Zhao Shu gently rubbed his palms, which was different from the teacher Zhang Duanjing's earnest teachings and the timely instructions of the flute. His grandfather Zhao Wei taught rituals and rituals very harshly. Zhao Shu had to recite various scriptures almost as long as he could remember, for a year Copying has continued throughout the four seasons, and calligraphy skills have been practiced since childhood. I even had to hold a pen and practice calligraphy late at night in the cold winter when there was no brazier for warmth.
"It carves the temperament and tortures the spirit. It's no wonder that the Huaiying Hall failed to revive the legacy of the Zan Liguan." Liang Tao said.
"What you're saying is that rituals and rituals are famous for being rigorous and difficult. If you don't study hard, how can you achieve anything?" Zhao Shu fiddled with books: "When I was a child, I didn't like to chew on these tomes. My grandfather always went out when he had something to do. He would go around having fun, but when he came back to take exams for his schoolwork, he would inevitably be beaten severely.
But when I grow up, my cultivation gradually increases, and I start to use the rituals and rituals, I can understand the painstaking efforts of my grandfather. If I had not worked hard when I was a child, I was destined to be lost in the crowd, and I would not be favored by the National Preceptor. "
"Many things cannot be achieved only by hard work." Liang Tao said calmly: "Some people are stubborn and stubborn. Even if they are beaten with a whip, they may not make much progress."
Zhao Shu squatted on the ground and shrugged his shoulders: "Everyone has his own ambitions and different talents, and some things cannot be achieved. Even if it is a religious ceremony, the person who studies it does not necessarily have to master all the ritual subjects. I just hope that he can do it. Some changes.”
"What change?" Liang Tao asked curiously.
"The current evaluation criteria for promotion in Huaxu Kingdom is based on accumulation of meritorious deeds. This will inevitably open the door for some nobles and nobles from aristocratic families, so that some people with shallow cultivation and insufficient merit can be awarded high-ranking positions. , so that it can be reused." Zhao Shu shook his head and said: "The Dharma pot is so solemn, how can we give it lightly? Such reckless behavior will not only make the Dharma pot dust, but also will not help the country select talents and entrust them with important responsibilities."
Liang Tao immediately understood after hearing this: "Are you planning to modify the system of run products?"
"Your Taoist country in the world will always need people to work in the future, right? You can't just use familiar people around you, right?" Zhao Shu said: "I think, how to evaluate whether a person is worthy of appointment? Since the Taoist country in the world needs people to do the work, right?" If we use the longitude and latitude of the rituals and rituals as a guide, then the people who will give the urns in the future will definitely also study the rituals and rituals.
As small as exorcising evil spirits and curing diseases, catching demons and demons, as large as collecting plagues and disasters, and summoning generals to defeat enemies, whether these rituals and rituals are effective or not can measure a person's talent. I plan to compare the existing urns and compile corresponding ones. Only those who can study ritual subjects successfully and use them freely will be allowed to be promoted."
Liang Tao was silent for a moment, looking at Zhao Shu with a little more wonder in his eyes, but his tone was as calm as before: "How did you come up with this method?"
"My grandfather won't talk about it. I used to be in the Huaiying Hall and had to take exams every month on the school's magic skills. If you study hard, you can test it out immediately." Zhao Shu said: "So I thought, according to the rituals and rituals Difficulty, difficulty, and shallowness are listed in a rough order. Examinations are conducted before promotion. In this way, everyone's level is clear at a glance, and any favoritism is cut off. Who is worthy of a big job and who still needs training can also make it clear to the world. Don’t let incompetent people occupy high positions and enjoy their success.”
Liang Tao said: "But not everyone can study rituals and rituals."
"I know." Zhao Shu nodded: "But I can't think of a better way for a while."
"You are proficient in rituals and rituals, so of course you can only think of these." Liang Tao said with a smile: "But what if the subject examination is not limited to rituals? It's like the alchemy of Chongxuan Hall has nine tripods and nine turns, which is enough to measure a person. It’s a hot kung fu. Wasn’t it a good idea when you set up subject selection in Jinding Division?”
Zhao Shu remained silent, and Liang Tao continued: "Setting up subjects to select scholars, suppressing the rich and powerful, and commanding the upper echelons, is this your idea?"
"It is better to select people with real talents and knowledge than to rely on family background to get to the position and be unable to take on the responsibility at the critical moment, causing disaster to the country and the people." Zhao Shu said with a straight face.
Liang Tao smiled and said: "But have you ever thought that people who can study scientific rituals and practice magic techniques are often rich in family fortunes. Maybe in the end, a group of high-ranking wealthy people will control them."
Zhao Mian looked a little solemn and could only say: "Some things cannot be accomplished overnight, and I don't expect that the temporary method I came up with can completely change the world. Besides, if you really want to do this, it will be very beneficial to your country. Benefits. You don’t want to be managed by a group of incompetent people who only know how to gain power and money in the future, right?”
Liang Tao thought of Chu Fenggui and nodded: "That's fine."
Seeing that Liang Tao agreed, Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He was still worried that Liang Tao would not be able to tolerate this arrangement.
"Since you are here, I just have something to do." Zhao Shu said: "The king ordered mandala to be arranged in various parts of the country, and I took the lead in selecting the specific location. Many spiritual acupoints and blessed places are under the control of your Chongxuan Pavilion. How do I get in and out of it?”
"I have asked my disciples to be prepared. As long as you arrive, no one will stop you." Liang Tao said.
"Is it that simple?" Zhao Shu was surprised: "Will this arouse suspicion?"
"Recently, I have announced to the public that I am going into seclusion for self-cultivation." Liang Tao said, "As long as I don't show up, the people below will have no one to rely on."
Zhao Shu nodded silently, and the emperor ordered the establishment of mandalas and the revision of rituals, which was no less than the establishment of the Guanshe system in Huaxu State. This matter was like starting from scratch. Once successful, it would be enough to completely shake the foundation of Chongxuan Guan.
Logically speaking, everyone in Chongxuan Hall should be hoping that Liang Tao can come forward to stop him. But now that he is "retreating", Chongxuan Hall seems to have lost its pillars. People's hearts will definitely be in chaos, and his arrogance and momentum will be weakened.
Many dignitaries, big and small officials who were originally attached to Chongxuan Hall would immediately look for someone else to attach themselves to if they found out that Chongxuan Hall had lost its previous reputation and status.
This situation had already occurred after Zhao Shui left Jianjia Pass. Many local officials who had been close friends with the disciples of Chongxuan Hall tried their best to please Zhao Shui and received him with various generous gifts on his way back to the court.
What Liang Tao did was actually to allow Zhao Shu to arrange rituals and rituals in Huaxu without any hindrance. Compared with the will of the king, Liang Tao's trust was more useful.
"There is another thing like this." Liang Tao took out a map. After Zhao Shu took it, he found that the material was similar to silk, light and tough.
After unfolding the map and looking at it for a moment, it is not surprising to see the mountains and rivers of the Huaxu Kingdom. However, using the Yingxuan Landscape Technique, one can discover the trend of the earth's veins and the movement of qi hidden in the map, like an extremely complex and profound talisman.
"Is this the true map of the earth's veins in the entire Huaxu Kingdom?" Zhao Shu was shocked. Even in the official collection of the Zhao family, there was no such complete map of the earth's veins.
Liang Tao smiled and said: "This is the most authentic diagram of Fang Yu. It is closely related to the territory of Huaxu Kingdom. Every time you go to a mandala and perform the Dharma, this diagram will stimulate the transformation and refining of the seals in the sky and clouds, and connect the territories of all places."
, the flow of the fusion energy machine will be unimpeded. This picture in hand is comparable to the talisman of the gods. If there are evil spirits who offend the altar, and are not good and evil, you can kill them at will. There are no taboos."
Zhao Shui understood that this true picture of Fang Yuji was related to Liang Tao's grand ambitions, and being able to show it to Zhao Shui was a great sign of trust in him.
"Let me tell you what your plans are next." Liang Tao found a chair and sat down casually.
Zhao Shu looked at the talisman diagram and was quite fascinated. He traced his fingertips along the earth veins and said: "If you want to connect the branches of the earth veins, you must open altars and practice Dharma at the confluence of qi. The mountains in the north and south of Huaxu Kingdom are high, such as
The pillars holding up the sky, the rivers flowing eastward, are like hundreds of qi returning to their ancestors, and the blessed land close to the East China Sea is like a human body connected to the sea of vitality."
"Difei Mountain exhales clear Qi and stabilizes the sea and land. It is naturally the ancestor of Fang Yu's Baiqi." Liang Tao said.
Zhao Shu glanced at Dongshengdu in the picture and suddenly thought of Yingzhou Island in the north of the city, but didn't say anything more.
"Are you planning to start from the north and south ends?" Liang Tao asked.
"That's right." Zhao Shu raised his hand and made a few imaginary strokes: "The mountains to the south and the water to the north are yang, and the mountains to the north and water to the south are yin. The entire Huaxu Kingdom has a territory layout of north yang and south yin. But the coexistence of yin and yang lacks the ability to transform.
It is necessary to set up opposite altars in the north and south to create a situation where yin and yang hide each other, and yin and yang complement each other, so that the flow of qi can be endless."
Liang Tao couldn't help but smile and nod. He had spent many years deducing the method. Zhao Shu could figure it out as soon as he saw Fang Yuji's real picture. Should I say that he specializes in the art, or that Zhao Shu is the person who has won my heart?
"Where should the north and south mandalas be located?" Liang Tao asked again.
"I have already chosen the north." Zhao Shui pointed out the map: "Bai'e Gong Cave."
Liang Tao was slightly startled, and Zhao Shu continued to observe, his face almost pressed against the map, while his other hand was still calculating quickly, and he was mumbling various calculation techniques.
"South...where is this Lingtai Ruins?" Zhao Shu felt a little familiar.
Liang Tao said: "It was the sect's dojo in Xuanpu Hall back then."
Zhao Shu's heart tightened, but a puzzled expression appeared on his face: "Xuanpu Hall? In my impression, it was a sect that was good at cultivating Zhicao elixir. It was exterminated decades ago."
"Back then, there was a Qiongyu fire jujube plant in Xuanpu Hall. It was rumored that it was planted by an immortal family. It bears fruit once every sixty years. If a mortal takes it, it can get rid of all nine insects. If a cultivator takes it, it can dissolve fetal knots and have the effect of refining bones.
The effect of the marrow." Liang Tao smiled: "You must have heard it. The so-called hand-planted by the Immortal Family may not be true. This Qiongyu Fire Date is similar to the Langgan Shenke on Yingzhou Island. It is the pure air injected by the founder of Xuanpu Hall after his ascension.
transformed.
Such treasures from the Immortal Family will inevitably attract the prying eyes of evil spirits. Since the chaotic times in the late Tianxia, countless evil spirits have invaded Xuanpu Hall in Lingtai Ruins several times. In the end, the dojo was breached, the disciples suffered heavy casualties, and all the mushrooms in the spiritual garden were swept away."
Zhao Shu had already learned about these things from Marquis Anyang, and he asked without changing his expression: "What about Qiongyu Huozao?"
Liang Tao shook his head: "It has withered long ago. When I led people to the rescue, I found that the flowers and leaves of this tree were gone, only the branches were left, lifeless."
"So you took advantage of the situation and took over other people's dojo?" Zhao Shu laughed.
Liang Tao said nonchalantly: "The disciples of Xuanpu Hall cannot defend the sect's dojo. Who is to blame?"
"That's right, that's right, the Imperial Master is the most reasonable person, so he won't rob someone by force!" Zhao Shu said angrily.
Liang Tao smiled and kicked Zhao Shu: "Fuck you! Hurry up and get to work!"
"Bai'egong Cave and Lingtai Ruins are the orifices for transforming qi, but the north and south poles are more important." Zhao Shu continued to stare at Fang Yuji's real picture: "Needless to say, the south pole is the Jiaohui Cave. I think you have already sent it
People have guarded the place. As for the North Pole, it should be at Panlong Mountain, but it concerns Lord Hengbi. He is a former immortal general of your Chongxuan Pavilion, so he may not listen to me."
Zhao Shu said this because he deliberately distanced himself from the relationship with Hengbi Gong to avoid Liang Tao becoming suspicious.
"Don't worry, I'll tell him in person." Liang Tao waved his hand casually: "That Mr. Hengbi is like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard. But as long as you smooth it down, you can make use of him. You take the method
If you know the true picture of Yuji, he will understand your identity and don't have to worry."
Zhao Shu blinked in surprise. He didn't say anything, but he was keenly aware that Liang Tao seemed to have undergone some changes. Especially his attitude towards himself was not as condescending as before, like staring at the fish on the chopping board.
It's a picky attitude.
This kind of closeness made Zhao Shui worried. He was not sure whether Liang Tao was pretending to test him, or whether he was showing his true nature.
"After talking about the land, there is also the heaven and earth." Zhao Shu exhaled softly: "Even if you don't want to worship the heaven and the earth, my ritual practice is to use the heaven and the earth as the plate to achieve the meridian of heaven and earth. This Fangyuji Zhentu can do it.
Regarded as a collection of territory, the purpose of the heavenly disk is to extract the star energy and connect the cave-heaven dharma veins to achieve success."
"Oh, no wonder you are studying the stars." Liang Tao saw the "Baichen Gongji Theory" in Zhao Shu's hand.
Zhao Shu scratched his head and said: "I have been stargazing recently at night and found that the positions of some stars are different from those recorded by previous generations. However, I cannot do this arrangement of the sky by myself."
Liang Tao understood immediately: "It seems that you want me to take action personally?"
"There is no need to rush the arrangement of the sky disk. At least wait until I have determined the north and south poles." Zhao Shu said: "After the layout of the heaven and earth disk is completed, you will go to the main altar of the Qi pivot to reset the rules and regulations."
"Okay, very good." Liang Tao was very satisfied: "As expected of the successor of Zanli Official, he came up with a general strategy so quickly."
"These are all big words, anyone can say them." Zhao Shu said: "But in setting up mandalas in various places in Huaxu Kingdom, there are no earth-shattering achievements. They are all meticulous and tedious work. Don't rush them every day.
"
Liang Tao patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Who do you think I am? A foolish king who writes an edict every day asking you to go to war?"
Zhao Mo didn't know what to say for a moment, so Liang Tao dusted off his clothes and stood up: "But you must also understand that I won't rush you. The king in the palace will not let you squat in Dongshengdu and write books all the time.
"
After saying this, Liang Tao walked away. Zhao Shu looked at the real picture of Fang Yu in his hand and said in the flute: "Liang Tao has changed."
"I can see it too." Zhao Shu said: "A master like him should not have a sudden change in his character."
"Maybe it's because Liang Tao has improved again."
Zhao Shu felt unbelievable: "With his level of cultivation, can he still improve at any time?"
"When you reach the level of Liang Tao, your cultivation is no longer simply based on years of accumulation." Lingxiao said: "Sometimes he has been stagnant for decades, and maybe it's just an inconspicuous thing that makes him look back on where he came from.
, after so much accumulation, I suddenly became enlightened and took a step further.”