Zhang Yuelu said: "Actually, the same is true for me. I have just been promoted to the fourth level of Taoist priest. Even if I have done enough, it will still take more than two years to advance to the third level. As for the second level, it depends on luck.
"
"After the second level, the shortest time for each level is nearly ten years. According to the calculation of an ordinary real person promoted to the second level at the age of thirty, the promotion to a real person at the age of forty will have the qualifications to be elected as a great leader, but it is almost impossible.
If you are selected, you will continue to be promoted. You will be promoted to Ping Zhang Da Zhenren at the age of fifty, and you will be promoted to the Deputy Headmaster Da Zhenren at the age of sixty. Therefore, the sixty year old Grand Headmaster may seem to have plenty of time, but in fact he is very tight."
"This is still a very ideal situation. The previous generation of great masters paved the way, and the people below are expected to return home. There are almost no obstacles. In fact, it is almost impossible to be so smooth. There are thorns everywhere and opponents blocking the way. Thank God for being able to become a master of Shenzhi at the age of sixty.
Already."
"Among Taoist sects, thirty-year-old third-grade Taoist priests are not uncommon, and thirty-year-old second-grade Taoist priests can also be seen, such as Qingwei Zhenren, who happened to be promoted to second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests in his third year, but now he is only a first-grade Taoist priest.
He is just one of the top Shenzhi masters, but there is nothing he can do about it. Those Pingzhang masters are all very old and refuse to move. No matter how powerful he is, he cannot be promoted. Therefore, being promoted to the fourth rank is just the beginning.
There is still a long way to go.”
Qi Xuansu sighed: "No wonder they say that if you can't keep up with one step, you won't be able to keep up with every step."
Zhang Yuelu said: "The premise of this situation is that you have enough merit, but most people don't have so much merit at all. How many of the sixth-grade Taoist priests can make up three 'Xuan Zi Gong'? Can they use three 'Yellow Zi Gong'?"
It is normal to gather enough "Xuan Zi Gong" and then be promoted to a fifth-level Taoist priest by excelling in three years of assessment. In some Qingshui yamen, such as the Daozang Division and the Requiem Division, there is no chance of meritorious service throughout the year, and they can only rely on time to survive.
, it may take more than ten years of hard work to reach the first level, so there are many gray-haired sixth-level Taoist priests and fifth-level Taoist priests."
"If you plan to be promoted to a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest within seven years, you can't go through qualifications and can only be promoted through merit. To advance from a sixth-grade Taoist priest to a fifth-grade Taoist priest, you need three 'Xuan Zi Gong', which is also one 'Di Zi Gong';
To be promoted from a fifth-grade Taoist priest to a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest, two 'di-zigong' are needed; to be promoted from a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest to a third-grade youyi Taoist priest, three 'di-zigong' are needed, which is one 'tian-zigong'."
Qi Xuansu asked curiously: "Two 'Earth Character Skills'? How did you save them?"
Zhang Yuelu suddenly fell silent, and after a while he slowly said: "It mainly depends on luck. In fact, I just joined Tiangang Hall this year. I used to be in charge of Beichen Hall, affiliated to Jiangnan Division. I have been watching for forty years.
At that time, the deputy director
The hall master sent a group of us to inspect, and by chance we discovered a major case in which people from Jiangnan Province colluded with a secret association to embezzle payment for sea trade goods. The amount involved was about 5 million Taiping money, and there were dozens of people involved.
Hundreds of people."
The imperial court's income mainly comes from various taxes. Of course, the Taoist sect's income does not rely on incense money, but an extremely large commercial system, from ginseng, fur, and medicinal materials in Liaodong, to tea, porcelain, silk, ironware, and other products in the Central Plains.
There are spices from the Western Regions, horses from the grasslands, wood from the Posu State, gold and silver from the Fenglin State, glass from the Western Continent, firearms, etc...
In this huge commercial system, sea trade accounts for half, and Jiangnan is the largest part of sea trade.
Qi Xuansu was surprised: "This is a big case, and I have heard about it even when I'm not in the ancestral court."
Zhang Yuelu hummed softly: "In the end, about two million Taiping money was recovered. The ancestral court executed a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, three third-grade Youyi Taoist priests, and twelve fourth-grade Jiujiu Taoist priests. They were expelled from the Taoism.
There are countless people who have been demoted, demoted, and recorded demerits. The head of the Jiangnan Dao Mansion was also recalled to the ancestral court for the crime of negligence, and was questioned by the rotating deputy head master Da Zhenren in Jinque. Although he retained his identity as a counselor, he
He was also transferred away from the prosperous Jiangnan Province and transferred to the relatively harsh and cold Liaodong Province."
Although Zhang Yuelu's tone was understated, Qi Xuansu could still hear the danger in it. It was related to his family and life. People involved in this case would not sit back and wait for death. They would definitely fight to the death.
Qi Xuansu was silent for a moment and asked softly: "This case... I'm afraid it's very dangerous, right?"
Zhang Yuelu's expression was a little sad: "More than just danger, my ability to come back alive was mostly due to luck. At that time, we had three principals and six deacons, and I was the only one who returned to the ancestral court alive. The rest were all killed.
Jiangnan. The external theory is that they died at the hands of a secret society. But I know that they were actually killed and silenced. If the master had not appeared in time, I am afraid that I would not have been able to escape the fate of having their bodies destroyed and no trace of them traced."
Qi Xuansu finally understood why Zhang Yuelu had the ambition to change the Taoist sect. After so many years of development, the Taoist sect has indeed produced many shortcomings. If you want to change these shortcomings, you must at least reach the high position of deputy head master Da Zhenren.
Zhang Yuelu sighed
: "Actually, it is definitely not enough for me to solve such a major case. Master also played a huge role in it. However, Master did not take the credit and allowed me to obtain a 'Tianzi Kung' afterwards.
I myself have a "Di Zi Gong", except for the two "Di Zi Gong", there are still two "Di Zi Gong". Because of this, I fell into the eyes of the Earth Master, and I have embarked on the road to success.
, and became a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. According to the usual practice, the remaining two 'Di Zi Gong' can only be converted into two ordinary treasures or one high-grade treasure, but the Earth Master made an exception and converted it into a semi-immortal item for me, and later even admired it.
I became the deputy head of Tiangang Hall."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder Qiniang said that Zhang Yuelu did not achieve his current status because of his family background, but mainly because of his own success.
Zhang Yuelu gradually fell into memories, looking blankly at the sky above his head, and said slowly: "Those who died were all friends who had been with me day and night. Of course we had unpleasant experiences when we worked together, but I still feel that they should not
Just die like this."
Qi Xuansu did not comment.
Since the death of his master, he has no clear black and white, more like a touch of chaotic gray.
This is the biggest difference between Qi Xuansu and Xuan Sheng. It is recorded in the book that Xuan Sheng accidentally saw Cai Renshi and was greatly shocked. From this, he developed the ambition to save the world in order to help the world. But Qi Xuansu was walking on the rivers and lakes.
Over the years, what he has seen, heard, and experienced may not be less than Xuansheng, but he just thinks that people can go to higher places and get rid of this situation in order to be alone.
This is probably the reason why the two have different starting points.
Xuansheng's starting position is very high. His father is the world-famous Great Sword Immortal, his teacher is the first generation earth master, and his father-in-law is Emperor Daxuan Gaozu, so Xuansheng is a natural chess player.
Qi Xuansu has no father or mother, no brothers or sisters, and his master is a Taoist priest of the fourth grade who cannot protect himself, so he is just a pawn on the chessboard struggling to survive.
If you are prosperous, you can help the world; if you are poor, you can only take care of yourself.
Qi Xuansu only wants to take care of himself, because now he can't even take care of himself. Isn't it a joke to talk about helping the world at this time?
This is the simplest reality.
So Qi Xuansu didn't know what to say. He knew Zhang Yuelu was right, but it was still too absurd and unrealistic for him to think about the future of Dao Sect. It was like a pawn who had just crossed the river looking at the other side.
car, horse,
If you want to kill the opponent's commander when you have all the guns, you may not be able to protect yourself even before you reach the nine-square grid.
Zhang Yuelu calmed down, regained his mood a little, and then said: "Last time I killed Diswen, I got a 'Xuan Zi Gong' and a 'Huang Zi Gong', if I add the four 'Xuan Zi Gong' this time,
'And one 'Huang Zi Gong', let's count it as six 'Xuan Zi Gong', that is, two 'Di Zi Gong', only one 'Di Zi Gong' is short of enough to be promoted to the third rank of Youyi Taoist priest, so I
I won’t be polite to Tianyuan anymore.”
Qi Xuansu said: "This is what you deserve, no matter how polite you are."
Zhang Yuelu smiled: "It's not polite, it's the truth. Without you, I would never be able to thwart the plot of this group of demons."
Qi Xuansu did not continue this topic and instead asked: "Since I cannot be promoted to a fifth-grade Taoist priest immediately due to the suspension system, then do these credits have no other use?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "It also has a use. When you have made enough contributions but cannot be promoted, the ancestral court will improve your salary. When the spring comes next year, you will be a sixth-grade Taoist priest, and the basic silver is thirty yuan of Taiping money per month. Tiangang
The church has a special subsidy, which is about twenty yuan of peace money per month. Because you are not yet thirty years old, after you have been promoted to a sixth-level Taoist priest, you will prepare wine for the sacrifice, and you will also receive a subsidy of ten yuan of peace money every month. The ancestral court will
Your salary has been upgraded from preliminary wine offering to candidate wine. The basic standard is fifty yuan of peace money per month. Tiangangtang's subsidy is thirty yuan of peace money per month. The subsidy for candidate wine sacrifice is twenty yuan of peace money per month. That adds up.
I can earn one hundred yuan of peace money every month."
Qi Xuansu said: "This is how a sixth-grade Taoist priest enjoys the treatment of a fifth-grade Taoist priest, right?"
Zhang Yuelu nodded and said, "That's right."
Qi Xuansu asked again: "What if I make another contribution before being promoted to the fifth rank? Should I continue to save? Or..."
Zhang Yuelu said: "At this time, the Taoist sect will convert your merits into spiritual objects, treasures, special magical powers, and reward you with peace money. This is also the reason why many exercises are not publicly shown to others."
Then Zhang Yuelu stretched out a finger: "A 'Tian Zi Gong' is equivalent to a semi-immortal object. An 'Earth Zi Gong' is equivalent to an ordinary treasure."
Qi Xuansu asked: "Can I directly exchange for treasures without increasing the treatment?"
Zhang Yuelu shook his head and said: "The order cannot be messed up. You must improve your treatment before you can exchange for treasures."