Although the first Taoist said that it would be necessary to discuss which territory each of the four Xuanzuns would guard, in fact, Wei and Kong among them had already made arrangements, and everyone was well aware of this.
Wei Tao will leave the town at the Xuanning Protectorate in the north, while Kong Fu will leave the town at the Anyue Protectorate in the south.
The two Protectorate's Mansion are relatively close to Thirteen Continents, and manpower and material resources are easier to deploy. And this one already has enough achievements, and there is no need to fight for anything. All they have to do this time is to
In the process of ascending to the island, a deep foundation was laid for these two protective palaces. What the Lord wanted was stability.
There are two remaining places, namely the Changhe Protectorate on the west side and the Dongting Protectorate on the eastern end. Who should guard the two places is the main thing that needs to be discussed at the moment.
At this moment, Taoist Zhong knocked on his jade chime and stood up. He slapped his head on the head and first expressed his opinion: "Zhong recommended Taoist friend Cen Chuancen as the Xuanshou of Dongting Prefecture."
Taoist Yu Su also stood up at this moment, and he said: "Zhong Ting and I have opposite opinions. I think Zhang Yu and Zhang Shouzheng should be the Xuanshou of the East Court."
He looked at everyone, "I believe that all of you know that the position of the Dongting Protectorate is particularly critical. It is far to the east of our Tianxia territory, and we have to face all kinds of strange gods and monsters.
The person who guards this position must not only be able to reason up and down, but also need to be upright in his mind, but I don't think that Cen Chuan, a person who has been expelled and has an unrighteous character, can guard this place."
Zhong Daoren turned around and retorted: "Fellow Daoist Yusu, please be careful. Daoyou Cen has been cleared of his previous crimes, and before that, he personally eliminated the villain who used the name of Zhengqing. Watch what he does.
This shows his heart, how can he not be guarded here?"
Taoist Yusu sneered and said: "Cen Chuan's return to Tianxia lasted less than a year, but he was expelled for more than three hundred years, and during that period he never acknowledged anything. Even now, he has never acknowledged what he did in the past.
He said something about confession and repentance, how can I trust him?"
Zhong Daoren shook his head and said: "Everyone in this world who has no faults must have made mistakes. They just have to correct them. How can we not give them a chance? Instead, they just talk about their faults? This is not the way I, Tianxia, use people!"
Chao Huan sneered at this moment and said: "What Zhong Tingzhi said is good, give him a chance? From this point of view, don't the people of the Dongting Protectorate become the touchstone of his Cen biography? Chao Mou
I really feel sorry for the people of the Protectorate. If this Cen Chuan is too paranoid and does something that goes against common sense, wouldn't they be implicated? I thought about it, is this the Protector of Dongting?
The people of this mansion have committed too many sins in the past, so they have to bear this responsibility?"
Zhong Daoren didn't want to pay attention to him, but Chao Huan looked like he hadn't finished speaking yet and was about to speak again. But at this time, another chime sound came, which suddenly drowned out all the sounds in the room.
Everyone looked around and saw Taoist Changsun standing up, bowing his head to everyone, and said: "Chief Executive, everyone, I also have some superficial opinions on the matter of the Xuanshou of Dongting Protectorate, please allow me to speak.
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The first Taoist nodded and said: "Changsun Tingzhi has done all that can be said."
Changsun Taoist said: "As Zhu Tingzhi said before, the East Courtyard is the screen of the mainland. The guarding monks are responsible for resisting the enemies in the east and expanding the territory. This requires dealing with strange gods and monsters.
, fight against external enemies and even chaos monsters, so in this position, some details are actually not important, the most important thing is the fighting ability of the guarding monks themselves."
He looked at the first Taoist on the light river and said in a loud voice: "Only with enough fighting ability can we cope with all kinds of dangerous situations and secure this place!"
The first Taoist nodded slowly.
At this time, Feng Taoist said: "According to what Changsun Tingzhi said, Zhang Shouzheng is a Shouzheng and is good at fighting. Wouldn't it be appropriate for him to take the guarding position?"
Taoist Changsun shook his head and said: "Although Zhang Shouzheng is good at fighting and has captured several opponents, he mostly borrowed Tianxia's advantage. As for his own fighting ability, he may not necessarily be able to defeat Cen Xuanzun.
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In fact, this is not wrong. Tianxia Shouzheng is just a position. Although the monks who can sit in this position have certain combat capabilities, in the process of fighting the enemy, they can also borrow various kinds of things from Xuanting.
With the help of superior multipliers, you can also read the records about the Taoist and Divine Channel Techniques in the classics. Therefore, Xuanting's defense in fighting the enemy is not just relying on himself, but also in exchange for someone. As long as he can make good use of these favorable conditions,
You can also sit firmly in this position.
Taoist Master Changsun looked at the upper end of the river and said, "I think that my fellow Taoist Cen has been practicing Taoism for a long time and he has served as a court official in the past. His ability has been seen by all and he is more qualified to shoulder this important task."
Among the court officials here, there are not many who can be said to be familiar with Zhang Yu, but most of them know Cen Chuan relatively well. After all, this person was also a court official in the past and worked with them, and after Tian Xia came to this world,
He has also made a lot of achievements, and has fought against Shangchentian cultivators many times in the past. If we only ask about the strength of the two, they are indeed more inclined to Cen Chuan.
Chao Huan raised his eyebrows at this time and said: "I am not convinced by what you said, Changsun Tingzhi. There has never been a competition between Cen Chuan and Zhang Shouzheng. Why do you say that Zhang Shouzheng is not as good as Cen Chuan? As you do
If so, then I would say that Cen Chuan is not as good as Zhu Feng."
The first Taoist said at this time: "Okay, Chao Tingzhi, Zhu Xuanzun's matter has been decided, there is no need to mention it anymore, Changsun Tingzhi, I think you have something to say, please continue."
At this time, Taoist Changsun came to the head again and said: "Whether Zhang Shouzheng or Cen Xuanzun is superior or inferior is not a matter for the court to discuss. If we make a rash argument, we will be unfair to the two of them. I think it is unfair to them."
, you can arrange a discussion between these two, and the winner can be the guardian."
Wei Tingzhi frowned unconsciously and said: "The discussion in the court is reasonable, how can we decide it with brute force?"
Changsun Taoist said: "Wei Tingzhi, what we say is not unreasonable, but what we say right now is strength. Naturally, we need both sides to come forward and discuss it before we can see who is superior. Besides, as a Taoist cultivator, we cannot discuss the law."
Winning is also following the ancient trend, so why not do this?"
Wei Tingzhi shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate after all."
Zhong Daoren said at this time: "In fact, in Zhong's opinion, I don't object to Zhang Shouzheng guarding this place. But you have never thought about it. After all, Zhang Shouzheng also has the duty of guarding justice. If he is the head of Xuan, sometimes
We can only use the incarnation to control each other, which may have some omissions, unlike Cen Xuanzun who can devote all his attention to each other. If Zhang Shouzheng is willing to resign from the position of Shouzheng, then naturally Zhang Shouzheng is the most suitable, otherwise there will be something wrong in the end."
When the Feng Taoist heard this, his heart was shaken and he secretly screamed.
Zhong Tingzhi's words are very powerful, because he knows that the chief minister always does not like matters beyond his control, so all matters in the court are resolved in the court as much as possible, rather than entrusted to the five chief ministers.
But now, because Zhang Yu's position of uprightness is often photographed, Xuan Ting cannot take it away, but it happens to be out of his control. However, Zhong Tingzhi's proposal is very likely to go along with the situation and force Zhang Yu to give up.
, but if he exchanges a permanent position of Shouzheng for a foreign leader, in his opinion, it is completely not worth it. If he has to choose between the two, he would rather keep the position of Shouzheng.
While he was thinking about a solution, he heard Zhu Yisheng say: "Chief Executive, why don't you ask those two about this? If any of these two is willing to give in, then we don't have to be here.
We've had an argument, and if you two disagree, it's not too late to discuss it again."
The first Taoist nodded and said: "Zhu Ting's words are reasonable."
He glanced at the Taoist boy next to him. The latter nodded and flew away in a golden light.
Not long after, the golden light flashed, and the Taoist boy turned back and said: "Reporting to the leader, the boy has already asked Zhang Shouzheng and Cen Xuanzun. Both of them intend to do this, and no one wants to retreat.
Zhu Yisheng said: "Chief, in this case, it is better to arrange for two people to discuss Tao and Dharma, so that you don't have to argue anymore."
The first Taoist looked at him for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "That's fine."
Now that he had made his attitude clear, the others stopped arguing and all bowed their heads to show their compliance.
The first Taoist said: "Wu Tingzhi, Wei Tingzhi, Zhu Tingzhi, the three of you will come down and arrange the discussion between Zhang Shouzheng and Cen Xuanzun. Before February, we hope to see the results of the discussion."
Wu Qingxu, Wei Liang, and Zhu Yisheng all had their heads shot.
The first Taoist didn't say much when he came down. The Taoist boy next to him cleverly clicked his jade chime and ended the court discussion.
After Zhong Daoren watched the leader leave, he also flicked his sleeves, left the Yangtze River, and returned to the Miaohao Dao Palace. Cen Chuan had been waiting here for a long time. After he sat down in the palace, he took the people in the court.
The latter was informed of the matter.
"Arguing with Zhang Shouzheng to prove his superiority?" Cen Chuan glanced at Zhong Daoren, sneered, and said, "When did Xuan Ting use this method to determine the position of a guard?"
Zhong Daoren said calmly: "If Brother Cen Dao's past achievements are still there, then there is no need to compare like this. But now, Brother Cen Dao, you have just been cleared of guilt. Compared with Zhang Shouzheng, the only advantage is that
It's all about merit and cultivation. You know, Chao Huan has always compared you with Zhu Feng in court, but I can't refute it. If you don't care about the law, how can you beat that one? But if Brother Dao is willing to give up, Zhong
I have no objections."
Cen Chuan pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "What you said makes some sense. Although I don't agree with the use of theory to decide such a major matter, in order to compete for the position of the East Court, this is what I have to do."
Taoren Zhong took out a jade talisman from his sleeve, handed it over to him, and said: "This is the story of Zhang Shouzheng's previous battle with Yan Qiying. Zhong watched the battle that day and wrote it down. Brother Taoist, you might as well take a look.
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Cen Chuan did not refuse and took the jade talisman directly. Zhang Yu was able to keep upright and was naturally not weak. If he had been in Xuan Ting for more than three hundred years and had enjoyed three hundred years of Xuan grain offerings, he would be confident that he could win.
But now we need to be cautious, he said: "When will we discuss the law?"
Zhong Daoren said: "If there is no accident, it will be in the first month. If my fellow Taoist is short of anything, you can tell me and Zhong will do his best to help."