Xuanhuang City is the gate of Yujing, and a tiger should be sent to sit in the town, and if you can't send a tiger, you must also send a dog, not a pig.

Li Wuji is a human being, and he can be entrusted with important tasks, even if he is not as good as Huangfuji, the tiger of the West Daomen, he is by no means a pig and a dog, and he still has some ability.

Someone once made Qi Xuansu's article, Zhang Yuelu checked all the way to Kunlun Daofu, but he couldn't check it, and finally it was gone. Qi Xuansu suspected that this matter was inseparable from Li Wuji, but there was no evidence.

This time, the two faced each other directly, and an old fox like Li Wouji, even if he really instructed him in secret, would not show the slightest flaw.

After Li Wuji saw Qi Xuansu, not only did he not have a yin and yang weirdness and cold words, but he behaved very enthusiastically, repeatedly praising Qi Xuansu as a hero, and they should have retired from Yunyun.

I don't know, I thought he was Qi Xuansu's old friend.

ridiculed Qi Xuansu, provoked Qi Xuansu, belittled Qi Xuansu, looked down on Qi Xuansu, and felt that Qi Xuansu was not worthy of Zhang Yuelu, which was something that immature young people would do.

The old oilers have long since lost their spirits, they are no longer vigorous, they have always said all the good things, and they have done all the bad things, and they are playing to kill. If you really want to believe their rhetoric, I think they are quite good, and they will naturally end up being eaten to the bones.

Of course, Qi Xuansu would not angrily ask Li Wuji for an explanation, and he would not even mention it, but on the surface, he reciprocated Li with a peach, and praised Li Wuji's difficulty and hardship in guarding the gateway to Yujing.

Huangfu Ji just looks young, but he is not young anymore, he is much older than Qi Xuansu, he is Qi Xuansu's old friend, he has been in the power field for a long time, of course, he is also familiar with these routines, and he doesn't take it seriously.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to inviting the delegation to visit the completed and unfinished sub-city, he also led them to visit the statue of the ancestor of the Taishang Dao, which is claimed to be built for a hundred years, and is still in the preliminary construction stage, but the whole mountain barely has a human form.

Finally, I watched a new play in the theater of Qingshi City, which is neither Chinese nor Western, or called a combination of Chinese and Western.

What's even more amazing is that the performers are not from the Central Plains, but all Silla women.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be curious: "How can there still be Silla people in Kunlun Daofu?"

The head of the Kunlun Provincial Mansion, who was accompanying him, hurriedly replied, "These Silla women are the mistresses of a high-grade Taoist priest, who fell into the heavenly net a few years ago and was first detained in the Kunlun Provincial Mansion, and they have followed them here."

Qi Xuansu said: "No, our Daomen is not prosperous, even if the high-grade Taoist priests are caught, as long as they are not involved or involved, there is no reason to arrest them."

The chief replied, "Don't hide it from Chief Qi, these Silla women were not arrested by us, they were originally just here to cooperate with the investigation, and then they didn't leave. The situation is more complicated, they belong to a special kind of mistress, and they cannot be equated with ordinary mistresses."

Huang Fuji already understood: "You just say slaves."

"What Huangfu Zhenren said is good, that's pretty much what it means." The Taoist priest in charge was already sweating a little.

Qi Xuansu said again: "That's not right, even if it's slaves, our Daomen has abolished the slavery system, and even abolished the lowly status, so they should be repatriated to their original hometown, why did they bring them to Kunlun Daofu again?"

The Taoist priest in charge took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his head, and said, "They were given to that high-grade Taoist priest by the Silla magnates, and if they were repatriated to their hometown, they would inevitably still be slaves and would have to be transferred to others, so they were reluctant to go back, preferring to stay in Kunlun Daofu. Speaking of which, these Silla women have been raised like thin horses since they were young, and they only learn some singing and dancing skills and serving men, and they can't carry them on their shoulders or hands, so we can only arrange for them to be here."

The so-called skinny horses are generally divided into three classes. Superior learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, music and song and dance, more talented than some ladies, is for the so-called talented women. Medium learning to manage accounts, can be a housekeeper, and can also be a virtuous helper in the career. The inferior, who specializes in cooking and housework, is a good daughter-in-law in the eyes of many men.

These have to be cultivated from a young age, and more than ten years of water grinding kung fu, and finally sold to the powerful as concubines at a high price

Mistress.

Whether you like red sleeves and fragrant night reading, or like a shrewd and strong woman, or a good wife and mother with husband and children, there is always a suitable one for you.

Or how can it be said that the powerful are accustomed to enjoying it.

When they reach their age, they still can't sell it, and if they can't find a suitable buyer, they will go to a brothel, which is also expected to become a role like an oiran.

This is the "skinny horse".

These Silla women happened to be the most class, otherwise they would not have been offered to high-grade Taoist priests by the Silla magnates, and it would be a little difficult to make a living.

Qi Xuansu nodded, "In this way, you still did a good thing. It's just to cure the sick and save people, and let them have a skill."

Huangfu laughed and said, "The people of Silla just don't grow. As early as the Zulong period, he went to the Zulong court to offer women as tribute women. During the Great Qi period, it was famous for Silla maids. During the Great Wei Dynasty, she was still a Silla concubine and a Silla palace maid, counting from Zulong, nearly 2,000 years have passed, and to this day, Silla is still a Silla woman, nothing more than a change of name, and there is really no growth. This thousand-year-old heritage is also breathtaking."

Li Wou-Ki sighed with emotion: "It is said that the wolf is ambitious, but if you want the wolf ambition, you must also have strength, and in this regard, the Japanese are much stronger than Silla."

After the Silla joke, the visit ends here.

Because Kunlun Daofu was only one step away from Yujing, the mission did not stay overnight in Kunlun Daofu and set off directly to Yujing.

It's finally time to arrive in Yujing.

The national teacher, as a rotating real person, of course would not greet him personally, but the Daomen still gave a high-standard reception, and Ning Lingge, the real person in charge of the ancestral hall, was personally present to greet him.

After arriving in Yujing, Qi Xuansu no longer had to accompany him, and his own ancestral hall was responsible for the reception of foreign affairs.

So after Qi Xuansu said hello, he took a step forward and returned to Beichen Hall.

The nine halls of Daomen can be described as famous, but in fact, these nine halls are not very eye-catching, or ostentatious.

The Ziwei Hall, the head of the Nine Halls, is located in the Purple Mansion and is attached to the Golden Gate. The remaining eight halls are located in Xuandu, which is in line with the direction of the eight trigrams. If you look down from above, you will find that Jiutang, Jinque, and Zixiao Palace constitute the pattern of Taiji Bagua.

The so-called major events of the country are in worship and worship. When it comes to the word "Rong", Tiangangtang deserves it, so Tiangangtang occupies the position of Qiangua, that is, the northwest position. Beichen Hall is also related to "Rong", but it is above board, so it occupies the position of Kun hexagram and is located in the southwest.

Tiangang Hall and Beichen Hall are not far away, which is also convenient for the intelligence ciphertext to be transmitted as soon as possible and submitted for planning. And Zhengyi mastered Tiangang Hall, Taiping Dao mastered Beichen Hall, and skillfully used the dispute between Zhang and Li, so that these two halls could not really join forces to control the military power. I have to sigh at the ingenuity of the original Xuansheng design.

Qi Xuansu came to the gate of Beichen Hall with a group of people, and Beichen Hall had already received the news that Shen Mingxin, the second deputy hall master, came to greet him, including Qi Xuansu's secretary Chen Jianqiu.

Qi Xuansu and Shen Mingxin exchanged a few words, mainly because Shen Mingxin complimented Qi Xuansu for his hard work and making new contributions.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qi Xuansu has returned victoriously this time, and all aspects of the Daomen have given a high-standard reception to the Xidaomen Mission, which also shows that the Daomen recognizes the "achievements" of the Xidaomen this time, and Qi Xuansu naturally properly completed the task delivered by the Daomen.

Qingwei Zhenren is not disappointed, after all, it was his idea to use Qi Xuansu, and even a little bit of a force to override public opinion, now Qi Xuansu has made contributions, and Qingwei Zhenren has light and merit on his face, which shows that he has the wisdom to know people.

No one will jump out at this time to make Qi Xuansu unhappy.

Entering Beichen Hall, Qi Xuansu was not in a hurry to see Qingwei Zhenren, and first instructed Lu Yujue to properly settle Audrey, these two people had already known each other in the Southern Continent, and Lu Yujue was the old man of Beichen Hall, so it was naturally more appropriate. Then Qi Xuansu took Chen Jianqiu back to his signing room.

Speaking of which, Qi Xuansu has not been here a few times in this chief signing room, but during the time when Qi Xuansu was away, Chen Jianqiu was responsible for taking care of this place, which is also the reason why Qi Xuansu deliberately did not bring Chen Jianqiu, he needed to stay in Yujing

Rely on the henchmen.

As early as the Great Qi period, Fanyang, Hedong, Pinglu, Shuofang, Hexi, Anxi, Beiting, Longyou, Jiannan, Lingnan ten Jiedu envoys will set up a backyard in the capital.

Ten backyards are responsible for the various affairs of the ten festival envoys in the capital, from the dispatch of money and grain, the presentation of chapters, to the purchase of gifts, and the movement of goods. In addition, the backyard is also the intelligence agency of the envoys stationed in the capital, which not only collects local intelligence and summarizes it to the imperial court, but also the eyes and ears of the envoys in the capital.

In the Daomen era, the provincial governments in various places also set up institutions in Beijing in Yujing, called the Beijing signing room, which was similar in nature to the backyard.

Qi Xuansu is far away from Yujing, he can't be a deaf and blind person, and he must also grasp the movements of Yujing, Chen Jianqiu was left in Yujing by him, he doesn't have to set up any signing room in Beijing, his signing room in the main hall of Beichen Hall is just right.

For example, Chen Jianqiu was responsible for this gift purchase.

Qi Xuansu asked directly, "How are the gifts prepared?"

Chen Jianqiu replied: "Chief, according to your request, I bought a gift from the Southern Continent with Tawanting's characteristics, which are crystal skulls that can speak and sing, it is said that after the genuine products are gathered thirteen, they can predict the future, I bought imitations, I can only talk and sing, I can't predict the future, it is still good to be an ornament." There are also Tawantin terracotta figurines, two each of Cihang Zhenren and Mrs. Shantai. These cost about eight thousand nine hundred taels in total, and according to the chief's will, all of them were recorded in the old lady's account."

As he spoke, Chen Jianqiu took out two suitcases and put them in front of Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu opened it and glanced at it: "Very good."