The ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the first year of Zhaoguang in the Song Dynasty.
The Zixiao Palace in Wudang Mountain on South Beijing Road is full of incense, and there are many tourists on the mountain road. The orchestral strings and bamboos in the palace are playing Buxu Diao, Wannian Song and other music. Pilgrims and believers worship and burn incense in the front hall under the guidance of Zhike Taoist.
In the back hall, the Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect are holding a Zhai Di Conference. This conference is not only a traditional celebration of Dou Mu Yuanjun's birthday, but also a way to redeem the souls of the disciples who died in Zhongnan Mountain. The current ranking of these disciples
They are all enshrined on the side of the Patriarch Hall, where they receive incense and offerings every day, and sacrifices must be made during every fasting and dipping ceremony.
Since Quanzhen Religion became the state religion of the Song Dynasty, and Qingxuan Zhenren was named the state master of the Song Dynasty, the Zixiao Palace in the Song Dynasty became a good place for dignitaries and pilgrims who believed in Taoism to burn incense, kowtow, and pray for blessings.
Originally, the Qingniu Palace in Lin'an was also one of the palaces of the Quanzhen Sect, but it only served the royal family, ministers and nobles, and was too far away, so the Zixiao Palace became more popular.
Especially in the past month, Quanzhen believers in the Central Plains and Northland have learned of the sudden fire in Chongyang Palace, and after the disaster, the ancestor of Qingxuan Zhenjun ordered his disciples to move to Zixiao Palace.
Everyone knows that the Quanzhen Sect is moving its ancestral court to the south, and all believers are rushing to come to worship and offer incense. It has even pushed the incense in Zixiao Palace to the most prosperous event in the world's palace temples. Every day scenes
It’s comparable to the way people burn incense at Nantianmen on New Year’s Eve in the prosperous times a thousand years later.
Today is the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Qingxuan Zhenjun, the headmaster of the Quanzhen Sect, personally and Chi Lian Sanren led their disciples to worship the Taoist gods such as Sanqing and Liuyu, as well as Chongyang Patriarch, Lu Zu and other patriarchs in the main hall of Zixiao Palace.
It was already dusk after the Zhai Dipping Ceremony and sacrifices were over.
Lin Qingxuan ordered his disciples to chant sutras in the Patriarch Hall to save the souls of the dead, and left the palace affairs to Taoist Zhiqing to handle. He and Li Mochou returned to the back room to rest.
After entering the room, Lin Qingxuan took off his purple robe. As soon as he sat down to drink a cup of tea, he saw a Taoist in his fifties with fair skin and as gentle as jade come in.
Lin Qingxuan smiled and said: "Senior Brother Sun, sit down and have tea."
After Sun Desheng, Li Mochou, and Lin Qingxuan were seated in the room, Chen Lingyun and two of his disciples came forward to serve tea.
Lin Qingxuan saw that although Chen Lingyun only had one arm left after the battle at Yuqing Palace, his skills were superb, especially in the Western Regions, and he told him: "Lingyun, you have done a good job in practicing the "Yuqing Demon Slayer Sutra".
One arm is more disadvantaged than ordinary people when it comes to using one arm. The soft weapon kung fu passed down by your master is unparalleled in the world. If you can master the kung fu of a silk and silk whisk with that empty sleeve, you will eventually become a great master in the world."
Chen Lingyun admired Lin Qingxuan the most, and was grateful in his heart. If not for the kindness given to him by Master Qingxuan, how could he have been blessed to become a disciple of Chilian Sanren and become a third-generation disciple of the Quanzhen Sect?
Hearing that the leader Zhenjun still cared about him, Chen Lingyun kowtowed and said: "It's all because of your teachings, leader, that this disciple has achieved a little success, but the disciple is too stupid and can't practice the essence of Yuqing Sheng Gong...
..." Chen Lingyun's voice was slightly choked as he spoke.
Lin Qingxuan lifted him up with a roll of his sleeve robe. Li Mochou smiled and said, "I have given you little instruction over the years. I will teach you the Iron Sleeve Skill tomorrow. Once you master it, you can keep pace with Zhiping."
Chen Lingyun knelt down and kowtowed again with gratitude.
The sun was setting, and the light in the house was already very dim. After Chen Lingyun stood up, he took out the fire sickle and lit the candle, and then the house was filled with warm orange light.
Lin Qingxuan saw Sun Desheng's expression of emotion and knew that he was remembering the past of his two brothers, so he smiled: "Senior Brother Sun, you have become more and more sophisticated in Xuan Gong over the years. Why don't you accept a disciple?"
At this time, it had been several days since Lin Qingxuan and Li Mochou led the Quanzhen disciples back to Zixiao Palace.
A few days ago, when Sun Desheng arrived at the foot of the mountain, he led his disciples ten miles out of the mountain to meet him. In the past few days, Lin Qingxuan and Sun Desheng talked all night long and slept together, leaving Li Mochou indifferent.
However, the two brothers had not seen each other for more than ten years, and the affectionate atmosphere had not dissipated for a while, so Li Mochou didn't feel angry.
In Lin Qingxuan's eyes, Sun Desheng still looked the same chubby person more than ten years ago, except that his temples and beard had turned white. Although his eyes were shining and his face was purple, the wrinkles on his forehead and corners of his eyes were getting deeper. , he looks old.
Sun Desheng stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I don't like to dance with swords, boxing or practice martial arts. I just study the outer and inner alchemy methods every day and practice mystical skills. If it weren't for the Taoist methods you taught me, I wouldn't even have the skills gained through meditation." I don’t have the ability, so I say that I don’t understand cultivation yet, so I dare to mislead others’ disciples, so I definitely can’t accept disciples.”
Lin Qingxuan knew that Senior Brother Sun had always been quiet and inactive, and had no fight with the world. After decades of meditation, his Taoist cultivation and realm had reached the highest level, and his words and deeds were true and true, so he stopped asking questions.
The three of them chatted for a while, talking about their experience in practicing inner alchemy qigong. Suddenly Lin Qingxuan stopped talking. Li Mochou and Sun Desheng also heard someone coming one after another, and suddenly they heard Taoist Zhiqing saying in the yard: "Master , the disciples came to pay their respects."
Immediately afterwards, I heard Yin Zhiping, Lu Zhitang, Li Zhichang, Wang Zhitan, Cui Zhifang, etc. also calling to greet them.
Lin Qingxuan knew that these third-generation disciples were the essence of the sect. They came together to decide important matters for the sect, so he said in a deep voice: "Come in and talk."
After entering the room to see the ceremony, Yin Zhiping, as the chief disciple of the third generation, had a distinguished status and said first: "Uncle Master, the ceremony has ended, the salvation meeting will be suspended tomorrow, and the Beidi Trading Company and Taoist Temple that you requested to withdraw have also withdrawn to the Song Dynasty. .I wonder how you, the old man, will arrange these thousands of disciples and industry personnel?"
It turned out that since Lin Qingxuan took Quanzhen disciples from Chang'an County to the south, he had considered that the war between Mongolia and Song Dynasty had begun, and the distinction between life and death could no longer be changed.
Since the Quanzhen Sect has decided to bet on the Song Dynasty and even trained Zhao Xiyan, the Zhaoguang Emperor, more than ten years ago, as the stalemate between Song and Mongolia expands, the Quanzhen Sect's identity in Mongolia will be very embarrassing.
Even now that Lin Qingxuan is back, Brother Meng is temporarily wary of his ability to extract heads from thousands of armies like a bag, so he dare not abolish the status of Quanzhen Religion as the state religion. However, he downplays Quanzhen Religion and supports Tantric Buddhism and other ten Eighty-nine things have to be done.
In the future, there is no telling whether Mongolia will retaliate against the Quanzhen Sect after the war breaks out, even if Mongolia is at a disadvantage. Therefore, in order to prevent Mongolia from suppressing the Quanzhen Sect in the north, and at the same time to shrink the power of the sect, Lin Qingxuan struck out. He made a list and ordered most of the trading firms involved to withdraw to the Song Dynasty, and at the same time transferred all their properties back.
Some of the lower chambers of Taoist temples have also been abolished, leaving only a part to prevent Meng Ge and others from having other thoughts because they still think that the Quanzhen Sect is powerful in the north and are wary of it.
After listening to Yin Zhiping's report, Lin Qingxuan nodded and said: "The people of the Yunnan-Guizhou generation lack education, and our Taoist sect is not prosperous enough in the land of South Vietnam, and the foundation of our Quanzhen Sect in the various states in the south is still lacking.
Weak, send half of those disciples to open a dojo, and send the rest to the Western Regions.
As for business, we have to continue doing it, but most of it has been changed from the bright side to the dark side, and some can also be adjusted to shipping. We still have some hidden things in the North, so business naturally cannot stop.
Yin Kexi and Lingyun were originally responsible for these matters. Now Kexi is in charge of the affairs of the Western Region in Yuqing Palace. Lingyun can't handle it all by himself. Zhitang has also shouldered the responsibility, and you two are assisting..."
Lin Qingxuan arranged many matters very well, and those whose names were called, such as Yin Zhiping, Lu Zhitang, Chen Lingyun, etc., all hurriedly bowed and agreed.
Everyone was listening to the leader Zhenjun's instructions when they suddenly saw a little Taoist boy walking in quickly, knelt down and said: "Master, the messenger of Meng Ge Khan of Great Mongolia has come down from the mountain. He said he wants to invite you to come to Xixia.
An audience at the royal palace."
Lin Qingxuan looked at Li Mochou and Sun Desheng, and saw that both of them shook their heads slightly, knowing that Brother Meng might have known that his national master had returned.
But he only came to invite me now, and he didn't react to the attack on Chongyang Palace by more than ten evil sects such as the Tantric Sect and the Vajra Sect. This in itself represents an attitude.
Now that I have sent someone to invite him, he probably wants to test his attitude, but it is inevitable that he will be dissatisfied with the Quanzhen Sect.
Lin Qingxuan also knew that Mongolia was not unkind to the Quanzhen Sect, and even more so to himself. Although he kept Genghis Khan alive for more than ten years during his Western expedition, the Quanzhen Sect was the state religion of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the sect helped many
Song Dynasty could not stand up to Mongolia to some extent, and he, the national master, should not end up in this situation again.
Moreover, Lin Qingxuan felt that he had already reached the level of martial arts that was on the ceiling of the martial arts world. It was extremely difficult to make any progress. All he could do was to continuously polish his Qi and make his inner strength more pure, but it was difficult to make any big progress.
Nowadays, Lin Qingxuan no longer cares about the disputes in the world. He only wants to concentrate on studying the "Taoist Immortal Technique" created by himself and Zhou Botong that can see beyond martial arts. Therefore, how can Lin Qingxuan deduce the immortality method and Taoist Technique?
Where his eyes were, what he was pursuing was the illusory dream of immortality, becoming an immortal, and opening up a path to immortality, so he was not prepared to answer the imperial edict and meet Brother Meng.
Originally, Lin Qingxuan also thought that firstly, few people would be devastated by the war, and secondly, that he could have a unified, stable and prosperous dynasty. Therefore, he initially educated the Mongolian Khan and his son, and wanted to cultivate a Chinese court, so that as long as the future Yuan Dynasty
If we can not reduce the Han people to third and fourth classes, we can naturally allow them to be unified.
Valley rush
However, Lin Qingxuan did not want to spend too much energy and time cultivating the Mongolian Khans from generation to generation. He was worried that the future would still exceed his expectations, so he made two preparations and supported and trained his own disciple Zhao Xiyan, hoping to train a
Da Song can fight.
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has become a prosperous country, and Mongolia has indeed increased the degree of Sinicization after Tuo Lei died and Meng Ge succeeded to the throne. However, under the influence of unification and orthodox culture, Mongolia is also eager to unify the world.
After all, Lin Qingxuan himself was a monk. The battle between Mongolia and the Song Dynasty was inevitable. There was no room for two tigers in one mountain. His status was embarrassing, and he had already transcended the secular world, so it was difficult to intervene.
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty is a disciple of Zhenjun, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect. In terms of emotion and reason, in public and private affairs, the Quanzhen Sect will use all the strength of the religion to help the Song Dynasty, and the size of Mongolia
It is vast, and many forces are scattered throughout the Western Regions. The Song Dynasty will soon redefine the Central Plains. Even if the descendants are unworthy, I am afraid that at worst they will be able to maintain the territorial situation of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
And Mongolia has a large area of land acquired by the Western Expedition. Even if it loses the Central Plains and the North and retreats to Central Asia and West Asia in the future, it is still a good destination to become a big country spanning Europe and Asia.
Therefore, Lin Qingxuan has already decided not to care about the ownership of the royal hegemony. If the Song Dynasty wins, he will save the face of Genghis Khan and save his descendants to retreat to the Western Regions. If Mongolia wins in the future, he will go to the Golden Tent of the Great Khan without any hesitation.
Take a trip and ask them, the Mongol Khan, to treat Han and Southerners equally and not to kill or humiliate them.
Lin Qingxuan was no longer prepared to ask about Song Meng's matter. Naturally, Lin Qingxuan didn't want to see Brother Meng. He just asked his disciples to say that the master of the country was practicing in seclusion and sent him away.
Two days later, the imperial envoys of the Song Dynasty also accompanied the new palace lord of Qingniu Palace, Zhao Chi, to Zixiao Palace to meet Lin Qingxuan.
Lin Qingxuan originally wanted to be excused, but Li Mochou told Lin Qingxuan that the new palace master of Qingniu Palace, Zhao Chi, was the prince of the current dynasty and the son of Zhao Xiang.
Lin Qingxuan had never met Zhao Zhiyan, who was Zhao Xian's son. He thought that if his disciple came to see him, it would be hard not to see him, so he arranged for the imperial envoy to rest and only received him in the back mountain monastery. He was only sixteen years old this year.
The crown prince of the Song Dynasty is also Zhao Chi, who just took over as the master of Qingniu Palace last month.
Lin Qingxuan has a clear mind and knows that the original masters of the Qingniu Palace were the Quanzhen Seventh Son and Li Mochou, and it was Ma Yu who should replace them. However, after Li Mochou disappeared, the Qingniu Palace was left without an owner.
At that time, Qingxuan Zhenjun had been missing from the Western Regions for more than a year. Not only did Mongolia have ideas, the Song Dynasty court also wanted to capture the Qingniu Palace, so Zhao Xian issued an order for the prince to enter Taoism and practice, and became Qingniu Palace.
Palace Lord.
Naturally, the Seven Quanzhen Sons would not have any reaction. In addition, they later returned to Chongyang Palace to protect the teachings. Many high-level disciples from Qingniu Palace also rushed back to Zhongnan Mountain. Zhao Xun replaced the five-way Taoist Guard Army with some so-called
The commander-in-chief of Taoism practice has been completely grasped.
When the Chongyang Palace was under siege, Mongolia secretly contributed to the flames, but the Song Dynasty court did not send any experts to help, but just waited and waited. This was also a sign of fear of the Quanzhen Sect.
Lin Qingxuan knew that no matter whether Zhao Xian was a Quanzhen disciple, his most important identity was still the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. This difference was also one of the reasons why Lin Qingxuan was not prepared to interfere in the affairs of the two countries.
But no matter what, Zhao Chi was always his disciple, and Lin Qingxuan still liked this young man with a handsome face and noble air.
Zhao Chi came in wearing an apricot Taoist robe. He glanced at Li Mochou first, obviously recognizing him, and then he saw Lin Qingxuan. He immediately raised his robe and knelt down, kowtowing and said, "Disciple Zhao Chi pays homage to Master and Master Li.
"
"Good boy, wake up."
Lin Qingxuan smiled slightly and looked at the prince of the Song Dynasty with warm eyes. He sat on the futon without moving his hands and feet, and he had a gentle force to lift Zhao Chi up.
Lin Qingxuan's luck lifted him up and he tested out the authentic martial arts with his whole heart and mind. He had a solid foundation and his internal strength had already begun to show some signs of success. He couldn't help but feel even more happy.
Before Zhao Chi came, he had been warned by his father, saying that he was the master's martial arts master and that he was a living god in this world. When he saw him, he must be polite and respectful, and he must be respectful in his words.
Although Zhao Chi had already thought a lot about his grandpa before he met him, but when he saw his grandpa moving, he was lifted up by an irresistible gentle force. Zhao Chi was very knowledgeable.
Guang had even seen the power of the Quanzhen Seven Sons, but it was still hard to imagine or understand. He finally believed that Grandpa Grandpa was a land god, and his eyes couldn't help but sparkle with curiosity and admiration.
Lin Qingxuan asked: "Who did you learn your martial arts from?"
"My father taught me some things when I was young, and I also learned some things from my master."
"Who is your master?"
"Taoist Master Zhicheng was my master. It's a pity that he passed away."
Lin Qingxuan also sighed slightly and asked, "Is your father okay?"
"Dad is busy with military matters every day. He is frowning all the time. He often misses his master... He has told me about you many times... This time, he also asked me to stay in Zixiao Palace for a longer time... to take his place.
I will do my best to you..."
As Zhao Chi spoke, he imitated Zhao Xi's demeanor and said what he told Zhao Chi.
Li Mochou couldn't help but giggle when she saw how vividly he learned it.
Lin Qingxuan felt relieved when he thought of Zhao Xiyan, and said: "Well, you can stay with me for three months, and your master will teach you some of the most advanced martial arts."
Zhao Chi was overjoyed when he heard this. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you so much, Master. My father said that I am coming. You will definitely cherish your grandson."
Lin Qingxuan nodded and was about to ask Chen Lingyun to arrange a place for him. Zhao Chi hurriedly bowed and said: "Grandpa Master, my father sent me and Mr. Song, the Minister of Rites, to invite you to Lin'an.
My father said that once you become emperor, you will lose your freedom. He wanted to come to see you in person, but all the officials did not agree. I can only ask you to deign to condescend and go to Lin'an Qingniu Palace to stay for a few days, so that the three of us, grandparents and grandchildren, can be reunited.
Reunion.”
Lin Qingxuan was noncommittal and asked: "What else is there? If this is the case, why should we send officials from the Ministry of Rites?"
"I can't hide anything from you, old man."
Zhao Chi said with a smile: "My father said that Mongolia canonized you as a true king. My father has long wanted to confer you a heavenly title as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but the seven uncles did not agree. This time I heard that
If you say that you have become the head teacher, let the Ministry of Rites draw up a decree and confer you the title of Heavenly Master."
Lin Qingxuan smiled faintly and said: "The emperor is quite generous. The Heavenly Master can be equal to his emperor in the secular world, so no one advises him?"
"You, old man, are the golden immortals of the land who save the common people. Who dares to stop you? Let me say that it will not be a loss for you to be granted the title of Heavenly Lord."
"You're a good boy, but sealing is useless. You can't really see it for a long time. Everything is just nothingness... Hey... Celestial Master..."
The so-called Celestial Master of Zhengyiyi was self-proclaimed from the beginning and was not recognized by the imperial court. Even during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, he worshiped Taoism so much and promoted Zhengyiyi, but he only gave the contemporary Zhang Tianshi the title of Mr. Xu Jing. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that he was truly recognized.
Master Zhang was praised as a Heavenly Master, and Mr. Xu Jing was named Xu Jing Xuantong Hongwu Zhenjun.
Now that Lin Qingxuan is still alive, Mongolia has named him a true king that can only be conferred by gods, which naturally means living gods.
The Quanzhen Sect moved south, and Lin Qingxuan returned to Zixiao Palace. At this time, Zhao Xian named Lin Qingxuan an officially recognized "Celestial Master."
In the Taoist system, which is a mythological system, it is much higher than the true monarch who canonized Lin Qingxuan in Mongolia. He is the teacher of the Son of Heaven and the teacher of the Eight Classics. This also shows that since Lin Qingxuan, the Quanzhen Sect has been
He is the master of all spirits who cultivates the innate way and establishes the way and teaches.
Lin Qingxuan had long guessed that after he returned to the Central Plains, both Mongolia and the Song Dynasty would curry favor with him. However, he did not want to get involved in the affairs of the two countries, so he had no intention of dealing with Mongolia and the Song Dynasty. For the Song Dynasty, he named himself Zixiao Lingguang.
Dongmiao Qingxuan Zhenjun did not even ask for the edict from the Heavenly Master, and the Minister of Rites refused to receive him at all.
However, the imperial court conferred Lin Qingxuan the title of True Monarch and Heavenly Master, treating him as a god. Whether Lin Qingxuan accepted the order or not, and whether he saw the imperial envoy, the imperial envoy would place the imperial edict and plaque in the Zixiao Palace, and then the imperial court would report him with his residence at the same time.
Tell the world.
That is to say, since September of the first year of Zhaoguang, among the Taoist gods in the Song Dynasty, there was one more Qingxuan Zhenjun and Great Heavenly Master, and he was officially recognized as a living god.