Chapter 150: When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes Back

The atmosphere at the banquet was not so harmonious.

Xiao Yin didn't care about so much, she buried her head in the food, and ate most of it like a whirlwind.

Xie Jiaofeng saw that Qi Shizhang and Zhang Cishi really liked this little girl, so he catered to their preferences and took care of Xiao Yin attentively, and asked people to serve dishes continuously.

Most of the hour passed like this.

Qi Xuansu put down the wine glass in his hand and said with emotion: "If you want to gain a foothold in the Taoist sect, it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad. If you want to be a madman, then be noble to the end, even if you go to the execution ground, you still don't change your face, so others dare not look down on you. If you want to enter the world, then put down your body and put down your airs to enter the world, don't set up a memorial archway for yourself. The fear is that you will become a four-legged beast, and finally lose your nobleness, and fail to enter the world, but become a joke."

Wang Danqing's face was as red as pig liver.

Even a fool can hear who Qi Xuansu is talking about, but Wang Danqing can't refute it.

This time he came to apologize, just to throw away his past arrogance. Although he threw away his arrogance, he couldn't complete the transformation in such a short time, and he couldn't completely put down his airs. He was neither up nor down, neither side. He had lost his arrogance, and couldn't really put on the attitude of asking for forgiveness. He still wanted to put on airs, wasn't he a jack of all trades?

Qi Xuansu glanced at Wang Danqing, and was actually a little disappointed.

He finally changed his mind and planned to listen to what Wang Danqing had to say, or rather, he wanted to listen to what Wang Jiaohe was going to say through Wang Danqing's mouth. He even imagined whether Wang Jiaohe would instruct Wang Danqing to fight back and use a self-torture strategy to save Wang Danqing.

But Wang Danqing kept asking for forgiveness, which seemed to be just a delaying tactic, which was not smart.

Could it be that Wang Jiaohe thought he was a child and couldn't see it?

Wang Danqing was also hesitating and struggling. In fact, before he came, Wang Jiaohe had given him face-to-face instructions and gave him several strategies for dealing with the situation. If Qi Xuansu was willing to accept the gift, he would apologize. If Qi Xuansu was unwilling to accept the gift and was indifferent, he would have to change his strategy.

Wang Jiaohe gave the strategy, but the final implementation still depended on Wang Danqing.

But Wang Danqing's personality was twisted and he was not up to the task.

At this time, Chen Jianchou quietly went out, and came back after a while, whispering in Qi Xuansu's ear: "Chief, Han's net has been closed, and no one has escaped."

Qi Xuansu deliberately did not suppress his voice: "Has Sun Yaozhen also been caught?"

Chen Jianchou understood Qi Xuansu's meaning, and also let go of his voice and said: "She was caught. It is said that when she was caught, she was having a tryst with her lover."

Qi Xuansu sneered: "What a romantic woman, so what about her husband?"

Chen Jianchou said: "According to our investigation, Du Fuzhou did not participate in these things."

Qi Xuansu did not say anything else.

These words were naturally said to Wang Danqing. Wang Danqing and Sun Yaozhen were childhood friends. When he heard that Sun Yaozhen was caught, he was shocked, and there was a feeling of grief for the rabbit's death.

When Qi Xuansu first arrived in Borneo, Sun Yaozhen urged him not to go against Qi Xuansu, but he did not agree, thinking that he could soon drive Qi Xuansu out of Borneo. Now it seems that Sun Yaozhen is right. But it was too late to say anything now, and Sun Yaozhen was taken down by Qi Xuansu first.

Wang Danqing opened his mouth, wanting to explain something to Sun Yaozhen, but he knew it was useless.

Seeing that Wang Danqing still didn't understand, Qi Xuansu asked again: "How is it going with Xu Cixi?"

Chen Jianchou replied: "Xu Cixi said that this is an internal matter of our Taoist Mansion, so she won't bother the Taoist friends of Fengxian Hall, so she plans to go there in person."

Qi Xuansu then asked: "After all, it involves a deputy palace master. It's not easy to act without the palace master's discussion, right?"

Chen Jianchou said: "Someone directly sent the report letter to Jiang Dazhenren, and it is related to Chen Shuhua. Xu Cixi has asked Jiang Dazhenren for permission."

Qi Xuansu pretended to be surprised and said: "No wonder, Jiang Dazhenren is not only the acting palace master of our Taoist Mansion, but also the special envoy of Jinque and the convener of the pursuit team. He can indeed bypass the palace master's discussion. By the way, is the report letter real-name or anonymous?"

In the Taoist sect, there are not a few such reports. There is a basic principle that the importance of real-name reports is far higher than anonymous reports. If it is a real-name report, then there must be a clear answer. If it is an anonymous report, then you need to read the content of the report carefully. If it is just general and vague, you can ignore it. Only with real evidence will an investigation be conducted.

Chen Jianchou replied: "It is a real-name report. The reporter is another deputy palace master. There are mainly two things. The first thing is to report that the deputy palace master Zheng Jiaohe is very close to Chen Shuhua. Zheng Jiaohe once collected various materials for refining the "Eternal Life Stone" for Chen Shuhua. According to the reporter, he didn't know what Zheng Jiaohe collected these things for in the past. It was not until Chen Shuhua's case happened that he knew that these were materials for refining the "Eternal Life Stone". In return, Chen Shuhua gave Zheng Jiaohe 300,000 Taiping money and two beauties."

"The second thing is that when Zheng Jiaohe was in Funan Kingdom, he once asked for all kinds of rare treasures from the Funan royal family, which is equivalent to about one million Taiping coins. Moreover, Zheng Jiaohe is suspected of manipulating Funan Kingdom and Lingnan, Jiangnan, He profited from trade in Java and other places, and Zheng Jiao had many illegal activities, such as indulging various secret societies and even colluding with each other, which led to the chaos in Funan. "

Qi Xuansu nodded without comment.

Wang Danqing was frightened, and his psychological defense was being broken bit by bit.

The whistleblower is a deputy palace lord. Why did the deputy palace lord not report it before, but why did he report it now? It can't be said that he just learned about these things now. He just saw the direction of the wind and planned to take sides, so he took this matter as an opportunity to get closer to Qi Xuansu and Xu Jiaorong. This move can even be regarded as his secret flirting with Qi Xuansu. There is no doubt that the power structure within the Taoist government is loosening and changing secretly. Qi Xuansu's prestige is growing rapidly, while Wang Jiaohe's power base is collapsing.

When the drum breaks, thousands of people beat it, and when the wall falls, everyone pushes it down.

Anyone who is familiar with the power structure in the East knows that if you want to defeat your enemy, you always have to start small and follow the clues.

Start with subordinates, relatives, and friends to attack its reputation, shake its authority, and damage its image. When everything is ready, it will be a matter of course to take it down.

It can also be said that, remove its wings and pull out its claws.

The purpose of attacking Zheng Jiaohe was not only Zheng Jiaohe, but ultimately Wang Jiaohe who was behind Zheng Jiaohe.

Of course, what worried Wang Danqing the most was not this matter, but that Zheng Jiaohe also knew about the dragon energy. If Zheng Jiaohe revealed this matter after he was caught, the consequences would be disastrous.

Qi Xuansu finally said: "Brother Wang Dao, you rarely come to Lion City and stay here for a few days. There are some things that you don't have to rush for. You can take your time."

After saying that, Qi Xuansu stood up and left the table.

This is the advantage of having a high status. You can come late and leave early. The same goes for talking. After you say what you have to say, you can end the conversation directly.

On the other side, Xu Jiaorong has personally led people to arrest Zheng Jiaohe.

Just as Qi Xuansu asked, the second deputy palace master does not have this power. The matter must be discussed by the palace master, and Zheng Jiaohe can only be suspended from his duties for consultation, and then reported to Jinque for a decision. But if Zheng Jiaohe is involved in the relationship with Chen Shuhua, the nature will be different. As the convener of the team responsible for Chen Shuhua's case, Jiang Dazhen can directly bypass the master of the palace to discuss matters and handle special matters. Xu Jiaorong actually did this this time It is to take the person on behalf of Jiang Daren.

Zheng Jiaohe has been in Shenglong Mansion recently and has not returned to Funan Kingdom. He was also aware of it before the report letter came out. Because his secretary was captured together with Lin Qingcheng, and Tian Yongfen, the chief executive who was captured by Qi Xuansu himself, is said to have confessed inside.

Each of these, one by one, all pointed to Zheng Jiaohe.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Lao Zheng may not be able to pass this level.

It's not that Zheng Jiaohe doesn't want to escape, but that he can't escape.

Qian Xiangyun was able to escape because there were too many people in the Imperial Capital who could help her. After all, it was the territory of the Daxuan royal family. Qian Xiangyun worked for the royal family, so the royal family naturally wanted to protect her. Only then was she able to leave the Imperial Capital in a swaggering manner, and go out to sea from Bohai Mansion unimpeded.

In the past, Shenglong Mansion was indeed Wang Jiaohe's territory, but the situation is different now. Wang Jiaohe himself could not protect himself. After Jiang Daren took charge of Shenglong Mansion, he was not only one person, but also many people who were taken from Yujing by him. Bringing the power to hunt down Chen Shuhua, plus the Jiayin Lingguan and Ding Chou Lingguan, there are three first-grade Lingguan and seven second-grade Lingguan, all of whom are in Shenglong Mansion. Zheng Jiao Where can He escape to?

It's nothing more than sitting back and waiting for death.

Since yesterday, many people have noticed that something is wrong with Deputy Palace Master Zheng's demeanor. The whole person's aura was very gray, without any energy at all, as if he had been drained dry. His usual arrogant attitude was gone. In the past, he might have ignored me when I said hello to him, but today he was very polite and courteous.

When Xu Jiaorong brought people over, everyone understood.

I see.

Xu Jiaorong came to Zheng Jiaohe's signing room. Zheng Jiaohe was sitting very calmly behind the desk, reviewing an official letter.

"Second seat Xu is here. Please sit down." Zheng Jiaohe did not raise his head.

Of course Xu Jiaorong did not sit down, but looked at Zheng Jiaohe. Behind Xu Jiaorong were a group of Taoist spiritual officials.

Obviously, if Zheng Jiaohe wants to resist, he will definitely die.

Xu Jiaorong said slowly: "Deputy Palace Master Zheng, your secretary and your subordinates have explained all the facts. We have also verified that the report letter is correct."

Zheng Jiaohe paused while marking words, but still insisted on completing his last mark. Then he casually threw away the pen in his hand, leaned back on the chair, and took a deep breath: "Congratulations to you all." , what can I do for you?”