Pawn Crossing the River

After finally looking at the garden, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu couldn't stay here for a few days. After all, the repairs hadn't been completed yet. Zhang Yuelu's mansion was also in Taishangfang, so they could go to her place to stay temporarily for a few days.

When Xiao Yin left, he was reluctant to leave. He happened to see a blank screen wall, so he left his calligraphy and drew a lifelike picture of Taoist riding an ox.

Xiao Yin's painting skills are extremely good. It's not as good as she said. She can't paint at all. She is good at calligraphy and painting, but she just wants to be lazy and deliberately draws some simple drawings on weekdays, firstly to save effort, and secondly to fool Qi Xuansu.

Many people mistakenly believe that Zhongyuan's paintings tend to be freehand and not realistic at all. In fact, it is a misunderstanding. It does not mean that so-called freehand painting is not good, but that freehand painting does not require much painting skills as a support and is easy to get started. It is also known as literati painting.

Literati paintings and limericks are the same thing. The root of it is that Confucian scholars and officials have the right to speak. They do not represent professionalism, but represent power. People in high positions flaunt themselves by painting a few splash-ink landscapes, or flowers, birds, fish and insects, all pitch-black. Regardless of the image or spiritual resemblance, there is no clear standard for whether it is good or bad. It is more or less the same meaning, and naturally it is There are those who are fond of others and are suitable for realizing power.

But if it is realistic, it cannot be fooled. If it looks like it, it will look like it, and if it doesn’t look like it, it won’t look like it. Structure, perspective, light, light and shade, distance, and distance all need solid basic skills to support it. How can those high-ranking people have time to study it? And even if you are skilled in skills, this kind of painting is very time-consuming and cannot be done overnight like literati painting.

In fact, this is not only true of Confucianism, Taoism is no exception. Many Taoist priests love to write poems and can't stop writing them. However, their level is far inferior to that of real poets, and is slightly better than limericks. It's just because of their reputation that they can't stop it. People dare to expose it. It's like the emperor's new clothes in Western stories.

Xiao Yin claims that he cannot paint landscapes, which is somewhat ironic.

Zhang Yuelu's house is much smaller than that of Princess Xuanzhen's mansion, but it is well-kept and is built according to the standards of Dazhenzhen's mansion. However, Zhang Yuelu usually lives in a house in Xuandu and rarely comes to Taishangfang. , it seems somewhat deserted and unpopular.

Xiao Yin quickly fell in love with this place and didn't want to leave.

Early the next morning, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu went out separately to visit their elders and colleagues.

Zhang Yuelu went to live with Master Cihang, and Qi Xuansu went to live with Master Donghua.

In addition, there are some bosses who are not directly subordinate to them, but they also need to keep in touch with each other, or at least walk around, such as Qi Jiaozheng, Xu Dacheng, Yao Shu and others.

The main focus is on a person's worldliness.

Of course, Qi Xuansu will not mention the matter of Nanyang United Trading Company, and there is no need to mention it. Everything is left unsaid.

There are rumors that Yao Shu, the chief deputy head of Ziwei Hall, may replace Wang Jiaohe as the real person in charge of the Borneo Taoist House. This is also reasonable. It is time for the Yao family to have a real person in charge. As the chief deputy hall master of the first hall, Yao Shu can be said to be the first among many chiefs, even the first person under Zhen Zhizhen, so it is reasonable for him to take over.

Some people have also said that this is a good connection between Quanzhen Taoism, Yao Shu becomes the real person in charge of Borneo Taoist House, and Qi Xuansu succeeds Yao Shu as the chief deputy head of Ziweitang. A few years later, the earth master was promoted, Donghua Zhenren came to the throne, Qi Xuansu was released as the real person in charge of the Borneo Taoist House, and Yao Shu returned to Yujing to replace Donghua Zhenren as the real person in charge of Ziweitang.

The left hand is replaced with the right hand, and the right hand is replaced with the left hand.

However, Qi Xuansu didn't think it was that easy. His shortcoming was that his qualifications were too low. How could he rise to the top and become the chief deputy head of Ziweitang in one fell swoop? And according to what Tianshi said, he will stay in Borneo for at least three to five years. There is no way that the position of chief deputy head of Ziwei Hall will be empty for three to five years just waiting for him. There is no such reason.

In fact, Qi Xuansu was quite happy to see Yao Shu take over as the head of the Borneo Taoist House. After all, the two had dealt with each other before and had a pretty good impression. Qi Xuansu is afraid of sending a new palace master who does not agree with his own political views. Although Qi Xuansu has the support of Master Lan Da and the alliance with Xu Jiaorong, he has actually mastered the power of the Taoist government. Even if he faces the master of the palace, he still has the ability to resist. If you really have the qualifications and confidence to do this, the impact will be very bad. It’s best to give others control and live in harmony.

This time around, Yao Shu was also the focus.

Yao Shu also understands this. Although he is about to be promoted to the real person, for now, both of them are chiefs and second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests. There is no way to say who has the upper hand over the other. It is still a matter of equality. pay.

Even if Yao Shu really becomes the real person in charge of the Borneo Taoist House and becomes Qi Xuansu's nominal boss, the two of them are still partners in essence. If they really have a disagreement or break up, it won't be whatever the real person in charge says. , it takes some fighting.

It is best to be able to reconcile the two.

Daomen cannot but consider this when arranging candidates. If the commotion is too ugly, one of them will be removed.

But if the relationship is too good, it's not appropriate. For example, Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua had an extremely good relationship. They protected each other, worked together, were of the same mind both internally and externally, and had an alliance of interests comparable to that of a husband and wife. In the end, they caused such a big mess.

This should also be taken into consideration.

Qi Xuansu traveled to many places in one day, including Ziwei Hall, Huasheng Hall, and Tianji Hall. These were the three halls that belonged to Quanzhen Tao's sphere of influence. Qi Xuansu could not leave any of them behind.

The remaining six halls, Tiangang Hall, Duzhi Hall, and Ancestral Temple Hall, are the three halls that belong to the sphere of influence of Zhengyi Dao. Then there are Beichen Hall, Shibo Hall, and Fengxian Hall, which are the three halls within Taiping Dao's sphere of influence. In addition to Beichen Hall, Qi Xuansu only needs to go to Tiangang Hall to meet Master Cihang.

There is also Master Qingwei at Beichen Hall, who has returned to Yujing from Fenglinzhou. After all, Qi Xuansu once served under Master Qingwei. He, the eighth-generation disciple, gained his first military merit under Master Qingwei, so he has a certain affection for him. Although in the end, Qi Xuansu and Master Qingwei confronted each other because of the matter of Yi Zangnozun, and the quarrel was not very good. Qi Xuansu originally decided not to see Master Qingwei, but regarding the matter of Li Tianzhen, Master Qingwei was still relieved. After forming an alliance with Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu had to give an explanation, so he finally decided to visit Master Qingwei.

According to common sense, these three people can't see each other if they want to, they need to make an appointment. However, Qi Xuansu has a special status and a special relationship. He really just wants to see him if he wants to. Even Qingwei Zhenren, who has a relatively distant relationship, can pass. Li Zhuyu sent a message.

In this way, he has met all the three great practitioners.

Don't say the wrong thing, and treat it with caution. Qi Xuansu was very tired.

On the third day, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu left Yujing and went to Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

Xiao Yin is also going home.

The Wanxiang Dao Palace occupies a huge area, covering the entire Ziwei City. Longmen Mansion was once the Eastern Capital of the Eastern and Western Capitals of Da Qi, juxtaposed with Xijing Mansion, and Ziwei City was the palace city of the Eastern Capital. Among them, the main hall of the Great Chao Dynasty is called "Mingtang", which means "the hall of Ming politics and religion". It is also the upper palace where countless Taoist priests of the fourth grade have visited.

Most of Ziwei City outside the scope of the Upper Palace is where the Lower Palace is located. Including the teachers and female crowns, there are at least tens of thousands of them. However, there are only a thousand or so people who can actually successfully complete the two major exams each year, and the rest become ordinary Taoists. Although Taoists can become Taoist priests, the upper limit is a seventh-grade Taoist priest, and it cannot be higher. And among these more than a thousand people, there may not even be a hundred people who can go from a ninth-grade Taoist priest to a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. There are only a handful of people who can truly reach the level of a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.

Qi Xuansu is among this number, and he is the youngest, which is a big deal for the entire Wanxiang Dao Palace.

Strictly speaking, Wanxiang Taoist Palace is Qi Xuansu's natal family, so the treatment he received when he returned home this time was very different. The Taoist palace has begun to publicize his deeds and inspire the children of the lower palace.

Qi Xuansu is the pride of Wanxiang Taoist Palace. As for Yue Liuli, Wan Xiuwu and others, who are they? Not very familiar. There are too many children, it’s impossible to remember them all.

The last time Qi Xuansu came to the palace, he came with Zhang Yuelu, but that time it was Zhang Yuelu who saw him off, but this time the two of them went to study together.

The flying boat landed directly at Xingye Lake. There were already people waiting here. It was Zhang Kuxian and several other special Jinzi teachers.

The teaching in Wanxiang Taoist Palace is divided into five levels: special Jinzi teaching, Jinzi teaching, Yinqing teaching, main teaching, and auxiliary teaching. Generally speaking, Taoist priests of the third grade Youyi correspond to the Tejin Jinzi teaching, Taoist priests of the fourth grade Jijiu correspond to the Jinzi teaching, Taoist priests of the fifth grade correspond to the Yinqing teaching, Taoist priests of the sixth grade correspond to the orthodox teaching, and Taoist priests of the seventh grade correspond to the auxiliary teaching.

In the past, when Qi Xuansu was in the lower palace, the assistant teacher Xi was responsible for their daily life and various chores, and the Zhengjiao Xi was responsible for teaching. Teacher Yinqing generally did not teach, and was mainly responsible for handling various lower palace affairs. .

After arriving at the Shang Palace, Jinzi teachers were responsible for various chores, but they did not do everything as personally as the assistant teachers, and they also had a number of low-quality teachers under them.

Professor Tejin Jinzi is mainly responsible for teaching, and the assistants occasionally teach, and mostly deal with various Taoist palace affairs.

As Zhang Yuelu's clan uncle, he was also a high-ranking official in the Taoist palace, and Qi Xuansu's nominal master. Naturally, it was not easy for the two of them to support him, so they took the initiative to greet him.

After all, it is not his own one-third of an acre of land. This land must be placed in Borneo. The third-grade Youyi Taoist priest can only stand and report to Qi Xuansu. After all the cleaning, who wouldn't be in awe of Chief Qi? He is also in charge of money and power, so who doesn’t ask for help from him?

Now that people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads.

No matter what your job level is, when you come to Wanxiang Dao Palace, you must follow the rules of Wanxiang Dao Palace. I have become a student again. I must bow to the teacher when I see him, and I am not allowed to bring a secretary. I have to do everything by myself. I can no longer put my hands on clothes and food to open my mouth. I have to go to class on time, take turns to be the squad leader, and manage the housework.

Not to mention, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, and Qi Xuansu is somewhat unaccustomed to it. At this time, I missed Chen Jianchou very much. If anything happened, I could just give him instructions. However, gains and losses always go hand in hand. Without Chen Jianchou and the hassle of paperwork, it was a lot easier.

After greeting each other, Zhang Kuxian led Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu to see the Grand Master of the Palm Palace.

Qi Xuansu looked at Shang Gong in the distance and couldn't help but secretly sighed: "I saw how charming Shang Gong is. I expected Shang Gong to see me like this."