Qi Xuansu has heard of Taoist priests who can exorcise demons, catch ghosts, and subjugate demons. He has also heard of Taoist teachers and moral gentlemen. Is this the first time he has heard of Taoist defenders, or Taoist defenders?
In fact, no matter what it is called, Qi Xuansu thinks that the simple summary of this job is to wipe out illegal brothels without licenses and put an end to disguised prostitution behaviors such as forcing girls into prostitution or raising thin horses. This is also a principle. You can engage in this special business, but you must have personal freedom.
, employment is voluntary, which also corresponds to the imperial court's abolition of humble status and Taoism's promotion of equality.
Strictly speaking, this should have been an errand for the Superintendent of Police, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and the Jiaofang Division, but for some unknown reason, perhaps due to a moral issue, it ended up on the side of the Imperial Palace.
The two parties jointly handled the case.
Of course, Shi Bingyun did not ask Qi Xuansu to do this all the time. Even if he did it all the time, there would be no need for four hundred spiritual officers. The main thing was to let Qi Xuansu become familiar with various situations in the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, and it was easiest to understand all aspects of the Imperial Capital when handling cases in this area.
First, because various types of brothels are a mixed place, where all three religions and nine streams gather. Second, the problem of harboring filth and evil practices derived from the first is that brothels are natural shelters and hiding places for evil cults and evildoers. Third, because
The profit transfer behind the brothel is very complicated and involves all aspects. It requires gangs and gangs to maintain order and do shady things, official figures are required to provide protection, and even religious figures are required to manage the sect.
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As long as Qi Xuansu can sort this out, he will have an intuitive and relatively deep understanding of the dark side of the Imperial Capital, and then he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial Capital. In the future, he will be more able to perform special tasks assigned by Master Donghua.
convenient.
Speaking of which, this is really not a problem for Qi Xuansu. After all, he used to be a gangster. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has always seen pigs running. The lower-level gangs in the Imperial Capital are still gangs after all, so he happily agreed.
Got this job.
After leaving Shi Bingyun's signing room, Qi Xuansu came to his signing room. It was comparable to Zhang Yuelu's signing room in Yaoguang Division. It also had several rooms inside and outside. The innermost one was a quiet room for Qi Xuansu to take a rest, then a study room, and then there was a room for handling official business.
Next is the living room for guests, and the outermost is where the secretary is.
As Qi Xuansu's position was promoted and his affairs increased, he would inevitably need someone to assist him and share some of the paperwork and chores. Daomen called him "secretary", which was named after the ancient secretaries and secretaries, which originally meant the management of book collections and collections.
Drawing books, now extended to the errands of handling documents, all deal with words.
Qi Xuansu's secretary was a sixth-grade deacon Taoist priest, and the other deacon Taoist priest was a fifth-grade Taoist priest, who acted as the "deputy chief."
"The role of "Qi Xuansu", if Qi Xuansu is compared to the county magistrate, then this person is the county magistrate. In the absence of Qi Xuansu, he can take over Qi Xuansu's responsibilities. As for the other four people, they are all spiritual officials. If Qi Xuansu is absent, they will serve as spiritual officials.
It cannot fulfill the duties of a Taoist priest.
This is the benefit of being the real power leader. Compared with when he was in Yujing, he has much more power, and in some aspects he even rivals Zhang Yuelu, the deputy hall leader.
But looking at this situation, in a few years, Zhang Yuelu will be sent out to be a deputy palace master, most likely in Wuzhou Daofu or Jiangnan Daofu.
Qi Xuansu summoned six of his subordinates in his signing room and held a brief discussion, mainly to get to know each other.
The name of the sixth-grade deacon is Ke Qingqing, and she is a woman. Qi Xuansu did not expect that she would be a woman. For the reason that men and women avoid suspicion, he mentioned it to Shi Bingyun, but was blocked by Shi Bingyun. The world is different. Men and women
It's all the same. If you don't have a woman here, it means your morals are incorrect. Whether you want to avoid suspicion or your morals are incorrect, choose one yourself.
In fact, Qi Xuansu does not doubt Ke Qingqing's ability, but over the years, too many male Taoist priests have fallen on women, and the secretary is a very close position, so it is easy to fall into the ditch, even if he has not fallen into the ditch.
, it is also easy for some rumors to spread. Zhang Yuelu's suggestion was not out of jealousy of women, but because he truly considered Qi Xuansu's future.
But Qi Xuansu had no choice but to accept it.
Another fifth-grade deacon is named Wang Chongnian. He is in the prime of life at the age of 40, and he is rich in experience, sophisticated and prudent in his actions. He is very familiar with various situations in the imperial capital. If he had not suffered the disadvantage of not being at a high level, he would have been
The Fourth Grade Jijiu Taoist was sent by Shi Bingyun to assist Qi Xuansu.
The other four Lingguan, whose surnames are Zeng, Gao, Zhou and Qin, are all fourth-grade Lingguan. The eldest Gao Lingguan is just in his early forties, while the youngest Qin Lingguan is similar to Ke Qingqing.
, even a few years younger than Qi Xuansu.
When Qi Xuansu met these subordinates for the first time, he didn't think about subduing them. He mainly wanted to recognize their faces and be aware of them. Moreover, he would not take root in the Imperial Palace, and there was no need to deliberately win over people's hearts and cultivate influence.
, it’s just business as usual.
After the discussion was over, except Ke Qingqing who stayed on duty outside, the other five people each
After returning to his pledge room, Qi Xuansu went to the study room in the back.
Qi Xuansu closed the door, took off the "Chu Zhen Sutra Bin" from his waist, and unfolded it.
Not long after, a response came from the sutra, which turned into a curtain of light, and Zhang Yuelu appeared in the curtain of light.
At this time, Zhang Yuelu was also dressed in formal attire. He seemed to have just finished a meeting and asked, "Have you settled in? Are you still used to it over there?"
"At the feet of the emperor, there is nothing unaccustomed to this place." Qi Xuansu picked up the sutra urn with his hands and looked around the study room so that Zhang Yuelu on the other side could see clearly.
?If you put it in Yujing, you will at least start as the deputy hall leader."
Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "This is a generally recognized thing. The treatment of the local government is better than that of Yujing Jiutang. The same is true for the imperial court. The elders can only squeeze into the small cabinet room, and the governors
But you can live in eight houses and build a government office."
Qi Xuansu briefly explained the mission assigned by Shi Bingyun to Zhang Yuelu. After listening to it, Zhang Yuelu muttered: "This is an opportunity. The wind starts at the end of Qingping and ends in the grass. Big influence, big trend of thought, big change
It always originates from subtle and difficult-to-detect places. If you can grasp this aspect well, if there are any changes in the Imperial Capital, you can detect them as early as possible."
Qi Xuansu nodded in agreement and said: "What you said makes sense. The Taoist sect is vigorously reorganizing the Imperial Palace, and combined with Donghua Zhenren's explanation, no matter how you look at it, something big is going to happen in the Imperial Capital."
Zhang Yuelu's expression was a little solemn: "In everything, your own safety is the top priority. In addition, be careful of the Li family, and be careful of Li Tianzhen."
Only then did Qi Xuansu remember that the Imperial Capital was very close to Qizhou where the Li family was located. Coupled with the marriage between Qin and Li, the Imperial Capital could almost be regarded as half of the Li family's home court, so it was reasonable for Li Tianzhen to appear in the Imperial Capital.
Maybe the young master of the Li family is not a jealous person, but he is definitely a face-saving person. He was severely slapped in the face by Zhang Yuelu, and there is no way he can get it back from Qi Xuansu.
Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu still had a headache.
Ever since I first met Zhang Yuelu, this name has always been with me, but I have always only heard his name but never seen him. Could it be that we are finally going to meet him in the Imperial Capital this time?
Qi Xuansu valued Qi Xuansu in his heart, but didn't want to show it on the surface, so he changed the subject and began to talk about his feelings with Zhang Yuelu. Although the two were separated for less than three days, for a young man who was in a certain state
, it cannot be considered short. In the past, there was no such condition, but now there is one.
Naturally, it cannot be wasted.
As for the specific content, I can only say that the person involved enjoyed it but others thought it was childish and boring, so I won’t go into details.
However, Zhang Yuelu was still very busy. He only chatted with Qi Xuansu for half an hour before ending the conversation. Then the two of them said goodbye and spent half a stick of incense.
After the light curtain dispersed, Qi Xuansu put away the "Chu Zhen Sutra Urn", sat behind the desk, and casually flipped through the roster on the table. There were about 440 people in total, including 400 spiritual officials and 40 Taoist priests.
At this moment, the "sound transmission array" on Qi Xuansu's desk lit up. Qi Xuansu opened the "sound transmission array" casually, and Ke Qingqing's slightly distorted voice came from inside: "Master, a letter has arrived.
Your package."
Qi Xuansu was startled and asked: "Who sent it?"
"Sir, wait a moment, let me take a look." Then there was the sound of flipping through the pages, and then Ke Qingqing's voice sounded again, a bit shocked: "The signature is Li Qingnu."
Qi Xuansu was also a little surprised.
Ke Qingqing asked cautiously: "Master, is this the famous Li Qingnu in Beijing?"
Qi Xuansu responded casually: "It should be her."
Ke Qingqing only felt that Chief Qi had a great background, and the second deputy palace chief had talked to her specifically, so she knew some of his deeds. It was said that he had a close relationship with Zhang Yuelu, the little leader of Tiangang Hall, and also had a close relationship with Yao of Quanzhen Taoism.
Pei is a classmate, and now he is related to Li Qingnu, the adopted daughter of the Li family. Zhang, Li, and Yao are now from three great families.
After a while, Ke Qingqing walked in holding a rosewood box.
"Thank you." Qi Xuansu motioned to Ke Qingqing to put the box on the desk.
After Ke Qingqing put down the box, he took the initiative to leave without Qi Xuansu's instructions.
Qi Xuansu opened the wooden box and saw a letter on it. After opening it, there was only one page of letter paper with beautiful handwriting: "Tianyuan Taoist Brother Taijian: Seeing the words is like seeing each other. I respectfully learned that Taoist Brother has been promoted and will arrive in Beijing soon.
I have specially prepared a congratulatory gift to express my feelings, but it cannot be regarded as a sign of respect. The cold and heat are not constant, so I hope you will take care of yourself and pay tribute to Qiu'an. Li Qingnu would like to pay my respects."
Qi Xuansu put down the letter and took out the gift. He couldn't help being surprised.
It is actually a set of collector's edition "Xuansheng Cards" issued in the first year of Jiushi. Each card is made of talisman material, and the market price is about 5,000 Taiping coins.
This is his official first day in office.
Qi Xuansu finally understood why so many Taoist priests fell for the word "money".