Qeng Ho Mage

Chapter 364 Fu Yuan asked
Fang Dushu welcomes Tie Ming and Song Mozhu into the cave, during which time he inquires about how Master Chu led the ancestors of all schools to the snowfield to find the Xingyao Palace.

It has been several days since Fang Dushu left Laoquanguan, and he felt that there would be news of the battle going back to Lishan.

Tie Ming told him: "The imperial palace has been found, and it was dragged out from the bottom of the river by Master Chu. The Changqing boundary has also been exposed on the Tongyou River. Master Chu decided to continue to seize the boundary, but encountered some Little trouble."

These words are more reserved.

It wasn't that he was in trouble at all, but Master Chu failed to snatch Jiekou. He relied on the jade seal provided by Fang Dushu to launch a sneak attack and successfully stripped Changqing Jiekou from the Xingyao Palace, but the military exploits so far.

After the Jiekou was exposed, Guru Chu was fiercely resisted by the deer butchers, and he was still unable to occupy the Jiekou. He was unwilling to retreat, so he stayed on the Tongyou River and started a tug-of-war with the deer butchers.

Fang Dushu asked: "As long as the boundary is exposed, the troops assembled by the deer butchers in Dayong will definitely return to defense. Master Chu has achieved his goal. When is he going to withdraw from the snowfield?"

The goal of this raid was not to defeat the deer butchers, as long as they could force the deer butchers to stay on the snowy plains and relieve the pressure on the Hexi monks in northern Xinjiang, that would be enough.

However, Tie Ming shook his head: "When Master Chu will return to the city, no one can say for sure, even the patriarchs in the city have no definite news!"

What Tie Ming knew was all hearsay when he attended the Jindan stage monk gathering in the city.

About the battle situation in Xueyuan, the monks in Hexi reported back to Laoquan Pass every day, and then from Laoquan Pass to Lishan Imperial City.

The imperial city is no better than the Zongmen. The city has more or less inherited the fireworks of the mortal world. There are large markets and meeting places built, and all kinds of news spread quickly.

Tie Ming said again: "Ever since Guru Chu came to Hexi, he has never fought against a deer butcher. He has been looking for opportunities. This time he will go to the snow field in person. He will definitely fight a few times with the deer butcher, otherwise he will not give up. of!"

After being summoned by Master Chu at Laoquanguan that day, Fang Dushu subconsciously resisted meeting Master Chu again, including Master Chu’s disciples, he did not want to continue contacting, naturally he hoped that the longer Master Chu stayed in the snowfield, the better he would be. good.

But he didn't want Guru Chu to lose the battle: "I heard that the Beiting Mansion where Guru Chu lives belongs to one of the most powerful frontier troops in the Daxi Dynasty. Guru Chu must have supernatural powers. Xueyuan, should be able to settle the old account of the deer butcher's capture of Dayong."

Tie Ming laughed: "Who says it's not! If Guru Chu didn't have a plan in mind, how could he be so brave and directly raise troops to attack the deer slaughterer's lair?"

Guru Chu has the courage to take the initiative to provoke this battle, he must be sure, even if he can't win a big victory, he won't be defeated.

Fang Dushu also agrees with this point of view.

While he was concentrating on chatting with Tie Ming, he suddenly saw a boy come in and report: "Master, a senior in official uniform came outside and said that he wanted to pass on the decree to you, Master. This disciple dare not delay and disturb you and Master Tie." Bo is old."

This boy was Fang Dushu's apprentice, Qin Susu. In fact, Fu Chengxiang and Qin Fulu were waiting outside. In order to train Qin Susu, he was asked to come in and report.

Tie Ming glanced outside the hall immediately, and whispered to Fang Dushu, "That's Fu Shou, a close minister next to the king, who is in charge of delivering orders."

Since he is the lord's close minister, he must not be negligent. Fang Dushu got up immediately: "I went out to greet you. I was ordered by the lord as soon as I entered the imperial city. Could it be that there is something urgent that can't be done?"

Tie Ming got up with him, went out to meet Fu Shou, and said, "It shouldn't be an urgent matter. Our lord is an ascetic monk. Since he returned to Hexi, he has been retreating in the cave all day, even if he goes out occasionally. , but also for enlightenment!"

Enlightenment?

Fang Dushu was very curious, wondering what kind of profound Taoism the lord Fu Yuan was comprehending?
Thinking of this, he had already walked out of the cave, and met Zhongguan Fushou in the square outside the mansion. This is an old man with white hair and a kind appearance.

Fu Shouxiu was in the late Jindan stage, he belonged to the direct line of the Fu family, and he was also a trusted confidant of the king, but he was not proud of being favored. , the old man will come to see you again, but His Majesty ordered it himself, so he has to bother you."

He opened his mouth after a long absence, indicating that he had seen Fang Dushu before.

But Fang Dushu didn't have much impression of him: "When I left Luoyan Gorge, the patriarch specially told me that after I was stationed in the Wenfu in Huangcheng Town, I would be a subordinate of the imperial court. Whenever your majesty has an order, the patriarch asked me to serve you with all my strength, and didn't bother me , Mr. Fu is polite."

Fu Shou smiled even wider: "Fang Wenshi really understands righteousness, and the old man's errands will be easy to handle. This is an imperial order written by His Majesty, please accept it."

After speaking, he handed out the imperial decree.

Fang Dushu casually took it in his hand, opened it and scanned it once, then quickly closed it again, and said to Fu Shou: "Master Fu, don't worry, I will go to the Taoist temple on time in three days to participate in the Guiling Puja!"

Fu Shou was satisfied with Fang Dushu's reply and left. He did not stay outside the mansion.

After he disappeared outside the mountain, Fang Dushu asked Tie Ming, "Master Fu seems to have known him before, but I can't remember where I saw him. It's also strange."

"He is a monk of Hou Panzong. He followed Master Fu Lu to the Panshi Bridge to participate in the war. He should have seen you at that time!" Tie Ming joked: "My dear brother, you will kill all directions on the bridge. Hexi fellow, who hasn’t seen your majesty, my virtuous brother? But you may not know all Hexi fellows!"

This is justified.

Fang Dushu couldn't help laughing: "I thought that Master Fu could be the confidant of the lord, that he would be a disciple recruited by the lord when he was in the sect, but he was born in Hexi."

Tie Ming introduced: "He is a native of Hexi. He is more than four hundred years old. He has prestige in the Fu family, has certain qualifications in the Hexi schools, and is good at communication. That's why he was entrusted by the king to pass the decree. Heavy duty."

Such errands as delivering the decree require frequent contact with Hexi monks in daily life, so it is not suitable to use the unfamiliar face of the Shangzong.

Those disciples and officials who were originally from Qinghe Shenzhou and came from Shenzhou with the lord Fu Yuan are often assigned to work in various dharma halls in the imperial palace. These dharma halls have high salaries, but they don't need to run around, nor How to contact Hexi monks is more suitable for them.

Fang Dushu recalled what Tie Ming said earlier, that the lord of the country, Fu Yuan, retreated in the cave all day long, and even if he went out occasionally, it was for enlightenment.

He held up the imperial decree and asked Tie Ming: "The decree from above is to let me go to the Taoist temple to participate in the Guiling Puja. Is it related to the king's enlightenment?"

"Exactly!" Tie Ming said: "Our lord is already 100 years old, he is of the same generation as the ancient monk Wanglei of Xiaoyuan Temple, and he is the oldest in the entire Hexi Immortal Cultivation World! If he can't make it to the stage of transforming into a god, then he has only more than [-] years left to sit and transform, so he has to hurry up and realize the Tao so that he can advance and prolong his life!"

"When I was at the Panshi Bridge, I heard from the Patriarch of the Panzong Fulu that the king's life is very old, and there is not much left in his life!" Fang Dushu recalled:
"Patriarch Fu Lu also said that the lord is attacking Huashen at all costs, and he doesn't want to pay attention to other things. Even if the Fu family is overthrown, the lord will not return to Hexi, but he finally came back. It seems that he is still Take care of our incense in Hexi."

"Hey, he may not have come back because of his nostalgia!" Tie Ming leaned down to Fang Dushu's ear again, and revealed in a low voice:

"I heard from a Jindanqi elder of the Fu family that the lord of the country was originally in retreat in the Shangzong. He was pressured by the masters of the Shangzong and ordered him to leave the retreat. It happened that his enlightenment was blocked, and continuing to retreat had no effect. , he just set off to return to Hexi, but even if he comes back, he is not interested in fighting, and he has never fought a battle with the Gouye people so far!"

"So that's how it is!" Fang Dushu sighed, "No wonder when I was at Laoquan Pass, I didn't see the king following Guru Chu to fight. Cultivator, don’t listen to anything outside the window!”

"He is simply more indifferent than the old monks of Xiaoyuan Temple!" Tie Ming, like most Hexi Jindan monks, lacks awe of the king:
"In fact, he has no affection for the Fu family. The oldest member of the Fu family is Patriarch Fu Lu, whose lifespan is only 200 years old, [-] years younger than him. He has no direct descendants. The Fu family members who are familiar with him have already Sitting clean, he is far away from the current descendants of the Fu family, so how could he give himself the Dao name of 'Fu Yuan'?"

This is a joke.

But it also reveals the estranged relationship between the lord Fu Yuan and the Fu family. In the entire imperial palace, except for the foreign-related duties responsible for delivering edicts, the rest of the official positions are held by those disciples who followed Fu Yuan back from the previous sect.

However, the lord of the country is Fu after all, and his throne itself carries an aura of protection for the descendants of the Fu family.

If his cultivation can go further in the future, rush to the stage of transforming gods, and be crowned as a master, then no matter how cold his relationship with the Fu family is, even if he lives in Shenzhou and never returns for a thousand years, his deterrent power will still exist. It can protect the Fu family to live in peace and stability in the world of cultivating immortals in Hexi.

Therefore, whether a family, a sect, or even a fairy dynasty is stable or not depends only on the strongest deterrent power.

Tie Ming thinks that the leader of the country, Fu Yuan, is indifferent to his family members, while Fang Dushu thinks that the leader of the country, Fu Yuan, has a clear understanding of the world of cultivating immortals.

At any time, cultivation is the most powerful guarantee.

The leader of the country, Fu Yuan, devotes all his energy to enlightenment and breakthrough. This is definitely the most rational choice. As long as he can advance to transform into a god, all the current difficulties encountered by the Hexi sects can be easily solved.

"Then what is the origin of the Guiling Ceremony?" Fang Dushu finally asked.

"This is an illusion arranged by the lord based on his own experience of enlightenment, because the process of enlightenment often changes, and the illusion will change from time to time." Tie Ming often lives in the imperial city and has observed different illusions several times:
"Since I moved into the imperial city, the lord has updated the illusion three times in the Taoist temple. This is the fourth time. Every time, he has to call the golden core monks in the imperial city to observe it! His purpose is to let everyone participate in his Taoism. The conception of the Dharma, assisting him to realize the Tao!"

"His cultivation level has reached the edge of becoming a god, and he must have reached the Nascent Soul Consummation. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to invite Nascent Soul monks to assist?" Fang Dushu was puzzled: "Why did you choose our Golden Core Stage monks?"

"Brother, when you go to the Taoist temple, you will know it at a glance!" Tie Ming sold a pass, and did not explain in advance.

"Alright then!" Fang Dushu said with a smile, "I'm not familiar with the Taoist monastery. After the Guiling Ceremony starts, please brother Tie come to my place and take me with you. Let's go there together!"

In fact, when the Guiling Ceremony is held, several scribes from the Zhenwen School will attend the meeting. Even if there is no Tie Ming to lead the way, the scribes from the Zhenwen School will make proper arrangements for Fang Dushu.

But when Fang Dushu raised it in person, Tie Ming would naturally not object.

They make a deal.

Three days later, Tie Ming came to the door on time. This time he came alone and did not let Song Mozhu accompany him.

Fang Dushu did not take Qi Changzhen with him when he left the mountain.

This Daoist Dharma Conference is a gathering place for monks in the Jindan period, and no monks in the Foundation Establishment period were invited to participate.

After Fang Dushu and Tie Ming reunited, they went to the main altar of the Zhenwen School. At this time, the Zang Jian, Lianzhen, and Du Yao scribes who stayed behind in the main altar had already gathered. After Fang Dushu, they went to Lishan Taoist Temple together.

The main altar of the Zhenwen School is only a few dozen miles away from the Taoist temple, and it arrived there in an instant.

Fang Dushu felt that the location of the main altar was unusual, so he inquired about it casually: "Our Zhenwen faction happened to choose the location next to the imperial palace and the Taoist temple, and the location is quite superior. How are the positions of the main altars of the various factions allocated? "

He felt that the Zhenwen School received special care.

That's true.

Master Lianzhen explained with a smile: "The imperial palace is located on the north bank of the river, guarding the main altar of the Houpan School and our Zhenwen School on the left and right, and the Daoist Temple is located on the south bank, guarding the main altar of the Sichuan School and the Feixia School on both sides. The four factions are all from the Li Kingdom, and they have some connections with the Dapan Dynasty of the past, so they won the trust of the country's lord, so they arranged for us next to the central palace and Taoist temple!"

There is no doubt that Hou Panzong is a descendant of the original Dapan Dynasty.

The Chuan school was founded by the descendants of the original Dapan Chaochuanliu envoy, which is also well documented.

As for the Zhenwen School and the Feixia School, the ancestors of the founders of the two schools all held official positions in the original Dapan Dynasty. He is a small official who is not well-known at all, and his ancestors are not prominent at all. When it was passed down to the generation of Qi Daoming and Feixia Patriarch, no one cares about the family tree.

In fact, if one really traces back to the source, the ancestors of the Yuanying ancestors of the seven sects of the Li Kingdom and the Dayong and Daliang sects, more or less inherited from the official institutions of the original Dapan court.

After all, the world of cultivating immortals in Hexi is only so big, and the monks in the territory have been passed down from generation to generation, and the top cultivation resources have always been in the hands of the powerful descendants of the original Dapan court.

However, Houpanzong and Chuan School are more powerful, while Zhenwen School and Feixia School are less powerful.

After the establishment of the imperial city, the distribution of the positions of the various factions is not based on strength, but on the basis of differences in closeness.

In terms of strength, Zhenwen School and Feixia School are not as good as Dayong Sanhua School and Daliang Xiaoyuan Temple, but the two schools have lived in Li for thousands of years, and they have a deep friendship, so they were arranged in Hou Panzong and Sichuan School Next to it, they jointly guard the imperial palace and the Taoist temple.

(End of this chapter)