Chapter Two Hundred and Eighty - Controversial Merit and Punishment
After Nie Xinying left the Qingxuan Dao Palace, she took out the talisman Zhang Yu gave her and summoned a flying car, and rode in this car. More than a summer later, she arrived at a certain palace.
I met Deng Jing, the teacher who had just arrived at the upper level.
Deng Jing saw that Nie Xinying's skills had improved greatly compared to before, and nodded and said: "As expected of me, Mr. Deng's disciple. As long as you are given a chance, your skills will improve by leaps and bounds."
Nie Xinying blinked and said, "Is the teacher praising his disciple?" But why did she feel that the teacher was praising herself?
Deng Jing was not embarrassed at all and said with a smile: "It's good if it's good. Since it's good, there's nothing to praise. Your teacher is not hypocritical like some people."
"Some people?" Nie Xinying thought thoughtfully, but she smiled secretly. With this sentence, the teacher praised herself again. But she knew that this was Deng Jing's temper, but there were other things when he was in Bai Zhen Mountain.
Guarding by two lines requires dignity, so it is not often done.
She thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Teacher, this time the disciple has made progress because of the help of a lot of Junior Brother Zhang. He also ordered a senior Mingzhou to take the disciple to visit the surroundings."
Deng Jing looked a little more serious and said: "My teacher knows that you and Zhang Tingzhi once had the same friendship, and he also cares about this friendship, but you are my disciple now, so we have to treat it separately. Zhang Tingzhi
I will repay this favor for you as a teacher in the future. As for Mingzhou, you don’t have to thank him. There are some things he should do." He looked to the side and said, "Do you think so Mingzhou?"
As soon as the light flashed, Taoist Mingzhou appeared at the side and said with a smile: "Exactly, Deng Tingzhi has outstanding style. He is a true immortal. Mingzhou can't ask for anything more than being able to do things for Deng Tingzhi."
Nie Xinying was surprised. The Taoist Master of Mingzhou she had met before was not like this. Instead, he was free and unrestrained. He was somewhat similar to his junior brother Zhang Yu. He had a good impression of him in his words and conversation. Why was he talking good about the teacher now?
, the front and back are completely different.
Deng Jing said meaningfully: "These days, Mingzhou has been following me."
Nie Xinying's mind was racing. These days, she had clearly seen Taoist Mingzhou always in the Qingxuan Taoist Palace, never leaving even half a step away. But now the teacher said that Taoist Zhou was by her side. It was most likely that there were two people in this Taoist Mingzhou,
Or there's more.
She had some guesses about this person's identity at first, but now she is more certain of her original thoughts.
Seeing that she seemed to have figured it out, Deng Jing said to Taoist Mingzhou, "From now on, my disciple's words are my words. When I'm not around, just listen to her instructions Mingzhou."
Taoist Mingzhou bowed and said: "Mingzhou obeys your order."
Deng Jingcheng nodded and said to Nie Xinying: "Disciple, have you received the order issued by Xuan Ting a few days ago?"
Nie Xinying said: "I got it, but there is no place on the upper level that leads to the lower level. In order to wait for the arrival of the teacher, the disciple has not gone to the inner level in the past few days."
Deng Jingdao: "The square realm can be recharged for thirty or forty years a year. It is a good place. I think, disciple, you should not rush to climb to the upper realm. You can go there first to accumulate your merits. First, cultivate to a certain realm, and then
If you come back and try to break through the level again, you can get twice the result with half the effort.”
Nie Xinying said: "Thank you teacher for the tip."
Deng Jing said matter-of-factly: "I am always good at teaching students. You should thank me. However, this matter was promoted by Xuan Ting, so you should also thank me for being in Tianxia. If you are in Shenxia or Guxia,
At that time, things were not so cheap. At that time, the disciples in the sect often fought fiercely for a little bit of financial resources, and it was not uncommon for them to turn against each other."
He seemed to think of something, and then shook his head and said: "We, true cultivators, sometimes want to open up the Tao as widely as Xuan Xiu, but that is really impossible. By the way, do you have any difficulties in your cultivation?"
Nie Xinying said: "This disciple has a few questions about practice that he would like to ask the teacher for advice."
Deng Jingdao: "Let me listen."
Nie Xinying saw that the doubts she encountered were clear, and Deng Jing patiently answered them one by one, solving many of her doubts, and then let her practice on her own.
And he returned to the inner room and sat down.
I don't know how long it had been, but suddenly I heard the sound of bells coming from the sea of clouds, and a large ray of light fell from the sky and fell in front of him.
He shook his sleeves, stood up from his seat, and walked into the light. Then he saw a long river of light floating down from the top until it disappeared into the distance. There was a seat at every turn, and he
There was an empty seat at the place where he appeared, but it was just a little behind. As he walked up to the seat, he saw court officials one after another appearing on the long river of light.
All the court officials also saw him, and they were all familiar with him, so they greeted him and greeted him.
At this moment, there was a chime sound from above, and Deng Jing looked towards the upper end of the long river of light and energy, and saw a young Taoist with jade mist and starlight floating outside his body appearing there. His energy was unfathomable, standing on the other side of the long river of light and energy.
At the end, you can feel that the light radiating from its body seems to cover the entire lower part of the river.
He recognized Zhang Yu, looked serious, and took the initiative to give him a slap on the head.
When Zhang Yu saw Deng Jing, he raised his sleeves and saluted.
At this time, there was a chime sound on the main seat of Changqi River, and the light lit up. The figure of the chief executive, Chen Yu, came out. Seeing this, all the court officials bowed and said, "I have seen the chief executive."
Chen Yu stood still on his seat, bowed once more, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the court is courteous."
After the ceremony, everyone sat down amidst the sound of chimes.
Chen Yu looked at Deng Jing's seat and said: "Today Deng Tingzhi came to serve as an official in the court. As a rule, he should share power and responsibilities. What do you think Deng Tingzhi should be in charge of?"
Chong Tingzhi had already prepared for it. As soon as he knocked on the jade chime, he stood up and said: "Chief Executive, Mr. Chong has a suggestion. Nowadays, fellow practitioners from all walks of life have entered the world to accumulate merit. After all, many practitioners are lazy and procrastinate, and Deng Ting
If he has both prestige and merit, he will be in charge of all matters related to various continents. He will urge his colleagues to join the world and carry out rewards and punishments."
Dai Tingzhi frowned, picked up the jade mallet and struck it, then stood up and objected: "This is not appropriate for Chong Tingzhi to say. If it is just to adjust the various mysterious realms and urge true cultivation, then it is okay. But it will be rewarded and punished with the palm of the hand."
It’s a matter of fact. This authority is too heavy. Besides, our Xuanting only has people who hold this authority temporarily, and there is no precedent of directly delegating it.”
However, Chong Tingzhi insisted: "There are special laws in special times. If you don't have the power of rewards and punishments, how can you handle this matter? Just rely on reputation? No one may be able to reconcile all parties well.
At that time, it was not only Deng Tingzhi's own prestige that was damaged, but also Xuanting's prestige."
At this moment, Zhong Tingzhi also stood up from his seat, and said: "Chief Executive, fellow Tingzhi, Zhong also has the same opinion. True cultivation requires control before it can be controlled. This kind of cheap power should be given to Deng Tingzhi.
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The court officials present at the table looked at the two men, and they knew well that these two men had recommended Deng Jing, and now actively assigned authority to him. It was clear that they wanted to win this man into their own camp, and at the same time influence all true practitioners.
But they are not too worried, as all cultivators who have cultivated to a certain level have their own Tao and their own set of persistence. If the Tao is not in harmony, no matter what you do, it will be useless. Even fellow disciples will not be able to come together.
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But these two people did have good timing. Over the past few days, everyone has also seen that Chen Shouzhi's starting point is to try his best to improve the strength of Tianxia as a whole, and he seems to be making some preparations. What the two people proposed is exactly
If you go along with this matter, you might be able to get the support of the chief executive.
But at this moment, the sound of a chime was heard, and everyone's expressions suddenly became strange. Sure enough, a voice was heard saying: "You two, what you said is wrong."
The expressions of Zhong and Chong changed slightly. In the recent court discussions, this person seemed to be silent and did not speak much. So they gradually spoke freely, but now they found that they seemed a little careless and ignored this person too much.
Already.
Chao Huan sat on the seat and said leisurely: "According to Tianxia law, if those true cultivators have not done anything wrong, they do not need to be punished; if they have done something wrong, they can be punished according to the law. Deng Tingzhi is a court official.
We already have the responsibility to regulate all practices, so why should we add the power of rewards and punishments?"
He looked at the two of them and said with a half-smile, "What, could it be that you two want to make another law in addition to Tianxia's rules?"
Chong Tingzhi immediately said: "We have no such intention!"
He bowed to Chen Yu and said, "Sir, these true cultivators also know etiquette and procrastination. They have some ways to procrastinate, and others can also learn from them.
Moreover, cultivation is actually a private act. If you have the intention to resist and do not practice, you cannot be punished. Xuan Ting allows you to enter the world and go to the lower levels to practice, in order to improve the abilities of my Tianxia cultivators.
, since everything is based on this, if there is no authority, it will be difficult to supervise and supervise. I hope the chief executive and other officials will learn from it."
Chao Huan laughed and said: "According to me, why do you two need to worry about this matter? Do you use extraordinary methods in emergency times? Isn't it wartime now? My Tianxia method can now even be used by the outgoing court officials.
If it is cured, won’t it be able to cure a few true cultivators?”
Chong Ting was stunned for a moment, and then became speechless.
He almost ignored this matter. Since the last time someone Shen was captured, this wartime policy has not been withdrawn. With this in mind, it is really difficult to use the power of rewards and punishments.
Deng Jing laughed at this time, knocked it with a jade mallet, stood up and saluted, and said: "Chief Executive, gentlemen of the court, may Deng have a voice here?"
Chen Yu nodded and said, "Deng Tingzhi is a court official, so he can naturally speak in court."
Deng Jingdao: "Let's talk about rights and responsibilities. There is no need to give the power of rewards and punishments. If Deng can't do this well, how can he have the dignity to hold the position of a court official? But Xuan Ting wants Deng to do this.
, but we have to give convenience. Deng needs to take his disciples with him and delegate important tasks. After all, his disciples can use them easily. This can be regarded as a little bit of Deng's selfishness."
Chen Yu said: "Deng Tingzhi's words are serious. This is a reasonable plea, not selfish." Tingzhi cannot do everything personally. When there are no capable people around him, it is human nature for envoys to get close to his disciples.
However, he did not immediately agree to the matter. Instead, he looked at the left-hand seat and said, "What does Zhang Tingzhi mean?"
Zhang Yu raised his sleeves and saluted, saying: "I'll take it first, I think it's feasible."