Chapter 36: The Big Shot (2)
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Outside the reception hall at the foot of Longhu Mountain, the people who did not pass through the channel finally received a message from the flying pigeon from Wuxi City, and when he opened the letter to look at it, the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell.
The letter was written by a few of his henchmen in Wuxi City, and it described in detail the situation after he left that day, maybe those Taoists didn't understand what those strange things meant at that time, but they described it in great detail, but they understood it.
So he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time was slightly proud, which showed that he left Wuxi City and went straight to Longhu Mountain that day.
At this time, a young Taoist outside the hall walked by, and he saw a person who was not in the passage, and hurriedly came over to greet him: "Uncle Butong, I haven't seen you for a long time, what are you doing on the mountain today?"
Butong glanced at the young Taoist, nodded and smiled: "It turned out to be the nephew of the Void Tree, I haven't seen you for a long time." Uncle Shi has something important to come to meet the Heavenly Master today. ”
"I haven't seen Uncle Shi for a long time, but Uncle Shi's complexion is still so good. I really envy my uncle, guarding one side in Wuxi County and being loved by all the people, but it is much better than us doing penance all day long in the mountains. "This young Taoist called Xushu is in his twenties, his face is frivolous and oily, and his face doesn't look very good, and he doesn't have the slightest feeling of Daomen's Qi cultivation and spiritual cultivation skills.
Seeing this qiē in his eyes, the people who didn't pass through the channel also felt a little obstructive, and they were even more annoyed in their hearts, because the young Taoist in front of him was the one who was on duty in the Earth Spirit Hall when the Earth Spirit Master escaped. Although the result of the investigation afterwards actually fell on Liu Hongde, who repaired the Earth Spirit Hall a year ago, the people who knew the doorway were bright. The Earth Spirit Master has been divided into peace for hundreds of years, and the task of guarding the Earth Spirit Hall has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it has long become a lucrative and leisurely popular position, and the people who can share this position are all the sons and nephews of the elders in the Heavenly Master Sect. Everyone went in with a thick sum of money and slept for a few nights. If the responsibility for the accident of the earth spirit master this time is really serious, the several masters and elders who are responsible for the management, and even Zhang Tianshi himself can't get out of it, but fortunately, in the end, he can find a person who has no backing, but is still close to Zhang Yuhong.
Of course, these can only be known by everyone. Can't say it's broken. Moreover, from some delicate positions, this virtual tree master and nephew can't be treated sloppily, and being able to stay in the mountains and serve is much more noble than his practice of guarding a county. This nephew is a banner for Zhang Tianshi to take care of the kindness of the old people, and everyone sees it in their eyes. In view of the identity of this Void Tree Daoist, the Unknown Daoist had formed some friendships intentionally or unintentionally before, and he was a Taoist priest guarding the county seat. It is necessary to have more eyes and ears in the mountains. The relationship between the two is familiar, and at this time, he also said politely with a smile on his face: "Why did my nephew say this, Uncle Shi, I envy you for being able to see the Heavenly Master every day in the mountains and listen to his old man's teachings."
"I'm so bored, I'm panicked, I've long wanted to be transferred to the county town outside, even if I am a casual Taoist master, it's more interesting than coming up from this mountain." You all say that this mountain is noble, but I think the whole day is chanting and meditating. What does it mean to refine qi and contemplate it?" This Void Tree Daoist immediately complained, it seemed that he really had a lot of grievances these days, and finally found someone to talk to. "Not to mention what happened in the Spirit Hall a few days ago, which made the uncle in charge of the courtyard so nervous that they were so nervous, and they couldn't be at peace when they checked and asked. But the guy I found to take the shift for me that day had an accident again, and it took me a lot of energy to deal with Uncle Yuantong."
When I heard this, the people were stunned: "What did you say? Wasn't you keeping vigil in the Earth Spirit Hall that day?"
The "Wo" Xushu Daoist also seemed to know that he was speechless, and looked around awkwardly to see that no one was paying attention, so he took the people who did not pass through the road and walked a few steps, and came to a slightly remote place and whispered: "Uncle No, you have been guarding the mountain for a long time, and I don't know the details of our mountains." Anyway, it's just meditating and sleeping in it for two days, and it's boring to death, so just find someone to replace it, as long as there are people inside. I'm not alone, who of those senior brothers and brothers is not like this? Even the uncle in charge of the academy turns a blind eye, after all, this is an old habit that has been passed down for I don't know how long."
The people who didn't come through the channel were only dumbfounded, although they knew that the matter of guarding the earth spirit master was a mere formality, but they didn't expect it to be like this, he hurriedly whispered again: "Then who was the person who replaced you that day, and what happened later?"
"That is, I often followed a handyman who did things for me, and I gave him a few taels of silver after keeping vigil for me that day, and when he came out, he went to the restaurant under the mountain to drink, and I don't know how much he drank, and he had to go to the kiln at night, but he died of a woman's stomach immediately. The junior brother on duty in the back didn't just find someone to replace him, and it wasn't until the fork in the earth spirit hall on the third day that it was revealed, and the uncle in charge of the academy came to me to ask, where did I dare to tell him about this?
"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense," the person replied casually, but his mind was already a little uneasy. Behind such a heavy thing is such an almost child's play, which makes him feel ridiculous and seems to have a faint creepy, the personnel in the sect have unknowingly decayed into such a shape, if someone designed it, wouldn't it
But soon, these mindful people will be put to the back of their minds. These big things are not for him to worry about, even if the sky falls, there are always tall people to stand up, and the most important thing now is to take advantage of the opportunities in front of him.
"Hey, I said that this spiritual hall or something is worth so much attention to? Isn't it just throwing a few death row prisoners into it every year to suppress resentment and anger? These old rules that have been passed down for hundreds of years should have been abolished a long time ago," the Void Tree Daoist complained again at this time. The true identity of the Earth Spirit Master is a top secret in Dragon and Tiger Mountain. You have to cultivate to a certain point, and you have a true disciple with enough experience to be qualified to know, at least it is impossible for a young Taoist priest like Xushu Daoren who has such a status under the shadow of his father to know. And guarding the Earth Spirit Hall was originally the duty of the True Disciples. It's just that the spirit master of that place has never been abnormal for hundreds of years, but the foundation of Longhu Mountain is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not enough for the true disciples to divide the Taoist temples to dominate the local county, so naturally this matter is assigned to the younger disciples to do. Naturally, the true meaning of the Earth Spirit Hall will not be told to them, but the fact that several death row prisoners are sent in from various places every year is said to be a place to suppress the unjust souls and anger of these evil people.
"The rules set by the patriarch are naturally very meaningful, and every qiē in the sect is mastered by the heavenly master. How to deal with the Heavenly Master also has its own measure, and these words should never be said casually in front of people. The people who don't say to the Void Tree Daoist with a bit of blame and seriousness. He was also a little annoyed by this kind of young man who didn't know what to do.
"Well, I'm naturally clear about this. It's just that I don't know my uncle to say something about my own words. The Void Tree Daoist smiled disappreciatively.
"I don't know uncle, I don't know uncle. At this time, a young Taoist walked out of the hall, looked around and greeted loudly. "The Heavenly Master passed down the message, please go to the Heavenly Master Hall if you don't know the uncle. ”
The non-Daoist said a few last words to the Void Tree Daoist, then turned around and walked quickly with the young Daoist. It was a great opportunity that he had been waiting for here. But somehow. At this time, there was suddenly a haze in his heart that came from nowhere, which made him unhappy.
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In the Heavenly Master Palace, Zhang Tianshi was sitting on the throne listening to the reports of the people who did not pass through.
What the people who don't know is what he has done in Wuxi County in the past few days, what he has seen and heard, and then how Zhang Yuhong suddenly came here two nights ago, so that he can no longer interfere in the affairs of the earth spirit master, and then fight with the earth spirit master to lead the chaos in the city. No one is lying, and the lies in these important matters do not stand up to scrutiny. The no-channel man has long passed the point where he needs to rely on lies to achieve results, and he only twists and turns on the details of the matter. Some of them can be elaborated, and some of them may be brushed aside, and it will sound very different.
"Does it look like the Earth Spirit Master has escaped after all?" Zhang Tianshi on the throne let out a long sigh, closed his eyes and shook his head. "It's still a storm in the city. Senior Brother Yuhong has always been invincible, but this time it was a miscalculation. ”
"The earth spirit master is cunning, all the underground water canals in the land of Jingnan are dug by him, just like his own lair, and although the earth spirit master is not a human body, he is hundreds of years old, and he doesn't know how advanced his Dao cultivation is, it seems that this forcible arrest is really not feasible. An old Taoist priest with a white beard who sat on the other side nodded, and then he turned his head to look at the people who were not in the way and nodded. "It's not that the master and nephew are stable, and they have the style of a general. It seems that it is a bit of a condescension to let you only guard the Wuxi City. ”
"Uncle Lingguang has won the award. The people bowed their heads a little in trepidation, but there was a can't help but be happy in their hearts. This Lingguang Lao Dao is an elder in the sect, and his seniority is even higher than Zhang Yuanling, who is a heavenly master, and his praise can be regarded as extremely heavy, it seems that it took two days to think carefully and deliberate This remark is indeed not in vain. "The disciple also had a premonition that it would be bad if he used strength against the earth spirit master that day, but Senior Brother Yuhong was far from being able to control it, so the disciple flew to the middle of the faction, but unexpectedly, Senior Brother Yuhong still couldn't bear to fight head-on with the Earth Spirit Master, and the result was that the city was full of wind and rain, and people's hearts were panicked."
"Yuhong, this kid is indeed acting a little recklessly. Lingguang Lao Dao also nodded approvingly, and glanced at Zhang Tianshi intentionally or unintentionally. "His talent in Taoism is certainly a rare genius in my Dragon and Tiger Mountain, but he is a little reckless in his heart, and he is not a person who can achieve great things after all. ”
Zhang Tianshi's eyes were half-closed, and he didn't seem to pay attention to the eyes of the old man, thinking about what question he was thinking about, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head and asked, "You said that the monk of the Ten Directions is actually with two young men and women who belong to the shadow guards, is it possible to be sure?"
"Of course, this is not certain. The people hesitated, but they still didn't dare to make up their minds. "Those people in the shadow guard have always been very secretive, how can they be easily obtained by someone to get the evidence? I'm just speculating. After all, it's not a matter of two days for the shadow guard to secretly favor those bald donkeys, and the little bald donkey of the ten directions has just been driven away by us, and then brought such two people back with a menacing attitude, which naturally shows that the identities of these two people are very strange. And when he was dressed up in Wuxi City to inquire about the news. The monks of the Ten Directions still seem to be under the command of these two people."
"It seems that he is really a shadow guard. Lingguang Lao Dao took a breath, and his face was a little solemn. "Could it be that the monk of the Pure Land Monastery wants to intervene this time, but it will be the instructions of the shadow guard behind it? I think this matter must be carefully considered and treated with caution. He also asked the Heavenly Master to invite several other elders and the head of the courtyard. ”
Zhang Tianshi nodded, and waved his hand to the Dao Tong behind him: "Pass my word, go and invite the other three elders, as well as a few deacons and the head of the courtyard to come over." ”
Dao Tong had to leave quickly. The person who did not pass the passage bowed and said, "After the disciple has finished speaking, then retreat first." ”
"It's okay, you might as well stay here and listen. Lingguang waved his hand. "You've handled it very decently. didn't leave the shadow guard the slightest handle, and as for the later situation getting out of control, it has nothing to do with you, maybe there are important things for you to do in the future. What does the Heavenly Master mean?"
Zhang Tianshi also nodded and looked at the people who were not in the channel. His expression was full of kindness and approval: "Yes." The junior and junior are cautious and have a unique vision, and they are rare capable talents in the teaching. ”
"The Heavenly Master praised it. The unpassable suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and bowed down. He knew very well that this was not just a superficial verbal affirmation, and to be able to stay here and listen to the next discussion between the Heavenly Master and several elders meant that he had entered the circle that he had always dreamed of. This huge sense of happiness came over him at once, and almost made him feel a little dizzy.
Next, several elders and the head of the courtyard came as ordered. In this Heavenly Master's Mansion, they discussed for half an hour, and the main content was about how to deal with the various ways and means of the Shadow Guard and the imperial court. Every elder was worried when they heard that the Shadow Guard might be involved in the matter of this earth spirit master. Over the years, the Great Qian Imperial Court has secretly promoted the trend of Buddhism, and then supported the rising stars of the Daomen such as the Shangqing School of Maoshan and the Zhenwu Sect, and the status of the Heavenly Master Sect has gradually declined in the rivers and lakes, but only one of the demon elimination and demon slaying orders that have cooperated with the Shenjitang in these years is not much of a bright spot, but the Shenjitang has now retreated to Shuzhou to seek the protection of the Tang Gate, and it is difficult to protect itself.
"Speaking of which, the court itself has a ghost in its heart, although his big Zhao family is about to win the world, but it is not all fought by himself with a knife and a gun, and it is all due to the fact that the major families and factions are tired of the war and division and are afraid of the southern invasion of the Sidi savages, so the emperor elected by the people is in line with the will of the people. His Zhao family itself does not have a strong foundation, so he naturally has a lot of scruples about the rivers, lakes and grasslands. My Heavenly Master taught Longhu Mountain to lead the Jingnan side to teach the people with Shinto, and the people's hearts are as cohesive as iron, and even the founding of the country in the previous dynasty was also greatly helped by the ancestors, coupled with the prestige accumulated by the Daomen of the world for hundreds of years, the Zhao family naturally had to be worried, but because of the face and the oath at the beginning of the founding of the country, they would never interfere in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so they could only use the hands of Yingwei to use some indiscriminate means."
"That's true. It is also the bald donkey of Buddhism that has always been obedient and good at demagoguery, so the court naturally has to rely on it to win the hearts of the people with my Daomen. At the beginning of this dynasty, the Pure Land Monastery donated ninety percent of the land under its name to the officials, which was really a good move! As a result, when the imperial court enacted the law, it was stipulated that the world would assist the government to guard it, and half of the monks, temples, and Taoist temples that eliminated demons and subdued demons.
"Nonsense! Master Zu has gone through a lot of hardships to create this piece of Daomen Holy Land, if it is given away in our hands, see that Master Zu will not rain five thunderbolts in the spirit of heaven to bombard your soul and scatter! Even if Master Zu generously ignores this mortal world, you will be able to pass that level in your own heart? Aren't you afraid that future generations will scold you for deceiving your teacher and destroying your ancestors?"
"Then how is it good now, the Earth Spirit Master is related to the reputation of my Heavenly Master Sect for hundreds of years, if such a handle falls into the hands of the Shadow Guard, it will be really unimaginable!"
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The elders and the head of the courtyard were arguing endlessly, not saying a word to the people on the side, but listening honestly and feeling that they had benefited a lot, and many joints that they had not thought of before were pointed out one by one in the words of these elders, making him sigh in his heart, sure enough, the higher the status, the longer the vision. It's just that everyone seems to be unable to find a good solution to the current predicament.
"Actually, we also have a way to get the shadow guards to come to our side. At this time, Lingguang Lao Dao suddenly said a word, which made everyone else slightly startled.
"What?Elder Lingguang, is this true?What can be done?" Immediately, someone was surprised and delighted, and looked at Lingguang Dao in disbelief.
"Of course it's true. Lingguang Lao Dao smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything in detail, just looked at Zhang Tianshi.
"I have my own arrangements for this matter, so you don't need to panic, and you don't need to ask more questions for the time being, everyone will naturally know when the time comes. Zhang Tianshi also didn't explain, but just said lightly. He had only listened to the arguments of the elders, and his eyes seemed to be closed, and only then did he open them.
"Then what should we do now? Do you want to send someone to help Yuhong Zhenren?"
"No need. Since I had entrusted this matter to Yu Hong, it would be better for him to dispose of it at will. I am sure that he will give us a satisfactory answer. Zhang Tianshi's expression seemed to have something unfathomable hidden in the depths, and it seemed that there was nothing, just like his words and attitude, standing in the clouds like a god, which was awe-inspiring and unpredictable.
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After reporting to the Heavenly Master and the elders, the people who did not rush down the mountain immediately, but stayed in Longhu Mountain for one night.
This time I went up the mountain to report to the Earth Spirit Master and Zhang Yuhong's situation, which made the people who did not pass through the road a great harvest, and they were a little overjoyed, but this was not a surprise like a windfall from the sky, it seemed like a simple thing, if there was no sufficient preparation and arrangement behind it, it would be impossible to come up with such a result.
Of course, there are many more that need to be finished.
In the evening, the people who didn't pass the passage came to his senior brother, who also attended the discussion in the Heavenly Master's Mansion today.
"Senior brother. Thanks to your advice, I have the opportunity to meet today. As soon as they met, the people who didn't pass the passage made a big gift to the Yuantong Courtyard.
"Alright. Why do our brothers talk about these false rites? "Yuan Tong went up to the courtyard and helped the people who did not pass through. "That's why you're doing things right and taking chances. This time, the immediate report entered the eyes of the Heavenly Master, and Uncle Lingguang said good things for you, maybe it won't be long before you will be transferred out of that small place in Wuxi County, at least it will be changed to a big city with more than 100,000 people, and it may even be possible for you to return to the mountain to take charge of affairs. ”
The faces of the people who didn't pass were all laughing, but they didn't forget to take out a stack of silver tickets that had been prepared from their waists, and offered them with both hands: "This is the little heart of the junior brother, the accumulation in Wuxi City over the years, only 100,000 taels of silver, please also ask the senior brother to smile." ”
The false gift can be waived, but the benefits cannot be ignored, Yuan Tong stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "This is not what I want from you, since I have invited Uncle Lingguang to help you speak, you must always give him something to show the old man." ”
"That's nature, that's nature. The people nodded again and again, and after thinking about it, he asked again: "Then what should I do now, should I go back to Wuxi City? ”
"There's no need to rush back. Didn't you hear what the Celestial Master said, since the Celestial Master had entrusted this matter to Yuhong Zhenren, it was up to him. All the Heavenly Masters also have their own arrangements, you and I just need to sit on the sidelines quietly, and we don't have to be smart enough to do things. ”
"It's the pole, it's the pole. Celestial masters and other big figures naturally have their own deep meanings when they act. Thinking of Zhang Tianshi's unfathomable demeanor and bearing, in addition to nodding his head convincingly, he didn't even think about it anymore. (To be continued......)