Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 477 The Change of Taixuanzong

Peng Wanli said: "It's good that you have plans against the Youmei Sect. There's just one more thing that you need to pay attention to."

"Your intelligence department's funding should be reduced as much as possible. Now that the sect's financial revenue is getting less and less, it is absolutely impossible to spend as usual without restraint."

"The Zongmen has been gradually reducing expenses over the years. The largest expenditure of the Three Halls and Three Courts is in the Precepts and Secrets Academy, and the intelligence section of the Precepts and Secrets Academy has the highest expenditure. Let me set a goal for you!"

"One hundred thousand, the annual expenditure of the intelligence department must be controlled within one hundred thousand spirit stones, can you do it?"

Tang Ning remained silent. The information department usually spends [-] spirit stones a year, plus two or three spirit stone subsidies per year. In fact, the annual expenditure is no less than [-], and sometimes even as high as [-]. .

Although it has been reduced over the years, it is too much to reduce it to [-].

"The disciples will do their best, but all aspects of intelligence operations require spiritual stones. If there is no spiritual stone, many aspects of work cannot be carried out. It can be said that it is difficult to move forward."

Peng Wanli said: "You have to try your best to reduce the finances of the departments. The Zongmen will issue new laws and regulations. There will be a clear standard for the funds of each department, including rewards for disciples, subsidies, etc. Think about it after you go back. Think about the future work plan of the intelligence department."

"Yes, the disciple retire."

The two of them went out of this cave, and visited Jiang Ming's cave again.

Jiang Ming met the two of them, but he didn't make a clear statement during the conversation. Tangning chatted with them for a while, then got up and left.

"Looking at Uncle Jiang's attitude, it seems that he doesn't want to participate in these matters!" Yang Kai said when the two left their cave.

Tang Ning nodded slightly. Jiang Ming's beard and hair were all white, and his face was deeply wrinkled. It was obvious that his lifespan was short. When the two of them talked, he didn't express his opinion on this matter. He just said something good, and then changed the topic to Went elsewhere.

Yang Changdao: "As long as the head of the sect remains neutral, Senior Brother Tang must have no problem serving as the deacon of the intelligence department."

Tang Ning said, "Things in the world are unpredictable. It's still too early to say success or failure. The victory or defeat is often announced at the last moment."

Having said that, he knew in his heart that he had at least an [-]% chance of winning, and three of the eight Jindan high-ranking sects had expressed their support for him.

Although Yin Qingyuan didn't say enough, he meant that he would support him, and Jiang Mingying would choose to abstain. In this way, he had four votes in support and Lu Guang had only two votes.

Unless the leader Wei Xuande clearly expressed his support for Lu Guang, in which case Yin Qingyuan would definitely follow Wei Xuande, then Lu Guang would have four votes and himself only three.

But this possibility is very slim, not to mention that Wei Xuande is a good-natured person, and rarely interferes in these matters.

From the perspective of personal feelings alone, at least he is familiar with Wei Xuande, and his impression is definitely better than that of Lu Guang.

For Yu Gong, he has made a lot of meritorious service over the years, and his hard work is not small.

Therefore, he is unlikely to support Lu Guang whether in public or private.

The two walked all the way and parted ways.

Tangning returned to the cave, sat cross-legged, and waited for the outcome of the high-level sect's discussion.

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At nightfall, a ray of light fell in front of Wei Xuande's cave mansion on Qianxing Mountain, and an old man with white beard and hair appeared. It was Tong Quan'an, the headmaster of the Secret Discipline Academy. With a wave of his hand, the talisman was thrown into the dense fog.

Not long after, the thick fog surged, and a ray of light shot out from inside, revealing the figure of a tall, broad, thick-browed, big-eyed man, who is Wei Xuande's disciple Zhuang Xinqian, he bowed and saluted: "Master, Master Tong, please come in."

Tong Quan'an nodded slightly, and the two entered the room, and came to an orchard with fragrant peaches and plums, Wei Xuande was playing with a colorful parrot in the pavilion.

"Master, Uncle Tong is here." The two walked behind him, and Zhuang Xinqian saluted.

Wei Xuande turned around and smiled, "Junior Brother Tong is here, sit down!"

Tong Quan'an sat down as he said, flipped through his hands, took out a few files and handed them to him: "In this battle of Xuanyue Mountain, Ma Xuan, the deacon of the Discipline Division of the Secret Academy, and Zhu Xu, the deacon of the Intelligence Division, died unfortunately. There is no master in the day, I asked those in the department who think they are qualified to be deacons to participate in the election, and this is the file they submitted."

"A total of four people participated in the selection of deacons this time. They are disciples Wei Xun and Du Wenyuan from the discipline department, and Tang Ning and Lu Guang from the intelligence department."

Wei Xuande took the file and unfolded it for a look, then asked, "What do you mean by Junior Brother Tong?"

Tong Quan'an said: "Wei Xun and Du Wenyuan of Discipline Division are both monks in the middle stage of foundation establishment, and their cultivation base is a little weaker. Fortunately, they are rich in Spring and Autumn. Although the Demon Sect was defeated, our Xuanmen also suffered a lot of casualties in this battle. The two of them Even if a person is short, he is taller! Besides, the Discipline Division is only in charge of the sect's rules and regulations, and there is no need to go to the front line to fight against the enemy."

"Of the two of them, I think Wei Xun is more suitable. One of them is more meritorious than Du Wenyuan. The two of them have better cultivation aptitude, and Du Wenyuan suffered a sighing calamity, and his cultivation base has not improved for decades. Therefore, Wei Xun is more with potential."

"Tang Ning and Lu Guang from the Intelligence Division are both late-stage monks in the Foundation Establishment period, so they are good enough to serve as deacons. Of course, Tang Ning is more suitable if they are chosen from among the two."

"Whether it is meritorious service, contribution to the sect, or personal ability, strength, and reputation, they are all far superior to Lu Guang."

"What's more, he is very rich in age, and he has only practiced for more than a hundred years. He has the opportunity to go further. Since the sect changed the rules and opened up the meritorious service system, he once ranked first in the list."

"In the battle of Xuanyue Mountain this time, he captured three monks in the late stage of the foundation establishment of the Demon Sect and one monk in the middle stage of the foundation establishment of the Demon Sect. His meritorious service is only ranked below Nephew Zhuang and that kid from the Jiang family."

"Although his cultivation aptitude is slightly worse than Lu Guang's, his flaws are not hidden. In all aspects, he is far better than Lu Guang."

Wei Xuande nodded and said, "I'll make an appointment at the next meeting! Junior Brother Tong, there is something I've been thinking about for a long time, and I want to talk to you."

"What is the order of the unknown master?"

"I don't have much lifespan. I have been sitting on the corpse table for a long time. Now most of my body is buried in the loess. I intend to abdicate early. What do you think?"

Hearing what he said, Tong Quan'an was actually not surprised, because over the years, there have been rumors in the sect that the head teacher intends to abdicate.

In fact, it was not the first time that Wei Xuande talked about this matter with him, but it was just some hints before, and it was the first time to make such a clear statement. It seemed that he was really planning to abdicate.

Among Xuanmen, there are very few sect leaders who abdicate until the day when their lifespan is exhausted, and most of them will choose to abdicate early.

The personnel system of the Gein Taoist sect is very complicated. The election of a new head is not decided by a few high-level officials. It needs to be jointly elected by all the department managers of the temple.

Early abdication can ensure the effective handover of affairs without confusion.

Both of them can stabilize people's hearts, support the new head, and maintain the stability of the sect.

If Shou Yuan had exhausted his throne before he abdicated, he didn't know what troubles would happen, and it might cause the sect to split.

After all, the old master has a lot of prestige, no matter what happens, even if the new master's candidate turns out to dissatisfy a large number of people, as long as the old master is still there, he can restrain the disciples below and make them not dare to mess around.It can also reconcile the contradictions of various internal factions. As long as the chaos in the early stage is overcome, nothing major will happen.

The split of the entire sect due to the election of the head of the sect, this kind of thing happened not once or twice throughout the world.

The most famous of these was the Taixuanzong rebellion in 1960, which was called the "Yinjia Rebellion" by later generations.

This rebellion caused Taixuanzong, one of the four major sects, to split, and thus completely declined.

The so-called "Yinjia Rebellion", that is, Yin Ruozhuo, the head of Taixuanzong's Qingxuan Palace, was dissatisfied with the result of Taixuanzong's head selection, and rebelled against Taixuanzong, causing Taixuanzong's internal forces to split and kill each other.

Numerous high-ranking disciples and well-known great monks fell in the midst of infighting. So far, Taixuanzong has been in a slump, and his strength has plummeted, and he even lost control of Yanzhou.

Its leader was Yin Ruozhuo, the master of the Qingxuan Palace. The mutiny launched in Dao Bing [-] was exactly the year of Jiazi, so it was called the Yin Jia Rebellion.

On the surface, this was a mutiny launched with personal grievances, which caused Taixuanzong to tear apart, but in reality there was something else hidden.

Taixuanzong has always claimed that the mutiny was initiated because Yin Ruozhuo, the former master of the Qingxuan Palace, was dissatisfied with the result of the selection of the head.

However, paper can't contain the fire. This mighty battle followed Yin Ruozhuo's failure in raising troops, the team was suppressed, and the truth gradually spread. This is an open secret, and everyone in the world knows it.

The fuse of the "Yinjia Rebellion" actually originated from a coup d'état by Qin Jiyuan, the current head teacher of Taixuanmen and the former master of Xuande Palace.

At that time Yin Ruozhuo hadn't returned to the sect due to going out, and Taixuanzong's head teacher Ding Shengyuan's lifespan was approaching, the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, the spiritual power in his body could not be suppressed, and it was only a matter of time before he died.

Qin Jiyuan, the master of the Xuande Hall, took the opportunity to join forces with several giants in Taixuanzong's internal practice family and master-student line to hold a head selection meeting, and thus successfully became the headmaster of Taixuanzong.

Fearing that Yin Ruozhu would cause chaos, Qin Jiyuan quickly arrested Yin Ruozhuo's married wife, many disciples and grandchildren, and many nephews of the Yin family on various charges.

However, there is no airtight wall in the world. Although Qin Jiyuan's arrangement was strict, he still leaked the news. Yin Ruozhuo sneaked back to Yanzhou in secret.

Yin Ruozhuo has been in charge of Taixuanzong's Qingxuan Hall for thousands of years, with great prestige. His disciples and old officials are all over the Taixuanzong's power. The Yin family is also a prominent Taixuanzong family. It has gone through dozens of generations. Deep-rooted and intertwined.

Up to the senior officials of the various halls and courtyards of Taixuanmen, the leaders of various ministries and departments, down to the Qingzhou, Yanzhou sects controlled by Taixuanzong, and the martial arts battalions under Taixuanzong have his confidant control center.

So he sneaked back to Yanzhou, raised his arms and shouted, and the whole world gathered to respond, and they turned against each other and raised their troops one after another.

(End of this chapter)