After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

After getting off the carriage, Li Lingyue immediately pestered He Lan Minzhi and asked:

"Cousin, tell me, where did you find these three Taoists? Why are they so afraid of you?"

Li Lingyue was very curious. Nowadays, some Taoist priests with some qualifications in Luoyang City were either missing or died unexpectedly. He Lan Minzhi was able to help her gather three of them in one go. The key was that all of them obeyed his instructions. It was unscientific no matter how you looked at it.

Helan Minzhi looked back at the carriage and lowered his voice:
"Where else can I find them? Of course I went to the next state and county to catch them!" He said, pointing to the eight knife-wielding subordinates not far away:
"Hey, have you seen those eight guards? In fact, I paid a lot of money to hire them. I took them to the door to scare the three Taoist priests, claiming that I was responsible for the massacre in Luoyang City. If they didn't obey, the next one would be killed. It’s them!”

"So simple?" Li Lingyue was a little surprised.

"Otherwise? To deal with Taoists who don't know martial arts, you only need to find a few ruthless people to stand in front of them, and they will immediately surrender!"

Li Lingyue looked at her cousin suspiciously, feeling that the matter was not that simple. Anyway, it was a great good thing for her, so she didn't bother to think about it in detail.

At this time, the curtains of the carriage were opened, and Zheng Keshuang happily stuck out half of his head and said with a flattering face:

"Princess, I have calculated with my fingers that the auspicious time should be three o'clock. Of course, whatever time the princess says, I can change it to an auspicious time!"

Li Lingyue felt funny in her heart. Sure enough, as long as her status was high enough, everything black could be said to be white!

"Let's just follow what the Heavenly Master decides!" Li Lingyue nodded in agreement!

Zheng Keshuang reminded cheerfully: "Also, the princess must not forget to prepare for what Pindao said. The ceremony does not need to be grand, but it must be worthy of the princess's status!"

Li Lingyue was speechless for a while, sounding like she was thinking about herself. In fact, the three brothers were just using this to show off their identities and status.

When Zheng Keshuang and the others learned of her identity as the princess, the three brothers, who had been reluctant at first, suddenly changed their attitudes as if they had been given a shot of blood, and they rushed to do their best for the princess.

They have been Taoist priests for so many years, but they have long known in their hearts that if they want to slowly gain qualifications through practice, they may not be able to become famous until they die.

But if they take the shortcut to the royal family, their reputation and status will immediately reach a higher level.

Take Zheng Keshuang as an example. He was originally a heavenly master who was marginalized by the Tiandao Sect. But once he becomes the mentor of Princess Tang, his reputation among the government and the people will skyrocket, even within the Tiandao Sect. , also with the aura of 'Royal Taoist', no one will dare to disrespect him in the future!Therefore, this is not only helping Li Lingyue, but also helping himself!
Li Lingyue originally wanted to hold a slightly high-profile but simple initiation ceremony.

When she and He Lan Minzhi came to the vestibule, they realized that this ceremony could no longer be held!

The reason is funny. In ancient times when entertainment life was extremely scarce, Li Lingyue seriously underestimated the nature of ancient people who loved to join in the fun.

The princess's entrance ceremony was spread by enthusiastic pilgrims, and people from a radius of twenty miles came to Taiping with their families to watch the excitement. As a result, the Taoist temple was overcrowded. Looking around, there were people everywhere inside and outside. Wen Deju and other distinguished guests who came to watch the ceremony were so crowded that they could not sit down.

For a while, people inside couldn't get out, people outside couldn't get in, and the newly repaired gate was squeezed open. In order to occupy the best viewing position, people on the courtyard wall, on the flower bed, on the treetops, on the beams... as long as As far as the vestibule could be seen, people were standing everywhere.

In the morning, I was still thinking about Li Lingyue, who was open for free. At this moment, she wanted to slap herself in the mouth. Now let alone holding a ceremony, it would be difficult for her client to even enter.

Fortunately, the eight retinues brought by Helan Minzhi came in handy. With their tall bodies, they forced their way inside and successfully rescued Wen Deju, who was almost reduced to a sandwich biscuit.

Li Lingyue made a prompt decision and asked Wen Deju to go back and bring a hundred or so government officials to the scene to clean up the population and maintain order. After a lot of trouble, it was not until noon that the venue was finally vacated.As a result, the ceremony originally scheduled to be held in the morning was postponed to the afternoon.

"The auspicious time has come, welcome the three masters!" With the shout of the master of ceremonies, the bells of Taipingguan rang, and firecrackers went off, the entrance ceremony dedicated to Li Lingyue officially began in the witness of countless onlookers!
According to Zheng Keshuang's design, the first step of the ceremony was to welcome the three old Taoist priests.

It has to be said that these three old guys are not good at cultivating Taoism, but when they show off, the emperor has to pick on them when he sees them.

The only twenty young Taoist priests left in Taiping Temple were all organized by them. They wore Taoist robes of the same color and lined up in two columns. Like escorts, they slowly walked into the vestibule square surrounded by the three old guys!
In the long queue, there were those carrying lotus lanterns, some holding prayer flags, some holding umbrellas, some holding magical instruments, and some chanting scriptures. The three of them held floating dust and looked down at all living beings, looking like immortals. They walked on the red carpet in the posture of Feng Daogu. Every time they took a step, someone would scatter flower petals. It could be said that flowers were blooming and lotuses were growing at every step.

The people standing on the outside watching the excitement had never seen such a scene. They knelt on the ground and worshiped devoutly, treating the three old guys as gods.

Inside the Taoist temple, Li Lingyue stood in the center of the square wearing a princess dress, holding up the "Dong Xuan Sutra" that she had memorized by heart in both hands, and respectfully welcomed the arrival of the third master.

Amid the cheers of the people, three old guys lined up and sat on the high platform. Gong'er and Lingyun, who were wearing Taoist robes and holding yellow cloth dharma baskets like the emperor's decree, stood on both sides.

"The three masters offered incense and recited the precepts and precepts!"

The emcee sang again and the ceremony entered the second stage!

The three young Taoist priests handed the lit incense to the hands of the three Taoist masters. They kowtowed to the Patriarch of the Three Qing Dynasties in Taiqing Hall and muttered something. They were asking the Patriarch for instructions to accept new people into the Taoist sect today!
After the incense blessing, the recommender read out Li Lingyue's identity, the supervisor asked Li Lingyue questions, and then Li Lingyue knelt down to read scriptures.

After everything is over, it’s time to move on to the third step: convert to Xincha!

Zheng Keshuang sat on the main seat with a rosy complexion, took the first cup of tea from Li Lingyue, and then placed it on the table.

The first cup of tea was not drinkable, so it was put aside and called "thinking tea", which meant that one had to carefully consider whether to accept Li Lingyue as his disciple.

Then came the second cup of tea. He took a sip and then placed it on the table.

This is called "passing tea", which implies that he has agreed to let Li Lingyue enter the Taoist sect and become his disciple.

Finally, there was the third cup of tea. Zheng Keshuang took it, dipped his middle finger and thumb in the tea, and placed it on Li Lingyue's head. This was called "Believe in Tea!", implying that from now on, he must believe in Taoism and respect his master.

After this step is completed, it indicates that Li Lingyue is already a nominal disciple of Tiandao Sect.

Of course, the ceremony is not over yet, there is still the most important ceremony of crown and scarf.

Just as the master of ceremonies was singing "Giving the Ruan Crown and Scarf", there was a noisy sound of horse hooves outside the Taoist temple.

Li Lingyue's heart sank. At this juncture, could it be Yu Zhenzi who came back?

After a while, a government servant hurried in and reported to Wen Deju who was sitting next to him watching the ceremony:

"Sir! The prince is here!"

With a "pop" sound, the magic basket in Lingyun's hand fell to the ground, but she quickly picked it up and her face became even more ugly...