Chapter 1044: This is how Jiajings money for cultivating immortality will be rewarded!
"coming!"
Outside the city of Hangzhou, Guo Hongjing and Wang Shining were eagerly waiting. When they heard the clear-sounding mysterious music in their ears, they immediately knew that the person waiting for them had arrived, but in the voices that blurted out, there was not only joy, but also deep nervousness.
Sure enough, after dozens of breaths, there was first a pleasant crane cry, and then an object descended from the mid-air. It had a slender body and looked awe-inspiring, with milky white ripples rippling around its body. It was the crane under Tao Zhongwen's seat.
And sitting on top of the crane is a young Taoist, wearing a feather robe and a star crown, holding a fly whisk in his hand. His facial features are actually very ordinary, but when he looks like this, he definitely has an air of immortality and Taoism.
This person is Tao Zhongwen's legitimate son, and he is also Tao Shi'en, the "little heavenly master" who has been respectfully called "Little Heavenly Master" by more and more Taoist disciples recently.
Guo Hongjing and Wang Shining came forward and bowed, but they did not dare to address their junior brother. They directly said in a respectful tone: "Little Celestial Master!"
Tao Shi'en looked at these two senior brothers who were awarded the title of "High Scholars" by the imperial court. They usually deal with powerful people, but this time they made a big mistake in the southeast. He snorted: "You have disappointed my father, do you know that?"
Guo Hongjing and Wang Shining's faces turned pale, and they almost knelt down: "I hope the little heavenly master can speak kindly to us!"
Tao Shien shook his head slightly and continued coldly: "This matter is too big. I can't persuade my father. If you want to avoid punishment, you can only atone for your sins!"
Guo Hongjing immediately said: "We are willing to sacrifice our merits! We are willing to sacrifice our merits!"
Tao Shien said in a completely superior-to-subordinate tone: "In that case, how well do you understand Li Shizhen?"
The two Taoist priests were stunned: "Li Shizhen? Isn't it about the Dragon King's resurrection?"
Tao Shien frowned: "You were captured by the evil spirits of the land. Didn't Li Shizhen let you out?"
Guo Hongjing hurriedly said: "We were caught off guard at the time, and the ground was too slippery. We had no time to use Taoist magic, otherwise the magic on the ground would not be able to do anything to us!"
Wang Shining said: "Li Shizhen is a doctor, and it was through my soul-searching techniques that he realized that the land god was different. He just had better luck..."
Tao Shi'en looked at the two senior brothers and sighed: "It seems that it is true as my father said. You usually only know what to do in the lake...you have become less and less vigilant. You have no idea who the real threat is. What happened?"
It’s your own fault for ending up like this!”
Guo Hongjing's expression changed: "What does the Little Heavenly Master mean? Is it Li Shizhen's plan to attack us by land?"
Tao Shi'en said calmly: "It's not impossible. This person is here for the position of the Heavenly Master of our clan. He is acting coquettishly and conjuring up some kind of Taoist doctor. Such tricks cannot deceive my father, but the threat is really not small..."
He has now arrived in Hangzhou, and Tao Zhongwen's solemn instructions before leaving are still in his ears.
The cabinet can have up to seven cabinet elders, and the normal number is five. The ceremonial supervisor usually has five eunuchs. The civil and military officials in the court have different positions, and there are many overlapping and conflicting powers.
However, this kind of conflict often ends in an exchange of interests. It does not need to be a bloody battle and can achieve a win-win situation.
Only Tao Zhongwen's position as a heavenly master with real power is unique. With me and without him, there is no win-win situation.
At that time, if the Celestial Master Shao Yuanjie had not been in poor health and his successor had failed to live up to expectations, he would not have recommended his friend Tao Zhongwen to Jiajing to inherit the position of Celestial Master.
Tao Zhongwen was indeed better than his predecessor. Jiajing's level of trust even exceeded that of Shao Yuanjie. He was now a highly respected official, and the entire family enjoyed endless wealth and wealth.
Under such circumstances, Tao Zhongwen naturally would not choose a successor with a different surname like Shao Yuanjie. He hoped that his son Tao Shien could inherit his father's legacy and carry forward this lineage.
In order to keep the position of the leader of the Taoist sect, the intensity of the overt and covert battles has far exceeded outsiders' imagination, let alone passing it on to his son. The whole family worked hard and worked together, including the disciples they accepted, and everyone was prosperous and suffered losses.
The person Tao was most afraid of before was a Taoist named Lan Daoxing who was born in the Qing Palace on Mount Laoshan.
As a result, Lan Daoxing has not yet been able to really stand out in front of Jiajing. Li Shizhen came out from nowhere, claiming to be a doctor and doing things better than Taoist priests...
After Tao Zhongwen's analysis, it was found that this man was a Taoist priest who used his medical skills as a cover up and came up with the gimmick of treating gods to seize Jiajing's lifeline. Such a scheming person would naturally have to use all his strength to deal with it!
After a few more cross-examinations, it was confirmed that Guo Hongjing and Wang Shining's time in Hangzhou was in vain. Tao Shien ignored them and was about to leave on a crane when he suddenly raised his brows, revealing a trace of expectation.
"You guys go first!"
Waving to Guo Hongjing and Wang Shining, signaling these two embarrassing guys to get out of here, Tao Shien straightened his clothes and patted Linghe again.
Linghe ignored it.
In desperation, Tao Shien took out a pill and just opened his hand, and with a swish, it disappeared.
I saw the spirit crane raised its neck, grunted, and a round pill slid down the esophagus. He squeaked his lips. He was a little dissatisfied, but he still obeyed the little master. His wings flapped, and spiritual ripples rippled out.
It earned him enough face.
Tao Shi'en stood in front of the spiritual crane, waved his whisk in the dust, stood erect, and thought to himself that his aura was pure and graceful, and he had the appearance of being relegated to an immortal.
Soon, the two groups of people reached the sky using the Little Soaring Cloud Technique.
On a cloud, there are Taoist priests all dressed in blue and white robes, carrying long swords or sword cases. The leader is Luo Wanxiang, a disciple of Chaotian Palace.
On another cloud, women's crowns are uniformly colored, and Taoist robes are mostly blue and white. The leader is tall and has a gauze covering his face. He is the optimistic disciple Gong Kepei.
We were already approaching the city of Hangzhou, and auspicious clouds were about to fall. In addition, the obvious shape below naturally attracted attention. Two groups of people descended one after another, and after a closer look, they suddenly realized.
Luo Wanxiang grinned slightly and raised his palms in salute: "I asked who was shining so brightly, it turned out to be Junior Brother Tao... I'll be polite!"
Tao Shien's face froze slightly. None of the Taoist sects he had seen in the capital dared to call him that, but he also knew that the two royal Taoist temples in Nanjing had always been difficult to deal with, and did not even think highly of his father.
, he was not polite and raised his hand in return: "Junior brother Luo is laughing at me. I heard that you were kidnapped by an evil spirit not long ago. I wonder how you are recovering from your injuries?"
The two parties were each other's juniors, and Luo Wanxiang was not annoyed at all, and said calmly: "Principal Dao was indeed kidnapped by a snake demon. Fortunately, the master rescued him. His injuries are not harmful, but he is not good at learning. I feel ashamed!"
Tao Shi'en snorted, a little proud, and then heard a pleasant voice. It was Gong Kepei who said: "Senior brother, he conquered demons and slew demons without caring about himself. Master said, this heroic spirit alone is worth waiting for me to show to Luo."
Brother, learn more!"
Luo Wanxiang smiled bitterly: "Junior sister is so complimentary!"
Tao Shi'en's tone was gentle: "What Junior Sister Gong said is not unreasonable. This time the Japanese are defeated in the Southeast, we are about to bravely retreat from the enemy and display our grand ambitions!"
Celestial masters can also get married, so he felt that this optimistic female disciple would be quite good as a Taoist monk. The key is to inherit the talent of practitioners. In the future, his son will succeed in practice and continue to be a Celestial Master, just like the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.
The Tao family has also been passed down from generation to generation and will never be extinguished.
Tao Shi'en had even thought about his son's cousin, and sent out an invitation: "I already have a residence in Hangzhou City. Why don't you fellow juniors and juniors come to live with me and discuss important matters together?"
"No!"
Gong Kepei refused simply, without even a reason: "Goodbye!"
Luo Wanxiang also raised his palms and saluted: "Farewell!"
"Everyone, slow down!"
Tao Shi'en was not in a hurry, bowed his head, and watched them leave in a graceful manner.
He has indeed bought a house in Hangzhou a long time ago, and a large number of Shenxiao sect disciples will soon gather here, ready to plan how to take the lead in the revival of Shen Tao. Not only will Li Shizhen be completely squeezed out, but Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism will also not be able to compete with them.
contend.
However, when they arrived at the house, the Taoist boy greeted him from afar, with a somewhat ugly expression on his face: "Little Celestial Master, there is a man outside who swears that he is the brother of the Little Celestial Master..."
Tao Shien was stunned: "My brother?"
He is not the eldest son. There are indeed two elder brothers before him, but those two elder brothers have no talent for cultivation and can only be mortals. With Tao Zhongwen's power, one became Taichang Cheng and the other became Dr. Taichang.
An official who only receives a salary and does not work.
Not only his children, but also Tao Zhongwen's grandsons all had official positions. When those poor children had to live in poverty for ten years and struggled to get a way out of the imperial examination, they were already in the official class, and they continued to be rich for three generations. All of this came from heaven.
You have to work hard to maintain your identity as a teacher.
Taotong actually said half of what he said, but he didn't want to say the second half, but he had to say: "There is a group of common people outside. Some say they are anti-Japanese heroes, and they support the anti-Japanese heroes to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors..."
"Recognize your ancestors and return to your clan?"
Tao Shien immediately understood who the visitor was, and he laughed angrily: "How dare that bastard come to your door? How presumptuous! How presumptuous!
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He was already angry, so he happened to have this punching bag. He placed the crane and immediately walked to the front yard with his sleeves fluttering.
However, after leaving the courtyard, Tao Shien took a closer look, and his expression changed drastically.
Because Tao Yin did not come alone, there was a strong-backed woman standing next to him, it was Chi Lian. I don't know how, he concealed the evil aura, but his fierce look was not concealed.
The mother and son almost had their ill-intentions etched on their faces, and they looked over with wide eyes. There was still a crowd of people joining in the fun not far behind them: "Tao Yixia!
Tao Yixia!
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"Damn..."
If it was just Tao Yin, Tao Shien had many ways to make him retreat when faced with difficulties, such as the death of Wei Guogong Xu Pengju in Nanjing, but Chi Lian showed up openly and disrupted the plan. He took a deep breath and said: "Let them in..."
Tao Yin took his mother and walked into the yard with great swagger. He looked around, and his eyes suddenly fell on the crane, with a smile on his face: