Chapter 9 Queen Mother

Xiao Yin slowly opened her eyes, and felt a ray of sunlight falling on her face through the window. She subconsciously closed her eyes, but she soon remembered that she was no longer afraid of the sun.

However, Xiao Yin did not rush to get up, but chose to stay in bed, only using her diffused consciousness to perceive everything around her. The wind was warm and the sun was warm, and there was a faint noise in the distance, revealing a festive atmosphere.

She had a very long dream.

She dreamed of another her.

However, she was just a bystander, and she didn't know what the person in the dream was thinking, what the person in the dream was going to do, and she couldn't control the person in the dream. She just substituted the perspective of the person in the dream, that's all.

When she woke up, she only remembered some sporadic fragments, and didn't remember anything else.

And these sporadic fragments were still "fading" rapidly, and they would soon be forgotten.

Is this a spring dream without a trace?

No matter what, just forget it. Xiao Yin doesn't know what it means to be sad in spring and autumn. On the contrary, Yujing is like spring all year round. Xiao Yin remembers a poem, which seems to be called "Spring Sleeping Late". Anyway, it means that spring is suitable for sleeping.

Xiao Yin is not like Qi Xuansu and others who often don't sleep for more than ten days. She has to go to bed on time every day.

What you say is true. Xiao Yin is a little drowsy again.

Spring is sleepy, autumn is tired, winter is hibernating, and summer is napping.

Just then, Xiao Yin suddenly heard someone talking outside.

One voice is Lao Qi: "Haven't you woken up yet? Wu Niang said it's almost today."

Another voice said: "I just saw it once an hour ago, and it hasn't woken up yet, but it's okay. That sleeping posture, lying on his back, even sleeping with snot bubbles."

This voice is Lao Lin!

Under normal circumstances, Lao Lin is always taciturn, but there are some exceptions when it comes to Xiao Yin.

But what Lao Lin said was right. Xiao Yin never curled up when she slept, nor did she behave like a lady. She was not even close to Sleeping Beauty. Instead, she stretched out like a "big" character, which was in line with Xiao Yin's temperament.

Hearing Lao Lin's voice, Xiao Yin jumped out of bed, not bothering to put on her shoes, and ran out.

"Lao Lin!" Xiao Yin shouted and threw herself into Lin Yuanmiao's arms.

Lin Yuanmiao's face, which had always been expressionless, finally showed a gentle smile: "You are about to catch up with me in the stage of good fortune."

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "It's good that you woke up. I won't disturb you two old friends from reminiscing about the past."

After that, Qi Xuansu turned and left.

The wedding date is approaching, and Qi Xuansu is very busy.

Zhang Yuelu has officially taken office as the chief deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall, Yao Pei has also taken office as the chief deputy hall master of Ziwei Hall, and together with Li Changge, the chief of Beichen Hall far away in the South Continent, it can be regarded as the return of the three talents of Taoism, and Li Changge is the only one who stands out.

Qi Xuansu is still outside the three beauties of the Taoist sect. The difference is that in the past, Qi Xuansu followed desperately to catch up, but now Qi Xuansu is far ahead.

After all, there is still a big difference between the assistant master and the real master, and it can even be said to be a qualitative change. The real master is an idle real master without a job, and the assistant master still has considerable power without a job, and of course he is far ahead.

There were not many twists and turns after Zhang Yuelu took office.

First of all, the head of the hall is the real master Cihang, who is not only Zhang Yuelu's master, but also Zhang Yuelu's only boss, and will not embarrass her. Secondly, Zhang Yuelu is also an old face of Tiangang Hall, familiar with the situation here, and not afraid of being deceived by the subordinates. Her return to Tiangang Hall this time is like going home.

To put it bluntly, when promoting young people, they must be cautious about the influence and the gossip of the public. They cannot rise to the top in one step, but all in a spiral.

They must have both the achievements and connections of Yujing Daotang, as well as the grassroots experience and experience of the local Daofu. The final result is outstanding ability, complete resume, young and strong, and in great use.

Qi Xuansu went one step further than Zhang Yuelu. Not only did he go up and down together, but he also went to the "brother" Taoist hall for training and did all the three halls. He went to the local Taoist office to fight tigers and preside over economic and trade development. The key is his military record. He participated in the Fenglinzhou war as a middle-level person and directly led the troops to participate in the battle. He also participated in the New World North-South War as a senior person and participated in the command of some battles and intelligence work.

What is this? This is both civil and military.

Now, Qi Xuansu has to make up for the empty work, and then he will be in charge of one side, take charge of the Taoist office, and then climb to the top of the Taoist hall.

In the end, it is only left to lead the army in person as the military master like Donghua Zhenren and Qingwei Zhenren, and coordinate the overall situation.

Such a resume cannot be described as complete, it is almost perfect. No one can find fault with it. In the past dynasties, it can be said that he was a general and a prime minister.

Of course, there is another consideration above. To employ young people, they must have grassroots experience. They must work their way up, not just for gilding, nor for formalities, nor for reminiscing about the good old days, but to make them familiar with the process, at least to know how the Dao sect operates, and at the same time to contact people in different positions from low to high, to understand the mentality and personality of people in different positions, and what they are thinking. When they become decision makers in the future, at least they will have a clear idea and will not be fooled by the people below.

At the same time, they can also form their own team. Qi Xuansu has been growing his team step by step, not overnight.

If the little emperor was born in the hands of a woman in the deep palace, he would really be out of touch with the world. If he was not a gifted person, he would really be played around by the nobles.

So the emperors of the Great Xuan Dynasty have never been the opponents of the Great Masters of the Dynasty. Even if we do not consider the power gap between the Dao Sect and the imperial court, the emperors were suppressed by the Great Masters in terms of personal ability. The growth and training systems of the two sides are completely different. The Great Masters may have shortcomings, but there are no mediocre people. Mediocre people cannot complete this process.

It was not until the Sixth Great Master, a good man under special circumstances, came to power that the Great Xuan court finally produced an emperor with extraordinary talent, that is, the Emperor Jiushi, and the pattern of the two sides began to loosen.

The Great Xuan Emperor began to test the bottom line of the Dao Sect, and even the offensive and defensive forces were different.

From the Great Xuan to the current emperor, there have been eleven emperors. Although the current emperor corresponds to the seven generations of disciples of the Dao Sect, even if the Emperor Gaozu, who is one generation higher than Xuansheng, is included, there are only eight generations, but in the meantime, there have been several emperors who have no descendants. Some of them are because the emperor's cultivation is too high and it is really difficult to give birth to blood. There are also emperors who leave home to pursue Taoism, and there are also emperors who die early. In short, there have been several times when the throne is transferred between peers after the death of the brother, so there are eleven emperors in eight generations.

Among these eleven emperors, six of their queens were from the Li family. The current empress dowager was from the Li family. According to the seniority, she was the niece of the national teacher, that is, the cousin of Qingwei Zhenren. The current emperor's late Yuanhou was also from the Li family, the niece of the empress dowager. Li Tianqing and Li Tianyue were of this generation.

Of course, there were also many princesses who married into the Li family, the most recent of which was Princess Chiying.

It's just that the title of descendants of Daozu, descendants of Xuansheng, and the first family of Taoism is too dazzling, which makes people ignore that the Li family has another identity - the largest foreign relative of the Daxuan court.

This identity is also the least mentioned by the Li family, and it is still ranked behind the descendants of Daqi, because it makes it seem as if the Li family is dependent on the Qin family, which is not good! The Li family can't afford to lose this person. The two sides are well matched, and there is no such thing as Li family women marrying up, and princesses are not marrying down.

These titles, ordinary families can enjoy them all if they can get one, but the Li family can gather them all, which is envied by the world.

But then again, this marriage relationship that lasted for two hundred years, starting from Xuansheng, was indeed the cornerstone of the alliance between the two sides.

Li Ruoshui went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother as usual today. Counting the generations, Li Ruoshui should be of the same generation as Qingwei Zhenren, one generation higher than Li Tianqing, so she and the current Queen Mother are sisters.

However, the generations of the two families are generally not calculated in detail, which is too messy. For example, the generations of Li Changge and Princess Chiying are not the issue of grandfather and granddaughter, but the generation of great-grandfather. They can only discuss their own. If they can't really make it clear, they will learn from the official name of Taoism.

So Qingwei Zhenren, Li Changge and others directly called the Queen Mother "Queen Mother" when they met. It's impossible for Li Changge to call the Queen Mother niece, and the Queen Mother to call Li Changge grandson-in-law. That's too messy, even messier than the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei's cousins.

Li Ruoshui often went to the palace mainly to talk to the Queen Mother and get closer to her. She is also a frequent visitor.

The Supreme Taoist Ancestor said: "In the past, those who obtained the One, the sky obtained the One to be clear, the earth obtained the One to be peaceful, the gods obtained the One to be spiritual, the valley obtained the One to be full, all things obtained the One to be born, and the princes obtained the One or Two to be the chastity of the world."

The emperor's position is extremely honorable, which is called the One, which means the only one in the sky. The rising of clear air is called the sky, and the descending of turbid air is called the earth. Therefore, the sky obtains the One to be clear. In order to show that the emperor is the only and most honorable in the world, his residence is named Tianqing Palace.

In addition, there are Dining Palace, Shenling Palace, Guying Palace, Wansheng Palace, Tianzhen Palace, etc.

Among them, Dining Palace is the queen's bedroom, Wansheng Palace is the queen mother's bedroom, and Tianzhen Palace is the traditional East Palace, so the name Li Tianzhen is very interesting.

The queen mother's bedroom naturally shows the royal style, with all kinds of exquisite and precious objects, which makes people dazzled. In comparison, the Taoist side can really be called "thrifty".

The national teacher made the decision and married the queen mother to the late emperor.

Speaking of the late emperor, he was also a tragic figure. He just happened to catch up with the "good times" of the five generations of great masters. Even among the great masters of Taoism, the five generations of great masters were the strongest. Even the three deputy masters were replaced by him. Today, the three masters did not dare to oppose him, which shows his tyranny.

The five generations of great masters naturally would not let go of the Daxuan court, and repeatedly intervened in court affairs. The reform of Taiping Money House and the strengthening of the leadership of Taoism were just the tip of the iceberg. Facing the five generations of great masters, the late emperor dared not speak out, and was depressed in his heart. Instead, he encouraged the arrogance of the three corpse gods, attacked his life, and was unable to save him. In the end, he died early.

So Emperor Jiushi ascended the throne at the age of twenty and changed the reign to Jiushi. At that time, the empress dowager was less than fifty years old.

In the blink of an eye, time came to the forty-sixth year of Jiushi, and Emperor Jiushi was already sixty years old.

The empress dowager was also very old.

When people get old, in addition to caring for their children and grandchildren, they also reminisce about the past.

The Queen Mother kept talking about Princess Chiying for a while, and suddenly said, "I dreamed about the late emperor yesterday."

Li Ruoshui was stunned.

The Queen Mother continued, "The late emperor told me that he was unwilling to accept this and he couldn't swallow this breath."

Li Ruoshui felt a chill on his back and didn't dare to speak rashly.