As Xue Tengqian said, Abbot Liu Yunwei was an old cadre who had no attitude towards anything. It was from him that Zhao Ran truly learned what millstone work was.
When he came out to say goodbye, it was almost noon. Xue Tengqian caught Zhao Ran and asked with a smile: "How is it?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "I understand!"
Xue Tengqian laughed, grabbed Zhao Ran's arm and said: "Let's go, it's already noon, let's go to the market to have a light meal."
The market outside Xuanyuan Temple was still lively. Zhao Ran raised his eyes and looked at the restaurant where Xue Tengqian held a banquet. It was the same restaurant where Song Zhiyuan and Zhao Zhixing entertained him when he returned from Xingqing a few years ago.
Xue Tengqian had already made a reservation for the table. Without saying much, the food and wine were brought out, the door of the private room was closed, and the two of them sat across from each other and drank.
After eating for a while, Xue Tengqian saw that Zhao Ran was unhappy, so he asked: "Abbot Zhao is still worried about Ye Dou's inspection of Songfan? If it is useful to me, just speak up, but we can't let what happened at Du Supervisory Academy three years ago happen again.
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Zhao Ran knew what he meant and said: "I asked myself that there is nothing that can be caught, and I am a monk in the palace. Ye Yunxuan can't do anything to me in any case. What I worry about is that Songfan's good situation will be
He destroys.”
So, I briefly told Xue Tengqian the contents of "Advice to the People on Faith".
After listening, Xue Tengqian laughed and said: "I have never been down there, let alone been to Songfan. If it weren't for your three years of achievements there, I might think that the suggestions put forward by Yue Tengzhong are not bad, but
Now that you have made things this far, and he still wants to issue this remonstrance, I don’t know what he wants to do.”
Zhao Ran asked: "Xue Zhike has been observing?"
Xue Tengqian nodded: "Yes, I started as a fire engineer, then received an ultimatum, and studied in the Sutra Hall for eight years. Yunhe Supervisory Academy was a high-ranking scholar in the Sutra Hall at that time, so they transferred me to Dian Zaofang and worked in the Sutra Hall for five years.
Lord, I returned to the sutra hall and worked as sutra master for six years. After becoming the head of the Yunhe Supervisory Academy, I was transferred to the guest hall as a doorman for three years. Finally, I was promoted to Zhike. I served as Zhike for ten years. I entered the Taoist sect for three years.
For fifteen years, I have always been in Xuanyuan Guan and never took up any post. Sometimes I think about Lu Tengen in the capital and Song Zhiyuan in Baoning, and I feel quite envious."
Zhao Ran understood, nodded, and raised his glass: "Xue Zhike doesn't need to envy others. Everyone has his or her own fate. I believe that Xue Zhike will definitely have a chance. I wish Xue Zhike that all his wishes will come true!
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Xue Tengqian raised his glass with a smile and reiterated: "If you need anything, just come to me. If I can help you, I will definitely help you."
After dinner, Xue Tengqian sent Zhao Ran to the foot of Zhangren Peak. Seeing Zhao Ran calling Lingyan to his side, he immediately sighed: "Zhiran is really an immortal, he can travel thousands of miles a day and travel around the world!"
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "It's impossible to travel thousands of miles in a day, but it can indeed shorten the journey greatly." After thinking about it, he simply whispered to Master Nangui: "Director Nangui, can you do me a favor? Let's invite Xue
When a wise guest goes to heaven to admire the scenery, he may rarely have such an opportunity in his life, so we should do good deeds, okay?"
Lingyan glanced at Xue Tengqian helplessly and nodded slightly, then Zhao Ran extended his hand to Xue Tengqian and invited: "Xue Zhike, my fellow Taoist agrees to invite Xue Zhike to go to heaven for a visit."
Xue Tengqian was overjoyed, and he clasped his fists at Zhao Ran at a loss: "This... thank you so much Zhiran!" Then he bowed to Lingyan: "Thank you so much, Lord Ling!"
Zhao Ran helped Xue Tengqian climb onto the goose's back and asked him to hold Lingyan's neck tightly, while he sat behind to prevent any accidents. Lingyan spread his wings, and Xue Tengqian exclaimed "Ahhhh", and followed Lingyan straight into the sky.
Ten feet, a hundred feet, three hundred feet! When the Xuanyuan Temple in Zhangren Peak turned into a small box, and pedestrians were like ants, the Lingyan stopped rising in height and circled around Qingcheng Mountain.
Xue Tengqian looked down intently, and then looked around. Even Zhao Ran reminded him from behind to "hold on" and "sit tight" and didn't hear clearly. He only felt that in the vast sky and earth, he seemed to be transformed into a bird, flying freely to and from the sky.
, this life is really not in vain!
After a stick of incense hovered in the air, Zhao Ran pointed the lingyan to land on an isolated peak in Qingcheng Mountain. The isolated peak here was extremely dangerous and difficult for ordinary people to reach. Xue Tengqian carefully squatted on the top of the peak and watched the peaks of Qingcheng.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in the snow, he said excitedly: "I have looked up at this Long Sword Peak before, but I didn't expect to be able to come up today..."
Zhao Ran asked: "How?"
Xue Tengqian shook his head and sighed: "It's so beautiful!"
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During this trip to Xuanyuan Temple, Zhao Ran did not achieve the expected purpose and failed to prompt Zhao Yunlou to come forward to restrain Ye Yunxuan, but he also gained a better understanding of the background of Songfan where Ye Yunxuan came.
On the third day of February, Ye Yunxuan arrived in Yongzhen and stayed in Yongzhen for three days. It is said that he had a very happy conversation with the abbot Nie Zhishen and the supervisor Zeng Zhili. It was also said that he visited several local tribes in Yongzhen and got the advice of the tribesmen.
A warm welcome and warm reception.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Yunxuan arrived in Songfan County and checked into Tianhe Palace. Du Teng, the supervisor, went out of the city to welcome Ye Yunxuan and hosted a banquet for Ye Yunxuan at the Fanzhou Restaurant. Governor Xia of the Western Sichuan Governor's Mansion and other officials of the Governor's Mansion were present and met during the banquet.
Accompanying Zhao Ran, I heard that Ye Yunxuan was not pretentious about Du Tenghui, but he only talked enthusiastically with Governor Xia and gained a lot of attention. However, Du Tenghui did not feel dissatisfied at all, and always received him attentively and greeted him with a smile.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, Ye Yunxuan went to Feilongyuan and gave a lecture to the Taoist boys in the Feilongyuan Sutra Hall. He quoted from many sources and was praised again and again.
On the 13th, Ye Yunxuan came to Xiaohe County and participated in a fasting ceremony hosted by Abbot Zheng Yutong. After hearing about the fasting ceremony, Ye Yunxuan gave a speech on the spot, praising the power of Taoist rituals.
Zhao Ranfei asked Zheng Yutong about Ye Yunxuan's performance in Guishouyuan. Zheng Yutong replied that she disliked Ye Yunxuan very much.
Zhao Ran hurriedly asked why, and Zheng Yutong said that after she finished the fasting ceremony that day, Ye Yunxuan came forward to meet the Taoist priests of Guishouyuan who participated in the fasting ceremony, and held hands one by one to say thank you, especially Zheng Yutong's hand and said a lot
, on behalf of Xuanyuan Guan, he thanked Master Zheng and the Zongsheng Hall for supporting the evangelistic and secular affairs of the Shifang Jungle. He also said that with Master Zheng as the abbot, the people will be able to eliminate disasters and illnesses, and enjoy good health and longevity.
Zheng Yutong said that this Ye Du was full of nonsense, clichés, and empty words, with no actual content at all. She intuitively felt that this person was too false, so she reluctantly dealt with it and left.
Zhao Ran frowned immediately, "Hey Ye Yunxuan, you can also hold my Senior Sister Zheng's hand?"
From the 15th to the 20th, Ye Yunxuan inspected the frontier guards of Songfan and visited the soldiers of the three battalions in the Chewa Valley, Moon Crossing, and the mouth of the Anqu River.