There was no rain or rain or sunny all the way, and the "Sun Boat" arrived at Yuxiu Mountain safely.

The West Daomen sent relevant personnel to greet them, and Taiying was impressively listed.

Although Taiying is the eldest granddaughter of Zhenxiao, she is not a little girl, she is thirty years old, much older than Qi Xuansu.

In any case, the Tantai family is a new family, because they are not the real descendants of the Tantai family, and they can't be related to the Confucian Tantai family, and the real history is only more than a hundred years, and the generations and ages can be compared one by one, and there will be no juniors in their seventies and eighties.

Under the introduction of Huang Fuji, the two got to know each other.

In terms of appearance, Taiying is not amazing, but it has a unique charm, mainly in terms of temperament, the arrogance of the family has a little feminine tenderness, and the temper is quite straightforward, and full of personality.

Judging from her speech and demeanor, she is the kind of person who doesn't care about what others think of herself, and she is also a very self-conscious person, she will not be used to this, and she will not be used to that, and she will not hide her own opinions, she must say anything directly, without leaving any emotion, I have to say that it is also a kind of arrogance. You can see one or two from her complaints and sarcasm about Huang Fuji between the lines.

This is different from Zhang Yuelu, who also doesn't care about other people's opinions, Zhang Yuelu is actually not arrogant, especially when getting along with ordinary people, Zhang Yuelu does not feel superior to others, which can be seen from her attitude towards Daomin. If she was an arrogant person, she would not gladly accept the invitation of passers-by to attend the wedding banquet, let alone meet Qi Xuansu.

This is determined by the origins of the two, although both of them are granddaughters of big shots, but Taiying has been recognized since childhood, and Zhang Yuelu has to be self-reliant for a long time, which gives Zhang Yuelu the opportunity to contact the lower classes, so Zhang Yuelu can better understand the hardships and helplessness of some middle and lower classes, instead of standing on the high clouds to whitewash the peace. This also led to a change in Zhang Yuelu's ideology.

As for why Qi Xuansu has no ideological and conceptual changes, one is Qi Niang's teachings, and the other is that there is no contrast. People who are accustomed to seeing light and beauty, and suddenly see darkness and ugliness, there will be huge gaps and contrasts, cognitive tears, and even faith will be shaken, so as to make some changes.

Qi Xuansu has been fluttering in the quagmire, everything he sees is the bottom, he is used to it, and he is a little too low, flies and dogs, human life is as cheap as grass, he doesn't know what the whitewashed beauty should look like, he naturally does not have a momentary gap and contrast.

Zhang Yuelu saw the inside story of the first Jiangnan case, and may have self-doubt, is this the Daomen I know? How can this be? How can this be? No, I will

The door needs to be changed.

Replaced by Qi Xuansu's discovery of the inside story of the first Jiangnan case, he probably thought, what should I do, it turns out that you are the same, it turns out that the world is as black as a crow, it is nothing more than a change of skin, and there is no difference in essence, then I can also be a high-grade Taoist, I can also love Taoism, at least I am not greedy.

Speaking of Taiying, such a woman is obviously not easy to deal with, if you have the right temper, it will be good naturally, if you don't have her temper, she can throw your face at any time, and regardless of the occasion.

Huang Fu Ji has a good sense of proportion, in private matters, I can tolerate you, how you play a temper with me, I don't care about you. For example, when the two were drinking in private, Huang Fu persuaded Taiying to find someone to marry as soon as possible, but Taiying couldn't listen to this kind of words, so he got up and left directly, leaving Huang Fu Ji in place, and Huang Fu didn't care. This is like a pressure relief valve, venting Taiying's dissatisfaction early.

Since I have taken the initiative to take a step back in private matters, then in official affairs, you have to put away that set of eldest lady's temper and do things according to my requirements, I say shelving is shelving, there is no room for bargaining, obey orders. Between a relaxation and a relaxation, the two get along well. She can only verbally complain about this boss, and will not really take any substantive action.

After a short polite greeting, the emperor made a great deal of effort and invited the two to have dinner in the Tangxiu Palace.

The banquet was relatively simple, and the three of them participated.

At the feast, the wine is half full,

Talking about the "Shadow Case", Qi Xuansu suddenly asked a more sensitive question, "Is there some kind of high-level coterie in Tawanting?"

Yu Taiying was stunned, "What does Chief Qi mean by this?"

Qi Xuansu said, "Since it is a high-level, then it must be either rich or expensive. Since it is a small circle, it is necessary to complete the replacement and integration of resources. They are all powerful people, and according to normal channels, they basically want something, but they still have to open up an abnormal small circle, and there must be no good things in this."

Yu Taiying glanced at Qi Xuansu in surprise.

Qi Xuansu continued, "Is there anything that you can't understand in the normal way, and you have to go to a small circle to talk about it? What can only be explained in a small circle is certainly against the right path. So I want to ask, does this kind of coterie exist in Tawantin?"

Yu Taiying understood what Qi Xuansu meant, "Chief Qi suspects that these cases involve human disasters within Tawanting?"

Qi Xuansu said, "Maybe I'm a little too sensitive, but most of the things I've experienced are human problems, and from experience, the 'Shadow Case' may involve issues that intend to subvert the Tawantin system."

The emperor said, "It's not that serious, is it?"

Qi Xuansu said, "When I first arrived in Borneo, I didn't think it was a big problem, on the surface, it was nothing more than a pseudo-immortal realm Wang Jiaohe, with Lan Da Zhenren pressing, and Jin Que as a support, what waves can be stirred? But the deeper you dig, the more shocking it is, there are as many as four immortals involved, namely Wu Luo, Si Ming Zhenjun, Chen Shuhua, and the Buddha Lord of Buddhism, and finally Daomen in order to suppress the rebellion of the conspiracy to subvert the rule of Daomen, indirectly dispatched three immortals, Lan Da Zhenren, Jiang Da Zhenren, and Jin Gong Patriarch, using more than five immortals, and it is precisely because of the meritorious behavior of Jin Gong Patriarch in this suppression action that indirectly contributed to the normalization of some secret associations. As for the pseudo-immortals involved, including the first-grade spirit officials, there are even more."

Huang Fu smiled and said, "I understand, there is only one meaning in Tianyuan's words, which is to let me pay more attention to the 'Shadow Case' and not be careless. Then I just promise, as long as it involves the 'Shadow Case', I will open the door to the convenience and allow the Chief of the Shadow Desk to act cheaply."

Yu Taiying didn't give the emperor any face, "It's long overdue."

Qi Xuansu's train of thought is still consistent, all conspiracies must involve interests, greed is endless, and immortals are not exempt from vulgarity, following the direction of interests, you can always find the root cause.

What weird, what can't be looked at, Qi Xuansu doesn't believe that.

Tang Taiying immediately gave Qi Xuansu a clue that there was really a small circle in the upper echelons of Tawanting that was not in a normal environment.

This small circle or small group, called the Heron Society, has the nature of a partial secret association, involving many high-ranking members of the Tawantin, quite similar to the Qingping Society.

According to the understanding of the Absolute Holy Church, some members of the Heron Society are followers of the former sun god It-Sumna, and after Kukulkan replaced It-Sumna, there was indeed a purge on the part of the believers, and the believers who were originally loyal to It-Sumner went into hiding, and the Heron Society came into being, and their purpose was to wait for the return of It-Sumner and prepare for it.

This is reasonable, the triple death of the gods does not need to be repeated too much, whether It-Sumner is the first death, or the second death, it is certainly not the third death, and the heron will remember It-Sumner so many people, he does have the possibility of returning.

From the point of view of the West Gate,

Whether a small group is a threat is judged not by its original intention and purpose, but by how well it is organized. If it can threaten the rule of Xidaomen, it is well-organized, no matter how good its original intention is, it is not right. As for the normalization of some of the secret associations implemented by the Daomen, these secret associations on the list were originally part of the extension of the Daomen, and those who did the dirty work for the Daomen all had internal backers of the Daomen, which could not be generalized.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Is there a connection between the black sun tattoo and the heron?"

Yu Taiying shook her head and said, "Now it seems that it doesn't matter, in order to hide their identity, it is impossible for the heron to leave a tattoo on its body, which is an obvious identity mark, and their token is in the shape of a heron

Accessories. As I said in my previous letter, our main focus must be on the Steam Gospel, so we didn't investigate the Heron Society in depth."

Qi Xuansu asked again, "What's the point of a heron?"

"The heron symbolizes Kimchi Chika, the last emperor of Payiti."

"The Last Emperor?" Qi Xuansu expressed doubt.

"Now it's the new Payiti, although the name of the country has not changed, but it is indeed a change of dynasty, just like the east-west, north-south, front and back dynasties in the history of the Central Plains, all of which have experienced a loss and reconstruction in the middle. It is said that there is no shortage of royalty in the Heron Society."

Qi Xuansu became more and more puzzled, "I remember that the Tawantin royal family claimed to be the descendants of the ancient god Pachaka, but Pachaka has fallen and can no longer shelter his descendants. Based on the principle of uniting all available forces, Xidaomen blends the three together. Under the impetus of the West Daomen, Emperor Tawantin married the dead princess of Nahuatl, obtained the allegiance of most of Nahuatl's army, and converted to Kukulkan, the sun god of Nohpeten, and accepted the priestly power of Nohpeten. Why do the royals within the Heron Society miss Itsumner of the Nohepeten lineage, aren't they supposed to worship their ancestor Pachaca?"

"Sometimes, what some people admire may not really be admired, and it is more likely that they are opposed. But they do not dare to openly oppose it, so they have to express their opposition by exalting the enemies of whom they oppose it."

Qi Xuansu immediately understood.

For example, some people are dissatisfied with the Daomen, but they dare not rule in the Daomen

He openly opposed the Daomen, so he secretly opposed the Daomen under the pretense of advocating Confucianism and Buddhism. If you really want them to join Confucianism and Buddhism, they are unwilling, and they don't necessarily know how to treat Buddhism and Confucianism in their bones.

It may not be true that the heron would worship It-Sumner, but it is probably true that they secretly oppose Kukulkando.