Pawn Crossing the River

Li Changge did not delay for too long, because Jinque had not yet appointed a new chief of the Imperial Palace, so after a brief handover with the real person in charge, Li Ruoshui, he went to Yujing to meet the real person Qingwei.

In fact, there is nothing to hand over. There is nothing important in the Imperial Palace.

Li Changge's meeting with Qingwei was a routine matter, and there was nothing worth explaining in particular. Just as Qi Xuansu has been deeply involved in various affairs of Donghua Master, the same is true for Li Changge. What needs to be said has been said long ago, and now it is just a formality.

Li Changge also took a trip back to his home - the home in Taishangfang, Yujing. Not far away is the new home of Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu. Now it has finally been repaired and has a completely new look. Although some people have been removed, many people still remain. It was to prepare for their marriage.

Princess Chiying rushed over after hearing the news - she didn't usually live here, but over there in Xuanyuanfang.

Li Changge and Princess Chiying have known each other since childhood and can be considered childhood sweethearts. No matter what Li Changge thinks in his heart, at least there is no conflict between them on the surface, and there is no one who is trying to shame the other.

The Daxuan royal family has always suffered from the inability to deeply intervene in the Taoist sect, but now it is different. Whether Qingwei Zhenren comes to power or Li Changge comes to power, the daughter of the Qin family will become the wife of the Grand Master.

This is also the reason why Qi Xuansu insists on getting married. Many Taoist priests don't like the Daxuan court to interfere with the Taoist sect. How can the lower Taoist sect interfere in the affairs of the upper Taoist sect? Isn’t this rebellion against Tiangang? If the Taoist companion of Master Donghua is Master Cihang, then how can the princess of the Qin family compete with Master Cihang? In the same way, Princess Chiying cannot be with

This is a huge advantage for Zhang Yuelu in the competition.

Li Changge was going to the study to get some things, while chatting with Princess Chiying.

"Have you decided to go to the Southern Continent?" Princess Chiying asked.

Li Changge said: "Qi Tianyuan is very anxious to come back. It seems that the affairs in Nanyang have made him unable to sit still."

Princess Chiying joked: "Zhenren Qi knows that he feels sorry for the Taoist couple."

Li Changge was noncommittal: "If Qi Tianyuan is really a loving person, it would save trouble."

Princess Chiying hesitated, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Li Changge refused without thinking: "It's not necessary, and it's outrageous. Qi Tianyuan didn't even bring his secretary, he went alone, but I have to take care of my family, which makes people look down on me."

He originally wanted to say: If you really want to go, I will pick you up after a while, but he thought about it again and gave up.

Princess Chiying felt a little sad, and then said: "Speaking of Nanyang affairs, I heard that Master Zhang has been under a lot of pressure recently?"

Li Changge frowned slightly, seeming a little displeased, but still replied: "It's out of question. The Zhang family has already intervened. The key is that Zhang Qingxiao himself has no big problem. Why do you suddenly ask about this? Don't you care?"

Princess Chiying said: "A few days ago, Master Zhang had a little girl sent to Taishangfang. I heard that she was the adopted daughter of Master Zhang and Master Qi. Her name seems to be Qi Xiaoyin? She looks young and ancient. They are very clever and can be noisy. I often see a large group of people chasing a little girl around the world and being played around by the little girl. The little girl also likes to walk around the streets in Taishangfang. Not afraid of life, very cute

. "

Li Changge's brows widened: "It's her, I know. Even though she is young, she has already made a lot of contributions with Qi Tianyuan and Zhang Qingxiao, and also saved Qi Tianyuan. She should be a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest now."

Princess Chiying was a little surprised: "It's true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance."

While the two were talking, Princess Chiying ordered people to help Li Changge pack daily necessities, just like the matron of the family. Li Changge did not refuse. Whether he likes it or doesn't like it, it's not up to him. Since you can't help yourself, instead of fighting and making yourself unhappy and others unhappy, it's better to take it as it comes.

After Li Changge put all the necessary items into Xumiwu, he boarded the airship bound for the Southern Continent.

Qi Xuansu also received the news, so naturally a welcome ceremony was to be held. The attendees had already been confirmed. From the Dao Sect, they were Qi Xuansu, Lu Yujue, and Shen Yubing. From the Xidao Sect, Huangfuji personally came forward, as well as Huangfu Xi and Tantai Ying.

No matter how you look at it, this specification is quite high.

The location is the Taiping Inn in Xinxi Jing, which is also the largest and most luxurious Taiping Inn in the entire southern continent.

Qi Xuansu wouldn't bother with the details of the reception, that would be too petty.

Li Changge's time on the road was not short. From Yujing to Xinxijing, plus detours and stops along the way, it took three days and two nights. During these three days, Qi Xuansu had been paying close attention to the situation in Nanyang. However, Zhang Yuelu seemed to have stabilized the situation and there were no problems. Wuniang's celebration was over and she was preparing to return to Yujing with Qi Xuansu.

Jinque did not let Wu Niang continue to stay in the Southern Continent, but another An

Pai, judging from Jiang Dazhen's tone, Wu Niang is likely to be the head of Dazhen, and truly take charge of the party.

Wu Niang is not very interested in this, but she is not opposed to it.

Finally, Li Changge arrived at New Xijing in the southern continent.

In fact, this is the normal process. It is unreasonable for someone like Qi Xuansu to go to the Northern Continent alone.

Tantai Ying was responsible for welcoming them at the port. Both of them were chief deputy hall masters. After greeting each other, Tantai Ying said: "Zhenren Li, let's go directly to the Taiping Inn. Zhenren Huangfu and Zhenren Qi have already arrived."

Li Changge naturally had no objection.

In order to welcome this time, Qi Xuansu had the entire Taiping Inn booked and chose the largest flower hall, which can accommodate hundreds of people. There is also a huge mural of the Southern Continent version of "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" hanging here, which was created by a Xidaomen veteran. handwriting.

When Tantaiying led Li Changge outside the flower hall, Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji each led a group of people and were already waiting here.

Seeing Li Changge come in, Qi Xuansu took the initiative to greet him and said, "Brother Yongyan, long time no see. How are you doing?"

Li Changge smiled and returned the courtesy: "Thank you, Taoist Brother Tianyuan, for thinking about me. Everything is fine."

Then Huangfuji met Li Changge again: "Chief Li, welcome to New Xijing to take over as the Taoist envoy."

Li Changge said: "In the future, we will have to rely on Master Huangfu. We must work together to help each other."

Huangfu followed Li Changge's words and said, "Of course we are in the same boat."

This time, a deputy head of Ziwei Hall accompanied Li Changge to see Li Changge off to his new post. The reason why he is not the first or second seat is because the current situation is special, Zi Wei

Everyone in the hall was too busy to get away, so they had no choice but to ask Li Changge for forgiveness.

After a brief exchange of polite greetings, the deputy head of Ziweitang announced Li Changge's official appointment on behalf of Jinque and Ziweitang.

According to the rules, Li Changge had to give a speech to express his attitude. It's just that as a son of the top Taoist family, Li Changge's attitude in this regard is very casual. He doesn't follow the script like some people do, but improvise directly. However, Li Changge does have this ability and speaks beautifully.

This is also a kind of image project, or basic skills, which can highlight the qualities of a leader rather than a cautious scholar.

A leader should not talk about whether he can reach the other side while walking on thin ice. He should have the momentum to say that even if he walks on the ice and the ice breaks, he will still go through it.

Everyone took their seats and said some high-sounding words. Qi Xuansu mainly spoke and introduced the specific situation of the Southern Continent to Li Changge.

Li Changge also made a speech, conveying the views of Qingwei Zhenren and Jin Que on this stage of their work. He mainly conveyed a message that Qingwei Zhenren and Jin Que were very satisfied with the work results of Qi Xuansu, although there were some minor flaws. For example, they failed to rebuild the Northern Continent's espionage network, but overall, the results achieved were gratifying and cannot be ignored.

As for whether Master Qingwei is really satisfied and what he thinks in his heart, I don't know, and no one will delve into this issue.

These are just some clichés, nothing more than heightening the atmosphere, harmonizing relationships, and shortening the distance.

After saying this for half an hour, it seemed to be quite

Enjoyable.

Then came the classic reception banquet, which was actually a farewell ceremony for Qi Xuansu, so it was considered the two combined into one.

This meal can be described as a combination of Chinese and Western dishes, and there are also some Western dishes, which shows that Xidaomen is very knowledgeable about Western learning.

After the banquet, Qi Xuansu took out the gifts he had prepared, put them in a brocade box, and sent them to Li Changge.

"Brother Yongyan, the war between the North and the South has ended, and we have finally seen the dawn of peace. However, the overall peace does not mean that everything will be safe from now on. The situation on our front is still not optimistic. Not only must we rebuild the Northern Continent's intelligence system The mission has not been completed, and the Gospel Department of Steam Gospel in the north has deployed a large number of spies, and even one of our pseudo-Xianke ministers was incited to rebel, which shows how serious the situation is. "

Qi Xuansu said unhurriedly: "During this period of time, we and the Jueshengtang under the leadership of Huangfu Zhenren have jointly carried out many large-scale screening and arrest operations, arrested a large number of spies, and achieved gratifying results. ”

"I guess you have heard about it. Not long ago, Huangfu Zhenren sent people to blockade the entire Xingang to arrest people from the Gospel Ministry who had sneaked into Xingang. I was also involved. Although one of our Taoist priests was seriously injured and is still unconscious. , but finally succeeded in killing several senior members of the gospel ministry.”

"This item is one of the souvenirs of this arrest. I gave it to Brother Yongyan, hoping that Brother Yongyan can continue his efforts."

Li Changge slowly opened the exquisite brocade box.

It was even lined with velvet just to hold a blackened skull.

Li Changge stared at the skull, without any smile on his face.

, and was silent for a long time.

He vaguely guessed whose skull it was. It belonged to the Li family. Not only did they die in a foreign country, but they were also labeled as members of the Gospel Ministry.

He wanted to be angry, but he knew he couldn't be angry, he could only be calm.

Li Changge's expression seemed to be frozen.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Changge showed a bitter smile, looked at the skull in the box and sighed softly: "This gift is very meaningful, I...accepted it."