Pawn Crossing the River

Fenglinzhou has entered the final stage, but Zhang Yuelu and others have not returned yet. It is said to be the final stage, but in fact it is still complicated, and there is no room for sloppiness.

Qi Xuansu was alone in Yujing and had nothing to do. After sorting out what he got this time, in fact, apart from the credit, there were not many external things.

The main one is "Pure Bodhi", which Qi Xuansu exchanged for two semi-immortal objects. He originally had a lot of divine power, but due to the evil fire incident, most of it was consumed. Now he only has two thousand magical powers left. Fortunately, he also gained the magical power of evil fire. If we use the naming habits of Westerners, we can name it "Yi". Zang Nozun’s left hand.”

Not to mention peace money, he was promoted and paid a raise, but because of buying a house, all the regular money for the next few years was given to Qiniang, and now there is not even a bit left. Fortunately, at this level, he has all the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. It’s guaranteed, but there’s nothing much to spend on it.

Then there is the C-level authority from the Jianxiu Mountain Creation Project, which was granted by the Earth Master himself. Although it is far inferior to the A-level authority and B-level authority, the advantage is that it is granted for a long time and may play an unexpected role at some point.

For this reason, Qi Xuansu specifically asked Qiniang why he could be granted authority directly without the help of external objects if he had the "Heart of the Immortality Stone".

Qiniang explained: "The 'Heart of the Immortal Stone' is an external object. There is no need to rely on external objects. However, you mistakenly entered the cave of the ghost country and gained the ability to open the cave of the ghost country and summon the three major evil objects. , its essence is also a kind of permission, and the Earth Master grants you permission on this basis. If you were someone else, you wouldn’t have such convenient conditions.”

Qi Xuansu felt that Qiniang had only explained half of the explanation and the root cause was not fully explained, so he asked: "The reason why I was able to obtain the so-called permission to open the cave of the ghost country last time was because I absorbed a Pingtian from the cave of the ghost country. The divine power of the crown is closely related to the cave of the ghost kingdom. It makes sense. The summoning of the three great ghost objects is due to the agreement between us, not force. How did the earth master transmit the divine power to me through the air to grant permission? ?”33

Qiniang acted rogue at this time: "Then you should ask the earth master, not me. I am not an earth master, and I can't grant you any first-class or second-class permissions. How do I know?"

There was no way to continue the conversation. Of course, Qi Xuansu couldn't ask the Earth Master. Not to mention that it involved the core secrets of Quanzhen Tao. He was not familiar with the Earth Master. In the words of people in the court, he had no chance to see the face of the sky. .

Even if he meets the Earth Master, he can only listen to the Earth Master's instructions and exhortations, and there is no room for him to take the initiative to ask the Earth Master. In fact, except for the Heavenly Master who seems to be very talkative on the surface, both the Earth Master and the National Master are very difficult to talk to.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to keep this question in his heart for the time being.

After Qiniang finished these things, she planned to leave Yujing and didn't want to stay for a moment longer. In other words, she had stayed in Yujing long enough and she had already made an exception for Qi Xuansu. According to her past habits, she never stayed in a certain place. Place to stay for a long time.

After all, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are not planning to get married this year. It will take time to clean up the house and prepare the bride price and dowry. It is best to wait until the two of them have completed their local experience and return to Yujing. This will have more time and save them from traveling back and forth. toss.

Qi Xuansu naturally wanted to keep Qiniang and let her stay for a while, not that he wanted to fulfill her filial piety under her knee, but that would be a bit vain.

The age of fifty to sixty, for ordinary people, has entered old age, and the energy is not as good as before, but for a pseudo-immortal, it is in the prime of life and the cultivation level is high. It is almost complete, and there are still about forty years left in the second half of life, just in time to show off their grand plans. This is not the case for the three princes of the Taoist sect.

Therefore, Qiniang has no idea of ​​getting old. In her opinion, it is only her role to take care of Qi Xuansu, and it is not Qi Xuansu's "child" who is at an immeasurable stage to take care of her.

Qi Xuansu mainly felt that the two of them were together less and separated more, and it was rare for them to have a chance to be together, so Qi Xuansu still hoped that Qiniang would stay a few more days.

However, this request was flatly rejected by Qiniang. She did not like the serious atmosphere of Yujing and preferred the freedom of Jianghu.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to say goodbye to Qiniang.

In a sense, Zhang Yuelu and Qiniang are both very free and unrestrained people. They are not surprised by favors and disgrace, have no intention of leaving or leaving, and never care about them. It's just that Zhang Yuelu has a heavier sense of responsibility and a greater ambition. Qi Xuansu, on the other hand, could not be said to be chic, but more like a compromise between the two. He lived in a temple, but his ambitions were not as good as Zhang Yuelu's, and he was far away from the world, and he was not as happy as Qiniang.

But then I thought about it, if there is no compromise, how can we reconcile it? People in the Central Plains still like to talk about moderation.

Qiniang just left, waving her sleeves and leaving behind a huge sum of 1.45 million Taiping money, but she didn't take away half of Yujing's paper.

Before leaving, Qi Xuansu did not forget to mention Fan Ji's matter, and Qiniang agreed immediately. Qi Xuansu did not have to worry about business matters. This was her strength. Qi Xuansu just took care of herself.

Qi Xuansu will continue to stay in Yujing, waiting for the final news of what Donghua Zhenren said "has not yet been determined."

It was April in the blink of an eye, although Qi Xuansu was not yet qualified to participate in the Jinque discussion. But he participated in a joint meeting of the Taoist Hall. The specifications of this meeting were under Jinque's small discussion. It had little symbolic significance but great practical significance. It is mainly a mechanism for coordinating the multiple responsibilities of each Taoist hall. With the permission of Jinque, each Taoist hall will discuss together at the first level, communicate in a timely manner, and coordinate different opinions to promote the smooth implementation of a certain goal or task.

This is also the highest-level discussion in terms of government affairs below Jinque. Every time a discussion is held, there will be a main Taoist hall that takes the lead. It is not fixed to a certain Taoist hall, but depends on specific goals or tasks. There is no seal for deliberation. If you want to write a document, it must be written in the name of the leading Tao Tang, use the seal of the leading Tao Tang, and write the document jointly with other Tao Tangs.

Generally speaking, Ziweitang rarely takes the lead as the Taoist Hall, because Ziweitang is in charge of personnel affairs. Low-level personnel changes do not require the deployment of troops, while high-level personnel changes must go through Jinque.

The most common one that takes the lead in convening joint Taoist meetings is Shibotang, which involves all aspects of trade. External affairs require temples and sacrificial halls, external security requires Tiangang Hall, and internal integrity requires Beichen Hall and Fengxian Hall, not to mention providing supply of goods. Tianji Hall, Huasheng Hall, and Duzhi Hall, which holds financial power, not only need the cooperation and support of the other eight halls, but also the cooperation and support of the local government. In addition, Jiangnan Province, Lingnan Province, Liaodong Province, Qizhou Daofu and other coastal Daofu are the main ones.

The leading Taoist hall this time is Tiangang Hall, with Master Cihang personally presiding over the proceedings.

Except for Master Donghua, the leader of Ziwei Hall, and Master Qingwei, the leader of Beichen Hall, who were not present, the other masters were all present.

As long as the deputy hall masters in Yujing are all involved in the discussion, even Lei Xiaohuan, who is about to leave his job. The deputy hall leader who is not in Yujing does not need to participate remotely. The spirit of the proceedings will be conveyed in written materials afterwards.

Such a momentum naturally shows that the matter involved is not trivial, but it does not mean that there is a war. Not to mention that the Fenglinzhou war is not over yet, and it is not easy to fight on two fronts, mainly because the three parties of Tiangangtang, Ziweitang and Beichentang are fighting. The situation of the three Shangtang halls is similar, and they rarely lead the Taoist hall, because whether it is a change in high-level personnel, the start of a war, or a major case, it all has to go through Jinque, who will coordinate and coordinate it, not It can be resolved through joint discussion. Therefore, this joint meeting is very special.

The meeting place was naturally at the Tiangang Hall, and Qi Xuansu returned to his hometown with ease. Because he had already told him beforehand that he was not allowed to bring his entourage or secretary, so Qi Xuansu was alone.

When Qi Xuansu came to the meeting hall, Cihang's secretary was already waiting here.

Qi Xuansu has already met several secretaries, such as Gong Jiaojun, secretary of Master Donghua, Shen Yuqing, secretary of Master Qingwei, and Tang Jiaohua, secretary of Tianshi, all of whom are men. In fact, high-level secretaries have always been dominated by men, while women are in the minority.

Cihang's secretary is a woman named Qian Wan. Strictly speaking, she is the junior sister of Master Cihang and Shi Bingyun, but she is only a few years older than Bai Yingqiong. In fact, she is nearly twenty years older than the two senior sisters. Just like the relationship between Bai Yingqiong and Xiao Yueru, they are said to be disciples of the same generation, but one is at the beginning and the other at the end. The biggest difference can be twenty-four years.

Because Qi Xuansu was both an old man from Tiangang Hall and the prospective son-in-law of Master Cihang, this beautiful woman had a brief chat with Qi Xuansu, and then Qi Xuansu realized that this meeting was actually related to Westerners.

Qi Xuansu entered the auditorium, and there were already many people sitting inside. They all looked familiar. They had met them at the reception banquet, but they couldn't recognize their names. However, they were all familiar with Qi Xuansu and took the initiative to greet him. Qi Xuansu could only respond passively.

After Qi Xuansu sat down, it was Xiao Yueru who took the initiative to make tea for Qi Xuansu and jokingly called him "brother-in-law."

Qi Xuansu was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Fortunately, this was a formal occasion, so Xiao Yueru didn't stay much and left quickly.

About a stick of incense later, everyone arrived. Master Cihang and several other masters in charge came in without too much politeness. After sitting down, Master Cihang announced that the discussion would begin.

Master Cihang looked around: "This is a special meeting. It is getting late. We will not engage in formalities and get straight to the point. But before we officially start the meeting, I would like to emphasize a few internal disciplinary rules. First, we will not do anything in this meeting. Please note the written record carefully. Secondly, the contents of the discussion are not allowed to be communicated or disclosed to other unrelated parties. If a leak occurs, whoever leaks it will bear direct responsibility. Thirdly, when it is implemented in the future, it is not allowed to be expanded and can only be carried out in secret. , same as Article 2, whoever violates shall bear direct responsibility.”

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