After hearing Qi Xuansu's name, the woman's face showed obvious surprise: "It turns out that you are the recently famous Master Qi."
Qi Xuansu said: "I haven't asked you yet, have you?"
After Taoism conquered the world, on the one hand, it advocated equality, aiming to use the principles and rules of Taoism to impact the ethical hierarchy of Confucianism. On the other hand, it vigorously promoted the rising school of mind, provoking conflicts between the school of mind and the school of Neo-Confucianism.
Differentiating and disintegrating the Confucian sect so that it cannot become monolithic. With such a two-pronged approach, the ethical system that the Confucian sect has painstakingly maintained for thousands of years cannot be said to have collapsed suddenly, but it is also shaky and has already collapsed in half.
Therefore, in today's world, the actions of men and women meeting each other, exchanging names, giving and receiving gifts, etc., are not considered treasonous and unethical. They can only be said to be commonplace. They will no longer be criticized and gossiped about like before.
Before the woman could speak, the old man had already answered on her behalf: "My master is Princess Chiying, the third daughter of the emperor." ??
The daughter of an emperor is granted the title of princess and has the same status as a prince. The daughter of a prince is granted the title of princess and has the same title as the county prince. The daughter of a princess is granted the title of county lord and has the same title as the prince of the country.
The county head chooses a place from among the counties in his father's fief as a title. The county head chooses a place from among the prefectures in his father's fief as a title. On the contrary, it is a princess, not like a prince who takes the name of a state.
The title is sealed with two words with a beautiful meaning.
Holding Ying comes from the Five Thousand Words of Taishang Taoist Patriarch, Holding and Ying.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help being surprised. The third daughter of the emperor was the legitimate daughter of the emperor. She was clearly a member of the royal family, and the princess had her own ceremonial guard when traveling. How could she use the royal family's carriage?
Seemingly sensing Qi Xuansu's doubts, Princess Chiying took the initiative to explain: "This is the carriage I borrowed from a friend. After all, this kind of Western carriage is not allowed in the palace."
Qi Xuansu suddenly understood that although the royal family had a noble status, they had to abide by many rules. At the same time, Qi Xuansu also wanted to understand the origin of the old man, Xuanhui Courtyard.
This can explain why the heavenly beings are willing to be slaves, because the eunuchs in Xuanhuiyuan are servants of the royal family. Without the royal family, they are rootless duckweeds with no way to make a living. Naturally, they cannot be as free and comfortable as other heavenly beings.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing. In front of the royal family, they are slaves, but in front of other people, they are the emperor's confidants, people who can speak in front of the emperor, and are "all-powerful". The seventh-rank officials of the prime minister and concierge,
That's the truth.
As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Of course, there is a risk of being eaten by a tiger at any time, but from another perspective, as long as you are by the tiger's side, you can fake the power of the tiger, and no one dares to rashly come forward to provoke you.
Qi Xuansu had read a storybook a few years ago, called "The Years I Was a Taoist Boy", also called "The Chief Taoist Boy", "The No. 1 Taoist Boy in the World"
"Tao Tong" is about working as a Taoist boy for the great master. Although the protagonist is just an insignificant Taoist boy, not even a ninth-grade Taoist priest, but because he follows the great master, many real people have to treat him politely.
Being polite, knowing that the real people wanted to get information from him, he has become a hot celebrity in Zifu, a big shot in the eyes of ordinary Taoist priests.
Later, when he grew up and was no longer a child, he could no longer be a Taoist boy. The Grandmaster appreciated the friendship for many years and gave him a blessing. He transformed into a Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Liquor. Although he was not in the Grandmaster
Although he is not with the teacher, he still thrives in Yujing under the guise of being a big head teacher and relying on his many years of connections.
The gentle and pleasant head of Ziwei Hall, the frosty deputy head of Fengxian Hall, the powerful and domineering headmaster of Duzhi Hall, the considerate assistant manager of Zixiao Palace, and the first-grade spiritual officer who is arrogant on the outside but coquettish on the inside all follow him.
They were entangled. They were promoted to real people, left Yujing and went to the local Taoist government. They called themselves brothers and sisters with the Zhang family. They slapped the Western Holy Court in all kinds of unreasonable ways. At the same time, the peach blossoms remained the same. The moody eight-part witches and the mysterious Zhiming Cult
Witches, princesses and concubines of the imperial court, the granddaughter of the pavilion elder, the noble daughter of the Li family, the female master of Confucianism, the female martial artist like a "female leopard", etc. were all taken under his command, and even the legendary Wu Luo and
The Buddhist female Bodhisattva also has a bit of ambiguity that cannot be explained clearly.
Later, this book was banned by Taoism.
Qi Xuansu felt that the first half of the book was quite rigorous, but the second half of the book started to be nonsense, starting at the beginning but ending at the end.
In any case, Qi Xuansu was just a wild Taoist priest at that time, and his blood boiled with enthusiasm, and he only regretted that he was not the Taoist boy next to the great master.
In this way, this old man is a hermaphrodite. No wonder he is so fast. In the past, Qi Xuansu always heard that hermaphrodites are weird. After getting familiar with them, it is nothing. But if you meet them for the first time, you will inevitably suffer a big loss. Today is considered
Got the lesson.
Knowing that the other party was a member of the royal family, Qi Xuansu planned to expose it without disturbing the river.
Unexpectedly, the woman stopped Qi Xuansu again: "Master Qi is going to Taiping Inn?"
Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Exactly."
"I want to go to the inn to visit an elder, but I happen to be traveling with Master Qi." Princess Chiying said.
Qi Xuansu was startled for a moment.
elder?
Then he realized, Li Changge.
Daxuan arrives
His Majesty, the current emperor, has experienced eleven emperors. Although the current emperor corresponds to seven generations of disciples of the Taoist sect, even if you include Emperor Gaozu, who is one generation higher than Xuansheng, it is only eight generations. However, in the meantime, there have been several emperors who died.
Some of them were because the emperor's cultivation was too high and it was difficult to have a bloodline. There were also emperors who left their families and turned to Taoism, and there were also emperors who died early. In short, there were several cases of brother-in-law succession, and the throne was transferred between peers, so eight generations were born.
Eleven emperors.
Of these eleven emperors, six queens came from the Li family. The current Queen Mother was from the Li family and was the niece of Taiping Daozhen. The current emperor, the late Empress Yuan, was also from the Li family and was the grandniece of Taiping Daozhen.
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The national master is the generation with the character "长", and the grandson is the generation with the character "天", which is actually the senior generation. Li Tianlan and Li Tianyue are both in this generation, but Li Changge's seniority is really ridiculously high. In this way, Princess Chiying is Li Changge
Judging from their great-grandchildren's age, Princess Chiying is the older one.
Thinking about this, Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that he had nothing to boast about as a cousin, as everyone else regarded him as an ancestor. Compared with Li Changge, he was not as good as Li Changge in every aspect, which was frustrating. ??
"Is it Deputy Hall Master Li?" Qi Xuansu said without showing anything on his face.
Princess Chiying nodded: "If Master Qi doesn't mind, I'll go with you in the car. This is my apology."
Qi Xuansu wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it. He had done nothing wrong, so what was he afraid of? It was just in time to find out the details of the royal family from Princess Chiying. After all, sooner or later, they would have to face each other. It is always better to know each other and know each other better than meeting each other with two eyes.
Discredited, he nodded and agreed.
The old man from Xuanhuiyuan continued to act as the coachman. The carriage was covered with carpets from the Western Regions. Qi Xuansu and Princess Chiying sat opposite each other with a small table in between. There was a set of high-quality tea sets on the table, including a small stove.
, are all fixed with buckles. There is also a pair of Xuansheng cards, which are the collector's edition given to him by Qiniang. There is also a wine cabinet under the table, which contains various rice wines and red wines, as well as wine glasses made of various materials, including rhinoceros horns.
, ivory, jade, crystal, porcelain, but no white wine.
This is just a carriage.
Rich and charming eyes.
If Qi Xuansu still has the heart, then he will definitely twitch a few times to disappoint.
It's a pity that he only has a heart of stone and is completely silent.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but think, no wonder so many Taoist priests in the Imperial Palace were rotten. They were corrupted. Sometimes, people who could not be killed by swords would easily fall in front of gold and silver.
The situation at Jinling Mansion is similar, otherwise major cases would not have broken out twice in a row.
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br> In fact, Qi Xuansu is also very moved, but he has one advantage, that is, he can distinguish the priorities. He will not blindly use his conscience to resist temptation, which is a very inefficient and dangerous behavior. The key is to torture himself, he will use more
Resist the temptation of the present for the broad prospects, such as the future, think about the bright prospects of being a real person, what are these things in front of you? If it doesn't work, just think about the honor of the Grand Master, as long as you are not afraid of thinking
If you are blind and think hard, you can always resist the temptation in front of you. Or think about the consequences, the same is true.
In fact, you can also use beliefs and ideals to strengthen your heart. However, Qi Xuansu is lacking these things now. He just has a sign and has not grown into a towering tree. Naturally, it cannot protect him from wind and rain. If he is not careful, he will be uprooted again.
Then the gains outweigh the losses.
Qi Xuansu thought about this and said: "As soon as Deputy Hall Master Li arrived in the imperial capital, Her Royal Highness came to visit. It seems that she has a good relationship with Deputy Hall Master Li."
Princess Chiying hesitated for a moment and said: "Speaking of which, the last time I met this elder was five years ago. Five years have passed by leisurely. I wonder if we are still the old friends?"
When Princess Chiying said this, her tone and expression were a little unspeakably complicated.
Qi Xuansu's heart moved. Could it be that the two of them were childhood sweethearts?
He had the urge to share with Zhang Yuelu.
However, Qi Xuansu remained calm on his face and said: "I don't have much contact with Deputy Hall Master Li Dai, but many people praise Deputy Hall Master Li Dai for having the legacy of Xuansheng."
"Really?" Princess Chiying also realized her gaffe and coughed lightly, "Xuan Sheng's legacy, that is such a great praise."
Qi Xuansu said: "Exactly."
Princess Chiying did not mention Li Changge anymore, but asked about Yao Pei and Zhang Yuelu.
It seemed that she had similar thoughts and wanted to get some information from Qi Xuansu.
It is true that the imperial court has its own intelligence channels, but few people have real access to Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei, and many of the information can hardly be called detailed.
Qi Xuansu naturally could not deny that he did not know, but he also had reservations.
Compared to Yao Pei, Princess Chiying is more interested in Zhang Yuelu. As expected of the legendary Zhang Yuelu, his prestige among women is so high that even Her Royal Highness the Princess is not exempt from it.
However, Qi Xuansu was not without gains. He also learned some royal secrets from Princess Chiying. For example, Li Changge had lived in the palace for several years.
Li Changge's return to the Imperial Capital this time was actually almost like going home.