"Do you have any objections?" Shoufu Tan Heming said slowly, his calm gaze scanning the circle of people present.

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that a few months ago, this official of the Exorcism Department named Gu Xu had just been unusually promoted......" Yin Quan, a scholar and university scholar of the household department, frowned slightly.

"That's right," Liu Qu, the second assistant to the cabinet, nodded, "Last fall, because Gu Xu performed very well in the process of promotion assessment, and because he had a rare third-grade cultivation qualification, Luo Sishou directly promoted him from an ordinary minor official to an eighth-rank exorcist experience.

"There is a precedent for this kind of thing. Previously, young geniuses like Chu Langzhong and Shangguan Langzhong were all promoted by the head of the department in the same way from among the many inconspicuous officials.

And Gu Xu's contribution this time is no less than the capture of a city or a ghost's lair. Without him, not only would the entire Qingzhou Mansion be destroyed, but there would also be a difficult ghost king in this world. In my personal opinion, there is no problem in giving him an exceptional promotion. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two people next to him chimed in: "I also agree with Lord Liu's opinion." ”

Yin Shangshu thought for a while and pointed out: "But this Gu Xu seems to be only seventeen years old, and he has not yet reached the age of crowning. Doesn't it sound a bit too exaggerated to live in the official residence before the crown......"

"I think that what this young man did at the age of seventeen is already much stronger than what most of the Liupin officials of the Great Qi Dynasty have done in their lifetime," Liu Qu, the second assistant, retorted, "For a heroic figure like him who saved tens of thousands of people, it is undoubtedly a very pedantic performance to limit him with such a thing as age."

"What's more, not long ago, the emperor appointed him as a 'squire' and made him a model for the princes to learn, which is enough to prove that he is an extraordinary person and cannot be viewed with common sense."

Yin Shangshu didn't speak again.

Because what Gu Xu did this time was too shocking. If it weren't for the mouth of a saint, I'm afraid Yin Shangshu wouldn't have dared to believe that it was true.

Therefore, even if Yin Shangshu wanted to sing against other ministers, he didn't have much confidence in his heart.

"Do anyone else have any objections?" Tan Shoufu asked again.

No one said a word.

So, Tan Shoufu picked up the pen and quickly wrote the cabinet's opinion on the "Vote" piece of paper, pasted it with Luo Sishou's recital, and put it aside.

Then, Tan Shoufu picked up the other two copies and said slowly: "The second thing we want to discuss today is still related to Gu Xu.

"The National Teacher believes that Gu Xu has a deep attainment in the way of Fu Seal. The runic cultivation he had shown in this incident had reached the level of a master.

"The national teacher hopes that Gu Xu will go to Longmen Academy to take on the position of 'guest teacher' - take a little time every month to give lectures to the students of the academy majoring in runes and share the ideas of drawing talismans.

"After all, the 'Long Night' is coming, and Fu Xiu has extremely important strategic significance on the battlefield. The national teacher wants to improve the ability and efficiency of the talisman cultivators to draw talismans as soon as possible before the 'long night'. ”

Located on the outskirts of Luojing City, Longmen Academy is an official institution for cultivators established by the Great Qi Imperial Court, which can be understood as the national eunuch of the monks, and to some extent can compete with the three major sects. The students who study here are basically not lacking in talent and background.

The teaching and learning in the academy is often not low, and it is quite accomplished in a specific field, such as runes, formations, swordsmanship, refining, etc.

As for the Great Qi National Teacher, he held the position of "Honorary Dean" in Longmen Academy.

Shoufu Tan Heming paused for a while, took a sip of hot tea, and continued: "But Master Guoshi is only the honorary dean of Longmen Academy after all, not the real dean. Many of the faculty members, including Dean Li, were not convinced by his proposal.

They acknowledged Gu Xu's extraordinary talent, and they also admired Gu Xu's actions during the disaster in Qingzhou Mansion.

"But in their opinion, Gu Xu was too young after all, his qualifications were too shallow, his cultivation time was too short, and he only had the cultivation of the third realm—and among all the teachings in the Dragon Gate Academy, the lowest strength was the fourth realm cultivator.

"In addition, the way of the Fu Seal has always been known to be difficult and difficult to understand, and it takes a lot of time and energy to study and ponder.

"They feel that Gu Xu still needs to spend a few more years sharpening his skills and accumulating more experience before he can take on the heavy responsibility of teaching the students of the academy."

"The seventeen-year-old academy teaching does sound a bit outrageous," Yin Shangshu said lightly, "I'm afraid those students in the Longmen Academy are all older than him." ”

The second assistant Liu Qu pondered for a moment, then looked at Tan Heming, and said sharply: "Elder Tan Ge, let Gu Xu be the teacher of the Longmen Academy...... Isn't it going to move someone's cake? ”

"Liu Cifu's insight is really extraordinary," Tan Heming nodded, "Because the teaching and learning of Longmen Academy is well-paid and has a high status, the number of people has always been very limited.

"In particular, the title of 'guest teacher' is a symbol of honor.

"There are currently several talisman masters who want to fight for that teaching position, and one of them is Dean Li's cousin. If the position is given to Gu Xu in the end, then these people may have to wait a few more years before they can wait for such an opportunity again. ”

"This is easy to do," Liu Cifu smiled slightly, "After the Lantern Festival, as long as you find a time, let Gu Xu and those few talisman masters show their talisman attainments in front of all the teachings of Longmen Academy—whoever is the strongest, then this position will be given to whomever it is." In this way, they can be convinced if they lose. ”

"Liu Cifu's method is really simple and rude!" Yin Shangshu commented.

"Liu Cifu's idea is indeed good, but it is not so easy to implement," Tan Shoufu said with a calm face, "First of all, we need to seek the opinion of the national teacher. After all, the National Teacher is a saint in the world. If his attitude was very tough and he wanted to stuff Gu Xu into the Longmen Academy despite all objections, then no one could stop him except the emperor and several other saints. ”

Emperor Tianxing is high above and reigns with a bow.

Several saints perform their duties and check each other; Although the power is great, you can't completely rely on the power to do what you want, and many times you have to follow the rules and processes to do things.

This is the power structure of the Great Qi Dynasty at the top of the pyramid today.

"I want to ...... If the National Teacher had enough confidence in Gu Xu's Fu Dao cultivation, then he should be able to agree! Liu Cifu thought for a moment and said seriously.

After all, these cabinet members are just a group of mortals who survive in the gap between cultivators.

They didn't want to offend the national teacher, nor did they want to offend Dean Li and the teachers of Longmen Academy.

After a heated discussion, they finally agreed with Liu Cifu's idea: on the premise of obtaining the consent of the national teacher, prepare a fair and just competition for Gu Xu and other competitors, among which the most outstanding person will become the new teacher of Longmen Academy.

"The last thing we want to discuss today is still related to Gu Xu," After writing the "Ticket Draft", Tan Shoufu took another piece of music and said slowly, "This book is from the Ministry of Rites." Officials of the Ministry of Rites believe that Gu Xu's merits in this disaster are enough to be knighted. ”

In the Great Qi Dynasty, the titles were divided into five categories, such as duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, among which there were subdivisions such as "national duke", "county duke", "county uncle", and "county uncle".

According to the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu, "those who do not have social and military merits will not be sealed".

Among them, the title is divided into "Shijue" and "Liujue", depending on the size of the merit.

"Shijue", as the name suggests, is a title that can be hereditary, which can be passed on to future generations, not only fiefdoms, but also Lumi.

The three major lords of the Great Qi Dynasty - Youzhou Zhao, Xiangyang Chen, and Jinling Shen, their heads are all hereditary princes.

And "Liujue" is a lifelong title, only the title and Lumi, no fief, and no hereditary.

Many of the high-ranking officials of the Exorcism Division have "Liujue" in their bodies. For example, Wei Jiusi, a thousand households in Qingzhou Mansion, was once awarded the title of "Jingyuan Bo"; Another example is Tang Hui, the former suppressor envoy of the Exorcist Division, who also once had the title of "Loyal Dedication".

In addition, those who receive the knighthood can also receive "Danshu Iron Coupons" that can be used to exonerate crimes.

Of course, whether something like "Danshu Iron Coupon" is really useful depends on the emperor's mind after all. Like the Lu clan in Qingzhou, after angering Emperor Tianxing, he still inevitably suffered the tragic ending of being punished by the nine clans.

In addition, since the Qingzhou Lu clan was annihilated in history, Emperor Tianxing has never granted anyone a hereditary title.

This also means that no matter how much credit Gu Xu has made now, he can only receive a lifelong title.

"It's just that the officials of the Ministry of Rites still have a dispute about what kind of title should be given to Gu Xu," only to hear Tan Shoufu continue, "According to the rule of the Great Qi Dynasty that 'no knighthood can be awarded if it is not for military merit in Sheji', Gu Xu's contribution this time is difficult to measure by the number of ghosts killed according to the previous standard.

"Some people believe that he prevented the birth of a 'ghost king' level ghost, which is a great contribution to the relief of the common people in the world, and can directly grant the title of earl.

"Some people also say that he didn't directly attack the Kongxuansan people, but only played the role of passing on the news - it was still the saints who really dealt with the 'fierce gods'. If you rashly grant him too high a knighthood, I am afraid that you will not be able to convince the public.

"Because they couldn't come up with a result for a long time, they took the issue to our cabinet.

"What do you guys think about that?"

The ministers present remained silent and no one answered for a long time.

After a long while, Yin Shangshu finally spoke slowly: "According to the law of Great Qi, 'the title shall not be granted unless it is specially decreed'. This kind of thing, it's better to leave it directly to the emperor and the princess to decide! ”

Tan Shoufu nodded, agreeing with his statement.

…………

Today is the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.

There are still two days left before the arrival of the Lantern Festival.

In the early morning of this day, Princess Zhaoning took a blue curtain sedan chair early to the Kunyuan Hall in the palace in accordance with the rules and asked her mother Chen Anzhi for peace.

"I've seen the Queen Mother." Princess Zhaoning curtsy to the queen.

"Sit." The queen pointed to the chair in front of her and commanded lightly.

Princess Zhaoning sat down in response.

A brief silence followed.

Although a warm fire was burning in the West Warm Pavilion of the Kunyuan Palace, the atmosphere between the two was as cold as ice.

"Xiao Wanjun, you are now grown up, and your wings are much harder than before," After a long while, the queen finally sighed lightly, breaking the silent atmosphere, "In order not to get married, you are really exhausted by all means!" ”

"What did the queen mother say?" Princess Zhaoning's face did not change.

"Don't pretend to be stupid anymore, Xiao Wanjun," the queen's face became serious, "Before, I mentioned to you two suitable marriage partners, one is Zhao Kuan of the Zhao clan in Youzhou, and the other is Shen Hua of the Shen clan in Jinling.

But just a few days ago, Zhao Kuan suddenly made a marriage agreement with Zou Wen, a female general guarding the northeast border. And Shen Hua was exposed to frequenting Flower Street and Willow Lane, and keeping pets in private - obviously no longer meeting the standards of being a colt.

"You dare to say that these two things have nothing to do with you?"

Princess Zhaoning replied calmly: "Zhao Kuan and Zou Wen are in love, and it is inevitable that they will come together. And there is no impermeable wall in the world, and these disgusting things that Shen Hua did in private will be revealed to the world sooner or later. What does it have to do with me? ”

"Your tricks can be hidden from others, but you can't hide from this palace," the queen said coldly, "If I guess correctly, Zhao Kuan went to guard the northeast frontier under your indirect instruction." And the Inspector Yushi who was recently sent to Jinling City is also a cronie you have cultivated in secret. ”

Princess Zhaoning smiled lightly and did not deny it.

"Mother, you have taught me that in order to achieve an end, you can do whatever it takes," replied the princess with a smile, "I have only listened to your teachings and tried to avoid marrying someone I don't like by the means I can. ”

"But now that Xiao Shangzhen's cultivation is lost, the Xiangyang Chen family is also facing a crisis," the queen began to reason with the princess, "Xiao Wanjun, you are the princess of a country, and you are also the bloodline of the Chen family." At this critical time, I hope you can be more general and not play like other little girls. ”

"But, Queen Mother, have you ever thought that my surname is Xiao, not Chen," Princess Zhaoning looked at her mother and said seriously, "I belong to the Great Qi royal family first, and then the bloodline of the Chen family." When there is a conflict between the royal family and the Chen family, I should be on the side of the royal family. And my marriage should also be decided by my father......"

"But your father has been ignoring mundane things for a long time." The queen interrupted her with a cold attitude.

"The marriage of the princess is not only a family affair, but also a state affair. And the supreme power of Daqi, the 'Red Approval Power', is now in my hands," Princess Zhaoning smiled calmly, "Queen Mother, do you know? As the Empress of Great Qi, you have actually made a fatal mistake a long time ago-

"You are too considerate of the interests of the Chen family."

Speaking of this, Princess Zhaoning stood up and bowed to the queen again.

Then she turned around and left the warm Kunyuan Palace.

Since the disaster in Qingzhou, there are still a lot of twists and turns waiting for her to deal with in the princess's mansion, and there are still many important things that need to be decided by her.

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