Zhang Yuelu did not go home immediately after drinking. He went to Mount Yuzhu again. It was already noon when he returned home.
Yujing City is located on Yuxu Peak, and Yuzhu Peak is the sister peak of Yuxu Peak. There are thirty-six suspended platforms between the two peaks, and the platforms are connected by iron cables to form a suspension bridge.
If you want to go from Yuxu Peak to Yuzhu Peak, those with sufficient cultivation will have to walk against the wind, while those with poor cultivation will need to cross the bridge on a rope. However, the mountain wind at the top of Kunlun is fierce.
His lips were blue and his face was pale from the cold. The iron rope was swaying, making it extremely difficult to walk.
Zhang Yuelu still remembers the first time he crossed the rope bridge. The iron chain under his feet was constantly shaking in the wind. Under the iron rope was the abyss. At a glance, there was no bottom at all, and only thin clouds could be seen lingering around the waist of the mountain peak.
At that time, Zhang Yuelu was so frightened that she made others laugh, so she regarded crossing the rope bridge as a way to strengthen her mind and had to face the difficulties.
At first, Zhang Yuelu was so scared that she almost moved forward step by step on the rope bridge. Now, she is crossing the bridge on the iron ropes used as guardrails without any ripples in her heart.
As for Yuzhu Peak, there are also people living there, mostly ascetic Taoists. Therefore, Yuzhu Peak has roughly maintained its original appearance. There are only a few caves here and there, and there are no formations. The cold wind is howling, which is completely different from the Yuxu Peak with its numerous palaces.
different.
Zhang Yuelu wanted to visit a friend at first, but when he arrived at the door, he suddenly felt that he had lost interest in meeting him, so he returned to Yuxu Peak along the same route.
Zhang Yuelu's parents are not in Yujing. Apart from her, there is only an old Taoist couple in the family who are responsible for taking care of her daily life.
The couple were not servants in the homes of rich and powerful people in the world, but hired servants. The Taoist sect strictly prohibited the abuse of servants. Once discovered, they would be severely punished. Previously, it was revealed that a third-grade Taoist priest abused a servant.
He was ordered to resign from all positions and was demoted from the third rank of Youyi Taoist Priest to the fourth rank of Jijiu Taoist Priest.
Generally speaking, Taoist disciples from aristocratic families will be followed by reliable servants sent by their families. However, Zhang Yuelu is not really a disciple of the aristocratic family. Her surname is Zhang Bujia, but she is not a core direct descendant of the Zhang family. She is just a remote branch, so she is
Daomen hired people to help Zhang Yuelu handle his life. After all, the director of Beichen Hall and the deputy head of Tiangang Hall were not idle errands, and they did not have so much time to deal with various chores.
The couple were previously employed by Beichen Hall. After Zhang Yuelu was transferred from Beichen Hall to Tiangang Hall, they were also transferred to Tiangang Hall. Each person could receive a commission of three yuan of Taiping money from Tiangang Hall every month.
Zhang Yuelu is not arrogant. She can drink with Qi Xuansu, whom she has just met, and naturally she will not boss around the servants. Therefore, the three of them get along well. This childless old couple has always regarded Zhang Yuelu as a junior.
, take good care of.
Zhang Yuelu was just about to take a nap when Aunt He heard the news and came over. She smelled the smell of alcohol on Zhang Yuelu from afar and couldn't help but said: "Girl, have you been drinking?"
Zhang Yuelu shook the wine glass with his hand and said with a smile: "A little bit."
"How can there be a girl like you in the world, who goes out drinking alone at night." Aunt He still had the thoughts of the older generation, "If word gets out, your reputation will be lost."
Zhang Yuelu said nonchalantly: "I am a Taoist priest with a dignified fourth-grade wine offering, not a wealthy lady who never leaves the door. I just drink some wine. It doesn't matter. There is no monastery in Yujing City, otherwise I would really
You just have to get to know it.”
Aunt He hurriedly said: "The more you talk about it, the more enthusiastic you become. Stop it now."
While talking, Aunt He helped Zhang Yuelu take off his clothes and prepared to wash them with water to remove the alcohol smell.
Zhang Yuelu changed into a close-fitting middle coat and casually wore a snowflake armor.
Aunt He held the clothes that Zhang Yuelu had changed and said: "By the way, in the evening, when the girl was not here, a fourth-grade manager sent a booklet, saying what the first batch of candidates was, and I put it in the study for the girl.
Yes. He also said that the second batch of lists will be sent to the girl before August 15th at the latest."
Zhang Yuelu said "Oh" and walked to the study.
Zhang Yuelu's study room is not big, and the four walls are different. On one side is a bookshelf, stacked with books, and on the other side is a multi-treasure cylindrical cabinet, which contains a gilt bronze clock, a telescope, a model of an iron ship, and other items. The door is opened on the wall facing the sun.
Open the window, opposite the door, and place a yellow sandalwood-topped horizontal desk against the wall, with a sword stand and an ancient sword placed horizontally.
On the desk, in addition to the brush washer, pen holder, inkstone and other items from the study room, there is also a thick booklet, which is the list Aunt He mentioned.
Zhang Yuelu sat behind the desk, picked up the list and flipped through it.
Then her eyes suddenly focused and she saw a name.
Qi Xuansu.
Will it be the same person? Or the same name?
Zhang Yuelu followed the directory index and found the page of Qi Xuansu's file.
Standard Taoist official documents, from right to left, top to bottom.
Name: Qi Xuansu. Remarks: The pseudonym is Tianyuan.
Age: twenty-four years old. Note: The date of adoption of abandoned babies at the Wanxiang Daogong Yoyotang shall prevail.
Grade: Seventh-grade Taoist priest. Notes: Evaluation in the past three years: above average, above average, above average.
Origin: Class A, Bingzi Year, Wanxiang Taoist Palace. Remarks: Excellent grades upon graduation.
Inherited by: Qi Haoran. Remarks: The Taoist priest of the Fourth Grade Jijiu died unexpectedly.
Position: None. Remarks: Taoist You Fang.
Address: No. 18, Shibei Lane, Changzhen Street, Haichanfang. Note: I do not live here, but mostly travel.
Inheritance: Sanren.
Cultivation: The Kunlun stage of an innate person. Notes: The realm of Sanren inner elixir.
Affiliation: Zhengyiyi. Remarks: Never accepted.
Taoist couple: None. Note: If you are not a monk, you can marry on your own.
Child disciples: None. Note: No qualifications to accept disciples.
Past penalty record: None.
Past meritorious service record: None.
Comprehensive evaluation: B. Remarks: There are four levels in total.
Opinion of the principal: Recommend hiring.
The deputy hall leader’s opinion: Empty.
This is my initial opinion. In the end, we have to look at the facial examination on August 16th. However, if Zhang Yuelu approves it, the facial examination on August 16th can be omitted.
The so-called "face examination", "face" is connected with "唔", and the original meaning is to make an effort to examine. Later it gradually evolved into an interview, which means a face-to-face examination.
Zhang Yuelu looked at this page of files with a faint smile on his face.
There really is no place in life where we don’t meet each other.
She took out a red pen from the pen holder and wrote the word "accurate" under the column of "Deputy Hall Master's Opinion".
…
"Ah sneeze!"
Qi Xuansu, who had just woken up, sneezed and felt a little strange in his heart. After becoming a congenital person, he could not be harmed by ordinary diseases, but could still catch a cold? Or was the root cause of the disease in Fengtai County?
There is never anyone talking about you.
Could it be Qiniang?
Qi Xuansu thought about this, took out Qiniang's second-hand pocket watch, and looked at the time.
Three quarters past noon.
It's getting late.
Qi Xuansu planned to spend an afternoon tidying up the yard inside and out.
This is not a small project. There are countless layers of fallen leaves all over the yard, and the bottom layer has almost turned into mud. It will take a long time.
As for the enemies.
Shen Yuxi is already dead, and they say that the best thing about Shen Yuxi is to help Shen Yuxi get revenge, and they will not care about Shen Yuxi's other bad things.
Beichen Tang concluded that Shen Yuxi died at the hands of the Qingpinghui. As long as Qi Xuansu did not reveal his relationship with the Qingpinghui, no one would link him to Shen Yuxi's case. Who made Shen Yuxi make enemies everywhere? There were many enemies. With his
The weight is not enough for the Shen family to mobilize all the troops to screen all the suspects.
The reason why Qi Xuansu is unwilling to come back is mostly because of being touched by the situation. Just the word "poor" disqualifies people from being sad for spring and autumn. To put it bluntly, just being alive is already exhausting all one's strength.
.Although this statement is hypocritical, it is not unreasonable.
A leisurely afternoon, a sunny afternoon.
Qi Xuansu rolled up his sleeves and cleaned the courtyard.
Zhang Yuelu sat behind the desk and continued to look through the files one after another in boredom.
Except for Qi Xuansu, no one else could attract Zhang Yuelu's attention. Even if Qi Xuansu could attract Zhang Yuelu's attention, it was because the two had already met once.
Just when Zhang Yuelu was thinking about going to sleep for a while, another person's file attracted her attention. Unlike Qi Xuansu's file, this person's file was not as thin as Qi Xuansu's. This person had two pages.
Name: Xu Kou. Remarks: Nicknamed Xiao Yan Luo.
Age: Thirty years old.
Grade: Sixth-grade Taoist priest. Notes: Evaluation in the past three years, middle or lower, upper or lower.
Origin: Qingluan Guard. Notes: Born in a family of Qingluan Guard soldiers for generations.
Inheritance: None. Remarks: Served as Qingluan Guard Baihu.
Position: Former Taoist Priest of Qizhou Daofu. Remarks: Recommended by Qizhou Daofu.
Address: Unknown. Remarks: People from Beihai Prefecture, Qizhou.
Inheritance: Wufu.
Cultivation: The Jade Void stage of an innate person. Notes: The realm derived from the flesh and blood of a martial artist.
Affiliated to: Taiping Road.
Taoist couple: He had a wife. Note: He was not a member of the Taoist sect and has died.
Child disciples: None. Note: No qualifications to accept disciples.
Past punishment records: He was demoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest for torturing a prisoner to death. He was given a demerit for disobeying orders. He was given a major demerit for acting rashly, causing the evildoer to escape. He was beaten and fought with fellow disciples with weapons.
, causing his fellow disciples to become disabled, and he was demoted to the seventh-grade Taoist priest. Because he contradicted and insulted his superiors, he was demoted to the eighth-grade Taoist priest. Note: This record is a simplified version, and the relevant files need to be consulted for details.
Past meritorious service records: Capture a leader of the Qing Ping Hui, record "Xuan Zi Gong" once, and be promoted to a fifth-grade Taoist priest. Solve the case of a demon preacher from Zuo Dao in Beihai Prefecture, record a "Huang Zi Gong" once, and be promoted to a seventh-grade Taoist priest. Behead.
During the Kunlun period, the four Zuo Taoist demons were recorded as "Yellow Character Gong" once and were promoted to sixth-grade Taoist priests. Note: This record is a simplified version, and the details need to be consulted in the relevant archives.
Comprehensive evaluation: C. Remarks: There are four levels in total.
Chief opinion: It is recommended to use it with caution.
The deputy hall leader’s opinion: Empty.
In addition to annual assessments and special promotions, there is also a merit and demerit system for promotion within the Taoist sect.
The fault system includes demerit recording, major demerit recording, demotion, and expulsion from Taoism. For example, the third-grade Taoist priest who caused a scandal of abusing his servants was demoted.
The merit recording system is divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. Heaven is the highest and Huang is the lowest.
The same thing is that both merits and demerits can be accumulated. When small merits are accumulated into great merits, the grade can be upgraded. When small faults are accumulated into big faults, a downgrade is imminent.
Zhang Yuelu twirled the ink pen in his hand and muttered: "It's a thorn, but it's also a double-edged sword."
Finally, Zhang Yuelu wrote a bright red word "accurate" in the column of the deputy hall master's opinion.