The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 134

Sun Simiao knew that the focus of this question was not on Chen Jingke's identity, but on why the empress valued him. After pondering for a while, he replied:

"Once some secrets are revealed, many people will die, until all those who know the secret disappear."

Pan Shizheng's expression changed drastically. He never thought that the matter would be so serious. For a while, he didn't know whether he should ask the next question or not.

Sun Simiao saw his predicament and said proactively, "We don't need to know the reason for some things, we just need to know the result."

"The little apprentice has indeed won the favor of the sage and the empress, and the matter of Princess Shang is a foregone conclusion. This is also a good thing for my Taoist school."

Pan Shizheng quickly regained his composure, and said: "That's true. With Princess Jinyang in my Taoist sect, there is an extra channel to reach the sky, and many things will be more convenient."

Sun Simiao nodded slightly, and asked again: "Junior Brother Pan, do you have any questions?"

Pan Shizheng was full of questions just now, and was taken aback by that question, and found that there was really no need to ask the following questions, so after thinking about it, he went straight to the core and said:
"I don't know who the four great celestial masters are?"

Sun Simiao was overjoyed. When he asked this question, it meant that he had accepted the innovation of Zixiao Temple, and now it was time to negotiate conditions.

The four great celestial masters are of great significance. Whoever's ancestor's name is listed will usher in great prosperity immediately.And there is no need to worry about the severance of inheritance, unless someone abolishes the system established by Zixiao Temple.

He and Chen Jingke had already discussed the position of the Four Great Celestial Masters, and they already had a general candidate in mind.Whose name will be written in the end will still need to be negotiated with various factions.

But these things cannot be told to Pan Shizheng, so he said calmly: "The branches of Taoism are intricate and complicated, but tracing back to the source can never escape the category of the Three Purities, so the Three Purities each occupy one of them."

"For the remaining position, I prefer Zhang Tianshi. I don't know what Master Pan wants?"

Just as Zhang Tianshi is talking about Zhang Daoling in Longhushan, he is a character that Taoism can never bypass, and the basic foundation of Taoism is determined by him.

Tao Hongjing, Ge Hong, Wang Yuanzhi, etc. are all perfected under his ideological framework.Write his name on it, and no one dares to object to changing it.

Pan Shizheng also didn't dare. What he was thinking about was whose name the Shangqing faction should write on it:

"Zhang Tianshi is the ancestor of the first heavenly master. It is destiny for him to be among the four great masters. I just don't know if the patriarchs of my Maoshan sect are lucky enough to be among them?"

Sun Simiao asked back: "Maoshan is the main branch of the Shangqing sect. There are so many seniors, it's really hard for me to decide. Who do you think is better?"

Pan Shizheng stopped talking, he naturally hoped that his master Wang Yuanzhi would come, but he knew it was impossible.

Although the Maoshan faction is the main line of the Shangqing faction, it is not the only one, and the other factions are not weak.He dared to recommend his master, others dared to tear his face.

Moreover, in terms of achievements and contributions to Taoism, Wang Yuanzhi is indeed much inferior to his predecessors, and he will not be able to get his turn no matter what.

So after pondering over and over again, Pan Shizheng sighed secretly, and said a name: "The Shangqing sect was carried forward by Mr. Zhenbai, and I thought he was the Master of the Shangqing."

Mr. Zhenbai is Tao Hongjing.

Sun Simiao thought that it was indeed so. Tao Hongjing was a key figure in the great prosperity of the Shangqing School and the first person to preach in the Maoshan School. He was regarded as the founder of the Maoshan School.

Recommending him to be the master of the Maoshan sect can make a profit, but the other branches of the Shangqing sect can't say anything.

"Mr. Zhenbai is both a sage of Taoism and an expert in medicine. I admire him very much. I believe that people in the world will agree with him."

When he said this, it meant that the two parties had reached an agreement, and the atmosphere immediately became more relaxed.

Pan Shizheng also had a smile on his face. Although it was a little regretful that he failed to send his master to the position of celestial master, it was considered a success to send the founder of the Maoshan Kaipai.

The purpose of this trip was achieved, and he was naturally very happy.

As for who the other two celestial masters were, he neither asked Sun Simiao nor said.

……

The Shangyuan Festival ended in the blink of an eye, and Chen Jingke's dictionary compilation work also passed the preparation period and officially started. With Wu Shu in him, he finally realized his dream of being a shopkeeper.

But he didn't act as the shopkeeper because he was lazy, but because he was too busy to take care of it.For example, the most important thing right now is the meeting with Tian Shiwen and Cheng Xuanying.

On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, two real people lightly came to the gate of Zixiao Temple from Jane, and Li Chunfeng was also specially invited to come.

Sun Simiao and Chen Jingke greeted him at the gate in person.

After some pleasantries, he entered the courtyard.

We are all decent people, so we naturally have to do things in line with our status as decent people.

For example, instead of directly starting negotiations, they started to play in the temple and paid homage to the main gods by the way.

Tian Shiwen made a point of going to the Hall of Sages to pay homage to the Chinese ancestors.

Chen Jingke has been secretly observing this ancient angry youth, and it is obvious that his attitude when he visits virtual gods is completely different from that of ancestors.

His attitude towards gods is very casual. If he hadn't known in advance that he was the contemporary leader of the Louguan sect, people would definitely mistake him for a fake Taoist priest.

Treating ancestors is another attitude. As soon as he stepped into the Hall of Sages, his expression became very solemn and solemn, his spine was straight, his eyes looked straight ahead, and his steps were light but steady.

The etiquette for entering the hall is also very different from the current one. It just so happens that Chen Jingke is studying "Three Rites" recently, so he can tell that this is Zhou etiquette.

Using Zhou etiquette is not necessarily more noble than the current etiquette, but it represents an attitude.

Chen Jingke followed behind to witness all this, showing a thoughtful expression.

Lou Guan's anti-Buddhism has obviously surpassed the scope of religious struggles. Before that, he had been wondering what kind of unresolvable hatred there was between the two sides, but now he fully understood.

The conflict between them and Buddhism is not personal enmity, nor is it a religious struggle, and what they are defending is not the interests of Taoism, but the purity of Chinese orthodoxy.

It is a misinterpretation and insult to them to use religious struggle to define their anti-Buddhist actions.

It's a pity that their thinking is too advanced and few people can understand it, even they themselves may not be able to fully understand what they are doing, they just do it according to their feelings.

With the rise of nationalist thoughts in later generations, this kind of thinking becomes normal.

Chen Jingke, who traveled from later generations, naturally understood their thoughts and admired their deeds.

It is a blessing for China to have such a group of people.

After thinking through all this, Chen Jingke immediately began to make calculations in his mind.

He and Li Shimin talked about building a sense of cultural identity, but this is easier said than done.

It is definitely not something that can be accomplished with just a random decree from the imperial court. It must be possible for a group of people to work hard for it.

Before, he had been worrying about where to find such a group of people, but now the problem was easily solved.

Is there anyone more suitable for this job than Lou Guan Sect?As long as they are given a little guidance, a large group of Great Chinaists will be born immediately.

(End of this chapter)