Chapter 19 People in the Ancestral Temple
Chiming Palace.
Tiangang Zhenren sat in the main seat without saying a word, so the others didn't speak either.
However, there was one exception, and that was the deputy head of Beichen Hall. This third-rank Taoist priest from the Taiping Dao Lu family said softly, "This is disrespectful."
He didn't say who was disrespectful, but everyone knew it.
Li Mingzhi, who also came from the Taiping Dao, immediately echoed, "Even if the great Taoist priest values her, it doesn't mean that she can be so arrogant and rude."
Tiangang Zhenren finally spoke, "Wait for another stick of incense."
The two third-rank priests stopped talking.
A seventh-rank Taoist priest on duty lit a stick of incense in the incense burner next to him.
Chiming Palace was silent.
When there was still half an incense stick left, a woman in a plain Taoist robe walked into Chiming Palace without any panic.
In the eyes of the waiting people, they didn't know whether to praise her for her calmness or reprimand her for being arrogant.
After the woman entered the Chiming Palace, the Taoist priest on duty closed the door of the Chiming Palace heavily.
The woman first saluted to Tiangang Zhenren who was sitting alone in the main seat, and then explained: "Respectfully, I accidentally got lost on the way here, so I was late. Please punish me."
Tiangang Zhenren showed a little smile on his face and said: "The road to Zifu is indeed a bit complicated. Be careful next time. Sit down."
At this time in the Chiming Palace, there was a large table in the middle, which was the main seat. There were two rows of tables on the left and right. In addition to Tiangang Zhenren sitting alone in the main seat in the middle, the deputy head of Beichen Hall sat at the first seat on the left, and the deputy head of Duzhi Hall Li Mingzhi was below. Zhao Jiaowu sat on the first seat on the right, and the position below was vacant.
This vacant seat was reserved for Zhang Yuelu. The three of them were third-grade Youyi Taoist priests, but Zhang Yuelu was a fourth-grade Jijiu Taoist priest. This was obviously a low position with a high position.
Tiangang Zhenren's attitude, the arrangement of seats, and the previous random words all showed that Zhang Yuelu was extraordinary.
According to the rules, Zhang Yuelu should be humble and say some words of refusal, and then everyone should praise her again before she sat down. But Zhang Yuelu did not show any humility, and not only did she not salute those below Tiangang Zhenren, she did not even look at them, and walked to the seat and sat down calmly.
The faces of the people present, especially the three third-grade Youyi Taoist priests, were a little ugly, but because of the presence of Tiangang Zhenren, they could only bear it.
In this way, Zhang Yuelu happened to sit opposite Li Mingzhi.
Li Mingzhi looked at Zhang Yuelu subconsciously, and when their eyes met, Li Mingzhi was immediately shocked - Zhang Yuelu's eyes were like cold stars, revealing a pressing chill.
This invisible momentum surprised Li Mingzhi, and he could not help but put away his previous contempt.
All of this was seen by Tiangang Zhenren. The face of the master Zhenren did not change at all, but he just coughed lightly and said, "Let's discuss the matter."
The Chiming Palace was suddenly silent, and everyone sat upright.
Tian Gang Zhenren looked at Zhang Yuelu: "You already know about the affairs of the Western Regions. I transferred you from Beichen Hall to Tian Gang Hall this time because I intend to let you lead this matter. I have already reported to the rotating Great Zhenren. The Great Zhenren means that considering your age, your rank will remain the fourth-rank Taoist priest, but you can temporarily exercise the power of deputy hall master. What do you think?"
In a hall, there is only one hall master, who is the Canzhi Zhenren, but there are multiple deputy hall masters, and the number is not fixed. The deputy head of the Great Zhenren has the right to temporarily add deputy hall masters.
Zhang Yuelu stood up: "Thank you for the promotion and cultivation of the Great Zhenren and Zhenren. I have no objection."
Tian Gang Zhenren raised his hand and pressed down, indicating Zhang Yuelu to sit down.
This meeting was mainly about the problem of the monster plague in the Western Regions. The so-called monster plague may not be monsters, but may also be monsters, similar to bandit plague, which needs to be eliminated. This is the responsibility of Tian Gang Hall. It was just because of the war in the Western Regions that the Tiangang Hall was short of manpower, and it was impossible to let the head of a hall go in person, so Tiangang Zhenren asked for Zhang Yuelu from Beichen Hall, so the deputy head of Beichen Hall would appear in Chiming Palace.
In addition, the cooperation of the Western Region Daofu and the corresponding funding of Duzhi Hall were needed, which was why Zhao Jiaowu and Li Mingzhi participated in this meeting.
Today's meeting, to put it bluntly, was a negotiation between Tiangang Hall and other halls to allocate resources, so it was presided over by Tiangang Zhenren himself, and other halls were represented by deputies.
Tiangang Zhenren looked at Li Mingzhi and said, "Duzhi Hall is the God of Wealth. This time, the rotating Great Zhenren has added a quota for a deputy head of the hall, and Duzhi Hall should also allocate corresponding funds. The rotating Great Zhenren has already explained this."
Li Mingzhi stood up with a bitter look on his face.
Duzhi Hall corresponds to the Ministry of Revenue of the court, and is the hall in charge of silver and money. Each hall has to ask for money from the Duzhi Hall. It has become a habit for the Duzhi Hall to complain and pretend to be poor. However, Li Mingzhi is really having some difficulties this time, in addition to habit.
Each deputy hall master has a fixed quota, a total of two chiefs and six deacons. Zhang Yuelu was the chief in Beichen Hall.
If there were only eight people, it would not be a big deal, but under the deacons, there are also staffing. Each deacon has at least ten subordinates, and at most dozens of people. In this way, the staffing is at least sixty people.
Even if we calculate it based on the minimum sixty people, the monthly salary, weapons and equipment, and the settlement of the family, not counting the subsequent expenses, it will cost 90,000 yuan in Taiping money.
It’s just that Master Tiangang didn’t want to listen to Li Mingzhi’s complaints. He raised his hand to stop Li Mingzhi’s unspoken words and said, “If you have any difficulties, you can go to your hall master to complain. Now I just ask if Duzhitang can ensure that Will the Taiping money arrive on time?”
Li Mingzhi had no choice but to nod his head.
Master Tiangang turned his attention to Zhao Jiaowu again.
"The Taoist Government of the Western Regions will definitely support it with all its strength." Zhao Jiaowu was very happy. After all, Zhang Yuelu was not only personally ordered by Master Tiangang, but also recognized by the rotating Great Master. The current rotating Great Master is the Quanzhen Taoist Master. As a Quanzhen Taoist, he Taoist disciples have no reason not to support the Patriarch's decision.
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The flying boat cannot enter Yujing directly and can only land at a lake outside the city, which is still several miles away from Xuandu.
The city of Yujing feels like spring all year round, but outside the city the weather is cold. A gust of white-haired wind blows by, and snowflakes fly like catkins and goose feathers, blowing in the wind.
Among the other passengers on the same airship as Qi Xuansu, some had already put on the wide-sleeved double-breasted crane cloaks or cloaks that had been prepared long ago, and some were dressed in single clothes with fluttering long sleeves. They had obviously reached the point where the cold and heat could not invade them.
Qi Xuansu had no corresponding preparations and could only rely on luck to withstand the cold air.
To put it bluntly, luckily he was born with a talent. If he had been born with a talent, he might have been frozen to death on the way and couldn't even get through the door of Yujing.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu felt a warmth coming from the mezzanine of his chest, and quickly reached out and took out an apricot-yellow talisman from his arms. This is an improved version of the child and mother talismans. One person holds the child talisman and the other holds the mother talisman. They can talk face to face across thousands of miles. The disadvantage is that the mother talisman can only actively contact the child talisman. The child talisman cannot actively contact the mother talisman, and it is expensive. One set costs one hundred Taiping.
Qi Xuansu and Qiniang have a total of three sets of Zimu talismans in their hands. Qiniang holds two mother talismans and one child talisman, while Qi Xuansu holds two child talismans and one mother talisman.
Given Qiniang's stinginess and Qi Xuansu's poverty, of course they would not be so extravagant. These three sets of Zimu talismans were actually issued by the Qingping Association once a year. Qiniang planned to sell it for money, but Qi Xuansu sternly stopped her, so she saved it. At this time, a talisman on Qi Xuansu's body sensed it, and naturally it was Qiniang's "letter".
Qi Xuansu found an uninhabited place leeward, poured his true energy into the talisman in his hand, used the talisman as firewood, and burned a ball of flame. It was not hot and hot, but Qiniang's upper body appeared in the firelight. , only the size of a palm, slightly distorted as the flames danced, as if watching people through the fire.
Qiniang's voice came out from the firelight, also slightly distorted: "Tianyuan, where have you been?"
Qi Xuansu glanced at the majestic city in the distance and replied: "I am in the ancestral court. I just got off the flying boat. Is there anything wrong?"
"Feizhou? You are so willing. I thought you would walk there." Qiniang laughed, "Since you have already arrived at the ancestral court, it will be easy. After you arrive in Yujing, go to Nanhuafang first. The head of Tiangang Hall named Sun Yongfeng will arrange for you to enter Tiangang Hall."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "I remember that if I want to enter the Tiangang Hall, I need the deputy hall master's personal approval. You have found a master this time. Is it really possible?"
"Of course not in normal times."
Because of the limited time, Qiniang did not sell it this time: "This time is different. Tiangang Hall has a new deputy hall master. This deputy hall master used to be the head of Beichen Hall. He was just transferred to Tiangang Hall. He is new to Tiangang Hall. There are many I am not familiar with things, so I
Qi Xuansu understood: "Qiniang, do you mean that I will work under the new deputy hall master in the future?"
"Yes." Qiniangshen said mysteriously, "Let me tell you another insider information. This new deputy hall master is a great beauty. She is not yet twenty-five years old this year."
Qi Xuansu was startled, and then his face changed slightly: "Qiniang, the deputy hall master you are talking about is not the genius who has reached the stage of returning to his true nature at a young age, right?"
"You guessed it, it's her." Qiniang said with a smile, "Her name is Zhang Yuelu, she has some relationship with the Zhang family of Dazhen Mansion, but she is just a remote branch, not a eldest lady. She can achieve her current status mainly because of her own efforts. As for Her cultivation level is indeed much higher than yours. As far as I know, she is not a Qi practitioner, a martial artist, or an alchemist, nor is she a loser like you, but a banished immortal."
"Exiled the Immortal!" Qi Xuansu was slightly surprised.
If we say that Wufu corresponds to
Human immortals, alchemists correspond to ghost immortals, and qi alchemists correspond to earth immortals, so banished immortals correspond to heavenly immortals, and their status is far above ordinary martial arts, alchemists, and qi alchemists, not to mention the Sanren who are already at the bottom. Fabi.
Correspondingly, banished immortals are also very rare, and can even be said to be very uncommon, truly one in ten thousand.
Only then did Qi Xuansu understand why the ancestral court would give a semi-immortal object for the first time. It turned out to be such a reason. This also meant that as long as Zhang Yuelu did not die in the middle, his promotion to heaven was a certainty, and he was even expected to become the thirty-sixth one. One of the real people.