On the second day, Chu Yangcheng continued to carry Zhao Ran on his shoulders and drove away. Zhao Ran was afraid of being imprisoned by the other party's magic again, so he did not dare to say anything. He only occasionally talked to the other party for one or two words, but often did not get a response.
.But even so, Zhao Ran gradually figured out Chu Yangcheng's preferences. This Taoist priest seemed to be only interested in practicing martial arts and had no love for other things. This made Zhao Ran very frustrated because he was very interested in Chu Yangcheng's preferences.
Knowing nothing about this, naturally there is no way to please the other party.
The further they went, the mountains became gentler and gentler, not as steep and high as before. When the sun set in the west, the two of them rushed to a mountain. Chu Yangcheng put Zhao Ran down and took the lead.
Walking up the mountain along the bluestone road, Zhao Ran saw a stone tablet slanted beside the road, with three seal characters engraved on it - Wuji Mountain.
Chu Yangcheng climbed up the stairs. Although he was not running as fast as before, Zhao Ran was very tired even if he wanted to keep up with him.
Zhao Ran was panting behind him while listening to Chu Yangcheng say: "This is Wuji Mountain. Seven miles southeast of the mountain is Guyang County. South of Guyang County is Shiquan County. You have not entered the water and rice today, so you are here.
Use some food here and there, and then go on your own."
Zhao Ran was indeed hungry, but after hearing what Chu Yangcheng said, he seemed ready to part ways with him, so he didn't care about eating. His mind was running around, just thinking about how to find a way to get involved with this Taoist priest.
cause and effect.
After walking up the bluestone steps for a while, after turning a few turns, the stone steps suddenly rose. Looking up, a Taoist mountain gate with red paint and golden eaves suddenly appeared in front of me. It has two cornices and an open door. On the blue plaque directly above it is engraved:
Three large gold-lacquered characters - Wujiyuan. The red-lacquered lintel under the plaque has the inscription "Shan Qiong Lu", the left doorpost is "Sichuan Zhongjinxiu", and the right doorpost is "Yinyang outside the law".
The annotation of "Shanqionglu" is: a facsimile of the gift from the Heavenly Master.
Behind the tall mountain gate, you can vaguely see countless palaces and numerous towers rising up the mountain, all hidden among the green trees and pines.
Zhao Ran was excited and secretly told him to find a place. If you don't accept me, Niubi, I will die in front of your mountain gate! In order to confirm his guess, he asked again: "This is the Taoist temple of Immortal Chang."
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Chu Yangcheng shook his head and did not answer. He climbed the stone steps and came to the gate.
Not seeing Chu Yangcheng knocking on the door, the door was immediately opened, and a famous Taoist came out with several people to greet him. They all bowed their heads and looked respectful. They only heard the Taoist and others singing in unison: "Welcome to the Master!" Chu
Yang Cheng waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite and went straight into the mountain gate.
Naturally, Zhao Ran couldn't lag behind, so he followed up with three steps and two steps at a time. The old Taoist saw that Zhao Ran was dressed in ragged clothes and was not dressed in Taoist clothes. He didn't know his identity, and he was a little surprised. But Chu Yangcheng didn't say anything.
, it was not easy for him to ask, he just pretended that he didn’t know, and he should lead the way first.
After bypassing the screen wall behind the mountain gate, passing through a bamboo forest and several unknown palaces, the eyes suddenly opened up to a pavilion paved with bluestones. The pavilion is about six or seven feet in diameter, and is divided into upper and lower sides. The lower floor
Slightly larger, there are two two-story small buildings facing each other on the left and right, namely the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Above the nine-story stone steps is the upper pavilion surrounded by stone railings. On the pavilion stands the tall Sanqing Hall, with a flying statue in front of it.
There is a big copper furnace with a crane, in which incense smoke curls up and sandalwood incense hits your nose.
A group of Taoists hurriedly descended from the upper level hall. The leading abbot, whose beard and eyebrows were all white, was quite old and had a trembling body. He walked to Chu Yangcheng with the support of two Taoist boys. The Taoist head on his side and behind
Wearing three religious scarves, they are in their forties or fifties, but they are in prison. Behind them are three Taoist priests, and behind them are another seven or eight people, all of whom have status in the Wuji Academy.
All the Taoist priests bowed their heads and sang in unison: "Welcome to the Master!"
Now Zhao Ran finally understood that Chu Yangcheng was not a Taoist priest from this temple, but he seemed to have a good background.
Chu Yangcheng slightly nodded his head and nodded to everyone, and then climbed up the steps accompanied by the abbot. Zhao Ran quickly followed. When he came to the Sanqing Hall, he saw that Chu Yangcheng had already entered the hall.
After passing the burning incense delivered from the prison courtyard, you first worship the Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun statue in the center, and then worship the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun statue and the Taiqing Daode Tianzun statue on the left and right. When worshiping, the bells ring, and the sound is heart-wrenching.
After the worship, Chu Yangcheng walked back through the hall surrounded by Taoist priests. Zhao Ran quickly stepped forward to pay homage. He knelt on the futon and took the burning incense from the Taoist boy. He didn't know the etiquette and just knelt down to worship.
Three times, he inserted the burning incense into the tripod. After worshiping the three statues, Zhao Ran sighed and looked up briefly.
The Yuanshi Tianzun in the middle is holding Hunyuan Baozhu in his hand, with a smile of indifference; the Lingbao Tianzun on the left is holding the jade Ruyi, and his eyes seem to be shining brightly; the Daode Tianzun on the right is holding a Tai Chi fan in his hand, with soft eyes. The three clear faces are similar.
There was one person, but they were all different. Zhao Ran couldn't explain what the difference was. After looking at it for a while, Zhao Ran felt that the faces of the three statues were getting blurry and blurred. They were clearly in front of him, but they were clearly in front of him.
No matter what, I can't remember it in the sea of consciousness.
While he was in a trance, the Taoist boy next to him coughed, waking Zhao Ran up. Then he dropped his gaze and walked through the hall to chase Chu Yangcheng.
Behind the Sanqing Hall stands a slightly smaller bronze hall, which is the Tianshi Hall. When Zhao Ran arrived, Chu Yangcheng had already finished worshiping the Tianshi and stepped out of the Tianshi Hall. He pointed at Zhao Ran and said to
The abbot and the supervisor said: "This boy has not eaten yet..."
The abbot frowned, and the prison court quickly ordered the people in the living room to take Zhao Ran to have a meal.
Zhao Ran followed the Taoist in the guest hall as he walked through the Taoist temple, bypassing several temples and passing through several woods, and finally came to a courtyard. This place was much shabbier than the main temple area where he was just now, but it was only just
Relatively speaking, if compared with the fourth uncle's family in Zhaozhuang, it is much stronger.
This place is called the dormitory, which is the place of daily life in Taoist temples. Taoist priests eat, drink and have sex here, which is equivalent to the living quarters of Zhao Ran's previous life. The largest building in the dormitory is the dining hall, which is quite spacious.
, can accommodate hundreds of people eating at the same time. It was already dark now, and all the Taoist priests had already had dinner. In the huge dining hall, only the Taoist priest from the guest hall accompanied Zhao Ran.
Although he could not figure out the origin of Zhao Ran, since he was brought here by Chu Yangcheng, the middle-aged Taoist did not dare to be careless. Whenever Zhao Ran spoke to him, he tried his best to reply. Zhao Ran's ability to observe words and emotions was learned from his previous life.
I chatted with the Taoist for a few words, and I figured out the other person's preferences in a short time. I followed the other person's words and started talking about it. It didn't take long for the two of them to become warm.
In the Taoist temple, after the abbot, the supervisor and the three capitals, there are eight deacons who are responsible for the affairs of the Taoist temple. The deacon of the guest hall is called Zhike, and he is one of the eight deacons. This middle-aged Taoist named Yu Zhiyuan is the genus of Zhike in the guest hall.
A sect leader under his banner was also a Taoist priest with a certain job. Zhao Ran chatted with him for a few words without leaving any trace, and he had a vague idea of the situation of the Taoist sect.
The Ming Dynasty adopted Taoism as the state religion, and Taoism was the general name for all Taoist temples. The general temple recommended Taoism in the world. Zhao Ran knew this from the memory of the dead ghost Zhao Sanlang. At this time, he also learned from Yu Zhiyuan that Taoism
There is a temple in each of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, a Taoist palace in each prefecture, and a Taoist temple in each county, which are responsible for local Taoist affairs. This arrangement is completely consistent with the government offices of the Ming Dynasty, which shows the Taoist religious influence on the Ming Dynasty.
How tight the controls are.
The Wujiyuan where Zhao Ran is located is the "yamen" that governs all Taoist affairs in Guyang County.
Zhao Ran changed his name to Yu Zhiyuan as "Yu Zhike". Yu Zhiyuan quickly waved his hands and said that he was not a Zhike and would never take this title seriously. Zhao Ran said that although you are not a Zhike yet, judging from how you treat people, your future achievements will definitely be extraordinary.
It was only a matter of time before he was promoted to Zhike. Although Yu Zhiyuan still kept saying "dare not", his face was already blooming with joy, and his impression of Zhao Ran suddenly became very good.
Zhao Ran was overjoyed when he learned that Yu Zhiyuan liked calligraphy and painting, and was especially good at calligraphy. He immediately turned to talk to Yu Zhiyuan about calligraphy. This was not because Zhao Ran was pretending to understand, he really had some research on calligraphy and painting. Before time travel
At that time, Zhao Ran's uncle was a member of the Provincial Painting and Calligraphy Association. His calligraphy and painting works were very famous in the province. It was said that he was a disciple of Mr. Qi Gong. Zhao Ran studied calligraphy and painting with his uncle from time to time, and he has been quite diligent in it for more than 20 years.
, the writing is impressive.
This discussion scratched Yu Zhiyuan's itch. Yu Zhiyuan kept talking and talked at length. Zhao Ran occasionally echoed a few words. Although the words were not much, they were on the main points. After talking for a short time, Yu Zhiyuan had already finished the discussion.