Da Wei Chun

Chapter 55 Pandora's Box

Li Chengzhi bowed deeply to show his gratitude, and before leaving, he proposed to go to the halls to have a look, and Guo Shouzheng sent Zhike Taoist priest to him.

Li Song's eyes lit up next to him...

Each of the seven halls is two-story, and the end is majestic and majestic, and Li Chengzhi sighs when he sees it.

You know, this is on the dangerous peak of "Huidang Lingjueding". Even after 500 years, the three peaks will become five peaks, and each peak has a road around the mountain, which is not the case on Kongtong Mountain. scene...

It is said that in those days Kongtong Mountain was so prosperous that the scent of candles could be smelled ten miles away.But after Emperor Taiwu came, with a single order, the monks and nuns who were originally sitting on the throne were all reduced to low status.

These people were forced by the government to demolish dozens of temples and nunneries on the mountain by themselves. It took nearly five years to build a Taiping Temple.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a blood feud between Xintianshi Dao and Buddhism!

But Kou Qianzhi knows well the way of keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile. The reformed Xintianshi Dao will not annex the land, oppress the common people, confuse the public with gossip, or gather the crowd to make chaos. It is a registered Taoist priest, and the imperial court provides food and clothing, and there is no such thing as exploiting believers.

So people's life has been very moist...

After sighing for a while, Li Chengzhi, accompanied by Taoist Zhike, entered the first Supreme Hall.

After entering, Li Chengzhi was a little dumbfounded.

He had no impression at all of this "Wuji Supreme" on the offering platform.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized: In order to distinguish it from the old Taoism, Kou Qian's Kou Tianshi created a lot of new gods.

Of the seven real venerables in these seven halls, he only knew one Taishang Laojun...

But as soon as it comes, let it go. Even if you don’t kowtow, you still have to have a stick of incense.

Li Chengzhi took three incense sticks, ignited them with an oil lamp, bowed slightly towards the statue, and inserted them into the incense burner.

Is it so casual?

Zhike Taoist priest asked in surprise: "Langjun doesn't believe in gods?"

Li Song also stared at him with a pair of bull's eyes open.

Li Chengzhi secretly sighed.

If your ritual of worshiping gods were simplified, I might believe it.

The ritual procedure of worshiping gods in this era is: three incense sticks, eight salutations, nine kowtows, nine cheek strokes...

Leaving aside the first three items for the time being, let’s talk about the last one: nine slaps on the cheeks: I want to slap myself nine times to show my guilt to the immortals, and I can’t even slap me.

Not to mention the small gods in the Houxia, just the seven halls alone have seven or sixty-three mouths, and after the worship, the face is almost swollen without being swollen into a pig's head.

Li Chengzhi really has no interest in self-harm...

He pondered for a while: "Zibuyu is eccentric!"

Zhike Taoist priests looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot: Who is talking as if he is not a scholar?

Daoist, I'm from a noble family too...

This era advocates the "integration of three religions", not to mention Confucian scholars, even many great Confucians are followers of Buddhism and Taoism.

For example, Cui Hao, the suzerain of the Qinghe Cui clan, who once helped Emperor Taiwu to destroy the Buddha, who was the third emperor and one of the four surnames, was Kou Qianzhi's disciple.

Li Chengzhi didn't believe it, and it was impossible for him to press his head to make him believe it.

Zhike Taoist priest had no choice but to nod, and at Li Chengzhi's request, he took him directly to Laojun Palace.

Li Chengzhi was a little dazed when he looked at the old statue that was completely similar to the one he had seen in his previous life.

Why is there no thought in my heart to find the answer here, or to be liberated, or even to convince myself?
The mountain is still a mountain, but the temple is no longer the temple, and the god is not the god anymore...

No, what does it have to do with God?

The fundamental reason is that I don't believe in God...

Who knows how to travel back to more than 500 years ago?
To believe in these clay gods, it is better to believe in yourself...

Li Chengzhi let out a sigh of relief, straightened his waist unconsciously, and fixedly looked at Lao Junxiang on the altar.

I have been surnamed Li in my two lifetimes, maybe this one is my ancestor, so I still have to pay homage.

As before, Li Chengzhi took the incense from Daotong, made a bow, and inserted it into the incense burner.

Don't even believe this one?

This isn't just made up...

Zhike Taoist pouted subconsciously.

But then, he looked surprised again.

I saw Li Chengzhi lift his leather robe, knelt down straight, and kowtowed?

Li Song was even more shocked that his eyes were about to fall out.

Is this the one who dreamed of Lang Jun?

In his heart, he suddenly remembered one thing: Lang Jun just became smart, and when he was angry or cursed, he would call himself "Lao Tzu" at every turn, and he even asked what it meant.

Lang Jun said that it means to be a father to others.

I told him that if I wanted to be a father when scolding people, I should call myself "grandpa"...

Since then, I have never heard Lang Jun say the word "Lao Tzu" again.

It's a pity that he was still complacent at the time, thinking that he even pointed out Lang Jun once?
Is it such a "father"?
Lord Lang, you are fooling your servant for a fool...

Seeing that Li Song was grinning again and gasping for breath, like a toothache, Li Chengzhi looked suspicious: As for what?
I want to worship all the dozens of gods in the Taiping Temple, big and small. Do you think these are all my backers?
Brain rusted...

"Let's go, take the stone sulfur and go to Zhaoxuan Temple!" Li Chengzhi shouted angrily.

Li Song followed in a daze.

……

The Eight Stones (eight basic materials for Taoist alchemy) in the Taiping Temple are not large. Li Chengzhi was choked and coughed as soon as he arrived at the door.

If you train like this, you won't be afraid of eating dead people?

Zhike Taoist priest wanted to invite him in for a visit, but Li Chengzhi refused without thinking.

The taste is too strong...

He just waited at the door, and with nothing to do, he looked inside again.

There is still saltpeter, and there are still a lot of them?
Want some too?
After thinking about it for a long time, he still did it.

This thing basically has no medicinal value, and the excuse is not easy to make up.

And it's not hard to extract.

Another one, this is the real Pandora's Box, even Li Chengzhi himself is not sure how much impact it will have if it is built, so as much secrecy as it can be, it must be kept as secret as possible.

If it wasn't to save his life, he would never have built it so early...

The sulphur was indeed only a dozen kilograms. It was packed in a leather bag the size of a schoolbag, and it was not half full.

Li Chengzhi took the skin from the Taoist priest, opened it and took another sip.

A pungent smell hits my face...

It's brimstone, it's gone!
Li Chengzhi's teeth came out of his smile, and he quickly thanked Zhike Taoist priest and asked him to convey his gratitude to Guo Shouzheng.

The Zhike Taoist looked at him suspiciously.

When Shizu promised to let thousands of refugees move to the mountains to avoid disaster, he didn't see you so happy, did you?

(End of this chapter)