Early the next morning, Qi Xuansu and the Zhang family went to the "Jade Plain" of Ziweitang.
All guests can enter the Ziwei Hall of Zifu with the invitation letter, and then go from Ziwei Hall to the "Emerald Plains" of Kunlun Cave. Although many guests are regular guests of Zifu, many of them are visiting Ziwei for the first time.
The government has been blessed.
As soon as Qi Xuansu and his party arrived at the entrance of Ziwei Hall, two deputy hall masters came forward to congratulate them.
Qi Xuansu asked Zhang Yuelu to take his father-in-law, mother-in-law and Xiao Yin to the "Emerald Plain" first, while he stayed here to greet the guests. After all, this was not a wedding, and Qi Xuansu, the party involved, had nothing to prepare, and there was no need to hide inside like a newlywed.
There was nothing much to say about this process, but Qi Xuansu met an unexpected and reasonable guest, Yao Pei.
Yao Pei is a disciple of Master Donghua, so it is reasonable for her to come.
But Qi Xuansu's apprenticeship will make Yao Pei very embarrassed. In a sense, Master Donghua wants to replace Yao Pei with Qi Xuansu. It's not that Master Donghua has an objection to Yao Pei, but that Master Donghua is unwilling to be Yao Pei.
The transition of home.
Qi Xuansu thought that Yao Pei would make excuses not to come, but he came anyway, so it was unexpected.
"Su Yi, long time no see. How are you doing?" Qi Xuansu asked stylized.
Yao Pei still had the same Xuansheng face as before: "Tianyuan, after today, you will call me senior sister."
Qi Xuansu said, "When addressing positions in public, you should call me Chief Qi. As for privately, we can discuss things on our own terms. I will call you senior sister, and you will call me cousin."
Yao Pei said expressionlessly, "Let's just use the Chinese character."
Qi Xuansu turned sideways and said, "Please go in, the real person is waiting at the 'Emerald Plain'."
Yao Pei said no more and walked into Ziwei Hall.
People's hearts are changeable. At this time, the people of Ziweitang greeted Yao Pei. Although the enthusiasm was still the same and there was nothing wrong with it, it was always a little different from before.
In any case, Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei cannot afford to offend anyone. They are both persons of status. Of course, nothing will happen to them on the surface, but there is no guarantee that they will do something secretly. Even if they do nothing, if they do
Even if you are somewhat angry, you can easily offend others. It has already been said that a fire at a city gate affects the fish in the pond, or that mortals suffer disaster when gods fight.
Of course, the people of Ziweitang must not offend both sides.
After Yao Pei, another special guest came to visit.
Li Changge, he did not come with Zhenren Qingwei, he came with Princess Chiying - the latter is the adopted daughter of Emperor Daxuan and one of the participants in the marriage between Qin and Li.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no matter how much Li Changge
Reluctantly, he accepted his fate, just like Master Qingwei, no matter how he looked down on his family elders when he was young, he still had to compromise in the end.
Having said that, there are always people like this in the Li family. They are rebellious when they are young and eventually compromise with the family.
Qi Xuansu took the initiative to greet him, "Brother Yongyan, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing lately?"
Li Changge smiled slightly and said, "Everything is going well. Congratulations to Taoist Brother Tianyuan. I heard that Taoist Brother Tianyuan is showing off his talents on this trip to the New World. I am deeply sorry that I was unable to go to the New World."
Qi Xuansu said slowly, "The ancients said that in prosperity, the people suffer. In death, the people suffer. But as the saying goes, it is better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. In any case, prosperity is better than death. The so-called flexing your muscles to resist the Holy Spirit
Ting is only half of it, the other half is to help the southern continent get out of poverty and move toward civilization. Brother Yongyan, you don’t have to regret it. There will be many opportunities in the future."
Li Changge was noncommittal. As a member of the Li family, of course he disagreed. Qi Xuansu said this deliberately, and he said it in a high-sounding way.
Princess Chiying said, "But if you want to help the Southern Continent get out of poverty, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money? This money is all Taoist money, even if you are a brother..."
"Brothers, of course we have to settle accounts clearly!" Huangfuji's voice suddenly intervened, "The so-called win-win cooperation means that each side gets what it needs. One side suffers a loss unilaterally, and the other side unilaterally benefits. That's called plundering, and only if both sides don't
It's called development when both losses and gains are made. But this benefit may not be reflected in simple peace money, but also in land, resources, and people's hearts."
Qi Xuansu took advantage of the situation and changed the topic, "Brother Huangfu is also here."
Huangfuji even wanted to imitate Westerners and use a Western-style hug etiquette, but in the end he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Tianyuan."
Li Changge still smiled, nodded to Huangfu Ji, and then walked into the Ziwei Hall with Princess Chiying.
Huangfu looked at Li Changge's back and said, "The famous little national master is quite good at nourishing qi."
Qi Xuansu said softly, "Among the three talents of the Taoist sect, your younger brother and sister Qingxiao is not good at cultivating qi and has a straight temper. The other two are not the kind of characters who will look down on you at every turn and shout to kill. They are many dandies in the family."
, but the elites carefully cultivated by the family are hard to say."
Huangfuji said nothing more and walked into Ziwei Hall.
The further back you go, the heavier the guests will be.
First, everyone should know about the real people, such as Zhang Jucheng, Yao Shu, Qi Jiaozheng, Ye Qingshuang and others. Then we will
They are several great masters of Pingzhang and the special masters of Shenzhi, Cihang and Qingwei.
Jiang Dazhen, Shi Dazhen, Lan Daren, and the old master Sun Hewu came here together. It seems that these elders have been drinking last night. The old people may not like drinking, nor do they think drinking is free and easy.
They had passed the age of drinking and being cool decades ago. They just used the power of alcohol to open up the conversation, eliminate barriers, get closer, and then reminisce about the past together. After all, age is here, whether it is to ascend or to die,
The time in this world is getting less and less, and my state of mind is naturally different.
The four old people all have a good relationship with Qi Xuansu, so congratulations from the elders are indispensable.
Then came the two princes, neither of whom brought secretaries. Master Cihang brought his apprentice Xiao Yueru, and Master Qingwei brought his adopted daughter Li Zhuyu.
I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but the two real people happened to arrive at the same time.
"In addition to congratulations to Master Donghua, I would also like to congratulate Master Cihang." Master Qingwei spoke first, as if the verbal conflict during the Jinque discussion had never happened before.
Master Cihang deliberately pretended not to understand, "What do you mean by Master Qingwei's words?"
Master Qingwei said, "Tianyuan and Qingxiao have made an alliance between Qin and Jin. Now that Tianyuan has become a disciple of Master Donghua, Master Cihang and Master Donghua are in-laws. Don't you want to congratulate them?"
"I heard that Yongyan and Chiying's marriage is about to be finalized. Although Yongyan has a higher seniority, in terms of Taoist seniority, you are his teacher, so I also want to congratulate you." Master Cihang smiled.
He said.
"Same joy." Master Qingwei still smiled. .??.
While talking, both of them climbed up the steps.
Qi Xuansu came over, greeted the two of them, and then invited them in.
Qi Xuansu entered the "Emerald Plain" last, and the venue was already decorated.
There are many strange beasts called "Tulu" here, with the head of a sheep and four corners. There is also a sacred bird in the sky called "Qinyuan", which is shaped like a bee and as big as a mandarin duck. Once stung by it, any bird or animal will die, and any tree will die.
They will all wither.
These are the guards of the Kunlun Cave. They are quite powerful. When the Six Enlightened Witches entered the Kunlun Cave and had a conflict with God Lu Wu, many of the great witches who accompanied them died from these two strange beasts.
In addition to the guards, there are also many white cranes swaying upwards, circling and flying in the air, and cranes chirping.
It was exactly the big white crane that Xiao Yin longed for, the kind that could carry people.
Xiao Yin was pointing at the white crane in the sky, "Big White Crane! Big White Crane!"
It’s not that Xiao Yin has never seen the world. Xiao Yin’s subtext is not that she is shocked.
Surprised, but wanted. She didn't want the big white goose at all.
Many Daomen senior officials present did not express surprise at Xiao Yin. After all, there were people from Qingqiu Mountain here, and not all of them were human.
There are also many auspicious beasts walking on the grass, and flowers are blooming wherever they pass.
Daomen does not pursue luxury. It’s not that it doesn’t want to, but that it can’t. The word “frugal” is placed on it. So Donghua Zhenren chose the “Emerald Plain”, where you can use rare and exotic animals. These are built in Kunlun Cave, and you can
Repeated use cannot be considered extravagant and wasteful.
This time, Ziweitang did not prepare seats, so everyone stood.
There was only one chair set up, which was used by Master Donghua to sit and receive the ceremony during the ceremony.
Fortunately, the Taoist sect emphasizes equality. Not only has it abolished all kinds of lowly status and slave status, and promoted the status of female Taoist priests, it has also abolished the kneeling ceremony. Qi Xuansu does not need to kneel three times and kowtow nine times. That is the dregs of Confucianism. Just bow.
The logic here is consistent. The king, the king, the ministers, the father, the son and the son are all wrong. The king of heaven and earth, the master, the master, the master and the father are all denied, and there is no reason for the master to be an exception. It’s just that there is a very long master-disciple inheritance within the Taoist sect.
, it is not easy to directly abolish the master-student relationship, but in order to weaken the master-student relationship, a series of regulations have been made, including the collective teaching mechanism of various Taoist palaces such as Wanxiang Taoist Palace, the abolition of master-student kneeling, and only after leaving the Taoist palace can one become a master, etc.
etc., all in order to weaken the so-called master and disciple as father and son.
However, the power of tradition and inertia is still strong, and many people still regard the master-disciple relationship as a very important relationship. The fact that Donghua Zhenren has such a grand ceremony for his apprenticeship is a clear proof.
As soon as Qi Xuansu came in, two female Taoist priests from Ziweitang came over to check whether there was anything wrong with Qi Xuansu's clothing and appearance. What's exaggerated is that the two even took a makeup box and a sewing thread bag. If there was any accident, they would ask for it on the spot.
After repairing and confirming that it was correct, the two asked Qi Xuansu to wait for a while.
At this time, Master Donghua was speaking, which probably meant thanking all the guests for coming. Most of them had some clichés. Except for a few people such as Xiao Yin, almost everyone present could speak and speak.
When the speech was over, Qi Xuansu walked forward and walked through the carpeted aisle between the guests. At the end of the carpet, there was Donghua Zhenren sitting on the chair.
Taoism keeps all etiquette simple and opposes the complexity of Confucianism.
When he was still three feet away from the chair, Qi Xuansu stopped for a moment, gathered his clothes and straightened his face, and then stepped forward to bow and salute.
Donghua Zhenren accepted it.
Qi Xuansu offered the apprenticeship ceremony again, and Donghua Zhenren returned the ceremony.