It was getting late, and Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu decided to stay in Wanshou Chongyang Palace for one night, and then go down the mountain tomorrow morning.

There is a place in the Chongyang Palace in Wanshou that specializes in entertaining guests. The famous work is Taiping Temple, which makes people think of Taiping Tao. However, Taiping Temple has nothing to do with Taiping Tao. It is called this name, which is considered a "guest room".

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu came to Taiping Temple and each asked for a room, but the specifications were different. Zhang Yuelu lived in a suite of a high-grade Taoist priest, while Qi Xuansu lived in a single room, and the two were quite far apart, as if they were afraid that Qi Xuansu would be ill of evil.

The next morning, Qi Xuansu woke up from entering meditation, pushed the door open and saw a person sitting by the stone table in the yard. It turned out to be Pei Xiaolou.

"Zhengren Pei?" Qi Xuansu was a little surprised, "You came back from Yujing? When did you come back?"

"It was less than half an hour after I came back. I heard that you happened to come to the Wanshou Chongyang Palace, so I came directly." Pei Xiaolou did not hide his fatigue, not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.

Qi Xuansu sat directly on the stone bench next to the stone table and asked, "Where is Zhenren Lei? Haven't you come back with you?"

Pei Xiaolou said: "The seven-person investigation team except for Zhang Qingxiao and Li Tianlan, there are still seven people. Because I have the least connection and are from the Chongyang Palace in Wanshou, I am the first to end the questioning. It will take some time for the other six people. Xiao Huan is the leader of the seven-person investigation team and may have to be delayed until the end, but my brother said that there is no big problem and asked me to come back first. I dare not refuse to follow, so I can only take one step first."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What is the result of the Jinque discussion?"

"What else can it be?" Pei Xiaolou sighed, "A bunch of mud and quarrel with each other, they are all backers. As long as they don't make such a big mistake as escape, they won't be like this. It's nothing more than just remembering demerits and holding accountable accountable. At most, it's a crime of misunderstanding. Li Tianlan, the old fox, could understand that when he finally besieged the true king of Siming, he could cover up all his ugly things. With this, others would be able to speak for him."

This was not beyond Qi Xuansu's expectations. Just thinking that he had spent so much effort in Jinling Mansion and ended up like this, Qi Xuansu was still a little disappointed.

Qi Xuansu remembered something, took out the "voice sign" he had backed up and explained the story in detail. Because Pei Xiaolou was an insider, Qi Xuansu had no reservations.

After hearing this, Pei Xiaolou put away the "voice talisman" and nodded: "No big problem, just leave it to me. I will work with Zhenren Xu to handle the case together. After all, it involves the auxiliary of Wuxu Palace. It is reasonable that we two assistants of the Wanshou Chongyang Palace will come forward together."

Qi Xuan Suche

Let go of your heart.

Pei Xiaolou changed the subject: "By the way, there is another thing, it is about you and Zhang Qingxiao. You go and invite her, I will tell you together."

Just as Qi Xuansu was about to get up, he heard Zhang Yuelu's voice coming from outside the courtyard: "No need, I'll come uninvited."

After saying that, Zhang Yuelu had already walked into the yard. She was looking for Qi Xuansu, but she didn't expect that Pei Xiaolou was here too.

"It's just right." Pei Xiaolou waved to Zhang Yuelu, signaling her to sit down and talk.

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu sat on one side, Pei Xiaolou sat on the other side alone, and then he took out two pieces of green vine paper from the Sumeru object and slapped the stone table.

Qingteng Paper is a special paper for the Taoist sect to write Qingci. The materials used are very precious and expensive. The fires ignited when the burning sacrifice to the heavens are blue and red, and the smoke rising also presents a colorful light, which is very beautiful.

The official official letters of Taoist sect are all made of green vine paper.

"What is this?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Pei Xiaolou held two pieces of green vine paper with his hands: "Appointment letter, one copy for each person." As he said that, he sent the green vine paper facing Zhang Yuelu forward.

Zhang Yuelu took the green vine paper, but unexpectedly, she was indeed promoted to the third-grade Youyi Taoist Priest, and her rank and position finally corresponded to her position, no longer as the position of the fourth-grade Taoist Priest, the senior-level deputy hall master.

Zhang Yuelu's expression was very calm and there was no surprise. After all, it was expected that it was just an improvement in the grade, with more monthly banking and subsidies, and the various benefits they enjoyed were further improved, and the various discounts were even greater. For Zhang Yuelu, this was of course a good thing, but it was not worth being too excited.

Pei Xiaolou said: "The formal third-grade Youyi Taoist priest talisman corresponding to the 'Zhongji Sutra' will take some time, but this matter has been completely decided. From now on, you can't be called Master Zhang anymore, but you should be called Zhang Gaogong. In the past fifty years, you have been the youngest high-level thrift master."

Zhang Yuelu was not proud of herself and just said, "It's a blessing for Zhenren Pei."

Zhenren Pei pushed another piece of green vine paper in front of Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu took the green vine paper, and although he had expected it, he couldn't help but smile a little.

Extraordinary promotion!

The fourth-rank priest of the wine priest.

From fifth-grade Taoist priest to fourth

It is a threshold for priests to sing for wine. Just like the difference between a Jinshi and a Juren in the court, Juren can certainly be an official, but basically he can only be an eighth-rank county magistrate and a teacher, and he is more lucky. If he can be a seventh-rank county magistrate, he will be in the end. Even if he has a great fortune and is appreciated by the emperor, he will be at most a minister or a chief official in the border area. No one can be a minister of the cabinet and a minister. Even if he is a minister of the church, he will be a few of them.

In the Taoist sect, the fourth-rank Taoist priest is a high-ranking Taoist priest, and is expected to be among the real people. Among the ranks of the real people and even the great real people of Pingzhang, there is a bright future. Moreover, as long as he does not make big mistakes, he can get a real person and retire to the mountains and forests at the least. Pei Huijian is no longer a dream. If he is lucky and has a chance, he will be ranked in the Golden Palace in many years.

Pei Xiaolou smiled and said, "The same is true for you. The official fourth-grade Taoist priest priest priest, corresponding to the 'first true scripture ritual', will take some time, but you can change your words and call you Master Qi in the future."

Qi Xuansu served as the chief Taoist priest as a fifth-rank Taoist priest, but in fact he was also a high-ranking position, so he was promoted to the fourth-rank Taoist priest but returned to normal and did not have to adjust his new position. At most, he would change from a short-ranking chief to a real power chief, or a chief, and would not become a deputy chief, deputy chief, and auxiliary manager.

Qi Xuansu smiled: "Master Qi is not as good as Zhenren Qi."

"You guy is not very ambitious." Pei Xiaolou laughed and scolded, "You haven't even been promoted to Qingxiao, are you thinking about getting promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest?"

Qi Xuansu waved his hand: "When I become a real person, I guess Qingxiao will be the real person of Shenzhi."

Pei Zhenren did not deny this: "I think the position of the master of the Jiangnan Daofu is good. All the Shenzhi Zhenren from Cihang's lineage must take this position."

Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but cough.

Qi Xuansu turned the topic very thoughtfully: "By the way, how are the treatment of the fourth-rank priest priests?"

Zhang Yuelu didn't care much, but he couldn't ignore it. After all, there was only one hundred peaceful money left on him.

Pei Xiaolou said: "I roughly calculated that the fourth-rank priest of Ziweitang can have 200 yuan of sacred money per month. With various subsidies, a total of 300 yuan of sacred money is 3600 yuan of sacred money per year."

Qi Xuansu was surprised and happy: "Is this too much? I went to hang out in the world, going in the wind and rain, tied my head to the belt, and I could not make this money in a year."

Pei Xiaolou explained:

"The reason why it is set so high is mainly to maintain integrity and eliminate all kinds of corruption. In the past, many people were arrested for corruption and argued that their salary was too low and they were not full, so they had to be greedy. Now, the price increase is more than enough to support the family and the family. If they are still greedy, there is no other statement."

Qi Xuansu calculated and asked, "A fourth-rank priest priest, 3600 peace money a year, ten are 36,000 peace money, one hundred are 36,000 peace money, one thousand are 360,000 peace money, one thousand are 360,000 peace money. I remember that there are more than 3,000 Taoist priests in total, and based on 3,000, that is 10 million peace money. This is not the expenses of other Taoist priests and spiritual officials. Will the financial pressure on the Taoist sect be too great?"

Pei Xiaolou said: "First, not all Taoist priests have such high silver, and not all Taoist priests have subsidies. You first have the highest subsidies among the Tiangang Hall, and then you go to Ziwei Hall, and the highest silver among the nine halls, and the treatment of the nine halls is much higher than that of the local Taoist priests. Most of the fourth-grade Taoist priests cannot get your amount, and they are usually only 1,500 Taiping Money."

"For another example, you had a candidate for priests and prepared subsidies for priests, but these two subsidies are very stuck for age, and not many people can get them, so the account is not calculated like this. The expenses of more than 3,000 fourth-grade priests are actually around five million Taiping money."

"Secondly, the number of spiritual officials is more than that of Taoist priests, but the silver is far less than that of Taoist priests. According to the statistics of Duzhitang, the annual income of Taoist sect is about 10 million Taiping money, and 35 million Taiping money is needed to provide all Taoist priests and spiritual officials in the Taoist sect, and the spiritual officials only account for about one-third."

"There is that most of the Taoist priests spend money on Taoist sects, such as the expenses of renting houses in Yujing, Tianjitang, Huashengtang, and daily food, clothing, housing and transportation. This is a big return, which is equivalent to the meat rotting in the pot."

"Third, the higher the level of Taoist priests, the better the treatment, but the fewer the number of people. There are more than 3,000 Taoist priests in the fourth grade, but less than 500 Taoist priests in the third grade. When they reach the level of the second grade Taiyi Taoist priest, the number is even stuck. There are 108 ordinary real people and 36 people in the knowledge of the real people, which adds up to less than 200. The level of the big real people can be counted by fingers, and the big real people have private property, so they don't receive any silver."

"About this, there is financial pressure, but it has not yet reached the point where it cannot be maintained. Now Daomen can have a surplus of about 10 million yuan every year. As long as the sea trade that accounts for the majority of the income is not surprising, there will be no big problem."
Chapter completed!