Tianshi Mansion, Dragon and Tiger Hall.
The great Taoist priest Zhang Mian sat on the uppermost chair, happily playing with a crystal-clear jade ball in his hand. His two feet were suspended in the air, swaying back and forth continuously.
Liu Yu sat quietly beside Zhang Huan, watching over him while glancing at the three assistant heavenly masters, seven chief priests, and Fang Jianyang in the center of the hall.
Finally, Liu Zhaoye was the first to stand up and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Master Hongqing."
Upon hearing this, Wan Jian immediately stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "Master Liu."
Liu Zhaoye smiled and nodded, then pointed to the seven priests in the center and said, "Let me introduce Master Hongqing to them."
After saying this, Liu Zhaoye pointed at the seven chief priests and introduced them to Fang Jian one by one. They were:
After Liu Zhaoye greeted the seven chief priests, Wang Zhonghu of the Discipline Hall, Yuan Zhongying of the Expedition Court, Huang Zhongwu of the Jungle Temple, Zhao Zhongxin of the Demon Exorcism Court, Peng Zhongkai of the Teaching Hall, Ding Zhongyuan of the Seal Court, and Lin Zhongfangjian, the head of the Education Court, one by one, he asked everyone to sit down again.
But just as Fang Jian took his seat, the Heavenly Assistant Master Qu Han asked Fang Jian, "Excuse me, Master Hongqing, does the Heavenly Court have any imperial edict for us?"
This is a very important matter, so Qu Han's first question was to ask about it.
Fang Jian shook his head upon hearing this and said, "There is no imperial edict from Heaven."
After hearing Fang Jianyang's words, the three auxiliary celestial masters looked at each other with confusion and surprise in their eyes.
In their opinion, there must have been an imperial edict from Heaven instructing them on what to do, but Fang Jian said there was no such edict, which made them feel a little confused.
However, Fang Jian said no, so they couldn't ask any more questions now. They just put the matter aside and heard the auxiliary heavenly master Gao Jing ask: "Excuse me, Master Hongqing, when will the Heavenly Court send the heavenly soldiers and generals to the Haoguo Realm?"
Fang Jian shook his head and said, "I don't know about this either. Everything depends on the arrangements of the Grand Master. I came to Yangmuyang to help the Tianshi Mansion stabilize the situation and wait for the Heavenly Court to send troops."
The three assistant celestial masters understood Fang Jian's words. They knew that the "Great Envoy" Fang Jian was referring to was the Nine-Sky Mysterious Woman mentioned in the sect's classics. Such a great deity would certainly not tell a Taiyi Xuan about his plans. In their view, Fang Jian was just a small general sent by Heaven to "scout" the Haolan Realm. He certainly didn't know when Heaven would send troops for such a major event. However, even if he was just a small general, he was still a small general sent by Heaven, and his Taoism was comparable to the three of them. Naturally, they had to respect him. So they just listened to Liu Zhaoye say, "Master Hongqing, the four ancestral Heavenly Masters have issued a decree to arrange a position for Master Hongqing within the Heavenly Master's Mansion. I wonder what position Master Hongqing would like to take?"
Fang Jian paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "I just heard about the seven chief priests. I guess the positions in the Tianshi Mansion are all filled, right?"
Liu Zhaoye nodded and said, "That's true, but since Master Hongqing came from Heaven, and we have received the instructions from the four Heavenly Masters, we naturally have to consider Master Hongqing.
At this point, Liu Zhaoye said, "My Tianshi Mansion had nine Jijiu, but over time, there are now only seven. Two of the courts were downgraded to the 'deacon' level, so this Tianshi proposes that these two courts be upgraded to the 'Jijiu' level and merged into one, with Master Hongqing serving as the Jijiu.
After saying this, Liu Zhaoye turned to the other two Tianshi assistants and seven Jijiu and asked, "I wonder what my two junior brothers and nephews think?"
As Liu Zhaoye finished speaking, he heard the Heavenly Auxiliary Master Qu Han ask, "Brother Yang, do you mean to merge the 'True Treasure Hall' and the 'Shifang Courtyard'?"
Liu Zhaoye nodded and said, "That's right. Merge the Zhenbao Hall and Shifang Courtyard into the Baofang Courtyard, with Master Hongqing as the chief priest."
Upon hearing Liu Zhaoye's suggestion, the seven chief priests present began to discuss it, but after a moment, they all bowed and said in unison, "We have no objection."
Liu Zhaoye looked at Qu Han and Gao Jing again. Qu Han and Gao Jing exchanged a glance and nodded, saying, "We have no objection either."
Finally, Liu Zhaoye turned to Fang Jian and asked, "What do you think, Master Hongqing?"
Fang Jian asked, "May I ask Master Liu Tianshi, what is the job of the Baofangyuan?"
Liu Zhaoye said:
"Oh, the Baofangyuan has two responsibilities. One is to manage all the treasures and precious things in the Tianshi Mansion, and to collect, collect, store, supply, and allocate all the materials needed by the Tianshi Mansion. In general, the Baofangyuan is in charge of the Tianshi Mansion's treasury and has the right to decide the allocation and supply of all the materials in the treasury.
"Secondly, the Baofangyuan Division is in charge of the relationship between the Tianshi Mansion and the various places in the outside world. Oh, Master Hongqing, to put it simply, the Honglu Temple of the Mortal Kingdom is in charge of the Tianshi Mansion's foreign affairs."
Liu Zhaoye said slowly.
If it were someone else, they would definitely ask at this time: "Does the Central Heavenly Master's Mansion still have diplomacy now?"
But Fang Jian didn't ask. He just thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I will follow Master Liu's arrangements and take charge of Baofangyuan.
Liu Zhaoye was stunned when he heard this. He hadn't expected Fang Jian to agree so readily, without even bargaining. This shouldn't be the case. Shouldn't an immortal official from Heaven be so naive?
But Liu Zhaoye reacted quickly. He immediately understood that Fang Jian might have heard that he was in charge of the Tianshi Mansion's treasure house, so he agreed so straightforwardly.
Not only Liu Zhaoye thought so, but Qu Han and Gao Jing, the two assistant celestial masters, also thought so.
"This Taoist Master Hongqing has suffered a great loss, but he probably doesn't even know it himself?" Yuan Zhongying, the chief priest of the Zhengfa Court, said to Huang Zhongwu, the chief priest of the Yanglin Forest Temple nearby.
Huang Zhongwu smiled slightly and transmitted his voice, "He didn't even consider that if Zhenyang still had precious materials and treasures in the Tianshi Mansion's treasury, would he be demoted to the rank of 'deacon'?"
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