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Chapter 147: Husky in Luotian Dajiao

"In compliance with the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:
In the past, witches and ghosts were rampant in Sichuan and Shu, feeding on humans and causing cholera in all directions. A Taoist priest named Zhang Daoling came to Sichuan with a sword, a seal and a mirror. He cut down mountains and destroyed temples to clear away the evil spirits. He established the Zhengyi Taoist school to suppress the evil spirits in all directions and made great contributions to the human world.

In view of this, Zhang Zhengchang is now named the founder of the Zhengyi Sect, the 42nd Heavenly Master of the Han Dynasty, the Great Immortal who protects the country, expounds the ancestor of Taoism, is sincere and respects Taoism, and promotes virtue, and he is the leader of Taoism in the world.

Admire this. "

There is a grand temple on the top of the mountain. In front of the temple square and in front of the incense table, hundreds of Taoists are worshipping and shouting "Long live the Buddha".
"Long live my emperor!"

The person who announced the decree in front of the incense table was not a eunuch, but a military officer wearing a battle robe and carrying a sword on his waist. After reading the imperial edict, he gathered together and said with a smile to the middle-aged Taoist with a long beard who was leading the group.

"Great Immortal, please accept my order!"

"Yes, Zhang Zhengchang will accept the order!"

The middle-aged Taoist straightened up, and then he realized that although this Taoist's hair and beard were not white, his figure and face had a hint of ancient flavor.

This person doesn't look like a middle-aged man, but judging from his face he doesn't look like an elderly person either. How strange!

The Taoist priest stepped forward quickly, took the imperial edict with both hands, and respectfully carried it into the main hall and placed it in front of the ancestral hall.

After a great ceremony, he turned around and greeted the military officer.

"Commander Lu has come from afar, and I'm afraid he hasn't had his meal yet. The back hall has already prepared some simple food. Commander Lu, would you please do me a favor?"

Although you are a monk, you still have to understand the ways of the world.

But it seemed that the other party did not give this face. Instead, after a few words of greeting, he said goodbye and led the soldiers down the mountain.

"Master, why did they leave without eating? We have prepared food and wine for more than a hundred people!"

The Taoist boy about 11 or 12 years old who was serving not far away, and also Zhang Zhengchang's grandson, was a little confused.

Zhang Zhengchang smiled and said, "Jinyiwei Commander, if you dare to accept someone else's invitation, you will probably be dead soon!"

The Taoist boy was puzzled: "Since Master knew that they didn't need food, why did he prepare so much wine and food?

Isn’t this a waste?”

Zhang Zhengchang patiently explained to his grandson: "This is the way of the world. They can choose not to eat, but we cannot help but prepare.

You are still young now, but when you grow up, you will understand naturally!"

I don’t know how many months passed.

Longhu Mountain welcomed the military officer again.

However, this time, there was no imperial edict, only one person's words: "Zhang Zhengchang, the emperor asks, what is a heavenly master?"

Zhang Zhengchang had expected this. He took out a letter and handed it to Commander Lu with both hands.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how dare I be the teacher of Heaven? This is my letter of resignation from the position of Heavenly Master.

Please ask Commander Lu to present it to His Majesty."

After Commander Lu left, his grandson, the little Taoist boy, continued to ask questions: "Grandmaster, is the position of Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain gone?"

Zhang Zhengchang touched his grandson's head lovingly and said, "It's gone, it's gone!

Although we are practitioners of Taoism, we are still in the human world.

In the human world, one must naturally obey the rule of the emperor.

Unless you really jump out of the Three Realms and are not within the Five Elements.

Otherwise, the people coming today would not be just one person, but three thousand soldiers and horses!"

From that day on, Longhu Mountain in the Ming Dynasty lost its position as the Heavenly Master.

However, in order to compensate Longhu Mountain, Emperor Hongwu ordered the Great Immortal of Longhu Mountain to lead the Taoist sects in the world to hold the Luotian Grand Ceremony for the Ming Dynasty and pray for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

The meaning is very clear.

Although you have lost the title of Heavenly Master, in fact, the imperial court actually supports you in leading Taoism.

For the Luotian Grand Ceremony, all the Taoist sects in the world had to contribute manpower and effort. This was the most grand Luotian Grand Ceremony in history.

All the people present were the real masters of Taoism and the seniors of various sects. No one dared to violate the authority of the emperor. Moreover, he was the first emperor in history to achieve success as a beggar. His cruel killing methods were known to everyone.

From that day on.

Many Taoist masters came to Longhu Mountain one after another. While waiting for the venue to be set up, they discussed scriptures and Taoism with Zhang Zhengchang every day, and the little Taoist boy was serving them by their side.

And Chen Yaozu, from the very beginning, possessed this little Taoist boy.

However, the topics that Zhang Zhengchang discussed with other Taoist masters were too profound and he basically could not understand them.

At the beginning, the little Taoist boy controlled his own body.

Later, somehow, it became that Chen Yaozu controlled the little Taoist boy's body to listen to the scriptures and their discussions of Taoism inside, and also poured tea and water for them.

The layout of the venue for the Luotian Grand Ceremony was becoming more and more perfect. Suddenly one day, Zhang Zhengchang called the little Taoist boy over, but this time he did not call him grandson. Instead, he looked at him meaningfully for a while before asking.

"Do you know which master in this world of Taoism has the most profound magical power?"

Chen Yaozu knew nothing, but he couldn't say it out loud. But when Zhang Zhengchang asked the question, it was obvious that he was not talking about him.

But if you ask someone else, how can he, a fake Taoist priest from hundreds of years later, know who was the most powerful hundreds of years ago?

It is not written in history.

So he could only pretend to think for a while before he said, "Of course it's the great master!"

This sentence is absolutely a panacea.

The leader of Taoism, the Great Immortal, is of course the strongest.

Even if he was not wrong, then in the eyes of a little Taoist boy, isn't it natural that his ancestor is the strongest?

What's more, in addition to their identities as ancestors, they are also grandfather and grandson.

So this answer is absolutely appropriate.

Zhang Zhengchang smiled and no longer used the tone of teaching a child as before, but explained very seriously.

“There is no room for true immortals in this world, so no matter how successful you are, you are still human after all.

Since we are human beings, we cannot escape the eternal truth that there is strength in numbers.

No matter how high a person's cultivation level is, he is still no match for enough mediocre people.

What's more, all those with high cultivation levels gathered together to hold the Luotian Grand Ceremony."

Chen Yaozu understood it, but it seemed like he didn’t understand it. What did he mean by this?
Zhang Zhengchang heard him remain silent, then he spoke again and ordered: "Tomorrow is a good day, come and serve me at the altar, it will be of great benefit to you!"

Chen Yaozu nodded to show that he understood.

But when he followed Zhang Zhengchang to the Luotian Grand Ceremony, a mysterious aura instantly calmed his mind.

The Luotian Grand Ceremony required the construction of nine altars to worship the gods of heaven and earth. The top three altars were called Putian, which were supposed to be presided over by the emperor and worship 3,600 gods.

Now that the emperor is not here, the worship is presided over by the great Taoist Zhang Zhengchang.

The three altars in the middle are called Zhoutian, and are mainly worshipped by dukes, ministers and nobles. There are 2,400 deity tablets, which are replaced by various Taoist masters.

The lower three levels are Luotian, where the common people offer sacrifices to 1,200 gods, and the ritual period lasts for 49 days.

Naturally there were no ordinary people here, as they were replaced by 1,800 Taoist masters.

The little Taoist boy possessed by Chen Yaozu was standing next to Zhang Zhengchang.

"Ding!"

The sound of a jade chime, clear and steady, struck the depths of his soul, as if building a bridge between heaven and earth in his mind.

A chanting sound mixed with the voices of millions of people resounded in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, powerfully smoothing out the wrinkles in his mind:

"The heaven and earth are natural, the foul air is dispersed, the mysterious void in the cave is shining, the Taiyuan is bright. The mighty gods of the eight directions make me natural. The spiritual treasure talisman is announced to the nine heavens..."

(End of this chapter)