Chapter 196 Map

Qi Xuansu didn't know much about the New World, because the focus of Taoism was not there.

Taoism was not an empire that expanded outward. In essence, it still continued the tribute system of the ancient Central Plains. Borneo and Fenglinzhou had been there since ancient times. These small countries have not only been influenced by the civilization of the Central Plains for a long time and become part of the Confucian system, but also a large number of people from the Central Plains have migrated there, which is the basis for their existence.

Even if they sent troops, they also had a legitimate reason. For example, Dongposuzhou was invited to send troops to help the countries of Dongposuzhou resist Westerners. Another example is Fenglinzhou, which was revenge, and the hatred of ten generations could still be avenged.

This is why Taoism developed into a dual structure. The countries of Awahara, Dayu, Funan, Java, etc. did not become part of Daxuan, and there was no annexation, but became vassal states of Daxuan. What they have in common is that they all believe in Taoism and are integrated into a whole through Taoism.

To make an inappropriate analogy, it is like a big tree, Daxuan is the trunk, the other countries are branches, and the Taoist sect is more like the crown. No matter the trunk or the branches, they are all covered by the crown, and the crown is supported by the branches.

There is no doubt that the trunk is the root, so Daxuan is called the lower Taoist sect.

For the New World, the Taoist sect did not take excessive actions, after all, the Taoist sect is not Westerners.

However, as Westerners invaded the New World, the Taoist sect put forward a statement to help the indigenous people of the New World resist foreign invasion and enable them to gain independence as soon as possible.

The Taoist sect’s proposition is very simple. To put it bluntly, the New World is not the Taoist sect’s New World, nor is it the Holy Court’s New World. It has an owner and it should be returned to its original owner.

The Holy Court naturally disagreed, but it was not right, so it pulled out a set of classic religious theories. It is nothing more than that this land is the gift of the Supreme Will and the chosen country. They occupy this land in accordance with the teachings of the Supreme Will, which is just and legal. As for the indigenous people, they are sinners who believe in the devil. Eliminating them is in accordance with the law of nature.

The believers of the Holy See believe that the Supreme Will has a contract with them and chooses them to lead the rest of the world. Now it seems that the Taoist sect cannot defeat them and cannot lead them for the time being, so they can only settle for the next best thing.

This leads to another story. The Khan of the Golden Horde once summoned missionaries to inquire about this matter. A missionary replied that it was true. The Khan asked them: "Since your god has made an agreement with you, why don't you lead the world?" The missionary replied: "The time has not come yet, and there is no such means." The Khan was furious and said: "I have such means." Then he asked people to drag the missionary out and behead him.

The idea here is the same. The time has not come yet, and there is no means to lead the East, but you can lead the New World first.

So the Holy See vigorously promoted the city on the top of the mountain, and the believers came to the New World to seek salvation. Their mission is to save the old world with their own actions.

Faced with the relentless pressure from the Holy See, the Dao Sect sent the Western Dao Sect of the year to take root in the New World and provide help and support to the indigenous people of the New World through the Western Dao Sect.

For the indigenous people, one is a robber who seizes land and slaughters people wantonly, and the other is a friend who constantly provides help from the east. It is clear who is good and who is bad.

Over the years, with the strong support of the Dao Sect, the resistance in the New World can be said to be surging. After nearly a hundred years of war, the followers of the Holy See and the indigenous people of the New World have probably maintained a situation of confrontation between the north and the south.

Under the attack of the Holy See, the city-states in the north of the New World were destroyed one after another, and the survivors retreated to the south and formed an alliance with the indigenous people in the south, making the southern part of the New World the base camp of the indigenous people. Various different cultures blended here, and under the mediation of the Dao Sect, a new empire was established. In sixty years, this huge empire was unified, and its territory almost covered the entire southern continent.

The empire was named "Tawanting". This empire had no subordinate relationship with the Dao Sect and could only be regarded as an ally. However, the influence of the Western Dao Sect in the New World was very large, and it indirectly played a role in preaching. This was not the original intention of the Dao Sect, but the Dao Sect was also happy to see it happen. This is probably because planting flowers intentionally did not make them bloom, but planting willows unintentionally made them grow into shade.

The beliefs of these indigenous people were not firm, or in other words, they were not fanatical. They could tolerate the existence of multiple gods, so such strange scenes often appeared in the southern continent, where you could see the Supreme and the Supreme gathered together. Orientals may not care, because Orientals have done it a lot, such as placing Buddha statues in Taoist temples, which is not surprising.

But when Westerners saw this scene, they would be very angry, their faces would turn red, and veins would burst out on their foreheads. Then there were some difficult to understand words, such as "pagans", "heresies", and "burn you to hell", and the atmosphere became terrifying.

The "Paititi" marked on the map is located in the territory of the Tawanting Empire.

If Wang Jiaohe wanted to escape to that place, it would be understandable. First, the emperor is far away and out of reach, and second, it is relatively friendly to Oriental people.

Qi Xuansu looked at the map carefully and tried to remember it in his mind, but found that it was a little difficult to remember it without having been there before, and it was easy to miss some subtle details, so he asked Xiao Yin: "Don't you have a big brush?"

Xiao Yin was a little confused, but instinctively became a little alert: "The brush is too big, it can't be used to draw maps."

Qi Xuansu said: "I heard that Wanxiang Dao Palace is going to hold a calligraphy and painting competition recently, I plan to sign you up."

Xiao Yin refused without thinking: "I can't draw or write. It's as ugly as a dog crawling."

Qi Xuansu said: "It is because you are ugly that I let you participate in the competition and learn from others. There are professional teachers there. I have taken care of everything and provide one-on-one tutoring."

Qi Xuansu said earnestly: "After all, you have to do some serious things in the future. You can't just eat and play all day long. If you mark people's calligraphy, it will be like a dog crawling. What will it look like? Painting is also a must. This is the basic skill of a Taoist priest. If you make a mistake when drawing a talisman, the talisman will be broken. You can't be careless about this, and Zhang Cixi also agrees."

Xiao Yin shook his head like a rattle: "I won't go. In fact, my handwriting is very good. Grandpa praised me. I can also draw. I am not good at landscape. I am good at drawing talismans. There is no need to learn."

Qi Xuansu pretended to be doubtful: "Really? My requirements are not high. You don't need to draw the talisman on the spot. There is a map here. You draw it against this map. If you can draw something similar, I will tell Zhang Ci that I won't let you Participate in this competition.”

Xiao Yin thought for a while, took out a big brush, and drew a picture of the map. Not to mention that it was exactly the same, there was probably nothing wrong with it.

Of course, this is mainly due to the "magic power" in Xiao Yin's hands. This semi-immortal object has a certain correction function. Qi Xuansu also took a fancy to this and deliberately let Xiao Yin copy the map.

Qi Xuansu was very satisfied, so he put the imitation map in his bag and put the original back.

Xiao Yin blinked and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Qi Xuansu didn't give Xiao Yin time to think about it, and immediately changed the subject: "In a few days, we will go back to Lion City. I plan to buy you some gifts. I recently asked Chen Jianchou to find out that he has a complete set of "Tao Te Ching" ", "Nan Hua Sutra", "Dadong Sutra", hardcover edition, and also has special annotations, suitable for enlightenment, do you want it? "

As expected, Xiao Yin's attention was diverted and he refused: "I don't want it. I get dizzy when I see these words...I can recite them a long time ago. If you don't believe me, I will recite them to you. The Tao can be said, it is very Tao, and it has a name. Very famous..."

Qi Xuansu raised his hand and interrupted her: "Well, don't buy this. Then buy some musical instruments. These things are more elegant. The so-called piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you said that your calligraphy and painting are fine, I believe you, you have to choose the same piano and chess. , I personally prefer guzheng, which is more suitable for women. You see, those fairies are all dressed in white. It is best to wear a veil, and then play the piano, and the fairy spirit is fluttering. It is also good for Go, a chessboard made of a whole piece of jade, jade. The chess pieces you make will last you a lifetime. Have you heard the story about the bad guy? Even if the ax is broken, the chessboard will not be broken. This is the advantage of jade."

Xiao Yin still shook his head and said: "My arms are not long enough and the guzheng is too big. Things like Go are too expensive."

Xiao Yin suddenly became considerate: "Lao Qi, I know you don't have much money. Let's just forget about Go made of jade. It's too expensive and it's not good for your reputation."

Qi Xuansu nodded happily: "You are right, I have three virtues, which are kindness, frugality, and dare not be the first in the world. We still have to keep in mind the teachings of Taishang Taozu. In this case, can two theater tickets be enough? "

Xiao Yin nodded and said, "Okay."

In this way, Qi Xuansu sent Xiao Yin away with two theater tickets worth one hundred Taiping coins, and got a map of Paititi in vain.

No matter how you look at it, this is a very cost-effective deal.

It's like playing cards. Qi Xuansu has mastered the ability to create cards in the void, and Xiao Yin will always lose no matter how he plays.

Just as the two of them were talking, a sudden roar came over, it was Master Jiang Da.

From a long distance away, Master Jiang Dazhen saw Wang Jiaohe's headless body, and he couldn't help but feel emotional in his heart.

Qi Xuansu pulled Xiao Yin and saluted Master Jiang Da.

Master Jiang Dazhen slowly lowered his figure and asked, knowingly: "Is this Wang Jiaohe?"

"Yes, Wang Jiaohe intended to defect. I followed the instructions of the Taoist sect and used necessary means. Wang Jiaohe has been killed." Qi Xuansu replied, "I plan to let the people from the Requiem Division handle it."

Master Jiang Daren nodded: "That's fine."

Qi Xuansu took out Wang Jiaohe's sumeru objects and jade ruler and gave them to Jiang Dazhen.

Jiang Dazhen glanced casually: "Tianyuan, you handled it very well, you have merit. But next you have to do one more thing, and that is the reorganization of Nanyang United Trading Company. You should know that now Dao Sect's The financial situation is not optimistic. Fenglinzhou has to clean up the mess, and the New World needs blood transfusions. It’s all about money. "

"Yes." Qi Xuansu responded quickly and seriously.

Master Jiang Da took a look at Xiao Yin, who was hiding behind Qi Xuansu and clutching the crane cloak tightly, and couldn't help but laugh: "My little Taoist friend, you have also made merit, and you will be promoted to the third rank of Youyi Taoist Priest just around the corner."