Chapter 16 Second Floor
Qi Xuansu forced Zheng Jiaohe to drink. This matter is both big and small.
In a big way, this is a conflict between the second deputy palace master and the deputy palace master. It can also be said that Qi Xuansu does not follow the rules and has the habits of the underworld.
In a small way, it is just a slightly exaggerated joke at the wine table, and there is no need to make a big deal.
In the final analysis, on Zheng Jiaohe's territory, he took the initiative to host a banquet and toast, but he was drunk half to death.
No matter how you look at it, it can't be regarded as Qi Xuansu's active provocation.
As for why Qi Xuansu acted in this way, the reason is also very simple. He was not angry with Zheng Jiaohe, but a disguised act of establishing authority. A new official takes the first three fires when he takes office. He always burns a few blind people. Only when he establishes his authority will others know to be afraid and his words will be effective.
Zheng Jiaohe is just like Tian Yongfen, who is blind.
Another point is that Qi Xuansu is not here to be the head of the palace, but only the deputy head of the palace who is in charge of the law. He does not need to stand at a very high level to preach or take charge of the overall situation. The deputy head is a position that offends people, and this kind of authority is just right.
To put it bluntly, the good show of the two has just begun. This is the first round.
After Zheng Jiaohe sobers up, the two will go to the Taoist palace to continue the lawsuit.
Speaking of sobering up, "Zui Sheng Meng Si" is known as a wine specially provided for real people. You get what you pay for. Even the gods will be drunk. Zheng Jiaohe has been drunk and Qi Xuansu forced him to drink a whole jar. It will take three or four days for him to wake up. Even if he wakes up, he can't be called "clear". He will have to be confused for a few days and may forget some things. When he fully recovers, Qi Xuansu's half-month trip is almost over. It's just right to go back to Sheji Palace to slowly figure it out and start the second round.
Of course, Zheng Jiaohe was drunk, but his subordinates were still sober and would definitely report the matter to the head of the palace, Wang Jiaohe. However, the head of the palace, Lan Hexu, would play a role at this time. Let the two heads of the palace slowly talk about it, and Qi Xuansu should do what he should do.
In fact, the person who was benchmarking Qi Xuansu was never the head of the palace, Wang Jiaohe, but the chief deputy palace master, Chen Shuhua.
So the illness of the Lord of Dayu involved Chen Shuhua, and Qi Xuansu must investigate it thoroughly.
Having said that, Qi Xuansu's original intention of coming to the palace was not like this. He actually wanted to use the various chaos inside and outside the city to knock them down and rectify them immediately. But he didn't expect that a deputy palace master and a principal had already revealed their true colors before he could knock them down. Then he didn't need to talk about it. It was better to wait until he returned to the Sheji Palace and talk about it slowly at the Daofu meeting.
Qi Xuansu didn't want to stay in Funan for too long, so he decided to go to the next stop-crossing the sea to the Lion City of Java.
Today, the Funan Taoist Palace is leaderless and in chaos. Naturally, no one dares to stop Qi Xuansu. They can only watch Qi Xuansu and Tian Yongfen leave.
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After Chen Jianchou realized the strange crux of the king's illness, he flipped through many books that ordinary people could not see.
After the Taoist sect established the Borneo Taoist Palace, it built a large book building in Thang Long Prefecture and opened it to the public. Thanks to the development of printing technology, the Taoist sect can completely print books on a large scale, and the cost is not too high, so the collection of books in this book building is very rich, claiming to have a collection of one million volumes. Of course, there are no rare books or precious books in this book building, and some books have even been deleted. However, in order to facilitate the Taoists to consult books, there is a rather mysterious second floor in the book building, which is simply a place to store some "***" or undeleted books.
Ordinary people are not qualified to enter this so-called second floor. When Chen Jianchou wanted to enter the Taoist sect, Xu Jiaorong opened a back door for him and allowed him to enter the second floor, which gave Chen Jianchou the opportunity to read a lot of books. However, it was also these books that ruined him. He read too much and naturally had some problems in his thinking. The Taoist sect is only more tolerant of the opinions of the upper elites, but it is another matter for the lower classes. Who are you to make arbitrary comments on the Taoist sect's policies? Chen Jianchou naturally failed to pass the exam.
In other words, some words, such as those of Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, etc., can be said to be innocent and unfaithful. Chen Jianchou cannot say that he has ulterior motives and is a great rebellion. Zhang Yuelu wants to change the Taoist sect with great ambitions, but Chen Jianchou wants to change the Taoist sect. Do you want to rebel?
Because of this, Qi Niang strongly advocated that Qi Xuansu return to the Taoist sect. In Qi Niang's words, there will never be a big future in the world of martial arts. In other words, the era of martial arts has passed. The martial arts world was in the past and may be in the future, but not now.
After Chen Jianchou failed the exam, Xu Jiaorong did not take back this permission and still allowed him to freely enter and exit the second floor, which made it easier for him to investigate the case.
Although it was a censorship or deleted content, it was not necessarily against Taoism. It was more that many contents were not suitable for ordinary people to watch. For example, "The Rise and Fall of Eleven Witches", in addition to recording the history of ancient witch religion, also introduced the underlying structure and logic of ancient witch religion in detail, including many witch religion rituals, spells, and magical powers, which were usually very barbaric and accompanied by human sacrifices, so they had to be deleted.
Chen Jianchou read a story in the uncensored "The Rise and Fall of Eleven Witches".
In the past, Wu Luo created a kingdom of God in the world. Anyone who believed in Wu Luo could enter Wu Luo's kingdom of God through the bridge built by "Spirit Art" in their dreams. As long as they could pass the various tests set by Wu Luo, they could obtain a kind of witchcraft called "Zhu You Shu". Taoists called it "Zhu You Shu" and Westerners called it "Hypnosis". It can make others obey their orders in a daze, but the minds of believers were also controlled by Wu Luo with "Zhu You Shu". Although it seemed that there was no change in memory and emotions, as long as Wu Luo had a thought, they would immediately become Wu Luo's puppets.
After many people got this method, although they could not deal with people with successful cultivation, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary people. They took advantage of the opportunity to make money and kill people, or took advantage of the opportunity to rape other people's wives and daughters.
In this way, these people became more and more pious to Wu Luo, and more and more people believed in Wu Luo.
At its peak, Wu Luo had millions of followers and dominated the area. He was the most powerful among the great witches. Unfortunately, Wu Luo met the Zu Tianshi, who was a disciple of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Zu Tianshi broke his golden body with the "Tianshi Male and Female Sword". The Tianshi Cult quickly wiped out the remaining forces of the Wu Cult, causing Wu Luo to enter the first level of death of the gods and on the verge of the second level of death.
However, Wu Luo did not completely die out. For thousands of years, from time to time, some people would inexplicably obtain the "Zhu You Shu" and start to stir up trouble. Now, it has made a comeback and established the Lingshan Wu Cult, which is one of the three major secret societies.
The story mentioned that Chen Jiangou had entered the kingdom of God from a dream, which reminded him of the strange dream of the king. Maybe the king saw not the blood Bodhisattva in his dream, but the legendary ancient fairy Wu Luo.
As for why Chen Jianchou thought of reading "The Rise and Fall of the Eleven Witches", it was because he had read this story when he was preparing for the exam. After seeing the medical records of the king, he had this association. It was just that it had been a long time since he remembered it clearly, so he went back to read it again.
However, Chen Jianchou still felt that he had missed something, and there were still a few dots that were not connected.
The most critical point was that Chen Shuhua, as the chief deputy palace master, was unlikely to have any collusion with the secret society.
In fact, there was a very strange point in Taoism. The Taoist priests at the bottom could not see hope, so they did turn to the secret society. The Taoist priests at the highest level, such as the level of the third master, had long been deeply tied to Taoism, inseparable, and impossible to betray. They were decision-makers and could have some contact with the secret society, involving some very macro aspects. Only the Taoist priests who were neither up nor down could not have in-depth contact with the secret society unless they wanted to apostatize. Especially those Taoist priests who did not have a deep background, they dared not get involved at all.
Maybe someone wants to talk about Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu, Li Tianzhen and others. They also came into contact with secret societies. How come they are fine? To put it bluntly, they have backers, which means they are guaranteed.
Zhang Yuelu and Li Tianzhen need not be mentioned. They represent the Zhang and Li families respectively and have obtained the permission of the Heavenly Master and the National Master. They actually represent the Heavenly Master and the National Master, not acting on their own. Let's talk about Qi Xuansu. Behind him is Qi Niang, and behind Qi Niang is the Earth Master. In fact, it is the same. This is also the fundamental reason why Cihang Zhenren finally gave in and compromised.
With the Earth Master backing Qi Xuansu, the problem can be big or small.
More importantly, as one of the three major secret societies, the Purple Light Sect did not do much evil. In addition to the special relationship of the Zhang family, it is an object that can be won over, similar to the Qingping Society, while the Lingshan Witch Sect and the Zhiming Sect are extremely evil, and there is an essential difference. Going back, it should be the four major secret societies, and there is also a Xuanyin Sect, but it was recruited by the Taoist sect, and it is not impossible to become two major secret societies in the future.
Although Chen Shuhua is in a high position, he lacks a strong backer. If he gets involved with Lingshan Witch Cult, not only will his future be ruined, but his life will also be in danger.
Chen Shuhua can be the chief deputy palace lord, so he is not a fool and will understand this truth.
From this point of view, Chen Jianchou's guess is not valid.
However, an idea still popped up in Chen Jianchou's mind uncontrollably. What if it is true?
Then wouldn't he be involved in a huge vortex? No wonder his stepmother said that if he is not careful, he will be doomed.
It's a lie to say that he is not afraid.
When the gods fight, mortals suffer.
The reason is simple. This matter did not happen today. My stepmother didn't care in the past, but why is she intervening now? Because Qi Cixi is here.
Why does Qi Cixi care about this matter? Is he concerned about the safety of the Lord of Dayu? Did Chen Jianqiu's pleading soften his heart? None of them, because this matter involves Chief Chen.
That's very clear. It's said that Qi Cixi came to Borneo with a special mission from Jinque, and Chief Cha Chen met Qi Cixi's mission.
Sooner or later, the two sides will clash over this matter.
This is a fight between gods.
He was involved and became a cannon fodder.