Chapter 74 Successor
In the next few days, Qi Xuansu will seriously consider the matter of becoming a disciple.
This kind of event is actually the same as a wedding. It is best to hold a ceremony with many people as witnesses. Considering the special status of Donghua Zhenren and Qi Xuansu, if it is really a grand ceremony, most of the high-level Taoists will attend the ceremony.
This is not good or bad. Qi Xuansu is still worried about past feelings, moral torture, and damage to his reputation.
Donghua Zhenren is not without concerns. This means a full showdown with the geomancer - although it is not known what role the geomancer played in it and what his relationship with Qi Haoran is, it is undeniable that the geomancer must be inseparable from this matter.
For the time being, Donghua Zhenren does not want to openly force the palace like this. After all, there are powerful enemies outside, and he is not sure of winning against Qingwei Zhenren.
So Donghua Zhenren and Qi Xuansu reached a certain degree of consensus that this matter can be postponed. At least it is not too late to push forward the matter of becoming a disciple after Beichen Hall issues a relevant investigation report and formally characterizes the matter.
But it is not good to wait until Qi Xuansu returns from the New World. If Qi Xuansu makes great contributions, Master Donghua will accept Qi Xuansu as his disciple, which will be too ugly.
It can't be too fast or too slow, and the scale and degree of it will test the skill.
In the end, Master Donghua made up his mind to put it aside temporarily.
If Qi Xuansu goes to the New World, it will take a long time, or even a long process. This is also the fundamental reason why Master Qingwei is unwilling to go. There are still a few years before the general election. Staying away from the power center for a long time basically means that he will definitely lose to Master Donghua. But Qi Xuansu is different. He is the candidate of the next generation. At least there are still 30 years. It is not a big deal to leave the power center now. It is a good time to go out to experience, refresh his resume, and accumulate strength.
In this process, Qi Xuansu will inevitably return to Yujing for a short time to report on his work. It is not too late to hold a formal ceremony during this interval.
As for the marriage, it will have to wait until Qi Xuansu returns from the New World. If Qi Xuansu really makes some achievements and then gets married, it will be a bit like a big success followed by a small success.
After agreeing on these things, Qi Xuansu will prepare to return to the Borneo Daofu. On the one hand, the appointment process for the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall will take some time, and on the other hand, Qi Xuansu will leave the Borneo Daofu, and he must make good handover arrangements.
In particular, the successor chief deputy hall master must be selected. In this appointment, the Grand Master of the Palace Lan Hexu, the Grand Master of the Palace Yao Shu, Qi Xuansu himself, and Ziwei Hall all have the right to make suggestions. If the Grand Master Lan and Ziwei Hall both stand on Qi Xuansu's side, then this candidate will most likely be arranged according to Qi Xuansu's wishes.
In fact, Ziwei Hall also has a certain right to make suggestions on the appointment of the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall. Ziwei Hall cannot force Qi Xuansu to serve as the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, but it is very likely that Qi Xuansu will not serve as the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, so it is said that if Qi Xuansu really doesn't want to go, Qingwei Master can't do anything. This is also the reason why Qingwei Zhenren asked Qi Xuansu to report to Donghua Zhenren.
Qi Xuansu actually considered the successor, because even if he did not go to Beichen Hall as the chief deputy hall master, he would go to the other six halls. The most suitable candidate should be Xu Jiaorong, but Xu Jiaorong was promoted to Zhenren too late, and his qualifications were a little short after all. Moreover, after Xu Jiaorong was promoted, the position of the second deputy palace master was vacant again, and someone still had to be arranged.
Qi Xuansu thought about it and thought of a suitable candidate, that is Zhang Yuelu. Qi Xuansu is the youngest formal second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and Zhang Yuelu is the youngest second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. He has been the second deputy palace master for nearly three years. Now that Li Changge and Yao Pei have been promoted to the second place of the Taoist Palace, Zhang Yuelu should also move, and his qualifications are completely sufficient.
Instead of being the chief deputy hall master of the other six halls, Zhang Yuelu might as well be the chief deputy palace master of the Borneo Taoist Palace. There is no big problem with the upper level. After all, Donghua Zhenren and Tianshi have formed an alliance. According to Qi Xuansu's speculation, Zhang Yuelu will be the next candidate for the Grand Master supported by the two families. The prime minister started from the state department, and the brave general started from the army. There is nothing wrong with accumulating more local resumes.
Maybe someone will say, isn't this a family dynasty? In fact, this is a common phenomenon within the Taoist sect. For example, Wuzhou Daofu is full of Zhang family members. Another example is Qizhou Daofu, which is full of Li family members. Another example is Qinzhou Daofu, where Yao family members occupy an absolute majority.
Compared with these examples, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are not even in the same Daofu. There are only two people in total, no children, no brothers and sisters, and they are not even the fur of the three major families. Who will the family dynasty be passed on to? Xiao Yin? I'm afraid Xiao Yin will say: "You really hurt me."
Strictly speaking, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu did not form a Taoist couple. From a legal point of view, the two can be friends and former colleagues, but they are not a family.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, no matter who is the headmaster, they must have a sufficient power foundation, which cannot be obtained by shouting justice, reason, and morality, but needs to be cultivated slowly. At this point, the goal is the highest power, and it is a bit presumptuous to want to be innocent, like a white lotus without dust.
Qi Xuansu's idea is not complicated. He wants Borneo as his base, and he is even more afraid that people will leave and the tea will be cold, so he naturally has to manage it carefully. He is not at ease to hand it over to others.
Zhang Yuelu plus Xu Jiaorong, with Lan Da Zhenren above, the pattern of Borneo Daofu will not change much.
Qi Xuansu had to ask Zhang Yuelu for his opinion on this matter. By the same token, if Zhang Yuelu didn't want to go, Qi Xuansu had no choice.
After Qi Xuansu told Zhang Yuelu about his idea, Zhang Yuelu didn't object.
Zhang Yuelu had a foundation. When the situation in Borneo was critical, Qi Xuansu was too busy to do anything. It was Zhang Yuelu who took over the Lion City instead of Qi Xuansu. She was just providing advice in name, but in fact, she was the one who made the decision. Even when the Nanyang United Trading Company was reorganized, Zhang Yuelu also participated and provided opinions.
Xie Jiaofeng probably didn't expect that Chief Zhang might really be his boss.
It can be said that Zhang Yuelu had no pressure to take over as the chief deputy lord of the Borneo Daofu. She was familiar with the business and the same was true for personnel. Xu Jiaorong, Xie Jiaofeng, Pei Xiaolou, Sun Yongfeng, and Ji Jiaozhen were both old acquaintances of Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, and their interpersonal relationships had a lot of overlap. When convening the lord of the lord to discuss matters, Zhang Yuelu could compete with Yao Shu.
The only concern is that Zhang Yuelu may take the route of Chief Deputy Hall Master to Palace Master, rather than Chief Deputy Hall Master to Palace Master, which has both advantages and disadvantages.
From Chief Deputy Hall Master to Palace Master, except for the Chief Deputy Hall Master of the Upper Three Halls, no one will directly serve as the Palace Master of the Great Dao Palace, but mostly some small Dao Palaces. Even if the Chief Deputy Hall Master of the Upper Three Halls becomes the Palace Master of the Great Dao Palace, there will most likely be a Palace Master above him, so he cannot make his own decisions, such as Yao Shu.
From Palace Master to Palace Master, he will definitely directly serve as the Palace Master who ranks high, and he has the final say, such as Zhang Jucheng. Jiangnan Dao Palace is a first-class financial giant, ranking very high among many Dao Palaces.
The Palace Master of the Great Dao Palace is more likely to be promoted to the Hall Master, or even to enter the Upper Three Halls in one step.
This matter not only concerns Zhang Yuelu, but also affects the whole body. Therefore, although Zhang Yuelu did not object, she did not agree to it immediately because of their close relationship. Instead, she agreed to it after communicating with the Heavenly Master and Cihang Zhenren and obtaining their consent.
With the support of the Heavenly Master, Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren, the matter is almost certain.
In this way, two lines are promoted at the same time, one is Qi Xuansu as the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, and the other is Zhang Yuelu as the chief deputy palace master of Borneo Daofu, seamlessly connected.
In this case, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu set off on their return journey.
Because Qi Xuansu flew here by himself and did not have a flying boat, he could only take Zhang Yuelu's favorable boat.
Qi Xuansu wanted to go to the Great Zhenren Mansion again, but he learned that the Heavenly Master had not returned yet, so he had to give up. After all, it had not been long. He rushed to the Anhun Division from Jiangnan Daofu overnight. In the next three days, he met three Canzhi Zhenren respectively. He met with Jiang Da Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren for a family banquet on the same day. On the fourth day, he replied to Qingwei Zhenren. He stayed for another day to discuss the issue of taking over the chief deputy palace master with Zhang Yuelu. It was only six days in total.
After Wuzhou, it was Lingnan. At this time, Lin Yuanmiao had brought Xiao Yin back to Lingnan Daofu. Both of them came to greet Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu.
Qi Xuansu felt that he did not tell Xiao Yin the truth last time, which led to the little girl messing with the "Guizang Lantern". This time, he decided to reveal some news to Xiao Yin: "Xiao Yin, I have good news for you. We are moving."
Xiao Yin's eyes lit up: "Where to? I'm tired of this place."
Qi Xuansu said: "Moving from Dongdu Prefecture to Tianfu Palace in Lion City."
"Ah?" Xiao Yin opened his mouth wide, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
Qi Xuansu repeated again: "We will move to Tianfu Palace in the future. Zhang Cixi will take up his post there."
Xiao Yin finally confirmed a terrible fact. She would go from running back and forth to settling in Lion City for a long time. That would be worse than now. What good news is this!
However, the good or bad news is not affected by Xiao Yin's will. Qi Xuansu said it was good news, and Zhang Yuelu also thought it was good news, so it was good news.
When adults are talking, children should not interrupt.
Xiao Yin pouted and imitated the people in the book: "Goodbye, my Dongdu Mansion."
Qi Xuansu slapped her: "You haven't settled the accounts for the good things you did in Tongzhen Palace."
"What happened to her?" Zhang Yuelu asked.
Xiao Yin immediately had a bad premonition and hurriedly said: "Nothing. Nothing."
At the same time, he kept winking at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu pretended not to see it and said, "This girl sneaked into my retreat and messed with the Guizang Lantern. When I found her, she was sleeping soundly with the Guizang Lantern in her arms."
"Is that true?" Zhang Yuelu immediately looked at Xiao Yin, frowning, "What did I tell you?"
Xiao Yin hid behind Lin Yuanmiao, not daring to face Zhang Yuelu.
Lin Yuanmiao lifted her out with one hand and said expressionlessly, "You have come to this day!"