Pawn Crossing the River

, cross the river pawn

Pei Xiaolou did not stay long. He had to return to Wuxu Palace. If nothing unexpected happened, the second deputy palace master who was directly in charge of "Little Tiangang" had already learned about this and would come to see Pei Xiaolou soon.

Of course, the deputy palace master did not come to compete with Pei Xiaolou. He would not even speak for Cen Li. He was more interested in understanding the situation and feeling Pei Xiaolou's attitude to see if Pei Xiaolou was using the topic to target himself, or just simply Targeting Cen Li personally.

The difference is naturally quite big, and Pei Xiaolou came to Xijing Mansion this time with an errand. Although the Earth Master was still in Yujing, Pei Xiaolou was ordered by the Earth Master to inspect various Taoist mansions and Taoist palaces within Quanzhen Taoism on his behalf to detect illegal activities.

This time it was just a routine matter. The Earth Master had no plans to vigorously rectify the internal affairs of Quanzhen Dao at the critical moment of competing for the Grand Master. Pei Xiaolou understood this and would not be troublesome.

However, we can't be too perfunctory. If we patrol for a week and there are no problems at all, it really can't be justified. It happened that "Little Tiangang" hit the muzzle of Pei Xiaolou, so no wonder Pei Xiaolou, he was determined to make a big fuss about this matter.

As for the second deputy palace master, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow them. For this kind of thing, you usually have to say hello in advance, and when the inspection master comes down, all the masters will restrain their subordinates. If something goes wrong, you can't blame others. You can only blame yourself for your lack of strict control and your own people's lack of foresight.

There is an old saying that goes well, don't fight the greedy people, don't fight the lazy people, only fight the short-sighted people.

This time, "Little Tiangang" is a blind person. The second deputy palace master probably hated Cen Li to death. Although the Earth Master did not intend to vigorously rectify the Quanzhen Dao, which meant that his position as a real person was still stable, he could not escape the charge of "oversight".

At the level of the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, the merit and demerit system of the Taoist sect no longer makes much sense, because the number of places for Shenzhi Zhenren is limited. The Taiyi Taoist priest who was demoted to the Youyi Taoist priest of the third grade would either stay put or fight to the end.

However, it is difficult to rise or fall in rank, but there are still positions. There is a gap between the second deputy palace master and the chief deputy palace master. There are also a small number of ordinary real people who can hold the position of palace master or palace master. Being charged with "negligence" still affects Job promotion.

For Qi Xuansu, as long as Pei Xiaolou continues to target "Xiao Tiangang", the people of "Xiao Tiangang" will have no time to take care of themselves. They will neither have the energy to retaliate against themselves nor dare to take action against Pei Xiaolou. There is a possibility that Cen Li will be safe if no one stands up for him.

As for the future, who can tell clearly what will happen in the future?

Shortly after Pei Xiaolou left, the proprietress of the inn came over.

When Qi Xuansu stayed in the hotel, he had never seen the proprietress. There was only one steward at the counter. Because of the large scale of this Taiping Inn, the proprietress rarely came out in person. This time it was because of Pei Xiaolou that she came to see Qi Xuansu.

The landlady saluted Qi Xuansu: "I am Liu Yuchun, the gloomy Yu, the spring breeze.

, met the young master. "

Qi Xuansu stood up and returned the salute with one hand: "I don't dare to call you young master, and I'm injured, so I can't salute you fully. I hope you'll forgive me."

Liu Yuchun looked at Qi Xuansu for a moment and said, "You haven't asked me your surname yet?"

Qi Xuansu said: "My surname is Wei and my given name is Wugui."

"There is a ghost in the surname and no ghost in the name." Liu Yuchun laughed, and then asked tentatively, "Are Mr. Wei and Mr. Pei an old acquaintance?"

Qi Xuansu was not surprised and said: "Mainly because of the elders in the family, Pei Zhenren and..."

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and said, "Pei Zhenren and my mother are old acquaintances."

"I see." Liu Yuchun suddenly said, "Then you are his junior. I thought we were friends for the past year."

Qi Xuansu said nothing.

With his current level of cultivation, it would be too unrealistic for him to have any friendship with a real person, but if it was because of the elders in the family, it would be very reasonable. And in fact, it was indeed the case. Pei Xiaolou did not look down upon Qi Xuansu. What really made Pei Xiaolou look at Zhang Yuelu in a different light. The key was Qiniang, so it couldn't be considered a lie.

As for accepting Qiniang as my mother, there is nothing we can do about it. If it were another relationship, it would inevitably be necessary to spend a lot of time explaining the relationship between the two, and too much talk would lead to many mistakes. But if it is a mother-child relationship, no one will ask again. It is only natural for a mother to love her children.

Liu Yuchun began to think about whether there was a family surnamed Wei in Quanzhen Taoism.

Not to mention, there really was a family that could be traced back to the time when Xuansheng Zhongxing Taoist Sect was established. However, she remembered that the Wei family had only a few members. There seemed to be no decent men in this generation? However, the women of the Wei family are very powerful. One girl from the Wei family even married into the royal family and is now a noble concubine.

Regarding this point, Taoism is still very different from the imperial court. Taoism has always been neutral in matters between husband and wife, both in the past and now. This neutrality comes from Buddhism and the secular world. The secular world is about monogamy and multiple concubines. Buddhism prohibits marriage except for some branches of Buddhism who like to practice dual cultivation. Taoism is in between the two. Except for the monks of Quanzhen Taoism, all can Form a Taoist couple, but there is no concubine, that is, monogamy.

Some people also say that one of Xuansheng's teachers, the Earth Master who once attacked Da Zhen Mansion, had two wives. One is that this earth master is famous for his unscrupulous behavior. He can even attack the Dazhen Mansion, plan the coup in the Imperial Capital, kill the great witch and Xuansheng, and he can do these things, not to mention a few rules. The second is that this earth master was born in the royal family before joining the Taoist sect. He is a prince, and his actions are still based on secular rules. So this is just an example and cannot represent Taoism.

Because of this, Taoist women generally do not want to marry someone from the imperial court. Who wants to share the same husband with someone else? Not every woman is willing to engage in scheming, unless the Taoist woman's natal family or mentor is powerful enough to force the man not to take concubines.

In addition, the different concepts between the two caused by the different environments have also resulted in a more conservative atmosphere among Taoist people compared to the imperial court. This can be regarded as overkill.

During the ancient Taiping Dao rebellion thousands of years ago,

The Taoist Fangzhongshu is extremely chaotic. There are no taboos between male and female believers. Even if the husband practices in front of his wife and the wife practices in front of her husband with other believers, it is no different from today's secret societies. It can be regarded as a Taoist sect. The dark history has been criticized.

As a result, Taoist sects in later generations began to imitate the asceticism of the sect, and the Quanzhen Taoism of becoming a monk and not marrying came into being.

After the failure of the ancient Taiping Dao uprising, it has been destroyed. Today's Taiping Dao is the new Taiping Dao that integrates hundreds of schools of thought. Although it still bears the name of Taiping Dao, it is no longer the same as it was back then. Just like after the collapse of the Tianshi Sect, although the re-established Zhengdao was still in charge of the Zhang family Tianshi lineage, it had also undergone considerable changes.

It is said that after the Tianshi Sect defeated the ancient witch sect, it was divided into thirty-six levels, which was even more strict than the nine-level and twelve-level Taoism today. Moreover, politics and religion were integrated, and those who came to learn Taoism were initially called "ghost soldiers". After accepting the Taoism, they were called "jiu sacrificial wine" and each led their tribes; those who led many people were called "jitou big sacrificial wine". There are no long-term officials, and local government affairs are managed by offering wine. Teach the people to be honest and not cheat, and make the patients surrender themselves; forgive the offender three times, and then punish him if he commits it again; if it is a minor offense, he should build a road for a hundred steps to atone for his sin. According to the "Moon Order", killing and drinking are prohibited in spring and summer when all things are growing. He also built a righteous house, placed righteous rice and meat in it, and provided it to passers-by for free. He also claimed that if he got too much, he would offend ghosts and gods and get sick.

However, to this day, these rules have been abandoned by Zhengdao, and titles such as "ghost pawn" are not heard by people. Only "sacrificial wine" has been passed down, and gradually evolved into today's fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priests.

But there is an exception, that is, marrying into the royal family. At this point, although the Li family controls half of the queens' positions, there are still many other Taoist disciples who marry into the royal family, or become the other half of the queens, or become concubines with Li The queen of the house contends. The royal family was also happy to do this. Firstly, it was used to strengthen the connection with the Taoist sect. After all, the royal family was also a member of the Taoist sect in the past, and had produced the deputy headmaster Da Zhenren and the headmaster's wife. The second is to restrict the Li family and prevent the Li family from monopolizing the Daxuan Palace.

Qi Xuansu observed the words and added softly: "I lost my father when I was young, so I took my mother's surname."

Liu Yuchun nodded.

That's right.

What Qi Xuansu said was not entirely a lie. Master and disciple are like father and son, and it is true that the master has passed away. This is the young man who lost his father. The name "Wei Wugui" was given by Qiniang, so there is no problem in following her mother's surname.

I still owe it to Qiniang’s teachings. When people are in the world, they are bound to tell lies, but they must not make up lies out of thin air. It will be difficult to justify themselves, and there will be too many flaws and loopholes, and it will be easy for others to see through. It is best to have nine truths and one lie. It has some basis, at least it is logical, it can be justified, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the truth.

After Liu Yuchun felt that he had figured out Qi Xuansu's general origin, he stood up and said goodbye: "If Master Wei needs anything, just give me your instructions. I will leave first."

Qi Xuansu also took the initiative to see her off, looking thoughtfully at the graceful back of the landlady disappearing outside the courtyard gate.