Chapter 53: The whole country celebrates the Tibet turmoil
The next day, when Wu Yi left the inner courtyard with Li Gu to meet other disciples in the outer courtyard, when he walked out of the inner courtyard, the outer courtyard was a completely different world, with lights and colors everywhere, ribbons flying, and objects with meanings of happiness and longevity everywhere.
The monks in the Capital Taoist Temple who have truly entered the door of spiritual practice are all cultivating in the inner courtyard, while those in the outer courtyard are all ordinary registered disciples who do not know the true Dharma and have never understood the sense of Qi. There is one major difference between the Capital Taoist Temple and Taoist temples in other areas.
This Taoist temple is built in a densely populated area. Unlike other Taoist temples, it is far away from the city and is secluded with few people. For example, the mountain behind the Yiqi Taoist temple in Liucheng where Wu Yi is located is infested with ferocious beasts and poisonous insects.
However, pilgrims often come to this Taoist temple in the capital, including many relatives of the emperor. Even when the emperor wants to hold a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens, to confer a queen, and to establish a direct heir, people from the Taoist temple in the capital must come forward to hold it, in order to reflect the influence of the sect on the country and stabilize the status of the state religion.
.Compared with other Taoist temples, the requirements in this regard are not as strict as those of the Capital Taoist Temple. They only come forward to solve some matters involving the extraordinary that cannot be solved in the mortal world.
It's just that the Taoist temple is a place outside the country after all. For example, the inner courtyard does not change at all even if the emperor celebrates his birthday. The outer courtyard often receives pilgrims and naturally has to be dressed up. Even if many disciples come and live there, they just don't allow pilgrims to live there. They are still allowed.
They came to offer incense.
Seeing Ge Yunyi and other disciples again, Wu Yi turned a blind eye to the envy in their eyes and walked into their team calmly. At this time, these disciples gathered outside the Lingchen Hall, the main hall of the outer courtyard. There was a large open space here that could accommodate thousands of people.
People, the country of Dayu has thirty-six counties and more than a hundred Taoist temples. This time, more than two thousand disciples came, filling the entire open space.
Each disciple has his own place. Even the Taoist robes are uniform in blue and white, with an elegant and dusty wind. Although they are not as orderly and solemn as the mortal army, with orders and prohibitions, and seem sparse, there is no wandering around.
In other words, Taoist temple leaders like Li Gu stand at the forefront of each Taoist temple and have the responsibility to maintain discipline.
Next to the copper-plated and gold-plated gate of Lingchen Hall, Bai Yu, the master of the Capital Taoist Temple, wears a crown of the Five Sacred Mountains and a Taoist robe with purple background and gold Bagua. He holds a fly whisk and looks like a Taoist master.
"Comrades, since Emperor Gengshi came to the throne, he has been working hard and sleeping hard to revive the imperial court. The seas and rivers have been clear, and the world has been settled. Today, the king of the country celebrates his birthday. The whole world celebrates it, and our Taoist clan congratulates it." Bai Yu's energetic voice spread throughout the outside of the hall.
Everyone heard it clearly.
But Wu Yi remembered that when Wang Chuchen spoke, it was as if he was right next to you, while Bai Yu relied entirely on his true energy to diffuse the sound waves. As someone who was relatively close, Wu Yi felt that his eardrums were trembling, and he actually suffered from aphonia for a moment.
Of course, such a comparison is naturally unfair. After all, Wang Chuchen only talked with more than a hundred people, while Bai Yu talked with thousands of people.
But after all, Wang Chuchen has mastered the Dao Yun of the Music, so he should be better. Wu Yi thought to himself. Now he is so bored that he is thinking about these boring things in his heart. There is no other reason. After Bai Yu made an introduction, he gushed
He kept talking about what each disciple should do on their birthday. Everyone practiced in the Taoist temple all day long. Even when they left the cave, they mostly went out to listen to the professor explaining Taoism. They were rarely restricted. They practiced and rested according to their own will.
Now that this doesn't work and that doesn't work, how can we not bore them?
Not only Wu Yi, but also other disciples had the same attitude. It was just that with the professor standing in front of him, it was difficult to talk about it to pass the time, let alone express dissatisfaction out loud, so they could only slump around, listless, and wander around.
Bai Yu didn't originally want to be like this. After talking so much nonsense, not to mention his disciples, even a professor-level foundation-building monk like Li Gu was very dissatisfied. But what could he do? There was someone standing behind him.
The old man with white eyebrows said, this real person is from the Ping family, so he must be made happy.
The swearing-in ceremony lasted for most of an hour. It was not until the sun turned to the center that Bai Yu stopped talking and ordered everyone to attend the banquet.
A large number of Taoist disciples travel, occupying three or four streets. When seeing these Taoist monks traveling, even if there are enough gaps between each Taoist temple for other pedestrians to cross, no one dares to cross. Even a mortal knows these things.
He is a true cultivator and should not be insulted.
After all, it is the birthday of the king, which would shock the world and offend the imperial power. Wu Yi and the others are not allowed to use Taoism easily in the capital, and they are not allowed to use clouds and gas to move around. But even so, with the speed of Wu Yi and the others, ordinary people cannot
I couldn't see clearly the change of footsteps, but I could see the heavy shadows of the feet. The front shadow didn't disappear, and the back foot came again. I was dazzled for a moment, and the awe in my heart was even worse.
Wu Yi and his party were at the peak of the Four Transformations of Qi Refining at their weakest, and their leg strength was certainly not weak. Even so, when they arrived outside the Sheji Hall where the banquet was held, the sun was almost at the zenith, and they actually walked for half an hour.
To get to the place, you still need to stand at the designated position. At this time, hundreds of officials have arrived, and countless soldiers in golden armor are standing on both sides with swords. They all got up early in the morning before dawn and waited in the cold wind.
Dare to make the emperor wait, but Wu Yi's group of Taoist priests were actually the latest ones to arrive.
When the time was approaching, Wu Yi and others hurriedly stood at the designated position under the guidance of the master of ceremonies. Wu Yi and others complained that Bai Yu had wasted too much time and told too many useless things, which made them so flustered now, but they did not regret it.
Open your eyes and say it now.
In order to stand up as quickly as possible, everyone couldn't help but summon their spiritual energy. Their whole bodies were surrounded by white mist, and the breeze was accompanying them. Coupled with the carefully prepared azure Taoist robes, they looked even more worldly and elegant. It was because all the officials were dissatisfied when they saw the people in the Taoist temple arriving so late.
, at this time, I only dared to bury it in my heart, and did not dare to whisper or complain privately like before.
Seeing the admiration of all the officials, Bai Yu closed his open eyes and meditated as if no one else was around. Wasn't it his intention to see the current scene? It's not an empty talk that religious power overrides official power, even if he tried not to do so in order to maintain the dignity of the emperor.
The capital has evolved magical powers, but these officials who are accustomed to being aloof still need to understand the superiority and inferiority of the city.
After the Taoist priest stood in position, Emperor Gengshi arrived belatedly accompanied by a group of palace maids and soldiers. If you look closely, you can see that Emperor Gengshi's steps were unsteady and he often walked in the wrong direction. It was only the support of the queen beside him that kept him from falling and making mistakes.
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This queen has curved eyebrows, plump cheeks, white eyebrows and white teeth. She wears a emerald crown with dragons, phoenixes and pearls on her head. She wears a red long-sleeved dress with Xia pei, a long red skirt, a red mandarin skirt, a special bun with dragons and phoenixes on her head, and embroidered clothing.
With golden dragon and phoenix patterns, Gu Panjian is very noble. Emperor Gengshi married her in her sixties after their husband and wife died. It was a political marriage at the time. She was the daughter of the leader of Linxia Kingdom, a neighboring country of Dayu Kingdom.
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Linxia Kingdom does not have a large character in front of its name to express its honorific title, and its national power is naturally not as good as that of Dayu Kingdom. However, its people grew up in the bitter cold land of the Northeast, made a living by fishing and hunting, and were good at fighting and hunting. They helped Emperor Gengshi to quell many border invasions.
Even many Linxia people were still conferring marquises and generals in the Dayu Kingdom, reaching the top of the ministers. Relying on the power of the mother country, the queen was able to firmly control the national affairs of the Dayu Kingdom after Emperor Gengshi was unable to handle the affairs, making it impossible for her to do so.
The prince who suffered from fetal bleeding had to rely on the power of the Taoist sect to ascend to the throne.
The queen is already in her forties according to her age, but she is still radiant, graceful, and lovable. However, any man who sees the arrogance in her eyes will feel ashamed and dare not look up at her.
The emperor and the empress sat down, and the ceremony officially began. The master of ceremonies began to list the achievements of the first emperor since he succeeded to the throne. In addition to those that have been spread all over the world, there are also a lot of small things, and the beautiful articles expand into a long list.
Wu Yi suddenly understood why so many professors and deacons declined the matter. Even Wang Chuchen looked impatient. After practicing Taoism for a long time, the restraint in his heart gradually disappeared, leaving only the persistent pursuit of the Tao. How could he treat these things?
Interested in trivial things.
Wu Yi had no intention of listening to these words of praise, so he closed the sound consciousness and started practicing on his own. Naturally, he did not dare to completely calm down. He just meditated and breathed out. Like many other disciples, at this time, the Taoist disciples seat
Most of the disciples were like this. The master of ceremonies was not surprised and continued his recitation. After reading the lengthy eulogy, he announced the start of the banquet.
All the officials and ministers bowed down together, while Wu Yi and other Taoists bowed their heads and said flattering words of longevity.
The Altar of Sheji is a place for singing praises, not a place for banquets. The place for banquets is in the attics behind the Altar of Sheji. After the emperor and queen left, everyone followed the master of ceremonies to where they should go.
There is a group of relatives and relatives of Longzi, Longsun and Emperor, a group of civil servants and ministers, a group of generals and soldiers, and the rest is Wu Yi, a group of Taoists.
Before leaving, sharp-eyed Wu Yi saw a young man who seemed to want to step forward to help Gengshi Emperor, but was scolded by the queen and did not dare to step forward to help him again, so he retreated.
Wu Yi didn't know who this young man was, but combined with the four-clawed golden dragon suit and his movements, it was not difficult to guess that he should be the prince.
Such a thing happened in front of all the ministers, which shows that the rumors from the outside world are not groundless. Wu Yi thought to himself.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the prince and the queen is complicated. The reason why the current prince can become the prince is mainly due to the support of the queen. Emperor Gengshi was already over sixty years old when he married the current queen. He may not be inhumane, but if he wants to continue to reproduce heirs,
This is unlikely, which also leads to the fact that the queen is now childless.
But the fact that the empress had no children did not mean that she had no other choice. The couple who married Emperor Gengshi gave birth to a son before his death. It was the current prince Ping Yunce. It should be noted that he was already in his forties at that time. The court
Many people inside and outside believed that the first queen died because she desperately wanted to give birth to this child.
The first queen gave birth to a total of three sons and one daughter. The first two sons were already adults. She was not happy about the birth of the third brother. Leaving aside the royal family's struggle for power, this brother took the life of their mother as soon as he was born.
, so he never wanted to see him, and even Emperor Gengshi didn't value him particularly. If there were no accidents, his life would be spent in confusion.
But an unexpected thing happened. The current queen arrived. She knew very well that she might not be able to give birth to an heir at the age of Emperor Gengshi. So on the one hand, she invited famous doctors to try to give birth to an heir, and on the other hand, she lost her mother while she was still in her infancy.
Ping Yunce took her in and raised her personally. Not only did she give the outside world a virtuous image, she could also leave a way out for herself.
In the end, the queen did not give birth to an heir, so Ping Yunche was naturally raised by her as her own son. Then, through various suppressions, Ping Yunche's two brothers were deposed from the throne, relegated and placed far away, and Ping Yunche was promoted to the East Palace.
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It would be fine if Emperor Gengshi was still in good health, but suddenly his body collapsed. To whom would the handover of power be given? The court was divided into two factions, and they were extremely unbalanced factions. I originally thought that I would get more benefits.
Ping Yunce, who was very supportive, found that almost all the people in the court were under the influence of his mother, and he couldn't get a drop of water in. It was all the veterans of Emperor Gengshi who supported him.
That's why Ping Yunche found another way out, found the ancestor of the Ping family, and begged for help from the extraordinary power.
The queen scolded Ping Yunche and left, which was regarded as extinguishing Ping Yunche's last thoughts on a peaceful solution.
He lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong, but no one noticed the complicated expression in his eyes. There was unwillingness, reluctance, regret, and resentment, but in the end they all turned into harshness, like a child.