Chapter 195 Chaos

It is undeniable that the Wang family made great contributions in establishing the Borneo Taoist government, but the Taoist sect is not a court, and will not grant him a hereditary throne to rule Borneo forever. This is contrary to the Taoist sect's philosophy.

Of course, if we have to mention Qizhou of the Li family and Wuzhou of the Zhang family, why the Zhang and Li families are the same as the Taoist sect, then there is no way to talk about it. This is a topic that cannot be touched.

To put it more grandly, Qizhou and Wuzhou are both in the Central Plains. The Taoist sect has extremely strong control over the Central Plains, and there is no possibility of separatism and independence. But Borneo is different. It is isolated overseas, and the Taoist sect's control over this place is relatively weak, so it has to guard against it.

The reality is darker. The Li family and the Zhang family brought capital to invest in the company. They had strong strength before Xuansheng rebuilt the Taoist sect. Even if there was no Taoist sect, they were still princes. Like the Daxuan royal family, they were the original shareholders in rebuilding the Taoist sect. The earliest three deputy masters, Da Zhenren, came from these three families. Without their support, it would be difficult for Xuansheng to rebuild the Taoist sect, so Xuansheng had to compromise.

From this point of view, the Yao family has always been slightly inferior and cannot control Quanzhen Tao like the Zhang family controls Zhengyi Dao and the Li family controls Taiping Dao.

From the perspective of the Zhang and Li families, no matter what, the Yao family also made great contributions in rebuilding the Taoist sect. You, the Wang family, are just a latecomer. You are just standing on the foundation of the Taoist sect. Why should you talk to us old-timers? Comparable to aristocratic families?

Master Cihang's words have made it clear.

If the earth master wants to touch the Wang family, he must first communicate with the heavenly master, and the heavenly master naturally agrees. The National Preceptor is beyond his reach, not to mention that when it comes to some kind of correctness within the Taoist sect, the National Preceptor cannot openly oppose it.

To put it mildly, this is a clique. To put it more seriously, this is a split path.

Of course, this is a double standard. Why can you, the Zhang family, the Li family, and the Yao family be the dominant ones, but you are not forming a party? Why not others? This is a tacit understanding among the three families, and they will work together to eliminate certain new forces.

In the parliament of Rune Kingdom, there are two parties. These two parties take turns taking charge and fight openly and secretly. The biggest tacit understanding is to join forces to suppress the rise of the third party. It's the same thing.

The three families do not hide their double standards and do not promote themselves as saints. Might is truth.

Daomen has never been a bright and glorious place, but like its symbol, a black and white yin and yang fish, black and white intertwined, black in white, white in black.

Qi Xuansu is no longer a young man with ideals and enthusiasm, so he is not surprised.

In his opinion, both the Zhang family and the Li family are fine. At least they are pursuing practical benefits rather than fame. Their demand for fame is only about face, not to the level of erecting a memorial arch. It's human nature. Now when I talk about these things, it’s more about becoming famous as a teacher.

What I am most afraid of is the kind of person who wants to have both fame and fortune. He wants to hold all the interests in his hands and also seeks to be a saint. The great Confucian scholars in the past were all like this. They always said good things and never did bad things. He said he was loyal to the emperor, but secretly he let the emperor fall into the water and die.

However, both Confucian and Taoist sects will face a problem - as big as the forest is, there are all kinds of birds. After becoming the common master of the world, it is inevitable that fish and dragons will be mixed together. A large number of speculators will try their best to get into it, and they will gradually become lazy, and a few will become In most cases, laziness becomes a habit, which cannot be reversed despite great efforts, and is difficult to remedy. Driven by the desire for success, the party is united and opposed. When the talents are gradually exhausted and it is difficult to cope, the situation becomes complicated.

Just in response to that sentence, the people of Qin had no time to mourn themselves and let their descendants mourn. Later generations grieved without taking note of it, which also made descendants mourn their descendants again.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

He is in this rolling tide, where should he go, should he go with the tide? Or swimming against the current?

Master Cihang talked with Qi Xuansu for more than half an hour, but did not touch on much substantive content, such as what tasks Qi Xuansu had to complete. This could be regarded as an explanation with Qi Xuansu, so that Qi Xuansu probably knew what he should do.

At the same time, Master Cihang also pointed out the complex environment Qi Xuansu faced - more complex than Imperial Capital and Fenglinzhou. Fenglinzhou is nothing more than a tripartite force, one is the Taoist force, the other is the Zunhu faction, and the other is the neutral force. The same is true for the Imperial Capital. At most, there is me among you, and you among me.

But Borneo is far from as simple as the three parties. There is a Holy Court from outside who is eyeing the Holy Court and wants to deal with it. There is the "Heavenly Court" on the sea, some local sects, plus other secret societies and Buddhist forces from the Central Plains, and it is a complete mess.

Comparing Fenglinzhou Taoist House, in any case, Fenglinzhou Taoist House is united and monolithic. There are no Zunban faction forces mixed in. This is not the case with Borneo Taoist House. When dealing with these troubles, they must clean up internally. The royal family's power in the Borneo Taoist Prefecture. We need to fight both externally and internally.

What is internal and external troubles? That's it.

This is a big test for Qi Xuansu. If he succeeds, it means that Qi Xuansu is indeed capable and is not the kind of playboy who relies on the protection of his elders to get to the top. If it fails, the Earth Master and Master Donghua will be disappointed. It cannot be said that Qi Xuansu's path will stop here, but the Earth Master and Master Donghua will inevitably reduce their support for Qi Xuansu, and there will be some reaction from the Zhang family.

Qi Xuansu was still under considerable pressure.

As for why Cihang Zhenren mentioned Qiniang and the Eight Tribes, it was more or less because the mother-in-law took care of her son-in-law. This was a hint to Qi Xuansu that if he encountered unsolvable troubles, he could also ask Qiniang for help. Qiniang also had connections there.

It's just very strange. Qi Niang didn't say anything herself, but it was Cihang Zhenren who reminded Qi Xuansu. The one who helped didn't speak, and the one who spoke didn't help. I don't know what these two powerful women talked about.

Qi Xuansu said goodbye and left Tiangang Hall, and rushed to another banquet.

He had to go because today was the day Lei Xiaohuan left Yujing, and he had to see Lei Xiaohuan off - this was also what Qi Xuansu found strange. Lei Xiaohuan was about to leave Yujing to take up his post, but was still asked to participate in the joint meeting. Now that I think about it, Lei Xiaohuan may also be among the so-called "partial deputy palace masters".

In terms of friendship, Lei Xiaohuan used to take care of Qi Xuansu a lot, and he was also a person of temperament. Qi Xuansu was willing to see Lei Xiaohuan off, and he didn't mean to be perfunctory.

When they arrived at the room in Fenghuang Tower, there were not many people, about a dozen people, some of whom Qi Xuansu knew, and some of whom he didn't know. Many people, like Qi Xuansu, went straight here after the joint meeting. It's just that Qi Xuansu was left behind by Cihang Zhenren, so he came the latest.

Qi Xuansu apologized and walked to the only empty seat. On the left was the host Lei Xiaohuan, and on the right was a strange female priest. She looked to be in her thirties, with bright eyes. Unlike Zhang Yuelu's phoenix eyes, this female priest had a pair of very attractive peach blossom eyes, charming and coquettish. When she blinked, there was a faint green light flowing. She was also an old person, definitely older than Qi Xuansu, but still had a little girl's attitude.

The two of them had to introduce each other. In fact, Qi Xuansu didn't need to be introduced. After so many things, he was considered a celebrity. Even if he was not as good as the legendary Zhang Yuelu, few of his colleagues didn't know him. The woman also had the surname Qi, Qi Muyu, and was born in the Qi family of Shuzhou.

Because both of them have the surname Qi, Qi Muyu took advantage of the situation and joked, "So, we are still a family. Deputy Hall Master Qi should call me sister."

Qi Xuansu thought to himself, "You are so much older than me, and you are still playing this game. You really don't know what you are talking about."

This is the "hateful" part of Qi Xuansu. In fact, he is very cautious about all kinds of relationships. He doesn't like to call others brothers, and he won't recognize any sisters casually. He got along well with Xiao Yin, but he didn't say that he would recognize Xiao Yin as a sister. Qi Xuansu also doesn't like to compliment women. Even Zhang Yuelu and Qiniang occasionally heard Qi Xuansu's compliments, which were more or less teasing and joking. Many times, he treated women who had nothing to do with him without words.

This kind of "bad" character is naturally easy to provoke hatred. Yue Liuli was provoked in this way, and almost killed Qi Xuansu. So after this incident, Qi Xuansu learned his lesson. No matter what he thought in his heart, he still kept a friendly face, so he said, "I don't dare to accept it."

Qi Muyu smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm not asking you to be my brother."

Qi Xuansu felt disgusted, but he still said, "If it gets out, people will think I want to be related to the Qi family. I really don't dare to marry into the Qi family."

"How can Tianyuan be so exaggerated? If Tianyuan really means this, then my eldest brother will probably wake up laughing in his sleep. During this period of time, many people have asked me if the deputy hall master Qi is from your Qi family. I really want to say yes, but unfortunately he is not." Qi Muyu chuckled, and did not ask Qi Xuansu. He had changed the address from "deputy hall master Qi" to "Tianyuan".

Qi Muyu has been speaking in a tone that does not match his age. If you close your eyes and don't look, you really think it's a little girl talking. Others are also very supportive and always laugh in response, and it is somewhat booing.

Qi Xuansu's eyes flashed with annoyance, not because of the name, but because Qi Muyu didn't know the limit, or the so-called lack of sense of boundaries. Qi Muyu didn't really know the limit, but it seemed that he did it on purpose, deliberately teasing Qi Xuansu.

It's a pity that Qi Xuansu is not a hungry person, and he doesn't buy this. Most of the time, he wants to keep a distance from these female Taoist priests. This is not his fault. If anyone is in Qi Xuansu's position, from his mother to his wife, to his two mothers-in-law and a few friends, they are all women, none of them are easy to deal with, and they will not want to rashly get involved with other women.

Lei Xiaohuan saw something wrong and spoke to help Qi Xuansu out: "Don't make a fuss, be careful not to let it get to the ears of Deputy Hall Master Zhang, Deputy Hall Master Zhang is not easy to talk to."

Qi Muyu was not afraid of Lei Xiaohuan: "What did I say? We are just siblings, not Taoist couples. No matter how unforgiving Deputy Hall Master Zhang is, can he still be so broad-minded?"

Qi Xuansu calmed down a little and realized that this woman might have come specifically for him.

Some people died, but not completely dead...