Zhao Ran held the joint petition and read it over and over three times. The signatures on the petition turned into faces and figures, dancing in front of his eyes. Some were still clear, while others were blurred.
But no matter which one, Zhao Ran was deeply moved at this moment.
Zhao Ran said: "It's really... I have nothing to say. I just did a little trivial thing, but in exchange for everyone's sincerity... I will tell them in person later that this title,
Disciple deserves it."
Zhou Yunzhi said: "You don't have to say it. Jian Jiguan approved it, and Zhang Yuanji personally rejected it." After saying that, he threw the second rubbing to Zhao Ran.
The rubbings read: Zhao Zhiran is so virtuous and capable. He can be compared with the true people. The old rules cannot be followed, so he will be dismissed immediately. He gathered a crowd and caused trouble, and his flattering attitude was unbearable. He was punished with a salary of three years. Xuanyuan
Gu Tengjia of the Guanjian Yuan recorded a serious offense. If he commits the crime again, he will be severely punished! This incident was sent to all the Guanjing, Palace, and Yuan in the thirteen provinces of the two capitals.
After looking at it, Zhao Ran was stunned and smiled.
Zhou Yunzhi said: "I asked Zhang Yuanji, and he said that he was following the will of the Heavenly Lord. I asked him why, and he said that your family, Dajunshan, is dishonest in offering offerings. It has been many years since the Heavenly Lord came to this world, but your family has not offered a stick of incense or a bowl of tea.
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Zhao Ran continued to laugh and nodded: "Yes, I did forget it."
Zhou Yunzhi sighed: "Speaking of your contribution to the Taoist sect, what does a title deserve? But just because you are not diligent in worshiping... As a result, you can make some compensation. After all, Nazhen Tianzun is an immortal in the upper world.
God, it is also appropriate to worship the deity."
Zhao Ran said sincerely: "Zhenzhen Zhou, it is indeed my family's negligence that we did not worship Tianzun before. But if we continue to worship Tianzun now, it will appear that the disciple did it deliberately for the sake of the title. It is suspected of paying money to the immortals and gods. It is against Tianzun."
, it is all a stain on the disciples. Again, this title is really not wanted by the disciples. Thank you to so many comrades who are working hard for the disciples. It is really a pity that they are even punished for it. It’s just that the disciples really shouldn’t show up in public, Master Zhou.
If you have time, please intercede with Heavenly Master Yuanji on behalf of your disciples, and the punishment will be waived."
Master Zhou sighed: "Forget it, this Nazhen Tianzun has indeed accepted too much. Even my Guansheng Pavilion has offered no less than 100,000 silver in the past two years."
Zhao Ran said: "I have never seen such an unabashed deity who just wants to get something from an immortal or a real person. One hundred thousand silver is enough."
"Is that enough?"
"That's enough."
"I'm afraid that if I don't make enough offerings, it will damage my credibility."
"If faith could be bought with money, I would rather go bankrupt."
Master Zhou was silent for a moment and said: "That's also true..."
After talking to Zhao Ran, Zhou Zhenren returned to Lushan. What Zhao Ran didn't expect was that she actually went to Jian Ji Temple and asked Zhang Yuanji to cancel the punishment on the Taoist priests in the Shifang Jungle in South Zhili. It is said that at that time,
There was a quarrel, which reached the point where the table was overturned. But there is no doubt that the more violent the quarrel was, the tougher Zhang Yuanji's attitude became, and the less likely it was that the punishment order against the Taoist priests in the Shifang Jungle in South Zhili would be revoked.
At this time, Zhao Ran was in the Dajun Mountain for the Taoist priests who came from far away to examine and teach the Dharma. He was busy in the dark. When he saw that the person leading the team in Nanzhili was Gu Tengjia, he deliberately took the time to come.
Talked with the other party for a while.
Zhao Ran thanked his colleagues in Nanzhili for their love for him, but also hoped that Gu Tengjia would not do this again. He said that Tianshi Yuanji is currently in power, and Tianshi Yuanji is no better than any previous abbot. He is the master of Lianxu.
Gao Xiu. In front of a senior cultivator at the Master Refining Realm, he jointly submitted a letter requesting that another senior cultivator at the Void Refining Realm be given a title. Can they agree? What’s more, you are all his subordinates and under his leadership.
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Gu Tengjia immediately said that his colleagues only discussed matters based on justice and never thought about the twists and turns inside. If we really have to consider so many dark things that cannot be disclosed, this is not the Ming Dynasty or Taoism. So he also asked
Zhao Ran please stop worrying about this matter, "Everything is open to public opinion"!
Seeing that Zhao Ran could not be persuaded, he could only say that he, Zhao Ran, would make up for the losses suffered by his fellow comrades in Nanzhili in his own name. If any comrades in the future lose their Taoist posts for this, they can also come if they are willing.
Song Fan, he will definitely treat everyone to dinner, showing his guilt.
When Zhao Ran was teaching the Dharma, the situation became more and more intense. On June 20, the Taoist priests from Shifang Jungle in Guizhou jointly submitted a letter to Jian Ji Guan.
Recommend your advice to Zhenshitang and give Zhao Zhiran the honorary title!
This time, the nature of the joint letter was even worse than that of Nanzhili. This was an act of blatant disobedience after Jian Jiguan was announced to the world and no one was allowed to jointly sign the title. It can be described in four words - knowingly and deliberately.
Jian Jiguan quickly issued an edict to deal with it. The abbot of the province was dismissed, the supervisor resigned and returned home, and the three capitals and below were collectively demoted. The abbots of each palace, the supervisor and the three capitals were fined three years and stayed in office for one year.
To see the aftereffects.
This punishment edict was reprinted in full by mainstream publications such as "Junshan Notes", "Inside and Outside the Imperial City", "Lingbao New Theory", "Maoshan" and other mainstream publications. Among them, reporter Ruoqi openly attacked Jian Jiguan with three sharp questions
:
How can the virtues and achievements of Zhao Zhiran be inferior to that of Zhenren back then?
Comrades rushed to write letters to confer a title on Zhao Zhiran. It was fine if they disagreed. Why should they be punished so severely?
Is Zhang Yuanji, the abbot of Jian Jiguan, jealous or hostile?
These three questions, especially the last question, immediately caused an uproar in the world. Jian Jiguan asked "Junshan Notes" to severely punish reporter Ruoqi. If not, there will be consequences!
The latest issue of "Junshan Notes" the next day had no content in the whole page, only a line of large characters at the beginning: "In the summer of the 29th year of Jiajing, "Inside and Outside the Imperial City" was seized by the King of Qi Dynasty. In the summer of the 14th year of Longqing, "Junshan Notes"
"Waiting for this day to come!"
The circulation of "Junshan Notes" without content has reached its highest peak since its inception, with a historic breakthrough of 100,000 copies!
After this issue of "Junshan Notes", before Jian Jiguan could react, it seemed as if it suddenly erupted, and there was a wave of joint petitions from all over the country!
On the third day of July, Shifang Jungle in Fujian jointly submitted a letter to Jian Jiguan, requesting that "the beloved Zhao Zhiran be given the honorific title of 'Gong De'."
On the sixth day of July, people from Zhejiang Shifang Jungle jointly submitted a letter requesting that Zhao Zhiran be given the honorific title "Xuanying".
On the ninth day of July, people from ten directions in Huguang signed a letter and proposed that the honorific title be "Guangde".
On July 12, the four provinces of Shandong, Beizhili, Shaanxi, and Henan, Shifang Conglin, jointly submitted a letter. The proposal jointly formulated by the four provinces was to add the title of "Hongde".
On July 14th, a joint petition from Shifang Jungle in the four provinces of Guangdong, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Yunnan arrived. Their suggestion was to "act and teach."
In the end, even Jiangxi, where Zhang Yuanji's hometown Longhu Mountain is located, could not suppress him. Although they did not jointly submit a letter to Jian Jiguan, all the prefectures in Jiangxi purchased front-page headlines in several major journals and each proposed their proposed title.
The proposed title. There was no submission, but the position was made clear.
ps: Taoist Liutu is preparing for the final exam, and Taoist Babao has started classes. He wishes Taoist Liutu a smooth exam and successful scientific research. The title of this chapter has been updated, which consumes one talisman owed by Taoist Hengyi.