Pawn Crossing the River

Of course Qi Xuansu couldn't do this, so he contacted Chen Jianchou.

Secretary Chen rushed to the rescue immediately - that's what secretaries do.

Qi Xuansu made up his mind to see Master Donghua this time. Zhizi is more like a mother. Others don't know it. Qiniang must know Qi Xuansu. She is not helping Qi Xuansu make decisions, but helping Qi Xuansu make decisions. In other words, Qi Xuansu already has the answer, but due to various reasons, Qi Xuansu has not made the final decision. At this time, someone will push Qi Xuansu behind him.

Now that you've made up your mind, don't delay.

It is a big deal for Master Donghua to accept a disciple, so there is a lot of preparation work, such as preparing for the ceremony, inviting guests, etc. Qi Xuansu did not want to become a disciple immediately, but gave an answer to Master Donghua. Then Donghua Zhenren will start preparations. When the day came for the official apprenticeship, Qi Xuansu went over to attend the ceremony. Witnessed by all the guests, the master-disciple relationship was officially established after the ceremony.

Qi Xuansu first contacted Gong Jiaojun to confirm the time of Donghua Master.

To be a secretary, you must be mentally active and savvy. After all, sometimes, the boss will not speak so clearly, and he will listen to what he is told, which means that everything is left unsaid.

For example, Xie Jiaofeng's ability to do things is not very strong, but he does a good job in this aspect. Whether it was Wang Jiaohe, Chen Shuhua, Qi Xuansu, or Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, and Xu Jiaorong who were in charge, he was criticized a lot, but his position as deputy palace master was always stable. Whether it was Qi Xuansu's tiger attack or Zhang Yuelu's new policy, he was not greatly affected. In addition to his backer, Donghua Zhenren, he was also very capable.

Gong Jiaojun is not bad either. As one of the closest people to Master Donghua, he certainly knows about Master Donghua and Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu is coming to visit Master Donghua now, most likely to settle the matter.

Once this matter is decided, it means that the pattern of Quanzhen Tao has undergone a major change. It will no longer be Earth Master, Donghua Zhenren, and Yao Pei, but will become Earth Master, Donghua Zhenren, and Qi Xuansu. In Buddhist terms, Earth Master is the past Buddha, Donghua Zhenren is the present Buddha, and Qi Xuansu is the future Buddha. As a Bodhisattva accompanying the "Buddha", the secretary cannot use the previous attitude.

After all, there is no closeness.

The secretary will eventually be released, but the successor will inherit the mantle and become the new leader. Which one is more important is clear at a glance.

Gong Jiaojun still has this sensitivity. He started to deliberately lay the groundwork a long time ago. Now it has naturally come naturally. When facing Qi Xuansu, he feels like a subordinate.

Gong Jiaojun respectfully said that Master Donghua has time now.

Qi Xuansu soon arrived at the residence of Zhenren Donghua. In fact, when I reach the position of Master Donghua, life is quite boring. Apart from the endless official work, my free time is just personal hobbies, such as practicing calligraphy, painting, playing chess, Xuansheng cards and so on. However, playing chess and cards usually requires two people, and usually there is a lack of opponents. You can't play chess and cards with your secretary all day long, that would be boring. Therefore, many hobbies that can be handled by one person have become the hobbies of most real people.

As for the three Nanyang friends meeting to fish for whales, they are in the minority after all, and they must be outsiders. This cannot be done in the center. It is also very difficult to recruit the key people. In order to get along well, Xiao Yin has been trying to join this small group for a long time, but has not been able to do so.

Donghua Zhenren often paints in his spare time, sometimes landscapes, sometimes figures. Recently he plans to repaint the portraits of the ancestors of the past dynasties. He has completed the portraits of Li Zu, Zhang Zu and Yao Zu, and is preparing the portrait of Xu Zu, Xuan Sheng It should be put at the end.

While Qi Xuansu was writing, Chen Jianchou was waiting on him. At this time, it was turned around. At this time, Donghua Zhenren was painting, Qi Xuansu helped him grind the ink, and Gong Jiaojun stepped aside with great discernment.

Donghua Zhenren was painting while talking to Qi Xuansu, his tone was quite casual, "Many problems of Taoism are not external, but internal. Throughout history, no huge empire has died because of foreign enemies, but all because of internal troubles. Internal troubles cannot be cured." "

"Xu Zu said it well. At the beginning of the Qingming Dynasty, the officials did not do anything without care and no one did not work hard. It was because of the hardships and hardships at that time that the only way to survive was to find a life out of ten thousand deaths. Now that it has gradually improved and the situation has stabilized, it is also They gradually become lazy, the minority becomes the majority, and then laziness becomes the trend. Although there is great effort, it cannot be reversed and it is difficult to remedy. Some are driven by the desire for success and the party is united against dissent. When the talents are gradually exhausted and it is difficult to cope with the situation, the situation becomes It’s getting complicated.”

Qi Xuansu said, "The real person is talking about our Taoist sect's talent reserve construction situation?"

Donghua Zhenren said, "I went down for a visit a few days ago. How should I put it? All of them have beautiful resumes. They either graduated with honors from Wanxiang Taoist Palace, or were from Shangqing Palace, Wuxu Palace, or Qingling Palace. They are all Those who ranked first in the college entrance examination, had various outstanding achievements and performances while studying in the Taoist Palace, won this award, received that commendation, should be replaced by Western medals, which can be worn all over the upper body, like fish scale armor Same."

"But the problem is, it's enough to sit and talk. It's hard to describe what's really going on. Your feet don't touch the ground, and the soles don't touch the mud. You are blindly noble, but you are out of touch with the bottom. If you want to find out something about the real situation from them, you are simply asking for help. You have been to the New World. , should have been exposed to those exquisite instruments of the Steam Gospel. These people are like the dials on the instruments. Whenever you press a button, a colored light will light up on the panel. However, God knows what the wiring behind the colored lights is. After you press it many times and find that there is no other reaction except the flashing of colorful lights, you realize that there is only this dial and the machine behind it is not running at all. "

The main responsibility of each Dao Palace is to train Taoist priests for the Taoist sect. For example, Zhang Yuelu, she was not from the Wanxiang Dao Palace. She went to the Zhang Family School, which is under the name of the Shangqing Palace. She was actually from the Shangqing Palace. Among the various Taoist palaces, Wanxiang Taoist Palace has the largest reputation and the highest legitimacy, so the training of high-quality Taoist priests is concentrated in the upper palace of Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

Qi Xuansu was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, but he didn't win any awards or commendations. In their section, the one who won the most prizes either died or got in, and both of them had something to do with Qi Xuansu. It was no secret that Yue Liuli was brought in by Qi Xuansu himself.

Of course, no one would talk about it now.

Qi Xuansu said, "It's best to start from the grassroots level."

Master Donghua put down his paintbrush and straightened up, "You came to see me today because of Jinque's affairs?"

Qi Xuansu asked, "Does the real person also know?"

"It's obvious. There's no saying whether you know it or not. When you're under someone else's roof, don't put your head down. It's no big deal." Master Donghua took the hand towel handed by Qi Xuansu and wiped the ink on his hand.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What do you mean by Zhenren?"

Donghua Zhenren said, "My attitude is consistent. I am firmly opposed to blind action and rash advancement, and I am also firmly opposed to the idea of ​​quick victory. Don't be hasty when doing things. Rushing for quick success and quick benefits will lead to big problems."

Qi Xuansu was not surprised by this answer and said, "I think this Jinque discussion is actually a test."

Master Donghua said calmly, "Since it is a test, we must respond resolutely."

While talking, Master Donghua left the desk and sat down on the chair next to him. He also motioned for Qi Xuansu to sit down and talk. Gong Jiaojun served tea to the two of them.

"By the way, how are you and Qing Xiao preparing for your marriage?" Master Donghua asked.

Qi Xuansu picked up the tea cup, "The time I came back to report on my work this time is too short, and there are too many things to do. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it. I'll probably have to wait until my term expires. I was quite anxious before and wanted to take advantage of my low cultivation level. I want to have a child, but nowadays, it’s probably hard to expect a child, and since I have Xiao Yin, I don’t have to worry anymore.”

Master Donghua nodded slightly, "Future generations may not be able to inherit the mantle. A family inheritance will eventually end up in a strange situation of stagnant water. If the water does not rot, the door hinge will not be beetrooted. The father-son inheritance will not work in Taoism."

This is true. After Xuansheng took charge of the Taoist sect, even the inheritance of the Zhang family's Heavenly Master was rarely passed down from father to son. For example, the current generation of Celestial Master Zhang Wushou, his father is not a Celestial Master, he has no descendants, and his son cannot be a Celestial Master. As a result, these three generations of heavenly masters have no father-son relationship or grandfather-grandson relationship. Although the position of Heavenly Master is still passed down within the Zhang family, it is difficult for father and son to both be Heavenly Masters.

Not to mention the Li family, they only have the surname Li, which makes people dizzy in terms of seniority. It is normal for the character "长" to be passed down from generation to generation to "you", and then the character "长" will be passed down from generation to generation. , leaving only the dumbfounded "Heaven" generation, which has nothing to do with the inheritance from father to son.

As for the Yao family, they seem to be the most normal, but it’s hard to say exactly what they are like.

Master Donghua suddenly mentioned the master-disciple inheritance and the father-son inheritance, which was certainly not without purpose.

Qi Xuansu understood and said, "You should know that I have been a wild Taoist priest for several years."

"I heard something." Master Donghua nodded slightly.

Qi Xuansu went on to say, "When I was a wild Taoist priest, I once offended the Qingluan Guards in Fengtai County. At that time, I used a tiger skin as a banner to scare the Qingluan Guards, saying that Donghua Zhenren wanted to say hello to the commander. Qingluan Guard mistakenly thought that I was Zhenren’s disciple and did not come to pursue me.”

"At that time, I knew the name of Zhenren, but I had no idea about 'Donghua Zhenren'. I thought that Zhenren was as big a person as the commander of Qingluan Guard. Looking back now, it was actually a joke. How could I ask Zhenren to give one The reason for a commander to say hello is that the commander should say hello to a real person."

Master Donghua smiled, "The Taoist sect is not a Confucian sect, and it doesn't value hierarchy so much. It's not impossible for me to say hello to him."

After that, Master Donghua told Gong Jiaojun, "Go and send an official letter to the commander of the Qingluan Guards. In my name, ask him how he is doing and whether he is in good health."

Gong Jiaojun took the order and left.

Qi Xuansu sighed softly, "Who would have thought that

It turned out to be a prophecy. "