Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In the 16th year of Hongzhi, the most sensational thing in the capital should be a book and a person.

The book is of course a new book "Dream of Red Mansions" published by Su Mu, a great talent in the Ming Dynasty after Xie Jinjie. It seems to be in that grand view courtyard, following the group of fairy-like girls, crying, laughing, sighing, or infatuated.As soon as the book came out, it was immediately sold to Zhigui in Luoyang.

Apart from this book, the most popular one in recent times should be Daoist Chongxu from Wudang Mountain.

As early as a few months ago, Taoist Chongxu came to Beijing according to the order, and repeatedly demonstrated his supernatural powers in front of the upper class.It's a pity that the Chinese, or the mainstream society represented by Confucianism, has a characteristic that most of them hold the point of view of inconceivable things.

Therefore, Taoist Chongxu does not have much influence, and in the eyes of those who have heard his name, he is just a practitioner with some knowledge.

After the emperor received him and asked him to lead the world's Taoist sects, Taoist Chongxu's name was finally familiar to the middle and lower classes in the capital.

The middle and lower classes in the capital are not like the upper class represented by scholar-bureaucrats who only regard religion as a philosophy and a cultural phenomenon.In their view, whether it is the Sanqing of Taoism or the Amitabha of Buddhism, it is just an object of prayer and blessing.It is not a bad thing to go to the temple to burn some incense, give some sesame oil money, make a wish, and let the gods and Buddhas bless you.

For things like gods, they naturally believed deeply, and they didn't want to doubt them, for fear of offending the gods and being retaliated by him.

Therefore, the Chinese people's view of religion is outright pragmatism.

I heard that Taoist Chongxu was named a second-rank official by the emperor, and he was in charge of all the Taoists in the world.The people all thought that this person must be a living god with great supernatural powers.Otherwise, it is impossible to be recognized by the emperor.Although there are liars in this world, no one is brave enough to deceive the emperor.

Therefore, the reporter's attitude is tentatively believing that the incense of Baiyun Temple has been much more prosperous recently than in the past, and the rich and powerful families who visited Taoist Chongxu almost broke the threshold of Baiyun Temple.

Especially after Immortal Chief Chongxu showed his immortal skills in front of the world, it shocked the entire capital.

The thing is, this day, the weather is very cold.A group of wealthy households in the capital heard the name of Taoist Chongxu and came to look for him.Originally, Taoist Chongxu liked to be pure and devoted himself to pure cultivation, so naturally he refused to see guests.

Reluctantly, those wealthy households donated a large sum of money to Baiyun Temple for incense, saying that they came from afar, and they wanted to meet Immortal Chongxu anyway, so please help to talk about Xiang Yunyun.

These few wealthy households were old pilgrims of Baiyun Temple, but the Taoists of Baiyun Temple were not sympathetic, so they went to ask Taoist priest Chongxu.

Chongxu lived in Baiyun Temple for two months, and caused a lot of trouble for others, he felt a little embarrassed, so he went out of the temple to meet some pilgrims.

Several people met at the entrance of Baiyun Temple, and someone had already set up a banquet at a tea shop outside the temple, offering seasonal vegetables and fruits.

After a few sips of green tea, some pilgrims said that they heard that Immortal Chief Chongxu is the No. 1 one with the deepest magic power in the world. I would like to ask the Immortal Chief to show some supernatural powers, so that I can open my eyes.

This request was a bit reckless, and the speaker was also apprehensive.But Chongxu smiled, picked up a pear on the table and said that although the pear was good, it was a bit sour, how could it compare to the fairy fruit in the orchard of Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun Mountains.Last time I happened to eat one when I was wandering in the poor way, the taste was really unforgettable, and thinking about it until now, my heart is still unstable.In this way, since everyone met by fate, Pindao went to the sky to pick a few.

After finishing speaking, Chongxu untied his long Taoist robe and untied a circle of rope from his waist.Step outside and throw it away.That one was like hanging on it, and then the rope rose higher and higher, straight up into the sky.

Taoist Chongxu climbed up the rope like a spider crawling on silk, until he disappeared.After a while, there was a loud laugh from the sky, and Chongxu jumped down from above, holding a pear in his hand.

At that time, there were about [-] people watching this miraculous scene, their faces turned pale with shock, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting: "Old Immortal" does not show.

Also because of this incident, Chongxu's reputation was completely established in the capital.

The more it is passed on, the more mysterious it is.

This story naturally spread to Su Mu's family, when Xiaodie told her about it with surprise on her face.

Su Mu laughed with a "puchi", "This bull-nosed man is really good at deceiving people!"

As a modern person, he wouldn't be fooled by the pretentious trickery.In fact, this is just a fairly good set of magic tricks, which have been used in later TV shows.Of course, many people have thought about trying to crack this magic, but unfortunately they have not succeeded.

Anyway, no matter whether it can be deciphered or not, as long as you know that he is fake, Taoist Chongxu is not some kind of god.

Su Mu just didn't expect that Chongxu would refuse to say that he knew martial arts in front of the emperor, but he was willing to show tricks in front of ordinary people to deceive people.

Well, it is estimated that the old Taoist has already figured it out. In order to brighten the Daomen, some means are also necessary.

Hearing Su Mu's strange smile, Xiaodie was annoyed: "Master, don't laugh, if you let the old god Chongxu know that you disrespected him and brought disaster, what should I do?"

Su Mu smiled and pinched her nose: "Little girl, what are you afraid of? Chongxu is not clairvoyant, and there are so many people in this world. How does he know that I am laughing at him behind his back?"

Xiao Die looked serious: "Immortal Chongxu can even pick the fruit from the sky, and he has great powers, how could he not know that master, you are speaking ill of him behind his back?"

Thinking of the scary place, Xiaodie didn't care about the pain of her nose being pinched by Su Mu, her little face turned white in fright.

Seeing that she was really scared, Su Mu comforted: "Don't be afraid, Daoist Chongxu is a very kind old man, even if he heard it, he wouldn't come to trouble me."

Xiaodie: "No, no, I'm not afraid of [-], just in case. Master, I'd better go to Baiyun Temple to burn incense."

Su Mu smiled: "It's fine to go, it's time to go out and relax."

Xiaodie: "However, there are hundreds of pilgrims burning incense in Baiyun Temple every day. Even if they go, they may not see the old fairy Chongxu."

Su Mu: "Don't worry, if you really want to burn incense, just take my photo and you will definitely meet people."

"Really?"

Su Mu: "Really, Taoist Chongxu and I have a very good relationship and we meet often."

"Really?" Xiaodie was very pleasantly surprised, and then said with a smile: "Then why do I go to Baiyun Temple, the master and the immortal are good friends, no matter what you say, Taoist Chongxu will not blame the master, Xiao Butterfly, I don't need to spend money for nothing."

Su Mu was amused by her miserliness and laughed out loud. With this smile, his mood immediately improved, and it actually swept away the depression of the past few days.

The more famous Taoist Chongxu is now, the better it is for him, and the more he can deceive Hu Shun.

Compared with the sorcerers, witch doctors, and witches in the Jianghu, Chongxu is a god certified by the state. Hu Shun naturally believes [-]% of what he says.