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Chapter 188 Dao

The emperor laughed disrespectfully, and some people in the room laughed knowingly, while others breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor was happy, and he probably saved his life.

"Li Ruolian, what you said is very good, very good, this matter, I will rely on you, and the six people, let's let it go this month. Li Ruolian, it is also your credit that you have done the usury business well. I won't be stingy, work hard!" Yang Reform was very happy, and it seems that he can do a lot with usury.

"Obey, Your Majesty." Li Ruolian was very happy to be praised by the emperor. It seemed that he had made the right bet. As the emperor said, the loan usury business can make money, so the emperor must value it. , one's own status will also rise with the tide!

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say, I don't know if it should be said or not." Li Ruolian burst out with confidence.Ready to say another word.Get bigger "profits".

"Oh? Hehe, Li Ruolian, what else do you want to say?" Yang Reform wanted to see what else this guy could say.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that this month's mother's money, I think, can be doubled to 120 million taels. Thinking that loans are so popular now, I think this month, the harvest must be rich." Li Ruolian was about to burn it. On the fire, add a ladle of oil.Completely make this matter hot, so that the emperor will not pay attention.

Using one-third of the Ming Dynasty's annual revenue to lend loan sharks, this bold idea, even Yang Reform himself, has to be said to be a bit crazy!
"Li Ruolian, in this case, money is not a problem, the problem is, how sure are you? If the profit is meager or things go wrong, then it will be a waste of joy." Yang Reform is going to see this guy's guts , how big is it.

Facing the emperor's question, Li Ruolian seemed very calm, and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the Guozijian is so popular now that many people have to borrow money in order to enter the prison as soon as possible. It's only 120 million taels, which is nothing at all. Besides, not all of the 120 million taels have been borrowed from Juren. This ordinary usury is a business, and it is still good. I am willing to pledge my life. The profit must be huge, and if it fails to meet the two-point profit level required by His Majesty, the humble minister is willing to be punished!" Li Ruolian also saw the right time, and prepared to make a big bet, so as to impress the emperor. The effect of remembering is to give the emperor an impression that he is competent for the important task, and use this usury as a magic weapon for his advancement.

Crazy, crazy!Yang Reform did not comment on this person in this way. Back then, when he asked about the scale of loan sharks in the capital, Li Weiren said it was about 60 to 120 taels, but now, not counting the loan sharks released by other people, Here alone, there are [-] million taels, which is already twice the original size. If other people's usury is added, the size may be more than three times!But thinking about it again, the "business" of the Guozijian is probably the reason why Li Ruolian has such courage.

Yang Reform couldn't help but think highly of this Li Ruolian, this young man, with brains and courage, is exactly the kind of confidant and person who he cultivated, and now he needs to give him a stage.

"Okay! Since Li Qing's family is so generous, I'm not stingy. If you can do what you said, I'll give you a promotion as a reward." Yang Reform also decided to be "generous" and threw out A bait for a thousand households.

Li Ruolian was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down on the ground, shouting: "This minister will definitely do his best to serve His Majesty."

The monarchs and ministers were all very happy. Li Ruolian was highly regarded by the emperor and guaranteed by the emperor. Yang Reform was happy that he had got someone who could handle affairs, but now he was worried about the lack of people.The six people in charge of usury were even more happy. Now, it seems that the emperor will not kill us.The happiest one was Zhang Degui, who thought he was going to die, but unexpectedly, he went to the Palace of the King of Hell and came back again.

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Fifth day of May.

Dragon Boat Festival.

This day in the 21st century will be a favorite day for many people, because it will be a holiday and they can have a delicious meal.But at the end of Ming Dynasty, in the court, this day was not very good, it was a bad day, a very taboo day.

On this day, the palace summoned Zhang Xianyong, a real person appointed by the imperial court, to come to the palace to pray for blessings and perform deeds to ward off evil spirits and disasters.Zhang Xianyong danced and sang on the altar for a long time before he finished the ceremony of praying for blessings and exorcising evil spirits and avoiding disasters.

"Really Zhang, Zhenren Zhang." A little yellow door called.

"Infinite life and blessings, the poor are polite, I wonder what this father-in-law is doing to call the poor?" Although this mediocre official rank is very high, in the palace, he still puts his posture very low, kind and approachable, even if the other party He's a little eunuch, but he still has enough manners and gestures.

"You don't need to be polite, Master Zhang. Your Majesty invites Master Zhang to the back garden of the palace to have a talk." The little eunuch told Zhang Xianyong the purpose of his visit.

"Go to the back garden? His Majesty the Emperor summoned?" Zhang Xianyong was excited. Although he was a real person appointed by the imperial court, it was really not that easy to see the emperor. Now he could get the young emperor himself It is also a joyful thing to be summoned.

"Don't be doubtful Zhang Zhenyong, come with our house quickly, don't make His Majesty wait too long." Saying that, the little eunuch took Zhang Xianyong to the back garden of the palace.

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Wanchun Pavilion in the Palace Houyuan.

Today, Yang Reform not only invited Sun Chengzong, but also Xu Guangqi. It was the first time that these two of his right-hand men were not busy with state affairs, and they came to the palace to enjoy the flowers.

Zhang Xianyong took a look, in this Wanchun Pavilion, apart from His Majesty the Emperor, there were the eunuch Wang Chengen and two old men. After a closer look, they were the two real "Emperor Masters", not the kind who recited the name of the Emperor Master. No. Emperor Master.These two imperial masters were personally called masters by the emperor!It is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Infinite longevity, poor Taoist Zhang Xianyong kowtows to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Even though he is the head of Taoism in the world, when he meets the emperor, those who should kneel still have to kneel.

Yang Reform stared at this 40-year-old celestial master with a calm expression. He was wearing a luxurious celestial master's robe and a celestial master's hat. Looking carefully, he really looked like a "celestial master", but Yang Reform knows that as a human being, he has to eat, drink, and scatter. How can he become a "celestial being"?It's just a glamorous face.

Yang Reform was also a little worried, for fear that, like the plots written in many time-traveling books, an old Taoist priest could tell at a glance that he was somewhat different from the general "crowd", that he was a dead person, and that his fate was rewritten. If that is the case, Yang Reform thinks that he may have to abandon atheism and convert to superstition.

However, obviously, this richly dressed guy is not a strange person, nor does he have any supernatural powers. He doesn't have the ability to see that he is "abnormal" at all, and he is very diligent about kowtowing.Yang Reform felt relieved.

"Hehe, you don't need to be polite, Daoist. Get up." In this pavilion, the space is not wide, except for the emperor who is sitting alone, everyone else is standing and there is no place to sit.

Zhang Xianyong wondered, what did the emperor invite him to do in the back garden?Flower viewing?Although the flowers in May are already worth seeing, obviously, the back garden of the palace is not a place to talk about serious business!

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

"Hehe, Master Zhang? Asking for rain for the people of the world? How busy are you?" Yang Reform's understanding of the guy was still in the past. In the court hall, an old minister proposed to ask this guy to ask for rain to alleviate the drought. Come on, I sneered at the time, but later I learned that what this guy solved was not the actual drought, but the drought in people's hearts. Facing the drought, even if the court had no way to deal with it, even if the request for rain was not It may be possible, but the court still has to do this, because the people of the world believe in this, if not, the people of the world will believe it, and the court doesn't care about them at all.

Because of this, Yang Reform was also inspired. Although he looked down on this guy, he was actually very useful. He was not as useless as he imagined, so he put a lot of ideas on him.For him, Yang reformed a lot of preparations.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the poor Taoist has already tried to ask for rain, but the poor Taoist mana is meager. I am afraid that the rain will be difficult! Difficult!..." Zhang Xianyong, who is very strong, looks like he is trying his best, showing that his ability is limited. Unable to save the court from the drought, it means that there is nothing that can be done, and he has done his best.

Zhang Xianyong is not a fool either, the emperor has already predicted that the celestial phenomena in Shaanxi indicate that there will be a drought for more than ten years, how dare he predict that he can solve the drought?Isn't that courting death?So, I just let the emperor say, anyway, I have nothing to do with myself, and the legend that the emperor who is so miraculous has a professor in his dream in the legend makes Zhang Xianyong even more scrupulous. It's true that he has seen a god-man, but he himself is nothing. When Li Gui met Li Kui, he revealed everything.

Yang Reform yelled at this magic stick in his heart, pretending to be pretty, as if he could really pray for rain.However, Yang Reform is not going to ask about these matters, nor is he going to expose them.I asked him to come here today, not because of asking for rain, because even in the 21st century, there is still no good way to ask for rain. The drought was not much better.

"Master Zhang, I invited you here today because I want to talk to you about Taoism. I want to seek Taoism, but I don't know what Taoism is and where it is. If Master Zhang is in charge of Taoism in the world, there must be some understood."

When Zhang Xianyong heard it, the emperor wanted to seek the way?Could it be that among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there was another guy who wanted to live forever?Hey, if this is the case, then this Taoist school can have a good time again.At the moment, my heart is like eating honey, sweet.

When Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi heard that the emperor wanted to seek the way, they were puzzled. The emperor looked very shrewd, how could he believe those scoundrels?Do you believe that people can live forever?Could it be that God no longer favors the Ming Dynasty?Let this seemingly shrewd emperor become obsessed with alchemy and longevity?Immediately his face turned black.

"Your Majesty asked?" Zhang Xianyong obviously didn't believe it. The legendary Holy Son of Heaven would ask him for the Way. This is not a legend. Did this Son of Heaven have a god in his dream?Can natural disasters be predicted?In fact, Zhang Xianyong really wanted to ask the emperor what this god-man looks like, and if he could share his experience in cultivating Taoism, now the emperor asked him what Taoism is?Ask Yu Blind, ask Yu Blind!It seems that the god-man in His Majesty's dream doesn't often go to work! ...

"Well, that's right. I'm thinking about it. What is Tao? I can't figure it out. Can Master Zhang explain it to me?" Yang Reform looked puzzled.

Zhang Xianyong was ecstatic. The emperor liked Taoism, and he must also be thinking about longevity. Whether he can achieve something like Taoism is another matter. As long as the emperor likes it, the status of this Taoist school will rise sharply, and life for this Taoist school will be easier.Immediately, he said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, Tao can be said, very Tao. Names can be named, very famous... The beginning of the unknown world is named the mother of all things. Therefore, you can always observe the wonders without desire..." Zhang Xianyong secretly carried the After reading the "Tao Te Ching" regarded as the sacred scripture by Taoism, I believe that this profound "Tao Te Ching" will definitely make the emperor fall in love with this path of seeking Tao. Presumably, although the emperor has the gods and men in his dreams to teach him, I am afraid that he may not see it every day. Seeing God and man, that's why I asked myself about it, Zhang Xianyong thought so proudly.

Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi, with dark faces, looked at Zhang Xianyong's complacent fooling the emperor. Although they were annoyed, they had no choice.

"What does this sentence mean? What does it have to do with Dao?" Yang Reform pretended not to understand, and asked Zhang Xianyong what it meant.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this sentence means 'Tao', if it can be expressed in words, then it is often 'Tao', if 'Name' can be named in words, then it is often 'Name',..." Zhang Xianyong began to explain the meaning of the "Tao Te Ching" in a long series.

Yang Reform was very impatient. If Zhang Xianyong talked about the "Tao Te Ching", it would be 100 years. Don't try to finish the "Tao Te Ching". I can understand."

For the emperor's request, Zhang Xianyong was very happy to accept it. This is a good opportunity to show his profound Taoism, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the meaning of this sentence is that 'Tao' can be used to explain the original of the universe, 'Tao', It is the way to unlock all mysteries."

Tao can be used to explain the universe, and Tao is the method of all mysteries. Yang Reform understands these two sentences, and Yang Reform is waiting for these two sentences.This guy thought he was a novice, fooling himself with the "Tao Te Ching", but he didn't know his origin. Regarding the famous lines in the "Tao Te Ching", he had read and listened too much. Know a little, I know no less than him.

"Really Zhang said, 'Tao' can explain the origin of the universe? Where is the secret of all mysteries?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is true."

"Then what is the universe?" Yang Reform continued to pretend to be a novice.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the word "universe" was originally two characters, and when interpreted separately, Yu refers to the upper and lower directions; Zhou, which represents the past and present, combined means, the upper and lower directions, from the past to the present..., representing the whole of the world, All,..." Zhang Xianyong still explained very well.

"Oh, I understand. The universe means space, and the meaning of universe is time. The sum is time and space. I understand it that way, right?"

"Indeed, indeed, His Majesty is truly a sage. His Majesty's insight shows that His Majesty's roots in Taoism are not shallow..." Zhang Xianyong wanted to fool the emperor into advocating Taoism. In this way, the power of Taoism was about to increase, and he began to instill the power of Taoism in the emperor. magic potion.

"Well, very good, since this Tao represents space and time, represents everything in the universe, and is where all the mysteries of the method lie, then I think that Taoism is named after 'Tao', and I want Zhang Zhenren to be the leader of Taoism in the world. Do you understand a lot of 'Taos' between heaven and earth? Do you understand many mysteries and methods in the universe?" Yang Reform said to Zhang Xianyong very mysteriously.

Zhang Xianyong saw the emperor asking himself the truth and mystery of the "Tao" with a mysterious look, and immediately figured in his mind, what exactly did the emperor want to say?Said to be the mystery of heaven and earth?I'm afraid, I'm still thinking about how to live forever.This thing has always been the emperor's favorite.Zhang Xianyong knows the principles of the universe, the mysteries of heaven and earth, and he has heard countless times about the idea of ​​the emperor wanting to live forever.

Zhang Xianyong felt that he did not misunderstand the meaning of the emperor, and said to the emperor in a very mysterious way: "Your Majesty is looking for longevity?"

"Huh?" Yang Reform was blushed. This guy is indeed a magic stick, and he is fooling himself into immortality. You must know that he has undergone nine years of compulsory education, and he despises these things that violate the objective development law of things the most. If you want to live forever, why do you still come here to pretend to be a real ghost?

Zhang Xianyong obviously did not understand the disdain and doubts in the emperor's "hmm", and then he said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, it is not easy to seek longevity! This method is hard to find! ..." Now continue to act like a magic stick, fooling the emperor.

Yang Reform felt that this guy was shameless enough, and he was disgusted by his own performance. He felt that this scene could not be performed any longer, and if he did it again, he would have to vomit.

"Master Zhang, I have many puzzles when I come here today. I want to seek Taoism from Master Zhang. As the leader of Taoism in the world, Master Zhang must be able to explain the truth, the mysteries and methods of the universe to me." Yang Yang The word "Tao" in Reform's mouth is light for a while, heavy for a while, and the word "Tao" is pronounced mysteriously.

Zhang Xianyong was confused, the emperor did not seek longevity, asked himself what "Tao", asked himself what secrets and methods, it really is hell.I know the mysteries of the fart, and if it comes to chanting scriptures and meditating, then I am a good hand.

When Yang Reform saw the puzzled look on this guy pretending to be a magic stick, he felt a burst of contempt in his heart. If you want to say pretending to be a magic stick, you are not our opponent through time travel!We are the super magic sticks that can predict the development of history. Your magic stick is a small magic stick, a false magic stick, we are the big magic stick!

(End of this chapter)