When Qi Xuansu returned to the Jade Palace, it was already late at night. He looked at the time and saw that it was already the next day at the beginning of the day.
Today is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 42nd year of Jiushi. The five-person team arrived at the Imperial Capital on the seventh day of November. In the blink of an eye, a month and a half has passed. It can be said that the days have passed very quickly.
Tomorrow morning is the day for the "sealing" of the capital's yamen, that is, sealing the big seal and starting the annual vacation. Many things must be completed before the start of the annual vacation. The Ministry of Household Affairs has to clear the tax revenue of each state, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has to collect taxes from the officials of various ministries and yamen this year.
The performance evaluation will be carried out and distributed to all ministries on the 16th day of the first lunar month of the following year. Therefore, every year on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the chief and deputy ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers and the censors stationed in Beijing will come to the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as usual. During this period
The more than twenty days are the annual leave for Beijing officials.
After today, the entire Imperial Capital will enter the state of celebrating the New Year, and the undercurrent that has been raging for several months will finally reach its peak.
The most obvious feeling is that the atmosphere in the Jade Palace is not only not festive at all, but also becomes very tense.
Although people in Taoist sects do not attach great importance to New Year's Day, in order to cater to the general public, various local governments will also hold various celebration activities. This is the first time this year. Even the most obtuse person knows that something is wrong.
The people who created this tense atmosphere were naturally the senior officials of the Imperial Palace. To be precise, they were the real person in charge of the palace, Li Ruoshui, and the second deputy palace leader Shi Bingyun.
Ever since the last time Qi Xuansu was suspended, the two had fallen out with each other, and now the conflict has intensified, which was expected by many people.
Logically speaking, the real person in charge of the government is the real person who is aware of the situation. Therefore, in order to maintain the three-legged status of the local Taoist government, the candidates for the second deputy governor must be carefully selected. They are generally those with respected status, deep backgrounds, and strong strength, not the real person who is aware of the knowledge.
But it is better than knowing real people, such as Li Tianlan of Jiangnan Daofu.
The same is true for the Imperial Palace. After all, Shi Bingyun almost became the real person of Cihang. She is not lacking in status, background, or level of cultivation, but many of the things she did are a bit outrageous, so after so many years, she has not yet become a member of the imperial family.
I know the real person. Originally, the Imperial Capital was half of the Li family's home court, but Shi Bingyun also had the help of the dignified King Jin. In addition, there were many discords among the various princes of the Li family. Although they would not openly embarrass each other, they might not really help each other.
So it's a tie in this regard.
The two were competing against each other, and the two major factions under their command also disliked each other, and the smell of gunpowder was strong. On the contrary, the chief deputy palace master Zhou Jiaoxian did not participate in it, and his faction generally adhered to neutrality.
Qi Xuansu is very interesting here. His subordinates include both Shi Bingyun and Li Ruoshui.
He was also influenced by the two leaders and was about to make a move, but was quickly suppressed by Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu was not good at enlightening people and was not good at reasoning, so he suppressed them with violence in the literal sense. He not only had the title of boss, but also
It is not difficult to have the strength of a heavenly being.
Furthermore, in terms of position, Qi Xuansu is Shi Bingyun's subordinate, but in terms of faction, he should be on the side of Zhou Jiaoxian, who represents Quanzhen Taoism. In fact, Qi Xuansu did not participate in the struggle between the two, because he
Knowing that Shi Bingyun was responsible for restraining Li Ruoshui, he gave Zhou Jiaoxian enough room to move.
In this way, although Qi Xuansu realized it later, he could still infer that Zhou Jiaoxian was the "index finger" or "big finger". The so-called "five fingers" of Buddha finally had someone who could stand up to the stage. They couldn't really be just a bunch of people.
The juniors of the third and fourth grades go to suppress the "Heart Monkey".
Qi Xuansu rarely went back to his residence. He mostly stayed in the pledge room so that he could handle various matters. As soon as he returned to the pledge room, he saw Zhang Yuelu sitting in his seat again.
This time, he was not surprised and had become accustomed to it.
Ke Qingqing is an unreliable girl. She has the potential to be a traitor. She forgets everything after seeing Zhang Yuelu. She responds to every request and even takes the initiative to do something without asking. She even gave Zhang Yuelu the key to the room he signed for, so Zhang Yuelu every day
Always open the door openly and come in, instead of sneaking in, let alone barging in forcefully.
Although husband and wife are one, they are not married yet. Even if they are married, they still have to leave a little space for each other. It is really like in the words, you can be pinched with a ball of clay, you can be molded into me, and then broken, and then
Pinch one of you, and then mold another of me? Living people are not clay. Beat one into flesh, beat the other into flesh, and put them together to create two living people. It is horrifying to think about it.
Zhang Yuelu's face was not very good, a little pale.
Qi Xuansu put aside these irrelevant thoughts for the time being and asked with concern: "Are you injured?"
"It's a good thing that he wasn't injured." Zhang Yuelu opened the isolation formation with the key given by Ke Qingqing, "I followed the Heavenly Master's wishes and went to see..."
She wrote the word "purple" on the table with her finger and then disappeared.
Qi Xuansu was not surprised. Instead, he almost blurted out, "Have you joined the secret society too?" Fortunately, he stepped back from the brink in time, otherwise this
The word "ye" means that you are not asking yourself.
Qi Xuansu paused and reorganized his words. From Zhang Yuelu's perspective, it seemed that Qi Xuansu was very shocked. He didn't expect that she, the upright Deputy Hall Master Zhang, would degenerate into dealing with a secret society.
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but smile bitterly, not knowing what to say.
In the world of fame and fortune, who can emerge from the mire without being stained?
In a sense, Tianshi is already arranging things behind his back. Letting Zhang Yuelu be responsible for contacting Ziguang Society means that Zhang Yuelu has the backing of Ziguang Society. No matter how reluctant the major forces are, they still have to recognize Zhang Yuelu. Even if Zhang Yuelu
If you cannot inherit the position of Heavenly Master and become the face of the Zhang family, you will also become the face of the Zhang family. Of course, if Zhang Yuelu has another chance, Ziguang Society can also help her to become the face.
Now that the Heavenly Master combines face and lizi, he finally gave the lizi to Zhang Yuelu. This is also the bottom line of the bulk. After all, Ziguang Society is different from Qingping Society. "Tianting", as one of the three secret societies,
Ziguang Society is even more terrifying. It is a veritable double-edged sword. The attitude within the sect is also very contradictory. If you want to hold it in your hands, but are afraid of getting burned, it is better to let Zhang Yuelu take over. Since you have an explanation for Zhang Yuelu, you can no longer say that they are not good.
It is a dilemma to take Zhang Yuelu seriously while still maintaining contact with Ziguang Society.
Zhang Yuelu also knows the difficulties faced by the Celestial Master. If the Celestial Master still has thirty years, or even twenty years, he does not have to be so tolerant to the large forces, but it is a pity that his time is running out.
As for what the Heavenly Master was doing thirty years ago, twenty years ago, and ten years ago, why didn't he make arrangements in advance? Naturally, he had to deal with the two great masters of the fifth generation and the sixth generation. Don't look at the evaluation of the great master of the sixth generation.
Because they are weak, the three deputy heads must work together to suppress them. As long as one person is deviant, it is the chief head who has the final say. As for the fifth generation chief head, the three deputy head heads, the great master, can't even talk about suppressing them.
It's not even about competing, it's just about protecting yourself and waiting for him to ascend. What's more, at that time, there was no option for Zhang Yuelu. The Tianshi didn't expect that Zhang Yuelu would be born, so naturally he couldn't make plans in advance.
Zhang Yuelu roughly told Qi Xuansu what happened.
After Qi Xuansu heard this, he smiled and said: "It is indeed a good thing."
Zhang Yuelu put his hand on his forehead: "It's just that after integrating the thunder talisman, it's still a bit too heavy for me."
"Burden?" Qi Xuansu asked doubtfully.
Zhang Yuelu said: "To put it simply, it is to eat to the fullest.
This is a very unpleasant term, but I can’t find a more accurate term to replace it. That’s what happened. I could only eat two steamed buns, and I had already eaten two steamed buns. In the end, they gave me another
I forced myself to stuff the third steamed bun, but I couldn’t spit it out, so I had to endure it and wait for the three steamed buns to be digested slowly.”
Qi Xuansu came to Zhang Yuelu's side, stretched out his hand and pressed her lower abdomen: "When you have almost digested it, then it will be the immeasurable stage, right?"
Zhang Yuelu slapped his hand away: "Theoretically, that's the case. But what she gave me was the 'Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Zhengfa' before Xuan Sheng summarized and integrated the inheritance of the five immortals. I wonder if it is different from the inheritance left by Xuan Sheng."
conflicted."
Qi Xuansu said: "You can find an opportunity to ask the Heavenly Master."
"I think so too, but we have to wait until the incident in the Imperial Capital is over." Zhang Yuelu didn't want to talk about her own affairs, it was just an introduction. Then she changed the subject, "This is just a tack on, the key is that they
The other side has agreed to take action and established contact information. What about you, what progress has been made on your side?"
In Zhang Yuelu's view, it was inevitable that Qingping would attend, but he didn't know whether Yao Pei or Qi Xuansu would be responsible for liaison.
As for the claim that Qi Xuansu has nothing to do with the Qingping Society, Zhang Yuelu doesn't believe it at all. The question is how deep the connection is. Is it a simple contact like her? Or has she directly become a core member of the Qingping Society? After all, she almost became a member of the Ziguang Society.
Member, luckily she won the bet.
Qi Xuansu said without changing his expression: "I also met one of the leaders of the Qingping Association."
Zhang Yuelu asked: "Is it convenient to tell you the identity of this leader?"
"It's inconvenient." Qi Xuansu shook his head, "But if you really want to know, I can tell you."
Qi Xuansu has traveled to many places in recent days, not just a Xie Mansion. It is difficult for others to determine who is the leader of the Qingping Society through Qi Xuansu's whereabouts. Moreover, Qi Xuansu has no intention of betraying "Sheng Wuyou" Xie Linyuan. He intends to betray "Seventh Lady"
", who lets the mother-in-law always cheat him? It's rude to come and go without reciprocating. After all, we are a family. An ugly daughter-in-law must see her parents-in-law. On the other hand, the parents-in-law must also see their daughter-in-law. Sooner or later.
"Then forget it." Zhang Yuelu refused, "It's about Quanzhen Dao and Donghua Zhenren. It's better that I don't know."
This is the so-called sense of proportion. Even if Zhengyiyi and Quanzhendao are allies, they should not cross the line. Husband and wife should leave some space for each other, let alone these two behemoths?