At the level of Grand Master, selecting a successor is not as simple as looking at distance and proximity, but also based on the inheritance of ideas.
Being like-minded is the key.
If your successor is of the same mind as you, inherits your own line, and even carries it forward, then your status in future generations will continue to rise.
If the successor and you are not of the same mind, and you pass away, the successor will change course. As the saying goes, the ship turns around in a catastrophe. In the process of turning around, you must strengthen your legitimacy by denying your predecessors.
Its status in later generations is hard to say.
It would be even more difficult to say if the successor is resentful and makes a secret report after taking office to lift the lid and break the statue.
Obviously, in the eyes of Master Donghua, although Yao Pei is related to him by blood, their ideas are different. On the contrary, Qi Xuansu is more in line with him. So it is not difficult to guess how Donghua should choose.
, after all, Yao and Pei are always in front and Pei in the back.
On the other hand, although people in the Li family also have differences, in terms of the general direction of the overall line, the leaders of the three generations are still the same. This ensures that the degree of unity of the Taiping Tao at the overall level is much higher than that of the Quanzhen Tao.
As for the Zhang family, it can no longer be said that they are consistent or inconsistent, but directly presents a situation of disconnection. The fact that Tianshi can ascend to the throne as a descendant of the ancient immortal is somewhat revealing, and it is the first clue. From Zhang Jucheng's generation,
It was obvious that there was a shortage of talents at the beginning, and it gradually became poor. By the third generation, there were no available people, so Zhang Yuelu took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation.
Seriously speaking, there are still many talents in Quanzhen Taoism, the only problem is that there are many hills.
This is not accidental, but is determined by the three-way model. Quanzhen Taoism has the largest number of children from poor families and has the smoothest channels for advancement, so it has the most talents. Although the Li family is a family model, they have adopted sons and sons-in-law to add fresh blood, so they are ranked
Secondly, only the Zhang family adheres to the family model, and those with the surname Zhang cannot serve as heavenly masters, which will inevitably lead to gradual decline.
Qi Xuansu is an example, and he has gone too fast. Without considering the competition for the great master, his track is no longer limited to the eighth generation disciples, but has faintly entered the track of the seventh generation disciples, competing with him
Most of the people competing for various positions are seventh-generation disciples. Among the eighth-generation disciples, in addition to the three talents of the Taoist sect, Bai Yingqiong is the eighth-generation disciple who is at the very top. However, Bai Yingqiong and others are only a few years behind the seventh-generation disciples.
After Qi Xuansu left Donghua Zhenren's private residence, he walked aimlessly in Xuandu.
The good news is that Master Donghua is willing to help him, but the bad news is that there are conditions.
Not long ago, Qi Xuansu said in front of Qiniang that he was lucky and had never encountered a moral dilemma. Unexpectedly, it would come in a blink of an eye. Although this dilemma was not big, it was a choice after all, and there was no way to have both. Either.
Get benefits or protect your reputation.
More importantly, it was too sudden,
The opening of the coffin and autopsy was just yesterday, and today he was asked to become a master. There had to be a process, after all, he was the master that he had been thinking about and talking about for so many years.
He couldn't, and he didn't even feel sad for Qi Haoran's betrayal for a moment. The person who immediately became a disciple of Donghua Zhenren was Qi Xuansu, who was known as Li Minghuang's second.
Qi Xuansu had an impulse at this time to pull out a branch with leaves and then count the leaves to make a decision.
To become a disciple, or not to be a disciple, to be a disciple, or not to be a disciple...
Just leave it to fate.
Of course, Qi Xuansu can't really do this. Just as Master Donghua suggested, he should first discuss it with Zhang Yuelu, Qiniang, and Tianshi.
Master Donghua even arranged a sequence for Qi Xuansu, from easy to difficult, starting with Zhang Yuelu and ending with Tianshi.
Let’s start with Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu was participating in the discussion, and the long discussion was finally coming to an end. Qi Xuansu went to Beichen Hall, planning to wait for Zhang Yuelu to come out and talk to her about the matter.
Even if Master Donghua doesn't mention it, this is what it should be. Zhang Yuelu has always been Qi Xuansu's important support, especially after Qiniang's problems, she is now the person Qi Xuansu trusts the most.
Today's proceedings are finally over.
Zhang Yuelu walked alone at the end. Xu Jiaorong and Lei Xiaohuan had their own business and did not go together.
Not far away, Zhang Yuelu saw Qi Xuansu waiting there.
Qi Xuansu also knew that his coming to Yujing could not be hidden from the eyes of interested people, and he did not hide it. He simply came out openly and openly, so as not to be shameful.
There were quite a few people who knew Qi Xuansu. When they finished the discussion and walked out, they all greeted Qi Xuansu. The more enthusiastic ones held hands and exchanged a few words, while the more distant ones nodded.
Qi Xuansu was very busy.
Fortunately, when Zhang Yuelu came over, everyone tacitly agreed to leave time and space to this couple, who were regarded as the most famous couple among the eight generations of disciples.
"Have you finished talking to Master Donghua?" Zhang Yuelu asked softly.
Qi Xuansu nodded, "Go back and talk."
Zhang Yuelu smiled and said, "Okay."
Qi Xuansu took the opportunity to pull Zhang Yuelu's hand, but Zhang Yuelu gently slapped it away, "There are so many people!"
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but regret that he was still too conservative.
But then I thought about it, and it was better to be conservative. If I weren't conservative, I wouldn't be able to wait until the day the two of them met.
Zhang Yuelu turned to him and said, "Have you heard?"
"What did you hear?" Qi Xuansu was startled, "How come you are starting to talk about your family's shortcomings with the way you speak?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "You guessed it right. It is indeed a family that is naughty. It's just that this family's nanny is not just a naughty family."
"How do you say it?" Qi Xuansu became interested.
Zhang Yuelu did not beat around the bush: "Princess Chiying has come to Yujing."
Qi Xuansu thought for a while, "I know this Princess Chiying, and I had a relationship with her once. It was when I was in charge of the Imperial Palace, and I had a little conflict with Princess Chiying's entourage. Later she went to
When I came to find Li Changge at the Taiping Inn, you and Yao Pei were also there."
Zhang Yuelu said, "It's her. This third daughter of the emperor is nominally the emperor's daughter, but she is actually adopted from the clan. After all, Zhenzi Zhenren is an immortal, and it is true that it is difficult to have heirs. But Zhenzhen Ziji is very rare."
If you like this daughter, you can tell one thing or two from the title. The county owner chooses a place from the counties in his father's fiefdom as the title, and the princess chooses a place from among the prefectures in his father's fiefdom as the title. On the contrary,
She is a princess, and she is not titled by the name of a state like a prince, but by two words with a beautiful meaning. "Chi Ying" comes from the Five Thousand Words of Taishang Taozu, "Zhi Er Ying".
Qi Xuansu asked, "What is she doing in Yujing? Is she practicing Taoism?"
It is never unusual for members of the royal family to enter the Taoist sect. The noble daughters of the clan who do not want to marry often choose to become Taoist. Xuanyuanfang among the twenty-four squares of Yujing is the gathering place for the royal family and clan members.
Zhang Yuelu said, "Probably here to meet the 'elders' again."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but smile.
This was Princess Chiying's excuse the last time she met Li Changge. To be fair, it was a bit lame, but it made sense.
There have been eleven emperors from Daxuan to the current emperor. Although the current emperor corresponds to seven generations of disciples of the Taoist sect, even if you include Emperor Gaozu, who is one generation higher than Xuansheng, it is only eight generations. However, there have been several emperors in the meantime.
Some of the reasons why heirs were extinguished were because the emperor's cultivation level was too high and it was difficult to give birth to a bloodline. Some emperors left home and turned to Taoism, and some emperors died early. In short, there were several cases where the throne was transferred between the same generation, so the eight generations
Eleven emperors were born.
Of these eleven emperors, six queens came from the Li family. The current Queen Mother was from the Li family. She was the niece of the Imperial Master and the cousin of Zhenren Qingwei. The late Empress Yuan, the current emperor, was also from the Li family.
The grand-nieces of the Imperial Master, Li Tianlan and Li Tianyue, are both of this generation.
Unfortunately, Li Changge's seniority is really ridiculously high. In this way, Princess Chiying is Li Changge's great-grandchild. However, looking at her age, Princess Chiying is older.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the two families will not calculate based on the family's seniority, but will use the unified seniority of the Taoist sect.
, the emperor and Zhenren Qingwei are both seventh-generation disciples, and Li Changge and Princess Chiying are both eighth-generation disciples, so these generations match each other.
Qi Xuansu said, "I know why you said it's not just the parents who are short-lived. Look at this, the Li family and the Qin family are getting married again."
Zhang Yuelu said, "That's it. The competition has entered the final stage. All forces that can be united must be united."
Hearing this, Qi Xuansu suddenly had an enlightenment. No wonder Master Donghua suddenly made a request to become his disciple.
If Qi Xuansu is the direct disciple of Donghua Zhenren, the successor of his mantle, and equal to his son, then the marriage between him and Zhang Yuelu will become the marriage between Donghua Zhenren's Pei family and Zhang family, not the Yao family.
No wonder Master Donghua specifically named Zhang Yuelu, Qiniang, and Tianshi.
Zhang Yuelu is the party involved in the marriage, Qiniang is Gaotang, and Tianshi is the in-laws of the marriage.
The opinions of these three people are crucial.
Therefore, this apprenticeship has nothing to do with morality or state of cultivation, but only with the power structure.
He still thought less and only thought about the negative impact of this incident, but did not realize the positive help to Master Donghua.
Master Donghua is not willing to make an intermediate transition and really wants to make the decision himself.
Qi Xuansu said softly, "That's it."
Zhang Yuelu said, "But I don't look very happy when I see Li Changge."
Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue, "Do you think everyone can be like us?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "I heard that Li Changge lived in the Imperial Palace for a period of time when he was a child. The two of them have known each other since they were young and are considered childhood sweethearts. This is also the good intentions of their elders. But as people grow up, many of their ideas change.
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Qi Xuansu concluded, "I remember there is a saying in the storybook, it seems to be called a childhood sweetheart who is defeated by a confidante who fell from the sky. That's what it means."
Zhang Yuelu said nothing and did not want to cooperate with Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu could only say to himself, "I think you are my destiny."
Zhang Yuelu raised his hand and said, "Stop it, I know you don't have a childhood sweetheart."
Qi Xuansu sighed, "You really know how to ruin the scenery."
Zhang Yuelu smiled and said, "We are childhood sweethearts and confidante. It's so embarrassing. I can't stand this."
Qi Xuansu hasn't grown a beard yet, and the fifth-generation master is destined to grow a beard at the age of forty and a long beard at the age of sixty. At this time, he can only touch his chin, "It's really a bit embarrassing. It seems that I am not suitable for this trick."
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Just as the two were talking, a person walked up from a distance. Zhang Yuelu said, "Princess, the princess is here."