Chapter 192 Joint Meeting

Fenglinzhou is coming to an end, but Zhang Yuelu and others have not returned yet. Although it is called the end, it is actually a lot of things and cannot be sloppy.

Qi Xuansu is alone in Yujing, and he has nothing to do. After sorting out what he has gained this time, in fact, apart from the merits, there are not many external things.

The main thing is "Pure Bodhi", which Qi Xuansu exchanged for two semi-immortal objects. He originally got a lot of divine power, but because of the evil fire, most of it was consumed. Now there are only two thousand ke of divine power left. Fortunately, he also got the magical power of evil fire. If we use the naming habits of Westerners, we can name it "Izanagi's Left Hand".

Not to mention the Taiping money, he was promoted and raised, but because of the house purchase, he gave all the silver for many years to Qi Niang. Now there is nothing left. Fortunately, at this level, food, clothing, housing and transportation are guaranteed, and there is no need to spend too much money.

Then there is the Class C authority from Jianxiu Mountain Creation Project, which is granted by the Earth Master himself. Although it is far inferior to Class A and Class B authority, the advantage is that it is granted for a long time, and it may play an unexpected role at some times.

For this reason, Qi Xuansu also specifically asked Qi Niang why he could be directly granted authority without the help of external objects just because he had the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".

Qi Niang explained: "The 'Heart of the Immortal Stone' is an external object, and there is no such thing as not having to use external objects. When you mistakenly entered the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven, you gained the ability to open the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven and summon the three Yin objects. Its essence is also a kind of authority. The Earth Master granted you the authority on this basis. If it were someone else, there would be no such convenient conditions."

Qi Xuansu felt that Qi Niang only explained half of it, and the fundamental reason was not fully explained, so he asked: "The reason why I was able to obtain the so-called authority to open the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven last time was because I absorbed the divine power of a flat crown from the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven. This object is related to the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven. Guo Dongtian is closely related to Guo Dongtian, which makes sense. Summoning the three Yin objects is because of our agreement, not forced. How does the geomancer transmit divine power to me through the air to grant me the authority? "33

Qiniang was playing rogue at this time: "Then you should ask the geomancer, not ask me. I am not a geomancer, and I can't grant you any Class A authority or Class B authority. How do I know?"

There is no way to talk about it. Qi Xuansu certainly can't ask the geomancer. Not to mention that this involves the core secrets of Quanzhen Dao, he is not familiar with the geomancer. In the words of the people in the court, he has no chance to see the face of the emperor.

Even if he meets the geomancer, he can only listen to the geomancer's admonitions and exhortations, and there is no room for him to ask the geomancer on his own initiative. In fact, except for the Tianshi who looks easy to talk to on the surface, the geomancer and the national master are not easy to talk to.

Qi Xuansu had to suppress this question in his heart for the time being.

After Qi Niang finished these things, she planned to leave Yujing and didn't want to stay any longer. Or rather, she had stayed in Yujing for long enough, and she had made an exception for Qi Xuansu. According to her past habits, she never stayed in a place for a long time.

After all, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were not going to get married this year. It would take time to clean up the house, prepare the betrothal gifts and dowry. It would be better to wait until the two of them returned to Yujing after completing their training in the local area. There would be more time and no need to travel back and forth.

Qi Xuansu naturally wanted to keep Qi Niang and let her stay for a while longer. It was not that she was filial to him, which seemed a bit empty.

For ordinary people, the age of fifty to sixty is already old and weak, and the energy is not as good as before, but for a pseudo-immortal, it is the prime of life, and the realm of cultivation is almost perfect. There are still about forty years in the second half of life, just right to show his ambitions. The three crown princes of Taoism are all like this.

Therefore, Qi Niang had no concept of being old. In her opinion, it was only her responsibility to take care of Qi Xuansu, and it was not the turn of Qi Xuansu, a "child" in the infinite stage, to serve her.

Qi Xuansu mainly felt that the two of them were rarely together, so Qi Xuansu still hoped that Qi Niang would stay for a few more days.

However, this request was flatly rejected by Qi Niang. She did not like the serious atmosphere of Yujing, and preferred the freedom of the rivers and lakes.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to bid farewell to Qi Niang.

In a sense, Zhang Yuelu and Qi Niang were both very chic characters, not surprised by honor or disgrace, not interested in leaving or staying, and never worried. It was nothing more than Zhang Yuelu's greater sense of responsibility and greater ambition. On the contrary, Qi Xuansu could not be called chic, but more like a compromise between the two. He was high in the temple, but his ambition was not as good as Zhang Yuelu's, and he was far away from the rivers and lakes, and he was not as free and easy as Qi Niang.

But on second thought, if there was no compromise, how could it be reconciled? People in the Central Plains still like to talk about moderation.

Qi Niang left like this, waving her sleeves, leaving behind a huge sum of 1.45 million Taiping money, but not taking a single piece of paper from Yujing.

Before leaving, Qi Xuansu did not forget to mention Huan Ji's matter, and Qi Niang agreed immediately, telling Qi Xuansu not to worry about business matters, which was her forte, and Qi Xuansu just needed to take care of himself.

Qi Xuansu had to stay in Yujing, waiting for the final news of "things that have not been determined yet" mentioned by Donghua Zhenren.

In the blink of an eye, it was April, although Qi Xuansu was not qualified to participate in the Jinque meeting. But he participated in a joint meeting of the Taoist halls. The specifications of this meeting were lower than the Jinque meeting, and the symbolic significance was not great, but the practical significance was great. It was mainly to coordinate the matters of multiple duties and responsibilities of various Taoist halls. With the permission of Jinque, each Taoist hall discussed together, communicated in a timely manner, and coordinated different opinions to promote the mechanism for the smooth implementation of a certain goal or task.

This is also the highest level of discussion in government affairs below the Jinque. Every time a discussion is held, there will be a leading Taoist hall. There is no fixed Taoist hall, and it depends on the specific goals or tasks. There is no seal for the discussion. If a document is to be issued, it will be issued in the name of the leading Taoist hall, using the seal of the leading Taoist hall, and jointly with other Taoist halls.

Generally speaking, Ziwei Hall rarely acts as the leading Taoist hall, because Ziwei Hall is in charge of personnel, and low-level personnel changes do not require a large-scale mobilization, while high-level personnel changes must go through Jinque.

The most common leading Taoist hall to convene joint Taoist hall meetings is the Shibo Hall, which involves all aspects of trade. The Ancestral Hall is needed for foreign affairs, the Tiangang Hall is needed for external security, and the Beichen Hall and Fengxian Hall are needed for internal integrity, not to mention the Tianji Hall and Huasheng Hall that provide the source of goods, as well as the Duzhi Hall that controls the financial power. It not only requires the cooperation and support of the other eight halls, but also the cooperation and support of local Taoist prefectures, mainly coastal Taoist prefectures such as Jiangnan Taoist Prefecture, Lingnan Taoist Prefecture, Liaodong Taoist Prefecture, and Qizhou Taoist Prefecture.

The leading Taoist hall this time is the Tiangang Hall, and the meeting is presided over by the Taoist Master Cihang himself.

Except for the Taoist Master Donghua, the head of the Ziwei Hall, and the Taoist Master Qingwei, the head of the Beichen Hall, who did not attend, the other several head Taoist masters all attended.

All the deputy hall masters in Yujing participated in the meeting, even including Lei Xiaohuan who was about to leave. The deputy hall masters who were not in Yujing did not have to participate remotely, and conveyed the spirit of the meeting in written materials afterwards.

Such a momentum naturally means that the matter involved is of great importance, but it does not seem like a war. Not to mention that the battle in Fenglinzhou has not yet ended, it is not good to fight on two fronts. The main reason is that the situations of the three upper halls, Tiangang Hall, Ziwei Hall, and Beichen Hall, are similar. They rarely take the lead. Because whether it is a personnel change at the top, or the start of a war, or a major case, it must go through the Golden Palace, which is coordinated and dispatched by the Golden Palace. It is not something that can be solved by the joint meeting. So this joint meeting is very special.

The meeting place is naturally set up in Tiangang Hall. Qi Xuansu is also familiar with it and returned to his hometown. Because it has been explained in advance that he is not allowed to bring entourage and secretaries, Qi Xuansu is alone.

When Qi Xuansu came to the meeting hall, the secretary of Cihang Zhenren was already waiting here.

Qi Xuansu has met several secretaries, such as Gong Jiaojun, the secretary of Donghua Zhenren, Shen Yuqing, the secretary of Qingwei Zhenren, and Tang Jiaohua, the secretary of Tianshi. These are all men. In fact, high-level secretaries have always been dominated by men, while women are a minority.

The secretary of Cihang Zhenren is a woman named Qian Wan. Strictly speaking, she is the junior sister of Cihang Zhenren and Shi Bingyun, but she is only a few years older than Bai Yingqiong. In fact, she is nearly twenty years younger than the two senior sisters. Just like the relationship between Bai Yingqiong and Xiao Yueru, they are said to be disciples of the same generation, but one is at the beginning and the other is at the end, and the oldest difference is twenty-four years.

Because Qi Xuansu is both an old man from Tiangang Hall and the prospective son-in-law of Cihang Zhenren, this beautiful nun greeted Qi Xuansu briefly, and Qi Xuansu only then knew that this meeting was actually related to Westerners.

Qi Xuansu entered the auditorium, and there were already many people sitting inside. They all looked familiar. They had seen them at the welcoming banquet, but they couldn't call out their names. However, they were all familiar with Qi Xuansu and took the initiative to greet him, and Qi Xuansu could only respond passively.

After Qi Xuansu sat down, it was Xiao Yueru who took the initiative to make tea for Qi Xuansu and jokingly called him "brother-in-law".

Qi Xuansu was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Fortunately, this was a formal occasion, and Xiao Yueru didn't stay for long and left soon.

About an incense stick later, everyone was there. Cihang Zhenren and several other hall masters came in. There was no excessive politeness. After sitting down, Cihang Zhenren announced the start of the meeting.

Cihang Zhenren looked around and said, "This is a special meeting. It's late. Let's not do formalities and get straight to the point. But before the meeting officially begins, I want to emphasize a few internal disciplines. First, no written records will be made for this meeting. Everyone remember it carefully. Second, the content of the meeting must not be communicated or disclosed to other unrelated persons. If a leak occurs, whoever leaks it will bear direct responsibility. Third, when it is specifically implemented in the future, it must not be expanded and can only be carried out in secret. Same as the second article, whoever violates it will bear direct responsibility."

Some people died, but not completely...