After arriving at Qingcheng Mountain, the driver did not go up the mountain, but first went to Qingcheng Temple at the foot of the mountain. Qingcheng Temple, thanks to Xuanyuan Temple, has always been the most popular Taoist temple in Sichuan Province, but it was surpassed by Junshan Temple last year and became the most popular Taoist temple in the province.
The Taoist temple's first place in the credibility book fell to second place.
Xing Miao Zhu, who was in charge of the Qingcheng Temple at that time, also agreed with Zhao Ran that they would compete again in the 20th year of Jiajing to see who was the real number one in Sichuan Province. But this was official business, and Xing Miao Zhu was not a small-minded person.
The official rivalry did not affect the personal friendship between the two.
Qingcheng Temple is very big, and it is not comparable to Zhao Ran's Junshan Temple.
Less than half of the city temple.
After detailed questioning, Zhao Ran finally understood that there were too many Taoist priests, government officials, gentry, wealthy merchants, scholars, traders and lackeys, pilgrims from all directions, etc. who came to Qingcheng Mountain every year, and Xuanyuan Guanyun Shuitang simply could not accommodate them.
, the few inns on Zhangren Peak are far from enough, so many people come to Qingcheng Temple to stay.
Qingcheng Temple has a lot of money, and after having money, it successively expanded the Yunshuitang residence, and it has reached its current scale. 70% of the buildings in the temple are guest houses for receiving guests.
When Zhao Ran came to Qingcheng Mountain last time, he knew that the Xuanyuan Guan Yunshuitang was extremely tight. Now that the two people he knew best, Song Zhiyuan and Zhao Zhixing, had been sent down to take charge of their own affairs, he didn't think about crowding Xuanyuan Guan.
Instead, he chose Qingcheng Temple to stay.
That night, Xingmiao held a banquet in honor of Zhao Ran and Bai Duyao, and arranged two good houses for them to stay.
The next day, Zhao Ran accompanied Bai Duyuan up the mountain. According to Zhao Ran's idea, he originally planned to ask Zhao Yunlou, the governor of Xuanyuan Temple, but Bai Tengming was a little hesitant. He was the governor of Xizhenwu Palace. The above line
Everyone who is in charge of Xuanyuan Guan’s name is Ye Yunxuan.
Bai Tengming always felt that it would be against the rules if he did not meet Ye Yunxuan first after arriving at Xuanyuan Temple.
And according to Bai Tengming, Ye Yunxuan is very good to him and they have been friends for many years. If he takes Ye Yunxuan's path first, the effect should be better.
In the first month of the first month, when Ye Xueguan held a major meeting in the province, Zhao Yunlou was the only one in the three capitals of Xuanyuan Temple. It was said that Ye Yunxuan and the chef Feng Tengchuan stayed in Qingcheng Mountain and did not attend the meeting, so Zhao Ran didn't know much about Ye Yunxuan.
, we can only follow Bai Tengming to ask for Ye Yunxuan first.
Outside the gate of Xuanyuan Temple, there is still a long queue of devout pilgrims waiting to offer incense. The side door still has the sign "Zhike" hanging on it, and people of all kinds come and go from time to time.
Bai Tengming stepped forward and handed the greeting card to the guest hall Taoist priest on duty and registered. When the Taoist priest on duty saw his greeting card, he quickly asked him to wait in the quiet room where Zhao Ran was received last time. There was no need to queue up with others. With Bai Tengming, he
Everyone in the Taoist palace preached enlightenment, and Zhao Ran did not need to change his yellow crown robe, but he enjoyed different treatment.
Not long after, the Taoist priest on duty came to inform the two of them, saying that Ye Yunxuan was free at this time and could receive them.
Bai Tengming and Zhao Ran quickly followed the Taoist priest on duty, passed through the three major halls, and headed towards the back.
The Three Capitals are a highly respected position in the Shifang Jungle. The Taoist sect has the practice of discussing the affairs of the Three Capitals. If there are major matters, it is usually submitted to the Three Capitals for discussion and decision-making. However, because the Three Capitals' discussion is only a "convention" and not a "written document"
", so these three Taoist positions are also quite embarrassing.
When encountering an unreasonable supervisor, or if the abbot has a strong relationship with the supervisor, the three capitals may be sidelined. The former is like the Wuji Palace where Dong Zhikun is, and the latter is like the Xizhenwu Palace controlled by Du Tenghui and Xu Tenglong.
However, Xuanyuan Guan under the control of Li Yunhe has done a good job in implementing the convention of discussing matters in the three capitals. You can say that he is broad-minded, or you can say that he has strong control ability. Xuanyuan Guan has been absent from the abbot position for a long time.
Next, it is a matter of personal ability to ensure the implementation of Li Yunhe's will while adhering to the rules of procedure of the three capitals.
Therefore, the three capitals of Xuanyuan Guan have both status and power, which is different from many places.
Dujiao was mainly in charge of the affairs of the Jingtang department. Zhao Ran had been the Jingzhu for two days before, and was once theoretically a subordinate of Ye Dujiao.
This was Zhao Ran's first time meeting this Xuanyuan Guan. Everyone said that the old man looked very elegant, and he was not dressed like a Taoist priest, but more like an old scholar, or a learned old Hanlin.
Ye Duduo sat behind the desk, put down the pen in his hand, stretched out his hand to signal Bai Duduo and Zhao Ran to sit opposite him, and asked with a smile: "Why are Tengming here?" Then he looked at Zhao Ran: "Who is this?
"
Bai Tengming said: "Ye Du said, I have the temerity to come to the door today, please forgive me. This is the temple blessing of my Junshan Temple, the director of Wujiyuan, Guyang County, Long'an Prefecture, Zhao Zhiran."
Zhao Ran stood up and saluted respectfully: "I have met Ye Duyuan. I am Zhao Zhiran from Junshan Temple. I once served as the quiet master of the Sutra Hall of Wujiyuan for a period of time. I heard that I was also your subordinate. I heard Bai Duyuan mention it.
I admire you very much, so I boldly come to see you."
Ye Duyuan looked Zhao Ran up and down, nodded and said: "Sit down, you don't need so many etiquettes. Zhao Zhiran, well, I have heard about Zhao Ran for a long time. I heard that Zhao Xiaomiao is a monk at Huayun Pavilion and can come to visit me.
Me, this is my blessing."
This was a very difficult thing to say. Zhao Ran thought for a moment and said, "Ye Du is joking. I am mainly a temple blessing. My status as a monk is only related to my own practice. As far as the public is concerned, I still have to listen to Ye Du's instructions."
.Your moral cultivation in Taoism is enough to be called a senior, and it is a model for our juniors to learn from."
Ye Dudao asked with a half-smile, "Are you telling the truth?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "It is indeed the truth."
Ye Du said: "Then I will say a few words to you in the name of senior, okay?"
Zhao Ran was stunned for a moment and said, "Please tell me."
"Now that you have reached the threshold of spiritual practice, you should put your mind on practice... Wait until I finish. There are thousands of avenues. You can choose one of them. I know this. You said that your spiritual practice lies in entering the world, but
I think Taoism emphasizes purity and indifference, staying away from the hustle and bustle of the world. Being involved in the world too much or for too long will make the Taoist heart dusty. How can we understand the true meaning of the Taoism? Do you think so?"
Seeing Zhao Ran opening his mouth to speak, Ye Duyao waved his hand and said: "Furthermore, the pavilion does not interfere with the Shifang Jungle. This is a rule set by the General View. The more you do, the more you touch this commandment.
Heavy, why bother?"
When it came to this matter, Zhao Ran had to speak and said: "Ye Du said, although I am a monk of Huayun Pavilion, I have never interfered with the affairs of Wuji Academy in the name of Huayun Pavilion. In official matters,
He has always acted and spoken as a Taoist priest who received an ultimatum from Shifang Jungle.
Speaking of which, when I first entered Wujiyuan as a lay practitioner of Huo Gong, and received ordination as a Taoist priest, and then to Jingzhu, Fangzhu, and Miaozhu, I never entered the pavilion to practice. I was a veritable secular Taoist. It was just a coincidence that I achieved some minor achievements.
Only then did he gain the attention of the pavilion and was given the Scattered Bone Pill, which allowed him to straighten his bones and become a monk. But no matter from the emotional point of view, from the point of practice, I can't let go of Shifang Jungle, and I am willing to do something for Taoism.
What I can do. And I remember that the General View has not issued any explicit rule that after entering the secular Taoist practice, you must resign from the Shifang Jungle Taoist position. Please clarify this point, Ye Du."