Liu Hengzheng admires Taoism and usually makes friends with many Taoist priests, which is something that Yang Yun already knows.

Before the Taoist event, Liu Heng wanted to introduce Taoist friends to Yang Yun, but Yang Yun couldn't figure it out...... Didn't Liu Hengzheng want to do anything through these Taoist priests?

Yang Yun took Wu Yuan and Wang Lian, followed Sun Xi into the inside, and saw that many Taoist priests had arrived first, as far as the eye could see, all of them were Taoist priests wearing various colors of Taoist robes, one or two fairy wind dao bones, and they had put a lot of effort into modeling, but Yang Yun knew that this group of people was at best the likes of Qinghe, and they only relied on the blind eye method, and they were more ingenious than whoever had the ability to cover the eyes, and they couldn't see through it.

"Mr. Sun, didn't Liu Fuyin say that he would see him immediately? Why did I wait here for half an hour, and I didn't see him come out? A Taoist priest in his forties saw Sun Xi appear, walked over and asked in an unkind tone.

This Taoist priest obviously has some background, the Taoist robe on his body is cut from Shu brocade, which is much more luxurious than others, and the dust is also new, Yang Yun has been in the Taoist circle for many days, and it is clear from the appearance that this Taoist priest knows how to enjoy things.

Sun Xi said respectfully: "My family Yin is seeing the envoy sent by the palace, why don't you let me come out to entertain you first?" Let me introduce to Xia Daochang, this is the famous Yang Xiaotianshi. ”

Sun Xi said before that Liu Hengzheng invited Yang Yun to come precisely to introduce him to his colleagues in Daomen.

"Just him? Dare to call yourself a heavenly master at a young age? ”

Xia Daochang obviously didn't take Yang Yun in his eyes, and his gaze at Yang Yun was slanted, and his words were disdainful.

The common problem of the Taoist circle is that they are arrogant and look down on their peers, and this circle is to show their ability by suppressing their peers.

A young Taoist like Yang Yun is a bully at first glance, who is not majestic to Yang Yun?

Yang Yun's expression was unmoved, and Sun Xi next to him said with a smile: "Yang Xiaotianshi is prestigious, my family's Mansion Yin has seen it with his own eyes, and even His Majesty calls him a little Heavenly Master, how dare he make a mistake?" Xia Daochang spoke politely, don't inadvertently disobey Your Majesty......"

This time is different from the past, the government will not speak to those old and qualified Taoist priests, no matter how Yang Yun says it, he is also "his own person", Sun Xi will not help Daoist Xia speak.

Xia Daochang's face changed when he heard this.

At this time, Sun Xi introduced Yang Yun: "Little Heavenly Master, this is the true person of Xia Shifang Xia, the head of the Qingsui Hall of Jiugong Mountain, and he is also one of the distinguished guests invited by Yin of my family's mansion. ”

In Sun Xi's meaning, they are all "VIPs" invited by Liu Hengzheng, even if they don't like each other when they meet, don't be surprised, it's not good to really fight, and it's good to see each other after saving face.

"I've seen Xia Daoyou."

Yang Yun said hello briefly.

Xia Shifang glanced at Yang Yun coldly, didn't even return the salute, turned around, and went straight to the side hall, there were several Taoist masters over there who should have come from Jiangnan West Road, gathered together, Xia Shifang seemed to be explaining Yang Yun's identity, and a group of people looked over, all with disgust in their eyes.

Yang Yun followed Sun Xi into the side hall, and a Taoist priest who had a good relationship with Liu Hengzheng came to ask, these people had a completely different attitude from Xia Shifang, and they were quite modest and polite to Yang Yun, but they were only polite on the surface.

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The side hall had already prepared a seat for Yang Yun.

Yang Yun sat alone at a small square table, and even Wang Lian and Wu Yuan he brought could sit at the same table.

When Sun Xi went to entertain others, Wu Yuan said: "The Taoist of the Ten Directions has been cultivating in Lingnan for a long time, and it is said that he had seen Zhang Guo Heavenly Master when he was young, and later he himself went to Jiugong Mountain to build the Qingsui Palace, and many local officials respected him as a Heavenly Master and invited him to preach...... I heard that he was quite accomplished in alchemy, and his family teacher once wrote to ask him to go out of the mountain to discuss the alchemy method together, but he explicitly refused. ”

Through Wu Yuan's introduction, Yang Yun had a preliminary understanding of Xia Shifang's situation.

It turns out that there is a bit of fame in the Taoist sect, and the truth of the "spell" does not matter, once it is respected, it can be eaten in the political circles and Taoist circles, no wonder it will be arrogant and arrogant.

"He refines his Dan, and I cultivate my Dao, which has nothing to do with each other."

Yang Yun smiled very naturally, and he didn't take Xia Shifang's provocation to heart at all.

Wu Yuan frowned, after all, she had superpowers, and she felt that those Taoist priests who had been famous for a long time must have more powerful means than her, which was also what Changchun Zhenren had repeatedly taught her before.

Immediately, some northern Taoist priests from Hengshan, Laoshan, Taishan and other places came to greet Yang Yun, and Yang Yun got up to salute...... When others are polite to him, he won't put on a show.

After sitting down again, he felt a little strange, he didn't see any Taoist priests from Jiannan Dao here, as if the Taoist priests of Shu were not invited by the Henan Mansion, or those Taoist priests deliberately avoided him.

While he was thinking about it, Liu Hengzheng, accompanied by Sun Xi, was late, and when he arrived in the courtyard, he was surrounded by a group of Taoist priests to greet him.

Yang Yun took Wu Yuan and Wang Lian to the door, but did not step forward to join in the fun.

Liu Hengzheng smiled: "You have come for a long time, it's really hard...... The emperor's grace is vast, and the imperial court holds a Taoist festival, so that you can show your strengths at the same time, you can also meet Zhang Guotianshi and ask for immortal teachings, which is really a blessing...... Please move to the West Courtyard, where a banquet has been prepared. ”

Yang Yun glanced around, there were a total of forty or fifty Taoist priests present, plus the disciples brought, there were a hundred people, according to the specifications of two people for one seat, I am afraid that it will cost fifty tables to set up a banquet.

Yang Yunxin said: "Liu Hengzheng has invested a lot of money in order to win over the people in the Daomen. ”

When the Taoist priests heard that there was a dinner, they happily agreed to the appointment and went to the West Wing Courtyard.

Xia Shifang was about to go over to greet Liu Hengzheng, but when he saw Liu Hengzheng ignoring him directly, he went to the door of the side hall where Yang Yun was with a smile, and his face suddenly became as if he had been dyed with ink.

"The little heavenly master is here, and he is far away, and he still looks at Haihan."

In the end, Yang Yun was a Taoist priest who had established authority in front of the emperor, entered the palace gate, and was respected by the emperor as the "Little Heavenly Master", and the treatment he received here was naturally different from Liu Hengzheng.

Yang Yun smiled and greeted Liu Hengzheng.

The two talked very happily, which caused a lot of eyes, Liu Hengzheng, as Henan Yin, belongs to the highest local official in the Eastern Capital, and he also has connections and relationships in the center of the imperial court, which can be said to be a real power faction, and he is not much more powerful than the assassins in various places outside, so he is qualified to take Qiao.

These Taoist priests knew that their eyes were useless, Yang Yun and Liu Hengzheng had known each other before, and Yang Yun's ability was recognized by Liu Hengzheng, so he was a little helpless for a while, but he wondered how to embarrass Yang Yun at the banquet later.

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The group arrived at the West Wing Courtyard.

Contrary to Yang Yun's expectations, there were ten tables on the left and right sides of the hall, each table could accommodate two people, plus one main seat, it could only accommodate a maximum of forty-two people.

There were 100 people who came, but only 40 people were prepared for the banquet, which meant that some junior Taoist priests or high-level disciples had to stay outside the hall and stare dryly.

Yang Yun was warmly entertained, not only sat directly on the main seat, at the same table with Liu Hengzheng, but even Wu Yuan and Wang Lian brought by him also sat down in the guest head position, and the front seat on the other side was not prepared for Xia Shifang, but Sun Xi, who was in charge of presiding over the banquet, and an older Taoist priest with the name Bai Wan.

With Xia Shifang's arrogance, he could only sit in the second seat on the right, and he was naturally unwilling.

The banquet has not yet begun, the wine and food are on the table, and the government is well prepared, and the wine and food look very high.

Liu Hengzheng picked up the wine glass, stood up and said loudly: "This official has always admired the masters of the cultivation outside the Fangwai, and he has visited many people in the past and benefited a lot. This time, I took advantage of the imperial court to hold a Taoist Dharma meeting and invite you to a banquet, which is to express the official's respect for the Taoist celebrities, and at the same time to thank the emperor for his grace, long live my emperor! ”

Liu Hengzheng belongs to professional politicians, and he doesn't care whether these Taoist priests are in vain, the important thing is to cater to his wishes.

Since the emperor advocates Taoism, then I also respect the people of Taoism, when the grand event is held, I invite you to reflect my respect for you, and during the banquet is to express my admiration for the emperor, reflecting "political correctness".

"I salute you three cups."

Liu Hengzheng drank first.

There were many Taoist priests who drank alcohol on the spot, but after all, there is a sect of Taoism that requires "Qing Xiu", and these people usually do not drink alcohol, and today they can only replace wine with tea.

After drinking, Liu Hengzheng beckoned everyone to sit down again.

Liu Hengzheng said with a smile: "Let me introduce you first, the one sitting next to this official is Yang Xiaotianshi, who repaired the statue of the patriarch in the Great Void Temple before, and attracted His Majesty's personal praise, he is a real disciple of Wuzun. ”

Yang Yun was recommended by Henan Yin Liu Hengzheng in public, and he didn't feel that he was unworthy of his name, so he smiled and nodded: "You fellow Daoists are polite." ”

Most of the Taoist priests smiled and said hello to each other, so they were acquaintances.

But a discordant voice sounded next to him: "But the Dharma meeting was held in the Eastern Capital, and you want to fornicate with the disciple of the Martial Venerable Daoist in the back house of the master's house?" ”

These words are very inappropriate, not what Xia Shifang said, the person who spoke was older, about fifty years, but Yang Yun felt familiar at a glance, and he was one of the Taoist priests who stood with Xia Shifang just now.

Xia Shifang touched his chin with his hand, as if he had known that someone would come out to find fault, and this person was likely to fight for him or be instructed by him.

"Daochang Liu, how can you be so rude?"

An elderly Taoist priest questioned the seat.

This Taoist priest Yang Yun is no stranger to it, and he is also one of the people in the group just now.

Yang Yun thought to himself, "What is this? Sing and harmonize, come out as a-stirring stick? ”

The one known as Liu Daochang stood in the middle of the banquet and said sternly: "Cultivators, mainly self-cultivation, even if they are married and have children, they must also claim to be virtuous, if they only rely on a little nihilistic ability, no virtue and no action, what face do they have to gain a foothold in Taoism?" What more face do you have to preach and receive karma? ”

As he spoke, he kept staring at Yang Yun.

His purpose was to provoke Yang Yun, in his opinion, as long as he kept saying bad things about Yang Yun's teacher, with Yang Yun's age, he would definitely be angry and do something disqualified on the spot.

But who is Yang Yun?

He didn't have a master at all, and Wuzun's name was made up by him.

No matter how he scolded, Yang Yun would not feel faceless, but secretly thought: "The scolding is so happy, I really should let the old boy of Songmei listen to it!" ”

Liu Hengzheng saw that the situation was a little out of control, glared at Sun Xi, and then got up and said: "The matter of Wuzun Zhenren, you only know one and don't know the other, and the matter is not clear, so you talk nonsense in public, isn't it intentional to ruin the reputation of the Venerable?" If anyone does it again, don't blame the official for turning his face! ”