After Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing finished their discussion, they looked at Zhang Yunyi and Wang Changyu. Normally, these two great monks would only preside over discussions and would not express their opinions easily. They would only make choices during voting. This is also true master
The rules of discussion in the hall. After all, the two of them are a level above others in cultivation. If they express their opinions in advance, they can easily lead the opinions of others.
Seeing Zhang Yunyi look at Wang Changyu, Wang Changyu nodded, so Zhang Yunyi said: "Let's get started, it's still the old rule, one person has one chip. Since we have this pros and cons board, we don't have to bother, everyone just signs their name on the board.
"If you agree with the emperor's change of the posthumous title of Wang Xing to Huang Kao, please sign in the "Benefit" column; if you disagree, sign in the "Disadvantage" column."
In the voting process of the True Master Hall, the identity must be made clear, and every True Master must be responsible for his or her own choices.
Xu Yun'ao was the first to step forward and write his name in the "bad" column. This was because he did not agree with the emperor's change of the posthumous title of King Xing to Huang Kao.
Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing looked on and sneered secretly: There are so many advantages of consent, but only one disadvantage. Isn't this obvious? Even now, they are still trying to support themselves, so why bother?
After Xu Yun'ao signed, Wu Yangzhong picked up his pen and signed, also in the wrong column. This was also what Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing expected.
Then came Du Tianshi from Leixiao Pavilion, who signed in the cheat column. This was a bit unexpected. Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing looked at Du Tianshi with confusion, but saw Du Tianshi smiling at them.
nodded.
It doesn’t matter, this is only three votes, and there are ten votes left, which is enough!
After Du Tianshi finished signing, he passed the pen to Sima Tianshi of Qifu Pavilion, and Sima Tianshi continued to sign in the wrong column.
Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing looked a little ugly now, but this was just the beginning. The next scene made their faces become even more ugly, and their hearts gradually sank.
Master Yang of Qifu Pavilion opposed the emperor’s posthumous title and the imperial examination! Five votes!
Jiuzhou Pavilion Song Tianshi opposed the emperor's posthumous title and the emperor's examination! Six votes!
Li Tianshi of Dongji Pavilion opposed the emperor’s posthumous title and the imperial examination! Seven votes!
I went down to watch Zhang Yangming of the Supervisory Court, and he opposed the emperor’s posthumous title and the imperial examination! Eight votes!
Next, abbot Shen Yunjing voted against the emperor... nine votes!
No more voting is needed, the votes are already over half...
Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing were suddenly confused. They turned around and stared blankly at the long list of signatures of the true masters on the column... What is going on?
Guo Hongjing focused his attention on the sharp column again, carefully looking at each item one by one... As he looked at it, his heart jumped suddenly, and he suddenly woke up. At this moment, Guo Hongjing heard Chen Shandao's voice transmission into the secret, and only two
One word: "Oops!"
"Perform the emperor's filial piety so that father and son can be harmonious..." Who father and son can be harmonious? The emperor!
"To reunite mother and son, to help the emperor enjoy human relations..." Who enjoys human relations? The emperor!
"Encourage filial piety, thinking that the world will set an example..." Who sets an example for the world? The emperor!
"Follow the imperial edict..." Who has gained the legitimacy? The emperor!
"There is order in the dynasty, and the common people are the order of the world..." He is still the emperor!
"Ping Tianxia Youyou's mouth..." He is still the emperor!
"To quell the imperial strife..." Still the emperor!
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Looking at the disadvantages column again, the rules have been messed up - whose rules have been messed up? The Taoist sect's rules have been messed up! The Taoist sect's traditions and rules for choosing an emperor have been messed up!
No matter how many benefits there are, it is also the benefit of the emperor. Even if there is only one disadvantage, it is also the disadvantage of Taoism! How can you understand such a simple truth?
Seeing the Langhao pen passed in front of him, Guo Hongjing did not dare to hesitate, suppressed the depression in his heart, pointed his finger, and the tip of the pen dipped in ink slowly flew to the column of bad words, and signed it with difficulty
Three words "Guo Hongjing".
Then there is Chen Shandao...
Then came Zhang Yunyi and Wang Changyu, two great monks who solemnly signed their names on the column.
Suddenly Xu Yun'ao walked up to Zhang Laodao and asked respectfully: "Master Zhang, do you want to change to a taller futon? Are you tired from sitting like this?"
Zhang Laodao said with a smile: "You little Taoist priest, stop flattering me! My butt is not crooked, so why would it be uncomfortable?"
Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing looked at each other and felt extremely bitter.
Today's meeting of the thirteen true masters of the True Master Hall, including Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing, all passed a resolution on the posthumous title of the king, rejecting the emperor's wish to posthumously honor his biological father "Huang Kao".
Chen Shandao was unwilling to give up, but when faced with the reasons written in black and white under the words "pros and cons" on the whiteboard, he had to hold his breath and move his butt back to the side of Daomen.
Chen Shandao sighed: "If this happens, I'm afraid that the world will say that our Taoist sect doesn't care about human relations..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Yun'ao nodded beside him: "What Chen Tianshi said is reasonable. As he said, everything has its pros and cons. We have rejected the emperor's wish and maintained the orthodoxy, but we will indeed give excuses to some courtiers and some people with ulterior motives.
, using human ethics and filial piety as an excuse to discredit Taoism. So I have a suggestion."
Zhang Yunyi closed his head and said, "Master Yun Ao, please speak."
Xu Yun'ao said: "Don't the emperor want all fathers and sons to be filial? We agree to posthumously posthumously crown Prince Xing as the emperor, but we need to add the word "bensheng" in front of it, which means "the emperor is born". The emperor also said that he wanted to welcome his mother into the palace, so we changed it accordingly.
That’s enough. Can’t it be enough to make Prince Xing’s concubine the empress dowager, her biological mother, and live in a separate palace in the palace?”
Upon hearing this, all the true masters felt that this strategy was feasible. Adding the word "Bensheng" means recognizing the emperor's biological father and mother, so that King Xing could be enshrined in the Taimiao as the emperor, and King Xing's concubine could also live in the palace in the name of the Queen Mother. However,
At the same time, it is shown that this is only a blood relationship. No matter in terms of imperial lineage or patriarchal clan, the emperor's father is still the late emperor, and his mother is still the Empress Dowager Xiaokang!
In this way, filial piety is also respected and orthodoxy is maintained. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
But Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing felt very depressed. If they simply vetoed the emperor's wishes, after a period of time, the courtiers, especially the people of the world, would selectively forget that the emperor was not the biological son of the late emperor Wuzong.
It's good now. I have made a Bunsen Emperor's Examination and placed it in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. I have also welcomed a Bunsen Queen Mother into the palace. Isn't this a constant reminder to the people of the world?
But Xu Yun'ao's proposal was based on his own doubts. Apart from agreeing, could he also object?
At this point, the issue of King Xing's posthumous title was finally decided.
Zhang Yunyi asked Mr. Zhang next to him: "Master, what do you think of this approach?"
"Very good, very good, you continue." Zhang Laodao continued to fight with his feet and dismissed Zhang Yunyi casually.
Zhang Yunyi nodded and said: "That's it. Yangming and Yunjing will inform all parties of the Zhenshitang's opinions and let the Ministry of Rites draw up the posthumous title and title. We don't care about the specific words."
Zhang Yangming and Shen Yunjing responded respectfully: "I will obey the law!"
Zhang Yunyi said again: "Tell me about the second thing."