The lessons in the lecture hall were being carried out in an orderly manner, and before he knew it, about ten days had passed. These lessons were already familiar to Zhao Ran, but it is always beneficial to learn more. For those that interest you, repeat the study and review the past.
When it comes to learning new things, for those that have been thoroughly mastered, practice the Shui Shi Dan method with your eyelids half closed.
Fortunately, in the advanced training class, there is no habit of answering questions by name in class, otherwise Zhao Ran would not dare to be so presumptuous - the principal seal Jinghui and the deputy seal Li Dayin of the Daolu Department are very diligent, and they will take turns to attend and supervise almost every lecture.
The discipline is also very strict. Three minor offenses are recorded and one major offense is recorded. Regardless of minor offenses or major offenses, there are corresponding punishment measures. The key punishment is not the individual, but the sect to which he belongs. It is really helpless.
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On July 12, Zhao Ran received the flying talisman from Xu Yun'ao and asked him to meet him in Yeye outside the city.
Xu Zhenren's villa is called Baoyue Villa, located in Hengtang outside Sanshan Gate. This place is also known as Mochou. The story of Mochou Lake, to Zhao Ran, sounds more like a great demon in disguise.
The first half of the legend is similar to that of Bai Suzhen, while the second half has become a classic case of passive resistance to imperial power.
Because of the beautiful lake, it has become the place where many high-ranking dignitaries have established their villas, including Zhu Xianxian, Xu Zhenren, Du Hongyang, Guo Hongjing, etc., who all own properties here, mainly for the convenience of doing business in the capital.
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Zhao Ran had been here before, and he was familiar with the road. He went around the lake and arrived in a short time.
Zhao Ran heard from Lu Xixing that there was something important at Helin Pavilion, so Xu Zhenren rushed back to Benshan, Fujian Province from Zhaozhen Pavilion in Taishan, and stopped in the capital for a day, not only to see Zhao Ran, but also to meet other people, so Zhao Ran
When you arrive, you can only wait in the living room temporarily.
Sitting on the chair opposite was a Taoist priest from the Longmen Sect. Zhao Ran was stunned and quickly clasped his fists: "I've seen Senior Brother Wei."
This person is none other than the leader of the younger generation of the Longmen Sect, Archmage Wei Chaozong.
Among the Taoists, Baiyun Pavilion Wei Chaozong, Helin Pavilion Lu Xixing, Yuhuang Pavilion Dongfang Jing, Chunyang Pavilion Duanmu Chunming, and Zongsheng Pavilion Wei Zhizhen are now known as the five genius mages, and they are called the gods of Taoism.
The five top masters in this stage are even called the Five Elements Monks by some nefarious people, and for some reason they were forcibly assigned metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Of course, this kind of name and title is actually more hyped up by good people, especially after the publication of "Junshan Notes", its name gradually took shape.
But Zhao Ran believes that this title will definitely not last long. At least Dongfang Jing has already gone into seclusion. Wei Chaozong in front of him is said to be preparing to go into seclusion soon. When these two come out of seclusion, they will enter the stage of refining the gods and returning to the void.
In the third realm, who will be able to fill in the "five elements" when the time comes?
Sometimes Zhao Ran also thought about whether to simply create a practice list and do rankings. This is really a very profitable business, but the operation is not easy, and he needs to consider being more mature.
In the spring of the year before last, in Lingshan, Zhejiang, Senior Brother Wei Zhizhen tried his sword practice on the Three Provinces and Four Sword Masters. This incident became known all over the world. At that time, Wei Chaozong also came to Lingshan to watch the battle. However, Lou Guan had nothing to do with the Longmen Sect, and everyone only saw it from a distance.
On one hand, they never said a word, but today they were sitting in a room, drinking tea with each other.
Wei Chaozong smiled and cupped his hands: "Have you met Junior Brother Zhao? Junior Brother has also come to the capital?"
A talented monk like Wei Chaozong would definitely not be sent to the Shifang Jungle below as abbot, so he didn't know much about the lecture hall held in the capital, and even if he had heard of it, he wouldn't take it to heart.
So Zhao Ran informed Wei Chaozong of the matter, reported the names of the abbots of Beizhili who also came to study, and casually talked about some interesting things about Cock Cing Temple, which aroused Wei Chaozong's great interest, and the two of them
They had a great time chatting with each other.
Half an hour later, a monk came out of the inner hall. Zhao Ran couldn't recognize which pavilion he belonged to. He just looked at the logo on his robe and knew he was an alchemist. The alchemist left with a serious look on his face.
Ignoring Zhao Ran and Wei Chaozong who were sitting there.
The old housekeeper came in and invited Wei Chaozong in. Zhao Ran greeted him with fists in his arms. This time, Wei Chaozong came out very quickly, within the time of two sticks of incense.
The old housekeeper came out to invite Zhao Ran again, and Wei Chaozong said: "I won't wait for Junior Brother Zhao here. I will stay in South Zhili for some time in the near future and go back to Cockcrow Temple to visit Junior Brother."
Xu Zhenren sat in the chair in the study and gestured to Zhao Ran: "Sit down, Zhiran, and be more casual. I heard that you have something to ask me. Is it something related to the lecture hall?"
Zhao Ran sat down and said: "Master Xu, yes or no, I agree with the holding of the lecture hall, but what I don't understand is what happened next? There are many things I don't understand this year..."
Xu Zhen said: "Not only you don't understand, many people don't understand, there are some things that even I don't understand. The reason why I didn't explain it to you Lou Guan is because even myself, many of us don't fully understand it."
Think about it, I don’t know what to do next.”
Zhao Ran held his breath and listened attentively.
"In the first month of this year, Zhenshitang held a resolution and confirmed a proposal made by Chen Shandao. This year, starting from South Zhili, including Zhejiang, Henan, the common government of the three provinces began to gradually return to the imperial court..."
Zhao Ran suddenly opened his mouth wide and looked at Master Xu in disbelief, not knowing what to say. This was news that shocked him so much that his mind almost went blank.
According to Xu Zhenren's explanation, the complete return of the common government of the three provinces to the imperial court means that in terms of civil affairs, Taoist temples, Taoist palaces, and Taoist academies in the jungles of all directions will not interfere with the specific operations of the government, which means personnel arrangements, taxation, etc.
The collection of taxes, the handling of government affairs, etc. were all let go. Shifang Jungle concentrated on preaching and supervising the improper actions of the government. However, supervision did not mean to point fingers at will. It could only be reflected upwards, and Jian Jiguan would communicate and correct it with the court.
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After a moment of silence, Xu Zhenren said again: "The jungles in the three provinces and ten directions only retain jurisdiction over preaching affairs. The imperial court guarantees that the world's credibility will increase at a rate of 5% every year. If it fails in any year, all the churches will be removed immediately.
Power returns to the jungle of ten directions."
Zhao Ran finally understood why Zhang Yuanji burned four fires in a row after he came to power, all pointing to the key of increasing credibility. If Zhang Yuanji's four fires can achieve the expected goals, the credibility of Zhang Yuanji will increase by 5% every year.
Growth goals are not difficult to achieve.
This is exchanging trustworthiness for the power to dispose of general affairs.
"Three provinces? Is this a trial?" Zhao Ran asked.
"That should be the case. You should also know that some people really want to try to see if another path is feasible, so the True Master Hall passed a resolution and agreed to let them try it."
"As a result, the credibility of South Zhili, Zhejiang and Henan will probably suffer within a few years."
"If the trust value of the three provincial pavilions is insufficient, the trust power of the Jiuzhou Pavilion will be allocated for their use."
Zhao Ran was silent for a moment and asked: "...When the True Master Hall made a decision, who agreed?"