Pawn Crossing the River

Something happened to Chen Jianchou, and Ke Qingqing had to shoulder the heavy burden. After all, as Qi Xuansu's former secretary, she was quite skilled in many businesses.

As the old saying goes, a woman cannot marry two husbands, but now Ke Qingqing is responsible for two people. She has to take care of both Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu. Fortunately, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are not far away. They are both in Shenglong Mansion, so they are still busy. Gotta come over.

Qi Xuansu was constantly moving under the table, but on the surface there was nothing unusual. He dealt with various matters as usual, mainly the reorganization of Nanyang United Trading Company. This was not a trivial matter and required coordination of all aspects. He could not be caught by others, or It is a great test of Qi Xuansu's ability to drink a bowl of water evenly.

Strictly speaking, doing well in business and making money for the Taoist sect is the main job of Qi Xuansu, the chief deputy palace master. Investigating cases and so on are the matters of the Second Deputy Palace Master.

Qi Xuansu's calmness undoubtedly relieved some of the tension and played a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

Today Qi Xuansu convened and presided over another meeting. The topics included hearing a joint report from the Shibotang branch and the Duzhitang branch on the rectification of Nanyang United Trading Company.

Speaking of the chief officer of the Shibotang branch, as his deputy, he was severely suppressed by Lin Tianhe. He had almost no real power and was like a pendant. But this time something happened to Lin Tianhe, he was a blessing in disguise. Not only was he not implicated, but he succeeded in taking the position. Now he is acting as the assistant manager. It was the spring breeze that brought him great gratitude and loyalty to Qi Xuansu. He was very active in doing things and helped Qi Xuansu. Not small.

The discussion was very late, and when Ke Qingqing walked into Qi Xuansu's signing room, most of the principals had dispersed, leaving only the chief principal of the Ziweitang branch and the chief principal of the Fengxiantang branch.

There was still smoke in the room, and there was a lot of leftover tea on the table.

Ke Qingqing opened the window to let out the smoke with the smell of tobacco, and was busy pouring out the remaining tea in the teacup.

Qi Xuansu said to Ke Qingqing: "Mr. Ke, if there is nothing going on with Mr. Zhang, you can have someone prepare some midnight snacks later."

Ke Qingqing responded and left with the collected tea cup. I made new tea and brought it into Qi Xuansu's room.

Qi Xuansu's signing room is a suite, one on top of another. The innermost is a quiet room and living room, then the study and office space, then the reception room and small meeting hall, and the outermost is the secretary's place. At this time, Qi Xuansu and the two chief officials had left the meeting hall and entered the study room inside. Qi Xuansu sat behind the desk. Two chairs were placed opposite Qi Xuansu, and the two chief officials sat respectively.

Ke Qingqing served tea to the three of them. Qi Xuansu leaned back in his chair and remained motionless. The two principals reached out to hold the teacups and nodded slightly to express their gratitude.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Do you know about Chen Jianchou?"

The two principals looked at each other, and the principal of Feng Xiantang cautiously replied: "I have heard about it."

Qi Xuansu said: "After all, he is my secretary. I asked fellow Taoists in Beichen Hall. Neither Deputy Hall Master Danjin nor Deputy Hall Master Yongyan gave any orders, and the main hall of Beichen Hall had no idea."

The chief director of Fengxian Hall still didn't understand what he was saying, so he hurriedly said: "So it turns out that the branch of Beichen Hall made its own decision."

Qi Xuansu said: "The branch of Beichen Hall does have the power to handle cases on its own, and naturally it also has the power to investigate Chen Jianchou. It is reasonable and reasonable to make their own decisions. This is the power given to them by the Taoist sect. By the way, I heard that the chief officer of Beichen Hall is a woman Fellow Taoist? You are very courageous, and you are not inferior to women.”

Ke Qingqing interrupted: "Yes, this person's name is Wu Maorong. He is very powerful and well-known in Borneo. He is relatively young among the eight generations of disciples."

Since the Taoist sect was rebuilt, except for the special circumstances of the first-generation disciples headed by Xuan Sheng and some second-generation disciples, since then the Taoist sect has used twenty-four years as a generation, so the age gap among disciples of the same generation is very large. People like Qi Xuansu are already more reliable among the eight generations of disciples. The ones at the back, while Bai Yingqiong and others are at the front. It’s not unusual for them to be twenty years apart. In the same way, the difference between the bottom row of seventh-generation disciples and the top row of eighth-generation disciples may only be one or two years.

Qi Xuansu asked: "What kind of strong method?"

The chief officer of Ziweitang said: "She was the one who single-handedly solved the witchcraft case in Dayu Kingdom, so she was promoted to be the director of the branch of Beichen Hall. This fellow Daoist Wu is very unique. Sometimes he is not so rational and has some emotions. change."

Qi Xuansu interrupted: "What is emotional?"

The chief officer of Ziweitang looked confused, as if he didn't know how to explain it. Of course, he didn't think that Qi Xuansu didn't understand what these three words meant. He just couldn't figure out Qi Xuansu's intention.

Ke Qingqing explained on her behalf: "To be specific, she is more impulsive, likes to follow her emotions, and needs others to provide some emotional value. It is said that her subordinates are more good at 'coaxing'. She is not yet forty years old this year, and she also needs others to provide some emotional value." She has a bright future. If she works so hard on official matters, it will be difficult to take care of her personal affairs. Coupled with her personality, I heard that her relationship with her Taoist companions is not very good. This should be the reason for her emotional state. "

Qi Xuansu concluded: "Emotional value is a Western term. To sum it up, it means asking others to flatter you, asking others to coax you. In short, asking others to make you happy, and then do things according to your own preferences."

Ke Qingqing nodded and said, "You can say that."

Qi Xuansu said: "This is not the right attitude to do things. It is not good to pass on your personal pressure to your subordinates. Of course, I have to criticize myself first. I vented my anger on Deputy Palace Master Wang because of some private matters. I heard that Deputy Palace Master Wang is still sick? I should go and check on him."

The two principals looked at each other, no one said anything.

Ke Qingqing said: "It was Deputy Palace Master Wang who cursed first, no wonder the chief."

"Okay, let's not talk about my affairs for now. Let's continue talking about Fellow Daoist Wu." Qi Xuansu said, "You just said that Fellow Daoist Wu is not yet forty years old. That is indeed very powerful."

Ke Qingqing whispered: "If she is so powerful, why is Borneo so smoky? She didn't come out when the Westerners incited riots, and she didn't come out when the ancient immortals conspired to come to the world. It's just a matter of dealing with one's own people. Hands on."

The chief director of Feng Xiantang is a thoughtful person, and he already understands a little bit, so he responded appropriately at this time: "He is an expert in the civil war. Since all his energy is spent on researching and investigating his own people, he will inevitably be involved in external affairs." After all, I don’t have time to investigate outsiders.”

Ke Qingqing joked: "What Director Zhou said is absolutely true. Some people are experts in civil war and outsiders in external war. We should really check them out to see if they have ulterior motives and engage in internal fighting all day long."

There are some words that Qi Xuansu is not suitable to say. He can only convey an attitude in a subtle way for the people below to understand. This can be seen as a means of self-protection. It is better to remain silent than to promise everything. If you don't say any word, you are the master of that word. If you say it, you are the slave of that word.

Secretaries don't have so many scruples. When necessary, they can be more "open-mouthed" and speak softly, which can also be regarded as "childish talk" and act as a mouth.

The chief executive of Ziweitang has been in the officialdom for many years. He doesn't understand the mystery behind it. He can't help but sigh. No wonder Chief Qi has suddenly risen to prominence at a young age. Having a backer and background is one, and he has the ability and merit. The key point is that he He was born to do this. He is obviously a novice who has just entered the field of power, but he can teach himself without a teacher. Such methods and sophistication are probably incomparable to the three talents of the Taoist sect.

Many truths took him decades to understand before he gradually understood them.

The chief director of Fengxiantang is not much worse than the chief director of Ziweitang. He is also a human spirit. He can read the direction of the wind and listen to what is said. He immediately expressed his position: "Chief Ke is right, we should check it out." Well, the Westerners are causing trouble, the cult monsters are causing trouble, and in the end, the branch of Beichen Hall didn’t even give a shit, I think it’s suspected of dereliction of duty.”

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "You can do these things as you please. There are rules and regulations to follow. I want to focus on the reorganization of the shareholders' meeting of Nanyang United Trading Company."

The chief director of Fengxian Hall responded.

He has been a prisoner for 20 years, so he naturally knows what the regulations are like, and he will not reveal any leverage to others.

Ke Qingqing withdrew and asked someone to prepare supper.

Both hosts understood that this was the treatment given to them for dining together. Although the late-night snack was less formal, it was undoubtedly a hint. Furthermore, it means treating them as one of your own.

Soon, the late night snack was served. It was just ordinary noodle soup, which was really nothing. But what haven’t the two principals eaten? No one comes here just for the noodle soup. The key is to look at the meaning behind the noodle soup.

Although he said he would eat and sleep without speaking, Qi Xuansu did not intend to abide by this rule. While eating noodles, he said: "I remember that the matter about Chen Jianchou has been reported to the main hall of Ziweitang."

The chief director of Ziweitang quickly put down his chopsticks and said: "Yes, because it involves the birth of two immortal-level ancient immortals, it is directly the top-level 'Tian Zi Gong'. The master of the Zhangtang also named and praised it, only It’s a pity that he is not an official Taoist priest, and many promotion rewards cannot be implemented yet.”

Qi Xuansu said: "Yes, it will not happen until after the big exam. But when it comes to the big exam, no one can guarantee that Chen Jianchou will pass the exam. If he doesn't pass the exam, it will not be good if he keeps putting it off."

The chief director of Ziweitang said: "I have also considered this. I wonder if I should give it to a fellow Taoist priest first?"

Qi Xuansu said: "This is a good suggestion. Chen Jianchou's case has not been finalized yet, right? According to Taoist law, is he qualified to be granted the same origin as a Taoist priest?"

The chief director of Feng Xiantang nodded and said: "Yes, according to the laws of the Taoist sect, he is indeed qualified."

Qi Xuansu nodded with the chopsticks in his hand: "Since he has this qualification, we can't chill people's hearts and let people say that we don't know the rewards and punishments. Otherwise, who will be willing to contribute to the Taoist sect in the future?"

The chief director of the Ziweitang said seriously: "I will immediately send a letter to the main hall of the Ziweitang in Yujing, requesting that Fellow Taoist Chen be granted the fourth rank of the same Taoist priest."

Qi Xuansu said: "I will also say hello to the fellow Taoists in Ziweitang and ask them to implement it as soon as possible."

The chief officer of Ziweitang smiled and said: "The chief is from our Ziweitang. This is my natal family. They are all colleagues and cannot be considered outsiders."