Chapter 194: Telling Each Other Their True Feelings

Except for Lan Da Zhenren, all other high-ranking officials of the Daofu were present at the welcome party at the Sheji Palace. They included Yao Shu, the head of the Daofu, Zhang Yuelu, the chief, and Xu Jiaorong, the second.

This is the norm. The reason why Lan Da Zhenren personally came out to welcome Qi Xuansu last time was because Qi Xuansu had a mission for the Golden Palace and needed Lan Da Zhenren's cooperation. This time, Chen Jianchou had no special circumstances, so Lan Da Zhenren did not come out, even if Chen Jianchou was his disciple.

According to the appointment procedure, after the appointment order is issued, the first step is to talk at Ziwei Hall, and the second step is for the relevant person in charge of Ziwei Hall to take the appointment personnel to the place of appointment to announce the appointment. The specifications of Ziwei Hall are different according to the status, responsibilities and missions of the incumbent.

The last time Qi Xuansu took office as the second in the Daofu, he went with a mission, which was somewhat like an imperial envoy, so the specifications were very high. Chen Shuhua greeted him, Yao Shu personally sent Qi Xuansu to the office, and Lan Da Zhenren came out to welcome him.

If it is the first level of the head of the Daofu, the head of Ziwei Hall will personally accompany him.

It was like a reincarnation. Yao Shu, who had sent Qi Xuansu to take up his post, was now the master of Sheji Palace. Qi Xuansu played the role of Yao Shu and sent Chen Jiangou to take up his post.

Chen Jiangou probably would not have thought that he would become the deputy master of Daofu and the representative of the entire Chen family one day when Qi Xuansu took up his post.

After arriving at Sheji Palace, Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu and Xu Jiaorong could be seen welcoming him at the door in a "品" shape.

Chen Jiangou understood that this was not only a face for him, but also for Qi Xuansu.

If he was accompanied by only a deputy master of Ziwei Hall, or even an assistant of Ziwei Hall, the one who went to Guijian Lake to greet him would not be Pei Xiaolou. It is likely that he was just an ordinary deputy master. After all, Pei Xiaolou was about to be promoted to the second place, and he could not be considered an ordinary deputy master. After arriving at Sheji Palace, it was impossible for the three giants of Daofu to greet him at the door. At most, Xu Jiaorong would come out to greet him.

Because of Qi Xuansu's arrival, the entire standard was improved a lot at once.

Although Qi Xuansu is not yet a real person of the Ministry of Personnel, his various treatments have been upgraded to the level of a real person of the Ministry of Personnel, which is higher than Yao Shu, who was not a real person in charge of the government at the time. Now, looking at the entire Daofu, only Lan Da Zhenren and Yao Shu have higher ranks than him, not to mention that he also represents Ziwei Hall, which has added bonuses.

From this, it can be seen that Qi Xuansu has great expectations for Chen Jianchou and hopes that Chen Jianchou can help him defend Nanyang.

Because he is taking office as an ordinary deputy master of the government, the ceremony is relatively simple, mainly for everyone to meet and get familiar with each other.

If someone else comes, there may be a process, and the deputy master representing Ziwei Hall will introduce the future colleagues to wash away the strangeness and embarrassment between each other.

But Chen Jianchou is different. He is already familiar with the people here. After all, he has been a secretary in the Borneo Daofu for quite a long time. Zhang Yuelu and Xu Jiaorong are not to be mentioned. Even Yao Shu has known Chen Jianchou for a long time.

As for Pei Xiaolou, Ji Jiaozhen and others, they are even more familiar. Other deputy palace masters will inevitably have to deal with Qi Xuansu. As long as they deal with Qi Xuansu, they will definitely know Chen Jianchou as a secretary.

Chen Jianchou's return to the Borneo Daofu is like going home.

Qi Xuansu looked around and spoke on behalf of Ziwei Hall: "Everyone present is an old acquaintance. Everyone knows me and Xu Zheng. I think there is no need to introduce them anymore, right?"

Many people below laughed and said, "No need."

Qi Xuansu said, "Then I will read out the relevant appointment directly."

After Qi Xuansu read out Chen Jianchou's official appointment according to the procedure, Chen Jianchou said a few simple words, which was regarded as an inauguration declaration.

Then there was the dinner.

For the people of the Daofu, the meaning of eating itself is already very weak, and the banquet itself has become a kind of ritual etiquette.

This dinner is two-in-one. In addition to the people of the Daofu, there are also some local "wise men", including Chen Shuwen, Chen Jianqiu and other members of the Chen family, as well as businessmen such as Qi Muyu and Huanji. It was very lively.

Chen Jianchou should be the protagonist of this banquet, so Qi Xuansu did not steal the show. He just toasted a few glasses of wine, exchanged a few pleasantries with Yao Shu and others, and then left with Zhang Yuelu.

This disappointed many people who wanted to say a few words to the old chief. After all, the old chief is about to take off, and everyone wants to get some credit.

Qi Xuansu's residence was arranged in the Wood Palace, which is also the designated "guest room" of the Sheji Palace. When Jiang Da Zhenren came to the Sheji Palace, he lived here.

There are lush vegetation here, and there are many exotic flowers and plants. It is an excellent place to go.

The two walked side by side on the path of the wooden palace. Zhang Yuelu joked, "It rained heavily a few days ago, but the sky cleared up when you came."

"Am I that amazing?" Qi Xuansu said, "Are you feeling better too?"

Zhang Yuelu didn't say anything stubborn, and frankly admitted, "This can be considered a kind of meeting an old friend in a foreign land."

Qi Xuansu didn't talk about the situation in Nanyang directly, but took out a pot of wine and sent it to Zhang Yuelu: "Master likes calligraphy and painting, Qi Niang likes tobacco, and you like wine. Didn't you say at the beginning: 'I can't cook, and you can't drink'? Do you want to taste it?"

Zhang Yuelu looked around and saw that there was no one else here, so he stopped acting like the chief deputy palace lord, took the wine pot, pinched open the mud seal, and drank a mouthful. He had a bit of the heroic spirit of a Jianghu man.

Qi Xuansu asked, "How does it taste?"

Zhang Yuelu savored it carefully: "It tastes very similar to 'Drunken Life and Dream of Death', but it lacks a bit of the old taste, like new wine. The 'Drunken Life and Dream of Death' that has just been brewed by the Taoist sect is generally not circulated on the market. This is not the genuine 'Drunken Life and Dream of Death', right?"

Qi Xuansu said: "You are really capable. This is indeed not the genuine 'Drunken Life and Dream of Death', but a replica of the Western Taoist sect. I brought a lot, enough for you to drink for a year."

Zhang Yuelu said: "Did you prepare it specially for me?"

Qi Xuansu said frankly: "No, it was prepared by Huangfu Ji."

Zhang Yuelu did not speak, but just looked at Qi Xuansu. She did not insist that Qi Xuansu give her a gift, but she felt that Qi Xuansu did it deliberately, and there should be a follow-up. The reason is very simple. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal, just like Xiao Yin is quiet, and must be doing something wrong. If you are too quiet and too obedient, then you must be holding back to be a big demon.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "This is what I prepared."

As he said that, he took out the "elixir of immortality" he got from the immortal man.

Zhang Yuelu was also a person who knew the goods. She took the jade box and didn't rush to open it. She read the words on the jade box first, and then she knew the origin of the elixir. She was surprised and said, "It turned out to be the 'elixir of immortality' made by Sun Lingxiu herself. The talisman of the Toad Palace and the knife of the Sea Eye are really the fortune of heaven and earth. How did you get it?"

Qi Xuansu roughly recounted the experience of getting the "elixir of immortality": "It was also a pleasant surprise. For me, it didn't work much. I mainly rely on the 'Xuanyu'. For you, it should be of great benefit."

Zhang Yuelu did not hide her happiness.

A simple truth, put yourself in other people's shoes. If she gave something to Qi Xuansu, she would definitely hope to see Qi Xuansu give positive feedback. What she wanted to see was that Qi Xuansu liked the gift very much, not that Qi Xuansu didn't care or was picky.

What's more, the "elixir of immortality" was indeed very useful to her.

But Zhang Yuelu couldn't say such cheesy words as "You are so nice" after all, so he could only leave it all unsaid.

Qi Xuansu repeated what Master Gong said and said, "Li Yongyan has no martial ethics, and forced us to follow him to raise Gu. We should catch up as much as we can."

Zhang Yuelu sighed, "You always think of me, but I can't help you at all."

"What are you talking about?" Qi Xuansu said, "Why didn't you help me..."

Zhang Yuelu interrupted him, "You handed Borneo to me, but it turned out like this, and you have to come here to clean up the mess yourself. Wouldn't you be disappointed?"

Qi Xuansu took a big step forward, from walking side by side to walking in front of Zhang Yuelu, and then turned around, forced Zhang Yuelu to stop, and stood opposite Zhang Yuelu.

Qi Xuansu looked at Zhang Yuelu and said seriously: "Qingxiao, this is not like you. In my impression, Qingxiao has always been more courageous and never worried about gains and losses."

Zhang Yuelu smiled bitterly: "If I succeed, I will be cursed. Even if it is broken in Nanyang, there is an explanation. What I am afraid of is that I can't accomplish it, or even... Oh, let's not talk about it."

Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand and pressed her shoulder: "Do you still want me to repeat those principles to you? The road to success is always difficult and tortuous. Don't be discouraged. Our time is long. There is still a long way to go. This failure is for the next success. "

Zhang Yuelu said softly: "It's not that I'm discouraged, but I feel that I have taken it for granted and overestimated myself. I have been reflecting on myself during this period. In the past, I was always shouting about changing the Taoism. Was it too ambitious? Should I calm down and do something within my ability first? So I finally decided to tour the countries in Nanyang, and then the incident of Xie Jiaofeng happened again. "

Qi Xuansu said: "A chronic illness is difficult to cure. If you want to return to the original state, even the Great Luo Immortal cannot do it, let alone you? The result will be the same no matter who replaces you. "

"Those who have succeeded in reform must first attack the outside world, first to divert internal contradictions, second to accumulate prestige, third to complete centralization, and finally with the power of victory, reform internally, so that it can be completed in one go."

"Of course, this is a risky move. If you lose the external war, first, internal contradictions will be directly detonated, second, prestige will be lost, and third, the direct lineage will suffer heavy losses, which will threaten the foundation of your own power. Not to mention reform, it will be difficult to preserve yourself."

"But reform is a major event that shakes the foundation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is earth-shaking. How can there be no risk?"

"This is my philosophy. If you only seek internally, the hope of success is slim. Even if you succeed temporarily, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. It will inevitably end with the death of the people and the end of the government. It is better to take a risky move, accumulate strength first, then seek externally, and finally seek internally, to use great strength to solve the root cause, complete the unfinished work of Xuansheng and the five generations of great masters, make the sun and the moon dim and bright again, and make the country safe again, so as to change the Taoism."

Zhang Yuelu was silent for a long time.

"Chapter 2 Don't wait."