Chapter 170 Li Ping

Dayuan Port is not just a port, strictly speaking, it is a port city.

In order to welcome the delegation of Xidaomen, the entire Dayuan Port carried out a comprehensive and thorough cleaning activity in advance.

Under the call of Ye Qingshuang, the real person in charge of the house, the entire Dayuan Port launched a special battle without swords and shadows.

Ye Qingshuang pointed out that this special battle should be given priority, and all departments and ministries should create conditions for its smooth implementation to ensure that all tasks are implemented. According to the principle of who is in charge and who is responsible, leadership supervision should be strengthened, and work tasks should be refined according to the requirements of indicators, and the rectification time limit should be clarified, and responsibility implementation should be strengthened to ensure that measures are in place. At the same time, a complete inspection and supervision ledger mechanism should be established to track feedback in a timely manner, find problems and deal with them in a timely manner. Ensure that Dayuan Port can welcome the arrival of the Xidaomen delegation with a brand new look.

This is not the first time Qi Xuansu has come here. Under normal circumstances, he does not have this treatment. After all, in the past few years, he can come seven or eight times a year, and Ye Qingshuang does not have so much energy to serve him. Huangfu Ji is different. As the future core figure of the West Dao Gate, he must show his best side and leave a good impression when he comes to Dao Gate for the first time.

Walking all the way from the port, the grass is green and the flowers are colorful. The crowns of the trees on both sides of the street are neatly trimmed, like arches. The streets paved with bluestone are spotless, and even sprinkled with water, revealing the original color of the bluestone.

Lingguans responsible for maintaining order have been arranged in advance on both sides of the main street to ensure that no accidents occur. In principle, the public is allowed to watch, but they must pay attention to their mental outlook. Even the miners have uniformly distributed new clothes and are required to change them. If they don’t change, they are not allowed to go out on the street. The food has also improved significantly in recent days.

The miners are still very happy. They all hope that the big figures of the West Dao Gate will come to play often, so that they can get more new clothes and improve the food more times.

Of course, the lower-level Taoists were unhappy. This kind of thing made them exhausted. If they did a good job, they might not be rewarded, but if they made a mistake, they would definitely be scolded and punished. The great gods of the Western Dao Sect should not come here in the future.

The butt determines the head.

Tawanting did not have such conditions, let alone such organizational capabilities. It was the first time that Huangfu Ji saw such a scene, and he really experienced a little shock of the Taoist sect.

"The Celestial Empire is worthy of being the Celestial Empire. Our borderland is far stronger than the New World, both north and south." Huangfu Ji praised it generously, and cleverly used a "we" to show that the roots of the Western Dao Sect are still in the Central Plains.

When it came to the reception, the word "thrifty" was still on the surface, and the standard for each person was controlled within three Taiping coins. However, the labor cost must have been removed. The cooks worked for free, and each person had three Taiping coins of standard ingredients, and it was calculated according to the lowest price of origin, without any intermediate price increase, which was different.

This time, a round table was used for the welcoming banquet. Ye Qingshuang, Qi Xuansu, Huangfu Ji and others were at one table. Audrey, as a foreign friend, was also present.

This was not because Qi Xuansu had selfish motives, but because of the overall considerations. He wanted to use Audrey and make her a banner for propaganda.

Audrey had long heard about how civilized the Eastern Dao Sect was, which was completely different from the Western Dao Sect. Seeing it today, she knew it was true.

This was just the border of the Dao Sect. If it was Yujing, I really don’t know what it would be like.

Although the Steam Gospel has always claimed that Saint York is a city on the top of the mountain, it is well known that the Tianshang Baiyujing built on the Yuxu Peak of Kunlun Mountain is a city on the top of the mountain in every sense.

Just thinking about it makes people yearn for it.

After the welcoming banquet, Ye Qingshuang led the delegation to visit Dayuan Port as usual. If the delegation came and did not visit, wouldn’t it be a waste of time? The results of the attack should be fully displayed to the guests.

However, in Luosuozhou, there are only mines and seaports, and there are very few things to visit. It was difficult for Ye Qingshuang. After arranging the seaport and a model mine, he finally arranged a prison. After all, this is a famous place of exile.

Qi Xuansu also accompanied them throughout the whole process.

The port and the mine are nothing special. Qi Xuansu had been there when he was the chief deputy palace lord before. Only this prison in the place of exile was the first time for Qi Xuansu to visit. This place is obviously also within the scope of the siege. After all, it is a prison for prisoners, so it is useless to use it. As far as the eye can see, it is cleaner than the barracks of some small countries and weak brigades.

When the group visited, all the prisoners took off their prison tools, stood at the door of their cells in brand new prison uniforms, and were very respectful. The spiritual officials in charge of guarding the prisoners were concentrating and waiting. Any prisoner who dared to make the slightest move would be arrested immediately.

After all, all the people who came today were big shots. Not only was the head of the mansion here in person, but also Qi Chief of Beichen Hall and Huangfu Zhenren of Xidao Gate. It was not that they were afraid that these prisoners would hurt the Zhenren. If they really had such ability, they would not be locked up here. The key was the face issue. If anyone made the head of the mansion unhappy in front of the guests, then the head of the mansion would definitely make him unhappy.

Of course, the head of the mansion would not directly make things difficult for the people below. She would only hold the deputy heads of the mansion accountable, and the deputy heads of the mansion would hold them accountable.

But no matter how much they tried, they still couldn't prevent it.

Just as the group was about to leave, a thin prisoner slid to his knees in front of the three Zhenren without any warning, shouting that he was wronged.

The three did not do anything, but the other accompanying personnel had already changed their colors. Without any instructions, a spiritual officer rushed forward, held the man down, and then dragged him away.

Huangfu Ji smiled playfully and said nothing.

Ye Qingshuang's face was calm: "If you don't cover your mouth, you might as well listen to what kind of grievances there are."

Several spiritual officers immediately stopped their movements, neither advancing nor retreating. They were embarrassed where they were and could only glance at their immediate superiors.

One of the principals accompanying him said sternly: "Bring this person over quickly."

The spiritual officials carried this person in front of the three of them like a chicken.

Ye Qingshuang said: "Today is also a coincidence. This Master Qi is the chief deputy master of Beichen Hall, and this Master Huangfu is the head master of Xidao Sect Juesheng Hall. You should know the specific responsibilities of these two halls. You If there is real grievance, the two real people will not sit idly by and ignore it, but if you talk nonsense, then the two real people will not be deceived by you."

The man was a young man. Hearing the words, he said: "The real people know clearly that the villain is indeed wronged. If the villain dares to deceive some real people, let the villain go to the Demon Suppressing Platform and ask Tian Lei to kill the villain. , my soul is gone, I will die badly!

One of the chief officials said: "Who do you think you are, worthy of a demon-suppressing platform?"

This is true. At the very least, he must be an important criminal at the level of a real person to be executed on the Demon Suppressing Platform. Others are not qualified.

Ye Qingshuang waved her hand and said, "Okay, you go ahead."

The young man said: "Master Qi, my surname is Li."

Hearing this surname, Qi Xuansu, who was just watching a good show, suddenly became energetic. He couldn't help but glance at Ye Qingshuang, thinking to himself that there must be a monster if something goes wrong.

This was not the first day that this young man was imprisoned here. Would Ye Qingshuang have known the inside story for a long time? Today, Ye Qingshuang specially arranged to visit the prison. It was a bit abnormal. The young man knelt down and cried out for injustice. Ye Qingshuang's reaction was also very strange. He didn't even have the slightest hint of anger, and he specifically wanted the young man to speak.

How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Could it be that Ye Qingshuang deliberately arranged this young man? Could it be that Ye Qingshuang was afraid of offending the Li family and deliberately arranged such a drama?

This makes sense.

Qi Xuansu did not think carefully and said, "I see that you are a good talker and you also know about the Demon Suppression Platform. Could it be that you are from the Li family of Donghai?"

The young man said: "Back to the real person, the villain Li Ping is from the Li family in the East China Sea, but he has been removed from the genealogy and the character of seniority has been removed."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What was your seniority before you were expelled from your clan?"

The young man replied: "Hui Qi Zhenren is the generation with the character of 'ming'."

Qi Xuansu said: "I follow the law and have destiny. You are not old, but your seniority is quite high. Why are you imprisoned here for the crime?"

The young man gritted his teeth and said, "Force your stepmother to be raped."

Qi Xuansu became more and more interested: "Since you are claiming injustice, that is to say, you think you did not force your stepmother to rape you. Who is your father?"

The young man clenched his hands into fists: "Li Tianlan."

Generally speaking, a son cannot call his father or master by his first name. For example, when Qi Xuansu used to call Qi Haoran, he would say Shang Hao and Xia Ran. Li Ping obviously hated Li Tianlan so much at this time that he couldn't care less about it.

Qi Xuansu said: "Isn't this right? I have met Li Cixi several times. He is already seventy years old. I see that you are not yet old enough. It is possible to say that you are grandparents and grandchildren. How can you be father and son?"

Li Ping said: "Li...Although my father is old, his wife died early, and my mother has taken over the marriage to fill the house."

That's right.

Li Tianlan's wife must have been about the same age as him, but her first wife died early. When Li Tianlan got old, he married a younger wife, and the son he gave birth to was naturally very different in age from him, just like his grandparents.

Ordinary old men naturally cannot have any more children in their seventies, but heavenly beings are another matter.

Although Taoism does not advocate this kind of thing, there is no explicit rule that does not allow it.

But generally speaking, no one does this. This kind of thing is not a plus, but a minus. Not only are the top officials dissatisfied, but Ziweitang will make a mark during the evaluation, and the people below are also dissatisfied.

Take Qi Xuansu as an example. If Qi Xuansu becomes a disciple of Master Donghua, and then Master Donghua finds a 20-year-old girl to be a Taoist companion, and asks Qi Xuansu to call this woman who is younger than himself, Shi Niang, will Qi Xuansu feel like eating? As uncomfortable as a fly?

Qi Xuansu can accept his wife. If Master Donghua marries Master Cihang, there is nothing unacceptable. They are both elders. Qi Xuansu doesn't bother to care about the grudges of their generation. But if a little junior wife comes, Qi Xuansu will never accept it. Even if Master Donghua is powerful, Qi Xuansu will not do anything on the surface. When Master Donghua passes away and Qi Xuansu takes over, he will not have an inexplicable little master wife on his head.

Judging from the current situation, Li Ping's mother should not be a person with advanced cultivation, and may even be an ordinary person with no cultivation. This can neutralize Li Tianlan and increase the probability of giving birth to an heir. It was precisely because of her lack of cultivation that she could not avoid birth, old age, illness, or death, or she had reconciled with Li Tianlan, and then Li Tianlan married another wife, who was Li Ping's stepmother.

Ye Qingshuang was quite suspicious of knowingly asking: "Is that what happened?"

One of the chief officials hesitated for a moment: "Back to the real person in charge, this person is indeed Li Cixi's son."