When Qi Xuansu went to the Imperial Palace Taoist Palace, he was just a principal, so he was not ranked high in the entire Taoist Palace. It can be said that any deputy palace master is higher than him. After going to Ziwei Hall, he was also the last one among the many deputy hall masters, and he really had no right to speak.
But this time is different. Looking at the entire Borneo Taoist House, he ranks fourth, equivalent to Li Tiangang of Fenglinzhou Taoist House. There are only three people in front of him, namely the head master Lan Hexu and Zhang The real man of the mansion, Wang Jiaohe, and the chief deputy mansion master, Chen Shuhua. There is also a first-grade spiritual officer. Although he is of high rank, because he is not a Taoist priest, he is ranked behind Qi Xuansu.
When Qi Xuansu first arrived, the first thing he did was to introduce Qi Xuansu to the others, and the second thing was to introduce the others to him one by one. The welcome ceremony was essentially to eliminate the strangeness between the two parties. Of course, it would be another matter if the children of the Zhang family went to work in the Wuzhou Taoist Office, or if the children of the Li family went to the Qizhou Taoist Office.
Yao Shu announced Jin Que's appointment to everyone on behalf of Jin Que as the chief deputy master of Ziwei Hall. From today on, Qi Xuansu officially becomes one of the nine deputy masters of the Borneo Taoist Palace and assumes the duties of the second deputy master. .
Then the master of the palace, Lan Hexu, introduced the master of the palace and the other eight deputy palace masters to Qi Xuansu.
There are seven great masters of Pingzhang, one from each of the three Taoist circles, and the remaining four are neutral. Among them, the one who represents Taiping Dao is naturally Zhang Qihan, the master in charge of Fenglinzhou Taoist House, while Lan Hexu represents Ping of Quanzhen Taoism. Zhang DaZhen.
It can be seen from the name of this great master that he is a disciple of the sixth generation, and he is of the same generation as the third master. For the eighth generation disciples, he is already a grandfather, and for the ninth generation disciples, he is already a grandfather. In other words, they are the ancestors.
In addition, "Hexu" is also a sacred mountain recorded in the "Great Wilderness East Classic": "In the Great Wilderness, there is a mountain named 'Hexu', where the sun and moon come from."
As for the Lan surname, there are indeed not many in the Taoist sect, and it is not a popular surname. However, this does not mean that the Lan surname is a rising star. It can also be traced back to the earliest thirty-six Zhenzhi Zhenren. Among them, there is a founder named Lan, who belongs to Quanzhen Taoism. However, The whole inheritance comes from Guge Zaodao.
At that time, the Jinzhang came to dominate the Central Plains, and the world was in chaos. The red land was thousands of miles away, and ten houses were empty. As a result, ghosts flourished. Ge Zaodao built a ghost kingdom and a cave in Beimang Mountain, intending to build a ghost kingdom on the ground and unify the Taoism through violent means. This led other Taoist factions to join forces to attack Beiman Mountain. At first, Gezao Dao did not fall behind, until the Golden Tent withdrew from the Central Plains, the world turned from chaos to order, the Wei Dynasty was established, human Dao flourished while ghost Dao withered, Ge Zao Dao Only then did the Tao completely decline and be basically destroyed, with only a few branches left to withdraw from the Central Plains.
One group went to the Golden Horde and merged with shamanism. One branch went to Fenglinzhou and merged with Yin and Yang Dao. One group went to Posuzhou and had a certain degree of integration with the local Buddhist forces.
This Patriarch Lan was born in the Posuzhou lineage, and he also practiced both Buddhism and Taoism. It's just that Cihang's lineage has already taken the prototype of the integration of the three religions, and this Patriarch Lan prefers methods such as "White Bone View", which still has a somewhat sinister temperament.
Lan Hexu is a descendant of Patriarch Lan. Naturally, like the Li family and the Zhang family, he has many family traditions.
In fact, Qi Xuansu had already done his homework before coming here. At this time, it was just a matter of matching names with faces.
But having said that, the appointment of a new deputy, with everyone from the head of the palace to the master down, is an extraordinary thing in itself.
This brief welcome ceremony was hosted by Dazhen Lan Hexu. After announcing the appointment, Qi Xuansu also briefly said a few words, which was regarded as a declaration of office. Dazhen personally introduced his colleagues, and then there was a reception banquet.
Among those who are qualified to sit at the table, who is not a fasting person? It can be seen that dining is no longer a simple matter of food and clothing, but a ritual and a social behavior.
At the end of the banquet, Wang Jiaohe, the real person in charge, was the first to get up and leave on the pretext that he had important matters to attend to.
From the beginning to the end, Wang Jiaohe's attitude was always lukewarm, and he didn't even say a few words.
Not many people know what Qi Xuansu's "mission" is specifically. Except for the Earth Master, Tianshi, Donghua Master, Cihang Master, and Dazhen Lan Hexu, only Qi Xuansu himself and Gong Jiaojun know. Naturally, Gong Jiaojun would not reveal these things to anyone. He would be severing his own future from Donghua Master.
Most interested people can only roughly guess that Quanzhen Taoism is going to touch the Borneo Taoist government, and some people will be unlucky. As for the specific extent of the movement, it's hard to guess.
Killing a few small fish and shrimps and beating them is still moving, uprooting the Wang family is still moving. The difference is huge.
However, few people think that Quanzhen Taoism will be determined to uproot the Wang family. After all, it involves a real person called Shenzhi, and most people think that they just want to give the Wang family a beating.
Wang Jiaohe, as the real person in charge, must have heard some rumors, and he also knew about the conflict between Wang Danqing and Qi Xuansu, so naturally he would not have a good look on Qi Xuansu.
But Wang Jiaohe also didn't think Jin Que had made up his mind. It was no secret that Qi Xuansu had conflicts with the Wang family. In his opinion, Jin Que sending someone who had conflicts with his family to serve as the second-in-command was more of a hindrance to him. It plays a monitoring role to prevent both parties from "complicit" and at the same time expresses Jin Que's dissatisfaction.
If we do it directly, the process should be to transfer him to Yujing as the head of the family, first move the tiger away from the mountain, separate him from the Wang family, let him be isolated and helpless in Yujing, leave the Wang family leaderless locally, and then send a new leader. Come and sort it out slowly. But Jinque did not do this, which means that Jinque did not intend to complete the matter.
As for the real person in charge, he is old and has not lived for many years. He does not care about worldly affairs and is a hands-off shopkeeper most of the time.
Wang Jiaohe would not have thought that Jinque would do the opposite this time. This was not a kind of paralysis.
After the banquet, the great master Lan Hexu said: "Chief Chen, take Chief Yao to rest for me."
Then he said to Qi Xuansu: "Qi Cixi, come with me."
Qi Xuansu is not the leader of this mission. His mission is to cooperate and assist the great master Pingzhang, so it is very necessary for the two to have a conversation.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, it was Wang Jiaohe, the real person in charge, who left first, leaving a mess behind, so that the real person in charge, who had never been in charge of things, had to personally come forward. After all, Chen Shuhua is only the chief deputy palace master, and he is in the same category as deputy palace master Qi Xuansu. The two sides are evenly matched, and there is no strict superior-subordinate relationship.
The Sheji Palace is divided into five parts. In the past, it corresponded to the Confucian benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, faith, and wisdom. Now it corresponds to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It is not that Taoism does not talk about benevolence, justice, etiquette, trust, and wisdom. The necessary process of Confucianism.
Entering from the main entrance is the Earth Palace, with the Five Elements in the center, which is similar to a main hall. This place is the most solemn and solemn, and the most ordinary, just like countless Taoist palaces in the world. At this time, the great master Lan Hexu led Qi Xuansu to the Water Palace.
As soon as you enter the Water Palace, you can see a huge lake. It's summer, and countless lotus flowers are in full bloom, just like the ancient poem "The lotus leaves are infinitely green in the sky, and the lotus flowers are uniquely red in the sun."
A winding water corridor was built on the lake, leading to the center of the lake, where there is a continuous palace built on the water. In addition, there are many water pavilions, and there are also some buildings on the surrounding shores.
Lan Hexu walked in front and introduced: "Qi Cixian, you and I will be on this side of the Water Palace from now on, while the King and Chief Chen will be on the other side of the Fire Palace."
Qi Xuansu's heart moved.
Water and fire are opposites, water and fire are incompatible. This layout is really interesting.
The two walked through the water corridor and came to the palace. Lan Hexu went directly to his signing room.
After the five generations of great masters, the layout of all the pledge rooms in Daomen is similar, so there is no need to introduce it in detail. The difference is that compared to the Central Plains, Borneo is an important transit station for East-West sea trade. , in addition to maintaining the Central Plains and some local features, there are also some Western influences.
Lan Hexu did not go to the study, but sat down in the living room. There was a coffee table and a set of Western-style sofas. He raised his finger and pointed to the seat opposite: "Tianyuan, sit down."
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Outside just now, Lan Hexu called Qi Xuansu "Qi Cixi", with his surname and job title. Now that the two of them were alone together, he changed his title to Qi Xuansu's cousin "Tianyuan", showing enough closeness.
Qi Xuansu sat down and was about to say his first words when Lan Hexu got straight to the point: "Tianyuan, it's not easy for you as the second deputy palace master. You are a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh. You must be prepared."
Qi Xuansu immediately continued the conversation and said: "I'm new here, and I'm not sure about all the situations. I'm just about to ask Da Zhenren for advice."
Between superiors and subordinates, bosses can be approachable, but subordinates must be cautious. Lan Hexu's nickname for Qi Xuansu was to express closeness, but Qi Xuansu could not have the illusion that the two were close friends.
Lan Hexu said: "There seem to be many reasons why you were sent to the Borneo Taoist Government, but in fact there is only one reason, and this reason has only one key point."
This is Lan Hexu's signature room, so there is no need to worry that the conversation between the two will be leaked.
Qi Xuansu asked: "What the great master said is absolutely true, so what do you think the key point is?"
Lan Hexu did not sell out: "In the Sheji Palace, the real person in charge is Wang Jiaohe."
Of course Qi Xuansu knew that if it hadn't been for Wang Jiaohe's matter, he might not have come to Borneo Taoist Mansion.
Lan Hexu continued: "The difficulty is that Taoists cannot kill people without teaching, nor can they kill people without reason. Last time, Master Donghua asked Wang Jiaohe to go to Yujing and gave a warning, but Wang Jiaohe was stubborn, Even if the Taoist sect decides to take action, it must be morally and legally defensible and convincing to others, which requires sufficient evidence to support it."
"This leads to a problem. By the time the Wang family actually takes action, it will be too late, which will have a very bad impact and even cause a considerable degree of damage. But it can be nip in the bud, and it is difficult to grasp the Wang family's leverage. , which is the evidence I’m talking about.”
