At the turn of the new year and the old year, the capital is filled with the smell of joy, many pedestrians are holding the Spring Festival couplets, door gods and other things, and the acquaintance of the neighbors cordially greeted, the fatigue of the year disappeared at this moment. The hawkers' pawns in the streets shouted louder than usual, and from time to time children gathered in front of the candy sellers' shops. Those who came to the capital to beg for a living are desperately playing tricks at the moment, winning bursts of applause.

And the Taixu Palace in the capital, there are many people in it who are pure and have few desires, know the Taoist classics, and are respected as a Taoist holy place by the believers of Longguo, and the Taixu Palace should be an extremely pure place, and it is very lively at the moment.

Since the day when he learned that the saint had come to the Taixu Palace, the whole Taixu Palace was immediately busy. Many of the elders of the Bigu retreat began to get involved in miscellaneous matters, from the preparation of the Danding to pray for blessings, to the cleanliness of the steps at the door, if it were not for the saints who came here, how could they alarm these big people.

The saint has always been good friends with Chen Zhenren of Taixu Palace, and once rewarded Chen Zhenren with a sword to walk in the inner palace and participate in the discussion of state affairs, which is already a great honor for those who practice teaching. However, Chen Zhenren politely declined, saying that in the peaceful and prosperous era at this time, the sage ruled the country well, and there was no need for Taoist people to express their opinions, just according to the previous policy of governing the country, it would be able to open peace for the Long country for all generations.

When the sage heard this, he knew that Chen Zhenren did not care about state affairs, and trusted Chen Zhenren even more, and intended to set up the Taixu Palace as a place of blessing in the old year, which was also a gift from the ancestor of the Taixu Palace to help the great cause of the Long Kingdom.

However, Sui Changkong, the general of the court, and others sternly refused, Taoism in troubled times, Buddhism in prosperous times, this has been the case since ancient times. Nowadays, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and Buddhism should be respected, and the seat of the Fanyin Temple of the Mingyue Kingdom - the master of the pure space has been in the capital for decades, and he is the brother of the abbot of the Fanyin Temple. Master Jingkong is proficient in Buddhism, and has an unfathomable Buddhist cultivation, and has a wide reputation among the world's Buddhism. And he often opened the door of Buddhism, giving alms of Taiping porridge, even the always strict counselor was amazed, compared to the cold Daomen, naturally Buddhism is more popular. If you can't promote Buddhism, I'm afraid it will chill the people of the capital.

The sage thought of the seat of the Fanyin Temple - the master of the clear space, this person set out from the country of Mingyue, although there is a body of martial arts cultivation, but walked more than 10,000 miles to the capital, like a hawker on the street to rent a stall to promote Buddhism, at first by the people thought that it was a heresy, but with the efforts of the master of the pure space for decades, there are millions of believers in the capital, 480 temples of all sizes, every day of the break, the front of the temple is crowded with believers.

Moreover, although Master Jingkong is a foreigner, just like Chen Zhenren of Taixu Palace, he does not care about state affairs, but when the locusts are flooding and the flood is overrun, he teaches the followers of Buddhism to help everyone in time, and helps the national strength of the Long Kingdom to be so stable. And because Master Clearance is the seat of the Fanyin Temple of the Bright Moon Kingdom, the Long Kingdom and the Bright Moon Kingdom can be so peaceful.

There were people in the capital who joked, saying that the capital is a thousand steps and a temple, so it seems that the Buddhist gate of the capital is flourishing in the Taoist gate. It's just that Master Clearance and Chen Zhenren rarely show up, and I heard that the two have a very good personal teaching, and they are not opposed because of some rumors.

However, if it is to respect Buddhism and Taoism, the scholars of the Long Kingdom must be dissatisfied, thinking that the Tai Academy is the orthodox place, and the others are all strange forces and chaos, if it is not for the text to carry the Tao, who can know the history of the vicissitudes of thousands of years? It is precisely because of this that the sage hesitates, and every time the old year and the new year alternate, according to the order of drawing lots, they take turns to go to the Tai Academy, the Buddha Gate, and the Daomen to open the sacrificial ceremony. And this year, the Taixu Palace was drawn, so the Taixu Palace was cautious, for fear that the surroundings were not fully prepared.

At this moment, there are thousands of people wearing Taoist robes in the Taixu Palace, many people shouting to carry goods and clean the floor tiles, a hurried scene, if you have not arrived at the Taixu Palace for a long time, you will only feel that this place is like a newly built one.

On the dojo of the Taixu Palace, there is a three-foot-high giant tripod, which is decorated with a lot of cloud patterns around it, and is engraved with the scriptures and classics of the Daomen. The nine-foot-high three-stick incense burns on it day and night, symbolizing the eternal meaning of heaven, earth and man. These three incense sticks stand on top of the empty dojo, and have the feeling of reaching straight into the clouds. Many pedestrians passing by outside the Taixu Palace can see these three incense sticks without climbing over the towering wall, and they are amazed every time.

At this time, the little Taoist boy who guarded the gate was very happy, and he was not in a hurry to urge the pedestrians to leave quickly, but explained with pride: "On the occasion of the replacement of the old and the new this time, the blessing gift of the saint is our Taixu Palace, and when that time comes, we will open the door, and ordinary people can also enter it and listen to the Tao." Such an opportunity is only once a year. Therefore prepare yourselves until the auspicious time. ”

At this moment, on the empty dojo of the Taixu Palace, Chen Zhenren of the Taixu Palace was in it, looking at everyone present with a momentum that was not angry but threatening. On the left is Elder You, the chief supervisor of the Taixu Palace, who is responsible for the rewards and punishments of the Taixu Palace, and on the right is Elder Xu, who is the capital of the Taixu Palace, who is responsible for all things inside and outside the Taixu Palace. Next to the two of them, stood the eighteen heads of the three capitals, five masters. It can be said that the big people of the Taixu Palace are all gathered here at this moment.

Chen Zhenren saw that everything was going on in an orderly manner, and he was also a little satisfied and said: "Thank you Master Zu for blessing in heaven, the first place for the saint to reach this year is our Taixu Palace, this is the first time in the past five years, if everything in the Taixu Palace is not ready, it will inevitably end up with other people's gossip." ”

Elder Xu, the capital manager of Taixu Palace, asked: "Palace Master, all this is arranged, you can relax, it's just that this saint came to Taixu Palace to hold a sacrifice ceremony this year, and I don't know anyone else except for preparing sacrifices...... What else do you have to prepare?"

Chen Zhenren squinted his eyes, thought for a while and smiled: " The sage works hard for the state, naturally needs some nourishing medicine, you will select the elixir sent by Izumo Valley, and prepare some elixir for the sage to relieve the difficulty; as for the queen, then prepare some elixirs to nourish the face and stay, it must be very pleasing; the eldest prince is intoxicated with the famous calligraphy, and when the sacrificial ceremony is over, send a few copies of the collection in the Taixu Palace; the three princes are young, but they are the most favored by the queen, and they are very fond of some organ utensils, so buy some novel utensils from Douzaoju. ”

Hearing this, Elder Xu made a color, and Elder You, the chief supervisor of the Taixu Palace, spoke: "Palace Master, when I was in charge of rewards and punishments, it was not my turn to speak, but the second prince...... It's not that easy to pass. If we anger him, it will be difficult for us to deal with it. ”

Chen Zhenren said disapprenously: "Taixu Palace is to protect the people of Li and solve problems for the saints, as for the others, there is no need to deliberately curry, everything is as usual." Since the second prince likes martial arts, he took him to the building to read books, and he could see a little fame. ”

Chen Zhenren said that in the building, is the Taixu Palace stored the martial arts classics of the past dynasties of the Guanzhi Pavilion, many martial arts people in the rivers and lakes risk being killed, but also enter this pavilion to observe the martial arts classics of the Daomen, but those who can get out alive do not exceed the number of five fingers.

Elder You said worriedly: "Although the second prince has a noble status, he is not a member of my Dao Sect, if he is allowed to enter the Guanzhi Pavilion, then the other disciples will inevitably ......."

Chen Zhenren interrupted: "It's okay, the second prince is not from the Daomen today, and if he goes to the Guanzhi Pavilion, that's it." Counting the days, Changxin should also be back. If he arrives at the Taixu Palace, let him see me as soon as possible. After Chen Zhenren finished speaking, he walked towards his subjectivity.

The crowd made a promise, and then dispersed. In the entire dojo of the Taixu Palace, only the three incense sticks were burning, and the paper made a subtle sound.