There are a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one libraries in Genyuan. Every nine libraries form a circle. The nine circles are nested together, and the big circle is nested within the small circle. Therefore, the farther the library is from the outside, the smaller the two.
The distance between them is also larger. Even from the front, it is impossible to see that the library is surrounded by a circle. It must be viewed from a high altitude to see that it is a circle. The closer the library is to the inside, the closer the distance is.
Small.
The library where Qi Xuansu is located is undoubtedly the innermost one, so these nine libraries are almost right next to each other. There is only one alleyway between them. There are nine alleys in total, and the distance between these buildings is
The alleys in between were sealed with magic visible to the naked eye, which made Qi Xuansu couldn't help but wonder, what is in the center of the nine circles? Unfortunately, there is a cave inside the library, and there are no windows at all, so Qi Xuansu cannot collect books from it.
Inside the building, you can see the scene behind it.
On this day, Qi Xuansu finished his routine sword training as usual. After walking out of the stone room, he happened to meet Sun Hewu who was also studying in the building. The two left the library together.
"Master Sun." Qi Xuansu called the old man and pointed to the alley nearest to him. At the entrance of the alley, he saw a crystal-like translucent wall that seemed to be condensed with black and white brilliance. Qi Xuansu once tried to get closer.
, there will be a Taoist mark of Yin and Yang Pisces combined with Bagua. In addition, the eighty-one library itself is an array within an array, and all means of teleportation and flyby within this range are prohibited.
Qi Xuansu asked: "Why is there a formation barrier here?"
Sun Hewu then looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "You want to ask what is in the middle of Gen Garden behind the nine libraries?"
Qi Xuansu nodded.
Sun Hewu's face showed a look of reminiscence: "There is an isolated library there, which is independent from the eighty-one library buildings. It is called 'Tianshui Yixin Building'. It was built by Confucianism during the Wanxiang Academy period, and all the books in it are
Most of the unique and rare books are the doctrines of hundreds of schools of thought that cannot be spread outside the Confucian sect. In addition to our Taoist sect, there are also military strategists, farmers, Yin-Yang sects, political strategists, famous schools, Legalists, etc., and there are also Confucian sects of life and death.
The Mohist teachings of the great enemy were collected by the Confucian sages and hidden among them."
"In the past, students in the academy were never allowed to take even one step. Even if they wanted to drink wine, they had to get permission before entering. The rules in the library were even stricter. Without the permission of the big wine maker, no one was allowed to bring wine.
Go, no copying is allowed, even the viewing time is limited, and the collection of books has been banned by the Confucian sect, and the books cannot be taken off the bookshelves without permission."
"Later, the Taoist sect renovated the Wanxiang Academy into the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, built the Upper Palace, and directly moved the library from the Lower Palace to the Gen Garden. Many improvements were made, and formations were set up in this building.
Tongyuan was located in the Daozang Division in Yujing. And with this 'Tianshui Yixin Tower' as the center, eighty-one library buildings were built later, forming a defensive trend."
Speaking of this, Sun Hewu couldn't help but sigh, and said with regret: "It's just that something happened later. Not only did the Dao Palace seal off the entire 'Tianshui Yixin Tower', but even all the roads leading to the 'Tianshui Yixin Tower' were closed."
The roads have also been blocked, and no one is allowed to enter except for the master in charge of the palace. Due to the rush, the books in the 'Tianshui Yixin Tower' could not be moved out. It's a pity, a pity."
Qi Xuansu asked the key to the whole matter: "Why did the Taoist Palace blockade the 'Tianshui Yixin Tower'?"
"Because this is an order from Zixiao Palace, Dao Palace must obey it." Now that he had started, Sun Hewu no longer hid it.
Qi Xuansu was startled for a moment.
Because for him, Zixiao Palace is actually a bit strange. Since he returned to Taoist sect, he has always learned about the orders given by Jinque or the decisions made by Jinque. The courses he studied were all about "Summary of Jinque's Decisions in the First Half of the Year"
”, so that at this moment, I suddenly discovered that the other core of the Taoist sect had been silent for a long time.
From the perspective of the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent has a dual system structure, which means that there are two cores of power that restrict each other, cooperate with each other, and oppose each other to a certain extent. That is, after the collapse of the Confucian Wei Dynasty that integrated politics and religion,
Politics and religion are separated. In addition to the Daxuan court that believes in Taoism, the people who rule the Eastern Continent also have Taoism, which directly represents the faith of the world. There is a second emperor - the Daomen Grandmaster. Before the Sixth Generation Grandmaster
Most of the time, the Taoist sect is even superior to the imperial court.
Within Taoism, there is also a dual system, that is, there are two centers: Zixiao Palace and Jinque.
In name, Jinque is the highest authority of the Taoist sect. With thirty-six masters of knowledge as the backbone, plus three deputy masters of great masters and an indefinite number of great masters of Pingzhang, the supreme ruler of Jinque is
The Great Master.
Logically speaking, Zixiao Palace is only the first of many Taoist palaces, and its status is far from being comparable to that of Jinque. However, the special thing about Zixiao Palace is that it is personally controlled by the Grand Master. This creates an interesting situation.
, Zixiao Palace is personally led by the Grand Master, and Jinque is also led by the Grand Master himself. In a sense, the two are flush, just like the Grand Master's left and right hands.
In the earliest times, especially during the Xuansheng era, Zixiao Palace was only the residence and study room of the Grand Master and his wife.
Li also has no clear authority, but because of Xuansheng's huge prestige and power, Zixiao Palace, as a close minister, can know Xuansheng's thoughts and intentions, so his status is extremely high during this period, and even the real person Shen Zhi dare not
Look down on, even be respectful and please.
After Xuan Sheng passed away, the status of Zixiao Palace declined, and it was no different from an ordinary Taoist palace. However, the disputes between the three realms intensified, and the power of the Grand Master was restricted by Jinque. Many major matters need to be discussed by Jinque. If you all
The Great Master and the Grand Master had different opinions, and the Grand Master even had to withdraw his orders. In order to centralize power at the end of his reign, the second-generation Grand Master began to select his close confidants to serve as assistants in Zixiao Palace, and drafted edicts in accordance with the Grand Master's will.
, wrote an edict to weaken the power of Jinque, and transferred some functions of Jinque to Zixiao Palace, making Zixiao Palace increasingly powerful. Although it has not yet returned to the status of the Xuansheng era, it has become a substantial
The head of Taoist Palace.
Since then, all the great masters of the past dynasties have continuously strengthened the authority of Zixiao Palace. When the fifth dynasty chief sect was in power, Taoist sects used troops against Buddhism. The fifth dynasty chief sect believed that the procedures for the Golden Palace were too cumbersome, so he appointed a great master named Pingzhang and Ba.
Several Shenzhi masters entered the Zixiao Palace as assistant counselors, and these nine people also held the position of Jiutang Zhangtang. Therefore, many decisions at that time came from the Zixiao Palace, which brought the power of the Zixiao Palace to its peak.
It was elevated to the status of "pacifying the world's most important affairs" and eighteen more deputy assistants were added under the assistant manager.
Because the Zixiao Palace is completely under the direct control of the Grand Master, it is equivalent to the Grand Master's private secretariat. Its lofty status and huge power come from the Grand Master, and it cannot oppose the Grand Master like Jinque, so
It is easy to bypass the Golden Tower, which is also the origin of the so-called Grand Master lineage.
Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for Jinque to deny various orders from Zixiao Palace.
According to the rules set by Xuan Sheng, Jinque is the highest authority of the Taoist sect. It can not only elect the Grand Master, but also can even depose the Grand Master by force as long as more than 90% of the Jinque members agree after a major meeting.
In addition, Xuan Sheng also made a rule that the three deputy head masters, the great masters, will assist the chief master, and the four of them will jointly run the Taoist sect. If there are differences of opinion between the four people, unless the three chief masters, the great masters, all object, otherwise the big master will be dismissed.
The master is the master. In other words, as long as the three deputy masters agree, they can veto the orders of the master. The master must get the support of a deputy master, the master, in order to fully implement his orders.
will.
However, considering that the Grand Master is almost bound to get the support of the Deputy Master, the Great Master, who is from the Taoist tradition, Xuansheng added another one. The Grand Master's major orders must go through Jinque. As long as the number of opponents of Jinque exceeds
The number twenty-four, then
You can veto the orders of the Grand Master.
Xuansheng knew that he had no hope of integrating the three Taoism after missing the best opportunity. He could only restrict some of the powers of the great leader to prevent a certain Taoist lineage from breaking the internal balance of the Taoist sect because of the great leader. Except when Xuansheng was in power, the other five generations
After the Grand Master comes to power, the other two great sects will quickly form an alliance to check and balance the Grand Master's orthodoxy through their numbers.
Of course, if fundamental interests are not involved, the other two major traditions will not oppose them for the sake of opposition, and more often choose to follow the orders of the Grand Master. The key is that the interests of the two major traditions are not completely consistent, and most of the time they can only
If you reach a consensus on the veto but cannot unify your opinions to propose your own decree, you will be in a defensive position.
In addition, although the Grand Master cannot depose the identity of Shenzhi Zhenren and must go through the Golden Que to depose Shenzhi Zhenren or Pingzhang Daren, the power of appointing and removing personnel in Jiutang and the local Taoist government still rests with the Grand Master.
in hand.
It's just that Xuan Sheng still underestimated the ability of future generations to take advantage of loopholes. The great masters of the past dynasties used the power of personnel appointment and removal of the great masters to let the leader of the Nine Halls concurrently serve as the assistant minister of Zixiao Palace, and then he became the master of the Zixiao Palace.
As a non-Grand Master, he gave orders to the Assistant Minister of Zixiao Palace to bypass Jinque.
Unless Jinque directly promotes the process of deposing the Grand Master, there is no way to restrict Zixiao Palace.
It was precisely with the support of Zixiao Palace that the Fifth Generation Grand Master had the confidence to replace the three deputy Grand Masters who did not agree with him, and truly achieve monopoly of power.
It wasn't until the Sixth Generation Grand Master ascended to the position of Grand Master, and with the push of the three deputy chief ministers, Da Zhenren, to "rectify the chaos", he voluntarily abandoned the Zixiao Palace, and allowed all the concurrent assistant ministers to return to their respective positions, but with ordinary
The second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest served as the assistant director and put Jinque as the most important thing in everything. However, the three deputy headmasters, Da Zhenren, took advantage of Jinque's numerical advantage and ignored him. The Zixiao Palace lineage fell into silence.
On the other hand, if the three deputy head masters want to take over the power of the Taoist sect, they must go through Jinque and promote various resolutions of Jinque in the name of the rotating master, whether it is Dazhen Mansion, Wanshou Chongyang Palace, or the real realm.
The palace can only fulfill the role of Zixiao Palace within its own Taoist tradition. Looking at the entire Taoist palace, it cannot replace Zixiao Palace.
When the Sixth Generation Grand Master passed away, the title of Grand Master remained vacant, and the Zixiao Palace became a piece of scattered sand, leaderless and torn apart. Its status fell to the lowest point in history. Jinque truly became the only one in the family.
Therefore, for young people like Qi Xuansu, Zixiao Palace is even a bit unfamiliar.
Qi Xuansu reacted immediately and whispered subconsciously: "Which generation of great master is it?"