Saint Immortal Way

What happened on the day of offering sacrifices to heaven caused a shock to the entire dynasty, especially such a major event as the ascension of the saint of Xiyi, which made the entire dynasty in great joy.

For ordinary people, such things as luck from the sky are invisible and intangible, and have little to do with them. However, it is a real thing that saints ascended to the sky in the dynasty. As ordinary people, they feel the same way.Moreover, the emperor issued a decree to amnesty the whole world, and celebrate the three days together, and the common people have obtained real benefits.

Just like a festival, everyone rejoices, and every family is decorated with lanterns and festoons. In counties, prefectures and other places, activities such as lantern fairs, riddle guessing, and garden tours are essential.

After the sacrifice to heaven, all the officials returned to the capital of the gods in a flying boat in the sky. The first imperial decree issued by Emperor Wen was to change the year name to Longyun.The year when the vernal equinox worships heaven is called the first year of Longyun.

Well-informed Confucianists all know the meaning of success in offering sacrifices to heaven. When the fortune of heaven descends and the fate of the country prospers, it seems logical to change the Yuan Dynasty.

The year name "Longyun" was not taken randomly, but the year name obtained by the Qin Tianjian after passing the Fushi.

On this day, Lu Yang was drinking tea with Huang Daoyun and other women in the manor, and his mind suddenly moved, and his expression was a little strange.

"What's wrong?" Huang Daoyun said carefully.

Lu Yang shook his head, and said to Han Xuemei, the housekeeper who was waiting on the side: "Let's go to the door and invite the angels in, the imperial decree is probably coming!"

"Yes!" Han Xuemei didn't dare to neglect, she turned around and took the two little maidservants with her.

Lu Yang waved to a group of young girls who were dancing and playing music on the lawn in the garden. The girls quickly retreated obediently. The artists who were selected and rewarded after careful selection are all skilled in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

These days, Lu Yang was accompanied by Huang Daoyun and others, enjoying music and watching dances, and his life was very nourishing.No matter in the previous life or in this life, Lu Yang once dreamed of such a life, leisurely and independent.

However, even after he became a marquis and a general, it was rare for Lu Yang to have such leisure to enjoy life. These years, one is running around, and the other is for cultivation. There is no leisure time, let alone enjoy music and dance. The leisurely and luxurious life of a local tyrant.

Thanks to His Majesty and Jitian, I have enjoyed it these days.

"The imperial decree has finally arrived, I thought..." Huang Daoyun smiled slightly, feeling relieved.

"Why?" Lu Yang asked knowingly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Since the Holy One returned to God's Capital, he has issued several decrees that have shaken the world. One is to change the year name, the other is to canonize several great masters as saints, and the third is to reward the world. After the rewards are completed, the fourth is to lead all the officials to the Baishengtai Temple to offer sacrifices!"

Huang Daoyun paused, and said again: "Your Majesty is so busy, I thought he had already forgotten the merits of his junior brother!"

Lu Yang shook his head and laughed: "How is that possible? The Holy One is a wise king, not to mention that there is a temple of the Hundred Saints above the imperial power. The Emperor of the Great Kuang would not act so recklessly..."

Huang Daoyun thoughtfully, and nodded: "That's right, when the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, how can the achievements of the younger brother be forgotten? As long as there are still saints from the Baishengtai Temple, this imperial court is very wise!"

"Senior sister said that there is a pair of eyes above the imperial power, which is a great blessing. If the imperial power loses supervision, it will lose checks and balances, and will eventually be corrupted... Speaking of it, the Taidao sage is really wise. There are two centers of power, one is the Baishengtai Temple, which represents the divine power; the other is the court, which represents the monarchy."

Huang Daoyun listened quietly, she had never thought about the issue of theocracy and monarchy before, and it was the first time she said it from Lu Yang's mouth, it felt very fresh.

Thinking about it carefully, what Lu Yang said is right, the Taidao saint did indeed set up two power centers in the Da Kuang Dynasty, one is the Baisheng Taimiao, and the other is the court.

These two centers, high above, ruled all aspects of the entire imperial Kyushu, including people's livelihood and sacrifices.

"The wisdom of the Taidao sages lies in placing the position of the Baisheng Taimiao above the emperor, which means that the divine power is higher than that of the monarch. However, the Baisheng Taimiao governs by doing nothing, and it is the responsibility of supervision, but actually governing the country. It is the court, the emperor and the officials. In this way, the power of the Baisheng Taimiao and the emperor is virtually restrained, creating a wonderful check and balance!"

Huang Daoyun heard it and nodded: "Sure enough, it is a wise arrangement. The power of the Baishengtai Temple is higher than that of the monarch, but it has no power to govern the country. The emperor has the power to govern the country, but he is supervised... It seems that in Da Kuang, the emperor You can't do whatever you want!"

"That's right, an emperor who can do whatever he wants is very dangerous. If it's a wise emperor, it's fine. If it's a foolish emperor, the world will be in chaos!" Lu Yang smiled, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Huang Daoyun's hand, kneading it a few times, tenderly After a while, he said: "The political system of the Great Kuang Dynasty is still good. As long as there is the Baishengtaimiao, there will be no chaos in Dakuang. Even if there is a faint king in the court, there will be Baishengtaimiao to deal with the aftermath!"

"Junior brother, don't talk nonsense. In this life, you are a sage king, and a sage king who has been promoted to a saint!" Huang Daoyun hurriedly said cautiously.

"Haha... Senior sister, don't be nervous. Emperor Wen is a holy king. He knows what I said, so he won't blame me!" Lu Yang waved his hand.

Huang Daoyun was noncommittal.

Lu Yang turned worried and said: "Unfortunately, today I am a forbearing holy master, and also a revival master, a virtuous corporal, and a profound Taoist karma, but now that I have been promoted to a sage, I can't stay on the throne for too long... ..."

Huang Daoyun's beautiful eyes widened, surprised: "Why?"

Lu Yang chuckled: "Senior sister, do you know what the saint is thinking?"

Huang Daoyun thought for a while, then shook his head.

"It's the way of heaven!" Lu Yang pointed to the sky meaningfully.

"What does this have to do with the throne?" Huang Daoyun was puzzled.

"The holy way is the way of all peoples. Because all the people respect it and make offerings to it, it is the holy way. Therefore, the holy way is the way of humanity in essence, and it is still below the way of heaven. Practitioners of our generation are promoted by the karma of saints. What we seek is but It’s the way of heaven, so Confucians who are sages and karma don’t have time to seek the way of heaven, so how can they put their minds on governing the country?”

"..."

Lu Yang said leisurely: "In the history of the Great Kuang Dynasty, there were no emperors who were sages. That's why the female emperor hung her crown and left..."

"Junior Brother means Prince..."

Lu Yang waved his hand and said with a smile: "We don't need to worry about that, that's what the emperor and Baisheng Taimiao should worry about. It's enough for me to be a happy king and Mushou. It's too big an ideal and a responsibility for us. I still can't get it!"

"It's about..." Huang Daoyun smiled lightly, and obediently beat Lu Yang's leg and said, "Father said that prosperity in the world is always short-lived, and only heavenly talents are what we should seek. There will be so many sages who are pursuing this road and going forward without hesitation!"

"It's good for senior sister to know. With senior sister's support, maybe in the future I will understand the way of heaven and man, and break all kinds of invisible shackles between heaven and earth. If that day comes, I will definitely ascend to heaven!" Lu Yang laughed, his ambition was flying high.

But it was said that Han Xuemei brought two little maidservants to the gate of Zhuangzi, and ordered the servants to open the gate.The two little maidservants looked strange. They glanced at each other, then looked at the quiet street outside the door, then turned their heads and said to Han Xuemei:

"Sister Han, this servant heard that Lord Hou is very capable, and he can pinch and count. Can he really know that a distinguished guest will come to visit in a while?"

"Yes, our master can pinch and count. The "Book of Changes", which is popular in the gods today, was written by the master. It is said that it is superior to arithmetic than the technique of holding a spirit!"

Han Xuemei raised her head and glanced at the nameless Zhuangzi across the street. Others don't know about that Zhuangzi, but she knows it very well. That Zhuangzi is a courtyard of the Huangji Temple. The little people in the world can figure it out.

I heard from people around Lu Yang that the master Lu Yang's ability is not inferior to those saints, and Han Xuemei can no longer guess what level it is.

The two little maidservants stuck out their tongues, expressing their surprise.

"Here we come!" Han Xuemei said awe-inspiringly.

The little maid hurriedly looked on the street, only to see an internal official leading a group of valiant internal guards galloping towards the door and stopped in front of the door.

The officer got off his horse, and smiled at Han Xuemei: "May I ask, is this the manor of Lord Lvhou, Marquis of the South Sea?"

"Yes, it's Lu Hou's manor. The maidservant Tian is the housekeeper of the Zhuangzi. His surname is Han. My Lord Marquis knew that the Lord was coming, so he specially ordered the maidservant to come and wait!"

When the internal officer heard that it was Lu Yang's mansion, how could he dare to be presumptuous, he quickly smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, Lord Hou has a heart... Well, that's right, with Lord Hou's ability, he naturally knows what the Holy Majesty's will is. When the time comes, Steward Han, let’s go and report, saying that the Holy Majesty’s decree has come, and my official, Chen Huairong, is here to proclaim the decree!”

"My Lord Marquis has ordered that the angels be invited into Zhuangzi!" Han Xuemei said hastily.

"Oh, that's good, that's good, please lead the way, I'm going to meet Lord Hou... Uh, no, I want to meet the prince, hehe, after the decree is announced, your elder will be the first king with a different surname in the dynasty, hehe , I am honored to come here to announce the decree, it is also an honor!"

Han Xuemei was overjoyed, exchanged greetings quickly, respectfully invited the internal officials into Zhuangzi, and came to see Lu Yang.

When they came to Lu Yang, the internal officials did not pay any respects, they took out the imperial decree, unfolded it, and shouted loudly: "The imperial decree has arrived, and Lu Yang, Marquis of the South China Sea, will accept it!"

Lu Yang chuckled, glanced at Huang Daoyun beside him, both of them took two steps forward in a calm manner, bowed and saluted, and solemnly said: "Mr. Nanhaihou Lu Yang accepts the order!"

"Following the emperor's imperial edict: I will inherit the precious life with my lord, and I will show you the great plan, and I will give you the grace of Pei Lun, and I will give it to you in celebration. Today, there is Lu Yang, Marquis of the South China Sea, who has made outstanding achievements. …canonize Lu Yang as the king of the South China Sea, to guard the South China Sea for the imperial dynasty, and to guard one side, I will be your lord to show the inheritance of heaven, and set an example for all people, I admire this!"

"Thank you for your kindness!" Lu Yang knelt down, saluted, received the imperial edict, and stood up.

The inner officer's face immediately changed from extremely serious to flattering, he smiled and bowed to Lu Yang and said, "My lord, Chen Huairong, my lord, congratulations to my lord!"

"Well, Mr. Chen has worked hard, please come in and tell!" Lu Yang laughed.

"Please!" Chen Huairong chuckled, and followed Lu Yang into the inner hall, where servants had already come up to offer tea.Chen Huairong said: "When offering sacrifices to heaven, I heard that it was the prince's contribution to the entry of the Nanhai Kingdom into the vassal. Now that it's all over, the official canonization has also come down. The prince is justified as a vassal king. The lower officials are very envious. In the future, there will be Opportunity, I also hope that the prince will support it!"

"Naturally, Lord Chen will have free time in the future, but when he goes to the South Sea Kingdom, I will definitely get drunk with him!" Lu Yang agreed.Chen Huairong grinned and was extremely happy. He stayed to drink tea just to get acquainted with Lu Yang, a king with a different surname.

After talking to Lu Yang about a few secret things in the palace, Chen Huairong got up and left with great interest.

Lu Yang got up, called Han Xuemei, and sent her out of Zhuangzi.Huang Daoyun came up with a smile, took the imperial decree and read it again, and said: "I really didn't expect that junior brother has come to this point. There has not been a king with a different surname in the dynasty for more than 400 years. This is the only one for junior brother. This is an official canonization." I don't know how many people will be jealous!"

"So this god is a place of right and wrong, so don't stay for long!" Lu Yang chuckled, he had already made up his mind, officially canonized it, and at most visited a few friends and seniors, and then returned to Yanzhou and Nanhai Kingdom, where This is where you can flex your muscles.

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