Li Chunfeng poured the other party a cup of tea and said: "Master Sun is interested in medicine, Master Chen is simple-minded, and Zixiao Temple needs someone to steer this huge ship."
"Originally, everyone thought they would train Chen Zhenren well. He is still young and has time to change."
"It's just that no one expected that the old man would find another way... Against the pressure of the saint and the empress, Mrs. Wu was admitted."
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. When I first heard the news, I was so frightened that I couldn't sleep all night. I was the one who calculated Princess Jinyang's fortune. If the saint scolds me, I won't be able to bear it."
Tian Shiwen drank more than half a cup of tea in one go and said: "I only heard about it before, but today I understand why people say that ginger is hotter when old. Sun Zhenren is a good wife."
"But Chen Zhenren is also broad-minded enough to actually let a woman make the decision for him."
Li Chunfeng said: "It's true that he has a broad mind and is a good man, but he can be so calm because he has enough confidence. You don't think that Sun Zhenren alone can withstand the pressure of the entire royal family, do you?"
Tian Shiwen's heart moved and he said: "So are those rumors true?"
Li Chunfeng smiled and said: "This is what you said, but I don't know anything."
Tian Shiwen said helplessly: "You... OK, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about the suppression of Buddhism. What do you think?"
Li Chunfeng said sternly: "Of course I support it, but how to proceed remains to be discussed."
Tian Shiwen said: "There is nothing debatable about this. Journey to the West is the best sword. With our power of going deep into the people, it is enough to give Buddhism a fatal blow."
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said: "Not everyone is willing to confront Buddhism. Master Xihua is very close to Buddhism, and so is the entire Chongxuan Sect."
Tian Shiwen said in a deep voice: "Journey to the West is in line with the interests of the royal family. The saint supports this book. How dare Master Xihua go against the wishes of the saint?"
Cheng Xuanying was from an ordinary background, but it was Li Shimin who single-handedly promoted him and named him Master Xihua, which gave him the status he has today, so he did not dare to go against Li Shimin's wishes.
Li Chunfeng retorted: "Although Master Xihua is the founder of the Chongxuan Sect, the internal organization of our Taoist sects is loose, and he has no way to order others."
Tian Shiwen nodded and said: "That's why I hope Zhenren Sun can stand up. Only his prestige can convince everyone."
Li Chunfeng said: "It's a pity that Sun Zhenren's ambition is not here. The only person who can persuade him is Chen Zhenren, and Chen Zhenren left this matter to Mrs. Wu."
"Mrs. Wu has no special feelings for me as a Taoist. It will be difficult to convince her without paying some price."
Tian Shiwen said angrily: "It's really sad that our major Taoist affairs should depend on a woman's will."
Li Chunfeng said: "No matter how much you complain, it's meaningless. I can understand her thoughts."
"It's a fact that Zixiaoguan has no intention of fighting for power. They can't gain any benefit from this matter. Naturally, Mrs. Wu will not agree to be the leader."
"If we want her to relent, we need to find more companies to share the pressure. At least we can't let them bear the Buddhist counterattack alone."
Hearing this, Tian Shiwen sighed heavily and said, "Hey, that's all we can do. While all the leaders are here, we must quickly finalize this matter."
Zixiaoguan has no intention of infringing on the interests of any sect, nor does it even have any plans to develop its own power.
Their true sphere of influence has always been the Taoist temple at their feet.
The innovation did not infringe on the interests of each sect, but instead benefited each sect a lot, so he was able to gain the support of each sect and become a Taoist leader.
This is originally a good thing. For Taoism and each faction, a leader with no desire for expansion is the best situation.
But this has a disadvantage that is not a disadvantage. The organization is too loose, and no one can use morality to kidnap Zixiaoguan to do anything.
Just like now, he can't point his finger at Zi Xiaoguan and say, why do you let a woman decide such a big matter? He can only negotiate through lobbying.
As for why Li Chunfeng got involved, it is actually not surprising at all. Although he did not explicitly want to oppose Buddhism, he has never had a good impression of Buddhism.
In his previous life, Lu Cai fought against Buddhism, forcing Li Zhi to mediate, and Li Chunfeng was responsible for this. However, as Taishi, he had too many worries, and it was not convenient for him to openly stand up against Buddhism.
Now that Taoism is in a good situation, and Tian Shiwen is running around, he naturally doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
In the next few days, Tian Shiwen and Li Chunfeng met with the leaders of each faction one by one. It is not known what kind of promises they made. Several small factions took the lead in agreeing to join the anti-Buddhist camp.
Then they did not continue to lobby other small factions, but went back to lobby several large sects.
First it was Pan Shizheng from the Maoshan Sect. After a hard discussion of the pros and cons, Pan Shizheng, who already knew about Journey to the West, agreed without much hesitation.
With the participation of the Maoshan sect, lobbying other sects has become much easier. Although some sects have not directly agreed, they have also stated that they will carefully consider it.
When it was Longhu Mountain's turn, Zhang Tongxuan did not give him a direct answer, but went to Chen Jingke: "...I don't know what Zixiao Temple means?"
Facing this Zhang Tianshi, Chen Jingke was still a little embarrassed. After all, his daughter had been staying in his room for several days, but he didn't feel guilty at all.
It's a fair deal for everyone, I've already given the betrothal gift that should be given, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
But after all, he is his father-in-law, so he still has to give him the face he deserves, so he nodded and said: "Master Tian should have said that I wrote Journey to the West, right? That's what I mean."
After receiving a definite answer, Zhang Tongxuan did not ask further questions, but simply said: "Let Ping'er come back when you have time. I have something to say to her."
Then he turned around and left.
It's not that he's angry, but his face is a little uneasy.
Chen Jingke was also a little embarrassed, so he sent Zhang Tongxuan away and returned to his small courtyard.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they heard the laughter of the three women inside. Yi Nu and Yu Zhu were originally very disgusted with Zhang Ping, the 'little vixen', but after they slept together a few times, their relationship became closer.
Chen Jingke was naturally happy to see this situation. He didn't want to have a headache all day long because of the intrigue between a group of women.
When I opened the door and walked in, I saw three women wearing jackets feeding fish in the corridor above the pond.
Yi Nu noticed him first, smiled and waved, "Master, you are back."
Yuzhu also beckoned: "Come quickly, real person."
The two of them have long been used to it, so they behave normally.
After all, Zhang Ping had just experienced a relationship with a man and a woman, so she was still a little excited when she saw him, but because of her excitement, she didn't say anything.
"Yeah." Chen Jingke responded, walked over and hugged Zhang Ping from behind, put his chin on her shoulder, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Ping's pretty face turned red instantly.
Yi Nu and Yu Zhu covered their mouths and chuckled: "We are teaching Sister Ping how to recognize the original koi."
Chen Jingke laughed and said, "What's there to teach you? Just the three biggest red fish."
Zhang Ping whispered: "There are quite a few larger ones. It's hard to distinguish them without looking carefully."
Chen Jingke did not dwell on the fish issue and changed the subject: "Just now Master Zhang came to me to discuss some matters. When he left, he asked you to go back when you have time. He has something to say to you."
Hearing this, Zhang Ping's delicate body froze, and her expression became a little uncomfortable: "Yes...really? I'll go back and take a look later."
Chen Jingke let go of her, held hands instead, and said, "What are you doing later? I happen to be free. Let's go. Let's go now."
Zhang Ping's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "You want to go with me?"
Chen Jingke said matter-of-factly: "Of course, he is my father-in-law after all, and he should pay a formal visit. This time I will treat him as a return visit."
"Yeah." Zhang Ping nodded excitedly.
"Wait a minute." Yi Nu stopped them, snatched Zhang Ping back and said, "How can we go to see people like this? We can wait until we put on sister Ping's makeup."
After saying that, he pulled her towards the house.
Chen Jingke did not follow him in, but waited outside.
There were already a lot of fish in the pond, about one or two thousand. Fortunately, most of them were small fish, and there was living water, so nothing happened.
But this density is obviously too much. When the weather gets a little warmer, we will clean the pond and remove some of these fish.
Only the ones with good quality should be kept. The rest will be transferred to other ponds in the temple and some will be given away.
Zixiaoguan's koi are now quite famous, especially the black and red ones. Many people have spent a lot of money to buy them, but he has yet to sell them.
It's not that the brooms are precious to themselves, but the number is too small. He wants to wait until there are more reproductions and the quality is more stable before spreading out.
In the previous life, koi originated from China, and they were taken away and bred by Japan without paying much attention to it. Then most of the world's famous koi came from their hands.
I can't make such a mistake again in this life.
Although koi is not an important thing, even though fuso may not exist for many years in this life...
But after all, this thing is closely related to human life. If you can develop it by yourself, try to develop it yourself to avoid being stolen again.
This is actually the case with many crafts. If you don't pay attention to it, it will be stolen by others. In the end, it will be stolen even during the Spring Festival.
But in this life, none of this will happen again.
Everything belongs to China, including this world.
Just as she was thinking about this, Zhang Ping was led out by Yi Nu and Yuzhu. She took off her Taoist robe and put on a gorgeous lady's dress, and her hair changed from a simple Taoist bun to a hairstyle specially designed for women.
Apply a thin layer of powder on your face to make you look even more charming.
Mainly because of this completely different outfit from before, Chen Jingke couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and many pictures couldn't help but emerge in his mind.
In the past, I was only tempted by uniforms, and always liked to let her wear Taoist robes. It seemed that I was superficial. Sister Wu is not the only one who is versatile, Madam Zhang also has great potential for development.
But it's not too late to find out now, it's still early before they leave, and there's plenty of time.
This thought passed by in a flash and was immediately hidden in my heart.
Yi Nu and Yuzhu led her to him and said, "Master, are you satisfied with Sister Ping's outfit?"
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "Satisfied, very satisfied. The makeup is good and the person is more beautiful."
Zhang Ping's eyes couldn't help but narrow into crescent moons, and two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks, which was really beautiful.
On the way to the other courtyard where Zhang Tongxuan lived, I met many people who looked at Zhang Ping curiously and wondered why there was another girl? Could it be that Chen Zhenren was involved in philandering again?
Zhang Ping was both proud and shy, while Chen Jingke was so thick-skinned that he pretended not to notice.
All the way to the destination, Zhang Tongxuan only recognized his daughter at the second glance.
Don't blame him, Zhang Ping has been wearing Taoist robes since she was a child, and she only wore women's clothes a handful of times. It was normal that he didn't recognize her at first.
Then this woman's dress made him have mixed feelings in his heart. His daughter was going to become someone else's family after all, but he didn't expect it to come true in this way.
However, he felt a little relieved that Chen Jingke came with him instead of letting his daughter come back alone.
"Sit down." He sighed in his heart and pretended to be nonchalant.
In fact, he had nothing important to say to Zhang Ping. He just wanted to express a father's normal concern for his daughter.
Then he let them leave without saying anything official or asking her to come back to live.
Chen Jingke had expected this and had no special feelings. Zhang Ping's emotions were complicated, both excited and a little sad.
This seemingly ordinary meeting actually announced that she officially became Chen Jingke's person.
Although it was just a formality, and although she would return to Longhu Mountain with him soon, this formality was equivalent to getting married to her personally.
Her status does not allow her to be a mistress for others. There is no need to think about a wedding, and it is even more impossible to get started. On the surface, her status can only be that of the eldest lady of the Zhang family in Longhu Mountain. She is devoted to Taoism and will never marry.
Although everyone knows about her relationship with Chen Jingke, she must always wear this veil.
On the way back from Zhang Tongxuan, Zhang Ping kept her head down without saying a word. When she returned to Chen Jingke's small courtyard, she threw herself into Chen Jingke's arms and cried in the rain.
She didn't know why she was crying, but she felt that there were too many things worth crying about. In short, it was very complicated, so she cried.
Chen Jingke didn't say anything, he just held her and gave her support.
Yuzhu was a little confused. Did she get scolded when she went back?
It is a bit deviant for a girl who has not left the court to live in another man's room openly in front of so many people. It is normal for her to be scolded.
So she wanted to come over and give her some advice.
Yi Nu probably sensed Zhang Ping's mood and stopped her: "It's okay. Just cry and it will be fine."
What she said was indeed correct. Zhang Ping cried for a while and her voice gradually became quieter, then turned into soft sobbing, and finally stopped completely.
Before Chen Jingke could ask, she said a little shyly: "I'm sorry, I... I don't know why I just want to cry."
Chen Jingke said gently: "It doesn't matter, as long as you are fine."
Zhang Ping closed her eyes, pressed her head against his chest and said, "I'm fine. As long as you are by my side, I will be fine."
Chen Jingke was moved when he heard this.
After a while, Zhang Ping suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to break away from his arms: "Oh, my makeup is all gone...and this clothes is too inconvenient to put on, I'm going to change it."
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How could Chen Jingke let her get her wish? He hugged her tightly with both arms, lowered his head and said in her ear: "No need to change, I will wear these clothes tonight."