As the leader of Taoism in the world, which rivals Datianjie Temple in Buddhism and Taoism, the incense here has always been very prosperous.
But since the end of the year before last, the gate of Zhengyiguan has been closed tightly, and idlers have not been allowed to enter for a long time.
But today, at the first viewing, the central door suddenly opened wide, and a red carpet was spread on the floor. Zhang Daren, who had been living inside for more than a year, put on the most solemn feathered clothes, led a group of big and small cow noses, and went to the door to greet the distinguished guest.
It was His Royal Highness King Jiahai, King of Chu, who came.
Zhu Zhen got down from the golden chariot with a smile on his face. He cupped his hands at Zhang Maocheng, who was fat and fair, and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, you have become much richer."
"Haha, Your Highness is joking." Zhang Maocheng had a humble smile on his face and respectfully invited Lao Liu to come in and watch. "In addition, in Nanchang, the poor Taoist has been staying at home for almost two years, so who can be upset?"
"My sister is a weight loss expert. Didn't she give you some strength?" Lao Liu smiled and entered the door side by side with him.
"Girls are outgoing, so they won't care about me." Zhang Maocheng said with a wry smile.
"Don't let your sister hear what you said." Zhu Zhen said with a half-smile but not a smile: "For you and Zhengyi, she has been working tirelessly for the past two years and has really suffered a lot of grievances."
"With His Highness here, she can't suffer any loss." Zhang Maocheng said in his heart, who else can make her angry except you...
"My father passed away early, and I raised Xun Zhen by myself." He sighed: "I already told her not to take care of my affairs and let her stay at home peacefully. But she didn't listen. Alas, it's really
It’s heartbreaking.”
If Marquis Ningyuan, who sells his daughter for glory, hears this, he will have to spit on him severely. Bah, it is obviously 'sending a girl to seek peace'! Can't you be as magnanimous as us?
"Fortunately, her hard work was not in vain." Zhu Zhen did not follow him in circles, but smiled and said: "My father has agreed to let you return to Longhu Mountain."
"Really?" Although he had known this for a long time, Master Zhang Dazhen was still very excited after hearing Lao Liu's announcement. He kowtowed towards the palace again and again. "I thank you for your kindness, I thank you for your kindness!"
After getting up, he turned to Lao Liuji and said, "I would like to thank Your Highness for your help."
"Don't thank me." Lao Liu waved his hand and said with a big smile, "Thank you sister instead."
"..." Zhang Maocheng thought, why did this sound like a curse? But when he thought about it, there was nothing wrong with it.
"She didn't save the lives of my sister-in-law, mother and son. My father couldn't explain it, but he still wants to be close to Master Zhang Da for two more years." Lao Liu continued indifferently.
"Haha, I am really flattered to be able to be favored by the emperor." Zhang Maocheng said with a smile: "It's just that if you don't go back, Zhengyi will be torn into pieces and eaten up by others."
In order to change the situation where the Zhengyi family was dominated by one family, Zhu Yuanzhang kept Zhang Dazhen in the capital, and at the same time vigorously supported Quanzhen Taoism, Shangqing sect and other Taoist branches. A few years ago, he also built a sacred temple dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu in the capital.
This has brought a huge crisis to Zhengyi. How do you say that? People's hearts are scattered, and it is difficult to lead the team. From top to bottom, everyone feels that the team is about to break up, and they only think about dividing their luggage.
If Master Zhang Dazhen doesn't go back and stabilize people's hearts, the thousand-year foundation of Zhengyi will be ruined in his hands. It will fall apart and decline.
Zhang Maocheng cannot bear this historical responsibility.
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Zhang Dazhen again politely invited King Chu to have tea in the back hall. Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, "No, I'm still rushing to Chunhe Palace. My eldest brother wants to invite my fifth brother, me, and your sister to dinner."
"That's it. Then we must take care of the Crown Prince first." Zhang Maocheng nodded hurriedly and ordered loudly: "Go quickly and ask my sister to come out. Don't keep His Highness waiting."
When Zhang Xunzhen came out, Lao Liu asked Zhang Maocheng, "What are your plans after returning?"
"Oh, what else can you plan?" After being under house arrest by the Zhu family for two years, Zhang Maocheng had no temper at all. He said softly: "I don't know how long it will take to clean up the mess when I go back. Then I will close the mountain gate."
, Peace of mind, pure cultivation, no longer concerned about worldly affairs."
He finally understood that as long as the old Zhu family and his son were around, no matter whether it was the Zhengyi sect or the Quanzhen sect, they would not want to cause any waves.
"How can that be done?" Unexpectedly, Lao Liu shook his head and said, "As the leader of Taoism in the world, you have to make a difference. You can't just fish in the water."
"Ah..." Zhang Maocheng's heart trembled, knowing that it would not be so cheap. "Please give me your permission, Your Highness."
"What else is there to show you? You are a religion, and your vocation is of course to preach." Lao Liu said speechlessly: "Didn't your ancestor Zhang Lu and Zhang Daoling be the best at this back then? How come you have degenerated into waiters?
Are you a piece of trash that attracts people to your door?"
"This..." Zhang Maocheng looked at Lao Liu suspiciously, wondering if he was testing himself. He then said sarcastically: "Your Highness is joking. This is not what it used to be. Our Buddhist responsibility is to give the common people sustenance and preach the gospel everywhere.
This kind of thing is not suitable for peaceful times, right?"
Not only is it inappropriate, it's simply a recipe for death... In history, both Buddhism and Taoism were once ambitious religions with powerful religious groups. Not only did they actively preach at the lower levels, they also had countless followers among emperors and generals.
.Both religions also tried to override the imperial power.
Otherwise, there would not be three martial arts and one sect that destroyed Buddhism. Taoism was also repeatedly attacked by the imperial power.
The emperor recognized the orthodox religious status of Buddhism and Taoism, and Buddhism and Taoism did not take the initiative to preach. This was the result of the compromise between Buddhism and Taoism and the secular imperial power. Especially for an extremely powerful king like Boss Zhu who strictly controlled the number of monks and Taoists, who would dare to blindly
If you preach and compete with the emperor for the people, you will be met with disaster.
Seeing Zhang Maocheng's pitiful expression of "Your Highness, don't try to trick me", Lao Liu couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhang Daren doesn't want to be a scornful person. We have nothing to do with each other. I won't trick anyone if I try to trick you."
"Yes, yes." Zhang Maocheng nodded quickly, thinking to himself, what is the relationship between the two of us? I've been giving my sister to you for two years, but you haven't even spoken to me yet?
Uh, no. After coming back from Chunhe Palace that day, Zhang Xunzhen seemed to have lost his soul. He didn't think about food or food every day. Sometimes he was having fun alone, sometimes he covered his face and twisted his body into a twist, and sometimes he fell out of control for no apparent reason.
Tears, I don’t know where so many dramas come from...
If the situation hadn't been urgent that day, Zhang Maocheng would have doubted whether the girl had gone into the woods with the King of Chu that night.
"Oh, by the way, I didn't make it clear. I asked you to preach, not in the country." Lao Liu patted his head again and explained: "I want Zhengyi to lead the Taoism of the Ming Dynasty out of the Ming Dynasty and into the world.
The blessing of the Lord... well, the teachings of the Three Pure Ones have spread throughout the barbarians!"
"Oh, that's it..." Zhang Maocheng breathed a sigh of relief at first, but when he understood, he couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Highness is joking, can only those barbarians understand Chinese? How can I preach to them?"
ps. Sorry everyone, I didn’t expect that changing the fate of key characters would have such a big impact. Not only does the plot need to be reconstructed, but even the feeling needs to be re-captured... Although it can definitely be done, it cannot be done overnight.
Yes, so the update is unstable these days because I don’t feel it. Please give me a few more days, please forgive me.
