Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu's words can be said to come from the sincerity.

At that time, except for Zhang Yuelu and Qiniang, Qi Xuansu was almost without any relatives, relatives or friends.

After he was injured by Zhao Fuan, except for Zhang Yuelu, the others ignored him. They were all members of the Taoist sect and watched their own family members being beaten by outsiders without even farting.

To put it harshly, even if Zhao Fuan beat Qi Xuansu to death, they would still be indifferent and just treat him as a dead wild dog on the side of the road for fun.

Qi Xuansu is used to seeing the world, so he won't be discouraged because of this, and can still maintain a normal mind. However, if someone steps forward to help Qi Xuansu at this time, Qi Xuansu will definitely remember it for the rest of his life.

Ji Jiaozhen and Qi Xuansu just met by chance. They were not relatives or friends. There was no need to stand up for Qi Xuansu. Even if he stood by and watched, others would not say anything.

From a utilitarian point of view, Qi Xuansu was just an insignificant seventh-grade Taoist priest at that time. He had no family background and no teacher training background. His own qualifications were average. Not to mention being relegated to an immortal, he was not even qualified to be a Qi refiner. He could only be an ordinary person. , in other aspects, there is nothing commendable, and there is no obvious excellence.

Except for Qiniang, no one would think that Qi Xuansu at this time could be associated with the word "broad future". Even Zhang Yuelu, who looked up to Qi Xuansu, only expected Qi Xuansu to follow the rules and seek "stability".

For such a little Taoist priest who is not worth investing in at any time, to offend a powerful guard general is a loss-making business no matter how you look at it.

But Ji Jiaozhen stood up and expressed his concern about Qi Xuansu being injured.

Ji Jiaozhen first visited Qi Xuansu and left two pots of medicinal wine. Then he stopped Zhao Fuan outside the city and broke one of his arms.

From the beginning to the end, Ji Jiaozhen never mentioned a single word, and had no intention of repaying his kindness. It can be said that when the matter is over, he walked away, hiding his merits and fame.

Qi Xuansu had to admit that although there were people like Li Tianlan, Shen Yuxi, Zhang Yongyan, and Bai Yongguan in the Taoist sect, there were also people like Sun Hewu, Ji Jiaozhen, and Pei Xiaolou. The same surname is Shangguan, there are Shangguan Jing who died fighting for the Taoist sect, and there are also dudes like Shangguan Chao. You cannot completely affirm or deny the Taoist sect just because of a certain type of person.

Ji Jiaozhen waved his hand and said: "Whether it's the icing on the cake or a help in times of need, it's all for Brother Qi. For me, it's just a simple effort."

Qi Xuansu said: "The real person should call me Tianyuan."

"Okay, I'll call your cousin Tianyuan. But don't call me Senior Ji or Master Ji. Just call me brother in private." Ji Jiaozhen said with a smile.

Qi Xuansu felt a little awkward, but then he thought about it. If the discussion started from Qiniang's side, then there would be no problem for him to call him brother.

In fact, this is what happens after a long inheritance, and the seniority is easily confused.

Take the Zhang family and the Li family as an example. Counting from the generation of Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu, the Zhang family's generation with the character "Jing" and the Li family's generation with the character "Dao" are in close contact. Next, the generation with the character "山" corresponds. The character "ru" means generation, and the character "shi" means generation corresponding to the character "法".

Further down, the Celestial Master Zhang Wushou and the National Master Li Changgeng are still compatible. They are about the same age. The generation with the character "无" corresponds to the character "长", but the next generation with the character "Ju" corresponds to the character "you". The character generation gradually became wrong. The Li family's character "you" has some gaps, and the characters for "you" are mainly old people, while the Zhang family's character "ji" characters are mainly for adults. It's even more strange when it comes to the "moon" and "tian" generations. It's not surprising that Li Tianzhen and Zhang Yuelu are the same generation, but it's very strange that Li Tianlan and Zhang Yuelu are the same generation, and Li Minghuang, Li Mingzhi, Li Mingcheng, etc. The generation of "ming" is actually one generation lower than Zhang Yuelu, but Li Mingcheng was Zhang Yuelu's boss, and Li Minghuang almost became Zhang Yuelu's brother-in-law.

Therefore, the Taoist sect must unify the generations, that is: one Yang comes to restore the original, the unity of the religion is eternal and the Ming Dynasty, the Zhili Zong is honest, and the noble successor Dharma is revived.

This set of seniority starts from "one", which corresponds to Xuansheng's generation, including Donghuang, Yan Feiqing, Shangguan Wan and others, and those above Xu Zu and others are not included.

"He" refers to the sixth generation of disciples, which corresponds to the sixth generation of Grand Master, and "Jiao" refers to the seventh generation of disciples, which corresponds to the seventh generation of Grand Master who is still vacant. The generation named "Yong" is the eighth generation disciple. Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, Li Changge and others, regardless of their seniority in private, are collectively classified as the eighth generation disciples in the Taoist sect, corresponding to the future eighth generation master.

The three deputy head masters, Da Zhenren, are all sixth-generation disciples, so Li Changgeng is only two generations lower than Xuansheng in terms of family seniority, but in terms of Taoist inheritance, he is five generations lower than Xuansheng.

As for how to divide the Taoist sect’s seniority, generally 24 years is considered as a generation. As long as you enter the Taoist sect within the same 24-year interval, whether you enter in the first year or the 24th year, you will be considered as a peer. People, so Sun Yongfeng, Bai Yongguan and others are obviously much older than Qi Xuansu and others, but they are the same generation.

In other words, Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu and others are almost at the end of the eighth generation of disciples, and now they are ninth generation disciples after entering the Taoist sect.

The Taoist sect also introduced relevant regulations for apprenticeship based on this unified seniority. People of the same generation are not allowed to become apprentices, even if they are twenty-four years apart. It is not allowed to accept a disciple from another generation. For example, no matter how much Sun Hewu likes Qi Xuansu, he cannot accept Qi Xuansu as his disciple, because Sun Hewu is the sixth generation disciple, Qi Xuansu is the eighth generation disciple, and there is a seventh generation disciple between them.

In this way, all kinds of messy seniority issues have been completely sorted out. Although it would also lead to the problem that the two people are only one year apart but they are two generations, it is better than a centenarian calling a swaddled baby an ancestor.

It is inevitable for people of the same generation to call each other brothers and sisters. When addressing each other, in addition to the all-purpose "taoist friend", you can also add the word "tao brother" after the name, number or surname to refer to yourself as a brother to show respect. . When using this kind of title, the actual age is not considered. Even if the other person is twenty-four years younger than you, as long as the status is equal and you want to show respect, you will address each other as "Tao brother", that is, calling each other Tao brother.

If the relationship is close, you can also address your cousin directly.

This is why Yao Pei can change his title. According to the Yao family, he is called "cousin", and from the Taoist family, he is called "Brother Tao". Neither one is wrong, it all depends on Yao Pei's mood.

In this case, Ji Jiaozhen, who was the seventh-generation disciple, called Qi Xuansu's cousin "Tianyuan" to express his modesty, which was reasonable. But if Qi Xuansu turned around and called him "Brother Taoist", it would be unfair and unethical. Therefore, the title "brother" can only be used between two people in private.

Strictly speaking, in informal situations and without using honorific titles such as official titles, Ji Jiaozhen can call Qi Xuansu's cousin, and Qi Xuansu should add the word "公" after the first character of Ji Jiaozhen's cousin. Show respect.

For example, when Qi Xuansu becomes a real person in the future, the ninth generation disciples can call him "Tian Gong" when they meet him. However, it is easy to cause ambiguity and reminds people of God, so they can also call him "Yuan Gong".

The reason why surnames are not used is because it is too easy to confuse them. They are all Qi Gong, Qi Xuansu's surname is Qi, and Qi Jiaozheng's surname is also Qi. If both parties live in the same room, it will not be easy to distinguish them.

As for "Sir", it is used to address outsiders.

Then there is the insult of calling people names in person. Generally speaking, only parents and immediate elders can call him by his first name. The emperor is the king's father, so it is okay. If other people call him by his first name, it is roughly equivalent to "I am your father" or "I am your grandfather". Swearing words such as "I am your ancestor" should not be used by anyone with any status. Swearing in itself is a derogatory thing, so calling him by his name is equivalent to killing the enemy by one thousand and injuring yourself by eight hundred.

Of course, it's not impossible if the relationship is good to a certain extent and they are willing to treat each other as father and son in private.

From this point of view, the word "Donghuang" is actually a symbol, not a name. At that time, Donghuang had angered Xuansheng because of something, which led to the incident where Donghuang asked Mrs. Xuansheng to intercede for him. At that time, Xuansheng was so angry that he just yelled, "Li Donghuang, you deserve to die." ” instead of calling him by his name, which shows the seriousness of calling him by his name.

However, it was precisely because of Xuansheng's scolding that when others scolded Donghuang, they used the name instead of the name. In addition, Donghuang acted domineeringly and made many enemies. Over time, his name actually became known by his name, and later generations also called him "Donghuang".

Ji Jiaozhen said: "Tianyuan, you traveled all the way to Shuzhou, probably not just to see me, right?"

Qi Xuansu said with shame: "Brother, I am a person who is very careful about spending money. That day Zhao Fuan broke my arm. Although I have got it back for me, I remember your kindness, but I always feel that... I should take it back in person. I don’t mean anything about morality. I just want to vent my anger. To put it bluntly, it’s just revenge.”

Ji Jiaozhen smiled: "There is nothing wrong with spending every penny. You have always strived for fairness. How can you repay kindness with kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, and repay resentment with kindness."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "That's right."

The two talked for another two hours. The main reason was that Ji Jiaozhen was curious and asked Qi Xuansu about his recent experience. Qi Xuansu ignored Wei Wugui's experience. From the big case in Jinling Mansion to the end of the training in Wanxiang Dao Palace, everything was true to the truth. tell.

After Ji Jiaozhen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Qi Xuansu entered the country so quickly.

It was still early in the morning when Qi Xuansu climbed the mountain, and it was already noon in the blink of an eye. Qi Xuansu planned to say goodbye and leave, trying to reach Shuzhong Mansion before evening.

But Ji Jiaozhen also stood up and planned to leave with Qi Xuansu.

Seeing Qi Xuansu's surprise, Ji Jiaozhen smiled and explained: "I've been quiet for more than half a year, and I just wanted to go out for a walk, and I happened to be walking with you."

Qi Xuansu was very grateful to Ji Jiaozhen for his help. He came here just to say thank you. Just like when he visited Pei Xiaolou and Xu Xiaoying before, he had no intention of inviting Ji Jiaozhen to help him. If he really wanted to build up his momentum, he should Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, Pei Xiaolou, and Lei Xiaohuan were all invited, so he didn't want Ji Jiaozhen to be involved in this matter again, and he didn't agree with it.

Ji Jiaozhen said: "Don't forget, I injured Zhao Fu'an and have already had a grudge with him, so I'm not afraid of offending him to death."

Qi Xuansu knew in his heart that Ji Jiaozhen was probably thinking about him, and was afraid that something might happen to him when he went to Zhao Fuan's territory alone, so he couldn't help but solemnly bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Ji."