Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 166 The Appearance of Taoism

Zhongqing City, in front of the East City Gate.

A group of Taoist priests dressed in plain blue Taoist robes, or holding floating sinks, or wearing long swords around their waists, or wearing sun scarves for sunshade, or wearing a one-character scarf on their heads, stood next to several people dressed as rangers. Under the leadership, he walked towards the city gate.

Before Yun Guo, it was very rare to see people wearing Taoist robes.

But in this world, everyone knows that apart from the Yin-Yang School and Taoism among the hundreds of schools, the ones that have something to do with the Taoist robe are the Longhushan Taoism that is prevalent in the Central Plains today.

No matter which family the person in front of him belongs to, he cannot be regarded as an ordinary person, and he must not be careless.

The general of the city defense battalion guarding the city gate saw this group of people coming, and immediately became vigilant in his heart, leading his soldiers to step forward, stopped the group of people, and said loudly:

"Let's stop, the city defense battalion will investigate!"

Seeing this, the blocked group of Taoist priests did not change their expressions, but they all looked at the leading men dressed as knight-errants.

Seeing this, the leader of the rangers immediately took a few steps forward, took out a red gold waist badge from his pocket, and waved it slightly in front of the general of the city defense battalion.

On the red gold waist plate, the words "Shang Yu Spare Place" flashed past.

The general of the city defense battalion was startled, and subconsciously looked at these people dressed as rangers.

They were all dressed in commoner clothes, armed with weapons, and made a sound of travel and dust. They looked like people from the rivers and lakes who had just traveled long distances in the martial arts world.

But the leader, in addition to the weapon worn around his waist, also carried a black cloth bag behind his back.

This cloth bag is a bit strange, just looking at the shape, it looks a bit like carrying a birdcage.

The general of the city defense battalion had sharp eyes, and immediately noticed a few dark spots on the black cloth bag.This is the trace left after the blood stained the black cloth bag.

In the rivers and lakes, there are not many people who use strange weapons.But in Yunguo, when seeing this kind of thing, everyone will have only one thought.

Sticky stick, blood droplet!

In today's Yunguo, Shangyu's spare place, or the sticky stick place, has been shot several times, and it has a reputation for being fierce and frightening.

The sticky pole has gradually become a new horror legend among the market in Yunguo because of its vicious method of killing people all over the house, picking people's heads and leaving headless corpses, and has become a tool used by adults to deal with crying children. It's a scare tactic.

The general of the city defense battalion trembled all over his body, his back felt a little cold, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked cautiously:

"Dare to ask, dare to ask, is this lord on official business?"

The leader of the ranger nodded and said in a deep voice:
"The emperor's life is in your body, so it's inconvenient to say more, please rest assured. Afterwards, there will be someone who will hand over to your boss!"

"Yes, I understand, understand!"

The general of the city defense battalion quickly took a step back.Hastily waved his hand, indicating that his soldiers would give way to the road.

The leader of the Rangers turned his head to look at the group of people wearing Taoist robes, lowered his head slightly, and said:

"Masters, please!"

The group of Taoists nodded slightly and walked towards Zhongqing City.

Among the Taoists, there were three figures, who couldn't hide the dusty aura all over their bodies, and their aura was full of nature, which was quite eye-catching.

Among the three of them, a Taoist boy who was only twelve or thirteen years old, with a lively and handsome appearance, leaned next to the gentle young Taoist priest with a simple appearance and calm breath, his lips moved slightly, and his voice was sent directly to the young man's ears by the pure internal force .

"Second brother, it's not easy to invite Taoists to come to Yunguo! The generals at the city gate just now are really afraid of them."

When the gentle young Taoist priest heard the words, his lips also moved slightly, and the voice was not missing, and it was directly transmitted to the Taoist boy's ears.

"Since the emperor of Yunguo sent Taoists to come to Yunguo to preach, they can't be simple. Judging from their posture, they should be similar to the embroidered clothes of the direct envoys of Emperor Xia's personal guards. They are all spies doing dark things for the emperor. mechanism."

"Cough cough!"

A light cough interrupted their whispering.

A man with graying hair at the temples, but with a rather youthful complexion, making it hard to tell his real age, looked at the two with some dissatisfaction.

The young Taoist priest and Taoist boy immediately shut their mouths when they saw the slightly frowning expression of their elder brother.

"The three of us, under the order of the Taoist master, followed the Taoist disciples to Yunguo, in order to find out Yunguo's attitude towards my Taoism. This matter is related to my Daoist school in the future, and it is a major event to spread the sect in Yunguo. You Absolutely no leaks!"

The man's lips parted slightly, and a cold voice immediately rang in the ears of the young Taoist priest and Taoist boy.

Dao Tong was quite puzzled when he heard this, and said:

"Brother, didn't we already know about Emperor Yun's establishment of Jixia Academy on the way here? Since Emperor Yun has such an attitude towards me and other scholars, why do we have to hide our identities? "

The Qing Leng Taoist shook his head silently when he heard the words, and said:

"It's not about hiding your identity. It's just that you want to use Taoism to act low-key and get in touch with the emperor of Yunguo as soon as possible. The court of Yunguo is like a piece of white paper, and the various schools of thought have little influence on it. If you can take the lead If there is no opportunity, Taoism can gain an advantage over the courts of Yunguo. If there is a court in a country for my Taoist disciples to display, it can prove that my Taoist philosophy is superior to the other hundred schools."

When the young Taoist priest and Taoist boy heard the words, their faces were rather strange.Taking advantage of his young age, Dao Tong didn't often argue with him, so he said in surprise:

"This, doesn't seem like what the big brother would say..."

Hearing the words, the Qing Leng Taoist turned his head slightly, his eyes were calm and unmoving, and he casually cast a glance at the two of them.

"It's really not what I said, this is the explanation sent by the elder Menzhongzhuang!"

When the young Taoist heard the words, his expression became even weirder, he was puzzled, and subconsciously said:
"Elder Zhuang, it's no wonder... It's just that I didn't expect that with the temperament of a senior brother, I would actually obey Elder Zhuang's explanation..."

The eldest brother raised his head slightly, his lips did not move, and the cold voice came to the ears of the two again:

"Not long after I waited for the Taoist to leave, his mind was suddenly touched and he retreated to practice. Now all the affairs in the door are in charge of Elder Zhuang... Well, it's useless to talk, you two remember my explanation Yes!"

The two of them were usually in awe of this elder brother, so naturally they didn't dare to say more, and nodded repeatedly, expressing that they would be very obedient.

The group of Taoist priests personally brought by the sticks in front of him is actually another means for Xiao Cheng to contain Buddhism.

Send people to Taoist Longhu Mountain and invite them to come to Yunguo to preach.

On the Taoist side, for such a good deed, they naturally agreed quickly, and immediately selected a promising Taoist priest who was being trained, and followed the person at the sticky pole.

And these three Taoist disciples, rushing to this moment, suddenly approached the Taoist head teacher of Longhu Mountain and asked to come to Yunguo together.

Taoism is a school of thought among a hundred schools of thought, it is the study of quietness and inaction, and the knowledge of conforming to the way of heaven.Taoism, on the other hand, is a religion established by a group of religious people who, on the basis of Taoist philosophy, integrated the theory of immortals, gods and ghosts.

Although the two are not in the same line, they are also inextricably linked.The Taoist entrustment, the Taoist side naturally cannot shirk it.

It was because of this that these three Taoist disciples were able to mix with a group of Taoist priests and come to Yunguo together.

Previously, Yunguo was run by the Buddhist sect, and it was regarded as its own private land.

If people from various schools of thought said that they only taught the people of Yunguo how to read and write, then the Buddhist side would naturally not pay much attention to it, and were even a little happy to see it succeed.After all, to read Buddhist scriptures, one must also be able to read and write!

However, if there are any core figures from among the various schools of thought who want to get involved in the ruling and opposition parties of Yunguo and increase the influence of their own school, they will be targeted by the Buddhist sect with all their strength, openly or secretly, and in the end it will only lead to all Zibaijia was overwhelmed and withdrew from Yunguo in embarrassment.

Well, it’s okay to help me with compulsory literacy, but not to take advantage of it!The word "whoring for nothing" has been thoroughly figured out by Buddhism.

It was like this that caused Yun Kingdom to become one of the very few countries in the world that a hundred schools of thought could not influence.

Not long after Xiao Cheng returned to Beijing, he directly wiped out Ganye Temple, the largest Buddhist temple.These methods can be said to brighten the eyes of all scholars, and understand that the situation in Yunguo has undergone great changes.

Among them, the fast-moving school didn't even know about Xiao Cheng's establishment of the Jixia Academy and allowed the sages of hundreds of schools to come to preach the scriptures, so they hastily dispatched their disciples.

This Taoist school is one of them.

Zhongqing City, as the capital of Yunguo for more than 600 years, is also the commercial route of Xiaguo in the Central Plains, Tuyuhun Plateau, Tianzhu and other places, so it is naturally extremely prosperous.

There are crowds of people, cars and horses, and the sound of hawking and shouting, and all kinds of shops and vendors on the street are overwhelmed.

Dao Tong was young and had just come down from the mountain. Seeing this bustling scene, he couldn't help turning his head left and right. His eyes were full of novelty and joy at seeing the bustling and incomparably bustling scene in the city.

"Wow, Zhongqing City is really prosperous! It's even more prosperous than Guyue Town!" Daotong couldn't help but excitedly said to the two senior brothers beside him.

Guyue Town is a small town at the foot of Longhu Mountain, so it is naturally incomparable with the capital city of Yunguo.

Hearing Daotong's excited voice, the little leader at the sticky pole dressed as You Xia immediately said:
"My capital city of Yunguo, in terms of prosperity, is not inferior to the capital of Xiaguo... Eh, it's a bit strange to say that there were so many more people in the past than today, why are there so few people now?"

Dao Tong's eyes widened, he was surprised and said:

"There was more in the past than this?"

"Yeah! Strange, what's the matter today?" The little leader at the sticky pole asked a little puzzled.

The second young Taoist brother pulled away the junior who wanted to say something, then smiled and nodded at the little leader, accepting his words.

Seeing this, the little leader at the sticky pole rolled his eyes slightly, and then smiled at the three of them.

Although they were all dressed in Taoist robes, perhaps it was because they had practiced advanced Taoist techniques. The temperament of these three people was too special and out of the ordinary.Along the way, the little leader at the sticky pole kept paying attention to the three of them.

But now that they are in Zhongqing City, the old lair at the sticky pole, as long as they are prepared in advance, they are not afraid that the three of them will have some tricks!
At this time, a man dressed as a knight-errant hurried over from the front and whispered something in the little chief's ear.

Hearing the words, the little leader showed a look of surprise on his face, nodded immediately, and said to the Taoist priests:

"Everyone, the crowd ahead is crowded, please follow me around!"

Xiaodaotong heard the words and immediately asked:
"Crowded in front? No wonder you just said that there are fewer people. Did you all go to the front to join in the fun? What's going on in Zhongqing City today?"

Hearing this, the little chief nodded and said:

"Today happened to be the third time the imperial examination results were released, and many people crowded in front to read the results. Because there were too many people, the imperial court had mobilized patrol battalions and imperial troops to maintain order. Let's not join in the fun!"

"The third imperial examination? Is it the system promulgated earlier to select scholars?" Dao Tong asked.

The little leader nodded again.

Daotong's eyes lit up, he stepped on his feet and looked at the place ahead where there was a faint noise, and his heart was quite moved.He hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at his elder brother, and said:
"Brother, I want to go and see!"

Qing Leng Taoist heard the words, pondered for a moment, nodded, and said:

"Go!"

Dao Tong immediately cheered when he heard the words.With a little step on his feet, he directly displayed his superb lightness kung fu, the sound of his clothes being ripped through the air sounded, and before everyone could react, his figure floated away and landed a few feet away.

Seeing this, the little leader couldn't help but light up, nodded and said in admiration:
"At such a young age, he has such a powerful lightness kung fu!"

The young Taoist priest froze, then looked at the little leader, and said with a sneer:
"My junior brother, um... this is a family heirloom, coupled with the extraordinary talent, hehehe..."

Hearing the words, the little leader smiled at the young Taoist priest, with a look of seeing through and not telling the truth, and walked away from them, leading a group of Taoist priests to detour.

The corner of the young Taoist's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked helplessly at his elder brother.

Didn't you just say that you should keep a low profile before meeting the Emperor of Yun Kingdom?

Qing Leng Taoist glanced at his junior brother's helpless expression, and he could see his thoughts, his expression was still calm, and said:

"I want to know too, so let my junior brother go and have a look."

"But didn't you just say you wanted to keep a low profile? Isn't it suspicious that this little junior has a young heart and shows his skills..."

After hearing the words, the Qing Leng Taoist said in a deep voice:

"My heart is touched... When I was in the gate before, my heart has been touched by the southwest land many times. Perhaps my chance should be in this Yunguo."

This sentence blocked the words of the young Taoist priest.

My elder brother, who practiced the highest Taoist inheritance method, since ancient times, very few people have been able to practice the "Taishang Dongxuan Tianji Yinfu Miaojing".What he walked was the way of following the secrets of heaven, comprehending the avenue of heaven and earth, and cultivating the original heart of Taoism.

By practicing this supreme Taoist teaching, one can obtain the enlightenment of one's own chance from the heaven and the earth.The heart of Taoist Qing Leng was repeatedly touched, which was a revelation from the heavens.

In this way, it makes sense.

No wonder my family's big brother, who is dedicated to practicing and dislikes common things, took the initiative to take over the task of coming to Yunguo to investigate in front of the Taoist this time, and after the Taoist retreated, he could still hear the words of the elder Zhuang in the door. Yan, obediently came to Yunguo.

(End of this chapter)