Ji Tang

Chapter 762: Stop talking.
Faced with the old Taoist's doubts about life, Ji Song just smiled and motioned for him to continue reading.

Half an hour later, Yuan Tiangang left the telescope in despair, staring blankly at the distant starry sky, just like Li Shimin when he first looked at the starry sky.

Just now, he not only saw the Comet Huanghuang, but also saw the moon at his request.But what disappointed him was that there was no moon palace, no Chang'e, and no laurel tree. There were just huge circular pits one after another.

"Those giant pits."

"That was the result of the meteorite impact. Without the moon protecting the earth all the time for millions of years, all life on the earth would have been doomed."

"I know that you have many doubts, but now is not the time to think about these. What you want to think about now is how to deal with the impact of Buddhism. This is a good opportunity. It can not only solve the crisis of the empress, but also Let you Taoists become absolute masters in this field."

"After Dong Zhongshu deposed hundreds of families, the originally natural celestial phenomena became something to restrain the emperor. If it was good, it would be fine, but now it has become a bargaining chip for those who want to threaten the imperial court."

Ji Song looked at the starry sky and said, "This won't work! What you have to do now is to return to your roots and explain everything that cannot be explained."

"The pursuit of Taoism is too illusory, and to put it bluntly, it is not down to earth. Look at what Buddhism does? Misfortune in this life, happiness in the next life. Cultivating virtue in this life, and bliss in the next life."

"To be honest, I don't like Buddhism, and I haven't liked it since I was a child. According to them, suffering in this life is the result of sins committed in the past life. You have to atone for your sins in this life so that you can be a human in the next life?"

"If according to what they say, what's the point of living?"

Yuan Tiangang looked at Ji Song in shock. He didn't expect Ji Song to tell him for the first time that he didn't like Buddhism. Wasn't this just telling him to support Taoism?

"then you."

Ji Song looked disdainfully at Li Chunfeng who was about to speak, and said angrily: "There is no such thing as a free pie in the world. If you don't live up to your expectations, even if I dig out my heart and lungs, what can I do?"

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng looked at each other in silence. They knew about their own situation, and the Taoists were too stubborn. They all went to the mountains and forests to seek immortality and pray for ascending in the daytime. How could they bother to preach!
But if they don't go out to preach and promote Taoism, they will be suppressed by Buddhism. Once Taoism cannot fulfill its obligations, what will the court do to Taoism?
"Think about it for yourselves!"

He pointed at the telescope and said: "You can come here at any time. As for what you will do, I don't care. The rest is up to you."

The two looked at each other, knowing that Ji Song would never be seen again, Li Chunfeng whispered: "Master, I want this."

Li Chunfeng gently stroked the telescope, as if he were stroking a peerless beauty, making a decisive move towards his master.

Yuan Tiangang looked at his apprentice who was almost possessed by the devil speechlessly, and didn't know what to say!
I have just experienced this thing and know its value. If it doesn't cause a lot of blood, I won't even think about it.Can things that can glimpse the secrets of heaven be ordinary things?

He had just observed that the most important thing should be the transparent glass lens on it.But let alone seeing such a large glazed lens, I have never even heard of it.

He has also seen the world, but he has never seen such crystal clear and impurity-free colored glaze.

"Chunfeng, this thing is too expensive, let's not give it up."

But before he could finish speaking, he was almost angry to death by his disciple's words. He only heard Li Chunfeng say quietly: "Master, sooner or later the money in the Taoist temple belongs to the disciple."

"To shut up!"

Yuan Tiangang suddenly became excited and quickly covered Li Chunfeng's mouth and said, "How do you know?"

After I finished speaking, I was still worried that others would hear me, so I looked around and relaxed when I found that no one was around. "I'm telling you, that thing is our last resort, you kid, don't even think about it."

But seeing his disciple's unmoved look, he could only sigh and compromise: "Forget it, I'll give up my shame this time!"

When Li Chunfeng heard this, he immediately beamed with joy. The old Taoist who looked at this thought that he had been entrusted to someone else.

But he also understood how much Li Chunfeng, who was obsessed with astrology and arithmetic, wanted to have something that could observe the starry sky.

The thing is right in front of him now, if he could let it go, it wouldn't be him.

If he didn't get it for himself, this bastard would definitely be able to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors in exchange for this thing.

Li Chunfeng looked at the telescope happily for a while, then reluctantly covered it with an oilcloth.

He came to the master, looked at the starry sky, and said with some hesitation: "Master, do you think the immortality we are pursuing really exists?"

Without waiting for the old man to answer, he asked himself: "The moon has no miracles, but is full of ugly pits. The stars in the sky may be just another moon. Is what we are pursuing really made up by our predecessors?" A beautiful lie?”

"You have also heard Jihou's description of solar and lunar eclipses. If you follow his words and the disciple's calculations, if they are correct, this may actually be the case."

"do not talk"

Yuan Tiangang suddenly roared and said with a ferocious face: "He is talking nonsense. This is impossible. The Taoist sages will not lie to us. There must be something wrong. It must be wrong."

Li Chunfeng didn't speak anymore. He knew that the master had been fighting for this for half his life, but now someone told him that your pursuit was a joke. How could such a blow calm him down?
That night, they stood on the city wall all the time. Yuan Tiangang's eyes were red, sometimes he clenched his hands, and sometimes his face burst into tears!
As a disciple, Li Chunfeng has always been by his side.No one can help him with this matter. Only when he figures it out can he truly understand!
Is Ji Song wrong?Li Chunfeng shook his head. If it were anything else, even if it was what Ji Song said, he wouldn't believe it.

But after years of observing the stars at night and his achievements in arithmetic, he had long questioned the views of his predecessors.After what happened tonight, he became more and more certain that he was right.

All the things that I didn’t understand in the past are now suddenly clear.If that were the case, everything would make sense.

"Master, let's go back!"

He supported his master and walked down the city wall step by step.

Since he didn't reply last night, the others were worried, but without Yu Chigong's permission, the others couldn't go up to the tower.

This place has been listed as a forbidden area by the emperor, and no one can go there without the emperor's order.

Seeing the two masters and disciples coming down, Taoist Zhang was surprised and said: "What are you..."

No wonder he was surprised. Yuan Tiangang was actually in a very bad condition now. Not only was he depressed, he even looked ugly.

Li Chunfeng shook his head and indicated that he would wait until he got back.

Everyone had no choice but to send someone to call a carriage to take Yuan Tiangang back.

(End of this chapter)