Chapter 42 Taking Over Defense

These spiritual officers stationed in Shenglong Mansion are not stupid. The deputy palace master is walking in the front. Who dares to take action without orders from above?

If they really take action, who will take the blame when they are held accountable afterwards? Or will the person who takes action take the blame?

This is a very simple truth.

At this time, let alone there is no order from above, even if there is an order, it must be a clear hand order, not just a verbal order.

When they really want to hold someone accountable, they will take out the hand order and say that they are following the order from above, and the public crime will not be investigated. Otherwise, they will be scapegoats for others.

Since there is no order from above, only fools will stop the deputy palace master. Isn't it that the deputy palace master takes a step forward, and they take a step back.

Those who are qualified to give orders do not want to take responsibility, and those who execute orders do not want to take responsibility. The result is that there is no order and no action.

As for Qi Xuansu, why doesn't he need to issue any hand orders?

Because he had walked to the front of the spiritual officials, and he personally led the spiritual officials into Shenglong Mansion, he personally participated in it, instead of hiding behind the scenes, so it didn't matter whether there was a hand order or not.

If at this time, Wang Jiaohe or Chen Shuhua appeared here, ordered the spiritual officials to stop Qi Xuansu, and also participated in it personally, instead of hiding behind the scenes, then these spiritual officials would not retreat again and again.

It's a pity that Qi Xuansu came too suddenly, and caught the two of them off guard. They were still considering the pros and cons, and Qi Xuansu had already approached the inner city.

In addition, the "Yinglong" hanging high in the air was also one of the reasons. It was still very stressful to fight against one's own family with one's own "Yinglong".

When Qi Xuansu came to the inner city, the situation was irreversible.

Of course, Qi Xuansu also took a lot of risks in this move. If he was not careful, his future would stop here. The reason why Wang Jiaohe and others were caught off guard by Qi Xuansu was because they underestimated Qi Xuansu's decisiveness.

With Wang Jiaohe's shrewdness, he would not have failed to anticipate Qi Xuansu's return to the Dao Mansion to stabilize the situation. However, in his opinion, Qi Xuansu, a young man, suddenly learned of such a change. Even if he was not panicked, he would have to weigh the pros and cons before integrating the two spiritual officials. He might still be indecisive and at a loss, and it would be impossible for him to come back in such a short time.

He miscalculated. Qi Xuansu was not a nobleman who came out of a comfortable nest, but a grass-roots man who had rolled over from the line of life and death. What he lacked the most was decisiveness.

As for integrating the two spiritual officials, not to mention the trust of Lan Da Zhenren and the support of Xu Jiaorong, Qi Xuansu's decisiveness would make the two spiritual officials willing to believe him. Because of decisiveness, he appeared confident, and because of confidence, he appeared strong. This kind of strength is not the strength of realm cultivation, but a kind of inner and spiritual strength. Strength brings a sense of security, and a sense of security brings conviction.

On the contrary, if Qi Xuansu was hesitant and timid, the two spiritual officials would not trust him and appear weak because of hesitation.

More importantly, Qi Xuansu's decision was not a reckless act without a brain, but a profound understanding of the importance of speed in war, which coincided with the ideas of the two spiritual officials, so the two spiritual officials naturally had to fully support Qi Xuansu.

So Qi Xuansu did not communicate and negotiate with the two spiritual officials as Wang Jiaohe expected, but quickly reached an agreement and rushed back to Shenglong Mansion as soon as possible.

At this time, Qi Xuansu stood still and said loudly: "According to the order of Master Lan, Dingchou Lingguan will temporarily take over the defense of the city, and the whole city will be under martial law."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's face changed.

A third-rank spiritual officer hesitated for a moment: "May I ask the second deputy palace master, what is the reason?"

Qi Xuansu smiled: "The reason is naturally that there is a secret society in the city that is plotting something bad."

The spiritual officer was stunned: "May I ask the second deputy palace master, do you have the order from Master Lan?"

Qi Xuansu restrained his smile: "A first-rank spiritual officer is equivalent to a second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest. Master Lan asked the first-rank spiritual officer to take over the defense and let me, the second deputy palace master, announce the order on his behalf. Just based on you, dare to question me?"

This is unreasonable, but now is not the time to reason.

The third-rank spiritual officer was intimidated by Qi Xuansu's momentum and was speechless.

Qi Xuansu paused slightly and ordered: "Those who disobey orders will be arrested immediately!"

The five hundred spiritual officers behind him responded loudly.

The shock caused dust to fall in the city gate.

On the other hand, the other spiritual officers were completely shocked and stood there without any movement.

If Qi Xuansu didn't come, she could take over the defense of the city by force with the status of Ding Chou Lingguan, a first-class Lingguan. These Lingguans could not do anything in front of her. The key is that she would be very embarrassed when facing Wang Jiaohe and others. This has little to do with the realm and cultivation, but has a lot to do with the identity and position, because it is an iron rule of Taoism that Taoists control Lingguans. Once Lan Da Zhenren can't come forward, Wang Jiaohe, the Zhenren in charge of the mansion, will be respected, and she, a first-class Lingguan, will be extremely passive.

So Qi Xuansu must come. Since she came, Qi Xuansu will also take over the defense. Ding Chou Lingguan didn't say anything, but just stood beside Qi Xuansu, like a guard. It was not until Qi Xuansu gave the order that she stepped forward and pointed out a few names, all of whom were in key positions, and began to take over the defense here.

It was not until this time that Chen Shuhua came late.

Qi Xuansu directly faced Chen Shuhua.

The second place against the first place.

The two titles "Second Seat" and "Chief" are not subjects, but prepositioned attributives. The subject is actually the omitted deputy palace master. Under the Taoist sect's system, both of them are lower than the real person in charge of the palace. They are both deputy palace masters. However, there is no clear distinction between them. At most, there is a difference in ranking.

Qi Xuansu bowed: "Chief Chen also knows?"

Chen Shuhua returned the gift and looked directly at Qi Xuansu: "What do I know? Qi Cixi, what are you going to do? Are you going to rebel?"

What a big hat was put down, but Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously and said: "I told you, on the order of Master Lan Da, I took over the defense and put the whole city under martial law. The reason is that there is a secret association to cause chaos."

Chen Shuhua smiled coldly: "Where is the warrant? Others are not qualified to question you, but I am qualified to take a look at the warrant, right?"

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "The incident happened suddenly. Master Lan Da just gave the command. The specific warrant will be made up later."

Chen Shuhua immediately grasped this point and said, "Password? How can such a big thing be trivial!"

Qi Xuansu said: "Is Chief Chen afraid that I will rebel and seize the throne? Not to mention the real person in charge and the real person in charge, there is also Jin Que. This position was appointed by Jin Que. It cannot be taken away or snatched away. Who can Anyone who dares to think wrong will face Jin Que's wrath. As for whether this password is true or false, he will know immediately when the master of Landa comes out of seclusion. Could it be that Chief Chen can't even wait for a few days? ? Who is the impatient one?"

"Qi Tianyuan!" Chen Shuhua was made very angry by Qi Xuansu's words, "You should know that no one will end well if you falsely pass on orders, fight against the Taoist government, and fight against the Taoist sect!"

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "Chief Chen, you should also know that secretly colluding with a secret society with the intention of murdering the real person in charge is tantamount to rebellion, and it will not end well!"

Chen Shuhua suppressed his anger: "Who do you think is colluding with the secret society?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Strictly speaking, it is colluding with the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult, which are the most vicious and evil among the many secret societies. Being associated with them is not to fight against the Taoist sect, but to subvert the Taoist sect. As for what it is. Whoever colluded with the Zhiming Cult and the Lingshan Witch Cult will only be known by the person involved."

Chen Shuhua wanted to take down Qi Xuansu, a junior, by virtue of his own level of cultivation, but Ding Chou Lingguan was nearby and did not dare to act rashly. However, if Qi Xuansu was in Chen Shuhua's position, he would have to take a risk. After all, Qi Xuansu was born in a rough place, while Chen Shuhua was the princess of Dayu Kingdom, with golden branches and jade leaves. The two people's methods of doing things were naturally very different. .

Chen Shuhua didn't speak for a while, but Qi Xuansu took the initiative: "As I said just now, the reason why Landa Zhenren asked Ding Chou Lingguan to take over the defense and put the whole city under martial law was because of the secret association to cause chaos. The reason why he asked me to come from The Xuanwei Division in Jiugang brought three thousand spiritual officers because there are people in our Taoist government who are collaborating with the secret society, not only to assassinate the real master of Lan Da, but also to subvert the Borneo Taoist government!"

As soon as these words came out, it was no less than a thunder.

Everyone was so shocked that they looked at each other.

Chen Shuhua's face turned pale: "What do you mean?"

Qi Xuansu said coldly: "That's what it means literally."

Chen Shuhua stared at Qi Xuansu, almost gritting his teeth and said: "Qi Tianyuan, even if you are the second deputy palace master, if you fabricate and frame others for no reason, it is enough to have you dismissed from office and thrown into prison!"

Qi Xuansu and Chen Shuhua looked at each other: "Don't you want to know why Da Zhenren is in seclusion? I can tell you now that Da Zhenren was ambushed by a secret society and suffered some injuries. He is currently recovering from his injuries and will be out in a few days. Shuang Long Mansion is the center of the Taoist government in Borneo, and the leader of the Taoist government is the leader. As a result, our leader was ambushed at his door. If there is no insider to help, can I make it up? ?”

At this point, Qi Xuansu raised his hand and pointed to the sky: "I am the deputy hall master from Ziwei Hall. I have never had any contact with the Lingguan Mansion. I have been in Nanyang for less than half a month. If there is no order from Da Zhenren, the two of them will directly belong to the head office. Why should the Great Master's first-grade spiritual officer listen to me? Even if I have the skills of an ancient strategist, I can only persuade one spiritual officer. How can I persuade two spiritual officers at the same time?"

The two first-grade spiritual officers gave Qi Xuansu the confidence to speak at this time.

Chen Shuhua's eyes flashed, and he was already a little confused about how to answer. He was even confused about whether Qi Xuansu's words were true or false. It was true that Master Lan Da was injured, but to what extent he was injured was hard to say.

After a while, Chen Shuhua said slowly: "If there is someone in the Taoist government secretly communicating with the secret association, we should investigate and deal with it immediately. But how to investigate and deal with it, there must be a charter, and it must be discussed by the Taoist government, not just one person who has the final say." ”

In the affairs of the Taoist government, without Qi Xuansu's master Lan Da, they had the absolute upper hand, and Qi Xuansu was no match at all.

Naturally, Qi Xuansu would not follow their routine: "I don't think it's appropriate to have to go through the Taoist government to discuss matters even though I know there is a mole at the top of the government."