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Chapter 70 Pillar Stone

Over the years, the development of Quanzhen Sect can be described as ups and downs.

Just take this Taiji Palace as an example. In the 14th year of Dading, the temple was established. In order to celebrate, Emperor Sejong took the crown prince and led hundreds of deacons to pay homage to the gods. He ordered it to be a dojo for three days and nights. It is extremely glorious. .The influence of Quanzhen Sect penetrated into Zhongdu through this.

Unexpectedly, only two years later, the imperial court decided to sell the number of monasteries and monks' degrees to raise military expenses.At the beginning of the Quanzhen Sect, perhaps there were not enough rich Taoist friends, or perhaps too much money was spent on the scene, and there was less living money in the account, so that the well-known Daoist Danyang in the sect could not hand in a part of the purchase certificate. Hundreds of coins, abruptly sent back to his hometown.

During the Mingchang period, Sun Mingdao, a Taoist priest who pointed out Tianchang’s view of things, was very good at managing the upper-level routes. Because he set up a big ceremony to pray for the Queen Mother, one day Emperor Zhangzong said, “Laojun Taoism is the religion of China. A man of Xihu".So the temple flourished again.

However, not long after the good times, due to the rapid development of Quanzhen Sect in the Central Plains and other places, Emperor Zhangzong worried about the hidden danger of forming an association and rebellion, and ordered the prohibition of the spread of Quanzhen Sect.And Tianchang Temple was inexplicably caught in a fire, except for the stone statue of Laojun, it was completely white and clean.

Generally speaking, the Dajin court used and guarded against religion, and perhaps used other means, just like religion did to the court.

In the following few years, Changchun Daoist, who was even more prominent in the Quanzhen Sect, frequently traveled between Zhongdu and Shandong.For example, in November of the third year of Da'an, he presided over the funeral ceremony in Zhongdu, where the martial law had just been lifted.

But this religious leader must have understood that the increasingly insecure Zhongdu is no longer suitable as a center of influence for a huge sect.Therefore, he spends more time in his hometown of Shandong, and the one who presides over the situation in Zhongdu instead of him is Meng Zhiyuan, who is ranked seventeenth among his personal disciples.

Chongxuanzi is the right candidate to be stationed in the central capital. He is in his prime, full of energy, outstanding eloquence, and handsome and handsome.Therefore, since sitting in the Taiji Palace, she has won the hearts of the people both inside and outside.

At this time, he came out of the quiet room and walked along the long corridor all the way past Lingguan Hall, Bell and Drum Tower. Wherever he passed, Taoist priests and pilgrims called "true man" and "master" one after another, and bowed down on the road to pay respects.

Chongxuanzi smiled and nodded in greeting, as graceful as usual, but his steps were faster than before, and faster and faster.

When he was about to reach the Sanguan Hall, he suddenly dodged to a certain corner, pushed open a side door, and stepped into the corridor with high walls on both sides.He ran quickly between the corridors, took off the lotus crown and Taoist robe casually, and when he came out of the shop in Fengxianfang at the other end, he suddenly became a rich man.

The rich man jumped into the carriage in a hurry, shouting loudly where he was going.

The carriage went south along the avenue of Tongxuanmen, bypassed the west wall of Hongfa Temple, turned into Huixianfang, and stopped at the end of another remote corridor.

Seeing the carriage approaching, two servants hurriedly greeted it, but they were pushed back by Chong Xuanzi.Without waiting for others to lead the way, he rushed quickly with the front of his brocade robe in hand, passing through two doors in succession.

Running into the quiet courtyard in the third gate in one breath, Chongxuanzi was already sweating profusely, and the top of his skull was steaming, 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, with weeping willows and willows, rockery and ponds.The reflection of the waves swayed gently, making the courtyard more peaceful and serene.

By the pond, set up a couch.The old man lying on one side of the couch is holding a scroll, his eyes are slightly open, and he seems to be seeing but not seeing.Behind the bed, a maid gently waved a fan.

When Chongxuanzi yelled, the maid's face turned pale with fright, and the fan fell to the ground.

The old man laughed, let the maid back down first, then stroked his beard and asked, "Zhiyuan, why are you panicking?"

"The vicious dog under Wanyan Gang's tent died. Someone sent his head to the Tai Chi Palace, hoping to use it to see his brother."

It turned out that this old man was one of the two magistrates in the court today, and he was the apprentice of Shangshu Youcheng.

"Chizhan Sagai's behavior is too strong, and sooner or later something will happen. I have persuaded him, but unfortunately he is arrogant and arrogant, and he can't listen." Tu Danyi sighed and asked: "Who is the one who sent the head?"

"The one who sent the head was Guo Ning, the volunteer leader of Anzhou. He was the one who killed Chizhan Sagai."

Tu Shanyi continued to ask: "What did Chizhan Sagai commit at Guo Ning's hands?"

"Accompanied by the leader, there is Chizhan Saga's personal document, and among them is Wanyan Zuocheng's handwriting. I think the meaning of the document is that Wanyan Zuocheng ordered him to go to Anzhou to thoroughly investigate the governor of Anzhou, Tu Shanhang... ...cough cough...colluding with gangsters to attack the suspected case of the court's heavy general He Shilie."

Tu Shanyi nodded: "So Anzhou Yiyong saw injustice and drew his sword to help?"

"Brother, before Heshi Lie was reinstated, he fought Yang An'er in Zhuozhou. At that time, it was said in the court that Yang An'er's troops were so fierce that Heshi Lie suffered a loss, and his general Pucha Liujin fought die."

Chongxuanzi thought for a while: "Later there were rumors that he suffered a loss. It was true, but it was not Yang An'er who actually did it, but Guo Ning, the leader of Anzhou volunteers. There is hatred in it."

"Interesting." Tu Shanyi stroked his bearded hand for a moment: "Chizhan Sagai himself is dead. What about his subordinates? He must have brought a lot of people with him to do those things in Anzhou."

Just now in the Tai Chi Palace, Chong Xuanzi pretended to be calm, but in fact he was extremely shocked, he just glanced at the file.But he has the ability to never forget. The old man asked questions quickly, and he also answered quickly: "Anzhou Yiyong entered Wocheng County in the early morning and was surrounded on all sides. None of the dozens of elite cavalry who entered Anzhou with Chizhan Sagai slipped through the net." ...no one was spared."

The old man pondered for a moment: "First defeated He Shilie's personal soldiers, and then raided and wiped out the elite under Wanyan Gang's tent? When did such a person appear in the area of ​​Zhongdu Road, at the foot of the Son of Heaven? Shan Hang is the governor of Anzhou, just watching like this?"

At the end, Tu Danyi's tone was a bit harsh.

Chongxuanzi hung his head and did not answer.

He vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the year, Tu Shanhang sent people to deliver the military flag of Heshi Liezhizhong, saying that it was captured from Yang An'er's army, and mentioned vaguely that he planned to recruit the local Ding Zhuang for his own use.At that time, my brother was not unhappy, and he was still optimistic about his success.

"How about the solo flight?"

"According to the file, when Chizhan Sagai came, he was frightened. At this time, he was recuperating in the camp of volunteers in Anzhou."

Tu Danyi shook his head, pondered for a while: "Then, 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 Chizhan Sagai, he immediately packed up and went to Beijing to see his brother. There was no delay along the way."

Tu Shanyi counted: "From Anzhou to Zhongdu, it's 330 miles away. It will take three days? It's also diligent, but also decisive!"

"Yes."

Chongxuanzi took a look at Tu Shanyi's expression, and persuaded him, "Wanyan Zuocheng will be furious if this incident happens, and Heshi Liezhong will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. Regardless of whether Guo Ning's actions are from his elder brother or not. Wanyan Zuocheng would think so. Brother, in the next few days, there will be chaos in the court, I think, fortunately, Guo Ning came quickly, we have to take advantage of this time..."

Du Shanyi waved his hand to stop.

Chong Xuanzi immediately fell silent.

Tu Danyi asked again: "They came here today, and immediately found your way? It's strange... Who is the one who is in the middle?"

"That man, brother, you have seen him before." Chongxuanzi sighed, "It's Du Shisheng from Bazhou."

"What? Du Shisheng? Is he still alive?"

Tu Shanyi stood up abruptly, but his body shook twice for unknown reasons, almost unable to stand still.

Chong Xuanzi rushed up to help him: "What's wrong, brother?"

"I fell off a horse a few days ago and injured my foot. It's not a serious problem."

"Brother is the pillar of the country, and his body is the safety of the court. At this time, you must take care!"

"The pillar of the country? Is the safety of the court?" Tu Danyi slowly sat back, bent and stretched his knees twice, and laughed twice.

　Note: The Quanzhen Sect cannot afford the edict, so the deportation is true.According to the stone inscription data preserved in the Jin Dynasty, the price of temple imperial edicts is roughly divided into three levels: 150 guan, [-] guan, and [-] guan.Quanzhen Sect can't make up a hundred guan, which shows that it is really poor :-)

　
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