"Then Master Yuantong's will is of no use at all?" He Qizhou was a little puzzled.
"Yes, there are. If you want to overturn the headmaster's decree, you need at least the consent of more than half of the people who can participate in the election of the new headmaster, or the support of more than half of the people who are equal to the headmaster. At that time, the master only accepted three
disciples, two of whom followed Yang Zheng and died in battle. At that time, Uncle Yuanbao was away all the time and didn’t even have a single disciple. Therefore, seven out of ten people of my generation were against it, while Yuan Qing and Yuan Che were following the trend.
He proposed to re-elect the leader.
Because Yuan Che was old, their idea at that time was that Yuan Qing would take over as the head of the family first, and then pass it on to Yuan Che's disciples, because the prince had almost succeeded to the throne by then, so that Quanzhen could continue to work with the support of the court.
grow.
After receiving the news, Uncle Yuanbao finally rushed back on the day of the re-election. After the three of them had a quarrel, the uncle did not change the minds of the other two. He could only go into battle on his own and defeated the challenges of Yuan Che and Yuan Qing one after another.
Take back the position of the leader and agree with me that you will pass it on to me in ten years."
"Listening to Master, it seems that he is not willing to be this headmaster. Why didn't you be allowed to be this headmaster at that time?" He Qizhou asked?
"That's it." The door was pushed open with a creak, and Lu Baogen walked in with a smile. After closing the door, he said: "If Lingxu wanted to take over as head coach and had to accept the challenge of his peers, with his ability at the time, he would probably be beaten.
The third one won’t work.”
"What do you mean?" He Qizhou was a little confused.
"Our Quanzhen rule is that if the number of opponents reaches the number, the leader must be re-elected. The candidate must accept the challenge from the same sect, and a maximum of five people can challenge it." Lu Baogen said.
"What kind of rule is this? If the strength is close, then no one can become the headmaster?" He Qizhou thought that if someone wins by fighting on wheels, others can still defeat him by fighting on wheels.
"No, the opponents can only propose one candidate, who will lead four people to challenge, and the challenger can also choose four people to help them. The advantage of this is that the party with stronger overall strength will lead the sect.
. But Lingxu really couldn't find any helpers at that time, so he had to give up the position of headmaster to me and let me take on the challenge. Because I am senior, the only two old guys left in this generation, and they also
There's nothing you can do about it. To be honest, in fact, Lingxu has been in charge of it all these years, and I just put on a name."
"Then what if there are still objections this time? Looking at this situation, there will probably be another fight, right? You only have three disciples, including four of me, and the other party can send five people? What if the national master comes to disrupt the situation again?
Will you be Master for another ten years?" He Qizhou was still worried.
"You have a lot on your mind! Don't worry about Yuan Qing and the others. In fact, I drove away those two old guys. They are no longer members of the general circle and cannot directly stand for election. Besides, they are also people who want to save face. So
I’m too old to argue anymore. I agreed to them on the condition that I work for ten years, and they can rest assured that I’m here. Now that ten years have passed, Lingxu is fully qualified. I think as long as the three brothers work together
, even if someone challenges you, there is no problem at all." Lu Baogen said.
"Master, the second senior brother hasn't come yet, will there be any surprises?" Ling Yue said.
Lu Baogen's face darkened and he said in a dull voice: "What, can't you handle it if it's just the two of you?"
"Master, I'm afraid they are here well prepared. Look, so many people are coming..." Ling Yue was still a little worried.
"Those two old guys are afraid that I won't follow the rules and take action for you, so they called so many people, which makes me lose face. Bah!" Lu Baogen has already seen through the thoughts of his fellow disciples, and is not afraid of what they will do.
, in this Zhongnan Mountain, although there are several Chengzong masters, some have made it clear that they will not get involved in this matter, and some are obviously no match for their disciples, especially Lingxu, who has steadily improved in the past ten years.
Most of his peers have been left behind by him. One of the two strongest people went to Ganzhou to serve as a supervisor, and the other worked as a teacher in Youzhou. They may not come because Lu Baogen's three disciples are famous.
It's so big that it would be a shame to come here for nothing.
On April 30th, almost no Taoist priests arrived on this day. Amid the calm, He Qizhou felt a faint sense of uneasiness. The ceremony for Lu Baogen to retire and select a new leader will be held tomorrow afternoon at Luohan Ping in Xishan. In the evening,
After the fifth week of cross-legged exercise, I really couldn't hold on, so I could only rest for a while. After half an hour, I could recover a little and then practice again. Suddenly I heard a very soft conversation next door. It was the two young Taoist priests from Qingzhou.
.One of them said: "Junior brother, do you know? It seems that Ling Kong will not be able to come back this time?"
"Ah? How did you know?" Another person asked in surprise.
"When I went to pour tea for Master in the afternoon, I heard the uncle from Baiyunguan telling him that as soon as Lingkong reached the border of Yangcheng, an imperial edict was sent to Luoyang. I heard that he was asked to report on the situation at the border."
"Baiyun Temple is in Shandong, how did they know?"
"You still don't know about the relationship between Baiyunguan and the Imperial Master? I heard that the Imperial Master and Master Yuan Che have also arrived."
"What do you mean? The Imperial Master deliberately prevented Lingxu from coming back? That's interesting, but I guess I still can't defeat Lingxu and the others."
"Do you also hope that Yuanbao Zhenren and his faction will step down?"
"Does that need to be said? You see, the local officials are becoming less and less interested in seeing us."
"Alas! The imperial court only allocates money to their main altar. After all, we are a great spectator, but we can't even afford the money to rebuild the golden body..."
"Shh... the walls have ears."
"What are you afraid of? They are all from somewhere else just like us."
He Qizhou couldn't sit still. He was afraid that the sound of opening the door would disturb the next door, so he quietly jumped out of the window and went straight to Lingxu's dormitory on the mountain. The Taoist priest on duty recognized He Qizhou and did not stop him. He Qizhou saw that Lingxu and Lingyue were both meditating and practicing.
, he told the two people what he had heard, and Ling Yue, who had a solemn expression on his face, looked even more worried.
It turned out that they had received news that Lingfeng, who had come from Youzhou, was staying at the inn at the foot of the mountain. Lingxu said that Lingfeng was a disciple of Yuanqing and was already a master of the first level of Yongquan. If Yuanche's
The eldest disciple, Ganzhou Supervisor Lingtan, has also come back to grab the position of the leader, and it will be really difficult if Lingkong can't come back in time. Lingfeng is more than ten years older than Lingkong. Although Lingyue has made rapid progress, it is still not as good as before.
I can guarantee that I will definitely win, not to mention that the opponent may send at least two experts from the Wellspring Realm.
The three of them were speechless for a moment, and Ling Yue suddenly said: "Looking at this posture, I guess Lingtan will definitely compete for the position of leader tomorrow! Senior brother..."
Lingxu said "Huh?" habitually.
Lingyue blushed and said to Lingxu: "Senior brother, my name is Senior Brother He."
Lingxu groaned, and this time it was He Qizhou's turn to say "Huh?"
"Senior Brother He, I think you should first become a disciple of my Quanzhen lay disciple. In this way, there will be people in our sect who are closely related to the imperial court. Maybe there will be no need to fight. As long as the three teachers talk, it will be done." Ling Yue said.
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"I think it's feasible. Both the emperor and Liu Yan are very good to senior brother. How about I ask someone to do it now? First, enter my Quanzhen general altar to give an ultimatum, which is equivalent to our Lingzi generation. What do you think, senior brother?" Lingxu
I think this is feasible.
He Qizhou finally understood why the two of them were so polite and said anxiously: "I don't want to be a Taoist priest. I can't even drink wine and eat meat!"
"Okay, okay, you are just a lay disciple and you don't need to abide by these rules." Ling Yue said.
"How about getting a wife and having children?" He Qizhou continued to ask.
"It's no problem, as long as you don't do evil things and don't harm your fellow disciples, it's fine. You are no different from ordinary people. And as your status as the chief altar spirit, you can travel to Quanzhen Taoist temples all over the world, and you don't have to pay for food and accommodation!"
"Is there such a good thing? Then tell me earlier, count me in!" A big stone fell in He Qizhou's heart.
"But after becoming a lay disciple of our religion, you still have to obey the orders of the master and master. Is there no problem with that?" Lingxu asked.
"No problem, you can just quit teaching if you can't choose me." He Qizhou said.
"This... forget it, if my skills are not as good as others, I will handle your resignation." It is not so easy to quit the religion, and Lingxu does not want to impose a burden on He Qizhou.
"Why is Lingtan grabbing the position of head instead of Lingfeng? Who is stronger among them?" He Qizhou asked curiously.
"Because Lingtan relies on the prince, and behind Lingfeng is the emperor. The emperor is old. According to their original agreement, Lingtan should take over. Among the three of us, Lingtan is also the oldest, and I am three years older.
Years old, fifty-two this year, Lingfeng is forty-nine. When it comes to martial arts, neither of them is convinced by the other. Moreover, the relationship between the two has never been good." Lingfeng replied.
"Then Lingfeng is willing to make Lingtan's wedding dress?" He Qizhou asked.
Lingxu said: "He must not be willing. Although that guy wants face and ostentation just like his master, he can be regarded as a man. He also followed Yang Zheng through life and death. At that time, because he was disgusted with fighting in the sect, he took the initiative to go to Youyou after he came back.
Zhou surrendered to the army. Logically speaking, he has a bad temper that even Yuan and Qing could not accept. I didn't expect that he would come this time."
"Then who has a higher official rank, him or Lingtan?" He Qizhou asked.
Lingyue knew this better and said: "Lingfeng is the commander-in-chief of the Youzhou Army Guards Battalion. He is of the third rank. His team is the best among the best. He learned from Yang Zheng and trained half of the people himself.
However, although the actual power is greater than that of Lingtan, his rank is still outweighed by that of Lingtan, who oversees the army from Ganzhou in the second rank."
"Although Senior Brother Lingtan is more stable, if you really can't defeat him, I would still rather Lingfeng be the leader." Ling Yue said.
"Well, he is quite good to you and has taught you a lot, but we still have to go all out and not let down the master's teachings, let alone let the thousand-year-old foundation go astray!" Lingxu showed a rare resolute look.