At this welcome party of the Sheji Palace, except for the master of Lan Da, other high-level officials of the Taoist government were present, including the master of the palace, Yao Shu, the chief, Zhang Yuelu, and the second, Xu Jiaorong.
This is the norm. The reason why Master Lan Da came out to welcome Qi Xuansu in person last time was because Qi Xuansu had the task of Jinque and needed Master Lan Da’s cooperation. This time Chen Jianchou had no special circumstances, so Master Lan Da did not come forward.
, even if Chen Jianchou is considered his disciple, he will not come forward.
According to the appointment procedure, after the appointment order is issued, the first step is to talk to Ziweitang. The second step is for the relevant person in charge of Ziweitang to take the employee to the place of employment to announce the appointment. According to the status, responsibilities of the incumbent
The mission and specifications of Ziweitang are also different.
The last time Qi Xuansu took office as the second seat of the Taoist government, he went with a mission, which was somewhat like an imperial envoy, so his standards were very high. Chen Shuhua welcomed him, Yao Shu personally sent Qi Xuansu to his post, and Master Landa came out to welcome him.
If you are the Grand Master of the first level, you will be personally accompanied by the Master of Ziweitang.
Just like a reincarnation, Yao Shu, who once sent Qi Xuansu to his post, now became the master of Sheji Palace, and Qi Xuansu played the role of Yao Shu, sending Chen Jianchou to his post.
In the year when Qi Xuansu took office, Chen Jianchou probably would not have thought that one day he would become the deputy head of the Taoist Palace and the representative figure of the entire Chen family.
After arriving at Sheji Palace, you can see Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, and Xu Jiaorong greeting you in front of the door in the shape of "pin".
Chen Jianchou still didn't understand that this was not only giving him face, but also giving Qi Xuansu face.
When he went to take office this time, if he was only accompanied by the deputy head of Ziwei Hall, or simply by the assistant of Ziwei Hall, and was greeted at Guijian Lake, it was unlikely that it was Pei Xiaolou, and it was probably just a person.
After all, Pei Xiaolou is about to be promoted to the second position and cannot be regarded as an ordinary deputy palace master. After arriving at Sheji Palace, it is impossible for all three Taoist giants to greet him at the door. At most, Xu Jiaorong alone will greet him.
Because of Qi Xuansu's arrival, the entire specification has improved a lot.
Although Qi Xuansu is not yet the real person in charge of Shen Zhi, various standards of treatment have been upgraded to the level of Zhen Zhi, which is higher than that of Yao Shu, who was not the real person in charge at the beginning. Now looking at the entire Taoist government, only Landa Zhenren and Yao Shu are
The level is higher than him, not to mention that he also represents Ziweitang, which has bonuses.
It can be seen from this that Qi Xuansu has great expectations for Chen Jianqiu, hoping that Chen Jianqiu can help him defend Nanyang.
Because he was appointed as an ordinary deputy palace master, the ceremony was relatively simple. The main thing was for everyone to meet and get familiar with each other.
If someone else comes over, there may be a process in which the deputy hall leader representing Ziwei Hall will introduce the future colleagues to eliminate the strangeness and embarrassment between them.
But Chen Jianchou is different. He is already very familiar with the people here. After all, he has been a secretary in the Borneo Taoist House for a long time. Needless to say, Zhang Yuelu and Xu Jiaorong, even Yao Shu, have known each other for a long time.
By Chen Jianchou.
As for Pei Xiaolou, Ji Jiaozhen and others, they are all acquaintances. The other deputy palace masters rarely have to deal with Qi Xuansu. As long as they deal with Qi Xuansu, they must know Chen Jianchou as his secretary.
When Chen Jianchou returned to Borneo Taoist Temple, it was like going home.
Qi Xuansu looked around and spoke on behalf of Ziweitang: "Everyone here is an old acquaintance. Everyone knows me and also knows Yu Zheng. I don't think there is any need for further introduction, right?"
Many people below laughed and said, "No need."
Qi Xuansu said: "Then I will directly read out the relevant appointments."
After Qi Xuansu read out Chen Jianqiu's official appointment in accordance with the procedures, Chen Jianqiu briefly said a few words, which was regarded as a declaration of office.
Then comes the dinner.
For Taoist people, the meaning of eating itself has become very weak, and the banquet itself has become a kind of ritual etiquette.
This dinner was a two-in-one dinner. In addition to people from the Taoist government, there were also some local "sages", including Chen Shuwen, Chen Jianqiu and other Chen family members, as well as businessmen such as Qi Muyu and Huan Ji. It was very lively.
Chen Jianchou should be the protagonist of this banquet, so Qi Xuansu did not overshadow the guest. He only toasted a few glasses of wine, exchanged brief greetings with Yao Shu and others, and then left with Zhang Yuelu.
This disappointed many people who wanted to say a few words to the old chief. After all, the old chief was about to take off, and everyone wanted to take advantage of it.
Qi Xuansu's residence was arranged in the Wooden Palace, which was also the designated "guest room" of the Sheji Palace. When Jiang Daren came to the Sheji Palace, he lived here.
The vegetation here is sparse, and there are many kinds of exotic flowers and plants. It is an excellent place to go.
As the two walked side by side on the wooden palace path, Zhang Yuelu joked: "It rained heavily the past few days. As soon as you come, the weather will clear up."
"Am I that powerful?" Qi Xuansu asked, "Are you feeling better too?"
Zhang Yuelu did not speak harshly, and admitted frankly: "This can be regarded as a kind of meeting an old friend in a foreign country."
Qi Xuansu did not directly talk about the situation in Nanyang, but took out a pot of wine and brought it to Zhang Yuelu: "Master likes calligraphy and painting, Qiniang likes tobacco, and you like wine. Didn't you say at the beginning: 'I can't cook, drink.
, can’t you? Do you want to taste it?”
Zhang Yuelu looked around and saw that there was no one else here, so he stopped pretending to be the chief deputy palace master, took the wine flask, opened the clay seal, and drank a full sip. It was quite the heroic spirit of a Jianghu person.
Qi Xuansu asked: "How does it taste?"
Zhang Yuelu thought about it carefully: "It tastes a lot like 'Drunk Life, Dreams of Death', but it lacks a little old flavor, like new wine. The 'Drunk Life, Dreams of Death' just brewed by Dao Sect is generally not circulated in the market. This is not the original version of 'Drunk Life, Dreams of Death', right?
?”
Qi Xuansu said: "You are really capable. This is indeed not the original version of 'Drunken Life, Dreams and Death', but a copy made by Xidaomen. I brought a lot, enough for you to drink for a year."
Zhang Yuelu clicked his tongue and said, "Did you prepare it specially for me?"
Qi Xuansu said calmly: "No, Huangfu Ji prepared it."
Zhang Yuelu didn't speak, just looked at Qi Xuansu. She didn't insist that Qi Xuansu give her a gift, but felt that Qi Xuansu did it deliberately and there should be a follow-up. The reason is very simple. When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, just like the little girl
If Yin is quiet and quiet, he must be acting like a monster. If he is too quiet and obedient, he is definitely holding back and acting like a big monster.
Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "This is what I prepared."
As he spoke, he took out the "Elixir of Immortality" obtained from the Immortal Man.
Zhang Yuelu is also a person who knows the goods. He took the jade box and did not open it in a hurry. He first read the words on the jade box and knew the origin of the elixir. He was surprised and said: "It turned out to be the 'immortality elixir' refined by Sun Lingxiu himself.
The magic talisman of Toad Palace and the Daogui of Haiyan, these are truly amazing creations, how did you get them?"
Qi Xuansu briefly recounted his experience of getting the "Eternal Life Pill": "It's also an unexpected surprise. For me, it doesn't have much effect. I mainly rely on the 'Xuanyu'. It should be of great benefit to you."
Zhang Yuelu did not hide his happiness.
A simple truth is that if she gives something to Qi Xuansu, she would definitely like to see Qi Xuansu give positive feedback. What she wants to see is that Qi Xuansu likes the gift, not that Qi Xuansu doesn't care or is picky.
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What's more, the "Elixir of Immortality" is indeed very useful to her.
It's just that Zhang Yuelu couldn't say such disgusting words as "You're so kind" after all, so he could only keep everything silent.
Qi Xuansu paraphrased the words of Gong Da Zhenren and said: "Li Yongyan doesn't follow martial ethics, so he forces us to follow him and raise Gu. Every point we can catch up is a point."
Zhang Yuelu sighed: "You can always think of me, but I can't do anything to help you."
"What are you talking about?" Qi Xuansu asked, "Why didn't you help me..."
Zhang Yuelu interrupted him: "You gave Borneo to me, and it ended up like this, and you have to come over to clean up the mess in person. Will you be disappointed?"
Qi Xuansu took a step forward, from walking side by side to walking in front of Zhang Yuelu, then turned around, forced Zhang Yuelu to stop, and now stood opposite Zhang Yuelu.
Qi Xuansu looked at Zhang Yuelu and said seriously: "Qingxiao, this is not like you. In my impression, Qingxiao always gets more courageous with every setback and never worries about gains and losses."
Zhang Yuelu gave a bitter smile: "If I get the thing done, I will suffer a lot of infamy. Even if it is in Nanyang, there is a saying. I am afraid that the thing will not be done, or even... Oh, I won't talk about it."
Qi Xuansu reached out and held her shoulders: "Do you still need me to repeat those principles to you? The road to success is always difficult and tortuous. Don't be discouraged. We still have a long time. This failure is for
Success next time.”
Zhang Yuelu said softly: "It's not that I'm discouraged. I just feel that I have taken it for granted and overestimated myself. I have been reflecting on myself during this period. In the past, I shouted to change the Taoism all day long. Am I a little too ambitious?
Shouldn't I calm down and do what I can in a down-to-earth manner first? So I finally decided to visit the countries in Southeast Asia, but the Xie Jiaofeng incident happened again."
Qi Xuansu said: "The disease has been suffering for a long time, and it is difficult to cure it with medicine and stone. Even if you want to return to your innate nature, even the Great Luo Immortal can't do it, let alone you? Whoever it would be would have the same result."
“Those who have achieved success in reform must first attack externally, firstly, to divert internal conflicts, secondly, to accumulate prestige, thirdly, to complete the centralization of power, and finally, with the power of victory, they can carry out internal reforms in one go.”
"Of course, this is a dangerous move. If it is defeated externally, firstly, internal conflicts will explode directly, secondly, its prestige will be completely lost, and thirdly, its direct lineage will suffer heavy losses and threaten its own power foundation. Without mentioning reform, it will be difficult to save itself."
"But reform is a major event that shakes the foundation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it shakes the earth. How can there be no risk at all?"
"This is my philosophy. If you blindly seek within, there is little hope of success. Even if you succeed for a while, it will only be a temporary solution, and you will not be able to escape the death of the people and the government. It is better to take risks, first accumulate strength, then look outside, and finally look inward.
Seek to use great force to cure the root cause and complete the unfinished work of Xuan Sheng and the great leader of the Five Dynasties, so that the sun and the moon can regain their brightness, and the country can be restored to safety after danger, thus changing the Taoism."