This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 216

In the quiet wing, Lu Sen sat on one side with Bilian, and a dozen Taoist priests lined up and sat on the other side.

Seeing that there are few people on Lu Sen's side, but if you really do it, it is definitely at the crushing level.

Zhao Bilian alone can kill the opponent with a single sword.

It is estimated that she is the only sword cultivator in the whole world now.

Not to mention the current Lu Sen, who is quite powerful in combat.

When a cup of tea was placed in front of Lu Sen, Zhang Tianshi clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Thank you, Master Lu, for your kindness."

"Let's talk about things, we are all outsiders, so we don't need to engage in the twists and turns of the world." Lu Sen also clasped his fists in return, and said: "To be honest, I can't figure out why you all came to find me. "

All the Taoist priests looked at each other, and then looked at Lu Sen with subtle eyes.

Zhang Tianshi let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Bao Longtu and the palace sealed Zhongnan Mountain."

Lu Sen took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I know about it."

"This Zhongnan Mountain is the place where our Taoists show their holiness. Don't Master Lu think it's a pity that it has been sealed off like this?" Zhang Tianshi looked at Lu Sen with a rather reproachful look: "Don't you think we should find a way to redeem it?"

Lu Sen said softly: "Although the previous officials had hyperactivity of liver yang, it was not difficult to live for another 30 or [-] years. In the end, you were fed a few balls by your Taoist priests from Zhongnan Mountain. It’s gone. Sealing Zhongnan Mountain, but not killing all of you, I think it’s the Zhao family’s great kindness.”

What Lu Sen said was true. After Bao Zheng sent people to seal Zhongnan Mountain, he only beheaded six chief culprits, imprisoned more than 20 "virtuous and respected" old Taoists, and drove all Taoists out of Zhongnan Mountain. That's all.

If it is another dynasty, another generation, poisoning the emperor, it will be difficult to finish the matter if hundreds of people are not killed, or thousands of people are killed.

A dozen Taoist priests glared at Lu Sen.

Zhang Tianshi's complexion is also not good: "Realist Lu, don't forget, you are our real person in Zhongnan Mountain, and you are also a member of the Taoist. Now our Taoist school has been driven to a desperate situation, and the monks have replaced it. You have already walked in the palace. If this continues , The current good situation is about to be taken away by the monks."

"It's none of my business." Lu Sen chuckled and said, "After all, I still don't want you to mess around! I feel strange that other Taoists in the world didn't settle accounts with you."

Zhang Tianshi clasped his fists to the east, and snorted: "That's because the people in the world are all of one mind, knowing the severity. I understand that under the nest, there is no reason for the end of the egg. Now we Taoists have to work together to prevent the enemy from outside. It's a serious matter. Others Let’s talk about it later.”

These words accused Lu Sen of completely disregarding the overall situation.

Zhao Bilian's complexion became very bad at this time, in fact, it was not very good at the beginning, and now she is a little annoyed and wants to kill people.

She forbids other people to say that about her officials.

Lu Sen couldn't help laughing out loud: "What Zhang Tianshi means is that you did something wrong and you want me, Lu Sen, to wipe your ass?"

"No, all Taoism and sects in the world are one, there is no distinction between you and me."

"Don't be ashamed." Lu Sen put the cup on the table, and then glanced at all the Taoists in the room, his disdain overflowing: "When nothing happened, the Taoist Zhongnanshan ate it. Seventy percent of the world's Taoism is enshrined. You are all oily and fat. The other Taoists are poor and poor, and they practice in the deep mountains and old forests. Now something has happened, that is, the world's Taoism is one. Dare to feel all the benefits, you have to eat it up. Right."

Lu Sen used to be a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, in charge of monks, Taoists and Buddhists all over the world.

It stands to reason that during the first half year of his tenure, he could eat a portion of all Taoist monks and religious offerings in the world, but he didn't touch a single one.

The main reason is that he didn't bother to deal with these things, and just kept it as it was before.

But when he occasionally "goes to work", he still reads the official documents to know the general situation of Taoism and Buddhism in the world.

This Zhongnan Mountain is really a gold-absorbing black hole for Taoism in the world. Most of the Taoist temples are controlled by them, and each Taoist temple has to hand over a large amount of "offering" to them.

At this moment, the faces of all Taoists turned green.

They also remembered that Lu Sen was indeed a household doctor before, and he should know something about their affairs in Zhongnanshan.

Zhang Tianshi pursed his lips, dispelled the anger on his face, and said with a smile: "Renren Lu's words are wrong. We Zhongnanshan Taoists are the pioneers of the Taoism. We take it as our duty to spread the truth of the Dao day and night, and go to the house of the general. If you are poor, you will naturally have no way to get in. Only when you bear the vulgar idea of ​​money and wealth can you spread the truth to the wealthy families in the world. If you want to come to this truth, Master Lu should understand it."

Zhao Bilian was stunned for a moment, she seemed to make sense when she heard this.

Lu Sen clicked his tongue and shook his head at the same time: "Master Zhang is very good at discerning, and even crooked ones can be said to be right. You don't need to spread the world's great way. The way of being quiet and inaction is the way taught by Lao Tzu. You only want wealth and honor in your heart, and you have no bones in your body." .”

After finishing speaking, Lu Sen stood up and said to Zhao Bilian, "Let's go."

"Wait a minute." Zhang Tianshi yelled loudly, stood up, and said, "It's fine if Master Lu doesn't want to help, but please tell the world from today onwards that you, Lu Sen, have left the Taoist sect and are no longer a member of the Taoist sect. it is good?"

Lu Sen stopped, grinned and said, "I would like to think Zhang Tianshi, you are just too greedy, but now it seems that you are a pure idiot."

"What do you care about me?" Zhang Tianshi snorted: "I am still a Tianshi now, and I have the power to control the Taoists in the world. From today on, you, Lu Sen, are no longer a real person, you are a traitor to the Taoist sect."

In order to force Lu Sen to help, Zhang Tianshi was really anxious and made this stupid move.

Lu Sen looked at Zhang Tianshi for a while as if he was looking at a fool, and then said: "It's really unlucky to waste most of the day with a group of fools."

After finishing speaking, Lu Sen took Zhao Bilian and left.

But Zhang Tianshi looked at Lu Sen's back with resentment, and after a while he turned his head and said without hatred: "Lu Sen, a yellow-mouthed boy, is simply not a son of man. The Taoist sect is so difficult, and he can turn the tide but sit still. It's unreasonable .”

A group of Taoist priests next to him also cursed endlessly, which was extremely unpleasant.

According to their rhetoric, Lu Sen was the one who committed the most heinous crimes, the kind who couldn't be washed away ten times or eight times.

In fact, Zhang Tianshi and his group already have some demonic symptoms.

How good and comfortable their life was before!
The money is endless, the servants are like a cloud, and the wives and concubines are in groups.

It can be said that even the exiled princes of the Zhao family did not live as happily as they did.

But all of this disappeared more than half a year ago.

Bao Zheng not only sealed off their Zhongnanshan, but even emptied the entire Zhongnanshan's money and put it in Da Nei's treasury.

It directly doubled the money in the private treasury of the palace.

It is conceivable that this group of Taoist priests in Zhongnan Mountain is rich.

So when they have no money, they are extremely sad, and it is not an exaggeration to think that the sky is falling apart.

And now the only one who can save the situation is naturally Lu Sen.

It can be said that if Lu Sen is willing to return to serve in the imperial court, the entire imperial court will definitely show Lu Sen a face and let Zhongnanshan reopen.

At that time, Zhang Tianshi and others will naturally be able to regain the power of the Taoist sect.

Then Lu Sen refused!
Cutting off one's wealth is like killing one's parents, and now Lu Sen is almost like killing one's father and enemy in their eyes.

It is completely "reasonable" for these Taoists to curse Lu Sen.

Lu Sen took Zhao Bilian back to the cave, called the generals, and said, "Send some people to protect Zongshi. If there are Taoists who dare to sneak around Zhao's residence, they will be arrested immediately. If they dare to resist, they will be arrested first." hands and feet."

The family will lead the way.

Zhao Bilian was at the side, and when she heard this, she said angrily, "They want to harm my brother?"

While speaking, the long sword behind her came out of its sheath and circled in the air, which is enough to prove her mood at this time.

Lu Sen said with a smile: "Just in case, as long as those Taoists are not so stupid that there is no cure, they will definitely not touch Zongshi. They will just find a way to deal with me!"

"That's even worse." Zhao Bilian said angrily, "Officer, I will go with Jin Hua, Meier and the others to kill all the dozen or so Taoists."

Lu Sen waved his hand: "Don't bother, I suddenly have some ideas."

At that time, he wrote a letter, and then sent it to the Runan County King through the channel of the Zhao family.

After reading the letter, the King of Runan County immediately found the time to meet Grand Master Pang.

After reading the letter, Grand Master Pang grimaced and snorted, "This boy, he didn't come to see us elders more, and he ordered us to do things."

He looked unhappy.

The King of Runan County smiled and said: "Grand Master Pang, don't pretend to be foolish, who is the one who always flaunts that you have a good son-in-law?"

Grand Master Pang snorted: "Isn't it you?"

The king of Runan County clicked his tongue, touched the spirit beast turtle on his shoulder, and said, "So let's stop pretending, the son-in-law of our two families should be more aggressive, right!"

Grand Master Pang folded his hands in his sleeves, pretended to sneer, and then said: "Then let's get down to business, what do you think of Sen'er's thinking?"

"It's quite interesting." The King of Runan County thought for a while, and said, "I just don't quite understand, 'Religion can help assimilate barbarians, and it can open up territories'. What's going on?"

The king of Runan County has never accepted such a concept, and no one has taught him such a thing, so he doesn't know much about it.

Grand Master Pang nodded: "The old man can vaguely understand, but if you think about it carefully, it's like looking at the moon in the moon, looking at flowers in the fog, which is extremely unreal. It is designed to let the Buddhist and Taoist factions go to sea to spread Buddhism. Then let the fallen scholars go to educate and establish a pro-Song puppet regime, so that they can obtain local resources without losing blood. Hiss... isn't this kid a Taoist, how could he use such insidious methods in the officialdom?"

The King of Runan County also nodded: "So, Sen'er's master, Taoist Feng Ling, must have great wisdom, otherwise he would not be able to teach such a talent as Sen'er."

Grand Master Pang frowned: "It's just that the words in it seem straightforward and unpleasant. Like this 'long-arm jurisdiction', if it's called 'playing chess in the game', wouldn't it be more bold to play tricks on the world?"

"Aside from these things, Grand Master Pang thinks Sen'er's idea is feasible?"

Grand Master Pang thought for a while and said: "If it can be implemented step by step, at least [-]%."

King Runan closed his eyes lightly, then opened them again, and exclaimed: "It seems that Grand Master Pang admires Sen'er's talent very much."

"The method seems very crude." Grand Master Pang nodded: "But the victory lies in opening a new river. If this method can be used on Xixia and Khitan..."

The eyes of both of them brightened.

Grand Master Pang stood up and said, "Before Xiren leaves the capital, I will discuss with him whether this method is feasible. By the way, I will call Uncle Yong (Ouyang Xiu), and we will discuss it. If it works, it will at least protect our Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years." Peace on the frontier."

After Grand Master Pang stood up, he looked at Runan County King again and asked, "May I come and listen to you, my lord?"

"Forget it, you literati and ingenuity discuss political affairs, when will it be my turn, the money-grubbing prince." Runan County King waved his hand: "Forget it anyway, I have to help my uncle solve the matter of the group of Taoists in Zhongnan Mountain, alas ... other people's family is full of grandpa's flattering to Mount Tai, but our side is better, the two old father-in-laws want to help grandpa every day, and then they are willing to be a thief."

After listening to Taishi Pang, he pointed to the Runan County King, and left with a big laugh.

And the King of Runan County returned to his home, called several confidantes, ordered them to go down, and activated his dark hands that had been hidden for a long time.

Speaking of Taoist Zhang Xuanxing.

They left Hangzhou and returned to Xi'an.

Zhongnan Mountain is just south of Xi'an. Although it is already considered the rear of the battlefield, even though Zhongnan Mountain has been sealed off, it is still their base camp.

They have a strong influence here.

Sitting in a certain manor about ten kilometers north of Zhongnan Mountain, Zhang Xuanxing sat in the first place, sitting cross-legged like a pine.

Below him, there are at least 35 Taoists sitting cross-legged.

This manor is one of Henry Zhang's properties, and it is mainly used for wine making.

It is now temporarily used as a meeting place.

Even though most of the property was sealed off, Henry Zhang's financial resources were still much stronger than most people.

"Lu Sen's yellow-mouthed kid is unwilling to contribute to my Taoism. In this case, we will ruin his reputation." Zhang Xuanxing snorted: "All the brothers in the world are suffering, but he is the only one who is happy. He can! If he is an unknown Taoist, that’s fine, but he is still a Taoist who has mastered supernatural powers. It would be a big mistake if he didn’t want to provide Taoism to us. It’s because he has won some honor for the Taoist school. Tsukuru pretended not to see it, but now it really makes people angry. Fellow disciples, what do you think?"

Most of the Taoists were filled with righteous indignation, shouting that Lu Sen'er is not a son of man and does not understand the overall situation.

But there were also a few Taoists who said: "Realist Lu has never hung a plate seal on my Zhongnan Mountain, so he is not counted as a Zhongnan Mountain person. It is wrong to harm him like this."

"Mount Zhongnan Master Lu!" A Taoist immediately retorted: "This is a title given by the government, and it is our Zhongnanshan name, so it is not ours?"

Sigh... the few Taoists who were unwilling to be enemies with Lu Sen all sighed.

Zhang Xuanxing waved his hand, and after the others were quiet, he said: "Poverty Dao didn't mean to beat him to death with a stick, but just encountered a small setback for him, knowing that it is not enough to have magic in this world, there must be someone, We must be united, and when he realizes his mistake and is willing to discuss things with us, he will naturally let him go..."

Just when Zhang Xuanxing was talking happily, the door opened, and a young Taoist bent over and said, "Master, there is something that must be told to you."

Henry Zhang frowned and asked, "What's the matter? I didn't see me waiting to discuss major issues..."

The young Taoist hurriedly said: "The imperial court has just issued a warrant, saying that there are many bones in the Taoist Temple of Zhongnan Mountain, suspected of grievances, all Taoist priests of Zhongnan Mountain are wanted, no matter whether they are dead or alive, one tael of silver is dead, and five taels of silver is alive! "

(End of this chapter)