Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion.

Chapter 498 497. The Senior Sister's Style
Emperor Ming Han Zhining collapsed and lost consciousness.

Many Ming court officials gathered inside and outside the palace, but it was difficult to hide the fact that the Ming Dynasty would face a difficult situation.

After Shen Xi and Yuan Qingci took back the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot and the Xianxiao Bell, they left the capital of the Ming Dynasty directly, but it did not mean that the Taoist masters who came to this world would stop.

Relying on Xiaoding, the gate of the Ming Shushan Sect, as the center, they began to move further outward.

Compared with destroying the foundation of the Ming court's rule, Mu Chunyang and others are currently focusing more on the deeply rooted Confucian Neo-Confucianism.

Therefore, their progress seems to be slow.

But when the news reached the capital, Zhou Mingzhe and other important officials of the Ming Dynasty felt a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts.

Even with the existence of Lei Jun, the Ming Dynasty still dispatched troops and once again gathered important officials and masters in the court to confront the Taoist monks.

At this moment, the threat posed by Taoist masters such as Mu Chunyang, Shen Xi, and Chu Kun in the minds of Zhou Mingzhe and others exceeded that of the White Lotus Sect and the alien races on the grassland, and they officially became the number one concern.

Just facing such an opponent made them feel despair.

After conquering the capital of the Ming Dynasty and interrupting Emperor Han Zhining's efforts to exploit the dragon vein of the country's destiny, Lei Jun himself never interfered in human affairs again.

All current situations in the Ming Dynasty were handed over to Shen Xi, Mu Chunyang and others to deal with.

Therefore, although the situation of the Ming Dynasty court was not good, it had not yet collapsed.

However, whenever they thought of the divine light of thunder and fire that fell from the sky and broke through the capital, it was as if the people of the Ming Dynasty saw a sword hanging over their heads, which was impossible to stop.

No matter how hard they try now, it seems they can't change the final outcome.

What's more, even if Lei Jun never takes action again, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty court is still precarious.

The White Lotus Sect is no longer the number one concern in the eyes of Zhou Mingzhe and others.

But their destructive power is still strong.

Especially after Huiyin, the contemporary White Lotus Saint of the Tang Dynasty, showed up and took action, the Buddhist holy land of the Ming Dynasty, which was mainly fighting against the White Lotus Sect, began to be unable to resist.

The White Lotus Rebellion has once again become intense and is in full swing.

The Ming Dynasty, which was already demoralized, was now in even worse shape.

The capital city, the residence of the Prime Minister.

Zhou Mingzhe stared into the distance without saying a word for a long time. In just a few days, he seemed to have aged by dozens of years.

He looked towards the southwest of Bashu, motionless.

After a long while, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty suddenly spoke up: "In the southwest, there is a demon named Nie Fang who is causing a lot of trouble."

"Yes." Behind him, student Nie Song said solemnly, "My family is unfortunate, and I am a rebellious person. My father always said that I am ashamed of Your Majesty and the court."

Zhou Mingzhe shook his head: "Although he is a demon who goes against human nature, he is indeed a rare talent."

Nie Song was surprised to hear this: "The Taoist school has opened a new lineage of inheritance. He is the successor, but it seems that he was not the first to create it..."

Why does my teacher think so highly of Nie Fang?
"It's true that the Yanshi lineage was not created by him, but he developed it further. However, the most important thing is..."

Zhou Mingzhe handed a letter to Nie Song.

After seeing this, Nie Song's expression became even more shocked.

The Taoists who were causing chaos in Bashu prepared countless magical weapons for this trip.

They were obviously well prepared. This massive amount of magical instruments were scattered in all directions and penetrated into every corner of the people. Their effect was to penetrate and destroy the foundations of Neo-Confucianism.

The clan system is in the hearts of the people and is true for all the people in the world.

However, the mysterious Dharma essence that arises from this foundation and manifests externally is an important manifestation of the practice framework for Neo-Confucianists.

And now, these Taoists are clearly scraping the bones of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Rui and other important scholars on the Bashu front had begun to feel that Zhou Mingzhe's method of using literary talent to grant low- and middle-level military commanders authority to lead troops into battle was not working smoothly, and they were suffering setbacks in various places.

The person who organized the distribution of those numerous Taoist magic weapons was none other than Nie Fang, the current abbot of the Xuanji Temple of the Tang Dynasty.

"I don't think he did all this alone." Zhou Mingzhe said, "But he must have played a crucial role in it, although his cultivation has not yet reached the ninth level."

Upon hearing this, Nie Song bowed his head deeply and said, "Please forgive me, teacher."

"What a talent." Zhou Mingzhe sighed, "What a pity, he has talent but no moral integrity."

He withdrew his gaze from the southwest, turned around and walked back to the inner hall: "The other party has been scheming for a long time. I am not talented, and I can only do my best to resolve this disaster for the scholars of the world."

Before leaving, Zhou Mingzhe did not stop walking, but instructed Nie Song:

"We still need to keep a close eye on the Wu and Qin factions. The more trouble we face, both internally and externally, the more we cannot allow internal strife to arise."

Nie Song saluted: "Yes, I will arrange it right away."

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Also in the capital, Chao Feng, the third-ranked Grand Secretary in the cabinet, also had a solemn expression and looked into the distance.

In his room, the core members of the Wu Party, who were gradually recovering their strength, gathered.

Since the death of the former Prime Minister Chen Yu, Chao Feng has become the new leader of the Wu Party who is widely expected to succeed him.

At this moment, all the officials of the Wu Party looked at Chao Feng and said, "Sir, we need your advice on what to do next."

Chao Feng said nothing and turned to look over.

The other party lowered his voice and whispered: "As scholars, we are loyal to our country and support our emperor and father, but now... it is clearly a sign that the divine artifact Yi Ding is no longer lucky!"

The emperor is the leader of his ministers, and the Neo-Confucian scholars share the dragon energy of the mountains, rivers, country and land with the emperor of the time.

Only the overall framework formed by court officials can play games with the emperor, rather than a single individual.

On the other hand, the principle that the emperor is the leader of his subjects is also based on the throne itself, not just on a single individual.

Even changes of dynasties are possible.

The sacred artifacts are replaced, the mountains and rivers are changed, and at this moment, the overall framework of Neo-Confucianism will also be shaken.

But with overall correction, the vibration will eventually be eliminated and stability will be restored.

No matter how dynasties change, the patriarchal framework that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people will always exist.

At least, this is the goal that Zhou Mingzhe, Chen Yu, Chao Feng, Sima Cheng and others are working towards.

But on this common road, different people have different ideas and decisions.

The choice Chao Feng and Wu Dang are facing right now is whether to continue to work hard to support the Ming Dynasty, which has been broken and is on the verge of collapse. The current patriarchal system is already in turmoil. Or...

Trying to change boat?

It's possible to change the ship, but where should we change?

Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful, and that Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master Lei Jun's trip was equivalent to making clear to the world his attitude towards Confucianism, it would be difficult for Chao Feng and others to make any plans.

So, what about other places?

Chao Feng himself remained silent throughout the entire process.

But seeing his attitude, most of the remaining members of the Wu Party became excited, exchanged glances with each other, and began to seriously consider various options other than the Ming Dynasty.

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In the following days, the Buddhist and Taoist sects, one in the east and one in the west, continued to stir up trouble both inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.

Lei Jun was still sitting on the inner viewing platform of Penglai.

For the time being, he no longer paid attention to the situation of the Ming Dynasty's emperor and his ministers.

Master Lei Tian looked around the world of the Ming Dynasty and began to search for other big monsters that were wreaking havoc in this world.

The Tang Dynasty's monastic community has been at peace for many years, so he can leave all the monsters on land to other cultivators.

The human cultivation community in the Ming Dynasty is currently engaged in an internal war, so Lei Jun will pay more attention to it and clear out the big monsters from all directions, so that Shen Xi, Mu Chunyang, Monk Huiyin and others will have no worries and can do their best.

At the same time, Lei Jun was also paying attention to the northeast direction of Daming.

After the foreign tribes on the grassland and the remnants of the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions retreated there, they seemed to be quite low-key.

Even though the Ming Dynasty is currently in turmoil, there is still no movement in the northeast.

They seemed to be taking the opportunity to recuperate and make up for themselves, but they also seemed to be afraid that Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang would take action personally.

However, Lei Jun guessed in his heart that the other party was not as low-key and calm as he seemed.

Maybe they are now in close contact with Youyin.

It's just that Youyin's Zheng Baiyu is extremely powerful and has improved or changed their methods of hiding their whereabouts and communicating secretly, so there are no obvious clues at present.

But this is also Lei Jun's specialty.

As time goes by, the Yuqing Zhoutian Magic Mirror, in conjunction with the Tiantong Diche Magic Talisman, continues to search for various clues.

During this period, Yuan Qingci, the head of the Shushan Sect of the Ming Dynasty, made a special trip from the Ming Dynasty to Penglai to thank Master Lei Tianshi:
“The Purple and Green Twin Swords, the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot, the Jiuxiao Yuanyang Ruler, the Taiyi Huachang, and the Five Decays Avenue Bell are the six treasures of our Shushan. Although our sect is currently divided into many branches due to the division of the human world, everyone worships the same ancestor. These six magic weapons are of extraordinary significance.

Previously, the Five Decay Avenue Bell was able to return to Shushan thanks to Master Lei Tianshi's breaking through the Yellow Springs. Now the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot is also like this. The descendants of each branch of our sect are all grateful. "

Led by Yuan Qingci, beside him were Ji Chuan from the Shushan School of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Boyan from the Shushan School of the Han Dynasty, Li Wanqiu from the Shushan School of the Southern Jin Dynasty, and many other Shushan disciples who had come specially on orders from their elders. At this time, they all saluted to Lei Jun:

"Disciples of Shushan, we respectfully thank the Heavenly Master for upholding justice."

Lei Jun lifted him up in mid-air and asked everyone to stop being polite. "My fellow Taoists, your words are too polite. Since the various sects of our Taoist sect have formed an alliance, we should help each other. I am only lending a helping hand. The treasure has been able to return to Shushan because of the hard work of Sect Leader Shen and Sect Leader Yuan, and the Taoist friends from various sects who have come to the human world together."

Yuan Qingci thanked Lei Jun again: "Several other leaders of our sect also intended to come here to thank the Heavenly Master, but the current war is tense, and in order to avoid a counterattack from the Ming court, they cannot leave easily. But they all said that after everything is settled, they will come here to thank the Heavenly Master again.

I will rush back to Daming to help in the war later. I am in a hurry, so I hope you can forgive me. I have no intention of being disrespectful."

Lei Jun: "Master Yuan, you are too polite."

As he spoke, he waved his hand.

In addition to the Taiyi Poque Sword that Han Qingtao had personally refined earlier, the remaining few top magic weapons of the Ming Dynasty Shushan Sect all floated in front of Yuan Qingci at this time.

Yuan Qingci's eyes swept over the Duxu Shuttle, Sanshan Lihuo Zhe and Chuitian Whip, which were placed alongside the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot and the Xianxiao Bell, and a look of emotion appeared on his face.

Except for a magical weapon that had been lost long before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the most precious and powerful inherited treasures of the Ming Shushan Sect since the end of the Han Dynasty are now all here.

Recalling the time when Han Qingtao split the Shushan Sect of the Ming Dynasty and took away the Chuitian Whip and the Three Mountains Lihuo Cover, because of this split, even the Sun and Moon Qiankun Pot, the Duxu Shuttle and the Xianxiao Bell were forcibly confiscated by the Ming Dynasty court.

Later, the ownership of the Duxu Shuttle sparked a dispute.

But all this has nothing to do with Yuan celadon.

The Shushan Sect of the Ming Dynasty was left with nothing. How difficult and humiliating was it for Yuan Qingci and others at that time?
Fortunately, all this has finally become history today.

"This time I want to take the Three Mountains Fire Cover and the Heavenly Whip to Daming. As for the remaining three treasures, I hope they can continue to be worshipped in Penglai." Yuan Qingci bowed to Lei Jun.

Lei Jun: "The treasure of Shushan should be managed by Shushan."

Yuan Qingci: "No, the Heavenly Master is so magnanimous. Everyone in our sect is deeply grateful."

A group of Shushan disciples saluted Lei Jun again, and then more than half of them left with Yuan Qingci and returned to the Ming Dynasty to participate in the war. A small number of people stayed behind to nurture and refine the magic weapons that were still in Penglai.

"You have stole the limelight this time." A slightly sour voice came from the Tiantongdiche Falu.

Lei Jun: "Even if Emperor Minghuang really became a saint, he is still far inferior to Venerable Shanzhihui."

Tang Xiaotang, who was in Kongsang, curled her lips and said, "That's right."

She suddenly remembered something: "I thought you would kill him on the spot, why did you suddenly change your mind and imitate your senior sister?"

Lei Jun: "I can't say I'm your senior sister, but I recall that when we stopped the human world from joining together early at Qingxing Mountain in the southern border of the Ming Dynasty, I had a vague feeling that there was something strange about the flow of the mountains and rivers in the human world of the Ming Dynasty.

His technique was extremely sophisticated and covert, and I was unable to detect it at the time. It was only after I reached the fairyland and recalled it carefully and observed it again that I was able to discern some clues.

The person most likely to have tampered with the matter is Youyin Zheng Baiyu.

If I hastily deal with Emperor Ming Han Zhining, it might be possible for Zheng Baiyu to take advantage of me, but I don't want to let Han Zhining go. Although I don't want to act like my senior sister, it's harmless once in a while."

Tang Xiaotang said with a tut-tut sound: "It's really convenient for you to take action. You don't enter the human world, and the lethality, distance, and accuracy are all top-notch."

Although she also prepared a way to facilitate travel to the human world, she still had to go to the human world in person. However, compared with other people in the fairyland, her loss was very small and slow, and she could stay in the human world much longer.

But he is not like Lei Jun, who is in Penglai and can still sweep the world.

However, although Tang Xiaotang's tone was quite admiring, there was no envy in it.

Although Lei Jun had previously intimidated the world, that was only part of his means, far from his full strength.

"Let's put everything else aside, there's one thing about you that I've always cared about."

Tang Xiaotang really showed some envy when he said this: "Throughout the past and present, you are the strongest person in our Fulu Sect in terms of physical life skills at the same level. Your body movement is really too fast. If you enter my Tianshiyuan, I will benefit, but I am afraid that I still cannot guarantee that I can catch up with you."

Lei Jun: "Little Senior Sister, you have other ways to deal with it."

Although Tang Xiaotang envied him, his own speed was also quite fast.

Combined with Mu Tianxin's prediction and the delay of the Taichu Sea, she can at least stabilize the situation in this regard.

"No, I still have to think of a way."

Tang Xiaotang said seriously: "I like your aggressive style of play."

(End of this chapter)