Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 58 Chapter 59
"What's the matter, you get up first and talk about it! Otherwise, I will definitely not agree!"

In the end, Zuo Ming had no choice but to put on a straight face.

"Does the head of the fairy know about the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism? To be honest, before the death of the master, in addition to asking Pindao to search for the trace of the head of the fairy, he also told the poor Taoist that there will be a catastrophe in our Taoist church soon, and this catastrophe is not related to Buddhism. related!"

Zuo Ming said that for this sake, Yuan Tiangang had no choice but to stand up and said.

Hearing this, Zuo Ming suddenly understood.

According to historical records, in the 19th year of Zhenguan, Tang Xuanzang, the great monk, will come back from learning the scriptures. At that time, Buddhism and Taoism will surely prosper, and Taoism will naturally be greatly suppressed.Isn't this the so-called "Daomen Great Tribulation"?

"I probably know what your so-called Daomen catastrophe is? I might as well tell you the truth. In another 12 years, there will be a Tang monk named Tang Xuanzang returning from Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures! At that time, Buddhism will definitely flourish! Even if it is me, I will definitely not be able to change it! If you want to blame, you can only blame your Taoism for being incompetent, and you can’t get out of Tang Xuanzang, a hard-working and firm believer ascetic."

Zuo Ming didn't have much affection for Taoism. Although Taoism was the pope of China, many customs of living sacrifices in Tang Dynasty were inseparable from Taoists.

For these guys who have made money and killed them, he is eager to die.

But when he heard that someone went to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures and was about to return successfully, Yuan Tiangang's face suddenly turned pale.

"Immortal! Are you serious!?"

"Hmph! Didn't you say I'm an 'immortal'? Why? Now you're questioning me?"

Zuo Ming said unhappily.

He was really upset. Originally, he was about to forget his identity in the previous life and completely integrated into Tang Dynasty, but the arrival of Yuan Tiangang broke all this!
Knowing that he may live forever, it is really difficult for him to live in peace as usual.

Because longevity is gratifying, but what he has to face may be eternal loneliness.Even now, he can already foresee that decades later, Wang Siyan and the others are all gray-haired, but he still looks like this sixteen or seventeen-year-old.

Maybe his own flesh and blood can really make them age slower, but the most ridiculous thing is here, even if he wants to take a drop of blood from his body for an experiment, he really can't do it!

May I ask what is there in this world that can cut through his indestructible body?If he couldn't cut his body, where would he go to get his own flesh and blood?
"Immortal Elder, forgive me! It's not that I can't trust the Immortal Elder, it's just... Alas! Immortal Elder, is there really no way to resolve this calamity?"

Yuan Tiangang apologized with a wry smile, and then asked dejectedly.

"Of course! As long as you can kill Xuanzang on the way before he comes back, everything will be solved naturally!"

With a cold smile, Zuo Ming directly gave him a vicious idea.

After hearing this, Yuan Tiangang looked at Zuo Ming in surprise.

How is this like a fairy saying?This is simply a devil!

"But! If we really do this, where is the 'Tao' I'm waiting for?"

Yuan Tiangang said a little confused.

This question, but Zuo Ming was also stopped by the question.He was dominated by the irritability and anger in his heart before, so he came up with such an idea. In fact, as soon as he said it, he regretted it a little.

He originally thought that even if Yuan Tiangang didn't accept this bloody idea, he would hesitate for a while.But he didn't want to, he denied it so decisively!

This Niubi really has an incomparably pure "Dao Heart"!It is much stronger than his master!

"You asked a good question! This is exactly what I want to ask you! Yuan Tiangang, you have two choices now. One, let go of the Tao you insist on, and kill Tang Xuanzang! The arrival of robbery! How to choose the road is up to you!"

His expression flickered, Zuo Ming said, and shouted at the door, "Yanzu, see off the guests!"

Hearing Zuo Ming's call, Wu Dazhu walked in unsteadily immediately, and then made a "please" gesture to Yuan Tiangang, who had an uncertain face.

Nodding his head, Yuan Tiangang followed Wu Dazhu and walked outside, but he turned around suddenly when he was halfway there, "Immortal Chief! Do you think our Taoist sect can win the final victory?"

"Victory?" Zuo Ming smiled ironically, "Tell me, Yuan Tiangang, what is victory?"

"Let me tell you! Yuan Tiangang! The Taoist sect will never win this catastrophe! Because this is not an external war! The only thing the Taoist sect really wants to win is itself! Because although 'catastrophe' and 'training' are two different words, but sometimes, they are not that different at all!"

Hearing this, Yuan Tiangang was a little dazed, but immediately, he took a deep look at Zuo Ming, and then made a big gift.

"Thank you for your advice! Yuan Tiangang knows what to do! Yuan Tiangang said goodbye, and he will come to listen to the church when he is free someday!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tiangang didn't stay any longer and disappeared into the snowstorm.

Yuan Tiangang left, but Zuo Ming felt a little lost.He lay on his back on the grand teacher's chair, staring at the beam, speechless for a long time.

From all the indications, what Yuan Tiangang said was the truth. Although it sounded a bit mysterious, he had already fallen from the sky. What could be more absurd and unacceptable to him?

"Immortal, what a wonderful thing, what am I worrying about?"

After a long time, with a self-deprecating smile, Zuo Ming finally got rid of his thoughts and stood up from the chair.

The days are still long, and now is not the time for him to be sentimental, the only thing he can do is wait and see.

In the past two days, because of Empress Changsun's pregnancy again, Li Shimin almost forgot to give Zuo Ming the right to shipbuilding and copper mining.Now that the affairs of Empress Changsun have come to an end, Li Shimin naturally drafted the decree for delegating power immediately and handed it over to Zuo Ming.

But because of this, Zuo Ming has two more inexplicable official positions.

Li Shimin gave Zuo Ming two official positions, one is "Sanyang Admiral", and the other is "Scholar of the Three Academies" of Hanlin Academy, Hongwenguan, and Jixian Academy!
Fortunately, this "Admiral of the Sanyo Navy" is a military position as the name suggests, but the area of ​​office is really a bit boring for Zuo Ming!It turned out to be the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean!
This power is not insignificant, but what the hell is it for?

By the way, do the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans belong to you, Li Shimin?What do you think of your fish pond?

Not to mention the Bachelor of the Three Academies, which was originally a government office outside the administrative system. Although it has always been the ultimate dream of the majority of scholars and is usually run by some prime ministers, it is still the same for Zuo Ming. .

Zuo Ming really couldn't figure out what happened to Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, and they actually watched Li Shimin mess around.

Throughout the entire history of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Ming has never heard of anyone concurrently serving as a bachelor of the Third Academy. Isn't this nonsense?
However, the imperial decree had already been received, and Zuo Ming didn't bother to think too much, so he started drawing the ship's blueprint.

Shipbuilding Zuo Ming is indeed a layman, but he has consulted many veteran shipbuilders during this period of time, and he already has some understanding of Datang's ship structure.

What he has to do now is to make some improvements with his own knowledge of later generations.

However, just as Zuo Ming was drawing with his heart, Li Tai's guy came happily.

As soon as he arrived at the Zuo Mansion, he took out a letter of appointment and shook it in front of Zuo Ming, "Old Zuo! Look what this is? Generalissimo of the Sanyo Navy! Generalissimo, do you know? Li Weigong fought hard!" It took decades to get a Marshal! Isn’t your buddy very powerful?”

"Awesome! The territory under your jurisdiction is all over the world, and all the fish and shrimp in this world are under your control. Can you not be powerful? The bad guys in the Pacific Ocean are handsome! The dragon kings of the four seas are not as majestic as you!"

With a playful smile, Zuo Ming said sarcastically.

"Hey! I'll just treat you as jealous! Let me tell you, old Zuo! Don't look at me, Li Tai, who has no soldiers, but one day, I will plant my banner all over the five oceans !"

Li Tai chuckled, raised his chin triumphantly and said.

"Hehe! Fatty, it's not the old left that I'm going to attack you! With our current level of sailing, it will take four or five years just to go around the five oceans! Are you sure you can live long enough to plant your flag?" The day that crosses the five seas?"

Seeing his smug look, Zuo Mingyan poured cold water on him badly.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Tai froze for a moment, but he was still a big-hearted person after all, so he said stiffly, "Hmph! If you don't try it, how do you know it won't work?"

"Then I wish you success!"

Seeing that Li Tai didn't have his confidence broken by his own words, Zuo Ming smiled lightly and said casually.After speaking, he took the pencil and ruler and started drawing the ship blueprint.

Here, Zuo Ming used a three-dimensional composition idea that the people of Tang Dynasty had never had before, and broke down the whole ship into many parts, so even Li Tai, who doesn't understand anything, can understand the general idea!

"If the cannon is placed here, won't the ship get flooded by the waves?"

Seeing that Zuo Ming designed the fort below the deck on both sides of the ship, Li Tai asked curiously.

"Of course not, this is only the second deck, as long as the lower deck is watertight."

Zuo Ming is a Taoist with one mind and two purposes.

However, before he finished answering, Li Tai pointed to another place and asked, "What's the use of this so-called turbine with three leaves? And this stove, are you going to burn something on board?"

"This is an emergency device when the sails lose their function in a crisis situation. I said that if you really have nothing to do, you might as well inquire about where you can get high-quality wood! Our shipyard must be located in a distant place. The source of materials is closer! In addition, His Majesty the blacksmith and carpenter did not give us one, so we have to find these by ourselves! Also, how is your quilt workshop doing? I haven’t seen you send money here !"

After answering casually, Zuo Ming immediately said in annoyance.

"Isn't it just asking! You don't care about talking, and I don't care about listening."

Knowing that he was disgusting, Li Tai said in an awkward manner, and left Zuo Ming's mansion.

As Zuo Ming said, he has a lot to do, and it's time to get down to business, otherwise, the dream of planting flags across the five oceans is really just empty talk.

(End of this chapter)