Chen Jianqiu found that there were too many things he couldn't figure out, and the inside story involved was too terrifying, so after thinking about it a few times, although it was not half a month, he still contacted his stepmother Xu Jiaorong through special channels.

The two still met at that tavern.

Chen Jianqiu arrived first, or a single room on the second floor, asked for a pot of wine, and poured himself a drink.

The stairs sounded softly, and a footstep that was not deliberately concealed sounded, and Chen Jianqiu slowly stood up.

The person who came was wearing a black cloak with a hood covering his face, only revealing a chin, and gently pressed his hand to Chen Jianqiu, and Chen Jianqiu sat down again.

The person who came sat down opposite Chen Jianqiu: "Time is limited, let's talk about the point." ”

Chen Jianqiu nodded, and immediately told all his speculations and questions.

The person who came was Xu Jiaorong, and after she listened, she replied to the question: "Do you know what Qi Cixi is doing in Borneo?" ”

Chen Jianqiu hesitated for a moment and replied, "I heard that Qi Cixi has a special mission with Jin Que. ”

Xu Jiaorong asked again: "Then do you know what the so-called 'Golden Gate Special Mission' specifically means?" ”

Chen Jianqiu was silent for a moment, and said cautiously: "It is said that Jin Que is not very satisfied with the current Borneo Daofu and wants to make some moves, so it is said that Qi Cixi is actually an angel sent by Jin Que. ”

Xu Jiaorong didn't say right or wrong, and then asked: "Do you say that Jinque is big or Borneo Daofu?" ”

Chen Jianqiu did not hesitate this time, and immediately replied: "Of course it's Jin Queda. ”

Xu Jiaorong said: "If Jin Que wants to make a move against the Borneo Provincial Government, then does the Borneo Provincial Government have room for resistance?" ”

Chen Jian's revenge steals

Peeked at Xu Jiaorong and didn't speak.

"See what I do? Just say anything. Xu Jiaorong lightly tapped his fingers on the table meaninglessly.

Chen Jianqiu replied: "There are nine halls under the Golden Gate, and there are dozens of Taoist mansions and Taoist palaces, and the Borneo Provincial Mansion is just one of them, so I don't think the Borneo Provincial Mansion has the ability to resist." ”

Xu Jiaorong said: "That's it, Jin Que is very dissatisfied with the Borneo Provincial Government, Jin Que can easily defeat the Borneo Provincial Government, but Jin Que didn't do it directly, but instead sent Qi Ci down for what?" Is this redundant? ”

Chen Jianqiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course, this is not an extra move, but a necessary move, because Jin Que wants to maintain the Dao Gate law, and also convince others, only the Ming canonical punishment can be used as an example." Since you want to clarify the canonical punishment, you must have enough strong evidence. If there is no evidence, then it will become a crime to be added, and there will be no excuse for it, even after thousands of generations, it will also leave an infamy. Therefore, Jin Que sent Qi Ci down to find out all kinds of criminal evidence, in order to be above board. ”

Xu Jiaorong smiled: "What a 'fair and fair', since you understand this truth, then why do you think that the Borneo Daofu wants to deliberately kill the lord of Dayu State?" ”

Chen Jianqiu was stunned again.

Xu Jiaorong restrained his smile: "Daomen has acted consistently, since the Xuansheng era, for people with a certain degree of influence, we have tried our best to avoid this kind of unconventional means, if you want to kill, you can, kill openly, don't engage in assassination." The lord of Dayu secretly converted to Buddhism, and the Taoist government was dissatisfied, but he would not kill him, let alone let a chief

The deputy lord of the mansion took matters into his own hands. ”

"Anyway, the lord of Dayu still believes in Taoism on the surface, and he doesn't respect Buddhism, he just chats and masturbates in private, and he doesn't cross the red line of Taoism, so Daomen won't treat him well. If he crosses the red line, then the Daomen will publicly depose him, not by such assassination. ”

"Of course, conspiracy theories can be had, but don't interpret everything in this way. You have to understand one thing, only with the small can you use conspiracy, with the big to suppress the small, and only use the yang scheme. ”

"That'...... Chief Chen ...... "Chen Jianqiu fell into confusion again.

Xu Jiaorong said: "The people don't know what the Daomen is, in their hearts, the Daomen is us Taoists. Can Chief Chen represent Daomen? In this matter alone, she can certainly represent the Daomen. If it was really her killing the lord of Dayu, then in the minds of the people, whether the Daomen agreed or not, whether the Daomen authorized her to do this or not, it was the Daomen who killed the lord of the Dayu country, and this kind of influence was extremely bad and would greatly damage the reputation of the Daomen, so the Daoist side would never do this, and would not allow her to do so. If she does this, she will inevitably be severely punished, and she will not turn the page lightly, as you said. ”

"In addition, the Daoist Mansion will not ignore the Great Yu Lord, you have already read the medical case of the Huasheng Hall, if the Daoist Mansion really ignores him, it will not let the Huasheng Hall treat him, even if the Huasheng Hall no longer cares about this matter later, it is because Chief Chen took over."

"As for those eunuchs who died violently, I can tell you clearly that it was not the Daofu's hand, at least not in the Daofu

Such an order. Of course, it doesn't mean that this matter must have nothing to do with the Dao Mansion, even if it is really the people of the Dao Sect who did it, it is also the use of some private forces, not the public weapons of the Dao Sect. ”

Chen Jianqiu hesitated: "Is Chief Chen making his own assertion behind the back of the Daomen?" Or is Lord Fury overthinking? ”

Xu Jiaorong still didn't answer positively: "If we know everything, then there is no need to investigate." ”

Jian Chen smiled bitterly.

Xu Jiaorong said: "The matter of the Lingshan Witch Sect you mentioned, this is something I didn't expect, if Chief Chen really colluded with the Lingshan Witch Sect in secret, it would be a great deal, the entire Borneo Provincial Government would shake the mountains, and Qi Cixi's mission would be half completed." But I think it's very unlikely, it's stupid. ”

"What my stepmother said is that I don't think it's likely." Chen Jian said hatefully.

Xu Jiaorong pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Also, the words of that Furui County Lord, you must not believe it, and you must not believe it all. ”

Chen Jian looked at Xu Jiaorong in confusion.

Xu Jiaorong said: "The mother of the Lord of Furui County is a Western woman, although the Taoist government has checked her background and found no obvious problems, but you have to remember one sentence, no problem in the past does not mean that there is no problem now, and no problem now does not mean that there will be no problem in the future." ”

Chen Jianqiu did not speak.

Xu Jiaorong said: "You are still young, you have ideals, and there are many young people like you, now you can be honest and self-controlled, in another twenty years, will you still be the current you?" The reason is the same, before that Western woman married the lord of Dayu, she may not have anything to do with the Holy Court, but after she marries the lord of Dayu, it is difficult to guarantee that the Holy Court will not

Find her through various means. ”

Chen Jianqiu suddenly asked, "How did this queen die?" ”

Xu Jiaorong's face was indifferent: "The sky is not a holiday, and the face is thin." ”

Chen Jianqiu was counting on Xu Jiaorong to show him a clear path, but he found that he had more doubts, and the current situation was not only a matter of Chief Chen and the Great Yu Lord, but also involved the Daomen, the Buddha Gate, the Lingshan Witch Sect, and the Holy Court.

Xu Jiaorong glanced at him and softened his tone: "If this matter is so simple that you can know that it is Chief Chen who is doing the ghost after a casual check, then I will not leave it to you to do it." It is precisely because it is not easy to investigate, and it can be regarded as meritorious service after it is investigated, and if you do this well, I am eighty percent sure that you will have a future. ”

Chen Jianqiu asked, "Seven-grade Daoist? ”

Xu Jiaorong said with a smile: "What is the future of the seven-rank Taoist? If you just want to be a seventh-grade Taoist priest, then I can arrange for you to enter the Taoist Mansion now, but in this way, your future will end here. ”

Chen Jianqiu hurriedly said: "Then there is no need. ”

Daomen is quite similar to the imperial court in this regard, and the imperial court has always had the saying that the imperial examination is on the right path, in addition to the imperial examination, that is, to make military merits. In addition, others who rely on the grace of their ancestors and relatives are fortunate to be intrigued and despised. It's the same when you put it in the Daomen, and those who are seriously admitted to the Daomen are considered to be on the right path, and they rely on the recommendation of others to enter the Daomen, which belongs to the side door and the left road.

Strictly speaking, Qi Xuansu was also admitted to the Daomen.

Before the children are 10 years old, the Vientiane Taoist Palace will teach the most basic breathing and breathing skills, as well as literacy and arithmetic courses. After the age of 10, there will be an assessment, and the child who passes the assessment will be received

As a Taoist child, he began to study hundreds of classics such as Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Mo, and Dharma, and added elementary courses in astronomy, geography, organs, and talismans, as well as being taught more advanced cultivation methods. Children who fail to pass the assessment become Taoists and begin to learn various craftsman skills. When they are eighteen years old, there will be a second assessment, and after the Taoist children pass the assessment, they will leave the Vientiane Dao Palace, enter the Daomen, and become a nine-grade Taoist priest from the Taoist children.

Qi Xuansu is a leader who has been killed all the way from countless Daoists and Daotongs. His starting point is naturally not worth mentioning compared to Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, Yao Pei and others, but compared to ordinary people, he is already very good.

It was the seven-rank Taoist priest who really stuck Qi Xuansu.

The gap between having a background and not having a background lies in the word "can", such as Qi Xuansu's job grade, and the Daomen stipulates that the job grade can be awarded under certain special circumstances, and this "can be granted" is not the same as "must be granted", in other words, even if the conditions are met, the job grade can not be awarded, mainly depending on the above meaning.

To put it simply, as long as you comply with the rules, you can be promoted and transferred to another position, but "may" is not a "must", and this "may" is not something that all Taoist priests can enjoy equally.

Qi Xuansu can serve as the second deputy head of the mansion before the age of thirty, which is absolutely reasonable, reasonable, and legitimate, and he can not find any fault, but it is definitely not fair.

This is just "yes", not "exceptional".

Li Changge and others are exceptional, and the reason is also easy to find, what level of cultivation can be achieved within a certain age, and they can be promoted exceptionally. And the advantage of age and cultivation is behind him

The family has been hard piled up with countless resources.

The key to claiming equality lies in self-pride.

Qi Xuansu knew this, so he wouldn't attribute all of his ability to have today, but thanked Qi Niang from the bottom of his heart.

Qi Niang changed his fate.

Xu Jiaorong also changed Chen Jianqiu's fate.

Xu Jiaorong finally said earnestly: "At this point, you have to learn Qi Cixi well, although I have heard Lan Dazhen say that Qi Cixi also has a stepmother, but Qi Cixi can get to this point, not only by relying on the help of his stepmother, whether it is the Jiangnan case, or the 'centering ape', and even the later Fenglinzhou war, Qi Cixi can make great contributions, which is the key to him becoming a substitute at the age of less than thirty." ”

"I had a deep talk with Qi Cixi, he plans to let his current secretary go to be the secretary of Deputy Hall Master Zhang, after all, he is not as old and virtuous as Lan Dazhen, after all, he is young, and there is a lot of inconvenience between male bosses and female subordinates, so he wants a male secretary. If you do this well and get into the eyes of Qi Ji, I will recommend you to be Qi Ji's secretary. ”