The sixth pass is located in Guide Prefecture, at the border of Chuzhou, Luzhou, Zhongzhou, and Qizhou. It is adjacent to Tianwei Lake in the north, Pengfu in the west, Yunshangfu in the east, and Suning Prefecture in Chuzhou in the south.
, the Grand Canal runs through it, and is known as the "thorough of the five provinces". Since ancient times, it has been the key to the North, the gateway to the South, a battleground for military strategists and a gathering place for merchants.
After passing Guide Prefecture, you will reach the territory of Qizhou.
Qizhou is the core area of Taiping Dao. Since the revival of Taoism, this has been the foundation of Taiping Dao. All the successive heads of Qizhou Dao Palace were born in Taiping Dao, and there has never been an exception.
The current head of Qizhou Daofu is the former head of Beichen Hall. Previously, it was Daoist Qingwei who personally led Qizhou Daofu. It is equivalent to the two people swapping positions.
Although Zhenjing Villa and Qingling Palace are not located in Qizhou, but hang on the Sanxian Island overseas, the ancestral home of the Li family is located in Qizhou. Many Li family members still live scattered in Qizhou, and they are well-deserved Qizhou
The largest clan in the state is even more powerful than the descendants of Confucian saints.
Even if we put aside the foundation and power and just talk about the inheritance and history, the Li family is not inferior to the palace of the saints. Taishang Daozu and Xuansheng are both surnamed Li. The royal family of the Daqi Dynasty is also surnamed Li. The Li family has always been the descendant of Daozu.
The royal family refers to themselves as descendants of this dynasty.
At this point, I have to mention a joke between the three Confucian religions. The Buddha of Buddhism is just the leader of a small country in Bosuzhou. The sage of Confucianism is only posthumously named "Dacheng Supreme Saint King Wenxuan". The Taoist ancestor of Taoism is also posthumous.
However, he was posthumously named "Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan", "Emperor Xuanyuan of the Holy Ancestor Dao", and "Emperor Xiantian Taishang". It is clear which one is higher and which one is lower.
Because of this, the Li family would privately call Xuansheng "Saint Ancestor" and Taishang Daozu "Great Saint Ancestor". However, in formal occasions, they would still call "Xuansheng" and "Taishang Daozu".
If given the choice, Qi Xuansu would not want to set foot in Qizhou.
He felt that he might have a conflict with the Li family. First, in Fengtai County, he ruined the Li family's good deeds, snatched food from the tiger's mouth, and took away the "Xuan Jade." Then he got the favor of Zhang Yuelu, and he was considered an indirect enemy of Li Tianzhen.
Then came the Zixian Mountain incident. He killed Su Ran, which led to the outbreak of the Zixian Mountain case. Even if he couldn't figure it out at the beginning, he can see now that this case is related to the Li family, forcing the Li family to have to
A strong man cuts off his wrist.
No matter which one it was, Qi Xuansu felt that he was seeking death. Adding all three together, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But there was no other way, he had to come, accept the entrustment of others, and do something loyal to others.
In the blink of an eye, the iron ship has arrived at the fifth level, and Xu Kou's trip to visit relatives will soon reach the end. He will disembark at the fifth level and head to Beihai Mansion by land. When the visit to relatives is over, he will also
Taking the flying boat directly from Beihai Prefecture back to Yujing, it can be said that the journey is longer and the journey is shorter.
Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu will continue to go north by boat until they reach Bohai Mansion, where the second pass is located.
The two came to say goodbye at the fifth level, one on the boat and one on the boat.
Xu Kou cupped his hands and said, "I wish you a safe journey."
Qi Xuansu cupped his fists and said, "Send hello to your majesty for me."
Neither of them has a sticky temper, so let's just say goodbye.
The iron ship stayed at the fifth level for two hours. In addition to some passengers disembarking, some passengers also boarded. Most of these passengers were going to Imperial Capital and Bohai Palace.
According to Western parlance, two hours is four hours, almost half a day. Qi Xuansu took Liu Hu to the restaurant on the shore.
The restaurant is a mom-and-pop shop, and the proprietress is a skinny woman, not plump and charming, not flirtatious, just like thousands of ordinary women who are struggling to make a living, acting as waiters and accountants, while the shopkeeper works in the kitchen as a cook...
Qi Xuansu ordered a pot of rice wine, which was not intoxicating. He also ordered some beef to go with the wine. Nowadays, grain output far exceeds that of previous dynasties, so the ban on killing farm cattle has been relaxed, and beef is no longer so rare.
Liu Hu was probably influenced by Xu Kou. Looking at the rice wine being served, he felt a little moved, but was too embarrassed to speak directly.
Qi Xuansu put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "You have to taste it yourself to know whether the wine tastes good or not. You might as well give it a try."
Liu Hu's eyes lit up and he also took a wine glass.
Qi Xuansu filled her glass.
Then Qi Xuansu raised the wine glass in his hand, touched it lightly with Liu Hu, and then each drank the wine in the glass.
Drinking actually depends on the atmosphere. One person drinks alone and is deserted, which is an atmosphere; two people drink together, raising glasses and clinking glasses, all without saying anything, which is an atmosphere; everyone drinks, shouting, laughing and cursing, which is also the atmosphere.
an atmosphere.
Qi Xuansu is not greedy for wine, but he likes the atmosphere of drinking.
While the two of them were drinking, four men came from outside the door, all of them looked unkind and did not look like a kind person.
The rivers and lakes are not a kind place. They fight and kill all day long. No matter what the reason is for killing, killing is always killing, and there is no excuse for it. Therefore, there are few good people in the rivers and lakes. Of course, they are righteous and chivalrous.
Most of the chivalrous people are just like a dog, a person who only cares about profit.
The four of them looked around and walked straight towards Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu.
Qi Xuansu believed that doing more was better than doing less, so he wanted to leave with Liu Hu.
Seeing Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu trying to leave, one of them stepped forward and blocked their way.
This man has a somewhat wretched look, his eyes have been fixed on Liu Hu. Although Liu Hu is just a middle-aged person, he is different from Zhang Yuelu and women from ordinary families.
Moreover, the girl had just grown up and her figure was already slightly undulating. The man only felt that the woman's figure was slim and very attractive.
Qi Xuansu didn't seem to see this person, he walked straight forward and straightened his shoulders, but when he heard a "bang", the man was knocked out by Qi Xuansu.
Several other people were still watching the show, but when they saw their brothers suffering a loss, two more people jumped forward and got in front of Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu, blocking their way.
Qi Xuansu continued to walk forward, as if he hadn't seen the two of them at all. The two men looked at each other, stretched out their hands, and grabbed Qi Xuansu's shoulders. When they saw the fingers of their hands were about to touch Qi Xuansu's shoulders, suddenly
, the figures of the two men rose into the air and flew several feet away.
It wouldn't be a big deal if Qi Xuansu had built up his momentum and then knocked the two of them away. However, Qi Xuansu approached slowly without making any forceful move, but suddenly knocked the two of them away. This was very shocking.
The leading man was horrified when he saw Qi Xuansu calmly knocking the two of them away, knowing that he had offended an expert who shouldn't be offended.
At the same time, Liu Hu had already raised the "Dragon Hand Gun" that Qi Xuansu temporarily lent her, aimed at the three people who fell to the ground, and was about to kill them.
Ever since she started in Jiangling Mansion, and with Qi Xuansu and Xu Kou as "examples", she was not afraid of killing people.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu reached out and pressed the gun barrel.
Liu Hu looked up at Qi Xuansu, somewhat puzzled.
Qi Xuansu just shook his head.
Liu Hu pouted unhappyly, but he was not willful and put away the gun.
Qi Xuansu had a headache. If Liu Hu's temperament were bigger, he didn't know what he would be like.
When the three of them saw Liu Hu taking out the blunderbuss, they were so frightened that they couldn't care about anything else and ran away from the door on a crawl.
Qi Xuansu did not chase him, but walked to the counter and asked the slightly frightened landlady to pay.
By the time the two of them left the restaurant, these people from the world had disappeared.
Liu Hu finally couldn't help but asked: "Why let them go?"
Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied: "From a legal point of view, their crime is not worthy of death. From a profit point of view, killing them will not bring half a peace of mind, and will also lead to a life-threatening lawsuit. It is not worth it."
The most important point is that we have caused enough trouble now, it is best not to cause more trouble."
Liu Hu nodded slightly, thoughtfully.
After the four people rolled and crawled out of the restaurant, they arrived at a guest room in an inn, which had two partitions, inside and outside.
A scholar was sitting on a chair outside. It was Song Luodi who took over the "inn" business, and there were several Jianghu people who luckily escaped. Without Master Pili and Monk Denghua, Song Luodi had become like this
The well-deserved leader of the gang.
"Mr. Song, that man is not someone we can mess with at all. Our brothers almost died in his hands." The leading man started complaining, making a loud sound.
Song Luodi turned a deaf ear and fell into deep thought: "Aren't you going to be fooled?"