The documents in the White Horse Academy were neither too many nor too few. Zhao Ran immersed himself in reading them for three days and had a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Taoist Academy.
Among them, he looked at the resume of everyone in the Taoist temple very carefully, hoping to understand their background and experience as much as possible and establish a general impression.
For example, Yuan Hao, the supervisor of the imperial court, was famous for his proficiency in warfare when he was the governor of Western Sichuan, Zhou Zong, and he was very decisive in his actions and also very responsible.
Another example is Lei Shan, the chef of the capital, who has served as chief secretary and county magistrate, and is very familiar with people's livelihood and governance.
Everyone talks about Nie Zhishen. It was said by Zeng Zhili when he was the superintendent of Anyue Taiyuan. Zeng Zhili was transferred to Yongzhen, but he did not go with him.
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In addition to personnel issues, Zhao Ran is also more concerned about Taoist property. There are basically no Taoist properties in Baimayuan. Shen Yingbin in the room has almost nothing to do, which is equivalent to an idle person. And in the big account reported by Long Accountant, the entire Baimayuan
He only had more than a thousand taels of silver in savings, which was only enough to maintain the normal operation of the Taoist temple for two months. It was extremely poor.
Such a poverty-stricken situation is also due to the lack of state-owned assets. They rely entirely on funding from the peak. Without the function of self-production of blood, how can this life be easy?
This made Zhao Ran very unhappy! Baimayuan is a Taoist temple that combines government and Taoism. It not only has to preach, but also shoulder the responsibilities of the government. What can you do if you don't have money?
Zhao Ran stayed at home without leaving the house and spent seven whole days in the abbot's residence in the White Horse Courtyard looking at various documents and files.
On the seventh day after Zhao Ran took office as the abbot of Baimayuan, he received a note from his second senior brother Yu Zhichuan. The note was very long and described in detail what the Lou Guan sect saw and heard during their trip to Helin Pavilion in Fujian.
As the helmsman of the Ziyang Sect of the Neidan Nan Sect and the sitting master of the Zongguan Zhenshi Hall, Xu Zhenren’s 100th birthday was celebrated with great excitement.
Xu Zhenren originally planned to have a very low-key birthday. The birthday celebration would only be for the disciples of the pavilion, and only about 20 people from three sects would be invited, including Lou Guan.
But Xu Zhenren's plan obviously failed. On the day of his birthday, not only the heads of various sects in Fujian went up to the mountain to congratulate him, but also many monks from other provinces came all the way. According to Senior Brother Yu, it was mainly because of more than a hundred years of
The legacy left by the former Hai Qiongren Master Bai.
Xu Zhenren is a disciple of Peng Zhenren, and Peng Zhenren is a direct disciple of Bai Yuchan, the founder of the Neidan Nan Sect. When Bai Zu was alive, he was the pillar of the entire Taoist sect just like Zhang Laodao in recent decades. Bai Zhenren traveled all over the world and taught widely.
He has formed good relationships and given countless favors. It can be said that half of the Taoist sects and even more families of casual cultivators have received the favor from Patriarch Bai.
The Taoist sect pays attention to fate, cause and effect, and these benefits are naturally reflected on the younger disciples of the Ziyang Sect. Xu Zhenren and the three generations of disciples of Patriarch Bai are like this. When Peng Zhenren turned 100 years old, there were even more congratulatory guests.
Senior Brother Yu described the birthday banquet in a long and lengthy manner. His writing skills became more and more mellow and mature, and the descriptions were vivid and vivid, which made Zhao Ran enjoy it with relish.
Among them, the one that interests Zhao Ran the most is a monk named Gu Nanan. Zhao Ran once heard his teacher Jiang Tenghe mention that he was a fellow Taoist he met in Quzhou, Zhejiang when he was still in Huangguan Realm.
In addition to Daomen Guange monks, the Ming Dynasty also had a large number of casual cultivators, which also included various sects and aristocratic families of different sizes. Among them, the Gu family in Quzhou, Zhejiang is a relatively famous family among the casual cultivators. In terms of strength,
It is even stronger than many small sects in Daomen pavilions, and the techniques also have their own unique characteristics.
This Gu Nan'an actually received the rank of master refiner earlier than his teacher Jiang Tenghe. Seeing this, Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhejiang Taoist Sect's pavilion in Quzhou - Youlong Pavilion.
Instructing a refiner requires 3.6 million Gui's faith value. Zhao Ran doesn't know how much Quzhou's faith value is in a year. As a monk from Sichuan, he can only read in the faith book he got.
The figures for each prefecture and county in the province are shown, but this number is twelve times the credibility value of the Songfan area last year!
On the birthday of Master Xu, this Gu Nanan proposed to Jiang Tenghe in front of hundreds of monks from all over the world that he wanted to learn Lou Guan Kung Fu. According to what Senior Brother Yu said in his notes, teacher Jiang Tenghe did not want to be on the same level as him.
But this person threatened him with words, so Teacher Jiang had no choice but to challenge him.
On the third day after Xu Zhenren's birthday, the two sides fought in front of the Ziyang Hall of Helin Pavilion. The leader of the Zhejiang Sanxiu family was defeated by Jiang Tenghe with an alchemy charm and half a stick of incense.
Seeing this, Zhao Ranxin said, this Master Gu has good cultivation, he can hold half a stick of incense in front of the teacher!
He remembered that at the foot of Taihua Mountain the year before last, Lan Tianyu, a monk from Chaotian Palace who was also in the realm of alchemy, was defeated after just a few breaths in front of the teacher's alchemy. From this point of view, Gu Nanan was simply the best among casual cultivators.
A great master.
Senior Brother Yu added that his teacher Jiang Tenghe asked him to tell Zhao Ran that they would stay in Fujian for a while, listen to Master Xu's lectures on Taoism, and compete with several high-ranking disciples from Helin Pavilion. Zhao Ran was also asked to build the Dajun Mountain Cave Heaven.
Please take care of them, they won't be able to come back for the time being, especially the third senior brother Luo Zhiqing, who is quite "lucky and reluctant to miss Shu" after being defeated for a while.
Zhao Ran was shocked and secretly thought that Senior Brother Luo would also be defeated? He didn’t know what state the other party was in. If they were in the same state, it would really be a wake-up call for him - you must never underestimate the world’s heroes!
When I turned to the end of the notes, I didn't see Senior Brother Yu's description of the battle, so Zhao Ranfei asked.
Senior Brother Yu quickly replied, the other party was Lu Xixing, the third-generation disciple of Helin Pavilion, who was at the level of Archmage.
After receiving this reply, Zhao Ran breathed a sigh of relief. The other party was at least a level higher than Senior Brother Luo and would not let Senior Brother Luo's invincible image collapse in his heart.
Zhao Ran then flew the talisman and said: "Brother, please tell the teacher that everything is fine in Maharaja Mountain and there is no need to worry about it."
Soon, Senior Brother Yu came with another flying talisman: "Senior Brother helped Senior Brother Luo vent his anger. Lu Xixing was defeated just now, haha!"
It turns out that the eldest brother is so powerful! He has never seen him take action before, so Zhao Ran has never known his ability. But then he thought about it, the eldest brother is a senior Jindan. The teacher spent two years in seclusion to teach senior brothers Yu, Senior Brother Luo and himself
All the responsibilities are shouldered by the senior brother, which already explains the problem. Furthermore, if he doesn’t have any skills, how can the teacher give him the Sun-Moon Huanghua Sword?
Since the teacher and his classmates had a great time in Fujian, Zhao Ran didn't need to be distracted and could concentrate on taking over the White Horse Courtyard.
On November 9, Zhao Ran, accompanied by Lu Zhizhong, the head of the fangtang, left Baima Courtyard and went to the countryside to understand the people's sentiments.
When Yuan Hao heard that Zhao Ran was going out, he quickly came over and asked: "Where is the abbot going? I will send more people to protect the abbot. This place is not peaceful yet. I am afraid there are young people..."
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "I am a practicing person, I am a little young, so if any harm comes in front of me, Lao Yuan does not have to worry."
Yuan Hao said: "The abbot is right. Then, I will arrange for someone to contact the abbot first?"
Zhao Ran waved his hand: "I just went out for a walk and took a look around. I don't know where I am going. How can you contact me? You don't want to follow me either. It's your business to do whatever you need to do. I'll take Master Lu there."
Yuan Hao arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple, and the two deacons from the dianzhuang room and the living room hurriedly followed him out. They called their men to perform a guard of honor, but Zhao Ran stopped them. Everyone looked at each other and watched Zhao Ran leave.
Yuan Hao smoothed his long beard with his hand and watched Zhao Ran crossing the street. He nodded and waved to everyone: "Let's all disperse."