Pawn Crossing the River

When Huangfuji came to Yujing this time, one of his tasks was to make friends with the senior leaders of the Taoist sect and take over the connections established by the older generation.

In other words, Xidaomen has been in business for many years, and it is not just for free. It has its own allies among the top leaders of Daomen. Perhaps Qi Xuansu's name will be added to this list of allies.

Because of this, as soon as the Jinque discussion ended, Huangfu Ji learned about the proceedings through his allies. In this meeting, Master Donghua and Master Cihang attacked the enemy head-on, while Master Jiang Dazhen and Qi Xuansu were the unique soldiers. They won by righteousness and surprise. Finally gave Donghua the chance to make the final decision.

Qi Xuansu opened the door of his house and invited Huangfu Ji to come in and talk.

This new home of his has decent people. Because Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu's grades can be assigned corresponding Taoist citizens, they both placed Taoist citizens here to be responsible for the normal operation of the mansion. In addition, the craftsmen of Tianji Hall have now completed the main courtyard part of the middle road. The focus now is on the east and west roads and the garden at the back.

Don't be surprised. Many Western churches were built for hundreds of years. Qi Xuansu's Princess Xuanzhen Mansion only took a few years to build, so it's really not worth mentioning.

Qi Xuansu invited Huangfuji to the main courtyard of the middle road, which had been repaired.

Huangfu Ji looked around: "This is Brother Qi Dao's residence in Yujing? Okay, okay, it's really good."

Qi Xuansu said: "I'm ashamed to say that my mother helped buy this house. With my little money, I may not be able to afford it even if I go back to the mountains to live in seclusion."

"By the way, why don't you see the old lady?" Huangfuji asked.

Qi Xuansu said: "She, the dragon never sees its end. She is always on the road all year round. Even if I want to see her, I have to see her arrangement."

Huangfu asked: "Then the old lady will not attend Brother Qi's apprenticeship ceremony?"

Qi Xuansu was a little surprised: "Brother Huangfu, have you received the invitation?"

"Brother Qi Dao is really unkind. He didn't even notify me of such a big event." Huangfu pointed at Qi Xuansu with a smile.

Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said: "There have been so many things lately, I really can't take care of them, so I left them all to Master Dong...he has been in Yujing for many years, and there are too many people he can use. How to arrange the ceremony, and who to invite?" The guests are all taken care of by the master. I just want to be free and act as a hands-off shopkeeper. Just like this house, my mother provides the money, and Qingxiao is responsible for the daily maintenance. I am also the hands-on shopkeeper. ”

Huangfuji hit the nail on the head: "There's nothing wrong with that. In ancient times, if a family wanted to prosper, it depended on how much money they earned from those farms and properties. The key was to gain fame. This is how to shine in the family." As the head of the family, if you focus on these little things, how can you go further? The housekeeper has to be handled by the mistress. The family should make contributions to the court. I think this is the mainstay of the old lady and her siblings. It's great that they take care of these chores, so that Brother Qi can concentrate on official matters and work hard. "

Qi Xuansu said: "It's hard to generalize. Qingxiao also has her own career and is not a housewife."

Huangfu glanced at Qi Xuansu and said, "Brother Qi Dao, based on our relationship, if I call you Tianyuan and you call me by name, I won't hide some words. In my opinion, the relationship between brothers and sisters is One thing is good, but it is unpopular. This popular feeling does not mean the hearts of millions of people, but the hearts of high-level officials. "

"Today, Taoism is far from the point of life and death. On the contrary, there is still room for further improvement, that is, it has not yet reached the point where it has to be reformed. Although we all know the truth, to eliminate the trouble that has not yet arisen and to cure the disease, we can cure it. But if you treat the disease before the disease appears, it is like Bian Que meeting Duke Huan of Cai. Others say that the cure is good but not the disease. This is a paradox. Wait until the disease appears before treating it. Most of the disease is in the bone marrow, and there is nothing you can do to treat it in advance, but it is often unpopular.”

Qi Xuansu was silent.

Huangfuji continued: "It is logical to wait until everyone at the top realizes that reform is necessary before proposing reforms. Qingxiao can of course take the position. But now that the time is short, it is very unpopular for her to propose this prematurely. It must not be done. In my opinion, the most promising candidates for the Eighth Generation Grand Master are Tianyuan and the Li family's junior master. You two are actually the continuation of Donghua Zhenren and Qingwei. The battle between real people is also the purpose of Donghua Daoist accepting you as his disciple. Without you, Yao and Zhang would probably be no match for the little national master. Without you, Donghua Daoist would probably win against Qingwei. The real person, and the little national master swept through eight generations."

"For the family's private plan, Tianyuan, you are the backbone of the family. In the future, the level of the family will depend on you. As for Qingxiao's brother and sister, the crime of non-war is not because of her incompetence, but because of the external environment and the general trend. There is nothing we can do. ?”

Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "Brother Li Ming, you think too highly of me."

"Tian Yuan, you should not belittle yourself." Huangfu Ji waved his hand and said: "Among the eight generations of disciples, especially those of the right age, your current position is the highest, you have gone the farthest, and you have also become a disciple of Donghua Master, making up the last link. Is it possible that you Will there still be people who look down upon you and think you are wasting your time because you came from a poor family?"

Qi Xuansu said nothing. In fact, he thought so too, but he had to be more reserved and humble in front of others. In front of Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu was not modest and directly proposed a bet with Zhang Yuelu. It couldn't be that Qi Xuansu wanted to hear what Zhang Yuelu said so much that he had to take the initiative to send it to his door. This shows that Qi Xuansu is confident.

Qi Xuansu asked someone to prepare a table of simple home-cooked meals to entertain Huangfu Ji.

In fact, the two of them didn't need to eat anything at all, they mainly drank.

It's not that Qi Xuansu likes drinking, but drinking will have a certain intellectually lowering effect. After being half drunk, it is easier to open up the originally tight chatterbox and make it easier to talk about things. It is also easier to delve into some topics that are usually difficult to discuss because they are abrupt and embarrassing.

The wine served was naturally "Drunken to Life and Dreams of Death", and this was the only wine that could make the pseudo-immortal martial artist a little tipsy.

This is what Zhang Yuelu left here. Qi Xuansu can borrow it.

While pushing cups and changing cups, the conversation between the two gradually deepened, mainly about Daomen's demands and Xidaomen's demands.

Xidaomen, which Huangfuji is about to take over, is like a strong man. With the support of his elder brother from afar, he finally made the bully next door dare not bully him. The next question is how to improve your life and become as prosperous as your neighbor.

The issue of development is still inseparable from the support of Taoism.

At this point, it is impossible for Daomen to provide unconditional assistance.

Daomen has its own appeal, which is to further promote the complete return of Xidaomen to Daomen. What does full return mean? First, give Xidaomen the right to participate in Jinque discussions. Second, Daomen can intervene in the personnel arrangements of Xidaomen. M..

The key reason why the Great Master of the Five Dynasties strictly prohibited Xidaomen from participating in the Jinque discussion was that Daomen did not control Xidaomen's personnel rights. If Xidaomen unilaterally interfered with Daomen, and Daomen could not interfere with Xidaomen, the result would be that Daomen was kidnapped by Xidaomen, then It is absolutely impossible.

To fully return is to obtain this key personnel power.

Daomen Yujing can truly appoint, promote, demote, and depose people from Xidaomen, instead of like now, Xidaomen submits a list, and Daomen can only approve or disapprove, but does not have the power to actively select specific personnel.

On this point, whether it is Qi Xuansu, Donghua Master, Cihang Master, or all the masters of Taiping Dao, they actually have a consensus. However, Qi Xuansu and others believe that this process is extremely long and may take hundreds of years, while Taipingdao hopes to shorten it to more than ten years through some means.

Let’s not talk about the Taiping Road, let’s talk about the past hundred years. How to coexist during this period is equality, mutual assistance and harmonious development.

Of course, Xidaomen also understands Daomen's demands. Originally, they still want to have the final say on their own, but they really can't do without Daomen's support. As the general trend is, Xidaomen also put forward conditions. Xidaomen can hand over personnel rights and obey them completely. Yu Jing’s arrangement, but given the size of Xidao Sect, in order for Xidao Sect to become the fourth branch of Dao Sect, one must not only have the right to participate in the Jinque discussion, but also have the qualifications to become the deputy head master and run for the chief master.

It’s not a problem to have a deputy head master, you can have one more. For a position like Deputy Head Master Da Zhenren, the amount of power is closely related to one's own influence. If one does not have one's own base, even giving him a title is meaningless. It is logical that Xidaomen already has this kind of strength.

The key is that the position of Grand Master is related to the entire Taoist sect. If the three Taoists are not enough to fight for, there is a fourth Taoist. How is that possible!

So the two sides pulled each other.

Pulling and pulling, it is more realistic to achieve equality, mutual assistance and harmonious development.

Since we are equal, helping each other and developing together, then we must settle accounts between brothers.

Daomen can help Xidaomen develop and invest funds, but Daomen must obtain profits from it. This is different from fighting foreign enemies. Daomen cannot just support.

Regarding the specific investment method, that is something that Shibotang needs to consider. However, Qi Xuansu, as the chief deputy leader of Beichen Hall who is fully responsible for the affairs of the New World, knows the situation better, and Shibotang will definitely ask for his advice. He still has a lot of say in this regard.

At this time, Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji were talking about this matter.

Huangfu was so excited that he took out a huge blueprint from the Xumi object and spread it on the ground like a carpet. He pulled Qi Xuansu to squat on the ground and look at the map together.

Huangfuji pointed to the map: "We plan to build a new port here that will rival St. York. It is located on a plain and can not only lay railways, but also provide land for future industrial parks. It can also take advantage of inland water transportation to connect Mineral areas on the upper reaches of the river.”

"This area is a hilly area, but we can dig out these hills and use the excavated earth and stone to fill up the low-lying area on the other side so that it no longer has the worry of flooding and can become a normal land for building high-rise buildings or workshops. ”

Qi Xuansu nodded slightly: "It's interesting."

Huangfuji continued: "We are going to develop three hundred acres of land as the first step. The main thing is to level the ground and lay a solid foundation. We can handle the manpower part ourselves, but for the part other than manpower, we will pay 5,000 yuan per mu of land." The standard of money is about 1.5 million yuan of peace money. We are poor in Xidaomen and need money everywhere. Even this 1.5 million yuan of peace money is insufficient. "