There are two types of morality, one is recognized by oneself and the other is imposed by others.
The morality you recognize is both a constraint and a strength.
Morals imposed by others are just constraints.
Taoism has its own moral code.
If some people recognize these moral principles, then these moral principles will become their spiritual support, and they can gain strength from them and move forward indomitably.
Some people do not recognize these moral principles, and regard them as shackles. Living in them, they are tortured every day, and they always want to break free and change.
Nowadays, how many people still agree and how many people don't agree is really a difficult question to answer.
Putting it in Jinling Mansion, there are probably more people who don't agree with it, otherwise it wouldn't have been involved in two major cases. Or maybe it's because this place is too prosperous and it's easier to squeeze out money.
In terms of size, Jiangnan Daofu can be regarded as the first Dao of the Taoist sect. It is located at the intersection of the three forces. To the east is the sea, to the south is the Chuzhou Daofu of the Zhengyi Dao, and to the north is the Luzhou Dao of the Taiping Dao.
To the west is the Huzhou Daofu of Quanzhen Taoism, so even the Cihang lineage, which is close to the water, cannot control the Jiangnan Daofu, and can only have a great influence on the Jiangnan Daofu.
Since no force can completely control Jiangnan Daofu, there will naturally be no strong master of the palace.
In this case, the Jiangnan Taoist Palace is somewhat similar to the Kunlun Taoist Palace. The chief deputy palace master and the second deputy palace master have become very important, and can even stand on three sides with the palace master. In some Taoist palaces where the palace master is strong, the chief and deputy palace masters have become very important.
The second-ranked person can only be obedient and a yes-man. Because of this, the real person in charge of Jiangnan Daofu is not ranked high in Jinque.
Bai Yingqiong now serves as the chief deputy head of Jiangnan Daofu. Judging from her position, she is the closest to her mentor Cihang. Unfortunately, she is also the closest to Cihang in age. To say that she is a master and disciple makes her more
Being close to the sisters, she will not have much time left until the day when Master Cihang abdicates the throne in favor of someone worthy of his honour, and she will not be able to work for more than a few years.
In this case, if Bai Yingqiong insists on taking the position, then her opponent is not her junior sister Zhang Yuelu, but her master Cihang. But the reality is that Cihang is the candidate recommended by Zhengyi to be the great master, and he is the enemy of Cihang.
It means to cut oneself off from Zhengyiyi. Regardless of whether Bai Yingqiong has this idea or not, she can only choose to accept the reality.
In fact, she had known about this outcome more than ten years ago and had already accepted her fate. Her status also determined that she would become an important figure in Cihang's lineage.
If we compare it to the imperial court and regard Cihang's position as the emperor, then she is probably a minister of Gu Ming. Therefore, after Cihang designated Zhang Yuelu as the successor, she had no intention of embarrassing Zhang Yuelu.
I decided to take the initiative to make friends with this junior sister whom I was not familiar with in the past and pave the way in advance.
Bai Yingqiong does not live in Zhenwu Temple on weekdays. She has a residence in Jinling Mansion. It is not luxurious. There are no pavilions and pavilions, and there is no water diversion. It is just a courtyard with two entrances. It is very low-key. However, those who know Bai Yingqiong's identity
, all call this place "Bai Di". Naturally, Bai Yingqiong is not the only one with the surname Bai in Jinling Prefecture. When talking about "Bai Di", it refers specifically to this place.
In the small living room of Bai Di's back house, the cooling array was turned on to block the scorching heat outside, which even made it a little cold.
"It's freezing to death!" Bai Xiaojin shouted. She was only wearing a silk singlet, and she couldn't bear the cold of the talisman array. After all, this talisman array still had some flaws. It couldn't control the temperature just right, and it was inevitably too cold.
Or too hot.
Bai Yingqiong's smile was so natural and sincere only in front of her beloved daughter. However, she still sat upright, letting her daughter shake her hand, and could only smile.
After all, the age difference between Bai Yingqiong and Cihang is not that big, so it is not difficult to imagine having a daughter, and this daughter is only a few years younger than Zhang Yuelu, so she can be considered a girl.
"It's better to turn down the talisman array." The person sitting opposite Bai Yingqiong spoke. It was Zhang Yuelu. She was dressed in formal attire and looked quite majestic.
Bai Yingqiong shook her head and said, "I indulged her too much, and she couldn't show up properly in front of the guests." She then said to her daughter, "If you feel cold, wear more clothes."
Bai Xiaojin muttered: "Why don't you wear more clothes?"
"Xiaojin!" Bai Yingqiong feigned anger.
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Yuelu smiled, "I'm actually not hot."
Bai Yingqiong was startled, and then asked in surprise: "Does it mean that junior sister is about to become a heavenly being?"
In addition to being able to move in the wind, heavenly beings are also immune to cold and heat.
"It will probably be this year." Zhang Yuelu nodded.
Bai Yingqiong smiled and said: "This is a happy event, does Master know?"
"I know." Zhang Yuelu said, "Master often writes from me."
Bai Yingqiong joked half-seriously: "We didn't have such treatment back then, so we can't compare."
Zhang Yuelu shook his head and said, "Senior sister is making fun of me."
Bai Yingqiong knew very well that enough was enough. If she continued to talk, she would be suspected of being weird, so she took the initiative to change the topic: "In this case, why don't you thank Senior Sister?"
But these words were said to his daughter Bai Xiaojin.
Bai Xiaojin was a little reluctant, but she did not disobey her mother. She simply said: "Thank you, aunt."
After that, she went to the corner of the small living room and twisted a wooden mechanism. The cold air in the room immediately became much less cold.
Zhang Yuelu came to visit today, and naturally she has established a good relationship with this senior sister. She believes in the moral principles of Taoism, but is not pedantic. She deeply understands that the more friends the better, so she must rely on the strength of her senior sister.
Bai Yingqiong originally wanted to make friends with Zhang Yuelu, but Zhang Yuelu took the initiative to pay her a visit. It was because he was dozing off and he gave her a pillow. In addition, the two of them were from the same school, so naturally they had a very happy conversation.
However, the two of them were not ordinary women, and coupled with the age gap between them, they didn't have much to talk about, and they soon got down to business.
"I heard that another group of people are coming over? It seems that Jinque attaches great importance to it this time." As a local official, Bai Yingqiong is not as well-informed as Zhang Yuelu about the many arrangements and transfers in Yujing.
Zhang Yuelu said: "There are many people who want to come. After all, there are lessons learned from the Jiangnan case. If there are fewer people coming, I'm afraid the same mistakes will happen again."
Bai Yingqiong smiled, not displeased.
The Jiangnan case was an opportunity for her to take the position. After the incident, the original palace master, the chief deputy palace master and the second deputy palace master were all transferred. However, the Cihang lineage headed by Cihang Zhenren, in the Jiangnan major case
She played a very positive role, which led to her taking over as the chief deputy palace master, so she did not shy away from the Jiangnan case.
Bai Yingqiong asked again: "Do you know where these people come from?"
"The specific list is in the hands of Master Lei. I have not asked about it, but I heard from Master Pei that it seems to be mainly disciples of Quanzhen Tao. After all, Master Donghua is now in control of Ziweitang. In terms of personnel,
, or take the initiative." Zhang Yuelu replied.
Bai Yingqiong nodded: "That's the best. This case started in Zixian Mountain, and the Yanqing Chamber of Commerce and the Yuan family that were silenced are both in Jiangling Mansion. That is the territory of Quanzhen Taoism. It's up to Quanzhen Taoism to come forward to investigate clearly."
Within reason.”
Zhang Yuelu said thoughtfully: "It's just that the two deputy hall masters of the Li family and the deputy hall master Lu Yushu are a bit difficult to deal with."
When it comes to skills and experience, Zhang Yuelu is still young after all, and is still not as good as Bai Yingqiong. He came here today with the intention of asking for advice. Bai Yingqiong did not disappoint Zhang Yuelu and directly gave his opinion: "I borrow Zhong Kui to fight ghosts. You can't deal with them."
, you can use other people’s hands to deal with them.”
"Whose hand can I borrow?" Zhang Yuelu asked immediately.
Bai Yingqiong whispered: "Ning Ling Pavilion."
Zhang Yuelu fell into deep thought.
Bai Yingqiong continued: "Among the three Taoists, Taiping Tao is said to be the most powerful. In fact, it is not the case. The most powerful is Quanzhen Tao. It's just that Taiping Tao is the most united and has the most consistent internal voice. It's like five fingers holding a hand.
With only one fist, Taiping Dao was the strongest and had its back against the imperial court, which forced the other two Dao to form an alliance to fight against Taiping Dao."
"Before Xuan Sheng unified the Taoist sects, the Taoist sect was divided into five, southeast, northwest, and central. The North Taoist gate entered the imperial capital and became the royal family and nobles. The South Taoist gate became the Zhengyi Tao, the East Taoist gate became the Taiping Tao, and the Middle Taoist gate became the Quanzhen Tao.
The West Dao Sect was divided into two, some people followed Tantai Yun to other countries, and some people from the original Ge Zao Dao joined the Quanzhen Dao. From an innate point of view, the Quanzhen Dao is better than the other two."
"As for the day after tomorrow, there is the Zhang family on Zhengyi Road and the Li family on Taiping Road. The advantage is that the family in-laws are the link, which will make them more united. The disadvantage is that the clan will become cliques, blocking the ascending channel, and inevitably solidifying. The longer time goes by, the more obvious the disadvantages will be. On the contrary.
It's because Quanzhen Taoism doesn't have such a big family, and there is a Wanxiang Taoist palace for blood transfusion. There are teachers without distinction. The situation is better. Talents have emerged in large numbers over the years. However, there are also disadvantages. There is no family-style family, but there is a school with master and apprentice as the link.
There are too many internal factions and factions that cannot be integrated into one place, and there is only so much energy that cannot be clenched into a fist."
"Ning Lingge is from Quanzhen Taoism. He was thrown out of the position of the master of Tiangang Hall by the Li family. Do you think he has any resentment? The weight of a master of knowledge is not that light. His lineage, in the
There are also quite a few forces in Jiangnan."
Zhang Yuelu understood somewhat: "Thank you, senior sister, for your guidance."
As a saying often says in scripts, corrupt officials will be more treacherous, and honest officials will be even more treacherous.
Zhang Yuelu wanted to carve a bloody path in the Taoist sect, but he had no skills and tactics. It was not enough to just have passion.
Today's Taoist sect has a reputation for respect and sophistication, and at the bottom there are all kinds of unwritten rules, etiquette, favors, and connections, all of which are interconnected and intertwined into a network. In this environment, if you want to do something,
If things happen, you have to act in accordance with this rule on the surface.
If you are independent and insist on character, you will naturally be rejected by this system, and in the end only your passion and ideals will be left.
To put it bluntly, if you cannot destroy this system from the outside, you can only admit and use this set of rules to climb up. Only by reaching the top can you change. To put it bluntly, only by becoming a great leader can you be qualified to talk about changing the Taoism.
But then again, the world of mortals is full of temptations. It is easy to get lost and forget your original intention if you use compromise methods to realize your ambitions and ideals. You can know the world but not the world, be ruthless in your methods but have a bright heart. You can follow the trend on the surface but refuse to be harmonious in your heart.
Being in the same dust is what is truly rare.
At this point, Zhang Yuelu has done quite well. She has not forgotten her original intention, but she has not shown her sharpness to the point that everyone is afraid. Most people's evaluation of her is that she is willing to work and serious.