On the first day of the first lunar month of the 13th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, it was the "Chen of Tianla" of Taoist sect. In "Yunji Qixuan", it was recorded that "the first day of the first lunar month is called Tianla, and on May 5th, it is the day when "the five emperors determine the length of the time limit for the spirit of a child". This day is also a festival for Taoist sect to set up an altar to celebrate.

Wujiyuan is no exception. The incense altar is set up in the Sanqing Hall, worshiping the Sanqing Taoist Lord, and worshiping the Five Emperors, wishing a stable future for the coming year. There is a small link in the celebration ceremony. For the Taoist priests in the courtyard, this small link is just an inconspicuous little thing, but for Zhao Ran, it is a big event in his life.

Zhao Ran entered Wuji Courtyard for more than eight months and participated in many dipping vegetarian fairs held in the courtyard, such as the Sanqing Festival that celebrates the birth of the Sanqing Daozun, the Sanyuan Festival that worships the heaven, earth, and the water palace, etc., but in all the Dharma Assembly, he could only stand under the steps outside the railing, and with a group of firework Taoist priests, kowtowed on the ground and kowtowed from afar, and couldn't even see what the Dharma Assembly looked like.

But this time it was different. He finally wore a formal Taoist robe embroidered with black edges and climbed to the advanced level of the Sanqing Hall. With Jiang Gaogong's singing, he received the certificate of precepts.

This is a cowhide scroll about a foot long. After it is expanded, there are a few lines of small words on the scroll:

"The Xuanyuan Guan Ducai Certificate will be held. Taoist priests are warned that those who do not give a ducai hairpin and shave their own poles. If there is a parent, the parents will be punished, and the abbot of the palace and the practitioners will be punished by the same crime. Now, the 648th ducai Certificate will be submitted to the Taoist priest Zhao Zhiran, who must be given a ducai licence."

The small characters written ink on the lower left head are "A name Zhao Zhiran is 18 years old and is the son of Zhao Hong, Zhaozhuang, Shiquan County, Long'an Prefecture, Sichuan Province. In the first month of the 13th year of Jiajing, he entered Wujiyuan to become a monk and joined the scripture hall as a Taoist boy who recites scriptures. He was a tutor and was admitted to this in the courtyard." The central part printed "The right-paid Taoist Zhao Zhiran accepted this."

The left half of the book is "On the first month of the 13th year of Jiajing / Li Yunhe of Xuanyuan Temple / Zhang Yunzhao of Xizhenwu Palace / Gaogong Bai Tengming of Xizhenwu Palace / Song Zhicong of Xizhenwu Palace / Zhong Tenghong of Wuji Courtyard / Jiang Zhibiao of Wuji Courtyard / Zhang Zhihuan of Wuji Courtyard". The suffix is ​​covered with the seal of purple Xuanyuan Temple, and the purple seal of Xizhenwu Palace and Wuji Courtyard.

That's right, Zhao Ran will not call him Zhao Ran in the future. He has officially joined the Taoist sect and was a Taoist priest who received the certificate. It is called "Zhi" generation. It is called "Zhao Zhiran". A simple and single volume of the certificate, but seven people have been named above it. Starting from Xuanyuan Temple in Sichuan Province, to Zhenwu Palace in the West of Long'an Prefecture, and then to Wuji Courtyard in Guyang County. The supervisory institutes at all levels were signed in sequence. Zhao Ran became a formal Taoist priest of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Ran - named Zhao Zhiran today, holding the certificate of honor, and was so excited that he could not be described in words. In the entire Wuji Courtyard, there were about 100 lay Buddhists in the fireworks, including the abbot, the supervisory institute, the "Three Capitals", the eight deacons, the "Five Lords and Eighteen Heads", the Taoist chanting boys, etc., and there were only 1670 Taoist priests in charge. From then on, he was one in the third and no longer the denominator. This is such a great thing! At least the monthly silver increased by five times, reaching the number of five taels!

However, there was one thing that surprised him very much. Another child who received the certificate was actually an acquaintance, which was Zhu Meng, the legitimate son of the Sichuan Censor who Zhao Ran had met at the Bijia Villa Gathering a few months ago.

Zhao Ran still remembers that the young master was rejected in Bijia Villa at that time. Unexpectedly, after the Chinese New Year, he also entered the Taoist sect, and he was the kind of person who received certificates directly! Zhao Ran had long heard that one of the two places to receive certificates in Wujiyuan this year will be directly given to a child with a root of cultivation. Could it be that this young master also has the talent for cultivation?

It's really awesome for people. Zhao Ran struggled hard for more than half a year and tried countless scheming, so he couldn't accept the certificate. This young master did nothing, but he was a serious Taoist priest, and it seemed that his future was much broader than that of himself! Which bone in your body is better? Why didn't I see it?

The Dharma Assembly was still going on, and the two of them were not easy to talk, but standing together, they naturally stared at each other. How could Zhao Ran think that the young master seemed to have a lot of opinions about him - looking at the look of others looking at him, it was obvious that the visitor was not good. After thinking about it, Zhao Ran understood that this person probably regarded himself as his rival.

After the end of the dine-fashion ceremony, the two of them each held a volume of the "Preventions and Codes" awarded and returned together. Why did they go together? There was no way, because they lived in the same house because they were "the same year".

Of course, the living conditions are much better than when he was a layman in the fireworks. The courtyard still has three rows of wing rooms in the east, west and north, but each row of wing rooms is connected and is extremely spacious, with one room being the three above. Zhao Ran and Zhu Meng were separated to live in the east wing rooms. After entering the door, there is a living room, which is used as a study room. There are two desks on both sides, with a complete set of pens, ink, paper and ink.

On both sides of the study are two bedrooms, one person and one room, separated by curtains, which are relatively private. The bedroom is no longer a large bunk bed, but a serious elm carved bed!

In the guest hall, when Zhu Meng stared at him with a cross-eyed look, Zhao Ran coughed dryly: "Uh... Junior Brother Zhu..."

"Slowly! Who is the senior brother and who is the junior brother, you must know clearly!" Zhu Meng waved his hand and stopped Zhao Ran's words solemnly.

Zhao Ran smiled: "Of course, it's better to get started..."

"Yes, let's take the lead first. Please take out the certificate of the sacrificial certificate and let's see who will come first and who will come first?"

Zhao Ran was speechless. Both of them were awarded the certificates on the same day, so naturally they wrote the same day - "the first day of the first month of the 13th year of Jiajing". If you want to make this basis, it is really hard to tell.

"Junior brother Zhu, I entered Wujiyuan in April last year!"

"Otherwise, although Junior Brother Zhao entered Wuji Courtyard in April last year, he could not be considered as a Taoist sect. It was just hard labor in the courtyard. If it was hard labor, then I would just go to any Taoist sect to sweep the floor and wipe a table. Wouldn't it be considered as a Taoist sect? Oh, by the way, when I was three years old, I went to Jingshou Palace in Chengdu to burn incense. In short, how many years were I entering the Taoist sect earlier than Junior Brother Zhao? Is it seventeen or eighteen years? In my opinion, since I entered the same day, I should describe my age as my birthday in March of the seventh year of Zhengde. I wonder how old my junior brother Zhao is?"

Regarding birthdays, Zhu Meng is more than three years older than Zhao Ran, and Zhao Ran is definitely not comparable, but he cannot give in, so he sneered and diverts this topic. In fact, in the Taoist temple of the Ten Directions of Jungle Temple, it doesn’t matter who is the junior brother or who is the junior brother. This is not a temple for descendants. It emphasizes rigorous seniority and qualifications. In the Ten Directions of Jungle, what is really important is the duties.

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The reason why the two of them argued over the title of senior brother is purely because they acted in a state of intent. Zhao Ran didn't care, but the more Zhu Meng was like this, the more he wanted to fight. This is the reason why people fought for one breath.

There was no result in such a dispute. At that moment, a "Junior Brother Zhu" and a "Junior Brother Zhao" called out on their own.

"Isn't my junior brother from Chengdu Prefecture? Why did you come to Wujiyuan to receive a certificate? Is there any difficulty in the other end of Jingshou Palace?" According to the saying that Zhu Meng is from Chengdu Prefecture, he should receive a certificate from various prefectures under Jingshou Palace, rather than going to Wujiyuan to receive a certificate from Xizhenwu Palace in Long'an Prefecture. This is completely unconforming to the trend.

"Junior Brother Zhao seems to be from Shiquan County. He is different from receiving certificates in Wujiyuan, Guyang County?" Yes, Zhu Meng said it very reasonably, but you don't play according to common sense. It is a "cross-county acceptance certificate". Are you not allowed to "cross-county acceptance certificates"?

Zhao Ranxin said that Zhu Meng was so powerful, his words were so sharp that it was really hard to deal with. He couldn't help but reveal the other party's true feelings: "Junior brother, is it the Taoist Yumo who came for me?"

His words were purely malicious speculation, but he didn't want to really talk about the point. Zhu Meng really became a monk and became a Taoist priest for the sake of Yumo Taoist Taoist. Huayun Pavilion, the secret place where Yumo is located, is the descendant temple of Long'an Mansion. If Zhu Meng wants to "seek Yumo's footsteps", he must go to the ten directions of the jungle under the Xizhenwu Palace to receive certificates, otherwise the descendant temple he will be transferred in the future will be the Kuixing Pavilion in Chengdu Mansion.

Then Zhu Meng's face changed color, and he let out a random "hum" and left with a swish of his sleeves.

Zhao Ran said intimately, "It's so good", and Shi Shiran went back to his bedroom to study with the "Preventions and Codes".
Chapter completed!