Chapter 126: Conference of Three Religions
Under the guidance of Junior Sister Xiao, Zhang Yuelu came to the signing room of the head of the hall.
Compared with the signing room of the deputy hall master, the signing room of the head of the hall is of higher specifications. In addition to the necessary quiet room and living room, there are even two study rooms, one large and one small. The large study room serves as a signing room in the ordinary sense to handle official business, while the small study room is more private. In addition to the two study rooms, there are also reception rooms and secretary signing rooms, which can be said to be stacked up. Ordinary people come here and want to see the head of the hall. It is not difficult, but they have to go through several levels.
However, Zhang Yuelu is an exception. As the disciple of Cihang Zhenren and the little head of Tiangang Hall in the mouth of others, she does not even need to be passed on, and can go directly to the big study room of Cihang Zhenren, which shows the close relationship between the master and the apprentice.
When Zhang Yuelu came to the big study room, she saw Cihang Zhenren sitting behind the desk with a page of official documents in his hand.
"Master." Zhang Yuelu took the initiative to salute.
Cihang Zhenren did not speak, but waved his hand, indicating Zhang Yuelu to sit opposite him.
Junior Sister Xiao knew that Master and Senior Sister had something to say, so she took the initiative to withdraw.
"Take a look." Cihang Zhenren pushed the page of official documents in her hand to Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu picked up the official documents and quickly glanced through them, her face calm.
She thought it was another secret society that was causing trouble, but it turned out to be the Three Religions Conference.
The so-called Three Religions Conference is a common name, and the full name is "Three Religions Discussion and Martial Arts Conference". It is a grand event led by Taoism. The three religions gathered together to discuss Taoism and martial arts. The venue has always been set in Yujing. Its essential meaning is that Taoism declares its status as the leader of the three religions. It is important, symbolizing the face of Taoism. It is not important, but it is not a matter of life and death.
When the first Three Religions Conference was held, Xuansheng was still alive and presided over by him personally. At that time, Yan Feiqing, the leader of Zhengyi Dao, debated with the Confucian scholars and the great Buddhist virtues, and won in the discussion. Later, the leader of the Taiping Dao at that time, Donghuang, fought and defeated all the masters of Confucianism and Buddhism. He won the martial arts performance, which was full of gold content.
Because the Taoism had already won the battle between Buddhism and Taoism at that time, it cannot be said that this conference completely established the status of Taoism as the leader of the three religions. It can only be said that Taoism completed the final closing through this event. Since then, from the court to the rivers and lakes, from the Western Regions to Liaodong, no force dared to openly challenge the status of Taoism. As for those secret societies, they only broke the rules set by Taoism, and there was no delusion of overthrowing Taoism. Even if there were one or two delusion-seeking people, they could not be on the stage.
When the Three Religions Conference became the norm, whether it was Taoism, Confucianism or Buddhism, their senior leaders were not very willing to roll up their sleeves and wave their arms in person, so the martial arts performance gradually became a stage for young people to emerge. Many young juniors wanted to take this opportunity to become famous and were very enthusiastic. As for the category of this young person, it mainly refers to those under the age of 30 who have not yet entered the heavenly realm, which is not much different from the standard of the Ruyi List.
Later, the old guys were not even willing to debate, and their attitude became more and more perfunctory, so the discussion of Taoism became a stage for young people. The requirements for realm cultivation in the discussion of Taoism were not so strict, mainly the age requirement, which could not exceed 40 years old.
The powerful old people just sat on the high platform, looking at the various performances of the younger generations with a kind face.
Zhang Yuelu had heard of the Three Religions Conference a long time ago, but she had never participated in it, always missing it because of various things. If the Zhiming Sect had not disrupted the Three Religions Conference this time, she should still be in the quagmire of Jinling Prefecture at this moment, and she was still too busy to participate because of the attack on Zhenwu Temple.
Now, the Zhiming Sect has taken action, and all the charges have been put on the Zhiming Sect. The Zhiming Sect is not worried about too many debts and too many lice, and it doesn't need this one charge, while many people in the Tao Sect took the opportunity to clear themselves, so Zhang Yuelu could only be idle, and just had the opportunity to participate in the Three Religions Conference.
However, Zhang Yuelu had no interest in this, and asked knowingly: "Isn't this the business of the Ancestral Hall? What does it have to do with our Tiangang Hall?"
Cihang Zhenren glanced at her and said: "I don't want to get involved, but Zhou Lao Zhenren is going to retire, and Ning Zhenren has taken over the position of the head of the Ancestral Hall. The Three Religions Conference is the business of the Ancestral Hall, and the business of the Ancestral Hall is the business of Ning Zhenren. He is your old boss and takes good care of you. His business has nothing to do with you?"
Obviously, the "Ning Zhenren" mentioned by Cihang Zhenren is Ning Lingge, the former head of the Tiangang Hall.
Zhang Yuelu was stunned for a moment: "Master, the reason why you were not here just now was because of the matter of changing the head of the ancestral hall?"
"Yes." Cihang Zhenren did not deny, "Because the ancestral hall has little impact on the situation in Yujing, and the retirement of Zhou Lao Zhenren was also decided a year ago. In addition, Zhenren Ning has enough qualifications, and the Wanxiang Dao Palace fully supports him. The head of the palace personally went to Yujing to speak for him, and even the three deputy head masters had to give some face, so this time the movement was not big, just a formality in Jinque."
The foundation of the Ning family lies in the Wanxiang Dao Palace. The current head of the palace is the disciple of Ning Lingge's grandfather and the junior brother of Ning Lingge's father. In terms of relationship, Ning Lingge has to call him uncle.
Zhang Yuelu had to say: "Since it is Zhenren Ning's business, of course I have to contribute, but I have already entered the heavenly realm. According to convention, I can no longer perform martial arts."
Cihang Zhenren smiled and said, "I didn't ask you to perform martial arts, I asked you to participate in the discussion of Taoism. Originally, it was Yao Pei who was scheduled to discuss Taoism, but because you became a celestial being, Yao Pei was unwilling to lag behind and also became a celestial being. Now he has gone to the upper palace of Wanxiang Taoist Palace for further study, and you have to take over."
Zhang Yuelu sighed, "I met Yao Pei in the upper palace. She seemed to have reached a bottleneck in her practice of the 'Taishang Wangqing Sutra'. She was a little weird, but her current state was perfect for discussing Taoism. Her words were not expressive and she was far away from the topic, but the onlookers still applauded."
Zhang Yuelu did not hide her sarcasm and disdain for idle talk.
Cihang Zhenren did not rebuke her, but just said: "It concerns the face of the Dao sect, so we cannot be careless. You should prepare well tonight, sharpen your spear before the battle, and then follow me to participate in the discussion tomorrow."
No matter how reluctant Zhang Yuelu was, she could only respond: "Yes, I will obey the master's order."
She had a collection of such books in her home in Yujing, but she had not read them much and did not like them, so she piled them up in the house of Taishangfang. It seems that she will go to Taishangfang later, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
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Qi Xuansu keenly noticed a hint of abnormality in Ning Yuqing's smile.
Although he had not seen too many clever hints, he was not a real son of a noble family. He, the son of Qi, was fake. In other words, he did not have the mentality of Li Tianzhen and others who looked at women as prey, so he would naturally not fall into the situation of being hunted by others without knowing it. After all, the best hunters often appear in the image of prey.
Zhang Yuelu was right. A thousand-foot-high wall is strong without desire. As long as you don't have the thought that shouldn't be moved, it's almost the same.
Qi Xuansu walked into Gen Garden, returned to the library where the "Magic Knife" was, and faced the figure holding the knife again.
It must be said that if you don't make progress in practicing the knife, you will regress. Qi Xuansu was directly chopped down by the 32nd knife because he didn't get into the state in the first time. However, Qi Xuansu quickly fought back and persisted until the 50th knife the second time.
To be fair, Qi Xuansu's progress is far beyond that of ordinary people. The progress of reading the original text of "Magic Knife" is far beyond Sun Hewu's expectations. Although the side door and left-handed method in the great success method is a quick method, it is also compared with the Xuanmen orthodox method that takes more than ten years. Unless you are an immortal who has mastered one method and all methods, it still takes a considerable time to cultivate a great success method.
This is due to Qi Xuansu's good understanding. This is something Zhang Yuelu has admitted. You should know that Zhang Yuelu's understanding is good or bad, and she must use herself as a reference for comparison. If she thinks someone has good understanding, even if he is not as good as her, the difference will not be too big.
The reason why Qi Xuansu is not as good as Zhang Yuelu is that his root bone aptitude is too poor. Often, his brain can learn but his body cannot keep up. However, after the compensation of "Xuanyu", Qi Xuansu has been very close to the exiled immortal. His progress is naturally faster than most people. Only Xie Jin and his ilk can be compared with Qi Xuansu. Only Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and other outstanding people can surpass Qi Xuansu in speed.
The time for practicing swords is always short, and soon it is the agreed time.
Qi Xuansu can only reluctantly leave the library and attend the welcoming banquet.
This is also an old tradition of Wanxiang Dao Palace. When he leaves Wanxiang Dao Palace after three months, there will be a farewell banquet.
Gen Garden has two gates, the west and south, connecting Zhen Garden and Kan Garden respectively. Qi Xuansu came to the west gate leading to Kan Garden and found Ning Yuqing waiting here. She had changed into casual clothes, which were more feminine than the Taoist formal clothes she usually wore. In addition, the sky was dim and the lights were dim, making it hazy and beautiful.
Qi Xuansu, on the other hand, was still wearing an ordinary Taoist robe, and it was obvious that he was not paying much attention.
"Master Qi." Ning Yuqing took the initiative to greet him.
Qi Xuansu responded, "I've kept Instructor Ning waiting for a long time."
"Actually, I just arrived not long ago." Ning Yuqing smiled slightly, "Let's go."
Qi Xuansu walked side by side with Ning Yuqing and asked, "Instructor Ning, where is the welcoming banquet?"
Ning Yuqing replied, "Qian Garden, in the side hall next to the auditorium."
Qi Xuansu nodded and stopped talking. He looked up and could just see the brightly lit Mingtang.
Mingtang has three floors in total. The first and second floors not only serve as the hub connecting the upper and lower palaces, the seven gardens and one gate, but also are the locations of various signing rooms. The third floor is divided into several areas. In addition to the signing room of the Grand Master of the Palace, there is also a meeting place for the assistants. Now that the Grand Master of the Palace is not here, ordinary people cannot enter it. .
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but wonder, what is the Grand Master of the Palace doing in Yujing? Is there something big happening in Yujing again?