Chapter 1,169 The First Appearance of the New Heavenly Master
In front of Daci'en Temple.
Taoist priests with outstanding looks gathered here one after another, most of them were from the Zhengyi branch, such as Yujizi from the Taiyi sect, Lingxuzi from the Jingming sect, and Yuandingzi from the Donghua sect. They were all faces that often walked around in the secular world, and there were also those who represented Maoshan.
Lan Daoxing.
As a direct descendant of the three Fulu sects, Lan Daoxing has a very high status and has been recommended by various sects and is interested in the position of Heavenly Master.
Of course, Tao Zhongwen's position was stable and he was extremely favored. He did not expect to be able to compete with him. The object of competition was Tao Shi'en, the little heavenly master. However, he never expected that Tao Zhongwen would come to the capital half a year ago before the real man's mansion was completed.
fall down……
Just as he was lamenting the unpredictable changes in the world, a smiling voice came: "What do you think, Brother Tao?"
A round-faced Taoist came to the side, with a rather cynical temperament. Lan Daoxing looked at it and found that this was the only one who came forward. He frowned slightly: "Junior Brother Ge, are you the only one who is here to bring the Lingbao Rui this time?"
The person who came was none other than Ge Lei, the direct disciple of Ge Zaoshan. The Lingbao sect was also called Ge Jiadao. His ancestor Ge Xuan was one of the four heavenly masters in heaven. Maoshan was also divided into the southern sect and the northern sect, among which the southern sect was in Luofu Mountain.
Because Ge Xuan cultivated Taoism and recruited disciples here, and had a huge influence, he also respected Ge Xuan as his ancestor. The Northern Sect was in Zhenjiang, Zhili in the south, and its founder was Tao Hongjing. Of course, they all respected Sanmao Zhenjun as their ancestor.
Because of this relationship, Maoshan and Lingbao have always been close, and Lan Daoxing and Ge Lei also have a good relationship, so they asked questions very directly.
Gray was a little helpless: "My master can't help but want to surrender to a Taoist doctor, so he asked me to step in. Isn't that the only one?"
Lan Daoxing only brought a few fellow disciples with him, and the elders of the disciples excused themselves for seclusion. They understood each other's attitude, but it was rude to have only one person here. He sighed softly and said: "Zhenren Li is by no means comparable to ordinary Taoist doctors. Our three sects
Everyone should be serious."
Gray was very interested: "Brother Taoist is very arrogant. He actually has such evaluation of this person. It seems that he is well-deserved... I heard that Tao Zhongwen left behind threats and prepared to put the court in a dilemma. Can this person pass the test?"
Lan Daoxing's face turned solemn: "Silence! This matter cannot be discussed!"
Gray felt itchy in his heart and lowered his voice: "Everyone here is a fellow Taoist and will not make any noise. Brother Taoist went to the imperial prison a few days ago to guard Tao Zhongwen. What is the situation? Let me reveal some details to satisfy my curiosity.
how?"
"I'm sorry that I can't be satisfied with this!"
Lan Daoxing shook his head and looked at the street: "And it's not just my disciples who are here!"
Gray looked over and saw a large number of Taoists appearing, led by Chong Xuzi from Chaotian Palace and the optimistic Tan Yangzi.
Compared with the scattered number of people in Zhengyi Road, nearly a hundred people arrived at the two royal Taoist temples, including old Taoists with gray hair and childish faces. Among the younger generation, Luo Wanxiang and Gong Kepei were also in the queue.
Gray said happily: "This is to support the new heavenly master, but he supports it very much."
Lan Daoxing said: "Don't lose your etiquette. Let's come forward to see you."
Gray said: "It's a pity that no one came from Longhu Mountain, otherwise our three Fulu sects would definitely be able to suppress the opponent's momentum if they came forward!"
Lan Daoxing did feel a little regretful: "Yes, Longhushan should have come forward..."
"Ha! Since the two Taoist brothers have this wish, how can I, Zhang, be absent?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the breeze blew by, and a handsome and handsome young Taoist came out from behind quietly and introduced himself: "Longhu Mountain, Zhengyilu, Zhang Xuanqing!"
Lan Daoxing couldn't hide his surprise, and Gray's expression became solemn: "Is he from Zhang Tianshi's lineage?"
Don't blame them for being surprised, because the disciples of the Zhang family from Longhu Mountain have not shown up for decades.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, successive generations of prominent and continuous aristocratic families have completely withdrawn from the stage of history, but until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were still two exceptions.
It was the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong and the Zhang family in Longhushan, Jiangxi, who were both known as "North Kong and South Zhang" and were given preferential treatment by successive dynasties.
What is interesting is that just a few decades ago during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the heirs of two major Confucian and Taoist families committed murders.
The Confucian is Kong Hongxu. In the Water Margin world, when the Kong family was severely punished, it was mentioned that he "illegally used torture, raped more than 40 women, and strangled four innocent people." In the end, because of the mercy of the civil servants, he was "removed from office and served as a citizen".
He lived a leisurely life and did not die until he was over sixty years old.
When Zhang Yuanji, the forty-sixth generation Celestial Master of the Zhengtang Dynasty, was arrested for committing the crime, they were only one year apart.
That man was also young, only twenty-four years old, but his behavior was even more brutal. He had five major crimes, the first was to use illegal utensils; the second was to tamper with the imperial edict and coerce the tribe and the village; the third was to rape the wife and daughter of a good family and rob a good family.
The fourth was to set up private prisons with torture, such as pressing sandbags on the face to suffocate people to death, and tying their hands and feet and throwing them into the abyss; the fifth was to kill a total of forty-one people, and one whole family was wiped out.
When it comes to the crime, Zhang Yuanji is more serious than Kong Hongxu, and the attitude of the civil servants has changed completely. He proposed that "the law should be executed in Lingchi, his wife should be exiled, and those in the party should be beheaded and hanged." Many officials
He called the Celestial Master a "five-peck rice thief" who "has done nothing for the country and is of no use to the world." He demanded that the hereditary Celestial Master be completely removed from his position, and that his mansion be destroyed and the administrative system established by him be abolished.
Everyone".
To be fair, the contribution of Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling to the ancient dynasty cannot be compared with that of Kong Sheng. However, this extremely double-standard attitude towards future generations also aroused the resentment of Ming Xianzong.
For the emperors of the past dynasties, whether it was Yan Shenggong or Tianshi Mansion, it was actually just for the needs of governance. Yan Shenggong did not specify the canonical punishment, and Zhang Tianshi's death penalty would not be executed.
Wei Yongshi surrendered to the army.
Zhang Yuanji only served in the army for more than three years before he was sent back to his native place to serve as a civilian. However, the majesty of Tianshi Dao was greatly damaged. A few months after Zhang Yuanji returned, he died of depression before he was thirty. At least he lived a life without any sense of guilt.
Kong Hongxu, who was in his sixties, was stronger.
The situation in this world is slightly different, but crimes are still punished by the court. Longhu Mountain has kept a low profile since then. Shao Yuanjie is a disciple with a foreign surname in Longhu Mountain. In the end, he did not pass on the title of Heavenly Master to his sect, but chose God instead.
Tao Zhongwen of Xiao Sect is more or less related to this incident.
Now that Tao Zhongwen has fallen, Zhang finally shows up.
Zhang Xuanqing, Lan Daoxing, and Ge Lei belong to the Longhushan Zhengyilu, Maoshanqinglu, and Gezaoshan Lingbaolu. They welcome the Chaotian Palace and Shen Guan optimistically: "The three talisman sects are the direct descendants. I have seen you all
Comrade!"
Chong Xuzi's expression was dull, but Tanyangzi looked at her with a bit of scrutiny and said, "I've admired you for a long time!"
If the seniors of the two sects could still deal with each other peacefully, the young disciples could not help but show a bit of awe when facing this direct descendant of Longhu Mountain.
The four great heavenly masters in the heaven are led by Zhang Daoling, who is Laojun's personal disciple. Ge Hong opened the pavilion in Zaoshan and passed down the Maoshan Taoism. Xu Jingyang is the founder of the Jingming sect. Sa Shoujian is revered as the main dharma founder of the Shenxiao sect.
They are all direct descendants.
With such a background, it is no wonder that Zhengyi stands proudly among the heroes. If the gods and Buddhas had not disappeared, his status would have been difficult to shake.
Fortunately, Chong Xuzi and Tan Yangzi had long understood that compared to their backgrounds, the two factions were far inferior to each other, but in terms of vision and opportunity, they had a great advantage in the Celestial Master's change this time.
Zhang Xuanqing's appearance was forced out, and all the dignified Longhushan Zhang Tianshi were forced to die. It was undoubtedly the one who was afraid of him.
"The time has come, let's enter the temple!"
After waiting for a while, the time was confirmed. Led by Zhang Xuanqing and Chong Xuzi, the two Taoist priests officially entered the Daci'en Temple.
The road was deserted and no one could see the monks anymore, but they were all imprisoned by the Jin Yiwei. After interrogation, none of them were found innocent, but all of them had violated the law to varying degrees, and even killed people...
This is just the beginning of the cleanup of Buddhism, but it is far from the end.
In the past, the Taoist priest would have been happy to see Buddhism being suppressed to such an extent, but now Zhengyi walked into the Mahavira Hall with even more solemnity and concentration.
In the middle of the palace, he saw a tall and straight figure standing calmly, looking at the enshrined Tathagata Buddha statue. When he heard the footsteps, he turned around.
The new Heavenly Master makes his debut.
Not to mention Zhang Xuanqing and Ge Lei who met for the first time, even Lan Daoxing, who had met several times, took a breath away.
Not only is his appearance and demeanor worthy of being called a true immortal in the world, a heavenly being in the Xuan Palace, but he also has a sense of oppression from being in a superior position, which is even more faintly superior to Tao Zhongwen, who has been the leader of the Taoist sect for more than ten years!
"Such a character cannot be cultivated by Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism..."
Zhang Xuanqing and Ge Lei immediately made a judgment in their hearts, and together with Lan Daoxing, they stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to the great master!"
Just yesterday, Jiajing issued an order to confer the jade seal of "A True Master who keeps quiet, cultivates the truth, and condenses the Yuanzhi" to "a great True Master who keeps quiet, cultivates the truth, expounds the Tao, spreads the Condensation, and Condenses the Yuanzhi."
If the Celestial Master does not come out, Da Zhenren will be the leader of the Taoist sect. This move not only gives power but also paves the way for the position of Celestial Master.
Many Taoist priests did not understand why the difficult-to-serve His Majesty worked so hard for this one step by step. Now that they met the real person, they somehow got the answer.
Li Yan nodded slightly to the Taoist priests of each sect as a sign of courtesy: "I invite you all to come here because of two things, both of which are related to the former Heavenly Master Tao Zhongwen."
Being so straight to the point, without even introducing each faction first, made Zhang Xuanqing, Lan Daoxing and Ge Lei become solemn, and then their expressions changed immediately.
Just because Li Yan opened his five fingers slightly, a pearl rose up: "This object is a Buddhist relic. It is called the Heavenly Master's Pearl by Tao Zhongwen. It claims to be able to untie the net of business and break through the door of disaster. I think you are all familiar with it. It is a pity that it has been delayed.
The calamity is not about endless benefits, but about endless troubles..."
Without waiting for the group to ask, the wish-fulfilling orb appeared, the golden light circulated, the Buddha's energy communicated, and the Buddha's relic slowly became transparent.
As a result, whether it was Zheng Yiyi who had indeed relied on the orb to postpone the fate of the elders of each faction, or Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism who did not enjoy this benefit, their eyes widened.
The golden light shines on the outside, like a pearl that shines on all living beings, but the situation inside changes color, and the raging calamity turns into a pitch-black raging wave, which keeps churning, and even the crystal wall trembles slightly, as if it will fall apart at any time, which makes people tremble with fear and makes their scalp tremble.
numb.
There is no more intuitive display than this. Without explanation, Taoists from various sects immediately realized what Tao Zhongwen relied on to postpone the disaster in the past...
Zhang Xuanqing said: "Excuse me, Great Master, if this Buddha treasure explodes, will the karma inside return to heaven and earth, or return to the individual's body?"
Li Yandao: "The calamity of karma is different from the filth of heaven and earth. It is extremely targeted. It should return to the individual's body, and the threat is greater... If you want to take it, you must give it to you first. This is Tao Zhongwen's hidden method of controlling various factions."
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All the factions gave up their luck and looked ugly. Zhang Xuanqing took a step forward and saluted again: "The great master has uncovered the Tao thief's conspiracy. We are very grateful. However, there are many seniors in each faction who have been harmed by this thing."
, I wonder if the great master has any way to relieve it?"
It is easy to raise a problem, but difficult to solve it. Tao Zhongwen is already beyond redemption, and it does not make much sense to add another crime to him. Solving the mess left by the other party is the real ability.
Zhang Xuanqing did not think that the other party could do it, he just wanted to restore his own momentum and fight for the right to speak next.
"This is the second thing I want to explain this time..."
However, Li Yan flipped his hand, and the trembling Heavenly Master's orb suddenly became honest and put it in his sleeve. Another talisman flew out and took the place of the orb: "This talisman was made by me and the Dragon God Research Institute. It can
Make the person who was robbed fall into a deep sleep, and then wake up again after developing a method to break the nine tribulations."
This talisman is indeed inspired by the Dragon Girl. The effect is just as Li Yan said, it is to allow practitioners to postpone the tribulation through dormancy.
The gods and Buddhas may be in this state now, and their thinking is somewhat similar to that of avoiding the three disasters in the past. The only difference is that the three disasters occur once every five hundred years. If you avoid them, you will pass, but the nine calamities will always exist, and you will still have to do it after waking up.
Overcoming the tribulation.
The Taoist priests looked at the flying talismans and had a feeling in their hearts that the era of the Celestial Master's orbs had passed and the era of the Celestial Master's magic talismans was coming, and the latter's goal was even more shocking. Gray blurted out: "The Great Master is interested.
To resolve the Nine Tribulations?"
Tan Yangzi immediately said: "As early as in the southeast, Master Li had discussions with us and had this idea!"
All the Taoist priests were in awe. After Zhang Xuanqing repeatedly identified the talisman, he had to admit that this man far surpassed Tao Zhongwen in terms of ability and structure...
But Li Yan never made empty words and began to make specific arrangements: "No matter where I am, I am a Taoist doctor. The Nine Tribulations are also 'strange diseases' caused by the changes in the world. I hope that all factions will cooperate to avoid concealing diseases and refusing to treat them."
Bring the victims together to discuss the 'cause' and pursue the hope of cure."
Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism immediately agreed: "I will obey the order of the Great Master!"
Lan Daoxing looked at Zhang Xuanqing and Ge Lei. The latter two understood what he meant and it was time to correct their attitude. They said in unison: "I will convince the elders of the master's sect to obey the orders of the great master!"
"Before the real man's mansion is built, if you want to find me, you can come here."
Li Yan nodded, turned around, and looked at the Tathagata statue again.
Each faction bowed respectfully, either with sincerity or with awe, and exited the palace together.
(I thought I could last until the Chinese New Year, but it seems I still fell outside the finals. It may be due to the magic sun. There will be updates every day. Please forgive me for the small quantity. I will try my best.)