In the early morning of the next day, Sima Chongcheng came to a garden mentioned by Zhao Chengzong as promised. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info and Yuan Zongliang, who lurked outside the Taoist temple overnight, naturally followed.

Sima Chongcheng knew that he was here to meet the secretary of the ministry, so he took a bath and changed his clothes early before leaving, but now he seems to be in good spirits. Sima Chongcheng walked along the winding path to the lake pavilion in the garden, but saw that the official Shangshu Cheng bowed and a young man was already waiting there.

Sima Chongcheng immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and respectfully composed. Although Cheng Gong is a scholar of the ministry, he is also a humble gentleman, so he saw that he also politely returned to Sima Chongcheng.

"Cheng Mou came on an outing today, and he didn't want to meet the national teacher, which is really fortunate. Cheng said with great interest.

Sima Chongcheng said again and again: "Poor Dao dreamed last night that there was a fairy light shining here, so he came to pay his respects and investigate, but he didn't expect to meet Master Cheng, this is a chance. ”

Cheng Gong nodded and said with a smile: "Since the national teacher said that this is a chance, it seems that we are all destined people." ”

Sima Chongcheng could hear the meaning of Cheng Gong's words, so he said: "I met Master Cheng in the court, so I can be regarded as having a fate. But although this son has never met each other, he hit it off at first sight, isn't it also a kind of fate?"

Cheng bowed and hurriedly introduced Sima Chongcheng to him: "This is Cheng's nephew Zhao Rangli, who has been obsessed with the art of seeking immortals since he was a child, and it seems that he is indeed related to the national teacher." ”

Zhao Rangli immediately stepped forward and praised: "The younger generation has admired the name of the national teacher for a long time, and I can see it today, and it is really immortal." ”

Sima Chongcheng then looked at the young man slightly, and only felt that he had nothing else conspicuous except for his politeness. But Sima Chongcheng knew that even if this person's qualifications were mediocre today, he was also the next successor of the Red Lotus Sect, so he had no choice but to pretend to be amazed and said, "Could it be that Poor Dao dreamed last night, but there is a providence in the dark to guide Zhao Gongzi to meet me?"

Cheng Gong saw Sima Chongcheng throwing stones to ask for directions, so he also continued: "Since this is the case, Cheng asked the national teacher to accept my nephew as an apprentice and teach him more Taoism, Cheng must be grateful." ”

"Master Cheng is too polite, I have a chance with Zhao Gongzi, and he has the heart to seek the Tao, and the poor Tao should be like this. Sima Chongcheng said loudly.

Cheng Gong immediately patted Zhao Rangli on the back, and Zhao Rangli was also very clever, so he immediately knelt in front of Sima Chongcheng and said, "Disciple Zhao Rangli to meet Master." ”

Sima Chongcheng has also received countless disciples in his life, but this is the first time he has seen such a situation, so he feels that it is too abrupt. But all this is an established arrangement, even if it is abrupt, he has to do it.

Seeing Sima Chongcheng hurriedly pick up Zhao Rangli, he said, "It's really good that I have a wonderful disciple like this." Later, I will take him back to the Taoist Temple, and Poor Dao will accept him as my chief disciple of the Red Lotus Sect in front of everyone. ”

Cheng Gong nodded, and said, "That's fine." If you don't want to go to the DPRK today, I won't participate in the ceremony of accepting apprentices from the national teacher. Let pear, after you worship under the national teacher, you must be diligent in seeking advice, and you must not waste the national teacher's cultivation intentions. ”

Zhao rangli nodded, and then agreed.

Sima Chongcheng is also counted as a person who has been in the court, so he naturally knows the rules of the court. Since Cheng Bow did not enter the court early this morning, it is impossible for him to go to the court again today. Sima Chongcheng only felt that Cheng Gong was planning to avoid him after completing his own affairs, but he had not yet talked to him about the conditions for accepting disciples and passing on the throne this time, in case he got a benefit but didn't do anything, what should he do?

Sima Chongcheng said with some embarrassment: "Since Lord Cheng cares so much about Rang Pear, why don't you take a little time to watch the apprenticeship ceremony, anyway, Lord Cheng will pass through my Taoist temple when he enters the court." ”

Cheng bowed only that Sima Chongcheng wanted to go to save face, so he replied embarrassedly: "If the world allows, I will naturally go as an uncle, but this time Cheng is really lacking in skills." ”

Seeing that this reason didn't move him, Sima Chongcheng changed his heavy tone and said: "Actually, Poor Dao also has a matter that he wants to discuss with Master Cheng in the Guannei. ”

When Cheng Gong heard this, he vaguely felt that Sima Chongcheng really had something to tell him, and Cheng Gong thought about it for a while and suddenly became uplifted.

"Let the pear enter the sect of the national teacher, and I will always pay attention to the affairs of the Red Lotus Sect in the future, so that the national teacher can concentrate on cultivating with peace of mind. Cheng said solemnly.

Sima Chongcheng saw Cheng bowing to show his intentions, so he said excitedly: "Poor Dao must do everything to let the pear be treated with all his kindness, in order to repay Lord Cheng for such a loving heart." ”

Sima Chongcheng then bowed goodbye, and then led Zhao Rangli back to the Taoist temple.

Yuan Zongliang and Ye Jingfeng were originally watching Sima Chongcheng's movements from their respective potential corner of the garden, but now that the three of them had dispersed, they also planned to continue to follow. Ye Jingfeng was entrusted by Zhao Chengzong to supervise Sima Chongcheng, as long as Sima Chongcheng could come to Huxin Pavilion to meet with Shangshu Cheng of the Ministry of Officials as promised, he would complete this task. Therefore, compared to Yuanzong's outright eavesdropping, Ye Jingfeng can naturally do a lot more openly at the moment.

As soon as Ye Jingfeng saw Sima Chongcheng leaving, he also appeared and rushed up. Yuan Zongliang, who was still hiding in a corner, saw this, and became curious in his heart.

"Ye Jingfeng?" Yuan Zongliang secretly hesitated.

Of course, Yuan Zongliang knew that Ye Jingfeng and Zhao Chengzong were breathing out of the same nostrils, but he was curious why Zhao Chengzong didn't come in person, and did he want to show up at the later apprenticeship ceremony and succession conference? Yuan Zongliang cared so much about Zhao Chengzong's movements, it was entirely because the other party knew his true identity, and if he found out that he was still in Lin'an City, wouldn't it be dangerous?

But Yuan Zongliang thought about it, Zhao Chengzong had always hidden his relationship with Ye Jingfeng, and since he sent Ye Jingfeng to do this, it meant that he would not appear in the next two ceremonies. In this way, Yuan Zongliang hurriedly chased after Ye Jingfeng's footwork.

Yuan Zongliang's conjecture is logical, but the so-called impermanence of the world may not be the case every time. After everyone left the garden, Zhao Chengzong fell from a big tree. Seeing Yuan Zongliang's figure, Zhao Chengzong seemed to suddenly become enlightened.

It turned out that Zhao Chengzong had set up many institutions near Yinglong Villa, and once outsiders got involved, they would definitely leave traces, and when Yen Zongliang lurked outside Yinglong Villa, he inadvertently touched some of these settings. Although Zhao Chengzong didn't know who sneaked in, Sima Chongcheng came to visit Yinglong Villa that day, and he must have been discovered by this person. In this way, Zhao Chengzong wondered if this person would appear in today's garden.

Zhao Chengzong then concealed Ye Jingfeng and Sima Chongcheng, and sneaked into the garden early in the morning to wait quietly, but as expected, it was really an outsider who was following Sima Chongcheng.

Zhao Chengzong was very curious about why Yuan Zongliang was still staying in Lin'an City, after all, he had already hinted at the other party's true identity at the martial arts conference that day, wasn't he afraid of getting into trouble because of this? But Zhao Chengzong also understood that if a person is not afraid of serious consequences, it is often when he is gambling, is Yuan Zongliang also gambling on something?

Yuan Zongliang should really be glad that the opponent he met was a person who was too scheming, if he was an ordinary person, once he went to the government to expose Yuan Zongliang's identity at this moment, then he would spend the rest of his life in prison. But Zhao Chengzong is not very human, and he doesn't want Yuan Zongliang to fall so quickly, because he really wants to find out what Yuan Zongliang is trying to do?

As for the fact that Yuan Zongliang knew his true identity, Zhao Chengzong was not worried, because Yuan Zongliang had not exposed himself for a long time, and he thought that he understood the difficulty of convincing everyone with this.

Zhao Chengzong then followed Yuan Zongliang from a distance, and it was not until everyone was looking for a hiding place outside the Taoist temple in Sima Chongcheng that this action stopped.

Because Zhao Chengzong acted cautiously, and Yuan Zong's mind was all about the content of the next ceremony, he never realized Zhao Chengzong's existence.

Sima Chongcheng had already told the disciples in the temple to arrange the courtyard early in the morning, and now when he came back, the temple was already full of lights. Sima Chongcheng led Zhao Rangli into the Taoist temple, and then introduced it to all the Taoist disciples.

When the disciples saw that this Zhao Rangli was polite and respectful, and he was deeply cared for by Sima Chongcheng, they all greeted each other warmly. But when Sima Chongcheng said that he wanted to accept him as the chief disciple of the Red Lotus Sect, these people were all dumbfounded.

Sima Chongcheng could see everyone's thoughts, in fact, even he himself felt that there were more qualified candidates to be the big disciples than Zhao Rangli among the disciples under his seat, but this was an established process, and he really had to do so.

Sima Chongcheng then packaged Zhao Rangli well, but said how talented he was, how he had immortal fate, etc., and then exaggerated his dream last night, which made the disciples amazed.

"The Red Lotus Sect talks the most about the way of coincidence, let the pear be a God-given person, accept him as a big disciple for the teacher today, accept my mantle, this is the master's order, and you must respect him well in the future. Sima Chongcheng said solemnly.

The disciples had no choice but to agree.

Sima Chongcheng then began the apprenticeship ceremony, and Zhao Rangli knelt respectfully in front of the incense altar, and only did it according to Sima Chongcheng's instructions. The Red Lotus Sect's apprenticeship ceremony is also very cumbersome, in addition to worshiping the ancestors of the past dynasties and Sima Chongcheng, but also to worship the heavens and the earth, Zhao Rangli knelt down and felt that his knees were numb and his head was dizzy.

But this is not the end of the story, because there is one of the most time-consuming links next, that is, Sima Chongcheng recited the canons of the Red Lotus Sect, and Zhao Rangli swore loudly after Sima Chongcheng memorized each one, "Disciple obeys", and then knelt down repeatedly.

Zhao Rangli glanced around helplessly, but he couldn't stand it. When Sima Chongcheng saw that Zhao Rangli was so happy, he was also worried that he would not be able to hold on, so he only memorized two-thirds of the canons and ended hastily. It's funny to say that Zhao Rangli is the only big disciple of the Red Lotus Sect who has not gone through the entire introductory process. It's just that Sima Chongcheng is bent on him taking the position, so he has to do it regardless of 3721, which makes the other disciples unconvinced. (To be continued.) )