Chapter 59: Imperial Clan

Qi Xuansu left the courtyard with a knife in his hand, thinking of a sentence in his mind.

I have three virtues, namely kindness, frugality, and not daring to be the first in the world.

Now it seems that it is not easy for the Taoists to keep the three virtues of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor.

Fortunately, Xuansheng probably saw that if it was enforced by force, few people would be qualified, so it was just promoted instead of constrained by law. Even if it was not so frugal, as long as it did not involve corruption and other situations, it would not be convicted.

Just like Qi Xuansu was invited to a banquet today and spent a lot of money, it was not a handle. Similarly, the matter between Shi Bingyun and Qin Quanyi was not a day or two, and it was almost known to everyone. At most, some people criticized her reputation and style. After all, they were not married, but no one used this to attack Shi Bingyun for not being frugal, because there was indeed no such item in the Taoist law.

Of course, it was not a crime, and when she was promoted in the future, there would be no such item of frugality and virtue. To put it bluntly, although this is not a deduction, it is a plus, especially when upgrading to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, if the merits are not great enough, the ability is not strong enough, and the realm is not high enough, you have to rely on these relatively empty moral bonuses to cross the threshold.

Qi Xuansu thought about it, based on his actions, he probably didn't touch the three virtues, he was neither kind nor dared to be the first in the world, not bad for frugality, it's really too much debt, too many lice, no itch, broken jars, let him go.

】

There are only a few more words after this.

Kindness makes you brave; frugality makes you broad; not daring to be the first in the world, so you can become a leader.

Now abandon kindness and be brave; abandon frugality and be broad; abandon the last and be the first; then you will die.

It means that with kindness, you can be brave; with frugality, you can be generous; not daring to be the first in the world, so you can become the leader of all things.

Now abandon kindness and pursue bravery; abandon frugality and pursue generosity; abandon concession and seek to be the first, the result is death.

Qi Xuansu was sure that he was the "giving up kindness and courage" mentioned by the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. He was ruthless to his enemies and attached great importance to his realm cultivation. He was also "giving up the latter and taking the lead". Who wouldn't want to be ahead of others and be a superior person? The only thing he could be thankful for was that he "gives up frugality and not generosity". Does this count as keeping the last bottom line? There was only a thin line between him and death.

This was the Supreme Taoist Ancestor warning him not to be generous. Being generous without frugality would lead to destruction.

Qi Xuansu thought about these perverse theories and walked along the Penglai Pond to the semicolon of the Taiping Inn.

The north was dry, and there was sand and wind blowing from the Golden Tent Grassland, so there was always a layer of floating dust on the ground that could not be shaken off.

Just then, a carriage whizzed past Qi Xuansu, rolling up Qi Xuansu's dust.

Qi Xuansu's mind was full of the teachings of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, and he was seriously distracted. A little dust was not dangerous and failed to trigger his "magic knife" instinct, so he was unable to dodge in the first time.

The carriage was hung with the emblem of the Wei royal family - this was the result of the spread of Western learning to the East, because Western nobles have a tradition of using emblems, with different colors and patterns to distinguish different identities. In recent years, many royal families and nobles have followed suit and designed a logo for their own family. For example, the emblem of the royal family and royal family is Baishan Xuanshui, which means the location of the holy land of the North Gate, Taibai Mountain Dahuang Beigong.

In fact, as early as the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the previous dynasty, Western missionaries came to the East to preach, and many scholars and officials had been influenced, the most famous of which was a certain cabinet elder. By the time of this dynasty, maritime trade was more prosperous, exchanges between the East and the West were more frequent, and the influence of Western learning was even greater.

These emblems are just minor ones. In the past few years, due to the laxity of the Imperial Capital Daofu, some people who believed in the Holy Court were baptized and took Western names, which were called "church names", similar to the Taoist names of the Taoist sect. This made the Taoist sect and the imperial court very angry. They lodged a solemn protest to the Holy Court, threatening the Imperial Capital to ban religion and demanding that the Holy Court restrain missionaries. If the Holy Court did not act, then the Taoist sect and the imperial court would discipline them for him.

The Holy Court had to compromise and change its policy, ordering all missionaries not to recruit royal family members, nobles, and officials as believers without the permission of the imperial court and the Taoist sect. As for those royal family members who believed in the Holy Court, they were punished by the Imperial Clan Court, and their salaries were fined or their titles were taken away.

Qi Xuansu stopped and was a little unhappy.

What happened to the royal family? He had just met with the King of Jin, and the King of Jin was also very friendly. Unless the one who got off the carriage was the King of Liao, he had to give an explanation.

As for the difference between the royal family and the royal family, it was actually the difference between the big clan and the small clan. If we use the Zhang family as an analogy, the Tianshi branch is the royal family, and Zhang Yuelu's branch is the clan. Many people say that Zhang Yuelu is from a small clan. If we put it in the context of the royal family, then she is an ordinary clan. Although she has outstanding abilities, she is not a prince. Her bloodline is too far away and she cannot inherit the throne.

In Daxuan, Emperor Gaozu was a brother of three, and the descendants of the other two kings are naturally clans. In the present, only the emperor's family is the royal family. When the previous emperor was in power, the Liao King was a prince and was naturally a member of the royal family. But after the previous emperor passed away, the Liao King was officially crowned as a king, which was equivalent to the separation of brothers. The emperor's branch is the main clan of the family, and the Liao King is only a small clan, so it is considered a clan. However, the queen mother is still there, and no one will find fault with it if you insist that the Liao King is still a member of the royal family.

The carriage also stopped, and the driver walked quickly towards Qi Xuansu.

This is an old man. Although he is a rickshaw driver, he is dressed meticulously and his clothes are made of expensive materials. If you don't see him stepping down from his position with your own eyes, no one would mistake him for a rickshaw driver.

His hair was snow-white, tied with a jade hairpin. He was serious and apologized to Qi Xuansu: "I was in a hurry and bumped into you. I hope you will forgive me."

Qi Xuansu was a little bored. He thought someone would jump down and scold him for being blind and blocking the way, but he apologized. There are still many "good people" in the imperial capital. Or is it that after a high position, there are "good people" around?

However, Qi Xuansu soon figured it out. It's not that people in the imperial capital are easy to talk to, but he is no longer the same as before. Although he didn't wear the formal clothes of a fourth-grade Taoist priest today, he had two treasures hanging around his waist. As long as he had a little vision, he would not be regarded as a powerless civilian, and naturally there would be no scene of scolding him for being blind and blocking the way.

To put it bluntly, it depends on the person.

Qi Xuansu dusted off his body: "Nothing."

His eyes also turned to the stopped carriage. His attention had been attracted by the prominent emblem just now. Only now could he take a closer look. It turned out to be a Western-style four-wheeled carriage with a door on one side, equipped with glass windows, and decorated quite luxuriously. It was not the style that a leisurely royal family could have.

So Qi Xuansu re-examined the old man in front of him. Such a royal family went out without guards. If it was said that he was wearing a white dragon fish costume, this eye-catching carriage was really hard to convince people. Then there was only one explanation. The old man in front of him was a master while serving as a driver.

But Qi Xuansu couldn't see the clues at first glance. It was not until he figured out this key point that Qi Xuansu took a closer look and saw some clues.

The old man noticed Qi Xuansu's scrutiny, his face changed slightly, and he turned to leave.

As a result, Qi Xuansu revealed the secret: "A great man is willing to be a slave, which is really strange."

The old man's face changed drastically and he turned around suddenly. Then he attacked Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu felt only one word, fast.

Qi Xuansu had only seen such speed on Yao Pei, and it was more because Yao Pei attacked in advance.

It was too late to draw the sword. At the critical moment, Qi Xuansu could only manifest the golden body and leave no flaws.

I don't know whether the old man deliberately held back or sacrificed too many other things because of the speed. In short, the weight of the old man's punch was not as good as Zhao Fuan's punch. After Qi Xuansu manifested the golden body, he was supported by the physique of a warrior and did not suffer any substantial damage.

The two separated as soon as they touched.

The old man frowned: "Witch?"

Qi Xuansu pressed the handle of the "Fei Ying Bai" knife on his waist and said in a deep voice: "It's against the rules to hurt people when you don't agree with them."

Just now, Qi Xuansu didn't see through the old man's background, but just tried to test him, but he didn't expect the old man to react so much. But he was not afraid. Although the old man was very fast, if he activated the "magic knife" instinct and saved the reaction time, he could still keep up.

The old man was silent.

He also didn't expect that the young man in front of him was also a genuine celestial being. No wonder he was swaggering around with two treasures. At such an age, he must be a Taoist genius, not a villain. This made him feel a little relieved, but also a little worried. Because of the matter of the Imperial Capital Daofu, many Taoist geniuses came to the Imperial Capital. I don't know which one is the person in front of him? It can't be Zhang Yuelu, that's a woman. Could it be the extremely mysterious Yao Pei?

At this moment, the door of the carriage opened and a figure walked out: "What happened?"

The old man's face changed again. He didn't care about Qi Xuansu and retreated to the side of the carriage, blocking the figure.

Judging from the voice, the owner of the carriage was a woman.

A woman from the royal family.

Qi Xuansu really had no experience in this area. He only knew Qin Xiang, but a woman from the royal family who could have a celestial being as an attendant was probably not an ordinary person.

Qi Xuansu thought about it. Women from the royal family were full of gossips, so he should not provoke them, especially since Zhang Yuelu was in the Imperial Capital. If there were any rumors, Zhang Yuelu might not believe them, but he would be uncomfortable. So he decided to give in: "It's just a misunderstanding."

The old man did not refute.

It was indeed just a misunderstanding.

"Master Chen, please move aside." The woman said.

The old man hesitated slightly, but still moved aside, revealing the woman behind him.

Qi Xuansu finally saw the woman's true face.

Although Qi Xuansu was considered a person who had seen some of the world, he had to admit that the woman in front of him was really beautiful. The descriptions of skin whiter than snow, eyes full of autumn water, and eyebrows as far as the eye can be used to describe the woman. In short, she was a beauty of the country.

This was reasonable. Starting from Emperor Gaozu, the three brothers were all good-looking, and his queen was the ancestor of the Cihang lineage. Needless to say, she was qualified to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Emperor Taizong combined the strengths of his parents.

As a royal family, the wives they married were naturally beauties. This was passed down from generation to generation, and it was really true that both men and women were beautiful. For example, Qin Quanyi, whom Qi Xuansu had just met, was in Shi Bingyun's eyes, needless to say. There was also Qin Lingge, whom Qi Xuansu had not seen, but Zhang Yuelu had seen him. According to Zhang Yuelu, Qin Lingge was praised as the most beautiful man in the world, and it was not a false reputation. When he arrived in Yujing, he attracted many female crowns to watch, and Li Changge did not have such treatment.

The woman bowed to Qi Xuansu and said, "If I have been rude, please forgive me. May I ask your name?"

Qi Xuansu said calmly, "My surname is Qi, and my given name is Xuansu."

82 Chinese website

.