Chapter 41 The Middleman

From the perspective of power struggle, the truth is never important.

Whether Zhang Juquan committed suicide depends on the attitudes of both parties.

If both parties think that he died well, then he committed suicide, even if the king of heaven came.

If one party disagrees, then they have to use their own means.

If both parties want to reach an agreement, communication is very important.

Since the dispute between the three roads intensified, the communication channels between the Zhang family and the Li family have been almost cut off. The communication here is of course not as simple as meeting and talking. Official language, clichés, and ceremonial words will be said. The key is whether you can let go of your guard and have some in-depth exchanges about positions, bottom lines, and interests with sincerity.

If the two families want to communicate, they need a middleman to pass on the message.

Since it is a middleman, it is not appropriate to be surnamed Zhang or Li.

The day after Zhang Juquan's death, Qi Xuansu began to devote himself to his own job. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing the enemy will win every battle. He must first understand Suzuka Gozen. In this regard, both the Fenglinzhou Daofu and the Toyotomi Xiangfu have a lot of information.

Suzuka Gozen is a ghost girl from Mount Suzuka. It is said that she had been to Posa Island before her death and was good at supernatural powers and swordsmanship. There are many different opinions about the life of this ghost girl. At the beginning, her identity was a thief who robbed the royal tribute and was called "Tachi Eboshi". The court of Fenglin Island sent a general to conquer her, and she chose to surrender to the court of Fenglin Island and helped the general to defeat Otakemaru, one of the three great demons. However, she died at the age of 25. After her death, she became the mountain god of Mount Suzuka and has survived to this day.

As for her attitude, it is difficult to guess. It is said that she is loyal to the court, and she was once a thief "Tachi Eboshi". It is said that she rebelled against the court, and she once helped the court to defeat Otakemaru, one of the three great demons.

In the end, the Taoist sect determined that she was an object that could be won over, and her importance was extremely high, second only to Tamamonomae.

At this time, Mu Jin came to Qi Xuansu: "Deputy Hall Master Qi, someone wants to see you."

Qi Xuansu raised his head and asked: "Who wants to see me? Why are you here to report?"

Mu Jin looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he said: "It's someone from the Zhang family. The other party first contacted Deputy Hall Master Qingxiao through the 'mother-child mirror', and then Deputy Hall Master Qingxiao asked me to invite Deputy Hall Master Qi over. The contact of the 'mother-child mirror' has not been interrupted, and it is waiting for Deputy Hall Master Qi."

Qi Xuansu could only get up and follow Mu Jin to the mirror room, which is where the "mother-child mirror" is placed. Because the farther the distance, the larger the size of the "mother-child mirror", plus the smaller number, so they are all placed in a centralized manner, and it is not possible to install them in the signing room for the time being.

When they came to the separate mirror room, Zhang Yuelu was waiting here, and took the initiative to introduce to Qi Xuansu: "Tianyuan, this is my great-uncle, named Shang Wuliang, you met him during the Lantern Festival."

Zhang Wuliang

Qi Xuansu naturally had an impression of him, one of the seven assistants of Taiping Money House.

The real God of Wealth.

The two major powers, one is the personnel power, and the other is the financial power. The importance of his position can be imagined. In this regard, the Zhang family, the Li family, and the Yao family are all the same. Only the core and powerful people in the family can take up the position.

In the auction after the Lantern Festival, Qi Xuansu and this old man with no generation name had a chance encounter.

Qi Xuansu saluted the old man on the other side of the "mother-child mirror": "Xuansu meets Assistant Zhang."

"Tianyuan, there is no need to be so polite." Zhang Wuliang did not underestimate Qi Xuansu. It was precisely because these elders of the big clan were very accurate in judging people. They saw that Qi Xuansu was not an ordinary person, and with the support of Quanzhen Dao, he must have a promising future in the future. They were worried that he and Zhang Yuelu would take away the position of the big clan. If Qi Xuansu was just a mediocre person, then Zhang Yuelu would be alone, and they would not have to go to such great lengths.

In the Taoist environment, there are actually very few people who look down on others, ridicule others, and provoke others. Even if there are, it is difficult for them to climb to a high position. Generally, they hold the idea of ​​not making enemies easily, but once they make enemies, they will fight to the death.

Qi Xuansu glanced at Zhang Yuelu.

Before Zhang Yuelu could speak, Zhang Wuliang had already said: "Tianyuan has heard about Zhang Juquan's case."

Qi Xuansu said: "Yes."

"I heard that Tianyuan is in charge of this case at the camp?" Zhang Wuliang asked.

Qi Xuansu was stunned for a moment, and then heard Zhang Yuelu whispered: "Tell it the truth."

Qi Xuansu had to say: "I am in charge. All the people involved in the case have been detained, but after only one round of trial, Zhang Juquan got into trouble, so the trial was not continued. The case has been temporarily shelved."

Zhang Wuliang said: "In this case, ?????????????????? Qingwei Zhenren still believes in Tianyuan."

Qi Xuansu was about to defend himself.

Zhang Wuliang raised his hand to stop Qi Xuansu from saying the next words, and said first: "I want to invite Qingwei Zhenren to a banquet, can you help arrange it?"

Qi Xuansu was surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood.

This is exactly what they want. It seems that Zhang Yuelu has not done useless work in the past few days, and it has worked. As long as both sides are willing to talk, the situation can be calmed down, and the situation will not be escalated, and it will not affect the situation in Fenglinzhou.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Assistant Zhang, what time do you think is suitable?"

Zhang Wuliang said: "I am already on the way to Fenglinzhou and will arrive tonight, but I can't stay in Fenglinzhou for too long, so I mean tonight is the best, and the location is determined by Qingwei Zhenren."

Qi Xuansu said: "Okay, I will go and ask Master Qingwei for instructions now, and then contact Assistant Zhang."

Zhang Wuliang nodded: "That's it."

After finishing the conversation, Qi Xuansu immediately went to the Chinese army's tent and asked to see Master Qingwei.

Master Qingwei probably had a special explanation with his secretary, so his secretary did not let Qi Xuansu wait, but directly led Qi Xuansu to Master Qingwei's signing room.

Qi Xuansu met Master Qingwei and reported the matter to Master Qingwei in detail.

Master Qingwei didn't say anything after hearing this, and he didn't show any surprise.

Qi Xuansu's heart was a little hung up. If Master Qingwei refused to meet, wouldn't it mean that all his previous guesses were wrong? Then the efforts of the past few days have been in vain.

However, as soon as Master Qingwei opened his mouth, Qi Xuansu knew that his guess was not wrong. Master Qingwei wanted to make peace. The reason why he did not express his position immediately was because he was considering the details of the specific arrangements.

Master Qingwei said to his secretary: "Ask Long Chen to make arrangements and prepare a single-family courtyard in Xiujing. He said that I want to entertain distinguished guests, and I want it in the Central Plains style, not the Fenglinzhou style. No matter who is serving at the banquet , or those who are responsible for guarding and guarding outside, all arrange their own people, and be careful not to let the news leak out. "

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The secretary asked: "Do you need to prepare a gift?"

Master Qingwei pondered slightly and said: "Fuli Zhang will not bring too many people with him. Ask Zhu Yu to prepare some local products from the East China Sea, as well as ceremonial pocket flying swords or sword talismans. I would like to ask if there are any more. Yes. If so, I will prepare a gift for each person with local products and a flying sword."

The secretary took the order and left.

Master Qingwei said to Qi Xuansu again: "Tianyuan, you and Deputy Hall Master Zhang will come together in the evening."

Qi Xuansu responded: "Yes."

To be honest, Qi Xuansu was a little surprised. As the saying goes, courtesy should be reciprocated, but the importance Master Qingwei attached to this meeting was somewhat beyond his expectation.

Qi Xuansu left the Chinese army's tent, first met with Zhang Yuelu, and then informed Zhang Wuliang of the result.

In the evening, Zhang Wuliang's flying boat arrived.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu went to greet them, but only Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu came. It wasn't that Zhang Wuliang was light-weighted, but that Zhang Wuliang didn't notify anyone else at all. This was a secret visit. Just as Master Qingwei expected, Zhang Wuliang only brought two followers.

After Zhang Wuliang got off the flying boat, he went directly to Xiujing without stopping.

On Xiujing's side, Li Tiangang has already made arrangements for a single-family courtyard in a relatively remote location. It is very clean inside and out, without any clutter. People etc.

In the recent period, the situation in Xiujing City has been greatly reversed. Most of the Zunban faction has been wiped out, and there are still a few who are deeply hidden and have no influence. Moreover, this meeting is very special. Even within the Taoist sect, few people know about it, not to mention these Zunban sects who are not of my race. In addition, Master Qingwei is personally in charge, so there is no problem in terms of safety.

Master Qingwei had a large round table prepared, and only six people were seated in the end. In addition to the two protagonists, Master Qingwei and Zhang Wuliang, there were also Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu, Li Tiangang, and Li Zhuyu.

Speaking of Li Zhuyu, she is an old acquaintance of Qi Xuansu. The two met for the first time outside Yujing City. They threatened each other about Uncle Feng. At that time, Li Zhuyu claimed to be "the anonymous adopted daughter of the Li family, so she did not "Seniority", he didn't know until today that Li Zhuyu's adoptive father was Zhenwei Qingwei. As for why there is no character for seniority in her name, it has little to do with the identity of the adopted daughter. The main reason is that Qingwei Zhenren himself does not like this, so naturally he will not add the character for seniority to his adopted daughter. Seriously speaking, she is from the Tianzi generation, the same generation as Li Tianzhen.

Zhang Wuliang's entourage and others were entertained by Master Qingwei's secretary in the side hall.

At the banquet, Qingwei Zhenren and Zhang Wuliang did not talk about the actual content, and did not even mention the three words "Zhang Kuquan". They just said some polite words and scene remarks, and occasionally mentioned the current war in Fenglinzhou.

Half an hour later, Master Qingwei said to Li Zhuyu: "Zhu Yu, you stay with Tianyuan and Qingxiao, while Zhang Fuli and I sit alone for a while."

Li Zhuyu stood up and responded.

Under the guidance of Li Tiangang, Master Qingwei and Zhang Wuliang got up and went to the inner room.

After a while, Li Tiangang also withdrew.

Li Zhuyu asked people to remove the table and replace it with hot tea. A few people sat outside and talked.

Master Qingwei and Zhang Wuliang talked inside for nearly an hour. Qi Xuansu didn't know what they talked about, but Qi Xuansu could probably guess that it was about Zhang Kuquan.

Qi Xuansu was optimistic about this conversation, and Master Qingwei's attitude was one of them. Zhang Wuliang went to Fenglinzhou in person to meet Master Qingwei, which was also an attitude and sincerity in itself.