Practitioner with the World Gate
Chapter 179 There Is Another Hehuan Sect?He has his own way of death!
Chapter 179 There Is Another Hehuan Sect?He has his own way of death!
After communicating with Ban Pingyi, Lu Fan was almost dragged by Zhang Xianli to meet the old heavenly master.
At the side entrance of Huangzhuang, there is a special royal stable, equipped with coachmen and servants, which are used as footsteps for all the masters, so that it is convenient to come and go.
Before getting into the car, Lu Fan still tried to struggle: "Isn't it okay for me to visit the old master at night or tomorrow morning?"
"It's already afternoon, it's unlucky to visit the old man in the afternoon!"
It is unlucky to visit the elderly and sick in the afternoon.
It's really hard to get up in the morning, and it's better to go in the evening than in the afternoon.
"fine."
Zhang Xianli pulled Lu Fan onto the carriage, and said in a serious and strange tone.
"The celestial masters in the celestial master's mansion will not die, they will ascend through ascension, regardless of whether their merits and virtues are perfect or not."
The only difference lies in whether the primordial spirit ascends to heaven or the physical body ascends.
There is a huge difference between the two, which is related to the development of the upper heaven in the next few thousand years.
"You." Now Lu Fan had nothing to say, so he could only follow along.
I think you kid just want to become a teacher. If the old man doesn't ascend, how can it be your father's turn? If your father doesn't ascend, it won't be your turn.
The carriage with the royal driving logo was unimpeded all the way, and soon arrived in front of the Fire God Temple.
Zhang Xianli did not bring Lu Fan in through the main entrance, but entered the side hall from the side.
After all, both of them were from the Tongshen sect, how could they enter the main hall in broad daylight without burning incense for the Vulcan master?
This old Dong old fairy has a very small mind.
After arriving at the side hall, the old celestial master has been waiting here for a long time, and there is also an old Taoist priest wearing a strange style of Taoist robes.
I seem to have seen him beside the emperor before. Lu Fan muttered in his heart.
His clothes are very special, they are authentic Taoist clothes, but at first glance they look like court clothes.
"Lu Fan, come, I have met the head teacher of the Shenxiao sect, Master Wang."
The old celestial master had a rare gentle tone and waved to Lu Fan.
The two stepped forward and said in unison: "Lu Fan/Zhang Xianli have met senior."
The old Taoist smiled and nodded: "Okay, good boy."
It seems that his seniority is higher than that of the old heavenly master?
Such a thought suddenly popped up in Lu Fan's mind.
Sure enough, after being introduced by the old celestial master, this is indeed the case.
This senior Wang Zhicheng is the head teacher of the Shenxiao sect. According to his seniority, the old heavenly master would call Zhenren Wang a master uncle.
Due to some taboos and taboos of Taoist priests, Lu Fan did not know the age of this real Wang.
Because there are three things Taoists don’t ask, don’t ask about longevity, don’t ask about customs, and don’t ask about coming and going.
Don't ask about longevity, don't ask about age, this is the case with the real Wang and the old heavenly master in front of him.
You can't tell how big it is from the surface alone.
Taoism emphasizes (expectation) the same longevity as the sky, so it is taboo to ask about longevity.
The vulgar is much simpler, no marriage, no schooling before becoming a monk.
Parents are short-sighted about mundane matters, Taoism pays attention to refinement, and if you become a monk, you should not ask and mention it again.
The last is not to ask about coming and going (native place).
The so-called body is outside the world of mortals, and the heart lives in the water and clouds. Taoism pursues the unity of heaven and man advocated by Taoism. For practitioners, there is nowhere for people to pass by.
You can ask the monk, if you ask the right person, you can get such an answer.
The poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the east, and went to the west to learn scriptures.
It seems that Wang Zhenren came here just to have a look at Lu Fan, and he left after saying hello.
Lu Fan was a little puzzled: "Old Heavenly Master, this real Wang."
"It's okay, it just happened to be in time to talk about some gossip."
The old celestial master waved his hand to change the topic: "This time the capital is in trouble, do you plan to stay in the capital or travel around the world?"
"Go to the place of household registration on the Duan, and build the Temple of Five Thunders."
Lu Fan replied without hesitation.
The Temple of Five Thunders was put on the agenda, and it was the first element.
Now it is not only about the identity of the orthodox system, but also about the 36 laws of Tiangang!
This is a proper supernatural power - to master the five thunders!
To be honest, the Tianxin Five Thunders method may fail in other worlds, but mastering the Five Thunders will not.
To grasp and grasp is to hold it in one's own hands and use one's own qi to arouse a special thunder.
"Five Thunders"
The old heavenly master tasted the product, with a smile on his face: "Indeed, you have this fate."
Watching the five thunders, rectifying the five thunders, mastering the five thunders.
"In that case, I will tell you some important things."
Seeing what the old master said, Lu Fan became serious.
First of all, it is a matter of time, and autumn and winter are about to usher in.
Autumn is too chilling, and everything withers in winter, which is inappropriate.
The old master meant that it would be better to wait until the spring of next year.
This is nothing, Lu Fan thought so too.
There is another reason as well.
The patriarch of this worship is Sazu, and Lu Fan doesn't want to lose Sazu's reputation.
He wants to use these months to walk among the world.
At that time, whether it is the thunder method, the cursing jujube talisman, or the town word formula, it will be widely circulated.
The latter lacks the elements to form book symbols.
For a Taoist temple, some scriptures are inevitable.
You can't just send two shadow assassins home with the people when they go to the temple to burn incense to drive away evil spirits, right?
Of course, it depends on fate to give a simplified version of the book symbol, the kind that can be used once or twice.
The above is the time, Lu Fan and Lao Tianshi also said their plans, and received the other party's approval.
"It's so good, you've already made plans in your heart, so just do whatever you want."
Then, the old heavenly master said the second point.
location.
It is better to choose a site to establish a Taoist temple. According to the rules of Dajing, the first Taoist temple of a sect must be established in the place of Duji household registration.
Can't run around.
Unless it is already famous all over the world, a certain disciple is accepted somewhere, and a new orthodoxy is passed down.
For example, Sazu’s 【Xihe School】【Sazu School】【Tianshan School】.
These three factions have different meanings, but the founder of the faction is Sazu himself.
Lu Fan is only building a Taoist temple now, and may establish the Five Thunder Sect/Five Thunder Sect in the future.
Named after Wu Lei, it must be a routine from Wu Lei Guan.
"Location. My plan is to use the power of heaven and man to communicate with heaven and earth to find the place with the most aura."
Lu Fanru said.
The old master nodded: "This is also a way, but you can listen to my suggestion."
"Most people in the world look at the height of mountains and the depth of water."
"As everyone knows, if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals, and if the water is not deep, there will be dragons."
"If the feng shui of a place is very good, there must be some miraculous manifestations. Your native place happens to be located in Heishi County, Youzhou. Think about it carefully, is there any miraculous place?"
After being asked by the old master, Lu Fan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out his temporary ultimatum from the storage ring.
This kid. Where did he find the mustard seed Nasumer utensil? How could he make it so crudely? It's just weird!
Lu Fan didn't know that the old Tianshi was complaining in his heart, so he read the paper seriously, and finally gave a wry smile.
"I was the one who got it wrong before."
"My household registration is not only in Heishi County, but in the peach forest located in Heishi County!"
Guo Zheng had said before that there was a three-way zone near Heishi County.
There is a mountain at the border of the three counties. This mountain is jagged with strange rocks and difficult to grow vegetation. Every thunderstorm night, there are often bursts of crying and howling.
From time to time, fires spontaneously ignited, but they were all extinguished by sudden rain.
The people rumored that there was a big monster being suppressed here, and the thunder and fire killed the big monster, and the rain was the sorcery performed by the big monster.
Since the imperial court is not allowed to enshrine the land of the mountain god, the people nearby have no chance to [raise] a mountain god to deal with this matter.
The county magistrates of the three counties also jointly checked the situation, but they were still a group of mortals and could not find any clues.
In addition, no common people were affected by this, so in order to avoid trouble, they shied away from each other.
In the end, it became a three-way zone.
And near the foot of the mountain is the peach forest in Heishi County.
The scope of this peach forest is divided, but part of it is actually in the other two counties.
Therefore, the three counties made an agreement that if anyone wanted the peach forest, he would also have to leave the strange mountain.
Who dares to ask for this, because the strange mountain doesn't eat people now, and it's hard to guarantee that it won't eat people in the future.
In case a big monster was born in his own jurisdiction, let alone the county magistrate disagreed, even the common people would not agree.
Over time, Taolin also became a three-way zone.
After Guo Zheng took office, this fellow had seen a lot and knew a lot, so he naturally dared to count Taolin as Heishi County.
The old heavenly master nodded immediately after hearing this.
"Then Peach Blossom Forest, where the aura of heaven and earth gathers, it is considered the best geomantic omen in the three nearby counties."
Speaking of which, it is basically a certainty that the Taoist temple is located in the peach forest in Heishi County.
It doesn't matter whether there is really a monster Lu Fan in the nearby strange mountain.
If there is, it's better to be a century-old monster, otherwise don't blame Daoist for being polite.
At this moment, Zhang Xianli interjected: "Uncle, while you are practicing, don't forget to practice the Golden Light Mantra diligently, you have to reach the point where you can say what you say."
"The Three Counties of Black Stone"
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"Woooooo?"
A puddle of mud rose up on the ground, precisely covering Zhang Xianli's small mouth.
There was a dull look in his eyes, not knowing why.
The old master shrank his hands and continued to explain to Lu Fan as if nothing had happened.
"Your character is good, but you're used to wandering around, and you have to take corresponding responsibilities if you want to establish a Taoist temple."
"A lot of times, don't think about things that have nothing to do with you."
"You are a celestial being, a disciple of Taoism, and a predestined person from the heavenly scriptures!"
"These three are achieved through the creation of the heaven and the earth. In everything, remember not to be alone and feel at ease!"
"You must have a heart of reverence and gratitude. After all, you are also born in the world, you take it from the world, and you should give back to the world."
"This is the Great Way of Heaven and Earth!"
"Yes, the disciple understands."
Lu Fan was mentally prepared for this.
There is nothing wrong with this world.
One is to walk the world, and the other is to guard one side.
After all, the Taoist profession is very special.
He is an officially recognized profession, but not under official jurisdiction.
If a Taoist temple is established, there will be some folk obligations to bear.
These folk obligations are not imposed by anyone, but are the responsibilities of a Taoist disciple.
While enjoying the incense of the nearby people, it is also necessary to provide some necessary assistance to the people.
Mostly it is related to [Transcendence]. If it is a simple illness and the lifespan is near the end, this can be considered as appropriate and ignored, depending on the individual.
For example, whose family was possessed by a ghost, whose child brought back a little ghost.
Or which man died and became the grass python hero, undead knight, insect technician, contemporary King Zhou, and the reincarnation of the third brother.
And which animals in the house have lived too long and become fine.
After reporting to the local Taoist temple, the Taoist priest has to go over and take a look and give this [spirit] the correct guidance.
Some spirits have just opened up their spiritual wisdom, and they don't understand that [sucking essence] is a taboo in the world.
After all, it is instinct.
Taoist priests must guide and educate.
If it really doesn't work, you can accept it or chop it up.
at the same time!
All of the above actions are considered [practice].
Yes, it counts as practice, meritorious service.
There are two kinds of Taoist practice, one is cultivation, and the other is to walk in the world and leave traces.
The [gong] of Taoism can be understood as a form of wages, but it is not just as simple as wages.
A Taoist priest without merit, no matter how good his practice is, he will never be able to reach a higher level.
An expert has long expressed doubts: In the eight hundred and autumn years since he became Taoist, he has never taken a human head with a flying sword, the Jade Emperor has not had a celestial amulet, and the golden crow has been mixed with the world.
Translation: The man has been enlightened for 800 years, during which time no one has been beheaded with a flying sword, but he still hasn't waited for the Jade Emperor's talisman.
Don't pretend to be a showdown, I'll just rely on the flying sword in my hand to wander around the world, anyway, your Jade Emperor won't give me a talisman.
The person who wrote the poem was Lu Yan, the founder of Chunyang.
Said Lu Yan may not understand, another name: Lu Dongbin.
However, later this person still got the Heavenly Court Talisman and took the post of Earth Immortal.
Since then, the evil dragons and dragons on the ground have been continuously beheaded, and the heavenly court has also distributed a large amount of resources.
His swordsmanship became more and more superb and terrifying, and finally left behind the legend of the Danding School.
If someone else wrote this poem, Lu Fan would definitely scoff at it.
But not this one.
Even if it's the one in the main world, Lu Fan feels that the other party has something.
I always feel that he is coming for real!
Closer to home, Lu Fan had already made a decision in his heart about [the ambiguous relationship between me and the world].
World of Spells was an example.
The will of the world exists, but it is not an independent consciousness, but a law.
To break the laws of the world too recklessly will naturally arouse the anger of the other party.
Lu Fan took the Twelve Talismans and the mask, no matter from what point of view, it was a [request].
If you ask for it, you have to give it, so he found the qi refining method for Xiaoyu very straightforwardly, and he still gave it with the foundation building chapter.
There is also his relationship with Xiaoyu, but in the end Xiaoyu was born in that world.
The world is inclusive, Xiaoyu practiced qi, and she might pass it on after she has achieved something in the future.
It is equal to the world.
And in Dajing World, Lu Fan wants to do this even more.
His method comes from Sazu and the old heavenly master, and part of his art comes from the heavenly book.
Sazu and Lao Tianshi are Taoism, and the Book of Heaven is the evolution of the rules of heaven and earth.
To put it more vulgarly, cannibals have soft mouths but short hands, and if they get benefits from others, they should do something for them.
After leaving the Fire Temple, Lu Fan has been thinking about two things.
The first thing is that the old celestial master blocked Zhang Xianli's mouth.
At that time Zhang Xianli was about to say: "Heishi three county generals"
The latter was interrupted before he could fully say it, and Lu Fan guessed that he was going to say: what will happen to the three counties of Heishi in the future, there will be changes.
This is very unusual.
So next, he decided to test Zhang Xianli's tone.
When this child was a [human], he was so stupid that he could pry his mouth open with two strings of candied haws.
It is really impossible to give him some white rabbits, albes or something.
If it doesn't work, invite him to drink bravely.
This matter is put on hold for the time being, and the other matter is a fragment of the heavenly book.
During the conversation just now, the old heavenly master was talking left and right, and more than once changed the situation about the heavenly scriptures.
Seeing him express his attitude, Lu Fan really couldn't ask further questions, so he could only keep the matter in his heart.
With these two things in mind, Lu Fan came to the back door of the Huoshen Temple and found the carriage that brought him here.
"Back to Huangzhuang"
Before he finished speaking, a young man dressed as a servant emerged from the side.
"Lu Langjun, Lu Langjun, it's me, Guo Teng!"
Lu Fan looked at him a few times and remembered: "You are not the guy who followed Guo Feng, why are you here?"
The son of the Guo family can be regarded as one of the confidantes of the Guo Zheng brothers.
"It's me, Da Lang asked me to invite you to go."
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Lu Fan looked at the sky and pondered: "If there is nothing important, just change the appointment."
"Da Lang said he was waiting for you at the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Come on, it's a business.
Lu Fan had no choice but to order the carriage that brought him to leave first.
He himself got into Guo Teng's pony carriage and rushed towards the inner city.
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Prime Minister's Mansion.
Looking at the wealthy doorman and the energetic servant, the first thought in Lu Fan's mind was: "All the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's gate, now there are dozens of seventh-rank officials in the prime minister's mansion alone, it's incredible. .”
"Lu Langjun, I won't send you off, someone will take you there."
Guo Teng said hello.
Lu Fan opened his mouth, and before he could speak, he whipped his whip and drove away.
If you don't go, it will be dark soon, and the curfew will start when it gets dark. If you don't go, you have to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Guo Teng is not qualified to stay in the prime minister's mansion.
"Really Lu, please come with the villain, my uncle and your lord are at the house."
A young man with a clever face stepped forward to guide Lu Fan.
He nodded and raised his legs to follow.
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Guo Zheng had an expression as if he had been constipated for ten days, and there was a huge sand table in front of him.
The content of the sand table is an overview of the current territory of Dajing.
Anyone who says that there were no capable people in ancient times is really wrong.
This map overview includes all the famous mountains, rivers, states, prefectures, counties, townships and names of Dajing.
Such a detailed map was not disconnected until outside the customs, and only marked slightly larger counties under several state capitals.
Compared with the inside of the pass, the map outside the pass is indeed much rougher.
At this moment, Guo Zheng's eyes were on the three counties of Heishi.
Among these three counties, Heishi County is the [leader], both in terms of economy and population.
And the county (prefecture) that manages these three counties is Fengwei County.
Fengwei County is also in Youzhou.
"Careless, I was really careless, why are you so stupid!"
"Fengwei County, Fengwei Township is abominable, isn't Brother Lu Xian wanting this time?"
He was having a headache when there were footsteps and voices at the door.
"Yeah? Didn't you see your old Taishan here? Are you, the uncle outside the door, going to take his place?"
Lu Fan's teasing voice came.
It's voice transmission.
But Guo Zheng didn't know, and immediately his old face turned black: "Nonsense, what can't be up to, a son-in-law is half-hearted, my parents are not around, and my father-in-law and children are not under my knees, so I naturally have to be more filial."
The two joked a few words casually, and then rushed to the topic.
"It's getting dark, why are you so anxious to invite me here? Me."
I went to visit my senior sister in the middle of the night, the elders of the Shenxiao Sect won't misunderstand me, right?
They won't strike me with five lightnings, will they?
The bosses of the Tongshen faction are scary, but the bosses of the Danding faction are better, they will teach me the way to go straight to the Dao every now and then.
Or should I just say that I went to drink vegetarian wine with Guo Qiangwei?
Anyway, she was born as a chivalrous woman, so she doesn't care about these details.
Naturally, Guo Feng didn't know what kind of messy things were going on in Lu Fan's mind, so he shook his head and sighed a few times before opening his mouth with difficulty.
"Brother, do you still remember the experience of you and I in Heishi County?"
"experience?"
Lu Fan thought about it for a while: "From the recognition to the separation, there are not many things in total."
"That silly girl Guo Qiangwei made a joke once."
"A Taoist priest who knows how to create animals is one time."
"The sorceress did it once, but the sorceress discovered it by accident."
Theoretically speaking, if it wasn't for an accident, Lu Fan and the others wouldn't even know that the chess pieces of the White Lotus Sect were hidden there!
Of course, the above events are all involved together.
In private, Lu Fan also fought with the miscellaneous fish of the White Lotus Sect once, and with the Sanren of Baiyun several times.
And got acquainted with Fairy Lingtao again.
Needless to say, the time in Heishi County was not long, and what happened was quite exciting.
Unlike Yangzhou, who just dealt with the Salt Gang from beginning to end, and then fought with the living Maitreya to end it.
"Forget about Guo Qiangwei, the other two things are related, and it's far more than we thought."
Guo Zheng waved his hands again and again, signaling to stop mentioning the word Guo Qiangwei, it's so embarrassing.
"Yes, I remember that old Taoist said that the witch was his senior sister or his senior sister, and later he sent the old Taoist to the capital because of this."
"Hey, speaking of this, didn't you hear the follow-up news?"
Lu Fan still didn't understand the seriousness of the problem.
He can't be blamed for this, now he doesn't even know how many prefectures there are in Dajing.
If you fly too high when you go out, you may even get lost, so you have to rely on the shadow assassin to help you guide the way.
Guo Feng motioned Lu Fan to look at the map together.
He pointed to the map, first found the location of Kyoto, and then walked all the way north.
"Dajing was established on the fate of Lihuo. Kyoto is the southernmost side, even further south than Jiangnan."
"One hundred miles east of Kyoto is the starting point of the canal, which continues to the north."
Lu Fan's eyes moved horizontally.
That's true, and the canal has branches that connect to the Yulan River.
"This is very good. I have learned about the Dajing canal. When the canal was dug, it collapsed every three days, but it was not a vicious incident."
That was indeed an anecdote.
When digging canals, whenever workers and people go back to rest, the channel being dug will collapse.
Someone might get hurt, but it's by no means a serious incident.
Because the location of the collapse was along the canal.
It seems that there is some mysterious power helping in the dark.
The superior asked to dig a hundred miles a month, but at the beginning of the month, the people had just dug three or four miles. When they woke up at night, they saw that the canal had collapsed more than ten miles away.
They just need to dig out the mastic.
Because of this, many famous [Ciyao towns/villages] were born along the banks of the river.
The canal was dug with little effort and took less than three years.
The monarch of the year was Mingjun, and knowing this incident did not add new tasks to the people.
In this way, the people are not too tired, and they can easily earn their wages.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
"The anecdote about the canal is not important, look here!"
Guo Zhengshou pointed at the capital city and went all the way down to Yangzhou: "We attacked the Salt Gang here."
Then continue down to a certain county in the middle of Yangzhou and Heishi County.
"The Demon Exorcist Captain is here to destroy the headquarters of a folk sect called the Hehuan Sect."
"Acacia Sect!" Lu Fan was surprised.
"My virtuous brother has had any contact with this sect?"
"Absolutely not. It doesn't sound like an orthodox sect. I'm a Taoist disciple. How could I make friends with them?"
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Let's just believe you, Guo Zheng muttered in his heart.
He pointed at the headquarters of the Hehuan Sect, then circled south, returned to Yangzhou and turned a corner.
"Here, Jiangnan Fucheng, where the Hehuan Sect is most active."
"Really, indeed, it's definitely not bad to open a business here."
Lu Fan smacked his lips and said subconsciously.
"Business? And you said you haven't dealt with it?"
Guo Zheng said in a low tone: "They are all men, my dear brother, don't pretend. The Hehuan Sect claims to have part of the Taoism of the Xuannv Sect. It pays attention to the release of nature, and is very good at the art of pitching and descending men and women."
"Didn't you always talk about reconciling dragon and tiger? If brother Yu remembers correctly, reconciling dragon and tiger is reconciling yin and yang, right?"
"This kind of sect where you can have fun and practice, dare you say that you have never come into contact with it?"
Now Guo Zheng seriously suspects that Lu Fan is the P among the VIPs of the Acacia Sect.
The main reason is that this guy's cultivation progress is too fast.
If with the great help of the Hehuan Sect, it would not be impossible for Yeye to send him a first-class cauldron.
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"I've never heard of the Hehuan Sect, so I'm sure they're not good people if they dare to use the banner of the Xuannv Sect!"
"By the way, which Xuannv banner are they playing?"
"Nine Heavens Xuannv."
"Hehe, I have my own way to kill. When I free up my hands, I will definitely adjust and teach them a lesson!"
Lu Fan sneered with a murderous look on his face.
Jiutian Xuannv sounds like a fairy sister with a cold temperament.
In fact, this is the teacher of the Yellow Emperor, the head of the Five Emperors.
This great god is very good at military strategy and magical powers.
Vernacular translation: The goddess of war who is proficient in military strategy.
And she was also the Goddess of War in the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors in ancient times.
A golden thigh that is extremely round and smooth, it is much more exaggerated than the three thousand ranks of the female university class when it is held firmly.
Guo Zheng didn't expect Lu Fan's reaction to be so strong, and he was at a loss for words for a while.
After recovering, he cleared his throat and continued to point on the map.
Simultaneously and accompanied by commentary.
"About these places, many incidents have occurred one after another. It seems to be a common thing, but it is a bit intriguing when they are related together."
"Originally, I didn't investigate the cases in other counties, but Gain found some clues when I delved into the details of the Yangzhou Salt Gang's account books."
"Oh? Tell me more!"
Guo Zheng's expression was serious, and he said word by word: "The Yangzhou Salt Gang has been growing for a long time, and even reached the point where the local salt company has no production."
"A large part of the money obtained by the Salt Gang is used to fill the shortfall."
"In order to provide convenience for them, the magistrate of Yangzhou chartered a commercial route, and the official seal of approval is complete."
"The range covered by this trade route is the place I pointed out just now."
In ancient times, there were no banks, and all the money received was cash.
Most of the cash of the Salt Gang will not be deposited in the ticket office, because it will have to launder money.
With so much money, of which copper plates account for a large part, how to store it is a big trouble.
Shipping is more cumbersome when pooled together.
But it would be much more convenient if there is a trade route, because this trade route is based on the canal.
Guo Zheng only discovered more secrets step by step after he tracked down the assets of the Salt Gang.
"There is also that corner in Heishi County? There are caravans going there and you are so poor?" Lu Fan was a little incredulous.
Heishi County is really poor. Although it is the first among the three nearby counties, it does not affect the poverty level of this place in the whole country.
"Heishi County is just a side effect. Shanhaiguan, the key point, is poor because it is close to the outside of the pass. Shanhaiguan is right in front of you. Merchants hardly trade here."
Guo Zheng explained.
"The road map on the ledger is just one of them, and there is another secret letter, which was sent to the living Maitreya by the old Taoist priest."
"For some reason, he didn't burn it."
"what did you say?"
"The parents have a short story, so it should be a code word. Your Majesty will assign someone else to decipher it. I'm not good at it."
Now things are complicated.
Lu Fan frowned and pondered for a while, combining the information before and after, sorting out some ideas.
In the route covered by the trade route, various weird cases appeared in several places.
Including but not limited to: livestock farming, salt gang, acacia sect, granary shortage, young and strong being coaxed to leave to work with caravans, only to see letters from home but no one comes back.
After thinking about it, Lu Fan pondered: "Women with fertility, money, casual cultivators, food, men with labor force!"
"What about the witch? What does the witch do?"
"Witch."
Guo Zheng didn't know what the sorceress was doing, but it was definitely on the same line.
Mainly because compared with the above, the sorceress seems a bit too insignificant.
"It's a bit complicated."
Lu Fan patted Guo Zheng's shoulder hard: "Work hard, and let me know when the investigation is clear."
There must be a big secret behind these incidents, and it is probably a rebellion, but Guo Zheng, as an official of the court, dare not arbitrarily assert.
It's easy to say that it's a rebellion, Dajing's spirit is still alive, and the monks who rebelled with him are all old ghosts of the six heavens.
It's hard for Taoist disciples not to intervene, that's what they do.
While speaking, an old figure walked into the study.
"When looking at things, you need to put your heart into it, but also keep an outsider's sobriety."
"How can this be?" Lu Fan retorted subconsciously, but when he looked up, he saw a little old man in casual clothes.
"Father-in-law." Guo Zheng bowed his hands and kicked Lu Fan secretly at the same time.
"This junior has met Lu Xiang."
This unremarkable little old man is the current prime minister.
There used to be two, one on the left and one on the right.
Because of the disaster in the capital a few days ago, another prime minister was frightened to death, and now this living treasure is left.
Lu Xiang nodded, and after entering the room, he directly picked up a bamboo whip and tapped it in all directions.
"Prince Qing, King Zhenbei, King Runan, King Shuntian, King Xian."
"Prince Qing is sitting in the fertile land of Qingzhou, and the shortage of the grain depot is due to him."
"King Zhenbei guards the northern border, doing the same thing as Yue Feng, with the strongest army."
"The king of Runan is in Yuzhou, and the population of this state is young and strong, which is the head of Dajing."
"King Shuntian is in Youzhou, which is where you, Lu Fan, are going next."
"Forget about the virtuous king. If the old man hadn't persuaded him to keep him, he would have left to travel around the world long ago. His administrative officer was recommended by the old man to the Holy Majesty."
This little old man is very tight, pointing out the country as soon as he comes up, and he has no intention of shy away from the prince.
For a boss of this level, a few casual words can easily lead to daydreams and even misunderstandings.
When he said this, it was tantamount to clearly expressing one meaning: these princes were dishonest, and they must have rebellious intentions, but they didn't know whether they were doing their own thing or working together.
"Do you understand?" Lu Xiang asked, but he didn't know who he was asking.
Guo Zheng bowed his head in silence, pretending not to understand.
He was indeed a fan before, but later when Lu Xiang said that he would follow the king of heaven, he realized something.
Youzhou is the last checkpoint, and Shanhaiguan is just ahead.
It can be understood that Youzhou is a buffer zone between Dajing and Guanwai.
It is true that Shanhaiguan is within the territory of Youzhou, but the checkpoint area is divided separately, and each has its own supervisor.
The situation on the border is complicated. In order to avoid collusion between civil and military forces, the emperor has always made it complicated.
Whoever doesn't like whoever makes a fuss, immediately throws both of them over.
The two most critical points are someone else.
The guard is Yue Feng, and the one who goes out to suppress is King Zhenbei.
The two of them didn't get along, Yue Feng was very disdainful of King Zhenbei's style, and King Zhenbei felt that Yue Feng was too arrogant.
Coincidentally, these princes who have been more active in recent years are closer to the three directions of [East], [South], and [North].
Going further to the west, the territory is getting bigger, but the emperor of the [Pension Royal Family] there didn't even mention it.
These four princes are the first batch to cut down the vassal, and the latter will wait and see how the first batch will react.
Seeing that the two were silent, Lu Xiang sighed slightly and pointed at Lu Fan with the bamboo whip.
"The old man thinks he has some knowledge, and the three schools of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism can also explain a little bit of mystery."
"You are good friends with my stupid son-in-law, and later you have a very close relationship with my disciple Xiaoxian. The old man asked you to call me an elder."
"Senior's words are serious." Lu Fan hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Don't pay too much attention to Xu etiquette. I heard that you are very interested in the fragments of the heavenly scriptures. Then the old man asked, how much do you know about the spells of the heavenly scriptures that you have seen?"
This hits Lu Fan's knowledge point.
There are more Taoist scriptures and Taoist scriptures in the main world than the real ones, but there is one thing, the introductions are basically correct!
Not to mention spells or something.
Therefore, he knows a lot about Tiangang's 36 methods and 72 methods in detail.
He talked eloquently, using his own opinion to describe the spells he had seen so far one by one.
From the most recently contacted to the sorceress, it suddenly got stuck: "Poultry Gathering Technique, can control wild beasts and birds to obey the command, and form troops."
"Haven't figured it out yet?" Lu Xiang nodded.
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The witch is not a messenger, is she?
Wait, I remember that there seems to be a shadow of the White Lotus Sect behind these incidents?
Are they going to rebel again?Is it too fast this time, Dajing has only been established for 200 years?
Lu Fan's heart skipped a beat.
After he uttered his conjecture, Lu Xiang nodded with satisfaction: "You can teach a child."
He turned his head again, looking at Guo Zheng with hatred.
"You, you, what are you afraid of, the White Lotus Sect, it's just a cult, it practices the law of promiscuity, and it violates human relations!"
"Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism can't tolerate this teaching, the imperial court can't tolerate this teaching, and the world can't tolerate this teaching!"
Speaking of the point, I remember that the White Lotus Sect was born in Buddhism, and later integrated Taoist ideas, and finally absorbed a lot of Confucianism. Such a coquettish operation, if you do well, the three schools will fight for it, and if you don’t do well, all three schools will kill Lu Fan. One sound.
Generally speaking, this sect is a bit evil, and its people and congregants are used too much by bewitching.
The White Lotus Sect, an organization that combines Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, has only two fates.
One, support a super god like Patriarch Bodhi, who is truly proficient in the three masters, and teach a great sage equal to heaven in minutes.
Second, the entire sect was in chaos, and some evil gods were eventually created.
Obviously, most of the White Lotus Sect in the world of immortals and gods belong to the latter.
Humans can create gods, not to mention far away, people enshrine a spiritual deer in the mountains for protection, and after a long time, this deer can become a god.
If you are lucky, you can still be the [Mountain God].
In fact, the bottom-level Maoshen of the Shenzhou system is also very weak, so I won’t mention this for the time being.
After reprimanding Guo Zheng, Lu Xiang waved him out, leaving Lu Fan alone.
"Although it's the first time we've met, it's not considered an acquaintance. I want to say a few words of my own to you."
"Yes." Lu Fan was delighted, it was not easy to get advice from the boss.
Lu Xiang is not a practitioner, but he is really proficient in the three schools of thought and various cold knowledge.
This point can be seen from Guo Feng.
He was eager for success, and Lu Xiang could see at a glance that his internal fire was the most intense, and cultivating this first would definitely increase his combat effectiveness quickly.
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At night, Lu Fan came out of the study in a daze, and followed his servants to a wing to rest.
The curfew has already started, so let's stay here for one night.
After returning to the room, he closed the door and let out a long sigh of relief: "You are really a master. You are really a master!"
Lu Xiang talked to him a lot, the words were sharp and simple.
It is not using profound and mysterious language, but analyzing the pros and cons like ordinary people in the market.
First, there will be major changes in Dajing in the future, and you can feel the clues if you go out and inquire about it, so there is no need to waste your time here.
Second, the peach forest in Heishi County is a chance, and there is also a certain will of God. If you go there, you will bear the corresponding responsibility.
This is purely figured out by the old man himself, looking at it with Taoist thinking.
Thirdly, there is one thing worth paying attention to about the fragment of the heavenly book.
[There are only legends left in contemporary times. 】
After the founding of the Dajing, the Heavenly Book appeared inexplicably, accompanied by some legends and rumors.
But before, no matter how I looked through the historical records of the classics, I could only find such a thing as [Book of Heaven], and could not find other clues.
Lu Xiang's suggestion is that you can ask for spells, but you can't keep the fragments of the heavenly book in your hands.
It can be thrown away, given away, or traded.
If you want to collect a heavenly book, it is best to do as many things as you want with as many heavenly books.
Just do the things of Shuntian, now the old spirit of Liutian is pervasive, and follow up to clean up the old ghost of Liutian is Shuntian.
Fourth, the future situation in Heishi County will be more complicated than imagined. It is the first county in the pass.
Once someone colludes with foreigners outside the pass to break through Shanhaiguan, then Fengwei County will be hit by the first wave.
Even if the brigade was stopped by Yue Feng, he would not be able to stop the alien cultivator.
So flexible.
At that time, as the only Taoist temple in Fengwei County, I am afraid that it will not suffer a huge impact.
Fifth, there are still people in this world who have received Sazu's inheritance. According to Lu Xiang, there were some rumors among the Yue family army guarding Shanhaiguan, but the source of the news was quickly cut off.
If you want to complete the method, you can go to Shanhaiguan.
Combining the above clues, Lu Xiang gave Lu Fan a pertinent suggestion.
Locating the Taoist temple in Heishi County is equivalent to guarding this place, but it is only the guarding of the practice world.
It has the task of cleaning up the ghosts of the six days, and at the same time, it has to face the upcoming changes.
By making this choice, you can leave a heavenly book, and you can get the opportunity of Heishi County.
If you don't go to Heishi County, then don't touch that opportunity, and at the same time, consider throwing away the fragments of the Heavenly Book.
"The old man is very powerful, but he also said that he missed a little bit."
Lu Fan let out a slight breath and sprayed out a colorful mist.
"If I don't go to Heishi County, it may be equivalent to acquiescing to one thing."
"Give up the relationship with Sazu"
Ask for a wave of monthly tickets~recommended tickets~
(End of this chapter)
After communicating with Ban Pingyi, Lu Fan was almost dragged by Zhang Xianli to meet the old heavenly master.
At the side entrance of Huangzhuang, there is a special royal stable, equipped with coachmen and servants, which are used as footsteps for all the masters, so that it is convenient to come and go.
Before getting into the car, Lu Fan still tried to struggle: "Isn't it okay for me to visit the old master at night or tomorrow morning?"
"It's already afternoon, it's unlucky to visit the old man in the afternoon!"
It is unlucky to visit the elderly and sick in the afternoon.
It's really hard to get up in the morning, and it's better to go in the evening than in the afternoon.
"fine."
Zhang Xianli pulled Lu Fan onto the carriage, and said in a serious and strange tone.
"The celestial masters in the celestial master's mansion will not die, they will ascend through ascension, regardless of whether their merits and virtues are perfect or not."
The only difference lies in whether the primordial spirit ascends to heaven or the physical body ascends.
There is a huge difference between the two, which is related to the development of the upper heaven in the next few thousand years.
"You." Now Lu Fan had nothing to say, so he could only follow along.
I think you kid just want to become a teacher. If the old man doesn't ascend, how can it be your father's turn? If your father doesn't ascend, it won't be your turn.
The carriage with the royal driving logo was unimpeded all the way, and soon arrived in front of the Fire God Temple.
Zhang Xianli did not bring Lu Fan in through the main entrance, but entered the side hall from the side.
After all, both of them were from the Tongshen sect, how could they enter the main hall in broad daylight without burning incense for the Vulcan master?
This old Dong old fairy has a very small mind.
After arriving at the side hall, the old celestial master has been waiting here for a long time, and there is also an old Taoist priest wearing a strange style of Taoist robes.
I seem to have seen him beside the emperor before. Lu Fan muttered in his heart.
His clothes are very special, they are authentic Taoist clothes, but at first glance they look like court clothes.
"Lu Fan, come, I have met the head teacher of the Shenxiao sect, Master Wang."
The old celestial master had a rare gentle tone and waved to Lu Fan.
The two stepped forward and said in unison: "Lu Fan/Zhang Xianli have met senior."
The old Taoist smiled and nodded: "Okay, good boy."
It seems that his seniority is higher than that of the old heavenly master?
Such a thought suddenly popped up in Lu Fan's mind.
Sure enough, after being introduced by the old celestial master, this is indeed the case.
This senior Wang Zhicheng is the head teacher of the Shenxiao sect. According to his seniority, the old heavenly master would call Zhenren Wang a master uncle.
Due to some taboos and taboos of Taoist priests, Lu Fan did not know the age of this real Wang.
Because there are three things Taoists don’t ask, don’t ask about longevity, don’t ask about customs, and don’t ask about coming and going.
Don't ask about longevity, don't ask about age, this is the case with the real Wang and the old heavenly master in front of him.
You can't tell how big it is from the surface alone.
Taoism emphasizes (expectation) the same longevity as the sky, so it is taboo to ask about longevity.
The vulgar is much simpler, no marriage, no schooling before becoming a monk.
Parents are short-sighted about mundane matters, Taoism pays attention to refinement, and if you become a monk, you should not ask and mention it again.
The last is not to ask about coming and going (native place).
The so-called body is outside the world of mortals, and the heart lives in the water and clouds. Taoism pursues the unity of heaven and man advocated by Taoism. For practitioners, there is nowhere for people to pass by.
You can ask the monk, if you ask the right person, you can get such an answer.
The poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the east, and went to the west to learn scriptures.
It seems that Wang Zhenren came here just to have a look at Lu Fan, and he left after saying hello.
Lu Fan was a little puzzled: "Old Heavenly Master, this real Wang."
"It's okay, it just happened to be in time to talk about some gossip."
The old celestial master waved his hand to change the topic: "This time the capital is in trouble, do you plan to stay in the capital or travel around the world?"
"Go to the place of household registration on the Duan, and build the Temple of Five Thunders."
Lu Fan replied without hesitation.
The Temple of Five Thunders was put on the agenda, and it was the first element.
Now it is not only about the identity of the orthodox system, but also about the 36 laws of Tiangang!
This is a proper supernatural power - to master the five thunders!
To be honest, the Tianxin Five Thunders method may fail in other worlds, but mastering the Five Thunders will not.
To grasp and grasp is to hold it in one's own hands and use one's own qi to arouse a special thunder.
"Five Thunders"
The old heavenly master tasted the product, with a smile on his face: "Indeed, you have this fate."
Watching the five thunders, rectifying the five thunders, mastering the five thunders.
"In that case, I will tell you some important things."
Seeing what the old master said, Lu Fan became serious.
First of all, it is a matter of time, and autumn and winter are about to usher in.
Autumn is too chilling, and everything withers in winter, which is inappropriate.
The old master meant that it would be better to wait until the spring of next year.
This is nothing, Lu Fan thought so too.
There is another reason as well.
The patriarch of this worship is Sazu, and Lu Fan doesn't want to lose Sazu's reputation.
He wants to use these months to walk among the world.
At that time, whether it is the thunder method, the cursing jujube talisman, or the town word formula, it will be widely circulated.
The latter lacks the elements to form book symbols.
For a Taoist temple, some scriptures are inevitable.
You can't just send two shadow assassins home with the people when they go to the temple to burn incense to drive away evil spirits, right?
Of course, it depends on fate to give a simplified version of the book symbol, the kind that can be used once or twice.
The above is the time, Lu Fan and Lao Tianshi also said their plans, and received the other party's approval.
"It's so good, you've already made plans in your heart, so just do whatever you want."
Then, the old heavenly master said the second point.
location.
It is better to choose a site to establish a Taoist temple. According to the rules of Dajing, the first Taoist temple of a sect must be established in the place of Duji household registration.
Can't run around.
Unless it is already famous all over the world, a certain disciple is accepted somewhere, and a new orthodoxy is passed down.
For example, Sazu’s 【Xihe School】【Sazu School】【Tianshan School】.
These three factions have different meanings, but the founder of the faction is Sazu himself.
Lu Fan is only building a Taoist temple now, and may establish the Five Thunder Sect/Five Thunder Sect in the future.
Named after Wu Lei, it must be a routine from Wu Lei Guan.
"Location. My plan is to use the power of heaven and man to communicate with heaven and earth to find the place with the most aura."
Lu Fanru said.
The old master nodded: "This is also a way, but you can listen to my suggestion."
"Most people in the world look at the height of mountains and the depth of water."
"As everyone knows, if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals, and if the water is not deep, there will be dragons."
"If the feng shui of a place is very good, there must be some miraculous manifestations. Your native place happens to be located in Heishi County, Youzhou. Think about it carefully, is there any miraculous place?"
After being asked by the old master, Lu Fan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out his temporary ultimatum from the storage ring.
This kid. Where did he find the mustard seed Nasumer utensil? How could he make it so crudely? It's just weird!
Lu Fan didn't know that the old Tianshi was complaining in his heart, so he read the paper seriously, and finally gave a wry smile.
"I was the one who got it wrong before."
"My household registration is not only in Heishi County, but in the peach forest located in Heishi County!"
Guo Zheng had said before that there was a three-way zone near Heishi County.
There is a mountain at the border of the three counties. This mountain is jagged with strange rocks and difficult to grow vegetation. Every thunderstorm night, there are often bursts of crying and howling.
From time to time, fires spontaneously ignited, but they were all extinguished by sudden rain.
The people rumored that there was a big monster being suppressed here, and the thunder and fire killed the big monster, and the rain was the sorcery performed by the big monster.
Since the imperial court is not allowed to enshrine the land of the mountain god, the people nearby have no chance to [raise] a mountain god to deal with this matter.
The county magistrates of the three counties also jointly checked the situation, but they were still a group of mortals and could not find any clues.
In addition, no common people were affected by this, so in order to avoid trouble, they shied away from each other.
In the end, it became a three-way zone.
And near the foot of the mountain is the peach forest in Heishi County.
The scope of this peach forest is divided, but part of it is actually in the other two counties.
Therefore, the three counties made an agreement that if anyone wanted the peach forest, he would also have to leave the strange mountain.
Who dares to ask for this, because the strange mountain doesn't eat people now, and it's hard to guarantee that it won't eat people in the future.
In case a big monster was born in his own jurisdiction, let alone the county magistrate disagreed, even the common people would not agree.
Over time, Taolin also became a three-way zone.
After Guo Zheng took office, this fellow had seen a lot and knew a lot, so he naturally dared to count Taolin as Heishi County.
The old heavenly master nodded immediately after hearing this.
"Then Peach Blossom Forest, where the aura of heaven and earth gathers, it is considered the best geomantic omen in the three nearby counties."
Speaking of which, it is basically a certainty that the Taoist temple is located in the peach forest in Heishi County.
It doesn't matter whether there is really a monster Lu Fan in the nearby strange mountain.
If there is, it's better to be a century-old monster, otherwise don't blame Daoist for being polite.
At this moment, Zhang Xianli interjected: "Uncle, while you are practicing, don't forget to practice the Golden Light Mantra diligently, you have to reach the point where you can say what you say."
"The Three Counties of Black Stone"
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"Woooooo?"
A puddle of mud rose up on the ground, precisely covering Zhang Xianli's small mouth.
There was a dull look in his eyes, not knowing why.
The old master shrank his hands and continued to explain to Lu Fan as if nothing had happened.
"Your character is good, but you're used to wandering around, and you have to take corresponding responsibilities if you want to establish a Taoist temple."
"A lot of times, don't think about things that have nothing to do with you."
"You are a celestial being, a disciple of Taoism, and a predestined person from the heavenly scriptures!"
"These three are achieved through the creation of the heaven and the earth. In everything, remember not to be alone and feel at ease!"
"You must have a heart of reverence and gratitude. After all, you are also born in the world, you take it from the world, and you should give back to the world."
"This is the Great Way of Heaven and Earth!"
"Yes, the disciple understands."
Lu Fan was mentally prepared for this.
There is nothing wrong with this world.
One is to walk the world, and the other is to guard one side.
After all, the Taoist profession is very special.
He is an officially recognized profession, but not under official jurisdiction.
If a Taoist temple is established, there will be some folk obligations to bear.
These folk obligations are not imposed by anyone, but are the responsibilities of a Taoist disciple.
While enjoying the incense of the nearby people, it is also necessary to provide some necessary assistance to the people.
Mostly it is related to [Transcendence]. If it is a simple illness and the lifespan is near the end, this can be considered as appropriate and ignored, depending on the individual.
For example, whose family was possessed by a ghost, whose child brought back a little ghost.
Or which man died and became the grass python hero, undead knight, insect technician, contemporary King Zhou, and the reincarnation of the third brother.
And which animals in the house have lived too long and become fine.
After reporting to the local Taoist temple, the Taoist priest has to go over and take a look and give this [spirit] the correct guidance.
Some spirits have just opened up their spiritual wisdom, and they don't understand that [sucking essence] is a taboo in the world.
After all, it is instinct.
Taoist priests must guide and educate.
If it really doesn't work, you can accept it or chop it up.
at the same time!
All of the above actions are considered [practice].
Yes, it counts as practice, meritorious service.
There are two kinds of Taoist practice, one is cultivation, and the other is to walk in the world and leave traces.
The [gong] of Taoism can be understood as a form of wages, but it is not just as simple as wages.
A Taoist priest without merit, no matter how good his practice is, he will never be able to reach a higher level.
An expert has long expressed doubts: In the eight hundred and autumn years since he became Taoist, he has never taken a human head with a flying sword, the Jade Emperor has not had a celestial amulet, and the golden crow has been mixed with the world.
Translation: The man has been enlightened for 800 years, during which time no one has been beheaded with a flying sword, but he still hasn't waited for the Jade Emperor's talisman.
Don't pretend to be a showdown, I'll just rely on the flying sword in my hand to wander around the world, anyway, your Jade Emperor won't give me a talisman.
The person who wrote the poem was Lu Yan, the founder of Chunyang.
Said Lu Yan may not understand, another name: Lu Dongbin.
However, later this person still got the Heavenly Court Talisman and took the post of Earth Immortal.
Since then, the evil dragons and dragons on the ground have been continuously beheaded, and the heavenly court has also distributed a large amount of resources.
His swordsmanship became more and more superb and terrifying, and finally left behind the legend of the Danding School.
If someone else wrote this poem, Lu Fan would definitely scoff at it.
But not this one.
Even if it's the one in the main world, Lu Fan feels that the other party has something.
I always feel that he is coming for real!
Closer to home, Lu Fan had already made a decision in his heart about [the ambiguous relationship between me and the world].
World of Spells was an example.
The will of the world exists, but it is not an independent consciousness, but a law.
To break the laws of the world too recklessly will naturally arouse the anger of the other party.
Lu Fan took the Twelve Talismans and the mask, no matter from what point of view, it was a [request].
If you ask for it, you have to give it, so he found the qi refining method for Xiaoyu very straightforwardly, and he still gave it with the foundation building chapter.
There is also his relationship with Xiaoyu, but in the end Xiaoyu was born in that world.
The world is inclusive, Xiaoyu practiced qi, and she might pass it on after she has achieved something in the future.
It is equal to the world.
And in Dajing World, Lu Fan wants to do this even more.
His method comes from Sazu and the old heavenly master, and part of his art comes from the heavenly book.
Sazu and Lao Tianshi are Taoism, and the Book of Heaven is the evolution of the rules of heaven and earth.
To put it more vulgarly, cannibals have soft mouths but short hands, and if they get benefits from others, they should do something for them.
After leaving the Fire Temple, Lu Fan has been thinking about two things.
The first thing is that the old celestial master blocked Zhang Xianli's mouth.
At that time Zhang Xianli was about to say: "Heishi three county generals"
The latter was interrupted before he could fully say it, and Lu Fan guessed that he was going to say: what will happen to the three counties of Heishi in the future, there will be changes.
This is very unusual.
So next, he decided to test Zhang Xianli's tone.
When this child was a [human], he was so stupid that he could pry his mouth open with two strings of candied haws.
It is really impossible to give him some white rabbits, albes or something.
If it doesn't work, invite him to drink bravely.
This matter is put on hold for the time being, and the other matter is a fragment of the heavenly book.
During the conversation just now, the old heavenly master was talking left and right, and more than once changed the situation about the heavenly scriptures.
Seeing him express his attitude, Lu Fan really couldn't ask further questions, so he could only keep the matter in his heart.
With these two things in mind, Lu Fan came to the back door of the Huoshen Temple and found the carriage that brought him here.
"Back to Huangzhuang"
Before he finished speaking, a young man dressed as a servant emerged from the side.
"Lu Langjun, Lu Langjun, it's me, Guo Teng!"
Lu Fan looked at him a few times and remembered: "You are not the guy who followed Guo Feng, why are you here?"
The son of the Guo family can be regarded as one of the confidantes of the Guo Zheng brothers.
"It's me, Da Lang asked me to invite you to go."
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Lu Fan looked at the sky and pondered: "If there is nothing important, just change the appointment."
"Da Lang said he was waiting for you at the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Come on, it's a business.
Lu Fan had no choice but to order the carriage that brought him to leave first.
He himself got into Guo Teng's pony carriage and rushed towards the inner city.
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Prime Minister's Mansion.
Looking at the wealthy doorman and the energetic servant, the first thought in Lu Fan's mind was: "All the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's gate, now there are dozens of seventh-rank officials in the prime minister's mansion alone, it's incredible. .”
"Lu Langjun, I won't send you off, someone will take you there."
Guo Teng said hello.
Lu Fan opened his mouth, and before he could speak, he whipped his whip and drove away.
If you don't go, it will be dark soon, and the curfew will start when it gets dark. If you don't go, you have to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Guo Teng is not qualified to stay in the prime minister's mansion.
"Really Lu, please come with the villain, my uncle and your lord are at the house."
A young man with a clever face stepped forward to guide Lu Fan.
He nodded and raised his legs to follow.
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Guo Zheng had an expression as if he had been constipated for ten days, and there was a huge sand table in front of him.
The content of the sand table is an overview of the current territory of Dajing.
Anyone who says that there were no capable people in ancient times is really wrong.
This map overview includes all the famous mountains, rivers, states, prefectures, counties, townships and names of Dajing.
Such a detailed map was not disconnected until outside the customs, and only marked slightly larger counties under several state capitals.
Compared with the inside of the pass, the map outside the pass is indeed much rougher.
At this moment, Guo Zheng's eyes were on the three counties of Heishi.
Among these three counties, Heishi County is the [leader], both in terms of economy and population.
And the county (prefecture) that manages these three counties is Fengwei County.
Fengwei County is also in Youzhou.
"Careless, I was really careless, why are you so stupid!"
"Fengwei County, Fengwei Township is abominable, isn't Brother Lu Xian wanting this time?"
He was having a headache when there were footsteps and voices at the door.
"Yeah? Didn't you see your old Taishan here? Are you, the uncle outside the door, going to take his place?"
Lu Fan's teasing voice came.
It's voice transmission.
But Guo Zheng didn't know, and immediately his old face turned black: "Nonsense, what can't be up to, a son-in-law is half-hearted, my parents are not around, and my father-in-law and children are not under my knees, so I naturally have to be more filial."
The two joked a few words casually, and then rushed to the topic.
"It's getting dark, why are you so anxious to invite me here? Me."
I went to visit my senior sister in the middle of the night, the elders of the Shenxiao Sect won't misunderstand me, right?
They won't strike me with five lightnings, will they?
The bosses of the Tongshen faction are scary, but the bosses of the Danding faction are better, they will teach me the way to go straight to the Dao every now and then.
Or should I just say that I went to drink vegetarian wine with Guo Qiangwei?
Anyway, she was born as a chivalrous woman, so she doesn't care about these details.
Naturally, Guo Feng didn't know what kind of messy things were going on in Lu Fan's mind, so he shook his head and sighed a few times before opening his mouth with difficulty.
"Brother, do you still remember the experience of you and I in Heishi County?"
"experience?"
Lu Fan thought about it for a while: "From the recognition to the separation, there are not many things in total."
"That silly girl Guo Qiangwei made a joke once."
"A Taoist priest who knows how to create animals is one time."
"The sorceress did it once, but the sorceress discovered it by accident."
Theoretically speaking, if it wasn't for an accident, Lu Fan and the others wouldn't even know that the chess pieces of the White Lotus Sect were hidden there!
Of course, the above events are all involved together.
In private, Lu Fan also fought with the miscellaneous fish of the White Lotus Sect once, and with the Sanren of Baiyun several times.
And got acquainted with Fairy Lingtao again.
Needless to say, the time in Heishi County was not long, and what happened was quite exciting.
Unlike Yangzhou, who just dealt with the Salt Gang from beginning to end, and then fought with the living Maitreya to end it.
"Forget about Guo Qiangwei, the other two things are related, and it's far more than we thought."
Guo Zheng waved his hands again and again, signaling to stop mentioning the word Guo Qiangwei, it's so embarrassing.
"Yes, I remember that old Taoist said that the witch was his senior sister or his senior sister, and later he sent the old Taoist to the capital because of this."
"Hey, speaking of this, didn't you hear the follow-up news?"
Lu Fan still didn't understand the seriousness of the problem.
He can't be blamed for this, now he doesn't even know how many prefectures there are in Dajing.
If you fly too high when you go out, you may even get lost, so you have to rely on the shadow assassin to help you guide the way.
Guo Feng motioned Lu Fan to look at the map together.
He pointed to the map, first found the location of Kyoto, and then walked all the way north.
"Dajing was established on the fate of Lihuo. Kyoto is the southernmost side, even further south than Jiangnan."
"One hundred miles east of Kyoto is the starting point of the canal, which continues to the north."
Lu Fan's eyes moved horizontally.
That's true, and the canal has branches that connect to the Yulan River.
"This is very good. I have learned about the Dajing canal. When the canal was dug, it collapsed every three days, but it was not a vicious incident."
That was indeed an anecdote.
When digging canals, whenever workers and people go back to rest, the channel being dug will collapse.
Someone might get hurt, but it's by no means a serious incident.
Because the location of the collapse was along the canal.
It seems that there is some mysterious power helping in the dark.
The superior asked to dig a hundred miles a month, but at the beginning of the month, the people had just dug three or four miles. When they woke up at night, they saw that the canal had collapsed more than ten miles away.
They just need to dig out the mastic.
Because of this, many famous [Ciyao towns/villages] were born along the banks of the river.
The canal was dug with little effort and took less than three years.
The monarch of the year was Mingjun, and knowing this incident did not add new tasks to the people.
In this way, the people are not too tired, and they can easily earn their wages.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
"The anecdote about the canal is not important, look here!"
Guo Zhengshou pointed at the capital city and went all the way down to Yangzhou: "We attacked the Salt Gang here."
Then continue down to a certain county in the middle of Yangzhou and Heishi County.
"The Demon Exorcist Captain is here to destroy the headquarters of a folk sect called the Hehuan Sect."
"Acacia Sect!" Lu Fan was surprised.
"My virtuous brother has had any contact with this sect?"
"Absolutely not. It doesn't sound like an orthodox sect. I'm a Taoist disciple. How could I make friends with them?"
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Let's just believe you, Guo Zheng muttered in his heart.
He pointed at the headquarters of the Hehuan Sect, then circled south, returned to Yangzhou and turned a corner.
"Here, Jiangnan Fucheng, where the Hehuan Sect is most active."
"Really, indeed, it's definitely not bad to open a business here."
Lu Fan smacked his lips and said subconsciously.
"Business? And you said you haven't dealt with it?"
Guo Zheng said in a low tone: "They are all men, my dear brother, don't pretend. The Hehuan Sect claims to have part of the Taoism of the Xuannv Sect. It pays attention to the release of nature, and is very good at the art of pitching and descending men and women."
"Didn't you always talk about reconciling dragon and tiger? If brother Yu remembers correctly, reconciling dragon and tiger is reconciling yin and yang, right?"
"This kind of sect where you can have fun and practice, dare you say that you have never come into contact with it?"
Now Guo Zheng seriously suspects that Lu Fan is the P among the VIPs of the Acacia Sect.
The main reason is that this guy's cultivation progress is too fast.
If with the great help of the Hehuan Sect, it would not be impossible for Yeye to send him a first-class cauldron.
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"I've never heard of the Hehuan Sect, so I'm sure they're not good people if they dare to use the banner of the Xuannv Sect!"
"By the way, which Xuannv banner are they playing?"
"Nine Heavens Xuannv."
"Hehe, I have my own way to kill. When I free up my hands, I will definitely adjust and teach them a lesson!"
Lu Fan sneered with a murderous look on his face.
Jiutian Xuannv sounds like a fairy sister with a cold temperament.
In fact, this is the teacher of the Yellow Emperor, the head of the Five Emperors.
This great god is very good at military strategy and magical powers.
Vernacular translation: The goddess of war who is proficient in military strategy.
And she was also the Goddess of War in the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors in ancient times.
A golden thigh that is extremely round and smooth, it is much more exaggerated than the three thousand ranks of the female university class when it is held firmly.
Guo Zheng didn't expect Lu Fan's reaction to be so strong, and he was at a loss for words for a while.
After recovering, he cleared his throat and continued to point on the map.
Simultaneously and accompanied by commentary.
"About these places, many incidents have occurred one after another. It seems to be a common thing, but it is a bit intriguing when they are related together."
"Originally, I didn't investigate the cases in other counties, but Gain found some clues when I delved into the details of the Yangzhou Salt Gang's account books."
"Oh? Tell me more!"
Guo Zheng's expression was serious, and he said word by word: "The Yangzhou Salt Gang has been growing for a long time, and even reached the point where the local salt company has no production."
"A large part of the money obtained by the Salt Gang is used to fill the shortfall."
"In order to provide convenience for them, the magistrate of Yangzhou chartered a commercial route, and the official seal of approval is complete."
"The range covered by this trade route is the place I pointed out just now."
In ancient times, there were no banks, and all the money received was cash.
Most of the cash of the Salt Gang will not be deposited in the ticket office, because it will have to launder money.
With so much money, of which copper plates account for a large part, how to store it is a big trouble.
Shipping is more cumbersome when pooled together.
But it would be much more convenient if there is a trade route, because this trade route is based on the canal.
Guo Zheng only discovered more secrets step by step after he tracked down the assets of the Salt Gang.
"There is also that corner in Heishi County? There are caravans going there and you are so poor?" Lu Fan was a little incredulous.
Heishi County is really poor. Although it is the first among the three nearby counties, it does not affect the poverty level of this place in the whole country.
"Heishi County is just a side effect. Shanhaiguan, the key point, is poor because it is close to the outside of the pass. Shanhaiguan is right in front of you. Merchants hardly trade here."
Guo Zheng explained.
"The road map on the ledger is just one of them, and there is another secret letter, which was sent to the living Maitreya by the old Taoist priest."
"For some reason, he didn't burn it."
"what did you say?"
"The parents have a short story, so it should be a code word. Your Majesty will assign someone else to decipher it. I'm not good at it."
Now things are complicated.
Lu Fan frowned and pondered for a while, combining the information before and after, sorting out some ideas.
In the route covered by the trade route, various weird cases appeared in several places.
Including but not limited to: livestock farming, salt gang, acacia sect, granary shortage, young and strong being coaxed to leave to work with caravans, only to see letters from home but no one comes back.
After thinking about it, Lu Fan pondered: "Women with fertility, money, casual cultivators, food, men with labor force!"
"What about the witch? What does the witch do?"
"Witch."
Guo Zheng didn't know what the sorceress was doing, but it was definitely on the same line.
Mainly because compared with the above, the sorceress seems a bit too insignificant.
"It's a bit complicated."
Lu Fan patted Guo Zheng's shoulder hard: "Work hard, and let me know when the investigation is clear."
There must be a big secret behind these incidents, and it is probably a rebellion, but Guo Zheng, as an official of the court, dare not arbitrarily assert.
It's easy to say that it's a rebellion, Dajing's spirit is still alive, and the monks who rebelled with him are all old ghosts of the six heavens.
It's hard for Taoist disciples not to intervene, that's what they do.
While speaking, an old figure walked into the study.
"When looking at things, you need to put your heart into it, but also keep an outsider's sobriety."
"How can this be?" Lu Fan retorted subconsciously, but when he looked up, he saw a little old man in casual clothes.
"Father-in-law." Guo Zheng bowed his hands and kicked Lu Fan secretly at the same time.
"This junior has met Lu Xiang."
This unremarkable little old man is the current prime minister.
There used to be two, one on the left and one on the right.
Because of the disaster in the capital a few days ago, another prime minister was frightened to death, and now this living treasure is left.
Lu Xiang nodded, and after entering the room, he directly picked up a bamboo whip and tapped it in all directions.
"Prince Qing, King Zhenbei, King Runan, King Shuntian, King Xian."
"Prince Qing is sitting in the fertile land of Qingzhou, and the shortage of the grain depot is due to him."
"King Zhenbei guards the northern border, doing the same thing as Yue Feng, with the strongest army."
"The king of Runan is in Yuzhou, and the population of this state is young and strong, which is the head of Dajing."
"King Shuntian is in Youzhou, which is where you, Lu Fan, are going next."
"Forget about the virtuous king. If the old man hadn't persuaded him to keep him, he would have left to travel around the world long ago. His administrative officer was recommended by the old man to the Holy Majesty."
This little old man is very tight, pointing out the country as soon as he comes up, and he has no intention of shy away from the prince.
For a boss of this level, a few casual words can easily lead to daydreams and even misunderstandings.
When he said this, it was tantamount to clearly expressing one meaning: these princes were dishonest, and they must have rebellious intentions, but they didn't know whether they were doing their own thing or working together.
"Do you understand?" Lu Xiang asked, but he didn't know who he was asking.
Guo Zheng bowed his head in silence, pretending not to understand.
He was indeed a fan before, but later when Lu Xiang said that he would follow the king of heaven, he realized something.
Youzhou is the last checkpoint, and Shanhaiguan is just ahead.
It can be understood that Youzhou is a buffer zone between Dajing and Guanwai.
It is true that Shanhaiguan is within the territory of Youzhou, but the checkpoint area is divided separately, and each has its own supervisor.
The situation on the border is complicated. In order to avoid collusion between civil and military forces, the emperor has always made it complicated.
Whoever doesn't like whoever makes a fuss, immediately throws both of them over.
The two most critical points are someone else.
The guard is Yue Feng, and the one who goes out to suppress is King Zhenbei.
The two of them didn't get along, Yue Feng was very disdainful of King Zhenbei's style, and King Zhenbei felt that Yue Feng was too arrogant.
Coincidentally, these princes who have been more active in recent years are closer to the three directions of [East], [South], and [North].
Going further to the west, the territory is getting bigger, but the emperor of the [Pension Royal Family] there didn't even mention it.
These four princes are the first batch to cut down the vassal, and the latter will wait and see how the first batch will react.
Seeing that the two were silent, Lu Xiang sighed slightly and pointed at Lu Fan with the bamboo whip.
"The old man thinks he has some knowledge, and the three schools of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism can also explain a little bit of mystery."
"You are good friends with my stupid son-in-law, and later you have a very close relationship with my disciple Xiaoxian. The old man asked you to call me an elder."
"Senior's words are serious." Lu Fan hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Don't pay too much attention to Xu etiquette. I heard that you are very interested in the fragments of the heavenly scriptures. Then the old man asked, how much do you know about the spells of the heavenly scriptures that you have seen?"
This hits Lu Fan's knowledge point.
There are more Taoist scriptures and Taoist scriptures in the main world than the real ones, but there is one thing, the introductions are basically correct!
Not to mention spells or something.
Therefore, he knows a lot about Tiangang's 36 methods and 72 methods in detail.
He talked eloquently, using his own opinion to describe the spells he had seen so far one by one.
From the most recently contacted to the sorceress, it suddenly got stuck: "Poultry Gathering Technique, can control wild beasts and birds to obey the command, and form troops."
"Haven't figured it out yet?" Lu Xiang nodded.
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The witch is not a messenger, is she?
Wait, I remember that there seems to be a shadow of the White Lotus Sect behind these incidents?
Are they going to rebel again?Is it too fast this time, Dajing has only been established for 200 years?
Lu Fan's heart skipped a beat.
After he uttered his conjecture, Lu Xiang nodded with satisfaction: "You can teach a child."
He turned his head again, looking at Guo Zheng with hatred.
"You, you, what are you afraid of, the White Lotus Sect, it's just a cult, it practices the law of promiscuity, and it violates human relations!"
"Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism can't tolerate this teaching, the imperial court can't tolerate this teaching, and the world can't tolerate this teaching!"
Speaking of the point, I remember that the White Lotus Sect was born in Buddhism, and later integrated Taoist ideas, and finally absorbed a lot of Confucianism. Such a coquettish operation, if you do well, the three schools will fight for it, and if you don’t do well, all three schools will kill Lu Fan. One sound.
Generally speaking, this sect is a bit evil, and its people and congregants are used too much by bewitching.
The White Lotus Sect, an organization that combines Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, has only two fates.
One, support a super god like Patriarch Bodhi, who is truly proficient in the three masters, and teach a great sage equal to heaven in minutes.
Second, the entire sect was in chaos, and some evil gods were eventually created.
Obviously, most of the White Lotus Sect in the world of immortals and gods belong to the latter.
Humans can create gods, not to mention far away, people enshrine a spiritual deer in the mountains for protection, and after a long time, this deer can become a god.
If you are lucky, you can still be the [Mountain God].
In fact, the bottom-level Maoshen of the Shenzhou system is also very weak, so I won’t mention this for the time being.
After reprimanding Guo Zheng, Lu Xiang waved him out, leaving Lu Fan alone.
"Although it's the first time we've met, it's not considered an acquaintance. I want to say a few words of my own to you."
"Yes." Lu Fan was delighted, it was not easy to get advice from the boss.
Lu Xiang is not a practitioner, but he is really proficient in the three schools of thought and various cold knowledge.
This point can be seen from Guo Feng.
He was eager for success, and Lu Xiang could see at a glance that his internal fire was the most intense, and cultivating this first would definitely increase his combat effectiveness quickly.
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At night, Lu Fan came out of the study in a daze, and followed his servants to a wing to rest.
The curfew has already started, so let's stay here for one night.
After returning to the room, he closed the door and let out a long sigh of relief: "You are really a master. You are really a master!"
Lu Xiang talked to him a lot, the words were sharp and simple.
It is not using profound and mysterious language, but analyzing the pros and cons like ordinary people in the market.
First, there will be major changes in Dajing in the future, and you can feel the clues if you go out and inquire about it, so there is no need to waste your time here.
Second, the peach forest in Heishi County is a chance, and there is also a certain will of God. If you go there, you will bear the corresponding responsibility.
This is purely figured out by the old man himself, looking at it with Taoist thinking.
Thirdly, there is one thing worth paying attention to about the fragment of the heavenly book.
[There are only legends left in contemporary times. 】
After the founding of the Dajing, the Heavenly Book appeared inexplicably, accompanied by some legends and rumors.
But before, no matter how I looked through the historical records of the classics, I could only find such a thing as [Book of Heaven], and could not find other clues.
Lu Xiang's suggestion is that you can ask for spells, but you can't keep the fragments of the heavenly book in your hands.
It can be thrown away, given away, or traded.
If you want to collect a heavenly book, it is best to do as many things as you want with as many heavenly books.
Just do the things of Shuntian, now the old spirit of Liutian is pervasive, and follow up to clean up the old ghost of Liutian is Shuntian.
Fourth, the future situation in Heishi County will be more complicated than imagined. It is the first county in the pass.
Once someone colludes with foreigners outside the pass to break through Shanhaiguan, then Fengwei County will be hit by the first wave.
Even if the brigade was stopped by Yue Feng, he would not be able to stop the alien cultivator.
So flexible.
At that time, as the only Taoist temple in Fengwei County, I am afraid that it will not suffer a huge impact.
Fifth, there are still people in this world who have received Sazu's inheritance. According to Lu Xiang, there were some rumors among the Yue family army guarding Shanhaiguan, but the source of the news was quickly cut off.
If you want to complete the method, you can go to Shanhaiguan.
Combining the above clues, Lu Xiang gave Lu Fan a pertinent suggestion.
Locating the Taoist temple in Heishi County is equivalent to guarding this place, but it is only the guarding of the practice world.
It has the task of cleaning up the ghosts of the six days, and at the same time, it has to face the upcoming changes.
By making this choice, you can leave a heavenly book, and you can get the opportunity of Heishi County.
If you don't go to Heishi County, then don't touch that opportunity, and at the same time, consider throwing away the fragments of the Heavenly Book.
"The old man is very powerful, but he also said that he missed a little bit."
Lu Fan let out a slight breath and sprayed out a colorful mist.
"If I don't go to Heishi County, it may be equivalent to acquiescing to one thing."
"Give up the relationship with Sazu"
Ask for a wave of monthly tickets~recommended tickets~
(End of this chapter)
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