Not talking about Zhao Junchen's psychological imbalance at the moment, Zhang Daoquan also discovered that Emperor Deqing was unexpectedly easy to deceive, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Before that, when Zhang Daoquan faced Emperor Deqing, he was still quite nervous. Although he acted calmly, his face was always tense and his behavior was reserved. Although Zhang Daoquan had been trying his best to pretend, Zhao Daoquan, who was familiar with him,
Junchen and Li Muhe could still see the abnormality.
But at this time, after Zhang Daoquan discovered that Emperor Deqing believed deeply in the matter of "immortal fate", he also understood that Emperor Deqing had a deep obsession with the matter of seeking immortals and visiting Taoism. Because of this obsession,
In addition, he had personally witnessed two unexplainable phenomena: the auspiciousness of fairy fruits and the phenomenon of golden light. He was actually more susceptible to being bewitched than ordinary people, so his mentality was much more relaxed and his mind was more flexible.
After hearing Emperor Deqing's words of self-pity, Zhang Daoquan smiled and consoled him: "Your distinguished guest does not need to feel sorry for himself. Since the immortal has given you the opportunity, it will not be easy to understand the deep meaning, but it will never be possible.
No head, no tail, no chance at all... In the opinion of the mountain people, the golden light vision that the distinguished guest saw before may be just a part of this opportunity, or maybe it is just a reminder before the real opportunity comes.
!So, maybe your distinguished guest will encounter something else in the future!”
When Emperor Deqing heard this statement, he couldn't help but perked up and said excitedly: "In other words, I will still have a chance in the future?"
Zhang Daoquan nodded lightly and said: "Maybe it is, maybe it is not. Shanren has not yet attained the Tao, so naturally he cannot understand the profound meaning of God. Now it is just Shanren's family opinion! However, your distinguished guest must be careful from now on.
Pay extra attention, and if you encounter something again, don’t miss it in a hurry like today.”
Although Zhang Daoquan was vague, his tone was very firm, which made Emperor Deqing even more excited. At the same time, he secretly reminded himself that he must pay special attention to all abnormal situations around him in the next few days.
In fact, Zhang Daoquan's vague statement is also a deception method commonly used by religious swindlers.
As the saying goes, "Think about it during the day and dream about it at night." Since Emperor Deqing was so obsessed with the matter of seeking immortals and visiting Taoism, there is a high probability that he will dream about related things in the next few days. If it were in the past, Emperor Deqing would dream about it.
I don’t pay much attention to related things, but now that I have heard Zhang Daoquan’s guidance and hints, if I dream about sex, immortality, God, etc. again in the future, Emperor Deqing will definitely regard it as a dream from an immortal.
, thinking that this is his chance.
At the same time, there is also a saying that "what the heart thinks, what the eyes see", once Emperor Deqing repeatedly reminded himself to pay special attention to the abnormal conditions around him, he would inevitably subconsciously make far-fetched assumptions and misinterpret the daily routine.
The many coincidences that I encounter are all corroborated by my own "chance", and I believe that all of them are due to God's arrangements.
To put it bluntly, it is still the trick of guiding the deceived target to deceive himself, but this method is indeed tried and tested, and it is especially useful for a shrewd person like Emperor Deqing, because Emperor Deqing will report all "abnormal phenomena" discovered in the future.
” are all conclusions drawn by one’s own personal observation. There is no possibility of outsiders deceiving them, so they become more and more convinced.
At that time, Emperor Deqing will not only become more and more convinced that he is a person with immortal destiny, but also have more trust in Zhang Daoquan, who "foreseen" all this in advance and "kindly" reminded him.
In fact, Emperor Deqing already trusted and valued Zhang Daoquan very much.
After hearing Zhang Daoquan's reminder, Emperor Deqing felt rare gratitude. He raised his hands to Zhang Daoquan and said, "Thank you, Taoist Master, for the reminder. I will pay extra attention in the future and never miss any signs again."
Having said this, Emperor Deqing finally recalled the original reason for his visit to "Tongji Temple" today, which was to investigate the whereabouts of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea".
In Emperor Deqing's view, since he saw the golden light in the side hall dedicated to the "Three Saints of the South China Sea", his "opportunity" was most likely to be closely related to the "Three Saints of the South China Sea".
The matter of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" has become more and more important.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing thanked Zhang Daoquan for a while and then asked again: "Daozhang Zhang, the main reason I came to Tongji Temple this time was to hear the news that there is a person secretly enshrined in this side hall.
True Immortal, the Immortal's name is 'Three Saints of the South China Sea', but is that so?
I accidentally heard the name of this immortal some time ago, and I also received the favor from this immortal, so I came here specially today to offer incense and fulfill my vows to the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'! But I didn't know that this place is so remote.
Are the immortals enshrined in the temple the "Three Saints of the South China Sea"?"
Zhang Daoquan looked a little surprised and said: "I didn't expect this distinguished guest to have heard of the immortal name of the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'. Although this immortal has great supernatural powers, he has always been invisible and rarely appears in the world. Therefore, in this world,
Very few people know about the existence of this immortal... But in recent times, for some reason, there have been an especially large number of people inquiring about the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'... Yesterday, there was another
A pilgrim once forcibly broke into this side hall to find out what happened. The source of this noble man's information must be the pilgrim who forced his way into the temple yesterday, right?"
Emperor Deqing immediately guessed that the "pilgrim who forcibly broke into the temple" mentioned by Zhang Daoquan should be Xu Sheng, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor. He actually apologized even more rarely, saying: "That person is from my house."
When a steward learned that I cared about the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea', he wanted to please me. If he had offended me, I hope Daoist Zhang would forgive me! When I return to the house, I will be severely punished.
To him."
Zhang Daoquan shook his head slightly and said: "That pilgrim was so generous. He gave him a thousand taels of incense and silver as soon as he made a move. Although he forced his way into the temple, he solemnly apologized afterwards, so you don't have to punish him...
.In fact, without the information he provided, the noble man would not have been able to come here today to witness the vision. Although what he did was disrespectful, it was also part of the noble man’s chance, and maybe it was God’s arrangement. Therefore, this matter
Since the matter has passed, let it pass."
After hearing what Zhang Daoquan said, Zhao Junchen's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head to carefully observe the changes in Emperor Deqing's expression.
At the same time, Emperor Deqing's eunuch Zhang De also made the same move.
Then, Emperor Deqing thought deeply for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "In that case, I will not pursue his offense against Daozhang Zhang."
In fact, Emperor Deqing didn't just "not pursue the case"? Zhang Daoquan's words "Although his actions are disrespectful, they are also part of the opportunity of being a nobleman" were enough to make Emperor Deqing look at Xu Sheng differently in the future.
.
It can be predicted that Xu Sheng's holy family will be prosperous from now on, and he will soon completely overtake Wu Xinquan, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and become the number one figure in the inner court.
Of course, this is also due to Zhao Junchen's plan. After all, Xu Sheng is not like Wu Xinquan who follows the seventh prince Zhu Hejian wholeheartedly.
To influence Xu Sheng's judgment, if Xu Sheng becomes the number one figure in the inner court, it will naturally bring a lot of benefits to Zhao Junchen.
At the same time, Zhang De, who also saw the change in Emperor Deqing's expression, secretly decided at this time that the first thing he would do after returning to the palace was to pay a special visit to Xu Sheng and get closer to Xu Sheng in advance.
Not talking about the little ninety-nine in the hearts of Zhao Junchen and Zhang De, Zhang Daoquan said again at this time: "It stands to reason that the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' does not like the excitement, so although he is secretly enshrined in the 'Tongji Temple'
The statue of the god is never open to outsiders, and information related to the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' is never leaked casually. However, since this noble man is related to the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea', he is still here.
The golden light vision seen in the hall must be someone who is destined to be the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea', so there is no need to hide it from the noble... The immortal enshrined in the side hall here, his immortal name is indeed '
The Three Saints of the South China Sea'."
While speaking, Zhang Daoquan had already raised his hand to lead Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen and others into the side hall.
At this time, the side hall was still dark and dark, so the first thing Zhang Daoquan did after entering the side hall was to take out the fire stick and light the candles in the hall.
So, as a few candles were lit, Emperor Deqing gradually saw clearly the true appearance of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" enshrined in the temple, and then corroborated the information previously provided by Zhao Junchen, but found that the appearance characteristics of the statues in the temple,
It was exactly the same as what Zhao Junchen had said before, and he became more and more convinced that the statue in front of him was the legendary "Three Saints of the South China Sea".
While Zhang Daoquan started to light the candle, he also told everyone in detail about the deeds and legends of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea", their supernatural powers, and their relationship with the "Tongji Temple".
According to Zhang Daoquan, the "Three Sages of the South China Sea" are a true immortal who existed before the creation of the world. This true immortal is not just as simple as being the leader of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. In fact, Confucius, Laozi,
It was based on the guidance of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" that the three Sakyamuni Buddha founded the three religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism respectively.
All in all, in Zhang Daoquan's words, the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" are simply the top of the gods, immortals, Buddhas and saints in the world, and they are so praised that the sky is full of flowers.
After all, Emperor Deqing is the supreme king in the world. If you want him to truly believe in a deity, the deity must be as tall as possible - in the heart of Emperor Deqing, if it is an ordinary door god, kitchen god, or city god,
Gods like him would bow their head when they see him.
As for the relationship between the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" and the "Tongji Temple", according to Zhang Daoquan, his ancestor was a firewood farmer and accidentally saw the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" when he was cutting firewood in the Taihang Mountains.
Immortal Miracle, I also heard a few sermons from the "Three Saints of the South China Sea", and then I had a great enlightenment, so I founded the "Tongji Temple", and from then on, I secretly enshrined the statues of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea".
In fact, Zhang Daoquan's ancestor was indeed born in Chaifu, but in the long speech he was talking about at this moment, this sentence is true.
Such wanton compilation of fairy tales and exaggerated claims has always been what Zhang Daoquan is best at. At this time, he is also very familiar with it, and it is true. The yearning and enthusiasm that occasionally flashed across his expression when telling the story added to the
It gained a lot of credibility and made Emperor Deqing even more doubtless.
However, when Zhao Junchen saw Zhang Daoquan's performance, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Perhaps he felt that Emperor Deqing was too easy to deceive. Although Zhang Daoquan was no longer nervous at this time, he was too complacent. If he kept facing Emperor Deqing with this mentality, mistakes would sooner or later occur.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen stood up again and said slowly: "Oh? I didn't expect that the 'Tongji Temple' and the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' would have such a relationship... To be honest, I have actually been with this person before.
I have met an immortal once, but some details are different from the description given by the Taoist Priest! According to the Taoist Priest, the mount of the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' is a white bull, but the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' I saw
Holy, his mount is a green donkey, and on his head is an ordinary old man's bun instead of a gold and jade crown, but I don't know why there are these differences?"
Zhao Junchen's questioning was ostensibly to prevent Emperor Deqing from getting deeper into trouble, but in fact it was to warn Zhang Daoquan not to get carried away.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's question without warning, Zhang Daoquan couldn't help but was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain it.
However, Emperor Deqing was convinced at this time and immediately reprimanded: "Junchen, don't be ridiculous! Can what the Taoist said be false? Since the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' are so powerful, naturally they will not
There is only one mount, and it will not wear a high crown at all times. Now that we have finally found the trace of the wizard, why bother nitpicking these little details?"
Following Emperor Deqing's reprimand, Zhao Junchen immediately fell silent and just took a deep look at Zhang Daoquan.
After Zhang Daoquan was repeatedly beaten and tamed by Zhao Junchen, he was deeply in awe. At least for now, he did not have the courage to disobey Zhao Junchen. When he noticed Zhao Junchen's eyes, he immediately felt a chill in his heart. He finally restrained his complacent mentality and then talked with him.
Emperor Deqing became increasingly cautious when dealing with him.
In this way, under Zhang Daoquan's arrangement, Emperor Deqing saluted and offered incense to the statues of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea". His demeanor and behavior could be described as unprecedented piety and seriousness.
After the worship session came to an end, Emperor Deqing first carefully observed the statues of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Actually, my family wealth is quite rich, and now I hope to sincerely repay the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'.
Given the favor and opportunity, I wanted to spend a sum of money to build the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' temples in various prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty. The bigger the better, so as to promote the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' to the world.
He has vast supernatural powers and profound teachings, but he doesn’t know what Zhang Daozhang’s intentions are?”
After a pause, Emperor Deqing also wanted to make friends with Zhang Daoquan, and said: "Of course, I am only responsible for providing the money for this matter, and the specific matters will be left to the 'Tongji Temple' and Zhang Daozhang."
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhang Daoquan was shocked at first - to build a new temple in every prefecture and county in the Ming Dynasty, and the bigger the better, how much money would it cost? I'm afraid it would be millions.
Two pieces of silver are not enough! The emperor took action, and it was indeed extraordinary.
After the shock, came the great joy! Emperor Deqing's approach not only gave Zhang Daoquan enough support, but also was very beneficial to spreading the teachings and influence of "Tongji Temple". If everything goes well, "Tongji Temple"
His influence will soon be on par with the great Buddhist and Taoist sects such as Zen, Sanlunzong, Tianshi Sect, and Maoshan Sect! And he, Zhang Daoquan, will successfully become the founder of the great sect and will be famous throughout the ages.
Naturally, Zhang Daoquan couldn't refuse such a beautiful thing from heaven and couldn't wait to agree.
However, just as Zhang Daoquan was about to agree, he suddenly noticed that Zhao Junchen's cold eyes were staring closely at him, full of warning!
For Zhao Junchen, after he saw that the surplus money in the imperial treasury was increasing, he had been trying every means to increase the expenditure items of the household department, hoping to maintain the state of the treasury being unable to make ends meet to ensure that his position was stable, but Zhao Junchen chose
These new expenditure items, whether it is to stabilize the Loop, or to go to sea, or to increase the salary of officials, or to purchase the vassal land from Emperor Deqing, in the long run, it will benefit the country.
It is of great benefit to the people and is not a pure waste - this is one of Zhao Junchen's only bottom lines.
But if Emperor Deqing were to invest tens of millions of taels of silver in building temples in various places, it would be detrimental to the country and the people. Zhao Junchen could not accept that the money he had saved so hard for the treasury would be wasted like this.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen immediately warned Zhang Daoquan with his eyes.
In the end, under the pressure of Zhao Junchen's gaze, Zhang Daoquan just shook his head and refused: "This noble man's intention is naturally good, but the mountain man also said just now, 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'
'I don't like liveliness, he is an ancient true immortal, and he doesn't need incense to worship like other gods, so noble sir, as long as you have such intention, there is no need to build temples at all... In fact, 'Three Saints of the South China Sea'
'The existence of it should be limited to only a few people."
As he spoke, Zhang Daoquan couldn't help but feel his expression twitching, and felt his heart dripping with blood.
What a great opportunity? But because of Zhao Junchen's pressure, he had no choice but to give up. At this moment, Zhang Daoquan had inevitably planted a seed of dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen in his heart.
You know, even when Zhao Junchen forced him to kill someone with his own hands a few days ago, he did not dare to feel any dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen.
On the other side, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhang Daoquan more highly and respected him more and more when he saw that Zhang Daoquan had so easily refused the favor he offered.
Then, Emperor Deqing discussed the teachings of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" with Zhang Daoquan in this side hall. This was also what Zhang Daoquan was best at, and he dealt with it with ease, and then gave Emperor Deqing a gift.
This hand-written scripture, called "Three Treatises", is said to have been written by his Chaifu ancestor based on the sermons of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea". It is hoped that it will be helpful to Emperor Deqing in his future understanding of immortal destiny.
After receiving the "Three Treatises", Emperor Deqing felt as if he had found a treasure. He was not even willing to hand it over to Zhang De for safekeeping, but carefully kept it in his arms.
In this way, while discussing the classics and Taoism, Emperor Deqing and Zhang Daoquan both wanted to make friends with each other. The atmosphere was harmonious, and time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon time.
Seeing that it was getting late, Emperor Deqing finally stood up and left reluctantly, but said that he would visit again in a few days.
With this sentence, Zhao Junchen's plan to use "Tongji Temple" to seduce Emperor Deqing has been basically achieved. Just seeing how Zhang Daoquan can change Xu Sheng's future destiny with just one unintentional word today, we know what Zhao Junchen can do in the future.
How many things have been accomplished using "Tongji Temple" and Zhang Daoquan - of course, the premise is that Zhang Daoquan can always be controlled.
Seeing Emperor Deqing say goodbye and leave, Zhang Daoquan naturally did not want to stay, but personally sent Emperor Deqing and his party outside the "Tongji Temple".
It is worth mentioning that before Emperor Deqing left, he also ordered Zhao Junchen to leave a sum of money for incense to the "Tongji Temple". Zhao Junchen initially took out a thousand taels of silver notes, thinking it was enough, but unexpectedly
Emperor Deqing was actually very dissatisfied, saying that Xu Sheng had left a thousand taels of silver yesterday and he had to get ten times more.
In desperation, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to take out all the banknotes he had, and finally managed to collect 10,000, and then left them all in the "Tongji Temple".
When he put a thick stack of silver notes into the incense box, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but complain in his heart: "This money came from me, and I don't know if I can reimburse it from the internal funds later... To celebrate with Deqing
The emperor's temper will most likely not be reimbursed...
Since you firmly believe in the 'Three Saints of the South China Sea' and are so pious, you should pay for it yourself! Why do you want to kill my fat sheep again? Is it because you have become accustomed to it?... That's all.
Anyway, I’m not at a loss, I opened the Tongji Temple, so it’s just the left hand and the right hand!”
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PS: In the past few days, my physical condition has been poor, and various inflammations have occurred. The most important thing is that I can’t sleep well at night and my brain is groggy. In this case, if you force the code to be written, the quality will definitely be poor, so the update speed will be slowed down in the near future.
