Qi Xuansu had heard of Taoist priests who exorcized demons, caught ghosts, and subdued demons. He had also heard of Taoist teachers and moral gentlemen. This was the first time he heard of Taoist defenders, or Taoist defenders?
In fact, no matter what it is called, Qi Xuansu thinks that the simple summary of this job is to wipe out illegal brothels without licenses and put an end to disguised prostitution behaviors such as forcing girls into prostitution or raising thin horses. This is also a principle. You can engage in this special business, but you must have personal freedom. , Employment is voluntary, which also corresponds to the imperial court's abolition of humble status and Taoism's promotion of equality.
Strictly speaking, this was supposed to be an errand for the Superintendent, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and the Jiaofang Division, but for some unknown reason, perhaps due to moral issues, it fell on the side of the Imperial Palace. The two jointly handled the case.
Of course, Shi Bingyun did not ask Qi Xuansu to do this all the time. Even if he did it all the time, there would be no need for four hundred spiritual officers. The main thing was to let Qi Xuansu become familiar with various situations in the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, and it was easiest to understand all aspects of the Imperial Capital when handling cases in this area.
First, because all kinds of brothels are a mixed place, where all three religions and nine streams gather. The second is the problem of harboring filth and evil practices derived from the first. Brothels are natural refuges and hiding places for evil cults and lawbreakers. The third reason is that the profit transfer behind the brothel is very complicated and involves all aspects. It not only requires gangs and gangs to maintain order and do shady things, but also requires official figures to provide protection, and even needs to be managed at the religious level. A Taoist character.
As long as Qi Xuansu can sort this out, then he will have an intuitive and relatively deep understanding of the dark side of the Imperial Capital, and then he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial Capital. In the future, he will be more able to perform special tasks assigned by Master Donghua. convenient.
Speaking of which, this is really not a problem for Qi Xuansu. After all, he used to be a gangster. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has always seen pigs running away. The lower-level gangs in the imperial capital are still gangs after all, so he happily agreed. Got this job.
After leaving Shi Bingyun's signing room, Qi Xuansu came to his signing room. It was comparable to Zhang Yuelu's signing room in Yaoguang Division. It also had several rooms inside and outside. The innermost one was a quiet room for Qi Xuansu to take a rest, then a study room, and then there was a room for handling official business. The place is followed by the guest living room, and the outermost is where the secretary is.
As Qi Xuansu's position was promoted and his affairs increased, he would inevitably need someone to assist him and share some of the paperwork and miscellaneous tasks. Taoists called him "secretary", which was named after the ancient secretaries' province and secretary's supervisor, which originally meant the management of book collections and archives. Drawing books, now extended to the errands of handling documents, all deal with words.
"My Healing Game"
Qi Xuansu's secretary is a sixth-grade deacon Taoist priest, and the other deacon Taoist priest is a fifth-grade Taoist priest, who plays the role of "deputy chief". If Qi Xuansu is compared to a county magistrate, then this person is the county magistrate. In the absence of Qi Xuansu Next, you can take over Qi Xuansu's responsibilities. As for the other four people, they are all spiritual officials. If Qi Xuansu is not here, they, as spiritual officials, cannot perform their duties as Taoist priests.
This is the advantage of being the real power leader. Compared with when he was in Yujing, he has more power than he did in Yujing. In some aspects, he even rivals Zhang Yuelu, the deputy hall leader.
But looking at this situation, in a few years, Zhang Yuelu will be sent out to be a deputy palace master, most likely in Wuzhou Daofu or Jiangnan Daofu.
Qi Xuansu summoned six of his subordinates in his signing room and held a brief discussion, mainly to get to know each other.
The sixth-grade deacon is named Ke Qingqing, and she is a woman. This made Qi Xuansu a little bit surprised that it would be a woman. For the reason that men and women avoid suspicion, he mentioned it to Shi Bingyun, but was blocked by Shi Bingyun. The world has changed. Men and women are the same. If you don't have a woman here, , that is morally incorrect. Are you avoiding suspicion or are you morally incorrect? Choose one.
In fact, Qi Xuansu does not doubt Ke Qingqing's ability, but over the years, too many male Taoist priests have fallen on women. Secretary is a very close position, and it is easy to fall into the ditch, even if he does not fall into the ditch. , and it is easy to spread some rumors. Zhang Yuelu's advice was not out of jealousy, but out of genuine consideration for Qi Xuansu's future.
But Qi Xuansu had no choice but to accept it.
Another fifth-grade deacon is named Wang Chongnian. He is in the prime of life at the age of forty, and he is rich in experience, sophisticated and prudent in his actions. He is very familiar with various situations in the imperial capital. If he had not suffered the disadvantage of not being at a high level, he would have been The fourth grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest was sent by Shi Bingyun to assist Qi Xuansu.
The other four spiritual officials, whose surnames are Zeng, Gao, Zhou and Qin, are all fourth-grade spiritual officials. The eldest Gao Lingguan is just in his early forties, while the youngest Qin Lingguan is similar to Ke Qingqing, and even a few years younger than Qi Xuansu.
When Qi Xuansu met these subordinates for the first time, he didn't think about subduing them. He mainly wanted to recognize their faces and know what they were like. Moreover, he will not take root in the Imperial Palace, and there is no need to deliberately win over people's hearts and cultivate power, as long as he handles official business.
After the discussion was over, except for Ke Qingqing who stayed on duty outside, the other five people each returned to their own signing rooms, while Qi Xuansu went to the study room inside.
Qi Xuansu closed the door, took off the "Chu Zhen Sutra Bin" from his waist, and unfolded it.
Not long after, a response came from the sutra, which turned into a curtain of light, and Zhang Yuelu appeared in the curtain of light.
At this time, Zhang Yuelu was also dressed in formal attire. He seemed to have just finished a meeting and asked, "Have you settled in? Are you still used to it over there?"
"At the feet of the emperor, there is nothing unfamiliar." Qi Xuansu picked up the sutra urn with his hands and looked around the study room so that Zhang Yuelu on the other side could see clearly, "How about it? I'm not bad at signing the pledge room. ?Place it in Yujing, and at least start as the deputy hall leader."
Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "This is a generally recognized thing. The treatment of the local government is better than that of Yujing Jiutang. The same is true for the imperial court. The elders can only squeeze into the small cabinet room, and the governors But you can live in eight houses and build a government office."
Qi Xuansu briefly explained the mission assigned by Shi Bingyun to Zhang Yuelu. After listening to it, Zhang Yuelu muttered: "This is an opportunity. The wind starts at the end of Qingping and ends in the grass. Big influence, big trend of thought, big change It always originates from subtle and difficult-to-detect places. If you can grasp this aspect well, if there are any changes in the Imperial Capital, you can detect them as early as possible."
Qi Xuansu nodded in agreement and said, "What you said makes sense. The Taoist sect is vigorously reorganizing the Imperial Palace, and combined with Donghua Zhenren's explanation, it seems that something big is going to happen in the Imperial Capital."
Zhang Yuelu's face was a little solemn: "In everything, your own safety is the top priority. In addition, be careful of the Li family and Li Tianzhen."
Qi Xuansu then remembered that the Imperial Capital was very close to Qizhou where the Li family was located. Coupled with the marriage between Qin and Li, the Imperial Capital could almost be regarded as half of the Li family's home court, so it was reasonable for Li Tianzhen to appear in the Imperial Capital.
Maybe this young master of the Li family is not a jealous person, but he is definitely a face-saving person. He was severely slapped in the face by Zhang Yuelu, and he has no chance of getting it back from Qi Xuansu.
Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu still had a headache.
Ever since I first met Zhang Yuelu, this name has always been with me, but I have always only heard his name but never seen him. Could it be that we are finally going to meet him in the Imperial Capital this time?
Qi Xuansu valued it in his heart, but didn't want to show it on the surface, so he changed the subject and began to talk about his feelings with Zhang Yuelu. Although the two were separated for less than three days, for a young man who was in a certain state , it cannot be considered short. In the past, we did not have this condition, but now that we have the condition, we naturally cannot waste it.
As for the specific content, I can only say that the person involved enjoyed it but others seemed childish and boring, so I won’t go into details.
However, Zhang Yuelu was still very busy. He only chatted with Qi Xuansu for half an hour before ending the conversation, and then they spent half a stick of incense saying goodbye.
After the light curtain dispersed, Qi Xuansu put away the "Chu Zhen Sutra Urn", sat behind the desk, and casually flipped through the roster on the table. There were about 440 people in total, including 400 spiritual officials and 40 Taoist priests.
At this moment, the "sound transmission array" on Qi Xuansu's desk lit up. Qi Xuansu opened the "sound transmission array" casually, and Ke Qingqing's slightly distorted voice came from inside: "Master, a letter has arrived. Your package.”
Qi Xuansu was startled and asked, "Who sent it?"
"Sir, wait a moment, let me take a look." Then there was the sound of flipping through the pages, and then Ke Qingqing's voice sounded again, a bit shocked: "The signature is Li Qingnu."
Qi Xuansu was also a little surprised.
Ke Qingqing asked cautiously: "Master, is this the famous Li Qingnu in Beijing?"
Qi Xuansu responded casually: "It should be her."
Ke Qingqing only felt that Chief Qi had a great background. The second deputy palace chief had talked to her specifically, so she knew some of his deeds. It was said that he had a close relationship with Zhang Yuelu, the little leader of Tiangang Hall, and also had a close relationship with Yao of Quanzhen Taoism. Pei is a classmate, and now he is related to Li Qingnu, the adopted daughter of the Li family. Zhang, Li, and Yao are from three great families.
A moment later, Ke Qingqing walked in holding a rosewood box.
"Thank you." Qi Xuansu motioned to Ke Qingqing to put the box on the desk.
After Ke Qingqing put down the box, he took the initiative to leave without Qi Xuansu's instructions.
Qi Xuansu opened the wooden box and saw a letter on it. After opening it, there was only one page of letter paper with beautiful handwriting: "Tianyuan Taoist Brother Taijian: Seeing the words is like seeing each other. I respectfully learned that Taoist Brother has been promoted and will arrive in Beijing soon. I have specially prepared a congratulatory gift to express my feelings, but it cannot be regarded as a sign of respect. The cold and heat are not constant, so I hope to protect myself and praise Qiu'an. Li Qingnu sincerely pays my respects."
Qi Xuansu put down the letter and took out the gift, and was surprised.
It is actually a set of collector's edition "Xuansheng Cards" issued in the first year of Jiushi. Each card is made of talisman material, and the market price is about 5,000 Taiping coins.
This is his official first day in office.
Qi Xuansu finally understood why so many Taoist priests fell for the word "money".
