There are three major kinship families for men: father’s family, mother’s family, and wife’s family.
These are three very important family relationships, which can be specifically uncles, uncles, father-in-law, or cousins, wives and brothers. In the Taoist sect, because master and apprentice are like father and son, the relationship between these three kinships is made more
Too complicated.
For Qi Xuansu, the Zhang family is the wife family. Zhang Kuqi, the real father-in-law, may not be important, but Zhang Kucheng is very important. He is the next head of the Zhang family and a popular candidate for the Celestial Master. If Donghua Zhenren
Become the Grand Master, and Master Cihang will also become the Grand Master's wife as the Zhang family hopes. Then Zhang Jucheng will succeed Master Cihang and become the Master of the Tiangang Hall. He will take advantage of the opportunity to take over as soon as the Heavenly Master ascends.
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The Third Division will definitely have to stand the last post, wait until the selection of the Seventh Generation Grand Master is finalized, and then they will be put on their horses for a ride, and then they will be promoted.
This is also for the overall interests of Taoism.
If Qi Xuansu wants to compete for the Eighth Generation Chief Master, he must rely on the strength of the Zhang family, so in addition to helping Zhang Yuelu, he is also willing to take care of the Zhang family's affairs, stand up for his brother-in-law, take care of his brother-in-law, and so on, adding
own influence.
Take the brother-in-law as an example. Whether he punches his brother-in-law or treats his brother-in-law with respect depends on his ability. If the brother-in-law is capable, the brother-in-law is like his own son. If the brother-in-law is not capable, the brother-in-law is like his biological father. Human nature is like that.
For example, Zhang Wuyue is very afraid of Qi Xuansu, because Qi Xuansu is so powerful that he would not be afraid of the shadow of a famous tree. If Qi Xuansu is just a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest now, do you think Zhang Wuyue is afraid of him? I am afraid he will be more afraid of Qi Xuansu.
Su Fang said harsh words, for example, if you dare to apologize to my sister, I will make you look good, and so on.
No matter how close the relationship is, it depends on status. How the Zhang family viewed Qi Xuansu in the past, and how the Zhang family views Qi Xuansu now is a good example.
Qi Xuansu has an advantage, he can hold grudges and he can also be generous.
Now he is very generous when it comes to dealing with the Zhang family.
Qi Xuansu is not a good person, nor is he a purely bad person. He has certain ambitions and a certain bottom line. Being ambitious means that he must achieve results and climb up, and having a bottom line means that his hands cannot be dirty when doing things.
, you cannot directly do things that are against the rules.
But the ecological environment of Daomen in recent decades has led to a dilemma, that is, ambition and bottom line are often incompatible and sometimes even contradictory. This created Zhang Yuelu's dilemma. Qi Xuansu saw this
First of all, if he wants to realize his ambition while adhering to the bottom line, he needs support from both the upper and lower sides. The upper side is the backer, and the lower side is the foundation.
With a backer, you can protect yourself from wind and rain. With a foundation, you can take root deeper. Naturally, the backer is Donghua Zhenren, which has pros and cons. Needless to say, the advantages are that once Donghua Zhenren is
If Qi Xuansu falls, he will be regarded as the "remaining poison" of Donghua Master and be eliminated. Regardless of whether Qi Xuansu contributed to Taoism or not, this is the biggest reality.
Qi Xuansu cannot choose his backer, but in terms of foundation, Qi Xuansu has considerable room for choice. He has always been interested in cultivating his own foundation, and his brother-in-law Zhang Wuyue is certainly one of them.
Qi Xuansu not only helps Zhang Yuelu solve a family dilemma and enhances the relationship between the two, but also gets a helper to make the Zhang family think of him and increase his influence in the Zhang family. This is a double benefit.
Zhang Yueyue acted quickly. Shortly after Qi Xuansu received Zhang Yuelu's letter, he took a "Huang Chi" from Tianjitang to the Southern Continent.
Not long after Zhang Wuyue arrived in the Southern Continent, he had not yet adapted to the climate here, so he was led by Qi Xuansu to a strange manor. The scenery here was beautiful, and it was a good place to escape from the world and recuperate. Then there was the usual banquet, and Zhang Wuyue found that he usually sat there
Qi Xuansu, who was in the main seat, actually vacated the main seat today.
It was only then that Qi Xuansu told Zhang Wuyue that he had an appointment with Huangfu Ji of Xidaomen today. This real person enjoyed the treatment of Daoist Master Shenzhi and was now the head master of Juesheng Hall and the future leader of Xidaomen.
Zhang Wuyue could not help but feel nervous for a while. The size of the West Dao Sect is placed here, one of the Five Dao Sects. To put it bluntly, the Tianshi is the leader of the South Dao Sect, the Guo Master is the leader of the East Dao Sect, the Earth Master is the leader of the Middle Dao Sect, and Daxuan
The emperor is the leader of the North Dao Sect, and the leader of the West Dao Sect is comparable to the Deputy Head Master Da Zhenren, on the same level as the Third Division. The future leaders of the West Dao Sect will be at the level of Zhenren Donghua, Zhenwei Qingwei, and Zhenren Cihang.
Although Zhang Wuyue comes from the Zhang family, he has never had much contact with such big shots. He usually says that dining with big shots involves a lot of twists and turns, and he has never learned this.
Just when Zhang Wuyue was feeling uneasy, Huangfuji had already arrived.
Qi Xuansu stood up and said hello with a smile, "Brother Li Ming, long time no see."
Zhang Wuyue also stood up, with a slightly stiff smile, "I have met the real Huangfu."
"Tian Yuan, it's really not easy for you to take the initiative to treat us." Huangfu Ji greeted Qi Xuansu, but his eyes turned to Zhang Wuyue.
Qi Xuansu took advantage of the situation and introduced, "This is your sister-in-law Zhang's brother, that is, my brother-in-law, Zhang Wuyue. The 'May' in May that crosses Lu, means Tianzhong."
Huangfu laughed extremely and said, "Since he is the brother of younger brother and sister Zhang, he is my brother. From now on, little brother Tianzhong, please don't call me Huangfu Zhenren, just call me Huangfu eldest brother."
This is quite a bit
The atmosphere of Jianghu is not like that of people in Taoist sect, but it is also caused by the atmosphere of Xidao sect.
Qi Xuansu said, "That's too flattering to him."
Zhang Wuyue could only smile.
After everyone sat down, Qi Xuansu said, "My old Taishan only has one daughter, Qingxiao, but he also has a brother, Tianzhong's father. The two families are neighbors, and their relationship is extraordinary. Tianzhong is the elder Qingxiao."
He is older and has an extraordinary affection. On weekdays, Qingxiao often tells me that she is the only brother and asks me, my brother-in-law, to take care of him more. So I brought him to the Southern Continent to see the world and gain some experience.
Don’t hang around women’s skirts all day long.”
Huangfu smiled and said, "A good man has his ambitions in all directions. It's time to go out and make a living."
Qi Xuansu stopped talking and stopped talking about Zhang Wuyue. Instead, he talked about some seemingly irrelevant things, such as the progress of the construction of the new port. Then he toasted frequently, and those who didn't know thought Qi Xuansu was a good drinker.
After drinking to his heart's content, Qi Xuansu glanced at Zhang Wuyue and said, "Tianzhong, here's a drink to Master Huangfu."
Zhang Wuyue immediately picked up the wine glass, stood up and said, "Master Huangfu, I respect you."
Huangfu was extremely polite, but Zhang Wuyue had to follow the rules, so he still used the honorific title of the real person.
Huangfuji didn't deliberately make things difficult. He picked up the wine glass and said, "Young man, do a good job." Then he drank it all in one gulp.
After a banquet, Qi Xuansu didn't mention a word about Zhang Wuyue's business, but just introduced Zhang Wuyue to Huangfu Ji.
In the next few days, there was no need for Zhang Wuyue to participate. Qi Xuansu just asked him to adapt to the environment of the Southern Continent as soon as possible and understand the specific situation.
Although Zhang Wuyue didn't know what Qi Xuansu would do next, he also knew that his brother-in-law was interested in him, because if he just sent him away casually, his brother-in-law only needed to say hello, but his current posture was a real waste of favors.
Zhang Wuyue knew in his heart that his brother-in-law worked so hard not because he liked him, but because of his sister's face, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty towards her sister.
This is the way of human nature. When you become prosperous, your relatives who have treated you as their own since childhood ask you for something. When their children grow up and want to make a living, do you want to help? Help. It is a return of the friendship we had back then.
I wish you well and everyone is well. If you don't help, you will be called a wolf-hearted person and you won't even be a relative.
Qi Xuansu did it for Zhang Yuelu and didn't want to make things difficult for Zhang Yuelu.
After Huangfu Ji returned, he asked his secretary to contact Duan Changqing, the real person in charge of Xishi Botang.
"Brother Duan, I have something to ask you." Huangfu got straight to the point.
Duan Changqing did not refuse to "establish a name, have
Just give me any orders."
Huangfu Ji said, "That's it. I want you to help me arrange for someone. Zhang was born in Shangqing Dynasty. He is Chief Qi's brother-in-law and Chief Zhang's younger brother. Chief Qi came forward in person, so I had to agree. After all, Chief Qi helped us with the West.
Dao Sect has said that we can't let people say that we don't care about our feelings, so we can only do this to the end, right?"
Duan Changqing said, "This is natural. I must help Chief Qi."
Huangfu Ji said, "Well, I'll leave this matter to your brother, is that okay?"
"No problem." Duan Changqing agreed immediately, "But I would like to ask first, how to arrange it specifically?"
Huangfu Ji said, "I heard what Chief Qi said. This little Taoist friend Zhang prefers to engage in foreign trade. Chief Qi and Chief Zhang have served as the chief deputy governors of the Borneo Taoist Prefecture. The real person in charge of the Jiangzhou Taoist Prefecture is also a member of the Zhang family.
Let fellow Taoist Xiao Zhang be in charge of trade, which will save a lot of things."
Duan Changqing said, "Our trade is mainly concentrated in Nanyang and Jiangnan. In the process of weaving the local relationship network, this fellow Daoist Zhang has a natural advantage."
Huangfu Jidao: "That's it. This matter is not only for the sake of Chief Qi, but also really helps our development. The sphere of influence of the Three Dao determines many of our policy directions, although we will not admit it on the surface.
These, but these do exist.”
Huangfuji paused for a moment, "That's too far. Then it's settled, I'll leave this matter to you."
Duan Changqing said, "I will report to you after I have made arrangements."
Although the two were of equal rank, Huangfu clearly had the potential to be the heir apparent, so Duan Changqing still used the word "report".
After Duan Changqing returned, he asked the deputy hall leader who was in charge of this area, "Have you arranged anyone there?"
The deputy hall master already had a candidate, but he was obedient and naturally understood what Duan Changqing meant, so he temporarily changed his words and said, "Several families want to participate, but it has not been decided yet."
Duan Changqing said, "It just so happens that I have a candidate here named Zhang Wuyue. Master Huangfu and I discussed it and decided to use him."
Naturally, the deputy hall master couldn't have any objections and kept saying "Okay, okay."
Duan Changqing told him, "This fellow Taoist Zhang is from Shangqing Prefecture in Wuzhou. Don't neglect me."
The deputy hall master immediately understood that this was a person from Shangqing Zhang, and Qi Zhenren's Taoist companion was from Shangqing Zhang. He might have some relationship with Qi Zhenren, otherwise Huangfu wouldn't come forward in person.
In this way, Zhang Wuyue's matter came to an end. This matter reached the ears of the Zhang family, and everyone in the Zhang family naturally had a different impression of Qi Xuansu.