Chapter 333 Secret search, Taoist conditions

"Searching for treasures in the West? How far is the West from the Central Plains?"

Jin Bifeng asked.

Jin Bifeng was confused and suddenly thought that he had been tricked by the emperor.

It is estimated that the emperor did not want to destroy the Buddha at all, but just wanted to find an excuse to get out.

If you really want to destroy the Buddha, you don't have to wait until now.

"One hundred and eighty thousand miles."

Emperor Yongle said.

"I designate the two of you as the Celestial Master of the Ming Dynasty, the National Master of the Ming Dynasty, and Song Lin as the True Protector of the Ming Dynasty. You will set off immediately when the imperial court orders troops to recruit generals."

"As for the route being a waterway, both the National Master and the Celestial Master are people who have traveled across the four continents, so they must know the route to the West."

At this time, Zhang Tianshi took out a chart.

The route to the sea is outlined in a circle, and small characters are written inside the circle, marking a certain country or a certain terrain.

The painting style is simple, but it can be understood at a glance.

"The boarding point is the Yangzi River, and then passes through the mouth of the Hongjiang River and the Bailong River, and beyond is the ocean. Then we leave Nanfangbuzhou, go down to Ryukyu and Guangzhou, and pass through the 800-mile soft water ocean and the Suitie Ridge."

After a while, Song Lin and the others drafted the regulations for going to sea into a memorial, which was ordered to be sealed by the imperial court.

Song Lin recommended Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, to lead the team.

One generalissimo for the expedition to the west, one chief military officer, one deputy chief military officer, two vanguards on the left and right, five commanders of the fifth army, one hundred commanders, one hundred and fifty members from one thousand households, and five hundred members from one hundred households.

, thirty thousand soldiers.

One member of the Food and Grass Household Department, ten interpreters, one hundred medical officers, three hundred handymen, five hundred Taoist priests, two hundred craftsmen...

There are more than 30,000 people in total.

The treasure ship is being built in a hurry.

It is estimated that thirty-six treasure ships forty feet long and eighteen feet wide, one hundred and eighty warships eighteen feet long, three hundred sailing ships twenty-four feet long, seven hundred horse ships, and grain ships are needed.

Three hundred cargo ships.

This is a maritime armada of more than a thousand ships.

Emperor Yongle looked at the names of officials on the memorial, but did not see Song Lin or the other three.

"Don't the three masters fill in their names and hang their seals?"

"Old monk, don't live in vain, just make meritorious deeds."

Song and Lin also said they didn't need it.

In the main hall, the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He looked at Song Lin in surprise.

God Xuantian entrusted him with important tasks because he valued his abilities.

Now seeing Song Lin, Zheng He immediately thought that it was Song Lin's contribution.

If you were not in the main hall, you would have to express your gratitude.

"It may take two years to prepare. This trip to the West may cost a year's worth of taxes from eighteen provinces."

Emperor Yongle thought.

"Two years? This is different from the history of the story. It seems that the world of the story has changed again."

Song Lin thought to himself.

Many things cannot be concluded directly from the story, and sometimes they will change due to their own arrival.

The preliminary preparations took so long and there were so many people that we probably wouldn’t be able to get there within a few decades.

Soon, Song Lin and others went back to their residence to rest.

"The art of friendship."

Zhang Yinhua smiled and said, not caring about the failure of Taoism just now.

In fact, he also saw that Song Lin was helping him. If Song Lin hadn't taken action, he would have defeated Jin Bifeng's men.

As the leader of Taoism in the world, Longhu Mountain will face many storms.

"Easy to do."

Song Lin said politely.

Zhang Tianshi is very powerful, but he doesn't know Jin Bifeng's skills.

If you knew it in advance, you might not be so passive.

Song Lin also relies on the power of magic, and in terms of realm, he may be a little worse than Jin Bifeng.

But in a life-and-death battle, Song Lin is confident that he can win.

The suppression in this kind of world realm is not that high.

It’s more about fighting skills, fighting magic weapons, and fighting formations.

This is true for Journey to the West, and it is also true for Chronicles of the West.

In this kind of world, it is difficult to see a person's strength, and you can only know the truth or falsehood after taking action.

And the division of cultivation can also be rough.

The Zi Mansion is called Sanxian, if there is an organization, it is Tianxian, Dujie is Taiyi Tianxian, if there is no organization, it is called Taiyi Sanxian.

The two chatted all the way.

Zhang Yinhua was a little curious about overseas orthodoxy.

When he learned that Song Lin had more than a dozen Taoist traditions and that there was no old heavenly master in heaven, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Isn't it very hard for your disciples? It may take dozens or hundreds of years of practice to achieve success."

"almost."

"Oh, overseas is not the same as our Longhu Mountain."

It’s not that I look down on Song Lin.

As a thousand-year-old sect, Longhu Mountain has a lot of immortals who have ascended to heaven. The sect has extremely rich foundation. Coupled with the transmission and receiving system that matches the heaven, cultivation is much faster than ordinary sects without foundation.

Basically, after two or three years of inspection and acceptance, you can use powerful spells or recruit troops.

This is the difference between orthodox Taoist priests and overseas casual cultivators.

An orthodox Taoist priest cannot just look at his realm. God knows where he moved people from.

"I admire you very much. I will definitely pay you a visit some other day."

Song Lin said sincerely.

The Longhu Mountain tradition in this world is a bit lacking, but the system is still good.

It’s easy to practice and the spells are powerful.

The first few years of practice are basically about tempering one's character. Only when one's character is passed must one be able to practice.

There are also experts to protect you, and rescue troops can be mobilized anytime and anywhere.

It’s much better than starting from scratch and practicing hard.

Others are in easy mode, while Donghua Jungle is in hell hard mode.

Of course, it's easy for them to become exclusive.

Unable to accept new Dharma lines, because there is no support from experts at the top, they need to take the initiative to explore on their own. Over time, an exclusive system has been formed.

If Song Lin wants to copy it, he must consider this.

"Taoist priest, wait a moment!"

Jin Bifeng suddenly stopped Song Lin.

"Can Taoist Master return the water spirit to the old monk?"

"..." Song Lin looked a little embarrassed, thinking he could get through it.

Wow!

A transparent jade bracelet appeared in his palm.

This object is the Tianhe just now, and it turns out to be an acquired magic weapon.

I originally thought I could get greedy.

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

Jin Bifeng smiled.

"Elders don't need to be polite. How can I take away someone's favor from something that is not mine?"

Jin Bifeng couldn't help but secretly nodded. This man was upright and had an open and elegant personality. He was much better than Zhang Yinhua.
To be continued...