Pawn Crossing the River

As the saying goes, it’s not about new tricks, it just works.

This set of tricks has been used by Daomen more than once, and can even be traced back to the Xuansheng era. It is not a secret. Many people know the tricks, but it's not easy to distinguish them when they are in the middle of the game. After all, they don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because they are in this mountain. Even if you can distinguish, you may not be able to resist.

This is like the "Tweening Order" back then, claiming to be an unsolvable conspiracy. In fact, the key lies not in "throwing the grace order", but in the strong strength of the central court.

To be more detailed, it is actually the continuous hard work of four generations from Emperor Bai to Emperor Wu, which broke through the bottom line of the vassal states little by little, and finally penetrated the stone and completed the great cause of the ages.

In fact, Zulong must be included. First, Zulong implemented the system of prefectures and counties, disintegrating the authority of the princes that had been formed since the ancient human emperor era and forcing the centralization of power. Although Zulong was eventually counterattacked, the foundation had been laid. At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Bai had to compromise and take the path of paralleling the prefectures and states, but he only solved the powerful kings with different surnames. Next, Emperor Bai's queen solved a large number of dragons and grandsons. Emperor Wen divided the largest Qi country into six parts, and Emperor Jing even defeated the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, which included various official reforms, the resolution of hero groups, etc. , until the era of Emperor Wu, relying on the huge prestige of victory in foreign wars, the Tuen Order was successfully implemented.

This is not just the aftermath of Fen VI, but a huge change spanning two dynasties. How can it be summarized by a "Tianfa Order".

"Tweening the favor order" is like a Western wedding ring. It is the last step. It seems to be the key, but without many previous efforts, the ring cannot be worn anyway.

In this process, the Confucian sect also developed, and eventually defeated the Taoist sect and became the common master of the world. From then on, the Taoist sect was far away from the world, focusing on rebellions, and worked tirelessly to rebel against the Confucian sect, such as Zheng Yiyi's separatist rule of Shuzhou, and the Yellow Turban Uprising of Taiping Dao. It was not until more than a thousand years later that the Taoist sect finally defeated the Confucian sect and regained its position as the leader of the world.

Therefore, pushing the favor order has never been an unsolvable conspiracy.

In the last years of the Wei Dynasty, the Wei court issued an edict to separate the Qin family, the Li family, the Zhang family and other local powerful families, and came up with a so-called "unsolvable conspiracy" to extend the favor. These families should take a closer look. All considered a loss. ..

There was a King of Martial Arts in the Central Plains. He was a great lord dressed in Hu, riding horses and shooting. In the end, the fundamental interests of powerful interest groups were violated, and they were starved to death in the end.

In fact, the Dao Sect is also facing such a dilemma. Xuansheng wants to replace the Three Daos with Jiutang and strengthen the centralization of power. This is actually a disguised extension of grace. Xuan Sheng has the illustrious martial arts to rebuild the Taoist sect, replace the Confucian sect, and defeat the Buddhist sect. He has a huge prestige that no one can match. He has mastered the absolute strength within the Taoist sect, so he can naturally push forward, forcibly establish the Nine Halls, and take back the " The power of "creatures", "ghosts" and "human beings" is redistributed to Jiutang.

But due to some special reasons, Xuansheng did not complete the full work, which is equivalent to half of the work.

For the remaining half, no one in the subsequent generations of great masters has been able to push even half a point. I don't deny that some people don't want to push, but if they really want to push, they may not be able to secure their position as great masters. The only exception is probably the Fifth-generation Grand Master, who used the Zixiao Palace as a starting point to further centralize power. He was the second Grand Master after Xuansheng to be able to replace three deputy Grand Masters at the same time.

It's just that the Great Master of the Five Dynasties paid too much attention to personal authority and only cared about others' submission to him personally, while neglecting the reform and construction of the system. In the end, not only did he fail to complete Xuan Sheng's unfinished business, but he also left hidden dangers. After he ascended, The Three Dao launched a full-scale counterattack, but his successor could not suppress the situation, and instead became the sixth-generation headmaster.

At the beginning of the Sixth Generation of Grand Masters, under the leadership of the three deputy masters, the Three Daos, the internal fighting reached its peak, and its power also reached its peak in history, almost comparable to the Three Dao when Xuan Sheng initially integrated the Taoist sects. . At this time, the three levels naturally wanted to shake the authority of the Nine Halls left by Xuansheng, dismantle the Zixiao Palace system of the five generations of Grand Masters, and marginalize the direct lineage of the Grand Masters.

The Sixth Generation Grand Master naturally wanted to continue to maintain the system left by Xuansheng, so as soon as he took office, he had a fierce conflict with the three deputy Chief Masters who supported him, and tried to follow the example of the Fifth Generation Grand Master and replace the deputy headmaster. Great real person. It's just that the three masters are not idle people. Instead, they joined forces to defeat him, and finally disbanded Zixiao Palace.

When the Sixth Generation Grand Master was promoted, the Third Division simply stopped establishing a Grand Master and took turns taking charge, so there was a rotating Grand Master.

A country cannot live without a king for a day, and without establishing a great leader, how can we talk about the unification of Taoism? The trend of the separation of the three houses has begun to take shape.

Therefore, Zhang Yuelu is not radical. In this context, she seems to be a moderate reformist. She still has to work hard to maintain the framework of the Taoist sect and then check for leaks and fill them. If the radicals really came to power, it would be the three sects.

It was not until the third division's ascension period was approaching that the selection of the seventh-generation Grandmaster had to be put on the agenda. By the way, the candidates for the Eighth-generation Grandmaster were also initially determined. It is precisely because of this that the three Taoist princes are so young, and they are not even immortal. This has to be said to be the result of the internal suppression of the three divisions.

In terms of status, the current three masters are only slightly inferior to the three first deputy masters after Daomen Zhongxing, namely Li Daoxu, Zhang Jingxiu, and Emperor Daxuan Gaozu, who respectively correspond to the three powerful families of the Li family, Zhang family, and Qin family. .

At that time, the initial integration of the Taoist sect was in name only, and there was no big headmaster who could convince the public, so there were only three deputy headmasters, and the fledgling Xuansheng was only the fourth figure in the Taoist sect. Somewhat similar to Qi Xuansu's position as the fourth pick today, there is a clear difference between him and the other three.

It wasn't until the two ancestors of the Li family and the Zhang family ascended to the throne, and Emperor Daxuan Gaozu focused on competing in the Central Plains and gradually faded out of the Taoist sect, that Xuansheng was able to monopolize the power of the Taoist sect, and finally became the first generation headmaster, and led the Taoist sect to defeat the Confucian sect.

Many people who are superstitious about destiny are worried. Will the Weiwei Dao Sect begin with and end with three deputy heads?

Is it because of some strategy that the Third Division was able to isolate the Sixth Generation Master? The key is strength. Is it because the Sixth-generation Grand Master was dismissed because he is a good person? Or because of strength.

Therefore, there is no difference between conspiracy and conspiracy, it is only related to strength. If you have enough strength, you can engage in upright conspiracy. If the strength is not enough, use conspiracy to make a big gain. It's that simple.

Now that the Taoist sect is strong enough, with the power of a great victory, it will openly plot against others. Even if a few discerning people see the benefits and disadvantages, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

While implementing Fenglinzhou's New Deal, Qingwei Zhenren also paid close attention to foreign affairs.

When it comes to Westerners, we can't be careless. If the distance between the east and the west was not too far, the Holy Court would be the Dao Sect's biggest enemy.

For this reason, Zhang Qihan, the great master in charge, personally went to Satsuma Domain and asked Satsuma Domain to hand over the hidden Westerners.

Facing the menacing Daishen Zhang Qihan, the Satsuma clan kept its posture very low. Now that the Tianmen have been defeated, the imperial family has surrendered, and the Taoist sect is at its peak, the Satsuma Domain, which is just a corner of the country, naturally does not dare to compete with the Taoist sect head-on. Tell the truth, Brown, White and others had already left Ise Shrine as soon as it fell. Arrived at Fenglinzhou. As for the Satsuma Domain, they only have some business dealings with the Nishibasasu Company and would never dare to do anything nefarious.

Because there is no concrete evidence, the Satsuma Domain is located in a remote area, and there are so many things to do with redistributing land, implementing the New Deal, and reforming the royal family and nobility, the Dao Sect cannot spare any effort to deal with the Satsuma Domain in a short period of time, so it can only issue a warning. After that, the matter was shelved and settled slowly in the future.

Master Qingwei has an overview of the overall situation, advances simultaneously, everything is in order, and the fruitful results achieved are enough to make all Jinque members look at him. However, this is also the right thing to do. Master Qingwei is competing for the title of Great Master. If he cannot handle even a small Fenglin Continent, how can he lead the Taoist sect and dominate the entire Eastern world?

Other than that, it’s all about Izanozun.

This is the most important thing. It contains the secret of resurrection from the dead. This is something that even Jin Que is excited about.

When the Imperial Master left Fenglinzhou, he had a secret conversation with Master Qingwei.

The national master's tone was filled with relief: "You did a good job."

Master Qingwei has lost the frivolity of his youth: "Don't make fun of me. I have an idea of ​​how well I'm doing. With the resources I can mobilize, I can only say that it's average, not amazing."

The Imperial Master said: "Tai Shang Taozu said that running a big country is like cooking small dishes. The key lies in the word 'stability'. It is not easy to be able to do the word 'stability' well. As for more, I don't expect it now. You haven't got it yet. At sixty years old, a century has just passed, and there is still a lot of time left, unlike us who are aging and have only a limited time in this world. "

Qingwei Zhenren remained silent on this.

The Imperial Master continued: "After all, Fenglinzhou's affairs are not the Central Plains' affairs and do not involve our foundation. Even if we go too far, as long as we don't burn the Central Plains, it won't be a big deal. So you don't have to do it yourself all the time. You might as well Try to let go and let Yongyan get some training as soon as possible. This is the right way. Those methods of rectifying people in Beichen Hall will not be put on the stage, especially for a great leader. "

Master Qingwei nodded in agreement.

The Imperial Master finally turned to the topic: "There is one more thing. Those Westerners can ignore them for now, and the land reform in Fenglinzhou can also be postponed, but this matter must be done well and properly."

Master Qingwei probably knew what was going on: "Is it about Yi Zangnuozun and Huang Quanguo?"

The national preceptor no longer treated the female Taoist priest with gentleness, and became serious and majestic: "It is about resurrection from the dead, which reminds me of the elixir of immortality of the ancient witchcraft. This may be related to surviving the first catastrophe. So. Don’t worry about anything, you must take this opportunity to get it.”

Master Qingwei solemnly responded: "Yes."

The Imperial Master said in a deep voice: "Remember, this is a big deal."