Yujing stands on Yuxu Peak and is built according to the mountain, from low to high.
Xuandu is higher than Yujing, and Zifu is higher than Xuandu. Jinque is almost located at the highest point on the ground in Yujing, which is also the highest point of Yuxu Peak.
Jinque was founded by Xuansheng and is the highest authority of the Taoist sect. The struggle between the Grand Master and the Deputy Masters usually takes place here. The Grand Master of the Five Dynasties deposed the three deputy Masters and Great Masters through Jinque. Later, the three
The deputy head master, Da Zhenren, also used the Golden Tower to oust the sixth generation chief head. After the sixth generation chief head ascended, various struggles between Taiping Tao, Quanzhen Tao, and Zhengdao also took place here.
Whoever controls the Golden Tower controls the Taoist Gate.
Judging from the appearance alone, the Golden Palace is not simple and simple, and it is very consistent with the world's imagination of the Xianjia Palace. However, when placed in the Jade Capital with numerous palaces, it cannot be said to be very brilliant or majestic. In the end,
At least it doesn't match its reputation, but just in this palace, it determines how many people rise and fall.
In fact, when Xuansheng established Jinque, he simply regarded it as a place for discussion and never thought of giving it any sacred color. But as time went by, all government orders came from Jinque. In the eyes of others,
Jinque became aloof and mysterious.
Today's Jinque ushered in a mid-level discussion, with twenty-four masters participating. The previous major case of Zixian Mountain was just a small discussion, with only twelve masters participating.
Because this meeting happened suddenly, some of the real people who participated in the meeting were unable to rush back to Yujing in time. They could only participate in the meeting remotely through high-level Zimu talismans to express their opinions. However, in most cases, as long as it does not involve their own
In the interests of others, the real people participating in the meeting will also choose to follow the crowd, which is human nature.
It’s just that in recent years, the three contradictions have become more and more prominent. It has become increasingly difficult to follow the trend. You have to choose a side. Taking sides is risky. It’s okay if you stand on the right side, but you will be doomed if you stand on the wrong side. This makes
Many people who were not so ambitious began to miss the Fifth Generation Master. In any case, the Taoist sect at that time could still be twisted into a rope.
Generally speaking, the main meeting must be presided over by a deputy head master, and sometimes it is even presided over by the chief head himself, while the middle meeting is presided over by a great master Pingzhang, or the chief counselor.
Therefore, today's negotiation will be personally presided over by Donghua Master Pei Xuanzhi.
The interior of Jinque is very large. At first glance, there are nothing but chairs.
Although the predecessor of the chair is the Hu stool, which is not a tradition of the Central Plains people, and the backrest chair is introduced from the Western Regions. The tradition of the Central Plains is to sit on one's knees, but for thousands of years, chairs have replaced kneeling, so Xuan Sheng established it in Jinque
At first, I rejected the idea of sitting on the floor, sitting cross-legged on a futon, or sitting on a couch, and replaced it with a more convenient and simple chair.
As long as you enter the Golden Tower, you don't have to kneel down, and you don't have to stand unless you accept questions. Everyone has a seat, and it's for sitting and talking. There is a Xumi Seat in the middle of the Golden Tower, and there is only a simple rosewood seat with an armrest on it.
The position belonging to the Grand Master is vacant at the moment.
There are three chairs on the left and right at slightly lower positions on both sides of the Grand Master's chair, corresponding to the Grand Master's wife and the Great Master Pingzhang respectively. If there are no wives and the number of Great Master Pingzhang is excessive or insufficient, additional chairs can be added depending on the situation.
Subtraction, there is no definite number.
There is a huge three-legged covered copper incense burner behind the Grand Master's chair. The burner cover is hollowed out according to Bagua images. At this time, light smoke is constantly flowing out of the hollow. The north wall directly above the copper incense burner
In the center hangs a very plain white framed nave, with four big characters written on it: "The world is at peace".
This big headmaster's chair faces north and south, and there are twelve seats in each of the other three directions: east, south, and west. There are thirty-six seats in total, corresponding to thirty-six real people. And each twelve seats
There is another chair with better specifications at the top, three in total, corresponding to the three deputy head masters. After the thirty-six chairs, there are seats for people to observe the proceedings, about a hundred.
There are eight seats, neatly arranged, and the spacing is far less loose than the thirty-six seats.
At this time, the three seats belonging to the great masters were also empty, and only thirteen seats were occupied by thirteen masters of Shenzhi, including Master Cihang, the temporarily unemployed former headmaster of Tiangang Hall, Ning Lingge,
The masters of Jiangnan Daofu, the masters of Kunlun Daofu, the masters of Huashengtang, the masters of Tianjitang, the masters of Duzhitang, etc., who have not yet returned to Jinling Mansion, are just missing.
Traces of real people.
After a while, another ten slightly illusory figures appeared on the empty seats one after another - these were the real people who could not rush back to Yujing and could only participate in the discussion remotely.
Including Master Donghua himself who presided over the discussion, there were exactly twenty-four people.
Master Donghua arrived last as the host. He did not take a seat, but stood next to the Grand Master's chair, holding one hand on the back of the chair, symbolizing his leading role in presiding over the proceedings on behalf of the Grand Master.
This time, the Golden Palace Meeting was held in front of the empty Grand Master's chair.
Pei Xuanzhi looked around and then went straight to the topic: "Let's start the discussion. There is only one thing in today's discussion, and that is about the Zhiming Cult's evil plot in Jinling Mansion. As for the Zhenwu temple fire that many people are concerned about, we will discuss it another day, so we won't discuss it today.
.As of last night, many traces of demons from the Zhiming Cult and their spread of curses have been found in Jinling Mansion. Tiangang Hall has defeated a small group of demons, and Jiangnan Daofu has also begun to organize manpower to remove the curse."
The real person in charge of Jiangnan Daofu immediately stood up: "This is my fault of oversight..."
Pei Xuanzhi raised his hand and interrupted: "Now is not the time to discuss crimes and take responsibility. What we are discussing is how to resolve this matter."
The headmaster of Jiangnan Daofu suddenly stopped talking.
Because it has to worry about the balance of the three realms, Jinque will never put a strong Shenzhi Zhenren in the position of the real person in charge of Jiangnan Daofu, so as to maintain balance.
At this moment, Master Cihang said: "I have just received news that the communication in Jinling Mansion has been interrupted and it has become an isolated city. From this, it can be inferred that the situation has further deteriorated, and a decision must be made promptly and early."
The huge golden palace also became silent.
It’s not that the Master Shenzhi were frightened by the Mingzhi Teaching, but because this was an unexpected situation, the Masters Shenzhi who participated in the meeting were almost unprepared. When they first heard the news, it was difficult to react immediately.
, or dare not react rashly.
There is no cost to take a stand, but you will be responsible for the consequences in the future. Three monks have nothing to eat, not to mention there are so many people, and they are all old foxes, so no one is willing to be the first person.
This was also expected. Pei Xuanzhi looked at everyone again and raised his voice: "I think that I am responsible for Jinling Mansion, for the millions of living beings in Jinling Mansion City, and for Jiangnan Taoist Mansion. I should immediately send Tiangang Tang to help Jinling Mansion.
, suppress the Zhiming Cult and calm the situation."
As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately objected: "Jinling Mansion is not the Western Region. Wouldn't it be too risky to directly dispatch Tiangang Hall?"
The head of the ancestral hall said slowly: "The Western Region includes Xizhou, but Xizhou cannot include the Western Region. Therefore, the court will not only not object to anything we do in the Western Region, but will also support it. But Jinling Mansion is different. This place
It’s too sensitive. The center of Jiangnan is known as the vice-capital. If it is not recognized, it may cause many misunderstandings between the Taoist sect and the imperial court.”
Pei Xuanzhi said in a deep voice: "According to the covenant between Xuan Sheng and the Master Yuxu Five Thunder Immortal Master, Taoist spiritual officials do not need anyone's approval to enter the Jinling Mansion."
The entire Jinque fell silent again.
Seeing that there was no objection, Pei Xuanzhi began to arrange specific matters: "Zhenren Cihang, please mobilize two Yinglongs from the fifth and seventh divisions of Tiangang Hall to Jinling Prefecture to assist Jiangnan Dao Prefecture in suppressing the Zhiming Cult.
We must do our best to eliminate evil and prevent it from slipping through the net.”
The two had already communicated with each other, and Master Cihang would certainly not object at this time. Even under the instruction of Master Cihang, Tiangang Hall had begun mobilizing preparations in advance, and would be able to leave for Jinling Mansion no later than today.
Pei Xuanzhi added: "If you have no objections, let's start preparations. Tiangang Hall needs various firearms, which are in charge of Tianji Hall. There are also talisman pills that should be prepared, which are in charge of Huasheng Hall. Duzhi Hall starts the budget and establishes accounts.
An audit will be carried out afterwards. Also, the deputy masters of Jiangnan Province should rush back to Jinling Mansion immediately."
Pei Xuanzhi stretched out a finger: "Strive to make the Zhiming Sect disappear from Jinling Mansion within twelve hours."
At this moment, an old man asked: "In whose name?"
Pei Xuanzhi suddenly emphasized his tone: "In the name of Daomen, in the name of Jinque, in my name."