Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 355 Selection Conditions
Tangning returned to the cave, ready to rest overnight before leaving the sect.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the storage bag on his waist shook for a while, waking him up.

He got up from the stone bed, took out the array disk, and took the sound transmission talisman into his hand, but it was Zhu Xu who came to visit.

Tangning was a little surprised, this was Zhu Xu's first visit to his cave, and he didn't know what was going on, so he went out of the cave to meet him.

Outside the dense fog, Zhu Xu's tall and straight body stood upright, he escaped the light and fell in front of him, Jishou said: "Brother Zhu is here, it is not too far to welcome you."

"I haven't seen Junior Brother Tang for many years. I heard that you are coming back today. I am afraid that I will leave the mountain gate tomorrow and it will be difficult to see you again. Therefore, I am here to tell you."

Tangning knew that he must have important matters to discuss, "Please come in."

The two entered the cave and sat opposite each other. Tangning took out a jar of spiritual wine from the storage bag and poured it for the two of them, "The living room is shabby, there's nothing to entertain, only a little sake. Brother Zhu came so late, there must be someone Let's explain things!"

Zhu Xu said: "It's nothing serious, I just want to talk to you. Now in the intelligence department, only the two of us can still talk."

After Qin Gang was transferred away, the Zongmen sent a new intelligence department supervisor named Liu Miao.

In these years, Tang Ning has never met with this new supervisor. On the one hand, it is because he has not been in the sect for a long time, and on the other hand, it also shows that this person does not like him very much. Otherwise, no matter what, the new supervisor , I will definitely find a chance to meet him.

The reason for not waiting to see him is very simple, the other party is not from Luo Qingshui's family.Zhu Xu's words clearly conveyed the message that the other party and the two were not in the same camp.

Because of Qin Gang's eagerness for change, he and Lu Xingxian were at odds with each other and were pushed away.

The price for his defeat is that he took office as an inspector from a non-Luo family. Maybe the head didn't want to see infighting again, so he sent a member of the history family this time. There must be some wrestling and compromise, right? known.

As early as decades ago, Jiang Fan, a disciple of the South China Intelligence Station, violated the regulations to monitor Peng Yan, the head of South China, and was brought to the department for investigation. Tang Ning participated in the interrogation of the three departments. At that time, he keenly felt that the inspection department was not harmonious, and factional struggles were as sharp .

Now it seems that this is indeed the case. Although Luo Qingshui is the master of the Xuande Palace, not all the departments under the Xuande Palace are with him, and many of them support Shi Mingsui.

Liu Miao is obviously one of these people.

As the confidant of Luo Qingshui's nephew and nephew, Qin Gang's failure meant that Luo Qingshui had completely lost control over the intelligence department.

Now the deacon and supervisor of the intelligence department are all people who support Shi Mingsui. Tang Ning and Zhu Xuren speak lightly, and it can be said that they have completely lost the right to speak in the intelligence department.

"I think Senior Brother Lu is getting old, and his lifespan will not last long. He must abdicate in a few years. Now there is only Senior Brother Zhu in the department. Your cultivation has reached the stage of foundation establishment. If there is no change, you will take over as the deacon." A position should be a logical one, and bear with it for a few years!"

Tangning paused and continued, "When I came out of his cave today, he suddenly asked me, what do you think of him? I don't know what it means?"

Zhu Xu smiled coldly and said: "Probably the time is approaching, people are confused! The old fox is always putting on a show. Some time ago, Uncle Tong talked to him."

"Oh? What's going on?" Seeing his appearance, Tangning knew it was not a simple question.

Zhu Xu said: "He has served as the deacon of the headquarters for a hundred years. According to the regulations, he should step down. Uncle Tong asked him his wishes, and he said that he hoped to do his last for the sect."

It is obvious that Lu Xingxian is unwilling to resign from this position. There may be factors of his greed for power, but it is more likely to be considered for the next step. If he resigns at this time, Zhu Xu will most likely take over as deacon. It's what he doesn't want to see.

He is waiting, buying the last bit of time for Lu Guang, hoping that he can break through the late stage of foundation establishment, when he abdicates again, Lu Guang can take over as the deacon of the intelligence department as a matter of course.

Lu Xingxian didn't have much lifespan, it looked like he would have a lifespan of more than ten years at most, and he still refused to let go, obsessed with this matter, what was he trying to do?

If it's for the sake of future generations, as far as Tangning knew, he had a wife in his early years, but he died long ago after failing to build a foundation without leaving any heirs.The only disciple, who has already established a foundation, and does not hold a post in the intelligence department.

Tangning couldn't help but feel sad for him. When a person is about to die, everything is empty, but he can't see through these trivial matters. At this moment, he still has to intrigue, which is really boring.

Or maybe this is already an obsession in his heart, and everything in the intelligence department follows his deployment, which will make him feel proud?

"So, what will be the arrangement above?"

Zhu Xu said: "It's hard to say, he doesn't have much lifespan, and his term of office has expired, so he should retire logically. But after all, he has served as a deacon for a hundred years and has contributed a lot to the sect. I think the higher-ups will take care of his emotions and Willingness. Uncle Shi will definitely support him."

Although the Qingxuan Palace is in charge of the transfer of disciples, the appointment and removal of the deacons of the department needs to be jointly decided by the three halls and three courts. With Wei Xuande's temperament, there is a high probability that he will follow his own wishes, that is, Lu Xingxian will continue to serve as the deacon until Qi Shouyuan came to an end, or Lu Guang was promoted to the late stage of foundation establishment.

There is a complete set of procedures for the selection of departmental deacons. First of all, they must meet the standards in terms of cultivation. Generally speaking, the number of deacons should reach more than a hundred people, especially for departments with the nature of law enforcement, such as intelligence department, inspection department, and secret security department. The deacons are all monks in the late foundation establishment period.

Secondly, the deacons of each department are selected from within the department first. Unless there are special circumstances, people who are not familiar with the affairs of the department will not be airborne as deacons.

For example, when Ma Wen, the deacon of the herb department, died unexpectedly, Fang Liting immediately took over the post of deacon of the department.

Her qualifications may not be sufficient, but she has the qualifications after the establishment of the foundation, and there are no competitors in the herb department, and she adheres to the principle of giving priority to internal promotion, so she was successfully promoted to become a deacon.

Only candidates who meet these two conditions can participate in the selection and examination of deacons, which are submitted by the hall and courtyard level, and then the senior officials of the third temple, the senior courtyard of the third courtyard and the head of the deacon jointly decide.

Zhu Xu continued: "Perhaps the sect will listen to the opinions of the department heads this time, Junior Brother Tang, I hope you can say a few more words at that time."

The situation he said is not impossible. After all, Lu Xingxian's lifespan is short. If the opinions of the upper echelons of the sect are sharply divided, and the vote does not come to a result, they will indeed listen to the opinions of the managers below the department to decide on Lu Xingxian. stay in office.

It's not that this kind of thing has never happened, but it's useless even if the sect listens to the opinions of the department.

The newly appointed inspector Liu Miao must support him to continue his post, plus several other people in the department, the two of them alone are not enough.

Tangning could only smile bitterly and said, "If the sect really asks me, I will clarify my opinion."

The two chatted for a while, and Zhu Xu left.

The next day, Tangning left the sect, walked for a day or two, and returned to the basement of the Qianjun Mountain Intelligence Station.

"Uncle Tang, Immortal Master Tang." Everyone stood up and saluted.

Tangning nodded slightly, went straight to her stone house, opened the door and entered, but saw an old man with white beard and hair sitting cross-legged on the futon, it was Du Yuankai.

Du Yuankai opened his eyes, saw him, and smiled slightly: "Junior Brother Tang is back, is the investigation of the corpse insect host over?"

Tangning briefly explained the matter.

Du Yuankai was surprised and envious after hearing that it was the disciples of Qingyang Sect who were promoted to the Golden Core Realm through such strange ways.

Tang Ning said, "Senior Brother Lu asked me to come back and continue to be in charge of the intelligence station. During this period of time, I have Senior Brother Lau Du."

Du Yuankai said with a smile: "They all work for the sect, so why don't you bother?"

"Is there any important news from the Demon Sect recently?"

"The Mozong is still relatively calm, there is no major movement, but something happened to the Zhu family."

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"Zhu Mingxuan is seriously injured. There are rumors that he is about to die. According to our internal feedback, Zhu Bochong and others are discussing and planning day and night. I am afraid that the rumors are true."

"Why was he injured so badly? Who injured him? Has Ding Jianyang found any news?"

"So far, only Zhu Bochong has been able to see Zhu Mingxuan. Since he was injured, the rest of the people have never seen him again, and they don't even know if he is alive or dead."

If Zhu Mingxuan really died, then the situation in the Central Plains would definitely change drastically. Those other families that had been oppressed by the Zhu family for a long time would definitely be ready to move. No one can say what will happen then.

But one thing is certain, once the Zhu family loses its dominance over the western part of the Central Plains, the many industries under its jurisdiction will not last long.

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Du Yuankai said.

Kong Ji pushed the door open and entered the court. The two bowed and handed the file in their hands to Tangning, "Uncle Tang, Uncle Du, this is an urgent message from the Zhu family just now."

What a coincidence, when the two were talking about the Zhu family, news from the Zhu family arrived.

Tang Ning took the file, opened it and saw that it was sent by Zhu Maoqing, and saw that it said: The ancestor left the customs at this hour, and met with several uncles in charge of the family.

"What are you writing about, but it's about Zhu Mingxuan?" Du Yuankai asked

"Zhu Mingxuan is out of customs. It looks like he won't die for a while. I just don't know if he's holding on or if he's really fine." Tangning handed him the file.

Du Yuankai took a look at it, and smiled slightly: "It seems that Zhu Mingxuan can't sit still anymore! If so, it means that his injury is really serious."

Obviously, Zhu Mingxuan went out to meet with the Zhu family at this time to calm people's hearts and quell the rumors, and this just showed that he was seriously injured, otherwise there was no need to pay attention to those rumors.

If he is in good health, why should he be afraid of gossip, those who want to plot against the Zhu family can just lure snakes out of their holes, and justifiably eradicate them.

It was precisely because they were seriously injured that they were able to act like a tiger, so that they did not dare to act rashly.

(End of this chapter)