Chapter 207: Jiangnan
The so-called small talk, many people coaxed Qi Xuansu to talk about his experience over the years, although most people can know a rough idea, but it is another matter for the person concerned, this is of course a reason to please Qi Xuansu, and can also know some details that others do not know.
Qi Xuansu picked out some of the things about the war in Fenglinzhou, and of course omitted secrets such as the dispute between Zhang and Li and Yizang Nuozun.
Then Qi Xuansu didn't say anything more, and let the other classmates play.
The atmosphere began to ferment.
The men and women who had fallen in love in the same school era met at this time, and under the effect of the atmosphere and the strength of the wine, they held hands and looked at each other with tears, speechless and tearful.
There are also some people who are not drunk and everyone is drunk, and they do drink too much, and under the effect of double drunkenness, they begin to vent some emotions in their hearts, hook their shoulders, cry and laugh.
The youthful spirit and youth are flying, and they are finally gone away with the carefree and innocent age. And the current setbacks and unsatisfactory times, against the backdrop of the past, make people feel confused and helpless.
Qi Xuansu sat here, everyone was drunk and I woke up, and I just watched coldly.
After leaving the Dao Palace, the gap between life encounters is so big, it is indeed a difference between the abyss, and the past can only be recalled.
At the end of the show, Qi Xuansu went to the grave of the old teacher to put on a stick of incense.
Qi Xuansu treats things after death relatively lightly, and the same is true for worshipping Qi Haoran in the past, if you have time, you will go to take a look, if you don't have time, forget it. These white funerals are not for the dead to see, but for other living people, people are not filial piety before bed, but filial piety before the grave when people die. Qi Xuansu has no interest in acting, and he doesn't want to create a character that values love and righteousness, so he just follows his fate.
After all, it has long been said that Qi Xuansu is very stingy with his feelings. Because it is lacking, it is cherished, and because it is cherished, it is stingy. An orphan like Qi Xuansu didn't feel much warmth when he was young, and when he grew up, he still asked him to warm others like the sun, which was a bit difficult for a strong man. It was already very difficult for him not to emit cold.
Then Qi Xuansu was going to leave the Vientiane Dao Palace and accompany the Xidaomen delegation to the Jiangnan Provincial Mansion.
Li Tianlan's matter, I don't know how Zhang Kucheng handled it.
Seriously speaking, the last time Qi Xuansu came to Jiangnan, it was to see Qi Niang, but he came and went in a hurry, and almost didn't stay. Further on, it is the second Jiangnan case.
It is precisely because of the bad impact of this Jiangnan case that it indirectly led to the former head of Jiangnan Province to go into hiding ahead of schedule, after all, if such a thing happened, the head of the government has to bear some responsibility. At the same time, it also contributed to the rise of Qi Xuansu, who was promoted to the head of the Dijing Provincial Mansion because of his merits, and was the chief director.
That time, Qi Xuansu went from Jinling Mansion to the Upper Palace of the Vientiane Dao Palace. This time, it was from Vientiane Dao Palace to Jinling Mansion.
Soon, the "Sun Boat" of Xidaomen landed at Zhenwu Lake.
The True Martial Arts Temple, which was burned by the fire, has been renovated and is even more refined than before.
The three high-level officials of Jiangnan Province came to greet them, Zhang Kucheng, Lei Xiaohuan, and Li Tianlan.
They are all old acquaintances in every sense.
Huang Fuji had already seen Zhang Jicheng and Lei Xiaohuan at Qi Xuansu's apprenticeship ceremony, and only Li Tianlan had seen him for the first time. However, it has been known for a long time, after all, when Ye Qingshuang dealt with Li Ping's matter, Huangfu Ji was also present. And Huang Fuji also heard about some of the second Jiangnan case, putting aside the position, morality and other factors, this Li Cixi has the means, and he is also a microcosm of the Li family.
After a short greeting, a banquet was set up to catch the wind.
Because the protagonist of this banquet was Huangfu Ji, a guest, not Qi Xuansu, a Daoist himself, so Qi Xuansu made an excuse not to attend the banquet and left Zhenwuguan alone.
Of course, Qi Xuansu has something to do, that is, he has an appointment with Qi Jiaozheng, and the location is still chosen in Dabao'en Temple.
Da Bao En Temple is the Great Wei Emperor Taizong Emperor to commemorate the Taizu Gao Emperor and the birth mother to build, lasted 19 years, cost 3 million taels of silver, use 100,000 military service, people, completely in accordance with the palace standards to build, splendid, day and night bright, a total of 30 palaces, 150 monasteries, 120 wing rooms, 38 rooms,
It is the first of the hundred temples. The glazed tower in the temple is fired with glazed glaze throughout the body, and one hundred and forty-six lanterns are placed inside and outside the tower, which is the highest tower in the world.
Because of this, Dabao'en Temple is not a Buddhist temple, and it has nothing to do with Buddhism in the three religions, it is actually a royal temple, and it has a close relationship with Confucianism.
So this place runs through and witnesses the entire Confucianism and Taoism dispute, from Qin Xiang being caught to the Tiger Zen Master's ambush, and then to the attack of the Eastern Emperor, it all happened here, and Qi Xuansu's last showdown with Qi Niang was also here.
Qi Xuansu was familiar with the road, changed into civilian clothes, and went all the way to Dabao'en Temple, passed through the front temple, crossed the perfume river, and was the back temple.
Qi Jiaozheng did not choose to meet in the glazed tower, but chose to stay in Tallinn.
Tallinn is behind the world-famous glazed pagoda, which is the place where the relics of the monks of the great Bao'en Temple are stored, and there are several ascetic monks who stay here for a long time to participate in the wall of the ground to participate in meditation, and also have the meaning of protection. Therefore, this place is the forbidden place of Da Bao'en Temple, not to mention ordinary pilgrims, even monks in the temple are not allowed to enter, only the abbot and several elders are eligible to enter. Because of this, this place is unusually deserted on weekdays, making Qi Xuansu who walks in alone very conspicuous.
However, Qi Xuansu relied on the realm of cultivation as if he had entered the realm of no one, avoiding the ascetic monks. After the attack on the Eastern Emperor, Daomen carried out a comprehensive cleaning of the Great Bao'en Temple, there are no hermits here, although Qi Xuansu is not a pseudo-immortal, but it is enough to avoid people's eyes and ears.
After passing through Tallinn, it suddenly opens up, it is a large open land, the mountain is quite gentle, you can overlook Jinling City, most people don't know that after the cold and gloomy Tallinn, there is such a field of green grass and flowers, there is a thatched hut here, there are bamboo tables and chairs in front of the house.
This is the former residence of the Tiger Zen Master. Qi Jiaozheng was already waiting here, sitting on one of the chairs, and even prepared a pot of tea and two teacups.
Qi Xuansu walked to the position directly opposite Qi Jiao and sat down, and Qi Jiao was picking up the teapot and pouring tea for Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu put down the teacup with his hand to show his respect for his predecessors: "Let Wan Miao Zhenren wait for a long time."
"I can't wait a long time." Qi Jiaozheng said, "The scenery here is good, but it makes me steal half a day of leisure."
Qi Xuansu didn't speak.
Speaking of which, when Qi Xuansu first emerged, there were still many people who speculated about what he had to do with Qi Jiaozheng, but Qi Xuansu didn't have much intersection with this wonderful real person along the way, and today was the first time that the two had in-depth contact.
Although the two were very friendly, the cause of this meeting was really not pleasant.
Qi Xuansu didn't want to make a feud with Qi Jiaozheng, so he was not in a hurry to speak, and he didn't want to be too strong.
Qi Jiaozheng took a sip of tea: "I think, Tianyuan should have a lot of things to ask me."
Qi Xuansu clasped the teacup with both hands and turned it left and right: "That's the case, when I first met Senior Brother Qi, Senior Brother Qi once mentioned Qi Haoran's matter, and he said that if you talk about it in detail, he should call Qi Haoran a cousin, but this cousin doesn't mention it. He didn't expect that Qi Haoran still had a disciple alive."
"This disciple is talking about me, I sensed that something was wrong, so I asked Senior Brother Qi: 'You are the Qi family, then my master should also be the Qi family, the Qi family is a great family in the Quanzhen Dao, how did he become a Taoist priest of Zhengyi?' Senior Brother Qi replied that the reason why Qi Haoran didn't tell me was because Qi Haoran was at a loss."
"About this matter, I once asked Wan Miao Zhenren, it was in Ziwei Hall's 'Jade Plain, of course it was not an apprenticeship ceremony, at that time, Wang Jiaohe was still a real person, I had a conflict with Wang Danqing, Wan Miao Zhenren was also present, Wan Miao Zhenren should still have an impression. At that time, Wan Miao Zhenren replied that I didn't know Qi Haoran. Later, in Borneo, I had some friendship with Qi Daoyou because of business dealings, and I also asked her, but she didn't know about it either."
"In my opinion, Qi Daoyou's ignorance should be really unaware. As for Wan Miaozhen's ignorance, most of them are unspeakably hidden. Now, there are only you and me here and now, and I want to ask Wan Miao Zhenren again, who is Qi Haoran?"
The Qi Sect was in a long silence.
Qi Xuansu didn't urge, just watched
Tea in a slightly rippling cup.
Only the white mist of tea curled between the two.
In all fairness, what Qi Xuansu wanted to ask, Qi Sect was exactly what he expected, and he was not surprised, but at this moment, he still hadn't completely made up his mind.
After all, the issues involved in this are bottomless, and he doesn't dare to say that he knows it completely.
If it weren't for Qi Wangui, then he would never talk to Qi Xuansu about it.
After a long time, Qi Haoran finally spoke: "Your senior brother didn't lie to you, and there was no need to lie to you at that time, Qi Haoran is indeed my cousin."
Qi Jianyuan is not the son of Qi Jiaozheng, Qi Jiao is Qi Jianyuan's uncle. But whether it's a father or an uncle, this cousin can be determined.
Qi Xuansu then asked, "In that case, why did Qi Haoran leave the Quanzhen Dao and become a Taoist priest?"
Qi Jiaozheng had already made up his mind, so he no longer hesitated, and replied, "This is an old thing. And for the Qi family, it's not a glorious thing."
"There are a total of six brothers and sisters in our generation, in addition to me, Dui Yu, and Jian Yuan's father, there are three others, one of whom died early for some reason, and one of whom rarely participates in family affairs and Daomen affairs, and the last one is Qi Haoran, who is now characterized by Beichen Hall as disloyal to Daomen."
"In the early days, as an elder brother, I had high hopes for this brother, because the other brothers were not in the Dao Sect, Jian Yuan was still young, I hoped that there was a brother who could be my help, and this youngest brother was the most suitable person, and I invested a lot of energy in him to pave the way for him."
"At first, he didn't disappoint me, but it's a vulgar story, and when the woman came along, everything started to get out of my control."