Chapter 145: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

Zhang Yuelu was a little emotional.

Qi Xuansu has changed so much.

A wild Taoist priest stopped traveling around the world and started reading the Art of War.

Last time, Qi Xuansu used the incident of his assassination to force Xie Jiaofeng and Qin Hengjun to submit. Not only did they not become his obstacles, but they became his helpers. He successfully leveraged the power of the Nanting Protectorate. Later, including the quelling of the Lion City riots and the crackdown on the Holy Court, he borrowed the power of the Nanting Protectorate.

Later, Xie Jiaofeng, Qin Hengjun and he were already on the same boat. It was too late to get off the boat, and they could only go all the way.

This time, Qi Xuansu used the strategy of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Qi Xuansu hated Li Tianzhen very much, but he couldn't kill Li Tianzhen directly, because that meant openly tearing his face with the Li family, and Qi Xuansu didn't have such strength now. If he let Li Tianzhen go, Qi Xuansu would be unwilling. If he didn't let Li Tianzhen go, it would be a hot potato in his hands.

So Qi Xuansu borrowed someone else's knife to kill Li Tianzhen.

He may not really kill Li Tianzhen, but he will definitely make Li Tianzhen uncomfortable.

This "other person" is Qingwei Zhenren.

Strictly speaking, it is a faction headed by Qingwei Zhenren. There are also disputes within the Li family. The contradiction between Qingwei Zhenren and many Li family elders is no secret. This is different from the Zhang family. The Zhang family is mainly about closeness and distance, which is a blood relationship issue. The Li family is because of the hatred that Qingwei Zhenren had when he was young, which is a problem of concept.

Li Tianzhen is the faction of the Li family elders. I think Qingwei Zhenren will not miss this opportunity.

In fact, Qi Xuansu also thought that Qingwei Zhenren would choose to let Li Tianzhen go to buy the hearts of the Li family elders? But Qi Xuansu finally thought that he would not. If Qingwei Zhenren wanted to do this, he would have done it long ago, and there was no need to wait until now. As the second-generation leader of the Li family, Qingwei Zhenren's position is unshakable. Those Li family elders are full and have nothing to do before competing with the future head of the family. Isn't it because the future head of the family is unwilling to give in? To put it bluntly, Qingwei Zhenren wanted to be a Xuansheng, to subdue the Li family and make the Li family move forward according to his will, rather than compromise with the Li family.

So Qi Xuansu expected that even if Qingwei Zhenren saw through his intention to kill someone with a borrowed knife, he would use this incident to suppress the faction behind Li Tianzhen, rather than let Li Tianzhen go easily. Then his borrowed knife killing would be successful.

Li Tianzhen is not a fool, and he also figured this out, so his face was so ugly.

In addition, Qi Xuansu can also do a favor to Qingwei Zhenren and a favor to the Li family. The favor he sold to Qingwei Zhenren was to give Qingwei Zhenren a handle on his opponent, and the favor he sold to the Li family was that he let Li Tianzhen go, did not really punish Li Tianzhen, and protected the face of the Li family.

If Qi Xuansu had not been too prominent recently, becoming the youngest second-grade Taiyi Taoist in the Taoist sect, and posing a real threat to Li Changge, making the Li family very afraid, then Qi Xuansu could probably use this incident to ask Qingwei Zhenren for a piece of "Xuanyu", but now there is no need to think about it.

From knowing that Li Tianzhen was arrested to Qi Xuansu talking to Li Tianzhen, in such a short time, Qi Xuansu not only grasped Li Tianzhen's verbal loopholes and forced Li Tianzhen to confess, but also immediately thought of the way to kill someone with a borrowed knife to strive for the best solution, which made Zhang Yuelu have to admire him a little.

Although Qi Xuansu seemed to be a little afraid of Zhang Yuelu at ordinary times, in fact, it was just an old problem of male Taoist priests at ordinary times. They had to respect a female Taoist priest for face. This was the trend, and there was no need to say more.

When it came to serious matters, when Qi Xuansu could make a decision alone, he would not ask too many opinions from others, including Qi Niang and Zhang Yuelu.

How to deal with Li Tianzhen, Qi Xuansu would not ask Zhang Yuelu if this was okay, he thought it was okay, so he did it.

Zhang Yuelu could of course raise objections, Qi Xuansu would seriously consider it, but would not obey Zhang Yuelu's orders.

This was also the contradiction between Qi Xuansu and Tan Taiqiong. Was Tan Taiqiong dissatisfied with Qi Xuansu as a son-in-law? Even if she was not satisfied before, after Qi Xuansu gradually showed his prowess, there was no such thing as not being worthy of Zhang Yuelu. Tan Taiqiong certainly knew that Qi Xuansu had a promising future, but it must be said that Tan Taiqiong was very accurate in judging people. She saw at a glance that Qi Xuansu was not a person who could be manipulated by others, and Zhang Yuelu had no intention of controlling Qi Xuansu.

This means that this son-in-law is not very obedient. He does not do whatever his mother-in-law says, and he will not please his mother-in-law for no reason. This son-in-law will most likely only obey his mother-in-law and perfunctorily deal with his mother-in-law. So Tan Taiqiong was angry at Zhang Yuelu for not fighting, and she did not learn to control men.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu also had something to say. Qi Xuansu did not follow Tan Taiqiong, and she did not follow Qi Niang. This is called fairness. Everyone should take care of their own mothers. Why mix them together? If it is according to Tan Taiqiong's idea, what is the difference between that and a son-in-law, and it is no wonder that many people feel that their sons are raised by others.

After all, there was a huge gap between Tan Taiqiong and Zhang Yuelu in their thinking, which was difficult to overcome.

Zhang Yuelu certainly would not raise any objections to this matter.

So it was settled.

Qi Xuansu and his party returned to Lion City overnight. Qi Xuansu summoned Li Zhuyu and asked her to tell Qingwei Zhenren about the matter.

When Li Zhuyu learned about this, she was shocked.

The first shock was naturally that Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu raided Longlin Island, won a great victory, and severely damaged Wu Guangbi, who was a pseudo-immortal. However, considering that Qi Xuansu could even deal with Chen Shuhua, it seemed natural.

The second shock was that Li Tianzhen was captured. The surprise came too suddenly, as if pie in the sky.

Li Zhuyu did not refuse, nor could she refuse, and immediately reported to Qingwei Zhenren.

Counting the days, Qingwei Zhenren was still in Fenglinzhou at this time, but the date of returning to the court was getting closer and closer, and there were only a few days left before the Zhongyuan Festival.

Because Li Zhuyu was Qingwei Zhenren's adopted daughter, she could contact Qingwei Zhenren directly. If Qi Xuansu came forward, there would be a few more detours. Qingwei Zhenren's reply was quick and concise. He would let an elder of the Li family come forward to deal with the matter.

You should know that Li Tianzhen's "Tian" generation is already a senior generation, and Li Minghuang's adoptive father, Li Tianyue, Li Tianlan and others are only "Tian" generation. The senior generations above are only "Chang" and "You".

Sure enough, on the evening of the second day after Li Tianzhen was captured, a flying boat landed in Lion City, and Li Changge took four hours to rush from Fenglinzhou to Lion City.

It is indeed a senior generation.

Regardless of Li Changge's age, just ask if this generation is senior.

Li Changge came directly to see Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu asked Xie Jiaofeng to prepare a small-scale welcoming banquet. In addition to Qi Xuansu and Li Changge, there were several other parties involved, including Li Zhuyu, Xiao Yin, Zhang Yuelu, and Li Tianzhen. Although Yao Pei was also in Lion City, she was not invited because she was not a party involved. Otherwise, the four beauties would have gathered together.

Everyone was an old acquaintance. They had fought side by side on the battlefield of Fenglinzhou not long ago, so there was nothing strange about them. After a little politeness, they got to the point.

Qi Xuansu certainly could not directly put forward conditions. If he wanted to say it more tactfully, it was nothing more than considering the bad influence and not wanting to make a big deal. Li Changge first expressed his gratitude and then conveyed the opinions of Qingwei Zhenren.

Li Tianzhen immediately went to the front of Fenglinzhou Army to serve, giving him a chance to make meritorious service for his crime. If he committed the crime again, he would be severely punished and would never be tolerated.

But this "re-offending" refers to colluding with Wu Guangbi again or being caught again, which is a matter of opinion.

As for Qi Xuansu's favor, Qingwei Zhenren did not delay it until later, and "settled" it on the spot.

Qingwei Zhenren asked Li Changge to stay in Lion City as the deputy head of Beichen Hall to assist Qi Xuansu in investigating the case.

This is undoubtedly an attitude.

Li Changge is the third-generation leader of the Li family, and is now sent to Borneo by the second-generation leader of the Li family to assist Qi Xuansu.

This undoubtedly shows the attitude of the Li family.

Or simply put, it is the attitude of Qingwei Zhenren, and the national teacher chose to acquiesce.

The national teacher's time in the world is running out, and there is no saying that there is another successor. There is no time, so Qingwei Zhenren can only be chosen. In this case, what the national teacher has to do is to pave the way for Qingwei Zhenren, help him get on the horse and send him off for the last time, and help Qingwei Zhenren establish his authority, rather than suppress Qingwei Zhenren and damage Qingwei Zhenren's prestige. In this process, the national teacher mainly plays a supporting role, using his last period of time to be a stepping stone for the younger generation. So as long as it is not a life-and-death decision, the national teacher will basically not oppose Qingwei Zhenren's decision.

From the perspective of the Li family, it means that the Li family will no longer protect Wang Jiaohe. From the perspective of Qingwei Zhenren, he sent Li Changge to come forward in person, which would be a great help to Qi Xuansu, just like Yao Pei could mobilize the forces of the Yao family and Zhang Yuelu could mobilize the forces of the Zhang family, which means that the "Heavenly Court" would not only no longer be an obstacle, but would become a help. The reason is simple. No matter which faction of the Li family Wu Guangbi is closer to, Jin Gong Zushi will not offend the two future leaders of the Li family in one breath, and the national master is not many years away from ascending to the sky.

In this way, Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, and Yao Pei gathered in Borneo, which means that the Zhang family, the Li family, and the Yao family have reached a consensus on this matter.

Looking at the entire Jinque, who can still object?

The lineage of the Grand Master?

Jiang Da Zhenren, who represents the lineage of the Grand Master, is in Borneo at this time, and he challenged Wang Jiaohe at a temporary meeting not long ago.

Although there have been several twists and turns, the overall situation has finally been determined, and there are no other variables.

This is really a big return gift, directly giving the Wang family to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu knew that he could blow the horn to attack the Wang family.

However, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh. Look at the people around him. Who is not from aristocratic families? Who is not a superior person, young masters and young ladies, even the suppressed Wang and Sun families are the same.

As for him, he was able to stand in the center of this stage because of Qi Niang's help.

What happened in the Six Dynasties was just a private plan of the family.

Eliminating the Wang family does not represent the Taoism, nor has it anything to do with justice.

This is just another loser on the road to power.