With the deepening of exchanges between the East and the West, a wave of Western learning has gradually emerged over the past hundred years.
The so-called Western learning, in addition to learning and exchanges to learn from each other's strengths, also moved some Western habits to the East.
For example, take an auction. The rules are simple. The price of the auctioned items is not fixed. The final product will be obtained by the person with the highest bid. There must be more than two buyers. Only in this way can there be competition. Therefore, "auction" is also called "bidding"
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In fact, there was similar behavior in the Eastern Continent in the past, but it was not systematic. After the maritime merchants introduced this set of rules from the West, it spread immediately. The black market led by Qibaofang was particularly fond of this kind of behavior. Qi Xuansu once participated as a Jianghu person.
I went there once, but because I was short of money, I didn’t take any pictures.
There is a saying that overcorrection must be overcorrected. At that time, the Jin Dynasty was aware of the separatist rule of vassal towns in the previous dynasty of Daqi, and throughout its dynasty, it always suppressed military generals. This dynasty was also aware of the civil servants' party struggles and eunuchs' interference in politics in the previous dynasty.
He cared about the balance between civil and military affairs and did not allow civilian officials to suppress military generals. Military attachés could also ascend the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. He also directly deposed the twenty-four yamen of the inner court headed by the Chief of Ceremonies.
The same is true for Taoism. Before Taoism, Confucianism dominated the world's orthodoxy. Taoism felt that the late Confucianism was stubborn and self-contained.
In addition, Daomen itself is the largest maritime merchant in the world, so this trend of Western learning has also spread to Daomen.
There are also biddings within Dao Sect, which are usually handled by Shibotang, mainly for various precious goods that are small in quantity but in great demand. Huashengtang and Tianjitang will occasionally hold biddings, mainly to promote their own products, and even
Beichen Hall and Tiangang Hall have also held it. Beichen Hall sells the property of various criminals, and Tiangang Hall sells the confiscated trophies. However, Ziwei Hall and Ancestral Hall have never participated. After all, Ziwei Hall cannot be allowed to sell Taoist crowns.
We cannot allow temples and sacrificial halls to sell benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
This kind of bidding is mostly participated by high-quality Taoist priests, and some people from the imperial court and Confucianism can also be invited to participate.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoism will jointly hold a bidding in Shangqing Palace.
The specifications of this bidding are much lower. The Celestial Master will not attend, nor will the two spiritual masters Zhang Jucheng and Qi Jiaozheng attend. This is mainly for the sake of relationship, and nominally all the proceeds from the bidding will be used for this purpose.
The pension for the spiritual officials who died in the war in the Western Regions is an additional pension, that is, the pension stipulated by the Taoist sect is still paid as usual, and is allocated by the Duzhitang. This pension is an additional increase, which is almost like two pensions.
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After passing the corresponding threshold, which was lowered a lot, Zhang Yuelu received the invitation.
To be fair, with Zhang Yuelu's reputation and status, it is very reasonable to receive the invitation. It would be abnormal not to receive the invitation. After all, in a sense, Zhang Yuelu is the best proof of the good relationship between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoism.
, he is obviously a child of the Zhang family, but he was promoted by the Earth Master. The more the occasion is like this, the more Zhang Yuelu is asked to come out and show his face, it may have some meaning as a mascot.
In addition, Tantai Qiong, Zhang Kuqi, Zhang Yuyue, and Dong Baijing, who had just arrived at Yunjin Mountain, also received invitations.
Originally, Qi Xuansu thought that he would probably fall into some kind of embarrassing situation, and he was already prepared to face it. However, to everyone's surprise, Qi Xuansu also received an invitation. This invitation did not come from Zhengyiyi, but from Zhengyiyi.
It comes from Quanzhen Taoism. It is said that a real person from Quanzhen Taoism invited Qi Xuansu by name.
This made Tantai Qiong think deeply, is there any relationship between Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaozheng's Qi family? Could there be some story unknown to outsiders, such as the bloodline left by the Qi family. She knew that Qi Jiaozheng had always been with Qi Jiaozheng.
Zhang Ju made a good deal. Although Tianshi is the patriarch, he is still the deputy head master after all. He has a lot of matters to deal with. Zhang Jucheng is the de facto head of the family. If Qi Jiao comes forward to propose marriage, Zhang Jucheng will most likely
Will agree to it.
For this reason, Tantai Qiong specially used her connections to inquire about it, and found that the matter had nothing to do with Qi Jiaozheng, the Shenzhi Master. It was another Quanzhen Dao Master who invited Qi Xuansu, and this Master was not even in Shuzhou.
Take office.
In addition, Tantai Qiong also heard the news that Qi Xuansu was injured by Chen Fu'an, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan Province, in Baidi City. However, when Chen Fu'an left the city the next day, he was intercepted and the two sides fought.
, some people saw with their own eyes the thunder and wind, and in the end, Chen Fu'an was seriously injured, and even had an arm broken, and left in embarrassment.
Afterwards, neither the Shuzhou Provincial Government nor the Governor of Shuzhou made any move, as if the incident had never happened.
This made Tantai Qiong even more confused about Qi Xuansu. He was obviously an ordinary young man from Wanxiang Taoist Palace. Why did he suddenly have a background? Is it a coincidence? Or is the real person not showing his face?
Although mother and daughter are at odds, Tantai Qiong will never deny her daughter's intelligence. This person can
In the eyes of the daughter, maybe the daughter has discovered some unknown inside stories.
But Tantai Qiong was wrong about one thing. She made the mistake of judging others by herself. No matter whether she said that Zhang Yuelu had never suffered or that Zhang Yuelu was a good scholar, Zhang Yuelu always had an idealistic and romantic color about him, which is also true.
It was Zhang Yuelu who was most upset about Qi Xuansu, but Tantai Qiong always used her own utilitarianism to guess Zhang Yuelu's thoughts, and she would naturally come up with a completely different answer.
If we look at family background, wouldn't Li Tianzhen be better? If we talk about family background, how many people can compare to Li Tianzhen?
Qi Xuansu himself was also greatly shocked. He couldn't figure out which real person invited him. Could it be Taoist Ji? Otherwise, it was the real person in charge of Tiangang Hall. These two real people knew about this little person Qi Xuansu.
But even these two real people have no reason to take the initiative to invite Qi Xuansu. It would be reasonable if they invited some people and Qi Xuansu by the way, such as inviting all the deacons of Yaoguang Division, including Qi Xuansu.
, but it is really unjustifiable to specifically invite Qi Xuansu by name.
Finally, Zhang Yuelu made the point: "You'll know if you go and see me. Isn't it because I invited you to meet you?"
So Qi Xuansu went to Shangqing Palace with Zhang Yuelu.
This is also the first time Qi Xuansu has seen the tip of the iceberg of the upper Taoist sect, because this matter was brought forward by the Shangqing Palace. The standard is not high compared to the night banquet on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, but in fact the standard is very high, and there are many second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests in attendance.
, there are even more third-grade Youyi Taoist priests.
The main venue for bidding is located in the auditorium of Shangqing Palace.
The so-called auditorium is similar to the layout of Jinque.
The layout of the Golden Tower is not complicated. It is much larger than the auditorium. There is a Xumizuo in the middle. There is only a simple rosewood chair with armrests on it. That is the position of the Grand Master.
There is a huge three-legged covered copper incense burner behind the seat. The cover is engraved with Bagua images. In the center of the north wall directly above the copper incense burner hangs a very plain white framed nave with four words on it.
A big word: "Peace in the world".
The Grand Master's chair faces south, and there are twelve seats in each of the other three directions: east, south, and west. There are thirty-six seats in total, corresponding to thirty-six real practitioners. And every twelve seats
There is another chair with better specifications at the top. There are three seats in total, corresponding to the three deputy heads.
The seats of the other real people of Pingzhang will be distributed on the left and right sides below the Xumi Seat where the Grand Master is located. After the thirty-six seats, there are the seats of ordinary real people for observing the proceedings, about one hundred and ten.
Eight seats, arranged neatly, and the spacing is far less loose than the thirty-six seats.
The auditorium is similar, except that the seats for the three deputy head masters have been removed and replaced with a whole row of seats for twelve people. The remaining seats are not deliberately divided into three camps.
However, when Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu came over, the door to the auditorium was closed before the time came. Those who arrived early were lingering in the hall outside the auditorium. As for the big shots, they were the last to come over, so naturally there was no need to wait.
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At Zhang Yuelu's request, both of them wore casual clothes instead of Taoist formal clothes. The reason is that Taoist formal attire has different levels. Qi Xuansu, a seventh-grade Taoist priest standing here, will inevitably attract many strange looks. He is not standing out from the crowd, but
The chickens stood out, Zhang Yuelu was afraid of Qi Xuansu's embarrassment, so he took the initiative to accompany him in casual clothes. At Zhang Yuelu's age, wearing the formal attire of a Taoist priest who offered sacrifices to wine was a very revealing thing.
It is said that a man is judged by his clothes. Zhang Yuelu was dressed in a pale white dress, and his demeanor was very different from usual. He was dignified and elegant, but also showed a bit of gentleness. He was not as heroic as a man on ordinary days.
Qi Xuansu's clothes were bought by Zhang Yuelu. He was wearing a moon-white robe with gold piping and patterns, square-head cloud shoes with black patterns on a white background, a jade-inlaid belt, and a white jade crown, which actually revealed a bit of chicness.
The young master means that the roughness of the Jianghu people has disappeared.
The two of them stood side by side, looking like a perfect match for each other.
Many people around also noticed the two of them. Most of them recognized Zhang Yuelu, the proud daughter of heaven, but did not recognize Qi Xuansu. They couldn't help but be particularly curious about this young man who was close to Zhang Yuelu, and they all speculated on Qi Xuansu's identity.
Some people say that Qi Xuansu was born in the Yan family, and had already made a marriage contract with Zhang Yuelu, and this time he came to prepare for the marriage.
Some people also say that Qi Xuansu is a young leader of the Qi family of Quanzhen Taoism. This visit to Dazhen Mansion with his elders is to add icing on the cake to the alliance between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoism, and to have a beautiful ending with the marriage of both parties. After all,
It has never been a secret that Qi Zhenren and Zhang Zhenren were on good terms.
Tantai Qiong and Zhang Kuqi arrived a little later and were traveling with Zhang Yuyue and his wife. Those who didn't know better thought that they were a family of four and that Zhang Yuelu was the richest daughter of the Zhang family.