After a long while, Queen Lu regained her composure and said, "This kid Changkong has learned a lot."
"At such a young age, he has even dabbled in Taoism."
"It seems that this time, Chen Qianyuan has hit a brick wall."
When Princess Huaiqing heard this, she also pondered for a while and then said: "Li Changkong's talent is far superior to that of my son."
While she was still thinking hard about the way to break the situation, she didn't know that Li Changkong had already regarded himself as the way to break the situation.
Although both are wise men, the gap between the two is still very obvious.
When Emperor Jing Xing heard this, he looked slightly sideways.
Of course, he knew that Huaiqing, his own daughter, seemed to be indifferent to fame and fortune.
But in fact, he is a proud and arrogant person, and he has always considered himself to be the best among all the royal children.
Being reticent in daily life does not mean that I don’t want to argue with others, but that I disdain to argue with others.
But now, this compliment is not self-effacing, but comes from the heart.
From this point of view, Li Changkong may have a different weight in Huaiqing's heart.
Thinking again about Empress Lu's hesitation before speaking, Emperor Jing Xing couldn't help but frown slightly.
Could it be that Huaiqing... also has a crush on this bastard Li Changkong?
But this Zhaoyang has already married this boy as his wife. I, the princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, can't be a concubine, right?
Emperor Jing Xing couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling that it was very difficult to handle.
What a crime!
…
Three days later, Wugong Mountain, Tianyi Sect.
Tianyi Sect was built on the top of Wugong Mountain, at a very high altitude.
The highest point of Tianyi Sect is also called Dao Cliff.
It is a place that only past sect leaders and sect disciples can enter.
At this moment, on the cliff, a strong wind howled.
The old Taoist wearing plain clothes was meditating in the strong wind. His clothes were blown by the wind, but his meditation state was not affected in the slightest. He remained as still as a mountain and sat cross-legged like a bell.
Looking at the entire Tianyi Sect, apart from Zhang Hongfa, the current headmaster and the professing master of the imperial court, there is probably no one else.
Bang bang bang!
There was a soft sound from the stone door behind him. Zhang Hongfa, who was over fifty years old, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the endless mountains and fields below him, and said: "Come in!"
Then, a bloated Taoist priest wearing a yellow robe came in respectfully.
First, he bowed with difficulty against the strong wind on the top of the mountain and said: "Master."
"Didn't I say that? If there is nothing important, don't disturb my Qing Dynasty."
"I don't have much time left. Are you going to let me live in peace for the last few months?"
"What did Master say?" Chen Qianyuan immediately looked frightened and said, "It's not that I want to bother Master, but something happened down the mountain."
"What can happen in such a peaceful and prosperous age?" Zhang Hongfa didn't care about Chen Qianyuan's words.
Chen Qianyuan was helpless after hearing this and could only tell everything about what happened in the past few days.
Of course, he did not even mention the matter of colluding with King Jing, deposing the crown prince and establishing King Jing in the name of Emperor Zhenwu.
There are some things that are courting death if you mention them.
"If you lose, you lose. It won't affect the centuries-old history of our Tianyi Sect. Why bother fighting with others to win or lose?"
"Every penny has to be weighed, that's not my Taoist style."
"This matter ends here. You go find Uncle Li to help you. Don't go down the mountain to give lectures in the future."
"This..." Chen Qianyuan was dumbfounded when he heard this, even a little unbelievable.
He knew that his master was lying flat, but he never expected that his master could lie flat to such an extent.
"If you don't go down the mountain to preach scriptures and the popularity of the religion will fade away, I'm afraid it will fade away." Religion is all about popularity. The more people believe in a religion, the more authentic your religion will be.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Hongfa heard this, he shook his head again: "If it fades away, it will fade away. Our Taoism emphasizes closing the door in prosperous times and descending from the mountains in troubled times."
"It's different from those bald donkeys practicing Buddhism. Without this incense, we will only live a poorer life, but we can still live."
"If that's the case, why force it?"
"As long as the inheritance continues, it's not a big deal."
When Chen Qianyuan heard this, the corners of his mouth suddenly twitched.
Good guy, today the followers of the church are well-dressed and well-fed, and live a meaty life, all of which are earned by incense!
Why did it come to your old mouth that it became why force it?
If you really don’t force it, what should we eat? Can’t we eat glutinous rice bran?
Chen Qianyuan was about to refute, but when he saw Zhang Hongfa's plain-colored Taoist robes with even a few patches on them, he held back his words.
This person has really been living a life of eating chaffy vegetables.
"Is there anything else? If nothing happens, you can leave and don't bother me again to do my Qing Cultivation!" Zhang Hongfa's tone already contained a hint of dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Chen Qianyuan took a deep breath and took out his trump card - the Tao Te Ching.
Before coming, he spent the whole night looking for someone to copy out the entire Tao Te Ching.
Although this Taoist scripture has never been put on sale, many people have listened to Li Changkong's lectures, and they can collect it by piecing together a few sentences here and there.
"Master, this is the Book of Virtue written by Uncle Li. My disciple thinks it is very mysterious, but there may be some truth in it, so I dedicated it to the master."
When Zhang Hongfa heard this, his brows furrowed even more.
What Taoist scriptures has he not read in his entire life?
Even the Heavenly Dao Sutra, the Taishang Zhenjing of Dachu, and the Yuanshi Tianjing of Western Qin were thoroughly understood one by one.
It can be said that in front of him, the Taoist Scriptures are the most worthless things.
But after all, it was his filial piety as a disciple, so he couldn't refuse, so he thought of perfunctory, read a few sentences and then gave up.
Zhang Hongfa smoothly took the booklet with the Tao Te Ching written on it. After opening it, a line of words came into view.
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao. The name can be named, but it is very famous."
After saying this, Zhang Hongfa immediately paused, frowning, as if he was lost in thought.
After a moment, he relaxed his brows and murmured to himself: "This opening sentence is quite shocking."
Then he read: "The nameless beginning of heaven and earth is the name of the mother of all things. Therefore, I always have no desire to observe its wonderfulness; I always have desire to observe its pleasure."
hiss!
Zhang Hongfa couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and fell into deep thought again.
And the time for meditating this time was obviously much longer than the last time.
After a long time, his brows relaxed again and he continued to read: "The two have the same origin but different names. They are both called mysteries. Mysteries are mysteries, and they are the door to all mysteries."
This time, Zhang Hongfa was completely stunned. He stood up, paced back and forth, and muttered: "Same origin but different name? Same name as Xuan!"
"How can they have the same name but the same name? How strange!"
The old man was thin, but he was pacing back and forth selflessly on the edge of the towering cliff.
Several times, Chen Qianyuan saw Zhang Hongfa walking to the edge of the cliff before turning back, which really frightened him.
This situation lasted for half an hour before Zhang Hongfa relaxed his brows and slapped his thigh hard!
"That's right! Nameless and named, they are all Tao! This is the mystery of having the same origin but different names, and the same name!"
"Good scripture, good scripture!"
"These three sentences alone can be regarded as the Taoist program!"
Zhang Hongfa was dancing with excitement, his eyes were no longer cloudy, but filled with excitement.
He looked at Chen Qianyuan and asked sternly: "Is this Taoist scripture really written by the young Uncle Li?"
"Yes...yes, no matter how brave I am, I wouldn't dare to deceive you."
When Zhang Hongfa heard this, he no longer cared about it and rushed directly towards the stone door behind him. His body was light and he could be said to be the best in the world.