When there were only two of them left in the room, the Lord of Qingqiu used the magic formula, and the outside of the room suddenly became quiet, and the previous cicadas and birds suddenly disappeared. Zhao Ran can also achieve this effect, of course.
It relied on the defense talisman, but the Lord of Qingqiu's random actions had nothing to do with the talisman. Zhao Ran felt as if the house had been moved to another completely isolated place, and the outside world had disappeared.
Zhao Ran was impressed by such a powerful method, and felt that the great demon in front of him was different from other demons, like a real Taoist scholar.
"Do you know how many roads there are to the upper world?"
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "Two, no, three. One is for trust to ascend, and the other is for recommendation to ascend. Well, I heard from Xiaodao that if you can withstand the natural disaster, you can also ascend, but after you go up
If heaven doesn't recognize you, life will be very difficult."
The Lord of Qingqiu didn't say it was right or wrong, he just asked: "Do you know what the Heavenly Tribulation is for?"
Zhao Ran replied: "Wash away the cause and effect."
The Lord of Qingqiu asked: "Why do we need to wash away the cause and effect?"
"After the cause and effect are washed away, you will have the conditions to survive in the heaven..." After answering this, Zhao Ran suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this conclusion that he had always regarded as a golden rule.
Sure enough, the Lord of Qingqiu continued to ask: "Since the cause and effect can be washed away, one can survive in the heaven. On the other hand, if the cause and effect cannot be washed away, does it mean that one cannot survive in the heaven?"
Zhao Ran suddenly realized: "Yes..."
If you have to cleanse the cause and effect in order to survive in the heaven, then what's the point of using faith to resist the thunder of tribulation? One hundred million faith can block a thunder of disaster. As long as one block is blocked, the cause and effect will not be washed away. For thousands of years,
Come on, what happened to the ascension of so many senior ancestors of Taoism?
The Lord of Qingqiu continued: "There is actually no necessary connection between the tribulation thunder and cause and effect. The tribulation thunder is used to cast the body. The purpose of casting the body is not to survive in the heaven, but to survive in the heaven."
Get better."
Zhao Ran was stunned: "Then...what's the point of eliminating cause and effect?"
"The significance of eliminating cause and effect is to cleanse the heart, and the significance of heart cleansing is to take a step closer in cultivation. Of course, cutting off the connection between the ascended person and the lower world is also an important purpose of eliminating cause and effect, so that after the ascended person ascends to heaven,
I won’t miss home too much.”
"Senior, what you mean is that you can ascend without eliminating cause and effect?" Zhao Ran was a little unbelievable.
"Of course, otherwise how could there be a recommendation for promotion?"
Zhao Ran said: "But ten years ago, Patriarch Longyang recommended him to ascend. At that time, nectar fell from the sky and washed away his karma..."
The Lord of Qingqiu said: "I've heard about this, but I can tell you that the nectar dropped by Master Qingwei is not used to eliminate cause and effect, but is used to cast his body like a calamity thunder. Casting body
and heart-cleansing are both rewards for those who ascend, so that they can practice more calmly after ascending to heaven."
"In other words, the Thunder Tribulation is actually a reward? Rather than a necessary procedure?"
"Don't underestimate the Thunder Tribulation. The Thunder Tribulation is a reward, but it's not just a reward. If you can't survive it, you will die. Therefore, you can regard the Thunder Tribulation as a test and a procedure."
"Senior's words are a bit... dialectical..."
"The way of heaven holds the center. Since it holds the center, it certainly means that it can be viewed as either left or right."
After Zhao Ran digested and absorbed it for a while, he continued to ask: "What about Xinli? Why can Xinli open the Hongqiao channel?"
The Lord of Qingqiu said: "I can't answer this question for you. What I can tell you is that in different heavens, the understanding and concrete form of faith are also different, such as silver."
Zhao Ran asked: "Senior, do you want to take the road of promotion? So you have to pay money to Nazhen Fairy Boy?"
Qingqiu nodded: "You can say that."
"Fairy boy... why don't you take the silver yourself?"
"Things given to immortals and gods must come from offerings. It still means the same thing. You can think of silver as faith. There is essentially no difference. Things taken from oneself are of no use to immortals and gods."
Zhao Ran nodded, he had some understanding, so he said: "Why do you have to take this path? Forgive Xiaodao for bluntly saying that Nazhen Fairy Boy is not very reliable... not very reliable. Seniors can come to my Taoist door.
Xiao Dao, on behalf of my seniors, I convey to the True Master Hall the meaning of ascension. There is still a surplus in the Faith Power Pool of the True Master Hall, which may be used."
Qingqiu said: "I can't walk this way."
"Why?"
"Can't say."
"Xiaodao understands. The last question is, where has Nazhen Fairy Tong been in the past year?"
"He didn't say."
"But he took the money but didn't get the job done?"
"good."
"Then he turns around and asks for more from his predecessors?"
Qingqiu is silent.
Zhao Ran said: "Three million taels of silver will be sent to Yinshan within a month."
"What are the conditions?"
Zhao Ran shook his head: "It's worth the three million silver to get senior's advice. However, Nazhen Fairy Boy broke his promise and failed to do anything after taking the silver. Instead, he got worse. Xiaodao believed that this was a bottomless pit that senior didn't know what to do.
Fill in as much as you want."
Qingqiu was silent again, and after a while he suddenly said: "Do you know why I told you so much?"
Zhao Ran shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
"Although I only know you through Hu Baozhen's mouth, I feel that you are different from others. You are not so afraid of immortals and gods."
After receiving such a comment, Zhao Ran was a little bit dumbfounded. After returning to Edo, he immediately asked Zhang Juzheng to carry three million in cash and send it to Yinshan.
Zhang Juzheng immediately obeyed the order, but after completing the process, he also reminded Zhao Ran by crying poor: "The cash in hand of the Governor's Mansion is less than two million taels."
Zhao Ran said: "There is no need to delay the advance. Let Zeng Ruming advance. We should also prepare to pay the money."
Following Zhao Ran's order, Zeng Ruming launched the final offensive against Hideyoshi, who was lingering in Osaka. Under the instructions to minimize casualties, Zeng Ruming adopted the method of siege and attack, forcing Hideyoshi's troops to fight internally, and invaded on the first day of September.
Osaka Castle.
Hideyoshi's head was sent over by his subordinates, and Zhao Ran ordered a message to be sent to Kansai. By mid-October, the entire Kansai was under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Although there was still sporadic resistance, it was nothing and was eliminated one by one by the garrison troops from various places.
The occupation of the Kansai region has brought the population under the governor's jurisdiction to over 10 million, which is larger than the population of many provinces in the Ming Dynasty. It will definitely become an important source of credibility. But what Zhao Ran is most concerned about now is not this. He is trying his best to collect silverware and silver ingots.
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This place really lives up to expectations. Although there are not as many as in Kanto, the total amount of silverware and silver ingots exceeds eight million.
As Zhao Ran expected, after learning that Yingzhou had been fully occupied, Zhenshitang immediately sent a commendation edict to the Governor's Mansion of Yingzhou, and at the same time made a request to the Governor's Mansion to immediately collect cash and deliver it to Jian Jiguan.