Returning to the capital from Longtanwei, Zhao Ran received a flying talisman from Li Dayin, and while greeting Zhao Ran, he asked him if he had time, saying that he was going to meet him in Songfan.

Zhao Ran replied, saying that he had not left the capital yet, Li Dayin was immediately overjoyed, so the two made an appointment to meet on the Qinhuai River.

It was still Ah Jiang's luxurious painting boat, Zhao Ran said to her: "I still come to disturb me during the New Year, and I ask my sister-in-law to forgive me." ”

Ah Jiang flew Li Dayin with a roll of his eyes, turned his head and said with a smile: "If it is someone else, the slave family will ignore it, but since it is Abbot Zhao, there is nothing to say, when to come and when to welcome, even if it is to accompany Dayin, a dead ghost in the middle of the night, the slave family will definitely kick him off the bed and sweep the couch to greet him!"

Li Dayin laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm willing to serve tea and water on the side." ”

Ah Jiang served the tea, the two daughters sat on the side and played the sound of the piano, and under the rhythmic support of the captain, the painting boat went down the Qinhuai River.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Ran asked: "Why did Li Vice Yin look for me, he actually made a special trip to Song Domain?"

Li Dayin said: "Just to ask Zhiran, can you reluctantly stay in the capital?"

Zhao Ran said: "Didn't I say it last time, I am still the abbot of Tianhe Palace." ”

Li Dayin asked: "What if you ask Zhiran to be the abbot of Xuantan Palace?"

Zhao Ran was stunned: "What did you say?"

Li Dayin said very solemnly: "Zhiran because of the heavy responsibility of preaching and propagating the Dharma in Tianhe Palace, so I can't stay in the capital, I went back and thought about it for a few days, and decided to ask Zhiran to be the abbot of Xuantan Palace, as long as Zhiran agrees, I will report to the general view." This year's second batch of abbots of the palace will take up their posts on the first day of the second month, and all provinces will report immediately after the fifteenth of this month. The abbot of Xuantan Palace has resigned and returned to his hometown, ready to retire for the rest of his life, so this year I should have served as the abbot of Xuantan Palace. ”

According to the requirements of the general view, after the abbot resigned, the position of the abbot of the Xuantan Palace should be held by the monks of the pavilion under his jurisdiction. Ying Tianfu's Taoist Pavilion is the Sanmao Pavilion of Qixia Mountain, and there are not many monks in the Sanmao Pavilion, as the eldest disciple, Li Dayin does have the right to designate a certain Jindan cultivator to serve as this position.

But if an outsider is appointed to be the abbot of Ying Tianfu, Li Dayin can also do it? Don't you need to tell the master? Especially since the designated outsider is Zhao Ran, can Chen Shandao agree? Zhao Ran was deeply skeptical about this.

Regarding Zhao Ran's suspicions, Li Dayin said bluntly: "I have already told the teacher about this matter, and the teacher said that if Zhiran is interested in this position, you can go to Yuanfu Palace, and my teacher wants to meet with Zhiran." ”

"Li Vice-Yin wants to say that the abbot will be exchanged, I'm afraid that the Jade Emperor Pavilion and my master will not be too happy......"

"No exchange, the position of the abbot of the Xuantan Palace of my Sanmao Pavilion, please come to the position, as for the abbot of the Tianhe Palace of the Song Domain, our Sanmao Pavilion does not interfere, you can let whoever you want to do, that is the business of your Zongsheng Pavilion. ”

Zhao Ran fell into deep thought, and Li Dayin didn't urge, just stayed aside, laughing with Ah Jiang from time to time, or pointing out the scenery on the shore to Zhao Ran.

If from the point of view of whether things are going well, being the abbot of Tianhe Palace is of course the most comfortable, the foundation of the entire Song Domain has been completely laid, everything has become a system, he can be a good abbot with very little energy, and control the steady growth of credibility.

Also, the most important thing is safety.

But there is another bottleneck, which is the bottleneck of merit. The area he can influence now is almost all affected, the entire Song Domain, the entire Longan, plus several counties in the northern part of the capital, with a total population of about 1.23 million. There are so many reliable sources of merit, and to get more is beyond the scope of his authority.

If you want to go further and be the abbot of Xuanyuan Temple in the future, there will be at least two years, and in addition to the problem of time, you need to face the hurdle of the Jade Emperor Pavilion. Whether the Jade Emperor Pavilion would agree to dominate the Ten Directions Jungle in Sichuan Province two years later, although it is very likely, Zhao Ran is not completely sure about this.

On the other hand, it is the position of the abbot of the Xuantan Palace, although the power of general affairs is being transferred to the government, specifically Ying Tianfu, but as the abbot, no matter how the power is transferred, he has this self-confidence that he will definitely be able to affect the governance strategy of the entire Ying Tianfu. And through continuous influence, some of his ideas can be reflected in the eight counties of Yingtianfu, and the population of these eight counties is three million!

This is equivalent to one-third of the population of Sichuan Province, and because the base is so large, even if you do some good deeds on a slight level, the merit you will gain will be a considerable amount.

As soon as he thought that there were three million people who could become a source of merit, Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel a little excited, plus Ying Tianfu is the two core places of the Ming Dynasty, and the influence of finger shooting is so strong that it is by no means comparable to other places, just the sum of several state capitals around Nanzhili, the population can almost catch up with Sichuan Province, if it can affect the entire Nanzhili, it will be 16 million people!

This is a figure that is nearly twice that of Sichuan Province, so Zhao Ran couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

What needs to be seriously considered is that as an abbot here, the situation faced is far more complicated than elsewhere, at least for the moment, it is facing the threat of the three palaces, not only the threat of personal safety, but also the threat of these vegetables not enough to do bad things.

In addition to the upper three palaces, it is also in the sphere of influence of Sima Tianshi, surrounded by Guo Hongjing in Henan, Youlong Hall in Zhejiang, etc., which are not very compatible with themselves, so if you want to be an abbot here, Chen Shandao's support is the most important condition.

suddenly remembered that after the discussion in Yuanfu Palace was over, Li Dayin also mentioned it, saying that his teacher Chen Shandao wanted to invite him to dinner?

Why don't you go for a meal?

Of course, you have to get everyone's consent. There are quite a few people in this "everyone", but they are mainly concentrated on three lines.

Teacher Jiang Tenghe, this is the master's gate; the Oriental Rite of the Jade Emperor Pavilion, representing the Sanqing Pavilion and the Dongji Pavilion; Xu Zhenren of the Crane Forest Pavilion, this is the real person sitting in the hall; in addition, do you need to communicate with the nine girls? Zhao Ran thought about it and decided not to tell them why can you sway from side to side, and I can't ride back to the wall when I am poor?

Zhao Ran did not reply on the spot, and Li Dayin understood this. After Zhao Ran returned to Baoyue Villa, Zhao Ran sent flying talismans to the above three parties respectively, informed Li Dayin's proposal in detail, and asked the opinions of these three, or simply waited for the attitude of these three.

This is a very abrupt proposal, perhaps the initial motivation is just from Li Dayin's love for the cultivation of the lottery, but at the level of Chen Shandao, the meaning is completely different.

From the time of Feifu's reply, it can also be seen that the above attaches great importance and is entangled in this matter.

He waited for three days!