In fact, not only Gao Mingyin thinks so, but the people within the Imperial Palace also regard Qi Xuansu as the first among the sixty principals. There is no one higher than him, and they even jokingly call him the "tenth deputy palace master".
Although it is a joking name, it also shows Qi Xuansu's momentum. After all, Qi Xuansu's background is not difficult to check. At such an age, he has been promoted to three levels in a row. He either has great abilities, has a great backing, or both. Either way, it shows that Chief Qi has a bright future.
In this case, there are fewer jealous people, because many of the Taoist priests in charge are already over forty years old, and it is the end of their lives to be an ordinary real person. Young talents like Qi Xuansu go straight to Shenzhi Zhenren. Those who go there are even expected to have Ping Zhang Da Zhenren. The two are not in a competitive relationship. Rather than stumbling upon each other, it is better to be ingratiated with him as soon as possible, or to form a good relationship. And Qi Xuansu is not as good as Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others. For the time being, he has nothing to do with the words "future great master". He is neither up nor down, and the wind and rain can't hit his head for the time being.
This is also the reason why Qi Xuansu feels that after his status is high, he is surrounded by "good people".
As a result, everyone was easy to talk to and courteous, which made Qi Xuansu's power invisibly stronger. The so-called "Tenth Deputy Palace Master" was worthy of his name.
Qi Xuansu was not polite and asked people to come over with his name card.
To ordinary people, Fengtian Temple is not well-known, but when it comes to Jinluan Temple, everyone knows about it. The same is true for the Superintendent's Department. People don't know much about it, but the name "Six Gates" is well known. The Inspectorate Division is what the people call the "Six Gates". Its official name should be the Inspectorate Division of the Ministry of Punishment. It is at the same level as the Qingyi Division and Yiluan Division, the predecessors of the Qingluan Guard, and its status is comparable to the Daolu Division of the Ministry of Rites. , are all personally managed by a minister.
According to the principle of correspondence between the Taoist sect and the imperial court, the minister corresponds to the chief minister, and the minister is roughly equivalent to the deputy head of the palace, so the first minister is equivalent to the Taoist priest in charge of the Taoist sect.
As Qi Xuansu, it was also reasonable to directly invite the people from the Supervisory Department.
Naturally, several doctors from the Supervisory Department would not come in person, so they just sent a chief. Although this chief was also called a chief, he was one level lower than Qi Xuansu, the chief Taoist priest. Just as the Taoist deacons and Taoist priests of the Taoist sect could not compete with the cardinals of the Holy Court. Deacon parallels. Therefore, under normal circumstances, positions are only addressed within the Taoist sect, while outsiders use different titles according to the rank of the Taoist priest. For example, Zhang Yuelu, the locals call him Deputy Hall Master Zhang, while outsiders call him Zhang Gaogong.
However, the Superintendent's Department has a special status after all, and the chief doctors cannot be underestimated. Among them, the top doctor is known as "the best chief arrester in the world". He is a typical example of low position and power. He has met with His Majesty the Emperor several times.
Probably because the Inspector thought women were easy to talk to, the person coming from the Inspector was actually a female principal.
Qi Xuansu's shortcoming is that he never talks about the gentlemanly manners of Westerners, and his advantage is that he never looks down on women. In summary, he treats everyone equally and equally. He treated the hostess in the same way. He didn't feel contemptuous. He first asked her to take her to the reception room, and then asked Ke Qingqing to serve tea.
When Qi Xuansu came in, the female director took the initiative to stand up and greet him: "Xu Feiying has met Master Qi."
Qi Xuansu returned the gift and said, "If you'd like, I'd like to take a trip, sir."
Xu Feiying was quite flattered.
In fact, when Qi Xuansu first came in, she was shocked by Qi Xuansu's momentum.
Xu Feiying is not a girl in her early twenties like Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei. She is already in her thirties, much older than Qi Xuansu. Before she came, she was somewhat disapproving of Master Qi from the Taoist sect, thinking that he was just a dandy. But the moment Qi Xuansu came in, as an innate person who was in the stage of returning to his true form, she immediately felt great oppression, although it did not last long. , but it was very clear that she could conclude that the young mage in front of her was a genuine heavenly being.
Xu Feiying understood very well what it meant to be a celestial being under the age of thirty, and immediately put away all contempt. There is only one difference between a dandy and a handsome young man, and that is ability. For Taoists, the best way to demonstrate one's ability is one's state of cultivation.
As a member of the public family, Xu Feiying was even ready to swallow her anger.
After all, it is common for such a Taoist leader to be a little arrogant. She still remembers that she had dealt with the noble son of the Li family a few years ago because of official business, and the other party simply did not take her seriously.
Furthermore, the imperial court was no better than the Taoist sect, which elevated equality to the level of moral correctness. However, the imperial court was naturally discriminatory towards women, and she had suffered some losses in this regard over the years.
But to her surprise again, this Taoist Toshihiko did not look down upon her because she was a woman, nor did he show condescension and humility. This was not deliberately pretending, so she felt that the gap was too big for a while. Some were flattered, and Qi Xuansu had a great impression.
In fact, this is also due to the environment. If Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu formed a Taoist couple at this time, they would undoubtedly be the lowest-ranking person in the family. From the mother-in-law to Zhang Yuelu, they would not be able to offend anyone. In this environment, how could Qi Xuansu look down on women? Naturally, he doesn’t talk about the gentlemanly manners of humility. He is already at the bottom of the pile, so he still humiliates others. Isn’t it despicable?
This was just a small episode. Qi Xuansu didn't pay attention to Xu Feiying's psychological changes. He only felt that the female principal was very easy to talk to, so after a few pleasantries, he went straight to the point and went straight to the topic: "The reason why I invited Xu Feiying to come over is because of the involvement A case has come up. I think Chief Xu also knows that the Imperial Palace is in dire straits, so it needs the assistance of the Superintendent."
Ke Qingqing has already put a prepared statement in front of Xu Feiying, which is about Lu Cuixia's collusion with the beggar gang to buy and sell people and force girls into prostitution.
Xu Feiying picked up the document and quickly browsed it, her face changing slightly.
If Qi Xuansu was Yao Pei, he would probably be able to deduce what Xu Feiying was thinking through these subtle expression changes combined with the content of the article. Unfortunately, he was not, so he could only wait for Xu Feiying to finish reading the article.
"What does Master Qi want to know?" Xu Feiying put down the statement and asked directly.
Qi Xuansu said: "The people in the Green Village say that the Beggar Clan cares about Mr. Gao's face. I want to know who this Mr. Gao is?"
Xu Feiying hesitated and said: "Master Gao, Gao Mingyin, lives in Wuliang Northwest Fang. On the surface, he is a wealthy businessman and is engaged in maritime trade. But in fact, he lives in the Imperial Capital most of the year and rarely leaves the city. Needless to say, Hai is engaged in business. It is said that he knows many powerful people and his hands and eyes are astute."
Qi Xuansu shook his head and said: "It's too general. I want to know more detailed information."
Xu Feiying hesitated.
Qi Xuansu continued: "I have no intention of helping the court investigate the collusion between powerful businessmen, but if a secret association is involved, then it is the matter of the Taoist sect. As a Taoist sect, it is my duty to do so."
Xu Feiying said: "I'm afraid I need to ask the minister and the doctor for instructions. With their orders..."
Qi Xuansu interrupted: "Shi Zhenren personally came forward to negotiate, and the Minister has already agreed, otherwise he would not send you here."
Xu Feiying was silent for a moment and said: "The Inspectorate does have a file on Mr. Gao, but there is no exact evidence of Mr. Gao's crime, and the file is complicated. It cannot be explained in a few words. I need to return to the Inspectorate to ask for instructions from Mr. Gao and Mr. After Sir Langzhong, I will send the relevant copies to Master Qi."
Qi Xuansu thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, then I'll give you permission to make another trip. By the way, this matter must be kept confidential."
"I understand." Xu Feiying nodded.
After Xu Feiying stood up and left, Ke Qingqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, since Mr. Gao has great hands and eyes, I'm afraid we can't hide the matter of obtaining relevant files from the Superintendent's Department from Mr. Gao."
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Qi Xuansu smiled: "I'm afraid he doesn't know. The Inspector General has not found evidence of Mr. Gao's crime for so many years. I can find out his flaws by just looking at the files about him? That's nonsense. To put it bluntly. Now, I want to scare the snake away, or to shock the tiger. As long as he makes a move, he will definitely leave traces, and there will be a flaw. "
Ke Qingqing hesitated and said, "But this Mr. Gao has a very deep background."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Ke Qingqing realized that he had said the wrong thing. Mr. Gao had a background, and his immediate boss was not alone. Rumors spread throughout the Jade Palace that Chief Qi was a close confidant of Master Donghua.
Nowadays, the three Shenzhi masters are vying for the position of the great master. It is true that Qingwei master is very powerful, but he has lost many people's hearts by colluding with the imperial court. Therefore, Donghua master has the best hope. If Donghua master becomes the great master master, , Chief Qi is no longer the chief of Ziweitang, but the chief of Zixiao Palace. There is really no need for him to be timid.
"I don't like to be passive. I arrested Mr. Gao's son and asked him to come and fetch people in person. If he wanted to resolve the grudges, he would have come to the door long ago. There is no one around at this time. I'm afraid he already hates me. He was probably planning how to deal with me at this moment. If he wasn't concerned about my status as the leader of the Taoist sect, he would have had the idea of killing me. After all, it only cost about 10,000 Taiping to hire a heavenly being from the 'inn'. That green spot costs far more than 10,000 peace dollars, and he can afford this price. So I have to strike first."
Qi Xuansu said: "As for him communicating with many big people, it's not a big deal. Those big people are not his parents. When necessary, the so-called big people will only abandon their soldiers to protect their commanders. This Mr. Gao, and the beggar who trafficked people Gangs are the source of unhealthy tendencies and unhealthy tendencies. To rectify the trend, we can’t just target those old madams, right? To treat the disease, we must treat the root cause, so we must eradicate them and never tolerate them.”
"Yes." Ke Qingqing said seriously.
