Soon, a young policeman brought over the rubbings of the "Sect Subsidiary Contract" from the Yamen.
After Jiang Chou thanked him, he sat in the front yard and started reading in the morning light.
The "Sect Affiliation Contract" is an affiliation contract established by the Huang Kingdom to help the major sects. It is the most powerful contract that the major sects in the current practice world abide by. The execution of the contract often requires the joint responsibility of both the court and the sect.
Even if it is to annex a small Taoist temple at the lowest level such as Xiaoqingguan, the Zhongtong Gate must be stamped by the Qinghe County Magistrate. This is the reason.
The Dahuang Dynasty, which has experienced the war between gods and demons, has been established for nearly a thousand years. Its territory is extremely vast and it has not seen any decline. It has to be said that most of it relies on the power of these sects. Therefore, the treatment of subordinates in the "Contract"
Sects often have preferential treatment.
However, it does not mean that there is no way for the small sect to survive.
After all, once the livelihood of the new sects is cut off, those big sects will eventually form a monopoly, which is not a good thing for the Huang Dynasty court.
Imperial power, to put it bluntly, means "balance".
Jiang Chou, who traveled from the 21st century, understands this truth, so he believes that this "contract" may contain a glimmer of hope for Xiao Qingguan!
From morning to evening, Jiang Chou never looked away.
The candles in the main hall had burned out, leaving countless candle marks. Wisps of green smoke floated into the sky, and Sanqing's face was blurred.
"Snapped"
Jiang Chou closed the "Contract" and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Cuckoo"
At this time, my stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
"Let's eat first!"
Jiang Chou put down the "Contract" and went to the dining room. While scooping out water and cooking porridge, he recalled the items he had just seen.
The "Contract" states that the superior sect shall not seize the land of the affiliated sect without reason, and must negotiate the price with the affiliated sect and then purchase it through formal transaction procedures. Otherwise, the affiliated sect may petition in accordance with the law.
These were the terms that Zhongtongmen followed when he bought the land with one thousand taels, but the so-called "negotiation" process was automatically skipped.
One thousand taels is the price after "negotiation"!
If Zhongtong Sect really negotiates with Jiang Chou based on the market price, Jiang Chou doesn't have to stick around. His goal is just to have a stable place to live. I believe that if the old Taoist priest is here, he will not force him to go with him.
The upper sect is in opposition.
But the other party took action and used the superior status of the superior sect to press forward, especially the kick from Yang Ke. Even if Jiang Chou was really a weed in the mud, he wanted to try to see if he could bounce this huge boulder away from his head.
!
After a day of research, the only anti-annexation method Jiang Chou has the opportunity to take now is to recruit disciples!
In order to ensure the independence of the affiliated sects, Article 173 of the "Contract" reads as follows:
"When the strength of an affiliated sect reaches the minimum level standard, it can refuse the obviously unreasonable request of the superior sect, and the superior sect cannot implement compulsory measures."
Further down, a series of minimum strength standards are listed.
Jiang Chou now has a purchase contract sent from Zhongtongmen, with "One Thousand Liang" written in black and white on the paper. Compared with the market price, this is an obviously unreasonable request.
As long as Xiao Qingguan's strength reaches the minimum level standard, he can reject Zhongtong Sect's unreasonable annexation request!
For a small Taoist temple like Xiaoqingguan, which has not even reached the ninth-grade sect level, there is only one minimum standard.
The number of people in the sect reached three.
…
"Gulu gulu..."
After eating a bowl of porridge, Jiang Chou's thinking became much clearer. The most important thing right now was to recruit disciples. As long as he recruited two more disciples before the Zhongtong Sect came to visit him again, the other party would not be able to forcefully buy Xiao Qingguan!
There's drama!
If I can really find two more people to visit, I won't have to move out, and I can save money on candle paper...
No, the candle has been burned out...
"Click"
The chopsticks in his hand fell to the table. Jiang Chou covered his head in a daze, his expression distorted, as if he was mourning for his heir.
It was so painful that he temporarily forgot that this small Qingguan was so dilapidated and it was difficult to support Jiang Chou alone. Would anyone really be fooled by him?
…
"Boom, boom, boom"
At dusk, Jiang Chou swung his hammer and erected a wooden sign with writing on it at the entrance of Xiaoqingguan.
After confirming that the wooden sign was firm and would not be blown down by the wind, Jiang Chou put the hammer back, looked at the words on the wooden sign, and nodded with satisfaction.
"According to normal circumstances, most no one would be willing to come, so there might be a chance..."
After closing the door, Jiang Chou put the mahogany sword on his back and turned around and walked down the mountain.
Although a recruiting sign was posted, Xiaoqingshan was already sparsely populated, so he still had to go down the mountain to try his luck in Qinghe County.
As the sun set, the twilight shone on the young Taoist priest, coating him with a layer of gold. The wild flowers at his feet swayed slightly in the breeze, as if he was embarrassed to look at his face.
Behind the young Taoist priest, the dilapidated Taoist temple also showed its ancient charm in the sunset.
A fallen leaf fell and crossed the wooden sign.
There are three simple words written on the wooden sign.
"Recruiting the leader."
…
"Gu Huo Bird?"
On the main street of Qinghe County, Chu Banshan's expression changed, and he hurriedly quickened his pace to keep up with the white-shirted monk in front of him, and asked in horror: "May I ask, sir, what kind of monster is this Gu Huo Bird?"
The white-robed monk held a folding fan in his hand and waved it gently. Although his appearance was ordinary, he looked like an adult from Bai Yujing in his attire, which caused pedestrians on both sides of the street to give way.
Since the Huang Kingdom promulgated the "Sect Subsidiary Contract", there have been seventeen most powerful immortal sects, all of which are collectively known as the "Five Cities on the Twelfth Floor". However, it does not matter whether it is the Five Cities on the Twelfth Floor or other small sects and sects.
Neither can directly interfere with the secular order and hinder the court's affairs.
But to deal with strange incidents involving monsters, practitioners must take action.
Therefore, the Huang Kingdom established an official cultivator department to recruit monks from various sects.
This department of monks, which is independent from the three provinces and six departments, is Bai Yujing.
The monks in Baiyu Jingli have dual identities of the imperial court and the sect. From this perspective, they do have the advantage of being superior to others.
The white-shirted monk's name is Qi Li. Although he does not have a top background in the Twelfth Floor and Five Cities, the mother sect behind him is enough to run around Qinghe County, and he himself also has very good strength.
However, Bai Yujing was busy with affairs, and court officials always felt incompetent when they went to Bai Yujing for help, so Chu Banshan would never consider Bai Yujing as his first choice.
Not to mention the monk who found Bai Yujing, Chu Banshan would not be able to gain any benefit even if the case was settled.
But Jiang Chou is now a clay bodhisattva, so Chu Banshan can only go to Bai Yujing to seek help.
"Gu Huo Niao doesn't even know? You've been a catcher for most of your life!"
When Qi Li heard Chu Banshan's words, he smiled disdainfully and said.
Chu Banshan's face froze, he suppressed his displeasure, squeezed out a flattering smile and asked: "Master Qi, please clear up the confusion."
"Hey, I am in a good mood, so I will talk to you." Qi Li was very satisfied with Chu Banshan's expression and shook his head and said, "The bird flies at night and hides during the day, covering ghosts and gods. The clothes and hair become flying birds, and the hair removed becomes women.
.A bird has no children, but it likes to take a human son and raise it as a son."
Chu Banshan was stunned and subconsciously said: "Is there such a monster in the world? Does it like to raise other people's children?"
That's a good thing. If the girl from Cuihonglou becomes pregnant because of him, wouldn't she be able to find this monster to take over?
"Oh, it says it's raising other people's children, but those children have to die before it can raise them!"
Chu Banshan trembled all over, interrupted his random thoughts, and said anxiously: "What should we do?"
"What are you afraid of? I'm here, aren't you?" Qi Li sneered, saying he didn't take the Guhuo bird seriously, "Don't worry, it's just a small Guhuo bird. If you stay until nightfall, I will use a little trick, and it will come back.
Are you going to be captured without restraint?"
"Yes Yes Yes."
Chu Banshan responded quickly.
However, looking at the other person's frivolous back, he still felt uneasy for some reason. This chapter has been completed!