After Zhang Yu became the Tingzhi, he knew that the first Taoist would sometimes go to the Tingzhi to talk to him alone.
Here, you may be asking about matters above the duties that the Tingzhi is responsible for, or you may be asking for his views on some major strategies.
To put it simply, the purpose is to make better decisions at court.
Under the premise of having the same Taoism, each court official has his or her own ideas and demands, as well as things that he or she insists on, and for the same matter, the views among the court officials are also different.
As the chief executive, the first Taoist must listen to these different suggestions, try to reconcile and balance, and stabilize the overall situation.
Balance here does not mean mediocrity and inaction, but rather having a brilliant vision and a superb grasp of the world's operations, and knowing which events can be slowed down and dealt with later, and which events need to be settled first.
Vision is one thing, Taoist cultivation is the most important here. Some choices require a clear understanding and judgment of the changes in the world. You may not see anything in the short term, but you can gain benefits in the long run.
It has been three years since Zhang Yu became the court official. This is the first time that the first Taoist priest is looking for him alone. In fact, this is nothing, because for upper-level Taoist monks, three to five years is too short, and then it is too late.
Don't be surprised if you look for him.
He said: "Please ask Taoist friend Mingzhou to lead the way."
The Taoist priest of Ming Zhou slapped his head on the head and said, "Please Zhang Tingzhi come with Ming Zhou."
When the two of them stepped out of the inner hall, a flying boat flew down in front of the Qingxuan Dao Palace. The two of them got on it and headed towards the depths of the sea of clouds.
The first Taoist priest lives in the pivot position of the Qing Qiong Zhou. There is no Taoist palace or altar here, because the Qing Qiong Zhou platform is where he practices in order to grasp the treasure of the entire Taoist temple.
The speeding car gradually penetrated into the sea of clouds, and the sea and the sky gradually connected, and they were no longer distinguishable from each other. Suddenly, a swirling light was seen in front of them. As the speeding car passed by, they could be seen disappearing bit by bit, and the figure of Taoist Mingzhou gradually became transparent.
stand up.
When the speeding car completely disappeared, Zhang Yu had already settled on a step. He looked up and saw that the steps extended upwards with no end in sight, endless loops left and right, and it was difficult to see the end.
He waved his big sleeves and stepped forward. Fastest updated PC version::/
And as he took steps, the entire steps started to move accordingly. It felt like he was going up, down, or just walking in place.
This is a place that ordinary people would never cross, but there was no obstacle for him. Looking for the mystery, he easily passed by and came close.
Following his steps, I stood still and heard a voice: "Ting Zhi, please come this way."
Zhang Yu looked over, and Taoist Mingzhou appeared there again. He had a feeling that this Mingzhou was a little different from the Mingzhou he had just seen.
Although the Spirit of Qingqiong is only one, it is controlled by various court officials. Because it is repeatedly summoned by each court official, different changes will occur in front of each court official. This Mingzhou should be controlled by the first Taoist.
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He walked towards where Ming Zhou was. There was obviously no path there, but as he walked past, there was another upward step in front of him.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that this journey corresponded to the two Taoist fruits after a Taoist cultivator entered the realm of Xuanzun. One was to send Qi to the void, and the other was to create the virtual and the real, with yin and yang complementing each other.
But behind this, he looked up and saw another gate appearing there. The strange thing was that he could see the existence of this place, but he could not tell the specific appearance of this place. If he looked carefully, it was clearly empty.
There is nothing, nothing can be seen, but when you ignore it, you can be sure of its existence, and you can't help but think about it.
At this moment, a Taoist boy stood there to greet him and said, "Zhang Tingzhi is polite, please follow me."
Zhang Yu nodded and followed the boy through the gate. He saw that the front was empty, with nothing to support him, and the earth was layered into layers.
The first Taoist is standing on the steps. He has black hair and a black hairpin, and is wearing a light gray Taoist robe. The sea light and clouds are flowing behind him, and the air is shining in the sky. There is a line of balance under his feet, as if one person is holding the world together.
Zhang Yu came closer, held the ceremony and said: "The leader is polite."
The first Taoist gave another courtesy and said: "Zhang Tingzhi is polite."
After reciting the ceremony, he said from a high place: "Zhang Tingzhi, you are accomplished by the mysterious method. You have served in various places such as the Protector of Border States, Shangzhou in the territory, and the stars in the sky. This is what you are doing in Tingzhi."
It’s just that I wonder what Zhang Tingzhi’s views are on the current true and mysterious ways?”
Zhang Yu thought carefully for a moment and then said: "Zhenxuan is originally the same method, and there is no distinction between each other. Although there are conflicts with each other, as long as the general trend is one and we act according to reason, we can tolerate and coexist with each other and go straight to the true way.
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In his opinion, the true method and the mysterious method are not incompatible with each other. The mysterious method only gives the people of Tianxia an extra way to practice Taoism, thus giving them one more choice.
But whether there will be any conflict between the true method and the mysterious method, this will most likely happen. However, we are not afraid of contradiction, but how to reconcile it. As long as both sides have the same Taoism, then both sides can move forward in parallel before finding the final road.
before.
In fact, in addition to the mysterious method, there may be other methods of chasing Dao in the future, but as long as Tianxia continues to keep the upward trend, then there is no problem with these. But once it stops, it may return to the original sect.
We are stuck on the old path.
And how to maintain lofty ideals and forge ahead is what those who pursue the great road and master the principles of heaven and earth should think about. This is also the reason why monks like them exist in the upper realm.
The first Taoist said slowly: "In the ancient Xia Dynasty, the various sects had strong moral principles, broke through the changes, and smoothed out the changes of heaven and earth. They thought that this was an eternal method. However, it seemed that they were standing firm, but in fact they were fighting among themselves.
Chasing, eventually one day the Tao will not respond, the constant balance will be ruined, and even collapse.
And the path I am walking on is to cultivate and practice the path upwards, to connect heaven and man internally, and to resist all changes externally. Which of these two paths is higher and which is lower? It is hard to say whether we will win or lose before we reach the end."
Zhang Yu nodded unconsciously and agreed with this statement. We have not yet reached the end of the road and have taken charge of the real road. No one dares to say who is definitely right.
So this comes back to the most fundamental point. Whoever can grasp the great road first will be the winner. These can only be done by relying on the upper realm cultivators.
He couldn't help but think of a previous inference. Because the roads in front of him were blocked one by one, more power from the upper level was needed. Only with more people entering the Tao could such a goal be achieved. This also required improving people's livelihood, from bottom to top.
Pushing forward, and this is also in line with the wishes of the people, so that the top and bottom are consistent, this forms a general trend moving forward. If you follow this, you will prosper, if you go against it, you will perish, and Xuanfa itself is in line with this trend.
From this point of view, as long as the Tao is moving forward, the previous sectarian system will inevitably fail. Unless it stops moving forward, all Taoists will not stop fighting. Those who can give up have already given up.
, the further you get to the top, the more it won’t stop.
Even those cultivators who are currently cultivating in the clear sky and the sea of clouds, if one day the upper level is destroyed, the clear sky is no longer there, and they lose the root system that maintains their life span, then they will try to seek the upper state again in order to transcend.
After the first Taoist talked about this matter, he asked him some opinions on other Tianxia events. Zhang Yu also responded with his own opinions one by one. There is no need to hide anything here. As a court official, his own analysis will inevitably be
It is a good thing to express it in court so that the leader can understand his own views.
After a conversation, the first Taoist said again: "I would like to invite Zhang Tingzhi here. In addition to asking about the outline of the discussion, I also want to give Zhang Tingzhi something."
Zhang Yuwei raised his head and saw a jade book floating down from the top. The object seemed to have no thickness, it could only be seen if he looked directly at it. After he took it in his hand, he suddenly felt a mysterious feeling coming from above.
The first Taoist said: "In Xuanting, every monk who has achieved superior merits will be given this jade book and given guidance by the five directors. Today I will give this book to you. If Zhang Tingzhi feels anything
When the time comes, you can hold this object to see everyone, but if you don't want to, you don't have to see it."
Zhang Yu's heart moved slightly, he put the page of the jade book away, bowed to the superior, and said: "Thank you very much, the superior for passing on this letter."
The first Taoist also responded with a courtesy and said: "I have troubled Zhang Tingzhi to come here, so that's all for today. Zhang Tingzhi can go back."
Zhang Yu collected the jade book, bowed again, and then exited from here, turning back to the original road. After passing the gate again, he stopped and looked back for a moment. After a while, the golden light on his body flashed slightly.
, the figure disappeared.
When he appeared again, he was already in Qingxuan Dao Palace.
He walked inside, sat down in the inner hall, and took out the jade book.
Previously, everyone from Guan Chaosheng to Huo Heng to Master Xun had said something to him, and their words had revealed that after he harvested the superior merits, there might be a hurdle to pass.
And the door he saw on the way to meet the chief just now seemed to confirm this. He felt that this might have something to do with the five chiefs calling him.
The words of Guan Chaosheng and Huo Heng all hinted that it was not easy for him to pass this test, while Master Xun suggested that he must try to grasp it and not miss it.
And he has his own opinion. There is no record of all this in the golden book, but it has been vaguely revealed in Taoist books in the past. There is no doubt that this matter is very likely to involve the road to the upper realm. He
It won't stop here.
The first Taoist asked why he felt that the fate had arrived and when he could go to meet the five practitioners.
He thought carefully for a while and felt that he was not ready enough at the moment.
It has only been a few years since he picked up the excellent results of his merits. There is still a lot of room for improvement in his merits and cultivation. He can wait until his savings are more stable before he can go there with the book in hand.
And now that the tide of turbidity is rising slightly and the surrounding area is uncertain, he does not have the best opportunity to practice practice at this moment. He needs to at least settle these theories before he can talk about the rest.
After making up his mind, he put away the jade book, and then took over a few envelopes at hand. These were the submissions that were recently sent to Xuan Ting. After flipping through them for a while, one of them aroused his interest.