Pawn Crossing the River

Donghua Zhenren used the word "she", which is very particular.

When a person in a high position concurrently holds a lower position, the word "ling" or "judgment" is used. If Donghua Zhenren personally serves as the Zhenren in charge of the mansion, he is the judge of the Zhenren in charge of the mansion. The word "judgment" means that a central official retains his original position and goes out to hold a local position concurrently.

When people of the same level concurrently hold different positions, the word "concurrent" is used. Zhenren Cihang concurrently holds the position of the Women Taoist Mutual Aid Association, which is one of the many nominal positions of the wife of the Grand Master. Although the Women Taoist Mutual Aid Association is equivalent to the level of the Taoist Palace, the position is high-ranking, equivalent to the Grand Master of the Palace, and it is not easy to say that it is lower than the Master of the Hall, so it is considered to be the same level.

According to the specific situation, the temporary acting position is respectively "jia", "quan" and "shu", which respectively mean temporary concurrently, succession, and trial apprenticeship.

"She" means that a person of a lower position concurrently holds a higher position, which means "acting as a regent". The most famous one is "regent king". The king is under the emperor, and he concurrently holds the duties of the higher emperor with a lower position of kingship.

Qi Xuansu is now the head of the palace, which is one level lower than the head of the mansion. If he is made the head of the mansion, it is a normal promotion, and there is nothing to say. But Donghua Zhenren used the word "she", which means that Qi Xuansu should continue to retain the position of the head of the palace, and concurrently serve as the acting head of the mansion.

Although he is an acting head of the mansion, as long as Qi Xuansu has made contributions, the word "dai" can be removed openly, and then it will be reversed, and Qi Xuansu will concurrently hold the lower position of the head of the palace with the high position of the head of the mansion.

Donghua Zhenren's move is also far-reaching.

Because he is only the acting head of the mansion, not a formal appointment, it is difficult for others to object. Even if someone raises objections, Donghua Zhenren can easily deal with it. After all, it is just an acting position, a temporary position, not a formal appointment. The requirements do not need to be so strict. Things can be handled according to the rules and the discretion.

In theory, as long as the mission is completed, Qi Xuansu will end his acting term and return to his original position, and then a new Zhenren will be formally elected.

But Donghua Zhenren is obviously very confident in Qi Xuansu, believing that Qi Xuansu can make great contributions during the acting period. By then, Qi Xuansu has made contributions and is familiar with the powers of the Zhenren, making him the most suitable candidate for the Zhenren, so the word "acting" can be removed, and everything will be logical, and it will be difficult for others to say anything.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Qi Xuansu can successfully complete the task assigned by Jinque. If Qi Xuansu fails to complete the task, then naturally, nothing can be said.

Other Zhenren who participated in the meeting also noticed the intention of Donghua Zhenren, but this is an open conspiracy, and it is indeed difficult to refute.

In the final analysis, it depends on personal ability. Qi Xuansu has the ability, as long as he is given a chance, he can climb up. If it were someone else, what would happen if he was given an acting position as the real person in charge of the mansion? If he can't hold up the airs, let alone remove the word "actual", he can't even sit steadily. That's why there is a saying that "mud can't be supported on the wall".

Six points of luck and one point of support from nobles are certainly the top priority, but if you don't have these three points of ability, it's in vain.

It is always said that you have to let those who support you have something to say.

Qi Xuansu's resume is reflected. He has participated in two wars and has rich experience in secret wars. He doesn't think it's a big deal at ordinary times, but at the critical moment, those who support him can bring it up and say that there is something to say, and it is resounding and full of confidence. If there is no such resume, there is nothing to say, and you can only push it hard, and the effect is greatly reduced.

This time, Qi Xuansu's experience in Beichen Hall helped a lot. To catch the inner ghost, Beichen Hall must be more professional. It happened that Qi Xuansu had been the chief of Beichen Hall, and he had quite good results, and he took down Hu Enchawen, a traitor of a very high level.

At that time, Qingwei Zhenren was Qi Xuansu's boss, so this achievement was also attributed to Qingwei Zhenren's good leadership. Donghua Zhenren pointed this out first, so Qingwei Zhenren could not raise any objections, because if Qingwei Zhenren denied Qi Xuansu's Beichen Hall achievements, it would be equivalent to denying his own work achievements. Therefore, Qingwei Zhenren was very happy. Except for pointing out that Qi Xuansu was too young and slightly lacked qualifications, he said nothing else.

Donghua Zhenren looked around and said: "Then let's vote. It's still the old rules. Please raise your hands if you agree."

The main consideration of Taiping Dao is to clear the suspicion as soon as possible and not let this matter affect Qingwei Zhenren's election. In addition, Qingwei Zhenren knows Qi Xuansu quite well and believes that Qi Xuansu will not sacrifice public interests for personal reasons, so he still agrees.

Some people may wonder, Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao combined must have more people than Taiping Dao, so why do we still have to consider the election? Actually, this is not the case. Not to mention that Quanzhen Dao itself has many factions and is very loose. Xuansheng set a rule in the past. In order to prevent the Grand Master from retaliating after taking office, the election of the Grand Master is secret ballot.

This gives a lot of room for manipulation, and can be colluded in private. As a result, many strange phenomena have emerged. Some people betray their own Taoist traditions and vote for others, and some people accept benefits from others but do not vote for them. It is not uncommon.

On the surface, they are all loyal ministers, and there are no treacherous ministers. But it is hard to say what they think.

Since ancient times, there are many examples of superiors being backstabbed by their trusted subordinates.

For example, the famous three-dynasty old minister pointed to Luoshui as an oath, Wang Jujun usurped the throne, etc.

Yuansheng was afraid of rumors, and Jujun was humble before he usurped the throne. If I had died at the beginning, who would know the truth of my life?

The process of the fifth generation of the Grand Master coming to power was very dramatic. As a poor man, he was originally at a disadvantage and was considered to be just a runner-up. As a result, the other two competed too fiercely, and they did everything they could to attack each other and expose each other's shortcomings. Major cases involving the two of them occurred frequently, which made them very embarrassed, causing many people to vote for the fifth generation of the Grand Master who returned victoriously from the battlefield of Posuozhou and had a very good reputation. In the end, it became a fight between the clam and the snipe, and the fisherman benefited.

After the fifth generation of the Grand Master came to power, in the name of the Grand Master, he cleverly used the contradictions between the three paths, attracted divisions, and borrowed strength to fight against each other, and reached the pinnacle of power, which is another story.

The sixth generation of the Grand Master came to power, which was essentially a consensus reached by the three paths. There was only one candidate, and you could choose or not. If you had the ability, you could abstain from voting, so there was no room for swinging left or right.

This time, the consensus of the three paths was gone, the differences intensified, the confrontation intensified, and the room for swinging became infinitely larger.

So there are actually many swing votes, and the reason is very simple. From the perspective of personal interests, the more firmly you support one side, the lower your value of being united, the more you are wavering, the more you can be won over by both sides, and you can grab greater benefits. Anyway, it is a secret ballot, and there is no way to check it in the end, and it is difficult to settle accounts after the autumn, so more efforts should be made before the election.

There are also some people who value the Taoist sect and the interests of the Taoist sect more, and judge candidates more from the ability. If one side is too bad and encounters a major setback, it will indeed affect some people's choices. If it is said that a decision made by Donghua Zhenren leads to the loss of cities and land in the Western Regions, and even the palace in the Great Snow Mountain, then simply don't run for it. No matter how much benefits you promise, it will be useless and it is basically impossible to win. For this level of crime, the Grand Master must also consider the issue of stepping down.

In the final analysis, it is not yet time to take direct action and stand in line.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu believes that the top leaders of Taiping Dao have the intention to overturn the table, but the internal opinions are not unified, and these people cannot be forced to rebel.

In this way, all the three upper halls passed, and the lower six halls would not object to it, depending on the direction of the wind. For example, Ning Lingge was also Qi Xuansu's old boss, Xu Dacheng and Xu Xiaoying had always had a good relationship with Qi Xuansu and his wife, Baili Zhenye always followed the lead of Cihang Zhenren, and so on.

Finally, except for Tang Da Zhenren's abstention, all votes passed.

Then it was reported to the rotating Da Zhenren. Under normal circumstances, the rotating Da Zhenren would not easily veto the resolution of Jinque, not to mention that he was just an acting Zhenren in charge of the mansion, and this matter was basically determined.

When the meeting was over, Donghua Zhenren called Qi Xuansu to talk to him.

It happened that Qi Xuansu also had a lot to say to Donghua Zhenren, especially about the election.

When Qi Xuansu came to Donghua Zhenren's signing room, Donghua Zhenren did not sit behind the desk for the first time, but stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, with his back to Qi Xuansu.

Gong Jiaojun, who was responsible for leading the way, made a "please" gesture, then retreated and closed the door by the way.

Qi Xuansu called out "Master".

Donghua Zhenren turned around and said straight to the point: "You know about Master Chen's matter, right?"

Qi Xuansu replied: "I already know. I was just about to talk to Master about this matter. I think we should not be impulsive at this time. What Buddhism wants is the word 'chaos', while we want the word 'stability'. What should be is what it is. It is best not to make use of the topic..."

Donghua Zhenren interrupted Qi Xuansu softly: "How to make it happen is in your hands."

Qi Xuansu was stunned.

Donghua Zhenren continued: "I have nominated you to act as the acting Zhenren of the Western Region Daofu, and the Jinque meeting passed it."

This was somewhat beyond Qi Xuansu's expectations, but after thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.

Donghua Zhenren must send someone who is absolutely trustworthy. In addition to himself, this person must be Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu did not refuse, nor did he thank his master for the promotion, but said: "I will take care of it, please rest assured, Master."

Donghua Zhenren walked towards the desk: "I never doubt your ability, but this matter is of great importance, so tell me your ideas."

Qi Xuansu followed behind Donghua Zhenren, one step behind, and said: "I think we should start from the inside of the Western Region Dao Mansion. Now it seems that the Western Region Dao Mansion has been infiltrated. Even if it is not a sieve, it is not far from it."

Donghua Zhenren sat behind the desk and concluded: "Catch the traitor."

Qi Xuansu sat opposite Donghua Zhenren: "From inside to outside, I want to bring a deputy deputy palace lord with me."

Donghua Zhenren asked: "Do you have a candidate?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Lu Yujue, when we were in the South Continent, he was my subordinate, mainly responsible for intelligence work. After Assistant Qian of the North Continent got into trouble, he was briefly responsible for the intelligence work of the entire New Continent. He is very experienced in this regard. In terms of qualifications, he is also qualified to be promoted to the deputy deputy palace lord, after all, he is an old assistant for many years."

Donghua Zhenren said: "Okay, trust people when you employ them, and don't employ people if you don't trust them. I can promise you."