The succession ceremony held by Qi Qingguan ten years ago was attended by only two people besides the family, one named Xuan Zheng and the other named Xuan Xie.
Everyone was very impressed by these two young monks, because they knew that it was because of these two young novices that their fourth elder hid in the mountains and refused to come out.
Ten years later, Qiqing Temple once again held a grand meeting, with only one person participating. A monk who just said a few words on the way up the mountain made the fourth elder who had just come out of the mountain vomit blood in anger, and then hid in the mountains just after he came out.
In the past ten years, none of the four elders of Qi Qingguan attended the two grand ceremonies, both times because of a monk named Xuan Zheng.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Xuanzheng was still the same Xuanzheng, sitting upright and saying nothing. Even his congratulatory message was just the simple sentence of Buddha's blessing.
Going to Taoism and talking about Buddha is also a strange thing.
At that time, Xuanzheng was saying Amitabha. At that time, Qi Qingguan's disciples were very happy when they heard this Amitabha. No matter what, someone still congratulated them on the change of their head, so they were naturally happy.
But now that Amitabha was heard, Qiqing's Taoist audience was dumbfounded. Countless sects were blocked at the foot of the mountain. In the end, they brought along a monk who had never dealt with Taoist priests since ancient times.
The fourth elder who came out of the mountain was so angry that he vomited blood. Now that he is well, he actually shouted "Amitabha" to so many Taoist priests. Isn't it obvious that he was looking for trouble?
In fact, most Taoist priests who have these thoughts do not understand the relationship between Qi Qingguan and Xuan Zheng. However, those Taoist priests who witnessed the succession ceremony ten years ago smiled knowingly and were particularly cordial when they heard this sentence of Amitabha.
Don’t come here admiringly when you are at the peak, and leave quietly when you are not at the bottom.
He was probably talking about the monk in front of them.
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After changing their views, one of Qingshan Temple and Qiqing Temple is the first Buddhist temple, and the other is the first Taoist temple. It seems that there may be many differences between the two before, and even the disciples of the two sects will regard the other as the
Enemies, in fact, it is because they do not know that there is such a story between Xuan Zheng and Qi Qingguan.
After Qi took over the sect, Qi Qingguan was not as prosperous as it is now because of being squeezed out by the outside world. On the contrary, the money for incense was not enough to cover the expenses of the Taoist temple. A sect that practiced martial arts and cultivated immortals ended up asking for
It's ridiculous to say that you have to bend your waist because of five buckets of rice. Qi
At that time, he was considered a man of character. Since he had no money to buy rice, he took the Taoist priests in the temple to grow his own food. During that period, at least half of the disciples in Qiqing Temple either returned to secular life or returned home because they did not have enough to eat.
I went to another Taoist temple, and that period was probably the most difficult period for Qi.
All the sects in the rivers and lakes were waiting for Qi Qingguan's group of Taoist priests to starve to death on the mountain. No one was willing to lend a helping hand. At that time, it was the idea of changing dynasties. The emperor of Daliang conquered the southern and northern dynasties, and the previous dynasty's court
It no longer exists, so it is impossible to rely on the court's relief, and it is also because the Taoist priests in the mountain are not hungry, otherwise Qi would have taken the Taoist priests from Qi Qingguan down the mountain to hang pots to help the world.
This incident was always on Qi's mind at that time, and he could not forget it for a long time.
But in the end, Qi Qingguan was able to overcome this difficulty, relying on a banknote that came to him out of nowhere. Qi Qingguan still remembers that banknote at that time.
Because the bank note smelled faintly of incense.
In this world, it is estimated that only one sect can produce such a large denomination of banknotes, and only this one can lend a helping hand to Qi Qingguan.
When the banknote arrived, the previous dynasty also died.
None of the Taoist priests knew where this bank note came from, including the three elders. Only Qi knew that it was an old man who had just lost his country and brought two children who could not walk. He traveled thousands of miles from Qingshan Temple to Qi
Qingguan.
At that time, Qi could never forget the appearance of the old man, the wooden sword behind the old man's back, and the smile on the old man's face. The country fell, but the old man smiled.
Because I am liberated.
The old man was known as Lord Nu by the people in the world, and he was the first swordsman beside the emperor of the previous dynasty. As for the two children in the old man's arms, they should be the princes of the previous dynasty.
At that time, Qi remembered that the old man's first words when he saw him were: "The Emperor has not forgotten you, Qi Qingguan. He has not forgotten you, but he has delayed the war!"
After Qi heard this, he burst into tears. The country was destroyed. The emperor was still thinking about his Taoist temple. How could Qi not be moved at that time? How many kings in China have been able to do this for thousands of years?
Qi then knelt on the ground with a thump, covered his face, and said in a choked voice: "It was because of my incompetence that I failed to protect our Tang Dynasty!"
When the old man heard this, he smiled, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's fate. Even if you go down the mountain, you Taoist priests can't stop you."
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country, but I am living here in an ignoble way. I had no shame to face my Taoist ancestors!"
The old man seemed to smile even more happily when he heard this, and he didn't look like a slave to subjugation at all.
"If you die, you will die. What do you want to do with this? Your Taoism is better than anything else." The old man replied with a smile.
"Master Nu!" Qi suddenly raised his head.
"If you are still so pretentious, why don't I leave?" the old man replied with a straight face.
Qi was kneeling on the ground and said nothing.
"Actually, the emperor has been thinking about your Taoist temple, but our country's treasury is empty, the fighting is empty, and the money is gone. I went to Qingshan Temple to snatch it for you. Those monks have money, so you can use it first.
, just wait until it calms down and then return it to them." The old man said with a smile.
"Lord Kenu, on your side..."
"I'm fine here, just take the money and spend it." The old slave couldn't help but put the banknote into Qi's hand.
"Are these two children princes?" Qi looked at the old man and asked.
"Yes, give them the two roots left by Lao Li's family." The old man grinned and was in a good mood.
"Then you will definitely need to spend money to bring the two princes. I can't take this money, so you should take it back." Qi stood up at that time and wanted to return the money.
"What do you mean? This is money for your Taoist temple, not for you. How much money can an old man like me spend with two children? Even if I starve to death, I am an old man who will not starve to death."
They belong to my two young masters."
After the old man finished speaking, the slightly older child chuckled.
Qi was stunned on the spot and didn't know what to do.
"Okay, old man, I'm leaving. I'll come back to you, Qi Qingguan, when I have time. Next time I come, I hope you, Qi Qingguan, won't be so virtuous. You can't even get a meal when you come here."
As he spoke, the old man ran down the mountain. His rickety body was burdened with so many worries. Even now that the Tang Dynasty has fallen, the old man still cannot straighten his back.