Chapter 179: Passion and Recklessness

Qi Xuansu quickly completed the new draft. As long as he determined what to write, everything else was not a problem. The key was what to write.

Then Qi Xuansu asked Chen Jianchou to send the manuscript, and went to see Master Cihang himself - don't rush to see Master Donghua first. It's not that Qi Xuansu has forgotten Master Donghua, but meeting Master Donghua is of great significance and means He wanted to give Master Donghua a clear answer, so Qi Xuansu planned to put it last.

In name, Qi Xuansu came to visit his future mother-in-law, and no one could say it was wrong. According to common sense, it is before you get married that you should be more attentive to your mother-in-law. After getting married, it is another story.

After the greetings, Cihang Master did not look at the gift Qi Xuansu sent, but went straight to the point: "Did you hit a snag with Li Qingwei?"

Qi Xuansu sighed and recounted the interview process with Master Qingwei without hiding anything.

After listening to this, Master Cihang commented, "Li Qingwei is pretending to be confused because he understands."

Qi Xuansu asked, "What does Zhenren mean by this?"

Master Cihang said, "You are someone who has been to Fenglinzhou. Li Qingwei single-handedly led the war in Fenglinzhou. Not to mention that Taiping Dao has been running Fenglinzhou for many years. They are all members of the Taoist government. Have you ever thought about it?" , Why does Taipingdao use Japanese people to control Japanese people?”

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied, "The first thing is to save trouble. The second thing is to establish an isolation mechanism, just like the firebreak dug out to deal with mountain fires and grassland fires. The Japanese people are unhappy and have public grievances. The first target is Prime Minister Toyotomi's Mansion, not our Taoism. Prime Minister Toyotomi's Mansion is our firebreak. To put it bluntly, the relationship between Taoism and Daxuan's court is not like this. Of course, we do not directly touch people's livelihood issues. It’s a lot less power, but also a lot less responsibility.”

Cihang Zhenren said, "This is not the crux of the problem. In fact, this has been the case from the beginning of the Taoist sect. Except for a few special Taoist houses such as Kunlun Taoist House and Luosuozhou Taoist House, we have retained the original features of most Taoist temples." The imperial government implements a dual system structure. There is the Daxuan Court in the Central Plains, there are Dayu Kingdom, Java Kingdom, Funan Kingdom, etc. in Nanyang. There is Weiyuan Kingdom in Fenglinzhou, and there are many small countries in the Western Regions. Why do you do this? "

Qi Xuansu thought for a longer time this time and replied, "Because the cost is too high?"

Cihang Zhenren said, "Yes, there is a cost issue. Military operations have costs, and administration also has costs. If the Taoist government is really responsible for managing it personally, how many Taoist priests will be needed? Can the Taoist sect have so many Taoist priests? If not, then wild Taoist priests will be recruited on a large scale. and Taoist priests who have already retired to hermitage, extending the age at which Taoist priests can retire, expanding the enrollment of Taoist palaces such as Wanxiang Taoist Palace, and relaxing the threshold conditions for becoming Taoist priests. The cost problems brought about by these actions are what Taoism faces.

Is it bearable? Just the Taoist priest's regular financial expenditure will make the Taoist sect's financial problems worse. "

"And even if we start to manage it, we may not be able to manage it well. For some reasons, our Taoist priests are mainly from the Central Plains, especially at the top. The Taoist priests are outsiders and are not familiar with the local situation. Let them airborne to deal with local problems. I think issues such as folk customs, beliefs, and livelihoods will all cause big problems. If you were in the Central Plains, you might be a little more restrained. If you go outside, the mentality of the emperor and the contempt for barbarians will not be able to do anything. It is conceivable that the loss of Nanyang during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Wei Dynasty was a concentrated outbreak of this problem."

"So from the beginning, we have had Taoist priests manage the officials, and then professional officials to manage people's livelihood. In this way, we can not only establish an isolation zone as you said, but also greatly reduce the cost problem. And Kunlun Daofu and Luo Suozhou There are no ordinary people in places like the Taoist government, so the Taoist sect can only take charge of them. "

Qi Xuansu nodded slightly, "The cost issue is indeed a big issue. Steam Gospel has repeatedly claimed that it does not consider the issue of victory or defeat, only the cost issue. In fact, Steam Gospel cannot capture the Southern Continent. A large part of the reason is indeed the cost issue. For them, , is a loss-making business.”

Master Cihang said, "During the Fenglinzhou war, Li Qingwei repeatedly emphasized the need to keep Fenglinzhou a popular place and at the same time increase efforts to support Prime Minister Toyotomi. Wouldn't he understand this truth? He is still just a Fenglinzhou. Linzhou, a place as big as a palm, is right under our noses. The Southern Continent is dozens of times larger than Fenglinzhou, with only a much larger population, and it is separated from us by the vast sea. Why doesn't Li Qingwei talk about the public opinion? He also forgot all about the cost? Why did he touch the stone in Fenglinzhou in vain? So I said he was pretending to be confused. "

Qi Xuansu complimented, "The real whip has penetrated the inside."

Master Cihang continued, "Even if the Dao Sect takes over the Southern Continent, we can't even directly govern Nanyang and Fenglin Continent, so how can we talk about directly governing the Southern Continent? What are the foundations of Nanyang and Fenglin Continent? Half of the immigrants from the Central Plains are in Nanyang. It has always been a vassal of the Central Plains Dynasty, and in some periods of time it became the state capital of the Central Plains Dynasty. Fenglinzhou has also been influenced by the Central Plains culture for a long time. Although it is ambitious, it is not difficult to educate it based on such a foundation. Things are still unstable just around the corner. There was a large-scale rebellion in Fenglinzhou, and the rebellion of Chen Shuhua and Wang Jiaohe occurred in Borneo. Now we are talking about directly governing a larger area, a larger population, and a situation across the vast sea. A more complex South

Mainland, isn’t it just an idiot’s dream? "

"Expanding territory is certainly inspiring, but we cannot ignore practical issues and various subsequent impacts. The Golden Tent was indeed majestic, spanning the East and the West at its peak, but then what? The Golden Tent's extensive management resulted in the rapid collapse of the empire and the lack of a century of national fortune. Do we want to be a century-old empire? Just for a flash in the pan, not for long-term peace and stability? As long as the momentary burning is brilliant enough, everything else doesn't matter, right?"

"Would Li Qingwei and the national teacher behind him not understand these principles? There is nothing they don't understand. They still did it. It is conceivable what they can do later. Because they didn't want to govern, naturally it didn't count as a cost. Don't mention development and the future, just focus on supporting the Taoist sect. To put it bluntly, it is exploitation and plunder. This is using the sword of the Taoist sect to gain more for the Taoist sect."

"As long as the tribe lives well, no matter whether the outside tribe lives or not. Regardless of whether this sentence is right or not, this is no different from the Western Holy Court. Morality and righteousness, do we still need them? ? What we said in the past, the words that accused the Westerners, the words that mocked the Westerners, will all become slaps in our own faces, just like the boomerangs of the natives of Luoshazhou. "Maybe some people say that no matter what, we still got the land, and that is meaningful. It is good to get the land, but the premise is that we can keep it. The Golden Horde once fought all the way to the Blue Danube, and now the Golden Horde is only a desolate grassland Gobi. What's the point if we can't keep it? Plunder and exploitation cannot last long, but will accumulate hatred. When enough hatred has accumulated and the steam gospel strikes again, which side will the natives stand on? This is probably a question mark. Without a foundation, without the will of the people, and without consensus, how long can our Taoist sect keep this land across thousands of miles of ocean? Fifty years? Or a hundred years? " "Life can only look at fifty years or a hundred years, a country and a religion cannot be so short-sighted. Is the land that is lost and regained considered to be expanding the territory? " Qi Xuansu carefully savored the words of Cihang Zhenren. To sum up, there are two points. If you want to make the South Continent a permanent land of the Daomen, you need to invest a lot of money to fine-tune the governance, which the Daomen cannot do now. If you don't want to invest money to go deep into the governance, but only want to make a profit to make up for the deficit, you will not be able to last long, and you will lose it sooner or later, or even forever.

More importantly, the problem of the Western Daomen has not been discussed here, which is unpredictable. The Western Daomen is not one person, but many people. Everyone has their own ideas. If the upper echelons of the Western Daomen compromise, others will not rebel. Fenglinzhou can give birth to the Zunrang faction, and it is not surprising that the Western Daomen will give birth to any radical faction. Don't talk about the same origin. The Daomen was divided into five only a few hundred years ago, and it is not that there has been no fighting.

If the Western Daomen is forced to rebel, then there will be fun to watch. The Daomen can win on the front battlefield, and then it will fall into endless small-scale chaos. The Holy Court is not a fool. If the Steam Gospel takes the opportunity to support the Western Daomen behind the scenes and bleed the Daomen on the expedition, then the situation of the Daomen will be even more difficult.

This kind of continuous bloodletting is likely to cause turmoil within the Taoist sect, and various accumulated problems will erupt in a concentrated manner. Without morality and justice, people will not be able to unite the people. It is not impossible for the Taoist sect to disintegrate.

Morality and justice are a fuse. When the country is in danger, there are still morality and justice, which can unite the people and overcome the difficulties. If this is lost, then in times of crisis, you can only wait for death.

It is for this reason that the proposition of Qi Xuansu's faction came into being.

Equality and mutual assistance, harmonious development.

Expanding territory, of course, is passionate.

A real man holds a three-foot sword and establishes unparalleled achievements.

The question is what happens after the passion?

Just like a couple, eloping resolutely despite the opposition of their families. Many stories end here. What happens next? Most likely it won't be wonderful. The hardships of life will wipe out all love.

Similarly, various complicated follow-up problems will wipe out all excitement.

Many people often fall into this misunderstanding, being instigated by others, becoming fanatical and radical, drowning out other voices. In the end, they can only calm down because too many people died, and it is impossible to end it, and it is a mess.

Cihang Zhenren finally said, "When the Golden Palace discusses matters, I will speak. This behavior is absolutely not feasible. If they want to say that I am from this faction or that faction, weak or incompetent, let them say it. Xuansheng criticized this behavior in the past. It is a wrong tendency of being too eager for quick success and quick profit, and being aggressive and radical."

"Things that should have taken hundreds of years to slowly develop and come to fruition are trying to be completed in more than ten years through some extreme violent means, attempting to make a quick decision. The result is not in line with reality, causing public disgust, ignoring public opinion, and even if it succeeds, it is easy to rebound. It is impossible to properly handle various conflicts, leading to internal and external turmoil

There is also a personal element of heroism in it, building everything on the basis of personal will, not analyzing the objective situation, and ultimately leading to damage to one's own strength, or even a major failure."

"I say this now, and I will say it again when I discuss matters at the Golden Palace."

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