Chapter 45 The Source of the Leak

Qi Xuansu thought for a moment, and the seven great eunuchs had almost wiped out all the upper-level eunuchs of Dayu Kingdom. One can imagine the amount of dragon energy they possessed. You must know that the eunuchs of the Daxuan court in the Central Plains can even display strength comparable to that of immortals with the blessing of dragon energy, which shows the mystery of dragon energy. Even though the Dayu Kingdom was not as good as the Daxuan Court, it still makes sense that all the high-level eunuchs were sacrificed, not to create a single immortal, but in exchange for two temporary divine descending vessels.

Qi Xuansu agreed with this statement and asked: "Why is it related to Chief Chen?"

Chen Jianchou said: "There are many people who can kill seven eunuchs. But there are very few people who can kill seven eunuchs without leaving any trace. It can even be said that there is only one person, and that is Chief Chen."

Qi Xuansu said with a hint of taking a test: "Tell me carefully."

Chen Jianchou slowly said: "First, in terms of the Taoist government, Chief Chen is responsible for the affairs of the palace. In addition, as a princess, she can enter and exit the palace freely. In many matters involving the royal family and the palace, the head of the palace The Da Zhenren and the Zhangfu Zhenren will not intervene. Qi Cixi has not yet arrived in Borneo and has no way to intervene, and the others cannot intervene at all. "

"Secondly, since the king of the country has been seriously ill, the power has fallen to others. Chief Chen is not only the chief deputy head of the Taoist palace, with a transcendent status, but also the princess of the royal family. She has a famous teacher, so it is logical for her to take advantage of the situation and take over the power of the palace. She has There are external conditions for killing these seven eunuchs. As for her motives for doing so, there is no need to say more. "

After hearing this, Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and put forward a different opinion: "Even if Chief Chen has the power of the palace, these eunuchs are not fools. Those who can reach this position are all human beings. The death of one person is an accident, and the death of one person is an accident. Is it a coincidence that the two people died? Is it still an accident and coincidence when the third and fourth people died? If the people behind had learned from the past, they would not notice the abnormality. For the sake of their own lives, wouldn't they report it to the Taoist government? Expose it? Even if the whole Taoist government is colluding with one another, they just sit there and wait for death? And according to you, they might even be captured alive, which makes it even more difficult. Those are heavenly beings, not cabbages on the roadside.”

Chen Jianchou couldn't help but be startled.

He originally thought that Qi Cixi asked this question to collect accusations against Chief Chen and prepare to bring him down, but now it seems that he may have misunderstood?

Qi Xuansu did not pursue the question, but said: "After you go back and prepare for the exam, you might as well think carefully about whether there is anything you missed."

Chen Jianchou had no choice but to respond and follow Ke Qingqing out.

After leaving the holding room, Chen Jianchou said softly: "Master Ke."

Ke Qingqing didn't take it too seriously. After all, he had Xu Jiaorong's reputation: "I'm not much older than you. In private, you can call me fellow Taoist or senior sister."

Chen Jianqiu said: "Senior Sister Ke, did I just understand the meaning of taking the wrong seat?"

We are all in the same boat, so there is no need for too many twists and turns. Ke Qingqing got straight to the point: "You got it right, but in this kind of thing, people must not be able to find loopholes, otherwise they may be counterattacked." An army.”

Chen Jianchou understood somewhat. If he could not kill the snake, he would be bitten by the snake. If Qi Cixi didn't move, he would be killed with one blow. What he just said was all speculation, with almost no real evidence, so that's it. There are also quite a few loopholes in the logic, and it cannot be justified. It will definitely not satisfy Qi Cixi. It is no wonder that Qi Cixi asked him to go back and think about it again.

After Chen Jianchou left, Lu Yuting came to Qi Xuansu's signing room.

Qi Xuansu was looking through a file and asked without raising his head: "Is the Lord Dayu's illness getting better?"

"It's said to be better." Lu Yuting gave an ambiguous answer.

Qi Xuansu slightly emphasized his tone: "What does it mean to say?"

Lu Yuting said helplessly: "Chief Chen's people are guarding the palace of the king, and we really can't see the king."

Qi Xuansu raised his head: "It doesn't matter, you can go there again in a few days."

Lu Yuting's eyes lit up: "Second seat, do you have any idea?"

Qi Xuansu closed the file in his hand: "When such a big thing happens, we must get to the bottom of it. The key lies in the divine descending container. Where does the dragon energy that makes up the divine descending container come from? The royal family of Dayu Kingdom cannot be separated from it. The Lord Yu himself is even more involved. Unless they let Lord Yu die violently in the past few days, you will always be able to see the Lord. "

Lu Yuting felt relieved: "The second seat is planning the strategy."

"There's no need to rush to praise me." Qi Xuansu waved his hand, "It's not too late to praise me after you succeed."

While the two were talking, Ke Qingqing came back: "Second seat, Ding Chou Lingguan and the others are here."

Qi Xuansu stood up and said only one word: "Let's go."

In the meeting hall of the Water Palace, there were several spiritual officials sitting. Except for Ding Chou, the rest were second-grade and third-grade spiritual officials. When Qi Xuansu led Ke Qingqing into the meeting hall, everyone All stood up.

Qi Xuansu raised his hand and pressed it down: "No need to be polite, please sit down and talk."

Ding Chou Lingguan did not sit down immediately, but first introduced the people she brought to Qi Xuansu one by one. After the introduction, Qi Xuansu sat down on the main seat in the middle, and the others took their seats.

Ke Qingqing served tea to everyone personally.

Qi Xuansu said: "The main reason for calling everyone here is one thing. It is a matter of great importance, and everyone present must keep it strictly confidential. Therefore, before the meeting officially begins, I will announce a rule that any content of this meeting, even a single word, must not be spread out."

Everyone was silent, waiting for the next step.

Qi Xuansu continued, "I have been in Tiangang Hall in the past and have some understanding of spiritual officials. You are all spiritual officials, fighting on the front line, and have made great contributions to the safety and stability of Borneo. You also know the specific situation best. Today, I want to talk to you about an old question, that is, secret societies."

"First, are there large-scale secret society forces in the Nanyang area, including Borneo?"

"Second, what is the distribution of secret society forces in our Nanyang? Which ones are the main ones? Which secret societies are more active?"

"Third, what is the soil for the survival of these secret societies? Why are they banned repeatedly? Is there collusion between insiders and outsiders?"

"Fourth, how should we deal with the various existing secret society forces?"

Qi Xuansu looked around again: "Don't be restrained, you can speak freely."

When Qi Xuansu's voice fell, the entire meeting hall was silent.

Obviously, they already understood what Qi Xuansu was going to say.

The injury of the Grand Master of the House was related to the secret society. The key was that it happened under the eyes of the Daoist House. No matter what, there must be an explanation. The third point was to link the problem of the secret society with the contradictions within the Daoist House. This was to use the problem of the secret society as a breakthrough.

Ke Qingqing knew more than others. This also involved Qi Xuansu's experience in the Bai Nang Ben House, which was also a means to control Zheng Jiaohe.

In short, it was not just as simple as suppressing the secret society, but also involved the internal struggle of the Daoist sect.

For many spiritual officials, the meaning was naturally different. They looked at the Ding Chou spiritual official and asked the leader to set the tone so that they could express their attitude within this big framework.

Ding Chou Lingguan pondered for a moment and said: "First, I can clearly say that there are indeed large-scale secret societies. For example, the word "secret" does not exist in the 'Heavenly Court'. It is the overlord of the South Seas that is on the table."

"Second, regarding the distribution of secret societies, the 'Heavenly Court' is mainly active in the archipelago and sea of ​​Java, and the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult are distributed on land. These three are the big ones. The second is some members of the Eight Tribes, who wander among various dignitaries and sell elixirs; the members of the Qibaofang are mainly engaged in business and don't care about other things; there are occasional members of the Purple Light Society, but it is difficult to distinguish. The rest, such as the 'Inn' and the Qingping Society Rarely appear in Nanyang."

"Third, there are many countries in Nanyang, and there is no effective unified court. The government orders cannot be unified. There is a power vacuum in the lower level, and the ruling foundation is weak. It is more chaotic than the Central Plains, which objectively provides soil for the survival of secret societies. As for the repeated bans, there is indeed a possibility that someone inside is secretly colluding with secret societies, but it cannot be confirmed now."

"As for the fourth point, how should we deal with it? This is the focus of our discussion today."

Ding Chou Lingguan answered the four questions raised by Qi Xuansu, among which the fourth point is the most important, but Ding Chou Lingguan's answer on this point is the most brief.

A second-rank spiritual officer said, "Compared with the Central Plains, Nanyang is like a broken house with leaks on all sides. If our colleagues in the Central Plains patch up the leaks wherever they are, then we patch up wherever we see them, and we can't take care of everything."

Qi Xuansu said, "Fix up wherever we see them. There is a saying that the crying child gets the milk. Here, whoever makes the most noise will be the one we attack, right?"

The second-rank spiritual officer said, "That's right."

The Ding Chou spiritual officer said at the right time, "Solving the problem of secret societies in the entire Nanyang is a grand proposition. It is not something that we can solve by discussing behind closed doors. It must be solved at the level of the Daofu, or even the Dao. Starting from the macro level of the gate, unified dispatch, coordination and cooperation of all parties, and multi-faceted and in-depth comprehensive governance. We don't have this condition, we can only analyze specific problems. The biggest problem at the moment is that there was an ancient immortal in the territory of Shenglong Mansion, and there were two ancient immortals, and it was also involved in the dragon energy of the South Dragon, directly pointing to the royal family of Dayu Kingdom and some people in our Dao Mansion. "

Qi Xuansu agreed: "Do as much as you can. In simple terms, do what you can. "

Next, the remaining spiritual officials expressed their opinions. Someone proposed to conduct a thorough investigation of the palace and investigate the source of the dragon energy leakage.

Qi Xuansu said: "This is a good proposal, Dingchou spiritual officer, do you think it's like this? You should formulate a specific implementation plan as soon as possible. I will discuss it at the Dao Mansion meeting. After the Dao Mansion meeting is passed, it will be implemented. Send spiritual officials to the palace to find out the source of the dragon energy leakage as soon as possible, so as to give an explanation to Lan Da Zhenren and the Dao Mansion. "