Chapter 198: Storm

Qi Xuansu revealed the essence in one sentence.

There is an advantage of big families like Zhang and Li, that is, they have a complete family framework and enough talents.

For example, in the Li family, it is not the national master who is in charge of the affairs of the Li family, nor is it the Qingwei Zhenren who is in charge of the affairs of the Li family. The two of them only grasp the general direction, and more energy is focused on the Taoist sect. In addition to these two people, there are Li Tianqing, Li Tianyue, Li Tianzhen and others who jointly support the framework of the Li family, and there is no need to worry too much about family affairs.

The Zhang family and the Yao family are similar. Many of the great elders of the Zhang family are even brothers of the same generation as the Tianshi. The Yao family has Yao San, Yao Si, Yao Wu and others. Qi Niang can also be counted in this group, but the situation is special.

There is no problem with a small family like Qi Xuansu. The members can be counted on one hand. The top priority of their family is the education of Xiao Yin, and at most there is a conflict between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

But the Pei family is just neither up nor down. After so many years of reproduction and development, there are quite a lot of family members, but there are few capable ones, few successful ones, and even fewer who can take the lead. Among the core members, the most outstanding ones are Donghua Zhenren and Pei Shenfu, while Pei Xiaolou is not up to the task.

Even the Zhang family, which is short of talent, is far stronger than the Pei family in terms of its foundation and base. It is inevitable that it is not enough to manage the Taoist sect, but it is more than enough to manage the Zhang family.

Fortunately, Donghua Zhenren can still barely take care of some family affairs, but if Donghua Zhenren becomes the Grand Master, he will basically have no time to manage the Pei family.

If you want to centralize power, you must pay attention to it. It is not enough to just give orders. You must follow up, understand the situation, adjust at any time, summarize, and reward and punish. If you don't care after giving orders, the Grand Master is just a stamp and will be fooled by others.

If Donghua Zhenren wins and succeeds in taking office, then with Donghua Zhenren's character, he will definitely not want to repeat the mistakes of the six generations of Grand Masters, and he will definitely restore the authority of the Grand Master. This requires Donghua Zhenren to invest a lot of energy. Pei family affairs are trivial matters and will be put aside, and he will definitely not be able to take care of them.

If Donghua Zhenren had a son, at his current age, his son would have grown up and could take up the burden, leaving his old father without worries. But Donghua Zhenren had no son. This is because Taoism does not talk about hereditary succession. If it is a hereditary system, then not having a son is a huge deduction, which directly shakes people's hearts. But even if Taoism does not talk about hereditary succession, Donghua Zhenren used Qi Xuansu to solve the problem of heirs, and he could not let Qi Xuansu deal with the affairs of the Pei family, which was not justified, unless Qi Xuansu changed his name to Pei Xuansu.

Donghua Zhenren was also prepared. Knowing that his sister was alienated and had already married, and his brother was not doing well, he married his brother a strong and capable wife, and the Pei family would have to be supported by his sister-in-law in the future. Lei Xiaohuan thus married into the Pei family.

But unexpectedly, Lei Xiaohuan was a little too capable. Now he is the chief deputy lord of Jiangnan Daofu and a frontier official. It seems that he can continue to rise. If Donghua Zhenren becomes the Grand Master, she will inevitably enter a period of rapid rise. This is a critical moment. Not only is it related to her future, she must also cooperate with the Grand Master's various policies in all aspects to help Donghua Zhenren consolidate his authority. It is also difficult to take care of the affairs of the Pei family.

This gives Pei Shenfu room to intervene in the affairs of the Pei family.

Her surname is Pei, and she is legitimate, and the Pei family will not object too much.

Pei Xiaolou can't suppress her, and will only be manipulated by her at will.

At this time, Qi Xuansu proposed to match Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren, which is not cutting off the fire from the bottom of the pot!

The married sister-in-law and the married sister-in-law, one in and one out, naturally the sister-in-law is more legitimate.

If Donghua Zhenren becomes the Grand Master and Cihang Zhenren becomes the Grand Master's wife, this position is high enough and does have real power, but the more important role is the backup of the Grand Master, with a lot of free time, at least more leisurely than the Heavenly Master. Moreover, Cihang Zhenren has many disciples. In this regard, Donghua Zhenren and Qingwei Zhenren combined are not as good as Cihang Zhenren. There are many disciples who can help her share worries and solve problems.

Cihang Zhenren can take care of Pei's affairs. Whether it is status or power, Pei Shenfu is no match for this sister-in-law and can only stare at her.

Pei family has nothing to do with Pei Shenfu.

In this way, Qi Xuansu not only blocked Yao Pei's way, but also blocked Pei Shenfu's way in disguise. It's no wonder that Pei Shenfu disliked Qi Xuansu and said something sarcastic.

This kid is so hateful.

But Pei Shenfu had to ask Qi Xuansu for help and offered a price, intending to make Qi Xuansu give up this idea.

But he never thought that Qi Xuansu saw through Pei Shenfu's motives at a glance.

Pei Shenfu realized that he had underestimated Qi Xuansu. This guy had climbed to such a high position at such a young age, and even suppressed Li Changge. He was definitely not an ordinary person. No wonder his brother who was arrogant liked him so much.

Qi Xuansu said slowly: "Even if we don't talk about morality, feelings, and only talk about interests against our conscience, the sincerity and bargaining chips you gave are too small. You are coaxing me like a child."

Qi Xuansu paused: "Add a person's conscience, morality and feelings, do you think I will agree?"

Pei Shenfu did play a little trick, hoping that Qi Xuansu didn't see through her intentions and agreed to it in a muddle. But Qi Xuansu was very sober from beginning to end, how could he not see through this calculation.

Pei Shenfu didn't pretend: "Since we have already said it, you ask for a high price and pay it back on the ground, you name a price."

Qi Xuansu said: "If you don't consider the issue of mutual trust, what can you do if I don't do anything after receiving the money?"

Pei Shenfu glanced deeply at Qi Xuansu: "Although I dislike you very much, I still believe in your credibility."

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't put me in such good terms. Since you are being honest, I can also tell you clearly that getting married is something I must do, unless the two parties disagree. Instead of looking for me, It's better to go to my master. You are brothers and sisters. What can't you say? "

Pei Shenfu's face finally turned ugly.

Qi Xuansu was poking at her heart. She could persuade Master Donghua, so why bother? Regarding Yao Pei's matter, she failed to persuade Master Donghua, but Master Donghua still decided to accept Qi Xuansu as his disciple. Could she be able to persuade Master Donghua in this matter?

Qi Xuansu stood up: "Okay, it's almost time. I'm going to see the representative of the old Taoist priest."

Pei Shenfu took a deep breath and said word by word: "Qi Xuansu, there is a price for refusing."

Qi Xuansu said: "Qiniang often says, if you have the ability, you can use it. I, Qi Xuansu, am not able to get to where I am today because I am scared."

After that, Qi Xuansu opened the door and left.

Only Pei Shenfu was still in the signing room.

After a while, Pei Shenfu connected to the "sound transmission array".

A female voice sounded: "Zhenren Pei, this is the Taiping Bank line."

"Help me pick up Sanxian Island and find Li Tianqing."

"OK, just a second."

The female voice replied.

We are all old acquaintances. We have known each other for many years, and it is not necessarily a life-or-death relationship. Some people are on the same path as Huashan, and some are not.

Zhang Jucheng can deal with Yao Shu, and she can also join forces with Li Tianqing.

After a while, a deep old man's voice sounded: "Pei Talisman?"

He didn't address his cousin by name, but called him by his first name, which was very rude.

Pei Shenfu didn't care: "It's me."

Li Tianqing asked: "What do you want from me?"

Pei Shenfu said: "You seem to be very interested in Nanyang. You sent Li Tianzhen to stir up trouble here."

Li Tianqing laughed: "Do you have any objections?"

Pei Shenfu said: "Of course I have opinions."

"Appreciate further details."

"This storm is too small to shake Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu."

"you mean……"

"I'm in Nanyang now."

Li Tianqing on the other side was silent for a moment and said: "There are some things that are difficult to say over the sound transmission. It would be better for us to have a face-to-face meeting."

Pei Shenfu said: "I'll wait for you at the Nanyang Headquarters."

"No problem, I can rush there tonight." Li Tianqing took the initiative to end the voice call.

Pei Shenfu closed the "sound transmission array", leaned back on the chair, and murmured: "You two, master and disciple, are going too far!"

Qi Xuansu's reason for leaving the Nanyang headquarters was not an excuse. He really wanted to see the representative of the old Taoist priest, sit down and talk and comfort him. This does not mean that Qi Xuansu betrayed Zhang Yuelu, because when it comes time to settle accounts later in the year, they still have to settle accounts.

Qi Xuansu did not meet all the old Taoist priests, but the representatives they elected. This man's surname was Wang, and he was somewhat related to Wang Jiaohe's Wang family. He was considered a distant relative, but the Taoist sect did not talk about connections, and they were the same family five hundred years ago. There are so many people surnamed Wang below, how can they all be remnants of Wang Jiaohe?

There is no such calculation.

Just like the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaozheng, Qi Xuansu failed in the fight for the headmaster and was dealt with by Li Changge. It cannot be the case that Qi Jiaozheng's Qi family was implicated. There is no such reason.

As long as there is no deep relationship, you can let it go.

This old man once served as the chief deputy head of Lingnan Daofu and also served as the chief deputy head of Tianji Hall. After retirement, he moved to Lion City. He was not involved in political affairs, but loved to write and write. A few years ago, he even published a collection of essays at his own expense. , which contains his articles over the years, can be said to be a combination of Confucianism and Taoism.

In this old Taoist priest incident, he belongs to the faction that can be won over, so recommending him this time can be regarded as a sign of sincerity in reconciliation.

Although Chen Jianchou is the deputy palace master, he still acts as a half-secretary temporarily, especially when he is with Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu asked Chen Jianchou: "Are you ready for the collection of essays I asked you to prepare?"

Chen Jianchou replied: "Everything is ready."

Qi Xuansu nodded.

Soon, Qi Xuansu returned to Tianfu Palace and met the old Taoist representative.

After meeting, the old Taoist priest was very enthusiastic and even a little excited. What he said meant the same thing. The Chen Shuhua era was not good, and even the Taoists denied it! It’s not that bad now, look at how many people have fallen out of business! Only when Qi Xuansu is in power is the real good time. According to his opinion, Qi Xuansu should be directly promoted from chief to real person in charge of the government, and what to do in such a big circle.

Qi Xuansu did not talk too much about what happened some time ago, and signaled Chen Jianchou to take out the collection of essays and said: "Mr. Wang, your collection of essays is very good. I read it, and Qing Xiao also read it, and they were all very inspiring. "

Mr. Wang didn't believe it: "Chief Zhang also read it?"

"Of course I did. It's just that she has to go into seclusion and can't escape. Yesterday she told me that I must let Mr. Wang write the inscription in person." Qi Xuansu said with sincerity.

Mr. Wang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Chen Jianchou immediately took the pen and handed it into Mr. Wang's hand.

Mr. Wang began to inscribe on the title page of the book, and his hands even shook a little.

The rest of the conversation went smoothly.

Afterwards, Mr. Wang wanted to talk to everyone he met, and it had to be Chief Qi.