Chapter 97 Four Hours

Qi Xuansu certainly knew that the best way was to disguise the Baron perfectly, not to alarm anyone, and wait for the Baron to come back, take the Baron's gains and leave directly.

If everyone was detained, it would inevitably alarm the forces behind them and cause unnecessary variables.

But Qi Xuansu had no choice. Whether it was Law Enforcement Officer Ross, the four vampires, or the priest, everyone came with a fierce momentum and had a clear goal. If he only acted within the scope of disguising the Baron, there was no way to reasonably persuade them to retreat. Qi Xuansu had to use violence to imprison them all, turning this place into an information black hole temporarily. People outside did not know what happened here specifically, and they were full of doubts and suspicions. They did not dare to act rashly. They had to make some preparations before they could act. This could at least delay the time for about a day.

The best result, of course, was that the Baron could come back within this day, and Qi Xuansu took the things and left before these people took action. The bad result was that the local snakes of Saint York had come to the door before the Baron came back.

Qi Xuansu had anticipated both results and was ready to escape.

The special geographical location of the Lower City determines that this is actually a porcelain shop. The people of Saint York dare not fight here. If they lose control, countless workshops and factories will be destroyed at the least, and the entire Lower City will collapse at the worst.

Don't forget that the upper part of the Lower City is the Saint York City in a narrow sense. The destruction of all the factories in the Lower City is secondary. The huge collapse will cause the above-ground part of Saint York to sink into the ground again, and the loss will be great.

This is also the reason why underground cities are rarely built in the East. Orientals still value the word "foundation". If the foundation is not stable, a building of a hundred feet high cannot be built.

Of course, Westerners will not fail to consider this problem. They will definitely use various means not limited to steam machinery, such as divine arts, arcane arts, alchemy, magic, etc. to strengthen and reinforce the underground city.

But the problem is that the inside is always more fragile than the outside, and when necessary, Qi Xuansu can use the Buddha's relics to launch an attack that is infinitely close to that of an immortal.

Westerners certainly have the means to resist the attack of immortals or gods, but they cannot cover the entire underground city with such means-this is not the Holy Seat or Yujing.

Then the result is obvious. Qi Xuansu can get away smoothly as long as he takes advantage of the mentality of Westerners.

As for the Patriarch and the Cardinal, they will not take action at the first time unless they know the true identity of Qi Xuansu. However, except for Qingwei Zhenren, no one knows that "Daqi" is Qi Xuansu, the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall. Even if Strauni rebels, he will only think that he is an assistant, so this point can be basically assured.

As for Qingwei Zhenren, if a Taoist crown prince wants to use an outsider to eliminate Qi Xuansu, he thinks too highly of Qi Xuansu. Once the news leaks out, at the least, the position of the Grand Master will be hopeless, and at the worst, his life will not be guaranteed. This is equivalent to gambling on his own life and future. How big a hatred must be to be so reckless? But the conflict between the two is just a conflict of interests, and there are even some common interests, not to mention the life-and-death hatred. If Qingwei Zhenren really wants to control Qi Xuansu, as long as he sits on the throne of the Grand Master, there are many ways to suppress Qi Xuansu.

Maybe someone will say, isn't it enough not to leak the news? That's too much of an underestimation of the Heavenly Master. The Lingshan Cave Heaven's matter was hidden deep enough, and it was many years ago, but it was finally dug out by the Heavenly Master. This kind of thing can't be kept secret more than the Lingshan Cave Heaven where there are few living people. It may not be predictable beforehand, but it will definitely be found out slowly afterwards.

So Qi Xuansu guessed that the Patriarch and the Cardinal would not take action at the first time.

This is also a common problem of big shots. At the beginning, Chen Shuzhen was dying of illness. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something fishy about it, but Master Lan didn't check it out himself. The reasoning here is very in line with human nature. If I have to do everything myself, wouldn't this big shot be in vain? Things that seem unimportant should be left to the subordinates. It's enough for the big shots to know the results.

With all these factors combined, Qi Xuansu can sit on the Diaoyutai here.

At this time, Qi Xuansu was still standing by the window in the Baron's mansion.

Wu Niang sat on the chair behind the desk, and even changed her clothes, a shirt with a waistband, breeches and long boots, and exaggeratedly put her feet on the desk.

Qi Xuansu turned around and glanced at Wu Niang. "I thought you always dressed like a Taoist priest."

"That was in Yujing." Wu Niang said, "Don't forget, I have been in the Western Continent and the New Continent for a long time. This is called adapting to local customs. Aren't you the same now?"

Qi Xuansu is indeed dressed like a Westerner now, and it is a more retro and classical style.

Wu Niang asked again, "How is your master?"

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "Strawney was called away by Leopold and has not returned yet. Some people left the floating island just now. I think they are about to take action. It seems that we can't wait for the baron to come back."

Wu Niang was in high spirits. "Come on, burn one if you come, and burn a pair if you come two."

Qi Xuansu

did not speak.

He is not a martial arts fanatic and has no martial ethics. In fact, he is not very combative, and martial arts are not a high priority. This is related to Qi Xuansu's past experience. Before getting the "Heart of the Immortal Stone", Qi Xuansu's qualifications were there, and he was weak most of the time, so he naturally would not be too biased towards martial arts.

Wuniang is different. The master she has followed for the longest time is Tantai Yun. This master of the Xidao Sect is not only extremely talented, but also has a combative personality. He fights against Xuan Sheng, Emperor Gaozu, Xu Zu, Yao Zu, and Shamanism. The Witch King, the Fighting Buddhism Sect, the Fighting Confucianism Sect, and the Fighting Holy Court fought from Liaodong to the northwest, and finally to the Western Continent and the New Continent. Their iron fists never stopped. Wu Niang was probably infected with Tantai Yun's temper, and she was also very aggressive. It was best not to use her mouth if she could use her hands.

However, Qi Xuansu still overestimated the speed of these Westerners. He counted from the time when Strawney was invited to the lounge by Leopold. He thought it would take about an hour, that is, two hours in Western time. The siege of the baron's mansion will be completed.

But in fact, the time spent by the city council was more than double Qi Xuansu's estimate, which was four hours.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. After going to the lounge, these big shots did not immediately start discussing countermeasures. They first played with women for an hour, and then slowly discussed it. When the discussion was completed, they communicated and communicated layer by layer. Time just passed.

In fact, both the Taoist Sect and the Holy Court, after so many years of development, have become seemingly unshakable behemoths, but there are also problems with bloated institutions and overstaffing.

Not talking about the Holy Court, let’s take the Taoist sect that Qi Xuansu is more familiar with as an example. A real person in charge of the palace is paired with nine deputy palace masters, and sometimes there are a few more assistants. The following also follows the same pattern, with a chief master and a deputy master. Several ordinary Taoist priests in charge.

These nine deputy palace masters are essentially similar to the Grand Master of the Department. The so-called Grand Master of the Department is in charge of the six departments as a cabinet bachelor. In fact, they have usurped the authority of the six ministers. The Grand Master of the Department has done the things of the minister. , the minister had no choice but to usurp the power of the minister, and the minister could only seize power further down. Level by level, everyone was in their position but unable to manage their affairs, which would inevitably lead to bloated institutions and overstaffing.

When you reach the bottom, a strange situation will arise.

In many institutions, there is one deacon, and then several deputy deacons. In the end, there is only one ordinary Taoist priest, and it becomes seven or eight deacons standing at the top to direct, and an ordinary Taoist priest working below.

How can this be done? How can efficiency be high?

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Directing people face-to-face means that people are too busy to do things.

There are too many things to do, and they still have to be completed. What should I do? Recruit non-staff personnel and grant them the same Taoist status.

Everything was left to people with the same background as Taoist priests, and the ordinary Taoist priest became the boss of these people with the same background as Taoist priests.

The original establishment of less than ten people suddenly increased by dozens or even hundreds of people.

The actual people in charge are all people from the same Taoist background. This is a bloated organization.

If something happens, a careful investigation will reveal that the perpetrators are all from the same Taoist background. Many people think that the Taoist sect deliberately covered it up. In fact, they don’t know the mystery. If you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you do less, you will make fewer mistakes. If you don’t do anything, it will be good. Official Taoist priests don’t do anything at all. How could something happen?

Since the time of the Five Dynasties Grand Master, they have begun to demand streamlining of personnel, but only half of the Taoist priests are involved. In a true sense, the foundation has been shaken, even if it is as strong as the Five Dynasties Grand Master, it cannot touch it.

Correspondingly, the Holy Court is not much better. Human nature is like this, and the shortcomings are the same.

It can only be said that they are equally matched opponents, the situation seems familiar, everything is so familiar.

Regardless of the various plans of the congressmen, it seems that they have the pearls of wisdom in their hands and are foolproof. When it comes to actual implementation, it will be a blessing to be able to complete half of the plan.

How can those law enforcement officers who were sent to the lower city area in the middle of the night not have any resentment? Maybe she wants to scold the mother of these congressmen to death in her heart, but she still does her job with all her heart?

It only lasted four hours, until daybreak.

You, the congressman, stand and talk without pain in your back, play with women, count the bills, and think about tossing people one after another in the middle of the night, so just take it slow.

No matter what you gain, you get it, and the low-level law enforcement officers who are suffering will not get half a gold crown. If you can't get it, the low-level law enforcement officers will not starve to death.

Prosperity and charming eyes corrode people's hearts, destroy their faith and destroy their foundation.

St. York happened to be the most prosperous place in the entire New World.

Materialistic desires prevailed, and the prosperity was almost to the point of decay.

Three thousand banknotes a month may depreciate at any time. It is not a gold krona that maintains its value. What are you doing?

When the time comes to fire two cannons into the sky, you will be worthy of the goddess's grace.

Such a long time can be regarded as a delay in fighting on the battlefield, but it is also

It brought unexpected joy to Qi Xuansu - the baron came back almost stuck in time.

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