Pawn Crossing the River

Although the Taoist sect intentionally designed the tripartite system of the local Taoist government to restrict the real person in charge, if the reasons are sufficient, the real person in charge still controls the highest power of the local Taoist government and has the final decision-making power.

Li Ruoshui invited Shi Bingyun and Qi Xuansu over and mainly talked about three things.

The first thing is to express congratulations to Qi Xuansu for clearing his grievances and give him some encouragement. The second thing is to mention what happened in Nancheng last night. The matter was handled by Chief Deputy Palace Master Zhou Jiaoxian. The third thing was about rectifying the atmosphere and not giving up halfway. She planned to still let Qi Xuansu be in charge of this and asked Shi Bingyun for his opinion.

The rectification of the atmosphere was originally proposed by Shi Bingyun, with Qi Xuansu in charge and Shi Bingyun's strong support. Shi Bingyun's original intention was to let Qi Xuansu become familiar with the situation in the imperial capital. After he was almost familiar with it, he would be replaced by someone else and let Qi Xuansu do the business.

But now Li Ruoshui smoothly proposed that Qi Xuansu continue to rectify the situation. The reason was that Qi Xuansu was more familiar with the situation and had achieved results. For a while, Shi Bingyun really couldn't object, and it felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.

Seeing that Shi Bingyun was silent, Li Ruoshui took advantage of the situation and implemented the matter: "Since Deputy Palace Master Shi has no objection, then the matter is settled. In order to prevent Gao Mingyin from happening again, I also made arrangements for Chief Qi A deputy is the person in charge here."

"That's not necessary." Shi Bingyun declined politely.

Li Ruoshui smiled: "The Imperial Capital is no different from other places. It is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and the situation is complicated. It is inevitable that there will be some daring people. It will be difficult for Chief Qi to deal with it alone, so it is still necessary. In addition to one deputy, I will assign three more to Chief Qi. Bai Ling Guan, so there are seven hundred Ling Guan, equipped with firearms, enough to encircle and suppress heavenly beings.”

Shi Bingyun would naturally have something to say if he simply assigned an additional officer, but with the addition of three hundred spiritual officers, it became reasonable to assign an additional officer.

In a sense, this indirectly increased Qi Xuansu's power, which was almost comparable to that of the weak deputy palace master. It was considered a combination of kindness and power.

Shi Bingyun no longer objected, but emphasized that Qi Xuansu must take the lead.

Li Ruoshui assured that the additional chief was just a deputy and was here to assist Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu's level had no room for opposition and could only follow the orders of the real person in charge. If he disobeys the order, Li Ruoshui has the right to suspend him again.

Qi Xuansu did not want to be suspended just after he was reinstated. This would be very detrimental to his promotion to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest in the future. It does not mean that the path to promotion is cut off, but that the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest is similar to the recommendation selection system, and the number is limited. Even if Qi Xuansu's conditions are already If you meet the standards, you may be pushed down due to bad reviews.

When the time comes, Master Donghua comes to talk to Qi Xuansu, first let him be mentally prepared, and then tell him tactfully that he will not choose him this time, but will definitely choose him next time, and finally enlighten Qi Xuansu, what will happen to the young man in the future? There is still a lot of time, so we must focus on the overall situation and let senior comrades be promoted first. They have been waiting for many years and time is running out. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to get another chance. The key is that no matter where you are, you can contribute a small amount to the Taoist sect. Compared with the rank of Taoist priests, the higher the road, the narrower it becomes. Don't dare to be the first in the world. The more you talk about it, the higher your moral character will be.

You must know that if you are slow, you will be slow. Being promoted to a real person at the age of thirty and being promoted to a real person at the age of sixty are completely different concepts. At the very least, the latter is destined to miss the opportunity to be a great master.

As for the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest, Qi Xuansu has already regarded it as a matter of course, sooner or later.

After Qi Xuansu left Li Ruoshui's signing room, he returned directly to his own signing room. After all, he hadn't been there for several days and needed to get familiar with it.

Speaking of rectifying the atmosphere in the imperial capital, Qi Xuansu also has a backlog of a small or medium-sized case. Because Wang Chongnian found it difficult, he did not deal with it for the time being. Ke Qingqing has already placed the file on Qi Xuansu's desk.

Qi Xuansu took the file and took a quick look. The case was not complicated. It was a fight between a pair of Taoist priests. To be precise, one party had a private fight without the consent of the other party, and it was a man and a woman.

Because it was the male Taoist who took action first, the female Taoist has been released, while the male Taoist is still detained in the underworld.

Qi Xuansu asked someone to bring the male Taoist priest here so that he could question him personally.

This interview was very brief, even omitting names, job titles, etc., because the dossier had already written them in great detail.

"Why do you hit people?"

"I was walking, and a woman suddenly came out and bumped into me. Before I even scolded her for being blind, she started, saying that I molested her. She didn't even look at her appearance, and even shouted at me. His face was full of contempt and disgust, as if I had made a huge profit by bumping into her. I was really treating myself like grass and returning pills. Just one sniff would give me an extra 360 years of life, bah!"

"Tell the important point."

"The key is that she yelled for indecent assault. Since ancient times, a woman has been raped, and whoever she says is who she is. There is no need for evidence. If I let her be convicted of this crime, her life will be ruined. So I was heartbroken, and instead of being detained It's an indecent act of shit. It's better to have both parties fight each other and spend a few days in hell at most. This is called avoiding the important and taking the easy."

"So you made the first move."

"At that time, I was angry and jealous. I stepped forward and slapped her twice. The woman was blinded by me and couldn't react. I thought it was not enough, so I slapped her twice again. After a slap in the face, she realized that if she hadn’t talked about the Taoist priest in the garden, this would be me, a demon from a secret society, and I would have died eight times..."

"Point."

"After she reacted, she started fighting with me. I thought to myself that I had already beaten her, how could I still coddle her? Of course, I beat her to the end. I didn't expect that this little bitch has some skills. She can't fight in secret societies, but she can beat her own family. It's really powerful, those claws are like zombies, sir, you almost lost your face when you scratched them."

"Then did you molest her?"

"Master, the conscience of heaven and earth, I dare to swear to Taishang Daozu that she definitely hit me on her own initiative. If you don't believe it, we can go back to the earth's energy. If it doesn't work, the alchemist falls into a dream, the witchcraft confuses the gods, whatever means you can use, I must be innocent. , is that woman falsely accusing me? Isn’t this the crime of rebellion? Master, you have to make the decision for me and give our Imperial Palace a peaceful world. We must not let this evil spirit pollute our Taoist sect!”

"Take him down."

After the male Taoist priest was taken away, Qi Xuansu asked, "What did the female Taoist priest say?"

Ke Qingqing said: "I didn't mention anything about indecent assault. I just talked about beating people. I grabbed Deacon Wang's sleeves and didn't let go. I cried for a long time and said that I had never seen such a man before. He was not a man at all, but a pig." , he is a dog, not as good as a pig or a dog, and he said that he was so angry that he was shaking all over, his hands and feet were cold, etc. He told us to punish him severely, and it would be best to just lose his cultivation. In the end, Wang Zhi paid twenty peace coins in advance and let him She went to Huashengtang to see if there were any internal injuries."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and ordered: "The beating is true, and the molestation is false. As for the false accusation, it is only the man's side of the story, and the woman has not acted on it. There is insufficient evidence and will not be pursued. In the end, it will be treated as a beating, and you will pay if you should." If you should confine yourself and think about your mistakes, you should confine yourself and think about your mistakes. There are laws to follow and old practices to follow. There is no need to take it lightly, and there is no need to take it seriously. Discuss the matter based on the facts, and then close the case. Remember to get Lao Wang's money back. "

"Here." Ke Qingqing responded, turned and left.

Soon, the deputy sent by Li Ruoshui to assist Qi Xuansu came to visit.

Qi Xuansu met her in the reception room.

The people sent by Li Ruoshui were naturally from Taiping Dao, and there were many different factions within Taiping Dao. The person in charge was named Su and was from Qingqiu Mountain.

Of course Cihang's real person Su Yuanyi has nothing to do with Qingqiu Mountain. She was born in the Su family of Jinling Prefecture and is an authentic Jiangnan woman.

When Qi Xuansu mentioned the Su family, he thought of two things, one was the "white fox face" mask and the other was the Xuanxuan jar.

The principal’s name is Su Li.

In other words, this Chief Su is not a human being, but a demon.

In terms of appearance alone, among the women from the Qingqiu Mountain lineage, let's call them women, none of them are ugly. All of them are good-looking and are considered fairies in the eyes of many people. Su Li, the principal, is no exception. He has a sweet and pure appearance, and has the charm of an innocent girl. It is very easy for people to fall in love with him with every frown and smile. It is a pity that Qi Xuansu has a cold heart, a heart made of stone. , the speed of drawing the sword will not be affected by the woman's appearance.

Qi Xuansu got straight to the point: "About the matters related to rectifying the atmosphere in the Imperial Capital, Chief Su must already know about it."

Su Li said softly and softly: "The real person in charge has already explained that Chief Qi is in charge, and I am just the deputy. Please rest assured, Chief Qi, I will correct my position."

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "Master Su is serious about his words. Please cooperate sincerely."

"Yes." Su Li responded softly.

While the two were talking, four spiritual officials followed Wang Chongnian to Qi Xuansu's custody room and saluted Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu had a brief chat with a few people, and then announced the decision of the real person in charge, Li Ruoshui, and introduced the identity of Su Li.

Su Li also invited three spiritual officers to come in and met Qi Xuansu and his future colleagues.

Qi Xuansu understood very well that although these three hundred spiritual officers were nominally assigned to his command and would obey his orders most of the time, fundamentally, they would still obey Su Li's orders. This was Li Ruoshui's check and balance. If he were in Li Ruoshui's position, he would probably do the same thing.

So far, Qi Xuansu has a fourth-grade chief, a fifth-grade deacon, a sixth-grade deacon, seven fourth-grade spiritual officials, thirty-six low-grade Taoist priests of seventh-grade and below, fifth-grade and below There are 700 low-grade spiritual officials below fifth grade.

Qi Xuansu, the chief executive, has the ultimate power. He does not have the name of deputy palace master, but he has most of the status of deputy palace master.

In the small living room, only Qi Xuansu and Su Li were sitting, while the rest were standing, making it slightly crowded.

A year ago, Qi Xuansu would never have imagined such a scene in his dreams. He would only see a dark mountain and a shadow that looked like a witch.

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