Jinque responded quickly. Two days after Shi Bingyun and Li Ruoshui reported to Jinque respectively, Jinque made a formal decision.
It has to be said that for some reasons that are difficult to explain to others, Jinque seems to be making a fuss about this matter. However, it involves a fourth-grade principal. Originally, the Taoist government could handle it internally, but in the end, Jinque sent out
A five-person investigation team.
However, Jin Que also knew that just because of Qi Xuansu's matter, it would be too much of a stir and would inevitably attract criticism, so he nominally sent people to inspect the Imperial Palace through the note from the Daolu Division, and the investigation of Qi Xuansu's matter was just incidental.
In this way, it becomes more reasonable and reasonable.
The five-person investigation team members come from five different places, each with its own division of labor.
Because it involves secret societies and evil cults, Tiangang Hall has no shirk of responsibility. The representative of Tiangang Hall is Xiaozhangtang Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Yuelu is also the highest-ranking person in the group, so she serves as the convenor, that is, Lei Lei during the second Jiangnan case.
Xiaohuan's position in the seven-person investigation team.
And because this is an internal affair of the Taoist sect, Beichen Hall and Feng Xiantang will also be involved in it. However, Feng Xiantang only sent one chief, a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest, who is on the same level as Qi Xuansu, and nominally has to obey Zhang Yuelu.
Order.
As for Beichen Hall, the person sent was also a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest, but he was the acting deputy hall master, whose surname was Li and whose name was Li Changge.
The reason given by Beichen Hall is that although Deputy Head Li won honor and face for the Taoist sect at the Three Religions Conference and was promoted to Acting Deputy Head, he has not experienced much practical experience and is still in the stage of observing politics. In the past
The Confucian sect always talks rather than practice, and we have learned from past mistakes, so I asked Deputy Hall Master Li to take this opportunity to practice. In addition, Deputy Hall Master Zhang has participated in two major Jiangnan cases and has rich practical experience, so I just want her to give some guidance.
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Li Changge didn't mind that he had to obey Zhang Yuelu's arrangements in name, and expressed his obedience to Jinque's decision, promising to fully cooperate with Deputy Hall Master Zhang and learn from Deputy Hall Master Zhang.
Although Li Changge and Li Tianzhen are both surnamed Li, they are not the same kind of people. Li Tianzhen is more like Donghuang, unruly, arrogant, unscrupulous, not caring about other people's opinions, and disdainful to hide himself. Li Changge is quite a bit different.
Xuansheng's legacy has hidden mysteries inside and gentleness on the outside. It is neither domineering nor sharp-edged, but rather has the meaning of a humble gentleman as gentle as jade.
Then there is the Wanshou Chongyang Palace. At first glance, this matter seems to have nothing to do with the Wanshou Chongyang Palace. However, Qi Xuansu is a disciple of Quanzhen Taoism, so the Wanshou Chongyang Palace, which is only responsible for the internal affairs of Quanzhen Taoism, can also participate. However, the Wanshou Chongyang Palace
Bian is not responsible for anything else, just
Qi Xuansu's case. In fact, it can also be Wuxu Palace, but this matter is decided by Quanzhen Taoism itself. Both are acceptable.
If Qi Xuansu is a disciple of Taiping Dao, then he will come to Zhenjing Courtyard or Qingling Palace.
The person sent by the Wanshou Chongyang Palace is the new assistant minister Yao Pei, and her position is high enough. However, because her Taoist rank is only a fourth-grade wine priest, which is one level lower than Zhang Yuelu, a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest, and she does not serve in Yujing, so
Positioned below Zhang Yuelu.
The last person is the special envoy of Jinque, who represents Jinque. He is not in Jiutang and works for Jinque. He is one of the high-quality Taoist priests in Jinque who is responsible for specific work. If you want to say who is superior to Shangsantang, except for those who directly belong to Jinque.
Outside the Grand Master's Zixiao Palace, there is only the Golden Tower.
During the last seven-person investigation team, Lei Xiaohuan also served as the special envoy of Jinque with the title of deputy head of Ziwei Hall. Generally speaking, the convener also serves as the special envoy of Jinque, so that the power is vested in one person, but this time it is
For some unknown reason, Zhang Yuelu, the convener, did not concurrently serve as Jinque's special envoy. Instead, he sent another Jinque special envoy, which had a somewhat supervisory role.
This is like a march to war. In the past, the command was given to one person, but this time a supervisor was sent over.
This special envoy of Jinque is not a member of the Three Ways, but a neutral Taoist priest directly affiliated with the Grand Master. His surname is Han and his name is Han Yongshuang.
Yujing is more than ten thousand miles away from the Imperial Capital. Even if you take a flying boat, it will take a day or two, so the news will arrive one step ahead of others.
When the upper echelons of the Imperial Palace learned the news, they were naturally shocked.
In the eyes of many people, Jin Que paid too much attention to one aspect, and his protection for Master Qi was also obvious.
A five-person investigation team, one of whom is Chief Qi's old boss and "close friend", and the other is Chief Qi's classmate in the palace. Although there is also a favored son of the Li family, at most he can only interact with one of the above two people.
Even if they cancel each other out, the "preservation faction" will still have the upper hand.
Many people who were originally doubtful about rumors such as "Master Qi's background is all-powerful" have no choice but to believe it. After all, facts speak louder than words.
This is true even within the Imperial Palace, let alone outsiders.
Chief Cui went to see Wen Weng again, but not at the Imperial Palace of Taiping Inn, but at Wutong Garden, a first-class residence.
As a regular customer, Mr. Cui did not go through the main gate of Wutong Garden, but walked through the side door and entered a single-family courtyard with three entrances - first-class courtyards all occupy a large area and have their own caves inside. Many big shots like to stay here.
It is not a strange thing to find a courtyard to find tranquility in the midst of the hustle and bustle, and to escape from the world for self-cultivation. I won’t go into details here.
From the front door to the second door to the bedroom, under the eaves of the courtyard, there are red gauze lanterns hanging everywhere. Each lantern reflects the three characters "Wutong Garden", making the back house shine with red light in the sky.
A steward from Wutong Garden was in front, leading Master Cui all the way. The lanterns of "Wutong Garden" flashed over their heads and walked backwards.
Arriving outside the door, the door was now open, and the room was also filled with red light, exuding a warm and ambiguous atmosphere.
The steward who led the way stopped there. Manager Cui stepped forward, entered the room, turned around the screen, and saw a round table. Wen Weng was neatly dressed and sitting on the main seat, with a woman beside him, but he only wore a pair of clothes.
Layers of transparent gauze like cicada wings, everything is vaguely visible. As the saying goes, it is like holding a pipa to half-cover your face, which attracts people's imagination.
There is another woman, similarly dressed, sitting far away, playing the pipa.
The big strings are noisy like heavy rain, and the small strings are like whispers. The strings are noisy and jumbled, and the big and small beads are falling on the jade plate.
Wen Weng tilted his ears and tapped his fingers on the table.
This is nothing, the key is that there is another person here, sitting on the guest seat next to Wen Weng, but he is dressed in monk's robes, with three thousand worry threads cut off his head. At this moment, he is sitting still, but there is someone in his arms.
The house is paved with earth dragon fire paths. Even in the winter weather, it is still as warm as spring. The woman in her arms is greedy for the cold. She has taken off her socks and has a pair of bare feet. The veil is half cage, revealing two snow-white shoulders, sitting horizontally.
On the monk's lap, two snow-capped arms hugged the monk's neck, and his face was pressed against the monk's chest, smiling foolishly.
The monk is none other than Monk Yanxiu, with no trace of lewdness on his face, a solemn appearance, and a posture of sitting calmly in his arms.
When Master Cui saw this scene, he couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. This is worse than a hypocrite, and worse than a fake Taoism. All of these people from the three religions want to destroy human desire. How many of them can do it? He shouted
Although he pretends not to be immoral, each one is more shameless than the other behind his back. Especially in the Western Region Buddhism, he still knows a little bit about Mingwang Mingfei and Huanxi Zen.
However, Mr. Cui didn't show it on his face and was still smiling.
When Wen Weng saw Master Cui coming in, he pointed at the woman who was playing the pipa.
Zi: "Brother Cui, this is specially reserved for you."
Manager Cui is not a serious person, but he is really not in the mood today. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it for today, let's talk about business another day."
Wen Weng didn't force himself, and let the woman beside him pour him wine, and then told the pipa girl: "Keep playing, one song after another, and you won't be allowed to stop until I tell you to stop."
The woman responded softly.
Amid the sound of the pipa, the people waiting outside could not hear the conversation between the three of them.
Manager Cui sat across from Monk Yanxiu. On the round table were several plates of exquisite side dishes, three pairs of ivory chopsticks, an exquisite crystal bottle and three luminous cups. The blood red color in the bottles looked like they were shipped from the West.
wine.
Just this bottle of wine costs hundreds of dollars, and ordinary people may not be able to save so much money in their lifetime.
But at this moment, Wen Weng poured the wine on the woman next to him at will. The snow-white and tender skin, the wine as red as blood, the thin gauze as thin as cicada wings, and the woman's perfect virginity and shyness, were full of excitement.
Under the red light of the room, there is a different kind of beauty.
But it can't help but remind people of a poem: Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.
When Chief Cui first arrived in the Imperial Capital, he was quite shocked by such things, but now he has become accustomed to it and doesn't take it seriously at all. He just said: "The matter has become serious, and Jinque will use this matter to intervene in the Imperial Palace."
Wen Weng said nothing, but looked at him closely.
Master Cui briefly recounted Jin Que's decision in advance, and then said: "Anyone can see that since the decision was made after Jin Que's small discussion, it is not a matter of a few young eighth-generation disciples acting without authorization, but
They represent the seven generations of disciples behind them. In other words, Zhang Yuelu represents the real person Cihang, Yao Pei represents the real person Donghua, and Li Changge represents the real person Qingwei. It is obvious that the three real people are involved in this matter.
After the competition, Master Cihang and Master Donghua even lost their face and made up their minds to keep Qi Xuansu. Master Qingwei also saw this and didn't want them to get their wish, so they sent the little ancestor of the Li family.
, a special envoy from Jinque was also appointed to supervise Zhang Yuelu.
Wen Weng was stunned for a while, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said softly: "The situation has become complicated. Although the young national master is young and promising, he cannot hold up his fists and is difficult to defeat with four hands. Now it seems that Quanzhen Taoism and Zhengyiyi have a clear division of labor.
, Quanzhen Tao doesn’t care about anything else, it just wants to recruit people. As for Zhengdao, this Zhang Gaogong, I’m afraid he’s here to raise an army to investigate.”