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Chapter 280 The Taoist

The burial is over, and the next is the fasting and offering in the ancestral hall.

The so-called fasting is fasting; and Jiao is another name for sacrifice.The soldiers and family members of Ding Haijun received the respect and protection given by Ding Haijun and Guo Ning in reality, but for the vast majority of contemporary people, the comfort of the spiritual world is also indispensable.

Guo Ning set up the ancestral hall to show his sincerity in taking care of the soldiers and their families to the end, and he was not negligent in this regard.

That's why he asked Du Shisheng who was in Zhongdu to pay his respects to Meng Zhiyuan, Chongxuan son of Taiji Palace in Zhongdu, and asked Meng Zhiyuan to convey to the senior officials of Quanzhen Sect that he wanted to invite a senior Taoist to stay in Laizhou.

In fact, the center of activities of the Quanzhen Sect is now in Qixia, Dengzhou.The head teacher of the contemporary Quanzhen Sect, Master Changchun, whose real name is Qiu Chuji, is a native of Qixia.Chongyang son Meng Zhiyuan was one of his eighteen disciples.

According to Quanzhen Sect, it has tens of thousands of believers in Qixia, Dengzhou, and hundreds of thousands of believers in Dengzhou as a whole.This statement is ridiculous. There are not so many people in the household registration book of Dengzhou. There are so many people gathered that there is nothing to eat even the bark and grass roots.

However, this is indeed a deeply rooted force in the local area, and their religious background has given them great influence.

Guo Ning never used strong means to control Dengzhou, and he also vaguely wanted to be cautious, and he didn't want to make troubles during this period of time.

After all, people of an era have the level of awareness of an era, and there is no way to talk about cognition outside the era.

Since Ding Haijun has a foothold in Shandong, and Du Shisheng and Meng Zhiyuan's old friends are used as an introduction, Guo Ning doesn't mind being polite to Quanzhen Sect. Walk.

At this time, the sacrifice began in the ancestral hall, and the old Taoist with white beard and bare feet came forward to preside over it, and Guo Ning read a sacrificial text in cadence.

Guo Ning originally wanted to ask Yira Chucai to write this sacrificial oration, but Yira Chucai has been so busy recently that he has gone crazy, how can he concentrate on writing?Therefore, a newly recruited professor was recommended to write.

The professor's name is Xia Qinghou, and if he can be recommended, he really has a good literary talent.A sacrificial text is impressively written, in addition to the sorrowful mourning, there is also a high-spirited and unyielding ambition, and the listeners are all excited.

After reading the sacrificial text, Guo Ning and the senior officers left the arena one after another.For the following ceremony, as long as the family members are here, the generals have a lot of things on hand, so there is no need to wait on them.

Guo Ning left the ancestral hall and was waiting for Jing Anmin.

When he plans to return, he will talk about how to deal with the restless situation among his subordinates.It's a good thing that Jing'anmin has figured it out.As for other people, relying on their own prestige and the six-character mantra, they can also be suppressed for a while.But in the long run, so many generals will see Yang An'er's power surging, and if everyone's thoughts are to be understood, they still need some other means to assist.

Just thinking about it, the old man rushed out: "Jie Shuai, please stay!"

Guo Ning glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "The matter of fasting and offering sacrifices is very important. The Taoist priest is so disregarded, I am afraid that he has lost his sincerity and righteousness?"

The old Taoist bowed slightly to salute: "Recommending sincerity to the heaven and earth, praying to the spirit of the underworld, sincerity in the body, righteousness in the gods, not in a certain hall."

This kind of mysticism is of no use to Guo Ning.He shook his head, and said to a follower beside him: "I want Quanzhen to teach me a master, but they gave me a glib person."

The old Taoist replied: "I thought that Jie Shuai was wrong. What you want should not be a high-level Tao.",
"Ha, what do you say?"

"What Jieshuai wants is a person who can speak in the Quanzhen Sect; what Jieshuai wants is for the Quanzhen Sect to help the navy to calm the area and clear the situation in the Central Capital. To do such a thing, you need It is the law of the world, not the art of the gods."

"Oh? Old Daoist, do you have the law of the world?"

"To tell you the truth, I have not only the skills of the gods, but also the skills of the world."

"Nonsense!" Guo Ning immediately asked, "Come on, show me what kind of skills you have, what kind of method."

The old Taoist shook his robe sleeves and stomped his feet: "Please look handsome, I have practiced Taoism for more than [-] years, and I have survived the frost and snow in the deep winter without being afraid of the cold. With these bare feet, I can walk on dangerous cliffs like shoes." Flat land. This is my fairy art."

Guo Ning looked the old Taoist up and down, and saw that he was wearing a thin gray Taoist robe, and the flicker in his hand was blowing in the wind, and the Taoist robe fluttered non-stop, as expected, it was just a single piece of clothing.Coupled with his long eyebrows and beautiful eyes, his appearance is calm, and his complexion is as rosy as a child's, and he doesn't seem to feel cold at all.

Look at the snow-white beard, white hair and white eyebrows under the chin...

Really fairy air?
"You might as well try this immortal technique slowly. Then, what about your human technique?"

The old man looked left and right, saw that there were no outsiders, coughed lightly twice, and laughed:
"To tell you the truth, I haven't arrived at the immortal fate, so I have to be rampant. This immortal art is a claim to attract believers to the outside world, but it is nothing more than some small art to guide alchemy. In this cold weather, I am old , Qi and blood are weak, but still endure the cold, barefoot from time to time, and climb the cliff for others to see... It is all out of the great wish of Guangzhao Shide and benefiting all living beings. Do your best for Hongji University , Don’t spare yourself, this is my law in the world.”

"It's true."

Even if Guo Ning just came out of the solemn environment of offering sacrifices to the soldiers, he couldn't help laughing: "But your human law, no matter how true or false, is nothing more than relying on the magic of gods and ghosts... Then what does it have to do with me? What have you got to do with my Dinghai?"

"I think, Dinghai really needs some real and fake things."

"What does that mean?"

"Jie Shuai, please screen back to the left and right."

Guo Ning shook his head: "Speak directly! What is there to avoid?"

The old Taoist nodded, and he didn't hesitate: "Today, if the situation is changing, the great fortune is in the north, and there will be disasters in the region. But the commander-in-chief is cramped in a corner, and the military and political measures seem to be the way to seek the world. In my opinion, the commander-in-chief is a rare man of reason. People. What you want is to lie dormant and dive deep, store up your inner strength, and when the time comes, once you rise up, you will be able to resist the flow of luck and suppress the prosperity of a strong clan!"

He took a step forward and looked up at Guo Ning who was riding on the horse: "Jie Shuai, am I right?"

Guo Ning didn't answer, just asked: "And then?"

"In this world, there are only a few people with a long-term vision, and many long-term plans are complicated and cannot be easily announced. But the generals under Jie Shuai's command, and even the subordinates who have defected these days, will more or less know Thinking of your own family's rich future, right? Seeing others sweeping the four corners, but your own side is dormant...Many people will inevitably feel impatient and puzzled."

"Hey!" Guo Ning was really admirable now.

These big figures in the religious circle really have some special sense of smell when trying to figure out the trend of people's hearts, which is beyond the reach of others.

"Well... what's the name of the Taoist priest?"

Lu Han should have mentioned this veteran's name before, but Guo Ning had a lot of things on his mind, so he really didn't remember it firmly.

The old Taoist rubbed his hands together, and then rubbed his bare feet against each other.If this action is done by others, it must appear embarrassing, but when he did it, it was a bit chic and casual:
"Poverty Yuyangzi, commonly known as Wang Chuyi... Jieshuai, this place is close to the wind, and it's really cold. If I continue standing like this, I won't be able to hold up the posture of an immortal master. In the eyes of outsiders, I must It’s not good-looking. Ruo Jieshuai thinks what I just said makes sense, let’s find a quiet room to talk in detail, light a fire and let me roast, okay?”

"Hahaha, that's what it should be. Daoist Yuyangzi, please."

　I have to be more careful when I write about the big figures in the religious world, and the number of words in this chapter is a little less.In addition, the sacrificial essay written by reader @夏清侯 is really good, you can read it in the book review of Chapter 278 :)
　
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