Pei Xiaolou did not stay long. He had to return to Wuxu Palace. If nothing unexpected happened, the second deputy palace master who was in charge of "Little Tiangang" had already learned about this and would come to see Pei Xiaolou soon.
Of course, the deputy palace master is not here to compete with Pei Xiaolou, and he will not even speak for Cen Li. He is more interested in understanding the situation and feeling Pei Xiaolou's attitude to see if Pei Xiaolou is using the topic to target himself, or just just
Targeting Cen Li personally.
The difference is naturally quite large, and Pei Xiaolou came to Xijing Mansion this time with an errand. Although the Earth Master was still in Yujing and had not returned, Pei Xiaolou was ordered by the Earth Master to inspect the Quanzhen Taoism on his behalf.
Various Taoist offices and Taoist palaces within the territory are responsible for detecting illegal activities.
This time it was just a routine matter. The Earth Master had no plans to vigorously rectify the internal affairs of Quanzhen Dao at the critical moment of competing for the Grand Master. Pei Xiaolou understood this and would not be troubled.
However, we can't be too perfunctory. If there are no problems after a week of inspection, it really can't be justified. It happened that "Little Tiangang" hit Pei Xiaolou's gun, so it's no wonder that Pei Xiaolou, he will definitely take this matter to make a big deal.
Make a fuss.
As for the second deputy palace master, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. This kind of thing is usually done in advance. When the inspection master comes down, all the masters will restrain their subordinates. If still
If something goes wrong, you can't blame others. You can only blame yourself for your lack of strict control and your own people's lack of foresight.
There is an old saying that goes well, don't fight the greedy people, don't fight the lazy people, only fight the short-sighted people.
This time, "Little Tiangang" is not short-sighted. The second deputy palace master probably hates Cen Li to death. Although the Earth Master does not plan to vigorously rectify the Quanzhen Dao, it means that his position as a real person is still stable, but a "
There is no escape from the charge of "neglect of oversight".
At the level of the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, the merit and demerit system of the Taoist sect no longer makes much sense, because the number of places for Shenzhi Zhenren is limited.
The Taiyi Taoist priest of the third grade was demoted to the Youyi Taoist priest of the third grade. He would either stay put or fight to the end.
However, it is difficult to rise or fall in rank, but there are still positions. There is a gap between the second deputy palace master and the first deputy palace master. There are also a small number of ordinary real people who can serve as the palace master. The position of palace master, being charged with "negligence", still affects
Job promotion.
For Qi Xuansu, as long as Pei Xiaolou continues to target "Xiao Tiangang", the people of "Xiao Tiangang" will be too busy to take care of themselves. They will neither have the energy to retaliate against themselves nor dare to take action against Pei Xiaolou.
There is a possibility that Cen Li will be safe if no one stands up for him.
As for the future, who can say clearly what will happen in the future?
Shortly after Pei Xiaolou left, the proprietress of the inn came over.
When Qi Xuansu stayed at the hotel, he had never seen the landlady. There was only one steward at the counter. Because the Taiping Inn was too large, the landlady did not show up in person. This time, it was because of Pei Xiaolou.
Only then did he come to see Qi Xuansu.
The landlady bowed to Qi Xuansu: "I am Liu Yuchun, who is melancholy and springy. I have met the young master."
Qi Xuansu stood up and returned the salute with one hand: "I don't dare to call you young master. Moreover, I am injured and cannot perform the full salute. I hope you will forgive me."
Liu Yuchun looked at Qi Xuansu for a moment and said, "You haven't asked me your surname yet?"
Qi Xuansu said: "My surname is Wei and my given name is Wugui."
"There is a ghost in the surname, but no ghost in the name." Liu Yuchun laughed, and then asked tentatively, "Are Mr. Wei and Mr. Pei an old acquaintance?"
Qi Xuansu was not surprised and said: "Mainly because of the elders in the family, Pei Zhenren and..."
Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and said, "Pei Zhenren and my mother are old acquaintances."
"I see." Liu Yuchun suddenly said, "Then you are his junior. I thought we were friends for the past year."
Qi Xuansu said nothing.
With his current level of cultivation, it is too unrealistic to have any friendship with a real person, but if it is because of the elders in the family, it is very reasonable. And in fact, it is indeed the case. Pei Xiaolou does not look down upon Qi Xuansu.
At first glance, it was Zhang Yuelu who really made Pei Xiaolou look at him differently. The key was Qiniang, so it couldn't be considered a lie.
As for recognizing Qiniang as your mother, there is nothing you can do about it. If it is any other relationship, you will inevitably have to waste more words to explain the relationship between the two, and more words will make mistakes. But if it is a mother-child relationship, no one will ask again.
It is only natural for a mother to love her children.
Liu Yuchun began to think about whether there was a family named Wei within Quanzhen Taoism.
Not to mention, there really is a family that can be traced back to the time when Xuansheng Zhongxing Taoism was established. However, she remembered that the Wei family was very thin and there seemed to be no decent men in this generation. However, the women of the Wei family were very powerful.
She married into the royal family and is now a noble concubine.
Regarding this point, Taoism is still very different from the imperial court. Taoism, whether in the past or now, upholds neutrality in matters between husband and wife. This neutrality comes from Buddhism and the secular world. The secular world is one man, one wife and multiple concubines, while Buddhism is all about one man, one wife and multiple concubines.
Marriage is prohibited except for Buddhist branches who like to practice dual cultivation. Taoism is between the two. Except for Taoist priests who are monks of Quanzhen Taoism, they can form Taoist couples, but there is no such thing as concubine, that is, one husband and one wife.
Some people also say that one of Xuansheng's teachers, the Earth Master who once attacked Dazhen Mansion, has two wives. One is that this Earth Master is famous for his unscrupulous behavior. Even when he attacked Dazhen Mansion,
Planning the change in the Imperial Capital, killing the great witch and Xuansheng, all these things can be done, not to mention a few rules. Secondly, this earth master was born in the royal family before joining the Taoist sect. He has the dignity of a prince, and he still mostly acts according to secular rules.
Lord. So this is just an example and cannot represent the Taoism.
Because of this, Taoist women are generally unwilling to marry someone from the imperial court. Who wants to share the same husband with someone else? Not every woman is willing to engage in intrigues, unless the Taoist woman's natal family or her apprentice is powerful and can force the man not to take a concubine.
In addition, the different concepts caused by the different environments between the two have also resulted in a more conservative atmosphere among Taoist people compared to the imperial court. This can be regarded as overkill.
During the rebellion of the ancient Taiping Dao thousands of years ago, the Taoist Fang Zhongshu was extremely chaotic. There were no taboos between male and female believers. Even the husband would practice in front of his wife, and the wife would practice double cultivation with other believers in front of her husband. It is different from today
The secret society is no different. It can be regarded as the dark history of Taoism and has been criticized by others.
As a result, Taoist sects in later generations began to imitate the asceticism of the sect, and the Quanzhen Taoism of becoming a monk and not marrying came into being.
After the failure of the ancient Taiping Dao uprising, it has been destroyed. Today's Taiping Dao is the new Taiping Dao that integrates hundreds of schools of thought. Although it still bears the name of Taiping Dao, it is no longer the same thing as it used to be. Just like the Celestial Master
After the collapse of the sect, the re-established Zhengyiyi lineage was still in charge of the Zhang family's Celestial Master lineage, but it also underwent considerable changes.
It is said that after the Tianshi Sect defeated the ancient witch sect, it was divided into thirty-six levels, which was more strict than the nine-level and twelve-level Taoism today. Moreover, politics and religion were integrated, and those who came to learn Taoism were initially called "ghost soldiers" and were subject to
If one has believed in this Taoism, it is called "Sacrificing Wine" and leads each tribe; those who lead many people are called "Zhitou Dajiu Sacrifice". No senior officials are appointed, but local government affairs are managed with sacrificial wine. The people are taught to be honest and not cheat, and the patients are asked to surrender themselves to their faults;
Those who break the law will be forgiven three times, and if they do it again, they will be punished; if it is a minor offense, they will have to build a road for a hundred steps to atone for their sins. In addition, according to the "Moon Order", killing and drinking are prohibited when all things are growing in spring and summer.
He also built a righteous house, placed righteous rice and meat in it, and provided it to passers-by for free. He also claimed that if you get too much, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick.
However, today, these rules have been abandoned by Zhengdao, and titles such as "Ghost Soldier" are not heard by people. Only "Sacrifice Wine" has been passed down, and gradually evolved into today's four-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priests.
But there is an exception, and that is marrying into the royal family. At this point, although the Li family controls half of the queens' positions, there are still many other Taoist disciples who marry into the royal family, or become the other half of the queens, or become concubines with Li
The queen of the family competed. The royal family was also happy to do this. Firstly, it could strengthen the connection with the Taoist sect. After all, the royal family was also a member of the Taoist sect in the past and had the deputy head master Dazhenren and the headmaster’s wife. The second was to restrict the Li family and prevent the Li family from
A single family monopolizes the Daxuan Palace.
Qi Xuansu observed his words and added softly: "I lost my father when I was young, so I took my mother's surname."
Liu Yuchun nodded.
That's right.
What Qi Xuansu said was not entirely a lie. Master and disciple are like father and son, and it is true that the master has passed away. This is why the young man lost his father. The name "Wei Wugui" was given by Qiniang, and there is no problem in following his mother's surname.
I still owe it to Qiniang’s teachings. When people are in the world, they are bound to tell lies, but you must not make up lies out of thin air. It will be difficult to justify yourself, and there will be too many loopholes and loopholes, and it will be easy for others to see through. It is best to have nine truths and one lie.
There is some basis, at least it is logical, it can be justified, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.
After Liu Yuchun felt that he had figured out the general origin of Qi Xuansu, he stood up and said goodbye: "If Master Wei needs anything, just give me your instructions. I will leave first."
Qi Xuansu also took the initiative to see her off, looking at the graceful back of the landlady disappearing outside the courtyard gate, thoughtfully.