People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 503: Daoyan’s apprenticeship, a fateful meeting
"The Emperor of the Heavenly Inheritance System said: I have heard that the monk Daoyan is intelligent in temperament, proficient in miscellaneous studies, and has made many achievements in Confucianism..."

Zhu Yuanzhang first praised Dao Yan according to the imperial edict, and everyone was quite happy at first.

However, Lao Zhu changed the subject and talked about yesterday's events, criticizing him for being too Meng Lang, which was contrary to his initial impression of Yao Guangxiao.

The joy that arose in Yao Guangxiao's heart suddenly turned into anxiety.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's accusation, he was afraid that it would turn into punishment.

But the emperor's painting style changed again, and he exaggerated Zhang Yi again, and then mentioned Zhang Yi's love for Dao Yan's talents, and boasted about his adult beauty...

Daoyan's heart was beating wildly. What on earth did Lao Zhu want to do?
He ignored the fact that the eunuch was reading the imperial edict, so he couldn't raise his head and looked at the eunuch in shock.

When the eunuch Nian went out and asked him to take off his monk's robe and become a monk, monk Daoyan's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

He had just offended Zhang Yi, and the emperor couldn't wait to stand up for him?
A soldier can be killed but not humiliated.

It would be fine if the emperor punished Yao Guangxiao for this matter.

But letting him enter the Taoist sect and become a disciple of Zhang Yi is simply too much.

After Yao Guangxiao listened to the imperial edict in bewilderment, he knelt there with an aggrieved look on his face.

The others looked at him with sympathy.

That little real person's skills are really superb.

Forget about killing people, forcibly accepting people as disciples is just too much bullying.

These monks were indignant, but they also had a bit of sadness about the death of a rabbit or a fox.

The leader they just elected has been subjugated. Are the methods of that little real person something they can deal with?

"Master Daoyan, accept the order!"

When the eunuch saw Dao Yanleng there and didn't respond for a long time, he couldn't help but give a reminder.

Yao Guangxiao came back to his senses and smiled bitterly.
He was not an ordinary person, and he did not worry so much about gains and losses. After being reminded by the eunuch, he quickly accepted the order respectfully.

"Master Daoyan, go back to Spring and Autumn Temple to find Xiao Zhenren yourself, don't keep him waiting for a long time!

Don’t think too much. Although you have suffered a little injustice today, today may not be your road to heaven! "

The eunuch left these words in Yao Guangxiao's ears, then turned and left.

Daoyan only thought of him as comforting himself, and couldn't laugh or cry.

He turned around, only to find that the comrades present were staring at him, with some sympathy, some alienation, and some hesitant to speak.

Yao Guangxiao laughed at himself. The alliance he had sworn to form just now was immediately broken with one move!

In the eyes of the real person, these people were probably just a mob.

Yao Guangxiao bowed silently to the Buddhist monks, then packed his bags and turned around to leave.

Before he left, he looked at Liu Yuanran.

"Does the Taoist priest have extra robes and can I borrow one from the poor monk?"

Yao Guangxiao's calm attitude made those present a little unbalanced.

They thought the other person would be sad, but who knew that he was just shocked at the beginning. After the initial shock, Yao Guangxiao calmly accepted the facts.

Liu Yuanran didn't expect that Yao Guangxiao would ask him for a Taoist robe. After thinking about it, he immediately found a washed white one for him.

"Master, I don't have anything extra even if I am a poor person. This set has been changed. I hope you don't dislike it!"

"These things are external to the body. Monks, Taoists and monks don't need to care about these things!"

Dao Yan thanked Liu Yuanran, took the Taoist robe, and turned to leave.

"You speak grandly, but you never linger in Buddhism!"

As soon as he left, someone immediately laughed at him.

Liu Yuanran turned around and found that the person speaking was a Buddhist monk.

Probably Yao Guangxiao went too far, which made people think he was a bit hypocritical.

"Perhaps what this master really cares about is not the way of Buddhism, but the way of heaven...

I just don’t know what the way of heaven is in this master’s heart? "

Liu Yuanran remembered what Zhang Yi said to Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao had his own way of heaven in his heart.

This way of heaven is probably not the way of Buddhism, nor is it the way of Taoism.

He originally wanted to visit Zhang Yi, but after such a commotion, Liu Yuanran gave up his mind.

Yao Guangxiao left Chaotian Palace, asked for permission, and went all the way to the Spring and Autumn View.

After he calmed down, he realized that he wasn't actually very repelled by the sudden addition of such a master.

There are many mysteries about Zhang Yi, and he still doesn't know how the other party knows his secrets.

"Our cheap master is probably a stranger too!"

He stepped into the gate of Chunqiu Temple again, and after asking Wu Baohe, Wu Baohe brought Yao Guangxiao to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi looked at the bald Taoist priest in front of him and was speechless for a moment.

Emperor, what a sin!

This style of painting is too inconsistent.

The moment Yao Guangxiao saw Zhang Yi, he knelt on the ground without even thinking:

"Disciple Daoyan, pay homage to Master!"

Zhang Yi: ...

Being visited by an old otaku in his 30s made me not happy at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang is cheating people.

However, he had to accept the reality and said:

"This matter is His Majesty's idea, but since you are destined to me, I will accept you!

I, Longhushan, don’t pay attention to dharma names. From now on, I’ll just call you by your real name!

Your home name is Yao Guangxiao, right? "

Dao Yan nodded.

"Then my disciple will be called Yao Guangxiao from now on!"

"Okay, I will give you the ordination in a while, but if you want to give it to me, you have to find my father..."

Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao nodded and said:

"It's okay!"

Zhang Yi's fellow disciples were all dumbfounded when they saw the strange scene in front of them.

Yesterday, I saw this monk and his junior brother competing against each other, and they almost came to a fight. Now the other party is worshiping the disciple of Longhu Mountain?
They sighed for a while, and also gloated a little.

Yao Guangxiao said last night that Taoist Taoist Huoju is not a cultivator, but now he has also become Taoist Huoju.

All of this is the power of the one in the palace.

But this also proves Zhu Yuanzhang's love for Zhang Yi.

"Come with me!"

Zhang Yi couldn't stand being watched by others, so he pretended to be mysterious and left with his hands behind his back.

Yao Guangxiao stood up obediently, followed Zhang Yi and walked forward.

The two walked for a while, passed through the courtyard wall of Chunqiu Temple, and arrived at the construction site of the Ministry of Works.

Yao Guangxiao didn't know what Zhang Yi was bringing him here for?
But he glanced in the distance and saw someone building a building!

He didn't think anything was wrong at first, but after taking a second look, Yao Guangxiao immediately noticed the difference.

The men were stirring something furiously and then transporting some muddy water to the roof and pouring it in.

Yao Guangxiao had never seen this way of building a building before, and he was fascinated by it for a while.

Zhang Yi also discovered Yao Guangxiao's anomaly, but did not point it out.

Yao Guangxiao is a smart and knowledgeable man.

This kind of people have a common characteristic, which is to maintain sufficient curiosity about the world.

Just like him now.

"This thing is called cement..."

Before Yao Guangxiao discovered that he was abnormal, Zhang Yi took the initiative to explain to him.What is cement and what is concrete.

What is he going to do?
Yao Guangxiao's expression was slightly dazed, and then he listened carefully.

When he heard that this thing was invented by Zhang Yi himself, he had an expression of disbelief but also took it for granted.

Zhang Yi told Yao Guangxiao that he planned to run a school here.

But what is taught in running schools is not the path to heaven related to the imperial examination.

The discipline studied here is called natural science...

What is natural science?

Zhang Yi thought for a while and told Yao Guangxiao that he was studying why the sky thundered and why the flames burned...

Why, through various formulas, he will develop cement that can solidify like stone.

Yao Guangxiao was thoughtful, and what Zhang Yi was studying seemed to be something he also liked.

The so-called law of operation of all things, isn’t this the way of heaven?

A smile appeared on the corner of Yao Guangxiao's mouth,
At least, following this master will not lead a boring life.

The two of them walked like this, walking around the Spring and Autumn Temple. Zhang Yi was tired and looked for a place to sit down.

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhang Yi sitting on the ground, not looking like an outsider at all.

He hesitated for a moment and then sat down with Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi asked him to come over. According to Yao Guangxiao's idea, this person should want to conquer him.

But so far, Zhang Yi has not made his own opening.

Yao Guangxiao thought that Zhang Yi was about to start, but who knew that he would turn back and stare at him.

"You have learned Taoist techniques from Xi Yingzhen, but you are worried. If you don't help me, what will my future be like?"

Zhang Yi's tone was relaxed and innocent.

But Yao Guangxiao didn't dare to really peep at him. He couldn't figure out what Zhang Yi meant for a while.

He was also a little curious, and then carefully observed Zhang Yi's face.

After watching for a long time, Yao Guangxiao was dejected:

"I can't see anything. The true Taoism is profound, but I can't see anything..."

"I guess you are hiding your clumsiness?
Because a poor man can see into your mind, so you don't dare to show your face? "

Zhang Yi's tentative question was met with Yao Guangxiao's denial.

"Principal monk... Pindao has no thoughts. Pindao is just an ordinary monk!"

"If you want to hide your clumsiness, how about Pindao do the math for you?"

Zhang Yi offered to tell his fortune, and Yao Guangxiao also wanted to test this person's quality.

"I see that you act like a sick tiger, a cold-blooded person, but you have a right in your heart, and for this reason you can cause boundless killings!
What a demon. The Buddha is right. This demon is not elsewhere. He is covered in cassocks and hidden in Buddhism! "

What Zhang Yi said is an allusion circulated by Buddhism, which talks about the Dharma-ending era and the corruption of precepts!
The so-called decline of Buddhism will only start from within!
Being called a devil by Zhang Yi, Yao Guangxiao's mood fluctuated a little.

"When Liu Bingzhong was right, he also helped the Mongols secure the Yuan Dynasty!
You were also born when the dynasty changed, but you lost that fate!

If you meet His Majesty, you will have a place in the court now!
What a pity, what a pity..."

Zhang Yi's comments made Daoyan's face look very ugly.

Many years ago, when he visited Songshan Temple, he met a fortune teller named Yuan Gong, who also said similar words to him.

Yao Guangxiao was not angry but happy when he heard this. He just felt that he could make some achievements.

It's just that the stage at the end of the Yuan Dynasty did not belong to a little monk like him.

Now that the world is at peace, he has not waited for his enlightened master.

He is almost 40 years old. Even if a monk cultivates his moral character and lives longer than other people, Yao Guangxiao is not sure how many years he can live well.

When a person reaches the age of forty, the doubts in his heart become more and more profound.

Will my ideal back then be realized one day?
After the founding of the dynasty, the emperor banned monks and Taoism, and he could not travel around the world like the previous dynasty.

This fear of being trapped to death and dying in silence becomes more and more intense.

This was also the reason why he took the initiative to ask for a chance to come to Yingtian, and also took the initiative to provoke Zhang Yi in order to become famous.

"What a pity?"

Yao Guangxiao looked a little confused and asked.

Zhang Yi said:
"Unfortunately, the days have changed, and your hopes for earth-shaking changes will probably come to nothing!"

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, Yao Guangxiao, who had been calm all this time, finally changed his expression.

This was a dream he had hidden in his heart and carefully maintained. He had never told anyone.

If we talk about his past, it is possible that others will find out through other channels.

Yao Guangxiao can guarantee that he has never exposed this matter.

Zhang Yi's seemingly understated words seemed to tear away the outer layer of disguise, making it impossible for him to maintain the superficial calm even in the deep city.

"how do you know?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Yi had a standard smile on his face, and he was very proud of himself.

Lao Zhu left Yao Guangxiao to him. Zhang Yi thought that he could not conquer such a genius who could be regarded as a son of the times!

If he follows the normal routine, maybe Yao Guangxiao will respect himself on the surface, and maybe he will become his right-hand man.

But Zhang Yi couldn't bear to have such a sick tiger guarding him.

If you want to have a good heart-to-heart talk with this guy, you must break his superficial disguise.

Zhang Yi is very satisfied with the results he has caused. The current Yao Guangxiao is what he wants.

"You can stay here in peace, and Pindao will take you to meet someone later!"

Zhang Yi gave up and turned around to leave.

Only Yao Guangxiao was left with a mysterious back.

Knowing that Zhang Yi was trying to appease his appetite, Yao Guangxiao was beaten so hard by Zhang Yi that he could no longer find his way.

He was flustered and looked at Zhang Yi's leaving figure.

This cheap master became very mysterious in his heart, and because of the mystery, he was very afraid of Zhang Yi.

"Who is he taking me to see?"

Yao Guangxiao didn't know why, so he just stayed where he was and thought.

Zhang Yi's performance planted the seeds of awe for his cheap master.

In the next few days, Zhang Yi did not meet with Yao Guangxiao regularly, but assigned him to Wu Baohe and asked him to follow Wu Baohe.

This bald Taoist priest does have some abilities.

He called the Taoist priests who were younger than him, and then he learned humbly.

Not long after, I got to mingle with these people.
By the third day, Wu Baohe was already full of praise for Yao Guangxiao.

This was not beyond Zhang Yi's expectation.

If the prime minister in black doesn't even have this ability, let alone govern a country.

On the fifth day, that is, after the topping-out of the first concrete building in Chunqiu Temple, Zhang Yi

He took Yao Guangxiao out.

Yao Guangxiao followed Zhang Yi out of the Taoist temple, and saw an unimpressive Taoist on a carriage.

Just by looking at each other, he felt that this person was fierce.

Just listen to Zhang Yidao:
"Old Mo, go to the tiger's den!"

Lao Mo's pupils shook, but he didn't say anything.

Zhang Yi just turned around and smiled at Yao Guangxiao.

An hour later, Yao Guangxiao appeared in the middle of the largest arsenal in the Ming Dynasty.
I saw a young man walking from a distance.

King Zhu Di of Yan.

(End of this chapter)