I changed the world

Hearing what he said was true, the rest of the crew around him looked doubtful, but after all, their expressions were better than before.

He waved his hand and drove the crew members back to their jobs. Looking at the backs of the crew members leaving around him, Hang Tuah silently calculated in his heart that his ship was a typical shallow sea fishing ship with a volume of more than 150 tons. , 11 crew members. In the previous storm, three crew members had unfortunately been swept into the sea, and now another crew member has been removed, leaving only 7 people on the entire ship...

Apart from anything else, the pensions for these crew members will be a lot of money after they return...

Hang Tuah was thinking, feeling a little irritable.While looking at the calm sea, standing on the bow of the boat and looking down, the surrounding water was as dark blue as ink.

This kind of calm did not make him feel at ease at all. It was like the calm before the storm, so oppressive that it was suffocating.

"This damn fog..." Hang Tuah hammered the side of the boat hard.

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承和36年西历2016年1月23日08:35临州永济堂住院部

Compared with usual, a large number of reporters gathered at the entrance of the inpatient department of Linzhou Yongjitang today. Many of them had already started waiting last night, while others gathered temporarily early this morning.

The incident that happened at Yongji Hall in Linzhou last night has been spread by some media, especially on the Internet, and the number of clicks on related videos is increasing every moment.

Inevitably, the previous news about the hospitalization of Mr. Xiao Daoguang of Yunxiaoguan was also revealed by some media, and the imagination was linked to the "anomaly" that occurred in the inpatient department of Yongjitang early this morning.What they didn't know was that their idea was wrong.

Curiosity, the unknown, religion... This news is filled with too many elements to talk about, and it has also attracted the attention of many media who have not paid attention to this topic before.

This also led to more and more reporters coming from all directions early this morning, hoping to get more first-hand news about the hospital.

Obviously, not only reporters gathered here, but also a large number of believers who were concerned about Xiao Daoguang's physical condition. These people gathered together in an orderly manner. They were not noisy like those reporters, but were sitting or They stood and chanted sutras silently there. Some believers even brought incense candles and lit them directly on the street before praying there.

Due to the gathering of a large number of people, the streets at the entrance to the inpatient department of Yongjitang were filled with various vehicles, which inevitably affected the normal flow of people. This forced the traffic police to dispatch urgently and set up traffic diversion systems at the intersection. warning signs to remind vehicles along the way to detour.

Different from the usual opening of the iron gate on time at 08:00, today the hospital did not open the door on time. Instead, a notice board was placed at the gate to inform that the opening time would be postponed for a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour later, the hospital placed a sign at the door again and postponed the opening time again to 08:30.

This situation also caused a buzz of discussion at the door. Most reporters did not show any disappointment, but became more and more excited. During the discussion, the mainstream view was that the hospital was like this, which just showed that , there may be a "big melon" in it.

Finally, after 08:30 arrived, the hospital did not postpone it again, but opened the side door. First, many security guards walked out to maintain order at the door, and then set up a bulletin board next to the side door.

Today's visitor rules are announced on the bulletin board. According to the above meaning, today's visitors are divided into two types. One is the family members of ordinary inpatients.Such visitors are free to enter, subject to inspection, based on the visitation permit they hold.

The second type is a reporter. The reporter uses a press card to enter the conference room provided by the hospital. Later, at 09:15, the hospital will have a media meeting to announce some things to the press.

For Taoist believers, the hospital has built several simple awnings at the gate, which continuously provide some instant noodles and mineral water, as well as a large number of plastic seats, for believers to rest in order to avoid It happens that you fall ill due to overexertion while praying.All the expenses incurred here will be borne by Yunxiaoguan.

As a result, the flow of people at the entrance to the inpatient department was instantly diverted. A large number of reporters couldn't wait to enter the hospital area with their press cards, and were guided to a huge room by the security guards along the way.It can be seen that this place should have been a lecture theater before, probably a place used to train medical personnel, but now it has been vacated as a venue for press conferences.

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At 09:15, the amphitheatre, which can seat more than [-] people, was full. The door on the side of the conference room's podium was opened on time. Two middle-aged people in white coats and a feather wearing a Taoist priest's robe came to the meeting room. The scholar walked straight in. There was a long table on the podium, covered with a white tablecloth. The three of them came to the long table and sat down.

The middle-aged man sitting in the middle is Yu Hanlin, the director of the hospital. On his left is the Taoist priest Zhou Jingyuan, and on his right is the deputy director of the hospital, Lang Qing.

After the three people were seated, the front and back doors of the conference room were closed by staff at the same time, and the press conference officially began.

Following the prompts from the staff, the venue quickly became quiet, and all reporters' eyes and cameras were focused on the three people in front of them.

Vice-president Lang Qing cleared his throat, but there was no smile on his face, and he said: "Dear media friends, hello everyone, let me introduce myself. I am Lang, the vice-president of Linzhou Yongjitang Hospital. Celebrate.”

"In the past two days, due to some news circulating in the society, friends from the media circle have been calling the hospital to learn about the situation. As you know, our Yongji Hall is a private hospital, and it is the hospital's system to keep secrets for customers, so , no matter who it is, it cannot be violated. In the past two days, my colleagues in the hospital and I have not accepted any interviews with the media. I hope everyone understands."

"So, today, we are going to hold such a short meeting, and we also want to announce something to you. We have noticed that there are already some news spreading in the society, some of which are true; and some of which have no real evidence. Speculations; some are simply fabrications. Today’s media meeting also hopes to quell the rumors.”

"Well, let me first introduce to you the two people around me. The person next to me is Mr. Yu Hanlin, the director of our hospital. Director Yu attaches great importance to today's meeting.

The person on the left is Master Zhou Jingyuan of Yunxiao Temple in Dinghai Yunxiao Mountain (Zhou Jingyuan’s legal position in the temple). Master Zhou is the direct disciple and attendant of the abbot of Yunxiao Temple, Mr. Xiao Laozhen. "

After the words fell, a series of whispers came from the reporters below, and the main eyes fell on Zhou Jingyuan. It was obvious that the purpose of these reporters coming was very clear, and Zhou Jingyuan's appearance also Let them realize that most of the various news that have been spread before are not groundless.

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Chapter 2: Questions in the Media Industry

Then Lang Qing made a gesture of invitation and gave up the microphone to Zhou Jingyuan who was standing aside.Zhou Jingyuan took the microphone and reached down to press it. The reporters below quickly fell silent.

"Blessings are immeasurable." Zhou Jingyuan first raised his hand and pronounced a holy name, and then looked at the reporters in the audience: "Today is a special situation. It is a special day for us at Yunxiao Temple and for me personally. Therefore, If there is any rudeness, my friends in the media industry please forgive me."

As he spoke, Zhou Jingyuan raised his hands and looked around with a solemn expression, and then slowly said word by word:

"Next, on behalf of our Dinghaishan Yunxiao Temple, I will first convey a heavy message to all friends in the media and the vast number of Taoist believers."

As he spoke, he stood up, and at the same time as he stood up, the two deans beside him also stood up at the same time, and all three of them looked solemn.

Zhou Jingyuan organized his words. In fact, originally, the word he used in the last sentence should be "sad", but because the old abbot was suspected of "really" becoming an immortal and ascending, even the Yunxiao Temple was not sure about the nature of this matter. , so the wording here becomes "heavy" which is relatively neutral.

"The imperial seal of Yuanli Xuanmiao Wuwei Yanjiao Zhuang Jingpuji, the honorary president of the Dazhao Xuanmen Association, the honorary president of the Jiangdong Xuanmen Association, the abbot of Benguan, Xiao Gongba Daoguang, has been in Lin at about 1:20 this morning. Zhou Yongjitang became a real person at the age of 96."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden uproar below, followed by a series of flash lights that almost blinded people's eyes. The three people on the stage also maintained a slightly bowed posture to allow reporters to take pictures.

When the flashing lights below began to gradually subside, Zhou Jingyuan continued:

"According to the rituals of my Yunxiao lineage, Master Xiao's body has returned to Yunxiao Mountain this morning, and all funeral arrangements will be held in accordance with ancient Xuanmen rituals. As for the details of the funeral, Yunxiao Temple will have an update later. Announced for a detailed announcement..."

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After Zhou Jingyuan finished speaking, the three of them sat down again. Then, Lang Qing announced that reporters below could start asking questions freely.

"This is a special period, so please control the length of your questions. We limit it to five questions. We ask for your understanding."

After hearing that there were only five questions, a group of arms immediately went up, and some reporters almost jumped up.The security guards on both sides also tried their best to maintain order at the venue.

"This reporter."

A female reporter sitting in the front row tried her best to suppress her excitement after getting the microphone: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, and hello two deans. I am a reporter from Sky Network. My partner and I have been talking to each other since last night. We started waiting outside the hospital, and we saw with our own eyes that on the 32nd floor of the inpatient department, there was an abnormal light rising into the sky, which was suspected to be a supernatural force. Now this video has been spread on many websites. I would like to ask if this is the case. Can the court explain it? Also, is there any connection between this matter and Master Xiao’s emergence?”

The three people on the podium looked at each other, and finally Zhou Jingyuan picked up the microphone: "What you said does indeed exist. The location of the vision at that time was exactly the location of the ancestor's mourning hall. At that time, I and many people The disciples in the temple are all chanting sutras to help me chant. As for the other speculations you mentioned, as a disciple, I am not in a position to comment on them."

"This reporter asked two questions. Friends below, please note that each person can only ask one question... this reporter." Lang Qing reached out and nodded to a male reporter.

"Hello Zhou Jingshi, I am a reporter from Jiangdong Times. Mr. Xiao is highly respected and respected by our colleagues at the newspaper. Here, I also want to express our heavy heart on behalf of the newspaper."

"The question I want to ask is, Master Xiao's emergence is so huge that it can even be said to be on par with some of the most powerful people in myths and legends. I don't know if I look at this situation from a Taoist perspective. What can you say?"

When Zhou Jingyuan heard this, he bowed his head politely in return and thanked the other party for his greetings.Then he said seriously: "As we all know, Xuanmen was taught by saints and has a long history. It has never respected magical powers. What Xuanmen values ​​​​is the 'unity of form and spirit' and the 'unity of heaven and man.' My lineage in Yunxiao is Xuanmen In the authentic sect, our ancestors entered Taoism at an early age, upheld the Dharma rigorously, practiced tirelessly, and had deep spiritual traditions. However, they have never advocated supernatural powers. Our ancestors once said that the profundity of Taoism does not lie in supernatural powers, but in morality, wisdom, and Compassion. Only those who help the world, save people, and benefit all living beings can be regarded as enlightened people. So I think that although the ancestor has passed away, what I hope to leave to future generations must be wisdom and character, not supernatural powers."

"Master Xiao is truly a great master, with a heart of compassion that will be admired by our descendants." Lang Qing sighed while stroking his hands, and then took over the conversation: "Then, the next reporter..."

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The next three questions almost all revolved around the relationship between the abnormal situation that happened last night and the emergence of Master Xiao.The two hospital directors almost became two foils. All reporters hoped to get some valuable information from Zhou Jingyuan.It's a pity that Zhou Jingyuan's answer at this time, which had been coordinated with the audience in advance, was watertight, which made the reporters present a little disappointed.

However, even so, some reporters have already prepared their own news headlines on the spot:

"I have granted you the title of Immortal Zhuang Jingpuji of Yuanli Xuanmiao Wuwei Yanjiao, the honorary president of the Jokhang Xuanmen Association. Xiao Gongba Daoguang will become an immortal this morning and will be sent to heaven and earth above Yongji Hall in Linzhou!"

"The abbot of Yunxiao Mountain has decreed that the Immortal Xiao Gongba of Zhuang Jing and Puji of the Yuanli Mysterious Wuwei Yanjiao will become immortal this morning, and a holy relic will appear in the sky above Yongji Hall in Linzhou!"

"The saint ascends to the sky! The honorary president of the Jokhang Xuanmen Association, Master Xiao, becomes an immortal this morning!"

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承和36年西历2016年1月24日10:35定海云霄山云霄观

In an antique study room, Li Jingxin put down the mobile phone in his hand, lowered his head and closed his eyes, rubbing his temples with both hands.

The news of the old abbot's emergence has now spread to the outside world. Since yesterday, a large number of believers and reporters began to pour into Yunxiao Temple. Fortunately, the temple was well prepared. Seeing that something was wrong, they urgently closed the mountain gate and announced that the temple We are taking care of the funeral affairs of the old abbot, so the mountain is closed for viewing. The specific opening time will be notified later.

In order to appease the believers, the temple also arranged manpower, incense burners, free incense candles, free porridge and rice, and free distribution of talismans at the foot of the mountain, so that some believers who came from afar could pay homage to Master Xiao at the foot of the mountain. People return disappointed.

Then, Yunxiaoguan published an announcement on its website, announcing that it would hold the Huanglu Fasting ten days later on February 2 according to the ancient rituals, to wish the old master the right to ascend to heaven and return to his throne.Afterwards, according to the tradition of Yunxiao Temple, the remains of the old master will be buried in the cemetery where the previous abbots of the temple have been.

At the same time, invitations to watch the ceremony have been sent out to some official departments, the royal family and other Xuanmen sects, and some important figures.

Among them, some important people have arrived early.For example, the director and deputy director of the Religious Affairs Administration came together yesterday afternoon and were still living in Guanzhong.

They are the main representatives representing the official empire. At the same time, the reason why they came so early is because according to the usual rules, after the death of an important religious figure, because of the huge interests involved, they need to check the cause of his death.

Of course, although everyone knows this matter well, they still won't tell it directly. Of course, they will not prevent official inspection.

However, this matter is a bit special. After all, there is such a thing as "manifestation and immortalization". Therefore, Yunxiaoguan is quite concerned about the routine steps of examining the remains, and cannot let those who come along with it. The forensic doctor destroyed the old abbot's body.

Therefore, many dignitaries in the audience today accompanied the delegation from the Religious Affairs Administration throughout the entire process.

On the other hand, Li Jingxin, as the eldest disciple of the old abbot and the most powerful candidate to succeed the abbot of Yunxiaoguan in the future, after receiving the two directors with courtesy, he left due to busy business.

This is not a courtesy, but he is really busy with work. Not to mention other things, many of the upcoming guests need to be invited by him personally. At the end of the day, just talking on the phone makes him feel dry. dry.

Not only him, in fact, for a long period of time afterwards, everyone in Guan Nei will be in an extremely busy situation.

Looking at the clock on the wall, he saw that it was almost lunch time, but there were still many things to deal with. He decided not to go to the dining hall for a while, picked up his mobile phone and sent a message. At that time, a disciple would send his The fast food is delivered.

He stood up from the chair, straightened the pure Yang scarf on his head, and walked to the open space in front of the door.After stretching his limbs and moving his joints, Li Jingxin's body sank slightly, his hands slowly rose, and then he punched at the door in a measured manner.

As the supervisor of Yunxiao Temple, Li Jingxin gradually took over the secular objects in the temple from his master more than ten years ago. Especially in recent years, as the master grew older, he gradually ignored the secular objects.His work gradually became more arduous, but even so, he still retained his old habits.

For example, practice Tai Chi.Generally speaking, this is part of the morning exercises he completes after getting up. It cannot deal with seven or eight strong men, and it is not necessary given his status, but it can strengthen his body.

This was what the old man taught him back then, and he gradually developed a habit.

After finishing a set of punches, his forehead was slightly sweaty, and he was a little breathless.

"I'm getting older!"

Chapter 2: Inner Palace Luan Yisi

Li Jingxin couldn't help but think of his master who had just passed away. Li Jingxin felt a little sad. He was an orphan and was adopted by a kindergarten under the name of Yunxiaoguan. When he was 10 years old, he was selected to enter the palace because of his intelligence and Taoism. Look, when I was 20 years old, I became Xiao Daoguang's teacher. For more than 40 years, I respected my teacher like my father. How could it be possible if I said I had no feelings?

The old man Cihe who wanted to revive Xuanmen was gone after all.

After being stunned for a long time, Li Jingxin stretched out his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes and prepared to go back to work.

However, when he turned around, his attention was attracted by a figure sweeping across the corner of his eye.

The study he was in at this time is located on the high ground behind the main building complex of Yunxiao Temple. It is a place where tourists are prohibited from entering. There are a large number of green ancient trees around the study, and there is a small square in front. From here, you can see the Sanqing Hall and other places in the distance. architecture.

In addition to Li Jingxin's study, there are several other rooms in this area, which are used by several senior officials in the temple to deal with mundane matters.

Li Jingxin was shocked to find that at the steps going down the mountain about 50 meters away from him, there was a figure wearing a blue Taoist priest's robe slowly descending the steps.

It can be seen from the white hair that this person should be an elderly man.Li Jingxin actually saw something familiar from that slightly familiar figure.What made him even more confused was that he didn't notice where the old man came from just now.

With a thought in his heart, Li Jingxin hurriedly took a few steps to follow him, wanting to see who it was.However, when he reached the steps and looked down, there was no one on the steps below.

Could it be that he was dazzled?

Li Jingxin looked at the steps that stretched nearly a hundred meters long in front of him with some disbelief, and then he thought of another possibility.

Could it be that it fell?Although there is a rock wall on one side of the steps and a guardrail on the other side, it is impossible to fall, but if someone falls down, it is not impossible to jump.

Li Jingxin hurriedly looked down, but except for the steep hillside, no one could be seen below.

He stood on the steps in a daze for a while, finally feeling that he had been dazzled by what he saw, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Could it be that he had already aged so much?

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承和36年西历2016年1月24日12:23京师紫禁城瑞安宫

The end of January in the capital was the coldest period of the year. It had just snowed for two days in the past few days, and everything was covered in snow. There were many people in the palace cleaning the snow everywhere.

In the Ruian Palace, it was still as warm as spring. Emperor Chenghe Chen Bingtai, who had just finished lunch, was wearing a wide robe and long sleeves and was sitting at the desk looking at documents.

"Your Majesty, Director Liu of the Imperial Household wants to see you." The female officer announced at the door of Nuan Pavilion.

"Let him in." The emperor responded lightly without raising his head.

After a while, a lean middle-aged man walked into the room quickly, stood not far from the emperor, and said to the ground: "Your Majesty, Sir Luan Yisi Liu Quanan wishes to greet your Majesty."

"Zhizhi (Liu Quan'an's nickname is Zhizhi), come closer and speak." Emperor Chenghe put down the document in his hand and looked at the close minister in front of him.

Judging from the name, the Luan Yi Department of the Imperial Household seems to be a department responsible for the ceremonial guard of royal travels, but in fact it is not.It was born out of the black guards who belonged to the royal family a hundred years ago. Compared with the famous black guards a hundred years ago, Luan Yisi's behavior is much more low-key, so that most people are not even aware of its existence.However, within the empire, it is one of the three major intelligence agencies in the empire, along with the Special Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency.Unlike the latter two, Luan Yisi was directly under the royal family, and its successive directors were all close confidants of the emperor.

Hearing this, Liu Quan'an hurriedly bowed his head, walked a few steps, and came to the imperial case. Then, he cupped his hands and whispered: "Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate the matter of Master Xiao. I have received a response just now. I’m coming over right now.”

"Oh? Tell me, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, it has been basically confirmed that Master Xiao went to Linzhou to attend the Celestial Master Song Shouxuan's Dharma Assembly. After the Dharma Assembly, he suffered a cerebral infarction and settled in Linzhou Yongji Hall on the 21st of this month. His condition has not been good since then. . An emergency operation was performed on the evening of the 22nd, but unfortunately the operation was not successful. He died at about 1:20 a.m. yesterday. The place of death was the operating room on the 26th floor of the inpatient department of Linzhou Yongjitang."

"Director Qian of the Religious Affairs Administration and his party arrived at Yunxiao Mountain yesterday afternoon, and the accompanying forensic examination can also confirm that there should be no other unexpected factors in the death of Master Xiao."

"After that, the hospital set up a mourning hall on the 32nd floor to temporarily park Xiao Zhenren's body. Then, around 2:33, an abnormal situation occurred in the mourning hall. There were many hospital staff and some Yunxiao who served Xiao Zhenren at the scene. Among the Taoist priests, Li Jingxin, the eldest disciple of Master Xiao from Yunxiao Guanjingyuan, was also present at the time. In addition, there were many media and civilians outside the inpatient building at that time, who all witnessed the abnormality. Many media We even filmed the scene.”