Naturally, the ministers of the court were not very interested in the emperor's family affairs, but some people didn't think so. For example, Prince Li Long's maternal uncle, Sun Zhi, was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Don't underestimate this position.
Generally, only people trusted by His Majesty can serve.
Because the Ministry of Industry not only manages water conservancy and national construction, but also manages siege equipment, mineral mining and smelting, communication of manpower and material resources between the north and the south, and the deployment and coordination of craftsmen. The Ministry of Industry is indispensable for all of them, so speaking of it, the busiest and most complicated thing is the Ministry of Industry.
The position of Minister of the Ministry shows Gongsun Zhi's strong ability.
After he received the news from the palace, Gongsun Zhi began to feel anxious. The meaning of Huaqing Palace was extraordinary. Didn't the emperor know that? It doesn't matter if you make a noble concubine. Huaqing Palace cannot give it. If you give it, it will make people's lives better.
Having such reverie will shake the foundation of the country. In his opinion, this is simply ridiculous. He wants to report to His Majesty. No, he can't report it himself and let others do it. Who can he ask for? Yes!
Liu Shang was given a purple robe by the emperor, but he just took one look at it and disliked it.
So the emperor followed Liu Shang's wishes and ordered the tailor in the palace to customize several sets of Taoist robes, including ten sets of red, gold, and purple robes, ten gold crowns, ten pairs of Taoist shoes, and ten thousand taels of gold.
Three handles of gold and silver, thirty servants, two thousand acres of Taoist land, and a Taoist palace.
After receiving this reward, even Liu Shang felt dizzy for a while. It was so generous. The emperor was so generous, and he felt happy.
"Your Majesty specifically told this servant that if there is anything else the Heavenly Master needs, Your Majesty will agree to it." The great eunuch was very well-behaved this time.
Liu Shang wanted to ignore home decoration, but he could no longer hide the joy on his face, and grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears. He and his master had been poor for many years, but they never expected that once they came here, they would become rich. By practicing the four elements, wealth
In the Dharma Land, wealth comes first, which shows that it is also essential in spiritual practice.
This guy rubbed his hands directly and grinned: "Thank you, Your Majesty." It turns out that this guy doesn't like money, it's just that he doesn't like money. It's too little!
Liu Shang left the palace with his front foot, and the reward arrived with his back foot. The emperor is not slow.
The statues in the Sanqing Hall have been built according to Liu Shang's requirements, but in the middle of the Sanqing statues, there is a statue of Liu Sang, which is lifelike, even the red dot between the eyebrows is on it.
Liu Shang happily walked inside. The eunuch led Liu Shang all the way in. This Taoist palace covering an area of 300 acres was, without exaggeration, described in one word, luxurious.
Everywhere is covered with gold-painted and red-painted pillars, white walls, rock carvings, carved beams and painted buildings. The entire top of the main palace hall is golden, and there is an orb in the middle. The orb can be as big as an egg. The weather is perfect today, and the sun is shining.
, suddenly filled with light and beauty.
Just kidding, such a big bead is not afraid of being picked up by thieves.
"This is too extravagant." Liu Shang looked at all this with dumbfounded eyes and never closed her mouth.
The great eunuch was finally satisfied for a while, and calmly continued walking inside with Heavenly Master Liu Shang.
In Liu Shang's imagination, it was already remarkable to have several tile-roofed houses, several guest houses, and several sutra houses. He did not expect that it would be such a luxurious and huge Taoist palace. If the master could see all of this,
, how great it would be.
"Is the Heavenly Master still satisfied?" the great eunuch said somewhat proudly.
Liu Shang almost nodded her head and broke her neck. She was not satisfied at all, she was so satisfied.
"Satisfied, satisfied, so satisfied." He didn't care what the eunuch thought, he just looked left and right, smiling happily, almost dancing.
The great eunuch's family name is Zhao, and others call him Zhao's father-in-law.
Eunuch Zhao has been with the emperor for so many years, and he has no shortage of eyes and skills. Once he puts down his posture to serve others, you will naturally feel his sincerity. After being warned by his majesty, he naturally dare not have any objections to Liu Shang, especially
He found that the Tianshi's character was actually not that difficult to get along with, but rather casual. To put it bluntly, he seemed to be unsophisticated, but as long as you didn't offend him and just followed him, there would be no problem. After thinking about this,
, summon the eunuch, and you will naturally understand how to get along with the heavenly master.
"As long as the Celestial Master is happy, this is just the outer court. The Celestial Master came with the old slave. There are still some grand scenes in the inner court that I don't know what to do with. Please ask the Celestial Master to correct them," the eunuch said flatteringly.
Liu Shang was happy. The outer court was already so luxurious, what would the inner court be like?
But when he passed by the Sanqing Hall, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. When he turned around and looked at it, he was shocked. His statue also appeared in the hall and was placed in the middle of the Sanqing statues.
Liu Shang pointed at the statue and said angrily: "Who put this up?"
The eunuch didn't know why. He didn't know what was going on?
"Please ask the Heavenly Master to calm down. Is there anything wrong with this?" The great eunuch had not yet realized what a mistake the Ministry of Works had made.
Liu Shang was still about to get angry, but a strong joy came from the center of his eyebrows, which stopped his subsequent anger. He is the purest Taoist disciple and worships Sanqing Tianzun. That is a natural thing, but now the center of his eyebrows
It's an artifact, but it prevents him from doing stupid things. Yes, that means stopping him from doing stupid things.
This is blasphemy. What on earth do you want to do? Liu Shang communicated with the artifact in his heart.
The artifact no longer has a god. How to communicate and stop him is just instinct. Now its owner is Liu Shang.
Suddenly, a ray of brilliant light shot towards the statue between Liu Shang's eyebrows. Suddenly, the statue and Liu Shang seemed to have a connection. A burst of clarity came, and Liu Sang instantly understood that this was a distraction. From then on, this statue was Taoji.
, accept the worship of all living beings on his behalf.
After accepting all this, Liu Shang is no longer angry, on the contrary, he is very happy. With this Taoist statue standing here, he is the originator of Taoism in this world. In the future, his body will become a saint, his body will become an immortal, and he will be able to become a divine being by distracting himself.
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Just like the Sanqing Tianzun, there is a statue of Tao standing in the world, accepting the worship of all living beings. The main seat of the deity is immortal for nine days and immeasurable kalpas, and the gods of Shinto govern the lower world.
Liu Shang's heartbeat accelerated and her breathing became much deeper. The frightened eunuch didn't know how to calm down the Heavenly Master.
"Move my statue out of this Sanqing Hall, build another hall, and erect my Taoist statue." Liu Shang suppressed the joy in his heart, took a deep breath, and said calmly.
The Celestial Master's change confused the great eunuch again, but the Celestial Master was not angry and still had a touch of joy, which seemed to be a good thing, so he understood the meaning and gave the order, asking him to do it immediately.
There is a pond, rockery, and winding corridors in the inner courtyard. The reason why it could be built so quickly is because this place is originally an imperial mansion.
The more Liu Shang looked at it, the more he liked it. He patted the elder eunuch on the shoulder with satisfaction. Patting on the shoulder was considered a very impolite behavior by the ancients. It was disrespectful and offensive. But it was different when being patted on the shoulder by an immortal. The elder eunuch was respectful.
Accepting this treatment, I am more and more flattering; Your Majesty has said that on the day when the Taoist Palace is completed, Your Majesty will lead the civil and military ministers to come and listen to the sermon, and ask the Heavenly Master to make preparations in advance.
This is necessary. Liu Shang has already had this intention. Can he carry forward the Tao in this world? Some Taoist sects have always focused on transforming the virtuous and transforming the foolish, and they have taken the upper-level route because they are knowledgeable and like to educate, but scholars
They have always been in the minority, so Buddhism has a huge base of believers, and Taoism is outmatched.
Liu Shang had an attitude of teaching without discrimination. How many people are there in the upper class, but the common people are the group with a huge foundation.
Therefore, he turned to the eunuch and said: Tell your Majesty for me that on the ninth day of the next month, I will be waiting for the Emperor of Heaven. However, I have one more request, and that is to ask your Majesty to issue an edict that the people of Chang'an can also come here to listen to the sermon.
Officers and soldiers are not allowed to stop it.
The great eunuch was a little nervous, but in the end he didn't say anything and obeyed the Heavenly Master's wishes.
In the palace.
"The Heavenly Master really said that?" Emperor Li Sheng asked the eunuch.
The great eunuch nodded and said: This is what the Heavenly Master said.
Although Li Sheng didn't understand the purpose of Tianshi's doing this, and he couldn't figure it out, he was not prepared to refuse. He said calmly: "Then just do it."
In the year 134 of the New Tang Dynasty, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Tianshi Taoist Palace in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was completed. On that day, the wind was beautiful and the sun was clear, and there were no clouds in the sky. His Majesty Chenshi personally led the civil and military personnel to the Tianshi Taoist Palace. The streets in Chang'an were deserted.
Yi Jing came from the gathering of clouds. On the place where the Heavenly Master Liu Shang was sitting cross-legged, a green lotus grew out of thin air. He carried the Heavenly Master up to a high place. When the Heavenly Master began to teach the Dao, thousands of rays of rays of light appeared in the sky, and flowers fell from the sky.
Everyone can see that it is a sacred and spectacular sight. The subjects of our Tang Dynasty followed the teachings of the Heavenly Master and began to understand the true meaning of the Great Way. I don’t know how many converts there are...