Chapter 86 Reunion after a long absence
Ye Yian's finger gently stroked the talisman, "Person 9th-grade Yulin Army Renyong, what do you want to do if you take this talisman?"
"Although it is from Yulin, it is under the jurisdiction of Ziji Palace." Xu Xiang smiled, "What you have to do is to monitor the abnormalities of the Daomen in Xiangzhou."
At this time, Ye Yian's long-term doubt finally began to reveal a trace of truth. He had always been wondering how the court should balance the relationship with the Taoist sect because of the powerful force of the Taoist sect? It seems that this was established in the inner court, and the Ziji Palace, which the emperor personally worshipped, was one of the means for the court to deal with the Taoist sect.
"Can the Immortal Chief clearly state it more in detail? What is the abnormality of the Taoist sect?"
Xu Xiang stood up and walked slowly behind his back with his hands in his arms. "The court's return to the court, the Taoist sect's return to the Taoist sect. Any action against this in Xiangzhou Taoist sect is abnormal and is within your monitoring range. For example, the act of the traitor Qingyun's besieging the governor's mansion is absolutely usurpation. You must remember that no matter what the reason or the Taoist sect has, they must not act unfavorable to the yamen and the court officials. This is an iron law that cannot be touched."
When Guangyuanguan was still the surveillance police officer of Qianxugu, the conflict with the prefecture yamen was intensified to the point of breaking up. For this reason, Ye Yian reminded Fang Zhushan to beware of Guangyuanguan’s use of abnormal means, but Fang Zhushan was not afraid of this. At that time, Ye Yian did not understand Fang Zhushan’s confidence, and now the answer has finally been revealed.
Xu Xiang slowly walked to Ye Yian and continued, saying: "Although there are a rat-eyed scum like Qingyun who is obsessed with the imagination of the heavenly kingdom on earth, they are a few after all. It is also a very special example of his act of besieging the governor's mansion that night. Just pay attention to this, the main task is still in the Xiangzhou scattered cultivator world."
Before Ye Yi'an could intervene in the question, Xu Xiang had already explained, "The Taoist sect is a religion that is born, and it is enough to do your own part. Why just cause disputes? The Guangyuan Temple unification of the Xiangzhou cultivation world like before is also a redundant and usurpable act. This is your main task, and you must not let this happen again."
At this time, Ye Yian had fully understood the meaning of the empty appearance. In fact, it was very simple. It meant that while the court gave the Taoist sect the lofty status of the Taoist sect and allocated a lot of money and land to build Taoist temples and offer sacrifices to Taoists, it also defined a circle for Taoist sects. Taoist sects could only move in this circle, and any attempt to cross this circle was a transgression.
His identity is actually a secret spy who monitors local Taoist sects in the court, and his task is to look at the circles - the monitoring Taoist sects always move in the circles designated by the court.
As for such a defense against the Taoist sect to unify the scattered cultivator world, the principle is actually very simple. The strength of the Taoist sect is already strong enough and cannot be allowed to expand. In addition, retaining the scattered cultivator world also adds another level of balance and restraint to the Taoist sect. For the court, it is a killing two birds with one stone.
As a result, Ye Yian also relieved another doubt. The power of the Taoist sect is so powerful that it is difficult for several great Dao to complete the unification of the cultivation world. In this period, in addition to the surging resistance of the scattered cultivator world, the court probably played a lot of roles.
After listening to the introduction of Xu Xiang’s mission, Ye Yian pondered for a moment and asked directly, “It’s not easy to catch Guangyuan Temple. The immortal elder’s requirements are so high, but he doesn’t know what power can give me to complete the task?”
"It's not about watching, it's about monitoring, and then submitting the news to the poor. As for how to break and how to break, I will take over it."
Hearing this, Ye Yian felt a deep feeling of disappointment as the pressure in his heart decreased. It seemed that Ziji Palace was not only very cautious about the Taoist sect, but also may not be relieved by the recruited casual cultivators.
However, if you just serve as a report, then this Renyong Captain would be really boring.
Ye Yian's disappointment could not be hidden from Xu Xiang's eyes. He sat down again after the small bite. Xu Xiang picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. He spoke again, "For several months, there have been frequent accidents in Guangyuanguan. After all, the situation in the practice world in Xiangzhou is different from other places. In addition, the envoy of this state praised your ability. I hope you can play more role in preventing evil magic and alchemists from chaotic troubles. In view of this, I can temporarily authorize you to come forward to rectify the scattered cultivators in Xiangzhou."
Ye Yian's eyebrows twitched, and Xu Xiang waved his hand gently, "Before, Zhenyiguan Xujing was in charge of his face, I have finished discussing this matter with Xu Sheng. Guangyuanguan will retract his hand from the free cultivator world. As for how to rectify it, it depends on you. In this matter, the State and I will give you full support."
"You let go. As long as this talisman is not monitored by the Danyuan Mirror, what's wrong with it? As long as your Yulin Renyong Captain's body has not been stripped of it, except for my Ziji Palace, neither the Taoist sect nor the local government office will be left to you. Without these worries, what are you afraid of?"
Hearing this, Ye Yian felt a little surprised. This empty face was breathless and the real good thing was not brought up until now.
To be honest, the most valuable thing about the identity of the Yulin Renyong Captain is the two points mentioned in the virtual similarity. One can jump out of the Danyuan Mirror like a thorn on the back, which is of no significance to the casual cultivator; and the other hand, with this identity, you can escape the dual jurisdiction of the Taoist sect and the government office, and the improvement of freedom can be said to be in heaven and earth compared to the past.
It is worthy of being the Taoist temple that the emperor personally worships. It is indeed grand enough to take action!
At that moment, Ye Yian put the talisman that had just been stroking between his fingers into the universe in his sleeve.
Therefore, it means that Ye Yian officially accepted the recruitment of the court. Although his subordinates were named in the Yulin Army, they actually had nothing to do with the Yulin Army. They were directly under the jurisdiction of Ziji Palace, and their immediate superiors were the empty star.
After witnessing Ye Yian's actions, Xu Xiang smiled silently and handed Ye Yian a cup of tea. Both sides held up the cup and drank it all. When they put it down, the distance between the two was much closer.
Then there was a chat-like conversation. Ye Yian first asked about Qingyun. After explaining it by Xu Xiang, he realized that there had always been a group of fanatics in the sect who were eager to break through all constraints and establish the so-called unity of politics and religion. The number of these people may not be too large, but they were all hidden very deeply and were extremely united inside. And they were also the main enemies of Ziji Palace.
Qingyun is such a fanatic. His purpose of besieging the governor's mansion was to kill the Xu Xiang. This would avenge the fanatics who had been destroyed in the past, and could also weaken the power of Ziji Palace. Of course, more importantly, it would further collide with this to further collide with the tense relationship between Ziji Palace and Taoist Sect.
As a Taoist priest who obtained the Taoist talisman, he led his people to besiege the governor's mansion. If such a horrible thing was spread widely, it would be extremely unfavorable to the Taoist sect, and it was not pleasant to see the Ziji Palace, which strives to balance and stabilize the relationship between the Taoist sect and the court. Therefore, after two days of negotiations, the case was finally silently calmed down, which was the joint efforts of both parties to minimize the impact of the matter.
After listening, Ye Yian asked a question that he hadn't been able to figure out yet, "Immortal and the high Taoists in Ziji Palace are also belonging to the Taoist sect, why..."
Xu Xiang smiled faintly when he heard the question, "It is true that they are Taoists, but the Taoists in Ziji Palace are both practicing Confucianism and Taoism, and they are still somewhat different from Xu Sheng and others. Let me ask you, what is the 'ritual'?"
Ye Yian pondered for a moment, "Small means the etiquette followed by welcoming and seeing off, weddings and funerals, and the larger is the law that regulates the thoughts and behaviors of the people in the world."
"Yes, it is the law! The king, the minister, the minister, the father, the son, the son; the king and the minister have righteousness, the father and the son have relatives, the husband and wife are different, the friends are trustworthy, and even the ministers are loyal, the son is filial, the brothers are respectful, the brothers are respectful, and the brothers are respectful... All the words of the Confucian sages are preaching the law. If everyone in the world follows this law without violating usurpation, then the world is also the kingdom of heaven, and the general public will naturally be liberated. Isn't this similar to the liberation of the Taoist Jindan Dao?"
"On that day, the Taoist ancestor was in a chaotic world of fighting for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, and witnessed the people suffering from war and wandering on the road. Isn't the five thousand words of the "Tao Te Ching" just personal liberation? This is why the Taoist ancestor is too small and too low! The Taoist ancestor seeks to eliminate the war and all sentient beings escape from the sea of suffering. Although the methods of how to calm the troubled times are different, the prescriptions are also different, if you look closely at the original hearts of the Taoist ancestor and the Confucian sage, the root is to be unified."
As he said this, the vain who had been light in his expression and speech before became excited. Ye Yian even saw a hint of fanaticism in his unconcealed eyes.
Seeing this, for some reason, Qingyun's figure appeared in Ye Yian's mind, and the...fanity that appeared in his eyes when he was begging for death.
This is the second time in a short time that Ye Yian heard the four words "Heaven on Earth" from the empty eyes. The first time was that he recounted the world's heaven that Qingyun and others longed for the unity of politics and religion. The second time was that he just described what he described as if everyone could follow the law and follow the law and also the heaven in the world.
Ye Yian has no way to evaluate this with different understandings of the heavenly kingdoms on earth and the same fanaticism. He can only get answers and relief by tracing the origins of the two.
Qingyun is a pure Taoist family. Xuxiang is born in a family that worships Confucianism and officials for generations. Although they are both practitioners and Taoists serving Taoist ancestors and gods, due to their different backgrounds, their understanding of "Tao" in addition to their practice is also different. Perhaps this is the root of the difference.
Perhaps because of his personal experience, Ye Yian lacked interest in this. Taking advantage of the excitement that his mind was difficult to calm down, he changed the topic and asked about Qingxintang and the taboos.
Hearing these two questions, Wu Xiang looked at Ye Yian with an inquiry, "Oh, do you know a lot?"
Ye Yian was mentally prepared before asking questions, so he brought up Lei Yun to investigate the case of jail escape from the black prison. He knew about Qingxintang and the taboos for the first time from his black prison document, and it was not a lie, so he still looked calm when facing the vain exploration.
After explaining, Ye Yian looked at the empty face and felt aroused, looking forward, worry, nervousness, and all kinds of emotions mixed together, which was a mixture of all kinds of emotions.
When the Xu Xiang opened his mouth again, Ye Yian's heart suddenly fell to the ground, suppressing the sudden surge of surprise, concentrating on his thoughts, for fear of missing words from the Xu Xiang's words.
According to the empty words, Qingxin Hall and taboos are actually one and two, two and one thing. Qingxin Hall is designed for the pursuit and arrest of taboos. It is also one of the few departments in the Taoist sect that can obtain full cooperation with Ziji Palace.
Qingxin Hall has the difference between a main hall and a branch hall. The main hall is set up in Xuandu Temple in Chang'an, which is directly governed by the Dadao. Under the main hall, there are also branch halls in the world. The branch hall is not under the general hall of each road, but only obeys the orders of the Xuandu Temple Hall. The branch hall is not set up in the general hall of each road. The location of the hall and the connection between the divine channel scholars belongs to the core secrets of the Taoist sect.
In short, Qingxintang is an extremely secret institution directly belonging to Dadaozheng. Even within the Taoist Sect, few people know where they are distributed, how many people are, and what identities are these people.
At this point, after thinking for a moment, Xu Xiang finally pointed out Ye Yian's sentence, "It is said that Xu Sheng is a personal Taoist boy from a powerful Taoist in the Qingxin Hall of Xuandu Guan. This statement has not been confirmed by me, but there must be a cause for the groundlessness. Otherwise, he would not be able to reach his current position by practicing a weapon. Look at this time, Zhenyi Guan Du is responsible for Xu Jing to protect him with all his strength, and the rumors of reproaching evidence are true. You should pay more attention and be careful."
Qingxintang, Xusheng... Ye Yian nodded with a serious expression, but a little hope arose in his heart.
According to the introduction of the Xu Xiang, Qingxin Hall is really full of fog. According to the setting of its main hall and branch hall, it means that there are as many Qingxin Hall masters as there are in the Tang Dynasty, and this also requires the addition of the main hall masters. Among these twenty Qingxin Hall masters, who is the one who captured the master? What is his identity? Where is his hall setting?
Originally, these were all confused and had nowhere to start. But now, since Xu Sheng has such a background, maybe he can seek breakthroughs from him?
Xu Xiang naturally didn't know what Ye Yian thought. After reminding him, he briefly introduced the taboos. The so-called taboos are practitioners who violated the taboos of Taoism. These people include both the divine passages inside the Taoist sect and the casual cultivators outside the Taoist sect.
As for what the taboo is, the virtual appearance is just a brief example for explanation. For example, for the Taoist sect, the biggest taboo is those who practice privately who establish sects and lewd temples, worship evil gods, spread teachings, and recruit believers. Any practitioner who violates any of the above articles must eliminate them and then be quick.
For example, tracing the origin of Yunwen is also one of the taboos of Taoism. When talking about this, the Xu Xiang’s face showed a faint look of doubt, and there was also a very obvious disapproval.
Obviously, as a talisman cultivator like Ye Yian, Xu was quite dissatisfied with the Dao Sect's actions that only knew what it was and could not know why. With his identity, how could he be willing to be a Taoist sect's arrangement that could be used by the people but not the people? But unfortunately, Ziji Palace actually agreed with the Taoist sect's obvious and ridiculous taboo recognition, so it was difficult to publicly criticize.
Perhaps, this is also the fundamental reason why he would give Yunwen an example when talking about taboos. It is clearly because he has resentment in his heart.
However, these few words that were just obscure and complaining to the void have stirred up the storm of waves in Ye Yi'an's heart. During the five years, the questions that had been hard to figure out were finally answered at this seemingly unintentional moment.
The master was arrested by the Taoist sect because of Yun Wen, and it was because of his tireless tracing of Yun Wen’s original appearance and the whole picture that he became a taboo.
After saying goodbye to the empty face, after a long time after coming out of the back garden of the governor's mansion, Ye Yi'an's heart slowly calmed down. Then the flukes and vigilance surged in his heart, and deep doubts that were increasingly foggy.
Fortunately, his study and study of Yunwen has always been secretly unknown. Beware of this matter and need to be more careful in the future.
As for doubt, why does the Taoist sect not want the practitioners to trace the original appearance of the Yunwen? It is said that this is passed down from the ancient gods. What kind of shocking secret is hidden in the ancient and incomplete Yunwen that the Taoist sect spares so much effort to cover it up?
Because the amount of information received from the virtual relationship was too large, Ye Yian felt difficult to calm down. After leaving the back garden, he simply did not return to the lodge, but came to the bustling streets of Xiangzhou from the side door. While walking casually, he once again sorted out and digested the extremely difficult information.
Just as Ye Yian was addicted to the inner world, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
When he raised his head in annoyed to see who blocked the way, his eyes that had narrowed slightly suddenly emitted a bright light, "Master, why are you... back!"
On the streets of Xiangzhou, the only one who was still motionless among the bustling crowds were two people, one was Ye Yian, and the other was Lin Ziyue, the master of Fengge Mountain who was wearing a tender yellow and beautiful dress, blocking his way.
"Why can't I come back? Why, you just don't want to see me so much! I annoyed the Lord of the Mountain and discounted your legs."
Lin Ziyue's tone was very fierce. Lin Ziyue's face was tense, Lin Ziyue's erect nose was slightly frowning, everything looked very angry, but her eyebrows that had already risen, and her eyes that were staring at Ye Yian, and her breasts were bent into two crescent moons but betrayed everything.
Chapter completed!