Great Blue Night Watchman

A name popped up in Ming Tianyan's mind, Feng Ji!

Feng Ji is currently the Palace Master of Le Palace, the second echelon under Cao Xiangdao, and the second-ranked competitor that matches most people's perceptions. But, is Feng Ji possible?

In her opinion, there is no chance at all.

Feng Ji's qualifications are too shallow, and the path of music that Feng Ji walks is too narrow. Feng Ji doesn't even know a few people in the Temple...

Feng Ji has just become the Palace Master of Le Palace, and she can't even stand firm at the moment...

"Tomorrow, there are signs that there will be a storm. Come, let's relax and welcome this biggest event since entering the Temple." Lin Su's hand fell on Ming Tianyan's waist and hugged her gently.

Ming Tianyan rolled his eyes at him: "Relax and welcome the biggest event. If I refuse you, will it be intentional to prevent you from relaxing and affect the overall situation?"

"Ahem... maybe it will have some impact!"

Ming Tianyan groaned: "Your instinct to bring private goods is really integrated into your daily life, and the infinite sacred cause can also be seamlessly connected with this... I surrender to you! Come!"

...

The next day.

On the side of the holy lake of the temple.

On the ancient Tao platform, the light of literature and Taoism is layered.

Under the Tao platform, countless top scholars gathered, including elders and Changxing, with a total of more than a thousand people.

Because today is a grand event.

According to the sacred decree, the temple master is publicly reviewed.

Since it is public, it can only be done at the temple Tao platform.

But the public is also limited. The direct participants are above Changxing. This is a position restriction. In addition to the position, there are also literary positions. People at the quasi-saint level are also eligible to participate.

Li Guihan has arrived.

Mo Qing has arrived.

As soon as the two arrived, they gathered together and started chatting through voice transmission...

"Mo Qing, what do you think?"

"Guihan, I know you want to get comfort from me, but I don't have any comfort for you. All I can give you is pessimism." Mo Qing said.

"Is it really just pessimism?" Li Guihan's eyes flickered slightly: "This is what he pushed for."

Mo Qing sighed softly: "I admit that he is strong, I admit that I was once led into a ditch by him, and I am still not sure whether I can get up. I also know that you blindly trust his skills, but I still have to tell you that today's review cannot escape the framework drawn by others... I boldly predict here that the hall master will still be Cao Xiangdao, and the miracle you expect will not happen."

"Why are you so sure?"

Mo Qing said: "Based on three points. First, although he pushed for the review of the hall master today, it was also nodded by the Confucian Master. Since the Confucian Master dared to nod, he must have an absolute grasp of keeping Cao Xiangdao. The second point , there are seventeen saints on the third heaven. Even if the saints vote, the number of people on his side is at an absolute disadvantage. The confrontation between the two camps that everyone saw has not really formed yet. The third point, don't ignore this point. The people sitting below may also be chess pieces on the other side's chessboard. If the saints feel that the saint team alone is not enough to ensure foolproof, they can also use this batch of chess pieces. As long as this batch of chess pieces is used, it will be an overwhelming situation in an instant. "

Li Guihan's heart was confused...

She knew that Mo Qing was right...

It's not that there has never been an audit of the hall master. It used to come here once or twice. The standard process every time was: the hall master reported his work and accepted the comments of the saints.

The report was quite beautiful, and the comments were all affirmation and praise.

There is reason to believe that today's report will be a carefully prepared report, and the comments of the saints will also be very thoughtful.

In this case, how to turn the tables and take down the hall master?

Unless you have absolutely shameful evidence of the hall master, there is a slight possibility.

But is this possible?

No, it is impossible!

Palace Master Cao Xiangdao is basically a puppet of the Three Heavens. He rarely shows up, does not do many things, and is unlikely to intervene in bad things. You can say that such a person is mediocre, but you can never say that he is bad. If you say he is bad, you should find evidence of his guilt. People will make more mistakes if they do more things, and it is impossible for them to make mistakes if they do nothing. He did nothing, so what evidence is there?

As long as there is no evidence of guilt, it is up to the saints to decide whether to choose him as the Palace Master.

The saints voted, and there were at least ten saints on the side of the Confucian Saints among the seventeen saints.

If the scope of voting is relaxed and all the people present have the right to vote, the result will be even more disparate. I am afraid that more than 90% of people support the Confucian Saint.

In summary, if the Confucian Saint dares to agree to the proposal of the Military Saint and review the Palace Master, he will be sure to let this Palace Master pass.

Once Cao Xiangdao passes the test and becomes the Palace Master decided by all the saints and sages, when his power reaches an unprecedented level, a terrible change will occur...

What change?

The balance of the great way dispute will further tilt towards Confucianism. The Confucian Sage can use Cao Xiangdao, who he controls, to concentrate the power that was dispersed by the sages due to the abolition of various capitals in his own hands.

At that time, Confucianism will control not only the Confucian Palace, but all the palaces.

The situation of Confucianism being the only one in power is formed, and it is completely irreversible.

Could this be the real reason why the Confucian Sage agreed to the "Palace Master's Review"? He saw the "opportunity" from this crisis, and combined with his past crisis management methods, this possibility is very high.

The Confucian Sage is not a fool, he is the most strategic person.

Otherwise, a person like the Military Saint who possesses top-level military thinking would not be suppressed by him. Saints known for their strategies such as the Chess Saint and the Wisdom Saint would not be used by him for a long time. Even the Taoist Saint, who is older than the Confucian Saint in terms of qualifications, has no sense of existence under his suppression.

The Confucian Saint is best at crisis management. Every crisis that passes through him will inexplicably become his plus point. This was the case a thousand years ago, a thousand years ago, and a thousand years later.

Li Guihan's heart lost its initial heat and felt a little cold: "Maybe I was really confused by his past achievements and completely ignored that the opponent he faced today was already the top in this world."

Mo Qing sighed softly: "You also ignored another point. Maybe the saints on their side also ignored that today's deliberation was not proposed by him, but forced out under special circumstances."

Li Guihan's heart was beating violently...

Mo Qing did not say it clearly, and she did not dare to say it clearly, but Li Guihan understood the meaning.

What she meant was that the scene today was not actually Lin Su's original intention. Lin Su's original intention was to point his sword at the Poet Saint, and the Taoist Saint jumped out to rescue him, which led to the disbanding of the various capitals, and then evolved into today's "Palace Master Trial".

Which side is the Taoist Saint on?

Disbanding the various capitals is obviously beneficial to Lin Su, but don't forget that the original purpose of this move was to rescue the Poet Saint, but it is beneficial to the Poet Saint.

After both sides "benefited once", who will benefit from the derived Palace Master Trial?

Could it be that the Taoist Saint is still on the same front as the Confucian Saint after all?

Is he creating an opportunity for the Confucian School to dominate?

For a moment, Li Guihan felt empty in his heart...

There were people like her everywhere.

Everyone could feel the stormy waves of the Taoist struggle in the Three Heavens through this seemingly ordinary but obviously unusual Palace Master Trial, but no one could see through what kind of pattern would be formed after this move.

Either the Confucian School would dominate alone.

Either the situation of confrontation is formally formed.

No matter which one, the sky of the temple must change!

The air is filled with holy light, and the second echelon enters.

The palace masters of each palace are all in a row...

The elders are all in a row...

Two of them attracted everyone's attention because they were two new faces.

One is Luo Wuxin, the master of Bai Pavilion.

The other is Feng Ji, the master of Le Palace.

They all took office this year. The palace masters of the various palaces in the temple have been in office for a hundred years, and there are many who have not changed for hundreds of years. This year, two new faces have been replaced.

It must be said that Luo Wuxin is really handsome and elegant after removing the shackles of the ice body.

It must be said that the newly appointed Feng Ji is graceful.

What's more, these two people have extraordinary temperament. Even if they are the focus of everyone's attention, they are still not nervous at all, as if they are strolling in a pavilion.

There are nervous people on the periphery.

There are people in the field and people outside the field.

For example, Jun Yue is an outsider in the Temple. She is not qualified to attend this level of meeting, but her other identity gives her the right to watch remotely.

This identity is: the confidant of the Lord of the White Pavilion.

Jun Yue looked at Luo Wuxin quietly through the chessboard in front of her.

Her eyes were full of pride.

Three Chaoran Pavilions (White Pavilion, Tianxia Pavilion, Yuewen Palace)...

Eighteen main palaces...

Twenty-three side palaces...

Among the forty-four heads in total, Luo Wuxin is the youngest.

And his status is one of the three highest among the forty-four people - the status of Chaoran Pavilion is above the main palace.

This is her man!

She accompanied him from the dust, step by step to today.

Her mother opposed, but she was very determined.

Because she saw that the man she chose was definitely a dragon among men. Step by step, she witnessed his every transformation with her own eyes, which was truly a transformation and a qualitative leap.

Three leaps and four leaps have reached the highest level of the Temple.

Last night, she asked him: Do you have any ideas about the competition for the Palace Master?

Luo Wuxin did not answer, but not answering is an answer in itself!

Palace Master, who doesn't want to?

As long as Luo Wuxin has this seed planted in his heart, he will definitely be able to achieve his goal in the future, it's just a matter of time.

This is Jun Yue's trust in Luo Wuxin.

There is no reason to explain, but it comes true every time, just like Lin Su's woman's trust in Lin Su: blind but firm.

Lin Su did not come.

Ming Tianyan did not come.

The two of them are now in the Book Mountain. In front of them is the familiar Broken Bridge of West Lake. Ming Tianyan's hand gently brushes over, and the calm lake water is like a skylight. On the other side of the skylight is the Holy Dao Altar.

"Guess what Luo Wuxin is thinking about at this moment?" Ming Tianyan said softly.

Lin Su smiled softly: "He may be thinking whether he has a chance to go up to the next level."

"So what do you think? Does he have a chance?"

"If it weren't for me, he would have a great chance!"

Ming Tianyan didn't speak for a long time, and then he exhaled softly: "Why are you always able to... express 'arrogance' in such a gentle way?"

"Because my identity is different." Lin Su said: "As a master of literature, I must remain gentle. As a man of Ming Tianyan, who is forbidden by the temple, I must always be a little arrogant and domineering, otherwise, it would be disrespectful to you."

Ming Tianyan was a little confused: "How should I answer? Please don't respect me, or please respect me? I think no matter how you answer, you have a reason to reach out to the next night..."

"Haha, you are right to be aware of this. You got into my bed and you still want to run away? Ask around the world, is it possible..."

Ming Tianyan looked at his smug face and really wanted to kick him into the lake to feed the turtles, but it was just an idea. In fact... there are no turtles in this lake.

The lake water shook gently...

A figure stepped into the void, and the hall master Cao Xiangdao appeared.

He was the person being tested, and he was also the last person to appear.

Cao Xiangdao, more than 500 years old.

But, he looked only 50.

As soon as he landed on the high platform, everyone below saluted: "Meet the hall master!"

Cao Xiangdao returned a half salute and looked up to the sky: "Welcome to the saints!"

The holy light in the air moved together, and for a moment, it was full of it!

"Welcome all the saints!"

"Welcome all the saints!"

With a thump, Cao Xiangdao knelt down.

Everyone knelt down on the Tiandao stage and off the stage.

Ming Tianyan's eyes moved from the Tiandao stage where all the saints were present to Lin Su: "Is this the fundamental reason why you didn't come today? You don't want to kneel down to welcome all the saints?"

"No! The real reason is that if I were present, the saints would be so nervous and it might not be so easy for them to get into the play."

Ming Tianyan's eyes suddenly brightened...

The play!

It's the best time for the play to start when he's not present.

He has already taken control of the whole scene.

Among the saints, someone took over his baton and will push today's drama forward layer by layer.

He has arranged everything...

A new layer of steps is generated on the holy altar, and holy light is everywhere...

This is very particular.

When the saints are not out, the hall master is respected.

When the saints come out, the saints are respected.

Seventeen saints are in place at the same time.

The Confucian saint is in the middle, and on the left are the Taoist saint, the Mohist saint, the Yin-Yang saint, the Agricultural saint, the Miscellaneous saint, the Famous saint, and the Chess saint.

On the right, the Saint of Wisdom, the Saint of Law, the Saint of Diplomacy, the Saint of Poetry, the Saint of Calligraphy, the Saint of Painting, the Saint of Medicine, the Saint of History, and the Saint of Military Affairs.

If the order is based on the Saint of Confucianism, the Saint of Military Affairs is at the end, whether it is on the left or on the right.

However, the platform where the saints are located is circular.

The circle erases the hierarchy.

However, one thing is very clear, the Saint of Confucianism and the Saint of Military Affairs are facing each other.

This is of course just a point that everyone is touched by, and it cannot be analyzed.

The Saint of Law spoke first: "The position of the Hall Master shoulders the heavy responsibility of the Holy Way and needs to be reviewed by the Saints regularly. The only topic of the review meeting held today is to review the Hall Master. As for how to review, the Saints have reached a consensus, and the Saints will vote, and the minority will obey the majority."

The minority obeys the majority.

This is a new word, and everyone feels fresh...

Ming Tianyan frowned slightly: "The minority obeys the majority? Is this really the consensus of the Saints?"

"Yes!" Lin Su said.

Ming Tianyan said: "Is it your opinion?"

"Yes!"

"I don't understand this. Why do you think that your camp can really compete with the Confucian camp?"

"Watch the show!" Lin Su's eyes had a mysterious light.

On the altar, after the Sage of Law finished the opening paragraph, his eyes swept over the face of the Sage of Soldiers. The Sage of Soldiers had no expression on his face, so he was relieved: "Now, the Palace Master reports!"

Cao Xiangdao slowly stood up and faced the thousands of people below, ready to report.

Suddenly, a voice came from above: "Forget about the report!"

Cao Xiangdao raised his eyes and saw the Sage of Soldiers. The Sage of Soldiers said lightly: "The so-called report is nothing more than whitewashing one's own great achievements here. Why is it necessary? You need to know that the position of the Palace Master has undergone tremendous changes. Even if you are competent for the position of the Palace Master in the past, it does not mean that you are competent for the current position of the Palace Master. Therefore, the report is completely meaningless."

Cao Xiangdao was stunned on the spot.

If someone else said this, he would naturally be furious.

But the one who spoke was the Saint, what could he do?

The Saint of Law frowned slightly: "Soldier, didn't you agree to the audit rules yesterday? Are you going to go back on your word today?"

"The audit plan proposed by the Lord of Law, the audit rules of minority obeying majority, I agree with it, but the way the hall master reports needs to be changed!"

"May I ask how?" The Saint of Law said slowly.

"Under the Holy Way of Purification, ask him a few questions, tear off all his self-decoration, reveal his true self, and make it easier for the saints to accurately locate him and make the ultimate evaluation of whether he is suitable or not."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Cao Xiangdao's face changed completely.

Holy Way of Purification?

Ask him questions?

Facing all the saints, and all the fellow disciples of the Holy Temple, the move of the Military Saint is too...

The face of the Confucian Saint sank...

The Law Saint said: "Military Lord, in front of the Holy Temple Master in public, is it too much to cleanse the heart with the Holy Way?"

The Military Saint said: "The Holy Way is bright and upright. It is considered the right way of the Holy Temple to say anything that is not allowed. The head of the Cao Palace has been in office for 532 years. Since he is the master of a palace, he naturally acts impartially and can withstand the scrutiny. How can he be afraid of cleansing the heart with the Holy Way? The Law Saint rejected this Saint's proposal. Does he think that the Cao Palace Master cannot withstand the scrutiny?"

The Law Saint said: "Military Lord, please don't misunderstand. This Saint just wants to remind you that cleansing the heart with the Holy Way is a rule that can only be used when facing people with serious suspicion. Otherwise, it is very easy to ruin a person's reputation. As a saint, you must not go to extremes and cut off the right path of my Holy Way."

The military saint said: "This saint also reminds the saints to pay attention to one thing. The master of the temple today is different from the past! The master of the temple is the sole ruler of the temple. It concerns the holy way and billions of people. It is absolutely not allowed to entrust the wrong person, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous."

The chess saint said: "That's right. This saint agrees with the proposal of the military saint."

The agricultural saint's hair fluttered lightly, and he was about to respond, but the vertical and horizontal saint spoke first: "What the military saint said seems reasonable, but it is a farce. According to the military saint, because the position is important, you must accept the holy way to cleanse your heart. Dare to ask the military saint, as a saint, is your position important? Do you dare to go to the altar of the heavenly way and accept the heavenly way to cleanse your heart?"

As soon as these words came out, the contradiction escalated suddenly!

All the onlookers suddenly ate a super big melon. They finally really saw it once. The needle seams between saints, how many years have they not seen it? Since the calamity of the military saint, the saints have been in harmony. Has there ever been such an explosive scene, and it broke out without any warning in front of almost all the high-level officials of the temple?

Cao Xiangdao was filled with passion. He felt that the words of Zongheng Zun were very lethal. The way of Zongheng, the way of words, and the skill of speaking, it has to be Zongheng Saint.

You said that I am the master of the temple and my position is important, so I must accept the cleansing of the holy way.

I dare not be presumptuous in front of you, and I can only hold back any depression.

But Zongheng Saint will not indulge you. You are a saint, and your position is more important. Do you dare to cleanse your heart with the heavenly way? Take out all your privacy.

The military saint raised his head coldly: "Yes!"

Yes? !

The whole audience was silent.

The military saint said: "Not only this saint can do it, this saint believes that you, Zongheng Saint, as a saint, can also achieve the saintly way. There is nothing that cannot be said to others. Why don't you and I go to the altar of the heavenly way now, accept the cleansing of the heavenly way, and accept the other party's three questions!"

The contradiction has really escalated at this point.

The face of Zongheng Sheng was ashen. For the first time in his life, he really felt the pressure of Bing Sheng.

You are really a lunatic...

Even the Confucian Sage was in trouble...

He never thought that things would go into a state of complete loss of control in a moment.

Zongheng Sheng stood up and said this. Facing anyone, it would be a very beautiful retort, but facing Bing Sheng, it would be a fire.

This is not a slip of the tongue itself, but a lack of real understanding of Bing Sheng.

Bing Sheng is really the type of person who can say anything to others.

He really dared to go to the Tiandao platform to accept Tiandao's cleansing.

But who else dares besides him?

The Saint of Zongheng dug a hole for himself, and it was a huge one...

The Saint of Dao slowly raised his eyes, and the suffocating feeling in the whole place was swept away: "The dispute among the saints has deviated from the topic. Why not listen to what questions the Soldier Master intends to ask? If the questions are not related to personal morality or personal privacy, what's the harm in asking?"

Yes...

The Saint of Confucianism nodded gently: "What the Taoist Master said is very true. May I ask the Soldier Master, what questions are you going to ask?"

The Soldier Master said: "This Saint wants to ask three questions. First, what is the holy way for you to respect! Second, what is the direction of your path! Third, if you are the master of the Holy Temple, how will you manage the world's culture! These three questions are very common and never involve personal morality. May I ask the saints, as the master of a temple, can you answer them, and should you not answer them?"

All the saints were speechless!

The cleansing of the heart by the holy way is very easy to hurt people, because in a person's life, there are some things that are private and not convenient to be made public. If you specifically ask about these privacy, it is almost inevitable that this person's private morality will be damaged.

How can the master of the temple maintain his majestic image if his personal morality is damaged? How can he lead the palaces of the temple?

So, at the beginning, everyone had a sense of rejection towards the Holy Dao Xixin, thinking that the Military Saint was making trouble for no reason, but the Military Saint directly put the three questions he wanted to ask on the table, and everyone's impression changed completely.

These three questions are extremely orthodox questions.

There is no problem asking them publicly, and it does not damage personal morality at all.

It can even be said that these are questions that must be asked.

The Law Saint had no objection.

The Poet Saint was also trying to refute the Military Saint, but now he was completely silent.

The Diplomatic Saint was the best at catching loopholes in the other party's words. He caught a piece of steel plate with barbs just now. At this moment, he was a little doubtful about his life, but he did not give up and continued to catch loopholes. Unfortunately, there was no loophole in the words of the Military Saint.

Several saints looked at the Confucian Saint. The Confucian Saint had a calm face, but his beard did not move at all. This kind of motionlessness was somewhat different from the past. This was probably the special reaction of the Confucian Saint when he was in great pain.

Ordinary people cannot see it, only the saints who are close to him can see it.