Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 205 Chapter [-] Emperor Jiajing’s guide to immortality
Wang Daoqiu and Tao Zhongwen just talked about economic work until Emperor Jiajing's team arrived.

Today Emperor Jiajing arranged a huge ritual in Baiyun Temple, with tens of thousands of Taoist priests participating.The various magical instruments, the chanting of tens of thousands of Taoist priests, and the burning incense candles inserted everywhere like a forest...At this time, Wang Daoqiu finally knew why Emperor Jiajing was so poor in the past.

It seems that Emperor Jiajing liked this kind of large-scale rituals very much. He was very serious about the whole process and participated in according to Taoist rules. His movements were meticulous, as if he was the "leader".

Emperor Jiajing was serious, but Wang Daoqiu had no choice but to follow the instructions of a middle-aged Taoist priest sent to him by Tao Zhongwen. He would meditate when asked to meditate; he would babbling when asked to chant sutras. ; When people asked him to offer incense, he offered incense...

A set of feudal superstitions came down, and Wang Daoqiu's old waist was so sore that he could not straighten up, but Emperor Jiajing was still enjoying it.I really don’t know how this middle-aged man, who doesn’t exercise every day and spends all his time in his room as a couch potato, got such good physical strength!
Accompanying, accompanying, toiling from morning to afternoon, even lunch.Finally, when Wang Daoqiu could bear it no longer, Emperor Jiajing greeted Wang Daoqiu to enter the Sanqing Hall amid the chanting of tens of thousands of Taoist priests.

As soon as Emperor Jiajing and Wang Daoqiu entered the Sanqing Hall, Lu Fang was outside. He closed the entrance to the Sanqing Hall and asked a group of young eunuchs in Taoist robes to surround them with their backs to the Sanqing Hall. .

The Sanqing Hall filled with incense and candles was filled with smoke, and it looked a bit like the special effects of a later-generation domestic drama, Wonderland. Wang Daoqiu sneered at this.However, Emperor Jiajing was very pious at this time. He knelt on the futon and muttered many words, praying again and again.

After Emperor Jiajing finished expressing his respect to the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty, he looked at Wang Daoqiu expectantly.Wang Daoqiu knew it was time to perform by himself.

So under the expectant gaze of Emperor Jiajing, Wang Daoqiu also pretended to be pious and bowed to Sanqing again and again.Then he went up to the offering table and burned some of the talismans that Baiyun Temple had placed on the offering table in advance to hide it from others.Finally, without leaving any trace, he took out his specially made magic talisman from his wide armhole, folded it into a specific shape and placed it on the altar table to light it.

It was another successful performance of "Spirit Talisman Flying into the Sky", watching the magic talisman fly by itself.Although Emperor Jiajing had already met him once last year, seeing him again still shocked Emperor Jiajing beyond words. He felt like the gods were watching him.

So Emperor Jiajing, who felt that the immortal was beside him, immediately bowed to Sanqing again and again, and kept saying honorifics in his mouth.Until I saw the talisman flying in the air, it was almost burned.Emperor Jiajing hurriedly climbed up from the futon, and just like last year, he took the ashes from the air where the talisman had burned out, and then quickly wiped the ashes on Wang Daoqiu's already exposed arm.

Sure enough, just like last year, as soon as the ashes of the spiritual talisman were put on, rows of small characters suddenly appeared on Wang Daoqiu's arm.

This time, Wang Daoqiu not only wrote down some major events that will happen in the 27th year of Jiajing next year that he found in the library, but also added some personal items of his own.For example, the issue of corvee and poll tax.

Of course, when Wang Daoqiu raised these questions, he only hinted to Emperor Jiajing that God thought it could do meritorious deeds.He did not directly say that it was abolished. After all, he hoped that Emperor Jiajing would take the initiative in this matter, rather than letting Emperor Jiajing feel that he was arranged.

Looking at the rows of small characters, Emperor Jiajing hurriedly recited them down with excitement. After reciting them twice silently with his eyes closed, and confirming that what he memorized was exactly the same as what was written on Wang Daoqiu's arm, Emperor Jiajing hurriedly used wet wipes. , wipe the words on Wang Daoqiu's arm clean.And after reading it several times and confirming that the secret would not be leaked, Emperor Jiajing smiled with satisfaction.

After being deceived by Wang Daoqiu, Emperor Jiajing said to Wang Daoqiu with a satisfied look on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, Aiqing. You go outside to drink some tea and eat some cakes. By the way, let Lu Fang come in with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Regardless of Emperor Jiajing's interest in spending more time with the gods, Wang Daoqiu left the Sanqing Hall to call Lu Fang.

After leaving the Sanqing Hall, Lu Fang was allowed in, and then Wang Daoqiu and Tao Zhongwen arranged to have something to eat first.Wang Daoqiu originally thought that Emperor Jiajing would come out soon, so after eating, he went to the hut and waited at the entrance of Sanqing Hall.But after waiting for a long time, Emperor Jiajing was nowhere to be seen.

Watching the sun gradually setting in the west, Wang Daoqiu was waiting anxiously when Lu Fangchui came.Seeing Lu Fang coming out, Wang Daoqiu and Tao Zhongwen hurriedly stepped forward.

But before Wang Daoqiu and Tao Zhongwen could ask, Lu Fang said to Tao Zhongwen: "The emperor said that he will fast in the Sanqing Hall tonight. Master Immortal, just arrange for some tea to be sent in. In addition, let the Taoist priests share it. Let's go eat and rest, the sound of chanting that resounds throughout the sky will not stop all night long."

"Yes"

After Lu Fang finished telling Tao Zhongwen what Emperor Jiajing had told him, he turned back to Wang Daoqiu and said kindly: "I'm going to have a hard time tonight, Taifu. Your Majesty asked Taifu to accompany you in chanting sutras tonight in the Sanqing Hall." .”

Fuck?He wants to stay up all night to indulge in feudal superstitions, and he still has to work hard. This is so inhumane!Thinking that he would suffer a night of punishment tonight, Wang Daoqiu complained about Emperor Jiajing in his heart.But he still wanted to live, so he still pretended to be flattered on his face, and told Lu Fang that he was honored, but that he had to go for a while first so that he could concentrate on fasting with Emperor Jiajing.

It is normal for people to have three urgent needs.So Wang Daoqiu proposed to go for convenience, and Lu Fang didn't think too much and let Wang Daoqiu go.

Convenience is convenience, but thinking about being dragged all night by Emperor Jiajing and not fighting for anything for himself, Wang Daoqiu felt that he was at a huge loss.So after knowing that he had to stay with Emperor Jiajing all night today, Wang Daoqiu looked at the bonfires burning everywhere in front of the Sanqing Hall to keep the Taoist priests chanting scriptures warm, and he had another idea.

Before leaving Sanqing Hall, Wang Daoqiu went to find his four personal guards and ordered them to secretly scrape rosin from the pine trees used for heating. The more the better, but they were not allowed to tell others.Yes, the trick Wang Daoqiu is thinking of now is the part where Lao Ji exposes the divine light in Li Er's scam in the third episode of Iron Triangle's second series No. 30.

This rosin is the fat-like juice that flows out of the pine wood, and it can emit a faint halo at high temperatures.When enough rosin is burned, a very bright and large halo will be emitted. Superstitious people will think it is "divine light" when they see it.

In this way, Wang Daoqiu ordered his guards to scrape the rosin, while he himself really went to get a tuba leisurely.

After the battle came out, Wang Daoqiu took the rosin they scraped from the guards and put it in his armhole. Wang Daoqiu went to the Sanqing Palace to accompany Emperor Jiajing.

Afraid that Emperor Jiajing would smell it, as soon as Lu Fang closed the door again after entering the Sanqing Palace, Wang Daoqiu took out the rosin from his sleeve and hid it behind a brazier at the entrance of the palace.

After hiding the rosin, Wang Daoqiu came forward to salute Emperor Jiajing.At this time, Emperor Jiajing, who was meditating on the futon, was chattering away. As soon as he heard Wang Daoqiu's voice, he stood up quickly, took Wang Daoqiu's hand, and said anxiously: "Ai Qing, Ai Qing, just now I I also saw the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty. They smiled at me and encouraged me to cultivate Taoism wholeheartedly. They said that they would be in the fairyland, waiting for me to become an immortal. Love you, love you, I am destined to be an immortal, I am destined to be an immortal. Yes, hahahaha!"

Emperor Jiajing thought he could really look at the gods now, and he was as happy as a fool.But Wang Daoqiu knew that this was obviously the "spiritual talisman flying into the sky" and "passing the decree on behalf of heaven" that he had just done, plus the tens of thousands of Taoist priests outside, the hypnotic chanting sound, and the burning incense and candles everywhere in the temple. , and the smoke and smell produced gave Emperor Jiajing too many psychological hints, causing Emperor Jiajing, a fan of feudal superstition, to hallucinate.

But facts are facts, but Wang Daoqiu can’t say that!And even Emperor Jiajing wouldn’t believe it!So after listening to Emperor Jiajing's words, Wang Daoqiu had no choice but to congratulate Emperor Jiajing against his will and encourage him to continue working hard so that one day he could become an immortal.

Do you want to chat, say something that others like to hear, and you will not suffer.The fact is also like this. As soon as Wang Daoqiu said the words that Emperor Jiajing wanted to hear, Emperor Jiajing immediately became very happy. Like a child showing off his treasures, he shared his experience in cultivating immortals with Wang Daoqiu, which annoyed Wang Daoqiu. !
After Emperor Jiajing finished bragging about his self-imagination, Wang Daoqiu was pulled by Emperor Jiajing to meditate behind him, saying that the emperor and his ministers would cultivate immortality together and become immortals in the sky together in the future.

Made, is simply crazy!What's even more annoying is that Wang Daoqiu not only has no way to deal with this psychosis, but also has to cooperate with others and act like a psychopath.What a tragedy!

In this way, Wang Daoqiu was dragged by Emperor Jiajing and treated as a lunatic. In the Sanqing Palace, he was told to meditate all night long.

When Emperor Jiajing was dealing with state affairs, as long as it was not something that might cause him to be dismissed from get out of class, he could just muddle through everything else.But he is really serious about practicing Taoism. When he meditates, he maintains a standard posture with his waist straight. After a few hours, when his legs become numb and his waist can no longer bear it, he gets up to move around and drink tea. Wang Daoqiu looked in admiration.

In this way, Wang Daoqiu stayed with Emperor Jiajing until the second half of the night, until he saw Emperor Jiajing meditating there. His body could no longer stand straight and began to shake.Wang Daoqiu knew that Emperor Jiajing was already sleepy and confused, and it was time to do it himself.

So Wang Daoqiu slowly stood up from the futon, and under the cover of the thousands of Taoist priests chanting sutras outside, he quietly went behind the brazier at the entrance of the temple and took out the rosin he had just hidden.

The rosin has been roasted in a brazier for several hours, and now it is warm in the hand, which is very comfortable.

Wang Daoqiu took the rosin and tiptoed to the offering table in front of the Sanqing statue. He gently put the rosin into the brazier behind the offering table. He quickly climbed onto the offering table and meditated in a standard posture.

As soon as Wang Daoqiu sat down, the rosin he had just put into the brazier emitted circles of bright "divine light" under the influence of the high temperature of the charcoal fire, wrapping Wang Daoqiu's body in it.

Suddenly there was such a big light in front of his eyes, which immediately opened the eyes of Emperor Jiajing who was meditating with his eyes closed.Seeing Wang Daoqiu sitting on the altar like a fairy in the "Shenguang", Emperor Jiajing was stunned and his mind went blank for a moment.

And just when Emperor Jiajing was thinking, the divine light shined through the glass window of Sanqing Hall, which also shocked the Taoist priests outside who were chanting sutras, and they all screamed in surprise.

According to the instructions of Emperor Jiajing, tens of thousands of Taoist priests chanted sutras in batches all night long, but even if they were divided into groups, there were at least three to four thousand Taoist priests chanting sutras around the Sanqing Hall.It is conceivable that the three 4000 people panicked together.

So the exclamations of these three or four thousand Taoist priests suddenly woke up Lu Fang, who was leaning on a pillar next to the brazier and taking a nap.

After being awakened, Lu Fang's instinct was to look into the Sanqing Palace.When Lu Fang saw the light in the palace and was still in a dazed state after just waking up, his first reaction was that there was a fire in the palace.So Lu Fang immediately yelled, beckoning his subordinates to save him quickly, and at the same time slammed into the gate of Sanqing Palace.

The door was knocked open with a bang, and what appeared in front of Lu Fang's eyes was no fire.But in the middle of Sanqing Hall, Wang Daoqiu was meditating on the altar table in a ball of divine light.It was so fresh and refined, just like a real god descending to earth. At this moment, Lu Fang, the men who followed him, and the Taoist priests facing the door were all dumbfounded.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing was also shocked out of his wits by Lu Fang's banging on the door and the exclamations of everyone at the door.So Emperor Jiajing shouted angrily at Lu Fang: "You dog slave, get out of here! If you hit a god, I want your head."

(End of this chapter)