

It's not that Qi Xuansu likes to do this, but the situation is like this, and he has to be like this. Qi Xuansu not only has to eliminate the black sheep of the Daofu internally, but also not let the Daofu fall apart, but also maintain internal unity and balance. To put it bluntly, he wants to win over some people to fight against Wang Jiaohe. If he opens his mouth and characterizes the matter as the fault of the entire Taoist government, everyone has a demerit and offends a large area, who is still on his side? With him alone, why should he deal with Wang Jiaohe?

To do things, we must pay attention to ways and means. To unite all the forces that can be united, there will inevitably be some price to pay and some compromises to make.

For the sake of the overall situation of Fenglinzhou, Qingwei Zhenren can compromise. For the sake of the overall situation of Borneo, Qi Xuansu also has to learn from Qingwei Zhenren.

The word "overall situation" sometimes doesn't sound good, and the so-called "taking into account the overall situation" is even more likely to make people disgusted, but there is no way.

In life, who can do whatever they want? The six generations of the Great Palm Sect have not yet risen early, and there must always be a trade-off.

After Qi Xuansu finished speaking, he paused slightly and looked around again.

The expressions of the people are still relatively relaxed, and they may not be able to share any credit, but as the old saying goes, no fault is merit.

Qi Xuansu continued: "Because of this, Lan Dazhen has suffered some injuries and is in retreat to heal. Before the retreat, Lan Dazhen entrusted me with some of the duties, and after communicating with the real person in charge of the mansion and Chief Chen, I declared martial law to prevent the two secret associations from killing one more. ”

"But before I talk about the two secret societies, I want to talk about my half-way tour. Because I gave up halfway, I only went to two places, one is the Lion City in Java, which is the center of gravity of the entire Nanyang trade, you should have been there and know about it, so I won't say more. The other is the Hundred Bags of Funan Province. I came here for a private visit to Weifu, and the result? I was blown away. ”

As the words fell, Ke Qingqing had already begun to debug the Shadow Stone, and at the same time, someone put down a curtain in the direction of the entrance of the auditorium for projection.

Soon, the projection appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and it could be seen that this was a very hidden photo angle, and the perspective was shaking and vibrating up and down. It is impossible for Ke Qingqing to open the Shadow Stone anytime and anywhere, and usually open the Shadow Stone after the incident, so these periods of taking photos are not long, but they are already very revealing.

Everyone's expressions gradually became solemn.

Especially when someone grabbed Qi Xuansu's chest placket,

Someone even patted the small coffee table next to him.

After the photo was over, Qi Xuansu continued: "In just one day, I have encountered so many secret associations one after another, it is true that these small groups of secret association forces will not directly threaten the Dao government like Gu Immortal, and many Taoist friends have also said that if you want to rectify the hidden association forces in the entire Nanyang, you must be led by Jin Que, start from the overall situation, and coordinate and cooperate in all aspects to do it." But these are not the reasons for us to let these small forces of secret associations go unchecked, and if we sit idly by for a long time, the foundation of our Taoist government will have big problems. ”

Qi Xuansu didn't give others a chance to interject, and then said: "These small forces of secret associations are so domineering, in broad daylight, and rampant lawlessness, I think the word 'secret' should be removed." So I wanted to go to the local director and ask him what the situation was, but what happened? It was another eye-opener for me. ”

"I waited at the Taoist temple all night, until dawn, the chief Taoist priest came to see me drunk, I asked him what he was doing last night, it turned out to be drinking and playing with women, in the name of beauty, reading Buddhist scriptures. With such a Taoist priest, can secret associations not be rampant? Yesterday, there was also a respected old Taoist friend, an old senior, and an old real person, probably hearsay, who came to me and asked me what happened to Qi Cixi, so I had to take out the evidence left that day and let this old man hear it. The old-timers were very indignant, saying that today's young people do not pay attention to morality, come to deceive, and come to fool the Taoist government. I said, this is not as simple as not talking about morality, but it is a violation of the laws of the Taoist sect and must be dealt with severely. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Jiaohe's face was already dark.

Qi Xuansu made a phased summary: "So I think that there are always two reasons for the change of things, that is, internal causes and external causes. External causes change due to internal causes. In other words, it is the internal causes, not the external causes, that determine this change. External factors are only inducing factors, and internal factors are the original driving force of change. ”

"When it comes to the matter of secret associations, the external cause is that secret associations are rampant, and the internal cause is the inaction of some people in our Taoist government, and even the cooperation between inside and outside, and it is precisely because of these people that secret associations are rampant."

"Let's go back to the two secret societies and the Thang Long Mansion, there is a Taoist priest in charge of inaction in the Bai Nang Ben Mansion, so is there any Thang Long Mansion? Are there any similar people among us, the deputy masters? ”

Show one’s true colors in the end.

The foreshadowing is all argumentation, which is to demonstrate the correctness of the last sentence. Seeing the big in the small is impossible to refute.

At this time, anyone could hear that Qi Cixi was a drunkard who did not mean to drink, and under the pretext of the secret association, he actually pointed to the interior of the Daofu.

Wang Jiaohe didn't rush to speak, but sighed again in his heart, the future is terrifying. Such a young man, if it was a child of the Wang family, how good it would be.

It's a shame.

Qi Xuansu's voice fell, and Xu Jiaorong immediately said: "Da Zhenren has always felt that the secret association is a very serious problem, and thinks that it is necessary to crack down on the secret association, but the scope is too wide to affect the maritime trade, and it is also necessary to take into account the attitudes of various countries, and an opportunity is needed and comprehensive action needs to be taken." I think this incident in Thang Long is a very opportune time for us to launch a comprehensive campaign against the secret associations, starting with Thang Long Province. After all, if you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world, first clean your own door, and then talk about other things. ”