So far, Qi Xuansu's harvest has been pretty good. Not to mention the "extravagant corpse poison", "mysterious jade", and Buddha relics, Qi Xuansu is very satisfied with the progress of the investigation of the "Heart of Immortality Stone".
If you prosper by this, you will perish by this.
Qi Xuansu didn't want to reach the top because of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" and eventually fall into the dust because of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".
This trip to Lingshan was actually a matter of Qi Xuansu borrowing his strength to fight against the Earthly Master's strength.
Do not analyze things in detail and apply them mechanically based on past experience.
They are all imaginary Grand Masters, and today’s situation is very different from the past. When the Sixth Generation Grandmaster came to power, the three deputy Grandmasters, Da Zhenren, had just experienced the era of the Fifth Generation Grandmaster Qiangang’s dictatorship, so the three deputy Grandmasters The headmaster, Da Zhenren, was able to have a greater consensus while having lingering fears. It was considered a concerted effort. Naturally, the six generations of great masters had no way to rely on their strength. After decades of working together, the three divisions had accumulated a lot of knowledge. Contradictions and consensus are becoming less and less. They are no longer unbreakable, but have gaps.
Moreover, the time of the Third Master is running out. As the Sixth Generation disciples headed by the Third Master ascend and pass away one after another, the Seventh Generation disciples will gradually forget the memories of the Fifth Generation Grandmaster period. Many of the Seventh Generation disciples have not even personally experienced the Fifth Generation Grandmaster period. During the teaching period, let alone the eighth-generation disciples, they no longer remember it deeply and are no longer fearful from the bottom of their hearts. They just listen to what the elders say, so naturally they will no longer be overly wary of the centralization of power by the great leader.
Under the combination of various conditions, it is not impossible to achieve the balance of power by leveraging strength as mentioned by Qi Xuansu, and its difficulty and resistance are far less than those during the Sixth Dynasty Grand Master.
Of course, even if the resistance is reduced, it still does not mean that it can be easily accomplished, and the requirements for personal ability are still very high.
Next, after Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiaoyao left the underground ruins by the original route, they closed the "Yin and Yang Gate", that is, they restored Yao Zu's paintings to their original state, moved them from Wu Xian back to Yao Zu, and the formation was closed again. Returned to a state of bleak, dead silence.
Then the two waited until the blood moon disappeared and continued on their way to Lingshan.
On the other side, before the investigation on Kunlun Taoist House had clear results, Zhang Yuelu received a notice to go to Yujing to attend the meeting.
Of course, this is not to use the discussion as an excuse to arrest Zhang Yuelu, but it is just about the follow-up to the Jiutang joint discussion. The person who presided over the discussion last time was Master Cihang, and this time he became the real master Qingwei.
The location also changed to Beichen Hall.
Zhang Yuelu was not unfamiliar with Beichen Hall. After all, it was her first hall. However, just like Qi Xuansu, who first entered Tiangang Hall to offer sacrifices.
Zhang Yuelu was the first to work in Beichen Hall but was thought to be from Tiangang Hall.
In short, Zhang Yuelu's impression of Beichen Hall was not very good.
After the proceedings officially began, Master Qingwei first summarized the achievements of the past two years, which were gratifying and inspiring. Through everyone's unremitting efforts, most of the "nails" have been removed, and the situation in overseas continents and coastal states has improved. In order to improve things, the Borneo Taoist House was particularly praised - because Qi Xuansu was in seclusion, Xu Jiaorong participated in the discussion on his behalf, and this was the responsibility of the second deputy head of the house.
After summarizing the results, Master Qingwei did not directly get to the main topic of this discussion, but instead talked about a seemingly unrelated topic, the demise of the Qin Empire.
The so-called Da Qin refers to a unified dynasty in the western continent west of Parthia. Its capital is called "The City of Seven Hills". There are many proverbs, such as the city of Seven Hills was not built in a day, and all roads lead to the Seven Hills, etc.
However, with the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the Western Continent once again became a state of coexistence of various countries, and was never able to establish a unified empire like the East. Everyone here is a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and they have all systematically studied Western history.
know this history.
Qingwei Zhenren focused on the demise of the Western Qin Empire. In the last few hundred years of the Western Qin Empire, citizens of the empire no longer served in the army, because the imperial army required ten years of hard labor and was stationed at the border and was not allowed to return, and
The military pay was not high, and they had to go through life and death. Therefore, the barbarians in the eyes of the Western Qin Empire gradually took control of the army, which was somewhat similar to the barbarians controlling the army in the late Qi Dynasty. During this process, the civil servants and military attachés of the Western Qin Empire
There are two distinct routes.
In the late Western Qin Dynasty, various barbarian warlords were in constant internal strife. The emperor was precarious and almost a puppet. Warlords from all over the country became the real power, relying on the title of "general" in the empire to rule. All kinds of careerists wanted to threaten the emperor.
The behavior of the princes is very similar to the power of the vassal town in the late Qi Dynasty.
These generals are all barbarians in the eyes of the Western Qin Empire. Real Western Qin people regard joining the army as a vulgar thing and never join the army.
At this time, the civilian government had collapsed and the empire had lost control of the lower-level administrative regions. So what were these Western Qin people doing?
They chose another avenue, which was to enter the church.
While civilian government collapsed
, the church, which has mastered huge amounts of wealth, has increasingly assumed the functions of local government, and priests have become the actual rulers of local cities. Therefore, the aristocratic families of the Western Qin Dynasty will send their children to the church to integrate with the Holy Court to ensure that
The incense continues to survive in this troubled world.
This was the beginning of the Holy Court becoming the ruler of the Western Continent.
From this, a question arises: when the civil government of the Western Qin Empire collapsed, why did the Holy Court assume governmental responsibilities? This has to mention the Holy Court's university system.
Middle schools are the education needed by nobles, gentry, and respectable classes. Universities are training courses for priests, doctors, judges, and lawyers.
The full name of the university is "Cathedral School" and its purpose is to train clergy. Because the Holy See advocates that the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures must be based on the orthodox theological views recognized by the Holy See, the Holy See requires all priests to accept theology.
Education. And the Cathedral School is for training priests.
With the development of the world, in order to meet the needs of missionary work, medical and legal courses were also developed.
Needless to say about medicine, treatment is needed everywhere. Taoists have a very deep understanding of this. In troubled times, rebellion requires talisman water to cure diseases and save people. Only in this way can it win people's hearts. Its effect is second only to the distribution of food. In the prosperous times, dignitaries also rely on alchemy to please the emperors and nobles.
, and thus rose to prominence and became a national master. Its essence is to cure diseases and eliminate disasters. At most, it is to seek longevity on the basis of health.
Legal studies are more of a necessary means for priests to take the upper-level route. Priests who are proficient in legal studies can better serve the monarchs everywhere, get closer to the monarchs, and thereby gain power and influence the monarchs, thereby achieving the ultimate goal of spreading doctrines. It is essentially the same as Confucianism.
Those who have learned arts and martial arts have the same destination as the emperor's family.
For this reason, clergy increasingly assumed the responsibilities of bureaucrats, even replacing them after the collapse of civil government. ??
This also transformed the university into three basic disciplines, namely theology, medicine, and law.
Later, the nobles were no longer satisfied with secondary school education, and many civilians seeking to advance into the university flocked to universities. As a result, the subjects of universities became more and more abundant, but today's universities still only have theology and medicine.
, only students in the three disciplines of law can get various privileges.
The Wanxiang Taoist Palace is essentially modeled after the university system of the Holy Court, but it goes a step further. The Wanxiang Taoist Palace is not limited to three basic disciplines, but is a comprehensive "university" whose purpose is not simply to train Taoist priests or technical experts.
Bureaucrats, if they can make it to the end,
So we have already touched upon the category of leaders.
In the words of Confucianism, all the skills of dragon slaying and the emperor's mind are taught.
If you understand the rise of the Holy Court, you will find that their rise is not the same as that of the Taoist sect, but more similar to the Confucian sect, from being dependent on the monarch to controlling the monarch.
What is the path to the rise of Taoism?
In fact, it is the path of rebellion. After respecting Confucianism, the Taoist sect was defeated and retreated from the temple to the rivers and lakes. Then it began a tireless journey of rebellion, mobilizing the people to fight against the court and Confucianism. It was not until the end of the Wei Dynasty that it finally succeeded.
, replacing Confucianism and becoming the master of the world.
The two routes determine that the way of thinking and behavior of the Holy Court and Taoism are completely different.
The Holy Court is keen on proselytizing, which is essentially replicating the successful experience of the past, moisturizing things silently, confusing people's hearts, and disintegrating and replacing them from within. Therefore, all kinds of spies, instigators, and infiltrations emerge in endlessly, trying to make the Taoist sect fall into chaos by chanting sutras.
Daomen was also replicating the victory experience of that year, so Daomen promoted a massive resistance movement in the New World, helping the aborigines of the New World to overthrow the rule of the Holy Court, strive for independence, and establish their own country.
Therefore, in unfamiliar areas, Taoist sects are undoubtedly the defenders. Taoist sects need to constantly clean up the traitors within and remove various "nails". This is the reason why Beichen Hall held a joint meeting of nine halls to target the infiltration of Holy Court forces.
In familiar areas, Daomen is the offensive party. For example, in the New World, Daomen successfully helped the aboriginals establish a country of their own, and formed a conflict between the north and the south with the Holy Court. The Holy Court was busy suppressing various uprisings, so it became
Defender.
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but perked up when she heard this. She somewhat understood what Master Qingwei was going to say.
As expected, Master Qingqing heard Master Wei say, "After two years of unremitting efforts, we have achieved a good situation. This is like preventing a punch from the Holy Court. But everyone can't be happy too early, it's not that
We win if we block this punch. As the saying goes, don't reciprocate. They punched me and we punched back. This is only fair."
"As for how to return it, of course we can't secretly preach or infiltrate like them. We have to open up another battlefield, and this battlefield is in the New World."
After Master Qingwei finished speaking, a huge curtain slowly lowered behind him, with a map of the entire New World drawn on it.