Faced with Bai Tengming's distress, Zhao Ran could only say that you, the old man, have too many problems to consider, comforted Bai Tengming for a few words, and then asked: "The main feasts have been completed, when does the prison plan to return to Long'an for a family reunion?
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Bai Tengming shook his head: "I have just been here for more than a month, how can I go back? I told my family when I came to take up my duties that I will not go back in the first month of this year. Zhiran can do whatever he has to do in Zongsheng Hall. Tianhe Palace has
I'll help you guard it. I'm getting old too. I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it in a few years, and I'll consider resigning by then. I'll try to help you for as many years as I can. By the way, Hongyuan Dao
Have you prepared the candidates for the various responsibilities of the Yamen branch?"
Zhao Ran handed over a list: "Based on my four years of experience in Hongyuan, this list can give the prison some reference."
Bai Tengming took the order and read it carefully.
Baima Courtyard: Abbot Qu Fenghe, supervisor Lei Shan, governor Lu Zhicheng, governor Li Zhining, and cook Zuo Zhizhen.
Hongyuan County Government: County Magistrate Gu Tengfeng, County Magistrate Zhang Congan, Chief Registrar Longtan.
Bai Tengming asked: "Leishan turned out to be from the government, and Gu Tengfeng was from our Taoist sect. How come they changed their positions?"
Zhao Ran then talked about the tacit agreement reached between Tianhe Palace and the Governor-General's Mansion in Western Sichuan and the cross-fertilization of personnel, and then said: "Starting from Hongyuan County, the Du Supervisory Yuan originally planned to keep the ultimatums of people above the county government register.
, and will gradually be implemented in four counties in the future.”
Bai Tengming nodded and said: "This is a good idea. It has far-reaching significance for strengthening the Taoist sect. Is this Zhiran's idea?"
"Just a small suggestion."
"Why don't you see Yuan Hao?"
"Yuan Hao is now serving as the regiment training envoy. Jiang Ruobing, the secretary-general of the Governor-General's Office in Western Sichuan, has been promoted to the prefect of Wumeng. Governor Xia plans to let him take over the post of secretary-general. Now he has reported it to the Chief Envoy Department and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, waiting for approval."
Bai Tengming said: "This is a good thing. It shows that Zhiran's achievements when he was in charge of Hongyuan are obvious to all. Well, I don't have any objections to the Baima Court. The county government still needs to discuss with Governor Xia, and finally needs his consent.
, we can only make suggestions.”
Then he said: "Zhiran is going to take a break for half a month? You worked really hard on Ye Yunxuan's case a while ago, so it's time to rest for a while. I'm here to keep an eye on you, so don't worry.
, I will also wait for you to come back to discuss it."
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "When you say this, it seems like you are giving up your choice. This is not acceptable. You are a high-level Taoist at the provincial level. Not only the whole province is watching, but the general government is also watching... I said it's Xiu Mu, but actually
I can’t rest. Last year, the Zong Sheng Hall inspected the practicing disciples in Hongyuan and got some results. This year it’s Xiaohe County’s turn. I will choose a county every year and strive to rotate every three to five years to form a healthy reserve of disciples for the younger generation.”
Bai Tengming said: "Speaking of which, my grandson Bai Yu really doesn't know anything. He insists on being crowded in the Huayun Pavilion despite not being able to join such a good sect as Lou Guan... Haha, I'm not saying that Master Du Lian's disciples are not good.
But Lou Guan has Zhiran after all, so we should be closer, right?"
Zhao Ran said: "I heard that Bai Yu entered the Taoist realm at the end of last year? It has only been five years. Such an achievement is not easy."
Bai Tengming said: "But I can't compare with Qu Fenghe. Qu Fenghe entered the Taoist sect more than half a year later than him, but he already entered the Huangguan at the end of last year! My grandson has always been competing with Qu Fenghe. Last month I heard
This news is good, I was finally dumbfounded."
Zhao Ran sighed: "The speed with which Feng He entered the country is really unexpected. To be honest, even I can't believe it."
Bai Tengming waved his hand: "Forget it, I am too old and like to nag, so don't mind it. In fact, looking back, I am a great blessing to be able to enter cultivation, but I am not satisfied yet.
, People, if you look at the height of a mountain, you have to look at Shu from a long distance, haha."
In the first month of the twenty-seventh year of the Jiajing reign, the Zongsheng Hall launched a hard and busy process of selecting disciples in Xiaohe County. After half a month of hard work, a total of three young men with excellent qualifications were found and introduced directly to the mountain gate of the Zongsheng Hall.
Thirteen young men with no qualifications will be admitted to the Guishuyuan Sutra Hall to study sutras, and those who stand out among them will wait to receive bone-setting.
The foundation of a sect is accumulated year by year by several disciples. There is no shortcut.
What is worth celebrating is that in the sixth year after forming the elixir, Luo Zhiqing began to retreat to the realm of the Great Mage. The talisman he chose to entrust his spiritual consciousness, like his elder brother Wei Zhizhen, was also a seventh-level talisman, called the Chongjiang Fengzhang Talisman.
This precious seventh-level talisman was a gift from Zhao Liniang and was refined by Taoist Songxue himself. Taoist Songxue had extensive knowledge of ancient and modern times, and was especially good at calligraphy and painting. He integrated his understanding of calligraphy and painting into his practice and refined the famous "Ten Sons of Xuanyuan"
》, became the magic weapon of the Huangting sect. The talisman of the Chongjiang Mountains is also drawn into the talisman. The rivers drawn in the talisman are vast and stretching, and the mountains are overlapping and meandering. After casting the spell, the power of the three rivers and the weight of the nine mountains can be gathered.
It is completely a way of defeating ten groups with one force. The so-called heavy sword has no edge, and the skill is not good.
This talisman has always been kept by Zhao Liniang. When she saw Luo Zhiqing's fighting style, she felt that it suited him very well, so she took it out and gave it to him. Sure enough, after Luo Zhiqing got the talisman, after inspecting the talisman, she felt that it fit her very well, and she immediately decided to give it to him.
It serves as one's own talisman.
While Zhao Ran was happy for the third senior brother, he was also vaguely anxious about the progress of his own practice. It had been three years since the golden elixir of merit and virtue was completed, and it was still far from being perfected. If he wanted to hone himself until he was consistent with his destiny, he didn't know how many more years there would be.
Year.
There were two difficulties that originally hindered his practice. One was that the power of merit could not meet the needs of the Golden Core Realm, which was much larger than the Huangguan Realm. The other was the limit on the amount of Jingyuan generated. The second problem had already been solved a lot by Ye Yunxuan.
Solve it to the greatest extent, doubling the refining efficiency, which is equivalent to doubling the output of Jingyuan.
Therefore, the biggest problem now is that the absorption of merit power is somewhat behind the times. If I can get a few more huge amounts of merit power such as Xuanci Enlightenment, Zhang Dazhen and Qingjun Ascension, I will try my best to use all my merit power.
Essence refining, maybe this process can be compressed into two years. But those two times were "windfalls", which come only once and cannot be obtained. There is no hope that it can happen again, and there are not that many monks in the world who ascend.
And if you want the people of the entire Song Dynasty to provide you with stable merit power, it requires long-term subtlety. It is destined not to be achieved overnight, and there is no point in rushing.
After settling this year's new disciples, Zhao Ran returned to Tianhe Palace in mid-February. Twenty-three years ago in Jiajing, as a governor, if he really wanted to recuperate, he could even do nothing for months and months.
Just be present when the Supervisory Yuan convenes meetings in the three capitals and vote on a few proposals.
However, since the monks took over the institutional operation of Shifang Jungle, in order to balance the pressure brought by the monks as abbots on the lay people, the functions of the three capitals have been clearly strengthened, and the three capitals in various palaces and courtyards must assume corresponding responsibilities.
For example, the Du Guan will be in charge of the living room, inspection room and square hall; the Du Guan will be in charge of the Sutra Hall and the Dianzhu Room; the Du Kitchen will be in charge of the number room, accounting room and warehouse. As a result, the three capitals have become veritable supervisors.
Deputy of the hospital.
Therefore, it is not easy for Zhao Ran to "steal half a day's leisure from Fusheng". There are many things that need to be dealt with by him, and of course he is not willing to steal half a day's leisure.