Pawn Crossing the River

A red sun jumped out of the sea of ​​clouds and reflected half of the sky. With a clear cry, 999 white cranes circled up in groups, rising with the sun, and then lingered around Yujing. The cranes continued to cry, and another rainbow bridge spanned the sky over Yujing.

These white cranes are all exotic species carefully cultivated by the Taoist sect. Not only are they not afraid of the severe cold weather on Yuxu Peak, but they are also not afraid of the biting wind. They can fly freely on the top of Kunlun and are specially used for various festival celebrations.

The towering Kunlun Mountains are covered with snow all year round. Only the city of Yujing is like spring all year round, just like the residence of the Qing Emperor.

This kind of formation is not difficult in theory, and any of the three religions can do it. The key is to cover a huge Jade City, and the formation is activated all the time, all year round, which is a real cost of peace. In many cases, financial resources are equated with strength, and strength is equated with status. There is no doubt that this is Taoism showing its status as the co-lord of the world to the world.

Anyone who comes to Yujing for the first time will be shocked by the majesty of Baiyujing in the sky.

Today is the official start day of the Three Religions Conference to discuss Taoism and practice martial arts.

In fact, the Confucian and Buddhist people had already arrived yesterday and stayed at Donglingfang in Shangbafang. They waited until today when Zifu opened, and then went to Yuxu Palace in Zifu.

There is only one word difference between Yuxu Peak and Yuxu Palace. Many people mistakenly think that Yuxu Palace is the core of Yujing, but it is not the case.

This is like the Fengtian Hall of the Imperial Capital, commonly known as the "Jinluan Hall". Many people think that Fengtian Hall is used for going to court. In fact, Fengtian Hall is used for various ceremonies, such as the emperor's coronation, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen, New Year's Day, etc. .

The real core decision-making place is Tianqing Palace, which is the emperor's bedroom and study room. It is named after Taishang Taozu's Five Thousand Words: "In the past, those who achieved one, the sky would be clear, the earth would be peaceful, and the gods would be peaceful." With spirit, the grains will be full, all things will be alive, and the princes and kings will be pure.”

The emperor is called the Son of Heaven, and his position is extremely high. He is called the only one, which means that he is the only one in the sky. When the clear air rises, it is called the sky, and when the turbid air falls, it is called the earth. Therefore, the sky is clear, which means that the emperor is the only one in the world. The most noble one, his residence was named Tianqing Palace.

In addition, there are Dining Palace, Shenling Palace, Guying Palace, Wansheng Palace, Tianzhen Palace and so on.

In the same way, Yuxu Palace has the same name as Yuxu Peak. It is the largest palace in Yujing, but it is also a place used for various ceremonies. In addition to the previous meetings on Taoism and martial arts held here, the appointment of the Grand Master, the Supreme Master, etc. The celebrations of the Yuan Festival, Hungry Ghost Festival and Xiayuan Festival are also held here, which is basically not used in normal times.

As for the real core of Yujing, it still lies in Zixiao Palace and Jinque. If you encounter a great headmaster with a strong style like the great headmaster of the Five Dynasties, then Zixiao Palace is the core. If you encounter a great headmaster as dark and weak as the Sixth Generation Great Headmaster, then Golden Que is the core, and it has nothing to do with Yuxu Palace.

Master Cihang led a group of disciples from Tiangang Hall to Yuxu Palace, attracting many people's attention along the way.

In addition to the respected status of Cihang, there is another reason, that is, Cihang's lineage has always respected women. There are few men, and even if there are a few men, most of them are marginal figures. All the people in this group are women. Nature has become a beautiful scenery. Many Taoist disciples think that if they can marry one of them, they will be lucky.

But then again, although Cihang's lineage has never prohibited women from marrying, it is not easy to marry one of its disciples, especially the outstanding disciples, who marry are not ordinary people. For example, Cihang, the first generation since the resurgence of Taoism, married Emperor Gaozu of Daxuan and became the empress of the main palace. She was the biological mother of Emperor Taizong and the stepmother of Mrs. Xuansheng. The second generation Cihang Master married Yan Feiqing, the only Celestial Master with a different surname in Zhengdao, and the other generation Cihang Master became the wife of the headmaster. This generation Cihang has never married, but she is one of the candidates who is expected to be the leader.

Ordinary Taoist disciples are naturally deterred and dare not put it into practice, lest they bring trouble to themselves.

Of course, there are also those ignorant young people, such as Qi Xuansu, who is studying in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. He didn't know these sayings, and he really ran into it. As for whether he ran into a wall and returned in the end, or he was lucky enough to embrace a beautiful woman. Only God knows.

In a sense, the threshold for Cihang is not necessarily lower than that of Tantai Qiong, or even higher, but Cihang will not set this threshold in the open, let alone interfere directly. She always likes Give young people some opportunities.

I saw a group of women behind Master Cihang with their hands folded in front of them, not raising their feet and dragging their heels. Their clothes were as neat as the flow of water. They were about to move quickly but did not move their hands and feet. Their manners were dignified. Everything was in line with the "Book of Rites" "The rules in ".

This means that you walk quickly and in small steps, without lifting your feet obviously. The hem of your skirt moves like running water but not very obviously. No matter how fast you walk, your elbows do not move at all, and your steps are straight.

Beauty is beautiful, but it is inevitably tiring.

However, there is a very conspicuous anomaly among them, with big sleeves fluttering and arms hanging down, swinging freely as he walks, which highlights his naturalness. He walks how he usually walks and how he walks now, as if he doesn't bother to abide by these red tapes.

To use an inappropriate analogy, it is like a goshawk mixed in among a group of swans. It cannot be said that the goshawk is ugly, it is even more heroic than the swans, but it looks awkward no matter how you look at it.

Seeing this scene, some people from the Confucian and Buddhist sects couldn't help but be curious, so they asked the Taoist disciple who was responsible for guiding the way who this woman was. The disciples of the Taoist sect were not surprised and informed the foreign guests that this is the youngest deputy hall master in our Taoist sect and the youngest third-grade Youyi Taoist Zhang Yuelu, who is now the head of the Tiangang Hall.

Only then did the Confucian and Buddhist people suddenly realize that it was this person.

They have heard of his name for a long time. He has been involved in several major Taoist cases. He is obviously a man with sharp skills. People with ability are arrogant, and it is reasonable to act independently.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu did not deliberately act independently. Although she was nominally a disciple of Cihang's lineage, she had always lived in Yunjin Mountain when she was a child. At that time, Cihang was still the head of Jiangnan Daofu, and she often went there for various matters. Dazhen Mansion incidentally taught Zhang Yuelu how to practice the "Cihang Pudu Sword Code", so Zhang Yuelu never even went to Putuo Island and Jiangnan Dao Mansion.

When Zhang Yuelu was a little older, she went directly to Yujing. Perhaps someone deliberately arranged it with ill intentions, or perhaps it was a mistake, but she actually went to the Beichen Hall controlled by Taiping Dao. According to the rules of Cihang's lineage I didn’t learn much, but I learned a lot about the methods of the Li family.

In a sense, Zhang Yuelu looks like a woman from the Li family. After all, the Li family is not all unscrupulous people, and Xuan Sheng is also from the Li family.

In fact, Cihang Zhenren initially chose to accept Zhang Yuelu as her disciple, not as a successor to the mantle, but more as an act similar to a "marriage". They were both in the same camp. She accepted Zhang Yuelu's disciples as her disciples, in order to deepen the relationship between the two. Contact between the parties.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuelu's performance far surpassed that of others and won the favor of the Earth Master.

If in the past, the Earth Master personally promoted a young disciple from another faction, it would inevitably make people think that the Earth Master had ulterior motives, and the position of the promoted young disciple would also become suspicious.

But now it is the general trend that Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoist team up, and it seems logical that the Earth Master is adding fuel to the flames. Zhang Yuelu's identity suddenly becomes special. She is no longer an ordinary child of the Zhang family, but a benchmark for cooperation between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoism. It is a symbol. As long as the alliance between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhendao is not broken, Zhang Yuelu's special status will be unshakable.

Master Cihang liked this disciple very much, so he changed his mind and promoted him to the position of successor. This forced the Zhang family to consider whether to let a woman from a small sect take charge of the family. .

Precisely because Master Cihang did not regard Zhang Yuelu as his successor at first, Zhang Yuelu had never experienced the collective life of Cihang's lineage from the beginning to the end, and he did not look like a disciple of Cihang's lineage at all.

Zhang Yuelu did not have similar experiences as other senior sisters, so he was naturally incompatible with many senior sisters. This is why when she went to visit Bai Yingqiong, the two of them were mostly polite - they were really not familiar with each other.

However, Master Cihang never argued with Zhang Yuelu over such trivial matters, he just let nature take its course.

If you can become the deputy headmaster or the chief headmaster, let alone leave, just fly, that won't be a problem.

To put it incorrectly but realistically, rules are only for ordinary people.

Master Cihang looked forward and said to Zhang Yuelu, who was one position behind him: "Although our Taoist sect has won most of the previous conferences of the three religions, it does not mean that the Confucian sect and the Buddhist sect are willing to be my Taoist sect's foil. They are not from the Taoist sect. The opponent wants to be better than Daomen in this kind of thing."

Master Cihang paused slightly, and then said: "Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. In this discussion of Taoism, you must be careful of the other two schools taking the opportunity to attack our Taoism system. After all, the position of the Grand Master has been vacant for a long time, and the three Taoism The fight is becoming increasingly fierce, and this is something that is obvious, and there is no way to avoid it. If there is a mistake in these joints, and they catch the painful foot, some people will inevitably say that the Taoist sect will become like the Confucian sect. Follow the example."

Zhang Yuelu frowned and said nothing. After the Confucian sect's self-centered saint passed away, there was no longer a leader who could integrate the entire Confucian sect. The great priests and great masters worked independently, which gave the Taoist sect a rare opportunity to rise. Nowadays, the position of the Taoist sect's chief master has been vacant for a long time. Regardless of the specific reasons, from the appearance point of view, it is quite similar to the leaderless state of the Confucian sect back then. If someone takes this point as an argument, Daomen can refute it, but it will not have a very good effect. The best rebuttal is to elect a new Grand Master as soon as possible to unite the hearts of the Taoist sect again.

As he spoke, Yuxu Palace was already in sight.

In addition to Master Cihang, Master Donghua, Master Qingwei, and Ning Lingge, who just took charge of the ancestral hall, will also attend this conference of the three religions. However, the three deputy masters, Master Daren, did not show up, leaving the stage to "young people".

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