Tian Yi thought for a while: "But it's hard to say for things like statues. If Lord Huo was able to occupy the magpie's nest and take away the statues of Zhu Rong and Lord Huode, it is possible that some kind of monster would pop out of this Buddha statue.
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Emperor Wanli now really feels that being an emperor is a high-risk profession. Those ministers woke up and thought they were having a story meeting at court, but nothing happened to them. They were terrible.
Speaking of which, there are really many temples, temples, palaces, and temples in Sunchon! If they were all demolished, there would be a turmoil.
Wanli decided to go for a walk in two days. Before the demolition, he posted a notice asking the gods to move quickly. The righteous gods would send them away directly. If there were evil gods who directly turned them into criminal suspects, of course there would be no demolition subsidies.
Then he asked: "Have you got the statue of Zhenwu back?"
Tian Yi comforted Emperor Wanli and said: "The statue of Lord Zhenwu has been moved back during the day, and Taoist Master Ji is watching it."
Emperor Wanli asked: "It is indeed the one that was moved before. Is it the statue of Emperor Sejong? Is it correct?"
After receiving the affirmation, Emperor Wanli slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Grandpa Daojun is quite capable. I hope that his statue can still function normally after being moved back. It must have been stored in the large warehouse of the Shrine for thirty-one years...
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I'm an old martial artist, can I still hit people?
"At five o'clock tomorrow, we will convene the cabinet and all ministers... and go to Dongyue Temple!"
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In the main hall of Longde Hall, it was approaching the fifth watch. To the people in the Forbidden City and the people on the street, it seemed that nothing strange happened that night and it was quiet.
As the night passed, Ji Xiang's eyes contained a superb divine light.
I feel refreshed and refreshed. I have finished practicing and feel good.
The essence and energy were condensed into shape, and a white lead flower shone brightly, and was taken back into the heavenly spirit by Ji Xiang.
Ji Xiang has already condensed the glory of the human body, and with the help of the blank divine card, the time has been greatly shortened.
Of course, the previous fire gods who had their vitality and incense swallowed by him also contributed a lot!
Ji Xiang felt that after another day of operation, the foundation of the fetal breath of the four realms had been completely solidified. By this time tomorrow, he could actually try to attract the devil to help him overcome the tribulation, so that the holy embryo could take a further step and enter the complete state.
The state of perfection.
I looked at the evil jar again. Inside this jar, the child in red had been refined, and a black bean appeared under the jar, which was full of evil energy.
"The next step is the Demonic Test. You can't be summoned in the Forbidden City. I'll go back and tell Emperor Wanli to report it. If you go out of the Forbidden City to lure the demon, which one among the ten demons will be the easiest to pass..."
Surviving the Demonic Trial is the key to entering the next realm, and it is also the major threshold before the perfection of this realm.
In Taoism, there is a theory of ten demons and nine tribulations, which are tests given by ten types of demons and nine types of involuntary catastrophes.
The tribulation begins at the four realms, and only when one reaches the fourteenth realm can one be considered to be completely free from the Ten Demons and Nine Difficulties.
This is like an exam, each demon is the examiner, because in Taoist classics, the ten demons are all employees of the demon kings of the heavens, and the demon kings of the heavens are the executives of Yuanshi Tianzun, and they are responsible for assessing the practitioners.
His nature and mind. This is different from the devil in Buddhism.
Of course, since it is an exam, you must choose an examiner who will be easy to pass.
How can this be called laziness? This is not laziness. This is called merit-based selection! This is the same as choosing a tutor for the postgraduate entrance examination in college!
Generally speaking, the best way to recruit "monsters" is to crawl into the mountains to find a vixen, then point at her and shout "Change me", "Monster, I want you to help me practice". In this way, wait until the little fox turns into a beauty.
, if your lust and heart are together, the "demon" among the ten demons will get wind of it and come to crack down on pornography and illegal acts...
But now we are in the palace, so of course we can't do this. It would be a great terror to have lewd palace ladies, and there are no monsters here who can help people practice cultivation.
So Ji Xiang thought about it, went to find a monster outside the city, and then recruited the monster, which is both eye-catching and good for the exam. The passing rate is very high, and the monster is the examiner, it has a special characteristic, that is, the thing you have in its hand
After passing the exam, it "never comes again".
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in the back hall. Emperor Wanli and others came out, and the Jinyi guards also started to take action. They came here and informed Ji Xiang that there was a sacrificial activity at Dongyue Temple today, and asked him to accompany Emperor Wanli on the trip.
"The incident at the Fire Temple has just ended. Why does Dongyue Temple need to offer sacrifices again? Is Emperor Wanli seeking death again?"
Of course, I couldn't say this thought out loud, I just thought about it in my heart. Ji Xiang agreed and was led to Emperor Wanli with the Jin Yiwei. From the chat among the people, he roughly knew what the situation was like now.
It turned out that some ministers were talking too much, saying that an evil god appeared in the Fire Temple, and that he had to go to other righteous temples and tell the heaven, earth and ancestors that something happened this time. What happened? I hope they can provide shelter for the sake of the country.
Pray with the emperor himself.
The sacrifices held in the southern and northern suburbs are to offer sacrifices to God and express one's gratitude....
The Sheji and the Ancestral Temple are used to worship ancestors.
The Sun Altar and the Moon Altar are places where sacrifices are made to the sun and the moon. The sun and moon are "bright", and they are places to pray for good luck to the country.
As for Dongyue Temple and Taisui Temple, they both offer sacrifices to orthodox gods. Dongyue is in charge of life and death, while Taisui is in charge of misfortunes and blessings.
However, Ji Xiang heard at this time that Emperor Wanli wanted to go to Dongyue Temple first, which was different from the orthodox sacrificial process.
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When the fifth watch came to court, the elders of the cabinet, including some important ministers, were summoned to speak in front of Fengtian Gate. Emperor Wanli expressed his intention to demolish the Dongyue Temple first, which immediately aroused a wave of criticism.
"Your Majesty, do you want a big sacrifice or a small sacrifice?"
"Now is not an important day, so there should be no big sacrifices, but small sacrifices should also start from the Sun and Moon Altar..."
Emperor Wanli waved his hand: "To tell you the truth, I am going to demolish the Dongyue Temple! The sacrifice is just a process, and then the Taisui Temple will also be demolished. These temples are now placed in Shuntian, so I am flustered.
Fear!"
The ministers had no choice but to say that even if they wanted to demolish it, they should go and have a look first before doing anything. Emperor Wanli agreed, saying, "Am I the kind of person who doesn't respect my ancestors? I respect my ancestors quite a bit!"
If it doesn't work, let me put it another way, what does demolishing a temple mean? This is called redecoration. Shouldn't it be demolished before decoration? As for when to install it, it's not up to me. You can ask the next emperor for approval.
So a large group of people went out at five o'clock, headed southeast, and went straight to Chaoyangmen Dongyue Temple.
When we arrived at the gate of Dongyue Temple and Zhandai Gate, nothing unusual happened. The plaque of Dongyue Temple was still the same plaque. Suddenly, the men from Jin Yiwei broke in through the door. At the entrance of the main hall of Dongyue Temple, there was a red-robed Taoist sitting.