I changed the world

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承和36年西历2016年2月06日22:32定海云霄山云霄观

Today, Li Jingxin was extremely busy. Some of the distinguished guests who came to participate in the fast festival were leaving one after another. Before leaving, many people needed him, the new abbot, to personally talk and say goodbye.

Although the final confirmation of him as abbot still requires permission from the empire level, everyone knows that unless there are special circumstances, it is just a formality. Now he has begun to officially exercise the rights of the abbot.

Of course, the real enthronement ceremony will still have to wait until all official procedures are completed.

After all, he is already an old man in his 60s, not to mention that he had experienced a strong mental shock before. After finishing a whole day of mundane things, Li Jingxin couldn't help but feel a little weak and short of breath, especially after using up After dinner, we also made a special trip to meet with Director Qian of the Religious Affairs Administration.

In fact, this was not the first time that Li Jingxin and Director Qian had met before. They had met several times on other occasions in the past.But this time, it was obvious that Director Qian seemed to be much more hospitable and polite than any previous meeting.Both inside and outside the words, they were all inquiring about the relevant information about Master Xiao's emergence.

In addition, for some reason, Li Jingxin felt that Director Qian seemed to have a very strong interest in Xuanmen practice methods and some legends about masters that were spread outside.

However, regarding these topics, although Li Jingxin did have more understanding than before after experiencing the Chengzong Pagoda and his party, however, these understandings cannot be disclosed even to the disciples within the sect, let alone to outsiders.

Therefore, on these topics, Li Jingxin could only accompany Director Qian to practice Tai Chi, or talk about him indifferently, or pretend to be sophisticated. In short, he could deal with this problem for the time being.

In addition, the envoy sent by the royal family was also unavoidable. It was a maid who was close to the queen. She brought him the queen's admiration for Yunxiao's lineage and Zhenren Xiao, and invited him to come to the capital at his convenience next year to serve as his wife. The queen and others explained Taoist classics.

This invitation is hard to refuse. Of course, there is no need to leave immediately. You still have to wait until everything is ready.

However, after returning to his residence, today Li Jingxin did not go to bed early to rest according to his past habit. Instead, he asked his disciple Zhao Zhao to get the list of disciples in the temple and some other things.

"Master, this is the list of disciples in the temple you requested."

"And these are all the things you want..."

"Okay, just put it aside." Li Jingxin, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed and recuperating, opened his eyes and glanced at the disciple standing respectfully aside, nodded, and then said: "It's too late, you go back by yourself have a rest."

**Zhao nodded in agreement, then left the room and closed the door behind him.

Li Jingxin sat with his eyes closed for a while. After the disciple had gone away, he got up and came to the door.The bedroom he was in at this time was an independent courtyard, which was relatively secluded.

Li Jingxin observed for a moment and saw that there was no one outside the house. Zhao had indeed left as he had ordered. Then he turned around and closed the door, locked it, and then returned to the desk in the house.

Turning on the desk lamp, he first brought the list of disciples in the temple sent by ** Zhao to his eyes, and started to read it. The book in Li Jingxin's hand was a copy, copied from the main book, which was placed in the Sutra Pavilion. There is a special person to guard it, so it is difficult to take it out easily.

For Li Jingxin, having this copy is enough.He opened the book, flipped forward, and soon found his name.

He became a disciple in the third year of Jianguang's reign, and his common name was Li Xin. He became a disciple of Xiao Daoguang, who was still the sutra master at that time, and was given the Buddhist name Jingxin. He was a disciple of the Jing generation.

His eyes lingered on the record for a moment, and his mind couldn't help but recall the scene when he first entered Yunxiao Temple. At that time, the master had not yet shown his age, and he had an immortal spirit...

He raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window. The night was as warm as water.Li Jingxin was silent for a moment, sighed, and then continued to lower his head and turn forward.

After flipping forward dozens of pages, his eyes stopped on a name.

Xiao Daoguang, this is his master. He started in Yan'an ten years ago and is the most accomplished among the disciples of Yunxiaoguan's generation.

Li Jingxin looked beyond Xiao Daoguang and continued to read forward. His eyes wandered back and forth. Soon, he found his target: "Zhang Taihe".

This is a disciple who started in the third year of Xuanping, his common name is Zhang He. He started in the same batch as Xiao Daoguang's master Cao Taishan. He was also the youngest disciple after Cao Taishan among those disciples at that time.After he entered the temple, he first entered the temple as a disciple of Sasu together with Cao Taishan. They were both Taizi generation and were given the Buddhist name Taihe.

However, just three years later, in the sixth year of Xuanping, Zhang Taihe and Cao Taishan were suddenly hit by a mudslide on the mountain road when they were going down the mountain to do business. Cao Taishan saved his life, but Zhang Taihe died.

However, according to the master, Mrs. Zhang and Uncle Taishi were not dead, and all this was just a way to hide from others.

He just entered Kunlun, and after that, Uncle Master also obtained another Dharma name - Chengguang according to Kunlun's rules.

"Uncle Taishi..." Li Jingxin fixed his eyes on Zhang He's name and murmured...

PS: The naming methods of the Dzhao Xuanmen sects vary according to their own rules. Some directly insert the character generation into the name, some give a religious name with the character generation, and some continue to use the common name and only use the legal name in religious occasions. , and some simply use the name of the method instead. This is the same as in the real world. It may seem a bit confusing because there is really no unified standard.For this detail, I consulted a lot of information, and the names of Dharma in the real world are roughly the same.

Chapter 225 Is Yunxiao Mountain still willing to respect Kunlun?

After a long time, he closed the book again, put it aside on the desk, and then took the other bag that Wu De Zhao had just sent.

Opening the bag, there were many things inside, including a bottle of honey, brushes, vegetable oil, bone meal, candles, cinnabar ink... and other strange objects.

Thanks to Wu Dezhao for finding all these things in a short time, Li Jingxin checked it and nodded. It seemed that the quality was pretty good.Especially the bone meal, which should have been sifted, seems to have been used as flower fertilizer in Guanzhong.

Following the method in the letter left by his master, Li Jingxin took out a graduated measuring cup, then mixed honey, vegetable oil and bone meal in a certain proportion, and then started stirring...

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"Huh... that should be it." After spending nearly an hour, Li Jingxin, who was drawing the magic circle for the first time, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He held a small brush with boar bristle in his right hand. , and in his left hand, he held a bowl of light yellow viscous liquid. On the ground in front of him, a complex magic circle had been drawn. There were also some different things placed in different positions of the magic circle, some of which were lit. Candles, branches, some sand...

His forehead was slightly dizzy. It seemed that he had been squatting on the ground for too long... Li Jingxin smiled to himself. After all, he was old. Unfortunately, it was obvious that his disciples could not do this for him.

He went to look at the table next to him and compared the graphics on the letter paper to confirm that he had made no mistake.

Then, he took out the round jade tablet that was placed in the envelope with the letter from his body, and placed it somewhere in the magic circle.

After that, Li Jingxin began to recite the mantra according to the requirements in the letter:

"The cloud seal script is too empty, it acts as a cave seal. It drifts and falls, sometimes sinks or floats..."

The flames of the candles on the magic circle increased sharply with Li Jingxin's incantations, as if they were doused with gasoline.

Seeing this scene, Li Jingxin quickly calmed down and continued to recite the mantra on the envelope...

I saw the light of the magic circle getting brighter and brighter, and then, the various patterns on the magic circle slowly started to rotate.

Suddenly, the light faded, and Zhang Jing saw a large amount of mist pouring out of the magic circle in front of him, instantly making the whole room a little hazy.In this smoke, a hazy figure gradually solidified, and then appeared in the smoke.

The smoke gradually dissipated, and they saw an old man wearing a green feathered coat, a simple jade crown on his head, and a kind face in the magic circle.For some reason, the old man's face was clearly something he had never seen before, but it gave Li Jingxin a sense of familiarity.

Without thinking too much at this time, Li Jingxin hurriedly stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "I don't know, but is it in front of Grand Master Uncle?"

"I am Zhang Taihe, or Jing Xin, we meet again." The old man returned the Xuanmen salute, and then said with a smile.

We meet again...why do you say again?Li Jingxin was slightly stunned, and then suddenly remembered that he had seen an inexplicably familiar figure outside the study a few days ago. He wanted to catch up and ask, but found that the person had disappeared again.At that time, I thought I was deceived, but now that I think about it, the person at that time was none other than the grand master uncle in front of me!

"You are...outside the study that day..." Li Jingxin's eyes widened with a look of surprise.

Seeing the old man, he didn't deny it, but nodded slightly. Li Jingxin hurriedly saluted again and said, "I didn't know it was the grand master's uncle who came that day. It would be rude not to greet him from afar."

"It doesn't have to be like this. It's not convenient for me to see you at that time... It's just that if something big happens inside the temple, I have to come back and have a look..." After saying that, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but sigh, with a smile on her face. He also restrained himself.

"Come to think of it, Grand Master's uncle is already aware of the matter of the family teacher..." Li Jingxin also had a look of sadness on his face.

"I probably know it, but since you're here, just tell me..." Zhang Taihe said, walked to the armchair nearby and sat down, then pointed to the armchair next to him: "Don't stand either. sit down."

Li Jingxin said a few polite words, and saw that the grand master's uncle really had no airs, so he felt relieved, sat beside him and began to talk about some of the circumstances before and after his master's death.

Zhang Taihe listened very carefully and asked a few questions from time to time. Finally, when Li Jingxin finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh: "Back then, when Daoguang took over the position of abbot, everything was still vaguely in front of him, but it is like today. Just like that. In a flash, it’s been more than 50 years..."

"I remember that at that time, you brothers were just starting out, and I saw you... you Jing Xin, Jing Fang, Jing Yi..." Zhang Taihe was obviously very familiar with Brother Li Jingxin and others, and they were all treasures.

Regarding this, Li Jing became more and more confident that he had no doubts about the identity of the person in front of him. He just said with some embarrassment: "It's just that the disciples didn't know the identity of Grand Master Uncle at that time..."

As he said this, Li Jingxin couldn't help but glance up at the elder in front of him who was a generation older than his master. He didn't dare to look more because he was afraid of being rude.In my heart, I was secretly thinking that this person should be over 120 years old, and looking at his current posture, he didn't look senile at all. He was truly a man among gods. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"No more talking... Let's go." Zhang Taihe brought back the topic and asked some related questions about Xiao Daoguang's future life.

There was nothing to hide, so Li Jingxin naturally told the actual situation.

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. Zhang even recounted the past when she joined Kunlun.As a secret sect, Kunlun also needs to absorb disciples, but there are not many in each generation. As Zhiman, who is closely related to Kunlun, some of Yunxiao's elite disciples will also be absorbed by Kunlun if they have the qualifications.

Listening to this, Li Jingxin knew in his heart that what he had thought before was not bad. He couldn't help but have some thoughts, thinking about some of the young disciples in the sect, some of whom had impressive character...

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After taking a sip of tea, Zhang Taihe's face gradually became serious, and he said solemnly: "I think you already know some of the past events, including the relationship between Kunlun and Yunxiao?"

"Disciple does know."

"In that case, I have something to ask."

"Excuse me, Uncle Taishi." Seeing Zhang Taihe's serious face, Li Jingxin knew that there must be something important, so he responded calmly.

Zhang Taihe nodded and said: "Now that you have taken over the position of abbot of Yunxiao Temple, you are now the current head of Yunxiao Mountain. So, is Yunxiao Mountain still willing to honor Kunlun?"

As the words fell, Li Jingxin's mind flashed through scenes of history like lightning. He knew very clearly that the relationship between the two factions seemed to be master and slave, but judging from the actual situation in history, Yun Xiao Mountain needs Kunlun, far more than Kunlun needs Yunxiao Mountain.The actual situation is also the same. Kunlun's protection is the biggest trump card of the Yunxiao lineage at the critical moment.It is also the most critical guarantee for the sect to continue to this day.

On the other hand, as far as Kunlun is concerned, at least during the days when Li Jingxin was the supervisor, Kunlun's presence in daily situations was very low. It is obvious that these are real hermits who have never seen the beginning or end of the dragon. Master.What's more, as a senior religious figure, Li Jingxin knows very well.In this current era, many of the so-called "masters" who have a skill or two in deception can be treated as honored guests by wealthy businessmen, not to mention these genuine "immortals".It can be said that if Kunlun needs money, there are many ways, and there is no need to get it from Yunxiao.

Over the past thousands of years, it can be clearly seen that Kunlun has taken care of Yunxiao more than asked for much. It is unknown how many open and secret arrows it has blocked for Yunxiao Mountain.

Such an existence itself is the biggest support behind the Yunxiao lineage, and it can be called a real golden thigh.

If such a relationship ends in my generation, then the coffin boards of the ancestors of all generations may be unable to hold them down...

After all, although he is a religious person, Li Jingxin is also very clear.

The underlying logic of this world is that at certain critical moments, everything is false, and only real power is the guarantee of survival.

Without the power to rely on, at some point, the wealth accumulated by Yunxiao Mountain will become the source of disaster.Such instances have occurred repeatedly in the history of the East and the West.

With Kunlun's trump card behind it, Yunxiao Mountain's status can be truly stable.

From this perspective, the so-called nominal autonomy and some assets are external things. From the perspective of the sect's survival, they are not worth mentioning at all.

The fact that the sect has been able to last for 2000 years and remain prosperous despite hardships illustrates this point.

And when I think about it a little deeper, there is Kunlun behind Yunxiao Mountain, but what about the other sects?For example, the Tianshi Mansion in Danding Mountain is said to be the direct descendant of the ancestral Tianshi, but it seems that it is not simple behind the scenes...

For another example, is there an unknown existence behind the Buddha Sect and even the Shengqi Religions?

Sometimes, you have it, but I don’t, and that’s when you’re really in trouble…

Therefore, Li Jingxin stood up and bowed his head without any hesitation: "The Yunxiao family has been worshiping Kunlun for generations. This is true for generations, and the rock will never move."

"That's very good." A smile appeared on Mrs. Zhang's face, and she extended her hand to guide him: "Sit down, this is the rule, so I need to ask this question."

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Seeing that this elder didn't seem to have much airs and was not a difficult person to get along with, Li Jingxin felt at ease. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting harmonious, he boldly asked the question that had been hidden in his heart.

"Uncle Taishi, this time my master passed away, a vision appeared in the mourning hall..." As he said that, he told everything that happened in the mourning hall at that time, and then said: "This matter has caused a lot of commotion up to now. Disciples, etc. I am also worried about Master, but with the naked eye, I really don’t know what happened... I wonder, Grand Master Uncle, does he know about this?"

Chapter 226 Pointing to the Moon

"Well... I do know about this matter." Zhang Taihe pondered for a moment and said slowly: "At that time, I was the one who used the secret method to protect your master in his last journey..."

"It's so..." Li Jingxin couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this, and subconsciously asked: "I wonder if Grand Master Uncle can reveal it conveniently..."

Zhang Taihe's eyes were half closed and half opened, and he was silent for a moment, just when Li Jing was feeling worried.Zhang Taihe finally spoke: "That's fine, I'll tell you."

"It's just that it can't be spread outside."

"Disciple must remember."

"Jing Xin, do you know about the theory of reincarnation?"

"Of course the disciples know it, but that is what the Buddha Sect says...could it be true?"

Zhang Taihe shook his head slightly: "It won't be that simple..."

As he spoke, he pointed at the moonlight outside the window.

"The moonlight is beautiful tonight..." Although Li Jingxin didn't know why the old man suddenly pointed at the moon, he naturally wanted to praise it at this time.

However, Zhang Taiping shook his head. Seeing that Li Jingxin still looked confused, he couldn't help but reach out and tap him on the head: "To learn, don't just read the classics of the school."

This action gave Li Jingxin an illusion that he had when he was facing his master. He almost forgot that he was already an abbot at this time, and instead felt like he was facing a test with his elders.

However, as Xiao Daoguang's disciple, Li Jingxin was not in vain after all, and his knowledge was profound. After receiving this reminder, he immediately thought of a public case in the Buddha Sect. It was probably the eminent monk pointing his finger at the moon, and in In this public case, whether the disciple answered with the finger or the moon, it was wrong.What the eminent monk really wants to say is actually neither of these two...

Li Jingxin was an abbot after all. Thinking about this, he immediately understood that the Grand Master should be reminding himself not to be attached to some fixed concepts.

Suddenly, he realized that the old man in front of him was really enigmatic and in line with his idea of ​​an "expert", and he couldn't help but become more respectful.He cupped his hands and said, "It's because my disciple is not well-educated."

Zhang Taihe nodded, showed a hint of a teachable smile, and continued...

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承和36年西历2016年2月06日23:03定海云霄山云霄观客房