I changed the world

When it was time for lunch, the Queen specially left the Master to eat in the palace, showing great respect for him.In particular, what Yu Dezhao secretly admires is that the master behaves freely and gracefully in front of Her Majesty the Queen from beginning to end, and his demeanor is admirable.

After lunch, the queen originally wanted to stay with the master to ask more questions. However, at this time, a maid suddenly came to deliver the message, saying that your majesty heard that Abbot Li of Yunxiao Mountain had entered the palace and wanted to summon Abbot Li to have a talk.

For Yu Dezhao, this is undoubtedly something beyond expectation. Even though today's society is no longer a hundred years ago, with the development of science and technology and society, some ideological trends about equality, civil rights, etc. have gradually fermented in society. However, data After being immersed in the idea of ​​imperial power for thousands of years, even the most radical scholars are cautious and respectful when they really mention the royal family, let alone His Majesty the current emperor.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the emperor's summons is really a major event worthy of honoring one's ancestors, even a foreigner like Yu Dezhao is no exception.

At least, after Yu Dezhao learned that he was about to be summoned by the emperor, his heartbeat never calmed down completely, and he only felt that his whole mind was in chaos...

However, the master obviously seemed much calmer. He just smiled slightly and bowed politely to bid farewell to the queen. Then, he calmly said to the leader, the over sixty-year-old female official who was delivering the order, "In that case, please lead the way."

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Chapter 427 Face Saint

Due to long-standing customs, riding horses is not allowed inside the Forbidden City. However, after entering modern society, this rule was derived to the fact that no driving is allowed within the Forbidden City.

Therefore, the master and the apprentice, led by the chamberlain, walked for about twenty minutes before arriving at the Ruian Palace where the emperor was.

"The emperor is waiting for the abbot inside." The leading female officer stopped outside the royal study room of Ruian Palace and said to Li Jingxin with a smile on her face.Then, he glanced at Yu Dezhao behind Li Jingxin: "This young master, please go to the tea break and wait."

"De Zhao, you go and wait for me first." Seeing this, Li Jingxin whispered to his disciple.

"Yes, Master." Yu Dezhao felt a little disappointed that he could not meet His Majesty in person, but it was just a fleeting emotion. He responded respectfully at the moment, and then followed the guidance of another chamberlain on the side to leave.

"Abbot Li, come with me."

Li Jingxin nodded, straightened his clothes, and with a calm expression on his face, he followed the female officer and stepped into the imperial study.

The imperial study is as warm as spring. For the sake of frugality, the late emperor had decreed that heating should not be used in large areas in the palace, and could only be used in some rooms such as bedrooms, conservatories, and study rooms.Now that the emperor has succeeded to the throne, he has also continued this system of the previous emperor.

The imperial study room is extremely spacious. In the middle of the study room is a finely crafted gilt copper incense burner. The elegant sandalwood fragrance is slowly dissipating from the incense burner.

There are a large number of bookshelves in the study room, and there are all kinds of books and documents on the bookshelves. Emperor Chenghe Chen Bingtai is sitting in front of the imperial desk on the south side of the study room, reading documents. At this time, he is not wearing the same clothes as when he was offering sacrifices a few days ago. He is solemnly dressed, only wearing an ocher-yellow casual suit with a round collar and narrow sleeves, a leather belt around his waist, and a small crown of nine-dragon twisted gold wire on his head.

"Your Majesty, Abbot Li has an audience." The female official announced at the door, and saw the emperor put down the documents in his hand and nodded to her with a smile.

The female officer then stepped aside and extended her hand to respectfully invite Li Jingxin behind her to come in.

"Li Jingxin, a mountain man, comes to see your majesty. May your majesty live a long and healthy life."

"Hahaha, I heard the name of Abbot Li a long time ago, and it was a pity. Today I heard that the abbot came into the palace, so I just invited him to come and talk. Abbot doesn't need to be polite." The emperor stood up with a smile, and then stretched out his hand to the red sandalwood sofa beside him. Previous quote.

Li Jingxin hesitated for a moment and saw that the emperor had already sat down on the main seat, so he sat down on the auxiliary seat beside him.

A female official who had been standing silently in the corner walked forward lightly and offered tea, then stepped back and stood still like a clay sculpture.

"On what day did the abbot enter the capital?" the emperor smiled.

"I'll be here on the 13th." Li Jingxin nodded in response.

"Are you still used to living in Beijing? The climate in the north is colder than in the south. The snow has melted in the past few days and the temperature is lower than usual."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The food and accommodation in the capital are excellent. People from outside the country are not too picky about this, as long as they have a place to stay."

"Hahaha, come, abbot, try the Dragon Ball here. It is the tribute tea from Nanzhao the year before last. I haven't had time to drink it, so I just asked the chamberlain to find it."

Li Jingxin said he didn't dare, and carefully picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Is the abbot here from the Queen?"

"Yes, the empress left a vegetarian meal and discussed some issues related to scripture and meaning."

"I heard that Yunxiao Mountain is the largest sect in the south of Xuanmen. The Queen was very impressed when she read "Xuan Yuan He Shuo" written by Xiao Zhenren a few days ago. I also read part of it and found it quite rewarding."

"However, I still don't quite understand some of the content. It just so happened that the abbot was here this time..."

The emperor said, casually quoting a few allusions from the book. Li Jingxin was no stranger to his master's works. Hearing this, he immediately understood that the majesty in front of him had really read it, and was not just being polite.

Immediately, I explained it to him in detail. As time went by, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

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"Zhenren Xiao is really a great leader of the generation, and he speaks with great righteousness..."

"I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty on behalf of my master."

"Originally, I had no idea and went to Dinghai to visit Master Xiao. However, during the New Year holiday, I got the news of the immortal's emergence."

The emperor sighed, and then looked at Li Jingxin with a condensed gaze: "I have heard that there is a saying in Xuanmen that one can become an immortal through immortality. The momentum of Master Xiao's emergence on the day was quite spectacular. I also watched the video of that time. I don’t know... what is the meaning of this feather transformation? Is it really what Xuanmen calls becoming an immortal?"

Li Jingxin did not feel surprised by this question. In fact, before this, the Religious Affairs Bureau had already made indirect inquiries several times, but they all asked him to quote from classics. The Affairs Bureau probably thought that There are some so-called "secrets that are not told" here, so we haven't really broken the casserole and asked the truth.

The emperor simply made it clear this time, using his transcendent status as the king of a country to ask straightforwardly.

Li Jingxin thought for a while and knew that he could not use the method of making mud this time, so he simply said: "I don't dare to deceive you. I really don't have the ability to practice, so I don't dare to talk about the immortal way..."

"But... I once received the teachings of an elder. What happened to the master that day was probably... another continuation of life."

Li Jingxin said it in a vague way, but the description was correct. According to what Zhang Taihe said that day, this was probably the reincarnation of Xiao Daoguang, which was not just another continuation of life.

The emperor said "Huh" and nodded slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.After a long while, he slowly said: "I have inherited the great treasure. For 36 years, I have been working hard and sleeping day and night. I dare not disobey the late emperor's entrustment. To be honest, abbot, I respect and do not believe in things about ghosts and gods."

Li Jingxin remained calm when he heard the words, knowing that the emperor's words were politically correct.Although he is a religious person, he has studied sociology and understands that there are only two kinds of legitimacy of political power in this world.

One is given by heaven (god), and the other is given by the people.The former is the mainstream political system in this world, especially in monarchical countries. The existence of the monarch itself has transcendent and sacred attributes.In the West, kingship is divinely vested; in the East, the king is the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven.However, civilian teaching is only reflected in some republican countries and is not the mainstream of the world.

Because of this, even if some scientists and sociologists propose materialism and tend to promote it to become the mainstream trend of thought, from the perspective of the royal family, he must "respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them."

To completely deny the existence of the supernatural was, in itself, to undermine the emperor's political legitimacy.However, the consistent culture made Jokhang a country with a rather secular and pragmatic culture. If an emperor practiced religion too much, he would be considered "foolish" by his courtiers.After all, there have been too many negative cases in history.

Chapter 428 Don’t ask the common people, ask ghosts and gods

Therefore, some discussions that seem to be limited to academics actually have quite deep political connotations.The reason why the emperor did not summon Li Jingxin directly was probably due to this consideration...

Many thoughts ran through his mind, and Li Jingxin understood that the emperor must have something to say.

Sure enough, the emperor paused and continued: "However, I originally wanted to stay away from the things about gods and ghosts, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. As far as I know, not only our Dazhao, but also overseas countries may also be affected in the near future. Something strange happened, big or small..."

"I don't want to ask about ghosts and gods. However, I can't be the one who hides my ears and steals my bells."

"I will show the abbot a video..." The emperor said, waving his hand, and saw the female official in the corner of the room taking out a remote control and pressing it.

A ray of light was projected from the ceiling, creating a three-dimensional projection directly on the open space in front of the emperor and Li Jingxin.

This is a huge square. The ground of this square seems to be paved with gold bricks. It looks brilliant and shocking. In the center of the square, there is a huge eucalyptus tree dozens of meters high. It sways in the wind and falls from time to time. Pieces of petals.There are some plants such as lotus and bodhi planted around the square.

In the center of the square, under the huge linden tree, there is a Bodhi seat. On the lotus platform, there is a giant sitting, wearing a treasure temple on his head, his ears hanging down his shoulders, smiling, wearing a robe, and a chest. His abdomen is half naked, and he wears rosary beads, golden wheels and other objects around his neck. He holds dharma seals with his hands and sits in lotus position. There is a halo of colorful lights behind him that flickers on and off.

At first glance, it turned out to be the scene of the Buddha preaching in the Buddha Sect.

At the same time, a voiceover sounded:

"At 2:19 on February 10, the Wuzhong City Police Department received an alarm from Zhongtai Park, reporting that two staff responsible for night maintenance of the park's horror house were missing..."

"At 2:21 on the evening of February 22, the Wuzhong City emergency call received an alarm from Zhongtai Park. The caller was extremely frightened, spoke incoherently, and claimed to have seen a monster in the park. After that, the call was interrupted..."

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"At 2:22 pm on February 13, we tried to use technical means including satellites, drones, etc. to investigate the park, but did not find any abnormalities. After that, our armed personnel entered to conduct system inspections... …”

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As the voice-over quickly finished describing the incident, the screen began to shake, and then disappeared. Then, the screen shifted to a group of soldiers in action.These soldiers all had a dusty look on their faces, and they were surrounded by heavy equipment. Li Jingxin didn't understand military affairs and couldn't identify the models of the equipment, but he could also see that the combat effectiveness of this unit should not be high. Low.

From the perspective of the video, this should be a picture taken by a detector carried by the team.

At this time, there was a conversation:

"Then... what is that?!!!"

"Captain, the detection balls ahead encountered strong interference, and 5 of them were out of control. It's over."

"Withdraw the detection ball before withdrawing. It's over."

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Next, a middle-aged man wearing a robe was escorted by two soldiers to the square. However, the style of the robe was quite nondescript in the eyes of professionals like Li Jingxin. Xuanmen was not like Xuanmen. The Buddha Sect also has some differences, which are indescribably awkward.This man seemed a little trembling, but he still stepped forward, as if he was preparing to communicate with the "Buddha"...

"Master Chaba Aose, a famous religious figure in Wuzhong, is said to be the reincarnation of the fifth Chari Dharma King. He has traveled to study Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism and Xuanmen sects. This time he was invited to participate in the handling of the incident." A text similar to an annotation, Appeared below the middle-aged man.

Li Jingxin, who was watching at this time, couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this annotation. With his knowledge, he could tell at a glance that this "master" was probably not a parallel importer.Not to mention anything else, there are many irregularities that can be seen in the clothing alone.

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"The evil creature is pretending to be a ghost here!"

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"There is an object approaching from the 5 o'clock direction. Over."

At the same time as the report sounded, a figure with an upright figure emerged from the fog slowly but quickly.This man was wearing a neat gray robe, leather boots, and an iron crown on his head.His face looked blurry.

The most impressive thing is that this person has arrived in front of him after just a few ups and downs from far away. He is standing high on the branch of a dead tree like a flying feather. His body seems to be weightless. The branches undulate slightly.

At a distance of tens of meters, he slowly swept past the soldiers and vehicles, his eyes seeming to sparkle with fire.

"Poor people, they die without knowing..."

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"Sir, why are you looking at us like this..."

In the video, two ordinary people who seemed normal a moment ago turned into two corpses covered with corpses and starting to rot in the blink of an eye. One of them even lost half of his head, but they still behaved like living people. actions...

"You...you..." The soldiers around them subconsciously pointed their rifles at the two of them.

"You are already dead..."

When the two "people" heard the word "death", they suddenly became stunned. Then, as if they suddenly realized something, traces of black energy emerged from their bodies at the same time, and their dark eyes shed black tears of blood...

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"Forbidden!" At the same time, a low curse sound sounded, and the two ghosts froze in place as if they were electrocuted.

It was this forbidden method that made Li Jingxin's eyes suddenly freeze. He was certain and certain that the person in the video was clearly using the "Disha forbidden method".This forbidden technique was also one of the several techniques Zhang Taihe taught him, which made him have many thoughts in an instant. Could it be that the person in the video was a "fellow disciple"?

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But at the stall where Li Jingxin was thinking thoughtfully, the scene in the video still continued.

The two ghosts were killed and turned into ashes, and then the "Moonlight Pagoda" in the distance let out an annoyed sigh.

"It's been seen through..."

Then, like a chain reaction, everything around them began to change. In the square, the gold bricks everywhere began to quickly lose their luster, and then turned into a barren land with bare bones and corpses.

There are tombs all around, and the square that was bright and bright just now has become a ghostly place full of tombs.The lotus seat at the giant's feet quickly decayed and withered, and in a few breaths, it turned into a huge throne made of corpses.

And the giant that looked like a pagoda just now was like a demon that had lost its painted skin, revealing its true appearance.

It has a green face and fangs, green and black skin, and red hair.The rosary around the neck is made up of skulls, and the colorful light behind it has turned into black energy...

The Chaba Osage master was unfortunately stuffed directly into his mouth...

"Fire!"

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Finally, the fierce battle came to an end with a deafening roar...

Of course, in front of the emperor, the sound was obviously processed. You can only feel the thrill of the scene from the reaction of the soldiers in the video.