Chapter 184: Boarding the Night Talk
The layout of the Celestial Master Ship is similar to that of the National Master Ship, but there are some slight differences in details, and the location of the study is naturally the same.
When he came to the Heavenly Master's study, he saw that the Heavenly Master was reviewing the official documents, and Tang Jiaohua immediately stepped forward to make tea for the Heavenly Master.
It is true that the Heavenly Master Bigu is true, but drinking tea is a hobby.
The details of Tang Jiaohua's tea brewing are quite ingenious, not how dazzling the tea making technique is, but the accuracy of the various preferences of the heavenly master, which is breathtaking.
Tea has hot and cold, the herbal tea here is not the medicinal tea of Lingnan, the essence is still green tea, just let the hot tea cool, because it is necessary to wait for the water temperature to cool down naturally, so the amount of tea is very important.
If the tea leaves are less, there is no taste after the water is cooled, and the tea leaves are too much, because they have to be cooled, so the brewing time is very long, and the taste of the tea leaves is all brewed, and it will be very bitter.
Tang Jiaohua can not only accurately grasp the measurements, but also can do not have more than one tea every time, not less than one piece, he can stay by the side of the Heavenly Master for a long time, it is by the accumulation of countless such details.
The Celestial Master was still kind, motioned for the two to sit down, and then took a sip of hot tea. There is no reason to serve tea to guests as soon as they sit down, so the Celestial Master's move is to show that this is not an informal conversation, it is just an ordinary casual conversation between the elders and the juniors, everything is casual and not formal.
Hot tea and herbal tea are two kinds of tea, the tea leaves of hot tea are from Kunlun Dongtian, compared with ordinary tea, there is the effect of gaining cultivation, if it is an ordinary congenital person, only by drinking tea every day, drinking for a few years, can also enter the stage of returning to the truth, but the realm of the heavenly master is too high, this effect is almost nothing.
It is the lack of human way and the dedication is more than enough, people who need this kind of tea to improve their cultivation may not be able to drink a sip in their lives, and people who can drink this kind of tea every day do not actually need the special functions of this kind of tea, they may just like its taste, or use it to show their status.
Tang Jiaohua made tea for the two of them again, both of which were hot tea.
Qi Xuansu still had to make some gestures and take the initiative to excuse himself. Zhang Yuelu sat still, peaceful.
The Celestial Master put down the teacup, leaned back in his chair, and asked, "Xuan Su, how do you feel about your promotion to the deputy hall master of Ziwei Hall this time?" ”
Qi Xuansu was just about to get up and answer, the Heavenly Master raised his hand and pressed down, and a soft force made Qi Xuansu sit down again, and then he heard the Heavenly Master say: "Don't stand and talk, I said, don't be formal." ”
Qi Xuansu could only sit and reply: "I just arrived in Ziwei Hall, and I don't have much contact with other colleagues and fellow Daoists. However, Deputy Hall Master Lei is my former boss and has helped me a lot, and Donghua Zhenren also takes good care of me. ”
The Celestial Master nodded, this was just the beginning, and it wasn't that the Celestial Master intended to meddle in the affairs of Ziwei Hall, so he quickly jumped to another topic: "I remember that before you went to Ziwei Hall, you served in Tiangang Hall and were still a subordinate of Yuelu. ”
Qi Xuansu was suddenly a little nervous, but his face did not show it, and he nodded: "Yes, I was the secretary of the deputy hall master of Qingxiao at that time. ”
Zhang Yuelu, who was drinking tea, choked for a moment, I don't know if the title of "Qingxiao Deputy Hall Master" was too formal, or the so-called "secretary" touched her, in short, her face was a little strange.
There was a smile on the face of the Heavenly Master: "Later, it was a shocking thing, you were transferred to Ziwei Hall because of this opportunity, and you also transferred from Zhengyi to the Quanzhen Dao. ”
Qi Xuansu didn't know how to reply.
The key is not that he was transferred from Tiangang Hall to Ziwei Hall, nor that he did not die, this kind of thing cannot be concealed from the Heavenly Master, the key is that he has transferred from Zhengyi to Quanzhen Dao, and the old man in front of him is the leader of Zhengyi, which makes it difficult for him not to think of the word "traitor", and it also makes him a little worried about whether it will affect his marriage with Zhang Yuelu.
After all, he went all the way to Yunjin Mountain to spend the Yuan Festival, the so-called shock of those who looked down on him in the past is still second, it can be used as a joke, the key is to have some substantial progress in the marriage of the two, and the official marriage can be delayed, it is best to be able to set a marriage first, even if you can't make a marriage, you have to touch the attitude of the Zhang family, and seek a more clear verbal commitment.
According to reason, this kind of thing should be handled by the elders, and it is not Qi Xuansu's turn to participate, but Qi Xuansu does not have a relatively clear elder, I don't know who the parents are, and the master is dead. Qi Niang is considered an elder, but there is no clear adoption relationship between the two, after all, when Qi Niang met Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu was already very old, had the ability to take care of himself, and was not an ignorant child, and Qi Niang's identity was not good to go to Yunjin Mountain Dazhen Mansion openly.
As for other people, such as Lei Xiaohuan and Donghua Zhenren, not to mention that the relationship is not to this extent, even if it is related, it is not justifiable, how can a boss come to the door to propose marriage?
So in the end, Qi Xuansu could only do it for himself.
It's also quite sad to think about, what kind of parents' orders matchmaker words, all of them are not, it's not that Qi Xuansu is open-minded and has the courage to break the tradition, but he doesn't have this condition at all.
When Xuansheng and his wife got married, it was the marriage of Qin and Li, and the scene was so big that the entire Daomen went to congratulate them. Zhang Yuelu may not be able to compare with Mrs. Xuansheng, but as long as the Heavenly Master expresses his support, at least Zhengyi will give this face. Qi Xuansu is different, he can't be compared to Xuansheng in any way.
Imagine, if you really have to go to the last step, the guests of the banquet, the relatives and friends on the woman's side are crowded, and there are only three or two people on the man's side, Qi Xuansu doesn't have many friends, and he can't let Qi Niang be a high hall and a guest again, the embarrassment and desolation can only be experienced by Qi Xuansu himself.
In addition, Qi Xuansu is also very worried about another thing, the Zhang family, as one of the three major families in the world, will definitely have a lot of attention to getting married, although the Taoist door advocates frugality, and it is completely okay to get married without talking about Taiping money, the two of them go directly to the City God Palace to take a trip to the city, and even the banquet in the Phoenix Tower can be saved, Zhang Yuelu will definitely agree, but Qi Xuansu did this, it is really the name of the Zhang family's son-in-law, and he doesn't want to wronged Zhang Yuelu, and he doesn't want people to gossip about her behind her back. The so-called sophistication of human feelings, few people can do it completely indifferent.
Now the key is the dowry and dowry.
The Zhang family can naturally afford a dowry, and it is not difficult to marry a big mansion in Taishangfang, plus some land and industry, but Qi Xuansu can't afford the dowry.
If you really want to follow the traditional rules, Qi Xuansu wants to invite the elders to go to the Zhang family to make a decision, and it will be divided into two parts. The first time was when the female elders on Qi Xuansu's side came to the Zhang family to settle a family affair, also known as "Xiaoding". The second time was when Qi Xuansu gave a dowry with other male elders and set a wedding date, which was a "big decision".
Not to mention where Qi Xuansu went to find the elders to come forward, just say that the amount of the dowry must always be on par with the dowry, and some people in the Zhang family will find him trouble in this matter, deliberately giving a big dowry, and on the surface, they will say that this is to attach importance to Zhang Yuelu, so that he has nothing to say.
But where did he find so much peace? After thinking about it, in addition to "making money" through his own power and non-compliance, he could only turn to Qi Niang for help. Qi Niang always kept saying that she would save money for him to marry his daughter-in-law in the future, but she didn't know how much she had saved.
Every time he thinks of this, Qi Xuansu is very worried, but he can't discuss it with Zhang Yuelu, because Zhang Yuelu will definitely agree with everything to be simple, but it seems that he is kidnapping Zhang Yuelu morally, and Zhang Yuelu has never said anything like marrying Qi Xuansu because he is conservative and reserved, and he just maintains a subtle tacit understanding between the two, and Qi Xuansu suddenly asked her to discuss what dowry and dowry, which was too abrupt.
In this matter, the Celestial Master is an important figure that must not be overlooked.
Now that the Heavenly Master suddenly talked about the issue of Zhengyi and the Quanzhen Dao, Qi Xuansu naturally wanted to think about it, but he was speechless.
The Heavenly Master seemed to see Qi Xuansu's concerns, and waved his hand: "Whether it's a righteous one, or a true Dao, in short, they are all disciples of the Daomen, and they serve the Daomen, so you don't have any burden." Taking a step back, Xuan Sheng's unfulfilled wish was to abolish the three realms, or to merge the three realms into one, so there was nothing wrong with the disciples of the three realms going from this Dao system to that Dao system. ”
Qi Xuansu suddenly understood why Zhang Yuelu's face was strange, after all, she had also moved the idea of leaving Zhengyi.
However, the words of the Heavenly Master are commanding and irreproachable.
Only then did Qi Xuansu speak: "I was born in the Vientiane Dao Palace, and I didn't have a clear Taoist system, and then I followed the master into Zhengyi. However, the family teacher was originally a disciple of the Quanzhen Dao, so because of this origin, Donghua Zhenren transferred me back to the Quanzhen Dao. ”
Qi Xuansu still explained that it was not his "rebellion", but his "return", and it was not his initiative, and the degree was different.
The position of the Heavenly Master can be done from the heart, and it is a private occasion, so he directly said to the heavens: "It is reasonable, if Donghua Zhenren does not transfer you back to the Quanzhen Dao, how can he rest assured that he will use you and promote you?" ”
Qi Xuansu was speechless again.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Master didn't have to ask him to respond anything, and continued: "When you went to Zixiao Palace, you also saw that there are four palaces, around the lake, and the Daomen is like a big family, there are too many people, and the rice can only be eaten in separate pots. Now Biyou Palace and Yuxu Palace are closer to each other, but there is a little fire shortage, and there is a lack of new firewood in the stove. ”
Qi Xuansu understood.
Since ancient times, marriage has been the simplest and most direct form of alliance, and in many cases, because of the heirs, it is even more reliable than blood alliances and brothers with different surnames.
Now that they are forming an alliance with the Quanzhen Dao, it is indeed a little bit of meaning, and they can't let Cihang Zhenren and Donghua Zhenren get married when they are old, the two are of equal status, and the weight is enough, but it involves too much, how to get along with those disciples, juniors, and family members is a problem, after all, Cihang Yimai, Su Jia, Donghua Yimai, and Pei Jiajia are not small families, and suddenly there is an extra master and a master, which will also make the people below at a loss.
It's too much to do this, and it's better not to say a word, and be as romantic as possible. It's better to find two juniors who are less involved.
Qi Xuansu really wanted to say directly to the Heavenly Master, Qingxiao and I are willing to make that new firewood. At the same time, he was a little lucky, fortunately Yao Pei was a girl, not a man, if Yao Pei was a man, he would become his number one enemy.