Chapter 195: Grand Ambition

Qi Xuansu affirmed Zhang Yuelu's change of the Dao Sect, but denied Zhang Yuelu's methods.

No wonder Zhang Yuelu was silent.

As for why Qi Xuansu did not raise this point until now.

First, Qi Xuansu was constantly thinking and growing. It was impossible for him to have this idea when he just came to Tiangang Hall as a deacon. That was unrealistic. Qi Xuansu's various experiences and experiences over the years prompted him to have this cognition.

Second, it was Zhang Yuelu's problem. She was a person who, to put it in a good way, became more courageous and unyielding. To put it in a bad way, she was a little paranoid, too opinionated, and easy to not listen to advice. If she didn't hit a wall, even if Qi Xuansu said it, Zhang Yuelu might not listen.

Third, it was gradual. You can't get straight to the point at the beginning. You have to beat the drums first and then slowly move forward.

Now that Zhang Yuelu has encountered setbacks and began to reflect on her right and wrong, Qi Xuansu had laid some groundwork before. At this time, if these words are spoken, Zhang Yuelu can listen to them and it can also play a good role.

At least Zhang Yuelu did not directly refute. She obviously began to think about the feasibility of seeking outside and then inside.

Qi Xuansu temporarily cut off the connection with He Luoshen, set up a formation, and began to tell Zhang Yuelu in detail for the first time about his specific ideas.

Qi Xuansu's ideas obviously took into account the ideas of Li Changge and Zhang Yuelu at the same time.

Li Changge's proposition is to say that one beauty covers a hundred ugliness. If there is not enough to share, make the pie bigger. If there is not enough to share, continue to make it bigger. It is a bit like adding water when there is too much flour, and adding flour when there is too much water. But there is always a time when it cannot be covered, and there is always a limit to expansion.

Zhang Yuelu advocated changing the distribution ratio and cutting meat in a real way. This would poke the lungs and hearts of many of his own people at once. Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. It would be strange if they didn't fight hard.

Qi Xuansu's theory in plain language is: Let's make the pie bigger first, ease internal contradictions, facilitate internal integration and unite our own people, and then change the distribution ratio.

Although some people's share ratio has been reduced, because the pie is bigger than before and the overall base has increased, the amount they get has not decreased, so their resistance is not that great. In addition, the prestige and power brought by the successful pie-drawing, the big stick and the sweet date are used together, and the matter is almost done.

It's like the company's share restructuring. The company has more shareholders and the proportion of their own shares has decreased, but as long as the company becomes bigger, the actual dividends from the shares will not decrease, and may even be more.

Of course, the premise of all this is to win.

If you lose, then everything is over. Not to mention making the pie bigger, I'm afraid that a piece of the existing pie will be cut off. As the main person responsible, even if he is the headmaster, he must pay enough price, lose power, and be cursed for all eternity.

If you succeed, you will be glorious for all eternity and go down in history. If you lose, you will be ruined and infamous for all eternity.

Maybe people with a higher moral bottom line will say, why go to war with foreign countries? Can we not fight? How many lives have been destroyed.

Of course, if we don't fight outsiders, we will prepare for civil war.

This has been the case in all dynasties. When contradictions accumulate to a certain extent, the world will inevitably be in chaos, and another cycle will begin.

Storytellers all know that the opening line is: the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division.

Countless experiences have proved that it is difficult to rely on internal reforms to achieve self-help. Human nature is here.

Even if this framework is overthrown and a new framework is rebuilt, and all those vested interests are brought to the dust, force must be used, and lives will be lost. It is never as simple as inviting people to dinner.

To put it bluntly, some people want others to spit out the interests that have been swallowed, and they also want to be harmonious and not see any blood. The key is to stand on the dry shore.

This is waiting for pie in the sky.

The redistribution of interests will inevitably be accompanied by the disappearance of some people.

In the past, during the Wei Dynasty, the imperial palace was mainly two colors, golden roof and red wall. Gold symbolizes interests and red symbolizes blood. Interests are based on violence and killing.

Although these people want to change, they do not have the courage to break away from their existing interests, which leads to their desire to change but fear of change, which is their weakness.

Especially when their survival is threatened, they will give up their resistance to a large extent, and then sacrifice part of their own interests in exchange for the possibility of survival, continue to compromise, continue to be oppressed, and pay "protection fees" in exchange for part of the benefits they may get. This is their compromise.

This view is popular and mixed with concepts such as peace-loving and taking the overall situation into consideration to conceal and package their true intentions.

In addition, when everything goes well, these people are more eager for quick success than anyone else. When the wind is against them, they will show desperate, conservative, escape, and surrender in turn, which is their fanaticism.

No one wants war, but when war comes, no one can stop it. The only difference is who to fight.

Even if it is an immortal, if he wants to stop the torrent of the world, it is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Qi Xuansu was not arrogant, nor did he think that the Dao sect was superior to others, nor did he want to take risks in military affairs, which was what the Taiping Dao would do.

Qi Xuansu just understood one thing deeply, that if the contradictions of the three sects could not be transferred and resolved, the story of the Three Kingdoms would be repeated sooner or later.

Zhang Yuelu's various efforts showed that the contradiction of unequal distribution and the party struggles of the three sects had gradually become entangled. It was basically impossible to slowly unravel the mystery, and the only way was to cut the Gordian knot.

It is not difficult to choose whether to make your own people suffer or to make outsiders suffer.

Qi Xuansu did not want to incite the fanatical and militant atmosphere within the Taoist sect. This is what the Taiping Dao does, such as using the sword of the Taoist sect.

Qi Xuansu's intention is to solve some historical problems through controllable force, such as the Buddhist problem, the secret society problem, the Posuo Continent problem, the New World problem, etc., and making the pie bigger is secondary. The key is to strengthen one's own prestige, and then use the absolute prestige brought by the magnificent martial arts to suppress the opposition and start to solve internal problems.

Absolute prestige has always been fought, not played by power.

The authority of the Grand Master is not completely tied to the position of the Grand Master. For example, the authority of Xuansheng is obviously higher than that of the Grand Masters of all generations, and the authority of the Grand Masters of the fifth generation is obviously much higher than that of the Grand Masters of the sixth generation.

It does not mean that being a Grand Master will give you the prestige to promote internal reforms. That is far from enough. You must further strengthen your own authority on the basis of being a Grand Master.

Of course, this will also bring a series of follow-up problems, such as the problem of the excessive authority of the Grand Master, the problem of the failure of the Deputy Masters and Jinque to control the Grand Master, and even the problem of local expansion, etc.

It is just that when one benefit is promoted, there will be a disadvantage. There is never a best of both worlds, and there is no dilemma that can be solved by itself.

Qi Xuansu did not want to give himself the title of a saint. What he could do was quite limited, and he had to make some choices.

He could only give priority to solving the more harmful problem of the three-way split, preserve the basic foundation of the Taoist sect, and then leave the problems he caused to future generations.

If the Taoist sect collapsed directly, then there would be no need to discuss issues such as the excessive authority of the Grand Master.

Just as Xuansheng could only solve the problem of unifying the Taoist sect, how to make the Taoist sect get out of the middle principle is the problem of the next few Grand Masters. Each generation has its own mission and responsibility, and no one can bring peace to the world.

This was the first time that Qi Xuansu talked about his grand ambitions directly.

He only said these words to Zhang Yuelu. Taoism has dual attributes, combining theocracy and political power. When talking about political affairs, you can analyze objectively, but when talking about faith, you cannot blaspheme. So some things are destined not to be easily talked about, just like the priests of the Holy See talking about theology. In the inner courtyard of the church, you can boldly discuss the principles of classics, but if these discussions are spread, then the court will come to talk to you.

Zhang Yuelu was a little shocked, and then a little moved.

The person she is interested in is indeed not a person who is only interested in power, but a person with lofty ambitions, and even thinks more deeply than her.

Qi Xuansu finally said sincerely: "Qingxiao, our feelings are real, and our mutual trust and mutual assistance are also real, but we have many differences in concepts. In the past, we have put aside the dispute and did not mention it. But now, we have to mention it. We must have a unified thought and goal, and then make joint efforts."

"I can't think about how to solve the Buddhist problem here, and you are fighting with the old Taoist priest over there. This won't work. We have long argued that two fronts are not feasible. So we must not only unify our thoughts, but also unify our fronts. Do you agree?"

Zhang Yuelu had to agree and said: "Tianyuan, you convinced me."

"That's great." Qi Xuansu smiled slightly, "We can neither seek outside nor inside now, and we are still in the stage of accumulating strength. So your first task is to cultivate the "Wordless Volume" of the "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon". Not to mention catching up with Li Changge, at least you can't fall behind Yao Pei, right?"

At the same time, Qi Xuansu's eyes looked at the "Eternal Life Pill" in Zhang Yuelu's hand.

Zhang Yuelu naturally understood what Qi Xuansu meant, and couldn't help but ask: "Now?"

"Right now." Qi Xuansu said, "Do you want to wait until you return to Yujing? That means you'll be married. And when you take office, there are many things to do, and you may not have free time."

Zhang Yuelu said: "But the things in Borneo haven't been dealt with yet..."

Qi Xuansu interrupted her directly: "Have you forgotten why I came to Nanyang? Is it just to send Chen Jianchou to take office?"

Zhang Yuelu sighed softly.

Qi Xuansu knew what she was thinking, stroked her back, and said softly: "This is not dependence, but mutual help. If I encounter difficulties, can't you stand up for me?"

"Of course." Zhang Yuelu sighed again, "Okay, I'll go to accumulate strength, and you will clean up the mess."

Qi Xuansu said: "It's settled, don't worry, I'll take care of everything."