When the first day of the 20th year of Jiajing came, Zhao Ran spent it in depression. Every year at the end of the year, it is the month with the most Daomen festivals. On the birthday of the Yuan Dynasty, the Kitchen God went to heaven to play, and on the day of Tianla, Jade
The birthday of the emperor, the birthday of Lingbao, etc. are dazzling.
Junshan Temple has opened its doors to welcome pilgrims since December 20th, and has been busy since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Of course, they cannot hold large-scale fasting festivals every festival. They will only hold large-scale fasting festivals on the first day of the lunar month and the eighth day of the lunar month.
A ceremony is held on each emperor's birthday.
Because Zhao Ran has a dark history of appearing in front of others, the rumor that there is an immortal master in Junshan Temple has spread throughout the surrounding counties. Therefore, the number of pilgrims who come to Junshan Temple to offer incense and worship the gods this year is far more than in previous years, including pilgrims from Baoding Prefecture and Tongchuan Prefecture.
, there are even people from the capital.
The first incense stick in Zhengdan has been reserved by this wealthy guest from the capital. His donation for the incense was fifty taels.
As a temple blessing and immortal master, Zhao Ran only presided over two large rituals in person. The rest of the time was spent sitting listlessly in the back hall, praying for every pilgrim that Jin Jiu brought over - there was no other way.
, Immortal masters also have to eat, right?
As for interpreting fortunes and reading fortunes, leave it to Lin Shuangwen. No one else but Zhao Ran has the ability to read people's dishes after practicing in the Taoist sect for too long.
After the busy first month, Zhao Ran earned a lot of merit, but these merits could only be looked at but not eaten, and they were all piled up above the sea of qi. He had not made any progress in his cultivation for two full months, and he was not extravagant.
It was an incomparable waste of two opportunities to realize it, which really makes people feel distressed and hurts!
The so-called pain in the balls is definitely not a joke, it is a real physical feeling. This once again proves that the essence of Taoist cultivation is closely related to the most essential mechanism of the human body.
Sometimes Zhao Ran also considered that instead of staying in Shifang Jungle, Huayun Pavilion also has masters, elders, and great elders. In the future, he can also go to Lushan Jianji Temple to continue to level up. Maybe this is also a way. But
Then I thought about it, I was really stupid. How could I be qualified to teach Kung Fu if I wasn't a Master Jindan? How could I be an elder if I wasn't a Master? The question went in a circle and came back to the original point.
Regretfully, he returned to the front hall and sat in front of the table in a daze. Scenes of everyone he had ever known flashed through his mind, wondering who might be able to help him. While he was going through repeated screenings, Qu Fenghe knocked on the door and came in.
, hand over a document.
"How are you doing with your reading these days?"
"I have read the way of kings and ministers..."
"What did you say?"
"The ruler who governs the country cultivates virtue, and his loyal ministers assist him in practicing the Way. If the Way spreads virtue, peace will prevail. If the officials and the people are respectful, the world will be easy to govern."
Zhao Ran nodded: "Besides your chores, don't delay your studies. You have a solid foundation. Don't be arrogant and neglectful because of this. Zhong Sanlang is a stupid bird compared to you, but the stupid bird flies first, so it's not thousands of miles away?"
"clear!"
Waving his hand for Qu Fenghe to go down, Zhao Ran opened the official document. The official document was transferred from Wujiyuan, and the official document transferred was from Xizhenwu Palace, and the official document from Xizhenwu Palace was transferred from Xuanyuan Temple. If according to the terminology of later generations,
, it should be such an official document - a notice about forwarding Xizhenwu Palace's "Notice on Forwarding Xuanyuan Guan [Notice on Convening a Provincial Dao Sect Work Conference]".
It seemed awkward to speak, but there was nothing wrong with it in terms of logic and grammar. Zhao Ran couldn't help but smile knowingly, as if he had returned to a time long ago.
Daomen in Sichuan Province is the same as other provinces in the Ming Dynasty. Every three to five years, each temple in Shifang Jungle will hold a major meeting. The content is nothing more than summarizing the past work and making some work plans and prospects for the next few years.
, certain important matters will also be announced during the discussion period. Those participating in the discussion are mainly Taoist priests above the eight deacons of Xuanyuan Temple, the abbots of each Taoist palace and the three capitals, and the abbots and supervisors of each Taoist temple.
Zhao Ran vaguely remembered that there was a meeting at the end of the twelfth year of Jiajing. At that time, he was still a layman of Huo Gong and was preparing wholeheartedly for the qualifications of a Taoist priest. After the big meeting, the well-informed Yu Zhiyuan once nagged in front of him that because of the recovery
The setback at Baima Mountain deeply shocked the Taoist sect and the high-level officials of the imperial court. Therefore, there was actually only one agenda for that big meeting: to concentrate our thoughts, unify understanding, mobilize extensively, organize carefully, and devote all our efforts to the various tasks of recovering Baima Mountain, in order to seize the battle.
Work hard for the great victory in the war!
This was Zhao Ran's summary of that major meeting. Yu Zhiyuan burst out laughing after hearing it, saying that the summary was quite accurate.
In the next seven years, Zhao Ran never heard of Xuanyuan Guan holding a grand meeting.
It's just that Zhao Ran was a little curious, how could Wuji Temple send such a document to him? Since the opening of the Junshan Temple, only Junshan Temple has issued a document to Wuji Temple, but Wuji Temple has only sent it to Junshan Temple three times, and once it was received.
The reply from Junshan Temple after requesting for the erection of a statue of the god was that it had been transferred to the West Zhenwu Palace; the second time was after receiving a request from Junshan Temple to grant an ultimatum to Guan Er and others, and the reply was temporarily not allowed; and the third time was this.
The above-mentioned notice of the meeting was forwarded this time. It fully reflects how bad the relationship between the academies and temples is.
As for any other matters, he was not informed at all. Several times, Jin Jiu was so angry that he cursed loudly and said that he would not report any matters to Wuji Academy in the future. Of course, he was still angry, but he calmed down under Zhao Ran's persuasion.
Zhao Ran is right, it is their fault that Wujiyuan did this, but if you Junshan Temple did the same thing, as a subordinate, you would be shouldering the other party's fault as well.
Now that the document was sent, Zhao Ran read it carefully to see what it had to do with Junshan Temple.
The subject matter of the major meeting was concise and concise. It was nothing more than a summary of the past and plans for the future, without revealing any special circumstances.
The time is from the 21st to the 30th of the first lunar month, and the meeting lasts for ten days, which is a little longer, but there is nothing surprising. Except for the monks in the palace, it is not easy for ordinary people to travel far these days. So many people spend so much time traveling.
It takes ten days and a half to get to the place, hold a meeting for two or three days and then withdraw, what's the point of tormenting people?
Looking at the location, it was Ye Xueguan. Zhao Ran secretly guessed that this meeting was probably still related to the Baima Mountain battlefield. No, it was not related. I am afraid it was the main content. Otherwise, it should have been held in Qingcheng Mountain. Seven years ago.
That big meeting was held in Pingwu, the seat of Long'an Mansion, which is adjacent to Songfanwei. This time, it was one step closer. Could it be that there was something big going on?
Finally, the scope of participants is still the eight deacons and above of Xuanyuan Temple, the three capitals and above of all prefectures and Taoist palaces, the abbots of each county, and the supervisory court...
Huh? Zhao Ran squinted his eyes, did you see that right?
"All county roads, temples and temples will attend the meeting..."
"Please make sure that the above personnel arrive at Ye Xueguan before the 20th day of the first lunar month of the 20th year of Jiajing and report to the Daomen Promotion Office. Otherwise, they will be punished as delaying the military flight..."