Chapter 101: Grand Secretary

Qi Xuansu asked: "How is it now?"

"Sheng Wuyou" said: "The 'chef's' imitation 'Shebi Corpse Poison' has been cleaned up, but the backlash of 'Xuanwei Zhenshu' is still quite serious. I only have 60% of my usual strength left."

Qi Xuansu roughly calculated that a celestial being in the Creation stage is equivalent to three celestial beings in the Infinite stage, and 60% of the strength is roughly equivalent to two celestial beings in the Infinite stage, which is still not to be underestimated. However, if you meet the "shopkeeper" or "chef", it will be a bit not good enough.

"The backlash of the 'Leverage Method' cannot be reversed, so we can only wait for it to pass."

"Saint Wuyou" said: "We have to keep a low profile recently."

Qi Xuansu said: "Qingpinghui has always been very low-key."

"Saint Wuyou" smiled: "I don't like to owe others favors. Qingpinghui has always been clear about accounts. Now let's talk about your reward."

Qi Xuansu declined: "I just helped to contact Qi Niang. I won't accept rewards without merit."

"Saint Wuyou" said: "Although there was no accident, you took the risk. This is not false."

In fact, the two of them also knew it tacitly. This was related to Qi Niang's face. "Saint Wuyou" showed goodwill to Qi Xuansu appropriately, which was also indirectly showing goodwill to Qi Niang.

Qi Xuansu was too lazy to reflect on it. It was actually good to have a background and a backer. He couldn't choose a more difficult and rugged path for the dignity of a wild Taoist priest.

It's better to be able to buy on credit than not to be able to buy on credit.

"Sheng Wuyou" said slowly: "I wanted to give you something, but I was in a hurry and didn't have anything suitable. In addition, I just owed Qi Niang a large sum of peace money, and the gentry's family had no surplus food. So my reward is very simple, I owe you a favor. Since it is a favor, I must let the creditor know who I am."

After that, "Sheng Wuyou" took off the mask on his face.

To be honest, Qi Xuansu still had a little luck in his heart that he couldn't tell anyone at this moment. Maybe "Sheng Wuyou" just acted like a man, and in fact, there was a fairy-like beauty behind the mask. It's not that he wanted to have something with other women. He only had Zhang Yuelu in his heart. This was just a wonderful mentality of imitating the plot of the storybook.

But Qi Xuansu was disappointed. It was true that there was a beauty behind the mask, but she was a handsome man, not a beautiful woman.

Not to mention the actual age, just from the appearance, "Sheng Wuyou" was over forty years old, with a short beard, sword eyebrows, star eyes, a high nose bridge, and crystal-like skin. Needless to say, how he was when he was young, he can still make women's hearts sway now.

"In addition to being the 'Saint Wuyou' of the Qingping Society, I am also a member of the cabinet and the Minister of Justice."

"Saint Wuyou" said slowly: "There are six people in the cabinet now, and I am the fifth."

Qi Xuansu was really shocked.

Qingping Society is so full of talents?

Since ancient times, the three officials discussed the way, and the six ministers divided their duties. Since Zulong first established the prime minister, he died in a short time. As a result, although there were wise prime ministers in later generations, many of the people used during the period were villains who abused their power and disrupted the government. Therefore, since the Wei Dynasty abolished the prime minister, the five ministries, six ministries, the Censorate, the Tongzhengsi, the Dali Temple and other government offices were set up to manage the affairs of the world. They dared not suppress each other, and all matters were under the overall control of the court, so it was stable.

However, due to the huge workload, the palace university scholars had to be set up as advisers to the emperor. At the beginning, the university scholars had no real power, similar to today's secretary position. The Grand Secretaries were placed in the Huagai Palace, Wuying Palace, Jinshen Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, and Dongge respectively, and the Grand Secretaries in the Wenhua Palace were also placed to guide the crown prince, all of whom were of the fifth rank. The Grand Secretaries were only left and right, and were only advisors.

Later, the Grand Secretaries often served as Shangshu as the three orphans, and had a respected status. They drafted edicts for the emperor, guided and approved memorials, and were called assistant ministers. The first among the Grand Secretaries was called the Chief Assistant, who had the greatest power and the right to vote. The power of the cabinet developed rapidly. Although the power of the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet was still not comparable to that of the prime minister in the past, it was no longer as simple as an advisory secretary.

When it came to the Great Xuan, the old system of the Great Wei was inherited, and many temporary official positions were turned into permanent ones. In addition to the governor-general, the governor-general, and the general, the cabinet officially became the prime minister's organization, and six people were determined, that is, the "four palaces and two cabinets", with the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace as the most respected, followed by the Jinshen Palace, Wenhua Palace, Wuying Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, and Dong Pavilion, and the rank was raised from the fifth rank to the first rank, on par with the three dukes, but the status was slightly inferior to the three dukes.

The specific responsibilities are to manage the national affairs, praise the imperial edicts, clarify the constitution, discuss the great ceremonies and major policies, and decide whether to report. Compile the records, history, and chronicles, serve as the chief supervisor, the lecturer of the imperial lecture, the examiner of the joint examination, the reader of the palace examination, the Spring and Autumn Sacrifice, and the act of performing the sacrificial ceremony.

As for the Grand Secretary of the frontier minister, it is the assistant Grand Secretary, without a specific name, not the Grand Secretary of the Palace. Similar to ordinary real people and Canzhi real people, both are second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests. Ordinary real people are just a bare real person title, while Canzhi real people such as Donghua, Cihang, Qingwei, Wanmiao, etc. have honorific titles.

Although the gold content of the imperial court rank is slightly inferior to that of Taoism, no matter what, the first-grade minister is equivalent to the Canzhi real person of Taoism.

Qi Xuansu once studied the court's code hard, so he naturally knew who the cabinet officials were. Since "Sheng Wuyou" bluntly said that he ranked fifth in the cabinet, it must be Xie Linyuan, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, who also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, also known as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry.

The Xie family is a Jiangnan aristocratic family. Although it is not a Taoist family, it is a Confucian family. It has produced many Confucian great priests and many cabinet ministers.

At that time, the Confucian sect had three great palaces, such as the Taoist sect’s three holy places: Dazhenfu, Wanshou Chongyang Palace, and Zhenjing Bieyuan. They were Wanxiang Academy, Tianxin Academy, and Sheji Academy. After the Taoist sect defeated the Confucian sect, it was changed to Wanxiang Academy. The palace is the Wanxiang Dao Palace, Tianxin Academy was abolished, and only Sheji Academy remained. The ancestors of the Xie family were the last great sacrifices of Tianxin Academy.

After the fall of Tianxin Academy, the Xie family began to work deeply in the court and served as officials for several generations.

Qi Xuansu never expected that the Qingping Society would be so powerful that it even infiltrated the Xie family.

However, Qi Xuansu thought about it and realized that the matter of the Xie family had actually been known for a long time. "Xie Qiuniang"'s real name was Xie Jin, and she was a member of the Xie family. Obviously, there were also elders in the family, just like his elder was Qiniang, so Xie Linyuan appeared in Qingping Meeting and holding a senior position is not out of the ordinary.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "It turns out to be Mr. Xie. I know a friend whose name is 'Xie Qiuniang'. I don't know if she is related to Mr. Xie..."

"She is my niece. My brother died young and left an orphan girl. My father and I raised her and spoiled her. If I have offended her in any way, I hope you will forgive me." Xie Linyuan did not hide it.

"It's just some misunderstanding. It's already been said." Qi Xuansu remembered that Qin Wubing had said that Xie Jin's grandfather was a great master of the Confucian sect. Although he was far less powerful than the great master of the Taoist sect, his status was is very.

This kind of family may be inferior to the Li family and the Zhang family, but it must not be underestimated.

A favor from Xie Linyuan is worth a thousand dollars.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Since Mr. Xie is from the Confucian sect, why does he use the Taoist sect to inherit?"

Xie Linyuan did not shy away and said calmly: "Confucianism has changed over time after all. If a Sanren is added to the Five Immortals inheritance of the Taoist sect, it will be the Sixth Immortal inheritance. It is the integration, induction and innovation of the power of the Xuanshengju Taoist sect. It can be said to be the culmination of the efforts of previous generations. Even if it is a Sanren inheritance, it is still a creation project. On the other hand, Confucianism is stuck in its own way and lingers on, let alone talk about it. Even if it imitates the Taoist sect to integrate the inheritance, it has no choice but not as good as the Taoist sect in terms of manpower and material resources, and there is no Xuan Sheng. With a figure in the lead, how can the integrated inheritance be compared with the Taoist sect? Why should I choose the Confucian sect’s inheritance?”

Qi Xuansu was speechless.

This is not to say that the inheritance of Confucianism is necessarily inferior to that of Taoism. The key lies not in inheritance, but in integration. Confucianism has been poor in talent over the years and does not have enough manpower and material resources. The integrated inheritance will not be as clear and inclusive as Taoism, so it is better to choose Taoist inheritance, anyway, the current general trend is the integration of the three religions.

There is also the inheritance of Buddhism, which also imitates Taoism. Generally speaking, it is not as good as Taoism. However, Buddhism has a Buddha master, which is much better than Confucianism, which is leaderless.

However, Xie Linyuan still added: "As for the various Confucian techniques, after all, I still know a little bit about the origins of my family. It's just that as a 'Sheng Wuyou', I shouldn't use them rashly."

Qi Xuansu understood that Xie Linyuan's situation was somewhat similar to having two inheritances, or one and a half inheritances, one from the Taoist sect's Earthly Immortal inheritance, and half from the Confucian sect's inheritance. This may be the reason why Xie Linyuan was trapped in the creation stage. , after all, miscellaneous but not refined.

Common sense is not the truth. There are always people in the world who do not act according to common sense. No matter how difficult it is, there are always people who have to give it a try. It is said that it is very difficult to change the inheritance, but Tantaiyun changed it, and he changed it more than once. It can be called back and forth. It’s not just the immortals who can possess multiple inheritances the day after tomorrow. It’s not necessarily impossible for someone to use their own talents to forcibly practice two major inheritances. For example, the legendary Wu Yang can be a warrior and an alchemist. Miraculous.

In fact, the Exalted Immortal himself is a special Qi Refiner who draws on the strengths of various schools. Otherwise, there are three levels of Qi Refiners. The upper-level Qi Refiner is the Exiled Immortal, the lower Qi Refiner is the Sanren, and the middle Qi Refiner is the Qi master.

But it's a pity that Qi Xuansu is not such a gifted person. The reason why he can hold multiple inheritances is because of the "Heart of Immortality Stone" and "Xuanyu". He still knows how to convert inheritances, but he still doesn't know. The reason for this is that if you have to rely on yourself to practice both, you may still be an acquired talent at this time.

From this point of view, Xie Linyuan is indeed extremely talented.

Xie Linyuan suddenly said: "What is your identity? Can you tell me?"

Qi Xuansu thought that when he met Xie Linyuan in the future, he could not use his identity as "Jin Cuodao". In addition, Qingpinghui and Qiniang were among them to guarantee it, so he took off the bronze mask and "white fox face" on his face, revealing his true face: "Qi Xuansu has met Mr. Xie."

Xie Linyuan was startled, then smiled and said: "It turns out to be Chief Qi, who has become famous recently."