Chapter 134 Three Fronts Advance
Lin Qingcheng was notified that he would be questioned by Fengxiantang as a routine. Lin Qingcheng did not suspect it at first, because there were many people questioned by Fengxiantang. Except for several deputy palace masters, most people in the Daofu were involved. It was said that it was because of the Nanyang United Trade Company.
Nanyang United Trade Company is known as the money bag of the Borneo Daofu. It is not groundless. Many people are indeed not clean. However, Master Qi personally sat in Lion City to investigate for so long. If only such a small problem was found, many people would accept it. It is nothing more than a demerit.
If it stops here, it means that Master Qi and Master Wang have reached a compromise. As the saying goes, the law does not hold everyone responsible. Although this incident seems to be very loud, it did not cause a shock to the Daofu. Basically, all the people questioned chose to cooperate.
It is worth mentioning that except for Wang Jiaohe, Qi Xuansu, Xu Jiaorong, and Xie Jiaofeng, all the remaining deputy palace masters' secretaries were investigated. As one of them, Lin Qingcheng naturally did not feel it was inappropriate-unless Qi Xuansu was crazy, he would not think of replacing all the deputy palace masters of the entire Daofu.
There is no need to talk about the first three. Qi Xuansu and Xu Jiaorong were investigating the masterminds behind others. How could they be found? After all, Wang Zhangfu is the assistant to the real person. Without solid evidence, he should not act rashly. As for Xie Jiaofeng, this old guy changed his mind and joined Qi Xuansu. In addition, he was originally a person on the line of Donghua real person, so it is reasonable that he escaped this time.
Zheng Jiaohe's secretary was the first to be investigated. As soon as he walked into the place where the conversation was held, he felt that something was wrong. He actually arranged a spiritual officer, but he didn't think much about it. But when he saw Yao Pei, he finally knew what was wrong. How could this little thing be worth Yao Pei's personal appearance?
Soon, Zheng Jiaohe's secretary was taken down.
At this time, no one thought about the Lion City riots. Instead, they thought that Qi Xuansu was going to attack Zheng Jiaohe, which was reasonable. Everyone knows that Zheng Jiaohe had offended Master Qi, and the offense was not light. Even if Master Qi and Master Wang reached a compromise, they had to find a scapegoat to take the blame and give an explanation to the world. It seems that Zheng Jiaohe is this scapegoat.
Zheng Jiaohe was naturally scared to death. He found Wang Jiaohe several times to "report" for fear that he would be abandoned by Wang Jiaohe.
Lin Qingcheng was arranged to be the last one. He thought he could pass the test easily, but as soon as he came in, he saw Yao Pei with an expressionless face.
He asked other colleagues, and usually several heads of Fengxian Hall came forward to question, and the atmosphere was not very tense.
Yao Pei's appearance was like a signal.
Generally, only those who are sure to have something wrong will be questioned by Yao Pei in person.
Yao Pei announced the arrest of Lin Qingcheng. Lin Qingcheng wanted to resist, but was easily captured by the second-grade spiritual officer.
Then, Yao Pei took people to leave Shenglong Mansion on a flying boat overnight and headed for Lion City.
As luck would have it, Master Jiang convened another temporary meeting that night. From the Master of the House to the deputy masters of the House, everyone was required to participate in the meeting. As for the content of the meeting, it was to discuss in detail the details of the pursuit of Chen Shuhua.
When the meeting was over, Yao Pei had safely arrived in Lion City.
Qi Xuansu asked Li Zhuyu to interrogate Lin Qingcheng, while Yao Pei continued to target the Sun family. The dark line she had buried before was almost done.
Under Ruan Fengjue's manipulation, Zhao Changliu had fallen deeper and deeper and could not extricate himself.
The next step was to target Sun Yaozhen through Zhao Changliu.
Qi Xuansu did not ask about these things. He wanted to focus on the "Heavenly Court" and the Holy Court.
It was not that Qi Xuansu wanted to fight on multiple fronts, but that these internal and external enemies had united to strangle him, and he had to fight. Fortunately, the arrival of Master Jiang relieved him of great pressure and kept Wang Jiaohe firmly in Shenglong Mansion. Many times, Wang Jiaohe could only command remotely, and the effect was still much worse.
Of the two "courts", the Holy Court is far away and has limited power. After being hit by Li Zhuyu and Qin Heng, it can't be said that it is seriously injured, but it is also injured and can't stir up any waves in a short time.
Then the next thing to solve is the problem of the "Heavenly Court". In fact, Qi Xuansu didn't want to tear his face. First, the pressure was too great, and second, the influence of Jin Gong Zushi should not be underestimated.
It's just that the "Heavenly Court" is a bit too much. Let's not talk about the conflict in the Dragon Palace on the sea. First of all, there is the assassination. Although there is no clear result, according to the investigation of the Nanting Duhufu, all the clues point to the "Heavenly Court". It can also be said that Qi Xuansu's guess is right. This matter is related to Li Tianzhen. After all, the facts are here. There are only a handful of people who can have such power. Among these people with such power, there are even fewer who have such motives. Counting and counting, there is only one Li Tianzhen.
Secondly, the "Heavenly Court" brought great resistance to Qi Xuansu. In the recent riot in Lion City, the "Heavenly Court" also played a considerable role. The Wang family is certainly powerful, but the brothers Wang Jiaohe and Wang Jiaoying are not here. Looking at the whole world, the Holy Court is also quite powerful, but it is a bit out of reach in the Nanyang region, and these forces are still not in the light, and they are restrained. The "Heavenly Court" has been rooted in Lion City for many years. It is not only a local snake, but also powerful and an indispensable link.
These factors forced Qi Xuansu to target the "Heavenly Court".
Am I, Qi Xuansu, a clay man without temper?
In fact, Qi Xuansu had a grudge with the "Heavenly Court" a long time ago, whether it was Feng Bo or the Jinling Mansion. It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't have much free time from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace to the Imperial Capital and then to Fenglinzhou, so he didn't have much free time to settle these old accounts. Now it's a matter of settling new and old accounts together.
However, at this stage, Qi Xuansu can't completely break up with the "Heavenly Court". First of all, it's the face of Jin Gong Zushi. No matter what, this is an immortal, and an immortal who just helped the Borneo Taoist Palace. This is something Qi Xuansu can't ignore. Secondly, the "Heavenly Court" is the hegemon of Nanyang. Qi Xuansu now doesn't have enough strength to challenge the entire "Heavenly Court" and has to divide and rule.
This matter is undoubtedly the top priority, so Qi Xuansu handed it over to Zhang Yuelu, who he trusts the most.
Zhang Yuelu asked Yuheng Star Lord to contact Liu Gui and reached some preliminary cooperation.
The Taoist sect is such a formal organization, but there are still many factions, divided into three sects and the lineage of the great master, and there is no end to the internal fighting. Not to mention the motley crowd of "Tian Ting", with its internal mix of good and bad people, how could it be a solid block? Although Wu Guangbi is the leader of the Dao, Liu Gui is equally powerful.
The three major sea merchants of the time were the Wang family, the Zheng family, and the Liu family. The Wang family surrendered to the Dao, took root in the Daofu of Borneo, and regarded Borneo as their own private home in the backyard. The Zheng family defected to the Daxuan court, and most of their descendants served in the Lingnan and Nanhai navies.
The Liu family did not wash their hands like the Wang and Zheng families, but became the team of "Tian Ting". Just as the Zhang and Li families brought capital to the Dao, the Liu family also did the same to "Tian Ting", so the Liu family was strong in "Tian Ting".
Compared with the Liu family, who had been rooted in "Tian Ting" for generations, Wu Guangbi was like an outsider to "Tian Ting". If he was not strong and had the support of the Jin Gong Patriarch, he would never have been able to sit in the position of the leader of the Dao. This is also the reason why Wu Guangbi is close to the Li family, because he lacks a foundation in the "Heavenly Court", or his foundation is unstable, so he has to seek help from outside forces.
However, there is one good thing about the "Heavenly Court", that is, the internal fighting situation is not as complicated as the Taoist sect. It is mainly divided into two distinct factions, one led by Wu Guangbi and the other led by Liu Gui.
In order to compete for the power of the "Heavenly Court", the two have been fighting openly and secretly over the years, almost to the point of being incompatible with each other.
If Wu Guangbi can be hit, then Liu Gui will naturally be happy to see it happen, and even doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
This is the purpose of Qi Xuansu contacting Liu Gui, and it is also the basis of divide and rule.
Some people in the Taoist sect can sell out the interests of the Taoist sect for their own interests and join forces with outsiders. Could it be that the people of the "Heavenly Court" have a higher consciousness than those of the Taoist sect? It does not exist.
The key is how to gain Liu Gui's trust. This is originally a difficult problem, but the advantages of the Purple Light Society have solved this problem well.
This is what Zhang Yuelu has been busy with recently.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are not absolutely innocent. They both don't mind using some means to achieve their goals. This is one of the reasons why they can be like-minded.
Due to the existence of Jin Gong Zushi, Liu Gui can't make a move openly, just like Wang Jiaohe can't personally kill Qi Xuansu, unless Wang Jiaohe wants to betray the Taoist sect like Chen Shuhua.
However, Liu Gui can provide some help indirectly, such as secretly providing the specific location of Wu Guangbi.
Qi Xuansu just got the news that Wu Guangbi is now on a small island outside Lion City.
There is an archipelago between Lion City and Jiugang Xuanwei Division, and this island is located in this archipelago. "Tian Ting" built a villa here, which is a good place to retreat from the world.
For outsiders, this place is of course very secretive, but for Liu Gui, the third person in "Tian Ting", it is not a secret. He can easily know the whereabouts of Wu Guangbi, just as Wu Guangbi can easily know the whereabouts of Liu Gui.
But Liu Gui had nothing to fear. He knew that his realm was not as good as Wu Guangbi's, so he was always surrounded by people and guards every time he went out, and it was not easy to hide his whereabouts. On the contrary, Wu Guangbi, because of his extremely high realm, was a pseudo-immortal second only to the immortals, and it was inevitable that he was bold and liked the white dragon fish suit.
This became Wu Guangbi's weakness.
As the saying goes, it is impolite not to return the favor. Qi Xuansu was a man who remembered grudges. Wu Guangbi had clashed with him several times, and he still remembered it. Since you have attacked me several times, even assassinated me, I will also launch a surprise attack.
It would be best if Li Tianzhen was with Wu Guangbi and killed them together. The Li family's children mixed with the evil cult monsters, "catching the adulterer and arresting the couple", let's see what the Li family has to say, maybe Qingwei Zhenren will thank him.