Chapter 127: Ning Family

This welcoming banquet was quite ordinary. The host was an assistant manager, also surnamed Ning, named Ning Lingyun. Although there was no clear distinction between the chief and the second assistant, this assistant manager Ning was almost equivalent to the second assistant. As for the chief, it was naturally Sun Hewu who could take charge of the Wanxiang Dao Palace during the absence of the Grand Master.

However, Sun Hewu did not like these trivial matters. During the ceremony, he did not give a speech on behalf of the Grand Master, but another assistant manager spoke a bunch of official words. After all, except for the Grand Master, the rest of the people could not express themselves, so as not to make mistakes. The biggest advantage of speaking in a set way is that you will hardly make mistakes.

Qi Xuansu had a very good impression of Ning Lingge. After all, the former boss of this former boss had given two tickets to the theater, indirectly acting as a matchmaker. The key point was that Zhang Yuelu had a very good evaluation of Ning Lingge, which made Qi Xuansu quite fond of Ning Lingyun.

Ning Lingyun obviously hadn't heard of the name Qi Xuansu. Compared with Li Changge, Yao Pei, Zhang Yuelu and others who have been famous for a long time, Qi Xuansu's rise is still too fast. At this time last year, he was still lurking in the "inn" in Fengtai County, preparing to rob Qingluan Guard. Jiang Bieyun, the mastermind behind Qingluan Guard, was just a fourth-grade Taoist priest. Who would have thought that a year later, Qi Xuansu also became a fourth-grade Taoist priest and entered the hall.

However, Ning Lingyun is not the kind of young boy who will not make a lame play to look down on Qi Xuansu. Instead, his attitude is very kind, and it can even be said that he is approachable. If it were the previous Qi Xuansu, he would be flattered. However, Qi Xuansu now has seen the world after all. Including Cihang Zhenren, he has seen a few Zhenren, and he has even been praised by Donghua Zhenren in front of the seven-member investigation team, so he is still at ease.

A banquet where both the host and the guests enjoy themselves.

After the welcoming banquet, Ning Yuqing also introduced the two of them. Qi Xuansu didn't mind making friends with a Quanzhen Taoist, and Ning Lingyun was of course happy to meet a promising young talent.

However, Qi Xuansu was still thinking about the "Demon Knife", so he didn't talk too much. After getting familiar with each other, he said goodbye and left.

Qi Xuansu went to Gen Garden, while Ning Yuqing and Ning Lingyun came to Kun Garden where the high-level officials of the Taoist Palace lived.

At this time, Ning Yuqing no longer called him "Assistant Ning" in a very formal way, but changed his words to "Uncle", and asked with a smile: "Uncle, what do you think?"

Ning Lingyun said: "What can I think? I only know that he is definitely not from the Qi family. Old Qi can't teach such a child."

The "Old Qi" in Ning Lingyun's mouth naturally refers to Qi Jiaozheng, the head of the Shuzhou Taoist Mansion.

"But I think she is more like a member of the Yao family." Ning Lingyun said, "If her name is Yao Xuansu, I really think she has something to do with Yao Pei."

"Yao family?" Ning Yuqing thought about it and hesitated, "No, it can't be. The Yao family can produce a Yao Pei, which is already very remarkable. If there is such a young fourth-rank Taoist priest, it is really a blessing from heaven. The Yao and Pei families have been married for many years, and there are vassals of the Shangguan family and the Xu family. If one can take over the position of the Earth Master and the other can take over the position of the Donghua Zhenren, just like the Li family's national master and Qingwei Zhenren control the Tai. Pingdao, isn't the Yao family really going to become the third largest Taoist family after the Li family and the Zhang family? "

"I just said it casually. If the Yao family really has such a young talent, why would they hide it? Look at the Zhang family, they value sons over daughters the most, and they also pay the most attention to the difference between the big and the small. But when there is a shortage of talents, even a girl from a small clan will be promoted. It is better to let the daughter of the Zhang family be the Heavenly Master than to have another Heavenly Master of a different surname. "Ning Lingyun smiled. As a fellow brother of a Canzhi Zhenren, he can access more secrets than many ordinary Zhenren.

"But then again, young talents and family inheritance actually complement each other. Taoism has never lacked geniuses. Without that key help, it is difficult to achieve anything. Being able to reach the first level of Canzhi Zhenren is almost the top. Of course, whether it is a family or a faction, without an outstanding leader and heir, it will fall into decline, and even have no successors."

"On this point, the Li family sees it very clearly. Sons cannot be chosen. If they really give birth to a mediocre person who only knows how to eat rouge but cannot take on important responsibilities, there is no way. They can't just put it back in the mother's womb. But sons-in-law and adopted sons can be chosen by themselves, so the Li family accepted adopted sons long before the revival of Taoism, and allowed sons-in-law and adopted sons to be the masters of the family. This is why the Li family is so prosperous today."

"The Zhang family is a counterexample. They have always adhered to the rule that people without the surname Zhang cannot become The ancestral precepts of the Heavenly Master are to stick to the old ways and treat the old ways differently, not to mention the son-in-law and the adopted son, even the side branches of the family should be treated differently. It is no wonder that the Li family has always been suppressed by them over the years. It is a blessing that they have not followed the footsteps of the Confucian school. "

"From a country to a family, if the path for the lower class to enter the upper class is completely blocked, there will definitely be problems. Although I don't like the Li family's way of doing things, I have to admit that the Li family has done a better job in this matter, giving those outstanding talents a chance to leap over the dragon gate. To put it bluntly, it is to give people hope and light in their eyes, so the atmosphere must be positive and progressive. "

"But if this path is blocked, the class is solidified, and you want to grab all the benefits in your hands without leaking any, what will be the result? "

Ning Lingyun grinds a stone into fine sand casually, without the need for Xuantong cultivation, just a normal grip.

If you hold it loosely, most of the fine sand is still in your hand, but the harder you hold it, the more fine sand will be exposed.

"Various interests are not a stone-like whole, but countless fine sands. The harder you hold it, the faster it slips away. In the end, it is likely to be in vain. Of course, this process may take hundreds or even hundreds of years. Years will come, but the day will come. Confucianism must learn from the past.”

Ning Lingyun sighed, perhaps feeling that he was a little off topic, so he couldn't help but laugh at himself and said no more.

After listening to her uncle's comments, Ning Yuqing said thoughtfully: "Speaking of the Zhang family, I just asked about it. When the head of Qi came to the palace, the daughter of the Zhang family came to accompany him in person, and even went out of his way to accompany him. Asking Master Sun to take care of you, this treatment is unusual."

Ning Lingyun smiled softly: "The daughter of the Zhang family is the famous Zhang Yuelu. If Zhang Yuelu is really designated as the heir by the Zhang family, then unless she marries the head master, she will have no choice but to recruit a wife. In other words, this young man will Is he the future son-in-law of the Zhang family? How can he be compared to being the son-in-law of the Li family? The son-in-law of the Li family has the opportunity to take charge of Taiping Road."

Ning Yuqing said: "It's a pity that the Li family does not have such an outstanding woman as Zhang Yuelu."

Ning Lingyun said meaningfully: "For an outstanding young man, having an overly strong and excellent Taoist companion may not be a good thing. When a husband and wife get along, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. If the two strong men fight, I'm afraid It’s a stalemate that wastes emotions in vain.”

"Moreover, how many talented and ambitious people are willing to be subordinate to others? Over the years, I have seen too many things where the son-in-law and the in-law family have turned against each other. When they were young, they had to use the power of the in-law family to behave in a lowly manner and be bullied for half their lives. When the father-in-law died and the son-in-law finally took over, he began to settle the old accounts from his youth. How many of them can start and end well? "

"So this kind of thing is the most difficult to grasp the heat. Once the heat is over, things will become stale and good things will turn into bad things. I have dealt with Mrs. Tantai. She is not someone who can control this kind of heat. Zhang Kuqi can. , It’s a pity that he is too soft-tempered to make the decision. If this young man is to become the Zhang family’s son-in-law, it must be arranged by the Heavenly Master himself.”

Ning Lingyun, Zhang Kuqi and other Zhang brothers are all of the same generation. They even used to be classmates and worked together. It is reasonable for them to know each other and be familiar with each other. Naturally, they understand each other's personality better than the younger generations.

Ning Yuqing said: "By the way, I also heard that although Chief Qi has a close relationship with the daughter of the Zhang family, the Pei family of Quanzhen Dao has been responsible for his promotion all the way. Master Pei and Master Donghua came forward one after another, but it was almost the Zhang family who Nothing happened."

The brothers of the Pei family almost default to Pei Xiaolou when referring to Pei Zhenren, and they always refer to Donghua Zhenren when they call Pei Xuanzhi.

"Pei family?" Ning Lingyun was startled, "This is interesting. Could it be that Zhenzhen has something to do with the Yao family? There can never be two Yao Pei."

Ning Yuqing curled up her lips: "So, the matter between these two people is still unclear, and the Zhang family may not agree. Besides, why should our Quanzhen Dao talents be given away to Zhengyi Yiyi for free?"

Ning Lingyun glanced at her niece in surprise, then shook her head and said with a smile: "You."

However, he did not delve into this topic. Young people's affairs should be handled by themselves or by serious parents. He, as an uncle, would not interfere too much, lest he become a human being inside and outside.

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