Master Tiangang sat in the main seat without saying a word, and it was difficult for the others to speak.
However, there was one exception, and that was the deputy head of Beichen Hall, a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest who was born in the Lu family of Taiping Road, and said softly: "This is rude."
He didn't say specifically who was being disrespectful, but everyone knew it.
Li Mingzhi, who also came from Taiping Road, immediately echoed: "Even if the great master values her, it doesn't mean that she can be so arrogant and rude."
Master Tiangang finally spoke: "Wait for another stick of incense."
The two Taoist priests of the third grade wine ceremony stopped talking.
A seventh-grade Taoist priest on duty lit a stick of incense in the incense burner nearby.
There was silence in Chiming Palace.
When there was still half a stick of incense left, a woman wearing plain Taoist robes entered the Chiming Palace without any trace of panic.
In the eyes of the waiting crowd, they didn't know whether to praise her for her calmness or to scold her for being arrogant.
After the woman entered Chiming Palace, the Taoist priest on duty slammed the door of Chiming Palace tightly.
The woman first saluted Master Tiangang, who was sitting alone in the chair, and then explained: "Master Qi, I accidentally got lost on the way here and was late. Please punish me."
A slight smile appeared on Master Tiangang's face, and he said: "The road to Zifu is indeed a bit complicated. Please pay attention next time and sit down."
At this time, in the Chiming Palace, there is a big table in the middle, which is the main seat. There are two rows of desks on the left and right. Except for Tiangang Master, who is sitting alone in the center, the deputy head of Beichen Hall is sitting at the top of the table on the left, with his head down.
It is Li Mingzhi, the deputy head of the Duzhi Hall. Zhao Jiaowu is sitting in the first place on the right, and the seat at the bottom is empty.
This vacant position is reserved for Zhang Yuelu. The three of them are all third-grade Youyi Taoist priests, but Zhang Yuelu is the fourth-grade Taoist priest of Jijiu. This obviously means that his position is low and his position is high.
Master Tiangang's attitude, the seating arrangements, and the previous casual remarks all showed that Zhang Yuelu was outstanding.
According to the rules, Zhang Yuelu should be humble at this time, saying something like "I don't dare", and then everyone would praise her again before sitting down. But Zhang Yuelu did not show humility, and not only did he not be polite to those below Tiangang Master, he even
Without even looking at it, he calmly walked to the seat and sat down.
Everyone present, especially the three third-grade Youyi Taoist priests, looked a little ugly, but because of the presence of Master Tiangang, they could only endure it.
In this way, Zhang Yuelu happened to be sitting opposite Li Mingzhi.
Li Ming subconsciously looked at Zhang Yuelu, and when their eyes met, Li Mingzhi suddenly froze - Zhang Yuelu's eyes were like cold stars, exuding a chilling air.
This invisible momentum surprised Li Mingzhi, and he couldn't help but put away his previous contempt.
All this was seen by Master Tiangang. The face of the master did not change at all. He just coughed lightly and said: "Let's discuss it."
There was sudden silence in the Chiming Palace, and everyone was sitting upright.
Master Tiangang looked at Zhang Yuelu: "You already know what happened in the Western Regions. I transferred you from Beichen Hall to Tiangang Hall this time just to let you take the lead in this matter. I have already reported it to the Master on duty,
What Da Zhenren means is that considering your age, you should still maintain the rank of fourth-grade Taoist priest, but you can temporarily hold the power of deputy hall master. What do you think?"
In a hall, there is only one hall master, Zhenzhi Zhenren, but there are multiple deputy hall masters, and the number is not fixed. The deputy head master, Dazhenren, has the right to temporarily add deputy hall masters.
Zhang Yuelu stood up and said, "Thank you for your promotion and cultivation. My subordinates have no objections to the great master."
Master Tiangang raised his hand and pressed down, signaling Zhang Yuelu to sit down.
This discussion is mainly about the issue of monsters in the Western Regions. The so-called monsters may not be monsters, but they may also be monsters, similar to bandits, and need to be exterminated. This is the responsibility of Tiangang Hall. Just because of the war in the Western Regions, today's Tiangang Hall
There were insufficient manpower available, and the leader of the hall could not be called upon to act in person, so Master Tiangang asked for Zhang Yuelu from Beichen Hall, so the deputy hall master of Beichen Hall would appear in Chiming Palace.
In addition, it also requires the cooperation of the Taoist Government of the Western Regions and the corresponding funding from the Duzhi Hall. This is why Zhao Jiaowu and Li Mingzhi participated in this discussion.
Today's discussion, to put it bluntly, is a negotiation for Tiangang Hall to allocate resources to other halls. Therefore, Tiangang Master personally presides over it, while other hall halls are represented by deputies.
Master Tiangang looked at Li Mingzhi and said: "Duzhitang is the God of Wealth. This time, the rotating master has added a deputy hall leader. Duzhitang should also allocate corresponding funds. This has been explained by the rotating master.
pass."
Li Mingzhi stood up with a bitter look on his face.
Duzhitang corresponds to the household department of the imperial court and is the hall in charge of money. Each hall has to ask for money from Duzhitang. It has become a habit for Duzhitang to complain and pretend to be poor. However, this time Li Mingzhi not only acted out of habit, but also
It's really quite difficult.
Each deputy hall leader has a fixed quota, with a total of two principals and six deacons. When Zhang Yuelu was in Beichen Hall, he held the position of principal.
If there are only eight people, it is nothing. But under the deacons, there is also a staff. Each deacon must be equipped with at least ten subordinates and as many as dozens of subordinates. Calculated in this way, there are at least sixty people.
prepared by.
Even if we calculate based on the minimum number of sixty people, for example, monthly salary, weapons and equipment, and settling down, not counting subsequent expenses, it still costs 90,000 yuan in peace money.
It's just that Master Tiangang didn't want to listen to Li Mingzhi's complaints. He raised his hand to stop Li Mingzhi's unspoken words and said: "If you have any difficulties, you can go to your hall master to complain. Now I just ask if Duzhitang can ensure that
Will the Taiping money arrive on time?"
Li Mingzhi had no choice but to nod his head.
Master Tiangang turned his attention to Zhao Jiaowu again.
"The Taoist Government of the Western Regions will definitely support it fully." Zhao Jiaowu was very happy. After all, Zhang Yuelu was not only ordered by Master Tiangang personally, but also recognized by the rotating Great Master. The current rotating Great Master is the Quanzhen Taoist Master. As a Quanzhen Taoist, he
Dao disciples, there is no reason not to support the Patriarch's decision.
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The flying boat cannot enter Yujing directly and can only land at a lake outside the city, which is still several miles away from Xuandu.
The city of Yujing feels like spring all year round, but outside the city the weather is cold. A gust of white-haired wind blows by, causing snowflakes to fly like catkins and goose feathers, blowing in the wind.
Among the other passengers on the same airship as Qi Xuansu, some had already put on the wide-sleeved double-breasted crane cloaks or cloaks that had been prepared long ago, and some were dressed in single clothes with fluttering long sleeves. They had obviously reached the point where the cold and heat could not invade them.
Qi Xuansu had no corresponding preparations and could only rely on luck to withstand the cold air.
To put it bluntly, luckily he was born with a talent. If he had been born with a talent, he might have been frozen to death on the way and couldn't even get through the door of Yujing.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu felt a warm feeling coming from the mezzanine on his chest, and quickly reached out and took out an apricot-yellow talisman from his arms. This is an improved version of the Zi-Mother Talisman. One person holds the Child Talisman, and the other person holds the Mother Talisman.
The disadvantage of having face-to-face conversations thousands of miles apart is that only the mother talisman can actively contact the child talisman, and the child talisman cannot actively contact the mother talisman. Moreover, it is expensive, with a set costing 100 Taiping.
Qi Xuansu and Qiniang have a total of three sets of mother and child talismans in their hands. Qi Niang holds two mother talismans and one child talisman, while Qi Xuansu holds two child talismans and one mother talisman.
Considering Qiniang's stinginess and Qi Xuansu's poverty, of course she would not be so extravagant. These three sets of Zimu talismans were actually issued by the Qingping Association once a year. Qiniang originally planned to sell them for money, but Qi Xuansu sternly stopped her, so she saved them.
When Qi Xuansu got up, a talisman on Qi Xuansu's body sensed it, and naturally it was Qiniang's "letter".
Qi Xuansu found a deserted place with no wind, poured his true energy into the talisman in his hand, used the talisman as firewood, and burned a ball of flame. It was not hot and hot, and only the shadow of Qiniang's upper body appeared in the firelight.
, only the size of a palm, slightly distorted as the flames danced, as if watching people through the fire.
Qiniang's voice came out from the firelight, also slightly distorted: "Tianyuan, where have you been?"
Qi Xuansu glanced at the majestic city in the distance and replied: "I am in the ancestral court. I just got off the flying boat. Is there something wrong?"
"Feizhou? You are so willing. I thought you would walk there." Qiniang smiled, "Since you have arrived at the ancestral court, it will be easy. After you arrive in Yujing, go to Nanhuafang first.
The head of Tiangang Hall named Sun Yongfeng will arrange for you to enter Tiangang Hall."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "I remember that if I want to enter the Tiangang Hall, I need the deputy hall master's personal approval. You have found a master this time. Is it really possible?"
"Of course it wouldn't work under normal circumstances."
Because of the limited time, Qiniang did not sell it this time: "This time is different. Tiangang Hall has a new deputy hall master. This deputy hall master used to be the head of Beichen Hall. He was just transferred to Tiangang Hall. He is new to Tiangang Hall. There are many
We are not familiar with the matter, so the person in charge below is responsible, which gives us the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes."
Qi Xuansu understood: "Qiniang, do you mean that I will work under the new deputy hall master in the future?"
"Yes." Qiniangshen said mysteriously, "I'll tell you another insider information. This new deputy hall master is a great beauty. She is not yet twenty-five years old this year."
Qi Xuansu was startled, and then his face changed slightly: "Qiniang, the deputy hall master you are talking about is not the genius who has reached the stage of returning to his true form at a young age, right?"
"You guessed it, it's her." Qiniang said with a smile, "Her name is Zhang Yuelu, she has some relationship with the Zhang family of Dazhen Mansion, but she is just a remote branch, not a eldest lady. She can achieve her current status mainly because of her own efforts. As for her own success.
Her cultivation level is indeed much higher than yours. As far as I know, she is not a qigong practitioner, a martial artist, or an alchemist, nor is she a loser like you who has no future, but a banished immortal."
"Exiled the Immortal!" Qi Xuansu was slightly surprised.
If warriors correspond to human immortals, alchemists correspond to ghost immortals, and qi alchemists correspond to earth immortals, then banished immortals correspond to heavenly immortals, and their status is far above ordinary martial arts, alchemists, and qi alchemists, not to mention the bottom-ranked Sanren.
Yeah, there's no comparison at all.
Correspondingly, banished immortals are also very rare, and can even be said to be very uncommon, truly one in ten thousand.
Only then did Qi Xuansu understand why the ancestral court would give a semi-immortal object for the first time. It turned out to be such a reason. This also meant that as long as Zhang Yuelu did not die prematurely, it was a certainty that Zhang Yuelu would be promoted to heaven, and he was even expected to become the thirty-sixth one.