Father can be an enemy to the country

Nanjing, a positive view.

As the leader of Taoism in the world, which rivals Datianjie Temple in Buddhism and Taoism, the place has always been very popular.

But since the end of the year before last, the door of Zhengyiguan has been closed tightly, and idlers have not been allowed to enter for a long time.

But today, when I was watching, the middle door suddenly opened wide and a red carpet spread on the floor. Zhang Dazhen, who had been staying inside for more than a year, put on the most solemn feathered clothes, led a group of big and small cow noses, and went to the door to greet the distinguished guest.

It was His Royal Highness King Jiahai, King of Chu, who came.

Zhu Zhen got off the golden chariot with a smile on his face, smiled at Zhang Maocheng, who was white and fat, and said, Master Zhang Da, you have become a lot richer.

Haha, Your Highness is joking. Zhang Maocheng, with a humble smile on his face, respectfully invited Lao Liu to come in and watch. In addition, in Nanchang, Pindao has been at home for almost two years, who cares?

My sister is a weight loss expert. Didn't she give you some strength? Lao Liu smiled and entered the door side by side with him.

Girls are outgoing, so she won't care about me. Zhang Maocheng said with a wry smile.

Don't let your sister hear what you said. Zhu Zhen said with a half-smile but not a smile: For you and Zhengyi, she has been working tirelessly for the past two years and has really suffered a lot of grievances.

With His Highness here, she can't suffer any loss. Zhang Maocheng said in his heart, who else can make her angry except you...

My father passed away early, and I raised Xun Zhen by myself. He sighed: I already told her not to take care of my affairs and let her stay at home peacefully. But she didn't listen. Alas, it's really It hurts.”

If Marquis Ningyuan, who sells his daughter for glory, hears this, he will have to spit on him severely. Bah, it is obviously 'sending his daughter to seek peace'! Can't you be as magnanimous as we are?

Fortunately, her hard work was not in vain. Zhu Zhen did not follow him in circles, but smiled and said: My father has agreed to let you return to Longhu Mountain.

Really? Although he had known this for a long time, Master Zhang Da was still very excited after hearing Lao Liu's announcement. He kowtowed in the direction of the palace. I thank you for your kindness, I thank you for your kindness!

After getting up, he turned to Lao Liuji and said, I would like to thank Your Highness for your help.

Don't thank me. Lao Liu waved his hand and said with a big smile, Thank you sister instead.

... Why does Zhang Maocheng's words sound so like a curse? But there’s nothing wrong with thinking about it.

She didn't save the lives of my sister-in-law and her son. My father couldn't explain it, but he still wants to be close to Master Zhang Da for two more years. Lao Liu continued indifferently.

Haha, I am really flattered to be able to be favored by the emperor. Zhang Maocheng said with a smile: It's just that if you don't go back, Zhengyi will be torn into pieces and eaten up by others.

In order to change the situation where the Zhengyi family was the dominant one, Zhu Yuanzhang kept Zhang Dazhen in the capital while vigorously supporting Quanzhen Taoism, Shangqing sect and other Taoist branches. A few years ago, a sacred temple dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu was built in the capital.

This brought a huge crisis to Zhengyi. How did you say that? People's hearts are broken and it's hard to lead the team. From top to bottom, everyone felt that the team was about to break up and just thought about dividing their luggage.

If Zhang Dazhen doesn't go back and stabilize people's hearts, Zhengyi's thousand-year foundation will be ruined in his hands. It is certain that it will fall apart and decline.

Zhang Maocheng cannot bear this historical responsibility.

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Master Zhang Dazhen graciously invited King Chu to the back hall for tea. Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, No, I'm still rushing to Chunhe Palace. My eldest brother wants to invite my fifth brother, me, and your sister to dinner.

That's it. Then we must take care of the Crown Prince first. Zhang Maocheng nodded hurriedly and ordered loudly: Go quickly and ask my sister to come out. Don't keep His Highness waiting.

When Zhang Xunzhen came out, Lao Liu asked Zhang Maocheng, What are your plans after returning?

Hey, what else can you plan? After being under house arrest by the Zhu family and his son for two years, Zhang Maocheng had no temper at all. He said softly: I don't know how long it will take me to clean up the mess when I go back. Then I will close the mountain gate, practice peace of mind, and stop caring about worldly affairs.

He finally understood that as long as the old Zhu family and his son were around, no matter whether it was the Zhengtong sect or the Quanzhen sect, they would not want to cause any waves.

How can that be done? Unexpectedly, Lao Liu shook his head and said, As the Taoist leader in the world, you have to make a difference. You can't fish in the water.

Ah... Zhang Maocheng's heart trembled, knowing that nothing could be so cheap. Please give me your instructions, Your Highness.

What else is there to show you? You are a religion, and your vocation is of course to preach. Lao Liu said speechlessly: Didn't your ancestor Zhang Lu and Zhang Daoling be the best at doing this back then? How come you have degenerated into waiters? Are you a piece of trash that lures people to your door?

This... Zhang Maocheng looked at Lao Liu suspiciously, wondering if he was testing himself. Then he said sarcastically: Your Highness is joking. It's not what it used to be. Our Buddhist responsibility is to give the common people sustenance. Preaching around is not suitable for the peaceful times, right?

Not only is it inappropriate, it’s simply a recipe for death... Historically, both Buddhism and Taoism were ambitious religions with powerful religious orders. Not only did they actively preach at the lower levels, they also had countless followers among emperors and generals. . Both religions also tried to override the supremacy of imperial power.

Otherwise, there would not be three martial arts and one sect to destroy the Buddha. Taoism was also repeatedly attacked by imperial power.

The emperor recognized the orthodox religious status of Buddhism and Taoism, and Buddhism and Taoism did not take the initiative to preach. This was the result of a compromise between Buddhism and Taoism and the secular imperial power. Especially for an extremely powerful king like Mr. Zhu in Tanshang who strictly controls the number of monks and Taoists, whoever dares to preach blindly and compete with the emperor for the common people will be destroyed.

Seeing Zhang Maocheng's pitiful expression of Your Highness, don't try to trick me, Lao Liu couldn't help but laugh and said: Zhang Daren doesn't want to be a swindler. We have nothing to do with each other. I won't trick anyone if I trick you.

Yes, yes. Zhang Maocheng nodded quickly, thinking to himself, what is the relationship between the two of us? I've brought my sister to your lips for two years, but you haven't even spoken to me yet?

Uh, no. After coming back from Chunhe Palace that day, Zhang Xunzhen seemed to have lost his soul. He didn't think about food or food every day. Sometimes he would have fun alone, sometimes he would cover his face and twist his body into a twisted shape. Sometimes he would shed tears for no apparent reason without knowing it. Where do all these dramas come from...

If it weren't for the emergency that day, Zhang Maocheng would have doubted whether the girl had gone into the woods with the King of Chu that night, knowing that the two of them would not have been so leisurely.

Oh, by the way, I didn't make it clear. I asked you to preach, not in the country. Lao Liu patted his head again and explained: I let Zhengyi lead the Taoism of the Ming Dynasty to break out of the Ming Dynasty and go to the world. The blessing of the Lord... uh, the teachings of the Three Pure Ones have spread throughout all the barbarians!

Oh, that's it... Zhang Maocheng breathed a sigh of relief at first, but after hearing what he understood, he couldn't laugh or cry: Your Highness is joking, can only those barbarians understand Chinese? How can I preach to them?

ps. Sorry everyone, I didn’t expect that changing the fate of key characters would have such a big impact. Not only does the plot need to be reconstructed, but even the feeling needs to be re-captured... Although it can definitely be solved, it cannot be solved overnight, so the updates are unstable these days because there is no feel. Give me a few more days, please forgive me.