"This Feng Zezi is much more powerful than Tao Shien. In this round of encirclement and suppression of the Luo Sect, we are at a disadvantage!"
In the hall of Dongbiju, Luo Wanxiang and Gong Kepei took a sip of tea and were quite troubled.
The two royal Taoist temples, Chaotian Palace and Shengtang Temple, managed to gain a lot of limelight during the anti-Japanese war. Unexpectedly, one wave after another happened, and the Luo Jiao incident occurred in the southeast.
By harming the governor Lu Bing and massacring the court officials, Jiajing will be furious. The two southern factions will be guilty of negligence first, and then Feng Zezi will take away the credit for annihilating the Luo religion. The light will dim again, but Tao Zhongwen will still be firmly in the position of the heavenly master.
Bit.
However, Li Yan knew very well that Lu Bing now hated Tao Zhongwen to the core and was making false concessions in order to obtain solid evidence.
After all, that person was not only a Taoist Celestial Master, but also the Minister of Rites of the imperial court. He was worshiped as Young Master, Young Master, and Young Master. He was also responsible for the three orphans. Two years ago, he was promoted to the title of Uncle Gongcheng, a highly respected official.
In terms of official position alone, Tao Zhongwen is actually above Lu Bing, but his secular power is not as good as that. No matter how many rewards he has, they are all empty. The Taoist Celestial Master is the core.
Originally, what Tao Zhongwen cared about was whether his son could successfully inherit the position of Heavenly Master and the Tao family would continue to be favored. Now the issue he faced was not the issue of future generations, but whether he would be favored after Divine Doctor Li and Long Nu came to Beijing.
Get kicked off the stage...
That's why he, who originally had a transcendent status, needed firm allies.
Among the four most powerful people in the dynasty, Lu Fang had been serving Jiajing in the palace and could not get involved;
Although Yan Song is the chief assistant and Yan Party has power over the government and the opposition, he has little interaction with Taoist sect-related matters, except for the elixir test;
Lu Bing's Jin Yiwei covers the widest range, and has the most trustworthy relationship with Jiajing's milk brothers. In addition, he is leaving Beijing and moving south, so he can be said to be the easiest target to win over.
Of course, Tao Zhongwen must have come into contact with Lu Bing before and understood his temperament. He knew that this man would not take sides easily, but he also valued kindness and righteousness, so he took this step.
Yes, this move is obviously a bad idea.
Such a desperate and risky method really goes against what a heavenly master would do, which is why Li Yan didn't even think about Tao Zhongwen at first.
Now that the real culprit behind the scenes has been basically locked in, the situation has become clearer, but it is still necessary to determine the whereabouts of Wu Sheng Old Mother.
After listening to the two groups' campaign to suppress the Luo religion, Li Yan said: "Wu Sheng Lao Mu is a new god. She has only been worshiping for more than fifty years. However, because the gods and Buddhas have disappeared, there is no trace of them anymore. The Luo religion's
The doctrine is very suitable for the lower class, so the concentration of faith and will is probably extraordinary."
Luo Wanxiang nodded: "This is entirely possible. In fact, in recent years, there have been many evil sacrifices in various places. One of the missions of our two sects of disciples when traveling is to ban those brutal and bloody evil sacrifices!"
Gong Kepei had a rare feeling of powerlessness: "Such evil sacrifices often include living sacrifices, offering boys and girls to demons. Even if the leading sacrificer is killed, the villagers still blindly follow..."
Li Yan sighed softly.
One of the purposes of Chinese rulers in the past dynasties in promoting Taoism and Buddhism was to curb the more bloody evil sacrifices among the people. In this world, if there are too many folk sacrifices, they will create demons and monsters, so of course they must be banned.
In this case, the reason why Luo Jiao can grow is also obvious: "Is it because Luo Jiao has no statues of gods or pictures, relies entirely on imagination, and teaches without doing anything, that it is not supervised by the two groups?"
Luo Wanxiang smiled bitterly: "That's right! This is indeed dereliction of duty. The founder of Luo Sect was originally a disciple of Buddhism, but the real Buddhist cultivator has long since escaped from the world. What he founded is a secular sect, and all he recruits are workers and postmen. We don't have any
Be careful... alas!"
Gong Kepei frowned: "It is difficult for this kind of sect to give birth to evil gods. I didn't expect that this birthless old mother would become a big one. There may be something fishy behind it..."
Luo Wanxiang shook his head: "Now that things have come to this, there is no need to shirk responsibility. The right way is to disperse the evil god and eradicate his faith!"
Li Yan knew that something was really fishy, and reminded him, "I'm afraid this belief in the birthless old mother will be difficult to eradicate."
Luo Wanxiang's expression suddenly changed: "What do you mean, sir?"
Li Yandao: "The foundation of Luo Jiao is the common people, and it even specifically focuses on people living at the bottom, such as
Buddhist scriptures should actually be easier to understand and cost less. Such a sect has now spread in the southeast and has widespread influence. Forcibly suppressing it will only trigger a backlash."
Luo Wanxiang understood: "Forcible suppression will only make the believers more concentrated, the faith more pure, and the power of the Inanimate Mother will become stronger?"
Li Yan nodded: "Not bad."
The Luo religion actually has more potential than Buddhism in terms of spread and incitement at the grassroots level. However, the three attempts to exterminate Buddhism have not been successful. This is actually because a religion that can take root in the hearts of the grassroots people will be difficult to ban once it reaches a large scale.
Not to mention that the mobility of the ancient imperial court was quite limited.
Even though Luo Jiao has only developed for fifty years now, the situation in the southeastern region cannot be stopped by the Ming Dynasty. The final result is basically to advance the historical situation by decades.
Banned by the imperial court, turned from light to dark, and merged with the real rebel sect, the Wusheng Old Mother became the target of sacrifice by the White Lotus cultists.
Luo Wanxiang and Gong Kepei didn't think so deeply. They frowned a little at first, and then reacted: "In this way, Feng Zezi made such a huge momentum, which seems to be a sure thing, but in fact it may not be able to wipe out Luo Jiao. It's just that
It’s just a matter of dealing with the imperial court and grabbing the credit!”
Li Yandao: "For such a big matter, everything must be based on evidence. Only by truly finding the traces of Wusheng Old Mother can we take the initiative. Don't be fooled by Feng Zezi..."
"Understood! Thank you sir for your advice!"
Luo and Gong got excited, discussed the situation some more, and left happily.
Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism were almost the forces in the Taoist sect that clearly opposed Tao Zhongwen and wished for the fall of this heavenly master, but Li Yan did not tell the truth.
It's not that they don't trust each other, but compared to Lu Bing's city, these two are a bit young. If Feng Zezi sees the truth, it might be bad.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And there are many entry points to find Wusheng Old Mother. From the bottom, the common people are actually the most troubled, even worse than the snake demon in Wujue Cave. Li Yan has sent a letter to Chi Lian, but
Let's see if she can only fool one Tao Zhongwen.
While I was thinking, I poked my head again. This time I saw no outsiders. Dragon Girl quickly jumped out, with a little turtle lying on her shoulders, and said cheerfully: "Everyone, please leave!"
The wish-fulfilling orb flew out of his sleeve, showing a welcoming look, and Li Yan also waved: "Come in, that Governor Lu is out of danger. Now he is looking for trouble for others, and he will not live here anymore."
Dragon Girl came to her seat and sat down, muttering: "Fighting here and there, I don't like it..."
Li Yan smiled and said: "I heard you describe that before the changes in the world, the immortals and Buddhas were at ease. Although the three disasters were dangerous, various methods of avoiding disasters were invented early. The days were very peaceful at that time, right?"
The dragon girl showed a nostalgic look: "Yes, when the Bodhisattva and I were practicing in Luojia Mountain, we were carefree and sincere. There was no such trouble as now..."
Li Yan said: "But precisely because you are carefree and rarely go out, and never leave the Bodhisattva's side, you are inevitably afraid of the outside world. When you return to the West Sea Dragon Palace, even if it is your original home, you will immediately be afraid of disaster."
The dragon girl lowered her head, her small dragon horns drooping a little, and hummed.
Li Yan said: "It's not your fault. The world has suddenly changed, and most of the people are uncomfortable. But now that you have awakened, you will naturally change accordingly. When you were fighting against Yama in the Ten Palaces before, you were able to become very brave, but you went to extremes.
You must practice well and truly overcome the fear!"
The dragon girl raised her head, showing a determined look. After three breaths, she said dejectedly: "But I'm so hungry...it's not good for my practice..."
This is not an excuse. The root cause of hunger is the inability to find the correct way to absorb the energy of heaven and earth. Without a transition, it is indeed not conducive to practice.
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "How about ginseng fruit?"
Dragon Girl's eyes widened and she almost rushed over: "Can you grow ginseng fruit?"
Li Yan laughed: "Don't even think about real ginseng fruit. Not even the gods and Buddhas may be able to enjoy it, but the ginseng doll from before can be studied carefully."
The dragon girl nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, it's not bad to plant it!"
Li Yandao: "I had a suspicion before.
Question, Immortal Zhenyuan broke off the spiritual branches of the ginseng fruit tree and gave them to his friends. From then on, there were more than one spiritual roots, but how long will it take for those gods and Buddhas to bear fruit after they are planted?"
The dragon girl said: "It's definitely not as long as before. The specific year depends on the fairy cave, and the taste is also different."
Li Yan understood: "No wonder you can smell it. What grade is the ginseng fruit currently imprisoned in?"
Dragon Girl recalled: "It smells like ginseng fruit, but it seems to have been pushed too hard, and the quality is much inferior. Among ginseng fruits, it should be at the bottom..."
It seems a little wrong to classify spiritual fruits into grades, but in fact flat peaches are divided into grades.
There are a total of 3,600 peach trees in the peach garden, with 1,200 trees in the front, "The flowers are tiny and the fruit is small, and they ripen once every three thousand years. People who eat them will become immortals and have a healthy body." There are 1,200 trees in the middle, "layer flowers."
"The sweet fruit ripens once in six thousand years. If a person eats it, he will be lifted up by the clouds and become immortal." The last 1,200 plants, "Purple-striped seeds, ripen once in nine thousand years. If a person eats it, he will live as long as the sky and the earth."
"Tong Geng".
If we look at time alone, the ginseng fruit and the last flat peach mature at the same time, but the flat peach garden is in the sky, and the Wuzhuang Temple where the ginseng fruit is located is in the human world. One day in heaven and one year on earth are very different.
Li Yan had an idea in mind and warned the dragon girl: "The doll is going to be released, don't be afraid of it, it is afraid of you."
When the dragon girl gathered up her courage, she said to the little turtle: "Let out the ginseng doll."
The little turtle exhaled, and a bit of green light flew out from the turtle shell, rapidly growing in size, and finally turned into an ugly ginseng doll, which landed on the ground with its feet floating slightly, without completely touching the ground.
The ginseng doll shook her head, first looked at the Ruyi Orb in awe, then turned to the Dragon Girl and bowed down, not even daring to look directly at her: "Greetings to the Dragon Girl!"
Previously blocked by the curtain, but now facing each other, the dragon girl almost trembled, but managed to stabilize herself. Thinking that this was the first time she was called empress, she hummed majestically.
Li Yan asked: "Do you know who Tao Zhongwen is?"
Ginseng Doll shook his head blankly: "I don't know."
Li Yan said: "What about Feng Zezi?"
Ginseng Doll's expression suddenly changed and she fell silent.
As expected, although this ripened version of ginseng fruit has developed intelligence, its way of thinking is very simple. As long as you grasp the correct direction, you can easily find it to verify the answer.
Li Yan said calmly: "You take orders from Mother Wusheng, and Feng Zezi takes orders from Tao Zhongwen. One of you pretends to be a bad guy, and the other pretends to be a good guy, so as to gain Lu Bing's tears of gratitude."
"Now that the matter has been exposed, you don't have to hide it anymore. What's more, Feng Zezi has also started to annihilate the Luo Jiao..."
Ginseng Doll's expression changed: "Eradicate the Luo Jiao?"
Li Yan pointed at the Ruyi Pearl, and the scene of the dock suddenly appeared on it.
Seeing the batches of workers being taken away and the treasure scrolls being burned, Ginseng Doll’s old face wrinkled and his breathing became rapid: “They can’t do this! Luo Jiao was not involved in this matter!”
Li Yandao: "Wusheng Laomu's participation is the Luo Jiao's participation. Now that it has failed, Luo Jiao will naturally be purged."
"It's just that in order to clear away the charges, Feng Zezi triggered the divine ban and killed two of Tao Zhongwen's direct disciples. The timing was very clever. It happened to be during the search of Luo Jiao. Therefore, the death of those two Taoists was attributed to Wu Sheng's old mother.
on the head."
"In this way, even if you reveal your alliance with Tao Zhongwen, the outside world will not believe it. They will only think that Luo Jiao is filled with hatred and made slanderous attacks..."
"This is to strike first and gain the upper hand."
The ginseng doll was shocked by the cruelty of reality and shouted: "No! You can't do this to your mother!"
Li Yandao: "You howling here will have no effect. If you want to stop it, you can only expose Feng Zezi's face and prove that the person who killed the court officials was not Wusheng Old Mother, but him, the villain."
The ginseng doll stared at the scene displayed by the Ruyi Orb, and after a moment turned to the dragon girl: "I hope the empress will be merciful and rescue Luo Jiao. We are all under Tao Zhongwen's orders!"
The Dragon Girl said solemnly: "As for worldly matters, listen to this person.
It’s from Dr. Li.”
The ginseng doll understood that the Dragon Girl only cares about the affairs of gods and Buddhas, so she quickly turned around and bowed: "I hope you can teach me how to do it?"
Li Yan did not continue to ask about the secret, but looked at it: "Do you want to change your appearance?"
Ginseng Doll was startled: "Is this related to this matter?"
Li Yan said: "Of course it's relevant. You look like this now and you're telling the truth. It's hard for others to believe you."
The ginseng doll was hit again, and muddy tears welled up: "If I weren't so ugly, the master wouldn't dislike it. I want to turn into the original appearance of the ginseng fruit!"
Li Yan nodded: "In that case, come with me."
He stood up and bowed to the Dragon Girl, performed his tricks well, and took the ginseng doll into the operating room.
"I can eat ginseng fruit!"
The dragon girl tiptoed to the front of the house, eager to look inside, when she saw the Ruyi Orb flying out, and hung a wooden sign in front of the door with the three characters "Do Not Disturb" written on it -