On April 21, the 16th year of Zhengde, the new emperor Zhu Houcong ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Same day.

At the foot of Longhu Mountain, in Zhangjia Village, Zhang Xiucai's wife was expecting her baby. At this time, golden lotuses descended from the sky, dragons and tigers chirped together, and the glow lasted all night. The old Heavenly Master Zhang Yanyi came down the mountain overnight to accept his disciples on behalf of his ancestors.

Offer the incense to the Patriarch and tell the Three Qing Dynasties on a disc.

He chose the 35th chapter of "Tao Te Ching" "Holding the Elephant, the World Will Go" as the name, and named it Zhang Zhixiang.

Granted Taishang the Great Cave Sutra Urn.

From then on, the Tianshi Mansion had a little uncle...

…

The fifth year of Jiajing, winter.

When the snow was falling, an imperial edict accompanied the vast imperial envoys to Longhu Mountain. In the Jade Emperor's Palace, the eunuch Huang Jin read out: "The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven. The edict says that the heavenly master Zhang Yanyi will slay demons and eliminate evil, and uphold the teachings."

To protect the country...give the rightful successor to teach Bao Guang Da Zhenren, and take charge of Taoist affairs in the world!"

Immediately, rituals and music began to sing, thanking the emperor for his kindness.

But Huang Jin took his time and came up with another imperial edict: "...I heard that when I ascended the throne, an immortal came to the world. I thought it was auspicious, so I gave him a gold crown with a jade seal, a purple gold robe, and the title of Doctor Guanglu. Please pray for the year of the little immortal.

I will go to Beijing on a later date."

The family was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

The Heavenly Master patted Zhang Zhixiang's shoulder and said, "Go ahead."

Zhang Zhixiang stepped forward to receive the order, and surrounded by eunuchs, he changed into purple and gold robes, wore a gold crown with a jade seal, and looked like a living fairy boy.

Huang Jin asked the painter to paint for Zhang Zhixiang, while he signaled to the Heavenly Master, walked out of the Jade Emperor Palace, and watched the snow in the outer corridor.

The great eunuch stood with his hands folded, looked at the goose feathers and heavy snow, and said sadly: "Does Heavenly Master feel that it is too cold this year?"

"indeed so."

Zhang Yanyi acknowledged it in a deep voice and asked: "Your Majesty is giving you a generous reward today, but for this reason?"

"Exactly."

Huang Jin bowed to the north and said seriously: "It's a severe cold. Qin Tianjian thought this was just the first sign. Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the weather has been getting colder, but the real severe cold seems to be coming."

"When the weather gets cold, everything will fail to harvest, drought and floods will come together, and the world will be in chaos."

"Long live the Lord, I would like to ask the Heavenly Master if there is any way to change the heavens and save the common people."

The old Heavenly Master was silent for a long time and replied: "The poor Taoist has a simple cultivation and it is difficult to change the situation. However, there is a great heat before the great cold. Before the cold wave comes, it must be the time when the yang energy of the heaven and earth is strongest."

"If we can get this 'reflection of light' moment, an immortal will be born."

"Maybe it can change fate and save the common people."

Huang Jin murmured: "There is a great heat before the great cold...how can you see it?"

The old Heavenly Master said: "Today is the winter solstice, when the yang returns, let's look at the ashes of the Jiaguan to determine the strength of the yang."

Huang Jin: "Very good!"

…

At night, after eating dumplings, the Heavenly Master looked at Zhang Zhixiang and asked with a smile: "How do you feel?"

Zhang Zhixiang fiddled with the golden crown on his head and said with a sad face: "I feel like I have been invited to the altar. I don't feel like myself anymore. Senior brother, can I change my clothes back?"

Zhang Yanyi accepted disciples on behalf of his ancestors, so Zhang Zhixiang's nominal master was the ancestor Tianshi Zhang Daoling.

The lineage of Celestial Masters has been passed down from generation to generation, and all can be regarded as disciples of the ancestor Celestial Master. Therefore, Zhang Yanyi and Zhang Zhixiang, the old and the young, are considered to be brothers.

As for Zhang Zhixiang, this child was born with auspiciousness and was regarded as an immortal.

In fact, he is a time traveler.

In his previous life, he had been weak and sick since he was a child, and major hospitals could not treat him. It happened that Taoist Master Zhang Zhishun came to build Huangzhong Palace in their Cili County. His father heard that the Taoist Master was a Taoist expert, so he took him to seek medical treatment.

Mr. Dao has extraordinary medical skills, but due to various reasons, he once swore an oath not to practice medicine again in this life.

But I can’t bear the child dying young.

So he took him in Huang Zhong Palace, taught him the "Eight Parts of Vajra Gong" and "Longevity Gong", and massaged him every day to help him move his Qi, using the name of practice as a substitute for medical treatment.

However, the Taoist Master was getting very old and passed away in just three years.

The root cause of his disease was not cured. He was only eight years old at the time. Although he practiced diligently every day in accordance with Taoist instructions, his disease was congenital and could not be cured due to his simple cultivation. He finally died of illness at the age of sixteen.

Before he died, he held the Qiankun Circle in his hand. He regretted that he was not lucky enough and could not practice Taoism, but he did not want to open his eyes again when he was already a baby...

Time flies.

Five years have passed, and Zhang Zhixiang has accepted the fact that he has become the uncle of the junior master of Tianshi Mansion. The regrets in his previous life can be made up for, and he cherishes this opportunity to seek the truth.

if it is possible.

He didn't want to go down the mountain, let alone the emperor's reward, but the Heavenly Master patted him on the shoulder and said: "Before we became immortals, we were still in the human world, so we were inevitably vulgar. We can change our clothes after the imperial envoy leaves."

Bar."

"Brother, do I really want to see the emperor?"

"Your Majesty loves metaphysics. You will naturally be treated as a distinguished guest when you go. You can just take a leisurely tour."

"How can it be so easy..."

Zhang Zhixiang muttered, but the Heavenly Master smiled and had no intention of helping him. Instead, he changed the topic and asked, "Can I still memorize the thousand-character essay?"

"Um!"

His father in this life was named Zhang Baichuan, and he was a scholar, so he began to teach him how to read when he was three years old. After reading three hundred thousand, he started to recite according to the instructions: "The sky and the earth are black and yellow, the universe is primitive. The sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars are shining.

Su Lie Zhang."

"Cold comes and summer comes, autumn harvests and winter stores."

"Leap Yu becomes a year old, and Lu Lu adjusts the Yang."

Before Zhang Zhixiang could memorize it again, the Heavenly Master raised his hand and interrupted him, asking: "What is the meaning of Lu Lu Tiao Yang?"

Zhang Zhixiang replied: "Luguan and Luguan can regulate yin and yang."

"According to legend, during the time of the ancient Yellow Emperor, twelve rhythms were set, and twelve rhythmic pipes were used to determine the musical scale. The longest one was nine inches, and the shortest one was four inches and six minutes. The nine-inch one was called 'Huang Zhong', which was the first rhythm and one of the earthly branches.

The first ‘child’.”

"Today is the winter solstice."

"The twelve-branch rhythmic tubes are buried diagonally in the soil, leaving only one hole flush with the ground. The ash burned from the thin film of newly born reeds is placed in the tubes, and then sealed with bamboo film. When the sun comes back, the inside of the 'Huang Zhong'

The ashes will break through the bamboo film and spurt out."

"This is due to the rising earth energy."

"Therefore, music can adjust yin and yang and determine solar terms."

"Father said."

"This is the importance of ritual and music."

"Music is the foundation of the country, and all weights and measures are determined by the 'Huang Zhong'. There are six classics in ancient times, poems, books, etiquette, and music in the Spring and Autumn Period. Unfortunately, the "Yue" classic has been lost since the Qin Dynasty, so people today don't know where the flying dragon is."

Heaven."

The Heavenly Master stroked his beard and praised: "Your father is a person who studies and seeks to understand."

Zhang Zhixiang smiled bitterly and said: "My father often said that learning these things is useless for the imperial examination, but every time he couldn't help but read these books, but he couldn't understand the classics and meanings, so he failed to pass the imperial examination."

The old Heavenly Master joked: "How can studying be better than cultivating immortality? Look, aren't you the Guanglu Doctor, a first-grade official?"

"I'm not curious about it."

"hehe……"

After laughing, the old Heavenly Master looked towards the yard and saw that Huang Jin had come over. He took Zhang Zhixiang's hand and said, "Let's go and see Yiyang coming back. Our imperial envoy can't wait any longer."

The first yang comes back at the time of the winter solstice.

It was still early, but Huang Jin couldn't sit still, so he had to go to the climate outside and wait. It was obviously a cold wind, and Huang Jin, who was standing under the pavilion, felt hot, looking forward to a severe heat before the severe cold.

The climate chamber is a three-story house, so it looks very tall from the outside.

Each floor of the house has only one door, facing north and south respectively. All the gaps in the house are blocked, and the outside of each floor of the house is covered with thick curtains to ensure that the innermost house is absolutely wind-free.

The twelve rhythmic tubes in the room will react at every solar term.

After each observation, a disciple will take away the old ash, add new ash and seal it for the next observation.

During the winter solstice, the yin energy between heaven and earth is at its strongest and the yang energy is at its weakest. However, the return of yang energy has the potential to make a comeback, so the surge of earth energy is the strongest. At that time, the "yellow bell" will make a "buzzing" sound.

At the same time, the ash in the rhythm tube will break through the bamboo membrane and spurt out.

If the Heavenly Master wants to judge whether there is a severe heat before the Great Cold, he only needs to listen to the loudness of the "buzzing" sound.

It's still early.
To be continued...