Chiming Palace.

Tiangang Zhenren sat on the main seat and didn't say a word, and the rest of the people couldn't speak.

However, there is one exception, that is, the deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, this three-grade Youyi Taoist priest from the Lu family of Taiping Dao said softly: "This is rude. ”

He didn't say who was rude, but everyone knew it.

Li Mingzhi, who was also born in Taiping Dao, immediately echoed: "Even if the real person 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 Sanpin Sacrificial Wine Daoists stopped talking.

A seven-rank Taoist priest on duty lit a stick of incense in the incense burner next to him.

There was silence in the Chiming Palace.

When there was still half a burnt of incense left, a woman in a plain Taoist robe approached the Chiming Palace without the slightest panic.

fell into the eyes of the waiting crowd, and for a moment I didn't know whether to praise her for having calm, or to reprimand her for having no one in her eyes.

After the woman entered the Chiming Palace, the Taoist priest on duty closed the door of the Chiming Palace.

The woman first saluted Tiangang Zhenren, who sat alone on the throne, and then explained: "Qiqi Zhenren, I accidentally got lost on the way here, so I was late, and I ask the real person to punish me." ”

Tiangang Zhenren's face showed a little smile, and said: "The road in Zifu is indeed a little complicated, next time pay attention, sit down." ”

At this time, in the Chiming Palace, there is a big case in the middle, which is the main position, and the left and right two rows of table cases, in addition to Tiangang Zhenren sitting alone in the middle of the main position, the deputy hall master of Beichen Hall sits in the first place on the left table, and the next head is Li Mingzhi, the deputy hall master of the Duzhi Hall, Zhao Jiaowu sits in the first place on the right, and the position of the lower head is empty.

This vacant position is reserved for Zhang Yuelu, and the three of them are all third-grade Youyi Taoists, but Zhang Yuelu is a fourth-grade sacrificial wine Taoist, which is obviously a low position and a high position.

Tiangang's real person's attitude, as well as the arrangement of seats, coupled with the previous idle words, can see that Zhang Yuelu is not good.

According to the rules, Zhang Yuelu should be humble at this time, say something that she doesn't dare to say, and then everyone will hold her again, and then sit down. But Zhang Yuelu didn't give in, and not only did he not salute those people below Tiangang Zhenren, but he didn't even look at it, so he calmly walked to the seat and sat down.

The faces of everyone present, especially the three Sanpin Youyi Taoist priests, were a little ugly, but because of the presence of Tiangang Zhenren, they could only endure it.

In this way, Zhang Yuelu happened to sit opposite Li Mingzhi.

Li Ming subconsciously looked at Zhang Yuelu, the two eyes met, and Li Mingzhi suddenly froze - Zhang Yuelu's eyes were like cold stars, revealing a compelling cold.

This invisible momentum surprised Li Mingzhi, and he couldn't help but put away his previous contempt.

All of this was seen by Tiangang Zhenren, and the face of this real person in charge did not change in the slightest, but he coughed lightly and said, "Let's discuss it." ”

There was a sudden silence in the Chiming Palace, and everyone was sitting in danger.

Tiangang Zhenren looked at Zhang Yuelu: "You already know about the affairs of the Western Regions, I transferred you from Beichen Hall to Tiangang Hall this time, just to let you take charge of this matter." On the side of the rotating Da Zhenren, I have already reported it, what the Da Zhenren means, considering your age, you still keep the four-grade sacrificial wine Taoist still in grade, but you can temporarily exercise the power of the deputy hall master, what is your opinion? ”

In a hall, there is only one hall master, who is served by a real person who is a counselor, but there are many deputy hall masters, and the number is not fixed.

Zhang Yuelu stood up: "Thank you for the promotion and cultivation of the real people and the real people, and the subordinates have no objections." ”

Tiangang Zhenren raised his hand and pressed downward, signaling Zhang Yuelu to sit down.

This discussion is mainly for the problem of demons in the Western Regions, the so-called demons may not be monsters, but may also be demons, similar to bandits, and need to be exterminated, which belongs to the responsibility of Tiangangtang. It's just because of the war in the Western Regions, the current Tiangang Hall can call on a shortage of manpower, and it can't let the master of the hall go out in person, so Tiangang Zhenren asked Zhang Yuelu from Beichen Hall, so the deputy hall master of Beichen Hall will appear in Chiming Palace.

In addition, it also needs the cooperation of the Western Regions Provincial Government and the corresponding appropriation of the Duzhi Hall, which is why Zhao Jiaowu and Li Mingzhi participated in this discussion.

Today's deliberation, to put it bluntly, is a negotiation between Tiangang Hall and other halls to allocate resources, so Tiangang Zhenren personally presides over it, and the other halls are all deputy positions.

Tiangang Zhenren looked at Li Mingzhi and said: "Duzhitang is the God of Wealth, this time the rotating Dazhen has increased the number of a deputy hall master, and Duzhitang should also allocate the corresponding funds, which has already been explained by the rotating Dazhen." ”

Li Mingzhi stood up with a bitter expression.

The branch hall corresponds to the household department of the imperial court, and is the hall in charge of the money. Each hall has to ask for money from the Du Branch, and it has become a habit for the Du Branch Hall to complain about hardship and pretend to be poor, but Li Mingzhi is really a little difficult this time in addition to being used to it.

There is a fixed number of places under the name of each deputy hall master, a total of two directors and six deacons, when Zhang Yuelu was in Beichen Hall, he held the position of director.

If it is only eight people, it is nothing, but under the deacons, there is also an establishment, each deacon must be equipped with ten subordinates, and at most dozens of people, so that the minimum is also the establishment of sixty people.

Even if it is calculated according to the minimum of 60 people, such as the monthly salary, armament, and settlement of the family, not counting the follow-up expenses, it will cost 90,000 yuan of Taiping money.

It's just that Tiangang Zhenren didn't want to listen to Li Mingzhi's complaints, so he raised his hand to stop Li Mingzhi's unspoken words, and said: "What's the difficulty, you go to your hall master to complain, I only ask Du Zhitang now if he can ensure that the Taiping money arrives on time?" ”

Li Mingzhi had no choice but to nod his head.

Tiangang Zhenren moved his gaze to Zhao Jiaowu again.

"The Western Regions Provincial Government will definitely give its full support." Zhao Jiaowu was very happy, after all, Zhang Yuelu was not only personally appointed by Tiangang Zhenren, but also recognized by the rotating Dazhenren, and now the rotating Dazhen is the Quanzhen Dao Dazhen, as a disciple of the Quanzhen Dao, there is no reason not to support the patriarch's decision.

……

The flying boat could not enter Yujing directly, and could only land on a lake outside the city, which was still a few miles away from Xuandu.

The four seasons in Yujing City are like spring, but the weather outside the city is cold, a gust of white hair wind blows, snowflakes are fluttering, such as pulling and flying, like goose feathers fluttering, fluttering with the wind.

The other passengers who were on the same flying boat as Qi Xuansu had already put on the wide-sleeved placket or cloak that had been prepared long ago, and some were dressed in single clothes with fluttering sleeves, obviously to the point where the cold and heat would not invade.

Qi Xuansu didn't have the corresponding preparations, so he could only use his luck to resist the cold air of Sen Sen.

said a thousand ways and ten thousand, fortunately he is a congenital person, if he is an acquired person, maybe he will be frozen to death in the middle of the road, and he can't even enter the door of Yujing.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu felt a burst of warmth coming from the mezzanine on his chest, and hurriedly reached out and took out an apricot yellow talisman from his arms.

This is an improved version of the mother and son of the symbol, one person holds the child charm, one person holds the mother symbol, you can talk face-to-face from thousands of miles away, the disadvantage is that you can only contact the child symbol by the mother symbol, the child charm can not take the initiative to contact the mother symbol, and the price is expensive, a set of 100 Taiping money.

Qi Xuansu and Qi Niang have a total of three sets of child and mother talismans in their hands. Qi Niang holds two mother runes and one child rune, and Qi Xuansu holds two child runes and one mother rune.

With the poverty of Qi Niang and Miserly and Qi Xuansu, of course they will not be so extravagant, these three sets of child and mother talismans are actually issued by the Qingping Society, and they are issued once a year. Qi Niang originally planned to sell it for money, but was stopped by Qi Xuansu sternly, so she saved it, and at this time, a sub-charm on Qi Xuansu's body gave birth to an induction, which was naturally Qi Niang's "letter".

Qi Xuansu found a leeward place where no one was around, injected the true qi into the sub-talisman in his hand, and used the talisman as firewood to burn a flame, which was not scorching and hot, only to see the upper body of Qi Niang appear in the firelight, only the size of a palm, slightly distorted with the beating of the flames, as if watching people from the fire.

Qi Niang's voice came out of the firelight, which was also slightly distorted: "Tianyuan, where have you been?" ”

Qi Xuansu glanced at the majestic Xiongcheng in the distance and replied, "People are in the ancestral court, just got off the flying boat, something?" ”

"Flying boats? You're so willing, I thought you'd go on foot. Qi Niang laughed, "Since you have arrived at the ancestral court, it will be easy to do, after you arrive in Yujing, first go to Nanhuafang to find a Tiangang Hall director named Sun Yongfeng, and he will arrange for you to enter Tiangang Hall." ”

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "I remember that if you want to enter Tiangang Hall, you need to be personally approved by the deputy hall master, you have found a master this time, can you really do it?" ”

"In normal times, of course not."

Because of the limited time, Qi Niang did not sell Guan Zi this time: "This time is different, Tiangang Hall has added a new deputy hall master, this deputy hall master turned out to be the head of Beichen Hall, and he has just been transferred to Tiangang Hall. ”

Qi Xuansu understood: "Qi Niang, what do you mean, I will work under the command of this new deputy hall master in the future?" ”

"Yes." Qi Niang said mysteriously, "Let me tell you the inside information, this new deputy hall master is a great beauty, and she is not yet twenty-five years old this year. ”

Qi Xuansu was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed slightly: "Qi Niang, the deputy hall master you are talking about, could it be that genius who has entered the stage of returning to the truth at a young age, right?" ”

"You guessed it, it's her." Qi Niang said with a smile, "Her name is Zhang Yuelu, and she has some relationship with the Zhang family of Dazhen Mansion, but she is only a remote side branch, not a big lady, and she can have today's status, mainly because she fights for her own strength." As for cultivation, it is indeed much higher than you. As far as I know, she is not a Qi Refiner, a martial artist, a Fang Shi, and she is not a promishable Sanren like you, but an immortal. ”

"Immortals!" Qi Xuansu was slightly taken aback.

If it is said that martial arts correspond to human immortals, alchemists correspond to ghost immortals, and qi refiners correspond to earth immortals, then the immortals correspond to heavenly immortals, and their status is far above that of ordinary martial artists, alchemists, and qi refiners, not to mention the scattered people who are already at the bottom, and they can't be compared at all.

Correspondingly, the immortals are also very rare, and they can even be said to be very uncommon, and there is no real one in ten thousand.

Only then did Qi Xuansu understand why the ancestral court would give a half-immortal thing for the first time, it turned out to be such a reason, which also meant that as long as Zhang Yuelu did not die halfway, it was a sure thing to be promoted to a celestial, and he was even expected to become one of the thirty-six real people.