Chapter 120: Flying Immortals Outside the Sky
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Liu Hao looked at the smoke and dust blankly, and was scared for a while: Uncle! Could it be that the entire back mountain has collapsed? How much explosives do you need for such a big movement?
He was worried about the safety of Ziyang Zhenren, and pulled Li Hong, who was still in a daze: "Stupid? Hurry up and take a look, don't get anyone hurt. β
Li Hong looked at Liu Hao blankly: "Isn't this a daytime ascension?" β
Liu Hao kicked him: "It's a fart, this is my big killer weapon of Datang." β
The two got on their horses and continued to run towards the Laojun Temple.
In the Laojun Temple, whether it was a believer or a Taoist priest who was burning incense, they were frightened by the loud sound in the back mountain. A group of people knelt in the courtyard, bowing and worshipping at the smoke and dust in the back mountain, and muttering prayers in their mouths.
When Liu Hao rode to the gate of the temple, when he looked up and saw that the courtyard was full of kneeling people, his head suddenly "buzzed", and he almost fell off the horse. He rolled off his horse and looked at the people in the courtyard in disbelief: "Uncle Shi has feathered?" β
At this time, a Taoist priest at the door who knelt down to the sky said to Liu Hao: "Master! I'm waiting for this to worship the gods. β
Liu Hao looked him up and down: "Where did the gods come from?" β
The man arched his hand to the sky: "There was a dragon chant in the back mountain, and then the gods rose out of the clouds." How can we see the true face of the gods when we are mortals with the naked eye. β
Liu Hao looked at him with a black line, it's a day, feudal superstition kills people! Fortunately, Lao Tzu was not in a hurry to cry just now, is the explosion a dragon groan? A puff of smoke and dust is a fairy flying through the clouds? In later generations, the big chimneys of so many chemical factories were smoking, and no gods appeared, but the smog became more and more severe.
Liu Hao lowered his head and asked him, "Where is my uncle?" β
The Taoist priest pointed to the direction of the back mountain: "The master is in the direction of the back mountain, and I think it should be to talk with the gods." β
Liu Hao took Li Hong into the gate, and sure enough, the old guy was playing with explosives.
Everyone on the back mountain was very excited, and Ziyang Zhenren stroked his beard and said happily: "Everyone, today's successful gunpowder test will be my Datang's big killer." β
The white-robed Taoist priest next to him also nodded: "Shigong will definitely go down in history if he tries explosives!" β
Xiaoyaozi's group of Taoist priests also gathered around Ziyang Zhenren, saying flattering words. The movement just now frightened everyone, and the power of the gods in the ancient books was no more than that.
When Liu Hao came to the back mountain, the smoke and dust had almost dispersed. He saw a group of Taoist priests excitedly surrounding Ziyang Zhenren and a white-robed Taoist priest, looking at everyone's happy appearance did not look like they were injured, but they were covered in debris and dust, and they looked like a group of people called Hanako were partying.
Liu Hao's nervous heart was instantly put down, and he walked over quickly: "Uncle Shi, are you testing explosives?" β
Ziyang Zhenren turned his face to see Liu Hao, pointed to the white-robed Taoist priest next to him and said with a smile: "Zhicai came just in time, this is Bai Yunzi, the senior brother of Xiaoyaozi." He looked at the recipe you gave and felt that it could be done at this time, and it happened that he also had some alchemy materials in his hand. There was nothing to do today, so I tried it. β
Liu Hao looked at Bai Yunzi carefully, not to mention anything else, the sale of the crane hair and childish face is several grades higher than that of Xiaoyaozi, no wonder he will be in Chang'an.
Although Bai Yunzi is older, he is a cut behind Liu Hao in terms of seniority. Seeing Liu Hao looking at him, he bowed his head and bowed, "Bai Yunzi meets Uncle Shi!" Uncle Shi's recipe is really good, a good room fell apart in an instant. β
Liu Hao looked at a pile of ruins not far away and asked them, "Is this being bombed like this?" β
Ziyang Zhenren stroked his beard and nodded: "Not bad." Those explosives were commonplace, but they weren't collected much. I've tried several times and this is the last one. β
Li Hong stood on the ruins and looked left and right: "That puff of smoke and dust just now is caused by this house?" I thought it was a heavenly immortal. β
Xiaoyaozi smiled: "I haven't seen the Heavenly Immortals down to earth, but today, the Heavenly God's Wrath Poor Dao has been taught." β
Liu Hao looked at Bai Yunzi and the others with an unpleasant look, and hurriedly said, "Don't make so much next time." In case of blowing up your own people, the gains outweigh the losses. Originally, it was thought that it would take several years for this thing to be done, and since this is the case, the military school will also have a course dedicated to the use of explosives. The cement workshop can also use explosives to open the mountain. β
Bai Yunzi listened to Liu Hao's words, and his eyes lit up: "I don't want these things to be used = can be used elsewhere, and the poor Dao only thinks about using them for military purposes." β
Liu Hao shook his head: "In fact, the military use is limited, and the output of this thing is not good." However, it is not bad to deal with the cavalry, and as soon as there is an explosion, the formation of the cavalry will immediately be chaotic. β
Bai Yunzi disagreed with Liu Hao's words: "Uncle Shi, what if this output comes up?" This is my Datang's big killer, why doesn't it seem that Uncle Shi doesn't care? β
Liu Hao looked at him with a wry smile: "This thing is too dangerous, and it is unstable." If the amount of gunpowder is stable, I'll have the Hyobo try to make a few. Like mines, grenades, artillery and whatever. The current craftsmanship can't reach that level, otherwise the smoothbore cannon will be made now, and the surrounding area of Datang will be easily destroyed. β
Everyone was excited when they heard this, and Ziyang Zhenren grabbed Liu Hao: "Is there really such a powerful artillery?" β
Liu Hao nodded: "Yes, there are even more powerful ones." However, it takes hundreds of years of repeated verification, and it cannot be done overnight. Speaking of which, you already have an element of luck in making this explosive today, and according to my assumption, it will take at least a year to make this thing. β
As he was talking, Gao Shi led a group of soldiers to the back mountain at night, and he asked breathlessly, "What's wrong here?" Those people are still kneeling in the courtyard and worshipping, saying that some kind of god descended to earth and ascended in the daytime. By the way, what's going on with that loud bang just now? β
Liu Hao smiled: "It's just gunpowder, but the people in the temple below say that it is a dragon yin, and the smoke and dust from the explosion are regarded by them as a fairy soaring clouds." β
Bai Yunzi asked Liu Hao at this time: "Uncle Shi said earlier that he wanted to establish a religious association?" β
Liu Hao nodded: "There is such a thing, but both Buddhism and Taoism are quite disgusted." β
Ziyang Zhenren stroked his beard and said, "I didn't think it was like anything before, but now that Lilac has been captured by the Maitreya Sect, this matter can be used." Allowing people from Buddhism and Taoism to participate in the extermination of Maitreya also saves the believers below from having nothing to do. Now that the White Horse Temple is closed to visitors, Mingjue's little bald head is doing well. β
Xiaoyaozi pursed his lips: "There are more people who are forced to take care of themselves, and it is not comfortable to change anyone." β
Liu Hao smiled: "The administrator of the religious association is still yourself. Taoism elects a person of high moral character, and then Buddhism selects a few old monks, and that's it. The purpose of the religious association is to eradicate evil, calm the door, and lead the people of the Tang Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment. β
When Bai Yunzi heard this, he slapped his thigh violently: "If that's the case, I should support it even more." The junior brother is too, this matter should have been reported to Chang'an a long time ago. At that time, it seems that the scum of each sect will be punished, but it is the respective leaders who are really disgraced. I have always paid attention to quiet and inaction when I get home, and I am afraid that those bald donkeys will not succeed? β
Ziyang Zhenren nodded: "This explosion can also be used." Didn't they say Long Wei? It just so happens that we are taking this opportunity to publicize it, and it is said that I have not had a vision of the Taoist holy land for many years. β
Li Hong watched Liu Hao and their blatant deception from the side, and couldn't help but say, "You guys are too fake, aren't you?" Besides, there are so many Buddhist monks, will they agree? β
The relationship between Bai Yunzi and Li Hong is also good in Chang'an. He patted Liu Hao's shoulder and said with a smile: "As long as the White Horse Temple nods, the other temples have to agree if they don't agree." β
Li Hong looked confused: "Why?" β
Liu Hao replied: "Because your father is the emperor." As long as His Majesty raises the status of the temples that join the religious association, can other temples still sit still? No matter how transcendent the monks are, they should accept the management of the Tang Emperor when they walk on the realm of the Tang Dynasty. β
Subsequently, Ziyang Zhenren took Bai Yunzi and Xiaoyaozi, and the three of them changed into new Taoist robes and appeared in front of Laojun Temple, explaining to those believers who were waiting for the miracle to appear again about today's heavenly immortals.
Liu Hao and Li Hong squatted next to them and watched the three of them depict the appearance of immortals, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Li Hong asked Liu Hao in a low voice: "Uncle, isn't this a lie?" How can there be immortals flying outside the sky, only one room has blown up. If it weren't for the fact that he came from the back mountain, listening to the three Taoist elders now, it would really be like this. β
Liu Hao smiled and said: "These things are just means to confuse the world, don't believe it." When the people have religious beliefs, they will be at peace. If an emperor becomes a believer in religion, this is not far from the death of the country. This kind of thing, just have fun and laugh. β
Li Hong looked at Liu Hao very incomprehensibly: "Uncle, you are also an elder of Taoism, how can you say such a thing?" β
Liu Hao turned his face to look at him and said, "Taoism can't ensure that you become the emperor, nor can it ensure my safety, let alone the safety of the people in the world." Got it? Putting the people of the world in your heart is more effective than worshipping any immortal. β
Li Hong nodded, then lowered his head and stopped talking. Now Liu Hao always explains some big truths to him in small talk, which makes Li Hong feel naΓ―ve at the same time, but also full of contempt for his former self.
The incident of the flying immortals outside the sky of the Laojun Temple spread throughout Luoyang City that night, coupled with the deliberate guidance and hype of the heavens and the earth, it is said that many people went out of the city before the city gate was locked that night and went to the Laojun Temple to worship the gods.
In the backyard of the White Horse Temple, a quaint fence courtyard with a thatched house, it is completely inconsistent with the style of the White Horse Temple's carved beams and paintings. In the thatched house, an old monk with a wrinkled face sits on a futon and recites sutras with his eyes closed, as if he has become one with the heavens and the earth.
Suddenly, the old monk opened his eyes, and his eyes emitted a fine light.
He opened his mouth and said, "The donor is here in the middle of the night, I don't know what happened?" β