Yin Fu Daojun

Chapter 91
The arrival of Mr. Zhao gave Li Qing some confidence.

From Changshan County to the capital, he was almost always under the control of the county magistrate, what he thought in his heart was completely different from what he said in his mouth.

The so-called high-ranking officials crush people to death, but that's all.

According to Mr. Zhao's analysis, there are currently four major factions in the court, the New Deal faction headed by Zhong Shuling, the stubborn old-fashioned faction headed by the prime minister, the neutral faction who obeyed the emperor's orders, and even the Cihang who is attached to the national teacher In one line, the situation is complicated, the fish and the dragon are confused, and it is extremely chaotic.

Especially the New Deal faction and the die-hard faction have been fighting since a few years ago, and the New Deal faction has declined, only relying on a few veterans to support it.

His method of "relief with work" was strongly sought after by the New Deal faction, but was relegated to the ground by the diehards. But at this time, they were going to Beijing to be enshrined, which was tantamount to slapping the diehards in the face.

One can imagine, how can the diehards let them succeed so easily?
"I heard that you went to Cihang Palace just now, did you see that monk?"

Mr. Zhao told him about the situation, and then asked again.

Li Qing shook his head.

"He said he had something to do temporarily, so he didn't see it."

Hearing this, Elder Zhao let out a long sigh of relief, and snorted coldly.

"Hmph! This monstrous monk is capricious, and his behavior is unpredictable. He is relying on the emperor's favour, causing trouble for the court, and acting recklessly. You'd better not have any contact with him, otherwise disaster will happen!"

He earnestly told Li Qing a few words.

The Master Cihang, what his teacher said was completely different from what the postman said, but Li Qing definitely believed in his teacher.

After a little thought in my heart, I nodded and understood now.

"You have just arrived in the capital, and you are not familiar with many things in the capital, and your personality is worrying. Speaking of which, when you were in Shanyin County, if I hadn't tried my best to protect you, I am afraid that you would have been demoted to Lingnan."

Li Qing was startled when he heard the words demoted to Lingnan.

"What? Demotion to Lingnan?"

Lingnan has always been a place where felons were exiled, and the environment is harsh.

Just think about it, if he was really demoted there to become an official, not to mention dying of starvation, illness, at least for the rest of his life, there would be no hope.

Mr. Zhao looked at his expression and gave a wry smile.

"You are still kept in the dark! Otherwise, you think how the magistrate was promoted to the county magistrate, and accidentally offended someone without knowing it! In Shanyin County, have you ever offended a man named Lai Wu?"

After being mentioned by his mentor, Li Qing also recalled it.

"Lai Wu is a well-known rascal in Shanyin County. Back then, he molested widows and seized their farm cattle. I gave him a [-]-stick punishment and kicked him out of Shanyin County! What? Could it be that this villain tripped me up behind his back? ?”

Mr. Zhao stretched out his hand and tapped him on the head, and smiled.

"You kid is not stupid! After you kicked out of Shanyin County, this Lai Wu had some great luck, but he was spotted by the daughter of the sheriff of Kuaiji County and recruited as her husband! You were so humiliated back then. He, now that he is developed, how can he let you go so easily? So he let you go to solve the case when your term of office is about to expire."

"Although you successfully cracked the case, the closing document was sent to the county guard after the deadline, so he took advantage of it! Originally, you were going to be demoted to Lingnan as an official, but at that time, the old man was passing by here as a merit tester. , I saw your name, and read your case closing papers, and felt that you are a good talent, so I reported it for promotion."

Hearing this, Li Qing has fully understood.

He quickly got up and knelt down on the ground, and bowed to Zhao Laona.

"The kindness of the teacher is great, and the students will never forget it!"

Seeing this, Mr. Zhao hit him on the head again.

"Why do you keep begging me if you have nothing to do? The old man is not a Bodhisattva. It's good to have this kind of heart, and you don't have to stick too much to the rules."

Li Qing scratched his head and stood up.

I haven't seen you for many years, but this mentor has changed a lot.

The pedantic image of the past has long since been swept away.

He then sat down, thought about it, and simply stopped hiding it.

"Teacher, to tell you the truth, in fact, the method of 'relief with work' was not conceived by the student, but by the student's brother-in-law Xie Duan. Given the opportunity to speak, I was fortunate enough to meet my mentor today, so I can finally vomit quickly."

Hearing this at first, Mr. Zhao was a little surprised at first, and then his expression relaxed. He looked at Li Qing, as if he had expected it.

"Xie Duan? Where is this Xie Duan now? What is his identity?"

Li Qing didn't hide anything, and explained everything in detail.

"My brother-in-law has returned to his hometown in Houguan County. He has a reputation as a scholar, including the previous case in Shanyin County. He also helped solve it. It's not a student boasting. My brother-in-law Xie Duan is indeed several times better than a student."

Mr. Zhao listened, nodded, and thought for a moment.

"Tomorrow, I will meet the Holy Majesty face to face. Don't rush to say about Xie Duan. Perhaps doing so is a kind of protection for him."

Originally, Mr. Zhao belonged to the neutral faction that obeyed the emperor's order, but after all these years, he also felt deeply saddened to see the country's power gradually weakening, internal and external troubles continued, and the people displaced.

It is time to change the court, the world, and policies.

So secretly, he actually supports the New Deal faction.

For Mr. Zhao's words, Li Qing also felt that it was very reasonable. In the current situation, not letting him make too much publicity is actually the best protection for him. It seems that the only way to make a decision is to wait for the momentum to ease down.

……

Qingdi Temple.

In the morning.

Xie Duan sat cross-legged in the backyard, with his eyes slightly closed, embracing the essence and guarding the unity, and emptied his mind. According to the method of internal refining of the yin talisman, he slowly circulated the dantian spirit qi, penetrated the eight extraordinary meridians, and circulated the small Zhoutian back and forth.

One exhale and one inhale, very rhythmic and steady.

An hour later, Xie Duan opened his eyes, and there was a flash of light in his eyes.

"It's done!"

Xie Duan collected his energy and carefully felt the changes in his body.

The dantian spirit qi flows continuously, like the water of a surging river.

Although he is still in the realm of refining and transforming qi, it is different from the first glimpse at the beginning. Now he should be regarded as a small success.

The four realms, in order to facilitate the division of the disparity in strength, have been subdivided by Taoist masters into three stages: initial success, minor success, and great success.

Ordinary cultivators who have reached the level of Xie Duan can only use some low-grade spells and talismans, but Xie Duan is different, he has yin and yang talisman money, and can directly use the opportunity of the talisman money to cast middle-grade talismans.

If one enters the Tao, it is not impossible to display top-rank.

Of course, the key point is to rely on one's own spiritual energy cultivation. If one's morality is not enough, rashly using top-grade talismans will only backfire on oneself.

Of course, for Xie Duan, this progress has already made him very satisfied. After all, it took only a year for him to really step into the path.

In a year's time, few people can reach the realm of refining and refining Qi Xiaocheng, except for those monsters with extraordinary talents.

Even his master, who has become a feather, is only in the realm of refining qi and transforming gods. This is known from the old Taoist mouth.

(End of this chapter)