Chapter 46 The Royal Temple of Purity and Asceticism
He smiled slightly.
only.
Gao Shilian and others were shocked when they saw this scene.
Gao Shilian's heart thumped, "As expected of a great heavenly master, he can even show such a good reward without changing his expression. This is the true transcendence, not caring about wealth!"
Then, he handed over the third edict.
Gao Shilian took over this decree and began to read it.
"I am a descendant of Li Er. It is ridiculous that there is no temple here. Therefore, Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu, presided over the construction of a palace in the palace and asked him to serve as the temple master in three years.
"
The head of the palace?!
Everyone held their breath. What a glory, what a glory, what a glory. This is simply a symbol of the Tang Dynasty!
No practitioner can resist it.
Gao Shilian smiled and waited for his order.
only.
Su Chen frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head, "I won't answer."
Gao Shilian was stunned.
Cheng Yaojin was even more stunned.
The smiling old man next to him also looked confused!
Everyone's faces showed shock. They couldn't understand why Su Chen refused to agree.
Only Sun Simiao had a faint smile on his face, as if he had anticipated Su Chen's choice!
"Great Heavenly Master, why don't you agree?!" Gao Shilian said.
Cheng Yaojin said anxiously: "Your Majesty, if a Taoist palace can be built in the imperial palace, it will be a great joy."
Su Chen nodded: "Well, this is good news."
Cheng Yaojin said: "In that case, why do you refuse?"
Su Chen said: "I'm not refusing, I just don't want to be your leader."
He doesn't want to, as the head of the royal family, what he has to do is to be aloof and isolated from the world, so let him do it?!
You can't forget your roots!
Cheng Yaojin was stunned.
Gao Shilian was even more stunned.
They never expected that Su Chen would reject the holy order just for this reason.
Gao Shilian hurriedly said: "Great Heavenly Master, if you can be the leader of the Royal Taoist Temple, you will be the leader of Taoism in the whole world. If we, the Buddha, have Zhaoqing Hall, our Taoism will naturally have a palace. This kind of honor is really great."
It’s so rare.”
Su Chen said: "Glory to me is a meaningless thing. I would rather be among mountains and rivers."
Suddenly, both Gao Shilian and Cheng Yaojin were stunned.
The old eunuch also had a smile on his face.
Su Chen's move also gave him the confidence to complete the task with peace of mind.
The emperor can reward him, but he cannot be greedy and want to be an outsider.
otherwise……
I'm afraid even the emperor will be wary of him!
When everyone was helpless, the old man stood up and said: "The emperor has an order. If the Great Heavenly Master does not agree, then he can be the master of this Taoist temple. This matter will be left to the Great Master."
Heavenly Master!"
Cheng Yaojin and Gao Shilian were stunned.
Your Majesty, you dotes on Su Chen a little too much!
It is absolutely impossible for Tianci and Xianlingmi to help. There must be many things that they don't know.
Su Chen smiled slightly, "If that's the case, then I'll accept it."
After receiving the three orders, Gao Shilian and others were ready to leave.
However.
"The Emperor has ordered that Princess Changle has grown up. I want to betroth my daughter to him, but I am worried that she is not suitable, so I beg you to take her into your household and let her handle the royal affairs with full authority."
The whole place was in an uproar.
Gao Shilian and Cheng Yaojin were both stunned. It was clear that they did not know this decree.
The emperor is about to leave the cabinet, but he is also worried that he is not qualified.
Let him become Su Chen's disciple?!
This scene shocked everyone.
Su Chen was also confused, did he join Li Lizhi's disciples?
And let her be responsible for all the affairs in the palace?!
Su Chen thought for a while, and it seemed that the emperor had already planned it. This was also a good thing for him, as it would give him another title as a royal teacher!
Su Chen said: "Princess Changle has a fate with me. I can take her into my sect, but she is only a disciple in name. If she finds her useless in the future, she will be expelled from the sect."
Taking on a disciple?!
Everyone looked dull.
The emperor's favored little princess is just an ordinary apprentice!
However.
Originally, he thought that Su Chen would definitely refuse, and even prepared many promises, but he did not expect that the other party actually agreed.
Just think of it as an outer disciple!
He immediately saluted respectfully.
Just when everyone thought that the matter was over, the old father-in-law continued: "The emperor has a decree to let the Great Heavenly Master become the prince's teacher and teach Li Chengqian the great way."
call out!
This time, everyone was stunned.
Gao Shilian hesitated for a moment. He had been competing with Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji for the position of Taifu for several years!
However, Li Shimin never made up his mind.
But now, he handed everything to Su Chen.
Such an honor!
If he inherits the imperial power in the future, then he will no longer be a tutor, but the emperor's teacher!
The highest honor!
This is much better than the prince!
However.
They don't want to compete with Su Chen. Now that the favor is in full swing, anyone who touches it will be looking for abuse!
Su Chen said: "I hope the eunuch will tell the emperor that I will never accept the imperial edict!"
What?!
Wuji was stunned.
Cheng Yaojin and Gao Shilian also looked confused.
Even ordinary people understand how important this is. Why did Su Chen refuse?
"Great Heavenly Master, since you are willing to accept her as your disciple, why can't you let her be your disciple? This is the Taifu, who is he?"
He originally planned to persuade the other party as Taifu, but when he remembered his previous indifferent and ruthless appearance, he could not speak.
Rude!
How rude!
Su Chen said: "I have a fate with Princess Changle, but I have no chance with Your Majesty. I hope you will announce your retirement."
He did not want to get involved in the court's struggle, and Li Chengqian was not the future emperor, so he had to do this.
Who would agree!
The eunuch was left speechless and ultimately didn't know how to leave.
When he returned to Chang'an, the old father-in-law praised: "This great heavenly master is indeed a god-like figure. All glory and wealth are nothing in front of him."
He looked around and saw Gao Shilian nodding his head in agreement, but did not see Cheng Yaojin.
He asked in astonishment: "Why hasn't Duke Lu come yet?"
"He brought a big gift to the Great Heavenly Master." Gao Shilian said.
The old eunuch seemed to have guessed the origin of this "big gift". He smiled faintly, turned around and entered the city, reporting on his mission!