A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 336 Tao Seed, Ghost and God Tao
Bai Taibin saw that Zhang Jue could no longer walk and was swaying a little, so he stopped talking and sat down on the big bluestone by the roadside. This place was not far from the Waihe River they wanted to cross.

"Come here, put down the baggage." Zhang Jiao suddenly fell to the ground. Bai Taibin didn't say anything, but picked up the baggage with one hand, and then leaned the exhausted Zhang Jiao against the bluestone.

He opened the bag and took out a wine gourd, a Dao sword, and a piece of dried meat. Zhang Jiao secretly complained: "No wonder it's so heavy."

Bai Taibin opened the wine cork and took a sip of wine: "Tsk, it feels good!"

Then he leaned the Dao sword against the bluestone, grabbed Zhang Jiao, and took off his clothes, revealing his back that was rubbed red by the hard objects in the bag. This was the result of accumulated blood.

He took a swig of wine and spat it on his back.

"Ah!" Zhang Jiao couldn't help shouting.

"Bear it!" Bai Taibin said casually, and then used his palms to continuously lift the corners to remove the congestion on his back.

A quarter of an hour later, Bai Taibin tidied Zhang Jiao up again, and then helped him relieve the pain in his arms and legs.

While Zhang Jiao was enjoying it, he said, "Master, you haven't finished speaking yet. What happened to Zhang Daoling?"

Bai Taibin saw that Zhang Jue had almost recovered, so he sat down next to the bluestone, took a sip of wine, raised his head, and squinted his eyes slightly. At that time, he was still a little Taoist boy in the Tianshi Mansion.

While he was recalling it, he explained it to Zhang Jiao, as if he had returned to his childhood and saw that peerless Taoist with stars in his eyes and a Tao that was stronger than Jin Jian:
"Zhang Daoling, he was already in his thirties when he went up the mountain. I heard that he was originally the county magistrate of Jiangzhou. In order to seek enlightenment, he resigned from his official position and went to Baide Mountain to become a disciple.

There are two ways to join Tianshi Tao. One is to be sent to Tianshi Mansion and various Taoist temples to become a Taoist boy from an early age. Then, you can become a Taoist priest with a high-level teacher. After being listed in the Taoist book, you will become a member of Tianshi Mansion. A registered Taoist priest.

The second type is for those who have reached the crown level. They can find the gate of Tianshi Mansion and pass the Taoist entrance examination set by Tianshi Mansion. They can be entered into the Taoist book and become a Taoist priest of Tianshi Mansion.

However, the second type is too difficult. Throughout the ages, only a few people have passed it. Those who can pass must be a high master in the end, because the entrance examination requires the inquiry and recognition of two Taoist priests and a high master. The vast majority All the people fell in front of Gao Gong.

As for Zhang Daoling, he not only passed the high-level expert's inquiry, he also knocked that high-level expert out of the question with one sentence, causing the latter to browse through the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion for half a month before he found the answer, and his understanding of the Taoist scriptures improved to a higher level. On the upper floor, there is a faint trace of senior high-level skills.

In the next three years, he read almost all the books that could be read as a Taoist priest in Tianshi Mansion, and then in the name of Zhang Daoling, he won the first place in the three-year Tianshi Mansion.

The Heavenly Master's Du is made up of nine high-gong practitioners. Only Taoist priests recognized by the five high-gong practitioners can be awarded the Dao Dao, which is called high-gong.

Since the days of Tianshidu, no one has been recognized by all the great masters. The highest one is Song Zhenxian, the genius of Tianshifu a hundred years ago. He was recognized by six high-ranking masters and was hailed as a Taoist master who was rare in a century.

But Zhang Daoling was recognized by all the nine masters, and many people even thought that their Taoism was not as profound as Zhang Daoling's. "

At this point, Bai Taibin stopped, took another sip of wine, moistened his throat, stood up and tidied his clothes, then held the wine gourd in his left hand, put his Tao sword on his back, and took out another one from the bag. The whisk with the wooden handle was raised towards Zhang Jiao: "Let's go, keep going!"

Zhang Jue quickly stood up and picked up the baggage. It was indeed too light. The old man was too bad, but his technique was indeed wonderful. Not only did his back no longer hurt, but his hands and feet were no longer sore.

He hurriedly followed and asked curiously: "What happened next?"

Bai Taibin walked in a square step, raised the dust with his hand, and continued:
"Later, Zhang Daoling became the youngest master in the history of the Tianshi Mansion, and then he plunged into the Taoist canon that only high masters can see.

Five years later, the Tianshi Mansion held a Gao Gong Dharma Assembly. The Gao Gong Dharma Assembly was the grandest water and land Dharma assembly in the Celestial Master's Mansion. It was much higher in size and number of people than the Buddhist Dharma Assembly held at the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. "

Bai Taibin stepped on the White Horse Temple in Luoyang here. Who told them to stick to their own opinions and not change their teachings? They taught people to have no father or mother. It was like a cult. If it hadn't been for the blessing of the Han Emperor and the restraint of the Tianshi Mansion, they would have achieved great results long ago. Come to the gym to play.

“The High-level Gong Dharma Conference in Tianshi Mansion is held only once every five years. Its purpose is to bring together most of the Taoist sects’ high-level practitioners in the world to discuss Taoism, bring out the old and bring out the new, and exchange experiences.

At that Dharma meeting, Zhang Daoling expressed his own thoughts. He believed that the inheritance of Tianshi Mansion was flawed. It only provided praise and encouragement to the world, but lacked many constraints. We should learn from Buddhism and create the Abi Hell and punishment methods that belong to Taoism.

However, his words were strongly opposed by many high practitioners. They believed that the way of heaven is the most reasonable and correct thing in the world. It is already very suitable to follow the way of heaven and punish the world with heaven. Adding punishment methods may cause the world to be afraid of Taoism. .

The cumbersome laws are contrary to the Taoist sect's tranquility and inaction, and the Taoist sect is in danger of falling into the devil's sect.

Zhang Daoling debated with the high-ranking officials who opposed him for three days. He argued with dozens of high-ranking officials alone, but in the end no one could do anything. At this time, some people said that he was apostate and wanted to create gods, which would plunge the Tianshi Mansion into chaos and division and cause believers to deviate from their faith. He should be expelled from the mountain and labeled as a heretic.

In the end, it was the Heavenly Master who came forward to stop the personal attack on Zhang Daoling. Zhang Daoling also knew that he could not achieve his own way on Baide Mountain, so he bid farewell to the brothers in the Heavenly Master's Mansion and prepared to travel around the world to preach.

Later, he heard that the Sichuan rash gas was harmful to the human body and the people were suffering from diseases and disasters. He just happened to create a set of talismans. Dissolving the talisman in water can make people eliminate disasters, cure diseases and eliminate plagues. To save life and save death.

So he went to Shu to preach and save people, visited famous mountains and rivers, and finally achieved enlightenment in Heming Mountain. As a disciple of Tianshi Bailang, he accepted the teachings of Taiqing Daode Tianzun and ordered him to consecrate ghosts and gods and rectify the way of humanity with the true way. Connect with the way of heaven, let the world know the suffering of karma, be cautious in words and deeds.

He still respected the Taoist ancestors of the Sanqing Dynasty, but there were no longer gods and emperors under him, but ghosts, gods and ghost emperors.

Because he belongs to the Tianshi Mansion, in his propaganda, the ghost emperor is restricted by his responsibilities because of the tunnel he belongs to, and his status is half a level lower than the gods, but he is under the Three Pure Ones and belongs to an independent system.

He has the Great Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin as his main god, and under him are the Five Ghost Emperors, the Six Heavens of Luo Feng, and the Yin Cao Difu. Among them, the Great Emperor Fengdu of Beiyin is identified as King Wu of Zhou. Because of his achievements, he is named the superior of all the ghost emperors.

His behavior caused great repercussions in the Tianshi Mansion. Many high-ranking officials believed that Zhang Daoling was seizing power and establishing a new lintel. This move could not be tolerated and wanted to expel him from the Taoist sect and the Tianshi Mansion. , labeled as evil and crooked.

Finally, with the strong persuasion of the Heavenly Master, the masters agreed to discuss with Zhang Daoling to see what he meant.

Ten years later, a high-ranking official who had been to Shu had a different impression of Zhang Daoling's way of ghosts and gods, thinking that it was very useful to some people and could give it a try.

So the Ghost and God Way officially became a branch of the Taoist sect and belonged to the Tianshi Mansion. The original one in Bai De Mountain was called the Tianshi Way, or it could also be called the Tianshen Way.

It turns out that there is a pure theoretical school in Taoism. They do not believe in gods and immortals, do not pay attention to worldly affairs, and only want to return to the mountains, rivers and countryside, and return to the era of small countries and few people. They are collectively called Huang Laodao.

Therefore, today's Taoism can be divided into Tianshi Tao, Ghost and God Tao, and Huanglao Tao, and Tianshi Tao and Ghost and God Tao both belong to Tianshi Mansion. "

After Zhang Jiao explained the biggest changes in Tianshi Mansion recently, the two of them successfully arrived at the ferry. Fortunately, they walked quickly and there was a ferry at the ferry with an old man on it.

The two hurriedly boarded the boat. After sitting down, Zhang Jiao asked again: "So, is Zhang Daoling still there now?"

Bai Taibin sighed: "Five years ago, Zhang Daoling became immortal in Heming Mountain."

In fact, there are still some things that Bai Taibin has not said. Among them, the ghosts and gods conferred by Zhang Daoling have not been completely consecrated. He only conferred the title of Beiyin Fengdu Great Emperor and Wufang Ghost Emperor, as well as a part of Luo Feng Liutian and Yincao Underworld.

Among them, most of the positions in Luo Feng Liutian and Yincao Difu are still vacant, but their positions and responsibilities have been retained. Zhang Daoling said to his disciples before becoming immortal:
"The reason why Pindao left it behind is to let the world know that Tao flows forward, and there will definitely be more suitable people in the future generations who will become gods.

Whether these gods are worthy or not is not up to us but to the general public. I believe that hundreds of years later, this ghost and god way will be perfected and become the same way as the Tianshi way. "

Among the ghosts and gods consecrated by Zhang Daoling, there are also many people of the Bai family, most of whom are Bai Gong, Bai Wang, and Bai family geniuses who passed away after the founding of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Daoling said, "The Bai family has great merits in heaven and humanity, and has great relationship with human beings." The truth is so great that he deserves this honor."

As for whether he wants the Bai family to take care of his Taoism, or whether he really thinks that the Bai family's virtue is worthy of so many divine positions, that is a matter of opinion.

Anyway, I heard that at that time, Bai Wangxi helped Zhang Daoling a lot in the Tianshi Mansion with regard to Zhang Daoling's ghost and divine ways, so that Zhang Daoling was not labeled as a heretic or a cult.

The Bai family also sent several disciples to Shu to learn the methods of the Ghost and God Tao. It is said that there are several people offering sacrifices in the Ghost and God Way today, and they are the disciples surnamed Bai, who are very close to the Bai family.

In addition, although on the surface, the Ghost and God Way belongs to the Tianshi Mansion, the Tianshi Mansion cannot control everything about the Ghost and God Way. The believers, Taoist temples, and high-level practitioners in it are ignorant of everything, just like the princes and kings of a big Han Dynasty.

The Ghost and God Way is different from the Celestial Master Way. The Ghost and God Way is more keen on preaching, which may be influenced by Buddhism.

In order to preach and save the people, Zhang Daoling assimilated the local barbarians, recruited disciples extensively, and established twenty-four rule in the Yizhou area. He then set up sacrificial wine and divided the households among them, just like the chief minister. This makes Gui Shen Dao more organized and cohesive.

Before Zhang Daoling's death, he passed down the foundation of ghosts and gods. Twenty-four Taoist books called himself "Tai Qing Xuanyuan". He also regarded "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays" as the highest classic, and compiled "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary" as the classic of ghosts and gods. .

(End of this chapter)