In the first year of Longqing's reign, the Zhengdan Great Court Meeting was held in Fengtian Hall. It was attended by nearly a thousand people including civil and military officials in Beijing, relatives of the clan, and elder representatives of the people. It was a solemn and solemn event.
As representatives of the Taoist sect in Beijing, Zhao Ran, the abbot of Wenchang Temple and concurrently abbot of Jiming Temple, includes Gu Tengjia of Wenchang Temple, Li Dayin, abbot of Xuantan Palace and envoy of Yuanfu Palace, and Leng Tengxing of Xuantan Palace.
, Lu Xixing, the envoy of Chaotian Palace, Wei Chaozong, the envoy of Lingji Palace, Tang Yaozu, the envoy of Xianling Palace, and another one is Zhao Ran's old acquaintance, Zhao Zhixing.
In addition to the three laymen from Shifang Jungle, three refiners and two great mages appeared in Fengtian Palace.
The appearance of this row of Taoist priests in the palace made the atmosphere of the court meeting even more solemn. According to Chen Hong, the Chief of Ceremonies, this was the first time in decades that so many Taoist Taoist Taoist priests had appeared together in a grand ceremony.
Among the Taoist monks, Zhao Ran was originally the only one to go to court, but when Lu Xixing was young, he had thought about taking the imperial examination. He was more interested in things in the court, and insisted on participating with Zhao Ran, "wanting to see the world."
Tiangong wanted to participate, and the remaining two palaces were not willing to lag behind. They all reported to Zhao Ran, and Zhao Ran had no choice but to arrange them all. Later, he thought that Yuanfu Palace should not be left behind, so he simply mobilized Li Dayin to also participate.
At the end of the court ceremony, the cabinet ministers sent the Taoist priests out of the palace and out of the palace gate. Zhao Ran and everyone nodded in greeting, and everyone dispersed, leaving only Zhao Zhixing.
Zhao Zhixing smiled at Zhao Ran and said: "Senior Brother Zhao is so famous now that I feel like my ears are ringing with excitement in Jiangxi."
Zhao Ran asked: "Why did you suddenly come to the Daolu Department to be the chief seal? Didn't you do a good job in your position in the Jiujiang Prefecture Supervisory Academy?"
Zhao Zhixing said: "I still don't understand what happened. I only heard that Master Zhang personally asked me to come to Yingtian."
Zhao Zhixing's father is in charge of the metropolis. The "heard" in his mouth basically means the truth. Zhao Ran couldn't help but tease him: "What? Is your kid attracted to your abbot and Zhang Tianshi knew about it?"
Zhao Zhixing sighed: "Our abbot is such a fairy-like figure, how can we laymen dare to see it? Senior brother, please stop making fun of me."
Zhao Zhixing was transferred to the Supervisor of Xing County in Jiujiang Prefecture in the 22nd year of Jiajing. It took him seven years to be promoted to the Supervisor of Sansheng Palace of Jiujiang Prefecture. His steps were not small, and he was not inferior to Zhao Ran at all. He was still less than forty years old.
, it has reached the level of the three provincial capitals, and can be regarded as an outlier in the jungle of Shifang.
Jiujiang Sansheng Palace, like Xuantan Palace and Tianhe Palace, is a Taoist palace with a higher level. The abbot of this Taoist palace is none other than Ninth Girl of Longhu Mountain.
The Daolu Secretary Zhengyin is slightly lower than the Daolu Secretary in charge in Shifang Jungle, and is equivalent to the Sansheng Palace Supervisor. Zhao Zhixing can be regarded as a equal in the capital, but with such qualifications, his future path will be even broader.
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When old friends meet, they naturally want to reminisce about the past. Although Zhao Ran was very busy, he still held a banquet in Jingyang Tower and entertained Zhao Zhixing, which was regarded as taking over Zhao Zhixing's duties and washing away the dust.
After attending the Zhengdan Great Court Meeting, Zhao Ran had to fulfill his duties as the abbot of Wenchang Temple and held four fasting rituals in succession.
When Zhao Ran held a fasting ceremony, who among the capital officials today dared not to come? Even Emperor Longqing was present, which shows that his rituals were so popular that everyone "joyed and admired them".
He also held several daytime manifestations through fasting rituals, which caused incense clouds to linger in front of Qixia Mountain, and people flocked to them. Unfortunately, Zhao Ran did not invite the ghost of the immortal god to the mortal world during these rituals.
I couldn't hear the extremely powerful phrase "Who is in the lower realm?", let alone answer it freely.
Having witnessed the phantom of Nazhen Fairy Boy descending to earth once, he became increasingly bored with these phantom clones that were not essentially different from puppet statues.
Although the people were very willing to come to watch the fasting ceremony, Zhao Ran soon felt that something was not right. Every time the Wenchang Temple was led by the emperor, all the cabinet ministers participated, with important ministers as the backbone, and then ranked in order of rank.
Those who are of the eighth rank and below are lined up in the square in front of the temple, those of the seventh rank and above are entering the temple, those of the fourth rank and above are ascending the steps, and those of the third rank and above are entering the temple. As for the real pilgrims and common people, they are all waiting eagerly on the side of the mountain road.
On the fourth visit, Zhao Ran accidentally went out incognito and saw the officials of Honglu Temple on duty sorting the officials in front of Wenchang Temple. He suddenly felt bored to the extreme and dared to spend a long time to hold a fasting ceremony by himself. These officials
All treated as if they were in court.
This is the first month, and as a rule, people are not allowed to perform rituals. If this happens, wouldn't he become a bad person? Therefore, after this fast, Zhao Ran stopped all the rituals of the first month.
Once, the emperor couldn't help but said to Zhao Ran: "Teacher, why don't you think about it again and ask the Ministry of Rites to give you a less ostentatious title? Our Ming Dynasty needs a national teacher!"
Zhao Ran immediately refused: "I have said it before, where can anyone who is a national master in the realm of a great mage be able to spread the word and not be laughed at? Besides, you and I both need to keep a low profile, and everything should not be too public. Okay,
What do you want to say?"
The emperor said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I really feel that some of the cabinet's proposals in the memorial should be discussed. But once the court has discussed it, Mr. Chen Hong said that the decision of the court should be followed. I don't like it very much.
, I am the emperor, and I cannot always let my subordinates do whatever they want. I want to be a heroic emperor, one who surpasses all previous emperors."
Zhao Ran muttered: "Just get used to it and respect the results of the court deliberations. This is a reflection of your majesty's humility in accepting advice. It will definitely be recorded in history in the future."
What else did the emperor want to say: "But..."
Zhao Ran interrupted him and said, "Does Your Majesty want to become an immortal?"
The emperor was surprised and said: "With my talent, my teacher can also do something about it?"
Zhao Ran said: "Your Majesty, remember two things. First, you must be pure and carefree. Second, you must persist in strengthening your body. Worry less and exercise more to strengthen your body. Have you not practiced the health-preserving skills that I taught you?"
The emperor was stunned: "I haven't practiced for some time."
Zhao Ran said: "You must stick to it, at least for a year, and worry less about others. When your body and bones get better, I will teach you how to practice."
The emperor's eyes lit up and he went down the mountain excitedly.
On the day before the Lantern Festival, the infinite rosette of San Mao Pavilion flew to Jiming Temple again. This time, not only Zhou Keli and Ling Congyun were going to Dajun Mountain, but Li Dayin and Peng Yunyi were also going.
In addition, Suchuan Yao, Pei Zhongning, Guo Zhiwei, Long Qingwei, Gu Kexue's master and apprentice, as well as the registered disciple Zhuge Jiaguang, etc., will all return to the Zongsheng Hall to participate in the double cultivation ceremony of Wei Zhizhen and Qingyi.
Wei Zhizhen became famous all over the world after he tried the Fourth Sword Master. There are not many people who want to go to celebrate. People such as Wei Chaozong, Lu Xixing and others have already set off one step ahead, and Zhao Ran is the last one.
After waiting for a while, the new lecturer, Lu Yuanyuan, came late: "I'm sorry, I'm late."
Zhao Ran said: "It doesn't matter, everyone is here? Let's go!"