I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 642: A Great Gift is Not Refusing a Small Rebate
In the Lakeside Academy, Yao Qin asked carefully, "Did the world's fortune seem to have a huge change during the Yin hour?"

As a third-rank official, he could sense changes in the world's situation through his own Taoism, but he could not perceive the specific direction of change like the first- and second-rank officials.

Sha Youcheng was asking for help now, so he naturally told the truth, "The Heavenly Venerable ordered that Buddhism spread southwards. Five masters and apprentices traveled 300,000 miles to Miaoshan City to seek Buddhism. They built a City God Temple along the way, with Taihang Yinting on the left and Netherworld Buddhism on the right. Yuantong was the appointed guardian of the Dharma."

This news was like a bolt from the blue. If it were in the past, Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing would have cursed it as ridiculous, but now they had to think about the meaning behind it.

First of all, what kind of Buddhism is being preached? Secondly, what is the connection between Miaoshan City and this imperial expedition? Finally, although Buddhism is being passed down, one has to seek the righteous spirit for Yuantong, the guardian of the Dharma. Does this mean that there must also be Confucianism and Legalism in Buddhism?

Lu Shanqing interrupted, "I remember there was a storybook in the Lotus World called Journey to the West. It seemed to be about this incident?"

As a place for teaching and educating people, the academy naturally has no shortage of books. "Journey to the West" has a huge influence. Although it is a novel, Huxin Academy also has a collection of several copies. Cui Yu searched skillfully in the bookcase and found the novel in a short while. He handed it respectfully to the two great scholars.

The two great scholars were flipping through the table of contents, and when they looked at the catalog, their pupils suddenly shrank at a few words: "Havoc in Heaven"!
Isn’t Yujing Mountain the heaven on earth?
Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing looked at each other. Ever since Deng Zhenquan determined the Mandate of Heaven, their Confucian faction had completely lost power in the court. If they did not cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace at this time, it would seem that they were useless.

Yao Qin sneered a few times, "It turns out that destiny has always been there."

Then he looked at Sha Youcheng with a burning gaze, "I know the method, but we have to make a gentleman's agreement. If Yuan Tong is resurrected in the future and makes trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he needs to help us accomplish one thing. Of course, if he accomplishes this thing, our faction will also support him wholeheartedly!"

Sha Youcheng also saw those words, Havoc in Heaven!

He instantly knew that this was no longer the intention of Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing, but the intention of the Heavenly Lord. If they wanted Yuan Tong to be resurrected early, causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace was inevitable. He nodded and said, "Then I will accept this matter on behalf of Yuan Tong."

Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing immediately smiled happily. Yao Qin stroked his beard and said, "Haoran Zhengqi is a kind of 'self-following' power. If there are different Haoran Zhengqi, unless they are passed down from master to disciple, they will conflict with each other, just like the different schools of Confucianism. They can never be easily reconciled. But there is a kind of Haoran Zhengqi that all Confucianists can inherit, and it comes from the Confucian saints."

His words were so obvious that Sha Youcheng also understood what he meant. "You are talking about the students in the Master's Courtyard, right?"

Yu Hong and Zhou Minmin, who had been silent, looked at each other. Although they had entered into this legendary historical event, they had an absurd sense of participation. Although this world did not have the Queen Mother's Peach Garden, other things were not inferior.

Yao Qin said, "I happen to be going to the Confucius Courtyard with Lu Gong tomorrow to ask about something."

Although there is no first-rank official in the Confucius Institute, there is still a second-rank official named Sishenggong. If there is no one from the Confucian community to open the door, even a first-rank official will have difficulty entering. But if there is someone from the Confucian community to open the door, it will be difficult to prevent thieves from entering the house no matter how hard you try.

"I understand."

Sha Youcheng bowed and left with Yu Hong.

After they left, Cui Yu said, "Teacher, isn't it bad for us to steal the peaches and plums?"

Seeing his disciple, Lu Shanqing smiled and said, "You called me an old-fashioned person before, why are you being petty now? You don't care about details when doing great things. These peaches and plums were originally left by the Confucian saints for scholars all over the world. Confucius Temple has been eating them for thousands of years, so why can't we scholars eat them? Besides, the fruits on the trees will not grow again after being eaten. Using them to fight for the destiny of our Confucianism is also a good use of them!"

Sha Youcheng took Yu Hong and boarded a locomotive, heading non-stop to Pingjin Ferry.

At this time, the mouth of the Pingjindu dragon vein has changed greatly. Not only is there a Five Finger Mountain that suppresses a real dragon all year round, but there is also a Confucian stone tablet in front of the mountain. It tells how the monkey Yuantong learned Confucianism, sacrificed his life for justice, and saved the people of Pingjindu.

When the monkey Yuantong practiced Confucianism and could not be criticized, Confucianists naturally used it in reverse, and vigorously promoted the superiority of Confucianism. A monkey who practiced knew to sacrifice his life to save the people of the world, which showed that Confucianism was the best and most virtuous.

Even the effect of this story is so good that various Confucian sects classify Yuantong as a saint. Wisps of pure air and the faith of all living beings are like falling ribbons, reflecting the wonders of the Five Finger Mountain.

With the help of the imaginary mechanical vehicles, Sha Youcheng and the other two dived directly into the hidden dragon cave underground. The mysterious yellow energy here was as heavy as a vast ocean. Colorful dragon seals rose and fell in the ocean, intertwining with each other, evolving into the majestic appearance of the Five Emperors, forming both a seal and a protection.

Under this great force, even imaginary mechanical vehicles cannot drive in directly.

The three of them got off the car, and Sha Youcheng said respectfully to the Five Emperors, "I am here today to summon Yuan Tong to the world by order of the Heavenly Lord."

His words were like a Tang Dynasty monk revealing the Buddha's six-word mantra. The five colorful emperors retreated to both sides, leaving a road in the middle.

The three of them walked forward for a few hundred steps and came to a stone cave. In the middle of the cave was a strange stone, like a little monkey with seven orifices. It constantly absorbed the five-colored light and the righteousness of Confucianism, the sincere and kind thoughts of the people, the mysterious power of the earth veins and the merits of heaven and earth, a total of nine colors.

Below the stone monkey is a tray in the shape of a dragon. After the Pingjin Ferry dragon vein was suppressed, there was still some residual power left. Now that Pingjin Ferry is flourishing, the remaining dragon vein has already recovered hundreds and thousands of times.

What is the dragon vein? The dragon vein is what can establish a country.

That is why the dynasty tried every means to control the dragon veins, and the stone monkey evolved from Yuantong quietly merged into a dragon vein, which in itself conforms to the Confucian theory of destiny.

Seeing this scene, Sha Youcheng and the other two looked at each other. This was heaven's will and the will of the Heavenly Lord, so it was so ingenious and full of foreshadowings.

Yu Hong took out the Xuanhuang lotus. He didn't need to move at all. The Xuanhuang lotus was like a placenta, holding the stone monkey. After shrinking, it automatically fell into Sha Youcheng's hands according to the Taoist connection.

Then a gentle force pushed them away, and the seal left by Zhou Tieyi closed inward again.

Without the stone monkey, the entire Five Finger Mountain will continue to sink, but this sinking is extremely slow and it will take several years for signs to show up.

After taking out Yuan Tong's stone body, Sha Youcheng took Yu Hong back to Huxin Academy without stopping. On the way, Sha Youcheng looked at Yu Hong and the others. They had no credit but they had worked hard, so he said, "Wait a minute until Yao Qin and the others find a way to open Taoli Garden. We will stay outside and you can go and eat some fruits together."

Yu Hong and Zhou Minmin were overjoyed and quickly bowed their hands to express their gratitude. Everyone in the Lotus World had imagined that if they entered the Journey to the West, they would definitely follow Sun Wukong to the Peach Garden to eat fruits and steal elixirs from the Laojun Temple. Anyway, there would be someone to settle the accounts, and their money would not be a big deal. They did not expect that today they would get what they wanted, which was even more comfortable than eating fruits. Yu Hong also discovered an opportunity. Although the current Buddhist migration to the south seemed to be a big deal, the people who knew about it were all top people in the world. If the two middle-grade people could take advantage of this information gap, not to mention becoming second-grade or first-grade people, the resources collected in the middle would be enough to make them the top powerhouses among the third-grade people.

I must follow this Great Sage of Settlement closely, Yu Hong thought secretly.

After Sha Youcheng came back, Yao Qin and Lu Shanqingye did not ask any more questions. Without further ado, they drove the carriage to the Confucius Courtyard overnight.

The carriage driven by two third-rank Confucian scholars also easily crossed the mountains and rivers and arrived at the Confucian city the next day.

Everyone here is well-educated, and on an ordinary street, if there is a plaque of the top scholar, it is worth boasting about for hundreds of years. But here, plaques are popping up like mushrooms after a rain, and only those plaques that have been passed down for three generations in a family are worth stopping to look at.

The carriages of the two great scholars naturally passed through several checkpoints easily, notified their arrival, and were directly invited to the core area of ​​the Confucius Institute.

Yu Hong and Zhou Minmin held the Xuanhuang Lotus in their arms, disguised as ordinary servants, and followed behind Lu Shanqing and Yao Qin.

After drinking tea in the living room for a while, the servants in the Master's Court said that Li Kegong had prepared the tea and asked everyone to come forward.

Yao Qin said to Cui Yu and the other two very naturally, "We have something important to discuss with Lecturer Li. You can just have some tea here."

Yu Hong and Zhou Minmin's hearts were pounding. This was the first time they had been thieves since they were little, but they didn't expect it to be so exciting for the first time.

Cui Yu, on the other hand, saluted normally and said, "Yes, sir."

The people in the Master's Court did not find it strange. It was normal for important figures to leave their juniors in the side hall when they had things to discuss.

Of course, if the younger generations get tired of sitting during this process, it is normal for them to take a walk in the garden. After all, it is only a few hundred steps away from the Taoli Garden.

On the other side, Li Kegong was boiling water. He was also very curious about the reason why Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing brought Sha Youcheng here.

Naturally, he had more information than Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing, so he knew that Zhou Tieyi had ordered Buddhism to spread southwards, but he did not associate it with Sha Youcheng for the time being.

After greeting each other and taking their seats, people on both sides were not in a hurry. Both sides were great scholars, so they naturally talked about Confucianism instead of practical matters. Once the topic started, they really just sat and talked about philosophy without getting to the point.

Li Kegong was usually very patient. Under normal circumstances, it would be easy for him to talk about Confucian classics for days and nights. But today, he couldn't keep his composure. He knew that Yao Qin and Lu Shanqing must have something going on. He wanted to know what it was, but he couldn't speak directly, because great Confucian scholars always talked about the word "etiquette". Others who came to their door didn't say a word, but just talked to you about the teachings of the saints. If you interrupted them without permission, it would be very rude and it would show that you are not well-educated enough.

Cui Yu sat with Yu Hong for half a cup of tea, during which he also chatted with the scholar from the Confucius Institute who was receiving him. Cui Yu's Confucian knowledge naturally impressed the other party, who almost wanted to become sworn brothers with him today. He had no guard against Cui Yu at all.

After all, this is the Confucius Temple. How could anyone be on guard against the arrival of a knowledgeable and modest gentleman?

So Cui Yu suggested that he go for a walk in the garden, and the scholar from the Confucius Courtyard readily agreed. Cui Yu had been to the Confucius Courtyard before, and as an outstanding Confucian scholar, he had eaten peach and plum fruits and knew where they were. Along the way, he took the opportunity to ask the scholar some difficult Confucian questions, and before he knew it, he arrived at the peach and plum forest.

The scholar pointed at the colorful peach and plum trees in front of him and said, "There are a total of eighty-one big trees and one thousand small trees in this peach and plum forest. The eighty-one big trees were planted by the Confucian saint himself, gathering the Confucian and Taoist luck from all over the world. The one thousand small trees were planted by the Confucian saint when he passed away here. It's a pity that it's winter now, otherwise the small trees would bloom and bear fruit. I can pick a few for you to taste."

Small peach and plum trees also have magical powers, but not as much as the big ones.

"That's not necessary." Cui Yu said with a smile.

The scholar thought Cui Yu was being modest and just wanted to praise this humble gentleman, but the next moment, he felt a chill on the back of his neck and looked at Cui Yu in disbelief. He saw that Cui Yu had a teaching stick in his hand that was filled with righteous energy and it hit his coma at once. He stretched out his hand, but his head was spinning.

Cui Yu reached out to catch the unconscious scholar and said to the two, "He will be unconscious for at least half an hour."

Yu Hong and Zhou Minmin were stunned, and couldn't help pointing at the white stick in Cui Yu's hand, "Mr. Cui, are you a little too skilled?"

Cui Yu smiled sheepishly and said, "This is a trick I learned from someone else. It was my first time using it and it worked quite well."

He recalled the scene of meeting Wang Mingyi on the Wangshu Tower that night. The evening breeze was blowing gently, and he was also surprised that Wang Mingyi was so skilled.

He personally carried the scholar on his back, and then took Cui Yu and the other two into the peach and plum forest. The moment they stepped into the forest, the vision of the three of them changed completely.

This peach and plum forest looks like just a forest from the outside, but once you enter, you will find that it is a large formation composed of pure righteousness. Every step forward is a test of Confucianism. Otherwise, even if you are a second-rank rank cultivator, you won't be able to take many steps.

One after another, difficult Confucian knowledge was taught, but Cui Yu answered fluently and easily led the others across the thousand peach and plum trees in front. However, he stopped in front of the eighty-one peach and plum trees planted by the Confucian saint himself.

"Righteousness follows evil, and evil becomes more evil. Can it be righteousness?"

This question obviously refers to his behavior today.

If a righteous act deviates from its original track and needs to be carried out by evil deeds, is it still the original righteous act?

This is also a problem that has troubled Confucianism for thousands of years. Justice on paper and justice in reality are always two different things.

Cui Yu thought for a moment, gathered his righteous energy in his hands, and replied, "A great gift is not to be declined."

(End of this chapter)