After the Ise War came to an end, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu got a half-month holiday.
There are mainly two reasons. The first is the public reason. The two of them used "Twin Swords" three times in a row, which caused a huge burden and suffered backlash. They need time to recuperate. No one can fault it. Secondly,
The first reason is difficult to talk about on the table. During the time when Li Changge and Yao Pei were away, the two of them made too many achievements, which has broken the balance between the four of them. Now it is natural to make up for it.
The other two came from behind and at least narrowed the gap.
In short, this is a reasonable concealment in disguise. Although no one can share the profits and deduct the two people's military exploits, it only needs to be done so that they have no chance to make meritorious deeds.
By this time, the overall situation has been decided, manpower is abundant, and this operation has become more feasible.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were not very dissatisfied.
The same is due to two reasons. The first reason is that the two of them really want to take a rest. Since entering Fenglinzhou, the two of them have hardly rested, and the three consecutive "two swords" have really caused the two of them.
A huge burden. The second reason is that they have accumulated enough military exploits.
The two of them calculated in private, and Qi Xuansu was the most exaggerated. He escorted Toyotomi Hideshige, captured the key smugglers of Jiangnan Province, recruited Suzuka Imperial Palace, retrieved the head of Shuten Doji, killed Hieizan Munezen alone, and fought with Kabuto.
Chen Lingguan worked together to kill Gui Shanxing, worked with Zhang Yuelu to kill the Taira Jingshi priest, worked with Zhang Yuelu and Li Tiangang to kill Honganji Xianru, and worked with Yao Pei, Li Changge and Zhang Yuelu to kill the Grand Priest of the Shrine.
This does not include some trivial details, such as leading a group of principals back to the camp successfully after the crash of the flying boat, detecting information about Westerners' involvement in the situation in Fenglinzhou, participating in the attack on Kobe City, participating in the peace talks in Jincheng, leading the team to attack the Omiyama Mountain, etc.
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With so many merits added up, at least four "Tianzi Gong" upwards are enough to be promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. Nominally speaking, the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest does not need to look at merit. It is a recommended selection system, and selection can be recommended.
There must also be a standard basis. Military merit cannot be ignored. Even when recommending a Grand Master, the impact of military merit will be taken into consideration, let alone a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.
The main reason is that a considerable part of Qi Xuansu's achievements were completed in conjunction with other people. If Qi Xuansu had done all these alone, such as killing Katsura Zenyuki, Honganji Temple Pinru, and Omiyaji alone, it would be even more unimaginable. I'm afraid he would have to go directly.
Promoted to chief level.
Even if Qi Xuansu gave up part of it to Zhang Yuelu and got another piece of "Xuan Jade" and needed to offset part of it, at least it would be enough.
There are also three "Tian Zi Gong".
However, Zhang Yuelu also analyzed the pros and cons for Qi Xuansu. According to the Taoist style, even if Qi Xuansu has made great achievements, it is unlikely that Qi Xuansu will be directly promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, because it is too fast. Qi Xuansu was promoted to the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest just a few years ago.
He was promoted to the second level Taiyi Taoist priest in less than half a year. No matter how well he lives up to his reputation, he will easily attract criticism.
It is conceivable that by that time, all kinds of rumors will come out. For example, Qi Xuansu is the illegitimate son of the Sixth Generation Grandmaster, and Zhang Yuelu married not to the lower class, but to a higher class. It is said that after the Sixth Generation Grandmaster ascends to the throne, he will still be able to survive.
With such power, Qi Xuansu's biological mother must be an extremely powerful person. Looking at the Taoist sect, there are only a few qualified women, and not many people know Qiniang, so they might involve Master Cihang.
Some people think that it all ties together. Master Cihang deliberately married his apprentice to his son so that the wealth would not flow to outsiders.
But we can't rely on Qi Xuansu not to be promoted, it would be unfair, so the Taoist sect will most likely adopt a compromise strategy, dividing one step into three steps.
The first step is to convert Qi Xuansu into a regular official, that is, to change his job rank into the official rank of a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest. This is beyond doubt and no one will question it.
The second step is to promote Qi Xuansu to the second position of Deputy Palace Master. Qi Xuansu has made such a great contribution. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to be promoted in his position, and it cannot be lowered. After all, he is fighting for his life. However, according to the practice within the Taoist sect,
There has never been a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest who has held the position of second-rank, chief-level position. Then there are two solutions, one is to let Qi Xuansu serve as the acting second-rank deputy palace master, and the other is to continue the position, but to be a second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest.
job grade.
Zhang Yuelu prefers the latter option, which is to let Qi Xuansu have a position tied to his position. Only when he serves as the second deputy palace master can he be considered a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.
Strictly speaking, this is not a real person, and it will not cause much opposition.
After the first two steps have been laid, the third step is a matter of course. As long as Qi Xuansu has a firm foothold in office and makes some achievements, combined with his previous achievements and using the name of compensation to correct him, he can become a veritable official.
The second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.
During the discussion in Jinque, the senior Taoist man who helped Qi Xuansu could have said this: "In the past,
, because Qi Tianyuan is too young, so he should be suppressed. "The Theory of Destiny" says: "If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if they are piled up on the bank, the current will be turbulent; if you walk higher than others, everyone will
It must be wrong. 'If a young man is too outstanding, he will inevitably attract jealousy, and this is also a kind of protection for him."
"Since the time of Xuansheng, following the lessons learned from Confucianism, Taoism has always advocated the re-employment of young people, but how to promote and appoint people is a big question. It is not just about promoting people and putting them in a certain position with a piece of paper. It's too fast.
This may not necessarily be a good thing, it is likely to be counterproductive. Taishang Taoist ancestor said: "Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food." Young people have read a lot and have sufficient theories. However, they do not have a deep understanding of the actual situation, and it is easy for them to take things for granted. So we must
Check the barriers and let them walk slower and more steadily, so that they can better penetrate into reality, accumulate experience, and condense their thoughts."
"Furthermore, young people are inevitably arrogant. The advantage is that they are full of impetus, but the disadvantage is that they tend to put their eyes on the top and ignore interpersonal relationships, which affects internal unity. As a result, things may not be done, but there are a lot of opinions. This requires more pressure.
A little pressure will make his talent restrained."
"But having said that, pressing down does not mean that Qi Tianyuan's contribution to Fenglinzhou can be wiped out. According to my observations during this period, Qi Tianyuan is still a practical and reliable person, and his performance is very good, so I think he should be given
To compensate him, lift him up."
With this transition and buffer, as long as Qi Xuansu himself does not cause problems, it will be difficult for others to object.
And it can also eliminate a lot of noise and make Qi Xuansu's resume look better. In any case, Qi Xuansu came up step by step, rather than jumping straight up. Regardless of the Taoist sect or the court, the word "lucky to advance" is
These are not complimentary comments.
Qi Xuansu agrees with Zhang Yuelu's analysis, and divides one step into three steps. Age is a double-edged sword. Being too old will not work, and being too young will not work, because qualifications, experience and age are linked. The subtext of saying Qi Xuansu is too young is Qi Xuansu's experience.
Insufficient, insufficient qualifications.
As for Zhang Yuelu, she is also young, even one year younger than Qi Xuansu, but her situation is different from Qi Xuansu. The key is that Zhang Yuelu's qualifications are not bad.
Now it seems that Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are almost the same, but in fact they are much different. From the beginning to the end, Zhang Yuelu's position and rank are higher than Qi Xuansu's, even in the order of deputy hall master. The main reason is that Zhang Yuelu started early.
, when Qi Xuansu was still studying in Wanxiang Taoist Palace, Zhang Yue
Lu has entered the Taoist system, started to participate in practical work, and climbed up step by step. This is Zhang Yuelu's advantage, so when Qi Xuansu was still a seventh-grade Taoist priest, Zhang Yuelu was already a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest.
Overall, it took Zhang Yuelu about ten years to go from the seventh grade to the third grade, while it only took Qi Xuansu three years to go from the seventh grade to the third grade. The gap in seniority is huge.
Looking at the resumes of the two, Qi Xuansu's promotion curve is very strange. For a long time, it has been a slightly upward-sloping horizontal line, which means that he was wasting his time. Suddenly, in recent years, it has fallen off a cliff.
All the way up, it is difficult not to raise doubts, so Qi Xuansu will suffer even greater criticism.
On the other hand, Zhang Yuelu's promotion curve is very smooth, always sloping upward, but the magnitude of each increase is within a reasonable range, which makes Zhang Yuelu suffer less criticism.
Therefore, Zhang Yuelu probably does not need to divide one step into three steps, but can complete it in one step and continue to maintain the momentum of being the first among the three shows.
But generally speaking, the gap between Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu is shrinking rapidly. From being three levels apart at the beginning, they are now almost on equal footing. If this trend continues, it is not impossible for Qi Xuansu to overtake Zhang Yuelu.
As expected, on the second day after Qi Xuansu began to rest, a commendation order was sent from Yujing to publicly commend Qi Xuansu.
It is worth noting that this commendation order mainly targets Qi Xuansu’s direct success in recruiting Suzuka Shan and indirectly assisting Qingwei Zhenren in recruiting Da Jiangshan, so it does not include Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, Yao Pei and others.
It reads: "Qi Xuansu can stand at the height of the overall situation, deeply understand the strategic purpose of the camp, go all out to complete the task, actively win over righteous friends from all walks of life, vigorously cooperate with the camp to achieve strategic goals, and make contributions to the victory of the Ise War.
For his outstanding contribution, Jinque has decided to award Qi Xuansu with a general order to all Taoist halls, Taoist mansions and Taoist palaces. I hope Qi Xuansu will take this as an opportunity to continue to work hard, forge ahead with determination, and continue to make new contributions to Taoism."
The signature is Pei Xuanzhi, the chief counselor of Jinque.
Along with the commendation order came the document of Qi Xuansu's transformation. From now on, Qi Xuansu is a veritable third-grade Youyi Taoist priest. Even if he no longer holds the position of deputy hall master, there will be no change.
Qi Xuansu had to sigh at Zhang Yuelu's foresight. The first step of the three-step process had already arrived so quickly.