Chapter 760: The Department of Leakage and Engraving of the Taishi Bureau is a Tiankeng
"Little things?"
In an ordinary-looking courtyard in the backyard of the Taishi Bureau of Chang'an City, a handsome Taoist priest in white clothes looked puzzled at an old man sitting opposite him who was holding tea and had a calm expression.
Taoist priest.
"It's a small matter. Is it true that you have finished drinking the tea and spiritual water again? Yes! Please wait a moment..."
With that said, Kong Qing put his spiritual mind into the demon refining pot, rummaged through it and took out a large bag and a small bag of tea leaves.
"The fox demon servants in those lanes have been unlucky recently and haven't drawn out much Enlightenment Tea. Master, please just drink some ordinary tea for now, but..."
Plop!
The next moment, a metal can as tall as a person appeared in the courtyard.
"In the future, you, the real person, can use this kind of spiritual fluid freely. You can even use it to take a bath every day!"
"The little thing I want to tell you is not this..."
Qingxiazi held the teacup and said calmly.
"But since you have taken out the tea leaves and water, I will accept it. Although I haven't finished drinking the tea leaves before, I can't have too much of enlightenment tea!"
"..."
Kong Qing silently put down the tea bag in his hand.
"Since it's not tea leaves, what little things do you have to tell Xiaodao, Zhenmao?"
"Is such that……"
Qingxiazi picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Yesterday Dongfang Shuo... Yes! You guessed it right, it was the Dongfang Shuo you were thinking of. He told the old Taoist that according to the agreement between the Taishi Bureau and the Immortal Capital, he would invite all the immortal capitals to judge Qingwei and you to intervene in the dragon fight and massacre the mortals.
matter, and make a judgment on your crime!”
"ha!"
After hearing Qingxiazi's words, Kong Qing suddenly blinked his eyes in disbelief.
"Master, is this the little thing you want to tell Xiaodao?"
"nonsense!"
Qingxiazi answered lazily while holding a tea cup.
"The judgment of the Immortal City is a big deal to others, but for you, Master Qingwei, who has even hooked up with four or five noble female immortals like Lady Shangyuan and Lady Taiyin, the reincarnation of Huangdi Xuanyuan, can it be called a big deal?
?You, Master Qingwei, are so good at nepotism, do you still need me to tell you what to do now?"
"..."
Kong Qing silently raised his head to the sky, his face speechless.
He now deeply doubts that Qingxiazi is connoting him!
well!
A handsome boy like him always endures a lot of pressure that others cannot bear because of his outstanding appearance.
…
"How can this be?"
Kong Qing, who left Qingxiazi's place, stood in a side courtyard of the Taishi Bureau, looking in disbelief at the messy courtyard in front of him, which looked like a Sanwuhei workshop.
"Does my dignified Taishi Bureau only have two or three cats and kittens like this?"
"Really generous!"
Although he was wearing a Taoist robe, Kong Qing could tell at a glance that he actually didn't know any Taoist skills. The technical official, who was obviously a craftsman, answered with a frightened look.
"The most important job of the Engraving and Engraving Department of the Taishi Bureau is to make sundials, but this thing is not easy to break, so it really doesn't require too many manpower."
"What?"
Kong Qing was immediately surprised again when he heard the words of this technical official who was probably a stonemason.
"As far as Pindao knows, isn't the Luoqing Department a place where the Taishi Bureau is responsible for making and improving the magic tools used by front-line departments such as the Praying Department to subjugate demons on a daily basis? You can only make sundials. This thing is called
What magic weapon?"
"that……"
The technical officer replied hesitantly.
"There were indeed some people in the Engraving Department who made magical instruments before, but after Pan Zhenren took office, he said that these magical instruments were crude and not suitable for use at all, so he laid off all the people who made magical instruments, leaving only us and others who made sundials.
people."
"Is that really the case?"
Kong Qing continued to ask with a look of astonishment.
"Since the people who make magical instruments in the Lukeng Department have been laid off, where do the magical instruments that the people in the Qilu Department usually use come from?"
"Those ones……"
The technical officer raised his head, glanced at Kong Qing, and said softly.
"Actually, they are all bought from the Shangqing Sect. Master Pan said that instead of wasting our money, it would be faster and better to just buy them ready-made!"
"..."
Kong Qing silently raised his hand and covered his face.
Now he finally understood why Qingxiazi's face looked so weird when she heard that he wanted to manage the Luo Ke Department. It turned out that the Lu Ke Department of the Taishi Bureau was a sinkhole!
Pan Shizheng, this bastard, even if you want to do business for Shangqing Pai, you don’t have to do it so brilliantly!
"never mind……"
Kong Qing waved his hand to the technical officer helplessly.
"Call out all the people who are left now. Pindao, let's see what kind of stuff is left in the engraving department!"
"yes!"
After hearing Kong Qing's words, the technical official felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He held his head and rushed into the dirty yards on both sides, shouting as he rushed.
"Everyone come out! Everyone come out! Master Qingwei is here to check!"
"..."
After a flurry of excitement, the remaining ten or so people from the Luqi Division timidly lined up in front of Kong Qing, looking at Kong Qing with a little awe in their eyes.
Swish, swish, swish...
After throwing out a dozen identification techniques in one breath, Kong Qing glanced at the identification panels of these people, then stretched out his hand with a speechless expression and pointed at four of the slightly neatly dressed people.
"You four free-spirited guys can go directly to Pan Shizheng to report. There are no idlers here on Pindao!"
"Master Qingwei!"
After hearing what Kong Qing said, one of the four people didn't know whether he was a little confused or because he believed that he had something to rely on. He actually stood up and defended Kong Qing loudly.
"Someone in the engraving department has to work hard even if he has no credit. You can't do this..."
Snapped!
Before he finished speaking, Kong Qing slapped him with an impatient expression and sent him spinning around in the air.
"Don't mess around with Pindao. Don't think that since you are a relative of Pan Shizheng's family, Pindao won't dare to hit you. Get out of here while Pindao is not in a bad mood yet and wants to kill someone!"
After learning this lesson, the remaining three people suddenly became clear-headed. They quickly returned to their houses, started packing their things, and prepared to leave.
Seeing that the four people who were usually arrogant in the carving department were scolded by Master Qingwei when they came up, the remaining stonemasons suddenly became even more silent, not daring to say a word.
When the guys named by Kong Qing were about to leave with their packages on their backs, Kong Qing, who was watching coldly, continued.
"You guys tell Pan Shizheng by the way that Pindao will find someone to check the accounts of the Mining Department tomorrow and ask him to make up for all the corruption and shortfalls today. Otherwise, don't blame Pindao.
You are welcome!"
After getting rid of a few moths on the engraved area, Kong Qing stretched out his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows with a look of helplessness.
"What kind of lard did Pindao get so blinded that he took the initiative to ask Master Qingxia for such a mess? No wonder he gave Pindao the token so happily! Forget it..."
Kong Qing sighed, then stretched out his hand and pointed at the remaining people.
"Go! Pack up all your things and don't stay here anymore!"
After hearing Kong Qing's words, the remaining stonemasons immediately looked at each other.
"Ma'am, are you going to eliminate certain people as well?"
"Ma'am, don't abolish X!"
"Real people, there is an old person at the top and a young person at the bottom..."
"..."
Listening to the beggars of these masons, the corners of Kong Qing's mouth twitched silently.
"You all shut up, Pindao. Now you are the only ones left in the whole oval engraving department. If you are eliminated, will those sundials be carved by Pindao? Don't think nonsense, Pindao is going to take you to move. From now on, you will
Go to work in Qingduguan!"
After hearing that Kong Qing said that he was not planning to get rid of them, but was taking them to visit the Qingdu, these masons who were still in mourning instantly became happy, and then dispersed in a crowd, happily packing their luggage.
.
Seeing the happy faces of these masons, Kong Qing silently raised his hand and called the technical officer next to him over.
"What's going on? Pindao asked them to move, why are they so happy?"
"Don't you know, real person?"
The technical officer also looked at Kong Qing in astonishment.
"Now the Taishi Bureau knows that if you go to Qingdu Temple, you will not only get a lot of money, but you will also have a bigger place to live. The most important thing is that if you do well in Qingdu Temple, you will have the opportunity to practice Taoism and become a practitioner.
To be honest, everyone has been looking forward to such a day for a long time!"
"..."
Kong Qing blinked silently.
He really didn't know before that his view of Qingdu actually had such a good reputation in the Taishi Bureau!
…
"Uncle Yan!"
After returning to Qingdu Temple with the stonemasons from the Lukeng Department, Kong Qing immediately found Yan Fengzong and Shu Chuo, the current de facto controllers of Qingdu Temple.
"These are colleagues from the Engraving Department of the Taishi Bureau. You can take them down first and find a yard for them!"
"yes!"
Yan Fengzong respectfully agreed, then said hello, and left with the smiling masons.
"Headmaster!"
Shu Chuo looked at the backs of the masons leaving, and looked at Kong Qing with a suspicious look on his face.
"Why did you bring these masons back? They know nothing but carving sundials!"
"Don't mention it!"
Kong Qing reached out and pinched the center of his eyebrows.
"It's not that Pindao had just been promoted to Taishi Cheng, and then... when Master Qingxia asked Pindao which departments he would be responsible for, Pindao suddenly thought of it and chose the Qilu Department and the Luqi Department."
"Master, why did you choose the engraving department?"
Shu Chuo looked at Kong Qing in surprise.
"The Luo Ke Department has been hollowed out by Pan Shizheng. Now all the magical artifacts that should be made by the Lu Ke Department are all purchased from the Shangqing Sect with money from the Taishi Bureau."
"Pindao originally thought that having the Keqing Department in his hands would also be beneficial to our Praying Department. At least we would be able to maintain close proximity to the magical artifacts, but he didn't expect..."
Kong Qing sighed helplessly.
"Really, I originally thought that only monks could do such immoral things, but I didn't expect that Pan Shizheng, a Taoist priest with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also rebel against the revolution?"
"Headmaster!"
Shu Chuo looked at Kong Qing and asked thoughtfully.
"So what are you going to do now?"
"What else can I do? I have to bite the bullet!"
Kong Qing thought carefully while explaining his preliminary ideas.
"The commonly used magic weapons of the Qilu Department are nothing more than the talismans and elixirs taken out for one attack and one defense. We can make these things first, and then gradually expand them after re-building the frame of the Luqi Department. Next, Lao Shu, you
Seize the time to select a group of new people for the Lukeng Department, remember! They must be well-educated."
"Now that our Quanzhen Sect has gained a good reputation, it is not difficult to find people with good cultivation skills!"
Shu Chuo stroked his beard with his hand and asked with some confusion.
"But these people definitely don't know how to make magic weapons. What's the use of asking them to come over?"
"We can teach them what they don't know!"
Kong Qing pinched his eyebrows with his hands and continued.
"It just so happens that Pindao knows a little bit about runes and can teach them basic talismans. Master Sun Simiao can also teach them medicine and alchemy. As for weapon forging, Pindao happens to have a sword fairy next to him. As for armor...
...Pindao also knows a few female fairies, and their maids are quite experienced in making robes!"
"It's great to be able to do this, but..."
Although what Kong Qing said was clear and logical, Shu Chuo still had some doubts.
"Do you, Master Sun, and those sword immortals, female immortals, and the like really have so much time to teach those people?"
"rest assured!"
The corners of Kong Qing's mouth turned up slightly.
"Pindao just has an artifact in his hand that can solve this problem!"