Chen Jianchou is now in the Water Palace, and Qi Xuansu's signing room is also in the Water Palace. He plans to meet Chen Jianchou, the key figure this time, in the signing room.
The reason why the situation has become like this is that Chen Jianchou is the key. However, Qi Xuansu does not mean to blame Chen Jianchou. After all, it was he who commissioned Chen Jianchou to investigate the matter. But no one expected the direction of the matter.
And the development ultimately exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Master Lan Da suffered a backlash and was seriously injured and could not escape. The divine descending vessel that the two ancient immortals had planned for many years was also destroyed. It was a lose-lose situation for both sides.
This is simply not something Chen Jianchou can control, nor even Qi Xuansu.
However, Qi Xuansu still admires this young man. Although the age difference between the two is not big, the gap in status does make Qi Xuansu qualified to say "young man". After all, the Eastern tradition has always been that "respect" must "grow"
Qi Xuansu is a disciple of the eighth generation, and Xu Jiaorong is a disciple of the seventh generation. However, the relationship between the two has always been regardless of seniority. There is no such thing as Qi Xuansu calling him uncle or senior. They only talk about their positions and their friendship is basically that of equals.
Qi Xuansu has already talked with Ke Qingqing and asked for her opinion. Ke Qingqing naturally has nothing to disagree with. Although he is grateful for Qi Xuansu's kindness, male bosses and female subordinates are not easy to hear or talk about. There may be some gossip.
, it would be best to change to a female boss, not to mention that the female boss is still the legendary Zhang Yuelu, who is even worse than Qi Xuansu.
Since there are no objections from all aspects, it has been basically decided. First solve the problem of Chen Jianchou's identity as a Taoist priest. There is no need to worry about his grade, and then let him follow Ke Qingqing. Ke Qingqing will lead him first to familiarize him with the environment and business.
Then slowly handed over, and finally officially served as Qi Xuansu's secretary.
In this way, Qi Xuansu sold Xu Jiaorong a favor, and Xu Jiaorong owed Qi Xuansu a favor.
Soon, Chen Jianchou, led by Ke Qingqing, arrived at Qi Xuansu's signing room and met Qi Cixian, whom he had heard of for a long time but met for the first time.
The first impression of Chen Jianqiu is that he is really young.
Since the Five Dynasties Great Master, Taoism has strictly prohibited excessive rejuvenation. The minimum age must not be lower than forty years old. The higher the Taoist priests, the more so.
So at a glance, the female Taoist priests are basically stuck at the bottom, maintaining the appearance of about forty years old, and mostly developing a dignified, graceful, and grand style, ranging from Cihang Zhenren, Qiniang, Zhang Wuhen, to Xu Xu
Jiao Rong, Shi Bingyun, Chen Shuhua, Bai Yingqiong, Tantai Qiong, Taoist Cui are all like this.
Male Taoist priests are more casual, and they can be of any age. If you want to focus on majesty, you should have an appearance around forty years old, such as Donghua Zhenren. If you want to focus on kindness, you should be over eighty years old, with white hair and white beards.
If you want to be more moderate, choose a middle value, about sixty years old, such as Li
Tianlan.
In this case, except for a few people who are born to look young, such as Qingwei Zhenren, the others who look young are really young, and there are no old guys pretending to be young.
One can imagine how conspicuous Qi Xuansu is among a group of deputy palace masters of the same level.
During Chen Jianqiu's time in the Water Palace, he met many high-ranking Taoist priests, but they were no longer young. Most of the young ones were not of high grade. This was the only one who was high-ranking and young.
The key is to have the power.
He had heard all about it. Qi Cixi led troops into the city and took over the defense, which made Chief Chen speechless. Until now, the "Yinglong" is still floating in the sky.
As soon as they all came together, it was difficult to say whether Shenglong Mansion was peaceful or not, but the Water Palace was indeed peaceful, and all those who blocked the door were gone.
"I've seen the second seat." Chen Jianqiu saluted respectfully.
"No need to be polite." Qi Xuansu casually took Chen Jianchou's file.
Once upon a time, it was Zhang Yuelu who looked at Qi Xuansu's files, but now it's Qi Xuansu who looks at other people's files.
Standard Taoist official documents, from right to left, top to bottom.
His name is Chen Jianqiu and his courtesy name is Yu Zheng.
Age twenty-two years old.
Grade Taoist boy.
Born in the clan of Dayu Kingdom. Please note the collateral lineage.
He studied under Xu Jiaorong. Remarks: 1. He is a third-grade Taoist Taoist priest and serves as an assistant. 2. He has the relationship of foster mother and adopted son.
No position held. Note that he has experience as a Qingluan Guard in Dayu State.
Address: Shenglong Mansion, Dayu Kingdom.
Inherited Qi Refiner.
The Jade Void stage of a person who has cultivated the innate realm. Note: The realm of Qi Refiners transforming into gods.
Belongs to Quanzhen Tao. Remarks have not been accepted.
There is no Taoist couple. Please note that you are not a monk and can marry on your own.
No child disciples. Note: No qualifications for accepting disciples.
There is no previous penalty record.
His past meritorious service record is undetermined.
Comprehensive evaluation is Grade A. Remarks are divided into four grades.
The principal’s opinions suggest the hiring.
The second deputy governor was left empty-handed.
To be fair, when Qi Xuansu was Chen Jianchou's age, his rank was higher than Chen Jianchou's, and his background was higher than Chen Jianchou's.
Qiu Hao, but his level of cultivation is far inferior. There is no way, he is a Sanren, Qiniang doesn't care about this, she has already planned it, and with the "Heart of the Immortal Stone", she can catch up no matter what, so she is even more
Most of them taught Qi Xuansu how to deal with things.
As for why Chen Jianchou can be rated as a Grade A, in addition to his high level of cultivation and the undetermined merit, Xu Jiaorong's face is also part of the reason.
As for the principal’s opinion, it is actually Ke Qingqing’s opinion.
Qi Xuansu did not rush to approve, but said, "It is mid-May now, and there are only two and a half months left before August."
In the past, when the Confucian sect was in power, the imperial examination was a top priority. The provincial examination was held every three years, in the year of Fengzi, Mao, Wu, and You, also called the rural examination.
The examination period is in August in autumn, so it is also called Qiuwei. The examination is divided into three sessions, which are held on August 9th, 12th and 15th. The first person to be selected in the rural examination is Jieyuan.
It is called Yibang, also called Yike. When the list is released, the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, so it is also called Guibang. After the list is released, the governor presides over the Deer Ming Banquet. During the banquet, the poem "Lu Ming" is sung and the Kuixing dance is performed.
After the Taoist sect came to power, it still attached great importance to examinations, and the examination period was also scheduled in August, but it was changed to three consecutive days from the first to the third day of junior high school, and the results were released on August 15th during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But this is a big test, for those who are Taoist priests.
Before that, there was a small test every June, which was for Taoist students. Chen Jianchou was already a Taoist boy, so he didn't need to take the test again.
Qi Xuansu asked, "Yuzheng, are you sure about the big exam in August?"
Chen Jianchou immediately replied, "I dare not say 100%, but 99% of it is possible."
"So confident." Qi Xuansu smiled, "Let me remind you, neither Assistant Xu nor I will open the back door for you. You have to rely on your own ability."
Chen Jianqiu said, "To put it bluntly, if I wanted to take the back door, I would be a seventh-grade Taoist priest by now. Just because I want to be admitted to the Taoist sect in an upright manner, I have always been a Taoist boy, waiting for the big exam every three years.
The reason why I failed last time was because some of my remarks were too outrageous, so I was kicked off the list. This time I learned my lesson and will not make such a mistake again."
Qi Xuansu nodded, "Very good. Once your identity as a Taoist priest is confirmed, you can fill in the credits on this file. The highest-level divine descending of Wu Luo must be at least a geo-character skill."
Speaking of this, Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered what Qiniang once said, and slowly said, "From a Taoist boy to a nine-year-old boy
To become a Taoist priest, there will be a three-year assessment period. With Xu Fuli as your guide, this step can be omitted. After the assessment period, you must become an eighth-grade Taoist priest within two years, and then you must be in the next
Be promoted to the seventh-level Taoist priest within five years. If you can reach the sixth-level Taoist priest before the age of thirty, you will be included in the ranks of 'preparation for wine sacrifices'. The merits you have made are more than enough to be a 'preparation for wine sacrifices'
.”
Once upon a time, it was someone else who told Qi Xuansu these words, but now it was Qi Xuansu who said these words to Chen Jianchou as a senior. Times have changed, one moment and another.
Of course, without Xu Jiaorong's face, Qi Xuansu would not say much about this. The world is such a reality. Without these nepotisms, Qi Xuansu would not be able to sit in the second place and condescendingly tell Chen Jianqiu these truths, and maybe even more
Let’s call him Brother Chen or Lord Chen.
But then again, whether it is Qi Xuansu or Chen Jianchou, it is true that they relied on the nepotism of their adoptive mothers to rise to the top, but the key is that they must be reliable in order to stand up. What many people lack is exactly that.
With such an opportunity, if you have this opportunity, you can use your skills and you will soar into the sky. Without this opportunity, you will probably waste half your life and be depressed and frustrated.
Therefore, the grace of knowing and encountering is also called the grace of reinvention, which is almost the same as the grace of nurturing and life-saving. It is a kind of kindness that is overwhelming.
Qi Xuansu put down the file in his hand, "Then I wish you good luck in the exam and a title on the gold list."
Having said this, Qi Xuansu paused for a moment, and then changed the topic: "By the way, I have read the relevant files you wrote, and I have a preliminary understanding of what happened. Do you think the king's condition is related to Chief Chen?"
Doesn’t matter?”
Chen Jianchou did not expect Qi Xuansu to ask such a direct question. He was stunned for a while and then said, "It should be related. According to the adoptive mother..."
Ke Qingqing interrupted softly and reminded, "Formal occasions are called positions."
Chen Jianqiu immediately changed his words and said, "According to Director Xu Fu's analysis, the seven dead eunuchs were the key to the two ancient immortals being able to use dragon energy to construct the divine descending vessel. They were all Yin-Yang people and had no true energy.
They have no magic power, or even divine power, but live on dragon energy and possess dragon energy. In other words, they themselves are excellent containers of dragon energy. Sacrificing seven ordinary heavenly beings may not create an excellent dragon energy.
The divine descending vessel can be sacrificed to seven hermaphrodites with dragon energy, but it will definitely produce a suitable divine descending vessel. The corpses of the seven great eunuchs were fragile after death, as if they had been squeezed dry, which illustrates this point.
I even suspect that they were not buried in the tomb after death, but were restrained during their lifetime, buried alive, and finally drained by the formation."