Over the years, the development of Quanzhen Religion has been full of ups and downs.
Taking the Tai Chi Palace as an example, in the 14th year of Dading, the palace was built. In order to celebrate, Emperor Sejong took the crown prince and paid a hundred deacons to pay a visit to practice piety, and ordered it to be a dojo for three days and nights. It was extremely glorious.
The influence of Quanzhen Sect penetrated into Zhongdu from this point.
Unexpectedly, only two years later, the imperial court decided to sell temple quotas and monk and Taoist certificates to raise military expenses. At that time, the Quanzhen Sect was just beginning, perhaps there were not enough wealthy Taoist friends, or perhaps too much money was spent on the occasion.
There was a lack of live money in the account, so that the famous Danyang master in the sect could not pay the 100 yuan to buy the ultimatum, so he was forcibly sent back to his hometown.
During the Mingchang period, Sun Mingdao, a Taoist priest who was advocating for things, was very good at running the upper-level route. Because he set up the Putian Dajiao to pray for the Queen Mother, one day Emperor Zhangzong said, "Laojun Taoism is a Chinese religion, and it is no better than Buddhism."
"People of the Xihu clan". So the temple flourished again.
However, not long after the good times passed, due to the rapid development of the Quanzhen Sect in the Central Plains and other places, Emperor Zhangzong was worried about the hidden dangers of association rebellion and ordered a ban on the spread of the Quanzhen Sect. Tianchangguan was inexplicably hit by a fire, except for the stone statue of Laojun.
, it was burned until it turned white and it was really clean.
Generally speaking, the Dajin court both utilized and guarded against religion, and perhaps used other means to do so, just as religion did to the court.
In the following years, Changchun Master, who had a more prominent position in the Quanzhen Sect, frequently traveled between Zhongdu and Shandong. For example, in November of the third year of Da'an, he presided over a funeral ceremony in Zhongdu, where martial law had just been lifted.
But this religious leader must have understood that Zhongdu, which is becoming more and more unsafe, is increasingly unsuitable as the center of influence of a huge sect. Therefore, he spends more time in his hometown of Shandong, presiding over Zhongdu on his behalf.
The one who stood out among all the disciples was Meng Zhiyuan, the seventeenth-ranked Chongxuan disciple.
Chongxuanzi was a suitable candidate to be stationed in Zhongdu. He was in the prime of life, energetic, eloquent, and handsome. He made people think that he was an immortal and could travel with the gods to the eight extremes. Therefore, he has been stationed in Taiji Palace since
, which is quite popular both inside and outside the country.
At this time, he came out of the quiet room and walked along the corridor past Lingguan Hall and the Bell and Drum Tower. Wherever he passed, Taoist priests and pilgrims called him "Zhenren" and "Master" and bowed down on the road.
Chong Xuanzi smiled and nodded in greeting, as graceful as usual, but his steps were faster than before, and getting faster and faster.
Approaching the Sanguan Hall, he suddenly ducked to a corner, opened a side door, and stepped into the corridor with high walls on both sides. He ran quickly in the corridor, took off his lotus crown and Taoist robe, and drove out from the other end.
When I left the shop in Fengxianfang, I suddenly became a rich man.
The rich man hurriedly jumped into the carriage and shouted loudly to where he was going.
The carriage went south along the avenue leading to Xuanmen, bypassed the west wall of Hongfa Temple, turned into Huixianfang, and stopped at the end of another remote corridor.
Two servants saw the carriage approaching and hurriedly greeted it, but were pushed by Chong Xuanzi and staggered. Without waiting for others to lead the way, he hurriedly held up the front of his brocade robe and rushed through two doors one after another.
Running into the quiet courtyard in the third door in one breath, Chong Xuanzi was already sweating profusely, and the top of his head was steaming with heat, as if he had successfully cultivated and gave birth to Qingyun.
He quickly stepped across the grass by the river and shouted loudly: "Brother! Something happened!"
The small courtyard is not big, but it is quite exquisite. There are weeping willows, rockeries and ponds. The reflection of the waves is gently swaying, making the courtyard more peaceful and quiet.
There is a couch beside the pond. On one side of the couch lies an old man holding a book, his eyes slightly open, seemingly not looking. Behind the couch is a maid waving a fan.
When Chong Xuanzi shouted this, the maid was so frightened that her face turned pale and her fan fell to the ground.
The old man laughed, asked the maid to step aside, then stroked his beard and asked, "Zhiyuan, why are you so alarmed?"
"The vicious dog under Wanyan Gang's tent died. Someone sent his head to Tai Chi Palace in order to seek permission to see his brother."
It turns out that this old man is one of the two prime ministers in the court today, Tu Danyi, who is worshiped as Shangshu Youcheng.
"Chizhan Sagai acted too vigorously, and something would happen sooner or later. I have tried to persuade him, but unfortunately he was arrogant and arrogant and could not listen." Tu Shanyi sighed and asked, "Who is the person who sent the head?"
"The person who sent the head was Guo Ning, the leader of the Anzhou Volunteers. It was he who killed Chizhan Sagai."
Tu Danyi continued to ask: "What did Chizhansa Gai commit in Guo Ning's hands?"
"Along with the head, there was a personal document sent by Chizhan Sagai, including Wanyan Zuocheng's handwriting. I think the meaning of the document was that Wanyan Zuocheng ordered him to go to Anzhou to thoroughly investigate the collusion of Tu Shanhang, the governor of Anzhou.
Bandits, the suspicious case of attacking the imperial general He Shilie."
Tu Shanyi nodded: "So when Anzhou Yiyong Road saw injustice, he drew his sword to help?"
"Brother, before He Shi Lie was reinstated, he fought a battle with Yang An'er in Zhuozhou. At that time, everyone in the court said that Yang An'er's troops were so ferocious that He Shi Lie suffered a loss, and his general Pu Cha Liujin fought
He died. Later there were rumors that it was true that he suffered a loss, but it was not Yang An'er who did it, but Guo Ning, the leader of the Anzhou volunteers."
"Interesting." Tu Danyi stroked his beard and said, "Where are Chizhan Sagai's subordinates? He has to do so many things in Anzhou, so he must have brought a lot of people with him."
Just now in the Taiji Palace, Chongxuanzi pretended to be calm, but in fact he was so shocked that he only glanced at the files. But he had a photographic memory. The old man asked questions quickly, and he answered quickly: "Anzhou Yiyong entered early in the morning.
Wocheng County was surrounded on all sides, and among the dozens of elite cavalry who entered Anzhou with Chizhansa, no one slipped through the net... No one was spared."
The old man pondered for a moment: "First defeated He Shi Liezhi's soldiers, and then raided and eliminated the elites under Wan Yan Gang's tent? Within the scope of Zhongdu Road, at the feet of the emperor, when did such a person appear? Disciple
Shan Hang is serving as governor in Anzhou, and you just watch helplessly?"
At the end of the sentence, Tu Danyi's tone was a bit harsh.
Chongxuanzi lowered his head and did not answer.
He vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the year, Tu Shanhang sent someone to give the military flag to He Shiliezhi, saying that it was captured from Yang An'er's army, and also mentioned in a vague way that he planned to recruit local young people for his own use. At that time, his brother had nothing
Even if you are unhappy, you can still be optimistic about the outcome.
"How's Tu Shanhang doing?"
"According to the file, he was frightened when Chizhansa came. At this time, he was recuperating in the camp of the Anzhou Yiyong."
Tu Danyi shook his head and pondered for a while: "So, when did Chizhan Sagai die?"
Chong Xuanzi wiped his sweat with his sleeve: "It is said that it was three days ago. After Guo Ning killed Chi Zhan and Sa Gai, he immediately packed up and went to Beijing to see his brother. He didn't delay along the way."
Tu Shanyi counted with his fingers: "It's a journey of three hundred and thirty miles from Anzhou to Zhongdu. Arriving there in three days? That's very diligent, but also decisive!"
"yes."
Chong Xuanzi looked at Tu Shanyi's expression and persuaded him: "If something like this happens, Wanyan Zuocheng will definitely be furious, and He Shilie will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. No matter whether what Guo Ning did was because of his brother or not.
Wanyan Zuocheng will definitely think so. Brother, in the next few days, there will be a big chaos in the court. I think, fortunately, Guo Ning came quickly, we must take advantage of this opportunity..."
Tu Shanyi waved his hand to stop.
Chongxuanzi immediately fell silent.
Tu Danyi asked again: "When they came here today, they immediately found your way? It's strange...who was the person who pulled the strings?"
"That man, brother, you have seen him before." Chongxuanzi sighed: "It's Du Shisheng of Bazhou."
"What? Du Shisheng? He is still alive?"
Tu Danyi suddenly stood up, but his body shook twice for some unknown reason, and he could hardly stand still.
Chong Xuanzi rushed up to help: "Brother, what's wrong?"
"I fell off a horse a few days ago and injured my foot, but it's not serious."
"Brother is the pillar of the country, and the safety of the imperial court is at stake. At this time, you must take care of yourself!"
"The pillar of the country? Are you concerned about the safety of the imperial court?" Tu Danyi sat back slowly, bent and stretched his knees twice, and laughed twice.
