The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 110 The Wind Rises

In the morning, Master Pan was woken up by the sound of shouting slogans. When he opened his eyes, he found that it was already bright outside.

In order to maintain his health, he usually wakes up earlier, but recently he has been traveling day and night, and he is too tired to sleep until now.

Another reason is...

He touched the bed under him, it was just right for it to be neither hot nor cold, and it was so warm and drowsy when lying on it, it was so comfortable to have such a bed in the cold winter.

Thinking about the bathing room last night... Zixiao Temple is really a magical place.

As soon as he moved, his disciple Si Yuncheng's voice came from outside the door: "Master, are you up yet?"

"Come in." Pan Shizheng was not surprised. Although this disciple was not talented, he was the most prudent and comprehensive in his conduct, which was why he was brought along on this trip.

Upon receiving a response, Si Yuncheng pushed open the door and came in, holding a steaming porcelain pot in his hand.Put the pot on the table and go to serve Master Pan to get up and get dressed.

At this time, the slogan came again, and it sounded like shouting numbers.

Pan Shizheng asked: "What's the sound outside? It sounds like a sergeant is performing a drill?"

Si Yuncheng took out a clean robe from the package and put it on him, said: "I have inquired about it, this is the daily routine practice of Zixiao Temple, that is, running and practicing boxing."

"Oh?" Pan Shizheng paused his buttoned hand, and asked, "Is there anything else besides running and practicing boxing?"

Si Yuncheng replied: "Yes, I heard that the spear, stick and stick method will be taught in the army. Did Master find any problems?"

Pan Shizheng said: "The problem is serious. This is Changle Square, which is only one step away from the imperial palace. A Taoist temple trains Taoists in the way of military training, but the imperial court doesn't care about it. Why do you think this is?"

Si Yuncheng's heart moved and he said, "You mean?"

Pan Shizheng slightly nodded and said: "Tell everyone to be cautious in their words and deeds, even if there is no one there, they are not allowed to talk nonsense."

Si Yuncheng said solemnly: "Yes, the disciple will urge all the juniors to be good... What does the above mean? It won't affect the purpose of our trip, right?"

Pan Shizheng said: "It's why the superiors pay so much attention to Sun Zhenren. It will affect our plan, but now it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

"Master, please." Si Yuncheng poured the hot water from the porcelain pot into the basin and asked him to wash up, and then said, "You mean that it is easier for Sun Zhenzhen to get the support from above, and we can also benefit from it?"

Master Pan was cleaning his face with hot water, took a towel and wiped it while saying, "It's not easy to get support from above, it is very likely that he has already obtained the tacit approval of above."

"Ah, how is it possible?" Si Yuncheng was a little surprised.

Pan Shizheng explained: "Every move of Zixiaoguan is seen by the higher authorities. If there is no objection so far, it means acquiescing."

Si Yuncheng also reacted, and said worriedly: "Sun Zhenren has such a big advantage, then our plan this time..."

Pan Shizheng said calmly: "Don't panic, the higher authorities only acquiesced and did not publicly support it. Presumably they are waiting for Zixiao Temple to reach an agreement with the other factions, and then the imperial court will follow the trend."

"In this way, we can avoid arousing resistance from various factions and causing unnecessary confusion. So we are not without the capital to negotiate."

But one thing is undeniable is that once his guess is true, the next negotiations will be particularly difficult, and many previous plans will have to be changed.

But it's still too early to think about it now, everything will have to wait for him to understand the whole plan of Zixiao Temple, and that Journey to the West is an important part of it.

He must finish reading this book as soon as possible to obtain more information so as to prepare for the subsequent negotiations.

And he was also very curious about what kind of book that child prodigy wrote, and how he explained Laozi Huahu.

……

Yesterday, due to being too involved in discussing the Dao and wasting time, and Pan Shizheng and his party were tired from the journey, no welcome ceremony was held.

Made it up this morning.

Zixiao Temple prepared a sumptuous breakfast and formally entertained the group, which was regarded as a cleansing.

That's not to mention, finally came a master who has attained the Tao, so naturally he couldn't just let him go, and he was arranged on the schedule to give lessons to the disciples.

But this kind of class is mutual, and the disciples of Zixiao Temple and the disciples of Maoshan School listen together.

Sun Simiao and Pan Shizheng each talked for a long time, and the follow-up was handed over to others.

For example, Si Yuncheng became a temporary teacher, teaching the disciples together with the teacher of Zixiaoguan, and this situation will continue until they leave.

Pan Shizheng devoted his energy to studying Journey to the West except for discussing with Sun Simiao occasionally.

The more you look at him, the more shocked and excited you become.

What shocked him was that Chen Jingke was even more evil than he imagined, and he was able to write such a wonderful story at the age of ten.What is exciting is that the shaping of the Taoist system inside is really perfect.

Moreover, this new system was not created out of thin air, but was formed by absorbing the strengths of various schools of Taoism.The weight of each family is also almost the same, which can be described as impartial.

Even he, the head of the Maoshan faction, couldn't pick a big thorn.

What excites him the most is that this book combines the Taoist Heavenly Venerable, the Taishang Taoist Venerable, and Lao Tzu into one, which is what the Maoshan School has been doing all the time.

Once this story spreads and is accepted by the world, the idea that the Taishang Daojun is Lao Tzu will also be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.His master, Wang Yuanzhi, has worked so hard all his life to accomplish it in his hands.

At the same time, he also understood why the imperial court acquiesced to Zixiaoguan's actions. This was to put the cloak of destiny on the Li family.

He also knew that his previous speculation was wrong, and it was true that the higher ups were waiting for Zixiao Temple and various Taoist factions to reach an agreement.But even if the agreement cannot be reached, the imperial court will still support Zixiao Temple.

Not for anything else, just because of Journey to the West.

For this coat of destiny, the royal family will spare no effort to promote it.

"Sun Simiao, I'm really jealous of you, why did you accept such a monstrous apprentice." He muttered to himself.

……

Master Pan is one of the leaders of Taoism, and the news of his entry into Beijing cannot be concealed from others.But before all parties could react, Zixiao Guan made a move first.

They sent people to meet Tian Shiwen and Cheng Xuanying respectively, presented them with a set of Journey to the West, and invited them to go to Zixiao Temple for a narrative in half a month.

After reading the previous introduction, Tian Shiwen slapped the table excitedly, and said with a big laugh, "Haha... Laozi transforms into a beard, Buddha is the way."

"Haha... What a Buddha is the way, I want to see how you bald donkeys will deal with it."

……

After reading it, Cheng Xuanying sighed heavily. He disdained "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" and regarded it as heresy.

Moreover, he is not anti-Buddhist, he has also studied Buddhist principles, and he is very appreciative of the "dependence and emptiness" of Buddhism, and he is planning to absorb it into his own ideological system.

But he also knew that he had no room for rejection.

Unlike most religious leaders who came from noble and powerful families, he came from a humble family that was not even considered poor.To be able to have today's status, apart from my own efforts, it depends on Li Shimin's canonization.

Why did the emperor attach so much importance to him, a religious leader who was born as a commoner, and even named him Master Xihua?
The reason is not difficult to guess, his foundation is superficial and easy to control, and the emperor hopes to have a certain influence and control on Taoist thought through him.

The book Journey to the West is easy to understand what's going on, and he must support it.

……

Longtian Temple.

Hearing the news that Pan Shizheng was entering Beijing and that Zixiaoguan was visiting Tian Shiwen and Cheng Xuanying, Falin looked at the sky and said, "The wind is blowing."

……

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Chen Jingke went to the palace to deliver toys to Xiao Sizi and came back, and found many people gathered at the gate of Zixiao Temple.

what happened?He leaned over curiously.

The first thing he saw was a simple and dilapidated carriage. Before he could see the people on the carriage clearly, he heard the pleading voice of a girl:

"Master, please inform us that my mother has been seriously injured and has been in a coma for several days. Only Daoist Sun can save her."

(End of this chapter)