Chapter 219 Zhang Qingyue

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Jucheng sat in the detention room drinking tea, waiting for news.

Being in a high position, they do not need to do most things themselves, they only need to give orders.

As for what Li Tianlan is doing these days?

He was responsible for accompanying the Xidaomen delegation headed by Huangfu Ji to visit Jiangnan Daofu.

This was of course not Li Tianlan's original intention, but Zhang Jucheng's.

The reason given by Zhang Jucheng was that Li Cixi had been in Jiangnan Province the longest among us, and he was also the most familiar and knowledgeable about Jiangnan Province. It would be perfect for Li Cixi to accompany the guests on the tour.

The reason was legitimate, and Li Tianlan had no room to refuse.

This is the authority of the powerful ruler.

Even if Li Tianlan knew that Zhang Jucheng's move was to hold him back and make him unable to do anything, he also knew that Zhang Jucheng must have some agenda if he didn't come forward in person, but he had no choice. Who made Zhang Jucheng the real person in charge? Is he just the second deputy palace master? Just obey orders.

This cannot be generalized with Qi Xuansu's situation. When Qi Xuansu went to Borneo, he took the identity of Jinque's special envoy and was an imperial envoy. Second, he has the support of Master Lan Da. This is different from his background backer. Master Lan Da is a part of the Borneo Taoist House. He is on the surface and can speak directly and even suppress the master of the government. The background and backing have to go through a roundabout way to exert their influence. The county magistrate is not as direct as the current one.

Combining the two situations, Qi Xuansu had so much autonomy and could not obey Wang Jiaohe's orders.

Later, Yao Shu was actually plotted by Donghua Zhenren, who single-handedly dominated the power structure of the Borneo Taoist government, including Pei Xiaolou, Xie Jiaofeng, Ji Jiaozhen and others, who were essentially his people. , they naturally understood Donghua Zhenren’s spirit and obeyed Qi Xuansu’s orders. Yao Shu is actually a member of Master Donghua, but after differences between Master Donghua and Earth Master, he is no longer a member of the same family.

Li Tianlan does not have such conditions now. Because after the second major Jiangnan case, the power structure of the Jiangnan Provincial Government was reshuffled, and there was a major change of blood, which also caused many of Li Tianlan's plans to be in vain and his power was greatly damaged.

Don't think that Li Tianlan is weak. During the first major Jiangnan case, Donghua Zhenren advocated a strict investigation and claimed that he would use this as an opportunity to carve a gap in the shady case. As a result, after the two major Jiangnan cases, Li Tianlan still stood firm. Even with the Li family as his backer, it can be seen that Li Tianlan's methods are quite impressive. But no matter how good the methods are, it is impossible to escape unscathed. Li Tianlan still paid a considerable price in the two major cases and was gradually weakened.

This gave Qi Xuansu and Zhang Jucheng a chance.

Qi Xuansu also saw this. He originally thought that Zhang Yuelu would become the real person in charge of Jiangnan Daofu in the future, and then he would become the real person in charge of the government.

, take down Li Tianlan.

That is also a good story. Zhang Yuelu attacked Jiangnan Daofu three times.

But I didn't expect that Qi Xuansu would greatly advance the process and could not wait for Zhang Yuelu to handle the third major Jiangnan case.

The person who carried out the execution this time is named Zhang Qingyue, who can be regarded as Zhang Yuelu's cousin. Although he is not as famous or as talented as his cousin, he is not an ordinary person. He is a seventh-generation disciple with immeasurable levels of cultivation. He is now in charge of Assistant manager of Dazhen Mansion. This time, Zhang Jucheng was specially transferred from Wuzhou to carry out the matter personally.

That's right, Zhang Qingyue is a seventh-generation disciple. Although she is the same generation as Zhang Yuelu in the family, she is one generation higher in the Taoist sect. Instead, she is the same generation as Zhang Jucheng, the clan uncle. In terms of age, Zhang Qingyue is almost the same as Bai Yingqiong, just biting the tail of the seventh generation disciple.

In other words, Zhang Qingyue is the youngest among the seven generations of disciples, and Bai Yingqiong is the oldest among the eight generations of disciples. The difference between the two sides is actually only one year.

As for why Bai Yingqiong is now running to learn about Zhenren, Zhang Qingyue is still an assistant. It can only be said that personal circumstances are different. Realm cultivation is only a rigid standard and the most basic pass. It does not mean that having a realm cultivation will necessarily lead to a high position. With the same cultivation as immortals, some people become great masters, and some people are just great masters of Pingzhang. This is also a matter of personal circumstances.

In this regard, male Taoist priests and female Taoist priests each have their own advantages.

Male Taoist priests are more likely to aspire to the highest power, or in other words, it is basically male Taoist priests who hold the highest power.

It is difficult for female Taoist priests to aspire to the highest power because of their lack of ability. This may seem unpleasant, but the fact is that in front of the highest power, no one will carry forward the gentleman's demeanor, and there is no talk of preferential treatment. They all rely on their own true ability. If they can do it, they can do it, and if they can't, they can't.

However, under the premise that Taoism advocates equality between men and women, female Taoist priests can take shortcuts, because many times there are certain requirements for the number of female Taoist priests. Many big shots jokingly call it arranging vases, so female Taoist priests are indeed fast at certain times and in certain positions. A few steps saves a lot of effort.

To put it bluntly, the competition among male Taoists is too fierce. Sometimes, with the same level of cultivation and the same qualifications, female Taoist priests can take a step forward and be used as role models and publicized widely, while male Taoist priests can only stand still and be regarded as ordinary.

This can be seen as a corrective or preferential treatment, limited to the bottom and middle tiers. At the top, it will become a disadvantage.

Whether this is a form of invisible discrimination or an expression of objective facts is a matter of opinion.

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Bai Yingqiong also has an advantage, and that is his status as an eighth-generation disciple. This label just corresponds to the youthfulness advocated by the Taoist sect. Zhang Qingyue suffered a big loss. She was a seventh-generation disciple, and there was no preferential treatment. The Taoist sect didn't pay much attention to seniority. Being a higher generation really didn't mean much.

In short, these preferential treatments are only available to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests. After that, it doesn't matter whether you are a man or a woman. It all depends on your ability.

The fact is that in Jinque, male Taoist priests still occupy an absolute majority. As for Qi Xuansu, there are only three female Canzhi Zhenren, namely Cihang Zhenren, Li Ruoshui, and Ye Qingshuang.

After all, a leader must be strong to convince the people and make people feel safe. Women often like to label themselves as weak and play the role of the protected rather than the role of the protector. A man who cannot protect his wife and children will be ridiculed and blamed, but no one will blame the wife for not protecting her husband. Then who can believe that a protected person can protect the safety of others as a leader?

Some people, at an old age, still call themselves female students and regard themselves as children. How can they take on important responsibilities?

Only by tearing off the label of the protected person and taking on equal responsibilities can we obtain true equality and equal power.

The power obtained by preferential treatment is nothing but charity from others. Today I can give you something for the sake of one right, and tomorrow I can take it away for the sake of another right.

Is it up to you?

Today I can praise you to the sky, and tomorrow I can trample you under my feet.

What, you are not convinced?

Emperor Shizong of the Great Wei said it well, no one's promise to you counts, only the things you can decide count.

It will never work if you want both. What you gain, you lose.

Back to the topic, after Zhang Qingyue received the order from Zhang Jucheng, he immediately brought people to Li Tianlan's mansion.

Of course, Li Tianlan left corresponding guards here, but he couldn't send a master of the Wuliang stage to guard his house, and the realm of these guards was quite limited.

In fact, for Li Tianlan, the biggest barrier is not these guards, but the Daomen.

If people outside the Daomen want to touch his family, it means provoking the entire Daomen, which will cause the Daomen to counterattack, and the Daomen will stand up for him, and there is no limit to it. If someone in the Daoist sect wants to touch his family, it must be reasonable, otherwise they will be punished by the Daoist sect, which is like shooting themselves in the foot.

So Qi Xuansu and Zhang Jucheng spent a lot of effort and went through a lot of circles just for this

reasonableness.

Zhang Qingyue knocked on the door of Li's mansion. The Taoist who came out to open the door had his own demeanor. He was slightly frightened in his heart, but his face remained calm. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

After all, he was a third-rank official of the prime minister's doorman. Although he was just a Taoist, he was not afraid of a group of Taoist priests and spiritual officials.

Zhang Qingyue was silent. The Taoist priest beside him took out a warrant and said in a deep voice, "According to orders, please ask the mistress of your mansion to come with us and accept the investigation."

The Taoist citizen was a little unresponsive. "You want my wife to go with you? Do you know who my master is?"

"Master?" The Taoist priest smiled coldly, "Now it is not the era of Confucianism, how can there be such a dross title as 'Master'?"

The Taoist citizen said, "What dross or not, the master is the master, my master is the second deputy master of Jiangnan Daofu, whose order did you obey?"

The Taoist priest said calmly, "Of course it is the order of the real person in charge of the mansion."

Until this time, the Taoist citizen was a little scared. The real person in charge of the mansion is not the same as before. He has such a great official power that his master has to give him three points.

What should I do?

At this time, Zhang Qingyue, who had not spoken, finally said, "Get out of the way!"

The Taoist priest beside Zhang Qingyue stretched out his hand and pushed the Taoist citizen aside, and then Zhang Qingyue led people into Li's mansion.

At this time, the guards in the mansion also rushed out.

Zhang Qingyue said in a deep voice, "According to the order of the real person in charge of the mansion, take Gu Ying away for investigation. Anyone who dares to obstruct is against the Dao Mansion!"

To oppose the Dao Mansion is to oppose the Dao Sect.

The guards hesitated. This hat is too big and they really can't bear it. Moreover, the situation is unclear now. If Li Tianlan really gets into trouble, then there is no need for them to be buried with him.

The leader of the guards said with a stiff face, "Who are you? I have been in the Dao Mansion for many years, how come I have never seen you?"

Zhang Qingyue said, "I am Zhang Qingyue, the assistant of the Great Master

Mansion, and I have been ordered to assist in handling the case in another place."

Hearing the words "handling the case in another place", the faces of the crowd turned pale again. If it was not to deal with their own people in the Dao Mansion, why would they transfer people from other places?

But due to their duties, they dared not give in easily. It was not right to advance or retreat. There are some who are not afraid of the Dao Mansion, such as the people from the "Heavenly Court", but Li Tianlan can't keep a group of unidentified people in his home all day long, wouldn't that give them a handle? These people from the "Heavenly Court" always retreat immediately after doing the dirty work. These guards now all have legitimate identities.

Just when the situation was about to break out, Gu Ying finally showed up.