From the headmaster of Quanzhen, he began to traverse the heavens

Chapter 54 Renovation Plan of Zixiao Palace

In the main hall of Zixiao Palace, the windows were bright, Lu Zhitang and Lin Qingxuan were sitting at the top of the hall, and Taoist Jingci was sitting at the bottom.

It had been a few days since Lu Zhitang returned to the mountain. On this day, he called Lin Qingxuan and Lu Zhitang to discuss matters in the main hall. When Lin Qingxuan and Taoist Jingci arrived, Lu Zhitang had already arrived. Originally, Lin Qingxuan was going to sit down, but However, Lu Zhitang insisted that Lin Qingxuan should sit with him.

Lin Qingxuan had no choice but to take orders. After he sat down, Lu Zhitang first took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it on the table, and said, "I heard that the disciples of the palace a few days ago depended on you for their food and drink. This piece of silver If there are five or two, you should take it first, if there are too many, it is a little bit of my mind as the spectator, you will buy some supplements to nourish your body, and it will be a great loss of vitality to travel through the mountains and forests for half a year."

Lin Qingxuan knew Lu Zhitang's character, so he didn't refuse when he heard the words. After getting up and saluting, he picked up the silver and sat down again.

Lu Zhitang took a sip of the tea cup and said, "This time I went down the mountain and went around the nearby prefectures to protect the three security bureaus, and also helped pick a cottage, which is considered as giving us Quanzhen Sect in Wudang Mountain. It has become famous for hundreds of miles."

"The palace lord's profound skills are superb, and as soon as he makes a move, people will know that our Quanzhen Sect is in Wudang, and there will be no shortage of support from good men and women on the mountain in the future, and our life will be better."

Taoist Jingci opened his mouth to praise, and Lin Qingxuan also agreed: "That's right, the senior brother who teaches the real person is naturally no trivial matter, but if the palace master can heal a few high-ranking officials and giants, it will be even more fruitful."

Lu Zhitang let out a sigh and said, "You guessed it right. When I was in Xiangyang City, I treated the old mother of the appeasement Master Lu Wende to her heartache. Master Lu has already given the plaque to her, and she will also raise money in the city to rebuild it. Zixiao Palace."

When Lin Qingxuan arrived in Xiangyang City a few days ago, he was hearing rumors in the market that Quanzhen Gao Dao had cured Lord Lu's mother's illness. Lord Lu summoned the wealthy households in the city to repair the palace tower for Wudang Mountain, and said with a chuckle, "I came before. A few days before I went up the mountain, I heard passers-by talking about it, and I guessed it was you, the Palace Master."

Lv Zhitang was about to speak when he heard three gunshots outside. A Taoist walked in quickly and said, "Palace Master, Lord Lu Wende, the appeasement envoy of Xiangyang City, and other squires came to worship the mountain."

"Okay, Qingxuan quickly called the doorman, opened the middle door, and we have to receive it."

Lu Zhitang stood up as he spoke, Lin Qingxuan was about to go out, and Taoist Jingci had already walked out, saying as he walked, "I'll go to the apse and call Ling Ming, Qi Zhong and the others."

Lin Qingxuan walked to the front hall and called out to the Taoist. After a while, three cannons rang out, and when he heard the sound being very close, he knew that Lu Wende and the others had already climbed the mountain.

The three gates of the Zixiao Palace in Wudang Mountain were all pushed open. Lu Zhitang and Lin Qingxuan, wearing apricot robes and yellow robes, led eight Taoists in grey robes to the bluestone square outside the door and stood still.

Not far away, hundreds of people in Chinese clothes walked slowly. The leader was a strong general. Lin Qingxuan guessed that it was Lu Wende. , behind the group, there was a team of Song soldiers carrying artillery, and another team of Sizhu team followed behind with a plaque covered with a red cloth.

When Lu Wende and others approached Lu Zhitang and Lin Qingxuan, they led the crowd to greet them. After a ceremony, Lu Wende and Lu Zhitang entered the main hall of Zixiao Palace and sat down.

The rest of the people also sat in this row. Lin Qingxuan didn't need to tell him, Taoist Jingci had already brought the rest of the disciples down to serve tea.

After chatting for a long time, Lu Wende asked his personal soldiers to carry a large box, and when it was put down, there was a soft sound, which let Lin Qingxuan and Lu Zhitang know that it was very heavy.

Lu Wende pointed to the box and said, "Master Lu, this is a little thought from our elders in Xiangyang City. Brother Liu, Brother Zhu, Brother Zheng... have all come to donate money. We donated a total of 8000 taels of silver. This is for You use it for rebuilding the Zixiao Palace."

Lin Qingxuan's complexion changed when he heard the words, and he thought: When I was in Xiangyang City, I heard rumors in the market that every household in the city had donations. If you do any calculations, there are at least 3 to [-] taels of silver, why is it only [-]?Could it be that all of you are bigwigs from Goose City?
Lv Zhitang smiled and stood up and gave a rounded bow, and then he preached the sermon, saying: "He is kind in the deep, living in a good place, and you come out of the poor way. I didn't expect our elders in Xiangyang to be so respectful to the way, it's really a blessing from the gods... …”

After the scene was finished, several other members came in and offered rice, noodles, sesame oil, etc., which represented their personal feelings.

Both Lu Zhitang and Lin Qingxuan knew that these were truly devout, so they ordered the banquet, because there were many people who came and the palace did not prepare in advance, so the Taoists could only bring some vegetables, mushrooms and rice with meat sauce. Eat after thanking.

After eating tea and talking for a while, Lu Wende and the others watched the Taoist of Zixiao Palace hang the plaque on the main hall, and then picked up the red cloth with their own hands, revealing the words "Qingxu Zhide", this is a response to Lu Zhitang And the praise of the Quanzhen Taoists.

After Lu Zhitang, Lin Qingxuan and others thanked them, they said a while and then Lu Wende and others said goodbye and left.

Saying goodbye to everyone in Xiangyang, Lu Zhitang and Lin Qingxuan returned to Zixiao Palace, first looked at the silver taels in the box, then Lu Zhitang frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "Jingci and I have been planning for a long time before, and want to rebuild Zixiao Palace. It costs 1 taels of silver to buy bricks, tiles, lime and other materials, as well as repair the real bodies of the ancestors and gods, plus 5000 taels of labor. Now we only have more than 8000 taels. How to make up the remaining gap? ?”

Lin Qingxuan's heart moved, and he said: "Palace master, don't worry, this matter has to be discussed in the long term, 8000 taels is enough to renovate the Zixiao Palace, we can repair the front hall first, maybe someday there will be a blessing from Heavenly Venerable , and there may be believers coming to send money."

Lu Zhitang nodded and said, "That's the only way, I'm going to retreat for the past few days to practice mystic arts, and also open the furnace to make alchemy. Maybe I can sell a few thousand taels of Jiuzhuan Lingbao pills after practicing a few furnaces. The Zixiao Palace is repaired. The matter is left to you."

After Lin Qingxuan agreed, Lu Zhitang turned and left.

Lin Qingxuan first took hundreds of dual-use bags and packed them, then locked the silver box, instructed Taoist Jingci to take care of it, and then went down the mountain with the Jiuzhen Sword.

Naturally, Lin Qingxuan could not go to Xiangyang. Although Xiangyang was the main city on the Southwest Road of Beijing, the materials and manpower needed to rebuild the Zixiao Palace could also be found in Junzhou at the foot of the mountain.

After turning around in Junzhou City, Lin Qingxuan took a look at the materials needed for the Zixiao Palace, and then each paid a fixed price for them to deliver it up the mountain, and then found a team of dozens of masons to sign After making a contract, he left Junzhou, but instead of turning back to Wudang Mountain, he went to Xiangyang.

Lin Qingxuan put on the Yaksha mask again on this trip to Xiangyang, and then talked about Lu's house at night, and visited all the houses of wealthy households in Xiangyang the next night.

A few days later, Lin Qingxuan hired a carriage and headed to Wudang Mountain with three large boxes.

That night, Lu Zhitang was working hard in the house when he suddenly heard three loud bangs in the courtyard. He hurriedly pushed the door and rushed out, but under the moonlight, three piles of silver suddenly appeared in the courtyard, which were very bright and eye-catching.

Lu Zhitang frowned, looked around in the courtyard and then jumped up to the beam with light work, but found nothing.

Leaping down, Lu Zhitang walked to the three piles of silver and saw a large ingot of silver on a piece of paper. He picked up the letter and found a crooked line on it:

"Quanzhen Zixiao Palace Taoist Taiwan Education: I learned that there was no silver in the reconstruction of Zixiao Palace, so I took the ill-gotten wealth and presented it - Mu Shiba Jingbi"

(End of this chapter)