Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

"Each Taoist temple will be divided into seven grades, and the Tianshi Mansion is the first grade. For example, after surrender, the Qing Sect on Gezao Mountain, the Lingbao Sect on Maoshan, the Tianshi Tao in the North of Songshan Mountain, and the branch of Mount Emei can all be classified as the second grade. Within the whole country, There is only one first-grade Taoist temple, and there is only one second-grade Taoist temple in a state.”

"According to the regulations, the county has three levels, the county has four levels, the countryside has five levels, and the square and village have six levels. Some small villages and settlements can set up seven-level Taoist temples."

"call...."

These words made Zhang Tongxuan take a breath of air.

If this arrangement is followed, then Zhengyiyi will be equivalent to being controlled by the Chu State and have limited freedom.

But the advantage is also obvious, that is, the Chu army's soldiers are all equipped with a righteous lineage, which will truly become the only Taoist sect in the world.

Chapter 78: A raid in the East China Sea, the navy of Chu State rampaged across the outer sea!

"But if there are only a few Taoist fields, how to maintain the Taoist temple?"

Zhang Tongxuan's old eyes stared directly at Kou Zhong, hoping that he would give an answer.

"The State of Chu prohibits Taoist priests from asking for money and other things from believers in the name of profit, but it does not prohibit Taoist sects from selling talismans for fasting, worshiping gods, and exorcising demons."

"Even if it is a national ceremony or a grand festival, people from the Tianshi Mansion still need to be invited to take care of it."

"Am I still going to make an IOU?"

Kou Zhong said with a half-smile.

If you want to maintain daily life in a Taoist temple, maybe a monk can't do it, but a Taoist priest can definitely do it.

Because Taoism itself requires Taoist priests to master five arts: mountain, medicine, fortune, fortune telling, and divination.

'Shan' means cultivating the "body" and "spirit" through methods such as eating food, fasting, elixirs, mysteries, boxing, spells and other methods.

'Medicine' includes massage, acupuncture, medicine, medicine and other methods to treat physical and mental diseases.

'Fate' is the knowledge of predicting people's destiny, and then achieving good fortune and avoiding misfortune, thereby improving the needs of human development.

The method of observing its shape and knowing its meaning is generally divided into three categories: one is to look at the sky (star phase), the other is to look at the earth (feng shui), and the third is to look at people.

'Divination' includes divination and divination, the purpose of which is to predict and deal with things, especially the Book of Changes, Shushu, Qimen Bagua, etc.

As long as you are proficient in any of these five arts, it is impossible for the Taoist temple to decline.

"I promise your highness on behalf of the Zhang family."

After pondering, Zhang Tongxuan raised his head and said solemnly.

"it is good!"

Kou Zhong slapped the table and said cheerfully: "In this case, the Tianshi Mansion cannot be in this thatched cottage."

"I just came from Shangqing Town. I saw about two miles east of the thatched cottage, leaning against Xihua Mountain to the north, across the Luxi River, and opposite to Pipa Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, majestic and beautiful. place."

"How about we allocate a hundred acres of this land to build the Tianshi Mansion, which will be the place where the Zhang family has lived and worshiped gods for generations."

"After the construction of the Tianshi Mansion is completed, the Tianshi Thatched Cottage will be demolished and rebuilt, and it will be used as the first palace."

"The Zhengyi Palace is not only the place where the heavenly masters of the past dynasties offer sacrifices to gods and immortals, but also serves as a Taoist palace and a Taoist academy. It has the responsibility of accepting the inheritance of Taoism in the world."

"So good!"

Zhang Tongxuan readily agreed.

Since Tianshi Dao plans to change its name to Zhengyi Dao, then Longhu Mountain, as the ancestral home of Taoism, naturally cannot be as simple as it is now.

The construction of Tianshi Mansion and Zhengyi Palace is very necessary to give Taoism in the world a respectable appearance.

"Ah."

"Then let's settle this matter."

"Today, I will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build the Tianshi Mansion and the Zhengyi Palace."

"When the construction of the two is completed, it will be the time when the Heavenly Master will announce to the world that the Zhengyi will unite the Chu Kingdom."

Facing Zhang Tongxuan's gaze, Kou Zhong walked out of the thatched cottage with satisfaction and waved his hand to hit a true beam into Longhu Mountain.

"Hey! Sigh!"

Accompanied by the roar of dragons and dragons.

A strange beast with a black body, dragon scales, a beard beside its mouth, beads under its chin, and a pair of feather wings on its long neck flew out of the mountain with the sound of wind and thunder.

In an instant, he appeared in front of the gate of the thatched cottage.

At the same time, a ferocious beast with a snake-like head, long jaws and fangs, a long neck, reverse scales under its jaws, and four four-toed claws also galloped out of Longhu Mountain, walking in the mountains and deep streams. Pingdi came to the door.

"This is..."

The Taoist priests who came from Shangqing Town couldn't help but look at the dragon horse and the dragon horse, secretly stunned.

"A real dragon is really extraordinary when it comes to this world!"

Zhang Tongxuan stroked his long gray beard and watched with admiration as Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling disappeared into the horizon on dragon teeth and dragon horses.

In the evening of that day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent thousands of people, including craftsmen and soldiers, to level the land and issue drawings, working in full swing.

At the same time, a piece of news spread across the country, shocking the whole world in an instant.

As the leader of the Taoist sect in the past, the Longhushan Tianshi Mansion was actually provoked by Chu Gong Kou Zhong, and started a fight over the Tianshi Thatched Cottage. On that day, the dispute between Qinglong and the Long Sword was even more fueled and jealous, and spread like the wind to the Sui Dynasty. every corner.

The Guanlong family and the Shandong family were all amused by Kou Zhong's behavior, and secretly mocked him for being stupid and offending the Taoist family.

But what they don't know is that a storm sweeping the world is coming!

........

Daye 12, December [-]th.

Off the coast of Jian'an County.

Hundreds of lucky boats, as tall as buildings, with wide tips and protruding bows, were sailing.

There are several graceful figures standing on the deck of a lucky ship in the middle. The leader is Shen Luoyan, who is wearing a plain light armor. His face is more beautiful than a fairy. He raises his hands and feet like a woman. His eyes are dark and deep under a pair of willow eyebrows. I don’t know what I’m thinking about.

Beside her, Shan Wanjing had a man bun on her head, a white hero scarf, and a man's attire. She had a jade face, red lips, and jade bones and ice muscles. She had a unique appearance and charm.

"Sister Shen~."

"Your lucky boat is so useful, especially at sea."

"Can you sell a few ships to our Dongming faction?"

Having witnessed with her own eyes the destructive scene of the East China Sea navy cleaning up the bandits in the outer sea, Shan Wanjing can be said to be particularly fond of Fuchuan. She even ignored the image and hugged Shen Luoyan's left hand to act coquettishly, showing her playful and stunning look.

"alright, alright!"

Shen Luoyan said helplessly: "You little girl, you are very good at annoying people."

"It's not that my sister doesn't want to sell it, it's just that His Highness granted him the blueprint and ordered the Yuhang Shipyard to build it."

"Although the Yuhang Shipyard is under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the emperor is far away and may not know it, Jin Yiwei is not a vegetarian."

"Without His Highness's instructions, how dare I privately award such an important weapon to your Dongming Sect?"

"Aren't you Dongming faction going to hold a biennial conference next year?"

"Our Highness will definitely come back when the time comes. You can ask him for it yourself."

"I can really tell you that Poyang Shipyard has acquired a new multi-oared boat. It is made of [-] materials and can carry [-] soldiers. It can travel in rivers, seas and lakes."

Speaking of this, a hint of cunning flashed across Shen Luoyan's eyes.

Although Shan Wanjing, the little princess of Dongming, is cute and cute, she has too many problems that make her a little overwhelmed.

It would be better to turn her attention directly to Kou Zhong and see if this Duke of Chu can stand such a warm fragrance of soft jade.

"really?"

When she heard about the multi-oared boat, Shan Wanjing's eyes lit up.

The Dongming faction's warships are not in great demand, they are only used to escort cargo ships. Although the Fu ships are good, they cannot travel in all rivers and lakes. They are sea ships themselves and can adapt to the ocean environment and climate.

Boats like multi-oared boats that can travel freely in rivers, oceans, and lakes are the boats that the Dongming Sect needs most.

"Ta Ta..."

At this moment, Zhou Shaofan, the admiral of Donghai Navy in armor, came to the deck with a serious expression and reported: "Dian Jun."

"Although most of the Shuilong Gang's ships have been defeated by us, the power of the Shuilong Gang leader, the gang's elders, and the hall leader have not been damaged."

"The leader of the Shuilong Gang, Lin Yuchong, is a mid-level master. He is leading his troops to wait for us to land in Changle."

"Humph!"

A sharp look flashed across Shen Luoyan's beautiful eyes, and she said sarcastically: "It seems that the dog raised by the Song family is not very obedient."

"Or does he think we are soft persimmons? If the National Army is here, will the Shuilong Gang still dare to be so rampant?"

"Admiral Zhou, the Donghai Navy is not in Jiangzuo. Many people have forgotten that you were the first navy established by Chu State."

"We will use Jian'an County as our foundation to make the name of Donghai Navy resound along the southeast coast."

"You lead Lu Mingxing and Lu Mingyue ashore from Lianjiang River, capture Min County, and cut off the Shuilong Gang's retreat."

"I will personally take Ren Zhong and five thousand Donghai warriors to meet Lin Yuchong."

"Yes."

Zhou Shaofan, the admiral of Donghai Navy, had a fierce look on his face, and he immediately responded and went down to make arrangements.

Zhibing Dianjun Shen Luoyan's cultivation level was a little higher than his. They were both late-stage masters and were more confident in dealing with Lin Yuchong.

Soon, two-thirds of the huge Fuchuan fleet was separated, heading to the mouth of the Minjiang River on the north side, and landed at Lianjiang.

The main fleet could already see the coastline of Changle. A long arc-shaped target appeared on the white beach. It was a water dragon gang wearing various clothes, holding weapons and waiting eagerly.

"Come on, beat the drum and march!"

Seeing this, Shen Luoyan raised his eyebrows and gave an order with a sad look on his pretty face.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A thunderous drum sound instantly sounded from the ship, and then spread throughout the entire fleet.

Elite soldiers wearing leather armor and holding horizontal swords emerged from hundreds of blessing ships, and everyone's face was full of murderous intent.

"kill!!!"

When the fleet docked, Shen Luoyan's figure was as light as a sparrow and landed on the beach.

Behind her, [-] Donghai warriors rushed forward. Donghai Zhonglang sent [-] sailors from Ren Zhong's command post to outflank the Shuilong Gang from both sides.

"So sassy!"

Shan Wanjing on the deck looked at Shen Luoyan's figure, with little stars in her beautiful eyes.

Although they have known each other for less than three months, Shen Luoyan, who as a woman has convinced the Shuanglong Gang and the Donghai Navy and is in charge of an army of 15, has won her admiration. She never thought that a woman could be the commander-in-chief of an army. His grace is far better than that of a female knight.

"Is there no one left in Chu State?"

"If you, a bitch, come over and charge into battle, all the men in Chu State will be dead."

"Hahaha!"

Lin Yuchong, the leader of Shuilong Gang, looked at Shen Luoyan with lustful eyes.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Tens of thousands of Water Dragon Gang members burst into laughter when they heard this.

However, Shen Luoyan's pretty face turned gloomy in an instant. The eight-sided Han sword in his hand was unsheathed, and the autumn-like sword light reflected on the beach, which was particularly cold.

She did not practice the Shenzhao Sutra like many high-ranking officials in the Chu army, but she chose the Taixuan Sutra, which allowed her to string hundreds of acupuncture points throughout her body into a line of inner energy. The inner energy surged forward, flowing rapidly like a great river, and attached to the sword. , forming a fierce sword energy that is not inferior to Jian Gang.

Such fierce temperament burst out from Shen Luoyan, who was wearing white light armor, like a peerless female swordsman.

"...Xiao Niangpi, I'm here!"

Lin Yuchong, the leader of the Shuilong Gang, stepped forward with a very contemptuous expression.

The master's cultivation in the middle stage was fully revealed, and a ghost-headed sword was swung with a hunting sound, the sword's light flashed, and a storm was set off.

'The Thirteen Deadly Swords!'

Shen Luoyan's eyes froze, and the eight-sided Han sword in his hand exploded.