Early in the morning of the second day, when the master left late and did not return, he was temporarily appointed as the scripture master of the morning class, taking the lead in reciting and explaining the "Xuanyuan Sutra of Relief and Suffering".

Two hours later, Wandering announced the end of the morning class. And the crowd began to busied themselves with joy.

Today is the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, and the New Year is celebrated. According to the border customs, on this day, it is necessary to sprinkle and sweep the dust, bathe and remove the filth, and sacrifice to the king of the stove.

The four of them had a clear division of labor, and soon cleaned up the inside and outside of the Xuanguan.

After lunch, seeing that Xuan Yuzi had not returned, You Mingda and his wife went down the mountain first, cleaned their house, and then sacrificed to the king of the stove. After that, I have to go to the town to buy New Year's goods.

Zhai Biqing had a bag with him, so he took the initiative to take the errand and accompanied You Mingda and his wife down the mountain.

Wandering away from the empty Taoist temple, he always remembered the master and Ye Tian in his heart.

was thinking wildly, but heard someone shouting outside the view.

wandered out to welcome guests, and saw two people standing under the mountain gate.

One has a slightly dark complexion, medium build, wearing a dark Taoist robe, a yellow crown on his head, and a restrained breath. Wandering away from the secret, this person's cultivation should be above himself.

Another wandering acquaintance is Han Shengchao, who didn't know him a year ago.

"Daoxin little Daoist, don't come unharmed!"

You Li made a mockery of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Senior Han, don't come to harm!

Han Shengchao introduced: "Let me introduce it. This is Chu Daohui of the Shengshan County Provincial Division. ”

Chu Daohui also made a joke and said politely: "Amitayus longevity! ”

"It's a blessing. ”

Han Shengchao looked at the wanderer up and down, and said unexpectedly: "Little Daoyou is really talented, I haven't seen you in just three or two months, and my cultivation has already caught up with me!"

After a little modesty, he let the two of them into the front yard.

Chu Daohui was attracted by the three apricot trees in the courtyard at first sight, "It is worthy of being an immortal family, which opens the eyes of poor Dao." ”

Han Shengchao echoed: "Guiguan is worthy of being a good place for Qing cultivation, and it can be regarded as a blessed land in the world. ”

Take out the tea set and cook tea for guests.

The three of them sat down at the stone table.

Han Shengchao asked, "I don't know if the respected master can be in the view?"

"It's really not a coincidence, the tutor went out last night and hasn't returned yet. I don't know what happened to the two of you?"

Han Shengchao said with regret: "Your master can train such an excellent disciple as you, I think it must be a high way, but it's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to know Jing today." - That's the case, Anhua Town under the mountain is going to be included in the imperial court system, you must already know it, right?"

Wandering nodded.

"According to the practice of this dynasty, the Taoist Association Department should set up a Taoist temple in Anhua Town, preach and convert the people, and gather the hearts of the people, so as to assist in the election of the chief and senior in the town, as well as the establishment of the township covenant system and other affairs. ”

Wandering was puzzled: "This is a good thing, but I don't know what is in the way with the view?"

Chu Daohui said: "There is always a first to come in everything." A new temple is to be built under the mountain, and Guiguan, as the landlord here, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Poor Dao specially asked Han Daoyou as a guarantee to inform Guiguan. Although there is a road for cars and roads for horses, but after all, the Shifang Jungle and the Temple of Descendants still belong to the same way, and the poor road thinks that it is still good to be harmonious, what do you say?"

As mentioned above, the Ten Directions Jungle was a system of secular Taoist officials under the administration of the imperial court. The division of its functions also refers to the establishment of state capitals at all levels of the imperial court, from the Daolu Institute set up in the capital, to the Daozheng Division at the state level of each prefecture, and the Daohui Division at the county level, all the way to the grassroots palace at the township level, with strict hierarchies and clear hierarchies.

The Taoist priests in the jungle of the ten directions are divided into two kinds: one is the Taoist priest who holds the Taoist priest with the degree, and the other is the Taoist priest who has the cultivation of the body. The biggest difference between the two is that most of the Taoist priests who hold the Tao are ordinary laymen, while the Taoist priests who receive the Tao not only hold the degree, but also cultivate the body.

These Taoist priests, who ignore mundane affairs on weekdays, only meditate and subdue demons and eliminate demons, and occasionally serve as high merit in major Zhai Jiao rituals, which can be described as noble and transcendent.

Chu Daohui, the leader of the Shengshan County Daohui Division, his real name is Chu Ping, forty-one years old, and he is a monk in the early stage of foundation building. Although he is an immortal master, he is keen on secular affairs and manages more than a dozen Taoist temples in Shengshan County, which is a typical example of small officials and large powers.

After listening to Chu Ping's explanation, he understood it in his heart, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Chu Daohui's care, since this matter is a court affair and is conducive to the livelihood of the displaced people from all over the world, we are naturally happy to see it come to fruition." ”

Chu Ping saw that he was still young and his cultivation was not as good as his own, so he felt a little contemptuous in his heart, and replied: "Poor Dao speaks straight, don't be surprised by the little Daoist - I don't know what the Daoist friend said, can he be accurate and calculated?"

This means very clearly, you are young and your cultivation is low, where are you qualified to vouch for me?

Seeing this, Han Shengchao had the intention to defend two sentences, but because he had never seen the wandering master, and he didn't know what the roots of the metaphysical view were, he was a little sitting.

After all, the ancestor of his own family, even if he was already in charge of the land lord who was in charge of the blessings of the people, was still greatly constrained by this Chu Dao Society.

Why?

It's just because the Taoist officials at all levels of the Ten Directions Jungle, although they have no right to manage the local gods who have the gods, but the large and small ancestral temples that worship the golden bodies of the gods of all walks of life are under the jurisdiction of the Ten Directions Jungle!

As the saying goes, "County officials are better than being in charge." "A small land temple, daily pilgrims offering incense, desk offerings, festivals and celebrations of the gods, etc., are all within the reach of the Taoist priest.

Therefore, although the Qin family is already one of the top families in Shengshan County, it is still openly and secretly, and it has to be the only Taoist to see Sima Shou, and the reason is here.

You Li saw the thoughts of the two of them at a glance, and felt funny in his heart. These mixed officialdom really have some rotten privileges, where is the quiet inaction of half a cultivator?

"Naturally, it is accurate and calculated, and the tutor has already instructed him before he went out yesterday. He said that if a distinguished guest came to the door today, he would reply like this. ”

Hearing that the two looked at each other, Chu Ping naturally didn't believe it, and directly took out an invitation from his sleeve: "It's so good." This is the invitation card of the Corner Temple, and when the new view is completed, the teacher and Taoist friends are specially invited to enjoy the light and come to watch the ceremony. ”

You Li took the invitation card with the appearance of a yellow paperwork, opened it and saw that he had to fill in his name at the checkout office, and he wanted to roll his eyes.

"As soon as this name is written, no matter whether my words count or not, whether the master agrees or disagrees in the future, it will already be a black and white proof. Really...... Foolproof. ”

complained and complained in the wandering, but still quietly signed his own law name, and pressed his handprint.

Subsequently, by the way, You Li asked about Yong Yigong's injury and Qin Lexin's recent situation, and Han Shengchao answered them one by one.

"Thanks to those two Yin Soul Grasses of Dao Heart Daoyou, Yong Yi Gong has recovered well. Depending on the situation, the clean-up of the Fog Demon Ridge is expected to begin next summer. At that time, it will depend on the Taoist friends to contribute a lot. ”

You Li still didn't admit on the spot, saying that his cultivation was still low, and the master refused to let go.

The two sat down for a while, and then went down the mountain.

You Li sat back at the stone table, thought about it repeatedly, and felt that he was still a lot more immature in dealing with it, and when he was carrying out self-criticism, he found that Master Xuan Yuzi was already sitting next to him and drinking water.

You retracted her thoughts, and when she saw that there was no Ye Tian Bar, her heart sank.

"Ye Tian still refuses to come back?"

Xuan Yuzi put down the teacup in his hand and let out a long breath, looking in a good mood: "It wants to come back, I didn't agree." Ye Tian followed the tiger demon to practice, and the bitterness was a little bitter, but the benefits in the future would not be less. It follows us, and it can't learn anything, it will only waste time, so it should be fostered there first. ”

Puzzled: "I can't figure it out, why are the Tiger Demon seniors so interested in Ye Tian?"

Xuan Yuzi smiled and didn't answer directly, but just replied: "There are some things that I will tell you when the time is ripe." Someone from the temple today?"

You Li pressed the doubts in his heart and told the details of what had just happened.

Xuan Yuzi brushed his beard and said: "The hands and feet of the imperial court are not unhappy. You're right to agree, there's no need to fight the Taoist Guild for the sake of a frontier custom. It refers to the hastily created metaphysical view, and if you can not offend people, you must not offend people, and it is the right way to strive for a good development environment first. ”

You think so, it's not that a family doesn't enter a door, it seems that his master is really well versed in the way of obscene development.

"As for the matter of the Fog Demon Ridge, you still agreed to the teacher's suggestion. ”