Chapter 001 Assignment of duties
Song Zhengyang is the chief disciple of Taoist Huanzhen, the master of Ziguang Temple in Daxin Town, but in fact, Song Zhengyang had colluded with his disciples ten years ago and monopolized the rituals of the entire Daxin Town in the name of Taoist Ziguang Temple. Taoist Huanzhen has long been undermined.
Over the years, Song Zhengyang and his seven disciples have taken over hundreds of rituals. He has gained a firm foothold in the place where people believe in Buddhism are far higher than those who believe in the Tao in Daxin Town.
He is nearly fifty years old, and because he pays more attention to health care and maintenance, his white skin makes him look very warm and can give people a trustworthy feeling.
Therefore, although he was a wild Taoist priest who became a monk halfway, and although his understanding of Taoism did not reach a certain depth, Zhao Qingshan still arranged an important job for him.
At around five o'clock that morning, Song Zhengyang woke up slowly from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw the bright sky. His body was chilly and his clothes had already been soaked in morning dew.
He subconsciously sat up from the ground, swept across the front yard of Qingyunguan with a slightly confused gaze, and his originally blurry mind gradually became much clearer.
"I... have I succeeded?" Song Zhengyang thought blankly.
Yesterday, they took seven apprentices to the muddy road in Longsu Mountain and climbed smoothly from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain. When they saw victory in sight, they found that the surrounding scenery had completely changed.
After persisting in that illusory world for several hours, the apprentices around him disappeared from his sight one by one. Song Zhengyang only remembered that he gritted his teeth and held on. Later, he didn't know what happened. He fell asleep and was too lazy to pay attention to even if the sky collapsed and the earth broke.
Unexpectedly, after waking up this sleep, he found himself appearing in a Taoist temple... After more than ten seconds of shock, Song Zhengyang was overjoyed.
It happened that at this time, Zhao Qingshan, who had been resting for several hours, also appeared in Song Zhengyang's sight with great energy. Zhao Qingshan smiled gently and said, "Are you awake?"
"Immortal Master!" Zhao Qingshan's appearance completely affirmed Song Zhengyang's guess. He jumped up from the ground and bowed excitedly: "I... have I passed the test?"
"It's considered that I have passed the first level of test." Zhao Qingshan smiled faintly and said, "Cultivation is a matter of great persistence and perseverance. You and the other four passed the test of mental disorders, but they have not yet truly understood the meaning of practice. In the future, they will stay in the contemplation and experience it for a long time."
After a pause, Zhao Qingshan said again: "You four were practicing in Ziguang Temple earlier. I wonder if the Taoist Master Huanzhen had ever given him a Taoist name?"
"This... no." Song Zhengyang had seen Zhao Qingshan's land-like magical methods. He really couldn't raise the courage to talk nonsense in front of Zhao Qingshan. He could only shake his head truthfully and said, "Most of our Zhengyi Taoist priests have become monks halfway, and they don't value Taoist names or other things."
"Oh." Zhao Qingshan nodded, thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, I will give you four people a monk's name. You will be the leader of the four people and give them the title of Danyang, and you will be the leader of the temple in Guannei in the future."
The so-called head of the hall, another title is the Prime Minister, the head of the guest hall, one of the important positions of the permanent Taoist temple. It is responsible for receiving guests and handling internal and external affairs, and has a great status in the Taoist temple.
Zhao Qingshan's words fell into Song Zhengyang's ears, but he was slightly stunned, and even the gesture of thanking him was frozen. Song Zhengyang asked with some confusion: "Immortal Master, isn't this Qingyun Temple a descendant temple? Why do you still have to set up a head of the church?"
There are descendants temples and temples in the Taoist temples. All Taoist priests in the descendants temples are the same disciples, and they are called masters, uncles, nephews, brothers, and younger brothers. Although they have their own division of labor, they will not establish a proper position as a head of the temple.
The Taoist temple of the nature of the jungle temple is a temple shared by Taoist priests across the country. It has dozens of different positions to arrange the obligations and responsibilities that Taoist priests from all walks of life need to fulfill in the temple.
As far as Song Zhengyang knows, Qingyun Temple has always been a temple of descendants rather than a temple of the jungle. What would it be like to set up a head of the temple of the descendants?
When Zhao Qingshan, who had thought about the question that Song Zhengyang subconsciously asked, thought for a long time and had already made a decision, he smiled calmly and said, "My master, Xuan Yuan, once reminded me before the death of immortality that from then on, the descendants are gone. Now Qingyun Temple is not a descendant temple, but a jungle temple."
"...Oh." Song Zhengyang nodded suddenly, "Zheng Yuan Zhenren is selfless!"
Zhao Qingshan laughed in his heart. It was not Xuanyuan Zhenren, but his Qingcheng son Zhao Qingshan!
No matter how large the temple is, it is still a small temple that cannot be used on the table. After Qingyun Temple develops in the future, it will inevitably deal with Taoist priests from all over the country to make the reputation of Qingyun Temple popular in Taoism. Therefore, changing the nature of Qingyun Temple is a must-do.
What's more, even if Qingyun Temple changed from a descendant temple to a jungle temple, his position as the master of Zhao Qingshan Temple is absolutely unshakable. This change of nature is somewhat similar to changing a new skin, but the real essence has not changed. Zhao Qingshan is still the eldest brother of Qingyun Temple!
Song Zhengyang, who was given the title of Danyang by Zhao Qingshan, fell to the ground with his knees and knelt there respectfully and said: "Thank you, Guanzhu, for giving the title, Danyang will do his best in the future and devote his life to Qingyun Temple."
At this time, Song Zhengyang's disciples also woke up one after another. When they saw Song Zhengyang kneeling respectfully on the ground, the three of them hurriedly knelt down and said, "Kow to the Immortal Master."
"You wait for the three of you to have their own division of labor in the future, so you can practice well in the temple." Zhao Qingshan pointed to the man kneeling on his left and said, "I will give you the name Danhong today, so I can give you the position of cleaning the temple."
Sweeping is what Taoism calls cleansing heads, and it is also what people in the secular world call sweeping workers. They are mainly responsible for cleaning the steps and courtyards in Taoist temples.
Zhao Qingshan made clear arrangements for the remaining two people one after another.
"I will give you the name Danxiu today, and I will be the chef of Guanneihu in the future and be responsible for the kitchen matters."
"I will give you the name Danyun today, and I will be the guest in the temple in the future and be responsible for the reception of believers."
"Thank you, Guanzhu, for giving the title, Danhong (Danxiu, Danyun) follows his teachings."
At this point, Qingyun Temple, which was originally only Zhao Qingshan, finally became more popular. At the beginning, there would inevitably be some chaos, but as long as time goes by, it would become natural.
Thinking of this, Zhao Qingshan smiled and nodded and asked, "What do you four of you have?"
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