Pawn Crossing the River

In the so-called small talk, many people asked Qi Xuansu to talk about his experiences over the years. Although most people could get a rough idea, it was another matter for the person involved to tell it in person. Of course, there was a reason to please Qi Xuansu. You can also know some details that others don’t know.

Qi Xuansu then picked up the Fenglinzhou war and talked about it a little bit. Of course, he also omitted the secrets such as the battle between Zhang Li and Yizang Nozun.

Then Qi Xuansu stopped talking and let other students play their part.

The atmosphere began to ferment.

The man and woman who had fallen in love when they were classmates met now. Under the influence of the atmosphere and the alcohol, they held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, speechless and weeping a thousand lines.

There are also some people who get drunk even if they are not drunk. In addition, they have drunk too much. Under the influence of double drunkenness, they begin to vent some of their inner emotions, hugging each other, crying and laughing.

The spirit of youth and the flying youth have finally gone away with the age of carefree innocence. And the current setbacks and dissatisfactions, against the backdrop of the past, make people feel even more confused and helpless.

Qi Xuansu is sitting here, everyone is drunk and I am alone, just watching with cold eyes.

After leaving the Dao Palace, the gap in life experiences was so huge that it was truly a world of difference, and the past events could only be recalled.

When the show was over, Qi Xuansu went to the old teacher’s grave to burn a stick of incense.

Qi Xuansu takes things after death relatively lightly. He used to pay homage to Qi Haoran the same way. If he has time, he will go and take a look. If he doesn't have time, forget it. These useless funerals are not done for the dead, but for other living people. People do not show their filial piety in front of their beds while they are alive, but they do their filial piety in front of their graves after they die. Qi Xuansu has no interest in acting, and does not want to create a character who values ​​love and justice, so he just lets everything go.

After all, it has been said a long time ago that Qi Xuansu is very stingy in giving love. Cherish it because you lack it, and be stingy because you value it. An orphan like Qi Xuansu didn't feel much warmth when he was young. When he grows up, it would be a bit difficult to ask him to warm others like the sun. It was already very difficult for him not to radiate cold air.

Then Qi Xuansu will leave the Wanxiang Taoist Palace and accompany the Xidaomen delegation to Jiangnan Taoist Palace.

I wonder how Zhang Jucheng is handling Li Tianlan's matter.

Seriously speaking, the last time Qi Xuansu came to Jiangnan was to meet Qiniang, but he came and went in a hurry, barely stopping. Going forward, there is the second major Jiangnan case.

It is precisely because of the bad impact of this Jiangnan case that the former head of Jiangnan Province retired early. After all, if such a thing happened, the real head must bear some responsibility. At the same time, it also contributed to the rise of Qi Xuansu. Due to his merit, he was promoted to the chief of the Imperial Palace, and he was the chief chief.

That time, Qi Xuansu went from Jinling Mansion to Wanxiang Taoist Palace. This time, it was from Wanxiang Taoist Palace to Jinling Mansion.

Soon, Xidaomen's "Sun Boat" landed in Zhenwu Lake.

The Zhenwu Temple that was burned by fire has been renovated and is more exquisite than before.

Three senior officials from Jiangnan Province came to greet him, Zhang Jucheng, Lei Xiaohuan, and Li Tianlan.

They are all old acquaintances in every sense of the word.

Huangfuji had already met Zhang Jucheng and Lei Xiaohuan at Qi Xuansu's apprenticeship ceremony, but this was the first time for Li Tianlan to see them. But I have heard his name for a long time. After all, Huangfu Ji was also present when Ye Qingshuang dealt with Li Ping's affairs. Moreover, Huangfuji also heard about some things about the second Jiangnan case. Regardless of factors such as stance and morality, this second-in-command Li was very capable and a microcosm of the Li family.

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After a brief exchange of greetings, a banquet was held to welcome the wind.

Because the protagonist of this banquet was Huangfu Ji, a guest, rather than Qi Xuansu, a member of the Taoist sect, Qi Xuansu made an excuse, did not attend the banquet, and left Zhenwu Temple alone.

Of course, Qi Xuansu had something serious to do, which was to make an appointment with Qi Jiaozheng, and the venue was chosen to be Dabaoen Temple.

Da Baoen Temple was built by Emperor Taizong of the Wei Dynasty to commemorate Taizu Emperor Gao and his biological mother. It lasted 19 years, cost 3 million taels of silver, and employed 100,000 military personnel and civilians. It was built in full accordance with the standards of a royal palace. It is magnificent and bright day and night. There are a total of 30 palaces, 150 monasteries, 120 wing rooms, and 38 sutra rooms. It is the first of the hundred temples. The entire body of the glazed pagoda in the temple is made of glazed glaze. There are 146 ever-burning lamps inside and outside the pagoda. It is the tallest pagoda in the world.

For these reasons, Dabaoen Temple is not a Buddhist temple and has nothing to do with Buddhism among the three religions. It is actually a royal temple and has a close relationship with Confucianism.

Therefore, this place has penetrated and witnessed the entire dispute between Confucianism and Taoism. From Qin Xiang's capture to Zen Master Hu's execution, to the attack on Donghuang, everything happened here. The last showdown between Qi Xuansu and Qiniang was also here.

Qi Xuansu was familiar with the road, changed into casual clothes, and went all the way to Dabaoen Temple. He passed through the front temple and crossed the Xiangshui River to reach the back temple.

Qi Jiaozheng did not choose to meet in Liuli Pagoda, but in Tallinn.

The pagoda forest is located behind the world-famous glazed pagoda. It is the place where the relics of eminent monks of the Dabaoen Temple are stored. There are several ascetic monks stationed here to meditate on the ground wall and also to protect it. Therefore, this place is a forbidden area of ​​​​Dabaoen Temple. Not only ordinary pilgrims, but also monks in the temple are not allowed to enter. Only the abbot and a few elders are eligible to enter. Because of this, this place seemed unusually deserted on weekdays, making Qi Xuansu stand out when he walked in alone.

However, Qi Xuansu relied on his state of cultivation to avoid the ascetic monks. After the attack on Donghuang, Daomen carried out a comprehensive cleansing of the Great Baoen Temple. There were no hermit masters here. Although Qi Xuansu was not a pseudo-immortal, it was enough to avoid people's eyes and ears.

After passing through the Tallinn, it suddenly became clear that there was a large open land with quite gentle mountains. You can overlook the Jinling City. Most people don't know that behind the cold and gloomy Tallinn, there is such a land of green grass and flowers. There are also There is a thatched hut with bamboo tables and chairs in front of it.

This is the former residence of Zen Master Tiger. Qi Jiaozheng was already waiting here, sitting on one of the chairs, and even prepared a pot of tea and two teacups.

Qi Xuansu walked to the seat opposite Qi Jiao and sat down. Qi Jiao was picking up the teapot and pouring tea for Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu held up the tea cup with his hand to show respect for his senior: "I have kept Master Wanmiao waiting for a long time."

"We can't talk about it after waiting a long time." Qi Jiaozheng said, "The scenery here is nice, but it allows me to have half a day's leisure."

Qi Xuansu said nothing.

Speaking of which, when Qi Xuansu first emerged, many people speculated about his relationship with Qi Jiaozheng. However, Qi Xuansu did not have much interaction with this Wanmiao Master along the way. Today is the first time that the two have in-depth contact. .

Although the two were very friendly, the reason for this meeting was far from pleasant.

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Qi Xuansu didn't want to enmity with Qi Jiaozheng, so he was in no hurry to speak and didn't want to show too much force.

Qi Jiaozheng took a sip of tea: "I think Tianyuan has many things he wants to ask me."

Qi Xuansu held the tea cup with both hands and turned it left and right: "That's it. When I first met Senior Brother Qi, Senior Brother Qi once mentioned Qi Haoran. When he elaborated, he should call Qi Haoran his cousin. It’s just that this uncle didn’t mention it. He didn’t expect that Qi Haoran still had a disciple in the world.”

"This disciple was talking about me. I noticed something was wrong, so I asked Senior Brother Qi: You are from the Qi family, so my master should also be from the Qi family. The Qi family is a big family in the Quanzhen Tao. How did he become a member of the Zhengyi Dao? Taoist priest? Senior Brother Qi replied, the reason why Qi Haoran didn't tell me was because Qi Haoran was in the wrong."

"About this matter, I once asked Master Wanmiao. It was in the Jade Plain of Ziweitang. Of course it was not an apprenticeship ceremony. At that time, Wang Jiaohe was still Master Shenzhi. Wang Danqing and I had a conflict. Wanmiao Master Wanmiao was also present, so Master Wanmiao probably still had an impression. At that time, Master Wanmiao told me that he did not know Qi Haoran. Later, in Borneo, I had some friendship with Daoist fellow Taoist Qi, and I also asked her about it. But she also didn’t know.”

"In my opinion, Fellow Daoist Qi's ignorance should be true. As for Master Wanmiao's ignorance, it is probably something that is hard to explain. Now, there are only you and me here. I would like to ask Master Wanmiao again. "Who is Qi Haoran?"

Qi Jiaozheng fell into a long silence.

Qi Xuansu didn't urge him, just looked at the slightly rippling tea in the cup.

There was only the white mist of tea curling between the two of them.

To be fair, Qi Jiao had expected what Qi Xuansu wanted to ask, and was not surprised. However, at this moment, he still had not completely made up his mind.

After all, the issues involved here are so deep that he can’t claim to fully understand them.

If it weren't for Qi Wangui, then he would never talk to Qi Xuansu about this matter.

After a long time, Qi Haoran finally said: "Your senior brother did not lie to you, and there was no need to lie to you at that time. Qi Haoran is indeed my cousin."

Qi Jianyuan was not Qi Jiaozheng's son, Qi Jiao was Qi Jianyuan's uncle. But whether he is a father or an uncle, this cousin is certain.

Qi Xuansu then asked: "If this is the case, then why did Qi Haoran leave Quanzhen Taoism and become a Taoist priest of Zhengdao?"

Qi Jiaozheng had already made up his mind, so he no longer hesitated and replied: "This is an old story. And for the Qi family, it is not a glorious thing."

"There are a total of six brothers and sisters in our generation. In addition to me, Mu Yu, and Jianyuan's father, there are three more. One of them died early for some reason, and another rarely participated in family affairs and Taoist affairs. The last one is now Qi Haoran was deemed disloyal to the Taoist sect by Beichen Hall."

"In the earliest days, as an elder brother, I had high hopes for this brother, because the other brothers had no ambitions in Taoism, and Jianyuan was still young. I hoped that a brother could be my assistant, and this youngest brother is the most suitable one. I put a lot of effort into him and paved the way for him.”

"In the beginning, he didn't disappoint me, but it was a tacky story. When the woman appeared, everything started to get out of my control."

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